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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-24

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1T9 Continuedl
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-24
.BILLY. SULLIVAN SIGNS

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-Catcher billy,
Sullivan of the Chicago American
league team today signed his 1909 con-
tract with President Comiskey
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01
United Press special

Washington, April 26-President Taft has sent a request to the senate today to hurry the tariff bill through, as the delay is serious to the country by keeping things in an uncertain condition. Voting on the various schedules begins today.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01
Press special

Washington, April 26-The Senate Finance Committee failed to report the tariff bill today, but they expect to have it ready tomorrow. In the mean time the president is getting anxious and urges them to hurry.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01

Mr. Lockwood has been suffering for
 the past two months with what he be-
 lieves to be appendicitis, and he goes
 to Victoria to secure the services of
 physician of that place, whose reput-
 ation as surgeon is we'll known. If
 MT. Lockwood succeeds in regaining
 his health he will return to Ketchikan
 to look after his valuable mining pro-
 perties located in this district. Miss Gwendolin Radenbaugh is hav- ing building erected at the foot of Mission street on the Tongass Trading company's wharf and will open a mu- sic and confectionery store there as soon as it is finished,
 Louis Hansen. proprietor of the U. S. store, went to Seattle on the Princess May to engage the services of Dr. Horton to attend to his hand in which he has contracted severe case of blood poisoning. Mr. Hansen will also give his attention to business matters in the Sound country before returning home.
 :. The Metlakahtla schools have quite an interesting display of fancy work and basketry on exhibition in the windows of Heckman's store. The class has been taught and the work done under the supervision of Mrs. Mitchell of that place. The exibit is part of one that is to go to the A. Y. P. exposition and is splendid object lessons of the work being done by the schools in Metlakahtla.
 The Bertha arrived in port this morning bringing large amount of freight and several passengers. On her way up she went on the rocks at Bellabella and is today being beached on the grounds at the lumber yard to ascertain her injuries and enable re- pairs to be made, she will remain here till tomorrow noon, at which time she sails north taking the sixty workmen from here who came up on the City of Seattle from Prince Ru- pert. These men are going to Coroo- va to work on Copper River railroad.
 (From Mondays Daily.)
 Wm. c. Freeburn came over from the Mt. Andrew mine this morning to meet his brother.
 The Transit is unloading coal today and will leave sometime during the night for the south.
 James Little formerly of Seattle, but lately guard at the jail in Ketch- ikan, left today for Juneau. On the arrival of the Humboldt we have lot of vegetables, the finest ever yet. At right prices, also straw berries at N. F. Zimmerman Billiken, the god of luck, has arrived in Kethikan, and now occupies a sa- cred niche in Dr. Story's office, Suc- cess is said to follow those who keep Billiken near them.
 ~rRichard Bushell, editor of the Skag- way Inteloper, was aboard the City of Seattle yesterday enroute to Wrangel at which place, it is understood with new plant, the Inteloper will be pub. lished hereafter. Juneau Record. Tourists are beginning to arvrive and little cleaning up would perhaps put better appearance on some places. First impressions are usually lasting. and the first view of lot of last sea- sons junk and empty cans litteripg the back yards is not likely to produce fattering impressions upon the artistic sense of strangers. Of course the rest of us like it.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01
United Press special

Washington, April 23-The president today thanked Delegate Wiekerhsam for the offer of Alaskans to pay eXpen- ses of his trip to Alaska.
 He declines, however, to take advan- tage of their generosity and says he will not come unless congress makes an appropriation covering the ex penses. This rule he intends apply ing to all proposed trips whether to the Pacific coast or elsewhere.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01
United Press special

Washington, April 26-Edward E. and had his name sent to the senate today for confirmation, as district judge for the Fourth division of Alaska.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01
United Press special--

Washington, April 23- At the con- clusion of the closest election ever held for presidency of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Mrs. Scott of Illinois, administration candidate, won out over Mrs. Story of New York by a bare majority of eight votes. Mrs. Scott received 436 votes to 29S for Mrs. Story.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01
United Press special-

Austin, Texas, April 24-The Wa ters- Pierce oil company are today pay ing a fine of two million dollars in coin and are hauling it to the state treas ury in wagons.
 They were convicted of violating the antitrust law and after a long legal battle were ordered to pay the fine into the state treasury ill the form of coin. Shipments of the money was made by express and several wagons were received to haul it to the vaults at the state capitol.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01
Press special-

Washington, April 26-Senator Bailey has began speaking before the Finance Committee for an income tax. He favors it and is using his best en- deavors to have it reported favorably to the senate tomorrow.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01
United Press special

Lisbon, April 26-Hundreds are dead as result of the eartquake Saturday. Thousands are homeless and the entire population is terror stricken.
 Occasional shocks have been felt since the first heavy one but not of a serious character.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01
United Press special

Consa antinople, April 23-The be- siegng army of young Turks has sent an ultimatum to tue sultan to abdicate within ten hours. In case he refuses his surrender will be forced and a bloody battle may ensue.
 Abdul Hamid is now closeted with is advisors and making every effort to retain the throne, but it seems the Young Turks are two powerful to be coped with and his surrender is a foregone conclusion.
 Later-The Young Turks will at tack the city tonight and the people are panic stricken. They have an- nounced that the attack will be made within few hours unless the sultan gives in to their demands.
 The sultan is assured of aid from Germany and IS holding out with that expectancy.
 Bombardment of the castle is expect ed at any moment.
 United Press special
 Seattle, April 24-The Canadian officials and company of survey men left last night for Mt. St. Elias to make the boundary between Canada and the United States.
 United Press special
 Lisbon, April 24-A severe earth quake occurred here today. Buildings were partly demolished and the peo- pie rendered panic stricken.
 Fires started in many parts of the city and the king worked with other to help the 6remen put out the blaze.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01
United Press special

New York, April 26-Shrubb easily defeated Styles Saturday night and at the end of eight miles was two laps in the lead and finished easy. Time one hour twenty-six minutes and twelve seconds.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01
TELEGR A P HI
Items of Interest From All Over the World. Told in Short
 Paragraphs
United Press special =

-Onlteu ffeSS Speclal
 Chicago, April 23-The bears raid ed the wheat pit today forcing the price down two cents lower than yes terday's quotations.
 United Press special
 San Francisco, April Ex-Governor Hoggatt of Alaska arrived here this morning from New York. on his way to Alaska. He is accompanied by Mrs. Hoggatt and the new paby.
 United Press special
 Christana, April 23-The British steamer Oxford rammeu the Norwe- gian steamer Edith today in collis- ion, sinking tine latter off this port Nineteen passengers on the Edith were drowned.
 United Press special
 Smyrna, April 23-Forces from British warships have landed and are proceeding to Mersina the heart of the massacre district IL is intended by the powers to put stop to the Turkish butcheries at once.
 United Press special
 Mercer, April 23-Mrs. Boyle was excused before the grand jury today from testifying against her bus band in the Whitla Kidnapping case, as it might incriminate herself The trial of both will begin next week.
 United Press special
 St. Nazaire, France, April 23-The steamer Versailles with Castro aboard arrived here today.
 It is believed that the ex-governor of Venezuela will take advantage of the offer of the French government to live in France as long as he makes no attempt to start a revolution.
 United Press special-
 Niagara, April 23-The break in the ice jam has been accomplished Hun dreds of tons of dynamite was exploded and the rush of water and huge ice Hoes formed an imposing spectacle and was witnessed by thousands. A Il dan ger is now passed for the present.
 United Press special
 Cordova, April 23-Robert McChes- ney begins today the publication of a daily afternoon paper. It is called the North Star and the editor starts it on Friday the 23d because he believes Friday brings good luck and he wants to show the 23d can't make him Ski6oo
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01
United Press special

Seattle, April 24-After considera- ble deliberation the managers of the Alaska Y ukon Exposition have de- cided to allow the big show to remain open Sundays after o'clock. Every thing will be wide open, but the bark CTS, ballyhoos and megaphone men will be silenced during that day.
 Seattle, April 24- Joseph Mcintyre began suit today against Captain Johnson for an accounting of the pro- ceeds of placer mine said to be worth three quarters of million dollars.
 Mcintyre claims half interest in the Copper Gulch mine at Nome which was beirg worked by Captain Johnson, who has refused to give an account ing.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01
United Press special

Naibori, Africa, April 26-Kermitt Roosevelt is ill, the climate is too much for him. i. The hunting has been postponed until he is better.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01
United Press special

Frankport, April Ex-Governor Wilson today issued pardons to for mer governor Taylor, and John Pow CTS. brother of Caleb Powers, who fled follow ing the indictment charging them with complicity in the Goebel murder case.
 Later Early this forenoon a IT ob of four hundred hanged Governor in ef igy on bridge over Kentucky river for pardon granting.
 Constantinople, April 24-By an agreement reached last night between the Sultan and the Young Turks, a new constitution is to be granted. The attack on the city has been postponed until after conference committee can make report.
 Later-At seven o'clock last night the Sultan denied new constitution to the Young Turks which was sig nal for them to attack the palace. Soldiers were immediately ordered against it and the bombardment began. The palace was defended by the sul- tan's troops and one of the bloodiest battles ever fought vas waged until nightfall.
 This morning two thousand Young Turks attacked the palace and after a terrible battle in which two thousand were killed and countless thousands wounded, the sultan was captured.
 Dead bodies are lying everywhere ard piled up in confusion before the walls of the palace. Terror and griel have enveloped the city in misery as al the horrors of war are enacted.
 A bloody massacre is imminent o the Mohammedans against the Young Turks.
 Seattle, April 24-The Alaskan Forestry cruiser Tahn was lauched here today. She will be in charge of Will liam Langille with headquarters at Ketchikan, and will tour the three thousand miles of Alaska coast line Mir. Langille goes north Tuesday ] In building the Tahn no attempt al
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01

tasty work has been made. but she is put up for service. It is safe to say there has been no better boat put out in the Northwest than this late addi- tion to the government fleet of power boats. The joiner work and the en- tire construction has received the highest praise from builders along the coast who have looked the boat over from the critical standpoint.
 The new boat is 6i feet o. a. by F feet beam and about 1 feet depth of hold. The power is 50 Globe engine. The finishing material is largely slash grain and mahogany panels.
 The boat pr esents fine lines and is trimmed off with two spars arranged for sails. The officers quarters are forward, with engine room and galley amidship, and aft of this is the crew S quarters. The pilot house and trunk cabins are of easy proportions. Small windows are arranged in the trunk, while dead lights are carried forward. The gasoline tanks, are forward. There is very little brass work and useless material about the boat All through she is put up for hard service in northern waters, and if builders work can do it she will prove good.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01
Press special


 Washington, April 26-Delegate Wickersham is endeavoring to secure the appointn ent of John c. Cum of Fairbanks for director of the Alaska post mail service.
 Mr. Cum was an independent can didate for delegate at the last election and received 294 votes.
 Constantinople, April 26-The sul- tan is a prisoner and the palace has been taken. The most drastic mar tial law prevails throughout the city and quietness has been temporarily restored.
 In the interior and other places throughout the empire the situation remains unchanged and the total dead is conservatively estimated at 25, GOO. Central Asia Minor has been baptized in blood and nre. The British troops have been forced to turn back and per- mission to proceed over Turkish terri tory has been denied. It is feared the massacre will con- tinue until the frenzied populace ceases from surfeit of blood and the reaction of exhaustion.
 The National Assembly is meeting today and discussing what to do with the Sultan.
 They will not allow him to see his ministers. The resignation of the Sultan's former cabinet has beer presented.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01
Press special

New Orleans, April 26-By the ex- plosion of bomb today the historic St. Louis Cathedral at this place was partially wrecked. No one injured.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01
United Press special

Washington, April 26-Private ad- vices received this afternoon say that Theodore Roosevelt is also i'll and that Kermit is worse than at first reported
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01
-united Press special-

Pacific Grove, Cal. April 24- Char les Warren Stoddard the famous western author after an illness of three months died here today.
 United Press special---
 Washington, April 24-The final reading of the tariff in the senate will be held Monday and action taken on each item is to be final.
 United Press special
 New York, April 24-Shrubb and Styles are both ready for the Marathon race tonight. They are in fine condi- tion and the outcome is uncertain.
 Chicago, April 24-Hugo Kelly and Billy Papke have been matched for a forty-fve round contest 10 be pulled off at Colma, California, May b.
 Philadelphia, April 24-Johnson and O'Brien have signed for six round fight here May l5.
 United Press special
 Kapiti Plains, Africa, April 24- Roosevelt spent last night lulled to sleep by the roaring of the lions in the forest. He leaves for the jungles today.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-01

-Unlteu HreSS Speclal-
 Washington, April 24-It is be- lieved in diplomatic circles here that the trouble in Turkey was started by religionists who aim at holy war to clean out the inidels. The infdels of course will be the ones who lose.
 United Press special
 New York, April 24-Peter Collier, founder of Collier's Weekly, died of appoplexy this morning at the rooms of hls riding club. He was taken suddenly and before physician could be summoned, had ceased to breathe.
The Dolores star., 1909-04-30
THE MAN WHO
WASN'T
GOOD ENOUGH
By J. RUSSELL WARREN

What ] don't understand" said the
musterer. as he and Fred Stevens rode
side by side across the plain, ''is why
you. that used to be overseer at the
Watawa station, should be workin' up
here an ornery boundary rider"
"Oh; it's long story!" said the
other man, struggling his shoulders.
Il heerd as you was going to marry
old man McKenzie's little gal?"
so was"
did you hev a dust-up, them"
Stevens smiled.
mo; =" He shifted uneasily in his
saddle, and relapsed into silence.
The musterer said nothing, but went
on munching damper. Presently Ste
vens broke the silence.
ITS like this. Jake: l wasn't good
enough for her: not by a long way.
! didn't care two cents about her real.
ly. At least. don't think so. I'm a
bit Of blackguard. Jake"
The musterer sniffed disdainfuIly.
He abh0rred this sort Of modesty
Il settled down on that station, -
went on Stevens. ''and feathered my
nest pretty we'll The men all liked
me-would do almost anything for me,
believe. Old man Mackenzie told me
he thought heap Of me. So did his
wife. And Dorothy Well, I'm not
trying to pile It on, but anyone could
see she really did care for me. poor
kid! And. up till one night, I only
looked at 1t my own way. AS soon as
we we're married should have been
pretty near running the show-one
of the richest horse-rearing stations in
North Queensland. That was enough
for me.
But one night, as came across the
paddock. l heard her in the living
room singing. The 1amplight was
streaming out across the grass. and l
could hear her voice and the notes Of
the piano coming down on the wind
went up and crept along the veranda,
and stopped by the window, looking in.
She was sitting at the plano, play
Ing softly. and singing. She often did
that in the evenings. Her hair was
glowing in the lamplight-such pretty
hair 1t was, Jake; yellow, with a
touch of red in it-and her big blue
eyes were looking out into the night
Sort Of seeing what wasn't there, you
know.
And then 1t seemed to kind Of hit
me. j knew what blackguard was
l wasn't half good enough for her. So
1 lit out for the up-country somewhere,
right away. Found myself UP here in
the Yapper. and took on this Job. SOS
to give her chance to forget me.
Savvy?'
He stopped. Jake twiddled the lash
of his stock-whip for few minutes,
and then said, ruminatively:
Reckon you've got the spike. De-
preston. the doctors call It, don't
they? Never knew a man yet with
the Imagination Of jack-rabbit that
didn't get like that sometimes up in the
BUSH"
You don't savvy. Jake. I'm . low
down beggar all through. Well. you
know, anyway. I've led pretty rough
life and pretty wild 'un, don't your"
The Dolores star., 1909-04-30
CHAPTER v.

As they entered the senate cham
Der. Vernon heard the lieutenant-gov-
ernor say: And the question Is:
Shall the resolution be adopted!
Those In favor will vote aye those
opposed VII vote no.. when their
names are called: and the secretary
will call the
Mr.. President" Vernon shouted.
There was no time now to retreat; he
had launched himself on the sea Of
glory. A dozen other senators were
on their feet. likewise demanding rec
ognition.
The senator from Cook" said the
heutenant-governor.
Vernon stood by his desk, arranging
complacently the documents Miss
Greene had given him. Once or twice
he cleared his throat and wiped his
lips with his handkerchief. The other
senators subsidized into their seats,
and, seeing that they themselves were
not then to be permitted to speak. and
like all speakers. not caring to listen
to the speeches Of others. they turned
philosophically to the little diversions
WIN thty Whhtu away LILO
hours of the session-writing letters.
reading newspapers. smoking. Yer.
non glanced around Maria Greene
was sitting precariously on the edge
of divan. Her face was white and
drawn. She gave a quick nod, and q
smile just touched her fixed lips. And
then Vernon began. He spoke slowly
and with vast deliberation: his voice
was very low. He Outlined his sub
ject with exquisite pains. detail BY
ietail, making 1t clear just what prop
ositions he would advance. His man
ner was that of the lawyer In an ap-
peiiate court, making mastery and
purely legal argument; when 1t was
done, the senate. II 1t had paid atten-
tion-though It seldom did pay atten-
tion-wouid know all about the Ques-
ton Of woman-suffrage.
In his deliberation. Vernon glanced
now and then at Maria Greene. Her
eyes were sparkling with intelligent
interest. As II to choose the lowest
point possible from which to trace the
ri:e and progress OF legislation favor
able to women. Vernon would call the
attention OF the senate first to the de-
cision OF the Illinois supreme court In
re Bradwell. IS ILL.,. 525. That was
away back In 1863. when the age was
virtually dark; and that was the case.
gentlemen would remember. just as II
they all kept each decision Of the
court at their tongues ends, in which
the court held that no woman could -
admitted. under the laws OF Illinois. to
practice as an attorney at law. But
and Vernon implored his colleagues to
mark-long years afterward. the court
OF Its own motion entered a nunc pro
tune order. reversing its own decision
in the Bradwell case. Vernon dilated
upon the Importance of this decision:
he extolled the court; 1t had set white
milestone to mark the progressing
emancipation Of the race. Then.
The Dolores star., 1909-04-30

forced TO become more general in his
remarks, and SO he began to celebrate
woman. ecstatically. He conjured for
the senators the presence OF their
mothers and sisters. their sweethearts
and wives; and then. some quotations
fortunately occurring to him, he re.
minded them that Castiglione had tru.
ly said that God is seen only through
women" that the woman's soul lead
eth us upward and on" He recounted
the services Of women in time Of war.
their deeds in the days Of peace. and
In the end he became involved in an
allegory about the exclusion Of the
roses from the garden
The senators had begun to pay At
tention to him as soon As he talked
about things they really understood
and were interested In, and now they
shouted to him to go on. II was spread
abroad over the third floor Of the
statehouse that some one was making
big speech in the senate. and rep
resentatives came rushing over from
the house. The correspondents Of the
Chicago newspapers came over also
to see II the Associated Press man In
the senate was getting the speech
down fully. All the space on the floor
was soon crowded, and the applause
shook the desks and made the glass
sprisms on the chandeliers Jingle. The
lieutenant governor tapped from time
to time with his gavel. but he did II
eperfunctorily, as though he enjoyed
the applause himself. as vicariously
expressing his own feelings; his eyes
5twinkled until II seemed that, were II
not for certain traditions, he would
join In the delighted laughter that
made up most Of the applause.
Once a page came to Vernon with a
glass OF water. and as he paused to
wipe his brow and to sip from the
glass. he glanced again at Maria
Greene. Her face was solemn and q
wonder was growing In her eyes. Be-
side her sat old Doc" Ames. scowling
fiercely and stroking his long white
beard. There were sharp cries OF GO
on! Go on!"
Continued next week)