The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-19


the crazy man said: you see, we have
just made a new world. but it 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 a desk and in
dited a letter to Miss Alice Roosevelt,
in which he said: Il 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. I 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
from him would, they argue, tighten
the already close relations between
England and the United States.
RUNAWAY MERRY-GO-ROUN
CHICAGO, June S.-A dispatch to the
Chronicle from Evansville, Ind. says:
A merry go-round in a 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 a post and
her skull was fractured. She is not
expected to survive. One child had its
jaw broken, another had an arm brok-
en- and several were badly bruised. Just
as the conductor jumped from the
swing il broke in pieces and the wooden
horses were 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
60 e TOa-
The latter doubted whether polonium
was a primary element, or related to
bismuth, but Professor Markwald de-
that it was indeed prima-
weighing .15 of a grain, which was
produced from two tons of uranium at
a cost of SIS. 1t is more sparsely dis
tributed in uranium than xenon, the
most rarified gas in the atmosphere.
Professor Markwald proceeded to give
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 a bright,
greenish light The assemblage of
chemists were thrilled with astonish-
ment. 1t appeared to be miracle.
HYPNOTIZED TWO BURGLARS.
NEW YORK, June IA 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
were completely captivated ana en-
thrailed by her maSE.ti INT beauty as
she en,ereI the room in eveniI = dress
and diamonds. Sue spoke 20 them
and when th.-y were finally So
cured she oered them drinks. While
servant was hunting for the police
Mrs. Keppel was chatting amicably |
With her prisoners, who had surrender
"a all their booty, said TO be worth
learly $25OO0O.
1t is a subject of remark that Mrs.
<eppeTs husband, who is in London.
Ices not seem to figure as a member
f the household at all.
REsURRECTING. SHERLOCK J
HOLMES.
MONTAUK Long Island, June l.
| letter received here from London
rom Sir A Conan Doyle states that
he creator of Sherlock Holmes" is
bout 10 sail for this country and will
pend the summer at this place. The
uthor has contracted TO bring the 7
effective back TO life. and he is coming
o Mon1auk to do il. principally be-
ause in some of the new stories, Z
holmes skill is to be employed in 7
diving mystery of American origin J
he sand dunes and moors of Montauk
furnishing local color. The stories are
o appear at an early date, but the
Iuthor's copy is far from ready. That
lie may have absolute selection while
writing. Doyle will lease for his eXclu- {
i've use the historical Third House,