HI. OF il SWEEPS
TOW AM DUlim SEVEN
(United Pret? Telegraph-Cable Service.)
PARKERSBURG, W. Va., March
19 ? Two huge water reservoirs situ
ated on the hill above this town were
dynamited early this morning and n
great wall of water swept down on
the town, wiping out the central busi
ness section of the town and drown
ing seven persons.
The wave swept aside buildinos as
if they were houses of cards.
There is no clue as to who the
miscreants were who dynamited tho
reservoirs.
HUSKY PUGS 10
SWAP PUNCHES
(By United Press.)
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. March 19?
Billy Papke of Spring Valley. 111., and
Jim Flynn of Puebelo. Col., will meet
in a ten round fight tonight. It pro
mises to be a fierce battle, for both
men are rushing sluggers and the
loser will be relegated to the pugilis
tic scrap heap. The betting is about
even, though Papke reigns a .slight
favorite. Flynn will have an advan
tage of more than ten pounds.
SULTAN SAID
ME
3y United Press.)
C ? * 'INOPLE, Turkey. Mar.
19?.- . vbdul Hamid Is in a pre
carious jiidition. and rumor has it
that his death is momentarily expect
ed. His health has been feeble for
years.
WAITERS WANT TIPS
CHICAGO. 111.? "Restore our tips or
irfcrease our wages." This is the ul
timatum delivered to the Chicago Ath
letic Association by 7r> waiters. The
alternative is a strike.
GOAL LAND LIS
10 BE CHANGED
(Ey United Press.)
WASHINGTON. I). t\. March 19?
Richard Balllnger. secretary of the in
terior, Is planning new cr-al Sane! law:
for Alaska. He wants the unit to be
increased and will fix a flat rate of
purchase at $10 an acre to be open
for entry immediately.
englandTbig
PENSION OOLL
LONDON, Kuuland. -Km land, Scot
land. Wales and Ireland have ."9ti,o:^
old age pensioners, according to of fi -
cial figures just made public. Private
statements of the number have been
mere estimates and nearly 100,000 too
low. A large number of claims are
also under consideration. When they
have been acted on, estimating again,
the total will be about 000,000.
The United Kingdom's population ;.C
the last census was 42,000,000, so that
about one person in seventy is on the
old age pension roll. Inhabitants as
much as TO years old, the lowest pen
sionable age, number only l.i'.Vl.L'st;,
however. This means that nearly ono
half the country's population of the
required age is poor enough to claim
the benefit of the act.
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"FIGHTING BOB" SAYS RUSSIA
WILL AGAIN WAG WITH JAPS
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo..? "As
far as any war between the United
States and Japan is concerned all
such talk is *6uncomt " declared
Rear Admiral Robley I). Evans, who
arrived here yesterday.
"These Japanese have their hands
full in taking care of the Russian sit -
nation. Russia is now preparing for
what seems to be an inevitable con
flict. ?:.e is rebuilding her navy, "et
ting her army Into shape and con
structing a double track riilroad
across Siberia. Russia will not besatu
isfied until she lias another try in
the field with Japan.
Admiral Erana scouts the Idea that
the school controversy In California
will lend to war with the Japanes
"You might as well talk about an
attack on a Chinese laundr^ causing
war with that nation," he said. "\Vh
should Japan seek war with th< I "t ? ?
ed States? Certainly Japan b?r no
right to interfere with California ii
that state's regulation school? Of
course the terms of our treaty with
Japan should be observ?-d. Mr
Roosevelt as president hand I'd that
feature excelk*ntly. | don't l> lleve
the possibility of war has been given
serious consideration by either c in
try"
COOPER JURY
CANNOT AGREE
(By United Press)
NASHVILLE, Town.. March 19- TI.j
jury this morning failed to agree on a
verdict in the case of Col. Cooper and
Robin Cooper, his son. who were
charged with the murder of Senator
K. \V. Carmack on Nov. P. last. John
Sharp, who was charged with coin
complicity in the murder, was acquit
ted.
Senator. Carmack was editor of a
new r>a|'Cr and wrote >: 'al odiUii
ills a 1*0 1". Col. Coop.T. Col. Cooper
and his sou u?et Carmack oil tli1'
street and at once opened fire on him.
Carmack returned tin- fire. Carmac'
was killed and Roliin Cooper slishtlv
wounded.
NASHVILLE, . Tcnn.. I Later Dis
patch) Judge Hart lias sent th<'
Cooper jury back to the jury room to
deliberate farther to see If they can
not arrive at a verdict in the case
of the Coopers.
(By United Press.)
PARIS, France. March 11' ? The
French cabinet has not yielded to the
demands of the striking telegraph
operators, although practically every
telegraph key in France is silent and
the business of the country is almost
paralyzed. The operators refuse to
compromise.
Subscribe for The Alaskan.
KETCHELL WILL
FIGHT JOHNSON
(By United Pre*#.)
NEW YORK, March It ? Stanley
Ketchell announced today that h" iia
challenged .lark Johnson for th
championship of the world and ? ill
bet $.".,000 011 his own chant- II
said ho was willin? to m< < i John- -n
within 12 wooks.
Ketchell is the champion in lb
weight of the world, hut lias m*n
too heavy for his cla?
welghs nearl ISO *v>unds .lohnso
weighs about 19". pounds Ket<h-:
says he can hit harder than John*
and claims to be confident lw?<
lng him.
Jim Jeffries will probably chall* nc
Johnson soon, the f.nht to taV pine
next November. JeffrT -t fin <
get back into form. Me stipola.
the 'purse must be lioo.ooo, th> ?m
ner to take 75 per c*nt
ATTELL EASILY
DEFENDS TITLE
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK. March If W M
tell, champion featherweight of th?
world, defeated Patsy Kline of New
York in a ten round fight at that < it;
last night Attell never extended
himself and won as he pleased. H<
hit Kline almost at will at -1 probnld;
could have knocked him out h I
desired.
Thi> Humboldt has passed K'-trhi
knn and may arrive h< r.- sometime ? -
morrow night.
!A REAL SNAP
t X
i We Have Just Imported a Large Con t
X signment of Fancy Congou Tea, of the I
? Very Highest Quality, and Will Sell the f
? Same at 75c per Pound Including a Fine ?
X Japanese Tea pot in Which it is packed, t
T This is not a Prize scheme, and We Shall be X
X Pleased to Have You Come and S?*e For Yourself
I GANTY & FRANDSON I
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LIONS SUM US JUDGE;
SIIMMO IS BL
f * ? -> Pre ?? T ?Ugrap^-CabU 8*rv1e?.)
WASHINGTON, n C Marrh 1? ? ,
It ia understood that the Alaskan ap
pointments have been arre?"d upon by
iHith Delegate Wlrkeraham ?r?d Ciar
Hosaraf, and that President Taft will
Ktve the namea to ron^r*** for <~on
fir mat Ion In a short time
Thomas I .yon* la slated to <meeeed
Royal A. (Junnlaon aa Judire of the
Ftmt "Judlfial dlrlalon. and D?nl*l
fJ?>orir?? Wood raff of P?nn?ylT*nla,
now aaatatant attorney fn^ral In th?*
Interior I* to N> Judc* of
'h# n?*w Fourth d1?l*lon. 0. D
Mnran* will h* dtwtrlrf attorney ? and
Marry Sullivan of Mlnn??ot*. G^orgw
Sh?>a of Falrtwnka and ?r?*>r*?? Drl#
ar? candidate for th* marshal
ahip.
U. 8 Marshal Pn??ll In 0?# fWond
dlTtalon. It tlatMl for r?-?ppo(nf aK-nt
TARIFF BILL IS
DISCUSSED
(By United Pre**.)
WASHINGTON. I>. C March ?
Th?- Howr of Rr'preaentatlreii tfif*
afternoon wont Into a committee ofthfl
whole, to dinrmui th? tariff bill Intro
dii('? i| by consremiman Payne of N>*
(By United Preax)
WAftHRfOTON. !>. C.. March l>
Th?- Hou?e of R'-prKentatlren today
|i?*/?f.| a bill provldlnc for itf r*tww?
of 1910 T'r-^idfnl Roo?ev?|t T#to?d
?ho former , <n*u* bill pa**?d by
ron*re*s became the ren?n* employ
> n wort- to be appointed by the I
spoil* ayatcm" ln?t.-*d of by cItII
regulation*
There will he a bwrtne** meeting of
the Ska*way band at < o'clock thi?
evening at Hremen'a hall All mem
t)?r* arc req-w?ted to be pr?*ent
DEATH CULLS
AGED WOMAN
Mr* Mary Morion. *-andmo?H?r of
M*rk PVIp? \f ant mother
of Mra PTi?bp" of Wblt*hora?. <\X
lit th? iatt?r pla<-? at noon *<vl*r
from old U" Mm Morton ?? ?<
yr#r? old and *w probably th? oM
?at Itrtn* whit# woman in Yukon ter
ritory or Alula
Sh* ram* to Alaaka nln# y??ar? a**>
from S? l^on1? Mo Sh? R*?d In St
liiMl* in tl?? ?arly frontier daya and
often toM many inw?a'In* ator1?a
of wh?n that rlty waa a tradln* poat
ami th* h?*dqiiart?ra of th# ?arly
Fr?n<* trader*
Mra Morton haa many frUnda In
Skarway tad flrilirtorv ?V> arttt
r?tT*t h?r d*atb Th#? fin?nU will b?
h?ld .'-laday at WT?lt?tora?
ran uieb ifTER nn
M4M*Ott. \V\a - WWronaln la to
b? otw of th? flrat atalea to bar* ?
town nam*d aft?r William H. Tafl
A WI1 kw b?*n firofabty npon
whtrh d*tarh*? 'ortaln territory from
til* town of Rornwr^lt, Sawyr
mnnty. and T?ai?? th* town of Tafl
Tb* Caribou Hotel. Ctfrnm. T T.
la furaare h?at?d "Pi" xiU th*
Naat tit* market afford
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