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Show ESCAPED THE CHOLERA, j' Bat Lana Dies From Inflammation cf the ' Bowels. ' Dexter, Nov. 21. A special from Albuquerque, Albu-querque, N. M., says: After an illness of one month with inflammation of the bowels, brought on from flux, Hon. Tranquil-ing Tranquil-ing Luna died at his home, Peraila, Valencia county, yesterday morning at 4 o'clock. His il'cees cama on when he was in Washington, D. C; and New York on bu?ini;s at the timo of the cholera quarantine, and: feariug thai he might be detained on toe supposition that he had the cholera, he did not attempt to check the disease until he reached home. ' Since then he had been reported better several times, each report to bo followed fol-lowed the next day by a severe relapse. Tii3 best physicians of the territory wero :n cot v.. sultation over his case, but to no avail. De ceased was a member of the wealthy, influ. ential Luna family in New Mexico, and was born February 23, 1S4!). He was a Republican and tun years as represented New Mexico in congress. con-gress. He came up for re-electioa the next two years against Frank A. Manzanares and owing to frauds perpetrated at the ballot box in his county the election was contested and a Democratic house of representatives gave his seat to Manzanares. ir inee tha time Mr. Lund h:is been sheriff aad tax collector of Valencia county, and was ou j of the six , delegates from New Mexico to the Minneapolis Minneap-olis national convention. Over 2000 funeral notices have been printed, and the services at Los Lunas next Tuesday will be attended by an immense gathering from all over the southwest. |