The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-26
Roseoe COI,kanQ.

,rere composed chiefly OF representatives
nj the press and friends of the dead Sena-
tor.
DIR. Rarkor called az 1889 o'clock and re-
manned until eleven p. m He said Mr..
Conk.ing was failing rapidly. His extren-
tiles were becoming cold. His legs were
quite cold nearly all the way up.
1t was a dreadful struggle that the
statesman had fought against grim death,
but at the last his end was peaceful EEd
unaccompsnied By pain. His sorrowlhG
wife and daughter were weeping al Ill
side, but the once keen eyes were GLAZED
and set in the struggle.
Mrs. Conking and her daughter oo;r
bore up bravely, but the. elder lady wa
the most Frustrated. Mrs. OaHman SUI
ported her mother. The nshen pnIior Gc"p-
ened on the e;RacIated face and ar. Cork
ling gasped three or four tunes and p2>s"'
away In death the lines about his :a0uth
and On his fuce were sIsgnIlJ drawn lie
was much eulacIatod, but still II death kis
face seemed natural.
Immediately after the death Judge Coke
and Dr. Anderto1 loft In, house. NJ a.
rangcmeats were made last night FOR the
funeral but will be definitely settled upon
to-day when Mrs. Conkling becomes E1or"
composed. Judge Coke said that In 1eui d
Mr. CoukliuG's mouth was slightly open a.
though he had died with gasp. Ire
nurse gently pressed the mouth shut. Ms.
ConklIng is alone with her daughter AID
is completely Frustrated wiki Sr.-f.
The iuterment will be ~ Utica y. y.
BIOGRAPHICAL
Roscoe ConklinE was born in Albany, y.
W. October 81, 1879; received an acs.'rulic
education, and studied law three yrars Ut
der his Ia: hers tuition. Ia 1916 lie eni~r-1:
the law Office of Francis Herman. afir"w,ri
his colleague ia the Senate. and ia 1850 i'e-
came district attorney for. Oneida County
He was admitted to the bar in inst ye> e.
aud soon became prominent botn In la"
and in politics. He WAS elected mayor g.
Utica IN 1855, and ut tue expiration OF til
first term O tie vote between In two ctn
didates for the Office CAUSED him to he!
over for another tenn. II November
1855, he was chosen as a Rep hI,ca;
Ia Congress, and took his seat j.
that body at the beginning Of lis FIRST So
sion, in December, 1S59-a session n"!et
for its long and bitter contest over III
Speake~ship He was reelected III 1850
but in lS0! was defeated by Franc k-:r-
nan, over whom. however, he WAS eirclcI
in 1864 II first committee was THAI on
the District OF Columbia, OF which ne Was
nfterward chairman. he WAS a!Si mem
Der Of the Committee of Ways and M-&ii>
and OF the special reconstruction c.'l. I: l.
tee OF fifteen. Mr.. Conkiing'> fir>i ,In-
portant speech WAS in support OF the Four
teenrh amendment to the Constitution. l!r
vigorously attacked tHe gencralslip al Nc
Clellan. opposed SpauldIng's legal tender
act, and firmly upheld tie Government In
the prosecution of tho war. Mr. Conk
ling was reelected III the autumn OF 1856
but in January, 1867, before he took his
seat, was chosen United States Sena;or -.
succeed Ira EarrIs, and reelected IL
1873 and 1871 Ia the Senate he Wa
from the first member or tn
Judiciary Committee, and connected with
nearly all the leading committees. h1.dIag
the chair OF those o. commerce; au re
vision of the laws. Senator Con1l iug w';.~
a Jealous supporter of President Grant
Administration and largely directed ii
general policy toward the South, aGroc'.!
ing it in public and by his personal IN
fueuce. He was also Instrumental III II.
passage of the Civil Il ghts DILL, ard T..
vored the rcsumptior of specie payments
He took a prominent part IN framing lii
Electoral Commission bill IN 1871. and su -
ported IL by an able speech. Ar:ulpC tina
the question of the Commissions jdrisd c
ton should be left to tha' body Iise.f. NJ.
Coukling received ninety-ihree woes fo
the Republican nomination for President
in the Cincinnati convention Of lS.6 In
the Chicago convention of 1SSJ n az
vocatcd the nomination OF Geio 4
Grant for a third term. Ia 1871 h.
became hostile 10 President Gar
patronage. claiming, with his colleague
Thomas &. PiRtt, the right TO cc-itr''i Fed
eral appointments IN his State. Ia. P,.:>,-
dent having appointed political Opponent
of Mr.. ConklinS 10 the collcctorsaip %: IN
port Of New York, the latter eppvseG his
confirmation, claiming that lac snould have
been consulted in the natter. and that III.
nomination was violation Of the rteG =.
given TO him by the President. -. e..
field. as soon as Mr.. Conkling had GecI re
his opposition, withdrew ali OH, GotLIna
lions to New York Offices, leaving tao o.
jectionable one 10 be acted on o. Itself
Finding that he could not prevent tho crn
firna' ion, Mr.. Conkliug, on May IL. re
signed his Senaiorship. as did as" hiss CO.
league aud returned home to seek - vin.i.-
cation III the form of a reelection. IG
however, after an exciting canvass, th.y
failed; two other Repa bl:cIns were c;.a>ei
TO fill the vacant places. and Mr.. Conkinr
returned to his law practic; III New Yorl
city. In 1856 he was counsel uf the Sras
Senate investigating committee, :s3poIntcd
for the purpose of disclosing tn Irs,iG
aud bribery in the graaJ or the Bead way
horse railroad franch sc by the B,arl o
Aldermen in 1854 4 fer the taking al i.-s
iimony, lasting abo2t three monIno. Mr
Conkling. together with Clarence \. S-n-
ard, made an argument which tied IL
the repeal Of the Broadway railroad cIar-
ter.
Frederick Better.
BERLrS. April lS.-rhe Emperor yes;cr
day appeared AZ his window, dressed in :,