Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-05-06
CoaKusG,s MeSxY.
lie n SAID TO HAVE BEEN WORTH QUAn'
TIE OF MILLION.
NAV York World

Whtu Roscoe Conkling vas aliss be
made 90 little show about town that
sev people rsosed TO wonder bow big
mis- bank account vas, or what realities
az pager he bad that were convertible
ato cash. Although always veil
,iresssd mau. he vas not Ia his manner
IT living at all given to extravagsnoe or
display. Perhaps his greatest indol
,eslce vas IN horsshssh, and often on
,sleasaat afternoons be might have been
.sen shaking tie re:ns over the backs Of
tra;ssrs, and casting conscious locks
over his broad shoulders AZ peopIs whom
lie left bshind him.
since his funeral the inquiry hcs be-
come more and more frequent as TO the
value OF bis estate. II has bssn pretty
veil knogn that when he cams 30 this
city, foor or Eve years ago. to open an
otfice for the practice Of iav Mr.. Conk
ling was What might Be termed poor
ssaa. Worse than that, be vas bur
ssssd With debts, the result Of the COL
,,pse OF . previous Law partner. To no
erson in New York did be confide
laore largely his personal affairs, per
laps. than 10 Proprietor Ed stokes. OF
the Hodmau House. In relation 10 the
prohsble snonnt o. No. CenkiinR's for
tune, Mf. Stokes said 10 . World reporter
last night.
"ls worid be bsrd matter f5s soy
g,erxos without acosss to the Senator's
.rivsts pagers, 10 say What bis re-
s5urcss we're. de at times spoke very
frankly With me, bot for all that can
10 nothing more than draw differences
rssardipg his hoanoiai condition. 4
hnsx that his debts when be came here
aggregated zboui $4,000. he talked
vita fne about 70. and said that be
could cot help bal feel shat, though the
/ obligations we're not directly Of hts
usn mourning, be Vas boand BY them.
| end Mr.. Oonkiing Vas @ man v6o. -
| eTsryaois kuoss, ehaied eader re-
sissiuf. and .veuld nos bear tie ides
that auy obligation hs vas under wcaid
remain saiIaaidased- He often spoke
expressing gratitude ina. his health
and strength had been spared him fer
iths faiiIimsns Of HE dssy 10 that re-
.aect. lie coafinaed sneh expressions
| tin near sns sitse Of bis desth. I
knox, moreover, or al lssss am strongly
a .he opinion, t5as his income from
legal practice did nos fall far beios
Sico. co year. he wa PLAIN MAE.
soonss be lived comfortably. l am
sase tns money be spent % hinssif did
res amount 20 over t5O q month II
yo1 should es'i4ste ms gross ANIMAL
txpsnse ii tio,oW n woaid leave O
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'soas time rfev.ous 10 hi- dean ss
xer. corsesnFlssinS q 5nsoesh eater
rise OF sonse ElAsni.1de, ard Re In
formed ras hat sp,a cssssis coBditsens
he ccals be called aooa ios $50 10 .
cssa. De told ne DO bad shocs t.ssisc
ready al hsrd. aad saeniionsd a1m
Der OF seeQsitses tazs he oxctd- We
went into fte iraassssseG sa3 DO esns
cat lsssie sccas;hine shesd. IL 70 ffoc
knsu edge Of Sue Wales CT sone RAJ 60.
!. ,s.s gn6 sioek be osnso, too, toSs
srs~ infersnoe a. to tie su1c1ns al ~
wealth. He tod me. also. OF s:sssi-
men . be , d bs<a led iDt9 BY person
. VITO csainss3 10 D. has ffieE3s. ssd sh'
, sarasy had s~ery rs2sSo n It's xarid Il
BE his fris15s. Ssfzs .. fsssse sat !scses
. hisu ts sericas less. sad Be s2s gain
: hitter 10 ter1E1sAtsor q so1ze of ID
rsrtses, as be behaved ley -; 20
! ese3 hiszs ries...'
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