The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-27
Postmaster-General Timothy o. Howe
Diedat kenosha, Wisconsin. Sunday.
His Disease Was Pneumonia and His
Illness OF Short Duration.
A Short Sketch of His Life and
Public Services.
The Postal Service win be Represented
at the Funeral.
Frank Hatton, II is Probable, win
Succeed Him.
A Scrap of ialfForgOtten History Now
Revived.
Some Other Details and Notes

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Postmaster.
General Howe is dead.
NO FESTIVITIES.
WASHINGTON, March 26,-The president
received this evening telegraphic informa.
tion of the sudden death, this afternoon, at
his home in Wisconsin, of Postmaster Gen.
eral Howe. In consequence of this sad and
unexpected event, the dinner which was 10
have been given Tuesday by the president
to ex'President Diaz, OF Mexico, who ar
rives at Washington on Monday morning,
as the guest of the nation, will not take
place, and the reception to have been given
the same distinguished gentlemen by Sec
rotary Frclinghuysen, Wednesday evening,
will not take place.
ACTION AT WASHINGTON,
WASHINGTON, March 25-Colonel Totten
said this after he had heard the news of
the death OF Postmaster-Gener Howe that
when that rNstleman left Washington two
weeks ago hewas in better heith than for
seventeen years, Private business called
him to Green Bay. He stopped at Keno.
sha, where he contracted the fatal illness.
The first news of his sickness reached here
Friday last,at highland Mrs Totten, Judge
llowe's daughter Immediately made prep
arations to go to him. She left Saturday
morning, and it is supposed reached Keno.
sha about noon to-day. Ills son Frank
was preparing to leave tonight, when
the news of his fathers death reached
here. The family in this city
have heard nothing as to the funeral ar
rangements, but Colonel Totten believes
the body will be taken to Green Bay for In
terment in the cemetery there, where the
family burial lot is, and where Judge
Howe's wife and some favorite neces are
buried. First Assistant Postmaster
general Hatton called at the White
House this evening and had an
interview with the president, at
which II was decided to issue an executive
order closing the departments on the day OF
the funeral The post office department
building will be draped with mourning Tor
the customary period.
THE FUNERAL DELEGATION.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-Among those
who will leave tonight TO attend the funeral
ceremonies of the late postmaster general
are; Secretaries Lincoln, Teller and Chan.
dler and delegation from the post-oslice
department, consisting of Hon. Frank Hat
ton, acting postmaster-general; Judge Free
man, assistant attorney.general John
Jameson, neutrality-suspicious. of the
railway mail service. and several others.
Colonel Parker, chief inspector, and Colonel
Thompson, superintendent of the railway
mail service, who are now travelling
in the west, have been notified
and are expected to Join the delegation nj
kenosha. 1t is probable that Senator Hill,
OF Colorado, acting chairman of the senate
! committee on post-oiiices and post-roads,
and Hen. Henry II. Bingham, Of Pennsyl.
vania, chairman of the house post.oflIce
committee, will accompany the delegation
from Washington.
EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
WASHINGTON, March 26-The following
letter has been addressed by the secretary
OF state to cabinet officers:
Department of State Washington, March %
IL Is my melancholy duty to inform you
that the Honorable Timothy o. House,
postmaster-general and lately Il
senator of the United States, died
yesterday at Kenosha, Wisconsin, at p. m. T..
BY reason of this affecting event. the
president directs that the executive depart
ments OF the government and offices depend
ent thereon throughout the country will be
w hli NubbOiuhTH anu uI-
propriate observances due to the honor of
the memory of one so eminent in success
sive offices of the public esteem
and trust and so distinguished
and respected q citizen. To this end the
president directs that the post.oflice depart
ment and its dependencies in this capital
shall be draped in mourning tor the period
of thirty days; that the several
executive departments shall be closed
Wednesday next, the day OF the
funeral Of deceased, and that on air
public government buildings throughout
the United States the national flag shall be
draped in mourning and displaced at half.
mast.
have the honor to be, sir, your obedlent
servant,
FREDERICK 4. FRELINGHUYsEN.
The following order has been issued by
the post-otiice department.:
1t is my painful duty to an
nounce to officers and employees OF this
department the death of Hon. Timothy o.
Howe, which occurred OF Kenosha,
Wisconsin, on tho 25th inst, about
u. IN. BY his death the department
loses chief of eminent ability,
whose superior fitness for an important
position was recognized by the subordi-
mates with whom he came in contact. T..
q. Howe was man with whom and under
whom II was pleasure as well as an honor
to serve. BY his death the country loses an
able and honest statesman, whose private
life was sp0tless, and whose public
career was marked with clear Judgment,
faithful service, justice TO all ana an ability
which commanded the admiration of his
fellow-men. The loss OF such a man /. the
countrys loss. In obedience 10 an exeou.
tive order, flags Of this department will
be displayed at half-mast for thirty days,
and the department will be closed The
18th in 'tant, the day appointed for the
funeral. Asa further mark of respect. II
hereby ordered that the department
be draped In mourning for the period 1,
thirty days. II is further ordered thai Z,
the 2Sth instant the post-oflces thr ong.
the country be closed between the hours OF
2 y. m. and b p. m.
lsignedI FRANK HArroN,
Acting Postmaster.G General.
DETAILS OF HIS ILLNESS,
MILWAUKEE, March "a Kenosha dis
patch says: Hon. I. .. Howe, postmnste,
general, died at 80 this evening nj th.
residence OF his nephew, ColoLel Joseph IA
Howe. He contracted u severe cold weel
ago at Green Bay, returned to Kenosbn
and was very Ill till Saturday, when n,
seemed to improve. Physicians pronounce,
II pneumonia, He was taken worse Satu,
day night and sank rapidly, passing avn,
peacefully this afternoon. "'''
Mr.. Howe was born ut Livermorc. Maine
February ~, 1916, and after receiving n,
academic education studied law and wa,
admitted to the bar. Was member of I'm,
legislature OF the state OF Maine in lsi5. II
ne latter part OF which year be removed /,
Wisconsin, where he was elected iudp,
OF tne circuit ana supreme courts. W.
Union republican, to succeed Charles Inn
kee, and took his seat In 1861, Was rs
elected to the senate In 1867 and ls73 dn,
ing these eighteen years holding importn,
committee positions and being one of M
mnst prompt aud influential memhnra ,