Vo) 6 ALASKA PROSPECTOR Valdez Alaska,
CALE HOME
RULE BILL
Alaska’s Delegate Introduces
Measure in Congress for
Consideration by Members.
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By Cable to The Prospector]
Washington, Dec. 5—Delegate CYle
of Alaska today introduced a bill in
congress giving to tiie northern pos
session a territorial form of govern
ment. The bill, with a few slight
changes, is the same as the one pie
dared by Representative Sulzer of
New York, who will be an able cham
pion of Alaska on the floor of the
the House.
Konoko Succeeds Aoki
Tokio, Japan, Dec. 5—Aoka, am
bassador to the United States, recent
ly recalled, will be succeeded bv
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Baron Konoko, one o. Japan’s strong
est statesmen.
Washington Satisfied
Washington, Dec. 5—The appoint
ment of Baron Kanoko to succeed
Ambassador Aoki does not indicate
unfriendliness on the part of Japan to
the United States, in the opinion of
Washington officials.
Confer Over Currency
Washington, Dec. 5 — President
Roosevelt called into conference Sen
ators Aldrich and Crane, recognized
iepublican leaders of th° senate, and
discussed the curronoy question with
a view of agreeing upon needed legis
lation. The president admitted after
the conference that no specific plan
had been decided upon. Fowler of
v>ev \ t ik has been retained as chair
man of t i*e house committee on cur
rency.
Taft In St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Dec. 5—-Secretary
of \\ ar Taft is here, and at a banquet
given in his honor, gave the Czar of
itussia credit for taking the initiative
in promoting the Hague peace con
ferences, which have been productive
of great good. Taft declared the
L nited States was at peace with the
world, and desired no war.
Attack Brown’s Will
Salt Lake, Dec. —Attorney a for
Mrs. Bradley are pr 'paring to attack
the will of tli 1 late Judge Brown. The
will favors his legitimate children,
Max and Alice Brown, and makes no
provision f r the children of Mrs.
Bradley, of whom he was the father.
Brown left an estate of $40,000.
Convention at Ketchikan
Seattle, Dec*, d—The convention to
nominate a candidate for delegate to
congress to succeed Thomas Dale will
be held at Ketchikan in the spring,
and not at Juneau as previously an
nounced. The call will be forwarded
to Valdez, b\ ('hairman SheUlon Satur
day next.
Will Build To Windy Arm
Seattle, Dee. d—Tim White Pass &
Yukon railway will extend its line
from White Horse to Windy Arm, the
scene of recent imp >rtant copper
strikes.
ALASKA’S
GOVERNOR
Expresses Opinion on Home
Rule for Territory and Dis
cusses Juneau Convention.
My Table to The l’r< -poctnr!
Seattle, Dec. 5—Gov. Hogged is
hero enroute to Washington. He
says ho will not fight tin* bill for ter
ritorial government for Alaska, and
declares the territory stands no
chance of securing home rule for
years to come. Speaking of the Ju
neau convention, Hoggatt said that
body did not represent the republi
cans of Alaska, but was largely com
posed of men who had pet scheivu s
of their own to put through. In re
gard to the Keystone cam on shoot
ing affair, about which Hoggatt has
been severely criticized for his part
therein, he said both sides of the con
troversy were at fault.
Kiss and Make Up
New York, Dec. 5—Harriman and
Hill, the railroad magnates, who have
been lighting each other f- r years,
have buried the hatchet. The n con
ciliation was brought about by M< r
gan |
Pug Promoters Indicted
l {San Francisco, Dec. 5—I'ddic (Ha
ney, James Cofforth and Jimmie Prift
composing the pugilistic ring < : Hda
city, have been indicted by the grand
jury for bribing < flicials of San Fran
cisco in order to control the prize
lighting privileges. Ex-Mayor
Schmitz and Abe Rcuf have also been
indicted for receiving bribes from the
combine.
Half Has Net Been Told
New York, Dec. 4—Prosecuting
attorney Langdon of San Francisco
is in the city. In an interview he
stated that Abraham Ruef, the self
confessed briber and corruptionist,
has not told all he knows concerning
the graft and corruption in the
Golden Gate city and unless he makes
a clean breast of everything of which
he has knowledge, he will b« shown
no consideration when sentence is im
posed upon him. Ruef had hoped to
secure immunity f >r himself by tell
ing on Mayor Schmitz and others ini
plicated in the network of bribery,
graft and corruption which pro
vailed in San Francisco.
Thirteen Burned
Lafayette, Dee. 1—Thirteen charred
bodies have been recovered from the
ruins resulting from the conflagration
which swept a large part of the town
last j iglit. IIow many more victims
t f the disaster [yet remain under the
debris is unknown.
Resume Cash Payments
>■ (• v York, [Nov, 5—The banks of
this city lave lesumed cash pay
ments. (’< j j er is weak at thirteen
and a half.
Adams Out On Bail
liathdrum, hoe. Z—Steve Adams,
in w hose trial for the murder of Tyler
the jury faked to agree, has been re
leased on £‘20,000 hail.
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