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VI A l- sK\?WAY ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER ?, 1818 PRICE 10 CENTS
X?v Itil FIFTKLNTU 1 hAK
PROSECUTION
BESTS ITS CASE
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luilianx|H>li!i, Oct. 9? The counsel
for the defense in the dynamiting
. tses vfftrrdiT made an outlino of
what their defense would be. an?l
stated that they would show that
no funds hud been raised at any
time by the unions throughout the
I nlted States for any su< h pur|?ose
alleged by the prosecution. The
has cl?w?il their argu
ments. having consumed the great
er part of five day*.
i hoi i i; x til;*: oi t
l\ I \P\NK>K. >K. \ I1?RT
\ okohoma, Oct. ? ? Ohc'era hasj
"
alarming number of cases haw
been ppiHirml to the health author
K\er? eitort Is being mad* to
-Mdate all cases, and the greatest
inecautions are beta* taken to pre
\ent the spread of the dread disease.
\i.\sk\ \ii.n iiukn
now on kxhiiiition
A collection of vegetables, equal-j
ng in site and quality Anything
tr#wn in the I'nited States, hr.s
>een received by Col. Henry P.
Ilardt. superintendent of the ex
ber of Commerce, from the White
Pass * Yukon roiite The veg *
tables were grown near Skngw&y
and are a splendid advertisement of
the agricultural possibilities of Al
aska The shipment includes cab
bages. lettuce, celery, green peas,
t -arrets, turnips and potatoes, all
of mammoth proportions The cab
'nm1., which are very solid, meas
ure about forty inches in circumfer
? -ice tnd the other vegetables are
iroportlonately large The collect
iim is on exhibition at prosent in
the \laska bureau of the rhambor
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OOMrNITEO 81 CORPOfl/lTIOII XTTaRNEY GUNNISON UNO TREIIWEU KINZIE -
DELEGATES WONT STAND FOR CORPOflKTlCN CONTROL UNO QUIT
Juneau, Oct. 9 ? The Anti-Home
>. :le convention wan railed to or
?!er this morning at eleven o'clock,
ami J M Tanner, of Skagway, was
made temporary chairman.
There are seventeen delegate:
present from the varioug districts,
and with the exception of two news
papermen and three spectators,
there was no interest shown in the
convention.
The convention is dominated by
Corpor.ii ion Attornev Koyal S. Gun
nison, of Juneau, ex-judge of this
district, and Robert A. Kiniie, su
l?erintendent of the Treadwcll mine
After being in session for a few
minutes, an adjournment was taken
until two o'clock this afternoon to
lix up a platform and make up a
Mate.
Just before the adjournment, two
of the Ketchikan delegates seeing
that the so-called non-partisan con
vention was being dominated by the
corporations, quit the ball in dis
gust and went into conference with
H. B. l^eFevre of Skagway and K
Valentine of Juneau.
From the dissatisfaction manifest
NKMl'.W ItKllKI. U:\IIKIIS
\M\SS >I\M MILLIONS
1 .csoii. Arii., Oct. 9 tJen. Pa?
<Hi?> Oroico, Jr., has more than a
million dollars in Kuropeau banks
is h result of hts revolutionary ac
tivit es, according to a statement
w:idi> hv (.eneral Kniilio t"ani|>a
General Inn Salaiar also lias amas
sed a fortune, according to Carnpa.
who severely denounced his former
comrades in arms.
t'iitnpa denied that his arrest ?af
':he r?*sult of an agreement with
Oroieo and Salaiar to pro* ido a
test in the I'nited States court,
they to follow his example should
the I'nited States government re
fuse to prosecute or to allow Mexi
co to extradite him.
"I hvae not murdered and looted
\s they have done." said t'atupa.
'They have Just been out for the
money, while I have been fighting
j for a cause."
by a number of the delegates at
the convention, It is believed that
there will be a great deal of dis
tention and tilings are likely to get
hot tiefore the nominations are mac'a
Juneau, (Later) ? Nomination by
the non-partisans wlli be nude to- i
night at 8 o'clock, and it 1* believ
ed that Harry T. Tripp, of Juneau,
Charles Sulicr. brother of Congress
man Suiter will be the nominees for
tbe senate, while William Stubblns,
mayor of l>ougla-<, Arthur G. Shoup
of Sitka, J. M. Tanner, mayor of
Skugwa.v, and A Svindsoth, man
ager of the Mulr Glacier packing
company .it Wrangell ?lll draw
down the nominations for the repre
sentativeship.
Juneau, Oct. H ? Chatlej Inger
?<ol| was not present at the Pro
gressive Home Rule convention
when his name was placed in nom
ination for the Alaska House of
Representatives, and this noon he
issiitsl a statement declining the
nomination stating that he was
? ot a candidate on any ti?ket for
any office.
S'.Vt.'i.lMMt ItllHKI) TO
KKNOMIN \TK PKKSll>K\T
Washington, D. C., 0<t. 9 ? Wll
li nn McKlnlejr, ol Illinois, testified
before the senate Investigating com
mit t??e yesterday that two hundred
and sixty-five thousand dollars had
been collected from the friends of
William Howard Taft to be used for
the purpose of securing his renorn
inatlon for the presidency.
T.XIT TAI.KH TO IUTWI,
ItlSTIlHtS l\ VKKMOM
Montpelller, Oct. 9 ? \Vm. Mow
ird Taft Is doing a little touring
through this section of Vermont,
and wherever he is he talks politic*,
telling the people of the rural dis
tricts as he passes through the
small hamlets and villages the rea
sons why he should be returned to
the White House, and telling them
that Teddy Roosevelt Is backed by
the trusts body and soul.
CUWK IM?\\TI-:i) TO
l.nKOl.t.KTTK AM) WII.HOV
Washington, Oct. S Chan. Crane
testified today before the Investi
gating committee that he had given
twenty-seven thousand dollars to
the l.aFollette campaign fund, while
he had given but ten thousand dol
lars to the Wilson expense account.
OUR
/ NEW
FALL ;
SUITS
&
COATS ./?
FOR LADIES
NOW ON DISPLAY
L. DocUe
DENOTES STYLE
AND QUALITY
OUR NEW
FALL MILLINERY
NOW ON DISPLAY
H. J. LYNCH
WflMllS MM JUUKS
ENGAGE IN fimr
!,ondon, Oct. 9? Becoming dli
SHtlsfled with the long delay orer
the |)i>?r? negotiations which have
been pending, Ihe Balkan war be
gan yesterday when Montenegro
troops were rushed across the bor
der and began an encasement with
the Turkish troopa which had been
guarding the frontier.
A bloody battle, lasting several j
hours ensued, In which both sides
lost a (treat number of men, but
when nifeht rame both aides retired.;
Wring the reault of the conflict un
aettled, an neither aide had gained
anything by the fi|tbt, and both
were loners by the number of men
killed and wounded
It I* bellered here In diplomatic '
circles ^hat this I* but the begin
ning of a long and bloody strife,
and that It will continue until on*1
of the two nation* proves It a ??
perlorlty of arm*. ?
SIX AND SIX
Huston, (Vt. 9 For eleven in
nings jthe Red Sox and the New
York (limits Hull led witb each oth
er to k??I In one more run ahead
of the other, but the fat?n were
against them and darkness closed
down upon them and they were
forced to call It a draw with the
score tied at six and nix.
New York made eleven hits and
three errors while Boston made ten
hits and confined their errors to
lone.
New York scored one In the sec
ond, one in the fourth, three In
the eighth and one In the tenth.
The Red Sox made three In the
second, one in the fifth, one In the
eighth and <uie in the tenth.
Matheuson and Meyeri were the
battery for the Giants while Collins
unci farrlftan acted in a like capa
cit) for the Red Sox Hall replac
ed Collins in the middle of the eigh
ih, hut even with (his change the
score could not be changed.
The weather was fine, and the at
tendance large.
I'KIHM IS IMtOTMJK
OF THK UK; TRI ST*
Kansas City. Oct. #? Woodrow
Wilson In a speech he made In this
city before a big audience In the
auditorium reiterated the statement
he has so often made of late that
the trust* controlled the drafting of
the Moose platform. He stated
further that he was willing to meet
Mr Roosevelt in open debate snd
prove to the people of the I'nlted
States that he was right In hi*
assertions.
Mr and Mrs James McKettrick
of Vancouver came up on the Prin
cess May this morning and will
look about for a suitable place to
make their home In the North. Mr
McKettrick is a brother of Mrs. J.
K Ward of this city, and he and
his wife will be guests of Mr. and
Mrs Ward until they decide where
they are to reside permanently.
FRESH LOT TODAY
PERISHABLES '?
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Conronl <lrw|?o?, |*?r liwkiH . . ?Vt
TiHiMtnos |>or Ih>x .. .. 1.2.1
(?n>on Toinnt?Hy?, por Ink . . .7%
Hell I'epperw, |?or pound . . .20
? nriinil?or?, 10 <?< nt?, 3 for ..
Swrrt IViliilnon, jh*p |w>ni?l . . (MI
^ulnrra, prr pnfliwl 10
K\trii Knn-y Jixiniluin .Ipplw,
|m?t Ik>\ 2..VI
< 'iM.kiiiK Applm, fancy, por h*. 1.7.1
< 'mnhwrW, por pouml 'JO
)Vnrw, por l?\., $8.25, per ll?. .10
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
MAJOR FLINT Mil \l?
|IK.(|) IX <*HI*
Shortly after noon today th? at
tention of Marshal Page wan called
to the fact that Major Flint hart
not been seen since Monday, *o
fearing something mignt be amias
with the old man, Mr. I'nge wtit
to hi* rabln. which In directly bark
of the White I'hm Athletic club,
and when his knocking at the door
wan unanswered, he forced hip way
through the window and found the
old man dead In his bed.
lira. Uable and Brawand were at
once notified, and upon making an
examination they found that death
was caused by heart failure, and
that Mr. Flint had tx en de td for
at least twelve hour*
Very little la known about the
old man, other '.han he haa been
caretaker for the C K. Wynn- John
ston property here since Mr John
ston removed from Skagway, and
th? further fart that he has l*?en
in the employ of Mr Johnston for
a number of years prior to the lat
ter's removal f- >m Hk?.iw?y
It la quite piobable that Mr R
J Shaw may know something about
the relatives of the dead man, but
as he Is over the line and will not
return until tonight, nothing from
that source can be learned
WII.IUR WRIOHT l,KM KM
KST.ATK WORTH *nn.nnn
Dayton, Ohio, Oct 9 The will
of the late Wilbur Wrlfht, the In
ventor of the flyln* machine has
been offered for prote?t and dis
closes the fact that the dead avia
tor left an estate of nearly three
hundred thousand dollars
HOCK ISLAND
EXPRESS ROBBED
COftt'K K\PRIM ? AH
\IiI??ikIi AietbnrMW* H''?w
Tell ,4m?"?nt of M'ner "M?d#n, "
i? Known Thut lt#nrt?u M*??# ?
IMg Maul
Fort Smith. Ark , Oet ? WM#
the R<Kk laland #tpr#m train ??*
I few mil#* north of t hi* rlfy la*t
ii farht . robber* forr#d an #ntr?nr#
into th# etpr#** r?r and *ft#r *##?r
ing ?h# #xpr#a* with
rord*, r#nd#rlng him helpleM, Mew
? ?pen Ihe *af# with ilfvmlt* aixl
mad# thHr ?w?P? Th# amount *e
joured I* k'lown to b# ern?id#r*bl?.
Hilt t h? authorities r#fn*e to Ml
i hp nxt amount of the mon.-r
itolfn,
Ininu-dl.-itely upon tk# arrl?al of
i he train In tht* cltj, def#rt|?e*
?T(> put on the #?*#. unit they hr
lieye that they will he ahle to Mp
jtnre th? hUhwaymen
icmmk\ ki.t w.4*th rmmt:
Of IVIlMTRV
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Saginaw, Ml?"h., fw ? ('atonal
RmM<>T'it r^rhed tht* rltf la*t
night, and wa* heard hy the big
gest audience of people ever aa
aemhled together in fhl* plar# H?
declares that h# want* th# gor#rn
m#nt to make a thorough inquiry
Into the condition* of mod#rn In
lustry. and *#'#r#ly ren*?ir#d Wood
row Wilson for the stand he had
j taken agalnat hi* idea* ot protect
I ion to the working rlaa*#*
j.'end the l?ailT Alaskan to th# ??*?*?
ff>u, n?wpn?*nf
i t?M (mriii v
Tacoma, Oct ?? The d?f?ns# In
the coal ronaplrary ca*#s In which
It I* ali?g?d that John P.nllock and
Huston form#d a combln# In an
effort to hold up the gor#rnm#nt
on I he prlc# of ?"onI for th# sapply
of th# Alsskan mllltarr pout* ha*
closed th#lr rase and the testimony
for th# r#l?uM*l ha* h#fiin
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