Show IX 11 RUSK IS DEAD I 1 1 his demise was entirely unexpected NEWS CAUSES PROFOUND PROPOUND SORROW it was thought ile was out of danger no data date set yot yet for the funeral his last words viroqua wis NOT nov 21 ex secre I 1 I 1 tary ol 01 agriculture jeremiah rusk died at 8 this morning I 1 madison wis nov 21 general jeremiah husk rusk secretary ex of agriculture died here at his homo home in in viroqua at 8 this morning though not unexpected the announcement that the I 1 I 1 end had bid come to the life of this strongly etro nEly individual cha charleter in the political life of the nation caused a profound shock 4 lie ile haa has been ill some time and dangerously outly but up to a day ar or two ago it waa was thought his ills iron constitution would pull 0 him through bince since however his constant failing strength has led his ilia friends to a anticipate liti cipa t e t the lie worst uncle jer ry rv a lie was affectionately known was a familiar figure to every resident of this city no other man mazi was every brought out hero here in official life with so many friends political and nonpolitical non political in in the ft wisconsin is conein capital as he during bis tile three terms as governor 1 flags are at half staff on all the public buildings and a public meeting I 1 69 being held in governor governor peeks pecks office to arrange for a special train to viroqua to attend the funeral washington nov NOT ai the news of the death of secretary ex ox rusk was received by his successor secretary morton just as he lie waa was leaving his office to I 1 4 attend a cabinet meeting he at once I 1 ordered the tile fla alas over the agricultural building to be placed at half mast the building will not be closed on the I 1 dav day of the funeral according to custom 1 I on account of the amendment to the last legislative appropriation bill I 1 forbidding such action I 1 the end was entirely unexpected colonel cason for formerly merli private secretary I 1 left the bedside at 9 0 list last night and gave friends the tile most positive assurance I 1 that the crisis waa was passed general I 1 I 1 I 1 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 mi 11 1 1 y I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 1 jojn 6 k 1 1 NN k ak I 1 A ly U J I 1 1 i III I 1 V 11 I 1 SI I 1 1 I 1 I 1 11 I 1 ibe I 1 I 1 JEREMIAH M RUSK rusk himself told the physicians during the tile evening that he was better he ile I 1 took the usual amount of nourishment 1 1 and slept a good portion of the night death waa was duo due to a complication of disorders dating back several years no date lias has been sst set for the funeral I 1 probably president ex harrison and at least some members of the cabinet of 1 which rusk was a member will attend the obsequies indianapolis nov 21 president harrion harri on was deeply affected by the 9 news of death ho ile expressed I 1 I 1 the tile deepest sorrow at the taking talt ng off of the tile venerable member of his late official family and at once cent sent sirs mrs rusk a A telegram of condolence iio ile stated state I 1 he be I 1 would probably wl with th ex attorney gen eral oral miller attend the funeral viroqua wis nov 21 the whole I 1 family Ns were ere at his a bedside when hen tho the I 1 general breathed his list last his ilia last 1 word words spoken with an effort were 1 I am d dying i n f 1 I lam am dying the funeral ia will be held in this city on friday and 11 the remains will lie in state at tho tile methodist church the day previous jeremiah 31 rusk was born in morgan norgan county ohio juno june 17 1830 hia his catl faglier ler was a farmer of small means the boyhood of young rusk was divided between I work on oil the farm and acquiring 4 1 a common school education he ile was 23 years of age when lie removed from the state of ohio into wisconsin it consul ta taking kinga I 1 I 1 farm near viroqua in 1862 lie entered the union army he ile was major and I 1 afterwards lieutenant colonel ot of th abo a V twenty fifth wisconsin regiment and 14 breve t brigadier general shortly I 1 utter after tho the close ol 01 the tile war he lie was elected state bank 7 controller an office which lie fillad from m 1860 1660 to 1870 he ile was a member of the forty second congress jfe ile served I 1 three consecutive terms in in washington and distinguished himself as a legislator while in in congress he lie was intimate friend and associate of james A garfield upon election to the presidency be he was tendered successively tho the appointments of charge daf faina to paraguay and uruguay and chief of tho the bureau of engraving and printing r i ting ho ile declined both arid and in ISSI 1881 ph he e was nominated I 1 for governor on the republican 71 ticket he lie was w as elected by a majority of I 1 nearly votes over hie li 1 sop opponent he ile was secretary of agriculture in har ilar 1 administration his ilia reputation has been gained as governor of wisconsin and sail especially it I 1 J from the courage and 0 benc with which he dealt with the anarchists anarchist a of milwaukee |