TACITLY ADMIT
HEARST LETTERS
All Implicated Jumping to Explain
Why and to Whom Money
Was Sent.
Washington, l>. Pee. 10.
Senator Foraker declares dial
Hears! hought I lie Idlers Ik* gave
the Senate Investigating C.tun
millee from former employees,
and characterizes I he I ransacl ion
as dishonorable.
The Standard Oil company ex
plains I he transaction of the $50.
000 cheek senl hv .John I). Arcli
hohl to former Senalor For' ker,
by saying thai I In* money was
wauled lo buy I he Ohio Stale
Journal, and was sent to the late
Senator Mark Manna, who bought
the paper and subsequently re
funded I lie money.
POLICE IDENTIFY
TRE CAL BANDIT
Son of Former Mayor of Eugene
Oregon, Has Been Arrested
• Many Times.
Santa Ana, <!al., I»ee. 111.--Tin
police have identified the remain.
of the slain bandit, who was kill
ed here yesterday, as Joe Mate
dock, the son of former Mayoi
Malcdock. of Ku^ene. Oregon.
Young Mntedoek had been ar
rested many times before for nu
merous crimes and has serveil
short sentences.
TO BRIBE
THE TRUSTS
House Judiciary Committee Will
Obtain Data for Bills to be
sented at Extra 8ession.
Washington. h. Ilu.
A general trust iuveslifzation will
h«* undertaken l»y tin* House -Ju
diciary t'oininit tee i 111 m i«*< I i«i I «*l \
afli'r ll"' r.lirislniiis holiday rc
ci'ss -.1 ihi* present session ol'
emigres*. Chairman Clayton. of
i lo1 c«»niinil I<•«*. declared today.
Chairman Clayton said tliat
\\ liilr I In-. commit |r«> had made
General plans for an i 11 \c.sl inal ion
m> specific lines mI i11«111ir> had
he-n tixi'd and the commit In1
would devote itself entirely (n
elicit im,' in format ion thai inifzhl
he valuahlc in formula! in>r Anli
trusl legislation.
The leading memhers of I In
.11 i«l if* ill l*> Committee \\ i 11 he oc
cupied up to lhi* C.hi'islmas hoIi_
days with Hie presentation of Hn
iiiipeiichmeiil proceedings against
.ludMe Moherl \V. Arclihald of tin
I'.olli merer Court before I ho Seii
ate. II in expected I It it I a hill
or sefies of hills limiting corpor
ation activity will he presented l«
the special session to he ealleil
after March i.
I.. V. Hay, M. ,1. County. JudKc
Morford. .Finite l-'iniicKati and II.
Moheii will return to Seward on
the N'orthweslern.
iSenile horse ami comfortable
cutler for lent by day or hour.
II rife reasonable. Apply Fred.
Fi^b. phone M,' •• '■>* " *
WILL GALL
THE TIME
J
American in Germany Has Al
ready Begun the Manufacture
of the Voiced Clock
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Merlin, I)oc. IP A. M. Ncw
iiiann, an American residing in
Hcrlin. forestalled Kdisnn in pm_
dncing tin* speaking Him which
Kdisnn, when in Merlin, said
wi»uhl i-'volul ionize I he rinemal •»
graphic world.
Hased on speaking lilm patents
taken nut here in 1907, Neumann
has formed a Hcrlin company
willi a capital of about a half
million dollars to exploit his in
vention at lirst in the form of a
talking clock.
Those clocks, which will short
ly appear nn the market, instead
of striking I he hour, will call it
in a loud, distinct \oice at .'very
•piarler.
SUFFRAGETTES
HAVE GIG HIKE
8ix of Them Who Left New York
f -• j .«• i
to Attend 8ulzer's Inaugura
tion Arrive at.Ossining.
•New York, 1 )»■(;. 111.--Six of the
women sulTragettes, who are now
on a tramp to walk from this cil>
In Albany In attend the inamru
ratinn nf <«ov._e|ec1 Snl/er. haw
arrived at Ossining. on the Hud
son. They were completely fng
ged ont and it is donhtfnl if they
can make the balance of the trip
by foot to I lie capital. The mayor
of the town welcomed them offi
cially.
Of the large party which left
New York a few days ago to make
a demonstration for the right to
vole only six survived the trip to
Ossining.
I**. 1$. Yaughu and wife were
arrivals on the Northwestern.
SENATOR CULLOM
■ IS 83 YEARS OLD
Will Have Completed 30 Wears'
Continuous Service in Con
gress March 4th.
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WashiiiKtmi. I >. I»rr. 111.
Si'iialnr ShHhy .M. C.ullom, • • f II
| limtis. I lie iiiimiiIiit in point
; of si'i'N in* •»r I In* upper hram'h ol
| nMiffivss. ctdchrm <*i| yesterday his
I • • i k 111 > -111 i i -«I )>it*l lidn> annivci'
I Mi»r>. Tin' fx**«I senator, wln»,
t
1 when In* leaves his seal March
' 1. will have «*<>i111»l«*I*><1 .'Mi years'
•••I i'miiIiiiinmis service in cnnicrt^s,
.is innkiiiM forward to a well earn
I res|. lie 11• 111 friends rerenlh
j how il was In* llrsl decided In
mini' In I'liiifil'i'SM;
"Tin; ii i k It I Ahrahain Lincoln
,l»*fl HpriiiKlleld rue Washington
;li» ha inaugurated," Maid I he s.-n
: ill or, "I nf tended a reception fiiv.
en for hint. I said lo him: 'lam
roinitiK to roiifrroHH while you are
president.' lie replied, 'Wall, Mr.
Speaker, ntnic on.' I was ,.ih^n
spnaki'ivof the* Illinois leKishUHfc,
j I kept my word and wan
1 when ha wns rt-_M,;of'^dv jijr
i wflK assassinated before 7 look my
JURY IS SECURED RAPIDLY
IN BARNETTE PERJURY CASE
WITHOUT EXHAUSTING SPECIAL VENIRE—TRIAL WILL ACTU
ALLY BEGIN IN THE MORNING—EXPECTED THAT WILL
BE HARDER FOUGHT THAN PRECEEDING I88UE8
Iii Ih»' mailer of transferring
I In* cases nf Falsladl and Froid
••Iin. indicted fur violating the
election laws., to Kodiak, to be
tried hy I lie floating court, Judge
L\ons ordered J lie eases to he
tried here. giving the decfmhmts
lime hj go to Kodiak and retjirn
mi the next trip of the Yukon.
In the matter of the transfer
of the ease of the government
against llohen. indicted for cut
ting timber on ;i government re
serve. \va« ordereil for Irinl here
ton January I nth.
Sentence of Pa.jom;iu was de
ferred until the end of I lie trials
of Folstii.il and Freidelin.
The grand jury made no re
port .
Messrs. Me<iilvary, Larsen and
Snyder were excused from the
special venire, composed of Fred.
Kraemer. Frnesl Krickson. Jos
I eph Mourke. J. M. Kniil, J. A. Mc
!<iilvary, A. S. McJ)owell. I J. I>.
I Smith, James J. Patterson, K. Y.
j Taylor. J. II. Qtnn, John Kkeiim.
J Sam Jensen. J. II. Hell. Al. Dowl
| ing, I-'. <!. Iiavis. I.. W. Storm.
! <Seorge F. White. Fli I.arson.
Win. Thomas. Joe Lee, John V.
Sloler. Toiii Hunt, (I. Hudolph.
f'.lias. Adler. John Fcinhlooni. J.
(l. Snyder, Harry King. R. K. Asli
hy. W. II. Ziegler. II. H. Ingram.
The work of selecting, a Jury
in the Harnette case was resum
ed. The first name drawn from
the box was that of H. Smith,
who was peremptorily challenged
hy the defense, ('.has. Adler was
chall ngcd for cause by the de
fense ami excused by the court.
John F.keino was accepted as a
juror .mil i,. v* . SMOI'in \Vilf> CIUU
leitRcd fur cause by tin* defense
and excused by the court. 11. B.
Ingram, .Jos. Bourke, \V. 11. Ziey;
l«*r and Sain Jensen were rapidly
chosen as jurymen.
Before taking noon recess I lie
emirl set I lie sixth day nf Janu
arx for the trial of (ins llon
h 1 <»om. indieled I'm* illegal cohabi
Iat ion.
Afternoon Session.
The eases against l-'oMndt,
l-'l'ii'dliiid aild Pajotneii Were sel
fj»r Kehruar> I si.
The work of select in-i a jury
was resumed.
It. I\. Aslih> and Tom llunl were
j quickly at pled.
James Patterson was excused
{on a peremptory challenge on llic
1 pa 1*1 of I lie defense.
! I'.. ('. Itudolph was excused up
;ou his own request,
j K. Y. Taylor was excused on a
challenge from the defense for
• cause.
j William Thomas met a similar
j fate.
j .1. II. hell Was accepted
• (ieo. F. White, accepted.
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j Members id' the jury constilul
i ed W. M. Holland. (!. Parker
Smith. .Ino. Kkeiuo. 1-'. U. Davis.
I l(. B. Ingram. Jos. Bourke. Sam
j Jensen. W. H. Zeijrler, II. K. Ash
j by. Tom llunl. .1. 11. Hell. (Sen.
1 r. White.
•Jury sworn.
Panel excused until tomorrow
at '2 o'clock.
Mr. Crossley asked that case he
continued until tomorrow al in
, a. III. to enable counsel to pre
| pare for I rial.
| ('otirl adjourned until in a. in.
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PIONEER ALASKAN
RETURNS HOME
Finds Wife Remarried and Qlves
Her Up to the Seoond
Husband.
Oakland, Cal.. Dee. 1— I>i«*k
Itroiuslead, who h'ft here for
Alaska in IK07. has just returned
from Ihi- northern country t<>
find Dial his wife. thinking him
dead. had remarried,
i iJromstead rcliin|uishcd lifs
former wife to tli«> second hus
band. Afl»••• going north llrom
stead \v••ill into 1 lit* interior ami
met with varying lurk. ami. al
though In1 wrote occasionally to
his wift', tin* letters never rench
••• I their deslination ami dually
Mrs. Mramstead raine t• • the con
clusion (hat her husband had
nii'f his denlh in the frozen north,
Mushaml and wife had si loux
talk upon hi* return with the re
sult that In1 determined to pn and
iiemn life anew.
: MARIPOSA HAS
ARRIVED IN 8EATTLE
Seattle. Dec. HI..The S. S. Mar
iposa arrived here tmlay from
Alaska ami will lease on the '.'nth
for the north.
WANTED—To rent two-room
house or apart men! completely
furnished. Must he absolutely
clean. Apply Mating locution and
rent to P. 0. box 2 40.
poughcrty Sc. Fergunon, for the
balance of December, are sellinff
prttfuta'al rNluOp'rf prices
VALOEZ-LISCUM
BE DEVELOPED
Crew of Men Leave for Qold
Property Two Miles Below
Fort Liscum.
:
.Mm .Milsap jnul <i crew •»f in«*n
Irfl I his morning fur I he Yahlr/.
I.isciini Cnlil Mining company In
tIi>\ pIi• 11 I In* p* ojM'i'ly.
Tin' claims an* s i 111 a I«' • I ahoiil
Iwii mill's hclow I'nrl l.isrum ami
an* i»iil\ a sliorl distance I'roni
tin' lii'acli. 'riic mamiRi'mt'iil cx
piM'l In increase Ih«> force oT men
as soon as possible, ami hunk
houses will In- Imi i 11 foi' I lit* i r ac
I'omiiioilal ion.
I LATOUCHE ARRIVE8
WITH COAL AND POWDER
Tin* l.alouchc arrived in poll
last 11 iffliI from Seallle, hrimziiiK
:<|| Ions of mtsolinc. -50 Ions of
ron I ami lo Ions of <ly mi mile for
Valili*/ merchants.
j Christmas Dinnor at Comfort.
1 I'elc IhiKimir. I In* proprietor of
| r.amp Com fori madhouse. in
IciiiIh serving n line Iurkey dia
' ner on I'.lirisl mas ami on New
Year's «ln> . Arroininoilal ions for
all who ran* lo come.
Gets Port to Behavo.
I.onilon, I>••«•. IP.--Il is re
ported Ihiil Ser\iit will reromiizc
(hi1 anlotioni> of Alhania, in ex
rhiitiKe for a eninnicrrhil port on
the Adrial ir.
j Dougherty & Korgulon. for llir
iMlnnre of Detvmbcr, ore selling
WJVmIh ril rodiKtrd prlcr1*.
BRUTAL METHODS
SOLDIERS HOMES
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Senatorial Committee Continues
Probe at National Soldiers'
Home.
Sawlelle, (iul., I)er. I!•.-Follow
ing testimony yesterday (hat milk
served the veterans at the Nation
al Soldiers' Home here contain
ed waler and that the meal was
wormy, the senatorial commit t.'c
that is probing conditions here
heard testimony yesterday re
^rardinu otl'ie'ers at I lie iiislitu
i ion.
Tile llev. .1. 11. liell. ('.ll l ist illll
minister, who formerly lived at
I lie home, testified ttiat Captain
Ilarpenler. of one of the compan
ies. told liiin that lie was request
ed to resign because lie was "loo
popular fitb the ni.-n. and tliat
an otl'irer who was popular could
no! !»<• efficient."
GETS CAUGHT
HELPING FDIEND
Helped Out an American Woman
by Getting Her Credit, But
She Fails to Remit.
i Iterlin. I »cr. 11» I >r. Suell.
' formerly of the (ierinan consulate
'in Chicago, is still awaiting •> re
j mittance from his American lady
I friend, whom lie helped out of
. temporary dilTiculties in bj-esden.
I Meantime the liresden court has
condemned " him to IK mouths*
simple imprisonment.
Snell was found lechnicallx
guilty of defrauding tradesmen
and others b> nsiiiK his official
position to encourage llieni to
grant himself ami his Amcricau
friend credit without revealing his
nil fortunate linancial circum
stances. There were exIenualiuK
circumstances, however, so the
sentence was lijilit.
WEST TONIGHT
Makes Fast Trip on the Inside
Run—Brings Many Passen
gers From Cordova.
Tin' Xorlli\\i'?»li'n» ;iri-1>I in
|niH tlii> afternoon from Si'allli',
in «•«»mmutt«i <>f Caplain llunler.
Tin' captain report* a fin«* trip,
haxiup Hear weal her all tin* way
until (li.'ir arrival al Fori l.i*<ruiu.
j Tim luial lii'Muplif r»n Imis of
• frciphl for llu- fort ami in inns
J fnr Valtlrz.
Tin* following i- I In* pa*s«'UMi'r
i li>i from Sraf I :
II. I*. Sullivan ami \vifi\ Him I
| Silverman. («. Ilrvolon ami wilV. '
J F. II. Vaupliu ami w ifi\ I.n-ul.j
. Howard ami wife.
i From Cordova <1. Fa^im. A.
i llrorkluml. F. II. Itnl••?*. X. j
iCrarv. II. Skinner. T. Mriiuin*. |
.1. O. I.clli'rman. .1. s. Havre**, .1. ]
F. Harreek. II. C. Ifamilloii ami
I \vifi\ Mis* |„ I.olin, M. .1. Sulli- I
van. Father Van • l«*i- Pol ami Herl
Poe.
; Tlic strainer will leave for llu*
1 wi'slwanl al tl o'clock I hi-* evcii
1 inK.
FOR RKNT..1Three furni»li.*«l (
apply lo C. K. Bunnell.
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A FEW MEN
HAVE ALL MONEY
8enate Investigation Discloses
Enormous Sum Controlled
by a Few Men.
Washington, l». <1.. 1 >ee. 1
Tin' money probe discloses that
twenty-live billion eight hundred
and I wenly-tlvr million dollars
is controlled hy one hundred
and highly men. Tin* sergeanl
af-anns of tin? Senate has been
trying all summer to subpoena
John I). lloekef.dler I" appear be
fore I In* «*• >111111 il 1 to give his
testimony, but was unable 1 •»
reaeh the ml magnate. who al
ways succeeded in pelting oill of
reaeh of I lie Senate officer. The
Senale will 11»«• force I• i bring
Itockefe|ler before 111•*111 if uec
e--a r>.
President Sends Name to Senate
for Confirmation—Has Been
in OtTice Three Terms.
Washington. I». 1 »••••. Ill
President Taft yesterday sent the
name of William I.. I»i>tin to the
Senate for eonlirmation as sur
yer-general of Alaska. I»i>tinh;is
been in office >o |on^ that (In*,
memory of man riinuelh ii<• I to
the eontrary.
1'alher Van der l'ol i>«*l ni-n**«l
from l*.ordo\a today.
E. H. HARRIMAN'S
ESTATE GROWS
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Estimated Now That He Left
$129,255,000, Instead of
$75,000,000.
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New Vni'k, !»••••. Ii».—1111111 \V.
I.yoii. I ran>l'i*r lax appraiser <>f
<-<• 11111> . had a hearing mi
I In* i*>lnli' i>! M. II. Ilarriniaii yi-.s.
li*rila>. Tin* licai jiiu was pri\ali*
ami r«»n-iiiiM*i| -i-ncimI In'iiis. .Mr.
Ilarriniaii • 11I SrpltHiihrt' I JMM.i.
ami lii*< i*-lali* 11- ln»i*n umlrr ap
praisal •*M*r -inn*. *11 .* Ii*fl 11i« «*ii_
liri* i*slal«* In lu~ wifi*. .Mrs. Mary
Ilarriniaii.
'I'll)' Ilarriniaii »*slah* lias pant
an wl\aiiriT las •>!' si»7r».nno m
nnli*r I" «>l'lain I In* pi*r rrnf.
ri'liali*. On I!»•• I»a>i- «»f iliis lax
payiin*nMI was aosiiiiicil dial Mrs.
Ilarriinan's ail\i««*rs had I• *1*1 li**t*
llliil lln* i»s|ali» aimninl)')! In
X I •.,r»:».nnn. Slmrllx afli*r Mr.
Ilnrruiinn'* )|)*alli il was ri*p)irli*)i
in W all sir>*M IlinI lln* usiali* Innl
a valin* «»f ahmil *J5,(100.noo.
Mm* I lit ii l: I li a I ha* rmnpliral -
i*il lln* appraisal has l*«*««n lln*
riiiiliHiliun nf otni'K xaliins m
Ilarriniaii i'iili'rpi*lf»«"». Xnnllirr
pn//linu f:i•• 11»r ha* !»«•#• n lln* ap
praisal of lii* iiriin^c runnly rrnl
rslali*. Tin* apprafsal will l»r
in Oralis* rininly whi*n il is rnni
ph'fi*»l.
"I*i»111 Mrfiuiri*, r.iirilnxa, whm
ItniilKliI I" liiwn today In horomi*
a hiinnlrr at lln* llnlrl Sullivan.
Rill SAf.K.—Singer sewing1
lunrhinr. |- hip rondilion. Apply
flrnry Sm-ss Inrf. 'Phono 7.