Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

bdBeu IN IiiilnS business oTdeT.
England lost one Of its historical
possessions yesterday when the old
oockyard at Portsmouth, more than
a century old, together with the equal
" old semaphore tower near by were
destroyed entailing a toll Of two lives
and a loss Of $2.000,000.
News brought to Brisbane, Austria.
liza, Iast night announced that a band
Of aboriginal cannibals in Neumeck.
lemburg, northern Australia, attacked
and massacred Deniger and another
German scientist who was accompany
ing him, together with a party OF IA
natives. Doctor Deniger has been
engaged in exploration work in north
ern Australia. $50
8 After. q search that has extended
around the world since September.
1911, Mona Lisa. the famous painting
which disappeared from the National
Museum at Paris at that time, was
tremendously delivered TO the French
ambassador In Rome on Saturday last.
Lincoln Beachey, the aviator, came
near adding his last thrill TO the
hearts OF the multitude when he at.
tempted to loop the loop with hts
hands off the steering gear Of his
machine at Fresno, Cal, yesterday.
During the turning Of his biplane, the
engine went dead and the machine
plunged 200 feet toward earth be-
fore the daring aviator finally fightedl
the afrcar and glided safely to the
earth unhurt.
Reports from army recruiting sta
tions throughout the United States
for November show. q large increase
In the number Of men applying for
enlistment. The returns show a total |
Of 5000 applications. for the month |
which is two thousand above the re-
cord Tor any similar time in the his
tory OF the country during time Of
peace.
1t ii reported in washington that
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, now In
Santiago. Chile, clashed with Marcia
Martinez, former minister to the Uni
ted States during reception at Santi- /
ago Saturday night. { The verbal en-
counter was over the Monroe doctrine /
and was followed by demonstration
against Roosevelt by q number OF stu
dents at the conclusion of the feast.
The local New York organization
Of sspugsv plens to play host Christ.
mas day TO every lonely person In 1
the city. There is to be a Christmas
party ana Christmas tree In Grand /
Central palace for Tie lonely.
OonEressman Glass. father Of the
currency bill. is making hard fight
against the acceptance by the house
through Its conference committee, OF
two Of the senate amendments. those
IN regard 70 the bank reserves and to
the guarantee Of deposits.
II was discovered yesterday by the
prosecutors for the government that
the balance sheet Of the Western Fuel
Company for 1906 has disappeared. An
investigation is under way to deter
mine the responsibility for the loss.
The case Is on trial in the federal
court in San Francisco under the Sher-
man antitrust law.
The steamship Jeanne went ashore
on the rocks of Calvert island Satur-
day and will prove q total loss The
cording to advises reaching Victoria.
B. G.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
decided upon, a new departure inli
policy regarding the disposition OIL
the detachments OF the Marine Corps
now on what is called foreign service.
1t was announced from the navy
department Saturday that Secretary
Daniels would soon order the detach-I
lnent Of marines in the Philippines
cut down to the number OF $50 men.
The forces at Pearl Hsrbor, Hal
wall; Panama, and at Guantanamo.
Cuba. viii also be cut to 105 men
each.
Word was received in Rome yester-l
day that King Menelik of Abyssinia
died on December IL at his capital.
OF Adds Abbaba. Menelik has been
reported as dead half q score Of
times before.
The indictments against Clarence
s. barrow, attorney for the McEama-
"a brothers. and who was charged
with attempting to bride juror DUR
ing that famous hearing in Los An
geles, were quashed yesterday. Oar
row was tried early this year and
on March last the jury disagreed.
Since then barrow has been at lib
erty under bonds. .-
Asserting that the passage of the
Hetch-H etchy bill by Congress was
the work of the most insidious lobby
ever seen in Washington" Senatori
Works OF California took the first
steps Saturday for the repeal of the
bill.