River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-17

adopted daughter, Mrs Colonel Por-
ter, was stopping, and the excess
sive heat affected him very seri-
ously. When he returned home he felt
i'll. On the following day, Wednesday,
he experienced some pain, and on Thurs
day was worse. but he did not complain.
Matters assumed so serious turn
Friday that he sent for his physician.
The doctor advised the sick man to
take a sail and get little fresh
air. While he was out on the water he
got bad chill. Friday night he sent
for DR. Morton again. On the following
morning, Saturday, the disease tperi-
tonitis) had developed enough to show
its true character. but even then the
case was not considered dangerous and
a dispatch To that effect was sent TO Sea-
bright. Final dissolution was sudden.
The General was n years and months
old at the time of his death.
HIS CAREER.
General John Charles Fremont was born at
Savannah, Ca, January IL 1913, and was grad
uated at Charleston College in 1890 In 1893 he
received the appointment Of teacher Of mathe-
MATES on board the sloop OF war
Natchez, and two years afterward
was made professor of mathematics
in the United States navy. In 1899 he was com
missioned as Lieutenant in the corps OF topo-
graphical engineers and in 1872 conducted a
geographical survey OF the then al
most unknown region between the
Missouri river and the Pacific ocean. In
May lS43 he set out upon a still longer expe-
dition from the Rocky Mountains to the Pa
cihc On his return In 1874 he was breveted as
Captain and in the spring of 1915 was sent to
md In
time region along the Pacific, an expedition
which resulted in the acquisition Of California
by the United States.
During his absence war was declared be-
ween the United States and Mexico, and Gen
eral Kearney was sent to take possession of Cal
ifornia. Fremont refused TO obey orders given
by Kearney. who was his military superior, and
was placed under arrest and ordered to report at
Washington. He was tried by court martial,
found guilty and ordered dismissed from the
service. President Polk RENTED the sentence,
but Fremont resigned his commission. In oc-
tober, 1913, he fitted out at his own expense
large expedition with the object OF finding prac
ticable route over the mountains to California.
After innumerable hardships he reached Sac
ramento in the spring of is49. Here he bought
a large estate containing rich gold mines He
was one OF the first United States Senators from
California serving from 1919 TO 1851.
In 1858 he took up his residence in New York
and IN the ensuing year was the nfSI CauuluaI6
Of the Republican party for President OF the
United States The Democrats nominated Mr.
Buchanan and the american" party Mr. Fill
more Fremont received ia electoral votes,
Fillmore 4, and Buchanan, receiving the re-
naming ia votes, was elected.
Soon after the civil war broke out Fremont
was made a Major General and placed IN COM
mand OF the Western department, his head
quarters being at st. Louis. He issued procla-
nation freeing the slaves in his district, a
measure which the President thought unwise
at the time and Fremont was recalled and
placed in command in Western Virginia.
where he was outgeneraled by Confederate Gen
eral jackson. Soon afterward General Pope
was placed in command OF all the Federal
forces in Northern Virginia, and Fremont, who
outranked him, resigned his commission and
took no further active part in the war.
In 1864 the Cleveland convention nominated
him for the Presidency, but he soon with
drew his name. He subsequently devoted
himself mainly TO the promotion OF
Southern railroad across the continent.
spending much time in Europe for this pur-
pose. In connection with this enterprise he
was charged with fraudulent transactions in
France was tried while absent from that coun
try, found guilty and sentenced to fine and i'm.
prisonuent but as he was not in Franco the
penalty could not be enforced. From 1873 to 1881
he was Governor of the Territory OF Arizona.
Subsequently he practieed law in New York.