The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-30


Mr.. Cslkins was In partially eomotoss
condition, but did not fully arouse from
the sleep which orereane him few hours
before death. lie rested easily until the
last, and only the physicians knew that be
was dead and not sleeping quietly AZ the
moment life was extinct. He spoke for
the last time yesterday afternoon.
The superior courts adjourned for the
day out Of respect for the memory Of the
deceased, and the Pierce County Bar As
ISOLATION appointed committee, consist
ing o: ". G. shsYpsfein. u. J. Crowley. A.
X. Iitiow, John +. Judson and John A.
shank, 10 draft suitable resolutions.
The funeral wilt take place Wednesday
at l p. III. from Mr. Ga5kins' late resi-
dence and, AZ isis request, no organized
boaies viii attend. The Gniermen. sill be
a. the Tacoma cemetery. Rev. +. b. Cher
ington. 81 BE Frat y. Z. church. assisted
bv Rev. Charles b. Edgar. Of The Central
Christian church. vii officiaie. The pail
bearers VII. be Col. r. H. Heussis, Col.
Thsd Huston, John a SaackIsford, CAL
kins iaw partner, ". L. Lobse, c. A.
snowden, Leroy pia;t
Notice oil Mr.. calkins' death was tele-
graphsd 10 ex-president HARRISON and
Vice President Stevenson by Franklin Il.
Lane, editor of the Nsss. The answers
were as follows:
had host Of friends IN Indiana who. with
ire, hear gith great regret of his death.
he was good soldier. patriotic citizen,
q sawyer OF distinction and a warm-hearted
gentleman. "bEs5tsIy HARRISON"
''WasHiseTos CRY, Jan. al beg TO
tender my profound sympathy TO the
family OF Judge Galkins in their greet be-
reayemenL | served with him Ia con-
gress and knew him To be faithful and
able representative. lie was Always the
courteous and digniied gentleman Men
OF all parties were his friends.
a Il. STEVENSON"
William III. Caskins was born February
Is. 1872, in Pike county. q. lie emigrated
with his father 10 Benton county, Ind. IN
isaS. and then worked on farm until
ls5a Ills father being elected county
auditor in the latter year. he acted as
deputy Tor two years From ISIS until
the spring Of 1851 he WAS the cily ed tor
sud bssokkeeper of the Indiana Ilailg
Courier, at Laisvette, and employed al
las leisure IN the study of law At the
breaking out of the civil var be enlisted
rs a private liz the company of Capt. ~. J.
Iemp.eton. from Benton county, Ind, Tor
-
however, and the com pany vas trausferre!
20 the state service Tor one year ard tenn
porariiy attached 10 the Fifteenth Indiana
regiment. The following August il was
aisbandsd. Mr.. Calkins thea went TO
Iowa TO assist in raising company IN
Jones coanrF, aud late III The year issii he
enlisted as nsst lieutenant Q; Company III
OF tie Iowa infantry. He participated in
the battles OF Fort Henry. Fort Donesson
and Shiloh. At the close OF the first days
fight nj shiloh the reianant OF his regiment
surrendered. aud he, with the olhe OIL
GERS, was taken prisoner. lie was cen.
fined Tor seven months IN the pr.sars Of
Macon and Madison, Ga. ard Libby,
and vas paroled in October. ISG2 The
treatment he received aas gery severe. at
time. vergug on brutality. After his re-
lease he felosHed his regiment, which was
ordered to Springfield. Mo-, TO repel the
invasion OF the C5uioaerase Gen. Marina
duke. lie Mas shen seat to Cairo, H..
thence 10 Paducah, Ny, where, in 1853. he
left the regiment With his health seriously
impaired from Imprisonment aud expos
Dre. tie re-eaterei the army in October
ieSa, and was temporarily assigned 20 the
/ one Hundred and Tscnty-eignili Indiana
infantry reg mont, which was then being
recruited. la February, 1854 he was prsS-
naoted TO major of the Twelfth Indiana
cavalry. win Which he remained until il
sas mustered out OF service In DeCelE Der
OF lS8o. lie commanded this regiment
more than half the time which be passed
III active service. and AT the close OF the
war he was hreyesied for rueritorious coa-
duet. After the war Mr.. Ca kiBs began the
practice ot Law st his home in Indiana
ami IN October. iosS. be VAS elected pros
ecuting attorney tor district composed
o; hire of tac Northwestern counties Of the
state. lie was reelected two years later.
Upon the expiration OF this term he vas
sent - the general assembly o. Indiana
aui Ia iS1& ne MAS nominated on the ka-
publican ticket for congress. bus was de-
icaled. He Was again nominated rs o
years later and aAs elected, being re-
elected tn ISIS. la 1851 sbe state Was ger
TymanGered and Congressman CaAkims
1 found himself IN the TAirfeenth district
NascB VAS Democratic by loo majority.
ne Judge made the run again. however
aud was reelected by good majority. and
iNc years later the same Democratic dis
tTsct sent aiE back 10 tae house He sas
a recognized leader among the Rspao-
slcans sn congress. his chief 4 distinctions
having been woa, however. as chairman
ol the COMMITTEES on elections. ia the cor
dial. she hearty and effective support he
rendered the faeihc coast delegation Ia
securing anl-IhsaeSe legislation. He As
nominated 0y tire IadsaHa Republicans
Zoe governor IN fSS4 has defeated
. by Isaac l.. Gray. He then resumed
t1e pFAct4ee 81 las until IeSA. when hs
sE0irTatsd 70 Washington.
In ArTas. lisa he = as appointed fuSfice
CT iae supreme eour. Of Washington ter
rssery, serving Gasl admissions 10 state
heol Judge Caikins made his home frst
81 Spokane, LAT subsequently, removed 20
IASonA, = aere be h9ig "a handsome resi-
dence al tie eoTneF 81 North sud Fourth
streets. lie VAS tAs Tacoma candidate fer
United states senator ia tSai but was de-
icated on January q By Mason |. Squire
receiving easy thirty yogez Judge
Cz4kins took lis defeat very much 20
heart, and after has RETAIN TO Tacoma
Eaade bitter speech tia: surprised .Eoss
who lad known IA POLITICS q. serene IN
victory ~ defeat. Bgt even then his
health bad begun 60 fail He onened a
iaw ett5ce n Tacoma q nsch he maintained
aEkA a EcA months aga In tha anrnnar