The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-05-18
CARL SCHURz
AUTHOR. STATESMAN, REVO-
LUTIONISTANDRFORMER
HAS PASSED AWAY.
Was Born In Cologne March 2,
1829-Was Minister to Spain
in IS61-FouTth Trial ,of
Caleb Powers.

New York, May 14.-Carl Schurz,
author, statesman, revolutionist
and reformer, died at biz. home in
this city at 4:30 O'Clock this morn
ing from a complication of, diseases,
aged 76. Yesterday Afternoon Mr..
Schurz sank into a state OF Coma
and did not regain consciousness.
At the bedside we're FOB, Carl L.,
and two daughters, Marianne and
Agatha; Edward L. Pretorius, his
partner, and Drs. jacob and
Strauss. as-t
Mr.. Schurz was born in Cologne
March 2, 1923. He was educated
at the Gymnasium of Cologne and
the University of Bonn. At Bonn
he published a newspaper and took
part in revolutionary movements
In l848 and 1849, when he was
forced to leave. He joined the rev.
olutionary army and had to flee to
lSwitzerland. He became a news
paper correspondent in 1851 and
afterdwards a teacher in London.
He married Margaret Meyer Of
Hamburg In July, 1852, and emil
grated to the United States, settling
in Watertown, Wisconsin.
He became Immediately active in
politics and was defeated for lieu.
tenant.governor of Wisconsin in
1857. He was a mem Der of the ma.
tional republican convention in
1850 and was made United States
mipister to Spain In 1861, signing
to enter the army, where he was
appointed a brigadier-general in
April, 1862, and a msjor.general in
1868. He commanded a division
at the second battle of Bull Run
and at Charlottesville and a corps
at Gettysburg.
After the war Mr.. Schurz be.
came a Washington correspondent
of the New York Tribune. In 1856
be founded the Detroit Post and in
1867 became editor of the St. Louis
Westliche Post. He was temporary
chairman of the. national repu blicar
convention in Chicago in 1868 y
Schurz was elected United States
senator from Missouri from the
term of 1869 to 1875 and was one
of the organizers Of the literal party
in 1872. He presided over the
convention at Cincinnati which
nominated Horace Greely for Presi.
dent.
To 1875 S;hurz was back agair
with lhe republican party and sup
ported Hayes for president. Upor
the ell ction of the latter Schurz wa:
made secretary Of the int rior.
! Leaving the cabinet in 1881, fol
the following three years be waE
editor of the New York Evening
| Post and was one of the leaders O
the independent movement in 1888.
supp,rting Grover Cleveland fol
president again in 1892, in which
year he was elected president of thi
national civil service reform league
AS an author Mr.. Schurz's prin
cipal works are ."Speeches,"' "Lif,
of Henry Clay" abraham Lin
coin. an Essay" and his biography
now running 10 McClure's maga
zine.
The republican state campaign
opened at Corvallis Tuesday night
with an unusually large demonstra a
ton. It was one of the ~larges
political meetings that has beer
held in Corvallis in several years
Many of the state candidates of til,
republican party were present, ant
several of them made addresses
= The chief speaker of course, wa.
Dr.. Withycombe, for the launching
of whose campaign the meeting wa
especially planned. The presidin'
officer was Mr.. Westgate, the &C
complished editor Of the Alban,
Herald, and state chairman of th
party. Decorations of very fin
artistic mould, with Cecil Cathe,
as the artist, was feature of NOR
than passing importance. Th
numerical feature of the attendance
was not less conspicuous, all tn
extra chairs provided being filled
with standing room still at a pre-
MUM. Many ladies and colleg
boys and girls were in the audienc
College yells. called for by tn
chairman, added interest to tn
proceedings. The firing Of anvil
and music by the OAC cadet regi
mental band heratded the meeting