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have the Supreme Court with them and no flaw can be found in the court's repeatedly pronounced decisions. The correctness, how ever, of their initial premise may be challenged and the metaphysical concept which they per sist in holding as to the definition of the word ‘commerce.’ . . . There is on the one side a conception of the meanin of the word ‘commerce’ strongly held to y the United States Supreme Court, while on the other hand is the irresistible pressure of economic evo lution. It is my 0 inion that economic force will win in the en . Of necessity it will win as the result of an amendment to the federal Constitution which shall in express terms give Congress jurisdiction of insurance."
Nccrology—— The Bench Bailey, Charles A.—At Bangor, Me., August 12, aged 72. Former law partner of Hon. Daniel F. Davis, former Governor of Maine; formerly judge of Bangor Municipal Court, and twice strongly endorsed for the Supreme bench. Cowell, George H.—At Waterbury, Ct., August 10, aged 70. Clerk of Connecticut House of Re resentatives, 1872; Clerk of the Senate, 173; judge of the city court in Waterbury, 1877; judge of district court; chairman of the 'udiciary committee of the House; Judge-A vocate-General. Flemin, ]. H.—At Raven, Ill., August 19. Had muc to do with early development of Nebraska. Lathrap, ]ohn.—At Dedham, Mass, Au st 24, aged 75. Graduated from Harvard w School, 1855; abandoned
ractice to enlist and
distinguished himself at
uth Mountain and
elsewhere; Reporter of Decisions of Sn reme
Judicial Court, 187%88;
Associate
of Superior Court, 1888-91; Associate
ustice ustice
Republican county committee; former prose
cuting attorney for Cass county; circuit judge. Stern,
]acob.—At
Buffalo,
former
August
19,
aged 57. Surrogate, 1878-80. . Watson, james A.—At Parkersburg, W. Va., July 29, aged 59.
Necrologjy—- The Bar Davis, Andrew j.—At Bar Harbor, Au st 10, aged 77. Prominent attorney of Wil es barre, Pa. Dennett, Liberty
B.—At
Portland,
Me.,
August 17, aged 77. Prominent lawyer in Maine; magazine writer. Farnell, Frank.—At Providence, August 11, aged 33. Youngest man ever admitted to the Rhode Island bar; court stenographer. Lyman, Samuel H.——At Nauheim, Germany, aged 71. Graduated from Yale in 1863; formerly of United States Coast Survey; former clerk of the District Court of the United States for southern district of New York; former commissioner of the United States Circuit Court. Murphey, Azmon A.—At Barnesville, Ga., August 5, aged 60. Prominent lawyer of middle Georgia. Paine, Robert Treat-At Waltham, Mass,
August 11, aged 75. President of the Ameri can Peace Society; best known philanthro pist in New En land; member of Massachu setts House 0 Representatives in 1884; brought about many reforms in favor of workmgmen. Pond, j.
B.—At North Attleboro, Mass,
August 18, aged 70. Rice, William L.—At Cleveland, August 6.
of Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts,
Prominent in Cleveland.
1891-1906; formerly lecturer at Harvard I843: School and at Boston University Law
Schnebley, Peter R.—-At Xenia, 0., July 25, aged 73. Leading member of the Greene county bar.
0 oo . Lynch, ]ohn.—At Atlantic City, August 17, aged
71.
Elected
to
Congress
in
1886;
President Judge of Lucerne county (Pa.) courts.
Moulton, Austin H.—At Palmer, Mass, August 17, aged 85. Former judge of county court, Fairbury, Neb. Saufley, Michael C.—At Lexin on, August 12, aged 68. Judge of the 13t Kentucky district court; former Associate Justice of Wyoming Territorial Supreme Court. Silkman, Theodore H .—At Yonkers, N. Y., August 22. Former Surro ate of Westchester county; prominent Repub ican. Smith, Harsen B.—At Cassopolis, Mich., August 8, aged 65. Former chairman of
Simmons, ]. Edward-At Lake Mohonk, N. Y., Au st 5, aged 69. President of New
York Stoc Exchan e durin panic in 1884; former president of glow Yori clearing house and chamber of commerce; personal friend of Grover Cleveland and Samuel J. Tilden;
to his probity is attributed the firm establish ment of the board of Water supply as a non partisan commission. Walker, William A.—At Nyack, N. Y., August 1. Authority on admiralty law; former president and founder of the New York Lloyds for marine underwriters; president and founder of Average Ad'usters Association of New York; associate with the late Walker Blaine as counsel in the Alabama Claims case.
