Iron County register., 1899-03-23

His remains will be embalmed and
| sent at once to Chicago. His daughters.
| Mrs. Robert Mccormick, and Mrs. Pat
! ersOn, who were on their way 20 San
! Antonio. were informed of his death
| en- route, and have returned 10 Chi
cago.
Had Long Been an Invalid.
| Chicago, March 17.-Mr. Med:H had
been an invalid for three years. TIE
death of his daughter, Josephine, in
Paris, and later his wife, in California,
proved severe shock. He mad spent
his winters there many years i'll more
COngenial climate than Chicago offers.
| He first selected southern California,
but after the death of Mrs. Afcdill III:
gave up the coast. Last winter ne went
to Thomasville, Ga. In December las
he selected San Antonio, and, ;,ccon-
! panied by his grandson, made Tie
Texas resort his winter home.
The end came suddenly Wednesday
night young Mccormick telegraphed
that Mr.. Medill was critically i'll, but
later said he had rallied. The great ed;-
tors end was painless. His two sons-iT-
law. r. w. Patterson and r. ). McCor-
mick, are now on the way to San An
tonic. The body will be brought to
Chicago and buried in Gracela:,1.
Despite his &c years Mr.. Me1ill was
IN the harness to the last. He was one
of the hardest workers on the Tribune.
his daily output of copy and reprint
averaging three columns. Ills last
copy" with the famous mark, Muse,
7 IL
never forget, was a story of the Ala
no." scissored, pasted and par7ly re-
written. Neither time nor distance
could stop him from guiding and writ
ing for his paper.
Mr.. Medill died several times a mil
lionaire. He owned 81 per cent. of tho
Tribune stock, and it was said he WAS
offered $3,000.OO0 for his holdings. H.,
had large real estate and bond invest
ments. He leaves two daughters. Mrs.
Il. w. Patterson and Mrs. Il. s. Nc
Cormick.
kilograms of coincidence have been
received by the family from President
Mckinley, Senators Hanna, Cullon,
Mason and many other political lead
ers. There is a genuine feeling of re-
d1lOng all OnlcdgOanS.
Mr.. Medill was recognized as Il stur-
dy. independent, IL hard fighter and z
fast friend of the west. He was the
last of the great war editors. bet kept
pace with the evolution in modern
journalism.
Sympathy of the President.
New Orleans, March 17.-Robert Pat.
nf tho ('hio0ro T,-i-
bune, who married one of Joseph Me
dilrs daughters, and who was on his
way to his father-in-law's bedside.
reached New Orleans last night, to be
met by the news that Mr.. Medill was
dead. He received the following teIe-
gram from the president, at Thomas
vile, Ga:
Please convey to the family of Mr.. Me-
dill the sincere sympathy of Mrs. McKin-
ley and myself in their great bereave
ment. WM MCKINLEY.
Joseph Medill was born on April s, 1923, |
and but for the Ashburton-W Webster |
from Maine to New Brunswick, he would |
have been by birth citizen of the United |
His PARENTS parents We're were
the banks of the St. Johns river in 1919. |
In 1892 they removed to farm near Mas |
sillon, O., where the boy grew to manhood. |
His education was received in the COM
mon schools. In 1914 he entered the law
office Of Hiram .b GrisWold ri IS9d and was sd-
he opened an office in New Philadelphia.
o., having as partner George W. McTl-
vain, who afterward became chief justice
Of the Ohio supreme court.
In 1S49 he gave up his practice and es-
which he conducted for three years as a
free soil-whig paper In 1882 he moved to
Cleveland, where he founded the Daily
Baltimore platform, while supporting Gen
Scott for the presidency. After
the defeat of Scott he merged his paper
with the True Democrat, and thus be-
came the founder of the Cleveland Lead
In 1854 Mr.. Medill sold the Cleveland
Leader and went to Chicago with his as
sociate. J. c. Vaughan. With DR.. c. II.
Tribune, a paper which had been estab-
ished eight years before, and which ther
had a circulation of 100 copies. For ten
rears Mr.. Medill was managing editor of
ne paper. Through the personal and edi-
orial influences of Mr.. Medill the name |
If Abraham Lincoln was brought before |
he dark days foreshadowing the civil
In 1869 Mr.. Medin was chosen as NOM
Der OF tne Illinois constitutional conven-
ion. and IN the spring following the great
ago. Mr. Meoiii appOir-e+ Murray r
fuley as corpo. alton Counsel, and set the
present judge to framing an amended
he Mayors bill. With a few altera.
ions the state lawmakers passed the
)ill Much of the municipal machinery
Il to-day was built by Mayor Medill, or
vas evolved largely through his efforts.
In September, 1875. few weeks before
he expiration of his term, Mr.. Medill re-
igned the mayoralty and departed upon
n extended trip for rest and recreation.
In 1871 he was appointed by President |
Srant to q place on the first civil service
of which the late George |
William Curtis was chairman. During
lealth. Mr.. Medill had practically allowed
he management of his paper to pass in
o younger hands.