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No. 289. ELEVENTH YEAK.
SKAItWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY M VRCH 10. 19IW PRICE, 10 CEKT
STANDARD OIL CO. ACQUIITCP
U. S. OBOPS WSE AGAINST
ROCKEFELLER CORPORAIl
Was Impossible to Secure
Conviction Under Ad
verse Ruling's of Judge
Anderson.
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
CHICAGO. III.. March 10.? Believ
ing it utterly impossible to obtain a
conviction against the Standard Oil
company under the adverse rulings of
Judge A. B. Anderson. I'nited States
District Attorney Simins this after
noon announced that the government
would abandon the case, as it was
hopeless to continue, and moved for
an immediate acquittal of the Stand
ard Oil.
Judge Anderson referred the case
to the jury and late this afternoon
they brought in a verdict acquitting
the Standard Oil company of accept
ing rebates.
In lOOfi indictments for counts
were brought against the Standard
Oil company for accepting rebates
from the Chicago & Alton railroad
in violation of the Klkins anti-trust
law. The case was tried before Fed
eral Judge Kenesa w M. I-andis and af
ter a trial full of sensational develop
ments the Standard Oil company was
found guilty on every indictment.
Landis Showed Courage.
Judge Landis promptly imposed a
fine of ISSl.JMO.OOO.
The Standard Oil appealed the case
to the circuit appellate court and the
fine was reversed, the decision being
written by Judge Peter Grosscup.
District Attorney Simms asked for a
rehearing of the case before the ap
pellate court on the grounds that
the circuit court had misunderstood
and misquoted Judge Landis' decision
and also on the grounds that if th'
circuit court's ruling was sustained
it would virtually make the Klkins
law null and void.
The appellate court refuj, d to re
hear the case. Attorney General
Bonaparte applied to the supreme
court of the United States for a writ
of certiorari, hoping to net the case
before the nation's highest tribunal.
The supreme court refused to grant
the writ on the ground that no ques
tion of public moment was at issue.
Tlie case was remanded to Judge
Landis for rehearing and he refused
to act in the matter. Judge Ander
son of Indiana was railed in to try
the case.
Anderson Seemed Partial.
Mis first ruling was that the maxi
mum fine that could be imposed on
the Standard Oil was $720,000. as he
decided that the company could not
be found guilty of accepting rebatvs
for single shipments, but that nothing
less than a box car load of oil would
constitute a rebatable amount. In ih
past few days Judge Anderson has
constantly favored the Standard Oil'
contentions until l', s. Attorney
Simms and his assistants threw up
the case in dispair.
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imiNKLEY. Ark.. March 10 ?
Gov. Do?nKh?*y arrived In town last
nisht on a special trnln accompanied
by threo companies of militia. Medical
supplies, clothes and food v\ ere also
brought in. The soldiers at once went
on duty, dieting in the debris of
houses in search of the dead or
wounded, preventing looting, an<l <?*
UnguisliinK fires.
More than thirty wre klll?-<l h>
the cyclone Tuesday mornlnc am
more than 3.000 people are homeless
The scenes in the stricken town nr<
terrible. Aid is coming from all o\ r
tlie south.
BRIDE KILLED
BRUTAL SPOUSE
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK.? Rose Gratxione, 2'*
years old, who, when but a bride of
six months, shot am! killed her hus
band. Demenico. because she was
unable to endure his alleged brutal
conduct longer, was acquitted of the
charge of murder In the second de
gree by a jury in Brooklyn tonight
The jury was out. for five hours,
and there was an affecting scene
when the Jury decreed that the young
woman might go fre<
PAPERS PRINT
FALSE RUMOR
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK. March 10.- Th. morn
ing newspapers all over the I'nited
States printed articles this morning
stating that King Edward of England
had died yesterday in Franco. News
to tlus effect was flashed from Biar
ritz late last night.
LONDON. Eng., March !?' All tie
English morning papers printed dis
patches r< porting that King Edward
had died in Biarritz, France, v ester
day. The articles created a great
sensation all through England.
A suit brought by \Y. II Marrett
against S. J. Weitzman, both of
Haines, to recover $ 1 70 alleged to be
due for feeding a horse and for goods
obtained, is being tried by a jury be
fore United States Commissioner Le
Fovre today.
ICE AUTO IS
BIG SUCCESS
Frederick Burcta, the brother of
Charles K. Ourch, the Inventor of th<
ice automobile, arrived in Skagwn>
Monday evening from Carcross. aim
will remain here several day*.
Mr. Burch states that h< and hi>'
brother have been exp< rtmenting all
winter with t h?- tee automobile on
Lake Bennett ami the adjacent ro.i 1
and that it is an assured su?<ei>
He says that they have speeded it as
high as 23 miles an hour 011 Lak? lie:
nett and that it will make good pr>>
press over the snow and i. of :i roue''
country road. Recently th< I
the ice auto from Carcroi-- t .> Atl.
and return, a distam ? of isn n. ! -
The motor Is prop- 'lied bv two In
tral cigar shaped screws ?hi<h *up
port th?? body of t h?? machin* and >t
directly upon the road Tie -e . n ?
can be operated at a high ra' ? of
speed. A steering runte r v\'- nd*
In front of the machine.
Mr. Burch is sanguine that th< r< is
a great future for the ic?? automobil ?
in the north and he will kh to Seattl
in a short time to arrange for tin
manufacture of tin- autos b> th
Burch Ice Locomotive and 1m ,n?r
tation company. ?
Peter Madsen. (!. \ Baldwin, \i 1
O'Connor and Johnny Cod-o - v .itt ar
witnesses for the plaintiff Kd Wu 's
and Ed Donelly are witnesses (? r the
defendant. Judge Stout of Main* Is
representing Mr. Weltiman and Wil
Ham Barnhill Is appearing I . ?r Mr
Marrett.
The jury is: II. II. Draper. L. K
Hudson, William Frandson, K M
Mclntyre. II. Richter and H .' Lynch
Fifteen members of the house of
representatives and ten United States
senators will be present at the open
ing of the A.-Y.-P. exposition :i? Set
tle In June.
A REAL SNAP!
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t signment of Fancy Congou Tea, of the
f Very Highest Quality- and Will Sell the y
* Same at 75c per Pound Including a Fine t
j; Japanese Tea pot. in Which it is packed, t
T This is not a Prize scheme, and We Shall be JL
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IG EDWARD IS SERIOUSLY ILL
(United Pretl T?l*ortpl?-C?W? ??nrlt#.)
LONDON, KrtR V?rch 10? R-port*
rpcolved by thi- nownpaprm thl* morn
In* from Olarrlti. Kn?nr<\ nUt?Hi th?*
Kinu Kdwnrd h*?> *n<1d?>i?ly !*?'
nlirht at thai plac.
forMcn of
fir* ! hi* noon th? rumor?
It l? how?*>?r that Kin*
Edward inw uk^n rfy 111 and faint
?M ?l-T?T*l tim** H* l? h*tt?r to
<Ut and *a? oat In bin motor <-?r
POLISH PRIES! IS ASSASSINATED
-<? Pr??l 7etegr?pK-C?bt? ??nrle*.)
NEWARK. N" J . March 10.? F*th#r
Ansotio. assistant jwtor of St. StAnl*
laus. tho largest Polish Oathollr
church In Now Jcn>oy. was shot and
killed this mornln* In thr rwtory
His hoimvkwpor. *tio trlod to prevent
th* rrlm*. l? 4r1n? In ? hospital. b*
In* aino ?hot hy 'h'* oIk r?tn?
Th* rj?t?w of th* ftturk or who M
thl> uhootlnit ar* not known to Ui?
poliw. although four h???
h?<>n nrr^tAri Th* *ff*lr h?? rr??t**1
*r???t *xclt*m*nt
(By United Pr#??.V
VANCOUVER. p C . March 10 ?
Jack Johnson, the ncitro heavyweight
champion, arriwl here tht* morning
from Victoria He wan given a roqa
inc reception at the wharf and atated
that he would fight any man In the
world.
Tonight Jack Johnaon and Denver
Ed Martin. tho bis negm heavy
hi icht who r?f >-nth defeated Floc
Rolli-r in Seattle, will give a botlng
HUMBOLDT HAS MAIL
Th - Humboldt Is due In Skagway
at * o'clock thin afternoon. K. J.
Shaw rec<i\?-d a wire thl* morning
from rapt Haughman at Juneau ?tat
Ine that the Idc veaael would be here
Th?- Humboldt ha* mall aboard
from below and will take nut mall
I'ostmasUi Kindell received a wire
to this effe< t from Juneau. The Horn
boldl ha* not received a contract
from the government. but will carry
r mtract has been applied for and will
WOLGAST AND
BAKER DRAW
(By United Pr?*a.)
IX>S ANfSKLES. r?J March 10 ?
Ad Wolrant of Mll^ank*** and Harry
Uak?r of San Franclaco fontht a hard
t*n round ficV to a dra? at thl* city
last ntfht TV f?*thrrw*t*tit* put
up a U*t fl?ht and th? honor* w*r*
*\r nlr dMd*d Wo)?Mt had th* har
der punch bnt R?k*r prr>r?~d to t?*
more cW?r \Volca?t ?** *?" ???
Hrnl d#*plt* hi* r*c*?t fram? up
with Walter tJttl* In thl* city
Will IMSUl IT HIKES
A petition ha* b??T> ?l*n<*d by a
Itri* nniBb?r of th* r??ld?st* of
Main*** and **nt to United 8t*t*? Mar
?hat Shotjp aaktn* him to appoint a
d?pnty marshal at lUln*? Vnl?
th?T?? i* a deputy marahal or I 8
conimi*?ion?T at Main** th? **kwn*
(tiff mn*t rlo** aft?r July J In
cordanc* with th? act paa**d by con
lire"** F>b *?
Tho NVw York atat* IrolMIn* at th?
\ Y P ?xpo?itlon I* a r?pllc* of Sew
ard* old hom* n?*r Auburn N T
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