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The Alaska prospector., 1907-09-26
Success Is Assured

The magnificent success of the Alaska Home Railway, is positively a'sured in the tidings which came in a despatch from Mir. ii. D. Reynolds this morning, and the people of Valdez wac were first to make the railway q possibility, and who backed up thei, ctty and the railway plan with theiI cold Cash, have cause for satisfaction Valdez is going to be the city of cities of Prince William Sound and of Sou,l western Alaska, and the proof of al thls lies in Che substance of the de. spatch from MT. Reynolds.
 NIT. keyn0idS states that on Thurs. day the Alaska Home Railway received the solid and enthusiastic endorse ment of the Seattle Commercial Clul and yesterday d similar endorsement from the Seattle Chambe of Comme1ct both carrying handsome financia backing Tn addition to this Eotl Tacoma and San Francisco are desir, louS or getting good slice of tn, stock with the idea of securing a goo, share of the Alaska trade for thei respective cities The President Q the Tacoma Chamber of Commerc, was present at yesterdays meeting auo ls very deSiriOuS of having MT Reynolds visit that city. and preser the matter before his orranizatioI assuring him that they would sub scribe handsomely iu the stock the H""e Railway, and also tha they desire to go even further il maklug.$O nc arrangement for a steam Shln service between that city anC Valdez and other ports Advices from San Francisco were to the same etfec and even Nore positive on both propC sltlons, and they are emphatic on tn polht oI some one in authority visitins thelr CT y. and allowing their merchant. 10 nave a share in the great Alaskan trate, Whlch they have so long desired
 EX ~E0vernor John c. Brady. treas urer of the Reynolds Alaska Develop nent Company has arrived in Seattle. and has bad great influence with stronc financial interests with whom he Ina been Or friendly terms for many years Advice7 from the Boston office of tn company, are 70 the effect that the news Ae Home Railway project bas teach"d the Hub. and with the usr al thrr". IF and fi7e per cent railroad d'vo .', # the East strongly in mind tn" -toUAnolders of this company are WIl..ug and wiring for share of the stock subscription. Thier faith in Mir. Reynolds Is supreme, and with such 2 proposition as the Home Railway be fore them they are very enthusia, tic over the proposition.
 The Bertha ~Ill sail on the 25th. witf cars, more rails and full cargo gener- ally Owing to the fact that tn. Alaska Coast Company can not handl, the immense freight offerings, the, have chartered still another steamer This time t is the Meteor and she vii sail as soon as she can be loaded, with fuH cargo of lumber and railroaC supplies, etc.
 Altogether it is a time for enthus lasm, with the positive knowledge thai the railroad is now 10 come. and that the great natural facilities of Valdez SC long lain dormant, are to be utilized tC their full rdeasure.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-09-26

wandered for 20 hours without food or water, and when found was m. conscious under tree.
 El Paso, Sept. 21-Two passen- ger trains were wrecked on the Mexican Central yesterday short distance south of the boundary. The trains collided. Thirty pas sengers were killed and many in- jured.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-09-26

grocers have been notified that they will have to make correspond. Ing raises or they will not be al- lowed to buy more flour.
 Grand Canyon, Sept, 21-Mrs. Joy, wife of Ex-Congressman Joy, who was entertaining the Long worths, was the woman who was lost in the Grand Canyon. She
The Alaska prospector., 1907-09-26
Paid $30 Per Minute


 New York, Sept. 21-Testimony in the Standard Oil cases shows chat the Rockefeller's dividends from Standard stock during the past SS years. have been $125, ,OOO,. 900, or about $50 per minute. It will be several days before the tes. tinony is all in.
 New York, Sept. 21-Carrie Nation was arrested yesterday al iven hearing before the police court for creating disturbance or the streets. She was alranguine the crowds on the streets and re. fused to discontinue. 4 sentence )f 20 days in the work house was imposed upon her, which she will nave to serve as the alternative oi paying fine is not allowed.
 Progresso, Iucatan, Sept. 21- The coast for ten miles is strewn with dead fish. It is be. lleved that there has been SUI. marine volcanic eruption near here and that caused the death of u ( fish.
 Seattle, Sept. 21-The Santa Barbara sailed last night for Val. dez with q fuIi cargo for tue Hom, Railway, including rails, cars anC imbers. The Bertha arrived this morning from Valdez.
 Canton. O., Sept. 21-The boo y of President Mckinley was takcl rom it's grave Tn Weston cemetery yesterday and placed in a mauso- leum on Monument hill alongside the body of Mrs. Mckinley oodiers guarded the cemetery dur ing the removal of the body and lre still massed around the new tomb
 Oklahoma, Sept. 21-Belatcd returns show that the entire demo ratio ticket, with the exception o. he governo", ' i'll be elected. Has lell, democratic candidate for gov. ernor is running far behind his ticket. The republicans give notice hat they will contest the electio, and will carry the matter to Roose. welt in an effort to have the con stitutiofl rejected.
 Newport, Sept. 25-A terrific storm is raging along the Atlantic coast, the wind having attained a velocity of 90 miles an hour. Ship. ping is in grave danger.
 San Francisco, Sept. 2O-Th, trust has made a raise of five Cent | sack in the price of flour. All
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CHARGED WITH RELATING.
Trial OF New York Central Begins at
Syracuse, N. Y.


Syracuse, N. Y, April 4.-The case
OF the government against the New
York Central Railroad company, in
which the company is charged with
rebating in violation of the Sherman
antitrust law, was begun during the
day before Judge George w. Ray in
the United States court.
The charge against the railroad
company is that it favored the Gen
eral Electric company of Schenectady
in the matter of rates. The main
facts are admitted.
The railroad company states that it
returned 20 cents per ton on freight
to the General Electric company, but
it is claimed that the allowance was
for services at the terminal at Schenec-
tady, where the General Electric com.
pany owns the tracks and engines;
that it was in no sense a rebate, which
constitutes illegal payment or dis.
elimination.
It is set up by the government that
the record did not show that the pay.
ments were made for handling, load
ing or unloading cars, or doing any
specific kind of work, but the return
was for so many tons of freight han
died. The effect, it is alleged, was to
reduce the freight rate by the amount
paid and that it was for this and no
other purpose.
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What Lava Is Good For.

Tourists in Italy are astonished at
the practical use made of the lava
that has flowed from Vesuvius in past
and recent eruptions, for all Naples
and it's vicinity appear to be a world
of lava. The streets are paved with
it. There are staircases and statues,
drinking troughs, brlc-a-brac and even
jewelry of this strange material which
once dubbed from the yellow and drip
ping lips of the great crater above.
The careless guides make money out
of it by pressing coins or other objects
on partially cooled fragments and sell
ing these to visitors On the ashy
tanks of the mountain there is enough
lava to build another New York or
Chicago-a shoreless frozen sea, it
seems, Of dull black that shimmers
strangely purple in some lights. These
heaving pillows and snakelike masses
were once white hot, steaming and
even exploding as the fiery food met
some little innocent stream on the way
down.
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BOUND FOR UNITED STATES
Hundreds of laps Reach Mex.
leo and British Columbia.

Washington, April Information
has reached the immigration bureau
of the department of commerce and
labor that. hundreds of Japanese have
arrived in Mexico destined for the
United States. Inspector Braun, who
was sent to Mexico by Commissioner
Sargent to investigate the immigra-
ton of japanese to the United States
through Mexico, notified the depart
ment by telegraph that he had inter-
viewed several hundred Japanese,
principally laborers, skilled and I'M
skilled, who are now in Mexico Many
of them are in straitened circum-
stances. They have no intention of
remaining in Mexico, but desire to
come to the United States. They ex
pect to obtain employment on the
railroads of the West and Southwest.
Some of them have already applied
and have been denied.
The department also is informed
that many Japanese are reaching Hon.
olulu. There they take passage to
San Francisco, bearing passports to-
British Columbia. From there they
60 to Vancouver 1t is known they
have no business in Vancouver, but
intend to make their way across the
Northern border to tbs United States.
The general situation is regarded as
serious nv the Immigration officials
but it practically is impossible to pre-
vent smuggling across the border Of
either Mexico or British Columbia.
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BRIGANDAGE PREVAILS.
Some Sections of Philippines Are Far
From Peaceful. -


From Peaceful.
Manila, April 4.-The presidents
proclamation fixing July 80 as the date
for the election of a national assem-
bly, finds somewhat involved political
situation in the islands. Pulajanism
still exists in Samar and while the
authorities have no fear that it will
result in an insurrection brigandage
in the unsettled areas still prevails.
In Nueva Ecija, Laguna, Pampanga,
Bulacan, Tayabas and Cavite prov
inces the Japanese sentiment is ap-
parently used as a pretext to incite
the people. The Progress party is not
considered likely to elect its whole
ticket, as the Independent party is
making a strong showing. Advices
from the provinces indicate that the
two party's methods are inconsistent,
both posing as friends or as enemies
of the Americans, as the situation de-
mands.
The governor of Laguna province
has discovered the existence of a re-
organized Katipunan, or Tatalog anti
government society, similar to that
formed under Spanish rule, now head
ed by Dominator Gomez, a name lik-
ened to that of DR.. Rizal, the martyr
to the cause of the Filfpinos.
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Simply Couldn't suppose II.


Scottish folk are proverbially canny
and prudent in money matters, and
the following shows that the younger
generation is no exception to the rule.
A teacher in lowland school was
taking mental arithmetic with class
Of boys She asked one urchin:
"How much would your mother give
you to buy four pounds Of tea at one
and six poundy'
1--WE na'er get sac much at once as
that, num-"
"Never mind that. Four pounds at
one and six?"
''But we Gamma afford the one and
six, mum. We always haze the one and
twa.'
ANSWER the question. What would
she give you to pay for four pounds Of
tea at
"Nawthin', num-"
What do you mean by 'nothing?'"
shed ma gie' me only bawbees.
Shed tell me tae ask the mon tae pit
it doom"
ooh, dear! Oh, dear! But, supposing
she did?'
With a plying smile came the reply,
"A can see y're ne'er met ma mither,
mum."-Philade,rhia Public Ledger.
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Renuars and Weather.

What weather is best for our bust
ness? Why, winter weather. said the
beggar. "Sure, winter makes people
generous to the poor. In summer peo-
pie have an idea that everybody can
get along somehow. It's warm then,
you know, and they think the poor
won't suffer anyway. But the colder
the weather the warmer it makes peo-
pies hearts, and the more they give
then in some ways. The one draw
back TO my particular line Of business
in winter is that in cold weather every
body goes about in the streets with
gloves on and overcoat buttoned up,
and men that would put down their
names for good sum on a subscrip-
ton list indoors, where they could give
1t in comfort, are not so ready to drag
off their gloves and drag open their
coats and go down in their jeans for a
nickel out of doors. Even with this
drawback, and it's big one, do bet
ter in winter than in summer. But if
it wasn't for that in winter I'd get
rich."-New York Sun.
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Mistakes In War;

In the Bull Run defeat Mcdowell
laid the blame on Patterson. In the
battles around Richmond Lees plans
failed on account Of Huger's lethargy
At Pittsburg Landing Grant would
have been successful but for Wallace.
At Gettysburg Lees hands were tied
by the dilatoriness of Stuart. And SO
on from the foundation Of the world
to the present time. 1t has been said
by writer's on the art of war that every
battle Is a series of mistakes. These
mistakes are made on both sides and
are the cause of victory as we'll as de-
feat. It is almost amusing to think of
the numberless good and sufficient rea-
sons that Shafter could have given if
he had been defeated in Cuba. If ia
pan had been worsted in the Russo
Japanese war, one result would have
been that Oyama would have writ
ten the book Of lamentations and ex-
cuses instead of Kuropatkin.- Chicago
Chronicle.
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The SLAYER OF STANFORD
White is A SANE man
lunacy Commission Makes Report.
Famous New York Murder Trial
Will Now Proceed.

New York, April 4.-(Special
to Pioneer Harry Thaw was
today declared sane by the
lunacy commission appointed
last week to pass on his present
mental condition. The report
was made to Justice Fitzgerald
this afternoon, and while it has
not yet been made public, it is
said to have been unanimous.
The murder trial will now be
resumed.
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COUNSEL FOR F0URN|ER
DESIRES CHANGE VENUE
Other Prisoner Accused of KilIinq DahI's
Would Like Trial in Another
County.

This morning the case against
Paul Fourier indicted for the
the same CRIME of which Wesley
was convicted was called, and
counsel for defense pleaded for
time in which to prepare afidavits
and argue for a change of venue
from this county, and Judge
Spooner set hearing for 4 o'clock
this afternoon.
Attorneys for Fourier claim
that owing to public sentiment
being strongly against the &C.
cused and the wide ublicity that
has been given the case, it is i'm
possible to secure fair aud i'm
partial jury in this county.
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was chased by the murderer,
after he had fred a shot into her
side near the shoulder, and that
the assassin crushed in her
skull.
Suspicion has been cast upon
a strong witness for the state
who helped weave the chain of
circu N stantial evidence around
Wesley.
Wesley had looked all of his
accusers in the eye, and if he
was guilty he was the most re.
markable criminal the speaker
had ever seen in his twenty-fo
years of practice. No, the prison
er was innocent; his we're the
acts of an innocent man.
The counsel for the defendant
likened Mrs. Caldwell as being
similar to Lady Macbeth.
The speaker had another the
Org: Caldwell found the body of
the girl where the assassins had
killed her, on the trail, and took
it up in the meadow.
Caldwell's wife was to be
pitied for having to live with
such a man as her hus band is.
If there was any man Of whom
he would be afraid if in the
woods it would be Caldwell.
Mr.. Martin compared the
respecta bility of the witnesses
for the defense to the character
Of many of those who testified
for the state.
Mr.. Martin ridiculed the idea
of the hand of higher power in
tervening in the behalf of the
state in finding the Dahl MUIR
derer, and cited the condition of
Charles Martindale at different
times when the latter testified.
Mr.. Martha followed the evil
dence through very carefully,
dissecting the facts and ridicul-
ing the theories, and closed with
another strong plea to the mem.
bers of the jury to exercise due
consideration when they deliber.
ated in the jury room.
At IO:45, Judge Spooner read
his charge to the jury.
The charge was very fair one,
the court going into the details
of what constituted murder in
the first degree and how one
could be indicted for the com
mission of that crime.
The Indictment was read, and
the court charged as to each
specific portion of it.
Any person charged with an
offense, whether he was present
or absent, or otherwise procures
another to commit an act, is a
principal, and shall be indicted
as principal; that while Wesley
may not have been present at the
com mission of the crime, if he
aided, and abetted AID counseled
Fourier in com hitting the crime,
he was a principal.
The charge was fair in every
way and left it to the jurors as
to guilt or innocence of the &C.
cused.
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Several Men Badly Battered.

Lorain, O., April 4.-The first out
break in the present strike at the
shipyards occurred during the night
when lively fight between strikers
and private detectives in the employ
OF the company took place. Several
of the men on both sides came out
Of the fight badly battered.
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RESIDENTS PANIC STRICKEN
Violent Earthquake Shocks Occur in
One Of the Azores.

Ponta del Gada, Island Of st. Mich
aels, Azores, April 4.-Violent earth
shocks prevailed throughout this ISL
and during the night. The worst dis
turbance occurred at Villa Franco,
where the panic stricken people fled
to the outskirts of the town. The
weather. inhabitants are leaving Villa
Franco, the ancient capital of st.
Michaels, which was twice previously
DESTROYED by volcanic eruptions, being
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Consider Trust Prosecutions.

Washington, April Am impor-
tant conference was held at the White
House during the afternoon on the
subject of trust prosecutions now un-
der way by the department Of justice.
Those present included four members
of the presidents cabinet, Messrs.
Root, Bonaparte, Garfield and Cortel-
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Music Hath Charms.

"Waiterv' called the customer in the
restaurant where an orchestra was
playing.
eyes, SIR
KINDLY tell the leader of the orches-
ira to play something sad and low
while dine. I want to see if it won't
have a softening influence on this
steakv'-Tit-Rits
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Three Children Burned to Death.

Grand Forks, N. D., April 4-Three
very young children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Henderson Of Langdon were
suffocated in a fire which destroyed
their residence. The fire started while
the mother was. visiting a neighbor.
She locked the door before leaving.
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practically swallowed up by an erup.
tion of mud in 1922.
Break in Ranks of Strikers.

st. Louis, April "A break in the
ranks of the striking brewers and
masters developed during the day
when a delegation of eight members
Of the union called on Brewer August
A. Busch and told him they would re-
turn to work If guaranteed protection.
They were assured Of protection and
promised the advanced wages offered
the strikers as a basis of settlement.
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Discharcind the Cook,

well, cooks gone at last, john"
said Mrs. B.
"Good. You must have had more
courage than I gave you credit for to
discharge her"
II didn't do it. She discharged her.
self. I f1attered her so about her cook
Ing that she thought she was too good
to stay with us, and off she went"
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HE Nsma

'Who is that long haired fellow?"
"Uriah Rembrandt Peiggs. He's
making quite name for himself"
II should think he would. If my
parents had given me a name like his =
I'd have started to make one for my
self at once"
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Fire Delays Work in Tunnel.

New York, April 4.-Fire caused by
a spark from one Of the boilerrooms
in the excavation for the McAdoo tun-
mel terminal at Dey, Fulton and
Church streets did damage estimated
at $4,000 and a delay of thirty days
In the completion of the work on the
huge terminal buildings will result.
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the officers Of the court and the
jury for the uniform fairness
shown the defense throughout
the trial.
He especially commended the
jury for patience during ordeal;
he knew, himself, what it was
to be away from his wife and
children.
Mr.. Martin prayed God for
strength to continue with his
argument and he would attempt
to show, by logical reasoning,
that the young man now on trial
for murder was never guilty of
the heinious crime with which he
was charged-the murder of an
old and almost defenseless man.
The county attorney, in his
opening remarks to the jury, had
stated that he was not a religious
man. While the speaker was
not known to pray in public,
he was conscious of a reverence
for matters religious. AS he ap-
proaches nearer the grave, the
more he liked to meet and con-
verse with religious men. One
of the troubles with the lawyers
of nowadays was that they were
not we'll read in that greatest of
of all books-not bound in calf or
sheep-the bible.
The early-day lawyers were
we'll versed in the bible. The
law was founded en- the ten com.
mandments, which we're after.
wards enlarged on by the sermon
of the mountain. The speaker
challenged any man who was
we'll read in the bible not be
struck by the wisdom of the
book. No man ever attained
real greatness who was not a be-
lever in the bible. AS he neared
his grave, the speaker wished
that he had been more religious
man ali his life.
Speaker marveled at the won.
derful wisdom of the law as laid
down by Moses.
Mr.. Funkley had started him
on this discourse by the remark
that he (Funkley) was not reli.
gious man.
The members of the jury
would be called upon to decide a
momentous affair-the murder
Of N. O. Dahl and his daughter.
It was too bad the murderer
could not be brought to justice.
He would rather that his tongue
Glove to his mouth, his right arm
be cut off, if he did not believe
in the innocence of the young
man who was sitting there,
charged with terrible crime.
James Wesley had been a way
ward boy, he had gotten a wrong
start in life. But, gentlemen of
the jury, he had the bulwark of
the constitution around him-he
was presumed to be innocent
until he was proven guilty. And
the state must prove, beyond a
reasonable doubt, that he was
guilty; the burden of the proof
was on the state.
The jury must look at the evil
dence and the circumstances
surrounding it. There had been
many theories advanced by the
state, and much that was pure
fiction; in fact, much that excells
anything ever written by Jules
Vern or other noted fiction
writer's. But men cannot be
convicted on theories and fiction,
and sur misses.
The state in this case depends
on circumstantial evidence,
backedby two fake confessions.
When man will make con.
fession that may lead him to the
halter, he must de unduly lnfu.
enced.
The speaker attacked the evi.
dence given by Eugene Caldwell
and his wife.
They had heard the dogs bark
ing near their house at night;
they had gone outside and heard
a screech and gun fred. Cald-
we'll had said it must be
"Shorty" and Fourier doing up
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An obstinate fruit stain can gener-
ally be removed by holding the spot
over the fumes Of sulphur.