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^ DISTRICT ATTORNEY ^
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^ WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.— ^
^ In the Senate this afternoon ^
^ the recent nomination, of J. .1. ^
^ Crossley to succeed himself as ^
^ District Attorney in tlie fourth <A,
^ judicial division of Alaska, ^
^ with headquarters at Fair- ^
^ banks, was confirmed without ^
^ any opposition. Mr. Crossley ^
^ was appointed from Iowa four ^
^ years ago and when his term ^
<A, expired in May efforts were ^
^ made to have him retired, as ^
^ he was reported too aggressive ^
^ in the perfoi liiance of the du- ^
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BOISE, Aug. 12.—It required the
official count of the votes cast at the
recent primary to determine the
name of the nominee for Governor.
And by a narrow margin of eighteen
votes Mr. Haines has been declared
the successful contestant.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—The
Nebraska congressional delegation
has started an inqniry into the causes
that led to the recent sentencing of
Samuel Gompers and other labor
leaders for contempt.
AUSTIN, Aug. 12.—Notice has
been sent to Washington that if the
federal government does not protect
the people on the border from the
Mexican marauders that the state
troops of Texas will soon invade
Mexico.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—The
army reorganization plan had pre
viously been agreed upon by the war
department has been submitted to
Congress. One feature of this plan
contempaltes the withdrawal of all
militia from Alaska and substituting
instead a civil constabulary to be
generally scattered throughout the
territory. It is believed that by this
method greater assistance and bene
fit may be rendered the different lo
calities. At present the various com
panies of soldiers stationed in five
or six sections of Alaska are not
called upon to render any service,
other than to maintain their bar
rarks.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 10.—William,
J. Brennan, who has been the Demo
cratic boss of Pittsburg for a score
of years past, has been elected Grand
President of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles.
GREENFIELD, Mass., Aug. 10.—
Bernard C. Murray, son of a former
fire commissioner of Harvard, has
made a confession that has created
the greatest kind of a sensation. He
states that during the past four
months he has set fire to over thirty
hotels in various parts of Massachu
setts and Connecticut, and that the
loss has been about one million dol
lars.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—Secre
tary Knox has left for the coast. He
will sail for the Orient in a steamer
from Seattle on Thursday next, to
attend the funeral of the late Em
peror.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 10.—True to
his promise the Prosecuting Attorney
has caused the arrest of sixteen al
dermen. They are charged with con
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10.—The
Darrow case is drawing to a close.
All the evidence is in, both sides
resting last evening. Adjournment
was the ntaken until Monday, when
the arguments will be made.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 10.—Word has
been received from Bishop Rowe, of
Alaska, declining to accept a recent
honor that it,was sought to bestow
upon him. He had been tendered the
office of coadjutor Bishop of South
ern Onio, but prefers to continue his
work in the northland.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. lo.—
The towns of Gallipole, Chanak and
Kolessi, on the Dardanelles, and a
number of villages on the sea of Nor
mora, have been entirely destroyed
by an earthquake. Hundreds have
been killed and much distress f 1
lows.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.—The St.
Petersburg correspondent of the
New York Sun cables that Japan and
Russia are pooling their interests for
the purpose of dealing with the poli
tical issues on the Pacific,
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—The Uni
ted States flag is now floating from
the tower of the Woolworth Building.
This marks the completion of the
is 830 feet above the street level. The
steel construction of the tallest office
building in the world, and the only
structure of any kind which exceeds
it in height is the Eifel Tower in
Paris. The greater part of the main
building is already inclosed, and it
was said yesterday that the offices
will be ready for tenants early in
November.
The flagstaff is a steel pole, 30
feet high, and the flag which waves
from its top over Manhattan Island
actual height of the building, includ
ing the topmost tower story avail
able for occupancy, will be 750 feet.
The ornamental tower apex above
this is 50 feet, giving a round 800
feet of elevation from the Broadway
sidewalk to the base of the flagpole.
The actual height of the Metropolitan
tower, hitherto the highest building
in the city, is 703 feet 3 inches, and
the Singer tower is 612 feet 6 inches.
COLUMBUS, Aug. 12.—At a meet
ing of the Republican state commit
tee Gen. R. B. Brown was placed in
nomination for Governor. He was se
lected to take the place of Judge,
Dilldn who had been nominated be
cause he thought he might be able
to harmonize the different factions.
When he found that was impossible
he withdrew from the ticket. The
Roosevelt members of the state com
mittee tendered their resignations
and their places were Allied by Taft
followers.
JUAREZ, Aug. 9.—General Orozco
continues to postpone evacuation of
this city. His cause has practically
been abandoned and peace overtures
have been made to the rebel leader
by President Madero, but he stub
bornly persists in holding out for an
insurrection.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—A ?100,
000 casino and amusement park, ex
clusively for negroes, has been op
ened up-town in New York. It is in
the heart of the region in which
negroes have their homes and
is said to be the only gathering place
of its kind in this country.
WEAVERSVILLE, Cal., Aug. 9.—
The suspicion that the two young
Gould girls had been murdered by a
discarded suitor, has been verified.
Last night the body of George Ror
ens, the man who had been suspected
and who disappeared, was found but
a short distance from where the girls
had been foully dealt with. There was
every evidence that Rorens had com
mitted suicide.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.The Bull Moose
leaders who were here in conference
yesterday, after the adjournment of
the Roosevelt convention, selected
George W. Perkins, of New \ork, as
chairman of the executive committee.
Upon the suggestion of Col. Roose
velt it was decided to make the first
big fight for the new National Pro
gressive party in the state of Ver
mont, at the September elections.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9.—Judge
Bordwell, before whom the McNa
maras were on trial, was called to
the witness stand this afternoon in
the Darrow case. He denied that Lin
coln Steffens had been instrumental
in bringing about the pleas of guilty
by the two McNamara brothers.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.—Governor
Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey, is
in the city. Yesterday he had his
photograph taken, to be otncially
used during tne campaign. Last night
he attended the theatre in company
with his brother, Joseph R. Wilson,
a newspaper man of Nashville, Tenn.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. — The
Senate this afternoon ordered printed
the speeches of acceptance delivered
by Presidential Candidates Taft, Wil
son and Roosevelt. In that way the
voters of the country can be informed
of the views of the different aspir
ants without drawing upon the cam
paign funds of the various commit
tees.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Presi
dent Taft, as was predicted, today
vetoed the wool bill that was recently
passed by Congress with the assis
tance of the Progressive Republicans
in the Senate. At the same time he
sent a special message to Congress
appealing to the legislators not to
adjourn "without taking advantage
[of the opportunity to substantially
I reduce the duties on the various ar
ticles of necessities.”
DETROIT, Aug. 9.—The prosecut
ing attorney has made the announce
! ment that before night he would
cause the arrest of twenty aldermen.
He charges them with conspiracy to
defraud the city, in entering into
corrupt agreement with corporations
seeking privileges and franchises.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.—Alderman
Terney has announced that Jack
Johnson has agreed to fight Sam
Langford or Sam McVey, some place
in Australia, under certain condi
tions.
EL PASO. Aug. 9.—After a few
days of quietness the insurgents have
crossed the border and started raid
ing among American farms. Col.
Steever was at once dispatched with
troops to put to flight the marauders.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. — The
House passed the general deficiency
bill and thus took a step forward
toward the aim to secure an adjourn
ment on the 17th.
BOOHUM, Germany, Aug. 8.—A
mine explosion has caused the great
est consternation in this neighbor
hood. Many bodies have been recov
ered but sixteen hundred and fifty
lives are still in peril, although an
army of men are working heroically
to effect a rescue.
WEAVERVILLE, Cal., Aug. 8.—
Elba Gould, a girl of 16 years of age,
and her younger sister, Kate, about
thirteen years old, were murdered
near Douglas City last evening. Sus
picion strongly points to a rejected
suitor who had been making desper
ate love to Elba, but who had been
repulsed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—Secre
tary Meyer has issued orders for
naval demonstrations to be held
simultaneously on October 14 and 15,
at New York, Manila and San Fran
cisco. These will be notable events
that will be participated in by prac
tically the full complement of ves
sels.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 8.—An
nouncement is made that General Za
pata has opened negotiations to sur
render. President Madero also states
that he has offered peace terms to
General Orozco. Strong hopes are en
tertained that the insurrection may
soon be definitely disposed of.
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—Both John
D. Rockefeller and his son are back
ing Commissioner Whitman in his
probe of the police gambling scan
dals. It is expected to go deeper into
reported alliances with the vice ele
ments upon the part of the police
department. More sensational devel
opments are expected.
PORTAU PRINCE, Aug. 8.—Pres
ident Leconts perished and four hun
dred others were either killed or
wounded in a fire. It was caused by
the explosion of a powder magazine
that adjoined the palace.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. — An
amendment offered by Senator Will
iams to permit foreign built ships,
owned by Americans, to have coast
wise privileges, was defeated in the
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—Late
yesterday afternoon the Senate re
fused to strike from the Panama
canal bill the provision exempting
American ships from the payment of
tolls. The vote was 44 to retain the
free clause, while but 11 voted to
eliminate it and put American ships
on a par with the vessels of all other
nations.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7.—Mem
bers of the Japanese Imperial Gov
ernment Commission are now in this
city and selected a site for Japan's
participation in the 1915 Universal
Exposition. Impressive ceremonies
were held yesterday, the day chosen
for the site selection. Japan being the
first foreign nation to select a site,
orders were Issued through the State
Department for the Military and
Navy Departments of the Govern
ment to lend their co-operation. War
ships anchored off the Exposition site
and 5,000 troops and sailors marched
in Review and took part in the exer
cises.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—Will
iam Bruce McMaster, American vice
consul to Cartegena, Colombia, was
shot and almost instantly killed at
his station in the south. The assail
ant is not known, according to the
reports received here. The state de
partment has caused an investigation
to be started.
HAZLETON, Aug. 14.—The
strike on the Grand Trunk Pacific is
now over and the men resumed work
today. They have been out for a
long time, but were not very success
ful In Impressing their demands upon
the railroad management.
IDITAROD, Aug. 14.—Louis Gor
man and August Bronson have been
on trial for robbing George Friend
of Flat creek. They were tried be
fore Judge Overfleld and the jury
brought in a verdict of guilty. They
wore then sentenced to ten years
and will be taken to McNeil’s island.
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CHICAGO. Aug. 14.—Cattle is
now the highest ever known. All re
cords were broken when it was an
nounced that the price per hundred
on the hoof was $10.40.
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Governor Clark on Tour
Governor Walter E. Clark, ac
companied by Mrs. Clark, is now on
his way to interior Alaska. He is on
his way down the Yukon river from
Dawson and expects to reach Fair
banks on Saturday, where he will
remain four days. He will then pro
ceed down the river to Nome, ex
pecting to sail from there on the
steamer Senator on August 25th for
Seattle. He will then return to Ju
neau. During the tour Governor
Clark will devote what time he has
to gathering data for the 1912 re
port to Congress and his findings, it
is likely, will play an important pare
in future legislation for the terri
tory. It is learned that public recep
tions for Governor and Mrs. Clark
are being planned at Fairbanks and
Nome.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS FROM
CORDOVA DAILY ALASKAN
Ike Rosenthal is in the city today,
enroute to Seward, from where he
will make one of his periodical
visits to his valuable gold quartz
property in the Willow creek dis
trict. He is one of the familiar
characters in Alaska, having gone
from Seattle to Dawson in the
early days, and his friends aie
legion.
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Douglas on the Mariposa and will
go on this evening to Valdez, where
she will make a visit among friends
before resuming her duties . as
principal of the Cordova public
schools .
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Mrs. (Jeo. W. Dickison, of Seattle,
widow of one of the first project
ors of the Alaska Central railroad,
is making the round trip to Sew
ard. She is accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. Jane Osborne, and
niece, Miss Francis Wood.
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Mrs. R. R. Pierson, wife of the sup
erintendent of the Alaska Steam
ship Company, is one of the excur
sionists on the Mariposa. She is
accompanied by her daughter, Miss
Beatrice, and young son, Richard.
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Mrs. Alice Miller, of Seattle, is pleas
antly enjoying a vacation by mak
ing the round trip on the Mari
posa.
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Miss R. C. Hoffman and Miss E.
Kern of Seattle, are excursionists
on the Mariposa.
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Dr. J. M. Sleicher, of Chehalis, and
caugnter, Miss Ruth, who Is a
student at the University of Wash
ington, are on their way to Sew
ard, when they will remain over
a steamer to spend a week with
friends.
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Kred \V. Wilson, a mining engineer
from London, with offices at Seat
tle, is on his way to Valdez, to
examine mining property in that
vicinity and at Port Wells.
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Mrs. J. W. Cody is a passenger on
the Mariposa and will go on to
Valdez. She has been in the north
for the past eleven years, devoting
her time to school teaching and
hospital work in Southeastern
Alaska, Fairbans and Iditirod. She
is very competent in her profes
sion and hopes to secure a posi
tion in one of the towns of South
western Alaska.
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Oscar Larson, the well known and
popular conductor on the Copper
River and Northwestern railway,
was a passenger from Seattle on
the Mariposa, as far as Juneau. He
will return to Cordova on the next
steamer.
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Malcolm Brock and wife returned
last night from a two months’ trip
to the outside. They had a delight
ful vacation, spending most of their
time in California, with a short
visit in Seattle.
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Will A. Steel, of the Daily Alaskan,
returned on the Mariposa last
night from a trip to Seattle.
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Miss L. Anderson is a courageous
young woman, who, years ago,
came from Sweden and successful
ly made her way in Boston. She
crossed the continent and came to
Cordova on the Mariposa to meet
a friend of former years who has
tired of single blessedness.
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William O’Connor, one of the lead
ers of the Harrais faction of the
Democratic party, returned on the
Mariposa. He made a pilgrimage to
Baltimore to battle against the
Jennings delegates for representa
tion in the national convention.
He and Falcon Joslyn were un
successful in this attempt, but
Gladiator O’Connor feels some
what recompensed because of a day
spent at the home of the great
Commoner at Lincoln. There his
wounds were salved and he re
turns to Alaska fully imbued with
the idea that Woodrow Wilson is
to be the next President, and that
in the distribution of the loaves
and fishes there will be no discrim
ination because of alleged party
irregularity in this territory, even
though it should result in the de
feat of a Democrat as delegate to
Congress.
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Mrs. Marion Leach, of Valdez, wife
of the linotype operator who for
merly worked in the Daily Alas
kan office, is an outgoing passenger
on the Admiral Sampson. Her sad
mission is to attend' the funeral of
her mother, who died at Great
Falls, Montana.
Dr. \V. H. Canfield and wife. Miss
Juliah Foley and Miss Sarah Foley,
are a party of tourists from Seattle
who will continue to the westward
tonight. They came up on the Ala
meda and spent the past week
around Cordova and in the in
terior as far as Chitina.
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Judge J. L. Minnis, general counsel
for the Wabash railroad, with
headquarters at St. Louis, is mak
his first trip to Alaska on the
Mariposa. Accompanying him are
Mrs Minnis, daughter Louise, and
son, Wilton. They are enjoying the
many novelties of the trip, and
were particularly impressed with
the magnificence of the glaciers
on the Copper river.
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L. A. Downs, superintendent of the
Illinois Central railroad with head
quarters at Fort Dodge, Iowa, and
formerly asst, chief engineer of the
same system, accompanied by his
charming wife, is making the
round trip on the Mariposa. They
are personal friends of Vice Presi
dent Baxter of the Alaska Steam
ship Company and the Copper Riv
er and Northwestern Railway, who
was desirous that Mr. Downs be
come familiar with Southwestern
Alaska and the scenic railroad of
the world.
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Mrs. W. H. Wliors and children were
arrivals on the Admiral Sampson
this morning. They will spend
about three weeks as the guests of
Mrs. M. Finkelstein.
A. W. Came, Mrs. Came, daughter
Frances and son Fred, are a family
from Victoria who are enjoying the
pleasures of a round trip on the
Mariposa.
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R. X. Foraia, famed as Cordova’s
versatile musician, sailed on the
Admiral Sampson for Seattle. His
many friends hope for his speedy
return. Last night the members of
the Cordova band tendered Mr.
Fornia, who was their leader, a
banquet at the Boss bakery.
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W. C. Madding, who recently sold his
mining interests on Flat creek, in
the Idltarod, to the Guggenheim
interests, is a passenger on the
Mariposa for Seward, in the vicin
ity of which town he has valuable
gold quartz property. ‘‘Doc’’ Mad
ding has been operating in various
parts in Alaska since the early
Klondike days and is one of the
most popular and squarest men
who ever came to the Northland.
He la now receiving the smiles of
the kind goddess of fortune, and
his friends will all rejoice with
him in his deserved good luck.
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D. Stakemiller and daughter are
tourists from Puget sound who
have very pleasantly spent several
days in this vicinity. They will go
to the west ward on the Mariposa
this evening.
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Mrs. VV. H. Chase sailed on the Ad
miral Sampson this afternoon to
make a visit to her relatives in
the states.
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Albert Bush will be a passenger on
the Mariposa to Seward.
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Miss Ruby DefiraeflT, one of Cordova's
most popular young ladies, left on
the Admiral Sampson this after
non on a vacation to Seattle and
other points.
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STEAMER BERTHA WITHDRAWN
The faithful old steamer Bertha
will be withdrawn from the South
western Alaska run at the conclu
sion of her present trip. The Alaska
Coast company made this announce
ment shortly after the steamer made
her last sailing from Seattle, July
20th, and her passenger-carrying
days will soon be over.
Neither large enough nor fast
enough to be maintained in the reg
ular service to Kodiak, Seward and
other ports of Southwestern Alaska,
the Bertha will be converted into a
freighter, and have her deckhouse
removed to make way for cargo
space. She is a sister ship to the
Portland, now a wreck off the Alaska
Coast near Katalla, which was the
first vessel to bring a large ship
ment of gold from the Klondike to
Seattle in 1897.
The Bertha’s schedule calls at
Ship Creek, Iliamna and Kodiak,
where she is the only vessel from
Seattle to stop, will be made here
after by the steamship Admiral
Sampson, operated by the Alaska
Coast Company; so that shippers to
and from those points will not be
losers by the withdrawal of the old
liner. These westward calls will be
made by the Admiral Sampson on
her voyage leaving Seattle August
1'5, and again when she leaves there
September 27, and probably on al
ternating trips thereafter.
It is the ultimate plan of the
Alaska Coast Company to substitute
the steamship Yukon, now operating
to San Francisco, for the Bertha on
the Southwestern Alaska run, but
this will not be done until a new
vessel is secured to replace the Yu
kon on the California schedule. The
Y’ukon is considered an ideal craft
for the Northern service. The Ber
tha, when converted into a freighter,
will probably operate in Northern
waters once more.
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Packing
and
Freighting
Saddle Horses
I am prepared to handle
anything from Chitina to
Kennecott at the best rates.
Jack Lawrence
CHITINA, ALASKA
Alaska Coast Co.
"THE INSIDE ROUTE.”
To Juneau and Prince William Sound Ports and Southwest
ern Alaska.
Seattle Sailing dates:
SAMPSON—Aug. 15, Sept. 5, Sept. 27.
The JEANN1E carries explosives for Southwestern Alaska, anr
goes to Kodiak.
Right reserved to change steamers and sailing dates without
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents.
B. F. WATSON, General Agent.
Steam Heat and Electric Lights First Class Cafe and Bar
ISO Rooms, Private Baths Billiard Room
Europeon Plan . ,»1
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THE LEADING HOTEL
RAINIER-GRAND
H. Thisted, Manager
WE AIM TO PLEASE
Cordova, Alaska
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between
Cordova and Seattle, via INSIDE PASSAGE, stop
ping at KETCHIKAN and JUNEAU.
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
August 8.ALAMEDA.August 16
Aug 16.MARIPOSA.Aug. 24
Aug. 24.ALAMEDA.Sept. I
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steam*
era without notice.
Tickets on sale at up-town office Alaska Steamship Rldg.
Baggage or freight will not be received at dock later than one
hour before sailing time.
F. B. TRACY T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent. Ticket Agent.