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Work as Deckhand Did Not Appeal to Him
Or. \V. F. Good of Ruby arrived on the
Seattle yesterday, says the Skagway Alaskan
of August 24, and left with his wife this
morning for the Inside. l)r. Good left
Ruby last April with nine dogs for the Kus
kokwim on his way to Seattle, thinking that
would be the quickest way, and arrived
in Seattle July 5. having worked his way
out as deckhand on the big gas boat Ruby,
which he took at Bethel, about ninety miles
up the Kuskokwim river. The reason the
doctor had to work was that the Ruby had
no license to carry passengers, so he had
to ship as one of the crew, and, as he said,
■ Believe me, I earned my passage.” He says
he will never try that route again, as the
up-river W. P. & V. R. is good enough for
him.
Declares His Ineligibility to Office
G. M. Frazier, writing to the Skagway
Alaskan, says: ‘‘All discussion about my
running for the senate this fall or any other
time should cease. I am one of the most
unpopular men in Alaska. No one can
get along with me. Even my wife is go
ing away cn the steamer tomorrow. My
daughters all got married when quite young,
all on account of my ill nature. I am poor
and couldn’t put any boodle in the cam
pugn. I couldn’t belly up to the bar and
breathe ihe redstilied perfumes of beer and
whisky oc the nostrils of my fellow-citizens,
as I am a Prohibitionist. I don't like to
kiss babies and I am so old and ugly that
women shudder when they see my wrinkled
face and the vacancies in my mouth, that
once contained teeth. Besides, my record
is very bad. I haven’t killed anyone, but
I have had murder in my heart. Lots of
people ought to be drowned in the beauti
ful cold water of the bay—they ain’t worth
the cost of a land funeral. I never was
forcibly put in jail or prison, but ought to
have been there long ago. So now you
know why I won’t throw my hat in the
ring. Thanking you and the one or two
who might vote for me if they had a
chance.”
Bishop Rowe Coming North
In a letter received recently by Guy Ma
<iara of Chena, Bishop Rowe informed the
missionary worker that he would start for
Alaska and the Interior shortly after the
freeze-up. At present the prelate is in Se
attle, having returned from a recent camp
ing trip, and he states that he is in ex
cellent health. Early in the spring Bishop
Rowe stated that he would visit Fairbanks
during the early part of the winter, but
after Mrs. Rowre’s death it was feared that
his ^lans would be changed, and the news
of his contemplated trip is anticipated writh
pleasure, not only by the mission workers,
but by many of his sourdough friends as
well.
Judge Fuller to Take Vacation
Upon returning to Fairbanks September
13, Judge F. E. Fuller of the United States
district court announced that he would take
a two months’ vacation within the near
future, and that there would be no session
of court in F'airbanks until the latter part
of November or the early part of Decem
ber. Since assuming his duties as judge,
two years ago, Judge F'uller has kept at
work without a vacation, and not only he
but all the members of the bar agree that
he has earned a rest.
Duncan Michie Sells Property
One of the largest mining deals consum
mated at Ruby during the present season
was that in which Duncan Michie disposed
of his interests there to John Holmgren
and partners, according to Captain Sproul
of the White Seal, says the Fairbanks
Times. Michie was part owner of some
valuable dredging ground, which he and as
sociates have been prospecting extensively
for the past year, and which promises to
be among the best producers of the lower
river camp. The new owners of the ground
hope to have a big dredge installed. In the
meantime they will proceed with their pros
pering and development work.
Ellis Will Remain at Ruby
District Attorney Crossley has put into
effect a new plan to serve the interests of
the people living far remote from his office,
says the Fairbanks Citizen. He has de
tailed two of his assistants, G. Ellis Gard
ner and Bion Dodge, to work for a while
at Yukon river points, and it is just pos
sible that he will keep one or both of them
there for a long time. Mr. Gardner will
remain for a time at Ruby and Mr. Dodge
will move from one place to another along
the Yukon as circumstances may demand.
The purpose of this plan is to have his rep
resentatives within easy reach of people
in distant places who are unable to come
here for assistance. How long he will keep
his two assistants on the Yukon Mr. Cross
ley is not ready to announce, but in case
they are needed here at any time they will
be called here.
New N. C. Agent at Nulato
After several years of service at the
Fairbanks store of the Northern Commer
cial Company, during the latter part of
which he has been manager of the grocery
department. Max M. Smith has been ap
pointed agent of the company at Nulato.
The Nulato station is one of the most im
portant on the lower river, being a trans
fer point for the Koyukuk river and trad
ing post of a considerable district. In con
nection with his duties as Northern Com
mercial Company agent at Nulato Max will
also be United States commissioner,, having
recently received his appointment as such
from Judge Fuller of this judicial district.
. Chena Townsite May Be Revoked
Through the Fairbanks land office the
town of Chena has been notified that it
must show cause why its survey should not
be revoked by the government. This is
taken to mean that only those people who
are act ..illy occupying land in Chena will
be given title to their lots. In the days
when the town of Chena was prosperous it
was surveyed as a townsite, and a trustee
for it was appointed by the government.
Then the town lost population, and at hist,
so it is asserted, the trustee wTote to the
government that it was useless for him to
continue in office, for the town was almost
abandoned by its residents. Whether it
was due to such a report from the trustee
of Chena or to the desire of the govern
ment to establish a new townsite there wrhen
the railroad work is started is not fully un
derstood. Several sections of land in the
vicinity of Chena were withdrawn by the
government from entry soon after the con
struction of the new railroad was author
ized. The purpose of the withdrawal, so
it was stated, was to prevent investors from
getting the land for speculative purposes. It
is believed that those people of Chena who
have continued to make use of their lots
will receive title to them even if the sur
vey is revoked.
Man's Body Found in Koyukuk
What is believed to be the body of Frank
Adams, one of the supposed victims of
“Blueberry Tom” Johnson, has been discov
ered by J. J. Donovan on the Koyukuk
river. The news of the discovery was re
ceived Friday in a telegram to District
Attorney Crossley from his assistant, Bion
A. Dodge, who is on the Yukon.—Fairbanks
Citizen, September 14.
Kuskokwim May Get Last Year's Mail
A Seattle newspaper of August 17 says
that several tons of mail which left Seattle
for the Kuskokwim river district of Alaska
more than a year ago has been returned to
the local office and will be taken north a
second time by the little trading schooner
Bender Brothers, sailing from Seattle. Be
lieving that they could make quicker de
livery by dispatching the mail for the Kus
kokwim via St. Michael and from thence
overland to its destination between the trips
of the Bender Brothers, postoffice authori
ties sent several mail shipments for this dis
trict on Bering sea liners from Seattle early
last summer. The mail was taken to St.
Michael and from St. Michael up the Yu
kon river to Holy Cross. The lone carrier
from Holy Cross was unable to handle the
tons of mail which accumulated fo rthe
Kuskokwim and it was shipped back down
the Yukon to St. Michael and from St.
Michael to Seattle, arriving at its starting
point more than a year after first ship
ment.
Woman Candidate for Legislature
Mrs. M. A. C. Gibson of Ketchikan has
announced her candidacy for the territorial
legislature. Her platform includes the abo
lition of fish traps and particularly aims at
the passing of a law which would send to
jail and hard labor the man who did not
support his wife and family. Mrs. Gibson
suggests that when a gentleman of that
kind is imprisoned he should be put tc
work in the jail for wages and the money
received by him given to his wife.
Harry Harms was a visitor to the city
Tuesday. He has had the misfortune tc
contract blood poisoning in his hand, anC
has been under the care of Dr. Moore foi
several days.
By Their Works Ye Shall Know Them
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BASSE SISKS
The steamer Pup, with Ray Henderson in
command, arrived here last Saturday even
ing, after a most disastrous trip to the
Innoko. The Pup was chartered to take
a load of supplies from Holy Cross to Dis
kaket and other Innoko points. When
within about seventy miles of Diskaket, on
September 12, the barge containing the
cargo was sunk in deep water, and its con
tents were a total loss. The principal losers
are Max Simel and Mr. Henderson, who
is out the entire amount of the freight
charges, and the wages of his crew.
At the time of the accident Bob Griffis,
who had the contract for moving the
freight, was at the wheel, Mr. Henderson
being asleep in his bunk. It appears that
a pile of wood had been removed from the
stern of the scow, allowing it to go down by
the head, and in pushing it against the stiff
current of the Innoko it gradually began
shipping water until it finally went under.
When Mr. Griffis finally noticed that the
barge was sinking he became confused, and
instead of pushing the vessel up onto the
bank, so that some of the cargo might have
been saved, the steamer was backed into
the stream and the barge sank in thirty
feet of water.
The cargo consisted largely of sugar and
beer, and while the former will be a total
loss, some hope is entertained of recovering
at least part of the latter.
There is said to be a shortage of sugar
in the Innoko country as a consequence of
the accident, but latest accounts are to the
effect that the loss of the beer will cause
no great hardship, as there was a good sup
ply of that article in the Innoko camps.
BELATED WAR NEWS
A Possible Explanation
The newspaper Gioranale d’ltalia of
Rome, in remarking that the Anglo-French
fleet in the Adriatic has never displayed
energetic action during the present war, ad
vances the supposition that Eugland and
France, whose relations with Austria are tra
ditionally friendly, are purposely sparing
the Hapsburg monarchy, with the idea of
later inducing her to come to terms sep
arately from Germany, despite the triple
alliance.
British Have Better of Naval Encounter
LONDON, Aug. 31.—'Twenty nine men
killed, thirty-eight men wounded— that is
the cost to the British in their naval action
off Heligoland, in which the British battle
ships sank the German cruisers, according
to an official statement issued by the war
office today. There were 1,000 men on the
German cruisers sunk, and while 330 were
saved, 670 were lost with their vessels.
Turkey and Italy May Be Embroiled
ROME, Sept. 10. Prince Mohammed
Edin Effendi. fourth son of Abdul Hamid.
Turkey’s deposed sultan, is to be proclaimed
prince of Albania under the sovereienty of
Turkey, vice Prince William of Wied, ac
cording to this evening's issue of Giornarle
d’ltalia. This violation of the decision ar
rived at in the conference at London, says
that newspaper, may induce Italy to inter
vene and send ships and troops that are
now in readiness to prevent Turkish usurpa
tion in Albania.
Apia Surrenders to the British
BERLIN, Sept. 1.—Official information
received by the war bureau announces that
Apia, Samoan islands, has surrendered to
the British forces and that German author
ity on that island has been completely wiped
out. The capture of Apia was made by the
British forces from New Zealand.
Denies Dum-Dum Bullet Story
LONDON, Sept. 8.—The British govern
ment has issued a denial of Germany’s ac
cusation that British and French soldiers
have used dum-dum bullets.
Churchill Wanted to Shoot First
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.—The London cor
respondent of the New York Tribune says
he was told by a person of authority that
Winston Churchill, first lord of the admir
alty, wanted to strike at Germany a week
before war was declared. He said to the
cabinet: “I hold the German navy in the
hollow of my hand. War is inevitable. Ger
many waits for no declaration of war. Why
should we? The main naval force of Ger
many is in the North sea, almost under the
guns of our fleet. Let me give the order
and by the week end the German navy will
have ceased to exist.” By a vote of 11 to
8 the cabinet refused.
How They Reached Belgium
NEW YORK, Sept, 4—According to in
formation received here, 72,000 Russian sol
diers have been transferred by transports
from Archangel, through the Arctic ocean
and the North sea to Ostend, Belgium,
where they have joined the army the Brit
ish government is mobilizing at that place.
The transports stopped at Aberdeen, Scot
land, and the troops were transferred to
special trains that were waiting for them
and taken to English ports and transported
across the cahnnel to Ostend.
Sinking of Auxiliary Cruiser
London dispatches of August 27 are jubi
lant over the sinking oft the west coast of
Africa by the British cruiser High Flyer of
the armored cruiser Kaiser Wilhelm der
Grosse, which evidently has been doing
much damage to shipping between Great
Britain and South Africa. The Kaiser Wil
helm der Grosse was one of the most popu
lar of the big transatlantic liners and be
longed to the North German Lloyd. She
was one of the few German auxiliary cruis
ers which succeeded in getting to sea at the
commencement of the war.
No Spies Executed in England
LONDON, Aug. 27.—Home Secretary
McKenna states that no spies have been shot
in England, in reply to a rumor that many
Germans have been executed.
Dropping Bombs From Zeppelins
LONDON, Aug. 27.—The method used in
dropping Zeppelin bombs in Antwerp, ac
cording to an English refugee from that city,
is that the dirigible hovers at an altitude
beyond the reach of guns. Then a cage
rig, rifle-proof, is lowered some 3,000 feet
from the Zeppelin. From the cage a man
throws the bombs.
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COMET NOW TO BE SEEN
IN NORTHERN SKY
For some time past there has been visible
in this latitude a comet of considerable bril
liancy, which can be seen with the naked
eye in the northern heavens. The celestial
visitor appears to be progressing in a north
westerly direction, and its flight can be read
ily noted by its relative position to neigh
boring stars from night to night. While not
nearly so brilliant as the Halley comet seen
a few years ago, it can easily be distin
guished when there is no moon.
The following article by Garrett P. Ser
viss, the eminent writer on astronomical
subjects, will be of interest at this time:
“A large part of the fear that great comets
have always inspired is due to an instinc
tive dread of their tremendous power for
evil. They look like besoms of destruction,
and those who know nothing about astron
omy accept them at their apparent face
value.
“And, in truth, if they could come within
hitting distance of the earth they would do
an enormous amount of damage, and some
of them might be capable of putting the
-■erth temporarily out of commission as an
inhabited globe.
“The terror that was aroused in many
quarters by Halley’s comet in 1910 is sure
to recur on the appearance of any new'
comet, so that it is worth while to consider
what an evilly disposed comet could do to
the earth if it got a chance.
“There are two ways in which a comet
could cause damage to the earth—first, by
running straight into it with 15,000 times
the velocity of an express train, and second,
by infecting the atmosphere with the poison
ous or stifling gases contained in its tail.
“Let us consider the first case of a comet
shock.
“Two things have to be taken into ac
count- namely, the velocity and the weight
of the colliding comet, considered as a gigan
tic projectile shot against the earth as a
target.
“Comets are very deceptive in regard to
weight or mass. They are enormously
large, but relatively very light. The comet
that appeared in 1801 first grazed the sun
and then swept the earth with its tail.
“Halley's comet also occupied vastly more
space than the earth, but a careful estimate
has shown that it probably did not weigh
more than 30,000,000 tons, which is much
less than the weight of the material ex
cavated to make the Panama canal.
“It might be thought, thru, that the earth
is in no more danger from such a comet
than a battleship is frorr a boy’s bean
shooter. But now the velocity begins to
come into play. The speed of a comet at
the earth's distance from the sun would be
about twenty-six miles per second.
“A mass of 30,000,000 tons shooting
through space at a velocity of twenty-six
miles per second would develop in round
numbers about twenty quintillion foot
pounds of energy, equivalent to the develop
ment in one second of thirty-six thousand
million million horse power.
“Where the comet struck something—
rock, soil, vegetation—would be melted,
vitrified, and even vaporized in an instant,
for all this tremendous energy would be
turned into heat through the sudden and
complete arrest of the swift motion of the
comet. The 600 quintillions of ‘absolute
units of energy’ developed by the stopping |
of the comet would furnish enough heat to
liquefy more than a million million tons of
solid iron!
“The result would be a very big and a
very deep hole in the earth. Thousands
of square miles would be more or less di- j
rectly affected by the terrific impact, for
the shock would be greater than that of
the mightiest earthquake, and perhaps
buildings would tumble into ruin and moun
tains would shake off their fringes of rock
in all parts of the globe, while the sea
would hurl itself in whelming tidal waves
upon every coast and drown all the low- j
lying islands.
“The atmospheric disturbances would also j
be enormous. The sudden development of j
great heat at the point of collision would
unbalance the air currents and destructive
and capricious winds would blow to and fro
over the earth.
“We have only a little space left to con
sider the effects of a collision between the
earth and the tail of a comet. This is some
thing that has actually occurred two or
three times within a century. As already
said, the comet of 1861 enveloped the earth
with the spreading end of its tail for a
few hours, and in 1910 Halley’s comet
brushed its tail over the earth, but appar
ently the electric repulsion developed pre
vented the gases of the tail from entering
the atmosphere. It is possible that in every
case this would occur, so that electricity
may be an effective guardian against dele
terious substances that might otherwise be
introduced into the atmosphere from the
switching tails of close-passing comets.”
ARRESTED IN ILLINOIS
FOR ALASKAN MURDER
The alleged perpetrator of one of the most
revolting murders that has shocked Alaska
in years, W. R. Rogers, who is accused of
killing his partner, W. H. Wixon, by first
striking him on the head with a hammer and j
then riddling his body with bullets, was ar
rested last night at Libertyville, 111., accord
ing to a telegram received by Joseph H.
Warren, special agent for the department
of justice, who had been trailing his man
for the last three weeks, says the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer of August 29.
Rogers is alleged to have committed the
murder on May 23, 1913, on Christmas
creek, about forty-five miles west of Haines.
The evidence pointed directly to Rogers,
who had escaped before the murder was
discovered. He was indicted and the in
dictment sent to Warren, who received it
on August 12 of this year.
With nothing tangible to work on, War
ren set about to learn Rogers’ whereabouts.
By scraps of evidence picked up here and
there he learned that Rogers was in hiding
in Illinois. Warren telegraphed the evi
dence and Rogers’ description to J. L. Bruss,
division superintendent of the United States
bureau of investigation at Chicago, who
wired Warren last night that Rogers had
been arrested.
An examination of Rogers will be held
before a United States commissioner in Chi
cago today, and on the outcome of this |
hearing will depend whether Warren will
go to Chicago and bring Rogers back or
whether a United States marshal will be
sent to Chicago from Juneau.
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AGRICULTURAL FAIR WAS
AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS
Undoubtedly the most successful agricul
tural fair ever held in Alaska was brought
to a close last evening, when the doors of
the roller rink were closed and the farmers
started to remove their products from the
building, says the Fairbansk Times of Sept.
13. Many of the exhibits have been turned
over to the Commercial Club, however, and
will be sent Outside on one of the next
boats, as exhibits to the San Francisco fair.
Although the quartz exhibit was not as
large as had been expected, there were a
number of good samples of ores from the
various mines of the district, and this de
partment proved an interesting feature, es
pecially to the mining engineers who are
here investigating properties for Outside
capitalists. One of the most interesting ex
hibits in this branch of the fair was the
display of stream tin from the Hot Springs
district. Following is a list of the mines
which sin HVCli CAhlblto . Sutboplon/I lorlpro
Kantishna district; Homestake Mining
Company, Wolf creek; Peter Stiel, Cleary
creek; Tolovana mine, Cleary creek; Spald
ing mine. Dome creek; Mizpah mine, f air
banks creek; Rainbow mine, Twin creek;
John Morgan mine, Valdez trail; E. A.
Smith mine, St. Patrick creek.
A number of the ranchers have pot
latched some of their choice exhibits and
will send them to President Wilson before
the close of navigation. The box of Alaska
grown products will weigh more than a hun
dred pounds, and will consist of some of
the very finest vegetables that could be
found anywhere.
In the domestic department a committee
consisting of Mrs. Sidney Stewart, Mrs. R. S.
McDonald and Mrs. P. J. Rickert acted as
judges.
M. H. MARSTON IS SUED
BY FORMER PARTNERS
According to the Fairbanks papers, suit
was commenced in the district court at that
place on August 27 by Andrew McCracken,
Charles Geis, Charles Lockhardt and Mike
Stepovitch against M. H. Marston for $30,
000, alleging that the defendant had wrong
fully held possession of and operated No.
15 below, Fairbanks creek, from October 1,
1908, until May 31. 1912. while the ground
was owned by the plaintiffs.
The complaint sets forth that the
plaintiffs owned the ground prior to October
1, 1907; that the defendant entered it un
lawfully upon that date and held it almost
for four years, during which time he took
out approximately $23,000. The remaining
$7,000 is interest alleged to be due on the
property.
Mr. Marston was one of the most promi
ennt operators in the Fairbanks district in
the early days, and is now operating on
Otter creek, this district, as a member of
the firm of Riley & Marston.
As there is a possibility of the court tak
ing an extended vacation this fall, it is not
likely that the matter will be heard this
year.
KANGAROO COURT HAS
BEEN GIVEN LEGAL STATUS
OLYMPIA, Sept. 11.—Under a decision of
the Washington supreme court in affirming
the verdict of the Kittitas county superior
court in the case of Alonzo Riggs and wife,
appellants, against B. H. German, as sheriff,
and his bondsmen, the supreme court rec
ognizes the ‘ kangaroo court” as a tribunal
of prisoners in county jails. Riggs, who
was cast into jail, was beaten with a strap
while held by fellow prisoners because he
refused to pay a fine of $2, to be used by
the prisoners for tobacco and other things.
The supreme court says that “kangaroo
courts are institutions designed to help the
sheriff to maintain order and keep the jails
clean.”
FIRST GRAND TRUNK TRAIN
LEAVES FOR THE EAST
PRINCE RUPERT, Sept. 4 —Marking the
final completion of the Grand Trunk rail
road, with it? western terminal at this place,
a through train left the Prince Rupert depot
bound for the eastern end of the line. The
train left at 10 o’clock this morning, and
was given a send-off by the large delegation
of the people of this city.
The Grand Trunk railroad has been sev
eral years in the process of construction,
and marks another connecting link between
the East and the West. It taps the rich
grain fields of the northern section of Can
ada, and its western terminal is expected
to become a great exporting city, doing a
large business with the Orient.
NELSON O’SHAUGHNESSY
NOW GOES TO VIENNA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12—Nelson
O’Shaughnessy, who for a number of years
was connected with the United States em
bassy at Mexico City, and who was left in
charge following the recall of Ambassador
Wilson, will now be sent to Vienna as as
sistant secretary of the American embassy
at that place, having received an appoint
ment to that effect.
ELECTION OFFICIALS ARE
APPOINTED BY COMMISSIONER
The following order has been issued from
the commissioner for Otter precinct, Fourth j
division, territory of Alaska, at Iditarod, j
Alaska:
It is hereby ordered that the following j
named persons be and they are hereby ap
pointed judges of the election for the gen
eral election to be held November 3, 1914,
for the respective voting precincts as
shown:
For Discovery Voting Precinct—Harry
Donnelley, Sam Bayles, Arthur A. Shon
beck.
For Valley Voting Precinct—Jay J.
Smith, William Pringle. Ray R. Henderson.
For Hat Voting Precinct—C. R. Peck,
George Mutchler, Thomas McMahon.
For Dikeman Voting Precinct—James E
Fullerton, Harry G. Watson, Sam Bressler.
Done at Iditarod, Alaska, this 29th day
of September. 1914.
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BABY GIRL IN THE MORENCY HOME
This morning a baby girl weighing eleven
pounds was born to Mr. and Mrs. Al Mo
rency, Seventh avenue. She is the eleventh
child of the family, which speaks well for j
Alaska as a country of home builders.
Mother and child are doing well, the at
tending physician reports.—Fairbanks News
Miner, September 4.
HEAD OF THE SURVEY
PAYS VISIT TO FAIRBANKS
Genial Dr, Brooks, chief of the Geological
survey in the territory, “Alaska’s friend,”
as he is known the entire length of the Pa
cific coast, is with us this week on his an
nual visit to Fairbanks, says the News
Miner of August 31. He is thoroughly fa
miliar with this district, and says he al
ways enjoys his vists here.
He came through from the coast with
Colonel Richardson and Lieutenant Kunzig
of the road commission, on their White auto
truck as far as McCarty, where they were
compelled to abandon it and board the
steamer General Jacobs. The Jacobs
brought the federal officials down river and
up to Fairbanks. Before coming over here
Dr. Brooks made a trip into the Copper
river country and over to Valdez, where he
has some new work in progress.
The survey has twelve parties in the field
this season. The new work being done is
in the Kotsina country, at the head of the
Copper river, the Chisana placer fields, the
White river, on the boundary line, and some
detail work around Valdez. Two parties are
working in the Chisana country, and their
reports will be awaited with much interest
by placer men.
Dr. Brooks himself will be here this week
and then leave for down river points. He
expects to visit Ruby, and had intended go
ing to Iditarod, but will be unable to do so,
as he is now three weeks behind his sched
ule, due to transportation delays principally.
From Ruby he will go up the Yukon and
Outside back to Washington to direct the
assembling of the season’s reports by his
men. As for many years past, he has
$1,000,000 with which to work, which is
little enough for a territory so large and of
such enormous mineral wealth.
James Farrell left on last Sunday’s boat
for the Outside.
MORAL PRESSURE ONLY
TO BE USED BY VILLA
CHIHUAHUA, Aug. 25.—Villa has issued
a statement saying that he has no personal
grievance against Carranza, and wishes only
to secure that justice to his countrymen for
which they have so bravely fought and
without which there could lie no perma
nent peace in Mexico. He says that he
has no intention of using the forces under
his command to enforce what he considers
the just rights of those who fought in the
revolution. Villa says he will use only
moral pressure to secure such a distribu
tion of the land as will meet the demands
of the country and do the least violence to
existing property rights and business inter
ests of the country. It is thought by those
who are in close touch with Villa that he
has been greatly influenced by the adminis
tration at Washington, and further, has
been assured that his efforts will be sup
ported by the administration, as it is
known that President Wilson has strongly
affirmed that the Mexican question Is an
agrarian one. Others think that Villa has
ambitions to become the next president of
the republic, and has shrew'dly made him
self the champion of the rights of the peo
pie as opposed to the great landed interests
of the country, and it is believed that if
Carranza fails from any cause to satisfy
the constitutionalists’ demands Villa will
be their choice for president at the coming
election.
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