WAS AT TEMPT MADE
TO BRIBE OFFICIAL?
Assistant District Attorney L. V.
Ray was surprised, on taking his mail
from hispostollice box this morning,
fco find among the contents, a certifi
cate of deposit for $10, on tho Valdez
Bank & Mercantile Co., in his favor.
Accompanying the money was a note
which road, "This is only a starter;
more will follow." Mr. Ray is much
perplexed over the matter, and does j
not know whether a practical jok ; has
been played on him by one of his
many friends, or whether it was a
bald attempt at bribery on the part
♦>f some one guilty of crime, whom
the prosecuting ofiiccr, in the dis
charge of his sworn duty, will be
called upon to prosecute at the ensu
ing jury term of court, or some other
party who seeks immunity for some
actual or intended violation of the
law.
Local merchants and business men
have been put to much inconvencience
by the broaching of their freight
■'lipments, which occurs -chiefly on
the railroads entransit from Eastern
points and on the Seattle wharves.
One largo local firm recently had a
claim for $1100 against the transpor
tation companies for shortages.
The companies have been endeav
oring to discover the perpetrators of
these thefts, and it. is believed that
an organized gang is engaged in the
operat ions. Fourteen arrests of sus
pects wore lately made in Seattle.
On the promise of immunity from
prosecution, one of the number offers
fro make a confession which he says
will involve five trusted employes of
Hie railroad, steamship and wharf
companies. His proposition has not
jet been accepted.
Encouraging gold prospects have
been found 011 the Mulchatna and
Hoolitna rirors, large stream.4 of the
Kuskokwim country. A number of
prospectors are now working there,
and doubtless a gold camp will be de
veloped, a*> there is the physical ap
pearance of a placer Held—that is,
worn, well-rounded hills, indicating
fche erosion of ages and the conse
Tuent existence ot vast beds of wash
icravel. Thin gravel is impregnated
with fine gold, and it is reasonable to
suppose paystroaks will be found
when more development work shall
ha ve been done.
J. I). Orocn nnd W. .J. Lakley, two
prospector*,arrived from there Friday
night., coming by way of Fairbanks.
When seen by t he Prospector, they
were conservative in their statements
concerning the new discovery, as
they did not care to be instrumental
in creating a stampede until a greater
demonstration has been made. They
express confidence, however, that
pay diggings will be uncovered.
Lakley will return there in the
spring, and Green will go to the Koy
ukukuk, where he lias mining inter
ests.
Green and Lakley left the head
waters of the Mulcliatna the latter
part of October, traveling by dt g
team, and have occupied the inter
vening time in coming to Vaidez.
They went up the Kuskokwim as far
as possible, skirted the northerly
base of Mb. McKinley and on to Fair
banks, and from thence over, the
regular trail to Vaidez.
Seattle, Jan. 13—The Nome delega
tion to the recent Alaska Republican
convention at Juneau, whose elec
tion of delegates was annulled by the
national committee, and other Sec
ond division men here are trying to
frame up a combination for the new
convention in Ketchikan in May to
nominate John \V. Corson of Nome
for delegate to congress and give tlie
two delegates alloted to the territory
in the national convention to I he
First and Third divisions.
Washington, 1). C., Jan. 13—Con
gressman Humphrey of Washington
is urging upon the house the demand
of the navy department for submarine
and torpedo boats for the defense of
Puget Sound.
San Francisco, Jan. 13—The state
convention of Republican clubs in
session here indorsed Secretary Taft
for the Republican presidential nomi
nation this year.
Dawson, Y. T., Jan. 13—JudgeBur
bidge today docided in favor of the
crown and against the Guggenheims
the disputed Palmer, Going, Ander
son and Bronson & Raj gold conces
sions on Flat creok. Judge Burbidge
is very ill and believes himself to be
dying. He therefore made the de
cisions without, making as complete
an investigation as he 'had intended
in order to avoid another expensive
hearing at Dawson, and allowed an
appeal. Judge Burbidge was sent
here by the Canadian government
specially to hear the disputed conces
sion cases.
Simple Banking
It is very easy to have a bank
account even if a . A Qi/ A
you do live m nLnvJivn
We have hundreds of customers liv
ing: in Alaska who send all their
deposits to us by mail* II you
would like to keep vour money in
tht Oldest Bank in Washington
write us about it*
DEXTER HORTON & CO.
C7£8SB" Bankt,s SEATTLE
New York, Jan. 13—The Parker
house, a twelve-story hotel, burned
last night and four liremen were killed
by collapsing floors. Thirty tenants
were injured. The less is $5,000,000.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 13—Con
gressman Hepburn's bill providing for
the suspension for six years of the
law forbidding the importation of
foreign contract labor into Hawaii,
was favorably reported back to the
house by the e< mmittee on immigra
tion today.
The mod fication of the law is
asked by the Hawaiian sugar planters,
who claim it is impossible to secure
sufficient labor except by the impor
tation of Orientals.
Berlin,' Jan. 13—Because of the
failure of the suffrage bill in the
reichstag socialists started street riots
but the crowds were clubbed by the
police until they dispersed.
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