New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-08

Chicago: Mr.. and Mrs. Hall. Miss Hodges MT Eng
lish's stenoFrapher, and DR.. Franklin W. Hays WIZ"
attended him -
Mr. English had been i'll for about six weeks He
was AZ first attacked by grippe This was followed
by Inflammation Of the air passages and the mem
branes the throat. From this ne almost ,,S IN
cred. but two weeks ago he was seizeu WIZ. aia
nammatory rhcumatsm which. with orSdI'c uIa
Of the heart Of several years s,h' , hr yer
bad for The fwenty-four hours preceding death ana
II was said as early Thursday mat ms oeae "a
but few hours distant He leaves an estate a.,
ously estinatod M from 100000 TO ss.cOoVC9 Inc
funeral OF Mr. English will occur at r GO,
day afternoon. burial will be in Crown iili o'i''o
terry. this city.
william Hayden English was born In Lex'hs,on'
Ind August o. 49,. His father. Elisha c. EngNsh,
oe an. -, tho rioueer settlers OF the State ana
one Of It's prominent citizens. The son was edu-
Gated I'm The common schools and at Hanover COL
lege lie studied law. and was admitted 10 P'acO''
I'm the Circuit Court when he was ohy 'iS"''V"
years old In his twenty-third year ne h"' re-
cciyed the same recognition from the uni'ed 9'a'es
Supreme Court. Mr. English began MS po''oa'
career as q Democrat at the same time that ne
dld his lax practice. being chosen In tnat year
delegate to the Democratic state Convention i,e
wos anront.d postmaster OF his native town IN
1910 bv President TYLER and IN 1873 was mace c''rh
~ the Indiana House Of Representatives. In fres-
dent Polk's Administration Mr. English was ''''h
I'm the United states Treasury and in S0 was clerk
az the COMMITTEE" on Claims OI AHt '''''''
senate At the close OF that session OF CONGRESS
he resigned his place and returned to IhdiahA'
uher. n, continued his activity in politics.
const.tut.ora! Convention was held In Indiana
in 1870 ana OF that body Mr. English vas maze
pr!nclpa, secretary. He served as meino'r o. tne
first House 90 Representatives. elected u'ue' H. ''e
.or,ys.n, v.ar ana Was chosen Speaker. H. 49, he
was elected TO the NANIlld Congress AS mem
her OF In. House Committee on Territories he had
an important iart 10 play IN the exciting p9iI'S1'
contests In tie legislation % that period lie 81
fercI with the majority OF the committee IN reka
10 M. famous Kansas Nebraska bll. and brought
IN a minority report Oaruary 81 Nd concerning
that measure provoS' ng s"vcra amendments "n'"
we're probably not without their influence IN lsan-
INK the senate 90 modify the hll AS Vas al.et .
ward enacted. the English amendments Drousht
forward the IDEA OF popular sovereignty, or
Which ne was Al ardent aiNorate- us atttuIe
upon the slavery question At this time was tht' II
st,uI be- l,N 10 each organized community TO
,ahe car o, for itself Mr.. English "eaihereG III"
storm fha' overlook most % the members OF Con-
e,.~s fro-n the IRE. States afte- th- passage OF
ot,os,l fhe adm. -sloa o., Kansas under the Lee
gross AMI In tie deadlock that arose be "een the
senate and House upon this question he intro
ducel a COMPROMISE known as tn EngasA bill.
After a debate which created a great excitement Ia
|nrer"s4 and ,hrouc hout the country the b.l was
n,ss,5 AMI b,ra.nr a law Mr. Englsh was re-
elected ~ The NNXVth and NAANIth Congresses
r" r. Mr. rneilsh Governor Morton offered the
command 90 ror.mort AT tie outbreaks OF me war.
hu, b." ansi 70 ana TOOK no HctEc part ~ ,ne
~ indianapolis. being one OF the founders % the
First National 'ank q that city on" or the EARL
.si ones established. and said 10 have been IN.
first 20 get oGt It's circulation under the Natonai
Banking act
In this as veil 49, In managing the railroad N
forests iha' BE- ancrward acquired. MI En2hHn
vas highly successful and accumulated iafR"
fortune ne stu kept NJ his connection with poll
/ ties however. and his great financial resources
made him important clement IN IN" Demo
cratic calculate rs. In lNsn therefore, ne was
nominated Tor The Nlce-Prcsidcncy ~ IN" Demo
Gratis upon the ticket with General Winfield scott
Hancock IL. gave the Democratic canvass It's
primo pal strength. FAR Is the ticket itsel; was
concerned The Republicans had won the state
election m Indiana few weeks before the VA
toual election. but notwithstanding the depressing
influence o. this the National ticket received more
votes IN Indiana than the state ucket-ore OF the
few crumbs u comfort that the Democracy could
extract from IA" disastrous defeat Of Hancock ana
English IN tn. country at large
In recent years Mr English interested himself n
the history 81 his native state and was engaged
upon a comprrhcns' 70 work on that subject having
collected many original documents relating 10 the
carly settlement %! Indiana.
Mr. English IN 1911 married Miss Emma Jackson.
% Nirc'n'a She d'ol Ia 1876 They had two chill
drcn. a son and q daughter The son, W. T.. Eng
lsh has been prominent TN the politics OF Indiana.