Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-15


friends, therrfore. had come To expect
that they might hear of his death stsi-
denly. The last reports Of him. how
ever. were that he was showing some
signs % improvement, anil his death.
therefore. while not entirely unex-
psctesi. came with th- susid snness II a
shock
At the time of his retirement frprn
the senas.. ths Tall Sycamore of
the Wabash as he was affeetiouately
called by his devoted followers in the
fioasier state. Was the ranking democrat
ON the nnanee committ.r and By virtue
Of this position the nszninai leader. at
least OF his party on the focr of the
senate on tariff and financial aueS-
tons lie was not very active. how
ever. owing 10 his IN health. IN the
work on the Wilson tariH ball. most ~
the numerous senate arleudrzlsn.s u
this bill AMI its ANAL passage after a
storny career in which IL was I'm Scri-
Gus danger several times b.iny due 10
SENATOR JoneS Of Arkansas
In the repeal % the sherman silver
law the Ho.sSier Ssnator. however. tpo'S
n very prominent part IL was his last
important WORK in ths. senate. and the
hnal Accomplishment of the repeal was
due largely tn the elective support he
rensiered To the Cleveland adninistra-
tiou. which hal made the repeal one If
it, chief purpnSes. The finance conn
mittce at this time was alrcst evenly
divited On the financial question. and
the balance % power in the eomnittee
lay practically with Mr. voorhees,.
Mr. VOORHEES, deash was caused by
an attack OF angina p-etoris- His
health was 80 porr during the reeent
political campaign that he eouId not
participate in it, hut after his return tn
Washington, in November. he seemed
To improve IN health Two weeks ago
the old rheumatic troubles re-
turned and three tays aro his
synptoms became alarming. bgt the ex-
senator did not eonfn> himself to his
bed and his family felt no immediate
alarm IL was not. indeed. until half
an hour bcfore the flal summons came
that anyone realized death was near.
Theex-sena.or's soa. Reese v Voorhees,.
had remained in the room with his
father during the nighs and was
awakened aboat four o'clock by
his father. who was then suffer
ing great pain in thS regisu of the
| heart He refused. however. 10 allow
q physician to BE- called. Saving the
pain would pass away Half an hour
later he appeared much better and got
| out Of bed To walk to the bathroom
his son being with him When they
| entered the hallway the ex-sena-
tor was attacked by a more se-
we're spasm than he had yet expert
eneed and fell in semi-conseious
| eondition into his sons arms The lat
ter carried the n0sx dying man back to
his bed and summoned Dr. Shcvp, u
| neighboring physician IL was too late,
however. for any aid to be OF avail. and
| the ex-seuator soon passed away with
on. re-aininy full consciousness Only
his son. Reese. his daughter. Miss Hal
lie Voorhees,. and the physicians were
| present when he died
| The remains will be taken To Terre
| Haute. Ind. the ex-sena,or's home tor
So Esany years. for intsrment- but just
when is not yet determined The time
III
1 froru his eldest son Hon. Charles voor-
bse,. who reside, in the state Of WASH
iuOtou- The EX-SENATOR is survived by
three sons. Charles. gess. v. and
Jam.s Psxtou. and one daughter. Mis-,
HALLE. ALI of whom. excerpt the first
named reside in Washington
| When the new, of ex-senator yco<-
b.ss, death became known at the eapi-
| itot. xxprvssions of deep sorrow we're
heard Mr.. yo,rh..S hai bera a, long
In puhIie lie th,t he wa, known 70
-vrvv emplov, ab.,ut the building. AMI
Ali felt An afr..etioas,s resarI Zoe him
beeau,.. Of his uuitoruuYx kind treas-
m~ut Of them
t w@s generatly retnsrseu a. nteins
i that ex-senator voorhees, should hare
1 died - he did. within n stones throw
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tng- ana - p@r rtlsuA y s1A etl1s n@ - nA.-
not lived 10 witness the opening OF this
/ institation. which i soo1 TO take place
He hai introdur~d the frs. rrsoIu-