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fl B fl fl H I fl B fl H H I fl fl fl ■ B-* fl 4 p.m. Upper Yukon—Dawson river clear; upper ice-jam
B fl fl H fl J fl Jfl I fl W fl fl fl fl fl fl ■ ■ fl Jf fl JV ■ passed Ogilvie yesterday afternoon; jammed between Daw
^■tBe. jBkk. fl^ A. ” " . -flk. s r flL JBe JBL. son and Fortymile; LaBerge no change. Eagle—Jammed
above and below Cirele; jammed Rampart; Rapids ice holds.
_ river clear 35 miles west of Gibbon; jammed at Birches.
One Dollar Per Month. IDITAROD, ALASKA, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 1912. Two Bits Per Copy
INVESTIGATING
TITANIC DISASTER
London, May 10.—The Titanic
investigation is geing into the
question why speed was not re
duced when the icebergs were
reported.
Washington, May 10—The pub.
lie hearing in relation to the Titanic
disaster is over.
WAPPENSTEIN
AT WALLA WALLA
Seattle, May to.—Fo.tner Chief
cf Police WapprU'tein, having ex
hausted all expedients, has been
taken to Walla Walla to serve
sentence.
The federal court has convened!
and it is believed the Alaska coal!
cases will be heard at an early date
FLYNN TRAINING
FOR GREAT FIGHT
Las Vegas, N. M., May io—
Jack Flynn has arrived here to go
in tr lining for the contest with Jack
Joint" !. c ... Wendover,
Utah, July 24.
BILL PASSES HOUSE FOR
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
Washington, May 9.—The corny
pulsory education bill for Ala-ka !
lias passed the House.
[About the middle of February |
Senator Jones of Washington in j
troduced a bill of that kind in the ;
Senate, Lut we do not know what 1
b.eaine of it ]
JUDGE MARQUAM DEAD
_
Portland, Ore., May to.—Judge]
Phillip Marquam, founder of this
•city, is dead.
[Judge Marquam was the father
of Tom Marquam, the prominent
Fairbanks attorney ]
ANNUAL CONCLAVE OF SHRINERS
Los Angeles, May 10 —The A11
nual conclave or the Ancient Arabic
Order of Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine is in session here. Thirty
thousand are in attendance.
Duncan Michie visited the city’s busy
marts of trade for a few hours last
Tuesday. _
LOST—One cuff button on tramway.
Reward. Weiss, clothier. Flat.
Hose Factory at Ruby
The Johnson Hose Co. is located in
Ruby and will fill orders for any size
Flume Hose on first boats at same
prices as last year. Freight paid. Wire
your orders to the JOHNSON HOSE
CO., Ruby, Alaska.
Select Outside Lumber, corrugated
iron and roofing paper at Ross <fc Nes
tor’s. _________
rppQ —absolutely guaranteed the
CuUu best. Sunderbruch’s.
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! Wednesday,
IVlav 15 |
LAST OF SERIES |
Admission $2.00 f
Good Mnsic j
Everybody Come
OUTSIDE POLITICS
STILL UNCERTAIN
Los Angeles, May 9. —Socretary of State Knox, arriving from
his South American tour, publicly lauds President Taft, and calls
Col. Roosevelt a man of whims and imperious ambitious
Dallas, May 10.—Roosevelt, Republican, and Wilson, Demo
crat, capture the Presidential primaries of Texas.
Baltimore, May 10.—In the Maryland Presidential primaries
Roosevelt gets one delegate more than Taft. Champ Clark gained
a signal victory over Woodrow Wilson.
Walla Walla, May 10.—The Washington Democratic state con
vention was captured by Gov. Wilson.
New York, May 10.—Justice Hughes, of the United States su
preme court, says if President Taft will consent he will lead the
latter’s Presidential campaign.
Boston, May 10.---Taft and Roosevelt are both asking for a re
count of the votes in the Massachusetts Presidential primaries.
The result was very close, but gave Taft all the delegates but
eight.
Columbus, May 10.—President Taft will campaign nine days
in Ohio. The state Presidential primaries will be held May 21.
INDEPENDENT CONVENTION MAY 29
Valdez, May 10. — An independent Republican convention has
been called for Valdez May 29 to nominate a candidate for delegate
to congress, and also to select two delegates to the national Repub
lican convention. Each election precinct is allowed one delegate
for every 20 votes or fraction thereof cast for James Wickersham
at the last election The leaders in the movement are undoubtedly
in favor of Wickersham. but it is understood that Dan Sutherland
is the second choice. The call for the convention was signed by
Emery Valentine, of Juneau, as treasurer, and Ritchie as secretary.
NEW CANDIDATE HAS HARD NAME
Fairbanks, May 10.—Socialist Chase opened the cempaign in
town last Monday on behalf of Kazis Krauczunas as the Socialist
candidate for delegate to congress. Chase is now touring the
creeks and is meeting with enthusiastic receptions. It is conceded
here that Krauczunas has a good chance of election unless Wicker
sham runs. It is the belief here that the latter will not be a can- j
didate unless the Alaska home-rule bill fails to pass the Senate.
CRIMINALS SENTENCED AT NOME
Nome, May 9.—The district court is rapidly clearing up the
criminal calendar. Lee, for robbery from the person, gets four
years; Armstrong, theft from a cabin, three years.
Victor Meynard, who shot and killed Andrew Sutej on Cleary
creek, in the Kobuk, in March, pleaded guilty to murder in the
second degree by permission of the court and was sentenced to 40
years at San Quentin. Meynard’s act was cold blooded and fiend
ish. He invited Sutej out hunting, shot him twice in the head and
robbed him. He lived in the cabin with the corpse for some days
thereafter. Upon his arrest he confessed to Deputy Marshal Clar
ence Hawkins.
JOHN JACOB’S FORTUNE GOES TO VINCENT
New York, May 9.—Col. John Jacob Astor was buried yester
day at Rhinebeck-on-Hudson, the place of his birth- The bulk of
his fortune goes to Vincent, 21 years old, the son of his first wife,
formerly Ava Lowle Willing, who gets nothing. His widow, Mad
eleine Force Astor, is to receive $200,000 annually as long as she
remains single; if she marries again she will receive nothing there
after. Col. Astor gave her $3,000,000 in her own right when he
married her last year.
Vincent is reported to have taken refuge at the home of the
young widow. He denied indignantly that mercenary motives
prompted her to marry his father.
An attack will be commenced next week on the clause in Col.
Astor’s will penalizing the remarriage of his widow.
OUSTS MARK POSITION OF BOATS
Indicative of the busy season of navigation, the Budweiser has
converted its large blackboard into what local authorities call a
profile steamboat chart. The contrivance consists of a map of In
terior water courses, over which is arranged a system of cords.
Tin dummies of the various steamers will mark their positions
throughout the season. The chart bears the name of the principal
stations, the gold-producing points being distinguished by golden
letters- The first boat to be represented on the chart was the Lit
tle Delta, placed in position at Fairbanks station yesterday morn
morning with her nose pointed down stream. The execution of the
chart is by Tom McSmart, and it is very cleverly done. It will
prove convenient to all people interested in the movement of boats.
The Northern Commercial Company is preparing a very hand
some board of the same character to be placed in front of the store
The company will also have a miniature board hanging up for the
special benefit of the office force.
Select Outside Lumber, cot rugtated
iron and roofing paper at Ross & Nes
tor’s.
5 loaves bread $1, Dell bakery, Flat.
ANYONE GOING TO TAKOTNA ? |
Please call at ihe JJ, C- Co. Impor-1
tant mail.
W. A. GILMORE
TO TOUR COAST
Nome, May 9.—W. A- Gilmore
will sail on a campaigning tour
May 15. He goes on the
gasoline schooner Seddon to
Dutch Harbor, there to connect
with the steamer Dora for Sew
ard and Southeastern Alaska.
No interest is being taken in pol
itics at Nome.
BOLIVIA BUM
SAYS DONOVAN
Fairbanks, May 10.—A letter re
ceived here from Captain John J. Don
ovan, former deputy marshal, warns
people that Bolivia is a frost. He says
the ground is all held in concessions,
and is only low grade anyhow.
MAYOR GILMORE
CHARGES LIBEL
Nome, May 9 —At the instance
of Mayor W. Gilmore, Doc
Chamhers was arrested charged
with criminal libel, and his trial set
for Friday morning before the
United States commissioner. The
accused is out on $500 hail
Chambers is very eccentric. He
wrote a communication to the city
council making gross personal and
professional reflections on Gilmore
and others. The case has oc
casioned considerable excitement.
GOVERNOR SAYS
ALASKA IS TIRED
San Francisco, May io.—Gov
Walter E. Clark, in tills city en
route from Washington to Juneau,
says Alaska is tired of waiting and
is now ready to accept anything in
the way of legislation that may be
offered.
INTERIOR COAL
LANDS TIED DP
Fairbanks, May 10.— Fifteen coal
land claimants of the Nenana river
have appealed to Secretary of the Inte
rior Fisher from a decision of the gen
eral land office which declared the loca
tions iuvalid.
NOYES TO SEE
STOCKHOLDERS
Fairbanks, May 10.—Receiver Noyes
will sue 41 former stockholders in the
Barnette bank, claiming the bank was
insolvent when the stockholders ex
changed certificates for cash.
NESTOR COMING DOWN
ON STEAMER WHITE SEAL
Fairbanks, May 10. — T. J. Nestor
will leave for Iditarod in a few days on
the White Seal. He recently came in
over the trail, after spending the
winter on the coast._
LOT JUMPER BUSY AT RUBY CITY
According to the Ruby Record
Citizen of April 13, Joe Green was ar
reated April 12 charged with obstruct
ing and destroying the public highway,
but was afterwards released upon fur
uishing bends in the sum of $1,500.
Green had hired the owners of two
teams to hitch onto a shack on the
beach, asking that it be hauled to his
lot on Second avenue. On reaching
the sidewalk line of First avenue, at a
point between the Jekel building and
Abelson’s store, he told the drivers to
stop, untied the chain attached to the
structure and bade the teamsters drive
on.
Green said he staked the ground for
boathouse and wharf site.
Sweet, sour and dill pickles.
Sunderbruch’s.
Delicious and drinkable—Golden
Gate Coffee. Sunderbruch’s.
ALL NOW PRESENT
OR ACCOUNTED FOR
Arriving at 7 o'clock this morning, the gasoline boat Edna brought
the long-expected mail and settled several matters of uncertainly and
doubt which have been of chief concern for several days.
Mail Carrier Bob Griffis is safe; but he lias a hard expeiience to
his credit. Hungry, worn by travel and unremitting exertion, he was
"all in" when found on the banks of Mud river shortly after midnight
last Monday morning.
R G. Lewis, the Guggenheim attorney, is here. His companions
Price and Riley, had arrived yesterday, and it was known that he was
safe and only awaiting the movements of the Edna to complete his
journey.
Griffis In Bad Way
Griffis left Kaltag April 26, at 1 a.tu. He carried too pounds of
mail and provisions for eigLt days. After encountering many diffi
culties he reached Mud river, where he built a raft, fn boarding the
raft it was overtux lied by the dogs all piling onto one side His whole
outfit was lost—even the ax. Only the mail was saved.
A1 Chapin and J T. Haley left Diskaket last Sunday, May 5, and
found Griffis in a helpless state and unable to cross Mud river. He
was hungry and weak; hut was otherwise all right. He was brought
in'o Diskaket, where he is recuperating.
Price and Riley Come In
Comfortably seated in the launch Flyer, J. J. Price and Henry
Riley hove into town yesterday shortly after noon. The continued
non-arrival of themselves. Attorney R G. Lewis and Mail Carrier Bab
Griffis had caused a search party to leave Iditarod in the launch Yentna
Wednesday noon, and the launch met the incoming operators
negotiating a small boat thirty miles above Dikemau. Then they all
dropped down to Dikemau, rigged out the launch Flyer, and Deputy
Marshal Sheppard ot the search party accompanied Messrs. Ptice, Riley,
Dan Campbell, H. L. Smith and Jim Fullerton back to town. Attorney
Lewis had remained at Diskaket.
Messrs. Price, Riley and Ltwis, leaving Ruby April 21, ariived at
Diskaket the 26th. An ice and logjam held tight in the Inuoko at the
mouth of Mud river, iS miles below Diskaket. After waiting until
May 3 for the jam to break so the Etna could pass, Price and Riley
left Lewis at Diskaket and mushed overland to Dikemau.
From Dikemau Earl Byers, Z. J. Lotissac and Ray McDonald, of
the search party, continued toward Diskaket
Lfpon his return yesterday Deputy Marshal Sheppard got busy
organizing a search to start from Kaltag. A message from Jim Atchi
son at that place said the Yukon was then impassable, but a party
would leave as soon as possible. The party may be headed off by a
message today
GUGGENHEIMS WILL SOON BE BUST
There is no new development obtainable in relation to the
deals known to be in progress between the Guggenheims and cer
tain operators of Flat and Otter creeks. Attorney R. G. Lewis,
representing the syndicate, arrived only this morning. He will
probably take immediate steps for the closing of the various op
tions and putting the transfers in shape to go on record.
It is pretty certain that E. J. Ives, in behalf of the syndicate,
has lately secured additional options on important interests, but
the particulars of these transactions have not been made public.
That the Guggenheims will soon be on the ground is prac
tically certain and that their holdings will be large is none the less
so. One large dredge will undoubtedly be placed as soon as pos
sible: it is even rumored that the site for its installation has been
decided upon.
These things are sufficient for the public to know at present.
The details will come soon, and at best they can cut but little figure
in the situation as a whole.
ROADWORK PLANNED FOR IDITAROD
Seattle, May 9.—Col. Wilds P. Richardson, head of the Alaska
road commission, has arrived here from Washington He says the
road commission is planning much important work for the Iditarod the
present season
FAIRBANKS PLANNING FOR SEMI-CENTENNIAL
Fairbanks, May 10.—A mass meeting has been called for next
Monday to devise ways and means to prepare for the holding of an
exposition in 1917 in honor of the semi centennial of the cession of
Alaska. The grounds are already cleared.
MUD RIVER
MEN ARRIVE
Dan Campbell and Frank Morgan,
prospectors just from the Mud river
region, were arrivals on the launch
Flyer yesterday. Mr. Campbell was
asked about the outlook for that sec
tion, and said that personally be thinks
well of it. There have been no late
developments of note there, but from a
prospector’s standpoint the situation
appeals to him, and he will return
when the boats get to running regu
larly.
Mr. Campbell said to him the coun
try looks very good, indeed, but he is
liable to be mistaken. One thing is
certain—the country is gold bearing
and the mineralized zone extends
through the range and connects with
the gold creeks of Ruby district. It
will take prospecting to make known
any further important facts about it.
FINE LOT OF FURS BOUGHT
FROM LUCKY TRIPPERS
Perhaps the finest lot of furs ever
brought to Iditarod was bought by I.
Goldstein last Thursday. It was the
catch of Gus Erickson and his partner
Peterson, who trapped on the North
Fork of George river. The lot con
sisted mostly of marten, mink and er
mine, but included other kinds, notably
one land otter and one fox.
Ladies’ and children’s boots $2. Boas
ASSAY THIEF
GETS GOOD JOB
Seattle, May io.—Geo. Adams,
convicted in 1905 for thievery of
gold from the United States assay
office at Seattle, and since confined
in the penitentiary at McNeil's
Island, has been paroled. He has
accepted a position as accountant
at a good salary.
NOME GODNGILMAN
FOUND MARE'S NEST
Nome, May 9.— At the last meet
ing of the city countil Councilman
Sykes charged that gambling is rife
in Nome. He was rebuked by
Mayor Gilmore for failing to file
complaints against the guilty par
ties, whereupon he admitted that
his information was hearsay.
WORSE CONDITION
ON MISSISSIPPI
New Orleans, May 10. — The
floods along the lower Mississippi
valley are growing worse. The
levees are breaking, and 150,000
people have been warned to flee
for safety.
BODY OF UNKNOWN MAN
FOUND IN TANANA RIVER
Fairbanks, May 10.—The body of an
unknown man was found in the Tanana
river near Fort Gibbon last Monday.
The body was badly decomposed.
MANY TREES PLANTED ON
ARBOR DAY AT FAIRBANKS
Fairbanks, May 10.—There was a
general observance of Arbor day today.
Many trees were planted at the various
city homes.
RIVER IN BRIEF
Yukon broke at Eagle the 3rd.
Yukon broke at Tanana May 3;
jammed and started again the 4th.
Tanana was practically clear the 4th.
Ice was moving at Louden 3rd and
4th.
Broke at Kaltag 3:10 p.m. 9th; open
three miles above and below.
Tetlin, for Fairbanks, at Minto 8:30
10th.
Yukon clear to Dawson, 9 a.m. the
I 10th; Fortymile and Eagle, no report.
At Circle, the 10th, water had raised
G feet overnight; ice was )coming down
and piling up; expected to break during
day.
Rampart, Rapids and Birches, ice
still holding the 10th.
Jammed below and above Kaltag the
10th.
Bering sea clear of ice the 10th.
Teddy H. leaves Iditarod for Fair
banks in a few days.
Pup leaves for Ruby in day or two.
Little Delta to leave Fairbanks today
(11th) and follow iceonwayto Iditarod.
According to the schedule of the N,
N. Co. the first company hot to sail
from Dawson will be the Delta, May
24, to Iditarod diract; the first from St«
Michael, the M. L. Washburn, June 13.
for Dikeman direct.
Bread, home made daily. Phono
your order. Sunderbruoh's
WINTER DUMPS
HELPING SOME
Notwithstanding Iditarod is called
strictly a summer camp, a good many
small cleanups and some not so small
have been coming in from winter
dumps.
Early this week C. T. Suter brought
in a $0,000 poke from lower Flat, and
yesteiday Harry Yeager arrived with
500 ounces which had been washed
from the dump at the lower end of
Glen gulch. Gagnon, of upper Flat,
has taken out some money. Other
cleanups of vary ing magnitude have
been made, particulars of which are
unknown.
Choloe mackerel, fancy salmon
belllos, piokled pigs feet. Sunder
bruc.Vs. _
Cu. Glass, jewelry. W. Taylor, Flat,