The Van Buren press., 1901-06-22
c.,.or William T. Stead Of London
Truth Tells of Pingree's Ill
ness and Death.
REGRETS HIS PRESENT TAKING OFF.
ur,nr personally visited south Az
and Seen Things as They
were, His story Would have bee"
Of Absorbing Interest to Ill" co"n-
.rvmen mt Home.

sau ouotes W. T. Stead upon the
w. vi Of ex-Gov. Pingree, of Michigan,
.rx.Gov Pingree, of Michigan, the
ti,re famous mayor Of Detroit,
Va dead at the Grand hotel, in Lon
don tu
.be continent after BRIEF visit TO
south Africa, carrying with him SEN
tence of death.
conscious Of Approaching End
"He was conscious up to the last
writing Of his approaching death He
Inew he was weak and i'll, but longed
90 return home to his own country.
From time to time he gave orders as
% hacking his trunks, in order that
be might start at once without de-
lay
"Ue had been attended constantly,
all day, by his son, Hazen Pingree,
who did everything he could in the
way of personal tenderness or pro-
curing 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, in
deed, as the time when he lay captive
in a confederate prison in the great
civil war, but it's acute form only
manifested itself during his stay in
Dresden
A Tour Of the Continent.
ale was making tour of the con.
tinent, with view to the develop
ment Of Americans export business.
On his arrival in London he was all
ing rather badly, but il seemed so
little to occasion alarm that his sec
rotary and travelling companion Col.
Sutton, deemed it safe TO return home,
leaving him with his son. The dysen-
terry, instead of getting better, grew
worse. Sir Thomas Barlow was called,
but was unable to check the fatal
fux, which, continuing day after day,
was sufficient to sap the strongest
constitution, II was accompanied by
liberation, which the physicians found
impossible to deal with until the
dyscntery was checked. When TO
these complaints was added acute
peritonitis, the strength Of the pa.
tent was unable to rally.
"rhe career Of one of the most no.
table OF modern Americans Is closed,
a man who for strength OF character,
frmness of purpose, indomitable en-
ergy and immense public spirit pre-
sents an example TO two worlds.
An Interesting Experience.
"Pingree had an extremely interest
ing experience In his brief visit to
South Africa. lie went out armed
with recommendation from Cham
berain, which enabled him to pass
everywhere freely through the En-
was fed with all the caumnes. on the
Beers which have been resorted to to
PALATE the attempted determination
Of the republics, But the moment he
got to South Africa the scales began
TO fall from his eyes.
V"VtWI Opcn SeSuWe'
Recommendations from the co.
ionial office enabled him to penetrate
regions Theoretically sealed to the or
binary civilian. Accompanied only by
his secretary, ne penetrated into the
heart of the seat OF war, and soon
mad an opportunity OF making the ac-
quaintancc OF the Beers at first
hands Extraordinary though It may
De he was able TO lunch In the Brit
ISL camp In the morning, and dine
with the l'ocr commando In the even.
ing lie found, TO his establishment,
.hnt the Beers were by no means 80
p'ack as they hnd been painted. They
were by no means devoid OF human IN
telligencc, they dressed and washed
IKE civilized beings, welcomed with
generous hospitality the travelling
american who found them far from
extremists.
b0cr Commanders visited,
ihc commanders he visited were
well clothed and well armed every
man possessing nt least two horses
WIN II good reserve OF ammunition.
ihey are safeguarding II no doubt,
put they stlll have stores OF Mnuser
cartridges to fall back upon, but for
,hc present they nrc doing oil their
nghting with Lcc.Mctfords, and car
ridges which they supply themselves
with from the British stores,
TOuChlun AueotneIe.
~ was impossible that such man
~ Pingrcc could fail to be deeply
'ouched by the spectacle OF these ho-
ro'c burghcrs maintaining their strug-
g,e against overwhelming odds for
noerty and independence Of their
'ouhtry' He found no difficulty what
ever In troversIng the hostile lIncs
ne ofovc In Cape cart, with his seq
rotary and son riding bicycles M an
escort II was somewhat perilous for
men, Tor the Beers have the disagree.
ap'e although natural habit Of shoot
ing oil bicycle riders on sight, for
WIN them cyclists and British dis
P"'eh rider are synonymous terms.
Fact u De Regretted.
They cnmc back unscnthcd, IL Ia
much to bo regretted that In the In
'erests OF truth and Justice, 40 keen
"h observer should not have been
spered to return 10 hIs own country