The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-05
criminal prosecutions.
WESTERN NEWS.
Originating West of the Mississippi
River.)

Originating West of the Mississippi
River)
The California state treasury was
richer this month than ever in It's
history, $14,OOO,OOO in cash and secur-
tiles being on deposit in it's vaults.
In the Seattle primaries recently
two Socialist candidates defeated two
old labor leaders in the race for the
city council.
Ruef has refused to testify in the
Schmitz case for fear of discriminating
himself, as the indictments against
him have not been dismissed.
The number of saloon licenses in
San Francisco will be reduced from
POO to 1900.
An intoxicated sailor stole the
automobile of the San Francisco chief
of police while he was dining and got
quite a joy ride before the police
force rounded him up.
Terrific snowstorms have been rag
ing in the Middle West and were so
severe in some localities that trains
were run into roundhouses to protect
the passengers.
Diamonds valued at $4,000 were
stolen from Mrs. Eugene de Saba at
the Palace Hotel San Francisco. She
had worn them at the Mardi Gras ball
at the hotel, and her rooms were en-
tered after she had retired.
An Arkansas tornado killed seven
people and did great amount OF
damage.
The Pacific naval fleet will cooper.
ate with the revenue cutter service
in preventing pelagic sealing, due 20
the treaty signed by the United
States, Great Britain and Japan.
Nine. Schumann-Heink,t the world
greatest contralto, sang to over 5000
school children at San Joe, Cal. Her
concert, inspired by her love for chill
dren, was given free of charge.
A Portuguese Chamber of Com
merce has been organized in San
Francisco to develop trade between
the United States and Portugal. 1t is
expected that the opening of the canal
will give a great impetus to this trade
An, honor prisoner in Oregon told
Governor West the details of the plot
whereby $4,000 was stolen from the
steamer Humboldt returning from
Alaska in September, 1910. Part of
the money was dug up and the ac-
completes in the crime will be ar
rested shortly.
A Denever bicycle policeman during
his five years of service has recovered
5147 lost or stolen bicycles valued at
$4,000, He has travelled over $4,000
miles on his own bicycle to do it, and
has secured 2121 convictions.
A Portland hotel burned with loss
of $4,000. One man eaped to his
death from a third floor window, and
another died of heart failure due to
the excitement
3 San Francisco is agitated over the
proposal of the Democratic Congress
sional committee on appropriations
that the San Francisco mint be closed
for the sake of economy" The Pa
cific coast will make a strong fight
to preserve the institution
The famous Southern California
home of Paul de Longpre, the painter
who recently died, has been pur-
chased for 100000 by the widow of
New York merchant
Isaiah West Taber, a pioneer Cali
fornian and a noted photographer Of
San Francisco for forty years, has
just died at the age of eighty-twU
years
II is said that Rear Admiral Regin.
aid Nicholson, former chief of the
Bureau of Navigation, will relieve
Rear Admiral Chauncey Thomas Of
the command Of the Pacific cruiser
fleet.
The police department is being
placed on a semi-miltary basis. Mem
bers of the department are required
to be smartly dressed and patrolmen
will not be allowed to gossip on their
beats with friends. They will have
absolutely nothing to do but attend