Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-26

gome home on K street, which he had
erected eight years ago. Some weeks
ago the secretary decided this valuable
property to Mrs. McCullum. The SEN
ator was a large holder of real es-
tate in this city, having invested ex-
tensively in that line from time to
time during his residence here. Con-
;servative estimates of his wealth place
1t at a round million dollars, most of
which is believed to consist of Wash
1ngton real estate.
The family left here early in the
summer for the old homestead at
Mansfield, o. They were there but
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 mid
ode of September when he returned
to Washington. Among Mr.. Sherman's
former associates in the senate his
s<lemise will be sincerely felt without
reference to party. In this field of
activity his service had been partic-
Nularly able and successful. He was re-
sgarded as guide, rather than party
leader, for his conservatism, caution,
Inmate good Judgment and power of
effective execution inspired confidence
In any line of action which he advised.
This was particularly true in later
years, when he held a leading place in
the senate on the questions of finance
and foreign affairs.
Mr.. Sherman was well known about
the streets of Washington. He was
fond of walking, and in his later years
HE drove almost every afternoon in
n large open carriage, accompanied,
until after her death, by Mrs. Sher.
man. The tall, Strengthened stove
pipe hat, not of the latest design, was
iinvariably worn by him, and his dress
was of that simplicity and dignity
in keeping with the character of the
=man-
In the n years of his life all these
honors have been his: A delegate
to the WING national convention in
1S4S, when he was 25 years old; del
egate again to the convention of 1852;
president of the first republican state
convention held in Ohio in 1858; elect
cd a representative in congress in 1854
annd reelected in 1856, 1858 and 1860;
Vic ICPuOuCdA anu Ice SOAl CdAulQS1 CC
for speaker in 1859, losing an election
by only three votes; entering the SEN
ate in 1861, and serving there contin-
0ously until 1877; devoting four years
Sas secretary of the treasury in Presi-
dent Hayes cabinet to carrying into exc
,cution the financial legislation which
he had been the chief factor in pass
ing through congress; returning to
tho senate in 1881 and retaining his
seat there through three successive
He-elections; candidate for the repub-
uican presidential nomination in 1880
1854 and 1888, receiving in the con-
vention of 1883, 249 votes; leader of his
party in the senate and one of it's rec
Dgnized and authoritative spokesmen
ON the public platform, concluding
his public life as first secretary OF
state under President Mckinley.
The president, as a mark of special
honor to the deceased who was not
:x-t the time of his death connected in
ANY official capacity with the govern
ment of the United States, resorted
to the unusual course of personally
preparing an expression of the ma
TONS grief in the shape of a proclama-
tion descriptive of the personal quail
-lties and civic abilities of the de
ceased statesman. At the state de
partment also message was framed
10 be transmitted in multie to the
United States ambassadors, ministers
<1nd charges abroad. officially notify
dnng them of the demise of ex-Secretary
&hermnn- The department. will b<
closed for business during the funera
oervIees 70 allow the officials and EN-
.ployes e attend in pcrsoR