Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-19
". T. Stead Pays Tribute to His
Memory.
uE HAD A NOTABLE CAREER
Ain, the civil War as an Artil'
man Elected Mayor Of Detroit
and Governor OF Michigan.

1t
Am quotes William 7. Stead upon the
sootb Of OK. Governor Pingree Of Mlchi-
on as follows: Ex-Governor Pin
orss Of Michigan, the one time famous
'.ovor of Detroit, lies dead at the Grand
hotel in London
Dpngree returned to London from
,As continent after brief and event
M visit to South Africa, carrying with
HIM a sentence of death.
"He was conscious up to the last Of
everything but his approaching death.
ia knew he was weak and i'll but
nnged To return home 10 his own people.
rom time to time he gave orders as
a hacking his trunks in order that he
vght start at once without delay.
lie had been attended constantly all
hy by his son, who did everything he
could In the way of personal attend
ance or procuring the best advice in
London, but nothing doctors could do
could arrest the disease, They say his
Weakness dated a long time back, as
long indeed as the time when he lay
captive IN a confederate prison In
the civil war; but It's acute form only
manifested itself during his stay in
Dresden.
HE was making a tour of the contl-
nent with view to the development Of
Americas export business. On his ar
rival In London he was ailing rather
badly but 1t seemed SO little TO occa-
sion alarm that his secretary and traV-
cling companion, Col. Sutton, deemed
Il safe to return home, leaving him with
his SON. The dysentery instead Of get
ling better, grew worse. Sir Thomas
Barlow was called, but was unable to
check It, which continuing day after
day was sufficient to sap the strong
est constitution. 1t was accompanied
b. liberation. which the physicians
found impossible to deal with until the
dysentery was checked. When to these
Internal complaints was added acute
pntonitls the strength of the patient
vas unable TO rally.
THE career Of one Of the most nota-
BE Of modern Americans Is closed
man who for strength of character,
fmness Of purpose, indomitable ener-
" and immense public spirit pres
tpis an example to two worlds.
"pingree had an extremely interest
ng experience in his brief visit to South
Africa. He went out armed with rec
lamentations from Chamberlain which
enabled him TO pass everywhere freely
trough the English lines. When he left
Dndon he was fed with all the calum-
ts u.On the Beers which have been
narted to TO palllate the attempted
determination of the republics. But the
moment he got TO South Africa, the
scales began to fall from his eyes.
Recommendations from the colonial
Office enabled him TO penetrate regions
heremeucally sealed to the ordinary
civilian Accompanied only by his sec
rotary he penetrated into the heart Of
the seat Of war and soon had an oppor-
tunty Of making the acquaintance of
the Beers at first hand. Extraordin-
airy though Il may be he was able to
lunch IN the British camp in the morn
ing and dine with the Boer commander
in the evening He found to his as
constituent that the Beers were by no
means so black as they had been paint
ed. They were by no means devoid of
human Intelligence, they dressed and
washd Ike civilized beings, welcomed
with generous hospitality the travelling
American who found them far from eX
tremlsts.
The commanders he visited We're
we'll clothed and well armed, every man
possessing at least two horses with a
god reserve Of ammunition They are
aieguarding II no doubt, but they sill
I'VE stores Of Mauser cartridges to fall
Nik upon, but for the present they
" doing all their fihtglng with Lee
AettordS and cartridges which they
supply themselves with from the Brit
sh stores.
IL was impossible that such a man
as Plngree could fail TO be deeply
touched by the spectacle OF these
heroic burghers maintaining their
struggle against overwhelming odds FOR
Hoerly and independence Of their
country He found no difficulty what
s,er IN tnyersing the hostile lines; he
aIVVe IN Cape cart with his secre-
Aly and son riding bicycles as an
@yor' II was somewhat perIlous for
yen tor the Beers have the disagree
ast' alnough natural habit Of shooting
W bicycle riders on sight for with them |
'pss and British dispatch rider are !
Shonymous terms. Ii Is much 10 be |
regretted mat for the interest Of truth |
all justice such a keen observer |
.nVula not have been spared 10 return !
MS own country to describe the |
80 as he found them in struggle |
anu'h must have recalled at every turn |
as SURFING episodes in the war Of in
HIS CAREER.
N london, June lS.-Ex- Gov. Hazen s. |
1NsIee OF Michigan died here tonight |
400 His son was the only one |
Ceh' al the time. The attending |
.sS,ur lelt Mr.. Pingrees bedside at |
sh,rty. ''e =" i'o'"
: Pingree, Jr, who had been |
il-WhinB at his fathers side for four
~, ana who has not removed his |
"sses during the time. noticed |
.I'eh change in his fathers cond-
W lie had hardly reached the pa-
~'n' bedside when his father died
tgaleIully without warning and with. |
1 speaHIng one word.
iouug plngree has wired n his |
sfa,a.' ana his uncle in the United
body 40, 10 come to London. The |
ert, ol lhe late Mr.. Pingree win be
M ta ana taken 20 his home.
,,ti., W'spnsis made by London
Iftb"iu@ OF the cancerous affection
~ ''.'e' llnes from which Mr.. Pingree
|,so,,,'..... 'eit no hope for the patients
Ipr,,,'V me end OF his illness. Mr..
., ~G'ee suffered great pain and weak
AIN n'ellliy lie was unable TO re-
,r1o punishment. His mind. however.
Iplet,o fairly clear. During the
- W Tuesday he was practically
Isr5 Il,e by Injections OF strychnlne
ltin '''i''hislered to lessen his
| D. nSaen senter Pingree was born at
|lre5 4, X Me, In 1870 Tn 1862 ne en-
Itrin.,n we First Massachusetts, heavy
he ~ ana served until the end Of
.nhs,,.1,. When he located in Detroit
fhoes aug In the manufacture OF
|,ates N, me Republican party noml-
sas ,,..u TOT mayor ~ Detroit and he
sss :, ,'.,ea by over 1900 majority. He
'refe,s.s,ses, ected In 1891. 1898 and 1895 by
iw ~. majorities each time. In
d Nlsb,I rhsree was elected governor
|alag hhlgan by $1,000 plurality. run
al ot Tho national ticket by |