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Show Stephen A. Douglas Dead. Chicago. Stephen A. Douglas, a nnmesnko of tho great rlva) of Aura-l.am Aura-l.am Lincoln, died suddenly at his homo horo Thursday, aged C8 years. On Wednesday Mr. Douglas, with William Wil-liam H. Taft. dellvored nn oration at Gnlosburg, HI., at the fiftieth anniversary anniver-sary of tho famous Lincoln-Douglas debate His speech wus delivered on Knox collego campus, on tho exact uito where llfty years ago his father had contested tho great national Issues Is-sues with Lincoln. Tho speech was tho last of a sorles of campaign f,peochos made In the last few weeks by Mr. Douglns, nnd li-o complained of fjtlguo and n sovero cold on his Mm trip to Clilcngo. Ho collapsed f.uddenly after dining with Iris family nnd died boforo tho arrival of the physician. |