Telegraphic News
Of The Week
Tacoma, Dec. 7—The trial of
Chester Thompson for the killing
of Judge Emory is now under way.
Thompson's defense will be insan
ity and his attorneys devoted the
afternoon to explaining questions
which have arisen regarding in*
sanity as a defense. Thompson
shot Judge Emory last July, He
called at th- Emory residenoe pre
sumably to see his sweetheart, who
was residing with the judge.
Emory ordered him to leave the
•house, at which Thompson drew a
revolver and killed him,
Washington, Dec. 8—The state
department has received a message
from the Chinese government stat
ing that millions of the inhabitants
of central China are now facing
starvation as a result of a general
famine in that section. Relief
committees are now being organ
ized to relieve the condition of af«
fairs there.
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Washington, Dec. 10—The dele
gates from Washington who are
here to work for an appropriation
lor the Brattle fair and Delegate
Waskey, from Alaska, had a meet
ing today to draft a hill making
the desired appropriation and giv
ing the fair the sanction of the
government.
Seattle, Dec. 1<>—News has
reached here that the Northwest
ern Steamship Co. lias been made
into a million dollar corporation,
and will run boats to all points
along the coast as far south as
Fasco a well as to all Alaskan
pants.
Washington, Dec. 10—Commis
sioner of Education Brown has
filed his report on Alaska rein
deer affairs. He says that a plan
is on foot to reform the service. He
reports that at present the govern
ment only owns 6.800 of the rein
deer in Alaska. All told there are
12,500 but the balance of the ani
mals are held by missionaries.
Beattie, Dec. 10—Later details
of the suicide of Eddie Beckwith
go to show that he was married to
Bernice Marked and that 6he had
agreed to withdraw from the dance
had business. On the way down
form Valdes she became very
intimate with a man named Mor
rison. and in despair at effecting a
reconciliation with her Beckwith
plunged overboard.
Vancouver. Dec. 10—During the
•ante storm which wrecked the
Colma the hark Seawitfch was sunk
20C miles off the coast. The steamer
Forest Home picked up the ere#
aod brought them to Vancouver
this morning.
Vancouver, Dec. 10—T^e bark
Colma was wrecked Friday off
Cape Beal in a fierce storm. Only
two of the crew were rescued. They
Were picked Up by the British
steamer Quadra, which was sent to
the nssitance of the wiecked boat
by Mrs. Patterson, wife of the light
house keeper at Beale. She traveled
five miles over the rocky coast in a
terrific storm td summon aid. The
derelict Colma is a m.enade to
navigation and a war vessel will
probably be seut out to bio# lief to
pieces.
Washington, Dec. 10—The
charges made against President
Roosevelt by former ambassador
Storer are causing a great com
motion in official circles here. The
president has written a letter to
Secretary Root giving his side of
the trouble, He says that hs never
wrote to Mrs. Storer except in let
ters which be handed to her hus
band for delivery. One of the
charges of Storer is that Roosevelt
was active in trying to secure the
Cardinalship for Archbishop Ire
land. The president says that he
never advocated any such thing.
At the solicitation of Storer he
spoke to President McKinley re
garding the matter blit the latter
said that it was impossible. He
says that Mrs. Storer made public
his private correspondence with
her and her husband regarding the
matter to create the impression in
home that he was bucking the
Ireland movement.
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Washington, Dee. 10—Ex-Sena*
| tor Brown, of Utah, was shot in a
room at the hotel here Saturday bv
Mrs. Bradley, of Salt Lake City.
The shooting arose over Brown’s
refusal to marry Mrs Bradley, who
it is claimed, is the mother of two
children by Brown. Their rela
tions have been close for some time,
but a quarrel arose Saturday over
his refusal to carry out his prom
ises and the shooting followed.
Brown is dying, the doctors an
nouncing that he will probably
not lire through the day. Mr*.
Bradley says that she has no re
grets over the killing as he de
served all that he got.
Washington, Dec. 11—Because
Bonaparte made a speech in 1899.
declaring that legislative action in
restraint of trade was undesirable
the Senate has hold up his nomi
nation as attorney general. The
senate also declines to art on the
nomination of William P. Moody
as associate justice of the supreme
court until the matter of Bona
parte’s nomination is settled.
Washington, Dec. 11—Alaskan
Delegate Cale has arrived here to
he present at this session of Con
gress. In an interview he said
that all thorough Alaskans and
thorough Americans believe that
territorial government should he
granted at once. He pa^s Congress
does rot know what laws are
needed in the North After men
tioning a number of local laws
which are very necessary he said
that he hoped to see the granting
[ of federal licences In the territory
transferred from the district judges
to the governor.
Washington, Dec. 11—Roosevelt
has decided to place the Nobel
peace prise in a trust fund for the
purpose of bringing to Washingon
representatives of capital and
labor for a discussion of industrial
problems.
Cincinnati, Dec. 11—Storer has
made a reply to th- letter of Roose
velt and says that I eland infor
med him that Roosevelt had told
I the archbishop of Storer’* visit to
the Pope in the interest of Ireland,
and he produces a letter from
Rods# elt to Mrs Stdrer, in which
the president said he would grant
anything which she should atk if
Waft within hift power to do fto.
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Washington, Dec, 11—The life
of ex-Senator Brown, who was shot
by Mr*. Bradley, is hanging by a
thread. There is a very slight
chance of his recovery, but the
physicians say that it is so slight
that it is not worth considering.
Many Salt Lake friends of Mrs.
Bradley have wired to her offering
financial resistance in her trial for
shooting Brown. Among those
who have sent such messages are
ex-Chief Justice George Bartch and
ex-Attorncy General John Bagley,
Christiana, Dec. 11—The Nor
wegian storthing has conferred
upon President Roosevelt the
Nobel peace prize for this year,
amounting to $37,1*27. This is
the prize which is annually given
to the person who has worked
most or best for the fraternization
of nations and the abolition or
reduction of standing armies, and
the calling in and propogating of
peace congresses. 1 lie prize was
arranged for in the will of Alfred
B. Nobel, the Swedish scientist,
who died in 1896. Since 1891 the
prizes have been awarded to the!
following persons: 1901, Henri |
Dumant, Swiss, and Fr. Pansy,
French; 1902, E. Ducommun and
A. Golmt, Swiss; 1903, W. li.
Cremer, English; 1904. to the In
stitution of International Law.
San Francisco, Dec. 11—In a
terrific wind storm here last night
the home of the earthquake refu
gees was swept away and there are
now 1200 people without shelter as
a consequence. The camp of the
refugees was swept away entirely,
not a structure being left. Schools
were unroofed and on Van Ness
avenue all of the retail stores were
demolished. The loss will total at
least half a million. So far only
one death has been learned of, and
14 were injured by falling walls
Seattle, Dec. 11—Mr. Elliott and
I, deny having any knowledge of
contents of Craig telegrams offer
ing Knight’s Island Consolidated
stock at anv price whatever. We
are also certain that E. H. Craig
was not the author of them. No
stock of this corporation is for sale.
C. G Hubbard.
Oat Prom Valdez Creek
W. M. Smith, Dun Ross, C. A.
Clausen. J. S. Wi.ffinden, J. E.
Carlson, J. M. Johnson, L. S. Wick
ersham and J. C. Duff arrived on
the Pennsylvania from Seward.
They have been working all sum
mer at Valdez creek at the head of J
the Shushitna. and went down the
Shushitna river undt-r the im
pression that the railroad was com
pleted from Seward to Turnagain
Arm. They left Valdez creek
Nov. 8, and had a hard trip to the
coast. They estimate that fully
$35,000 was taken from the creek
this summer mcjt of which came
from No. 1 below, 2 above and
Lucky Gulch. The work on 2 was
done on the bench as was told by
the Prospector some weeks ago
when Dan Kain and party arrived
from the creeks.
The m**n will return to the creek
next spring by the trail from hefe
having satisfied themselves that
there is nothing to the route from
Seward.
Pete Monahan will remain at
Valdez creek all winter. He is
alone with the exception of some
natives who catnp on the creek.
Stamp Mill For Nabeaaa
K. J. Fjeld arrived on thf Sara*
toga Saturday. He will atari for
his property at Nabeana about the
15th of January. A stamp mill
and boiler has been purchasod auiT
will probably arrive on the neat
steamer. The machinery will be
taken in and the claims worked b'
the company this summer. Jac
Casey has resigned and turned hi*
interests back to the company, and
John L. Hanson is now president
and manager.
First Gold Out Over Trail.
The first large shipment of gold
dust to arrive from Fairbanks
over this trail came out Saturday.
It consisted of $.‘>00,000 and
brought from Fairbanks by Nan
Kennedy’s stage The dust was
sent by the First National Bank
of Fairbanks to a Seattle bank,
und was accompanied by John
Bonnifield. Upon its arrival here
the gold was s'ored in A. L. Lew
& Co’s vaults until the arrival of
the Pennsylvania, when it was
taken aboard of that boat for
shipment to the .States.
Mrs. MillArd 111
A letter from K. F. Millard,
written from Rochester, Minn .
says that Mrs. Millard in in the
Mayo hospital at that jdoee, recov
ering from an operation performed
Nov. 16. They expected to he or
their way to Seattle by the last o'
the month.
Mr. Millard states that lie lias
purchased 150 tons of machinery
for the Vesuvius mine and that it
will be shipped to (ialena bay thu
morth. Twenty thousand shar-‘
of the company stock has hen*
floated at $5 per share and with
the money the mine will he put n
shape to ship ore early in tin
spring.
Engagement Announced.
The following Announcement
from the Portland Oregonian is
one which has been expected for
some time by friends of the con
trading parties:
Mr ajid Mrs. M. H. C.aft, of
Hood River, announce the engage
ment of t^ieir neice Miss Elizabeth
Ann Mann, of Portland, to Mr.
Charles Simenstad, of Valdez, A1
aska. The wedding is to take place
early in December.
License Fund Diminishing.
The fisheries license law passed
by the last congress allowed can
neries a rebate of 40 cents for each
thousand fry planted in hatcheries.
The evil effect of this law is now
evinced by the first return from
one of the western canneries.
They report having planted 25,
000.000 salmon fry, entitling them
to a rebate of $10,000. At this rate
the road* school and insane funds
will soon be wiped out entirely.
Lowney’s high grade Xmas can
dies; largest assortment ever re
ceived in Valdek. Owl Drug Co.