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TAMMANYFRAMEUP
IMPEACH SULZER
Lynn Arnold Makes Statement to
New York Assembly Judiciary
Commiitee~Has Proof.
Albany, Aug. 26.—Lynn Arnold
today made Ihe statement (be
fore the assembly judiciary cnm
mitlee that ten prominent New
York bankers had furnished
enough evidence to Ihe Sulzer at
torneys to convict Boss Murphy,
of Tammany hall; Chairman S.
Crawley, of the recent Sulzer in
vestigating committee, which re
ported in favor of impeaching the
governor, and Assemblyman Levy,
the leader of Ihe majority party
in the assembly, and, who pre
sented to the assemblp the reso
lution impeaching Sulzer, of
bribe ry.
Arnold claimed that Murphy
and his Tammany associate's had
formed a tiendish frameup to im
peach Sulzer, but had over
reached themselves and left
enough evidence to convict them
of bribery.
PRESIDENT NAMES
ALASKA POSTMASTER
Washington, Aug. 26.—Kina
Olsen, of Treadwell, was nomi
nated postmaster of that town
today by President Wilson.
ON
II
Take Out the Appendix of Rob
ert Scerzino in Chicago
Hospital.
Chicago, Aug. 2li.—The doctors
at a local hospital here today per
formed an operation on Robert
iscer/.ino for appendicitis, al
though the hoy is only It months
old.
This is, as far as Chicago phy
sicians know, the youngest child
operated upon for appendicitis.in
the world.
The parents of the chilli are
wealthy and when the child be
came ill they sent for the best
specialists in this city and the
child was removed to the hos
pital and operated upon.
SALMON FISHERS
MAKE MONEY
Perse Seine Fishermen of Pug
et Sound Average Five Hun
dred Ddllirs' each.
Seattle, Aug. 2G—Three hun
y dred Puget Sound perse seine
* boats averaged *500 to each
* member of the crew for the sea
^ son’s work fishing for salmon. _
The salmon season has been
one of the best in recent years
and flshdrmen, canner.vmen and
Hie companies have all made
money.
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A mission church is now being
built at Cape Prince of Wales
and I he mission will receive, the
name of Thornton. The*-reason
for this is that a. man name
Thornton was murdered at that
place just 20 years ago.
Fine new pictures at, the Or
piicum tonight.
LEGAL BATTLE TO
GET HARRT THAW
New York State Represented by
Jerome—Former Gov. Ston®
for Thaw.
Sherbrooke, Can., Aug. 20.—
Former District Attorney Jerome
of New York, who was retained
by the attorney general of that
stale to appear for New York at
the Thaw hearing, and, if pos
sible, have the former inmate of
Mattewan returned to the stale,
arrived here today and will com
mence the legal bailie which will
decide the fate of the murderer
of Stanford White.
Former ' Covernor William
Stone of Pennsylvania, who is
eh^ef counsel for Harry Thaw,
today made the '.statement that
if Canada deported Thaw it would
be in violation of the express
provisions of the treaty between
the United Slates and Canada.
Thaw appears well satisfied
and expects to be liberated by tin*
courts and allowed to remain in
Canada.
HEARST REFUSED
MDLRALL LETTERS
Would Not Publish Because
Would Aid Wilson’s Election
to Presidency.
Washington. Aug. “(i.—Marlin
- Mu I hull, before I lie House Lobby
committee. today leslilied that he
had offered the letters he had re
ceived from manufacturers, to
the llearst papers, but that they
refused to publish I hem, fearing
I heir publication would aid I lie
election of Woodrow Wilson.
The price was of no concern
he asserted; all the llearst papers
wanted was the “right dope on
I he right people” and they would
pay any price.
CAMimi TRIAL
TO STARJ TODAT
Mail 'Francisco, Aug. -Mi.—The
trial of John Drew Caminelli,
charged with violating tig* Maim
while slave act, will commence
today wiLh the impaneling of a
jury. Jt is expected that the
same evillenee will he produced
against Caminelli as was given
against his friend and partner in
crime, Diggs.
SHIPPlRaTlN FROM
NOME TO SINGAPORE
Nome.—T^e Uh concentrates
shipped out this year front the
York mines were sent to Singa
pore for treatment instead of
Cornwall, England, where they
had been sent formerly. The fripi
to Singapore takes 30 days ifcss
than the journey to Cornwall
from Nome and the methods at
the methods at the former place
are said tb l>fe stip'fcrldr buying to
the fact that similar kind of ore
is in that neighborhood.
*JGM jjf.thnjujrk 1 tredg.
mg cmifptmjf Has' bi^ltlTeoMfi 'fbr
want, of water all this spring but
Walter Johnson went north on
the Corwin with the" belief that
the rain.which has fallen in the
past few days would be sufficient
In enable him to start going
again.
Baron Von Haven is a guest at
I he Cupper Block.
GIRLS ME CHEAP
IN PHILIPPINES
;Traded for Pigs and Sold Into.
Slavery-Shipped to China for
U4e In Low Dives.
Washington, Aug. 20.—The re
port of Special Commissioner
Worcester, aj'ent lo the Philippine
islands to investigate the rum
ors of ’slavery in American pos
sessions, was made today and
substantiated the charge's.
Commissioner Worcester, in
his report, claims that Philip
pine girls are sold into slavery
of the worst sort and are taken
from the islands in many cases
foi’ use in dives in China, India
and other countries, and are
traded among I he natives of the
islands for pigs.
The report also asserts I hat
the dives of the islands are tilled
with slave girls, and that slav
ery is general on the islands.
The Philippine assembly has
blocked legislation lo prevent Hit
traffic in girls, says the com
missioner, and he urges con
gressional action looking to the
annihilation of the trade in hu
mans.
ARCTIC EXPLORER
CAUGHT IN FLOES
Steffenson Expedition Map bt De
layed a Y®ar—Karluk is Bad
ly Damaged.
Nome, Aug. —Tlie sleam
whaler Karluk, owned by I he
Steffen so n Arctic expedition, was
seriously damaged at I'oint Har
row. where the boat was caught
in an ice1 floe.
The damage to the vess.el is
so great that Captain .Haifllell
may have In beach the boat, un
load the stores and make repairs,
and it may cause tile loss of the
season.
The small tender, Mary Sachs,
I purchased al Nome, is uninjured,
but it is too small for the (tarty
to use except as a lender and
supply boat, In be abandoned
when provisions and supplies
run low.
GOAT GETS DRUNK
BUTTSPOLICEMAN
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 2(5.—Mrs.
Mary Wadjewski’s pet goat f und
his way today to tlie waste pit
of a brewery and after munching
on such goatly delicacies as tin
cans, wire hoops,'broken bottles
a (id tiie like, got on the outside
of a quantity of mait-sltieped
things they use in the brewely
for cleaning valts.
“Billy” then spied Palroltnalh
Cart M. Lorgati’s ofass buttons,
set himself, closed his eyes and
let go.
When the policeuian craiwled
out of the gutter he looked
arbdnd for the shifting engine
that hit hiiu dnet swooned.
At the Orpheum Tonight.
The following are for Tues
d#’s ifcn^chanf*: |
A Round-Up in the Hills, excit
able counterfeiter drama.
Order, in the Court, farce com
edy and a good one.
The Prodigal Wife, a dream
within a dream.
Mary’s Coat, a scream comedy.
Taking Care of Baby, sidesplit
ting comic .that you must not
i miss.
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G. 0. P. NOMINEE
Republicans of New York May
Endorse Him—Opposition to
Others Increases.
New York, Aug. -0.—The Re
publicans of Greater New York
are rallying to the Gaynor stand
ard and it is more than likely
that the present Democratic
mayor will be endorsed by tlie
regular Republican organization
of the city and will besides re
ceive the nomination of tin* in
dependents.
The recent disclosures that the
Mitchell nomination was dictated
by Timothy Woodruff, the ex-Re
publiean boss and now the Rouse
veil Hull Moose leader in the
-slate, and the Hears!, Independ
ence League, who defeated Whit
man for I he mayoralty nomina
tion by two votes, has greatly
prejudiced the people against the
fusion nominee, while the Tam
many) candidate !is also objec
tionable to many, resulting in
thousands pledging Mayor Gay
nor support if he would run as
an independent. .
GOAL THIEVES
SOOH BE TBIEB
Department Justice After Officers
of Western Fuel Company
for Fraud.
San J-T-ancisci*. Aug. -Mi.—Tin*
trial of I In* nll'icials of I In* Wesl
i*ru 1*111*1 (inmpany, imlicli'il for
having' tiefrauili*il (In* government
mil of thousands of ilollars in
duties on inipofli'il coal hy un
derweighing it, will commence to
day.
Special council will represent
■'the gov;erninent liecause of the
McNahh charges that the De
partment of Justice was aiding
tin* violators iif the law. Attor
ney (teneral McReynolds ordered
1he trial of the coal harons he
j pushed with vigor and without
• delay.
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01 VISITED
Jf FROSTS
• Cleveland. Aug. 20—A light
frosl visited this section .last
night, doing considerable dam
age to the fruit harvest in this
section of the slate.
Many farmers lit oil pots in
their orchards to save the fruit,
now near maturity.
Itevival Services.
Revival services will be held at
the Congregational church to
night at 7 :45. The services will
be conducted by Miss Wright and
her co-workers. All are wel
come.
William Finical, superiiitend
**>nt of the Copper River I,umber
company, left this. morning for
Kllamar to bring up the balance
of the big raft of logs needed by
th£ Wht iniil. The lumber com
pany will carry half a million
feet of lumber this winter so as
to he able lo supply the demand
made by (lie mining companies
operating in this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weeks
will leave for I he stales oil I hr
Mariposa.
WORKING ON THE
COHRENCY BILL
Farmers’ Notes be Placed on Par
With Commercial Paper—
Congressmen peeved.
Washington, Aug. ift».—The
House Currency committee today
plaied ail notes secured by ag
ricultural products on the same
basis as commercial paper in so
far as re-discounting by the
Treasury department is concern
ed.
The bankers in the Hast are
denouncing the radical legisla
tion propovsed by the House com
mittee an dclaim it will destroy
lb*‘ national banks and will result
(in the (establishment of slate
banks.
Tile members of I lie House
Currency committee are greatly
incensed at the bankers, who fin
ished a conference yesterday at
Chicago and passed strong reso
lutions against tile proposed cur
rency legislation, making unkind
remarks about the congressmen
who are proposing freak legis
lation. as they styled it.
FREE SCHEDULES
ARE ALL PASSED
Senate, Sitting as a Committee of
the Whole, Passed All It
ems Free.
Washington. Aug. -Mi.—Tin1
Senate today, silting as a com
iniltee of I lie whole, passed all
schedules of the Wilson-l nder
wood larill', providing for free
entry into the United Slates.
The administration has been
anxiously awaiting the vole, fear
ing a break from the adminis
tration forces b\ the Democrats,
who opposed free sugar or fret
wool, hut mb enough voles could
he mustered ny the Republicans
and I lie dissat isRe'd Democrats.
ALAMEDA REACHES
THEJPIRIT CITE
Seat! Ii\ Aug. L'li.—The steam
er Alameda arrived here today
from the iiorih, JiWnging many
returning slampedcrs from C.or
dova. The boat will h ave for I lie
north on schedule.
REGISTRATION OF
VITAL STATISTICS
Every birth, death and mar
riage in the territory of Alaska
must be recorded for the first
time in history. This law was
passed by the Alaska legislature.
The act is edited an act for the
registration of vital statistics in
the territory of Alaska and for
other purposes.
People finding a dead person
must in future report the mat-!
ter and Undertakers must also
s(e that the proper certificates of
all deaths have been tiled before
burial.
The act also provides that
when a person disappears in go
ing from one plaeejoaiudhrr the
fact must be told (fv the'authori
ties and if tie had been accom
panied by anyone and got sep
arated sue hcompanion must not
ify I lie commissioner for I he pre
cinct.
The punishment for violating
this act is a line of nol less than
$5 oe more Ilian sH100. or impris.
onmeiil of from 5 lo .'tb days.
WILSON SPEECH
ABOUT MEXICO
Will be Delivered Today to Con
gress and Opposes Recog
nizing Huerta.
Washington, Aug. 26.—Presi
dent Wilson read his message to
congress I his afternoon on the
Mexican 'situation. II is given
out that I he message will state
the position of the United States
as favoring non-interference in
Mexican internal affairs, hut will
insist on the embargo on ship
ments of arms ami ammunition
he continued both as to ship
ments to the federal forces and
lo I lie rebel army.
Tbe president is expected lo
denounce government established
by treachery and will slate Hint
the preseni admiiiislral ion can
nol ami will not recognize the
Huerta goveriimeiil under any
circumstances, as it would bn
placing a premium on murder
and assassination.
Tbe special message will bo
read in tin* hall of repricsenla
livos, where I be members of
both bouses will gather shortly
after noon.
This will make the third mes
sage read by I lie president to
congress since his inauguration.
HOUSE 10 PROBE
FEDERAL JUDGE
J> dge Speer Allowed Dissipation
of Bankruptcy Funds—Rela
tives Profit°d.
Washington. Aug. -Mi.—The
House Judiciary commit lee has
agreed In thoroughly investigate
the charges made against federal
Judge Speer, who is charged with
having allowed litigation to umt
up all available assets of bank
rupt companies in his court, and
with having heard cases in which
members of his‘family were in
terested and appeared as attor
neys with a contingent fee at
stake.
Judge Speer has refused to
make a statement. Imt is being
urged lip his friends to resign.
| Gives First Indication of His Pol
icy Toward islands—Change
| Favored Soon.
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Washington, Aug. 26.— Presi
; dent Wilson has for the first time
indicated his policy towards the
Philippine islands, and he is now
oh record as favoring the ulti
,'tnate independence of the is
lands and the withdrawal of the
j American troops from the is
! lands.
The president does not set a
time limit on tin* occupancy of
1 the islands by “the United States,
[but it is inferred that In- hopes In
make the transfer from American
to Philippine rule within the next
! few years.
A. K. llrigsliy. assistant cash
ier of Die Valdez Hank & Trust
company, returned lo Valdez last
night on the Mariposa.