Show IN thi atte sd a f ika united t when I 1 gat at my deck in raid govenor swineford to a reporter of the detroit free 1 I will further flora alln island tho western mol point in alaska than I 1 wai from portland ale tibia may servo to give some idea of the iii distance of alaska but I 1 ceil fernith a more striking one if tho capital of the united were located in the center of the united slates that is to gay at a point equidistant from quoddy head me and aatu attu island alaska it mould be in the pacific ocean some COO miles north by west of san francisco it is indeed an almost bou adlesa empire that air swineford has leaked to govern and eliat fred A has lost few people ap predate the colossal eizo of the alaska dominion of the united states even prominent public men are not apt to regard it as a lilile aringe of the frozen bonc quite unworthy of their attention william B holman once had this idea of alaska A couple of j ears ago when governor was urging tha house committee on territories to report favorable on a bill to give alaska something more than a semblance of territorial mr holland eaid well governer my idea is that alaska ought to be made a county of washington territory that would adein tho simplest way to dispose of tho troublesome russian purchase swineford was mad in a minute lie promptly advised tho great alx jector to go and buy some primer geography and he never bad the patience to discuss the matter with him again it has long been said that the never seta on the british empire but it is not generally known that it is equally true that the eun never sets on the domain of the united states it is shining in the aleutian islands when it is tho dead of night on marthas vineyard tho united states laps nearly half way around the world it extends frim 67 west longitude longi tuda to east latitude alases has between and aquaro miles of land surface and a great water area it is nearly as laro as the united states east of tho mississippi governor swineford took a journey last summer of more than 1000 statute miles without leaving his domain as governor he went on the united steamship thetis which was placed at his disposal by the secretary of the navy the journey occupied four months and live days being much longer than the famous exploring expedition of governor cass which played a martjn the early history of michigan struggled led by dog by a most singular accident a baby lost its life in kentucky yesterday john howard a farmer lives about two miles below lindlow opposite yesterday liia wife while engaged in her household ilutice il sat her 13 month old child on the floor tho little one began playing 1 n puppy eliat happened to be in the room at tha time fastened around the neck was a long light chain that dragged on the floor the baby anil puppy were having a lively time amri howard heard ft bump slie andraw the little p tangled up in a ahe livius pulled the baby iver tho bulher started to pick the child up alien alio was horrified to find that its face was distorted and ais body limp she also found that during the play the loose end of the chain had in some way become wrapped around the babas neck choking it to death in the presence af its mother every effort was made to restore rc spira tion but it nas too late |