No. 26? TENTH YEAR
SKAUWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12 1907
PRICE 10 CENT8
NAVY READY
FOR IDE START
(By United Press.)
Norfolk, Dec. 12.? The entire fleet
belonging to Uncle Sum is now in com
plete readiness for its long voyage
around the Horn and to the Pacific
The voyage will begin next Monday,
when President Roosevelt will be pres
ent to give it a formal farewell.
There was i >y out at the wi roles* sta
tion yesterday, ssys the Fairbanks
Newt of Not. 8.
Faint though It was the men were
able to detect Ci'cle City caiiiog for
th;m. Sjrgeant M.-Rae ?*ys there is no
doubt about establishing communion
t'on oetween the two stations, although
It will take tome time yet to a<lju9t the
instruments to perfection.
"Htre they are! Here thev are!"
cried one of the boys yetter :Uy and in
a minute every man except the relay
operators was down in the operating
room. Sure enough there was a faint
aeries of dots and dashes. Nothing
could be made out, however, as the dots
were irregular, the instrument here
either oot being tuoed right or the men
at Circle experimenting.
Even with the signal being received
a much-mooted questioa becomes an
established Net, that is, that the wire
less will work evea where mountains
intervene between s'a'.ioas. The two
s'ations here were established in a way
with that purpose in view, to determine
if such a system wou'd work. Be
tween Fairbanks and Circle City there
are two ranges of mountains several
thousand feet above the elevation of
Fairbanks.
OKLAHOMA'S
SENATORS
(By United Preu.)
Guthrie, Okla , Dec. 12.? The proar
ranged choice of ibe Democratic legls
lature yesterday formally ballotted aod
elected Robert Owen, a Cherokee In
dian and Thomas Gore, the blind ora
tor, to represent the new state of Okla
homa in the United States senate.
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NEAR NOME
Says the Nome Nugget: Standing
near Glacier lake, like a giant sentinel,
gaziog out over the plains from which
the life it knew has departed, is a re
markable relic of the dead paat in the
shape of great towering fort 50 feet in
height, at whose base may still be
found in grimly sugg- stive quantities
piles of human bones.
This fort has s ood unseen through
out all these years of Nome's mining
history until a few days ago, when Al
bert Fink, Gordon Hall and Emil Leb
feldt happened upon it while on a hunt
ing trip.
When talking about the matter to
day, Mr. Fink and Mr. Hall described
the fort as being 5O feet in height and
occupying as much ground aa the bank
building.
It bad been bsttlemented eyldently
when built, but now the battlements
have decayed and their ruins are over
grown with weeds and grass, which
add the final touch to its weird ex
terior.
The trenches are still visib'e, acd
prove that much care was exercised in
the construction work. Bones were
found around the fort in such quanti
ties that for some time the discoverers
were forced to doubt their senses, but a
careful examination proved clearly thai
tlicy were undoubtedly human.
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WIELD STRIKE GROWS
(United Prese Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Goldfield, Dec. 12. ? The men employed in the power
plant today joined the miners in their strike. This is a se
rious addition to the complication of the situation. With
the power plant out of business it will be made more diffi
cult if not impossible to resume operations, as the mi ues de
pend upon it for the electric power for operating the hoit-ts
in nearly every instance of the larger mines. There has
been no attempt at rioting since the arrival of 'the troops.
General Funston has arrived.
(By United Press.)
San Francisco, Dec. 12.? Officials of
the defunct California Safe Deposit
Trust company are likely to be brought
Into court under one or another of the
charges of criminal responsibility for
the condition of the bank. A bank
transcript just made public shows that
tho Treadwells borrowed in amounts
totaling up toward the millions. Fry,
another director, took a hundred thou
sand dollars on unsecured notes. All
of these persons stood very high in
financial, business and sochl circles in
this city previous to the suspension of
the bank.
San Franci<co, Dec. 12 ? T. O. Sad
lior, manager of the west end branch
of the California Safe Deposit Trust
company, who is badly involved
thr?igh the makingof improper loaQs of
which he hus himself profited, commit
ted suicide c rly this morning.
Owing: to the many social functions,
absorbing the attention of the ladies
and incident to the impending holiday
season, the house committee of the
Elks decided some days ago to postpone
the bi-monthly dance, which otherwise
would have been held last evening.
The next dance will be given after the
rush is over following the holidays.
The closing of the public schools for
tho Ch^stm s holidays will bo made
the occasion of a special entei tainment
to be given by tne pupils, on Friday
afternoon the 20ih. There will be
presented a little drama, "The Birds'
Christmas Carol." The young folks
who will take part and the further
particulars will be announced in due
time.
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HONEY FITZ
DEFEATED
(By United Press.)
Boston, Deo. 12.? Honey Fitz, the
young magician of local Democratic
politics, was yesterday defeated for re
election as mayor of the city. The full
Republican ticket carried the city afier
a whirlwind campaign such as has not
been seen here in many years. Hub
bard was elect< d oyer Fltzge raid by two
thousmd. The Democrats have had
cont'd of the city for fix years.
(By United Press.)
Stockholm, Dec. 12.? The embalmed
body of the la'e Kiog Oscar Is lying in
stat%and impressive ceremonies have
been daily observed, the whole nation
makiDC every manifestation of the
most sincere sorrow. Black is die*
played everywhere. The fuueral will
not take place for about two weeks.
stoIrT
. IS DEAD
Sewaren, N. J., Dec. 1 1. ? James
Henry Stoddnrt, the veteran actor, died
here yesterday of old age.
James Henry Stoddart was one of an
almost departed school of actors? the
old school, a term that hns vast mean
ing to thosp theater-goers that were of
their time. He played many parts, was
an artist in all, but it remained for him
to become a star very late in life. He
toured the country for several seasons
and very successfully in the "Bonnie
Briar Bush," a dramatization of Inn
VJaclaren's famous story.
RIVERS ON
A RAMPAGE
(By United Press.)
Bloomsburg, Pa., Dec. 12.? The new
bridge over the Susquehanna river at
this place was yesterday swept away by
4 flood. Seven raeu were drowned and
scores of others were Injured, many, no
doubt, fatally. The river is still rag
ing and Is rising.
Philadelphia. Dec. 12.? This city has
suffered very heavy property damages
as the result of floods. The rivers of
the whole state ai\j on a rampage and
-rriany places have suffered severely.
San Bernardino. Dec. 12? Toiling. for
weary weeks over the pitiless desert,
without the experience necessary to
lessen its dangers and only a crude map
tofjuide her, Mrs. Jetnie Grimes had a
narrow escape from perishing with her
four children while driving overland
from Utah, only their timely discovery
by miners saved them. She started
fi'om Salt Lake City early in Augus',
determined to reach Los Angeles and
find her husband who had left her
several months aeo. Everything went
well until after the party left the Mud
dy river, Nevada. Then she lost
her way.
Caught in sand and rain storms the
children came down with raging fevers.
The water supply ran low, and for two
days the horses were without a drop of
water. In this plight they headed for
Death Valiev, where Henry and Paul
Morrison encountered them. Three of
the children wera delirious and one of
(he horses had died. Stranded thus,
the little party would have perished,
They bad gone over 200 miles out of
their way, Tonight they p?ssed
through here on their way to Los
Angeles.
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