HAD NO USE
FOR MONEY
Jury Finds Russian Shows Sure
Signs of Insanity.
Declaring he had no use for money as
it only gave him trouble, Cassemir Wal
ithus attempted to explain his queer
actions to the jury which tried him on
the charge of insanity before Judge Gal
laher, Friday afternoon last week.
Walithus, according to the testimony,
spent money along the Hot Springs trail
in the most lavish manner. He bought
a dog for $100, spent about $50 for meals
for natives, gave $10 for a meal because
he thought it was worth it, and paid $10
for a saw and file lie had no use for, at
the Fish lake roadhouse. He says he is
content to work for his board—that
money is no object to him.
Billy Corning, the mail carrier, said
he found the man in his tent, his face
covered with a paste made ot ashes and
svrup.
Deputy Marshal Robinson testified to
Walithus tying “Broken-nose Jimmy”
up by the legtocure him of his“drunk,”
while Jailer Leske told of the man hav
ing a scrubbing mania, attempting to
scour a hot stove.
MIND UNBALANCED.
According to Dr. Harris, Walithus is
suffering from a constitutional disease
which has unbalanced his mind.
The unfortunate man talked in a ram
bling, monotous manner while on the
stand. He is a Russian by birth, and
has a wife and five children in Pennsyl
vania. He worked for Conrad & Jesson
and others on Ester creek, and came to
Tanana saying that he wanted to work
for the government, having heard that
he was sure of his pay and that it was a
good “firm” to work for.
The jury, composed of J. M. Gallaher,
Jack Nelson, Paul Solka, W. Rockwell,
John Dyroff arid Geo. Vautier, found
Walithus insane. He will be taken to
Mount Tabor, Ore. either over the trail
or kept here until the breakup.
j WIRE FLASHES j
China will have a parliament.
Henri Dunant, founder of the lied
Cross, dies in Geneva, Switzerland.
New Orleans mint closed for want of
business.
Josephine Gillman, aged 22, finishes a
22-day fast at Los Angeles without seri
ous results.
Volney Davis completes 10,000-mile
mote rcycle trip from Frisco to New York
and back, taking 183 days.
Wm. K. A miner, aged 20, milkman
for Hinckley the dairyman, Fairbanks,
commits suicide on str. Northwestern.
Second trial of Robert Cooper, accused
of killing ex-Senator Carmack, Tenn., is
,on at Nashville.
Frisco police bar tourists from China
town, as guides take them to questiona
ble resorts.
Nomeites petition the steamship com
panies to run more boats.
Gilbert Jones, former editor of New
York Times, commits suicide.
C. H. Keshiler brings $15,000 suit in
Seattle against Chas. Ross and wife of
Nome, claimiug they alienated his wife’s
affections. He further demands $10,
I 000 from his father-in-law, on grounds
the old man hoisted him violently from
a Nome mine in attempt to kill him.
Ex-Governor Taylor returns to Ken
tucky for first time since killing of Gov.
Goebel.
Secretary Whitehead, bureau of child
| and animal protection, in speech at Den
ver calls Roosevelt a “blood-sodden
butcher.”
Ex-Gov. Francis, Mo., is made co
j defendant in $65,000,000 suit brought by
| Patent Lawyer Higdon for rents, costs
and profits of the “merchants’ bridge,”
North St. Louis.
Premier Briand of France, names new
cabinet following resignation of old. A
split occurred over discussion of the pre
mier’s conduct in the recent big railroad
strike.
Harriman’s beautiful home at Arden,
N. Y., and $1,000,000 cash, is given to
state by Harriman’s widow for a park.
I'
FI^EE
EMPLOYMENT
BUREAU
(The News has started a free employ
ment bureau in connection with its want
ads. Any man from any place in Alas
ka can place an ad in this column audit
will cost him only 25c an issue to cover
composition. If he gets no work the ad
won’t cost him a cent. Everybody who
has odd jobs to be done will help a
worthy cause by applying at The News.)
WILLING, capable man wants work of
any kind. Will do odd jobs at reason
able price. Apply at News.
I WANTED—200 men and women to buy
their Christmas presents of George
j Bemis, the live jeweler.
WANTED—Native woman to take care
of child and help around house. Ap
; ply R. M., News office.
LOST—Several weeks ago, gold nugget
crescent watchpin between the Tanana
restaurant and Vachon’s. Return to
News office.
SCAVENGER WORK—Done promptly,
prices reasonable. Ad. II. L., News.
| BUY your wood of Burnyeat & Dehn.
It pays to use a high-grade wood.
| STRONG man will saw and chop wood
! by the cord. Apply News.
BACHELORS—Do you want a man to
cook your meals? Apply at News.
ASTONISHING GUT
IN PRICES
Holiday Goods
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Bulk Goods, $1.00 to $1.25 a bottle
By the gallon, $4.50 to $6.00
Bass’ Ale, per bottle.25c
“ “ per doz. bottles, . . $2.75
Gniness’ Stout, per bottle, . . 25c
“ “ per dozen, . . $2.75
Cedar Brook Whisky, 7-year old,
leather flask, . .$1.00
X50c rebate for return of flask.)
Pure Grain Alcohol, per gal. $8.00
“ “ “ per bot. 2.50
I We Carry Goods No One Else
Carries.
ITHE NORTHERN
STODDARD
KAY
GRUB CORNERED
IN IDITAROD
Tiie latest reports from the Iditarod
state that there is probably enough grub
there, but that the market is cornered.
Ham and bacon have been 80 cents
a pound but dropped to 50 cents. There
are some eggs, selling at $50 a case.
Several hundred tons of grub are over
the divide in the Kuskokwim, and may
be brought to Iditarod if demand war
rants it.
One Cent Postage.
Washington, Nov. 24.— President Taft
and Postmaster General Hitchcock have
agreed on a one-cent letter postage, the
deficit in revenue to be made up by an
increased rate on magazines.
Envelopes printed by the News. Rea
sonable prices
TANANA 18
NOT A CHILD
, Called Nuklukayet, it Had 29 Res
idents in 1880.
!
! That Tanana is not as young as some
suppose, was brought to mind by a pos
tal received by Postmaster Tiffany, ad
j dressed “Hans Hansen, Nuklikiet, Al
aska.”
The card was written by Siegfried
Wiener of Katowitz, Schelsien, near
Breslau, Germany; and he asks why
Hans does not write.
Nuklukayet was the name of Tanana
in the early days. In 1880 it had a pop
ulation of 29. A Russian mission was
situated in the large clearing between
the N. C. store and the present mission.
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