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Liverpool, Oct. 1 7.—The Dutch steamship Volturno, bound from
Rotterdam to Halifax, with more than 700 passengers, caught fire last
Wednesday morning during a very heavy sea, and 136 lives were
lost. The ship’s wireless telegraph outfit did such effective work be
fore the ship was completely disabled that ten vessels responded to
the calls of distress in time to save a large number of passengers who
were being tossed on the mad waves in lifeboats and pieces of wreck
aoe* _ .
The lire is believed to have been of incendiary origin,
investigation Ordered
London, Ocl. 17.—The London Board ol Trade has ordered an
investigation into the burning of the Dutch steamer Volturno.
ST LOOKS_
Washington, Oct. 17.—It is announced unofficially in this city
that many deputy collectors of customs m Alaska and 55 deputy mar
shals are in danger of removal within the next lew weeks to give the
places to Democrats. _ _
Albany, N. Y„ Oct. 1 7.—The New York state senate, sitting as a
court of impeachment, trying the charges against Governor William
Sulzer, commenced voting on the articles yesterday afternoon, imme
diately after the conclusion of the arguments.
Governor Sulzer was found guilty under Article 1, wherein he
was charged with making a falsified statement of campaign contribu
tions. The vote stood 39 for conviction, 18 against.
On Article 2, by the same vote, it was decided that the governor
had committed perjury in falsifying campaign contributions.
A.rlicle 3 charged Sulzer with bribery of witnesses to Withhold
testimony from the Frawley investigating committee. He was unam
mously acquitted.
Article 4 charged the defendant with suppressing evidence in
Creeping witnesses away from the hearing. He was found guilty by a
vote of 43 to i 4.
Today Governor Suizer will be formally removed from the office
of governor, but will not be disqualified from holding office m the
future. The court of impeachment will vote on tne remaining articles
today.
Glynn Sworn In as Governor
Albany, Oct. 18.—The Suizer court of impeachment yesterday
voted on the remaining articles. On the iast four charges the gov
ernor was unanimously acquitted.
When the vote on removal from office was taken there were 43
for removal and 12 against.
in accordance with the findings of the impeachment court, Gov
ernor Suizer was removed, and yesterday afternoon Secretary of State
May administered the oath of office to Lieutenant Governor Martin H.
Glynn. The inauguration of the new governor was a very unpreten
tious affair, there being no speech-making or ceremonies or any kind.
Former Governor Suizer, when seen yesterday, d d not seem to
be in the least downcast by removal from his high office, and
stated that he is preparing to be a candidate for re-election in the next
state campaign.
He will vacate the executive mansion immediately.
Charges Against the Governor
Stripped of their legal verbiage, the charges against Suizer are
as follows:
Concealment and Perjury
]. That Governor Suizer, in filing his statement of campaign expenses, set forth
that his entire receipts were §5,000 and his expenditures §7,721; that this statement was
false and was intended by him to be false and an evasion and violation of the statutes
of the state; that his list of receipts failed to include 11 specific contributions, ranging in
v. amount from $100 to $2,500; that the governor’s false statement, made willfully and
corruptly, caused great scandal and reproach of the governor of the state of New York.
2. That Governor Suizer attached to his statement of campaign expenses an af
fidavit declaring that the statement was in all respects a “full and detailed statement of
all moneys received or contributed or expended by him, directly or indirectly.” That
this affidavit, duly “subscribed and sworn to by said William Suizer, was false and was
■corruptly made by him,” and that he was “guilty of willful and corrupt perjury.”
Influenced Witnesses, Alleged
3. That Governor Suizer, unmindful of the. duties of his office, and in violation
of his oath of office, was guilty of mal and corrupt conduct in his office as governor, and
was guilty of bribing witnesses. The specific charge is that while the Frawley com
mittee was investigating the governor’s campaign accounts he “fraudulently induced”
three witnesses (his campaign manager, a personal friend and a stock broker) “to with
hold their testimony from said committee.”
4. That the governor was guilty of “suppressing evidence” in violation of the state
«r penal law. The specific charge is that while the Frawley committee was in session he
“practiced deceit and fraud and used threats ami menaces with intent to prevent said
committee from procuring the attendance and evidence of certain witnesses.”
5. That the governor was guilty of “preventing and dissuading a witness from at
tending under a subpoena” the sessions of the Frawley committee.
Charges Larceny of Funds
6. That before his election the governor appropriated campaign contributions to
his own use, “and used the same, or a large part thereof, in speculating in stocks to
brokers operating on the New York stock exchange, and therefore stole such checks and
was guilty of larceny.” Among the contrtbuiors mentioned are: Jacob Schiff, -$2,500;
Abram I. Elkus, $500; William M. McCombs, 8500; Henry Monganthau, $1,000; John
Lynn, $500; Theodore W. Myers, $100; Lyman A. Spaulding, $100; Edward F. O’Dwyer,
$i00; John W. Cox, $300; Frank V. Strauss Company, $1,000; John T. Dooling, $1,000,
and cash aggregating $3,280.
7. That Governor Sulzer promised and threatened to use the authority and in
* fluence of his office for the purpose of affecting the vote of political action of certain
public officers, including two assemblymen.
Charges Attempt to Affect Market
8. That he corruptly used his authority as governor to affect the prices of securi
ties on the New York stock exchange, in some of which he was speculating, recommend
ing and pressing for passage legislation affecting the business of the exchange, “and then
by withdrawing or attempting to withdraw from the consideration of the legislature such
JULIAN HAWTHORNE
OUT OF PRISON
Atlanta, (la., Oct. 17. Julian Hawthorne
the noted author, who has been serving a
term in the federal penitentiary for illegal
use of the mails, was released yesterday.
Hawthorne left immediately for New York,
where he will resume his literary work.
COLLECTOR WILLiS
SENDS RESIGNATION
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Juneau. Oct. 17. J. W. Willis, collector
of United States customs for the district
i of Alaska, has forwarded his resignation to
Secretary of the Treasury McAuoo, and asks
to be relieved of his duties by the first of
January, 1911.
!ACK JOHNSON’S
BONDS FORFEITED
Chicago. Oct. 17. The $30,000 bonds
which were deposited in couri m this city
for Jack Johnson, the colored pugilist, on
! a charge of white slavery, was today de
1 dared forfeited on the grounds of non
appearance.
SECRETARY LANE
AGAIN AT WORK
Washington. Oct. 17. -Secretary Lane of
the interior dpaertment is again at his of
fice, and has almost recovered from hi<
recent illness. The secretary said today
that he dopes some day to see an all-rail
line from Seattle to Alaska.
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN
EXECUTED AT PEKING
Pelting. China, Oct. 17. Chief of P< hce
' hen. who rec' ly confessed that he at
temple 1 to assassinate the {'.resident of the
Chinc.-e republic, was executed in this city
yesterday.
FRANK AND JACK
REACH SEATTLE
Seattle. Oct. 17. Frank C. Manley and
d. ,1. Price, who recently left Iditarod to
.-tampede to the Chisana diggings, arrived
in this city last Tuesday.
I The di-paten further states that their
! ride to the Koyokuk v a- r •; 1 me widi
■ i brills. This is certainly a starti ng piece
of news. |
IT m Cordova, Ale. ka, Mrs. M. L. Peter
sen Wednesday received the P 11 wing tele
;ram from Billy Tayl r. the Ophir cr • k
mhier, who recently left tiii- ciiy to take a
l ;ok at the Chisana pimp mm a: “Nothing
startling; prospects encouraging."
The best goods, the l-wc.-t prices.
Saudi A; l?baum.
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A large select ii n of delicacies. The 11 »use
, of quality.
In the Ha-Been Class
Milwaukee, Oct. 17. In a 10-roum * ion
test in this city last night Ad Wolgast had
the better of the fight over Battling Nel
son. The scrap was slow and uninterest
ing, both men clearly showing that they are
‘‘h as-bcens.”
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Dundee Gets Decision
Los Angeles, Oct. 17. Johnny Dundee
: was given tlie decision last night over Joe
Azevedo at the end of the 2Ctl. round.
Ritchie Offered $20,000
New York, Oct. 17. Willie Ritchie, the
champion lightweight pugilist, has received
an offer of $20,000 to go to Europe to fight
Freddie Welsh, the English champion,
j Ritchie and Welsh were matched to fight
| in Vancouver on September 20 to decide
! the world's champion-hip, but the bout was
called oil on that occasion. Ritchie held
out for oO per cent of the gate receipts and
! moving picture royalties, while Welsh want- ■
1 ed to get the lion’s share of the receipts, !
win or lose, and as no agreement could be !
| reached, tlie match was called off. It is
: believed by men of the spurting world that i
Wel-h was stalling all along, hoping to get !
some easy money and further notoriety.
The English fighter also claimed that a !
sprained ankle received six weeks previous !
prevented him from getting in proper shape j
! for the bout.
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BIG RALPH ROSE
DIES OF TYPHOID
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S;.n Francisco, Oct. 17. Ralph Rose, the
! giant college athlete, died of typhoid fever j
in this city yesterday. Rose held many rec :
'ords for putting the shot.
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ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD MEETING
All A. IP’s are urgently repo.1 to at :
tend a meeting of the Arctic Brotherhood i
next M nday evenimp October 20.
J. (’. C’URRIN, Arctic Recorder.
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Dan Mi rris is very iil at the McDonald j
h U1 with a very bad case of typhoid I
fever, and Dr. Moore has been attending]
him constantly the last two days. Mr. .
Morris came into the country from Ta
! coma lad st ring and has been emj 1 »yedi
1 n the st earner Pup during the summer.
| Alfred Bernier, the popular un i debonair
chief of .*!;;• (Auibou cafe, is en;< ;.m g a fov
, flays i f \vcL-earned rest with his many
friend.- f n ihe creeks this week.
St. Louis, Oct. 17. Adolphus Busch
' }:ead if the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Com
1 pany ct this city, died i:i Europe yesterday.
Pat Fleming and Jim Johnson of Otter
: creek spent a few days in town during the
• pu.-t week.
! Bml ling paper, etc. Porter & Crowley.
legislation which was pending therein all the time concealing lib idci.viy in sai l tra;i.
j action by a subterfuge.
CHAPTERS IN SULZER AND TAMMANY FiGHT
William Sulzer was elected governor of New York la t November, with the support
! of Tammany.
Soon after election he proclaimed him-rlf “1 nder of Democracy in New York state”
this being construed as a direct challenge to Charles T. Murphy, head of Tammany
I Hall.
Sulzer refused to appoint men to office at the direction of Murphy, and repeatedly
proclaimed his independence, of Tammany.
First big breach came when Sulzer last winter espoused the direct primary and
; opened a tight f-»r a “real direct primary law.”
The leri.-lature, with Tammany leader . defeated the Sulzer direct primary bill and
1 substituted one which the governor denounced as a “fraud and subterfuge.”
Suitor called an extra session and made a tour of (he state, “appealing to the people”
i on the primary issue.
Attacks on Sulzer began to be made public. The breach with Murphy became rec
i ognized as beyond mending.
A story was revived and widely circulated to the effect that an indictment for
: alleged perjury was sought but never obtained—against Sulzer in New Hampshire 20
j years ago.
Miss Migncn Hopkins of Philadelphia filed suit for breach of promise against Svl
i zer, who was married five years ago.
Sulzer declared the New Hampshire story and the Philadelphia suit were part of a
“frame-up” by Tammany. lie denied the charges in both instances.
The extra sessit n of the legislature flatly turned down Super's direct primary bill
| and directed the Frawley committee to investigate the official acts of the governor.
The legislature refused to confirm Sulzer’s appointments and then declined to ad
I journ. thus preventing Sulzer from making “vacation appointments.”
It took a recess and Sulzer contended it was ready an adjournment. On this ground
he now declares that the legislature is illegally in session.
The Frawley committee held sessions exposing Sulzer’s campaign fund methods and
! revealing his connection with stock transactions in the New York stock exchange, which
! Sulzer had been attacking.
The Frawley committee made the charge that Sulzer appropriated campaign funds
; to his own use and bought stocks with them.
Sulzer issued a blanket denial.
The committee’s report was adopted by the legislature and the impeachment reso
lution immediately was presented and adopted.
Sulzer asserted that the legislature, being in extra session, could take up no matters
i except those recommended by the governor.
New York's New Governor
Martin II. Glynn, New York’s new governor, is a Democrat, widely known as the
j editor and publisher of the Albany Times-Union. He has been prominently identified
1 with politics for 15 years. In 189S he was elected congressman from the Twentieth
! New York district and by McKinley appointed a member of the national Louisiana pur
; chase commission, of which he later was elected vice president.
First in History of State
Never before in the history of New York state has a governor been impeached.
, The nearest approach to it centered about George Clinton, the state’s first chief execu
tive, in 1791. An assistant of the governor was convicted of irregularities in land specu
lation and sent to jail. This smirched Clinton’s name for a time, but he was never tried.
In all the history of the United States seven other governors have faced impeach
ment proceedings!. These men and the results that followed were:
Charles Robinson, Kansas, 1862, acquitted; Harrison Reed, Florida, 1868, charges
dropped; William W. Holden, North Carolina, 1870, removed; Powell Clayton, Arkansas,
1871, charges dropped; David Butler, Nebraska, 1871, removed; Henry C. Warmoth,
Louisiana, 1872, term expired and proceedings dropped; Adelbert Ames, Mississippi, 18<6,
resigned.
The clause of the constitution which covers impeachment provides that if the senate
and the court of appeals, which sits as a tribunal, shall find the defendant guilty, the
judgment “shall not extend further than removal from office or removal from office and
disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the state; but
! the party impeached shall be liable to indictment and punishment according to law.
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GOVERNOR JOHNSON
GOES CAMPAIGNING
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Sacramento, Cal., Oct. 17. -Governor Hi
ram Johnson left this city last Monday for
Now Jersey and Massachusetts to take the
stump for the Progressive candidates in the
state campaigns, lie will return home aftei
the elections.
ELECT DEMOCRAT
IN WEST VIRGINIA
Wheeling, W. Va., Oct. 17. —M. M. Neily,
Democrat, en Tuesday last, at a special
election, was chosen to succeed John Da
vis as the representative of the First dis
trict. of this state. Davis is now the so
licitor general cf the United States.
JONES’ TRIAL SET
FOR NOVEMBER 5
Indianapolis, Oct. 17. The trial of Ilarrv
Tones, secretary of the National Structural
Ironworkers’ Union, who was recently ar
rested in this city .on a charge of trans
porting dynamite, has been postponed until
November 5.
HUMPHRIES WANTS
OUR UNITED SUPPORT
Seattle, Oct. 17. Congressman John F.
Humphries of this state, who is here on
a short visit, in an interview today stated
that the muted support of the entire Pacific |
coast will be needed to urge the pa-v-age
[ the proposed Ala-ho radroad bill-'.
WONT MAKE TEST
UNTIL NEXT JUNE
Seattle. Oct. 17. -Information has ju>i ;
berm received in this city frmn :he navy de- :
partment that an official test ol Malamiska
coal deposits would not be made until ncx: ,
•J Lie.
Tacoma, Sept. 16. Charles Tluxtal le, the j
last < i' the lazy husbands to cat work, was
Saturday escorted to the county hospital,
vvhere he was fortified with a rake and
informed that for eieht hours each day he
cold 1 have the pleasure of beautifying the ;
grounds, whii ■ i>r< a'.hing the clear, crisp
autumn a.r.
Hux table has been a thorn in the side,
< f the comity c nr.mis.-i. ners, due to the ;
dearth of work under county supervision,
end the persistent demands by his wife,
that he be either put to w; rk by the county
or fund.-lied with enough employment to ,
s::.-tain inr and the family. County Com- J
mi- i.mer Reed informed her -everal times
: i th.e county had no work and that they
were not eompeil.'d to go out and find a job
for her unwilling sp. u.e.
Mr.-. I lux table wi uid not be appeased.
She demanded, that her lazy spouse be lib
erated in a field of labor and compelled to j
make a living for the Ilu.xta! le family. |
The county commissioners were adamant in i
their rest lution to leave Iluxtable in jail J
until a job presented itself. The hospital
job i iomed up Saturday.
Louis Matthies. Charles Gooch and 01? |
Scl.-ech fur a long time were the sol? com
panions of Iluxtable. and every night the
county jail was a scene of indignation meet
ing- by the newly formed “Order of Sleepy 1
Spouses.” Then work stalked in and i
Matthies, Gooch and Sel-cch were led out
to the field of labor.
Huxtable alone remamed, eating three
meals a day, sleeping well of nights and
enjoying the freedom of the jail corridors.
Now he, too, has joined the employed, with
the distinction of having held cut to the
last, with the odds against him. Huxtable
will be kept at work on the county hos
pital grounds for an indefinite period.
The prisoner was arrested about a month
ago after an attack upon his wife with an
ax. The complaint was made under the
lazy husband act, and Huxtable was con
fined in the county jail on the misdemeanor
charge instead of the charge of murderous
assault.
Another Lazy Hubby
Admitting that he had only contributed
S10 in three weeks towards the support of
his family, Joe Snyder, the sixth ‘Tazv hus
band” to be tried before Police Judge Ma
gill, was sentenced to the usual six months’
term in the county jail, with the provision
that the money earned by his labors be
turned over to his family.
Snyder, who has a wife and five children,
admitted that he spent most of his time in
saloons, and had not been employed for
some time. Mrs. Snyder was but recently
discharged from the hospital, ami is in an
unfit condition to support the family. Sny
der was severely reprimanded by Judge Ma
gill- _
Harry Locey, who has been in the trans
portation business on the Iditarod river dur
ing the past summer, has removed to Fiat
City, where he will have charge of Crowley
& Porter’s store.
Mexico City, Oct. i 7.—Provisional President Huerta today is
sued a proclamation dissolving the Mexican congress and assumes all
the powers vested in that body by the constitution of the repubhe.
Protesting congressmen have been thrown into prison.
Shortly after the publication of the proclamation, diplomats rep
resenting the governments of Great Britain, France, Spain, oweden
and Norway held a conference and requested their governments to
send warships at once to the coast of Mexico.
Wilson Sounds a Warning
Washington, Oct. 17.—When President Wilson and cabinet
were informed that Provisional President Huerta had dissolved the
Mexican congress, imprisoned many of its constitutionalist members,
and assumed the role of dictator of the republic, the President ad
vised Huerta that the American government looks with displeasure on
uch proceed ngs, and that he (Huerta) would be held to account for
any harm that may befall the imprisoned deputies and representatives.
Europe in Accord with Administration
The state department has received notes from the European
powers that they entirely approve the action of the American gov
ernment in the Mexican affair. _
Cardiff, Wales, Oct. 17.—As the resuit of an explosion in one
of the large coal mines near this city yesterday afternoon, 410 miners
lost their lives._
New York, Oct. 1 1.—The world's championship baseball series
ended today when the Athletics won the game, making the necessary
fourth victory to secure the pennant. Bush and Schang w'ere the bat
ter3r for the Athletics and Tesreau and McLean for the Giants. In the
middle of the seventh inning Crandall replaced Tesreau. The score
by innings:
Athletics ..3 2 0 0 0 0 2 I 0—8
Giants . 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0—2
The Athletics made 12 hits and I error; the Giants made 5 hits
and 1 error._
On the complaint of Thomas P. Aitken, warrants were issued
the first of the week for the arrest of Sam C. Adams, William Knox,
Angus McDonald, Charles Krutsinger and John Rat to on the charge
of trespassing on that certain piece of placer mining property known
and described as Chicago Bench, Flat creek, opposite the Wildcat as
sociation claim.
Adams’ hearing is set for next Monday morning at 10 o’clock.
Washington, Oct. 17.—Representative Johnson of Washington,
who last week introduced a resolution in the house of representatives
to appropriate $20,000 for the relief of tidal wave sufferers, this
week asked that the miners of Seward peninsula be exempt from 1913
assessment work. Chairman Fitzgerald of the house committee on
appropriations ;s opaposed to granting aid to the sufferers from the
Nome catastrophe.
New York, Oct. 17.—Timothy L. Woodruff, former lieutenant
governor of this state, died at his home in Brooklyn yesterday morn
ing. Mr. Woodruff suffered a stroke of paralysis on October 2, while
delivering a political speech m Brooklyn, and had been confined to
his bed since that time. He was 55 years of age.
Washington, Oct. 71.—Many United States senators are strongly
objectmg to taking a recess until the first of December, when the reg
ular sesson of congress convenes, as they expect the finance commit
tee to make its report on the currency bill at any moment._
HELSE ALDRICH DON'T LIKE CURRENCY BILL
New York, Oct. i 7.—Nelson W. Aldrich, former United States
senator from Rhode Island, is making a vigorous light against the
Glass currency bill, now before congress, and denounces the measure
as being one of Secretary Bryan’s schemes.
PRIEST INDICTED FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER
New York, Oct. I 7.—Rev. Hans Schmidt, the Catholic priest who
recently confessed to the murder of Anna Mueller, a domestic, and
throwing her mutilated body into the Hudson river, was indicted today
for murder in the first degree.