The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-02
LATEST NEWS BULLETIN.

Originating on the Day the Steamer
Sailed)
The FIVE days battle at Jiminiz pc
tween the Mexican federal troops and
the revolutionists has, to all appear
ances, terminated with the complete
defeat of the government forces.
The tug towing targets across the
entrance to the Golden Gate which
were fired at by the shore batteries
in target practice narrowly escaped
being demolished when a large shell
by mistake went by just two feet
from the stern of the tug.
Over seven thousand garment work
ers in New York have threatened to
strike and leave unfinished hundreds
of Easter gowns unless salary de-
mands are complied with in the mat
ter of raises. The latter have been
refused.
Whitelaw Reid, ambassador TO
England, will be accorded civic re-
ception by the Lord Mayor and mu-
nicipal authorities of Belfast. At the
same time he will address the Pres
| byterian Historical Society of Ireland.
Secretary of State Knox will be in
San Francisco on May Z to talk On
the Panama canal and also to give
several Taft campaign speeches.
One hundred and twenty-six win.
dow smashing suffragettes in London
came up for trial and were sentenced
to Jail from four to six months each.
Sir Thomas Upton and Herr Philip,
millionaire German merchant, are
said to be hot rivals for the hand
and affections of Mrs. Claire Hysted,
a wealthy Chicago widow.
The general condition of the Pope
is such that it is deemed best to sus.
pend all further audiences until after
Easter His condition is by no means
serious.
Governor Johnson, stung by the
charges made throughout California
that he threw down La Toilette %
become Roosevelt's running mate, has
called mass meeting in San Fran.
cisco at which he will state his posi-.
ton. Rudolph Spreckels, a former
close friend, in an open letter de.
nounces some of the Johnsonian
theories and practices.
In five minutes the Arizona legisla.
ture elected Marcus A. Smith and
Henry F. Ashurst to the United States
Senate. This establishes a new rec
ord for speed.
Taft has a majority of los delegates
in Indiana, and Roosevelt has pro
tested against the steam roller
methods used to get them.
DR.. Sanders of Chicago, called t.
attend a very sick baby, opened ur
his veins and ran pint of his blood
into the child's veins, saving her life
A French aviator, with two passen
gers, has achieved a new record by
going up to an altitude of 6971 feet.
The Duke of Connaught has An
nounced that he will come West and
visit Nelson, B. c., in October.
The Chinese tong war in San Fran
cisco has been extended to Newman
small suburb, where two Chinese
were killed last night and one in
jured.
One of the famous Allen band Of
murderers in Virginia has promised
to betray his relatives to the police il
the latter will promise to release his
son and spare his life.
Seven passengers were severely in
jured when a local Southern Pacific
train in Oakland crashed into the
rear of another local on a curve.
The old frigate Independence,
famous "battleship" of 1914, is to bt
withdrawn from sale and will Dc
turned over to the Panama-PacifiC
exposition to be an exhibit at the fail
in 1915.
The United States will fortify al
island near Japan. 1t is in the eX
IRENE north and is 1000 miles close
to Japan than Sitka.
A coal mine disaster at Bluefield
Va, snuffed out eighty-two lives
Only ten men in the mine escaped
the fumes of the explosion.
WESTERN NEWS.
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