The Washington times., 1906-03-21
In Italy Battling With
Disease That Took
Life of Harper.
HARD BLOW TO FINANCE
Sick Man Market Nego-
tiator of All FamiIy's
Vast Deals.

NEW YORK, March determination
is obtained of statements that William
Rockefeller Is suffering from cancer.
IL is learned that Mr.. Rockefeller was
advised by his physician last fall to go
abroad because of q cancerous growth
at the base % the tongue. which for the
last two or three years has been causing
more or less trouble. Now. it is report
I'd that the malady has also attacked
as stomach.
Ine recen- reports of his illness are
attributed 10 a probs bic renewal OF the
SYMPTOMS previously displayed In
quarters usually well informed ss TO
tEs interests OF Mr. Rockefeller. no
alarm is expressed over the reports OF
lis illness
III Health Kept Secret.
The secret OF William RockefelIers III
ness has been guarded with the great
est care for months The nature of his
disease was known 10 a few members
Of the Rockefeller family. and 10 two
Of three OF the most important men
~ The Standard oil Company at the
time Mr.. Rockefeller sailed for Europe
hut The Information was never permitted
- nave any circulation All OF the skill
OF the Standard Oil in its most secret
undertakings mas been employed to keen
The true nature Of Mr.. RocketeHer's IL
ness from becoming known
imam Rockefeller is siXtv-oue wears
DIG lie mas lived under a tremendous
nervous strain FOR forty years. He has
Ssen the speculative member OF the
STANDARD groua OF capitalists and has
engineered all Of the vast deals of that
com mbination in the stock market Next
10 his elder brother, John d. Rockefel-
Iei- ne IS probably The richest man in
the United States.
Malady Thought Incurable.
ne malady which afiicts Mr.. Rookie
feiier. If cancer OF the stomach. is iden-
teal with that which caused the death
OF the late William r.. Harper. president
OF the Chicago University. the fnstftu-
ion to which John ID. Rockefeller has
given great many millions Although
he best medical skill in the world was
employed 10 treat President Harper. and
though he submitted to heroic opera-
lions. the disease conquered in the end
Cancer OF the stomach is regarded as
incuraole even by the most modern OF
daring surgeons.
The illness of William Rockefeller is
q serious blow OF stupendous proportions
10 the Standard Oil group. John ID
Rockefeller has ceased to be an acfual
factor in the manifold undertakings OF
the group Tor many months In 1906
he retired from the directorate of every
corporation he was interested i'm excepf
the Standard Oil Company He sill
retains the presidency of that great in
slitution
The Rockefellers control wholly On. in
substantial part approximately 40 greai
industrial, commercial and financial
corporations, exclusive OF very recent
acquisitions In such OF these as thev
do not own majority of the stock ths
word of either is, nevertheless. law
since opposition to his wishes means a
fight destructive TO those who would
thWart his wishes The 475 corporation.
have capitalization of $.239. .09S. .S02.
What Family Controls.
The Rockefellers are largely interested
in practically all OF the leading banks
trust companies. building and loan COM
panies and safe deposit and surety com.
panies of New York city, and are aIsC
I'm eighteen outside financial institu
tiOns. They are in five big mining cor.
pOrations, and in Sil. AZ, 500 of naviga
tion companies. of which one is the Pa.
per cent OF the railroads of the coun.
Try, and nearly 6.O00, 900 human beings
are dependent for the neceSsar rieS of lift
npon the earnings of those in the EN-
gloy of the Rockefeller concerns
The corporations which they control
or i'm which they have dominating in
fiuence, are as follows:
Capitalization
Standard Oil ..-.....$ 800 900 O0l
L :. Steel Corporation 9SS. 900 0OC
American Tobacco Co... 70,OOO,0O(
Amer. Linseed Oil Co.. 355O0. .0O(
Continental Tobacco Co... 100. GOO. OOt
Wells-Fargo Express =. 5000. 90;