Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-22
OVERNIGHT
FEDERAL
WIR ELESS

A Definite agreement to enact the
anti-alien land bill, exempting all for
|eigners eligible to citizenship in the
United States, has been reached by
the administration leaders in the Cali
fornia legislature and will be carried
out early this week
The exact wording Of the new bill has
/ not been decided upon, although 1t
probably will be formulated tomorrow.
The new draft will be offered as 4
substitute for the Thomp Birdsall
bill in the senate, where it will first
come to vote.
1t Is stated that the danger Of ire
parable loss to the state through
| frightening away European capital.
coupled with the fact that in any form.
the Japanese would know that the bill
was aimed at them. caused the legisla-
tive committee tosiecide upon bill
that frankly affects only Asiatics.
Trouble with the Moros in the Phil
ippines, which has bothered the peace
of mind of the war department for
several weeks, has been avoided. The
Moros threatened to revolt because
agitators from the province of Luzon
had spread reports that the Americans
had planned to make them abandon
the Mohammedan religion.
Chas. F. Baker. former assistant
cashier of the Croker National Bank
at San Francisco, who pleaded guilty,
on April IL. to an Indictment charging
him on twenty counts of embezzle-
ment. today was sentenced by United
States District Judge VIM. G. Vanfleet
to serve ten years in San Quentin
prison.
It is announced that ex-King Man
uel of Portugal is engaged to marry
Princess Augustine Victoria, daughter
of Prince Wilhelm. A similar an
nouncement was made in January
Princess Augustine Victoria is Man
uels cousin. She is % years old.
Among the nominations to the SEN
ate today was that Of j. e. A. Strong
of Juneau, for governor of Alaska.
1t was stated today that Francisco
&c la Barra, Mexican foreign minis
ter, has asked for an explanation
through the Mexican embassy at
Washington of the conduct of Consul
William Canada, at Vera Cruz, who is
alleged to have prevented the arrest
and removal from Ward Line steam
er of DR. Francisco Vasquez Gomez.
Jack Johnson, the pngilist cham
,f,.1
Judge Carpenter in the United States
district court tomorrow on a charge
of smuggling. The smuggling case is
based on the bringing OF valuable
necklace into the United States from
England, without the payment OF duty.
The pugilist bought it as a present for
his first white. wife, Mrs. Eta Duryea
johnson, who committed suicide few
months ago.
After the River Clyde had been
widened sufficiently to allow her to
slip safely from the ways, the Cunard
liner Aquitanic, declared to be the lar
sest vessel afioat, was launched at
Glasgow today.
The impartial published a story
today about an alleged plot to involve
the Mexican southern frontier states
in scheme to merge Honduras, Mica
ragua and Salvador into one Republic.
The conspirators. it is asserted, are
trying to have Yucatan, Campeche.
Chiapas, Tabasco and part of the State
CT Oaxaca secede from the Mexican
republic and join in the movement 1t
is said a considerable quantity of
arms have been smuggled into Yucca
tan from British Honduras.
Thinking that it belonged to the
Right Honorable Edward Hobhouse,
chancellor of the Duchy OF Lancaster,