Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-28
NOTABLE DEATHS.
Death Of Justics Lamar Of the Su-
preme Court
Ills Demise sudden, Although He Had
Boon Sick For Some Time-sudden
Call Of Bishop brooks, OF
Massac husetts.
JUSTICE LAMAR DEAD.

| o'clock last night Inc 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 a month ago and 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 good appetite.
DR.. Llewelyn left the house about
o'clock and a few minutes later the JUS
tice was seized with violent pains and
died at the hour above men toned.
He left Washington for the south
about q month ago. He 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 we'll known lake front
decision wherein the city of Chicago
and the Illinois Central railroad were
the participants
Just before his departure from WASH
ington, however, Justice Lamar was
thought to have considerably improved.
Brights disease, with angina pectoris,
was the direct cause of Judge Lamar's
death, and is given by the physicians
as being the chief complication in the
case. Justice Lamar came into this
city yesterday afternoon and CALEB at
the Office of Col. r. E. ParlSe, where he
conversed pleasantly on general top
les He was accompanied by DIR.
Llewelyn on his return to the
residence of Mr.. w. II. Vining, who
married Mr.. Lamar's daughter. The
attack was very severe while it lasted,
and the physician, DR.. A. II. Parker,
who had been in attendance, arrived
only few minutes before death. At
this time Justice Lamar was uncon-
scions and beyond medical aid. Re-
storatives were at once administered.
but were entirely without avail. He
died with his head in Mr.. Winnings
hands and apparently without pain,
the spasm having passed off immedi-
ately.
HIS LIFE IN BRIEE
Lucius Quintius CincinAatus Lamar was
typical southcrner, with the ardent fiery tenn
permanent OF his people. He WIS OF Huguenot
ancestry, but was born in Putnam county, Ga.
September H. 1928. His father, who bore the
same name, was an eminent lawyer and jurst
He revised Clayton's Georgia Justice" in 1919,
compiled "The Laws OF Georgia from 1919 10
1910" and filed Offices OF trust and profit
J. 9 C. Lamar the younger, received
his early education In Oxford Miss, and
later was graduated from Emory college,
Georgia. He studied law in Macon and was ad-
mitted TO the bar IN 1877. He was member OF
the Georgia legislature in 1853. but the following
year settled on o plantation nj La Fayette, Miss
In 1917 he WAS elected q member Of congress By
the democratic party and served until 1870,
when he retired to take part in the secession
convention OF Mississippi. He entered the con-
ederate army at the opening OF the war as
colonel OF a Mississippi regiment OF
which he soon became colonel. His command
participated In some OF the leading engage
ments OF northern Virginia.
Being compelled TO leave the army in 1853 on
account OF Ill health Col Lamar was sent as
commissioner TO Russia. His mission was not
successful and he returned to America, and in
1855 accepted q chair In the University OF Mis-
sissippL In 1872 he was again elected TO con-
gross. He was chosen TO preside over the DEM
ocrntic caucus, and ut that time delivered IN
address In which he outlined the policy Of his
party.
In 1874 he pronounced an eulogy on Charles
Sumner which was masterpiece af oratory.
March 8, 1877, Mr.. Lamar was elected TO the
United States senate Just eight years later
70 the day he became secretary Of the interior
under Mr. Cleveland, and January 49, 1873, was
commissioned associate justice OF the supreme
court OF the United States
DEATH OF BISHOP BROOKS.
Boston, Jan. 2A+Bishop Phillips
Brooks, of the Episcopal diocese of
Massachusetts, died at his residence,
2S3 Clarendon street, Mt $3.50 o'clock this
of heart failure brought on by
a at of coughing.
Death was entirely unexpected The
bishop was taken i'll last Thursday with
sore throat, but nothing serious showed
itself until last evening, when DR. II.
A. Beach, his physician, discovered
symptoms, and, consider
ing a consultation advisable, called in
DR.. r. Ii. Fitz At that time nothing
serious was anticipated, and DR.. Fitz
only a short time, but DIR.
Beach stayed the entire night
About $3.50 the patient was seized
with q coughing spasm which lasted for
q few moments when his heart ceased
to beat and all efforts to revive him
proved fi1itless. DR.. Beach said this
that death was caused from
heart failure and not diphtheria. No
membrane was disclosed b
examination.
Bishop Brooks preached his last SER
mon at the Church of the Good Shepherd
last Tuesday.