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Show COLONEL SEXTON DEAD. Corouinder-ln-Clilt' of llisll. A. It. Din at Ih .National Capll.t W'oshlngton, Feb. 0. Colonel James A. Sexton, commandcr-ln-chlcf of the Grand Army of the Ilepubllo, died at JilS yestenlay mornlug, at Oarllcld hospital, In this city, Colonel Sexton wat an actlvo worker ? ,l'.,,,iur''ai!A,l'm'ro' tlle 1-tpublle, tho Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Le-gion, and many other army societies. Ha was past commander of the department depart-ment of Illllnols, G. A. It., and had been a presidential elector, park com-inlsstoner, com-inlsstoner, and colonel In the Illinois national guard At the lust meeting of the Grand Army of the Ilepubllo he was elected commander-in-chief, nnd held thla position at the lime of his death, as well as that of a member of tho board of commissioners appointed by the president tolnvestlgate thu conduct con-duct of tho Spanish war. |