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fessor in the Maryland University Law School, and he later was made provost of^the University. He was one of the counsel of the Pennsylvania Railroad and its affiliated lines.

Governor of Pennsylvania, died at Overbrook June 24. He had marked ability as a lawyer, was an eloquent orator, and was widely esteemed for his sterling character. Palmer, Horace E., formerly Judge Dewitt, David M., former Congress man from the 13th New York district, of the Court of Civil Appeals of Tennedied at Kingston, N. Y., June 24, aged see, died in Murfreesboro, Tenn., June seventy-five. Two of his works, "The 11, in his fifty-seventh year. He was Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt" permanent chairman of the state Demo and "The Trial and Impeachment of cratic convention of 1906, He prac Andrew Johnson" created great interest, tised law from 1877 until the date of his appointment as judge, and also after both here and abroad. his retirement from the bench. Ernst, George A. O., who died June Schofield, Judge William, lately United 13, before he became director of the Municipal Research bureau of Boston States Circuit Judge, died June 10 at had had a good legal practice, being his home in Maiden, Mass. He was a made in demand as an authority on graduate of Harvard Law School, and corporation matters, trusts, and wills for four years an instructor in torts in and had also rendered admirable pub that institution, later teaching Roman lic service in public positions. He law at Harvard for four years. After worked hard for the advancement of rendering conspicuous service in the the welfare of his city, and particularly legislature, he was appointed to the for that of the working classes. He bench of the Massachusetts Superior wrote "The Law of Married Women in Court in 1903. After the death of Judge Francis Cabot Lowell, in 1911, he was Massachusetts." appointed to the position on the federal Gantt, James Britton, Justice of the circuit bench thus left vacant, but illness Supreme Court of Missouri for twenty prevented his taking his seat, and the years, and a noted Confederate veteran, court was abolished before he recovered died at Jefferson City, May 28, in his his health. He was not only an accom sixty-seventh year. plished judge, but a resourceful debater Higgins, Anthony, formerly United and eloquent orator. States Senator from Delaware, died Stanton, Ambrose P., former speaker June 26, aged seventy-one. He was of the Indiana House and member of active in promoting the adoption of the the state board of education, died May Fifteenth Amendment to the Consti 25 at his home in Indianapolis. tution, to secure political rights for Walker, Gen. Duncan S., who for sev the negro. eral years was secretary of the Demo Izlar, James F., former Congressman cratic national committee, and was at from South Carolina, having also served one time owner and editor of two papers as state circuit judge and state sena in Washington, D. C., where he once tor, died in May 26 at Orangeburg, had a large legal practice, died June S. C., in his eightieth year. 4, in Hoboken, N. J., where he had lived Murphy, Roberts., former Lieutenant- for the past fifteen years.