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Show GERMAN CROESUS DEAD Leaves a Fortune Estimated at$125.000,000. HERRKRUPPJHEGUNMAKER Death Is Said to Be Due to Apoplexy, but the Public Asks, "Was It Suicide?" Sui-cide?" End Hastened by Story Published ln Voerwaerts Deputation Deputa-tion of His Workmen Were Too Lntei to Present Their Resolutions of Confidence Was Good to His Employees Friend of the Kaiser. Berlin Nov 21 Herr Krupp the gr-vit Bttnmaker nnd the wealthiest man In Germans died suddenls from apoplexy thla afternoon at his villa ftt Iluegel , Herr Krupp had been III for seseral days and n report of his condition i!s telegraphed dnll to his wife who has been several months In Jena under medical treatment Concerned by the latest dispatch regarding her husband, Pratt Krupp lift Jena sesterday accompanied ac-companied by Prof Illnnwnnger of the medical focults nt the unlverslts there bh will lenrh Essen enrl Sunday morning According to the medical rcpoits his Phjslclans sucieeded In restorlnc Herr Krupp to consciousness, hut their patient pa-tient soon relapsed Into Insenslhlllts He died nt 1 o clock In the meantime the directors of the Krupp works and Herr Krupp eollrllnra hud been summoned sum-moned They held n cnneultntlnn after his death nnd mused n bulletin an nouncing his demise to be posted at the works nt Pere At noon reports were In circulation In Ilssen thnt Herr Krupp was djlng, but the public hid no nccurntc in-formation in-formation regarding his condition until ths great works which dominate the city Hnd furnish employment to 43,000 nun wero closed Tin; nasi' question asked The first question that everybody asked was, "Did Herr Krupp commit suicide?" There seems to be no tcstl-mony tcstl-mony to support this nuggcstlon, the hjslclnns In attendance resolutely ns. serllng thot the enso wus slrnplj one of apoplexy. That considerable, time clnpsed after death before tho news wns iinnounced In tnken by some persona per-sona to Indicate that tho cause of death Is somewhat obscure. Near friends of the dead man who were awnrc of tho great mental distress Into which the recent publication In the Voerwaerts had thrown him, reproduced re-produced ns It wna In adjacent cities nnd telegraphed oset the world, lire confident thnt the chnrccs contained In the story Induced his death. LIVED IN PKUDAli TAbHION. Herr Krupp'B villa, where he died. Is sesral miles from Essen The great giininakcr lived there In almost feudal fashion, nnd the place tonight Is unapproachable un-approachable nobody being admitted within the gntes except the police, the directors of the Krupp works nnd the undertakers und their nsslstants. COMMITTEE WAS TOO L TE The oHlclnlg nnd emplosees of the Krupp works jisterday tailed n public meeting for todny with the object of expressing Indlgnitlon nt lho charges made bs the Voerwaerts The meeting meet-ing nsembled nt 1130 o clock thin morning, but before a deputation could be nppolnted to comes to llerr Krupp the expressions of loynlts and confl-deuce confl-deuce It was learned that his condition condi-tion wns too serious for him to receive re-ceive such u drputntinn Herr Krupp wns not regarded as a hnrd mister by his workmen He established various establishments for their benefit and built hundreds of model houses, on sanltnr)- principles, for their use, charging them n. moderate rentil. HIS IMMENSE WEALTH. Moderate estimates of tho fortune of the licensed place It nt JIJ1 000 000 nnd his annual Income during his recent Sears of prosperity nt J10 000 000 Herr Krupp mado u great sum bs supplslng armor plate for the new nav. He-tides He-tides his Iron works and ship yards, he hnd an interest In many financial enterprises, nnd recentls hail ncqulred extensive roil properties In connection with tho North German Lloid Steamship Steam-ship cntnpiins. WILLIAM POND OP KHUrp. Emperor William was very fonrj V Heir Krupp nnd frequently slnltn! him The Emperor often hid Herr Krupp us his guest nt Herlln An a special mark of distinction, Ills Ma-Jests Ma-Jests eonferred upon the giininakcr the title of Kxcollcncs-. sshlch usually Is confined to tho highest ofllclils Em. bassodors, etc W hen the Kiel Yacht club was orginlzed by about twenty nasj oftlcialH, the Emperor and Herr Krupp were present Admiral von Senden-Hlhran remarked, "We ought to hae a clubhouse " tnpr io the yacht ruin, 'There Is only one man who can give It to us" said the Emperor, us he glanced nt Herr Krupp, who re. Piled that he would think about It. Out of this suggestion Herr Krupp built the clubhouse nnd the ndjaient hotel and restaurant overlooking the Kiel ford This group of buildings cost Jl 000 OHO Heir Krupp rented the house to the club for 1230 a year, and It wni expected thnt the building would be piesented to the club esentunlls Pro vision for this gift Is believed to have been made In Herr Krupp h will |