Fight Against “Stubs” Was Made
In Vain— He Succeeds H.
K. Love.
Seattle, .Mine 3.—“Stubs" Irwin
reached today from Washington
and will leave on the first boat for
Fairbanks, to take over the oflice
of marshal of that, division, lie
succeeds li. K. Love, who lias
been in oflice for a little over i
years.
“Stubs” was confirmed a few
weeks ago hut the Washington
press agents failed to send it to
Seattle or Alaska and the first
news was received today upon the
new marshal's arrival from the
capital.
Charge's were made against
“Stubs” charging that while city
clerk of Fairbanks ho had taken
money from the girls of the re
stricted district and had failed to
make an accounting of the money
so collected to the city. He was,
unfortunately, unable to produce
the stubs for the receipts he
claimed to have given the girls,
and ever since that time he has
been called “Stubs.”
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SENATORS TELL
ABOUT LOBBY
Burton Has Never Been Approach
ed in Twenty Years— Eight
een Senators Are Called.
Washington. l>. C., June 3.
Kighli'iui seiialurs testified yes*
lerday before I be onininiUee
charged with the investigatiou of
the Wilson charges that this city
is full of lobbyists trying to pre
_vent the tariff laws being passed.
Senator Ashursl was I he lirst
called, as he heads the lis| and
he claiined that McMurray was
the smoothest lobbyist in the city,
par excellence. McMurray had
tried, said the senator, to prevent
fhe cancellation of the contracts
between the* Indian tribes own
ing the Cherokee lands, worth
83,500,000, and the land sharks,
who, through political pull with
(lie land department, tried to have
the contracts confirmed. Had he
been successful he would have
made" several millions.
Senator Burton testified that in
20 years’ service in congress lie
had never been approached.
Senator Thomas B. Catron, of
Ohio, said that the passage of the
free wooi schedule of the tariff
law would mean the loss of $40,
000 to him each year and he was
not in favor of the item in the
hill because others would likewise
,•' lose large sums of money and the
sheep raising industry would he
destroyed. ’
All (he other senators who were
^ called denied knowledge of any
wrong doing on the part of the
many representatives of the
manufacturers, who now infest
the capital according to the pres
ident.
Sam Knudson has installed a
line phonograph to play the love
liest love-sick songs you ever
heard. Sam says the young peo
ple take the end of the dock for a
spooning park and that he wants
it stopped, as it keeps him awake
nights.
Shirt Waist Danoe.
Oa Wednesday eve, in Moose
hall, the usual dance at 9:30
sharp. . Home waltz at-12. Dance
in comfort.
The sawmill is making a short
run this week.
HUMPHREY RFTER
PIKCHOT POLICY
-—
Claims the Former Forester’s
Methods Have Caused Tim
ber Monopoly.
Washington, 1>. G., June 3.—
Congressman Humphrey Icaused
a sensation yesterday when he
made the charge that the rail
roads and the Weyerhauser lum
ber trust had been permitted to
secure millions of dollars worth
of timber land under the Pinehot
policy of the forestry department.
He also claimed that the policy
of the department of holding back
the government limber from I ho
market and making sales at the
same price as I he trust was done
In aid the trust and permitted
the monopnly nf lumber and the
robbing of the pe pie.
The western railroads and I he
Weyerhauser lumber interests
have acquired timber land worth
$200,000.00(1, says the represen
tative, with the permission nf the
department.
POLITICAL BOSS
NOWJN TRIAL
Cincinnati, June 3.--The
trial of Boss Cox ami four asso
ciates started here today. They
are charged with having taken a
note for $350,000 from the hank,
which had been given to the bank
for money advanced the four
men.
BEEF tIuStIy
IMPORT MEAT
Washington, I). C„ June 3.—
The Beef Trust has already start
ed work on big freezing plants in
connection with slaughter houses
in South America and in Austra
lia. If the duly on meal is cut
they assert that the large imports
of meat will be made by them
from these establishments.
English Poet Cashes In.
London, June 3—Alfred Austin,
[met laureate of England, passed
away yesterday. His death was i
caused by .senile debility.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Rev. \V. II. Ziegler will leave to
morrow for Ellamar to take a
couple o*' barrels of clothing, do
nated by Valdez residents, for the!
use of the natives at Tatitlek. He
will also baptize a small child.
The launch Nebula will make the
trip, calling in al Sawmill bay to
pay a visit to the campers at
Camp' Welcome,. Mrs. Ziegler
will accompany her husband.
“Goldie,” who recently sold out
his interest in the barber shop, is
■spending the money renovating
his shack on Broadway. The boys
say that Goldie knew of the in
vasion of his Held with competi
tion he could not buck and as a
result he determined to sell.
Ed. Dunkle and Homer Jones
came to Valdez yesterday from
down the bay on the launch Vik
ing.
Mrs. Guy Cameron and family
will leave for California on the
next sailing smith of the Samp
son.
Teddy Johnson and Charles
Lawson have purchased the
launch Minn and will use the boat
bn a prospecting trip in the Port
Wells section.
Joe Baxter came up from the
Bud Mining Company claims yes
terday.
CHEAP MEAT IS
NOW IN SIGHT
Car Load of Australian Beef
Reaches Seattle and Prices
Are Cut.
Seattle, June 3.—The first car
load of Australian beef arrived
here today from San Francisco,
assuring cheap beef for the city.
Tlie local slaughter houses imme
diately cut prices to force the new
outfit out of business.
The importers of Australian
beef announce that the policy of
the beef trust, of cutting prices
wherever the Australian beef is
sold will not work, as the beef
will be placed on sale' in many
communities instead of only one,
as heretofore, and only a small
amount will be sold, thus caus
ing the trust to sell at cut prices
in many cities instead of one. It
is the policy-of the importers to
scatter the beef in. a dozen cities
at one time.
NOME WOMAN
SWALLOWS PIN
Felt the Same in Her Side With
Her Fingers, Made Incision
and Removed It.
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Nome, June 3.—One of the
most remarkable surgical opera
tions on record has ocfcurred here
in Nome within the past two or
three days.
Mrs. Moore, who lives in I lie
Halla-Webb house, two doors
from I lie Pioneer Mining rnm
ipany’s building, swallowed I wo
pins some lime ago and sulVered
so severely from the ronscfjucn
ces that she had to go to the Holy
Cross hospital. I.ater one of I he
pins worked its way out through
the body, hut, the location of the
other remained a mystery.
About two or three days ago
Mrs. Moore fell ail irritation low
down in her side and, it is said,
felt the pin with her linger. With
consummated nerve she look a
knife and made au incision and,
sure enough, there was the miss
ing pin.
The only discrepancy in the
stories fold is that some say she
swallowed a needle and a pin.
while others say she swallowed
two pins.
She is now recovering accord
ing to her friends and is safe from
any ill effects.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Alex. Singletary left fur Purl
Wells this morning.
Fine program at the Orpheum
tonight.
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Scotty Malone is, in town today
and will leave tomorrow for Port
Wells im Big Louie’s launch.
The sawmill started today and
blew the whistle at It’ o’clock, ca
ble time. Change your watch and
keep all time one time.
Jack Surryhne has returned to
Solomon basin after spending
several days in town.
Bachelors Club have fixed up a
new club in the rear of the In
gram & Bush store and will have
a finely furnished club house.
Fred. Beig has put his bid in
for the city sewer work and Fred,
is some sewer builder and e'xpects
to land the contract.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Congregational church will meet
Thursday afterioon dt the’ home
of Mrs. J. A. McGilVary on Front
street. All are welcome.
SENATORS EAVOR
DUTY ON MEAT
Stockraisers Protest Against Free
Meat—High Rate Duty on
Wheat.
Washington, I). C., June 3.—
The sub-committee of the Senate
linaice committee have decided in
favor of i to per cent duty on all
imported meats and a 45 per cent
duty on imports of wheat.
The cry of 111e high cost of liv
ing from the consumers in the
city for lower wheat will not tie
heeded, as the farmers demand
'high rates In prevent, imports of
wheat from Canada and South
American ports.
The live stock association lias
sent a long protest to I lie commit
lee against free meal, which
would, they claim, discourage
slock raising'in the United Stales.
U. I.. Johnson, of Katalla, is in
town on a short business I rip.
NATIVE WOMAN
\
Gives Birth to Two-Headed Child
and the Natives Pray for
Its Death.
.\oine.—Recently a child was
horn to an Kskinio woman of Tel
ler which was probably one of the
greatest monstrosities on record.
This child had two heads placed
hack I" back. The mouth of one
of the heads was vertical instead
of horizontal and reached from
the eyes down to the chin. So
horrible was the appearance of
the infant that the natives began
lo pray al once for its death and
i his prayer seemed to he answer
ed. for It e baby died after a short
lime.
The. fads have been reported
lo Walter Johnson of the bureau
of education by the official in that
.section who vouches for their
truth. The story has also arriv
ed from other sources and not the
slightest doubt of the mailer can
be entertained.
In all other ways the infant was
normally developed, having only I
one body and the usual number
of limbs.
II. has been learned that the
mother had already given biyth to
two normal children which are
still living. She ig the wife of a
reindeer herder named Charley
Emaclena. .Her own name is
Moauksrux as nearly as it can be
spelled. Both live the regular
lives of Eskimo reindeer people.
LOCAL. BREVITIES.
Ben Silverman and F. I,. Wag
ner left for Port Wells today in
the launch Owned by Wagner.
Elmer Anderson left for Shoup
bay this morning to look over his
mining property in preparation
for the summer’s work.
Mrs. St. Marie will move her
dining< room from the Panama
hotel to the Crawford block,
across the street,' about the 15th
of the month.
Nick Micken returned this
morning from the Teikholl coun
try, where he has been working
to develop a very promising lead.
He reports the snow gone in the
valley hut plenty left on the sum
mit and on the mountain claims.
Frank Winchester and Dan
Ross made a trip to Shoup bay
today to see if the snow had gone
enough tb allow for the com
mencement of development work
on their claims.
MADE TRUST LAW;
TOLD ROW EVADE
President Gary Says Senator Hoar
Who Framed Law Showed
How to Evade It.
New York, June 3.—Judge Gary,
(lie head of the Steel Trust, was
a witness yesterday in the probe
being conducted into the opera
lions of the Steel Trust and he
testified that the Wire Trust was
formed after Senator Hoar, who
framed the Sherman law, had ad
vised the company that a pool fix
ing Ihe price of wire was legal.
The company followed his ad
vice and had been fixing prices
ever since and found it protitalde,
lie said.
Mrs. Suskey is expected on I hi
next Alameda, and Mr. Suskey is
preparing the Gus D.jarf house
for her arrival. He is hard at
work making a.chicken com ,• as
30 chickens will also arrive for
him on the same boat.
REEDER BOUND
TO GRAND JURY
Cordova. June 3_Judge A. J.
Adams has bound Dan Reeder ov
er to 111" grand jury under bonds
of 815,000 on the charge of
shooting William Rowe with in
tent to kill. District Attorney
(iuy Brubaker represented the
government al the trial.
CITY DADS HAVE
A METING
The councilmen held a busy
session last night and awarded
a contract to dig the sewejj to
(ieorge Tweedale al 70 cents per
lineal foot for the main sewer and
50 B-'< cents for laterals, the con
tractor to supply man holes free;
-,-00 feet of main sewer is re
quired under I lie contract with
from 900 to 1,000 feet of laterals.
The work is to commence imedi
ately. The highest bid was 81.10
a foot.
Grant Franchise.
Judge Shepard was granted a
franchise to build and operate a
street railroad in the streets in
the eily of Valdez and the city
may purchase the equipment and
the franchise reverts to the city
after 15 years al a fair valuation.
Three per cent of the gross
profits after the payment of the
labor expense, are to be given to
the city.
Will Grade Streets.
Colonel Richardson, of the Road
Commission, offered the use of
the teams of the road commission
for the like of the city to grade
the streets, provided that the city
would pay all labor bills incurred.
The councilmen jumped at the
proposition and thanked the pres
ident of the Road Commission for
his offer.
The committee for the Civic
Improvement League presented
several recommendations to the
fcouncil looking to the better sani
tation of the town and providing
rest parks in different parts of
the city. The council heartily ap
proved the recommendations and
will endeavor to work in harmony
with the Improvement League.
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Two-Reel Feature Tonight.
AuId Lang Syne, a Vitigraph 2
reel feature by Bobby Burns anil
played in Scotland, will be on the
screen tonight at the Orpheum.
Also a rip-roaring comedy, The
[iirl Bandits Hoodoo. Don’t miss
this fine show at the local the
ller.
Bill Egan returned from Min
eral King property yesterday.
DREDGES DUE
IN NOME GAMP
Nome Camp’s Shallow Diggings
Make Room for Many
Dredges.
Nome, June J.—That half a
dozen dredges a| least, will come
to Nome in the spring is the in
formation conveyed in a letter
from \V. \V. Johnson, of the Un
ion Construction Co., to J. if.
Montgomery. Mr. Johnson writes
from San Francisco and says that
he personally knows of those
dredges.
Two of the machines will he
used in the Kougarok. hut he does
not say who their operators will
he. One will he shipped to Can
dle. hut in the case of that one
also, he does md say for whom
it. is coming.
The six will he scattered about
in various parts of the peninsula.
The reason for his writing is
probably for the purpose of hav- ■
ing matters arranged here fork
their carrying to their destina
tions.
NASMAN BRINGS
IN HIGH GRADE
Taken From the Thompson-Ford
Claims on Shoup Bay—Have
600 Feet Work Done.
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Axel .Nasman. wlm relumed
I'rmn I lie Tliomp'oii - I 'onl claims
a few days ago. brought up for
shipment lo Tacoma I wo Ions of
high grade rock now bring cross
cut on the claims. II is estimated
Hull the ore will run about *100
lo I be ton.
Mr. .Nasman. who has been
working on i lie. claims and is
largely interested in the property,
is coulidenl Ibal with Hie 0(10 feet
of work now done I be value of the
properly lias been demonstrated
and Ibal a mill is justified.
Tour men are working on tbe
claims and Mr. Nasman will re
turn lo |lie properly in a few
days.
Weston Walking-1,500 Miles.
New York. June J.--TI10 great
long distance walker. Weston,
started from here today, on a
walk to Minneapolis. He holds
many records for long walks and
recently walked across the con
linen!. lie is now in his seven
ties.
Auto Coming on Sampson.
K. I*, ('.ashman, the owner of
Wort mans roadhouse, has receiv
ed a telegram from the Winlon
Auto company in Seattle inform
ing him that the combination
fright and passenger car he or
dered would he sent on the Samp
son's next trip.
Pleasure Trips.
The light wagon of the City
'Express has been turned into a
light, carriage with three seats
and parties wishing tp take short
rides rail up City Express, 'phone
No. 82. Prices reasonable.
The lady barbers will open a
tine new barber shop. They have
leased the Swan building, former
ly used by l)r. Fellows, near Key
stone avenue. Both the ladles
are up-to-date and hope to secure
the patronage of the people.
Olaf Olson and Frank Smith
left yesterday for their property
to continence opening up the
claims, which are located on
Shoup bay. »
The Copper block is being ren
ovated for the summer’s business.