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Show WILLIAM E. CHANDLER. i former Secretary of the Navy Wil-1 Wil-1 !iam Eaton Chandler, who died the other (day at Concord, X. 11., was prominent in public affairs for many years. He held a seat in the United StatPS senate ; for several term3, but was finally beaten because he persisted in fighting ; railroad control of the Granite , state through the columns of his newspaper, 'lie knew he was to be defeated unless 'ho compromise-', hut he was a man of posi ti e con viet ions and went down with colors flying. He was a man of 1 k ind ly im pulses and a! thou gh a bitter partisan at times he always commanded tho rpe.t of his colleagues on bot h ' --i'les of the senate chamber on account I of his fearle-cne.s and upright char-( char-( acfer. As secretary of the navy h" J performed a splendid service for hi ; country and Secretary Paniels hat paid I fitting tribute in a telegram of sympathy sym-pathy to the f a m i 1 y . Tho departed i statesman had dropped out of sight for .some years prior to his death, but tho j now s of his passin g will b rec o. i red with genuine rep-rof. nil over tho conn-! conn-! try and many kindly tributes will be j pai 1 to hit memory. |