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Show PAUL KRUGER DEAD. I Former President of the Boer Repub. H lie Succumbs to Pneumonia. B Paul Krugor, former president of H tho Transvaal Republic, died at Clar- ens, Switzerland nt 3 o'clock Thurs- IK day morning from pneumonia and su- jft pervonlng heart weakness. Mr. Kruger lost consciousness Mon. day. Ills daughtor nnd son-in-law wero with him at tho time of his death. Ha hnd been In poor health slnco his arrival ar-rival at Clarens nt tho beginning ot last month, nnd had been out but once. Tho ox-preslde;it's body was cm balmcd nnd tho rcmnins will bo placed In n vault pcudlng funeral arrangements. arrange-ments. Application will bo mado to tho British government for authority to transport the remains to tho Transvaal. Trans-vaal. In tho menntlmo thoy will bo temporarily Interred here. Mr. Kruger, who was staying at tho villa Du Bolchct, hnd been grndually falling for a long time, but ho was ablo to attond to nftnlrs, read tlid newspapers nnd receive visits until Saturday. A change for tho woro set In on Sundny. He beenmo unconscious Monday and remained so until his death. Besides tho nurses Mr. Kruger was attended by his own physician, Dr. Hymann, and his secretary, Mr. He!-del. He!-del. On Bevoral occasions Mr. Krugor had expressed a desire to be burled beside his wifo in his own country. v : |