FAIL TO PROVE CHARGE
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Reported That Burleigh
Can’t Prove His
Charges
Washington, Feb. 15—A mem
ber of the Senate committee on
railroads makes the statement that
Burleigh has been unable to sub
stantiate the charges recently made
by him to the effect that the Gug
genheims are trying to destroy al.
of the companies which are plan
ning railroads in Alaska.
Washington, Feb, 15—Owing to
the amount of time consumed by
the Brownsville investigation the
Senate committee on territorie>
has decided not to consider any
more new Alaska business this ses
sion. Some of the bills under con
sideration will be reported befon
the end or the session.
New York, Feb. 15—The Thaw
case will be resumed Monday, aftei
an adjournment allowed on ac
count of the death of the wrife ot
juror Bolton, He was allowed to
s^e his wife twice since she wu>
taken ill, about the time of start
ing the Thaw trial.
Washington, Feb. 15—-The at
torney-general has made a recom
mendation to Congress that $30,
000 be appropriated for the con
struction of a court house and jaii
at Nome. Ten thousand dollars
has already been appropriated for
this purpose.
Portland, Feb. lo—A stick ot
dynamite was placed between the
frogs of the Albina car tracks yes
terday by some unknown party,
and but for the fact that the motor
man saw it and stopped the car in
the nick of time the car would
have been blown to pieces. This
is the se1 enth attempt to blow up
street cars that has been made
here this winter.
Honolulu, Feb. 15—The Hawai
ian legislature starts its 12th
biennial session today. The legis
lature is composed of two houses,
the Senate, of 15 members and the
House of representatives, of 30
meirbers. The session is limited
by law to 60 days.
Wilmington, Del.—With a popu
lation of 90,000, Wilmington has
15,000 cases of grip. An announce
ment to this effect was made today
by several prominent physicians.
Changes in the weather caused the
outbreak.
Boston, Feb. 15—The Elks will
celebrate the 39th anniversity of
their organization tonight by a
large banquet, at which plates will
be laid for several hundred people.
Los Angeles, Feb. 15—An ex
plosion of gas in a restaurant here
yesterday caused the death of five
people and a number were injured.
The place was crowded at thr- time
of the accident. One man had
both legs blown entirely off.
Seattle, Feb. 15—All of the rail
roads will revive their passenger
schedules today according to an
announcement from the main of
fices. Freights have been delayed
so much that the food supply is
getting short and the merchants
are holding all Alaska orders for
fear they may not be able to re; len
ish their stocks.
Washington, Feb. 15 — Th<
Frisco delegation is now’ awaiting
the result of Secretary Root’s ne
foliations with the Mikado regard
ing separate schools for Japanese
in this country If the Mikado
refuses to consider this proposition.
Mayor Schmitz will yield his point
regarding the schools provided a
law is passed excluding coolies
from the country.
Washington, Feb. 15—Williams,
of Illinois, has introduced a reso
ution in the House authorizing'
the president to exclude from the
mails an}r newspapers which print
the revolting details of the Thaw
trial and offenses of a similar
nature.
Rome, Feb. 15—There have been
heavy storms along the Calabrian
coast for several days and yester
day the wind carried waves into
the town of Calarina crushing a
number of houses and completely
burying the inmates. The number
of deaths is not known hut it will
probably run into the hundreds.
Washington, Feb. 1G — The
House has passed the naval ap
propriation bill carrying $96,000,
<KX). Burton made a strong at
tempt to defeat the clause appro
priating money for the const ruc
tion of larger battleships, hut he
failed.
New York, Feb. 16—The attor
neys of Thaw will now bend everv
effort to showing that Thaw is
sane at present, although claiming
that he was insane at the time he
committed the crime. Jerome is
willing to admit that Thaw was
always insane and will fight hard
to have him confined in an asylum
for life.
BUTTE PAPERS STOP
Strike Of Printers Cause
Suspension Of News
papers
Butte, Feb. 16—The typographi
cal union* of this place have joined
the pressmen in their strike and
the papers of Butte and Anaconda
are tied up. The publishers an
nounce that they will suspend the
publication of papers until the
unionists accept their terms.
Sacramento. Feb. 16—A test
vote show* that the state legisla
ture will pass the California anti
[
j prize fight bill. It will go through
the House easily hut there may be
[some trouble in the Senate.
Butte, Feb. 16—The strike of the
telephone operators is still con
| tinuing and not a#pbon« is in us
today. The company will proba
bly grant the demands of the
strikers.
Seattle, Feb. 15—The mail ser
vice from the East is in the wors’
condition of any time in the his
tory of the coast. There are over
1,000 sacks of delayed mail held
up along the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern by blockades, and
there is no telling when they will
get through.
Fresh oysters on every boat at
WikidePs.
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Washington, Feb. 16—The 8aa
Francisco delegation and Presi
dent Roosevelt had a final confer
ence yesterday regarding the pas
sage o* the new immigration bill.
The delegation agreed to see that
the Japanese schools are abolished
and that the Japs are allowed to
attend school with whites. Hep* r
ate schools will he maintained for
the Chinese.
Cale Leaves Capital
Washington, Feb. 16— Delegate
Cale 1ms left this city and will
w
make a short visit in Wisconsin
before returning to Alaska where
be will spend the summer.
Soldiers Testily
Washington, Feb. 16—Negro
soldiers who participated in the
Brownsville riots testified before
the Senate committee yesterday.
They declared that the citizen*
wort* firing over the barracks so ns
to get the colored soldiers out and
massacre them. They stated that
the citizens yelled: “Come out
you black-so we can kill you.”
Spokane, Feb. 11)—An earth
quake shock was felt at Chcluki
yesterday about noon, which
rocked the houses considerably
«r
hut did no serious damage.
The numerous trail orders we
receive speaks volumes for good
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Gold and Silver - 1.60
Copper - 2.00
Lead ... 2.00
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Copper Center
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Shop.
Horseshoeing
and Repairing
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