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HON. JOHN SHERMAN DEAD
Aged Statesman Answers Silent
Summons of Grim Reaper.
NOTABLE CAREER ENDED
His IJimiss Is Sincerely Regretted
By All, Regardless of Party or
Creed—President Issues
Proclamation Accord
ing Unusual Hon
or to Dead.
Hon. John Sherman, former repre
sentative in ihe bonne fora long term,
a member of the senate and twice
hobling cabinet positions, died at his
residence in Washington City at G:45
o'clock Monday morning in the sev
enty-eighth year of his age. His
death had been expected for some j
davs, and loving friends gave him 1
their unremitting care and attention
to the end.
The immediate cause of death was
described as brain exhaustou, incident
to extreme weakness due to old age,
and to several attacks of sickness from
which Lie has suffered for the past year
and a half. Hiuce Saturday afternoon
Mr. Sherman had been for the most
time unconscious, rallying partially at
intervals when some slight nourish
ment was given him. Sunday after
noon evidences of the approaching end
were manifest, and he failed to regain
consciousness after <‘l o’clock, passing
away peacefully just after dawn broke.
Several days ago, realizing the criti
cal condition of Mr. Sherman, the
members of the household and many
relatives sent telegrams to a large
number of the family connections
throughout the country notifying them
of his extreme illness, and some were
able to reach there before he died.
Most of those who arrived were at the
bedside w hen the end came, the uutn
ber including Mr. and Mrs. Colgate
Hoyt, of New York; Mr. and Sirs.
Frank Wiborg, of Cincinnati; Mrs.
William K. Otis, of New York city; P.
Tecmnsch Sherman, a sou of the late
General Sheriuan; Charles M. Sher
man, of Chicago, aud Miss Lizzie
Sheimau.
Others who were at the boil side
were Mrs. James MoCallum, the adopt
ed daughter, who hail been his con
stant attendant, aud her husbaud.
General and Mrs. Miles, the latter a
niece of Secretary Shonnnu, were at
Rie house the greater portion of the
day aud evening, but left for their
home shortly after midnight. They
Mere summoned when it was apparent
that the end was near, aud reached
the house a few minutes after the ven
erable statesman had passed away.
Mr. Sherman had not been iu robust
health for considerably over a year.
In March, 1899, while on a trip to tho
French and Spanish West Indies iu
company with a relative, Frauk
Wiborg, lie suffered a severe attack
of pneumauin, which almost proved
fatal. The ship ou which they were
traveling touched at Santiago, from
which place reports tame to the
United States that the well-known
statesman had succumbed to the dis
ease.
He rallied, however, and the family
accepted tiie offer of the United States
government to bring him back to the
United States on tho cruiser Chicago,
then in the vicinity of Cuba, and he
mhs MitV!} landed u" Fortress Monroe,
and brought to liis home iu Washing;
ton. Ho gained strength', and was
strong enough by surattier t ine to vis
it bis old boirte in Ohio. The family
Coventor < ffoi u ttcuard.
Governor Candler, of Georgia, has
issued a proclamation offering $l5O
reward for the murdorei or murderers
of J. M. of Barlow county,
who was assassinated by unknown
parties ou July Jikl task i
XcKINLfcT ROES 10 CANTON.
Chiff l.xccutive Mill K cumin lii Oltio
I util the November Klodinti In Over.
President and Mrs MeKiuley left
Washington at 7:45 o’clock Monday
night, via the Peuusylvania railroad,
for Canton, 0., where they will re
main until Mr. McKinley oasis-his
vote on November 6th, wlin they will
return to Washington
Jetty Work Finished.
The United Staler j-jtly at tho en
trance of tho Ban L“ “go, Ca!., harbor
has been completed. About thirty
thousand tons of rock have been put
iuto the work.
! left early in the summer for the oil
; homestead in Mansfield, Ohio. They
1 were there but a short time when Mrs.
: Sherman, whose health had been very
j frail, died. This was a severe blow to
the secretary, from which he never
fully recovered. He remained at
Mansfield until the middle of Septem
ber, when he returned to Washington.
Among Mr. Sherman’s former asso
ciates in the senate his demise will be
sincerely felt without reference to
party. In this field of activity his
service had been particularly able and
successful. He had served so long
that experience added to Ilia natural
talents. He was a recognized master
of all the great public questions past
aud present, and he had at his finger’s
end all the array of facts, figures and
precedent to give complete elucidation
to a subject. He was regarded as a
guide, rather thau a party leader, for
his conservatism, caution, iuate good
judgment aud power of effective exe
cution inspired confidence in ar.y line
of action which he advised. This was
particularly true in later years, when
he In 1 1 a leading place in the senate
on the questions of finance and foreign
affairs.
The president was at once informed
through the state department of Mr.
Sherman’s demise, and the flags ou the
public buildings in Washington were
lowered at half mast, so to remain un
til after the funeral. The president,
as a mark of special honor to the de
ceased, who was not at the time of bis
death connected in any official capac
ity with the government of the United
States, resorted to the unusual course
of personally preparing an expression
of the nation’s grief in the shape of a
proclamation descriptive of the per
sonal qualities and civic abilities of
the deceased statesman.
At the state department also a mes
sage was framed to be transmitted to
the United States ambassadors, minis
ters aud charges abroad, officially no
tifying them of the demise of ex Sec
retary Sherman. The department was
ordered closed for business during the
funeral services, in order to allow the
officials aud employees to attend in
person.
The president was greatly affected
by the news. He immediately direct
ed tuat the white house be closed to
visitors, and tho flag over the execu
tive mansion placed at half mast. Af
ter ordering some beautiful flowers
from the white house conservatory, lie
weut iu person to Mr. Sherman’s late
residence to express his grief aud offer
what consolation he could to the be-
reaved family.
It is known that Mr. Sherman left a
will, but no information as to tho con
tents or eveu when it will be probated
will be obtainable until after the fit
ueral.
The president Monday afternoon is
sued a proclamation announcing tho
death of Mr. Sherman aud paying
tribute t> his memory. It says:
“Whether in debate during the dark
hours of our civil war, or as the direc
tor of the country's finances duriug
the period of rehabilitation, or as a
trusted councillor in framing the
nation’s laws for over forty years, or
as the exponent of its foreign policy,
his course was ever marked by devo
tion to the best interests of nis beloved
land and by able and conscientious
effort to uphold its dignity and honor.
! llis countrymen will long revere his
[memory and see in him the lype of
I patriotism, the uprightness and the
zeal that go to molding aud strength
ening a nation.”
The proclamation directs that on the
day of the funeral the executive offices
;of the United States display the na
, lional flag at half mast, and that the
j representatives of the United States
iu foreign countries shall pay in like
l manner appropriate tribute to tho il
i lustrums dead for a period of ten days.
Hotels In Florida {'pen.
An announcement was made Mon
day that will interest all the United
States, the opening of the winter hotels
in Florida. The tourist season be
gins with these opening ll and this year
will he earlier thau usual.
MOSELEY BALKS AT JOB.
Koine, Gm., M m ltcaign* V iee-Conullilp
to Singapore.
Captain A. B. S. Moseley, of Rome,
Ga., has resigned his office of vice
consul general to Singapore Straits
settlements.
Captain Moseley was appointed to
this position last spring by President
McKinley, and expected to leave for
his post early this mouth. He received
his passport last Monday sigued by
! Secretary of State Hay.
The declination of Captain Moseley
to serve comes iu the nature of a snr
j prise, as the office carries with ft good
! perquisites and is a high honor.
MOB LYNCHES TWO.
Jainp* Cireer and .lames Callahan Meet
Violent l>eal h In I*l ke County 9 <*a.
A Macon, Ga , special says: Near
the village of Liberty Hill in Pike
couuty, Monday Janies Greer and
James Callaway, two negro men,while
out on a hunting expedition passed a
farm house, and fired their guns into
it, to the great fright of a youug wo
man, the daughter of the house, who
was there alone, her parents having
been called away from the place.
The youDg woman was prostrated
with terror but was not injured by the
shots. The men of the neighborhood
undertook a search and found both
Green and Callahan. One of them,
under pressure, it is said, stated that
they had a grudge against the farmer
and had fired into the house hoping to
kill him. The negroes were, during
the early hours of the night, carried
into the woods. They were then plac
ed on horseback, ropes tied about their
necks and fastened to the limb of a
tree. The horses w-ere started aud the
negroes left dangling.
DIED IN PULPIT.
Kov. Dr. Jolin Newton Crmg Succumbs at
l*ot of Duty.
“When 1 die I want to he at my
post of duty in the Master’s work; I
waut to die in harness.”
These words wore spoken Wednes
day by Rev. Dr. John Newton Craig,
of Atlanta, in conversation with a
friend between the sessions of the
Presbyterian synod of Virginia,
West Virginia and Maryland, which is
now in convention at the First church
in Newport News, Ya. His wish was
gratified. He died in harness.
The morning session, attended by an
audience which filled the church, was
brought to an unexpected and tragic
close by the sudden death of Dr. Craig,
just as he was concluding one of the
most remarkable speeches ever heard
from this prominent and popular
divine.
WROX (I-DOERS IN ARMY.
Annual Deport of Courtmnrtiat* B\ Gen
era! T.eilier, Judge Advocate General.
General Leiber, judge advocate gen
eral of the array, in his annual report
to the secretary of war, says there
Mere 6,680 trials by general courtmar
tials duriug the past fiscal year, of
which number thirty-five were com
missioned officers officers, four cadets,
6,618 enlisted men and twenty-three
civilians serving with the array. Of
the commissioned officers, twenty-five,
and of the enlisted men, 6,020, were
convicted. A total of 2,588 men were
sentenced to dishonorable discharge.
Six deaih sentences were imposed, all
of which were commuted by the presi
dent.
COLOR LINE IN CUBA.
Very Kilter Keeling Said to Kxit Between
Willies mnl Black*.
A Santiago dispatch says: The de
parture of the provincial delegates to
participate iu the proceedings of the
forthcoming constitutional convention
at Havana caused an immense demon
stration Wednesday afternoon. It is
estimated that they were escorted to
the wharf by upwards of 12,000 per
sons, of whom nine-tenths were colored
people. The political parties are
drawing the color line very closely,and
this is causing bitter feeling between
the races. •
testing; solidity of soil.
Government Officer Sent To 1 lisped Sites
For Naval Stations.
Under direction of tho navy depart
ment, Lieutenant Chambers, United
States navy department, has begun a
series of borings at Charleston, 8. C.,
to determine the character of the un
derlying soil where tho government
expects to establish a naval station.
The idea has beeu to move the naval
station now at Port Royal to Charles
ton if it is found that all the condi
tions are favorable.
farter llea'iug Postponed.
The hearing of the habeas corpus
case of Oberlin M. Carter, ex-captain
of engineers, against Warden Nlc-
Cinugbrey, of tho federal prison,
through which the ex captain expects
to gain his freedom, has been post
poned at Leavenworth uutil November
9th.
Defaulter Alvord El mitts Police.
A New York dispatch says: Corne
lius L. Alvord, the defaulting teller of
the First Natiouai bank iu the sum of
$700,000, had not beeu arrested up to
Wednesday noon, and it was said no
news had been received of him.
FIVE BOYS AT ONE BIRTH.
A Negro Woman Fifty-Six Yarn'* Oiil the
Mot tier of quintet*.
Mary Bailey, a nogress, gave birth
to five children, all boys, at her Lome
four miles west of Jacksonville, Fla.,
and is still alive. Tho children died
a short while after their birth and un
fortunately were not preserved.
Dr. Hoyle Haddock, county physi
cian, attended the woman, and de
scribed the children as weighing about
three pounds each. Three of them
were well formed, aud Mere joined to
gether at tho umbilical cord, similar
to the Siamese twins. Tho mother is
fifty-six years of age and the father
sixty-three.
“SWIPED”A FORTUNE
National Bank Employe at New
York a Heavy Defaulter.
.IE STOLE SOMETHING LIKE 5703,031)
By Slir.wil Manipulation of Book* He
Klitded Detection For a I.nnj Time.
Hank Ottlclal* Dumbfounded.
•
Charles L. Alvord, Jr., note teller
of the First National bank of New
York city, is a fugitive, and a defaulter
io the extent of $700,000.
The announcement of the defalca
tion, which was made Tuesday after
noon, created the utmost excitement
in the financial district of the city,
but the well known stability of the
First National bank and a statement
issued by the bank had a quieting ef
fect. The statement was as follows:
•
“The note teller, who has been in
the employ of the First National bank
for many years, is a defaulter to a
large amount. His operations Lave
continued for a considerable period,
and have been skillfully concealed
through a manipulation of his balance
book. The discovery Mas made by
one of the bank’s employes a few days
after the completion of an examination
of the bank by the United States ex
aminers. Duriug ike continuance of
his peculations, periodical examina
tions hove been made by several dis
tinct corps of examiners representing
the comptroller’s department, with ex
pert accountants, and the bank has
also had frequent independent exam
inations, neither of which has devel
oped auy irregularity.
“The aggregate of the false entries
amounting to 3700,000 has been charg
ed off on the books of the bank out of
the reserve fund, without diminishing
the surplus and profits of the bauk
as reported in its last published state
ment. It is expected that the short
age will be materially reduced by a
substantial sum, of which there is fair
prospect of recovery.”
Alvord bad beeu with the bank for
twenty years, and was one of the most
trusted men in the institution. His
stealings extended over a long period,
but no suspicion of the truth Mas
kuown until ten days ago, when he
sent w'ord that he was ill at his home.
After he bad been away for a day or
two, the bank put experts at work and
some irregularities were found.
As the experts delved deeper and
deeper into Alvord’s books the extent
of the robbery begau to dawu on the
officers until they were overwhelmed
to find that it reached the enormous
figure of $700,000. Whether that sum
is all he took is not yet known.
It has not yet developed how the
note teller Mas able to put his hands
on so much money. But one of the
directors is reported to have said that
Alvord was enabled to take such a
large sum, because, as note teller, he
was iu charge of the mail. This lie
opened every morning aud he had am
ple opportunity to abstract notes,
drafts and checks as well as money.
Of course, he had to be especially
skillful to make his accounts balance.
This director admitted that he was at
a loss to account for the failure of the
bank examiners to discover Alvord’s
irregularities at their last examination.
What Alvord did with all the cash is
also a mystery as vet, except, as usual
in such cases, it is said a large amount
of it w ent in stock speculation.
YOUTSEY IN FRANKFORT JAIL.
Sheriff Snya That Coiulcmnerl Man I?
Now Perfectly Ifntieanl.
Henry E. I’otiGey was placed iu
jail at I'iankfort, Kv., Tuesday, being
brought over on his cot. Sheriff Shaft
says that Youtsey talked perfectly
rational on the trip from Georgetown
and seemed to be in good spirits. He
walked from the street to the jail un
assisted.
Youtsey was the last of the suspects
who were confined in the Georgetown
jail, Caleb Towers, Mho was given life
imprisonment, aud Davis, Combs and
Whittaker, the others, whose cases
were venued there, having beeu re
leased on bail.
Y'outsey occupies a cell on the third
floor of the jail. Jim Howard, who is
under deaih sentence, is on the second
floor.
LI MAY BE LYIXGi.
OennHii Foreign OHire That Du
plicity Ih Being BractirtMl.
A Berlin dispatch says: Discussiug
the present stage of the relation be
tween the Chinese government aud
the powers, a high official of the Ger
mau foreign office has made the fol
lowing statement:
“Before Li Hung Chang can be ac
cepted as a negotiator by the powers,
his credentials must, of course, be ex
amined. So far Earl Li <m various
occasions has refused to exhibit them.
When Dr. Mutnm von Schwartzeustiea
Mas in Sbaughai lie requested Earl Li
jto show them. The Chinese states
i man leplied evasively.”
i
Valuable Addition to Food.
Linseed meal is a valuable addition
to the food of all kind* of stock not
excepting poultry it senes to re-u
--lato the system, loosens the hide a n <j
also to balance the ration, as it is rich
in mineral mutter. It is a wholesome
food, and is never injurious, which
cannot be said of cottonseed meal
when fed to swine and young animals.
Military Automobiles.
Tb® immense advantages presented bv
automobiles have had a great fascination
for progressive military men all over the
world. Large sums have been offered for
the best military automobile. In war as in
everything, It pays to use the best weapons
The best shield with which to protect the
stomach is Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. It
is a certain cute for constipation, indiges
tion, dyspepsia and biliousness, and pre
vent* malaria, fever and ague.
Inopportune Wedding Present*
tn rhe > f l aU I ’’ lat ° h IV9 mr irlen ia m irrleJ
‘•Why notr”
“I’ve got all I can do to buy my winters suit.”
To Cnre r Cold in One Day.
Take I.atvhvk Bkomo Quinikb Tablets. Alt
drnutots refund tne money if It falls to cure
L. W. Urotk's signature is on each box
K lection Hats.
In pollti- B. you’ll please to note, there Is the
hat wo bet.
And then there the kind we win and always
fait tio get.
Have you ever experienced the joyful
sensation of a good appetite? You will if
you chew Adams’ Pepsin Tutti Frutti.
Not Left In the Dark.
“Did that horse dealer do the fair thing by
you?”
“Well, he told me all the horse's mean tricks
after ho had sold the beast to me.”
Salesmen Wanted.
Two honest, reliable men; experience not abso
lutely necessary; salary and expenses paid.
Peerless Tobacco Works Co-, Bedford c ity, Va.
His Way.
“Twiggs Is one ■' your familiar friends, Isn’t
he?”
“Well, he Isn’t such an old friend, but he’s
darned familiar."
Every year ovrr ioo,cco
persons die of consumption
in this country alone. Cherry
Pectoral would not have cured
all these. Taken in time, it
would have cured many.
A Mr. D. P. Jolly, of
Avoca, N. Y., wrote us, a few
weeks ago, that his mother
had regular old-fashioned con
sumption for years, and was
given up to die. She tried
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. It
helped her at once, and she
is now completely restored to
health.
We believe Mr. jolly’s
story, because it’s only one
of thousands.
Three sizes of Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral:
25 cents, 50 cents, and SI.OO. Buy the
most economical size for your case.
J. C. Ayer Company,
Practic. 1 Chemist*, Lowell, Mass.
If, for any reason, your druggist cannot
or does not give you Ayer’s Cherry Pec
toral when you call for it, send us one dol
lar for the large size and we will deliverit
to you, all charges paid.
MHitGi; I -T
niammoth |
kitchen we eni- 8
fc,A i ploy a chef ..
who is an ex- |
1 pen in making mince pies. I
He has charge of making al! of j
I Libbv’s Mince Meat. £
• We don’t practice economy here. I
I He uses the choicest materials. He *
f is told To make the best mince meat T
I ever sold—and he does. j
Get a package at your grocer’s— 7
9 enough for two large pies. You 11 j
r never use another kind again.
I LIBBY, MoNEILL & LIBBY
Chicago
I Write for out booklet. ‘ How to Make J
5 Good Things lo hat. 1
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Arc Head Lights.
A Missouri Electric Railway, which
runs for a distance of thirty-five miles
through the zinc aud lead mining dis
trict of Missouri, has adopted elec
tric arc head lights as a preventive
against acidmts. It has been found
that the cattle, which originally both
ered tho motor men a great deal are
, 10 w frightened by the dazzling bril
liancy of the arc liead lights used nnd
consequently keep clear of the tracks.
.* \ Thompson’s Watsr