The Red Cloud chief., 1890-10-24
JUSTICE MILLER
0ootA 0latmo the Accomplished
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WAsu1xorox. Oct iA-Jsssi-s Miles
Ated last atghs ~ eight nases Of
sleeves O'Clock without . struggle and ap-
parsatly without paiA
A few ntnuees before the famous iurtst
pa0sd away tho phlegm in his throat
gradually secumulssed and his frame
quivered IL vas evidest that the end
Vas fast approaching. and he's members
Of his househeid vho vers not In the
sick soow were hastily summoned 70
bis bedsida
Justice Miller Vas stricken with -
ralysis about $50 o'clock Friday After
noon - he VAS returning home from
the Capitol he felt tho nrs; at
tack in his left aide when he was shoas
100 yards from his house and struggled
hard 70 reach home. but ~as unable 10
do 30 and fell PROSTATE IN the street
cutting his face badly. He rallied later
and for . short time became conscious
Saturday morning. However. he again
became unconscious and remained in .
stAse Of coma until death came. Ever
since saturday his death Vas expected
II any moment and his physic n have
mArveled that he lived as long a. he id.
hearty and robust though has coas,i.a-
ton WaA
BIOGRAPHICAL.
The late Justice >anaei q Mile, ~ss orr
st R,chmon {. Ny. April Is. i-is o.. 80
graduated With honor ut III. ualVvr.ay "a
Iransyl " snia and at irst elected tn adopt
The profession of medicine Alter pTscsie
Ing ~ physician n fee year. bon yer he
decided 10 study lac. In whseb pr !csssos
he soon rose to eminencc His sympathy
With the Northess eide OF the slavery que
ton determined him to .cayr n ntusky.
and In IS he vent to Iowa and
soon became one os the k~pub ,caa
leaders In that thrn fortter stale. Not
v~ithsiaading repeated and urgent soiieita.
lions. he dec. 10 tie nominated TOR any
political oflse and cot fincd hiusslf To tho
practice Of HE prvf s-,oa. In i.s: fr sii1ns
LAocoln appoiss-d him an Assoc at. Jas;1cs
Of the Supreme Court and fIr macy s~sIs
ho has been the senior justice Justice
Field. appointed n 1857 by Lincoin. ssandsas
next 4, order Of seniority.
Jassicc Miller. by common consent. hss
been reg sided ~ th- strongest man on tie
Suprcnse b .nch eve, sincc he took his at
thereon. sn two occasions ne vas 80 c,ted
far Chief Jusicc by ths appointing power
fte-idcnt Grant j cuied g.. N ma hat him
Tor that ONCE. bat 10 vas sr u dthat u would
be IA aurons {. Justice Noau a. wayne
who had served IL niger than Ju . c. Mile.
and az u compr mise " rrsoh u Waite Was
,hoscn Durt ~ NJ. tssVcian4'. adm ntsirs.
tion tn 9ucs ion of promoting Justice Nil
Ter vas seriously cons,dcre ed ty the fro-t-
dent when Chief Justice waite died. bui he
was q issuaded by his party assoc at -. n
deemed such a course az wise. PM sNiie
w. IA Ter Vas appolnfc1 Chief Justice IN
steal.
Justice Miller vac always n strong ut.or.
ity on cons titutiousl lac. Ia which line lac
earned q ,epa,siion second oily to that of
Chief Justice Marshall. Among the L. .,
known optatoBs delivered were the siauxh-
,sr hOus cases . Z Lou tsians, In which tie
denard very clearly the line of dCuarca
ton bet seen tae rights - the I.ovcInuneI q
ami ihose of tie statcs. and H. the s.icbrat Il
Iiallet k,ibourn cs--. In ~such a. he'll shst
Congress as q legs atFVc body. hsi ~"
right to take !udici ] proceedings agsia~t
am cit z-n. bat that suci, a'tio" mus be
left To- the courts - having .Aciu-iys jsris.
dIction in such cases tie ~ th- ,-gsi nd
v s-r of tn President of tia. Uritci state,
on many mt rio quest on-. and Is prob
ably true tina NJ Americas iari-t ever IT ,od
so hig h In tn. estimation oil the leading men
81 boti political paTtirsA
PERSONALS Justice Miller vas aiway."n-
o, ihs most popular men in Washington.
iic W.s q t.oroush temocra ~ AMI g. Aicd
every man. h ~.ver humtlc. a. an equal
Rni with a dc,ixh iui courtesy Ia spcisi
Ire he vas always n tiiy soai. trimming
owe with tun AMI good nature and yet
never dr0 eicat In dig atty an SIT control.
lie MARI Il ~ Ice and . sou AMI daasht .
BY his second vito .re both married AMI
have families. A daughter by h . nrst sils
married the late Dlstric. AT 'sncy Corkhii,,
u W~sshlugton.