SENATE PBOBE
GAINING LIGHT
Committee Discovering Recent
Primary Campaign Cost
Much Money
Washington, Oct. 2.—The Sen
ate committee investigations con
tributions made to the political
parties in 190 4-8 are making
some progress in their work.
Hooker, the National Progressive
treasurer, says that Charles
C.ranf\ of Chicago, contributed
??0,000 to both the Wilson and
r.a Follette primary campaigns
I his summer. Roosevelt's expen
ds were 9140,000. Perking con
irihuted $22,000, Dan llanna $25,
oou: Frank Munsey $19,000, Am
n> Pinchot $11,000, all for the
.Ww York primary, when voters
were paid $2 each to go to the
polls.
Boss Flynn, of Pennsylvania
(••stifled that he spent $l'»i,000
and personally $90,000 in the pri
mary campaign in the stale of
Pennsylvania.
SMALLER MONEY
BUT SAME VALUE
Washington, J>. C., Oct. 2.—The
order reducing the size of United
f^tatos currency and national hank
notes by one-third and completely
revolnl ionizing their designs will
he issuer] by Secretary MacYeagh.
The design of each denomination
"f every bill—United States notes,
::>dd and silver eerlifle.ales—will
l»e i»f f.he same general nature.
The new currency will measure (»
by 2 1-2 inches, as compared with
lht» 7.L'8 by 3.0 \ of the present
mdes. II will require 18 months
(<• make I he change complete.
Mrs. T. J. Devinney was an out
er..jug passenger on the Alameda.
JUDGE OVERFIELD
SIZES SITUATION
Seattle, Oct. 2.--Judge Peter I>.
Ovorfield. during a banquet given
hy the alumni <»f Old Pensy, said
that ho had heen studying I he
trend of .-Socialism and could see
the peril of another French revo
lulion. where the people will have
bnl lilt l«* protection of lift1 or
liberty. .I^dgc Overfield will leave
f«»r his new field of labor on the
-learner leaving here on the 8lh
of October.
Mrs. R. P. Ferguson was an out
going passenger on the Alameda
lo visit, her people in the states.
ORTIE INoMANIQAL
PLEADS QUILTY
Indianapolis, Oct. 2.--The trial
of the members of the Structur
al Iron Workors has begun. Or
lie McManigal plead guilty to hav
ing transported explosives, grin
ning as he admitted his guilt.
The following passengers left
on the Alameda: Mr, and Mrs.
Max Kolm, Mrs. R. P. Ferguson,
Clark DufT, Mr. and Mrs. M. Coyle,
Mr. and Mrs. Oeo. Kran, Mrs. Ju
lius .Teager, K. S. Macabee, Ver
mon 'Horn, F. Peck, J. Corigi, \V.
H. Ritz, Mrs. T. J. Devlnney, R.
<». Day, Thomas - Nyman, T. B.
Thayer, H. Wagner, Rex Kentling,
R. Holland, J. M. Hathaway. For
Cordova--^. M. Rockfinger, Miss
E. Kiley, G. C. Hazelet, Mrs. N.
Porter, Mrs. A. Johansen, Miss
f.nnde, Mrs. Scott, 8. E. Reed, R.
J. Roryer and 60 steerage.
MRS. MAGNUSON
WINS VERDICT
Taooma Jury Qivos Mrs. Magnus
sen Verdict for Twenty-three
Thousand Dollars
Tacoma, Oct. 2.—After a long
trial, replete with sensations, the
jury in the case of Mrs. Magnus
sen against Bishop O'Dea, of the
Catholic church, Father Van Goe
them, Sisters of the Visitation and
Attorney LeFevre, brought in a
verdict in favor of the plaintiff
in the sum of 823,000, for having
kidnaped her daughter, Marjorie
Rienian.
The defendants ga\> notice of
appeal. Judge Card, who tried I he
case, charged the jury that the
character of the plaintiff could
only be considered by them as a
mitigating circumstance; il was
for thorn to decide whether Mar
jorie had been kidnaped and her
affections alienated from her
mother. Willi thai question de
rided in the affirmative il was the
duty of the jury to return a ver
dict in favor of the plaintiff. The
court room was crowded from the
beginning |o the close of the trial
and much inleresl was manifested
in the case.
FRANK CHANCE
QUITS THE CUBS
Chicago. Oct. 2.-Frank L.
Chance, manager of the Chicago
Cubs since 1 HO2, has resigned.
I| is not announced as yet who
will succeed him nor the reason
for his withdrawal from |he man
agement of llie club. Chance has
led the Cubs lo victory four limes
in Ifii years, winning I lie Nation
al League pennant in 1000-7-8
and '10, and in brtlh 1007 and
I0f>8 he won I he world's series
from the Detroit Club of the
American League. Tie came di
rect from I he bush league «»f Cal
ifornia lo be first baseman of llie
Chicago Club and has been wilh
I hem ever since, playing the po
stilion at first all the time, until
lhi< year, when ho directed the
work from the bench.
HUGH WALLACE
IS HONORED
Chicago, Oct. «'<•—Hugh C. Wal
lace. of Wasliignlon .«tnt«\ has
been appoint•*<! second vicr-clinir
maii of the tlnancc commitI«•«» of
(lie Democratie national commit
tee, it was announced at head
quarters today. Hugh Wallace
married the daughter of the late
Chief Justice Fuller and ha.$ been
very active in Democratic poli
tics.
THE USUAL RESULT
OF FAST DRIVING
Milwaukee, Oct. 2.—In the Van
derbilt cup race David Bruce, aged
20 and wealthy, a New York
sportsman, was instantly killed
While going at the rate of 90
miles an hour, owing to one of
Iho tires of his machine explod
ing. His mechanician is also dy
ing.
New Member Paolflo Fleet.
Philadelphia, Oct. 2—The
steamship Farragut, sister ship to
the Admiral Sampson, recently
purchased by the Alaska Coaat
company for the ffeattljfe-San
Franc,iflco run, haft sailed for the
Pacific coast by way of Capo Horn.
Household ftfrrilshings for sale
^heop. Inquire at cable office.
GOAL CONSPIRACY
IS BEING AIRED
Cases of the Government Against
Bullock and Houston Are
Now on Trial
Tacoma, Oct. i.—The trial of
John H. Bullock, charged with
conspiring to defraud the govern
ment in furnishing coal to the 1
forts in'Alaska, charging the gov
ernment 828 a ton, while selling
to the public for considerably
less, is being tried in Tacoma be
fore Judge Cushnian. The line of
questions of the prosecution re
veal llie intention of the govern
ment to probe to the bottom and
fix the blame on the "higher ups."
Former Auditor Dbuglas testi
fied I hat Captain Jarvi-j had ad
mitted receiving $6.8()0 from the
Sesnon company, the. successful
bidders. It is charged by tin*
government that the Sesnon com-j
pany and Guggcnlieims made a
secret pact to submit a combina
tion bid, the profits to be divided,
and that the $6,800 received by
Jarvis was the half of the over
charge.
The evidence against Bullock is
furnished by Douglas, who was
formerly auditor of the North
western S. S. Company, and who
retained the vouchers of the com
pany after his dismissal, and they
ail- now produced at I he trial in
the form of photograph copies of
the original.
Big Fire in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Oct. 2.—The Phil
adelphia. Baltimore and Ohio Pier
was destroyed by fire. Tile loss is
estimated at a million dollars.
I HI UULU YILLU |
I THE KOVUKUK
The mil put of I lie Koyukuk
country lliis year will reach, in
round numbers, $230,000. This is
llii' estimate made by Howard
Turner, auditor for the N. C. Co..
who is here after having visited
I lie dislrfet recently lie says:
"I was up the Koyukuk a^ far
as Bettles, the last point at which
the N. C. has a post. According lo
estimates which we received in the
district, the output will he about
$230,000. To fhi.* might be add
••d the lied Mountain or Hughes
. ereeK district, whiach will yield*
$.'5,000 to 830,000.
The various creeks will yield
this year, it is estimated, about
as follows: Hammond, 9100.000:
(iohl creek, $25,000; Minnie, $ I .
1)00; Vermont, $12,000; Sheep,
*500: Nolan. $50,000; Union, $2,
000; Emma. $1,000; Mascot, $ I
(inn; Swifl, $1,000; Wild. $2,500;
total, $100,000. These figures, ofi
course, are only approximate.
"The whole camp is spotted,
and Hammond is deep as well as
spotted. One or two drills are be
ing taken in for drilling this year.
"About 350 men are in ' tho
country. None are broke. Every
one has a little something. Only
about 12 women are in the coun
try. Wiseman is the real town.
One gasoline scow used with
success above Bettles this year,
and another is being taken in this
fall by Ed. Marson."
Qrteoi Want* to Get Lioked.
London, Oct. 2—-Oreece is pre
paring to dectari fhe annexation
of Crete. This [\ considered but
a. step in the derrtands of Greece,
Bulgaria and SerVia for complete
automny from Turkey.
•tattle QianU Otlnoh Pennant.
Seattle, Oct. 2.—The. SeaUIe
olub by winning yestefday's game
cinched the Northwestern .league
pennant.
-■ ' ■ 1 I 'M Wl* •* '
First ptnrrnlgan 'rtf the season
at the Valdez Cafe.
AFTER RAILROAD
. FOR LICENSE
Qovernment Are Going After the
Alaska Northern for Lioense
Money*
A. H. Wheatley, E. F. Davis and
Ben R. Labcree have been sub
poenaed to appear before the
ferand jury which convenes at Val
dez in October, in connection with
an alleged infraction of the li
cense |a:c law by the Alaska Nor
thern railway company, with
which I hey are connected in an
official capacity.
It appears that the Alaska Cen
tral Railway company was granl
ed immunity for a period of five
years, by sP''cial act of congress,
from the federal lax «»f $100 per
mile per annum on its system, and
the wharfage tax of fen cents per
ton. The Alaska Northern Hail
way eompany, successor in inter
est to the Alaska Central Railway
company, goes on the theory that
this immunity extends, to it. On
the other hand, the government
alleges that the special act of
congress had to do with the Alas
ka Central Railway company
alone;; that Ihe Alaska Northern
Railway company can claim no
immunity under it. and that the
latter company ha* failed and re
fused to pay the license tax on Ihe
road and thc^vharf.
The proceedings will come un
der Ihe criminal code. That is In
say, the government, will seek In
obtain indictments against Ihe re
sponsible resident officials of the
Alaska Northern Railway com
pany. ami I hen Ihe case will come
before Ihe court on its merits.
RICH ORE ON
WILLOW CREEK
Id I lie Willuw creek district A
IJ. Shough. one of I lie old-limt'
prospector* of thai ivgiou, has
made a gold quartz discovery quite
recently, which, as a surfacc
showing, excels anything ye!
round in the great Kold camp.
Shough, who caiuc in last night,
and departed for the states on the
Mariposa, showed assay receipts
which proved the specimens treat
ed to range better than $7,000 per
ton in gold value. This rich streak
is several inches in width. The
ore body proper is about 2 1-?
fret wide and assays from
to $100 per ton.
The vein, so Shough declares,
is a true contact, and is almost
vertical. It lies about one mile
east from the Alaska Free fSold
property, now being so success
fully mined by William Martin
»he Si-allle attorney.
Mrs. Shough, who js a hardy
frontier woman, accompanies her
husband on all his prospecting
trips, and is with him on hi* trip
|o the slates.—Seward Gateway.
Judge Karris, of Susitna, was
a through passenger on the Ala
meda bound for 8an Francisco.
In speaking of the work done in
that section he aaid that more
gold had been taken out this year
than ever before; that the new
work on Dollar crieek, where Buh
renburg and B^b have installed
a large hydraullt-plant. had prov
en very successful, ana that they
had taken out $30,000 this year,
and would work a orew of men
all winter proflpectingthe beach
es. The claims adjoining are be
ing worked by a parly of Iditarod
miners who are well satiftfled wilh
the r^syjt.8 of their work and will
continue 'all'winter.
Outtar Start* for Paotflo.
Norfolk, Oct. 2.—The new rev
pnue cutter Unalga started for Ihe
Pacific coast by way of the flue*
canal.
WANTS TO NKOW
WHAT DOING
Sanitation is to be Given Par
ticular Attention in
Alaska
Dr. Emil Krulish, of the Marine
Hospital service, who has been
detailed to Alaska to look after
the sanitation of the communi
ties In the territory, has address
ed the following letter to the
mayors of the several incorpor
ated towns:
"Dear Sir: The trend of public
hygiene in the United Slates rinrl
the prugress made in its appli
cation arc in a large measure
shown by I ho activities of mu
nicipalitics in safeguarding tlu-j
| public health. In order to obtain j
reliable information of the aeliv-j
itics of the principal communi-j
lies of Alaska in this respect and
to ut.ilze this data as a guide in!
draft.ng a sanitary code for the
Territory, your co-opcrali«»n in
this very important matter is re
spect fu'ly requested.
"It. is desired that you forward J
to this office copies of all ord-l
nances and regulations on mat
ters pertaining to ;he public
(Continued on page 4)
iff PROFIT FOB !
THE GOVERNMENT
I
NN ashmaloif. i>. C.t Oct. 2.—The
debt of the United Slates govern
ment on which interest has ceased
and the greater part of which
probably never will be collected
from Uncle Sam, amounts to *1,
700,inn. covering loans all the
way from 1700 |o 1907. This fact
was made public today |»y J. C.
j Napier, register of the treasury,
in his annual report.
Treasury officials are unable to
explain the altitude of the hold
ers °f these bonds except on the
'ground that they know their prin
cipal is safe in the federal treas
ury. It is estimated that nearly
$ 1,000,000 of this debt has been
j lost or destroyed.
YOUNG COUPLE
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
i
Colfax, Wash.. Del. 2.—(icorge
Wesley llrmvn, known as Wesley
Brownell, anil his \vif«\ Winnie,
pleaded iin| guilty loday In first
I degree murder f«»r Ili«• killing of
j Albert Neeve^, father of Mrs.J
Mrown, September 15. A demurrer;
hy attorneys for (ho defense was
overruled hy Judge Neill, who set
the trial fc»r October t i. The two
y. ling children of the Browns
were taken today lc» the Covington
home at Spokane.
AN EXPLOSION ON
A TORPEDO BOAT
Newport, Oct. 2.—An explosion
on the turbine torpedo destroyer
Walke, resulted in two dead and
tight injured, The crew mado hc
roio rescue* of their comrades be
low, who could not help them
selves. t . ^ -r
Mariposa Sails.
Seattle, Oct. 2.—The steamship
Mariposa sailed this morning'wlth
the following Valdez passengers.
Florence Sullivan, Norman Mer
chant and Carl Swan son, who is
bringing with him Dan Anderson,
who holds a bond on a low grade
hydraulic proposition on the Klu
tlha. It is the intention of An
derson to start development on
the properly In the spring.
CHARGES HEARST
WITH FORGERY
Collier's Says Hearst Forged Five
Archbold Letters, Inoluding
One to Penrose
New York, Oct. 2.--Collier's
Weekly charges and submits
proof of William H. Hearst hav
ing forged live Archbold letters,
including one to Senator Penrose,
saying:
"Enclosed please find ch-.-ck for
twenty-five thousand dollars."
They are all written oW a type
writer manufactured after the
date on which the letters are pur
ported lo have been written.
Dix Hopeless, Says Murphy.
Syracuse. Oel. 2.--l>c|etrates i>»
file Democratic .stale convention
are fast arriving here. Murphy
admits thai C.overnor Dix is a
hopeless candidate. Alton It.
Parker has been staled a* perma
nent chairman.
AXE MURDERERS
ESCAPE ARREST
Council I Hull's, la., Oel. —
Responsibility for tli** e.xtermina
Lion of th•• family «»f Martin
Thompson. six miles »>asl of
Council Mull's. today is laid by
Council I thill's police al the d«»«»r
of the "a\ mili*«I• • i er" wh.p has ,
slain wludi' families mi oregonA
Iowa. Kansas. Illinois and oih'-e i
western slates. One id' the last
attacks nf the murderer was at.
Yillisca. Iowa. where he killed
eight person> in one family.
The members of the Thompson
family were found dead in their
home yesterday afternoon. Jas.
Thompson, bis wife and child
were slain.
WOMAN FAILS 10
PASS EXAMINATION
San Kranei>en, Oct. 2—Miss
Lucy (SowIh \\ a newspaper
writer, who was nominated for I In?
superior court In-rich, failed |o
pas^ the bar examination before
the appellate court today, which
will preclude the possibility of her
becoming a candidate. Miss
While, who is a Socialist, reced
ed more than 7,000 votes in this
city and county at the primaries
and was «»ne of the eight candi
dates t•» given places on the
ballot in .November. For many
yenr>t sin* had been a shorlban.1
reporter in the superior court o^
Virginia and has been a student
in law fop .some time.
MORMON HEAD
ADVOCATES TAFT
Salt Lake City, Oct. 2 Presi
dent Smith, of the Mormon
church, has openly advocated the
re-election of President Tafl. Hi*
proclamation has caused a sen
sation and may do more injury
than good to the head of the Re
publican ticket.
Bank Thief It Arras tod.
St, Louis, Oct. 2>-Adams, who
was wanted for the robbery of
*23,000 from the bank at New
Westminster, B. C., wa* arrested
here after having escaped from
the C.h'cago police.
Motal NVtn Make Saving.
New York, Oct. 2.—Bv charging
for the bread and butter nerved at
their table* the hotel men of th«
city rxperl to mavefc.W.OOO.OOft an
nually.