TELEGRAPH NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF
New York. April 28.—Commodore
Peary says that all future polar ex
plorations will be by aeroplane.
Washington, April 28.—The Sen
ate today confirmed Collector of
Customs Harper for the Puget Sound
district.
Washington, April 28.—Represen
tative Sabath introduces a resolu
tion in the House to neutralize the
Philippine Islands.
Seattle, April 28.—The govern
ment surveyors will leave here next
month for the Copper River and Tan-!
ana valleys and Cook’s Inlet to com
plete tneir surveys of agricultural
lands.
Hot Springs, April 28.—Senator1
Mclvetridge, who come here for
treatment, is in a dying condition.
liong Kong, April 28.—A serious
rebellion is raging-at Canton, and a
number of people have been killed
in the battles fought.
Seattle. April 28.—Rev. S. Hall
Young, formerly of Cordova, has re
turned from the Bast, where he has
been lecturing, and will soon leave
for the Iditarod to establish a Pres
byterian church at the new gold
camp.
New York, April 28.—President
Taft, in an address before the news
paper associations last night, ex
plained the commercial, economical
and social reasons for the Canadian
treaty, which he considers of great
value to the United States.
Chicago, April 28.—Detective
Burns says that organized labor will
stand appalled when the confessious
in the Los Angeles dynamiting ate
made public and the names of the
men implicated exposed. He char
acterizes it as the crime of the cen
tury and says he has secured enough
evidence to convict the parties guilty
of this outrage.
Los Angeles, April 28.—McNaigal
has repeated the confession secured
from him by Detective Burns to the
district attorney.
Chicago, April 28.—Architects
and contractors have served notice
warning the unions to settle their
disputes by Tuesday or there will be
a general shut-down of building oc
cupations.
St. Louis, April 28.—A valise was
today found at the union station con
taining two cans of dynamite by the
woman janitor in charge of the room.
Lick's Observatory, April 28.—A
total eclipse of the sun will occur to
day in Australia and a partial eclipse
in California.
Washington, April 28.—The House
passes the re apportionment bill, in
creasing the number of members of
Congress to 433.
Chicago, April 28.—Battling Nel
son and Jack Redmond are matched
to fight ten rounds on May 30.
Tokio, April 28.—The Crown
Princess is ill with typhoid fever and
fears are entertained for her recov
ery.
Washington, April zs.—secretary
of State Philander C. Knox has again
denied the report that he intends
to resign as a member of President
Taft's cabinet.
Chicago, April 28.—The Zion City
Investors get paid back twelve per
cent of the money they paid to Dow
1®.
Portland, April 28.—Two bandits
entered a saloon last night and herd
ing the sixteen occupants in the cel
lar, proceeded to rob the cash regis
ter and made their escape.
Washington, April 28.—Governor
Clark, who has been making a strong
fight for aids to navigation in Alas
ka, has received assurances that thir
ty new lights will be established
along the coast of that territory the
coming season and sixteen acetyline
beacons in Southeastern Alaska.
New York, April 28.—Prof. Park
er> who made an unsuccessful at
tempt to climb Mount McKinley last
summer, will be married on on May
28th to Miss Evelyn Nagle. He says
he will spend his honeymoon in an
other effort to ascend-Alaska’s high
est peak.
Denver. April 27.—The governor
severely criticises the state legisla
ture for breaking its party pledges.
Buffalo N. Y„ April 27.—The
strike among the stevedores along
the Great Lakes is practically at an
end. Negotiations are under way for
complete reconciliation, and it is ex
pected that the strikers will soon go
back to work. This strike has been
kept alive for three years aad-kas
thrown over 8,000 men out of work.
Victoria, April 87.—Japanese con
ferees are arriving here on their way
to Washington to attend a confer
ence to discuss the suspension of pe
lagic sealing in Alaskan waters.
Corfu, April 28.—An almost suc
cessful attempt to assassinate Kai
ser Wilhelm was made today by some
person as yet unknown. While the
emperor and party were seated at
dinner on the imperiac yacht Hohen
zollern, three bullets were fired
through a port hole at the emperor,
one of them breaking a glass directly
in front of him. Fortunately, no one
was injured. An immediate search
which is still In progress, was made
for the would-be assassin, but up to
this time he has not been apprehend
ed.
An examination of one of the bul
lets found imbedded in the wall of
the salon, shows that it was evidently
shot from a rifle of high power and
long range, which makes pursuit of
the miscreant even more difficult. It,
is thought that the shots were fired
from the hillside overlooking the bay,
the rifle used being equipped With a
maxim silencer and telescope sights.
The emperor displayed great pres
ence of mind and personally quelled
all disturbance on board ship at once.
The police authorities on shore weie
immediately notified by wireless, anil
two boat loads of marines sent out t*'
assist in the search.
New York, April 27.—Ad Wolgast
has added another victory to his long
string by decisively defeating Hogan
in the second round last night. The
latter received such severe punish
ment that he says he will never box
again.
London, April 27.—Both English
parties favor the arbitration treaty
as proposed by President Taft.
Washington, April 27.—The breach
between the Republican members of
the Senate has been widened by the
regulars refusing to put Senators La
Follette, Bristow and Cummings on
the committees they desired and they
will carry the fight to the floor of the
Senate.
Washingon, April 28.—Secretary
of Interior Fisher has replied to Sen
ator LaFollette’s resolution in which
he charges that the Chugach reserve
has been thrown open to the Gug
genheims. He says that the three
filings at Controller bay, Katalla, are
under consideration and no final ac
tion has ever been taken. These lo
cations were all made by R. S. Ry
an and associates, who are in n;
way interested or associated with th,
Alaska Syndicate.
Chicago, April 28.—The court’s
Jecision that WTalsh wrecked the
banks encourages the stockholders to
bring a suit for $3,000,000 damages
against Director Billings.
Washington. April 28.— me sen
ate today adopted the committees as
appointed and the insurgents aban
ioned their fight against not receiv
ing recognition.
Louisville, Ky., April 27.—A ter
rific hurricane and storm is sweeping
the coast from Florida to Louisana.
New York, April 27.—President
Taft came to this city yesterday and
conferred with Griscom, Barnes and
others in regard to the chances for
carrying the state.
Utica, April 27.—Zybszsko had no
difficulty in securing two out of the
three falls from Hoch, the champion
German wrestler.
Washington, April 27.—President
Frye, of the Senate, has resigned on
account of ill health.
Madison, Wis., April 27.—The ju
diciary committee of the Senate has
asked the United States Senate to in
vestigate the bribery charges made
against the election of Senator I sat c
Stephenson.
Senator Stephenson was elected
United States senator in 1907 to fill
the unexpired term of Hon. John U
Spooner, resigned. He was re-elect
ed in 1909 for the term of 1909-1913.
Los Angeles, April 27.—Excite
ment here continues at white heat
and new developments are dally be
ing published in the prosecution of
the parties who blew up the Times
plant. This morning John McNama
ra, the union secretary brought here
as a prisoner from Indianapolis,
charged with committing the crime,
was recognized by a woman as J. B.
Bryce, and it is believed that he plac
ed the dynamite under the newspaper
office.
Lo$ Angeles, April 27.—At a spec
ial meeting of the Central Labor
Council held last night the unions
were pledged to contribute $20,000
for the defense of the three union j
eaders arrested for the dynamiting!
of the Times. The three men. James j
McNamara, John E. McNamara, and |
Artie McNanigal, are In prison in j
this city, being kidnapped from In
dianapolis by Detective Burns.
New York, April 27.—Madame
Oadski, the famous grand opera so
prano, has been compelled to can
cel her intended tour on account of
sciatic newritis. She had been
guaranteed $20,000 for the trip.
Washington, April 27.—Secretary
of Interior Fisher has appointed
Governor Walter E. Clark railroad
commissioner for Alaska, and alleg
ed overcharges will be promptly in
vestigated.
Cleveland, April 27.—The grand
jury has returned ten indictments
against railroads for rebating.
New York, April 27.—At a ban
quet given in this city last night
twenty-seven state senators from
New Jersey were in attendance and
drank to the health of Governor Wil
son as our next President.
New York, April 27.—Melville
Elijah Stone has been re-elected
manager of the Associated Press. He
is president of the organization at
the present time, and has been man
ager since March 1, 1893—-a con
tinued service of eighteen years.
Kansas City, April 27.—The may
or has inaugurated a new plan of
government for the city similar to a
commission.
Washington, April 27.—Socialist
Berger has presented a resolution
to abolish the Senate and giving the
House full authority, without being
subject to the rulings of the Su
preme Court.
Seattle, April 25.—Falcon Joslin
has returned from Washington and
he says that neither President Taft
or Secretary of Iterior Fisher will
issue coal patents for Alaska coal un
til there has been a hearing by the
Supreme Court on the appeal from
Judge Hanford's decision.
Washington, April 25.—Senator
Gore, of Oklahoma, has introduced
a bill in the Senate giving the Sec
retary of the Interior complete con
trol of the public domain.
Seattle, April 25.—There was a
large warehouse fire on the water
front this morning. While five of
the firemen were combating the
flames the ladder on which they were
standing gave way and the men were
dashed to the earth, a distance of 85
feet and badly injured.
El Paso, April 25.—General Ma
dero has summoned all of the insur
recto leaders for a conference and
tays peace will soon be a reality
Washington, April 25.—President
Taft today sent to the Senate the
following nominations: Congress
man Henry T. Boutell, of Chicago,
as minister to Switzerland; Edwin
Morgan, of New York, minister to
Portugal; Maurice Swenson, of Min
nesota, minister to Norway. The Sen
ate has confirmed the appointments
of William Rockwell as ambassador
to Turkey and Curtis Guild as ambas
sador to Russia.
Seattle, April 25.—Governor Wal
ter E. Clark has appointed Falcon
Joslin, of Fairbanks, the Alaska com
missioner of the land exposition to
be held in New York this fall and
he will endeavor to get a creditable
exhibit from the North.
Rome, April 25.—It is rumored
that the Pope's indisposition has tak
en a serious turn and considerable
alarm is felt as to the outcome.
Indianapolis, April 25.—The Dem
ocrats have launched the boom of
Senator John W. Kern for the presi
dency. He was William Jennings
Bryan’s running mate in 1908.
Seattle, April 25.—The Alaska
Steamship Company purchases six
acres of tide lands for coal bunkers
and warehouses. C. A. McMaster3
was also elected a director of die
company succeeding * opt. Jarvis re
cently resigned.
London, April 25.—There were
43,000 deaths during the month of
February and 95,000 deaths in
March from the bubonic plague In
India.
Washlngtin, April 25.—Senator
Smith, of Michigan, whe will likely
be chairman of the committee on
Territories, says it will consider the
Alaska home rule government bill.
Washington, April 26.—Speaker
Champ Clark disagrees with Senator
Kllhu Root in that statement that
Congress will adjourn June 1. The
Democratic leader says the session
j will last much longer.
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