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NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF
New York, Feb. 18.—Rembrandt's
portrait of a young girl sold for $7.0,
000. The ‘ portrait of Philip the
Fourth of Spain, by Velasquez
worth $400,000 has arrived with the
Morgan collection of pictures. •
Washington, Feb. 18.—The Su
preme Court meets Monday, when de
cisions in the Standard Oil Company
corporation tax and other cases are
expected.
Cleveland, Feb. 18.—Announce
ment is made that Tom Johnson s
health is improving and that he will
return to this city and run for may
or.
New York, Feb. 18.—A tramp who
was refused admittance to the home
of Helen Gould hurled a brick
through the window, which struck
and injured Mrs. Scholes.
Port Townsend, Wash., Feb. 18.—
Forrest Gowan, M. Waddell and Mrs.
Xalmadge, government employes at
Tatoosh Island, were drowned by a
gasoline boat capsizing.
Washington, Feb. 18.—Terrific
earthquakes were today recorded by
the siesmograph and it is estimated
that they are three thousand miles
distant.
St. Louis, Feb. 18.—The Armours
give notice that they will retire, from
business in this state.
Washington, Feb. 18.—Charges
are before the House committe of
corruption at the election when the
new constitution was adopted in New
Mexico.
Paris, Feb. 16.—Prof. Petit, who
has made a careful study of radium,
declares that it prolongs life.
Halifax, Feb. 16.—A hundred
young women arrive from England,
Scotland and Ireland and go to the
Canadian Northwest in search of
husbands.
Pittsburg, Feb. 16.—One of the
largest and most important indus
trial deals in the history of the Pitts
burg district was disclosed last night
when it was announced that the
Cruicible Steel Company of America
has perfected arrangements for the
purchase of the entire holdings of
the Midland Steel Company, on the
Ohio River, below Beaver. Under
the title of the Pittsburg Crucible
Steel Company one of the largest
steel plants in the country will be
operated upon the Midland site. Im
provements will be made costing in
the aggregate $7,500,000. Applica
tion for a charter for the new com
pany under whose direction the im.
provements will be carried out was
made yesterday.
Washington, Feb. 16.—Delegate
Wickersham and other Alaskans
worked for the passage of the Ca
nadian reciprocity bill, believing
Vancouver and other ports favorable
places for Alaska to trade.
Washington, Feb. 16.—The hear
ing today before the House commit
tee on territories in reference to the
bill exempting railroads in Alaska
from the federal tax of $100 a mile
resulted in some sharp passages be
tween Representatives Lloyd and
Southwick. Delegate Wickersham
made a number of rash and mislead
ing statements in reference to the
operation of railroads in the North
and Attorney Steel, of the Alaska
Sj ndicate, called him to account and
questioned his veracity.
New York, Feb. 16.—The New
Y.ork Board of Aldermen has taken
a step toward making the carrying
of firearms by irresponsible parties
more difficult. Henceforth citizens
who wish to carry firearms legally
will have to pay $10 for their per
mits. This is an increase of $8 over
the old fee. It is also announced
that applicants for permits will be
carefully examined as to the use
they intend to make of the weapons
and their reason for needing such
protection.
San Francisco, Feb. 16.—While
attempting to smuggle Chinese
ashore a power boat capsizes off San
Pedro and six are drowned.
New York, E*eb. 16.—Intensely
annoyed by a procession composed
of dragons and pink mice which ex
isted only in his superheated im
agination, Edward Davis, a clerk, re
lieved his mind last night by dis
charging a revolver outside a saloon
on Eighth avenue. After he had shot
at his right foot three times without
hitting it he was arrested.
Seattle, Feb. 17.—The steamer
Northwestern, Capt. O’Brien in com
mand, sailed last night with the fol
lowing passengers for Cordova:
Bishop Rowe, Chas. Stevens, W.
Croll, Mrs. Weinrick, Mrs. Lenroe.
Ray Windsor, May Wilson, Mary
Schmidt, Nellie Fry, Romanio Flor
is, J. Kelly, F. McDevitt, Henry Dan
iels, J. Bereey, L. Green, P. Green
and ten for Fairbanks. Geo. Max
Esterly and wife, Geo. Baldwin and
sixty other passengers are aboard for
Valdez.
Pittsburg, Feb. 17.—Startling ex.
posures have been made in connec
tion with the schools of this city,
showing that they are honey-combed
with graft, contractors and teachers
paying tribute.
Washington, Feb. 17.—Indian
chiefs have entered a protest against
the moving pictures showing their;
race.
Washington, Feb. 17.—Congress
man Macon, of Arkansas, callecl
Peary a fakir, on the floor of the
House today, and declared that he
should be driven from the naval ser
vice.
Peoria, 111., Feb. 17.—Blanche
Bates, the actress, fainted last night
on the stage fo the theatre. She is
suffering from heart trouble.
San Francisco, Feb. 17.—The
steamship lines of the Atlantic and
Pacific, via the Isthmus, are in a
freight rate war and as a result
freight is being carried for $5 a ton.
Seattle, Feb. 17.—The merchants
of the Yukon have organized a steam
ship line and raised $250,000 to take
over the North American Transporta
tion Company.
Olympia, Feb. 17.—Land Commis
sioner Ross is accused of big graft
in connection with timber deals in
the state of Washington.
London, Feb. 17.—The European
chancellories send a warning to Rus.
sia to go slow in declaring war
against China, and the Czar delays
action until March 1.
Oakland, Feb. 17.—Joaquin Mil
ler. the poet, is suffering from in.
testinal trouble and his condition is
so serious that he may die at any
hour.
Seattle, Eeb. 17.—The steamer
Bertha arrived during the night, af
ter an uneventful trip from South
western Alaska.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 17.—Russia
demands that China obey the old
treaty, otherwise there will be hos
tilities. China is unprepared for war
and will likely appeal to America
and other powers.
Washington, Feb. 17.—Samuel
Gompers asks for $500,000 to be
used in fighting the opponents of or
ganized labor in Los Angeles.
Washington, Feb. 17.—The bill to
annex Canada was defeated in House
committee by a vote of 9 to 1.
San Diego, Feb. 17.—Curtis alights
in his aeroplane alongside of the
cruiser Pennsylvania and is hoisted
aboard. He drops down and 'lies
away, making the test for the Navy
department.
Washington, Feb. 17.—Governor
Clark, of Alaska, is here and today
called the attention of the depart
ment to the necessity of an open sea
son in the territory for game and
birds.
Washington, Feb. 17.—The House
declines to increase the salary of the
President’s secretary from $6,000 to
$10,000 a year.
Chicago, Feb. 17.—Theodore
Roosevelt has arrived here and was
given a big ovation. Wednesday he
delivered four addresses.
Seattle, Feb. 16.—Anticipating a
spring the Alaska Steamship Com
pany will put a steamer on this run,
big rush to the Kuskokwim this
likely the Santa Ana. The Alaska
Coast Company will also put the
Jeanie in commission.
San Francisco, Feb. 16.—Tommy
Burns has issued a challenge to fight
Jack Johnson.
London, Feb. 16.—Russia has serv
ed notice on all of the countries that
China violated the treaty of 1S91
adn a war is Imminent.
Washington, Feb. 16.—Last year
the balance of trade of foreign na
tions was in favor of the United
States to the extent of $363,000.
If you have good furs and want
to realize 100 cents on the dollar for
them, see Perry Jacobs. He will give
you a square deal. 12-17-tf
Washington, Feb. 18.—The Amer
ican consul at Shanghai reports that
the plague stricken will never re
cover and Manchuria is being ravag
ed by a hundred thousand deaths.
Washington, Fob. 18.—Senator
Lorimer's request that he be grant
ed permission to present the Senate
with a statement in defense of his
election was unanimously granted
and Wednesday next was fixed as the
time for its filing.
Washington, Feb. 18.—The agents
of Madero demand an investigation
of the charges that the Mexican of
ficials are guilty of the wholesale
bribery of American state and fed
eral officials.
Los Angeles, Feb. 16.—A serious
fire broke out ni the heart of the
business district this morning and af
ter destroying several buildings
threatened the destruction of the
city, but the flames were finally got
ten under control.
Sacramento, Feb. 16.—The Su
preme Court is indignant at the crit
icism of its decision, giving Abe Ruef
a rehearing and demands that the
legislature make a thorough inves
tigation of the matter.
Washington, Feb. 16.—The Senate
committee has reported favorably on
a treaty to end pelagic sealing in
Bering sea, Alaska.
Washington, FeD. 16.—Congress,
man Bennett introduced a resolution
in the House in favor of annexing
Canada to the United States.
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MANY CATHOLICS IX
TH8 UNITED STATES
Milwaukee, Feb. 16.—The official
compilation shows that there are 14,
500,000 Catholics in the United
Slates.
Should the present Congress fail to
pass coal legislation, officials of the
Alaska Northern Railway Company
are authority for the statement that
there will be no construction work
on the road this coming season. It
is prohibitive to operate trains if lo
cal coal is not available. It is stat.
ed, however, that Col. Swanitz, the
chief engineer, will send an engineer
corps to the Susitna region, to make
preliminary surveys for future con
struction.
The company plans on the instal
lation of a large auto car, capable
of carrying about sixty passengers
and several tons of freight, to be
run in lieu of the trains during the
season, assuming that there will be
no coal legislation. The auto car
will cost |10,000. The officials con
sider that this car will suffice to
handle the traffic of the road, at
the present time. The small auto
car in use during the past two sea
sons will be operated in cases of
emergency.
Here in
CHI TINA
Is a genuine opportunity for a man or
woman with a few hundred dollars to in
vest in lots, for either a home or for busi
ness purposes, if the advantages of this great
undeveloped empire are accepted now.
Thousands of settlers, prospectors and
tourists will come into this country next
spring to make this their home and add their
mite to the development of this vicinity.
You cannot afford to miss this oppor
tunity to get in on the ground floor and to
get established for the business that is sure
to come.
DO IT NOW
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