New-York tribune., 1911-10-10
CORNELIUS n. Bliss DEAD
cave Service to Republican Party
from Its Foundation.
HAD BEEN Ill FOR A YEAR
Was Secretary of the Interior
Under Mckinley and Active in
Banking and Insurance.

frtv-eight years oid.
About three weeks ago Mr.. Bliss was
brought from MS country nome al oceanic.
\ j. 90 this city on the steamboat Al
bertina. which had been chartered for that
ul~pose. After his arriVa. here IL was said
fr-t bis condition had improved. Hls
physicians slia -asl hls"t 'Aat thoush
heart disease was tne direct cause or DEATH
there had been the general breaking down
v.ica comes with OLD age.
WitE llr. Bliss when he died we're Mrs.
cornelius y. H-ss. MI and Mrs. cornelius
y B.iss. yr and MISS l.. =. Bliss oaugn-
ter Ne aEiis-rih'Als IoI the 4"AeidI hau
been mad. .asl --@A~
Nr ls was TOT quarter OF
century one o- i"e .es' known -sures lh
Gle Ia-..ai I'D. business IKE on Ne"
York .t.t. AS ,Ae -e@- 'l ,-e "-o.rSa'e
l--'ooa .tn OF 1Hss' FaoFtn Ok 90. ne
aNerte- VIDE influence in me conmercidI
world. AS .'ePloncah I'o'" 'Ne very
iolni"--'" .' p--'
pcr'i'- @'-.. 1 -".- '-'N' -'' ''"
receive "-'l '' -,7 "l''-S '-
ra'-'' .o -'a -i'
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had been ''eA''i'7o IN comm WIN 81
man. .ha'. .ll, '-'','S as "' 1
believed IN once seeking IN renee ''
this mania i'r Once 'N'i'''eu 'y many
Nr is once 7"'".
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bliss. "e'. ll's '''o1-7 .,,. .a- .a-
moved 20 NeN o,,,..i.s' .-t I-- ,-'- -
80. ..-, ,,- mas fo,,-+ae- vaars old. His
e5araton was completed in New orleans
am .-..-.. ..,,-- ~ l,ie stsofa+rer in that
.,., A. MT -,.-.,. 60 r2os+or and was
,. ---.. ~ r.ona e Co as a
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..,..- t..., .f,.. err, In 1855 he
.--.,.--,,,., ,-t+b rob, and
49, -.--...,,. ~ uosroD IN the firm Of
n, vy-~.-r+ E 20 The concern
,..-.r - s.-.,or ir +r,s -i-- and Mr. Bliss
o,--. hove ~ take charge Of #. since then
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. '.''''' '- ~ -
N'.i',. ai' '". .'' ---
i.'t company
eo-,,a5 IN WcKirIev's Cabinet.
Previous IN The i'rTna'''. 'I me ne
i'an party N' BLISS was .'-.
ir- his lof with me ne" 'rSa'l1", non -
ar 'r'" became active IN us cou"''.S.
was m'Hf'.n.a rs Po7S'''e N'-I''"'i
various Iresiee'i-aI la'i''e'7. 'eS,N'''l
Arthur offered MN me secretary FSiHp "I 1'',
Treasury when II BECAME vacant lIlIo"H'
o.. |.r+n ~ Charles J Foiger. bur Mt.
Bliss declined the appointment on account
Ct a. business
r-. name was included On every list of
N.v York Republicans discussed for the
Harrison Cabinet When Mckinley was
e's.-.l -Ir Bliss was again slated for
nearly EVERY -9at in the Cabinet. excepting
I'll. State Department Iie first received
trs offer ~ the Sec-etarvshiD Of the Navy.