Seward weekly gateway., 1906-12-22


 Nadeau of the AlaSka-NuEon-Paciic exposition wires from Ottawa, Canada, that hc.saw Premier Lauricr there, and received gracious reception. Prof Mcany of the state university left today for the Atlantic states on a special commission in the interest of the exposition.
 Fails to Pass Artillery Bill
 Washington, D. C., Dee. l9 The senate postponed the artillery bill which provides for am increase in the number of men in that branch of the regular army, after a long debate yes tcrday afternoon. Warren of Wyom- ing said that the army now had guns for every man in the service but that both should be augmented.
 Hale of Maine attacked the bill and tho general demand for increased He said that at one session congress, get, demand for more guns and at the next for more men. He denied tnata further increase of the armed force oG the nation i, necessary, saying that the United States has no enemies and need fear no war.
 Ask SI,25O,O ,OOO for Exposition
 Washington. D. C., Dee. 20-Thc representative, of che Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition in the capital today received by wire from Seattle the bill for congressional appropriation. Tnramoun. Co be asked for k iucrea,- .d from S525.00o, as originally propos- .d ro sI.250,0D0. Thj, i, apporuonod l, follows: for Alaska exhibit, S5OOOOo; Hawaii, s75,OOO; Philippines, SlOo,oO0; United States government, S525,OOO.
 Bill for Valdez Railroad
 Washington, D. C., Dec. 2O-Repre- sentative Dale of Pennsylvania intro iuced a bin in the house today granC- ing three-year extension of time for he completion of the Valdez-Marshall Pass railroad and granting l6O-acre .racts of land in various places for terminals.
 Wants Jeff to Fight Johnson
 New York, Dec. 2O-Tex Rickard .oday offered $5O,OOO for fight be- .ween JeTries and Jack Johnson, the ,olored heavyweight, at Gold6eld, Nevada. It is believed that Jeffries will accept. Rickard was promoter of he Gans-Nelson fight.
 Jeff to Referee at TonOpah
 Tonopah, New, Dec. 2O-Jim JefTries was chosen today to referee the fight between Joe Cans and Kid Herman in his city on New Years Day. The fight is for the lightweight champion ship.
 Commutes Patrick Sentence
 Albany. N. Y.. Dec.t 2l-Gov. Hig- ging today commuted to Imprisonment for life the sentence of Albert r. Pat rick. convicted of the murder of his client, an aged millionaire named William M. Rice, and sentenced to be .Iecrocuted The case has been pend ing several years.
 To DIsburse Nobel Prize Fund
 Washington. D. C.. Dec. 2l- -Pre,t- den. Roosevelt announced today that he had ct,ignated John Mitchell, pres ideu, ofthe United Mine Workers, and Marvin Uughstt, president of the Chl- cago N Northwestern Railway Com pany. as trustees of the Nobel prize fund, given Co the president and set aside by him to pay the expenses of an industrial conference.
 Congress- Adjourns to January
 Washington, D. C., Dec. 2l-Both houses of congress will adjourn this afternoon until January 8.
 State Rests in Thompson Case
 Tacoma, Dec. l9-The state rested in the trial ofChester Thompson, charged with the murder of Judge Emory in Seattle last summer, after Daniel Kelleher, a partner of the murdered lawyer, testified to Emory's dying statement. Emory stated that Thomp- sons actions indicated that the youth intended to kill him.
 The first witness for the defense was the defendants father, Will H. Thomp, son, a prominent lawyer of Seattle, who testified to events subsequent to the killing, when he went to Emory $ house to induce his boy to give him. self up to the police. He then told the fury that his son had been queer in his actions from birth. Although a bright boy he had been reserved and always isolated himself from compan- io0,hiD Mr. Thompson also testified