Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-10-24
HON. JOHN SHERMAN DEAD.
PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY
Many Prominent Men Pay Tribute to
His Statesmnnship-Fla at Half
Mast Every ywhere-FuneraI Held
Wednesday,.

morning. Hon. John Sherman, who
for more than generation has had a
national and international reputation
as statesman and political economist,
died at the family residence in this city
at GAS a. m, in the 18th year of his
life. The sorrowfui 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.
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-
sc!ous, rallying partially at intervals
when slight nourisbment WAS givan
him Yesterday afternoon evidences of
the approachjnp end were manifest
and he failed To regain consciousness
after 3 O'clock passing awav peacefuIIv
just after dawn broke. About o'clock
this morning he rallied somewhat from
the stupor and turned himself over in
bed but after that he gradually sank
until the end came
Several dave ago raaIiying tho or,ti.
| cal condition of Mr.. Sherman, the men,
bers OF the household and relatives
here sent kilograms to large number
OF the family connections throughout
,ie country, notifying them of his ex-
treme Illness, and some were able to
reach here before he died Among
those at the bedside when the end came
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Colgate Hoyt OF New
York; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wiborg of
Cincinnati; Mrs. William X. Otis Of
New York: p. Tecumseh Sherman, a
son of the late General Sherman;
Charles M. Sherman of Chicago, Miss
lizzie Sherman, Mrs. James McCallum
the adopted daughter, who has been
Mr. Sherman's constant attendant. and
her husband. General and Mrs. Miles,
the latter a niece OF Secretary Sher.
man, were at the house the greater por.
| tion OF the day and evening, but left
for their home shortly after midnight.
ihey were summoned when 1t was ap-
parent that the end was near and
reached the mouse rev minutes after
the venerable Statesman had passed
away.
Secretary Sherman's death occurred
in the handsome home on X street
which he had erected eight years ago
Some weeks ago the secretary decided
this valuable property to Mrs. Mccall
lum. The secretary was a large holder
OF real estate in this city. Conserya.
tive estimates OF his wealth place II at
around million dollars. II Is known
that Mr.. Sherman left n will but no
information as to It's contents or even
when IL would be probated will he oh.
tainable until after the funeral.
The funeral will be held at the Sher-
man residence early Wednesday after.
noon, Rev. Alexander Mackay-Smith,
rector of st. Johns church, officiating.
The body will be taken to Mansfield.
Ohio, over the Pennsylvania road. and
services will be held in Mansfield on
Thursday. at which President McKin.
ley will attend.
Mr. Sherman had mt ,een In rohust
health for considerable over a wear
In March, 1899, while on a Measure
trim m the Frencb and Danisb West In.
dies in comnany with a relative Frant
Wiborp he suffered a severe attack NJ
pneumonia which almost nroved fatal
The shin on which tbev wero traveling
toucbed at Santiago from witch nIace
renorts came N tho IInited stotes thot
tbe waII-known statesman bad diad
He ra,Iiad boweyer ana m. ,on,,,y ac.
canted tho offer n, the limited states
governmant N hiring him hack ~ the
Tinted states on the cruiser Chicago
then in the vicinity 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 to visit his
home In Ohio. His remarkable vitality
brought him through a relapse which
he suffered during the heated term, and
by August he had regained much of his