Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-29

received here this evening that q
battle may soon be fought across the
river from this city when 1000 rebels
attack the 1900 federals now holding
the town OF Naevo Laredo. rs
CHIHUAHUA. Mex, Dec. %. Gen.
Pancho Villa refused this evening 20
go into any details regarding q pos
.sible peace or truce between the war
ring factions In this republic, stating
that nothing will satisfy the constitu-
.tionalists but the complete fall or ban
fshment OF President Huerta.
Only the final elimination of Hu,
erta as factor in the government will
be considered in any preliminaries for
peace said General Villa. s.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Dec. 2S.-
Wholesale discharges of employees are
the order of the day on the st. Louis
& San francisco Railroad with head
quarters here. Notice was given to
400 railway telegraphers that their
services were no longer required This
action is said to be. taken in antieipa-
ton Of strike on the company S line.
and the work of Installing a railway
telephone service is now under way
to meet the expected emergency.
Z TRINIDAD, Colo, Dec. 28. While
a number of deputies were guarding d
bridge here today, fearing damage
sfrom strikers, they were fired upon
by the strikers and one of the guards
was killed and another one wounded.
CALUMET, Mich, Dec. "a. In pro-
cession through the streets of this city
there proceeded today a parade of woe
and sorrow when IA hearses, three
wagons and several automobile trucks,
loaded with So collins, passed be
tween crowds Of thousands of persons
who stood along the snow-lined streets
or Joined the procession to the snow
enshrouded cemetery.
It was the funeral of sone of the
victims of the cry Of Fire! raised at
the pre- Christmas entertainment in a
local hall. The members Of the West.
ern Federation OF Miners took full
charge of the funeral and insisted mp
on paying all expenses, in spite Of tho
large relief funds which have flowed
In for the families of the victims.
CHICAGO, Dec. l2S Action was
taken at a meeting of the Chicago
Federation Of Labor, held in this city
today, to carry before Congress the
conditions which the uriionists assert
prevail in the Michigan copper dis
trict. especially in and about the city
of Calumet.
GULFF0RT, Miss, Dec. 2S While
q large crowd was waiting in front of
the church at Pass Christian, where
President and Mrs. Wilson spent Sum
day. the president and his wife, ac-
companied by Doctor Grayson. man.
aged to elude the gathering and came
TO this city, where they attended
church services.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.--From all
over the world came messages today
from crowned heads and prominent
men congratulating President Wilson
upon attaining his 57th anniversary.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-surgeon
general George Henry Torney, u. S.
A., died in this city last evening as a
result of a severe attack of pneumo-
mia. General Torney was 63 years old
at the time Of his death. He was a
graduate of Carroll College, Maryland,
and was appointed assistant surgeon.
general In the army in 1871. He be.
came surgeons general of the army on
January IA, 1909. 5s.sE
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Analysis of sta.
~ shows that drunkenness is, respon.
sible for as ner cent of the domestic
Anhappiness here during the past year.
The data upon which this estimate is
based has been largely collected from
the divorce courts ;
OAKLAND, Cal, Dec. 2S.-Roy Mel.
vile, the bandit who escaped from
San Quentin prison a few days ago,
aheld up citizen in this city last even
ing, as he was walking along a lonely
street, anu F6lI6f0u Hill Oh MS COdt
End trousers, making his escape in
the stolen garments. Melville was
serving sentence of, Is years for rob.
berry.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2S.-With
the arrest of three men at Richmond
near here, yesterday. it Is believed
that plot to destroy the Selby smelt-
ers has been frustrated. There have
quite time.
The three men were in the act OF
boarding a sailboat at the time of their
arrest. and in the boat were found an
Internal machine. firearms and a
quantity of explosives.