CONDITIONS NOT
TOO ENCOURAGING
London, Jan. 12.—All official reports to the contrary condi
tions in South Africa are anything but encouraging for the peace
ful future of that British self-governing domain and another Boer
war is by no means an impossibility, though it may not come for
years. The writer is, unfortunately, not in a position to give both
sides of the controversy between Englishmen and Boers which is
going on beneath the apparently unruffled surface, as I have my
knowledge from men, who, although they are quite prominent and
wish to be impartial, are Englishmen and thus probably unable to
be quite fair to the Boers, a people which no Englishman will ever
learn to understand.
Certain it is, however, that the Duke of Connaught’s visit has
not had any soothing effect whatever, and both Boers and English
are heartily disgusted with each other. The general public here
are still living in the illusion that everything is harmony in South
Africa, and proud that English statesmanship has made happy and
prosperous a land which was only a few years ago drenched with
blood.
English travelers and colonists, however, who know South
Africa well, ridicule the popular belief that the whole Boer nation
has changed in a few years and that all these people and leaders
are now singing “God Save the King” and waving Union Jacks
My informants tell me that ever since the constitution has given to
the Boers all they fought for during the war, they use their sup -
riot- numbers to tyrannize “Uitlanders,” and demonstrate tlieii
hatred of England.
The Boers, I am told, demand that every les on in the public
schools shall be taught as well in Dutch as in English, solely to
drive away from the schools all teachers who do not speak Dutch,
their place 'to be taken by Boers who will not only teach the chil
dren Dutch but instill into them from their earliest ages that ha
tred of England which is a Boer doctr'ne.
In other official positions Englishmen have been dismissed and
their places given to Boers, but it is all being done in a very qui• i
manner, and has not attracted much attention. The Boers am
their leaders are quietly laughing at the astute manner in which
they believe they have fooled the British.
Now, as to the attitude of the Boers as a nation toward Great
Britain. The town Boer is hard to draw, but the country Boer ha
no such reserve. He expresses his hatred of the “madorooinks’
and his belief that the present condition of things is only tempo
vary, and that in a third Boer war the British will be driven into
the sea. He is waiting for the time when Great Britain shall bt
tied up in a continental war or colonial crisis before making his
move.
Now this view of the conditions is probably a very one sided
one, but it tends to show that South Africa is by no means a happy,
contented and loyal British colony.
King George, under whom South Africa has begun a new era
as a self-governing federation, has renamed the famous Cullman
diamonds “The Stars of Africa” in honor of the union.
A grave warning against the danger of the Socialist vie o ies
at the municipal elections throughout England was sounded re
cently by H. G. Grisewood, the secretary of the Anti-Socialist
union. “Just as the Socialistic communes paved the way for the
French revolution,” said Mr. Grisewood, “so the impregnation of
English borough councils with Socialism will lead, if not effectively
checked, to a parliamentary revolution over here and a similar
overturning of the constitution.”
Astonishing details are published in Berlin concerning the
mammoth liner which has been built at the Vulcan yard at Steetin
for the Hamburg-American service- The vessel, which has not yet
been named, has not been designed to create any new speed record,
but in other respects it is claimed that she will be an “eye opener.”
Her length is 881 feet, and her gross tonnage 50.000. The cap
tain’s bridge, when the liner is fully loaded, will be 77 feet above
the water line, and the flag at her masthead will be 208 feet from
the water.
They Hah Their
Work Cut Out
The bunch of butter, bam, salmon
bellies and cross-cut saws which was
announced as having artived from the
steamer Minneapolis, did not get in ac
cording to schedule, excepting a small
portion of it. Jack Devereaux and Jim
Ryan cut into a fine bunch of weather
this side of Dtskaket, and from that
time on, spent most of the days and
part of the nights shoveling their
horses out of the snow.
Tire going was about as tough as has
been experienced in the country. The
big storm of two weeks ago drifted the
trail badly, and the wind packed it
down. A horse would sink to his belly
and stop, and the shovel brigade would
get busy to help him on his way a
brief and fleeting distance.
Devereaux got in about a week ago
with a small load after a continuous
fight, from Dikeraan. Ryan arrived a
short time afterward, but the main
portion of the consignment had been
cached this side of Diskaket.
Stuck Stakes in Deep Snow
Evidently proceeding upon some con
fitlertial information that they consid
ered worth following, Joe Burns and
George Smith took a flying trip to the
Donlan creek country a while ago, and
have just returned after pegging about
three miles of ground.
According to Burns' account, it was
no midsummer night's dream, neither
was it a Venetian picnic. They strug
gled through storm nearly all the time
and worked iu snowdrifts up to their
waists while they were segregating the
public domain.
They report that things have changed
but little from the last repot ts of the
finds on Quartz and Ltwis, but the
prospectors are confident of finding the
paystreak.
Fairview Trading Go. ‘SSL
] Next to M. pnd M. Bank Building
Joseph
CARRIES A FULL LINE OF
Furniture Cash IC-gistor'] Crockery
Carpets Stoves and Ranges Bar Glassware
Mattings Cole’s Heaters Safes
Bedding Fire Extingtishers Pool Tables
Harness Hardware Phonog-ajh ; nd Record.
Phone 6, Second and Willow Streets, Iditarod City
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $100,000.00
| General Banking Business Transacted Gold Oust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
SAFI! 111! POSIT HOXKS l'Olt KENT
OFFICERS:
T. J. Nestor. President
Chas Ross, Vice President
E. G. Lindberg, Manager
John Holmes, Cashier and Assayer
AWN I MGS. TENTS, TARPAULINS,
BUNKS, BQSLER HOUSES.
All Kinds of Canvas Goods. Prices Ressonabis. W Ho.v St., Iditarod.
Johnson Hose & Tent Factory
WILLOW ST.
J. h ROGERS, PROP.
Wines, Liquors and Cigars Pooi Table Slasping Roams Upstairs
Town-Lot Jumpers
Lose Gut at Haines
J Skagway, Jan. 12. - A cablegram
from the clerk of the Appellate court
at San Francisco brought word that in
the case of Ripinsky vs. Haines town
! lot holders, that that court had re
| versed the decision of the lower court
and given decree to Col. Rikinsk'
This gives to him title to 15 acres ■ f
land in the heart of Haines and the
right to collect for six years’ rental i n
that portion of the land wrongfully oe
cupied.
This verdict makes Mr. Ripinsky,
who is a highly respected pioneer,
j rich man. The ground in controversy
! was jumped some six years or mop
ago in tiie usual boom-town manner—
the lot men putting up a stiff defense
The case was tried In the federal eott
at Ketchikan and a vardict reuden i
for the lot holders. An appeal w.:
taken, resulting in the reversal at'
judgment for Col. Ripinsky.
As a result of the decision the tow
of Haines is greatly upset. Many n
those occupying lots will lose their im
provements, not being able to fight lit
demand for hack ten's.
Col. Ripinsky appears to take h
great victory without feeling, assurin
many of his old neighbors that setti*
menl will be made on easy terms.
When you visit Fiat creek call a
Carroll’s Globe Bakery ynd Coffe
House for a lunch.
The Sideboard sells Bock cigars. j
--WHOLESALE ANO RETAIL-,
—fines, Liquors, Cigars—
ROSS Si NESTOR,
Lumber and Building Materials
Bank Bldg. Iditarod
Maybe There's
a Check for You
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Resting quietiv in the archives of;
the marshal’s office in this city are a !
number of checks that are due various
deserving ] eo de who at one time or j
another have served as witnesses or
jurors in the commissioner’s court. |
['hey may be had for the asking ut ;
Capt. Donovan’s bailiwick and are for j
the following people, the sums ranging
from $:i to $3:
J. A. Streid Jesse Bonham
H. M. Benson ('lias. Johnson
Wm. Kilby H. L. Keller
Wm. W. Savenool Bert E. Skinner
L. M. Lowell E. L. Blanck
E. M. Tanner A. Palmer
J. A. Snow W. H. Whitmore
1 Wm. Bryson Homer Leonard
Sam Abelson P. McCohey
J, R. Moore L. P. Anderson
Following recent reports of healthy
conditions on Donlan creek, the people
of Georgetown have gotten busy and
are now engaged in cutting trail from
their city to Discovery Donlan creek.
The news was sent over by Deputy
i Marshal Siebe to Captain Donovan
here, in a letter just received. Siebe
says that they are looking for things
doing on Donlan, and are making every
effort to make (he communication as
j easy as possible. Their proposed route,
i it is said, will cut down the distance
| between the two points by about 20
| miles.
Love May Delay Resignation
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According to some of the latest ad
j vices received from Fairbanks, Marshal
I Love may postpone his resignation
until later in the summer, and thus in
: cidentally keep a few of his would-be
successors on the anxious seat for some
i time longer.
He had announced when here that, he
figured on quitting the job in April, to
! tackle fruit farming at his place in
Oregon.
Charles Knell, high priest of the
Budweiser, and cub reporter on one of
the leading weeklies of the lditarod, is
doing a few calisthenics on the face of
Nature. He climbs up one hill and
down the other as a preparation for his
trip to Moore creek which is about to
be pulled off between two sunsets,
FILED FOR RECORD
Friday, Feb. 3.
Deed—Joe Henry to W. J. Cribbee, j
lot 8, 14x100, east side Gold street, Flat, j
Cabin, 12x20. Lot on s e cor. Lyons
and 4th ave. and building thereon. $1
consideration.
Location — Ronald Morrison, 11-b
Mida creek. Reindeer district.
Saturday, Feb. 4.
Location—Julia Spencer and 7 others,
Rosebud association, Otter creek.
Monday. Feb. 6.
Location—W. L\ O'Conn ir and John
O’Alelia, Skyline association at head of
Flat creek.
Deed- Pete McMullen to Harry
Hazama and D. Wada. Lot on 4th ave.,
Iditarod, 11x50. $200 consideration.
Deed—Harry Hazama to D. Wada.
One-half interest in above ltd. $100
consideration.
Mortgage—Erick P.ilmca to G..W.
A.hr cht. 4 horses, saddles and tt
lit $731 consider.!: ion.
Tuesday, Feb. 7.
Power of Attorney—Frank Moran to
A. L>. Currie. General.
Location— M. Sargent and 7 others,
I’wi light association on Lost creek.
Location—Wm. Sargent and 7 others,
Sunshine association on Lost creek.
Deed—Frank Moran to A. D. Currie.
1-16 interest in Homestake association,
Flat creek. $1 consideration.
Satisfaction of Claim -John Gosiow
to ,\i. H. Mansion, John Merritt and
Gilbert Bates, $2000, release all interest
in lay on 1-a Otter.
Location—Jno Sargent and 7 others.
Eldorado association on Lost creek.
Location —M. Halley and 7 others,
Bonanza association on Lost creek.
Wednesday, -Feb. 8.
Deed—Mrs. Kate Masters to Viola
Hunter. Tot 50x100, s w cor. Fiat and
Second, Iditarod city, and building
thereon. $1 consideration.
Mortgage—Jack Connolly to Frank
Miller. Lot on Main street, Flat city,
with building known as Connolly'sBar.
$3000 consideration.
Bill of Salt—L. II. Doggett to Fred
Chapman, one-half interest in Idaho
association, head of Flat. $3750 down,
$250 July 15th, 1911: $1000 due Sept,
loth, 1911.
Thursday, Feb. 9.
Location—J. Shropshire and 2 others,
association on Cottonwood creek, com
prising Discovery, 1-b and 1-a.
The Miner’s Home sePs Bock cigars.
Best watch repairing at Simpson's.
TOURNAMENT
BRINGS OUT TALENT
There have been many interesting
nights at the Board of Trade poolroom
during the progress of ilie big poo
tournament that will have its close
tomorrow night with, the match be
tween A. C. McMaster and Felix Seppi.
the two final survivors of the weeding
out process. The match begins at 7:3t*
and it will lie a hot one. for the rivalry
has been keen and the prize, a double
bresLed nugget chain, is well worth
striving for.
The tournament has been a lively
one and drew big crowds every night.
There were 22 entries altogether, and
the play resulted in some excellent
scores.
Monday night, a new tournamen
>'art- wi ll a arize of $5) to Pe pi yed
1’ -v i 1 hr , ig mi ■. ,ig
gor bu;.C‘i of r.ia- o f f-.. a.
The Gold street pool room at Flat t>
also starting a tournament tonight, for
a $20 cash prize and it is suggested that
an Inte>'ui'ban match be pulled off bi
tweeo the winners of the two events.
The following is the list of entries in
the tournament that ends tomorrow
night:
A. C. McMaster, Clias Carroll, A
Brown, J. Kelly, T. N. Stewart, Geo.
White, Joe Bierman, H. J. Miller, E.
B. Hunt, H. O. Roden, J. S. Harding,
A. Artal, J. Nelson, F. Seppi, T. M.
Robot, M. J. Martin, F. E. Roundy,
H. A. Davis, R’. R. Eckert, J. Murry,
A1 Hall, A1 Morris.
These were paired off and the first
series simmered down to the following:
Brown, McMaster, Davis, Morris,
Bierman, Murry, Eckert, Roden, Har
ding, Seppi, Robof.
These again paired off, leaving
Brown, McMaster, Bierman, Seppi and
Morris the victors. Last night the
play eliminated all but McMaster and
Seppi, and these two will fight it out
tomorrow night.
Believing herself on the right of
way, Mrs. Masters, one of the best man
agers who ever superintended a pan
cake, has taken over the Willow road
house on Willow creek, where she can
properly preside over the destinies of
hungry travelers. Mr. Howard, the
former proprietor, is devoting himself
to the absorbing intricacies of mining.
Have your nuggets made into souve
nirs at Simpson’s, the pioneer jeweler
A MODERN HOTEL
Hotel Grand, Flat City
Finely Furnished Rooms
First Class Cafe. Liquors and Cigars
Pool and Billiards
H. GLANTZ AND MRS. SWANSON
Mi ns hall & Finnegan''.
Bast Equipped POOL ROOM in Flat City..;
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Host Grades of Cigars, Candies and Soft Drinks.
Circulating Libran and Heading Ho m in (.'onnr-ction.i
YOU SHOULD REMEMBER
IS THE MOST COMFOKTABLE HOTEL IN'
FLAT CITY
Furnished Rooms and Spring Beds
Disco very Cafe Rooming House
H. Durand, Prop. DiS. OtLer
famous Dog Mustier
And Team in Town
With liis famous team of Siberian
dogs, with so ue <>t which he won
ue big Nome Sweepstakes last
ear J mn J ilinson, brother of
).ive Johnson ot Flat creek, arrived
n the city last evening accompanied
iy a brother niusher. He had 15
ogs in his team and drove the
iitiist looking outfit that has been
rt 11 in the Iditarod.
The dogs are said to he those of
'lie well-known Fox Ratnsav team,
uni -ome ot them are the ones
rliieh ac ually pu led down tin;
ug prize at the killing p ice of 6
niles an hour for 72 hours.
Johnson left Dikeuiun at 9:30
v stetdav morning and arrived here
1 3 p m til iking a good run ini
s iite of the bad trail He brought
ntn letters and a few telegrams
irotn the Yukon and from Nome
Masons Talk Business
Tho Iditarod Masonic club held its
semi-monthly meeting last Thursday
night, for the purpose of talking over
business and incidentally telling over
some of ttie old stories.
Bill Ansley presided over the cigar
box and they had quite a pleasant time
chuckling over some of those dear old
jokes whiih have become household
pets and club room gods.
Mr. and Mrs. El Rusk drove over
f am Fla! with a dog team Friday for
i stay of a day in the city. Ed is en
joying a rest from his strenuous days
on Ruby where lie had [ticked at t he
ace of nature so industriously for so
tinny weeks. He is going hack in about
1 n days to lake another crack at Ruby
; nt he iii. s thetv will be something
iirring.
Worden sells Hock ciirnrs.
Eyes examined free—Simpson’s.
DUKE K. STUBBS,
U. S. Deputy Surveyor
Civil and Mining Engineer
Assayer—Determinations ot Gold, Silver “Mer
cury, Platinum. Uranium. Lead, Tin,
Tungsten. Monazite
GEORGETOWN, ALASKA
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Mr. and Mrs. B. .J. Banks entertained
a large party of friends at their home
in this eiiy last Saturday evening, and
from the expression of those present,
they had a most enjoyable time.
There was a session of prize whist,
and \»hen the returns were all in, it.
was discovered that Mrs. Herbert Riley
had scored the best batting average fer
the ladie, and Mr. Andrew Fostrom
and outplayed all the gentlemen.
Following the close of the whist tour
nament there were songs, lunch and
more games. Mrs. Charles Larson and
others contributed to the musical part
of the entertainment, and no diversion
palled until the early hours of the
morning.
Besides the host and hostess there
were present Andy Fostrom,Will Shot
win, Mr. Gardner, ( lias. Fowler. Misses
Peterson, Johanason, Winters, Kalbig.
and Lang. Mr. anti Mrs. Peterson.
Cltas. Larson, Frank Larson, Graham
and Herbert Ridley.
Fcr o'eaning and repairing ses Wile the
laiior, Second avenue.
WILLOW ST., IDITAROD
JIMMY NISKIMOTO, Proprietor.
CASH PRIZE
FOR NEXT POOL TOURNAMENT .
| Commencing Monday, Fob, 13,7:30 p.m. Sharp
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( Board of Trade Pool Room
5 HARRY BRIDGES, PROP.
The Northern
First Ave. and Willow St.
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