Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-26
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CALUMET. Mich, Dec. 25.-TheI
lives Of - persons was the toll of a IN
drunken mans cry OF fire" in
crowded hall during Christmas exers
cises here last night
1t was during the middle of the ex-
ercises that a drunken man arose in
the audience. shouted fire" and in
a moment the wild rush for the mar h
row stairway followed The passage
way was speedily blocked and the
panic-stricken men, women and chill
dren jumped and trampled each other
to death in their wild efforts to get
out.
When fear had finally passed, and
it required but a few moments, the
entrance was packed as high as the
ceiling with the corpses of those who
but a few moments before were hap
PLY enjoying the holiday festivities.
In a number of cases the victims
had been trampled to death, but most
of the victims had been suffocated in
the jam. IL
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 25.-FacedI E
by positive Identification by a num-
Der Of his victims, Including DR.. A. b. II
Clark, Honolulu dentist, John Bos-
tick yesterday broke down and con,
fessed that he is the lone bandit who
held up a Southern Pacific express is
train at FL Monte, in Southern CALI IE
fcrnia, December 1, and killed James
Montague, travelling salesman, when
the latter was slow in raising his
hands above his head as commanded.
The confession was made to Sheriff
Hammell,, Bostick going into all the
DETAILS and describing his movements
for a month or more previous to his
last crime. The confession included
an admission that he attempted to-
hold up a passenger train at Rich
mond November IA last L
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25.-With
preparations complete for one of theI
biggest Christmas Eve cdlebrationsI
mated that 100000 persons were dis
appointed last night because of rainI
storm. 1t began raining early in thel
afternoon and continued throughout
the night. Though the weather wasIN
warm the moisture made it impossible
to hold the monster open air eoncertI
and the carol singing was carried onI
only by small groups sheltered be-
meath awnings.
The rain is general throughout theIi
country and is of much value to theI
agricultural interests. ,..-@" E
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 25.AViee-L
President Marshall, tired after 1OI
months, session as president of theI
United States senate, is yacationingt
liz indianapolis. He sounded IisI,
opinion last night in stating that hei
believes the nation has had enough
legislation and that for the present at IS
least the Democratic party should notE
undertake any further lawmaking. AtE
this time, said ViceP President Mar.
shall further. there is no necessity for
any antitrust legislation.
HERM0SILLO, Mex, Dec. 25.-Gen-t
eral Villa, with a force of 1890 we'll
armed cavalrymen, left here for Ojin-t
aga to give battle to General 0rtegaIl
end the strong federal force now con-
trolling that city Heavy fighting has
been going on at Torreon. More than
10000 troops are engaged. but then
A0Sui SlS nut huOWu HAcIe.r SoLIItuuHf|{
cation is demoralized because of theN
fact that the federals, resorting toll
guerilla tactics, are cutting the wiresi IN
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BERGEN, Norway, T.. Dec. 25.-TheAr
| first rs. o. g." cali to be receivedAt
from the Arctic Ocean by wireless wasd
picked up here last Tuesday, and will
probably result in the saving of thel
lives of those aboard the Norwegian
steamer Sagnvald Jarl. The vessel ish
ashore at Lareden Islands A vessel b
has been dispatched to the aid of the h
stranded vessel and crew. =.
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