Om; Donr.AK Pun Month. IDITAROD, ALASKA, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1013. ___Two Bits Pkk Copy
Washington, June 13.—The name of Frederick M. Brown, of
Valdez, has been sent to the senate by the President for confirma
tion as judge of the Third judicial division of Alaska, to succeed
the Hon. Peter 1). Overfield, resigned.
The President will probably withdraw the name of the man
Exum, recently nominated for U. S. marshal of the Third division,
on account of certain business connections._
MOTION FOR OLD MAIL MUSHER
San Francisco, .Tune 13.—Edward McGrath, an old resident of
the North, who, in the early days of the Klondike excitement, was
a mail carrier in the American territory of the Yukon, was re
cently promoted to the .superintendency of the Eighth division of
» the railway mail service. Mr. McGraths headquarters will be in
Washington.
Seattle, June 13.—After a long fight made by the New Cham
ber of Commerce of this city, the Treasury department has re
scinded the order levying a toll of $1.25 on shipments of gold re
ceived at the Seattle assay office._
Constantinople, June 13.— Mali
nutn Slielke Pasha, grand vizier ol
Turkey, was shot dead in this city
yesterday while driving In hismotor
car. The assassination was imme
(lately followed by gteat disorder,
riots occurred in various parts of
the city, which were only sup
pressed after martial law had been
declared.
Whitehorse, Y. T., June 13.—
The ice moved out of Lake Le
Bargeyesterdav, thejt2th, and the
steamer Whitehorse left here today
with delayed mail and passengers
for Dawson.
Nome, June 13.—The steam
ship Umatilla, from San Fran- 1
cisco, arrived here this morning
with many Nome people who
wintered in the States.
L. F. Schwartz was the only
passenger aboard the Umatilla
bound for Iditarod.
M. H. Guise is a late arrival from
Fairbanks- He has joined the office
force of the N. C. Co.
Mrs. Cyril P. Wood and little son,
started last Saturday for California,
where they will spent the summer, re
turning to Iditarod before the close of
navigation. They were accompanied
asf ar as Pikeman by Mr. Wood.
James Stuart reached this city from
Fairbanks last Friday, and is now as
sisting Christy Anthonieson at f.J. L.
Sale’s jewelry store.
John Hansen, widely-known as a
miner, and who last winter was inter
ested in the Halfway roadhouse, took
passage on the Tana last Tuesday for
Los Angeles, Cal., where he will visit
1 his daughter for several months. Mr.
Hansen is undecided as to when he
will return to Alaska, but his friends
expect to see him when stampede time
comes.
Attorney A. E. Maltby,who returned
last week after spending the winter on
the Outside, has opened his law office
in the M. A M. Bank building.
Among ths Flat City people in at
tendance at the A. B. ball last Tuesday
evening were Mrs. S. E. Patched, Dr.
Wortmann, C'. R. Peck and Dr. Carter.
“The best ever,” is what patrons say
of the new spring-water shower baths
at The Crosby baths, Caribou street.
WANTED — WornaD to do ironing
Apply Joe Wilks' City Laundry, Dis
covery, Otter..
IN SOUTH
Jacksonville, Fla., June 13.—The en
tire state of Florida is at present ex
periencing an exceptionally cold wave
for this time of year, and much dam
age to tropical vegetation is feared.
Buenos Ayres, June 13.— Theo
dore Roosevelt, former President ot
tiie United States, will come to Ar
gentine republic this fall, and will
deliver a series of lectures through
out the country on “The Progress
of America.’’ lie will be the guest
of his son Kertnit, who is employed
the office of a railroad company.
Los Angeles, June 13. —Bud
Anderson and Loach Cross have
established training quarters and
are getting themselves in condi
tion for the contest of July 4.
Ad Wolgast, the former cham
pion, has announced his tempo
rary retirement from the prize
ring, and his proposed light with
Johnny Dundee has been de
clared off. _
San Francisco, June 13.—The
managers of Willie Ritchie and
Joe Rivers, after haggling for
more than a week over the ring
side weights of their principals,
came to an agreement yesterday,
and posted their forfeit money.
The light takes place here July 4.
TO GET FAT PLUM
Washington, June 13. — It is an
nounced here that President Wilson
has decided on the appointment of
Prof. Henry Jones, lecturer on po
litical science at Princeton univer
sity, as governor of the Philippines.
Prof Ford was for years an edi
torial writer on leading American
newspapers. He is a native of
Maryland.
MAYOR BAKER’S BROTHER COMING
Mayor Claude Baker received a tele
gram yesterday from his brother, Royal
Baker, who was then at St. Michael,
stating that he was on his way to Idit
arod from the Outside. He came as
far as Nome on the Victoria.
An exchange suggests that what
Northern towns need is the cultiva
tion of more ground and less solo.
—Douglas News.
For the Big Feed try DuRand’s Dis
covery Cafe.
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Washington, June 13.—Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon, had a long conference
yesterday with President Wilson, during which he urged the executive to force the Alaska,
railroad legislation through congress during this session.
TO VISIT PANAMA CANAL ZONE
As President Wilson is anxious to learn as much as possible about the workings of
the Panama canal, he is making arrangements to visit the big ditch shortly alter the ad
journment of congress.
ANOTHER LETTER FOR JAPAN
Secretary of State Bryan is preparing a second letter of reply to the Japanese gov
ernment in relation the California alien-land law. it will be forwarded next week.
ANOTHER JERSEY MAN CONNECTS WITH JOB
President will has appointed Cornelius Ford, of New Jersey, public printer. Mr.
Ford is a well-known leader in organized labor circles.
Former President Taft was a visitor in Washi gton two days during the past week.
HPH|>,T last week's press dispatches to the Idit
jjyj arod Pioneer was an item to the effect
that there is a likelihood that the Alaska
railroad bill now pending before congress will
be disposed of even before final disposition is
made of the all important tariff bill. The news,
however welcome it may be to the people of
Alaska, is almost too good to be true. That
Alaskan affairs should have taken a turn to the
i extent of almost sidetracking the most impor
1 tant piece of legislation that has been before
congress for many years is unbelievable, and
from private reports that have been received, it
is gleaned that the railroad measures -while
they have been or are about to be reported upon
favorably by the senate committee -will not be
acted upon during this special session of con
gress. That seems to be theopinionoftho.se
who claim to be in fairly close touch with things
political at the national capital. Let us hope that
their prediction will not come true. But how
1 ever that may be, the opinion is prevalent
through the length and breadth of the L nited
States that the time lias come when something
must be done for Alaska, and from the acts of
the new administration it is evident that the
President and his advisors are heartily in favor
of giving the territory some support.
The railroad measures have received the
opposition of those transportation concerns now
operating more or less in the territory. The
White Pass people opposed it, claiming that
they have established a through service from
the Outside clear to the Interior of Alaska.
They seem to be opposed to the Northern Navi
gation Company, and have entered upon a rate
war. There are those who look askance at this
feigned battle and consider it a shrewd
move on the part of both companies to throw
sand into the eyes of the senate committee, and
make the senators blind to the fact that they are
covered by one and the same blanket. If they
can succeed in preventing the construction of a
railroad from Seward into the Interior, and
thereby eliminate all competition, they can well
afford to wage a rate war for a season or two.
The White Pass Company is proud of its
low freight rates to Interior Alaska points. Our
people are glad of the fact, but when it is re
membered that the White Pass Company charges
a rate of $00 per ton for a haul from Seattle to
Whitehorse and a rate of $10 per ton for a haul
from Seattle to Fairbanks, is it any wonder if
tiie people are somewhat slow in taking their
word for the statement that they will continue
their service in future years, and maintain the
same 'atesV
Meanwhile the railroad problem is being
solved at the seat of government. The coal
question is being seriously considered. Already
a movement is on foot to again throw open to
location and settlement those large tracts of
land that were withdrawn under the Roosevelt
and Taft administrations, and, altogether, the
outlook for a speedy development of the latent
resources of the territory, by means of rapid
transportation from the Interior to the Coast,
were never so bright since the territory was first
acquired, and while the people of the Interior
seem to be somewhat slow in realizing the full
importance of the present agitation, those along
the Coast seem to have taken on a new lease of
life, and are hustling to be ready for the era of
prosperity about to dawn.
Miss Norah Moore is once more]
the center of attraction in the Fair- j
hanks courts, after an extended
visit to the Kovnkuk district, and
on this occasion it is Ben Dahl, a !
Kovnkuk miner, who regrets the
I day he hearkened unto the bland-j
ishments of the winsome Norah.
The Fairbanks News-Miner, May j
9, reports the case thuslv:
At the preliminary hearing in the
commissioner’s court given the de-1
j tendant in the case of the United
States vs. Norah Moore, Judge Dil-j
] Ion bound the woman over to await ]
the action of the next grand jury
Bonds for the appearance of the de- j
fendant were fixed in the sum of]
j $7,000, and the attorneys for the
defense were given until 2 o’clock
today to provide bondsmen. The
charge is larceny, and was brought
at the instigation of Ben Dahl, a
Kovnkuk mining man, who accuses
the woman of having robbed him
of gold dust and nuggets to the
value of $5,000. Assistant District
Attorney Cecil II Clegg conducted
the prosecution, while Tom A. Mc
Gowan was retained by tbe defend
ant.
The hearing started at 2 o’clock
yesterday afternoon, and most of
the time of the court from then on
to 5 o’clock was taken up with the
hearing of the long story which
was told by the love-lorn complain
ant as to just how easily he did
part with rhe gold dust, and how
Norah Moore annexed it and kept
it.
His testimony showed how he
had met Miss Moore, and fallen in
love with her, of how they had in
tended to be married, and be had
brought her the money with which
they were to go out to Vancouver,
and he was to start in the real es
tate business Not knowing much
about such business, he was easily
induced to learn how to write pa
pers and documents tor the transfer
of properties, the teacher being his
fiancee, and among other papers
written and signed was one in
which he gave Norah Moore, for
value received, §5,000 in gold dust.
He also signed a paper disposing of
his interest in 4 a. Hammond river.
Dahl also stated that at the time of
the signing of the documents, he
was at least partially intoxicated.
One morning he awoke to the fact
that Norah had deserted him. He
went to her home, and she refused
to let him in. However, he still
believed in her and her promises to
marry him and so visited her home
on numerous occasions, only to find
her door closed to him, and that she
did not love him any more On the
occasion of his last visit to her
premises, she told him through a
crack in the door, that she was busy
and could not talk to him, but that
if he would come the next day to a
certain roadhouse, about four miles
down the creek, she would see him
and they would settle up the affair
This he agreed to do, and on March
13 went to the roadhouse, about
noon, where he learned that his
fiancee had decamped during the
night, over the Chatidlar trail, as a
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prssenger with Captain T. S
Haynes, who was returning to!
Fairbanks. He immediately took j
the trail for Fairbanks also, via j
Fort Gibbon, and arrived in this
city only a few hours ahead of j
Norah. but in plenty of time to!
cause her arrest on the larceny
charge.
Testimony of the defense showed !
that Dahl had given the money toj
the woman while in possession of!
all his senses: witnesses stated that [
he made no secret of giving her the j
money. Five witnesses testified for
the defense The woman herself
did not take the stand.
In the course of the examination
of the witnesses, Deputy Marshal
J. W. McCormick testified to hav
ing takeu into his custody from the
woman and Captain Haynes, with
whom she had made the journey!
from the Kovukuk, over $9,000 in
gold dust. Commissioner Dillon
in binding Miss Moore over to the j
grand jury stated that the $5,000!
which is in controversy would be |
held by the marshal. The remain j
der of the money is to be given
back to the defendant, as the court
does not think it should be retained.
ATTENDANCE NOT BIG
[ The A. B. anniversary ball last
Tuesday night was an enjoyable
affair for those who attendance, but
the attendance was small. The
people appear to be danced out.
MILLIONAIRE WOOD CODS SCOT FREE
Boston, June 13.—William Wood, the millionaire, who has been
on trial with several other defendants during the past few weeks,
charged with planting dynamite on the premises of the textile fac
tories during the labor troubles in Lawrence, Mass., last year, was
acquitted yesterday. Another defendant, Frederick Atteaux, was
acquitted on one count, but the jury disagreed on the four other
charges against him. He will not be tried again. Dennis Collins
was convicted on two counts, and not. guilty of three.
Washington, June 13.- -The United States supreme court yes
terday denied a writ of habeas corpus for Porter Charletcn, an
American citizen, who is under indictment in Ituiy for wife min
der, alleged to hive been committed about three years ago. The
accused will be immediately returned to Italy for trial.
Washington, June 13.—The Department of Commerce, in a
statement just issued, says famine threatens the population of the
Pribilof islands. The cause of this state of affairs is traceable to
the failure to pass the sundry civil appropriation bill over the veto
of President Taft during the last congress._
Cleveland, O., June 13.—Guissippe
Potnaru was arrested here today on a
charge of sending a threatening letter
to President Wilson, in which he made
a demand for $5,000.
Seward, June 13 —The entire
village cf Sunrise, situated on the
-outJi shore of Turnagain artn of
Cook inlet, at the mouth of Sixmile
cieek, was completely destroyed by
tire yesterday. The fire started
from a defective flue. The loss is
estimated at $10,000.
Several volcanoes to the west
ward are in eruption.
Since out' last report the fol
lowing contributions were made
to the good-roads fund—some of
whom “coining through'’ for a
second or third ante:
•John Beaton $250
lliley & Co. 150
Ellingen & Chronister . 10
N. Ellis . 50
A. A. Shonbeck .25
Karl Thiele. 150
■Tack Baird 20
Lang it Campbell 10
J. J. Price. 20
J. Wilks 5
Crowley & Porter 50
</. J. Stranberg, 2 men 3 days.
Wair.o Puntillo, 2 men 2 days.
Frantzon. 1 day with team.
Meachan , 4 days with team.
J. E lliley. 4 days with team.
P. Bugge, I. Nyholm, J. Stephenson
and Martin Webories each contributed
a day’s labor.
ILLINOIS WOMEN WIN
Springfield, 111., June 13. — Both
houses ot the state legislature this
week passed a woman’s suffrage bill,
and the measure is now' awaiting Gov.
Dunne’s signature.
GEORGE MUTCHLER
STARTS FOR OUTSIDE
George Mutchler left on the Tana
this week on a three months’ trip to
the States. He will try to secure some
kind of a gasoline wagon for hauling
wood during the coming winter,
Postmaster and Mis. Thurston are
visiting on Flat creek.
DON'T WORRY
This year about getting your freight up
from Dikeman. The river will always
rise again. For further information
apply on board the steamer Teddy H.,
a boat that burns the fuel of the coun
try, and makes it possible for you to sell
an outfit to a woodcbopper once in a
while.
Juneau, June 13.—Joseph Mc
Donald, whose trial for murder is
begin in this city on July 7 next,
was today released from the federal
jail under bonds of $50,000, ap
, proved by Judge Peter D. Over
field. Citizens of Juneau are his
sureties. _
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■ Charleston, W. \ a,, Jane 13.—
President White, of the United
, Mine Workers Union ot America,
and iS other official of that organi
1 zation, have been indicted by the
federal grand jury, now in session
in this city, charged with trying to
secure higher wages for mine work
ers by using force.
The legislative committee has
begun its investigation to learn the
causes leading up to the present
strike of the coal miners in this
.state. _
MRS. LOWELL'S FAREWELL PARTY
Mrs. L. N. Lowell this afternoon
gave a farewell party to a number of
lady friends, at her home on West First
avenue. Mr and Mis. Lowed, and lit
tle daughter Irene, will leave shortly
jeave fur New York.
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