The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-05
Outside Happenings of the Week for Quick Reading

scheme as outlined calls for the National Progressives to be called to order at noon on Monday. Aug. ;. Wednesday is 10 be given over to the nomination of the candidates of the party and the adoption of the plat form.
 DENVER, Col. Aug. 1. Cloud bursts throughout the state of Col Orado yesterday caused extensive damage to the growing crops. anG much live stock was also drowned or injured
 Many of the small towns cf the state were imperilled by the rush of water, while the storms were in progress. resulting in great loss to property.
 VANCOUVER, E. C.. Aug. l. - An nouncement was made in this city today that the Canadian Pacific railway would at once proceed to double track the entire road for sixty miles east of here This means an expenditure of upwards of $3.- 000,000 for the contemplated track age.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. - Con gressman Richard Bartholdt. repre- senting the St Louis district in congress. speaking in the house to- day made a bitter attack on Col onel Roosevelt for his attitude to- ward the administration of Presi- dent Taft. He denounced the col onel as being of highly treaCher- ous disposition without loyalty to his friends, and as now anxious for the disruption of the great Republican party. for the purpose only of fur thering his own ambitions.
 CANAANA Soonra. Mex. Aug. |. That the Mexican rebels are seek ing to force American intervention in Mexican affairs and that pre- sumably such a course on the part of the United States would aid the rebellion now in progress is the only reason that can be assigned for the actions of the rebel party controlled by General Orozco Yes terday two Americans were hanged near this city. for their refusal to leave the country or to join the rebel forces. This act may force intervention without delay.
 RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 1. - One hundred and fifty persons were killed in a train wreck which oe- cured on the Brazil Central rail road near this city at an early hour his morning. In addition to those killed outright. and cremated in ha more than 100 of the passengers were more or less seriously injured.
 SEWARD, Aug l. A party of officers of the armored cruiser Mary land, who arrived here on Tuesday. are preparing to visit the Matan- ska coal fields in compliance with orders received from Washington.
 MEXICO CITY. Aug. l. - Presi- dent Madero is much worried over the hanging of the two Americans yesterday at Sonora. and has order ed the government officials at that place to make thorough investiga- ton of the outrage, and to punish the offenders with death if it is shown that the foreigners were in noccnt of wrongdong
 Fl. PASO. Aug. I. Americans residing along the Mexican border are much alarmed over the threat cning attitude of the rebel soldiers in the northern part of the Grcascr republic, and an urgent appeal has been forwarded to congress in the hope that some action will be taken by the United States to stop the en- croachment of the rebel soldiers.
 TOKYO. Aug l. - Arrangements are being hastened for the burial of Mutsuhito. the late emperor, and the plans provide for the most elab- crate demonstration ever witnessed in Japan.
 The remains are now lying in state at the palace, and thousands of de voted subjects throng the adjacent streets. eager to get a last glimpse of their deceased monarch
 CHICAGO, Aug. l. This city is rapidly filling up with the dele gates and party leaders who are coming to attend the national Pro ercssiye convention, which will open on Monday.
 OYSTER BAY. Aug l. - Nicholas Longworth, congressman from the first Ohio district, will have a Pro 1 @ressive Republican pitted against l him in the coming race for congres sional honors in the Buckeye state |
 NEW YORK. Aug l. District l Attorney Whitman has promised i'm | munity to Sam Scheph, one of the | men held at the Tombs on the | charge of compicity in the Rosen- ! thai murder, if he will confess that | he paid Harry Heprowitz and Louis | Rosenberg the money for killing | the boss gambler.
 NEW YORK. Aug. 2. - Justices | Pitney and Vandeventer of the Unit | ed States supreme court today grant ed the application made by the sup porters of President Taft in Kansas that an injunction be issued stay ing the decision of the supreem court of Kansas, which was to the must be put upon the regular Re publican ballots to be voted at the election. The justices that writ of error Issue, directing the supreme court of Kan sas to withhold all action at this time, and leaving the controversy suspended until next October. when the highest court In the land would be in session and could at that time render a decision.