Show SENATOR NEWLANDS DEAD Nevada Statesman Stricken While at Work at Capital Washington Senator Senator Francis Griffith Griffith Griffith Grif Grif- Newlands of Nevada evada died of heart failure at his home here December 24 after niter an illness of a few hours He was stricken while at work in Ia his office office of of- fice flee at the Senate Office building durIng during during dur dur- ing the afternoon but was able to go home and the capital knew nothing of or his illness until the announcement of 1 his death The senator was a native of sippi He was born near Natches August August Aug Aug- 28 1848 and lived in the state until until un un- til he went to Yale in 1867 After nearly two years he be entered the ColumbIan Columbian Co Co- Co- Co coll college ge law school here and graduated f r From Washington n he w went nt to San Francisco where h hi practiced law until until until un un- un- un til 1888 He lIe then thea became a a. a citizen clUzen of Nevada 1 and was elected to to the Fifty- Fifty third FIrt fourth Fifty fourth Fifty fifth fth Fifty- Fifty sixth and seventh Fifty congresses During his ten years as a member of the house he served on various Important Important tant committees Succeeding Senator John P. P Jones Republican in the senate on March 4 4 H 1903 1003 03 Senator Newlands soon became an active member of that body and when the Democrats gained control was made head bead of the Interstate commerce commerce com corn merce committee In 1908 1905 he was returned returned returned re re- re- re turned and again in 1914 |