The record-union., 1896-12-28
No Greater Honors Ever Showared on
an American Woman.
Beautiful Flowers rendered by Her
FriendS-A Timer Dried Giant Pow
der i'm a Stove and Was Fatally
Mangled-A Missing Minneapolis
Millionaire Found in San francisco
Sheriff Cunningham Finds a
CleW to Ah SOW'S Murder.

| SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21.-After
months of weary waiting, while she
| slept in apparent neglect in the sun
kissed isles OF the Pacific, those VINO
knew and loved Kate Field personally,
and those who knew her not but loved
and honored her for the splendid quail
! tiles with which she was endowed, have
| had an opportunity to pay the last
| tributes to her memory. 1t is doubtful
| if greater honors have ever been show
cred upon an American woman than
have been bestowed upon Miss Field in
life and in death.
| Miss Field was patriotic above all
else, and when some time after her
death in Honolulu her will was found
| in which she expressed the strong de-
sire to rest on American SOIL H. II.
kohlsaat, proprietor of the Chicago
| Times Herald" in whose employ she
was at the time of her death, immedi-
ately took steps to have her wishes
| carried out. He requested Consul Cen
eral Mills at Honolulu to have the body
sent to this city in charge of H. E.
| Highton, an old friend of Miss Field,
to whom he also entrusted the final
/
saat bore all the expenses of trans
portation and cremation, and will have
the ashes buried in Mount Auburn Gem
etery. that being the place selected by
| Miss Field.
The services to-day We're in charge Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Highton, assisted by the
Press Club of San Francisco, whose
guest Miss Field was on a visit here
several years ago.
| Rev George Walk, rector of Trinity
Episcopal Church, a former friend of
Kate Field, placed his church at the
disposal of those having the services in
charge and himself read the burial SER
| vice of the Episcopal Church over the
remains
| At : o'clock the great edifce was
| filled, for Miss Field had many warm
| personal friends here besides hosts of
admirers. The interior was decorated
with potted plants and ferns, while the
chancel was fairly banked with floral
offerings. Among the most beautiful
We're II. H Kohlsaat's tribute an urn
standing fully six feet high, of white
| chrysamhemums, with a base of Cali
| fornia Violets, the urn being entwined
| with a wreath of American Beauty
roses, while the top was filled with
| cluster of roses and chrysanthemums.
the whole bearing the inscription: She
| represented the best elements Of the
| press and of the country"
The members of the staff of the Chi
| Cago Times Herald" also sent an urn
| Of ferns and viOlets, with base of white
chrysanthemums and surmounted by
cut pink chrysanthemums Mr.. and
| Mrs. Henry e. Highton sent large ivv
cross entWined with American Beauty
roses, with base of Gala lilies. Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland sent a beauti-
full wreath of roses and ferns tied with
long violet ribbon. The black velvet
casket was entirely covered with pail
| Of California violets, the tribute of Mrs
George Crocker of New York.
| The San Francisco Chronicle staff
| sent a cross of violets entwined with
! lilies of the valley, with base of white
| chrysanthemumS, the whole standing
fully four feet high. The Offering of
the San Francisco Report was an
urn of California violets; that of the
| Examiner a wreath of VioletS and
| ferns, tied with violet ribbon
| The Press Club sent a large wreath of
laurel and American Beauty roses.
Governor James H. Budd's token was
a wreath of ferns, with a cluster of
orchids tied with violet ribbon. Be
sides these, Mayor Sutro, Mayor-elect
Phelan, Miss Lillian Whiting of Boston,
Mrs. Sol Smith, Miss Marian Y. Bunner
| of Current Literature" and many
! others both here and at the East laid
! floral offerings on her bier.
Governor Budd and his staff and
| Colonel W. r. Shafter. U. S. A, and
staff We're present in uniform.
! To the strains of Mendelssohn's
funeral march the honorary pallbearers.
! w G. Bunner, G. NJ. Coe. F. c. Rob
erts, J. P. Booth. w. r. Burke, H. f.
Scott, H. e. Highton, A. w Foster, w.
II. Mills, Mayor-elect Phelan, j. P. Ty-
/ Ter and Henry James, preceded the cas-
! ket up the center aisle of the church to
/ the chancei, where it repOsed during the
services. The latter consisted of the
beautiful burial service of the Episco-
pal Church. interspersed with beautiful
vocal selections.
| At the conclusion of the church SER
vices the remains were escorted to Odd
/ Fellows Cemetery and placed in the
! chapel connected with the crematory
Here Rev Walk concluded the burial
service, the casket was lowered to the
receiving room and the body prepared
| for the retort. This occupied but a. few
minutes, and shrouded with an alum
soaked sheet, all that was mortal Of
Kate Field was placed on the carriage
and wheeled into the retort.
! Tomorrow the ashes Will be placed
| in a metallic urn and shipped East for
| int erment.
All SOW'S MURDER.
| Sheriff Cunningham Gets Clew Con-