DANGEROUS FIRE
AT THE FLORENCE
Extinguished Before Much
Damage Was Done.
What might have proved a very
destructive tire started in the Flor
ence hotel yesterday afternoon. A 1
gasolene lamp at the bar became
enveloped in flames and quickly
ignited the j aj er covered ceiling.
Only four people were in the room'
at the time, but by keeping cool
and judiciously applying water from
a barrel near at hand they suc
ceeded in preventing a serious
destruction of property. The loss
was trifling.
ILLINOIS STRIKE
CAUSES RIOTING
State Troops Arriving and
More Trouble Expected.
Zeigler. 111., Nov. 29.-The big
coal strike which has been threat
ened for some time took place yes
terday, when a thousand miners
quit work. Rioting began almost
immediately Strikers fired on the :
buildings and works of Joseph
I.eiter’s mines and were answered
with guns from inside. Over a
hundred shots were exchanged.
State troops are arriving. General
Reese is investigating the situation.
Another battle is expected.
Carbondale, 111, Nov. 29. —Ow-|
ing to the attitude of the striking '
coal miners the governor has placed
the town under military authority, j
THE INCENDIARY
FIRE AT TAN ANA
Fuller particulars of the attempt
to burn the cabin of Charles Mvers
at Tanana on Nov. 17 state that in
. the afterdoon the cabin was discov
ered to I* on hre, and when tin
fire was extinguished evidence ap
peared of kerosene having been
applied to the floor. A Her w aid *
placard was found posted, saying
"Next time dynamite will 1* used
HID CRIMINAL DOCK El
M»R VALDEZ Cn| RT
Valdes. Dec 7 Chas Johnson,
attempted rap*, convicted; not yet
sentenced.
J>« Hush plea-led guilty to the
| uiorder of Feterson at t'nga Annie
Peterson ami Simeon Sergiu, ac
tmph ea, nut yet tried
There are twenty-flee criminal
MW yet to he tried
Ctl
ITEMS
Rev. J. K. Huhu starts on his
return to Fairbanks today.
A. Black arrived up from Tatiana
Monday night. He returns today.
Ci Noble.came up from Tatiana
the first of the week to remain for
the winter.
George W. Chilsoti is on a trip
to Fort Hamlin in connection with
his missionary work.
Nick Bloom and Sara Hockley
bedro ked their shaft on Joseph
creek, but found no pay.
Walter Sundborg has commenced
delivering wood to the federal offi
cials under the contract recently
secured.
The timbers for the long-promised
Granite creek bridge are now being
placed on the grouud by Heeter’s
teams, and the structure will soon
be completed.
U. M. McQuesten and Joe Kelly
are putting up 20 tons of ice for
the N. C. Co. Ben Spinney will
fill Heeter’s ice house and will
serve the public next summer.
H. F. Tlitimm, of Doric creek,
has been in town for a week con
fined to his room most of the time
by sickness He is improving un
der treatment by Dr. Gibbons.
J. M. Geggie, formerly of 72
Roadhouse, is in town under the
care of Dr. Hudgin. Mr. Geggie's
health has not been good for a long
while and he intends to take a lay
off and doctor up.
V. O. Green was in from Hoot
lanaua the first of the week. H. F.
Tlninim contracted with him for a
small amount of lutnlier, which runs
Mr. Green's orders for whipsawing
up to nearly 12,000 feet
Joe Twong, the cobbler, is seri
ously ill. He was somewhat im
proved last night. He has a wide
acquaintance on the Yukon, where
his fiddle gained him a welcome
in the good old days.
Judge Knapp, John Stanley, Hor
ace Hmicher and M. K. Kootice art
all busy putting together the hy
(trailin' piping of (he Rampart City
Gold Mines Co. on 35 Big Minook
They are riveting So or too feet a
day.
It is said the Fairbanks Newi
roasted Postmaster Tiffany at Tan
ana and said it was through hi<
"atupidity and ignorance that thi
Fairbanks mail (ailed to he for
wanted on the last boat up thi
Tanana river The poatmaster sav
the boat did not take the wail he
cause it eras questionable if th<
veaael could gtt through ami th<
company dee luted to take chaiwei
on getting stuck with It eu route
It w possible that under the escite
meat of the octaswtu the News atai
•hot at the wrong nigger, eu P
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Valdez, Nov. 27.—James Fish,
the well-known mail contractor,
has organized a hig company in the
; States to operate a regularly equip
ped stage line between Valde? and
Fairbanks. He will arrive at Val
dez today and immediately begin
operations. His men are now rush
ing big outfits of general supplies
out to stations along the line.
It is reported in the States that
there will be big travel to Fair
banks via Valdez this winter.
Presidential Part).
| St. I.ouis, Dec. 2. The presi
dential party attended services at
the Second Presbyterian church.
The Remainder of the day was
spent quietly. The party left for
home at midnight.
Famine in Ireland.
Dublin. Dec. 3.— Owing to the
failure in the |>oUto crop there is a
limine throughout Ireland Peat
is scarce atid the poor are without
fuel.
NoImmIv Win* in Colorado.
Denver, l>ec. 3. The stale m
1 ptrmc court has issued au order
> restraining the *tale commissioner*
. from iMMinf certificate* to either
r l.dtttunds or Pealrodv
l iar Mat Mfau l»* form.
St Petersburg. Nov 1*. Satur
day the caat gave audience to four
1 at rattans »t the huiIim. erhieh
t art ou the part »« the eaai in he
1 teved to mean reform
COAL OPERATOR
GETS INDICTED
Duquoiu, 111., Dec. 5.—Joseph
Leiter, big mine owner and oper
ator, has been indicted by the grand
jury, on a charge of importing
armed men into the state.
World’s Fair Closed.
St. Louis, Nov. 30.—The fair
grounds opened for the last time
today. All the poor were invited
and the grounds were crowded.
The Missouri celebration is being
held tonight.
JA. B. Prizes.
The A. B.’s will give prizes to
the best dressed lady, to the best
dressed gentleman, to the best orig
inal character, and to the best lady
waltzer appealing at the masquer
a le ball, Tuesday, I>ec. 13.
Missing (iold Mystery.
San Francisco, Nov. 30.—Fif
teen thousand dollars in gold deliv
ered to the Wells Fargo company
| for shipment to San Jose disap
peared. Local officers have made
search, but no trace of the missing
1 treasure can be found.
|.mte* for tilrii Kterj
Kitt* I to t*.
Freighting and Packing
T«» noil From All
tliv Creek*.
Tea mm C«*4 Settle*