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SEATTLE, Nov. 18.—The steamer
Alameda sailed from this port last
night, taking a number of miners
who will go to the Chisana diggings.
The passengers for Cordova are as
follows:
W. C. Underwood, Mrs. J. E.
Clark, Elizabeth and Virginia Fad
dis, Janies A. Nicolet, H. G. Ray,
Mrs. C. R. Byers, Charles Nursler.
Mrs. M. Brock, Fred Waidlich, F.
Schmitz, Charles Kitsman, John
Sundin, Carl Anderson, F. A. Douse,
N. F. Pickle and wife and four
second class.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—A defi
nite agreement has been made with
the several wings of the Senate
banking and currency committee to
submit their drafts of the currency
bill on Thursday next.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—Presi
dent Wilson won another signal
victory when the currency bill was
practically agreed uptn today. The
Senate committee has been wrestling
with the proposition for many weeks
past and while the bill finally is not
just what the President wanted it
is fairly satisfactory to him and has
received his approval. All the con
tested points have been agreed
upon and the bill will soon be re
ported to the Senate.
COLOGNE, Nov. 15.—The gov
ernment has instituted suit to col
lect the largest fine ever imposed in
Germany. The Schwarz Brothers at
Offenburg were sentenced to pay a
fine of $750,000 and given several
years in prison in addition on sev
eral convictions for smuggling
alcohol from Switzerland to avoid
duty. They are in jail but refuse
to pay the fine on the ground that
it is exhorbitant.
SARNIA, Ont., Nov. 13.—A life
boat upon which there was no name
was picked up last night at Port
Frank. It contained eight frozen
corpses, presumed victims of a re
cent storm.
PEKIN, Nov. 14.—The Chinese
parliament has been suspended. This
action was taken this morning by
vote of the joint session of the re
maining members of the two houses.
It was on November 4 that the
struggle between the Chinese parlia
ment and President Yuan Shi Kai
brought about drastic a'Tion by the •
president. Lengthy presidential
proclamations were issued at mid
night expelling the Kwo Ming Tang
party, numbering more than 300
members, from parliament.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 14.—
Quickly following the action of
the Senate yesterday, the House this
afternoon passed the bill relieving
the Nome miners and others from
doing assessment work this year on
Seward peninsula. The bill "was
introduced by Senator Pittman and
was a result of a recent appeal to
Congress by the miners of the
Nome district, urging that body to
pass an act to suspend the annual
assessment work on mining claims
in the district for the year 1913. It
is set forth in the appeal that the
past season has been a most disas
trous one in the Nome district.
Scarcity of water during the entire
summer has prevented the miners
from making cleanups and the out
put of the camp was only 50 per.
cent of what it would have been
under favorable conditions. The re
cent disaster at Nome has also de
prived many of the miners of their
places of residence, and also of their
winter outfits.
HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 14.—This
morning 3,000 trainmen and engine
men on the Atlantic division of the
Southern Pacific railroad went out
on a strike. The differences in
clude 67 grievances, that of wages
being among the number. If the
tie-up continues it will prove dis
astrous to the business interests of
this section of the country. Efforts
will be made to have both sides
agree to arbitrate their differences.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—The
bill introduced in the United States
Senate by Senator Pitman, provid
ing that the miners of the Seward
Peninsula shall be relieved from per
forming their assessment work for
the present year, passed the Senate
this afternoon. It is expected that
it will easily pass the House. The
relief is given because of the dam
age done by the recent storm around
Nome and where many of the miners
live.
NEW HAVEN. Nov. 15.—Yale, 3;
Princeton, 3. And that’s the tie
score that tells the story of one of
the best played games of bootbail
of the season. The interest through
out the contest was acute and every
play was eagerly watched and ap
plauded. The attendance this af
ternoon was exceptionally large.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 13.—The
! members of the Senate will present
! Miss Wilson with a weddng gift that
will consist of an elaborate silver
i service.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.—Prince
Alexis Karageorgeitch, a cousin of
King Peter of Servia, arrived last
night on his way to tae Pacific coast.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—Re
ports have been received here of a
destructive typhoon that swept the
Island of Guam. Many natives were
killed and fields were damaged.
GENEVA, Nov. 13.—The Society
of Public Utility for Women, which
demands that young women before
marriage shall submit to medical
I examination to prove that they are
physically fit, today has branches in
all the larger Swiss towns. Many
girls have already accepted the ad
vice of the society to become “certi
fied brides,” and it is hoped by the
organizers to interest the federal
authorities with a view of making
the system compulsory in the near
future.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 13.—The ef
fects of the recent severe blizzard
and storm are gradully giving w-ay
to normal conditions. Public utili
ties are gradually coming into ser
vice again and soon trains will be
running into the city. The public
school reopened this morning.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Nov. 13.—
There was a fatal accident this after
noon on the Georgia Central rail
road. While a passenger train was
passing near Clayton a trestle gave
way and the long train of coaches
was precipitated into a small can
yon. As a result 18 were killed and
200 injured. Many heart rending
scenes of distress were witnessed.
DETROIT, Nov. 13.—A compila
tion of the damage done by the
recent blizzard and storm reveals
that 11 vessels and 173 lives have
been lost along the Great Lakes.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—Stand
pat and Progressive leaders of the
Republican faith have been holding
frequent conferences with the idea
of bringing the two elements to
gether. The latest plan is to elimi
nate the old bosses and to bring
about harmony through new leaders
that will represent all differences of
both factions. Many favor the nom
ination of Justice Hughes, of New
York, for president, with either
Senator Cummings or Borah on the
ticket for vice president. It is be
lieved that with such a ticket and
a progressive platform that the Re
publican party could again secure
ascendancy.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12—Presi
dent Wilson is now busily engaged
in writing his annual message to be
delivered to Congress at the regu
lar session in December. He states
that it will deal largely with the
trusts.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.—In the
will of the late Charles Gates gen
erous provision is made for friends
and relatives, who receive bequests
to the amount of over $600,000.
He leaves $2,000,000 each to his
widow and mother.
LIMA, Feru, Nov. 12.—An earth
j quake in the mountain province of
Aymaiais has caused great destruc
tion. It destroyed ten towns and
killed several hundred. At the first
tremor the people flocked to the
hills and many thus escaped injury.
Houses crumbled and in many in
stances killed the occupants. There
were several recurrences of the
! earthquake, which was one of the
J worst ever experienced in this sec
I tion. This afternoon troops were
; dispatched to the quake district. It
is reported that 200 were killed at
Cuzco.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—Miss
Wilson has been presented with a
handsome gift by the members of
the House, in view of her approach
ing marriage. It is in the shape of
a pear and is a pendant of canary
diamonds. There are six half carats
surrounded by 85 smaller ones. This
is attached to a neck chain set with
small diamonds.
Barney Neibling, who is well
known at Nome, Chitina, Cordova
and Valdez, at all of which places
he has lived, recently started for
Seattle, but only got as far as
Juneau. He was stopped there on
a telegraphic order from U. S. Mar
shal Brenneman and will be brought
oack to Valdez on the first steamer.
Barney is charged with having sold
the interest of Edna Stevens in min
ing claims in the Slate creek dis
trict to W. L. Gilkey under a power
of attorney from the Stevens woman
but he. it is alleged, failed to pay
over the proceeds of the sale to
her. The case will be tried at the
next term of the diestrict court, at
which a grand jury sets, as Neibling
must first be indicted, if he has
committed any wrongful act.
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The term of court held at Valdez
by Judge Brown continued up until
today, when a special term, pre
sided over by Judge Jennings, com
menced. It is expected that this
will not continue much longer than
two weeks and that Judge Jennings’
will leave Valdez for Juneau about
December 5 on the Northwestern.
The Sunday Valdez Miner has the
following with reference to court
proceedings of last week:
The time of the district court
during the past week wa? princi
pally occupied with civil matters,
the case of greatest importance
being the case of Pedrin vs. Beatson
Copper Company, which was tried
on the 10th and 11th before a jury
and decided in favor of the plaintiff
for $4,000.
The ease of Maurice D. Leehy vs.
John E. Ballaine was set for trial
during the November term of court.
If possible, it will come up on
December loth.
The case of the United States vs.
Joseph Diggs, et al., is a civil suit
to recover on a bond for shortage
in the Cordova postoffice. The case
will be heard at the next Cordova
term of court. The criminal case
against Joseph Diggs was tried last
fall at Cordova and resulted in a
verdict of acquittal.
The re-trial in the case of Robert
Gottschalk vs. George Reinke, et al.,
to recover the value of one diamond
ring, has been set for the November
term, being the first jury trial after
the coming of Judge Jennings.
In the case of Chris Tjosevig vs.
W. Malvern, a labor lien on the
Chisana grop, the judge has taken
the matter under pdvisement.
The case of H. E. Ellis vs. The I
Gold Bluff Mining Co., was settled
out of court.
In the case of Alfred Benson vs.
Victor Olsen and the Katalla Com
pany, a suit over some cord wood,
was decided in favor of the defend
ants.
November 14th was taken up with
the case of the United States vs.
Oscar Beckman for the misappro
priation of some thirty-one dollars.
The case went to the jury at 4
o’clock on the 14th, and up to the
time of going to press they had not
reported.
Yesterday the court was busy
with the case of McDonald et al., vs.
Wesserling et al., endeavoring to
settle a boundary dispute.
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Dan McDonald, foreman of the
Orr Stage Company’s stations on the
Fairbanks trail, recently arrived at
the interior city, after a trip of in
spection. He states that part of the
trail is good for sledding and that
the conditions will rapidly improve
after more snow falls. At present
the stages are all running on the
cut-off from Delta to Sullivans, leav
ing out Richardson and McCarty al
together. The rigs are now all run
ning on a twelve-day schedule, ,t
being expected that fast schedule
will start about November 25th. As
reckoned by Mr. McDonald, the trip
to Chitina from Fairbanks by stage
will then take seven days, the night
stops to be at Munson’s, Sullivans,
Millers, Paxson’s, Sourdough, Cop
per Center and Chitina.
Mr. McDonald reports that all of
the well known old time roadhouses
along the trail are still open and
doing business, although there has
been a change of ownership in some
cases. The Nine-Mile house is the
first out of Fairbanks, the next stop
ping place being Bylers’ old stand at
the 18-mile post, now being run by
William Bergman. The 30-Mile
house is being conducted by John
Slogan, and Mrs. Munson is still
conducting the roadhouse and trad
ing post at Salcha. Fred Burgess is
at the Overland; “Dad” Martin at
Delta; Charles Miller at Spruce
creek; Jack Sullivan at Sullivans;
H. E. Gordon at Gordon's; Tom
Flannigan at Donnelly’s; P. Lasco
at Rapids; John Bauman at Millers;
Charles Cole at Yosts; Fred Nichols
at Paxson’s; Charles McCourt at
Our Home; Mrs. Yaeger at Sour
dough; Dick Windmiller at Opera
Grove; “Buck” Wyatt at Gulkanna;
“Doc” Laidlaw at Dry Creek; Archie
Brown at Tazelina; Ringwald Blix
at Copper Center; F. McQuarrie at
Copper Center; C. Bingham at Wil
low creek; G. Peterson at Wood
land; Jake Nefstedt at Lower Ton
sina and C. Bull at the Nine-Mile
house out of Chitina.
Why Not Invest?
I will sell you any lot in Chitina not already sold, up to
April 1st, 1912, for 100 per cent less than you can buy it 6
months from now.
The price of all lots has been reduced in order to give all a
chance. They run from $40 up to $1000.
The terms will be M cash, and the balance in sis, twelve and
eighteen months.
GEO. C. HAZELET,
Agent Chitina Townsite Company.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 17.—
The governor has made another ap
pointment to succeed the late U. S.
Senator Jonnston. The first ap
pointee, Representative Henry D.
Clayton, withdrew at the request of
President Wilson, after the attor
ney general had decided that an ap
pointment was not legal and that it
was necessary for the legislature to
elect.
SEATTLE, Nov. 14—The steamer .
Victoria is due to arrive shortly be
fore midnight today. She is bring
ing a big list of passengers from
Nome and is the last large steamer
to sail from Seward peninsula this
year. On her north bound trip she
took many supplies and goods for
the winter, reaching Nome on the
4th of November and sailing south
a couple of days later.
NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—The first
building ever erected around a
skeleton of steel, the forerunner of
the skyscrapers which are known to
day in almost every American city,
is to be torn down. The structure is
known as the Tower building, but
this has become a misnomer. When
it was erected in 1889 at No. 50
Broadway it was the marvel of the
city, being 11 stories in height. To
day within a stone’s throw of the
old structure there are buildings
from three to four times as high.
The Tower building is owned by
the Standard Oil Company.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—Senator
James A. O’Gorman is very angry
at a report that has gained circula
tion that he was trying to depose
boss Murphy. He made a public
denial that he and his law partner,
George Gordon Battle, would try to
reorganize Tammany with the idea
of eliminating Charles Murphy. He
says that he has not turned his ef
forts in that direction.
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