The Philipsburg mail., 1899-08-25
DEATH HIS PORTION.
Al ONO YATES KEPT THE PACE
THAT KILLS.
Alleged to Have Squandered Nearly
Four Million Dollars in Riotious L:v-
ing In ~ Many Ycars-Hc Was u
Daring Man.

Alonzo G.. Yates, who died the other
day at Nice, France, was well known
to many people in Milwaukee, particu-
larly after his marriage to his cousin,
nally in that city, though she spent
much of her time abroad.
"Lonny" Yates was man of mag
nificent physique and was known as
high roller among a select circle even
before he acquired an international
reputation for high living and was ac-
cused of breaking the record by spend
Ing $4,000,000 in four years. He was a
handsome fellow of over six feet in
height, with a dashing, debonair man
ner which made him friends every
where. His fondness for wine, fast
horses and other sports combined to
wreck his constitution and cause his
death at the early age of 27.
His exploits both in this country
and in Europe startled everybody. His
nerve was magnificent, his will un-
changeable, his daring startling, his
audacity wonderful, his recklessness
marvellous He married his cousin in
Europe while there on tour with
his mother and, like every other ac-
ton, the event was a surprise to his
left the hotel together and when they
returned he told his mother that they
were married. But marriage did not
wean him from the pace that kills.
A dowry of $4,000 was scattered like
leaves in Valiambrosa. When his
session of $4,000,000 and he was credi-
ted with having spent the major por-
ton of this in about four years.
Before his whole fortune was gone
trustees were appointed to look after
the estate and they allowed him an
annuity. In Paris, where his principal
escapades took place, he alternately
Mortified and diverted the boulevard
iers with his exploits. He was dar-
ing whip and drove tandems and four
in-hands about the gay capital in a
manner which caused the rather un-
horsemanlike Frenchmen to open their
eyes in wonder. On one occasion he
tried to drive trap into the Hotel
Continental, knocking down the door
way and thoroughly soaring his COM
panions.
His death will put stop to divorce
proceedings now pending in New York,
Mrs. Yates having begun an action
against her husband last spring just
after returning from a trip abroad.
Since that time she has been an oc-
casional guest at the home of her
brother, John Yates, in Milwaukee, but
she intends to return east to live.
Mrs. Yates received a cable message
the other evening announcing the
death of her husband from heart dis
ease. Though his demise came sud
denly it was not entirely unexpected
as he had been in poor health ever
since recovering from an attack OF
pleuro-pneumonia about year ago
In speaking of her marriage Mrs
Yates said that in reality there was
little of the romantic about it. 1--WE
were travelling in Europe-my aunt
who was Mr.. Yates mother, Mr.. Yates
and his sister, who were my cousins
and /. 1t was about four years age
and while we were in Paris we became
engaged. We expected to be married
there and had engaged our steamer
passage for week ahead, intending
to make the trip home our wedding
journey. But the French marriage
law required residence of three
weeks, so we went over to London
where We found that it was necessary
to wait fortnight. At the end Of th
two weeks the ceremony took plac'
and we came back to America. Tha
was all the romance there was to it
Since that time we have been abroat
several times and the rest of the tim