Blaine Is Dead

James G. Blaine, after a long battle with disease has at length succumbed. He died today. He was nearer the hearts of the Republicans than any other one of their leaders. He was a magnetic man with probably warmer personal adherents than any other man in the country. He was emphatieally their plumed knight Once defeated for the presidency and three times defeated for the nomination, he yet retained the closest liold n the confidence of his followers. The country long watched his sick-bed breathlessly. At last-the end has come. Blaine 3 dead.