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VOLUME XVI. NO. 140. * TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME. ALASKA. TUESDAY, MAY, 16, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PKIwH 26 CENT*
ENGINEER RIGGS DISCUSSES
DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, May 15.—Chair
man Riggs of the Alaska Engin
eering commission gave an im
pressive discourse on the new
government railroad and the fu~
lure of Alaska development at a
dinner given at the Arctic Club
last night during which he of
lered the information that a large
share of the work outlined for the
coming summer is animated by
the desire of the commission to
continue the work of railroad
construction along lines that will
permit of the earliest possible de~
velopment of the resources along
the line of survey.
Riggs asserted that it was in
keeping with this plan that the
commission desires the comple
tion of the road from Fairbanks
Nenana during the present
skimmer. “The completion of
the road,” the speaker declared,
“will at once provide cheaper'
fuel for the clevelopment of the |
Fairbanks quartz district and.
will also assist in lowering the |
cost of all forms of mining be ,
sides affecting a considerable;
domestic saving to the_inhabit
ants of the district.'
Riggs also spoke very favor
ably of a measure to create a
great national park in the Mt.
McKinley district, declaring the.
region around Mt. McKinley one
of the most beautiful and re
markable on earth. The scenic |
granduers of this district, Riggs '
declared, will make it the peer of
any of the present national I
parks.
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Black 5.
HERO HOBSON DEFEAT
ED FOR CONGRES
SIONAL NOMINATION
A. P. A. Service
BIRMINGHAM, May 15.—
Richmond Pearson Hobson, fa
mous hero of the Merrimac and
later congressman from the Sixth
congressional district of Ala
bama, has been defeated for the
congressional nomination of the
tenth district by State Senatoi
William B. Anderson.
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CASEMENT PLACED
ON TRIAL
A. P- A Service.
LONDON, May 15.—Sir Rog~ ;
er Casement, the Irish dissenter
against British rule in Ireland
who is generally credited with
being the leading spirit of the
recent revolutionary movement,
was placed on trial in the Bow
street police court today on a
I charge of high treason. The pro
ccedings were little out of the
ordinary aside from the fact that
an extra large number of police
men were gathered in the court
room and in the immediate vi
cinitv of the court.
SEATTLE BANKER SUC
CUMBS TO PARALYSIS
A P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, May ib. -Ernest
Carstens, president of the Ger
man American Merchantile bank
of this city and one of Seattle’s
best known business men, died
Vast night following a paralytic
stroke
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FUNSTON NOT
IN DANGER
A. P. A. Service
COLUMBUS, May 15.—The
reports that the Pershing forces
were in serious clanger and men
aced by hostile Mexican forces
were set at rest today by reports
from Pershing declaring that
1 oth himself and men are in ab
solutely no danger and indicating
that the situation in the vicin-^
ity of the American field head
quarters is well in hand.
i'he report, which waS wire
lessed direct from the headquar
ters of the expedition say-s:
“There is no truth in the reports
that T am menaced. The troops
are well placed and there is no
apparent sign of danger.”
Reports ariving here from
other sections of the border in
dicate that the situation is still
far from satisfactory. No fur
ther raids have been reported but
the Mexicans residing along the
boundary arc undeniably restive
and further outbreaks are anti
cipated.
ORB DESTROY
MOTHER ZEPPELIN
A. P. A. Service.
COPENHAGEN, May 15.—
British warships today brought
down another German Zeppe
lin ofl the Norwegian coast, ac
cording to advices from Chris
tiana. The report says that only
a small portion of the crew of
the airship survived.
GERMANY MUST
ASK FOR PEACE
A P. A. Service
NANCY, Mat 15.—That
France will nof cease to fight
until Germany is willing to ask
for peace was the declaration of
President Poincaire in an ad
dress to a large gathering of Lor
raine refugees today. “France
does not want Germany to ten
der peace offers,” said the presi
dent, and no offers of that na
ture will he accepted by France
or her allies. Germany must ask
for peace and until then France
will not cease to fight.
CARRANZA EXECUTES
DEPORTED MEXICANS
A. P. A. Service.
EL PASO, May 15.—The Car
ranza authorities at Jaurez art
reported to be conducting whole
sale executions of the Mexicans
who have been deported from
the American border towns for
attempting to incite their coun
trymen to acts of violence against
the United States and the Car
ranza government.
A large number of these agi
| tators have been arrested by the
! military authorities during the
past few weeks and have been at
once turned over to the custody
of the Carranza officials. It i-%
1 authentically reported that out
| of a total of seventy three Mex
j icans deported, the Carranza au
thorities have executed more than
half
A. P. A Service.
NEW YORK, May 14.—Cham
pion Willard and Fred Fulton
were matched for a ten round
boxing contest last night, ac
cording to an announcement
made by Mike Collins today. The
contest is scheduled for Laboi
Day. Tom Jones, signed the con
tract for Willard. It is reported
that several clubs are preparing
to offer more money for the
match than is promised by the
syndicate oi which Collins is the
representative.
INCENDIARY FIRES
STARTLE FI. BLISS
A R A. Service.
EL PASO, May 15.—Two
tires occurring within a period
'of one hour last night at the
military post, a few miles from
this city are attributed to the
activities of unknown miscreants.
The first of the fires occurred in
the post storehouse and the sec
ond was started in the cavaln
stables.
Though prompt action 011 the
part of the post fire brigade a
bad conflagration was prevented
but the damage was, neverthe
ilss, considerable. Three cav
alry horses were burned and a
small quantity of stores were de
stroyed in addition to the com
pletc destruction of three of the
larger stables. The fires are at
tributed to Mexicans, who slip
ped across the river under cover
of darkness.
FUNSTON ORDERS
INVESTIGATION
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SAX ANTONIO, May 15.
Gencral Funston has ordered a
rigid investigation of the sup
posedlv incendiary fires occur
ring at Fort Bliss last night. Fol
lowing the announcement that
the investigation had been or
tiered Funston said that he is
ver\ curious to know how the
incendiaries managed to elude
the pickets and ignite two strut'
tures an hour apart.
GERMANS CLAIM
REPULSE OF BRITISH
A. 1*. A. Service.
BERLIN, May 15.—Heavy at
tacks of the British against the
newly captured German posi
'ions between Hullach and Vet~
niello were repulsed with serious
losses to the enemy, says an of
ficial report of the war office this
afternoon. The report further
r states that the British are firm
ly intent on regaining the ground
! lost in Sunday's fighting and are
Riga in bombarding the German
lines with heavy artillery.
AUDITORS REPORT FEATURE OF
WEEKLY COUNCIL MEETING
That the public interest in the
sixteenth common council is not
entirely dissipated was fully in
dicated by the presence of a
goodly number of citizens in the
chambers intent on listening
to the deliberations of Nome’s
governing body. Nothing of par
ticular interest developed, how
ever, unless the anuulal state
ment of the city clerk and the
report of the city auditor could
be so considered by the visitors.
The reports were detailed and
lengthy and before their reading
was concluded Clerk Grimm was
hoarse, the crowd looked drowsy
and even the mayor appeared
bored.
From the point of view of the
the statistician the meeting was
doubtless quite lively as figures
were rampant and before the re
ports were accepted and filed the
atmosphere fairly reeked with
them. The several members were
all in their accustomed places
when the meeting was called to
order by Mayor Blake. The rec
ord of the previous meeting was
read and approved and there
were no communications, aside
from the financial statement de
tailing the total receipts and ex
penditures of the city during the
incumbency of the preceding
council. The report was signed
by Th Lehmann as chairman of
the old financial committee.
City Attorney O’Neill reported
that decree had been entered in
the district court ordering the
sale of property on the delin
quent tax list He also suggest
ed that the city purchase a sep
crablc leaf book to be used for
filing the various city ordinances
as the a fort said ordinances were
in such shape at present that to
find one of the older ones was
verily like searching for the pro
verbial needle in the haystock.
An estimate of the costs of ar
ranging and typewriting such of
the ordinances as were not in
shape to be placed in the file was
given as not more than $45. The
report was referred to the law
«nd ordinance committee. In
answer to the call for reports of
standing committees, Council
man Thompson announced that
Wm. Eddy had been sworn in as
a city police officer and would
assume his duties later in the
evening.
Councilman McAllister re
ported that the fire and water
committee were through with the
fire mains and the same were in
fairly good shape and the water
had been turned in for the sum
mer.
Councilman Rose, reporting for
tlu> special committee appointed
to investigate the cost of the pro
posed pumping plant stated tha'
he had consulted Contractor Or~
Iand on the subject of the cost
of constructing a suitable build
ing and the latter had estimated
that a building 26x90 would cost
$4100; one 26x70 $3,200 and one
26x50, $2,750. This would in
elude two partitions, one on the
upper fioor and one below. Also
stated that he was unable to give
a report on the subject of boilers
Continual on pap* fpur.