Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-22

Inc Observation-Disclosures -oteduiSlHp
Company has announced its intention
of taking over the steamship Homo
lulalf next meath. The Honolulan was
chartered to the Matson Navigation
Company two years ago and hss been
kept on the run between San Fran
cisco and Hawaii
The vessel is a big carrier. and ow-
ing to the increase in the business of
the American-Hawaiian company Ii
has been determined to retain the
ship and not renew the charter.
Arrangements are being made by
the war department for the shipment
to Panama of the big guns which are
to be mou1ted at the entrances to the
Canai. The guns for the Pacific forts
will go first. They are one fourteen
inch gun and several six-inch guns.
Angered by the reports OF a split In
his legal stan. Harry K. Thaw today
took entire charge of the publicity end
OF his battle for liberty and threaten
ed to dismiss the first lawyer, secre-
tary or detective who tells anything
concerning him.
Announcement has just been made
in behalf of Major General Nelson A.
Miles. retired, from his home in West
minister of his candidacry for the Re-
publican nomination for congressman
in the third congressional. district.
The seat was made vacant by the
death of Congressman Wilder.
Suddenly abandoning his air. of res
ignatipn and martyrdom. Hans
Schmidt, the supposedly mad priest,
who confessed numbering Anna Aumul-
Ter, declared in the Tombs Saturday
that he win fight for his life.
For the first time a look Of terror
came into the alleged priests fea-
lures at the mention OF DEATH,
If District Attorney Whitman ex-
poets to get anything out of me he
will find himself up against stone
wall" said Schmidt
One of the beliefs of Schmidt's dis
ordered mind is the doctrine of pain
less death for cripples or persons who
suffer. The police believe that If
Schmidt had not. been arrested he
would be dealing in wholesale muir
der.
Vera Harris, the young girl who is
believed by the police to be married
to DR.. Ernest Muret, the New York
criminal involved with Hans Schmidt,
was found Saturday.
She, Is employed in the dressmaking
department of a big West End estab-
lishment owned by Bourne & Holdings
worth. She has been living under the
name Of Vera Herman recently.
~ believe that had a narrow es-
cape from the, same fate as Anna
Aumuller.s' said the girl. q fear DR..
Muret, and am afraid to say anything
against him. .s.ss
Stories of life in the Jonquil apart
ments, in Los Angeles, and Of the
mysterious calls Of wealthy men. not
able among them George Bixby, the
Long Beach mil ionsire, and his reias
tions with Cleo H. Barker. are SEIZED,
nled to be unfolded by Marie Brown
Levy, chum of Miss Barker. when the
trial of Bixby is resumed in Judge
Bledeoe's court Monday. Bixby is
charged with contributing to the de-
linquency of Miss Barker.
Japan police at the instance of the
government took forceable possession
of all newspapers publishing extracts
from the memoirs of the late Count
Hayashi, the diplomat, who came near
arranging an alliance between Japan
and Germany
II was feared that an exposure of
certain passages of the hidden polit-
ical history Of Japan might further in
flame the jingoes, who are calling for
war;
President !. Huerta on Saturday
threatened to dissolve congress and
postpone the national election unless
the chamber of deputies confirm his
appointment of Senior Tamariz to the
ministry of public instruction.
In mis- message he declared that he
had reforms in mind for the. enlight-
eminent of the Mexican people,. and
felt confident that Tamariz is better
suited than any other man to carry
them out.
Only eighteen items of the Tariff
Hill remain to be settled on by the
senate and house conferees. Among
them are the tax on bananas, lead.
zinc, cotton. thread, yarn and cloth,
counteryailing duties on potatoes,
and wood, pulp. and the date on which
the wool schedule is to be effective.
As the result of court inquiry, Sec
rotary of the Navy Daniels has order
ed the court-martial of Capt. Harry
Field and Lieut.. BENJAMIN J. 9arthol-
omew. of the responsibility for the
grounding of the .5attleship Louisiana,
August rs, OF Vera Cruz.
Porter L. Atkinson, one time, able
seaman in the United States Navy,
today is enyiew by every enlisted
man in the service. Atkinson has re-
ceiyed his. discharge and is appointed
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