The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-06-05

acute case Ol picuiioN' Piopaoiy
clused by exposure while riding
out to Woodley, the Presidents
country home, at night. In the
meantime the gall stone had passed.
The Secretary's right lung was
affected, the cavity being already
filled with pleuritic fluid. His re-
spiration rose to 43. The physic-
ians decided not TO tap the cavity,
but to rely upon absorption to rid
it Of the exuded fluid.
President Cleveland, who was at
Woodley, was telephoned TO and
kept constantly informed as to the
.cretary's condition.
He, too, has been confined to his
room, it is said for two days by a
bilious attack. He sent his word
that if it were possible for him to
see the Secretary or to be of any
assistance, he would be glad to
come in, but the physicians stated
that it would be impossible for the
Secretary to see any one, and he
therefore decided to remain at
Woodley.
AS SECRETARY.
WASHINGTON, May ga re-
view of his record as a Cabinet
officer shows that during his short
term as Postmaster General Judge
Gresham accomplished much. Let
ter postage to Canada was reduced
andthe postal contract with Mexico
was signed. Another important
service he rendered to the country
was the re- establishment of the fast
mails.
The annexation Of Hawaii was
the first important question he had
to face. He had decided views on
the matte, even before he came
into the Cabinet, and it was upon
his recommendation that President
Cleveland performed almost his
first official action by withdrawing
from the Senate, in which it was
pending, the annexation treaty
negotiated by Secretary Foster.
Then MI. Blount was sent to the
| ISLANDS to make an original investi.
cation, and upon his report the
Secretary made his now celebrated
| recommendation that the Queen be
restored, insomuch as he was con.
vinced that she had been deposed
by the action of the officers of the
United States.
Mr.. Gresham also dealt with {
number of other International ques
tions of the first Importance.
BUSY LIFE.
| Walter Quintin Gresham wa
born on March II, 1888, nea
Corydon. Harrison County, Ind
His grandfather, George Gresham
a Virginian Of English stock, wa
a pioneer settler in Indiana il
1909.
| The dead statesman obtained frs
common school and State univer
sity education. He was admitte'
to the bar in 1854. Very soon b
became prominent Republic poll
clan. He entered the union arm,
as a volunteer captain, becam
a colonel and won the confidence
and esteem Of General Grant, il
1864 was at the head of a corps o
the army of Tennessee.
| Soon after the war Colonel Ores
ham was elevated from the bar t,
the bench and made a number O
famous decisions. The greatest o
these exposed Pacific Railroad
frauds.
In the Republican Convention o
1888 Judge Gresham was a candi
I'date for the Presidential nomination
but was beaten. In 1892 he de
clined the nomination offered b,
the Populists and at that time cam
out i'll favor of Mr.. Cleveland an,
earned the State secretaryship.
In person Secretary Gresham
was man Of fine appearance, G
full height in statue, broad, bu
spare and angular, and masculin
in his impressions. A "shock
head Of silver-gray hair surmounte'
a high forehead, heavy, dark eye
brows, piercingblack eyes, squar
nose, which protruded from his fac
rather than being graded up by hi
cheeks, which were rather fat. tn
whole bearing strongly-marke
lines. He had square, stron
jaw, and his face was covered wit
shortish iron-gray whiskers. 1
many ways he resembled Blaine
He leave a wife and two children
Otto, promising young lawyer
and Mrs. w. H. Andrews.