RQSENE WON’T TALK
Neither Affirm Nor Deny
Report O Jietire
meut
Seattle, Dec. 14—John Rosene
was interviewed here this morning
l>v the correspondent for the Alas
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ka papers regarding the announce-j
ment which came from the east;
Tuesday that In* was to he retired j
from the Northwestern com-1
panic? and his place taken hv j
Captain Jarvis. Lie refused abso-j
lately to either allirm or deny the;
report. I
Washington, Dec. 14—Delegate!
Cale and Waskev arc working with j
the individual members of Con-!
gtess soliciting support for the
bill granting territorial govern-j
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ment to Alaska. The measure;
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which will come up is the one j
introduced by Jones, and which j
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has been before the committee on j
territories since * the last session.!
done is hopeful ot securing its,
passage hut Hoggatt’* opposition, J
which is endorsed by President ,
»
Roosevelt adds strength to those
who oppose the measure. Cush
man and Piles will oppose the
hill on the grounds that. Alaska
cannot expediently he governed
under territorial law at the present
time. ft. will be some time before
the measure comes up for con side r
ition of the committee.
Washington, Dec. 14—Represen
tative Lacey has introduced a hill
increasing the minimum amount
of pensions paid to veterans of the
civil war. The bill provides that
no soldier who served in the civil
war shall receive, a pension of less
than $12 par month.
Washington, Dec. 14—Congress
has asked for a description of all j
the public lands withdrawn from
entry by order of the president
cince July. This data is wanted
ior use in connection with the de
liberations of th»* House committee
on public lands on the matter of
the withdrawal of coal land fr»m
entry.
■Washington, Dec. 14—The House
yesterday passed a resolution or
dering that all public documents
should be printed with the spell
ing as given in Webster's diction
ary. Immediately after the pas
sage of the resolution by Die House
the president withdrew his order
that the simplified spelling should
be used by the departments.
Seattle, Dec. 14—The Portland
arrived this morning from VaMez
and Seward. She was scheduled
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to sail for the north tomorrow, but
will probably be delayed a day or
two on account of iier late arrival.
Seward, Dec. 14—The Chamber
of Commerce held a meeting last
night and indorsed Delegate Was
key’* views on territorial govern
ment. Hoggatt was severely criti
cized for interfering with Was key’*
work, and the speakers roasted the
governor in round term*. A mes
sage announcing the result of the
meeting was sent to Wa*key. No
saloon men were present.
Seattle. Dec. 14—James M. Cole
man, a pioneer of the Puget sound
country, died here of paralysis last
night The estate which he leaves
is estimated to be worth $G.00(),000
Washington. Dec. 14—The coro
ner yesterday held Mrs. Bradley
to the grand jury for Die killing of
Ex-Senator Brown. When in
formed of the result «f the inquest
the woman collapsed.
Berlin, Dec. 14—Emperor Wil
liam has dissolved parliament
because they would not pass a Lull
providing for the increase of the
German army in Southwest Africa
sufficiently to crush the rebellion
against German rule in that
section.
Snn Francisco, Dec. 14—A test
case is to be made over the admis
sion of Japanese to the public
schools here. A ten years old
bov has been selected by the gov
ernment to start proceedings by
filing a complaint. The federal
officials are awaiting full instruc
tions from Secretary Moody before
filing the complaint.
Grand Forks, Dak., Dec. 14—A
terriffic blizzard is raging all over
the state of North Dakota, blockad
ing all railroad travel. Telegraph
lines are down and communication
eannot be reestablished until the
storm ceases.
Washington, Dec. 15—The mat
ter of granting government assis
tance to railroads in Alaska is now
occupying considerable of the time
of members of Congress. Delegates
Cale and Waskey had a conference
with O. 1’. Hubbard, and a number
of others from Valdez, today. The
delegation presented their views
regarding the granting of a gov
ernment subsidy fur the construc
tion of a railioad, and urged the
delegates to assist them in secur
ing the pass&g*5 such a bill.
Waskey exprsssed himsslf as being
opposed to the construction of a
road of any kind in the Valdez
section but said that he would
listen to the arguments of the
Valdez people.
Naples, Dec. 15—A discovery
that is of great interest to arch
aelogists has been made near
Fortniae. The tomb of Cicero has
been found near the spot where he
was assassinated 20 centuries ago.
Washington, Dec. 13—- president
Roosevelt will send six special
■
messages to Congress next week.
One is in regard to the naval per
sonnel bill which provides for more
active promotions and retirements
in the navy; a message will ac
company Metcalf’s report on the
Japanese school question at Frisco;
another will deal with the situation
at Panama; the fourth will give
' his ideas regarding the withdrawal
of public coal lands; another will
! accompany Taft’s report on con
ditions in Cuba, and the sixth will
be in regard to the summary dis
missal r.f the 25th colored troops.
The House also expects to
re< eive a special message advocat
ing the passage of the ship subsidy
bill.
Washington, Dec. 15—In order
to insure doing the most good in
the wav of Alaskan legislation at
the short term of Congress Dele
gate Waskey has decided to in
troduce no bills except those which
he is sure will be able to pass. He
says be is greatly handicapped by
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Minneapolis, Dec. 16—Thebi:/.
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state is without coal. The neop;»
are now burning outhouses an-l
fence* to keep from freexing, ami it
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Prominent citizen* have wired n.
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Seattle, Dec. 15—Allred Thomp
son arrived here from the Yuk«m
yesterday on his way to Ottawa,
where he goes to urge the granting
of home rule to the Northwest
Territory. He »avs this has so i*r
been the coldest wiater known in
the North. It was 70 below aer
at Whitehorse for some time tl >
winter.
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