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Show The Late Mr. Orion. New York, 22. Mr. Orion's office hours were from 9. SO a.m. to 4.30 p.m., and his labor during those hours was incessant and intense. His , knowledge of telegraphy was prodigious, prodigi-ous, and he understood most of the new improvements and inventions in construction and application. Resolutions of respect from the Pacific coast telegraphers were received re-ceived by the Western Union directors direct-ors to-day. He needed rest, and had resolved to resign, but the directors would not accept resignation, voting him instead in-stead a vacation of three months. He decided to go to Englaud and spend the most of the time in a quiet home near London. Ho was to start the 1st of June. Twice within a few years he has bad warnings of serious hrain trouble. Rnannt.lv ha wnrked harder than evsr in order to leave the affairs of the company in good shape during his absence, I It is believed that, notwithstanding the large amounts he controlled, he was not worth over $100,000. It is probable the funeral services will be performed in Orton's birth place, Cuba, N. Y., on Thursday or Friday next. The World says: Mr. Edison, the inventor in-ventor of the phonograph, had latterly lat-terly found a warm supporter in Mr. Orton. When Mr. Edison received re-ceived the telegram announcing Mr. Orton's death. "Good God!" he ex claimed, "Orton de.d! If I get to love a man ho dies right away. Lef ferts went first, ond now Orlou'a gone too." Orton waa a large contributor to party purposes, to the church, nud every worthy charity. He opposed the reduction of the salaries of employ em-ploy Cj of tho company, until be became convinced that the meaauro could be carried iu spile of bim. |