Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-22
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Death of Ex-seoretary Sherman.

Death of Ex-Secretary Sherman.
Washington, ID. c., Oct. 22-Ex-
Secretary OF State John Sherman died
at his home on K street this morning at
6:45. The end came peacefully and go
quietly that those in the room were not
aware of it until informed by DR.. w.
w. Johnson, who was holding Mr..
Sherman's hand. In addition to the
physician there were present Mrs. Jas.
r. McCallsm, an adopted dau inter- Of
the deceased, and her husband; Mr..
CHAMPION Sherman, son OF the late
Gen. Sherman, and Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyr,
nephew and niece OF the deceased. Sun
day afternoon DR.. Johnson informed the
family that Mr.. Sherman's death was
likely to occur at any moment. About
midnight MIR. Sherman lspsed into un-
consciousness that lasted until he
breatbed his last. The remains will be
taken to Mansfield. Ohio, for interment.
A. 9:40 o'clock President Mckinley
went alone to the Sherman residence
| to offer his coincidence. As soon as the
President returned from the Sherman
| residence be gave orders to close the
| White House to visitors, and called q
special meeting Of the Cabinet. The
! Cabinet will transact no business.
Resolutions will be drawn up and
signed by the President and all the
members. The funeral services will
take place here on Wednesday AID al
Mansfield, Onio, where the remains
will be inferred, on Thursday. The
| President has decided to attend the
funeral at Mansfield and will not delay
his western trip to be present at the
services In Washington.
Four times elected member of the
us. House of Representatives, six
times chosen a member of the United
States Senate; four years Secretary OF
the Treasury and thirteen months Sec
rotary OF State. is the political record OF
John Sherman. He was in public Office
longer and more prominently than any
other American. He held office contin-
ously for 43 years, having entered the
lower House of Congress in 1855. A.
| the earnest solicitation of Mckinley he
resigned his seat in the Senate to be.
come the principal nan 10 the Presi-
dents cabinet. He had scarcely becomt
firmly fixed in his new position when
| the nation was as ounGed to learn that
| Sherman was about 10 resign. Tbi'
came a few days later and William K
| Day succeeded Sherman as Mckinley :
chief adviser. For months before Ms
resignation hints were thrown out that
the once great mans mind was fast fad
ing, that be acted strangely at times
and that his memory was failing. All
this was only preliminary to laying him
on the shelf.
| John Sherman was bora at Lancaster,
Ohio, May 10, 1928 He came from a
family of lawyers and was one of eleven
children. In 1845 he began the study
of law. In 1854, as a wbig, he wss
nominated for Congress, and was later
elected. He was reelected in 1856,
1853 and 1860, and was defeated by
only three votes for speskership OF thu
House in 1859. In 1860 there was II
vacancy in the Senate caused by the
resignation of Salmon 2. Chase and
L
and was reelected 10 1866 and 1872
When President Hayes made up his
cabinet, 10 1877, he rendered the Treas
ury portfolio to Sherman which the lat
| ter accepted. Sherman continued a.
| Secretary OF the Treasury until Janu
ary. 1881, when he was for the fourth
| time sent to the Senate. He was
j chosen President Of the Senate pro ten
in 1885 at the death of Vice President
Hendricks. This was the nearest he
ever came TO the high office toward
| which his ambition had ever been lead
ia him. The OOio legislature reelected
| him to the Senate in 1886 without OPP
| position. He became an avowed can
| idate for the Presidency in 1888, but
Benjamin. Harrison defeated him. 10
| 1892 he was again sent TO the Senate
mi served until 1897, when he was
given .he State portfolio in Mckinley
cabinet to make place in the Senate for
Mark Hanna.
| The President issued proclamation
today directing that U. :. flags be dis
played at hall-Dast on the day OF the
funeral of the late Mr.. Sherman at ali
the government Offices mere and abroad.
Chicago, Oct. Ex-senator Jones gave
out the following interview: "For
many years l regarded Senator Sher-
man the wisest republican in public life.
He was possessed of great ssgacity and
foresight and impressed his own per-
sonslity upon the government in the
course OF forty years more than any one
else. / think that getting Sherman out
of the United States Senate by
what 1 consider trick, in
order to make way for Hanna.
was the most heartless thing any old
and honored servant has ever been sub
scted to. He has cause to feel bitter
toward all who had part in that trans
action. | never heard him speak of It,
but | have no doubt he felt all his life
that be had been most outragerously
treated, just as the people generally
felt that way"
The Strike.