The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-30

Friend of Henry Willard, and Found-
er or the NorfhweEt Magazine
Since the Campaign of 1890 He
Had Been Prominent Politically.
and Was Secretary OF The sound
Money League.
Eugene v Smaliey, editor and ppbI,sber
OF the Northwest Magazine, died at mid
night at his residence G33 Holly avenua.
OF nervous dyspepsia. Mr.. SnalIev wont
70 oklahoma about SIX weeks ago for
the purpose OF writing a series of articles
Tor his magazine, and for a number of
eastern papers, to which he was ? vaIned
contributor. He was taken sick ard ro-
suiheo 10 st. Paul the latter part OF
november. His physician. DR.. c. @ t4ig-
~ uFlseo that he visit sanitarfi!n1.
and Mr. Smalley spent TWO. weeks At the
iAenosha' Wis, sanitarium. # was found
that the treatment was doing him mora
INJURY IMAM good, and Dr. Higbee ar.
conpanied by Mrs Smalley. went to
Aenosha and brought him back home
Alter arriving In st. Paul he rallied and
the physicians had hopes of his ultimate
recovery. He was far from well how
ever and was confined to his he'd tho
doctors giving the family and the ua,ien+
hopes OF recovery. Thursday afternoon
ne was seized with violent hemorrhage
OF the stomach and bowels and becarna
unconscious. A consultation of pbvsfc;ans
was called, but nothing could be done
| Tor him except to make his remaining
hours as
FREE FROM PAIN
as possible. He remained in a comatose
condition the greater part of yesterday,
although he had frequent conscious in
terTals, Death came TO him shortly after
midnight
Eugene Virgil Smalley was a leader not
only in the Northwt st, and in st. Paul.
where he had made his home for the last
seventeen years but III journalistic cir
cles throughout the United States He
was born in Randolph Center. Portage
county; o., .'uky IS, 1S41. His father was
farmer and his hOyhoOd was passed on
q farm in the vicinity. In 1851 after tl!o
death OF his father, re went into print-
ing office at Youngstown. O and learned
the printers trade. Before the war he
was the editor OF a paper at Youngstown.
At the beginning Of the Civil War he en-
listed as private in the Seventh Ohio
infantry, ard was wounded at the baltic
Of Cedar Mountain. He was discharged
from the service for disability and went
to New York city, where he b5came cor
nected with the New York Tribune under
Horace Greeley. Later he Went TO WASH
lneton, as member of the Tribune STAFF
in that city. He was an intimate friend
of the then Congressman Garfield. and
served for years rs clerk OF the military
committee Of which Garfield was chair
man. He retained the pC sition at the
1872. At :he time Horace Greeley was
candidate for president. Snalley was dis-
charged from the clerkship re had held
so long. He remained with The New York
Tribune, with the exception of a wear
which he put in az editor Of a paper at
Cleveland, o., until 1882, when Henry Vii
la1d induced him to come 10 ST. Paul and
he established the
NORTHW EST MAGAZINE,
with which he has been connected ever
since. During his long service as 4 Ger
respondent ami editorial writer at Wash
ingtOn, he formed an intimate acquaiut-
arce with public men ard measures which
aided him grsa Is in after years. He has
been Identified with The interests Of the
Northwest since - Carla West in lSN2 He
has written and published History of
the Republican Party" issued in 1850 as
we'll as a history of the Republican, party
opening of the Northern Pacific road. he
wrote and publ shea a nertorious work
entitled History Of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad" During he last presi-
dental campaign, he was prominently
identified With the Republican campaign
bureau, and in February, 1891, was elect
cd secretary of the Natl nal Sound Money
league, which was organized at Indian
apoiis, and at the time uf his death he
held the position. For years he has been
one of the valued correspondents of the
Chicago Times Herald. and she New York
Post, and recently. on h's trip To Okla
homa, he sent letters to both the Post and
TlmesEerald, descriptive OF his trip to
the territory. He was a member of the
st. Paul Chamber OF Commerce, and for
a number of Years vas president of that
body. He also a member Of the Min
nesota ard Commercial clubs. Acker post,
G.. a. R.. and member of The Soas Of the
American Revolution. He was married
to Josephine NJ. Conday, in 1873, and is
survived by his wife and son Victor, and