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Show JOHN G. CARLISLE DEAD. Veteran Statesman, Politician and Lawyer, Dies After Two Days' Illness. New York. John G. Carlisle, former for-mer secretary of the treasury, who had been critcally 111 for tho past twe days, died at his apartments in Now York at 10:50 Sunday night of heart ' failure, accompanied by oedema ol the lungs. John Griffin Carllslo was born In Kenton county, Kentucky, on September Sep-tember 5, 1835. From 1877 to 1890 ho was a mombor of tho national house of representatives, nnd from 1S8.1 to 1889 was its speakor. Ho resigned re-signed to fill tho unexpired term ol y Jomes B. Bock In tho United States senate, from which ho again reslgnoi In 1S93 to becomo secretary of the treasury under President Grovor U Cleveland. With tho retirement from ' power of tho Democratic party In 1897 ho withdrew from politics nnd took up tho prnctlco of law in Now York City. |