Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-26

residence, Rev. Paul A. Mcneil pastor OF
Concordia German Lutheran Church, Off
ciating. Interment will be made in Pros
pect Hill cemetery.
The Pallbearers.
So far as they have been named the pail
bearers are:
Honorary-Senator George G. Vest OF
Missouri, Senator James H. Berry of Ar
kansas and Representative James D. Rich
ardson of Tennessee
Active-Senator James K. Jones of Ar
kansas, Senator Edward w. Carmack Of
Tennessee. Senator Joseph w. Bailey and
Senator Charles A. Culberson of Texas.
Senator George L. Wellington Of Mary
land. Representative John F. Rixey OF Vir-
ginia, Representative Thomas H. Ball of
Texas, Representative NJ. e. Benton of
Missouri Representative William Sulzer of
New York. Representative James Hay, of
Virginia. Representative Champ. Clark Of
Missouri and Representative A. S. Bur1eson
of Texas.
Native Of Germany. so
Mr.. Schade was born in Berlin, Germany,
April 4. 1929. He entered the University
of Berlin and took courses In law and
medicine. When he left the university the
revolution of 1S4S-51 was in progress and
he took an active part in that event, being
obliged to leave his native country in 1851
on account of his participation in the reyo-
luton. He came to the United States and
located in Washington, where he acted as
correspondent for several German news
papers up to 1853. when he accepted posi-
tion as assistant librarian Of the Smithson-
Ian Institution. He was great personal
friend OF Prof. Henry, secretary Of the In
stitution. upon whose. recommendation he
accepted a position In the census bureau In
1854. In 1855 he was promoted to the po-
sition Of translator and statistician Of the
State Department. -. .,zi IS
: Friend of Douglas.
He resigned his position in the State De-
partment in 1856 at the request of Senator
Stephen A. Douglas in order to go to Chica-
go. H., to assume the editorial management
of Senator Douglas organ. the National
Demokrat. of which paper he acted as edi-
tor until 1858, besides being editor-in-chief
of the National Union, also a stanch ad-
vocate Of Douglas.
Prior to and during the year 1853 he was
sent by Chairman Faulkner Of the demo-
cratic national committee to stump the
German districts of the states of Illinois and
Iowa. This he did effectively, and incl
dentally took the bar examination at Bur-
lington, Iowa, where he was admitted to
practice. The following year he returned
to Washington, where he had practiced his
profession ever since.
Mr.. Schade won considerable national
prominence In 1865 in defending Captain
Wirz. commander of Andersonville prison,
and In the fight against the municipal gov
eminent of the District of Columbia, under
Governor Shepherds regime, he was active,
with others, in forcing a congressional IN
vestigation. He attacked the Shepherd
government in his paper, the Washington
Sentinel, having established that organ in
1873. Together with his son, Louis E.
Schade. IT,, he published that paper up to
three years ago. when the latter assumed
the editorial management.
Memorializes Congress.
Mr. Schade again came into public notice
in January. 1871, when he submitted a me-
mortal to Congress protesting against the
sale Of arms and ammunition to France by
Secretary Relknap Of the War Department.
Representative Boyd of Missouri and Gen.
eral John A. Logan urged the matter in
the House. and the result was that Presi-
dent Grant assured Congress that the prac-
tice would be stopped.
Mr.. Schade was a corresponding member
of the American Geographical and Statisti-
cal Society of New York. He was the all-
thor OF THE immigration Into the United
States of America" written in 1856, being
statistical review. which stands today els
an authority. He was one of the Oldest
members of the jackson Democratic Asso-
citation of the District at the time of his
death and a member OF various. political
and German organizations. Mr.. Schade was
the sole surviving notary public appointed
nv the court for life.