Late Telegraph News
LOS ANGELES, July 8.—Former
Juror Bain testified in trial of Attor
ney Darrow, that he had been offer
ed a bribe of $4,000 while the Mc
Namara case was pending.
WASHINGTON, July 8.—The com
missioner of labor has submitted his
report on the condiiton of the textile
workers, which will likely result in
some kind of special legislation look
ing to their relief.
He investigated the Lawrence
strike and declares that the textile
employes are worked the same as
slaves for a mere pittance hardly suf
ficient to keep body and soul togeth
er. He states that such a condition
is a reproach to civilization and as
serts that some remedy should be
provided.
SEATTLE, July 8.—Yesterday af
ternoon while rowing on Lake Wash
ington, his canoe overturned and
August Knust, a young boy, was pre
cipitated into the water and drowned
in the sight of hundreds of specta
tors.
SEATTLE, July 8.—The steamship
St. Helens has cleared for Nome. On
board is material for a Congregation
al church to be located at Cape Prince
of Wales, the most westerly point of
land on the North American conti
nent.
SEA GIRT, N. J., July 8.—Wood
row Wllsgn will be officially notified
of his nomination as the Democratic
candidate for the Presidency on Aug
ust 7, and he states that he will make
no speeches prior to that time.
TACOMA, July 8.—The State Med
ical Board has revoked the license of.
Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard, who re
ceived much unpleasant notoriety in
the trial which resulted in her con
viction of having starved to death an
English girl under her care. The
case was appealed and is now in the
hands of the supreme court. The
state board, after investigation, de
cided that Mrs. Hazzard was a fast
curer and not entitled to practice
medicine.
SACRAMENTO, July 8.—Governor
Hiram Johnson announces that a
conference of the Progressive lead
ers will be held to decide if they
have any chance to carry California
for Roosevelt.
NEW YORK, July 8.—Senator
Dixon, Roosevelt’s manager, has is
sued a call for a convention of the
Progressive party to be held August
5. Half the number of delegates al
lotted at the Republican convention
will be allowed, with no representa
tion from the territories.
PORTLAND, July 8.—The city is
alive with Elks and visitors, and the
“big doings” will begin tonight.
SEA GIRT, N. J., July 8.—Wood
row Wilson has issued a statement in
which he says that the tariff, involv
ing the trusts, will be the paramount
issue in the campaign condrct*S' by
the Democrats.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 8—Prince
Katsura, ,of Japan, is making an of
ficial call at the palace. It is report
ed in diplomatic circles that the
meeting is pregnant with far-reach
ing changes, one of which will likely
be the end of the Japan-English al
liance. This will be succeeded, it is
thought, by a close alliance between
Japan and Russia affecting territo
rial rights.
STOCKHOLM. July 8.—Thirty
thousand spectators witnessed the
Olympic games on Saturday, in
which the Americans won the initial
heats.
TONOPAH, Nev., July 8.—A dis
astrous fire swept this camp last
night and before fhe flames could be
gotten under control the entire busi
ness section was destroyed. The,
flames were first discovered in Py
thian Hall, but the origin is un
known. The loss amounts to $150,
000.
CHICAGO, July 8.—The twentieth
daily airship trip between Milwaukee
and this city was made today. There
are more applications than the com
pany can accommodate, and it is an
nounced that the carrying capacity
is soon to be increased by the addi
tion of more carriers.
WASHINGTON, July 8.—The ju
diciary committee of the House has
recommended the impeachment of
Judge Archibald, who is charged
with having prostituted his office
for private profit. Congress will
taka fiction in the matter tomorrow.
NEW YORK. July 8.—It is report
ed that Nat Goodwin, the actor and
muchly-married man, will soon take
unto himself a wife, which will make
his fifth attempt at connubial bliss, i
CAIMANERAD, July 8.—The U. S.
marines are sailing for the north. It
is taken as the signal that all danger
of trouble is at an end.
PORTLAND, July 9.—Thomas
Mills, of Superior, Wis., has been
elected exalted ruler by the Elks now
in session in this city.
SEATTLE, July 9.—-The Associa
tion of American Food Experts is
now in session here. Every state in ■
the Union has a representative. A i
number of recommendations will be |
made with a view of securing legis
lation, especially a national food law.
LONDON, July 9.—A sensation has
been sprung here as the result of an
investigation into the methods of
employing natives on the rubber
plantations in South America. Atroci
ties are enumerated which are caus
ing criticism of men prominent in of
ficial and industrial life, who are in
terested in the rubber fields
TUCSON, Ariz., July 9.— One hun
dred Indians have been killed in a
battle with the Mexican troops at
Senora.
STOCKHOLM, July 9.—The Unit
ed States leads in the Olympic con
tests so far held in swimming, shoot
ing and athletics.
SEA GittT, N. J., July 9.-—Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, is today con
ferring with Woodrow Wilson, the
Democratic candidate for President
of the United States.
SEATTLE, July 9.—John Mitchell,
former president of the United Mine
Workers of America and at present
vice-president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, is in this city at
tending the state convention of the
United Mine Workers.
GREENSBORO, N. C„ July 9.—
Republican leaders in this state are
urging that primaries be held to de
cide whether Taft or Roosevelt is the
choice of the Republican party.
SEATTLE, July 9.—The steamer
Alameda sailed last night for South
western Alaska, having on board
thirty excursionists. Among her
passengers were R. J. Boryer and
wife and the latter's mother, S. A.
Witherspoon and four members of
the geological survey, Lem Cox and
Deming Wheeler for Cordova; Philip
J. Hickey, Sr., for Seward; Attorney
Cane for Valdez, and L. P. Shackle
ford for Juneau.
WASHINGTON, July 9.—Charles
D. Hilles has reconsidered his decis
ion to not accept the chairmanship
of the Republican national commit
tee and was unanimously elected to
that position.
CHICAGO, July 9.—Aviators have
formed a national association with a
view of preventing deaths. Strict
rules will be adopted with a view of
discouraging carelessness and the
taking of chances, which are said to
be the causes for most of the deaths
in the air.
NEW YORK, July 9.—The humid
heat of midsummer is claiming its
usual quota of victims throughout the
east. The parks are filed with peo
ple from the poorer districts, and an
organized effort is being made to af
ford relief. People are leaving on
every train for summer and mountain
; resorts.
WASHINGTON, July 9.—Publicity
has killed the scheme which had for
its object the petitioning of President
Taft to withdraw from the race for
President of the United States. The
party leaders declare themselves con
fident of his election.
WASHINGTON, July 9.—A move
ment is already under way to start
petitions in every state in the Union
for signers, demanding that Roose
velt and Taft withdraw and save the
Republican party from defeat. The
plan is to have wires sent also to the
candidates from the central bureaus
heading the movement in the vari
ous states.
LANSING, July 9.—Governor Os
born, of Michigan, in an interview
here today declared that the idea of
a new party to reform politics is sim
ply the selfish desire of politicians to
forward their own interest against
the best interest of the public. He
advises people to vote for either Taft
or Wilson.
CHICAGO, July 9.—Overseer Voli
va, successor in Zion City to Dowie,
has issued a statement in which he
declares there is so much wickedness
in the cities that they will soon be
destroyed, and commands his fol
lowers to assemble at Zion City.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.—Mrs.
Deck, former president of the Feda
tion of Women’s Clubs, who was
stricken during the convention of the
federation in this city last week,
died as the result of an operation yes
terday.
TACOMA, July 9.—Judge Hanford
today administered the oath of office
to Judge E. E. Cushman, who was
recently transferred from the fourth
division of Alaska to the western dis
trict of the State of Washington.
VITERBO, Italy, July 9.—As the
result of two years’ trial of the mem
bers of the Cammorist gang, nine
: have been found guilty of various
; murders and will suffer the death
i penalty.
j ST. CYR, July 9.—Aviator Bedel,
the best'known of French flyers, met
his death today while attempting to
make one of his famous ascents.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., July 9.—
An alienist on the stand today de
clared in defense of Harry K. Thaw
that he is not at all dangerous and
believes he should be given his lib
erty. Thaw is desirous of securing
a divorce from his wife.
WASHINGTON, July 9.—Senator
Lorimer will continue to vote until
the latter part of this week. Mean
time he will be given time on the
floor to make speeches in his own
defense against the accusations of
taose seeking his removal.
NEW YORK, July 9.—Sports here
have been asked to try and promote
a bout between Johnson and A1 Pal
zer. Communication will be opened
with the two principals to find out
what terms they will agree to.
PITTSBURG, July 10.—Less than
two weeks before the date set for her
marriage to her school-day sweet
..eart. Miss Margaret Milligan, aged
19, daughter of Andrew Milligan of
this city, died yesterday in St. John’s
Hospital following an operation for
appendicitis. Miss Milligan and J.
Goodie Jennings of Cleveland were
to have been married in Cleveland.
Miss Milligan will be buried in the
dress which was to have been her
bridal gown.
WASHINGTON, July 10.—Senator
Jones today delivered a speech de
fending Senator v Lorimer, and the
latter is now occupying the floor in
arguing his own case.
LONDON, July 9.—An excursion
of legislators is being run to Spit
head today in order that the lawmak
ers may view the three hundred ves
sels of the British fleet which will
pass in review. The idea is to con
vince them of the necessity of mak
ing liberal appropriations to keep up
the standard and efficiency of the
fleet.
CONISBROUGH, Eng, July 10.—
Forty volunteers who were searching
for thirty entombed miners were
caught in a cave-in and killed.
SEATTLE, July 10.—A few attor
neys gave Judge Cushman a dinner
at the Arctic Club last evening with
a view of welcoming him to his new
field of endeavor. In reply to some
of the toasts the judge declared he
was glad to leave Alaska.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10.—Ek
Vail and his wife, Emma, mission
aries in China, have returned here
crazed from continual hardships.
They will be sent to a sanitarium in
the hopes of recovering their health.
PORTLAND, July 10.—Otto Piaen
went to the Pantages Theater last
evening and seriously wounded Her
man Emery, the stage manager. Tne
revolver was taken away from him
and he was placed under arrest. He
declared that the stage manager ',va3
interfering with the girls.
SEATTLE, July 10—Former Clerk
of Court Hopkins, who was arrested
for the embezzlement of $20,000, has
pleaded guilty and the court today
sentenced him to a term of two years
in the penitentiary.
PORTLAND, Ore., July 10.—The
city of Rochester, N. Y., has been se
lected as the next meeting place for
the annual convention of the Elks A
number of leading cities in the
United States made strong bids for
the gathering, but Rochester won out.
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 10.—
Bandits successfully held up a train
and relieved the passengers of all
their personal belongings, but failed
in their attempt to blow open the
safe in the express car.
WASHINGTON, July 10.—The
Senate committee has restored the
appropriation for the tariff board
and also for the St. Elias lighthouse
in Alaska.
SANTA CRUZ. July 10.—So dis
gusting has the ragging at dances be
come that the city council passed an
ordinance prohibiting it.
COLON, July 10.—In the Culebra
cut the earth is again sliding and
millions of yaras have caved in.
WASHINGTON, July 10.—Taft
headquarters will be opened next
week in New York, Chicago and
Portland, when an aggressive cam
paign will be started. The tariff will
be the main issue.
LOS ANGELES, July 10.—Attor
neys Darrow and Case indulged in a
wrangling match and became so
abusive that the judge fined them for
contempt of coqrt. Later both apolo
gized and the fines were remitted.
SEATTLE, July 10.—At the an
nual meeting of the American Food
Association resolutions were adopted
praising President Taft’s enforce
ment of the pure food law.
BUTTE, Mont., July 10.—The So
cialists here have declared for six
hours work when the mercury is
high. They believe all industrial en
terprises and the government will in
time see the necessity for adopting
such a schedule.
LISBON, July 10.—The rebel and
government troops engaged in a bat
tie in the north of Portugal in which
the'latter were defeated.
WASHINGTON, July 10.—Tom
Taggert, of Indianapolis, former
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, has proved a poor wit
ness in the investigation of the ex
pense accounts of the big political
parties, as he testified that he had
burned the books and his memory as
to figures was not very good.
CHICAGO, July 10.—On the stand
today Mrs. Henning testified that the
suit brought by her husband against
Clarence Funk, charging the latter
with alienating her affections, is the
result of a conspiracy partly for re
venge and partly in the hopes of se
curing money. Her statement creat
ed a sensation.
ATLANTIC CITY, July lu.—The
National Prohibition party, in ses
sion here, attacks Taft, Roosevelt
and the Democratic party, urging its
supporters to vote for their own can
didate.
WASHINGTON, July 10.—Counsel
for Judge Archbald, whose impeach
ment has been recommended ry the
jdiciary committee of the House, has
issued a statement asking the public
to withhold its opinion until the de
fense has presented its case.
WASHINGTON, July 11.—Senator
Smith today declared on the floor of
the Senate that the crisis in Mexico
is near; that the outrages against
Americans must cease, the only other
alternative being intervention on tue
part of the United States.
SEATTLE, July 11.—Wilmington
Parker, local agent of the United
Wireless Company, who was sen
tenced to two years on McNeil
Island, will be paroled next week.
The government prosecuted the com
pany for using the mails to sell
stock. One of its stations was locat
ed a few miles out of Cordova.
OAKLAND, July 11.—Joaquin
Miller, the well known poet and
writer, is seriously ill and his many
friends are greatly concerned.
DES MOINES, July 11.—The Re
publicans in state convention here
refused to endorse the national Re
publican platform by a vote of two
to one. The progressives are jubi
lant over the action.
WASHINGTON, July 11—Through
the British ambassador, Great Brit
ain has made an official protest
against any legislation providing for
the passage of ships through the
Panama canal, until it has filed a
statement in which will be included
its reasons for having British com
merce placed on an equal footing
with American shipping.
PORTLAND, July 11.—The Elks,
in session here today, decided to re
fuse sanction to the “goat ritual” in
future, a feature which has been a
source of criticism in the initiation of
new members in some lodges.
MOUNDSVILLE, W. Va., July 11.
—A gas explosion this morning kill
ed a number of miners in the Frank
lin mine. No details have been re
ceived as to the number of lives lost
CHICAGO, July 11.—Jack John
son has opened a glittering cafe in
this city, which was fitted up without
regard to expense. He expects to
make more money than by means of
the fight game, which he declares will
soon be a thing of the past.
KATALLA, July 8.—Katalla is en
joying a business revival little short
of a boom, and is not envious of any
town in Alaska. It is believed there
is more money per capita being cir
culated here than is true of other
places.
Possibly, also, because of the les
son given the people and the blight
placed upon them by Pinchot, they
have learned through bitter experi
ence to make a dollar go farther than
most communities, and therefore are
more sensitive to its touch. The only
regret is that Mr. rinchot was not
on top of the case of dynamite that
was set off on the beach July 4. The
boys who carried out that part of
the program are going down in their
pockets to pay for the window glass
broken because of the shock.
The Bertha while here loaded on
235 barrels of fish from Dr. Morri
son’s saltery. The plant has alto
gether put up nearly 700 barrels, and
the fish are running fine. This in
dustry has already circulated con
siderable money in wages paid to
local people.
The last boat arriving unloaded a
rotary drill for the Amalgamated
Company, whicn already has a con
siderable payroll, turning out gaso
line and coal oil for the Alaska mar
ket, and which intends to greatly in
crease its capacity. The drill will
be used to sink a number of shallow
holes to form catch basins for the
crude oil which Mr. Pinchot desired
should run to waste in the sea for
the fertilization of shell fish.
On the next steamer arriving will
be landed one of the biggest oil rigs
used in the California fields consign-1
ed to the Royal Katalla Oil Company
for operation at Camp 7, near Mirror
Lake. Other outfits are doing more
or less work, and there is a much
better feeling than has prevailed for a
long time among the old-timers who
have been holding things down.
LOS ANGELES, July 11.—Ad Wol
gast and Joe Rivers have been
matched for a fight here on Labor
Day. Local sports are showing con
siderable interest in the event, and
there promises to be lively betting
on the result.
STOCKHOLM, July 11.—The Eng
lish car won the 1,500 meter race
here yesterday, which is declared to
be the greatest contest in many re
spects ever pulled off in the nistory
of automobile racing.
WASHINGTON, July 11.—Presi
dent Taft this morning conferred
with leaders of the Republican party
with a view of taking action to pre
vent the names of Roosevelt electors
from appearing on the regular party
ticket.
WASHINGTON, July 11.—From
reports received from eastern states
it is shown that- the number of heat
victims is rapidly increasing in the
greate centers of population. Many
of the hospitals are crowded, and
the United States weather bureau
does not give any encouragement for
relief in weather conditions today or
tonight.
NEW YORK, July 11.—Ethel Con
rad, one of the girls on trial several
months ago charged with shooting
Millianaire Stokes, has filed suit
against the latter for $100,000 dam
ages, claiming that she was falsely
arrested at his behest. It promises
to be an interesting case.
SEATTLE, July 11.—The Alaska
Steamship Company’s new steamer,
Cordova, which will be used on the
run between Seattle and Southwest
ern Alaska, has arrived in port. She
is attracting considerable attention
and will leave for the north as soon
as the necessary papers are made out.
PORTLAND, July 11.—Fifteen
thousand Elks were in the street pa
rade given today. They made a fine
appearance and the sidewalks and
buildings were crowded with people
to see them pass.
SPOKANE, July 11.—The petition
which has for its object the recall of
Mayor Hindley has received enough
signatures to warrant the calling of
a special election putting the issue
uefore the people.
CHICAGO, July 11.—Prof. Fair
child, of Topeka, Kan., has been
elected president of the National Ed
ucational Association. He has gone
on record as favoring woman’s suf
frage, declaring that they should be
given full power to enjoy equal suf
frage with men.
SEA GIRT, N. J„ July 11.—All
kinds of campaign contributions are
being received by Woodrow Wilson,
from small amounts to a thousand
dollars each. They are coming from
every part of the United States and
most of them are from the working
classes and farmers and small busi
ness men.
MISSOULA, Mont., July 12.—A
government order has been Issued
forbidding Indian dances on the Flat
Head reservation in future. It is de
clared that the dances of late years
have degenerated into drunken da
bauches and are proving harmful. It
is understood that many of the In
dians themselves are in favor of the
new order,
DENVER, July lz.—The funeral
of Mrs. Decker, who died >n San
Francisco from an operation while
in attendance upon the convention of
the Federation of Women’s Clubs,
was a remarkable tribute to her life.
All buildings were closed and the
flags hung at half-mast.
CHICAGO, July 12.—Bumper
crops are reported throughout the
middle west, and as a result there
has already been made a consider
able reduction in the prive of vege
tables.
WASHINGTON, July 12.—With
but one dissenting member. Judge
K. W. Archbald, of Pennsylvania, has
been impeached by the House. He
was accused of being financially in
terested in concerns which brought
litigation before him.
SEATTLE, July 12.—Two girls
fell into Lake Washington from a
raft this morning and were rescued
by two youths plunging in after
them.
BELFAST, July 12.—Following
the parade of 60,000 advocates of
home rule in this city today fierce
rioting broke out, and the police have
been kept busy trying to restore or
der.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12.—The
President of the Southern Pacific j
Railroad today announced that there I
were soon to be many changes made
among the officials on that line. Con
siderable uneasiness is felt on the
part of those anxious to hold down
their jobs.
HAMILTON, July 12.—George von
L. Meyer, secretary of the navy, is I
convalescent.
MEMPHIS, July 12.—Two people
killed and three others dying is the
result of a street car having caught
fire. The conductor locked the pas- ;
sengers inside the burning coach and
they began leaping through the win
dows.
SEA GIRT, July 12.—Champ Clark
will confer with Woodrow Wilson on
next Saturday regarding the cam
paign, with a view of giving his sup
port to the cause. Underwood will
visit the Presidential candidate next j
week for the same purpose. 1
ATLANTIC CITY, July 12.—Judge
Ben Lindsey, of Denver juvenile court
fame, has wired declining with
thanks the nomination as President
on the Prohibition ticket. His re
fusal came somewhat as a surprise,
and the delegates are "up in the air"
to find a suitable candidate.
WASHINGTON, July 12.i—A vote
will be taken late today on the Lorj
mer case, and the general opiniou
among those best posted is that he
will be expelled.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12.—Mrs.
Obert, of this place, is the second
woman in the United States to se
cure a federal license as a wireless
operator. From present Indications
it will not be long until nearly all the
positions on the passenger steamers
will be held by women wireless oper
ators.
SEATTLE, July 12.—Former As
sayer Adams, who fliched the gold
dust of Alaskans while working lor
the United States assay office here,
in order to keep his wife in society,
has returned from the penitentiary
and accepted a clerical position. He
will begin life over and try to live
down his false step.
Saddle Horses
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anything from Chitina to
Kennecott at the best rates.
Jack Lawrence
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