The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-22


 President Taft's action at the Chi cago convention is to be made the subject of attack in congress was announced today.
 The attack will be made and de- tended by members of congress-
 CHICAGO. July 19. Announce ment was made today that the Ma tional convention of the Progressive or new third party will be held at the Coliseum in this city August ,.
 Admission will be entirely by tickets and s1o and s2O per seat will he charged
 BEDDING. Cal. July 19. - Will liam c. Landis, who shot and killed Mrs. w. C. Bradford. three months ago. was shot from ambush and died today. I.andis was driving along d lonely road when he was shot The team was found afterward wander ing along with the body inside.
 Landis was shot near Buckeye. the scene of the murder of Mrs. Bradford.
 LONDON, July 19 - It is thought in society circles here that the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough are planning reconciliation. They were seen to shake hands today at social function. for the first time in several years.
 The duchess was formerly Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt
 ROCHESTER, N. Y. July 19.- William Eokle died from the exces- sive heat today. After his death an autopsy was held and the phy- sicians found that he was burned internally. The organs of the body had withered from the heat.
 BUTLER. Pa. July 19. Cal Snyder and Harry Kuster. two youths of this town. were today ar rested and held for trial. accused of causing the death of Stella Hook, enberry. a 17-year-old girl, by abuse They were said to have held the unfortunate young girl on farm for three days.
 The girl before her death accus- ed them of committing the crime
 DAWSON. July 19 = Passengers for Fairbanks on the steamer St. Michael, leaving here at noon yes terday were.
 Mrs. C. F. Tyler, C, F. Tyler. Mrs. Rosa Martzloff, John Finland, Carl Sandberg, J. NJ. Brooks, Peter Me Caskey, Fred Maynard, NJ. Bruce. August Geipsa, Mrs Lena M. Lewis. Mrs. E. Prince and H. Kondi BUFFALO. July l9. Clinging to the wheel of her auto in | chase across three counties of New York state, at a speed of 90 miles an hour. Mrs. Herman Lehman was arrested on the charge of kidnap- ping Evelyn Sloan. girl of 1 years of age.
 Mrs. Lehman, when arrested, de clared that the girl was her own | daughter.
 RENO. Nev, July 19 - A cloud burst breaking over the Masuma mining camp this morning resulted l in the death of nine people and five | others missing.
 The entire camp of Masuma was wiped out
 DUBLIN. Ireland. July 19-Eigh' ! SutfraGettcS were arrested today charged with complicity in a plot to 1 burn the Dublin Theater Royal | where Premier Asquith is to speak | tonight Gunpowder and petroleum were found in their lodgings 1 CONSTANIlNOPLE, July l9.- 1 Six torpedo boats belonging to the | Turkish government were seriously crippled today during an attack which was made on the Dardanelles and two of the hest battleships in | he Turkish navy were sent to the bottom by the powerful guns of | he Italian land batteries. WASHINGTON, July 19 The | Democratic campaign fund in 1904 lid not exceed $l ,000, ,000, according to the testimony introduced before he senate committee today. VALDEZ. July 19. John Nuns and Harry Waite have started over he trail with dozen milcl cows or Fairbanks.
 SPRINGFIELD. H.. July 19 - Attorney General Stead will prevent the appointment of successor 70 Senator Lorimer on the ground that the governor of a state has not the right to fill such a vacancy when q senator has been expelled. VALDEZ, July 19. Three hun dred sheep from Kodiak island were started over the trail for the inter- for during the week, their destina- ton being Fairbanks,
 DAWSON. July 19. The twelve Nobles of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, headed by J. l.. McLeane. who are enroute to Alaska to initiate classes at Fairbanks and Nome, have been so favorable impressed by their reception here that they have de- cided to defer their departure week beyond the time originally agreed upon.
 AUSTIN. Tex, July 19. - Attor- ney-general Lightfoot has made ruling to the effect that negroes in this state may be prevented from participating in the district primary elections.
 STANFORD, Cal, July 20. - Frank Waller, student of the Stanford university, was today caught and held in the clutches of a live elec- tric wire for five minutes. He was almost shocked to death,
 CENTRALIA, Wash, July 30. - EYerYthinR is in readiness far the