HOT SPRINGS POST
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HOT SPRINGS, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1909.
Two Bits a Throw
HAS NEW
PARTNER
Fairbanks, Jan. 29.—Delegate
elect James Wiekersham and A.
K. Heilig, the widely-known at
torney of Fairbanks, have formed
a law partnership. Since his re
signation from the judgship of
the Third judicial division Mr.
"Wiekersham has been practicing
Jiis profession single handed
while not engaged in campaign
ing. Mr. Heileg is one of this
district’s oldest attorneys, and
has been in a law partnership
with Judge Leroy Tozier for the
past four years. He was the first
district court clerk of the Third
division.
Judge Wiekersham leaves on
next Thursday’s stage for Wash
ington to commence his duties as
Alaska’s congressional delegate.
TO RETARD
DIVORCES
Boise, Ida., Jan. 29.—The gov
ernor of Idaho today approved a
bill just passed by the legislature
which will undoubtedly greatly
discourage “divorce colonization’’
- -a curse that has been growing
quite rapidly in this state during
the past six years owing to the
fact that only six-months’ resi
dence has heretofore been re
quired by state statute to enable
raismated people entering suit
for divorce. The new law, which
becomes effective immediately,
requires a legal residence of 18
months, and contains several
other provisions which are calcu
lated to make divorce seekers
hesitate before declaring their
intentions to become citizens of
Idaho merely as a matter of con
venience. The bill met with
rigorous opposition in both sen
ate and house from the fact that
the “divorce colony” business has
been the source of much revenue
and practice for many attorneys.
Mrs. Nellany
Entertains
On Thursday Mrs. J. F. Nellany en
tertained the ladies of Hot Springs at
her home on the South side. A large
number were present and a very pleas
ant afternoon was passed by the assem
bled guests.
A game which consisted of all the
ladies saying sweet things about each
other was introduced and Mrs. Drake
carried away the prize, having beer
the recipient of the best compliment
Dainty refreshments were served dur
ing the afternoon and it was a late
hour before the ladies could bring
themselves to leave their pleasani
hostess.
Second-Class
Mail Coming
Jack Price left Hot Springs Sunday
for Fairbanks where he went to get i
load of second-class mail for this citr
and lower-river points.
There was 1200 pounds of mail at tha
city which had accumulated there, am
as the stage for this point was carrying
the limit of ^weight every trip, it wai
necessary that some other method o
conveyance be provided, and a freigh
team was sent to bring it down.
Mr. Price took along with him a tor
of sugar which he will sell in that citj
—taking advantage of the high prior
which prevails there at this time.
The editor of the Cordova Alaskan,
commenting on the statement that t
woman must now be very slender to b<
fashionable, says that be sees a goo<
many every day who have gone out o
style. ___
V. Pringdahl, H Cartson and J. Car
tsen arrived in Hot Spring Thursda;
from Fairbanks. They registered a
the Stanley House,.
CREEK WINS RACE
Wada Looked Like a Winner Until Last Mile Was Reached,
When De Mara Gained Five Laps and Won the
Contest by a Very Small Margin
Fairbanks, Jab. 29.—The Marathon race for a purse^of
$1000 which has been agitating the sport-loving people of
this vicinity for the past few weeks was pulled off at the
roller skating rink last Friday night before a large crowd
of enthusiastic spectators who watched the evenly-matched
contestants for over three hours. Interest in the event was,
after the first few miles had been covered, centered on the
strenous efforts of Nick De Mara, the Greek, and Wada,
the Jap. Wada was a favorite with many people owing to
his great reputation as a long-distance musher, also on ac
count of his string of victories in racing events in the Nome
country. The plucky little Jap led the procession until the
last mile was reached, wTken his left leg, which he injured
in the 20th mile, all but completely played out. This en
abled the Greek to gain five laps in the last mile, and he
won over Wada by the very narrow margin of one lap.
The winner covered the course in 3 hours, 27 minutes.
George Taylor, the 1 ‘old vet” and winner of many con
tests in the dim and forgotten past, came under the wire as
third man, but that didn’t bring home enough prize money
>to occasion another lawsuit longer than the race course.
!
Oscar Anderson was awarded fourth prize; Tommy
Bullane, who tackles ’most any old sportive proposition
that comes along, was the fifth man in; Solly Stroup, Fair
banks’ handsome pugilistic pride, was the sixth, and Char
ley Thompson made a somewhat indifferent finish as the
last man.
Harry Edwards, debonier and gray, was the official
starter, Judge Tozier, ever sedate and irresistable, acted as
the referee, and Messrs. Judge Kellum, Bill McPhee,
Jim Tod Cowles, Harry Phillips and “Big Chief” E. W.
Griffin of Chena, sitting en banc, composed a very dignified
and competent group of judges.
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Cuggs Buying Heavily
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New York, January 29.—Announcement was made
today that the Guggenheims are prepared to spend millions
of dollars on the railroad construction work inaugurated
by them in Alaska, and orders have already been placed in
this city for 810,000,000 worth of railway material, most ol
which is structural steel to be used in bridge construction
on the Copper River & Northwestern railway. The con
tracts signed call for an early spring delivery at Seattle,
i whence the material will be forwarded to Alaska without
I delay. The Seattle office of the Guggenheims today stated
! that at*least 50 miles of the Cordova branch of the railroad
' would be completed this year, and that the spans over the
; Copper river, along the route already surveyed would be
put in in time to accommodate trains before fall. The
| work will take the services of about 3500 men, who will be
1 shipped in early in the spring._
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Washington, Jan. 29.—Consulting Engineer Ward, of
the Panama canal commission, denies the truth of all
charges of graft directed against President Roosevelt in
connection with the purchase of the French syndicate’s
holdings.
Ward claims he is thoronghly familiar with every step
in the negotiations, and says he himself was largely respon
sible for the sum that was* paid, as he was constantly in
consultation with the President as to the value of the as
pete, and that if anybody is guilty it must be himself. He
further claims that every transaction in connection with the
transfer is a matter of public record, and that those records
are accessible to any persons who desire to satisfy them
selves. Ward was one of the central figures in the negotia
tions for the Panama canal, and his entrance into the fight
is regarded as being very much in favor of Roosevelt, as he
is better informed as to the inside workings of the deal
than any other man in America.
Helping to SecureAppropriation
Seattle, January 29.—All the Pacific coast cities are
becoming greatly interested in Alaska’s good-roads cam
paign, and are acting in every possible manner to help the
Alaska Road Commission, under the chairmanship of Major
Richardson, secure from congress the appropriation of SI,
000,000 to build Alaskan thoroughfares. Boards of trade,
chambers of commerce, commercial clubs, and various other
influential organizations of cities in Washington, Oregon
and California have adopted strong resolutions in behalf of
the appropration, and have forwarded them to Washington.
Gomez Inaugurated President
Havana, January 29,—General Gomez yesterday took
| the oath of office as president of the Cuban republic. The
inauguration was the scene of the most brilliant assemblage
ever gathered in Cuba. Thousands of troops were present,
and the city was decorated in a most elaborate manner.
There were no disturbances of any kind and the utmost
good feeling was evident among the large number of visit
ors who were present from every province on the island.
Young Chinese Emperor Killed
»
Tokio, January 29.—The boy Emperor" of China who
only recently succeeded to the crown as his father’s suc
1 cessor, who, with the Dowager Empress, was murdered by
> a secret court clique, is reported to have been murdered,
although his death is officially mentioned as having been
caused by the smallpox. The young Emperor was not the
active head of the government as his uncle has been acting
as regent.
Train Robber Gets Life Sentence
I
r
Helena, Mont., January 29.—George Frankhuser, the
convicted train robber, was today given a life sentence in
the state penitentiary. Frankhuser was found guilty of
holding up and robbing a Great Northern train, securing a
haul of about $40,000. The crime was committed a year
ago, and was pulled off single-handed. The hold-up cre
ated a great sensation at the time, and the express com
panies offered large rewards for the capture of the bandit.
“TAMA JIM”
TO STAY IN
Washington, Jan. 29.—It is an
nounced on good authority that
“Uncle Sam’s official farmer,”
Hon. James Wilson, of Iowa, will
again be appointed as secretary
of agriculture, the position he
has most acceptably filled since
the day of President McKinley’s
fiest inauguration, in 1897. Sec
retary Wilson is a native of Ayr
shire, Scotland, where he was
born nearly 73 years ago. The
department of agriculture under
his careful and resourceful ad
ministration has accomplished
things in promoting scientific
farming.
In Iowa Mr. Wilson has been
known as “Tama Jim,” the name
of the county in which he has
long been a resident.
DEADLOCK
STILL HOLDS
Madison, Wis., Jan. 29.—For
a few minutes today it looked,
when the legislature was in joint
session balloting for the election
of a United States senator, that
the incumbent, Isaac Stephen
son, would be chosen, and the
deadlock that has held for more
than two weeks would be broken,
but when the tally sheet was
“summed up” it was found that
Senator Stephenson still lacked
one vote. Adjournment was then
taken until noon tomorrow, and
it is thought by Stephenson’s
supporters that, the necessary
vote will be “delivered” by that
time. Mr. Stephenson was first
elected to the United States sen
ate in May, 1907, to fill the unex
pired term of J. C. Spooner, re
signed.
“White Canada”
for John Houston
The Prince Rupert Empire
(John Houston’s splendid news
paper) recently said:
“What other town in British
Columbia, not wholly dependent
on metal mining, can say that
their hotels and restaurants and
lodging houses are not employ
ers of Asiatics? What other
town in British Columbia has
gone on record as declaring that
no person employing Asiatics
is eligible to become a member of
its Board of Trade? The action
of the hotelkeepers and of the
business men of Prince Rupert
means the non-employment of
Asiatics, and if the white men in
British Columbia cease to employ
Asiatics, there will be a ‘White
Canada’ without burst of oratory
from a lot of politicians who are
demagogues when on the plat
form and employers of Asiatic
abor when off the platform. ”
COMING AND GOING
Andrew G. Vachon and wife, who
have been in Fairbanks for the past
month where Mr. Vachon has a case in
the district court to be tried, returned
home on the last stage. The case in
which he is interested has been post
poned until March 8 on account of
Judge Reid’s departure for the coast.
Peter McKenzie, of Eureka creek,
was in the city last week.
John Maghlan was in Hot Springs
Sunday.
R. C. Button, of Nome, was a visitor
in the camp on Sunday.
Thomas Verdi was registered at the
Stanley house Sunday.
Geo. Elliott, of Sullivan, left fop
Cbeaa Wednesday.