TELEGRAPH NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF
Canonsburg, Pa. Aug. 28.—A dis
tressing accident that lias caused a
deep shadow of gloom to pervade the
community occurred at the Morgan
Opera House last night. A large
audience had assembled to witness
a moving picture show, when there
was a sudden explosion and fire of
the films. As a result 26 were killed
and 68 injured, most of them being
boys and girls.
Middleton, Aug. 28.—On the New
York, New Haven & Hartford rail
road a serious wreck was narrowly
averted. Through the spreading of
rails the train jumped the track but
the air brakes stopped the rushing
tiain ere there was a general smash
up. As it was 60 were injured, 8
of them dangerously so.
Atlanta, Aug. 28.—General isola
tion prevails at Charleston, South
Carolina. Yesterday a terrific storm
swept the coast. A sixty-mile gale
continued for hours causing wide
spread damage to property of all
kinds at Charleston.
Seattle, Aug. 28.—Samuel Gomp
ers, President of the American Fed
eration of Labor, is an arrival in
the city and is being generously en
tertained by local unions.
Kingston, Aug. 28.—The steamer
Alice foundered in a storm last
night and eleven perished. Many
had narrow escapes and suffered
much hardship.
Seattle, Aug. 28.—Admiral Togo
arrived yesterday on his return to
the Orient. He was met at the sta
tion by a delegation of citizens and
escorted to the Washington hotel by
a platoon of poilce. Later Mayor
Billing made an official speech. Be
fore leaving for Vancouver, where
he takes the steamer for home, he
expressed the highest praise for
President Taft, both for his per
sonal and official acts. He declared
that in his wTisdonr and courage the
President had done a wonderful work
in the cause of universal peace.
Beverly, Aug. 28.—The President
and his family are now domiciled
here and the president announces that
he will take an absolute rest during
the next two weeks. Having to re
main in Washington during the sum
mer heat was quite trying on Mr.
Taft.
Spokane, Aug. 28.—A distressing
fatality occurred yesterday on Med
ical lake. L. T. Baty, chief machin
ist of the Great Northern railroad
at Hillyard, was out boating with his
wife and daughter. In the deep
water the boat capsized and all three
were drowned before any assistance
could be rendered.
Kansas City, Aug. 28.—President
Taft has announced that he will de
liver an address before the National
Conservation Congress, which con
venes here Sept. 25th. An accept
ance to speak has also been received
from Gifford Pinchot.
Seattle, Aug. 28.—Word has come
from Washington that President
Taft has definitely decided on his
western tour and that he will spend
October 16th in Seattle.
Tokyo, Aug. 28.—Much disap
pointment is felt over the defeat of
the plans for the building of a mam
moth fleet of dreadnaughts. As a
consequence Premier Katsura and his
cabinet have resigned.
Elgin, 111., Aug. 28.—Lenzengell
won the national trophy. The toll
paid in the contest was two dead
and many injured.
Seattle, Aug. 28.—The community
was greatly surprised on Saturday by
the announcement that R. M. Hop
kins, for twenty years past clerk in
the federal court under Judge Han
ford was short in his accounts. It
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is said the amount will exceed $10.
000.
Quincy. 111., Aug. 25.—Champ
Clark has made reply to President
Taft’s charge that the Democrats
played petty politics in dealing with
the tariff question. He charges the
President with showing ingratitude
for the assistance that the Demo
crats gave the administration in pas
sing the reciprocity bill.
Chesterfield, West Va., Aug. 29.—
A sensation was caused in the court
room yesterday in the trial of banker
Henry Beattie for the murder of his
wife. Paul Beattie, a cousin of the
accused, testified that Henry Beattie
confessed to him that he committed
Charleston, Aug.29.—As a result
of the terrific storm which prevail
ed on Sunday this city suffered the
death of eight people while the prop
erty damage amounted to over one
million dollars. The steamer Upache
is missing and many have been sunk
while eight other vessels were
wrecked.
Seattle. Aug. 29.—President Gom
pers of the American Federation of
Labor, asserted in a speech last
night that the people of the coun
try would have a greater respect for
our constitution If men of greater
integrity, broader mind and more
human sympathy were placed upon
the federal bench.
Washinton, Aug. 29.—Announce
ment has been made that before the
end of the year 1912 all excavation
for the Panama canal will have been
completed.
New York, Aug. 29.—In his suit
for divorce Upton Sinclair, the noted
magazine writer, charges Henry
Kemp, the California poet, as co
respondent. The wife promises a
vigorous contest.
London, Aug. 29.—Jack Johnson
is now engaged in the greatest con
test of his life. It is the effort to
save the life of his young wife, who
is lying at the point of death. The
best medical aid possible has been
secured. Johnson has cancelled his
fight with Wells and others.
Seattle, Aug. 29.—Admiral Togo
was wined and dined last night at
the Rainier Club. He was the guest
of J. D. Lowman, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, and there
were a number df prominent citizens
present. The admiral expressed
himself in glowing terms in appre
ciation of the generous hospitality
extended him wherever he had been
in the United States. He also paid
high tribute to our high officials and
the progressiveness of our people,
expressing the hope that peaceful
conditions would always prevail with
Japan.
Admiral Togo sailed at ten o’clock
this morning from Seattle for Japan.
He was escorted to the steamer by a
squadron in command of Admiral W.
H H. Sutherland. Prior to Togo’s
sailing he received a wire from Pres
ident Taft stating “regret your visit
to us could not have been more pro
longed.”
Winnipeg, Aug. 29.—Announce
ment was made that Sir William
Wythe, vice president of the Canad
ian Pacific railroad, had reached
the age limit and would immediately
retire from official life. His succes
sor is J. C. Burge.
Seattle, Aug. 30.—Ex-Secretary
of the Interior Richard A. Ballinger
has received a wire from President
Taft accepting his invitation to be
his guest of honor at a luncheon to
be given on October 17 in this city.
Chicago, Aug. 30.—Aviator C. P.
Rodgers made the world's passenger
aeroplane record. Accompanied by
Mrs. Roller, wife of the Seattle
wrestler, he ascended a height of
2700 feet.
Seattle, Aug. 30.—Congressman
Humphrey has arrived home from
Washington. In an interview he
aid: “The last days of the session
have greatly added to the popularity
of the president and discredited and
confounded his enemies. The more
the people know President Taft as
he really is, the more they admire
him. The president will be nominat
ed by acclamation and re-elected by
a majority as great as he received
before.”
San Francisco, Aug. 31.—Frank
Clemmens, of Seattle, is driving a
pair of deer to this city enroute to
New York. Clemmens declares that
his team is the only American deer
ever broken to harness, and he plans
to exhibit the animals at the Pana
ma-Pacific International Exposition
in 1915. Clemmens attracts a great
deal of attention wherever he goes.
His pets are clever and do many
tricks. On the wagon that they haul
is a big sign reading: “Panama-Pa
cific International Exposition, San
Francisco, 1915.”
New York, Aug. 31.—Wells, the
English lightweight, easily outfought
"Knockout” Brown. The contest was
witnessed by a big crowd.
Seattle, Aug. 31.—A final hearing
is now being had before federal
Judge C. H. Hanford on his injunc
tion issued which compels passengers
to pay double fare on the Seattle
Renton street railway. The'people of
the Rainier valley are much excited
■over the outcome.
Tokio, Aug. 31.—A new ministry
has been formed with Marquis Sal
onji as the premier.
Aurora, HI., Aug. 31.—The will
of John W. Gates wilt be probated in
New York City on Oct. 2. The an
nouncement is made that over a mil
lion dollars has been willed to dis
tant relatives and friends. It is ex
pected that Mrs. Gates and his son
Charles will divide about thirty-seven
millions.
San Francisco, Aug. 31.—J. W.
Kline, chairman of the officers of
the various craft unions, has issued
an ultimatum to Julius Krittsschnitt,
vice President of the Harriman sys
tern of railroads. He declares that
unless the shop men are permitted to
deal with the company through their
federation association that a general
strike will be ordered.
Seattle, Sept. 1.—United States
Senator Miles Poindexter and Gifford
Piuchot will sail for Alaska on the
Northwestern tonight, making their
first stop at Cordova and going from
there to the Bering river coal fields.
Mexico City, Sept. 1.—General
Madero has been renominated for the
Presidency by the Progressive party.
New York, Sept. 1.—The Stand
ard Oil company has effected a re
organization plan and is taking the
necessary legal steps to go out of
business.
Seattle, Sept. 1.—William Mulback
was arrested here, charged with hav
ing committed murder at Joplin, Mo.,
in November, 1909.
Seattle Sept. 1.—A double tragedy
was enacted at a Boren Ave. apart
ment house because Mrs. Mary
Vaugh, i^e proprietress refused to
allow a well dressed stranger, who
had taken a room there, the privi
lege of kissing her. The stranger in
sisted upon this intimacy and when
he was rebuffed became infuriated
and fired two shots at Mrs. Vaugh.
He then turned the gun on himself
and almost instant death resulted.
Philadelphia, Sept. 1.—The city is
in the throes of a severe rainstorm.
There have been many washouts and
the river continues to rise. The
street railway has been seriously
crippled.
Seattle, Sept. 1.—The itinerary of
President Taft, on his western tour.
:ias been changed and he will visit
his city October 9 and 10.
Seattle, Sept. 1.—On September 5
;he voters of the city of Seattle will
je called upon to approve or disap
prove the proposed issue of the fol
lowing bonds: County courthouse,
$1,500,000; Cedar river water shed
iand, $1,000,000; art museum site,
$500,000; fire houses and sites,
$266,000; stable site, $100,000; west
waterway drawbridge, $50,000; West
lake avenue bridge, $50,000; police
sub stations, $30,000; Municipal
dock, $25,000; isolation hospital
$25,000. A big fight is being made
pn the courthouse and art museum
features, and it is likely that both of
these propositions will be defeated.
Seattle. Sept. 1.—Detective Harry
Brice shot and wounded John Gay
aor for resisting an arrest.
Winnipeg, Sept. 1.—President
Shaughnesessy, of the Canadian Pa
cific railway, in declining to express
an opinion on the subject of reci
procity added, ‘ If I had anything to
say about reciprocity ti would not
be favorable.”
New York, Sept. 1.—An agreement
was signed at Newport whereby John
Jacob Astor gives his fiance, Miss
Force, $5,000,000 the moment the
marriage takes place, and in addition
he makes liberal provision for her in
his will.
Lincoln, Sept. 1.—In an article m
the Commoner William Jennings
Bryan characterizes the President’s
veto measures as ‘ lamentably weak.”
He also renews his attack on Demo
cratic Leader Underwood.
Seattle, Sept. 2.—The steamer
Northwestern sailed last night and
among her passengers for Cordova
were United States Senator Poin
dexter and Gifford Pinchot, who will
study local conditions; Miss Thora
Smith, the new principal of the
Cordova public schools; Cale Poin
dexter, H. H. Ansen, J. A. Terry, J.
P. Bush, W. S. Martin and wife, R.
G. Mead, A. S. Henley, Louis Michels
Jr. George Gebbie, F. C. Gorom, P.
S. Staplenecker and twelve oil tank
workers for the Katalla company.
Seattle, Sept. 2.—The restraining
order against the residents of Rain
ier valley, demanding five cent fare
With transfers on the Renton-South
ern interurban railway, has been dis
solved by Judge Hanford.
Boston, Sept. 2.—John Ellorton
Lodge, son of United States Senator
Lodge, was yesterday married to
Miss Mary Connelly, a hospital
nurse.
NEW WAREHOUSE
FOR MINA
S. Blum & Co. will at once begin
the erection of a large warehouse at
Chitina, for the purpose of storing
hay. grain and other merchandise.
It will have a capacity of 200 tons
and work will be started as soon as
the lumber can be gotten on the
ground. It it their intention to han
dle feed at the closest possible figure
and will be such a marked reduction
over last year's prices that will in
sure the wintering of all horses used
in going to and from the interior at
Chitina. Barns are also being erect
ed to care for this stock and hereaf
ter the entire traffic from Fairbanks
and the Tanana valley will come via
Chitina.
hoteTchanges
HANDS
J. Palmer and T. \V. Cloninger
took charge of the Hotel Chitina
yesterday and it Is to be remodeled
without sparing any expense. In
fact, it will be made one of the
finest hostleries between Fairbanks
and Cordova.
The rooms will be heated, and
there win be bath parlor and ladies'
parlor. There will be a dining room
in connection, and the bar will be
s ocked with the best standard brands
of wines, liquors and cigars.
Neither proprietor needs any in
troduction to the public. Mr. Clon
inger, as part owner of the Log Cab
in, helped to make that place pop
ular with the traveling public. Mr
Palmer is a well known railroad man
and an old time Alaskan.
The establishment of a first-class
hotel at Chitina is one of the urgent
needs of the place, as the town is
the transfer point for the overland
travel from Nome, Fairbanks and
all interior points. Hereafter there
will be no cause for complaint re
garding lack of hotel accomodations.
During the summer months there
is an increasing volume of tourist
travel each summer, besides mining
men and operators and investors, the
hotel will be kept busy winter and
summer.
“As I have before stated,” said Mr.
Palmer, “Mr. Cloninger and myself
realize that Chitina has a bright
future, and it is our intention to
anticipate every need in the hotel
>ine.”
The first word that has been heard
about C. M. Berry, of Cordova, for
several months was brought to Chit
ina this week by P. B. Dunkle.
“When I left,” said Mr. Dunkle,
“George Flower and Chas. Veach
were getting ready to sluice. They
have one whole creek located and
xcellent prospects. They are waiting
for the water to go down so they
can begin sluicing.
“Chas. Smith and Ed. Dieffenbach
and Agnus Halliday are at the head
of the Chitina working on a copper
outcropping. Peter Erickson, with
one man, is at work on ground on
Canyon creek. Those are all of the
people working in that section at
present.”
Hotel Chitina
Only First-Class Hotel in Chitina.
Heated Room, Hath, Ladies Parlor.
Rar with all standard Liquors and
Cigars.
First-class dining room in connection
PRICKS REASONABLE
,t. PALMER & T. CLOXINGKR,
Proprietors.
NOTICE OK DISSOLUTION OK
PARTNERSHIP.
This agreement made and entered
into this twelfth day of August, 1911,
by T. W. Cloninger and I. J. St.
Clair.
Witnesseth, That it is mutually
agreed that the partnership hereto
fore existing under the firm name of
St. Clair & Cloninger be and here
by is dissolved and that all accounts
for and against the said firm shall
hee paid and collected by T. W.
Cloninger.
I. J. ST. CLJLIR.
T. W. CLONINGER.
Mining Companies and
Mineral Claim Owners
Publication of Final Proof Notices
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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 pa|>er having a fixed and well known place of pub
lication.
Xo newspaper shall be deemed a qualified medium
of notice unless it shall have been continuously publish
ed during an unbroken |>eriod of six months immediate
ly preceding the publication of the notice, nor unless It
shall have applied for anti been granted the privilege of
transportation in anti by the United States mails at the
rate provided by law for second-class matter, a privilege
available to all newspapers having a legitimate list, of
subscribers anti a known place of publication.
The notice must in all cases Ik* published in the news
paper which may be issued at a place nearest to the lauds
which the notice affects, fly the word “nearest” as here
used it is not intended that geographical proximity shall
Ik* measured on an air line drawn lH*tween 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 newspajiers to Ik* 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, lie disturbed
on the ground that the claimant recommended another
newspaper.
I'pon 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 copy 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, exce.pt
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.
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