The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-10-27
HON. JOHN SHERMAN lead
PASSED PEACEFULLY AVA,
Many Prominent Men Fay Tribute to
Hs statesmanship-Flass 1T Half
Mast Everywhere-Funera Held
Wednesday. ,.

MAST Everywhere-Funera Held 1
Wednesday.
Washington, Oct. 22.-One Of Ameri-
cas- great men passed quietly away this
morning. Hon. John Sherman, who
for more than generation has lad a.
national and International reputation
as statesman and political economist,
died at the family residence in this city
at 6:45 a. M, in the 18th year Of his
life. The sorrowful intelligence ran
quickly over the city and called out
universal expressions Of sympathy and
affection. President Mckinley, as a
special mark of respect, issued a proc
lamation reciting the nations loss and
the high qualities of the dead states
man.
Funeral services will be held in this
city Wednesday, and the remains will
then be conveyed to the old home at
Mansfield, Ohio, where additional sol
emn services will be held on Thurs:
'day. President Mckinley, who left for
Canton tonight, will attend the Ohio
funeral.
Il Death resulted from brain exhaus-
tion. During the last Is hours of life
Mr.. Sherman was entirely unconscious.
Since Saturday afternoon Mr.. Sher-
man had been most of the time uncon-
scious, rallying partially at intervals
when slight nourishment was given
him Yesterday afternoon evidences OF
the approaching end were manifest
and he failed to regain consciousness
after 3 o'clock, passing away peacefully
just after dawn broke. About o'clock
this morning he rallied somewhat from
the stupOr and turned himself over ir
bed but after that he gradually sanl
until the end came
Several days ago, realizing the criti
cal condition of Mr.. Sherman, the mem
bers of the household and relative!
here sent kilograms to large number
of the family connections throughou
Tie country, notifying them of his ex
ftreme illness, and some were able t,
reach here before he died. Amonl
those at the bedside when the end cam
WOl Q NIL 0uu OOA6RI0 Ivy Va ANSs
York; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wiborg 0
4 Cincinnati; Mrs. William K Otis o
New York; P. Tecumseh Sherman, |
son Of the late General Sherman
Charles M. Sherman of Chicago. Mis-
Lizzie Sherman, Mrs. James McCallum
the adopted daughter, who has beel
Mr.. Sherman's constant attendant, an,
her husband. General and Mrs. Miles
the latter niece of Secretary Shel
man, were at the house the greater POI
tion of the day and evening, but lef
for their home shortly after midnight
They were summoned when it was al
parent that tho end was near an
reached the house a few minutes afte
the venerable statesman had passe
away.
/ Secretary Sherman's death occurre
in the handsome home on K stree
II which he had erected eight years agt
Some weeks ago the secretary decide
this valuable property to Mrs. MEGA
lum. The secretary was large holde
Of real estate in this city. Conserve
tive estimates of his wealth place 1t 9
n around a million dollars. 1t is know
that Mr. Sherman left will, but n
information as to its contents or eve
when it would be probated will be ol
tainable until after the funeral.
The funeral will be held at the She
man residence early Wednesday afte
noon, Rev. Alexander Mackay-Smitl
rector of st. Johns church, officiating
The body will be taken to Mansfield
Ohio, over the Pennsylvania road, an
services will be held in Mansfield 0
Thursday, at which President McKil
ley will attend.
Mr.. Sherman had not Deen in robu,
health for considerably over a yea
In March, 1899, while on pleasul
trip to the French and Danish West L
dies in company with relative, Fran
n Wiborg, he suffered severe attack
pneumonia, which almost proved fata
The ship on which they were travelin
touched at Santiago, from which plaa
4 reports came to the United States tn
the well-known statesman had die
He rallied, however, and the family a
cepted the offer of the United Stat
government to bring him back to Il
II United States on the cruiser Chicag
then in the vicinity Of Santiago, ar
he was safely landed at Fort Monrt
and brought to his home in this cit
/ Here he gained strength and vi
strong enough by summer to visit b
home in Ohio. His remarkable vitali
brought him through a relapse whi'
he suffered during the heated term, al
by August he had regained much Of h
strength and seemed to be in got
spirits.
He spent last winter at his home
this city enjoying fairly good healt
even going out to social affairs and 9
tending the theaters with members
his family.
u The family left here early In II
summer for the old homestead at Man
: field, Ohio They were there but
short time when Mrs. Sherman. who's
health had been very fradl. died. Tn
was severe blow to the secretar'
: from which he never fully recovere'
He remained at Mansfield until th