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Show DEATBS OF CABINET OFFICE US. Of Kara Occurrnr In lha Hlatory af tha Country. Washington, D. C, Feb. 2. The death of a cabinet officer during his term of office has been a rare occurrence occur-rence in the history of this country. Mr. Webster and Mr. Upshur died while tilling the office of secretary of state, Mr. Rollins while secretary of war, Mr. Brown and Mr. Howe while postmaster-general, and Mr. Folger while secretary of the treasury. Mr. Windom is therefore the second secretary secre-tary of the treasury who died in office, and liko Mr. Folger he died while awav from the national capital. Secretary Manning . was stricken with a fatal disease dis-ease while secretary of the treasury, and died soon after'leaving the service. As was also the case with Mr. Folger, Secretary Windom died from heart failure, fail-ure, mainly attributed to overwork in the performance of bis official duties. |