Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-02


the machinery hall this afternoon
when over 100000 persons witnessed
the ceremonies.
President Taft, upon returning to
the White House, requested to be in
formed of the situation IN Mexico, so
that he might consider what action
TO take in pursuance of the ultimatum
which he prepared and sent to Presi-
dent Madero previous to his departure
To- Panama on December 10.
The meeting of the Balkan peace
! conference was interrupted su.hiC"lV
this afternoon by Michael Madjaroff,
the Bulgarian minister in London. who
! Is acting as a Bulgarian delegate, ris-
Ting and leaving. after making the
statement that he was going to the
/ British foreign Office to Inform the
authorities there TINT the Allies were
gting to resume the war.
His threat was not, however, taken
too seriously by his colleagues, who
! &C cided to take a temporary recss,.
evidently expecting that he would re-
turn and that the conference would
continue.
Contracts for eight submarines were
awarded at the navy department to-
day, the work being divided between.
/ the Lake Torpedo Company, of
Bridgeport, Connecticut, and the Elec-
trio Boat Company of Quincy, Massa.t
chusetts, the former to build three
aid the latter five.ss. III Efr<t~. -
& u At the present time the submarines
under construction are seven on the
Atlantic Coast. -, -'' Of =. =. & -r.-".*< :.
The first package sent by the par
cells post was delivered at, the lone
of Pres ident-elect Wilson in Cleveland
lane at seven minutes past midnight
{ this morning. 1t contained two dozen
( fine Jersey apples from the WOODROW
Wilson Club of Princeton, as New
Wears greeting. .-,.. ~
, The result of a conference OF an
hour and a half between President
elect Wilson and Oscar Underwood
Democratic floor leader of the house,
at the State House may be summed
up as follows: 49, :,
First-An extra session will be call
ed at the earliest possible moment.
Probably it will be the first act OF
the new President, and the lawmakers
will convene about the middle OF
March.
Second-The tariff will be revised in
every schedule, and the various. sched-
ules may be enacted separately in or
der to expediate matters, unless 1t Is
possible to rush the tariff through as
a whole. - -.
Third-The tariff will not be the
only legislation considered at the extra
session; other important matters Will
be brought up, among these probably
will be the Jones measure, calling for
provisional government of the Philip
pines for eight years and ultimate In
dependence for the islands.
Having Abandoned further effort to
gain admission to the United States,
General Cipriano Castro, the exiled
ex-president of Venezuela, spent New
Years today in detention at the inn
migration station on Ellis Island
dnSer6u at TIE uOSllIlIy SuO"H Hill
| here.
The thirty-eight union men con-
victed at Indianapolis arrived at the
Federal penitentiary at Leavenworth,
Kan. at seven O'Clock this morning.
The trip was made without mishap or
! incident.
The men Immediately began serv-
! ing their sentences. The prisoners
were received by the wardens and
each signed the prison book. Then
! they were bathed. their heads shaved
and each donned pros on clothes. The
men were given numbers and ordered
! to learn the prison rules.
The long-eXpected resignation of J.
Bruce IsmaN from his position as
chairman and managing director of
the White Star Line has been an
nounCed; it will take effect June 30.
| 1t has been looked for since the in
| Quiry into the sinking of the Titanic,
on which he was passenger, last
! spring.