The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-08

ATLANTIC CITY. July ?. - Mel l yin Nanniman. a brother of Calvin 1 Ianniman. who attempted the cross l ocean flight with Walter Wellman md Fred Elmer. George Boulton and Walter Guest. were instantly killed his morning by the explosion of the dirigible balloon Akron, which burst while 2.0O0 feet up in the air, The Akron was the balloon ill which it was proposed to cross the Atlantic this season In flashing flame it descended and landed in nine feet of water. killing all the party.
 Mrs. Melvin Nanniman. from the porch of her hotel. watched the ac. cident and saw the sensational death of her husband.
 LOS ANGELES. July ?. - Detec- tive Burns became angered at the savage attacks made by counsel for DarroW upon his character so that he could not restrain himself, and attempted to assault them. Judge Hutton promptly fined Burns for contempt of court.
 
 CHICAGO. July ?. - EX-Mayor George Swift. who directed the al fairs of this city through three con secutiye terms. dropped dead on the street this afternoon from heart failure.
 BALTIMORE. July 3. Cover nor Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana. ip president. having received the nom- nation at 1:56 o'clock this morn ing. His nomination came as some thing of surprise because Cover nor Burke of North Dakota was sup posed to have clear sledding to the nomination. In accepting the nomination Governor Marshall said that he hoped he appreciated the responsibility. and that the party would never regret it's choice.
 SEATTLE. July {. The yacht Nenetia has arrived here. having on board Sugar King Spreckles and in vited guests.
 It is planned to make three weel<a' excursion to Alaska waters. SEATTLE. July 2 In the inn pcachmcnt investigation Of Federal Judge (. x. Hanford now in prog ress in this city before congress SiOnal committee. very sensational testimony was introduced yesterday. Detective A. A. Nodskog. one of the Burns Detective Agency force, said he had seen Judge Hanford
 
 judge had made visits to strange Wo- men late at night and early in the mornings Also saw him lean against buildings from intoXlcauon.
 Two other detectives corroborated the testimony of Nodskog.
 John Bathurst. former federal commissioner at Panama. said he saw Hanford staggering drunk on the public streets.
 Councilman 0. T. Rickson saw the judge drunk on the street cars ol Seattle. Testimony to the same effect was given by J, o. Taft, an architect: Mrs. H. F. Titus, Dr. E. II. Brown. Magnus Sando, contrac- tor. and C. w. White. conductor on the cars.
 
 iud@e often had the appearance of intoXication on the bench. Six bar tenders came to the rescue by testi- fying that Hanford very seldom patr0nized public bars"
 OYSTER BAY. July 3. - It was announced here yesterday afternoon that the National Progressive con, vention will probably be held at St Paul on the first of August.
 Roosevelt made the statement that he will organize the third party de- spite the progressive Democratic nomination of Governor Wilson at Baltimore.
 BILLINGS. Mont. July 3. - Dur ing a severe storm of wind and rain yesterday a cloudburst tore away 1000 feet of Northern PaclllC railway track, causing serious ln terruption of traffic.
 NEW YORK. July 5. A youth named Isadore SteitenZer was ar rested yesterday charged with heln2 the head of a syndicate that had started over 200 fires in this city It is believed now that more Of f the gang will shortly be taken up.
 SEATTLE. July 3. Reports of experts just issued, say that Seattle has the lowest death rate of any city in the world.
 LOS ANGELES. July I. The Wolgast-Riyers fight this afternoon ended in the 18th round with de ,isiOn for the champion, who lay unconscious at the time he was de clared the winner of the match. The action of Referee Welch is looked upon by those who witnessed the match as the raWest piece of work in the history of the American prize ring, and such was the sentiment against the decision that all bets were declared off immediately.
 The only rounds in which Wolgast made a showing were the third, fifth and eleventh. Rivers proved him self the better man in the eighth ninth and tenth rounds, and the knockout blow which he delivered in the last round was above ques ton. The fans agree that. if Rivers did not earn the decision on his merits as a fighter, he, at least should have been declared the win her on the foul which practically laid him out in the 18th round. Four doctors have testified that Wolgas1 struck Rivers below the belt, but there is no one, aside from Vol gast. to say that Rivers did no' fipht fair thrOughOut the contest The champion says he also was foul ed. but no one else. apparently, gaW it.
 Final Round - Rivers starts with rush, and in the clinch which fol