The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-18
Sin of witchraft" creating little interest,
and II is severely criticised all around for
its lack of common sense.

Its lack of common sense.
The will of Isaac Gordon. the notorious
money lender. who died recently. cannot
be found and is being advertised for. 1t
appears this well-known name in the Eng
lish courts. though Gordon himself rarely
appeared, was borne by a man OF only thir-
ty-five years, who is credited with leaving
s5.00o.000. On the body was found $4,000 and
in his Office sl35.O00 in cash. This accumu-
lation was due 30 the fact that the banks
finally would not have anything to do with
his accounts. This scathing obituary ap-
pears in NJ. A. p. MAINLY About People,:
"A tall, well-built, erect, ruthless, daring
bird of prey, he seemed to spend on his
business of extortion all the passion which
an ordinary human being. would divide be-
tween home pleasure and other interests OF
life During the last five months he suf-
fered agony from a disease of the jaw, and
when his voice was reduced TO a hideous
croak he kept on working feverishly at his
DEVILS job of breaking up homes and
hearts"
The eight months which Gordon spent
in jail when starting in on his usurious
career ruined his health and embittered
his life. Among his victims he numbered
clergymen, widows, orphans and spend
thrifts of all classes in England, and he
frankly said in court that neither the tears
of the widow nor of the orphan would have
the slightest effect on him in pressing a
claim. Though his interest generally ex-
ceeded the principal, and though, through
agents or directly he rendered homeless
hundreds of people, he never charged in
terest to his ligionists-Jews-and once
he took fancy to a six-year-old boy to
the extent of sending him candies regular
ly. Few dead men have ever received the
merciless obituaries that appear every
where on the death of this millionaire.
Nossiloff, the well-known Siberian, con-
tributes to the Novoe Vremya of st.
Petersburg bitter complaint against the
inroads American trade is making into
Siberia. "These things he declares. ''are
not articles of luxury, but just what are
most urgently needed by the local popula-
ton. Coming through vladivostock, they
are put on the market in huge quanti
ties and are sold in such manner that we
are led to conclude that the United States
has set out upon an Industrial and COM
mercial conquest of Siberia. AS hitherto
Siberia has been lacking in men of capital.
in mills and in iron works, the enterpris-
ing Americans will have everything ready
to their hands and in order at no distant
date to become the real masters
of the situation and purveyors of
the goods needed by Siberia. The mer-
chants and traders speak of petitioning
for a prohibition to be placed on American
imports. but while the discussion contin-
ues, the Americans will secure the market,
and it is also quite possible that even Chi
ma, where Russia is constructing a rail-
road, will fall into the hands of the Ameri-
cans before the railroad is completed, and
before Russia is in a position to profit by
the riches of China. Shall we. who, as the
owners of the East, have undertaken to
introduce culture and civilization. now
actually hand over Siberia to foreign capt.
tai and enterprise and make it forever a
vassal and black slave of foreigners?" In
cidentally. Nossiloff treats British compe-
tition as being of no Importance.