FOUR JURORS SECURED
.San Francisco, May 24—Four
jurors have now been secured in
the Schmitz case. The judge in
an interview last ni^ht, said that
he was satisfied with the jurymen
selected. He said he was confi
dent that the mayor will be con
victed, and that he is guilty, but
will see that he gets a fair trial.
Denver, May 24—Mrs. Coughtr/
a rich woman of this city, who died
last night, has left her entire for
tune to a child who was found in
San Francisco after the earth
quake. The parents of the child
are unknown but it is supposed
that they were killed in the Frisco
disaster.
Washington, May 24—Five offi
cers of the Eight Cavalry have
been arrested charged with insub
ordination and drunkeness. They
will be tried in a few weeks, and a
great arm}' scandal is promised
when the court-martial completes
j ts work.
Seattle, May 24—Postal Clerk !
Bangasser, who covers the north
on a roving comission, declares
that the Canadians deliberately!
delay American mail which is des-!
tined for lower Yukon river points.!
The department has ordered a1
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thorough investigation of the mat
ter.
Paris, May 24—Theodore Tilton,!
who brought the famous suit
against Henrv Ward Beecher years
ago, is dying in this city. He is .
said to have made a statement to
the effect that the suit against
Beecher was a malicious prosecu
tion and w’ithout foundation.
Chicago, May 24—It is an
nounced that a great plot has been !
unearthed whereby 8,000.000 acres
of government land has been stolen
during the past five years. The1
grand jury is now working on the
matter and no names can be made
public until the jury takes some
action. It is stated positively that
two senators and eight others, all
of whom are muUi-milllonaires,
will be indicted for complicity in
this graft. The officials say it is the
greatest plot for public graft ever
attempted in the United States.
Pittsburg, May 24 — Corey ,s
uncle says that his nephew is in
sane. He says that he has thought
so for some time and now his be
lief is confirmed by the foolish
marriage to Mable Gilman.
New York, May *24—Enterpris
ing theatrical managers have been
making an attempt to induce Eve
lyn Thaw to go on the stage again,
offering her latger salary than has
ever been known in the profession
before. Evelyn absolutely refuses
to consider any offer made so far.
Seattle, May 24—After a five
dav search in which all of the uni
versity students assisted, the bodies
of the three young people who
were drowned last Sunday in Lake
Union have finally been found.
Chicago, May 24—Five work
men were killed in Armours pack
ing plant at this place this morn
ing by the fumes of ammonia from
the freezing machinery. Pipes
which convey the ammonia to the
cooling room brok<- and before the
men could make their escape they
were suffocated by the fumes.
New York. May 24—Ex-detec
tive Peabody tells on oath of the
plot laid hy the police to incrimi
nate Mrs. Howard Gould. He
said they were offered a large re
ward if they wTould secure evidence
of her guilt, and they were deter
mined to inveigle her into a posi
tion which would seriously com
promise her good name.
St. Paul May 25—-The Standard
Oil corporation is spending many
thousands of dollars to keep from
being obliged to make public the
secrets of now their business is
managed. They are e...ploying the
best lawyers in the country and
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taking advan'age of every techni
cality to keep from producing their
books in court.
Seattle, May 25—Mrs. Wood tin,
a resident of this city who has
been confined to her bed for years
w'th rheumatism was cured in a
remarkable manner yesterday. She
heard an explosion in the kitchen,
and thinking tIre house on fire
leaped from bed forgetting her dis
ease. She was able to walk with
out trouble and is practically cured.
This is the only case of its kind on
record
San Francisco, May 25—Russian
Count Bardschauf has organized a
company capitalized at $1,000,COO
to engage in trading in Alaska.
Twenty posts will be established at
different places throughout the
country and large stocks of mer
chandise will be carried. European
capitalists have supplied the money
for the venture.
Berlin, May 25—A Russian plot
to kill the Kaiser has been dis
covered, in which 30 students were
involved. They had their plans
all made and the bombs ready for
use. The killing was to be done
the latter part of this month.
Mexico City, May 25—A train
wreck on the Mexican Central
north of here occurred last night
and fifty passengers were killed.
No details regarding the cause of
the accident have been received.
Seattle, May 25—All of the ships
on the Alaska runs are now obliged
to'take coal at Vancouver, as the
bunkers at Tacoma and this city
ale all empty. The shortage is
causing considerable inconvenience
and loss to steamship companies
San Francisco May 25—Al
though the street car company is
making strenuous efforts to run
cars they are not meeting with
great success, only part of the sys
tem being in operation. The tracks
have been blocked everv night and
in several cases the rails have been
taken up and trolleys cut. Passen
gers on the cars are frequently
stoned.
San Francisco, May 25—Eighty
four indictments have been re
turned against officials of the
United Railway Co., and a num
ber more against Mayor Schmitz.
The grand jury is still continuing
a thorough investigation into the
various lines of graft and will pro
bably return still more indictments
before adjourning. The railway
officials, who were indicted yester
day are attempting to have the
amount of bail reduced, but Heney
j insists that a big bail be demanded
New York, May 25—The Nation- i
al Manufacturers Associa ion of
America has pledged itseif to fight
the labor organizations of this
country and has voted to appro
priate half a million dollars annu
ally for three years with which to
carry on the fight. They have re
i quested the government to investi
gate the abuses in unionism at the
same time the trusts are being in
vestigated.
Cornell, N. Y., May 25—This
town was held up and the stores
looted last night by a gang of yeg
men, w?ho terrorized the citizens by
shooting along the main street and
then robbed the stores, after which
they jumped on a passing freight
train and pulled out.
Boise, May 25—President Roose- I
velts name is constantly being I
dragged into the Haywood trial by I
the attorneys for the defense. This I
is being done purposely to cm* I
harass the president.
London, May 27—Parliament
opens today and it is expected that
he opposition party will devote
all their energies to opposing the
Irish bill, which was introduced
some time ago The bill does not
make the desired reforms in Irish
rule and probably will not pass.
Chicago, May 26—Ninety thous
and residents of this city have
pledged themselves to work in nj -
position to the policy of the pres
ent civic government until the
Sunday restrictions now imposed
by the authorities are removed.
Public sentiment is strongly
against the Sunday closing law
which the authorities are now en
forcing.
Moscow, May 27—Trial of the
land fraud cases will go over to the
next term in the United States
court because of lack of tunds to
conduct the prosecution. The ex
pellee of getting witnesses and
keeping them in attendance will be
very heavy.
Ellamar
Mining
Company
Powder, Caps, Fuse,
and all other nec
essaries for the
Prospector.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Prices Reasonable.
Ellamar. Alaska
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If you desire write or ship to
McMillan Fur
& Wool Co
41 Langley St., Victoria, B. C.
For Assays Send Your Ore To
Ellamar Mining Co.
Gold, Silver and Copper $3.50
Gold and Silver - 1.50
Copper * - - 2.00
Lead 2.00
l! LLAMAR, ALASKA
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