POLICE SHOOT ;
SIKING MEN
Syracuse Hodcarriers Fight With
Police and Firemen and
26 Are Hurt.
Syracuse, N. Y., May 7—Tile
police and firemen were busy yes
terday quelling' the striking hod
carriers, who, numbering 2,500,
went from building to building
compelling the men at work to
quit.
Tiie police reserves, aided by
I lie fireipen, ;who used their hose,
finally drove the men back, but
not until 25} men bail been wound
ed by the ptdice when they opened
lire on the crowd of rioters.
The governor ordered out the
militia, who responded in two
hours and policed the town.
The labor leaders and the Con
tractors late last night agreed to
arbitrate and the troops Will be
ordered back to the armory today.
POLICE CMS
N)E CONVICTED
District Attorney Whitman Lands
Four Police Inspectors for
Obstructing Justice.
New York, May 7.— Police In
spectors Thompson. Hussey. Mur
lha anil Sweeney were found guil
ty of obstruction of justice by a
jury in Justin* tlolf's court today.
Tile trial lasted a week and the
high police officials had lilt* hi*si
legal Ial<‘iiI in New York defend
ing them.
The case for Hit* city was pre
sented by District Attorney Whit
man. The ease grew oul of the
efforts of tin* inspectors to keep
Zipp. a notorious resort keeper,
oul of New York in order that he
might not testify against, J.ieul.
Becker. Zipp turned stale's evi
dence against his former pals and
was of great assistance to the
state.
The district attorney has a
long list of convictions of high
police officials to his credit and
more are to he I ried.
The appeal of Lieut. Becker has
not been heard.-j$nd he iic-still.in
i In* death row??tiT- Siijg Sjtig.
MANY JOB HUNTERS
at NfpipjyasftPiTjifc
Washington, 7— 'rtil
hotels of this city e£>,wde>d
with men seeking appoirifiTieWts mi
the harp?/* of the.president. Since
I he puhndAwra^if the staleitg$t
that President Wilson would .not
appoint a man until he hatf'fflHrB
good look at him the umfliterhave
inereasejl,i., - ..
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Fraifk XeJsojv; fnn^ot his we*ty
containing i}Oii.Ai dejfab 1i n > i*e>3
and a Valuable gold watch’ on the
beachpt tiold creek and was com
pelled to make a long 'jiYltirtney
liaek to the creek and fortunately
recovered the valuable,*.,, , e
Dancing Tonight.
In Moose hall .tonight |.he Wed
nesday dance will as usual slarl
at 9:30 sharp. Home wait/, at 12.
Beginners at 8. All are welcome
to have an enjoyable time.
An Innocent Theft.
Honesty is the best ; policy is
the lesson which little Malcolm’s
mother taught him when he in
nocently took 50 cents out of the
church collection plate, when
passed to him, etc. This is one
of the IKne pictures at the Orph
enrn tonight. \
Change of program tomorrow
evening. i, ‘ y :
After Two-day Debate Anti-suf
fragettes Win—Church
Destroyed.
London, May 7.—The 'House of
Commons yesterday defeated the
bill to unfranchise women, the
measure receiving a majority of
17 voles.
The Nationalists volqd against]
j the bill lo a man, casting 50 voles
against the measure.
While the debate was in pro
gress news was brought lo the
House that the sulTragottes had
set lire lo and destroyed t tie St.
Catherines church and il is said
the destruction of the church,
which was one of the oldest, and
finest in England, gave the anlis
many votes.
The debate lasted for two days
and the women made many efforts']
lo,secure seats in the gallery, bul
were prevented from doing so by
the police.
Several surveyors left lo plan a
new power plant across the bay.
MARSHALSHIP
1SJNCERTAIN
Tilt' Fordova Alaskan lias I,lie
following political story regard
ing I lie possible amioiul nients in
illiis division:
j Iteporls from Washington indi
S cate that there is considerable
| uncertainty as to who will be ap
jpointed F. S. marshal of the Third
[division of Alaska. There are a
j’seord of applicants for the posi
tion but the probabilities favor
j t lie selection of Al. Dowling of
Valdez. He has the endorsement
of the organization that has thus
far dominated the appointments
for this territory. A Juneau pa
per stales that <1. I’’. Fheek, who
seeks the appointment of mar
shal in the First division, was of
fered the appointment, in the
Third, but he declined to be side
i tracked from bis home division.
In a letter received from William
F. Wood, he stales that he ex
pects to remain at the national
capital until an appointment is
made. He states that the appoint
ment of John Y. Ostrander has
been agreed upon for the judge
ship of this division, and adds:
; “'I’.hew* are twenty applicants
1 foe* tat!!; A alcflSizui.at-sliaJsftT.E'1 'f to
succeed Harvey Sullivan. Fifteen
vir'Uieneiiaii^/writien to Attorney
;.f4i<«igral:j,Mc|le,yLiolds.j Drebelbis,
• «s«ni find /m^si?i?‘;:‘'i4!>e
hdivpuf tuif?miVit;an»i»lSl^<W i'Af-ftfr
i*fi». Wioko^JiamjijjbacH.i.pg'l>re
ttelbisv •';F6rjg'<f^drf’S>'«5uffifftu4 can
not be determined. He liad claim
mrW support^iijipl ,
tGlarlv^evidently. had no remein
flfHttffe in’s acquain
itattQpshjj). _ I have several con
igrossmen from Virginia and trie
^«flA#IP0SA<i&JMfi»E8>. K VT
* ;-•* •■* .toMwAii* l. ofrrv
,, .Tile.Mariposa arrived here ear
ly’Phis’ nfivrtimg ‘ait the ungodly
hour of 3 and departed inimedi
'ately/ifor the south, taking a few
passengers. ‘‘
The freight rales on the Alaska
Northern' railroad' have been cut
from 20 to 12 cents a pound. The
eul was authorized by Colonel
Swanitz, the new manager of the
rigid.
* Fop Sale.
Four-room house completely
furnished, corner Reservation and
Fiflh streets. Cash or easy terms, j
Also a lot in same block with
cabin. Inquire Prospector office.
Received on the Mariposa a
new line-of pretty dresses at Har
vey’s Toggery.
■ 1-v,. SO* .
NAB SUFFRAGETTE
*
i _
; Ida Ward Caught by London Po
I lice Placing a Bomb in 'Ao
tel Entrance.
London, May 7.—The hobbies
today caught Ida Ward, a suf
fragette leader, as she was plant
ing a' bomb in the entrance of
one of I he largest hotels in the
city.
The bomb was loaded with
powerful explosives and would
have destroyed the building and
caused much loss of life, as the
hotel was crowded at I he lime.
DIRECT ELECTION
OF SENATORS
History of Seventeenth Amend
ment to the Constitution;
Started in 1826.
i
—
i
.W illi tile ralilieatioii of the di
rect election of senators amend
ment is ended a reform first de
manded in congress in 1820. Scn
liment for a change has develop-i
ed Jnore rapidly since the adop- ]
lion ut primary election laws I
'whereby Ihe eleelors of many!
states have dictated llieir choice]
for senators In Ihe legislature.!
The immediate effect of primary!
laws has been to nuikc the Sen- j
ale more responsive to quick
changes of political sentiment.]
and Ibis will tie accentuated, if is]
believed by Ihe constitutional 1
amendment now adopted.
The {original theory in cslab-;
lishing flic choice of senators was |
that Ihcy represented the slates.1
whereas Ihe members of Ihe!
House represented the people of]
llieir districts. II was because of]
this theory of Hit* slate as a unit i
that all stales, large and small.!
wen* given equal representation ;
in the Senate, Rhode Island tiav- I
ing lli'e same number as New!
York or Pennsylvania. In the]
theory of the Constitution Irani- !
ers, this entity of the state was
thus 'made jnore distinct under
the federal system and the state
legislature was regarded as the
suitable .'medium for‘expressing
tliis siatp entity, liater it was
coniendigit that,ajgtfi eh.ti.ty would ]
still he ffreserved if thp/people qf j
the entire' sfateVyh'mfe^'-gif ijie J
legislalwH*, .'senators, [
and tliis,;hviqw .J»h4vVip,.W-,hee,ri
copied: as the** basis4«4‘. th.e,v«e\v !
systeni. '! v•'«''
Ill I*# -t1at\^M'•»••?wati.{
lake# , iu,. ,oy/tgr'Vi}fis.4fe^>Slng .fo a i
ft TrSnge.;.; rn.that
tativef SfoiTS^of Ntw» >!(lirk. yntrpv.j
ducedja, ['e.si.ihitum jnakipg sena-.i
Um?s.*,6Inc t i v'C ,r^V Ijhe f>60^i(V ' 'An- j
.rt**Wlutiiiii upr!
pori*"wa^dji-If'iidbjf,ttepCe.Keit-,
tatisjjd
In ;(2850 Script jn-; Qleineris-of7Aia
baiivV, fh’trudtMiedithe'! first ,'sena
torijfl direct«el«tdiafi) j'i‘s(>lvit jun.;i|n
the# Seifattet • N'.«\t|iirtg '7cl*sU'R<ed j
froiii ! hese. nyivernCii'Vs- '
. K. was Andrew Johnson who re-'j
vivfel congressional agitation for 1
t!ie . <iii*»c£ elect ldii> 'V>f ‘ senators, i
As ;,;1 .nein.Sei of the House of j
Repi esinilatives, lie introduced j
l.w<> i es< iRRions 7foV the change-!
ami in I SCO renewed the agitation
a.- a member of the Senate. !n
I SOS. as | re-'ident, he .sent a spe-;
ial message to Congress advocat
ing I he measure and then repeat
ed his recommendations in his
annual message.
, The subject was revived in
1873. 1870. 1880 and 1888, but
without success. In 1893 the
House agreed to the proposition,
as it did in the succeeding con
gress, and still again in 1898.
(Continued from page 3).
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KING’S ASSASSIN
SHOT TO DEATH
Was Trying to Make His Es
I
cape From Prison When
. Shot by Guards.
Salonika, May 7.—Vleko Seliin
as, who shot King George of
Greece, to death here on March
18th, was himself shot to death
by his guards when he jumped
from the window of his prison
and tried to make a get away.
•Sellings’ body was riddled by
thp bullets of his guards.
i_
ANOTHER FAKE
, IS EXPLODER
t ~
Gold Ores in Oklahoma Have
About the Same Value as
Sea Water.
a'
During the past winter there
have been persistent reports of
the discovery of gold and oilier
valuable ores in the vicinity of
Albion, Pushmataha county, Okla..
some tinds being reported as ex
ceeding Slid a Ion and some even
as approaching a value of $000 a
ton. II has been known in the
Interior deparlinoiil that, several
"mining companies” have been or
are-being orgauized on the basis
of these assertions and I hut many
persons have been induced to in
vest in the stock. The excitement
produced by the alleged rich val
ues has resulted in recpiesls for
an authoritative examination of
llie lands and the temporary sus
pension of Hie sales of tile tracts
of Indian lands on or near which
(be supposed IImis were located.
Although from its general knowl
edge of the geology of the region
the Geological Surxex reported
that there is no likelihood Dial the
area contains commercial i|uan
tities of gold, the reports and the
demands were so persistent that
by direction of the Secretary of
the Interior a held examination
xvas made last month by Henry G.
Ferguson, associate geologist of
the Survey. Mr. Ferguson reports
the entire absence, so far as can
be recognized in the.field, of gold
or other metals in commercial
(|,uant>ities: There1 is not. the'
slightest indication of any Vein or
metalliferous < deposit. of such
.character-as Ip increase theNui^r-.;
kef valui,; of tt)e'“.ljai«Uv’''Tlte rocks,
in tfie region "consisl ,tjfVehecijt
. shale;. . san.dst’onc;; carrying
here-and iheve aiij'dn.'ivls, of
pjhdtiH -^tvbihb is -Hhowu t$ flip
niiridr as.fooTs £iijd? Ndne.:n,f,'.Jflie
s uitpbs y* d t: jjc it; p r jj, |v h i eh is igrd a -
,civilly? a ;bV»)wik hr. grai san'ds.tdne,
wh e i>; c i‘t fs It od- and jim.iiied jyiekldd
ai^yS ••free; >jd. *; ;%1.. " 1 • v \ ■>:..
” 'Tfte anlireldcBreyi'ilement'up
'pears to .be -based, 'On 'eurtajm. fabT
uloijjsJy'^fcigb assays .made chiefly
oh inatefidl dug from'wells. A.s
say cerfifibales which reported as
ifineii a.4 32 ounces of gold a ton
were shoxVn Id Geologist. Fergu
son. bid samples of the supposed
gold ore. collected,by liiui and as
sayed by Lcdoux & Co., of New
York, showed less than 2'cents
in gold and half a cent in silver
to the ton. The assay certificates
which are being shown by the
promoters are therefore either di
rectly or indirectly fraudulent in
character.
-.
Drake Purchases Jones House.
Sidney Drake, the manager of
the Cameron-Johnson mining Co.,
has purchased the Charley Jones
residence on Sherman street. The
consideration has not been given.
It isn’t every fellow who can
fall in love and land on his feet.
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CAPTAIN GEORGE
May Leave on the Sampson for
San Francisco—Property
Looks Fine.
Captain George, who returned
from his claims on Hetties bay,
which he is developing, feels very
sanguine about the property, and
predicts it will soon be one of the
producers. He has had two men
working the past winter driving a
tunnel in -10 feet, after which a
shaft was sunk for 10 feet follow
ing the ore vein, which is from
four inches to two feet wide. As
says received from samples of the
ore range fro til sioo to Sion a
loll.
The captain will leave for San
Francisco probably on the Samp
son and will purchase machinery
vvliicn will lie installed this sum
mer and he hopes to have the
claims mi a producing basis be
fore fall.
J. \V. McFarland is associated!
with Captain George in the devel- I
opnienl of the property.
Tacoma, Wash., May 7—Rich
ard Hoediger, formerly owner of
the Tacoma Tribune* has been
named surveyor general for the
state of Washington, and his
nomination wifi be sent to I In* j
Senate this week by President |
Wilson.
Hoediger came to Tacoma in
188'i,_ He bas been interested in j
various newspaper enterprises
here and in Alaska. For a time j
lie was also in the customs ser
\ ice in Tacoma.
Hoediger owned and published j
a newspaper in Fairbanks but left j
that city Iasi fall.
LOCAL ITEMS.
Hood program al Ihe Orplienm |
loniglil. ;
Robert McIntosh made a I rip lo
Hold creek today.
Don't forget the dance al Moose
hall tonight.
Jim Kennedy is spending a few
days in town.
Sing l.ee and the bad man al
I lie Orpheum tonight.
. Joe Stanton is here from Pori
■Wells' for supplies fOrvhis road
house. . ; •"
: Jack Cann mad,e a trip to the
Midas mine .with $u Scow loaded j
r«4*h .supplies. • .. t
■ ’Mifs. :fniii . Bjukiiey. left on' 1 Ife
Mariposia to Visit with; friends, in
Seattle,'' 1 ••• ; -
;# V-• •'
■ i Messrs. Rutherford and -Ram- |
say returned, froiiidjieir property j
■mi the glacier this morning. They:!
spent three days' on Ihe gwdrid.
V •• i 'I*
,Mrs. .('diaries Rraemer left Ibis
morning oil. the Mariposa foV4Cal
ifornia, where she will sp'end
about a month :wilh her mother.
Mrs. Roberts.
The night lamp on Ihe Brigh- i
Ion fell upon the sail and set fire j
tp.it. Al. Dominick and Carl Nel
son, who were returning from the
Cliff mine early this' morning, no.
(iced the fire and rowed lo the
Brighton and extinguished il.
Captain Stanley was in the cabin
asleep and knew nothing of the
mishap until after the arrival of
the men on Ihe Brighton. The |
Brighton was anchored near Ihe j
wharf when it happened.
For Sale Choap.
Twenty-eight foot Racine mo- '
tor boat hull. Inquire of E. P. j
Cashman. j?
STILL TINKERING
WITH THE TIFF
Republicans Fight to Refer Tariff"
Measure to a Commission,
3ut Lose Out.
•
Washington, J>. G., May 7_
The House yesterday amended the'
free tariff schedule by compelling
the importers of rags to have
them sterilized before shipping
them lo this country for manu
facture into paper.
The attempt to amend the in
come lax hill to exempt the resi
dents of the Philippines was de
feated.
The light made by the Repub
licans-to torce the tariff into the
hands of a commission compos
ed of experts who were to ar
range the rales based on (he dif
ference in labor between Ameri
can and foreign labor, was a bil
ler debate lasting many hours.
Speaker (dark ruled the motion
out of order and precipitated a
big row.
Relieves in Leasing the Coal
Lands at a Rental of From
2 to 5 Cents a Ton.
AVasliinglon. I). C.. Ala> 7.—
liill'onl Pinrhol, I lu> ex-chicf for
eslor, was a witness before the
Senate Territories committee now
considering I lie Wirkersham rail
road loll providing for a rail
road from C.liilina lo l airlianks
and llie purchase of the t'.ordova
line.
I’inchol favored llie govorii
nii'ii ownership and operation of
a railroad, and a lease of tin* coal
lands b\ which llie government
would charge from two to live
rents a ton on all coal mined.
The ex-forester caused a sen
sation when he said that former
Senator ... < iiiggciiheim has
used powerful political influences
lo prevent the re-opening of the
coal lauds.
When questioned by the sena
tors regarding the merits of the
11108 anti-monopoly law. he was
evasivo and would express no
opinion.
THIS PENCIL WILL
WRITE IN THE DARK
A’recent invent ion 'I lull, will
prove of value to duel ora, delect-*
jives, reporters.’ policemen, or any< ■
one, in fad. wlio has occasion to
write or In. lake 'botes'in the dark,
is Hup of a pencil that furnish
L'es il.s own light as its point pass
lies ajoug- ovPr (lie surface of the
■paper.
The idea, is simplicity itself. It
consists, of a pencil that has, in
ithe tube through Which the point
for writing protrudes, a small ac
cumulator and an electric lamp.
This lamp throws a small disk of
liglii, so small that it can be hid
den by Hie hand, yet this light is _
quite sufficient to guide the writ
er in moving’the point of his pen
cil for the proper formation of
characters.
Notes could he taken at the1
theater when the house was in
darkness, doctors would Und
many uses for it. detectives in
hiding could make brief notes as
they proceeded with their duties
and the very busy reporter would
find a thousand and one uses for
it almost any month in the year.
Although the light is purposely
very small and weak, yet one
might locate a keyhole or a houses
number with it.
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