A CHAMBER OF HORRORS
HAS BEEN DISCOVERED
A CHAMBER WHERE OVER SEVENTY MURDERS HAVE BEEN
COMMITTED BY THE USE OF POISONS, RIVALING THE
SLAUGHTER PEN OF MRS- QUNNES
West Hammond, Intl., Sept. 3.
A. chamber of horrors rivaling
that of the Gunnes farm of a few
years ago, was uncovered by the
authorities in the rear of a dive,
where it is thought twenty mur
ders, at least, have been commit
ted within the past thrco years.
A contractor named Mesmak
er, is the latest victim and Ihe
WILSON FAVORITE
ON WALL STREET
Betting is Very Strong for
Wilson With Odds of Two
to One
New York, Sept. Belling on
I he election is now in full swing.
Wilson is a steady two Io one
favorite, starling in with odds of
ten to seven and thru ten lo six,
gradually growing in favor until
he now rules at I wo to one.
On New street there is con
siderable Wilson money ready
with $30,000 at odds a trifle less
than two to one. There is lillle or
ii<> odds as between Tafl and
Itoosevell. Wilson showing pre
dominantly over both.
Itoosevell started favorite over
Tafl, bu| tin* odds on the Itull
Moose are gradually lessening.
GOOD SOG6ESTION
WHO FOLLOW
A Practical 8cheme to Divert
Fairbanks Travel This Way
During Winter Months
l*l«lit<»i* Prospector:
The past I\v«» weeks n number
of traveler.* arrived in (own over
the Yahlez trail ami shown! plain
ly III.'iI Yahlez ought |o make some
rfTorl to iihlain some of I hat
travel tl>is winter.
Il would hi' a good idea for Ih«•
Chamber of Commerce or the City
Council lo look into this mat
in* ami try ami subsidize a stage
lino lo run from bore and make
some attempt for this trade. II
will also keep tho road open to
newly discovered properties and
bring good results. I will give $20
per month toward Ibis end.
Yours truly,.
AL. WHITK.
Election fUturns.
The following additional elec
tion returns have been received
from the westward:
Hunrise-WickerMham, 0; <«il
more, 2; Jenning*, i I; 'Harrain,
t; Krauzunas, 1.
Kenai-Wickersham, 7; Jen
nings, 4(1; Krauzunas, 0.
Hope-Wickersham, 10; Jen
nings, 0.
Willow crcek-Wickcrsham, 30;
Hjlmore, 22; Jennings, <3; Krau
zcunas, 3.
FOR RRNT-Ptrtly furn|}|»e«J
three-room house cbafrp. Oppo
site road commission barn. Mrs.
11. n. Miller.
place.
The marked victims were entic
ed into the place, when they were
taken with a mysterious malady
and afterwards doped with poi
son injected by means of a hy
pedermic needle.
The people here are very much
excited and si roup threats «»f
lynching I !»•» occupants of I he
place are beinjr made.
CLASSY EVENT i
AT WHITEHORSE!
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Stroller White Describes an En
I
I counter Between Two Vil
lage Characters
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The Stroller writes: Napoleon,
called "Nap" for short, and John
are two dogs-light running do
'meslie dogs-hoth of whom would
as soon light a.s eat, especially
when uol hungry. "Nap" boasts
illustrious ancestry in that lie
is from three-fourth^ to seven
eighths Ayresdale. Tin* rcinaiu
jing one-fourth or one-eighth may
be Holstein or Jersey Red, depon
ent knoweth not. John does not.
'trace his ancestry to the Ameri
can herd bonk, lie is half Span
iel oi* something else. The re
maining half is just dog.
Wednesday, in the mellow glow
of early morning, when all Nature
jwas kicking her heels in I lie air
tin glee at the thought of Hie al>
• sence of the mosquitoes. "Nap"
J"met John face to face. Ilowbcil.
there was something in each face
the other did not like, liach slop
med *horl. gave the other a mo
jmenl for their blood to boil. ltolh
jWere panting, so they look a hitch
iin their "pants."
I Those who witnessed the con
flict describe i| as being one of
the liveliest witnessed in local cir
icles since the last general elec-j
[lion. It was sliorl. but it dem
onstrated fin- I nil h fulness of I lie
!old saying. "Hlood will le||."
I "Nap" emerged from the con
flict unscathed, but with a por
tion of John's face between his
; I eelh.
I>r. 'Ilawes lias hopes f«»r John,
who rested easy ln<l niglil. «I— I
though his temperature wih I'•»
in the shade.
PROF. PARKER
TAKES OPTION
il i«< reported tliai Prof. II. I..
Parker, of Columbia University,
and Relmore Brown, of Tacomn,
who headed I lie expedtion in the
summit of Mount McKinley, have
taken- an option on ground on
Ihe lower rearhen of Quartz creek
and propose to iualall n drill for
the ptirpoee of giving the claims a
thorough tent.
80 far as the locators have been
able to determine without the aid
of a drill, the property in said t/»
be a most favorable proHpect and
well worthy more comprehensive
development. * It is said to be
adapted to dnnlging-Heward ftate
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.Four hundred ton* of o?0 i»
ing shipped daily from Lbe eofc
per minfs, near-Whitehorne.
TEDDY MAKES A
LONG STATEMENT
In 18,000 Words Roosevelt Suc
ceeds in Saying He Did Not Qet
Standard Oil Money
Oyster Bay, Sept. 3.-Before|
leaving on his campaign, which
is lo cover the 30 states, Colonei
Roosevelt gave out a long state
ment of 18,000 words, in which
lie denies the charges made
against him by Senator Penrose
and John 1). Arehbold, of the
Standard Oil company, lie says
hi» never asked Perkins for con
tributions. lie opposes the limit
ing of contributions bill says the
money must be given uueondilion
ally.
EIGHTEEN NEGROES
SIX DETECTIVES
The Oil King's Family is
Threatened by Black
Hand
Now York. Aug. 3.—Kighleon
negroes ami six delect iv<\* now
guard Pantieo Hills. John l>.
Rockefeller's rouulry (residence,
on account of Hlnck Hand Idlers
received Ihreatening I lie capture
of one or more <»f ilu* family ror
Va« som.
I Kvery eil'or' is heing made to
liud the senders of the threaten
ing loiters.
RUMMERS
j WAGES RAISED
Washington, Sept. 3.—Thirty
thousand mail cariers have had
their pay checks raised to #1,
Ifto dollars, which makes a total
increase of four million dollars
annually in the cost of the rural
delivery of mail.
FLYHH DEFEATS
MOTORMAN MILLER
Sjui Francisco, Scpi. ;i.—.1 im
Klynn defeated Motoruiau .Mill»• r,
who refused lo continue in Hie
sixteenth round.
JUDGE'S EDITOR
HAS SUCCUMBED
New York, Sept. , 3.-Carlton
(•arretson, editor of Judge, died
yesterday a* Hie result of hav
ing been thrown from his hor*e
last May.
Chester J. Todd is in from Ihu
Tiekhell section and reports that
camp to be quite lively. Prospec
tors in that'station are opening
up tbeir properties, some of them
with very ettoourftging results.
Hogg Itnd l»it party have resumed
development work.
rened next to
C9 reasonable;
i best. Try iim.
O, L. Car,roll.
Ml LAW
MINERS ARMED
Armed Miner* Vent on Deetruc
tion Neceeeitate Ceiling Out
of the Troope
Charleston, W. Va., Sept. 3.
Tlie striking coal miners are be
coming more bitter every day and
are making open threats against
the lives of the guards employed
io protect the strike breakers.
Owing to the continued destruc
tion of property the government
has declared marial law. Five
'thousand of I he miners are fully
armed, necessitating I In* national
guard being called t <» preserve I he
peace, the situation having pass
ed beyond the control of I he sher
iff and his deputies.
CANAL MATTER
Insists Uncle Sam Has Violated
Terms of the Hay-Paun
j'
cefote Treaty
I,<>mloii, S«»i>l. 3,-Kngland de
' mauds that I he Panama Canal
jjuatter he subjected lo arbitration
['as I hey insist that the action of
'1he American government in yiv_
jing free tolls iAmerican ships is
,a violation of tin- llay-Pauneefole
j treaty.
i If you want all trie news all lb;
! imo road the Prospector
jMT. M'KINLEV
i EXPEDITION
Seattle, Sept. 3.-Merl Tavoy will
guide Editor Rusk, of Prosser. to
Mount McKinley next season, by
way of Fairbanks. They expect to
arrive at the laller place in Feb
ruary.
BIG HUSH
! FOR HOME
I
j Xi.'w York. Sept. 3.-The home
ward rush of tourists is unprece
dented. Thirty thousand iiit
ready in sail home this week.
JOE MANDOT
BESTS RIVERS
IjOh Apgeles, Sept. 3.—Joe Man
dot was an easy winner over Joe
Rivers in the twenty round go
here yesterday. There was a very
larp«» erowd in attendant*.
I.. \V. Storm, the well known
^civil engineer, has gone down to
the Valdcz-Vancouvcr company's
properties to survey their hold
ings. He will he absent from the
city for. some little time.
I/>ST-A fancy silver fork and'
spoon between the Valdex Drug'
Store fend the Wall street Tailor
Shop, 'Reward for return to Guy
F. Cam«ron.
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THE CITY FATHERS HELD
A VERY BUSY MEETING
MANY BILL8 ARE ORDERED PA D AND MUCH ROUTINE RU8I
NE89 19 TRANSACTED—THE CONDITION OF THE
CITY'S PfNANOES
The city council met in regular
8os«iou last evening. All pres
ent.
A communication from C. E.
Dalton asking that a tree grow
ing in the Bert Carvey property
be inspected and if found unsafe,
that it be cut, was referred In |h(;
street committee.
II having been brought In Ihe
attention of I ho council I hat
LABORER KILLED
YUKON RAILWAY
Left on Track to Bleed to Death
While Aid Was Sent From
Dawson
James Kelly, a laborer, about,
fif years of age, fell under the
wheels of a train at 23 below mi
ilJonanza. on the Klondike Mines
irailway, at 3 o'clock this morn
ling. Both leg* were crushed I•••
low the knees, and virtually were
jsevered. The engineer and the
I fireman and other.* of the train
I crew did not see the man on the
jtrack. so it is thought certain he
|was attempting |o get on one <• I'
'the cars after the entitle had
I passed, and in that way tell and
iwent beneath the wheels.
| The aeeident was discovered by
another man who walked up I lie
track shortly afterward, and re
jported the ease to the Star road
house. The news then was I
iphoned to hawson to Manager K.
I.\. Murphy, who had the train
'start hack immediately from the
Forks and pick up the injur.nl
man and bring him to the hospi
tal. The train came down in i."»
minutes. Conductor P. Denny
Ibound the bleeding slumps and
iput on lurni«|uels, but loss of
Iblood was *•» heavy from lying
[alone for an hour or so before
|being found and the general in
juiv's so serious that the patient
:('iii| an hour after reaching tin*
|«Jood Samaritan hospital. I >r. Al
fred Thompson dressed I lie
wounds when the patient wa«
broughl in.
j The patient wa> left beside the
track where I he aeeident occurred
until the train came. The people
who )iad taken charge of the man
in I lie meantime feared |o move
liiin lest more bleeding be caused.
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THE CONDITION
OF CITY DOCK
The question raised last even
ing in the council over the refus
al of Ihc Alaska Coast company
refusing lo land four hundred
thousand pounds of coal on the
municipal wharf, discloses that,
the fender piles on that structure
ure eaten off by toredoes, steam
ship men claiming that it would
he dangerous to land a large boat
at I ho wharf with the fender piles
in such condition.
It i^ said that tho uncreosoled
pile* used as fenders will he eat
en off in from six t<» eight months
in these waters. There appears
to he no trouble with the dock
ilself. but Ihc fenders have not
been renewed within the past
ypar. ... |
abutting properly owners on
Prospector alley had subscribed
the sum of $90 for draining and
grading the alley, and upon mo
tion of Boyle the sum «»f $75 was
appropriated front Ili«* general
fund to be expended in .^aid work
together with that subscribed by
the abutting properly owners, the
work !<• I>«» dour under I lie super
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FATAL FLOODS
GREAT DAMAGE
Forty People Are Drowned and
Two Million Dollars Dam
age Done
I'il Isliur^. Sept. H.-A series or
eloiidmirst > covering western
Pennsylvania. West Virginia and
Kastern Ohio, resulted in I lie
drowning «>f in persons and do
intf damage In (he extent «>f two
million dollars. All traffic and
commnnieal ion with the a tier ted
portions of the three stales i* r|e
inorali/ed.
Ladles Auxiliary.
Very important special meet
inf.' of lhe Ladies Auxiliar\ to the
Hospital <>f the (iood Samarilait
to meet a committee of the trus
tees. at l lie Rectory tiuii-rht at
,7:30.
THE FAR NORTH
j IS VERY ACTIVE
Much Mining With Qood Results.
Obtained in the Upper
Kougr :ck.
W hile 11111r-> 111;i> I«111i«*t.
around \«• 111• • ;unl vicinity. tho
Koujiarokers. in spile «»f I In* dry
ness of Hit' season. have been
innkiiij-' llie tlirl IIy and clearing
up \i*r> nicely. Tin- main cenlcf
of activity being in the upper
Kougarok. There, the old-timer*
have been at work for some limo
ami the yellow metal has been
running into the riffle* in a very
gratifying manner.
Sullivan ami MrManigle are »-m
ploying twelve men. Dolnn ami
McFadden have fifteen men afc
work, while ShnughnesH.v ami Kel
ly have, eighteen men employe*!,
increasing the quantity of gobl
bullion in elrenlation. Killeen and
Murray loprelher with three men
are shoveling into boxe* ami have
"been doing very nicely. The Ket
liher dredffe him been working
since July 8. They have been
troubled with frost somewhat but
otherwise the machine tin* been
makinpr a steady run.
The Taylor C.reck flitch com
pany liny fifteen men at work
rhanfrlng the course of the river
in order fo have more water and
smal'er individual out tits are en
gaged in slulcintr and prospect
ing.
On the whole conditions in Ihi*
camp cannot be called dull, and
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