Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-11-02

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faces on Franklin square, the pref
test reservation and park in the cap
ital city. Some weeks ago the secre-
tary decided this valuable property to
Mrs. McCallum. The secretary was q
large holder of real estate in this
city, having invested extensively in
that line from time to time during
his residence here. Conservative es-
Inmates of his wealth place it at .
round million dollars, most of which
is believed to consist Of Washington
real estate. Other investments CON
sist of securities and it is stated that
the old family home at Mansfield, O.,
remained in his possession notwith-
standing reports that he had disposed
of it prior to his return to Washing
ton last month.
1t is known that Mr.. Sherman left q
will, but no information as to its con-
tents or even when it will be probated
will be obtainable, until after the fu-
neral.
The Funeral.
The funeral arrangements, so far as
they pertain to the services in Wash
ington. were completed late Monday
afternoon. They will take place at
the late residence of Mr.. Sherman on
Wednesday afternoon at one o'clock,
Rev. Mackay Smith, of ST. Johns
Episcopal church, being the officiating
clergyman. Immediately after the
services the body will be taken to
Mansfield, o., where the arrangements
for the last sad rites have been left
in the hands of Representative w. s.
Kerr and other friends of the family.
Services Will be held Thursday, prob
ably in the Episcopal church usually
attended by Mrs. Sherman when at
Mansfield, and the interment will be
made on that afternoon in the family
burial lot beside the grave of Mrs.
Sherman. The party going from here
will include relatives and friends and
also representatives of the state and
treasury departments.
The list of honorary pail bearers Is
still incomplete, but as far as those
invited have accepted, include the fol-
lowing: Secretary Gage, Justice Har-
Ian, of the Supreme court; Hon. John
"A. NuSSous AioA. = ". DoViSp
Hon. J. d. Cameron, Senator Hawley
and NJ. NJ. Parker. The members of
the cabinet now here will attend the
services at the house, and President
Mckinley will go to Mansfield from
rranton te, attend the services there.
Grief at AA1lsss.neld.
Mansfield, O.. Oct. 2a-.The .., sells e i
churches, shops and of the fire depart
ment were tolled Monday afternoon on
account of Senator Sherman's death.
Flags are at half mast. A proclama-
ton will be made by Mayor Brown to
have business places, factories and
schools, as we'll as the post office. closed
On Thursday, during the funeral. The
Sherman residence is being opened up.
Services likely will be held at Grace
Episcopal church.
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
thing for himself. and obtained the posi-
ton Of junior rodman with the engineer
corps working on the improvements of
the Muskingum river. When 10 he went
to Mansfield to study law with a brother.
He was prepare 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
orf ~ ManafeId Ho wao nroutAopf ne
the first republican state convention held
in Ohio. which met In 1856 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-ffth 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 MI.
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 fnancier 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 10 years more was
one of the leaders OF the body In which
he had previously spent other l6 years of
usefulness.
Mr.. Sherman again resigned from thu
senate In March. 1897, to accept the most
important position In the gift Of Presi-
dent Mckinley. the secretaryship Of
state, from which he retired In April,
1898.
HIS Greatest Task,
While secretary Of the treasury in Pres
ident Hayes cabinet Mr.. Sherman set
himself to the task Of providing a re-
demption fund to meet the resumption
demands on the date already fxed by the
senate. He sold so. 0OO,0 900 of ~ per cent.
bonds to the Rothschild syndicate at 1881.
The business of the country began to adj
just itself on the assured basis of specie
payments after January l. 1879. During
the four years he was at the head Of the
treasury department he refunded nearly
$3.50, O0O, 900 of the public debt, making q
saving in annual interest of nearly u.s.
100000 per annum.
Best Of all, he proved his point when
the final test came. Six months before
January /, 1879, he had accumulated 49,
Co., 900 in gold, and he had the satisfac-
ton Of seeing the legal-tender notes grad
ually approach gold in value. until, when
the day came, there was practically no