The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-20

and nights, held his
vfE3 ~A left hand, while his
Va y = old friend, Douglass
". N Taylor, held the
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GSF&SGS other. he was con.
I. 6H0Hsx8 scious up 10 about .
ZSs4taw quarter Of an hou
<XWS&J before the end. Dr.
~ASrA Lockwood was in at.
&NSSyEr-t tendance at the Tina
TX w. " and Nicholas Kear-
~~ ney, William Hirech-
field, two nurses and " servants were
in tho room. All knelt about the bed.
Mr.. Co1's last conversation was about
the four Territories whose Statehood DO
hoped to father. He mentioned New Mex.
leo and Arizona, and said something
about making . great effort in their be.
half II the coming session. Two hours
before he died his colored servant who
had Just come on from Washington, went
to his bed aud Mrs Cox asked her hus.
band il he recognized him He locke Il
him and patted him on the shoulder. The
colored mans eyes filed with tears while
all were deeply affected
In tbs afternoon while DR.. lockwood
WAS talking to him M Cox made some
witty remark which completely upset the
doctors dignity.
Late in tho afternoon kilograms were
sent to Mr.. Cox's sisters, two OF whom
live in GAINESVILLE. o.. n the other in St
Louis Nh. Cox's nephew, who is super
intendent Of the Smithsonian Institution.
was also telegraphed for.
DR.. Lockwood said the immediate u
of death was heart failure
Drs- Wynkoop, Scudder and Wood held
an informal consultation yesterday morn.
ing q, ten O'Clock with regard to the con.
dition Of Mr.. Coz. Tho result was that
they found their patient in Q lower con.
dition han Monday. They, however. said
that there was no reason why Mr.. Cox
should grow any worse during the day
unless indeed there should be a return OF
an attack of heart failure, which they did
not anticipate
That Mr.. Cox's condition was precarious
was established by the FAC that il was
determined that At no time during the day
should he be without a physician at his
bedside DR.. Lockwood remained in
charge until noon at which hour DR.. Scud.
der assumed care OF the sick chamber.
At HES O'Clock q message was sent
from the sick chamber of Mr.. Cox to
Deputy Commissioner Of Public Works
Bernard Martin to the effect that Mr.. Cox
was sinking fast
DR.. Wynkoop left Mr.. Cox's residence
.hcrxiy before two O'Clock and announced
the patient vas slowly sinking. This,
he said. wal the opinion Of Dr.. Metcalf
and himself.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Samuel Sullivan Cox, the son Of Hon. Ezekiel
Taylor Cox, OF Ohio. ard grandson OF James
Cox . soldier OF prominence. was born in
GAINESVILLE, o. September 60. 1874. After a sea-
son At the Athens University he entered Brown
College, from which institution he graduated in
ls46. While IN college he met all Of his ex
penses by outside literary work and succeeded
IN securing first prizes in politi q, economy,
classics. history and literary criticism He
chose law as q profession but after praciicing
Q short time IN his native State he threw it up
and went abroad. He returned in 1853 and be-
came editor OF the Columbus, O.. Statesman.
and trom that year his attention was turned TO
political questions. Ii was while editor Of the
gorgeous descriptive arti lie which Won for him
the sobriquet OF Sunset" an appreciation that
had since chung TO him tenaciorsly.
Mr.. Cox declined the legation secretaryship
at London in ISIS. but shortly after that went
TO Lima. Peru. in . similar capacity. He re-
NAMED there only . year and returned in time
TO be chosen as q Representative in Congress.
He served continuously from December :, 1851.
to March 3. 1865. and during the entire six years
was chairman OF the Committee on Revolution
ary Claims.
In 1866 Mr.. Cox went to New York and in 1863
was sent to Congress from that State. Here he
served four terms. having been on the commit
tees on foreign Affairs, banking. rules and Cen
tenniai exhibition. In Is.1 he was q candidate
for ths Speakership. but failed in election He
was however. subsequently, called upon 70
serve as Speaker pro tenn. II WAS in this ses
sion that he took. by his own special resolution,
the work OF the new census law.
Mr.. Cox was the author OF the apportionmcnt
plan adopted by the House. In the li!e-eaving
service he was also IN active worker and
through his efforts a bill finally gained passage.
He also worked for better pay for the letter
carriers OF the country and finally secured an
appropriation OF eG 100 to grant them . vacation
Without loss OF pay. He also served on the
committee to investigate Black Friday doings.
Eederal election in cities. kuEux difficulties
and the New York post-ofice.
Mr.. Cox was for years . regent OF the Smith
sonian Institute. In 1869 he lourneyed again
through Europe and visited Africa.
In 1873 Mr.. Cox was defeated IS cancidate-as
large for his State. but his successful competi-
tor died and At the election necessitated he got
MS seat he went BACK 10 congress IN 1885 lob,
1873 and 1880 making a total OF twenty years OF
Congressional service. HIS last effort
resulted in the passage by the
House OF a law uniting all jurisdic-
lions in the Federal jurisdiction SO as TO pre-
serve New York harbor and its tributaries
from destruction. The bill failed. however. in
the Senate. In the summer OF IsS he made .
tour OF Norway. Sweden. Turkey, Russia and
Greece. In ISIS Mr.. Cox went to Turkey as
United States Minister. remaining there IN
that capacity one year, when he was again sent
10 Congress.
Mr.. Cox wrote q number OF books, including
The Buckeye Abroad" "Pur;:anism in Poll.
tics" Eight Years in Congress-" "A Search for
Winter Sunheams." why We Laugh" Free
Hand and Free Trade" Arctic Sunbeams."
''Orient Sunbeams," and Three Decades Of
Federal Legislation"
Appointments.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The President
has made the following appointments:
George W. Lynn, OF New York City, to be
Surveyor Of Gust, ms of the port of New
York; Theodore B Willis, Of Brooklyn.
to be naval officer of customs in the dis.
trict of New York; Ernest Nathan, to be
collector of internal revenue for the First
district of New York.