The sun., 1900-10-23
MUCH SORROW FELT OVER
DEATH OF JOHN SHERMAN
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by Mr.. u. j. IiancccK, rol man! Years pri-
waite secretary of and rlcfk To Mr.. Shpr-
man iii his syarious capacities as secretary |
of the treasury. Inittd States senator I
and secretary o3 state. and at present rri- |
waite secretary to Secretary Hay. Tho |
president was At uAce Informed hy the |
department. and the flags on The public
buildings in MashAgtnn were lowered TO
half mast, - to relnain until after the
funeral. The PRESIDENT rs ii mark of
especial honor To the memory Of Mr. |
Sherman, who WAS not at the time Of his |
death connected III any official capacity
with the government Of the United States,
adopted the unusual course Of personally
preparing an expression of the nations
grief in the shape of proclamation de-
scriptive of the personal qualities and
civic abilities of the dead statesman.
At the state department also Il message
was framed to be transmitted in multiple
to the United States ambassadors, minis
ters and charges abroad. officially notify
ing them of the death of ex-Secfetary
Sherman. The department will he closed
for business during the funeral services.
in order to allow the officers and en-
ployees TO attend in person.
EX-Sccretary Sherman was known in.
tjinately not only officially, but personally,
to Secretary Of State John Hay ever
since the days of tho civil war. After the
announcement Of Air. Shcrman's death
Secretary Hay said:
.In the death Of Alr. sherman thc com
| try has lost one Of its greatest citizpns Z
man Whose natnr wns insrpalnhly con-
nccted With all thp great events and pei
icic4 uf He latter hall &c The nineteenth
century i man not only of extraordinary
ability, but Of the most SpQilcss chaiaC.
ter. and one whose personality rs well us
his wol; will always be i model and an
incentive tn the youth u the country.
Tile nlyy department ilag will be half
! naStrl in reSprtt to Mr.. Shefmai'S
memory. ieyond This there will be no
official action by the navy department.
Secretary Long was notified Of the death
of his former colleague after reaching the
department Ii speaking Of the event he
said:
Il can only express my deep regret and
unlimited respect for Mr.. sherman. He
was Il remarkable man, one of the elni-
nent statesmen of this country, and his
name will be 50 recorded in history"
W.T.. SncTuiuH tHreef.
John Sherman was born in Lancaster
o., on May 10, 1S23 His patcrnal an
cestors came from Essex county, Eng
land, and settled in colonial days il
Massachusetts and Connecticut. Hi
grandfather, Taylor Sherman. was borI
in the Nutmeg State and became q
Judge Of its supreme court. His father
Charles Robert Sherman, was born il
Norwalk, Conn, and studied law, beins
, admitted to the bar in 1910, when h,
married Miss Mary Hoyt of Norwnll
and subsequently removed to Lancaster
o.. where "Od Tecumseh" and Johl
Sherman were born. The father in hi
day was hardly less famous than th
two sons.
John was taken to the home of his ia
thcr's cousin. John sherman, ut Noun
; Vernon, where hn went to school 70
four years At the age of II he re
! turned to Lancaster and entered an acad
envy 10 prepare himself for college. Bt
) ing compelled 10 support himself, he oil
tanned position a. junior radman i'll a
I engineer corps, where hp - improve
his opportunities hat III 1888. when un!
! Is ycalS nt az, hc was placed III cimrg
4 of tile government Improvement work
!. III progress 1t &luskinsim. Ilat pos
] ton III hold Gutil 4" simmer of w..
i N.ica hu was hriaagpl fur political re-
SdHs. having a!iel himself with th u
i NhiEnartr. I'll ltaa begii tho thdN q
law III tl.u utlig,, oI Ills mnth"r. f'iiarlc
{ l.. Shtllian. aiarWard i&d@" of tii
!. United states Qt4ici court ia the Stat
j Il ohio. alpl viii. dlpil tei te 4" h's'
4 tSit. III N.t, taH taSen l.@a aiHtaei
-ilin NJ Es bsUtiiar ll-d. 3S lt!s p"tieae,
j dflj40nGc aipi atrgrity, built ~ Y i;ti5
y nm hHactiFr, yzhiyh Ii" held t9r e
: ycnrs, Wfyl he was elected ~ cancre$
Q ful Ills first tetln
Z In lS4S Ar wds elected u delegate I
!, the Whi@ convention at Philadelphia
i which nominated General Taylor +
il presidnnt. lii August Of the same yea
i he married Cecilia only daughter
Judge Stewart OF Mansfield. .. lis y
# litica advancement was rapid lie wa
o elected Il senatorial delegate To the 6is
% timore convention which nominated Gel
Is eral Scott for the presidency IN lSnZ, an
II his position aS Il conservative " mig uu
o lng the excitement consequent upon "
10 attempt to repeal the Missouri compr'
IS mise obtained his election to the lhirt.
m fourth congress. i'll which ne TOOK ms se'
ii on Dee ), 1870.
II Contest For Spenkership.
M
ie rrrss he was recognized as one of II
y most prominent members of the nous
ID and on his recollection to the Ihirty-slN'
i congress lie made u determined night II
the speaxclship against Mr.. Penningtt
of New Jersey but retired from the 90
tcSt after struggle prolonged for eiEi
,s weeks. During this term hc was nppoin
4 e,l chairman Of the committee of VA,
~ and means
I. In lstp John sherman was again clee
= e,l to congress and then performed one
Il hi4 most si."Eti rahlic acts. Presldel
Il Hnrhauan waS III The ti:ne much pc
u. nvyea ~ iie nation. !inGnro', the publ
i lalt having Increased from S2o,OtioiH1o
II SiG0091,G6O The government was
j shurt IL uioney that "rnn the salafi2s
i. ilfc nIillsis III eWnarpa- were not pat
- sherman finnrl and lad passed the !
AUTHORIZING t5 isspc u tho tret;a
naim; III 1SGD. which relieved the gure!
MONT rn,m ils financial straits
u In March, ieGI. hc was eleetcda g +
IS T-nitad Gtl'rS ~cnite On the resi%lat
I'll or salmon r. lisc aud WAS re-cire''
Fl in lSfiT ana 1873. During the Great
p part III those teini+ he was chairman
Cd the committee on iinancr ana served I
lea I