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Washington, D. C., Dec. 28—In
probing the charges filed against Dis
trict Attorney Harlan by Governor
Hoggatt and others, Attorney-Gen
eral Bonaparte finds allegations of
official rottenness in the Third judi
cinl district, especially in Fairbanks.
Evidence has been offered that gamb
ling has been permitted and dance
halls flourish there. The charge has
also been made that the district at
torney and some of his deputies have
received retainers f!*om gamblers,
thus defeating the ends of justice.
The president has been informed of
the allegations against Harlan. On
the other hand, Judge Harlan invites
the fullest investigation of the con
duct of his office by himself and
deputies, denying in toto the allega
tions made. Telegrams have been
pouring into the department of justice
from responsible] citizens of Valdez
and Fairbanks strongly indorsing the
district attorney and the administra
tion of his ofliae. Before acting in
the matter, Bonaparte will take testi
mony from Valdez and Seattle regard
ing the case.
To Answer Charges
Washington, D. O., Dec. 8—Presi
dent Roosevelt has ordered Judge
Nathan V. JJarlan, United States dis
trict attorney for the Third judicial
division of Alaska, to answer the
charges made against him by Gov
ernor Hoggatt arid others, immedi
ately. The case will be disposed of
in January.
Washington, I). C., Dec. 30-—It is
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announced .that Judge Nathan V.
Harlan, district attorney of the Third
judicial district of Alaska, will re
sign his position immediately, and
return to his home in Nebraska,
to again resume the practice of law.
Charges which have been filed
against the district attorney, with
the deparlment of justice, will be dis
missed. No mention of his proba-.
ble successor has been made.
Portland Bails
Seattle, Dec. 80—Steamer Portland
hailed for Valdez Saturday night. The
Dora, which has been delayed here,
will sail tomorrow.
The celebrated Druoe case, now go
ing on in London, is attracting as
much att/ontion on this side of the
water as in England. George H.
Druce, the grandson of Thomas Chas.
Druce, t.ho koej>er of the Baker street
bazaar in London, ones the prosent
Duke of Portland for a share in the
Portland millions, basing his claim
On the assertion that his grartdfaihoff
known as the shopkeeper, was in
featfty none othef than the duke of
Portland, who had a tnnftel Cot meet
ing his country seat, .Welbreck Ab
bey, with the store, so as to aid in
keeping up the Action of hiseharacter
as Shopkeeper Druce by enabling him
to pass secretly from one place to
the other. When the old duke tired
of his dual life, he had a bogus death
and burial of the shopkeeper, Thomas
Charles Druce. An American, Rob
ert Caldwell, an intimate friend ol'
the duke, arranged the details of the
burial of the shopkeeper, placing lead
in lieu of a body in the coflln. He
testified to this effect at the trial.
Caldwell is something of a notorious
character himself, and his testimony
was attacked by reason of the lead
ing part he played in the famous A.
T. Stewart grave robbing case in New
York.
The mine workers and mine owners
of the Tan ana district, are trying to
get together to adjust their differences
of so long standing, ami which have
caused a greatly decreased out
put of gold from that rich sect ion din -
ing the past season. A com mi Met
representing the claim owners, and
one from the miners' union, have,
selected a board of conciliation com
posed ot Judge James Wickersham,
Captain Jfi T. Barnette,Samuel Bonni
field and YV. H. Parsons. These thr«e
bodies, after days of deliberation,
have put forth the following proposi
tions as a basis of settlement, and if
the mine owners and mine workers
agree thereto, the strike will have
ended, and the Tanana district will
be the scene of tremendous activity
next season
1. The employers shall pay not less
than $5 per day of eight hours and
board for union miners employed by
them from April 1, 1008, to October 1,
1908.
2 That union men will work with
non-union men, without objection, and
both parties shall fairly recognize the
open-shop principle as applicable dur
ing the season.
That the eight-hour time shall
not apply to point.men, engineers and
snch other employes as necessarily
must work longer to keep the plant in
operation.
4. That neither employes nor union
men will seek to interfere with men at
work in an effort to draw them awsy
from or into the union; all such efforts
must be made outside of work hours
and so as not to in any manner inter
fere with the work in progress.
5. That employers will not treat
union men differently than they do
non-union men, while either or both
are employed, either in food, lodging
or manner or time of payment, of
wages; that the union will not seek to
intermeddle with the control of the
employer by walking delegates or
other system.
0. In the event of any operator be
D. BERGMAN & CO.
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St. Paul, Minn.
LaMTMT Dbalkrh in thb Nohtiiwkht in
RAW FURS
I! you deairc? writ/ or to
McMillan Fur
&. Wool Co
41 Lajicmy St., Victwria, B. C.
\ lug ul>l<* to pay bis men a portion of
| their wit gut* from time to time, he will
j do *o without discount.
A clover exhibition of wrestling
took place at the Horseshoe Satur
day night, between John Papas, the
soldier, and E. Stoerkel, a husky
German lau. The contest resulted in
a draw, i apas securing first fall in a
few minutes, and Stoerkel the next
fall after over an hour's work on the
mat. Tne soldier is a skilled man,
with years of experience as a wrest
ler, and is considered a hard man to
handle. The splendid performance of
the German lad was a revelation to
the sports present. He lacked the
skill of his opponent, but is possessed
of a powerful physique and enormous
strength. He is a young fellow of
clean habits, and men present fami
liar with this line of sport, say that
with training ho could hold his own
with any man of his inches in the
country. His father is a police cap
tain in Pittsburg, Pa.
It is expected that a match will be
arranged between the two for a sub
stantial monetary consideration.
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COMPLETE OUTFITS FOR PROSPECTORS
HAY and \t Freighting done to any part of Interior.
GRAIN Big Contracts a Specialty.
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