Show BIG HAUL MADE BY SHREWD THIEVES gold bullion from alaska stolen in transil plunder said to be worth SEATTLE W wish wih i h sept 11 go gold bullion valued at Si ot of a shipment of from the wash ington alaska bank of fairbanks F 8 alaska to the horton horto n nation al bank of seattle on the humbolt was stolen in transit and lead substituted in the strong bc acx that had contained it when it left fairbanks Fan banks on a 1 yukon river steamer for dawson and ana whitehorse Whit chorse horse the gold mas as con contained in three boxes and wag in the care of the alaka pacific espre s company when the boxes we were opened b the canadian customs officers oali cers at dawon D the bulj bars vere found to oe as stated in the caress campanis com panis pipers the boxes were nere opened again at the united states asai office in seattle fridan add noon ind the theft disc one contained piga of leid insler of gold the seals of the box viere ere intact hen it re rei cheil I 1 the be assay office ard d it t was evident thit the robbery had been committed on baird ship slap the gold was aas insured against loss 1033 by the express compin 3 the boxes were received at the assi office Thur thursay day morning and re rn amed bied here until the agents of tile the consignee armed next day dav to cheel up the ingists it is ib that tho was tolen on the yukon steamer between parson dawson ind whitehorse or on tny the steamer hum bolt libolt between ani there would hate been lu aty for robar in the a office or in the short railto railroad rail roid d run from whitehorse horae to sk Ski igean giva the cold weighed points and the disposal of uch heavy plunder must hive required time and the gold was in the parser a cabin and it is 13 not cuto marv on cold shin ments to take claborine clab precautions against robber rob beri 3 the republican central committee fa for r sc sexier ier county met on monday and decided boon on hold na tie regular county convention at salina this year the date ft is set for le 23 thi re was a bood attendance of committee members and an abundance of enthusiasm was manifest county comity chairman Chai Cha iman timan J M peterton pemerton Pe presided tha official leial off call cal for the conk naion appears in this issue to together ether biti the apportionment of delegates based uvon the etc otc c cist asi for howell |