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4 HAWAIIAN ROMANCE.
Ans story Of An Fong and His B~au.
ufni Family Of Daughters.

@s% iesh Mail and Expresz
Aaefs - dash Of romance II the brief
cement i@.@srapasa from SAT- Frau-
$50 o. the engagement 81 Or. j. l.
nom lson. surgeon OF tee United States
STEAMER Aoaicza. Eow In Hawaiian VIZ
teFS 70 Mss Alice All Fong, os Honolulu
4as !a9Ts na-os Indicates the curious aas
ss'-i'S' sfasss psrp.exias galngf,ng OF races II.
tno~s islanes
AAe history Of An Eong. the father Of
". IfaoEE Esora's f8Ecee, - a mes. interest
.4as ons- tie waz casnamaa alto cana
iF"fn MS native land 10 Hawaii a genera
t''Et ago, either as a contract iags3fer or as
a small merchant HE vae q rAaa OF more
thsA ordinary ability and intelligence. 1t Is
$50 ne Aaa left 3 wife and children Il
EA3fia, 59t according 10 Chinese religion
ard cusaosn. this was 10 BAR 10 his taking
q Few wife IN Hawai-. He married q beat
i4Lsi hail-caSte Hawaiian girl and brought
up a large family OK daughters. So up
right. honorable and FAST was Al Fonx In
al hts dealings that lie Won universal re-
spec|. ITEM "a plantation aaD1 he oeeanse
PLANTER. merchant ana millionaire. On
tas outskirts OF Honolulu he built 4 rass-
Ceilce which, with the tropical gardens
surrounding 1t. is described as a dream OF
ioTelines@s and beauty. HIS daug ngers
were educated IL the United States and be-
Game tic most beautiful and accomplished
young women OF the Hawaiian metropolis.
o t0siF soft FoiyneslaD beauty waa added
tne brtlllancy OF the Orient and ne p!-
4Qabcy and chic due To TIE admixtuTe OF
tie AMERICAN blood and their society Was
sought by the most aristocratlc IN the
city One of the daughters married Capt
whiting, OF the United states navy; am
oiaer a judge Of the circuit court. aHs
others influential merchants OF Honolulu
tae youngest, Miss Alice. now being chosen
by DIR. Thompson.
All this time All Fong continued To sup
port his wife and children IN China He
was never Christlanixed and always wore
hLs Oriental garh. Il was d curious sight
10 SEQ this fuil-bioo1 Ch!naman in MS
ma gniacent home or driving out in the
family carriage with ais troop OF beautiful
daughters, almost as white as American
ssrls and dressed as such.
The departure Of An Fong from Homo
lulu was romantic as his coming. About
ten years ago one OF his grown-up sons in
China visited his father In the islands and
induced him TO return ID his first wife
whom me had not seen for twenty five
yeara lie told his Hawaiian family Of hss
intention 10 so home, never to return, aud
made the most liberal settlement % his
property upon his wife and children, So
that they were almost miilionaircs. while
An Fong went back 10 China almost as
poor as he Gaze.
DR.. Thompson was formerly surgeon OF
the monitor Monterey. but went to Homo
lulu on the collier Brutus being trans
feTred there 10 the Mohican- Now that the
war with Spain is over. DR.. Thompson ex-
poets 10 resign from the navy, gnarry his
young .iancee ana settle down in Honolulu
TO practice his profession.
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M Impiety Intended.
New York Tr;h,.ne

NV NfA IftDl.H*.
Anecdotes Of oon Paul krugsr's youth
crop up nov and then in the advancing
literature q South Africa. ard they show
him 20 have h-eu a young Boer OF extra
ordinary n'cttie, giving promise ~ the
courage and staying qualities he has since
exhibited in politics acd statesma nship.
THE author 81 White Mans Africa" says
that in building the arst church AZ Rus
tcrbere young Kruger vas SO delightful II
having laid the ri1g.poIe beam ina. re q.
oocs climbed ~ is highest point ard
then stood on his head. Ia tie alarm ana
scandal oi the whole community" The
chrouicle- makes haste Ia aver t1ai there
was 70 fnspety IN IRE deed. bGt that L
sigulard p.Cus exu!tAttcn 1T ne near pros
pet x the completion 81 a temple q eor-
ship IN those pagan lands. He nigh; have
al3ei that q more expensive pair Of solos
has ~ rely been exhibited ~ the meridian
in South Africa OF sny.aere else,
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES

The establishment OF the Reese Printing
Company. at Omaha, vas burned Monday.
with Il loss Of $s5aa
The fifteenth annual convention Of the
I~aundrymen's international Association
Is ID session at Cincinnati.
Robert l. Jones fell over an iron railing
into the basement OF the Ridselieu hotel.
Chicago. and was Instantly killed.
The comptroller Of the currency has de-
ciared dividend OF per cent. in favor Of
the creditors OF the insolvent Merchants
National bank a: Helena. Mont.
Il is announced that the hitherto I'M
known founder az Cornell Medical college
who gave Sl.5to, 30 Cor the erection of the
buildings in New York. is Col. Oliver II.
Payne.
Norman Taylor Harrington. who came
TO the assistance OF the consul al BARGE
Iona whsn i Spanish mob attacked IL. tust
before the war, VAS married 20 Mss Annie
Spencer, OF Milwaukee, Wis. Monday.
The contracts Tor supplying the navy
with sfnokelefss powder have been award
Cd - the California Powder Company. ANA
the Dupont Powder Company. Each IS Ia
supply half q million pounds al 81 cents
per pound, the government furnishing al
cOhoi.
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he's bas,in' tha. poor Spaayard With 4
pawn block George, George, &c brake
re hear-rt' he SAYS.
Blu. GeGrge rool y. he gives n wink
% has fr.9as, an says he; what's hat
nan Xslhn' on tn shore abeutr he says.
louder he says, 7 can't hear ye.' ne
ssys. Sing it, ~ says. Write II to ME
on u postal ca-ari az MahGrid' he says.
'Doa't stop me row. ne says. This Is ma
busy day he says. an away he goes with
a piece ~ lead pipe IN wan hand an a
covpi!n' pin Ia IN other.
''Waatl we DO with hine We can't
catch up with him He's goin' TOO fast.
Macks week behind him iy-ry time BE
stops anywhere. He mas sthrung a throl-
ley acrost tn Islands, an he's cllmbin'
mountains with his feet. tn only thing
/ see, Hinnissy. t1at Mack can do Is to 10
east an meet him comm r-round. II be
hurrtes ha'L sthrise him somewhere IN
Rooshia or Boohigshria, an say 10 him:
George, tn wars over. Won't ye come
home with me-? l think hen listen 10
reason"
Il think man ought 10 stop fshtin'
wsiu tn war is ended" said Mr.. Hen
Messy.
Il dinnaw about that" said Mr.. Dooley-
He started without askin' our lave. en- /
don't see what we've got 10 do with m
way he finishes. IT'S "A tur-rble thing 10
be man " high sperrits. an not 10 kn0w
win tn other fellow licked"
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Chicago Post


Writing Of the condition Of ths Ameri-
can troops at Santiago in It's issue OF Az
gust l3, the London Lance. is disposed
to take u far more reasonable view Of the
difficulties % the situation than many of
our own medical experts. X recognizes
the unavoidable pevis Of campaigning IN
such a climate with young soldiers uuac-
c!imatized and Unaccustomed TO exposure
'ln 4 hot. malarious and unsaniiary coun-
try" Some OF the risks to he encounter
Cd might have been discounted by fore
thought in the provision and settling %
ali the requisite hygieGic details But
for this time VAS d controlling element.
IL says that there IS no royal road 10 this
end. England, France ard other countries
have had to learn by bite. experience
every detail Of sanitary preparation for
campaigning IN foreign lands. and have
never yet escaped the disastrous conse-
quences OF appropriateness when time has
been a controlling element in immediate
military success. At Santiago action had
10 be brief. sharp and decisive. Loss Of
life and untold suffering. Il not defeat.
would have attended delay until the hos
pital corps could keep pace wiki the ad-
vance.
In special spondance to the Lancet
from Camp Cuba L.bre. Jacksonville, Fla.
this unexpected fact is presented by a
study CT the records: IN June the six
northern regiments in this division sent
IL men 10 the hospital, while the three
southern regiments sent 2I6 sick men 20
us-the South thus. with half the number
Of regiments. sending = Per cent. more
patients" The comment Is that .one
would have thought that Southern men
could stand the Florida climate better
than Northerrers."
But the Northe-eners are more hardy 10
begin with.
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Denver Times.

TIE ending of this war raises anew the
pension perpieXltes and is already giving
the pension department food for thought
l. has been stated that possibly tee pension
laws will have 10 be amended 10 meet this
new emergency. bat recent invest cations
by the Washington Post would tend 10
show that no amendments are needed.
The Post states that the laws at present
CT the statute books make ample provision
for pensioning soldiers OK this war and
their dependents. They come under the
laws passed Js.y II. lso2, and March ,. 49,
while dependents are eligible under the
law OF June p. 1890. The act ot March
Ii. 1873. Was amendatory OF the act 81 July
Ii. lS62. and az Il now reads provides that
any person ef several classes IN the MIL
tary servlce OF the UuIted States since
March 1. 1851. or Who has been or is dis
ab.ed subsequent 10 date. shall. upon max
ing due preof Of the fact. according 10 such
forms and regulations as are or may be
provided in pursuance Of law. he placed
on the list of invalid pensioners OF the
United States aad De entitled ~ receive
fer total disability or a permanent sqe-
ciac disability certain amounts according
Ia his ratings. These ratings have long
been established by the pension office and
are toiera5ly familiar 20 most II ile vet
orans or the late war. The loss of both
hands for instance. entities ole TO a Pen
sion uf siQa 4 month. while tota. dsa
biAfy IN both hands entities the soldier
- 81 a month. And the list Is sfaidatej
TO as Low - s. a month for the loss OF q
great toe. Loss Of sight IN one eye -
worth pension % $i@ month. while ii}a
less ~ fae eye Itself Increases the boan,y
Ia 81 month The widow Of private
a. uor-cousslLssioued officer since July -
l>s'6 rs ent.tied TO 4 pension e 81 4
month.
The, act GO June l., INfa. starts eff with
a section aeout dependent parents which
- general IN IS character ANA W. there
fore ID duty for the dependents q soldiers
H. tae Spanish war. aut IT tas a r~oyissoa
that s,.lch pension must }es:o froD1 the 3ate
OF :l!nE applications Dependent parents
are en.it!rd 20 renS-on pedar is prov
s!aNs when they show thai the solder LETT
na wsto,y 81 minor ch.tgeG. ant INA; th-y
49, applicants have oeen !est without sup
port.
T. = estimate; taat there ars already
from, 3eo - i~ao easss ~ rs war e
people sut3t'e3 - pensions a~d thoce Uers
an ne So n.0 Applications before the ~tr
srarts, ..e sitting - new AMI al3 cases
~. nah, ;he psn-rtoa dssaTt7ra; pTet;y
bslssy place
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IN EASY VICTORY IN MAINE.
REPUBLICAN, TICKET SUCCESSFUL.
THOUGH VOTE IS LIGHT.
Faiitn9 Oh nj II Per Cent. While the
Democratic Loas II IL Per Cent
Reeds Vote Decreased by 1000

PORTLAND. Ne, Sept. I--The state
election today resulted Ia the Success Of
TIE Republican ticket, az follows:
tiaSeruor--ilewssiyn fAFszeEa o. Eoalto1.
tCongreSsSrss n--F9rst GLssr.ce Thomas Il.
Reed 90 Portland: secon6 district. %el-s5f.
B.nSfey, % Lewiston: Tn5rd district. Ed
via 4. Euri93gh OF Augusta; Fourth Gls-
trlF54 Charles n E08te4lE. Of Bangor.
The election was marked by comparative
apathy OF tae part Of the Republicans, WHO
fslt secure, while the Democrats, perhaps,
taking a i.,ile more interest. VIII au ap-
rareas desire 70 make a better showing
than 10 1874 Or lssS. put some vim into the
campaign. the result OF which Was seen IN
nearly every town.
Returns ffuxn 10 cities ana towns give
Powers, Republican. =. as: Lord. Demo
Graf. i, So The sarne i0wns In ls44 gave
C3eaver, Republican. -1'-s. Johnson, Dem
ocrat, l3,eis Tl!s s41ows Il GeI Republican
loss Of II per cent and Democratic loss
OF IL per cent. on tbs BASIS Powers W.!
have about 3. 10 plurality.
Speaker Reeds vote saoss falling Of OF
nearly sra.
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FRIED TO KILL THE QUEEN
An ITALIAN FANATIC FIRED THREE
SHOTS AT wfLHELNINA.
The Attempted Assassination oc-
curred Three Weeks Ago. bat the
Young Queen Desired to Keep

BERLIN. Sept. i2-Persisse1t rGEnoTs
have o9e. cu-ren, here during TIRE last few
days ,has despite al statements % the
contrary. an attempt was made upon the
Efe o: Queen W.!hellina, about three
weeks aga. One newspaper. which reports
an account O. the affair, on the alleged
authority OF Count Lir4hu-g-Stlrrani, says
tAa. an italian fanatic fired th-ice from
tire woods while tire queen with three la
dles was driving near her residence a.
Soest3yk. Two shots went wild, nut the
third landed in the arm OF the Countess
Lsmourg-Stirren. The queen preserved
her presence % mind and had The affair
kept s;rlc. secret. owing 20 the approach
ing en;aronesneat.
The woud-ba assassin was arrested-sN
the story soes--and confessed himself an
anarchist. Countess L,mburg-StirTun Is
recovering.
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Harvard Professors to Go Abroad


During the Gext college year a. Harvard
five CT the professors in the faculty Of
arts ana sciences will be away on leave
o. absence. Prof. Farlow will spend the
winter in the West In,iies, pursuing some
special studies Prof. Mark. vino will be
absent for the frs: tine during the twenty
one years Of his connection with the uni
yersity. will study and travel In Europe.
ana while in England will attend, as
United States delegate. the fourth inter
national geological congress. 10 be held at
Cambridge on August y 10 g Prof.
Davis viii devote 4 large part OF his time
during his absence TO the study Of geo.
graphical problems IN Central England.
Southern France and At The base Of the
Alps. II the central cities he VIII study
the libraries Of the various geographical
societies with view 10 improving taa; @.
Harvard. During his absence DR.. Daily
viii conduct the eiemenfary course in
phyziography. bat the advances. course
VII be omitted. Prof. Peabody. OF the
Divinity school, will spend the year study
ing social problems In Europe. ard his
course fl sthics will be omitted. Prof.
Ashley. OF the economics department. will
spend the time studying al Oxford
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IIE LABOR FEDERAT|ONS
|~rra or RECOMMENDATIONS
IS TO LEGISLATION.
.~ FfYe Escape Laws, Further
~~~-lsfiens af Child Labor. Re-
~~,,emsnts as 10 Building Seat.
n..xs Among Questions In Interest

NJ .rwaTEEE. Sept f2-Tfae secc19 and
=. rser,ng az the State Federa1lons Of
IL. q. Missouri. Michigan. ioxa, Mime
= sgs.h Dakota, Illinois and Wisconsin
ses. This evening. a decided revislon
4. & Ere sseapez Ia ws vas recommended
d. saape Q: making tho enforcement Of
80 . sratases Incumbent upon the commits
.~xr Of labor. Il vas found upon inves-
.~ro. thai STATE factory inspectors had
- pewsr IN compelling factory owners
.uxt Gre escapes.
~ great mortality OF operators Of
-~ry wheels In metallic warehouses was
- \ 1.rssxs ard II was decided u recommend
~xsmsnt OF A bower law" compelling
. = saesfsetaseys 20 construct hoods over .aes
1ns.y enesis IL carry away the fine dust
revision OF the child labor laws VIII
4A ssbaaitesl 10 ,Ae legislatures OF states
- : rsyvseasai. sno most important change
=. esasaaen.ie. being a iag compelling fac
tgy ownegs 10 ale cards from all en-
a. sssgss below the ase ~ sixteen years. laws
- 10 b. passed 10 punish garenrs equally
i sza the factory oa hers FOR perjury III re-
ezra % the age ~ tne chisd. a law liz
ruzraended preventing factory ownsrs
nader penalty % $500 for making mem
!. II hTssan "a a fs&Ner HHtDia ground Tor dis
]. essfze oF refusing 10 cHnp.0y a iaborer.
Another Law "a IN recommended IL - pro-
80 ytse for the construction Of sc&f!oi1s On
tEitlrss IN couTst Of erection, and the
tsoriHg Of the bg!hin g. 20 as 10 prevent
il ersoas and fatal accidents to iatsarers fall
IL hg from the top IF building 10 she base
y eent- These laws 30 be- put in form
: kf aDaI enactment within the next week by
; < s-rsspos.eliee between the different state
Il Alterations Of labor Ii was decisled TO
esrssposal with decorations % labor all over
- &c United States, urging the advantage
~ q forming state central unions similar 10
s.. proposed for tha north wsstern states !;
ssa agitation TO ba continued until the
American Federation Of Labor convenes at
3 xa1sas Cisy In peC anl.fer next,
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Rugby Races.

PORTLAND. Me. Sept l2-The Sep
temher meeting at Rugby began this after
noon with small attendance and ordinary
Races. Summary:
81. class. pacing. purse s-,As-lndsana
MOnopole second. Winfield third.
2:4- class. ;ro,tiug, purse sl.5A0-Roberi
Patc}lea won second third and fourta
beats BsTt time, 2.I4ae. True Chimes sec
ord. Culicline third.
go class, ,rotting. purse 81 54-Ben II.
wen second. third and fourth heats. Best
Chimes third
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aIo RAVES cf tas Unite! Sra.ex
foys az brave as BE- Tasre
gangs On tie walls Of ruanx a. ara~s.----
hoEns pscsa-s O. q coy sssgawes sr- =
s1f cap word TOO large, eia4 81
o.o1se assszg him Ike an cseScsas. 7. i
ane soAeier Of the family. VITA years ago
"e1t away 10 early boyaoee. 70 grow' s.
Z Gay. 70 tie stature cs aega! xgrI-,r ass
Snaya22. Ssruss grave.
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AMERICAS DDY SOLDIERS.
ghe Martial Spirit Instructive Even
fn the schOolboy.
kans : CITY slar.


Possibly there Is no stronger reason for
l k5sFing thai We All started out at the
/ esstion as hunters Of beasts and men than
I N xar spirit that forever remains with
l saasges. The voice of the small boy Is al
i sass for battle. This instinct must be
lasgssl and Unborn. II II not develoo-
nes. through education. Nobody ever told
snall boy IN go and play soldier. He
l fss hat OF his own free will and accord.
Eh not. either. this playing soldier. a
natter % imitation. In regions where 4
tsgpar soldier has never been seen. and
sasrs the militia has long faile: into in
focacas desuetude, the boys still gather
what they suppose ~ be martial array
~ enact marches. battles and sieges.
lis noticeable that the boys never s!mu-
. hss TIE peaceful ana fraternal orders. who
var regalla and carry an open Bible in
cxr PROFESSIONS. The boys would faIn In
s.ze in guns and weapons Of destruction.
u pursults OF charity and cheap insur-
GA ars nothing to hoVs. they want 10 be
| satisTs brave and resolu;e, marching 10
Dc var II Is strange that a sight so
nmsar as Hale boys a-marching seems
asysr % have set but one verse maker a.
Sitting. and that was the author Of.
Were you Ger a scho3lboy.
And dill y0u never train.
And feel that swelling Of the heart
leu ne ~ can feel asainf
Those little verses In the old reading book
4 thousand times better than any they
ssye now, IS SO far the only poetica. rec
ssd u military passion as universal as
teyaeod
Ard were YOU Ger a SOLDIER" What
ssathy hos has not been 4 soldier 81 the
Amy described in the reading book verses.
t1 followed the youthful captain with his
tfs tin sword and swept forward III the
sa charge against a flock Of geese II no
sner fov appeared. AMI routed them aa1
fseied ihoin nor LOST a single man." The
tH2A hoy Is nor only charmed with mimic
haftafe he Is o. aply enamored % the real
lals lie Mould gladly substitute for his
aa sword. II he couid. the claymore Or the
asAsY s2her Il; 10 cut mans head off Or
crave aim TO the waissoand \ war with
'ssl bleed is the small bows decided pref
efFaee. he listens eIEerjy - the returned
ss'esaH glory tales. and when hs' reads ka
t0sas MS feet al legs up N his iap and
Eafes for ho4rs over stories of stricken
hsids ard the "lra;nj-ent and deadly
ssaea." The story II the missionary wao
esFe'ei bis Nfa - 'he salvation - the saw
ages 1oes rot compare IN tne sn.3l hoy :
fs5faa'isa Win ;he narrative ~ inc naval
snseF ~ho homeAraca The native village
az tasa lan.'e3 fierce = marines and
sSsefs All sagotr tHe heatrru hip and ,hiBll
Is ang - be- -aa'3 anl them.
tSe seeth aHo s. j To,-A "a MARTA! pur-
s.s eFe@ ia times * prarouales; peace Is
= eQaFss q sg4p 8Et ststS,s imitation var-
~ when W. IS at hand ana has. Indeed,
sSso of''1!aoy 3atitrs3 Teen h.s "so'ii :
. arms ana eager IRE fhr f~tv." he re-
,AAa's gho >;1r'v5"s o., Santiago - tAz
cas- }arA ANA CHIMES the emiusa2s Ae-
ans re h.Ts A'aWr f-r the occasion a
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Russian Diplomacy.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
Il IS rather ominous news ina. Russia
discovers conc!iiatory disposition ana
that her differences with Great Britain
VII be accom- naodatcd by negotiation. The
nation that regot!a:es with Russia almost
alU ays loses the game, and the nation
that dares right Der almost always wins e.,
RussiA's ''concIliat0ry disposition means
waiting for completion OF the She:laa
railroad and complete consolidation Of htr
political power at Picking and her military
and naval power IN the East.
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The testimony taken by ths interstate
conmerce comm ss.on, Whiie on Is - ant
visit 70 the Pacific coast, has been type
written. but = Tot likely . be printed for
soGre tine. Secretary Moseiey states that
the results of the investigation will either
he So forth IN special report Ey the con-
mission or he made the basis o. "a gate
.r,ens In SIS next annual report 10 cor gress.
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''fs they loa't catch up with him pretty
soon" SID Mr. Dooiey hell f.Eh. Gi- Wy
lr-ToGud IN wuyyuld az come %. through
BarSatoonA or C'Aees