' On,, Dollar Pbr Month. IDITAROD, ALASKA, SATURDAY
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London, January 2 4.-The Balkan question assumed a more j
serious aspect this morning upon the assassination ot Nazim Pasha
and the refusal of the soldiers to consider the surrender of Adri
nnople. The situation is very grave.
War Minister Assassinated
Constantinople, January 2&-Nazim Pasha, former minister of
war, was assassinated on the streets of Constantinople today.
Congress Agrees; Army Refuses
Constantinople, January 24—Yesterday the national congress
voted to accept the peace terms offered by the allies, including the j
surrender of Adrianople. The people and the soldiery became in
furiated when they learned the decision, and refuse to consider the j
surrender of the city. Thereupon the cabinet resigned, and the;
Sultan has found it impossible to get any minister to accept the
responsibility of forming another. Turkey is therefore in the j
position of being at war with powerful foes and having no one at
the head of the government at home. __ j
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which has been in session since December 1, was presented to!
.Judge F. E. Fuller this morning. Among the principal features
of the report are the following:
A recommendation for the enactment of better laws for
the regulation of notaries public, in order to prevent false,
swearing:
A request that Judge Fuller investigate Judge Overfield's
ruling relative to the payment of trial jurors during actual
service only:
A request that Fairbanks he made a sub-port of entry:
A protest agaiist the expenditure of 40 per cent, of the
money collected for road tax in office expenses and only 00 per:
cent, on the roads;
A request for the appointment of a government meat and
food inspector, with headquarters at Fairbanks. _ I
Washington, January 24. —In his report to the Secretary of:
War on the question of providing adequate defenses for the Pan-:
ania Canal zone, Major-General Goethals says it will be necessai \
to station 25,000 American troops permanently on the zone. In
order to spare this number from the I nited States an increase in j
the regular army will immediately become necessary.
In addition to manning the forts and patroiing the zone with
soldiers, it will be necessary at all times to keep several warships j
handy to guard the entrances,______ j
Lincoln. Neb., January 24. —George William Norris, Repub
lican congressman from the Fifth Nebraska district, has been
elected to the United States senate.
St. Paul, January 24—The Minnesota legislature yesterday!
re-elected United States Senator Ivnute Nelson to succeed himself. •
Des Moines, January 24.—Senator William S. Kenyon, who
was elected two years ago to fill the unexpired term of the late j
Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver, has been re-elected. He is a Re j
publican.
Nashville, Tenn., January 24.— Judge John K. Shields, chief
justice of the supreme court of Tennessee, has been elected to the'
United States senate. ____!
LAYMEN UNCOVER
YERY GOOD PAY
Fairbanks. January 2S. Potts & Ped
roff, laymen on 1-b. Happy creek, in
this district, uncovered very good pay
on their claim this week, and Happy is
now experiencing a miniature boom.
Ac exploding primer cap at the
Newsboy mine Wednesday last caused
Severe injuries to a miner named Au
t°n Styckex.
Twenty-three tons of ore from the
lYomestake mine, at the head of Wolf
creek, showed an average of $77 to the
ton in a mill test completed yesterday.
After a long siege of 40 to 50 below
temperature, the weather in this dis
trict is now moderating a little.
On Tuesday’s mail Sam Bayles re
ceived a very handsome birthday pres
ent from his little daughter. It is a
32nd degree Masonic button, set in dia
nionds, and Sam is extremely proud of
it. _
Fresh Olympia Oysters—delicious for
cocktails. Iditarod Meat Co.
STRANGE COINCIDENCE
AT BAKERSFIELD, CAL.
—
; Sam Bavles’ eldest, boy, who is a
I violinist of considerable ability, writes
! of a curious coincidence which hap
I pened recently. He was standing at
the Santa Fe depot at Bakersfield with
; a friend one day last month, when he
j was accosted by a stranger, who said:
t “Do you know of a person in this city
j by the name of Bavles—a violinist?'’
1 He replied that he himself was the in
dividual sought, and it turned out the
stranger was noone other than Frank
Manley, paying a visit to Bakersfield
| in connection with some oil interests.
; Mr. Manley had- promised to call at
‘ the Bayies home when in Bakersfield
j and the first person he addressed upon
, his arrival was a member of the
1 family.
| SLIM IS RE-STAKING THE TRAIL
| The trail between Dikeman and Dis
! kaket is being staked anew tor the
i guidance of mushers by Slim, of Slim’s
■ roadhouse, 2u miles from Diskakel.
j Deputy Marshal Sheppard says he is
! making a very good job of it.
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GET SIX JURORS
IN DARROff TRIAL
Los Angeles, January 24.-- Six
permanent jurors have been se
cured for the trial of Clarence Bar
row on the secottd charge of tam
pering with jurymen in ibe McNa
mara case. The selection of the
jury is proceeding very slowly.
BIG SNOWSLI E AT^
Cordova, January 21.— A big snow
and landslide at Kennecott. at the head
of ihe Copper Kiver railroad, resulted
in heavy loss to the owners of the
mines (the Cuggenheims), The tram
way list’d to haul the ore to the rail
road was carried away, and cosily mine
buildinge were completely demolished.
It is impossible to estimate the loss a
yet, but it will be very large.
Wa-diin^ton, January 24. It is un
dcr.'-toud m Democratic circles tha\
tlie leaders liave practically decided tt»
place meats and live cattle on the free
list, as the first step towards reducing
the cost of living.
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Cuadulajara, Mexico. January 2-1-—
The volcano Colima started erupting
yesterday and is now belching forth
ashes, lava and smoke. Thousands of
people are fleeing in terror from the
vicinity of ihe mountain.
Naples. Italy, January 2-1.— Mount
Vesuvius is erupting and people are
deserting Ihe villages nearby ar.d
Mocking into N iple*.
DYNAMITERS AES
ALL GETT1S BAIL
I.eatenwortli, Km . January 24.
— Dynamiters Ileum. R editing,
Bernhardt. Brown, Meek in and
others have secured bail and been
released pending appeal.
Sail Francisco, January 24.—
Olaf Tvietmoe and John Clancy
have been re elected to the state
council of building trades federated
unions. _
ARCTIC MOTHERS
SEKD DELEGATES
Fairbanks, January 21.--Fairbanks
Camp No. 10, Arctic Brotherhood, have
delegated the legislators from this di
vision to represent the local camp at
the general meeting at Juneau, when
it will be decided whether it is neces
sary to take steps to prevent the or
ganization of the Seattle branch of the
order. _
Fairbanks, January 21.—The first
supply of stamps for use in the parcel
post service reached theTanana on the
last mail, but they were all for Chena.
The supply intended for Fairbanks is
blockaded on t lie Copper river railroad.
WARDEN IRONS IS
NOW SPECIAL AGENT
Fairbanks, January 24.—Securing the
anpointment of special agent for the
prevention of the sale of liquor to na
tives, Game Warden Irons yesterday
resigned his wardenship.
COAL CLAIMS MAY BE PATENTED
Washington, January 24.—There is
a possibility that the Interior depart
ment will agree to patent being
granted for the McDonald coal claims,
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Washington. January 24.—The
department of commerce and labor
has put the matter of Cipiiano Cas
tro's admission into the United
(States squarely up to the President
jand cabinet. The members of the
j cabinet are discussing the advis
ability permitting Castro to remain
for awhile a visitor, while refusing
to allow him to stay in the country
permanently. The State depart
merit fears that Castro may seek to
make the United States a rendez
; voits fur plotters against Ven
ezuela.
Regina, Can., January 24.—Rune
: Maiquard this morping announced
that he has quit the baseball field
forever, and will devote himself to
1 the stage.
i\h\1 lUlUl blM!j
s m?m?i fiTTJirn a
icftAri l ij ouiraAta’Ii
Alhip.iy, N. Y., January 2b. Thc
stato senate has ratified the bill ad
mitting women to the s uirage.
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Barry Juhr.s ei and McYVi'.iam are
Liking out a d imp c n the ppet’ side
I.f the WiiiRut bi'iwh, hr,\ Little
Griggs worked last summer.
Bishop, Marsh and McGinley, who
were working on the Anaconda trac
tion at the mouth of Flat, have iem
, njr.mly sttsp. rale 1 op. ivo ions. They
were (Iro.vm.i tern in their working
-hi f'.
1 Tim.)ld S dbon is expected hack some
' i hue in March.
Mrs. L;rg and Mrs. Campbell visited
Fiat Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bishop, of Fiat City.
; have removed to Dikeman, where they
will take over the management of the
Pioneer hotel.
Felix Boucher. * ho has been pros’
pectins on the Ditna, arrived back in
Fiat last week.
.Mr. ami Mrs. Grant, of Fiat City,
visited Mr. and Mrs. Gill, of Boulder,
j Sunday.
I Louis IV.monieo lias purchased No. 1)
.creek claim, left limit of Slate, from
j Frank Alien.
J. \V. Kcmpf visited Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Monkmau on Flat creek Thurs
day.
Felix I Voucher returned to the Ditna
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. .Tonas Brewis will be
visiting in Iditarod the next few days.
They are guests of Mr. and Airs. Chas.
Miller.
G. F. Kilroy visited Discovery last
Wednesday.
The H. & M. poolroom at Flat City
inis been closed.
Frank Kelly and Bill McMullen are
cutting wood on Otter creek, below
the mouth of Flat.
Mrs. Frank Snyder is still very sick.
Mrs. Byers visited Flat during the
week.
Clark, Krutsinger & Brooks, who
are working on the Mohawk associa
tion, at the month of Flat, are at it
from early morn till late at night, and
have quite a large dump out.. Even
the coldest weather does not stop them.
According to advices received on the
last mail, Mr. and Mrs. George Phil
lips will return to Iditarod upon the
opening of navigation. Their confi
dence in this district is expressed in
their intention to remain four years.
Jack Pestell had three toes ampu
tated by I)r. Wortmann last Wednes
day. Ho froze his feet some weeks
ago, while on his way Outside over
the Seward trail with Caribou Bill,
and had to return.
The Female of the Species
New Jersey has imposed a per capita
tax of $1 on female cats, the discrimina
tion being duo to the fact thut they
kill more birds than the males.
Assessment blanks at Pioneer shop.
Tarrytown, N.Y., January 24.—
Seventy-five guests witnessed the
wedding oi Helen M Gould, noted
philanthropist, to Finley Shepard,
St Louis railroad man. The cere
mony was a simple one, there being
little display of wealth
j Carson City, New, January 24 —
| In his message to the Nevada legis
I iature Gov. Oddie advises a modifi
cation of the divorce laws, to bring
them in accord with those of other
j slates in the union.
i The governor also advocated the
abolition of prizefights in the state
Ilegswiseh, January 24.--Bat
tling- Nelson was yesterday married
to Miss Pay King, the noted Den
ver cartoonist.
Juneau, January Lit. The first case
against the Skugwa.v Wharf Company,
I indicted for unjust discrimination
i against certain vessels using the wharf
! iac; I it ies. was dismiss, d by .1 tinge t Vt er
i 0. tjv-t'iield today. This was the ct.se
j in wliicii the steamer Humboldt tig
I tired, i he r.l'.urf company has to face
I several more charges of a like nature,
j in some of which the Humboldt com
1 puny again appears as complaining
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There was a record attendance at
; A. B. Hall, hiitarod, last night, to wit
, m -s tlie second of the series of basket -
| hall games bet ween the A. li.’s and
1 Stilettos. Considering the extremely
| cold weather the public interest was
j very gratifying to the organizers of the
1 series, and the gate receipts are away
i above expectations.
The game was a pretty one and fast
throughout, neither side conceding a
a point without a struggle. For a
• second time the A. B.'s were the vie
; tors, with a score of 17 to ID. Next
I week's game will therefore have a
particular interest, as it may be the
I deciding game of the series.
Following was the lineup:
A. 15.
I Button, R C, capt
| Cumin, .1 G
| Baker, Claude
| Larson, Frank
| Wolfe, Vie
j Wile, A
STILETTOS
Donnelly, H, capt
Kern, F.
Byers, Earl
Kilgore, \V F
I,arson, Chas
Frost, II
Baseball
j Last week’s baseball game resulting
! in a tie, another game between the
j Beaners and the Skinners was played
j last night, when the Beaners beat
their opponents by 16 toll. Following
was the lineup:
BEANERS
ICrom, D. c
Holmes. J, p
Marsh. .1. 1st
Peterson. Ramps,
Long, H, 2nd
Baird, J, 1 f
Wood, c, 3rd
SKINNERS
Kramer, A C, e
Riley, II E, p
Miucler, D, 1st
rfStanton, E M, r f
LeRlant. P, 2ad
So raid, D, 3rd
Muichier, J, 1 f
In last week’s lineup Ramps Peter
son’s name was inadvertently omitted,
j Ramps was not only there, but covered
himself with glory.
WOMEN BOYCOTTING
THE SEATTLE TIMES
Seattle, January 24.—Accusing Col.
Alden J. Blethen of being in league
with the vice trust, the Women’s Pro
gressive league have circulated over
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i 20,000 circulars asking the public to
boycott the Seattle Times.
Mr. and Mrs. James Chronister vis
i ited Flat City Monday.
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Fairbanks, January 24.—The first outward-bound mail by way
of Valdez left hern Wednesday. The Or stages will connect with
McIntosh, the Valdez freighter, at Teikhell, until the railroad is
again open for traffic.
Valdez, January 24.—The government has secured the services
of a number of dogtearns to be employed in rushing mail to the
Interior while the railroad is blockaded.
A wireless message from Nulato received here Thursday stated
that in view of the blockade of the Copper River railroad, and as a
i result of agitation on the part of Interior camps, five tons of mad
was despatched from Valdez that morning by special conveyance,
with instructions to get through with all possible speed
A large consignment of first-class mail is expected to reach
Nulato next Friday, January 31.
Bob Griffis left with a consignment of mail for Id i la rod at 2
o’clock Thursday morning. The reason for the delay is not stated
in the message received. __
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Washington, January 24. —On account of President-elect Wil
son's unconquerable aversion to such displays, the great inaugural
ball, which usually takes place on the evening of the inauguration,
has been called off. It is also possible that the public reception
will be eliminated
Mr. Wilson has given out that he will always be accessible to
callers, whatever their business or social position, but he dislikes
■ the formalities connected with public functions.
Will Visit Panama Canal
Washington, .January 24.—President Wilson will visit the
Panama canal immediately after the close of the special session
^Fanatics Active
Washington. January 24. —The various temperance societies
; of the District of Columbia are endeavoring to secure the closing
; of all saloons on inauguration day.
Kuby, January 22.--Senator-elect Conrad Freeding and Rep
; resentatives-elect Aldrich, Gaffney and Kennedy arrived here from
Nome yesterday. Their arrival was ..expected, and Senatoi—elect
Dan Sutherland, who had postponed his departure, organized a
great reception for the legislators. They were banquetted in the
| evening, and left this morning for Fairbanks amid the enthusiastic
I cheers of many citizens who had assembled to bid them Godspeed.
! Mr. Sutherland accompanied them, and Henry- Roden is expected
! to join the party at Fairbanks.
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Fairbanks, January 24. — Representative J. J. Mullally
' resigned his seat in the Alaska legislature today- on the grounds ol
1 general ill-health. Senator Roden and Representative Collins and
j Driscoll will hold a caucus of their constituents and get their views
as to what is best to be done under the circumstances.
Senator Roden will be the guest of honor at a farewell smoker
I to be given under the auspices of the Fairbanks Harmonie society
| tomorrow night, the eve of his departure for Juneau,
Fairbanks, January 24.—The indictments against local meat
markets, charged with selling bad pork, were yesterday quashed
by Judge Fuller. On account of difference of opinion among the
jurymen, other indictments in similar cases were dropped._
Governor George Black, ol
Yukon territory, and several oth
ers, including the Dawson manager
of the Guggenlieims, recently made
a trip over the trail from Dawson
to Whitehorse by automobile. The
distance of 360 miles was covered
in 3 days T5 hours—the auto trav
eling at an average speed ol 10
miles an hour.
J. W. Kempf arrived from the Crip
ple diggings Tuesday last.
Nugget jewelry to order. Chains a
specialty. Bill Taylor, Flat.
TEMPERATURE TABLE
The following temperatures for these
week ending noon Saturday, January
25, are from observations taken at the
Budweiser observatory, corner Second
and Ilichtnoud—
NOON MIDNIGHT
Saturday, Jan. IS . -20 -10
Sunday, “ 19. -14 -25
Monday, “ 20. -20 -30
Tuesday, “ 21 -28 -28
Wednesday,“ 22 . -14 -28
Thursday “ 23. -25 -34
Friday, “ 24. -34 -42
Saturday, “ 25 . -34
G. H. Brinkman leaves on the stajje
this afternoon fur Flat, where lie w ill
rest up fur a few weeks at the hos
! pit til. ___________
Power of Attorney blacks—Pioneer.
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