The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-05

He makes a general denial of any 
 SEATTLE. July 29. While out in a small boat on Lake Washington yesterday afternoon. the boat was upset and Paul Gordon. aged 16. and Dayneli Welch. aged Is years of age. were drowned Efforts are being made to recover the bodies.
 CRIPPLE CREEK. July 29 - The Western Federation of Miners has placed d ban on members of the Industrial Workers of the World, and the recent disorderly acts of the rival organization have been condemned by the convention which has just concluded it's annual de Alterations in this city
 TOKYO. July % - His imperial majesty. Mutsuhito. emperor of Ja- pan. breathed his last during the night, and today the whole country is plunged in gloom. The death of the mikado was due to an attack Of acute nephritis.
 Yoshihito. third son of the dead emperor. who was proclaimed heir to the throne in 1887. took over the reins of the government today. the proclamation having been issued at an early hour this morning.
 SALT LAKE. July 29. The abandonment of the Mormon colony in Mexico in compliance with the orders issued by the rebel com manders, will mean severe loss to the Mormon settlers. According to the estimate Of the Mormon bishops. the property which will fal'
 uto the hands of the MeXicans is worth between $7,000.o0o and sS. euu.o00.
 WASHINGTON. July %. = Tho senate today passed a joint resolu lion authorizing the purchase o' tents for distribution among tho Americans who are being driven out of Mexico.
 NEW YORK. July 30 - As a re suit of the confessions of local gamb lers. Police Lieutenant Becker Ina. been indicted by the grand jury a. having been implicated in the mur der Of Boss Gambler Roscnthal. who is claimed 10 have been assassiuat ed by the police because he Wa. spelling their graft.
 SEATTLE, July 29. The Alas ka Steamship companys boat, lief ferson. sailed for the North on Sun day night with a small list of pass engers for Alaska points, and { small quantity of freight. Those booked for Fairbanks were: Mrs. J II. Miller, Mrs. A. Smith and Mis-! L. Karakilan.
 SAN FRANCISCO. July 29.-Arti cles of agreement have been signed by Frankie Burns and Jack White for fight. which is scheduled tC take place in this city on August LOS ANGELES. July 30.-Jame! Landers. arrested here for breakins out of jail, has been recognized a' a man convicted of robbery at Nome II years ago.
 DALLAS. Tex. July 90. - Nearl! complete returns on the senatOria primaries today show that Congress man Morris Sheppard, now repre- senting the TeXarkana district il congress. has won a decisive vie tory over his opponent, Jacob Vol ters.
 Sheppard is the candidate of tho Prohibitionists, while Wolters rep resented the antis The nomination of sheppard indicates that the lon! fight for and against prohibition ha! at last brought Texas into the dr! column.
 CHICAGO. July 30. - Jack John son. the noted pugilist and cham pion of America this morning an nounced that he had retired iron the prize ring for all time He saiC that the reports that he was try ing to negotiate another fight, lC take place on Labor or any othel day, was false. No purse however large it might be. that could be huns up, he said would be an inducemen for him to again enter the prize ring
 WASHINGTON. July 30. At { meeting of the ways and means com mittee of congress this morning i was decided to at once re-introduct the cotton bill in the house and pu 1t on it's passage for the second time this session. The bill in its present form, after much discussion passed both houses. but President Taft interposed his veto and il failed of becoming a law. Demo crats and some of the Progressive Republicans believe they can mus ter enough votes to pass it over the presidents veto
 WASHINGTON, July 30. - Pres ident Taft this morning. in address ing a delegation of congressmel who had called upon him to get his views on what legislation should be enacted at this session of congress regarding the Panama canal, came out sQuarely on the toll question regarding American ships passing through the canal. The president declared emphatically that any leg islation to meet his approval must proide for free tolls for all Amer can coastwise vessels.
 SEATTLE, July 30. - Death claimed two men by a motorcycle accident in this city this morning when a collision between the ma chine and an electric car took place Arnold Hatfield and Harry Deadly mounted on a motorcycle coming down an incline ran into a street car before the machine could be stopped. Both were instantly killed