Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-01-26
LAMAR DEAD.
The Associate Justice of ths su-
preme Court Expires Suddenly.
WAS THOUGHT TO BE- RECOVERING.
BriRht's Disease and Its Complications
Too Much For Exhausted Nature-A
Typical southerrer OF uugus-
not Descent

not Descent.
MACON, Ga, Jan 2G-Justice Lucius
Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar died at 8
o'clock last night The death was sud
den In the extreme, for although he
had been ailing for some time, Justice
Lamar appeared to be gradually gain
ing in health.
He came from Washington TO Macon
about month ago aud has been visit
ing ut the residence OF Mr.. w. II. Vir-
gin In Vineville, suburb OF this city
Yesterday afternoon Justice Lamar
took his overcoat, intending to go TO
the city, but was met at the door by a
friend, Dr. Llewelyn, with whom he
returned to the sitting room. At that
time and during all the afternoon he
was In good spirits and at dinner he
seemed TO have a good appetite,
DIR. Llewelyn left the house about &
o'clock and few minutes later the JUS
tice was seized with violent pains aud
died at the hour above mentioned.
lie left Washington for the south
about a month ago lie had then been
for some time confined to his house In
that city and was unable To attend all
the sessions of the supreme court, his
absence causing some little delay in the
rendering Of the well known lake front
decision wherein the city of Chicago
the participants
just before his departure from Wash.
ington, however, Justice Lamar was
thought to have considerably improved
lie took advantage Of an improved feel.
ing and the day before his departure
from the national capital he made two
or three calls on friends there. IL was
with dismal forebodings that has friends
learned after his departure that he had
been compelled to take one or two in.
tervals Of rest before arriving here, and
his death, while IL will cause very Sc
we're shock In this community, where he
was 30 widely and aifectionately known,
will not be in every particular great
surprise
/ Brights disease, with angina pectoris,
was the direct cause Of Judge Lamars
death, and is given by the physicians
as being the chief complication In the
case. Justice Lamar came into this
city yesterday afternoon aud called nj
the office of Col. r. T. PdrlSe, where he
converscd pleasantly on general top
les lie was accompanied by DIR.
Llewelyn ON his return 10 the
residence of Mr.. W. II. Vining, who
married Mr.. Lamar's daughter. Tn,
attack was very severe while II lasted
and the physician, DIR, A. II. Parker
who had been In attendance, arrived
only few minutes before death. Al
this time Justice Lamar was uncon.
scions and beyond medical aid. Re
storatives were Mt once administered
but were entirely without avail. II,
died with his head In MIR Vining',
hands and apparently without pain
the spasm having passed off immcdi
ately.
MS LIVE IN HuIEF
| Lucius Quintius Gin innatus Lamar wns
| typical sOuthrrncr, with tho ardent ilcrv TEN
permanent OF his poOpo lie was Of liugucno
ancestry. but was born In Putnam county, Ga
September II, 1875. His father, VINO bore tn
same II tme was an eminent lawyer and jur 81
He revised Clayt0n's Georgia J,stlco" In ~ o
compiled THE Laws Of Geor ia from ISL Il
1917 and hlled onlccs Of trust AMI prOnt
J . O. Lamar the younger receive,
us carly cuucalnu IN bAlOtut MISS uu'
later was graduated from Emory college
Georgia He studied law In NJ con and was ad
mittoi 10 the bar IN 1917 lie was u mrpIbor q
the Georgia legislature In 1853, hut the follow
year settled on . plantation at Ia FLyotto, Miss
In lsT he was elected u member Of congress b
the democratic party ana served until II o
when he retired TO take part In tho secession
convention Of Mississippi lie entered the con
icderate army at the opening of the war ~
Lieutenant colonel ola Mississippi regiment, o
which no soon b0oime colonel. His oOmmin,
pirticipa cd IN some Of the leading engage
ments OF nor horn Virginia.
being compelled to leave tue army In 1907 OF
account OF M health Col Lamar was sent "a
commissioner to Russia His mission was no
successf 4 and no returned TO America, and II
1861 accepted a char In the University Of Mis-
sisslppl In ls12 he was again elected to con
grcss He was chosen 10 preside over the dem
ocrnto caucus, and at that time delivered al
address IN which he outlined the policy of nj
party
In 1874 he pronounced an euugy on Charlie
sumner which was IN lsterpioco NJ Oratory
March 5, 1877, Mr. Lamar was elected 10 IN
United States senate Just eight years late
10 the da he became secretary u the intorlo
unior Mr. Cleveland and January 10, II y, va
commissioned associate justice " the suprem
court Of the United States