The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-16
WILLIS IS DEAD
NEWS RECEIVED OF THE DEMISE
CT THE MINISTER TO
HAWAII.
PNEUMONIA WAS THE CAUSE.
DEATH THE INDIRECT RESULT OF
A COLD CONTRACTED IN
CALIFORNIA,
NEUMONIA WAS THE CAUSE.
FLAGS ALL HUNG AT HALF-MAsT.
Honolulu Paid General Honor TO the
Memory of the Representative
of the United States.

SAN FRANCISCO, jan 15.-The
steamer Monowai, which arrived at
midnight. brought advices from Homo
lulu to the effect that United States
minister Albert S. Willis died at $50
a. m. on Jan. 8, after an illness cover
ing several months resulting from the
attack of pneumonia he suffered while
Oh a visit to the United States. In
April last the minister and his family
left Hawaii for a visit to their old
home in Louisville While at San Fran
cisco. on the return trip, the minister
contracted a severe cold which settled
upon his lungs. This was the imme-
date cause of his death. At noon on
Oct 81, while leaving church his horse
ran away. and threw Mr.. Willis to the
ground. He was taken to a physicians
office and soon recovered sufficiently
to return to his home at Waikiki. He
never left it again. Fever increased
and the cold taken in San Francisco
soon developed into pneumonia This
settled so firmly upon the lungs that it
could not be checked. All human effort
was expended without avail Three
physicians labored necessarily and held
frequent conferences upon the case
few days before Christmas the case
was pronounced hopeless
soon after the death of the minister
all the consular government and ship
ping flags We're lowered to half mast
Expressions Of regret were general, and
the Wife and son have the sympathy of
the whole community. At the request
OF Mrs. Willis, the funeral services took
place at the Central Union church at
p. m, on Jan. 7, Rev. d. P. Berne,
pastor Of that church, and Rev. J. NJ.
Monroe. pastor of the Christian church,
, of which the deceased was a member,
conducting the services. The details of
the funeral were left to United States
Consul General and Charge dAffaires
Ellis Mills, at whose request the gov
eminent took the funeral in hand. The
funeral procession was the most ini-
posing since that of Kalakaua.
The remains were deposited temper
arily in a vault at Nuuanua cemetery
until the 18th inst, when the casket was
to be placed on board the steamship
Australia, for transportation to the
United States. 1t was not known when
the MOnOWai left whether an escort
would be sent with the remains, but
1t was the opinion of a number of citl-
zens, that a representative of the for
eign office should be detailed as an
escort to accompany the remains to
LouisviIe, and turn them over to the
offieials there
The MOnOwai also brought the fell
lowing Samoan advicss: John B. Thurs
ton, governor of Fiji, and high COM
missioner for the Western Pacific is
\ Ia
his recovery is doubtful. If the worst
should happen, his loss to the Pacific,
and especially to British in
terests, will be almost irreparable
as long experience among the islands
has enabled him to acquire great know
ledge of the best methods of dealing
with island matters.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 15-Albert
Sidney Willis was born near Shelby
Vile. KY, about fiftyf1ve years ago.
He was the son of a well-known ply
stefan. When Albert was twelve years
of age his father died. After a short
widOWhoOd Mrs. Willis married j. L.
Clemmons, a Louisville attorney and
came to this city tO live. Albert was
sent to the public schools. Later he
entered the high school, and, after u
five years course, graduated with dis
tinct1On. After graduation he taught
little school on the Bradstown road.
While filling this post he studied law,
and later matriculated at the Louisville
law school. In 1866 he graduated from
the law school and began practice.
In the early 70's he was elected to
the office of county attorney, which
position he held until his election to
congress in 1876 when he succeeded
Henry Watterson, who had been select
ed to fill the uneXpired term of E. Y
Parsons. He became favorite lieu
tenant of Mr.. Carlisle, and maneu-
Vered his forces for the speakership.
to which office Mr.. Carlisle was elected
for the first time in the Forty-eighth
congress Mr.. Carlisle then made Mr.
Willis chairman of the rivers and har-
bOrs committee, which responsible DO
Sltion he capably filled. Mr. Willis
served five terms in congress. In 1886
he was succeeded by Hon. Asher C
Caruth. He returned to this city and
resumed the practice Of his profession
In 1893 Mr.. Willis received the an
polntment as minister to Hawaii, and
accepted and assumed the post Mr.
Willis arrived at the island during the
most critical moment in it's history
The queen had been deposed and an
other government had taken the place
of the monarchy. The most intense
excitement existed as to what coursa
the president would adopt Mr. Cleve-
land entrusted his secret orders to Mr..
Willis, and they were to the effecr
that Queen Liliuokalani should be re-
1nstated in the event of her granting.
immunity TO all political offenders.
The recent state Of affairs is well
known. In 1876 Mr.. Willis married Miss
Florence Dulaney. They have one son.
Albert s. Willis Jr., who is at Homo
lulu.