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TOLD IN BRIEF
Seattle, June 9.—The steamer Ala
meda sailed last night at 9 o’clock,
with the following passengers for
Cordova: Stephen Birch, L. A. Lav
enseller, Jack Dalton, Calvin and
Craig Hazelet, Mrs. Krippahue, Miss
Krippahue, Mrs. A. Ramey, Mrs. Lew
is, Mrs. Kerwood, A. Holmes and
wife. H. Keller and wife and Messrs.
Mell, Koch, Cobb, Rossman, Williams,
McMaster, Watkins and Kendle.
Huntington, June 9.—The world’s
record in base ball was established
by neither team securing a hit until
the eleventh inning.
London, June 9.—Hon. Whitelaw
Reid, of the American Embassy, is
so ill that he had to cancel engage
ments for all functions.
San Francisco, June 9.—Frederick
Kohl, a wealthy resident of this city,
was shot by Adele Verg, his wife’s
dismissed maid, whom it is alleged
is insane.
Philadelphia, June 9.—The employ
es of the Baldwin locomotive works
have gone on a strike and 10,000
are out of work.
Washington, June 9.—On Monday
the Senate will vote on the election
of Senators by a direct vote of the
people.
Washington, June 9.—The Fi
nance committee of the Senate has
adopted Senator Root’s free pulp
amendment.
New York, June 9.—The Madison
Square Garden was today sold for
$3,500,000 and will be the site of
a new skyscraper.
Seattle, June 9.—Prof. Martin, of
the National Geological Society, sails
for Cook inlet to study the glaciers.
• Toombstone, Ariz., June 9.—For
est fires are raging in this section
and miles of valuable timber is being
burned.
West Union, O., June 9.—Thirty
men were fined and disfranchised for
selling their votes and one hundred
and thirty more arrested charged
with the same offense.
Seattle, June 9.—The case of form
er Chief of Police Wappenstein, who
is charged with graft in the conduct
of his office, is in the hands of the
jury. Wappy made a complete denial
of any wrong doing and was an ex
cellent witness in his own behalf.
The general impression is that the
jury will disagree.
St. Louis, June 9.—Secretary of
Commerce Nagel, in a speech deliv
ered here last night, predicts an al
tered form of government as a result
of the Supreme Court decision.
Jaurez, June 9.—China will press
for $500,000 damages against Mexico
for killing a Chinaman.
London, June 9.--Billy Papke whips
Jim Sullivan in the ninth round and
wins the world’s middleweight cham
pionship.
Seattle, June 9.—Louis Lane and
party will leave on Wednesday in a
power schooner for polar bear at Vol
canic islands, in Bering sea, and from
there will go to Nome.
New York, June 9. —It is denied
that Wells-Fargo & Co. have bought
the Pacific Express company.
Bue, France, June 9.—Avrigo flew
eighty-five miles in his machine in
fifty-five minutes.
Washington, June 9.—Henry E.
Gary, chairman of the Board of Di
rectors of the United States Steel
Corporation, testifies before the in
vestigating committee that he favors
the repeal of the anti-trust law and
the enactment of a stronger and more
comprehensive law.
Washington, June 9.—Attorney
General Wickersham decides that
steamers less than sixty«five feet in
length are exempt from inspection.
Washington, June 9.—Lieutenant
Weeks has been detailed as a mem
ber, secretary and disbursing officer
of the Alaska Road Commission, re
lieving Lieut. S. C. Orchard, at Val
dez.
Pittsburg, June 9.—Emotion
causes Nicholas Wah McAstle's hair
to turn gray over night.
Washington, June 9.—The navy
department has purchased three aero
planes at a cost of $14,000.
New York, June 9.—Theodore
Roosevelt will not be a candidate for
the presidency as he says his nomi
nation would be a calamity. While
It is generally understood that he
he has not openly declared himself
favors a re-nomination for Taft.
Washington, June 9.—William J.
Bryan and John Temple Graves, rep
resenting William Randolph Hearst,
assure Speaker Champ Clark ot their
support and expressed the hope that
he would receive the Democratic nom
ination for President.
Grand Rapids, June 9.—A $5,000,
000 merger of 55,000 acres of timber
land on Puget Sound was consum
mated here.
Seattle, June 8.—The government
is investigating the swindlers who are
agreeing to sell national bank notes
for fifty cents on the dollar.
London, June 8.—About 250,000
visitors have already arrived to at
tend the coronation of King George,
but there is a scarcity of Americans.
San Diego, June 8.—The treasure
party aboard the steamer Eureka re
port the finding of millions in gold
hidden by the crew of a cruiser off
Honduras.
Seattle, June 8.—The steamer Ala
meda sails tonight for Southwestern
Alaska and among her passengers for
Cordova will be L. A. Lavenseler,
formerly with the Guggenheims, but
now mining expert for Eastern capi
talists.
Washington, June 8.—President
Taft has ordered the gradual with
drawal of the troops from the Mex
ican border.
Washington, June 8.—Engineers
recommend the appropriation of a
$1,000,000 for strengthening the lev
ees of lower Colorado river.
Washington, June 8.—Senators
Jones and Poindexter, of Washing
ton state, are In favor of the Cana
dian reciprocity measure as advocat
ed by the administration.
Paris, June 8.—Rouvier, who was
twice Premier, died in this city to
day.
Seattle June 8.—During a drunk
en temper Ora Pattison became en
gaged in a quarrel with his wife and
shoots and kills her, afterwards com
mitting suicide. An eight-year-old
son witnessed the tragedy and tried
to prevail upon his father not to
commit the rash acts.
New York, June 8.—A painstaking
incendiary gained entrance early this
morning to a six-story tenement on
Willis avenue, the Bronx, and satur
ated the wooden floors of every hall
from cellar to roof with kerosene.
On the fourth floor he broke into a
vacant apartment and started a Ate
escaping in the confusipn which fol
lowed. Fifteen families spent the
early hours of the day in the street,
while firemen smothered the blaze.
The oil-soaked floors and staircases
were burned out and until repairs are
made the tenants will have to find '
their way to the front doors by means j
of ladders.
New York, June 8.—A big gray '
wolf escaped from a private menag- j
erie at Sheepshead Bay last night'
and two keepers, assisted by the po
lice, searched for an hour before tiiey
found the animal, playing quietly
with a group of little children in a
yard near the water front. The chil
dren, believing the wolf to be a ne,v
kind of dog, had made friends with
it at once when it approached. The
wolf did not discourage the advances
of the children and kept its temper
even when the youngsters clouted it
with sticks, pulled its ears and forced
i> to eat crackers and candy.
Venice, June 8.—Cholera is rag
ing here and many deaths have al
ready resulted.
roruana, June ».— me ro6e car
nival drew an immense crowd to the
city yesterday, the features being a
floral pageant of rose-decorated au
tomobiles, competitive rose exhibit
and a grand display of fire works last
night. Tonight there will be a mil
itary and civic parade.
Mexico City, June.fi.—General Ma
dero speaks in favor of liberty for
Latin America.
New York, June 8.—W. Stokes, a
wealthy business man, went to the
apartment of a girl artist to demand
the return of some love letters, and
was seriously shot three times.
Ottawa, June 8.—At a meeting of
the cabinet it was decided to send
the passenger and freight rates of
the White Pass ft Yukon railroad
back to the railway commission to
take new evidence.
New York, June 8.—Elizur Smith,
a society man, who was arrested at
the Monastery for passing fraudulent
checks, says he has reformed.
Seattle, June 8.—The eight hour
law for women became effective to
day and the department stores opened
this morning at 9 o’clock.
Washington, June 8.—The scientific
battleship Arkansas will go into com
mission about the middle of July. I
Victoria, June 8.—Recent advices
received here are to the effect that
China is preparing to go to war with
Russia.
Seward, June 8.—Secretary Call
breath, of the American Mining Con
gress, is meeting with much encour
agement here in the organization of
a local chapter of the congress.
Seattle, June 8.—Alaska seems to
be the battle ground for all the coast
newspapers. The Empire edition of
the Times will be issued June 18 and
the Post-Intelligencer now announces
that It will also soon issue a special
Alaska number.
Pittsburg, June 8.—The govern
ment will make coal dust explosives
in a 600 foot tunnel.
Washington, June 7.--The wool tar
iff revision bill has been submitted
to the House and the debate is now
in full swing.
Los Angeles, June 7.—Nat Good
win has sued his former wife, Edna
Goodrich to recover $250,000 he
gave her.
Mexico City, June 7.—General Ma
dero had a triumphant entry into this
city and proclaimed Liberator the
next president.
Indianapolis, June 7.-—Studebaker
has challenged Fairbanks to a horse
shoe pitching contest on June 24 for
the national championship.
Washington, June 7.—In an able
speech delivered today in support of
the direct election bill Senator Ray
nor flayed Roosevelt, whom he charg
ed is continually flopping overnight
on issues of vital interest to the peo
ple.
Mobile, June 7.—This city has
adopted a commission form of gov
ernment.
Jersey City, June 7.—Work has
been begun on the construction of a
$1,000,000 stadium.
vv a&uiugiuu, dune i.—a luuuiai
friend assures President Taft that
he will have Theodore Roosevelt’s
vigorous support for a renomination.
New York, June 7.—Edward Har
rigan actor and playwright, died to
day at his home in Brooklyn. De
ceased was 66 years of age and leaves
a grown family. He went on the
stage as a variety performer and was
associated with Tony Hart until 1884,
after which time he conducted the
atres in this city.
Seattle June 7.—Charles Dankert
has demonstrated that a motor car
can be operated on the Arctic snow,
by using wooden treads instead of
wheels, and is taking a machine to
Nome.
Baltimore, June 7.—Cardinal Gib
bons today celebrated his golden jub
ilee and great men of the country
praised his work, among whom were
President Taft, Theodore Roosevelt
and Chief Justice Whit*.
Havana, June 7.—The battleship
Maine is partly siivble.
Paris, June 7.—After four weeks
of married life Prances Crocker, w'ho
eloped with an Italian count, regrets
the step she took and now wants a
divorce.
Washington, June 7.—Secretary of
War Stimson has been vaccinated
against typhoid fever, as an example
for the army.
Washington, June 7.—The House
appropriates $25,000 for an inves
tigation of the American sugar refin
ery.
Fairfield, Conn., June 7.—A disas
trous wreck occurred on the New
Haven road, which resulted in two
deaths and many being injured.
Winnipeg, June 7.—The coal fam
ine at Alberta has reached an acute
stage and is causing much incon
venience and annoyance.
Los Angeles, June 7.—Mehitabel
Trowbridge, sister of former Presi- j
dent Jas. Garfield, died here today
in her ninetieth year.
Seattle, June 5.—An amateur av
iation meet will open here Friday
and continue for three days.
Washington, June 5.—It is almost
definitely understood that the special
session of Congress will continue un
til August.
Washington, June 5.—President
Taft has been offered a >50,000 sum
mer home near Spokane.
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