Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-09-18

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tho time Nicholas Kearnsy, William
Hirschfeld. two nurses and two servants
were in the room. All knelt about tho
bed. Mr.. Cox's last conversation was
about the four Territories whose statehood
he hoped TO fathss. He mentioned New
Mexico and Arizona, and said something
about making great effort In their behalf
At the coming session.
Two hours before he died his colorsd
servant, who had just come on from
Washington. went to the bed and Mrs. Cox
asked her husband il he recognized tim
Ho looked at him and patted him on tho
shou der. The colorcd mans eyes filed
with tears, while all were deeply affected.
In the afternoon while DIR. Lockwood was
talking to him, Mr.. Cox made some witty
remarks which completely upset the doc.
tors dignity. Later in the afternoon tele-
grams were sent to Mr.. Cox's tures
sisters, two Of whom 1.-Two in Zanesvilie,
Ohio, and the other in St. Louis Mr..
Cox's nephew, who is the superintendent
OF the Smithsonian institution, was also
telegraphed for. DR.. Lockwood said that
the immediate cause of death was heart
allure, and the cause eritonitis. Tele-
grams were sent to Sergeant-at.Arn OF
the House Of Representatives J. T. 1.eedom
and to Speaker Carlisle.
Mr.. Cox was taken i'll four weeks ago
while on tour OF the four newly acquired
States He returned home and improved
for few days, but took to his bed two
weeks ago aId did not leave it. He re-
tanned his mental faculties to the last, and
made q determined battle against death.
Mr.. Cox was the son OF Ezekiel Taylor
Cox and was born in Ianesvile, Chic,
Sept. 70, 1924. He attended the common
school and after ward spent soma time In
the Ohio university. He then entered
Brown college ut Providence, r. L., and
graduated in the class of lS46. He studied
law and returned to Ohio to practice his
profession. He did not take kindly to the
work and made a trip to Europe, the story
Of which he told in "A Buckeye Abroad. /"
Oh his return he lecame editor OF Che
Ohio Statesman, published at Columbus
In 1853 he was appointed secretary Of
legation to Peru, and on his return was
elected to Congress from the Columbus
district He stood by the Union in the
dark period just before the war. and was
returned to the AXAvIth, XxxvIIth,
and XXXVIIIth Congresses In 1864 he
| was defeated by the Republican candidate,
and the following spring removed to New
York.
In 1868 Mr.. Cox first appeared % can
didate for Congress in New York city and
| was elected by a large ma ajority over
Starr, his Republican opponent. The ma
jority was greatly augmented two years
after, when Horace Greeley ran against
him. In 1872, when he ran for Congress
man -at-large against Lyman 1'remaiDe,
he was defeated. He was few months
after chosen to fill the seat made vacant
by the death OF james Brooks. He was
re- elected to tho ALIvth Congress, was
appo nted S eaker pro tempore Juno I.
1915, and was elected speaker pro tempore
June !. 1916, terylng until June ~. He
| WIS. elected to the LNth, XLVIth,
LVllth, and XLlXth Congress, and re
signed to Le ome minister to Turkey. This
position, lie resi- med and took his seat in
the III til Congress, filling the vacancy
| caused the resignation Joseph Pulitzer.
He was reelected to the Lth Congress and
| again to the List.
| Mr.. Cox was firent ta,ker and hi,
fund of humor was inexhaust,ble. As Q
story teller he had few equals. He wa,
| Kind and generous to q fault and made
many friends
The production which won for him The
sobriguet OF Sunset was piece OF de-
scriptive writing which appeared In ths
Ohio Statesman May ID, 1861. He was IL
| the composing room of the Statesman thu
evening before and witnessed an unusually
brilliant sunset. After viewing it for {
few minutes he sat down and wrote {
Grid descri ption OF it. The article We
widely copied, and was Of en- quoted By
Nr. Cox's opponents during debates Il
Congress-