The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-03
DEATH TOOK HIM OFF.
Ex-Treasnrer Hubert, of San
Francisco, Passes Away.
BECAME POOR TO SAVE HONOR.
The Man who Gave Up His Fortune TO
Pay . subordinste's Shortage
Dies In Seattle.

Charles Hubert, who was county and
city treasurer OF San Francisco for three
terms and was one OF the best known
and most popular Germans on the Pacsf1c
coast. died suddenly OF apoplexy yesSes-
day morning al l2.so O'Clock at the resi-
,fence OF his brosner-in-law. Diedrieh
Harms, lois Washington street.
Mr.. Hubert had lived in this city abort
four years and until six months ago per-
formed the duties Of bookkeerer for
Harms & Dickman. His health having
failed him to considerable extent. he
gave up active work and took life essy.
Although he was known TO be subject 10
slighE apoplectlc shocks, il was MT
thought that his life was in immediate
danger. Last Monday evening he was
feeling quite we'll and was down town
for some time. On returning home he re-
tired to his room. happy and entirely I'M
conscious OF the blow TO come.
When the other inmates of the house
went to wish him a Happy New Year"
they found hsm unconscious from stroke
Of apoplexy. The family physician was
called Immediately and all through the
first day of the new year efforts OF every
conceivable kind were made TO save the
life that was slowly ebbing away. The
sufferer made no response. and the spark
of life dimzned by slow degrees until Z 80
O'Clock yesterday morning, when the light
went out.
The death of Mr.. Hubert. who was
general favorite among the German resi-
dents of this city, was the occasion OF
many messages of confidence TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Harms yesterday.
The life of Charles Hubert is that of an
honest. upright man. one who was always
honored and respected wherever ne lived.
Wher his Chief deputy OF the San Fran
cisco treasury. cassebuhrn specuiated
and lost $4,000, Mr.. Hubert made good
the loss to the ruin of his own fortune.
He came from good German stock and
his career was a verification of the say
ing that blood will tell. His father was
joan Hubert well-to-do ship owner of
Hamburg. Germany.
At the old homestead, January %, 1885.
Charles Hubert was born. As a boy he
was a good pupil at school and at the
age OF 16 he had passed through some of
the best schools in his native city. After
leaving school he entered the merchan-
disc business For seven years he was
thus employed, but in the meaEtime he
heard many stories of Rio Janeiro from
those who sailed in his fathers SHIPS
The desire to see this place caused him TO
make the voyage, and SO well satisfied
was he with the country that he settled
there. He secured the position OF book
keeper in Ahrens & Co.'S ship chandiery
establishment. which position he held UNI
til 1860, when he went to San Francisco
by the Horn" route His training at
Rio Janeiro gave. him the experience nee
essary to successfully establish at San
Francisco the ship chandlery house of
Hubert & Lindau.
A year later he was seized with the
| gold fever ard made trip TO the Fraser
river. He returned, however, as many
others did, with an empty sack. He then
returned TO mis- old at Hamburg, but like
| hundreds of oshers. the grasp the Pacific
| coast had obtained on him was too much
| to overcome, and he returned TO San
| Francisco in 1863. Once more back in the
| city OF excitement and business, he
| bought out the ship ci1andery business
| of Enquisst & Schultz. In his usual ener-
| getic manner he Increased the business.
| made friends on all sides. and after thir-
| teen or fourteen years of striving, had
| the satisfaction OF seeing his firm one
| Of the leading ones on the coast.
| He took part in politics. and in 1873 was
| nominated by the Democrats for county
| and city treasurer. and his election fol-
| lowed. During his first term he trans
| acted the duties of his office in such
| satisfactory manner that he was renom-
| mated in 1875 and elected over Bower by
| a large majority. His conduct in Office
| caused the taxpayers TO nominate him
| for a third term. The nomination was
opposed by the Democratic convention.
which named Metzler for the Offices Hua
bert was TOO popular, however. and won
| the battle by a large majority.
During the last year of his third term
SIR. cassebuhm, his chief deputy speeu-
| lated and fell short in his accounts about
| sa0poo The defalcation was discovered
AMI within a few days cassebnhm COM
mitted suicide. Mr. Hubert made good
| the shortage of his clerk and thus prac-
| tically exhausted hiss own fortune. De-
! tective Morse, who investigated the case,
| said Of Mr.. Hubert: Like man, Mr..
| Hubert gave up every cent he had 10
| save his nonAsYnen from loss
| After serving out his third term Mr.
| Hubert was made chief deputy CT the
! treasurer and auditors office. He held
| this position until 1891, when he came to
/ Seattle and became bookkeeper for
/ Harms & Dickman. the former member
| of which firm was his brofher-ir-law. lie
fetaiHed that position until about six
| months ago, when his health compelled
him 10 give up actlye work. lie was I'M
| der the care OF . physician, but 1t was
| not thought that death was SD near
| lie leaves a wife. Margaret Eilzabe1h
| Harms Hubert, 10 whom he was married
| August Is. ISIS. at San Francisco. He al
| so leaves three daughters. Anna, aged Is:
| Elsie. 8. aTs1 Lulu, :; ma two sons. John.
AGED Il. ard Kari -. He has two sisters.
| Mrs. Natson and Mrs. Widt, both wives
| ~ wealthy Hamburg Shlpowneys.
| Mr.. Hubert was one of the oldest and
| mast popular members OF the San Fran
| cisco Turn Yerein; Burns Lodge, No Is.
| og San Francisco, a q. L. W, and
| Union l.osige. Ne. ISIS. Knights OF Ho1or.
| % san Francisco.
The arrangements for the funeral ser
| Vices are not positively decided ,.v,a,. A
| private service VIII probably be held at
| tee family residence Of Mr. Harms. 1915
| Washington street, next SUNDAY AZ II
| eioek IN TIE morning AMI a pabi!c ses-
| vice 1t the TIra TeCssn hail later in the
| dag. The sntertneuf Viii take mace IN
! Lake View cemetery.
Mrs. w. j. watkin. Dead.