ɐ mɜːkjˈʊɹɹɪəl pˌɜːsənˈælᵻɾi, hiː bɪkˌeɪm dᵻpɹˈɛst baɪ ðə dᵻklˈaɪn ʌv hɪz pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ænd pˈɜːsənəl fˈɔːɹtʃʊnz, ænd hiː ʃˈɑːt hɪmsˈɛlf dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ vˈɪzɪt tə wˈɪnᵻpˌɛɡ ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚɹ ˈeɪtiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn.
A mercurial personality, he became depressed by the decline of his political and personal fortunes, and he shot himself during a visit to Winnipeg on October 18, 1901.