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RUEF WILL
BE FREE
(By United Prees.)
Mew York, Deo. "?Abo Ruef is to
morrow to bo released rrom the surveil
uaee of the elisor th*t hu been his eoc
sunt eompanlou for msny wee Vs.
(By United Preta.)
Washington, Jan. 7? Representative
Humphrey, of Washington, todnj in
troduccl a bill for the protection of
g*me in AlLska.
UIKIiOWN DfUWUER WRECKS BUILDING. MANY INJURED BUT ND FATALITIES
(By United Preae.)
Kansas City, Jan. 7. ? A bomb placed
bj tome unknown person under the
building of the Firs'. National bank ex
ploded this moraine with terrific effect
The building is wrecked and very many
iojured but do casualties are reported.
The reason of the outrage is a matter
of guesswork with little tangible to
work on, but the entire police force is
seeking clues
HOT TO Kill THE EMPRESS
St. Petersburg, Jan. 7 ? A plot baa
been discorerod whereby tbe empress
dowager was to h?Te been murdered
The parties to tbe plot have been
under cloie serreillance for some days
and this morning the police effected
be arrett of twenty terrorists against
whooi evidence of complicity Is had.
FOB JIM DISCHARGED
(By United Preaa.)
Georgetown, Ky., Jan. 7.? The jury
in the Powers case hu been discharged
u they were unable to arrive at a
unanimous verdict. The popular feel
in? is that this is about right. The
governor has refused to release the
prisoner on bail.
(By United Preaa.)
Washington, Jan. 7.? Figures pre
pared by the geological survey show
thai the copper output of Alaska for
l?at year la greater than any previous
year by a very considerable sum. The
increase Is especially credited to Ella
mar. Latoucbe and Wrangle. The ter
ritory ranked seventh among the state*
and territories that produce copper.
The increase in the entire country was
15,897,839 pounds.
The completed tax rolls show the
tota: valuation of the taxable property
of Fairbanks to ha 123,067, or about
*100,000 (fren er than the valuation of
last year.
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WHEW!
JUST LISTEN TO THIS
(United Pr?M To!egraph-C?blo Sarvlco.)
Valdez, Jan., 7 ? Charles Bold has arrived here bring
ing a story of a new strike away up on the Koyukuk that
has set things going in this town. Bold says an old chan
nel was found on Nolan creek at a depth of one hundred
and twenty feet, carrying a paystreaft that runs two hun
dred dollars to the pan. The pay is twenty-five feet wide.
He says the strike created immense excitement in the dig
gings and there is stampeding from all directions, while:
mining is proceeding with great energy in the vicinity of j
the find. Nolan creek is one of the old creeks of the Koy- j
ukuk district and has been mined for years. He says the I
strike rivals those of Dawson and Nome.
MOUNT ML ILL ILL
(By United ProM.)
Queeostown, Jan. 7? Flash? The
Mount Royal, the Canadian Pacific
steamer, missin< for thirty-one days,
steamed into this p.>rt this morning:.
All on board are reported well. She
has been experiencing terrific weather
and was blown out of her course. She
was bound for Antwerp wltMOO immi
grants.
HER MOTHER HAS CHANGE OF HEART
(By United PreM.)
New York, Dec. 7? Nine tentative
jurors have been chosen to try the Thaw
case all subject to premptory challenge.
Each side has thirty challenges of this
kind. Nighi sessions will be held dy
the court until tho jury is secured.
New York, Jan. 7 ?The examination
of veniremen in tht Thaw case was be
gun this morning. Evelyn Thaw ap
pears in court in a very happy frame of
mind. Her appearance makes denial
of th* report that she was worrying
a'oou;k :he eflecC of the evidence of Ida
SimoDton, her one-lime friend.
Pittsburg, Jan. 7.? Mrs. Holman,
mother of Evelyn Tbawi in an inter
view published here, decla-es it her be
lief that neither Evelyn or Miss Simon
tou will go on the stand. Mrs. HoloiaD
says she earnestly desires a verdict of
not guilty; that hor feeling toward her
daughter has changed and that she' la
now the true mother of Evelyn.
BY AUTOMOBILE 10 PARIS
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PARTY TO RIDE THR0U6H ALASKA AND CROSS BERING SEA ON THE ICE IF
New York, Jan., 7? John Rosene, formerly of the
Northwestern Steamship company, is in receipt of a wire
from New York parties making inquiry as to conditions in
Alaska with regard to roads. It is stated that a party of
automobilists propose to ride from New York to Paris by
way of Alaska crossing the Bering Straits on the ice. They
wish to know further if gasoline may be had at all stopping
places sufficient for their needs. The route lies through
Alaska, across Bering sea to Siberia, Vladivostok, across
Manchuria along the trans-Siberian railroad route to St.
Petersburg, thence to Paris. Preparations are being made
for the start.
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No 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
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Dam OF J. PORTER sum
FORMER CITIZEN OF SKflGWAV MEETS VIOLENT DEATH JIT ST. PAUL. SHORTLY
AFTER RIS HONEYMOON. SUICIDE OR MURDER IS UNDETERMINED
A totter received by T. J. Standish as j
secretary of the Masonic lodge of this
city, gives an account of the death In
St. Paul of J. Porter Smith, formerly of
the Canadian Bank of Commerce of tbia
city, by a gun ahot wound, whethor by
bla own hand or that of another being
a matter of doubt with the authorltlea
of St. Paul.
Mr. Smith waa married in St. Paul
in the early fall. On the 30th of No
vember he disappeared. On the 9th of
December his body was found within
the city limits of St. Paul, death hav
ing resulted from a gun-hot wound,
Mr. Standish expects to learn further
details by the Jefferson. The deceased
was a member of the Masonic lodge
here, which account? (or tho letter
which asks for information concerning
him.
Mr. Smith same here from New
Westminster about fire yoarj ago upon
his return from South Africa, where
he went with the Canadian contin
gent upon the call for troops for
the Boer war. He remained here some
time and was transferred to Dawson.
He returned to Skagway in 1906 and
served as a relief here for a couple of
months, when he went on to St. Pa -1
where it is understood he entered the
service "of the Great Northern, auditing
department. He wa> an Englishman by
birth, and a man of excellent character.
He was widely known here and at
Whitehorse.
TIFT IS ILL FLHSED
PRAISES WORK OF ALASKA ROAD COMMISSION. 6000 WORDS FOR MAIL
SERVICE
Washington, Jan., 7 ? Secretary Taft in his annual re
port to the president paid much attention to Alaskan
affairs and praises without stint the work of the Alaska
Road commission. He characterizes the work as "splendid."
Also he praises the mail service of the district for last year.
THE OLD LAW
MUST STAND
(By United Press.)
Washington, Dec. 7? The supreme
court in a decision handed down today
declares the employer's liability law
which was proposed by Mr. Roosevelt
before the congress In 1906, to be uncon
stitutional. The law greatly increased
the responsibility of railroads and other
groat corporations, all employers in fact,
for injuries resulting to the employe in
the performance of duties required of
him by hie employment and relievos
the employe of the responsibility arli?
ing through what the old law describe!
a9 contributory negligence. The law
was advocated before congress by Mr.
Roosevelt through a message to con
gress,
boozTknocks
DIXON OUT
A?:
(By United Pre?8.)
Njw York, Jan. 7? George Dixon,
the famous colored prize fighter, died
here today of olooholism.
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