HOT SPRINGS POST
One Dollar Per Month.
HOT SPRINGS, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1900.
Two Bits a Throw
NEW JUDGE WILL PRESIDE
Lyons, of Juneau, Will Convene Court at Fairbanks on April 12— Will Probably
Remain a Year— Was Appointed for First District—Dan Suther
land to be United States Marshal of First District
Washington, March 26.—President Taft yes
terday sent the name of Thomas Lyons, an attor
ney of Southeastern Alaska, to the senate to be
confirmed as judge of the First judicial district
of Alaska, to succeed Judge Royal A. Gunnison,
of New York. Judge Gunnison was reappointed
to the position by President Roosevelt, but failed
of confirmation. Judge Lyons w’as the choice of
Gov. Hoggatt. Owing to the fact that Lyons
was interested in many cases pending in the
court of the First division as an attorney, he will
refrain from holding court in the district to which
he was appointed until all such cases are clear of
the docket. He will proceed at once to Fair
banks to preside at the special term of the Third
district court called for, Monday, April 12th. It
will probably be a year before he will preside as
judge of the First district.
Judge Reid has been instructed by the De
partment of Justice to remain in Valdez until he
receives further orders.
Harvey Sullivan, of Minnesota, has been ap
pointed to the United States marshalship of the
newly-created Fourth judicial division of Alaska.
Dan Sutherland, of Nome, who has been in
Washington a goodly portion of the winter wire
pulling, evidently got hold of a live one. He has
been appointed United States marshal for the
First district.
U. S. Marshal Powell will in all probability
remain in his position in the Second district.
Judge Murane, of Nome, who was the reg
ular Republican nominee for delegate to congress
in the campaign of 1906, has been named as as
sistant district attorney for the Third judicial
division.
Fairbanks, March 26.- -The newspaper world
in and about this city has already commenced its
,grand annual revolution under very interesting
surroundings. Owing to the mild winter, it is
estimated that it broke loose earlier than usual
by about two weeks. ’Twas “Affidavit Bill” Ray
mond who said, in an interview in Dawson in the
summer of ’07, that “if one remained at home
longer than 20 minutes he’d miss the latest local
newspaper changes.” This remark of Bill’s seems
to be the most enduring of all the “great truths”
which he splattered broadcast over the Northland
during his brilliant career here.
On the 18th the Fairbanks Evening News,
the pioneer newspaper of the camp, suspended
publication, and its evening field was at once,
invaded by the Tanana Tribune, the new morn
ing paper published by Roediger McDonald,
leaving the Fairbanks Times in sole jpogsession of
the morning field. It looked for a day or two as
though there would be but two daily papers—a
morning and an evening publication.
But, no; there was another Richmond in the
field (with the genuine Richard III gait); he
sauntered in from Ohena, where navigation stops,
and on Monday evening last the ‘ hirst offense” of
the Fairbanks News-Miner was perpetrated by
the hand of the only “Billy Fent"1 Thompson, the
well-known newspaper and circus promoter. Billy
in this matter has sustained his well-earned repu
tation—that is, doing exactly the tiling everybody
thought he wouldn’t do. Thompson’s move is
explained by some who say that “the frost is fast
falling from the fishwheel and stampede time is
a-comin’,” so Will just had. to do something of
the sort. “And there you are.”
Captain Richard Roediger, who is interested
in the Tanana Tribune, and is now in Tacoma,
telegraphs his partner that he will come in at the
opening of navigation with a fine new plant for
their paper, and will be prepared to give Tanana
the best newspaper ever published in the North.
. It appears to an observer that the newspaper
“game” in this camp is the only form of “wide
open” gambling allowed to run.
JEREMIAH CO USB ¥
Fairbanks, March 26.—Jeremiah Cousby, one'
of the pioneer attorneys of Fairbanks, died in the
hospital here yesterday morning after an opera
tion for liver trouble. Mr. Cousby had been a
'sufferer from the complaint for several years and
made a trip to the outside last year and received j
the best medical attention available. He returned
much improved in health, but of late he been on j
the decline, and his condition was too weak to re
cover from the operation. Mr. Cousby was con
sidered one of the best lawyers in Alaska, and en
joyed a large practice. His clients included many j
of the most prominent men and firms in the Tan
ana, his thoroughness in preparing cases and ar
guments for the court was a strong characteristic,
and his fidelity to clients was always remarkable.
Mr. Cousby was a native of the West Indies, and
graduated with high honors from the Toronto
university law school, and practiced liis profes
sion in Vancouver, E. C., until he went to Nome,
where he remained about three years. When the
stampede to Fairbanks started he was among the
first attorneys in the new'camp. Mr. Cousby was
appointed assistant district attorney about two
years ago by Judge Wickersham, and has held
the position ever since. During the last term of
the district court he had charge of the grand jury.
BUSINESS MEN “BUTTING IN” ON FERRYBOAT TRAFFIC
Fairbanks, March 26.—Long before the ice
in the slough in front of this city even begins to
show signs of being unsafe for travel, the ferry
boat quession has become a leading topic for dis
cussion. Heretofore during the break-up period,
while the bridge is out of commission, one ferry
boat has been sufficient to transport all the pas
sengers and teams, but this year will see two
cable ferryboats on the slough. Several business
men of the city, it is understood, is having a boat
built and will operate it in opposition to the
Hanks boat.
IRE OF NATIVE
SONS AROUSED
Oakland, March 24.—The engagement of Gladys Emery, the
daughter of Archdeacon Emery, of the Episcopal diocese of Cali
fornia, to Gerouki Aoki, son of the late Japanese General Aoki, has
become a subject of almost state-wide discussion. The press
throughout the commonwealth severely criticise the contemplated
marriage and command Archdeacon Emery in the positive stand
he has taken against his daughter’s marriage. It is understood
here that a delegation of native sons will wait upon young Aoki,
escort him out of town, and advise him to get out of the state and
stay out. This will probably end the matter which has given rise
to so much comment and criticism, and caused the parents of the
misguided young lady so,much humiliation.
JohnVik returned from a short busi
ness trip to Fairbanks last Tuesday.
He has been working all winter on
Little Boulder creek, and returned
on Thursday.
Jack Price, who has been hau' ng
lumber from the Hootlinana sawmill to
Eureka creek for the Manley working-,
returned to towD Wednesday, accoin- i
panied by Mrs. Price.
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FOR 30 DAYS ONLY
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Shoes for
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DOCTOR MARTYR
TO A THEORY
Ft. Wayne, Ind., March 20.—Dr. Hermann G Niermann, a well
known young physician of Northern Indiana, died in this city fol
lowing on operation performed at his own insistance to prove a
medical theory which he has long held, to the effect that “a human
being could get along without that part which serves as a cesspool
of the poisons of the body and becomes the culture bed of certain,
diseases.” After a number of physicians had refused to make the
experiment Dr. Niermann finally secured the services of Dr. Wc
Oscar, of this city, who agreed to perform the operation along the
lines suggested by Niermann himself. At first the operation
seemed successful, but the shock was too great, and peritonitis de
veloped, resulting ip death.
A. V. Thorns made a short visit to
Sullivan last week.
Alex. Reavis, the well-known miner,
arrived in town Tuesday from Fair
banks. • -
Ben Allen, of Sullivan, visited the
city a couple of days early in the week.
J. Hetzner, R. J. Corbett, Jerry Sul
livan and E. E. Foster were guests at.
tthe Stanley, house last Tuesday.