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FLEES SECRETLY
FROM FAIRBANKS
Fairbanks, March 30.—Crystalizing
from the most intense public excite
ment, one of the largest mass meetings
in the history of this city was held last
night, where, led by the women of the
city, a monster petition was prepared
charging Captain Barnette with em
bezzlement. in connection with the af
fairs of the defunct Washington-Alaska
bank, declaring that the depositors
were entirely dissatisfied with the se
curities which Barnette had offered to
surrender, and asking Judge Ou^rfiold
to call another special grand jury to
probe further into the mysterious deal
ings of tlie bank managers. Fearing
the threatened attitude of the people.
Captain and Mrs. Barnette departed
from tfie town secretly Monday night
hy dogteam, and overtook the stage
bound for the coast.
Public feeling against the former
president, of the wrecked bank has
reached a point where his life was ad
mitted to be in danger. The disclos
ures following the auditing of the
hooks show a decidedly ugly state of
affairs, and depositors believe they
have been deliberately robbed oi their
money. Parsons. Barnette and Bar
bout are reported to have mortgaged
their homes to tlie hank a year ago for
$16,000 and $13,000 respectively in the
first two instances, and other equally
frenzied transactions have been uneov:
ered.
Many of the miners and operators of
the creeks have offered to put up
money for Barnette’s prosecution, and
the decision of Judge Overfield on the
request of the petition for a special
g rand jury is awaited with the keenest
interest and anxiety.
Barnette was in hiding before his de
parture, and it is probable that au ef
fort, will be made to bring him back
before lie reaches tlie Outide.
Conqueror of McKinley Loyed Another
Seattle, March 30- Accused of infi
delity and unequal dispensation of
affections, Tom Lloyd, of Dawson and
Fairbanks, who climbed Mt. McKinley
last winter received an adverse decree
in a divorce suit brought by his wife,
who asked for and was granted separa
tion and $50,000.
Site testified that she followed Tom
from Dawson to Fairbanks and then
went to Seattle. When he arrived
t.here she went to the dock to meet
him, but he threw his arms around
another woman. She ints been living
off of the proceeds of an elevator at
tach meat.
Whalen Cleared of Humboldt Robbery
Portland, March 30--Because the
government could not connect Jimmy
Whalen with the Humboldt gold rob
bery of last fall, the grand jury which
has been considering the case here re
turned not a true bill against him.
Tom Johnscn Dying
A Cleveland, Ohio, message dated
March 28, says that Tom Johnson, foi
mer mayor of Cleveland, was not'ei
pected to live through the night.
Mading and Johnson
Smash Ail Records
Eleven days out from Seward, Doe
Mading and Harry Johnson, Flat creek
laymen, arrived at Discovery Otter this
morning, beating all records for quick
traveling. They broke trail for three
days at the other end of the line, but
once they struck good going there was
nothing to it but speed.
The travelers report one merry time
on the Outside since they left here last
fall. Doc went to Texas, the national
capital and New York, stopping off to
browse at many pleasant places in the
meantime. His father, J. 11. Mading,
who is now in Texas, will come by boat,
b.inging wife and daughter.
There will be a stampede of consider
able proportions on in the spring, ac
cording to Mading. and he passed about
125 people on the trail headed this way.
Distemper Remedy for Dogs. Red Cross
Drug Store.
Otter Masonic Club Give Party
About 65 people attended the card
party and dance given by the Otter
Masonic club at the A. B. hall in Flat
Thursday night, where they manipulated
the pasteboards and danced until about
2:30 in the morning. As no dissenting
voice has been heard, it is safe to assume
that they had an enjoyable time, and
they looked the part. Following the
session of cards they lunched on coffee
and cake and then went to dancing with
right good will. They hated to quit,
even at the late hour mentioned.
Mrs. Alan Chester and Mr. Baker
were prize winners. Mrs. K. J. Ives los
ing on the cut for settlement of a tie.
Distemper Remedy for Dogs, Red Cross
Drug Store._
JUST ARRIVED
New complete maps of Iditarod, Kus
kokwim, Innoko and the Seward trail,
and January and February magazines
for circulating library. We are jobbing
picture postcards, cigars and paper
back novels cheap. Get our prices.
Pictures of the fire on sale. Landahl’s
Emporium, Iditarod.
Masonic Dance Postponed
The dance announced by the Iditared
__ Masonic Club which was to have been
given at Ansley’s hall next Thursday
night, was postponed until the following
week and will be held Monday night,
April 17- __
Iditarod Post Cards. Red Cross Drug
Store, First are.
REMARKABLE BUILDING RECORD
FOLLOWS LATE CONFLAGRATION
Waiting only long enough for the embers to cool
following the disastrous fire of last Tuesday, when the
whole block on th** north side of First street, between
Richmond and Willow, was destroyed, the various prop
erty owners who had suffered by the loss of their build
ings and the destruction of their places of business, be
came active Wednesday morning, and before evening
over 75 per cent, of the business interests had laid
foundations for the erection of larger and better build
ings than had been destroyed.
In several instances the side walls were up on the
first day,particularly Goldstein’s, who had the first wall
up at 4 o’clock, followed closely by Charley Worden and
Miller & Slenfcer of the Merchants cafe- Every avail
able carpenter in the city was out with his hammer, and
the sounds of industry very forcibly reminded the early
resident of the merry days of last summer.
This exhibition of industry was remarkable in its
striking unanimity and lack of hesitation. No one ap
parently harbored the thought of going out of business
for a moment, but as soon as they had safely housed
their rescued goods they began looking up carpenters
and figuring on plans and estimates.
Beginning with Charley Worden’s place on the
corner of Richmond and First, foundations were laid for
a one-story building 25x50 feet, practically of the same
dimensions as the old quarters of the Waldorf. Miller
& Slenter are putting up a two story building, 24x70,
giving them a larger dining room space than before.
The lunch counter will be placed on the east side of the
building, and the whole arrangement reversed, giving
them room for more and larger private boxes. Besides
the offices and living quarters up stairs, there will be
private dining rooms. Drs. Brooks and Bradbury will
occupy their old quarters in this building.
Next to the Merchants cafe, Crowley & Porter are
putting up a larger building, the dimensions being
25x50, single story. J. I. Johnstone will have a much
larger cigar store and poolroom, the dimensions of the
new building being 24x85 feet. Both Goldstein’s and
Isaacs Bros. & Co.’s stores will be larger than before,
being 24x45 and 22x45 respectively. The City Drug
Store will have more floor space, the new ouilding being
15x45, and two stories.
Adjoining the City Drug btore is the lot formerly
occupied by the building of Niehoff & Co. Miss Win
ters and Mrs. Eisenmenger have bought in on this prop
erty, and a two-story building 18x50 will be put up.
On Willow, Misses Folvig and Peterson will put up
another building 18x30 on the site formerly occupied by
the Home restaurant. Mrs. C. J. Sellander will move
her bathhouse fixtures to the Caribou hotel, on Caribou
street, where she will open up a large bathhouse and a
commodious Turkish bath department. The weather
permitting, the Cascade laundry will be ready for busi
ness Monday on their old location, in a two story build
ing, 18x40, erected by Ben Holland and B. ,T. Banks.
Building operations have been begun on the Pioneer.
This will be a large two-story structure as formerly.
The cause of the fire which started about 11:30
Tuesday forenoon in the forward part and apparently
in the attic of the Pioneer building is a mystery. There
were three people up stairs at the time, Mrs- Donaldson,
the proprietress, who was in bed at the rear of the I
building where she had been confined by sickness for a
week, and attended by the caretaker, who had come in
from the front of the building a few minutes before the
alarm came in, without noticing any indications of fire.
Mr. Wallace was asleep in one of the side rooms and j
when awakened the lire was dropping through the ceil
ing in the hall to such an extent that he was compelled
to climb through his window onto the roof of the adjoin
ing building. There were two stoves up stairs, but no
fire in either. Neither, as far as can'be learned, were
there lighted lamps or lighted cigarettes. The only
possible explanation offered is that the fire started from
the flues of the stoves of the lower saloons, but this
does not seem probable as the flues had been lately in
spected and renewed.
The high wind mrtde effective fighting impossible,
and in two hours the block was in ruins. The losses
amount to about $75,000 with no insurance. The fol
lowing shows the approximate individual loss:
Barrett & Levin .. $3,000 Niehofr & Co 4,000
Ciiatles Worden.. 8,000 Home Restaurant 1.000
Miller & Slenter . 12,000 Davis’ log building 500
Pioneer Lodging House 10,000 Hollander's loatliliou.se. C.000
Ramps Peterson, saloon 500 Cascade Steam Laundry 3,000
J. R. Anderson, saloon 500 11. LaFrance . 500
Crowley & Purler . 3,500 Stoner building 500
J. I. Johnstone . 4,500 Frank McGibney 700
I. Goldstein. 0,000 Schneider's paint shop, 1.000
Isaacs Bros. & Co. 4,500 Dr. Brooks . 250
Z. J. Loussac. 4,000 Dr. Bradbury. 250
Robert Simpson . 500 C. H. Clegg ........ 250
Dr. H. Wortmann . . 800 Mrs. Donaldson. 2,000
Tom McMahon. 1.500
The papers were signed today in a $50,000 deal that
transfers the Glen gulch holdings of Jack Hewitt and Carl
Ranistad to J. J. Price and EHsworth Ives ot Flat creek,
and changes ownership in ground that contains the richest
known gravels in the Iditarod- $5,000 has already changed
hands, another substantial payment is due in a short tune,
and the balance of the $50,000 is payable by the first of
next September. The deal includes all of the holdings of
the grantors in the Iditarod, most of their ground being in
one group on G!en.
For some time Glen gulch has been the centre of at
traction and the Ramstad and Hewitt ground considered
one of the choicest things in the camp. Would be pur
chasers have experienced difficulty in securing any sort of
terms that would permit prospecting and were somewhat
chary of taking a chance, although the claim has already
exposed enough gold to practically assure a large production.
The present purchasers were able to secure teiras a little
easier than obtained formerly, but at that they will be com
pelled to do some lively development under the terms of
their option unless satisfied with the showing already made
The development of Glen, which is a short pup coining
in on the lelt limit of Otter just above the mouth of Black,
consists ot a 104 foot tunnel tunning up and down the
gulch, and a 34 foot cross-cut. Pay appears in ail these
workings, being extremely neb in places and laying on a
granite bedrock. Whether or not it is Otter bench pay or
Glen gulch pay, lias been the favorite topic of argument on
the creeks during the pa-t winter. It varies from 20 to 24
feet to bedrock. Yesteidav, following the driving of a new
point, they took out $93 in four pans, and one pan was
found that held nearly two ounces.
The transfer includes a ditch from Slate creek, put in
last fall by Ramstad and Hewitt, and the ground is in
shape to be worked, to the fullest extent dining the coming
season, with the promise of a large production
DQHLAH TAKES ON
NEW LEASE OF LIFE
Quartz creek, one of the main hopes
of the prospectors in the Kuskokwim,
was wakened up the other day by a
stiff jolt in the vitals and it now ap
pears that the gold-seekers have pene
trated to a real paystreak. Eighty feet
above the old hole on No. 1 Quartz, j
where he had discovered good pay some
weeks ago, “Shorty” Gragan has just
put down another hole and ran into
fiT6 feet of 20c dirt.
The find is the main sensation across
the divide where the developments of
the last few months have been so dis
couraging. J. .T. Price, who, with
Ellsworth Ives and Mr. Gragan, is an
owner of No. 1 Quartz, has just re
turned from that section, where he
assisted in putting down this last hole.
It lays on the right limit, and taken in
connection with the previous work, in
dicates a paystreak on the creek. This
hole shows nearly $6 to the foot.
Another hole will be sunk further up
the creek, after which Gragan will
turn his attention to cross-cutting to
show the width of the pay. If theclaim
is found to justify the expenditure, as
now appears likely a plant will be put
on the ground this spring.
Quartz creek is a tributary of Donlan
above the mouth of Snow gulch, and a
great deal of work has been done in
that vicinity this winter. Most of the
work on Quartz heretofore, has been on
the left limit, accounting for the failure
to locate the paystreak before this
time.
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Enthusiastic Booster for Seward Trail
Having made the trip from Seward
to the Iditarod in pleasant rag-time
compared to all previous performances,
A. W. Kah. assaver and assistant cash
ier of the Bank of Nome, arrived in
this city Thursday evening, 16 day^
from the coast. He says the going is
tine at the present time, and declares
there is no reason why Seward should
not be the port of entry for Iditarod -
mail next winter.
The worst part of the route lays along
the portion covered by the railroad, and
this will be difficult to negotiate during
the balance of the spring.
Mr. Kah, who has some business
interests here, will remain for a time,
but intends to proceed to Nome before
the breakup.
Slaughter Sale
We will sacrifice our present
i stock in order to make room for
the New Spring Goods which will
; arrive on the first boats. Our Lad
j ies’ and Men’s goods are not dam
aged by fire. We are erecting a
building on the old site which will
1 be more commodious than the old
one. Will open about Tuesday.
We desire to take this opportunity
1 to thank those kind citizens who
gave us a helping hand during the
■fire. I. GOLDSTIEN.
Snow Glasses. Red Cross Drug Store,
First are. and Willow st.
Full line optical goods at Simpson’s.
Couldn’t Make Change
One of the bright spots in the mem
ory of many fire fighters who labored
so valiantly for two or three hours last
Tuesday while the First street, block
was burning, is Manuel Gularte’s place
where the fighters dropped in to re
plenish their tanks with fire-water.
Manuel kept the fuel on tap all the
t me, handing outcooling diinks to the
s not e begrimed sufferers as fast as
t ,ey could line up. He invariab v
sieved the money back with t1 e an
nouncement that t e was out of change,
and that therg was nothing stirring in
mint souvenirs for the time being. In
other words, the good stuff was free
and the game got a lively play.
Warnsn Cannot Vale
For School Trustees
Owing to tiie fact that Judge Over
field’s order prescribes thaf but one bal
lot shall be used in the forthcoming
election for council men and school trus
tees, the board of election judges has de
cided that women cannot be allowed to
vote for trustees The doubt as to their
right under the court's order has been
resolved against them, else it would le
necessary to scan each vote—a proceed
ing obviously improper.
Apparently, the law is not clear on
the point, and it is the opinion of the
board that women must be accorded the
right to vote for trustees by ordinance
atfer the city is incorporated.
Catholic Church Here Assured
Having purchased a lot on Second
avenue in the western portion of the
city, opposite the home of Judge Malt
by, Father Monro, of Fairbanks has
given it out, that the Catholic church
will unquestionably start a church here
next summer, and that following his
report to Father Critnont, there is
every likelihood that a hospital will
also be established in this city.
Father Monro has been looking over
the various towns of the camp, and is
satisfied that the Iditarod district has
a very promising future. He returns
to Fairbanks shortly, and will then sub
mit a fuli report upon conditions here,
urging the necessity of the establish
ment of a church and hospital, and
feels that his suggestion will be acted
upon. He expects to return in July,
wheu the active work of preparing the
mission will be taken up.
The lot already secured is understood
to be for the site of the church, but the
hospital site will be selected later,
pending the action of the church
authorities.__
Complimentary Dance
The friends of Mrs. C. J. Sellander
and the patrons of her bathhouse are
cordially invited to attend asocial dance
to be given at iter new establishment—
in the Caribou hotel building, Caribou
street, bptween Black and Willow—on
Monday evening, April 10, in which
structure she is placing the most up-to
date and largest bath and lodging house
in the North. No admission, splendid
music and good floor.
Snow Glasses. Red Cross Drug Store,
| First ave. and Willow st.
A number of visitors came over from
Flat this week to view the remains of
the big fire and to look after business,
among them being A1 Thorns and Dr.
Carter.
Joe Jertnan of the Miners’ Home
saloon of Iditarod and the Connolly of
Flat found his presence here necessary
for a couple of days this week.
M. J. Sweeney, one of owners of the
Gold Hill at the head of Flat, dropped -
over "de lump-’ in a quiet sort of way
last Monday.
William Fowler, of Fowler & Mc
Closkey, Otter creek operators, and
one of tlie witnesses called to Fair
banks on the Sbeedy case, got back
from the Tatiana last Tuesday. He
made the trip down in ten days.
Wanted—An owner for one “Cuckoo”
clock. This melodious time-piece was
picked up as a waif in front of the
Mutchler blacksmith shop following
the fire, and doubtless belongs to one
of the victims. Although the cuckoo
seems quite at home, and greets the
golden hours with its merry song, the
Pioneer will give it up to the rightful
owner upon giving the pass-word, how
ever much it pains us to do so.
H. J. Minchell, of Minchell & Finne
gan, of Flat, came into town this week
in connection with the new building
operations that the firm is undertaking.
They are putting on a 3(i-foot addition
to their poolrooms, making a building
7H feet long which will reach from
First to Second street. They will also
put in extra pool tables in preparation
for the activity of the summer.
Robert Simpson, the jeweler whose
old place of business went out of com
mission with the destruction of the City
Drug store, has taken up temporary
quarters in the McDonald hotel build
ing where he will continue to monkey
with the main spring.
Stepping into the breach in a most
creditable and satisfactory manner, the
Iditarod Bakery on First street estab
lished the first bread line in the Idit
arod on the day of the fire. Mrs. Ramps
Peterson and Mrs. F. M, Dunham were
the active instigators of the plot which
resulted in the annihilation of large
quantities of buns, pies and coffee,
which were handed out to the fire fight
ers.
Caught by Miss Tjernstrom, while
the lire was at its heighth, a number
of fine pictures were secured of the
late conflagration. They are on exhi
bition at the Red Cross drug store and
at Landahl’s emporium.
Frank Whalen, the man who sup
plied the camp with mutton last fall,
arrived in the city yesterday coming
from Ophir by way of Diskaket. He
traveled most of Thursday night and
passed the incoming mail. He will be
here for some lime.
After a winter spent in hibernation,
Dan Daniels, the Genial German who
stood at the wheel of the Model cafe
last fall, has opened that rendezvous of
good eats today, and is helping to enter
tain the many visitors of Iditarod be
sides greeting his old customers.
Fred Jansa, otherwise and bettev
known as “Mushon,” arrived in Valdez
on March 10, according to the Valdez
Prospector, and immediately looked
around for a place to start into the
restaurant business. Mushon reported
at Valdez that, the whole country be
tween Fairbanks and the coast has
gone quartz crazy, and that they had
already formed a company at Beaver
Dam.
Mr. C'emons, and Billy Wise secured
a fine line of views of the lire which
Frank Dunham is exhibiting at the lied
Cross drug store.
Many of the merchants and other
sufferers of the big fire are loud in their
praise of Mr. Johnson, of (he Johnson'
Hose & Tent Factory, for his rare
thoughtfulness and generosity in pro
viding a big hunch of canvas bags,
which were very useful in carrying out
the goods. When he saw what the
situation required he hurried to his
establishment, loaded a quantity of
sacks onto a sled and distributed them
along the firing line. This generous
act was responsible for the saving of
many dollars.
Charley Worden says he has the
quality and the quantity and there will
certainly be the circulation when the
new Waldorf opens its doors to the
public Monday night. That free lunch
proposition looks all to the merry.
Mrs. Jack Connolly, one of the earli
est residents of Flat city, paid her first
visit to Iditarod last week, taking a
look at the town for the first time
since last spring. Incidentally, she
viewed some of our magnificent ruins,
that were hardly left ruins long enough
for anyone to look at them.
John H. Scott, of Martin & Scott,
Flat creek operators, was in town
Thursday.
Driven from their old locations by
fire, Ramps Peterson of the Pioneer
saloon and Pete Anderson of the Side
board have taken temporary locations
in the Ansley building on Richmond
street, where Ramps was dispensing
cheer two days after the fire. The
Sideboard is also doing business.
Dr. Wortmann has moved his office
to the Miners’ Home hospital and
| lodging house on Richmond street, un
j til his quarters in the City Drug store
can be iebuilt..
Alter! Wila Cool and Confident
Albert Wile, the first man to announce
himself as being in a receptive mood for
municipal honors, gave out a statement
to the press last evening in which he
stated, that after making a careful and
unimpassioned canvass of the town, he
is quite cool, and entirely confident of
the verdict of the people.
DANCE TO-NIGHT AND EAT ICE CREAM
The Saturday Night Dancing club
promises a treat in the way of social di
version, since the dancers will be able to
cool off on ice cream between the num
bers. Kemp’s orchestra will furnish the
music, and judged from the standpoint
of the last party given at Anslev's hall,
there will be a large crowd and plenty
of enjoyment.
Your Cold can't last if you use Rexall Cold
I Tablets. Red Gross Drug Store, First aye.
| -d-’
Best watch repairing at Simpson's.
Up Large
With the discovery of fine pay in the
lower end of tke Texas association,
Happy creek, and the further explora
tions which have disclosed a consider
able area of pay gravel in the upper end
of the association, all made within the
last few days, Happy creek boosters are
now practically satisfied that they have
established the existence of a splendid
paystreak on that stream, and as a con
sequence considerable excitement pre
vails there.
1 wo clays ago ortmsmore and associ
ates, laymen oil the lower 600 feet of the
Texas, who have for a long time been
balked by water, succeeded 111 getting a
hole down in the thawed channel 17 feet
to bedrock, and found 7 feet of pay aver
aging 8 cents to the pan. This will fig
ure about £3.50 to the foot.
On the upper end of the claim, Wise
man, Whalen & Chambers put down a
workmg shaft So feet below the earlier
holes of last winter and encountered the
same pay. The two upper holes are 50
feet apart in pay, thus making a triangle
of 50 by 80 that promises a considerable
area of pay. This ground is quite rich,
and it is reported that 30 pans averaged
24 cents.
The new strike at the lower end is in
line with the upper pay, all being on
the right limit, and there seems no ques
tion about the existence of a paystreak.
Gal! if Trials of a Postmaster
Fred Bruhn is being su,d in the dis
trict court for $1055 b.v John Bjerved,
who claims th it be is out just that
much money by reason of the failure of
Bruhn to make cu a proper postoffice
money order when the said Bruhn was
at the helm of the Iditarod postoffice
last summer.
According to the complaint in the
action which was hied with Deputy
Clerk of the Court Maltby by Attorney
Chas. F., Taylor, last Thursday, the
plaintiff desired to send $050 to his
mother, Mrs. Hannah Olson of Chris
tiana, Norway, and approached Post
master Bruhn on the proposition last
June. The complaint further states
that although Bruhn could not then
fill out the necessary blanks, he told
Bjerved that they would soon be along,
and that he could then send the money.
On these representations, Bjerved left
$055 with Bruhn and an open letter in
which the money order was to be en
closed.
Thereafter, it appears there was
j nothing doing in the way of a money
[order department of the postoffica,
! whereupon Bruhn gave the money and
the letter to an old and trusted friend
who was going Outside with directions
to procure the order at the first post
office.
Bjerved says liis mother never got
the money, and he wants it back. He
! also wants $400 which he spent making
I trips down to Bruhn’s to try and collect
I it. _
FOR SALE — North Star restaurant,
Dis. Otter, completely equipped. In
quire Shonbeek, Discovery.
j FOR SALE — Fine cooking range.
Apply Beattie House.
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WIRELESS PLANTS
ARE ON THE WAT
Seattle, March 30.— Packed and ready
for shipment North on April 1, three
complete sets of the Telefunken wireless
apparatus from Germany arrived here
today for the Alaska Wireless Telegraph
Company for use in the I lit a rod. They
will go in over Lake Laberge and down
river. General Manager Milligan and
four wireless experts will depart for the
North at the same time to accompany
the machines to their destination, set
them up and operate them immediately
after the opening of navigation.
Fire Claims 141
Women in New York
New York, March 30.—One hundred
and forty-one factory girls were burned
to death lat: Saturday afternoon by a
terrific fire in the American liook Com
pany building, corner of Green street
and Washington Place. The fire was
the most appalling in the history of
Manhattan, and criminal negligence is
charged on the part of the officials of
the company. The girls, most of whom
were employees of a shirtwaist factory,
ot. t ie upper floors of the building,
were strangled by smoke and could not
escape by reason of the lack ot fire es
capes.
A report from Ttieson states that the
Mexican federals lost 1000 killed in a
recent battle, while the rebels lost a
similar number. The sale of iimrnu
nii ion goes merrily on along the border.
K1 Paso doing a large business with
the insurgents. Duu has opened ne
gotiations for peace.
The Albanians are in revolt against
the Turkish government. Heavy losses
are reported on the Turkish side.
Joe Cannon says he will not again lie
a candidate for the speakership.
Twenty-six have been killed and 40
injured as the result of a cyclone in
Mobile, Alabama on March 150. The
nearby town of Pineville was totally
destroyed.
A Copenhagen dispatch dated March
31, says that grave fears are enter
tained regarding the safety of Captain
Miekelsen and Engineer Iverson, who
after being rescued on tlie eastern
coast of Greenland, left their party to
search for the lost explorer Erickson.
An expedition will be sent to Shaman
island to try and find the missing men.
Wick Roasts Seattle
Sealtle, March ill -Delegate
Wickersham addressed the Com
mercial club last night. He
said that the Seattle merchants
were neglecting Alaska and that
they should help him. His re
marks aroused great enthusi
asm. _
Heme Rule Coming
Seattle, March 31—A special
dispteh from Washington to the
P.-I. says that Alaska will prob
ably get home rule at the next
regular session of congress.
China Quits
Pekin, March 30—Admitting that
China is not prepared to further an
tagonize the Czar, the foreign office
lias assured the Russian minister, that
China will today acquiesce unreservedly
in the demands of Russia.
TISDALE TO BE TRIED
HERE FOR MURDER
Following a preliminary hearing be
fore Commissioner Heavey at George
town, in which the defendant refused
to testify in his own beh;,l!, George
Tisdale, the man who shot and killed
Joseph F. Plante in a cabin 80 miles
below Georgetown on the Kuskokwim
river on March 17, was bound over to
the grand jury, ar.d will be tried here
before Judge Overfield next summer in
case an indictment is returned against
him.
According to the evidence of the
three witnesses, Nels Parra, Dan Pa
: gaut and John Landry, the case looks
bad for Tisdale, who apparently killod
I IPs victim without provocation. Tlio
I ii vestigation also brought out the fact
! that tlie three witnesses acted very
s rangeJy, and that the tragedy might
have been averted had they exhibited
sufficient nerve at the proper time.
Fallowing the shooting, they are said
to have run away without even ex
am ning Plante's wounds, and left him
on the floor of the cabin with the door
open where he died some time after
j i. oiu loss of blood and cold.
1 Tisdale is reported to have declared
i Ids ability to prove entire justification
I i r his deed, and confidently assert*
Moit there will be some startling de
j i - opments when the time comes for
11.. -i to speak.
About the Mail
VTith 1,046 pounds of mail, 226 of
vt U cli were first class, Timothy Demos
k.i. the first native carrier to b» sworn
i on the Yukon service, arrived about
tui . e o’clock this afternoon. The post
I office force attacked it with a vim and
; let.ere were soon on top for the anxious
I Ol.
''outractor Snow who has been in the
I c ■■ y for some days, thinks the depart
! m r.t has accepted his offer to bring in
i ail the accumulated mail, and hr ex
jp e s to get it all here the next trip,
j which will probably made this month.
. he mail will go out in a couple of
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