TELEGRAPH NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF
Chicago, March 1.—The mayoralty
primaries yesterday were the most
exciting held in this city for years
and resulted in Carter H. Harrison,
Democrat, and Charles Merriam, Re
publican, being nominated.
Seattle, March 1.—The steamer
Admiral Sampson is undergoing
changes and will sail for Southwest
ern Alaska next Sunday, and every
twenty days thereafter.
Seattle, March 1.—The lid has
been clamped down tight on this city
since Mayor Dilling took office and
the scattering of the undesirables to
other cities and Alaska continues.
St. Louis, March 1.—Two bandits
hold up the express car of the Iron
Mountain train and take all the
money in the safe.
Seattle, March 1.—A hundred and
forty witnesses have been summoned
to appear before the Frost-Laberee
Watson coal hearing re Matanuska
claims at Chicago on March 7. This
investigation was begun a year ago,
by a suit started in the federal court
here by locators Bainter and Tak
against Frost for money alleged to
be due on contract claims, in which
the former asked that the property
be restored to them for non-fulfill
ment of contract.
San Francisco, March 1.—The Su
preme Court has vacated the order
granting Abe Ruef a rehearing and
he must serve fourteen years in the
penitentiary. He was immediately
arrested and returned to prison.
Seattle, March 1.—Consideration
of the best and cheapest methods for
clearing logged-off lands was given
by the delegates to the Southwest
ern Washington Development Lea
gue convention at Vancouver, last
week. In Western Washington alone,
there are 2,500,000 acres of fine log
ged-off land that would make excel
lent home sites, if cleared. Conse
quently, this problem is rightly en
gaging much attention. Secretary
Barnes’ report showed that the Lea
gue is making headway.
Detroit, March 1.—The grand jury
is investigating the Michigan-Alaska
Development Company’s acquisition
of Alaska lands, in which one hun
dred and seventy-five claims are in
volved.
New York, March 1.—Two hun
dred dance halls have closed on ac
count of the law being effective pro
hibiting the sale of liquor in these
resorts.
Washington, March 1.—Senator
Piles has introduced a joint resolu
tion for the appointment of five sen
ators and five congressmen to visit
Alaska this summer and gather dat?
for the framing of future legisla
tion.
Seattle, March 1.—The proposed
Workingmen’s Compensation Law
will raise an annual fund of $2,000,
000. To administer it effectively,
will require a large corps of depu
ties in all parts of the state. In
fact this part of the work will eat
up 85 per cent of the fund. The
laboring classes, whom the measure
proposes to benefit, do not like this
phase of the bill. It smells of graft
and provided the way for building
up a big political machine. Because
of these undesirable features, decid
ed opposition has developed.
Vancouver, March 1.—Another
daring robbery has been committed
on the steamer Princess Beatrice, be
tween here and Skagway. About
$20,000 and the registered mail were
stolen.
Kansas City, March 1.—Federal in
dictments have been returned against
thirteen doctors, charging them with
improper proposals in advertising
matter.
Seattle, March 1.—Washington
stands No. 17 among the states oi
the Union in the matter of deposits
of all kinds held in the national
banks of the state, according to the
latest report of the comptroller of
the currency. This is interesting,
when it is recalled that Washington
is thirtieth in the matter of popula
tion. The banking situation in the
Evergreen state is sound. The out
look for a good year was never bet
ter and bankers are reporting en
couraging money movements.
Washington, March 1.—The House
today passed the general deficiency
bill, which carries an appropriation
of $8,000,000.
Washington, March 2.—Senator
Ileyburn unsuccessfully fought the
$5,000,000 forest expenditures, con
tained in the agricultural appropria
tion bill, which passed today.
Seattle, March 2.—Mrs. J. C. Car
penter, who was severely beaten by
her husband, and then deserted, be
ing live days without food, died this
morning. The authorities are in
vestigating the case and an elTort
will be made to apprehend Carpen
ter.
Washington, March 2.—Congress
man Boutelle has been nominated as
Minister to Portugal.
New York March 2.—John Mitch
ell, the labor leader, has resigned
from the National Clv'c Federation
membership, as he was prohibited by
the United Mine Workers from be
longing to the former organization.
Washington, March 2.—The Sec
retary of the Navy is to use his dis
cretion in buying coal for the Pacific j
fleet.
Washington, March 2.—President
Taft today conferred with the lead
ers of the House to decide upon the
passage of the Canadian reciprocity
bill or he would call a special ses
sion of Congress, likely to convene
March 20.
Winnipeg, March 2.—The Cana
dian Pacific and Canadian Northern
railroads have granted an increase
in wages of twelve per cent to their
employes.
Chicago, March 2.—Fred Maus, a
millionaire steel man, who was grief
stricken on account of the death of
his wife, committed suicide.
Chicago, March 2.—Thirty-five
Western railroads decide not to ap
peal from the recent decision of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Portsmouth, England, March 2.—
Admiral Curzon Howe, commander
in-chief at Portsmouth, who was
stricken with paralysis, died today.
Vancouver, March 2.— It is believ
ed that the robbers who got away
with $38,000 of Yukon gold dust
from the steamer Princess Beatrice,
while en route from Skagway to this
city> escaped from Prince Rupert in
a tramp schooner.
Seattle, March 2.—The Wells-Far
go Express Company has arranged
to enter Alaska and its business will
be handled by the Alaska Steamship
Company to Southwestern Alaska
points. Connections will be made a!
Cordova with the Copper River &
Northwestern railroad to Chitina and
from there the Orr stage line will
arry the express to the interior
During the summer the Northerr
Navigation Company will receive ex
press for the Yukon River and Daw
f-ou at St. Michael, where it will lx !
delivered by the steamers of tht
Alaska Steamship Co., running to
Nome.
Washington, March 2.—A vote on
the Canadian reciprocity bill at this
session is still doubtful.
Wasmngton, March 2.—The nav
al appropriation bill of $126,000,000
has been reported to the Senate, and
includes the building of two battle
ships, in which the eight hour la^
will apply in their construction.
Chicago, March 2.—The Typo
graphical union has declared ofT tht
strike against the Hearst papers,
which was inaugurated by dissatis
fied union men.
New York, March 3.—The man
agement of the Metropolitan Opera
Company today decided to produce
Arthur Nevin’s opera, "Twilight,” in
English some time in the latter part
of this month.
The three characters of the daugn
ter, the lover and the father will
be sung by Johanna Gadski, Riccar
1o Martin and Herbert Witherspoon.
The opera will be directed by Alfred
Hertz. Rehearsals of “Twilight,"
which is still in manuscript, begin
shortly.
The opera runs 50 minutes and
is in three pictures, two of which
show a scene in the woods. The oth
er discloses the interior of a log cab
in in which father and daughter live.
There is a tragic note in the story
which touches the need of the mar
riage tie to sanctify motherhood. The
scenes are during an American war
period.
Topeka, Kan., March 3.—From the,
time William Allen White was call
ed to testify in the investigation in
the Senate of the charges of “politi
cal crookedness,” brought by David
D. Leahy, the governor’s secretary,
the Senate investigation of those
charges took on a semi-humorous
aspect,' and ended for the day with
good feeling prevailing.
The Emporia editor testified that
an article written by him on the
"Pork Barrel in the Senate” was a
sort of "fire alarm” to check a bad
situation before It gained too much
headway, and that “It most certainly
has set the prairie on fire, too.” He
said his article was based on infor
mation given him by a senator, but
he declined to give the senator’s
name, holding it a privileged com
munication to a newspaper man.
He expressed a belief in the hon
esty of all members of the Senate
personally, but said the alleged “pork
barrel” was a kind of political brib
ery which is not indictable.
Philadelphia, March 3.—While
the selection of a successor to Arch
bishop Ryan will require months for
consummation, it is predicted here
that the distinction will fall to Right
Rev. Dr. Thomas F. Kennedy, rector
of the American College in Rome,
who is a native of Montgomery coun
ty, Pa.
Peking, March 3.—The famine and
plague continues throughout China,
and two million people are existing
on roots and grass. Sixteen inches
of rain fell two days during last
August, destroying the crops, and It
is believed that millions will die from
starvation before the first corn crop
can be harvested.
Washington, March 3.—The sun
dry civil bill reported to the Sen
ate contains an appropriation of $10,
000 for the expenses of a joint com
mittee to visit Alaska next summer.
New York, March 3.—A terrific
explosion of dynamite occurred in
the heart of the Italian colony, and
it is believed to be the work of mem
bers of the Black Hand Society.
Thirty people were injured and the
buildings in three blocks wrecked.
Seattle, March 3.—The steamer
Northwestern sailed last night with
the following passengers for Cor
dova: Mrs. S. Bauer, Mrs. Moore
land, G. H. Birch, John Nelson, J.
Strobe, W. McKenna, Wm. McFar
land, E. Ross and H. Huddlestein;
for Fairbanks, Frank Manley am'
wife, Joe Heacock and M. Reese.
Rome, March 3.—Princess Ditro
gona, lady in waiting upon Queen
Helena, was stabbed to death b>
Baron Paterno, who afterwards shot
himself. They were together at a
small hotel and considerable scandal
attaches to their relations.
Victoria, March 3.—Advices re
ceived here are to the effect that
the Japanese have ordered two bat
tleships of 22,000 tons each built at
their home yards.
Omaha Neb., March 3.—The Un
ion Pacific railroad has been con
ducting researches in wireless tele
phony from moving trains for the
past four years. Apparently their
experiments have been successful.
They hope to put their wireless tele
phones into active operation on their
lines before the end of the present
year. This step is unique in the his
tory of railroading. The Union Pa
cific’s work in that direction has been
in charge of Dr. Frederick H. Mill
ner, a noted electrical expert, and
has been carried on in this city.
New York, March 3.—According
to a representative of the trans-At
lantic lines, the advance bookings
for next season give every indica
tion that the travel to Europe will
be greater than ever before. Last
year was regarded by steamship men
as the banner year, as the tide of
eastward travel reached a higher
mark than even in 1907, just be
fore the financial depression. Be
tween January 1 and September 1
of the last year 175,000 cabin and
210,000 steerage trans Atlantic pas
sengers sailed from this port. These
figures are likely to be surpassed this
year in the first and second classes,
and there is reason to believe that
the steerage travel will also be
heavy.
Washington, March 3.—Senator
Heyburn’s amendment to the agri
cultural bill has been adopted, ex
eluding national forests and all land
growing 4,000 feet of merchantable
timber in contiguous areas of not less
than 160 acres. Gifford Pinchot is
chagrined and says the adoption of
this amendment means ruin.
Helena, Mont., March 3.—The
deadlock in the Montana legislature
was today broken by the election
of Judge Henry Meyers, a Democrat,
48 United States senator to succeed
Hon. Tom Carter, whose term ex
pires tomorrow.
Paris, March 3.—A new French
cabinet has been formed, with An
toine Erneste as Premier.
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