The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29

LONDON, July 23. - Articles of agreement have been signed by Bat ting Nelson and Kid Scaler for a match in this city during the first week in August, and both men will go into training immediately. CHICAGO, July 23. - Jack Cur ley the fight promoter who lost a big bunch of money on the John | son-Flynn match held at Las Vegas on the Fourth of July. is now try | ing to arrange match between the 1 colored champion and Burns. LOS ANGELES. July 23. - The i reform wave which is sweeping | this city. took definite form last night in the passage of an ordin- ance by the city council prohibiting free lunches in saloons. | WASHINGTON. July 23. The | pOstoffiCe appropriation bill was re- ported to the senate today, and i probably will be acted upon this week. unless the tariff issues in- terfere The bill embraces pro- vision for the inauguration of a parcel post system.
 WASHINGTON. July 23. - John Mitchell. head of the United Mine Workers of America. was sentenced today to nine months Imprisonment for contempt of court, for refusal 10 obey the order of the court at the time of the boycott against the Bucks Stove X Range company,
 WASHINGTON, July 23. The decided stand taken by President Taft resulted this afternoon In the senate authorizing the expenditure of s250.0O for the maintenance of the tariff board during the coming year.
 WASHINGTON. July 23. Fran cis Bird. appraiser of customs al New York. as rendered his resigna ton to the department. assigning as his reason the desire to affiliate with the new party movement oi Colonel Roosevelt.
 CHICAGO. July 23. Governo, Hiram Johnson, of California, vii make tour of this state durini the coming campaign, in the inter ests of Colonel Roosevelt.
 SEATTLE. July 23. The steamer Jefferson sailed for the North las night with the following passengers for Interior Alaska points, mostly for Fairbanks: A. G. Vachon, Mrs Nachon. Mrs. Andrews and two chil dren, Harold Hanson and two broth CTS. o. s. Lawton and c. M. Ship ley.
 LONDON. July 23. Twenty-Five women factory workers were burn cd 10 death today in the ramshacklt building in which they were em ployed in Moore lane. in the very heart of the danger zone In tho factory district.
 CHARLESTON. July 23. Gov ernOr William F. Glascock, of Wes Virginia has declared that he vii
 support Colonel Roosevelt during the coming campaign. 7 PRINCETON. July 24 In ; speech today Governor Hadley, O : Missouri declared that he was nov , out for President Taft as the regu . lar Republican candidate for pres ident.
 SEATTLE. July 24. Commis ! sion Lapp, superintendent of Indian . affairs in the North today wiret 10 this city that he is now engaged in moving loo of the volcano refu
 gees to a new habitation in the , North.
 l The new village to be established will be at the head of Ivanhoff Bay , on Boring Sea.
 SAN FRANCISCO. July 24. - Claus Spreckles filed a petition thi: morning asking for the dissolution of the sugar trust and a division O . the assets among the stockholder. , of the corporation entitled to par ticipate The petition refers to the , western branch of the trust in par ; ticular.
 HONOLULU, July 24 Belms Kahilnonapopi LLani, young mil lionaire of the Sandwich islands wa! united in marriage in this city thi. : morning.
 The ceremony was performed il the midst of regal splendor-every thing that money could purchase being used in the decorations an( musical effects for the occasion. } Henry Smart is the name of tho lucky bridegroom.
 WASHINGTON, July "A. - Insur gent senators in the senate have lined up against President Taft's policy for the government of the , Panama canal.
 What these senators want anC ! intend to make a stand for as in dicated this morning is commis sion of three in whose hands shal be vested all the power to contro everything relating to the cana management.
 PORTLAND, July 24. In the superior court of Multonomah coun ty. held in Portland, Helen Good eve was this morning awarded g , verdict of $50000 by the jury trying the case in her suit for breach oi promise of marriage.
 The verdict rendered was against Robert Thompson. and is the larg est ever given in such an action ir the state of Oregon.
 CHICAGO, July 24. Katherine Stinson. young woman of IS years was today licensed by the Aero club of this city to navigate flying machines through the air Mise StipSOp iS tho Vnnnpoof avia