The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-04

the announcement at any time during the
winter. The justice was ever
CHEERFUL AND HOPEFUL PATIENT
md naturally the members Of his family en-
deavored to be as cheerful and hopeful as he,
and it was owing to his own belief that the
favorable reports Of the past week were
given to those who inquired after his health.
Only yesterday morning Justice Matthews
was discussing with his family various plans
for the future, when he should be able. as in
the past, to take part in their execution.
But at no time since his return to Washing
ton" saiu one of the family his morning,
shave we really felt that there was hope
of his recovery" The funeral will probably
take place at l p. m. Monday. The remains
will be inferred in the family lot, Spring Grove
cemetery, Cincinnati, but details will not
be perfected until the arrival of the dead
~jurist's oldest son. Mortimer Matthews, a
lawyer of Cincinnati, and his Youngest
daughter. Grace, wife Of Horace Cleaveland,
assistant United States district attorney at
Cincinnati and nephew Of Justice Harlan.
The engagement Of Miss Mathews and JUS
tice Gray was announced this week, aud the
marriage was expected to occur shortly. In
the United States supreme court immedi-
ately upon assembling the chief justice an
nounced the death of Justice Matthews, and
as a mark CT respect to his memory the court
adjourned until Tuesday next The senate
also adjourned upon receiving the announce
ment Of Justice Matthew'S death in a CON-
munication from Chief Justice Fuller.
HIS LINES
: Justice Matthews has been an invalid for q
year or more. During the winter of 1887
1888 he frequently complained of indiges-
ton and muscular rheumatism and as the
spring wore on began to suffer from obsti-
nate diarrhoa, from which he lost a great
deal of strength and flesh. At this time it was
thought that his great devotion to work was
to a large degree responsible for his illness,
as no doubt it was, and acting upon the ad-
vice Of his physician and friends. who had
great hopes that q change of air might
prove a lasting benefit, he went to Mas
sachusetts, stopping for some time at Lenox
and then at Nantucket, but he continued to
lose ground. During the summer he had
several attacks OF muscular rheumatism as
ISOLATED with high fever which would contine
him to his bed for several days at q time.
On his return home he began to improve
somewhat, but he continued to suffer from
the intercurrent attacks, which always
greatly reduced his strength and flesh. These
came on at intervals of three or four weeks
Between them he would have periods of
marked Improvement, and several times
when Dr.. Johnston was confidently hoping
to be able to get him out another attack
would PROSTATE him and leave him weaker
than ever. During last February he suffered
greatly with a complication of cystitis and
lritis. About this time an ulcer of the coruea
appeared, with an effusion into the pIeural
cavity, which were attributable to his rheu-
matic condition. He recovered, however,
from both of these latter complications. For
about eight weeks previous 10 his final ill
ness he had been absolutely free from pain,
and his physician and family had great hopes
of his ultimate recovery. That hope was
modified, however, by the fact that while he
had a good appetite and good digestion he
DID NOT GAIN IN FLESH,
although his strength improved daily. At
this time he sat up during q part of each day
and walked about his room n into the
other rooms on the same floor. But about
the 4th of March he had an acute attack of
high fever, which lasted several DAYS, and
which very much exhausted him. After this
passed off he seemed TO be improving, with
a return. of appetite, but a recurrence of the
chills and fever associated with cystitis still
further added to his exhaustion and debility.
During all of this time, his pulse was exceed
ingly feeble and the action of the heart was
sustained only by remedies administered for
that purpose. Yesterday afternoon he had q
prolonged chill and high fever, which brought
on intense local suffering. This was fol-
lowed in q few hours by another chill from
which he could rot rally. He continued to
lose strength and dice o few minutes after
10 o'clock this morning. The immediate
cause OF death was exhaustion Of the heart
and congestion of the kidneys, with q partial
suppression of the urine Besides his regu-
lar attendant, Dr.. William W. Johnston.
other eminent physicians, including DR.. WILL
lam Pepper Of Philadelphia and DR.. N. s.
Lincoln of Washington, were called in con-
snltation from time to time. The arrange
ments for the funeral were practically
completed this evening. Religious serv-
Ices will be held at his late residence
ON Connecticut avenue Monday afternoon at
l. o'clock. They will be brief and simple,
and will be conducted by Rev. DR.. Hamlin,
pastor Of the Church of the Covenant The
remains will be removed to the Baltimore &
Ohio station for transportation to Glendale,
Ohio, by way Of Cincinnati Religious serv-
Ices will be held there at Christ Episcopal
church under the conduct of Rev. Dr.. Price,
the rector, Tuesday afternoon, and The re-
mains will then be removed to Spring Grove
cemetery for interment. Members OF the
supreme court will accompany the remains
as honorary pail bearers and the messengers
Of the court win be the active pail bearers
Stanley Matthew's was a native Of oincinnati.
his birth having occurred July q. 1924, HI
was the oldest child Of his fathers second mar