GRAFT LARGE AMOUNT
Total Boodle Of Frisco
Grafters Exceeds
$750,000 *
San Francisco March 27—The
grand jury has learned additional
facts regarding the bribery of conn
oilmen l*v the Horn telephone Co.
It appears that Oakland council
men received money for iher fa
varable action in the matter. An
investigation is hei yg made of
Schmitz’s share in the A he ltuef
grafts, and it is believed that the
to al will reach *750,000. Prose
cTrtor"""Merrey"lira(1 e the statf men-c
vesLerdav that there was no }>«»ii
.tics mix«d up in the investigation
of the different officials. Ide says
the labor party .is no* to blame for
the misdeeds o. the officials it put
in power.
St attic, Mar. 27—It i- announ
ced bv the attorneys for the de
fense that the plea of William Con
stantine will be that he was insane
when he shot Hall. A jury was
secured yesterday and the t.iai is
now' under way,
Goldfield, Mar. 27—Jack Hines
has waived a pnliminary hearing,
and was bound over to the g' and
jury. He will be taken to Haw-i
thorne where the grand jun is in
session. His wife accoinpanus
him, and if necessary she says sl.c
will take the _stand ami t»-!l tie
trouble leading up to the killing of
Count Pederhesky.
Seattle. March 9, — l ne hrs
mail to leave here for Nome h^
water will go on the steamer Coi
win May It'.
Wichita, March 27—Polly Cas
tle, a lion tamer with Barnes*’ cir
cus, was attacked by the lion
Prince while she was in his cage
putting him tr.rough his « erfor
mance. The beast literally tore
the flesh from her body. The audi
ence fled from the tent in a panic,
during which many were seriously
injured.
X«w York, March 2i— 'haw s
mother has made an announcement
denying that she l as any desire to
have hyr son sent t > a i asylum, or
tha‘ .-he vvis-hes him and Evelyn
separated. She says she will treat
her son’s wife as siie v ouhi her
own daughter.
Seattle, Mar. 27—The conference
t.-etween the 1 rades Assembly and
the Master Builders has proven a
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failure as far as any settlement o
the strike is concerned, the former
refusing absolutely to consider the
Builders 'iler to arbitrate the mat
ter
Rockland, Md., March 2<—lili
Smith, the Nome mail iO rier, who
is touring the States with hi? Si
wash dog team, was n arried in-ie
; yesierdav to Dora Harbaugh, who
\va? f iriueriy a resident of Alaska
Washington, Mar. 27—Senator
Foraker acknow ledges that he v i 1
go before the Ohio } rimaries as a
• andidate for the presidency. 11*
says an open declaration of hi
candidacy will be made at ti e
■ roper time.
Washington, March 27—The
Penrose court martial has advised
the department that thev find tin
Major not guiltv of the charge
pr ferred against him in connec
i ti< n vi’.h ihe Brownsville affaii
! Thev say thev have proven that
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the sbootir.g-up of the town was
! done by the 25th regiment.
i '
Washington, March 27—Prtai
dent Roosevelt has issued a cal! for
the first election of delegates to the
I general assembly of the Philip
! pines on .1 ulv 30tb.
San Francisco, March 27—T! e
' lightships on the Pacific coast are
. o be equipped with a new systen.
jo sibimirme telephones, by the
ns - of which it will be possible for
t. e men on the lightships to ex
change si'inals with incoming
steamers at a distance o: from ,e;
to fifteen miles.
Vienna, March 27--The peasant
I uprising has reached alarming pro
portions in Boumania, and it is
’
i feared that it will lead to a genera!
! civil war. Buchar st is being be
! siege", and it is stated that it will
! have to capitulate today. The be
sieging armv nunii ets fully 5,000,
j mostly peasants.
At the term of court iud fin'shed
here d2 civil casos were tontinued,
j referred and dismissed, while 12
i were t' ie 1. This leaves the docket
in pra tii ally the same condition
as it was before, there being 15
cases not touched, two criminal
cases'continued, two dismissed be
cause the witnesses had scattered
so no case could be made against
the accused. Isn’t this a strong
argument in favor of a division of
ihe district? No judge can come
here once every year or cv» rv two
years and expect to clear up the
docket ill two weeks.
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Come and iret vours. W e want to distribute Three Thous
and during the next thirty days. B‘.*st of Accommoda
and Courteous Treatment Guaranteed. - -- -- -- -
SINGWAEH BLIX, Proprietor.
The Tacoma Roadhouse
55 miles from Valdez on government trail. One mile from
telegraph station at Teikhell. First-class Accommodations
for mon and beast. Hav and Grain for sale.
private rooms J. OI^SON, Prop.
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