The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-16
Death Com es After
Health Apparently
Was Restored.
HAD NO WARNING
OF DISSOLUTION
Physician Listening to His Heart
Beats, Notices That 1t Ceases,
and Looks Up to Find States
man Dead-Closing Of
Distinguished
Career.
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Fort Dodge, Town, October 15-Senn-
tor Jonathan p. Dolliver died mt his
residence here Mt s o'clock this evening
of dilntion of the heart, while DR.. u.
VI. Van Patten, n consulting physicinn,
was testing the Senator's heart with
stethoscOpe.
Senator Delivers death was entire
~ unexpected. He had risen early this
morning, and after walking about the
house few hours announced his in
tention OF going down to the city. He
spent the greater part of the day talk
ing with his friends here in the city.
The Senator declared to them that he
had almost regained his strength and
that he believed he would soon recover
his normal condition.
After the Senator returned to his
home DR.. Van Patten called to invesu-
gate his condition. The Senator was
sitting in chair in the sitting room
while the physician made the exam
| ination. DR.. Van Patten applied the
stethoscope to the patients heart. talk
| ing as he made the examination. AS
he listened to the heartbeats DR.. Van
Patten counted out loud. repeating
| each number to the Senator. He had
counted fourteen beats when Senator
Dolliver said in a clear, strong voice:
| That's good I seem to be gaining
in strength. But 1 could count only
| seven"
| Finds Him Dend.
| The physician continued to listen
| with his instrument, but suddenly no.
ticed that the heart had ceased beat
ing. Upon looking into the Senator's
! face he discovered that the dtstin-
| guished statesman was dead
| Mrs. Dolliver had Just stepped into
] the doorway of the room to speak to
her little son. George, when death
came. The funeral arrangements have
1 not been made as yet
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver held the
reputation of being one of the great
est orators in the Republican party.
His wonderful grasp OF public ques-
/ tons. together with his native elo-
1 uuence, made him one Of the big,
dominating figures in the party with
I which he had associated for the last
4 twenty years.
4 Until the last couple of years Sena-
i tor Dolliver had always been identi-
/ fed with the regular wing of the Re-
publican party, his early strength nay
4 ing been gained through hts staunch-
ness as an administration supporter
4 When the Aldrich-Payne tariff meas
ure came before the Senate. however
:. Mr.. Dolliver aligned himself with his
Iowa colleague. Senator Albert B
Cummins. and attacked the "stalWart'
bill with force and keeness and
power of eloquence that carried thrll
u through the entire nation.
II The Progressive Dolliver out-Dolli'
II vered the old standpatters. After his
Il famous tariff speech, senator Dollivel
was recognized as one of the big In
surgent leaders.
Accomplished Scholar.
Senator Dolliver was one of the mos
accomplished scholars in the Unitec
States. He was born In the mountains
of West Virginia February s, 1898
where his father was Methodist cir
cult rider. He graduated from thu
West Virginia University in 1875 anc
taught school for time. Then hi
moved to Iowa and began the practice
:, of law. but with moderate success
There came a Republican State conven
( ton. and he was chosen as temporar.
. chairman. He made a speech tina
made him locally famous. He never
held a political Office until he was elect
. ed to the Fifty-hrst Congress as rep
resentative from the Tenth District O.
Iowa.
He was chosen to succeed himself IL
the Fifty-second, Fifty-third, Fifty
a fourth and FiftysiNth Congresses. Dur
ing his services in the lower house Mr.
tIDolliyer gradually made his way up
ward until he became one of its mos
: influential members He was Nelson
Dingley's right-hand man when tn,
: lDincley tariff bill was framed.
/ AT the death of Senator John H
j. Gear Mr.. Dolliver was appointed as hi
} successor by Governor Shaw. In 100
: Mr.. Dolliver was elected to the Senate
: His last term would have expire,
s March 8, 1913
{ Mr.. Deliver always was an aceiv
! Temperance advocate and had serve
several times as a lay delegate to tn
Methodist general conferences.
Destroyed by Fire.
4, Ringhamton, N. y, October 18th
. IJnited States Wickwire book bindin,
plant at Deposit, was destroyed by fir
to-day, with loss of 100000.