TELEGRAPH NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF
St. Paul, Sept. 11.—Preparations
are now in progress for the Land
Products Show, soon to be held here,
in which seven Northwestern states
and Alaska will be represented.
Rome, Sept. 11.—Fanatics de
stroy the hospitals and free the chol
era patients, demanding that savage
excesses be stricken from the Italian
provinces.
Denver Mike has received a large
shipment of Dry Climate Cigars.
Business is good. Always something
doing.
Beverly, Sept. 11.—President Taft
is delighted over the fact that his
son Robert lead a class of two
hundred and fifty students at Har
vard l.i .v school during the past
year.
Seattle, Sept. 11.—The local as
say office on Saturday received $211,
000 worth of Alaska gold, which was
deposited by forty-eight individuals.
$131,000 of this amount came from
the Iditarod and $80,000 from Nome.
Seattle, Sept. 11.—The steamer
Senator sailed this morning with ■
3G soldiers for Nome> forty-nine for
St. Michael and thirty-six for Fort
Gibbon, to take the places of men
who have been transferred to other
stations.
Columbus, Sept. 11.—legislator
bribe confessor, Rodney Diegle, has
been sentenced to three years in the
penitentiary.
Chicago^ Sept. 11.—Richard Teller
Crane, the wealthy iron manufac
turer, arraigns the Columbia, Har
vard, Princeton and Cornell Univer
sities for the • excessive drinking,
gambling and general debauchery
permitted among their students.
San Francisco, Sept. 11.—Captain
Mathews, son of the late Admiral
Matthews, who disappeared months
ago, has been found at Jacksonville,
where he committed suicide.
Beverly, Sept. 11.—President Taft
says there is little politics in his
western tour. The principal subjects
to be discussed by him are the trusts
uniform divorce laws and other gov
ernment problems.
New York, Sept. 11.—The first
Chinese warship, llaichi, arrived in
this port yesterday.
Ottawa, Sept. 11.—The MacArthur
Perks company say government aid
lias Deen assured in the construction
at Georgian bay of a ship canal
which will cost $150,000,000.
San Francisco, Sept. 11.—Presi
dent Gompers. of the Federation of
Labor, declares he saw a telegram
from the government assuring Jules
Krutsehnitt, managing director of
the Harrlman lines, of the arrest of
union men under the Sherman Act,
if they strike because the company
refuses to recognize the federation.
London Sept. 11.—Two mono
planes carry postal packets success
fully between towns.
Dawson, Sept. 11.—The close of
navigation is close at hand, as the
last steamer for Fairbanks sails from
here September 25.
Kansas City, Sept. 11.—Storms
sweep eastern Kansas and thousands
of acres of valuable ground av3 sub
merged.
■ Catania, Sept. 11.—Mount Etna
has revived and two craters open
ed, the earth quaking from the
shocks.
Seattle, Sept. 1:.—At a smoker
given last night by the Arctic Club,
Congressman William Sulzer, of New
vork, one of the Democratic leaders
of the H,ouse> declared in favor of
lue division of Alaska into three ter
ritories; for more lighthouses and
aids to navigation in the northern
waters; better roads from the coast
to the interior; a reduction in the
cable and telegraph tolls.
Mr. Sulzer is strongly opposed to
the leasing of the Alaska coal fields
and made a bitter attack on the fal-!
lacy of conservation as applied to j
Alaska and favors the building of a j
government railroad from Kern
creek to the Yukon river.
New York, Sept. 12.—Abe Attell
and Mat Wells are matched to fight
here September 20.
Chicago, Sept. 12.—The Interna
tional body refusing to sanction their
action, the shopmen of the Illinois j
Central Railroad have rescinded their
order to go on a strike.
Chicago, Sept. 12.—Max Mosbaum,
an eleven year old boy, confesses to
having robbed a number of safes
during the past year.
New York, September 12.—The
leaders of the Insurgents have agreed
upon Justice Chas. Hughes, former
Governor of New York, as their
Presidential candidate, and Senator
LaFollette is to withdraw from the
race.
Portland, Sept. 12.—The Prohi
bitionists lost out in their fight in
Maine, the wets winning by a close
vote after a bitter contest. The un
official returns show that 61,000 bal
lots were cast in favor of a repeal of
the present law, and 60,000 against.
Yellowstone Park, Sept. 12.—
Railroad officials and national park
superintendents are today conferring
with Secretary of Interior Fisher.
Los Angeles, Sept. 1 2.——1The moth
er of Jim Jeffries continues serious
ly ill and all efforts are unavailing
to locate the ex-champion, who is'
hunting on Kenai peninsula in Alas-!
ka.
London, Sept. 12.—Great Britian,
Germany, Austria, and Spain rec
ognize the republic of Portugal.
Madison, Wis., Sept. 12.—The bur
ial of Annie Lemberger, the seven
year old child who was murdered,
took place today, and was largely at
tended. Vengeance is at wrhite heat
against her assassins and no effort
is being spared to capture them.
Paris, Sept. 12.—France has made
a firm refusal of Germany’s de
mands.
San Francisco, Sept. 12.—Aviator
Fowler yesterday started on his
flight to the Atlantic coast for a
prize of $50,000.
New Orleans, Sept. 12.—A tank
containing a million gallons of mo
lasses burst and the streets are flood
ed with syrup.
New Minister, Sept. nT^Three
masked men last night entered the
Bank of Montreal, blew open the
safe, and stole $250,000, which they
got away with.
Kiev, Sept. 15.- —Russian Premier
Stolypin was shot twice at an opera
performance last night and may die
from his wounds. His assailant was
lawyer Bagrof, who was nearly
lynched while being taken into cus
tody.
Seattle, Sept. 12.—Charles Everett,
who is serving a ten-year sentence
at Canyon City has confessed that
he was the leader in the robbery of
the gold dust on the steamer Hum
boldt enroute from Fairbanks to the
Seattle assay office. He states that
the others implicated are Frank
Barrett, Orville Cabaniss and a man
and woman of this city. The names
of the latter are withheld from pub
licity as they will soon be indicted.
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Mexico tr?iy, Sept. 13.—Reeves has
asked for a postponement of the
election for presidency from October
1, but General Madero objects to
any change.
Cincinnati, Sept. 13.—Two thous
and delegates are in attendance at
the meeting of the National Associa
tion of Stationary Engineers. Se
attle seeks the next convention.
Yellowstone Park, Sept. 13.—Rev.
E. L. Haynes, an editorial writer
for the New York papers, advocates
gasoline motor cars for all parts of
the park.
Summit, N. .1., Sept. 13.—William
Ranken. the oldest college graduate
today celebrated his hundred and
first birthday.
Tacoma, Sept. 13.—A jury com
posed of women gave an injured fire
man $23,000 in a damage suit against
the Northern Pacific railroad.
Snowflake, Manitona, Sept. 13.—
A posse has arrived here with blood
hounds in search of Bill Wilson for
abducting a school teacher. If found
they threaten to lynch him.
Spring Lake, Sept. 13.—Governor
Wilson, of New Jersey, is presiding
over the sessions of the third an
nual conference of governors. In a
speech today he made a strong ap
peal for initiative-and referendum.
Cantania, Sept. 13.—The top of
Mt. Etna is in a evolution and the
earthquakes are so serious that
whole towns are being abandoned.
San Francisco, Sept. 13.—By re
quest the battleship Oregon will be
present at the ground breaking for
the Panama Exposition on October
13th.
New' York, sept.. 13.—James Ward,
the youngest aviator, has started on
his flight to San Francisco in com
petition for the $50,000 prize.
Tacoma, Sept. 13.—The pleading
has been continued in the cases ot
President Htouston, of a local steam
ship company and John H. Bullock,
formerly of the .1. J. Sesnon Co.,
at Nome, indicted for forcing the
government lo pay an exhorbitant
price for coal in Alaska.
Washington, Sept. 1 3.—The De
partment of Education seeks to edu
cate the Indians in hygiene by mov
ing pictures.
Chicago, Sept. 13.—S. A. Potter,
king of gold brick swindlers, has
been arrested and placed under a
bond of $ 150,000.
San Francisco, Sept. 13.—Mrs.
Magnuson, of Valdez, demands the
custoi. n her daughter from the Sis
ter’s institution.
Washington, Sept. 13—It has been
learned here that a dangerous gang
of counterfeiters are operating on
the Pacific coast.
Antwerp, Sept. 13.—A disastrous
fire is sweeping a part of the city
and the loss already runs into the
millions.
Portland, Sept. 13.-—The official
count in Maine has revealed another
surprise, as the drys win out by a
majority of 300.
Seattle, Sept. 13.—Mrs. Ida May
Henry, who eloped some time age
with Foster Kelly, has returned and
gave the children to her husband.
She will go to San Francisco and ac
cept an engagement on the vaudeville
stage.
Seattle. Sept. 15.—The passengers
of the wrecked steamer Ramona
have arrived here on the steamer
Northwestern. The Ramona is a
total loss. Captain Taffe and offi
cers remained on the sinking ship
to the last and are praised for their
bravery as well as congratulated on
their close race with death in leav
ing the steameer.
Chicago, Sept. 15.—The rival fac
tions of the Building Trades Union
end a year of labor war during which
time millions of dollars were lost,
three murders occurred and a hun
dred people maimed.
Ketchikan, Sept. 15.—During a
terrific gale last night a large can
nery was wrecked and 2,000,000 cans
of salmon lost,
Seattle, Sept. 15.—The railroads
will eliminate the fifty cents a ton
wharfage on canned salmon and
pickled fish eastbound.
San Francisco, Sept. 13.—Lieuten
ant Smith is returning from the Asi
atic fleet. He must either resign or
be courtmartialed, with humiliating
disclosures.
Beverly, Sept. 15.—President
Taft, writes Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson sustaining all actions of Dr.
Wiley, head of the pure food bureau.
Los Angeles, Sept. 14.—Senator
Works, an avowed insurgent, favors
Lafollette for the presidency, but says
he will support President Taft if nom
inated.
Milwaukee, Sept. 14.—The Wol
gast-McFarland right, scheduled Tor
tomorrow, has been cancelled, as the
governor and sheriff gave notice that
it would be prohibited.
Seattle, Sept. 11.—A Filipino leper
arrived from Washington in a box
car and will be returned tomorrow
on the transport Dix, heavily guard
ed.
Beverly, Sept. 14.—The New Eng
land business interests bid President
Taft Godspeed and assurances of
confidence in starting west Friday
night.
Denver, Sept. 14.—The Beulah
Binford moving pictures l ave been
barred bv the authorities. She was,
the affinity of Beattie, w.:e was re
cently found guilty of murder, and !
figured prominently in the trial.
Madison, Wis., Sept. 14.—“I)og!
skin" Johnson has confessed to the;
murder of little Annie Lemberger. i
and was sentenced to a life term. He j
narrowly escaped lynching.
Seattle, Sept. 14.—When the
steamer Ramona sunk off Baranoff
Island Sunday night she had $150,
000 worth of gold dust shipped from
Fairbanks in her hold and divers
sailed for the scene of the wreck to
recover the lost treasure.
New York, Sept. 14’.—The torpedo
boat destroyer Reid breaks the record
by throwing a torpedo two thousand
yards.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 14.—Victims
of the cholera epidemic at Macedonia
were thrown in front of trains and
others locked in cars and neglected.
Washington, Sept. 14.—Admiral
Murdock is rushing warships to the
Yangtese river to protect Americans
threatened by the Chinese rebels.
Milwaukee. Sept. 14.—Ad Wolgast
has offered to bet $12,000 that he
will get a knockout in his fight with
Brown.
Seattle, Sept. 14.—President Dix,
of the Atlantic and Pacific Trans
portation Company, says that fif
teen steamships will be required to
handle the business of this new cor
poration, some of which will be built
in Seattle. The trip from the Pa
cific Coast to New York via Pana
ma, will take twenty days.
New York, Sept. 14.—Dr. Cook
sends a story to the newspapers that
he is ready to submit the proof of
his polar claim and at the same time
attacks Commodore Peary.
Klamath Falls. Ore., Sept. 14.—
Twenty thousand soldiers will be as
sembled here next year for army
maneuvers.
Washington Sept. 15.—Moham
et! Alimirza> former Shah of Persia,
attempted to regain the throne, but
was defeated. He then made his
flight and $100,000 is offered for
his head.
New York, Sept. 15.—Steel mag
nate Brooker has been fined $1,200
in the wire pool eases.
Spring Lake, Sept. 15.-—At a eon-1
vention of twenty-four governors it
was decided by vote to protest the
supreme court invasion of state
rights by the federal courts.
Chicago> Sept. 15.—The meeting
of the American Mining Congress has
been postponed until November.
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Alta, Cal., Sept. 12.—Aviator
ivobeit Fowler strikes a tree, injur
ing his engine, which resulted in the
complete wrecking of the machine.
Boston, Sept. 15.—President Taft
today started on his trip through
the west and does not intend to get
back to Washington until November
1. He will pass through twenty-four
s’tates, in nineteen of which h? »\
pects to stop a* practically every
station and either make a speech o
say a word t'vom the rear platforn
of his ear. He will address th«
people on tariff, reciprocity con
servatlon and Alaska.
Victoria. Sept. l.r>.—The Russia!
cruiser seizes the arms and skins
of eight Japanese schooners at thi
Kommanderofski rookeries.
Vancouver, Sept. 15.—The Pacific
coast fire chiefs meet in Los Angeles
next year.
Seattle, Sept. 15.—The Harmot
Democratic Club has declared in fa
vor of home rule for Alaska.
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