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Show liter' MOnley Found Dead in Chair Brother of Late President Suddenly Summoned Brig-ht's Disease Cause of Death. J SOMERSET, Pa., June ll.-Abncr McKlnley, brother of the late President, was found dead In a chair nt his home at S o'clock this morning. His death came without warning to his family. Ills colored servant, who slept in his room, was up with him at 2 o'clock, and It Is not known at what time Mr. McKinley got up again, as he did not awaken his servant. Mrs. McKlnley walked Into his room at S o'clock and found him sitting in a chair cold and apparently dead. A physician Avas summoned who said that death had probably occurred oc-curred two or three hours berorc. Mr. McICinley's death was due to Bright's dlsea.se, which developed shortly after the death of his distinguished distin-guished brother, three years ago. Since then Mr. McKlnley has devoted nearly all of his time in a vain attempt to overcome the fatal malady, consulting the most eminent physicians and traveling trav-eling from one climate to another. Two weeks ago he returned from Tampa Fla., where he had been for six weeks! The sufferer was not confined to bed and yesterday evening took a drive into the country, accompanied by his wife. The body will bo taken to Canton for burial beside his mother and father in West Lawn cemetery. The funeral services, It Is expected, will be held Monday afternoon. A widow and one daughter, Mrs. Mabel -McKinlev Bear suivlve. ' |