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Washington, D. C., Jan. 11—The
annver of District Attorney of the
Third Alaska judicial division to the
charges against him made by Gov.
Hoggatt and the Guggenheim in
terests is said to be unsatisfactory to
the department of justice. He was
ordered to return to Valdez to take
charge of government business during
the present term of court presided
•ver by Judge Reid. He is to be
given opportunity to secure affidavits
controverting the charges against
him and if his defense is not satisfac
tory he will be allowed to resign.
Washington, I). C., Jan. 10—A pat
ent has been issued to Clark Davis of
Seattle lor the townsite at Katalla
Davis is the manager of the Alaska
Coal and Petrolem Company, which
is the owner of the townsite.
Seattle, Jan. 10—Chairman Casey
•f the democratic territorial commit
tee lias called a meeting of Alaska
democrats for the 21st for the purpose
of naming a date for the territorial
convention to elect delegates to the
national convention. Democrats here
are i:i favor of holding their conven
tion after the republican convention.
Juneau v. iil probably be the place of
meet ing.
Washington, 1). C'., Jan. 10—Dele
gate ('ale, in discussing the appoint
ment! of Judge S. 11. Reid of Oklaho
ma as the successor of Judge Wickei
nham, gave it as his opinion that it
would have been unwise to appoint
an Alaskan to the office. Kvcrbody
interested in mining, he says, favors
an outside man, who is not- allied to
any fact ion or interest.
('hioago, Jan. 10—At a Jefferson
banquet here last night William
Jennings Bryan was the principal
speaker. Mo made a vigorous assault
on the aristocracy, whom he alleged,
was seeking to wrest the government
from the people, lie is opposed to
the centralization of the power cf
government, and accuses the republi
cans wit b aiding the Wall street in
fo res M.
New York, Jan. 10—Augustus
Ileinze, onoo recognized as a Mon
f an a copper magnate of vast wealth,
admits ho is now broke, as a result of
the failure of liin New York bank, the
Mercantile National. Edwin Gould,
a member of tlie Gould family, an
nounces that be will rehabilitate the
Keinze bank.
I
I'tio Janiero, Jan. 10—The Pacific
bound fleet in off Pernambuto. The
president, of Brazil accompanied the
Brazilian fleet outbid* the harbor to
welcome the American warships,
New York, Dec. 9—The landlords
are evicting tenants for non
payment of rent, in the ten
ant district of New York. The ten
ants threaten to burn the buildings if
their eviction continues. A heavy
I police guard has thus far been able to
control the situation, but it daily be
comes more grave.
©Washington, D. C., Jan. 10—Rep
resentative Fowler's bill, recom
mended by a sub-committee of the
committee on banking and currency,
prevides that banks may issue credit
notes to the full amount of their cap
italization. The banking institutions
are to be organized into districts un
der the supervision of a deputy comp
troller of the currency. A guaran
tee fund must be placed with the gov
ernment to the amount of a half a
billion dollars.
Victoria, B. C., Jan. 10—Thirteen
British warships will arrive at Esqui
malt in May, to make that place their
headquarters.
Denver, Jan. 10—Editor Bonfilis,
who assaulted ex-Senator Patterson,
was lined $50 and costs. Patterson is
slowly recovering from his wounds.
Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 10—Gov. Wil
son's message to the state legislature
is principally a plea for the enact
ment of legislation which will stop
night raiding, which has been carried
on to an unenduarble extent of late.
New York, Jan. 10—Immigration
officials refused to pass Janjanoff, a
Russian refugee, into the United
States. lie confesses to having com
mitted several murders, arson and
burglary in Higa, Russia.
Washington, I). (!., Jan. 10—There
is likely to be a thorough overhaul
ing of the Indian school system in
Alaska, according to the plan of com
missioner Brown, of the federal bur
eau of education, Commissioner
Brown recommends in the first place
that some sort of compulsory school
law be passed, requiring the native
youth of Alaska to attend public in
struction. He believes that this'law
should be carefully framed, and given
a certain elasticity in the discretion
of executive officers, so that the stat
ute may adapt itself to local condi
tions.
In tho project for a compulsory
school law both Gov. Hoggatt and
Delegate Calc are in accord with the
commissioner of education. The
course of instruction, Mr. Brown
thinks, should bo changed radically,
to give the native children the benett
of industrial training. The Eskimos
especially are recognized as "natural
mechanics,n for they have shown
much skill and originality in their
native huts. Mr. Brown believes that
their mechanical skill should be di
rected in useful channels; and he
would extend the course of industrial
training no as to fit the native inhabi
tants for supporting themselves in
in security and comfort.
The bureau of educatioa has asked
congress to make liberal appropria
tions for school buildings; and since
ihe work of construction is often fe
tarded by remoteness of places and
difficulty of securing materials and
labor, it is requested that the appro-!
priations be made available until
used.
i
Martin's Ferry, O., Jan. 11—Secre
tary Taft wiles a letter to the local
union of the American Federation of
Labor which was received here to
day, in which he says he favors limi
tation upon the power of the courts to
issue injunctions in case of labor
strikes. He b3liev.es that laboring
men have the right to organize for
mutural self-interest and says he
recognizes that abuses of their rights
are not uncommon. On the other
hand he says lie believes that labor
has sometimes done injustice to other
interests in starting strikes when
peaceable means might have secured
their demands.
San Francisco, Jan. 11—Mayor
Schmitz was freed of the extortion
charge today by the California su
preme court, which handed down a
decision reversing the conviction of
the former mayor of San Francisco
upon the ground that the acts charged
do not constitute an offense under the
I criminal laws of the state.
Under bin conviction in the superior
court Schmitz was sentenced to five
yeais in SanQuentin penitentiary and
has since been confined in the county
jail pending* his appeal. He is under
bail upon other indictments found
against him by the grand jury, sever
al of them charges of the acceptance
of bribes, and he will be tried upon
those.
The offense of which Schmitz was
convicted was that of extortr.:*;
money from questionable French res
taurants under t he pretext of protect
ing them from prosecution or closing
up for law violations.
Assistant District Attorney Heney
says he is not embarrassed by the
decision of the supreme court. Ho
i says he has plenty of eases of corpor
ation graft which he can prove
against both Schmitz and Iiuef to
keep them in the penitentiary a long
time.
Judge Dunne of the superior court,
who tried the Schmitz ease, and
whose legal rulings in the trial are
reversed, nays it is regretable that the
i court which freed Schmitz from His
conviction and sentence in the ex
tortion case, and incidentally Ruef,
is composed of men who have rela
tives and friends under indictment.
He added that the grand jury which
returned the indictments will bo res
pected long after the supreme court
members who nullified their action
are dead and gone.
New Postmaster At Nome
Washington, D. C.» Jan. 11—Fran It
Kolash was confirmed as poatmastcr
at Nome, Alaska, today, succeeding
F. W. Swan ton, resigned.
HNewYork, Jan. 11—At a Republican
dollar dinner hero laHb night the pre
sidential boom of Gov. Hughes wits
#
launched. A large crowd attended
the dinner *.nd preliminary arrange
ments were made to organize a cam
paign to secure the Republican nomi
nation for the governor at Chicago
next June.
Gov. Hughes wired to the meeting
his regret at being unable to attend
I and expressed hope of the contintf
' ance of Republican ascendency in t«h#
j federal government, and of nationtfl
| prosperity.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 10—A corp*
I -
! of engineers have been ordered to g#
I to the Pacific Coast and inspect th#
! coast defences building on Pug^fc
j Sound and at San Diego.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 11-Sena
| tor Nelson's bill creating new lighfc
i house districts in Alaska, Porto Rio*
!
j and " waii passed tlie senato today,
j It provides for separate liglithont#
! ofllcials and inspectors in each of th#
I new districts.
! Chicago, Jan. 13—In the Unite#
j States court today Judge Kohlsaafc
I gave judgment in favor of the govern
| ment against Capt. Oberlin M. Carfeef,
the army officer who embezzled fundi
I while in charge of government work*
| at Savannah harbor and was sent 1)0
j the penitentiary. The judgment al
lows the government to sell $400,(
of securities held by Carter.
San Francisco, Jan. 13—Id is ro
ported that the prosecution will with
draw its promise of immunity to Ab+
Ruef and prosecute him on 100 counts
because he refuses to give furth«jr
testimony in behalf of the state.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 13—Owing
to repeated decisions by federal
Courts holding that a claimant for
public land may execute a lawful con
i.1 act to sell the tract for which lie is
. pplying before patent issues the gov
ernmont has decided to suspend pros
ecution for alleged frauds every
where.
Few York, Jan. 13—Secretary Tati
addressed an audience of 2000 people
at Copper Union Saturday night, dis
cussing various political issues. !!•
advocated labor unions, an elastic
currency, and argued that the ex
haustion of capital by excessive spec
ulation was responsible for (he recent
financial flurry. Judge Taft opposed
government ownership of railroad^,
and expressed the belief that it would
not lessen labor strikes or make them
easier to settle. Tie said few people
realize how much power government
ownership of transportation wonitf
centralize at Washington.
New York, Jan. 13—The jury in th«
second trial of Harry Thaw for fch*
m irder of Stanford White is com
pleted and AHsiHtant District At
torney Garvey made his openit^
statement to the jury this morning.
Victoria, B. 0., Jan. 13—Hereafter
Japanese 'will not be permitted t#
land hero unless they came direct
from Japan.
, Washington, D. C., Jan. 14—Heivr
Admiral Manney started today for
tho Pacific? coast to investigate iht
needs of tho navy on that side.
I Wonhington, D. C., Jan, 14—Aloek
Nolum was appointed postmaster »i
i
i Bluff, Aluska, and George Boll mi
Hope, Alaska, today.