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Show Former Governor of Washington Dead. San Diego. Cat. Tho doath from pneumonia ot Eugono Somplo, formor governor of the territory of Washington, Washing-ton, occurrod Saturday. Governor Scrapie was a son ot tho lato Chlot Justice Somplo of Illinois, nnd vas born In 1810 at the American location lo-cation at Bogota In tho United States ot Columbia, whoro his fathor was then tho Aihorlcan mlnlstor. President Cleveland appolntod him govornor of Washington, and when It becamo a ttato ho was tho candldato of tho Democratic party for tho samo placo, but was defeated by tho Republicans. |