Show SHOUP IS INDIGNANT DENOUNCES STORY PRINTED ABOUT HIM IN SEATTLE No Truth Whatever In the Statement as to His Aiding British Ship to Land at Nome S TRIBUNE BUREAU C01 Fourteenth street 1 Washlnglon D C April 16 1000 The attention of Senator Shoup has been called to an Item published In the Seattle PostIiitclligcncer on April 1th from VictorIa B C to the effect that the steamship Alpha through the influence In-fluence of Senalor Sheep would be permitted to land Its cargo at Nome Alaska and stating that a nephew of the Senator who is a purser on the Alpha has succeeded In interesting the Senator In the view of securing the permission above referred to DENIES THE STATEMENT The Senator indignantly denied the truth of the rumor and says that he has no noj > her who is a purser on the British steamship Alpha or any other British vessel that he took no action whatever In regard to the matter mat-ter except to refer a telegram from a part owner of the Alpha requesting request-ing permission to land at Nome providing pro-viding a United States customs olllcer accompanied Ihe vessel to the Assistant Assist-ant Secretary of the Treasury for an opinion This decision of the Assistant Secretary was adverse and the Senator Sena-tor advised his correspondent by wire as follows Acting Secretary advises me de I parlmcnt has Issued Instruction that transportation of freight by British steamer Alpha from Vancouver to Nome would be contrary to law As Is well known no one will go farther far-ther to protect American commerce ant11mlp build up American shipping interests than Senator Shoiipr J |