The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-05

ilt ''lAl'it IAlltHi ol NHt llplNl port of Hodeida. on the coast of Yemen. has resulted in the demolition of that place. while practically no loss es were sustained by the Italians.
 SAN FRANCISCO, July S1. - The delegates who will represent this state at the national Progressive convention which convenes at Chi cago on Monday. left for the East today in special train. which was gaily decorated with the colors of the state. and signs emblematc of their mission.
 PARIS, July 31 - Leaping from the top of the Eiffel tower this af- ternoon. an unknown woman was dashed to pieces on the pavement of the Champs de Mars. nearly 10Oo feet below.
 VALDEZ. July 31. There has been rupture in the ranks of the ! local Socialists. and where former ly there was but one local, now there are two
 Organizer Chase. who arrived here last week from his tour through the territory in the interests of the Socialist candidate. has started d new local in opposition 10 the one headed by Fritz Voges. and com ] posed largely of miners who are at present out in the hills Chase has demanded the charter from Vo- ces. but the latter refuses to give IL up. and will call referendum to determine who is in the right. It is claimed that Chase has entered into compact with kraucunas whereby the present candidate has promised to support Chase in the next election if Chase will work for i him in the present campaign. . WASHINGTON, Aug. l. The Democratic senators are seeking a conference on the house wool bill. i in the hopes of reaching a com i promise which will permit of the bill being passed. the senate abso- lutely refusing to pass the bill in it's present shape.
 ] JOLIET. Ill., Aug. l. - Some time since q box of jewels was stolen from a residence in this city and Ho lldtt pI lltl tbulu Dt lOullu al rewards. This morning the box and jewels were found in the stom- ach of COW which had just been butchered
 LONDON. Aug. l. - Seven dock rioters are dying and twenty others were injured in the riot this morn ing
 CHICAGO, Aug. I. - This morn ing the saloon Of Nanny Ahrahams, one of the state legislators who voted for Senator Lorimer, was wrecked by bomb which was thrown into the place by unknown parties.
 LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1. - Crazed with rage Greek trusty at the county jail this morning stabbed to death one of the inmates of the jail and seriously injured two others before he could be overpoWerod
 TACOMA. Aug. l. The state bar association of the state of Wash ington, now assembled In this city. this morning gave their endorsement to Judge Cornelius II. Hanford, who recently forwarded his resignation of the federal judgeship to the pres idcnt. The resolution as passed commends HanfOrd as an upright and just judge. and condemns the persons who testified against him in this investigation.
 WASHINGTON. Aug. 1. - Presi- dent Taft today expressed the fear that the delay in passing the Pan anna canal appropriations will pre- vent the opening of the canal next year. Unless the appropriations are passed soon. the work will have to stop on the canal.
 . LOS ANGELES. Aug. 1. - Club women of this city this morning completed arrangements to build tho finest athletic club in the state of California. The building as con templated in the plan calls for an outlay of S1,25o, 900 for the struc- l ture alone.
 BOISE. Idaho. Aug. 1. The as sociation of governors of the western states convened in this city today. Questions of interest to the people ] of Washington. Oregon. California. 1 Idaho and other western states will be. brought up for discussion by the governors of the respective states. ! MISSOULA, Mont, Aug 1. = Charges that the annual dance festi- val of the Flathead Indians, including the famous Sun Dance, now in pro- gress at Arlee. is a round of drunk enness. gambling and fighting, were made to County Attorney Mulroney today, and that officer issued an order to the sheriff to close the fes- tival tonight. Hundreds of visitors from all parts of the country attend ed the dances. which have been in progress since Sunday.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. l. The nomination committee this morning formally notified President Taft of ! his nomination flor the presidency by the Republican national conven- tion. The president responded in speech of 10000 words, in which he defends Republican principles and denounces demagogery in no un certain manner.
 TACOMA. Aug. 1. - At the state convention now in session in this city, of the Progressive third party movement. riotous scenes were en- acted today between the delegates to the convention. The question over which the most extreme wrangling took place was as to whether the