Show BEN i iff DID dmn I 1 I 1 I 1 f I 1 I 1 liis his life caine to a S men end BY HEART FAILURE A pit of coughing brigu brings gs on flie fatality thus dies D ies I 1 a noted american washington DO DC jan ll 11 general benjamain Becj Benj arain F butler batler politician millionaire and died at his bis washington otton residence no nw barsay avenue anth southeast east at this morning the general hid had been in abili city muc mac ti of the time this winter watching a case in which he ba was interested in the cho supreme court every alon monday day he was a familiar figare agthe at the sessions of that thai body when whan decisions were handed down finally a is few w weeks ago the case was decided against aea anat him whether or not the lotia loaa ot of this case to which ho ha had pud paid such guch close attention brought anything more mora than the usual defeat will never be known his hi death created immense surprise as 82 it was not even known that he was ailing ailin I 1 any more than any man who has liv lived 0 d an and nj labored so eo long the an no of offis his death from heart failure created intense and at this hour hear details ans ve very meager shortly after 1 this morning the general was attacked with a fit at of coughing which awakened the man servant who always occupied the adjoining room he at once hastened to the h generals Gene rala bedside and naked asked him what was the matter the general meanwhile had bad gone to the bath room adjoining whither his hia valet hastened bast sned and offered aesia tance the general mentioned that his hia expectoration was dix colored with blood he did not think seriously of the matter however and after his hii valet ses assisted isted him to bed he ae said you need not do anything more and apparently went to sleep lie he laid on the bed but bilt a few moments however when his hia heavy broat biag aroused bis his valet mr Jani Janier erDt Dunn inn a nephew by marriage who resided re elded in the same house started out in search of medical aid it was fully fifteen minute before be could secure aid and then when he ba returned wita dr luce the assistant asi stant of dr bayno the family physician it was seen that the general was already in ex the doctor so informed his two nieces miss stevena St everix and mr dann who wre were at his hia bedside and death ensued almost imose dia tely |