Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-22

Twas Ahunt Him That the i,c,a a.
tMccn nlnlnc ana NonlSIinr- Ar.... n

N"cc" itintnc nnd tonlxiing Arose.
Newport r. l., July II Gen. James
-, Fry died at his residene6 m -fi,.s
vl'y last night The body was taken
70 ssilllnuelpnia this evening. tn, fun
cruz VIII take placa In that city ON
sence OF military display. tbe fr,,,lv
preierring ~ have the ceremonles nj
Tending the burial as rrlvate as pos.
sibie RS-'
Gen. Frye figured prominently In
the historic events before and nfter
the war and his death recalls mans.
Interesting incidents IN connection with
the politics. of his time. AS head IL
the Provost Marshal Generals bureau.
ne was instrumental In recruiting the
army during The civil war with more
than 100000 men. III was not "A roll
tlolan himself hut he was in his of-
iioini person. the cause Of much poll-
teal squabbllnE
Gen. Frye was born IN Carrollton.
Greene county, H., February 20. iS27
He was graduated from West Point IN
1871 and was assiBued to the Third
artillery. For q time he was an as
sisuant Inspector at the Military aca-
denny and then Joined his regiment
IN the CITY OF Mexico. He did frontier
and garrison duty TN 1855 when he
was again assigned TO duty as an in
us an instructor at West
Point He was adlutant OF the
Military academy from 1854 until 1850
and WAS made assiatant udjutant gem
ernl March i6 1891.
He waA chief OF stan TO Gen. Irwin
Mcdowell that year. and In 1852 to Gen.
Buell.. He took part In the battles OF
Bull Run, Shiloh and Corinth and the
movement on Louisville. ON March n.
no,
general. with headquarters at wash
ingtOn. with the stan rank OF brigndler
general. HIS commissions as provost
marshal general and btigadlor general
both expired with the abolition OF the
first named office IN August. 1866, Az
ter the abolition OF the provost marshal
generals bureau, Gen. Fry was. untll
1850, general OF the division OF the Pa
oiiic He also served in similar capa-
city IN the divisions OF the South Miss
souri, aud Atlantic, lie waa retired AZ
hts own request June |, 1851, and be-
came II resident OF New York r
Gen, Frye was tho author OF several
pamphlets on army subjects and re.
Gently published personal history
OF the controversy between james q.
Blaine aud Roscoe ConlSling In the house
OF representatives over tho question OF
continuing the bureau OF tho provost
IiVTnnNis ~ Ma4 llllt controversy
which lrd 10 the historical fcud ho-
tween Blaine and C0nNing. blaine
was the chairman OF tho committee on
military affairs. and as such favored
tho retention OF Gen. Fry'H bureau,
Mr.. c0nklin opposed the proposition.
Blaine charged thnt Conlsllny was nc
tinted by spite, and heated colloquy
took place on the floor Of the housa
during which, after Conkling had re-
Oh
dlgnifed sarcasm, Blaine aaidi 49,
AS to the gentlemans' cruel aar-
onam, ] hone he Will not be too severe.
Tho contempt OF that largc-minded In
aiVidurl In 10 whiting, his hauHhir dia-
dain, his Rrandllndurfit Hwril, his mn
j6stic, Rupereminent overpowering,
turleoy-gohbler strut has been 10
crushing to myself and all the mcfn-
hers OF this house that | know II was
an act OF the greatest temerity for me
20 venture upon a controversy with
him. But, air, ! know who IL rnapon-
slble for all this. know that, with
In tho last I'VE weeks, m members
OF the house VIII recpllect, an extra
strut has characterised the gentle
mans bearing Il II not his fault
N tho fault of another. Tint Elfted
and antirlcal writer, Theodore 1ilton
OF the Now York Independent, spcnt
some weeks recently IN this city. His
letters publlshod In That paper en-
braced, with many serious statements.
q little 1Ocofc Hntlfc. a part OF which
WINS the abatement that che mantle
OF the late Winter Davis has fallen
upon tho member from New York. The
gentleman tonk II seriously, and II
has given hlR strut additional POM
poslty. The Resemblance IL great. u
is striking. Hyperion 10 u satyr,
Thersltes 10 Hercules, Mud 10 q Mar
Bile, punghill 10 Diamond. a sinRed cat
TO Bengal tiger a whining puppy 10
Il roaring lion, Shade OF the mighty
Davis, forgive the almost PROCLAMATION
OF that joeose eatirel'