The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-04-18
PAUL SCHULTZ NO MORE
His Death Will Have No Effect On tie
Big Ditch Management.
RECEIVERS SCRIPT ISSUED FOR DEBTS
The city Council Does Good work
Ne OIde Folks, Concert blooming
success Arbor Day Observed ON
Mob Htii.

A telegram was received here late FRI
day night announcing the death by sui
eide, at Tacoma. of Paul Schulze. The
news was calculated to be great shock
to this community as his circle OF friends
and scquaintances was large and his in
terests closely allied to the growth and
prosperity of Yakima county. There were
some Of Mr.. Schulze's intimates, how
ever, who were not surprised and one
prominent citizen was heard, on the day
previous to the fatal act, to predict such
a termination.
Mr.. Schulze's resignation, AS the head
OF the Northern Pacific land department,
bad recently been requested but he had
at least assumed cheerfulness and on
the day previous to his death spoke of
the relief the change would give him in
permitting the devotion Of more time to
his private interests, and throughout the
day he made his arrangements AS il pre-
pairing for an active business life. That
evening ne dined we'll in the company of
friends, as was his wont, and appeared
in excellent humor. After dinner he
called on friend and then went to his
residence spending the balance of the
evening in arranging and burning private
papers and letters which he had brought
from his office, and in consulting with q
doctor regarding pain in the chest. At
eight O'Clock the next morning his servant
brought light breakfast to his bed !,
and then left to attend to the marketing.
1t was while he was gone, probably at
IL 80 o'clock, for noise was heard at
that tine, that Mr.. Schulze placed 49,
calibre, Smith & Wesson, revolver to his
temple and fired. 1t was after 4 O'Clock
in the afternoon when the servant again
visited Mr.. Schulze's room and discover
ed the body OF his master cold in death.
No papers have been found showing
that the deceased contemplated the act
but Mr.. Schulze has held that there was
no moral obligation for man to live
when he preferred death as he is brought
into the world without his own voliton
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Schulze attempted suicide by choral and
that his sickness at that time was due to
the shattering effects of the drug. His
visit to Portland then was the occasion Of
much comment but it was made in the
company of Yakima friend for the pur-
pose of preventing the facts from becom
ing public property and to direct his mind
away from the idea OF self destruction on
which it fingered with much tenacty.
On the death of Governor Laughton he
expressed envy of his peaceful state, and
in argument he commended the course of
Abe Gross in seeking relief from worldly
cares and troubles.
The direct cause OF Mr.. Schulze's act
was undoubtedly due to modification
over his removal from the position in
which he had so long and aggressively
fought for the interests OF the railroad
company. and to his heavy and growing
financial cares. His principal properties,
the Tacoma street car lines and the Sun
nyside canal, were both in the hands of
receivers, and his obligations are said to
have amounted to over a quarter of a
million of dollars-considerabl of this
being to friends for accommodations
which were unsecured beyond the ex-
change of personal notes. This fact was
a source of much mental depression to
Mr.. Schulze and finally his burdens be-
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laid them down with his life.
Judge J. Il. Reavis, the attorney OF the
Yakima Investment company, who re-
turned last night from Tacoma, states
that the death of Mr.. Schulze will have
practically no effect upon the affairs of
the company. There are street rumors
that Second Vice President Prescott, of
the Northern Pacific, will be appointed to
fill the vacancy in the board of receivers
but Judge Reavis is of the opinion that
t no appointment will be made at present,
= as Messrs. Donald and Allen are well
> qualified to attend to all the duties de-
3 volying upon them,, and have been in
the past the working and directing heads
of the receivership, Mr.. Schulze's phys
ical and mental condition not admitting
OF his giving much aid. On Wednesday
Receiver Allen made application to Judge
Hanford for permission to issue receiv-
ers' certificates to lift the Stacy lien on
the canal property and to fund the bond
: ed indebtedness, and an order to this ef-
feet has been issued. Certificates had
3 been engraved to fund the floating in
debtedness of the company, to the
amount of $65 900, of which it is estima-
e ted $4,000 is held in Yakima; bu
e they were so drawn as to require the sig
! nature of Paul Schulze, and as result of
his death slight delay, to permit the re-
engraving of the certificates, will be
j required.
We Olde F0ikes' Concert.