The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-09
]. K. CANNON
JOINS THE MAJORITY
Well-known Lawyer Dies Sud.
denly Of Heart Failure
in Washington.
TOWN IN IDAHO
NAMED AFTER HIM
Was Former Assistant Attorney.
General of United States,
and Brilliant Lawyer.

Joseph K. McCammon. lawyer, au-
thor and scientist, who has been hon
ored by many positions of public and
private trust, died suddenly at his resi-
dence. 2O0I o street, northwest, Wash
lngton, d. c., on January g. Mr. Nc
Cannon was in the Indian service
away back in the eighties, and the town
of McCammon, Ida, was named after
him, He was AZ Ross Fork, at the
Indian post trading store. and so was
Fred Dubois, now Senator from Idaho,
on the Bird of July, 1880, when the
news of the assassination of Presi-
dent Garfield was brought to the fort
by rider from Pocatello.
Had High Regard for Dubois.
Mr. McCammon. several years ago.
told the story of it TO the writer. which
serves to indicate Dubois s natural tax
ing 10 political subjects. even before
be had started "to work at politics. -
Fred (Senator) Dubois had lust arrived
In Idaho with his brother, Dock (J. Ky
Dubois. now practicing physician at
Boise, who had received an appointment
as reservation physician of the Fort
Hall reserve. He was casting about, as
man yyoung men were in those davs,
for something 70 do. AZ this particular
time in the afternoon of this memorable
day he was sitting on sack of bacon,
splitting tobacco Juice at a vacant
knothole in the floor, as the courier
came up with the news that ser all the
crowd about the store in wild excite
ment. Expressions were freely indulged
In as TO this and the other phase Of the
situation, when McCammon said TO Du-
bols (not knowing who he was then):
- Young man, what do you thing of the
effect of this assassination on Eastern
politics7'
To which Dubois remarked: sIt
beats Conkin for re, election to the
Senate from New York
Maj McCammon went out among his
friends and asked who the young man
was. Some one replied that IL was
young Dubois, brother of the new
physician. McCammon remarked:
Well, | would say 10 You fellows that
he is politician, and one that you
would better keep Your eve on. -
OF course, McCammon spoke better
than he knew.
This quick power Of deductio of
political matters, great and small, char.
acterlzed Dubois always" said Nc.
Cannon to the writer
About McCammon,
OF McCammon s death, the Washing.
ton Post of the 4th inst. says:
AIR. McCammon had been a resident OF
1,
here from Philadelphia to accept post
tlon as special counsel of the United
States Court of Claifs. Previous 20 that
time he had practiced law In Philadel-
phia, and FOR year had served as regis
ter in bankruptcy. Subsequently, he held
various public offices and commissions.
and from 1880 10 1885 was Assistant Al
torney-General of the United States.
Son and Daughters Survive
He is survived by a son. Ormsby Nc
Cannon. and TWO daughters. Miss Abb,e
end Miss Edith McCammon, Mrs. Nc
Cannon. who was Miss Catherine Orlns-
by Mcknight of Pittsburg, died seven
years ago. Born in Philadelphia Mr.. Nc
Cannon began his legal career early In
his native city. AT the age of twenty
he was graduated from Princeton in the
class of 1865 lie was president OF his
class. was the president OF the National
Alumni association. and for years was
president of the Princeton Alumni asso-
citation Of the District OF Columbia.
In 1877. after he had removed 10 Wash
ington, he was appointed president OF
board 10 investigate the Indian service.
Later ne was made Assistant United
States Attorney General. and while serv-
ing in this capacity was also appointed
by President Garheld The same year he
was designated by the President "a treat
with the Bannock and Shoshone Indians.
and during the administration OF Presl-
dent Arthur. $50. he was commissioned
To negotiate with the Flatheads and afTi-
lated Indians.
Writer Of Law Books.
He wrote number of hooks relating t.
well-known law cases and public affairs
among them being Report on Indian
Service. lS7S;" Report of Councils with
Bannock and Shoshone Indians, 1851"
Report OF Fatheads and Affiliated In
dams 1882" Arguments in Cases Al
fectinS Pacific and other Railroads. and
others. Mr McCammon was prominent
in club circles. and was president OF tho
Cosmos club until short time be.ora
his death. being forced 10 retire on ac-
count OF i'll health. He was also n mem
Der OF the National Geographic society.
Metropolitan club. OF which he was once
secretary. Chevy Chase club, OF which
he was formerly vice president; OF Wash
inGton University club Of New York, and
the Art club OF Philadelphia.