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to 90 to the capitol. but she did not
think she ought to go under the circun-
stances. Her father said it was wrong
to think Of staying home on his account.
The doctor had said he was better and,
in fact. be did feel much stronger him
self. He urged her so strongly that at
last she consented. and thus it happened
that by her fathers own consent she was
away from his bedside when be breathed
his last. The news of her fathers death
unnerved her completely.
The senator remained quiet up TO about
Il o'clock, wheT lie became restless and
asked for doctor. A messenger WIS
sent for DR.. Pope, but before he arrived
Mr. A!iler had passed away. He was
conscious to the last. ard took sad fare
we'll OF his wife, who hal been at his he'd
side all day.
The senator leaves a wife and enc
daughter.
lJohn f. Miller was born in Indian2,
IN 1881. his parents being Virginians; !;
be received an acadcmical education at
South Bend and was fitted Tor college
at Chicago, bat did not enter; con-
mencei the study of law III 1919. ard
graduated at the New York State Law
School il 1892; commenced practice 1t
South Bend, soon went to California,
where he praeticed law for three years,
when he returned to Indiana and
resumed practice there; in 1860 he was Il
member Of the State Senate, bU, resigned
to enter the army as Colonel of the
Twenty ninth indiana Volunteers, and
was soon placed in conlmand OF II bri
gade. serving under Sherman, Buell.,
ROsecrans and Thomas, and receiving
severe wounds in the battles of Stone
River aud Liberty Gap; promoted to
Brigadier General: in the battle OF
Nashville he commanded the lett dIvi-
Sion of 5000 men, and was brevetted 4
Major General for conspicuous bravery;
at the close of the war he was offered q
high commission in the regular Amy.
che L-S NuNiibNNt ~ tii-it tiSt AZ
fOrnia, where he WAS Collector of the
port OF San Francisco four years, declin-
lug Il reappointment; he was 4 Repubii-
can candidate for Presidential Elect1r
in 1872, in 1876, and In 1880. he was "a
member of the California State Constitu-
tional Convention in 1879; was elected
to the United States Senate as Repub-
lican, to succeed Newton Booth Anti
Monopolist, and took his seat on March
4, 1881.
Deati, Of the Widow seymour.
UrCA (S. J. March S.-Mary Blocker,
relict of Governor Horatio Seymour, died
at the residence of Roscoe Conkiiug, at
$50 this morning. The late Governor
removed Mrs. Seymour from his country
home 10 Mrs. Cork!ins's on account OF
her illness, and while attending her was
attacked by his fatal illness.
Charges Against john e. Mclean.
CINCINNATI, March 5.-IsGac j. Miller
prominent democrat Of this city, and
ex president OF the beard OF councilmen u,
was called before the Senate Election
Investigation committee this afternoon,
and swore that just before the last Ohio
legislature passed the law taking the
police from the Mayor, and giving the
control of the police department to a
board of police commissioners. John r.
Mclean came to his office and offered
him. first 5000, then $1,000 and finally
$1,000 to say that he believed The police
commissioners would appoint better
men on the police force than the mayor
would. lie also offer d, upon condition
that he make this statement, TO support
him heartily for mayor, and give more
| money to elect him than he (Miller)
would give himself These propositions
were not accepted. Mr.. Miller is one
of tie most active members of the COM
mites OF one hundred, non-partisan
organization, formed for the purpose of
securing fair election III this city last
| fall. This is the first intimation OF such
charges against Mr.. Mclean, and Mr..
| hfiller's testimony has created q sensa-
ton Miller was chirman of the demo-
cratic committee of this county during
the Hayes -Tilden campaign.