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MINISTER N lLLlS DEAN
Our Representative to Hawaii Carried
Off by Pneumonia.
BAN) GOLD ENDED IN DEATH.
1511'. Willis’ Connection With the Famous
Louisville Postoflice Case, Which
‘ Cost Him' His Seat In Congress.
His Work In Hawaii.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16.—The steamer
Monowai, which has arrived here, brought
advices from Honolulu to the effect that
United States Minister Albert S. Willis
died at 9:30 a. m. on Jan. 6 after an illness
‘ covering several months, resulting from
an attack of pneumonia. In April last the
minister and family left Hawaii for a visit
to their old homo at Louisville. While in
San Francisco on the return trip the min-
ister contracted a severe cold, which set-
tled upon his lungs. This was the imme-
diate cause of his death. At noon on Oct.
31, while leaving church, his horse ran
away and threw Mr. Willis to the ground.
He was taken to a physician’s office, and.
soon recovered sufiiciently to return to his
home at Waikiki. He never left it again.
Fever developed, and the cold taken in San
This settled so firmly upon the lungs that
‘it could not be checked. All human effort
was expended without avail. Three phy-
sicians labored incessantly and held fre-
quent conferences upon the case. A few
days before Christmas the case was pro‘
nounced hopeless.
Honors to the Dead Minister.
Soon after the death of the minister all
the consular, government and shipping
flags were lowered to half mast. Expres-
sions of regret were general. At the re-
quest of Mrs. Willis the funeral services
took place at the Central Union church at
8p. m. on Jan. 7, the Rev. D. '.P Biernie,
pastor of that church, and the Rev. J. M.
Monroe, pastor of the Christian church, of
which Mr. Willis was a member, conduct-
were left to United States Consul General
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MINISTER WILLIS.
and Charge d’Affaires Ellis Mills, at whose
request the government took the funeral
in hand. The funeral procession was the
' most imposing since that of Kalakua. The
body was deposited temporarily in a vault
at Nuuanu cemetery until the 13th inst.,
when it was to be placed' on board the
steamship Australia. for transportation to
the United States. It was not known
when the Monowai left whether an escort
would be sent with the body, but it was
' the opinion of a number of citizens that a
representative of the foreign ofl'ice should
be detailed to accompany the body to L011—
isville.
Mr. Willis’ Career.
Albert S. Willis was born in Shelby
county, Ky., on the 22d of January, 1843,
and received a common school education,
after which he took up the study of law.
His first public office was that of attorney
for Jefferson county, which he held for
four years. This led in 1876 to his election
to congress from the Louisville district,
and he held the seat through successive
elections until 1887, when he was defeat-
an appointment made by President Cleve-
land during his first term. When General
Garfield was president, be appointed Mrs.
Thompson, widow of W. R. Thompson,
and daughter of the Rev. Alexander Camp-
bell, founder of the Campbeliite church,
to be postmistress at Louisville. She was
retained by the Arthur administration,
and when Mr. Cleveland came into power
the question of the removal or retention of
Mrs. Thompsofi came to the front in Ken-
tucky politics as one of the burning ques-
tions of the hour. Representative Willis,
backed by Senator Beck, favored the re-
tention of Mrs. Thompson, and Senator
Blackburn opposed it. This caused a split
in the party, and Mr. Asher Caruth was
nominated in opposition to Mr. Willis,
who was charged with not being consist-
ent in his Democracy in supporting the
widow of a Republican for preferment 11n-
der :1 Democratic administration. This
became the paramoth issue in that dis:
trict, and upon it Mr. Caruth was elected.
Named Minister to Hawaii.
In September, 1893, after Commissioner
Blount’s report, Mr. Cleveland nominated
Mr. Willis to be minister to Hawaii in suc-
tifhe thereafter Mr. Willis’ name was very
prominently before the public in connec-
tion with the stirring events on the is-
lands. In the name of his government he
submitted to the revolutionists a demand
that Liliuokalani be reinstated on the
ground that her submission was due to the
of the United States would be used- against
her. When a‘ counter revolution was
thought to be threatened, he was charged
by Rear Admiral Walker with remissness
of duty in failing to receive a. petition of
citizens asking for the retention of the
United States man-of-war Philadelphia.
In reply he explained that after inquiry he
< was satisfied that there was no cause to
fear any emergency requiring armed in-
tervention. He protested vigorously against
the proposed deportation of Mr. J. Cran-
ston, and was supported in his position by
it his official recognition. Since then, as
the representative of American policy, he
had been an influential figure in Hono-
lulu, where he had won considerable pop-
ular ity. .
Hypnotism No “F3156.”
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-—-Scientists are in-
terested in the hypnotic test to be made by
Dr. Carleton Simon of 114 East Fifty-sixth
street. Dr. Simon’s viewshave been criti-
cised by Dr. G. Bettinni di Moise and othel"
colleagues. Dr. Simon has agreed to pay
$1,000 to any charitable organization the
Medico-Legal society may select if it can
be shown that any of his subjects are not
genuinely hypnotized.
Francisco was followed by pneumonia.‘
'miles below the village, growing in size
ing the services. The details of the funeral ,
'caused her father’s arrest today 011 the
ed, owing to his attitude with respect to'
cession to Minister Stevens, and for some -
misapprehension on her part that the forces .
Secretary Gresham. Later on, when the ,
republic was proclaimed formally, he gave "
‘ THE BOMBAY HEGIBA.
Business Is at a Standstill and the Courts
Are Deserted.
BOMBAY, Jan. 15. —More than half the
population of this city, which has been
estimated at 900, 000 souls, has fled to es-
cape the plague, and the sti'eets, docks and .
bazaars are not recognizable. Business in
piece goods, metals, crockery and hardware
is at a standstill. The money lenders have
vanished, the courts are deserted and the
judges and officials have gone to a healthier
region. Many of the native doctors, grad-
uates of the college, have fled, and those re—
maining refuse to attend plague cases, or,
when they do attend to them, will not
touch the sufferers, dreading contagion;
Clerks and others whose vocations call
them to the city daily have fled to subur-
ban stations, where the people are mostly
living in thatched huts. . '
It 1s estimated that 800, 000 persons are
encamped at Andheri, whence they will
soon be forced to migrate owing to lack of
water and sanitation threatening to breed
cholera.
The cemeteries are already filled to over-
flowing, and the wind is spreading the
contagion. The nights are made hideous
by cymbals and melancholy dirges. Often
difficulty is experienCed in burying the
dead, friends and relatives refusing to
carry the corpses. In some instances wom-
en assisted in carrying them. A large
number of plague corpses remain at the
Tower of Silence, the Parsee burial place,
which have not'been eaten by the vultures
inhabiting it. Corpses have been found in
the streets.
The official returns show that up to last .
evening there were 3,394 cases of bubonic i
plague and 2,356 deaths from that disease.
A Big Ice Gorge.
PORTLAND, Mich, Jan. 15.—An icejam
below this town is growing firmer every
hour, and a. rise of another foot in Grand
river will flood Water street cellars. The]
river has been filled with anchor ice for
several days, and this has bridged two
until the gorge reaches back to the town.
Half of Portland’s business places are.
along the river front, and merchants are
fearful of a deluge. Dynamite has been
used, but with little effect.
Effect of the Sceley Dinner.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15. —Hazel McIntosh
charge that he had threatened to kill he1.
He is William M. McIntosh. The girl is a !
singer and dancer. She has had many en- I
gagements at private performances. She. '
says that last night h01 fathe1 forbade hei
to leave the house and th1 catcned to kill;
her. He tore up scv eral $10 bills. She
thinks his mind was affected by reading
about the Sceley dinner.
Agreement \Vitli Tralnmen.
MONTREAL, Jan. 15.—The representaa
tives of the Canadian Pacific railway,
trainmen who came to this city the other ,
day to have an interview with Mr. Spcn-I
cer, superintendent of the division between
Quebec and Fort William, have secured an'
agreement for the continuation, with a
few trifling exceptions, of the terms of the
old rules which prescribe wages and duties. I
The agreement holds for three years. '
$800,000 For a. Theater.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.—Benjamin Lich-
tenstein, a wealthy retired tobacco mer-I
chant, has bought the Harlem Opera House '
, from Oscar Hammerstein for about $500, -
000. There 1s a. $300, 000 mortgage on the .
property, which the purchase1 assumes. I
The new proprietor will run the theater
on thes same old lines. With the moneyi
thus realized Hammerstein will settle all
of the judgments against him. I
Big Blazé‘ In ltIontreal.
MONTREAL, Jan. 15.—This city was the '
scene of another big fire today. The fire ~
started in a structure occupying'a whole
block on Colborne street. The warehouse
was soon ablaze, and it was impossible to
save it. The firemen turned their attention
to the adjoining property, which they suc-
ceeded in saving. The warehouse is a com-
plete ruin. It contained a stock valued at
$300,000.
The Fucrst Blsmnrckl‘ioated.
HAMBURG, Jan. 15.—The Hamburg-
American line steamship Fucrst Bismarck,
which went aground on Jan. 6 in the river
Elbe, was floated and is shown to have
sustained no damage. The same line
steamer Normannia, from Genoa, ground-
ed ofl' Blankenese, on the Elbe, today. She
is lying in an easy position.
J. P. Morgan’s Big Gift.
NEW YORK, Jan..15.—J. Pierpont Mor-
gan has offered to give $1,000,000 to the
New York Lying In hospital for a new
building. The offer, which was on the
condition that the hospital should have
sufficient money to continue its work after
the building is completed, was accepted
by the board of governors.
Congressman McMillin to Wed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—Cards are out,
announcing the coming marriage of Con-
gressman Benton McMillin of Tennessee
and Miss Lucille Foster, daughter of Cap-
tain James M. Foster of Shreveport, La.
The ceremony will be solemnized at the
First Presbyterian church of that city Feb.
20.
Leo XIII Needs Greatest Care.
LONDON, Jan. 15. —- The Standard’s
Rome correspondent reports that the pope’s
physicians recommend the greatest care in
preserving an even temperature for his
room and in dieting on eggs and old wine,
and adds, “His bov‘ved attitude when
standing has been much increased lately.” ,
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To Cnrtaii Production of Cottons.
BOSTON, Jan. 15.—The movement which
wal inaugurated some time ago for the
purpose of bringing about a curtailment I
of production in cotton manufacturing in ‘
New England has become active, and steps
are now being taken to sound the princi-
pal manufacturers on the question.
Elopers Flee .0 Nice. _
BUDAPEST, Jan. 15.—P11ncess de Chi-
may and Rigo Janczy, her gypsy lover, I
have suddenly and unexpectedly left this
city for Nice. Lately the princess has been
very nervous. She refused to see ex-King
Milan of Scrvia, although well acquainted
with him in Paris.
Attacked a Mission.
LONDON, Jan. 15.—The Times has a dis-
patch from Hongkong which says that '
the American Methodist mission, 50 miles
from Fuchau, has been attacked and shots
fired, though no injury was done to any-
body, the officials defending the mission.
Great Fire In Berlin.
BERLIN, Jan. 15.—The immense com-
mercial warehouses of Meyer & Strauch in
Hohethovstrasse, this city, have been de-
stroyed by fire. No estimate of the loss
has yet teen given.
ACCUSED lllll SISTERS.
Story of Two Girls Who Ran Away
From the Nazareth School. ‘
HOW THE PUPILS V‘IESGAPED.
Put In the Cellar, They Say. to Pick Cin-
ders, They Climbed Out to Freedom.
Their Account of Alleged Abuses
at the Institution.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15. —Emma Cummings,
[6, an exceedingly pretty, red checked girl
of Jersey City, and Margaret H. Williams,
16, of Boston, pupils in the industrial
school of the Sisters of Nazareth at Bronx-
Ville, ran away from that institution.
The girls, missing the train on the Har-
lem River road from Bronxville, walked
five miles to Mount Vernon and rode to
Harlem on a trolley car.
They reached the Third avenue “L” sta-
tion at One Hundred and Twenty-ninth
street and after some evasions told Police-
man Bowden their story:
Emma is the daughter of William H.
Cummings, a commission merchant at
Chambers and Washington streets. Her
companion, Margaret, is the niece of Wil-
liam Hall Williams, rector of the Church
of the Good Shepherd in Boston. Margaret
is an orphan.
The girls are both very intelligent, and
their parents and guardian, desirous of
giving them an education in cooking and
sewing, sent them to the Bronxville insti-
tution, which is presided over by Mother
Superior Elizabeth, who is assisted by four
teachers. The pupils are also taught in
the literary branches and were to receive
instruction in music. The little runaways
say, however, that there was not even a
piano in the building.
They say that because of the slightest
infraction of the rules, such as talking to -
each other before breakfast or slamming a
do,or the pupils weie put on a diet of In-
iian meal and water for two weeks ata
time.
Their Alleged Duties.
Some of the duties which they say they
were obliged to per form were scrubbing the
'fioor from cellar to attic, sifting ashes and
l picking out cinders.
The girls said they could not write home
any complaints of their treatment, as their
letters were inspected by the mother su-
perior, and if the letters contained the
- slightest intimation of their condition they
Iwould be handed back for rewriting or de-
‘stroyed. -
Miss Cummings, corroborated by her
companion, told the story of their escape
in the Harlem police court today.
“I was supposed to be picking Cinders
.in the cellar last night,” said the little
girl, “when I smuggled out three bundles
that Margaret and I had done up previ-
onsly.
“She and I, watching our opportunity,
climbed out of the cellar window. We
walked to the Bronxvillc station.
“The last train had gone, we were told.
Then we went to Mount Vernon, running
half the way because we felt timid. It
took us some time to find the place to get
the trolley car. which we boarded and
came to this city.
“When we saw the officer, we were first
afraid he would lock us 11p, but we were
so cold that we were glad to go into the
waiting room with him.
“I’ve been in the school one year, and I
have been to church but once, that being
the only time I was allowed ofl the
grounds, which consist of 11 acres.
“The school is a four story frame dwell-
ing and has 15 rooms.
“At present there are only nine pupils
there. For nine weeks I have been obliged
to do all the cooking for the pupils and
teachers. In the evening I had to sift ashes
and pick cinders. All the girls had to take
turns at the scrubbing, cooking and the
general housework.
“Some of the girls were treated worse
than I have been.
A Hair Pulling Story.
“Lulu Fellows, aged 14, who lives in
Brooklyn, slammed the door a- few weeks
ago and was punished for it by two weeks’
diet on Indian meal and water.
“Another time Lulu left the schoolroom
too slow to suit the mother superior, who
grabbed Lulu by the collar and shock her
' so hard that the collar was torn off. Then
she made the little girl walk up and down
‘ the. Loom for a half hour at a rapid pace.
"Edith Jackson, 13 years old, of 25 Main
street, Norwalk, Conn. , was cleaning
knives in the kitchen one morning and
happened to turn around and look out of
the window. Sister Emma, one of the
teachers, shook Edith violently and then
grabbed her by the hair and pulleda hand-
ful out. Alice Jackson, Edith’s elder sis-
ter, took the hair from the teacher to keep
it as proof of cruelty, but when the mother
superior learned of the occurrence she de-
manded the hair and destroyed it.
“None of the teachers stays any length of
time, and as each one leaves she threatens
to disclose the condition of the school.
“Whenever our parents or guardians
came to visit us one of the teachers was al-
ways prescnt as long as the visit lasted, so
that we could not make our troubles
known.” ~
Magistrate Wentworth seemed greatly
impressed with the manner in which the
girls told their story, and, although they
are over 16 years old, he requested Agent
Moore of the Gerry society to take care of
them until their parents and guardians
could be communicated with.
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Platt Again Remanded.
LONDON, Jan. 15. —Arthur Platt, who
is wanted by the authorities of Lexington,
Ky., charged with the murder of Jesse
Tyree, a. patient of the Eastern Lunatic,
asylum, while he was a. keeper there, and
who was arrested on Dec. , 1896, in Ox-
ford, after having served a. six months’
term of imprisonment for burglary, was
arraigned in the extradition court today
and again remanded.
Prominent Woman’s Accident.
GREENWICH, Conn, Jan. 15.—Mrs. El-
wood Birdsall, one of the most prominent
ladies here, was injured in a runaway ac-
cident. A pair of spirited horses attached
to her carriage at the Port Chester station
became unmanageable and mu away. Mrs.
Birdsall was thrown out and dragged some
distance.
*To Stop' "Fake” Auctions.
ALBANY, Jan. 15.—Mr. Austin has in-
troduced an important bill in the assembly
today relative to “fake” auctions. It
amends the present law by making it a.
criminal offense to hold alleged auctiéns of
clothing or merchandise.
Bishop Jones of St. David’s Dead.
LONDON, Jan. 15. —-Right Rev. William
Basil Jones, D. D, bishop of St. David’s,
is dead.
'iu captivity is the elephant.
The superb cake of Toilet Soap“ in every;
. package of Ivorine supplies all that a
WASHING POWDER,
1‘3 family needs and , saves many' a bili for I.
Toilet Soap in the course of a year.
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Makers of Williams Famous Shaving Soups. Write forilliistrated out:
“70311:“ ofcholce premiums.
MOLASSES GOING OUT.
How it Makes “ h1te Sugm Simulate the
the Dar k Bi own.
The old- fashioned molasses is rapid-
ly di s:"1111)eaiilig as an a1ticle of com-
merce. and in its place have come a
number of syrups, which "are more
costly and by no means as satisfactory.
Most of the molasses goes into the dis-
tillerics. where it is made into rum,
for which, notwithstanding the efforts
of 0111' temperance workers, the (lee
menu is constantly on the increase, es-
pecially in the New England States
and for the export trade. The darker
brown sugars have also disappeared,»
and they are never likely to return, ow-
ing to the methods of boiling and the
manufacture.
Housekeepers have difficulty these
days in finding coarse, dark sugars,
which are always preferred for use in
putting 11p sweet pickles, making cakes
and similar uses. As they cannot get
brown sugar any more, it may be well
for them to remember that they can
simulate brown sugar by adding a tea-
spoonful of molasses to each quarter
of a pound of the white granulated 811-,
gar. This combination does as well in
all household receipts, that call for
brown sugar as the article itself, and
besides it saves them a great deal of
hunting for brown sugar, which, as
said before, has disappeared from the
ma1'ket.—“'ashington Star.
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BOUGHT HIMSELF FOR $400.
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And Proved the Efficacy of Freedom by
H is Hard Work and Industry.
Lexington’s oldest drayman is Wil-
liam Wiles, colored. He is in his 83d
year, and has driven a dray in Lexing-
ton for thirty-five years. In view of
the distinction of being the oldest
drayman in the city, his license was
presented to him in 1890. The Lexing-
ton Herald says of him: “Uncle Billy
is a relic of slavery days. Probably no
other man living in Kentucky to-day
can lay as literal a claim to ‘being his
own boss’ as he. Uncle Billy bought
himself, and has a receipt for the mon-
.ey. He was the slave of George I.
Brown of Jessamine county. As was
the custom, he first had to buy his
‘time’ from the owner and then specu-
late on his work for other people. The
price put. on his time was $125. This
was liberal. He went to work with a
vim, and at the end of four years had
paid the $500 for his time and saved
$400. The latter was the price at
which he was offered for sale. He paid
the $400 and now has the receipt for
it.”
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Not to be Beaten.
A11 amusing story is related of a
farmer who came into a village store
in one of the Western States and ex-
hibited to an admiring crowd an enor-
mous egg about 6 inches long, which
was laid by one of his old hen-s. He had
it packed in cotton, and would not al-
iow anybody to handle it for fear of
breaking the phenomenal production.
The proprietor of the store examined
it with the rest, and, intending to
chaff the countryman, said:—
“Pshaw—I’ve got something in the
egg line that will beat that!”
“I’ll bet you five dollars you have
not!" said the countryman, getting ex-
cited.
“Take it up,” said the store-keeper;
and. going behind the counter, he
brought out a wire egg-beater. “There's
something in the egg line that will beat
it, I guess,” said be, reaching for the
stakes.
“Hold on there,” said the farmei;
‘let’s see you beat it!” and handed the
e g to the store-keeper. The latter
held out his hand for it, but dropped it
in surprise on the counter, where it
broke two soup plates and a platter. It
was iron painted white.
“Some folks think they are tarnation
cute,” muttered the farmer, as he
pocketed the stakes and left, “but
'tain’t no use buckin’ ag’inst the solid
facts.”
Captive \Vild Animals. i
The most costly of wild animals held
2X fine
African elephant costs from, $6,000 to
$7,000. A fine Indian elephant would
cost about $5,000.
('iii'affes cost about the same as the
best. elephants, about $6,000 01' $7,000,
but that quotation is really only nomi-
ml:
raffo at any rate. This is due partly
to their increasing scarcity and partly
to the difficulty of obtaining them, due
to the internal wars of the natives in
the giraffe country. Giraffes very rare-
[3 bleed in captivity. _
1 fine hippopotamus would probably
cost about $3. 000.
A good African lion, with a. full and
perfect mane, would cost from $1.000
to $1, 500; a fine lioness $800 01 $900.
' Good Bengal tigeis cost about the
5.11110.
Camels usually: cost from $400 to
$500 apiece. .
it would be difficult to get a gi-.
in this City with an
‘ This Coachman’k Fault.
An omnibus "was going along a
crowded thoroughfare with an im-
mense railway van travelliiig by its
side, but just a little in its rear. As
they passed a certain street, out shot
a dogcart at full speed, driven by a.
young gentleman with his coachman
sitting beside him with folded arms.
The diiver of the omnibus pulled up
short, and the dog- -ca1t (lashed across
it, only to meet the full force of the
van.
The youthful personage on the top of
it, with his coachman, was, of course,
th1own out, but otherwise not serious-
Iy damaged .1."
Then came the inevitable policeman,
and the question whose fault it was.
The omnibus driver, who had seen
it all, was appealed to by all parties.
“Was it my fault?" inquired the
young gentleman.
“Your fault! _Well, certainly not,”'
growled the philosopher. '
“Then whose fault was it?” contin-
ued the youth, greatly pleased, and
naturally expecting the vanman to be
denounced. . ~
“Well, it was your conchman’ s.’
“But how could that be? He was
doing nothing; how could that be his
fault?" »
“Why, just because he was doin’
nothin’ and lettin’ a baby like you
drive!"
Tiger‘mcn in Kfi'ica.
The worst rascal in the French Con--
go, as far as I know, is the tigerman.
There is a belief among the natives '
that if one kills ten chickens, ten
ducks, ten goats, ten children, ten
women, and ten men he will never die;
and to gain this desired end people are
murdered by wholesale.
The murderer dresses himself in a
tiger skin and walks on all fours when—
ever near persons he wishes to kill,
but when alone he walks erect. Small
knives carried in the belt of his dress
are the instruments with which these
foul deeds are committed. .
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