St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-09
DEATH OF A SENATOR.
Gen. John F. Miller Of California, After a
Lingering Illness, Quietly Passes
Away.
His Successor to be Appointed by Dem
ocratic Governor in the Absence Of
a Legislative Session.
Charges bv NIr. BouteIle Of Navy Yard
Mismanagement Refuted by COM
modore Truxton.
Little Done in Congress, an ADJOURN
ment Being Taken Early Out Oh he-
pect for senator Miller.
Gen. John F. MILLER Dead.

WASHINGTON. March S.-SenatOr John
F Miller of California died at his residence
on Connecticut avenue, this city. at 1:20
O'clock this afternoon, after a prolonged
sickness. While his condition has been re-
garded As precariouS for many weeks past,
his death to-day was sudden and uneX-
pected. At no time since his arrival in
this city 10 attend the sessions of this con-
greSS has he been regarded as entirely out
OF danger. but he showed such wonderful
recuperative powers and rallied SO often
from attacks which were regarded at the
tine as necessarily fatal, that his friends
have been encouraged and even looked Tor
his ultimate recovery. His death was the
result of a complication of disorders arising
primarily from a severe wound III the eye,
received during the war twenty-three years
AGO. The bullet remained in his head
for about twelve years before it could be
extracted and the wound sapped his
strength and rendered him an easy victim
to disease. Loss of sleep debilitated his
system and as aSthmatic symptoms Kept
him in almost constant pain, Brlghts dl-
seaSe subsequently began its inSldlouS work
and then drOpsy disorders were developed.
but through all his illness the senator
showed such nerve and viii power that ms
physicians were encouraged to hope that
he might possibly recover. Several oper-
ations were performed and seemed TO give
much relief. When the storm passed over
the city last night the senator complained
OF feeling much worse and was troubled
with asthma. His physicians were
promptly summoned. and their at
tentiOns seemed to have built him up again
This morning the attending physician. DR..
n a NJ OT
patient and reported his condition as more
favorable than it had been for several days
past. Miss Miller reminded her father that
She had made an engagement with her
cousin. Mai .. {. Miller to 90 to the cap
ital. but she did not think she ought 10 go
under the circumstances. Her father said
il was wrong Tor her TO think OF staying
home on his account. The doctor had said
he was better. and in fact he did feel much
stronger himself. He urged her so strongly
that at last she she consented, and thus ii
happened. by her fathers own consent she
was away from his bedside when
he breathed his last. The news
of her fathers death unnerved
her completely. The senator remained
quiet up To about y o'clock when he be-
came restless and asked for the doctor. A
messenger was sent for DR.. Pope. but be-
fore he arrived Mr.. Miller had passed away.
He was conscious TO the last and took sad
farewell of his wife, who had been at his
bedside all day. Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis
had called in few minutes before and
We're also present when he died. The
senator leaves a wife and one daughter.
There Is no legislature in existence in Cali
fornia. \ new one to be elected in the
autumn will meet next January. Gov.
StOneman who has the appointing of Gen.
MilIer's successor, is a Democrat. The re-
mains will be taken to California for burial.
HIS PROBABLE SUCCESSOR.
Among Californians here the persons
spoken of as likely to receive the appoint
ment by the governor OF California to sue
ceed Mr.. Miller in the senate are EX-Chiet
Justice OF California Wallace, George
Hearst. the Democratic caucus nominee at
the last election, Gen. RoSecrans and Mr..
Delmas, the attorney for the state in the
railroad tax cases now before the United
States supreme court.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
John 4. Miller was born in Indiana in 1881.
He tCok up the profession OF law. He en-
tered the army as colonel OF the Twenty
sixth Indiana Volunteers. As commander Of
q brigade he served under Gems. Sherman,
Buell.. Rosecraus and Thomas. He was
severely wounded in the battles of Stone
river ana Liberty Gap. Subsequent to his
promouon to the rank of brigadier general he
commanded the left division of 5000 men in
the battle of Nashville, and was brevetted
major general for conspicuous courage.
He afterward held several public offices. and
was elected senator in 1881 as Republican.
He was wealthy. his fortune being estimated
at from S4,00O,OO0 to S6,O00,0O0. His house
last winter was one Of the most noted in
Washington for its entertainments.