The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-28
Last Night to Conn
plication of Diseases His Life
Was an Eventful One.

st. Paul, Mimi. Nov. 2s.-United States
Senator cushman Kellogg Davis. chair
man OF the committee OF foreign rela-
tions of the Senate. died at his home
In this city at s:4s o'clock last evening
after an illness OF two months. He had
suffered greatly during his sickness and
gradually sank away. being unconscious
for several hours before death, and APP
parently suffered no pain. Monday, real
izng the approach OF the end, Mrs. Da-
Wis sent for the venerable T. III. NJ. VIII
liers Appleby, archdeacon OF the Protes-
tant Episcopal diocese of Minnesota, and
the Rev. Theodore Sedgewick, rector Of
the Church OF 81. John the Evangelist.
An attempt was made to secure the at
tendance OF Bishop Whipple, but that
venerable prelate was In Florida
Upon the arrival OF Archdeacon Apple
by and Mr.. Sedgewick Senator Davis
was for time sufficiently rational TO
express his grateful appreciation Of their
ministrations.
DEATH WAS CERTAIN.
For more than a week It has been
known that the death OF Senator Davis
was certain TO. occur within a short time.
Although the bulletins issued by DIR.
Stone from day to day made no positive
statement 10 this effcct. they neverthe-
less gave the impression that the case
was hopeless.
The announcement came, however. as
a profound shock to the friends and fell
lew-townsmen OF the distinguished citi-
zen who had been hoping against hope.
The senator's devoted wife. who has
been in constant attendance upon his
sick bed, had never lost hope. The SEN
ator, IN his ,nements of lucidity, ex-
pressed strong determination to re-
cover. -
Indeed. II Is believed that the senator's
iron will is all that has kept him alive
for the past week. The serious kidney
affection which developed on Nov. IL hal
refused te yield to treatment, and his
weakened frame was unable to withstand
the poison.
SENATOR DAVIS CAREER
Cushman Kellogg Davis was born in
Henderson, Jefferson county, New York,
June Is, 1898. In that year his parents
moved to Waukesha. Wis. where his
father farmed until 1850, After attending
the common schools young Davis spent
three years I'm Carroll college at wauke-
sha preparing himself FOR the Unver-
sity of Michigan, from which he grad
uated i'm 1857 During his boyhood he held
for some time a position as telegraph
operator In what is now a suburb OF Mil
waukee.
office OF Alexander W. Randall after
wards war governor of Wisconsin.
In 1850 Mr.. Davis began the practice of
law. and also took an active part I'm the
campaign resulting in the election of Lin
coin Two years later, war having come
he closed his law office TO enlist In the
volunteer army.
lie served for two years in the army
of the Tennessee In Kentucky, Tennes-
see, Arkansas and Mississippi, part of
the time on stan duty. When I'm 1864
broken health compelled his retirement
he was first lieutenant of Company r.
Twenty-eighth Wisconsin Volunteer In
fnntry.
Going 10 St Paul he formed a law part
nership with his army chief. General w
A.. German, ex-governor OF Minnesota
territory. In 1868 he was elected TO the
state Legislature. and two years later
was appointed United States district at
torney, serving FIVE years.
ELECTED GOVERNOR.
In 1873 by a majority of one vote he was
nominated by the Republicans for gov
ernor and elected by majority OF 1896
The campaign issue was then new, being
whether the state could control the
charges OF railroads. Governor Davis as
serted this right and such legislation was
enacted and enforced during his term of
Office.
During protracted senatorial contest
at that session Governor Davis was one
OF the candidates but Chief Justice Nc
MILAN was finally elected. IL was at
this time that the great grasshopper
plague devastated southwestern Minneso-
ta and Gov. Davis raised over 100000
in money besides supplies FOR the victims
OF the plague
Governor Davis declined a denomination
ana resumed the practice OF law. His
successor, Governor Pillsbury retained
him to argue In the United States SUI
preme court the case OF the state of
Wisconsin against the city OF Duluth
and tho state OF Minnesota TO restrain