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VOL» ~SEWARD, ALASKA. TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15. 1911 NO <»
HOUSE SEEKS
INFORMATION
Requests Attorney - General to
^ Supply Data Regarding the
Alleged Coal Graft.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 15—With
out comment the house lias sent a re
quest to Attorney-General Wicker
sham for all papers, documents and j
letters in regard to the alleged graft]
in the sale of coal to government posts I
i in Alaska.
The Humphreys resolution which
calls for a special committee to probe
into the Controller bay affair is worry
ing the committee on expenditures]
which has the matter under considera
tion. Congressman Humphreys
charges that the latter committee is
inactive.
STRIKERS AND
SOLDIERS FIGHT
Liverpool, Aug. 15.—Mob rule con
tinues on the water front of this city.
The striking docktnen, in organized ;
gangs, looted bar rooms, provision |
markets, and made the night hideons. :
Soldiers were summoned and a pitched ■
battle ensued. Over a hundred strik- j
ers and many soldiers were injured in
the encounter.
RAILWAY STRIKE !
ON IN ENGLAND!
Liverpool, Aug. 15.—A general strike
on all transportation lines in England '
has been declared by the employes.
Tondon, Aug. 15.—The operating
companies declare they will resist the j
demands of the striking railway men. ;
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Steamers Reach Seattle.
Seattle, Aug. 15—The steamer1
Admiral Sampson arrived here at 2|
o'clock this morning; the steamer j
Northwestern reached Itereat 8 o’clock i
this morning. Both expect to sail on !
schedule time.
The German doctor has some GOOD i
candy.
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Brown and Sage Colored tents at J. L. |
Graef V *
If you are in trouble, consult “The |
Old Doctor” at The Alaska Phar
macy. __t
Kptozone, the reliable dandruff cure. ]
Four years’ demonstration and has |
never failed to cure. Gould A Conner,
Alaska agents. #
The Old German Doctor fills it out
just as the doctor ordered at the
Alaska Pharmacy. *
We study to please our customers.
Does it always occur to youV—Seward
Commercial Co. •
FATE OF MEN INVOLVED
IN ALASKA COAL CASES
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Judson C. Welliver, the well known
writer, in a recent issue of the Wash
ington Times, tells of the fate of the
prominent men commected with the
Alaska coal lands case:
it is doubtful whether since the
Credit Mobilier scandal, a single in
cident in national administration has
claimed for itself so remarkable a
mortality list as that which may be
credited to the Ballinger-Pinchot !
scandal. Here are some of the fa
talities:
Senator Samuel H. Piles, of Wash-1
ington, retired, and politically dead,
because he was a Ballingerite.
Secretary Richard A. Ballinger, re
signed, retired, and discredited.
Assistant Secretary Frank Pierce,
retired.
Oscar C. Trawler, assistant attorney
general. resigned.
H. H. Swartz, chief of field service,
retired.
David H. Jarvis, leading agent of the
Guggenheims in Alaska, committed
suicide recently.
The Sovereign Bank of Canada, of
Toronto, failed because it got loaded
up with Alaska securities.
A. C. Frost, Chicago millionaire
agent for the Watson-Frost group of
coal claims, sailed for Europe and im
munity a few days before be was in
dicted,
A. H. Stracey, agent of the “Stracey
group” of coal claims, living in Can
ada t>ecause he is under indictment
here.
Senator Thomas H. Paynter, of Ken
tucky, withdrawn from race for re
election because his opponent, Repre
sentati* e James, made a reputation
fighting Ballinger.
Simon Guggenheim, senator from
Colorado, who has announced he will
not. be a candidate for re-election.
Gifford Pinchot, O. W. Price, A. C.
Shaw, L. R. Glavis, and A. D. Kirby,
dismissed from government service for
opposing Ballinger, but vindicted by
the final decision.
The airing of Alaska afTairs is only
begun. The house committee on ter
ritories has retried favorably a reso
lution by Delegate Wickershatn call
ing on the secretary of war for infor
mation about fraudulent deals in coal
sold to the government. Another
resolution, calling on the attorney
Seeks to Break Record.
Springfield, Aug, 15.—Aviator At
wood, in his aerial machine, reached
here today, on his trip from St. Louis
to Chicago. He is seeking to break a
time record.
Good launch for sale cheap. Doing
fine business. Inquire Brown & Haw
kins. *
Good, Better and Best candies at
Hoot’s. _ _ *
Meet me at the Branch.
Biggest line of Photo Goods ever re
ceived in Seward. Now on display at
the Alaska Pharmacy. *
Accommodations at the Pioneer
Roadhouse at Knilc are unexcelled by
any other roadhouse on the Seward
Idltarod trail *
general to explain why prosecutions:
were not brought against thete coal ;
malefacors, will l>e reported as soon as J
the judiciary commit tee can be got
together.
Take the matter of the Watson- ;
Frost group, in the Matanuska coal
field. There are thirty-two claims !
here,..to the best part of this field. A. j
C. Frdkt is the Chicago man who sev- |
eral years ago set out in the hoi*e of i
doing just what the Guggenheiros have
been attempting. He wanted to get
control of the coal, and hold it through
ownership of a railroad.
Frost interested the Sovereign Bank
of Canada, of Toronto, in his enter- i
prises. That bank backed him in j
building the Alaska Central road from i
Seward to the Matanuska field, about ;
180 miles. Nearly 100 miles of the
road is now built.
Frost and his associates took up i
claims in the coal, in order to l>e cer
tain of controlling it. Among those
who filed on full-sized claims were
Lois \\ . Tuthill. Frost’s secretary: P.
L., F. R., and C. E. Thompson, em
ployes of Frost; J. F. Seward, First's
bookkeeper; Horace S. Oakley and F.
; S. Monroe, attorneys for Frost; F. C.
Merrillies, Frost’s purchasing agent, 1
besides stenographers, relatives and j
other employes.
Collusion in the matter, with the
purpose of handling the bunch of
|claims as an entity contrary to law,
seemed plain. Frost learned that the
, graud jury at Spokane was investigat
ing. He came on to Washington, in
| terviewed the attorney-general and the
secretary of the interior—then Mr.
Ballinger—tried to make his peace,
failed, and started to Europe. He
frankly admitted to people who were !
j familiar with the situation that the
I pendency of indictments made his exit i
! desirable. In a few days after he had 1
| sailed he was indicted. The offense is
not extraditable.
A. H. Stracey, head and agent for
i the Stracey group of claims in the Ber
mg river coal field, is in the same pre- j
| dicament. He has been indicted, and
; lias gone to Canada. His English rela
I fives are powerful people, a brother
| being Sir Edward Stracey. The Stra
cey claims, also, are regarded with sus
picion as being in the way of landing
! finally in Guggenheim control.
Hodge flay Be Candidate.
Seattle, Aug. 14—Sheriff Boh Hodge
is being boomed as a candidate for
mayor against the incumbent, Hilling, j
at the recall election.
Books at Boots, come in and see
them. *
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You never get bad eggs or butter j
when you buv at Seward Commercial
Co. *
Speaking of GOOD candies. Hoot cer
tainly has them. Come In and try some
of the Golden Potlatch. Something
new. *
< I« < small gold pans at J. L.
Graef’s. *
You will find our Goods Bight. If
not we will make it right.
Seward Commercial Co.
INDICTED MAN
ELUDES OFFICERS
Alleged Participant in Alaska
Coal Graft Cannot Be Found
By Searchers.
Seattle, Aug. 15 —Officers of the law
have searched in vain for the party
mentioned in the secret indicttaent
returned by the federal grand jury,
sitting in Tacoma. The name of the
individual is kept a profound secret,
l'he officers believe that their man has
gone to another part of the continent.
Delegate Wickershain is in Tacoma
seeking to gain information as to the
party against whom an indictment has
been returned and others against whom
suspicion points and who will later bo
indicted. Yesterday he was in con- ,
ference with H. J. Douglas, former
auditor of the Guggenheim concern
and the chief witness before the jury.
MOB BURNS A
NEGRO TO CRISP
Coatesville, Pa., Aug. 15—Zacharius
Walker, a colored man, w as taken from
a local hospital and burned to a crisp
by a mob of enraged citizens last night.
Walker killed a special policeman
early in the evening. He himself was
slightly wounded.
STEALS WIFE’S
GEMS AND FLEES
I^os Angeles, Aug. 15—Cl. K. John
son, who married the divorced wife of
Antone Stander, the rich Klondiker,
has disappeared from the city, taking
with him $40,000 worth of diamonds
belonging to the woman whom ho
married. The police are seeking him.
Forgive and Forget.
Springfield, Aug. 15.—Mr. and Mrs.
Geraghty were made glad yesterday by
the receipt of a message from Mr. and
Mrs. French, parents of the bride, for
giving the couple for eloping and urg
ing them to return to the parental
raof. _
Woman Denied Divorce.
Bos Angeles, Aug. 15.—Mrs. Borden,
wife of Gail Borden, has been denied
a divorce from her millionaire hus
band. Borden is the manufacturer of
a condensed milk.
The steamer Alameda will reach
here about 5 o'clock this afternoon.
When in Knik stop at the Pioneer
Roadhouse. You’ll b* well treated
there. _ *
Score cards at Hoot’s.
Postal cards at Hoot’s.
Playing cards at Root’s.
Calling Cards at Root’s. *
To get orders filled quick just ring
36.—Seward Commercial Co. *