Late Telegraph News
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19—Last |
night a fire broke out in St. George
hotel and the flames spread so quickly
that soon there was a great commo
tion. In their excitement many
jumped from the windows. As a
result three were killed and twelve
were more or less injured. Those
who sought egress by the regular way
all escaped with their lives. The per
sonal belongings of the guests were
practically all lost.
CHEYENNE, Nov. 19—All the re
turns are now in from the various
districts. In some instances the
contests were very close and it re
quired the official figures to deter
mine the successful candidates.
However, it lias been definitely de
termined that the Republicans will
control the next legislature, and will
elect a successor to Senator Warren,
whose term expires next March.
MEXICO CITY. Nov. 19—This
morning at 7:30 o’clock there was a
distinct tremor that for a time caused
much excitement. It was an earth
quake, but no particular damage was
done.
BOISE, Nov. 19;—After crediting
the state to Taft and then placing it
in the doubtful column, the final
count has given four electoral votes
to Wilson. As remote precincts came
in it became evident that Wilson
would win out, and this he has done
by a plurality of about one thousand.
JUNEAU, Nov. 19—District At
torney John Rustgard received a wire
this morning from Attorney General
Wickersham’s office stating that the
superne court had denied the motion
to dismiss the appeal of the govern
ment in the Humboldt Steamship
case against the various transporta
tion companies. This means that the
trial of the corporations and individ
uals indicted will proceed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19—After
lingering for the past week, with the
spark of life at times becoaii. g strong
er, physicians this morning declare
that there is no hope for the re
covery of Senator Isidor Rayner. He
may die at any hour and then again
he may linger a couple of days. He
is a Democrat and was first elected
to the United States Senate in 1904.
He was re-elected in 1911, and his
term of service will not expire until
March 3, 1917.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19—There was
great excitement last night at the
Raines hotel. Joseph Lottir Vogel
had a room at the hotel and he was
under suspicion of diamond robbery.
He and his wife were in their room
when officers went there to place him
under arrest. He refused to sur
render and wrarned the officers and
crowd that soon collected to keep
away or he would fire. And this he
soon proceeded to do, first from the
transom and later through a crack in
the door. He fired twelve shots,
fatally wounding detective Fay and
proprietor Mondschein. He also
dangerously wounded three detec
tives and Butler Gerado. The des
perate man then shot his wife unto
death and turned the gun toward
himself and sent a bullet into his
brain. The affair caused great com
motion in the neighborhood of the
hotel and a squad of police soon ar
rived, but by that time Vogel had kil
led himself.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 19
President-elect IVilson and family ar
rived here on the steamer last even
ing. They were greeted by the pro
longed cheers of the people, and were
cordially received by the city officials.
Their visit here will be made as pleas
ant as possble.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 19—After
John Sehrank pleaded guilty to the
assault with intent to kill Col. Roose
velt it was decided to examine him as
to his sanity. This has been done
and this afternoon a committee of
five alienists unanimously reported
to the court that Sehrank is insane.
CLERMONT, Iowa, Nov. 16—This
afternoon former Governor Larabee
died at his home in this city. He
had been ailing for some time past.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16—President
elect Woodrow Wilson and family
sailed this afternoon on the steamer
Bermudian for the island of Ber
muda. They will be gone two or
three weeks. A private yacht had
been placed at the disposal of Govern
or and family, but instead the regu
lar steamer was selected.
VALDEZ, Nov. 13—David Waldron
was burned to death this morning
while lying in lied at his cabin. He
had placed an electric bulb under the
bed clothes so as to warm his feet.
The heat was so intense that his legs
started to burn and the clothes be
came ignited. His legs were nearly
burned off before the unfortunate
could get himself out of bed and
reach the door to call for assistance.
He ilnally succeeded in getting as far
as the door, but before he could open
it his strength evidently gave way
and he sank to the floor in a dying
condition, and was dead by the time
neighbors arrived. They saw the
smoke coming front the cabin, al
though little damage was done be
cause the smouldering flames were
soon extinguslied. Mr. Waldron was
80 years of age anti in earlier days
was a wealthy man in Los Angles.
He was a deputy Marshal in Washing
ton territory back in 1834. He had
been a long time in Alaska, and resid
ed around Valdez since 1002. The
old pioneer had a large number of
friends who are shocked at this un
fortunate ending of this well known
character.
TACOMA, Nov. 19—It was on the
morning of October 10 that a jury in
Judge Cushman's court returned a
verdict of guilty in the case against
John Bullock and Charles E. Hous
ton.charged with conspiracy to de
fraud the government. The jury had
been out eighteen hours. Former
United States Senator S. H. Piles, one
of the attorneys for the defendantse.
was given until December 7 to file a
bill of exceptions.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Cush
man passed sentence on the two con
victed men. He decreed that they
each serve a sentence of one year in
the King county jail and pay a fine
of $2,000. The convictions entailed
a possible maximum penalty of two
years’ imprisonment and a fine not to
exceed $10,000.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19—Another
Secretary to the President has been
advanced to a responsible and lucra
tive position. Today the announce
ment was made that Carmel Thomp
son, acting Secretary to the Presi
dent would be appointed to succeed
Lee McClung, resigned, as Treasurer
of the United Statees.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19—After a,
week's session the Clinical Congress
of Surgeons of North America ad
journed at the Waldorf-Astoria. More
than 2,000 physicians and surgeons
were in attendance. This was the
third annual session of the congress,
the first having been held in Chica
go in 1910. The president of the
congress *j Dr. Edward Martin of
Chicago.
Surgical clinics were held in the
hospitals and all the visitors had an
opportunity to see masters of their
specialities at work. For the even
ings six literary sessions were ar
ranged, at which prominent surgeons
read papers dealing with subjects of
live surgical interests.
An idea of the vast amount of
work that the surgeons accomplished
may be gained from the fact that the
program contained a list of 995 clin
ics which were held in public and pri
vate hospitals in Manhattan, the
Bronx, and Brooklyn. At some of
these clinics several operations were
perfomed. In addition there was a
large number of laboratory demons
trations.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 19—Under
the rules of a general letter issued
today by Director Cooke, no employe
in the Department of Public Works
may hereafter use profane language
to himself, a fellow employe or an
outsider without first getting a per
mit.
“No man," said the director,
"should be permitted to cuss another
out on the rare instances when such
treatment is really good for the other
soul, unless he is tempermentally fit
ted for the work. If anyone comes
to me, and I think he has just cause,
and has the right sort of tempera
ment, I’ll give him permission and
let him take a long breath and go to
it. Otherwise the rows and counter
rows that hinder the work of the de
partment and the relations of the
men and those under them who work
with them, will have to stop.”
BOISE, Nov. 16—Governor James
H. Hawley, whose term of office ex
pires on January 6th next, announced
last night that he will resign his office
at once. Lieut Governor Sweezer will
succeed to the position and he states
that he will appoint Governor Hawley
as United States Senator, to succeed
the late Senator Heyburn.
LONDON, Nov. 16—Czar Ferdi
nand of Bulgaria declares that Con
stantinople is now at the mercy of
his army. He has dictated the terms
upon which he will agree to peace.
He declares that the Turks must cross
the Dardenelles into Asia, giving
them forty-eight hours for the ac
ceptance of the following:.. Surren
der by the Tcliatalpa army, its with
drawal guarded by Bulgarians; the
evacuation of Adrianople, Scutari,
Monastir and Janina; payment of
war indemnity; surrender of the con
quered teritory to internationaliza
tion, Constantinople opening the Dar
danelles and making Saloniki a free
port.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 15—In tne
trial of the alleged dynamiters yes
terday Ortie McManigal testified that
James McNamara had confessed to
him that he sought to “get ’ General
Otis, at the time of the explosion of
his newspaper plant, the Los Angles
Times. He further recited an al
leged attempt upon the part of the
McNamaras to kill him, McManigal.
at the time he was a fugitive from
justice.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. lo—This
afternoon McManlgdi brought out the
fa -1 iu lr'b evidence that the first sug
gestion that the Los Angles Times
office be dynamited was mine by
Tveitmore. the San Francisco leader,
and that Clancy assisted in the mak
ing of the plans.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15—Thirty
two states have notified Secretary
Knox of their ratification of the pro
posed income tax amendment to the
Federal Cnstitutition and four of
their rejection. To become effective
36 States—three-fourths of those in
the Union—must ratify. No notice
of action has been received from Del
aware, Florida, Louisiana, Massachu
setts, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia or Wyoming.
Connecticut, New Hamshire, Rhode
Island and Utah ejected the amend
ment.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—An
nouncement was made this afternoon
of the appointment of Larz Anderson,
the present Minister to Belgium, as
Ambassador to Japan, to succeed
Charles Page Bryan, resigned.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15—Yester
day the resignation of Lee McClung,
Treasurer of the United States, was
tendered and accepted. His succes
sor has not yet been named.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15—Yesterday
the government brought suit against
James B. Haggin, for the alleged il
legal taking of coal and the cutting
of wood and timber from the national
Hnds in Montana. Mr. Haggin is one
of the big capitalists of the country.
He was one of the forty niners who
went to California from Mississippi,
and soon acquired a fortune through
mining enterprises, which has since
been steadily growing. He formed
the “silver trust” with other large
capitalists in 1896. He owns the
original interests of Marcus Daly in
the Anaconda Copper Company. He
is also a large owner of ranch prop
erty in Kentucky, and the largest in
dividual owner of horses in training.
And withal he is 88 years of age and
still active.
CHICAGO, Nov. 15—Mayor Harri
son of this city declares he would ap
prove of saloons remaining open all
night under certain circumstances.
The 24-hour saloon, he said, would
meet the wants of the night workers.
“An all-night saloon which is an
orderly place and has a purpose
would meet with my approval,” he
said. “There is just as much rea
son why a man who works nights
should have a saloon to patronize as
the man who works days.”
MADRID, Nov. 14—This morning
announcement was made of the se
lection of Count Ramones as the
Prime Minister, to succeed the late
Senor Don Jose Canalejas, assassi
nated.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16—The
case against the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company, to recover title
by the government to the extensive
oil lands in California, worth millions
of dollars, Is now being argued be
fore the United States Supreme court.
Upon the outcome of this case will de
pend the title to oil lands in westen
states valued at half a billion dollars.
BELGRADE. Nov. 18—The Turks
at Monaster have surrendered. Fifty
thousand have thrown down their
arms. The fighting was fierce for a
time and the Servians also lost
heavily.
LONDON. Nov. 18—A dispatch to
the Mail from Constantinople says:
“An (informal report states that the
Turks gained a great success in cap
turing twelve guns and eight thou
sand prisoners, their warships contri
buting largely to the result. The
Ottoman government made a fresh
appeal today through the Russian
Ambassador at Constantinople. The
first Bulgarian attack against Con
stantinople failed.
LONDON, Nov. 19—The hope of
the Turkish government of benefiting
through the continued resistance
against attacks has been shattered
by the fall of Monastlr, which is the
second town of importance in Eu
ropean Turkey.
CONSTNTINOPLE, Nov. 19—The
British blue Jackets on the cruiser
Weymouth are guarding the Ameri
can Ambassador, pending the arrival
of the American cruisers.
SOFIA, Nov. 19—Bulgarian pleni
poteniaries have been appointed to
arrange an armistice with Turkey.
Cholera has broken out In the Bul
garian troops.
LONDON, Nov. 19—To the Nations
the Balkans have signified a willing
ness to treat on a basis of peace.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 18—Ne
gotiations for an armistice have fail
ed. A battle is now being waged be
tween the Bulgarians and the Turks
for the full length of the Tchatalja
fortifications. General Nazim sent
the following message last night at
ten o’clock. “The battle commenced
this morning and lasted until an
hour after sunset. The enemy is ad
vancing on our right wing, having re
pulsed their center attack. Three
Bulgarian batteries have been de
stroyed.
The Turkish ship Seas Malmora has
been shelled by the Bulgarians The
marines are iieing landed upon the
order of the Ambassadors. The first
came ashore early this morning,
shortly after midnight.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 15—The
Bulgarian troops have reached Kllios,
cn the Black sea coast, and the en
trance to the Bosphorous, within a
few miles of the capital.
LONDON, Nov. 15—The Bulgar
ians have crept around behind the
forest of Belgrade, on the outskirts
of Constantinople. A dispatch re
ceived late this afternoon from
Bucharest, Roumania, states that
Bulgaria and Turkey have agreed up
on an armistice.
LONDON. Nov. 15—Bulgaria now
demands the avacuation of Adrinan
ople, Scutari and Monastir as a con
dition upon agreeing to the request
of Turkey for an armistice.
LONDON, Nov. 14—An official dis
patch from Constantinople states that
Turkey has appealed to Bulgaria to
call off the dogs of war.
LONDON, Nov. 14—The Porte has
advised Russia that Instructions
have been issued to the Turkish com
mader-in-chief to apply to the Bul
garian commander for eight flays
armistice, with a view of .opening
direct negotiations for peace. This
decision is taken as an indication that
Turkey realizeses she is unable to
longer hold out in the fierce war that
is being waged against her. It is
a practical admission of defeat.
ST. PETERSBUG, Nov. 14—A dis
patch from Constantinople states that
a Turkish council of war has decided
that the position of the army is hope
less.
LONDON, Nov. 14—The Servian
army continues to march toward
Adriantic. One report states that
Purazzo sea has been reached.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 14—A
dispatch to the Daily News says:
“At four o’clock on Thursday after
noon the director of transportation
declared that cessation of hostilities
had been arranged. Another promi
nent official summoned the chief con
tractors for military supplies and in
formed them that hostilities would
close this evening.”
PEKIN, Nov. 16—This morning
Luching H. Slang, former Premier,
was appointed Minster of Foreign
Affairs, and he will assume b'.s new
duties at once.
LONDON, Nov. 14—The resigna
tion of the Right Hon. James Bryce,
as Ambassador to the United StateB,
has been accepted. His successor
has been announced In the person of
Spring Rice.
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SPOPANE, Nov. 15—Questions
what constitutes a valid mineral
location under the present mineral
laws as applied by the land office, is
a question which even the department
officials seem to be unable to answer.
No sooner has the man seeking a
patent familiarized himself with the
latest ruling handed down by the de
partment, and complied with its re
quirement, than another application
is discovered, and further discourag
ing restrictions applied. This policy
of restriction, which is driving the
prospector from the hills, and pre
venting the development of the public
domain, will occupy a prominent
place in the deliberations and discus
sion of the delegates to the Fifteenth
Annual Session of the American Min
ing Congress, which meets in Spo
kane, Washington, during the week
of November 25-29.
The following ruling made in con
nection with a case arising in the
Tintic district, of Utah, aroused con
siderable discussion in that district
at the time it was delivered, and is
of interest at this time for the reason
that a rehearing of the case is re
ported as having been denied The
particular portion of the ruling to
which objection has been taken is as
follows:
“The exposure, however, of sub
stantially worthless deposits on the
surface of a claim; the finding of
mere surface indications of mineral
within its limits; the discovery of
valuable mineral deposits outside the
claim, or deductions from established
geological facts relating to it, one or
all of which matters may reasonably
give rise to a hope or belief, however
strong it may be. that a valuable min
eral deposit exists within the claim,
will neither suffice as a discovery
thereon nor be entitled to be accepted
as the equivalent thereof.
“To constitute a valid discovery
upon a claim for which patent is
sought, there must be actually and
physically exposed within the limits
thereof a vien or lode of mineral
bearing rock in place, possessing in
and of itself a present or prospective
value of mining purposes; and oefore
patent can be properly issued or entry
followed tneron, that fact must be
shown in the manner above stated.”
If this ruling were to be followed
literally in all cases, it is probably
that there would be comparatively
few mining locations to which title
could be granted by the government.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16—President
elect Wilson is in the city. Last
night he announced that immediate
ly after his inauguration he would
issue a call for an extraordinary ses
sion of Congress, to convene nor later
than April 15. The purpose will be
to revise the tariff
Chas. Cochran, foreman at the sta
tion of the Cordova Power Company,
treated his many friends to a sur
prise this morning. He went to Seat
tle recently and soon persuaded a
young lady to accompany him to Ta
coma where they were joined to
gether in matrimony. Mr. Cochran,
accompanied by his bride, arrived in
Cordova on the steamer Mariposa.
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Chititu Trading Company formerly
conducted under the partnership of
J. F. Clarkin and W. E. Carthcart,
has been dissolved. The undersign
ed has assumed all obligations and
accounts should be presented to him
and all accounts owing the firm
should be settled with him.
J. F. CLARKIN.
November 19, 1912.
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