Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-28


of illness but put 1t dc
sequent upon his louru
no especial importance Otach
1t. The next day however, he felt muo
worse and then symptoms of pneumonia
manifested themselves, BUTT was thought
that by careful nursing and the generous
and Watchful care extended by his rela-
tives that nothing was to be feared.
Throughout Wednesday he grew worse
and on Thursday it was deemed advis-
able that he should take to his bed, when
his symptoms becoming more alarming,
DIR. lsham, of Chicago, was sent
for. That gentleman did not take
very serious view OF the case,
| and under his ekilliul ministra-
ton the patient rapidly improved. In
| fact SO quickly did be advance toward a
state of convaIescence that the dark cloud
of sorrow which had settled upon the
little household, and the feeling OF un-
easiness which filled the hearts of his
friends with anxious forebodings were
entirely dispelled and Mr. Howe himself
looked forward to q return to his official
duties as matter of only few DAYS.
This state of affairs continued until Sat
| urday night, when sudden change for
| the worse occurred. The attendant rel
atlves felt that their beloved one was In
danger, and Immediately telegraphed to
| Washington and other points, asking his
! friends to hasten to his bedside. From
| that hour Mr.. Howe continued to grow
worse until about 10 o'clock Sunday
morning when he passed into a condition
of delirium in which he talked almost
constantly of his official duties at the
national CAP ital, showing that they
weighed upon his mind. About II
o'clock his daughter, Mrs. Totten,
reached his bedside from Washington,
and Was Immediately recognized by the
dying statesman. Soon afterwards he
lapsed into a semi-uncons clous condition.
At 2:3O he seemingly fell into natu-
raj sleep, from which he never awoke.
So peaceful was his end that for few
moments 1twas almost impossible to tell
whether life was extinct or not.
GEOGRAPHICAL.
Timothy O. Howe was born at Liver
more, Me-, February "a, 1916, and after
receiving an academic education, studied
law and was admitted to the bar. He
was member of the legislature of the
OUCSbC VI Ill lCtOg LII ULlC IhbUCI pbI u
of which year he removed to Wisconsin,
settling at Green Bay. He opened q
law Office and practiced until 1850, wnen
he was elected judge Of the supreme and
circuit courts-the Judge Of the latter
being also one OF the judges at the form
er. He resigned from his judicial posi-
ton In 1856. He was candidate for
| the Unite d States senate In 1853, and was
defeated by J. r. Doollttle, has defeat
being attributed to q Discrimination to
acquiesce In the extreme views of the
abolitionists. He was first elected to
the senate Ill 1860, and served rs mem
| Der of that distinguished body until de-
| feated by the late Matt. e. Carpenter IN
| 1879. he was elected to the senate
as union republican, to sue
ceed Charles Durkee, and took
his seat in 1861 He was re- elected to
the senate in 1867 and 1873, during these
| eighteen years holding important COM
mittee positions, and being one of the
most prominent and influential members
of that body. His term of office expired
March 3, 1879. The famous triangular
contest, in which the election of his sue
cesSor was involved, and III which. Judge
Howe, e. W. Reyes and Matt II. Car
| penter were the participants, a contest
which finally ended in the eiecl1on Of Mr..
! Carpenter. will be recalled. He was
originally Whig but has been also one
Of tie most prominent OF radical repub-
Jicans. During his senatorial career he
was offered a seat on the United States
supreme bench by President Grant, but
declined because he feared that demo
crat would be returned to his seat IN the
senate by the state legislature which was
then democratic. This Incident in his
political life apty illustrates bis intense
feaIty to the republican party. After
his defeat By Carpenter, Judge Howe
then retired to Green Bay, where he had
made his home since his removal to this
state from Maine. He was not per-
mitted, however, to remain long In re-
tirement, and was rendered by President
| Garfield the appointment as member Of
the board of commissioners sent by the
United States to represent this govern
ment IN the international monetary con-
gress at Paris, his associates being ex-
Senator Thurman, of Ohio, and William
M. Evarts, Of New York. He remained
abroad about six months, and, soon after
his return, began TO be prominently
mentioned as a possible member
of President Arthur's cabinet. In De-
cember, 1881, he was rendered the post
master generalship, which he accepted,
and to the duties of which he has since
devoted his attention. He strongly Ia
vored the reduction of postage, made by
the last congress and has been largely
Instrumental III securing improved mall
facilities throughout the country. NO
administration of the postotfice depart
ment, it may be said, has been more
thorough or more efficient than has that
of Mr.. Howe.
THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON.
The news of Mr.. Howe's death had a
depressing effect in official circles at the
national capital. In consequence OF the