The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-03

- GENERAL Manager eethe oonlc ssu...
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ssSlous Dlsrnns, end Lays pown ~. 800.
~ ssrA Poor asoy Who Made un w
- Industry. Energy aud lntegrisy'
Nv voxx. Nov. @--II. n. Hoxic, gen
-, ,,aragcr ~ the Goald Southwestern
svstcm, died this morning ~ tho broaa'
wa.
ruE PARTICULARS.
NJ Hoxie died ii hnlf-past two o'clock
shi. morning n his rooms In the Mctro-
..',;tar Onera House. The cause OF his
death was cxhaustation, consequent ou
an operation performed ON him ~ SARA
togo N June Last by removing stones
from his bladder. He has also sunerea
from kidney disease for the Last thirty
Ave wears. He had been very weak Tor
the last seven days, but his doctors nau
great hopes Of his recovery Inc ps',cn.
began TO sink rapidly NJ nvc O'clock iass
evening but was conscious 20 we As,
Mrs Hoxic and Captain Hayes wcre WIZ
him when he expired.
THE CAUSE or MS ILLNESS.
| shortly after the troubles on the Wanasn
| system OF railroads and the sou'hwesser"
roads last May, Mr.. Hoxie began 70 COM
| plain OF pains in his loins. Finaiiy nc ~
| came 60 much worse that nc was soi.
| PEELED to give up his work ana 'Ane
much-needed rest The rouoie VII 49,.
the atrikers worried him very
much. He left st. Louis In the lat
tor mart Of May and came East to sara
toua After consultation with physician
he concluded 10 have the operation per-
formed which resulted in his death. After
Tho oncration Mr.. Hoxie was re-
lieved. and felt better for time
than he had FOR years. he hoped
that by taking q rest he would re-
cain his health entirely. Mr.. Hoxic. II
COMPANY with his wife, took trip 70 Mon
treai on August 25 From there they wen'
70 Quebec and the White Mountains. Hs
came TO New York September 10 and tool
! APARTMENTS in the Broadway flats IN I'M
Metropolitan Opera-house block, he DC
, came i'll. His physicians, Drs- Metcaii
, and Ward, were called He wa
still weak from the effects
4 the operation. Any excitement wa
1 deleterious. He failed rapiuis
hut suffered little. and had hopes tnat a
: would be able soon to attend meeunB =
: the managers Of the Southwestern poo
= Mrs. Hoxic and Captain Hayes were W.T.
4 him continually.
4 GALLANT STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
Friday Mr.. Hoxie was able u sit up 70
= a short time, and had the newspapers rca
|. "a him. Yesterday he received sewers
i friends in the morning and talked with p
I. wife about business affairs AZ ny
: o'clock in the evening he con
n plained OF feeling weak, ana
= stated that he thought he was going
i die. Mr.. Hoxie's physician. DR. Metcali
said to-day that his patient had wondc
ii full will power, and that he fought brave
against death. II he had been young
N man. with q strong constitution, he wou
"a have lived
o Hoxie was OF humble origin. 20
&c boy in Polk County, Iowa. he became no
he lcr of a country inn at q time when inil
~ grafton was pouring into the State, and
became acquainted with many men
he prominence who stopped at the hotel
he their way westward. He had attain
manhood and had entered local politics
Dr.. the time the war broke cat. In isti-6o.
n; was chairman OF the Republican ~
". Central Committee, and secured sucn
h, mense majoritics for his party IN ~
es- that he was rewarded with the post
Dr.. United States Marshal
ON Removing 70 Palestine. Tex. he bcca
OF connected with tho International 70
zen where he remained until he accepted on
Nv | IN the Missouri Pacific. Last year he
promoted to the first vice-presidency
rcr the latter road. He was at one tim
The brakeman on the Union Pacific, and
II subsequently conductor OF gravel "
tho on one Of the divisions Of the same roa'
DEs MONIES. Ia. Nov. 23-The news
&c, the death OF II. NJ. Hoxic was recei'
o. here today with very general regret
came TO this city AZ an early age
ia lived in this vicinity the greater part
all his life.
ma Mr.. Hoxic was known very intimately
~ the people OF Dcs Moincs, especially
ers older citizens, with whom he was ~
IN. IN. favorite. His only child. Seward. who
IN. INC In early boyhood. was buried here,
INC Mr.. Hoxic will be buried In the Tan
y 70 lot beside him. The remains are exp
cd 20 arrive BY the Rock Island road
'Po. Friday at 1885 p. m. There
. . be brief and simple funeral >
Inc ice in St. Paurs Episcopal Church. in
car cordancc with Mr.. Hoxics desire a
pom which the burial will take place In W
A0 lawn Cemetery.