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PRESIDENT TO READ
CURRENCY MESSAGE
Washington, June 20.—On Monday next President Wilson will
read his message on the currency question before a joint session of
both houses of congress. In the document he states that the pro
posed tariff and money legislation are twin necessities at this time.
President to be the Main Squeeze
According to the provisions of the Alaska railroad bill, as in
troduced by Senator Chamberlain last Tuesday, the whole burden
of selecting routes, of construction and operation of railroads in
Alaska rests with the President, and not the railway commission.
Three routes are considered feasible—Seward, Cordova and Con
troller bay.
Judiciary Committee Favors Brown
The senate judiciary committee has reported favorably on the
nomination of Fred M. Brown, of Valdez, as judge of the Third di
vision of Alaska.
Won’t Withdraw Exum’s Name
Notwithstanding the numerous protests filed against E. W.
Exum’s appointment as marshal of the Third division, the Presi
dent refuses to withdraw his name.
Tom Nelson Goes to Italy
The President has sent the name of Thomas Page Nelson for
confirmation as ambassador to Italy.__
MANY PASSENGERS TRAVEL
ON NEW WHITE PASS BOAT
Tanana, June 19.—The new White Pass steamer Alaska ar
rived here this morning with a large passenger list, among whom
were well known Alaskans;
Mr. and Mrs. D. Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. G. II. Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Barney
Simon. Mr. and Mrs. P. Shade, Mr. and Mrs. E. Tyndall; Mrs. Wellington,
Mrs. M. E. Aubert, Mrs. Colean, Mrs. Fairweather, Mrs. C. D. Sargent, Mrs.
A. J. Williams; Misses C. Foster, F. Brown, E. Boyle, M. Pickering, C. A.
Heard: U. S. Marshals Erwin, Love and Charles; Inspectors Decion, Deering
and Lehmers; Messrs. J. F Newsom, L. Graves, W. C. Finn, J. H. Gitt, e. E.
Slaesbury, N. Larsen, Charles, Fernando, F. Noyes, M. E. LeBlanche, D- Dun
bar, H. \V. Wright.
Aviator Martin Aboard
Aviator Glenn Martin, accompanied by Mrs. Martin, was a pas
senger on the Alaska, enroute to Fairbanks, where he will give
several exhibition flights during the next few weeks. He carried
his machine along with him on the boat.
NEWSPAPER MEN INDICTED IN SPIRIT CITY
Seattle, June 20.—The Kins county grand jury today returned
indictments against Col. Alden J. Blethen and Clarence Blethen, of
the Seattle Times, Leroy Saunders, of the Seattle Star, and Ed
ward Clayton, editor of the Patriarch, They newspaper men are
charged with various libels.
Alaska Excursion Starts North
The Alaska excursion of the New Seattle Chamber of Com
merce starts North tomorrow. Seth Mann, a lawyer of San Fran
cisco, accompanies the excursion as the personal representative of
President Wilson. _
Salient Features of New Placer Mining Law
EFFECTIVE JULY 30, 1913
1. No location shall contain more than 40 acres.
2. A person mav locate for himself, each month, two claims of 20 acres each.
(Both claims cannot be located in one location of 40 acres.)
3. A person may locate for each of two other persons, daring each calendar
month, two claims of 20 acres each. (So that one person, with two powers of at
torney, mav locate each calendar mouth for himself and such two other persons,
six claims,)
4. Powers of attorney must be in writing; they need not be acknowledged be
fore a no'arv, must be witnessed by two witnesses, and must be recorded in the re
cording district in which the claim is to be located before the location is made.
5. Before any valid location can be made, a discovery must have been made
within the boun laries of each claim to be located.
6. Immediately alter making discovery, location notice must be posted at
point of discovery, containing [a] name or number of claim; [b] name oflocator or
locators; [e] date" of discovery and posting of notice; [d] number of feet in length
and width claimed.
7. Locator must immediately proceed to mark his boundaries by planting
stakes at each corner not less than 3 feet above the ground and 3 inches through,
and brushing out and blazing all lines. All corner posts must be marked with the
name and number of the claim and the number of the corner post. Posts are
marked in consecutive numbers and the post nearest the discovery (but not the
discovery post) shall be the initial post and post No. 1.
8. Within 90 days, and before filing location certificate, $100 worth of devel
opment work must be done for every 20 acres or fraction thereof contained in a
claim. . ...
9. After this work has been done and within 90 days alter posting location
notice, a certificate must be recorded with the recorder, which must contain —
[a] The name or number of the claiui;
[b] The name of the locator or locators;
|c] The dote of discovery and posting of location notice;
[dj Number of feet in length and width claimed.
The certificate must also give a description of the location of the claim with
reference to same natural object, permanent monument or well-known mining
claim; and a description of the boundaries, corner posts and markings thereon;
also a'description of the fioo worth of location work done, and on what part ot
the claim it has been done. The locator or one of the locators, if there is more
than one, or some other person who has personal knowledge of the facts, must
swear to the truth of the statements contained in it, and the recorder must not
accept such a certificate for record unless it is sworn to. Tor this swearing and
everything connected with it, the recorder is entitled to charge 50 cents.
10. Annual assessment work amounting to $100 for each 20 acres or fraction
thereof contained in any claim must be done each year, except during the year
in which the claim is located. (The same as has always been the case.)
11. After the last day of December, 1914, $100 worth of assessment work
must be done for each 20 acres or fraction thereof contained iu any claim here
tofore located; so that during the year 1915, $800 worth of work must be done on
an association claim containing 160 acres.
12. The affidavit of annual labor must be filed with the precinct recorder
within 90 days after the last of the year for which the assessment work is done,
and failure to record it forfeits the claim.
13. The value of the work done under the new law will be computed on the
basis of the wage for similar work current in the precinct wherein the claim is
' UfHenry Roden, who managed the passage of the bill through the legisla
ture, says that he has prepared a pamphlet explaining every feature of the new
law, to enable prospectors to avoid trouble and litigation, and that this pam-,
phlet will soon be published with a copy of the law, in small book form.]
FAVORABLE REPORT OH RAILWAY
Fairbanks, June 18.—The following telegram from Washington was received
with much enthusiasm in this city this morning:
“President Wilson sent for Senator Pitman, chairman of the senate committee
on territories, and asked for an immediate report on the Alaska railway bill. Sena
tor Chamberlain, of Oregon, reported the Wickersham-Chamberlain bill yesterday
(Tuesday) to the senate with the recommendation that the bill do pass.
“Under the provisions of the bill as reported, the President is to have entire
control of the enterprise, to locate the route, and build the road. Telegraph Iditarod.
“(Signed) WICKERSHAM.”
DON'T LIKE THE
TAX PROPOSITION
Seward, June 20.—Officials of
the Alaska Northern have de
cided to suspend the operation of
the railroad until the government
stops trying to collect back taxes
—from which the company de
clares exemption.
WILL RON IS
OWN MAGAZINE
New York, June 20. —It is an
nounced here that as soon as his
contract with the Outlook Pub
lishing Company expires, Col.
Roosevelt will begin the publica
tion of a magazine of his own.
WHITE SEAL'S
SPLENDID TRIP
The White Seal arrived at Dikeman
on Wednesday, after a fine trip from
Fairbanks,with fair a passenger list. At
Ruby District Judge Fuller and mem
bers the “court party” were taken
aboard, and are now [at 10 a.ra.) enjoy
ing the beauties of Nature between
this city and Dikeman. Dick Rothen
berg, who was in somewhat of a hurry,
walked up in two days, bringing to
town the first news of the While Seal's
arrival at Dikeman. C. J. Hurley, F..
C. Raine and Charley Hanover got in
at 3 o'clock this morning on the launch
Alaskan. __
Watch repairing work guaranteed.
Wm. Taylor, Flat City.
Du Rand's Discovery Cafe satisfies
the hungry.
LIFE IN TANANA
MUST BE GRAND
Tanana, June 20, —A liquor war
broke out among the booze bazaars
of this city yesterday that bids fair
to eclipse the Spitz insurrection at
Ruby last winter, Prices are sadly
demoralized, the market is very un
steady, likewise some customs.
“Austrian Joe” Anicick, leader of
the insurgent forces, is now selling
Budweiser beer at 25 cents per
bottle. _
MAKING ANOTHER
CABINET OFFICER
Washington, June 11. — Another
new cabinet position will be created
at the present session r.«c congress,
as there is now a bib before the
bouse providing for the institu
tion of the Department of Public
Works.
This new cabinet position will
make the second new one within
the year, as the Department of
Commerce and Labor was separated
bv the last session of congress, and
put under two heads. The bill for
the institu tion of the Department
of Public Works was started at the
request of P.esideut Wilson and it
is not expected that there will be
any opposition to the proposal.
DUNDEE WALLOPS JACK WHITE
Los Angeles, June 21.—After
20 rounds of fast fighting last
night, Johnny Dundee got the
decision over Jack White.
BECKER'S APPEAL
HEARD IN OCTOBER
Albany, N. Y., June 20.—The
state court of appeals has post
poned the hearing of the appeal
of Charles Becker, former lieu
tentant of New York police, for
the murder of Gambler Rosen
thal, until the October term.
KATALLA MAN
FOR TREASURER
Juneau, June 20. —Gov. Strong
yesterday announced the appoint
ment of W. G. Smith, formerly
cashier of the First Bank of Ka
talla, as territorial treasurer.
MUTCHLER BROS.
LEASE TRAMWAY
A deal was concluded a clay or
two ago between the Iditarod Trac
tion Company and Mutchler Bros,
whereby the latter acquire a two
years’ lease on the tramway line.
Considerable improvements will be
made on the track, and a regular
service established between the
town and the creeks.
George Mutchler, who started
Outside a few clays ago, may run
across something that will transport
passengers and light frieght from
t) Flat in an hour or so, and
thereby receive the gratitude of all
who have business between the
several points.
Minnesota won its state rate case
in the United Slates supreme court
last week, the court holding that
while the Minneapolis & St. Louis
railway rates are confiscatory and
unconstitutional, those imposed
upon the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern are valid.
The California state railroad com
mission has authorizad the South
ern Pacific Railway Company to
issue two-year notes for $30,000,000
for the immediate extension of the
company’s lines.
Colonel Goethals arrived in New
York on June 10 from the Panama
canal and announces that he ex
pects to put the first vessel through
the caual on October 15 next, and
that the canal will be formally op
ened January 1, 1915.
Herman W. Craven, of Seattle,
has been appointed by President
Wilson for one of the vacancies of
the civil service commissiou.
Rear-Admiral Peary, the Arctic
explorer, while in Paris recently,
was made a grand officer of the
Legion of Honor.
Attorney - General McReynolds
has begun suit in the federal court,
at Buffalo, N. Y , for the dissolu
tion of the kodak trust.
Denver police have ordered the
closing of the ‘‘redlight district.”
Former Governor Carter, of Ha
waii, testifying before the lobby in
vestigating committee, ou June to,
admitted that he was in Washing
ton for the express purpose of lob
bying against free sugar in the new
tariff bill.
Herman Coppes, t4 years old, at
Geneva, 111., on June 10, was sen
tenced to life imprisonment for the
murder of Mrs. Manny Sleep and
two children.
A Washington dispatch says the
attorney-general disapproves of the
Union Pacific’s latest plans for dis
solving the merger, and will move
at once to expedite the dissolution.
The Chinese republic lias en
dorsed the plan of Secretary of
State Bryan to bring about univer
sal peace.
Tliirty-one employes of the
weather bureau, Washington, have
been reduced in rank for connection
with the political activity which re
suited in the dismissal ot Willis
Moore, chief of the weather bureau.
An appropriation of $15,000
made by the California legislature
to defray the expenses of the veter
aus at the Gettysburg 50t^ anni
versity, was killed in the 1 bird dis
trict court of appeals last week in a
test case affecting the special appro
priations act.
Mrs. Westman, wife of Carl Axel
W’estman, shipyards watchman at
Seattle, has been arrested charged
with murdering her husband.
At Sacramento, Cal.., on June 7,
Y. Yamiguchi, member of the Jap
anese parliament, had an audience
with Gov. Johnson, during which
nut a word was spoken by either of
them regarding the new California
land law.
Criminal indictments against 14
secretaries of lumber associations
throughout the United States were
dismissed on June 7, at Chicago, at
the instance os the Department of
Justice.
Secretary of State Bryan has ap
pointed Major J. J Dickerson, of
New York, as State department
representative at the Panama-Pa
cific exposition.
“Buffalo Rill” Cody is danger
ously ill at Kcoxville, Tenu., and
his life is despaired of.
In celebration of the signing of
the "Peace of London” by the Bal
kan allies, King George gave tba
delegates to the peace convention a
luncheon at Buckingham palace on
June 7.
Forty laborers perished June 7
on the Fraser river, near the new
town of Fort George, B. C., when
the ice went out.
The official announcement was
made at Panama on the 7th of the
completion of the heavy concrete
work on the six locks of the canal
on Lake Gatun. They will soon
be filled to a depth of 90 feet.
When .von get off the boat take a
steam bath at the Crosby baths, Cari
bou street.
Fairbanks, June 21.—The ascent of the highest peak of Mt.
McKinley was successfully accomplished on June 7 last by a party
consisting of Archdeacon Hudson Stuck, Harry P. Karstens, Rob
ert G. Tatum and Walter Harper. The party erected on the sum
mit a six-foot cross bearing the words “Te Deum,” and unfurled
the American flag. From the upper basin they saw distinctly with
field glasses the flagpoles, still standing erect, which Pete Ander
son and William Taylor erected near the lower north peak in 1910.
The day was very clear on the summit of the big mountain,
and angles were read to all the prominent points. The party suc
cessfully carried a mercurial barometer to the summit. It is
claimed that careful and simultaneous readings from Fort Gib
bon should permit of a close approximation to the true altitude of
the peak—upwards of 20,500 feet. On the summit water boiled at
a temperature of 174 9 10 degrees.
According to the climbers, the only possible approach to the
summit is by the northeast ridge. They found the higher regions
badly shattered and partly demolished by the action of the earth
quake of last year. For this reason the danger and difficulty of
making the ascent are greatly increased.
The party spent three weeks, through continuous bad weather,
hewing a passage through three miles of ice and debris on the
ridge, and this was the chief cause of the delay in reaching the
summit. The upper basin shows evidence of violent upheaval by
earthquake activity, but the summits are untouched.
The chief credit for the success of the expedition is attributed
by Archdeacon Stuck to the good judgment, resourcefulness and
caution of Harry Karstens. There were no mishaps whatever and
the party is in good health, and will return shortly to Fairbanks.
NOMEITES TRYING TO NULLIFY
THE NEW PLACER MINING LAW
! _
Nome, June 20.—A monster mass meeting was held last night
in the city hall to protest against the newly-enacted mining law of
the First Alaska legislature. Speeches were made and resolutions
were introduced and passed condemning the law, and preparations
for petitioning congress to disapprove of the act were made. It is
claimed by opponents that the new measure practically confiscates
mining property and multiplies the burdens; that it prevents ne.v
locations, and that the enforcement of the law will kill the dredg
ing industry of Seward peninsula.
Other divisions of the Territory are urgently requested to join
in the protest to congress, and petitions are being circulated and
signed all over this district.Nome Nugget.
SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL WITH FIRE
During dry weather travelers cannot be too careful with fire,
and the careless throwing of a lighted match, a cigar or the deadly
cigarette may cause great loss of property and young animal life
at this period of the year.
On Thursday night a long span of a bridge on the tramway,
about ljz miles from town, was burned, causing not only vexatious
delay in tram-car service, but the loss of several hundred dollars.
Parties starting fires along trails for meals or smudges should
make it a point to see that fires are extinguished before quitting
camp. Many hard-working woodchoppers have lost a winter’s
work by the carelessness of thoughtless persons. Be careful I
EXCURSION TO
FAIRBANKS TOWN
Captain Sproul, of the White
Seal, announces a Fourth-of July
excursion front Dikeman to Fair
banks and return for one fare for
the round trip. The White Seal
leaves Dikeman Monday night,
June 23.___
A tragedy occurred in Seattle on
the night of May 12 in which some
Nome people figured. In the ear
lier days Ilert Ingalls was happily
married, but his wife secured a di
vorce from him, and recently mar
ried Isaac L. Osgood. They have
been living in Seattle during the
past winter. Ingalls entered their
home and after a controversy with
Osgood he pulled a gun and shot
him—death resulting immediately.
He then turned on his torraer wife
snd shot her, possibly fatally. By
this time neighbors were trying to
get into the room, when Ingalls
committed suicide by sending a
bullet into his brain.
Postmaster and Mrs. Thurston re
turned home Tuesday evening after
a visit of four days to Flat creek, and
says they enjoyed every minute of the
time with their many friends.
When at Flat visit Curly Robinson’s
health resort. No flies, no mosquitoe
Only the best at DuRand’s Discovery
Cafe.
WATERFRONT NOTES
Launch Comet, Captain Gene Nor
ton, arrived Saturday afternoon last
from Ruby. No passengers.
Launch Rough Rider, Captains Rusk
and Locey, gave a pleasant little ex
cursion up the river last Sunday after
noon. About 30 ladies and men made
up the party.
The Nancy Bell, with 300 pounds of
mail, surprised many by reaching port
shortly after noon on Tuesday. There
was one passenger, Bion A. Dodge, as
sistant district prosecuting attorney.
The boat left here last Thursday after
noon, June 12, at 4 o'clook, and con
nected at Holy Cross with the Schwatka
for St. Michael.
The steamer Tatiana, from White
horse, is at Gibbon today with a large
passenger list, including many well
known Iditarod people.
The Washburn has surely reached
Dikeman by this time (10 a.m.) from
St. Micheal, with many Iditaroders.
The stage of water is very low, ami
steamboating under such conditions
is a discouraging proposition.
Take a New Lease on Life,
For the New Goods will begin to come
via St. Michael this week.
C. R. PECK, Flat City.
All the latest Magazines, 25c and 50c
—at the Postoffice Candy Store.
Choice fresh-killed beef,
Iditarod Meat Co.
Latest Magazines for sale at the Pio
neer Drug Store, Flat City.