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Show : . - 1 1 . -. i - - 1 - r T . - . , Mi U 11... .l;.wj L 1 r;r- r . lib Uit..,. .U:c::sci:';3 fcr l.lany LvFSa i "WASHINGTON, Feb.. 18. Senatoi . J.rarc-JS Alor.ro Hanna died at 6:40 t o'clock, last night at the family apart-X apart-X - mer.ts la the . Arlington hotel, after an lnees extending over nearly two months. "Wlien the end came all the members of the Senator's family, were In the room except Mrs. Hanna, ths Senator's wife, and Mr. and Mra..f)An Z - Hanna. Mrs. Hanna had left the room Z only a few minutes before. Z There were no distressing Incidents Z'- attending, the last moments. It was a sinking spell which terminated In ten minutes. Just after his eyes closed In . death Mrs. Hanna was able to come Into T the room. She bore up well under the ; Z ,ordeal. " Conscious Only at Intervals. ' For the last two fla-s Senator Hanna Z had not been conscious except at inter- vals, and then only ,toobey mechani- 2 caily some Instructions given him by - the phyBlciansi Fourteen hours before " the end 'was announced life had prac-tically prac-tically suspended, the' flickering spark being kept aglow by the most power-f power-f ul scientific ag-encles, '...' Word of the Senator's death went,over TXthe hotel like a flash. The lobby was crowded, and a score of friends were waiting In Mr. Dover'a room. No at- tempts were made to restrain grief. ' . v v., t , ZX- Funeral Arranementa. - ' - , Funeral services- will "be held In the - Senate chamber Wednesday at noon, at which the President. Cabinet. Congress, public officials and friends will be. pres-T pres-T ent For a brief period In the forenoon the body win lie In state in the marble- . room. After the services special trains T. over the Pennsylvania railway will carry the body, the family and friends JT': to Cleveland, . where services" will be held either at the home of the Senator or ot his son, Dan Hanna, on Friday -fc afternoon. , It is likely that Bishop "2 Leonard of the northern diocese of Ohio of the Episcopal church, and , formerly rector of St- John's church In, this city, will conduct the services. His Last "Words. ' " The last Intelligible woids spoken by Senator Hanna were pathetic in his t- tempt to maintain to the last the humor which was characteristic of hla life. Yesterday morning he .moved his head slightly and his eyes a little. 'The nurse ""1 asked If he was looking; for his . handkerchief.' ' ' : . . "I .think my Wife has my handker- chief," the Senator whispered. Members of the family, when told of the remark, at once recognised It as T one of his favorite rejoinders in good- natured plaguing in which Mr. and Mrs. Hanna often Indulged. It was the Sena-tor's Sena-tor's custom when he missed any per-eonal per-eonal article, especially bis handker- chief, to say: ' "I expect my wife has It." . . teem. Therefore, as an arbitrator he won ths confidence of both of these great modern and too often contending factions. He had of late expressed himself as being very desirous to devote de-vote his remaining . years toward promoting pro-moting a better understanding of the j relations between capital and labor. To do this work be was eminently Qualified Quali-fied and would surely have accomplished accom-plished much. Such ambition Is of the highest order of practical philanthropy. May his life be an inspiration to other captains of industry." Tribute by Senator X earns. Senator Kearns, who Is in New York, said: "There is not an Interest contemplated by free gov er nine nl that will not feel the loss of Senator Hanna. Although a man well advanced in years, hs was at the threshold of his publlo career. The great world of politics poli-tics has lost its most potent advocate; the labor world has lost a champion whose influence was always used to aid in a settlement of this great Question and bring about a better understanding1 understand-ing1 between capital and labor. The social world has lost one of its most charming; hosts and guests, and all of us who knew him have lost an earnest, devoted friend. "There is, perhaps, no man in publlo llfe today who enjoyed such universal confidence as did Senator Hanna. He had lived down the malicious attacks of his enemies, and today the strongest partisan of Democracy links his sorrow with the other side. Senator Hanna was the man of the century. The world could ill afford to lose him. One of the greatest Americans is gone." JT" UTAH EIPBESENTATTVX3 T' pay joaioax tkxbutzs : TO LATE SENATOR HANTS' A. "WASHINGTON, Feb. M. News of ZZ the death of Senator Hanna was se-,J' se-,J' vere blow to the members of both branches of , Congress, , -. Senator Smoot, in speaking- of Sena- tor Hanna, paid him a beautiful trib-ute, trib-ute, not from a 'partisan standpoint only, but as a man. "The last day Senator Hanna was in his seat In the Senate." said Senator Smoot, "I had a talk with him. While Z . he 'was cheerful, ' I ' could see that hs 2". was exceedingly weak. -He looked to - me as if he needed rest. Nature has made its demand and Senator Hanna Is now taking that long rest that comes Z to us alL His. death is a loss to our . party, but greater than that, it is a "2 loss to our country. No one who knew Senator Hanna could help loving him. Z Big-hearted, big-brained, possessed of a wonderful magnetism, be drew all to-S.? to-S.? ward him. '.His greatest characteristics - -were his strong friendship for his Z "" friends and his wonderful ability to or-j or-j - jraniza and ' lead men. " " "Talking with me only a short time Z ""ago, he said: 'Senator Smoot, I have - - no desire to be President.' I have al- "ways had one ambition everyone has - that. Mine has been, and is, to draw ''"the employer, and employee together, - -I to prove to them that their interests Z are identical, that neither can exist '. . without tha other, . Could I do this I would be content. It would be more to me than the Presidency of the United States, a position which I believe to be 'vtho greatest of any on earth. It will be difficult to find another leader like him. His death will be mourned as few '" are mourned. A- great man, a greater Z American, is gone." -Congressman' Howell's View. Congressman Howell said: "Senator T -Hanna's death Is a national calamity. . -His political career has been a most ' 'marvelous one and entirely unique in l the history of American, politics. Not until late in life did he enter upon this latest stage of his career, in which his . advent was received with some distrust and criticism; but the American people ' -soon learned to admire and to trust J hlm. ' "He was not a philosophic dreamer, but a practical, constructive statesman. " This has been fully demonstrated by ; ftils influence In the Senate and party , councils- Jar shaping national politics. ; While not ia"orator,.yet the sincerity ' .. -of his purpose and the direct, lmpres- eive manner of his speech carried con- viction. Ills late campaign in Ohio ; . bears this out wonderfully. He was an i " capt student of men and affairs and bad the faculty of winning friends to a won-! won-! .. derf 1 degree, and to these friends he was always true. They, in turn, trusted trust-ed implicitly In h!s wisdom and unerring-Judgment, end tf't that he of all the able rren of the Rert-Hcan party had a tetter com prehension of the vari- m . ous"cor..''..ctirg elements and was there-. there-. fore best able to lead them to victory. .a. As one possessing capital, he was an extensive employer of labor, and by tim labor was held in the highest es- PEXSENT LEQXSLA.TUBE TO XTAIXS STTCCXSSOB 07 DECEASED SE2TAT02&. CINCINATI. Feb. Aa the Ohio Legislature is now in "session. Senator Hanna's successor will not be appointed appoint-ed by the Governor, but at once elected for the terms expiring in March, 1905, and March, 1911. Less than seven years ago M. A. Hanna, who had never before held otHce, succeeded John Sherman Sher-man as Eenator, and hs had over seven years yet to- serve, having1 Just last month been re-elected. During the past week there has been' much comment about ths Senatorial succession. Among the names mentioned in this connection have been those of Gov. .Herrlck, Charles P. Taft and George B. Cox cf Cincinnati. J. H. Hoyt of Cleveland, Gen. J. "Warren Keifer of Fpringtleld, Gen. -Asa W. Jones of Yourestown, Congressmen Dick, Burton, Bur-ton, orcsvenor, ,evia and Warnock, i |