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A. P. A. Special.
PORTLAND, May 29.—Port- ,
land was confronted with an
other baffling murder mystery
today with the finding of the
mutilated body of Mrs. Helen ]
Jennings at her farm a few miles !
outside the city.
'1’he woman had been murder
ed in her bed apparently while
asleep as there were no signs :
of a struggle nor any indication
other than a disarrangement of
the bed clothes to suggest that
the woman was aware of the ,
presence of her slayer, before 1
overtaken by death.
According to the findings of
the police, bred Ristman, a
chauffeur, is missing and the of
ficers are also trying to locate
a strange man who hired Rist
man to convey him to the Jen
nings farm. The machine used
by Ristman was found deserted
at an out of the way spot sev
eral miles away from the scene
of the murder but all traces of
the chauffeur and his mysterious
fare is lost. Tile police believe
that the stranger murdered Mrs.
Jennings and also the chauffeur.
JAMES J. HILL PASSES
TO GREAT BEYOND
A. P. A Service.
ST. PAUL, May 29—James
Jerome Hill, world famous rail
road builder, financier and au
thor, died today at his residence
in this city after a short illness
{following an operation. Hill's
life ha<| been despaired of for
several days and the majority of
tlie members of his family were
gathered at the bedside when he
breathed his last. He was un~
concious for twelve hours pre
ceding the end.
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Ttiw following table unowu the av
erage temperature ror each day for the
ihe following years:
101&. me
May 1.30 33
May 2 .30 28
May 3.34 23
May 4.30 16
May 3.29 18
May 6 .27 8
May 7 .22 14
May 8. 15 6
May 9 . 9 12
May 11.28 32
May 12 .28 27
May 13. 26 28
May 14.36 28
May 15 . 37 25
May 16.36 26
May 17.36 27
May 18 .40 33
May 19.4- • • 35 26
May 20.30 32
May 21.28 25
May 22 .31 28
May 23.30 30
May 24.27 32
May 25.30 34
May 26.33 32
May 7.28 31
May 28.29 3f
May 29.32 34
May 30.34 36
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Following the operation, Hill
faiteu to ratty ami continued to
sum steauity uutil the end. Yes
teruay morning Louis Hill, son
ot tlie dead nnancier, departed
in a special train tor Kocnester,
; .vtinn., tor the purpoes of bring
ing tlie famous surgeon, Dr.
I u m. Mayo, in a last effort to
! save his father’s life. Mayo
! could afford no relief, diowever,
! and returned to Rochester soon
aitcrward.
In auuition to being the presi*
dent of the board of directors
of the Great Northern railroad
system and a director of a half
uozen additional lines, Hill was
also connected with the director
ate of several banks, of which the
chase National bank of New
York, and the First National
bank of Chicago were the most
prominent. He was also the
author of several reviews and a
well known work on railway
economics, “Highways of Prog
j ress.” He was aged sixty eight.
PORTLAND MERCHANT
KILLS SELF AND FAMILY
A. P. A. Service.
SALEM, Ore., May 29.—Wil
liam Patterson, a Portland cigar
j store proprietor, well known in
the Rose City, was ffie author
of a shocking tragedy occurring
in this citl last night, which
; resulted in the deatfh of his wife,
daughter and himself.
Patterson, who was intensely
j jealous of his wife, shot and kijl
|*ed the woman after severely
upbraiding her for fancied indis
cretions, then turned tvis weapon
upon his daughter who had en
deavored to save her mother. The
girl attempted flight but was
strnck by a bullet with fatal ef
fects. Patterson then shot him
self.
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NEWS NOTES
The high water washed out
the Dry creek bridge yesterday
rendering tihe structure practic
ally useless for travel except by
pedestrians. The bridge itself is
uninjured
Title Pioneer Mining Company
has a large force of men at work
on the ditches which are report
ed to be full of water and in
danger of overflowing at several
points despite the open waste
gates.
The boiler /house of Mahoney
and partners on the submarine
was burned this morning and re
sulted in the complete destruc- .
tion of that property and also the
greater portion of the mining \
tools. The damage is estimated !
at about three hundred dollars.
The finishing touches are now !
being made on building Goggin
and the new quarters will soon
be ready for occupancy. The |
building is assuredly a most j
pleasing addition to the business |
houses of the city and adds not |
a little to the looks of Nome's j
“main stem.”
T he Iheavy ice cakes coining
down Snake river yesterday did
considerable damage to the pil- [
ing on the old bulkhead and a j
large section broke off and was
carried away this morning.
Aside from this no damage is re
ported
The trail of Ole Wirum on a
charge of vagrancy vvil com
mence in the court room of the
United States commissioner
tomorrow morning at II. The
defendant has applied for a jury
trial and jurors have been sum
moned to appear at the stated
hour.
Work on the new freight land
ing dock of the Alaska Lighter
age Company is proceeding rap
idly apd the structure will soon
be completed as far as is intend
ed for the present. At a later
period the dock will be extended
out a considearble distance- At
present there is not sufficient
material in Nome to fully com
plete the structure.
The continuous rain of the past
twenty four hours, although
seemingly light, has brought
about a flow of water, ample for
all sluicing needs and reports
from every direction within a
radius of five miles of Nome say
that sluicing is going on at near
ly every camp where winter
dumps were extracted. Many of
the miners are having difficul
ties owing to the unthawed state
of their dumps but the majority
are hurrying the dirt through the
sluices at a rapid rate, and small
quantities of gold are already
commencing to appear in town.
At the Dream, The Adven*
turs of Kathlyn, last and con
cluding episodes. Umballah cer
tainly has proved himself a
(most tireles and resourceful
villain as he devised one trap
after another to catch the noble
and intrepid Kathlyn, and keep
Ihe throne of Allaha ever in his
clasp. At last he seems to be at
'he end of his rope, and as the
final trick is played, he is chained
to the prison treadmill to grind
EAGLE HALL
FRIDAY NIGHT.
ALL STAR SHOW.
5,000 feet of new film.
Rex Universal.
IN THE EYES OF THE LAW.
Nestor Universal.
THE DEN OF THIEVES
Tannhouser.
ONLY A MILLER’S
DAUGHTER
Nestor Universal.
WHAT A BABY'DID
Repeated.
Split Reel Comedy.
THE MUSICIANS.
A Banner Show. Don’t Mis9 It.
Violin, Mi9s Bertha Johnson.
Piano Prof. Bourret.
ADM. as eta.
lout his remaining days in aim
less regret over the failure of his
I crimes. Sunday afternoon a
grand matinee featuring Flor
ence LaBadie in one of her most
dharming vehicles “Robinson
Cru9oe ’’
Long distance reports from
Council today state that a sud
den rush of water down the
Niulduk river this morning caus
ed that stream to overflow its
hanks and threaten damage. The
home of VVm. Taylor was flood
ed but no apparent damage was
done. Reports from Solomon
disclose that the Solomon river
is also on a rampage and is
! threatening to boil over. Harry
| Ray telephoned that the water
I was dangerously high at the
| Kimball dredge and his house
I was in danger if the water con~ |
! tinned to rise. Ray reported j
that the flood was at the door i
step and coming right along.
A number of valuable dogs
I have been killed tKiough eating
poisoned meat strewed over the j
i tundra adjacent to the city by |
\ some unknown miscreant. Ac- |
j cording to the information re
ceived from reliable sources, the
tundra is a veritable death trap
for dogs as the poisoned meat is
strewed far and w'ide. It is
thought that the poison was
placed by some one for rfhe pur
pose of catching fox during the
winter As a general thing the
poison is said to kill the dog
w'ithin a few moments and in the
several cases observed the ani
mal walked no more than a doz
en yards before succumbing to
the deadly effects. One peculiar
effect noted was that in one or
two instances wliere the animal
failed to succumb the hair drop
ped off its body within a day or
two.
Sourdough Band Dance Gal
lery notice. If you don’t dance
look and listen.
New laid eggs $1.25 per dozen
Prosser's Harness shop Phone,
Black 5.
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TWO KILLED IN
COLLEGE FIRE
A. I*. A. Service
OSKALOOSA, la., May 29.—
Two persons were killed and two
received severe injuries in a fire
winch destroyed the greater por
tion of Penn college today. The
dead are Robert D. Wiilliams,
business managed of the college,
and Harry Oakley, a freshman
student. The two parties injur
ed were both members of the
student body. Neither are ex
pected to live. Williams was
widely known throughout the
state owing to his connection
with tlie activities of the prohi
bition party of which he was
state secretary. The victims re
ceived their injuries while at
tempting to escape from the
blazing building. The damage
will reach over one hundred
thousand.
DREAM THEATRE
TONIGHT.
KATHLYN NIGHT.
ANIMAL NIGHT.
SERIAL NIGHT.
Grand Climax and Last Episodes
OF
THE ADVENTURES
OF KATHLYN
THE COURT OF DEATH.
Kalem Split Reel.
HIGH BORN CHILD
AND BEGGER AND
MERRY SPORTS
IN ENGLAND
PATHE WEEKLY.
TOMORROW NIGHT.
A FAHER’S LOYALTY.
Next Sunday afternoon Grand
Matinee.
MRS. H. BURGH Pianist.
ADM. as eta.
MEN’S
NEW SPRING HATS
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY I
THE EMPORIUM
KRISTAN BROS,
FORMER NOME CITIZEN
EXPIRES IN SEATTLE
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, May 27.—John
Brennan, who has been a resi
dent of Seattle for the greater
part of the past twenty five years
died in Providence hospital to
day after a long illness, aged 63.
Death was due to pneumonia. At 1
the time of his demise Mr. Bren~
i nan was inspector of streets and
1 lights of Seattle.
The deceased went to Alaska ]
during the gold rush and was i
iin the employ of the government
in the capacity of deputy mar
shal at Nome. At a later period
he vvtfs prominently connected
with the business life of the 1
northern camp and served a term \
in the Nome city council One
daughter. Mrs. W. C. McGuire, i
resides at Nome at present.
Note—The above dispatch is
confirmed by a private cable re
ceived by \\ . C. McGuire which j
also states that Mr. Brennan was '
buried on May 30 in Seattle.
SIX THOUSAND MARCH
PREPAREDNESS PARADE
BOS 1 ON, May 27.—Six thou-:
sand persons participated in a
great preparedness parade Reid
here today. ,
I he string s are fine for a good
old time. But oh, you Sourdough .
Brass.
YUKON MARINE
BULLETIN
Nome Radio, May 31, 1916.
Tana down Nulato 4 a. m for
Kuskokwim.
Delta at Hot Springs, down
bound.
Julia B. down Tolovana 7:30
a. m.
Jacobs sails for Fairbanks to
morrow.
Yidette up Stewart 10 a. m
Xasutalin up Dawson.
Reliance down Circle 3 p. m.,
30th.
Washburn at lditarod.
Schwatka down Fairbanks, to
a. m. 30th.
fee remains at Kotlik.
NOTICE
Pursuant to an order of court
entered on the 29th day of May.
1916, notice is hereby given that
a Special Term of the District
Court, Second Division, Terri
tore of Alaska, will be held in
the Court House, in Nome, in
said Division and Territory,
commencing at the hour of 11
o’clock a. tn., on Wednesday, July
5th, 1916, and to continue there
after acocrding to further orders
of the court.
Given under my hand and with
the Court's seal affixed this 31st
dav of May, 1916.
G. A. ADAMS,
Clerk, District Court, Second Di
vision, Territory of Alaska.
(Seal.)
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