The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

| hles at Lawrence. and the workers were charged by the millmen with T plot to blow up the works. OYSTER BAY. Aug. 2S. - Col Roosevelt this morning stated that upon Penrose's own testimony, Pen rose should he expelled from the senate.
 CHICAGO. Aug. 2S. Former Nice-President Fairbanks and Sena- tor Borah of Idaho. will take the stump for President Taft next month, in the interests of Taft's reelection. They will speak wherever directed by the National Republican commit tee.
 LONDON. Aug. 2S. Premier Borden. replying to an appeal from the women suffragists, today told them that he has no power to in- troduce suffrage measure in par liament in Canada
 LOS ANGELES. Aug 2S. The trial of Clarence Darrow. the labor lawyer on the charge of having bribed Juror Bain in the McNamara case has been set for October 21 Judge Willis says that he will ask Governor Johnson to name some out side judge to preside at the trial as no local judge feels competent to try the case.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S. The . \iTpr1p,1o ilI,fn in tho In of . the Liberal party of Nicaragua. open ed its headquarters here today At the request of the state of Nicaragua President Taft ordered the Tenth infantry. now stationed at Panama to proceed to Corinto at once and be ready there in any emergency.
 PERM. Aug. 2S. - All the war and merchant vessels on waters of the Red Sea were today violently rocked by an earthquake which visit ed that section. No damage was done by the earthquake, so far as is now known,
 NEW YORK, Aug. 2S. Twenty two Roosevelt electors in Pennsyl vania have announced that they will run as independent electors.
 WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S.-Great Britain again reaffirmed It's protest against the Panama canal bill, m a communication today. and amour ces that it will take the matter to the Hague tribunal.
 PARIS. Aug. 2S. A dispatch i from the pope states that he is about l to create a new American cardinal who will reside at Rome. l so to 62. the Republican party coun- cil today defeated the resolution which would have forced Theodore Roosevelt to run as an independent candidate in Kansas had the resolu tion passed.
 LONDON, Aug. 2S. Thousands of people have been rendered home less throughout the United Kingdom l ny floods which have done fully ! S10,000,000 damage to property. So 1 far no deaths have been reported 1 from the floods, but the waters are rising and there is no telling what the finish may be-
 SALT LAKE, Aug 2S. - The l Trans Mississippi Commercial Con gress opened it's 23d annual conyen- 1 ion in this city this morning.
 he first matter taken up for dis cussiOn was the proposition of using he Panama canal equipment for the ] dredging of rivers and harbors in 1 the United States, in the interests Of economy and greater results.
 SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 2S.- 1 The oil-burning steamer RosecrantZ lying in front of this city was burn ed to the waters edge this morning l by the ignition of her fuel. The crew escaped death by swimming | through the surf to shore.
 SEAGIRT. N. J.. Aug. 2S - Wood row Wilson. speaking of the con- 1 gressional investigation of campaign expenses of the 1904 campaign, said: The Democratic campaign of this year will welcome the investigation of it's campaign expenses and contri- buttons. now or at any time in the future. No trusts are backing me to win"
 l WASHINGTON, Aug. % The state department has sent a letter to the Panama government demand ing that the peace officers of that country be less brutal and more fair in handling of the Americans | who go into Panamanian territory from the canal zone.
 SAN FRANCISCO. Aug 29. - Walter Fisher. secretary of the inter- for arrived here today on his way to Honolulu where he is going to in- vestigate the administration of Gov ernor Walter F. Frear against whom charges have been brought. He will travel in vessel flying a for eign flag. A special detour will be made to allow the secretary to get to Honolulu The government will be about 5000 poorer for this ac- cOmmodation.
 COLUMBUS, O.. Aug. 29. - What is believed to be an insane attempt on the life of President Taft, occur red this morning as the chief execu- tive was entering the dining-room of the Southern hotel. As the presi- dent passed through the door, he was approached by woman who appar- ently had been waiting for him, and but for the intervention of the secret service men who preceded the president, he probably would have been assassinated. The wo- | e