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ONE DOLLAR per month _ IDITAROD. ALASKA. SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE 3. 19! 6_ _ _ lOT' 1ER r,!!'v
ST. PAUL, May 29.—James J. Hill died at his
home in tins city at 9 a. m. today. He had been in a
critical condition for several days, and an operation
was determined upon, but little hope was entertained
lor hi. recovery and all the members of his family
were summoned. lire operation was peiiormed
yesterday, but own-.- to his advanced age he failed
tc rally from the shock. He was unconscious for
twele hours prior to the end.
Mr. Hill leaves a fortune estimated at half a bil
lion of dollar;. The funeral will he of. a simple
character.
Sketch of His Career
.TKill v i.' born iu :.r C.m l;>!i. Ontario. Canada. on
Scteinhor 1*1. lSV.s. 11.- win educated at R.wkwood academy,
■lid l*fi 1'" father'- farm for busino-- life in Minnesota. Ho "’»•
iin;iloved in amb.-at offices in St. Paul from 1S56 to IStio, and
).,u.r was ag.-nt for the Northwestern Packet Company. He estah
lisiu'd a ston.’’: 1 fuel and I run-p' a t at ion bit-ine.-s on hi- own ac
count, end bet inn head of the firm of Hill. Griggs Ac Co. Hu
j; ..; i}iv, r 1 ran.s;ioriation Company. which he established in ISO),
a |t|..-| ; , mi eommumaiui' n between St. Paul and \\ mm
[J,. , rg,mkod tin:' N rthwestorn i n 1 Company in IS! a. and
three vears "later > Id out his interest, in the meantime having
orgt.nimt ., .-ymiiralt which secured t mtrol of the M Paul &
P .. itii’ railroad He reorganized til:' .-y-tem as the St. Paul, Min
neapolis it Manitoba railwat.id va its general manager from
1-1711 1,1 1 v- 2. vice ; re -idem in 1SS2 It. ami pre.-ident from lss;i
I,. I, bee-.nie part of the (ireat .. moon -voetn in 1 -e'h
Mr. Hill bitete.- -i him:. I:' in i mldtrg the Great Nmiheiu rad
road. extending front Lake Superior to Pi rel sound, with north
-and south, rn branch"-, and a direct t mship connection with |
na and Js] an He was ; n-id,nl i f t't mire ( real Ni t in rn
in from 1S93 to 1907, retiring in the latte r year and
ing , :: tan of the board of direeti He was an official of
ntmuToUs other 11 aiisp, lit alien a,id I.t. i! in-.ii utnm-.
than any other man or interest lie wa- ic-pon.-inie for the est.;l>
li.-hmmt of the grout commerce between North P: ciii ’ ports am!
the Orion!. in which he took a men imcrc.-!.
A
no HEADWAY BEING MADE BY FuNSTON
WASHINGTON, June ! - Carranza’s ambassado
has presented a new note to tr.o state department,
renewing the request If,at the American troops ue
withdrawn from Mexico.
Carranza is mobilizing a force of 22.000 men ,n
the region of Chihuahua.
SAN ANTONIO, May 29. -General Kinston's re
quest for more coast artillery has been refused by
the war department, awaiting Carranza s note.
COLUMBUS, May 29.—An American sold.er was
S illed and two were wounded when Mexicans at
tacked a party of forty American engineers with a
.-■mail escort at Los Cruz. Two bandits were killed
and several were wounded.
American soldiers have discovered a bandit cache
of machine guns and munitions near Namiqupa.
MEXICO CITY, May 30.—Mexican labor syndi
cates are send ng delegates here to oppose interven
tion by the United States.
AMERICAN MAIL HELD UP BY THE BRITISH
NEW YORK, May 31.—A Norwcghn-Amcncan
imer which has just arrived here was stopped at
Kirkwall by the British and thousands of sacKs of
her mail were taken off.
NEW YORK, June 1. -Twenty-two neutral ships
are being detained at Kirkwall, and the cargoes of
many of them are being unloaded.
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MAYOR MITCHEL IN BAD WITH NEW YORKERS
NEW YORK, May 29.—The crowd in attendance
at the wire-tapping inquiry amused itself with jeer
ing at Mayor Mitchel for the stand he has taken in
the matter. A Catholic priest, one of the witnesses
upon whom Mitchel cast reflections, announced that
he will sue the city’s chief magistrate for defama
tion of character.
EULGARS OCCUPY GREEK FORTIFICATIONS
LONDON, May 29.—Twenty-five thousand Bul
garians have crossed the Greek frontier, occupying
several forts. The Greek garrisons retired without
resistance.
PARIS, May 31.—The Bulgarian advance was
the result of an agreement between Greece and Bul
garia. The Bulgarians have occupied the Gieet.
forts of Rupel, Dragoten and Spavoa. Ihe troops
were led by German officers.
AUSTRIANS CONTINUE SUCCESSFUL DRIVE
BERLIN, June 1.—The Austro-Hungarian troops
in the Trentino district have forced a passage of the
Ansonia river, taking the heights on the southern
bank. They have captured the fortified positions
of Anutac and Orain.
ROME, May 30.—Agiseo has suffered severely
from the fire of Austrian guns. The attack has as
sumed the character of the German offensive at Ver
dun. Vicenza is the main objective.
The Teutons continue their steady drive across
the frontier. The heaviest fighting has shifted to
the eastward.
An Austrian warship and a gunboat have been
destroyed by an Italian warship in an action in the
upper Adriatic. The crew were taken prisoners.
VIENNA. May 30.—The Italians have lost
strongly fortified works west of Arzro.
JUDGE BUNNELLL ARRIVES
TO OPEN COURT TERM
AND DISCUSSES PROBLEMS
Judge Charles K. Bunnell of the district
court arrived in Idi a rod last Saturday for
the coming term of court here, which i
to open (*n Monday morning next. The
judge was kept quite busy greeting the nu
morons friends he made here during his
former visit, and had last none of hi?
geniality which made him so popular at that
time.
To The Pioneer he stated that he re
gretted sincerely that he was unable tc
hold the term of court here during the win
ter season, a.? ho realized that business was
necessarily hampered during the short sum
mer season by the fact that so m: ny men
were out • n the crocks at this time, and
that it was difficult to secure the attend
ance of principals, witnesses and jurors.
Evidently the matter of a grand jury had
not bf,en given con sale ration, and as the
judge stated that there were but six cases
apparently ready for trial, the term i< apt
to be of short duration.
The long series of criminal cases which
have taken up the time of the court at
Fairbanks during the term just ended have
del ayed the business of the court, and there
are many important civil cars awaiting
trial at Fairbanks. Fr >m remarks of the
judge it \ ■ pr bahle that this will be the
l ist term • \ court here for some time, a*
the opening up of work on the government
railroad at Ncnana will enlarge the judge's
labors : nd will make impendive the ri du<
lion of the time spent away from Fairbank s
It i> also quite likely that the deputy court
clerk will lie discontinued at this point,
order, to that elbet having bran received
from tlie department of justice.
Attention was calk'd by Judge IPm-Hi
to the difficulty creat'd in the lulling of
terms of court in small centers of popup: -
;iit '•'.eh a- Mi* - red and Ruby by a law
• as-ed by the la. ( 1 rritonel legislature.
In the endeavor t*» get ri l < f “pr As.-a md
jurors” the law provides that no person
“shall be qualified to serve as a gra.n-1 or
petit juror. . . who mu P have .- rec1
vm a grand jury or on a regular y i .1 • : a
petit jury . . . witliin two years m-.v
before such ji.r-.r is being examine : - n )•;
voir ('ire." Under this lav. it w e b! i:n
possible to try a. series of eriimml ea *
hero. and it would he extremeiy dik’" *.!
carry on the ordinary business of die e. i.r.
i!; ( a e a grand jury were (: 11 i.
:a!k: Politics
Asked about !h" ji li’ici.l Sitli; • i ■■■■. .fudge
Bit! i; i . -« . • I f.-piiv-r n that e op
election v.otd.l be Tbe.i-Jor? lb- " b
Woodrow Wilson. He regard- . • a
foregone ceticlu-ion that lo-e.-e- .1 v. 1 i
be the Republican n- miner, on'! •' in- !>
certain that he w ul.l he defeated.
During Ins exten-ied trip ihi-ii-h tic
States last win er. 11 •• judge said be hi
made observation of tic- r* ■ 1:■ 1 ■ T -1‘ ooion
soil he bflicvei the gore rul 1 - i a; vis - 0
eirtf lifted by an. incident that <”.rrc i v.hil'
bis trrin was waiting at a •tni.ll -tan n b:
South Dakota. While v. -.Iking < tt th ■ .-In
lion platform he encountered a big. ttiicii
gent 1,a king man. 0. pi 1 ntly a 1 ■ irer an
engaged him in conversation. '-hisa ilrit"'"
ii-p,1 p, fiti s. ‘What do you think of the
0 litied situation : ” tu-nuT-l tie twice.
“Well." sn-uert 1 the w- ; s1 iftnan, “it s jo
1 ke di- Wil 11 h- keep us out .1 war for
ISO, year. R vek ! ■ m >• 1 ’it w :r
If there bane war. fullers Hu me >> the
richting. iallcrs that r ent . . 1 -it 111
office and write fi r newspapers. 1 tank 1
vote for \\ ilson.
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“WOLF OF WALl STREET”
COMMENCES TERM IS PRISON
XKW VCRK. May XV David I s
>onteneed to two yean* imm nonnie<i‘ t'->r
impen*ona.iiiig a congressman, started
for Atlanta to commence his '.emi m th
feden 1 prise-11 there.
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TELEGRAPHERS MAY STRIKE
XKW YORK. May 30. An < -Ter of fe !
eral mediation has been promised to avert
the threatened strike of c-no-no.ml tel-’4?
rapfeers on the eve of the Re. dd-ian i ■
ticn-al convention.
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VON BUELCW HERE INCOG.
WAHSIXGTON, May 23. Officials here
doubt the statement that Prince Von Due
low will replace Ambassador \ on 13 rir-lorff
The state department ha-- n > official in
formation of his visit.
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MINISTERS RECALLED
BERLIN, May 27. The French and Ital
ian ministers to Greece have been recalled
by their governments for failure to secure
ihe passage of Serbian transports through
Greece.
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SLACKERS IN NATIONAL GUARD
WASHINGTON. May 27. Sixteen mem
bers of the Texas National Guard who failed
to respond to the call for service in the
border are to be tried by court-martial.
ALLEGED SPY IN BAD LUCK
NEW \ORK, May 29. Lincoln, the self
confessed German spy, who is being extra
dited by the British authorities on a charge
of forgery, sail' d for England todav.
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POLICEMAN MURDERED
SAN FRANCISCO, May 29. -Police Ser
I geant Moriarity, for eighteen years on the
police force, was killed instantly today while
arresting an alleged counterfeiter.
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ENORMOUS EXPORT TRADE
WASHINGTON, May 27.—The export
trade of the United States promises to reach
the five-billion-dollar mark by the end of
I the fiscal year.
I
Terriiena! Senator from First Divi
sion Will he Pitted Against
Wickersham for Con
gressional Hosiers
FAIRBANKS, May CO. The IVmocr.uir
territorial convention, which met in Juneau
last Wednesday, resulted in the selection of;
the following:
For Delegate in Congress* CHARLES E.
ULZER f S ilzer
Attorney Genera! GEORGE GRIGSBY
of Nome.
Nation;'! Committeeman T. A. PGNO
HOE of \ a! iez.
Delegates to National ( <invention Zieg
ler of Jone: u. Wynn of Juneau, Aldridge of ,
Nome. Whittl ay of Si ward. Deal of Fair
banks and Honan of Seward. Alternates
Casey. Daly. Ferguson, John A. Clark. A* ar
drr and Jo.-bn.
Chairman of tie' Territorial Committee
Wi ham T. B:iri> of Fairbanks.
The names of the territorial committee :
mrn have not yet been received, blit i< is ■
stated that the itoiian faction defeated the !
Erwiii faction ('very a here. Cheney's-forces
were overthrown.
A cell was i sued today for the Demo
cratic convention for the Fourth division |
to nominate a legblative ticket. The eon j
venti. n v.’ii meet in 1‘-•rbanks on August ;
Hi. : nd pri mere's are to be l.el 1 through n;i
the division ('ii July 15.
Detr.ocraFc Territorial Committee
1'.URBANKS, June 1. The member, hi;. ■
•>f ;1ip 1 ii'iinH i' the toTritnnitl committee is
announced as fc Hows :
i iist I-iviM-n V.’ W. C -ey and C. Me
(Irath.
Fe rn i Division M. 0. S.ldeig and P. j
Fnn .-t.
Tiiird 1 hr !.-!• n C. J. Tid.l and V
Martin.
Idot;1i Divdbn K. W. Criftin and
F. Yv if* ly. Tin i re? 1
e<it tee.
The membership * f the coinmiilrt* in each
division i 11. be added '■) by ti.e s hvleoi of
three other members by the d'vtsi mal e-ut
venti. ns.
M; ucv-ah for Senator
T.‘.livBANKi. dm. * mr- ; *•• i
lions are being c’1 ret: luted in 1- tirbt.nk- n
vioinny j lacing in n- mination Tin a Me
Cm wen i r th." tcrrP.nri 1 ^enu'e. More th:u.
!'<>rr hundicl .denatures have i; - n
•anted.
The e’.revl :tn.n of the primus ha> re- •
v: a!"d the fuel tht» 1 McGowan ap. ar *nTy is
the almo- vnuniuious cln tee of th" red ,
d u?; of idirbaiiks and adoicmn cn -.k.-, a.
wtT as . I the T< lovana country.
R )o$?ve!t En Tour
KANw'-F (TTY’. M-.y 31. Th 'More ,
v: It. v. •-.! i- making a to r of ih.e t
itry itltv ring speech* and • here
nV.e.y and v-.s greeted by a gr-:.; throng. .
IT* narrow!/ craped aswn>ination today .
. . ■1 long *ov\!.
; him •.••.•nil • in an aiPonmb'K The knife
-•{ruck the door, and Mr. R osev»*l:. escape.:
injury.
In his address Mr. Roosevelt urged pie
par-adn^-s. and said that he ur.v war peril
in pacifism.
Me was greeted by a large and enthusi
astic gathering.
FT. I AT T". Jt-ii- 1. Ih\ Tp ddent Itoose
mP, in a speech delivered here today,
charge.! die (h Tin an-Americans with moral
tieaaon.
Getting Ready for Convention
CHICAGO, May 31. Ron.- rvelt head
quart'rs have l *'*.!) opened here, \iwter
i1 Mr. R -r\(it delivered a speech here
i n preparedness.
Chairman Hill's (,f the Republeen ua
! ral cnniini'lee sivr tier the platform
to he adopted by the na'innal convention
unri.ijbtedlv will be acceptable to Roosevelt
and that the latter will not run on the Pro
sre-ive ticket if (be : Is'fnnn and nominees
are satisfactory to him.
Leaders i.i German American citizens, in
convention here, have a ked both parties to
nominate neutral candidates.
Headquarters for the various candidates
have been opened here, including those of
Weeks of Mts.-aehusetts. Burton of Ohio.
Fairbanks of Indiana. Root of New i ork.
z-herman of Illinois and Cummins , f Iowa.
Progressive;’ Chairman
Xi’/W YORK, May 29. Raymond Rob
bins is to be the temporary chairman of
the Progressive national convention, which
meets next week.
' Prediction of Alaska Delegate
XF.W YORK. May 31. William A. Gil
more of Nome, delegate from Alaska to the
Republican national convention, predicts a
landslide for Hughes.
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IDITAROD PEOPLE RETURN
f-EATTI E, May 27. George M. Arbuckl?
of Iditarod arrived from the East today. He
will depart for the North early next week,
together with several other Iditarod people.
FOOD RIOTS IN GERMANY
LONDON, May 29.—Eighteen women
were wounded in a fight between the police
and food rioters at Frankfort-on-the-Main.
FORD WILL TRY AGAIN
DETROIT. May 30.—Henry Ford expects
1 to sail for Europe on June 15 to renew
his efforts to bring about peace.
FRENCH STATESMAN DEAD
PARIS. May 20. -General Gallieni, for
1 merly minister of war. died at VersSihes
i today.
ARRIVALS FROM TOLSTOI
BRING LATEST REPORTS
AS TO DEVELOPMENTS
Despite the fact that but little news i
being received from the new diggings in
the Tol.'toi region, end some of that of a 1
di.'couraging nature, interest continues t<> be
manifested in the outlook there. It i
pointed out that but little real work has
yet been done, and that by fali it wdl be
possible to form an estimate of the re
sources of the new camp. Alaska news
papers received in the mail this week dis
close the fact that there i« a general in
terest in the new camp, all hough no < lie
appears to be unduly curbed. They seem
t » take the common-: ense view which i<
general here, that while nothing has yet
been discovered to warrant a stampede,
there is (-very likelihood that in a country
which has shown such good prospects there
is always a chance that a paystreak will
be devclof ed.
Nancy Bell Returns
The launch Nancy Bill, which Ltt soon
after the opening of navigation with a con
siderable consignment of freight and several
passengers, returned on Wednesday last,
having delivered her cargo at a point about
twenty miles below the new town of Cooper,
which Byers and Riley say is as ri ’-e as
any power boat can get to the new town.
There were no returning passengers on the
Nancy B 11. but she had three passengers
from ('ripi 1 ‘ for the Outside. Mrs. Perkins,
who is daiigeroUflv ill. was am :. r tliern.
.She i- going Outside fi r treatment. Sin*
form oily lived in ld.it a rod.
Poling tents are working the Nancy’s
freight to Go. per. There were ab.- 1 11 *iy
no supplies '.her '.
Mr. Byers, who made the trip to Goopcr
on foot from where the Nancy Bell un
Laded, reports that it is stated there
the! : ccr.Fidert.Me b dv of low grade pay
« round has been hi eked nut on Esperanto
<:. ; k, and that Greer it McNulty, on B >ob
c reek, are sluicing. Sluicing is t i. o Lang
dmie on one claim on Madisi n creek. There ,
are thrfp pay hi.I ’- on Bool) creek, accord
ing {■) Mr. By : New fa 1 nu B i> cr-'k
l>avp read ed a depth of eighty feet without
i nr ui-tcrirg b'-dr ok.
In the opiniim of G immissioner Yinal
the uistiici uiil develop into a good camp.
The river i- a horse scow propo-ition. No
< >op< r The N ancy
B :i v>i at ten m:i.v up the Trlstci
C, i.-ider:;’L Lull ling is in progres.- at
C’kiop'T, and an electi n w: s being held the
d y Bwr- v. a- th**re ?.-> determine the ques
tion i.f incorpuraii. n. He did net wait for
The lunch dtindard ha 1 arrived from
i .*11h-..nl-.- \..h uvdvt- stampeders. and the
N y . ed two other launches from the
Yiiki.ii.
Ira \ :: 1 )r !al • an ! Lew E Iwartls were
vs : c. it:-' by g;: •• vdiib w ;rking in a shaft
on Boob creek, rod had a narrow escape
fr< m asphyxiation.
Pete Miller's Story
Pete Mill 'r, who has been in the new
camp for the past two months, returned
on Monday last, having come across coun
try to Dikenmn. where he caught the launch
Gome! and finished his journey by water.
He h ft Boob creek on Mcy 2o. He reports
that there are air tit 150 persons in the
new diggings, and that developments far
hive been of a discouraging na.ure. He
-■ays that no new pay has b a n unco\ :"i
and that no me of the finds which have been
heretofore reported a- pay proved to be
but good prospects. lie says that nothing
which could be designated as pay has been
uncovered since the original strikes. Mr.
Miller reports that the dump on discovery
cl.tun on Mastodon creek was .-1 deed, and,
it was given out that it went but So cents
to the foot. Numbers of person.- v.ho had
been working on Boob. Mastodon and ad
jacent creeks had now departed and were
engaged in pro-pectins on Quartz, German
and Iron creeks, tributaries of the Innoko.
but so far nothing of value had been dis
covered.
Mr. Miller expects to return to the dis
trict in the fall if developments are encour
aging. as he regards the country as an ex
cellent one to prospect in. lie says, how
ever. that the discoveries so far made do
not warrant belief in a permanent camp
being established.
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CABINET MEMBERS AT OUTS
OVER OIL LAND QUESTION
WASHINGTON, May 29. -Secretary of
the Interior Lane and Secretary of the Navy
Daniels are enga; d in a dispute over the
California oil land Jesting proposition. See
rotary Lane is in f ivor of restoring the land
withdrawn front entry for naval purpose?
to the men who had tiled on it under the
law.
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FATAL AUTOMOBILE RACE
INDIANAPOLIS. June l.-Tearo, driving
a French car. won the 300-mile automobile
race here today. Jack Lee am was injured
when his car left br> track, and is not ex
pected to recover.
PREPAREDNESS FAVORED
WASHINGTON, May 27.—A referendum
vote taken by the United States Chamber
of Commerce gives an overwhelming ma
jority in favor of preparedness.
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MURDERER ACCEPTS HIS FATE
NEW YORK. May 30.—Dr. Waite, the
dentist accused of murdering his father-in
law, has been found guilty. He will not
appeal.
EVELYN THAW REMARRIES
NEW YORK, May 27.—Evelyn Thaw
was today married to her dancing partner,
Jack Clifford.
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MORE CANADIAN TROOPS
OTTAWA, May 30. Another forestry
battalion has been called to the front.
BERLIN, May 31.—The capture of the entire
French front between Deadman’s hill and Curmeres,
a distance of two miles, has been reported. Lie
Germans used fresh troops in this attack.
German Advances Admitted
PARIS, June I.—Fighting of the most desperate
nature is in progress at Verdun. Kaiser Wilhelm
has rushed to the front to direct the final German
drive. Several German advances are admitted.
French infantry attacks on the Germans m the
newly-captured village of Curmeres were repulsed
with heavy loss. The French made some important
gains in an offensive undertaken on Monday.
London Also Concedes French Repulse
LONDON, May 27.—The tide of battle has
turned in favor of the German forces at Verdun.
Paris concedes the repulse of the French troops.
The Germans met with enormous losses m the re
capture of Daoumont, while the French have retaken
some trenches. Cumieres has been lost, and fresh
troops have been sent into action.
The German troops continue their successes east
of the Meuse.
PEACE RUMORS SF.EM TO BE ENCOURAGED
BERLIN, May 29.—President Wilson’s Charlotte
speech was given prominent mention by the Berlin
newspapers, which express a willingness to consider
a tender of his good offices with a view to peace.
American Ambassador Gerard expresses his con
fidence that peace is m sight.
Colonel House is likely to make another visit to
Berlin. The press declares three is a willingness to
listen to negotiations, and points to the inability of
the entente allies to make headway against the cen
tral powers.
WASHINGTON, May 29.—It is expected that
President Wilson will announce his stand in the mat
ter of acting as mediator in the turopean conflict m
n speech vhich he wall deliver before the League to
Enforce Peace.
NEW YORK, May 30.- President Wilson is
surprised at the interview' given by Ambassador Ger
ard on the question of peace, and wait dispatch to
him a stern admonition.
LONDON, May 29.—President Wilson’s speech in
which he referred to the possibility of peace is as
sailed by the British press, which asserts that Great
Britain will listen to peace proposals only from a
beaten foe.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 29.—Jafet Lindeberg, the
wealthy Nome, Alaska, mining man, was taken from
a train near the Oregon line on a bench warrant
charsing him with contempt of court for the failure
to pay a fine assessed against him for refusing to
answer questions regarding the ownership of mining
property.
DAVIS, Cal., May 29.—Lindeberg lias paid his
fine and has been released from the charge of con
tempt.
SEATTLE, May 31.—jafet Lindeberg has arrived
here and will sail Friday for Nome. There is an
other bench warrant out for him in California for
contempt of court.
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PRESIDENT WILSON’S MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS
WASHINGTON, May 31.—President Wilson, in
his Memorial day address at Arlington national ceme
tery, announced his opposition to anything in the
nature of “entangling alliances,’ and admonished
citizens of foreign birth that allegiance to tne United
States should come first.
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WHAT THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE DOING
WASHINGTON, May 3 1 .—The naval bill, carry
ing total appropriations of $241,000,000, has been
reported to the house by Chairman Padgett of the
committee on naval affairs. The house adopted an
amendment increasing the number or submarines
provided for in the bill from twenty to fifty.
The senate has passed the rivers and harbors ap
propriation bill, carrying $43,000,000. It now goes
to a conference committee of both houses.
The Coast and Geodetic survey fared badly in the
appropriation bill passed by the house, and an ef
fort will be made in the senate to restore items that
have been stricken out.
Purchase by the government of all oil lands is be
ing debated. Secretary of the Interior Lane has
been asked to report on its advisability.
The senate has adopted a resolution providing for
4iree--day recesses during the national convention!