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pursuits, later being named as a trustee of the estate of Samuel J. Tilden. His literary works included "Biography of Benjamin Franklin by Himself" and "Retrospections of an Active Life." Farman, Elbert E. — Judge Elbert Eli Farman, author of "Along the Nile with General Grant" and "Egypt and its Betrayal," and United States Diplo matic Agent and Consul-General at Cairo in 1876-1881, died at Warsaw, N. Y., on Dec. 30. He was a member of the International Commission to revise the judicial codes of Egypt in 1880-1881, and Judge of the mixed tribunal of Egypt in 1881-1884. Grantham. — Sir William Grantham, senior judge of the King's Bench Divi sion of the English High Court, died at his London residence on Nov. 30. Born in 1835, he was educated in King's Col lege School and called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1863, receiving the honor of "silk" fourteen years later. Meanwhile he had sat in Parliament. He was promoted to the bench in 1886. Holloway, William J?. — Col. Wil liam Robeson Holloway, formerly Con sul-General to Russia and to Nova Scotia, and author of " Holloway's Local History of Indianapolis," died in Indian apolis on Dec. 30, at the age of seventyfive. He had been editor and owner of the Indianapolis Journal and post master of Indianapolis. Learning, Thomas. — A prominent member of the Philadelphia bar, artist, and author, Thomas Learning died on Dec. 14, having been ill since last Septem ber. He was chief attorney for the Phila delphia Rapid Transit Company and had a large and enviable practice. He wrote several books on legal subjects, but his literary fame rests chiefly on "A Phila delphia Lawyer in the London Courts," in which the origin of the expression,

"That's a case for a Phidelphia lawyer," was first satisfactorily explained. Several of his paintings had won commendation in art exhibitions before he became ab sorbed in the work of his increasing law practice. He had devoted his atten tion especially to the law of negligence, and at the time of his death was very generally recognized as one of the fore most authorities upon the subject in Pennsylvania. Lewis, Sir George. — The eminent soli citor Sir George Lewis died in London, Dec. 7. Royal personages had been his clients, and he was employed in the notorious Tranby Croft baccarat case in which the Prince of Wales, afterward King Edward VII, figured. He was the prosecutor of Slade, the alleged medium, and conducted the famous case of Parnell and his supporters against The London Times. Lindsley, Phillip. — Judge Phillip Lindsley, a prominent lawyer of Dallas, Tex., died on Dec. 4. Judge Lindsley was an author of note, having written "Humor of the Court Room" and "His tory of Greater Dallas and Vicinity." Murphy, Bernard D. — Bernard Dan iel Murphy of San Francisco, for four teen years mayor of San Jose, for two years assemblyman, five years state senator, and four years Bank Commis sioner, died on Dec. 28. For half a century he was a leading figure in the Democratic party in California. Tripp, Bartlett. — Having been Chief Justice of the territorial Supreme Court of Dakota, president of the first consti tutional convention of Dakota, and Ambassador to Austria under President Cleveland, Bartlett Tripp died at Yankton, S. D., Dec. 8. Since 1902 he had been associated with the University of South Dakota.