GERMAN eon.
AFTER GAMBLERS
Rigorous Measures to be Taken
to Suppress Gambling in
Berlin.
Ik'flin. Dee. 0.—Tin* gambling
craze has readied sueli propor
tions in Berlin thai I In* govern
menl is preparing l<» lake rig
orous measures to suppress it.
Few* weeks pass without soinc
gambling scandal. Suicides, de
falcations. (lights and distract',
directly allrihulaldc In Hie gam
ing passion and gambling loss
es. have iii'vcr been so uuincr
• uis in Iti'i'liu al lately. Only a
IVw wi'i'ks ago Iwn of I lie city's
leadin.- lawyers disappeared. One
was found dead in I lie Seine al
Paris, lei lers in his pocket tell
ing <t| hi- ruin through gaining.
Tll« oilier 11 ;i -i 111*1 \ e|. Ii.'eli
found. <iambi i11ji. loo. had been
his j-nin.
Kinperor William is taking the
in it iai i\«* in tin.* campaign
against I In- cra/e. His allenlion
w as forcibly called lo il h.v I lie
recent ruin and dismissal from
the arniN of several officers.
WILL STAND BY
THE ENTENTE
I'aris, l»oo. 0.—Premier l'oin
eare declared, in addressing a
foreign committee. tiiat France
will stand by fireat Rrilain and
Russia in ease of an European
war. Tin* premier.is sure of lhe
presidency if lie will permit I lie
iisi» of his name,
CROSS THE ANDES
IN A BIPLANE
I'.iris, l)ce. 0.—\ cable has
been received here stating that,
three bird men crossed the An
des in a Curtis biplane, alight
ing in a valley on the east slop.*
of the mountains. They were at
tacked by natives ami had " •<->
leaxe their machine.
AN IDLE BOAST
BY A PRISONER
OssiuiiM. .N. V., <».-I>»»spite
i he lion si of Ri'viiolils Forsbrey,
murderer and jail breaker, thai,
he never would be taken to Sing
Sing alive. Hp spent the night
within the prison walls, lie eamo
here under guar(| of a strong de
tachment of New York deputies
who took every preeantion to
prevent, his even attempting a
break for liberty.
Kornbrey was handcuffed to
two other criminals while pro
ceeding from I ho station to the
prison lotwgin serving a 29-yeflr
term. ,A f**w years ago while
awaiting trial for murder, he
made a sensational escape from
(he Tombs prison in New York.
••Oil D*noa
The Onhr of Alaskan Moose
will give their r-'gulaf weekly
dance Saturday night at their hgll
to which all friend* of tha organ
ization an* invited. Dancing will
begin at 9:M) sharp. Ticket* can
bp had of members, (lodo music.
tiQQ'i forget t h« ifrMl IMrtl
Deranvber at' 9w«fa ban tor
IN I^Trafli af <V» Wfiffic
II
WILL FINE THE
STEAMER CAPTAIN
Skippers Written Statement Dif
fers Widely From Seattle
Newspaper Stories.
II was an eloquent story which
I hi* Seattle Times printed about
a week ago, in relation to the $5.
0<i(l IIii«* assessed against the Lee
lainaw this fall for carrying pas
sengers in Koly.elnie sound with
out license an^i equipment. hut
tln> official papers in the case,
which have reached the cu>lnnis
office here. discloses the fact tliat
I he story 11 • I < I hy the Times was
Hoi pos>ihh> without an immense
<111a(iIily m1" h\perhole.
According In the slorv in Ihe
I Times, jusl as Ihe l.eelainaw was
i|iulliiig out from the shore, a
frightened crowd of men. women
' and children, in small hoals toss
ing on Ihe crest of Ihe waxes,
h.*gg»Ml to hi* takuin • 11.11 of Ihe
• country on the ship. It was the
last chance, said Ihe Times, ami
had not (lie heart of the hlutV ol,|
sea captain been loncheU. the
j pom* wretches would liave sturv
! i;« I and froze |o death on I lit1
bleak shore on Ihe edge •!{" ||n<
great while silence According in
the captain's slaleinenl. he be
gan violating the law when tin
vessel left Nome fop Deeping ami
other points on the KoUebur
sound. Hu says that he was mud
surprised to llinl four passengers
on hoar,| after lie had gotten oul
ttboUl ill miles. It was a remark
aide coincidence, too. I hat these
men were rcpVesenl ing sonic
shippers who had some ma
chinery on hoard, and which had
l«> he unhtqfded at Itecring.
| The heart of I lolled np \\"i11 i>
was unnhle to (hid anything
touching in the stor> of the in
cident. ns tol,| by the skippep ol
the l.eefinaw, and the official*
at Nome, and is deeply impress
ed. lie is of tin* opinion that
the captain of (he T.eelinaw
should he made to pay dearly foi
his violation of the law.--Dis
patch.
R^an-0'Rri«n Are Re-marri©d.
James Ryan and Miss Mary
O'Brien were married this morn
ing al the Catholic church at
8:30 o'clock, by Father Van der
Pol. This is the second wedding
for the couple within the week,
the other being performed by
Hcv. Zeigler. The couple nr.' both
('.al holies.
I FOH IIF.XT--Three furnish.'d
' (muse*, applx t<» F.. Itunnell.
I
HAS A CHANGE
| OF HIS MIND
<iov. Clark says that he was
opposed to home rule a year ago
qfnd that h<> has change<l his
mind on that subject. However,
he insists that since Alaska is to
bear the burden and responsibil
ity of self-government it. is too
bad that the organic act has
limited and restricted the legis
lature) so inueh. He says h.*
hopes for a full measure of home
j rule. On being asked what he
j had to say about policies, the
governor remarked: "What can
II say?"-.Juneau Kmpire.
The steamer Yukon is due here
i from the west ward,, hound south,
■ al 7 o'clock tonight.
We will receive a complete line
of Christina* goods on the .text
steamer at Harvey's Toggery.
!• For wtr.m, quiet rooms at rea
sonable to to the flt. M|i«».
Try the Mew Panama, hotel, the
opjj ho}#! with a flr*t-cla*4 din,.
Ing rbom fn town. Tlo bar.
THE JURY IS WAIVED
IN THE BARNETTE CASE
.
| ADMIT DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE SO FAST THAT PROSECU
TION ASKS FOR MORE TIME TO QET THEIR
EXHIBITS BEFORE THE COURT.
Thi» court called up Lhc cases of
the United States vs. K. T. Itar
nelte am) It. II. husenberry.
Air. Fink asked that a jury be
-waived and llial Ihe cast' !».* I ri«*<|
by the court.
The Court: Is I here a perjury
charge based upon about the
same e\ idence ? II so would the
lalli»rue>s In- willing In periuil the
j court to withhold tlx- decision
until alter the jury case?
I l-'ink: We are satisfied. We
j apprehciid no serious dilViciilties
liu the case. Of course should the
j court discharge tli*• defendant we
! presume that will In- the end of
the perjury charge.
The Court: We had better md
J discuss this matter in the pres
ence of tlie jury panel. We will
ladjourn to chambers and there
■discuss the mallei-.
i The jury will be excused un.
j t il Monday at I <> a. in.
S Oossley: We are willing l-o
I waive the opening statement by
| simply reading the indictment.
• I)eI'eiisi; waives opening slate
! lueiil.
J The Court: I would prefer if
l.
Lrnlh sides would summarize
^vliat I hey expect !•» prmc.
Mr. • <• ihsnn : We i)X|ht.1. i,«»
prow that u certain report was
fiI»»<I in the ntt'ico nf tlu; clerk nf
I In* enurl. We shall show llu*
report In he falsi* in three par-!
ticulars. First. as t«» I In? amount
nf itnpaiiI in as capital;
second. \vi' shall fellow I hat tin.'
loans ami discounts were past due
ami hi>1 collectable ami third,
llii'ir si• irks vm* shall show \mt«'
wnrlh a xri'al deal less than es
I iinali'd in llii* assurial inn's re
purl. In addition In I hill we
shall sin'\\ I hat I hi' hank was
r •»111 pi * 111 *'• 1 In suspi'iid paymeiil.
.Mr. West. I'nr I lie defense,
staled I hill In- wmild expert In
pruNe |lie reverse nf that claim
ed hy sit111r111*ys fur the ffnvern
nienl. Thai I he repnrl made hy
the hank was cnrrefclly piven ami
was made in absolute frnn,j faith
and Iluil the values yiv.-u were
then and are imw worth far more
than jiiven in the stateiiienl.
Pajre. clerk nf the district
court nf the Fourth judicial di
(Continued on Pape 3)
IS NO CHANGE
FOR BALDWIN
j Received 8hui Out at Kenal,
Where He Had Strong Hope
I '•
of a Large Vote.
Millard hhI
Ray 87 i
Baldwin 773
The vote from Kcnai (lid not #»f
fect the standing of the senator
ial candidate*?, although il
brought Ray almost abreast of
Millard. Tin* vote came as a
surprise to the "Moosers," as
they had it all tlxed to bring
jBaldwin to the lead, but their
j plans failed.
The people in Kenai did not
'think much of I ho representa
tive ticket, except for Milo Kelly
| and Oldham, local men. They
forgot the balance of the lieket.
Youngs got '», Boyle 3 and <»ray
| I. Ingram ajid Chase, on the
non-parli/an ticket, were shut
out. The Socialists voted four
straight tickets. The vote was
j as follows: Hay 33, Millard
j K#'lly 30, Oldham 30, Youngs l.
Boyle 3, flray I, Socialists i.
Carl Armstrong and one pris
oner, Commissioner Finnegan, of
Howard; Commissioner Stone, of
Kodiak; Game Warden Toleman,
W. II. Whittlesey, John Falstad
nnd 17 witnesses are exported on
tho Yukon thin evening
What K Oo«t
Washington, I). 0„ Dor. tt.
Contributions to the Democrat
ic campaign were slightly over
one nnd a half million dollars.
V*lu* dillroftdi.
W'HHhinglon, I>. ('»., Dee. rt—
The? (/IIuho h«H paused the Adam
son measure ordering a physical
valuation of railroad*.
W. J. Lewis, the agent of the
land department, iH in town on
business, .
♦The CJir' Is beatetj witb
dfoim. raol aUam, and you ean
U*l H. -U) f*«1, you crao 1st lb
lb« (rash air t»n<| Mill have all i
«rotmtb fan warn. I
CHICAGO WOMAN
HAS DOG'S SKIN
Terrier Nad to be Bound tp Pa
tient Seven Days, But Op
eration Succeeds.
Chicago, bee. f» Announce
ment was made at I In* Woman's
Rhodos Avenue Hospital today nf
the successful outcome of a
cllse"*of skin praftinp in which a
large flap of the skin of a Skye
terrier was placed over a woupd
or. the arm of Mrs. H. \V.John
son of Menominee, Wis., caused
by an operation for tubercular
ulcer.
The operation, a rare one, took
place several days a^o. and last
evening Mrs. Johnson returned I•»
her home, taking with her the
doK wliieli hail coulrihuted toiler
convalescence. ,
"We had l.o keep the skin and
flesh alive while wii tran-ferivd it
from the d*to our patient," l>r.
r.arl Anderson, who performed
the operation, said today. "So'
we sewed Iwo-lhirds of the skin
on the arm and left the remain
ing third on the doff. Then we
bound the dog and patient to
gether In a plaster cast and kept
them in this position for seven
days, after which the remaining
one-third of skin rtuild be re
pioved from the* dog without,
harm."
Wg"U Houm, CUU On*.
Aboixjkon, Doc. <J.—Praying m
Ihp public HtrootH for a hou««
and lot, the Hov. (Vlftper Reblng,
i.»n returning lo hl« home, found
ii (|ned awaiting him In u hnuno
and lot. rending. "The l.ord pro.
vidoM."
Minor Oh 114 Q«U liUU.
I oporto, Ind., Doc, 0.—The
Circuit Court awarded to Oath
frinn linker, a minor, tho twonty
million dollar .'Mlnte left by hor
fat her.
"If you want to attend g gor*d
»how go and see "Th# Profeft
lor" tm-FrkUT ni*trt »r fimflm
,aU- (j
A GOOD CAMP
SAYS TAYLOR
He Believes Thai Next Year's
Output Will be Better
Than This Season's.
Charles Taylor, of tin* Iditarod,
who is in tlu' cily as a witness
in tin: bank cases, says he ft
hlitarml City on October I'Htli
and mushed most of tin* way,
(i*a\«*Iiiif£ willi tlo* mail carriers
whenever he met, thorn. uiusli
• »«I down (In* Mitaroil in bike
nian, ami from .Ili«*In* went
arrn>> country l<» hi^kakel,
where he look tin- eiil-olf In
Kalian. I'l oin I here li • f«• 11• -
fi| I In* .-bore inr In Tanaiia.
\\ llI• Ill* look I In: Ji'o\ iM'IIIIH'lll
■ • ... I
i roa,j lo r.-1i'i'. li:i\«-lni^ wa*
!very fair nioxi i»l 1 In- way. bill
! In* w- llii' lir>l t»iu' In I ravel o\ _
.•r pari of the distance ami In*
hail 111 break his ow n I rail. The
snowfall has hi'i-n wry light su
| far.
I'lii' hlilaroil, says Mr. lay lor.
i i> rather tpiiel at- the present,
'as all the operators have closed
i ilowi for the winter. I he rami
! essenl ialjv h -iiiu a suiimiet
J camp. Tlie (inpjrenlii'iiii dredgt
on thy Marietta claim on 1'lai
creek closed down on October 22
Tin- gold uiitpnl of the camp In
estimates al 8H,500.0im ami he.
lieves fliei production of mix I
year will o\en exceed Unit.
More prospecting is goin^ or
Ibis winter than ever before am
lowing lo the numerous strikei
and stampedes in ihe Innoko aiii
lvuskokwim the population of tin
Iditarod camp has been consul
erably reduced. Mr. Taylor he.
Ii«4ves that a new* camp will h<
jrounil in llial region in Ihe neai
■ ftilnce.
• ui'J'i' rrct'K i" nMiKiim wi'iif
than MV 'r y" 1 muOh prm-.p*vli"!
is being done 'here this win I #»r
Marsten A lliloy lia\e cloaci
down (heir plant and art* prepar.
in? for next summer's work
There- arc snmo now laymen or
the ground now. On 'J tihovt
f.has. Slrandbortt. f«»rnierl> ol
Kstor creek, has taken I In- la>
which f.ipsott brothers throw up
Whilo in Diskakot a man ar
rived from Cripplo crook, the new
Innoko strike, for an outfit, as
all the stores in that region had
boon sold out. Tho man stated
that the camp was looking good
ami that lie was returning to put
mi a crew of men. TlieJ Mud
rixor country was busier than
ever an,j a now strike was re
ported in the Takotua but noth
inu definite could be learned.
1
MANY ACCIDENTS
AMONG HUNTERS
Milwaukee, Wis., Ucc. tl.--A
summary of hunting accidents in
the northern woods to date
shows that th«» total of fatalities
and serious accidents since Sep
tember I break all records. b.»
ing 12 killed and seriously in
jured, while in Michigan the no,
cidenls have boon more fre
quent.
In. one county there were four
n\itn- killed by mistuk.* for doer
in three days.
•tMmw Movements.
Yukon, due hero from westward
al 7 p. in.
Northwestern due in Hoatlle.
Mariposa, due hero from south
tonight.
"The Professor" tonipht nt
8:15 at Kaglcs ball.
A* a matter of farl 'Tbet.liff"
the most comfortable place to
dtOft in Valdo/.. Why not %%
tamr'trat and nave tire *tr%nr
•? Effing?
ATTACKS VALIDITY
OF REGENT LAW
Opening Attack in the Supreme
Court on Sections Applying
to Newspapers.
I
Washington, h. II., I»»•(.*. 0
The opening attack i»n 11»«.» con
slillitionality of th*> sections of
I lie recent postal appropriation
act requiring newspapers to give
the postal authorities acc 'ss to
their circulation records and to
puhlish the names of (heir st«»ck
i holders ami bondholders, as well
as to label paid political articled
a- advert i-emenl\\a- made |o_
I day he|*iire the Supreme Court of
the I"11iII Slate*. in ;1 printed
! brief liled h> Itohert C. Morn*
(and (l. 15. IManle on behalf of the
jjoiirual of tIoiiiiii«*re«» and C<mii
| niercial hullel in of New York. The
leas.' i< set for ar-iumenl oralh
ion I>ec. In.
Tin* attorney-. for tin- news
paper contend principally that
the section- \iolale
liberty of the "jr).nnn
newspapers, magazine- and per
iodical- ptildi-heii throniilioul the
| I'll ited St ales.
iWAS HOT 8BIBE
J BUI BUSINESS
I . " ■
\Vasli in^l«»ii. I >. « ... !»••«•. t».
May. viee-presidi«ni <>1 tin* Hills
dale Iron Works. testifying in
Hi.' Arehbold impeaehinent past*,
said thai the (lump sale was not
made to ArchbolU as o bribe, but*
-,s a purely business proposition.
; IS HOT HUUT
OF PROMOTER
Seal Me. I>ee. i» I'oslal Inspec
tor Temple has information thai
I lie man buried in Marysville,
('.aI., was not iH'l.ariu, the ab
sconding promoter of irrigation
schemes. The body thought to
be thai or Del.oriu was taken
from Marysville and buried in
New York.
robs BANK FOR
MANY HEARS
.M ti ii i*«l •••*. .Mirli., I
Knowing tliiil ii hnilk ••Xiiinint'i*
wan* aln»ui to discover a short
age in his accounts, Assi&t-alhl
Csahier John \V. Sihben »>f the
First National Hank of this city,
confessed he had stolen $ 4 4,300
of the hank's money. The di
rertors at once made lip the full
amount and Hibben was arrest
ed. Sibben said he began faking
the money in 1890 and had lost
in speculation. *11 <1 had taken
nothing in the last three years
nn,| by manipulating the hioks
and by nianipulatiiiR the books
had been able in conceal hi*
peeulatioiis up to this time.
Doom Witt N>v« Ohriatma* Din
ner.
At a meeting last night the
Moose Lodge decide(| to give their
annual Christinas dinner for the
members and invited friends.
After the dinner the evening will
be spent in dancing, games and
a Christinas tree for the little
one*.
Fee Ah M*r*an oy *t«r* fried to
butter gud dr«cber at Ifc