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BECKER FOUND GUILTY
FIRST DEGREE MURDER
Xem York. Oct. 25 After delib
erating for eijtht hours. 1-ieutenant
of Police Booker was la*t night
found guilty of the murder of Her
man Rosenthal the gambler who
wa^, shot and killed on July 16 by
m numbor of thugs in the employ of
Becker and others who had been
craft in* off him
When tbv Jury filed in and de
livered their verdict of guilty of
murder in the flrrt d?give. Becker
stolidlr listened to the announce
merit which means the electric chair
for him, and made no indication
that he t'M affected by the decis
ion of the twelve men who have
t*en listeuing to the evidence
Rain ft him for the past few weeks
Immediately after the rendering
of the verdict, the guards took the
> convicted man in charge and hur
ried him to the Torahs where he
will await hi* sentence which the:
judge said would be delivered n?xt
Wednesday, Oct. SO. '
FORGED TO DO
TURKEY TDBT
Constantinople, Oct. 2" 1" neon
firmed now* has arrived of a ter
liiic battle which took place yester
day between the Turkish troops
i ml the allied forees of the Balkans.
It is certain that a battle has taken
l>lace but I he number engaged and
i he extent of the killing can not be
obtained owing to the interrupted
communication caused by the de
struction of telegraph lines.
SHOT A r .% W(?.F
AMI KII.I.S V M.W
I*i. * son. Oct. It? Alhrt McKay.
>to ttme Yukon M?>H . traj>per and
hunter w.is shot at Gordon's l.and
mg on the up|?er Stewart river last
>iwk, and died two hours after
ward The fatal shot was fired with
?i rifle by Harry McWhorter. pros
pector. Rudolph Rasmussen. who
arrived frr?*u Gordon's landing and
Mayo yesterday In a small boat,
brings the details of the affair. He
states that McWhorter was camped
in the deserted villas at Gordon's
landing w'len McKay and friend ar
rived from a hunting trip above the
KVaser falls. McWhorter had sev
eral young doss from Dawson. The
n.ght before the dogs had been both
? red b> wolves McKay and party
cot to the iandl?g after dark. When
they started up the river hank
'rom the landing the dogs began
;o bark MeWhorter oxplainod
that he heard the barking, and
imagined the wolves were again
fathering the dogs. He aecording
. ly fired two shots with his rifle In
relief the pain was so intense that
: he l>egged his companions to put
him out of his misery.
The remains were buried at Mayo
? he direction of the river. The sec
t>n*d shot struck McKay in the
s:roia, and as the bullet was soft
nosed, it made an ugly wound. The
man bled profusely, and suffered in
tense pain.
Mr. Forey was with McKay. He
nnd MeWhorter gave what feeble
aid they could to the injured man.
1 :*nd started with him for Mayo Land
ing In a small boat. Two hours af
ter starting McKay passed away.
Some time before death came to his
Landing
Albert McKay was 56 years of
age. and a genuine frontiersmar
! He is declared by his friends to
have been the greatest snowshoer
ever in the North, and to ha\o
known the woods like a Hook. He
was a hunter with few equals, and
is praised as having been a man of
high education and refinement, and
a splendid story teller. MeWhorter.
t is stated, is almost beside him
self with grief, and can scarcely un
derstand why he fired blindly in
the dark, except that he thought of
nothing but the wolves, and believ
?*d thev were returning.
The Georgia was in at midnight
;ind out an hour later Thursday
morning.
Mrs. Slater and children arrived
in Skagway on the Dolphin to join
her husband who is In the employ
of the Home 1'ower company
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FOR LADIES vj
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H. J. LYNCH
Juneau, Oct. 25 ? The offUi.il re- j
turns of ?he last delegate ejection
were today announced by Customs
collector J. K. Willis und acting
governor Oistln who have just com
pleted the canvassing of the vote.
There werv oae hundred and
ninety votes cast which the canvass
ing board consider*^ irregular.
The report does not snv which \
member of the parties lost by the
casting of the irregular votes, but
the socialists claim thnt their party
? andidate was counted out in ordT
to Rive the second place to the re
, mi hi lean ticket.
The following I* the result of tue
offlrial count:
Wickersham 3.336
1,716
Kraucxunits 1,6*8
Jennings 1,174
Harrais 3*1
Scattering 16
Total 8,121
Prinroton, Oct. 2F. Woodrow
Wilson is sotting a new pace in
political ethics lie steadfastly re
fuses to t:tke #ti advantage of an
opponent ami will deliver no speech
es until Mr Roosevelt is asnin back
on the platform Such uprightness
can hardly be ftrasped by the mem
bers of th? Democratic party and
the leaders ar? urRiiiR him to ?et
into the same regardless of who is
I VIUKNTM MoRK THA\
OXK MAN I VTKRRSTKD
Collector of Customs said only
one inan in Fairbanks spoke to
Mm in f.rror of the sub port H?*re
is a news item taken from the Fair
banks Times of September 25th.
which In Home way does not seem
to agree with the Impressions of
Mr Willis
President William II. T*fl will
lie asked <o make Fairbanks a ?ub
port of entry. The executive com
mittee of the Commercial clnb, in
-cssion with Delegate James Wlck
??rshnm, d^-ided to send a wire to
;he chief eiecutlve of the nation
yesterday. Secretary Mack was In
structed to prepare a meaaajre for
transmission to the president, set
ting forth the views of the cltiiena
of Fairbanks In the matter of the
sub-port.
l ie \\SI-OKTATION M?Mr.%\IKH
H< n.n vv ntosPWTOns
Wb. J. Tormey irrived r'rwni the
north Weflntudiy evening after
spending the season In the Forty
mile country near Ketchumstuk.
He in on his way to New York
where he will vimit his relatives
whom lie has not seen for twenty
years
Mr. Tormey brought out with him
som?> sampler of hornite from a
lode claim which he lias staked on
the American side of the boundary,
which runs 33 1-3 per cent copper.
In company with his partner he has
packed In a complete prospectors
outfit consisting of anvil, drills, bel
lows and dynamite, and they have
uncovered the vein for a consider
able distance showing that they
have a tarce amount of splendid
ore. Mr. Tormey does not expect
to do much with it for several years,
as there will be considerable diffi
culty in getting out the ore until
better trails and roads are built,
and that will not be done until the
transportation companies allow the
government to build them. The ex
tortionate rate charged by these
companies will prevent any kind of
prospecting for years to come
Mr. Tormey has mined In many
parts of the United States and has
some beautiful samples of ore from
the more celebrated strikes.
Chief of Police Frank Page re
turned on the Georgia from a ten
days hunt near Hot Springs.
"Since (Collector of Custom* E
It. Willis, of Juneau, made public
the statement that he was not In
favor of making the Tanana me
tropolis a sub-port of entry, the
members of the club have been
working hnrd in the matter, en
dcu\orlng to have an order made
(?jr the secretary of the treasury
'?renting the sub-port.
"It wag the opinion of the mem
bers of the executive board who
were present that the competition
that would be made by the entry
if another steamship line Into the
camp would be beneficial to the
resident* it large. Karller service
tn the spring and later service In
the fall would be obtained were
the White Pass vessels permitted to
participate In the trade of the camp
It was also pointed out that the
Interstate commerce commission
vould take charge of regulating the
~ates. for their rulings would de
termine the rates to be charged by
the White Pass company, which op
orntes a railroad in connection with
its steamboat line."
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WAII t HKNT IS KVM,
HATH <>THKH Ml?K
New York. Oct. 25 ? It is stated
that the war chest of the Progre^
ive party now contains $304.00<>
which is to be placed where It will
do most good to the cause in the
final round up of votes. Th? In
formation comes from Taft sources,!
so It may be true, and yet It may
not . '
m CIDER
WE HAVE JUST TAPPED THE FIRST BARREL OF THE SEASON
IT'S 6000
I. PER GAL
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
Utlca, Oct. tR iamo* Sherman,
preaent vke president and eilMM^
for re-election ha* a rain bwn heaH
from For some time his illnea*
ha* Xt;pi him from saying any
thin, politically, hut now thi?t he I*
Ketting well, and the commltteea
think ?hey nerd all I he strength
they can Ret for the drawing of
TOtM, he haa been permitted to
speak Mia apeerh today before the
republicans of thla city was In the
nature of a heart to heart talk.
He told them that present condi
tions In the United States were
Ideal That the country la proaper
Ing, aa It never has before and that
he could advise no change that
promised anything better. He said
In order to keep everything running
along smoothly. Just aa they are
now. it will be necesaary to re-elect
William Howard Taft
Mr Sherman also paid hi* re
aperta to the murhraliera and waro
M the dnr pnhlle h*Tlng
??nything to do with It* Progr?*M*e
movement, beeanae If they wet*
elected there would be ?
change and ho did not believe that
(hint* could be improved upon and
might b? made much worae
Cambridge. Oct IS? Attorney -
?Jeneral Wl?keraham la another
Influential member of the atand
i-at party who ??ya that the present
prosperity la all that ran be desired
He said In a a peer h yeaterday that
we are In the mldat of a general
prosperity aach aa the nwntry haa
never aeen, and It la all owing to
rhe Reptibilean polldea aa pot forth
by William Howard Taft. He aaya
atlrh to Taft and there will be no
change made of any kind, unleaa It
be to add more prosperity to the al
ready overflowing bowl.
BAT. Foit
TIIOI'HAMl IIOI M? llATTl.F
St. Ort 25 I tattling Nel
son atinounre* that he I* aooi to
net marrle.l an I that his bride I*
to be Fny Klne. formerly eonr.erted
with the trifle Coast newspaper*
u | cartoonist He did not state
the exact date of the wedding
MKW l?AIIA TO IPPMU
UHH1 VOVRMIIKH OVK
Juneau, Oct 25 K. II Beattle.
formerly inMtnl '*lllor and man
ager of the mechanleal department
of the Pally IJlapatch, arrived here
yesterday from Seattle and la super
Intending Ihe work of Installing the
plant for Major Strong's new Demo
oiatlc paper It la e*p?*ted that
the flmt issue will appear about
November 1
XITIIK TO MAHOXH.
Regular meeting of White Pass
Lodge No 113. F A A. M tonight
at 8 : 30 p m Refreshments All
member* and visiting brothers pleaae
attend A. B. Towne.
W M |
TEDOY WANTS
TO ARGUFY II BIT
Oyater Buy, Oct 1*? C?l Hoo*e
?elt Is getting impatient. He '?n t
aland confinement, and In aplte of
the effort* of hi* nnrae* to keep
him In bed until hi* wound i*
horoughly healed, he got out yes
terday and donned a anlt of kahkl
and paraded around the hooae He
want* to ret Into the harnaag again
and tell the people all about It
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Chicago, Oct IS - Oo?,
Oaborne of Michigan wa* wererely
In fa red In an automobile accident
while touring the ctt y tht* morning
While riding on Michigan avenue
where thouuand* of machine* co?
urtal* dally hta machine collided
with another one. throwing the gov
ernor out aeTerety wrenching blu
arm henlde* hmialng him up con
Mderahle The accident wag cana
rd by a fault In the nfeering gear
Some
Reasons
why you should wear a
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