The Forrest City times., 1906-05-18
HON. CARL SCHURz
 HAS PASSED AWAY
AN ACTIVE AND EVENTFUL CA
 REER TERMINATED.
A GERMAN REVOlUTIONIST
His American Career Covered the taifinSs of Law, soldier, Poiiti- cinn, Diplomat, Author and
 Journalist.

New York, May I5.-Cart Seharz. widely known as q pubNcist. former cabinet member and former United States senator from Missouri. d.ed at his home in this city at 4:35 o'clock Monday morning.
 Death was due to a complication of diseases following an attack of stomach trouble, which became acute Thursday last
 In spite of brief periods of seeming improvement Sehurz slowly failed and Sunday afternoon sank into a state of coma, which continued until the end At the bedside were a son, Carl L.. and two daughters. Marianne and Agatha Edward L. Pretorius, of the S. Louis West!iche Post. in which Schurz was still a stoekhoiGer, and Doctors Jacobi and Strauss.
 BiogrnphicnI.
 Schurz was born al Lfblar. Prussia. 17 years ago. He was educated at Cologne and at the University of Bonn. With Gottfried Kinkel a professor at the university. he became associated in the publication of liberal newspa per, and later became involved in the revolutionary movement of 184S-9
 He was compelled to remove to Switzerland for his safety. Tn the meantime kinkel had been arrested ard imprisoned in the penitentiary at Spandau. In 1850 Schurz secretly re- turned and accomplished the release of Prof. Kinkel. who was the hero of the revOlutionists Of those days.
 For this difficult and daring exploit young Sehurz won fame that eadures to this cay, but 1t made him an exile from Germany. He lived in Paris for a time, acting as correspondent for lib- eral German newspapers Then ha went to London, where he was teach CT.
 Career In United States.
 In 1852 MT. Sehurz emigrated to the United States. making his first home in Philadelphia In the 54 years of his life in this country he was successively: Candidate for governor, Wis consin. Defeated. Lawyer in Milwaukee. 1859 Delegate national republican con- ventiOn. 1860. Speaker in campaign, 1860 Minister to Spain, 1861 Soldier in Union army, having resigned diplo- matic post 10 fight Brigadier-generai, 1862 Commander of division at sec ond Bull Run Major general. 1863 Par ticipated Tn Gettysburg, Chancelors- vile and Chattanooga. Special commis- sioner after the war to report on the condition of the south. Washington correspondent New York Tribune, 1865 66 Founder Detroit Post, 1866 Editor St. Louis Westliche-Post United States senator from Missouri, 1S69-75 Presi- dent over Cincinnati liberal republican convention. 1872. Secretary of the in terior, Hayes cabinet. 1S77-S1 Editor New York Evening Post, 1SS1-4 Editor Harper's Weekly in the sos Always Active. Schurz always was a prominent figure in politics. lie was among the leaders of many an independent movement. He opposed Grants administration 1T many things. was a supporter of Horace Gree ley against the regular republican nom- inee. was prompt to repudiate the nom nation of Blaine and went on the stump for Cleveland He was known especially for his advocacy of civil service reform He is the author of 8 great deal of literature.
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