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The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
M,NAmARAs WON'T PLEAD

LOS ANGELES, July :. The McNamara brothers were arraigned this morning, but declined 10 plead 10 the nineteen charges of murder brought against them. Their It. fusal Is based upon the premises that they were eYtradited upon the spe- cifc charge of having dynamIted the l.lewellyn Iron Works. and not for the other dynamiting Cutrages which are represented in the murder charg- es. They say that under this condi. tion they cannot be tried under any other charge than that of the l.lew. ellyn case unless the prosecution is willing 10 admit the crime of kid. napng
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
ON RENAL PENINSULA.

SEWARD, July 3. Five miles of dredging ground on the kenai river have been bonded to a syndicate represented by b. R. Pierson. and three drills are now on their way 10 prospect the ground. The area of dredging activity now extends from the mouth Of the river to it's source.
 The quartz property of Redman X Son has been bonded to Captain Nels Peterson and J. D. Meenach for S22! 900. Prospecting of the prop erty will be continued on much larger scale than heretofore
 Trains are now running on the Alaska Central to Mile 12 The sea son has been the latest in many years. and the installation of stamp mills has been delayed much longer than anticipated. As il is. three stamp mills will he running this mont h
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
MORE ABOUT WRECkS

SE,ATIl.E July l. The eXCur- ,I.u steamer Sp. kane which was wrecked on the rocks near Seymour \airuN~ ar midnight. Thursday night Is a total loss and Mrs. Gardner Williams of Washington. D C. and Ms ] F. Strauss. of Philadelphia. urc dead from the result Of the ~rrok The Admiral Sampson arriv- ed here this morning with he sur hNurS ut he wreck
 EAGLE, July | - The Canadian -.eamer Pauline which brought the Lem Is dr,dse down from Stewart river io Gibbon. struck rock about :" miles above Eagle and sunk The SCAWatka. going To her rescue. was al~p caught on he same rocks and Vas delayed for some time. The Pauline k probably total wreck and lies in Canadian waters
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
NOTED SOLDIER BURIED.

ATLANTA, Ga, July 6. Pub lie funeral was held yesterday over the remains of General Clement A Evans. the soldier-authorla lawyer. The body lay in state in the capitol building. where II was viewed by thousands of people. Until death, General Evans was prison cOmmis- SiOuer of Georgia
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
SAILORS STRIKE,

LIVERPOOL, July ,. - With the concessions granted today by the White Star line, the strike of the seamen and the dockmen Is virtually at an end. The company yields to nearly all the demands of the men.
 GLASGOW. July 8. With the help of passengers and outsiders, three ships of the Clyde line got away from this port last night, and are now on their way across the Atlantic to ports in Canada. There are more than 2.OOO passengers aboard the three ships, and many of them are from the United States
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
STOKES LETTERS READ.

NEW YORK. July :. - A package containing eighteen letters written by Millionaire Stokes 10 Miss Ora ham. who shot him. were read in court this morning.
 In one of the letters Stokes states that he has been looking over very carefully dozen widows who have been divorced. with the view to mar rying the pick of the bunch. and he advises Miss Graham to marry a certain rich young man of this city.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
WORKING THE BLUFF.

NEW YORK, July ( The direC- tors of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey have decided to sever the connections between the integral parts of the trust. SO that in the future l5 or 20 companies that made up the trust will do business inde pendently Cf one another
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
EMBEzzLING BANKERS.

SAN DIEGO, Cal. July 5. - Louis Wilde. the Portland banker. who Is wanted in that city In connection with the affairs of Cooper Morris. was placed under arrest here today. He filed a bond for $2,OOO.
 PORTLAND, Ore. July 5. An indictment was returned by the grand jury here today charging Cooper Morris and Louis Wilde jointly with embezzlement of funds belonging to the Oregon Trust & Savings com pany Morris is now serving a term for his part on a former charge. Of the sum embedded $9O.0OO has been returned.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
APPEAL IS DENIED.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. July :. - Jo seph Vending, who was found gull ty of murder of Alma kellner, the Syear-Ol niece of Frank Fehr, the millionaire brewer, must serve out the life term imposed upon him by the lower court in which he was tried. The sentence of that court was confirmed by the supreme court Of the state today.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
TO TELL THEM HOW.

SEATTLE, July 6. - Mrs. Mary Hart. who enjoys the distinction of being the last woman to quit the deck of the sinking steamship Spo- kane. has been engaged as a lecturer to show the women of Seattle how to get on and of electric cars. Mrs. Hart was lecturer on the Spokane. At the time of the AlaskaYukOn ex- position, she had charge of the Alas. ka women's exhibits, and travelled in Alaska gathering the exhibits for the occasion
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
WAITING AT ALTAR.

LONDON, July g. Lady Con- stance Hall, sister of the Earl of Liverpool today deserted the Rev. Mir. Hawkins, her fiance. al the altar Elaborate preparations had been made for the wedding and fashionable gathering thronged the church where the wedding was to take place The family has offered no explanation of the ladys strange behavior
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
ouGceNhe,M oREoces.

DAWSON, July s. Two new dredges arrived on the last boats for the Guggenheim company here. They are big machines intended for work on Bonanza creek
 With the same boats arrived two heavy traction engines for Frank Asam. who has contracted 10 haul 900 cords of wood for the Gug gpnhpims
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
kOYUkUk CLEANUP.

TANANA, July i Reports from the koyukuk district indicate a total output from the camp amounting to $l25.O0O for the season. This is a decided falling off from the last sey- eral years. when the output has amounted to $200,0O0 and more.
 The greater part of the new work in the district is being car ried on in the diggings of the Ham mond river These diggings are To- cated about six miles north of Wise, man, on the koyukuk
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
UNWRlTTEN LAW.

IEADVILLE. July 6. - The dis. lrict attorney absolutely refuses to prosecute Mrs. Capra, who is charged with having killed her drunken hus. band. Mrs Capra is about to become I mother and she killed the man 10 save her own life, which the dis trict attorney believes she had the I rIpht 10 do
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
MAY OPEN COAL LANDS,

WASHINGTON, July s. - Acting upon the recommendation Of the secretary of the navy, Secretary or the Interior Fisher Is considering lhs matter of opening extensively the coal mines of Alaska as govern ment enterprise, to furnish to the navy and revenue cutter service the coal they need, al the lowest pos stble cost
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
MORE ENTERTAINMENTS.

WASHINGTON. July :. The board of naval experts is selecting explosives with which they will study and experiment upon the hull of the Maine. in the effort to fix the nature of the explosion which caused the wreck
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
COMING TO FAIRBANKS.

SEATTLE. July 8 Passengers with through tickets to Fairbanks on the steamship Jefferson, which sailed from Seattle on Saturday night, were: Mrs. A. Pauli and daughter, Mrs. c. N. Craemer and two daughters, Mrs. F. Snyder. Mrs. Thomas Davis
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
HELD FOR PERJURY.

SEATTLE. July 5 Detective Day and William Benn. the latter brotherin-law of former Chief Wap- penstein. are being held for the grand jury on suspicion of perjury in connection with the famous case.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
SAYS HE'S CRATER,

SEATTLE, July 5. Councilman Goddard has demanded the removal of City Engineer Thompson. claim ing that he had knowledge of at least a million dollars graft annexed by Wappenstein and others. The Wappenstein case went to the jury Monday night.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
hillES IS BlAM go.

WASHINGTON, July [. Con- gressman Norris formally charges that Hilles, the private secretary of President Taft, is busily engaged iR issuing false reports regarding the various presidential candidates, and President Taft will rigidly investi- gate the charge
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
ARBITRATION TREATY.

ATLANTIC CITY, July s. Ad dressing the society of international Christian EndeavOr, President TsrI the early signing of the arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
WoLGAST RESTS MORAN.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 5. Be- fore large crowd of sport lovers, with s40,OOo gate receipt, Ad Wol- gast yesterday knocked out Owen Moran in the thirteenth round of the fight here, clinching his title as the undisputed lightweight cham pion of the world.
 The betting was two to one on Wolgast and many wagers were plac- ed. The first. seventh, eighth. ninth and twelfth rounds were undisput- ably WOlgast's, while Moran had the better of the second, fourth. tenth and eleventh rounds, the third, fifth and sixth rounds being about an even break
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
TRADE COMMISSION.

WASHINGTON. July c. New lands on Saturday introduced bill for the appointment of a trade commission of five which shall have control of all corporations which are receiving 5000, 900 CT more busi- ness annually
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
KENTUCKY sTABBiNG.

LONDON, Ky, July 3. - In dis pute over a civil suit. John BOreing, son of Congressman Vincent Bore ing. who died eight years ago, was stabbed by former Judge White, of Clay county The wound is under the heart. and is serious. Judge White is being held without bail, pending the outcome of the injury.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
PASSENGERS TO BLAME.

SEATTLE, July 6. Before the steamboat inspection board which is Investigating the wreck of the steamship Spokane, the greater num- Der of witnesses today testified that the panic was started by the pass engers themselves.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
SCOPE WAS MOVED.

OAKLAND, July 6 - The earth quake of last Saturday did some serious damage at the Mount Ham ilton observatory, where 1t moved the telescope from it's concrete base. It will require much painstaking la bor 10 repair the damage.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
TO REVISE MINING CODE.

DAWSON, July 6. - In view of the forthcoming revision of the Can adian mining code, Frederick T.. Congdon. member of parliament from Yukon territory, is receiving sug- gestions from the miners of this dis. trict as to the changes they desire from the present code. MT. CongdOn has charge of the revision of the code, which will apply to entire Can ada. He will leave for Ottawa this week.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
LIKES RULE OF REASON.

BATTLE CREEK. July :. Attor ney General Wickersham in address, ing the Michigan bar here last eve ming, gave his unqualified indorse- ment to the supreme courts applica- ton of the rule of reason" 10 the cases which come before It.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
STEAMER ON Rocks.

SAN FRANCISCO, July '. = The steamer Santa Rosa, loaded with passengers. is on the rocks at Point Conception. The steamers Arguello and California are standing by the wreck to rescue the passengers as they can.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
FEMALE RAEElES.

COLORADO SPRINGS, July |. - Aroused by numerous robberies in large hotels and fashionable resi-. dences. the police authorities have become suspicious of perscn who poses as man, but whom gossip declares 10 be woman
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
ENGLISH CAR STRIKE.

MANCHESTER, Eng, July 6. = Two hundred were injured in a riot between the striking teamsters and the carmen, which occurred today. Two thousand policemen are now in control of the situation, and all dan ger is past
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
BEETLES DESTROY CROPS.

WINNIPEG, Man, July D. - Mill ions of beetles are travelling in clouds over sections of Manitoba, de scending upon the fields and leaving behind them a swath of clean-stripped earth The farmers are losing heav- fly by the destruction of their crops.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
AvjA1ORS ARE OuckeD.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. July T. While Harry Atwood and Charles K. Hamilton were giving exhibition flights off shore here this morning. both tumbled into the ocean with their machines. They were rescued by tugs. and their aeroplanes were picked up not much worse for the accident Atwood is stopping off here for few days while on the way through the air from New York to Washington
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
MINING INSPECTORS.

WASHINGTON. July 6. - Joseph Holmes, director of the federal bur eau of mines, left today on an in spectiOn trip through the Western states and Alaska He is.accOmpan. jed by Sumner Smith. mine in- spectOr for Alaska
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
WALES TO VISIT CANADA.

LONDON, July 1. - The prince "t Wales will soon pay an official visit To Canada. which will be the occasion of the greatest celebration that colony has ever known
 Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona, high commissioner from Canada to Great Bii'ain will soon resign his position and retire from active ser vice
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
ARIZONA FLOODED.

PHOENIX, AriZ., July ,. - Entire Arizona in this section is flooded as a result of the amazingly heavy torrents of rain that have fallen during the last 4S hours. Six inches fell during the 24 hours yesterday, and the floods have virtually ruined the crops.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
cONNeUA IS WINNER,

PARIS, July :. - Ensign Conneau, of the French army, today won the European circuit aviation prize. fly Ing the last stage from Calais 10 VlnCennes, distance of lG5 miles. In 3 hours and 25 minutes
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
CASTRO IN VENEZUELA.

WASHINGTON, July T. The state department is advised that Castro. the exiled president of Ven, ezuela. has Outw1tted the vigilance of the nations and landed upon the soil of his native country.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT

NEW YORK, July g = Harry Al wood. the aviator. is now contem- plating trip from New York to San Francisco by aeroplane.
 BOSTON. July 3. William R Hearst announces an offer of q prize of SoO,OOU to the aviator who first achieves the flight by aeroplane from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
ARE QUILTING NOME.

NOME. July 3. - All the business affairs of the Northwestern Conner cial company, subsidiary company of the Alaska syndicate. have been about wound up in this camp. and the company is ready to withdraw entirely from Seward peninsula for the time being. This includes the coal. the lumber and the grocery business, all Of which stores will be shut down in the fall
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
TO PREVENT lYNchiNG.

DENVER, Colo, July :. Gov. ernor Shafroth has sent troops to the town of La Junta. in the southeast ern part of the state, 10 protect pr. Harris. a negro. against the violence of a threatening mob. pr. Harris Is accused of killing q policeman
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
TAcomANs ON WAY NORTH,

TACOMA, July :. A party Or 2S Tacoma business men. represent. ing the Tacoma Commercial club. sailed on the Admiral Sampson for the North, on an extended trip. They will tour the Southeast and the South as far west as Kodiak
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
MRS WAppY CALLED.

SEATTLE, July :. Mrs Wap- penstein, wife of the former chief of police of Seattle who Is accused of grating, has been summoned 10 ap. pear before the grand jury and testi- fy as 10 her knowledge of gratis.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
CRATER CONVICTED.

COLUMBUS. O., July 6. ROd- ney Deigle. sergeant-at-arms in the corrupt state legislature which has been under investigation since the first of May. was found guilty today of acting as gobetween for the bribers This is the first conviction secured by the detectives who were engaged to ferret out the guilty.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS.

ATLANTIC CITY. July 3. - Pres ident Taft. Champ Clark and ex- NicePresident Fairbanks will ad- dress the International Society of Christian Endeavor in this city next Friday
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
CALL OF THE NORTH.

BURTON, Wash, July 6. - Ms. s. StOCkberger, an Eskimo woman who was married to resident of this city while he lived in Alaska. to- day left her husband and her four Eskimo children and returned to her old home in Alaska
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
BENIN IS RELEASED.

SEATTLE July 6 = After an all. day session before the grand jury today. F. B. Benn. brother-in-law of Wappenstein, was released from the charge of perjury in connection with the famous case.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
WORK ON THE chl1lhA 1RAlL.

CHITlNA. July 3. - Road work on the Chitina Fairbanks trail was be- gun today. The trail from Chitina to Copper Center. which hitherto has been only winter trail. will be built into summer road. The necessary work of repair will be carried on along the rest of the trail beyond Copper Center. Altogether. the road commission will eXpend $S0OO0 on the route
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
LIE IS PASSED.

WASHINGTON, July 6. - Before the house committee that is investi- gating the charge that fur seals are being slaughtered on the Pribylof islands by the government men, Professor Henry Elliot, the fur ex- pert and United States Commission CT Bowers passed the lie and shook fists at each other, and were barely restrained from coming to blows.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
MANY ENDEAvORERs.

ATLANTIC CITY, July 6. - Thir ty thousand delegates and mem bers of the Young Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor are gathered here in their annual convention, rep resenting membership of nearly 75,000 societies, containing nearly 4 900 OOO members
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
MANY OPERATORS OUT.

BOSTON, July l. - The tempor- ary closing of the mills of New Eng land throws 20,U00 operatives out of V Ork. working hardships on them all.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
RULES AGAINST M'hAMARAs.

LOS ANGELES, July :. = John J. McNamara and his brother. James ", N"Namara must pleI1 To ti.e charge |: h2virs '"used tl.- deaths cf h'nt teen persJnS who were killed when he plant of the Los Angeles H' mes Vas destroyed last fall Judge BCrdwell rendered he decision to. day that the court had i'i'isdlctiDE, and lhu; the courr had also tle right 70 try the McNamaras CT tnai charge
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
FOR DEFENSE FUND.

INDIANAPOLIS. July l. Presi- dent Gompera in a call issued today aahs every member of every labor union in America To contribute 25 cents To the defense of the McNam- aias. who are on trial in Los Ange- lcs accused of dynamiting the Times hUilding
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
SANIA ROSA lOSI.

SURF, Cal, July s. - Four of the crew of the Santa Rosa were down, ed from the wrecked steamer and 20 of her passengers are missing, al though the missing passengers are probably safe on board some other vessel. The Santa Rosa has brok
 en in two and Is a complete wreck.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
REAppoRr,oNmEhr eilt

WASHINGTON, July :. The committee today reported favolably upon the bill reapportioning the mem. bership of congress.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
1hies FOUND GUILTY,

GRAND RAPIDS, July :. Pres. ident Jones. of the American Fuse company. was sentenced today to serve a term of four to ten years penalty for the crime of obtaining money under false pretenses. He was found guilty on his own comics. sion. It was charged that he had raised $I00.O00. in various sums, upon fraudulent paper, and he ad mitted each and every charge.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
WHAT WRECKED SPOKANE.

SEATTLE, July 5. Swift cur rents were the cause of the wreck of the excursion steamship Spokane, according 10 Captain Guptill, master of the lost vessel, who arrived here today from the scene of the wreck It is believed that the Spokane can be salved
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
STEVENSON RECORDS.

WASHINGTON. July 1 - All the records in the election of Senator ,unSiu have been received by con eress. and have been referred to the committee which is Investigating the Wisconsin milliOuaire's election
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
DUTCH SAILORS RIOT.

AMSTERDAM. Holland, July 6. - Riots continue along the waterfront where the striking seamen and dockhands continue to block the eff forts of the shippers to operate their vessels In the melees today, several of the rioters were shot and killed by the police, and this has had the effect of restoring quiet for a time
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
SULLIVAN MINER KILLED.

HOT SPRINGS, July ,. While a miner named Whalen was at work in the bottom of the shaft on the mine of F.. G. Hosler. on Sullivan creek. timber fell from the top of the shaft and struck him square ly on the head. The unfortunate man died one hour later
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
WILL PASS UP SEATTLE.

SEATTLE, July 6. - Sixteen mill ions of Alaska gold will travel straight through to San Francisco without stopping in Seattle, unless the treas ury department withdraws It's order whereby the charge on deposits of gold dust at the assay offices at
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
FAVOR BALTIMORE

WASHINGTON, July ,. The sentiment here is all in favor of Baltimore for the Democratic Ma tlOual convention.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
CLUSTERING HEAT.

CHICAGO, July g. The record hot wave is blistering the cities of the East and Middle West. and many are dying from the effects.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
SUING lEhiGh ROAD.

WASHlNGTON. July :. The government has filed test case against the l.ehigh Valley railroad to compel the separation of the rail- road control from the coal mines Of the l.ehigh Valley.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
SAVER FOURTH.

CHICAGO. July s A na'i IT. wide safe and sane Fourth shows fewer casualties than ever before in the nations history. There were 24 people killed yesterday and goo in jured. which is the record.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
hEARs1'S NEW PAPER.

NEW YORK, July [ w. R. Hearst's new morning paper, the Seattle Examiner, will be launched not later than March l.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
CABLE OFFICER COMING.

SEATTLE. July 1 Major Carr Nil, leave next Friday on two months trip to Fairbanks, Skagway. Some and other Alaska points to in sp,rt the government cable and Wi,clc>S stations and plants.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
ROBERTS AoAMANr.

WASHINGTON. July 6. - Director Roberts absolutely refuses to recede from his stand in the increased charges for the Seattle assay office, and Congressman Humphrey is fight ing mad. He will appeal to Presi- dent Taft, and if the president will
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
HOTTEST FOURTH YET,

CHICAGO. July ,. - All heat rec Ords were broken yesterday in Chi cago. St Louis, Kansas City and Cincinnati, which cities sweltered through their celebrations most un- comfortably.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
MARIA PtA DEAD.

ROME, July 6. Maria Pia, dow ager queen of Portugal died here today. She came 10 Rome from Lisbon last October, when the royal family fled before the revolution.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
huMPhRY IS BUSY.

SEATTLE. July ,. - Congressman Humphrey hopes to be able to in duce Secretary McVeagh to postpone the proposed increase in charges at the local assay office, and to set the date for the application of the increased rates at year from now.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
TO FLY CHINESE FLAG.

SAN FRANCISCO, July :. - China is arranging 10 subsidize four steamships which will fly the Chin. ese flag and be manned by Chinese.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
LEADERS AT OUTS.

WASHINGTON, July T. Post master General Hitchcock and young Hilles, who Is President Taft's pri- vate secretary. are in an open clash over Republican politics in Alabama.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-07-10
iOi1AROD GOLD.

SEATTLE. July 6. - Seventy-one thousand dollars worth of Iditarod gold reached the local assay office today