TELEGRAPH NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF
Chicago, Oct. 16.—The leading
members of the National Progressive
League are gathering to hold a gab
fest on the coming presidential elec
tion.
New York, Oct. 16.—The investi
gation committee fails to find that
the trust increased the prices of sug
ar, but attributes the increased cost
to European monopoly.
* Seattle, Oct. 16.—The few *
* followers here of Pinchot, who *
* had planned a meeting for the *
* ex-forester, yesterday were com- *
* pelled to cancel it as the prin- *
* cipal will not arrive from Alas- *
* ka until tomorrow. Pinchot *
* wires that he will be unable to *
* tarry here as he must rush on *
* to Chicago where the Insurgents *
* are to meet this week. *
Los Angeles, Oct. IS.—President
Taft was today greeted by 13,000
school children, who formed an im
posing parade, waving flags and sing
ing patriotic songs.
Liverpool, Oct. 16—William Rock
efeller sailed yesterday for New York
a physical wreck.
Cantwnia, Oct. 16.—An earthquake
in Sicily destroys numerous houses
and kills many people.
Chicago, Oct. 16.—The Public
Laud and Irrigation Congress meets
in tnis city on December 5.
Seattle Oct 16.—The revenue
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cutter Thetis runs into a bad storm
and becomes det ched from the Ber
ing sea patrol. She is badly damag
ed and is now limping south.
Seattle, Oct. 16.—Five hundred
stage hands employed at nine local
theatres strike for more wages.
* Seattle, Oct. 16—The schoon- *
* er Benders Brothers which is *
* used as a trading vessel during *
* the summer between Nome and *
* the Siberian coast, has returned *
* from the North Pacific ocean. *
* On the trip down her engine ex- *
* ploded and she was towed into *
* port by a life saving tug. *
New York, Oct. 16.—Hearings are
now being held here by the Monetary
Board, after which an adjournment
will be taken to the western cities,
including Seattle.
Milwaukee, Oct. 16.—The leaders
declare that the suffrage trust pre
vents women from getting use of
the ballot.
Genoa, Oct. 16.—Italy’s four
dreadnaught’s have been successfully
launched.
Berlin, Oct. 16.—The Emperor
confers with the Italian Embassador
on the war situation.
Washington, Oct. 16.—The funeral
of the late Justice Harlan will be held
tomorrow. Among those mentioned
as his probable successors on the
Supreme Court bench are secretary
of State Philander C. Knox, Attorney
General Geo. Wickersham and Secre
tary of Commerce and Labor Nagel.
Hankow, Oct. 17.—The revolution
ists destroy three government boats.
Chicago, Oct. 17.—Two hundred
Progressive Republicans met here in
answer to the call for a meeting of
all the Insurgents throughout the
states and endorsed Senator Lafol
lette as their presidential candidate
rI hey also declared for direct primar
ies and nominations, as weP as be
moaning the absence of GUford Pin
chot, who had not returned from bis
political trip to Alaska.
San Francisco, Oct. 17.—Captain
Faria, of the wrecked steamer Santa
Rosa, has been suspended for a
year.
Seattle, Oct. 17.—The American
Hawaii Steamship Company has or
dered four steamships, at a cost of
f3,000,000. They will run between
Seattle and New York.
Vallejo, Oct. 17.—Mare Island was
in communication with Unalaska Iasi
night, establishing a record for :he
wireless by talking two thousand
miles.
Washington, Oct. 17.—Lafollette
will spend November making speech
es in eleven of the middle west
states.
Santa Barbara, Oct. 17.—The se
cret service men are on the track of
those who attempted to dynamite the
bridge President Taft’s train passed
over.
Kansas City, Oct. 17.—Attorney
General Wickersham says the trusts
are doomed but that the decisions
will not injure legitimate business.
Seattle, Oct. 17.—Missionary Mars
den declares that the government
cruelly neglects the Alaskan Indians.
Los Angeles, Oct. 17.—Only one
juror has thus far been drawn in
the trial oT James McNamara.
Los Angeles, Oct. 17.—President
Taft has expressed himself as being
well pleased with his trip to the Pa
cific coast. He today started for
Butte, where tw-entj minutes will be
spent, and then proceed to Salt Lake.
Pekin, Oct. 17.—Sixty-five thous
and revolutionary troops are march
ing to intercept 20,000 Nationalists
from Pekin and when they meet a
big battle is expected.
New' Y'orK, oct. 17.—Dr. Cook,
who failed to ascend Mount McKinley
and whose explorations of the north
pole failed to fool anyone, has sailed
for Europe where he will lecture.
Ellsworth, Oct. 17.—-Win. Show
man, wife and children were brutally
murdered while asleep. The assassin
used an axe and the bodies were hor
ribly mutilated.
* Special to Alaskan. *
* Seattle, Oct. 18.—Arrange- *
* ments are under wav for a mer- *
* ger of the Alaska Pacific, Alas- *
* ka Coast and North Pacific *
* Steamship companies, making a *
* combined fleet of fourteen pas- *
* senger and freight vessels. *
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Seattle, Oct. 18.—Capt. Jimmy
Daniels has been suspended for two
months on account of the wreck of
the freighter Edith.
Spokane, Oct. 18.—Tne friends of
former Senator George Turner are
urging his appointment to succeed the
late Justice Harlan on the Supreme
bench.
* Chicago, Oct. 18. — Senator *
* Clapp excoriated President Taft *
* at the conference of the Prog- *
* ressive Republican League, but *
* the real sensation was sprung *,
* when one of the delegates de- *
* dared that Senator Robert La- *
* follette, whom the league endor- *
* sed for the Presidency, had re- *
* ceived financial aid from United *
* States Senator Stephenson, who *
* is now under fire, and then turn- *
* ed in°rate. *
Los Angeles, Oct. 18.—Mrs. Jef
, fries, mother of James Jeffries, left
1 an estate of $100,0^0 to her family. |
Ottawa, Oct. 18.—The census of;
Canada shows a population of 7,000,
000, of, which Vancouver has a pop- \
ulation of 100,000.
Boston, Oct. 18.—In an address
last night John Hayes Hammond
made a strong plea for a business
men’s diplomatic service.
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* Philadelphia, Oct. 18.—The *
* fourth game of base ball in the •
* world’s series could not be play- *
* ed today on account of rain. *
* much to the disappointment of *
* the fans. *
* The attendance at the three *
* games between the Athletics *
* and the Giants was 102,000 and *
* the receipts amounted to $196,- *
* 000. *
Washington, Oct. 17—According to
official iigures the gold output fr >ra
Alaska for last year shows a de
crease of $4,000,000.
Seattle, Oct. 17.—The Great Nor
thern railway silk train established
a new world’s record by making the
trip from Seattle to New York In
eighty-two hours.
Lakewood, Oct. 18. — Publisher
Collier falls from an aeroplane but
escapes uninjured.
Colorado Springs, Oct. 18.—The
International Dry Farming Congress
convened here yesterday.
Milwaukee, Oct. 11.—Heyburn de
clares that nobody is sustaining the
charges against Senator Stephenson.
Washington, Oct. 18.—The annual
report of the Panama Commission
recommends the immediate fixing of
the tolls.
St. Louis, Oct. 18.—Congressman
Underwood says the Democrats will
win in the Presidential election if
united on the tariff question.
Seattle, Aug. 18.—The steamer
Admiral Sampson did not sail until
last night Her Cordova passengers
were Mrs. Wm. Fursman, Evangeline
Church, Geo. Falum and ten men for
the Kenneeott copper mine. Edward
Dunn left for Kodiak.
Boston, Oct. 19.—Moore last night
defeated Battling Nelson in twelve
rounds.
Washington, Oct. 19.—The corner
stone was today layed for the most
magnificent Masonic building in the
world.
Seattle, Oct. 19.—Missionary Mars
den pleads for more Indian schools in
Alaska.
Mexico City, Oct. 19.—War is im
minent with Guatemala and troops
are being rushed south.
St. Paul Oct 19.—Thomas Lynch
writes from Dawson that he is dy
ing in a hospital there and leaves
$84,000 to R. S. Knapp, who has
been attending him during his ill
ness.
Philadelphia, Oct. 19—Today’s ball
game between the Athletics and New
York Giants had to be postponed on
account of the muddy condition of
the grounds.
Skagway, Oct. 19.—Clyde Guptill,
local agent for the Alaska Steamship
company was mysteriously murdered
in his office and the crime has creat
ed much excitement here.
Seattle, Oct. 19.—Forgers clear
$1,000 by forging names to Oregon
and Washington railroad pay checks.
Chicago, Oct. 19.—A thousand
strikers on the Illinois Central rail
road have returned to work.
Vancouver, October 19.—Bill Min
er, the bandit who was given a life
sentence has escaped from the peni
tentiary.
Seattle, Oct. 19.—The steamer Vic
toria has arrived from Nome with
a full passenger list and $1,000,000
in gold bullion.
Nanaimo, Oct. 19.—The contract
has been let for a forty mile exten
sion of the railroad to Campbell
river.
Ct. Petersburg, Oct. 19.—Prince
Troubetzkov, husband of Amelie
Rives, the authoress, has been mur
dered.
Boston, Oct. 19.—The United
States Machinery company has been
sued for $2,000,000 for violating
the anti-trust law.
Dublin, Oct. 19.—A ' temperance
crusade has been started throughout
Ireland.
Fort Leavenworth, Oct. 19.—Capt.
Carr takes his life with a revolver,
as a result of a broken marriage en
gagement.
Lake Charles, Oct. 19.—Speaker
Champ Clark has mixed up a little
political dope which he is now dish
ing out. He predicts President Taft
! will be renominated by the Repub
| licans, Lafollette will run as an in
i surgent and the Democratic candi
I date will be elected.
Chicago, Oct. 19.—Frost and oth
er defendants demur to the indict
ments returned in connection with
the Matanuska coal land cases.
Valejo, Oct. 19.—Cyclonic winds
last night destroyed the aerials of
the Unalaska navy wireless station.
Richmond, Oct. 19.—Theodore
Roosevelt, in a letter to the Atlantic
Waterway’s Association, declines to
speak on any subject.
Chicago, Oct. 19.—Secretary of
Agricultue Wrilson, in addressing me
Brewer’s Association, advised against
adulteration and misbranding of
“wet” goods.
New York, Oct. 19.—The United
States Steel company decides to can
cel its lease of the Great Northern
company’s ore properties.
Seattle, Oct. 19.—Governor Hay
has selected Harold Preston, of this
city, as a member of the Public Ser
vice Commit*ee.
Hibernia, Oct. 20.—By the flood
ing of a mine twelve laborers were
drowned.
New York, Oct. 19.—Kid McCoy
will marry again, this being his
eighth time.
Los Angeles, Oct. 19.—Fowler
starts with his biplane in a second
attempt to cross the continent.
Philadelphia, Oct. 20.—The heavy
downpour of rain is a great disap
pointment to the baseball fans, as
the game between the Athletics and
the Giants had to again be postpon
ed.
Washington, 6ct. 20.—Dr. Alfred
Brooks has declined to accept the
position of Chief Geologist' offered
him by Secretary Fisher. He pre
fers to remain in the Alaska field
as the head of the geological sur
vey.
Lick Observatory, Cal., Oct. 20.—
Two comets are visible northwest of
Venus.
Plymouth, Oct. 20.—Thomas Law
son has been acquitted of the charge
of conducting a lottery.
Seattle, Oct. 19.—Captain Louis
Lane’s scnooner Polar Bear returns
from a cruise of the Arctic ocean.
Las Vegas, Oct. 19.—After re
turning to Pittsburg on October 31,
President Taft will extend his itin
erary through the southern states
for two weeks.
Boston, Oct. 20.—Rev. Richeson a
Baptist minister, has been arrested
for the murder of his affiance, Miss
Avis Linnell. The crime was corn- j
•mitted so that the minister could :
marry an heiress.
Los Angeles, Oct. 19.—Caroline
Ford was acquitted on the charge of
killing her husband, her plea being
self defense.
New York, Oct. 20.—Andrew Car
negie says that the condition of the i
masses must improve or trouble will
follow.
Salt Lake, Oct. 20.—Two bandits
terrorize Cokeville by shooting up the
town.
Macon, Oct. 20.—Aviator Ely fell
from his machine yesterday and was
killed.
Washington, Oct. 20.—Senator A1
drich submits a National Monetary
Commission revision plan, with a re
serve association of $300,000,000
in fifteen financial districts.
Mexico City, Oct. 20.—A tidal
wave swept over a section of Mex
ico, destroying the towns of Sanblas
and Sihuatanejo.
New York Oct. 20.—The assemb
»
ling of the greatest fleet of American
warships will take place here on Oc
tober 31. There will be sixty nine
vessels mobilized.
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