The age-herald., 1902-04-28
Ex-SecretaIy of Agriculture Suc- cumbs to Cerebral ThrOmbuS
END CAME AT LAKE FOREST
Has lead an Active Political Career as Well as Being Interested m a Number of Large FL
 nancial Deals.

Chicago, ADTli Zf.-ElOll. o' O'NAAi4-o
 ton, former secretary of agriculture dled at 4;S0 D. nn at Lake Forest at the nome of his son, Mark Morton. For several weeks MT Morton had been gradually failing.
 Death was due to cerebral thrcmbus MT. Morton began ailing several months ago and in hopes that change or cllm- ate would restore his health he went to the cityaOf Mexico accompanied by ms son. Paul Morton, vice president of the Santa Fe Railroad Mir Morton con- tinued to grow worse, in the southern country however, and six weeks ago he returned to his old home in Nebraska. He then came to Chicago where be pe- lieved he would have better medical at- tention. After he arrived here he im- proved somewhat and it was believed TOT time that he would entirely recover from his ailm ent. Last week he suffered a stroke of apoplex% from which he never recovered He suffered second stroke today and as he had become so weak from his long sickness it proved fatai. His three sons. Paul, Joy and Mark MOT ton were at the bedside when the end came.
 special train bearing the remains or Mir Morton and members of his family land friends will leave Lake Forest at { o'clock Tuesday for Nebraska City where f the interment will take place.
 The arrangements for the funeral are as yet incomplete but 1t has been deter mined that services will be held at Lake Forest at 2 o'clock Tuesday after which the remains will be removed to MT. Nor tons country home at Arbor Lodge, near Nebraska City, where services will be held on Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
 III Since Last Monday. -g Nebraska City, Neb., April 27.-The ill., ness of ex-Secretary Morton dates from last November when he contracted severe cold while speaking at the stock show in Chicago. The cold ran into an attack of lagrippe and MT. Morton was in a hospital for some time. While he was able to do so he remained in hls home in this city but ne suffered another relapse After another partial recovery he a left, early in March, for the City of l Mexico, expecting to restore his health. During his stay In the southern coun- | try disease of the bronchial arteries | developed and he returned north, lie suffered severely on the return journey ahd reached his home with his general health much impaired. Three weeks ago MT. Morton returned to Chicago in the hone of securing the services of l spec iallst The condition of his throat again +. me aggravated and a week ago he suffered sn attack of apoplexy From this last attack he rallied but little. His immediate death. however, accorclng to pr. Ginn his local physician, was due to an inflammation of the bronchial ar teries.
 Lincoln Friends Shocked.
 Lincoln, Neb., April 27.-News of the death of Hon. J. Sterling Morton at Lake Forest came as shock to his friends in Lincoln. Since the death of his youngest son Cari, year ago last January, MT. Morton had been chang { ed man and his intimate friends say the grief he then experienced indirectly hastened his own breakdown. MT. Nor ion had the greatest pride in hls state and particularly his home, Arbor Lodge. Since his retirement from President Cleveland's cabinet as Secretary of Agri- t culture Mr Morton had lived quietly at l Nebraska City. On his return from Washington he founded and edited the Conservative a weekly publication Mr. Morton was the protector of many nublic enterprises at Nebraska City and leaves q valuable estate.
 Mir. Morton's Political Career. Washington. April 27.-Julius Sterling Morton was in Washington for four years ! as secretary of agriculture in President Cleveland's second administration. He ] was a man of steadfast convictions un- ! swefring honesty and undoubted ability Iav nature a controversalist MT. Morton
 came to the cabinet with many fixed ideas
 about the government service He was
 practical farmer and ran his depart
 noent along practical lines but neverthe-
 less not without many squabbles.
 He regarded the distribution of seeds
 os naternalistic and on that subject found himself in opposition to Congress.
 The ex-secretary was the founder of
 Anr which hogan tO he
 observed generally during his incumbency
 os head of the departm ent of agriculture
 and ia now generally observed in all the
 states His constant motto was to plant
 trees" having it stamped in large
 letter under picture of a tree Of
 his stantionery. He was an inverterate letter writer. He found keen enjoyment in answering the communications from I farmers and 1t was no unusual occur 1 ence for him to call newspaper men into ] bis office to read the answers he was ! .gri,ine to farmers, often giving out DOT lions of them for publication.
 Was Exactly 70 Years Old. \ rhe ex-secretary was exactly 70 years | 15 today being the anniversary of his | h,rth He was of Scotch English descent.
 ue was born in Jefferson county, New work but his parents moved to Michigan when he was very young. He was a grad ! nf Morton was connected editorially for t;r,e with the Detroit Free Press and the Chicago Times and then located at
 pelleville. Neb in November 1854, where
 in April following he issued the first num- her of the Nebraska City News. He was elected to the territorial legislature the
 sa,,a year and reelected In 1857. He was
 annointed secretary of the territory in
 1ess to fill the vacancy caused by the
 death of Thomas B. Cummins and served until May, 1861. part of the time as act
 ing governor. He was elected to Congress
 in 1880. but was unseated as the result
 of contest. He was four times nomi- 1, mated by his party as governor of Ne hraska but was defeated each time. He was a stalwart "gold man" and had an earlv falling out with William J. Bryan !, whose political aspirations ne vigorously annosed He was identified officially with many agricultural and horticultural or wauizationS.