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Show (Willi LILLET OF MM! BO Passes Away After Long Illness, While Still in the Prime of Life. JLAHTfc'ORD, Conn., April 2L George Leavens Lilley, governor of Connecticut, Con-necticut, died at tho executive mansion tonight after an illness of four weeks. As soon as tho news spread, tho l'irc-bells l'irc-bells of Hartford sounded the age of tho dead governor 10 and a detachment of the First company, governor's foot guards, immediately' was mustered to go on duty at tho executive mansion. AVhile in congress Mr. Lilley commanded com-manded notice by an attack upon a bill which was aimed to give a corporation, corpora-tion, exclusive franchise rights for supplying sup-plying electricity in Iho Hawaiian Islands. In other sessions ho attacked tho free distribution of seeds by the. agricultural department, railroad niail contracts and tho print paper combine. "When he became be-came a member of the committee on naval affairs he criticised the methods employed against navy yards and the location lo-cation of many of the yards. Then he attacked tho submarine boat contracts. About a year ago Mr. Lilley brought about an inquiry into the submarine situation. |