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WOULD OPEN COLD FIELDS.
SKATTLK. July 17 ntly
Secretary of War Dickerson lias
gone on record as being in favor of
•lit immediate opening if the coal
tields in Alaska by the federal gov
eminent
CONTROLLER BAY CASE.
WASHINGTON. I) (' , July 17
Hearing on the Controller bay ease,
in which the locations by Richard
Ryan aie involved, will be resumed
bv the house investigating commit
tee on Thursday The principal wit
ness will be Herbert Knox Smith,
commissioner on corporations in the
department of commerce and labor.
CASE UNDER ADVISEMENT.
WASHINGTON. I) C July 17.
In the supreme court of lie Dis
trict of Columbia today, the attor
ney I r Samuel (lumper.-. John Mit
chell and Frank M rrison argued
thai the defendants were no’ punish
able for contempt, as charged in
the action instigated by the court, j
Justice Wright lias taken the case
under advisement.
M’FARLAND FAILS.
NKW YORK. July 17 Signal tiles
were attached here today to arti
cles of agn ement for a light be
tween Lackey McFarland and Matt
Wells, to take place in Milwaukee
The date will probably he August L’v
SALOONLESS NATION.
ATLANTIC CITY. N J . July 17
A saloonless natii n by July -L
li»20," is the new slogan in the
anti-liquor crusade, adopted by the
Christian Kndeavor convention here.
GARFIELD BOOM.
WASHINGTON. July 17 Insur
gent Republicans are now re
ferring; to James 15. Garfield, son
of the martyred president and re
cent secretary of the interior, as
good presidential timber.
NICARAGUAN REVOLUTION.
PANAMA, July 17 Steamships
arriving from the north bring ad
vices to tite effect that Rivas, the
capital of Nicaragua, is in a state of
siege, and that the great fortress
there is tilled with political prison
ers. Revolution is on the verge of
breaking out.
SEATTLE STORE ROBBED
SEATTLE, July 17 Yeggmen
broke into the London department
store dining the night, blew open
the sale, and secured $1.2no in cash.
DIAZ OFF TO PARIS.
RAl) NAUHEIM, Germany. July
17. - Former President Diaz, of
Mexico, who lias been taking the
water here tor two weeks past, ex
jiects to leave soon for Paris.
AL FRESCO MEETING.
WASHINGTON. July 17 — On ac
count of the extreme heat this af
ternoon. the president nievailed up
on the members of the cabinet a* 'lie
regular meeting to remove their
coats, and for the tirst time in the
history of tlie present cabinet t lie
session was held in shirt-sleeves.
HEAT TOO MUCH FOR HIM.
SALT LAKE (TTY. July 17. Craz
ed by the heat. William Morse, a
wealthy tancher. shot himself while
traveling through here on a pass
enger train today. His recovery is
doubtful.
HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
CHICAGO. July 17. President
O'Donnell and Agents Garvin and
Enright have been denied bail and
are being held in jail to answer
t< r the murder of Vincent Altman.
ADJOURNMENT SOON.
WASHINGTON, July 17. The
indications are that the adjournment
of congress will follow immediately
after the vote upon the statehood
of New Mexico and Arizona, which
will be taken August 7.
ROSEN STEPS DOWN.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 17.—Bar
on Rosen will return to his post as
ambassador to Washington.
SUNDAY UP IN AIR.
WARSAW. lnd„ July 17. Billy
Sunday the evangelist made a two
mile tlight in an aeroplane with
Glenn Curtis this morning.
ARE FIGHTING CHOLERA.
WASHINGTON. July 17. — The
entile machinery of the nation has
been set in motion to light the
cholera Invasion from Europe.
POTLATCH IS OPEN.
SEATTLE, July 17. The Golden
Potlatch opened here today, with an
imposing attendance, the crowd be
ing nearly as large as that which
attended the opening of the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition.
EXPLOSION IN COAL MINE.
DUBOIS, Pa., July 17. — Twenty
one miners were killed this afternoon
by an explosion of afterdamp in the
Cascade Coal & Coke company's
shaft.
STEEL MERGE ON COAST.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 17. — The
consolidation of the steel interests
on the Pacific coast are contemplat
ed. Two representatives of the trust
are now working in Portland and
Seattle.
ROYALTIES IN~ SCOTLAND.
LONDON, July 17. — King George
and Queen Mary left today on their
visit through Scotland.
NELSON WON’T COME.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 17
Senator Nelson, chairman of the
Joint committee to investigate the
condition of Alaska, resigned his
position today. He says that he
dues not believe that the committee
will be able to go to Alaska this
season.
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WALES COMING HERE.
WASHING ION. Inly 17. Il is
ifiriall. announced Int the I’rince
of Wahs will soon embark upon a
tour of th" world, upon which he
will pay a \ isil to the I'niled Slates.
CHOLERA IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, duly 17 Three
are dead and fifteen others ill from
cholera, th" t tradition of the patients
Ring alarming. Kxpetts are hasten
ing here fr tn Washington to take
charge of the condition.
DENTIST ARRESTED.
CnilVAIddS. Ore. duly 17 -
Hr Kdward North. ;t dentist, was
arrested today for the murder of
Mrs. Kliza Griffith, whose body was
found hidden in the brush
POWDER LETS GO.
I.()!' VIKR. Colo, duly 17. Hy
an expl sioti in the Hup tit Det.iouts
plant today three workmen were
blown to atoms.
GIRLS DROWN HIM.
(IRANI) JUNCTION. Colo.. July
is. The c••roller's jury today held
that Gladys Thompson, aged 17. and
Lillian Osh >rne. aged 14. are guilty
of felonious action in the drowning
of (’lark Wolfkill. a rich bachelor
ranchman, who was drowned Sun
day while bathing with the girls.
AFTER READING RAILROAD.
WASHINGTON. July IS. The
government today tiled suit against
the Reading Railroad company to
compel the separation of the road
from the coal companies which the
load officials alleged have advanced
$7o.immumm) to the* road for ccpiipmem
and maintenance.
LARGEST FLIGHT VET.
11RCSSKLS. July is The Bel
gian aviator. Olieslagers. made a
lligltt ol ::ss miles in his motmplane
without stopping, which beats the
previous rec ords < f monoplanes
throughout the world.
MUST ASSUME TOGA.
WASHINGTON. July Is. A res
olution was passtd by the* house <f
representatives today calling upon
Governor Hoke Smith to lesign the
governorship immediately and pro
ceed to Washington, there- to assume
the* duties f United States senator
from Georgia, that Georgia may have
its full representation in the sen
ate.
DEADLOCK ON SITE.
SAN FRANCISCO. July is Af
lei a mouth's (Illiberal ions, the
directors are still deadlocked re
garding the site for the Panama
exposition.
FATAL TO BATHERS.
SEATTLE. July IS. Eight bath
ers have been drowned in the .North
west waters within the past J4
hours.
CHOLERA IN EUROPE
PORT MAHON. Spain. July Is -
Several cases of cholera were dis
eoveted by the health officers here
on board the German steamship llis
pania when that vessel arrived here
last night.
NEW YORK, July IS. Every
steamship that arrives from abroad
is watched with closest scrutiny
for cholera.
LONDON. July IK. — Cp to the
present time, only four cases of
cholera have been discovered in
England, and these are believed to
have been detected in time.
HOLDUP THAT FAILED.
BELLE I’l.AINE. la.. July IK —
The early morning eastbottnd pass
enger train on the Chicago & North
western railroad brought here the
body of Win. Morris, a bandit, who
tried lo hold up the train lib miles
west of Belle Plaine. He was shot
down by the express agent while
trying to board the express car
REFUSES TO RETURN.
SAN FRANCISCO. July IK.
Lewis Wilde, against whom a Port
land grand jury has returned an in
dictment charging embezzlement of
funds of the Oregon Tmst & Sav
ings bank, refuses to return to Port
land to make answer to the indict
ment.
QUARANTINE LIFTED.
DAWSON. July 18. Yesterday
was a day of general celebration
aver the raising of the quarantine
restrictions ft out the city and the
port. The churches were opened on
Sunday for the first time since the
smallpox appeared.
The American government lias
withdrawn all restrictions upon trav
el across the boundary line, in tit her
direction, provided only that the
traveler out of Dawson can show a
certificate of recent vaccination.
Passengers from the Outside, bound
for lower river points, are now
permitted to stop over in Dawson,
and to proceed across the line to
Kagle. provided they have been vac
cinated at any time before, their
arrival at Kagle. Whitehorse and
lower river steamers will call again
at Dawson as before.
The first boat to leave Dawson
for the lower river will be the Susie,
which sails on Wednesday with
freight and passengers.
CONFERS WITH FAIRBANKS.
CHICAGO. July 18. — Upon the
arrival here today of Attorney-Gen
eral Wickersham. he went into con
ference with Charles \V. Fairbanks,
recent vice-president, on the sub
ject of lands in the Controller bay
region in Alaska.
TROUBLE IN HAITI.
CAPK HAITIKN. July 18. — Sev
eral encounters have taken place to
day and yesterday between the forces
of the government and the rebels
in the Southwest. The govern
ment issues the statement that the
I
situated is not serious.
KINGSTON. July 1' Susi>erted
of fomenting the rebellion in the
Southwest, prominent Germans are
In ing i xpelled from the republic of
Haiti.
WASHINGTON. July lx For the
protection ■ !' Americans in Haiti, the
I'ni'ed States gunboat Petrel has
been dispatched to that country.
STOKES TRIAL SOON.
NEW YORK. July IS. Immedi
ate trial will he granted the two
girls who are indicted on the charge |
of felonious assault upon William
Stokes. Stokes appeared before the
grand jury t< day and testified.
WANTS OLD HANDS FIRED.
MEXICO CITY, July lx On ar
t ount of friction among government
officials General Madero has railed
upon the provisional president to
dismiss all the officials who have
held ' ver from the Diaz regime
INCITING TO RIOT.
DF.S MOINKS. la.. July IX. On
the charge of inciting the working
men to tint, Fred Murphy, an or
ganizer of the International Bridge
Workers' union, was arrested here
today.
TROOPS FOR CANAL.
WASHINGTON. July lx In at
cordanee with directions of c tigress,
troops will lie stationed at the forti
fied posts along the route of the
Panama canal. They will not be
sent until next year.
HONOR OLD WARHORSE.
BROOKLYN. July IX. i'pon the
occasion of the birthday of the late
Tom L. Johnson today, numbt rs of j
admirers honored his memory by
covering his grave with Moral offef
ings.
MACCABEES CONVENE.
CI.KVKI.AND. (>.. July IS. — The
unnmil c nvention of the Knights of
tiie Maccabees of the World be
gan litre today, with an attendance
of ti.iioo.
CHARGE DISMISSED.
I.OS ANGKI.KS. July IS. The
charge of contempt, preferred against
Mrs. Mc.Manigal on behalf of the
grand jury, was dismissed by Judge
Hoi hell this morning.
TO REPRIMAND WILEY.
WASHINGTON. July IS. Pres-|
idem Taft has decided to administer
a public reprimand to Ur. Wiley,
and allow him to retain his official
p sit ion
STRIKING SEAMEN RIOT.
ANT W Kit 1*. Belgium. July IS.
Many shots were exchanged, and
a score of people were injured, when
the police charged upon a mob of
striking seamen along the water
front here today.
CHRISTOPHER SUMMONED.
PITTSHCHG. I’a.. July IS. — Cor
nelius Christopher, the coal baron,
has been summoned to appear be
for the investigating committee in
congress that is looking Into the
matter of Alaska coal lands.
FISHER'S SECRETARY QUITS.
WASHINGTON. July IS. — Doll
M. Carr, private secretary to the
secretary of the interior, has re
signed.
CHARGE DISCRIMINATION.
WASHINGTON. July IS - Discrim
ination by the Alaska Syndicate
against the steamship Humboldt was
(barged today in the hearing be
fore the house committee of expendi
tures. which is holding sessions this
week for the benefit of Alaska. The
charge was made by the counsel for
the Humboldt company.
ADELE VERGE INSANE.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 18. Ad
ele Verge, who shot herself and ser
iously wounded Frederick Kohl, the
millionaire, has been adjudged in
sane and was today committed to
an asylum for the insane.
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES.
WASHINGTON. July IS. A
most drastic campaign publicity hill
has been adopted by the senate, in
which n > candidate for congress
shall he allowed to spend over 10
cents upon each voter in his dis
trict. The limit of the senatorial
candidates in the matter of exitense
at the general elections is set at
$10,000. while $0,000 is the limit for
representatives, and the strictest
publicity for primary campaign con- j
trihut ions is provided for.
RAISE INSURANCE RATES.
VICTORIA, II. C„ July IS. He
cause of the dangeis to navigation
along the "Inside Passage" to Alaska
Lloyd's will soon make another ad
vance in the rates of insurance on
vessels plying between sound ports
and Alaska.
MENACE IS WORLD-WIDE.
LONDON, July lb. — Kxperts de
clare that the cholera menace is [
world-wide in Its scope, chiefly be
cause the Italian government permit
ted the infection to spread.
NEW YORK, July 19. — Five
“cholera carriers” were detected
among the emigrants on Hoffman's
island today.
HUMBOLDT CHARGES.
WASHINGTON, July 19. That
rhe White I’ass route is controlled
by the Guggenheims is the charge
that has been made before the
House committee on territories by
the Humboldt Steamship company,
which is fighting the Alaska syn
dicate for fair treatment in the
Alaska tiansportation business. The
company alleges that the White Hass
has annulled its traffic agreement at
the demand of the Syndicate.
RICHARD RYAN TALKS.
NEW YORK, July 19. — Upon
leaving for Washington this morning
to testify in the Controller Bay in
quiry Richard Ryan said:
1 did not write the alleged 'Dick
to Biik' letter, nor its postscript. I
would not have so addressed a let
ter to Solidary Ballinger. 1 never
situ Charles Taft in my life, and 1 do
not r> present the Guggenheims in
any capacity whatever."
WASHINGTON'. July lie Richard
Ryan, of the Alaska syndicate, whose
whereabouts were unknown, has been
located in New York, and has been
sumtnt tied to appear before the house
committie tomorrow and testify in
the investigation of the Controller
Bay affair.
MEXICAN LEADERS CLASH.
MKX1CO CITY. July lit. Del.a
bara and Madero have clashed over
the demand of the latter that all
Diaz holdovers in officialdom be dis
missed Madero claims that they
are responsible for the recent trou
ble at Pueblo.
FISHER COMING SOON.
SKATTLK. July lit. Private dis
patches received here this morning
from Washington state that Seere
tar.v of the Interior Fisher will leave
Washington August fdh for Alaska
for the purpose of considering the
coal land situation in Alaska on the
grounds. He will institute a thorough
inquiry into coal conditions in Alas
ka. and it is believed he will be
accompanied on the trip by Governor
Clark and Land Agent Dennett.
ALL PLAYING POLITICS.
('(>1 .I'MHI’S. July IP Address
ing lie Socialists here today. Vic
lor Herger. Socialist member of con
gress from Wisconsin, said that ev
. ryhocly in c mgress is playing poli
: its.
BAD GIRL BANDIT.
AKRON. ().. July IP. Armed
with a revolver. Kdna Cable, a 18
year-old girl, this morning attempt
ed to hold up the Cuyahoga bank,
but failed.
DOCTOR OWNS UP
SANTA ROSA. July IP lit II
0 Chisholm has confessed to the
murder of John l>. I’owell. whose
dead It -sly was discovered near here
last spring.
FORGER RECAPTURED.
CANYON CITY. Colo.. July IP.—
C. It Kverelt. a bank forger who es
caped from jail at Hot Springs, Ark.,
and who swinded Ketchikan. Alaska,
and Seattle banks, was captured
hete today.
I. C. C. TO FIX RATES.
nri.l'TII. July ip — Attorney
Gent ral Wic kersbam. addressing the
local bar association today, advocat
ed the interstate commerce commis
sion being given the power to lix
the market quotations of the trusts.
CASTRO NOT LANDED.
WASHINGTON. July IP. - Con
sular agents say the report that
Former President Castro has land
ed on Venezuelan soil is erroneous.
The world-search for the "the man
without a country" is unrewarded
as yet.
WAPPY IS SENTENCED.
SKATTI.K. July 19. Former
Chief of Police Wappensteiii was to
day givin tin indeterminate sentence
of from three to ten years.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
NKW YORK. July 19. — Kthel
Conrad was arraigned today and
pleaded not guilty to shooting Mil
lionaire Stokes.
CAUSE OF MAINE WRECK.
HAVANA. July 19. — The coffer
dam around the Maine has been
able to lower the water in which the
Maine lies another eighteen feet, and
it is now revealed that the Maine
was undoubtedly wrecked by an ex
ternal explosion.
MISTAKEN FOR A COUGAR.
SKATTI.K, July 19. Mistaken
for a cougar. Superior Judge Robert
F. Prigmore was this morning shot
and killed by Robert F. Kvans. a
former law partner of the judge,
wit it whom he was hunting at Rak
er Lake.
BREAK GROUND FOR EXPO.
SAN D1KGO. July 19. — Ground
was broken today for the San Diego
exposition. John Rarrett, represent
ing President Taft, turned the first
spadeful of earth.
S. O. BACKED MADERO.
NKW YORK. July 19. — That the
Standard Oil company was responsi
ble for the Instigation and the suc
cess of the revolution in Mexico is
charged by several newspapers here
today. It is asserted that the big
trust backed General Madero. and
that it was the cause of this that
he was able to make such progress
in the civil war.
DON'T WANT A LHANtit.
JERSEY CITY. July 19. — After
a «iuiet campaign ami an apathetic
election, the voters of tlie city yes
terday decided not to adopt the
commission form of government.
MARSH EN ROUTE.
DAWSON, July 19. — Samuel J.
Marsh, former United States com
missioner in the Chandlar district,
left Dawson tonight on the Susie
for Caro. He will employe 12 men
continuously on his tiuartz properties
and in the mill which he has al
ready in operation here.
MARTIAL LAWS THERE.
DOUGLAS. Ariz.. July 19. Mar
tial law has been declared within
the limits of Agua Urieta. a strong
rebel rendezvous.
JUDICIARY RECALL.
BUTTE, Mont.. July 19. — Recall
of the judiciary is advocated by
Cbailes W. Moyer, president of the
Western Federation of Miners, in
his annual rejeort issued here today
MANUEL’S BARGAIN.
LISHON. Portugal. July 1!* -- Se
cret papers Jus discovered in the
royal palace show that King Maim
ed had eirered into c onespondence
with the King f Kngland and the
emperor f Germany looking to them
for ass: i.mce iu warding oft the
threatened revolution in Portugal. In
return. Kir." Manuel promised that
in time he would see to it that they
would sec ti e sane of the Portu
! gue c po.'ves.-l ns in Africa.
KNOCKING PROMOTERS.
NKW YORK. July 1H. Jack John
son. in London, is knocking America
and American sports and promoters,
and the sporting editors in this city
today neat the big smoke to a big
panning
FORTY COMING HERE.
DAWSON. July 19. With 40
passengers f r Fairbanks. 30 for
j other points in Alaska, and ISO s icks
j «»f mail for various points between
Dawson and the Iditarod. the packet
Susie -n'Ld this evening from Daw
j son. tb* first boat to sail for Hie
i lower liver since the quarantine
; was rai: ed.
. Among the passengers for Fair
banks is o H. Perry, general man
ager of the Yukon Gold company, of
| Dawson, whic h is controlled by the
| < ’•iiggenheims.
Other passengers are as follows:
A P. Gregory. A. If. Hansen. W. D.
i Stewart. G. J. Roach. (’. A. Ferrin.
If J. Christopher. V. Krickson. O
A Wilc ox. O. P. Gust ad and wife.
Rev. C. K Ret tic her. Mrs. Thomas
Davis. Miss M V. Ilolgate, Miss L.
| M. Pamielee. Miss M. S. Grider.
Miss Helen Callahan. Lee M. Dice.
W W. Hondurant. H. W. Maynard.
Miss Sherlock. D. Danterlil. Miss
Lena Ti nelson. Mrs. F. F. Welch,
Mrs. A. J Pauli. Miss Hazel Pauli.
Miss Klla Snyder. Mrs. C. N.
(’reamer. .Miss Genevieve Creamer.
II. S. Taylor. A. N. Jacobson. L.
Hrclitn. Miss K. Ross. Mrs S.
Wile x. Del Adkins. D A Houk. K.
Perle. A. K. Hoak.
ANOTHER CORONATION.
SKATTI.K. July 19. The crown
ing of lhe king and the queen of the
Holden Potlatch was the print'! pul
| event of the festivities here today.
FAVOR CAPTAIN GUPTILL.
SKATTI.K, July 19. All the testi
mony today before the board that
is examining into the wreck of the
t steamship Kp> kune favors Captain
Cupt ill. who was in command of
the ship. Pilots testified as to his
; ability and as to the danger of Hey
j racinr narrows.
BANKER'S WIFE SHOT.
ItICHMONH. Va.. July 20. Mrs.
j Heat tie. the wife of l.ottis Heal t ie,
Jr., the Manchester banker, was
j shot and killed today as she sat
in their auto by the side c f her
I husband, the shot being tired by a
| pedestrian who stepped to the cen
ter of the pike and refused to grant
lie machine the right of way.
WELCH GETS CONTRACT.
HPOKAXK, July 2u. — Patrick
Welch and associates, who are among
the most prominent railway builders
in the West, were today awatded
the contract to build that part of
the Canadian Northern railway lying
between Port Arthur. Ontario, and
| Suulmry. Ontario, the contract price
being $12.0110.000. The Canadian
.Northern is the Mackenzie & Mann
railway, and the section in ques
tion is that to the eastward into
Toronto.
BLACK HAND OUTRAGE.
CHICAGO, July 2(1. - Because of
(lie failure lo comply with iheir de
mands for money. Black Hand men
dynamited and completely destroyed
the grocery store of Vincent La
cognata. and the three families liv
ing in the upper story of the build
ing narrowly escaped with their
lives.
BUD MARS THROUGH.
Kill K. Pa.. July 20. Aviator
Mars, who suffered a fall from his
aeroplane recently, is out of the hos
pital today and announces that he
hus made his last (light
THIEVES GRAB DIAMONDS.
KANSAS CITY. July 20. Imi
tating the Seattle jewelry rubbers,
two men entered Franklin's Jewelry
store today and grabbed a tray con
containing $.-..000 worth of diamonds.
One of them was captured later, but
the other escaped with the diamonds.
ENGINEER IS SHOT.
GRAND FORKS, N. 1).. July 20.—
Shu ting S. P. Olson the engineer
t.f the North Coast Limited on the
Northern Pacific railway, twice, be
fore he would comply with their de
mands. bandits held up the train this
morning and relieved the passengers
of $.-.00 in cash. Olson has a slight
chance for recovery.
GOLD SHIP ARRIVES.
SKATTLK. July 20. — The Pot
latch gold ship, the Portland, con
voyed by the Mythlind, entered the
harbor and was received with all
the honors.
Today Lieutenant Kly in his air
ship is circling the tops of the
Alaska. Washington and other hotels
while the carnival spirit is given
full swing in the streets below.
The city is thronged with visitors,
and the greatest celebration ever is
the result.
AUTO RACER IS KILLED.
BI.DERI VEIL Win., July 29—Lewis
Slicing, a noted auto racer, was
killed here today when his auto
plunged over an embankment.
FAMOUS PITCHER DYING.
PEORIA. 111.. July 2U. — Uobby
Can others. the famous baseball
pitcher, is dying .at his home in
this city.
TROUBLE IN HAITI.
CAPE HA1TIEN, July 20. — The
city is at the mercy of the revo
lutionists. who are pillaging it in
dustriously.
BRANDEIS IS EMPLOYED.
WASHINGTON. July 20. — The
hcuse committee on territories has
employed Louis Brandies, of Boston,
as special attorney to conduct the
Controller Bay investigation, and
Richard Ryan and Miss Abbott ate
bo; It litre and will be examined to
day.
CHOLERA IN RUSSIA.
LONDON. July 20. — The cholera
condition in the province of Samara.
Russia, is alarming. Fifty-six are
dead to dale, and there are many
cases <f cholera throughout the
province
CHARGES AGAINST WILEY.
WASHINGTON. July 2n At the
meeting of the cabinet today. See
retarv of Agticulture Wilson sub
mitted his report regarding the
charges against I)r Wiley, chief of
the bureau of chemistry. The attor
ney-general remains convinced that
the chief chemist should not be con
tinued in office.
DETROIT. July 20. — At today’s
sessii n of the National Editorial us
! sociation hete, a resolution was
, passed endorsing the administration
I of Dr. Wiley t hief government t hem
i ist. during the past 2s years.
MORAN IS PEEVED.
PLYMOUTH. Eng. July 20.
. "Wolgast is a wrestler, not a pugil
ist." said Owen Moran niton his nr
I rival here today front America I
am willing to Iiet $‘>,110(1 that 1 can
knock him out next time." says Mo
ran. "He is an inlighter entirely, and
I was n >t preparetl for that game,
that is all.”
LOOKING FOR FAKE.
LONDON. July 2’n That Jack
Johnson is going to lay down to
Bombardier Wells in the coming
light is i penlv charged by a number
of tight fans here.
CHOLERA IN RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 20.
| l-'orly-six deaths and two bundled
: new cases of cholera art reported
today from the government of Sa
mara. in the Southeastern part of
the empire
SIGNAL FOR FIGHT.
lll'TTK. July 2n. It is pti liable,
judging from ibe attitude of the
Western Federation delegates here
today that the day of the trial of
the McNamara brothers lit l,os An
geles will be the signal for a gen
eral strike by the members of the
j federation
I OKLAHOMA CITY. July 2n.
! Heavy rains during the past two
i days have caused the rivers in this
| part of the state to overflow their
i hanks, carrying out bridges and
cutting into embankments so that
| railway traffic is tied up and the
; transportation business Is at a
J stand still, it will take several days
j to repair the damage.
ANOTHER CHANGE IN HAITI.
CAI*K HAITIKN. Hat!. July 2n
General Simon, president of the re
public has been put to flight by the
forces of the revolutionists, the city
is in the hands of the hostile forces
and Americans and other foreigners
are seeking safety aboard the yes
| sels in the harbor. The revolution
j ary forces are plundering and pil
laging the city American yachts in
jthe harbor are protected by guns
j mounted ready for action,
j POUT AC PUINCK. Haiti. July 2U.
The government troops withdrew
J from the city this afternoon amid
a shower of bullets from the revo
lutionists. The city is now at the
mercy of the revolutionists, and riot
j and pillage prevail. The leaders are
tillable to control their men.
WASHINGTON, July 2n 'III,,
i scoutcruiser Chester was caught by
j wireless this afternoon and given
I orders to hasten at full speed to
Cape llaltieu.
RYAN TESTIFIES.
i WASHINGTON. July 2o, In the
I witness chair today before the Con
troller bay investigating committee,
Richard S. Ryan, president of the
! Controller Railway & Navigation
| company, testified that the transac
S tion involving the terminal tract on
^ < out roller bay had been begun by
| him during the term of office of Gif
! lord Pinchot. while Plnchot was head
j of the forestry service. The forest
service at that time had entire Juris
diction of the lands bordering on
Controller bay. According to Mr.
j Ryan. Mr. Pinchot had full know]
i edge of the desire of Mr. Ryan to
secure the terminal tract for his
I railway, ami there was never, at
any time, anything underhand about
; it.
FATAL FIGHT NEAR NOME.
NOMH, July 21. — Wednesdav
for. noon, while the schooner Mai
my, hound from St. Michael to Nome,
was passing HIuft' City, Philip Gill,
one of the passengers aboard the
schooner, shot and killed a man
by the name of Winiani Wilson
Heath was instantaneous. Gi'l main
tains that he shot in self defense.
Moth men were formerly Yukoners,
and came recently from Ruby City.
DIAMOND JO BOAT SUNK.
KKOK UK. la., July 21. — Shortly
before noon today, the steamboat
Dubuque. plying between local
points on the Mississippi, struck a
snag that lay four feet below the
surface and teceived a fatal punc
ture. The 100 passengers aboard were
all safely landed.
PAY ON UPPER YUKON.
DAWSON. July 21. Reports
from Britannia ami Canadian
creeks, tributaries of tiie Yukon
llu miles upstream from Dawson,
i elate that prospectors on those
creeks are taking out good pay. and
are hopeful of sturting a big placer
camp. A stampede is now < n from
Dawson. Placer pay is also reported
to exist on Nansen creek, to the
southeast of the Britannia and Cana
dian diggings.
FIGHT FOR KAUFFMAN.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 21. Al
Kauffman will figure soon in a match
with Bill l.ang or Jack Lester, lie
gave it out today that he had ac
cepted Hugh McIntosh's offer of
$r>.OHO for such a tight.
REBELS VICTORIOUS.
CAPK HAITIKN. Haiti. July 21 —
Reinforcements of Holdit rs sent to
recover the losses of the govern
ment troops yesterday in the vicin
ity of Fort Llberte were themselves
attacked by the rebels today and re
pulsed.
CAN COME THROUGH NOW.
DAWSON, July 21. — Hereafter It
will be necessary to show a certi
ficate of vaccination in order to
pass the boundary line at Kagle.
there not being a single smallpox
case in Dawson now.
BOILER LETS GO.
PORTSMOUTH. Kng. July 21.
During a speed trial today, u boil
er on the British torpedo boat de
stroyer Kangaroo exploded and five
men were killed and eight were in
jured.
STONE THE LEGATION.
BOOOTA, Colombia. July 21. —
The Peruvian legallcn was stoned
by indignant citizens today. All the
windows were broken before the p »•
lice succeeded in clearing the street
ANOTHER BUREAU PROBE
WASHINGTON. July 21 Gharg
es have be en filed in congress against
Willis L Moore since IMP. chief of
til* Gnited States weather bureau,
and another official investigation of
a g vernment bureau is anticipated
It is asserted in the charges that
Professor Moore spent money unlaw
fullv iii the ♦ mployment of experts
| in the weather bureau, in a manner
I similar to the methods of I>r Wiley
in the bureau of chemisty.
WAS DELIBERATE ACT.
MILWAGKKK. July 21 — Lewis
Strang, the famous autom- bile racer
who met death yesterday at Hlue
Liver when his machine sjied over
a high embankment is supposed to
have committed suicide.
INFORMATION READY. ^
WASHINGTON. July 2»» In re ^
spouse m a house resolution «all
ing upon Herbert Knox Smith, corn
tnissioner of corporations in the de
partment of commerce and labor.
I to furnish information as to the
intentions of the government toward
I the trust. Mr Smith replied that he
| could not furnish the information
I without instruction from the presi
| dent to do so.
JONES FOR RECIPROCITY.
WASHINGTON. July 2n. Sena
tor Wesley I. Jones, made an elo
quent plea this afternoon for reci
procity with Canada. The general ef
feet of the treaty, he asserted, would
he so overwhelmingly to the advant
age of the whole section that no
tight would he put up for s|ieclal
amendments of any kind
TRIP CALLED OFF.
WASHINGTON, July 21 — To
day tlie joint congressional commit
j tee appointed to visit Alaska and
i investigate eonditi us there, prepat
| atorv to intelligent legislation for
| Alaska, decided to call the trip off.
as the protracted special session of
congress prevents their giving the
necessary time to the trip.
Secretary of the Inter!' r Fisher,
and probably Commissioner Oennelt
of the land office will leave the tlrst
of August, however, and will see as
much of Alaska as they can this
year.
PACKY AND AD.
CHICAGO. July 21 Parky Mai
I Garland and Ad Wolgast have been
I mat cited to ligitl ten rounds at MIL
j waukee. September IS.
CHOLERA IN ITALY.
CHIASCO. Switzerland. July 21
j Italy reports *it» dead < f the choleia
and 2!Kt persons afflicted.
SWEETHEART SUSPECTED.
RICHMOND. July 21 Meulah
Min ford, the schooldny sweetheart or
Louis Meattie. the Manchester hank
er whose wif. was shot and killed
1 yesterday while riding with him in
their automobile, is held in eon
nection with the killing, while Meal
tie himself is iimh r suspicion
WELLS BESTS HYLAND.
ALMANY. July 21 Mat Wells
was last night given the decision
in a ten-round Ismt with Dick 11>
land.
CLAIMS HE'S NAT'S SON.
NKW YORK. July 21 — John K
Goodwin. London-born, aged 2o. has
set up the claim that he is the son
of Nat c Goodwin, the marrying ac
tor.
COULDN'T STAND SHAME.
ATLANTIC CITY. July 21 Me
cause < f the suit brought by his
wife against Mrs. Leicester Holme,
a wealthy divorcee, for the alietm
(ion of his affections. James Dunn,
former manager of the St. Francis
hotel of San Francisco, suicided here
toda> by tiring a bullet into his
head.
WOULD IMPEACH HIM.
M KXICO CITY, July 21 Deputy
Gamhot t* day introduced a resolu
i tion asking for the impeachment of
1 Finance Minister DeLabara. who
j Gamboa as erts is responsible
’ for the riots at Muehla.
WICK WOULD BE GOVERNOR.
SKATTI.lv July 21 The Tim***
! tonight prints a story to the effect
that, according to advices from
Washington, the delegate from Alas
ka is training with the Democrats
and giving them assistance in their
efforts to harass the administration,
in return for this, lie is giving the
Democrats to understand that, if a
Democrat is elected president next
year, it will he up to the new pies
j idem to appoint him governor of
j Alaska. The chances of this frame
j up are regarded here as more than
ordinarily good.
VOTE ON RECIPROCITY.
WASHINGTON. July 21. Sena
lor lYnrcse. chairman of the tlnance
committee, in conference with I’res
idem Taft today, promised the pres
idem that lie would lay the Cana
dian reciprocity measure on the pres
ident's desk tomorrow afternoon for
his signature. He is c< ntldent that
the senate will pass the measure
by a two-thirds vote, although only
a majority is necessary.
CHECK TO CHOLERA.
i NEW YORK, July 21. The in
1 vaslon of cholera into the Culled
j Slates has been checked. No new
leases have been reported, and then:
I is no danger of eontagl' n from the
| hospital in the harbor.
AFFILIATION URGED.
HCTTH. July 21. — At today's
session of the Western Federation of
Miners, a resolution was introduced
directing the officers cf Hie federa
tion to apply to the United Mine
Workers of America for admission
into that organization.
RECIPROCITY PASSES.
WASHINGTON, July 22. — The
reciprocity measure passed the sen
ate today without amendment, by a
vote of .13 to 27. The measure, how
ever. cannot become a law until
Wednesday, and has been leturned
to the house where it will be en
grossed. The senate adjourned un
til noon Wednesday, when the reci
procity measure will receive its tin
lshing touches.
TO ANSWER CHARGES.
WASHINGTON. July 22. - Alter
ney-Genera I Wlckersham will ou
Monday next take Hie stand before
the house Judiciary committee lo an
swer the charges tiled against him
by Delegate Wlckersham.