The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-01-10
GEN. POST DEAD.
The Congressman from the Tenth
 Illinois District Dies Suddenly.
WANTS THE WHITE MEN OUSTED.
Judge Parker, of Arkansas, Has Plan to Secure Peace In the Territory-Thc Negotiations Between China
 and Japan.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Gen. Philip Sidney Post, member of congress from the Tenth district of Illinois, died at the Hamilton hotel, in this city, yes terday morning. after an illness of but one day. His death was from heart failure, resulting from acute gastritis. For some time he had been suffering at intervals with attacks which physi- cians pronounced dyspepsia, but he attended to his duties unremittlng- ly. He passed the holidays at his home in Illinois and reached Wash ington Wednesday. Early Saturday morning he was seized with an attack of his old trouble, which did not, how ever, assume serious form until even- ing. During the night heart failure set in and for some hours before ms death, which occurred at 4:30 o'clock Sunday morning, the physicians could detect hardly any pulse beat. Mrs. Post and son, w. s. Post, were with him. There is another son, Philip $. Post, lawyer in Chicago.
 The Illinois delegation in congress held meeting this morning to take appropriate action, and the house ad- journed after the reading of the jour nal The usual committees from the house and senate were appointed to act as an escort to the body to Illinois. The funeral party will leave Washing ton at o'clock tonight, will arrive in Chicago Tuesday night and the funeral services will be held in Galesburg, H., probably Wednesday afternoon. There will be no services in this city.
 Gen. Post was best known through his brilliant military services in the re- bellion, where he won high rank and distinction with great rapidity. His civil career has been an eventful one. He was born March IS, 1s33, in Florida, Orange county, N. Y., was graduated from Union college in 1855, practiced law in Kansas, where he also edited paper, and in Illinois. After the war, in 1866, he was appointed consul to Vienna, was promoted consul-general for Austria-IIungary in 1874, resigned in 1879; was commander of the Depart ment of Illinois, G. A. R., in 1886, and was republican member of congress for four terms, beginning with the Eff tieth congress.
 WANTS THE WHITE MEN oUSTED.
 WAsHISGToY, Jan. Limited States Judge Parker, of the western district of Arkansas, spent some time Saturday with members of the committee on ter ritories and the committee on Indian affairs The judge, among other things, says that the statement found in the report of the Dawes commission to the effect that 200 murders were committed in the Indian coun- try in one month is incorrect, and for the space of time desig- hated by the commission only five murders were actually committed. The judge is opposed to any radical changes in the country but has one new sug- gestion, not covered by legislation. He wants the United States to run all the white people out of the five tribes and keep them out. This is his plan to bring about quiet and peace in that country. Should this be done he says the Indians will come into the union within fifteen years of their own &C., cord.
 NEGOTIATIONS MAY BE FRUITLESS
 LONDON, Jan. "A dispatch from Pekin says that the Chinese envoy to negotiate for peace with Japan had farewell audience with the emperor on Friday. Japan refuses to grant an armistice. MT Denby, the American minister, believes that negotiations will be fruitless. The Japanese will withhold their terms for peace until they shall have occupied Pekin. Jap anese landing parties are busy explor- ing the bays on the east coast of the province of Shantung.
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