The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-06-02
NEWS OF THE WORLD PUT
IN BRIEF CHRONICLES

dalton was made that hereafter the
book concerns Of the church employ
only union men. at union wages. and
tunity offers.
senator Thomas c. Piatt. who has
been sued by Mae Wood for absolute
divorce. denies all charges brought
against him. He admits his associa-
ton with the woman. and that he paid
her large sums OF money to recover
his letters. but denies that he ever
married her.
William .Buwaida. a private IN the
L. s Army. has been sentenced to
ave years imprisonment for attending
an anarchist meeting In san Francisco
and shaking hands with the notorious
Emma Goldman. He win serve his
term at Alcatraz.
Fifty per cent. OF the students ~
stanford University were absent from
the graduating exercises which &C.
CURED on May 20. as result OF ths
differences which have recently oc-
CURED between the president and the
undergraduates.
"Rapid-fire eating" has been prchi-
bited at the soldiers Home In san
Monica. A forty bite order" in the
interests OF thorough mastication. has
been issued, and there has been al
ready marked Improvement in the
health Of the inmates.
A plan to aid aged priests has been
discountenanced by the Pope. The
decision grew out OF an effort OF
= French Catholics to take over pension
funds equivalent TO s40oo.000. which it
was made known would be accepted
as pious foundations for masses.
Hall a business block in san Fran
/ cisco was burned. involving a loss If
) s1o0.0oo. The blaze is supposed to have
been started by James Byrnes. 4
steamboat hand. who boarded at the
Harbor Hotel and who dropped
/ lighted cigarette amongst his bed
3 clothes
The United States court in san
Francisco is trying to decide whether
the cargo of the steamer Empire.
which sailed from that port to South
American ports and had no manifest.
was cheese or guns. Both were e und
in the cargo, the latter in suspicious
numbers.
Edward Newell, a prominent travel
ing salesman for the Cudahy Packing
Co of San Francisco. disappeared af-
ter a recent visit to that place. II is
thought that he met with foul play
shortly after his arrival. or fell over
board from the steamer by which he
was returning to the city.
William Ellis Corey of the Steel
Trust. who was divorced by his wife
/ and married a New York actress. has
been received by the best people in
Paris. Amongst those recently pre-
sented to Mrs. Corey, at one OF the
most exclusive clubs, was the Grand
Duke Cyril, a cousin OF the Car.
Lieutenant Fonzeca, an officer Of the
Brazilian Army, while making an ex-
perimental ascension in a balloon at
Rio Janeiro, in the presence OF the
Minister of War and the officers OF
. the military school. was instantly kill
ed. The balloon. after ascending TO q
height of 1900 feet, suddenly collapsed
Governor Hughes of New York was
forced to decline an invitation to at
tend a Baptist Convention in OKLA
homa presided over by President Har-
~ Pratt Jordan. of Chicago Univer-
sity, on the ground of pressure Of
executive work. Nearly 500 delegates
and 1000 visitors were present at the
convention.
Joseph A. Sullivan. a stakeholder in
the san Francisco United Railways
Co.. is trying 10 recover $4,000 paid
to Abe Ruef in brides. He does not
seek TO recover his portion of the fund.
personally. but asks that the entire
sum, with the costs Of the suit. be
paid into the treasury OF the United
Railroads.
Robert ". Fullerton, son Of a st.
Louis millionaire. who was indicted IN
New York for the abduction Of Gladys
Hobart and was 70 be sent east from
Seattle on requisition, was temporarily
released owing 10 a flaw in the war
rant upon which he was arrested. As
he left the court he was rearrested as
a fugitive from justice and a fresh
requisition will be issued.
Miss Alice Berham, Of the Cornell
College Of Arts and Sciences, has
been awarded the Guildford prize for
the best essay submitted in COMPETE
ton Her subject was Men and the
MUSES." She won the Barnes Shakes
pesre prize last year for the best
poem. and has made the four years
course in three years. Her record has
been exceptionally brilliant.
William H Marsh Of Brooklyn. who
was bitten by a rabid dog. applied
at the Pasteur Institute in New York
for treatment. but was told that IL
was too late. He was a wealthy man
ufaeturer. and when the ultimatum
was given he returned to his home.
placed his affairs in order and met
death bravely. He lived but three
days after the verdict OF the special
lists was rendered