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HDERTA ONCE MOKE
“ELE0TETPRES1BENT
By Win-loss i.» Tin- riom-or'
Mexico City, July 9.—At the elections held last Sunday Dictator
Huerta was declared to have been re-elected president and General
Blanquet vice president. Members of the chamber of deputies were
also re-elected.
Little interest is being manifested in the Niagara Falls protocol,
except to the extent that it is being considered by the senate.
Villa Recognizes Leadership of Carranza
Torreon. July 9.—At the conference between Generals Carranza
and Villa, held here this week, the former was recognized as leader by
Villa, who pledged him his support, and the factions are said to have
become united.
Mexican Army Being Disintegrated
Wra Cruz, ujly 9.—The Mexican army along the American out
posts is being disintegrated. The soldiers are dissatisfied and frequent
mutinies are reported.
Rebels Continue to Advance
(By wireless to The 1‘iunecr)
LI Paso, Tex., July 1 L—Reports received in this city state that
the rebels, after a fierce fight, have captured the city of Guadalajara.
BUDGET OF NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
(By wiivlfss to Tty Pioneer)
Washington, July 9.-- The senate yesterday passed the house
bill which repeals the Alaska railroad tax of $100 per mile and sub
stitutes a tax of 4 per cent on net earnings. The measure now goes
to the President for approval, which is already assured.
Resignation or Minister to Greece
George Fred Williams, United States minister to Gieece, has ten
dered his resignation to the President, upon request of the state de
partment. He has offered his services as mediator in the Albanian
troubles.
Adjournment of Congress
President Wilson, in a statement to the newspaper men, said he
believed congress would be ready to adjourn by the middle of August.
Discusses Business Conditions
The President yesterday received a party of Chicago business
men, v. ;;h whom he discussed general business conditions. Toth mg
was divulged for publication.
Fifty Thousand Dollars for Alaska Exnibit
The senate has passed the Jones amendment to the sundry civil
bill appropriating money for an Alaska exhibit at the Panama-Pacific
exposition at San Francisco next year. The Jones amendment called
lor an appropriation of $200,000, but this was reduced to $50,000.
Auto Manufacturer Decries Pessimism
President Ford of the Ford Motor Company, Detroit, in a confer
en e with President Wilson yesterday, told the President that business
conditions were good throughout the entire country, and that the only
trouble was that some people were inclined to be pessimistic._
(By Wirelrss t • The rionoer)
Nome, July 9.—William A. Gilmore, former mayor of Nome, and
the Republican nominee two years ago for delegate to congress, left
here today for St. Michael, where he will take the first up-river steamer
for Iditarod. . . ,
Mr. Gilmore, having made a special study or tne mining law en
acted by the First Alaska legislature, has consented to deliver an ad
dress on the defects of that measure during his stay in Iditarod. hrorn
his observations during the past year t'ne law has been detrimental in
its effects in this part of the territory. . . ,
Before leaving this city Mr. Gilmore made the fact plain that he
was not looking for an office of any kind, and that the address would
he a gratuitous effort, and made entirely in the interest of the nnneis
of Alaska.___
ROCKEFELLER PATHETIC FIGURE AT AGE OF 7a
(Bv Wirt loss to Tho Pioneer/
Tarrytown, N. Y„ July 9.-On Wednesday, July 15 John D
Rockefeller was 75 years old. No celebration was held at his palatial
slimmer home here. He is described as being a most unhappy man,
his wife being ill and his son in hiding in Maine._
GENERAL VILLA PLAYS
JOKE ON THE DICTATOR
Wra Cruz. June l.VPresident Huerta is
in daily communication with General Fran
i ca Villa, according to a report orought
here bv a refugee, but the character of their
communications is somewhat unconven
Gerieral Villa, according to the report,
recently sent one of his telegraphers within
the federal lines. He tapped a wire and
sent to Huerta a message m which Villa
railed his enemy unpleasant names, and
urged him not to hasten bis departure from
the capital, as Villa was very anxious to
see him before he left.
Villa requested Huerta to wait, saying
he soon would be in the capital.
President Huerta, according to the story,
appreciating the grim humor of the situa
tion gave orders that any similar messages
should not be withheld, but should be de
livered to him immediately.
Since this order was issued Villft, accord
mg to the refugees, has not disappointed
Iluerta one day. Although the wording of
his messages is always different, each mes
sage is said to be more vituperative than
the other. The daily receipt of these mes
sages is said to have become something of
a joke at the national palace.
The refugees who related this story said
that Huerta’s hand had been strengthened
by the receipt of ammunition from the Air
anga and Bavaria, and that he now laughs
at the idea of resigning.
The refugee declared the president was
far from being a bankrupt, saying that in
one bank alone he had 12,000,000 pesos.
The refugee said the members of Huerta’s
family were still in Mexico _ City. Victor
Huerta, one of the president’s sons, it was
said, feared the advent of the Americans
and their vengeance.
Copying and enlarging, also all kinds of
portrait and view work. See Clemons A
Koon, Flat City.
Location Notices at Pioneer ofl.'.'C
CONVINCING ARGUMENT FOR
“SAFE AND SANE” FOURTH
(Hy Wireless to rite Pioneer)
Chicago, July 9.- The casualties resulting
from the celebration of the Fourth of July
throughout the United States total 11 killed
and S-U) wounded. The states along the
Atlantic coast led m aggregate of accidents.
SCARCITY OF CATTLE
CAUSES FURTHER ADVANCE
(Hy Wireless to The Pioneer)
Chicago, July 11. The prices of beef
cattle have been advancing at an alarming
rate during the past ten days, and the
prediction is generally made that the high
est prices known in years will soon be
reached, on account of the great scarcity
of cattle following the drought of last
year on the Western ranges.
PROCEEDINGS OF
DISTRICT COURT
The United States district court for the
Fourth judicial division was convened in
A. B. hall on Monday morning. July 6, by
Judge F. E. Fuller for the special July term.
After the customary preliminaries Charles
B. Sims and II. 0. Roden were sworn in as
court bailiffs. At the afternoon session the
grand jury was called, anil after excusing
James Wilson and Charles Stanford, the
judge read his charge to the members and
that body retired to commence its delibera
tions. The following are the members of
the grand jury:
EARL BYERS, foreman.
ED ANDERSON.
ALFRED BOAS.
ASHBY E. BAIN.
JOSEPH HAN NAG AN,
0. N. HANSEN.
HARRY HARMON.
CHARLES KNUTSON,
RAY LONGTIN.
M. H. MARSTON.
HERMAN NAEHTER, Jr.
SAMUEL WILMER.
ALBERT WILE.
J. T. BEST.
A. D. FIELD.
WILLIAM FINGER.
R. M. HALL.
T. W. HOWELL.
EARL HUNT.
H. SCHLAPIK.
The motion calendar was then taken up
and several motions disposed of before ad
journment.
uoun rroceeomgb
In the ease of S C. Adams vs. the ^ ukon
G« id Company the demurrer has been over
ruled.
The rase of Archie F. Allen and George
Hamilton, doing business as the Pioneer
Sheet Metal Works, vs. A F. Morgan and
E. Hammer, has been dismissed.
The case of Ii. II. McDonald vs. Abe
Audette has been dismissed.
An order extending the time to hie bill
.of exceptions has been entered in the case
| of G. W. Albrecht \s. J. E. Riley and M. Ii
Marston.
Helen .1. Landerking vs. G. M. Lander
1 king Dismissed.
J. E. Riley vs. Abe Audette ct al. Mo
rion to quash summons and writ of attach
ment denied.
Gregg Stewart vs. A. B. Rome Motion
to >trike complaint denied.
J. Lwranger vs. Zevnon Gagnon et al.—
Trial set for July 11.
Northern Commercial Company vs. James
Fullerton On motion calendar for July 11.
United States vs. John Lockner. charged
with assault with a dangerous weapon
Plea of not euilty entered.
Marian Rimer vs. Franklin Rimer
Plaintiff directed to submit proof of pub
lication.
Grand Jury Reports
The grand jury has reported in the fol
lowing cases:
July S True hill against John Lockner,
charged with assault with a dangerous
weapon.
July 8- Not a true bill against Ed Uhl,
'charged with unlawful cohabitation.
July 9 True bill against Cedric L. C( le.
1 charged with assault with a dangerous
weapon.
July 9 Not a true bill against Mead
Maynard, charged with assault with a dan
gerous weapon.
July 10 Not a true bill against Grace
Bell, charged with manslaughter.
In the matter of Jake Mutchler, bank
[ rupt, objection to discharge of bankrupt
| will be heard July 15.
S. C. Adams vs. Yukon Gold Company—
July 17.
Angus McDonald vs. Thomas P. Aitken—
J illy 17.
Charles Krutsinger vs. Thomas P. Ait
ken July 17.
John Ratto vs. Thomas P. Aitken—
July 17.
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OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK
FOR THE KUSKOKWIM
Captain Geiger, the postmaster at the
settlement of McGrath, on the Kuskokwim
river, at the mouth of the Takotna, has
been spending a few days during the pres
ent week in this city, attending to several
matters which are of considerable impor
tance to the future metropolis of the Kus
kokwim valley. Mr. Geiger has been a set
tler at McGrath for the past three years,
and has located and improved a fine home
stead there, which has since been included
in the lately established government re
serve. Captain Geiger is very optimistic
regarding his section of the great Kusko
kwim country, and speaks in positive terms
of an era of great development thereabouts
that is sure to begin in the very near
future.
While in the city Mr. Geiger had sev
eral interviews with Judge Fuller and other
court officials to further in every way pos
sible the establishment of a public school
district at McGrath.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer of June 4
contains a half-tone likeness of Janies L.
McPherson, ami says:
“Janies L. McPherson, tireless worker for
the betterment of conditions in Alaska, has
been selected by the members of the Alaska
railroad engineering commission to take
charge of the party that will report on the
country between Knik.'on Cook inlet, and
the Kuskokwim river. There will be five
or six men in his party, and they will leave
for the North Saturday. Lieutenant Fred
prick Me.ars, a member of the commission,
said last night that Mr. McPherson had
been selected for this work on account of
the fact that at least a large part of the
country to be traversed is familiar ground
to him. The party under Mr. McPherson
will, it is expected, complete its work about
October I.
“As secretary of the Alaska bureau of
the New Seattle Chamber of Commerce, and
in charge of the Alaska exhibit sent to
Washington last winter, Mr. McPherson has
worked hard to have .Alaska opened up.”
i By \\ irf1 li‘S> to The Pioneer)
London, July 9. A crowd of over 8,000
persons gathered at the London Sporting
Club on Saturday last to witness the great
international xing contest between Fred
die Welsh, tho English champion, and Wil
lie Ritchie, lightweight champion of the
world. Rapid footwork and aggressive in
fighting by both men characterized the con
test throughout, and although Welsh landed
more blows than Ritchie, (he letters wal
i ps appeared to be the mare telling. At
the end of the twentieth round Welsh was
given the decision for outboxing the Ameri
can.
Kilbane Challenges Welsh
\ By Wnvli-.-s to 'I he pioneer >
Cleveland. July 9. Johnny Kilbane.
Cleveland's lightweight boxer, on the re
ceipt of news that Freddie Welsh had won
a decision over Champion \\ iHie Ritchie
in London on the Fourth of July, immedi
ately cabled a challenge to the English
man.
Cross Wins From Watson
i By Wireless to I he 1 ioneer)
San Diego, Cal.. July 9. Tn the light
weight fight in this city on the Fourth of
July Leach Cross of New York was given
the decision over Red Watson. The con- i
test went the full twenty rounds.
McGoorty Loses to Clabby
(By Wireless to The pioneer)
Sydney, Australia, July 4. In a hard
fought battle from its beginning, in this city
this afternoon, Jimmy Clabby won the de
cision from Eddie McGoorty on a foul com
mitted by the latter during the eighth
round, while the fighting was most desper- ;
ate. Besides a big purse, the fight was for
the middleweight championship of Aus
tralia.
Matty Didn't Last Long
' By Wireless to The Pioneer)
Los Angeles, July 4. A large holiday
crowd assembled at the Y'ernon arena this
afternoon to witness the twenty-round light
weight contest between Joe Rivers and
Matty McClure. The fight lasted only one
full round, during which Rivers punished
his opponent so severely that at the be
ginning of the second round Matty’s seconds
threw up the sponge to prevent a knock
out.
George Chips Beats Billy Murray
(By Wireless to The Pioneer)
Daly City, Cal., July 4. One of the best
and swiftest boxing contests of the year
was pulled off in this city this afternoon
between George Chips and Billy Murray, the
middleweights. The fight was a desperate
one throughout, both men giving and re
ceiving fearful punishment until the fif
teenth round, when Chips landed a blow
which forced Murray to take the count.
Won't Fight Ritchie for a Year
(By Wireless to Tile Pioneer)
London, July 11.—Freddie Welsh, the
! English pugilist, stated this morning that
he would not give Willie Ritchie a return
match for at. least a year.
TWO CANDIDATES MENTIONED
The Tanana Valley Democratic Club of
Fairbanks held a “harmony” meeting a
short time ago. Martin Harrais, who was
one of the Democratic candidates for con
gressional delegates two years ago, was
one of the speakers. E. W. Griffin of
i Chena and William T. Burns, a member
i of the lower house of Alaska’s First legis
| lature, were spoken of and boosted as pos
sible candidates for delegate.
GIRL BABY AT GUNNING HOME
On Tuesday, July 7, at Flat City, there
was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gunning a
girl baby. Dr. Moore reports mother and
infant doing splendidly.
FAIRBANKS GETS STARTER
FOR PUBLIC BUILDING
(By Wireless to The Pioneer)
Washington, July 11. In the sundry
civil appropriation bill, which passed the
senate a few days since, was an item to
appropriate the sum of $15,000 for the
purchase of a site at Fairbanks, Alaska,
on which to erect public buildings.
PROMINENT POLITICIAN
DEAD AT CHICAGO HOME
(By Wireless to The Pioneer)
Chicago, July 11. Fred Busse, former
postmaster and mayor of this city, died
at his home on Sedgwick street last even
I mg, after a short illness.
Mr. Busse was a native of Chicago, hav
ing been born here in I860, and was mayor
I of the city from 1907 to 1911. He was
well known in Republican political circles
! and was a 32d degree Mason.
WARNS AGAINST
CALGARY BOOM
Private advices received in Iditarod. dated
.Tune 7. from Spokane. Wash., state that
Calgary, Alberta, is on the verge of a great
oil stampede. The Dingman well, after
some months of drilling, has struck oil at
a depth of 2.700 feet very high grade,
worth SO per barrel. Money is said to be
pouring in from all parts of the country
for investment in oil leases, and people are
rushing in by the trainload. Oil leases are
being made at from $250 to $2,500 per acre.
Newspaper Issues Warning
The Seattle Post Intelligencer of recent
date contains the following:
‘‘To the men and women of small savings i
the Post-Intelligencer would say: Keep
away from the so-called Calgary oils.
“There is every evidence of an organized
effort to ‘make a clean-up1 in Seattle. Per
haps there is some oil in Calgary, but for
every producing well there will he forty
wildcat stock-selling schemes. At the best
it is a long gamble, with the chances greatly
against the small investors, and ‘wildcatters’
live off the small investor. Don’t get ex
cited over the stories of fortunes made over
night; don’t get wrought up over glowing
advertisements. If these stocks were one
tenth as good as the sellers pretend, you
wouldn’t get a chance to buy them in a mil
lion years. The Post-Intelligencer is op
posed to all efforts to get Seattle money
into stock-selling schemes questionable on
their face. To one experienced in financial
matters a casual reading of the ‘literature’
with which the I'm ted States mails here
abouts are now being Hooded is all that is
necessary re\ecl the real character of
Calgary oil -that is. that part of Calgary
nil that is getting into advertisement's and
circulars.”
DEATH OF RICHARD SEELEY
RECALLS NOTORIOUS DINNER
(By Wireless to The rioneeri
New York. July 11. Advices have been
received in this city from Maine that Rich
ard Seeley is dead.
Mr. Seeley became famous—or infamous,
whichever way one wants to view the prop
osition as the host at a dinner party given
a number of years ago at one of New
York’s big restaurants, at -which an al
leged actress known as Little Egypt per
formed a dancing stunt on the dining table
that had “September Morn” beat to a
Scandinavian whisper when it came to a
scarcity of clothes.
INQUIRY COMPLETED
Quebec. July 11.- The investigation into
the cause of the wreck of the Empress of
Ireland and consequent loss of life in her
collision with the collier Storstadt has been
completed, and the findings will be sub
mitted today.
JOHN F. BAIRD JOINS
RUSH TO OIL FIELDS
• Word has been received from John F.
Baird, the popular proprietor of the Bud
vveiser bar of this city, who has been on
the Outside for the past seven months,
stating that he would not return to Idita
rod during the present summer, and was,
at the time of writing, in Calgary, Alberta,
the scene of the present oil-booming ex
citement. From the tone of the message
it may be presumed that Mr. Baird has
become interested in the oil game, and that
his prospects look sufficiently promising to
warrant his remaining in that vicinity.
While his host of friends throughout In
terior Alaska are greatly disappointed to
learn that he will not return here at this
time, they express the sincere hope that
John F. has the right “hunch” on the oil
proposition.
Mrs. Baird, who has remained in this
city during her husband’s absence, will
leave on one of the earliest boats for the
Outside, and will meet Mr. Baird in Se
attle. The cosy Baird residence, on Rich
mond street, is offered for sale, and as
such a remarkably low price has been
placed on it, it is a rare bargain for any
one desiring a splendid home.
BABY GIRL AT WILMER HOME
On Wednesday morning, July 8. Mrs.
Sam Wilmer presented her husband with a
dainty little girl baby. Dr. Moore was in
attendance, and reports everybody about the
Wilmer home getting along nicely.
_
We code telegraphic messages. Western
Union code book for rent. Ansley’s Book
i Store.
Grand Jury Adjourned Until Thursday
When the grand jury was called this
(Saturday) morning before Judge Fuller,
they reported no indictments, and at the
noon hour they adjourned until Thursday
next.
BODY OF CHAS. SEITON
BROUGHT TO PLATO
Nulato, July 10.—Traveling hundreds of miles in a small boat,
alone, C. H. Sexton arrived here yesterday, bringing the body of his
father, Charles Sexton, who died alone in his cabin on the upper waters
of the Koyukuk, on May 22 last. The dead man had kept a diary
written up to his last day, showing plainly that his death was caused
by stomach trouble.
The finding of the body of Sexton was reported to Commissioner
Strangman at this place on June 2.
Young Sexton left Seattle on June 1 1. After coming to Nulato
he proceeded up the Koyukuk river on the Reliance, landing thirty
five miles below the mouth of the Hutakaket river. He then poled up
the Koyukuk and Hutakaket rivers ninety miles, reaching his father’s
cabin on July 5. The body was in a perfect state of preservation.
Nothing had been molested within or around the cabin. The Indian
who found the body states that he found it on the ground in front of
the cabin, with a bucket which still contained some water.
Sexton was in all probability returning from the river, where he
had gone for water, when he fell in front of his cabin.
Sexton’s diary, with entries up to the clay of his death, was found
in the cabin. The entries for the last few days read as follows:
“Wednesday, 13th—Very weak, faint; no ability to do much.
Ice broke but not moving. Friday, 15th—Fighting and praying for
dear life. Very sick. If the ice would only break. God help me.
j 7th—Very sick; can’t suffer much more. Almost gone. God help a
poor unfortunate. May 21—River open. Can’t reach my boat. Too
sick stomach. May 2-4—Alive, starving, water, going for it—my last
effort.—Charlie.”
The body was buried at Nulato at midnight last night, sho’ tly
after its arrival. The entire white population attended, and Marshal
Berg read the funeral service. The body was buried about a mne be
low the village, in the same cemetery with the victims of the Nulato
massacre of 1856.
Young Sexton found $30 in cash and about $100 in dust, to
gether with the winter’s catch of furs, amounting possibly to $500, in
the cabin of the deceased. ___
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN PASSES AWAY
(By Wireless to The Pioneer)
London, July 9.—Joseph Chamberlain, the eminent English
statesman, died yesterday at his home in Birmingham, after a pro
longed illness.
” (Joseph Chamberlain was born in London in 1836. He was employed m his
father's factory at Birmingham until 1873. From 1873 to 1876 he was mayor <n Bir
mingham. and in 1876 was elected to parliament. In 1880 he became a member of the
cabinet. He was the leader of the extreme Radical party, and advocate scheme.- tor
the amelioration of the condition of the masses. As a member of Glac.stone s cabinet he
was most severe in his strictures of the moderate Liberal-, and enunciate.: a platform m
opno-ition to that of Mr. Gladstone. He resigned from the cabinet as . protest against
Gladstone's home rule policy in 1886. and became lead-r .1 the Liberal Lnmmsts. and
was bitterly assailed by the home rulers. Lord Salisbury sent Bin. to Washington as
a commissioner in the Canadian fisheries dispute, and from 189o to 1903 he was colonial
minister in the Unionist cabinet. During his administration of that office occurred he
famous Jameson raid ... the Transvaal and the subsequent Boer war. 1He a w ays de
claimed foreknowledge or suspicion of the raid. H.s attitude towards the Boers ,. the
controversy prior to the war and subsequent thereto was the subject of much coi.tr ■
versv and he was enthusiastically supported by some, while by others he was mtt. rl>
condemned. He had much to do with the passage of the workmen s compensation act
of 1867 He resigned from the cabinet in 1903, owing to his pro-taritt vie
Chamberlain was married ... 1888 at Washington to Miss Mary F.mlieott. daugnter of
William C. Kndicott. secretary of war ill President 1 levelam, s :ii>t aim ini-trat o_
ROOSEVELT TAKES UP MORE ARDUOUS TASK
(By Wireless to The 1’ionccr)
New York, July 9.—Theodore Roosevelt has resigned as associate
editor of the Outlook magazine, and announces that he is going to de
vote his entire time to making a fight on President Wilson.
Mr. Roosevelt, after a two hours’ conference with 1 rogressive
leaders, announced that he had not told anyone whether or not he
would run for governor of New York state.____
PRESIDENT WILSON DEFENDS HIS POLICIES
(By Wireless to The Pioneer)
Philadelphia, July 9.—In a Fourth of July address delivered in
this city. President Wilson defended all his policies. He said he would
apply the principles of the Declaration of Independence of 1//6 to
modern business, and also to politics. __
WILL TRY FOR
CITIZENSHIP
In the district court next Monday. July
13. the following applicants for final citi
zenship credentials will be heard by Judge
Frederick E. Fuller:
Paul LaPlant. Iditarod; witnesses, Frank
M. Larson, William B. Thomas.
Olai Sanders, Flat City; witnesses, J. B.
Frick, Isidor Bayles.
Peter Anderson Bugge, Iditarod; wit
nesses, C. C. Hurst, W. W. Acheson.
Carl Oskar Nord, Flat City; witnesses,
George Mutchler, S. Applebauni.
JAMES CODY A PROUD FATHER
On Friday afternoon last, July 3. a fine
nine-pound boy made his appearance at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. James Cody of this
city, and the mother and babe are getting
along famously. Mrs. Cody was formerly
Miss Nellie O’Connor of Fairbanks, and
was married to Mr. Cody in that city shortly
before he became the manager of the gro
cery department of the N. C. Co. in this
camp, about a year ago.
DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARIES
There will be a mass meeting at Ansley’s
hall Saturday evening, July 11. at 8 o’clock,
to elect four delegates to the Democratic
convention to be held at Skagway.
DR. BEHLA WILL BE HERE
FOR ONE WEEK ONLY
Dr. H. Behla, the dentist, will be in
Iditarod during the week commencing July
20, which will be his last practice in this
city previous to his departure for the Out
side.
We have everything arranged so now
that we can accommodate both ladies and
gentlemen with quick service and courteous
treatment.
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PARLORS
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