The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-22

az MS nome on saturday morning, n
were warned to remain there. They
were Mt the bedside when death came.
The cause Of Mr.. Dana's death was
cirrhosis OF the liver. On June 0 he
was at his Office apparently strong
and healthy. The next day he was
taken i'll, and he never afterward Wis.,
tied New York. He was 70 years Of
age.
Charles Anderson Dana was born August
3 1919 In Hlnsdalc. Cheshire county N. H.,
from which town. when he was two years
old. his parents moved to Gaines. Orleans
county N. v, and afterward when he was
about 3 years old, they removed to Guild
hall, VT Al the age OF IL he went to live
with his uncle In Buffalo. n. Y. He was ed
ucated In the public schools, and for two
years at Harvard college, leaving on ac-
coun, of failing eyesight, but eventually re-
cciving his degree of A. u as a member of
the class of 1919, aud also in 1861 the hon
orary degree of A. NJ In ls42 he became
one of the Brook Farm association. at Rox-
bury, Mass. and his first newspaper work
was on the Harbinger, n paper connected
with that experiment lie was an asst slant
editor to Elikur Wright in 1874 on the Bos-
ton Chronotype.
In ls+7 he went to New York az assistant
to Horace Greeley on the New York Trib-
unc. aiding in making the paper aradicai
anti-slAve Journal, and continuing with II
after a voyage to Europe in 1913. as one Of
the proprie tors and as MANAGING editor.
until April /. is62, when he resigned on a
sudden request from Mr.. Greeley, made be-
cause he was too Enormously forcing the
Tribune to demand the utmos; possible
vigor IA the prose cution OF the war. He did
not again meet Mr.. Greeley until ten years
later, when be was supporting him In the
Sun a. the Democratic nominee for the
presidency.
On June 10. 1862. he became attached to
the war department a. one OF the depart
ment coin mission to invsstig ,te Claims At
Cairo III ana on March ~, 1868. a. spe-
ciai commissioner of tho department. to
report on the condition Of the pay service
In the western army. On Jun l. 1868, In
order that he might be subject TO military
exchange II captured when visiting the
front OF the army, ho was apo nted major
and assistant ad,utant gc neral In Deem
Der, 1869 he was nominated to the Senate
for that once. hut he never formally &C
cepted it. and the nomination, At his re-
quest, after he returned from vicksburg.
was withdrawn.
On January 20, 1864, he was nominated
as assistant secretary OF war for one year
from January 10, 1864. and took the oath OF
once on January ia He was renominated
January 23. 1898. rendering the principal
part OF his service for the war department
unuer the above Commlssions ana as assist
ant secretary by visiting the army head.
quarters OF Rose crans. Sheridan. Sherman
and Grant advising conhdentially with tn.
commanding oficers. and correspondent
freely with President Lincoln and Score.
tary stanton. He resigned as assistant SEQ.
rotary July I, 1868. In 1883 he had bcgur
10 plan. compile and edit. with George Rip
ley. the New American Cyclopsdia." IN,
original edition was completed in 1883, ant
became the american Cyclopedia" be
tween 1879 and 1879. In 1867 he started
the Chicago Republican. and on Januar,
81. 1868, he issued the first number undel
his management OF the New York Sun an,
became It's editor and proprietor, making 1
In 1879 a Democratic Newspaper.
Mr.. Dana aimed to make the San Ameri
can in all It's tendencies and aspira tions
He believed that the Western hemisphere
was reserved for Americans. that according
to the prin iples Of the Monroe doctrine. a
the people OF the United States are deter
mined to interpret and enforce It, no ney
po' sessions are on any pretext, either witt
or without the consent Of the local govern
ments, to be acquired by European powers
and that eventually the existing contro
by such powers OF American territory Is {,
diminish and disappear
Mr.. Dana married a Miss mcdaniel, an,
his three children are Mrs. Underhill, Mr.
w, X. DRAPER. and Paul.