The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-29
THE BENCH BEREFT
Chief Justice Waite of the United
States Supreme Court
TT. nspOrtsd by Death to that Tribuna
from Which there Is no Appeal.
The Remains to be Taken to Toledo
Ohio, for Intsrment.
His Last Work that of Preparing al
iOpirion in the Telephone Case.

WASHINGTON, d. G. March 3D.
Chief Justice Waite of the United
States supreme court, died at his resi-
dence in this city at 6:10 this morning.
The chief justice was in his usual
health, though exhausted by his recent
severe labors until Saturday night,
when on returning from Senator
Hearst's where with his daughter he
attended a reception, he complained of
chill. This feeling passed off during
the night, but he remained in bed
throughout Sunday and until it was time
for him to go to court on Monday.
He insisted upon going to the supreme
court to be present when the decision
in the telephone suits was rendered.
The weather was mild and the doctor
yielded to his request, every precau-
ton being taken to prevent any i'll
effects from the journey. The tele-
phone decision had been written by the
chief justice, but he was too i'll to read
It from the bench and that duty was
therefore performed by Justice Blatch-
ford. Special care was taken that no
evidence of the chief Justices illness
should appear, and none of the thrOng
that heard the decision read suspected
the real reason why it was announced
by Justice BlatchfOrd.
AS soon as possible after the read
ing Justice Waite left the bench and
was hurriedly driven home. It is adj
fhof the trim fn the RQnIfO1
far from prudent for man in Justice
Yates condition, but it is asserted
that no serious consequences can be
ascribed to it. Phe chief justice was
determined to GO and the doctor had to
Weld. He went back to bed and since
then has been a very sick man.
He was wakeful Monday night and on
Tuesday morning symptoms OF acute
bronchitis appeared accompanied by
insomnia and great reStlessneSS. His
condition Tuesday was not alarming
but on Wednesday pneumonia showed
itself. During Thursday night he was
comfortable and no particular alarm
was felt, but at o'clock this morning
failure of the hearts action was OBJ
served and at $40 he passed away. His
daughter, Miss Mary E. Waite, and his
son, Mr.. G. G. Waite, vice president of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
railroad were with him when he died.
Doctors Caroline z. WInslow and
Frank A. Gardner were in attendance.
Mrs. Waite left Washington for Cali
fornia about week ago and is now
supposed to be in Los Angeles. Ar
rangements for the funeral have not as
yet been made. The chief justice will
be buried in Toledo, Ohio.
None of the supreme court justices
have had any information to give to in
Quirers and extraordinary efforts have
been made by all having knowledge of
the facts to keep the chief Justices ILL
ness a secret. Arrangements have
been made for speedy return of Mrs.
Waite. Justice Waite'S illness was
due to trouble with his liver and
spleen, complicated with very painful
stomach disorders. Justice Waite
had very serious fit of sickness just
at the close of the administration of
President Arthur. He was confined
to his house for several weeks with an
attack of erys;pelas that threatened
at one time to have fatal termination.
The serious character of his illness at
that time was not generally
known until after the crisis
had been passed and it was not until
he became well enough to be up and
about his house on ''I' street that
newspaper paragraphs appeared re-
porting him to be in danger. The JUS
tice was hale man to look at, but hE
had stroke of paralysis some years
ago and his friends have been solicit
GUS about him on that account, fear
ing a recurrence of the old symptoms
After his recovery from this illness hi
travelled and sought recreation by {
prolonged abstension from the duties
of the supreme court.
The president is preparing an order
closing all executive departments o.
the government on the day of Judge
| Waite's funeral.
The supreme court and both houses
of congress have adjourned as a marx
of respect to the memory of the de
ceased chief justice.
| Associate Justice Miller, senior
member of the court, after leaving TIT
residence of the late chief justice. sen
| invitations to his fellow members Il
meet him in the consultation room o.
the court where they all assembled a
IL o'clock, remaining closeted to
| gether until noon. The attorney
general and leading members of the
bar were present in the court room
when court assembled and the seats
outside the rail were filed witt
spectators. The chair of the chic
justice was simply draped with Grape
but in no other respect did the APP
pearance of the chamber give any lndi
cation of the mournful nature of the oc
casion. When the court entered
the chamber the marshall an
announced the honorable associate
Justice of the supreme court" varying
the usual formula by the omission o
the title of the deceased. When tn
court and the assemblage were seate
Justice Miller, in low, broken voice
said: 1T is my painful duty to an
nounce to the bar of this court that it
honored chief justice departed this lif
this morning at $50 o'clock. This
observations on the subject, which Wi
be done in due time. The court wi
adjourn until II o'clock on Monday
April I'd" Thereupon the court an
assemblage retired.
AWAITING INSTRUCTIONS.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-No a
rangements for the funeral can /
made until the wishes of Mrs. Wait
are made known 1t is the intentio
of the members of the family to hay
the interment take place at Toled
the old residence of tt
chief justice, unless Mrs. Wait
should signify a different desire.
r case the interment takes place the
it is probable that the remains wi
n leave here on Wednesday or Thursds
next for Ohio. The purpose being
5 have Mrs. Waite meet the funer
9 train at Toledo on her return fro
California.
t The Chief Justice leaves a wife, tv
s sons, Edward T. Waite,a lawyer
e Toledo and c. C. Waite, of Cincinnati
Ohio, president of the Cincinnati
Hamilton s. Dayton railroad, and
daughter. Miss Mary +. Waite
l. The following official notice of Il
d death of Chief Justice Waite has in
9 been issued by the department
state:
n To the people of the United States:
It The painful duty devolves on ii
IS president to announce the death at
{. early hour this morning at his n
e idence in this city of Morrison
Waite, Chief Justice of the Unit
States, which exalted position he b
filed since March 4, 1874, with bon