The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-01-21

It Ii not known whether an escort
will be sent with the remains but il
seems to be the opinion of number
of citizens that q representative of the
foreign Office should be detailed as an
escort to accompany the remains to
Louisville and turn them over to the
officials there.
Until the funeral takes place de-
tail Of gentlemen, selected by the min
lister of foreign affairs will remain at
the Willis residence.
Directly the intelligence of the death
of Minister Willis was received by
the government the flags on the Judi.
ciary building and military headquar-
ters were lowered to half mast Most
of the business houses and the shipping
followed suit as soon as the death
was known.
Mrs. Willis is nearly prostrated from
the long caro- of her husband. The
family expects to sail for home with
the remains on the steamer Australia
on the 18th. The Hawaiian govern.
ment will accord state funeral
to the deceased representative of
the United States tomorrow. The
body will lie in state during tho morn.
ing in the former throne room. Fu-
neral services will be held at p. m. in
Central Union church. The procession
to the Genet cry, where the body will
be placed in the receiving vault until
the sailing of the steamer, will be pre-
ceded by the military and battalion
from the United Stated steamer Alert.
President Dole and the chief officials OF
the government will follow the mourn
ers. 1t will be the most imposing fu-
neral since the burial of Kalakaua. Mr..
Willis left a small estate but ample
life insurance
WASHINGTON Jan is ALBERT S. Willis was
born in Shelby county, Kentucky, In is45 and
served MS democratic representative from
the Fifth Kentucky Nouisville) district from
the Forty fifth to the Forty ninth congress
inclusive, when he was succeeded by Mr.
Caruth
After tho mission, OF Paramount Commis-
sionar Blount to Hawaii, and the report he
made to the president alleging that Queen
Lilioukalani had been wrongfully unseated
from the throne of the Hawaiian islands by
United States Intervention, Mr. Willis was
appointed by President Cleveland in Septem-
ber, 1898 minister to Hawaii. and was sent
with sealed instructions to restore Liliouka-
lani to her throne on condition that she grant
ting up the provisional government and rec
ognize all its bona fide acts and obligations
The queen refused to do this and the upshot
was that Mr. Willis eventually recognized the
Dole government. and was subsequently form
ally accredited to 1t. The anxieties OF his DO
sition had marked effect upon his health
and appearance. When he left for Honolulu
he was fine specimen OF physical develop
ment with full black beard and hair. When
he returned ON leave two years later his hair
was white and he was in appearance wreck
OF his former self He discharged his exceed
ingly difficult duties in Hawaii with marked
tact and discretion and WAS popular, there in
spite OF the adverse circums tances which
surrounded him from the start
President Cleveland was deeply affected by
the news Of the death of Minister Willis He
had known Mr.. Willis for many years and Of
fcially had been closely associated with him.
He was an honest and thoroughly capable
man whom the president held in the highest
esteem. and of whose death he learned with
deepest regret.