The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-16
NEWS OF
WORLD.
Meat King Armour
Is Dead in
Chicago.
BOER SITUATION
IS CRITICAL NOW
Kruger To Visit United States---
Britain Calls For Troops
For Cape Town.
Chinese Forced to CannibaIism in Shansi
Province...Bryan in Kansas
City.

| CHICAGO, Jan. 6-Phillip Danforth
Armour, philanthropist, fnancier and
multi-millionaire head of the vast COM
mercial establishment that bears his
name, died at his home, 2115 Prairie ave-
nue., at 5:45 o'clock this evening. A mus
cular affection of the heart known as
Imyocarditis was the immediate cause of
death. He had been slowly recovering
from pneumonia that for three weeks
had threatened his life. At 9 o'clock this
morning his heart gave way under the
running up to 1O3. That was the begin
ming of the end
+ Mr. Armour was surrounded by his
family when he died. Those at his bed
side, besides his physician and nurses.
were his wife, Mrs. Philip D. Armour
Jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ogden Armour
and the Rev. Frank w. Gunsaulus. The
millionaire retained consciousness until
within an hour of his death.
/ During the day he had realized that
-deathswas near. To those around him
he had said: 'I know I am very sick,
Il and am ready for death when it comes"
! Soon after luncheon, and just before
the PHYSICIAN lOTbdub his ldlhlIS
Mr.. Armour in feeble tones said that he
would like to hear the Lords prayer
read One of the trained nurses who had
been attending him drew a chair to the
bedside and slowly read from the Bible
the prayer for which the dying man had
asked. 1t was read sentence by sentence
and each was repeated by Mr.. Armour.
When the amen" had been repeated by
him he sank back on the pillow and clos
p1 his rpStfn1IV If the last
word the great financier spoke, except
feeble farewells to his family a little la
ter.
! Estimates of Armour's own estate run
from S10,000,0O0 to S25, 100000 This, of
course does not include the s15,O00,o00 or
$20, 900, 600 owned by the young members
of the. family. For years every enter
prise he was interested in has been max
ing immense profits. His holdings of
stock have all advanced largely during
the last three years.
| Referring to Mr. Armour's fortune, the
Chicago Chronicle tomorrow will say:
i'Mr. Armour's wealth is a subject that
may never be accurately known. 1t is
estimated TO be not less than $50, 000, 900.
and by some is said to exceed $50, ,000, 900.
The combined wealth of the Chicago Ar
mours is fixed at s60000,000. In one sense
the total is the wealth of Philip d. Ar
mour but just how much has been car
the name of his sons is unknown He
has not been a borrower. He has always
been able to pay cash for his purchases,
and he has never asked a customer to
discount a bill. In his great wheat deals
he has always had ready cash. In times
of panic he has showed vast resources in
l. spot cash. In 1893, when a run was
made upon the banks of Chicago and the
credit of the city and the fate of the
exposition was hanging in the balance,
Philip D. Armour bought half million
dollars of gold in Europe and offered
help to the big institutions of the city
from his cash resources in Chicago. With
packing department alone, grain busi-
mess of half that amount and practically
the owner of a great railway system, the
estimates of his wealth at the utmost
figure appear modest instead Of exagger-
ated."
i KRUGER TO VISIT AMERICA.
LONDON, Jam At is almost GER
tainly decided that Mr.. Kruger will go
to America in February, probably ac-
,companied by w. T. Stead. who will
make ringing campaign in behalf of
stopping the war. A correspondent
saw Mr.. Stead just before he left for
Paris in company.with John E. Milhol-
land, who bore an invitation from
prominent New Yorkers to Mr.. Kruger
to visit America. While in Paris they
will see the leaders of the arbitration
movement in Europe and decide def
nitely on plans. Mr.. Stead said:
THE time has come for President
Kruger to play his trump card and
boldly declare his intention to visit
President Mckinley in order to plead
with him the cause of the independence
of the South African republics. Mr..
Kruger is looked at askance in Ger
many and Austria because he is the
President of a republic, but he thinks
this will not be regarded by the Presi-
dent of the greatest republic in the
world.
He does not believe the American
Government is Indifferent to the war
the Beers are waging against the Brit
lish monarchy. If he goes to America
he will go as President to visit
President. He will probably arrive in
New York in the middle of February.
The state of his health is not regarded
as likely to deter him from crossing