The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-17
DEATHS.


Ht. Hon. Charles Pelham vlll1ern
LONDON. Jan. lS.-Rt. Hon. Charles r,ea.
ham Niiiiars. NJ. p. from South wolver~
hampton, and father Of the house Of cosu-
mons. having sat continually In the houna
since lSss. died at o'clock tonight.
Charles Pelham ytlliers was the tAi,NA
son of Hon. George viiliers. The Londo1
papers OF January said that on tho ns,n.
vious day Mr. Ntiliers celebrated his sokk
birthday and received consra,u,attAs.r
from al! parts Of the Kingdom In ad1ltinns
10 being the oldest member of the honss of
commons, he was father OF the EarlinN i
bar, being admitted at f.:nco.nss Inn III!
ls@s. Mr.. Gladstone. seven years the H..
nior OF Mr.. Viiliers. entered parlAmere
two years before him. bur while the ser-lI
vices of Mr.. NilIiers at Westminster hah
been continuous. that OF the great staseo.
|. man Was broken when he retired from H.
house OF commons. sll
Mr Nilifers was returned for Wofvo9.
hampton three years after the pss1aeo -
the great reform act and the last pars1nnsl
ment OF George ~. Besi.e being the oa1s|
est member of parliament, he was the o11e5
est surviving parliamentary caEdidAte. III
II was in ises. when George ". was ktn6i
and Victoria was a young child, that ~
travelled down into Yorkshire from LonpS
don and contested Hull g.
she reform banner OF Canning.
In 1872 his admiring Constituents -
WolveFhampton unveiled statue Of Nll
Niiiiers, when speeches In euiogy of ~
public services in connection with the ANTI
corn law movement were delivered -
Earl Granville and Sir Robert Peel.
Notwithstanding his extremely advane1na u
age, his memory Was singnlarIy restntlt0
and he was able TO entertain his fstea1NM
hours al time with lively and characftle*
istic narratives Of the scenes IN the hourNss
fhk@ Hrz knf enn&<a4
Canning had passed away eight ye1ts b6s
fore Mr.. Nilliers entered parliament. 49,
the TWO often met. He often went to thHs}
house 20 hear Canning speak. and hezlll-
Narlahly described him AS a wondereM N
orator.
Among the famous personalities he coo1G 4
recall and vIyidly portray were the gro4k
Sir Robert Peel. Lord Mslbourne, Lof15
John Russell. Lord Derby. Lord Aberdeonk f
Lord Broughan, the Duke Of WeliiBgt1uS
Daniel oconnell, Hume anc Gro,e.
GEN. c. &. Anger.
WASHINGTON, Jan. is.--tsen. CAr14l
topher Colon Anger, u. s. A.. refirtn
died OF old age at has home In w&o&
Washington tonight. Gen. Anger 49,
the class of '<s at West Point. tho CIan1 )
with which Gen. Grant graduated. d.
Anger was with Grant In Mexico, aN4E E#
served with distinction through the c&vl
war After the civil war he saw co1(t
siderable active service In the Indian ur<S
risings on the frontier. and WAS later -
command of var.rus departments OF tMl&
army. He was retired In lSSs. and No.
since lived in Washington. SubseQue1s8
to his retirement he was shot by q ne14W#
desperate In the doorway OF his hcfp4
but. although seriously wounded. rscoVI
cred. He has two sons now In the aru0yts
Capt. Colon Anger, stationed At Feek
Riley. Kan. and Mai. J. A. AugeF. ~
Leayenworth.
Jacob A. Nene.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. fG.--JAcob s
Nefe. presiden; OF the Nefie & Levy ak3p
and Engine Building Company. died 0E
heart failure at his home In this city tt
afternoon. The concern operates IatU05
plant on the Delaware river tn this et3&ts
having established tie business In H.
under the name of the Pennsylvania Iro~
Works. Daring the Mexican war .he nGI5
built a number of vessels fer the govey1ls
ment and while the war o. the reh<l10 Is
lasted they constructed cnginfs for -
government ships. Mr.. NeIe was hofU
December 25. ISIS, in Monmouth couhtXx
~ J.
Logan Csrlisie.
WASHINGTON. Jan. ia private d.
patch received here states that Logan c.
Isle. chief clerk OF the treasury depn14e
fnent under the late administration. 49,
son of x-secretary Carlisle. died In NJ
York today
Thomas xewbury.
TAUNTON, Mass. Jan. 1s.--Thomr4e
Newbury. 7S years Of age. founder
chief of the Taunton Oiscioth compnQyeS
and also founder Of the American Sct4xs
Company. of Providence. died today g.
pneumonia.