rum-“WNW“ - as... w...— ' Am SAMOA’S NEW KING. Malietoa TanuIs Comes of an Old and Noble Family. in. Name Mean- “Good “In 1- ”or,” and He Claims to Be the T'wenty-Thlrd In the Direct L'lne of Royal Succession. Malietoa. Tanus, who has recently been declared king of Samoa by Su- '1 preme Judge Chambbers, is a living ex- ample of the fact that unchilized roy- alty has its genealogical tree as well as that. royalty which appears annual- ly in the Almanac dc (lotha. It. is true that. this genealogy is not founded upon. written records. but it 'is based upon a well—authenticated verbal tradition. 'Thus a young Samoan who has just. been declared kingis the twenty—third of a line of ancestry. Malietoa is the combination of twc Samoan words—“1nalie,”_good, and “tea,” warrior. Hence the word sig- nifies a “good warrior." And it was, in fact, a good war, a w ar Of libe1ation, to which the “Old and the royal of the \l'alie'toas 0'“ e their or1¢r1n.. .5; Nearly warlike and brave tribe, landed in sa- moa and soon subjugated. under their. soldier-king, Talafeii, the entire group of the islands. Talafeii was a stern ruler, who reigned over the Samoan people with an iron hand. ' Besides his sternness Talafeii had an- other particularly disagreeable and horrible trait. lie was a cannibal. Ilis prisoners of war were his victims—his diet, so to say. They were kept- in a big cavern, Pu i Vaimoa, and daily the “rations” of the manreating king were fetched from this place. This was the principal cause of the uprising of the Samoans. Talafeii, who had grown fat, did not seem to have much confidence in. another bout at. arms. and be de- cided upon a. “divine judgment." A gi- gantic rock 011 the beach of the Village Safotu, on the Island Saraii. was to be rolled into the sea by the Samoans. but all strength and dexterity were in- suificient; to accomplish the task until MALIETOA TAN US. (Declared King of Samoa by Chief Justice Chambers.) two brothers, Tuna; and Feta, known as wiseI counselors and great. orators, appeared as saviors. Legendary tradition has it. that. they caused to be prepared two grealt. “sleepers” from the iron wood oh the isilele tree, upon which number-less fat eels, which had been caught. for this punpose, were fastened. One end of thesetimbers was-put. to the base of the rock, the other reached into the Sea. A renewed mighty effort. finally caused the rock to tumble upon these tim-U bers, and amid the enthusiasm Of the Samoans the huge rock slid upon the slippery eels into the sea. ' “Divine judgment” had declared in favor of the Samoans, and the Tongas prepared to leave. But- they should not. depart unpumi shed. Seven. a. brave war- rior and brother of Tuna. and Feta, gathered in haste all available S-amoans and fell upon the enemy near-Safotu and made such a carnage that the slain buried in one big cave formed a. big mound covered with pieces of rock. which is shown to this day. The rest of theTongas” ed to the island of Upola and settled at its eastern extremity, nea1 Aleipata. In the 111e21min1 e the Samoans hadal- so gathered near .\l eipata. and intheir' camp 1111 1 began their weird war songs just as th e “blonsy .11 \1 ere ready for their orgies. an. expre abandoned themselves to their feast. 1 - i when. like a cyclone. the Samoans fell upon them again and drove them again to flight.’ Another stand was made by the .Tongas at. a point. where the Ger- man settlement is to—day, and there an- other murderous fig-ht took place,which ended by the Tongas being'drivenu into . the sea. Tun-a and Fata had not seen each other during this series bot-h were so much disfigured that the brothers did not know each other, each taking the other to be an enemy. A terrific single combat followed in which. both were failed to the ground. Savea had in. the meantime made many prisoners, among them the daughter of Talafeii. These Silvia did not give up to his warriors. but in noble spirit de- livered them to their father. When he saw his apparently lifeless brothers . he. stepped upon their bodies, and in i this position the king of the Tongas' saw him. Filled with admiration. Talafeii ex- claimed: warrior!” was declared betweem the two nations. The Tangas returned to their country and Savea was declared ruler over all Samoa. He took the name of Malietoa Savea, and his brothers Tuna and Fata, -who were restored to life, became his first counselors; ' This is the origin of the name Malice ton. Gee-1e Live Many Years. While the turkey' s natural life' 15 only :10 years, the goose sometimes lives to 5071911111. . d ”an..." .. .4 .. 300 years ago the Tongasila'. THE DEWEY MEDAL. A Copy of the. First Authentic Rent-ow O duction of Sculptor-Daniel 0. French’: Design. By the courtesy of the sculptor, Dan- iel C. French, Harper’s Weekly is able to publish the first authentic reproduc- "tion of his completed design for the Dewey medal. The Tifl’any company will cut the dies and strike the medals in copper—l, 635 in all. Upon the obverse' 1s a lifelike present.- ment of the head of Commodore Dew ey, with the following inscription: “The gift. of the people of the United States 3 91195117113 '< '2!" 091/1. THE DEWEY lVIEDAL. (From Picture in Harper’s Weekly. Copy- right, 1889.) squadron under the command of Com- modore George Dewey.” Upon the rc~ verse, surrounded by the words, f‘In memory of't-he victory of Manila. bay; May 1, 1898,” is the figure of a. young sailor, stripped to the waist, who sits upon a gun, with the flag across his knees, and one foot resting upon a swinging loop of rOpe. In this beauti- ful figure Mr. French has admirably embodied the genius of the episode in its highest and purest aspect. The chief characteristic of the face is youth—the beauty, confidence and pure intention of youth. In the pose of the figure are alertness, fearless up- rightness and the unconscious grace and composure of assured strength. The very disposition of the flag is sug- gestive. The moment; represented is not. the one of victory, but of prepared- ness thereto. The flag is not. a. menace its name is a policy of aggrandizement foreshadowed. It is safe. in the keep- ing of Young America, and when the cause is right it will be uplifted. POPULAR IN CHICAGO. Christian G. Kohlsa'at, Just Appoint- ed Judge of the Federal District of Northern Illinois. Christian C. Kohlsaat. was born near Albion, 111., January 8, 1844. His mot-h~ er’s family was among the early set» tlers, having come to Illinois In 1821, three yeans after the state was admit- The 1011‘0 as tOOk, this song for ; ssione of joy and carelessly: of bloody: fights, and when they suddenly met‘ “Mal-ie tau Maliertoa!” that , is, “Thou hast fought bravely. good . Henceforth eternal peaceI ted to the union. His father was born. ' in Germany and came to this coun-t-ry when quite young. Judge Kohlsaat and his brothers—E. W. and H. H.-—re- ceived the rudiments of their education atvthe academy in Galena, 111. E Judge Kohlsaat came to Chicago in 1862 and entered the old University of W , tn ., _", "1’0 4? 0'] I, .- "-3.1. 'k/ ' ' C/ 1’ ’ ‘1". Mill . . ' l . ,- 3"1‘L"1."f1“l1.;:;z1- . “11/ Ir: . -. . .. II “Wimp", f/l '/.I: ,I/I' '4‘? f' ,'j.,'I1' l"; l‘lII’IlJl, 5 . .' "'l ' l ,. . "":.‘. 11 f ‘ " ;.:. l'l'lliil‘ ' ' , . 1,-,r "n / ,'/ I ll“ ll CHRISTIAN c. KOHLSAAT. (New Judge of the Federal District or Northern Illinois.) Chicago, where he nemained three yea1s.He then. took up the study of law in the offices of Gallup & Hitch- cock. He was admitted to the bar in 1867 and went into partnership with Fred A. Smith, new senior member of the firm of- Smith, Palmer & Moulton. A short time later he became minute clerk and record writer in Judge James B. Bradwell’ s court, which position he held for 15 months, when he resumed the practice of law. In 1884 Mr. Kohlsaat was appointed ’ a. west'park commissioner. This posi- tiOn he held. until 1891, whenhe was ap- pointedto fill the unexpired term of Judge Knickerbocker, of the probate court. He has been. on the probate court bench ever since, having. been. elected three successive times. Judge Kohlsaat is married and lives at 239 Ashland boulevard, Chichgo, with his family of one son and three dang-.1- ters. He is a‘nnember'of the Union League, Illinois and Hamilton clubsnnd 1 the Chicago Bar association. . Keeps Thousands to the officers and. men of the Asiatic- to the world, nor under the pretext of' Night’s llmrid Plague. Awake in and Around the- L NoIIijwalkIs. - The plague of the night. Keeps you awake, can ’n sleep a. wink. Bad enough to lose your rest. But. its hai'd'e1still to been at. wo1 k. Breeds miseiy by night, piol'anity by ' day. Know what. it; is? The bane of all classes of people—- itching Piles.’ Hard to bear, ha id to walk, hard to sit. down. . itch. Inch. ciazy. Itching away in any position, any time. Don’ t. stand it. any longer. There is relief for every One, prompt and permanent. Doan’ s Ointment; relieves at. once. Doan’ s Ointment. cures peunaneutly. Piles, eczema and all skin disorders. Read this case : Mr. Louis Snow, of 33 Prospect; street, Webster, Mass. says: "There was a bad case of bleeding piles in my family, which had.1'esistcd Ordinary charts to cu1e. \V e were so taverably impressed with ti: o lesults obtained flOlIl using Doan’ s Kidm y Pills 1h it we reasoned if 11 hat is claimed for them is so 11‘" o1oug hly car. 1 led out. wh v snonld not the. rcpt esentations made 101 DO. 111 ’s (Hummus be equally true. We gota box at a drugstore and it. stopped the trouble. We consider both Doan’s Ointment. and Doun’s Kidney Pills ral— uable wine-dies and have no hesitation in recommending them.” Just such emphatic endorsement. is plentiful in Norwalk. Drop iDLuL-ileu- dcning & Co's drug :t. we and hear what. their customers report. to them Dean’s Ointment for sale by all deal- er s. l’tice 510 (31311113 l\l tiled by Foster- E\lilbur n C.o. Buil'alo N. Y. ~01». agents l'O1 the U. S. licuiembel the name Doan’ s and .. can substitute. Itch. Nearly drives you ELECTRic THAWING. .u Invention That Is Much in De- mand Among the Mines of the , Klondike. Miners who have returned from the Klondike say that. in that region, as in others where the winter temperature runs down to well below zero, the bug- bear of the miner is the frozen soil in which, he has to work. Under the in- fluence of the frost- the ground turns s hard. as rock for several feet. down, and until this-obdurate stratum is cut. ‘through mining operations are at a- standstill. The way in which the soil is softened has, so far, been to build a bonfire, and simply thaw things out. This. however, besides being tedious. is a great waste of heat, 85 per cent. of which is lost in the atmosphere. A patent for thawing the ground electric- ally has just been sold for a large sum. The invention is intended to be used for winter mining in countries where the cold is severe.~ Specially-construct- ed dynanios and electrodes are placed. against the “a lls of the shaft with a space of £10m five to six feet of giound intervening; so that when the current is turned on it has to cross the face of this space to complete the circuit. As the ground contained therein forms a. resistance to the motion of the elec- tricity, heat is generated, and the ground is thawed. The heat. thus gen-' erated can be so controlled that it can be applied in any: manner that- will utilize its-full force and effect. By the. old bonfiresystem it. took 24 hours to, freeze out. a. foot of soil; by the elec-’ trical system it is claimed that. it. is possible to thaw out the same depth of frozen earth' 1n one hour, or 24 feet per day. -_ _ ‘ ”fi-“w HUSTLING TIKES. People Who Keep a Lookout After Thole Gone Before Are Kept. Busy. Few persons probably realize how much business is transacted in connec- tion with those who have ceased to do business and have gone to their final rest. It would seem the proper thing that Nirvana should come with death, so far as business with the dead person is concerned. Butit- is notSo, and never has been. Yet in these modern times of competition and the evolving of schemes to make money, says the Cin- cinnati Enquirer, death sets in motion, machinery of business that awaits the visit. of the pale rider to give it impetus. The records of the probate court. are the source of information for the agents of various enterprises: The solicitors of bond companies, ready to become surety for executors, administrators, guardians and trustees, watch 'those records. Employes of legal advertis-~ ing mediums pour over them to getthe names of attorneys, appointees of the court, and seek them to solicit the ad- vertising that. must be done under the law. source of information is the maker of grave stones. .Yes, an agent. is at. work in that direction, and it. is related that he gets. considerable business. He makes note of the attorney and admin- ist-rator, the names Of the widow or be- reaved husband or children, and in due time seeks them and solicits their trade .With his catalogue of his business he shows what can be furnished to perpet» uate the memory of the loved one who has paid the debt of nature. Keeps People Well. After Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters puts aman’s body in a healthy condition, an occasional dose will keep it there. Well people need the Bitters almost. as much as the 9 .1... The W Hostetter s edy maintains good digestion, and fights otf ' dyspepsia, vbilious- ness and constipation. But strangest, of all to seek that. , Stamach ~ Bitters ' 111111111111111111111111111.1111. 31:9 , According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York. OF NEW YORK. A ' I . ‘ RICHARD" A. McG'URDY, President. V , ENEOME. Received for Premiums . , . 3 . . $42,318,749 51 lirom all other Sources ' I . . ' . . . 12,687,880 92 $55,006,629 43 IS UESEM ENVEQQ \. r.) Policy-holders for Claims by Death . - . . $13,265,908 00 To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. _ . 11,485,751 35 Far all other Accounts . . . . . 10,493,379 53 $35,245,038 88 O Assnms. ' $160,956,141 3.3 United States Bonds and other Securities . . First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage . .- . . 68,503,580 90 Loans on Bonds and other Securities, . ' . 9,396,619 00 Real Estate, appraised by Insurance Superintendents at $23,534,826. 88 . Book Value . . . 20,604,649 61 Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . . . 11,621,377 36 Accrued. Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . ' . 6,434,957 10' $277,517,325 3.6 '1 \ . ' ' ' ' F " LIABILITIES. Policly Reserves, etc., ' ,' . ' . ’ . . 233,058,640 68 Contingent Guarantee Fund, . . . . . . . 41.238,684 68 Divisible Surplus » . . . . . . . . _ $2,120,000 00 _ . ~ " ' 3779517033 insurance and Annuities in Force g . . _. $971,711,997 79 / .l lhave carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct. liabilities calculated by thellnsurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER. Auditor; SAMUEL D. BABCOOA RICHARD A MCCURDY JAMES C. HOLDEN HEBMANN C. VON Pos'i- WILLIAM J. OLIVER HARRIMAN ROBERT OLYPEAN'r ' GEORGE F. BAKER DUDLEY Omorr ROBERTA. GRANIS is Arm 1!". W [LLIAM J. EASTUN, Secretary. JOHN A. FUNDA, Assistant Treasurer .. W ILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier. ' CHARLIE": . C. CLIE FORD GRETSIN GER, Assistant Auditor. 11w ‘* l 1 x a .1": " From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned "as usua. ' . it, Board. of Trustees ADRIAN ISELLN JR GEORGE S. Bownom - WILLIAM C. WHITRE'. WILLIAM ROOEEEELLER JAMES N. JARVIE CEAs D. DIOKEY JR HENRY H. ROGERS JNo. W AUCHINOLOSB THEODORE MOBFORD WILLIAM BAEoocn STUYVESANT FISH AUGUSTUS D. JUILLIABD ' - CHARLES E. MILLER ELBRIDGE T. GERRY WALTER R GILLETTE J AMES SPEYEEJ H. WALTER W EBB - FREDERIO CROMWELL i JULIEN T. DAVIES A. N. WATERHOUSE I CHARLES R. HENDERSON SEWELL Burns W. PECKHAM . J. HOBART HERRIOK I WM. 1’. DIXON ROBERT A. GRANNIES GEORGE G. HAVEN —-———-—-—-.—— .__.___.. v S, Vice-President. W ALTE R R. GILLETTE, General Manager. IHOYD 2d Vicersiclent _ DUER du-P. BRECK, Correspon ing Secretary ' ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assisbam Secretary FREDERIC CROMWEL‘L, Treasurer. ' JAMES TIMPSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer. - EDWARD B. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. _ EMORY MoCLlNTOCK, Actuary ‘ JOHN TATLOCK, .18., Assistant Actuary. ' A. PRELL‘ER, Aud1tor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller .lUth C.lJLLIO‘1‘,Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. E ) 1‘1 ARI) LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor. MEDICAL Dmncrons: Lil ARSH, M l)‘ GRANVILLE M WHITE M D G. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting. V h was J. one o manned, General Agents. A. a. cane, Email Agent.
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