The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-06-20
MR.. PINGREE IS DEAD
Career of the Famous Michigan
Ex-Governor Ends.

London, june 49, -Ex-Gov. HI. S.
Pingree, of Michigan, died here Tues
day night at 1885. His son was the
only one present at the time. The
attending doctor left Mr.. Pingree's
bedside at about 11:15, promising TO
return shortly. II. S. Pingree, Jr., who
had been watching at his fathers side
for four days and who has not re-
moved his clothes during that time,
noticed sudden change in his IA
TIERS condition. He had hardly
reached the patients bedside when
his father died peacefully, without
warning and without speaking one
word. Young Mr.. Pingree wired his
mother and his uncle in the United
States not to come to London. The
body of the late Mr.. Pingree will be
embalmed and taken to his home.
Mrs. Pingree Hears the News.
New York, June 19.-Mrs. Hazen S.
Pingree, widow of ex-Gov. Pingree,
whose death in London was an
nounced Tuesday night by cable, ar
rived in this city from Detroit Tues
day morning with her daughter, Hazel
II. Pingree, and her husbands broth
err, +. C. Pingree. The party had
started from Detroit as soon as they
| learned of the seriousness of the ill
ness of Gov. Pingree in London, but
| received a cablegram early Tuesday
| that there was no use of continuing
their journey, as the governors con-
dition was so bad they would arrive
in London too late. At night they re-
ceived cable telling of his death. No
plans for the funeral have been made
by the family. Mrs. Pingree and her
| daughter will go back to Detroit to-
| day instead of taking the steamer St.
Paul, as intended. The widow and
| daughter will be escorted back home
by f. C: Pingree, who will then imme-
| diately return to this city to await
the arrival of the remains, which H.
S. Pingree, Jr., or Joe" as he is called,
who was with his father in London
when he died, will bring to this city.
His Career.
| THazen Senter Pingree was born at
| Denmark Me-, in 1910. In 1862 he enlisted in
| the First Massachusetts heavy artillery
| and served until the end of the war, when
| he located in Detroit, embarking in the
manufacturing of shoes. In 1889 the repub-
lican party nominated eX-GOv. Pingree for
mayor of Detroit, and he was elected by
over 1000 majority. He was reelected in
1891, 1898, 1896. by increased majorities each
time. In 1896 Mr.. Pingree was selected as
governor of Michigan by 5000 plurality,
| running ahead of the national ticket by 26,-
900 votes. He was reelected governor in
1898 by about 100 900 plurality, and served
out his term, which expired in 1900 Last
March he started on the trip to South
Africa, which resulted in his death in Lon
don Ex-Gov. Pingree, while he was mayor,
accomplished many municipal reforms,
among others forcing the gas company to
lower their rates 30 cents per thousand,
establishing the public lighting plant, or
ganizing the Detroit railway on a three
cent fare basis, lowering telephone rates
and breaking up a number of sewer and
paving rings that were thriving when he
came into office. His potato patch scheme
for the relief of the poor of the city was
extensively copied and brought him much
fame. While governor, Mr.. Pingree de-
voted his energies toward securing law
taxing railroads and other corporate prop
erty on an ad valorem basis instead of spe-
officially on their earnings. His efforts re-
| suited in the passage of law along these
lines by the last Legislature. Mr.. Pingree
is survived by a widow and two children. a
; son and Gaughter.I