The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-02
One OF the Leading Politicians of the
Northwest, and Late Middle Road
Candidate for Vice President.
TAKEN ILL LATE LAST NIGHT
AND DIED OF HEART FAILURE AT
12.O3 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.
At the Home Of His Father-in-Law in
Minneapolis When Stricken-Brief
Sketch of His Career.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. 2-Ignatius
Donnelly. politician, author. sage, aged
seventy, died at 1908 this morning. The
i'll last night while visiting at the home
of his father-in-law, Barton Hanson. 1922
Twenty-eighth avenue. south. From the
first Mr. Donnelly sank steadily and soon
became unconscious. DIR. Murphy was sum-
moned, and when he arrived the sick man
was still unconscious. The doctor pro-
nounced it heart failure and stated early
in the evening that there was little chance
of the patients recovery. Later Mr.. DON
nelly passed away, surrounded by num-
ber of his relatives. From the first they
had understood that he could not live, as
he was well advanced in years, being nearly
seventy years of age. and it was a sor-
rowful little group that watched by the
bedside as the man whose name has
brought honor to the State of Minnesota
lay gasping out the last faint spark of life.
He died at 1903 o'clock in the morning
without regaining consciousness.
Ignatius Donnelly was born in PhiladeI-
phia on Nov 3. 1881, and was graduated
was admitted to the bar in 1852 and in 1856
emigrated TO Minnesota was Lieutenant
Governor and Governor OF the State, 1859
So: for several years was president of the
State Farmers Alliance. and presided. over
the national convention which nominated
Peter Cooper for President, I'm 1872. He
founded and edited two reform journals,
was many times a member Of the House
and Senate in the Minnesota Legislature,
and only last year was vice presidential
candidate the Populist ticket. His
Baconian theory OF the origin OF the
Greene, Marlowe and Shakespeare plays,
well elucidated THE Great Cryptogram,'
was still further exempified In his book
published in November. 1899. ''The Cipher i'm
the Plays and on the Tombstone" In which
he declares that indubitable proof of the
truth Of his theory will be found IL the
grave of Shakespeare at Stratford. or that
of Bacon. in st. Michaels Church, st. AL
bans, be opened
While Donnelly did not invent the theory
of the Baconian origin of the plays, he
was the greatest exponent of the cult. and
for more than thirty years his researches
into the literature. biography and history
OF the plays was widespread and profound.
AS early as the first quarter OF the eigh-
teenth century the question of the author
ship of the plays was raised. and Bacon's
statement MY name be buried where my
body lies:" his historical writings cover
ing much OF the ground by the plays,
and certain passages from the plays them
selves, notably 1.-The Tempest" were ac-
cepted by few as evidence that Francis
Bacon was the real author. Then. too.
Bacon's arrest and imprisonment in the
Tower for certain unmentioned charges
other than that OF malfeasance I'm Office
were taken 10 mean that he had written
things unpleasant TO the King and
court, and that these things might have
connection with plays Della Ba-
con, an American writer. spent the years
is54-5S at stratford and 81. Albans.
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