HOT SPRINGS POST
One Dollar Per Month.
HOT SPRINGS, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1908.
Two Bits Per Copy.
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LABOR FEDERATION
and injunction:
Denver, Nov. 20.—Late thi
afternoon in the American Fed
eration of Labor convention th
courts and injunctions were bi1
terly assailed by the members i
a debate upon this question. 1
was suggested by many that th
best plan would be for the mem
bers to utterly ignore the injunc
tions and refuse to obey them
As it stands at present, with th
injunction evil in operation, it i
impossible for a labor union t
make a move without being rc
strained by an order from som
court.
Stampede to
the Tanaru
' There was considerable activ
5ty in real estate among the peo
pie of this city last week an<
nearly everybody in the city wa
busy with axe and pencil stakinj
lots from which they eventual 1;
expect to get some good money
The stampede first commence*
when Mr. Baker in company wit]
Jack Hayes and several others
went to the Tanana river when
Mr. Hayes had previously stake*
a trading post site, and laid off i
piece of ground for the N. C. Co
and a lot for each member of th
party.
This fact soon became noise<
about and that night anothei
party, this time much large
went to the same place and re
staked the entire plat of groum
with the exception of the N. C
lot. All day Friday they wer
busy clearing their lots and cut
ting out lines, and more war
was done in that one day tha:
Jaad bran done altogether before
There is considerable discus
sion about town as to the right:
of the several locators and n(
doubt there will be some troubl
before the affair is satisfactoril;
settled.
Activity on
the Tanana
Tnere ia considerable activity on th
sew townsite on the Tanana river jus
now. Several cabins have been starte
and logs have been cut for a number c
others. Within the next two weeks i
is expected there will be a number c
cabins ready for occupancy.
Next spring it is thought that thi
place will be the scene of much actr
ity, and it is believed several docks an
-warehouses will be built.
New Home Completed
After weeks of hard and patient to
John J. Corbett has finished the coi
truction work on his attractive res
dence, located on South Fourth avenu
and Cynoble boulevard, and has move
his bed and board therein. He is als
the proud possessor of a fine new trun
—having won that useful article hi
very recently.
COMING AND GOINC
Harry Turnbull was a visitor on Su
livan creek during- the week.
George Elliot was in the city th:
week.
Wm. H. Postlewaite, of the Clu
-saloon in Tofty City, was in the cit
Thursday.
B. A. Meyers, who has been keepin
books for F. G. Manley during the psi
six months, has resigned his positioi
And is at present paying a visit to tb
creeks.
William Kennedy, who spent tb
past summer in the Innoko, arrived i
the city this week from Tanana enroul
to Fairbanks. Mr. Kennedy repor
Tanana very quiet at present.
The signal corps boys have furtht
improved their home by laying lin
leum in the office and their living-roo
this'week. The covering of the fio<
adds considerable to the appearance <
the house.
Jim Levin left this week for his roa<
.house on Dugan creek.
R, S. Mercer was' in the city Thur
slay from Sullivan creek.
OPERATOR FREEZES
TO DEATH
Deputy Marshal Drake Finds Body of Telegrapher Bonney Near
Minto Station—Had Badly Sprained His Ankle
on a Nlggerhead
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Operator Bonney, a member of the United States Signal Corps, in charge of the Tolovana telegraph station,
was frozen to death on the trail this side of Minto os Wednesday. His body was found on Thursday by Deputy
Marshal John F. Drake, of this city, who was on his way to Fairbanks. Mr. Drake placed the body on his sled
and took it on to Minto with him.
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Bonney was met on the trail Wednesday morning
about 11 o’clock nine miles this side of Minto by Dan Bran
i nigan, who was enroute to Hot Springs from Fairbanks,
s At that time he was without a coat and was limping
? badly. He stopped and talked with Mr. Brannigan and
’ told him that he was on his way to Minto, where he was
J going hunting with a soldier at that post, but that a short
j time previously he had sprained his ankle by slipping on a
, niggerhead, Shortly after meeting with this accident he
i was overtaken by a man with the dogs. The trail was very
* poor and the dogs could not have pulled the injured man,
1 but the driver asked that he be allowed to take the injured
^ man’s pack, which was given him. The dogteam then left
ahead for Minto, the driver agreeing to leave the pack at
l the station there and inform the soldiers at that post of his
' condition, and ask them to send a dogteam after him.
r When he was met by Mr. Brannigan he was making
' probably a mile and a half an hour, but appeared to be suf
faring considerable pain. The day was quite warm, as Mr.
Qyannigan traveled all day with a hat on his head, and he
did not think it unreasonable for the operator to be without
a coat. He asked him, however, if he had not better let
him help him, but was informed of the message he had sent
on ahead by the dogteam, and he expected a rig out most
any time.
That night at Tolovana word was received that the op
erator was missing, and it is supposed that the relief dog
team from Minto missed him. The theory held by most
! people is that the dead man kept walking on until the pain
from his ankle became unbearable; he then sat down at the
side of the road to await the arrival of the Minto dogteam,
and, becoming chilled through and unable to move, he
would soon die from exposure. Being out of the main road,
it would be very easy for the man in search of him to pass
by in the early dusk.
Mr. Drake conveyed the body to Minto station.
Wilhelm Takes His Medicine
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^Berlin, Nov. 20.—In a conference between the Kaiser
and Chancellor von Buelow, the Emperor reluctantly agreed
) that a check should be put upon his interference with for
5 eign affairs of the empire, and says-he will bow to the will
7 of the people. This decision of the Kaiser was reached
only after he had considered the matter for a long tdimean
had lengthy talks with his several ministers. Everyone of
those with whom he conferred were of the opinion that the
best interests of the country would be served if the Em
peror would withdraw from foreign politics.
Under the conditions that now exist Chancellor von
Buelow has withdrawn his resignation.
Friends Furnished the “Gat”
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t San Francisco, Nov. 20.— Evidence was submitted to
3 day which showed that Haas, the would-be assassin of F. J.
t Heney, did not have the revolver concealed in his shoe with
f which he committed suicide when he was locked up in the
jail. It is claimed by the officers that the gun was given
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Seattle, Nov. 20.—Four days after his wedding, Ber
nard Long deserted his wife and took with him $450 of her
money which she had saved from her wages before her
marriage. The young wife is prostrated with grief and
the shame of her desertion, and says that now she must
again go to work for a livelihood.
The police are now looking for Long, and if he is
found it is thought he will be harshly dealt with, as this
method of obtaining money is becoming far too prevalent,
and it is expected that an example will be made of him.
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Des Moines, la., Nov. 20.—Congressman Nicholas
Longworth, of Ohio, told some friends here today that
since he had married Alice Roosevelt he had succeeded in
reducing her smoking from forty to twenty cigarettes a
day. Longworth seemed quite proud of his accomplish
ment, and said that within another year he would succeed
in breaking the habit entirely.
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M. H. Johnson, who is building a
roadhouse at Little Beauty creek, on
the Sullivan trail, was in the city this
week. _
John Rungger was a visitor to Hot
Springs this week.
Everybody welcome atHeins’.
Joe Porter, who is cutting wood on
the Tan&na, was in the city this week.
While here he purchased a mule from
Frank Rogers. .,/*
Stanley will serve the best Thanks:
giving dinner in the town for $1. Pri
vate boat folr ladies aqd families.
to him later by one of his friends—a number of whom vis
ited him soon after the shooting of Heney. The coroner’s
jury will hold an inquest and endeavor to find who is the
guilty party that furnished the weapon. The condition of
Hjeney is now mucn better since the bullet was removed.
Mayor Tom Johnson
Says He Is “Busted”
Cleveland, O., Nov. 20.—Tom Johnson, the mayor of
this city, who for years has been fighting the street rail
way monopoly of Cleveland, has announced that the pro
longed struggle has resulted in making him a poor man.
He has given up his automobile and his Euclid-avenue man
sion and moved into a smaller house, where it will not cost
him so much, to live. He says, however, that this change
in his finances will make no difference in the fight he has
been waging, and that he will still continue his campaign
for lower street-car fares.
Self-Confessed Forger
Bows Head In Grief
Chicago, Nov. 20.—Peter V. Les?enger, a confessed
fdrger, was taken to the Joliet penitentiary today. Upon
his arrival at the prison his courage, which thus far had
been very good, deserted him and he completely collapsed,
crying and wringing his hands in an agony of despair.
The amount which he gained by his forgeries is now
thought to be close on to $700,000.
Deputy Marshal J. F. Drake made a
! trip to Fairbanks this week' on official
j business. „
A social dance was held last Saffur
I day night, and a good time was re
« ported by all who attended.
Free reading room at Heins’.
Leo Povelick, who returned from the
Koyukuk last week, is going to locate
on Sullivan creek for the winter. I
The Thanksgiving dinner for $1 at
Stanley’s will be the best ever. Pri
vate box for family feasts.
Heins’ cigar and tobacco store.
ROCKEFELLER OK
WITNESS STAND
New York, November 20.—
Upon direct examination this
afternoon, John D. Rockefeller
admitted that the Standard Oil
Co. had formerly received re
bates from the Pennsylvania Ry.
on all oil shipments made over
their lines. While this has been
known to the public for a long
while, this is lhe first time it has
ever been admitted in court. It
is expected .that the direct exam
ination in the rebate cases will
be finished late this afternoon.
Preparing
For the Ride
There is a great deal of enthusiasm
among the people of this city over the
big sled ride to Kemperville tonight te
attend the opening of the Howard
house. Nearly everybody who can get
away will attend the function and a
good time is anticipated by all who
will go.
Jack Price has been busy the past
two days rigging up his sleds for the
accommodation of the merrymakers,
and he will have accommodations for
all who wish to go. Besides these
sleds there will be numerous other par
ties who will go in individual rigs, by
dogteams, and some will skate and
some will mush it. It is safe to say
that there’ll be a good time in Kem
perville tonight.
Tom De Camp and Henry Sellander
will furnish the music for those who
wish to dance, and that means a whole
lot.
The start of the big sleds furnished
by Mr. Price will be made from the
N. C. store at 7:30 p. m.
TOFTY
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Dr. and Mrs. Chas. D. Carter hare
moved into a cabin in Tofty, where
they are now settled for the winter.
Mrs. McKonzie, who presides over
the culinary department of the Cen
tral roadhouse at Tofty, was ill for &
few days and unable to attend to her
work as usual. She is now well again,
however, and is as lively as ever.
Mrs. White has just about com
pleted her building, and will soon open
a laundry and bathhouse in Tofty,
Three or four new cabins have been
erected in Tofty during the past week.
Mrs. Platt will open a barber shop
in Tofty in a short time.
M. J. McNeil has completed his fine
building in Tofty, and it is now occu
pied by himself and wife.
There is considerable travel through
Tofty these days by people to and from
Tanana.
Joe Kelly left Wednesday for Tanana
with a dogteam. He took the remains
of Moose Mary to the place, where
they will b£ buried.
Gill Edgar has finished his cabin on
the Abe Lincoln, and he and Mrs.
Edgar are now comfortably at home
therein. The building contains three
nice rooms and a good cellar.
Louis Anderson, of the Central road
house, has been having serious trouble
with his eyes. In some manner they
became infected, and for a time he was
i given great concern. They are now
j getting well rapidly, and he expects
them to be as good as evry in a short
i time.
John the Rustler (the erstwhile bear
hunter), is busy building another cabin
in Tofty. ~ ~ m
Successful Opening
of Northern Saloon
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The opening of the Northern saloon
at Tofty last Saturday by Messrs. Hun
ter & Connell was the big event on,
Sullivan creek for the week. From
the time the doors were opened until
late at night the house was crowded
with miners from the surrounding
claims. i
Everybody had a good time and when
they left had nothing but the best
wishes for Hunter & Connell, the men
who were responsible for the big affair.
Lynn Smith, who brought Cap. Wil-"
liams to the city after his accident, re
turned to his ground on Cooney creeH
Thursday. • -