The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-14

| all his contracts for some months to,
! come and return to Italy.
Kansas City-Frank Smith, brotherI
! of Mrs Charles Fair of California,
! from whom he inherited half million
dollars when she was killed in AM
automobile accident in France, has
| eloped with an heiress, worth $780,
600. Smith was originally cook in al
Santa Fe eating house.
Sacrameno-A murderer who
watched while the Assembly passed
a bill to do away with capital punish
ment thought he was safe from death
and gave himself up to the authori-
ties. He then learned that the bin
would have some travelling to do be-
fore it became law.
San FTancsco-Four regiments of
United States infantry, one regiment
of cavalry and one regiment of artil-
lery have been rushed from the Presi-I
dio to the Mexican border line to pro-
tect property.
Chicago-Dr. Frederick Cook, Arcticl
explorer, telegraphed President Taft
protesting against his signing the
| Peary bill. Peary is accused of gross
immortality, exploitation Of the publicI
and other irregularities.
| San Francisco-The Sunset Nation
| al Oil Company, fathered by local
! labor leaders, in which hundreds of
laboring men invested money, has
filed a petition in bankruptcy.
San FTancisco-Smugglers shot
Chinese, and in another instance
| threw them overheard to drown when
being chased by government vessels Of
immigration officers during smuggling
operations.
i London-The attention of the gov
i eminent authorities has been attract
ed to the Mormons who are actively
engaged in inducing young women to
emigrate to Utah.
Portugal-A province in the north
ern part of Portugal revolted from
/ Republican rule and raised the royal
standard Troops were promptly dis
| patched and the revolt was easily
I quelled.
Nevada-The Assembly has passed
a resolution in favor of submitting
the question Of women's suffrage to
the people.
/ New YOrk-The Board of Trustees
of Columbia University has announced
gifts to the University amounting in
total to over 100000.
Tacoma Augustus Heinze, of
Montana mining, and New York bank
ing fame, has again struck it rich
Il this time in Northern Canada. It is
! thought he will take out twenty-five
millions this year from his new mines.
New York-The telephone boy of
James r. Keene, the Wall street finan-
cier, testified that he had made over
100000 on one of the deals he went
into on his own account-with Keene's
5 tips.
New York-A broker was robbed of
securities amounting to 100000 by a
, clever thief who substituted envelopes
after iostling the broker so he dropped
, the envelope with the securities.
Vienna-The Supreme Court of APP,
peal for Austria in a decision estab'
S fishes the principle that excessive and
= unreasonable jealousy is valid
ground for divorce.
!. Washington-The Interstate Com
, meTce Commission has denied the re
quest of railroads that they be al
lowed to suspend freight rates until
3 November. Under the great rate de
/ cision recently made, the railroads
must cancel, not suspend rates
o PittsbuTg-GeOrge Westinghouse
b claims he has completed an invention
" which will enable the officer on watcl
by turn of the wrist to reverse {
ships engines though running at full
speed, and set them racing back
wards, The invention is especial.
for turbine engines.
L Ottawa-Premier Laurler Of Canad
4 has come out strongly for Teciprocit
with the United States, but proclaim
IS loyalty to England and scouts tn
!. stories about Canada's probable al
nexation to the United States.
Concord-The New Hampshir
- House favors a constitutional amend
Is ment providing for the direct electio
r of United States senator's.
st. Louis-HOward Elliott, presider
of the Northern Pacific, has refuse
eel to accept the presidency of the Mi
~ souri, Pacific, former Gould line.
ell Los Angeles-The golden weddin