New-York tribune., 1902-05-11
THE PASSING THRONG.

The fire claims which Governor Dole Of Hawaii
reports are now nearly adjudicated fur
nished no little interest and caused
AN EX- no little labor in Honolulu in the
PENSIVE last two years. These claims
HAWAIIAN originated out of the ATTEMPT of
FIRE. the Board Of Health to crush out
the bubOnic plague two years ago.
said the Governor at the Park Avenue Hotel
In burning down infected houses the hre
got away from control and DESTROYED a large por-
tion Of the old town. the Chinese merchants being
particularly affected or course, claims were put
in. and a board appointed 10 sit on them The
chairmer and other members of this board had TO
be chosen partly 70 knowledge that they might
possess Of the stock and the real value Of the
business houses burned. They have been working
of MaTc6 bad ana ~ d 6S f c1ans The
original amount OF claims put in was 5000 600 and
far, that the total award to the claimants will be
pensv 20 fire We p 80 YOU u see & " tE WAS boe Pre mater
sgIed ss up before The end Of the season ana naNe
sary appropriation be made TO pay up."
The news of the tremendous upheaval in Mar
Unique a great surprise to c. L. Carey, Of
Jamaica, who was at the Gilsey
MARTINIQUE House yesterday. There was
DISASTER slight earthquake disturbance in
COMPLETE Venezuela some weeks ago. which
SURPRISE heard a good deal about, but
such things are not uncommon In
that part of the world, and TO one attached any
Importance to it. There also. perhaps slightly
more than common disturbances elsewhere. But I
think that the Martinique eruptions have come as
a complete surprise. No doubt there is no good
reason to suppose that the disturbance is general
enough to affect any of the other islands but the
horror Of the disaster will make good many ISL
and dWellers in those live the anxious seat
Tor months. There times when il isn't pleasant
70 rehect that you are living a volcanic forma-
ton. In connection with the destruction of St
Pierre. il might be well to bear in mind that that
city, which was TO be sure the capital of the ISL
and, was not l understand it's chief fortifcation
Inc Fort de France has In the last few years been
greatly strengthened and brought up TO date, in
ernment, and is one of the strategic points
III IN tne Carlb6ean Sea- especially with relation 10
the Panama Canal route. That I presume. has not
been harmed by the eruption"
The death Of Paul Leicester Ford has recalled to
those who knew him many anecdotes about him
and Illustrations of OF his
AN ANEC- quaint habits. "A friend Of mine
DOTE OF who was frequent visitor at his
PAUL house of late years is fond OF
LEICESTER telling of his first visit to Mr..
FORD Ford. when he lived at his faith
er's house in Brooklyn" said
James Dixon, of Chicago, at the Waldorf yester-
day. "He entered the great library where he was
told by the servant that he would find Mr.. Ford.
and stood at the top OF the steps leading into the
room looking about for the author. Besides the
innumeTable books. there were several desks IN
different parts of the library and many chairs but.
so far as he could see. person. Either his
presence felt or he made some slight noise.
for suddenly there appeared a high piled desk
in a corner the keen face of the author and he
was invited In and made welcome. Mr. Ford
several desks and told him that they were all
part OF the same story When he got nervous or
, one desk. he got up and moved TO another, and
on around the room. Mr.. Ford he said. built his
gained from Janice Meredith. and always spoke
or II as My little present from Miss Meredith.