One Doelak Per Month. IDITAROD, ALASKA, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 31, 1912. Two Bits Per Cory
THOMS OF MARHES
HUSHED TO NICARAGUA
Washington, August 30.— In response to the urgent messages
received by the State department from the American consul at
Managua, thousands of American marines are being rushed to Ni
caragua for the protection of the lives and property of American
and other foreign residents of the country. Today it was an
nounced that 1,700 marines would arrive at Managua next Tuesday
to reinforce those already on the scene, and more will be sent if
necessity should arise.
Managua, Nicaragua, August 30. — Five hundred American
marines have arrived, and the foreign residents are more at ease.
The railroad from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast is now open,
and refugees are coming in every day. _
FRANK B. KELLOGG PRESIDENT
OF AMERICAN 1AR ASSOCIATION
Milwaukee, August 30. —Frank B. Kellogg, the famous trust
busting lawyer, has been elected president of the American Bar
Association.
Mr. Kellogg tirst earned a national reputation when he was
engaged by the government as special counsel in the suits which
were being instituted against the paper trust and the Standard Oil
Company; he was special counsel for the Interstate Commerce
Commission in the investigation of the Harriman railroad system,
and government delegate to the Universal Congress of Lawyers
and Jurists, held at St- Louis in 1906. He is 56 years old.
TRIED TO KNIFE PRESIDENT TAFT
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Columbus, O., August 30.—While President Taft was here
a woman, who has since been adjudged crazy, attempted to reach
the President and stab him with a big knife. She might have at
tained her object had uot secret service men been on the lookout.
They just discovered her in time.
PROGRESS OF NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
Sea Girt, N. J., August 30.—Owing to the serious illness of
W. H. McCombs, chairman of the Democratic national committee,
William A. McAdoo has been appointed campaign manager in his
stead,
Portland, Me., August 26.—Gov. Thomas R. Marshall, Demo
cratic candidate for vice-president, opened the campaign here yes
terday. He roasted the Republican party for its high-tariff policy
Fairbanks Will Stump for Taft
Chicago, August 30-—Former Vice-President Fairbanks, of In
diana, and Senator W. E. Borah, of Idaho, will take the stump for
President Taft next week.
STEFANSSEN ROASTS MISSIONARIES
Nome, August 30.— Explorer Stefanssen delivered a brilliant
lecture here last night on his 4)4 years’ stay in the Arctic regions.
His lecture was illustrated with many exhibits.
The explorer roasted the missionaries of the far North, declar
ing that they were utterly incompetent, and could not handle the
natives in the way they should be handled.
It is understood that Harpers have secured the copyright for
the United States of all of Captain Stefanssen’s material. Stefans
sen leaves for the Outside on the Senator.
The New Placer Law
The following is a copy of the law recently enacted by Congress amend
ing the mining laws of Alaska:
A bill to modify and amend the mining laws in their application to the Ter
ritory of Alaska, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted, etc., That no association placer mitjing claim shall here
after be located in Alaska in excess of 40 acres, and on every placer mining
claim hereafter located in Alaska, and until a patent has been issued therefor,
not less than $100 worth of labor shall be performed or improvements made
during each year, including the year of location, for each and ererv 20 acres
or excess fraction thereof.
Sec. 2. That no person shall hereafter locate any placer mining claim in
Alaska as attorney for another unless he is duly authorized thereto by a
power of attorney in writing. duly acknowledged and recorded in any record
er’s office in the judicial division where the location is made. Any person so
authorized may locate placer mining claims for not more than two individuals
or one association under such power of attorney, but no such agent or attor
ney shall be authorized or permitted to locate more than two placer mining
claims for any one principal or association during any calendar month, and
no placer mining claim shall hereafter be located in Alaska except under the
limitations of this act;
Sec. 3. That no person shall hereafter locate, cause or procure to be lo
cated, for himself more than two placer mining claims in any calendar mouth:
Provided, That one or both such locations may be included in an association
claim.
Sec. 4. That no placer mining claim hereafter located in Alaska shall be
patented which shall contain a greater area than is fixed by law, nor which
is longer than three times its greatest width.
Sec. 5. That any placer mining claim attempted to be located in viola
tion of this act shall be null and void, and the whole area thereof may be lo
cated by any qualified locator as if no such prior attempt had been made.
Found guilty of wife-beating, Law
rence Ramus was last Tuesday fined
$100 and sentenced to serve GO days in
the local bast'le. The case was heard
at Flat City, before Commissioner C.
E. Taylor and a jury composed of
|c. Stanford, P. A. Goddard, J. A. Mc
Kay, J. C. Paulson, N. N. .Taffe, E. W.
Major, C. Estmere, H. E. Crouse, C. T.
Suter, C. Keen, B. Cockerill, and E.
WilkinsoD.
Underwear *1 suit. Waiss, Flat City.
WILSON, WIRELESS WIZARD, DEAD
Atlanta, Ga., August 30.—Chris
topher Wilson, the wizard of the
United Wireless stock frauds, died
at the Atlanta penitentiary yester
day. He had been suffering from
uremia.
DARROW TRIAL IS
SET FOR OCTOBER
I,os Angeles, August 29.—The
trial of Clarence Darrow on a
charge of attempting to corruptly
influence a juror named Baiti,
during the McNamara trial, has
been set for October 21, the motion
to dismiss having been set aside
LADY SOCIALIST SPEAKS AT NOME
Nome, August ^o.—Lena Mor
row Lewis, the Socialist speaker,
arrived at Nome on the steamer
Senator. Miss Lewis will speak on
Socialism next Friday night.
OTTER GREEK MINER
IS BADLY INJURED
Last Tuesday evening, about 7:30,
Mike Mills, who was working for
Bates & Co, on Otter, was badly in
jured. The ground caved in and his
leg was crushed. He is now at the
Emergency hospital, and progressing
favorably.
Joe Mannion, who is working for
Kilroy & Martindale, had a narrow
escape from death during the week.
A huge boulder dropped down and just
missed him by a few inches.
Long Shorty was hurt by falling
rocks a few days ago, while working at
the head of Flat creek.
FLAT CITY NOTES
Mrs. Terry McGrath visted Fiat City
Sunday.
Mrs. Lottie Thornton visited Miss
Kotsch at Flat City during the week.
Duncan Michie visited Iditarod City
Monday.
Frank Ingels visited Iditarod City
Monday.
Mr. McCloskev,of Ottercreek, visited
Iditarod Monday.
Abe Weiss went to Iditarod City
City Monday.
Jerry Ford visited Iditarod City
during the week.
Owen Gray, who was working for
Kilroy & Martindale, on the Upgrade
association at the head of Flat, broke
his finger recently'. A rock fell on it,
smashing it to a pulp.
Mrs. Fields and Mrs. Fowler, of Dis
covery, Otter, have been visiting Fiat
City.
Jas. Frazer, the Discovery merchant,
visited Flat Thursday.
M. C. Silva, an Otter creek miner,
is at the Emergency hospital, Flat.
He is suffering from stomach trouble.
Martin Popieh visited Iditarod City
Wednesday.
Cameron & Moissant are reported to
have secured a contract from the
Vukon Gold Company for the cutting
and hauling of 5,000 cords of wood.
COURT AGAIN
IS ADJOURNED
Clerk of the Court C. C. Page
received telegraphic instructions
from Judge Frederick E Fuller
yesterday to adjourn the district
court until September 9, until
which date witnesses and jurors are
excu sed.
Judge Fuller was at St. Mielrael
when he sent the message, and ex
pected to connect with the Susie
for Holy Cross.
CALL FOR CONVENTION
An independent non-partizan mass
convention will be held Monday,
September 9, 8:30 p. m., at A. B. hall,
Flat City, to organize the district and
nominate a genator to represent this,
the western end of the Fourth judicial
division, in the Alaska legislature.
Everybody welcome.
LD. BARNES,
DAN McDONELL,
Iditarod Citv.
J. M. RYAN,
A. A. SHONBECK,
Discovery.
THOS. McMAHON,
FRANK B. STANLEY,
Flat City.
NATIVE HOOTCH
CAUSES MURDER
Nome, August 30.—The power
schooner Seddou left yesterday for
Nunivak island, with deputies to
arrest a native charged with
murder.
It is stated that the accused drank
native hootch until he became
crazed and ran amuck. Another
native tried to interfere, and was
killed for his pains.
People acquainted with the Nuni
vak islanders says that they
regularly manufacture hootch from
sourdough.
WICKERSHAM
COMES HOME
Seattle, August 29.—Delegate
James Wickersham passed through
here yesterday, enroute to his home
n Fairbanks, Alaska.
CONGRESS ADJOURNED
Washington, August 29 —Con
gress adjourned Monday afternoon
at half past four o' clock.
President Taft lias retired to his
Beverly home,
GOLD ODTPDT IS NOT
SO BAD THIS SEASON
Nome, August 30 —In spile of
the drought which prevailed on the
Seward peninsula during the early
part of the season, the gold output
this year is fully up to that of the
last few years. Individual opera
tors have declined in number, but
the large number of dredges wotk
ing more than counterbalances the
reduced number of plants.
MANY PASSENGERS LEAVE
ON THE M. L. WASHBURN
The following passengers were
aboard the M. L. Washburn, which
left for Holy Cross, to connect with
boats for Dawson, St- Michael and the
Outside, last Thursday afternoon:
For Seattle: Mrs. Geo. Hamilton,
Mr. and Mrs. John Shaller, Mrs. K.
Hanson, A. Klepser, Mrs. Panter, Mr.
and Mrs. Van Bergen, Ed. King, F. C.
Hazamma, N. H. Hazamma, Mickey
McHale, Mrs. J. E. Kennedy, Mr. and
Mrs. Tasker, Mrs. Light, E. G. Lind
berg, Chas. Ross, Mrs. Ramus, Jim
Muckier, A. Allen, Mr., Mrs. and Miss
Stoner, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. A. Strong,
W. H. Moss, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Ches
ley, Jim Brown, D. Gassaloff T. Gassa
loff, H. Mont, J. O. Johnson, H. Peter
sen, W. Riley, G. Riley, Harry P.
Sheppard, Leo Berg, Harry Jones,
Harry Siebe, Capt. Westby, Louis Gor
man, A. Bronson, James Kelly, Torn
Curtin, J. Furlong, J. Akoliagpak.
For Dawson: A. Ricards.
For Holy Cross: Jerry Ford.
For Fairbanks: Mr. and Mrs. Sher
man, T. \V. Mack, J. B. Mathews, J. J.
Crosslev. Miss Hyde.
For Ruby: Jake Slippern, Doris
Raymond, Era Donaldson.
For Tanana: G. G. Geraghty, M.
Mandrix, H. E. Phillips.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Wood also went
down river for a trip.
MARSHAL COMING WITH CASH
Deputy Marshal Cornelius L. Vawter
is on his way to Iditarod from Tanana,
with additional funds for the payment
of witnesses, jurymen, and other court
expenses.
NOTICE
C. R. Peck has purchased the bal
ance of the Anderson Bros. & Norland
stock of window glass, which will be
moved to Flat in a couple of weeks.
Parties in Iditarod needing glass, can
save freight both ways by placing or
ders with Dave Mutchler before it is
taken to Flat.
Sam Dubin returned to Ruby from
the Innoko strike August 17, and said
that from what he could see the out
look for the new diggings was very
hopeful. _
Fresh cabbage just arrived—Crowley
& Porter’s.
$4 and $5 Hats for $1.50. Weiss, Flat.
GOVERNOR FOREGOES NOME VISIT
Nome, August 29 —Owing to
Mrs. Clark’s illness, Governor
Clark lias been obliged to forego
his official visit to Nome. It is
understood that Mrs. Clark is
much better.
NEWSPAPER PLANTS
GOING TO JUNEAU
Seattle, August 29—The final
passage of the Alaska home-rule bill
is directing the attention of busi
ness men to Juneau, the capital,
and that city is in the way of ex
periencing a boom.
The printers’ supply houses of
this city announce that orders for
two complete newspaper outfits for
Juneau have been received during
the week and the linotype and
other machines are now on their
way north
COMING AND GOING
Sam Sanderson arrived from the
Innoko during the week.
Mickey McHale, who has not visited
the Outside for 17 years, was among
the passengers on the Washburn.
Harry Jones is making his first visit
to the Outside in 14 years. He goes to
San Francisco.
Major and ..Mrs. J. F. A. Strong are
bound for Juneau, via Seattle. Major
Strong is installing a large newsaper
plant at Juneau, and will run a Demo
cratic daily there.
Jim Muckier, who sold his interests
on Flat creek to Mrs. Fred Carter last
week, is paying his first visit to the
Outside in many years. Jim looked
quite swagger in his cheechaco duds.
Deputy Marshal Harry P. Sheppard,
who was in charge of the prisoners
bound for McNeil's island, has been in
the interior several years without a
vacation. Before coming to Iditarod it*
was deputy marshal at Ophir.
Chester Riley, who has just recovered
from a long spell of sickness, left for
the Outside on the Washburn, intend
ing to connect with the Victoria for
Seattle. Mr. Riley was formerly book
keeper for Riley & Stetzer, Otter creek
Captain C. L. Peabody, the well
known Alaskan explorer, was fined $10
and costs by Commissioner Albrecht
last Wednesday, after pleading guilty
to shooting wild fowl out of season.
District Attorney J. J. Crosslev, who
left, on the Washburn for Fairbanks,
; was compelled to curtail his stay here
on account of pressing business in the
Tanana metropolis. He must reach
Fairbanks to conduct the prosecution in
the Wimbisb murder case.
Charles Knell came in from Moore
creek yesterday.
Miss Hyde, stenographer in the
District attorney’s office, left for
Fairbanks on the Washburn.
Mrs. W. H. Newman returned from
a visit to Flat creek Monday.
The While Seal will leave for Fair
banks tomorrow evening tit 8 o'clock.
Her next trip from Iditarod will be
September 10.
Chris Anthonisen, the popular man
ager of Sale’s jewelry store, was an
arrival on the White Seal. Chris is
looking fine—as fat as a porpoise and
as genial as ever. lie intends to re
main here.
Tlie latest to sell to the Yukon Gold
is John Bigelow, who last Monday dis
posed of his interest in the Mohawk
association, at the lower end of Flat, to
the big corporation.
In order to get judges for the
forthcoming election for senators and
representatives in the Alaska legisla
ture who will be acceptable to the
voters, Commissioner Albrecht asks
that the different parties submit names
of those willing to serve in the respec
tive precincts. Each party is entitled
to be represented at the election.
The hearing of the Campbell case
has been set for September 20. The
case will probably occupy the attention
of the court for about four days.
Mr. Storman, better known as “Long
Shorty,” is in from the head of Flat
creek, where he has been prospecting.
R. E. Renney, who has a vegetable
garden at the west end of town, is
meeting with much success. The four
pound turnips on view at the N. C. Co.
store are some of the fruits of his in
dustry. He also has cabbage, cauli
flower, etc., galore.
Andrew Norland is leaving for Fair
banks on the White Seal.
Fresh cabbage just arrived—Crowley
& Porter's.
BAN VOYAGE CASE SETTLED;
LAWERS GET EVERYTHING
Nome, August 30- —The famous Bon Voyage mining case,
which has been before the courts for six years, has been settled
out of court after four days negotiating.
The award is in the nature of a compromise, one party to the
suit getting 40 per cent- and the other 60 per cent, of the property
involved. The Pioneer Mining Company, which has been oper
ating the ground, got the cost of operating.
All the original claimants on one side are gone, none being
left but the lawyers in the case, who have got the lion’s share of
the property in dispute. The actual working miners who discov
ered and opened up the ground are long ago baakrupt and scat
tered far and near.
PROMISES EARLY OPENING
OF ALASKAN COALFIELDS
San Francisco, August 30.—Just prior to embarking for Hono
lulu, Secretary of the Interior Walter L. Fisher told a representa
tive of the Associated Press that the coalfields of Alaska would be
thrown open for development soon
Seattle, August 30.—Thirty-eight men will be in the party
which leaves here Sunday for Alaska, for the purpose of inspect
ing the Bering-river and Matanuska coalfidds.
Joseph A. Holmes, director of the United States bureau of
mines, will have charge of the investigation.
MICHIGAN OPPOSED TO ROOSEVELT
Detroit, August 30.—The result of the Michigan state prima
ries was a staggering blow to Roosevelt followers. The regulars
swept the state—the Progressives only securing 6,500 votes out of
a total of 147,000.
THEODORE MAY BE SUED FOR LIBEL
Washington, August 26.—The last witness to be heard before
the committee which is investigating the campaign contributions
of 1904 was John D. Archbold, of the Standard Oil Company. Mr.
Archbold says that the Standard Oil people gave Roosevelt $100,
000 towards his campaign expenses at that time.
Oyster Bay, August 27.- Theodore Roosevelt denies the state
i ment of John D. Archbold that he accepted a contribution of $100,
000 from the Standard Oil Company.
New York, August 27.—Before sailing for Europe today, John
D. Archbold gave out a statement in which he said that he would
probably sue Roosevelt for libel upon his return.
Washington, August 29.—The investigation into the campaign
contributions of 1904 will be resumed in September. Theodore
Roosevelt will testify September 13.
Burlington, Vt., August 30.—Theodore Roosevelt is campaign
ing in Vermont.
Lewiston, Me., August 30.—Gov. Thomas R. Marshall has just
completed a four days’ campaign in this state The trusts received
a great deal of attention in his speeches and he roasted them for
their interference in governmental affairs, and the manner in
which they disregarded the laws.
NOTHING VERY MUCH ONTHE
SOUTH FORK OF GEORGE RIVER
J R. McGovern, who left for the Kuskokwim July 22, returned to
Iditarod last Monday, after an extended tour of the new George river
stiike, and also of New York creek.
Arriving at Georgetown after four days travel, Mr. McGovern tnet
Professor J B'. Newsom and Tom Taylor, who were preparing to go to
the new strike, which had just been reported from the south fork of the
George river. McGovern had intended to go down the Kuskokwim,
hut changed his course, and, hiring two men and a poling boat, joined
in the stampede to the new diggings. The journey up the south fork to
to the scene of Moneher’s strike occupied eight days, although the dis
tance was but 130 miles.
Examination of the ground at discovery point showed only about
4 inches of gravel which carried gold, and that rau from one to three
cents to the pan. It was on a false bedrock composed of blue gumbo
talc, which is veiy hard to wash, even under most favorable circtini
stances. Professor Newsom then bad four holes put down on the same
claim but did not succeed in getting anything better.
On a tributary of the south fork Victor Olson, Ora Bernard and
A. Olson, had put down two holes—one of which was sunk to bed pick
without even getting a color. Water drowned them out of the other
hole before bedrock was reached. Oil another tributary, flawing iiro
the right limit, Billy Cribbe and Jack Regal were sinking a hole at l.m
extreme bead of the creek, but had not got to bedrock.
Bernard and the Olsons had taken 410 feet of the lower end of dis
covery in payment for cross-ciittiiig the cieek, and also had a six bit lay
on 1,000 feet upstream.
Across the divide, about a mile and a half, there is Bear creek,
which is all staked; then there are Blueberry and Willow creeks, which
are tributaries of Bear. These also are slaked.
Mr. McGovern has secured a piece of ground and has grubstaked
Lawrence Thornton and Norman Lott to prospect the same for him.
He says there is no sign of a contact in the whole country; nor is theic
any porphyry, granite, slate or schist, except ou discovery claim.
As there is no chance of staking Mr. McGovern does not thiuk the
South Fork a good place to stampede to at the preseut time