Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-13
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On the eve of his departure for ia
pan, General Felix Diaz, supposed TO
behalf Of the Huerta government. in
Mexico, changed his mind, and intead
departed on a tour of Europe. The
change was made following instruc-
tions from Mexico City. BY visiting
Europe Diaz will have the opportunity
of seeing his uncle, former President
Diaz, of Mexico.
Direct report from both John Lind
and Charge d'Affaires O'Shaugnessy
that affirs in Mexico City are
quiet WAS the encouraging news
received by the state department
today. Dispatches to the con-
trary say Lind is understood to
have made no positive predictions re-
garding the ultimate outcome of his
mission.
The state department today declar-
ed it was making real progress toward
an understanding with Mexico; that
the tension was lessened, and there is
no longer fear of any danger to the
Presidents envoy, John Lind. Presi-
dent Wilson is being closely informed
of Mexican conditions by Lind, who
states that his mission to Mexico will
be officially explained by Charge d.
Affaires O'Shaugnessy, in ia scheduled
interview with Foreign Minister Gam
DO at Mexico City.
A bitter attack on Secretary Of
Treasury McAdoo by reason of his
charge that there was "a concerted
action by New York banks" to depress
the government two per cent bonds
in an effort to defeat the Democratic
currency bill, was made in the house
today by Republican leaders.
Leprosy Is a durable malady, ac-
cording to representations made to the
Neurological section of the medical
congress in London today by Maj. E..
r. Rost, of the Indian Medical Ser
vice. Major Rost asserted that four
cases positively had been cured in In
dia by the new vaccine method, and
that three cases now under treatment
were progressing favorably.
Dispatches received by the war Of
flee in London today confirmed the
report from Alden that British camel
corps had been destroyed in a battle
near Somaliland.
Two thousand dervishes attacked
the corps while the latter were recon-
n1itering near Berbara, killing Cap
tain Cornfield and wounding fifty ma
tive soldiers.
Reinforcements were rushed from
Alden to the scene of the trouble.
Prominent refugees from China who
were partisans of the losers in the
daily arriving at Toxic. They are be-
ing most carefully guarded, the gov
eminent fearing that assassins are al
ready in Japan waiting for an oppor-i
tunity to attempt their lives.
Military circles believe the arrest
last night of Captain Stein of the third
regiment of field artillery on a charge
of espionage is likely to turn out as
uisastrously for Germany as did the
case of Alfred Redl for Austria.
Captain Stein fed yesterday when
he was summoned before the colonel
of his regiment He departed on the
first train, but was arrested and re-
turned to Stettin. Colonel Redl was
charged with stealing Information of
such Importance to foreign nations
that the Austrian government was
forced to completely change its mobil-
ization plans.
New York state faces the probable
ity of having two rival governors as
the result of attempts to impeach Gov
ernor VIM. Sulzer on charge of NAL
feasance in Office At f2.15 o'clock this
morning the assembly, after an all
night session by vote of So to 80
adopted the Frawley committee re-
port denouncing Governor, Sulzer.
This was followed by Majority Lead
er Levy introducing resolution cali
ing for Suffers impeachment
Failing in an attempt to muster
enough votes to put through the res
olution introduced by Majority Lead.
er Levy, providing for the impeach-
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