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BRILLIANT SENATOR is
STRICKEN WHILE DOCTOR
TRIES TO SAVE HIM
WELLMAN FLIES OVER SEA
Walter WeIlman Newspaper Man and
Explorer With a Courageous
Grew Begins the Over
Ocean Flight

OCdteS OSHdlOT JOHdtldu fTenClSS DOL
liver died of Utilization of the heart,
caused by an attack of acute indiges-
ton, at his resident at 1880 O'Clock
tonight, while being rubbed by an
%osteopath physician.
Delivers sudden demise was Who'll
ly unexpected by his relatives and
close friends, who thought he had al
most recovered from an attack of in
digestion, with which he had been
suffering for a week.
Dolliver had been up all day and
had made a trip from his residence
down town. He told several mea
whom he met that he believed he had
completely recovered from the indis-
pos ton, which followed his t ip
through Wisconsin on a speech max
ing tour for LaFollette.
While working over Dolliver the
%osteopath physician used an instru-
ment to listen to the senator's heart
action. The physician UNEXPECTEDLY
discovered he was no longer hearing
the instrument faulty. An examina-
ton revealed the pat ent dead.
Delivers illness dates back over a
year and a half ago. Before going to
Washington for the last session of
congress he was slightly ill. Last
spring he had trouble with an eye
and submitted to an operation. A few
weeks later word was received at
Fort Dodge that he was confined to
his bed on account of illness. 1t was
then given out by intimate trends
that he was threatened with a general
collapse.
1t was learned tonight that at a
consultation of physicians, held a
week ago, that they had discovered
the senator in a dangerous condition.
This was not made known until to-
night.
Even Mrs. Dolliver was not aware
of the senator's serious condition.
Mrs. Dolliver said tonight that the
senator while in Washington studied
the tariff schedules constantly, far
into the night. Dolliver for the past
week has suffered intensely with his
heart. He had breathed with d fiji
Guilty, but for two days he had shown
an improvement.
Miss Gay Dolliver, a sister of the
aenator, dean of the woman's college
at Morningside, Sioux CITY, and Rev.
r. Fl. Dolliver of Redfeld, s. D., a
brother, have been notified.
At the beginning of LaFollette's
campaign in Wisconsin, Do'lirer an
nounced his intention of entering that
state to assist LaFollette. In the
meantime he had gone into Ohio and
Indiana, to investigate some records
relative to the international rubber
trust. He worked hard gathering his
data and this added work seemed to
affect his health.
Dolliver made several speeches in
Wisconsin in the interest of LaFcl-
lette. At Milwaukee he was taken
i'll and returned to his home in Fo t
Dodge. His illness was not REGARDED
as serious. About two weeks ago he
went to Jewell Junction, Ia, on bust
ness, and while there he contracted a
heavy cold. 1t was feared for a time
he had pneumonia. He was unable to
shake off the illness and a week ago.
on the advice of his physicians, took
to his bed. The physicians diagnosed
the case as stomach trouble, which
interfered with the heart action.
LIFE HISTORY.
Jonathan Prentiss D%olliver was a
southerner by birth, the place Of his
nativity being near Kingwood. Pres
ton county, West Virginia, where on
the 9th day of February, 1858, he
first beheld the light of day.
His father was a minister, Rev.
James ]. Dolliver, and his mothers
maiden name was Eliza D. Brown.
After attending the common schools
of his native county, the young man
entered the university of West Vir-
ginia and graduated therefrom in
1875, with a degree of A. B.
From West Virginia he found his way
to Iowa. and located. in FIT. Dodge,
where in the year 1895 he was married
to Miss Louise Pearsons. He was
admitted to the bar for the prac-i e
of law in the year 1873 and establi h.
ed himself in his profession, upon TAX
ing up his residence in FIT. Dodge.
He was elected to membership In
the 51st, SD, SD, 54th. 55th and seth
congresses. from the tenth Iowa dis
trict and was appointed TN ted States
senator to succeed Senator j. H. Gear.
August %, 1900, making his service In
the two houses Of congress continuous
from 1889 to the date of his death. he
having been elected to succeed him
self in 1902 and again in 1907. His
current term as senator would have
expired in 1913.
Throughout his congressional SER
vice he was conspicuous for his al
lance with reform movements among
his colleagues and has been reccg-
nzied as one of the foremost members
of the progressive faction SIM it re-
came a fighting factor in the settle
ment of questions Of national import
ance.
Madison, Wis, Oct. 15-The SUI
preme court this afternoon decided
Levi III. Bancroft's name should be
placed upon the official ballot as the
republican nominee for attorney gem
aral, the supreme court UNFOLDING