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Show . DZ:?.; WC?.KS Oil BOCK Gcn. Lcw Vallacc Unable to Take Kourishmcnt Lators in Defiance of Approaching Death. which he was chairman, which tried the Lincoln conspirators. This will undoubtedly un-doubtedly prove one of the most Interesting Inter-esting chapters, and will be one of the best accounts of that memorable trial ever giveri the reading public. His Ministership In Turkey and his Governorship in Ne.w Mexico are two of the chapter yet to be written, which the dying man Is anxious- to relate in their fullest detail. The chapter dealing with the writing and publishing of "Ben Hur" the work by which he Is perhaps best known will be a revelation to those who have read the story or seen the play, and a source of encouragement to many authors.' au-thors.' The original manuscript of this work was recommended for return to the author au-thor by three of the "readers" of the publishing house to which It was submitted, sub-mitted, and It was not until one of the partners of the firm read the manuscript himself that It was accepted. rBen Hur" is now to be found In nearly every home, and has been translated Into every language except Chinese'. The seriousness of Gen. Wallace's Illness Ill-ness was not known to his friends until he confided In C. A. Munson of Warren, 111. On election day he told him he had received his death warrant in the form of the stomach aliment a few weeks ago, and he knew nothing could save him. "I am lowly starving to death," the author told his friend. "I can take no . nourishment, and I know my fate. The doctors have told me there Is no hope for me." x CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.. Nov. 19. Racing with death to give the world In his own- words, the story of the life' which starvation 'is said to be surely I bringing to an end, and which Tnedlcal science Is unable to prolong,, Gen. Lew Wallace, author of "Ben Hur," "The Prince of India," the "Fair God," etc., is making haste to finish his memoirs before the Reaper shall still the pen which gave to the world the book that has been translated Into and read In : more languages than any other except the Bible. The author of "Ben Hur," who Is suffering suf-fering with a stomach trouble that will not permit him to take nourishment, has foresworn the outdoor recreation he loved so well and spends every moment writing in his study In the hope that he will be able to .finish the work he knows well will be his last. The last time he was seen away. from his farm, four miles from here, was a week ago, when he attended the Wabash-Indiana football game. The General was with a party of .friends and was one of the most enthusiastic spec- tators at the contest. Although it could be plainly seen that he. was worried wor-ried and ill, he macfe brave attempts to set his friends at ease, and loyally supported the colors of old Wabash; his alma mater. , " Gen. Wallace has not been seen off his farm since, and seldom out of his study. He has a herd of fine cattle on his farm, and when-he takes a recess he-spends his time In the fields among the live stock. Gen. Wallace Is writing his autobios-' autobios-' raphy in a chair. He uses a pad cut the exact size of a book page, so that he will know exactly how many pages the 'finished work will contain and how well he Is running in his race with death. . The memoirs, according to friends, are rapidly nearing completion, though two of the most interesting chapters in this author's history are yet to be penned. He has closed the Civil war period and ' is now dealing with the commission, of, |