The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-04-14


made in opposition to annexing the ISL
ands, in the course of which he de-
clared that in his minds eye he could
see a cannibal chief rising in the House
and saying, MIR. Speaker" He said
that having got the islands, he was in
favor of fortifying them. There were
many other speeches and the bill went
through with a rush.
The first appropriation under the bill
is $56O,OOO.
. e>N1,~G~@~1A@~m y~doANAa'~QD~@N&
deck track system at the station sepa-
rating local and transcontinental pass
enger traffic; an elaborate system of
warehouses covering the three blocks
from Mission to Harrison streets; and
network of electric railroads which
will cover the entire peninsula south
of San Francisco from the bay to the
ocean-these are the main features OF
project which the Mission Promotion
Association has pledged itself to sup
port.
| A wage reduction averaging 10 per
cent became effective April in cotton
mills in New England, employing 30
| 600 operatives. The previous week the
wages of 10000 were reduced, and on
Monday last the pay OF about $4,000 ad-
ditional mill hands, including those in
New Bedford would be cut, bringing
the total affected by the present move
ment to 125,OOO
The Marine Hospital and Public
Health Service April 6 issued an order
establishing a quarantine, beginning
that day, against Cuba, with the ex-
ception of the metropolitan district of
Havana, which includes Havana Ma
riano and Camp Columbia.
Senator Perkins on April reported
to the Senate the bill making appro-
priations for Notifications and other
works of defense. 1t carries $11,510,-
1877 an increase of $3,299,576 over the
amount of the bill as it was passed by
the House
Counsel for Evelyn Nesbit Thaw on
April filed in the Supreme Court OF
New York the suit for annulment OF
her marriage with Harry K Thaw. The
annulment is asked on the ground that
Thaw was insane at the time of the
marriage. Papers in the proceedings
before.
j. Pierpont Morgan left Rome for
AK, France, April 6.
The City Council of Philadel-
phia was to be asked last week
to appropriate not less than $780,
600 to relieve the distress among
the unemployed. A committee was ap-
pointed to go before the Councils FL
nance Committee and impress that
body with the fact that more than
100000 persons were out of work anC
that at least 900 was needed to pre-
vent women and children from starv'
ing
The Hamburg-American and the
North German Lloyd companies have
Joined the White Star line in the cu
in steerage rates between New YORK
and points on the Mediterranean
| against the Italians.
Seven persons were shot to death anC
100 others wounded by soldiers, the
evening of April in Lisbon, after the
voting in the elections in that city
had ended.
Russia, Germany, Denmark anC
Sweden have agreed to the terms of {
convention maintaining the status quo
on the Baltic coasts, and the signing
of the convention is expected withou
delay. Sweden and Denmark have
expressed satisfaction with the terms
finally agreed to and the Swedish Gov
eminent is particularly well pleased t
have the menace of Russian fortified
ton on the Aland islands definitel!
disposed of.
Dawson dispatches say the importan
work of revising the Yukon Ordinanc,
regarding the sale and control of liquo
in Yukon Territory has just been com
pleted by the committee appointed TO
the purpose by the last Legislature o
, the Yukon. The most important feat
ure in the new act is one providing TO
the elimination of saloons. A claus
; is inserted which is designed to d.
away with every saloon in the Terri
tory as speedily as possible. License
to deal in liquor in a retail way there
after will be issued only to hotels.
is deemed best by the authorities tina
there should be no places given owe
wholly to the liquor traffic. Ordinance
in this form will probably be adopted
and thereafter the Yukon will be con
sidered prohibition territory.
By a vote of rs to the Columbu
(O) House on April l passed the bi
prohibiting pupils from belonging t
1 nigh school fraternities, societies an