The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-30

complained of Indigestion He soon
retired, after bidding US all good night.
Mrs George found him sitting in an
arm chair about $3.50 O'Clock. Soon aft
er his condition became alarming, and
she summoned several of us. l went
at once for the DOCTOR and on my
way stopped at the Waldorf and mott
fed MI Johnson. He was greatly
shocked and lost no time getting
down to the Union Square hotel.
II then went to Mr.. Georges resi-
dence, on Ninety-second street, South
Brooklyn, and notified the members of
the family there. His son Richard
at the time. With them We're two
nieces of Mr.. George, daughters of his
brother Thomas, who resides in Phila-
deIphia.''
Mr.. George has not been strong for
the past three years and his son. Hen
ry George Jr., has been his compan-
ion in almost every enterprise in which
he engaged, going with him on his
tours of the West as a special news
paper correspondent in the last presi-
dental campaign and keeping close
at his side in his movements in the
campaign.
KILLING PACE.
Within the past day or two close
friends of Mr.. George have noted with
apprehension marked changes in his
manner and appearance. His eyes
grew dull. Wrinkles came at the
corners and his eyes sunk in hollow
caverns. His voice usually resonant
and pleasant, pitched almost to a pip
ing treble in conver.ation, was queru-
lous, while he SEEM d like one whose
nerves were 50 hifaly. wrought that
they might snap without warning. The
pace of the campaign was harder than
this man, high strung and sensitive,
could maintain.
Newspaper men who have been a
part of the George campaign have felt
that he was undergoing strain which
was surely and rapidly breaking him
down. At times he has been incoher-
ent. His whole temperament under
went a complete change His speeches
delivered by the half-dozen each day
were often rambling, though their
trend was ever faithful to the toilers,
whose devoted champion he has been
all his life.
Mrs. George and Henry George Jr.
have been solicitous regarding the eff
feet of the terrible strain of his being
bundled about from place to place each
day and far into the night and making
speeches before wildly enthusiastic
gatherings Of his admirers, and it has
been noted again and again that his
faithful wife sat beside her husband on
the platform from which he spoke or
watched closely from a place Of want
age close by.
Mr. George has made an extremely
active canvass, speaking several times
every evening, and working from early
to late at his headquarters. He gave
to the campaign its most sensational
incidents, his attacks on Richard Gro
ker and Senator Platt, whom he threat
ened to prosecute for various crimes,
such as levying blackmail upon city
contractors and aspirants for office,
should he be elected mayor. His call
didacy gave to the coming election its
greatest element of uncertainty, for, |
according to expert politicians, 1t was
practically impossible to estimate how
much of Rryan's vote of last year
would go to George instead of Van
Wyck
CAREER IN BRIEF.
Henry George was born on Sept. 2, 1899
He received a common school education, ana
then went into a counting room. He was
also sailor, and afterwards learned the
printers trade. In 1858 he reached California
where he worked at the printers case until
1866, when he became a reporter and after
wards editor. working at different times on
the San Francisco Times and Post. lie re-
turned to New York in 1880 and went to Eng
land and Ireland the following year, where he
was twice arrested as suspect. but alter
wards released when his Identity became eS-
tablshed. Mr.. George Is best known to the
word at large through his writings upon
economic questions. notably his work entitled,
Progress and Poverty published in 1879.
His other works are "Our Land and Land
Policy; 1871; Irish Land Questions, 1881;
Social Problems 1883 Prosperity in Land,
a controversy with the Duke Of Argyle 1884;
The Condition of Labor an open letter to
Pope Leo Kill, 1891, and - Perplexed
Philosopher" Herbert Spencer. 1892. In 1885
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 nominee, and 10000
for Theodore Roosevelt now assistant secre-
tary of the navy, Republican.
FUNERAL. ARRANGEMENTS.
The committee in charge of the fu-
neral ceremonies have arranged the
following order of services: From sun
rise on Sunday, OCT 81, till sunset of
the same day, thef body of the great
leader will lie in=sstate in the Grand
Central palace. Ushers will be present
to direct the people in their passage
before the platform upon which the
body will rest, every one who feels the
nobility and single-heartedness of Hen
ry Georges life work is invited to be
present at this ceremony.
During the afternoon. beginning at
8 o'clock, the funeral services and ora
lions will take Place
The funeral car will start from the
Grand Central palace at o'clock on
Sunday evening, and proceed by route
to be announced later. via the Brook
Ign bridge and to the Brooklyn city |
hall. In this informal procession every
friend and admirer of Henry George is |
invited to take part.
The committee earnestly desires that
no torches or transparencies be dis |
played Banners. without notices, |
designating the organizations may be
carried.
All labor organizations intending to