The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-03-24

was recently decided that what was left
Of the washington Elm" so known
because of the story that Washington
stopped under 1t when he visited Cap.
| tain jeremiah Wadsworth, on the oc-
casion of the conference with Rocham-
beau, must come down, and many per-
sons went to get pieces of the elm
| When asked II he believed the story
which gave the tree its name, Superin-
tendent Of Streets Hausling replied:
why II that tree could speak II
would prove it,
A moment later he picked up limb
some inches through and at the cross
section was a perfect profile of Wash
ington like n miniature in sepia. 1t
was made by the brown heart of the
limb. Officers Of the Connecticut His
torical Society pronounce it a marvel.
TO HONOR d. r. FRANCIS.
NEW YORK, March Borrower
his Cabinet, John G. Carlisle and
Daniel Lamont, will attend dis
tinguished gathering of New Workers
and Missourians on Thursday evening
next in honor of the successful mis-
was Mr.. C!eveland's secretary of the
interior and who has visited King
Edward. Emperor William, President
Loubet and King Leopold in the inter-
est of the st. Louis Worlds Fair. A
big delegation of Missourans is ex-
pected to reach New York on special
:raip Thursday morning to welcome
Mr. Francis home and escort him to
st. Louis. ~
PRINCESS IN CONCLUSIONS. 3
BERLIN, March 1S.-Princess Ber-
nard of Sake Weimar died suddenly
Wednesday near Hanover. She was
seized with commissions. while driving
with her husband and expired two
hours later in a wayside cottage. The
Princess was of obscure origin and was
born at Lubbock Ii was for her that
Bernard second son of the late Prince
Hermann of Saxe-Weimar, renounced
his name and royal rank about two
years ago and receiveL for himself and
his male descendants the name and
rank of Count Won Crayenberg. The
deceased Princess was before she mar
ried Bernard, the widow of the Mar
quis Luchessini, an Italian. When the,
Marquis married her in London in 1900
she was 81 years of age but was a
graceful and accomplished woman.
Owing to her variegated career the
family Of the Marquis declined to re-
ceive her, whereupon he gave up his
family.
HOTEL FOR HAVANA.
NEW YORK, March 1S.-sir William
Van Horne while visiting President
10 ho "a state
property, valued at $780,
900, says the Tribune's correspondent at
Havana, his purpose being the erection
and Canadian capital. The President
is to take the matter to Congress and
use his influence to secure the sale.
CHINESE ARMY FORMING.
VICTORIA, B. c., March 13.-Advices
by the steamer Tosa Maru says:
Peking dispatches state that the En-
peror and Empress Dowager We're to
visit the imperial mausoleum at Ii
lang on March Sth and on their re-
turn were to stop at Paoting for the
purpose of carrying on a grand army
review there. All the troops that have
lust been raised in Chi Ii, Honan,
Shansi Shensi provinces, about 10000 In
all, will take part. Yuan Shin kai,
Viceroy of Chi Ii, is to be commander
n-chief That official is working hard
to increase China's army. He will or
ganize shortly a force including Chi
nese and Manchus. The necessary
arms, which were to have been man
ufactured in Chinese arsenals have
been bought with ammunition. from
German merchants in TienTsin, who
them into China. Viceroy
Yuan Shin Kai declares that he will
raise $4,000 new troops before April of !,
this year.
THE WIRE BROKE.
NEW YORK, March 13.-An over
head trolley wire in the Bronx broke
asst night, falling on a motorman, who
was instantly killed by the current and
Tell over the dashboard of the car,
which passed over his body. The car
was enveloped in sheet of blue flame |
,ut the conductor and the one passen-
ger on the car at the time escaped in
Jury. The body of the motorman which .
was frightfully burned could not be
,Xtricated from beneath the car until
he current was shut off at the power
house.
Los ANGELES. March ia dis
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