The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-26
house over the presidents veto.

| "ASflNtilON. Aug. 2.-The re- port of the conference committee of the house and senate, to which was referred the Alaska home rule bill, was approved yesterday by both houses of congress, and the home rule bill thus corrected passed both houses unanimously and has gone to the president for his signature Should President Taft sign the bill. 1 as he unquestionably will, it will become law at once, and the first legislative election in Alaska will be held on Tuesday, November ,. 1912.
 The Alaska home rule bill, as in troduced by Senator Jones of North Yakima and in the house by Dele gate Wickersham of Fairbanks. pro- vides office for six gentlemen from each district in Alaska 1.-two senators and four representatives.
 SEATTLE, Aug. 2l.-The port commission and the Bush Terminal company have come to definite agreement regarding the improve ments to be made at Harbor Island. near Smiths cove, and the $3O.OOO.- 900 bonds sold by the city of Seattle for the improvements there will be Immediately applied to making those ! improvements. They will include concrete docks and warehouses, rail, roads from the dockside into all the warehouses. and the latest and most up to date equipment for loading and unloading vessels, the whole thing to be leased to the Bush peo- pie for 30 years
 1 WASHINGTON. Aug. 21.-Prompt- ed by the fear that the lives and property of Americans in the re- public of Nicaragua have been en- dangered by the uprising which is reported to have taken place there, the state department has issued orders for the immediate dispatch of 2,OO0 American marines to the Central American republic
 | What the advices are which have been received by the department is not known, but the press reports re- ceived today do not indicate that foreigners in any part of Nicaragua are in any immediate danger from the rebels, although It Is known that l the rebellion Is spreading rapidly l throughout the republic.
 1 Several prominent officers have expressed surprise at the action of the department and say there is no apparent need of the marines in l Nicaragua at the present time.
 PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 21.- Or ders have been received from Wash ington to dispatch 800 marines to Nicaragua immediately, and prepara- tions are now being made to get the men off by Saturday at the latest. It is not known here what has prompted the action of the depart ment, the orders indicating only that the men are expected to protect the lives and property of Americans in the Southern republic.
 LIVERPOOL. Aug. 2l.-The steam ship Corsican, which collided with another vessel on the American side of the Atlantic, sustaining injuries which 1t was thought would not in- terfere seriously with the trip across the ocean, arrived here today with twelve feet of water in her hold. Although the hole which was punched in the stem of the Cors- can was six feet above water line. and was temporarily repaired, 1t was found after reaching midocean that number of the plates lower down had been sprung, and it was with the greatest difficulty that the yes sel was prevented from sinking | LAKEVIEW, Ore, Aug. 21-Post- master Merrick, of Portland, who came here on vacation, was drowned in Goose Lake today.
 LONDON, Aug. 21. William Booth, chief-ofstaff of the Salvation army, will succeed the late General William Booth. as general and com mander-in-chief. The new cOm- mander is the eldest son of the late general.
 NEW YORK, Aug P. - In the interest of clean sports, the pro moters of the Johnson-Jeannette championship match have notified the colored heavyweights that they will not assume the responsibility of the pFopased fight. This decis- ion was reached after conference of the promoters with the state athletic association. which has dis couraged the match from the start on the grounds that such a contest would not popularze pugllism.
 SEATTLE, Aug p. The steam CT. Dolphin sailed for the North last night with the following passengers for interior points in Alaska. most ly for Fairbanks: Mrs. J. H. Jones, J. F. Long. H. k. Beggles and wife. R. J. Thomas and wife. John Hogpy |
 UTICA, N. Y.. Aug P. Vice President Sherman was waited upon i at his home in this city yesterday | and officially notified of his re-nom ination for the presidency. Yes terday afternoon MT. Sherman re- ceived a wire from President Taft | congratulating him upon his nomina- tion.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. A steel-ribbed, indestructible. five story vault, sunk in the earth be- meath the United States assay office in New York, and capable of hold ing $2,OO0,0O0,00O in gold is planned by Secretary McVeagh of the treas ury department,
 LAMAR, Aug. 2a, - George Thompson. the Denver aviator, was killed today by 2O0.foot fall from his aeroplane while making an ex- hibitiOn flight in this city