Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-10-29

New 10TH, Oct. AJ.-lchIy 0ooi8o oioe
at the Union Square hotel this morning
of apoplexy. He made four speeches last
night, returning to the hotel about II
O'Clock. He ate a light supper and i'm
| mediately retired. About $3.50 O'CLOCK
this morning he awoke, complained oi
severe pains and became unconscious
from which condition he did not again
recover.
DID NOT FEEL QUITE COMFORTABLE.
About $3.50 this morning Mrs. George
awakened and found Mr.. George sitting
in an arm chair.
81 am not feeling quite comfortable .
said he.
wont you go back to bed?" inquired
! Mrs. George anXiously.
~ will sit here awhile" was the re-
sponse.
Mr.. George then gradually grew inco'
herent and lapsed into semi-conscious-
ness.
1t is that thought death was due to apo
plexy. Mrs. George was prostrated.
Tom L. johnson announced that a
meeting of the George leaders would be
held at the Everett house at IL O'Clock
this morning to determine upon course
of action.
In his speech last night Mr.. George
said: II have labored for years to make
myself known and now at last these things
are all written down. l believe that the
needed reforms are summed up in
this philosophy: The right of every
man to eat, drink and speak as he sees
fit, so long as he does not trench on the
rights of Others"
He repeated his threats against Croker
in ringing voice that greatly affected
his hearers, saying: go to the penlten-
tiary; be shall go there"
Mrs. George accom- panied her husband
on most of his speech making trips and
was with him last night.
THE STRAIN WAS TOO MUCH.
Newspaper men who have been much
with Mr.. George have felt that the strain
was breaking him down. At times he
has been incoherent. His whole tenn
permanent underwent complete change,
His speeches, delivered by the half dozen
each day, we're often rambling, though
their trend was ever faithful to the tollers
whose devoted champion he has been all
his life.
Mrs. George and Henry George, Jr,
have been solicitous regarding the effect
of the terrible strain.
Within day or two, close friends have
noted with apprehension marked changes
in his manner and appearance. His eyes
grew dull and sunken; wrinkles came at
their corners. His voice, usually resonant
and pleasant, was querulous. He seemed
like one whose nerves were 80 highly
wrought that they might snap without
warning.
LETTERS OF ooNDoLENoE.
New York, Oct. 29.-Riohard Croker
and John Q. Sheehan sent by special
messenger to Mrs. Henry George letters
of coincidence.
HENRY GEORGE JR., SUBSTITUTED.
New York, Oct. 29.-The Thomas JEFF
ferson Democracy this afternoon substi-
tuied the name OF Henry George, Jr, for
the name of his father as candidate for
mayor of Greater New York.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
Henry George was born IN Philadelphia
on September 2, 1889. While yet boy
he was apprentioed on a sailing vessel,
and at the age of 19 years reached Cali
fornia, where he remained a number of
years, and drifted into newspaper work,
afterwards going to New York City, where
he lived until his death. As writer he
attracted much attention on account of
his views which opened up new line of
thought, and in 1879 be published Prog
ress and Poverty" a work which had a
wide sale and attracted widespread atten-
tion. This was followed in 1881 by the
'Irish Land Question Later he made
several visits to Great Britain and Ire
land, where, in many speeches, he set
forth his peculiar doctrines. In 1886 he
WAS nominated by the Labor party of
New York City for mayor, and although
defeated, received nearly 10000 votes.
His weekly newspaper, The Standard, was
founded IN 1887, and is still published,
and until his death was under his editor
ship and control. When the Greater New
| York election was to be held be became
| the candidate of the Jeffersonian Democ-
rscy for mayor of the city, and the
labors and excitement of the campaigp
undoubtedly caused his death