Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-14
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The steamer Uranium, which ter
minated her voyage from Rotterdam
by piling up on a rocky reef ten miles
from Halifax, in a fog yesterday, re-
manned fast today, with Captain Eu.
STAGE and crew aboard, but with all
the $50 passengers safe ashore at the
immigration station here.
The steamer is stuck bow on with
seventeen fathoms of water under her
stern. The bow plates are ripped and
No. l hold is filled with water. The
vessels position is only a few hundred
yards from the lighthouse at Chebucto
Head, where the keeper declares he
was blowing his fog horn when the
vessel struck.
The United Kingdom was swept Sat
urday and Sunday by heavy gales and
snowstorms. There have been many
wrecks of small craft and coast ship
ping has been damaged. Vessels arriv-
ing in port felt the full fury of the
storm and some of them are badly
SCARED.
DR.. C. ]. Richardson, who examined
William Rockefeller, the oil magnate,
at Miami, Florida, for the house money
trust investigation committee, to de-
termine if the millionaire was physic-
ally able to give testimony, made his
report today. Chairman Pujo will not
make it public until after it has been
presented to the full membership of
the committee. ~,
The officers in charge Of navy re
cruiting stations throughout the coun-
try have been ordered by the navy de-
partment to assist the naval militia as
far as practicable, rendering them aid
in their work and giving the officers
end men instruction In matters per-
tanning to the navy and naval service.
Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood, chief mar.
shall of the Inaugurationg Day parade,
has received word from President
elect Wilson that the latter has de-
termined upon the Essex Troop of
New Jersey Cavalry as his personal
escort March 6.
+ President Taft today sent to the SEN
ate the nomination of Col George P.
Sorven, of the United States Army Sig
nal Corps, to be commander of the Sig
nal Corps, succeeding Brig. Gen. James
Allen, who retires next month .,.g.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer today
stated that he might be candidate for
the United States senate from Massa-
chusetts, if the Republican caucus
could not determine upon a selection
from candidates now before it. He ex-
pressed the wish, however, that the
nomination be settled by caucus.
The Times correspondent at Con-
stantinople says that. a national as
sembly will be summoned to decide on
peace or war. If it declres for peace,
the cabinet readily can accept the al
lies conditions, but if for war the min
listers can take the grave decision with
greater confidence.
Several sharp encounters, in all Of
which the federals were victorious,
have been reported to the Mexican
government from various places in the
state of Guerrero, but most stubborn
opposition has been met with along
the west coast, where four towns-Te-
cam, Attoyaca, Arsenal and San &C.
unofficially reported to
have been taken by the rebels.
The first formal move toward max
ing the United States naval station at
Guantanamo, Cuba, an impregnable
outpost of defense for the Panama ca
nal, was taken up today, when orders
were issued designating board Of Of
ficers of the army and navy to visit
Guantanamo Immediately.
The function of this board will be a
close inspection of the surroundings at
and a comparison on the
ground of the facilities tor defense as
shown in the elaborate plans prepared
by the joint board upon data furnished
by the army and navy war colleges.
The date for the marriage Of Miss
HELEN Miller Gould to Finley J. Shep-
ard, of ST. Louis, has been definitely
set for Wednesday, January p, it was
said by her friends today.
The ceremony will be performed at
Miss Gould's country place in larry
town, at noon. and will be witnessed |
only by small gathering Of relatives
and intimate friends, including some |
of her old nelghbors in Tarrytown and |
Irvington.