The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29

ol tue COal mines al tnlS place was flooded this morning. resulting in a large loss of life among the min. CTS then on shift in the mine.
 Before the waters could be gotten under control 40 miners were drown ed by the flood of water.
 LONDON. July 25. - In the trade negotiations now in progress be. tween England and the Dominion of Canada, Premier Borden, of Canada and his Canadian colleagues today angered Premier Asquith of England. and the meeting dissolved without coming to an agreement on the question at issue.
 Premier Borden has announced that he will leave for France at once. and negotiate trade treaty with that country, independent of the wishes of England on the sub ject.
 NEW YORK, July 9. - Pennsyl- vania railroad officials today voted to oppose the demands of the en- gineers employed on the system. for an increase of pay and a shorten ing of hours of service.
 PHILADELPHIA, July 9. - The steamer Pretoria, on her arrival at this port this morning, reported meeting a motor boat with crew of four people on the Atlantic ocean yesterday morning.
 Upon hailing the small craft, the captain said they were proceeding on their way to Europe, that they were all well and expected to make the trip without difficulties of any kind
 CHICAGO, July %. A German giving his name as Count Rubels- dorf, of Germany, was arrested by the police this morning. The count is alleged to be a principal in sev- eral confidence games that have lately been pulled off in this city.
 KANSAS CITY, Mo, July %. - Augustus Moreaux, convicted yes terday of land swindling in Missouri. Was today sentenced to term of , years in the penitentiary VANCOUVER, B. C., July 25- The Northern Crow Branch Bank, six miles from this city, was held | up and robbed this afternoon by two masked men. who have made their escape with the sum of $15,- | 0u0
 WAUSAU, Wis. July 9. Two dams on the Wisconsin river broke this morning. The property loss | by the flood that ensued from the breaking of the dam is estimated to be more than $l,000000 PHILADELPHIA, July 9. - The members of the Ancient Order of 1 llibernians, who are in attendance at the annual convention in this city, have raised a fund of s1O,O00 which will be given 10 Ireland to assist that country in carrying on the fight for home rule.
 VANCOUVER, R. C., July %. - | Two thousand railroad hands have
 'one out on strike on the Grand Trunk Pacific because of the re- fusal of the company to grant a | demand for an increase in wages, and in consequence, all of the con struction work on the road between | iIazleton and Burns lake has been suspended.
 | LINCOLN, July 9. Much space in the latest edition of the Com moner is devoted to an alleged ex- posture of the shortcomings of Col onel Roosevelt. Bryan fairly out does himself in a scathing denunci- ltion of the probable candidate of the coming Bull Moose convention, and warns the voters to beware of the man who stands foremost in the ranks of the reactionaries.
 NEW YORK. July 26. - It is re- ported on apparently good authority that United States Customs Collec- tor Loeb has rendered his resigna-
 ton to the president, to take ef- | feet at once.
 | The cause for the resignation is said to be Loeb's desire to join the
 Roosevelt forces in the coming cam paing.
 | CHICAGO, July 25. - The RoOse welt committee is making everything ready for the Roosevelt convention | which will convene here on August ,. and which will nominate Theodore | Roosevelt for the presidency of the United States
 Former Senator Beveridge of h. diana. one of the pioneer insurgents | has been selected as temporary chair man of the progressive convention, | and is here assisting in he prepar- | atory work.
 The Progressive Republicans of Maryland met today and selected delegates to the National Progress sive convention, and they will arrive next week to assist in the workof organization.
 SEATTLE, July %. Dr. E. NJ. l}ininger one of Seattle's leading physicians. with whom Dr. Cassels, Fairbanks, was formerly partners, was killed today when his automo- bile was hit by a Tacoma Inter- urban train at Riverton, seven miles from this city. Olive Rininger, his sister, was slightly injured at the same time, and Lula Davis, nurse, was seriously hurt. Dr. Rininger leaves a wife and daughter in this city
 WASHINGTON, July 26. Ten Progressive Republicans have join ed with the Democrats in the at tempt to force through congress the I I.aFollette wool bill. and their ef- fort may be crowned with success. WHITE PLAINS, N. Y.. July 26.- Harry K Thaw'S aDnlicatiOn to the