The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02


itous as to his former premier's con-
dition. The last word previous TO the
announcement of Mr.. Sherman's death
Monday morning had been received by
the president at midnight Sunday
night: The president was greatly af-
fected by the news. He. Immediately
directed that the white house be closed
to visitors and the flag over the ex-
ecutive mansion placed at half-mast.
After ordering some beautiful flowers
to be sent from the white house con-
servatory, he went in person to Mr..
Sherman's late residence to express his
grief and offer what consolation he
could to the bereaved family.
Proclamation by the President.
The president Monday afternoon is
sued the following proclamation:
DEATH OF HON. JOHN SHERMAN
By the President of the United States of
America.
"a Proclamation-To the People of the
United States: In the fullness of years and
honors, John Sherman, lately secretary Of
state, has passed away.
Few among our citizens have risen to
greater or more deserved eminence in the
national councils than he The story of his
public life and services is as 1t were the
history of the country for half century.
In the congress of the United States he
ranked among the foremost in the house
and later in the senate. He was twice a
member of the executive cabinet, first as
secretary of the treasury and afterwards
as secretary of state Whether in debate
during the dark hours of our civil war, or
as the director of the country's finances
during the period of rehabilitation, or as
trusted councillor in framing the ma
tons law for over 40 years, or as the ex-
ponent of its foreign policy, his course was
ever marked by devotion to the best inter-
ests of his beloved land and by able and
conscientious effort to uphold it's dignity
and honor. His countrymen will long re-
we're his memory and see in him a type
of the patriotism, the uprightness and the
zeal that go to molding and Strengthening
a nation.
"In fitting expression of the sense of be-
reavement that affiicts the republic. d.
rect that on the day of the funeral the
executive offices of the United States dis
play the national flag at half-mast and
that the representatives of the United
States in foreign countries shall pay in
like manner appropriate tribute to the
illustrious dead for period of ten days.
Done at the city of Washington this
twenty-second day of October in the year
of our Lord one thousand and nine hundred
and of the independence of the United
States of America the one hundred and
twenty fifth.
(SeaD WILLIAM M KINLEY.
'.By the President: JOHN HAY,
Secretary of State"
The statesman's Career.
John Sherman was IS years of age He
was born at Lancaster, o.. and when he
was six years of age his father died In
the spring of 1887 he set out to do some
col nd oh foiY no ,nci-
ton of junior rodman with the engineer
corps working the improvements of
the Muskingum river. When 10 he went
to Mansfield to study law with a brother.
He was prepared for practice before he
was q and practiced law actively until
he was elected to congress in 1854
Sherman and Colfax happened to enter
public life together. They were both dele
gates to the national convention in Phil
adelphia, which nominated Zachariah
Taylor in 1S4S. During that summer Mr..
Sherman was married to Miss Cecilia
Stewart the only daughter of Judge Stew
art, of Mansfield He was president of
the first republican state convention held
in Ohio. which met in 1855 and nominated
s. p. Chase for governor.
Mr. Sherman took his seat in the Thir-
ty-fourth congress six years before the
war. In the Thirty-fifth congress he
made a number of able speeches and be-
came much interested in the finances of
the country. He was elected to the
United States senate in 1861 to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr..
Chase.
Made Secretary of Treasury.
Mr. Sherman can almost be called the
author and the founder of the financial
policy of the republican party. President
Hayes made Mr.. Sherman his secretary
of the treasury because he knew him to
be the foremost financier of the age.
Returning to the senate on the close of
his term in President Hayes cabinet, Mr..
Sherman took I'D the work of active leg
islation again, and for 16 years more was
one of the leaders of the body in which
he had previously spent other 16 years Of
usefulness.
Mr.. Sherman again resigned from the