TELEGRAPH NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF
Pittsburg, June 1.—Setting an
alarm clock in order that he might
be up with the larks at 4 o'clock
yesterday morning, Otto Stroblt, a
well known resident of McKeesport,
was found two hours later hanging
to the limb of a big apple tree two
miles from his home. The suicide had
faithfully carried out his most elab
orate and premeditated preparations
to pass over the great divide, kiss
ing all of the members of his fam
ily before he left his home as they
slumbered quietly.
Cleveland, June 1.—Three cent
street car fare is again effective in
this city.
Juneau, June 1.—The Canadian
Pacific steamer Amur struck a rock
south of this city and was beached,
ali on board being saved.
Cleveland, June 1.—A tornado
swept this city doing considerable
damage. Four persons were killed
outright and twenty injured. A
great many buildings were also
wrecked.
Bellingham. June 1.—E. Howard
and party started today in a launch
on a two years' placer prospecting
trip through Alaska.
Belfast, Me., June 1.—J. Pierpont
Morgan witnesses the launching of
the liner Titanic.
New York, June 1.—William Wal
dorf Astor deeds his son in England
over 05,000,000 worth of property in
order to escape the payment of tax
es on same.
Seattle. June 2.—At the trial of
former Chief of Police Wappenstein.
Gerald, the restaurant man, testified
that Wappy received $800 a month
for giving protection to the crib
houses.
Washington June 2.—General
Maus again assumes charge of the
Department of Columbia.
Seattle, June 2.—Capt. Franz
Moore who was in command of the
Admiral Sampson up to the time of
his death, bequeaths his estate of
$60,000 to his wife.
Portland, June 2.—A hearing will
be held tomorrow on the receivership
for the United Wireless Company
Jaurez, June 2.—General Madero
leaves for Mexico City to assist the
president in the administration of
the affairs of Mexico.
Seattle, June 2.—Register Walk
er, of the Juneau land office, is here
and says that he is sending out no
tices to nearly four hundred claim
ants who failed to apply for patents
to Alaska coal lands. According to
law this application should be filed
within three years after locating and
those who have not done so must
show cause why their locations should
not be cancelled.
Madison, Wis., June 2.—The state
senate recommends that an investi
gation be held to probe the charge
of fraud in connection with United
States Senator Stephenson’s election.
Galveston, June 2.—So intense is
the heat that after a fifty mile hike
three hundred soldiers were prostrat
ed.
Kansas City, June 2.—The World’s
convention of bible classes meets
here June 12.
Washington June 2.—It is report
ed that Senator Lorimer will resign
June 30, as a result of the senate’s
decision in ordering another investi
gation as to his election.
Washington, June 2.—President
Taft is holding daily conferences
with the Republican senators to keep
them in line for the passage of the
Canadian reciprocity bill without
amendment.
Chicago, June 2.—Mary Manner
ing. the well known actress, was to
day married to Frederick Wads
vcrth. a manufacturer of Michigan.
New York, June 2.—The electric
lighting plants in the United States
. are valued at $2,000,000,000.
Washington, June 2.—Congress
man Rodenberry today resented the
impudence of a negro, while riding in
a street car, and gave him a sound
thrashing.
New York, June 2.—The Edward
Moyse Company has been expelled
from the cotton exchange for violat
ing a customer’s order.
Washington, June 2.—Governor
* Walter E. Clark will leave here on
Monday and return to Alaska, where
he will arrange for the government
* assumption of the lumber and can
ning interests at Metakatla of Father
Duncan, who will retire.
New York, June 2.—Jack John
son has issued a challenge to Bom
bardier Wells, the English champion,
to fight twenty rounds.
Washington. June 2.—At a caucus
of the Democratic members of the
House it was unanimously decided
to approve a revision of the wool
tarifT.
Chicago, June 2.—Thomas Edison
predicts that before long storage bat
teries will succeed trolleys.
New York, June 2.—Theodore
Roosevelt says that the anti-trust law
is defective and drastic legislation is
required.
Washington, June 2.—District At
torney John Rustard, of Juneau,
against whom charges had been filed
in connection with the conduct of
his ofTice, has been completely exon
erated by the Department of Justice
and the charges dismissed. Rustgard
was also given a four months leave
of absence and will go to Norway
on a visit.
Seattle, June 1.—The Arctic Club
will give a smoker on Friday night
to the large number of Alaskans
here, who will shortly leave for the
north.
Washington, June 1.—The Jus
tices of the Supreme Court have de
cided to leave the city on a vacation.
They have much business to dis
pose of at the October term, includ
ing the appeal from Judge Hanford's
decision in the Alaska coal cases.
Vancouver, June 1.—The Trades
and Labor Council expect to order a
general strike next Monday.
Washington, June 1.—Before the
investigating committee Attorney
General Wickersham testified that
before he entered the cabinet he gave
legal advice to both the steel trust
pnd sugar combine, for which he re
ceived big fees.
St. Louis, June 1.—The Missouri
Pacific railroad has ordered 50,000
tons of new rails for contemplated
extensions of the line.
New York, May 29.—John Hays
Hammond and family sailed today
for London, where the former will
serve as ambassador from the United
States at the coronation of the king.
Philadelphia, May 29.—Mrs. An
chony Drexel has filed suit for a di
vorce.
El Paso, May 29.—Devillars plot
ted to kill General Madero and or
ganize another revolt in Mexico.
Indianola, Neb., May 29.—Two
Burlington .-ailroad flyers collided
near here and eight passengers were
killed.
San Francisco, May 29.—The
chute’s resort was destroyed by fire
md three killed and many injured.
Seattle, May 29.—The steamer Ad
niral Sampson sailed for Southwest
ern Alaska on Saturday night and
was crowded with passengers, many
being bound for Katalla, where the
Amalgamated Development Company
will drill ten new oil wells this sum
mer.
O. G. Labaree, president and gen
eral manager of the Alaska Northern
Railway, is going to Seward, and
Jules Reidelsheimer, a Seattle capi
talist, is making the round trip.
Detroit, May 29.—It was 22 years
ago that the National Editorial As
sociation last visited Detroit in con
vention. This year the association
will meet in this city on July 17
for a four days' session. Detroit
was selected over eleven other cities
as the place for the 1911 convention.
The national organization's dele
gated body is made up of one from
every twenty-five members in the
state organizations. Sixty-four state
organizations are represented, and
about four hundred journalists are
expected to attend. They will visit
the many interesting points in and
around the beautiful city of Detroit,
and the convention will, in all prob
ability, be welcomed to the city by
|Milton A. McRae, president of the
Board of Commerce. If he does, he
will have performed that duty twice,
having welcomed the convention to
Cincinnati 22 years ago.
Seattle, May 29.—Business is pick
ing up and predictions are that the
fall of 1911 will be one of the best
known in years. Following the de
cision of the Supreme Court in the
Standard Oil case, the stock market
| showed encouraging strength. And
now, bankers say that money is be
coming freer. Merchants also report
| a revival of business that is very
hopeful. The imports and exports
of the Puget Sound district for Ap
ril show a big gain over March.
Recent rains insure big crops. So
that, taken all in all, there is not
a sinister omen in the whole review.
San Francisco, May 29.—One of
the best fights that local fans hay-'
witnessed in many a day was the go
between Wolgast and Burns on Sat
urday last. The battle lasted six
teen rounds, when Wolgast was
awarded the decision. The sixth,
ninth and thirteenth were even
tounds and Burns appeared his
strongest in the twelfth. In the oth
er rounds he took a lot of punish
ment, but was game to the end. An
immense crowd was present and
cheered the combatants. Consider
able money changed hands, although
the betting was two to one in favot
of Wolgast.
Reno, May 29.—Death Valley
Scotty of Nevada has tired of the
alkali fields and will go to South
America to get millions.
Washington, May 29.—The Su
preme Court has rendered its decis
ion in the American Tobacco Com
pany case. It decides that it violates
the Sherman law by restraint of
trade.
Los Angeles, May 29.—An auto
mobile and street car collided this
j morning, resulting in six people be
ing killed.
Washington, May 29.—Miss Helen
Taft, while out in the presidential
yacht, ran down a motor boat ami
one of the crew was drowned.
Washington May 29.—It is un
lawful for common carriers to permit
employes to wTork longer than sixteen
hours, according to a decision hand
ed down today by the Supreme Court.
Chicago, May 29.—The first
through trains from this city to Seat
tle, over the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul railroad, started yesterday
and is scheuuled to make the trip in
72 hours.
New York, May 30.—The police
here are searching today for anoth
er “meanest thief.” He is accused
of taking from a poor widow as she
knelt in prayer in the shadowy au
ditorium of St. Patrick's Cathedral a
bag containing $100, which repre
sented the savings of months. She
was on her way with the money to
an undertaker’s to defray the funer
al expenses of her only child.
Washington, May 30.—The Su
preme Court has decided in favor of
Oklahoma City as the capital of Ok
lahoma.
Ellensburg, Wash., May 30.—T
Gardner, a Holy Roller preacher,
confesses that he murdered his wife.
Milan, May 30.—A shop girl has
sued Caruso, the famous singer, for
$50,000 for breach of promise.
Cambridge, May 30.—Rev. John
son is authority for the statement
that sin is the frequent cause of pre
mature gray hair.
Seattle, May 30.—The thirty-nine
claimants to the Doughton group of
coal claims at Katalla have been
summoned to appear before Register
Walker at Juneau and defend their
dtle to this property. These claims
are located on Carbon mountain and
were acquired by Dan A. McKenzie,
Harry White and their associates.
Washington, May 3u.—Tne Census
Bureau has given out the official fig
ures for Alaska, which are as fol
lows: First division, 15,000; Sec
ond division, 12,000; Third division,
20,000; Fourth division, 16,000,
making a total population of 63,000.
New York, May 30.—The World
charges that the panic of 1907 was
accelerated by J. Pierpont Morgan
and Geo. W. Perkins. X.
Seattle, May 30.—The Copper Riv
er & Northwestern Railway has plac
ed an order for 1,000,000 feet of fir
lumber with the Port Blakely mill,
which will be used in the construc
tion of more snow sheds along the
line between Cordova and Chitina.
Seattle, May 30.—The Grand
Trunk Pacific railroad has placed an
order for 8,000,000 feet of fir lum
ber at the Port Blakely mill.
New York, May 3tt.—.no noisy
street cars will disturb the slumbers
of the Countess Szechenyi, who was
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, in her pal
ace in Budapest. She has just sign
ed a contract to pay that city $50,
000 in order to keep a projected line
of tramcars away from her neighbor
hood. According to advices received
here, she threatened to quit Buda
pest If the city carried out its plan.
After various negotiations the mu
nicipality decided to take the $50,
000 and send the cars to their desti
nation by a round-about route.
Washington, May 30.—Albert Ros
enthal. who painted a portrait of See
tetary Day, received $850, although
the voucher indicates that $2,450 was
| paid.
Here in
CHIT1NA
Have you ever visited a more beautiful spot for a town in your
Ufe? issKiran
Don’t you think that the arranjement of our streets are the finesi
ever?
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Can’t you see how the concentration of business to three short
blocks add to the value of the business section?
Don’t you realize the advantage of the switch track along the back
of the business lots for handling freight cheaply?
Don’t you know that the fire risks are less than in any town you
ever lived in?
What do you know about the scenery and natural beauty? Can
you beat it?
Do you know this is going to be one of the largest towns in
Alaska?
Wouldn’t you like to live and do business in such a delightful spot?
Do you know you can buy lots in this best of towns on easy pay
ments?
Do you know that the price of lots are from $50.00 to $700.00?
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