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PHE PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVEKTISSEK: HONOLULU, APRIL 25. 1901. 14 . i hi it I.' . iomTIF I il JS HERE adopt this we might as well adjourn was proclaimed U om n e W one j v u ,,, ocame nnu n n" auu uuuic, uci-auac we Will lit: V ( i dv-- cure admission otherwise.' He consid excitement. A spokesman was sougnt, tne name i tt Pitch called out probably by ered foe a while and then told me to himself and a young man sprang up ask Bishop Smoot, John Sharp and other nn a convenient barrel ana members of the committee to come up At Auction Most Famous Job Chasers Arrives. of and see him. i sent them up. What he said to them I do not know; but af ter he had seen them the committee all agreed tovwhat I had said and reported the preamble that way to the conven tion, and the report was adopted. THINKS BRIGHAM WAS WILLING. "That evidenced to my mind that Brigham Tour.g at that time was will ing to give up the practice of polyga my. In view of the manner in which ' the Mormon people were being har assed at that time I was not much sur prised at this action on their part. Brigham Young used to say to me that then and there gave an adaress mat rang wmi a clarion note. At the close a support was improvised and the young man placed upon it and borne upon the shoulders of four men through the streets, followed by the patriotic popu lace. It was an event wnicn has never been forgotten." A START IN BUSINESS. Thus made known to the public young Fitch, who was a lawyer, had no trouble in getting clients, and was in demand for jury trials. Of course he was an orator on great oecaslons, and the undiseriminaiing crowd of gold hunters delighted to hang on his eloquent lips. No one could say so many glittering and off-hand generali- ... . i - - . . .a . . lis as mill ana wnei: lie mtu me for him to represent the people of any State In the hallowed hails of the "I have finished with politics," said Mr. Fitch positively, yet lingeringly. "I intend to devote myself to the practice of law in Honolulu for the rest of my days. I have come here to cast my lot among the people here forever, but no more politics for me; no, sir. "I came to Honolulu because my wife's health demands a climate that is free from cold, not that it needs a hot climate, but a climate rree rrom cold, and Honolulu having no winters must be an ideal spot for my wife. For myself, I have concluded to en gage in the practice of law. My old partner in Arizona, Judge Campbell, came here a few weeks ago and will join me. I was practicing law in Utah, but during the campaign of last year I devoted myself mainly to politics. "I was interested in helping to car ry Utah for McKinley, for I have al ways been a Republican and always COMES, AS USUAL, TO SETTLE DOWN ON FRIDAY, AYIVL 26, AT 12 O'CLOCK NOON. I will offer for sale at my salesroom, corner of Merchant and Alakea streets, a very large assortment of household goods and furni- ; Something About a Man Who Has TXJRE CROCKERY and KITCHEN UTEN- j Sought High OfflCC for SILS, DINING TABLES and CHAIRS, ICE CHESTS, MEAT SAFES, COOK STOVE, TRUNKS, VALISES, TELESCOPES, SHOWCASES, UMBRELLAS, CANES, PARASOLS, MANDOLIN, etc., etc. , 'nrtlvpnmu wfl nnr pssntm tn salva- - . . , . m . . . : . m. , e r.' ,-, . . i f'j o j - jiag and maue tue uuyie scream miei will De. ne election ui xum ivcai 113 tion, Din tne practice was a matter o lne fashion of the professional Karnest for Senator from Utah was a surprise to ine and to every one. ivearns bought the place much to the disgust of all the rest of us. "Yes. I was a candidate for the Sen- atorship. There were about half a dozen Patriots of that day and this, the boys all said he would have to go to the United States Senate from California and revive the traditions of Webster and Clay. Tom never went but the Forty Years. individual preference. I used that against him, saying that if it was op tional with an individual it could with little sacrifice be given up generally. 1 have often said to him: 'Why not sur ' render it when the general interest de jmands it? It's at outs with the nine teenth century,' and at the time that convention was held I think he honest jly intended to give it up. As the pre amble was adopted it contained one I clause that read 'such provisions as ,,,, to remove to Nevada, where the tn T.os Ane-eles. and the company that their hnndo . " "wo, ttir.llMntl- uw. and the s: "D to f T ' " learns particularly but )J? "c ,Ja 01 him Senatorship waa'M it is no wonder I !' race. H.ti v .. ;vas b,. ignus fatuus tempted him to a life-long 1 0f us who wanted the election, but pursuit. The Senate is still his goal j Kearns. who is a millionaire mine own and he will die trying to reach It. er, and very ambitious, bought the While Tom Fitch occasionally weigh- ! place from the authorities of the Mor ed law and politics by drams he never ! 0n church. That, of course, shut us weighed them by scruples, and the ' all out. Kearns and his friends were time came when even San Francisco ! very anxious to secure the construc could not stand his ways and he con- jtion of a railroad direct from Salt Lake Tom Fitch is here on his fortieth or fiftieth migration in search of the foun tain of eternal office-holding. Tom is a lively old campaign orator of the res- insert may be prescribed by Congress as con ditions for the admission of the Stat to the Union shall be inserted here and shall be irrevocable without the con sent of Congress. When we inserted that clause we expected Congress to a clause forbidding polygamy. WILL. E. FISHER, AUCTIONEER. At Auction ON FRIDAY, APRIL 26, AT 12 O'CLOCK NOON. I will offer for sale at my salesroom, corner of Merchant and Alakea streets, the following HOUSEHOLD GOODS: BOOKCASE, SIDEBOARD, DINING TABLE, SIX DINING CHAIRS, Also, . lot of KITCHEN UTENSILS, etc., etc. onant school, and has raised his , We did not want to do it here but ex voice in every Western State that was , pected Congress to do it so that if the State had been admitted, then it would about to elect a Senator and in every haye been ag a non.poiy&amy State. Territory where there might be need of iBut it wasn't admitted. a Governor. He usually builds or buys WAg SENATOR FROM DESERET. ! Uaho -f rr nvtrincr tr t Vi I . , i : l , c 1 Of ! a. u.vw, v,,....0 "Capt. W. H. Hooper, and a master- a sister, Tom has a comfortable income f , fldroit man he waa. and mvself makes a speech assuring the voters i were chosen Senators and given our Comstock excitement was on. Tom has been organized for that purpose. arrived on the lode when the famous headed by Senator Clark, of Montana. Senatorial fight between Sharon and , put up plenty of money. Kearns bought Sutro was under way, and at once largely into the company, and became called for Rollin M. Daggett, editor of j 0ne of the directors. The Mormon the Virginia City Chronicle, and af- church is the owner of about thirty terwards United States Mirister to Ha- Indies of railroad running to Saltalr, waii. What happened, Daggett tells j a lake resort, which was a drug on See additional where. advertisement else- WILL E. FISHER, AUCTIONEER. At Auction ON SATURDAY. APRIL 27, AT 12 O'CLOCK NOON. I will offer for sale at my salesroom, corner of Merchant and Alakea streets, a complete assortment of CARPENTERS' and MACHINISTS' TOOLS, both new and second-hand, consisting of DISSTON SAWS, JAMES SWAN'S CHISELS, CARTER'S CAST-STEEL HAM MERS. SCREWDRIVERS, FORE. JACK and SMOOTH PLANES. BITS. BRACES. SQUARES. GAUGES, VISES, SPADES and SHEARS, CROSS-CUT SAWS, SPIRIT LEVELS, etc.. etc. WILL. E. FISHER, AUCTIONEER. At Auction ON SATURDAY, APRIL 27 AT 12 O'CLOCK NOON. At my salesroom, corner of Merchant and Aiakcu streets. I will offer for - - t THOMAS FITCH. 1 ........ gaa that he has come to live and die among credentials them, and then, when political fortune plays its customary tricks upon him, moves to some other pasture to which distance lends enchantment. In March, 1900, Tom made his second move Into Utah, and threw bouquets to the Mormons in the following inter view, which is to be found in the Ad vertiser's library: "I have nothing but the antest recollections of my life in Utah," he said in a running talk, "and I re gard it as fortunate that in a life which has not been wholly uneventful I had such good friends as I had here. I was the counsel and friend of Brigham Young, George Q. Cannon, D. H. Wells, George A. Smith and many other lead ing Mormons here, and although I was strongly opposed to polygamy, these men were nevertheless my good friends. They were all good and great men. Brigham Young was a man whose history was written by his ene mies. He had a s'.de that never was presented to the world. He was a hu mane, generous and kfndly man. He had a heart as big as an ox, and was an unusual combination of firmness and gentleness. He was a Republican and a strong protectionist. I have We went to Washington as follows: MERCHANTABLE ORATORY. "Tom sent for me to come over to his room and I went. 'There's the bed,' he remarked; lie down on it. Never mind taking off your boots. I want I you to stay there until I read you this ! speech.' "Then Tom started in wltn one of the most scathing tirades about Shar on I ever heard. He described the bonanza millionaire as a man who had been chasing over Europe looking for one of the old masters so he could have his 'picter took.' 'Why,' said Tom, ! this man bought tapestries which he ! did not know whether to lay on the ! floors, hang on the walls, or to give to his squaw for her wigwam.' There I was an hour and a half of this sort 1 of this thing and then Tom ended with ' a peroration that would raise your I hair, and was calculated to lift the scalp of Sharon. 'What shall I do with the thing Daggett '. said Tom, laying down his manuscript. " 'Burn it.' I advised. " 'Not much,' replied the rising ora tor. 'Long George is running Sharon's campaign, isn't he? I want you to take the speech over and let him read it to the old man. It doesn't matter if I don't get the manuscript back, as I have the story in my head.' "Well," said Mr. Daggett, "I carried the stuff to Long George at the bank, and he took it in to Sharon. I soon heard loud swearing in the back room. In half an hour or so Long George came out and said: " 'What does Fitch want?' "I answered that I did not know. " 'Well, go ami find out.' "I went over to Tom's room and found him smoking placidly. He said if Sharon would give him $15,000 he would not ueliver this speech. In fif teen minutes after that I saw Long George hand Tom the gold twenties. "The next day Tom sent for me again. He was badly in need of sleep and of some ice on his head. " 'What's the matter?' I asked. . " 'Well,' he said, 'I struck a raro lay out last night and I am dead broke. I want you to see Long George for me again.' " Can't do it, Tom, was my answer. Your game doesn't catch Sharon twice. Better stay bought.' " 'But that isn't the lay,' said Tom. 'You go and tell Long George that if the old man will put up $10,000 more their hands. The deal was made by which this road was to be taken off a race. Had Ream. imnk I stood a tne Senatorshin. i tnorouKh v an,! , OVSi but there-was;, neid against me. va inereupon, as m warmer climate in .l?' decided to turn mv f,' . M came to Honolulu, and 31 can assure v.m i u. 110 Nfa for nolitins ... . "ave a htJ , . " now Ti.. ritory and will r. ma'inrhM lifetime. You miin (3 here if you had , ' TM you were admitted 77 H meddle with politic, of ,2j I shal devnt.. v JtH practice of law 1 nm "In looking around HJ for a house in which no me, i to was striift v.. . H that you were mnkin . JSl in the way hi not suited tn 1h i. ' 41 Honolulu ,,vn, . r"a- I expectins i ' 1 tropical looking city as CL uences went. I a, howovJ1 uie wealth i of the flowers t !. grove in Southern Califun,?! t , iwuirsg in JJ you have here more than 1 " 11 ll.-.', "The beet sucar InAiMti be the salvation of theaa Id Senators of the western S insist on a tanrT on guf. in wun iu jjiuu'ci tne beet i ing, now so popular In the , Deileve it will extend to thl linn ca.ii never nappen.' Boardman Homes New Subdivisioi worked all winter, but our efforts were 1 will change the names in that speech in vain. I went to Europe that sum mer and my credentials, which I hap pened to take along, kept me out of prison. I was writing letters to the Sacramento Union. Passports were not often examined in those days, and I had a lot of large cards wltn my name written in the center, which I used in stead of passports. I found these cards pleas- 1 very convenient for. taking notes on. in .prance t met an old f renchman whom I could understand with what little French I had, very well. I found him a strong Communist and .1 took notes of what hp said on the back of one of these cards. REVOLUTIONARY LITERATURE. "On that card I wrote 'Their Govern ment a fraud. MacMahon in tne inter est of Napoleon. See Bergueret at Lausanne. Vive la Commune! Vive la Commune! Vrve la Commune!" These notes were just to refresh my memory on what the old man had said to me. There was at that time a Car list insurrection in Spain and we were detained at Culoz on the border be tween France and Switzerland to en able our baggage to be examined. I handed the official one of my cards. He turned it over, and then I saw it was the one on which I had written the notes of my conversation with the and deliver it against Sutro. "I did it," said Daggett, "and Tom got his $10,000." A LIFE OF VARIETY. The life of this shrewd adventurer in Nevada was sensational in the ex treme, and included, among other ' things, a dule from the effects of which Tom still limps. Finally he made a deal With the railroad and was sent to Congress, where he was able to stay but one term. Nevertheless, lor a new member he got frequent cnar.ces to speak and his fame as an orator grew so great that when he was billeted to talk, 'Senators came from the upper i chamber to hear him, and the putnic galleries were filled. Mark Twain, Dan de Quille, R. M. Daggett, Tom Fitch and the latter's gifted literary wife, Anna Fitch, were chums at Virginia City, and t:.ey are the ones who wrote the famous combi nation story that Mark Twain tells about in "Roughing It." i hen the Comstock failed and Fi;ch became too well known to go to the Senate from Nevada, he resumed h s travels. He tried California again, bat did not cet along well in politics, de spite the fervor of his campaign Speecnes. i or a wnile he was in Ore gon and Washington Territory. When ever there seemed to be a chance for Prices IITIII III MEANS 01 ANY II CASH Balance in Equal Payments in i and 2 Years per cent Interest, only on Deferred Payments Prices as per Diagram here shown. FIRST COME! FIRST SERI Proposed R. T. R. R. LUNA LI LO STREET 24 80o $1550 "5 23 $1500 c 2 22 $1500 c 21 $1500 Q u5 20 $1500 19 $1500 " c $1500 " 11550 0 17 80s rsS Eh 85 16 g $1550 Sold 15 T" $1500 $1700 g 14 1 6 $1500 $1700 g 13 I 5 g $1500 11700 g 12 I 4 $1500 $1700 g I 1 1 g $1500 $1701 g 10 2 g $1500 $17 g $1550 9 1 $185 g 85 95 KINAU STREET. and Aiaicea streets, I will offer for protectionist, i nave f Frenchman The official then rut Z-JZT L""le A"r sale at auction, bv order of MRS. WM. heard him discuss the question many n e through wh'at the New TorSoHce any Terntory to become a State he A. HENSHALL, times." call th tt-rd drle. In vn there "to live and die among Tu , , , , I . . i li! i:,uru oegree. in vain I you, which accounts for his frequent That magnificent horse, about elsrht I avas Twrrr pw ttppu'c a tt vpv protested that I was the corresnnnrtent , , - - - 5 ' ' - ' 1 1 . . - 1 1 uiwi 1 - x. . yeais oiu, rormeriy tne property of Mr. ! ,. , . .(or an American newspaper and that Thomas Krause; harness of rubber trimmings; also. Low-wheel, rubber-tire Piano Top Buggy. Studebaker make. Cost originally, $225. Mr. Fitch represented the State of Nevada in Congress from 1S69 to 1S71. B0JC He came to Salt Lake in 1871 on legal what I had written was merely notes We listened with an air of polite in credulity, but said he would have to WILL. E. FISHER, AUCTIONEER. business connected with the Emma detain me for two weeks until the Pre mine. Other business was offered Mr. fect snould arrive. Fitch here and he remained, later con- I A HAPPY THOUGHT, ducting the defense of the prominent , ' This would never do, and I happen Mormons in the cases before Judge ed to think of a scheme. I said to the McKean. Mr. Fitch's law partner, S. official, who spoke English, Well, sir, A. Mann, was Secretary of the Terri- 1 have maintained this incognito long ODD FELLOWS Basket Picnic AT PENINSULA SATURDAY, APRIL 27. Round-trip Tickets, adults, 60c. Round-trip Tickets, children, 25c. jUni..: ODD FELLOWS AND THEIR FAMI- said LIES. FREE. Special train will leave depot at 10 a. m., sharp. Tickets can be procured at the sta on from the committee. 5839 For Rent tory under Governor Durkee, and upon the death of the latter Mr. Mann be came Governor. When the matter of woman suffrage came up before the Territorial Legislature at that time Mr. Fitch was absent in Washington, but largely upon his representations to Governor Mann woman suffrage was recommended by the Governor and enough. I am a United States Senator You will find my credentials In the trunk there. I am about to telegraph to Mr. Washburn, our representati . You would do well to be careful what you are about. For a new republic you have adopted very high-handed meas ures. We have already begun to think that your republic is not desirous of being friends with ours, and there is beginning to be, a suspicion that you THE LARGE TWO-STORY HOUSE on corner of Alakea and Union streets. belonging to Dr. J. H. Raymond, and isaid: 'K : it means to give up polygamy K'pteu, continuing in lorce until the are running France in the interests of -sage of the Edmunds-Tucker law. i tne Bourbons and Napoleon. The man WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. t tan nao Deen admitted to the as the State of Deseret in 1872," r. Fitch, "It would have gone in as a r m-polygamous State. I knnw this be ause the preamble to the Con- I Btitutii n contained a provision to that effect, .-nd I drew up the preamble. T knew C ngress would insist upon hav ing no polygamy before admitting the State. The committee on preamble met in my office. I told them my views and found them opposed to the surrender of polygamy. I went to the Lion house and -aw Brigham Young. I told him what i thought of the matter and said T wa- d my Idea adopted. He said: That r ans to give up our religion.' I at present occupied by Dr. Galbralth. A moderately equipped DOCTOR'S OFFICE of four rooms, and rronting on Alakea street. Is located on the same premises. Possession given about May L For Information, apply "vVATERHOUSE & CO. to HENRY 5S39 which yea have never held to be nec essary to salvation." "I then went on to tell him that he had "aid he was deslrions of obtalnlne Statehood and told him Congress would riever srrant it without tnis concession He said nothing to th head. I then said got out my credentials as Senator from the State of Deseret certificate of admission States Supreme Court, and as he saw the imposing parchment with the great seals and the beehive he almost faint ed. We were allowed to go, but a brass-bound official kept us under sur veillance until we reached Paris. Had it not been for those credentials I might have "been languishing in a French dungeon until this day. I am going to hunt up my credentials when I get to California and send them to the Utah Historical Society. I think they would like to preserve them." TOM'S BEGINNING. Where Tom began his career is not clearly remembered, but it was proba bly in New York. He arrived at San Francisco in the early sixties and made an impression on the public through a strange Incident "which. " says Ella Stirling Cummins, in her Ptory of the Files. "ha. now become legerdary lore." The arrival of the steamer with news of the Civil "War "was always a grnt occasion at Ban Frarcisco. and especially so on this day. whn the wvarves hat hut ohook his day- 'n""- TnP wrarvM wer a'ive wlt' ? peopl- and thp steamer brought gra-- 'Well, if you won t, er tidings than usual. The war news emigration to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. Idaho was tried for a time and then when Washington b.came a State Tom was on hand. Wherever he "settled" he tried to show good faith by building a house, and "the place where Tom Fitch used to live" is a landmark In many cities. During the Southern California boom, when there was talk of State division. Fitch went to San Diego. He opened a law office and busied himself for a while, so rumor said, in trying to cloud titles. Then he became editor of a new daily, the Bee, and resumed his role as an "Earnest Patriot." As usu al, he built a house. The only politi cal advantage California gave him, however, was an election as delegate to the Republican National Convention of 1888, which nominated Harrison. In the convention Fitch did his best to impress the members with his fervid western oratory, but the convention laughed him down, and he of the "sil ver tongue, leathern lungs, hnss a?h al--m ' Diego Union rather feelingly' descr b-d tO ttie United ; y,t, T-itllT-Tiorl home n-itn rtraocrliul plumes. He was next heard of on the Pound: then in New York City; then in Arizona: again in the San Diego coun try, and at last accounts he had built a handsome home in Los Angeles. A SETTLED INCOME. Sometimes Fitch used to nave mon ey and often he was down to hard pan. He was always dreaming of wealth, and at one time wrote a sort of Monte Christo novel called "Better Days; A Millionaire of Tomorrow." Senatorial elections always gave the silver tongue a chance and the last time Stanford ran for the Senate in California he put Tom on the stump and paid him $10,000. Then a lucky turn came which fixf-d the orator Tor 'ife. a sister leaving him an Income from Iron properties of $1,000 a month. This enables him to cu'Mvate hfi tastes, such as they ar. wiihout work. PAYS HE TP OT'T DF POTTTirs. Fitch stated to an Advertiser Impor ter yesterday afterroon that he and no'lt's are d:vorrtd forvr, hi" 'afst political experirre in Utah convincing him that there is no longer any hope No property offered here In Honolulu presents the same desirable building lots as the above elevated as It is- j opporW structed panoramic marine view of the ocean, harbor and Honolulu. Imltv tn th hnatnona rentnr- Ita rrnnalt foxllltlno on thp Tie 01 'Bc olrtH lino within a hloolr of f ho Rarctonlo otroat rnra Htld If ' hood of the best residences of this city makes this site exception!!! for residence purposes. 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