The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-04

manager of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial Gazette" Company.
The year 1887 was one to him full of
adventure. He was sent by the United
Press to Paris during the Boulanger
excitement, with view of becoming
war correspondent if that redoubtable
general succeeded in bringing on re-
newal of hostilities with Germany over
AIsace-Lorraine. He had celebrated
Interview with Boulanger, in which
that baffled agitator admitted ne could
not raise sufficient forces to accom-
plish his purpose, following up this
confesson by retiring TO Belgium and
committing suicide.
From France Mr.. Heath went to Rus
sia and studied NihiliSm, obtaining
much important information, which
he contributed to magazines and aft
erward republished in book form, un-
der the title of "a HOOsier in Russia y
These writings led to his obtaining,
after much difficulty, an interview with
the great Russian Nihilist, Sergius
Stepniak, in his secret retreat in the
outskirts of London. This adventure
was accompanied by many interesting
and mysterious features. He gained
Stepniak'S confidence to such an eX-
tent that when afterward a treaty was
sent to the United States Senate which
would have permitted the eXtradition
from this country of Russian political
eXiles, Stepniak put himself in COM
munication with Mr.. Heath, came to
Washington, was by him introduced to
the Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, to whom he made such repre-
sentations supporting them by read
h ~
as led to the rejection of the treaty.
AS if to crowd important adventures
into the smallest space Of time, the
same year found Mr.. Heath in Charles
ton. S. c., reporting the death-inflicting
earthquakes. In one of the nights Of
inconceivable terror accompanying
that great convulsion Of nature, when
buildings were falling all around him,
and terrified people were running into
the streets in their night-clothes, Mr..
Heath sat in the middle of the street,
debating to a telegraph operator, who
had removed his instrument to that
place of comparative safety, the only
full and connected account given
through the press associations of the
memorable catastrophe which almost
laid Charleston in ruins. His various
services to the United Press Associa-
ton were frequently recognized in the
proceedings of the directors.
The services rendered by him in con-
nection with the last Presidential cam
paign have been mentioned. Mr.. Heath
took a prominent part in previous
elections. He was one of the earliest
advocates of the nomination of Benja-
min Harrison, with whom he was con-
nected by ties of neighborhood and
friendship, for he himself was born
within a few miles of the Harrison
homestead. He supported General
Harrison for the Senate, and for his
first Presidential nomination, and had
charge of the literary bureau at the
Minneapolis convention when Presi-
dent Harrison was nominated second
time 1t is an open secret that Mr..
Heath was rendered and strongly urged
to accept the Governorship Of one of
the Western Territories, since admit
ted as a State, but declined the honor.
In connection with his present Off
cial position he has frequently been
called upon to perform important serv-
ices He was chairman of the Com
mittee of Arrangements of the Trien
nial Convention of the international