East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-08

Baltimore. Aug s.-Harvey w.
Scott, editor of the Portland Orego-
nian of Portland, died at Johns Hop
kins hospital in this city at s o'clock
yesterday evening Of heart failure, 32
hours after an operation for prostatec-
tony. He began sinking yesterday
morning and in spite of the best
stimulants known to science, his heart
became weaker until the end.
Mr.. Scott's last illness dated back
several months. But that this mall
ady was likely to be fatal was not
fully realized until about three
months ago, or shortly after his re-
turn from the meeting of the Asso-
ciated Press in New York in April.
At this time he was seized with a
fainting spell while talking in the lob
by OF a Portland hotel. A few days
later he was taken to a hot springs,
in eastern oregon, 1t being the i'm
preston that his trouble was Of a
rheumatic nature.
Although Mr.. Scott derived little
benefit from the treatment at the hot
springs. his condition showed graft
flying Improvement during the weeks
The organic affection remained how
ever and Mr.. Scott's family physician
advocated an operation which would
relieve this and possibly permit his re-
covery. This operation was a deli
cate one to perform and in order that
the best surgical skill be available,
Mr.. Scott was brought here where on
Saturday the operation took place.
Life OF Harvey Scott.
Harvey Winfield Scott. editor in
chief Of the Morning Oregonian, MEM
Der of the board of directors of the
Associated Press, and one of the fore
most journalists in this country, was
born near Peoria, Ills, February l.,
1888.
His father, a farmer by pursuit,
migrated to oregon territory in 1852
with his family. and a year later to
a point near Olympia, Wash, terri
tory.
Mr.. Scotts youth was spent as a
laborer on his fathers farms, except
two years that he served as a militia.
man when during 1866 a relentless
campaign was waged against the In
dams who by frequent outbreaks had
previously kept the settlers In state
of terror. When about 20 years old,
having conceived an ambition for an
education, Mr.. Scott in 1857, Travelled
on foot from his home on Puget
Sound to Forest Grove. Ore, dis
lance of nearly 200 miles to attend
Pacific college.
The young mans small means were
he, rI ha Iaf Nn1lQRQ
spending two years working as farm
hand and teaching. In the fall Of 1859
he had saved enough money to carry
him through the winter and he re-
turned to the college, where he spent
the next four years, working as Ia
borer on neighboring farms and in
sawmills during the summers. After
he graduated in 1864 he was attracted
to the gold fields in Idaho, where he
spent year working as a miner and
saw mill hand. He returned to Port
land and studied law for couple of
years, supporting himself from his
earnings as librarian of the Portland
library. He secured a job on the Ore
gonian, then owned by Henry L. Pit
took, in 1867. a place he held until
1873 when he was appointed collector
Of customs of this port. He was re-
moved from this office in 1877 be-
cause Of a refusal to pay large as
sessment levied by local newspaper
owned by an influential political
clique The same year Mr.. Scott en-
tered into a partnership with Mr.. Pit
took in the Oregonian, business as
sociation which endured until Mr..
Scott's death.
Mr.. Scotts wonderful command of
language and the forceful incisive log
ic of his editorials made the Orego-
nian q paper whose influence has
been almost dictatorial In a larger
area than any other paper in the
country. A mark Of the mans abil-
ity was exhibited during the years
1896-1900, when in the face of great
odds, he beat down and crushed the
free silver cause in this state and un-
doubtedly carried the state twice for
the gold standard.
Mr.. Scott was offered to the legis-
lature In 1903 as compromise can.
didate for United States senator, but
the strong personality which created
the Oregonian worked to his disadvan.
tara ana he WAS defeated Tho ea m