Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-28

was agreed that the Russian govern
ment had done It's utmost to avert fur.
Their bloodshed In the BalkBns and
, that If the progress of the military op-
erations led to Wholesale massacres
in that region, the responsibility would
rest on the other poSers.
The Adventures" the new s50.oO0
yacht Of John 5. Borden, left Oakland
harbor today bearing her millionaire
owner and his party of friends toward
the Arctic ocean and Behring sea for
their three nluIl hs cruise shooting
polar bears ard seals. With Borden
are three fritnJ> ID crew OF twelve.
! Al &C ,rs..,.fs Wilson's diplomatic
appointments to date have been ap-
proved by the foreign COMMITTEES Of
the senate. A favorable report was
ordered on the nominations Of Judge
Girard of New York to be ambassador
to Geriin, Frederick CORTLAND Pen
field CT Pennsylvania to be nmbassa'
dor to Austria Hungary. Joseph +.
Willard CT Virginia to be ambassador
to Spain and Charles H. Hartman u
Montana to be minister to Ecnadar.
Tentative plans for sending the Az.
lantic fleet through TIE Panama canal
/ in April have been prepared the
navy department by diretatan Of Sec
rotary of the Navy Dauiels. who Is
now on the Pacific Coast making On
inspection with a view to the estab
Hshment Of a naval base
+ Secretary OF the Navy Daniels has
backed up his public statement that
the United States fleet was coming
TO the Pacific Coast to stay By an
nouncing that a delegation from tho
naval committee Of both horses 0f
congress will soon come to San fran
cisco and the coast. traverse the
ground covered by him IN his present
trip and definitely decide upon tie
exact location Of the great new nagnl
base IN San Francisco bay
s1mmediately upon my arrival 81
Washington, said the secretary, y
will confer with Admiral Flske and
Captain Mayo. the naval aide from
Mare Island now In Washington. Then
shall TAKE the matter up with the
naval committee OF both houses aud
before congress meets In DeeemDcr. /
expect that a delegation fully repre-
senting the naval committees o. Both
the senate and house WIN arrange tn
VISIT San Francisco
Secretary Of Navy Daniels arrived
at Mare Island navy yard Saturday
on the destroyer Hull. He visited the
hospital and barracks.
/ II do not believe in. making any.
thing In the United States second
class" said Daniels, commenting up,
on the action Of his predecessor In re-
ducing Mare Island to a second class
yard, and this remark was interpret
ed as meaning that he would make
permanent his order staying the exc.
cution OF the reduction in rank OF the
Mare Island yard.
Though thousands OF strikers roam.
ed the streets Of Calumet. Mich, the
city was quiet and but few arrests
were made.
The strike scene was quiet today
but the threat of the strikers to at,
tack the Victoria and White Pine
mines, fifty miles southwest OF Caln
met, caused a hurried dispatch Of
troops there. Those mines are still
in operation.
Scores of employees Of the New Eng
land Dyeing and Cleaning company
/ at Maiden, Mass, narrowly escaped
death Saturday when two hundred
gallons Of naphtha exploded, starting
a fire which communicated TO eight
other buildings. Early reports say
there were twenty missing but later
all were located.
Prediction that he would be prompt
ly acquitted in Italy on charge OF
numbering his wife, formerly Mary
Scott of San Francisco, was made
from his cell Saturday by Porter
Charlton, awaiting extradition.
Servian, Montenegrin and Greek
peace delegates started for Bucharest
Saturday by steamer from Belgrade.
The preliminary peace negotiations
will begin at Bucharest next week.
Neither Greece or Seryia has yet
signed an armistice with Bulgaria and
they do not consent to cessation Of
hostilities unless their preliminary
terms are agreed to.
Official announcement is expected
CT the appointment of Duke dAbrIzzi
to be ommander.in-chief of the TIA
liam navy. 1t is practically admitted
that the duke will get the command.