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TENTH YEAR
SKAUWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 190H
PRICE 10 CENTS
THREE JURORS |
SWORN IN,
(By United Press.)
New York, D*c. 8? The Thaw trial
baa been under way all day and three
juror* have been awora in finally. The
examination* are continueing day ard
night. Thaw en J hia wife were present
ia court appearing in the best of sp rits.
The story is in circulation that Chas.
Schwab and other millionaires will
come to the aaaistance of Mrs. Thaw
financially in the defense of her son, it
belog known that the great Thaw for
tune has melted away in making the
fight thus far. The lawyers fees have
been immense.
SPOKANE TO BE
BLUE INDEED
(By United Pre?s.)
Spokane, Jan. 8 ?The lid has baen
placed on tiphtly here. The red hjjht
distric is to be entirely cut oat and the
women who live there aro to be com
pelled to leave town.
(By United Press.)
Washingtor, Jan. S? Senator Al?
drich has Introduced a bill whicb has
been approved by vbe bankers and
financiers of ibe country as embodying
the beat plan to meet tbe demand for
an elastic currrency, as illuttrat< d in
the recent financial stringency. Tbe
bill provides for the issuance at tbe
discretion of the comptroller of the
currency, notes to any amount not ex
ceeding two hundred and fifty millions
collars, and for which state and
municipal paper will be accepted, aloo
at the discretion of the comtroller.
Thes.' no>< s are to be taxed in sufficient
amounts to insure their return to the
i treasury as quicky as the necessity of
their demand has passed.
(By United Press.)
Washington, Deo. 8? A bill has been
submitted for considerat'on designed to
to effect a reor animation of the navy
department. Under its provision tta*
department Is to be divided, one deport
ment to be under the control of a civil
ian officer. This department will have
to do with the medical divisiou, the
other will be dls-inctly the fighting
machine.
The departure of fourteen miners (or
Drier bay oo the launch Union, Satur
day, marks the resumption of ?rk oo
the property of the Knights Island
Consolidated Copper company. The
mine ha* beeo cloaed for a few weeks,
but work wi 1 now be actively proee
buted under the management of Mr.
Engle and Mr. Carter. Mr. Englke will
have charge of the mintnr, while Mr.
Carter will act as general managerdur
lcg the absence of C. G. Hubbard. A.
J. Elliott, brother of Harry Elliott,
will also ass'st Id the management of
the property.? Valdez Proa pec tor.
Valdes now has a population of 1306,
according to :he revised and corrected
cen?us.
L. A. HARRISON CO.
1908 DIARIES
1908 DDE FABLES
Ladies' Home Journal
Woman's Home Com
panion
Smart Set
Burr Mcintosh
McClure
Munsey
Pearson
Ainslee
Cosmopolitan
Delineator
Everybody's
Scrapbook
Popular
and Argosy
Magazines for January
IStores Open Evenings Phones 4 and 55
FRANK COCHRANE SHOT IN DUEL
He Fatally Wounds Frank Sell.? Trouble Results
From Jealousy Caused by Bell's Attentions to
Cochrane's Wife.? Cochrane was Formerly
Fmployed In Skagway.? Bell Is an Alaskan
Supposed to be From Fairbanks.
(United Presa Telegraph-Cable Ssrvice.)
San Francisco, Dec. 8, ? Frank Cochrane, one of the
best known of the gambling fraternity that ever went to or
came out of Alaska^/ks shot to death^in a duel here with
Frank Bell, a well known Alaskan capitalist. The fight
took place on the street. The trouble was jealousy on the
part of Cochrane, caused by the marked attentions paid to
the beautiful young wife by Bell. Bell is fataly wounded.
Cochrane married in Seward about|two years ago, his
wife having gone with her mother and father to that place
from somewhere below. Cochrane subsequently went- to
Juneau and it was there Bell met her. When Cochrane
went to Skagway Bell followed and remained there some
time. Subsequently he went inside and was very success
ful, accumulating a considerable sum in the mercantile
business. Hn met the Cochranes, husband and wife, in
Seattle a few weeks ago when they all came out about the
same time. The Cochranes came to San Francisco and Bell
followed immediately. Cochrane had had his suspicions
aroused that all was not right. He warned Bell to no effect
and the shooting today was the result.
Frank Cochrane is very well known in Skakway having
worked in the Board of Trade for sveral years and was so
employed a year ago. His friends here all speak of him in
the highest terms as a man of good habits and peaceful dis
position. He was amember of the lodge of Elks here in
good standing.
Secretary M. S. Whittier was in receipt of a wire from
the lodge at Seattle advising him of the death as reported
from San Franeisco. The Elks here will probably look after
the funeral. The body may be brought to Seattle as that
is the wife's wishes.
Pat Renwick was a near friend of Cochrane's and was'
greatly shocked when apprised of the tragedy. He remem
bers when Cochrane was married and says the deceased was
very fond of his wife who was very beautiful. Cochrane
was above fifty years of age and she was considerably hia
junior. Renwick says Cochrane came from the Black Hills
district. He had been pretty much all over the Alaskan
coast.
Not so much can be learned locally about the ' 'capital
ist' ' Bell. There was a Frank Bell known to have gone in
to the Klondike in '88 where he at first carried newspapers
on the creeks. He subsequently went to Fairbanks and
made considerable money in trading there but he is not re
membered in connection with the Cochranes. It is difficult
to absolutely identify the Frank Bell of the tragedy.
It is learned Mrs. Cochrane is left destitute.
l\lo Cause For Alarm
It is reported that there
is no butter in town. We
have a large supply of sweet
fresh BUTTER. When or
dering ask for
"THE FOSE BRAND"
GANTY & FRANDSON
ACT OR LOOK
FOR TROUBLE
(By United Press.)
Washington, Deo. 8? Uoless congress
takes action looking to exclusion of Jap
anese there will b; trouble follow short
ly,. according to the opinion of many
level headed men.
(By United Press.)
City of Mexico. Jai;. 8? A sub-direct
or of the bank of Yucatan of this
city is missing and upon an examina
tion of the books there was found to be
a deficit of seven hundred and forty
thousand dollars.
(By United Press.)
Chicago, J an. 8? William Jennings
? Bryan, in a speech delivered here last
evening pronounced strongly against
the admission of Orientals and Asiatics.
lOWNJLK
A quiet wedding was celebrated this
afternoon at the office of Judge Le
Fevre. The grcom was Charles Oscar
Olsen and the bride Ida Miy Dillon.
The groom is a railroad mnn and the
bride Is the daughter of Street ^Com
missioner George W, Dillon. Only a
few friends of the happy couple were
present.
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Mrs. W. W. Dickinson was brought
over from Whitehorse to the hospita
for treatment yesterday. She is report
ed better today. Mr. Dickinson accom
panied her and is at the Fifth Avenue.
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James Scott, of Caribou, is in town
visiting his brother, Alfred Scott.
B HEINZE INDICTED
(By United Press.) :
New York, Jmb. 8.? Augustus Iteirze |
has been indicted by the grand jury sit* i
ting here for overcertifying checks
in the bank lately under his control.
The amount involved exceeds four hun
dred thousand dollars. The indict
ments were beld out until the last ses
>ion of the jury and appear in the re
ports just made. Heinze was arrested
and taken before the court, where he
pleaded not guilty and was admitted to
bail it> the sum of fifty thousand dol
lars.
The case was set for preliminary
hearing on the 20th Inst.
TO MANAGE TAFI CAMPAIGN
State Commissioner of Insurance Ar
thur I. Vorys retired from office
January 1, and will devote him
self solely to the management of the
Taft campaign, which he has conducted
since its inception last spring.
Stories that the governor is dis
pleased whh Vory's course as manager
of the Taft candidacy, and for that rea
son nas refused tj reappoint him, are
without foundation. Governor Harris
joined with other state officers in a
joint endorsement of Taft, and is the
last man to take umbrage at Vorys for
having espoused the Taft cause.? Cleve
land Leader.
C. W. Hockett left on the Georgia
for Junaau, where he will do duty as a
juror.
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will have a Happy New Year.
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