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The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-01-14
PERSONAL MENTION

H. A. Blglow, of the Bennett News Co., arrived from WhltehOrss last night and wlll spend several days ln ths clty.
 -o- A. H. MseKay Is at Whltshorss. supi, Rogers returned from WhIthose, last night.
 Rev. j, J, Wright Presbyterian mlnist'r Of Whliehorss came over on last tights train and b stopping at the Dewey.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-01-14
DTEY

Thereby designate the Daily Alaskan Q news paper published at Skngway, Alaska, and being tho newspaper published nearest Co the DlscOv- cry Placer Claim, as the paper fin which the above notice shall be published.
 JOHN w. DUDLEY.
 Register. Date of first publication, November ll. 1902, Date of last publication, January l8 1908.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
TO REVIVE The CANTEEN
War Department Officials Said to
Favor Re-enactment Of the
Old Statute.
From The journal Bureau, Room IS, Post Build

From The Journal Bureau, Room 45, Post Build
ing, Washington,
Washington, June 15.-Adjutant Cen
eral Corbin and other officials Of the war
department say they know nothing about
the intention Of the department to
discipline cities near which army posts
are located for permitting disreputable
saloons to exist near thes posts, as was
telegraphed a st. Paul paper last Friday.
It is said that while Secretary Root and
commanders of army posts are keenly
alive to the situation and are aware that
the adjustment of the canteen has re-
vived these low GROCERIES outside Of mill
tary posts, the department will not pre-
sumo to dictate to any municipality how
the liquor traffic shall be controlled within
it's jurisdiction.
All the department can do is to punish
men who violate the regulations regard
ing drunkenness and possibly to urge con-
gress to again permit the sale Of beer
within the limits of army reservations.
This establishment Of the canteen has
been recommended by nearly all COM
manders of departments, but congress at
it's last session took no action.
Reports recently received and articles
in the daily papers show that drunken
ness among enlisted men is on the in
crease and that courtmartials for offenses
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
NEW REFINERY METHOD
Cornell Students Discovery Is Elk
pected to Devolutionize the
Copper Business.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
ithaca, N. Y, June 15.-Isaac Baum Of
Uniontown, Pa, and Florence Joseph
Schwab Of New Orleans, students in the
engineering department at Cornell, have
made discoveries which they expect will
revolutionize the copper refining indus
try. They explain their discoveries in a
thesis on which they collaborated. Baum
and SchWab received a mark Of SO per
cent on their thesis, the highest in the
history Of Cornell.
been experimenting day and night. In
refining copper which professors here say
will stand any test and will save copper
rehners millions of dollars annually.
They demonstrate that the temperature
at which copper is now refined and the
current which Is passed thru the refining
watts is not high enough. BY using the
temperature and the current density
which these inventors have calculated,
the original cost Of a refinery will be re-
duced more than one half.
All that I will say at present. de-
clared Baum, sis that I believe all the
refiners In this country will soon use our
method
Professor wilder 3. Bancroft. under
whose supervision Baum and Schwab
have been working, will translate the
thesis into German and it will be read
before the Electro Chemical society Of
Berlin. At this meeting the details of
discovery will be explained in full
About $80,000,000 worth of copper is
refined in this country annually and $12,-
000, 900 worth Of silver and $4, 000, 900
worth OF gold are recovered therefron.
The present cost of refining is S. ton.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
USE WATER AS A FUEL
Yale Scientists Make What Appears
to Be Most Important
Discovery.

New Haven, Conn, June 15.-Yale scien-
lists have found the first signs of radio
activity ever discovered in America. For
two months DR.. Lynde Wheeler and DR..
H. A. Bunstead Of the Sheffield scientific
school, have been conducting original in
vestigations along the lines suggested by
Professor ]. J. Thompson of England, the
most eminent physicist in the world and
they have found what appears like a dis
covery not even made by the great Cam
bridge scientist in his own laboratory.
They are confident they have shown that
the presence Of radio activity can be
demonstrated in surfaced water, at least,
in some parts Of America.
Repeated experiments performed b yDrs.
Wheeler and Bunastead at Yale, with
matter taken from the city supply at Lake
Whitney, show the radio activity.
Professor Thompson tried repeatedly to
secure similar results from the water Of
England, on different parts Of the island
without success. He found it in quanti-
ties taken from unusually deep wells and
thru chalk. When he came to Yale to
deliver the Silliman lectures recently, he
was enthusiastic over his experiments,
which Indicate force so powerful that
Professor Thompson expressed the opinion
that the coal mines Of the world may not
be needed for either heat or energy if
the new element, radium, can be utilized,
as seems a possibility If theories now be-
ing developed are perfected.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
LOCK OUT LASTS
New York Employers Insist on Adoption
of Arbitration Plan,

OF Arbitration Plan.
New York, June 15.-Members Of the
Building Trades Employers association
announce that not only will the present
lockout continue, but also that other work
will be stopped, thus completely tieing UP
all the building work in the city unless the
labor unions consent to adopt the plan Of
arbitration to prevent future strikes,
which has been proposed by the en-
ployers.
The new condition of affairs came as
a thunderbolt to the majority of the walk
ing delegates, who had expected that
about 1000 out of the 10000 men who
had been out Of employ1ne nt since May
would be able to resume work to-
morrow.
Charles =. Eidlitz, president of the
Building Trades Employers association,
said: 1--WE are responsible for the new
order, which will continue until the lock-
out shall end, and it can be said further
bers Of the association to make the lock-
until the unions have accepted our plan
Of arbitration. We have sent notices to
contractors and builders who are mem
brighter for the return Of normal conditions
out as complete as possible. This will
mean than wherever any work Is being
done and there is material on hand the
work will go on until the material has
been exhausted and then that work shall
cease. Under this arrangement work go
ing on will last probably until Wednes
day or Thursday, when it will be stopped
and then there will be no further work
done until we have come to some under
standing with the labor unions of the
f,fty -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
SETTLEMENT
IS PREDICTED
Operators and Mine Workers Meet
at Scranton and Will Probably
Agree on Compromise.
Building Trades Lockout in New
York City Is to Be Made
Complete.

Scranton, Pa, June 15.-The United
Mine Workers convention, called for the
purpose Of taking action on the refusal Of
the operators to recognize District Presi-
dents Fahey, Nichols and Devery as the
miners representatives on the Cancellation
board, was called to order at 1920 O. clock
to-day. President Mitchell was unani-
mously chosen chairman and George Hart
1ein of district No. 9, secretary.
S Only $50 delegates were present. Short
1y after the convention met President
Mitchell left the hall and had conference
with Louis Hammerling, who acted as
Senator Quay's representative during the
last strike.
Commissioner Charles L. Neill and R.
U. Phillips, general superintendent of the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western rail-
road, had a lengthy conference with Will
liam l.. Connell, one Of the operators
representatives on the board of concilia-
ton. Mr.. Neill had previously been in
conference with Mr.. Mitchell It is the
general opinion that these conferences are
being held for the purpose Of bringing
about an amicable adjustment Of the pres
emit differences, but none Of the gentlemen
who conferred to-day would discuss the
meetings.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
FILIPINO TAKES DEGREE
Ransom Jose Lacson Is the Youngest
Man Ever Thus Honored by
Georgetown 'U.''
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Washington, June 15.-Georgetown Uni
versity has conferred the degree Of doctor
Of philosophy on Ransom Jose Lacson, a
Filipino, who was born in Manila in 1885,
He is the youngest Georgetown student
who ever received the degree.
Just before the war with Spain Lacson
graduated from the Spanish academy at
Manila with the degree Of bachelor Of
arts. In 1899 he came to this country to
complete his education. After two years
Of study at a college at Santa Clara, Cali
fornia, he graduated with class .honors
and won the prize for general proficiency.
Last year he entered Georgetown Uni
versity and began to study for the degree
he has won.
Iacson has completed the second year of
the course in the Georgetown law school
and next year he will receive the degree
of bachelor of law. He will then return
to Manila and engage in newspaper work.
He believes that in that way he can
most quickly teach his countrymen Ameri-
can methods and principles.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
LONDON HEARS THE NEWS
And Balfour Is Asked to Explain the Sltu-
afIon


London, June 15.-Premier Balfour an
nounced in the house of commons to-day
that diplomatic relations between Great
Britain and Servia were under considera-
ton.
The subject was brought up by ques-
fion Of Gibson BOwleS, conservative, who
inquired If the government proposed to
continue diplomatic relations with those
concerned in tn ssassination Of the king
and queen of Servia, who had now as
sumed the government of Servia; what at
tftude the government intended to assume
in consequence Of recent events, and
whether any communications were pass
Ing between the powers with view to
concerted action.
So far as diplomatic relations were con-
cerned, the premier said these came to
an end with the deaf hof Kin gAlexander,
because the British representative was
only accredited to the late king.
The premier added that his answer
would probably be considered Inadequate
and intinated that If Mr.. Bowles placed
his question on paper in the regular way
he might be able to give additional infor-
nation tomorrow.
The Servian minister in London this af-
ternoon received official notification of the
election Of King Peter. The telegram
was signed by M. Kalievics, foreign min
lister In the provisional cabinet The
minister was instructed to announce the
fact to- the British foreign office.
The foreign office officials said that be-
fore taking definite action they would
await King Peters assumption Of the
throne and the constitution Of the new
cabinet. It was frankly adde dthat If the
new kings cabinet included those who
were Responsible for the assassinations
1t would be impossible for Great Britain
to continue diplomatic relations with the
Servian government. The question of
King Peters enforcement of the punish
ment Of the murderers was left in abey-
Rnce, 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
Cochran Gets Back.

Washington, June 15.-Chief Postoffice
Inspector Cochran to-day returned from
New York where he went in connection
with the investigation of postoffice at
fairs The investigating officials refuse
to disclose the nature Of his mission, but
say that the published reasons for his trip
are not correct. Inspectors were busy to-
day in the office of the assistant attorney
general for the postoffice department con-
ttnuing the overhauling of the records. 1t
is probable that one Of the ultimate re-
suits in the investigation will be the abol-
ishment Of the office of postoffice physi-
clan on the ground that there is no au-
thority in law for the employment Of such
an officer Their employment at Wash
ington and New York already has at
tracted attention. There are FIVE postof-
fees In the country where physicians are
carried on the rolls. The office Of physf-
clan was abolished In Washington some
time ago. The cities where postoffice ply
sicians are now employed are: New York
Chicago, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Bos-
ton.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
MURDERER
IS BESIEGED
Fred Mink, Who Killed His Sweet
hearts Father, Surrounded
by an Angry Mob.
He Seeks Safety in Deserted House
Sheriff Goes to the
Rescue.

Pittsfield, Ill, June 15.-As result OF
the double killing committed here yester-
day, Fred Mink. 81 years old, Is besieged
in a deserted house on the edge Of town,
while a mob and a sheriff posse are
seeking to effect his capture. The mem
bers Of the mob declare they will lynch
him, and the sheriff and his deputies are
trying to make him q prisoner and take
him to Jail.
Mink shot and killed Newtons W. Harris,
a farmer living near town, and then
killed his step mother. Rage over the
refusal of Harris to ALLOW him to pay at
<tentions to his daughter Is thought to
have inspired one killinf, burt the murder
of Mrs. Mink is not explained.
: Mink, who Is 81 years old, recently re-
turned from the state Of Washington.
Before leaving home for the west he paid
attentions to Beulah, the daughter OF Mr..
Harris, and his suit had been discouraged
by the father. Since his return Mink has
declared that he intended to even up
scores.
Deed Of Coward. -
Mr.. Harris was In his pasture when
Mink crept up behind him.. He was
armed with a. rife and from the shelter Of
a fence he fred on the unsuspecting
farmer, who fell. Mink then ran to the
PROSTATE man and shot him four times in
the back and side as he lay on the
ground. &.
Alarmed by the firing, Mrs Harris ran
from the house, a short distance away,
and started toward her husband. Mink
drew a revolver as she approached and
fired one shot, missing her. Then he ran
from the field and disappeared in the
woods near by.
A search was instituted for Mink, and a
number Of people went to his home.
Forcing an entrance, they discovered the
body of Mrs. Mink lying on the floor.
She had been shot number of times,
and was dead when found.
The citizens organized a strong posse.
fully armed to search for Mink, and at
length he was found hiding in a deserted
house one the edge Of the town. AS the
crowd approached he showed himself at
a window and told his pursuers that he
would kill the first man that approached
the house. He showed his rife and re-
volver and fired a shot at one man who
tried to run around q corner Of the house
to get at him from behind.
The sheriff insists that he will make
every effort to prevent a lynching.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
WILL RECOGNIZE PETER
Powers Said to Have Agreed to That
Course,


Paris, June 15.-It Is said in official
quarters that action between the powers
regarding their attitude towards Servia
has now eventuated in an agreement that
the ministers Of the various powers shall
remain at Belgrade in order to look after
the current interests Of their govern
ments, each minister receiving practically
identical instructions to recognize the de-
cision Of the Servian parliament In the
choice of king, provided that body has
full liberty Of action.
The agreement to retain the ministers
at Belgrade appears to have met with
strong objection the part Of some Of
the powers. The British government first
made known its desire to withdraw the
British minister from Belgrade, but later
concurred with the other powers. The
ministers, however, will not be consid-
Grad to have relations with the present
Servian regime until the parliament at
Belgrade freely expresses its will
The French foreign office considered
that the skupsctchina selection of Prince
Peter Karageorgevitch as king was prac-
tically certain so the agreement of the
powers to accept the decision Of the
skupsctchina appears to assure In adj
vance the powers recognition Of King
Peter Officials say the agreement did
not include any conditions relating to the
punishment of the parties responsible for
the assassinations.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
The Servian Parliament Unanimous
\ ly Selected Him at a Meeting
C.. Held This Noon.
The Prince Is Now at Geneva, but
Will Depart for Belgrade
at Once.
Powers Decide to Recognize His
, Title and Ministers Will Re-
Ill.,. main at Belgrade.

Belgrade, Servia, June 15.-Prince Peter
Karagorgevich at 1915 p. M, was unani-
mously elected king of Servia by the SEN
ate and skuptschina in joint session.
The two bodies assembled early this
morning and proceeded to church. Upon
reassembling they passed joint resolu-
ton of general amnesty and then balloted
for king.
The presiding officer Of the joint session
proposed the election of Prince Peter, ana
loud cheers greeted the proposal, Whlch
were repeated on the announcement tnat
the vote was unanimous.
The minister of justice fastened to the
balcony and announced the fact to the
waiting crowd. The people received the
notification with salvos of cheers ana
royal salute Of a hundred and one guns
was fired.
Prince Peter Karagorgevitch and MS
cousin M. NevadovioX who.are at Geneva,
Switzerland, remained in close consulta-
ton until o'clock this morning. Late
last night, Prince Peter telegraphed to a
friend at Vienna asking him II 1t would
be wiser to traverse Vienna secretly or to
announce his arrival.
Prince Peter is prepared to start for
Belgrade INN ediately on the receipt OF the
announcement of his election to the throne
of Servia. This reached him shortly and he
at once telegraphed his acceptance. At
2 o'clock a telegram was sent to him an
nouncing that sharp night mad taken
place in the streets between the partizans
of the new king and those of Milan, the
legitimatzed son Of the former King Mi
Ian, father of the murdered King Alex
ander. Young Milan had recently been
living in Constantinople. His partizans
posted proclamation on the walls OF Bel
grade, and it was torn down by King Pc
ters supporters after free eight.
! This afternoon the newly elected king
sent kilograms to the emperors of Russia
and Austria and to the king of Italy, an
nouncing his election and adding that he
hoped to work for the good of Servia.
Couldn't Bear Disgrace.
: Lieutenant Lazar Jovanovtcs OF the
Sixth infantry shot and killed himself
yesterday evening because his fellow Of
ficers did not permit him to participate
In carrying out the plot against the late
king and queen. The provisional govern
ment has refused the necessary permis.
sion to several Belgrade families who
wanted to emigrate, saying that until nor.
NAL conditions are restored such permits
will not be granted.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
Waters Resume Work.

Chicago, June 15-Cooks, walters and
bartenders began to troop back to work
to- day in some Of the strike-ridden hotels.
At the Auditorium Annex twelve union
walters appeared for duty. At the Metro
pole two cooks and a number Of walters
asked to be reinstated. Some of the
union walters also returned to the Chi
cago Beach hotel. Similar reports come
from various other hotels and the situa-i
ton, according to Secretary Blatchford Of
the hotelkeepers association, looks
brighter for a reurn of normal conditions
than at any time since the strike began.
In spite Of the renewed threat this morn
ing that every restaurant and hotel in
the city whose proprietor has not signed
the union scale would be tied up the
hotel proprietors say the unions have al
ready exhausted their resources and have
ia iIed s5z7E sa
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
Boardman Speaks for State.

Mr.. Boardman did not attempt an oral
reply to the 106 assignments of error, but
addressed himself to the principal point
adduced by the defense, the parallel with
the Fitchette case. He said they had
taken a too narrow view Of the Fitchette
case, and that the present case was en-
tirely within the rule laid down by that
decision. The Ames case was covered by
more than one of the five exceptions.
Courts don't reverse cases because the
state has proved too much, said Judge
Lovely. The question is, whether this
other testimony had enough relation to the
offense charged to come within the rule
laid down.
Mr.. Boardman replied that it did. He
then showed the necessary connection be-
tween the different cases. Cohen had a
book with the names of the different wo-
men and he led the way, Wirtensohn fol-
lowing. The first trip made by the chief
to these places disclosed the motive, to
organize a system or scheme Of graft
collection. The testimony Of these other
witnesses showed the connected scheme.
It was not to prejudice the jury, but be-
cause it tended to show the defendant
guilty Of the crime charged In the indict-
ment. Without it the sttae's case would
have fallen, for it would not have been
complete.
Mr. Boardman then began a reference
to the indictment and fight Of Mayor
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15

Spokane. Wash, June 15.-special news
by Geographic and telephone advices
from Arlington, Ore, state that the town
of Heppner, Ore, was destroyed by a
great flood Of water that rushed down
Willow creek between and Z o'clock
last evening.
Reports from lone state that from $50
to 500 people are believed to have been
drowned. At 5 o'clock this morning it
was reported that 105 bodies had been
found.
The wires are down and only meagre
reports OF the disaster, which are brought
by messengers, have been obtained.
Heppner is a town of about 1000 inhabi-
tants, the seat of Morrow county, Ore, at
the terminus Of branch of the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation company. Farm
ing and stock raising are the chief in
dustries.
Willow creek, which is ascribed as the
cause of the disaster, is ordinarily small
stream, and early reports indicate the
flood was caused by either one or two
cloudbursts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
MURDER IN N. Y. COURT.
VIM. Spencer, a Negro, Shoots and
Kills President Of the Anti
Policy Society.

New York, June 10 Charles F. Mao
Farland, of the Anthology society, was
shot and killed to-day on the General
Sessions floor of the criminal court build
ing by William Spencer, a negro. who was
to have been placed on trial to-day on
charge of violating the anti-policy law. A
detective, who witnessed the shooting
knocked the revolver from Spencers hand
and placed him under arrest.
& Four shots were fired by Spencer three
Of which took effect in MacFarland'a
body The fourth hit Philip E. Bray, also
a member of the ANTHOLOGY society, In
the arm, infiicting a slight wound. Mac
Farland was superintendent Of the Anti
Policy society.
@ The negro told the police that MacFar-
land had been following him and telling
lies about him.
The case was taken before the grand
jury almost Immediately and less than
two hours after the death Of Mcfarland,
Spencer had been indicted for murder in
the first degree.