The News and Observer.
VOL. XXXIX. NO. 5.
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IN FRIENDLY RIVALRY
FIREMEN YESTERDAY HELD
I HEIR ANNUAL CONTESTS
AT NEWBERN.
THE WHOLE CITY TOOK HOLIDAY.
The Slate Championship Belt and the
Crab Reel Race H on hr the Atlantic
Company of Newbern—Horse Reel
and Hand Hook and Ladder Races
by Greensboro—'The Horse Truck
Hook and Ladder Races by Winston—
Salisbury the Next Place of Meeting.
Special to the News and Observer.
Newbern, N. C , Aug. 8.
To day the banks and many of the
business houses of Newbern are <sosed
and the city has turned out en tntisie to
do honor to the firemen.
The firri event of the morning was the
grab reel race, company to run fifty
yards to plug, unreel not less than forty
eight feet of hose, attach to plug and
throw water. Prize SSO and gold medal;
second prize $25.
2. Hand truck hook and ladder race.
Must run a hundred yards, unstrap and
take off three laddeis, raise third ladder,
man to ascend to top round, descend,
and all ladders to be strapped in place.
First pr.ee SSO and gold badge; second
$25.
3. Horse truck hook and ladder con
test, (two to enter). Run three hundred
yards, and as with hand truck. First
prize, SSO; second prize $25.
4. Ilrse reel race for champion hip beP.
Run 200 yards to hydrant, lay 300 feet
of hose, uncouple, put on pi; e, time to
be called when water leaves the pipe.
This championship belt is the grand
prize of the tournament.
Racing Results.
Grab reel race: - Chicora, Fayetteville,
27 4 5; Atlantic, Newbern, 27 1 2 Eagles,
Greensboro, made a beautiful run but
fceir nozzle blew off; South Side, Greens
boro, 25 15. Judges, H. P. Christie, F.
H. Vogler, Ben. T. Amerson, W. C.
YorGlahan.
Hand hook and ladder race:— Greens
boro, 33 12: Winston, 38 1 5.
Horse reel race: Howard relief, Wil
mington, 44 45; Atlantic, Newbern,
45 14; steam fire engine No. 1, Greens
boro, 43 4 5; steam fire engine No. 1,
Winston, 44. New bern broke a trace at
the start and was ruled out. She made an
exhibition run in 40 3 4, smashing the
record. Judges, Jas. D. McNeill, H. P.
Christie, Ben. T. Amerson J. D. Bul
lock, Frank Taylor.
Newbern, Atlantic No. 1, won the
State championship belt in 60 3-4.
Chicora, Fayetteville, second, 64 The
two Greensboro companies withdrew
from the race on account of the previous
contest.
The horse truck hook and ladder race
was won by Winston in 58£, thirteen
seconds below the State record; Greens
boro second, 116 i.
After the races the Newbern and
Fayetteville teams paraded the town,
headed by a brass band. There are con
tests on the grab, reel and horse hose
reel races. It is said that Greensboro
will be ruled out.
Judges for championship belt—W. C.
Von Glahan, Wilmington; J, K. Willi?,
Newbern; J. S. Dunn, Winston, Start
er —J. W. Griffith, Greensboro; Timer—
J. W. Willis, Newbern.
Salisbury has been selected as the
next place of meeting of the Associa
tion.
Mr. J. A. Lambert, of Atlanta, the
agent of the Ball Nozzle Company, last
night offered a ten dollar gold piece and
a silver trumpet to the hoise nook and
ladder company making the best iejord.
He also donated a ball nozzle to the most
popular chief in North Carolina. It was
promptly awarded to Chief McNeill, of
Fayetteville.
Mr. Lambert gave a uniform to the
steam fire engine throwing water the
longest distance.
The Pa-sing Show.
The Atlanties of Newbern, who now
celebrate their serai centennial, yester
day made the finest showing any compa
ny ever made in the State, in their
white duck suits, each with a buttoniere
in tiie lapel of his coat. They made a
fine appearance. The “Atlantic Jr.”
company, composed of smali boys, fol
lowed. They were all dressed in white
duck and drew a minuature hose reel, on
which was seated the smallest boy in the
company. Then came an elaborate
white, blue and gold float, on which was
seated a pyramid of pretty Atlantic girls
all clad in pink waists and white skirts
and caps As they passed the reviewing
stand the Atlantic Juniors gave the yell:
•mjoo, two. tli!•* '•. pink and white,
Atlantic girl* are out of sight."
The Newbern Steam Fire Engine Com
pany, No. 1, made a display only second
to the Atlantic. Its handsome float iu
red, white and blue effects, with its bevy
of beauties in a perfect pyramid, excited
the admiration of all the spectators.
At one point along the route of march
a large crowd of girls were massed in a
solid battalion of pink and white. Porch,
step*, yard, all were full of the pretty
creatures Between the two big gate
posts was the most fetching little three
year old boy, iu a uaval reserve suit, and
seated on a throne of pink and white.
This display brought forth cheer after
cheer from the ranks.
The office of William H. Oliver w'as
decorated in led, white and blue, and
United States flags. Iu front of one
window were the portraits of Robert E
Lee and Stonewall Jackson, surmounted
by an ivy wreath, and above this was the
bullet riddled battle flag of the 27th
Regiment N. C. State Troops. While
passing the band played “Dixie” and the
firemen cheered till they were hoarse.
Sabi by the Way.
President McNeill is full of energy
and enthusiasm. He is a fireman of the
highest type, and his re election as pres
ident of the association was only the de
served endorsement of a fine adminis
tration.
Secretary Griffith, who has been re
elected, is the oldest officer of the asso
eiation, this being his sixth terra. The
organization is seven years old, and its
present status has been largely due to
the efforts of the secretary. I)r. Griffith
is the only individual member of the as
sociation.
Congressman John D. of Fay
etteville, is here. The firemen were much
pleased with his address Tuesday moru
ing. He is one of the shining lights of
Democracy in Ids section. “What is the
political situation in your district?” I
asked. “Considerably mixed,” the Con
gressman replied. Which means that his
district is a good deal like the State iu
general.
Secretary George Cummins, of the
Virginia Fireman’s Association, who has
been the guest of this Association, re
turned to Norfolk to day. He says
North Carolina firemen are the most hos
pitable and North Carolina women the
prettiest that the world affords.
Bk)me State records would have been
broken yesterday on the hand reel races,
if the track had not been mud-plat id.
It was at least a second and a half
“slow,” which would bring the South
side (Greensboro) team down to about
thirty seconds for 150 yards.
The firemen’s contests at the Atlauta
Exposition are causing much talk. It is
proposed that a running team be made
up from the best athletes in the different
company teams in the State, to go to
Atlanta and compete for the diamond
belt. Newbern will send its famous
“Silsby” engine to Atlanta to contest for
the quiet steaming prize of SI,OOO. This
engine has made steam in two minutes
thirty seconds, a record that has not yet
been surpassed. If a running team is
not made up from the State at Urge, it
is probable that Greensboro and New
bern will send individual teams.
Greensboro has seventy firemen here,
with Chief Stone at their head. Eagle
No 9 (Greensboro) held the hand reel
championship until yesterday, when the
South Sides, from the same town, wrested
it from them. Greensboro also won the
prize for quick steaming.
The “Chicoras,” President McNeill’s
Fayetteville team, are a fine looking set
of young fellows. They made a good
run yesterday, but seem to have been a
little overtrained.
WILL BE TRIED IN FORSYTH.
Judge Brown Refuses to Allow Re
moval of the Tuttle Murder Case.
Special to the News aYid Observer.
Winston, N. C., Aug 8.
Judge Brown overruled the motion
made by the counsel for the defendant
to have the Tuttle murder trial removed
to another county. A special venire of
125 names were drawn from the regular
jury box from which to select a jury.
The prosecution agreed to the selection
of every juror from the country. No
man living in either Winston or Salem
will be allowed to sit on the case. The
sheriff to day notified the hundred and
twenty-five citizens to appear in the
court room at 10 o’clock to morrow
morning, at which time a jury will be
drawn and the case commenced. Col.
Boyd, who represents the defendant,
read affidavits from the prisoner and
two of his brothers, protesting
against having the case tried in
Forsyth. One of the brothers
staged that he had heard some business
men say they would give affidavit to the
effect that they did not believe a fair
and impartial trial could be had here
were it not for fear that it would injure
their business. Another brother tes
tified that a brother of Policeman Vick
ers, whom Tuttle murdered, had asked
the sheriff to allow the oldest son of the
deceased to hang Tuttle; that the sheriff
replied that the boy was too young, but
that the brother of Vickers might do
the “grand act” if he wished. Col.
Boyd says that he will enter the plea of
self-defence for Tuttle. He admits that
the negro killed the officer, but will plead
that he did it iu order to save his own
life.
The trial of Bud Cunningham, (col ),
for the murder of his sweetheart, Lenora
Hailey, is set for ten o’clock next Tues
day. A special venire of sixty name has
been drawn from the jury box and it is
believed that there will be no trouble in
securing a jury to try the case from this '
number.
Mr. W. J. Young. Principal of the
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institution at
Raleigh, was iu Winston yesterday. Mr.
Young went over to Mocksviile last night
to attend the annual Masonic picnic,
w hich was held to day
Winston Salem sent a large delegation
to t tie 17rh annual Masonic pic nie and
soldiers’ re union, which was held at
Mocksviile to day. An excursion train,
which was run by the Winston and
Salem Masonic lodges, left here at 8
o’clock and was well patronized.
-The Forsyth Riflemen will be inspected
to morrow night by Acting Inspector
General Smith.
A Mission Chapel Looted.
New York, Aug. 8. — The World to
morrow will print the following special
dispatch from FooChow, China: “A
mob has just looted the Apt irican Mis
sion Chapel at Inghok, fifty miles from
hero. Unless prompt, effective action is
taken there is danger of great riots in
other places.
RALEIGH, N. C„ FRIDAY. AUGUST 9. 1895.
HIS MOTHER'S GRAVE
JOHN C. DAVIS, THE ESCAPED
LUNATIC, W ALKED NEARLY
•ZOJ MILES TO SEE IT.
CAPTURES AT MOREHEAD CITY.
Brought Back to Raleigh, hut He Did
Not See Her Grave, Just Aoross the
Channel—He had, he Said, Attended
a Burial at the Asylum Wednesday
Afternoon, and the Clods Falling
Upon the Coffin Sent Him Upon His
Frightful Journey.
Special to the News nu<l Observer.
Morehead City, Aug. 8.
At twelve o’clock last night, Mr. W.
R. Crawford, Steward of the Raleigh
Asylum for the insane, accompanied by
a reporter for the Nr.vrs and Observer,
went to the home here of Mr. Willis and
took in charge Mr. JohnC. Davis, a luna
tic who on Thursday last had escaped
from the asylum.
Mrs. Willis is the sister of Mr. Davis
and he said he had arrived in Morehead
by the train which comes at seven. Ac
cording to his story he had come from
Havelock, a station 20 miles away. To
that station from Raleigh, he had walked
and run, covering since the day of his
escape a distance of nearly 200 miles by
crook and by turn and by many wander
ings, according to his story.
For this morning, he could tell his
story, and did, but last night—then, he
was desolately torn awry with soreness
and lameness and wild imaginings, and
had to be soothed to bed with sleeping
powders. This morning, the clouds
broke away from over the little harbor of
Beaufort, and Davis’s face, too, wore the
look of some refreshment.
He told his story calmly and comment
ed with seemingly sane u’ord upon his
insane self of a few days back. He said he
knew it was all wrong; that he bad mis
treate i good Dr. Iviiby, who, he hoped
would forgive him; that this was
the grievous burden now upon his heart.
He seemed to have lost sight for
the moment of the picture that, accord
ing to his story, bad led him away from
his present home through that tumul
tuous night of last week.
It was the picture of his mother.
“John was always a noble boy to his
mother,” said ex-Judge Allen to day, and
then the Judge drifted into reference to
the time when Davis used to be a young
lawyer in Wilmington, of promising
practice, taking great interest in religious
work and finally being mainly instru
mental in building the Fifth Street Metho
dist Church, which is now one of the hand
some edificesof that city. He spoke of this
in the presence of the insane man who
nodded assent as Judge Allen proceeded.
Then Judge Allen was prosecuting at
torney and his duty led him into a legal
examination of Davis who had been aim
lessly giving mortgages on land in order
to raise money for that same church.
The examination developed the insanity
of the man whom everybody trusted,and
who had by his own efforts grown from
a boy in a cotton factory to a bright
lawyer and litterateur.
But for that matter, so mauy, so
many know of the career of this man who
still looks young.
“And, too,” continued Judge Allen
with a tone of affection for the man be
side him, “John had chimes put in the
church, the only chimes in the State,
perfectly equipped in every way.”
And there is no note of discord in
these chimes, these glad Sabbath morn
ings—away up there in the steeple !
It was Wednesday last when, accord
ing to Davis’s story, one of the inmates
had been buried, and he had attended
the burial, “and,” said he, “when I
heard the clods breaking on the coffin, I
thought of my mother”- that same
mother, the sweetness of whose picture
had but added pain to the despair of
poor Cowper.
The thought of his mother pursued
him like the note of a mission bell, even
after its tongue is still. And then he
lingered Wednesday, listening to the
echo of these clods, and Thursday after
noon came.
He was troubled.
What was he to do to right all the
wrong things iu him? Would he go to
her, he continued. Yes, tie would go,
but then another thought came: he said
he had been a close Bible student, hay
ing committed to memory all of Genesis
and many other parts of the Good Book.
And the story of Abraham was a sweet
one to him, when the old man had offer
ed up upon an altar all that was dearest
to him to get the blessing of tiie Lord.
Just here Judge Allen interrupted again
speaking of the handsome and complete,
and voluminous library of John, and
how he used in go to his office for ref
erence,
“Yes,’’s*»id Davis, ‘ how I iov<-d those
book.®.” *i d ha b g=m filing how he bad
h: ■. recently « gaged iu going over his
Tb.i-I a,'.id refreshing himself in the
-’’ -si. s He told how Dr. Kirby had
w*rn*-.i him that bis brain was not yet
able to stand the strain; and how the
Doctor had tried to keep him at open air
work.
Among his books were Fox’s Mart} rs,
the Bible, and several books of sermons,
among them the sermons of Munsey,
of Wm. E. Munsey in whose soul
for a time sang together those harmonics
that many remember so well. Many,
too, remember that sermon on the crea
tion of man, and Davis here spoke of
the flight of Munsey, wherein he had
said “and the morning star came from
her boudoir and standing before God,
said ‘make man like me!’ But God
[CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE.]
SIXTY WERE DROWNED
THE STEAMER CHATTERTHUN
WRECKED OFF CAPE H AW K
DURING A GALE.
ONLY TEN PERSONS ESCAPED.
Os the Fifteen European Passenger*
Only Three Were Saved—Nine of
the Fifty-five Chinese that Were in
the Boat Reached the Shore—The
Night was Very Dark and the Ship
Foundered in a Few Minntes After
She Struck—Three Indies Missing.
Sydney, N. S. W., Aug. 8. —A boat’s
crew of Chinese has been landed at For
ster about 100 miles north of this port.
The men reported that the British steam
er Catterthun, 1,406 tons, which sailed
from Hong Kong on May 27, far Austra
lian ports, was wrecked yesterday morn
ing on the Seal Rocks, off Cape Hawk,
during a gale.
The passengers, who numbered 70 per
sons, of whom 55 were Chinese, were
asleep below when the Catterthun groun
ded. Only three of the European pas
sengers and the second mate of the
steamer were saved. A tag which has
returned from the scene of the wreck
saw nothing of the remainder of the
passengers and crew, and there is little
doubt that sixty persons were drowned,
of whom 46 were Chinese.
Second officer Langfar, who had the
watch on deck at the time of the disaster
states that the night was very dark.
Suddenly, the steamer experienced a
terrific shock and foundered a few
minutes afterwards. The Chinese made
a rush for the boats, but only oue boat
load reached the shore. The missing
passengers include three ladies. *
THEY COLLIDED IN MID-OCEAN.
And Both Ships Sunk in Lees Than Ten
Minutes.
Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. B.— The Bri
tish Ship Prince Os (fir from Liverpool,
Capt. Henderson, collided in mid ocean
on July 13th., with an unknown sailing
vessel and both ships sank in lees than ten
minutes. Six members of the crew of
the Prince Oscar and all on board the
unknown vessel were lost. The survi
vors, 17 in number, were les .ued by the
ship Dharwar, after having been con
fined in an open boat, with neither food
nor water, for three days. They were
transferred to the British Steamship
Capac, from Plsaqua and brought to this
port to-night. j*
The names of the lost are:
William Knight, of South Shields.
Oscar Nellson, seaman, of Christiana.
K. Peterson, seaman, of Denmark.
August Carton, deck boy, of Osteud.
I. Relap, of Douglass,lsle of Man.
J. Anderson, steward, of Liverpool.
The entire crew of the unknown vessel.
Rescued Those saved and landed
here in the Capac were:
Captain John Henderson; Mate, IT. Lynch;
Second mate, D. Piggott; Carpenter, Carl.
Abrahamson: Win. Oliver, seaman; ('has.
Olsen, seaman; A. Bunting, seaman; P.
Tobin, seaman; Albert Neilson, seaman; P.
Peterson, seaman; L. Olsen, seaman; Thos.
Doyle, seaman; W. Peterson, seaman; J.
Jose, seaman; Ariel Ilomborg, seaman; A.
Morlev, seaman; 11. Kverett, cabin boy.
The disaster occurred shortly after
midnight in latitude 9:30 south, longi
tude 28.20 west. The prince Oscar which
was bound from Shields, which port she
left May 27th, for Iquique laden with
coal, was going at a clipping gait on the
port tack before a brisk wind, and with
all canvas set. It. is estimated by
the crew that she was making about
6 12 knots an hour, when suddenly
there loomed up directly under her
bows, a four mast vessel. The mate as
serts that the stranger had no lights
burning, and after she was sighted it
was impossible to alter the course of the
Prince Oscar. The iron hull of the lat
ter struck the unknown full amidships,
knocking her almost oa her beam end
and crashing through the wood work
unril her prow was more than half bur
ied. The stranger went over almost <n
her beam ends, as the Prince Oscar
backed away from the rebound.
A; the crew of the Prince Oscar stood
peering through the darkness they saw
the stranger partially right herself and
then she rapidly began to sink. They
listened in vain for some signs of life,
but not a cry for help nor a word of
command came from the stricken vessel.
In less than tour minutes from the time
she was struck, the stranger heeled
over and plunged stern first into
the depths below. Capt. Henderson, of
the Prince Oscar, who was below in his
berth, rushed on deck just in time to
discover that his ship was also sinking.
The pumps were manned but it was
soon discovered that there was no hope
from that source. Life boats were or
dered cut adrift and the men were told
to jump and swim for their lives. Tney
ail want overboard, and with the excep
tion of two unfortunates, reached the
small boats.
Captain Henderson, who was the last
man to leave tiie ship, went over iu his
night garments and swam fully two miles
before he was picked up. Both boats
hovered about the scene of the wreck
until daylight came, in an effort to
rescue the two missing members of
the Prince Oscar’s crew and any
member of the crew of the stranger
who might have been fortunate
enough to have kept afloat. They found
no one, however, and nothing to iudi
cate the name, home or destination of
their companions in misfortune. Finally
they left the scene and headed they
knew not exactly where. Twenty four
hours later, a heavy sea struck the boat
commanded by Mate Lynch and capsized
it. The occupants, eight iu number,
were thrown into the sea, and the al
ready over-crowded craft which Capt.
Henderson commanded put out quickly
to the rescue. They were successful in
rescuing four of the men aboard. The
rest were drowned.
There were now seventeen men in the
small life boat, with nothing to eat,
nothing to drink and bare’y room to
stretch their weary limbs. The sun was
broiling hot, and their hunger and thirst
was almost unbearable. Toward even
ing of the second day one of the crew
discovered a small cask of fish 0.l stowed
away in the little boat. This was dealt
out to the survivors in small doses, and
they used it to moisten their parched
lips and tongues. Most of the men were
partially naked, having had no time to
secUTe any clothes before leaving their
vessel.
For three days and nights they floated
thus on the bosom of the South Atlan
tic, and just as they were about to aban
don hope, they sighted the ship Dhawar
from London bound to Melbourne. They
succeeded in attracting the attention of
those on board and were soon upon her
decks. They were aecorded every atten
tion and furnished with food, drink and
clothes, and fo.ur days later, were put
aboard the Capac boaud for this port.
A HUGE BUILDING COLLAPSES.
Two Workmen Have linen Taken Out
Dead and Six Injured.
New York, Aug. 8. —An eight story
building in course of construction at the
Northeast corner of West Third street
and South Fifth avenue, fell with a crash
this morning and a number of work
men were carried down in the
ruins.* Two have been taken out dead
and six injured, while at least
eleven are missing and believed to be
still in the ruins. The structure was to
be an office and warehouse building, the
property of John Ireland, real estate
dealer. It is supposed that one of the
supports of the center of the third floor
gave way and let the upper stones fall,
crushing the lower floors.
The list of dead, injured and missing
are the following.
The dead—Charles Smith, electrician,
lived at 216 East 96Ah street.
John Burke, laborer, married, 44 years
old, Brooklyn.
The Injured—William Fox, laborer, l>ro
ken thigh and injured internally.
John C. Lime, laborer
James Kenney, .laborer, contusions of
back.
Cornelias Guider, laborer, scald wounds
and contusions.
William Frank, laborer, residence Yin
known, seriously injured.
Smith, two ribs fractured and con
tusions.
The missing—John Murphy, laborer, of
Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn.
Christopher O'Rourke, laborer, Brooklyn:
Michael O'Hare, laborer, Brooklyn.
Michael Savage, laborer, Brooklyn.
Edward llanley, laborer, Brooklyn.
John McGuire, Brooklyn.
Michael Flynn, Brooklyn.
James Farrell, Michael Fahey, Charles
Reilly, Charles K. l’eterson.
A number of the men who were en
gaged on the building, soon after the
accident occurred, left the scene. This
makes it impossible to state just how
many men are actually missing, and the
true number will not be known until
these have reported to their foreman.
THE CONFERENCE ORGANIZED.
M ission Work Discussed at the Yearly j
Meeting Yesterdav.
Special to the News and Observer.
High Point, N. C., Aug. 8.
The conference organized to-day,
President L. Lyndon Hobbs, of Guilford
College, clerk for men’s meeting, and
Professors George White and O. F. Tom
linson, assistants; woman’s meeting,
Mrs. P. P. Hackney clerk, Mrs. Mary M.
Petty assistant. Additional epistles from
eleven yearly meetings were read and
drew out interesting comments. Rev.
Jas. R. Jones, of Greensboro, delivered a
mest able and sound address on the mis
sion of the church. The evangelistical
report was taken up this afternoon, ap
propriations were.doubled.and about S2O
000 raised for the work. The several com
mittees are hard at work.
FRATRICIDE IN DAVIE.
A Prominent and Wealth Farmer Kill*
his Brother.
Special to the News and Observer.
Statesville, N. C., Aug. 8.
News came here to-day of the killing
yesterday evening of M. Filmore Cam,
by the hands of his brother Marshall C.
Cain, both residents of Davie county.
The killing is the result of a misunder
standing about a settlement. The de
ceased was shot twice with a pistol. The
difficulty occurred at a threshing near
Hamptouville. The parties were two of
the county’s most prominentjand wealthy
citizens, and were well known in the
surrounding counties. The people of
Iredell are shocked at the news.
The slayer escaped and has not been
captured. Sheriff White to-day received
a telegram to be on the lookout for him.
Massacre Planned For a Week.
Foo Chow, Aug. 8. The evidence
already obtained shotfs that the mas
sacre at Hwasang was planned at least a
week beforehand.
The foreign consuls have the names of
the leaders in it and some of the partici
pants.
An Official Killed iu China.
Foo Chow, Aug. B.—An official on his
way to this city from Ku-Cheng, was
killed yesterday. There is no American
protection. The American government
neglect its infamous.
Parkersburg, W. V., Aug. B.—John
James, a farmer and stock man, of
Greenville, this county, was shot to
death by three gamblers while engaged
in a dispute over a game of cards. The
gamblers escaped.
rn.CE FIVE CENTS.
AFTER A LONG ILLNESS
JUSTICE JACKSON DIED AT HIS
HOME IN TENNESSEE YES
TERDAY.
AND IN HIS SIXTY-FOURTH YEAR.
He Had Been in Failing Health tor
Four Years But it Was Only Within
the Past Eight Mouths That His
Disease, Consumption, Caused Ills
Friends Uneasiness—Never Took to
Ills Bed Till Last Wednesday Week
The Funeral Will be Ilbld Sunday.
Nashville, Tenn., Aug. B.—Justice
Jackson, of the United States Supreme
Court, died this afternoon. Justice
Jackson’s residence is six miles out in
the country. Tho netts of his death was
telephoned from his house, at 3:30 p. m.
The telephone was then immediately
disconnected, apparently to stave off the
flood of inquiries from points far and
near which began pouring in.
The death ot Justice Howell E. Jack
son vraa not unexpected though sudden,
as his close frienos have known for days
that his end was near.
Howell Edmunds Jackson was born in
Paris, Tewi , April Btb, 1832, so that he
was in his sixty-third year at the time
of his death. Justice Jackson was a
classical scholar, graduating from the
West Tennessee College 1n 1848. He
studied law two years at the University
of Virginia and in Jackson, under his
kinsman. Judge A. W. O. Totien
and Milton Brown; graduated from
the Law School in 1856,
in which year he located in Jackson
and engaged in the practice of his pro
fession; removed to Memphis in 1859,
where he continued the practice of law;
served on the Supreme bench by ap
pointment on two occasions, and was
once a prominent candidate for Supreme
Judge before tho nominating conven
tion ; re located in Jackson in 1876; was
elected to the State House of Represen
tatives in 1880 on the State credit plat
form; was elected to the United States
Senate as a Democrat in 1881, and
served tiil April 12, 1886; was appointed
United States Circuit Judge by Presi
dent Cleveland, and nominated’ for As
sociate Justice by President Harrison;
was confirmed by the Senate February
18, 1893, and entered upou the duties of
the office March 4, 1893.
When Justice Jackson was so seriously
ill this spring that he was not expected
to recover, the name of his successor was
considerably speculated in. The idea
was suggeeted by some that the Presi
dent would again name Messrs. Peck
ham or Hornblower, of New York, while
the selection of a man from the West
fell to Dickinson. Postmaster General
Wilson was strongly spoken cf as among
the possibilities while the majority of
opinion was that Secretary Carlisle
could have the place if he wanted it.
Mr. Carlisle would bo especially eligible
as he would be appointed from the same
district that the death of Justice Jack
son has made vacant.
The last time Judge Jackson was in
W’ashington was on the occasion of the
rehearing iu the income tax cases last
May. He had been absent from the city
and from the bench since the preceding
fall, when, soon after the convening of
the October term of the court, he had
been compelled to go South on account
of his rapidly declining health. Daring
his absence there had been conti adietory
reports as to his physical condition, but
the prevailing opinion among his col
leagues ou the bench was that he would
never again be able to resume his seat.
Mr. Jackson had the reputation in
this city, and especially about the Su
preme Court, of being very sensitive con
cerning any discussion of his health in
tho public press, and he referred to the
subject very sparingly in his own con
versation. The other members of the
court were therefore poorly advised as to
his condition. This state of affairs is
said to have been the reason for the
equivocal character of the announcement
of the decision to grant a re-hearing in
the income tax cases, which of necessity
depended upon J udge Jackson’s presence.
He was iu Washington on the occasion
of the rehearing for several days, and
gave his attention assiduously to the in
come tax cases. He sat through the
argument, which continued fov three
days, took part in the consultation of
the court aud, when the day arrived for
the announcement of the decision, not
only listened patiently to tho opinions
of most of the other members of the
court, but delivered a vigorous opinion
of his own in support of the validity of
the law. This occurred on the 20th of
May and was his last public appearance.
He returned to his home in Tennessee
late iu May.
When Judge Jackson was here on this
occasion it was evident to all who came
in contact with him that life was slowly
but surely ebbing away aud that the
effort he made iu performing his duties
iu that emergency was made at the ex
pense ot his vitality.
As Senator and Justice of the Supreme
Court, Mr. Jackson had resided iu Wash
ington about eight years. llis asso
ciates hero were confined largely
to his colleagues ou the bench and
in the Senate Chamber. By Jthem he
was universally esteemed as a man of
high moral worth and rich intellectual
attainments, as was evinced in nothing
so much as in his appointment to the
Supreme court bench by President Har
rison aud his confirmation by a Republi
can Senate, notwithstanding ho was a
Democrat.
The arrangements for the funeral have
not been fully completed but it will take
place Sunday afternoon, at 3:30 o'clock.