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Show KIUIAKU (IlNli Former Secretary of State Under Un-der Grover Cleveland Called at Advanced Age. GREATEST TRIUMPH i Made Great Britain Admit Territorial Integrity of South American Countries. BOSTON, April 9. Richard Olney, statesman, once secretary of state, and always a noted student of international internation-al affairs, died at his home in the Fenway, Fen-way, in the Back Bay district, at 8:45 o'clock last night Word of the passing pass-ing of the great citizen was not given to the public until today. The end came after a protracted period of intense suffering which had failed, however, to shako the courage or good humor that had marked his 82 years, or to divert his mind from tho interest which he had maintained in our quarrel with Germany. Three days ago he lapsed into semiconsciousness semi-consciousness with a smile on his face. He had just been advised of tho president's pres-ident's message to congress asking that a state of war be recognized, and his joy was unbounded. It was the consummation of his most earnost hope. Result of Operation. Five years ago, when Mr. Olney was rounding his 77th anniversary, he was operated upon for an intestinal trouble trou-ble that had begun to seriously affect his robust health. Last October there was a recurrence of the trouble, and I In January another operation was performed. per-formed. Though not permanently ben- efited, Mr. Olney got on his feet again and returned to his law office, to which he made almost daily visits until late in February. Since then he had failed steadily and it was apparent that the end was not far off. Yesterday afternoon he suffered a paralytic stroke that left his right side paralyzed. BOSTON, April 9. Richard Olney, secretary of state under President Grover Gro-ver Cleveland, died at his homo hero last night Mr. Olney, who was 82 years old, had been ill several woeks, although it was not until yesterday that his condition con-dition became serious. In an announcement announce-ment issued by the family today it was stated that he died suddenly at S:45 o'clock last night. Mrs. Olney and their daughter, Mrs. George R. Minot of this city, wero with him at the end. Mr. Olney's other daughter, Mrs. C. H. Abbott, is residing temporarily tempo-rarily in Paris. Warmly Commends Government. Recently, while unable to leave his bed, Mr. Olney had displayed very deep interest in the international situation. sit-uation. It was said that he warmly commended tho action of the govern-men govern-men when members of his family informed in-formed him on Friday that Presldont Wilson had signed a proclamation of war. |