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The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-03-14

the house and passed asking for my
resignation. Having been passed in
council and no knowledge of II had
gone abroad and as ] have already
said, no intimatiun of 1t had been con-
veyod to me until coming into your
hous" ON that Monday afternoon. Octo-
Der T. the secretary read out the reso-
luton, copy of 1t being placed in
my hand. The occasion was one that
stands, as far as | can discover, un-
paralleled in the history Of the church.
the bishop of an independent See in
Nited to the house of bishops of a
branch of the church with which his
diocese was not yet connected, and on
entering their assembly of over eighty
bishops, all but seven of whom We're
junior to himself in the episcopate, to
be called upon to address them on a
resolution already passed asking him
to resign
The present action OF the bishop OF
New York throws n side light upon an
action which was to me at the time
incomprehensible and inexplcable 1t
Is perfectly true that after the annex
alton Of the Islands had taken place
signihed my readiness TO resign on
condition of the continuity of the See
being secured, should such course
be desired by the house of bishops But
my offer on that condition had not
been accepted. Moreover, the aid given
Ia this diocese by the Society for the
Propagation OF the Gospel, which in
cluded my entire stipend, had been
withdrawn on June 80. 1900, and from
that date | had maintained the status
of the church in the Islands, through
the aid of few earnest churchmen,
without receiving dollar from the
church in the United States, which in
1898 had claimed the ultimate jurisdlc-
tion over the church i'm the Islands.
That Notwithstanding the cutting off
of an annual grant of $4250 per annum,
not single mission had been aban-
doned, constituted, | still venture to
think, some claim on the consideration
of your house; nor was it a presump-
tion on my part to expect that the
first step on the part of your house.
II a change I'm the episcopate was de-
sired, would be 10 confer with me with
regard to the renewal of the offer !
had made in 1899 and to ascertain the
! true position of the diocese in respect
| of its property, clergy, and institutions
| Until the publication of our diocesan
statistics in the general convention
| souvenir edition Of the Catholic Wit
ness, il was impossible for the mem
bers Of your house to have had any
| real knowledge of the position of af.
fairs in this diocese.
Nor could the whole state Of tn,
diocese be learned from that statistI-
cal table, For, holding most strongly
that for bishop voluntarily to Iesigr
his See is to look back from tn,
plow TO which he has put his hands
l have rooted myself in these Island,
as deeply as any bishop in the United
States is rooted in his diocese Al
| important educational institution hai
from a month after my arrival in lS7
| been carried on on my own priyat,
property, which would have ultimatel!
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and a party OF distinguished naval Of
ficers.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.--President
Roosevelt was accompanied this after
noon on his horseback ride by Prince
Henry. Both went out in a rainstorm.
a splendid dinner was given the Prince
Henry by the German ambassador.
Henry was present at the Mckinley
memorial services.
CINCINNATI. March 1.-Prince Hen
ry traversed the States of Maryland,
PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio today and to-
night his special train is speeding
through Kentucky into Tennessee. He
stopped for receptions at Altoona,
Pittsburg. Columbus and Cincinnati.
During the run by Portage. Prince
Henry entered the cab Of the engine.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-03-14

become the property OF the church. BY
a viii executed in 1897, ! had made my
successor in the See legatee of much
that .possess in trust for the church.
The house of bishops having now call
q upon tne to tear up my roots i'm
4 'se Islands, forcing me out" in the
Ia ;uage used by Bishop Potter to the
secretary OF the S. +. c., i'm his letter
OF April 20, 1900, Incorporated In the
societys memorandum of October T.
1900, that will must now be revoked.
such being the true position of affairs.
now came IL about that a house COM
posed of the leading men in the United
states passed resolution so eminently
unfair to a brother in the episcopate?
] am persuaded in my own mind that
the consent Of the house was obtained
under a false impression conveyed by
the bishop OF New York. / have al
ready in my address to the synod a
copy OF which | have sent you. crlti-
clsed memorial from these Islands
which was presented to both houses OF
the general convention. / need only add
that II was not promoted by Ameri-
cans, and that IL never lay in a public
place for signature, which would un-
doubtedly have been the case had the
promoters been acting honorably and
constitutlOnally. | stated In my ad-
dress my belief that 1t had been sign
ed by al sorts and conditions of men,
women and children, and not word
has been said in synod or out in re-
buttal of that statement.
My criticism Of that memorial did,
however elicit ore important state
mcnt which appears on the journal OF
the proceedings of the synod now In
the press. 1t was this. that the pro-
moteis oi that memorial acted on the
lnstlgation OF prominent Churchman
IN the United states. II was no secret
that the prominent churchman was the
bishop OF New York Now. sir. You
have INC story In nutshell Bishop
Putter GO responded with certain dis
ancct,l persons in the Islands and
PERSUADED them to place a memorial
IN his hands, and armed with that lever
ne secured IN council the passage OF
the resolution asking me to resign.
And now, not content with this. he
has continued In correspondence with
clergyman in this diocese who for
years has held nc communion with his
plshop ana brother clergymen in the
sacrament II the altar at the opening
or our synods, and urges this man TO
institute proceedings in "A civil court
against the bishop To whom he owes
cannnical obedience. AS | said nj the
outset, the difficult work intrusted to
us has been carried through on con-
stitutional lines. II there was one duty
deNulNing ON me more imperatiyely
than another, II was not To leave my
successor entanglements to unrayel. or
bePueath to him obstacles 10 the free
exercise of his ministry in his own
cathedral. And II through the intrigu-
ing ana Interference now brought TO
hsht iactious opposition To the acts
W lhe synod continues To exist, 10 the
disturbance OF peace and harmony tbe
responsibility for Il must rest with the
bishop Of New York
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-03-14

WILLIS
CHARGES
POTTER
Says New Yorker
Interfered
Here.

The following letter was written some
months ago. and just now has been
given out 90 the press. There are some
facts brought out In IL which will prove
uf great interest. especially those re-
ferring to the status of tho bishop
while at San Francisco. The letter
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especial t1 tIf fdfffiistfl
sAN rRhNcisco wat,h rh.
lone drawn oHt controversy between
Bishop willis ana the Second ConFfe-
cation ~ st Andre2s cathedral has
deeply Interested Epsc1pallans In call
iforns when the bishop vas here a
fau months ago bis striking ngure at
t-aOtsd much attention on the strcete.
ana his peculiar costume caused much
comment on the part ~ san Fran
ciscuns n is believed here nov that
with Bishop Nichols in supreme com
mand Bishop wills will submit grace
fully. Town Talk save:
Now that Bishop Nichols has been
appointed to the Hawaiian diocese. his
famous bon mot upon the Right Hcver-
end Willis. the incumbent bishop 81 the
Islands. would seem To- become mat
ter of historic humor Bishop Willis
will be remembered as the tail, thin
old gentleman who appeared before the
Episcopal convention Ia knee breeches
and emaciated calves, and gave "A
somewhat long ana late-for-dinner talk
on What ! have done for Honolulu
and why you should not put me out of
there" at the end OF which talk 1t sud
denly appeared To most OF the con-
vention that maybe he ought to be put
out after all They wondered how so
fat a position could produce so lean
clergyman and feared lest the good
man was starving himself to help the
l . ft ID
was approached by member from
New Jersey.
There is some rumor. Bishop" said
the Eastern member, "of Bishop Willis
resigning and of the Senate sending
you 10 take his PLACE. What do you
think about it2"
What do | think about it?" eIclaim-
ed Bishop Nichols. Then he stopped
and smiled. I'm afraid" he said,
that that viii not be case Of 'Barks
is wilin'' but more probably, Of VIII
lis's barkin.'"
And Wills has barked with ven
geance.
CAPTAIN POND.
Word comes from the East that Cap
tain Charles y. Pond. OF the United
States Navy, vii soon be stationed
here i'm charge of the Naval Training
School on Goat IsanG. The Navy De-
partment has decided upon his appoint
ment as executive officer of the station,
although no public announcement OF
the fact has yet been made. Captain
Pond is now at Washington, d. c., but
is expected here in "A few days. He
has been In the navy twenty-five years,
and his valuable services at Honolulu
are Of course familiar to all readers of
THE Advertiser.
Captain Pond was stationed for six
years at Mare Island. While he was in
Honolulu. his SON Charles Pond. was
appointed to the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, by Delegate Wilcox, as the
first cadet named from Hawaii Mrs.
Pond is the sister of .drs. T.. b. La
mare, of Berkeley. and OF Mrs. VIM.
Keith wife of the celebrated artist.
Captain Ponds mother-ln-law IL Mrs
L. J. Mcienry, of Berkeley.
LECTURE ON HAWAII
Nj. il. Flint is still talking about Ha-
wall before large audiences. Flint will
be well remembered in Hawaii, as the
United states postal inspector, who had
charge of the AmericaniZinE OF the Ha-
waiiau postal system, ana who made
many friends while in Honolulu He Is
fluent talker, ana having been much
New-York tribune., 1902-07-26
WOMAN'S LIFE LOST AT FIRE.
DESTRoYED-HIs HoUsEREEPER's
NIECE sUFFOCATED.

The home OF John J. Drake. of the pioneer
shOwmen OF the United States. who under the
Of Drake & Van Amberg conducted OF
the earliest crcuses in the States. destroyed
by fire early hour in North-st.. Harrison
yesterday. 1t old Colonial structure valued
at $4,000 Miss Eva Healey young woman who
a guest at the place lost her life. She
overcome by smoke and died from suffocation
after being carried from the building down ladder
Mr.. Drake who is eighty years old. is OF the
best known residents Of Harrison. and his mansion
was a curiosity. 1t was filled with curios gath
cred from all parts OF this country and Europe
while he was In the show business, and the lawn
was covered with marble statuary imported from
Italy representing subjects in history and classical
literature
The fire discovered at a. m by two
ployes and Isaac A. Hopper, leader Of the XXXIst
Assembly District. this city who is building an
addition ST. Vincents Retreat. Roman Catho-
lie institution in Harrison The turned In an
alarm which called the Harrison and Rye fire de-
partments. They then hurried 10 the house. and
found the aged Snowman at window unable to
descend. They borrowed ladder from ST. Vim
cents Retreat and rescued Mr. Drake. AS he
being carried down he told the fremen that there
two women in the house-a Mrs. Healey. his
housekeeper and her niece. Miss Healey.
The fremen returned and carried the women, who
in their nghtclOthes. down the ladder. They
were attended by DR. Brooks. of st. NinCent's Re-
treat and at o'clock Miss Healey died. Her aunt
was carried into the wOnlan's cottage of the Re-
treat and afterward revived
New-York tribune., 1902-07-26
SHERIFF TO SELL MINE STOCK
PROCEEDS TO SATISFY JUDGMENT OBJ
TANNED BY BROKER WHO GOT
PURCHASER.

Judgment was obtained yesterday in the Supreme
Court Brooklyn, in favor OF John T. Reed. min
ing broker, for $2S2, 500 against Riley A Borgess.
a mine specuator of California, in which the
Sheriff of New-York County is to sell at auction
S9sS.S5O of the stock of the Empire Consolidated
Mining Company. organized in New-Jcis sey to buy
the stock of the Empire Quicksilver Mining Com
pany and the Sulphur Banks Quicksilver Mining
Company, both West Virginia corporations. The
two companies were organized by Boggess to de-
velop quicksilver mines in California which he had
bought
1t is declared by Reed that in May. 1900, he was
employed by Boggess to procure purchaser for
the mines and the stock of the two West Virginia
companies. The corporation had been capitalized
for S5,Oo0000. and Reed be paid 10 per cent
of the price he succeeded in obtaining the prop
erty Reed came from Boston to this city, and
banker here. to purchase the property. Reed de-
clares that BOggess told him after the transaction
had been completed that the sale TO DOVE was
worth S2,J00G0 TO him. The Empire Consolidated
Mining Company organized and the stock
was used TO make the payment, all the shares be-
ing issued to Boggess.
Reed failed TO get his 10 per cent on $500 600.
and got an attachment against S,9SS,S5O in par
value OF the stock standing in the of BoggeSS
and hfty-hve first mortgage bonds OF the Empire
Quicksilver Mining Company deposit with the
North American Trust Company. Reed obtained
swer, The Sheriff of New-York County is directed
by the judgment 10 sell the attached securities in
the hands of the North American Trust Company
and apply the proceeds to satisfy Reeds Judgment.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-26
COMFORTING HELP.

The burned out family has been greatly cheere"
and aided by the liberal contributions OF money
sent through the general office and for thoughtIui
,;,drass from others Words seem to be made
ouate to express the gratitude of the whole ram
ily The mother acknowledges the following con-
tributions of cheer: Boxes containing arucles VI
clothing and many useful things, from Mrs. Gibson
and Mrs Sanders OF Yonkers. n. Y; A =. Mac
DonelI of Connecticut: Miss NJ. Clark MISS hate
H. Crane and Miss Julia Ladd. OF Brooklyn anu
a large box from members in East orange ~ -
sent through Miss Mccoy. Mrs Annie L. Mason
State president of New-York. sent $40 ana MISS L.
T Tuthin 81. The mother makes specla iheuuo''
of the large box sent by freight from the or'ee'
which was made up of the contributions OF many
sbe saws. How thoughtful you were TO send the
bedding the patchwork quilt and the Iao
quilts will give abode a hoHehke Lp0A. IN
Earh article seemed to be just what was needed TOT
some member Of the family: even our youileesSS
little child who is in delicate health was maze
happy by the gift of the dolly you kindly put IN me he
box We shall never forget the KINDNESS OF tns ,
# 8 6 in our trouble, and we Will always so IaI
as our ability extends. try 10 make sunshine 'o'
9TH
New-York tribune., 1902-07-26
EAST SIDE DOCK IMPROVEMENT.
PLAN TO SPEND sl2OoO.OOe BETWEEN CANAL
AND THIRTIETH SITS.

The Department of Docks has planned an ex-
tension along the North River front from Canal
10 Thirtieth st, TO something ike sl-Voo'""'
which will permit the building of series OF piers.
at least eight hundred feet long each. 70 accom-
modate the largest of modern ocean going steam
ships
The proposed Improvement will require the NOV
ing OF the bulkhead line at least two hundred feet
to the westward. II cannot be accomplished WIFI
out the consent of the War Department
Recently Commissioner Hawkes. petitioned the
Secretary of War for permission to make the
extension of the bulkhead for the Chelsea I'M
movement The petition was referred to the New
York Harbor Line Board. which consists of Colonel
c. r. Suter, president; Colonel 5 VI. Manshed
and Major W. L. Marshall. for investigation ana
report. The hearing took place yesterday at the
Army Building The Dock Department was rep
resented by Acting Commissioner Jackson Wallace
and Chief Engineer Bensel.
Mr. Wallace said that 1t was the intention OF
the present administration to make the docking
facilities at this port the greatest in the world
L. II. Beers. in behalf of the Cunard Line, urged
the granting Of the application. saying the COM
pany he represented would construct larger steam
ships in case suitable dockage was obtained He
said that the present piers, at Jane and Horatto
SITS were a trihe seven hundred feet In length
each. and were within the War Department bulk
head line They could be easily extended two hun
dred feet more without in any interfering
with traffic in the river.
C A. Griscom. jr.. of the International Naviga-
ton Company. said that the extension OF the
piers would be a financial benefit to the city of
New-York as ultimately the steamship companies
would have to pay for the work. He said that the
company he represented paid high rental for piers
on the New-Jersey side and that the proposed
extensions were of vital moment to maritime in
terests at this port. .
Replying to a question put by Major Marshall,
Chief Engineer Bensel asserted that the rentals
in a short time would pay for the extensions, and
that the city would still own the piers Il think
we are getting everything out of the
steamship companies" remarked Mr.. Bensel.
This remark brought Acting Commissioner Wal
lace TO his feet. He said: I'm afraid Bensel has
let the cat of the bag, but l think what he
says is true. averse to crowding on dock
charges. because in time the expenses here will
drive the steamship companies to other and cheap
er ports. 1t is nonsense to say that they must
come to New York There is a limit to every
thing. and in this matter the city intends to deal
in a large and liberal way.
rs there any limit to the length of pierS? asked
Major Marshall.
replied Mr.. Wallace.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-26
A SECRET WEDDING ANNULLED.
YOUTH NO LONGER HUSBAND OF CANDY
STORE WIDOW

The marriage of seventeen-year-od willie" Van
Houten and Mrs. Isabella Collins. the forty-ive-
year-old widow, from whom ne was accustomed to
buy candy. was annulled yesterday afternoon by
Justice Dickey, in the Brooklyn Supreme Court.
The dissolution Of this strange union brought
about by Henry Van Houten, a fireman, of East
Ninety -ffth-st. and Avenue G. Canarsie who is the
boys father.
1t was the strangest romance ever brought to the
attention of the court Willie whose full is
William H. Van Houten, rather large for his
age but had been petted overmuch by an indulgent
mother. Near the Van Houten home Mrs. Collins
Kept the leading candy of the Canarse settle
ment. 1t was not far from 'Willie's home and love
for the sweets in Mrs. Colnss stock first attracted
him TO the place. Before long the boy spent
most of his time in the store enjoying the widows
kisses. candied and otherwise
On May Z, the couple resolved TO get married. and
did so. Their search for a minister was long and
trying, many clergymen refusing to marry them. on
account of the disparity in their ages Finally a
negro parson was persuaded to tie the knot. A
hve pound box of candy is said TO have been the
fee.
Willie" having become the husband and there
fore the lord of the proprietor of the candy shop.
felt 1t his privilege to indulge in candy to his
hearts content. The honeymoon was, therefore.
a particularly sweet one but il did not last long.
There was quarrel. Willie threatened TO back
his father in procuring an annulment of the mar
riaCe.
Mrs. Isabella Collins Van Houten did not contest
the suit in court yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-26
THoUGHT SHE WAS BLACK AND WHITE

An officers wife who returned from a two years
sooern IN the Philippines the other day. says that
"hhe she had many curious experiences. perhaps
ne most amusing occurred in connection with her
misfortune in spraining her ankle sne was hWne
N1nitvely the island Of cebu, and the only
means OF getting about In a wreteheo httie
wagon on two wheels without a suspicion OF
spring. In going an unusually steep rut she
was tossed clear out of the wagon ana spraineo
Ter ankle a friend who with her supported
1er. and number of natives including the driver.
tatnered sympathefically about. Her foot began 70
shoe
The horror OF the natives when they saw ne, ner
NIKE. black as they supposed, was sns says, l, Ire
ntnoos They drew of and conyerssd eaci @ ,,s
ynipea 70 her face, then her feet ana became
threatening ia their behavior evidently feeling that
.nsy had been imposed uDon, and Lhat az ieasL a
sart OF the grand dame about tnelf OWL cpioI.
! ne friend discovered the cause and queteu ue III
:. an explanation
New-York tribune., 1902-07-26
TO PRONOTE CIVIC BEATTY.
BROOKLYN WOMEN OFFER PRIZE FOR AT.
TRACTIVE BACK AND FRONT YARDS.

The Citizens Improvement League is organ
zation recently formed for the purpose of pro-
noting order cleanliness and beauty in the district
between Sixty-fifth-st and Fort Hamilton and the
Shore Road to Fort Hamilton-ave, Brooklyn, in
elusive The officers are follows: President,
Mrs E w. Bliss vice-president, Mrs. f. n.
Doubleday; secretary, Mrs. Otto Heingke: treas
urer Mrs. F. c. Cocheu. Annual dues are 10 cents,
payable to Mrs. Cocheu. Fort Hamilton-ave and
Seventy y-ffth-st.. Brooklyn.
Membership buttons and full particulars concern
ing the prize competitions may be obtained from
Mrs F. c. Cocheu. and also from Mrs. +. n.
Doubleday Eighty -fifth-st and Second-ave., and
Miss NJ Antoinette Gelston, Shore Road and Third
ave. Fort Hamilton.
It is the purpose of the Citizens Improvement
League TO place throughout the district rubbish
cans to hold the waste papers, empty cans. weeds
and other unsightly objects; to plant and for
trees and to encourage thrift, comfort and beauty
out of doors in various other ways rapidly as
the leagues funds permit:
The first work undertaken Will be the improve
rnent of Sxty-fth-st. and the beaufying OF Third
ave Subcommittee have been appointed on rapid
transit streets, sanitation, trees street clean
Prizes Of S. 81 and 81 for the three front yards
within the district which show the greatest i'm
movement between July and September l, 1902,
and like Prizes for the most improved back yards
dren Of the public schools when the schools reopen
in September -,
trct is eligible offered for the best kept window
A number of the influential men of the section are
members of the society.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-26
APPEAL For CHARITY.

The Brooklyn Bureau of Charities desires to re-
new its appeal for s25 with which to send a man
who is i'll to the country for a few weeks. His
friends have done what they can. but are not able
to contribute a sufficient amount to pay all his ex-
penses. The doctor gives encouragement of the
mans recovery. Also for $50 with which to aid a
woman who has six children to support and is
striving most earnestly to keep her family. and
the bureau hopes that by the aid of a small pension
for time she can do so. Also for so with which
to maintain for a time German couple, thoroughly
worthy and self-respecting. but temporarily inca
pacltated Tor Sef-Support by reason of he Illness
OF both These cases are particularly distressing
and the bureau will appreciate most highly ade-
quate response '-e'''' ~
The bureau desires to acknowledge the following
Waters, So and Fl. b." S. Contribi;t,ons sbouId
be sent to the central Office No 60 Schermerhorp
New-York tribune., 1902-07-26
SONG OF GLADNESS.

Sing away your trouble and soul dist9rnng iea ar
Smile away your sorrows your heartaches and your
tears: - a.. .o,oirg
Let the sunshine follow you tnro all tHe No''e
Sing song of gladness forever
Look above the trials that abound ev'ry hand;
Sorne tin1e in the future YOU will understand
Sing a song of gladness forever
When the day is gloomy. songs will make II oTigbht ht
When the burdens heavy smiles Will make II nt' t
Sunshine will follow in the trail OF darkest hishI
Sing a song of gladness forever
r,s+ n sonp Of sunshine-Iet it food the heart
And the bars of sorrow it will rend apart ,u
Whisper words that courage IN some Sou' wiz
start - e.o,.or
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