Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-12
At HOSPITAL FOR OPERATION
FORMER SENATOR ROGER @.
MILLS GOES TO JOHNS HOPKINS.
Hope Expressed for Recovery.
Sketch of Career of Patient.
Now a Millionaire.

A serious operation was performed at
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore to-
day on former Senator Roger Q. Miils
of Texas. one of the wealthiest men OF
the southwest. He is suffering from In
testinal trouble. DR.. Hugh H. Young per-
formed the operation, which was declared
to be successful 1t was added that while
the ex-senator is a very sick man there
is every hope of his recovery. despite his
age and the delicate nature of the opera
ton He is seventy-six years of age.
Col. Mills left his home in Corsicana,
Tex, two weeks ago with his son. He
had been i'll some time. When he reached
the hospital DR.. Young hurried to Col.
Mills bedside in ward c. A trained nurse
and the ward physician had made ar
engagements SO DR. Young could operate
at once when he reached the hospital, but
he was too weak. and the operation was
postponed.
In the Confederate Army.
Col Mills commanded the Tenth
Texas Infantry Of the Confederate army.
He was wounded three times and once
was taken unconscious from the field. 1t
is believed that Col. Mills present
illness is due to a mishap which befell
him during the war.
When Mr. Mills left the United States
Senate in 1899 he was considered a poor
man. When he returned home he had
only a little fran near Corsicana. and
that is said to have been .heavily in
numbered.
Promoters said they believed oil was on
miners TO learn the truth Well after
we'll was bored and Col. Mills and his
few associates in the venture made their
fortunes. Col. Mills enjoys the repu-
tation of being the first man to develop
wells in the Corsicana district. Since
then numbers of wells have been dis
covered and farm property took SEN
sational rise in the vicinity.
Col. Mills made more than a million
dollars out of the venture and is now one
of the wealthiest men in Texas. He has
interested himself in various mining in
vestments and has much stock in projects
in the west.
Native of Kentucky.
Col. Mills was born in Todd county,
Kentucky, in 1882. and moved to Texas
when a young man. He was admitted to
the bar when he was 20 years old. He
returned to COrsicana with his parents
and practied law there. He was elected
10 the Texas house of representatives
in 1859.
When the civil war broke out he en-
tered the Confederate army and was at
the battle OF wilson creek Later ne
was made colonel In the 10th Texas
Infantry. which he commanded in the
battles of Arkansas Post and Chicka-
manga. In the latter battle. when Gen
James Deshler was killed, Col. Mills took
charge of the brigade. He commanded the
regiment at the battle Of Missionary Ridge
where he was seriously wounded. He
soon recovered and again commanded the
regiment. while weak from his wounds al
New Hope Church and Atlanta, at which
battle he was again wounded. This time
he received two shot wounds.
He was elected member of Congress
i'm 1873 and served until 1892 when he
was elected United States senator ia
serve out all unexpired term. He served
full term in the senate from 1893 &c
former and author of the Mills bill