The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 18, 1907, Page 1

THE SEATTLE STAR One Cent WRATHER FORECAST—SHOWERS TONIGHT AND BUNDAY; LAGHT SOUTH WINDS. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, MAY, 18, 1907. VOL. 9, NO. 71. PRICE 25¢ PER MONTH. HIS SEATTLE-ALASKA COAL MINE COMPANY OWNS NO COAL MINES 0CAL, STOCK INVESTORS “ite =" toon Judge Hanford today passed een }tenee upon two self confessed smugglers, T. Smith and John Me- Callum, who pleaded guilty when } arraigned last week Lou Leng Hay, who was ar | raigned at the rame time, is to be tried for the same offense. He pleaded mot guilty CERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE ALASKA PETROLEUM AND KUROKI GOES ein Ean wa tho pemtantinrs ona 4 fine of $100 (OAL COMPANY, WHO FILED UPON COAL CLAIMS WITH IN- C |, ttnith was only recently appre : nded while coming into Vancour- ch TATENTION OF ASSIGNING THEM TO THE COMPANY ARE PRE- TO THE RA i | quantity of opltum was found tn ibe, ef on & train from Canada. A large INTED BY LAW FROM DOING SO. SEE gees his possession by the federal au- Telegraph Service) | thorittea, new YORK peers ay 1s—Cen. Ku) seCatlum ts an old offender who | rokt was the quest of Gen. Grant at 4 f Geversor’s island thie morsing end | Tee Srrestes, same. time ago while Whomes &. Lippy, John Schram, Clark Davis, TL R GRAND JURY then went with August Belmont to attempting to dispose of opium « 1 park thi Sans, & ont op coy Seth men ote | tte” faa’ PROMINENT MAN by Judge Ballinger's ruling regarding the status der Vice Admire! Ijuin, « is coal lands and those individuals who filed on them i for Engiand tomorrow. The sailors IN FRAUD NET the rawale of 1906. The federe! grand jury returned © ashore today ee ‘Telegrape Service.) By dluha Peimlocm & Coa! company, tgnther wih paul tus ue” ston PQ. J§ ROBBED OF «<5, seer tions, is also affected by the ruling. Tho pier b 9 vente gs! a ch eral men prominent in th erpeee taking & quantity of rope from the hens Sod municipal affaire of 1 of some 1,900 acres of coal lands, title to which (steamer Patterson. After returning $12, 000 ° Were yeaterény mate o-e0n bis t oar ur excused ontratens te the Merth idehe tend din a prospectus of the company, can be obtained Cite We grand fu cae ee wo ica cas ce’ ooaies ake tee 6 not by the company vet (Sertppe Telesraph Service) prior to the wit nicenele, or their assigns, to obtain | experienced tn keeping its opera-/ open last night a sr Mantel ieee, p wane to eval lands by taking the oath that they are acquir- |“°°* *rtt pon gd robbers @scaped Im 88 jumber and sawmill firm, M j r poi Boott, on ed in th land for their own personal benefit and not for the | SO F. tas Wer On oe ig of others, Some of these men claim that they have d their clauns. mbermen; BF. | < t Biles Pierce, « district mining and open war inal tte renke, bbe bs | To Transfer Lands. "| timberman Fa ew 2 IONS en mentioned, who are among the officers and | as of the Alaska Petroleum & Coal company, per d on coal lands in the vicinity of Catella, Alaska, understanding that they were to transfer the lands ths sompany when title was acquired. This waa done ." before the beginning of Roosevelt's campaign to S what is left of the public domain from the clutches of ; and wealthy men, who were rapidly gaining | e: ef all available timber and mineral lands, through | of the laws of entry on public domain. [Pier to recent exposures and prosecutions, the | Phe irae evunettngldindphiiiniiibiuibiilanisiandadaemente! @f public land in this manner was considered among MONRY CAUSES SHOOTING, Bits men as s purely technical violation of law, not st |EXPERTING OF CITY ENGINEER'S BOOKS = *""*" “Stes Mons geen ethics. | SHOWS AMOUNT THAT EX-COMP. sain rg Me Bel is at ewe oe Riiderations of Precident Roceovalt on the eubject, se nsaagens eee COM i me ttn ttct NEGROES MEET rive trve sitis ARE TO BE RETURNED with the prosecutions which have followed, have PLETE WORK FUND. ° ever 6 dlepute fa 8 different face on the matter. : mouey maiters ss TOMORROW AGAINST MAYOR—SECRET OF RUEF'S | Preeeeding on the belief that these lands could be se- oe A Pigee! , CONFESSION IS OUT—HE WAS AFRAID The Incomplete Werk Fund. When Comptroliier Carrol! and others have been secured in the past, the gentle. Nees ani sailed ‘100,000.00 |Si* let accountant, Pred . DR. BORIES CAN Fhe sequen ot the eit will meet OF DEATH—SCHMITZ CALLS RUEF @mprising the Alaska Petroleum & Coal company — pigbursed 40,131.45 Went over the books before th * wt 2:20 “CONVICT LIAR.” Sete at ane poverty of company On cy atest we: NOT RECOVER to the land had been secured. The claim was ogy cation = $39,008.85 Which there » piled im the prospectus and thousands of shares of stock Actual deposits in banks 16,969.91 M ea . a. ommities the eve (Star Speetal Seretes) (Sertpes Telesraph Service.) pay that he © not retire from of- jbeen sold on the strength of the supposed ownership Silisesitk willed tw was made known that VANCOUVER B.C. Mar 18--The colo Parcs fics. He te extremely bitter fore tome 2,700 stockholders in Seattle and through be embezzied $22,878.64 ‘lsoovered ~ = t of I | Bories re received . FRANCISCO Ruef and calls the latter a - Country are awake to the fact that the company t fixed at $14,206.44 couacieg to sally atly to re "imo ethtemedt tebe dee il eal lands, and has little prospect of acquiring the John Riplinger's shortage wi Veny' (abe Ghitede. > De. B ‘e pa Schmitz said that Ruef Hed nem- pe 1 in th ae proximate $23.0 There is a FES igi ; sa man-|tendance. 7 p a ¢ said he (Schmitz) had HI be peeres claimed in the prospectus. total debit against him of $39,968.15 A® showing the very loose mal # more reguiar but Dr. Borie’s | ¢ graft money Ruef never paid 4 Plans Are Upect fond 6 bask 89 91 — ‘ ait now » mise me a bribe,” eald Schmits. “Tf be pset. eS oa lid pass bribe money to me The plans of the company in recard to coal lands were COMMITTED TO ASYLUM colored speakers wh t ont ee 4 I ie r *) on : y know from what I read y the wi awal of coal lands of Alaska fro J us pera 4 reservations at the any of is supposea to have tes ‘ M8196 and 1907, at the instigation dent ad rcencadlly omy yl naga ony ms many things @nd Ras out ® The 1.960 acre ed in t wals Seek mea Pe ee oe ae aot ae Unless the t 4 with me being one of + 2 ed to re o atte an | co Phen Si fave themselves, rominent in the Then ~ 4 s said that the see = srw nh accepting and solje terested in similar esolutions will be spread Y, together w have been endeavo Late yesterday afternoon Fiat told the members of the grad re the Parkside Trae deal, Ruef claims ve received $30,- of graft, but the pped ali on In the posses rosecution is that of 00 was to be pald to eighteen supervisors franchise and that or, $12,000, was to be evenly by Ruef and Among the directors and lers of the Parkside Trac- n Company were W. H. Crocker, t apitalists of E. Green, ker estate, Crocker- Umbeen, a e dealer; Douglas tate; F. W. Tuk grocer; Welling- icial of the Crock- bank, and Joseph who was presi- f an © the passage their corporations to on. All y ir \ hington Among this mis wai ble ts a ia. pias "MAKES DASH FOR MASONS PLAN | aa act | LIBERTY CONVENTION an it It were t @ bit > f P ‘ Q mtry, has been shed the desired ra of the last session t mmon paper Gor * court yesterday, made ait ailed to Contractors Give Ald. et to die » natdral death Several ntractors who have | ‘mi y Suits May Follow are 9 been encountered In the search for elad checks and other responsible for the Alaska Pe wing that they paid the embarrassing as well JOW RELRY “We @ntered upon the lands, supposing that we could t ank : the e depar t . 4 . son | i ss is had been commonly secured in (4 ed t e t ast few) oy - : . at Schmitz Gets Busy May peaits ot ontinues to| prowler