Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-06
FRANK P, SARGENT IS DEAD
Stroke of Paralysis Fatal to Commits
sioner Of immigration.
LONG LEADER AMONG LABORERs
Previous q Accepting Omce was
Head OF the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen for
Number Of Years,

b@ieShNf NouliiiiseiohtI btutIdl VI lHlhlleid-
ton, for over sixteen years grand master
Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen
and one OF the most ~forceful characters
in the field OF labor, immigration and al
lied questions in the country, died at his
apartments at'the Manor house in this city
yesterday. He was 81 years old. For many
weeks a paralytic, the result of a fall
while visiting in Sheperdstown, w, Va, in
July, he had shown much Improvement UNI
I'll Wednesday evening last, when a sink
ing spell set In from which he never rail-
lied. In accordance with his expressed
wish his body will be remated by a local
undertaken. following a brief service at 8
O'Clock next Sunday afternoon. Rev.
Charles Holmead, assistant rector of st.
Paul's church, will officiate.
The death of the former leader and friend
Of organized labor, of whom II was said
that no railroad magnate ever refused to
see him while he was at the head of the
brotherhood, was a surprise to the Depart
ment Of and Labor officials. al
though they knew that he had been seri-
ously Ill. Secretary Straus was much af-
fected and took immediate steps for appro-
pirate observance of his former bureau
chiefs death. Assistant Commissioned
General F. H.. Larned will continue as act
ing commissioner general unit a perma-
nent appointment is made. He is survived
by his wife, formerly Miss Georgia N. Nc
Culloch of Saugus, Mass, and a daughter.
Miss Mabel.
Mr.. sargent was a native of East Orange.
W. He worked for a while in New Eng
land mills, and then, because of impaired
health, went to Arizona, where, as a United
states cavalryman, he participated in the
Apache Indian campaign and later began
his career of labor as engine wiper on the
Southern Pacific railway. For five wears
he fired engines on that system. In 1889 he
began his tenure Of office as head of the
Order of Locomotive Firemen. He exerted
every effort toward avoidance of strikes
and won the confidence Of both the railroad
officials and the members of his own or
ganization.
President Mckinley twice offered him Of
flee, first as member of the Industrial
commission and later as director OF the
bureau Of engraving and printing, but he
declined both tenders. He had served as
the head of the government immigration
service since 1902, under appointment from
President Roosevelt, and he showed an en-
thusiastic, sympathetic interest in the many
problems arising in that work.
Mr.. Sargent was a republican, a member
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the Masonic order, the Scottish Rite. In
dianapolis consistory; the Mystic Shrine,
Knights of Constantine. the knights of
Pythias, the Elks and the Ancient Order
Of United Workmen. He weighed close to
2O pounds and a jovial disposition was
one of his marked characteristics.
Alexander Troup Is Dead.
NEW YORK, Sept. Alexander Troup,
propriator onG aaitor 90 .Lo NJ. H.
Union and former democratic national COM
mitteeman from Connecticut, was stricken
with heart failure in the waiting room
of the Grand Central station this evening
and died shortly after 9 o'clock tonight
without having regained consciousness. The
body was taken in charge by John w. Tom
linson, George V. Greene and John r. Bur-
ton Of the national democratic commit
tee.
Before founding the New Haven Union
Mr.. Troup was for several years on the
New York Tribune, rising to the position
of night editor and assistant to Amos ].
Cummings. At the time OF his death he
was a member of the east advisory COM
mittee of the democratic party and a MEM
Der of the finance subcommittee of the
national committee. Mr.. Troup was head
Of the New England Democratic Progress
sive league and of the New England Bryan
league. He leaves a widow and two sons
and three daughters. He was s. years
old.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 4.-News of tho
death of Alexander Troup was brought 10
the attention of Mr.. Bryan just as he was
preparing for bed and he Immediately sent
a telegram to Mrs. Troup. expressing his
great sympathy and sorrow.
Mr.. Bryan said:
M Troup was one of my closest per-
sonal and political friends. No one has
been more loyal in his support or more
unceasing in his labors during the last
twelve years. He was an ideal citizen I'm
public and in private life, devoted to every
coed and unselfishly interested IN his co,n-
try and in his fellowmen. His death is a
great grief to me and a great loss to our
party
Emanuel MnndeI Killed by Fall.
BAsLE, Switzerland, Sept. Emmanuel
Mandel, a multimillionaire merchant OF
Chicago, died here today, as the result
of injuries received from a fan at the
railway station. While allghting from a
train Mr.. Mandels foot slipped and he
fell heavily, his head striking the flag
stones.
CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-Emanuel Mandel.
first vice president OF Mandel Bros, and
one Of Chicago's most successful mer-
chants, died last night at Basic, switzer-
land, according to a dispatch received here
today. Death was due to a stroke Of par
alysis.
oliver DaIrYmDle.
ST. PAUL. Mimi. Sept. 4.-Word was
received here last night that Oliver Dali
rymple, who was known as the Bonanza
wheat farmer" of North Dakota, died at
his ranch home at Casselton, n. d. The
GAUGE of death was given as heart disease,
-superinduced by old age. The Dalrymple
farm consisted Of seventeen sections, en-
bracing 1O.sSO acres.
General Augustus w. COrIIss.
DENVER, Sept, 4.-BrlEadier General
Augustus W.. Corliss, L. s. A, retired, died
at his home in this city today. He was
born in North Yarmouth. Me, in 1897.
Alexander TrOup.
NEW YORK, Sept. ALEXANDER Troup.
democratic national committeeman from
Connecticut and editor OF the New Ha-
ven Union died suddenly here today.
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