The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
FAMOUS REFORMER DIES SUDDENLY.
HENRY GEORGE GONE.
Was Candidate for Mayor Of Greater New
York.

Henry George, author OF Progress
and Poverty" and candidate of the
Thomas Jefferson Democracy for may
or of New York. died at 1850 o'clock
lnst Friday morning, In the Union
Square hotel, Of cerebral apoplexy.
In his great Cooper union speech ac-
cepting the nomination for mayor, less
than IA month ago. he said:
"lll make this race if II costs me my
life. This Is a call to duty. and. as a
good citizen. I have no right to disre-
gard II on account of mere personal
consideration"
1t was about $3.50 o'clock when Mrs.
George was awakened. She found Mr..
George sitting In an arm chair.
II am not feeling quite comfortable"
said Mr.. George to his wife.
Won't you go back to bed?' lnquir-
ed Mrs. George an2iously. II will sit
here u while" was the answer.
Mrs. George grew anxious as to her
husbands condition. Mr.. George grad
ually grew incohcrcnt and lapsed into
ml-consciousness. Mrs George call
ed her son, Henry George, Jr. from an
adjoining room. Frank Stevens was
also called In. Mr.. George then was
Unconscious. a call was sent to DR..
Kelly of III East street. When he
ca me Mr.. George was still unconscious
and all efforts TO revive him failed.
Without sign of recognition to chose
urounu MN ne passed pcucelully away
at i:i5 o'clock.
Henry George was born In Philadel-
phia. Pa, September 2. 1882 and enter
cd the high school In 1858. Leaving
school, he went into n mercantile office,
made several sea voyages and settled
In California In 1858. There he worked
AZ n compositor for some years, but left
the cases to take up the pen, and for
several years was editor of several
newspapers. Some essays and speech
es which he prepared attracted atten-
tlon, and In 1871 he published pamph-
let on our Land and Land Policy" In
this he outlined the theory of single
taxation; which afterward made him
widely known. This theory was devel-
oped further In Progress and Power
ty." published In 1879. n book which at
tracted attention on both sides of the
Atlantic.
He returned TO New York In 1850 and
went to England and ireland the fol-
lowing year. where he was twice ar
rested as n suspect. but afterwards re-
leased when his identity became estab-
lished. Mr.. George Is best known to
the world at large through his writ
ings upon economic questions, notably
his work, entitled Progress and Pow
erty." published in 1879. His other
works are our Land end Land Policy"
1877; Irish Land Question:" 1881: So
cial Problems" 1881 Property in
Land" a controversy With the duke of
Argyll. 1884: THE Condition of Labor.
An Open Letter to Pope Leo KILL"
1891. and "a PerpleXed Philosopher"
tHerbert SpenceD, 1892 1856 Mr..
George was nominated by the United
Labor party for mayor of New York,
polling $4,000 votes, against, 10000 for
Abram S. Hewitt the Democratic nom
inee, and 10000 for Theodore Roosevelt,
row assistant secretary of the navy.
Republican.
Mr.. George was about five feet five
inches high and of slender build. His
| head was bald and his brown beard
was fast becoming gray.
The funeral services were conducted
at the Grand Central Palace, New
York, Sunday. More than 10000 people
viewed the remains Of the honest re-
former. Addresses were delivered by
clergymen representing Catholic, Jews,
Episcopalians and other denomina
tions. The funeral cortege then moved
to Brooklyn, and thence to the late
philosophers home at Fort Hamilton.
| The interment took place at Green
wood Cemetery, Monday.