Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-13
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DEAD
PASSING OF COL. ]. MANSFIELD
DAVIES AT BURLINGTON, VT.
At One Time in Command of All
Cavalry Of Union Army Outside
of Washington.

BURLINGTON. VT, October 13-Col. j.
Mansfield Davies, prominent as a COM
mander in the civil war. is dead at his
residence here. aged eighty years. Col.
Davies was at one time early in the war.
in command of all the cavalry Of the
Union army outside OF Washington.
Ex-Representative Scranton Dies.
SCRANTON, Pa, October 13-Former
Representative Joseph A. Scranton died
last night at his home in this city after
an Illness of a year, a general break
down following heat prostration last sum-
mer being the cause. He was sixty-nine
gress in 1880 and reelected to the Forty
ninth. Fifty-first, Fifty-third and Fifty
fourth Congresses.
During his illness last year he was kept
alive. several weeks with stimulants, and
finally won out In a long battle. The re-
and he sank steadily. When death came
Mr.. Scrantons children. Mrs. Daniel Tate
and Col. Robert NJ. Scranton. were at his
bedside. Mrs. Tate's husband Is a cap
tain in the United States Army.
Mr.. Scranton was active in the Lin
coin campaign of 1860 and was made coll
lector of internal revenue in 1885. He
was postmaster OF the city of Scranton
for eight years and treasurer Of Lacka-
wanna county for three years. He at
tended Exeter and Yale.
He had been editor Of the Scranton Re
publican since 1867. Surviving him are
son and daughter. Robert NJ. and Eliza
beth Scranton Tate. the wife of Capt. ID.
the national republican convention In Chi
cago the third time he was thus honored,
but did not attend owing to i'll health.
Committeeman Rothwell's Funeral.
MOBERLY. Mo, October 13-The fu-
neral of William A. Rothwell. democratic
national committeeman. took place yes
terday afternoon at the First Baptist
Church. Nearly all of the members OF
the committee appointed by Norman E.
Mack. chairman of the democratic nation
al committed. were present. Moses G.
Wetmore telegraphed his regrets, as did
William j. Bryan.
John NJ. Denison Dies in Baltimore.
BALTIMORE. October 1s.-John NJ.
Denison, one of the oldest and best known
business men in the city, died at his home
here last night. in the eighty-first year
Of his age. Death was due to the infirmi-
ties Of age. Mr.. Denison having suffered
a general breakdown about three weeks
ago
While it was generally known that he
had been in poor health. his sudden de-
mise came as shock to his many friends.
Born in Baltimore June Ia. 1923. Mr..
Denison was the eldest son OF the late
Marcus Denson. & prominent merchant.
He was associated with his father for a
number of years. In 1S44 he engaged In
the wholesale grocery business. in which
he continued until 1860. He then entered
the banking business. forming partner
ship with his brother. the late Gen. An
drew W. Denison. Upon the latter's ap-
pontment as postmaster Of Baltimore. In
1869. the firm was dissolved. and Mr.. Den
ison acted in the capacity of assistant
postmaster until his brothers death. In
1877 when he succeeded him. Later he
resigned the postmastership and devoted
his entire time to railroads in which he
was interested. He retired from active
business in 1880.