Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-10

.saG Causes Deep Grief.
Washington, Oct. 5.--Henry c.
Payne. postmaster general OF the
United States, member of the natlonai
republican committee, a stalWart OF
his party with the history of which,
both in his home state and nationally,
he has been identified for many years,
died at his apartments at the Airing
ton hotel at 6:10 o'clock last night,
aged so years.
The Death Bulletin.
The death was announced in the
following official bulletin issued by
the attending physicians:
"The postmaster. general died az
6:10 p. m. He died peacefully with
out a struggle. The cause OF deatn
was a. disease of the mitral valve and
dilatation of the heart"
III for Two Years.
Mr.. Payne has been in poor health
for at least two years but his illness
covered only seven days, an attack OF
heart trouble last week precipitating
the end at a time when after rest
he seemed to have recovered a small
measure of his vitality impaired by
the years of arduous labor. Death
came after nearly six hours OF I'M
consciousness.
President Calls Before the End.
The last official caller to inquire as
10 Mr.. Payne's condition was Pres1.
dent Roosevelt and he had been gone
about 10 minutes when the stricken
member of his cabinet expired
Secretary Hay had called at the
Payne apartments few minutes be-
fore the president made his visit
Neither entered the sick room. AS
President Roosevelt was leaving,
about 6, he spoke feelingly of Mr.
Payne to the newspaper men gathered
in front of the hotel as "the sweetest,
most Iovable and most trustful man
ever knew" Mrs. Roosevelt, ac-
companied by Captain CoWles also
was caller at the family apartments
during the late afternoon.
Family Present at Dissolution.
Around Mr.. Payne's bedside at the
time Of his death were his devoted
wife, Rev DR.. Dunlap, pastor of st.
Johns Episcopal church, Major and
Mrs. w. S. Cameron, Jamestown, N.
z; Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Cameron,
Milwaukee,; Charles L. Jones and Miss
Louise Jones relatives; Private Secre-
tary Whitney; Miss Marie Barbiere,
an old companion of Mrs Payne; Mr.
and Mrs. w. L. Mason, Washington,
old time friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Payne
and the faithful colored messenger Of
the department of the postmaster gen
eral
DR.. Magruder Leads Mrs. Payne Away
When the postmaster general had
breathed his last DR.. Magruder led
Mrs. Payne out of the room. 1t was
stated that she had stood up bravely
under the heavy strain.
Prayers Said for the Dying.
The last day had been one during
which practically all hope had been
abandoned for some hours. The ap-
proach of dissolution began during
the noon hour when the sick man lost
consciousness and no longer recog-
Eized those whom he had attempted to
cheer during his illness by saying to
them that he was all right. When Mrs.
Payne saw the end was near she sum-
moned Rev. Dr. Dunlap and at her re-
quest he read at the bed side of the
dying man Psalm 1870, "out of the
depths" and then repeated the prayers
which the Episcopal church provides
shall be read at the bedside of those
about to pass away.
Funeral in Washington Friday.
The funeral will be held at ST.
Johns Episcopal church in Washing
ton Friday morning and that afternoon
the body will be taken to the Pennsyl-
vania station and placed aboard the
private car Of President Earling of the
Chicago, Milwaukee e ST. Paul rail,
road who has rendered the use of the
car and announced that it would be
here by this morning.
In Milwaukee Sunday.
Remains should arrive at Milwaukee
Saturday evening and services will be
held Sunday at All Saints Episcopal
church there. message has been
sent to the Right Rev. Isaac L. Nichol-
son, bishop of Milwaukee, now at
convention in Boston, asking him to
off1ciate Interment will be made at
Forest Home cemetery Milwaukee.
A Power in Politics.
Mr.. Payne, in the capacity of mem.
Der of the republican national com.
mittee, had participated in six presi-
Dental campaigns and during the last
four of them was member of the ex-
ecutiYe committee of the national
committee He was acting chairman of
the national committee during the in
term between the death of Senator
LIonra and the alantinr of Cnorot q r1r