The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-26
Outside Happenings of the Week for Quick Reading

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 TACOMA. Aug. 20. - Marion Johnson, Seattle street car con- ductor, this morning fired two shots at his wife as she knelt in prayer a this command Either he was a poor shot or her prayers were an swered, for she came out of the ordeal uninjured
 WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. - The department of state has been ad- vised by the American minister at | Nicaragua that the revolution in that republic is spreading daily and that health conditions there are dis dressing in the extreme. The Amer. ! ican minister intimates that there is apt to be a plague there unless | health conditions are bettered. | SEATTLE, Aug 20 - Carson D. Boren. aged SS. and one of the four founders of Seattle. died at his resi- dence in this city today
 BERLIN. Aug. 20. - The Prussian minister of education has issued an order against German parents send. ing their children to school in for eisn countries. It is pointed out that it is unpatriotic
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. - After many days of pros and cons, | the house and senate conference | committee on the naval bill have agreed to allow the building of one battleship. and have agreed to an ap- propration of $l5,000,O0O for that i purpose,
 NEW YORK. Aug. 20. - It is doubtful whether the state athletic commission will allow the Johnson Jeanette fight to be pulled off. There seems to be a strong sentiment against it among the members of the commission
 WASHINGTON. Aug. 20 - The conference committee of the house and senate, having before them the bill providing for the protection of the seals of Alaska, have agreed upon closed season of five years
 EASTBOURNE, Eng, Aug, 2O,-A search of the charred embers of the residence of the late Captain Hicks Murray, of the Gordon High landers. who yesterday shot his wife and their two children and then committed suicide show greater fatality than was known The re mains of five people were taken from the ruins. three of whom 1t Is i'm possible to identify, and who the fifth victim was nobody seems to have any idea. It is possible that the fifth party was the reason for the horrible crime,
 SEA GiRT, Aug. 2l. Governor Wilson announced today that 1t Is his intention to divide the Demo, cratic national committee so that ha.f of the members will be en- half at New York. By thus dis tributlng his campaign forces. the governor figures that he will be able to direct the general campaign to much better advantage.
 Headquarters already have been established in each of the cities, and the members of the committee will immediately assume charge in their respective divisions.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l. - A res olution directing the president of | the United States to inquire into the | killing of James Wood Rogers, an American trader, by British soldiers in Central Africa was introduced in the house this morning. The British decision that the American was an outlaw because he was trading in British territory is questioned in ] the resolution
 1 HONGkONG. Aug. 21-One hund- red Chinese pirates attacked and ] footed a British missionary sanita- rum today, killing several police men who attempted to protect the | sanitarium.
 MANAGUA, Aug. 21.-Nearly the entire detachment of 300 Nicara- l guan troops which was guarding the city of Leon was murdered by the insurgents in their night attack upon the city.
 LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2l-Four hundred horses and $hO0,600 worth of fresh beef were destroyed this morning when fire consumed the immense plant of the Swift Packing company this morning. The or igin of the fire has not yet been de termined.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-The senate committee on inter-oceanic affairs voted down the special mes- sage sent to congress yesterday by President Taft, in which message he pleaded for the right of foreign countries to test the legality of the proposed canal law through the courts of the United States
 BELLEPLAINE, Kan, Aug. 2l.- While attempting to kidnap his sweetheart, Ethel Manahan, Sam Wood, a farmer, last night shot and fered. and shot and fatally wounded Malt and Gaylord Manahan, father and brother of the girl.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 21.-Gover- nor Marshall was today notified of ficially by Alton Brooks Parker of his nomination by the Democrats for vice president of the United States, While the governor was de- livering his speech of acceptance, the stand upon which the speaker and the distinguished visitors stood collapsed, but nobody was injured.
 HONOLULU, Aug. 21.-The gov ernment detectives have unearthed