Late Telegraph News
News conies from Valdez that
Judge Overfield has cut the Chitina
district into two and that he has
named McCarthy’s as the headquar
ters for the new district. He has
appointed a Mr. Barrett, said to be
a brother of the Legislative candi
date, John E. Barrett, as U. S. Com
missioner. U. S. Marshal Sullivan
has named S. D. Charles, of Cordova,
as a deputy Marshal at McCarthy’s.
Three or four applications for license
are now before the court and will
likely be granted at the Cordova
term. Parties wish to establisu
hotels or road houses at McCarthy’s,
which is only five miles distant from
Kenneeott, and is the switching off
point for the Nizina and White river
districts. It is understood that there
will be no objection to the granting
of license, as there has been so much
boot legging recently that conditions
are supposed to improve in having
places run openly, and with federal
officials on the ground.
Advices from Nome report the loss
of the gasoline schooners Silver Wave
and Mary Sachs in the Far North.
The Silver Wave is a total wreck at
York, and the Mary Sachs is on the
beach at Teller, Seward Peninsula,
badly damaged and probably a total
loss. Both vessels were driven
ashore in a heavy gale. The Silver
Wave had a cargo of forty tons of tin
concentrates valued at $20.0u0.
All the passengers and crew on the
Silver Wave reached shore in safety
but her cargo is almost a total loss.
The Mary Sachs carried no passen
gers. She grounded when Capt.
Bernard lost his bearings and went
ashore where she has been high and
dry for a week. The crew have been
unable to dislodge the scnooner.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4—A trou
bled conscience has finally induced a
young woman of 24 years of age to
make a startling confession. Mrs.
Pansey Ellen Lesh, surrendered her
self to the police authorities and
stated that she had murdered Mrs. F*
M. Quaintance, of Greenridge, Mis
souri, and Mrs. Eliza Coe, of Sedalia,
Kansas. Of recent weeks the matter
had so preyed on her mind that she
had no peace, so yesterday she con
fessed to the terrible deeds.
CHICAGO. Nov. 4—Charles N. Cra
mer, who goes by the name of Con
way, admitted to the killing of Miss
Sophia Singer. He declares that his
motive was not theft, although he
took her jewels to give it that ap
pearance. He claims that Miss Sin
ger sought to induce his wife to lead
a life of shame and that he feared
she might yield to the temptation.
Cramer has been doing a down act in
vaudeville.
VANCOUVER, Nov. 5—Business
and society circles were shocked this
morning to learn of the suicide of one |
of our most prominent citizens. The
wealthy Robert Robson, son of Hon. j
Hugh Ames Robson, and intimate |
friend of Campbell Bannerman, took
his own life last night by sending a i
bullet into his brain. Although he|
nas been rather moo ly lately there is
no apparent reason why he should
commit the act.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5—There are
to be marked changes in the rules of
the federal courts, according to an
order just promulgated by'the United
States Supreme court. The Justices
order a revision of the equity rules
so as to prohibit the granting of pre
liminary injunctions without notice.
They also restrict the granting of
temporary restraining orders. These
points are contained in the Clayton
anti-injunction bill which has already
passed the House and now awaits the
action of the Senate to embody cer
tain clauses inserted.
London, Oct. 31—Thirty-two
thousand Turks landed on the Black
sea coast and will attack the Bul
garians in the rear. A big battle is
expected.
BELGRADE, Oct. 31—A quarrel
among the Turkish commanders fol
lowed the defeat at Kumanova. One
was killed and a couple were
wounded.
LONDON, Oct. 29—It is reported
this morning that a hundred Arnaut
villages In the vicinity of Uskup have
surrendered.
TOLEDO. Nov. 5—The Methodist
board has assigned Bishop R. J.
Cooke to Alaska. The effort will be
made establish a larger number of
churches in the north and for that
purpose Dr. Cooke will devote his
time. He is 60 years of age and re
sides in New York. He entered the
ministery in 18 73, and since 1890
he has held many prominent positions
in church work and is the author of
religious histories and digests.
SEATTLE, Nov. 5—Pounders and
Pioneers of the city of Seattle will
celebrate “Pounders’ day,' November
13, by unveiling a bronzj statue,
heroic size, of Chief Seattle, of the
Suquamish tribe of Indians, after
whom Seattle was named. The sta
tue, the original of which was mould
ed by James A. Wehn, sculptor, of
this city, recently arrived from N»w
York, and will be placed in the tri
angle at Cedar street and Denny way.
Its unveiling November 13 will be
made the occasion for celebrating
the sixty-first anniversary of the land
ing of the original settlers at Alki
point November 13, 1851.
OYSTER BAY, Nov. 5—Last night
Col. Roosevelt made a short address
in somewhat bitter language. He
assailed Senator Root, John G. Mil
burn, William D. Gutherie, Louis
Marshall and other prominent Re
publican leaders. He declared that
"they are counsel against the people
of the United States.”
CHICAGO, Oct. 29—Secretary of
the Interior Fisher returned to this
city this morning from his trip to the
Phlillippines. He went to investigate
the charges that delegate to Congress
J Kuhio Kalanianaole had made
against Governor Walter P. Frear.
The Seretary soon got into telegrphic
communication with President Taft
and it is understood that he recom
mends that the Governor be contin
ued in office, thus virtually disprov
ing the charges of the delegate.
PRINCETON, Oct. 30—An inter
esting announcement was made last
evening. The widow of the late
Grover Cleveland, former President
of the United States, gave out the
information that she is engaged to
be married to Thomas Joseph Pres
ton, professor of archeology and his
tory at Wells university. During
Mr. Cleveland’s term as President he
secured his youthful and heautiful
bride, who presided over the White
House with much grace and charm.
In 1897 the Cleveland family retired
to private life and took up their resi
dence at Princeton, where Mr. Cleve
land died in 1908.
NEW YORK, Oct. 31—New York’s
Chinatown is preparing to vote for a
delegate to the Presidential electoral
college, which will meet in Peking
the latter part of November to vote
for the President of the Chinese Re
public under the new constitution.
One American Chinaman, as represen
tative of his countrymen in the
United States, is to have a seat in the
electorial college and in the upper
house of Parliament. The American
Senator is to be selected by six dele
gates from the Chinatowns of six
big American cities. Three candi
dates are now campaigning the coun
try.
MAUCH CHUNK, Pa., Oct. 31—
Policeman Morgan Morgans was in
the yard at the rear of Philip
Thomas’ hotel, at Lansford, at 4
o’clock in the morning, guarding the
premises against burglars, when oc
cupants of the hotel heard him mov
ing about and mistook him for a bur
glar. Mr. Thomas’ adopted daugh
ter, Florence, aged 17, fired through
the door with a revolver, killing Mor
gans instantly.
OSSING, Oct. 31—By reason of
a notice of appeal filed the execution
of Police Lieut. Becker has been
ordered stayed. He was sentenced
by Justice Goff to the electric chair
during the first week in December.
After arguments are heard and if the
appeal is denied, which is expected,
the death of Becker will soon follow.
MANILA, Nov. 5—Mike Bere
han, a private in the First Calvary,
has been committed to the peniten
tiary. He received a life sentence
for killing four comrades. His de
fence was that he did the shooting
in self defence.
! UTICA, Nov. 4—The funeral ser
vices over the late Vice President
Sherman were held here on Saturday,
attended by many former personal
and political friends. President Taft,
many Ambassadors, Ministers, Sena
tors and Representatives were pres
ent. Special trains came from Wash
ington. For a time the body was
placed in state in the Oneida county
court house and was viewed by sev
eral thousand persons. Private ser
vices were held at the family resi
dence. Dr. Holden, of the Dutch Re
formed church officiating. The pub
lic service took place at the First
Prebyterian church, where Rev. W.
M. Stryker, a former classmate at
Hamilton college, made a feeling ad
dress.
RAWLINS, Nov. 4—Since the re
cent break from the penitentiary ef
forts have been made to recapture
the convicts. Yesterday Sheriff Ter
rill and a posse of men located Rich
ardson and Backstread at Powder
Springs. The men entrenched them
selves and refused to surrender. A
fusilade of bullets was the result.
After considerable firing the Sheriff’s
forces succeeded in killing botii the
convicts.
HAVANA. Nov. 4—Order has been
stablished throughout the island now
that the election is over and the re
sult has been announced and accepted
with good grace. The Conserva
tives won out in the election of Gen
eral Marso Menocal as President and
Enrique Jose Varcox as Vice Presi
dent.
SAN JUAN, Del Sur, Nov. 2—A
hurricane came with such force that
it destroyed most of the town of
Acapulco. There were some narrow
escapes, but fortunately no lives were
lost.
NEWARK, Oct. Nov. 1—A bronze
statue of Washington will be unveiled
in Washington Park, tomorrow, the
199th anniversary of Washington’s
farewell address to his soldiers. The
statue shows Washington in full
uniform standing beside his horse.
It is the gift of the late Van Horn,
and the work is that of J. Massey
Rhind, the New York sculptor.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2—The Conways
have been brought to this city and
the police say that they have con
fessed to the murder of Miss Sophia
Singer, their object being to steal the
jewels she wore and which were
worth several thousand dollars.
NEW YORK, Oct. 31—Fifty miles
an hour while making a cross-over
frim one track to another, was speed
traveled by the New York, New Ha
ven & Hartford Railroad train which
was wrecked at Westport, Conn.,
Thursday, according to testimony
brought out at a Federal inquiry,
begun here into the cause of the dis
aster. No train can safely take a
cross-over at such speed, witnesses
testified. Thirty miles an hour is
the maximum rate at which a train
should run at such a time, one wit
ness declared, while others placed the
customary speed at 15 miles, maxi
mum. The hearing was before Inter
State Commerce Commissioner Chas.
F. McCord.
SOFIA, Nov. 2—The Bulgarians
won a brilliant victory yesterday.
With 150,000 men pitted against
200,000 Turks the Bulgarians cap
tured Dematicea, thus isolating Ad
rianople. The Turks have the road
to Constantinople well guarded, al
though where their soldiers ventured
out into the open they have been put
to rout.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1—Patrick
Ryan, who built the Manhattan
bridge connecting New York City and
Brooklyn, was recently awarded the
two million dollar contract for the
mason work of the proposed Hell
Gate viaduct of the New York Con
necting railroad. The bridge will be
used by the New Haven and Pennsyl
vania railroad systems. It will be
three miles long, will be in process of
construction two years and will cost
$25,000,000.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. Nov. 4—
After a number of years of connubial
happiness Mrs. Primrose, wife of the
famous ministrel, has tired of the re
cent neglect and mistreatment upon
the part of the merry fun maker for
others. So she has filed a complaint
for divorce and soon expects to live
at peace in the alimony colony.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4—Fred Den
nett, Commissioner of the general
land office, has ruled that the legis
lation reducing the residence of
homesteaders to three years, is oper
ative in Alaska.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2—Impor
tant documentary evidence was intro
duced yesterday in the dynamite
cases. Seven hundred letters from
the flies of the defendants were read
as evidence against them and they
tended to show complicity and con
spiracy upon their part in a number
of instances.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1—The
voters of this city will cast their bal- ]
lots next week on the question of the i
adoption of a new city charter. The
provisions of the charter proposed, if
adopted, would give Los Angles the
broadest powers of any city in the
world for the taking and running
municipal enterprises. Any business
could be run by the city the same as
by an individual or corporation.
Among some of the things which the
city could do under the proposed
charter which are specifically men
tioned in that paper are the follow
ing: It could conduct department
store, theatres, pawn shops, loan
agencies, bake shops banks, saving
depositories, milk stations, butter
a,nd cheese factories, stadiums, etc.
NDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1—In the testi
mony here yesterday Detectives
Burns and Walter Drew, who worked
up the evidence against the McNa
maras, stated that while John Mc
Namara was in his cell he continued
to plot to dynamite, but that the men
with whom he was working feared to
carry out his instructions. Edward
J. Brennan testified to many dam
aging incidents as given through the
confession of Hockin.
WASHINGTON, Nvo. 1—Fifteen
hundred and sixty-two complaints
have been filed against the Northern
Pacific and other railroads by the
business men of Montana. The mat
ter has been taken to the Interstate
Commerce Commission and a prompt
investigation is promised of the al
leged violations by the railroads in
the matter of shipping charges and
other practices.
KATALLA, Nov. 1—Yesterday the
launch. Cosair, which was piled up
on the beach at Palm Point, had its
future usefulness snuffed out. It
had been badly wrecked by the waves
and an effort was making to remove
the engine. An explosion resulted
and Fritz Miller was badly burned.
He was pulled away in time, however,
by Capt. Auer, to avoid fatal con
sequences. Practically all the freight
had been taken off the Corsair.
The launch Pioneer was not very
much injured and will soon be in
good running order.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1—Mary Fon
taine Freeland, rich and cultured
great grand daughter of Patrick
Henry, took her life yesterday. She
became despondent for some un
known reason and her many friends
are greatly shocked at this unex
pected termination of life.
EL PASO, Nov. 1—E. W. Chafin,
the Prohibitionist candidate for
President, who has been making a
tour of the country, predicts the re
sult of the election as follows: Wil
son will carry 39 states, Roosevelt
5, Taft 3, Debs 1. He declares that
there is no possibility of doubt about
Wilson being the next Preident.
LIMA, Nov. 1—Since the murder
of Miss Sophia Singer in a Chicago
hotel on Monday night the police
have been looking for Chas. I). Con
way and wife, vaudeville performers.
They had been with her on Monday
and disappeared suddenly. They
were placed under arrest here yester
day.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1—Manager
Jeanette will sail for Australia. He
goes in the effort to determine a suc
cessor to Jack Johnson in signing up
a fight with Langford or McVey. It
was fully expected to close arrange
ments with Johnson, but since he got
in the toils of the federal authorities
that has been impossible. Jeanette
may not sail until late this month
but he expects to pick a good one for
the contest.
BERLIN, Nov. 1—In the balloon
race for the Bennett cup the prize
was won by France. Three Ameri
cars are missing. They are Dussel
dorf, A. i. Atherboldt, and John
Watts. It is expected, however, that
that they will turn up.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30—This morn
ing Justice Goff sentenced Police
Lieut. Becker to death in the electric
chair, at some period during the
week beginning December ninth.
Becker was recently found guilty of
the murder of Herman Rosenthal, a
gambler who had squealed on Becker
and other men who were extorting
graft In return for protection to vice.
i i ii in mu
Sixty head of the finest horses ever
seen this far north arrived on Mon
day's train. They are for the On
Stage line and will be used on tin
trail between here and Fairbanks this
winter. The company disposes of a
part their stock every year and re
place them with new stock from the
outside. Gregory Rockefellow the
assistant manager will inspect each
bunch as it leaves here for the trail.
Mrs. Max Geigold has been quite
sick for the past week.
The wooden Indian is reported
looking for a ticket to Los Angels.
Win. Mahoney located a homestead
on the Fairbanks road two miles
north of town some time ago. He
will cut wood there this winter and
raise garden truck next summer.
Harry Chamberlain has been mak
ing some improvements on his feed
and livery barns.
Shorty Gwinn who returned re
cently from Valdez creek has rented
a barn for his horses and will freight
out of here this winter.
Fred M. Schaupp and Jack Low
ery got back from a sheep hunt up
toward Mount Drum.
Look for the Chitina Bakery’s ad
in next weeks issue of the LAder.
Pete Kennedy has moved his saloon
into the Tibbs building.
JohnMcCrary of Copper Center was
in town this iveek.
The trail froze up very rough and
hard. The people coming out from
the interior are glad to take the short
route to Chitina. Sunday s stage
came in on three wheels having bro
ken one off a few miles north of town.
H. J. Brandt, the railroad agent
has had a strenous time for the last
week handling incoming freight.
There are seventy residents on
Chitina Heights.
Harry Warren arrived in town
from Fairbanks Friday.
The Chitina Hotel is a lively place
these days.
Mrs. Underwood and son Abe left
left for the states this wreek.
C. C. Hull contemplates going to
California.
The thermometer registered zero
November 2 for the first time.
People have nearly forgotten the
tie up of the Railroad. Business is
uniformally good. Chitina can look
for the best winter she has ever had.
And there is the “Branch to Gray’s"
and the “Chitina Steel Bridge” and
the “Branch to McCarthy’s”for next
summer. Chitina is the only im
portant town in Alaska that has
grown steadily from its beginning
and is still growing.
Dr. Payzant, who has been at Ka
talla for about nine years arrived on
Monday’s train and will locate perm
anently in Chitina. The people of
Chitina will warmly welcome him.
Th Alaska Road Commisssion
horses will be back from Valdez soon.
HOTEL CHITIXA ARRIVALS
D. W. Walker and wife, McKinley
Lake; S. O. Breedman, Cordova: Sam
Brightwell, Cordova; F. Edwards,
Fairbanks; J. Bairds, Fairbanks; M.
Rede, Fairbanks; L. Bowers, Fair
banks; Jack Conley, Cordova; Tom
McKinney and wife; Peter Olson,
Seattle; Victor Olson, Oley Olsen,
Seattle; O. L. Larson. Cordova; J.
Nafsted, Tonsina; Kinney Holden. O.
McKinney, O. E. Anderson, Chas.
Sterner, Cordova; H. D. Foster and
wfife, H. Carver and wife, G. H. Birch,
C. J. Range, Nizina; H. F. Andrus
and wife; Geo. Max. Easterly and
wife, Fred Hotchkiss, Nizina; Flor
ence Hawkins, Nizina; Mrs. Thim.
Erickson, McCarthy; Mrs. J. r.. Petre,
McCarty; E. B. Challance, J. A.
Fr.querberg K-.nnecott; L. P. Sshtt
ntacher. Geo. Crook, Fairbanks; J. F.
Clarkins, Cordova; Frank Small, Dry
Creek;J. P. Finnegan, Kotsina; Paul
Nados, Seattle; J. Murry, Fairbanks;
Arthur Mozey, Gulcana; Al Doze,
Kotsina; Mrs. Olive Book, Willie
Book, Jno. McCrarry, Copper Cen
ter; W. H. Thorn. Wl K. Kierulff,
Will D. Wilson, A. H. Schultz,U. S.
Survey, \V|ash., D. C.; J. H. O’Con
ner, Chatanika; Ludwiek Johnson,
Fairbanks; Hans Ditman, Tonsina;
A. Herman, Kennecott.
ATHENS, Oct. 31—Twenty Christ
ian villages in the Janina region were
destroyed by the 'b-rks. The in
habitants were : ...v r t ed and the
women w.re but ie-. t.live, the most
terrible at" Itica b ing practiced.
UTICA, Oct. 31—At 9:42 o’clock
Inst night Vice President James S.
Sherman passed away. The direct
cause of his death was uraemic pois
oning, caused by Height's disease.
His wife children, brothers and sis
ters were at his bedside. His death
had been expected since noon. Tele
grams of sympathy were received
last night by the family from Presi
dent Taft, Col. Roosevelt and many
others in public life. Hundreds of
similar messages kept pouring in
today.
James Schoolcraft Sherman was
born at Utica, N. Y.. on October 24,
18 55. He graduated from Hamilton
college in 1878; was married Janu
ary 26, 1881 to Miss Carrie Bab
cock, of East Orange, N. J.; was
admitted to the practice of law in
188£; devoted most of his time to
banking and business interests; was
President of the Utica Trust and De
posit Company; was Mayor of Utica
1884-5; member of Congress 1887
91 and from 1S93-1909; was chair
man of the Republican state conven
tions in 1895, 1900, 1908; was chair
man of the Republican National Con
gressional committee in 1906; elected
Vice President of the United States
November 3. 1908, and was a candi
date for re-election.
The Sun says that Senator Penrose
of Pennsylvania concedes Wilson’s
election.
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