The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-23

ing the past year. The selection of Keller WIS by exclamation.
 The repor, of Grand Secretary Goodwin showed the membership of tho order 10 he considerably in eN cess Of l.50U.ou0.
 HE KILLED HIMSELF. BALTIMORE, Sept 19. George C. Morrison. president of the Title. . Guarantee and Trust company. com mitted suicide today for some u@ | known reason
 THEY KILLED HIM: PORTLAND Sept lg. Harrr Barr. prominent business man and a heavy property owner lt this city. 1 Nas murdered by thugs last mgut.
 LIKEWISE HIM.
 SAN FRANCISCO. Sept r.. City Attorney Charles kirkhride. of l san Mateo. was fatally shot near this city today by bandits
 BUSTING THE TRUSTS.
 CHICAGO. Sept f9. - The trial 10 dissolve the Harvester Trust oacE- ed in this city today
 4 STATE.
 HONOLULU. II L. Sept. T. The movement for statehood. which has been agitatcd hy American poh ti,ians during the past several months. came 10 head today when the Republican provisional eonyeu ton adopted resolution asking ths national congress ii Washington tc grant the island possession full state hood
 One of the greatest arguments ad yanced in favor of the granting 0i greater independence is the rapid in crease in population which has take. place since the islands became d territory The present population is rated at more than 200,dod. ot which number il is claimed tha' fully 25 per cent of the males ar, capable of full self-eoveramcnt
 DEAD.
 BHLONI. Miss, Sept. r. - Former United States Senator Mooney die, here today from blood poison.
 NOT GUILTY"
 NEW YORK. Sept. 1o. = Gyp tho Blood and Lefty Louie. the tive guumen who were arrested in Brook lyn this week In connection win tho Rosenthal murder. were haleI he fore the court today on he charge of murder. Each of the men eH tered a plea of not guilty, and the were sent back 10 the TomBs te await their trials the dates of Whicl have not vel been fixed
 THEY FIGHT.
 BINGHAMPTON, Sept 2l Tha striking miners and the deputy sher ifs engaged in pitched battle to day. Two hundred shots were fired and number on both sides wer. wounded No deaths are reported
 A FLYER.
 SALT LAKE. Sept 20 Charles Mover and Governor William Spry, left for Bingham this afternoon or I special train 10 bring about i, settlement of the differences he tween the striking miners and ths operators.
 WHO'LL JUDGE HIM.
 OLYMPIA. Sept. 21. Ralph c Dunbar. chief justice of the supreme Court of the state of Washington died al his home in this city todai from an attack of appoplexy. Chic Justice Dunbar was e years of age and was born in Illinois. With his parents he crossed the plains in al OK wagon and settled in Oregon H. came 10 Olympia in ls67 and Ina. resided here ever since
 SOME KILLING.
 SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. .2l. - Ar thur Hall, aged 20. today shot ant killed his brother. James ]. Hail the theatrical manager. then killed Mrs Hall and then committed sui eide. The killing was the result ot a quarrel between the brothers. tho elder brother trying to induce thJ younger brother to lead a better life.
 WOOD FOR SALE.
 WASHINGTON. Sept 21. - The government has decided to sell 500 0Oo.0O feet of standing timber ir the Sierre reserve, and notice of salC vas issued today. The Sierre re serve is so heavily timbered that T it is necessary to thin il out, fol the benefit of the timber. ..
 THEY'RE WORTH IT. r NEW YORK. Sept 21.'.s--.5The al dermanic investigation of the police force of the city. which is due tC the disclosures of graft made through the Rosenthal killing, today disclos ed the fact that promotions in the police are matters of purchase. and that the price of a captaincy. in the metropolitan police is $10000 The office is of that saln6 only because of the opportunities it contains tC collect graft. and protection money
 WHAT'S THIS? T GlNGHAM, Utah. Sept 2l.. - Foul thousand fQreisners engaged in work ing the copper mines in this camp f and who are out on strike for high CT wages have seized the. mines barricaded themselves and are defy Ting the authorities to take the mines The foreigners. are. heavily armed and there will probably be serious I trouble with the before the strike is ended. ..., ..,.,.
 WILMINGTON, Sept. 21. Flu i';'ene' Chain. the Prohibition nominee ;t for president of the United States spoke here today or the issues of the campaign, and was accorded a yer I cordial reception. .-e -s . s.: SPORTS BY