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Show THE DEATH OF SENATOR QUAY. In the death of Senator Quay the Nation Na-tion suffers the Iosh of a statesman and safe legislator, and the State of Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania a great public character. His doath occurred at his homo In Beaver, his native State, and the State he has served so well, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Quay was born in Dlllsburg, York county, Pennsylvania, September 30, 1S33; consequently he was In his Tlst year. He was graduated from JefTcrson college in 1S50, was admitted to the bar in 1S64 and held the office of prothon-otary. prothon-otary. 1S56 and 1869; he was a lieutenant lieuten-ant In the Pennsylvania reserve and colonel of the 13tth Pennsylvania during dur-ing tho war; received a Congressional medal of honor for his services; and was State military agent at Washington. Washing-ton. His political career began soon after the war, In various State positions, but It was not till 1SS5 that he appeared on tho National stage, he being named In that year as a member of the Republican Repub-lican National Committee, a membership member-ship which he has ever since retained. He became United States Senator from Pennsylvania In 18S7, serving two terms, and was appointed to the vacancy va-cancy which existed after the expiration expira-tion of his second term, by tho Governor, Gover-nor, the Legislature having failed to elect. He was denied the seat, however, on the precedent that the Senate had by that time established, of denying a Gu-" bornatorlal appolnttee the seat when the Legislature has had an opportunity to elect and failed to do so. But the vote was so close that It was a' plain case that If his had been the first case of the kind, he would have won. The Legislature, however, in Its noxt session, ses-sion, promptly elected him to be United States Senator. His term expires next March. Mr. Quay was an ardent politician, a keen statesman, a faithful public official. of-ficial. Ills last conspicuous service was In battling for the admission as States of Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico, Mexi-co, and he made a noble, persistent fight for It. He was renowned for the faithfulness of his friendships, the tenacity ten-acity of his purpose in all public measures, meas-ures, and the absolute purity of his motives. mo-tives. He has been a much maligned man, but through it all. no tnlnt of dishonor has been brought home to him, and no claim of wrongdoing has been established. May his troubled soul find rest and his afflicted family be comforted. |