St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24
CHURCHILL is DEAD
Long-Expeeted Demise of tho
Noted English Earl Oc-
VICTIM OF PARALYSIS.
Received When Nearing Homo
From a Tour Of the
World.
HIS RECORD STAINLESS
A Noble Wife and a Bereaved
Country Mourn His
Loss.
HIS RECORD STAINLESS

LONDON. Jan. "a Lord Randolph
Churchill is dead. His condition, which
slightly improved after his return from
the continent. where he was stricken
with paralysis about a month ago,
turned for the worse again Tues
day night. He passed a bad nigh
and yesterday morning his death seemed
so near that his relatives were sum-
moned. He became unconscious and
his heart was beating in the most feeble
! manner. He remained In this condition
all the forenoon, with his relatives as.
sembled by his bedside.
Later in the day relatives left the
sick room, but at o'clock last night
they were summoned again, and it was
expected the end was near. At 10
O'Clock, however, Lord Randolph was
still breathing, and many of the rel a.
tiyes again left the house. The
doctors then prepared for another vigil.
During the night it was evident the pa
tient was steadily sinking. Members of
the family were again summoned and
remained until the end, which came at
6 O'Clock this (Thursday) morning.
Lady Churchill was in constant attend
ance upon the sufferer.
Lord Randolph Henry Spencer
Churchill was the second son of the
seventh Duke of Marlborough. He was
born on Feb. 13, 1919, and was educated
at Merton college, Oxford. He repre-
sented Woodstock in the house
Of commons from February,
1874, until April. 1884, and
again from time to time (when he was
returned with diminished majority
until November. 1885. He afterwards
stood for Birmingham, but was defeated,
and was then returned for South Pad.
dington. From 1874 to 1880 he was all
most silent in the house; but from 1880
onward he made himself conspicuous
In the house and OH the public plat
forms by the violence of his apeeches
against the Liberal party. and he was
the chief member of the section of the
house known as the Fourth party. On
the accession OF Lord Sallsbury's gov
ernment to office in 1885. Lord Ran-
dOlph Churchill filled the posi-
ton of secretary of state for India,
and his promotion to that high place
was proof of the importance that he
had assumed in the ranks OF the cons
servative party. In the country, i'll
deed, he was already regarded as
almost, If not quite the only leader. and
it was commonly said that the mantle
of Lord Beaconsfield had fallen upon
ha oh irrn h,,F
chief of the Tory Democracy.
Lord Randolph's short tenure OF the
India office was naked by the anneXa-
ton of Upper Burmah. Departmental
work, however, did not prevent his
taking q great part in the struggle,
which at that general election Of
November, 1885, again returned the
Liberals to power. He resigned Office
with Lord Salisbury, 10 return, afteI
six months, as chancellor of the ex-
cheQuer ana leader of the house of COM
mons; but, to the surprise of all, he
resigned suddenly i'll December of the
same year. Lord Randolph married in
1894 Miss Jennie Jerome, daughter of
the late Leonard Jerome, of New York.
He has since become prOmi.
nent member of the Primrose club.
Lord and Lady Churchill visited this
cOvntry for the first time in many
years last summer and then consumed
westward on tour of the world, from
which they returned. landing at Mar
seilles, only few days ago This voy-
agd was undertaken for the benefit Of
Lord Randolph's health, which was
badly shattered when he landed i'll New
York Oh July last. He was said 10 be
suffering from nervous pr0stratiCn
brought on by over work. But the trip
around the world seems TO have done
him no more good than did a previous
long trip to South Africa. where he
joined notwithstanding with business,
and in so doing made an investigation
into the mining interests of Mashona-
land which, according 10 report, caused
him to lose much money.
When Lord and Lady Churchill
reached London from Marseilles. the
formers condition was then so feeble
that he had TO be lifted from the rail-
road car to his carriage. 1t was said he
was suffering from general paralysis.
Lord Randolph, during his tour OF the
world, has had physician, DR.. Keith. in
constant attendance upon him and III
addition he has been treated since his
return to Europe by Doctors Buzzard
and Rose. The latter was for many
ytars Lord Randolpi'S physician, but
the consultations held between the
three physicians do not seem to
have resulted in prolongIne the
patients life for any length
of time and he died at
his residence, so GroSvenor square,
London, where he was conveyed after
his return to London. Lord Ratdolph
Churchill leaves widow. who las
shown herself 4 most devoted attendant
upon him during his last illness, and
two sons, Winston Leonard. born III
1874 and John Henry. born i'll 1850.