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WASHINGTON, July 15.—Dele
gate Wicker8ham has Introduced an
Alaskan coal measure) permitting
previous locators to form associa
tions containing 2,560 acres for min
ing coal, and that the navy shall have
the preference right to buy the prod
uct. The bill provides that claim
ants shall have right of trial in court
and the executive withdrawal order
la made void with the bill operative
as a law.
ST. LOUIS, July 15.—One of the
most spectacular storms ever experi
enced has resulted in six deaths and
caused two million dollars loss in
property. At Alton it took the form
of a cloudburst and killed four per
sons and wrecked two miles of rail
road track and buildings. Stock
were drowned and crops totally de
stroyed and homes demolished. At
Denver two persons were killed and
the property damage will reach two
million dollars.
WASHINGTON, July 15.—Inspect
er General Uhler, having supervision
over all vessels, will soon visit Seat
tle and make a tour of Alaska. A
number of things will be called to
his attention looking to improve
ment in the merchant marine.
SAN FRANCISCO^ July 15.—Jen
nie Crocker’s wedding will be sol
emnized tomorrow. She is in re
ceipt of anonymous letters threaten
ing her life if she allows the cere
mony to be performed.
CHICAGO. July 1,.—W. F. Mc
Combs, of New York, has been elect
ed chairman of the Democratic na
tional committee.
WASHINGTON,. July 15.—Philip
J. Hickey, Jr., has been confirmed as
postmaster at Seward, Alaska.
NEW YORK, July 15.—Thomas
Day has left this port to cross the
Atlantic Ocean in a 35-foot motor
boat. Many wagers have been placed
with odds that he will not succeed.
SEATTLE, July 15 —On Potlatch
week the city will be crowded. Elabo
rate decorations will be seen every
where. On Elk Day six warships
will be in port.
PHILADELPHIA, July 15.—Dr.
Starkey, according to investigators
who have seen a demonstration, has
discovered an elixir of life, which
will cure chronic diseases and stave
off old age.
SONORA, July 15.—The rebels
who have been fleeing to this prov
ince for protection are again mass
ing themselves and preparing to give
battle to the Madero troops.
SEATTLE, £uly 15.—Japanese
merchants have subscribed the neces
sary money and will shortly erect a
silk mill in Seattle. It will employ
a number of people at the start.
WASHINGTON, July 15—Attorney
General Wickersham is desirous of
having a full attendance of the U. S.
Supreme Court to pass upon the
question of monopolization of pat
ent rights, in oruer that it may see
how far-reaching patent rights are,
witu a view of remedial legislation.
CHICAGO, July 15.—As the re
sult of a collision between a suburb
an train and the regular Burlington
train, thirteen persons were killed
and sixteen injured.
WASHINGTON, July 16.—Presi
dent Taft’s official notification will
be made on August 1.
STOCKHOLM, July 15.—One of
the greatest events in the Olympic
games was the Marathon race, which
was won by South Africa.
SEATTLE, July 16.—Nine thous
and merchants and manufacturers of
the state of Washington were enter
tained in this city today.
SEA GIRT, July 16.—Woodrow
Wilson today appointed a sub-com
mittee to assist Chairman McCombs
in the forthcoming campaign. The
men were selected after advising with
prominent Democratic leaders.
OYSTER BAY July 16.—Roosvelt
is opposed to any compromise in the
matter of handling electors, and Taft
is certain the states will declare a
straight fight and define the lines
sharply between the regular Repub
licans and the third party.
NEW| YORK, July 16.—Managers
of the leading theaters in this city
have announced that they will abol
ish orchestras for the coming season.
STRAITS OP PUCA, July 16.—
The California naval militia has
broken all records by making fifty
five consecutive hits with four-inch
guns. The weather conditions were
normal.
WASHINGTON, July 16.—Stanley
Is before the steel trust Investigators
today.
NEW YORK, July 16.—Charging
that the film manufacturers of this
country are an illegal trust, the gov
ernment has filed suit against them
for violation of the Sherman act.
WASHINGTON, July 16.—In a
statement made by Senator Works to
day he declares that a third politi
cal party is dishonorable, and launch
ed for the sole purpose of perpetuat
ing the rule of disgruntled politicians.
PARIS^ July 16.—Hubert Latham,
the famous French birdman, has been
killed while hunting buffalo in tue
Congo Free State in South Africa.
NEW YORK, July 16.—Hetty'
Green, the famous woman financier,
was baptized in the faith of the Epis
copal church. She is now 78 years
old and it is apparent to those who
cross her in any way that she is still
in possession of all her faculties.
WASHINGTON, July 16.—Carmi
'Iuompson, of Ohio, is likely to be ap
pointed as private secretary to Presi
dent Taft, to succeed Charles D.
Hilles, who has been elected chair
man of the Republican national com
mittee.
WASHINGTON, July 16.—August
Belmont today testified before the in
vestigating committee that he con
tributed a quarter of a million dol
lars to the Parker campaign fund.
WASHINGTON, July 16.—At a
conference of committees from the
Senate and House it was agreed to
reeport favorably the bill compelling
ocean-going vessels to maintain a 24
hour wireless service, which means
the employment of two or more op
erators on each steamer.
SEATTLE, July 16.—The steamer
Victoria sailed this morning for
Nome with fifty-one first-class and
nineteen steerage passengers. Among
tne former were Attorney Albert
Fink, Major Strong and wife, Mrs.
Nunne, A. Polet, C. Brayton and
wife, Mrs. Jackson, Dr. Reed and
wife, E. E. Seidenberg and C. J.
Swanson.
SEATTLE, July 16.—Judge Han
ford has allowed the attorneys for
Olsson, the Tacoma Socialist who had
his naturalization papers revoked, to
take an appeal from his decision to
the circuit court of appeals.
SEATTLE, July 17.—The Golden
Potlatch is now in full swing, the city
being crowded with visitors. Yester
day was Merchants and Manufactur
ers Day, in which the business men
and their wives, daughters and sweet
hearts were given a royal reception
and entertainment. But this is the
big day, and in honor of the Alas
kans a general holiday was declared.
There was something doing every
hour. It opened with the arrival of
the northern tyees and landing of
the goldship Portland. Then follow
ew a reception of Tyee and ceremo
nies attending the presentation of the
key to the city by Mayor Cotterill.
The Alaskan pageant by Tillicums of
Elttaes, with elaborate floats, was a
brilliant affair. This is to be follow
ed by fireworks and a water pageant
by the Seattle Yacht Club on Elliott
Bay, interspersed with aeroplane ex
hibitions, band concerts and French
fetes. Tomorrow will be Fraternal
Day.
WASHINGTON, July 17.—The
Senate today passed a resolution to
build the greatest warship possible,
which will be christened the Terror.
WASHINGTON, July 17.—The
House has passed a bill making it a
penalty to gamble in cotton. This
will affect powerful financial Inter
ests in case it should become a law,
and will meet with spirited opposi
tion in the Senate.
MANHATTAN BEACH? July 16.—
The arbitration commission is in ses
sion here to consider the wage dis
pute which affects the employes of
fifty eastern railroads.
NEW YORK, July IT:—At the na
tional boxing tournament to be held
next winter purses to the amount of
$100,000 will be awarded.
WASHINGTON, July 17.—Presi
dent Taft has announced his deter
mination to reward the faithful par
ty men with appointments. This de
cision waB reached after mature de
liberation as the only method of se
curing harmony and passing admin
istration measures.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 17.—Gov
ernor Marshall, who was selected as
the running mate of Woodrow Wil
son, today received twenty members
of the Democratic national commit
tee. Plans for an active campaign
are being arranged and speakers will
be designated to cover the United
States.
WASHINGTON, July 17.—Accord
ing to a report just issued the im
ports and exports for the fiscal year
are greater than ever before in the
history of the country.
WASHINGTON, July 17.—A Sen
ate resolution has been prepared
which denounces the attempt of the
President to use the power of his of
fice to influence votes in the Senate.
It is purposed to do away with the
wielding of the big stick.
CLEVELAND, July 17.—Fifty
thousand people will pay a tribute
to the memory of Ex-Mayor Tom
Johnson next Thursday.
SAN FRANCISCO^ July 17.—The
Chinese of this place have organized
the Republic Association of America
which will have for its object the as
sistance and perpetuation of repub
licanism in China.
Similar locals will be formed in
every American city where there are
Chinese residents. It is believed the
order will prove a graduating class
from which can be recruited men for
carrying on the work in China, who
will have the advantages of being fa
miliar with American ideas and en
terprise.
Plenty of money has been sub
scribed to take care of all expenses.
The movement is also receiving the
support and encouragement of people
who are active sympathizers with the
republican form of government in
China.
NEW YORK, July 17.—Eight li
censed aviators have been suspended
for taking part in a meet not sanc
tioned by their organization. Their
cases are under consideration and it
is likely they will be fined a nominal
amount as this is the first offense.
WASHINGTON, July 17.—Com
missioner of Corporations Smith has
resigned his position to join the
Roosevelt forces. Luther Conant, of
Brooklyn, has been named to fill the
vacancy.
PORTLAND, Ore., July 17.—Alter
setting fire to her sleeping husband,
Mrs. Nettie Walsh jumped from a
window and killed herself and child.
Jealousy is said to have been the mo
tive.
CHICAGO, July 17.—Delegates
from state conventions will meet in
Chicago on August 3 to ratify the
nomination of Theodore Roosevelt
and outline a platform for the third
party.
WASHINGTON July 17.—The In
terstate Commerce Commission has
just made a ruling in regard to ex
press companies which it has had un
der consideration for some time and
which will greatly reduce the cost of
living.
OYSTER BAY, July 17.—Colonel
Roosevelt will start on his western
tour next Tuesday, making use of the
regular trains. He will visit the west
ern states with a view of overcoming
the active anti-conservation senti
ment created in opposition to the
Pinchot policies.
SEATTLE, July 17.—The steamer
Mariposa sailed for Southwestern
Alaska last night. She had forty
four excursionists, who are making
the round trip and will visit Miles
Glacier. Among her Cordova passen
gers are Walter Holden and wife
Charles Innes and wife, Mrs. Lee,
Capt. Lathrop, Oscar Nortsrom and
W. Loftus.
LOS ANGELES, July 18.—James
McNamara, one of the self-confessed
dynamiters, has been confined in the
dungeon for insubordination.
SEA GIRT, July 18.—Woodrow
Wilson, the Democratic candidate for
President, has announced that he will
stump the Pacific Coast, as well as
the states of Massachusetts, Con
necticut, New York, Ohio and In
diana.
SEATTLE, July 18.—Fraternal or
ganizations will join in an immense
street parade.
LOS ANGELES, July 18.—Promi
nent progressives have wired Sena
tor Works to resign for having criti
cized the third term idea of Roose
velt. The senator wired a positive re
fusal to thus vacate his seat.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 18.—Thus
far Oregon, Pennsylvania, Nevada,
Washington, Montana, Idaho, Utah,
Arizona, South Dakota, Philippine
Islands, Missouri, Hawaii, Nebraska,
Kentucky and Illinois have selected
sites for their states’ participation in
the 1915 Universal Exposition.
Twenty-nine states have appointed
commissioners to come here and se
lect sites. Compared with other ex
positions, this show’ing is considered
remarkable. Japan will be the first
foreign country to select its site the
latter part of July. Canada’s repre
sentative is also autnorized to select
a site for the country’s participation
in this fair.
ASHEVILLE, N. C., July 18.—At
the national convention of the Hoo
Hoos in this city today it was decid
ed to hold a celebration in every
town in the country.
WASHINGTON, July 18.—The
House has passed a bill creating a
department of labor and providing
that its head shall be a member of
tne President’s cabinet. No opposi
tion to the bill in the Senate is ex
pected.
VICTORIA, B. C„ July 18.—The
Canadian cruiser Newington today
reached this port with the launch
Bonita, of Seattle, in tow, which is
charged with poaching and catching
salmon in British waters.
WASHINGTON, July 18.—The Re
publican senators agree to allow the
Oemocrats to push tariff bills, and
the latter are mapping out a pro
gram for early execution.
NEWTON, Kan., July 18.—A re
straining order has been granted to
prevent the Roosevelt electors from
being placed on the regular Repub
lican ballots In Kansas. The Repub
licans are leading.
NEW YORK, July 18.—Jean De
Reszke has been engaged for the
winter and will make twenty appear
ances before audiences in this city.
MOUNT VERNON, July 18.—The
tenth mysterious death is reported on
the Ackerman farm.
WASHINGTON, July 18—At a
conference of committees from the
Senate and House today a river and
harbor bill was agreed upon Wiuch
carries appropriations amounting to
$33,000,000. The committee also
favors an amendment to the Sherman
act.
CHICAGO, July 18.—The friends
of Senator Lorimer, who was unseat
ed recently, are arranging a public
welcome in his honor, with a view oi
showing that he was unjustly dis
missed.
LONDON, July 18.—A quarter of
a million women and children are
starving as the result of the strike
of transport workers.
BARCELONA, Spain, July 19.—As
the aunt of King Alfonso was passing
in a carriage a bomb was hurled,
which exploded and caused a panic,
but the royal equipage escaped un
harmed.
REDDING, Cal., July 19.—This
afternoon William Landis was in
stantly killed from ambush out of
revenge for the shooting of Mrs.
Bradford.
PHILADELPHIA, July 19—A sen
sation was created in one of the ball
rooms of one of the leading down
town hotels last night when twenty
society young girls shocked the at
tendants at a swell function by in
dulging in the grizzly bear dance and
playing leap frog.
WASHINGTON, July 19.—The
civil service committee of the House
has favorably reported a bill prohib
iting political activity on the part of
postmasters and all other federal of
ficials.
LOS ANGELES, July 19.—A mor
al wave is sweeping over this city
and the police commissioner has re
ported in favor of closing all the sa
loons at six o’clock at night, reduc
ing the number of drink emporiums
to one hundred and abolishing the
treating habit.
NEW YORK, July 19.—In an edit
orial in the Outlook, Colonel Roose
velt denies that he used the “steam
roller” to secure the nomination of
Mr. Taft. He declares that he nev
er used the power of patronage at
any time to advance his own or any
otner cause in which he was inter
ested.
TOULON, France, July 19.—The
French warship Cavalier collided
with another steamer and was cut in
two, many of the officers and ma
rines being drowned.
NEW YORK, July 19—The trus
tees of the American medicine gold
medal have awarded the medal for
1912 to Col. William Gorgas, chief
of the United States army medical
corps in the canal zone, as “the
American physician who has perform
ed the most conspicuous and note
worthy service in the domain of med
icine in the past year.” The award
is in recognition of the able manner
in which he and his staff rid the Isth
mus of Panama of the fevers and the
tropical diseases which killed so
many thousands during the French
company’s lease of the canal zone.
At the present time Panama has be
come a health resort in the winter
season.
NE\M YORK, July 19.—Fifty per
sons were kiled and 275 seriously in
jured in June by automobiles in the
streets of New York city. Automo
biles killed 26 and injured 153, street
cars killed 10 and injured 99, and
wagons caused the death of 14 and
the injury of 23. In June. 1911,
automobiles caused the death of 126
persons, trolleys killed 7 and wag
ons 14.
SEATTLE, July 19.—The army
and navy parade was this afternoon's
feature of the Golden Potlatch. The
crowd continues to increase and the
demonstrations are fully repaying all
visitors. There will be an army and
navy ball at the Hippodrome to
night.
OYSTER BAY, July 19.—Colonel
Roosevelt has chosen as the name for
the bolters, tbe National Progressive
party. The Colonel is now busy
drafting a platform to be adopted by
the convention to meet in Chicago
August 3.
SEA GIRT, July 19.—Woodrow
Wilson has named a campaign com
mittee of fourteen members to have
charge and direct the Democratic
campaign in the various states.
RENO, July 19.—A cloudburst to
day destroyed Love lock and seven
troughs of the big government irri
gation project, and resulted in the
death of twenty people.
STOCKHOLM, July 19.—The
American athletes who have partici
pated in the Olympic games sailed
for Dover, and there will be trans
ferred on their way home to New
York.
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POLITICAL SITUATION
FROM ALL VIEWPOINTS
The Seward Gateway believes that
the fight for delegate lies between
Gilmore and Jennings, and others
share the same opinion.
The Valdez News-Miner fails to
even mention the rally held at Cor
dova which was addressed by one of
its editors^ George E. Baldwin.
Practically all of the candidates
for delegate to Congress are cam
paigning at present in the Tanana
valley. Gilmore, Jennings, Harrais
and Krauczunas are all there, and
if Wjckersham remains in the fight
he will head for the Tanana valley
as soon as Congress adjourns.
A weekly paper will likely be start
ed at Fairbanks by the Wickersham
supporters, to run during the last
four weeks of the campaign. The
delegate’s friends realize that he has
a hard fight for place in the race,
and as not a single newspaper in the
Tanana valley is advocating his re
election an organ is to be launched.
The call for Colonel Roosevelt’s
third party conventions allots no dele
gates to territories. That’s all right.
Gifford Pinchot and Senator Poindex
ter have already explained to east
ern folks that they know what is
good for Alaska better than anybody
who lives here and consequently are
better qualified to represent the ter
ritory.—Valdez Miner.
The irrepressible John Frame has
evidently connected with some of
Martin Harrais’ hard-earned cash,
and as a result will issue a campaign
paper at Valdez in the interests of
the Chena candidate for delegate. It
will be called the Truth, and we are
informed that it is to ‘‘just teem with
live items written in a similar strain
to those of the old Cordova sheet.”
Wnat a treat is in store for Valdez
ites, providing, however, Frame con
tinues to receive the North Carolina
Yellow Jacket, from which he re
ceived all of his inspiration for his
former effusions.
rt here was a time when the Wicker
sham forces in Valdez embraced a
large number of respectable and in
fluential men of the community. How
different it is today! With few ex
ceptions, the men who have to do
with shaping the destinies of the
camp have returned to their old al
legiances, leaving but a motley crew
of renegades to steer the Wickersham
hulk. It is almost pitiable to note
that not one of those left in charge
of Wickersham’s campaign have yet
learned to write their mother tongue
legibly or correctly.—Valdez Pros
pector.
Following is n copy of a letter re
cently sent to Delegate Wlckersham
by former Cordova supporters:
Honorable James Wlckersham,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir and Friend:
The undersigned, who have always
supported you in your elections de
sire to inform you of the political sit
uation in Cordova. We have now met
and heard Mr. Gilmore speak, and
are favorably impressed by him as
being a true, earnest, fearless and
honest Alaskan. We believe that he
is not tied to any faction or corpora
tions and we do not like to see you
come into the race to split the votes.
Gilmore has been one of us and has
been your friend as "you know, and
we believe if you had not written let
ters to your mutual friends at Nome
saying you were not going to be a
candidate Gilmore would never have
been a candidate. We ought to be
glad to have a good, clean man like
Gilmore, who has lived for twelve
years in Alaska and has an Alaskan
family. We do not want to see you
in the field against him. Gilmore is
loyally supporting your home rule
bill and other things you advocate.
We ought to all join hands in Alas
ka and elect such a man to represent
us.
Yours respectfully,
M. W. D1EDRICK,
C. C. DUNLAP,
N. A. CLASEN,
I. W. ST. CLAIR,
ROY DONALDSON,
S. BAUER,
M. W. WELLS.
C. C. JENSEN.
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RESIDENTS OF INNOKO CAMP
SAY UNCLE SAM NEGLECTS
The old timers of the Innoko camp
are indignant over the neglect of the
government in the matter of a sum
mer mail service in that region. They
complain that during the winter
months they are permitted to receive
only first class mail matter, and that
during the open season, when the
winter’s accumulation of papers are
distributed throughout other por
tions of Alaska, they are lucky if they
receive any mail at all.
Last summer the service consisted
of one delivery of mail at Ophir, and
tuere appears to be little hope that
a betterment of conditions can be ex
pected this season.
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Many letters have been sent to the
postoffice department, but thus far
no encouragement has been given the
miners of the remote region, and It
is considered doubtful if more than
the customary single delivery will be
made during thr present summer.
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Have you tried those meals at the
Overland Restaurant? They’re great.
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The Chitina Hotel has Just re
ceived $50u worth of Standard pipes.
See them.
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