TO HAVE WIRELESS
Navy Department Start
On Valdez Iyine
This Year
Washington, April 1*2—The navy
department will probably start
work this summer on establishing
a wireless system between Sitka
and Valdez. It will be used in
cases of emergencv when anything
happens to the cable.
Seattle, April 1*2—At noon yes
terlay special editions were pu’ -
lished in every city of the United
States stating that the Thaw jury
had aiquitrd the accused. The
Associated Press dispatches went
into details, saying that an enthu
siastic mob of 10,000 people on the
streets of New York cheered the
jury for its verdict, and the police
were unable to restrain them.
Evelyn Thaw was reported to have
fainted in the embrace of her hus
band when the ’erdict was an
nou need, and even her hard heart
ed mother wept. Two hours later
came a report .hat the news was
wrong, and that tin* jury was still
out. The Associated Press had
made an error, and the | apers all
over the country were forced to is
stn* extras announcing the mistake.
New York, April 12—At 10
o’clock this* morning the Thaw
jury was still out. Local new -
papers are making a guess now
that the jury stands 10 for murder
and one for manslaughter, with
Juror Steel fighting stubbornly for
acquittal. Thaw this morning de
clared that he was happy believing
fully that he will he acquitted.
Jerome says he is satisfied the ver
dict will be manslaughter, hut, the
general impression is that there is
little hopes of an agreement.
New York, April 12 Noon—So far
no verdict has been reached hv the
'Thaw jury. It is known that nine
are holding out for conviction and
that Jurors Steele, Brealer and
Bolton are for acquittal. If the
jury disagrees Jerome will use
every endeavor to prevent Thaw
being allowed bail. The Thaw
family are all in the court room
awaiting the result of the trial.
Baton Rogue, La., April 12—The
grand jury has refused to indict
Congressman Favort for the mur
der of Dr. Aldrick last November,
claiming that under the unwritten
a v he had a right to kill the man.
\
Boise, April 12—It is rumored
that,Senator Borah has been in
dicted by the grand jury for being)
implicated in land frauds in the i
states. If made, the indictments
have not been given to the miblie.!
San Francisco. April 12—Ofli
cials of the Home Telephone Co. *
refuse to testify before the grand
jury unless they are promised im
munity from prosecution. Heney
retuses to grant immunity to any
of them, although their testimony
i greatIv needed.
Washington, April 12—Superin
tencient of the reindeer service
j Lopp has started for Alaska to
take up his duties. He will <:o
operate with Superintendent of
j Education Deg raff in managing
’ the reindeer industrv.
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Port Williams, April 12—A (’an
ladian Pacific passenger train was
j wrecked by a broxen raii at Cliap
leau, leaving tin* track ami going
down an embankment. Hie train
is partlv submerged in a lake along
the track and the wreckage is on
fire. Fifteen passengers were
I’
burned to death and drowned.
Seattle, April 12—Nome opera
tors are forming a $100,000 com
pany to construct a wfreles- system
1
at Tatoosb, St. Michael and Nome.
It is stated that tie* line will be
completed this summer.
San Francisco, April 12— Hie
venire for Rtn-f jurymen Ins been
|
exhausted, and a question lias been
raised as to the authority of the
court to summon another. One of
the accepted jurors became ill and
was dismissed bv tin* court and
lluePs attorneys ar«* objecting to
having a veniue issued to replace
nun.
Seattle. April 13—Senator riles
; arrived vcsterdav from Washing
ton. He stated that Roosevelt in
formed him that under no circum
stances would he accept the nomi
nation for president airain. Piles
was present at the Burns dinner,
when the news of the $5,000,000
conspiricy was supposed to have l
been made public, and says he
heard nothing of the matter at
that time.
New York, April 13 — Ha rrv i
Thaw has received a letter from
Howard Neshit, in which the lat
ter admits that he lied on the wit
ness stand. ' He promises to sup
port Thaw in ihe future and asked
for a loan of a hundred dollars.
Washington, April l‘» — Presi
dent Roosevelt vesterdav sum
moned reporters to the White
House and announced to them
that he was going to send Secre
tary Taft to Ohio to take the
stump, and announce Taft’s can
didacv for the presidency. He
said that Foraker’s attack on
the administration recently at
Canton would help Taft greatly in
his fight. Roosevelt says that
Rogers, one of tin; Standard Oil
magnates, confirms the report that
a fund of $."> .000.000 was raised to
defeat the administration policies
and to control the coming conven
lions.
New York. April 12—The Stand-;
aid Oil ' o. has tiled answer to the,
suits brought by the government.*
Denials are made that the com
pany is attempting to obtain a
monopoly of the oil business.
Seattle. April Id—Flijah Smith,
cashier of tin* bunk at Malta, Mon
tana, was arrested today bv Pink
ertons m a lions** at Interhav, near
here, where In* was hiding. He is
s unt six thousand dollars in his
accounts.
San Fran iseo. April Id—Ihreet
hundred Japs who arrived here
vestcrd iv enroute from Hawaii toj
Van ouver were refused iandimr. |
Tin*v intended to go horn here to
British (’olumlia bv rail.
SeatHe, April 12—Advices from j
Treadwell are that the strike of]
the miners has be *li settled and
the men will return to work imme
diately.
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New York, April 13—It lias been
announced by the Thaw jut ore that
they stood seven for conviction
✓
and live for acquittal. Thev say
there were frequent quarrels in the
jury room over their inability to
agree. The Germans who were on
tin* jurv stood for conviction all
the time. Kvelyn Thaw is taking
the re.-ult of the jury very hard
hut the other members of the fam
ily show little signs of feeling.
When the disagreement was an
nounced Kvelvn had to he led from
the court room, a pitiful broken
figure. The general public is
much dissatisfied with the disa
greement, believing 1 haw should
have been acquitted.
New York, April 12—0 p. m.
—Tin* Thaw jury has just reported
that it could not reach an agree
ment. Judge Fitzgerald dismissed
the jury without comment on the
result of their deliberations.
Pittshurg, April Id — Kditor
Stead, the universal peace advo
cate, in an address here last night
suggested that the best way to in
sure peace was to hang all the
editor- of t he yellow sheets through
out the country
Los Angeles, April Id—(leorge
Mciisic heat Cyclone Johnnie
Thompson to a pulp in a 20 round
tight hist night, but was unable to
knock him out.
V.
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Gold and Silver - 1.60
Copper - - -. 2.00
Lead - - - 2.00
F llamar, Alaska
Copper Center
Blacksmith
Shop.
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and Repairing
a Specialty.
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