The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-18
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Mrs.. rgiHia Masters.
FREDERICKSBURG. VA. ian. IL
| Special-Mrs. Virginia Masters died here
to-day at the residence OF her son-in-law.
Mr.. Frank Beckwith. aged seventy-three
years. She Is survived by four children
MT j. W. Masters and Mrs. Frank Beck
| Win. OF this city, Mr. w. NJ Masters Of
! Warrenton.
John NcKrnna.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, Jan. is.-
! Special.-Mr. John Mckcnna. one Of the
Oldest res dents and business men OF the
! city died last night, and was buried this
| afternoon.
William e. Allen.
Mr.. William q. Allen died Sunday
| morning at an early hour at his residence
10. iii north Thirty-third street. in the
| sevcnty-fOurth year OF his age. He leaves
! WIFE and one son TO mourn their loss.
! The funeral took place from ST.
Johns Episcopal church yesterday after
noon at o'clock
Mr.. Virginia Bowles
Mrs. Virginia Bowles died at her resi-
| dence, NO. gOi east Broad street. yester-
! day morning. She was i'm the thirty
eighth year OF her age and had been III
| with pneumonia for some time. The fu-
! neral VIII take place from Bliley's I'M
! 9ertakng establishment. No. 300 cast
/ Marshall street, to-day at II o'clock The
interment will be in lakewood.
Mrs. X. Cole.
| Mrs X. Cole died at her home. No. 1913
| Taylor street yesterday morning at 10
| O'Clock. The funeral will take place to-
! morrow morning at 10 o'clock from tho
| late residence. ana the intermcnt will be
made in Riverview cemetery.
Logan Carlisle.
! NEW YORK. Jan. l7.-Logan Carlisle.
| chief clerk OF the Treasury Department
under President Cleveland's second ad-
ministrauon. and son Of former Secretary
| Of the Treasury John c. Carlisle. died
| Sunday at his fathers residence. No. (
! Washington Square. north. this city.
| The cause Of death was given as heart
| failure.
Young Carlisle came here last Deem
| Der as "a member OF his fathers law firm.
! IL had been I'm poor health for more than
year, suffering much from dyspepsia.
\ only recently ne returned from Hot
| Springs. where he went To seek relief
| from the trouble. \ fow days ago NJ
was forced 20 take 10 his bed. but his CON
diton was not considered alarming until
after luncheon yesterday, when he was
attacked by heart failure and sank rap
idly. Death occurred at g o'clock last
evening.
Funeral arrangements havo not been
completed. The body will be taken to
Covington. Ky. for burial. and II Mrs.
John c. Carlisle. who is IN at present. re-
covers sufficiently 10 accompany il. ;he
funeral services will be held there.
Logan Carlisle was born near Coving
ton. Ky. thirty-nine years ago. lie at
tended school i'm Covirgton, and after
wards went to Washington and Lee Uni
vogsity. where he graduated. lie return
ed TO Covington and studied law in The
Office of his father, was admitted 10 the
bar and practiced law for some years.
He wag an editorial writer on the Louis
vile C0uricr-Journal for a year. and
he contributed articles on finance ard
the tariff 10 that paper only recently.
When , real estate boom started IN WI
chita. Kans about thirteen years ago,
Logan Carlisle and his brother William.
went 20 that place. bought some property
i'm the early days Of the boom. lNN3. and
opened a law Ollie. They remained in
Wichita until i,S4 when John 9. Carlisle
was elected ScpatOi from Kentucky. LO-
gan came TO Washington and was APP
pointed private secretary TO his iather
During his fathers service i'm the SEN
ate and as Secretary of the Treasury Loo
gan was his right-haud man. lie wrote
many Of His fathers briefs and cited all
his authorities in law cases.
Logan Carlisle was delicate from his
boyhood. and while chief clerk Of the
Treasury had two severe attacks OF Ill
ness lie was unmarried.
lie was the youngest son Of eNSecretary
OF the Treasury Hon John G.. Carlisle,
and was one of the most prominent men
I'm department life during the last CleNs-
land administration. while holding nOmi-
nally the position OF chief clerk OF the
Treasury Department under his rather
he was virtually In charge of all the APP
pointments ard removals that TOOK place
i'm the Treasury service During ms
term OF Office young Carlisle became IA
nous throughout the country from ms
policy az summarly removing any one
he saw fit so 10 treat. 10 was he VINO
caused the clamor of the Republicans
against the fauacy OF the civil service
reform. and 70 was Mr.. Carlisle who was
pointed out as the horrible example OF
tho spokesman In control.
Mr.. Carlisle dismissed Republicans and
Democrats alike. For his pracipitous
actions be- was criticised by the ress ana
politicians of prominence. In some IN
stances he was quite bitterly denounced
although there were some VIC deiended
his actions While his characterization
as spokesman might not have been
wholly deserved. he demo rstrated most
clearly i'm a number of cases that the
civil service regulations were no obstacle
i'm the way If removing clerk or other
official from the Treasury Department.
Benjamin Butterworth.
THOMASVILLE. Ga. Jan. 1-Benja-
min ButtcrwOIth. United States Commits
sloner OF Patents. who has been ill at
Piney Woods Hotel here several weeks
died az 3:i5 Sunday afternoon. The end
was peaceful. and when il came his wife
anu children were at his bedside. He
came here 10 recuperate from an attack
OF pneumonia. and recovered rapidly. till
two weeks ago. when he suffered an at
tack of uraemic commissions. From that
relapse he never rallied. His body Will
be sent 10 Washington.
FORMERLY FROM VIRGINIA.
BENJAMIN ButterwOrth was born IN
Warren county. Ohio. October % lNiD
Ills family were members OF the Society
of Friends. and his father. who was orig
mally a Virginia planter, freed MS slaves,
and after his removal 10 Ohio became
active with Levi Coffin in the operation OF
the underground railroad which was a
series Of landhoders. extending from far
I'm the South 10 the non-slavc holding
States in the North. who assisted the es-
cane Of slaves and helped them on their
Journey North. Benjamin was educated
al the University Of Ohio at Athens. and
afterward studied law in Cincinnati. lie
was admitted TO the bar in ls6l. and prac-