TELEGRAPH NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF
Salem, O., Jan. 19.—The legisla
ture has ratified the proposed
amendment to the federal constitu
tion, levying an income tax.
Harrisburg, Jan. 19.—Geo. T. Ol
iver, of Pittsburg, was today re-elect
ed United States Senator, his Dem
ocratic opponent only polling a party
vote.
Mexico City, Jan. 19.—Traffic has
been suspended for a thousand miles
on the Southern Pacific railroad, on
account of the strike of the engine
men, who demand an increase in
wages.
Dublin. Jan. 19.—John Redmond,
who recently returned from a tour of
America in the interests of the Unit
ed Irish League, has been re-elected
president of that organization.
Fulton, Ky., Jan. 19.—Frank Bol
com, an adventurous youth from Se
attle, got into an altercation last
night with Lee Carter, a former po
liceman and was seriously shot.
San Francisco, Jan. 19.—Curtiss’
biplane Ely made a landing on the
cruiser Pennsylvania and a success
ful return.
Columbus Jan. 19.—President
Lewis, of the United Mine Workers,
in his annual report, denounces
strikes and assails the Sherman anti-'
trust law, which he says is ineffect
ive.
Portland Jan. 19.—A terrific rain
storm has been raging at Emil and
throughout the Willamette valley
during the past two days. Many lives
have been lost by drowning, hun
dreds of homes swept away and great
damage done to railroad property.
Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 19.—At
torney James A. Reed, of Kansas
City, has been elected Senator from
the state of Missouri.
Seattle, Jan. 19.—The steam
schooner Lakme is drifting hopeless
ly in a hurricane off Cape Blanco,
California. The boat is in command
of Capt. Malgren and besides a crew
of fifteen men has a big cargo of
lumber. Vessels have been dispatch
ed to the scene and are standing by,
but on account of the severe storm
are unable to rescue the men.
Washington, Jan. 19.—senator
Borah today spoke in support of the
bill to elect senators by a direct vote
of the people at the primaries.
Petersburg, Jan. 19.—The emperor
attends the annual service, blessing
the waters of Neva.
Albany, Jan. IS.—Tammany’s
choice for United States Senator,
William Francis Sheehan, one of the
Democratic bosses of the state, is
still nine votes shy of election and
great pressure is being brought to
bear to land the office for him.
Des Moines, la., Jan. 19.—With
the vote of the legislature cut up be
tween Young, Keynon and Funk the
legislature is unable to elect a Sen
ator.
Seattle. Jan. 19.—The steamer
Lindsay arrived this morning and it
is reported that she will be held to
account for taking passengers north
with a cargo of explosives aboard.
Seattle, Jan. 19.—The steamer
Jeanle has been chartered to run
from Bethel up the Kuskokwim river
in the spring.
Washington, Jan. 19.—The Senate
today endorsed the minority report
of the Ballinger investigation com
mittee. Before doing so Senator
Fletcher declared that Ballinger’s
acts were just inside of the line of
criminal guilt.
Seattle, Jan. 19.—The Commercial
bodies of this city have wired Sen
ator Piles to enlist the support of
the Pacific coast delegation to work
for Immediate action that will result
in the opening of the Alaska coal
fields. This move was made upon
the request of hundreds of residents
of the north who are now here and
are leaving nothing undone to secure
favorable legislation looking towards
the development of the resources of
Alaska.
Norfolk, Jan. 19.—The ninth ma
rine dies as a result of the recent
explosion on the battleship Dele
ware.
Helena, Jan. 19.—The legislature
of Montana is still deadlocked in the
selection of a United States Senator.
Numerous ballots have been taken,
but no choice made. The vote to
day was as follows: Carter, 34;
Walsh, 33; Conrad, 17; scattering 17.
It requires 61 votes to elect.
Seattle, Jan. 20.—When destruc
tion seemed certain to the schooner
Lakme, which was drifting in a hur
ricane, the steamer Nan Smith got
a line aboard the Lakme and rescued
the captain and crew in life boats.
Washington, Jan. 20.—At a cau
cus of the Democratic members of
the House Congressman Champ
Clark is selected as speaker to suc
ceed “Uncle Joe” Cannon.
Washington, Jan. 20.—The Board
of Engineers want $20,000,000 for
the reclamation of public land and
say that $2,000,000 of this amount
will be expended in Washington state.
Seattle, Jan. 20.—Officials of th«
Copper River & Northwestern rail
way announce that the road has been
built from Cordova for a distance
of 160 miles and that the remain
ing 35 miles to the Bonanza mine
will be 3ompleted March 15.
Baltimore, Jan. 20.—A sensation
was caused here today by an un
known man attacking a handsome
woman coming out of a bank. Af
ter a few words he shot and killed
her and pointing the revolver on
himself blew out his own brains. The
whole affair is shrouded in mystery
and the police are working on the
case.
Olympia, Jan. 20.—The Washing
ton state legislature has passed a
memorial, asking Congress to give
Alaska a territorial form of govern
ment.
Seattle, Jan. 20.—The cruiser
Buffalo has orders to proceed to Ko
diak on April 1 and instal a wireless
station.
Juneau, Jan. 20.—E. M. Barnes,
an attorney of this city, who was dis
barred from practice and sentenced
to serve six months in jail for send
ing obscene literature through the
mails to a young girl, is now seeking
redress, as he claims the charge was
trumped up against him. He has
sent the rapers to Valdez to be filed
in a suit for $75,000 damages against
Judge Cushman, alleging that the
court disbarred him on false charges.
San Francisco, Jan. 20.—Eugene
DeRoode is suing his wife for divorce
and names Burrowe McNier, a New
York millionaire and personal friend
of Theodore Roosevelt’s, as co-re
spondent.
New York, Jan. 20.—J. Pierpont
Morgan endorses the currency plan
as recommended by Senator Aldrich.
Washington, Jan. 20.—The House
committee has reported in favor of
New Orleans as the city in which the
Panama exposition should be held in
1915 and also recommends that the
government send a creditable exhibit.
The minority report is in favor of
San Francisco.
Detroit, Jan. 20.—At a banquet
given in this city last night Con
gressman Humphries of Seattle, was
one of the speakers and declared
that the Pacific coast was defenseless
against Japan, and in case of an in
vasion more helpless than Russia
was.
Columbus, Jan. 20.—The legisla
ture approves the income tax amend
ment to the constitution.
Topeka, Jan. 20.—Kansas law
makers have also endorsed the in
come tax amendment.
Chicago, Jan. 20.—Armour, Swift
and other packers are seeking an im
munity bath by asking that the
charges against them be dismissed.
New York. Jan. 20.—While a
fashionable party was adjourning
last night five masked men entered
the home and held up the women,
taking all of their Jewelry and mak
ing their escape in an automobile.
New York, Jan. 20.—Paul Morton,
vice president of the Pan-American
railroad, and former Secretary of
the Navy, was suddenly stricken with
cerebral hemorrhage and died within
an hour. Deceased was 53 years of
age and prominent In business and
social circles of the city.
Start the new year right by adver
tising in the Cbitina Leader.
Billy Little, of Cordova, has rented
the store building adjoining Tod
Winter’s old place and will soon fit
up the interior preparatory to open
ing a thirst emporium.—Valdez
Prospector.
Copper Center, Jan. 20.—The mail
left here at 6 o’clock this morning
for Cordova. It consists of 150
pounds. There Is also one interior
passenger on the stage.
Bring your Job work to the Lead
er office. ,
Seattle, Jan. 21.—The steamer
Bertha sailed for Southwestern Alas
ka last night. Among her passengers
were O. H. King, P. Claussen and
B. A. Schmidt, for Cordova; Mrs.
Pierce, \V. Cross, Lee Close, Jas.
Gwin, Capt. Durkee, Chas. O’Connor
and wife, and Andrew Meagher and
wife, for Katalla.
Gravenette, Ark., Jan. 21.—Mrs.
Allen today shot and killed her fath
er, John Boyer, a wealthy planter,
who was attacking the woman’s hus
band.
Cincinnati, Jan. 21.—A sub-com
mittee decides to report in favor of
merging three branches of the Meth
odist church.
Washington, Jan. 21.—The naval
appropriation bill for $130,000,000
will be considered in the House next
week, also an appropriation of $25,
000 for experimental aviation.
New York, Jan. 21.—Andrew Car
negie has made another donation of
$10 000,000 to the Carnegie Institu
tion at Washington, making a to
tal gift of $25,000,000.
Seattle, Jan. 21.—Edna Goodrich
claims that Nat Goodwin gave her a
trust deed, before their marriage, for
half of his income, which is now es
timated at $1,500,000. In her di
vorce proceedings she is suing for
her realty rights.
Portland, jan. ai.—jesse Webb,
convicted of murder and sentenced
to death has written a strong arti
cle decrying capital punishment by
electrocution as most diabolical.
Washington, Jan. 21.—Secretary
Norton has decided to soon retire
from the service of President Taft
and engage in business in Chicago.
Washington, Jan. 21.—Secretary
of the Navy Meyer has issued an or
der reprimanding Commander
Simms for his pro-English speech at
a recent London banquet.
Washington, Jan. 21.—The Nav
al Committee of the House favors
an increase of two battleships, two
colliers, eight torpedo destroyers
and four sub-marine boats.
Washington, Jan. 21.—Attorney
General George Wickersham appear
ed before, the Senate committee today
in opposition to the Nelson bill for
the leasing of the coal lands, claim
ing that the passage of this act would
tie up the lands indefinitely. He
argued in favor of opening up this
resource and declared that if the
Court of Appeals of the District of
Columbia favored Cunningham and
two hundred other claimants that
their patents should immediately
issue.
Washington, Jan. 21.—The Cana
dian and American commissioners
have reached an agreement in favor
of a reduction in customs on many
products.
Washington, Jan. 21.—The Amer
ican Federation of Labor has grant
ed a charter to the Western Feder
ation of Miners on equal terms with
the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica.
Seattle, Jan. 21.—Washington's
lower house has gone on record as
opposing any further liquor legisla
tion this year. The resolution adopt
ed to this end, was drawn so that
the strife which caused so much
trouble at the last session will be
prevented. It was intended primar
ily to expedite the legislative pro
gram that has been mapped out.
Seattle, Jan. 21.—James A. Moore
has wired from New York that he
secured a loan of $10,000,000 on
the properties of the Western Steel
Corporation, which has a big plant
in operation at Irondale.
Prosser, Wash., Jan. 21.—The
Washington State Horticultural So
ciety, now in session here, will give
special consideration to the matter
of marketing fruit. It has been urg
ed that all Northwest fruit districts
should get together and work as a
unit, in this regard. Following the
Prosser meeting, a conference will
be held in Portland with the Oregon
growers. Some plan is to be work
ed out, whereby the interests of or
chardmen will be better protected.
Olympia, Wash. Jan. 21.—A ser
ious effort will be made at this ses
sion of the legislature to improve the
state lien law, which compels an
owner to pay the material bills of an
irresponsible contractor. The pro
posed measure is modeled after the
most approved lien laws of Califor
nia, New York, Texas and other pro
gressive states. It makes the con
tractor responsible for his own debts
and relieves the state of the respon
sibility of acting as a collection ag
ency for material men.
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