Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-08

ing, put life chung to him tenacfousiy
Modification first manifested itself in his
eXtremites, THE efforts of the physicians
being devoted to keeping him alive with
saline solutions.
At 8 o'clock Senator Mitchell was still
alive The physicians administered power
full stimulants for six or seven hours but
failed to restore him to consciousness. Oc-
casionally a flash of mental action was
noticeable, but il was gone almost immedi-
ately. The senator never realized his con-
ditfon. The chief nurse in attendance sa i'd
at o'clock that death was a question of
few hours at most
Senator MitchelI's Career.
John Nipple Mitchell was born in Wash
ington county, Pa, June Do 1895. He was
reared on farm and secured the rudiments
OF an education at a district school. At
the age of seventeen he began teaching to
secure means to pay his tuition at Butler
Academy. from which he later graduated
He studied law In the office of former At
torney General of Pennsylvania Samuel A.
Purviance.
He praoticed law In Pennsylvania until
April, 1860 when he went to California
locating first at San Luis Obispo and later
at San Francisco In July of that year he
went to Portland, Oregon
The energy thbt has characterized his en-
tire career secured his election on the re-
publican ticket as town counsel of Portland
In 1861. The next year he was elected to
the state senate. He failed of election to
the United States Senate in 1866 by one
vote. He had formed law partnership
in 1862 with the late United States Senator
j. n. Dolph, enduring until 1875, when Mr.
Mitchell was elected to the national Senate
A democratic legislature in 1879 failed to
return him to the Senate
He engaged in the practice of law IN Port
land until lSso when he was reelected to
be United States senator at a special ses-
N n hat Nod
failed to choose a senator either in 1881
Or 1883. He failed to be returned in 1897
and followed his profession in partnership
with Judge \. H. Tanner until 1901 when
the Legislature again chose him as one Of
the states representatives in the United
States Senate.
Lost Political influences.
It was only when his connection with a
conspiracy to defraud the government of
It's public domain was made manifest by
his conviction in the federal court that he
lost the political influence which he had
held for greater part of a half century
From his SEVENTEEN birthday June % last
the day on which his guilt was decreed
Senator Mitchell has rapidly declined Not
In recent years a hearty man. severe cold
a year ago, followed by the breaking of
limb during the latter part of last summer,
mental strain and humiliation rapidly
slapped his vitality until he was in poor
condition physically, which was added to
by the blood poison that frequently char
acterIzes a sufferer from diabetes
Senator MItehells wife Is in Paris where
| she has spent large part OF her time
since the marriage of their daughter Mar
garet to the Duke of Rochefoucauld A
son, John H. Mitchell, jr., resides at Min
ueapolis Lieut.. Hiram Mitchell, U. s. A.,
is also a son Of the senator.
The news that Senator Mitchell was be-
yond hope of recovery was received at the
| CAPITOL today with many expressions of
| sympathy Whatever may have been the
view of senators as to the facts concerning
Senator Mitchells prosecution, he held a
warm place In the hearts of many of the
senators who had known him and had only
| a high regard for his integrity, and were
without thought of the possibility of any
misconduct on his part until his accusation
and prosecution in the Oregon cases.
Today the scene in the Senate of last
winter, when Senator Mitchell In a most
| dramatic manner declared his innocence of
any wrong doing, and standing at his place
In the Senate, with every seat on the floor
nlled and with the galleries occupied by hun
dreds Of people, called upon God to wit
ness his innocence, was recalled with in
terest On that occasion the senator was
| so affected at times that he could hardly
continue his task OF making personal ex-
pianation of the charges against him.
1t has long been known 10 senator's that
Senator Mitchell has been suffering terrible
depression ever since charges of wrong
doing were made against him. Many OF his
friends have feared that his health would
break down under this teribie strain OF
vigorous condition physically for many
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