WILL MAKE BID FOR
TRAFFIC OF INTERIOR
. Cordova, Sept. 18.—The Copper River railway will be completed
*as far as the mouth of the Tiekel river by November, says M. J. Heney,
contractor in charge, who has just arrived from Seattle. Mr. Heney
was due in Cordova nearly a month ago, but was delayed by the sink
ing ol the steamship Ohio, on which he was a passenger. The extra
time he utilized in Seattle making plans for the continuation of the
work on the road this winter.
“I have been instructed to lose no time in pushing the road as far
as the mouth of the Chitina river,” said Mr. Heney today, ‘‘and I pro
pose to keep fully two thousand men at work all through the winter.
The road will be in operation all winter, and there will be no difficulty
in keeping it open, if the trains run regularly. This will be economy,
for the cost of opening the road in the spring is large. We intend to
make a bid for the traffic to the interior this winter. We can offer a
cheaper and far superior route from the coast to Copper Center, and the
rest of the trail is comparatively easy. There is no doubt that the en
tire traffic will be diverted in this way.”
A large cargo of supplies and material for tbe railway arrived with
Mr. Heney.
MAJOR J. F. A. STRONG
MAY RON FOR DELEGATE
Seattle. September 14.—Politicians from Alaska who are already here are
-unanimous for the re-election of Delegate Wickersliam of Alaska. Even his
political and personal enemies will support him, according to the sentiment
here.
Major J. F. A. Strong, of Katalla, proprietor of the defunct Katalla Herald
and a pioneer newspaper man of Alaska, will probably •e the Democratic can
didate next year, in opposition to Delegate Wickersham.
The only news feature of the above press dispatch is contained in
the second paragraph. It is generally conceded that Judge Wicker
sham will be his own successor and that his re-election will be for the
general good. Major Strong is a gentleman of fine character and splen
did ability, and has many friends who would regret to see him sacri
ficed. It would be good politics for the Democrats to hold him. in
reserve for a more available opportunity.
ABDUL HAMID
Oh. don't, you remember A. Hamid, Ben Bolt, sweet Abdul,
who wore a tin crown? His servants.would shake at the sound
of his voice, and tremble with fear at his frown; they have filed
him away in the cooler, Ben Bolt, the Young Turks have
camped ou his frame; his henchmen they hung to the beams of
a bridge, and sweet Abdul is out of the game. Oh, don’t you
remember the Yildiz Kiosk, the smoothest kiosk in the bunch?
It was there that he herded his wives by the gross, and handed
them garlic for lunch: they have taken his wives to the dump
ground, Ben Bolt, a wailing and lachrymose group; they gave
him eight hundred decrees of divorce, and sweet Abdul is deep
in the soup. Oh, don’t you remember the poison, Ben Bolt,
that we used when we wished to kill rats? Old Ab is afraid,
if he swallows his grub, he’ll get some of that’tween his slats;
he’s feeling all day at his headpiece, Ben Bolt, to see if it’s still
on his neck; in Turkey, they say, there’s the dawn of reform,
but Abdul’s reduced to a wreck.—Walt Mason.
PRELIMINARY WORK
FOR CENSUS TAKING
The actual work of taking the
census in Alaska will begin De
cember i, and will be finished by
the last of next March.
This is the calculation of W. A.
McKenzie, special census agent for
Alaska, whose headquarters have
been established at Fairbanks. Mr.
McKenzie is the directing head of
the census for all Alaska, although
he will confine his particular atten
tion to the Fourth judicial division.
He will employ 30 ceusus takers.
According to Fairbanks newspa
pers, the territory has been appor
tioned in quarters, with an assist
ant in charge of the work in each
of the other divisions, each assist
ant to employ about 30 men. The
assistants are: For the First divi
sion,including Southeastern Alaska,
A. N. Thompson; second division,
taking in Seward, Southern Alaska
and the Aleu'ian islands, Dr. J. H.
Romig; third- division, Western
and Northe.n Alaska, William T.
Lopp.
The census will cover several im
portant subjects. One of these is a
thorough and statistical report for
the territory, concerning deaths and
births. As complete a record as
possible of manufactories, agricul
ture, mining, schools, churches,
etc.; will be made.
Population, of a matter of course,
is the chief object. In connection
with agriculture, all livestock will
1 be noted. Aside from this, it is in*
j tended that all livestock, such as
horses and cattle in towns or com
munities, be canvassed, so to speak,
under a separate head.
As a result of the every-tenth
j year census a great fund of informa*
! tion is amassed concerning the
country.
j Mr. McKenzie comes direct from
the capital of the nation, where for
the past ten years he has been an
attache of the department of com
merce and labor, in the census
office. He was the regular office
appointee to the position of special
agent to Alaska for several years.
In the course ot the next six or
eight weeks he will organize his
working force for the Fourth divi
sion, and be prepared to take up
the big task ahead at the proper
time. _
THE PRESIDENT
AS A “PEDDLER”
Chicago, Sept. 17.—President Taft
addressed a large audience here last
night, and praised the labor unions for
their work in the cause of humanity.
He said lie would ask congress to enact
a law limiting the workings of the
present injunction law. He lays the
blame for much of the labor troubles
to the courts and to the present laws.
I which he says are unjust to the poor
man. _
Special Sunday Dinner at the Ken
tucky restaurant from G to 8 p.m.—
Mrs. M. E. Cooper, proprietor.
NOTICE.
Arctic Brewing Co.’s Beer
on tap at the Gibbon Bar.
I
GO TO THE
Golden North Cafe
While in Tanana for Good Meals
and Best Service.
MEALS AT ALL HOURS BEST GOODS OH MARKET
ED Y. LEE, PROP.
GO TO THE
YUKg$l SMLOON
For Fine Wines, Liquors anti Ciyars
Fool Tables, Bunks •
C. J. Smith, Prop: Horse Stables and Dog Kennels
INSURGENT SENATORS
NOT GOOD REPUBLICANS
Winona, Minn., Sept. 18.—Heedless of the fact that be was ad
dressing an audience the majority of whom were composed of support
ers and admirers ol Senator Nelson, President Taft in his address here
today boldly asserted that the insurgents who had voted against the
! Pavne tariff bill were not to be considered as good Republicans —that
they had deliberately abandoned their party. It was plain that this
part of the address did not “take” with the hearers, but the speaker re
fused to take note of the fact or to qualify his statement.
The rest of the address was enthusiastically applauded. When the
President stated that he personally favored free lumber and encouraged
! the senators from the Middle West in their fight for the abolishment of
j the duty on all kinds of lumber, he was interrupted frequently bydem
j onstrations from the crowd. He made it clear that the final rate upon
this commodity was forced by the unrelenting attitude of the senators
from the South and from the far Northwest, and that the compromise
which resulted was the best that could be effected at the time.
The President regarded the Payne tariff law as a victory for the re
visionists, despite much loose talk to the contrary. The rates were
loweied on a far greater valuation of commodities than they were raised,
There was one defeat, and only one, for the revisionists, and that was
; the schedule on wool. The rates in this schedule are now unjustly
| high, and are a burden upon the poor, who will be compelled to pay
i more for their woofer, clothes than under the Dingley law. With the
] exception or this commodity, the tariff law was the very best, the Pres
i ident declared, which had ever been passed by a United States congress.
C. K. SNOW
CENSUS TAKER
C. K. Snow, the well-known winter
. mail carrier who was on the down
; river run last winter and who has been
acting as guard at the federal jail at
Nulato during the summer, has been
appointed census enumerator for Nu
lato district by Assistant Commissioner
i William T. Lopp.
Mr. Snow is distributing dog feed
and other supplies preparatory to the
real work of his office, which will
commence December 1. His experi
ence as a rausher and familiarity with
the conditions in the district render
him a very tit man for tiie important
work to which he lias been assigned.
S MAKES FLIGHT RECORD
The world’s record for length of
flight in an aeroplane was taken
from Wilbur Wright on August 7
in France, when Roger Sommer, in
his Farman biplane, staid in the
air 2 hours, 27 minutes and 15 sec
onds. Wright’s previous record
was 2 hours 20 minutes and 57 sec
onds, made at Le Mans last De
cember. _
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| lUU ilnlL a high-grade Watch,
Souvenir Jewelry or your eyes exam
! ined by Lynn Smith. Don’t fail to get
your watch put in order before winter,
either. Everything guaranteed.
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MIKE BARTLETT
GOMMITS SUICIDE
Seattle, Aug. 28. — Michael
Bartlett, a railroad grader, com
mitted suicide at Little Rock,
near Olympia, Thursday night by
cutting his throat. He had been
drinking heavily. Bartlett shot
and killed his wife in this city six
years ago iu a most cold-blooded
manner, but was acquitted on the
ground of insanity.
WHICH ?
Smith was working in his yard,
Pushing his lawn mower hard,
Brown, who happened then to pass.
Asked: “Well, out to cut your grass?”
i “No,” said Smith,“I’m herding whales
In tho midst of arctic gales.”
Brown walked on, and shook his head,
.Musing over what Smith had sain.
Smith went in a barber shop
Having his hair trimmed on top;
Jones came in with jaunty air,
Asked; “They’re clipping ofT your
hair?”
“No,” said Smith,“we’remaking brick,
Also weaving candle wick.”
Jones walked very softly out,
With his mind quite full of doubt.
Smith was riding on a car,
Fretting at tho jolt and jar.
Black got on, and asked beside:
“Out to take a little ride?”
“No,” growled Smith, “I’m climbing
trees
To enjoy the evening breeze.”
Black got off, and tapped his brow,
Thinking Smith was dotty now.
Smith was lunching in a place
Where the busy waiters race.
White came in from the street,
Asked: "Do you come here to eat?”
“No,” said Smith, “I'm here to sing
Joyous lyrics of the spring.”
White walked solemnly away,
And was serious all day.
Brown and Jones and Black and Whlto
Met together that same night
And took steps to put poor Smith
Where he need not suffer with
The delusions that he had—
All four of his friends were sad.
But consider it, I pray—
Who was foolish? Ho or they?
—Wilbur I). Nesbit, in Chicago Post.
HEI6HT RECORDS BROKEN
Tieut. Mina, of the Italian army,
with Mario Placeuzo as his com
panion, claims to have ascended in
his spherical balloon Albatross on
August io to a height of 11,800
meters, or 37,714 feet. The aero
nauts took along a supply of oxy
gen to aid their breathing and ex
perienced a temperature of 24 de
grees below zero. The previous
world’s record was made by Cox
well and Giaisher in 1862.
Walter Brain Weds
Walter G. Brain, who last winter
drove the mail stage on the Hot
Springs-Fairbanks route, was mar
ried in Fairbanks on September 17
to Miss Emma Bell Johnston, form
erly of Nome. Mr. Brain is tjow
the agent for the T. V, railway at
Ridgetop.