The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-23
1un1s N BLOOD
Of ROYAL FAMILY.
Solemn Talk On Death
of Queen Victorla's
Second Son.
EMPRESS FREDERIek's AFFLlcTl0N.
LATE KING HUMBERTS Elk
PERIENCEs STUNNING IN
LONDON
EMPRESS FREDERIek's AFFLlcTlOn.
Eaeiand's Primitive Ideas of Rail
reading Suddenly Aroused by
New Electric Line-Ameri
cans in London.

EVIL OF JcOTSe IL SrcLuihSss taAheS GA
the Hanover blood The death of the
Queens most accomplished son, the
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-for
he could lead an orchestra. play the
violin. catch salmon with a Scotch ex-
pert. or sail q ship-has caused much
solemn talk at court about the maladies
OF other members of the royal house.
Notwithstanding the denial issuing
from Berlin. il is quite certain that En-
press Frederick, the Queens eldest and
most beloved daughter, is afflicted with
cancer, and that great specialists coa-
slider her life matter of months She
is too i'll TO leave the castle of Frieder-
iehshof. near Hamburg, for her custom
airy summer visit to England. Queen
Victoria, knowing her desire to possess
an English home, gave her the White
Lodge at Richmond last year. but she
will probably never be able TO oecrl-
py it,
King Humbert, during private visit
here in 1892, took extraordinary inter-
est in the slums and in the anarchist
haunts where had been planned Or
sinis plot to kill Emperor Napoleon
Ill with d bomb, and the Cars assas-
sination. While visiting one anarchist
resort his majesty noticed flaming
picture, designed by the proprietor OF
the place, representing an anarchist
hurting lawyers, churchmen. statesmen
and capitalists into hades. The proprie-
tor gave the King copy OF this pic
ture, not knowing who his visitor was.
The London editor of an Italian Re-
publican journal, who was standing by,
suggested to the Kings guide what a
strong resemblance his friend bore II
the King of Italy. His majesty also
visited at night several of the most
wicked resorts in London. incognito
and accompanied by one companion.
Londoners have been reveling this
week in their first experience with
modern rapid transit, as furnished by
! the new central London electric under
ground system-"the two-penny tube,
! as some of the papers call 1t. Eighty
thousand persons have daily learned 70;
! the first time that ii is no longer neceS
sary to waste two hours in an omnibu:
/ in order to reside five or six miles from
/ their place of business.
! England never seems to have recov
cred from the primitive idea, said al
! American electrical engineer, that
/ railroad train is not a stage coach
Their methods in regard to rolling
stock construction have never till with
! in the past few months departed on
iota from those in vogue when stage
were the only means of transportation
Pullman cars are in use, or at least al
English edition OF the Pullman, oil
many roads: but until last Monday al
electric lighted and electric-propelle'
corridor train, running through por
celain-lined stations, was as great p
innovation to the London public
Aladdin's lamp was to the Arabians.
Albert L. johnson of New York, VIII
has built electric railroads all over tn
United States, said to representative
of the Associated Press before leayin
here for America. few days ago:
81 see no reason why electric ra.
WAYS should not be as popular in Lor
don as in New York or Chicago. 1t
evident that many of them must !
underground, but when | see BLOCH
AIDES in the streets an hour after II
theaters have closed. it seems shan
that these crowds should not be =
lieved. The modern electric car ca
go anywhere in London that bus ca
I will guarantee that American col
structors could deliver these gre;
crowds to their distant homes by ele
trio railway hours before they are alb
to reach them now.
Patrons of the London Central di
covered this week that omnibus
which a week ago were packed to the
capacity are now running empty. Nor
over. house rents at the termini of q
lines are increasing. and the public
, riding IN cars well lighted and We
; ventilated. for the first time in hi
. tory"
W. II. Vanderbilt Is understood to
In Europe for the purpose of establis
ing an extensive racing stable. He
: going TO AK next week.
\ NUMBER OF prominent tAhsi ia
. are still in London American FAC.
which had been cruising in Norw
waters are arriving at Cowes, amo
! them being the Norma, with Mrs &C
let aboard. Eugene Higgins Vark
! and the Alfredo. owned by Joseph
! Widener. will be at Cowes next Wet
!. Sir Thomas Upton is cruising on boa
; the Erin thereabouts-
Robhing of American guests in Ii