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The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
WINS
 FROM 0'BRIEN
(By Alaska News Bureau)

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2O-only cleverness and ring craft saved Phil adelphia Jack" o'Brien from being knocked out by Al Kaufman in their six round fight last night before the National Athletic club.
 In the early rounds O'Brien estab- lshed a big lead on points, jabbiug Kaufman almost at will and bringing blood to his mouth and nose. In the fourth round Kaufman landed several heavy body blows which took the steam out of oBrien.
 Using his superior weight and strength Kaufman kept after Jack and had him in bad way. o'Brien was too clever, however, to allow Kaufman to land the finishing blow.
 The fight was fast throughout. Both men were puffing and bleeding at the end of the sixth round.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
TIT6SBIRT HED CLOSE GH--

shock of 800 volts will often kill a man and only about L7OO volts are used to elecuocute criminals.
 Had any part of his body other than his hand received the shock he would have almost certainly been killed.
 Mir. Kingsbury's fingers of his left hand are badly burned, but otherwise he shows no i'll effects of the acci- dent. He was back at work today.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20

While cutting in a new switch in the Home Power company's power house at G:3O o'clock last night D. J. Kingsbury by some accident laid his hand across the connection and received a shock of 2,SO0 voltage
 The shock rendered him uso2nsci. ous and 1t was nearly an hour and one-half before he fully recovered his faculties.
 He is lucky to be alive for a
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
BILL WILL
 BE CROWDED THROUGH

of the passage of the BeverIdge bill is that the elective legislature pro- posed by Delegate Wickersham would be corrupted by the powerful corpora tlons of Alaska and in this manner Legislation inimical to the best inter- ests of the people would be passed.
 Delegate Wickersham 's making a hard fight to defeat favorable re- port on the bill.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
Beyond Forgiveness.

Patience-I hear they ran away and got married. PaTice-Yep. Patience -I suppose her father will never for give them. Paurice-Well, he fOrgaye lem for running away. but he never will forgive 'em for coming back home. -Yonkers Statesman.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
(sy Alaska News Bureau)

(5Y Alaska News 5ureau)
 WASHINGTON, D. c. Jan. 2O-The territorial committee of the Senate is busy discussing the bill providing a legislative council for Alaska, Sen ator Beveridge expects the bill will be reported ravorably this afternoon or tomorrow.
 It is believed that the bill will pass One strong reason urged in favor
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
BIG BROKERS
 FLAT BROKE
lRy AIaska NeWs Bureau.l

NEW YORK. Jan. 2O-The big brot craze company of Lathrop and Has dns. heavy operators on the New York Stock exchange, failed yesterda. Their liabilities are he'vy.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
THEODORE IS
 HEARD FROM
fRy AIaska News Rureau.l

NEW YORK. Jan. 2O-Advices have been received from Khartoum, Egypt, stating that Theodore Roosevelt will arrive there March 15 and meet his wife, who will journey there. Mir. Roosevelt expects to return to the United States about June 1st.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20

You can spend pleasant half ho1 in a game of Pool or English Bil llards. The Board of Trade has ths best tables in skagway. Drop in,- we'll be glad to SC you.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
DENNETT DENIES THAT SEC.
 BALLINGER MIS-U5ED FUNDS

Dennett flatly denied that Ballinger was guilty of reckless or improper ex- penditures of the public funds.
 The hearing was adjourned until Monday when Representative Hitch. cock will probe into the matter.
 President Taft today signed the joint investigation resolution.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
J. s. Is AFTER
 COAL COMBINE
(By Alaska News Bureau0

PHILADELPHIA. Jan, 2O-The |. S. district attorney yesterday filed tn brief in the case of the United Stat s against the anthracite coal companies that are alleged to be in an illegal combine.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
PASSES
 SEALING LAW
tsy Alaska News Rureau9

WASHINGTON, D. c. Jan. 2O-sen- ator Piles of Washington has secured the passage of a bill which will give pelagic sealers the right to sue for claims in the United States circuit courts.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20

 BOLT CAUCUS
lRv AIaeka News Bureaul

WASHINGTON, D. c. Jan. 2O-The Insurgent congressman did not attend the caucus of the Republican mem bers of the House which was held last night.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
(By Alaska News Bureau)

(ey Alaska News BureaW
 WASHINGTON, D. c. Jan. % Fred Dennett, commissioner of the General Land Office, spent an hour and one half testifying before the Bal finger investigation committee of the House yesterday.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
GAM ID
 ANNEX ISLES
lRy AIaska News Bureaul

WASHINGTON. D. c. Jan. 2O-The bill which was passed by the Senate anneMng the SpitzbergeD Islands is now before the House. The islands contain rich deposits of coal. phos- plates and guano.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
AVIATOR CARRIES PASSENGERS

plane flying machine. taking a differ ent passenger each time. Each of the flights was about twenty two miles in length. Paulham made great speed and had his machine under per fecs control.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
MAN
 DROPS DEAD.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)

SEATTLE. Jan. 2O--Louis Reasoner died suddenly of apoplexy in this city yesterday. His body is being held and an effort is being made to locate friends in Alaska, where Reasoner had mining interests.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
PROHIBITION
 NUT FAVORED
tsy Alaska News Bureau)

VICTORIA. B. c. Jan. 2O-A re count of the election returns show that British Columbia has rejected the prohibition idea and will remain wet"
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
ROOSEVELT WILL BECOME
 CANDIDATE F0R CONGRESS

Congress from the first district of New York upon his return from Af- rica. It is stated that once in Con, gress. Roosevelt will be a candidate for the speakership of the House.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20

Last night being ladies night at the Elks club, the Elks were treated to a delicious luncheon at the magic hour of eleven by the ladies.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
HARDY CATTLE
 STAY OUTSIDE

VALDEZ. Jan. During the past year the Galloway cattle at the gov ernment experimental station at kod- iak have shown their ability to hustle for themselves in all kinds of weather
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
LIBERALS ARE -EAD.N6

fate of the Lloyd George budget will
 continue for seven days throughout the scattered constituencies, The Lib erals are leading in the early returns.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
TURK PALACE
 Is DESTROYED
tsy Alaska News sureau)

CONSTANTINOPLE. Turkey. Jan. 2O-The Chirabiar palace where the sessions of the, Turkish Parliament were held was destroyed by fire yes terday. The loss was large.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
lsy Alaska News Bursau)

WASHINGTON, D. c. Jan. 2O-A report has been received here to the effect that Theodore Roosevelt has consented to become a candidate for
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
POSTMASTER ours JOB
tsy Alaska News Bureau)

WASHINGTON. D. c. Jan. 20 Charles Cole, postmaster at Jack Wade creek. vice J. LenOut has re- signed.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
(By Alaska News BureaW

(5y Alaska News Bureau)
 LOS ANGELES. Jan. 2O-Carrying one passenger with him, Louis Paul ham late yesterday afternoon made three cross country flights in his bi.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
BILL IS INSULT TO ALASKA

Beveridge bill is an insult to Alaska. The Times criticlses the weak points of the bill and states that Alaska is entitled to real home rule.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20
(By Alaska News Bureau.)

|, SEATTLE. Jan. 2O-The Seattle
 Times in it's editorial columns today
 states in emphatic language that the
The daily Alaskan., 1910-01-20

(5y Alaska News 5ureau)
 LONDON. Eng. Jan. 2O-The Eng fish election which will determine the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-21
POSTAL RECEIPTS.

The people of Louisville, New Or
leans and Atlanta must be great let
ter writer's, for fact, as, according
to the reports Of the last fiscal year.
the postal receipts in Atlanta were
Se93,s03; at Louisville. S9s5,746, and at
New Orleans, $9S2,S64.
The Charlotte Observer has figured
It out that Atlanta does about twice
as much post-offce business per capt.
TIA as Louisville and about three tipes
as much as New Orleans. This Is very
encouraging and speaks well for the
tremendous epistolary fecundity Of
the Georgia town. The reports will
doubtless show, however, that there Is
a good deal more business done in
Louisville and New Orleans than in
Atlanta
The post-office receipts at Richmond
last year, not including any of the
outlying territory, aggregated $685.
926.S2. This was doing pretty well
for Richmond. and the business was
all its own.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-21
THE RAILROADS IN TEXAS.

Governor Campbell, of Texas, it Is
reported, will submit to the
Legislature Of that state. which has
just been called in special session, a
proposition to reduce the railroad pas
senger fare to 2 cents the mile. The
fare is now 3 cents. An unsuccess-
ful effort was made at the last reg
ular and special sessions of the Leg
islnture to reduce it to 2 cents. as
the Governor had recommended. but
the mere fact that the Governor Of
Texas has recommended a 2-cent in
stead Of a Scent fare does not con-
vince anyone. outside of Texas. at
least, that he knew what he was
about.
We have always commended that the
railroads should not be compelled to
transport passengers at less than the
cost of the service, and We do not be-
lieve that the rate of cents the mile
is sufficient compensation for this
service, particularly in the thinly set
tied regions of the country.
The population Of Texas. by the
census of 1900, was little over ii
people to the square mile, counting
whites and blacks, Greasers and all.
The population of New York. by the
same census. was 1926 people to the
square mile; the population of Mas
sachusetts was 34s,9; the population
of New Jersey was 25O,3, and the pop
ulation of Rhode Island was 407. The
population Of Virginia, by the same
census, was 4S.2 people to the square
mile. and the population of South Car
DINA was 44.4 Manifestly rate for
passenger transportation that would
be possible in New York, Rhode Is
land, New Jersey and Massachusetts
at cents the mile could not be af-
forded in Texas or Virginia or South
Carolina.
We regret that our lawmakers do
not take rational view on some SUBJ
jects, at least.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-21

live within hearing of the bells Of
Saint Michael or the chimes OF Saint
Matthews.
OF course, McKeand has a hard Job.
That Is why he was selected for It.,
and IL he would only catch the spirit
OF the place, go to Saint Alichaers
on Sunday occasionally, become a re-
gular attendant at the Scotch Ca
thedral. contemplate the remnant Of
the old city wall in Marion Square,
pay due reverence to the stone steps
at the Battery, now soon to be dis
placed by the iconoclastic hand OF
Goodwin Rhett, join the Commercial
Club, affiliate with the Elks, keep
clear of the tightwads, and work all
the time, he will thank a propitious
Heaven for the opportunity of lenv-
Ing Oklahoma City to be numbered
among the saints in tho City OF the
Sea-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-21
ANOTHER coLonEp co1rEcron.

President Taft's appointment Of
Whitehead Mckinley. blue eyed.
freckied-face oo1ored man. hailing
Originally from Charleston, to be COL
lector of customs at the port OF George
town was blunder, unless he be ac-
ceptable to the people of the community
he will serve. In that case there would
be little or nothing to say. but even
In a town where there is no such
thing as local self-government 1t would
be we'll always to consult the wishes
of the community. This course does
the present case, as we are told by
the New York Evening Post that Nc
Kinlay was strongly recommended to
the President by negroes throughout
the country, among them being Or. w.
D. Crum, eX-col1ector OF the port Of
Charleston, who was recently appointed
as minister to Liberia" We are further
told that Strong opposition to the ap-
pointment OF negro to the collector
ship developed when it was reported
mere Sat WashlnBton) last week that q
colored man might get the place."
What had the negroes throughout the
country" to do with an appointment to
Federal office almost purely local in
character? Did they urge his appoint
ment on the ground Of ability or on
the ground of color? Is he the best
fitted man for the office? Does he live
in Georgetown? What relation does he
bear to the people Of that community
and to the business men who have deal
ings through the office he has been APP
pointed to administer?
1t looks to us as If the President has
made sad mistake and doubtless the
Senate will help him to correct it when
the appointment comes up for confir-
nation at the next executive session of
that body. We had hoped that DR..
Crum's experience In such matters
would have restrained him from further
political activity of this sort.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-21

mia, jamaica ginger. vaseline, olive
OIL. court plaster, rose extract, brill
l,antine, seidlitz powders. bromo
settler, etc"
Now. what we should like to know
is who are the users OF such articles
as these2 Champ Clark has confessed
to his home people that he has been "a
better man" since he went to Con-
gress, and 1t cannot be that he has
ever ordered any OF the articles OF
stationery such as poker chips, bridge
sets, and bromo settler. We should
not be at all surprised to find that
the Hon. Bascomb Slemp has already
laid In good stock OF that soothing
witch hazel. with which to allay the
soreness he is sure to feel after the
election In the Ninth Is over. The
Jewel cases may have all been used
up by Nelson w. Aldrich, and the
postcard albums would suit Cabot
Lodge intimate friends OF the Colonel,
for we are told that the Colonel has
been sending postal cards to all his
friends with thrilling picture OF the
tomb of Napoleon gazing on him.
Just what Senators or Representa-
tives want with pass cases Is a mys-
terry. which could be solved, however,
by the Hon. B. n. Tillman. Senator
from South Carolina, who used to "cuss"
the railroads and carry passes at the
Same time. The manicure sets may
be all right, but II 1t were told in
the highways and by-ways OF Ar
kansas that Jeffries Davis had ever
supplied himself with one, Jeffries
would HE himself back to the hills.
Senator Ellison D. Smith. Of South
Carolina, surely could not have called
his own those shopping bags and
glove stretchers.
We know who the listerine, the
quinine pills. pepsin. trional, soda tab
let's. ammonia. antikammia, Jamaica
ginger. vaseline, smelling salts and
court plaster are for. They are for
the especial and particular use OF the
Hon. Joseph CLAWS Cannon, when the
insurgents and Democratic majority
cast their cold and glittering eyes at
MN IN the next House.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-21
WE ARE SOON FORGOT.

An entertaining story is printed this
week by the Southwestern Times in
regard to Lieutenant Gilmer. of the
United States Navy, who owns Vale
mont" in Albemarle county. The story
is that his grandfather was once Sec
rotary OF the Navy. We wonder how
many people in Virginia to-day. out
side OF professional historians and the
bare handful of students OF Virginia
history, could tell anything about Lieu
tenant Gilmer's grandfather. Thomas
Walker Gilmer He was a Virginian,
and an eminent one in his day and
generation. There is something unique
and tragic in his history. for he was ap-
pointed Secretary Of the Navy In Presi-
dent Tylers Cabinet but ten days before
he was killed. along with other Cabinet
officers, by the bursting of a gun on
board the United States steamer
princeton" President Tyler narrow
ly escaped death on the same OCCASION
For year Gilmer was Governor of
Virginia, and before that he was
Speaker of the House. He went into
the cabinet from the Congress. John
Y. Mason succeeded him as Secretary
OF the Navy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-21
CONGRESSIONAL STATIONERY.

If we may paraphrasc the saying
of the stout and smiling politician VINO
once asked What Constitution be-
tween friends?" we are inclined to
think that economy is nothing be-
tween congressman" In voting them
selves salary increases, gilt and ma
hogany offices, and in printing in tho
Congressional Record speeches they
never made and speeches made by all
sorts of other persons, they remind us
of the mutual kind regard and the
entente cordiale that existed between
the Governors and Legislatures in the
days of the carpet Dagger in the
South. when about thrice week the
legislatures used to vote a "bounty"
to the Governors in appreciation OF
their services and "statecrart."
Inspection of the many things sup
piled free to Congressman under the
cloak name of stationery" intensitles
the belief that where they personally
are concerned, congressman have
agreed to agree, that there is no such
thing as economy. Mere paper and
envelopes constitute the most insignt-
f1cant item in the congressional defnl-
tion Of stationery. Here is a list OF
some of the articles that pass as sta
tioneY. according to Arthur Street in
the Sunset Magazine:
Playing cards. including whist and
prldge sets; poker chips. pocketbooks
ana purses, shears and scissors, hand
nass, suit cases. souvenir bags, vanity
bags, pass cases, nail clips, files and
brushes; manicure sets, safety razors
and extra blades, matches, wedding
announcement cards. postcard albums,
photograph envelopes. hunting knife,
cur cases, button box, glove stretcher,
oand box sewing box, shopping bag,
cigar lighter, jewel case, ash tray,
opera bags qulnlne pills, listerine,
peroxide OF hydrogen, pepsin, trional,
soda tablets, witch hazel smelling
salts, ammonia. cough drops. antikam-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-21
VAN cLEAvE is DEAD.

It is common saying that mo man
is missed after he dies. This is. gem
orally speaking. faithful saying; but
it is not always true. For example, If
Van Cleave had lived. the Bucks Stove
and Range concern would not have lost
all they have fought for by yielding to
the demands of the Gompers crowd.
Their surrender appears to have been
unconditional. Van Cleave would turn
over in his grave If he knew it. What
effect. If any, the settlement of the con-
troversy will have on the contempt case
of Gompers remains to be seen. All
suits, 1t is said. have been Withdrawn;
but there has been no understanding
with the Court, we believe, that the set
Element touched The matter of con-
empt. There could have been no un-
derstanding with the Court on this
point. The Court has declared that
Gompers and his associates We're in
contempt, and the Court must have
known whether they were or not. The
question now Is what is the Supreme
Court. to which appeal was taken, go
ing to do about 1t? From whatever
point it is viewed. the situation is en-
barrassing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-21
JUST LIKE OUR OWN PEOPLE.

The people down in Bogota are get
ting to be very United Statesian in
their respect for law and order. When
the American company resumed the
operation OF Its street car service on
Tuesday the people behaved for all the
world as If they lived in Philadelphia.
except that. when the report from
which we quote closed, no american"
lives appear to have been lost.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-21
THE PRECAUTIONARY OF ST. JOHNS

THE TERCENTENARY OF ST. JOHNS
Impressive indeed must have been
the ceremonies concentrating thu
three hundredth anniversary of the
founding of st. Johns Church al
Hampton, known in the earlier days
of this State as the Church of Ile-
coughtan, from the fact that when John
tan was the Indian king In dominion
over the land where the Church STOOD.
The Church building remained until
1867, when 1t was RACED by order OF the
congregation. and the new one erected
at Pembroke, which was used until st.
Johns was built in 1928. The founda-
tions of the first house OF worship
We're, by a happy coincidence. dscov-
cred this year by Jacob Heffelfinger,
senior warden of ST. Johns, an anti
quarian, who for forty eight years has
been member OF the congregation.
The memorial exercises consisted of
addresses, and the usual religious cere-
monies prescribed for such occasion.
They took place at the site recently
determined upon as that of the first
Church. After all else was over, the
Rev. Reverdy Estill, In the presence OF
some five hundred people, dedicated
of the Episcopal Church, and then the
choir sang My Country, 'Tis of Thee"
The most interesting address made
was that of Senior Warden Henelhnger
from 1910 down to the present time.
Many sidelights illuminated what he
said, and not the least valuable of these
was his statement that about 1919
came over the three old pieces OF com.
munion silver now at st. Johns" All
three pieces bear the hall mark" of
1913 This plate has been in use in
America longer than any other Church
plate. Again" said Mr.. Hetfelfnger
in 1885, Benjamin Symes gave two
| hundred acres Of land, with milk and
increase or eight COWS for the main
tenance OF a learned and honest man
| to keep on the said ground free
school for the education and instruc-
| tion OF the children OF the adjoining
parishes of Elizabeth City and Ktquo-
tan. This Is the first legacy OF al.
| English colonist In America for the
| cause Of education. antedating John
Harvard, of Massachusetts, by four
years. The symes bequest was ac-
knowledge by Assembly in March,
| 1913"
| Three hundred years OF service to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-21

One of the latest reports from
Charleston is that some of the unre-
conciled claim that the destructive
ness OF the recent Are in that town
was increased by the use Of Goose
creek water, it being asserted that the
chemicals used In the publication Of
the water simply added fuel to the
names, In view OF the vast quantity
OF the water actually used on the fire,
the wonder Is that the whole place
was not burned down, Water that will
not put out fire is one of the peculiari-
ties OF dear old Charleston" which.
as the old bard sang, 'ls funny place
and full OF funny people"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-21

This Is an interesting communlca-
tion. The Times-Dispatch has not
tried to influence Governor Mann in
his appointment of United States SEN
ator from this State. 1t has expressed
no opinion whatever as to whom he
should appoint. 1t has given from
time to time simply fair report of
the situation and the indica lions.
That is all. We have never assumed
any authority in the premises. We
have not gone TO the extent even of
our correspondent and settled upon
any one of our distinguished and
much beloved fellow -citizEhs as the
one man, In State that Is fairly
saggins with the overburden of SEN
atorial timber, eminently qualified to
fill John Daniels place. We have been
so careful not to assume any honor
in this situation, that we have re-
Trained from suggesting even that
Jones. or Smith. or Brown, or Robin
son was "thc proper and only one"
upon whom Governor Mann should fix
his eagle eye.
Our correspondent has no newspa-
per of his own, it is true. and in or
der that he may be relieved of this
embarrassment and of his unwarrant-
ed suspicion that The Times Dispatch
was attempting to lead Governor
Mann in this matter. we print his let
ter in this conspicuous place. thank
Ing him. Notwithstanding our scars,
for the opportunity of affording him
this means of communication with
the public. and particularly with Gov
ernor Mann, a regular reader. we ara
pleased to say, of these sprightly and
always entertaining columns.