Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-01-19

due TO pneumonia. He was uncon-
scious most of the day, and death
came quietly without consciousness be-
ing regained There were present at
the lime Mrs. Dingley, Miss Edith
Dingley, Messrs. Il, n. and A. ii. Ding
ley. sons of the deceased and James c..
Hooe. an Intimate friend OF the family.
While the past few days have given
great hopes for recovery, the progress
OF the disease had made the patient
dangerously weak and had seriously
affected his heart. Mrs. Diugley was
much Frustrated by her husband s
death, and is now under the care OF a
physician There were many heart
felt expressions of sympathy
when il became known that the Maine
congressman was dead.
Dingley's Illness dated back to Dec
20, when he complained that he was not
we'd physician diagnosed the case
as one of grip, SO commonly prevailing
here, and cautioned the patient to keep
to his room. The following Saturday
pneumonia developed.
The funeral will be conducted from
the house Of representatives Monday.
The body viii be taken to the house at
l0o'clock and there lie in state till noon.
when services will be conducted in the
presence of the house and senate.
IN the afternoon the funeral party viii
leave for Lewiston Maine. arriving
there Tuesday Afternoon. Further
services will be held at the family res
idence on Wednesday, The Iuterment
will be in that city.
In speaking of Dingley death last
night Senator Hale said: In the pres
ent condition Of public affairs Ding
ley S death Is a great national loss. In
all questions relating to tluance. tAe
revenues OF the country and the adjust
ment Of great fiscal questions, DIngley
was above all others in authority. 1t
Is difficult TO say who can take his
place
Nelson Dingiey Jr., governor OF
Maine in 1874 and 1876 and member of
congress from the second COMPRESSION
al district OF Maine since 1881, was
born in Durham, Androscoggin county,
Maine, in his grandfather Lambert s
farmhouse on the banks OF the andre
scoggin liver Feb. t., 1882, beng the
son OF Nelson and Jane lLambert)
Dngley. The year following his birth
his parents moved to Pakman Pisca-
taquis county, where they lived on a
farm for a short time, and then took
charge 81 the village tavern, With
which store was connected. In 1898
the family removed to Unity, Waldo
county and thence, in 1854, to Auburn,
Audroscoggin county. At IL he taught
"A winter school In the town OF China
fourteen miles from home. and he con
tinued to teach winters while fitting
for college In 1850 at the age Of 10.
be entered Wateryille (Mainej Acad-
envy, Of which the well known Prof. j.
n. Hanson was principal, aud there
completed his preparation for college.
Entering Wateryille College NOW Col
by University In 1851. he remained
there a year and half and then be-
came a student at Dartmouth College,
from which institution he was gradu-
ated 10 1855 with high rank as a schoi-
ar. debater and writer. After leaving
college Dinghy studied law in l855-6
with Merritt & Fessenden In Auburn.
10 which city his parents had removed
while he was In college, and the latter
year he was admitted 10 the bar. In
stead Of entering upon the practice OF
law he decided TO become a journalist,
for which profession he always mani
tested decided taste IN September.
1856. he purchased the Lewiston Jour
nal. OF which he had been practically
the editor while studying law and %
which III 1861 be added a daily edition.
The paper rapidly Increased In cifcula-
ton and influence under his manage
ment
His first vote was cast IN 1854 for
Arson r. Morrill,. the anti slavery and
temperance candidate for governor. a
political combination from which arose
the republican party Of Maine during
the following winter. He threw him
sell ato the Fremont campaign In 1855