The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-22

any church here but in later years the
secretary had no church affiliatiOn. 1t
is expected that Rev. Mackay Smith, of
st. Johns Episcopal church, or Rev.
DR. Aspirwan,~ of St. Thomas Episcopal
church. of this city, viii be asked to
conduct the funeral services.
Arriving at Mansfield on Wednesday
the remains will lie in state in the
Episcopal church in that city until the
following day, when the interment will
take place.
HAD BEEN III. SOME TIME.
Mr. Sherman had not been in robust
health for considerably over a year. In
March, 1899, while on a pleasure trip to
the French and Spanish West Indies in
company with a relative Mr. Frank Wi
borg, he suffered a severe attack of
pneumonia which almost proved fatal.
The ship on which they were travelling
touched at Santiago, from which place
reports came to the United States that
the well known statesman had sue
cumbed to the disease He rallied,
however, and the family accepted the
offer Of the United States government
on the cruiser Chicago, then in the vi
clnity of Santiago, and he was safely
landed at Fort Monroe, and brought
to his home in this city. Here he
gained strength and was strong enough
by summer time to visit his home in
OHIO. His remarkable vitality brought
him through relapse which he suffered
during the heated term, and by autumn
he had again regained much of his
strength and seemed to be in good
spirits He spent last winter at his
home in this city enjoying fairly good
health, occasionally going out to social
affairs and attending the theater with
the members of his family. The family
left here early in the summer for the
old homestead at Mansfield, Q. They
We're there but a short time when Mrs
Sherman, whose health had been very
frail. died This was a severe blow to
the secretary, from which he never fully
recovered He remained at Mansfield
until the middle of September when he
returned to Washington. He was very
much broken in health and spirits, but
for a time he was able to move about
in the open air and to take short rides
around the city. For the past three
weeks or more however, he had been
confined to his bed, his general debility
being aggravated by an irritating bron-
chial cough that hastened the end
WILL BE GREATLY MISSED.
Among Mr.. Shermans former associ-
ateS in the senate his deniSe will be
sincerely felt without reference to party
In this field of activity, his service had
been particularly able and successful
He had served so long that experience
added greatly to his natural talents He
was recognized master of all the great
public questions and he had at his I'm
gers end all the arrayal of facts. figures
and precedent to give complete elucida-
ton to a subject. He was regarded as a
guide rather than party leader; for
his conversation, caution, innate good
judgment and power of effective execu-
ton inspired confidence in any line Of
action which he advised. This was par
ticularly true in later years when he
held a leading place in the senate on the
questions of finance and foreign affairs
Amid the most heated arguments and
the widest differences the entrance of
the venerable Ohio senator into the de-
bate was the signal for a pqriod Of calm
and dispassiOnate consideration of the
serious arguments Of the case. His ap-
pearance in debate was often like the
sudden entrance Of the schoolmaster into
a room full of unruly pupils. Mr.. Sher-
man was not regarded as a great orator.
His forte was more in analysis Of a pro-
position, appealing to the judgment
rather than to the emotions and carry
ing conviction He presented the simple
facts, without any attempt at ornate
dictiOn- As a debater he had few equals.
OF late years he seldom entered into the