Arizona republican., 1898-12-09
WERE PARTED BY DEATH.
Two Travellers Who Have Made Their
 Trips Together for Years.

The Republican of yesterday mn-Gn- ing contained news eff the dsath Of MT. Jchn F. Millar, one Of the best known travelling mcn on the Pacific coast, which occurred at the Adams hotel On Thursday morning at Il o'clock Mr. M1llar suffered a recurrence Of pnsu- nl-nia at JerCme, and was brought t0 Phoenix last Saturday in hopes that the lower altitude with it's wsrm sun shine would be a mere favorable place fer convalescing. But Mr. Millar grew worse as the dread disease took a firm CT hold upon him, and hcpss for his re- covery were gradually dfspeIled during the last days of his illncss.
 MT. Millar represented Lecnard & Ellis of Les Angeles, and ke had tr3N- eled extensively for a great many years on the Pacific coast In Arizona he was well known and in this city he had many intimate friends wno regard his death as a personal bereavement He w'sls ,hirty-four years of age and was unmarried. Ha leaves a mother and brothers and sisters in MCreysburg, Ontario, Canada, where the rena ns will be shipped tonight for interment.
 At his bedside during his illness and death was a man whcm he had not separated from in many y62rs. They were as brothers in the devotion and lcve which banded them together in genuins ccmpanionship. They were known everywhere they travelled es Billy and Jack, and there was a beautiful illustration of the strength o. human friendship in the insspsrable ties of lcva which held these two man tno { J1c1 IN1yd dp1 MT w J. Barrett met Mir Mn,ar twelve years ago. The men possessed in each other that peculiar combination of characteristics. which put together make up the ideal man. It was the meeting of congenial splits, and that meeting meant mora to either Of tt em thln they at first supposed. They 5raveled in Japan t-,ge-hcr and during their journeys in that Ccuntry shar the adversities of travellers in a strange country We lived fer six weeks upon rice and dried fish" said MT Barrett, speaking Of that unhappy ex- perience. Later they journeye1 to the Hawaiian islands and there they wei e the gusts of a chief of one of the na- tive tribes who hGnored them by invit- ing them to his home. When they ar rived they f-und that the greatest hcnor a chief of that land pays to a guest was to be theirs. A great dinner was spread and the piece de resistance was a roasted dog. Returning to the Pacific coast they continued their tray els togsthcr In San Francisco I o5 Angeles and other cities they often ap- peared in entsrtainm ents and benefits given by the Press clubs and the Elks, MT. Barrett being a member of the las ter order. In the small camps or Arizona and California their coming was always watched with interest. When the train came into Phoenix last Saturday night i5 was soon knc'wn that Billy and Jack were here, and when it was known that Jack was ill, friends came to the Adams to proffsr their aid to MT Barrett in caring fer his companion.
 The deceased was a man of fine char acter and a noble nature. He Was an accomplished entertainer, and his con versa.ion was always cheering and often sparkied with spontaneous bursts of wit An Illustration of this brigh5 part Of his nature was shown recently in San Francisco when the two travellers were returning to the city on a street car from the races. Two ladies en- tered the car and the drummers offered