The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-20
Editor of Press, and Ex- Post master General Stricken Yesterday at Phila-
 delphia Home.
HEART TROUBLE THE CAUSE
Bride of Four Months, Returning from Church. Finds Him Dead Had Suffered Recent At-
 tack Of the Grip.

Philadelphia, Jan. l9. - Charles Emory Smith, editor of The Press, for mer minister to Russia and ex-post- master general, died suddenly at his home in this city to-day, aged sixty five, years. Death was caused by heart trouble.
 For about a month MT Smith had been in poor health, but his condition had not been regarded as serious. After dinner in New York on No venhber 80 he suffered an acute attack of indigestion, which according lo his physician gave indications of heart trouble. Shortly before Christmas he attended dinner of the New England society in this city, though advised by his physician not to do so. He was toastmaster at the banquet, and laughingly referred to his illness and his embarrassment at finding himself slated almost opposite his physician at the table.
 Before he. had recovered from the effects of his first attack, he contracted the grip, which aggravated his heart trouble, One week ago he was order ed to Atlantic City to recuperate. He was accompanied by Mrs, Smith and when he returned to his home here on Saturday night he appeared to be bright and cheerful, except that he felt somewhat fatigued by his journey.
 Mrs. Smith went to church this morning and upon her return to the house she found MT. Smith dead upon the bed. He was partly clothed and apparently was stricken while on his hway to the bath room and threw him. lNself on the bed.
 Mir Smith was born in Mansfield Conn. on February 12, 1S42- He re- ceived his early education at Albany N Y, academy and subsequently, graduated from Union college. Dur ing the period when troops were being organized at Albany in 1861 he was appointed military secretary to Gen. eral John F. Rathbone. Later he was made judge advocate general, with the rank of general Subsequently, he was attached to the office of adjutan' general of the state of New York, pn- til Horstio Seymour became governor He resigned and for time was s teacher in the Alabany academy which he left to accept an editorial position on the Albany Express. IT 1870 MT. Smith went to the Albany Journal, of which he became editor ir chief. In 1880 he was given the pos' of editor of The Press As the re. suit of his services to various admins. trations, editorially and politically, ht was appointed minister to Russia ir 1890.
 In the spring of 1898 he was giver the portfolio of postmaster general ir the cabinet of President Mckinley, { post which he held through the period of the Spanish-American war ant through part of President Roosevelt administration.
 The practical establishment of rura free delivery and the creation of mai service in Cuba, Porto Rico and th' Philippines marked his tenure of office as postmaster general.
 MT Smith was twice married, hi second wife being Miss Henrietta Nichols of New York, whom he mar ried at the home of her mother, Mrs Washington Romaine Nichols. at Fl beron, N. J.. on october last Be sides the widow, he is survived by ; brother and a sister.