Copper Still I#ow
jje* York, Dec. 13- Copper is quo
j 3t thirteen and an eighth.
(joldliold, Dec. 13—The troops now
tjorrrl here have received express
^ from the president to take no
ps in (he industrial strife now pro
jilinp. Their mission is solely to
,<orv ' order and prevent destrno
pn of property.
Lincoln, Dec. 13—When shown th*
(?niert of President Roosevelt ab
latelv declining to accept a third
^ nomination, W. J. Bryan, the
(emocratie leader, said he expected
jo president to make such an a»
anncement.
Washington, D. C,, Dec. 13—Jeffer
pn Davis, the new senator from Ar
ansas, made his maiden speech in
ie senate today, and made a vicious
j*au!t on the trusts.1 *He recom
m-rals their total annihilation as the
nlv remedy to bettor present condi
ons. Ho says President Roosevelt
Ltoo lenient in the treatment of
!?m.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 13—Presi
has issued a statc
e pr\si in which he says
i>: !i;0 iwb changed since the
peeeh he made on the night of the
lection, in which he said he would
iot again be a candidate for the pre
sent ia! nomination. He 'reiterates
be statement then made,'and says
ruler no circumstances will he be a
andidate, and that ends the matter.
The t> diticiana who have been urg
ng him to run again have now begun
a boom Secretary of War Taft asthe
resident’s successor. He is said^to
ave the hacking of Roosevelt, and
lands for the policies of the present
neumhent.
Democrats here are jubilant over
ihe determination of the president
lot to run again, and say it gives W.
I. Bryan a walkover for the Democra
lic nomination, with a splendid
ihanoe of his election with either
Taft. Knox, Cortelyou, Root or
Hughe* as an opposing candidate.
Taft will he fronght by the labor
■nio,ns. Cortelyou is identified with
the Wall street crowd, and Root
Kntfx and Hughes are corporation
lawyer* who would stand no show as
against a man of the people. La
Koilijtt the Wisconsin senator, is
ivj >i ii/. 1 a* an able champion of
h ‘ tail - s as against the classes, but
♦he Idlers of the g o. p. will hardly
fur his nomination. It now
f • 1 #
look^-> if Taft stands the best chance
*■ boding the standard of the Re
publican *. with Hughes, Cortelyou,
Knox. La Follette.and Root running
'n Ui? order named. The defeat of
Taft in the Ohio elections has damp
fned th ardor of his supporters some
what; but they claim local conditions
were cbjpfly responsible for this tem
P°ra*>, setback. Senators Foraker
pBok will fight him tooth and
>a*l divide the Ohio delegation,
k°t|mkvwhat success remains to be
«
Washington, D. C., Dec. 13—Mrs, j
Nicholas Longworth, daughter of the i
president, is ill at the White House
with appendicitis.
Seattle, Dec. 13—The Bar associa
tion is planing to have six non-part- i
isan judges appointed for the primary
election next fall.
Goldfield, Dec. 13—Electricians em
ployed at the power plant went on a
strike this morning, following a re
duction of wages. This will effect!
the operation of many mines.
Two hundred strike breakers have !
been ordered to report for work at 7
o’clock tomorrow morning. Trouble
may ensue when they attempt to
man the mines.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 13—At the,
meeting of the national democratic i
committee, a lively contest is on for
the place to hold the national eon-,
vent ion. Louisville, Ky., loads and
will probably be named.
*
Washington, D. C., Dec. ‘13— Dis-!
trict Attorney Bristol, of Oregon, has
been recalled by the president, llisi
handling of the land fraud cases has |
been unsatisfactory'.
Dawson, Dec. 13—A pay streak 1
which is thought will equal the fain- ■
ous Bonanza creek has been tapped i
on Blackhill creek. Great excitement j
prevails here over the rich discovery. j
Washington, D. C., Dec. 14—Con- j
gressman Booker has introduced a j
bill in ccugress taking off the duty on !
coal and lumber. The measure will j
be vigorously opposed by strong lob- j
bies of the coal and lumber interests, !
. i
who are here in force, and object ts •
any tinkering with the tariff on these !
commodities. They have the power- j
fill influence and support of what are j
; known as the “Standpatter's/’ The
friends of the bill will make a
! strong effort to secure its enactment, •
!
i but it is doubtful if they can accomp
I lish it at this session.
1 Another piece of legislation which j
j will meet with vigorous opposition is
| the inheritance tax bill. C’ongress
| man Perkins has math’ an amend
* ment to this measure to the effect
that half of the proceeds of this tax
j shall go to the states.
Boise, Dee. 14—Harry Orchard iso*
| the stand in Pettibone trial, lie is
I extremely nervous and seems to ha vs
I entirelv lost his self-possession.
I
Seattle, Dec. 14—A seventy-mile
an hour gale swept the Puget sound
country last night. Telegraph lines
i were broKen down, the sti«*< t sar
j service suspended and large plate
| giass windows broken in the stores in
1 the cities. Alarm is felt over the
safety of vessels in the harbors, and
I much damage was done to wharves
| and buildings along the water front.
' In Tacoma many small shacks were
| razed by the elements.
Seattle, Dec. 14—Steamer Bertha,
i which sailed from Valdez for Seattle
j on Dec. 1st, has failed to arrive, be
I ing two days overdue. Heavy weather
1 is thought to be the cause of her
delay.
Dawson, Dec. 14—A detachment of
Mounted Police will be sent from hero
to Fort McPherson, on the McKenzie
river, and Herschel island, in the
Arctic ocean.
Seattle, Dec. 14—The Fairbanks!
Banking Company closed its doors
Wednesday. R. C. Wood, the cashier,
mow in this city, says the bank will re
open May next, at the very latest.
He says the suspension is due to a
shortage of currency on the creeks
and to the Causten suit, which has
tied up $200,000 in collateral securities
fri 'the Scandanavian-American bank
m Seat tle. He states the assets are
ample to cover all liabilities. The
•flicers are E. T. Barnette, president;
J. E. Chilberg, vice president; James
W. Hill, vice president; and R. C.
Wood Cashier.
The Fairbanks Banking Company is
the pioneer bank of Central Alaska,
the organizer being F. T. Barnette,
founder of the town of Fairbanks.
The Causten suit, spoken of as tying
■p collateral securities, is one against
E. T. Barnetee on a grubstake agree
ment. J. H. Causten was deputy col
lector of customs at St. Michael.
Barnette came thero with a large out
lit, which he desired taken up the
river. Causten gave him financial
assistance in the form of a grub stake
agreement, so he alleges. When Bar
nette discovered and located many
claims in {the Fairbanks district and
located the Fairbanks townsite, Caus
ten claims he failed to live up to his
agreement, and a suit was begun. In
the lower court Causten won and was
awarded a substantial interest in the
Barnette properties. The case is now
on appeal, and collateral securities to
cover Causten’s award in the lower
court are tied up.
Washington, I). C., Dec. 14—The
national democratic* committee has
chosen Denver, Colorado, as the
place for holding the next national
convention, and fixed the t me there -
for on July 7, 1908. Denver pledged
herself to raise the sum of $100,0C0
with which to defray the expenses of
the convention, and Chairman Tag
gart said the committee needed the
money.
San Francisco, Dee. 14—At the erd
of the twentieth round, Ketehell se
cured the decision over Th< mas. The
contest was a lively one throngh< ut.
Point Comfort, Dec. 14—The yateh
Mayflower with the President aboard
arrived here this morning. Roosevelt
reviewed the fleet, the officers called
aboard his launch to bid the chief
executive good-by a, and at lo o’clock
the fleet set sail on its long voyagw
to Pacific coast.
Weisner, Ida., Dee. 14—As a train
of the O. R. & N. Co. was (Tossing
over Weisner river, a farmer named
Lendenwcll was caught on the bridge
and knocked off. Conductor Keeey,
while the train was going at full
speed, jumped into the river and
rescued the injured man.
Goldtleld, Dee K— General Fun
aton has arrived on the scene and
taken command of the troops sent
here. lie gives it as his opinion that
there will he no outbreak of thw
miners, saying the presence of the
soldiers will have a deterr; nfc effect
on any attempt in that direction. The
mines are making preparations to
open again.
Seattle, Dee. 10—Steamer Bertha
arrived hero Saturday night, four days
overdue. She was delayed by storms,
having encountered the heaviest
winds of the season.
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