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LOS ANGELES, July 23.—In con
sequence of the illness of Juror Lu
vitt, the trial of Attorney Clarence
Darrow, on a cnarge of bribery, has
been delayed indefinitely.
WASHINGTON, July 23.—Advices
received here show that the plague
in Porto Rico is growing worse. Fifty
cases are now reported and great
alarm is expressed. Strict measures
have ben taken to try and keep the
disease from spreading.
CHICAGO, July 23.—The Ancient
Order of Hibernians in session here
have passed a resolution denouncing
socialism as tending towards class
legislation and centralized power.
SEATTLE, July 23.—The steamer
Alameda confirms a previous report
of a shorter passage for boats be
tween Seward and Kodiak than the
route now followed. The cut-off
will save several hours’ sailing time
MACON, July 23.—Elsie Carter
was dragged from her home early
this morning and horsewhipped be
cause she spurned her lover. Her
parents threaten prosecution of the
parties responsible for the outrage.
CHICAGO, July 23—The exclusive
Union League Club has terminated
its existence.
PARIS, July 23.—The Prince of
Whies is the guest of the President
of France. He will remain in Paris
1 for several days.
SPRINGFIELD, 111.—Governor De
neen has issued a statement to the
effect that, although he had worked
for the nomination of Theodore
Roosevelt at the Chicago convent’on
he is not in sympathy with the bolt
ers and will support President Taft
in the coming campaign.
TOKYO, Japan, July 23.—A state
ment was issued from the Palace this
morning to the effect that the Em
peror’s malady had been checked and
now there is a slight hope that he
may recover.
PITTSBURG, July 23.—The wage
scale for the coal mines has been ap
proved by 4,500 members of the
United Mine Workers for the Pitts
burg fields.
WASHINGTON, July 23.—The
House is busy with an excise tax
bill. It extends the tax to all cor
porations as well as individuals and
business enterprises of all descrip
tions having an income over $5,000.
The measure will likely pass the Sen
ate on Friday.
WASHINGTON, July 23.—Presi
dent Taft is busy preparing his ad
dress of acceptance of the Republi
can nomination, which will review
the achievements of the administra
tion and its tariff record.
WASHINGTON, July 23.—Chair
man Powell, of the House judiciary
committee, declared today that fur
ther action in the Hanford case was
unnecessary, owing to the fact that
the judge’s resignation -was in the
hands of the President.
SEA GIRT, July 23.—Governor
Wloodrow Wilson has retired from all
public activities for the time being
for the purpose of preparing his
speech of acceptance of the Demo
cratic nomination for President.
OAKLAND, Cal., July 23.— In or
der to prevent his removal by the po
lice, John Wilcox, an Industrial
Worker, chained himself to a post
and harangued the crowd that gath
ered to witness the novel spectacle.
CRIPPLE CREEK, July 23.—Fif
teen members of the Western feder
ation of Miners have been placed on
trial on the charge of treason. The
case is attracting widespread atten
> tion, and wi'l serve as a precedent
for other cases.
WASHINGTON, July 23.—Con
gressman Littleton has submitted a
minority report recommending that
a joint commission be named to re
vise the monopoly laws, and to pro
vide more strict measures for fed
eral supervision over corporations.
WASHINGTON, July 23.—Senator
Jones will be a candidate to succeed
himself from the state of Washing
ton. according to an announcement
given out today.
BERLIN, July 23.—Three ban*
messengers have disappeared and
witn them $100,OOo in currency. A
regard has been offered for their ar
rest.
WASHINGTON, July 23.—John
Mitchell, vice president of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, who was
sentenced to nine months imprison
ment for contempt of court, has ap
pealed from the decision.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., July 23.—
Former U. S Senator William Drew
Washburn is dying at his home in
this city. Senator Washburn was
heavily interested in the Washburn
ac Crosby flouring mills and was a
stockholder in the Pillsbury-Wash
burn Company, as well as owning ex
tensive timber properties in the
west.
CHICAGO. July 23.—Senator Lor
Imer, wrho was recently ousted from
his seat in the United States Senate,
has arrived and will be tendered a
big reception this evening by his
friends.
LONDON, July 23.—In introduc
ing a supplemental naval appropria
tion of five million dollars in the Brit
ish Parliament today, Winston
Churchill declared that Germany was
a grave menace to the welfare of
England, and that liberal naval ap
propriations were necessary in order
to maintain the fleet at a high stand
ard of efficiency.
WASHINGTON, July 23.—B. W.
Coiner, a well kn >wn attorney of Ta
coma, has been a.ipoic ej . strict at
torney for the wcsteui cii.ision of
Washington by President Taft. Sev
eral applicants were after the place.
WASHINGTON, July 23.—Presi
dent Taft urges the repeal of the
reciprocity act since Canada has turn
ed the proposition down.
TOPEKA. Kan., July 23.—The su
preme court of Kansas has decided
that both Taft and Roosevelt electors
may be placed on the same ballot in
this state. The matter was referral
to the court by the regular Republi
can leaders, who were anxious to
keep the Roosevelt electors from be
ing placed on the regular ticket.
WASHINGTON, July 24.—Insur
gents in the Senate are opposed to
the Panama canal policy outlined by
President Taft and will fight it all
the way down the line.
HONOLULU, July 24.—senna
Kahilnonapopiliz-Ilani, a native belle
worth a million in her own right, to
day was married in great splendor to
Henry Smart.
ASBURY Park, July 24.—New Jer
sey has organized a Roosevelt party
and will select delegates for the con
vention to be held in Chicago next
month.
WASHINGTON, July 23.—Post
master General Frank Hitchcock de
clares that bogus companies last
year reaped a harvest of one hundred
and twenty million dollars from the
people of this country by using the
mails for swindling purposes.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.—The
exposition management has received
notification from Japan that a mil
lion dollars will be expended on the
Japanese exhibit to be made in 1915.
JUNEAU, July 24.—The Juneau
Democratic Club unanimously adopt
ed the following resolution last
night:
“Whereas the national Democratic
convention at Baltimore has decided
in favor of Robert W. Jennings in
the contest between him and Martin
Harrais as to who is the regular Dem
ocratic nominee for delegate from
Alaska, now, therefore, be it resolved
that it is the sense of this club that
said Martin Harrais ought to and he
is hereby requested to withdraw from
the race for delegate.”
DAILY DISPATCH.
PORTLAND, Ore., July 24.—Ber
trand Fiske and Elizabeth Toohig
were instantly killed this morning
and five others severely injured by
an automobile skidding and plunging
down an embankment. The two for
mer were well known in social cir
cles.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24.—Mr.
Spreckles has taken the initiative to
have the western branch of the su
gar trust dissolved, in conformity
with the government’s policy of
breaking up the trusts.
WASHINGTON, July 24.—The
Senate committee recommends the
passage of the House measure creat
ing a department of labor and mak
ing the head thereof a member of the
President’s cabinet- No opposition
has developed against the bill.
CHICAGO, July 24.—Miss Kath
erine Stinson, aged eighteen years,
has received a license as an aviator,
and is the youngest licensed aviator
in the world.
PORTLAND, July 24.—Hiss Hel
en Goodeye has been awarded a ver
dict of $50,000 for breach of promise
in a suit just ended in this city
against Robert Thompson. The trial
was unusually spicy and attracted a
lot • attention.
CHARLESTON, Wash., July 24.—
The state troops have been ordered
to quell a riot of the striking coal
miners. The local authorities tele
graphed for help to the governor,
claiming they were unable to cope
with the situation.
WASHINGTON, July 24.—The
House committee has decided on an
early investigation of the beef trust.
The probe will be thorough and will
extend to all branches of the meat
business.
DENVER, July 24.—Henry White
Warren, the well known American
Methodist bishop, died from an at
tack of pneumonia. He was the au
thor of standard works treating of
church subjects, among the best
known being “The Bible in the
World’s Education” and “Among the
Forces.”
WASHINGTON, July 24.—The
Senate has agreed to the program for
one additional battleship to be added
to the United States navy.
WASHINGTON, July 23.—In a
statement issued today, Senator Miles
Poindexter, of Wasnington state, de
clares that President Taft is a politi
cal pirate.
FAIRBANKS, July 25.—William
A. Gilmore spoke at the Auditorium
last night to the largest and most
representative audience that ever
gathered in Fairbanks. The news
papers as well as the people concede
that his was the best and fairest po
litical speech heard in the Tanana
valley. He told the people he would
work for an open port here and break
the hold of the steamboat monopoly.
He also read letters from Wicker
sham which induced him to get into
the campaign, and flayed Pinchot
and his Alaskan conservation policy.
Gilmore is assured of the largest vote
ever given a Republican candidate in
this division. He leaves at 2 o'clock
tnis afternoon for Fort Gibbon and
Ruby, after having made a thousand
friends in the Tanana valley.
CHICAGO, July 2;>.—Count Knob
elsdorf, of Germany, has been ar
rested here charged with running a
confidence game. He has been w'ell
received in exclusive social circles
and his arrest came as a surprise.
WASHINGTON, July 25.—The
Treasury Department has decided to
reduce the size of paper money. The
new ruling will meet the approval of
tanking and financial institutions.
LONDON, July 25.—Premier Bor
den and his Canadian colleagues have
angered Premier Asquith by going
to France and negotiating trade
agreements with Canada independ
ent of England.
FORT GIBBON, July 25.—Robert
W. Jennings spoke here last night to
a large crowd and made a very fa
vorable impression. It looks as
though he and Gilmore will poll a
large vote here, which has hereto
fore been a Wickersham stronghold.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.—Plans
are under way for the reception and
entertainment of Japan’s commission
ers, who are due here the latter part
of this month. Japan will be the
first foreign power to select its site
for participation in the 1915 Univer
sal Exposition, and the ceremonies
on that occasion promise to be ex
ceedingly impressive. Fifteen states
have already selected their sites for
participation in the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition, and within
the next three months at least sev
enteen more states will dedicate
their sites.
DES MOINES, July 25.—At a
state convention of Progressives in
this city today a resolution was
adopted declaring in favor of having
postmasters elected by the people in
stead of being appointed by the
President.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.—Gov
ernuor Judson Harmon of Ohio and
his commission will arrive in this
city in the early part of September
to select a site for Ohio’s state build
ing. The Ohio Society of California
and the officials of the exposition are
formulating plans for the entertain
ment and reception of Governor Har
mon, and it is expected that at least
one thousand former residents of the
state of Ohio will participate in the
site selecting ceremonies on the oc
casion of Governor Harmon’s visit.
NEW YORK, July 25.—The rail
road officials of the Pennsylvania
lines were before the arbitration
board today giving their reasons why
the demands of the engineers should
not be granted.
PHILADELPHIA, July 25.—The
steamship Pretoria reports that it
passed a small motor boat with fout
persons bound for Europe, across the
Atlantic.
KANSAS CITY, July 23.—August
us Moreaux was today sentenced tn
serve three years in the penitentiary,
having been convicted of land
frauds.
WASHINGTON, July 23.—Senator
Cummins has presented a substitute
for the Democratic wool tariff bill
which is now receiving the attention
of the Senate.
WASHINGTON, July 25.—Senator
Miles Poindexter, of Washington, is
fighting the confirmation of Attorney
Coiner, who was appointed by Pres
ident Taft upon the recommendation
of Senator Jones, as district attorney
for the western division of Washing
ton.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 23.—Albert
J. Beveridge, formerly a member of
the United States Senate from In
diana. today renounced his allegi
ance to the Republican party.
WASHINGTON, July 25.—The
sundry service bill, carrying an ap
propriation of $16,000,000, has been
passed by the Senate. It includes
several items for Alaska.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.—For
mer Mayor Eugene Schmitz has pro
duced an opera called “Lily of Pov
erty Flat.”
CHICAGO, July 26.—Jack John
son has agreed to meet Joe Jean
nette for a purse of $30,000. The
articles will be signed shortly and
the date will be Labor Day in New
York.
NEW YORK, July 26.—It is re
ported in political circles here that
Collector Loeb will shortly resign
his position with the government to
joint the Roosevelt campaign.
BALTIMORE. July 26.—Progres
sives in this state have selected dele
gates for the Roosevelt national con
vention to be held in Chicago.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.—Sec
retary Hannan, of the Western Su
gar Refinery, today testified that job
bers pooled for the purpose of rais
ing the price on sugar.
WASHINGTON, July 26.—Statis
tics prepared by the Agricultural
Department show that the wheat
crop for the fiscal year amounts to
38,000,000 bushels.
TACOMA, July 26.—The Pacific
Logging Congress convened here yes
terday and will be in session three
days. Among the topics being discuss
ed is the use of electricity and fuel
oil in the forests, camp sanitation,
Y. M. C. A. work in the camps, log
ging engineering, clearing logged-off
lands and burning slash.
The Pacific Logging Congress in
cludes in its membership representa
tives from Californiau, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Montana and
British Columbia. Its object is dis
semination of information and dis
cussion of topics pertinent to the in
dustry. It does not control prices.
WASHINGTON, July 26.—John
uasa, a Christian Scientist, who re
fused to obey naval orders and be
vaccinated, has been court martialed
and sentenced to serve a year.
LONDON, July 26.—On a snap
vote taken today in Parliament the
government was nearly turned out,
uy the narrow margin of 136 to 133.
CHICAGO, July 26.—Former Sen
ator Albert J. Beveridge, of Indiana,
has been selected to act as temporary
chairman for calling together the
Roosevelt bolter convention when it
convenes here.
DENVER, July 26.—Editor Bon
nifield, of the Denver Post, in an
swering the charge of criminal con
tempt, testifies that the preventing
of a discussion of the court is rever
sion to the dark ages.
GRAND JUNCTION, July 26.—
Rev. Huff has received a letter from
Helen Gould rebuking him for his
idea of exiling bachelor maids. She
contends that it is sometimes a bless
ed privilege for a woman to remain
single.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., July 26
In a clash today between the strik
ing miners and the authorities seven
detectives and three miners are
killed.
WASHINGTON, July 26.—The
Democrats in the House have come
out against the demand of the Senate
for another battleship, and will no
doubt be able to defeat any appro
priation for that purpose.
Congressman Sulzer, of New York,
defies Democratic caucus and de
clares that he will vote for the con
struction of a battlesnip.
OYSTER BAY, July 26.—Colonel
Roosevelt is out with the announce
ment that the Progressives will cap
ture the regular Republican organi
zation in the states of Kansas, Min
nesota, South Dakota, California and
Washington, and are now working
towards that end.
NEW YORK, July 26.—The dis
trict attorney charges that Rhine
lander Waldo, the millionaire com
missioner of the police department
in this city, is responsible for gam
bling conditions at. present existing.
WASHINGTON, July 26.—Repre
sentative Norris in the House today
scored and denounced the methods
of the Taft leaders at the national
Republican convention in Chicago.
Mr. Humphreys will reply to the at
tack tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, July 26.—Ten
Progressives have joined with the
Democrats to pass the La Follette
wool bill.
WASHINGTON, July 26.—The
House committee on territories is to
day considering the bill passed by
the Senate giving Alaska territorial
government, which carries the pro
vision for the appointment of a com
mission to select the most feasible
route from tidewater to the interior
for the construction of a government
owned railroad.
SEATTLE, July 26.—The ship
Dirigo has arrived from Baltimore,
with Jack London, the author, a
member of the crew.
LOS ANGELES. July 26.—The de
fense has failed in its attempt to dis
qualify Juror Leavitt for having ex
pressed the belief that Darrow is
guilty.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.—The
depositions of scores of passengers
on the liner Korea have been secur
ed by the district attorney that prom
inent society women played fan-tan
on the deck the entire trip.
CHICAGO, July 26—John Hartsfel
has been convicted, by finger-print
evidence, of stealing a golden am
ulet.
WHITE PLAINS, July 26.—The
supreme court has denied Harry K.
Thaw’s application for freedom from
the asylum.
WASHINGTON, July 27.—The
Democrats and Progressives in the
Senate have passed the excise tax
bill, extending it to all corporations
and private firms and individuals.
They have also repealed the Canadian
reciprocity measure.
LONDON, July 27.—Kid McCoy
has been arrested here as a suspect
in connection with a robbery of a
gem valued at $80,000. He will be
held without bail pending further in
vestigations.
WASHINGTON, July 27.—Speak
er Clark and Congressman Under
wood are likely to spit over the pro
gram to add another battleship to
the navy, which measure has already
been passed by the Senate.
SAN QUENTIN, July 27—The war
den of the state penitentiary admits
that he kept James McNamara in the
“black hole’’ with a view of forcing
additional information from him.
This will be used as a strong card in
the Darrow trial.
WASHINGTON, July 27.—The
Army Council has recommendea to
Congress three divisions of the U. S.
army with a view of easy and quick
mobilization. For that purpose three
large central posts would have to be
provided.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.—Mrs.
Nicholas McNamara, wife of a mil
lionaire, is fleeing across the conti
nent from her husband, accompanied
by a retinue of servants, and he has
chartered a special train for New
York to intercept her.
WASHINGTON, July 27.—Presi
dent Taft will likely veto the wool
bill unless it is changed by the low
er house to suit his views of a proper
measure for affording relief.
MEXICO CITY, July 27.—A Paris
cablegram reports ex-President Diaz
as seriously ill and his recovery is
considered very doubtful.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 27.—Upon
her return to this port the steamer
Bertha will be withdrawn from the
Southwestern Alaska service and
converted into a freighter.
NEW YORK, July 27.—The game
sters indulged In a fusilade on the
streets today, fatally wounding sever
al children,
ST. PAUL, July 27.—Mayor Cot
terill, of Seattle, has been elected as
chief templar of the Order of Good
Templars.
POCAHONTAS, W. Va„ July 27.—
Arthur Mills, the slayer of his wife’s
assailant, has been treated as a hero
by the residents of this community.
ST. LOUIS, July 27.—The Pope
has announced that Protestants in
marrying Catholics will not be re
quired to sign an agreement to rear
their children in the Catholic faith.
The Chitina Hotel has just re
ceived $50u worth of Standard pipes.
See them.
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ALASKANS TO IUTLD MONORAIL
SYSTEM.
John Rosene, president of the
Northern Exploration & Development
Company, and the Alaska Midland
Railway, has secured possession of
the American and Canadian patents
to the Brennan gyroscope monorail
system. It is his intention to manu
facture such cars in Seattle for use
on pioneer railroads and short inter
urban lines.
Mr. Rosene does not contemplate
competition with transcontinental
railway lines. From the advice of
the most expert engineers of Europe
and America he does not think the
monorail, at its present stage of de
velopment, is capable of use in long
trains. Because of the cheapness of
construction, a saving of from 4 0 to
60 per cent over the two-rail system,
he is convinced it is the ideal trans
portation for undeveloped countries.
One of the Brennan cars has been
purchased by Mr. Rosene and will be
shipped from Liverpool by the Har
rison line, to arrive on the coast Oc
tober 1. This car will be taken first
to San Francisco, where Mr. Rosene
has applied for a concession to con
struct a monorail system from the
Harbor View exposition site through
the Presidio to Golden Gate park.
The car will later be brought to Seat
tle.
The Brennan gyroscope car, with
its single line of rail, is a mechani
cal marvel that has received exten
sive publicity in scientific and popu
lar magazines within the past two
years. It is the invention of Louis
Brennan, C. ti., of England, who in
vented the torpedo used by the Brit
ish government. The car or cars
travel on one rail, on which they are
kept balanced by two gyroscopes
spinning in opposite directions. The
car has a theoretical speed of 200
miles an hour. For practical pur
poses it easily makes sixty miles on
good track. Freight cars operate at
twenty-two miles.
The Brennan car may be operated
by steam, electricity or any other
common power. The type selected by
Mr. Rosene for pioneer work is oper
ated by gasoline engines, which gen
erate electricity. The power plant is
a part of the car. Gyroscope trailers
will be used wit hsuch engine-cars.
In the freight car the power sta
tion is at the forward end. A type
of passenger car, regarded as practi
cable for small roads, carries the
power plant in a central section, is
forty-two feet long, ten feet wide,
carries forty passengers, and has a
speed of fifty miles an hour.
The great economy of the mono
rail system is the first cost of track
and the cost, of maintenance. The
single rail track which uses the com
mon railroad rail, costs half as much
as the common railroad, and can
make much sharper turns and climb
much steeper grades than the double
rail system.
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Have you tried those meals at the
Overland Restaurant? They’re great.
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You will find most of your friends
at the Chitina Hotel.
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