The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-04-14
ouR NEW YORK LETTER.
New YORK. March 3rst, Iss

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Colonel Elliot r Shepard; editor and
proprietor of the Mali and Express. cad
one of the sons.in-law of the late VIM III
Vanderbilt, died suddenly and tragically
Friday afternoon. The Colonel had been
complaining of stone In the bladder for
some time and he finally decided to have
medical examination performed, and
Friday was the day named. In order
that Mrs Shepard and the rest OF his fam
| lily should not become alarmed he man.
| aged to have them leave the CITY for that
] day. Drs Chas McBurney and j w Me-
Lane arrived at Mr. Shepard's house at
about one O'Clock and found their patient
In very happy mood. He had Just fin-
ished telcphoning to hIs Office. They
gave him ether ami the first inhalation
produced dangerous symptoms, and the
administration of the drug was immediate
ly stopped. He rallied under oxygen, bu.
at O'Clock he began to sink and In
twenty minutes he died OF oedema of the
lungs The announcement of Colonel
Shepard's death was a great surprise TO his
| many friends, as he had been 20 the Mail
| aud Express Office the day before. Colonel
H. u.
on June sSih. 1885. He graduated n .se
New York University in isss and was
! admitted TO the bar three yeArs later. At
the beginning OF tire war, he was aide-de-
camp on Governor Morgan's staff. The
hffy-fiFst New York Regiment was called
the Shepard Rifles In bis honor. While
he was In charge OF the recruiting station
| al E'mira he was instrumental la muster
Ing over $1,000 men into service. Abou;
twenty-seyen years ago he married Louise
Vanderbilt, daughter OF VIM ii Wander
5ilt. The purchase of the Mail nnd Ex :
press and his career In journalism made
his name familiar one throughout the
country. Colonel Shepard attended the
| Inauguration ct Cleveland and zIso enter
tanned MIR Herbert. the new Secretary of
the Navy. He .as an active republican.
being one OF the s,ronges, Harrison SUP.
porters in the Minneapolis convention.
He was liberal giver 10 charity and HIS
name Is connected with many Charitable
institutions. Men Of literature. law. art
and politics attended ihs. funeral of Colo
mel Elliott T Shepard al the Filth Avenue
Presbyterian church on Tuesday morning.
The pail bearers sere Chauncey NJ De-
pew, John Shame, James Macdonough.
Logan c Murray, Colonel John J Me
Cook, John Kennedy, John A Sleicher
and Warner Miller. Delegations were
present from the State Bar Association. the
Republican Club. the Press Club and var
ious other organizations. The foral
tributes were most beautiful The remains
were inferred In the Vanderbilt vault at
New Dorp. S. /.
The trial of Or Buchanan for poisoning
hts wife was begun on Monday in the
court nf General Sessions before Recorder
Smyihe- The case Is similar 20 the Har-
rss sensation and will become very inter
essing.
The New York Times has changed
.lands and will hereafter be local demo-
cratic organ as wslI as the administration
paper IN This city. The Times originally
vas republican paper and did much to
overthrow the Tseed ring. During the
Blaine campaign In ESS. I; came out for
Cleveland and has bees a mugwump sheet
ever since until Thnrsday. when Il was
purchased by syndicate.
The appointment oExt-secresary Them.
as Bzyard as Minister and Emhassador
10 England was received with favor bv
men Of both parties His personal worth
and intelligence assure the American
people thai Minister IIncoins' successor
viii Euaiata.n the reputation and respect
commanded BY former Representatives at
the Coart OF 81 James.
Oswald Ot;endorphet, editor of the New
York S,aaif Zei,ung, and = pronsnen,
German American, Is reported 10 be i'm
proving steadily and Is considered out Of
danger. wxFp KoEIscH.