“SCOTTY" WIIIS
THE FIRST MCE
Preliminary to the Wome-Solo
mon and Return Race, Old
Champion Wins Short Dash
“Scotty” Allan, winner of the
Nome Sweepstakes of last win
ter, added another victory to his
list on Thanksgiving day, which
marked the opening of the rac
ing season on Seward peninsula.
The Thanksgiving race was a
dash to Fort Davis and return.
The trail was in excellent condi
tion and splendid time was made.
There were nine teams entered,
including practically all of the
best dogs in the camp.
The race was the occasion of
unusual interest, which is taken
. as an indication that this will
prove one of the best racing sea
sons the camp has seen in late
years. The streets were crowded
both at the start and at the fin
ish, and a lot of money changed
hands on the result.
The following race look place
on the last day of the year, which
is known as Carnival day. The
teams ran to Solomon and return
for a purse of $500 for the win
ner, and $200 for the first team
reaching Solomon.
CONVICTED MEN
ASSIGNED WORK
Foreman of the Jury Which Con
victed Iron Workers Throat
ed With Death.
Indianapolis, Ind., flan. ad
judge Anderson, of the United
States District Court, has grant
ed the defendants in the dyna
miting cases, a writ of error.
The foreman of the jury, Hare,
who found the dynamiters guilty,
has received an anonymous com
munication saying that he will
he under the sod within three
months. Steps will be taken by j
the government to protect the
jurors.
Leavenworth, Kan., Jan. J.
President Ryan has been assigned
to work in the carpenter shop,
while Secretary Hocking is scrub
bing floors and “agent” Tveitmoe
is peeling spuds in the kitchen.
The remainder of the dynamit
ers have been put to outdoor work
and construction.
RILLS HIS Wlft
THEN HIMSELF
Heliport, N. Y„ Jan. 3.~Ilenry
<; Edey, a wealthy retired Wall
street broker, killed his wife and
then committed suicide by shoot
ing himself, following a reconcil
iation with his wife after a ser
ies of bitter quarrels. Jealousy
was the cause of the double t rag
edy. _
Another Lee Passes Away.
New York, Jan. 3—Gen. Ed
win I.ee is dead of a complica
tion" of diseases. He was a rela
tive of <?cn. Robert E. Lee, as
well as the governor of Wyom
ing who signed the first suffra
gette bill.
It is rumored on . the streets
that the ..disagreement of the
Kanagih jury is due to. a desire
on the part of the jurymen to
keep WiHiajn Harrington out oft
pre-nuptial troubles.
TURKS GONGEDE
m POINTS
Surrender of Adrianople the Only
Debatable Ground Between
Peace and War.
London, Jan. 3.—A sudden
change has come over the war
situation owing to the firm atti
tude assumed by the Allies, and
a knowledge on the part of the
Turks that further delay would
mean a resumption of hostilities.
Today the Turks have ceded all
the demands of the Balkan dele
gates except the surrender of Ad
rianople. This the Allies insist
upon and Dr. HadnefT, chief of the
Bulgarian delegation, threatened
a resumption of hostilities un
less Adrianople was surrendered.
With this point of controversy
settled the road to peace \\S+^be
smooth.
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RAISE FUND FOII
THE DESTITUTE
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Nome People Raise $3,000 for
Help of Needy Sick and Save
Them From Jail.
Nome, Jan. 3—The Nome Mid
winter Carnival held on Decem
ber 31st, netted the hospital of
the Holy Cross and the fund for
helping the destitute sick and in
jured, $3,000, to he; divided half
and ha. alike.
The need of this fund has be
come very urgent under the re
fusal of the government to help
the sick destitute save by having
them declared vagrants and con
fined like ordinary criminals in
tho federal jail.
THE BIG BRUTE ;
IS HISSED OUT:
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Colored People Hiss Jack John
son and His Wife From
Ball Hoorn Floor.
i Chicago. Jan. 3—Champion
I Jack Johnson and his white wife
were hissed from the floor of the
jeighth National Colored People’s
ball.
The big smoke left the place
in a very sullen mood and his
wife was defiant. The better ele
ment of the colored people will
have nothing to do with the pug
ilist.
RELEASED IN NEBRASKA
BUT NABBED BY UTAH
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 3.--“You
can’t, serve that Utah arrant on
me in Nebraska,” shouted C. I).
Romero, released today from the
Nebraska penitentiary, when
Sheriff Judd, of Provo, Utah,
sought to take him into custody
to answer a charge of forgery.
Romero stepped away from
the sheriff and started for the
door, where his progress was
barred by Governor Aldrich, who
had honored the requisition pa
pers of the Utah sheriff. Romero
went west with Sheriff,Judd.
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Pete . Gashman Relumed to
Camp. Comfort- today with sup
plies 'for the well known road
house.
ARE SENTENCED
FOR CORIEMF1
Idaho . Progressives Look for
Roosevelt to Pay Condemned
Mens Fines.
Boise, Ida., Jan. 3.--The Su
preme Court yesterday pronoun
ced judgment upon Sheridan,
Broxon and Curzan, cited for con
tempt of court for having pub
lished in their paper remarks
made by Col. Roosevelt critisiz
ing the court for its decision in
(ordering the Progressive ticket
off the official ballot.
The court sentenced the three
editors to ten days in jail and
to pay a fine of $500, and upon
the latter of the three the costs
were assessed.
The Progressives of the state
look to Col. Roosevelt to pay the
fine assessed against the news
paper men.
ARE READY TO
Seattle Terminal Company Ready
to Begin Work as Soon as Ob
structions Are Removed.
Seattle, Jan.’ 3—Charles Fenn,
representing the Terminal Com
pany, says his people ai'e ready
to begin construction on the wa
ter terminals if no further ob
stacles are thrown in his way.
The work contemplated will
cost about eight million dollars
and will give the best shipping
facilities of any port on the coast,
if not the country.
COLD RECITAL
DASTARDLY CRIME
Moosejaw, Sask., Jan. 3.—Mrs.
Ralph Warwick, a pretty young
English woman, confessed last
night at a coroner’s inquest that
she and Stanley Price, a neigh
boring farmer, had plotted to kill
her husband at her home near
here three weeks ago and had
succeeded. Price stayed at a ho
tel here last Sunday and it was
at the inquest over, his body that
the woman made the, confession.
Mrs. Warwick gave, as the mo
tive for the murder, the officials
say, a desire to gain possession
of her husband’s property and
marry Price. She said that Price
met Warwick in the latter’s sta
ble one night about three weeks
ago and struck him on the head
with a piece of scantling, killing
him instantly. He then threw the
body under the horse’s feet in an
effort to make it appear that he
had been trampled upon. The
police traced the crime to Price,
who came to Moosejaw, where he
killed himself.
HEADLESS BALLOTS
FOR COLORADO
l>env»er, Jaa. 3—The official
couat on the 32 initiated and re
ferred bills and constitutional
amendments, just completed,
shows that the Colorado voters
adopted the headless ballot, re
call of judicial decisions, recall
of elective officers, inclijding
judges, and the women’s eighty
hour law. Th^y defeated state
wide prohibition and the public
utilities jcioijfi^aftd commission. '
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time, read the Prospector.
COAST PIONEER
GOES TO REST
Jas. *t. Keane Answers Trumpet
Gall of Father Time—Had a
Picturesque Career.
New York, Jan. 3.—James R.
Keene, the well gnown stock
broker, is dead here at the age
of 73 years. The deceased was
born in England, migrating to
California in 1852, where he ac
cumulated a fortune, going to
New York in 1877 to operate on
Wall street.
Many attempts were made to
pluck the daring operator and
sometimes with more or less suc
cess, but he managed to hold his
own w’ith lhe Eastern specula
tors.
Mr. Keene was a great lover
of horses and was prominent in
racing circles in both America
and England.
The Government Has Steamer
Cruising to Get Line on the
Standard Oil Magnate.
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*-»iU'iU)swick, Jan. 3—An uniden
tified steamer has been coasting!
I Jekei Island, the home of Wil- j
liam Rockefeller, it is presumed j
on the lookout for his brother,
John D., who is badly wanted by
the Pujo Money Trust Commit
tee to testify in relation to his j
holdings. The steamer costs the
government in the neighborhood
of #1,000 a day.
HEALTH ROAD
FAVORSRELATIYES
Washington, D. C., Jan. 3.—
The government’s threatened
prosecution of the O’Gara Goal
Company and officials of the New
York Central lines for alleged re
abting will come to a focus in
Chicago not later than next Tues
day.
The case, which has been un
der investigation by the federal
grand jury in Chicago, is said to
have developed evidence upon
which the Department of Justice
lias been considering the draw
ing of indictments. It is said the
possibility of compromise by the
imposition of large fines has been
one of the settlements proposed.
It is alleged the New York Cen
tral lines paid rebates aggregat
ing $60,000 to the O’Gara Coal
Company, a Chicago concern, in
which certain relatives of the
railroad officials are interested.
FORGED CHECK ON DARE,
NOW 8ERVE 8ENTENCE
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. .—Mrs.
Isabel Benson, of Whitewater,
Kan., was sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary today because
she forged a $15 check on a dare
offered by her sister-in-law.
"I never refused to take a
dare,” she told the judge.
“I dare you to serve five years
in the penitentiary," said the
dourt, "I'm giving you the lim
ti." ' \
'Mrs. Benson’s husband, Joseph,
‘is’ a civil engineer. She has two
small qbildren.V' \
Fresh Morgan ojrstew fried iu
butter and cracker 4 rumps at *fce
Valdes Caffe.
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Prominent Republicans to Dis
ou88 Rebirth of Republican
Party at Dinner.
New York, Jan. 3—President
Taft and prominent Republicans
from all portions of the United
States will be the guests of the
Union League Clubs of the East
ern states, at a dinner to be giv
en at the Waldorf-Astoria, when
plans for the re-birth of the Re
publican party are to be discuss
ed. following largely upon the
general scheme outlined by Gov
ernor Hadley of Missouri, at his
meeting with Republican mem
bers of the Senate.
An attempt will be made to
conciliate the two divergent
wings of. the party.
LAYS CLAIM 10
THE DISCOVERY
Seattle Physician Claims Discov
ery of Turtle Serum for the
Cure of Tuberculosis.
Seattle, Jan. 3.—Doctor Martin
Darnourette lias made an affi
davit to the effect that he first
■'discovered turtle serum for the
cure of tuberculosis, having
treated a German patient in Mex
ico in 1910. He is going abroad
to prove his claimss.
Nels. Gustav Bystedt was mar
ried on New Year’s day by Rev.
WT, H. Ziegler to Miss Anna John
son.
DIPLOMAT’S BODY
REACHES HOME
Three British War Vessels Bring
Heme Remains of Ambas
sador Reid.
New York. Jan. 3.--The Hritish
cruiser Natal, bearing on hoard
the remains of Ambassador Reid,
escorted by two other cruisers,
arrived in the harbor today, re
ceiving a salute from American
vessels.
Final services over the remains
of the American diplomat will be
held at the cathedral of St. John
the Divine.
RESTRICTIONS ON
TRASHY READING
Berlin, Jan. 3.—The proposed
law against dime novels and sen
sational literature has been re
ceived with favor by the majority
of the federal states of Germany.
It probably will be submitted to
the federal council during the
present session of parliament.
The measure will provide a
heavy penalty for the displa# and
sale of this kind of literature, as
well as for the confiscation of all
copies. Existing legislation in
Germany affects only those pub
lications which are offensive
morally and religiously.
The 8. 8. Northwestern left
Ketchikan last night at to
o’clock.
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VICIOUS ASSAULT
AT ST. MICHAELS
Six Soldiers Placed Under Arrest
Charged With Criminal As
sault on Native Woman.
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St. Michaels, Jan. 3.--The com
manding officer here ordered the
soldiers paraded in front of the
native girls whom they assaulted
with the result that two of the
offenders were identified and
placed under arrest. Six other
arrests immediately followed.
It appears that six soldiers are
charged with having assaulted
and outraged a native mother,
while her children, who were with
her, protested and were thrown
in the snow by tin/ soldiers.
When complaint was made to
the Deputy United Stales Marshal
he took up the matter with the
commanding officer with the re
sult above staled. It is said that
several offenses of a like nature
have been reported to the offi
cials since this matter has come
up.
Charles it. Crawford is taking
freight down to the (odd King
Mining company properties be
tween Slump bay and Columbia
basin.
NOME MAN IS
BADLY FROZEN
Lays Insensible From Fall and
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Freezes Hands and Feet Before
Being Discovered.
.Nome, Jan. —An old-timer
named Frank Connolly fell on the
ice of Bering sea from the rear
platform of a saloon, knocking
himself insensible and seriously
injuring his hack. The unfortun
ate man was not discovered un
til three hours later, when his
feel and hands were found to be
frozen solid and will undoubtedly
have to be amputated. The ex
tent of the injury to his back
had not been ascertained. It is.
hardly thought the unfortunate
man can survive the amputation
of bis extremities.
BODY EMBEDDED
IN CEMENT DIM
Keokuk, la.. Jan. II.—A human
hand protruding from amidst
tons of cenieht, the frame of
which was removed several days
ago, was found today in one of
the concrete pillars of the gov
ernment dam across the Missis
sippi river and explains the dis
appearance several weeks ago of
one of the laborers.
The man's body is imbedded in
the solid concrete and is likely
to stay there, as to blast it out
would not only destroy the body
but a large part of one of the
great blocks of cement compos
ing the dam.
The disappearance of a laborer
was noted several weeks ago, but
it was not known that he had fal
len into the frame into which
itons of concede were being
dumped.
vientle horse ana cornfortabla
cutter for lent by day or honr.
Hate reasonable. Apply Fred.
Fish, phone 47.
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