Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1904 — AUTHOR EDWIN ARNOLD DEAD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

AUTHOR EDWIN ARNOLD DEAD

British Litterateur and Journalist Paaator Married n Japanese Girl Later In His Life. v

London, March 25.—Sir Edwin; Arnold, the famous Journalist and author,, died at his London house yesterday a* the age of 72 years. His intense in-

terest in the war betweeu Japan anti! Russia and liis concern over the welfare of the mikado’s people,, among whom his best days were spent, are believed to have liastened the end. Although Sir Edwin suffer 3d ia.. hate years from partial paralysis, he- was, not taken seriously ill until last week. The funeral will take place Mart 2S and the body will be crematad'. at' Woking. Sir Edwin spent many years offhis life in the Orient, one of his greatest works, “The Light of Asia,” bitog written in Japan. He took high ion* •ors at Oxford and was an expert in Oriental languages, especially SaririLIn 1881, while on a visit to Japan, Vigrieved and shocked his family by marrying a Japanese girl,but her demotion to him won over his family. Tkka was his third wife. He was decora by Servia, Persia and his own eoMtry, being knighted in 188 S by Quecau Victoria.

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SIR EDWIN ARNOLD.