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SEWAK1). ALASKA. 8ATLT«I)AY. MAY 25. 1907.
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JURORSlVADE
HAYWOOD CASE
Nearly Every Man Called Pro
fesses Prejudice Which
Disqualifies Him.
THIRD VENIRE SEI MS LIKELY
Prospective lonq Trial and Proba
bility of Making Bitter Enemies
Deters Everybody.
By Cable xo The Dally Gateway.
Hoist. Idaho. May 24 Indications
point to the necessity of calling un«;
other venire befoie a jury can !>< >*
cured in the Haywood trial. Nearly
all those examined «*o far l"'°*
|es> ;l positive bias in the case and it
Ls believed that they do so to avoid
sitting as juror*, in the trial.
The objection tt> serving on the jury
grow„ partly out of the knowledge
that the trial will he very long and
partly out of the feeling that a juror
may make dangerous enemies by the
verdict he renders.
The defense scored a point this
morning when Judge Wood sustained
me challenge of counsel for defense to
the competency of a juror who . on*
lessed a bias in his mind against the
defendant.
Still (ietting Jury
Boise. Idaho, May 20 Each side in
the Haywood trial is proceeding slow
ly, and carefully using the last six
peremptory challenges. Betting is S
10 5 that the jury will disagree.
Order New Venire
Boise. Idaho, May 21- At noon an
adjournment in the Haywood ease was
taken until a second venire of jurors
,.»n be drawn and summoned. Th*
last of the first venire was called just
before the noon recess.
Many Jurors Excused
Boise. Idaho, May 21 It appears
certain now that another venire will
have to be called to secure a jury in
the Hay wood case. Only a few per
emptory challenges remain but the
list of veniremen is nearly exhausted
and as nine-tenths so far have been
for cause it is hardly possible to get
the necessary twelve from the present
list.
(Jet Second Venire
Boise. Idaho, May 23 The second
venire of jurors for the Haywood case
is complete and the trial was resum
ed this afternoon.
It is currently reported that in case
Haywood, Moyer and Pettibone are
acquitted of the Steunenberg murder
they will be tried in Colorado upon
the charge of the murder of Arthur
Collins at Denver in 1903. The Col-'
lins murder is one of the series eharg-1
(Continued on page 4)
ANARCHISTS RUN
SYMPATHY SHOW
Red flags Wave and Police Have
to Control Moyer-Haywood
Parade at Chicago.
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Chicago, May 20—A parade oganized
to show sympathy with Moyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone. the mine federa
tion officials accused in Idaho of the
Steunenberg murder, was converted
yesterday into an anarchist demonstra
tion. Red flags were flaunted and at the
mass meeting which followed inflam
matory speeches were made.
Several hundred policemen were
present to prevent riots and had diffi
culty in suppressing general tur
bulence.
JUDGE FINDS GOVERNOR
NOT GUILTY OF CONTEMPT
Boise, Idaho, May 20—After investi
gation of Gov. Gooding’s proceedings
in taking a party of newspaper men to
the penitentiary to see Harry Orchard,
Judge Wood decided today that no
contempt had been committed. The
reporters simply interviewed Orchard
concerning his personal history. The
incident is closed.
MABELLE WAS
VARIETY GIRL
Corey’s Bride Once on Stage as
Dora Magill and Has In
divorced Husband.
By Cable to Tha Daily Gateway.
Kri®. I’a., May 20 Old photographs
of Mabelle Oilman, who married W.
K. Corey last week, show that she was
formerly Dora Magill, a variety act
ress in this this eitv and elsewhere.
She is the undivorced wife of Charles
Hillman, whom she married sixteen
years ago.
The woman separated from Hillman
a few years after they were married
and disappeared from former associa
tion". Several years ago when she
appeared on the legitimatestnge under
tin name of Mabelle Oilman few persons
even in the theatrical profession recog
nized her as tin* former variety actress.
Coreys Murry Out of Sight
London. May 21 W\ K. Corey and
hi-, bride arrived this morning from
N* w York but immediately hurried
away, going to Cherbourg. France. It
i> >aui by other passengers and by
officers of the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Oro-se that Mrs. Corey did not go out
of the cabin on the voyage. Corey
himself would talk to no one and would
not say anything concerning the ru
mor" that he would soon resign as
president of the steel trust.
Corey to Resign June I
Pittsburg, May 23 It is stated on
the best of authority that the resigna
tion of \V. K. Corey as president of the
steel trust is in the hands of the board
of directors and will be formally ac
cepted June 1. E. J. Buffington of
Chicago is said to be slated as t orey s
successor.
INDICTED FOR
FATAL SHOOTING
Grand Jury Returns Bill Against
Miner W ho Killed Tread
well Japanese.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.
Juneau, May 22—1. Petrov itch was
indicted by the grand jury in the United
States district court today for man
slaughter for shooting and killing a
Japanese in the boardinghouse of the
Treadwell mine last winter. At the
same time he shot and wounded the
steward of the boardinghouse. Petro
vitch w as a discharged miner, who in
sisted on eating at the boardinghouse
after he was discharged.
MIDDLETON SMITH TELLS
OF HIS ISLAND KINGDOM
K. V. Smith better known as
“Middleton Smith” is in town with a
load of fox >kins from his ranch on
Middleton Island. Smith and his foxes
are the sole inhabitants of this fertile
little island, which is on the open
ocean just outside of Prince William
>ound. There is a little gold in the
beach sand and at times he works a
rocker, but there is not enough pay to
justify any great amount of work. At
the present time the gardon on
the island is as far advanced as those
in the states, the climate being very
mild. Smith says that he located the
wreck of the Discovery last fall, on a
rock about fifteen miles from Middle
ton, where the boiler and machinery
were visible at low tide. The boat
evidently broke her back on this rock
and sunk immediately.—Valdez Pros
pector.
NORTHWESTERN COMPELLED
TO BEACH AT SWANPORT
The steamer Northwestern sprung a
leak almost as soon as she started
from Latouche to go to Seattle and
was compelled to head for Valdez.
She filled rapidly and was barely able
to reach Swanport, between Fort Lis
cum and Valdez, and go on the beach.
Extensive repairs will have to be made
before she can salely proceed to Seattle.
It was thought she was sufficiently
patched before she left Latouche to
make the trip.
Six of Wrangel’s seven councilmen
are Canadians by birth.
ENDS LAWSUIT
TEN YEARS OLD
Judge Wickersham’s Decision in
Berner’s Bay Mine Case
Suits People.
VAST PROPERTY LONG TIED UP
During Litigation Receivers In
creased Indebtedness from
$500,000 to $1,000,000.
Judge Wickersham’s decision in the
everlasting Berner’s Bay mine case
seems to suit most people ii* South
eastern Alaska, whether it is right or
wrong. It is possible that the re
ceivers and attorneys who have been
living off the case for ten years are
'dissatisfied. The court cut down
several claims for fees.
The Berner’s Bay mine litigation
tins been pending since a receiver was
appointed ten years ago. In that time
the indebtedness has increased from
$’>00,000 to $1,000,000 and the property
has been practically unproductive. It
j is believed to be of almost fabulous
value and if made a large producer
will add greatly to the prosperity of
j Juneau. The Record-Miner gives the
; substance of the decision as follows:
“The main issue involved was the
eight of priority between the mort
gage bonds and the receiver's certifi
cates and incidentally the priority be
tween the three issues of receiver’s
certificates. Added to these was the
general management of the affairs of
the companv by the receivers during
the past ten years to pass upon. The
decision was a carefully prepared
| document covering twenty typewrit
ten pages of matter. ”
WICKERSHAM TO
BE LET ALONE
Roosevelt Decides Not to Have
Any Further Investigation
of the Judge.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway
Washington, I). C., May 22—Farther
investigation of the charges against
Judge Wickersham Luis been stopped j
by President Roosevelt, lie will stand
by the judge on the record up to date,
including as it does a strong report in
favor of Wickersham by W. A. Day,
who made the investigation in the
Tanana two years ago.
It is stated that the president will
adhere to his previous determination
to keep Judge Wickersham on the
Alaska liench until the end of his own
term regardless of senatorial opposi
tion. If the senate fails to confirm
he will continue to give the judge
vacation appointments.
CHAIN PRISONER
TO BOAT DECK
Editor Henry, Indicted for Crimi
nal Libel, Taken Handcuffed
to Fairbanks.
By Cahlo to The Dally Gateway.
Fairbanks, May 22—Advices from
Fort Gibbons say Editor Henry, who
was indicted by the grand jury upon
the charge of criminal libel, is on his
way here on a steamer, handcuffed and
chained to the deck.
PLAY 1 TO 0 SCORE
IN SEVENTEEN INNINGS
Tacoma, May 24—The Tacoma and
Aberdeen base ball teams played a
seventeen-inning game here yesterday
before the local team scored the win
ning run.
Hard rock miners are prospecting in
the Tanana district, according to the
Fairbanks Times, in the belief that it
will prove as rich in quartz as in
placers.
WILL COMPLETE
SUNRISE TRAIL
Major Richardson Wires That Is
Intention of Alaska Road
Commission.
TO START WORK NEXT MONTH
Appropriation of $5000 Said to Be
Above Estimate Given to Gov
ernment Builders.
.The Alaska road commission expects
to complete the trail from the railroad
to Sunrise and Hope this summer and
the appropriation made for the trail
was with that purpose in view. The
following cable message was received
Tuesday by a member of the committee
appointed by the chamber of commerce
to draft resolutions urging completion
of the trail from Maj. Richardson,
chairman of the commission.
Seattle, May 21 With reference to
your note of April 1!* enclosing reso
lutions of the Seward chamber of
commerce please inform committee
that our intention is to put in com
plete trail this summer between the
Alaska Central railroad and Hope and
Sunrise. The estimate which had
been submitted to our board was less
than $5000.
CJapt. I’illsbury of the road commis
sion wired several weeks ago to J. 13.
Cameron asking when work could be
gin on the trail and was informed that
the snow would be out in June.
Maj. Richardson wired to Mr. Cam
eron Tuesday that he expects to start
from Seattle with men who will do
the work about June 1. He also in
quired whether the necessary supplies
could he obtained in Seward.
LOSES JOB BY
HOGGATT ROAST
Judge Gunnison Cuts Off Head
of Commissioner Snyder
at Wrangel.
By Catle to The Dally Gateway.
Juneau, May 20— United States Com
missioner A. V. R. Snyder at Wrangel
was removed today by Judge Wicker
sham under a peremptory order from
Judge Gunnison because he roasted
Gov. Hoggatt in the Wrangel Sentinel
for sending troops to Treadwell to
guard the mine during the recent
strike. Snyder is editor of the Sen-*
tinel.
The commissioner was given an op
portunity to explain his criticism of
the governor but his explanation was
not satisfactory and Judge Gunnison
ordered his head off forthwith.
BRINGS SUPPLIES
TO LIGHTHOUSES
Tender America on Way With
Material to Construct New
Alaska Stations.
By Cabl« to The Dally Gateway.
Seattle, May 20—The new lighthouse
tender America sailed for Alaska to
day loaded with supplies for all sta
tions along the coast and with con
struction material for the new light
houses authorized by the last congress.
EVELYN WILL NEVER
60 BACK TO STAGE
Pittsburg, May 24—Fabulous offers
have been made to Evelyn NesbitThaw
to return to the stage but she has re
fused all of them and says she will
never appear on the stage again.
Cleary creek and its banks are said
to be covered with a vast glacier,
accumulated during the past winter,
and it is thought that much damage
may be done to the town when the
break-up comes.
RUIN PILEDRIVER
WITH DYNAMITE
Morrison’s Men at Katalla Wreck
Machine Belonging to
Rogers Outfit.
—
Morrison’s men at Katalla blew up
a piledriver belonging to the Rogers
crowd Thursday afternoon, just to j
show that the society of the latter was |
disagreeable and their operations of- j
fensive to the rival outgt. Nobody j
was hurt but the piledriver was wreck
ed. This was the status when the!
Yucatan came away that evening.
The dynamite was touched otT short-J
ly after t! o’clock and the engineer of
the piledriver narrowly escaped death I
as he had returned for some purpose
j and was only 100 feet away when the
explosion came. He claims to have
identified four men as the perpetrators
and their arrest seemed probable when
the steamer left.
Gangs of men attached to the rival
companies have been touching ofl tire
crackers from lime to time to make
their opponents uneasy and interfere
with their work. It is stated that
! most of thus lias been done bv men em
! ployed by Morrison, or Bruner crowd,
although some reports say the Rogers
I men have indulged in the same tactics.
Whenever one gang approached closely
| to where the other party were en
gaged the lirst comers would put a few
i stroks of powder in the ground near
their opponents and run away with
! the usual warning yell. This tended
to make the intruders nervous and
prevent them from doing any work.
It is claimed by the Morrison party
that the Rogers company is encroach
ing on the right of way of the former
and the temporary injunction issued a
short time ago was obtained upon that
claim.
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SAYS ALASKA IS
FOR LOCAL RULE
Waskey Returns to Seattle and
Tells ot Sentiment for Self
government.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Seattle, May 24-Frank H. Waskey,
delegate from Alaska in the last con
gress, returned today from a trip to
Southern Alaska, and states that he
found the sentiment in favor of terri
torial government growing every
where he visited. He says the people
realize that it is not to their interest
to be ruled by a political ring but that
they should have a local government
of their own, which would be a step
ping stone to statehood.
Mr. Waskey will sail for Nome June
1 to look after his mining Interests on
Seward peninsula.
WILL LEAD WORLD IN
ECONOMIC PRODUCTION
Prince William sound presents a
better combination of resources for the
economical production of copper than
almost any other copper field of the
world, in the opinion of Prof. W. O.
Crosby, geologist of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, who says:
“It would be difficult to find a dis
trict presenting more favorable gen
eral conditions for the economic pro
duction of copper. Among these con
ditions are: Large and regular ore
bodies, uniformity of geologic struc
ture, cheap transportation and sup
plies, proximity to the finest coal
fields on the Pacific Coast, abundance
of timber, water and water power, and
a mild, invigorating climate.”
OPEN GOOD LEDGE ON
SNUG HARBOR CLAIMS
Jim O’Reilly’s men opened a seven
foot ledge of copper on the claims he is
working at Snug Harbor, on the east
ern shore of Knight island, a few days
ago. Frank Youngs brought back
same fine specimens of ore to have as
sayed. He reports that the property
looks remarkably promising. A tun
nel is in sixty feet and it will be driven
steadily. The property is owned by
Youngs, O’Reilly and other Seward
men.
Smallwood creek promises to add it
self to the list of Tanana bonanzas.
NEW STORY OF
INNOKO STRIKE
Account Sent to l airhanks from
kalta# Confirms Report
Brought to Seward.
DETAILS COINCIDE CLOSELY
Says Quiet Stampede Has Been 60
ing Into Regions for Several
Weeks from Yukon Side.
(I’uirlmiikN News)
Kaltag. Alaska. April ‘St < hie mine*
with a two-pound poke of dust, several
others who have purchased heavy out
fits, for which tiie\ have paid gener
ously in native gold, and the flat state
ments of several others who havecoine
out of the district, indicate that a pay
streak of proportions lias been struck
in the Innoko river country anu that
there i> good reason for the quiet
stampede which has been on into that
section for several weuks past.
I’ay was struck in tie- Innoko hist
September by John Mackey, Fred
Spencer, Mike ttoki and Tom Gaines.
It was struck on Gaines creek, a
tributary to the south fork of the Inno
ko, which heads in the Kuskokwim
mountains.
After making the discovery in Sep
tember last the men named sluiced for
eight days and cleaned up n». Then
cold weather ended their operations.
At that time several other holes
were being put down, but only discov
ery had been bedrocked.
Those who have come out are very
secretive, and give it out that while
the country is good, there is no reason
for a stampede.
All of the ground that looks good,
say they, lias been staked by steamboat
crews who have come across from tin
Kuskokwim river, where their boats
are wintering in the ice.
The discoverers on (Jaines creek
went into the district last year w ith a
poling boat and were able to ascend
Gaines creek to discovery in ilmt craft.
Gaines creek is about thirty miles
long. The Innoko itself is declared to
be navigable to small river steamers
as far up as the mouth of Gaines creek
during the high water period.
The Innoko river heads in behind
the Kaiyuii mountains, its waters ly
ing between that range and the Kus
kokwim mountains. The waterway in
to the Innoko is by way of Shagaluk
slough, through which part of the
waters of the Innoko flow into tin> Yu
kon 100 miles above Anvik.
There is also an Indian summer trail
into the headwaters of the stream,
which leaves the Yukon a few miles
below Nulato and drops into the ex
treme headquarters of the Innoko over
easy divides.
Five dog-team outfits and an outfit
from Nome were the last prospecting
expeditions to go in. They went in a
couple of weeks ago.
SLAYER TAKES
HIS OWN LIFE
Officers Find Dead Body 01
Sylvester Burkhart in Cabin
on Koyukuk.
By CabU to Tbe D»\ly Qatoway.
Fairbanks, May 22—The body of
Sylvester Burkhart, wanted for the
alleged murder of his partner, 1 rox
ley, was found in a cabin on the Koyu
kuk by officers. Burkhart had shot
himself, undoubtedly with suicidal
intent.
Burkhart is believed to have been
insane. The dead body of his
partner, Louis Troxley, was recently
found at Coldfoot. Search for Burk
hart was started but he eluded pur
suit until he ended his own life.
FRANCKE LOSES LICENSE
FOR THIRTY MONTHS
Seattle, May 20—The marine board
today suspended Capt. Emil Francke’s
license as a master for thirty months,
finding that the wreck of the steam
ship Dakota was due to carelessness in
navigation on his part.