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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-28
AN EASTERN THEORY
the Cudahy Kidnappers Are On
the Ocean.


BOSTON, Mass, December 27.-The
Boston police have evidence to indi-
cate, they think, that "Pat Grove" and
the other man who is wanted on a
charge of kidnapping young Cudahy
are on the Warren liner Michigan,
bound for Liverpool, and a cable con
tanning that information has been sent
to the Scotland Yard detectives, who
will be on the Liverpool docks when
the steamer arrives. Just before the
Michigan sailed from the Hoosac Tun-
mel docks last Saturday, two men who
acted SO suSpiciouSly as to attract at
tention, and who answered to the de-
scription of Grove and the other sup
posed kidnapper, boarded the steamer
with a large amount of baggage. The
steamer sailed in a very short time,
but not before word of the presence of
the strangers had been sent to police
headquarters.
A Nantasket Beach Waterman has
reported to the police that he saw at
the beach a big stranger, dressed like
a western cattleman and carrying a
big, old carpet bag. He asked for a
boatman to row him out to an outgoing
vessel and said he would pay almost
any price for the service, for he was
anxious to board some vessel going to
a foreign port, he did not care where
so long al it was a foreign port. He
answered the description of Pat Grove,
as it has been sent out by the Omaha
police. The watchmam went to notify
the police and when he returned the
man was gone.
OMAHA, Neb., December PA spe-
cial dispatch to the World-Herald to-
night from st. Joseph, says that Pa
trolman Carson saw Pat Grove enter
a South st. Joseph saloon this after
noon. He says he is SURE of the man,
as he knows him we'll. Chief of Detac-
tives Shea placed a posse at the dis
posal of Carson and a search is being
made in Groves haunts in South st.
Joseph tonight.
In Omaha, no credence is placed in
the story that Grove was in Boston or
any point in the east.
CHICAGO, December 27.-Disguised
as a woman, Pat Grove, who is beng
sought by the police all over the Unit
ed States on the charge of kidnapping
Eddie Cudahy at Omaha, has been
seen in Chicago within the last few
days and may still be hiding here, ac-
cording to statements made tonight
by Detective Sergeant James Storen, a
Chicago police officer. who has arrested
Grove a number of times in the past.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-28
A BLONDE WOMAN
Shot and Fatally Wounded the Grand
Secretary of Indiana Masens.

Shot and Fatally Wounded the Grand
Secretary of Iadiaaa Masens.
BULLETIN
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, December 81
William H. Symthe, Grand Secretary
of the Masonic order of Indiana, was
shot and probably fatally wounded at
moor to-day in his Office in the Masonic
temple. The shooting is a mystery.
The story told by Mr.. Symthe, who re-
tanned consciousness for several min
utes after the shooting, is that a
blonde mi entered his Office and
asked to be allowed to use the .ele-
phone. AS he was busy, he told her
he could not De bothered at the time.
Without further words, he declares,
the woman drew a revolver and fired
at him. He felt the sting of the bullet,
but did not realize what happened
until after the woman had escaped.
AS no trace of the m had been
found up to a late hour this afternoon
the theory was advanced that Smythe
had attempted self-destruction. Mem
bers OF his family declared, however,
that this suspicion is g%roundless.
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THE MIDNIGHT MASS
Authorized by the Pope Forbidden
in Pittsbrrg by Bishop Phelan.

in Pittsburg by Bishop Phelan.
2ITTSBURG, Pa, December Pr
Right Rev. Richard Phelan, bishop of
the Roman Catholic diocese of Pitts
burg, has received a papal bull dated
at the Vatican on November Is, but
which has just reached the episcopal
residence, permitting a midnight mass
on December 81, the close of the nine
teenth century, and permitting the ex-
posture of the Blessed Sacrament for
Alteration from midnight on December
81 and until moor of January 1st in all
Catholic churches throughout the
world.
Bishop Phelan, upon receipt of the
communication from Pope Leo XIII
issued an edict addressed to the priests
OF the diocese through Father William
Kittell, chancellor of the diocese, per-
hitting the mass in the converts and
in the country churches. but f~orbidding
1t in churches Of large cities. AS his
reason he states that there is fear OF
disorder and irreyerence on account of
the crowds on the streets welcoming
the e year, and the possible insult
to women.
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INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, December u
Sidney Miller, the seven-year-old son of
Samuel ID. Miller. the grandson of For
mer United States Attorney General w.
II. II. Miller, who as Kidnapped BY his
mother last evening, was recovered early
to-day by his father. Mrs. Miller and the
child were found at Lawrence, six miles
east of the city, asleep in the home of a
man named Marshall, where they had
obtained lodging for the night. The po-
Ice reached the place at daylight. Mrs:
under arrest. Later Mrs. Miller left Law
renee on ar east-bound train. presumably
for New York. Before leaving she de-
clared that she will bring suit for possess
sion Of the boy.
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wanted Christmas Gifts.

NEW CASTLE, Natal, December q.
The Beers celebrated Christmas in
the district between Standerton and
Ingogo by more or less determined at
tachs upon every British garrison
along the lines of communication.
These, however, were in all cases sue
cessfully repulsed. At Utrecht the
Boer commandant sent in a demand
for whisky, cigars and Christmas lux
uries, failing which he threatened to
attack the town. His demand was ig-
nored and the Beers attacked Utrecht
in strong force Christmas morning.
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A. B. WHITES SUCCESSOR.
No DehRite steps Have Been Taken

No Definite steps Have Been Taken
as Yet.
Special to the Register g
WASHINGTON. December 27.-Sen-
ator Scott left tonight for Wheeling to
spend the remainder of the holidays.
No decision has been reached, It "a
stated, as to A. B. Whites successor
as collector of internal revenue. Az
White will not resign from his federal
Office until February 18th, the question
of his successor will not be determined
finally for some weeks. thus leaving
the slate open for further changes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-28

CHICAGO. December 1.-THE second
annual convention Of the NaturaIfsts OF
the Central and Western States met to-
day at the University of Chicago for a
two-days' sessioA Representatives are
present from most OF the universities and
colleges in Illinois Michigan, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Minnesota and Indiana. This meet
ton of the society. which was started
last year. At to-day's session a number
of papers were read and discussed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-28

PITTSBURG, Pa, December 2T.-Six
hundred miners of the Bakerton Coal
Company, at Sterling No. IL, near
Barnesboro. on the Pennsylvania rail-
road. are reported as on strike by Ma
tional Organizer Edward Mckay. who
visited the miners headquarters here.
The strike arises from the recent in
PRODUCTION of mining machines, and
nye mines OF the company have been
forced to suspend operations.
The coal company is an interest of
duncan Spangler & Co, extensive coal
operators of Central Pennsylvania. and
Ex-Governor Hastings is largely inter
ested. The miners are demanding ex-
ira remuneration for the extra labor
entailed by the use of the machinery.
Questions are involved in relation to
the mining wage scale that are likely
to cause v~exation in all of the Pennsyl-
yania fields, and which it would be i'm
peratiye to adjust. Various district.
organizations of the miners are now
meeting to arrange the wage scale to
DE submitted to the national conven-
ton OF the general body. Among the
most important of these is that of the
blocking Valley district of Ohio, Just
closed at Columbus. The scale propos-
ed by this district is regarded as a base
for the settlement OF the combined
competitive fields.
The Hooking Valley miners decided
TO call FOR an advance in wages with
out naming a definite figure or percent
age; a fixed differential between nick
and machine mining; the establish
ment and enforcement of the eight
hour day in all fields; the establish
ment and enforcement of the run Of
mine system in all fields.
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BULLETIN.


PEKIN, December 27.-Li Hung
Chang and Prince Ching, the Chinese
peace commissioners, have heard from
the Emperor, Kwang Su. Prince Ching
>called on the former for consultation
remaining over an hour. The court
objects strenuously to reducing the
forts, and also to allowing permanent
legation guards, which, it seems to
think could be made sufficiently large
at any time it was desired to menace
the court itself. After the conference
it was decided to hold further COM
munication with the court before see
ing the ministers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-28

LONDON. December 27.-The follow
ing dispatch from Gen. Kitchener was
received from Pretoria under to-day's
date:
Yesterday two hundred Beers at
tackled a small police post near Books
burg. The police CALAMITY drove them
off before reinforcements from johann
nesburg arrived. The Beers damaged
the mining machinery in the neigh
borhood.
THE Beers attacked Utrecht at 2
o'clock this morning and were driven
off.
The Beers held up a train three
miles west of Pana and were driven off.
THE eastern force of Beers in Cape
Colony was headed yesterday and
driven in the direction of Venterstad.
The western force is still being
driven north through Strydenburg."
A dispatch from Sanderton, in tie
Transvaal, says that the explosion OF
a gun there. killed three men and
wounded two.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived from Lord Kitchener, dateo
Pretoria, December rs:
Knox, with Banker, Pitcher and
White, is engaged with De Vets force,
holding a position in the neighbor-
break through and go south again.
The Beers eastern column in Cape Col
ony is apparently headed by our troops
about Reitport Spruit. The Beers
western column is reported to have
gone north in two portions, one to-
ward Prieska and the other through
Strydenburg. They are being follow
ed up"
There seems to have been a more or
less serious affair at Burghersdorp, in
the northern part of the colony near
Aliwal North. A Cape Town dispatch
says the Beers attacked Burghersdorp
December "a, but were repulsed. A
previous report said that a force OF
British mistook 800 Beers for a part
of Brabant's Horse, withheld their fire..
and were almost surrounded. They
finally extricated themselves with the
loss of one man and six horses. Skin
mishes are reported in many places.
LONDON, December 2S.-3 a. NJ
The latest dispatches from South
Africa show that Lord Kitchener has
succeeded in holding the invading
Beers in check. But he has not yet
been successful in expelling them from
Cape Colony, while small commanders
continue to display astonishing daring
and activity over an immensely wide
field.
1T is questionable whether his proc
lamation will have much effect until
Gen. DeWet has been captured. The
Beers are likely to regard it as a sign
of weakness and to have a wholesome
dread of DeWet's vengeance if they
surrender.
The proclamation is approved by the
party at home that favors conciliatory
terms to the Beers as a step in the
right direction.
Queen Victoria, it is said, has ap-
proved the proposal to institute a new
order of knighthood to reward officers
who have served In South Africa. The
order will probably be called the Star
of Africa.
A despatch from Vryburg, dated De-
cember goth, says the Beers, in con-
siderable numbers, were then making
an unexpected movement westward.
They had $50 wagons. The despatch
suggests that they were trekking to
D~amaraland, although the Beers them
selves denied such intention.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-28

CHICAGO. December "a corner IN
beans is the latest novelty In the Chicago
market 1t is being engineered by the
Albert Dickson Company Within two
weeks the price has risen from 1874 per
bushel to s2.30. and dealers here predict
a further ADVANCE 10 $50 within a fort
night. Heavy purchases by the govern
ment are said 10 be at the bottom Of the
boom IN prices.
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BRIEE NEWS NOTES.
Diet Summoned

Diet SRmmOned-
BERLIN. December 27.-The Prussian
airy s.
The Date Fixed
ST PETERSBURG. December 27.-The
Car and Czarsna will return 10 Taar-
skoe-selo, near here, about February 3
A b. & O.Ffre-
CONNELLSVILLE. Pa. December q.
The Sodom shop of the B. & o., employ
ing one hundred and forty men. was de-
stroyed BY fire early this morning.
Large Corporation !.
DOVER, Del. December "a certih-
cate OF Incorporation was filed here to-
day for the Midland Canal Co.. Of Fargo.
N d. Capital. 100000.
A Big Dock Fire
LONDON December n.-FTre broke out
to-day at the East India docks and five
sheds filed with goods, including q hous-
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Paid the Bet.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, December q.
To pay a wager a young man deliber-
ately disrobed on Market street last night
under an electric light, and walked three
blocks with nothing on but his mustache.
At the end of the third block the stake
holder decided that he mad walked far
enough in a temperature below freezing.
and returned his clothing to him. It hap
pened about II o'clock. There were no
arrests.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-28

Bryan lectured here tonight for the ben
eft Of the city library fund, having an
audience Of about 800. His topic was
The Ancient Landmarks" and he dis
cussed. taxation, trusts. the money dues-
tion and imperialism from a Democratic
standpoint. He left tonight for CAL
weston.
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No Reduction of wages.

PITTSBURG, Pa, December 81
Post tomorrow will say:
The wages of all workmen en-
ployed in the different plants of the
Carnegie Steel Company will continue
the same next as during the present
year. This was decided at a board
meeting of the company held this week
and will be announced at the regular
monthly meeting of the mill managers
and superintendents of departments on
Friday. 1t is expected by the COM
pany officials that this announcement
will prove satisfactory, as the Carnegie
Steel Company, according to the state
ment of n Of the heads Of depart
ments, pays the highest wages and
runs its mills the steadiest of any sim
liar corporation in this country or in
the world.
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STRANGE GERMAN ACTION.
RECOGNIZES CHINESE MILITARY
AND CIVIL OFFICIALS IN
HER SPHERE
DE- CONTROL IN CHINA.
THE HIGH COMMISSIONERS HAVE
HEARD FROM EMPEROR,

Who Files 0bjections-Extensive
Military Operations BY the Allied
Powers. Including the United
States-An Ominous Move BY Chi
nese Navy at Wu-Sung-A Com
nander For the Imperial Body
Guard.
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MEMPHIS. Tenn. December H-Dan
Crecdon. of New York. has accepted the
challenge Of James Scanion. Of Psttsurg.
to fight twenty rounds in Memphis about
the middle Of January
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An Omnibus Move.

SHANGHAI, December 27.-Many
Chinese war junks laden with stone
nave been anchored off Wu-Sung, pre-
sumably to block the channel in case
OF an emergency.
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Fatally


Special % TIE hegiSter.
CADIZ, o., December 27.-Lizzie
Snyder was fatally burned last night.
by the explosion of a lamp, which she
had carried to the cellar for apples. i
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THE AFRICAN DUTCH
ARE LEADING G. THE ENGLISH
FORCES THROUGH A VERY
LIVELY DANCE.
FIGHTING GOES MERRILY ON.
SMALL BeER COMMANDS PERSIST
ENT IN ATTACK.

DeWet is EndeavorinE to Break
Through the British Lines and Go
South A~gaia-The Pursuit of Kruit
ringer Results in Losses to Lam
GERS, Including ord Frederick
Blackwood-The General Situa-
tion.
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rHE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. December z-Fore-
cast for Friday and Saturday:
For Chio-Rain or snow in northern
portion. rain IN southern portion Friday.
Saturday, colder and fair. except snow
becoming fresh TO brisk: northerly winds
Friday night.
For Western Pennsyivanfa-Rain or
snow In northern portion; rain In south
ern portion Friday. Safurday~coEer and
fair. except snow In extreme western pcr-
ton: fresh southerzy wfnds. becoming
northevIy by Saturday morning
For West Virginfa-EAfn Friday: warm
er IN southeast hall. Saturday, colder:
probably snow In the mountain districts:
variable WINDS.
Mr.. c. achnepf. the Opera House drug
gfst, made the following observations Of
the Temperatures yesterday. a M. So. =
q m: o. n -. a; ) .. ms a; Z p "a, -
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The Ships Gathering

NEW YORK, December N.-The United
States torpedo oat Ericsson sailed for
Hampton Roads to-day. She will be one
of the torpedo fleet which, accompanied
by the battleship Alabama, will shortly
sail to join the North Atlantic squadron
on its annual winter cruise in the trop-
les. The flagship Kearsarge and the Mas
sachusetts sailed from Hampton Roads
Saturday for Pensacola, and the rendez-
vous will be made somewhere in the gulf.
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Returned to work.

PITTSTON, Pa, December Z.-The $500
employees of the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany, at the Heidelberg, Dorrance, Pros
pect and Frankli collieries, went back
to work to-day after being on strike since
last Friday. The men struck because
they were not receiving their pay every
the company will hereafter pay wages
semi-monthly.
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and bales of hemp and quantities of jute.
were Consumed


CHRISTIANA, December H-More than
5000 persons, four-ffths of whom went to
tiana during the last twelve months, as
against $500 in 1893.
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A Large Attendance

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, December 81
Learned men and women from every ed
ucational center of the United States
gathered at the University of Pennsyl-
vania to-day to attend the opening ses-
sion of the congress of archaeological
and pathological societies of America.
Seven distinct societies were represented,
md close upon three hundred delegates
were at the University when the first
sessions were called to order.
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SIX HUNDRED MINERS
ON THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
IN H PFTTSBUR DIS
TRICT STRUCK.
MINING MACHINERY THE CAUSE
THE questions INVOLVED INTER-
5 ALL PENNSYLVANIA MEN,

And in Addition the Miners OF the
Hockin Valley. In Ohio, Who win
SaI for an Advance in Wages
Shortly-Carnegie Steel Company
VIII Coatinue Present Wage Scale.
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HAVANA, December T.-An excursion
party of 100 Cleveland school teacher ar
rived here to-day. Governor General
Wood gives a reception at the palace to-
night, which will be attended by 1000
residents of Havana
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Steamship Disabled

BERMUDA. December Z.-The British
from New Castle to Baltimore, which
called here December 14th for coal and
left the same day, returned here yester-
day. having broken her crank shaft. The
boatswain. Thomosen, was killed at sea
and buried here.
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Teok the White Veil.

|. BoRDENTOWN. N. j., December a.
Right Rev. Bishop McFaul and Vical
Genera Fox of Trenton, together with
clergymen from different parts of the
State, officiated at st. J~oseph's convent
OF Mercy here to-day, when twelve young
women professed and received the white
veil.
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Record

NEW YORK, December 1.-THE ex-
change at the New York clearing house
to-day aggregated 1864, els. 2S0. which is a
record reak The previous high rec
exchanges were about $4,000 900 less.
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Ldenti6ed=

NEW YORK, December N.-Chief of
Police Hopper, OF Newark, to-day re-
ceived a postal card from Scranton. Pa,
saying that the man who committed sui
eide in Newark December IL was Edward
Boswell, of Scranton, a sewing machine
agent, who had lived in Carbondale, Pa,
and Mt. Vernon, n. Y. The card also
said BoswelIs father was a Presbyterian
minister in a small Presbyterian church.
The suicide had registered in Newark as
u. Wayne, Pittsburg, Pa"
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Chemixtx in se.,ion-

CHICAGO. December N.-Leading chem
lists from all sections Of the country as
sembled in convention to-day in the
auditorium of the Lewis Institute, to at
tend the twenty-second general meeting
of the American Chemical Society. The
meeting was opened by an address by DIR.
W. r. Smith. president of the Chicago
section. to which Mr.. VIM. MeMurtie, Of
New York. president OF the general 60
ciety, responded.
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Killed at a Dance

MIDDLESBORO, KY. December a.
Morgan and Richard Davis quarreled las
night at a dance at Walnue Hill. A
pitched battle ensued in which Frank
Davis was killed, Morgan and Dick Da-
Wis were mortally wounded and Chadwel
slightly wounded.
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CoIored

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, December a.
The first international council Of Master
Masons. colored, met here to-day with
colored Masonic dignitariEs present from
all parts of the world. The sessions will
continue until next Monday.
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Pulitzer

liter, proprietor of the New York World,
and A. c. Harmsworth, proprietor of the
London Daily Mail, were passengers on
board the steamer Teutonia, which ar
rived here to-day from Liverpool.
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NEW YORK. December 27.-Currier &
Bunker, who did business as stock brok-
ers at No. q Park Row, made an assign
ment to-day for the benefit of creditors,
TO VIM II. Bonynge.
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A Burning HeteI-

NEW YORK, December G.-The guests
in Fisher n Gunther's hotel on West
street, were routed out by the fire alarm
gongs in<s the hotel early this morning.
The fire was controlled before much dam
age had been done. The halls were fill
ed with smoke, and the guests took the
fire escapes. Several helpless persons
were carried out by firemen. The damage
is about $1,O00. >
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Insane

CONCO<aD, N. H., December N.-Mrs.
Carrie Sinclair Huntoon, the former So
ciety belle, who was arrested last night
on a charge of conspiracy to kill her di-
vorced husband, Walter c. Huntoon, was
to-day pronounced insane. She viii be
taken to an asylum for the insane.
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Secretary Hays Callers

WASHINGTON, D. c., December a.
Secretary Hay has recovered from his in
disposition and was again at his desk in
the State Department this morning. This
being diplomatic day, he had many call
ers, the Chinese minister being the first,
Neither Nthe secretary nor the minister
had any late advices from Peking.
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For Hawaii

SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO, Deem
Der 2T.-The New York and Porto Rico
steamship company's steamer Arkadia
sailed from Ponce yesterday for New Or
leans, having on board four hundred
Porto Ricans, SIS per cent. of whom were
women and children, destined for Hawaii.