TERRIFIC STORM
ON THE SOUND
Mariposa Delayed En Route From
Seward—Yukon in Sound
Since Saturday.
The Mariposa arrived last
night ill K o'clock "aiul It'll short
ly after for Seattle. Captain
Moore, in speaking of I lie storm,
said:
"II was blowing a hurricane
ami we eonhl not see a fool in
to the inky darkness. We were
unable to piek up the entrance
to Eckles channel, by which we
come inlo the sound, so we were
compelled to lurn oul to sea. It
has been storming ever since wn
left here Saturday night, and was
one oT the worst storms I have
ever experienced on I he coast.
The! lightning all of Saturday
night was blinding. II would
make il as light as day, and then
the darkness would be more in
fense after each Hash, making
navigation a difficult mailer.
"We tried lo pull the l>ora oil*
the beach at Seward but could
not make it. as she had been
washed high on t In* beach and is
in a dangerous condition. ller
seams have opened up and she
fills with water at I lie rise of
each tide. Carpenters are now
at work patching her up. The
Cordova is standing by to help
loir off if il can be done. 'The
Mora is on si sandy beach and
the combined efforts <»f the Mar- j
iposa and the Cordo\a could not
btid^e her."
Yukon Delayed.
The Alaska Coast company's
boat. Yukon, was at Fllamar last
night according lo a wireless re
reived by the operator on the
Mariposa. She had been waiting at.
Port Klclies. which is .just inside
of the sound near the llitichin
hrook lighthouse and the storm
was so terrific that Captain Jen
sen did not consider il advisable j
to put to sea and he lay in Port
Ktches for i(5 hours, finally re
turning to F.llamar. as the storm
grew worse.
Thrt barometer last night was
exceedingly low, and it is very
likely (hat a gale was si ill blow
ing.
Following were the outgoing
passengers on the Mariposa last
nighl: Chris. Robertson, J. T.
Kvans. Mrs. K. 11. Suskey, Kdwin
Kckern. J. Kemp, Miss M. While
head. Itoberf Scott, L. S. Wick
■•rsham. W. M. Smith. Mrs. C.
W. .Millard, Raymond, riilberl
A. I.ee. Pearl and Kulh Mill .'r.
Mr. ami Mrs. Meyer Blum. Mr.
and Mrs. W. II. Johnson, Mrs.
I"". M lb-own. Mrs. F. (icrmau.
Mrs. < irahaiu. A. T. Sullivan,
Norman Merchant. ami four
steerage.
Fori l.iscnm i- now lit by elec
tricity, prcM-iiliug a prelfy scene
these dark niglils from I lie city
wafer front. Tin* long dock al
the po-i is strung with electric
I iylil *.
COSTLY SPARK
10 RAILROAD;
Se}|i I |e, I'ec. I'.'.--.One spark
will co-*i the'('real Noil hern rail
wax s:p.i.if F. M. Mrouillelfe,
• •I this cil>. succeeds in proviiiM |
his coulenlion in a suit filed yes
ferdav. lie charges the spark
driven from the smoke wlark of
a (treat Northern locomotive
lodged on flic roof of fhe Oal
hraith-Pacon warehouse and
started a lire which dama«ed the
'Jl plaintiffs whom be represents.
I>oiikherly A Ferguson, for fhe
balance «»f hecember. are welling
goods al reduced prices.
TACKLE TARIFF
NEXT MONTH
Start Revision Downward on
Jan. 6—Will Begin at "A" and
Qo Through the Alphabet
Washington, l>. (I.., Dee. li.—
Tlif Democrats, who haw run-!
I ml «*l' 1 >< it 11 branches of roil-i
Kress. will slart tli«» revision of
tin* laritV downward mi I In* sixth
of next month.
The laritV was tIn* stumbling
block nf" the last admiuist rat ion
ami I he elTorls of the Democrats
to handle tin1 buzz-saw will be
watched with interest. Many
Democrats have already annonn
cod that they are in favor of the
protection of certain . industries,
especially the industries pro
dominating in Iheir congression
al districts.
ASTOR DON'T WANT
TAINTED MONEY
Asks Police Aid to Prevent Use of
His Property for Immoral
Purposes.
.New York, Dec. 1-.— Vincent
Aslor, who is one of the largest
property owners in the city, lias
asked the police commissioner to
investigate the tenants of his
buildings and has expressed the
intention of starting ejection pro
ceedings against his tenants if
the property is used for immor
al purposes.
The law in New York Oily al
lows the city to confiscate any
property which is used as a house
of ill fume.
NOTHING IN THE
GLAVIS CHARGES
Sacramento, Cal., Doc. I J.—
Thai there is unthiiiK in I lie
chaiRfs against Louis l>. (ilavis,
secretary of tin* California con
servation commission. accused of
favoring the timber barons ami
\\Inise salary was held up, is Ihe
Ii«*I I inlay i»f former < Jovernor
(ii-iii^i' I'.. I'anlee, chairman •»T
I In* commission.
"'riii- commission is saliMicd
with .Mr. < Has is* 'ad iou.H," saiil
Pardee. "There is nothing f<•
1 lie charges, ami there nevi-r
w as." •
MISSQURIAK GETS
AN ALASKA JOB
\\ ashiimlmi. h. l»cc. I*.'
President l a fl si• 111 I In* nam#* of
Carl I'll**iikl«* lo lIn- Si-nail' for
I'oullrmal ion as .hiiIiuoh tmetil in
Alaska. Phenklc is from Mis
souri. Tin* a|• |>oinIim lit is to
•ake I'lTcci immediately.
Foil SAf.K-.OiH* three-i|uarler
brass bcilslcail. spring* ami mat
tress, almost new: tirico *22.50.
Imjuiio of Lieut. Sherrard nl Ft.
Liscum.
It costs yon Ions lo slop nt
"The ClifT" than it does to rent
and heat a cabin, and you have
f\ nice warm, clenn room to dress
in. No ftres or earns at all lo
fllend to.
BARNETTE AND DUSENBERRY
ARE BEING TRIED AGAIN
THIRD TRIAL STARTS THIS MORNING IN FAIRBANKS CA8E3
FALSTAD AND FREIDLAN D ARE INDICTED FOR
AFOGNAK ELECTION FRAUDS.
T!h» court convened at 10 a.
hi.
Craml jury called ami report
ed fmir true bills. John J. Fa Is tad
ami Alex. Freidland jointly in-*
dieted for violating their duly
as judges of election at Afognak.
(«i veil until Saturday morning to
plead. Freidland was arraigned
mm a second indictment charging
him with falsely entering names
of voters on election register at
A fognak.
H. V. liohan, indicted for re
moving timber.from public lands,
hotendant given until Saturday
at to a. m. Waives other in
dictments.
I.. V. Hay moved the admit
tance. of M. J. Conroy as a mem
ber of the bar.
Tin' case against 'Itarmd!«'and
Wing, charged with a misde
meanor. was taken up.
Defendants made additional
plea that the defendants have al
ready been acquitted on instruc
tions of the court rendered in
subsequent case.
Jury re-sworn.
;Mr. Fink then argued that the
acquittal on the graver charge in
I he preceding case acted as a
bar to further prosecution on a
lesser offense, citing authorities
in support of his contention.
The Court: The view I take
is that the second indictment nec
essarily includes the first. I think
there is nothing to the contention.
Overruled. Exception allowed.
Prosecution makes statement
of what they intend to prove.
Mr. WV'st: I do not. think the
prosecution will bo able to prove
any one of the three statements
made in the indictment.
C. C. Page identified certain
papers filed with him as clerk of
the district court of the Fourth
division.
11. 0. Wood, sworn: I was
formerly in partnership in bank
ing with Mr. Barnette. We were
also in the brokerage business.
The holding of fJold Bar stock
111 111. have had something to do
with the bank's suspension. 1
don't remember of Capt. Ilar
ii«*tI»• having over forty or fifty
thousand dollars in mining prop
erty on Dome creek. Mining
property was considered a good
deal.
.1. I.. Tolr, sworn: 1 was a
stockholder and depositor of
the Fairbanks Banking company.
The hank closed twice. On the
reorganization I had a conversa
tion with Harnette. Hi* (old me
Cdarence Merry was to take a
large block of slock. I agreed
to lake from three lo live thou
sand dollars' worth. 1 attended
the reorganization meeting and
there were 12 directors elected.
The statement was I hen made
that slock should he paid for in
stock or in notes.
Afternoon Session.
('has. Pajoman. indicted for
violating election law at Afognak.
arraigned and given until Sat
urday morning al in a. m. to
plead. l".ourt lixed bond al *2.
000. If a lesser bond will guar- I
anlee flu* presence of defendant.!
court will consider the matter.
Jury directed to sign a verdict
regarding defendants being plac
et! in jeopardy in former case.
I'. (•. Xoyes, receiver Wash
ington-Alaska bank: I have tried'
to colled on these stock notes.
Have collected but little. Wit
ness identified certain bank ex
hibits.
./no. I.. Proctor: Kxamiu.'d I he ^
books and papers of bank in
question. Those notes were
traced hack as credit, on slock
account and made up part of
capital stock. Sixteen hundred
and ninety-six shares were issu
ed all paid for hut about $21,000.
The total number of shares issu
ed was 202,200:' gome was re
tired after thai. These stock
notes were carried in the loans
and discounts and are entered as
if they were loans'for capital
'stock.
MANY WITNESSES
FROM SEWARD
Number of Citizens of Westward
Town Subpoenaed to Chicago
Federal Court.
rill- ease "I 111■* l ulled sialic
A. Frost. former president
of I In- Alaska ('.fill rnl Hailwav
eompanx el al.. will come up f«»i*
trial before .fimIjx** l.andis. of IIi«»
|t»riiI court at CJiieago. hegin
uiuu February 17. 101-'. Sub
poenas f«»i* tin' following Seward
I >«>• »| d«* have been issued : A.M.
Wheat ley. assistant to the presi
dent of the Alaska Northern
Railway eonipaiiv, who wax eliief
iieeoimt ant for Frank W'alson. I he
aeeredited agent of the Frost
group «if eoal locators in tin*
Mat ntitiska. out of w 11 i i * 11 the suil
grows; < leoi'ge He\|oli. I". M.
Hale. W. U. Whittlesey. I'nited
Stales eoinuiissioner..!. .1. Finne
gan, H. 11. Hildivlb and ('«. M.
if «irr.
As a matter of fact 'The Cliff"
lis the most comfortable place to
atop in Valdez. Why not go
there first and save the embar
rassment of changing?
For warm, quiet rooms at rca
lioriahle rates, go tn the St. Kilns.
MILLER CASE IS
AIRED IN COURT
Prosecuting Witness Tells of
Third Degree and Forced
Perjury.
Seattle. ht'f. ITill* sensa
tional ciiM1 ..r I'eter >1 ill**r. eoii
vicI«•«! on a Imrnlary charge in
HMMi. i> again in I lie limellMhl l»««
rati*!* of an asserlion hy
Willis Ta>li»r. upon whose testi
mony Miller was convicted. Dial
(hi> e\ idence was perjury, ami
llial lie was forced to swear to
the lie that sent .Miller I«• pris
on because of police brutality. .
It will lie recalled that Miller j
made a .sensational trial of his
ease in a dramatic defense of j
himself, in which lie charged j
time and again that lie was lie-i
iiiR "railroaded" Ihrotmh "third,
degree" machinations nf the Sr
atlle police department. Ta>lor;
had liecn arrested with him and'
was claimed hy the police to he
an accomplice. The chief evi- J
deuce agaiiiHl Miller was lite j
confession he had signed in jail, j
Me told the court at his trial that
lie had signed I his confession o'lt- •
ly after the police in the Seattle;
jail had heateu him half to.
death. 1
i
His POSTOFFICE
GETS ARRESTED
1
Interference With Government
Monopoly Qets Seattle Man
Into Trouble.
Seattle, I I —(!. K. I'.ai-na
hau was arrested here today
charged liy pnstoll'ice inspectors
willi conducting a private post
office in opposition to I'ncle j
Sam. Il«> will he ^i\■ i a hear-!
iiitomorrow.
II is against llio law f«»r any
one oilier llian the government
to carry mail, ami even Iln» ex
press companies can nol carry
lellcrs as express. Tliev tried il
some years ago ami although they
paid postage on each letter and
I lien s.'iit il via their own car
rier. ii was stopped.
JURY FINDS GHAS.
H. HYDE GUILTY
Former New York City Cham
berlain Qets Three and a
Half Years.
New York. I>er. I 2 Former
City Chamberlain Charles H.
Hyde, mie lime law partner of
Mayor (laymir. was sentenced I<»
serve three 'iml <i Iriif veai* in
Sinn Sing hy Juslir* liilV.
•Hyde forced I ho ban*-- !•» ma!;«
loans In the Carnegie I'm;.-'
w hie 11 il was insolwe! -»i li<
would withdraw the »'ii»" -!ep'
ils.
lie was indicted IS 111 • • 111 lis aco
and Hie trial has been han^iu.
IIre ever since.
AMERICAN GIRL
IS HONORED
Washington, I >. |i<t. I
Kmi* <lislin^uisliotl Srrviei', .Miss
Mabel Hoarriman, secretary «»r Hu>
American RimJ C.ross ln*re. is I• »_
day in receipt of tin- insignia <»f
lli»» Kiflli Onler «»f lln- r.rnwn,
runferre«l upon her by |lit* »>in
piTnr or .Japan.
Tins is I In* first linn* Dial any
American woman lias been so
honored Iiy Japan, a•*<■<>i*«Ii11t-r l<>
government officials in the While
Mouse. Tin* ordiT was specially
erualed In recognize meritorious
si»r\ ice hy women. , i
STRIKERS KILL
TWO DETECTIVES
Haekcnsack. I)it. I —Susi|ue
liana striker* wlm went mil In*,
cause a tl\«• pi'l' reul. increase
was refused. ambushed a l»«•«ty
of strike breaker*. killing Iwn de
tectives ami wnundinp n do/..»n
iilliiTM. Twcnf y-l li !*•••• Inilli'ls
were fnuml in lln- hnd> of one of
I lie vjclims. Tin- slale constab
ulary i* now pafrolliim lln*
crronmls.
Mr. ami Mis. Isaac F.vau*. «»f
Ki-wanl. an- in I own ami will re
ittnfn durinff Iho twwion of court.
FOR NAf.l-'..--Sinurr sewing j
narhino. Mm- condition. Apply:
Urnry Sue** iorf. 'Phono 7.
SEWARD EDITOR
ON POLITICS
Democratic Committeeman Pleads
for Harmony Among
Democrats.
i
L. !•'. Sliaw. a well km ami Alas
ka newspaper man, now editor of
t In* Seward Oalevvay, reached
Valilcz tm I In* Mariposa, lie is
accompanied by Mrs. Shaw, who
is a sister of .liul^c .Folm Lyons
ami Judge 'Pi os. It. Lyons.
Mr. Shaw, who is l.li«> Demo
cratic district committeeman
from I h»» Kenai peninsula, conies
lo look over I In* political situ
ation lien*. Asked if he is a cun
• I i • I a I *' for office umler the L>em
oeralie adininisl ral ion. lie smiled
land said:
"Did you ever sec ;i newspaper
man who woiihl deeline a fat fed
eral job? If there is a sufficicnt
ly lucrative position which 110
ImhI.v else wants, they ean hand
it. over to me for a few years. J
prefer .-oiucihiiuf with little work
wherein a departmental clerk will
write oijt a check in my favor for
three or four hundred a month."
Mr. Shaw admits that he is a
crank in the matter of having
federal appoint incut< in Alaska
yo in hona tide Alaska residents,
lie goes further ami declares that,
each division in the territory
should select competent men for
I lie various oific > to he filled in
thai division. Mf cmir.-e, for gen
eral territorial olVices. the whole
of Alaska should he considered.
"As a I>einocrat." said Mr.
Shaw. "I plead for harmony. If
we pel lo tiphliup anions our
selves fur these federal appoint
ment-. the president will lie .jus
tified in vvholS.v eliminating us
from (.'onsiilcrat ion. Itul hy pul
ling up it united front. 1 am per
suaded that Alaskan.** can land
every joh iu the territory. 1 have
information that there arc many
woiihl-he carpel happers iu (In
states who are looking toward
Alaska with loiipiup eyes. We.
don't want tlieni. We want our
own people lo hold down these
federal po>i|jon>. Hona fide
Alaskans who an* holding down
responsible positions are mak
ing pood. Our four district
judges are Alaskans. Compare
their splendid records with that
of former carpet hap judges.
"There is a strong sentiment
over our way for I-'. M. lirown for
district judge in this division.
Our attorneys ami the people
I generally have the utmost con
fidence in his splendid ability and
personal attributes, and I am
sure if In* would consent to en
ter the race he could figure on
a splendid ••mloi - •inenl from our
seel ion.
"of course, ii is umlersl I
that our pood Mepuhlican breth
ren will have lo m-| up and per
mit a !'• • \v of u- hiuiprv Demo,
crals to >| ie|, our reel under till*
lable. W e Ileutocrals are slronp
on the proposition that to the
victors belolip the spoils."
KILLS HIS WIFE
BY ACCIDENT
I j'W i""lmi, I'l;i.. I Mm*. I *J. — II. C".
I'll in**, n ivnj.liMil «• f this rily, ar
riili'iilally s|in| Ins wife ami k i 11 -
«>i| Ihm*. wliilr preparing Im Ii*ii\e
I ln» rily. 1'iiiin* \vn.<* in I In- habit
nf rurryiiiK a i i-rnlibrr rovnlv
rr, and wa«* ImiuNiik il before Im
wifr. Aflrr InailiiiK il, Ihn liar
rrl r«*fiim«*«I l<» Miiap in plaro, so
ln» Irinl il a Mrrnnil liinr. Tbo.
Mini wcnl »»fT. Ihr hullo I onler
inR hi* wife'* spinal column.
DongheHy A Kerunsnn. for the
lialanee of I>cr«*mbcr, are celling
or nod« al reduced priec*.