HOT SPRINGS POST
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One Dollar Per Month.
HOT SPRINGS, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1908.
Two Bits a Throw.
I
CAMERON
REPORTED
MISSING
For the past two months the where
abouts of Internal Revenue Collector
J. A. Cameron, who has his headquar
ters at Fairbanks, have been unknown
to his friends or the officers and great
anxiety is felt in regards to his safety.
It has not been unusual for Mr. Cam
eron to take long journeys without the
knowledge of anyone but he has been
absent for such a long period this time
that all his associates are greatly wor
ried and fear some harm has befallen
him. Internal Revenue Collector Ter
■williger at Valdez has been endeavor
ing to get into communication with
him for over a month but has met with
complete failure in trying to locate
him.
Many still believe that Mr. Cameron
is away on a trip in connection with
dis duties, which has taken him away
from telegraphic communication, such
.as a trip to the Innoko, where he would
have no way other than a very irregu
lar mail service, of communicating with
his friends, and that he will be heard
from in a very short time.
Pay is Struck
on Joe Bush
Reports have come in from Joe Bush
creek that good pay hasbeon struck on!
that stream. This creek has been'
prospected the last ten years by many
different parties. Hundreds of holes
were sunk and the creek was crosscut
in a dozen places, bpt always without
finding the pay.
This fall A. H. Lane and his partner
who still believed there was gold in
the creek, moved over on the right
limit bench farther than anyone had
ever been before and sank a hole, land
ing on good pay. One nugget weigh
ing forty dollars was found.
The owners of the ground have pur
chased a big outfit at Rampart and
will work the ground on a large scale
this winter.
Cow Miller on
Another Trip
* H. I. (Cow) Miller left last Monday
on his return to Fairbanks after hav
ing brought down a load of freight
from that city for J. A. Chute.
Mr. Miller will return immediately
and bring with him a boiler and min
ing machinery for Ed Richards of Sul
livan creek. Mr. Richards will im
mediately set up the machinery and
get out. a good sized dump before
spring.
Gibson Case
on Dec. 28
The Gibson case has been set for
trial on December 28, and all the wit
nesses from this district will have to be
there at that time under penalty of dis
pleasure of the court.
Under this arrangement it will be
necessary for all the witnesses from
Hot Springs to take the stage which
leaves here on December 21 in order to
get there in time, unless they have
some private conveyances of their own.
In any event it will necessitate their
spending Christmas away from this
city, _ _
Morrison's on
the Paystreak
This is the remark you hear from
tbotffe who have seen the holiday goods
now on display at Morrison’s.
Xmas. comes . but once a year, and
the house of Morrison’s is certainly liv
ing up to the old maxim—that when it
comes it brings good cheer, for you feel
the cheer of Xmas time when you feast
your eyes on the fancy line of station
ery, toilet articles of all descriptions,
smokers’, goods, fancy shirts, handker
chiefs ancLsweetmeats of all kinds, that
these enterprising* merchants have in
store for>you and'yours.
In old times all roads led to Rome,
in these days of progression all roads
lead to Morrison’s. Get in line, the
trail is fine! We have everything from
a silk handkerchief to a circus tent.
We wish you a Merry Xmas and a
Happy New Year.
HIGHWAYMEN
HOLD UP TRAIN
Three Cool and Daring Bandits Stop Great Northern Overland
Flyer in the Suburbs of Spokane, Detach the Mail Car
and Locomotive and Leisurely Rob the Mails
Spokane, Dec. 11.—At midnight last night three ban
dits held up the Great Northern Flyer, the fast overland
passenger train, east bound, near Hillyard, a suburb of
this city.
The registered mail, which was very valuable, wasj
carefully examined by the robbers, and all the packages
taken. The express car which had $20,000 in gold in tran
sit was not detached from the train nor molested in any
manners
The train was stopped by means of a red lantern, and I
as soon as it came to a standstill two armed men covered
the engineer and fireman with rifles while the third un
coupled the baggage and mail cars from the rest of the
train before the passengers or train crew knew what was
happening. As soon as the cars were uncoupled the engi
neer was ordered to pull ahead, which he did without re
sistance. When they had gone several miles the train was
again stopped and the bandits entered the mail car, forcing
the clerk to open the door by threatening to dymamite the
car in case of refusal.
As soon as the mail car was entered the clerk was or j
dered ahead where he, the engineer and fireman were j
guarded by one robber while the other two secured the {
booty. About thirty minutes was consumed by the road
agents in examining the mail, which they did in a leisurely ]
manner, apparently without fear of disturbance. !
After they had taken all which they deemed valuable,
the robbers put their loot in a leather mail pouch and dis- «
appeared in the woods near the track where it is thought
they had horses in readiness.
It is not known how much was secured but the amount ,
of their haul is known to be very big as there were several
big currency shipments in this mail of which the robbers
seemed to be aware. As soon as they had disappeared the
engineer ran his locomotive back to the train, hooked onto <
the train and made record time to Spokane, where he noti- 1
fied the officers. A posse was immediately organized and ,
was taken to the spot where the holdup occurred by a spe- '
cial train and is now in pursuit of the bandits.
San Francisco, Dec. 10.—‘Ey the living God, if you
find* this man innocent, you must give reason why. In
vestigation will follow.” Thus spoke Attorney Johnson,
prosecutor in the Ruef trial, yesterday afternoon to the
jury. He minced no words and made the duty of the jury
as he saw it very clear. At times he roasted Ruef and Ach
so bitterly that the defense objected and Judge Lawler cau
tioned him many times to be calmer.
The courtroom was paeked with spectators and during
the entire address of Mr. Johnson a death-like silence was
maintained.
The case went to the jury last night, and was one of
the most notable trials in the history of the Pacific coast.
The trial had been in progress for fifteen weeks, and
was replete with sensational occurrences. Two attorneys,
! Murphy and Newburg, were indicted for juror bribing;
Supervisor Gallagher, a witness for the prosecution, had
his home and other property dynamited; John Krause, an
agent of the Pacific States Telephone Company, suicided
while on his way to San Francisco from Europe because he
| was'wanted in connection with the graft prosecutions; Mor
ris Haas shot Attorney Francis J. Heney, and then com
I mitted suicide in jail; Heney calls for an investigation and
the removal of Chief of Police Biggy, who then suddenly
disappeared. Two thousand veniremen were examined by
j the attorneys before a jury was selected.
San Francisco, Dec. II.—The jury in Ruef case returned verdict ot guilty, and the defendant will be sentenced Saturday.
Religion Causes a Riot
Kansas City, Dec. 11.—One policeman dead and three persons
fatally injured is the result of a riot here today caused by religious
fanatics.
An attempt was made by the police'to arrest a street preacher
who had been repeatedly warned not to obstruct the streets. The
crown who were listening to him refused to allow the officers to
approach. A call was sent in for reinforcements, and when they
arrived a general riot occurred with fatal results.
The people of the city are strongly incensed over the outrage,
and it is probable that an ordinance prohibiting all such gather
ings on the streets will be introduced into and enacted by the city
council.
Patrolman Delbrow and Lotta Pratt, aged 13, are dead, and
John Sharp, alias “Adam God,” the preacher who caused the riot,
and Policemen Mullane and Clark are dying as a result of injuries
received in the melee.
Canal Scandal Bobs Up
New York, Dec. 11.—The New York World in referring to
President Roosevelt’s attack on Delavan Smith says that in view
of this scandalous assault on Smith’s character, it calls upon con
gress for an immediate investigation of the Panama canal scandal.
The World declares that the President made statements which
he knew at the time to be untrue, and which were made with the
evident intention of deceiving the public in one of the most colos
sal steals in the history of the country. One man, William Crom
well, knows every detail of the distribution of the loot, and it is al
leged that every penny of the forty million dollars, the purchase
price, was paid through the banking house of Morgan & Co., while
Roosevelt says the money was paid direct to France.
These later developments in this scandal have caused a great
deal of discussion of this affair and the findings of the committee
which in all probability will be appointed by congress to investi
gate the alleged graft will be closely watched by the public.
Guns Ready to Fire on Dutch
Caracas, Ven., Dec. 11.—The dispute between Venezuela and
Holland has reached the breaking point, and hostilities are ex
pected to commence at anytime. The guns of the forts in this
city are all loaded and ready to fire in the event of the Dutch war
ships now in this locality making any demonstration of unfriertdli*
ness.
The quarrel between the two countries is one of long standing,
and is the result of a dispute about trade relations. _
“Black Hand”
Uses Dynamite
New York, Dec. 11.---Twenty persons were injured by the ex
plosion of a Black Hand bomb which wrecked a five-story tene;
ment house this morning. Ten of the sufferers are fatally injured
and will die. The house is owned by a rich Italian, and was
wrecked because of his refusal to submit to blackmail by the Black
Hand society,.
OUTLINE
OF XMAS
PROGRAM
Preparations by the committee in
harge of the A. B. Christmas tree,
ntertainment and dance to be given
>n Christmas eve., Dec. 24, are almost
iompleted; and the program which
hey have arranged is very creditable,
md is as follows:
)verture... Pask, Warner and Reynolds
Recitation.Mrs. J. F. Nellany
Jong...J. H. Satil
Recitation .C. A. Davidson
Jong.Billy Withrow
(Late of Haverly’s)
Recitation, Master Wallace Calderhead
Recitation.Master. Si Calderhead
Jong—Quartette
Mrs. Ives, Mrs. Morrison,
Mr. Saul-and Mr. Turnbull.
Recitation.Mrs. J. W. Ward
Jong.T. H. Turnbull
Monologue.Billy Withrow
(Late of Haverly’s)
Recitation.Mrs. F. A. Hall
Recitation.Frank Brennan
Jong.P. A. Rettig
Recitation.J. F. Nellany
Recitations’.
Misses Luella Ives and Bina Krough.
Thickets are now on saie at Morri
»on’s and Traeger’s in Hot Springs and
it Carter’s on Sullivan, and to judge
'rom the reports there will be a large
ittendance of people who desire to
mjoy themselves.
Pat Welch Has
Bad Accident
Paddy Welch, an old timer in the
jountry and one of the principal owners
if property on Eldorado creek, met
with a very serious accident on Sulli
ran last Wednesday. In some manner
le lost his balance and sat down on a
•harp stub of a tree which penetrated
:iis body for a considerable distance.
He immediately sent a telephone
lall for Dr. Conley, the Hot Springs
physician, and although the latter was
an Eureka creek, he hurriedly re
sponded to the call.
Mr. Welch was brought to the city
by dogtearaand is now at a hotel where
he is resting easy. It is thought that
he will soon be able to be out again as
well as ever.
Very Pleasant
Afternoon
Mrs. F. A. Hall and Mrs. R. C. Brown
entertaiued the ladies of the city last
Wednesday at the home of the former.
Fried chicken and sandwiches were
served and a very pleasant afternoon
was passed by those presant.
Mrs. W. Sam Clark carried away the
first prize in the game of states which
was played, while Mrs. R. W. Calder
dead won the second and Mrs. H. Hay
ner was given the consolation prize.
Big Drill is
Being Placed
Work on the erection of the big drill
owned by Jerome A. Chute has been
commenced and it will not be long un
til the big machine is sinking a deep
hole in search of water.
The drill is being placed at the junc
tion of American and Eureka creeks,
which is well towards the head of the
latter and is regarded as a likely place
to strike artesian water.
Roads Are Now
in Good Condition
The big fall of snow which occurred
in this section last Sunday night has
put the roads to all the surrounding
creeks in good condition, and as a re
sult the freighters are now hauling
much larger loads than has been possi
ble heretofore.
If the wind will hold off now until
after the snow is packed down the
roads will be in good condition for the
rest of the winter. In the meantime
all are taking advantage of the good
roads and large loads of freight are
daily leaving this city.
Deputy Marshal J. F. Drake made a,
trip to Sullivan creek this week on
official business. He was accompanied
by his wife and daughter.
Xl. Gaslaw was registered at the
Stanley House on Thursday.