The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-14
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 WASillNGTON. Oct. :. - Yielding 10 the wishes of the conservation ists. the interior department has consented to try the coal lands leasing proposition out in Wyoming. before putting il to work in Alaska The contention is that the proposi- ton or theory can be demonstrated nearer home 10 the hest and quick est advantage.
 IN DAWSON. DAWSON. Oct. :. Al n< nting Of the board of trade held this af. ternoon a resolution was adopted unanimously which recommends the appointment of Dr. Alfred Thomr- son, present member of parliament from the Yukon. to the office Of min ister of mines of the Dominion in case separate portfolio Of mines is created as there is some talk of doing.
 HE IS FOUND DEAD. DAWSON. Oct. :. The authcri. ties were notified today of the find ing of the body of F.. F.. Collins in q lonely cabin at the mouth Of the McMillau river. tributary of tho Pelly river several hundred miles from this city.
 ExoR6ITANT RATE FOR COAL. TACOMA. Oct 7 When asked to explain why the government had been compelled to pay &21 per ton for coal bv the J J Scsnon com pany in l9oS. when the regular mar. ket value did not exceed SIG. Chas F.. Houston stated today that the apparently cXorhitaut rate was made necessary because of the lack of production at the time the contract was awarded. and because Of the diff iiCulty attending the shipment of coal to the distant Northern forts
 FEWER SEALS KILLED.
 WASHlNGTON. Oct 9 Reports rendered today hy the department of commerce. and lahor show that the season just closed dcmonstrat- ed the smallest killing of seals for years, through the total absence of polagic sealing. which is HOW pro hihited hy law Three thousand and siXty-four seals were killed in the past year hy government aaenta. in the interest of the preparation of the fur seal
 ALMOST OVER
 TACOMA. Oct. S The attor- neys forJ Bullock today announced ro the court that they had con rluded their defense. whcrcupon the taking of rcbuttal evidence began
 IL is generally believed here that the government has failed To prove its ease against the former contrar- tor, who is accused of holding the government up for the coal supplied to Alaska forts. and it is confident ly expected that the jury will re- turn verdict of not guilty.
 The ease will probably 20 10 the jury tomorrow
 MURRAY FOR WILSON.
 ST. LOUIS. Oct To. Woodrow Wilson and Champ Clark have cam paigncd together through Missouri and Illinois. and returned To this city last evening In his speech at the Coliseum last night. Wilson said
 Why is it that the people of the state of WasAington cannot buy coal from Alaska. where ii is piled up waiting to be uscd2 It is because the government does not vet know now 10 prevent the tIUGytnhclinS and men like them from closing their hands upon Alaska Tn" Democrats know exactly how to solve that problem. and open up Alaska resources for the benefit of the territory and its population"
 BOTH FOUND GUILTY.
 TACOMA. Oct 10. -- The hearing of John II Bullock and Charles r.. Houston terminated this afternoon in a verdict of guilty against the two men who were charged with conspirne to defraud the govern ment in connection with the secur- ing of bids for supplying coal to the forts of Alaska. Bullock formerly was president of the Sesnon com pany, of Nome. which secured the contract for supplying coal to the forts at Liscum. St Michael and other Alaska points in the year 1908
 Houston was vice-president and general manager of th" Pacific Coast Coal company at the time he was arrested more than a year ago II is estimated that the profits accru- ing from the fraud amounted To the