Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-08-17
CROSSED THE RIVER
Death Makes q Vacancy In the
United States Supreme Court
Associate Justice jackson Dies at Ills Homo
In Tenncssee-shetch o. uis iife-
Death OF judge rhacher at
Lawrence, Kan.


Debtn OF VT. Justtco JacNeoh.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 9.-lIowell
Edmunds jackson, associate justice OF
the supreme court Of the United States,
died ut his residence ut West Meade.
miles west of this city, yesterday
afternoon. In the 63d year OF his
age, OF consumption. Judge jackson
had been Ia failing health for the
past four years. but II has only been
In the past eight or nine months
that the progress OF the disease began
TO cause his family and friends uncasi-
ness. Last year he went on lengthy
trip to the far west in search of health.
Later he went To Townsville, Tenn,
where Il was hoped the mild and brac-
iny climate wunld restore his onc-time
vigorous constitution. The trip did
him little rood. and after a time he
was brought home.
lie never took TO his he'd until
last Wednesday week. Since that time
his family and friends feared that the
end was near. ani his death yesterday
was not unexpected.
SHORT SKETCH OF MS CAREER.
Howell Eimunis Jackson was born In Paris.
Tenn. April 4. 1872. ~ that he was In his I'D
year ut the tluc u his death Justice Jackson
was classical -chola'. graduating from the
West Tennessoe college In lis He studied la~
two years at the univ rS.tv OF virginia aadii
jackson under his k,nsmcn. judges a W. D.
Totten and Milton Brown. lie gr .dua,cd from
the Lebanon law school in Is q. In which year
he locate IN Jackson all eng 'gcl In the prIc'
tice OF his iirvfc ssiol removed t. Mc u, his in
rs 0, where he continued the practice of law
served on the supreme beach b. up iolnt ncnt
on two occasi ons aud was once u prominent can
didate for supreme Judge before the no,nialt-
ing convention: located in Jackson In 1871: was
elected 70 the state house Oi relrcse itItives
in 1850 on tho state credit platform wis
elected 10 the United States scnlti rs
democrat IN 1881 AMI served till April L.
1856: was appointed GATED States circuit Judge
by President Cleveland und nominate for as-
sociate Justice by President Harrison: was
confruc1 by the snHltc February IS. 1897, and
entered upon the duties OF the once March !.
ispa
Judge Thatcher Dead.
LAWRENCE, Kan, Aug. IL - The
death of Judge Scion o. Thacher took
place at his home in this city ut $3.50
o'clock yesterday morning, surrounded
by his family. He was conscious othe
last and had known during the past
week all that had been going on In his
waking hours. lie slept much of the
time. and thus the report got out that he
was unconscious Judge Thacher was
sick little over two weeks. lie had
gone to Colorado for his health, hut
soon returned. On the way home the
train was delayed for thirty-six hours
by high water. and during that time II
was impossible to get anything TO eat
This aggravated his case, and since
coming home he sank rapidly.
Judge Thachsr was born in ilornells'
willie, n. T.. In 1880 and in
1856 graduated with high honors from
the Albany law school. Soon after
the Fremont campaign in 1850 he
moved TO Kansas, locating in Law.
renee, where he took an active part In
the free state contest then raging. lie
was temporary presiding officer OF the
Wyan.lotte constitutional convention
in 1859, and in 1864 was the republican
union candidate for governor but was
defeated by Samuel j. Crawford.
Judge Thachcr filed many local
offices, both by appointment and cleo
ton. He served rs district judge
from 1859 to 1864, when he resigned.
At the time of his death he was serv-
ing as state senator from the district
composed Of Douglass and jefferson
cOunties