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TOLD IN BRIEF
Seattle, Aug. 9.—It has been def
initely decided that Secretary of In
terior Fisher and Dr. Alfred Brooks,
of the Geological Survey> will sail
for Alaska on the Admiral Sampson
leaving here next Tuesday. They
will be joined at Juneau by Gover
nor Clark and the party will visit
Katalla, Cordova and Seward, to in
vestigate the coal land situation.
Denver, Aug. 9.—Secretary Fish
er, who is on his way to Alaska,
delivered a speech here last night,
in which he said: “1 am in favor oi
the development of the west and am
trying to find out what the real
west wants.”
Washington, Aug. 9.—Former
state senator Holtslaw retold the
senate investigating committee how
he sold his vote to Senator Lorimer.
He also recited that he attempted to
hold up a dealer for $1500 in buying
furniture for the state of Illinois.
Washington, Aug. 9.—The steel
investigating committee- has decid
ed not to press Geo. W. Perkins for
an answer regarding campaign con
tributions.
Washington, Aug. 9.—Represen
tative Underwood, Democratic lead
er of the House, forecasts that a
compromise agreement will be reach
ed on the wool bill between him
self and Senator Lafollette and al
so indicated that there will be an
adjournment of Congress the last of
next week.
Seattle. Aug. 8.—The steamer
Alameda sailed last night. Her pas
sengers for Cordova included Jos.
H. Young, President of the Alaska
Steamship company; Will A. Steel
of the Cordova Alaskan; J. A. Edsen,
wife and daughter, Mrs. John Trout
man, Mrs. Rose Parrott, Mrs. O. A.
Tucker anu children, C. W. Book and
wife, A. C. O’Neel, Geo. Giger, R. G.
O’Neel and Dr. Chas. Thom.
Washington, Aug. 9.—The Lori
mer investigating committee ad
journed to meet in Chicago in Oc
tober.
Washington, Aug. 9.—Admiral
Togo made a formal visit to both the
House and Senate and his appear
ance on the floor was cheered by
the congressmen and senators.
Iola Kansas, Aug. 9.—Municipal
Judge Smeltzer sentenced Mrs. Ella
Reese to work on the chain gang, the
city to provide her with bloomers.
London, Aug. 9.—a motion for a
postponement of consideration of the
veto bill was rejected by parliament
and an agreement reached to con
sider the lords amendment.
Washington Aug. 9.—President
Taft will veto the statehood bills
passed by the senate for New Mexi
co and Arizona.
Northeast Bar Harbor, Me., Aug.9.
—Four of the leading bishops of the
Episcopal church have ordered that
no clergyman in their diocese solemn
ize tne marriage of John Jacob As
tor to Madeline Force, an eighteen
year old girl.
Washington, Aug. 9.—The senate
today passed the statehood bills for
New Mexico and Arizona.
Rotterdam, Aug. 9.—By the ex
plosion of a boiler on the steamship
Guttenberg the vessel was sunk and
six of the crew drowned.
Washington, Aug. 9.—The wireless
has been ordered to hunt for the mis
sing revenue cutter Windom, which
cleared from Galveston on August 1,
and since which time nothing has
been .-earn of her.
Buffalo, Aug. 9.—The American
flag was burned at the town of Wood
stock and Canadians applauded the
action.
Rome, Aug. 9.—The Pope’s con
dition remains about the same and
unless it soon takes a change for the
better he cannot live long.
Gibraltar, Aug. 9.—The French
mail steamer Emir collided with the
British steamship Silverton and
twenty-seven passengers on the for
mer vessel were drowned.
Gibraltar, Aug. 9.—The total num
ber of passengers lost on the Emir
is now known to be ninety-three.
Rome, Aug. 8.—All Rome is alarm
ed at the condition of the Pope, who
continues to have fainting spells and
death is feared.
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 8.—General
Gordon, commander of the Confeder
ate veterans, is dying.
Washington, Aug. 8.—Senator Per
kins and the House Committee are
deadlocked over the free list bills and
the feeling is intense.
New York, Aug. 8.—Commenting
on the marriage of Madeline Force,
an eighteen year old girl, to John
Jacob Astor, Father Evans, of the
St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic church,
said “Astor should be strung up for
his proposed marriage, which is a
crime against nature as well as so
ciety.”
Rome, Aug. 11.—The Pope was
operated on yesterday for a gouty
knee and now feels greatly relieved.
Paris, Aug. 9.—John W. Gates, of
New York, died in this city today
after a short illness. He was rec
ognized as one of the steel magnates
of the world, and his death will prove
a great shock both abroad and in the
United States.
He was born on a farm near Tur
ner Junction, Illinois, 1855, at which
town he conducted a small hardware
store; became a salesman in Texas,
introducing barbed wire; established
for himself in St. Louis where he
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organized the Southern Wire com
pany in 1880; later in Braddock
Wire company near Pittsburg, ab
sorbed two other companies in 1892
in Consolidated Steel & Wire Com
pany which he sold to Federal Steel
company in 1898. Organized Arner
ican Steel & Wire company (now
part of the United States Steel Cor
poration). Was director in the Bal
timore & Ohio and Western Mary
land railroad companies; Republic
Iron and Steel Company, of New
Jersey; American Salt ocmpany, U.
S. Realty & Improvement company,
of Tennessee; Coal, Iron & Railroad
Co., Clyde Steamship Co., and Na
tional Bank of North America, New
York City.
Newport, Aug. s.—The engage
ment of Lord Camoys to Miss Mil
dred, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Watts
Sherman, is announced.
Seattle, August 8.—A fast ocean
mail service is to be established be
tween the Atlantic and Pacific coast
via the Panama canal as soon as it
is completed, according to an an
nouncement made by the postoffice
department. The order calls for the
service to begin in the fall of 1914.
Sixteen knot steamships are to fur
nish a weekly service between New
York and New Orleans and Colon
and between Seattle, San Francisco
and Panama.
Washington, Aug. 8.—Senator La
follette and Congressman Underwood
who have undertaken to reconcile
the differences in the Senate and
House on the wool and farmers
free list bills, had a conference with
:he committee and a deadlock re
sulted. There is every prospect of
an adjournment of the session with
out final action on either measure.
The senate has taken up for final
action the bill for admission of
Arizona and New Mexico to state
hood.
Seattle, Aug. 8.—“What’s the
matter with the American people?’’
asks an English writer, in reviewing
some public remarks of Senator Cum
mings recently. The Iowan said that
feeling of unrest would in a few
years either be assuaged by laws or
end in bloodshed. The Englishman
sees no occasion for such a gloomi
ness. He admits that the inflamers
are appealing to prejudice, but says
the people ought not to allow them
selves to be fooled by demagogues.
Their laments would indicate that
America is the most accursed of all
lands Notwithstanding, people here
are doing better than anywhere else.
The Britisher concludes with the ad
vice that Americans ought to pinch
themselves and come to, once more.
New York, Aug. 8.—The “strong
arm squad” of detectives and police
battled with 300 rioting negroes.
Harlem was routed, and 35 men
placed in jail. The trouble arose
over the blacks insulting women.
Fargo, N. D., Aug. 8.—An un
successful attempt was made to
wreck the Great Northern west
bound passenger train.
Washington, Aug. 8.—Chairman
Stanley is on the stand to answer
respecting campaign contributions by
the steel trust and was confronted
with a copy of the minutes of the
corporation’s executive committee
meeting in March, 1902, whereby
he proposed a plan to raise $50,000,
000 for extensions without costing
the company a cent.
Chicago, Aug. 8.-—The Krutts
schmidt and Harriman lines says that
all of the railroads in the west are
threatened with a general strike, as
the demands made mean an addition
al outlay by the railroads of $50,000,
000 a year, the empoylmeht of union
foremen and eight hours work a
day.
Washington, Aug. 8.—The Presi
dent has signed the congressional
reappointment bill, increasing the
membership of the House to 443.
Astoria, Ore., Aug. 8.—The tele
graph connections with the White
House at Washington are completed
and President Taft will open the cen
tennial by wire on Thursday.
Washington, Aug. 8.—Admiral To
go visits the naval yard and is shown
the largest gun in the world.
Hunniwell, Kansas, Aug. 8.—Mrs.
Ella Wilson Day announces her
readiness to quit the fight for equal
suffrage and says that ‘'politics is
not a woman’s game.”
Mountainlake Park, M. D., Aug. 8.
—President Taft traveled four hun
dred miles throughMaryland and
West Virginia, making an appeal
through the Mountainlake Park
Chatagua people for the nation to use
its moral influence to have the sen
ate ratify the British-French ar
bitration treaty. The President also
invoked the power of the church in
behalf of this movement.
Seattle, AUg. 8.—The chamber of
commerce will send a special train
to the Astoria Centennial, which
opens Thursday and continues a
whole month. One section will be
taken by business men of Seattle and
their families. An invitation will
be extended to other Northwest com
mercial clubs to join in this cele
bration and share Seattle’s excur
sion train. The celebration, com
memorating the first settlement in
the Northwest is of unusual historic
interest. A big time has been ar
ranged.
Seattle, Aug. 7.—James McCrea,
president of the Pennsylvania rail
road, has returned from his trip to
Alaska and is enthusiastic over that
country. He has advised William
Rockefeller and President Earling. of
the Milwaukee railroad, to make the
trip to Cordova and over the Copper
River & Northwestern railway.
Seattle, Aug. 7.—Delegate Wicker
sham who deserted Washington be
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fore Congress adjourned, having been
branded by troth Republicans and
Democrats as a faslifier, is due here
Wednesday, hastening back to his
home in Fairbanks.
St. Louis, Aug. 7.—James Wicker
sham, of Alaska, is here visiting his
son and gave out an interview in
which he stated that he would not
again be a candidate for re election
as delegate to congress.
Des Moines, Aug. 7.—As a result
of a mandatory injunction issued by
federal judge De Graff the operation
of the street railway has been resum
ed and the men restored pending an
arbitration of the strike, which grew
out of the discharge of Conductor
Hiatt without an investigation.
Cleveland, Aug. 7.—Two women
were shot by Louis Porris, a sixteen
year old lad, when a party of fren
zied women garment workers gath
ered at the home and threatened the
father because he refused to join the
strike.
Rome July 7.—The condition of
the Pope is quite seirous. He had
a number of fainting spells and the
Vatican is alarmed.
Fulton, Mo., Aug. 7.—The Author
ities have discovered a plo>. ci a
wholesale poisoning of children, re
sulting in the arrest of L. O. Boyd
and wife and Jefferson Woods.
San Francisco, Aug. 7.—-George
Forsyth, a gardner, shot and killed
Mrs. Katherine Decker and then com
mitted suicide.
New York, Aug. 7.—Thet/dore
Roosevelt, in testifying before the
steel trust, accepted the full respon
sibility for the absorption of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company.
He says that he was acting to save
the country from a financial calam
ity, adding “I would be in a criminal
position as a representative of the
people had I failed to take such ac
tion.”
Seattle, Aug. 7.—Dr. Lina Bur
rell Hazzard, who was arrested for
the death of one of her patients,
which resulted by prescribing food
abstinence, has been sent to jail in
default of $10,000 bail.
San Diego, Aug. 7.—J. L. Karl
berg is reported drowned while at
tempting to save Dorothy, a ten-year
old daughter of Editor McGrorg, of
the San Diego Sun. The little girl
was rescued.
New York, Aug. 7.—As a result of
rioting the Coney Island and Brook
lyn railroad yesterday ran half emp
ty cars nine hours, between twsnty
mile lines. Twelve hundred police
men are on duty, many of whom
were hurt, some mortally. Twenty
five of the strikers were arrested and
imprisoned.
Salt Lake, Aug. 7.—James Mays
held up a passenger train, and after
shooting three people proceeded to
rob the coach and all on board the
train. Later he was arrested and
identified as the result of displaying
a pocket piece of one of his vic
tims.
Port Auprince, Aug. 7.—Leconte
had a triumphant entry into the city,
and it is acclaimed by the populace
that the senate deputies will meet
and elect him president.
Washington, Aug. 7.—Admiral To
go, of Japan, today reviewed the
Annapolis cadets.
New York, Aug. 7.—Mrs. Clare
mont Marshal will sue Newfound
land for $85,000,000, the value o?
estates or her ancestors confiscat
ed by tne government.
Seattle, Aug. 7.—James Jeffries
has arrived from Los Angeles and
sails tonight on the Jefferson for
Juneau. He will go from there to
Cordova and Seward.
San Francisco, Aug. 7—Three men
have been shot and many injured as
a result of the union and non union
riots.
Washigtonn, Aug. 7.—President
Taft ha3 extended to Japan through
Admiral Togo an invitation to join
the peace treaty.
Port Townsenu, v.'ash., Aug. 7.—
Dr. Bertrand Muscott, of Anacortes,
while hunting in the Olympics v>as
mistaken for a cougar and killed by
John Rogstead, a logger.
Jnueau, August 10.—For his
prompt work in crawling on the
roof of the court house last spring
and putting out a fire, Thomas
Scully, who was serving time in
the federal jail here, has been par
doned by President Taft.
Scully and Mrs. Ben Wilson, of
[ Bellingham, Wash., in charge of the
jail kitchen, will be married within a
few days. Their marriage will be the
climax of a prison romance.
New York, Aug. 10.—Three of
ficials of the defunct I'nited Wire
less company have been sentenced
to jail for their questionable man
ipulations of the affairs of that com
pany. Christopher Wilson and Wil
liam Tompkins were sentenced to
two years each and Francis Butler
one year.
Astoria, Ore., Aug. 10.—President
Taft today opened the Centennial by
direct wire communication from the
White House.
Rome, Aug. 10.—The Pope spent
i very restless night, suffering from
bronchitis and gout.
Washington, Aug. 10.—The Em
peror has cabled President Taft
thanking him for the courteous treat
ment accorded Admiral Togo by the
American officials and people.
Special to Dally Alaskan
Washington, Aug. 10.—The Sen
ate Committee on Foreign Affairs has
come to the conclusion that it is
necessary to amend the oVder to se
cure favorable action on tne British
and French arbitration treaties.
Tacoma, Aug. 10.—The master of
the British tug Bermuda reports hav
ing seen a man thrown overboard and
drowned from a tramp steamer off
cape Flattery.
London, Aug. 10.—The Carlton, a
famous American hotel, was partial
ly destroyed by fire. James Lee Fin
ney, a well-known actor, who was an
occupant of the hotel at the time,
perished in the flames.
Washington, Aug. 10.—Official
figures show a tremendous decline
in the condition of crops throughout
: the country brought about by the
intense heat.
Washington, Aug. 10.—Startling
evidence has been received at the
War Department of the activity of
foreign spies in drawing the Pacific
coast defenses. This information is
in possession of the general staff of
the army and it is known that one
of the spies is operating from a
hotel in Seattle.
London, Aug. 10.—Over 150,000
cockers, carters and teamsters are on
I a strike, and although food is rotting
many are dying from starvation.
Souix City, Aug. 10.—A Chicago
and Northwestern passenger train
ran into farmer A. J. Johnson’s auto
mobile killing his family of five, who
were out for a pleasure ride.
Ottawa, Aug. 10.—An order has
been issued removing the duty on
coal imported from Canadian points
on the southern boundary, west of
Sault St. Marie.
Washington Aug. TO.—-The Senate
today took up the Cummins bill re
quiring a monetary commission re
port in December.
Special to Daily Alaskan
Portland, Ore., Aug. 10.—Detec
tive Burns has been employed to i
conduct a probe of municipal affairs.
Melford, Aug. 11.—On account of
the death of his mother Battling Nel
son has called off his fight witn Britt
and others.
Washington, Aug. 10.—The House
has agreed, without division, to ac
cept the senate amendments to the
statehood bills for Arizona and New
Mexico and they now go to the Pres
ident for his approval.
Lewiston, Ms., Aug. 9.—United
States Senator William Pierce Frye
died at his home here from old
age and a general breakdown. He
was one of the most distinguished
residents and statesmen of national
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New York, Aug. It.—Theodore
Roosevelt, in an article on Alaska,
discussing the Controller Bay con
troversy, says the government itself
controlled the development of Alas
ka in the interest primarily of the
people as a whole. He advises that
if Controller Bay Is bottled the
government build railway front the
hnrbor at Katalla to the coal fields.
The breaking into print of Roose
velt, with his ignorance of com./tions
in the northern territory, is or.;; an
other evidence of the ev-presi'lc iit
desire to seek the limelight. All of
his writings are marked with so
many inaccuracies and misstatement
that he is making himself ridiculous
in the eyes of the reading public.
who have recently gleaned much re
liable information as to the fallacy of
the charges made about Controller
Bay. '
Washington. Aug. 11.—Alaskans
| who are at the capital a re greatly
amused over the attitude assumed by
Roosevelt in reference r.* Alaska.
While* pretending to be interested in
the development of that country he
attacks the very people who are at
tempting to accomplish that end and
makes the glaring error of all muck
rakers of reiterating silly and un
founded charges. As Roosevelt is
lireetly responsible for Alaska’s
present stagnation his professions of
friendship are looked upon with a
great deal .of suspicion.
Mining Companies and
Mineral Claim Owners
Publication of Final Proof Notices
Preparations are now making by many com
panies for the securing of patents to copper and
gold claims in that rich mining section known
as the Chitina-Kotsina-Nizina district. Publi
cation of final proof must be made in accord
ance with the requirements of the law- which
are contained in the following excerpts of in
structions issued by the General Land Office at
Washington:
A notice of intended final proof must be published
in a newspaper of established character and of general
circulation in the vicinity of the land affected thereby,
such patter having a fixed and well kn-'wn place of pub
lication.
Xo newspaper shall be deemed a qualified medium
of notice unless it shall have I teen continuously publish
ed during an unbroken tteriod of six months immediate
ly preceding the publication of the notice, nor unless it
shall have applied for and been granted the privilege of
transportation in and by the I'nited States mails at fhe
rate provided by law for second-class matter, a privilege
available to all newspapers having a legitimate list of
subscribers and a known place of publication.
The notice must in all cases be published in the news
paper which may be issued at a place nearest to the lands
which the notice affects. By the word “nearest” as here
used it is not intended that geographical proximity shall
be measured on an air line drawn between the land and
the place of publication, but by the length of the shortest
and principally traveled thoroughfare between such
places, being the highway ordinarily used and employed
for travel by vehicles of any kind.
The law invests registers with discretion in the se
lection of newspa|iers to be the media of notice in such
cases as are here referred to.
Persons seeking to establish their right to a legal title
to any public lands are not authorized to interfere with
the discretion of the register in the choice of a news
paper in which to publish notice of their claims; nor
will any designation of a newspaper made by a register,
in the reasonable exercise of that discretion, be disturbed
on the ground that the claimant recommended another
newspaper.
Upon the receipt of the papers, if no reason appears
for rejecting the application, the register will, at the ex
pense of the claimant (who must furnish the agreement
of the publisher to hold applicant for patent alone respon
sible for charges of publication), publish a notice of such
application for the period of sixty days in a newspaper
published nearest to the claim, and will post a ropy of
such notice in his office for the same period.
The law imposes upon registers the duty of procuring
the publication of proper final-proof notices, and charges
the claimant with no ooligation in that behalf, except
that he shall bear and pay the cost of such publication.
The Chitina Leader
fills the above requirements, and will publish
the necessary notices at less than 50 cents per
line, the price allowed by law to weekly news
papers, for the entire publication during sixty
days. So that there may be no delay, publish
ers’ agreement should be secured by writing to
WILL A. STEEL, HARRY G. STEEL,
Publishers of
The Chitina Leader, Chitina, Alaska
Cordova Daily Alaskan, Cordova
Or to the SEATTLE OFFICE, 551 Colman
Building.