The Alaska citizen., 1913-06-02

miners, two farmers. a blacksmith fireman. vooisman and three teams,ers.
 Colonel Roosevelt was the first 10 take the stand His testimony tended to show that he was not addicted to the use ot intoXiCants He sad that he used only sever ounces of brandy on his African trip in 1909. and used whisky and i brandy only on the advice of his doctors or after great exposure. Jacob Riis. who testified this af, i ,ernoon for the colonel. said that ho ] had never known Roosevelt 10 swear in his life and considered him q model in every respect
 RUSHING BACK. i SEATTLE May 9. With the | departure O. the steamers City O! | Seattle and Jefferson this week 1 the annual rush to Alaska began i in real earnest Both of the boats carried limit loads, and besides the l full passenger lists. the vessels were weighted down with freight for In. terior Alaska. via the Yukon route. i The passengers. among whom are i included many old-time Alaskans are Ill headed for Whitehorse to catch the first boats out of that place.
 MUST STAND TRIAL. i CALGARY. May 2. - Ii has beer i de initelv decided by the government prosecutor to hold both Pelkev and i Tommy Burns for trial on the charge l of manslauehter in connection with i the death of Luther Mccarthy, the i Mi sour heayyweisht who met his death in the rrizeGine here on Satur day. The action of the government is regarded as formal proceed dnre. and the acquirtal of both of the men is expected when the case comes before the jury.
 The corouers jury which investi gated the death of Mccarthy return ed verdict exoneratmg Pelkey. and he accordingly was released from custody. only to he rearrested al the instance Of Acting Premier Nit chell.
 GOT FOUR YEARS.
 NEW YORK. May 2S. - State Senator Stephen Stillwer who was convicted this week on the charge Of bribery, was sentenced today to a term of not less than four years in the state penitentiary.
 The bribery charges were first taken up by the state senate. and Stillwell was eXonerated The charges later were presented before I federal grand jury and the crook cd senator was remanded for trial with the above result
 Stillwell is making vigorous fight to prevent the execution ot the sentence.
 BOND TO s1oooo.
 CALGARY. May 2S. - The definite announcement was made today that Arthur Pelkey and Tommy Burns will be held for trial as the result of the death of Luther Mccarthy in the Burns arena on Saturday last. pelkey and Burns were taken into cos ody yesterday after the former had been exonerated by the cor oners jury. and the crown proSecu tor declares that he will proceed with the case notwithstanding the popular belief that the men will be acquitted. The men were released today on bonds in the sum of S10,000.
 CHAIN OF HOTELS.
 SAN FRANCISCO. May 2S. - Adolphus Busch. the millionaire brewer. is nepot iating for a chain of hotels on the Pacific coast. The proposed syndicate will include the St Francis. of this city. and the Hotel Washington. of Seattle, and there is the possibility that one or Nl-i11 10 ont,1irp1 hnilI i'll Alaska coast towns.
 THAT LIBEL SUIT. MARQUETTE, May 2S. - Called to the stand in behalf Of Colonel Roosevelt in his $1000G libel suit against George A Newell, editor of Ishpeming Iron Ore. several news, paper men today denied that Roose- yelt was ever drunk.
 From the manner in which the defense is conducting its case, it is evident that they intend to prove that the Iron Ore merely printed a repeated accusation that had been made through the press of the coun- try. to the effect that Roosevelt was addicted to the use of intoxicants.
 The defense brought out that Roosevelt never demanded a retrac- fion, and accordingly state that the paper is not guilty of libel.
 ERSON-MURPHY
 SAN FRANCISCO. May 2S. - It is expected that Bud Anderson and Tommy Murphy will be matched for a boxing contest 10 take place in this city on June 23.
 PROFESSOR TURNS MINER.
 To. schel Parker. the famous scientist and explorer. reached Seattle this af- ternoon and is stopping at the Seat tie for day or two, until the steamer leaves for Southwestern Alaska points. II is the intention of Professor Parker to visit the Seward region on business mission. He has been engaged by Eastern capitalists to look over some prom ising looking hydraulic ground in that section. and he plans to spend the next few weeks in prospecting it.
 AGAINST GAMBLING.
 NEW YORK. May 2S. - In a per. sonal letter to Editor Arthur Bris- bane. of the New York Evening 1 Journal, Governor SulZer informs the newspaper men that the official stamp of disapproval has been plac- ed on race track gambling. The governor says that he intends to make a personal campaign against l what he terms onp Of tho foramoct