The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

Nit. iland ldu only taken nOufiSn-
meai when forced upon him while
sleeping. This caused anxiety during
,hu night. and his death, therefore. oc-
oa~ioned no surprise.
me strain on Mrs. BANDS nervous
system has been very great during the
hast two weeks. and her friends are
alarmed at It's effect. After her hus-
b4nd lost the power OF speech. Mrs.
Bland INDUCED the fond hope that he
would be able to speak to her before
h, died. and insisted on retaining her
Seat at his bedside both night and day
e-f hc should recover temporarily his
powers OF speech. and find her absent
frum his side. She is now suffering SCI
ura from nervous prostraiion, and
nal not be able 70 be present az the
t0eral.
Nr. bland leaves 40 life insurance
ar1 lies q comparatively poor man
ir material things. but rich in the af-
i~tciions OF a pcoplcwhom he has faith.
fully served for - years.
sketch - Mr. EIsnd'- Life.
Richard Parks Bland was born il
Hartford. Ky, August 10, is33. lie
received an academic education, and
at ihe 4 of 20 removed to Missouri.
lf, shortly aftcrward went to Califor-
.a. and from there to that portion Of
fah which Is now Nevada. locating al
Virginia City. lie had chosen the pro
ie--ion of the law, and built up a
good practice. although much Of his
time and attention was given TO the
mines in which he was Interested. II
was al that time that he frs; began 70
study tho subject Of silver. with which
bis name was for many years SO close
}, identified. His personal affairs did
Nai prevent his connection with public
ala political matters. and he was
elected county treasurer Of Carson
county. Utah territory. continuing in
office from 1860 until the organization
ei The state government OF Nevada.
ln 1868 he returned TO Missouri. and
ocnting AT Iolla, practiccd law with
As brother. G.. G. Bland. for -four
VARS, removing 10 Lebanon in August
1852. lie continued the practice of
aH, and was elected to the Forty
third congress lie made coinage "a
study. and as chairman of the house
committee on coinage. weights am
measures, he was first identified in the
public mind with the silver question.
hc continued 10 merit the reputation
h. had earned during this session as
iht earnest champion of what he re-
earded as the great He was re
elected TO the Forty-fourth. Forty
NTH. Forty-siNth. Forty-seventh. For
" eight. F~orty-ninth. Fiftieth. Fifty
first. Ffty-second and Fifty-third con
crosses. He was defeated in 1894. but
~ 1896 was elected to the Fifty-ffth
congress. and I the Fifty-siNth con.
grcss in ys0S.
Ills services to his party were great.
ami he will always be- remembered IN
history MS the chief author Of the
mt sure which. since It's passage over
RESIDENT HAYS veto in ISIS, has
caused the government To issue mill
iou- Of silver dollars. Mr.. Bland was
Missouri's ''favorite son" at the dem
Y cratic national convention NJ Chica-
81" ia 1896. and for the first two DAYS
me- nomination TO the presidency
seemed to he certain. He was never
az orator. but had the happy faculty
81 making his cause appear righteous.
lic was "A man Of medium stature. al
ways plainly dressed in "statesman's"
costume of black frock Goa and gray
striped trousers. lie spoke in a low,
and somewhat monotonons voice. but
notwithstanding this fact. he lee
'lrcd in several Of the states on po-
hiical subjects, and vas always well
received.