The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-17
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 Naples, April 12-Mount Etna is again in eruption. At present smoke, ashes, nders anu scorial are being thrown out of the largest crater, and the eruption is unusual by not being accompanied by earthquakes as is usually the case with this volcano.
 Statistis show that out of seventy eight recorded eruptions comparative ly few have been of extreme violence, 1 while most have been harmless in character.
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 Seattle, April l0-Arctic Explorer Leffingwell arrived in Seattle this morning to superintend the construc- eiou oi tHc suip NtSo WHiSu iS to eahe him and his scientific party to the Arctic ocean on an exploring trip.
 They will leave for the north on the first of May and will collect data and make investigations for the Chicago University.
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 Sorrento, Italy. April 10-F. Marion Craw ford died here last night. ] Francis Marion ford the Amer ican novelist, was born in Italy, in 1854, the son of Thomas Crawford a sculptor of note. He came to America ID 1868 an attended St. Pauls school at Concord, afterwards returning to Europe and studied in various colleges of prominence and became student of Sanskrit and at one time held an editorship on daily paper in India. Here he acquired much knowledge of Buddhism aud oriental lore. He re- turned to America and wrote book reviews and articles on philosophical themes and in 1882 wrote hls firt novel "Mr. McIsaacs.
 This met with immediate success and others followed He is best known as novelist by his authorship p of With tho Immortals', "The Witch of Prague' Casa Braccio, ' "Via Crucis'', "Don Orsino', "An American Politician etc.
 His works are marked by fine dra- matic quality and splendid imagin- ation.
 United Press special Washington, April 12-The House is resting. The Senate is due to spend week in discussing the tariff.
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 San Francisco, April 12-Willis Britt who is arranging a bout between ketchell and Johnson, wired today from New York that the men have signed up and will meet each other in the ring in San Francisco in October.
 Lima, Peru April PA severe earthquake today shook this city and did considerably damage but no lives are reported lost.
 Reports from all over the district are being received of shocks more or less severe in intensity but details are meager.
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 Washington April 12-The tariff bill | was dfDcDutu huu rtpOt GSd tuio ditcI- noon from the finance committee to the Senate as a whole. It was accom- panied by a summary of general character prepared by Senator Al drch. The rates in many instances are lower than these passed by the house.
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 Washington, April 12-The House this afternoon sent request to the Senate to return the tariff bill as soon as it was altered.
 The Senate is cutting the tariff ten to twenty per cent, and have placed most women's wearing apparel on the free list or reduced it to a minimum. The House may change, however.
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 Buffalo, April 10-The Niagra ri- yer has again frozen up for the second time this year. The ice is fozen solid and the water has hacked and des-