Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1892 — MR. BLAINE SERIOUSLY ILL. [ARTICLE]

MR. BLAINE SERIOUSLY ILL.

HU Phj’ilcUni Arm la Constant Attndtncs Upon Him. A Washington special says: Mr. Blaine is still a very sick man, and his physicians are in dally attendance. General alarm 1* felt among hfs many friends In Washing* ton regarding bis slow lecnperation. The doctors are non-committal when questioned on the subject of Mr, Blaine’* health. They are making no predictions. “Mr. Blaine may be better to-day or tomorrow,” was remarked to the Herald correspondent on Tuesday by a person thoroughly familiar with the sick room. “Bn* what his condition will be a week from today, or two weeks from to-day, cannot bo predicted. Mr. Blaine’s health seems to have been permanently shattered. Bis decline began two or three years ago, and ever since then tho current of his physical life has been marked by recurrences of an illness of varying character. Sometimes his throat troubles him. At another time coid. to which be is subject, settles In some other part of bis body. The present Illness is, perhaps, more serious than he has had for some time. It is caused by disturbed digestion, which, to a man In Mr. Blaine's condition, must cause a severe shock to his already enfeebled sys* tern,” ' ■ ■ That Mr. Blaine will never recover normal health la a fact tbat-everybedy-he Washington Is beginning to Even with the great care he receives the least baneful Influence, either of a physical or mental nature, causes a relapse Every relapse leaves him less and less able to recover. A bill has been introduced in the Alabama legislature which provides that ‘ all persons whose Stato and county taxes, as assessed, do not amount to t 5, shall not be required to pay the same if it be shown that such rersons failed to vote at the August and November elections of the provious year.” This is tbe>iirst attempt in the history of Alabama to legislate against the negro vote. Not 30 per cent, of the negro voters pay txxes exceeding to a year. At the lowest 'calculation SO per cent, of the negro voters would tak Q j advantage of the opportunity to save {ft. The negro vote at the* last' election wa* 130,000 out of a total.of seen that the effect of this bill will be widespread. Those most competent to Judge think It will do,"away with tho trouble which so vteyea the' white people. The hilt was a surprise, tew of the members expected anything of the kind. Tho opinion seams general that the bill will pasa/