River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-05

aim hEAhSA' hours to live. But
Senator Hearst held ON with the grim
determination that marked everything
in his career. His death viii change
the political complexion of the senate,
for the remaining two years of his term
will be served out by republican.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-The death
of Senator Hearst will infuse life into
the state Legislature, which has the cleo
ton of his successor. There are three
prominent candidates: NJ. Nj. Estee,
who was chairman of tine last re-
publican national convention; Nj. ii.
De Young, proprietor OF the Chronicle
and member of the national worlds
fair committee. and Charles n. FELTON,,
eX-congressman from California. Each
has a strong following and the struggle
viii be lively. The legislature is over
whelmingly republican, so there is no
chance for democratic successor TO
Hearst The death makes his son, w.
Il. Hearst, the richest newspaper pro-
prietor of the country. 1t is said young
Hearst will have complete control of
the bulk of the senator's estate of $50,
600, 900. and that he will at once set
dbOui INC tSidDiiSilinChb udtiN
newspaper in New York, as he regards
Frisco as too small a field.
George Hearst was born in Franklin county,
Mo. September, 3 1880. His father had gone
Il that state from North Carolina in 1919. The
son received only such limited education as
the common schools afforded in that day He
worked on his fathers farm until 1850. when he
caught the gold fever and went TO California.
For several years he was a miner and
fsxrl an1
purchase, he became the owner OF valuable
mining interests and large employer, having
at one time many 1900 men at work in
his mines alone and operating quartz mills
that crushed 1000 tons Of ore per day. The
increase of his wealth was steady and rapid
and for some years past his income has
been something like S1,OuO per day. He has
been for long time chief partner in the ex.
tensive mining firm OF Hearst, Haggin, Lewis
& Co. He owned about 10000 acres of land In
san Luis obispo county, Cal, ranch OF
ice 600 acres of grazing land in old Mexico,
stocked with very large herd of cattle, and a
fine stable of thoroughbred horses. He was
also interested in a large tract of land near
Vera Cruz and in railroad building in Mexico.
His fortune at the time OF his death was esti-
mated at S200o0000. Mr. Hearsts political
life began in 1855 when he was elected
to the California legislature and served
one term. In 1888 he was a can
didate before the democratic state con-
vention at san Jose, Cal, for the nomination
for governor but was defeated by Gen.
George Stoneman The latter was elected
governor and when by the death of United
States Senator John +. Miller in 1885. the
power of appointing a senator was given to
him, he appointed his former opponent for
the gubernatorial nomination, Mr.. Hearst.
The latter was reelected in 1857 by the Califor,
mia Legislature, which was then democratic,
and his term would have expired IN 1893.
His death gives the republicans, in their
turn, the same advantage which the death
Of Senator Miller gave the democrats.
While in the senate Mr.. Hearst was a man
OF action, rather than Of words He took
but little part in the debates, rs he had weak
voice, but when he did address the senate his
speeches were always brief and pointed Sena-
tor Hearst leaves a widow and but one child,
William II. Hearst, proprietor Of the San Fran
ciso Examiner