The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-24
CHURCHILL Is DEAD
DIED AT HIS LONDON RESIDENCE AT
q O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.
A WelI-known, Though Somewhat Err
ratio British Statesman, Who Mar
ried a New York Girl.

LONDON, Jan. 24-Lord Randolph
Churchill died at 6 o'clock this morning
He had been a sufferer from paralysis for
long time.
Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill
was the second son of the seventh Duke
of Marlborough. He was born Feb. Is, 1919.
and was educated at Merton College, Ok
ford. He represented Woodstock in the
House of Commons from February, 1874 un-
TIL April, 1880. and again from that time
twhen he was returned with a diminished
majority until November 1885. He after
wards stood for Birmingham, but was de-
feated, and was then returned for South
Paddington. From 1874 to 1880 he was al
most silent in the House. but from 1880
onward he made himself conspicuous there
and on the public platform by the violence
of his speeches against the Liberal party.
He was chief member of that small
section of the house 6nown as the Fourth
party" On the accession of Lord Sails
buryS government to office, in 1885, Lord
Randolph Churchill filled the post of Sec
rotary of State for India, and his promo
ton to that high place was proof of the
Importance that he had assumed in the
ranks of the Conservative party. I'm the
country indeed, he was already regarded
as almost if not quite the Tory leader, and
1t was commonly said that the mantle of
Lord Beaconsfield had fallen on the young.
Tory Democracy. Lord Randolphs short
tenure of the India Office was marked by
the annexation OF upper Burmdn. Depart
ment work, however, did not prevent his
taking great part in the struggle which,
at the general election of November. 1885.
again returned the Liberals to power. He
resigned office with Lord Salisbury, to re-
turn, after six months, as Chancellor of
the Exchequer and leader of the House of
Commons, but, to the surprise of all, he
resigned suddenly in December of the same
year.
Lord Randolph married, in 1874, Miss Jennie
jerome, daughter of the late Leonard Je-
rome, of New York. He has since become
Lord and Lady Churchill visited the coun-
try for the first time in many years last
summer, and then continued westward on
tour of the world. from which they
returned. landing at Marselles. only a few
weeks ago. This voyage was undertaken
for the benefit CT Lord Randoph's health
which was badly shattered when he landed
in New York on July last. He was said
to be. suffering from nervous prostration
brought on by overwork But the trip
around the world seems to have done him
no more good than did a previous long
health seeking with business. and in SO
doing made an investigation into
1 the mining of MashOna
him to lose much money.
Lord Churchilrs death occurred at his
don, where he was conveyed after his re-
turn to London. Lord Randolph Churchill
leaves a widow, who has shown herself a
most devoted attendant on him during his
last illness. and two sons-Winston Leonard,
born in 1874, and John Henry. born in 1880
Brighten. s. v. Benet.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Brigadier-gen-
eral stephen V. Benet, United States army
(retired), died suddenly at his residence
1747 / street. yesterday afternoon in the
sixty eighth year of his age. He was chief
of the Ordnance Bureau for many years
prior to his death.
Stephen Vincent Benet was born in ST.
Augustine, Fla, Jan. %, 1927. He grad
uated at West Point in lS49, being third
in the class. After ten years on the limited
States ordnance corps he was made pro-
fessor at West Point continuing through
the war. He re-entered the ordnance SER
vice, and in 1874 became chief He was
be tla1aa. L.