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Show HENRY C. PAYNE OEAB. Postmaiter General Is Called After III ness of Several Years. Henry C. Payne, postmaster general qf tho United States, n member of tho Hopubllran national committee nnd a stalwart of his party, with whoso history his-tory ho has been Identified for many years, died at apartments nt tho Arlington Ar-lington hotel In Washington, D, C, ot 0:10 o'clock Tuesday evening after nn Illness of several years. Ho was f.O years old. The ond wns peaceful. Tho ennso was mitral valvo trouble and dilation of tho heart. Mr. Pnne. In the capacity of member mem-ber of tho Hopubllran national com mltteo had participated In six presidential presi-dential campaigns, nnd during tho last four of them was n member of tho ox-ecutlvo ox-ecutlvo committee of tho nntlonal committee Ho was tho acting chairman chair-man of tho national commlttco during tho Interim between tho doath of Senator Sen-ator Hanna and tho election of Sccro-tary Sccro-tary Cortelyou as ltn head, nnd the trying duties that then dovolved upon him, supplementing ns they did tho Btrnln of tho postnl Investigation, Happed his vitality and led to his final breakdown. Tho last official cnllcr to Inqulro as to Mr. Pnyno's condition was President Presi-dent Itoosovclt, nnd ho had been gono about ten minutes when tho stricken member of his cabinet expired. As Mr. Itoosovclt was leaving ho Bpoko feelingly feel-ingly of Mr. Payno to tho newspaper men gathered in front of tho hotol as "tho sweetest, most lovnlilo and most trustful man I over know." Mrs. Itoosovclt, accompanied by Cnptaln Cowlcs, also was a caller at tho fam lly apartments of tho Paynes durlni tho Into afternoon. |