Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-03-21

shall married Helen All Fong in the
old Central Union church at Honolulu.
Like the gallant Dougherty, he fell in
love at first sight with the III Fong
beauty. He had been admitted to the
bar in California a short time previous
and went to Honolulu, where he met
his pleasant fate. He was formerly
resident of Berkeley, CAL, where he
attended the state university. He
was on mis- way to his old home for
visit when he went down in the golden
gate.
The history of the All Fong family
is strange one. Wing All Fong. the
founder, went from China to Honolulu
in 1855 He seemed to be an ordin-
airy Chinaman, but he was more than
that. He had few articles of mer-
chandise which he sold at enough
profit to start in business, and he soon
did good business in Chinese silks
and bric-a-brac. Within few years
he was the leading merchant in the
Hawaiian capital. He was as shrewd
as a Scotchman and as cunning as any
Chinaman.-
He fell in love with Conception,
daughter of Portuguese sailor and
belle of Honolulu. They were mar
ried in 1860. Wealth and children fol-
lowed. One son only was born, but
thirteen girls proved that there was
luck in even that odd number.
Al Eonor ;nyaStad l., e,,aor yolarja
tions and grew rich. In ten years he
was worth $350,000 and was adding
$4,000 yearly. He bought plantations
from the thriftless Hawaiians and fol-
lowed the fortunes of Claus Spreckels,
who made his money much faster
than All Fong.
By 1870 there were six children,
five girls and the boy. Eight more
girls were born in the fifteen years
following. All Fong was a model
passionately fond of his thirteen
daughters. Death has never broken
the number. He liked to see the girls
look like American girls, but he and
the boy chung to Chinese costume,
even to the queue. The daughters
put the father in dress coat once
when naval officers were their guests,
but he never REPEATED the experiment
The All Fong house is one of the
sights of Honolulu. There are more
than a dozen piazzas around it.
Envious neighbors with manageable
n int hof MI
marrying off the girls, and all well at
that
Long avenues of royal palms, wind
ing roads of lava, gorgeous flower beds
of tropical plants and artistic grottoes
delight the stranger. 1t is said that
an addition of piazza has been built
to the house upon the arrival of each
daughter, until these odd porches are
grouped all around the building.
All Fong is lost. however. In 1892,
when he was considered to be worth
$3,000,000, he sailed for visit to his
old Chinese home. taking the boy
along. They never returned. Moth
ing is known of their fate. 1t has
been surmised that there was a pre-
vious Mrs. All Fong. 1t has also been
limited that the Chinese government
held All Fong prisoner. One thing
is known. He never came back.
The marriage of Miss Harriet All
Fong to Capt. w. H. Whiting, u. S. N,
in 1898, gave the family considerable
OF an elevation in society. Others of
the sisters have married we'll. how
ever. Seven of them have welded
white men. Jessie is the wife of How
ard G. Morton, Judge Humphrey of
Honolulu is another All Fong son-in-
law. The only widow in the group is
Mrs. Henshall.
The dowry of each of the sisters is
fixed at S150,000. This is paid in
cash, real estate or negotiable secur-
tiles as the bride or her husband
chooses. Those who settle in Homo
lulu get real estate. Mrs. Morton took
100000 of her dowry in cash, as her