The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-21
.DAGGETT
PASSES AWAY
Former Minister
Dies at San
Francisco.
WON FAME AS A
WRITER AND TALKER
Prominence in Politics Which Led
to His Appointment to
This Ministry.

Rollin Mallory Dagget, one Of the
best known of the early writer's con-
nected with California literature. died
at the Homeopathic Hospital in San
Francisco Nov. 18th. aged 20 years. He
had been ailing for, some time and he
went to the hospital recently for the
purpose Of receiving treatment for
tumor on the liver. Despite the best
of medical attention, however, the dis
ease and other complications had al
ready advanced to such a stage that no
relief could be afforded, and after grad
ually sinking for nine days, during
most of which period he was uncon-
scious, he passed away.
Mr.. Daggett was born at Piqua,
Miami county, o., on February D. 1881.
! but came to California as a boy, full of
hope and a spirit of adventure. He
crossed the plains by the southern route
with an emigrant train, but wandered
off from his companions and fell in with
some some Moqui Indians with whom
he remained for some time studying
their habits and manners. Afterward.
when he became identified with Journal
ism in this city, he composed and set
charming sketches, entitled Lost in
the Wilderness"
His first work in California was as a
compositor in the office of the Sacra-
mento Times, then owned by Loring
Pickering. Soon firing of the monOtOny
of this life, he borrowed a small sum
and sought his fortune in the mines.
locating a good claim near Grass Val
ley. In 1852, however, he abandoned his
claim and together with ]. Macdonough
Foard, started in this city a weekly
literary paper, named the Golden Era.
His sketches soon gained for him an
enviable fame, and for some years the
Golden Era prospered. In 1860 Daggett
and Foard sold out their interests in
the Era and started "a more pretentious
paper, the San Francisco Mirror, a
large. handsome daily of eight pages,
but within a year it passed into the
hands of George w. Guthrie. specula-
tor. and became united with the Her
aid.
In 1862 Daggett found himself just
where he had started ten years before,
but, nothing daunted, he went to Vir
ginia, New. and opened a brokera ge
office. He accumulated money rapidly,
and in 1863 he built a handsome brick
structure on 3 street. In the follow
ing year his old journalistic love re-
turned, however, and he became asso- |
ciated with the Territorial Enterprise,
with which paper he was connected for
many years. In 1861 he became clerk
Of the United States District Court,
which Office he held for nine years.
when he resigned To become eligible as
Hayes Elector. He carried the vote
of Nevada to Washington.
In 1873 he was elected to Congress. !
and at the expiration of his term was
appointed as Minister TO Hawaii under
the Garfield administration. After his
return from the islands he lived in re-
tirement for some years on his ranch !
in the Blue mountains Solano county. |
but about three years ago he moved |
to this city, where he had since lived /
He had been widower for the past
twenty-eight years but two daughters |
survive him. They are Mrs Ross
Campbell Of Santa Rosa and Mrs. John |
=. Roelofsz of this city.
For some years past Daggett had con- |
tributed occasional articles to both the !
editorial and literary columns OF the |
Sunday "Chronicle." He was a writer /
OF peculiarly graceful style. and ne !
produced many poems and volumes Of /
literary value. His best-knOwn volume |
is entitled, Legends and Myths of Ha
vail" written while filling the position
of Minister TO that place. His best
poem is entitled. My New Years
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