BALLINGER APPOINTED
Seattle Man Commission
er of General I,and
Office
Washington, Jan. lS-^Presiden
Roosevelt hii9 appointed Judge R.
A. Ballinger, lately irayor of Seat
tie, as commissioner of the genera
land office. The appointment wa:
made without solicitation fron
Ballinger, and at first he decide*
to refuse, hut acting upon the ad
vice of his former classmate, Jame
R. Garfield, he will accept the po
silion although it is a sacrifice o
his personal interests to do so.
Washington, Jan. 22 —Senato’
Tillman, in an address iti the sen
ate says that his state does no
favor having negro soldiers at all.
but he still believes that Presiden’
Roosevelt overreached his author
ity when he dismissed the 25th col
ored regiment. He also said tha
Roosevelt should be forced to apol
ogise for comparing the delibera
lions of the senate to the perform
ance of a minstrel show.
Washington, Jan. 18—Falcon
Joslyn, A. E. Murphy and Judg<
Keflum, of Fairbanks, had a con
feronce with Roosevelt yesterday
regarding the Wickerfham appoint
bfcnt. When the president was
informed that they wei*e friends oi
the judge he said he was glad to
meet them as he had been haring
interviews with none hut the
judge’s enemies lately. He said
he was greatly troubled over the
matter, wishing to sustain the
judge if it was possible to do so,
hut he had not arrived at a decision
yet. Later the same parties had a
conference with the attorney gen
eral on the same subject and were
joined by Washburn, of the North
ern Commercial Co. All of them
urged the reappointment of Wick
ersham.
Kingston, Jan. 18—The ahock
experienced here was a vibration
up and down, and most of the
deaths were caused by the walls
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falling on people in the streets,
which were crowded at the time.
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Most of the Americans who were
killed were iri the hotel Titchfield,
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which collapsed when the shock
came, A tidal wave has inunda
ted Ano11aing many of the
houses into the sea. The city of
Richmond was entirely demolished
by the shake, aiid fire has licked
up the remnants of the ruins. An
otta bay mountain, an extinct cra
ter, has become active, the volcano
emitting flame and smoke. This
volcano has never within the his
tory of Jamaica been active before.
Prices of provisions are raising
rapidly, Chinese dealers charging
an advance of a thousand per cent.
Many of the hunger stricken peo
ple are raiding adjoining banana
plantations for food.
Washington, Jan. 2*2—Admiral
Uvans has notified the department
hat Davis* report on the insult
.ffered the American troops at
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Kingston has been mailed. Until
t is received no action will hr
:'.ken in the matter. The British
imb'aesador has an appoihtmentt o
lav with Assistant Secretary of
Hate Bacon to discusp the incident.
Hie American supply ship Celtic,
which was carrying relief supplies
for Kingston, has reached that
place, but it is not known whether
she has been ordered to return, or
whether she will be unloaded and
rhe supplies distributed in spite of
Governor Sweetenham.
Seattle, Jan. 22—The interstate
commerce commission sitting here
was taking testimony yesterday
regarding the Harriman mergers.
Today they will devote to listening
to the testimony of lumbermen
regarding the car shortage in the
west.
Washington, Jan. 23—The Sen
ate has directed the committee on
military affair to make a thorough
investigation of the dismissal of
the 25th colored troops, and re
port before the close of this session.
Tacoma, Jan. 23—The Thompson
murder case is expected to end
this week. Insanity experts who
have heen on the stand tor the
prosecution in rebuttal, testified
that O’* ester Thompson was sane
at the time of the shooting.
Washington, Jan. 18—The Tan
ana Mines railroad will, be ex
tended this summer for 16 miles
from Gilmore to a point on the
Chatonika river. The financial
arraneementa for the extension
have all been made.
One of the most spectacular fea
tures of the Jamestown Ter-Cen
t
tennial Exposition, to be h£ld on
the shores of Hampton Roads,
near Norfolk, this year, will be the
grand Military display* Here will
be assembled in martial array, hot
only the military organizations
and government troops of this
country, but soldiers from all the
representative nations of the world,
will he the nations guests while in
this country. An entire divis
ion of U. S. soldiers will be quar
tered at the Ter-Centennial to act
as hosts for the foreign troops.
When in Copper Center, Alaska, Stop at
HOTEL HOLMAN
Where the U. S. Mail and Passenger Stage stops. Headquar
ters for Commercial Travelers. Stable and Doghouse with
Water and Corral attached, free of charge. The Best of Ac
commodations Guaranteed. Store, Postoffice, Telegraph,
Notary Public, U. S. Commissioner and Recorder’s Office in
same block.
RINGWAI/D BUX, Proprietor.
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The Tacoma Roadhouse
55 miles from Valdez on government trail. One mile from
telegraph station at Tftikholl. Firat-olaes Accommodation*
for mon and beast; Hfav and Grain for sale.
* pbivate rooms J. GIBSON, Prop.
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