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Show JUSTICE MILLER IS DEAD. Th. Grand Old JurUt fun Avar Without With-out a Straggle Biographical. Washington, Oct. 14 Justice Samuel Sam-uel F. Miller died at eight minutes to 11 o'clock last night. A few minutes before be-fore he died the phlegm in his throat gradually accumulated and his frame quivered. It was evident that th end was fast approaching, and the members of his household, who were not in the sick room, were hastily summoned to his bedside. Besides Mrs. Miller and her son Irvine, there were present Dr. Cook, J. W. Woolworth, an old friend of Justice Miller who had just arrived from Omaha, the family servants, and Chief Clerk McKenney of tho supreme court. Soon after death the face, which had become somewhat drawn during the last day's illness, changed to a perfectly per-fectly natural condition aud he looked as if in a quiet sleep. Samuel Freeman Miller was born In F.ichmond. Keu'ucky. April 8, 1816. He was educated at the medical department depart-ment of Transylvania university, Kentucky, graduating in , 1838, practiced for a short time and shortly afterward became a lawyer. He was strongly in favor of emancipation, and did much to further the cause, and though he took uo part in politics tho course of events caused him to remove to Iowa, ' where he became be-came a leader in the republican party. He was offered and declined numerous state and local offices aud dsvoted himself him-self to his profession, in which he took a high rank. In 1802 he was appointed by President Lincoln associate justice of the United States supremo court. Ho was the orator of the constitutional centennial celebration iu Philadelphia September 13, 1SH7. |