Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-27
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THE DEAD CHIEF JUSTICE.

THE DEAD CHIEF JUSTICE.
His Family Physician Declares That
Another Doctor RkiiIed Mim--Tke Fun
erai--Gossfp as to ei,e Suceession.
Washington. March 24-There ia the
usual row among the doctors about
Chief Justice WaIte's case. Mrs. Wins
low, q prominent doctor here, was his
family physician, After he had been Ill
a day or two she discovered that DIR.
Ruth, of the navy, a friend of the family
had IN friendly call urged that the
chief iuBtice's throat and chest be rubbed
with turpentine. Mrs. Winslow ordered
it removed, but found next day 1t had
been only imperfectly done. She then
removed it thoroughly and placed in
charge q trained nurse with orders that
the treatment be rigidly adhered to. She
however. says that the presence of tur-
pentine for forty eight hours notified
her treatment, and probably caused
death. She adds that this is the first
case OF pneumonia she has lost in forty
years practice. DR.. Gardner. who was
called in for consultation and who APP
proved her treatment, was asked abont
DR.. Ruth's course. The doctor declined
to discuss it. Mrs. Winslow has been
the family physician of the Waite's ever
since their arrival in Washington, four
teen years ago.
a telegram has been received from
Mrs. Waite acquiescing in suggestion
that the funeral services be held in the
hell of the house OF representatives next
Wednesday and that the body will be
privately interred at Toledo the next
day. Mrs. Waite left Los Angeles at 10
O'Clock last night to come Immediately.
The white h3use was draped IN morning
to-day. a meeting of the bar OF the
supreme court of the United States will
be held tomorrow to arrange for attend
ing the funeral and for memorial meet
ing. The senate and house committees
deputlzed the aergeant-at arms of the
two houses to confer with the marshal OF
the supreme court as to the arrange
ment of details. 1t has been decided
that the ceremonies in Washington shall
take place in the hall of the house OF
Representatives at IL o'clock on Wednes-
day, Bishop Parat and Drs. Bodlne,
Leonard, and Mott, Of the Episcopal
church, officiating. There will be no
oration. The Judges OF the supreme
court, including ex-Judge Strong, will
| act as pail bearers. The president and
cabinet, and both houses of congress
end the bsr OF the supreme court will
attend. The court as body and the
committees Of the two houses will ac-
company the remains TO Toledo, ct
| which city Mrs. Waite will arrive We'd
nesday evening or Thursday morning.
The lawyers OF the court are generally
OF the opinion that Mr.. Waite's success
sor will not come from the Judicial cir-
cult to which he was himself assigned,
That circuit includes the Atlantic coast
states from Baltimore south. No law
veg of eminent ability IN that circuit is
known to the bar here whom the presI-
dent would be Ekely to select. The inn
preston is that the president will select
some eminent lawyer from the Northcrn
states. 1t is not generally believed that
the president will appoint one OF the
presen6 justices, although 1t has been
| suggested that he might promote Justice
The president will not probably appoint
a republican either from the bench or
off it, and he will hardly appoint Justice
most prominent democrat qualified for
I
Hon. Edwin ]. Phelps OF Vermont
minister to England. The fact that
MIR. Phelps is now on his way to this
country will, doubtless, be seized upon
in connection with the rumor that he
may be teadered the place. Mr.. Phelps
ability as lawyer ig admitted by hlf
political associates and opponents
He is probably the ablest lawyer
now IN the federal service
not already upon the bench
The most prominent democrat mem
toned in the northwest in connection
| With the vacancy is w. O. Goudy, O
Chicago, general solicitor OF the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad. Mr.. Goudy's
eminence aa q lawyer is known through
out the west, and he is on very goot
relations with the president. Mr.. Goud1
he's probably been called oftener init
consultstion by the president as to The
Gffairs of the administration in th,
northwest than any person not a mem
bsr of the cabinet
u Judge Cooley, of Michigan, presiden
of the inter- state commerce commission
is another western jnrist seho is men
toned with q good deal OF favor for thi
place, Judge Cooley has been know
I'm former years as republican, but
is said that he voted for Cleveland an
] is rnngwunap. Any one familiar wit
the legal history of the country viii
understand .hat Judge Cooley ia as vel
fitted for the bench as any one VIII,
holds place upon 1T. Two other wes,
. Tern dsnocrats are spoken OF in CON
nection with the vacancy-S Secretar
: Villas and Postmaster General Dickin
iHoD. Dickinson, particularly, has had
great deal of practice befor
3 1.-THE United StateR supreme court
: He has succeeded In II doing
(, great many things since Mr.. OleSelan
: Was inaugurated. and il he should 3,
3 his heart upon IT, he might possibly Sc
] l cure this nomination. The ss.ee may
r'trns Of fsecretMy Yitas. Tass woul