Evening star., 1886-11-30
CHICAGOsS DEAD MILILONAIHE.
How He Hired His SON as His Clerk.
HIS DAUGHTER WITH WHOM SENATOR JONES BECAME
INfArUAfED.

HIS DAUGHTER WITH WHOM SENATOR JONES BECAME
IsfArUAfEp.
A Detroit special to the New York World says:
On Tuesday hast Francis =. Palms, OF this city,
was his fathers clerk ON salary OF $500
year. On Wednesday ne became the heir TO az
least s4OO0oO0 His half sister, Clahilde, comes
In for like amount. Together they have become
the posessors OF the largest property In Michigan.
When Waterloo put an end 10 the fortunes OF
Napoleon it also wrecked the fiaanees Of his de-
voted young secretary, Ange Palms, OF Antwerp,
Belgium Just what led the Palms family to
Detroit no one knows, but the father soon went TO
New Orleans. where he prospered- Only two OF
the family remained behind--one of the sons ard
one OF the daughters. BY dint OF nard work and
great busine loreaisht young Palms worked hts
able 10 take 5000 out of a grocery firm and
retire. Giving his attention to farming lands he
bought 10000 acres at 81 and sl.S5 an acre and
sold again for So an acre for the land and
another Sss5 for the timber. As many as 7J0
families In single county have owed him for
lands and not one has ever complained OF him as
a landlord HIS Investments have reached
as high as 100000 acres at time, and yet
entire management OF property valued at not less
than s. 100000 at the lowest estimates. Mr..
Palms married when ne was about . years Old,
died. When he came TO marry second time the
step-mother would have nothing TO do with the
father at New Orleans to be cared for The boy
grew up among southern Influences and became a
genuine son OF the south.
Early one evening young Palms took his stand
In a Detroit hotel office 70 watch for his unsus-
peeting parent. Waiting until his father had
finished reading his letter he started little con-
versation, and ventured to ask II the former had
any acquaintance IN the Crescent City. 81 believe
have father and brother there, was the SEEM
aindeed," returned the youth. might I ask
hei, names?"
.Palms--Ange Palms was my fathers name"
said the elder.
ssThst is the name Of my grandfather" said the
young fellow, with slight tremble in his voice.
Francis Palms was not surprised, because moth
ing ever surprised him. Moreover, with the
thought 'this boy Is my son." came the other,
there was lion in the path OF his return to the
parental roof. The result was that the young
turned TO New Orleans. The breaking out OF the
war found him Louisiana planter and the am
Anced husband OF a beautiful Scotch girl With
the nrst gun fired at sumter he entered the con-
federate army and there he stayed until Lees sur
render. His wife died. and for his second wife he
married a Creole lady, who Is now the mother OF
six children.
Mr. Palms. ST.. and his wife had separated by
mutual consent. She maintained large estab-
ltshment In another part OF the city from the one
In which Mr. Palms lived with their daughter for
his housekeeper. The $500, 600 which she received
that convinced her friends that her mind was not
In sound condition. About four years ago she
died. When Mr.. Palms returned from the funeral
he had his clerk write TO his son, Offering him the
position OF private secretary to his father at sal
AIRY of $500 which he accepted. with the result
this dispatch begins with.
Miss Cfothilde Palms, the daughter OF the second
wife, has attained unpleasant notor1ety because Of
the offensive attentions OF senator Jones' of Flor
ida Having been introduced TO Miss Palms at the
home OF her cousin, the senator pursued her in all
sorts OF ways, but he met with nothing but rebuff
and IN time became tired out. Miss Palms goes
into society occasionally. She Is not beauty but
Is an inteiligent talker, and is simple and uAaect-
ed In her manner. She has so often encountered
fortune seekers that she can tell one a long way
on, and she has way OF dispesing of them quick
". Her great devotion Is the Catholic church It
Is rumored that at the time OF her fathers death
she was preparing for marriage with DR.. Thomson,
q brother OF William @. Thompson.