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Show rauiM dead! The Li a lor of the Oatholio Party in the German Beichsiag Passed Away This Morning. DUBISO HI3 EIGHTIETH YEAS. He Was the Most Formidable Opponent With Whom Fi'tnarck Had to Deal During His Long Rule. Beki.in, March 14. Ir. Ludwig Windthorst, parliamentary leader of the Catholic p:wty in Prussia, died at 8:15 this morning, lie was born January Janu-ary 17, 1812. A small man physically, a powerful man mentally, was Hcrr Laid wig Windthorst. Wind-thorst. As ho sat in the reichstag watching through his guld-howed spectacles spec-tacles the historical kultur kampf and leading his followers agaiti.it the host of Bismarck, his piping voice pitched against the equally small voice of the man of blood and iron, his wonderful ability was conceded even by his opponent. oppo-nent. Windthorst was born on January Janu-ary 17, 181'.', iu Osnabruck. Hanover, and pursuing his studies in his native Carslinuni ho graduated at Gottiugcn and Heidelberg as a lawyer. Soon, however, he accepted ollice. the most conspicuous being that of appellate appel-late judge. Just prior to the war with Prussia, which wiped the Kingdom of Hanover out of existence, exist-ence, Windlhorit wis minister of justice and finally chief syndic of the crown in Kalbe. During all this time he was a member of the assembly and in 1811 presidant thereof. With the annexation annexa-tion he entered the (ierman parliament assuming at once tho leadership of the Catholic party and managing it with consumate skill and effect. One who has seen him describes Windthorst as puny in size, almost deformed, ugly as Socrates; an antagonist before whose prowess the boldest deputies trembled, and uniler whose assaults even the 1,1, l I . L I if KieiiL iiimui k nisi ins coolness aim sen command. As a tactician ho was unsurpassed. un-surpassed. He made bis party of the ceu-ter, ceu-ter, the strongest iu the reichsrath. Philadelphia, March 14. Mrs. Hannah C. Paul, wife of the well known lawyer.James W. Paul, died yesterday, ihe was for years one of the lea fcrg of society in New York, Washington and this city. Her sons aro Lieutenant Allan Al-lan Paul of the navy, and James W. Paul, son-in law of A. J. Drexel and Lawrence Paul. Her daughter, Mrs. William Waldorf Astor, is at present in London. Drnuv, March 14. Peter McDonald, a member of commons for North Sligo, died suddenly yesterday at Kingston. He was a supporter of Parnell. Boise, Idaho. March 14. Isaac Straight un old timer and stage driver died yesterday. Pakis, March 14. Theodore Fntillnin do Banville, the French writer, Uduad. |