Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-22

| comes. Its people are viewing the
impending condition philosophically
and are preparing to meet the
change"
Word was received at Marseilles,
France, last night of a marine horror
which occurred yesterday afternoon
in the entrance to the harbor Of
Smyrna, Asia Minor, in which the
coasting liner Senegal was sunk and
drowned. The Senegal was leaving
port with two hundred persons
aboard when she struck a Turkish,
mine, which had become torn from
its moorings and fioated into the
channel.
The explosion is described as ter
rife, tearing a great hole in the
liners side. The boat went down
within few minutes, carrying many
wounded with her. 1t is feared that
the number who have escaped is very
few.
The worlds altitude record for an
aviator with a passenger was broken
at Bruay, France, today by Aviator
Perryon. He was alOft for two hours
and twenty-five minutes, ascending
1928 feet
Advlces of reassuring nature were
received from Toxic today to the eff
feet that the reply to the protest
against the California anti-alien land
bill had been received in good spirit
and that there was a decided impress
sion that a satisfactory solution of the
question would be reached.
Officials at Washington express sat
isfaction at the news from Toxic and
say that the situation is more salts
factory today than at any time since
negotiations were begun.
President Cautions Sisson.
President Wilson today sent for Rep
resentative Sisson of Mississippi and
urged him not to make any speech
that would offend the sensibilities OF
Japan. Mr.. Sisson, who recently made
"war speech" had given notice OF
his intention to speak in the house on
Friday on the legal phases of the Jap
anese alien land question. He Lad a
Commute conference with the presi-
dent during which, however, he as
sured President Wilson that he would
not discuss the pending negotiations
or touch on anything CT an incendiary
character, limiting himself TO an argu-
ment on alien land ownership.
That was the White House version
Of the conference, though Mr.. Sisson
himself declined to make any CON-
ment, declaring merely that he would
speak on Friday.
The president is known to be anX-
ious about discussion in congress at
this stage of the Japanese question. es-
pecially, involving any observations on
racial discrimination.
Twenty persons in Enterprise. Ore
gon, owe their lives to-day to the in
genuity of All Ling, COOK for the Com
mercial hotel, who. when he discov-
cred that the hostelry was OIL fire,
! rushed from room to room rousing the
sleeping occupants with changing
alarm clock. The hotel was totally de-
stroyed.
secretary OF the Navy DanielS MADE
an aeroplane fight at Annapolis this
fternoon with Lieut.. ), H. Towers.
| L. S. ~. as aviator. The secretary
remained aloft about five minutes, cir
cling over the waters of the harbor at
an average height of about 500 feet.
Lieutenant Governor Barrett O'Hara
of Illinois was cleared OF all suspicion
of immortality, laid against him in an
! affidavit of Mrs. Maude Robinson, by a
, report at Springfield today of the SEN
ate committee under Senator Ettleson,
/ which investigated the woman's allega-
! tons.
State Senator Anthony Caminetti, of
Jackson, California, for commissioners
general of immigration; Louis A. Post