Show hon blanche bruce dad march 17 hon blanchek bruce resistor of the treasury diec mr braced death had been expected for several days lie suffered from a complication of stomach troubles which at first appeared not serious but last week he lost strength steadily and toward the cicco of taft week it became apparent that his vitality was ebbing rapidly mr brace only child a eon roccoe C bruce 16 years old arrived here yesterday from exeter N II 11 where be ia taking a preparatory course for harvard the funeral will take place on monday the services will held at metropolitan M E church colored blanche K bruce was horn in prince edward county va march andi therefore was 57 beare old was ol 01 african descent dee cent was bora a slave and received the rudiments of education from the tutor of his roa etere lie taught for a time in mo and later became n student at oberlin la 1869 ho became a planter in was appointed a member of the mississippi leveo board ue wai sheriff of hia county and subsequently superintendent of education jn 1875 be waa elected united states senator as a republican and served until march lie was a member of every republican national convention held since in he was appointed by president airfield Cir field register of the treasury and later waa appointed recorder of deeda ol 01 the district of columbia about six months ago he was again appointed register ol 01 tho treasury by president mckenley nest after fred doublas Dou mr druco had lone been regarded u perhaps tie 1 conspicuous teen of bis race 4 |