TANGIER, Dec. 8.—According to
advices received here, Mulay Hafid,
ex-Sultan of Morrocco, has been
married for the fortieth time while
on a pilgrimmage to Mecca. While
on the throne of Morrocco, the Sul
tan had an average of seven or
eight weddings a year.
MILAN, Italy, Dec. 8.—Italy
opened near here its first agricul
tural college for women. The cur
riculum includes courses in the
natural sciences of agriculture,
rural accounting, fruit, bee, flower,
and vegetable raising, dairying and
domestic science. Applications are
already on file by employers for all
of the students who can possibly
complete the courses during the
coming year.
DETROIT, Dec. 5.—Charles B.
Warren, member of the Republican
National committee from Michigan,
and chairman of the legal com
mittee appointed by the executive
committee, has been looking into
the legal aspect of a reorganization
of party methods. He has reached
the conclusion that the national
committee has no authority to
change the basis of representation
or voting in the national convention.
He says that delegates must be
chosen according to the laws of the
various states represented instead of
according to the discretion of the
committee. As the executive com
mittee is to meet at Washington this
month the decision of Mr. Warren
is expected to have considerable
bearing on the action to be taken.
DENVER, Dec. 5.—The heaviest
snow storm and blizzard that has
been experienced this winter raged
yesterday with disastrous effect.
There is snow everywhere and prac
tically all traffic is suspended. Trol
ley cars went out of operation, tele
phone and telegraph lines are down
and many of the railroad trains have
been abandoned. Over two feet of
snow fell, which drifted to consider
able extent in many places. It is
hoped that by tomorrow there will
be a partial resumption of traffic.
John J. Reagan, formerly assist
ant district attorney at Nome, and
John T. Reed, formerly court clerk
of the district court for the Second
D'vision of Alaska, serving under
three successive judges, have
opened a law office at Juneau. They
originally started for the Chisana
but Juneau looked good to them and
they decided to locate. They have
a large acquaintance throughout
Alaska.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—Repre
sentative Humphrey, of Washington
state, made a strong plea this morn
ing before the secretary of commerce
that the Alaska fur sales be held at
Seattle in the future. They have
been recently sold at St. Louis and
he believes that it would be a matter
of great convenience if the govern
ment would sell its furs at the port
to which they are first shipped from
the north.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Thirty
eight gold dredges were operated in
Alaska in 1912, compared with 27
in 1911, according to the United
States Geological Survey. In addi
tion to these, a dozen or more were
in various stages of construction. It
is estimated that these dredges
handled between 3,200,000 and
3,600,000 cubic yards of material,
recovering gold to the value of about
$2,200,000.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5.—The
Republic of Honduras is the first of
the foreign nations to erect its
building at the Panama-Pacific Inter
national Exposition at San Fran
cisco. Thus far 29 foreign powers
have announced to the department of
state their intention to participate
in the exposition. The Honduras
pavilion is now under roof and the
stucco covering is nearly all in
place.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—The Na
tional Rivers and Harbors Congress
is now holding an important and well
I attended session in this city. The
l\ membership of this organization in
cluded commercial, manufacturing
and kindred organizations, waterway
improvement associations, etc., which
favor the annual appropriation of
$50,000,000 for the improvement of
rivers and harbors of the country.
At an election this morning, Clar
ence Yandell, secretary of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce was elected
a member of the board of directors.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—There has
been another prominent deflection
from the Progressive ranks. Joseph
E. Pendergast, one of the founders
of the party announced this morning
that he had withdrawn from further
affiliation with the bull moose. He
does not state what political course
he will pursue. Formerly he was
one of Teddy’s strongest lieutenants,
but it is said that he has declared
that the party has already outlived
its usefulness.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5—Repre
sentative John L. Burnett, of Ala
bama, chairman of the committee on
immigration and naturalization, re
introduced his bill providing for an
illiteracy test. This bill formerly
passed both houses of Congress but
was vetoed by President Taft. He
believes that if it is again passed
that President Wilson could be in
duced to sign it.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—While
President Wilson is receiving the
grateful thanks of all friends of
Alaska, he is receiving quite a little
private ‘ cussing” upon the part of
the suffragettes. The National con
vention which is in session in this
city had hoped that the President
would make favorable mention in
his message of the suffragette
cause. This he failed to do. As a
result a resolution was passed in the
convention this morning assailing
the President for his failure to
strengthen the fight of women who
are but seeking “justice.”
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. — The
Progressive leaders are very much
aggrieved because they see one of
their strongest pillars taken from
under them. During a debate in
the Senate today Senator Cummings
of Iowa and Senator Bristow of Kan
sas both took occasion to charge
President Wilson with having ap
propriated the Progressive policy of
a direct Presidential primary. They
didn’t seem at all glad because of
their convert.
JUAREZ, Dec. 4.—There is great
jubilation in the ranks of the Con
stitutionalists. This morning a com
missioner arrived, sent by seven
generals of the regular Mexican
army. They notified General Villa
that they are ready to surrender.
Recent battles in northern Mexico
have been disastrous to the federals.
PLUM COULE, Manitoba, Dec. 4.
Last evening a lone bandit held up
the Bank of Montreal at this place
and shot and killed Manager
Arnold. He then helped himself to
all the available cash, which
amounted to about $10,000. The
vault was locked. The bandit made
his escape before the shooting at
tracted people who were in that
neighborhood.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Cordial
relations have again been estab
lished between the United States and
Spain. This was evidence yester
day, wheti the President received
Ambassador Senor Don Juan Riano
y Gayangos.
SEATTLE, Dec. 3.— Yesterday
afternoon the schooner Bender
Brothers, which was tied up at one
of the piers, was destroyed by fire.
Some gasoline exploded and soon the
vessel was a mass of flames. She
burned so quickly that before as
sistance could be rendered she was
practically destroyed. No lives were,
lost and none were injured. The
schooner recently returned from the
Arctic and Nome, having spent many
summers in Northern waters.
PUEBLO, Dec. 3.—The federal
grand jury, which has been investi
gating the recent strike among the
coal miners in Colorado, yesterday
l afternoon returned 25 indictments.
They were all against the national
and state officers of the United
Mine Workers. It is alleged that
these men incited the strikers to
deeds of violence, as a result of
which many were injured and a
number of lives were lost.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3.—The faculty
of th/e University of Chicago are
very much concerned over the safety
of Explorer Lefflngwell, who accom
panied the Stefansson expedition to
the Arctic last summer. Efforts will
be made to learn his fate as it is re
ported as very probable that most of
the party has been lost. It is feared
that the steamer Karluk has been
crushed in the Ice and that the
party aboard her have not been able
to reach a place of safety.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—One of |
the youngest, yet most widely ex
perienced men in the United States
Senate is Key Pittman of Nevada.
During the gold rush days of Alaska
Pittman was a struggling young
lawyer in Nome. He had a tiny
office on the main thoroughfare and
consequently many of his clients
were of the type that usually inhabit
a mining camp. Rent was high,
provisions were higher and Pittman
was taking all cases that came his
way. Among other necessities of
life well nigh prohibitive, was coal,
selling at $10 a sack. An old friend
of the Alaska days dropped into the
senator’s office the other day. Here
is one of the tales that came to
light:
Pittman had won a score of cases
during the winter for clients in
whose innocence even he had little
confidence. Among the most fre
quent of clients was “Big Red” a
hanger-on at a prominent gambling
emporium. One day a man, who is
now well known as an author rushed
into the tiny office.
“They’ve got Big Red,” he shout
ed. “What’s he charged with,” de
manded Pittman. “Stealing ten
sacks of coal,” was the reply. “That’s
grand larceny,” said Pittman. “Is
he guilty?” “Oh hell,” remarked the
inquirer.
“Can you prove he’s not guilty,”
amended Pittman. “Sure, we can
prove it,” decisively. “How many
witnesses have you got?” “Well how
many do you want?” “All I can
get,” said Pittman. “But look here,”
he added, on second thought, “I’ve
been defending you fellows all win
ter and haven’t seen a cent yet,
I’m through. You’ll have to come
through. Kick in with something
or I won’t take the case.”
“Well,” said the nonplussed ap
plicant. “We haven’t got any money
but we’ll give you half the coal. ’
Whether Pittman took the case his
tory sayeth not.
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John Howe Cobb, secretary of the
Juneau Democratic club, and well
known in Cordova has declared his
candidacy for United States attor
ney to succeed John Rustgard, Re
publican, who is slated for the
political axe of Attorney General
McReynolds.
Mr. Cobb will immediately file his
name at Washington, along with
those of Newark L. Burton and
United States Commissioner J. B.
Marshall of Juneau, both of whom
are in the race. Charles H. Cos
grove, Ketchikan politician and
lawyer, has also been mentioned for
the place.
The Fairbanks Times says that in
order to impress upon President
Wilson the agricultural possibilities
of the Tanana valley, Harry Han
ford, an energetic farmer of Fair
banks, is sending five pounds of
native potatoes to President Wilson
for his Christmas dinner. To assure
nimself that they will not be re
ceived by some person in Washing
ton who will convert them to his
own use, the farmer is sending them
to Delegate Wtfckersham with a re
quest that he deliver them to the
White House.
Each year at Thanksgiving and
Christmas time the presidential re
past consists of produce grown in
almost every section of the United
States, but this will be the first year
in which Interior Alaska will be
represented. The turkey for the
White House Christmas dinner usu
ally comes from a farm in Connecti
cut, the owner of which has had the
distinction of furnishing a choice
bird for the past three decades.
The Eagles at Fairbanks held a
big dance on Thanksgiving night,
but they did not permit “ragging.”
A resolution had been previously
passed by the aerie that this form
of dancing would be prohibited at
any function of the lodge.
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When the Alaska Medical Board
goes into session the second week
in January it will examine the ap
plications of four or five applicants
who have filed with the board.
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Judge Thomas R. Lyons, formerly
judge of the district court for the
First division, has become asso
ciated with Ira D. Orton, formerly
of Nome and counsel for the Pio
neer Mining Company. They have
offices in the Alaska building,
Seattle.
The Alaska-Pacific Railway &
Terminal Co., of Katalla, has been
placed in the hands of a receiver by
order of the district court for the
Third Judicial Division. The re
ceiver is Robert D. Gray, of Katalla.
The liabilities are said to be about
$300,000. This railroad company
was organized in 1906 by Dr. M. W.
Brunner of Seattle, and a number
of Pennsylvania capitalists for the
purpose of building a railroad from
Martin Point near Katalla, to the
Bering river coal fields. About
three miles of road bed were com
pleted, and a mile or so of track
laid, a sawmill was erected as well
as a dock and other improvements.
It is not thought that the properfv
of the company will go very far
toward paying off the indebtedness.
Why Not Invest?
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I will sell you any lot in Chitina not already sold, up to
April 1st, 1913, 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 % cash, and the balance in six, twelve and
eighteen months.
GEO. C. HAZELET,
Agent Chitina Townsite Company.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The Na
tonal Suffrage convention, which
was recently in session here passed
resolutions condemning President
Wilson for not favorably referring
in his message to Congress on the
woman’s suffrage question. He had
been waited upon by a delegation
and they evidently considered that
the President would take this action.
Yesterday another delegation waited
upon the President and requested
that he send a special message to
Congress, urging woman’s suffrage.
He denied their request.
FORT WORTH, Dec. 9.—The dis
aster from floods in the section of
Texas that was inundated for sev
eral days, is even greater than was
at first reported. Over 6,000 per
sons have been drowned, while the
property damage will run into the
millions. In the neighborhood of
Bryan 2,000 negroes lost their lives.
FAIRBANKS, Dec. 6.—The case
of “Moose John” Wigger went to the
jury yesterday morning. After being
out an hour a verdict of “not guilty”
was returned.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 9.—The death of
Montgomery Ward occurred at his
home this morning. His name is
familiar to most households
throughout the country, because of
the catalogue buisness his firm did.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—The Hay
bill providing for an increase in the
army, which has been before the
House for some time was finally
passed yesterday.
CALUMET, Dec. 9.—A fierce at
tack was made this morning by some
striking miners on the imported
miners who had been employed and
were about to go to work. As a
result guns were used and four of.
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