One Dollar Per Month. IDITAROD. ALASKA, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1911. Two Bits Per Cop>
NOME ARMY
OFFICER FROZEN
According to a meager report brought
in bv A. A'. Thorns and llay Brum
baugh, who arrived in tlie city last
night, Lieut. Solly West, one of the
best known and best liked soldiers of
the North met his death somewhere
near the Chinik roadhouse while mak
ing a trip to Capo Ranby. He was
caught in one of the blizzards that
raged two we ks ago.
In the absence of Walter Goodwin,
AATest was acting as superintendent of
the road commission and was out in
connection with his duties.
Lieut. AATest has been in the North
for years and was in command at Fort
Davis at Nome. He is known through
out the Seward Peninsula, and his death
will be mourned by all the people of
that section as a personal loss.
Are Mostly Woos
ol Married Ones
San Diego, Keb. 4. -Completely over
come by learning of the disgrace which
had overtaken her husband, Chief Yoe
man Jackson, of the cruiser North Da
kota. who has been arrested for em
bezzlement, his young wife, residing j
here, and who has been a bride of hut
a year, committed suicide today by j
blowing out her brains.
F. AUG'S WIFE'S ALIMONY
New York, Feb. 6.—Charles Header- i
son has obtained a reduction of the
alimony adjudged his wife, Grace Hen-)
dersou, the actress, to $100 in the court
Saturday. As she is married to F. Aug |
Heinze, the former husband considered
that she does not need so much money
from him.__
MINNIE WAS A BAD GIRL
Seattle. Feb. G. That the will of
Jack \ATi!liams, former Alaskan, was |
forged by his wife that she might get I
the estate, was the verdict of the jury
rendered Saturday last, and Airs. Min
nie Williams is in jaii awaiting trial
for forgery. _
HE FLEW TOO HIGH
Cincinnati, Feb. 6.—The wife of
Walter Brookins, the aviator, is suing
for a divorce on the grounds of deser
tion.
MONEY AND TITLE
New York, Feb. G. -Everything is in
readiness for the wedding of Vivian
Could, second daughter of George J.
Gould, and Lord Defies which occurs
tomorrow. Immediately after the cere
mony they will leave for Egypt, there
to spend their honeymoon,
GAPT, HAINS WANTS OUT
New York, Feb. 0.--Captain Peter
Gains, now in ttie penitentiary, Ins
asked President Taft to pardon him
from serving any further sentence for
the murder of Annis, a New York pub
lisher. _
ABDUL HAS A BUSY DAY
Constantinople, Feb. <>.—Going sud
denly insane today, Abdul Hamid, the
deposed sultan of Turkey, who livss in
Salonica. killed two of his numerous
w i ves.
Was Under a Spell
St. Petersburg, Feb. C - The trial of
Dr. Pantchench, the noted specialist
who removed undesirable persons from
the world’s activities by the poison
route, is under way here. He testified
today that he has poisoned many well
known officials for the public good, al
ways however, while under the hypno
tic spell of Count DeLassy.
A. B. Musi Coma In Out of Wet
According to the instructions issued
to the secretary of the Iditarod Arctic
Brotherhood club, all those prospective
members who had signed themselves
on the charter roll were supposed to
come through with the amount of
their subscriptions by tonight, for the
reason that the roil is to go forth at
once to the officers of the grand lod^e
with the application for a charter.
Still Talk Coal
Washington, Feb. 6—The senate to
day confirmed the appointment of Clyde
Walker to be register of the land office
at Juneau._
A QUESTION
Why loan your books and magazines
after you have read them, when you
can sell or trade V We have the larg
est and best circulating library in the
Iditarod, and have all the leading
brands of cigars (wholesale and retail),
paper napkins, stationery, blauk books,
cook books, kodaks and photo goods,
and everything kept in a first-class
book store. Landahl’s Emporium, Idit
OH, YOU l FIGHTING JIM WiCK£RSHAM
Washington, Feb. 25—Stung to action through heated
words over the Nelson coal land bill of Alaska, Delegate
James Wickershani got into personal combat with Frank
W. Mondell, representative fioni Wyoming in the house to
day and had to be citoked away from his adversary. Some
body had passed the lie and Mondell had made two passes
a> Wickershani, both of which landed, before the delegate
could get properly into action. Once started, however, he
went some and sent back a few hot ones while the mem
bers gathered round and tried to separate the combatants.
The coal land bill lias caused much discussion in the
house and Alaska has come in for a large share of criticism
as being the native heath of liars and nature fakers.
Mondell said something of this to Wickersham and
started the trouble. He inferred that all Alaskans were
liars, and almost got Jim’s goat.
The affair created intense excitement in the house and
a great stir in Washington. Wickersham apologized to ttie
house after the excitement cooled down and begged to be
pardoned for introducing Alaska methods into national de
liberations.
[The message is necessarily brief and lacks all the in
teresting details of the encounter,—neither does it give the
fight by rounds. It appears, however, that Our Jim was
there with the goods and it took several husky represen
tatives from Kansas to separate him from Mondell. It was
pulled off according to Queensbury rules and undoubtedly
sets a new mark for congressional entertainment.]
FOUR-DOLLAR PAWS OW OTTER ASSOCIATION, OTTER CREEK
Great interest is attached to the report of the splendid
strike on the Otter association on Otter creek where laymen
Worth, Shrover and Wise ran into a fine run of gold
Wednesday, drifting to the left limit from a whole sunk
near the line of the creek and bench claims, corresponding
to 3 a. They had put in one thaw and enountered dirt
that averaged 50c on the dump, and got one pan of $4.
The Otter association adjoins the Gum boot and lays a
little below the month of Granite creek. It was originally
staked by W. A. Dikemati and Johnny Beaton for them
selves and six others, immediately following the finding of j
gold on Discovery in 1908 .Since that time J. E. Riley
and Mert Marston purchased Dikeman’s interest in the deal
which was reported some weeks ago when Dikeman closed
out all his holdings in the Iditarod.
Capt. Worth, Billy Wise and Billy Shroyer worried
over that ground all last winter. They took out a dump
and cleaned up some gold last spring, but the returns on
the time and labor were not entirely satisfactory. Since
then however, they have kept at it with abiding faith, and
everyone in the camp will be pleased to learn that they have
struck something that looks like the real goods.
The hole just put down seems to be in line with Lip
set’s pay on 2 a creek, ai.d new theories are being made
daily on Otter creek in an attempt to account for where it
came from.
They are driving toward the left limit as fast as possible,
and further news will be anxiously awaited, since the hope
is well founded that they may have encountered what has
often been claimed for Otter,—a consistent paystreak.
ROSALIND H. TIFFANY SUING C. A. CRAIG FOR ACCOUNTING
Claiming that she grubstaked C. K Craig to come to
the Iditarod, and as a consequence owns one-half of all he
acquired while here, Rosalind H. Tiffany, brought suit
against Craig, C. A. Britt and Thomas Maher, the papers
being served on the detendants Thursday. She has for her
attorneys, Stevens, Roth & Diguan of Fairbanks and J.
S. Harding of this city.
The complaint, which is quite a lengthy one was filed
in Fairbanks some time about January 4th. It sets out a
number of interesting things, dealing with the history of
Flat and the alleged frailty of man.
'Fhe plaintiff says that it was in August of 1909 that
the defendant Craig wauled to come to the Iditarod, He
was up against it at the time, and according to the com
plaint, they entered into a verbal grubstake agreement,
whereby she furnished him with a five-dog team worth
$350, and gave him cash to the amount of $175. He came
to the Iditarod, and thereafter, she says she gave him £300,
in April, 1910.
Armed with the dog team and the money, the defend
ant came to the Iditarod, so says the plaintiff, and acquired
the following properties ; By location on Dec 5th, 1909,
a one fifth interest in the Jumbo association, Fiat creek,
and by deed from Jim Hagan, a one half interest in 2-b
Flat creek. He also acquired by option, for a consideration
of $5250, a one half interest in 3 b Glen, Flat creek, a lay
on t ie upper 660 of the Hotuestake association, at the
mouth ot Flat creek, and a lay 011 660 of the Montana
fraction, situated between the Mohawk and the Myrtle, at
the mouth of Flat creek. He also acquired other proper
ties, according to the plaintiff, but lie refuses to account for
them or give her any description. She further says that
the defendants have lately denied and repudiated the plain
tiff’s claim to one half of these properties and have refused
: to gite her a deed therefor. She says that C. A. Britt am
Torn Maher acquired an interest in Craig’s holdings with
i full knowledge of her right, but that their claims are infe
j rior to her rights, and subject thereto.
She also claims that tie defendants, through otliei
j parties holding a lay, are taking out gold from 3 b Glen
; and from 2-b, wherefore she requests lire court to enjoii
! them from further mining operations in these properties.
She also prays that the court declare her in on one
i half ot all the properties acquired by Craig, atnl that i
compel an accounting for the proceeds received up to date
Judge Maltby is representing the defendants and i; non
engaged in the business of preparing an answer to tb<
charges of the plaintiff. Should the court come here in tin
j spring, it is possible that the case will be ready for tria
next summer.
SEVERAL BARRELS OF LATE OUTSIDE TELEGRAPH NEWS
Mrs. Harriet Young, the first bricle of Brigham ■ i
Young, the great Mormon leader, died on February 14
at Salt Lake City.
The supreme court of Georgia, on February 14, |
upheld the new law against gambling.
At Minneapolis, Mrs. Albert Dundee is suing her j
husband for divorce, claiming that he is a bigamist i
Mrs. Dundee is known to the world as Nellie Bly, was j
formerly a correspondent of the New York World, and
in 1890 made a record-breaking round-the-world trip in
the interest of that publication.
In broad daylight in the business centre of Port
land,Ore., on February 33, a desperado clubbed the at
tendants of a jewelry store into insensibility, stole $1000
in cash, secured 34000 worth of diamonds, and made his
escape.
President Taft signed the San Francisco Panama
exposition bill February 13.
A passenger train on the Great Northern railway
was wrecked near Wenatchee, Wash., on February 15,
and 13 persons were injured. The accident was caused
by spreading rails.
The Nippon Bank of Sacramento, Cal., was bur
glarized on the morning of February 13 and robbed of j
$0,000.
Wrestler Hackenschrnidt is expected to appear in j
Seattle during the week, prepared to meet all comers, j
General Madero, one of the leaders in the Mexican
revolution, paid a visit to El Paso, Tex., on the night
of February 13. He was interviewed by a local paper
and then mysteriously disappeared.
Rudolph Frank, the well-known traveler, is in New
York organizing an expedition to the North Pole. He
is buying a splendid outfit.
Reciprocity with Canada will soon be an accom
plished fact. The bill has passed the hou e by a vote
of 221 to 92. The Democrats voted solidly for the bill.
Horseracing at Emeryville, Cal., is now a thing of
the past, owing to the operation of the new anti-gam
bling law.
The excitement over the Seattle graft prosecutions
i is growing apace. Judge Mains has caused a special
| secret venire for a grand jury to be drawn. Chief of
j Police Wappenstein says that he has nothing to fear J
from the investigations. It is rumored that, Francis J. !
Heney, the well-known graft prosecutor of San Fran- i
fisco, will assist the prosecution. Instructions have
reen issued to arrest Wappenstein, if he should attempt
:o leave Seattle.
Some members of the Black Hand exploded a bomb ;
n a New York tenament house on February 13. For-j
unately none were badly injured.
The National Baseball League held its annual meet
ing in New York last week The meeting was charac
terized by considerable discord, owing to differences in
connection with the selection of umpires.
A dispatch from Neu'port New’s states that Com
mander Frank Marble, U.S.N., was found dead in his
bathtub sometime last week. His skull was fractured.
It is believed he was seized with a fit.
Statistics regarding breach of promise cases in
Kansas City show that broken hearts were salved to
the extent of one million dollars during the past year, i
Andy Carnegie, in an address to working girls in
New York, advised them not to refuse a man simply
because he happened to be a millionaire.
California has passed a law limiting the hours
wThich may be worked by female employes to eight per
day.
It is reported from London that Alphonso of Spain
has agreed to cut out his dance-hall favorites and lead
the simple life. On these conditions the Queen has be
come reconciled to her spouse.
Charles M. Schwab, the Pittsburg millionaire, won
$10,000 playing roulette recently at Monte Carlo.
The Princess Mary has arrived at San Francisco
from Glasgow, Scotland. She is the new steamer built
for the Canadian Pacific, and will be used in the Alas
kan trade.
A famine of horrible proportions has broken out in
China- The famine is accompanied by plague. A trans
port conveying 5,000 tons of supplies left Seattle Feb
ruary 15 for the relief of the sufferers, who number 2,
000,000.
Mrs. Eddy’s sons have sent a communication to the
Christian Science church wherein they claim control of
all their mother’s writings, including her book ‘‘Science
and Health.”
The Filipinos have made representations to the
house committee on insular affairs demanding inde
pendence.
During a wrestling tournament at Omaha on Feb.
12, Frank Gotch issued a challenge to Hackenschmidl
to meet him on the mat for a purse of $20,000, providec
Hack first met Mahmont- Interviewed at Niagara Fail:
regarding the challenge, Hack says that Mahmont is nc
match for him, and that Gotch is bluffing.
Night Watchman Bosbey, of Lincoln, Neb., vva:
murdered within six feet of the governor's office on the
night of Feb. 11. The affair is shrouded in mystery.
It is stated that Alaskans are leaving Seattle b;»
scores owing to the closing down of the gaming houses,
etc., and migrating to Portland.
A thug attempted to hold up a crowded cafe ii
Denver on Feb. 12. He was disarmed by two women
while male folks present lent encouragement.
In a wire to the Progressive Republican League o
New Orleans recently, Col. Roosevelt said that he was
a poor man now, but that he would address the New Or
leans branch if the league paid his expenses.
Mayor Fawcett, of Tacoma, has created a stir b„\
saying that his life is threatened. He claims that r
price of $1,000 has been set upon his head.
A report has reached London that the Chinese re
gent has been stabbed to death by a eunuch.
Dr. Cook, the near discoverer of the pole, is goin<:
into vaudeville.
Washington advices state that the postal savings
banks are proving an unqualified success, and the pos
tal department has put the stamp of approval on tin
scheme.
Sunday baseball has been legalized in Nebraska.
The farmers of Massachussetts have expressec
themselves as strongly opposed to Canadian reciplocity
At Philadelphia recently Knockout Brown gained:
six round decision against Wolgast. The latter’s show
ing was very disappointing. At the same meetint
Tommy O’Toole got the decision over Digger Stanley.
On Feb. 7 a locomotive blew up at Srnithville
Tex., and 22 shop employes were instantly killed.
Henri St. Yves, the French Marathon runner, wil
quit the cinder path and become an aviator.
Following upon her release from Nat Goodwin
Edna Goodrich has decided to take a fling on tin
vaudeville stage.
The German emperor was loo ill to attend tin
annual court ball held in Berlin last month.
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE STORMS
Caught in one of the violent storms
that have raged along the Yukon for
the past month, a member of the U. S.
signal corps, stationed at the telegraph
office at Birches was badly frozen re
cently, both feet being converted into
chunks of ice.
His name and the reason for his mis
' fortune could not be learned, but it is
understood that he was carried to Gib
j bon for medical treatment,
-
Seattle, Feb. 13—Successfully
looting the safe in the Stone-Fisher
dry goods house, expert yeggmen
got away with $2000 last night.
Chas. Bechtol, son of Dish Bech
tol, and cf various places in Alaska,
i is now temporary marshal at Nu
!ato, in the ab-ence of Wright who
is sick at St. Michaels.
Well-Known Forger Escapes
Seattle, Feb. 13—C. E. Everett,
the man who fleeced the banks of
this city, Portland and San Fran
cisco out of $50,000 by forging his
name as cashier of tl e Miners and
Merchants bank of Ketclricau, has
escaped from jail at Hot Springs,
Arkansas, where he was awaiting
extradition,
$2,000,000 for Lincoln Statue
Washington, Feb. 8—The senate
concurs with the house amendment
appropriating $2,000,000 for a
statue to the memory of Abraham
Lincoln,
I
Legislatures Deadlocked
| Helena, Feb. 6—On the 23rd ballot j
! taken Saturday, there was no choice !
i for senator, and the Carter-Conrad feud !
j is still being waged as bitterly as ever.
Albany, Feb. 6-There was no quor
I uni of the legislature on Saturday and
j no vote was taken for senator.
Emporer William Seeing Finish
Beilin, Feb. 13—Seriously ill
with a fever, grave fears are enter
tained for the life of Emperor
William who is lying under the
watchful care of the greatest physici
ans of the country.
FOR SALE CHEAP — One 40-h.p.
boiler, one large Worthington pump.
1-4-h.p. engine, drill press, saw and
arbor, blacksmith outfit. Morgan &
TJtsfiv. Tditarod.
For the Natives
Washington, Feb. 6—The appropria
tion of $30,000 asked for by Secretary
Ballinger for the natives of Alaska is
for surgical relief and the enforcement
of sanitary measures among the Eski
mos to stop the spread of disease among
them.
Alaska News from Outside
Seattle, Feb. 6—A movement is on
foot here to take a large number of
miners into Fairbanks, some of them
to be sent to the Iditarod.
H. H Poiter of the firm ofCrow
ley & Porter, and U. G. Norton,
the steamboat man, left this morn
ing for the Outside via Seward.
They are on a business mission and
will return as soon as they get back. !
King George to Gat His
London, Feb. 13—Preparation
are going forward for the eoro
nation of King George on a seal
never before equalled. Forme
ceremonials pale into insignificanc
when compared to some of the his
torical pageants that will mark tin
festivities of jure..
Austin, Texas., Feb. 7—Th<
Texan legislature has passed a lav
l»y which convicted white slavci
will be liable to five year’s im
prisonment. On conviction for ;
second offence they will be hanged
Miss Anna Hageiin came inti
Iditarod today from Flat town l
become one of the participants i
'.he A. B jollification.
SPORTING NEWS OF
THE WIDE WORLD
San Diego, Feb. 6—Glenn Curtis, in
ventor of the Curtis biplane and legal
antagonist of the Wright brothers eon
[ cerning certain patents, will move his
j aeroplane plant from Indiana to this
! city and engage in the manufacture of
airships here.
Berlin, Feb. G—Lieutenant Stein was
killed here today while making a flight
in a biplane. _____
Is Hunting Trouble
Chicago, Feb. 6—Champion Jack
Johnson left today for California where
he will make arrangements for coming
battles. _
Jeff Says He'e Thru
Los Angeles, Feb. G- In a signed
statement issued today, J. J. Jeffries
denies that he will never enter the
prize ring again.
Wins on Points
Sydney, Australia, Feb. 6—Dave
Smith, middleweight, defeated Johnny
! Thompson on points in a 20-round light
j here Saturday night.
ONE MONTH I0ITAR00
NULATO m RETURN
—
Making GO miles on the last day of
their journey, A. V. Thorns and Ray
Brumbaugh, who started out a month
ago to do some talking over the wires,
got back last night from Nulato having
lost Ed Kellogg, who kept right on go
ing to Fairbanks.
They had one of the pleasantest little
j trips recorded this winter and it only
! took them 15 days to go from here
j to Nulato. Part of that time they were
i buried in the snow while the winds
blew and again t hey made 20 miles in
.! three days of hard traveling.
They brought in about 30 pounds of
| mail and plenty of news but are posi
tively noncommittal concerning the
; joys of winter travel in the Iditarod.
They arrived at Nulato on the 13th of
February and left on the 2oth. but in
that time the; were uLde to telegraph
only the last day on account of lack of
wires. The storm had blown down
wires all along the Yukon and kept
the entire signal corps on the jump.
Have Half Nalsan on Wappenstein
Seattle, Feb. 13- -The biggest
kind of a stir has been created in
1 this city following the announce
ment that a special graud jury is
1 about to probe more closely into
' the late city administration,
j Former Chief of Poltee Wappcu
j stein will be arrested before morn
ing on a ciituinal charge and it is
; understood that several others con
! nested with city government are
now under watch and cannot leave
j the city. Mayor Gii! is exonerated
! and is said not to be implicated iu
j any way.
Girl Disappears in Valdez
Valdez, Feb. ,S— Mrs. Lizzie
Magmisou arrived at Valdez today,
intending to return to Tacoma with
her ii year old daughter, who was
. to attend school there. They were
together on Tuesday at the theatre.
| after which the girl disappeared.
' | Her mother thinks she committed
I suicide in the bay.
King George Opens Parliament
I London, Feb. 0—The king formally
J opened parliament today. Thousands
| of his subjects cheered King George on
| bis way. The Queen and other mem
‘ j bers of the royal family attended the
1 opening of pai Lament. The king's
■ | speech was devoid of color, he merely
| asked that both houses adjust their dif
1
Frisco Still Rotten
; San Francisco, Feb. 6—'The books of
j the Saratoga gambling house where
J Postier was killed by Proprietor Kripp
I have been obtained by the authorities
. j and show that several special detectives
j employed by the city were on the pay
j roll of the club and received $10 a day
’ j each for police protection. 'The murder
• j charge against Kripp has been con
‘ j tinued.
, | Newspapers in Limelight
. j New York, Feb. 6—J. Pierpont Mor
; j gan is establishing a publishing trust
to control public sentiment. Many
monthlies and weeklies throughout the
, statc-s have signified their intention of
r comi.-g into the fold, where their think
. jug will be done for them.
New York, Feb. 13—Roosevelt
1 j and Win. Barnes, Jr., both enemies
| as a result of the Saratoga eon
. j vention cf last summer are to be
r j guests of the Liucolu Day banquet
l j tonight. [The list of casualties will
be s-nt in later ]