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NEW CASTLE, Colo., Dec. 18.—
Rescue parties hare succeeded in
recovering the bodies of 35 miners
who lost their lives in the Vulcan
mine when the explosion occurred
yesterday. There are 15 men miss
ing and it is now believed they are
all dead.
GUANTANAMO, Dec. IS.—The
battleship Ohio arrived from Med
iterraneon ports with, six cases of
smallpox and 20 cases of fever on
board. One of the-smallpox patients,
had died and was buried at sea. The
Kansas and Connecticut have ar
rived here but no cases of fever are
reported. The Ohio has been quar
antined and the men are not per
mitted shore leave. All will he
vaccinated.
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Dec. 19.—
Postmaster General Burleson's an
nual report has been received in the
-house. It declares for government
ownership of the telegraph and tele
phone systems of the country. The
report announces that the postal
service is now on a self-supporting
basis for the first time in 30 years.
I LYNCHBURG, Va., Dec. 19.—
George E. Johnson, 95 years of age,
died here yesterday. Deceased had
been a Mason for 73 years. He was
the oldest living member of the
order in America and will be buried
under the auspices of the order.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 19.—The j
Mexican Bankers’ Association held
a meeting here yesterday to con
sider the plan to have state bank
notes made legal tender throughout
the republic. The plan will be
submitted to President Huerta with
the request that he issue the neces
sary decree.
SEATTLE, Dec. 20.—First blood
was shed in the teamster’s strike in
this city early this morning. Three
staking teamsters attempted to
stop the team which Benjamin
Angel, a non-union man was driving.
Angel warned the men away, but
when they took hold of the horses
he drew a revolver and wounded all
three of the men.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 20.—Mar
tin W. Tarris, his wife and two
daughters, Louise and Ora, were
arrested yesterday following their j
indictment by a grand jury for mis-!
use of the mails. They conducted a ;
matrimonial bureau which the dis- j
trict attorney characterized as the j
biggest matrimonial bureau swindle
in the history of the country.
SEATTLE, Dec. 20.—Governor
Lister has pardoned former Chief of
Police Wappenstein and he is now a
free man but must not live in this
city, the scene of his former
activities.
Wappenstein owns a large farm
near Seattle and it was upon condi
tion that he would reside there and
not attempt to mix up in the poli
tics of the city that he was given
his freedom. It'was expected that
the governor would be subjected to
criticism for pardoning the grafter
but even Wappenstein’s enemies ap
pear to believe his punishment has
been sufficient.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23.—The in
ti ictmenst against Attorney Darrow
in connection with the bribery of
jurors in connection with the Mc
Namara dynamite trial, have been
dropped.
SEATTLE, Dec. 23. — Senator
Jones, of Washington state, has in
troduced a bill in Congress asking
for an appropriation of S60.000 for
aids to navigation along the Alaskan
coast this year.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 23.—
The administration’s currency meas
ure passed the Senate late on Friday
night by a vote of 54 to 34. It is
said the House will favorably con
sider the amendments attached to
the bill by the Senate and that the
measure will be signed by President
Wilson today.
Senator Owen has stated that the
measure as passed by the Senate
carries with it provision for at least
eight reseijve banks and that one of
them would be located at Seattle.
The Democrats are pleased that the
measure has been forced to a suc
cessful issue at this time as it was
feared that the anti-administration
senators would be able to delay it
in the upper House.
LONDON, Dec. 23. — Another
large shipment of arms consigned
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to the leaders of the Ulsterites has
been seized by the customs officials.
The government is fully alive to
the conditions of affairs in the
province which threatens to rebel it
home rule is granted Ireland.
The training of the troops, armed
with wooden guns, is of daily oc
currence but no action is taken by
the government unless some overt
act is committed. Sir Edward Car
son, the leader of the opposition to
the home rule bill in the British
parliament has declared that the
province will declare its independ
ence before bowing to the rule of
the other provinces.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 23.—
Senator John D. Works, of Califor
nia, has introduced a bill in the, sen
ate to repeal the Hetch-Hetehy bill
recently approved by Congress and
signed by President Wilson on Sat
urday last.
Senator Works in introducing the
measure stated that the bill had
been passed without full knowledge
of its workings and was creating a
monopoly of the water systems of
lower California.
MAYFIELD. Ky., Dee. 23.—The
case of Lucien Turk and May Cope
land on trial for murder in the
Graves county court is drawing to a
close. They are charged with the
murder of Hugh Atchinson at Bard
well last summer. The case was
brought to this county on a change >
of venue. The evidence against
the pair has been strong and it is j
believed they will be convicted.
SAN FRANCISCO. De. 23.—The
California State Railroad commis
sion has been reversed by the
supreme court of the United States
in a decision handed down Satur
day.
Some time ago action was brought
before the commission to compel the
Pacific Telephone Company to make
long distance connections with the
numerous small independent lines.
The commission decided that the
Pacific would have to place the use
of their lines at the service of the
subscribers of the independent com
panies or forfeit its charter to
operate in the state. The Pacific
company appealed from tne decision
of the commission and carried the
case to the supreme court which has
sustained their contention and re
versed the commission.
TULSA, Okla., Dec. 22.—Mrs.
Albert E. Patrick, wife of the New
York attorney who was pardoned
from Sing Sing, died here last Sat
urday. Her husband was sentenced
to death several years ago for mur
der and it was due to her loyalty
that he did not pay the penalty.
Several times he was given reprieves
on the day previous to that set for
his execution.
PARIS, Dec. 22.—Jack Johnson,
the heavyweight champion of the
world, and Jim Johnson, a Galveston
negro, fought a ten-round draw be
fore a club last night. It was a
rattling affair from the tap of the
gong and the Texas negro kept the
champion busy. Jack claims to have
broken a bone in his arm in one of
the first rounds which prevented him
from putting bis opponent out.
LONDON, Dec. 22.—Great Britain
will not be officially represented at
the Panama exposition at San Fran
cisco to mark the opening of the
Panama canal. The cabinet at its
session on Saturday turned down a
proposition introducd at the in
stance of Sir Thomas Lipton provid
ing for an appropriation for that
I purpose.
SEATTLE, Dee. 22.—The police
are mystified over a shooting affair
! which took place in this city Sat
j urday. N. W. Geddes, a wealthy
j farmer of Davenport Iowa, shot
: and it is believed fatally wounded
i Joseph Blaine, quartermaster of the
steamer Humboldt. He fired sev
| eral shots and one of the bullets
i wounded John R. Erickson, a sailor.
: Erickson will recover.
Geddes claims that Blaine has
been bothering him for 20 years and
that he could not longer tolerate his
indignities and decided to kill him.
He states that Blaine is not the
wounded man's right name but that
it is Blinn. The police have how
ever investigated and have learned
that a man named Blinn died at
Gulfport, Miss., some time ago. The
police are doubtful of Geddes’
sanity or believe that it is possibly
a case of mistaken identity.
LONDON, Dec. 22.—The interna
tional conference of delegates ap
pointed by various nations to con
sider uniform laws to provide safety
at sea, began their labors on Sat
urday. Twelve nations are repre
sented in the congress. The appoint
ment of the delegates to the confer
ence followed the destruction of the
Titanic which was wrecked at sea
causing the loss of more than 1,500
lives.
The delegates are considering life
saving appliances with which pass
enger steamers must be equipped.
The recommendations of the inter
national congress will be submitted
to the American congress in Janu
ary. The delegates have agreed on
the principle of life boat with which
steamers should be equipped.
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THREE WOMEN* AMONG
THOSE LEAVING TODAY
A party of five persons who ar
rived on the Alameda and have been
stopping at the Windsor left on the
train this morning for Chitina. They
were: Mrs. J. Horkenrath, Mrs.
Benson, Mr. and Mrs. Crocker and
C. Brodman. They are en route to
the Chisana.
Mr. Horkenrath and Mr. Benson
have been in the new camp for some
time and are now at McCarthy
awaiting the arrival of the party.
Two horses were brought from
Seattle as well as a big outfit as the
men have located claims on promis
ing creeks and will spend the win
ter deveoping the ground. They
will relay a portion of their outfit
and cache the remainder until later
in the spring when the days are
longer and the trails in the best
possible condition.
WILL OPERATE CLAIMS
WITH OUTSIDE CAPITAL
J. E. McGillivray, of Chisana, is
a guest at the Wrindsor. He has been
in the new camp for some time and
was fortunate in locating claims on
some of the most promising creeks.
He will leave on the Alameda for
his home in Bremerton where he
plans to finance the development and
operation of his ground on a big
scale.
CANADIAN MAIL SERVICE
TWO MONTHS BEHIND OURS
The first mail to leave Dawson for ‘
Donjek. Snag and Chisana by heavy
horse team got away December 5
with freight teams dispatched via
Black Hills. Scroggie, Stewart City'
so that mushers and freighters to
the Chisana diggings can go
through the canyon in absolute
safety.
A trail is being staked from the
upper end of the Nisina canyon to
Porphry Point, following the bars
of the river, thus avoiding channels
and all danger of accidents.
STRIKE OX THE XEBESXA
OXLY A SALTED BAR
In regard to the strike which was
reported on the Nebesna, it is said
that an old Italian salted a bar, and
on that account quite a stampede
started. Nothing was ever found,
however, and the fake was discov
ered by the few who investigated
the reported strike.
FOLLOWING FRIENDS ADVICE
IS HEADED FOR CHISANA
J. H. Madden and Henry Straiith
mann left on the train for Chitina
this morning. They will go to
Chisana. The former has been a
locomotive engineer for years in
Washington state and determined
to try his luck in the placers of
Alaska. He has friends in the new
camp who advised him to come as
they believe the diggings will prove
to be very extensive.
MANY CLAIMS BEING
STAKED AND RESTAKED
All of the ground staked by Billy
James has been jumped. Many
other claims have been staked and
restaked, until some of them are
claimed by as many as five different
owners. According to reports at
the diggings, James took out about
$28,000 for the season.
JOHNSON CITY BOASTS
POPULATION OF ABOUT 400
At Johnson City, which is at the
actual diggings, there are about 400
men, and the greater part of the
population is constantly on the
move. Many newcomers are arriv
ing at the diggings daily, and a num
ber equally as large are leaving in
all directions.
Harry Smith, of Fairbanks, writes
from Chisana, that he is working
on a tributary of Gardner creek, to
gether with three others, and they
have located a number of good pros
pects and have hopes of striking pay
after sinking to bedrock. Many of
the stampeders who were at John
son City have moved their outfits to
the Gardner creek locality and are j
prospecting the whole country for
miles around. j
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 *4 cash, and the balance in sir, twelve and
eighteen months.
GEO. C. HAZELET.
Agent Chitina Townsite Company.
and the White. Billy Williams left
Dawson about two weeks earlier
with mail on a single rig drawn by!
a Shetland pony, but this is the
first for the Chisana in the history
of that camp by heavy team. The
consignment amounts to about' 100
pounds.
ALAMEDA PILOT SENDS
MAN TO CHISANA
Captain Harry Bullene, pilot on
the steamer Alameda, has got an at
tack of the gold fever, and has pur
chased an interest in a claim in the
Chisana diggings. Not being able to
give up his very desirable position,
the captain has sent his brother, the
well known Thomas Bullene, to
represent him in the new camp.
STAKING TRAIL FROM
XIZIXA OX RIVHR BARS
E. W, Brooks, mining engineer
for the Rex Company, reports that
he believes the Xizina river will be
frozen within a week or ten days
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Bound for Johnson City, in the
Chisana country, Mrs. Albin Martin,
of Fairbanks, has left over the trail,
and after making the trip to Chitina
will go in by way of McCarthy. She
expects to meet her husband at the
terminus of the Copper River &
Northwestern railroad, and together
they will make the trip to the new
diggings with a dog team that Mrs.
Martin is taking from Fairbanks.
Albin Martin left Fairbanks for
the Chisana on the steamer Dusty
Diamond early in August, and when
the steamer turned back, he con
tinued the journey in a poling-boat.
In a letter to his wife, the stam
peder states that everything at the
new diggings is quiet, but that there
is considerable work under way and
many of the prospectors have hopes
of finding something this winter.
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