Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-24

| feet" he dismissed "the man OF blood
and iron,' but that will come in d
later chapter. Il
He declines to discuss his manu-
script except with his intimates and
these are pledged to secrecy. -
The destructive wind which Ilas
been sweeping through the states OF
| the widdle west for the past five
days, leaving death and destruction
| in its wake, has somewhat changed
its course toward the northwest. Yes
terday it swept in fury over the states
of Nebraska, Iowa, Indiana and, Kan
sas. leaving farmhouses, dwellings
and other buildings lying flat on the
ground.
Princess Mary, only daughter oil
| the queen and King of England, was
confirmed in the private chapel at
Buckingham today. She wore a vel
that was worn by her mother at her
confirmation.
Alarming dispatches of the seizure
| by Greek warships of the German
steamer Irmingard, off the Island OF
Lemnos, in the Aegean Sea, were re-
tceived at London today. No reason
for her capture is given and diplomats
here are making frantic efforts to get
further details.
Diplomats Worried
Dispatches from Berlin say the for
eigh office there has learned that
armed operations against Montenegro
by the Austrian navy may be expected
Soon.
The Austrian squadron is now ma
neuvering off Albanian and Monte
lnegrin coasts.
Montenegfc's Answer
Beyond promising that the future
bambardment of Schtari will be d.
rected against the Notifications and
not against the town, Montenegro's
reply to Austria's remonstrances is a
refusal to comply with the Austrian
demands.
The note declares that for military
reasons Montenegro must refuse to
permit civilians to leave Scutari and
that she cannot allow !, the Austro-
Hungarian consul ii Scutari to take
any part in the enquiry into the death
of the priest Pale or the alleged
coerciye conversion of Catholics, de-
claring that such an investigation by
foreign officials would be incom-
patible with the sovereign right of
the king of Montenegro.
w. T. Sesnon, president of the
San Francisco chamber of commerce,
has sent dispatch to Secretary of
the Navy Daniels directing attention
to the advantages and necessity of the
establishment of the proposed Pacific
Ocean naval base at some point on
San Francisco bay.
Combined state troops at noon to-
day began moving in against Naco,
Sonora. Following his precedent of
last week, General Ojeda at once left
the Mexican border town and set out
to meet the enemy His ranks are
depleted by assertions and the Huerta
commander has no more than $50 men
while four groups of the state troops
aggregate 1900 men. -. -. =. =.
.
The deckhands and engineers of the
Sydney, N. S. W., ferries, which tap
practically every crowded suburb of
the city, struck today, tying UP traf;
fic. The men have demanded work
ing week of forty-eight hours and all
efforts to effect settlement have
proven futile. =. hi. ~ =: >.
Former Governor Frank S. Black,
predecessor of Governor Roosevelt,
died today of yalvuIar disease of the
heart. 49,. ...
General Sung, a former Chinese
minister of education, died today
from the effects of wounds he re-
ceiyed on March 20, when an at
tempt was made to assassinate him
at the railway station. Before his
death, General Sung received a letter
telling him that he had been shot by
mistake instead of General Hoang
Sing, commander-in-chief of Southern
Flu Kien, VIII oalso was in the station
at the time. =. =. ~:.-.
The writer hoped that General Sung
would have perpetual rest.
A movement for a nationwide cam
paign for minimum wage law for
girls and women took definite shape
in Washington today when Lieut-Gov-
ernor O'Hara, heading the Illinois
starvation wage" probers, put the
results of the Illinois investigation be-
fore President Wilson. President
Wilson listened attentively to the
committee, saying: ...." -.
Il appreciate the full gravity of the
question. l wish you would leave
with me such papers as you have pre-