Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-31
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Mrs. Henry H. Rogers, wife of the
late vice-president of the Standard Oil
Company, died suddenly in a dining
| car in the Grand Central station al
the conclusion Of a journey from Brit
ton Woods, New Hampshire, to her
home in New York.
A commission is examining the rec
ord of Capt. Ronald Amundsen's
South Pole expedition and will short
ly publish it's report. 1t is stated that
there is possibly slight error in the
captains calculations but that there
is no doubt that he got within a quar-
ter of mile of the South Pole.
New vaccine against cholera has
been discovered at the Pasteur Insti-
tute in Tunis by Doctors Charles Nj
cole and Conseil. The two doctors
experimental upon themselves, inject.
ing cholera germs hyperdermically
and later swallowed them with practi-
cally no i'll effects.
President William N, rU'0Jd of the
IA. II Il IAN Wooden Company was ar
rested today on an indictment war
rant charging him with conspiracy to
prosecute unlawfully during the gen,
eral strike of last winter.
A force Of five hundred American
blue Jackets and marines left for Co
rinto today to reestablish railroad and
Geographic communication with Mana
qua.
Details have been completed by the
treasury department for the Construc-
ton of the four revenue cutters auth
orized in the closing hours OF con-
gress The commissioning of these
new vessels at q total cost of $925,OOO
will mark the passing from view OF
three veteran craft.
Advices received by government Of
ficials tell of another landslide at
Frank, Alberta, where few years ago
part of the mountain which rises
above the town slid down and killed
a hundred persons. No details OF the
latest slide are yet at hand, but it is
stated that the people are beginning
to leave the town.
The Sun printed the following story
from Washington: "A circumstantlal
story vas being told tonight Of how a
member of President Taft's cabinet
has knowledge that Roosevelt was
aware of the contribution by the
Standard Oil Company to the 1904
campaign. 1t is said that p. G. Knox,
now secretary Of state, entered Roose-
velts office while he was debating a
letter to the chairman Of the national
committee, warning that official that
the Standard Oil Company's contribu-
ton must not be accepted.
All of the 1913 men accused OF the
Korean conspiracy trial pleaded not
guilty today. Ten of the prisoners
testified that their former confession
of plotting against the life Of Gov
ernor-General Count Terauchi had
been made after they had been beaten
and tortured.
Shortly after ore o'clock this morn
ing the wall Of John Dragln's house
in Vancouver was badly damaged and
his kitchen wrecked by terrific eX-
nlosiOn which awakened the neighbour
hood. Dynamite, in the opinion OF ne:
notice, was the cause of the explosion
and Dracin belicv ed that it was d muir
derOus attempt on his life by man
who a few days ago threatened TO XIII
him.
Mary e. callahan. wife Of Andrew
7. Callahan. millionaire manufacture
err of Chicago. il today suing for dl-
vorce on the grounds Of unfaithtulnesS
and extreme cruelty.
AS an outcome Of the recent affTaN
in Colon. when civilian was hi:'ed
and several United States soldiers Sc
verely wounded, the state department
today made an emphatic demand upon
the Panama government to curb the
Panama police and end the gross brut-
ality to which American soldiers. sail
Ors and civilians have been subject
cd, United States Minister Dodge
Yesterday demanded the removal OF
Chief Of Police QUinajoq and Police
Captain DelaOsa of Colon.
Under the eyes of Secretary Of War
StIms0n and IN a drizzling rain the
Ninth Cavalry. Fourth Artillery, EleV-
enth Infantry and the signal corps be-
gan maneuvers this afternoon. Target
shooting is scheduled for tomorrow.
Secretary StimsOn and his party will
then return to Cheyenne.
For the first time since the meeting
If the Republican National COnyen-