The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-19

gazing dTOuHu tHe roOII IOT bOiiie tiihe,
the crazy man said: You see, we have
just made a new world. but 1t is only
three quarters finished. We know
where the South Pole is, but we have
lost track of the North Pole, and until
we find it we cannot complete the
world"
Berto then sat down to desk and in
dited a letter to Miss Alice Roosevelt,
in which he said: II know you are our
friend. You can have part of the new
world"
Most of the letter was incoherent, but
two or three brief lines made mention
of the North Pole, the labor question
and Christianity. He warned Miss
Roosevelt against Christianity, but said
he was glad that she was a friend Of
labor unions.
On the margin of another letter to
Miss Roosevelt he wrote: II am going
to die. 1 will never see Christmas
WANT KING TO COME.
NEW YORK, June IA special to
the Herald from London says: 1t is
stated that several American men and
women who like England and have in
fiuence on both sides of the Atlantic
are exerting themselves to bring about
a visit from King Edward to the
United States. The King, so the story
of these people runs, is a most popular
sovereign with Americans, and a visit
l.. ..~l,,
the already close relations between
England and the United States.
RUNAWAY MERRY-GO-ROUND.
CHICAGO, June S.--A dispatch to the
Chronicle from Evansville, Ind, says:
A merry go-round in park near the
city ran away with itself last night
There were thirteen children on the
swing at the time. The conductor
grabbed up the children one by one and
threw them from the swing. One of
them was thrown against post and
her skull was fractured. She is not
expected to survive. One child had it's
jaw broken, another had an arm brok-
en- and several were badly bruised. Just
as the conductor jumped from the
swing it broke in pieces and the wooden
horses We're thrown in all directions.
A NEW METAL.
BERLIN, June AT today's session
| of the Chemical Congress Professor w
Markwald of Berlin showed the cleo
tro-chemical and physical section a
smudge of dark powder on a piece of
paper, which was the first time that
any of those eminent scientists had
seen the metal polonium discovered by
Professor and Nine. Curie of Paris.
The latter doubted whether polonium
was primary element, or related to
bismuth, but Professor Markwald de-
monstrated that it was indeed prima-
ny element He exhibited bit of metal
weighing 10 of grain, which was
produced from two tons of uranium at
a cost of $75. 1t is more sparsely dis
tributed in uranium than Xenon, the
most rarified gas in the atmosphere.
Professor Markwald proceeded to 6ive
a marvellous exhibition of the powers
of his speck of polonium. 1t intercepted
a strong current of electricity passing
through the air from the generator to
the receiver, the air ceasing to be a
conductor for the flashes. The room
was then darkened, and pieces of bar
ium, platinum and zinc blende placed
near the polonium glowed with bright,
greenish light. The assemblage of
chemists We're thrilled with astonish-
ment. 1t appeared to be a miracle.
HYPNOTIZED TWO BURGLARS.
NEW YORK, June "A cable to the
World from London says: The two
burglars captured mysteriously by
Mrs. George Keppel some days ago in
her bedroom at midnight confess they
We're completely captivated ana en-
ithra'len by her maCE.h mt beauty as
she en,erei the room in evenir? dress
and diamonds. Sine spoke TO them
calmly, and when they We're finally Sc
cured she oered them drinks. While
servant was hunting for the police
Mrs. Keppel was chatting amicabl
with her prisoners, who had surrender
ed all their booty, said to be worth
nearly S250,000.
1t is a subject of remark that Mrs.
Keppel's husband, who is in London,
does not seem to figure as member
of the household at all.
RESURRECTING SHERLOCK
HOLMES,
MONTAUK Long Island), June T.
A letter received here from London
! from Sir \. Conan Doyle states that
the creator of Sherlock Holmes" is
about to sail for this country and will
, spend the summer at this place. The
author has contracted to bring the
detective back to life, and he is coming
to Montauk To do il, principally be-
cause in some of the new stories,
| Holmes skill is 10 be employed in
solving a mystery of American origin,
the sand dunes and moors of Montauk
| furnishing local color. The stories are
/ to appear at an early date, but the
E, authors copy is far from ready. That
! he may have absolute selection while