The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-24

- scHUKz WRITING A BOOK.
Ths Great G<rm..-a-~rs~.. a.
nering - kfeI-on-shs- EaIts~.
/ New York woxia-t
The movements Of Mr.. Carl scIs5rx
m Europe are watched with keen eve-
y his many friends and admirers in
SeH York They have been for some
Gnie expecting b hear . defnite ar
nouneeraenf OF his views on the PEND
M campaign and OF his intentions
concerning il. IL i nov understood
tnst THIS announcement has come.
ana inst M. schufx will not resurn
nome 70 the United States until after
the November election. and viii take
no personal share IN il in any way.
This news Ia sarfousiy received
among the representative Geyns.r, Ell
izerss OF New York Tho . 81 them
. DO are Republican IN their emma
titles say that Mr.. Sehurr i Disguised
With President Cleseianss's Ezree from
the high standard OF civil service re-
ioFm which he set up 81 the opening
OF his administration. Thai Mr..
Sch1rz could not consistently support
1ieseiand Tor reelection and does rot
care u have TO eat his words OF four
years ago They even 20 further, and
say that Ar- Schnrz would. Ia ons con-
urgency. not only return at once 10
THIS country. bat would actually take
The stump for Harrison. That con-
tlngency shey declare To be the renioy-
al OF Postmaster Pearson.
The leading German Democrats, on
The other hand. pooh-pooh this inter-
probation Of Mr.. Scharz's absence dur
ing the national campaign. They say
That there are two reasons wny he i
| snmmering At the German seaport OF
kfel. and sill remain there several
months longer One reason is the pre-
! carious condition of the health Of his
eldest son Carl The other is the fact
that he j. writing book of political
"reminiscences, covering his marvellous
career while yet youth in Europe,
and afterwards the experiences and
achievements OF his maturer years in
public life in the United States. Mr.
schurz is expected to complete the
bulk OF this work before returning to
this country, and Il now busy on II.
Once begun the self-imposed task has
ceased 70 exist. aud the labor has be-
come delightful and all-absorbing oc-
cupation.
The publication of this book is looked
tDt y 4tA ~ I'LL lnIGAA lAkEAG~L Nv
German Americans who are aequaint-
ed with the fact that tits being written
as was the appearance Of a similar
work by James G. Blaine. Mr. Blaine
and Mr.. schurz are political enemies,
and no fiercer arraignmeuts OF the
magnetic man OF Maine were made
four years ago on the stump than
those by Mr. SchEFz- Since then Mr.
Blaine's book has been published. and
personal attack on schurz was ex-
pectei in is pages. The expectation
was disappointed. Mr.. Sehurz, as a
| politician, was criticised severely, but
Mr.. Schurz a man was alluded TO
only in dignified terms. Mr.. Schurz's
criticism OF Mr.. Blaine in the Schurz
hook must necessarily awaken great
| interest What a wonderful career
! his friends saw this man has had since
he caae 70 America in 1852, and set
tied in Philadelphia TO learn the Eng
| fish language. His mind has never
given him rest for any length OF time
al one place or one thing. He went
| from Philadelphia to Wisconsin, where
he became Acknowledgements, tried
to be elected to congress and became
Lincoln's minister 10 Madrid.
| In 1851 he came home to Washing
ton, and became in 1853 major-general
in the Union army. He then acted as
Washington spondent for the
New York Tribune under Horace Gree
lly. and was afterwards editor for
zach" Chandler of the Detroit
/ TiBuns.
He went to 81. Louis, and in 1851
was editor and part owner of the West
iieAe Pod. He was elected United
States senator in 1880 for six years,
from Missouri, lie supported Hayes
in 1876, and is said 20 have written his
letter OF acceptance for him. He be-
came secretary OF the interior under
| Hayes. He opposed Blaine in lSS0
and 1881, and he and his friends still
oppose him.
He edited the New York Post when
Willard, his inspiring genius, owned
most OF il. He left the Post, Willard
failed and he lectured Then he went
to Boston in the winter of 1856, and
went ~ Europe last winter. No re-
| turned German ever had such vel
come from Bismarck As he received
on the S0th of last April, the day after
| Count Herbert Bismarck gave an Of
| fetal dinner party in his honor.
| The Germans of New York and OF
the West are deeply interested in this
| remarkable man. His wife. wealthy
| Miss Mayer. married him from
romantic attachment which deepened
into steadfast love. The element
OF romance has pervaded all his sub
sequent life and gives him aniniiuence
that can scarcely he weighed in the
ordinary scales. Miss Mayer was
attending school at her home in Ham
burg. Her teacher told her how 'the
patriot kinkien had been rescued by
a brave German student named Carl
Schurx." Miss Mayer At cnce, With
her schoolmates, conceived the great
est admiration for the young student.
She met him Afterwards in London at
the house OF her sister, who had mar
ried reyolutioni>t And so they
we're married.
The Aayer Bros were wealthy
ivory merchants at Hamburg. The
survivor, nov retired from active busj-
ness live a beautiful, cultivated lie
III kiei. and ri his magiticent house
there the Schagz family Is now
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