No. m TENTH YEAR.
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1908.
PRICE, 10 CENTS.
(By United Preaa.)
Carton City, Ner., Feb. 28? T. Rickey
president of the State back and Trust
cotnpmy was todav arrested upon aa
indictment fouad by the srrand jury
charging fraud. There are six Indict
ments, ail similar.
The State B i ok aad Trust company
w is organized tint ia this city, but it
now consists of a striae of banks,
branches being in all the principal
tjwQs and mining camps of the state.
It was the first bank to close in the
1
state during the recent financial strin
gency. Its cloelat la Qoldfleld took tne
people completely by surprise as It was
not under suspicion at the time, while
both the others of the three banks bad
suffered a run. When a committee was
appointed to investigate the affsirs of
the back It was found to be in bad sbape
and the Indictments are not so much of
a surprise now as was the closing of the
bank. Rickey has always heretofore
born a high reputation as a conserva
tive busuieis man.
THEY ARE
AFTER JEROME
(By United Press.)
Albany, Feb. 28? The minority stock
holders of the Metropolitan street rail
way company have pxitioned Governor
Hughe# to remove District Attorney
Jerome oa * charge of neglect of duty
They sa? Jerome has tailed to prose
cute the officers of the company in
aptte of the charges entered strains,
them and of petitions on tbelr pari
asking-him to interest himself la the
case. They also charge him with fall
: ure to prosecute ia the Insurance cases,
where plenty of evidence is known to
exist under which to proceed.
(United Press Telegraph-Cab!? Service.)
Teheran Persia, Feb. 29 ? A desperate but unsuccessful
attempt was made today to assassinate the shah. While
riding through the streets thronged - with people, two
bombs were thrown from a roof directly at the carriage in
which it was thought the shah was riding. One exploded
iu the air but the other struck fairly an(f wrecked the
carriage. The carriage was, however, empty the shah
occupying another carriage some distance behind. A doz
en people were killed and a score wounded. The driver of
the empty carriage was literally blown to bits and nothing
of his remains were found.
Many of the men killed were Boldiers guarding the car
riage mistaken for that of the shah. The bomb throwers
escaped in the excitement and though many arrests have
been made, it is not believed his identity can be e3ta blished.
The city is being ridgidly patroled and there is great excite
ment.
Washington, Feb. 28? The state department has re
ceived official notice of the assassination of the shah and
the president will send a telegram of sorrow.
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HEARST OUT FOR ROOSEVELT FOR A THIRD TERM
(United PreM Telegraph-Cable Service.)
New York, Feb 28? All the Hearst papers today are out
with the rather sensational announcement of an intention,
on the part of the Independent league, of which Mr. Hearst
is himself the organizer and. the head, to place the stand
ard of the organization for : the presidential race in the
name if not in the hands of Theodore Roosevelt.
This morning's issue of all these papers forms the
inauguration of a third term boom, which is to be prosecuted
with great vigor, the purpose being, as it is said, to bring
about a unanimous nomination of Roosevelt by the people.
The Hearst papers say this is entirely possible under the
prevailing sentiment in the country, and the utter lack of
organization in the democratic party and dearth of available
candidates in that party, with the Independent league lend
ing its strenth to the republicans a land slide would take
place that would leave the democrats nothing to do but to
fall in line, he says, especially as Mr. Bryan has so heartily
endorsed Roosevelt on so many occasions and declared him
to be a good democrate,
REMARKABLE CASE OF M'KINLEY
(By Unhed Press.)
Portland, Ore., Fob. 28? Hormoe Mc
Kinley was today sentenced to two years
imprisonment and fined In addition ?
500. There were mora than one hun
dred counts in the indictments against
McKinley for land (rands but the sen
tence cornea as a surprise, nevertheless,
m it was supposed that he was to be
given what it known as the immuniry
bath.
Horace G. McKinley sailed from San
Francisoo two years ago In company
with "Little Egypt" on the liner Mon
golia.
There were more thaa 100 federal in
dlotmeots against McKinley in connect
ion with Oregon land frauds and erer
since he disappeared government de
tectives have been on his trail. Mo
Kinley was arrested at Mukden, but
while waiting extradition escaped with
the assistance tof the^most notorious
robber band in the far east.
The story of McKinley 's escape Is
straight melo-dramv While in Muk
ken jail. McKinley learned that Secre
tary Root bad requested the Chinese
government, as a matter of courtesy, to
allow his extradition on a legal basis.
He Immediately sent a note to his
friends of the Hung Hu Tse.
The Hung Hu Tse is *n organization
of outlaws from all parts of the world,
with headquarters at Mukden, which is
a sort of Oriental Honduras. The Hung
Uu Tse acted promptly. A note reach
ed McKlnley instructing bim to enter
the toilet room attached to his cell at
8 o'clock on the evening of November
11, press against the north end and the
wall would fall out.
McKinley followed directions. He
fell out with the wall and was seized
by bis friends of the Hung Hu Tse, who
put him In a sack and carried him
away.
By day he lay hid in a Chinese coffin.
Ho took air and exercise by night, dn ss
das a Russian worn in. He was smug
gled out of Mukden later and was get.
ting on the tralu at Harbin, December
29, when he was arrested disguised at a
Russian tourist.
FOR SALE OF
GOAL LANDS
(By United Pret' ) .
Washington, Feb. 28? Delegate Cale
bas introduced a bill providing for the
sale of coal lands In Alaska. The bill
provides that sales of land may be made
to which title baB no: been given. The
price is fixed at ten dollars per acre
and the area for sale ia limited to
twenty-five hundred and sixty aores.
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DEPEW MAY
IKE SPEECH
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(By Unltod Prut.)
Washington, Feb. 28? Senator De
pew has been Invited to speak at the
opening of the Alaska-Ydkon-Pacific
Exposition. It is understood he will
acoepfc, The exposition Is finding favor
in Washington
EDISON IS
(By United Pr*M.)
New York, Feb. 28? Thomas A., Edi
son was compelled to undergo an oper
ation a fe-r days ago, at a hospital in
this city for an organic trouble. He ia
reported today to be very low and his
recovery is a matter of doubt.
(By United Pre**.)
San Antonio. Feb. 28? An explosion
of coal gas In the mine at Carbon Sa?
binas this morning baa wreoked the
lower workings where two hundred I
men are employed, all of whom are im
prisoned. Work la being prosecuted
with great energy to relieve them. It
1b not known what Is their fate, whether
killed or not, but It Is reasonably cer
tain that some have met death if not
all. The wives, friends and relatives
of the men are gathered about the
mouth of the pit, ?"le women weeping
and wailing while lue men work.
HARRY AND EVELYN QUARREL
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
^ew York, Feb- 28 ? Evelyn Thaw has not visited
Harry Thaw during the two weeks past A voilent and
bitter quarrel has occured between the two.
It is now definitely known that Evelyn is willing to
agree to a separation. She demands an allowance of fifteen
thousand annually. She agrees if this allowance be made
to sail at once for Europe and to never again see
the man she has brought to such extremity. Neither will
she contest a suit for the annulment of the marriage.
A special to the Oregonian under a
New York date, Feb. 19 says: Mrs
William Thaw admitted today that she
desired her soq Harry to forsake his
wife, Evelyn. The only stumbling
block in the way of a separation is
Harry Thaw. He has not as yet decided
to give up the wife for lov3 of whom he
killed a man and risked death in the
electrio chair.
Evelyn Nesblt Thaw, it appears, is
not averse to a legal separation from
her husband, but she wants a substan
tial money settlement from the Thaws.
Mrs. William Thaw, ill and heart*
broken, is living in seclusion at the Ho*
tel Lorraine. She says . that she has
told Harry that he should divorce his
wife, but his loyalty remains unbroken.
"Harry hat refused to listen to the
counsel I have given him," said Mrs.
Thaw today. "Until he dies, if he sticks
to his wife, he must bear the annoyance
of such acts as Monday night's dinner
at the Cafe Boulevard. I have reao
'E's' denial of the report that she ?u
at the Cafe Boulevard Monday night
with a man named Thomas. It sounds
much like other denials she has made."
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