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TSAR SKA? WAY, ALASKA. MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1912 PRICE lOG'KMS
A. J. DAJXA SUICIDE
Democratic Committeeman From
Alaska Sends Bullet Through
Brain While on River Boat.
F. rhank*. Aajc 5? National
? omin lUr^-maw A. J. l*aly oowmii
;.si >uu:?H ?irl? this morning on
thr- Re'iam r. when ajv
S!:>s T<4?r*Mu by wtdinj: a
Null.-t throosh bis brain.
M- I Hi* had jnst r?t?rT>*d from
t K^I-.Wotv nvnvfltion and *M
o ' s * .?y to Iditarwd w h*-r<? he
has ratline in'orests and a Iwral
j irs^-ir His fronds on the boat
? -<i hjs. atwont rnimVdnoc* and
t ^a-nit* and on It.
Hi' ? as usually of a jrenlal and
dly ili-SHWitkni so tbat his d??
i<msR4??n of mind was qttk~kly ohserv
ed
Thi* morning N>*onp anyone els*
bad arisen. a *hot mas board in
his Ktatwoom and * hen ; h? mem
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stuiomh \t kkti-hikw
Frank H< ! i )?- * on thr State of
?*alif.>rul? this trornin* for Kctohi
*ia- Mr Bold ">v>iv*4 a wire
r.?m h? ;>lq?arter* directing him to
? 'o KotrhiltM and take cha t c< of
?> o* !"?.-?? then? for two aK>ntt-s
Mold does not know whfihw it
i? ? :je intension of th# Pacific
w ^*n; to r?-t?r,? him to that c;t>
jwmanently or not. bat som.- new
>i? k? * re l?n(t constructed th*re
and vhan*os arc being made by
th* companv. which may result in
his pormanert re-noxal from here.
Assistant Oraince will hare
charr* of affairs rtwrtnc the aHwec.r**
of \lr Bold
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IW MKNS HI- IS l\
\u?. 5 Charles Howston
?i? indi?"t?sl with Pulliwk for
p*ti>?n in the Maska t\v?l
? 'K has filed a motion to quxsh
I
I bers of the crew went to his state
room they found him dead. It is
I the general opinion that Mr I^aly
was suffering from temporary in
sanity when he committed th* deed.
!The body of the dead man was
taken from the boat at Hot Sprlncs
w here interment will be made for
, i t too present The coroner's inquest
showc that the death was caused
b? hi >wn hands while suffering
from -nonta] disorder
Mrs l*aly and their children are
visiting in Oreeon and hvae beet
notified of his death.
A. J. Daly, known to all Alas
kans as " Marcus." was well known
in the North In politic*, law and
mininc He went to Nome in the
early rush *here he was successful
in mining and the | ractice of the
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IWWVIM; TO
Washington. Aug 5 ? By' an
agreement among the members it
is hoped to have congress adjourn
on the 17th. There yet remains
the Alaska bills and some rounding
out to do on the wool and sugar
schedules, when it is thought that
legislation of lesser matte-* will
so over until fall
rW*.RKSSlVKS \oMl\AIT
Tit K KT l\ II I INOlS
Chicago. Aug. S - At the Pro
i gTesaive convention held last Sat
irday. State Senator Funk received
the nomination for governor. Judg
l>ean Franklin was selected .'??
uleutcnent Governor and a com
plete ticket of state olflceis put In
It he field.
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TS? U(e-T>D?t? Haberdasher anj Lk*I<m Fi?mt?h?r.
legal profession. He has holding*
i in Idltarod. where hp has lately
made his homo, and in various oth
er parts of the Territory, and has
friends by the thousands who will
?r#vo at his untimely death.
When Mr. l?aly returned from
Baltimore where he was seated fn
the National convention, after a
contest, he passe.l to the interior
through Skagway it was but two
weeks ago that he was hero ^nd
seemed overjoyed at the prospects
of success of the l>emorratic party
in the States He was consultel
on that part of the platform which
relates to Alaska and would doubt
loss hare been given the political
patronage of the Territory should
the democrats elect Wilson.
KXAMPl.K OF T II IT If H
Ft KMKNKll l?\ ItH.ITMiAVH
An amuring pi?-ce of press dls
l?atch was recently printed in the
i Nome Nugget purporting to be a
niessafte from Va'de*. It said:
"Attorney E. E. Ritchie, the
tight bower of Wickefs'mm In this
'town, and the political boss who
t.as been -forking hand and ^love
?*ith ex-Mayor Valentine, of J Mean,
was chairman of the t!lln:ore meet -
ing last night and In his opening
wddross denounced J a me.; Wicker
sham."
The Vahiet Prospector savs of the
Item:
"This 'news message" Is accu
rate only in the following particu
lars Ritchie did not preside over
the t?llmore meeting, did not
make sny speech, and is not sup
porting either Gllmore or Wlcker
IbM."
Alaskan l?n?t Reaches Alp*.
According to the New York
Times of July 11, the Central Mete
crotoglCMl Hureati at Zurich reports
a curious phenomenon in the high
er atmosphere above the Alps, I I
?embli' u the air troubles of 1 J?02 J
and 1!?03 in thos<? regions.
\'<?4? mic dust containing clnders|
and molecules coming from the re
cent eruption In Alaska has arrived
above the Alps. The volcanic dnst
-vents to be traveling northward,
and bas b?*en observed as far north
as the observatory at Helil^berg
Violent electrical sti rms followed |
a similar phenomenon 10 years ago
The grains and veje^aT'l^a In the
( oppor river valley are 1n fine con
dition and a bumper crop is expect
ed this year.
Rome, Aug. 6 ? I-ast Saturday
I'ope Plui X rounded out the ninth
year of his accession to the papal
throne.
Pope Plus was born tn 1835 and
was placed at the head of the
Catholic church In 1903, at which
ilme he stated that he would adopt
the motto following "to restore all
things In Christ."
During the past nine years of bis
r??ign he has effected marked chang
es of important matters of church
government and discipline, and has
been unrelenting in attacking the
doctrine oT errors of "Modernism"
which he calls the "synthesis of all
heresies." He has reorganiied the
Roman Curia, made up of the var
ious sacrc<| congregations of car
dinals who assist the Pope in the
administration of church affairs, re
vived the venerable tribunal of the
Rota, inaugurated a codification of
canon law, transferred the church
in The United States from the
jurisdiction of the propaganda as
a missionary land to the immediate
supervision of the Cardinal Secre
tary of Statie in the Vatican Itself,
instituted In Rome a school for
higher biblical studies, ordered the
establishment of confraternities for
the teaching of catechism in every
parish, issued decrees reforming
church music, introduced new legis
lation on marriage, recommended
frequent and daily communion to
the people, directed the first com
munion be f liven to children on
reaching the age of reason, and on
November 2'?, 1911, bestowed the
red hat on eighteen prelates, three
of whom are cltliens of the United
States: John Farley, Wlllla H.
O'Connell anil Dlomede Falconlo.
The Roman Catholic ehurcb of
the United State* consists of 3
cardinals, 11 archbishops, 98 bish
ops. 2 archabbots, 16 abbots, 17,
0*4 members of the clergy, 13,461
churches, 82 seminaries, 6,969 stu
dents. 22S colleges for boys, 698
Academies for girls, 4.972 parishes
with schools, 285 orphan asylums,
and a total Catholic population of
14,618.761.
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Wil l, VOMK XKVKW KH.I<
HKK it>i.mrAi. MAW?
It begins to look ns though Nome
was overdoing the candidate net In
her desire to obtain office. With
(Jilniore In thii? field for delegate.
Schofieid out for the governorship
and Fuller just appointed Judge, It
hrtngs to mind the leng lint of men
who have come out of the ballwlck.
Judge of the Fourth division,
l'?tn P. Overfleld; U. 8. district
attorney for the Third division and
indue of the Second division. C. U.
Murane; judge of the Third divis
ion, F K Foil*; IT 8. district at
torney for the First division. John
Rustgard; II. P. Marshal for the
Third division. Harvey P. Sullivan;
V. 8 Marshal for the Second divis
ion. T. Cnder To* ell. Then there
;>re scores of Insser officials and
deputy clerks.
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BUTTER
The nann weather t* a lost on
hutter ? we h??T not hail a com*
|>lnittt all Mlitimer alxtut the qiial*
lly of **OoMtn 1lod." Why? He.
<ause it j? frr*h and pnre whp?
?ilnppol and the hest rare posalWti
given it after It reaehes onr store.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
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Chicago, Aug 5- At noon today
the National ProgresMve party open
<*<1 for the regular order of bnsi
I1TC1.
Albert J. Beveridge called the
members to order and began hi*
speech lauding the principles of
progressiveness which reunited In
the gathering together of such a
large body of enfhusiastic and pat
riotic people from all parts of the
Union. It was a movement which
appealed not to democrats or re
publicans. but to all men who wish
ed to see the principle* of a free
government carried out along the
lines laid down by the founders of
I he government.
Committees for the government
of the convention were appointed
and a resolution was passed asking
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HRADKf) FOR \\II..H4>\
Sea Girt, Auk. 5 ? Charles Mur
ray Crane of Chicago, formerly an
active supporter of Senator I.aFol
lette, has been asked to accept the
important position of treasurer of
the democratic party. Crane and
VanHise. president of the Wiscon
sin University, broke away from
the old republican party at the
Chicago convention, and then
broke away from Roosevelt, be
cause they claim Tetldy threw down
LaFolIette. Now the democrats are
flirting with the two eminent but;
disgruntled bolters in 'he hope of
winning them to the support of
Wilson, a thin* which they seem
Inclined to do.
Mr. Wilson has been to New
York where he had a conference
with campaign manager McCombs;
at which time It was decided to ap- 1
point a national treasurer. A re
port has been In circulation since
he came back that the position
would be offered to Charles Crane
of Chicago.
Governor Wilson came home Sat
urday and spent a quiet day. A few
of the leading democrats called and
talked over the pollflcal situation,
but most of the day was spllni by
the governor with his family.
Theodore Roosevelt to address the
meeting tomorrow afternoon.
Kleven hundred delegate* are
present, many southern states fend
ing colored ron toting delegates. Th"
committee on credential* showed
the mind of the party toward the
southern constituency by seating
1 the white delegates In every In
stance. thus going on record show
ing It to he the Intention of the
Progressives to make this a white
man's party.
When Mr. Roosevelt left New
York for Chicago Sunday afternoon
he said that If the Progressive par
ty did not accept his views and In
corporate them In the platform
which has been nnder course of con
struction by the platform fcallders.
he would refuse th?? nomination If
tendered him.
MODKKN HOIMiM rm
in K FO|{
New York, Aug. 5 ? This city Is
going to have a cleaning up 'hat
will put the grafters out of com
mission, If the plana for a better
government started last Saturday
are carried out.
A meeting of prominent million
aires and men of prominence In the
city was called last Saturday after
noon at which a Urge amount of
money was subscribed to bo usrd
[in hiring detectives to run down
gamblers, crooked policemen, thugs
and grafters of all kinds It Is
said that detective Burns will per
sonally conduct the Investigation
and that plenty of money will be
supplied to guarantee a thorough
cleaning up The committee of
rich men will co-operate with ,'the
district a'torney's office and the
mayor.
Having received advices from the
Prince of Wale* island fishing vil
lage of Craig that conditions there
are becoming Intolerable, U. S.
Marshal Faulkner leaves Juneau to
day on the steamer Alameda for
Ketchikan enront# to the place
where the trouble has been report
ed Marshal Faulkner will Investi
gate the reports of crime and dis
turbance.
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