The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-29

sgth nitaDl, tho day appointed fof The
funeral. Asa further marx OF fespecti " "
herebv ordered that the department
be dtaped In mourning for Tie period OF
thirty days. II Is further ordered That ON
The 18th instant the post offices throughout
the country be closed between the hours Of
y. IN. and y. IN.
lSlgnedi FRANK HAtToE,
Acting Postmaster-Ge
DETAILS or ms ILLNESS.
MILWAUKEE, March 25.-A Kerosha dis
patch says: Hon. i. .; Howe, postmaster
General. died at 2.20 this evening, ut the
residence OF his nephew, Colonel Joseph IL.
Howe. He contracted a severe cold week
ago at Green Bay, returned to Kenosha,
and was very i'll till Saturday, when he
seemed to improve. Physicians pronounced
it pneumonia. He was taken worse Satur-
day night and sank rapidly, passing away
peacefully this afternoon.
Mr., Howe was born at Livermore, Maine,
February q, 1916, and after receiving an
academic education studied law and was
admitted to the bar. Was a member of the
| legislature OF the state of Maine in 1915, in
the latter part of which year he removed to
Wisconsin, where he was elected judge
of the circuit and supreme courts. Was
elected to the United States senate as a
Union republican, to succeed Charles Dun
kee, and took his seat in 1861. Was re-
elected to the senate in 1867 and 1873 dur
ing these eighteen years holding important
committee positions and being one of the
most prompt and influential members OF
that body. His term of office expired March
1879. The famous triangular contest, In
hich the election OF his successor was in.
volved, and in which Judge Howe, Il. w.
Keyer and Matt. Carpenter were partici-
pants, a contest which finally ended in the
election of Carpenter, will be recalled.
Judge Howe retired to Green Bay, which
he had made his home since his removal 10
this state. He was not permitted
to remain long in retirement,
and was rendered by President
Garfield the appointment as member of the
board OF commissioners sent by the United
States to represent this government in the
international monetary congress at Paris.
his associates being ex-senator Thurman, OF
Ohio, and William Evarts, of New York.
He remained abroad about six months, and
soon after his return began to be promi-
nently mentione as possible member OF
| President Arthur's cabinet. In Deem
Der, 1881, he was rendered the postmaster
| generalship, which he accepted and to the
duties of which he has since devoted his at
tention. He strongly favored the reduction
of postage made by the last congress, and
has been largely instrumental in securing
improved mail facilities throughout the
country.
| Judge Howes wife died in 1884, and the
only surviving relatives are his son, Frank;
| his daughter, Mrs Totten, wife of Colonel d.
Totten, of Washington; his nephew, Colonel
James Howe, and niece, Miss Grace Howe,
of Kenosha.
| Mr.. Howe's illness was the result of Sc
we're cold contracted by walking balf mile
through bad storm at Green Bay last Sun
day, which, on arrival at Kenosha on Mon
day, developed into pneumonia. DR. Isham,
OF Chicago, was called in, and under i MS
for the worse ensued, and the absent mem
bers of the family were sent for, his daugh-
ter arriving from Washington at IL o'clock.
| Up to that hour he was conscious, but his
mind after that wandered, and at 2:20 p. m.
he passed away without a struggle. The
| funeral occurs at Green Bay, but no ar
| rangement has yet been made.