Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-05

OJlHildSd IO0dS CIld! ecu tHc mann ISo-
ell position, losing so killed, but cap
turing a number of strategic points.
The principal positions Of the rebels.
however. remain practically unchang-
ed
1t is now believed that th ,ederals.
realizinI the futility Of further resist
ance. are planning to cut their way
them. thinking only of saving their
lives and leaving their large guns and
provisions behind II Is the larger
guns that have proved of great value
to the federals in resisting the des-
perate attacks OF the rebels since the
fighting began here New Years morn
ing
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 4-Pausing in
the midst of a semi-religious speech
here tonight, Secretary of State Bry-
an took occasion to toast Peace"
It vas a dramatic moment when
Bryan stepped forward on the plat
form, right hand raised. his eyes up
lifted
Il pray God" he said. that He may
help me make it unnecessary that this
government shall go to war with Mex
leo"
The hall in which Bryan spoke was
crowded to capacity. His remarks,
coming so soon after the conference
of Envoy Lind with President Wilson
and the growing acuteness of the sit
uation in Mexico, was looked upon as
OF serious import
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. A.
Only 20 days more to the practical
opening Of the Panama canal.
That is the promise made here yes
terday by a prominent Panama canal
official, recently from the isthmus.
Within that time, he stated yesterday,
ships would be passed through the
canal and across the isthmus from
one ocean to the other
The only remaining obstacle in the
way of using the canal at this time.
he announced, Is the debris from the
slides in the Culebra cut and this is
now being rapidly removed and the
channel from end to end of the canal
will be clear for traffic.
+ ROME, Italy, Jan. 4.-Someone who
conceived that he was joker circu-
lated the rumor yesterday that his
holiness, Pope Piux x, was dead.
There was no foundation in the story,
although for time it caused censter-
nation. ~, -: ~ss-5s.t
+ GULFP0RT, Miss, Jan. special
Envoy Lind sailed away from here to-
day upon the revenue cutter Chester,
bound for Vera Cruz, 1t is presumed.
after his secret consultations with
President Wilson on board the vessel.
Mr.. Lind did not set foot on shore
during his stay in port, and it is sup
posed that the president desired to
shield his envoy from newspaper cor
respondents. 7.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.--Reports of ac-
ton taken by the locals of the So
cialist party complied here yester-
day, show that there is an overwhelm-
ing vote in favor of the party naming
its national candidates, including the
president of the United States, by a
referendum vote in 1916, instead of
in convention, as has been the prac-
tice. ( = 4 - III, FL. - Z.
LONDON, Jan. 4.-Sylyia Pankhurst
daughter of Mrs, Emmeline Pankhurst,
the militant suffragette, and herself a
martyr" to the cause, was rearrested
here yesterday under the cat-and-
mouse act. s5ss .'.
Miss Sylvia has disagreed with her
mothers methods of conducting the
militant campaign for Votes for
women" it was reported recently, and
has affiliated herself with the work Of
the labor party In the east end.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. ATTORNEY
Preston, candidate for the position
upon the resignation of United States
District Attorney McNab, became Uni
ted States district attorney yesterday
and was installed in office.
r WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. a.
since beer was placed on the free
list the importation of this commodity
during October and November into the
United States aggregated $4,000, 900
pounds. This is three. times the
amount which was imported by the
country during the whole Of the year
1919
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. - The spe.
cial investigators of the attorney-gen,
erals department, who have been look,
ing into the charges that there is a
cold storage combination to keep I'D
prices, have reported that they are
confident they have sufficient mater,
lal evidence to prosecute the trust un.
der the Sherman antitrust law.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. with the
going into effect of the new work.
mems compensation law, there was a
great rush by employers to insure I'm.
Ger the state act I'm n1ovorS of 10 hor