Show NEWS OF A WEEK IN C OND F tu I 1 A I 1 I 1 S E 0 F 0 RM RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEST MANNER POSSIBLE y 1 I happenings that are making history information gathered from all quarters of the globe and given in a few lines intermountain INTER MOUNTAIN mrs charles M freehouse of tacoma who by taking strychnine in a hotel in seattle had entered into a suicide pact with ruel ouster custer a soldier with whom she had eloped Cust dusters ousters Ou drs nerve evidently failed him and lie he Is still alive the seattle chronicle says that an investigation of suspected land frauds in alaska which may exceed in scope and startling developments the famous gunningham cunningham cases is believed to be in progress guided by federal officials in the northwest and that secretary bal ballinger unger is taking a hand in the investigation john the younger miner who arrived at seattle from nome last week with in gold slugs and was arrested on the charge that lie he had stolen the gold from the sluice boxes of the pioneer mining company has agreed to return to nome for trial without extradition proceedings andrew gallagher a mining man of elliston mont shot and killed himself in iii butte no reason is known for the suicide i the steamship TJ nia matilla tilla which arrived tuesday at seattle beattle from nome brought a cargo valued at besides gold from the Idl Idi the ship carried whalebone furs and walrus ivory domestic general charles JR R bray brayton ton the blind le leader ader of the rhode rhod e I 1 island B I 1 an d republicans publicans public ans and the rhode island member of the national republican committee died at providence september 22 the steamer victoria from nome 1 brings news that a three days storm beginning september 6 did great damage to small vessels lighters and dredgers at nome speaker cannon addressing the republican state convention at springfield ills his declared the insurgents were trying to put a halo on their heads at his expense lee oneill browne recently acquitted of bribery in connection with the election of united states senator lorimer was refused recognition on the floor of the illinois democratic state convention at east st louis ills ellz lightweight champion ad wolgast and abe attell have been matched to fight in november before the club offering the best purse an application for executive clemency for captain peter 0 hains jr has been filed with governor hughes at albany captain hains was convicted of the killing of william ean E annis at the wayside bayside yacht club ori long island in 1908 because miss clara de witt of south norwalk conn tried to play tennis in III a hobble skirt she is in a hospital with a broken leg while making a leap for a fast volley on the opposite side she stumbled and fell after a warm debate of more than three hours the national encampment of the G A R at its final session at atlantic city N J indefinitely postponed action on the controversy over the placing of the statue of robert E lee in statuary hall baltimore which was sixth city in the united states in point of population in fit 1900 has lost her position in the count rys great cities according to census statistics and now becomes seventh city having been outstripped by cleveland with a complete understanding between employers and union representatives labor differences in san francisco hereafter will be submitted to the san francisco Bran cisco industrial conciliation board a permanent organization which was formed the board consists of twelve employers and tolvo labor delegates the body of miss eva swan a young stenographer and formerly a school teacher of paso robles cal who disappeared in san francisco franc on april 20 has lieen been found buried in a shallow grave and dr james grant of san francisco is under arrest and will probably be charged with causing the girls death addressing democratic editors at st louis congressman champ dark clark declared the prospects for democratic rule were bright and declared democracy is on the eve of a brilliant victory while going za through the mammoth cave in kentucky mrs helen day fell from a ledge and was killed WASI washington the death rate in the united states in 1909 was fifteen in each one thousand according to a bulletin about to be issued by the census bureau and this is the lowest avera average geever ever recorded for this country the state department has received confirmatory novices advises from its representatives senta tives in nicaragua of the continued expulsion of prominent agu aggans ans who have been involved in the factional warfare in that coi country Lutry A statement published from washington that the canadian government has appointed a canadian representative taye at the american capital is characterized ed at ottawa as incorrect sir wilfrid laurier stated at the last session of parliament that the time would come when such an appointment would be made but the matter is not now before the government the news has been received in washington that packages of all american cigarettes and tobaccos cos are being reduced in size ize by the manufacturers rs to make up for the increased e a revenue taxes imposed impose 0 by the tariff 1 ff charles R heike former secretary and treasurer of the american sugar refining company who has been called e d the man higher up tip in the sugar trust has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment and to pay a fine of FOREIGN the premier of new south wales announces that he proposes as soon as possible to open up for settlement immense areas of suitable crown lands in the west and northwest there is a fear that many people in ireland will be forced to appeal for help because of their III luck luch with crops calmness prevails in political cir cles at const constantinople anti nople though the violent press campaigns against greece still continues the reply sent by italy and russia to the last turkish note is very unfavorably commented on according to a western australian correspondent of the standard of empire a pearl or of perfect chape valued value d at and weighing ninety grains has been brou brought glit into broome ty dy a pearler named challenor the french government is said to be consider considering hig whether or not it would be wise to slow down a little in the building of warships until the availability of aeroplanes aero planes in warfare is determined by a long series serien or of experiments peri ments unstamped opium valued at has been seized by officers in a tenement house in chinatown in honolulu |