Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-08
Special to the Bulletin.

errors were present, and to meet
them and give them the benefit of mis-
knowledge of Indian warfare, Geo. ge
Washington, then a major in the State
militia was summoned from Mt. Yer.
non. Braddock declined to act upon
Washington's advice as to the best
method of dealing with the Indians,
and the disastrous expedition against
Fort DuQuesne was one Of the results.
The house is picturesque, being buIlc
entirely of freestone in colonial styl ?.
It was about being torn down to be re.
placed by a modern structure when
Mt. Vernon Chapter, d. A. r., inausu
rated the plan of purchase.
Rock Hurled at Roosevelt.
A new Interpretation has been plac.
ed upon the episode at Cripple Creek
in which President Roosevelt figured
during the campaign of 1900 This is
given by Phillip Schuch Jr. of Cripple
Creek. who called on the President a
few days ago and gave him as a souvc.
mir the rock wTch was thrown at Inn
in the melee at the time of the cleo.
ton trouble. According to Schuch' s
story, the rock was valuable piece vi
quartz which man named Fowler 60.
sired to present to Colonel Roosevelt
On account of the great crowds. he
was unable to make his way to whore
the Colonel stood. so he gave the gold
bearing rock little toss in the dircc'
ton of the Republican leader. Fowler
was Immediately assaulted by men who
thought he was trying to kill Colonel
Roosevelt and the exciting scene
which resulted in columns OF tele
graphic description and which was one
of the most dramatic of the campaign
followed. Mr. Schuch does not tell
how he obtained the historic rock. bat
as he had 1t to give the President. that
part of the narrative is perhaps not cs
sential
German at the Capitol.
Ex-senator German was a visitor e.
the Capitol one day last week. Will,
he was in the lobby OF the Senate. h,
was surrounded by group of Senate
employees. doorkeepers, messenger
and pages. He was shaking hand
with them. and they were congratulat
ing him upon the fact that he Is TO re
turn to the Senate on March 4 next
while Senator German may not pleas
the politicians of his party, he is c"l
tainly a favorite with those who wer
associated with him in the Senate
either as fellow members or as EN-
ployees. German started his worlSin
life as a page in the Senate. In hi
kindly consideration for the employee
he evidently has not forgotten hi
humble beginning, German is also on
ceedingly well thought of by the mem
bcrs of the press. He Is invited L
every dinner given by the Gridirol
Club. and is always on the list d
speakers. His after dinner speec 10
at these events are graceful, witty an
sensible.
Jefferson'a Bible.
Chairman Lacey OF the House Publ
Lands Committee has secured tn
adoption of a resolution providing 10
printing as a public document what
known as "Jeffersons Bible" TIL
book is a collection. made by Thoma
. jefferson, of the teachings Of Chris
the original copy of which is in tn
possession of the National Museum
/ where 1t Is kept under lock and Ike,
, The work is volume of eighty-tw
. idouble pages, made in scrap book forl
5 lin which Jefferson pasted clipping
= from four Testaments in as many la
! guages. On the lelt.hand page /
:. pasted the clippings in two column
p. first in Greek and Latin, on the rigl