Evening Star Newspaper, January 28, 1897, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1897-12 PAGES, — 9 WASH. B. WILLIATIS, Furniture, &c., 7th and D Sts. Creton Comforters for $1.10. ve about half of that lot of 500 $2 Comforters that we offered the ether day at $1.10. They are full douhle- bed size, cotton filled, nicely quilted and covered with good oat tomorrow at ae bd Upholsteries at Less Than Cost! ‘This is excellent weather for you to he house and reupholster your . Here are the “ma- re some. They cost us more than these Mgures: Boe. Tapestries reduced te SSe_ Tapestries reduced to S0e. 3S Tapestries reduced to $1. ‘Tapestries reduced to $1 Corturoye reduced to 5 Dentms, all colors, reduced to 17e. Tapestry Table Covers. $1.25 Six-qu: “Don't Of Car, buy a yard pet” —until you have asked our and Seen the sterting qualities behind them. Our big cut sale of Carpets and Rugs ends this week. Better hurry, for the prices we are pow quoting ‘quoted again in this city. tual factory cost. WASH. B. WILLIASIS, Furniture, &c., 7th & DSts. Ja23-Sod may never be ‘They are ac- No wheel that’s made can compare with the world famous “Co- lumbia.” It is light enough--it is rigid as a steel beam--and in looks--weill, sec the new "97 model. $100 is the price to everybody. a Aer erereraiy, Local Mur. 452 Penn. ave. COLUMBIA BICYCLE ACADEMY, 22d and P sts. Tappan Is Moving. discontinued handling the tic Goods, and i est in the to A, palding York and Chieago ‘a com Athletic your mind what new seen my Spe here in a few weeks. M. A. Tappan, Formerly 1013 Pa. Ave. After February 15 at 1339 F ‘The st ;Remedy For poor blood, For a sallow complexion, For indigestion, For sleeplessness, For enervated bodies For that tired feeling— Heurich’s B=e=e=r. “Maerzen” is strengthen- ing and invigorating to a re-4) markable degree — makes y flesh, blood and muscle—in- )) dispensable to nursing moth- EOC Ve VE. NFER AS a O \, ers. “Senate” is the ideal )} ? beer for table use. In bot-¢ tles only. X wo for *Heurich’s in Hotels and ( Kextaurants—order it of your grocer—or )) we'll Drop Arlington Bottling Co. CHAS. JACOBSEN, PROP. Oe, w of 24 bottles fur $1.25. petal or telephone. PAAR “Full-Dress”’ Occasions finer, more cams equal coachmen. ‘nage ease Downey’s Modei Stable co ja2T-2ed 1620-1621 1 ST "Phone & Painless Extracting, 50c. Curtous visitors are welcome. Ww sindly explain eur metheds of asswctating professional skill with bal: rect S$ management. The cooperative atistry surprises mos: people. may surprise you and save you sts nothing. + at correspording prices, 3 gh en. Estims Sole owners cf ZONO for painless operations witbeut sleep or danger. U.S. Dental Ass’n, Cor. 7th and D Sis. N.W. SUNDAYS 10 TO 12, Bite . | the evening. The movements selected were this year until 5 ¢ “| to the sport, and had to be executed both CARSON WANTS IT The Big Fight Will Probably Be Fought in That Nevada City. GOVERNOR SADLER 18 RETICENT the Local Championship. Races for Skating CURRENT SPORTING NOTES SAN FRANCISCO, January 28.—It is al- most a foregone conclusion that the Cor- bett-Fitzsimmons fight will take place in Nevada, and it is about equally certain that the ring will be pitched at Carson. Every- thing points to the verification of this dual prophecy. No opposition to the bill permitting the fight has been manifested in the upper house, and the vast array of Nevadans who are favorable to the measure voice the opinion that it will go through without a struggle. A number of Carson clergymen will lend their moral support to the oppo- nents of the scheme, but the friends of the bill are not worried over the outlook. They claim that public sentiment is too strong to be combated and that a vote In Carson alone would develop the fact that 90 per cent of the people want the championship of the world to be decided in that section of the country. The chief executive of the state has firm- ly declined to express an opinion as to how the matter strikes him. He has re- fused to be interviewed on the subject, but the Carson folks have about concluded that Gov. Sadler will be swayed by the wishes of the majority. As to the location of the fight, W. K. Wheelock, partner of Dan Stuart, is as non- committal as the governor ts in respect to the new bill. The Carson people are working hard to secure the fight, and while Rene and Vir- ginia City have claims to put forward, it is admitted that Carson stands the best chance of capturing the contest. STOPPED BY THE POLICE. The Stenzler—Van Buskirk Fight De- clared a Draw. SACRAMENTO, Cal, January 28.—Apr ; immense audience last night witnessed th: ten-round glove contest at the old pavilio. Van Buskirk of Mary ville and Jac enzler, sparring partne of Bob Fitzsimmons. The prices of ad mission had been placed at fancy figures. Ven Buskirk and his friends were so con fident of victory that they bet large sum: of money at the ratio cf 2 to 1. Van Bus- kirk showed wonderful staying qualities, but there was never a time where he dis- played any brillant boxing ability. matter of fact, Stenzler made a of blood poured down Van Buskirk’s face, but Stenzler did not show a scratch. The fight was declared a draw at the end of the tenth round, when the police stepped into the ring. The decision did not zive isfaction to the crowd, who be- er should have had the between Theodore ved that Stenzl Competing for the Championships in 'Fhis Country. The fancy skating championships of the Nationai Amateur Skating Association opened last night at St. Nicholas rink in New York. Six figures were skated during isned to include everything pertaining forward and backward, on left fooi, whenever possibie. The championship entries lows~ John Dor Good, Ice F right and on were as fol- hty, Paterson, N. J.; Frank P. ace, South Carolina: Herbert D. Biessbarth, Ice Palace, South Carolina; ton: T. M._ Vinsoi L. New York A. Servatius, Montreal A. ards, St. Nicholas, C. 8.; jeorge D. Phillips, N. ¥. A. C. and St. Nicholas, S. C., and Arthur J. Keane, New York city. Points were figured in the following man- | ner The number to be given to the one stand- ing first in any section was that of the humber of contestants. Where there were two or more of equal merit they were | marked the same number, and the one next | below took the number resulting from sub- traciing the number of competitors above him from the number entered. Summary: 1. Plain forward and backward skating in various wa. Mishalson, S; Keene, 7; Phillips, 9; Good, 4; Servatius, Doughty, 6: Beissbarih, 1; E Bos I : Vinson, 5; Doughty, 6; Beis: sbarth, e edge roll backward—Mishal- | : Phillips, 9; Go Vinson, 1; Doughty, Edwards, 4. 4. Inside edge roll forward Keane, 9; Phillips, 8; Good, 4; Vinson, 3; Doughty, 6; Edwards, 1. Inside edge roll backward—Mishaison, Keane, 8: Phillips, 9; Good, 3; Serva. 5 vi ; Doughty, 1; Beissbarth, Betss- shalson, 7; Servatius, Beissbarth, 2; Figure eight on one foot forward— Mishaison, 9; Keane, 7; Phillips, 8; Good, 5; Servatius, 2; Vinson, 6; Doughty, 3: Beissbarth, 4; Edwards, 1. The program will be continued this even- ng. At the end of the sixth figure the score wes: 51; Keane, 49; Michalson, 45; Deughty, 25; Servatius, 23; 'Vin- Edwards, 14. "| paid the large number of people who braved opened a future or winter book on the Ken- tucky Derby, which will be run May 12. The race is evidently a pretty open one from the fact that Ornament, Dr. Catlett and Typhoon are each 6 to 1; Ben Brown, Meadowthorpe, Moncrelth, Carnero and Lord Zeni are next in order, at 15 to 1, while 25 can be had against Wabasso, Backvidere, Scottish Chieftain and Arling- ton. Fleischman and Dr. Shepard are at 30, Green Jacket and Serano at 40, Abe Furst, Tupelo, Confidence, Monadnock and Velasco at 50; Bishop Reed, Goshen, Domi- ter and Panmure, 80; Cavalero, Oscuro, Cajoler, Robert Bonner, Solo, Gammadaion and ten others, at 100; while 200 and 300 can be had against Prosecutor, Cassillian, Protus, Doomful, Osman, the Tarcoon, Ar- gosy, Clifford, jr, Cash Bearer, Anislie, Corcoran, Lockhard and twenty others. LOCAL CRACK SKATERS. Contests for the Championship of Maryland and the District. The races for the skating championship of the District and Maryland will begin to- night at the Convention Hall Ice Palace. There will be three events, as follows: This evening, one mile; tomorrow evening, two miles, and Saturday evening, three miles. Besides these a boys’ race will take place Saturday afternoon. The races will be skated at 9 o'clock each evening, and at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The list of entries is large, and will prob- ably necessitate the different events being skated in heats. A gold medal will be given by the management to the man mak- ing the highest number of ‘points in the three events, which will carry with it the championship of the District of Columbia and the state of Maryland. A silver medal will be given for second place. The Entries. The entries are as follows: Harry Stites, present champion of the District and Mary- land; A. P. Morris, J. H. Strickland, R. F. Le Mat, Williams, Ed. Hughes, R. P. Hawes, P. B. Lewis of this city, Batley of Alexandria and Dr. Creswell Shearer of Baltimore. This last entry will keep the championship from being an empty honor as far as Maryland is concerned, as the best skaters of the state are probably lo- cated at Baltimore, and an entry from that vicinity will be sufficient to represent the state. Saturday afternoon, besides the boys’ race, there will be a burlesque race,in which Jack Mace, the five-year-old boy of Harry Mace, one of the best known employes of Kk, will be given five laps in a mile . B. Lewis. Jack is called “Jack the Wonder,” and is indeed a wonderful skater for so young a boy. He will impersonate a Brownie policeman, and will endeavor to catch Lewis,who will be garbed as a tramp. If he succeeds he will be given a new pair of racing skates. Stites the Favorite. Harry Stites’ long, swinging strokes and steady body pushes that were character- stics of Joe Donoghue’s work have made him a great favorite. Of the men who raced last year, he ts considered to have the best chance. Those who are remem- bered from last year are Strickland, Le Mat and Bailey. Strickland made some close finishes with Donoghue last r, and but fur the fact that he fell and cut his hand severely, Le Mat would also have had a better record for last season than he now enjoys. skaters Both are fancy of mere than ordinary ability. did not show up weil last year, but : as been working hard, and is in excelient condit.on, having improved his stroke wonderfully. Of the zewcomers, Morris is showing up in splendid shape, considering the short time he has been on the racing skates, while Williams is another who scems to take to the long steels as a duck does to water. Both are good hockey players, and will be able to keep their feet during the races, even if they do not win, which is a big item when the large field of inexper- lenced racers who will enter the different events is considered. R. P. Hawes is the latest addition to the local racing corps. He comes from New- burg, N. Y., Joe Donoghue’s home, and has skated with the latter many times, picking up many valuable hints. Although he has not raced for some years, he is in good con- dition. ; Ed. Hughes’ time during the day {s prin- cipally occupied in pushing an emery wheel by means of pedals, and this should have an eifect on his training. He comes from Boston, and enjoyed there a distinction as @ fast man of more than ordinary ability. P. B. Lewis 1s one of the instructors at the rink, and although only a recent addi- tion to the squad of racers, is likely to be heard from. Dr. Shearer is one of the best- known skaters in Baltimore, and probably knows more hockey than any resident of this part of the country. He is like chain lightning on ordinary hockey skates, and on the long racing steels should be able to show his heels to any of the men who have entered if he is able to increase his speed raterially by this means. The track at the rink is recognized by all as one of the best In the world, and there is likelihood that some new local records will be established. LACK OF TEAM WORK. Johns Hopkins Hockey Players feated the Local Boys. The game of hockey last night at the Convention Hall Ice Palace betjveen the All-Washington and Johns Hopkins Uni- versity teams was exciting and amply re- De- the weather to see it. The enthusiasm caused by the skaters was intense and the fame, if it accomplished no other purpose, showed that it can be made a most popu- lar local sport. ‘The teams lined up for the game in the following order: Washington—Hendley, c. Bushnell, 1. f.; McDonata, r. Peterson, p., and Rogers, g. Johns Hopkins—Hills, c. Bagg, 1. Mitchell, r. Nelson, p., and Scholl, g. Two halves of fifteen minutes each were played. The Hopkirs boys made the first goal in two and three-fifths seconds; in fact, before the Washington players could get th: breath. After this the home team settled down. Every member played well; but the old story of splendid individual playing against team work was soon illus- trated and the visitors added goal after Maize, r. Morris, c. Hodges, r. f. Williams, c. p.; crby Oddx. The turf exchange ai Louisville has goal to thelr credit. When one of the vis- itors seat the puck away from him it went to another Baltimore player; but if a ~ | THE EVENING STA te ALMANAC & HANDBOOK. $ sees Sete HANDBOOK. sadonsoecoeseacoaseecenconsenseeseegengeecenge et sSeedeegs cs | ; I Every well-informed person in the District of Columbia should possess a copy of THE EVE. ING STAR ALMANAC and Its value as a ready book of reference makes it well nigh in- dispensable to every one who de- sires to keep in touch with latter day events. Twenty-five cents a copy. For sale by all newsdealers and at The Evening Star Office. EIEN ES ta eS cA, RS EAS ES TST SS TESS ES ET SE er io RRR enc nm Washington man sent the puck it was gen- erally into a field where there was none of his ‘associates. Maize, Bushnell, Morris ard Peterson put great energy into the game and their work wap remarkably fine. The Johns Hopkins players, at the last minute would not let Bisnow, the coach of the local team, play point, and Peterson of the Baltimore Athletic Clut was substi- tuted. He met all the requirements of, the Place and was a benefit toythe team in steadying It at critical fimes.|' For the vis- itors Hill and Bagg outdid themselves and frequently advanced the length of the rink. It is thought that, with a coach who could give his whole time to the work, the Wash- ington skaters would able to form a hockey team that yrould hela its own with any in this part of the tount¥y. The officials of the game were Messrs. Knapp and Gough, umpires, and Dr. Cres- well Shearer, referee. The score was 7 to ©, the goals being made by Hill (3), Bagg (2), Hodges (1) and Nelson (1). National Tournament on Silver Lake, Staten Island. The national speed skating tournament was resumed on Silver Lake, S. 1, yester- day. Three thousand persons were pres- ent. A continuous fall of Nght snow made it impossible for the management to keep a straight-away track clear, but a space Was cleared for a circular track, and the quarter and fiv: mile championships were brought off on it. E. Reynolds of Chicago, who won the one mile championship Tues- day, captured the quarter-mile yesterday in clever style. He won the final heat by about twenty inches from E. A. Thomas of Newburgh, N. Y., after a hard race, and Thomas beat Morgan, who wae third, by about four yards. Eight men started for the five mile cham- pionship, ard they were well bunched from the beginning. Steve O’Brien led for a cou- ple of laps and then gave way to Thomas, who made the running. The pace was rather slow for the first two miles, but it was quickened in the third mile, and when the 31-4 mile mark was passed O’Brien dropped out. Morgan kept in third posi- tion from this point until the second last lap, where he fell on the second turn. He was going easily and his chances for the prize were excellent until this accident be- fell him, as he was only three yards be- hind the leader. In the last lap Thomas spurted at a won- derful gait, followed by Cooney, Phillips and McClave in the order named. When this quartet entered the stretch each one of them strained every mvscle in his effort to gain the much coveted prize, but Thomas held his lead nicely and won from Cooney by two yards. In the last hundred yards, Cooney came away from McClave and beat the latter by fifteen yards. The contest for third place between McClave and Phillips was a hot ore, and the former gained the verdict by about two inches on the tape. BOWLING. Carroll Institute and Saengerbund Junior Teams Split Even. The second team of Carroll Institute rolled a set of tenpins with the Saenger- bund second team of bowlers last night. Each team won a game, the Carrolls win- ning the first game by 57 pins and the Saengerbund the second game by the close margin of 10 pins. Desio of the Saenger- bund team rolled the highest score of the evening, 186 pins, and the best average for the set, 175 pins. Miller of the Institutes rolled the highest score for his side, 174, and the best aver- age, 1641 pins. ; Desio made the difficult spaye of 2—7, and and Keane thé difficult spare of Jones rolled in place of Meyers the second game for the Saengerbund team. This set makes the second time the Car- rolls have split even on’ the Saengerbund alieys during the series... The score follows: Carroll Institate. K j 3 Ellsworth.. 3 1 3 | Rawlings, « 1 5 5 atinier. 2.05 8 23) -Tyals, 1 18 Saengerbund. SECOND GAM Sp.) Se. St. Sp. 2 | Jones. 15 a 6 1 fori) 116 0 4 2\ Berens... ISL 1 6 |Romaker:! 144-2 3 | Desto. 186 4 4 Totals... G81 11 14] Totals... 755 8 24 The next set of games will be rolled next Wednesday evening, between the Washing- ton Athletic Club and the Saengerbund, on the former's alleys. The standing of the clubs in the junior bowling league follows: Played. Won. Lost. To play. . 10 7 2 lt 10 6 14 8 6 16 PRESIDENT ELIOT'S OBJECTIONS. Harverd Athletes Have Been Over- trained and Have Lost in Consequence The annual report of President Eliot of Hervard University appeared yesterday, and with the accompanying reports from heads of the various schools makes up a volume of 350 pages. The president does not as usual make any sweeping recom~ mendations, such as the abolishing uf foct ball, as he did two years ago, but he pays his respects to intercollegiate athletics in the following paragraphs: “The conduct of intercollegiate sports during the year proved afresh that the matagement of these sports at Harvard has been for some years unintelligent, and for that reason unsuccessful. The evils of over training and excessive exertion on the part of the members of ihe.principal teams were exhibited in high degree. “A fundamental defect in the athletic or- ganization has been that coaches of limited experience, who may be 2ither unobservant or obtuse, can override um the spot the ad- vice of the trainer and physicians. The re- sult is that the principal players of foot ball are almost ali more or less injured early in the season, and are then brought to the principal games in a crippled cr ex- hausted condition; while tne crew comes to the final races iess eapabie of endurance than they were a month eurlier. “The remedies are the subordination of coaches to an expert in training or to a medical adviser, and the general adoption of more reasonabie views avout all training for athleife sports. It must be perceived and admitted thai trainin which goes he- yond pleasurable strenuous exercise is worse than useless, and that so-called sports which require a dull ané dreaded routine of hardship and suffering in prepa- ration for a few exciting crises are not worth all they cost. They pervert even courage and self-sacrifice, because these hign qualities are exercised for no ade- quate end.” = The remarks were unfavorably received by a number of promineat college athletes, but are highly approved by those gradu- ates who remember the customs of early times, when vaining was rot nearly so excessive. English oarsmen do not train nearly so hard as Amerigaas.; ‘ Interstate Base Hall League. President Charles B. Béwer'of Pittsburg called the meeting of the Interstate League at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at Toledo. ‘There were present the following base ball managers: Charles J. Stroebél, Toledo; J. E. Nelson, Springfield; J! Torrenson, Springtleld; J. A. McKee, New’ Castle, Pa.; A. A. Anderson, Youngstown; George Black, Saginaw, and G.,.A. derbeck of Detriot, Western League, e following cities were selected for next season: Toledo, Youngstown, Fort Waynl Ddyton, Spring- field and New Castle. The other cities will be selected from Bay City, Saginaw, Akron and Wheeling. The selection, of the two more cities to fill out was left to a com- mittee, with full power-¥o abt. The elec- tion @f officers resulted as follows: Presi- dent, secretary and treasurer, Charles B. Powers; second vice president, Charles J. Stroebel, Toledo. ‘The session lasted about three hours. Toronto to Play Here. Manager Irwin of the Toronto team has arranged the following early games: Pat- erson, April 10, 11; Washington, April 12, 18, 14; Philadelphia, April 15, 16; Balti- more, April 17, 19; Athletic, April 20, 21; Reading, April 22, 23; Newark, April 24, 25. De Oro to Piny Stewart. Alfredo de Oro, the pool, champion, has accepted the challenge of Herman E. Stew- art of Binghamton to play a match for the world's championship, $150 a side and the diamond medal, now’ in possession of De Oro, about the middle of February. ts Ba ge ee, MR. WILLIS IN HAWAII Spectacle of an American Trying to Restore a Pagan Monarchy. HE REFUSED 70 RECEIVE INFORMATION How Queen Li! Wanted to Behead Her Enemies. RESPECT FOR THE MINISTER Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. HONOLULU, January 13, 1897. By the Australia, which takes this letter, will be borne hence toward his former home in Loutsville, Ky., the mortal remains of the late envoy extraordinary amd minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Hawail, Mr. Albert G. Willis. The long ill- ness of Mr. Willis terminated fatally on the morning of the 6th. For some two weeks he had been in an extremely low con- dition, although for most of the time con- scious. On his trip last year to visit his home, he had an attack of pneumonia in San Francisco, from the effects of which he never entirely recovered. Some months ago he began to show symptoms of malarial trouble, probably long in the system. About three months since he received a violent skock, while assisting Mrs. Willis Into her carriage, by being knocked down by the horse, and a wheel passing over his body. He was ill from that time, malaria first prostriting him, and pneumonia following, the last being the more immediate cause of Geath. Mr. Willis was still not beyond the prime of life, being about forty-four years of age. His political career is best known by his countrymen, and need not here be described farther then to say that it is understood to have been a thoroughly honorable one, and not without something of distinction in Con- gress, where he served for many years. Our knowledge of him here tends to con- firm the reputation he came with, of pos- scesing a high character for moral probity, as well as for sincere Christian piety and consclentiousness. He was a member of the large branch of the Baptist denomina- tion, known as the Christian Church. The special honor of a state funeral was accorded by tnis government to the re- mains of the dead minister. This. I be- lieve to be quite unusual. Mr. Willis was the first foreign representative dying here of so high rank as minister and envoy. Doubtless it was the desire of the govern- ment to render to the United States an especial mark of friendly regard, in view of the peculiar relations of late years, as well as of those now in prospect. The arrange- ments for the funeral were befitting. From noon to 2:30 of the Sth instant the body lay in state in the former throne room, where officers and men of the U.S, S. Alert stood on guard around the bier. Copious floral tributes had been sent in, and appropriately arranged. A large number of persons came in and viewed the features of the de- ceased, which bore a natural expression, although wasted by illness. The religious exercises were held nearby in the Central Union Church (Congrega- tional). The body was lifted by seamen from ihe Alert. The members of the dip- lomatic corps acted as pallbearers. The church was crowded by nearly a thousand persons, among them being delegations from the native royalist associations, the Hoi Aloha Aina (Patriotic League of Wo- men) and the Hui Kalaiaina (Political League). The services were conducted by the Rey. J. M. Monroe, pastor of the Chris- tian Church, assisted by the Rev. D. P. Birnie, pastor of the Central Union Church. Five pieces were sung by a choir selected from the Central Union and Anglican churches. = ‘The procession was a long one, brilliant with military display, hc!ng headed by the National Guards, 400 s:rong, followed by a battalion from the Alcrt. The carriages of the mourners were followed by those bear- ing President Dole and cabinet, the justi of the supreme court, and other chief «” cials, with the captain and officers of the Alert. At the cemetery, one mile inland, the body was deposited, with the app: priate exercises, in a private vault, to await removal this week to the states. Minute guns were fired by the government battery during the movement of the procession. Sympathy for Mr. Willis. Besides the desire of the government by this act to emphasize their friendliness of feeling toward the United States, it is rea- sonable to suppose that they wished to testify to the public, and especially to the native Hawaiians, their cordial disposition to forget the collisions of the past, in which the deceased minister had borne so Prominent a part, as the really ignorant agent of greatly misinformed superio It is probable that the indignant animosity which at first was naturally felt toward Mr. Willis for his actions *aree years 2go had substantially died out, under a calmer view of his motives and the circumstar and due credit is now generally give him for having acted with fidelity to his duty as he then understood it, and with conscientious purpose to serve the best in- terests of all concerned. President Dole and cabinet certainly have long been free from cherishing resentment toward the well-intentioned. but misinformed agent of Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Gresham, however much there may abide in their minds some adverse sentiments toward his principals. Mr. Willis himself has long had their cor- dial forgiveness. One can hardly fail of the most profound compassion and sympathy toward such a man as A. 8. Willis, finding himself in so deplorably false a position, through no fault of his own, beyond a too confiding trust in a hasty and prejudiced judgment of the President, toward whom he seems to have cherished the strongest admiration. He came to Honolulu to execute the Presi- dent’s decisions, in the most trustful as- surance that they were unmistakably cor- rect, and based upon the unimpeachable conclusions of the investigation made by Col. James H. Blount. He seemed to re- gard his commission as an almost sacred one, and of peculiar dignity. As he under- stood his mission, it was the noble task of making the reparation due from his great nation to the injured Hawalian people and their queen, who had been brutally wrong- ed by hjS unprincipled predecessor, John L. Stevens, and the naval commander of the Boston; in helping a band of renegade Americans to overturn the constitutional government, and set up a usurpation of their own. Mr. Willis plainly never dreamed that Mr. Blount’s proceedings had not gone beyond a secret and wholly ex parte in- quiry, which could at best only have been preliminary to a just and careful trial of the queen’s alleged case against Stevens and Wiltse, but which President Cleveland, under Mr. Gresham's evil guidance, incon- siderately adopted as conclusive, without ever giving the provisional government, whom he decided to order down and out, the ghost of a hearing. Mr. Willis arrived at Honolulu in a men- tal state of absolute confidence in the justice of his mission and in the power he was exercising. He shut eyes and ears on principle to the palpable facts of a pros- Perous, intelligent, enlightened American colony on one side arrayed in maintenance of their civilization and their constitu- tional freedom against a queen who stood for arbitrary and heathenizing principles. As he avowed, ke came not to inquire, but to act. A Stubborn Attitude. The present writer had personal evidence of the pitiably confident state of mind which Minister Willis was then nursing. Making a second call upon the minister, about two weeks after his arrival here, and having cause to belleve that he was preparfhg to attempt the restoration of the queen, I was anxicus to call his attention to the propriety or providing for the safety of a number of the native Protestant pas- tors who were opposed to her government on account of its vicious and heathenizing tendencies, and who would consequently in personal peril if she were restored. I was unable to make my errand known. began by asking leave to convey to him I have read Mr. Blount’s report. I know all about you.” He continued to be so peremptory that it was impossible to persist in seeking to communicate with him. it later became known that Mr. Willis was at that time harassed by unforeseen difficulties, which had arisen in his nego- tlations with the queen to arrange for her reinstatement. She was certainly clear- 258666560680 C@vEseEC CUEEsH® One-Day 87¢. 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She subsequently relaxed her views so far as to concede deportation to all con- cerned in the revolution, together with con- fiseation of property, life only being grant- ed them. Mr. Willis’ orders were exblicit. He had no discretion whatever. He had ac- cepted a positive commission, and had to enforce it. He was in a very difficult posi- tion between the two purties, whom he ex- pected to readjust and reconcile to each cther. Probably the only course left to him was the one he took. of resolutely clos- ing his ears to all information tendered him, and going blindly forward in the exe- cution of hts trust. It must be regarded as a most grave mis- fortune for any American to leave behind him the unique record of having been the agent in demanding the destruction of a liberal republican government, and the re- instatement of a monarchy by nature autocratic. Subjection to personal author- ity—monarchy—is the form of government natural to uncivilized races, incapable of exercising sober and thoughtful representa- live government. The strong civilized American colony, which predominates here, necessarily demanded the latter. It was the irrepressible conflict between the vld and the new, the lower and the higher. Blindly yielding himself without inquiry to the incredibly erring judgment of Mr. “eveland, Mr. Willis entertained no doubt that the dark-skinned queen had really been dethroned by the United States fo: corruptly employed by Minister Stevens in carrying out a policy of his deceased tr iend James G. Blaine, a detested rival of the President. Mr. Blount’s Inquiry. ‘The actual facts were, as any openly conducted inquiry would have made umphantly manifest, that the queen was encore Tnolely by the determined ac- tion of the white residents of Honolulu. Mr. Stevens and the United States forces were passive spectators, wholly neutral | in action throughout the affair. But Col. Blount called such witnesses as he chose, and questioned them in private. Mr. Dole and his associates were totally unaware of the real object of those inquiries, directed against their right to exist as a govern- ment. They were not summoned to a trial. They were not permitted to bring their own witnesses, nor to question those of the queen. Every essential of just and impartial inquiry was absent. Yet the President summarily adopted Mr. Blount’s conclusions, and decided that he had tried the case appealed to him by the queen, and given formal verdict in her favor, when, in fact, her opponents had never had a pretense of a hearing. And it became the most unfortunate task of Mr. Willis to ex- ecute the decision of his chief. I de not overlook an element affecting the events of the revolution, which was easily misconstrued by Col. Blount, and by Mr. Cleveland after him. That was the moral influence exerted by Mr. Stevens and the United States forces. Their presence powerfully the supporters of despotism with the mighty adverse sym- pathies of the great American people. Al- though Mr. Stevens clearly stated his in- tention to be neutral, and = wa. Ahem riotous injury to American prop- erty, yet the royalists felt that their oppo- nents had the forces of an imperial civ- WM. HAHN & CO.’S RELIABLE SHOE HOUSES, 930 and 932 7th St. SSESSSS SSSSSSSOES HP GO The Strong Wheels long as they last; With the cheaper, the 1897 $40.00 cheaper in Fish-mouth SHELBY price than any | Reinforcements | IDEALS at only wheel ae | ae ae Re quality in the Por ee ae Lap Brazed Joints. AMG Ce hi ICYCLES. New lList Price, $80 Original, unique eatalozue on application at the local branch, 1325-27 14th St. N. W.,or Our Down-town Store, 429-31 10th Street. Gormully & Jeffery Mig. Co. pete netedetededentedetetendedeteeetetendepe --50c.— Misses’ $1.75 Button Arctics, Sizes 11 to 13 only. Ledios’ $1.25 Fleecetined Half Arctics, Sizes 2¥ and & an 283 PENNA. AVE. 8.E. 82099 (If you wish something _ still suit your pocket book.) ete peteaioetonteeteeteatoes QT G than the RAMBLER, IF:—— TO BUILD rrteteteteteteaeatntenteateateatetetvteatntnteteateteceadabteeheteepepepetetedetetetetetetetetee Sete | jilization behind them. Such _resistless American sympathy with the revolution- {ists was a living fact, and it would have | been an unkizdness to the queen and her | Supporters to have suppressed it. It r mains true, howe that the white forces were amply competent to overcome the ill- organized mob ef the other side, and that both parties were fully conscious of that fact, having had ample trial of their rc- spective powers in 18ST and 1889. By reason ef its own courage and virtu our young republic has come to be than ful to the men whose peremptory demand Upoa it to dissolve gave it the opportunity to demonstrate its elevated and heroic char- acter, Threatened, as tt apparently wa: by # nearly resistless naval force, supposed to be at the service of the United States minister, their answer was given in a de- cisive “No!” We also have even cause to be grateful to President Cleveland for hav- irg quashed our treaty of annexation. We were thereby driven back upon our own re- sources, and enabled for four years to demonstrate the splendid quality of our noble American colony. We have organized and conducted the admirable republic of Hawall in advancing prosperity and good order. Our people have greatly profited by ths four years’ discipline under stress in the civic virtues. Mr. Willis worthily testified to the high acter of our republic. Perhaps he knowledzed to himseif the error of ttempt to overthrow it. He may have continued to believe that Col. Blount's ver- dict was just. But he seemed to have come highly and cordially to esteem the leaders of the republic. That esteem wa returned. Relations had} Notwithstanding his cons verdic upon the charaster of the dec may well be that he was discreet, ientioug and faithful KAMEHAMEHA. — Col, Casey's Retirement, Col. James S. Casey, 22d Infantry, was retired today on account of age. He served in the civil war as a private in the h Regiment, New York state militia, un- til August, 1861, when he was appointed second Heutenant of the 5th Infantry, and rose regularly in the line until he became colonel of the 22d Infantry, in January, 1805. He was brevetted major in 1865 for gaUantry at Fort Steedman, Va., and as lieutenant colonel in 1890 for conspicuous bravery while leading his command in a Successful charge against a superior num- ber of Indians strongly posted at Wolf Mountain, Mont. For the latter actton he received a medal of honor. His retirement makes the following pro- motions: Lieutenant Colonel Chas. Wyko’ imh Infantry, to be colonel of the 22d Major Charles C. Hood, 7th Infantry, to he Heutenant colonel of the 19th; Captain Wm, Constant of the 7th Infantry to the major of the 7th; First Lieutenant Daniel A. Fred- erick of the 7th to be captain of the 7th, and Second Lieutenant William O. Johnson, 19th Infantry, to be first Heutenant in the 7th. = ebe: Orloles to Play Georgetown. Mr. Collins, representing Georgetown University base ball team, went over to Baltimore yesterday to complete arrange- ments for games with the Orioles April 20 and 21. Mr. Collins said that the Wash- ington League Club would interpose no ob- jection to the game in Washington April 20. A league club has the right to object to any other league club playing within five miles of its grounds under the national agreement, and the consent of President Wagner had to be obtained to Baltimore's playing with Georgetown.