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Show LOSES IN FIRST SKIRMISH. Government's Effort to Punish Alaskan Alas-kan Coal Land Locator May Come to Naught. Seattle. The government on Mon day lost its first battle in the efforl to punish the alleged fraudulent lo cators of Alaska coal lands, .ludgf Cornelius II. Hanford, In tho I'nltci Stales district court, in overruling tin motion to Instruct the Jury to aciptH Charles V. Munday, Karl K. Sieglej and 'Archie Schlels, sustained all tin vital points contended for by the de fendants. The ground on which the court re fused to grant the motion to acqul was not raised by counsel for elf he Bide In tho Btilt, but by the Judge him self. It leaves the government so lit tlo room to stand on that It Is sah to be practically assured that tin prosecution will bo dropped. |