The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-22
SIBERIAN is BETTER
= he Venerable Statesman Rap
idly Recovering His Health.

Washington. March 2i-seldom has Off
cial Washington been more completely
stirred by conflicting emotions Than ID
was today by the announcement, first OF
The death of Hon. John sherman. and then
by the contradiction OF the report which
! camc 70 few ours later the one giving ro-
lief which was 3s marked as was tine sore
row produced by the other.
Tho first report which came from New
York was received at O'Clock ina the af-
ternoon ANA was circulated IN the depart
menn just before they closed Tor the day
The announcement seemed TO follow nat
urally the other cablegrams of the day
stating chat the venerable statesman's
condition had grown worse since vester-
day and there was universal expression
of regret. and. Boo many cases. OF personal
distress over tho news.
Cabinet ministers. senator's and mem
hei,i oi the house expressed deep sorrow.
speaking not only in terms of admiration
and respect for the eX-senators career
but dwelling with loving Kindness upon
his personal character
The contradiction of tho first report did
not arrive uptll $50 O'Clock It came to the
Associated Press in the shape Of a posi-
tive statement from Santiago made In the
knowlodse THAT the report OF tho soma
tors death had been circulated This dis
patch was Immediately given as wide a cir
culauon in the city as sc was possible for
60 90 receive az That late hour. Secretary
Hay was placed in possession Of "a copy
OF the dispatch, as We're also Mr. Sher-
maus family
"A most marvellous condition Of affairs. d"
remarked the secretary. lie then proceed
cd to express his great rellr that th first
news was NOT confirmed.
The news of the reported death OF Mr..
sherman took many persons. friends and
others 60 hs home on * street Among
others who Were congregatcd there when
the reporter OF Associatd Press called
tere were the former private secretaries
of Senator Sherman. Mr.. BabcocJ and Mr.
Naile as well as Miss Kate Whltock,
niece and Mrs. Charles Hoyt. whose hus-
band was a. cousin of Senator Shermans
They and others present read tho dispatch
stating that the senator was sill alive
with tremulous Joy
THE reading OF the glad message had
scarcely been concluded by those pres
emit than Mrs. McCullom. the adopted
daughter OF senator ana Mrs. sherman
burst into the room accompanied by the
daughter of General Miles They had re-
ceived the news through telephone mes
sage from te Associated Press while at
General Miles house and had hurried over
60 impart lt to Che rest of the family. at
has been a trying day" said Mrs MoCul-
LINN, tthuf of ID volt ntroff,
Indeed there were heartfelt rejoicing
thanksgiving on the part OF those who had
assembled al tire house when they real
ized it was true tat the invalid was better
and might be restored TO them.
MRS SHERMAN NOT TOLD.
Mrs Sherman is the one person OF the
senators household who suffered neither
from the first announcement npr roioiced
over the second. She was not Informed OF
either
Mrs. Sherman has been quite m frLm
"a paralytic stroke for several months and
had never been informed even OF the sem
ators serious Illness, for fear Of It's ef-
feet upon her 1T was felt whom tho mt ws
of his death came today that It would
have 20 De broken to her, but ala hesl-
| tated TO make the announcement. II was
uIIuidlclN decided TO poHIp1 le the fah
duty until tomorrow She was thus saved
| the shock
Already many telograms OF couiolence
| and personal calls OF sympathy had beea
! reccived at the house.
Prompt effort was made by the Asso-
ciatcd Prcss TO Inform tho prominent OF
fcials OF the administration and others
of 'he sa:e arrival Of Mr. sherman at
Santiago, and # was with a feeling of
genuine qualification and sahsfae on that
this news was received supplemented by
am expression of hope that Mr.. sherman
would entirely recover.
when the report of Mr. Shernan's death
was first circulated today ON Associated
Press reporter called at the sherman res
/ ldance. He was received by Mrs. McCul-
lom. who was asked n tho report was con-
nrmed She said; "Yes. ] have heard from
the state department that he Is dead.
| Mrs. McCullom added that she did not
| know where the state department recely-
| "a this information.