St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-01

advice he returned to his family
in this city and yielded himself
entirely to medical treatment.
Absolute quiet and rest was strictly
enjoined, and his official duties were
lightened as much as possible. Not
withstanding the fact that he received
the benefit of the most careful nursing
and the most skillful medical attention,
a steady and uninterrupted decline was
observed, and it was seen several weeks
ago that his case was a hopeless one.
DR.. Ward has been almost constantly in
attendance upon him since his return
from New York, and during the last
few weeks he mas been assisted in his
treatment by DR.. n. S. Lincoln, of this
city. There was
Change for the Worse
in the senator's condition a day or two
since. and he grew weaker and weaker,
until about o'clock this evening. when
he passed into state of como and Mrs.
Hearst was made aware that his end
was near. She was at dinner at the
time and Immediately joined the sor-
rowing group about the dying mans
bedside. The others present were
William r. Hearst, the senator's son;
j. q. FollanSbee, of California, the
senator's partner; DR.. Ward, the
nurses and several domestics. The
senator's hands were held by Mrs.
quietly and easily did he pass
away that Mrs. Hearst did not know
that he was dead until so informed by
DR.. Ward. He gave no indication
whatever of pain or discomfort and
seemed TO
The Anxious Watchers
merely TO have fallen asleep. DR.. Ward
said Tonight that the senator displayed
wonderful fOrtitude in his illness and
had not during its entire course uttered
a complaining word or expressed the
least fear as to the result. The senator's
death was communicated by his private
secretary, John Wedderburn, to
the sergeant-at-arms of the senate.
and was subsequently commu-
nicated TO that body. The presi-
Senator Stanford, who has been a fire.
quent visitor at the house of his late
colleague, called there a few minutes
after his death and extended his SYM
pathleS to Mrs. Hearst. Many other
senators and representatives and lead
Ing officials called and left messages of
confidence. While the arrangements
for the funeral are not entirely COM
pieted. 1t is settled that the remains will
be taken to San Francisco for interment
and that the funeral services in this CITY
will be brief and simple. They will
probably be conducted at his late resi-
dence in this city tomorrow or Monday
as il is desired to convey the remains to
California as soon as possible.
Biographical.
LIDp. n
county, Missouri, Sept. 8, 1920. His
father had come to that state from
North Carolina in 1919. The son re-
ceived only such limited education as
the common schools afforded in that
day. lie 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 prospector and
subsequently by location and purchase
he became the owner of valuable min
Ing interests and large employer, hav-
Ing at one time as many at 1000 men at
WORK in his mines alone, and operating
quartz mills that crushed LOCO tons of
pre- per day. The increase of his wealth
was steady and rapid, and for
some years past his income
has been something like $1,000
per day. He has been for a long time
chief partner in the extensive mining
firm of Hearst, Haggin, Lewis S Co.
He owns above 10000 acres of land in
San Luis ObispO county, Cal, ranch
Of 100000 acres of grazing land in old
Mexico. stocked with a very large herd
of cattle. and fine stable of thorough
bred horses. He was also interested in
iHrge tract of land near Vera Cruz,
md
In Railroad Building.
In Mexico. His fortune at the time of
his death was estimated at s20,O 600.
MIR. Hearst's political life began in 1865,
when he was elected TO the California
legislature and served one term. In
1883 hewas candidate before the Dem
DcTatic state convention at San Jose,
Cal, Tor the nomination for governor,
but was defeated by Gen. George
St0neman. The latter was elected
governor, and when by the death of
United States Senator John +. Miller,
1850, the power of appointing sena-
or was given TO him he appointed his