HOT SPRINGS POST
One Dollar Per Month.
HOT SPRINGS, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1908.
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STEAMER
TURNS TUR TLE
Seattle, Oct. 1.- -The steamer Humboldt, which
sailed last night for Skagway with thirty-eight pas
sengers, went ashore at Active Pass this morning
during a dense fog. It is believed that all the pas
sengers and crew have been safely landed. The
injuries to the boat are unknown.
Seattle, Oct. 1.—(Later.)—A strong wind has )
atisen and the salvage boats are unable to reach 1
the wrecked steamer Humboldt. It is now believed
lowever, that the vessel has turned turtle, and is a
;otal loss.
The boat had been on the Alaskan run 11 years.
BLACK HAND WOULD KILL WOMAN
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 1.—An unknown assail
ant, but one who is supposed to belong to the
Black Hand society, entered the home of Mrs. S. J.
B. Wood, wife of a Nome mining man, while the
lady was asleep, and shot at her with a revolver.
The weapon was held so close to Mrs. Wood’s head
that the powder marks show on the pillow. The
bullet cut her hair, but did not touch her had.
Upon, hearing the shot, her mother, who was
sleeping in an adjoining room, rushed into where
her daughter was lying, but the assailant had al
ready made good his escape.
Mrs. Wood recently inherited an estate in Ala
bama from a wealthy man whom she had nursed
during his last illness. Since her return to this
city, after obtaining the money, she received six
letters asking that $5000 be left at a certain place,
threatening her with death in case the demands
were not complied with. All of these letters were
ignored by the recipient, who believod the writer
would never attempt to carry out his threats. The
letters have been turned over to the police, who are
now working on the case, but as yet have no clue
to the thug.
Mrs. Wood is a sister of the wife of B. H.
(Gasey) Moran, the well known newspaper man
formerly of Dowson and Fairbanks, but now work
ing on the Post-Intelligencer in Seattle.
STUDENTS POISONED AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Palo Alto, Cal., Oct. 1.—One of the most dia
bolical attempts at wholesale murder that ever oc
curred in the United States happened at the Stan
ford university yesterday when a cook, who had
been notified that he was to be discharged, tried to
poison the whole school. He mixed poison in the.
food that was to be served to the students, and
then-disappeared. Fifty students who ate the pois
oned food are seriously ill, but it is thought all
will survive, as there was not enough administered
to prove fatal. The cook has not as yet been found,
but a most thorough search is being made for him.
Muscatine, la., Oct. 1.—Bryan today denounced the|
attitude assumed by Roosevelt in the campaign, and especi
ally the failure of the latter to publish the list of contribu
tors to the campaign fund, among whom he claims will be,
found many Wall-street men and corporations.
Washington, Oct. 1.—President Roosevelt announced
today that he would have no further controversy with Mr.
"Bryan, but from now on would attend* strictly to the de
tails of Taft’s campaign. He also stated that it would be
impossible for him to go to the Pacific coast, as he had in
tended, as the press of work in the east required his pres
ence.
OILY MAN 10
FEELING SAD
St. Louie, Oct. 1.—Charles Negel, Republican national
committeeman for Missouri, issued a statement today in
which he said that because a man is or has been employed
by the Standard Oil Company is no reason why he should
be attacked.
Mr. Negel says the Standard Oil Company requires
good men and pays good wages, and a man lias as much
right to work for that concern as for any other corporation
or individual, and that if a man occupies a high office or re
sponsible position in that company it is proof that he is a
man of force and brains.
LADY FRANCES COOK
TO HELP MR. BRYAN
London, Oct. 1.—Lady Frances Cook has announced
her intention of sailing on the next steamer for the United
States, where she will take the stump for Col. Bryan. Lady
is a great admirer of the famous Nebraskan, and believes
she can help his cause by going to America and working
for him.
BIG FLEET ARRIVES AT MANILA
Manila, Oct. 1.—The fleet arrived here Friday noon
without mishap, and reports a very smooth voyage. While
enroute the fleet engaged in target practice on the open sea,
and a high average was scored. The health and spirits of
hath men and officers is reported as exceedingly good.
G STRIKE
IS SETTLED
Winnipeg, Oct. l.--*The blow
ing of whistles at midnight an
nounced the end of the mechan
ic’s strike which has held the
industries of this city at a stand
still ror the past several months.
The terms of the settlement
have not been made public, but
as all the old men returned to
work this morning it is surmised
that the union has scored at
least a partial victory.
Oiliest Mason Dies
in Bellingham
Bellingham, Oct. 1. — Rev.
Alexander LeClaire, the oldest
Mason in the world, died here to
day at the age of ninety-six
years. The Masonic lodge has
taken charge 'of the funeral ar
rangements and an immense
gathering will be present to fol
low his remainf to the grave.
Lake Steamer Goes
on the Rocks
Marquette, Mich., Oct. 1.—
During the dense smoke caused
by the forest fires in the sur
rounding country the big lake
steamer Neshoto ran ashore near
this city and is a total wreck.
The passengers and crew were
saved by the life saving force
stationed near this city.
Fairbanks Experiences
Slight Earthquake
Fairbanks, Cct. 1.—.A slight
earthquake shock was distinctly
felt in this city at 6;55 this morn
ing. The shock was very slight
and lasted for only a few sec
onds and did no damage.
To Prospect
on Minnehaha
P. A. Rettig and partners have just
received from Fairbanks a complete
prospecting outfit, and will shortly
move it to Minnehaha creek where
they intend to spend the winter pros
pecting. '
Many a man who knows bis place is
unable to keep it.
Chute Leaves
For Fairbanks
Jerome A. Chute arrived In the city
yesterday from Eureka creek enroute
to Fairbanks. He left--thi*'morning ou
Morrison’s launch for the mouth of the
slough where he will take the Healy,
which should be there sometime today.
Mr. Chute has been working on Eur
eka creek all summer, where he has a
piece of ground over 2000 feet in
length striped and ready to ground
sluice. Much of this ground, would
have been sluiced this summer bad it
not beep for the shortage of water.
He will return to that creek on the
first stage from Fairbanks. Mr. Chute
has not as yet determined on his win
ter’s work, but will decide on his op
erations on his return from the upper
city.
John Long a
Visitor in City
John Long, the veteran recorder of
the Fairbanks district, who has been
located on Eureka creek all summer,
arrived in the city yesterday, and left
this morning1 for the mouth of the
slough to catch the Healy which he
will take to Fairbanks, and will go
from there to the outside.
Mr. Long is very optimistic about
the future of this camp, and thinks
there will be a great many paying
creeks discovered in thisdistrict within
the next few years.
He is compelled to go outside on ac
count of some difficulty he is experi
encing with with one of his eyes. He
bruised it early in the summer and has
never been able to see well with it
since, bus expects to see a good oculist
in the states and have his eye cured
in time to return to this section early
this winter.
Will Work
on Sullivan
Fred Dodson, a well-known miner of
the Circle district, arrived in Hot
Springs yesterday from Mastodon creek,
where he has been operating during
present season.
My. Dodson is on his way to Sullivan
creek with a boiler and outfit and will
thoroughly prospect his holdings on
that creek during the coming winter.
Fred Howard
Visits in Town
Fred Howard, the old-time minerand
restaurant man formerly of the Koyu
kuk and Chena, now in business at
Tofty gulch, was a Hot Springs visitor
recently, having escorted Mrs. Howard
to the steamer landing where she took
an up-river boat for a short visit with
friends in Fairbanks.
Alaska boasts of no better hotel man
than is Mr. Howard, and it is rumored
that he contemplates locating in our
city. - '. . ,
Commissioner V. L. Bevington re
turned Saturday from a business trip
to Fairbanks.
STRANGERS
TRY SUICIDE
Seattle, Oct. l.---What is sup
posed to be the culmination of a
suicide pact occurred here today
when an unknown conple were
discovered in a hotel in this city
suffering from poison, 'fhe wo
man is dead and the man uncon
scious, and not expected to live:
The couple were well dressed
and appeared to have plenty of
money, but no clue as to their
identity can be obtained.
City of Puebla the
Last Jtoat_ for Nome
Seattle, Oct. 1.—The City of
Puebla is scheduled to sail for
Nome on Oct. 10. This will be
the last steamer to sail for the
North this year and will have a
large number of Nome people
aboard who are returning to
their winter’s work.
Close Standings in
the Big Leagues
New York, Oct. 1.—By losing
one game out of two played
yesterday, New York lost first
place in the National league and
is now one point behind Chicago.
Chicago, Oct. l.---By winning
from Philadelphia yesterday De
troit gained first place in the
American league, being four
points ahead of Cleveland.
King of Italy Allows
Duke to Marry
Rome, Oct. 1.—The King of
Italy has sanctioned the mar
riage of the Duke of Abruzzi to
Miss Elkins, and has annocnced
that he will allow him the use of
an Italian warship in which to
go to America and claim his
bride. The wedding will take
place in November.
Alaska's Product.
Since 1880 and up to 1907
Alaska had produced $123,185
494 in gold, $1,(*59,488 in silver
and $3,836,779 in copper- Tin
to the Value of nearly ^100,000
has also come out of Alaska.
Job Printing at the Post offico.
LOODY WORK OF
DRONKEN MOB
Jellice, Tenn., Oct. 1.—Five members of the Little
Baptist church, including the pastor, are known to be dead
as the result of an attack made upon them by a drunken
mob while they were gathered for worship last night. The
members of this congregation are negroes and practice bap
tism by immersion, and were performing that ceremony
when attacked. They resisted at first, but when several
had been killed they scattered and fled to the nearby tim
ber. It is feared at more deaths will yet be reported.
KINGSLEY
LOST OUT
Indianapolis, Oct.. 1.—Representative Kingsley lias
written an open letter to the newspapers of this city in
^wliich he charges the governor of Indiana with having of
fered him a $20,000 position in consideration of his work
ing local option.
The governor, when asked about the charges, said
there was no foundation for the charges, and that he would
be afraid to offer Kingsley anything like that, as he cer
tainly would accept it.
Indianapolis, Oct. 1.—Late this afternoon Gov. Handy
was completely cleared of the bribery charges in connection
with the passage of the local option bill at the special ses
sion of the legislature. The governor was able to prove
beyond a doubt that he was in no way culpable, as was
charged by Kingsley.
MR. TAFT ATTENDS
DAKOTA BARBECUE
Fargo, N. D., Sept. 29.—Mr. Taft was a guest at a
barbecue given in his honor here last night at which a tre.
mendous crowd was present. He made a speech during the
evening which was received with the greatest enthusiasm.
Lincoln; Neb., Oct. 1.—Mr. Taft was given a great re
ception tonight by the Republicans of this city. He leaves
in the morning for an extended tour of^lie western states.
DOING LAND OFROE BUSINESS
Washington, D. C., Oct. 1.—The public land sales for
the fiscal year amount to $1 LOCO,000, and is the result
of the sale of 19,000,000 acres cl land.