The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-24
WESTERN NEWS.
Originating West Of The Mississippi
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Francisco by q New York naturalist
and doomed to death by the govern
ment are equally in demand by the
Acamedy of Science and by the chefs
Of the st. Francis and Palace hotels.
The body of Carson Long, son Of
Alderman Long of Chicago, was found
in the Yakima River, Washington. 1t
is believed that Long who disappear
ed from North Yakima a month ago.
was knocked off bridge by train
The boy who discovered the body will
receive a reward of $5OOO
The son of a high official of Holland
has been arrested for forgery in San
Francisco where he is known as Har-
vey Van Buren,. He prefers imprison-
ment, rather than his family should
be notified of his disgrace
Actual work has begun on the pre-
'paration of the site for the Panama
Pacific exposition buildings.
A tong battle was fought among
the Chinese of San Jose, which re-
suited in the serious injury of one
man and the death of dog. More
than fifty shots were fired.
The commission extraordinary to
Europe in connection with the Pana-
ma Pacific Exposition will leave San
Francisco this week. They will be
met in New York by John Hays Ham
mand, Brigadier General Edwards and
Rear Admiral Stanton who will &C
company them to all the capitals of
Europe.
The final architectural plan for the
Panama Pacific Exposition has been
approved and accepted by the commit
tee on ways and means and will soon
be revealed to the public.
Mrs. Robert La Toilette, wife of the
senator, will accompany her husband
to California where he plans to SHOW
up" Governor Johnson who deserted
him for Roosevelt. Mrs. La Toilette
will address the women of California,
making an appeal for the square
DEAF for her husband.
A new terror has arisen among the
refugees of the Mississippi flood dis
trict in the shape of fever and small
,pox.
AS a result of negotiations between
the Rio Grande railroad and the en-
ployes, the firemen of that road have
been granted an increase in wages of
seven per cent. or twenty cents day,
In a terrific blizzard, woman Of
Hellingford, Nebraska, who ventured
out to bring livestock to shelter, was
lost in the snow and her body found
not far from her own home.
A metal kite string fell across high
power transmission wires in San Fran
cisco causing a fireworks display
that terrified the residents and put
the street-cars in the district out of
commission.
Edgar L. Hewitt of Santa Fe, N. NJ,
director of the Archaeological Institute
of America has been appointed direct
or of the exhibits of the San Diego
exposition.
The Mexican rebels attacked a
Southern Pacific passenger train, XIII
u ing one Mexican and wounding others.
Huge dredges have commenced the
work of filling in seventy acres of sub
merged property at Harbor View in
San Francisco which are to become
part of the worlds fair frounds.
Another large Mississippi river
levee has given way at Panther For
est, and sixty towns will be inundated.
Chicot county, with a population Of
$4,000 will be practically flooded
f. C. Hamshaw, a young mining
man and the son of a wealthy mining
man of British Columbia, shot himself
in the presence of his wife from whom
he had begun proceedings for divorce,
The shooting took place in fashion
able hotel in Seattle.
A Chinese girl who is held as wit
ness in a Chinese murder trial at
Portland drank pint of benzine in an
attempt at suicide. She says she will
surely be murdered after her release
and preferred to kill herself.
Benjamin S. Gable, acting Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor, has ad-
vised the wireless inspectors of the
Pacific coast that women applicants
shall be examined and if proved com
petent allowed to operate wireless in
struments on board ships.
While supposed to be near death
from dose of strychnine, San Jose
man suddenly "came to life," beating
the physician who was administering
an antidote and chasing his wife and
family around the block
Edward Murphy, a bartender Of
Portland, has been sentenced to si1
months Imprisonment with a fine o.
800 for swearing at girl telephone
operators.