The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-05
CROSSES lie DARK RIVER.
MlssOurl,s chisR Executive Passes
His Long and silent Rest.

CROSSES THE DARK RIVER.
MlssOur1's ChisR Executive Passes q
His Long and silent Rest.
| KANSAS CITY, Dec. ga journal
special from Jefferson City, No.. says
that Governor John S. Marmaduke
died in the executive mansion at 9:37
o'clock tonight. Governor Marina
duke has not been well since the ad-
| iOurnment of the special session of the
! legislature last spring. Some time
after the close Of the extra session,
taking the advice of friends
and Of his physician, he went
to Europe, in company with Mr..
William Braggot and wife, of st. Louis
The party visited England and Ireland
briefly, and finally located at famous
watering place in Belgium, where they
remained three or fonr weeks. For
several weeks past his friends have
noticed that he appeared to be break
ing down. On Friday last he felt bad,
but attended to his official duties as
usual, both on Friday and on the next
day. On Saturday night he was
troubled with bad cough, and
Marmaduke, warden of the peniten-
tiary, insisted on Summoning medical
aid. DR.. Dawson, who was called. in
formed the Governor that he was liable
to violent attack of pneumonia. That
evening he made a trip to the Office,
but quickly returned and during the
night complained of pains in his lungs.
On Monday he stayed at home, and by
Tuesday morning his condition had be-
come so much worse that he asked that
DE-. Il. Z: Young, superintendent of
IN Inn hn mt
for. His brother, Leslie Marmaduke,
of st. Louis, was also telegraphed for.
He remained in bed all day, but was
able to discuss official business and to
join IN general conversation with
large number of friends, who
had called to inquire as to
his condition. Up to 2 O'Clock this
morning no special uneasiness was
felt, but at that hour change for the
menced sinking. By 2:30 O'Clock
this afternoon great change
had occurred, and his phys
icians, after holding a consultation,
unanimously announced that he was
beyond the reach of medical skill. This
announcement created the utmost sur
prise and CONSERVATION when it had
spread throughout the city, for the rea-
son that his condition was not consider
He remained in a semi-cOmatose state
all the afternoon and evening. At 9:37
O'Clock tonight, surrounded by the
members of his household, and num-
Der of personal and official associates,
he breathed his last.
During the afternoon large guam
tity of floral offerings was received.
Among the rest was tribute from the
little children. It had been the custom
nf tho (NnuaTnnr dTIrinnp tho hnlidnu
season to give a party to the
children in the reception room of
the mansion, to which they were
invited from all parts of the state.
The room had been gaily decorated, as
tonight was the date set for the feS-
tivities, but the children hearing of
the illness sent IN the flowers to
brighten his household, never dream
ing he could never appreciate them.
The Governor was attended in his
last hours by Darwin w. Marmaduke
and wife, Mr.. Leslie Marmaduke,
John S. Marmaduke, Jr., Miss lola
HARDWOOD, his niece, and V. G. Zantes
and wife, all of whom were
present at the death bed.
His death was apparently painless, as
he had been in semi-uncOnscious con-
ditiOn all evening. His last words
were spoken about noon, when he ex-
OCAuCO q R1OOb1Ak W MI W. W. IGdG1-
sey, of Maryville, as he entered the
room.
John Sappington Marmaduke was
born in Saline county, Mo-, March IA,
1888. He attended the common schools
and at the age of II entered Yale Col
lege. After remaining there three
years, he went to Harvard for
three more years and in
June, 1853, he left Harvard to
enter West Point military academy,
from which institution he graduated
four years later. He was assigned to
the command of Gen. Albert Sidney
Johnson. He resigned in February,
1851, and came to Missouri, where he !
regiment of Missouri |
state guards until after the battle of |
BOonville, when he resigned and went |
to Richmond, and offered |
his services to the secretary of war of |
the southern confederacy. He was APP
pointed aide-decamp to General Will
promoted until at the battle |
of Shiloh, he commanded the third
confederate infantry, which took |
a prominent place in battle. He was
promoted in this engagement and was |
made a brigadier- general. |
At Chattanooga he was ordered to re-
lieve General Rains, whose division |
was Cnon IN northwestern Arkansas.
His operations after this were mostly |
in Missouri and Arkansas. In OctO- |
Der, 1854. he was taken prisoner. Upon |
his release, in 1855, he went to Europe, |
where he remained a year. Upon his |
return he embarked in mercantile pur-
suits in st. Louis, in which he was en-
gagged for for a number of years. |
n 1873 he was elected secretary Of the |
state board of agriculture, and served
two years. In 1875 he was appointed |
commissioner, and in the next
year was elected for q term of four
years. In 1884 he was nominated for
governor by the democrats, and was
elected to the Office which he has since