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WASHINGTON. Si'pt.. 6— T!i<*
Senate Foreign Relations committe is
to adopt f»*ur resolutions to the po; re
treaty.
i > rides A me i ioa decli •
to assume any ter itorial obligatioi m
mandate without a resolution ot Con
gress.
The s von» | ovides tea* Ameri • i
i^ the sole into prefer of the Monroe
doctrine.
The thir l resolution is that Amer
n will determine domestic affairs
without the league of Nation's inter
vention.
The Fourth is the r'ght of with
drawal res*-v-m! in lb* tieaty aide, i
r« ported out.
The reservations, which will he
presented to the senate early n< \
week . ; Iso provide for conditional ra
tification of the treaty. The reserva
tions must he accepted by three 01
four of the great powers.
It is expected that the minority
»n>rt of the committee will be filed
during the day.
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TERM OF COURT
STARTS MONDAY
The Seward term of the Cnit«vl
States District court v il convene here
next Monday morning at 10 o’clock,
the sessions being held in the Van
Gilder hall. Judge Charles K. Bunnell
and his excellent corp of court offic
ials arri\ed on the Alaska today.
The civil calendar for term of
court »s as follow-;:
John FI. Ballaine vs. The Alaska
Xorthern and the U. S.
Carrol & Co., vs D. C. Brownell. J
John Sherman Haynes vs Guy Bel
lamy. Whitehead. A al .
Schwabacher Bros., & Co. vs Joe]
Morris, ea al.
I,. J. Schage vs C. B. Whitehead et al.
Ida Alexander Floyd vs John K1
nioml r loyd.
Gustav Seifert vs St. T.ouis Mining
• & Trading Co.
Joseph A. Laubner vs Dorris C.
Laubner.
Thomas B. Towle vs George Whit
ney. et al.
H. W. Miller vs A. A. Hein, et al.
M. Imhoff vs 0. A. Weidlich.
S. Stalin sky vs J. K. Herzer.
Hank of Seward vs J Sherman
Haynes, three cases.
j '•«»p Banned District attornev
Manley. I. Hamburger, J. B. Mille1
A H. Wilcox, H. G. Bennett, to attend
th*' district court session here, arrived
or. the Alaska.
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K MB PBICE COMMITTEES
TO BE NAMED IN THE I . S.
CHICAGO. Sept.. 6— District At
torney Clyne stated today that he ex
pected the government to descend uiv
on the high cost of living by the an
pointment of fair price committees ir
various states and territories similai
to the war time food organizations.
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KANSAS CITY, Sept., «— Presi
dent Wilson arrived here this morning
and made a speech on the peace trea**
and the League of Nations before an
immense crowd.
Ylie President appealed to his audi
•nce to support the treaty as the char
ter for a new order in world s at tair*.
Kerry wcmbe» of the crowd of to.OO)
tin-w'd a small American flag and
cheered for over two minutes. Thous
and* v ere unable to get into the big
meeting place.
**T!i * ocople are being nvsled about
'h*‘ tr. -t v.*' lOn’inued tb * PrcS'den*.
“They are b< ing misled by nu;n who
look at it with jaundiced eyes of thosi
who have private intoi>.*ts of theii
own. Thirty four men are controlling
the Russian affairs and represent onK
themst Ives, making a closer monopK
of p* w• •• at Moscow than at Potsdan
befote the war. These men are nioit
cruel than the Czar but are controlling
the destinies of Russia. If we don’’
want little groups of selfish men to
plot Kurove’s futures, we must set
tbu little groups* of selfish men d ?
not plot Americas future. I he \vx'
was won by the American spirit. To
the treaty America realizes what tin
gallant boys fough for and the great
respect the American Senate can
show is to come out and fight for that
same fight. The cause is greater than
the Senate and l intend to fight that
cause until 1 die.”
The President speaks in Dos Moine*
tonight.
The President type writes his var
ious speeches while riding in his ca»
of the special train.
St. Louis. Sept.. (>— In a speech in
the Colisuem last night. President
Wilson there cannot be a league of na
tions without the partnership of the
Americans.
“Yes we are a partner, I will pre
dict that we will be the senior part
ner.” said the |Vesi(**nt. “An amend
ments to the treaty will mean its
failure and the isolation of the Unit
ed States. America should have a re
preservative on the powerful repara
tion commission as without it we
would be playing a lone hand and
would be frozen out. The opponents to
the treaty are absolute contemptible
quitters if they do not see the game
througn.”
\\ AS-tlXUTOW Sept., f» - Sona
;o: Sherman attacked Wilson’s state
merit made at Columbus that the In
ternationa! Labor conference would he
held whether the treaty was ratified
or not.
Senator Sherman $aid Wilson’s de
claration indicated conteniptous disre
gard for the law and officials had bee*
mpeached for less tlagrant violations.
"\V:!son had yoked himself with the
wolutionaries and 1 want to know if
he Americans have begun to elect
kings/* concluded Sen. Sherman.
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SENATORS TO TOt R
WASHINGTON, Sept., f>— A num
ber of Senators have engagements t>
discuss the treaty in the east anil mid
dle west in the near future. The Re
publicans propose to reply to the
President’s addresses both on the floor
of the Senate and House.
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prince goes fishing
NIPIGON, Out., Sept.. 6— The
Prince of Wales and his staff left this
- morning for a three day’s fishing trip
at Nipiyon Lake.
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AI’STRIANS WILL
PROIIABLY VKEPT
THE ALLIED TREATY *
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PARIS. Sept., fi— The Austri
ans will probably decide tomorrow
to accept the treaty. The terms
wore received by the Austrians in
Vienna yesterday with greatest
surprise and indignation and it is
believed the ministry will fall. *
The Monarchists consider the
terms have hilled any hopes of a
return to the government of the
Uapshui gs.
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NEW YORK. Sept., 6— Ambassa
dor Juss*‘rund was the principal
speaker at the exercises at the ci’y
hall today commemorating the or-'
hundred and fifty second anniversary
of La Fayette's birth. It is also the
fifth anniversary of the battle of the
Marne.
Lansing. Poincare Wood and IV -
diing sent greetings .
The Prince of Wales wire ! thaT
England never forgets how the Frencn
and British stood together at the bat
tle of the Marne.
FREAR Ql ITS QUIZZING
PORTLAND, Sept., f> - Following
/erbal battles. Chairman Frear today
eft the spruce hearings. Congressmen
'.♦•a continued the examination of Gen
eral Disque who testified the United
States had only a three million dollar
>il! to pay of the total of fifty millions
nvolved in the spruce production when
he salvaged was settled.
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FEARS PROPAGANDA IS
BEING WORKED IN OREGON
Portland. Sept., G— Congressman
'•’rear alleges some one is distributing
tropoganda to discredit the work of
he Congressional spruce investigat
es. Democratic member Lea assort
»ted with the former spruce corpora
ion has been prevented by this pro
'ognnda from telling the truth, it i>
said.
II NER \L DISQUE TAKES
\l l. BLAME FOR BLUNDERS
IN THE SPRUCE PRODUCTION
PORTLAND. Sept., 0— Goner.il
Disque. testifying before the conpres
ional committee investipatinp spruce
production, assumed full responsibility
'or the construction of the $1,000 W't
oppinp railroad on t^e Olvmipic Pen
:nsula. General Disque said he tried
0 pet the Milwaukee to build and fail -
np. persuaded the Government. Dis
pie said Ryan did not participate in
•ny nepotiations. Guy Gabrielson,
hief invest ipator for thrt conpression
1 committe, testified that Disque was
receiving* $30,000 annual salary :i<
president of the company in which
Ryan was interested.
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SCHOOL NOTES
The first week of the Seward
chools passed very pleasantly, and
he pupils have all manifested an in
erest in their work that is very grati
'ving to their teachers.
Miss Clare Schwarz, the new teach
»r for the sixth, seventh and eighth
Trades has shown an aptness for
caching and an interest in the work
hat ensures success in her depart
nent, and she has already won the
avor of her pupils and the good will
'f all who have met her.
Miss Kendall and Miss Nash have
ntcred upon their second year’s work
vith renewed enthusiasm and with a
lesire and will to give their very best
service in the interests of their pupils.
The high-school pupils have taken
ioid of their w^rk with an unusual
•nteiest that bah fair for a success
ful to;m. Therefore thc# outlook for
!c school vear Is \«*ry satisfactory.
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.Airs. S. M. Graff,, who has been
visiting her son and daughter in Seat
tle, returned to Sew'nrd on the Alaska.
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DAWSON, Sept., r>— Supt. Rich
mond, of the Northern Commercial C >.
estimates the Yukon Valley placer
gold shipments this year will total $•>.
225.000. This includes the valley camps
of the Klondike which leads with $2,
>00,000; Tatiana being second with $1,
500.000.
Supt. Richmond’s estimates are bas
ed on the express shipments.
The following is tin* tabulation of
the various districts and their gold
} hipments:
$800,000 fiom Fairbanks.
$750,000 from Iditarod.
$700,000 ftorn Tolovana .
$250,000 from Kuskokwim.
$225,000 from Circle.
$125,000 from Ruby.
$100,000 from Koyukuk.
$05,000 from Hot Springs.
$75,000 from Marshall.
$50,000 from Ophir.
$25,000 from Rampart.
$20,000 from Chandler.
Riehm Mid’s estimates that Nome
will ship a quarter of a million dollar.
worth.
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SEATTLE, Sept., 6 A
froi Washington appearing ip th ^
morning's Cost-Intelligencer said that
;t was expected the House would vote
sometime today on Chairman Curry'.'
seventeen million dollar appropriation
for the Alaska railroad. Some slight
opposition, it is said, has appeared.
Delegate Grigsby leaves for Alaska
ro!lowing the vote to take testimony.
Grigsby's forty days allowed to take
the testimony, began yesterday.
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ALASK \ NW \L
STATIONS NKKDKIt
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W ASHINGTON, Sept., f»— II is
unofficially reported that the na
vy commission recently in Alas
ka. recommends more pretentious
naval stations in Alaska as the
coast parallels the route to the
' Orient where the American-Asi
atic fleet is being enlarged.
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\LASK \ \RRIVES IN PORT
"With f >rty three passengers and ."if!
*ons of freight for Seward, Steam*'!’
Vhiska arrived in port at 1 o’clock
this afternoon and will sail late this
afternoon from the San Juan dock.
Capt No d reports a splendid trip
north having left Seattle a week ag>
last night at 8:.°»0 o’clock. This morn
ng fog encountered around Sawmill
Bay accounted for several hours de
ny in arrival here.
Passenge s for Seward on the Alas
ka were William C. Edes and wife,
Mrs. S. M. Graff, George Schmidt, R.
D. Reise, J. E. I/*e, Anna Simonson,
I Simonson, George Gullufson, Gram
Carlson, Mrs. B. V. High, Tom Ford,
T. J. Courtney, E . S. Eikenberry, 0.
Lohring, William Johnson, F. E. Field
and wife, G. F. Raiminie, Capt. Char
les L. Howes, Judge Charles E. Bun
nell, F. Merle, E. E . Ritchie, William
A. Munly, I. Hamburger, J. B. Milder.
W. D. Thompson, H. G. Bennett. C. H.
Wilcox, S . 0. Casler, J. A. Rosen,
Sergt. Hartsough and nine soldiers,
and five steerage .
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BIG RECEPTION IS BEING
PLANNED FOR GEN. PERSHING
NEW YORK, Sept.. 6— The Board
of Aldermen last night appropriated
$100,000 for the reception to Gen.
Pershing. The reception will be on
Wednesday and that day has been de
i dared a legal holiday in all city De
partments. Boyhood and Mexican
; border friends of Fershing are flock
ing to the city to jvrticipate in the
wolcomc.
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“It appearing to me from Um t«‘-t.
mony produce*l l»»*1 <»i*e m** on the <x
animation that the crime of murder In
the fi -t degree lias been committed
and that there is sufficient cause to
believe that William Stewart, alia
| .lack Xicho’s. alias William Dempsey,
j alias W. Cummings, is guilty thereo*
‘ and I order him to he held to answer
the same.”
In tlie above words, I’niled Still'*
Commissioner Whittlesey emended
the murderer of Isaac Kvans to the
custody of Marshal Hicnneman 1 > ap
pear before the next grand jury, with
out hail.
The preliminary hearing was held
yesterday afternoon a1 l o’- Wk in the 1
corridor of the federal jail. Besides I
the i-oiiit attnehees, marshal • and de
puties, witnesses, only a few others
were admitted.
Dempsey waived any pio codings
and entered no plea.
Three witnesses were examined.
R. .1. Weir, Dr. .1. H. Romig and H. O.
Roberts, they having witnessed th*'
shooting between Isaac Evans and
Dempsey. Each identified Dempsey a*
tlie man engaged in the shooting and
related certain incidents of the af
fray. which have already been publish
ed.
One fact was brought out by H. 0.
Robots and that was that Mr. Evans
^tumbled and fell backwards and was
regaining his feet when Dempsey, af
ter deliberate aim, fired the shot
vhich resulted in the death of the de
alt v marshal.
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Dempsey sat throughout the hoar
ng, listening attentively, now and
hen glancing at the witnesses with a
;mirk upon his face.
Following the hearing, Dempsey
vas taken back to his cell and ankle
uffs again placed upon him.
The enormity of his crime seems
o have had no effect upon the degen- j
rate, and when certain testimony was
riven concerning what he had done, a
ook as if lie was proud, came into his
ace.
FLAGS AT HALF
I MAST TOMORROW
At a special meeting of the city
ouncil called this morning by Mayor j
'hambeHin. it was ordered that the
ity flags be placed at half mast to- J
aorrow put of respect to Isaac Evans,
/hose public funeral will be held in
he afternoon . The city attorney was j
ilso instructed to prepare resolutions
-»f regret at the death of Mr. Evans
nd extend sympathy of the city to the
vidow. Councilmap Korner was ap
pointed a committee of one to secure a
uitable floral offering.
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ONE STRIKE SETTLED
NEW YORK, Sept., 6— The actors
strike has been settled and the thea
tres will be opened tonight there be
ing no rant in cos today.
“I (lid the deed by myself.”
With the above confession regard -
I ag the muider of Margaret Lavor,
Lhe woman of the underworld at An
•borage, William Stewart, alias Wili
am Dempsey, etc., fainted away and
Dr. Uomig was called, as the murderer
remained in his faint so long that
United States Marshal Brenneman be
came woiried unless the degenerate
pa -; away before Justice had demand
•Mijhat he be convicted and pay th *
penalty for his deeds.
Kcvived from his faint, Dempsey
ictually cried out his confession re
garding the Anchorage and as he said:
‘i \\ ill tell the truth.”
Immediately following the prelim
nary hearing held yesterday after
loon, Marshal llrenneman put Demp
sey in the corner of his cell and start
<*l to get a confession from the man
egarding the Anchorage murder.
Previously. Dempsey had intimated
hat lu* had an accomplice in the An
borage murder hut after a severe
gr: rig of hours he broke down and
made the above confession.
Following his revival from his
aint Dempsey gav« the follow in ?
immary:
He lured the Lavor woman to his
cabin.
After a short time he asked the
'Oman to go to another cabin.
The woman hesitated then positive
ly refused.
“But in the other cabin 1 have a
vhVcey cache,” said Dempsey.
The Whiskey cache proved the de
si od bait.
The woman and the man went to
fho cabin and there Dempsey struck
her, the intention being to commit a
robbery for money and jewelery.
The woman screamed and ran from
the cabin. Dempsey after her. He
aught her and struck her on the
head, smashing her skull and causing
her death.
Then Dempsey dragged her to the
well, only a short distance away, and
vhrew the body into it, covering it witn
debris.
“I struck the woman with a sort of
monkey wrench and then hid the
wrench” said Dempsey.
Dempsey told Marshal Brenneman
where he hid the wrench, and this
forenoon the instrument that caused
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the woman’s death was found by the
Anchorage officers whore Dempsey
said it should be.
Dempsey did not get any money,
the woman not having it with her.
Dempsey did not take any of her jew
elry , as he was afraid.
The next morning, Dempsey packed
Mis bag, and left Anchorage in the di
rection of Seward, stopping at the
various places already published be
fore.
Dempsey . in his cell today, seems
'Ort of relieved that he has got every
th ng off his degenerate mind.
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GRAND Jl’RY TO PROCEED
AGAINST THE BIG PACKERS
WASHINGTON, Sept., 6— The
grand jury meeting in Chicago on
September 15th, will consider the anti
trust proceedings against the five big
meat packers.
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BIG OFFER FOR FIGHT
RENO, Sept., 6— The Reno Athle
tic club has offered Dempsey $60,000
to fight Willie Meehan, of San Fran
cisco, here for 25 rounds after the
first of the year. Meehan claims two
decisions over Dempsey.
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