VOLUME 2
CHITINA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1911.
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NEWS OFWORLD
Washington, Nov. 23.—The Presi
dent has fully recovered from his
recent cold and was again attending
to business this morning as usual.
Mexico City, Nov. 23.—President
Madero has now positive information
that Emilio Vasques Gomez, General
Reyes and Emelio Zapata have join
ed together to foster a conspiracy tc
overthrow the government.
London, Nov, 23.—Mrs. Pithick
Lawrence, who was one of the ex
treme leaders in the recent suffra
gette riots, was sentenced to one
month’s imprisonment. She declared
that she is only too glad to go to
jail in the interest of her noble
cause.
London, Nov. 23.—A great ex
citement has been caused in court
circles over the disgrace of Rev.
Frederick Percival Farrar, private
chaplain to the King. He has been
dismissed from his official position
and is supposed to have fled from
England.
Washington, Nov. 23.—Chief Jus
tice White has declined to grant a
stay in the trial of the individual
members of the Chicago meat trust.
He referred the attorneys in the case
to the entire bench, declaring that
the question was too big for one
person to pass upon.
Washington Nov. 23.—President
Taft has announced that he will
give a dinner to the members of
the Republican National Committee
on the evening of Dec. 11. The
committee will hold their meeting
the following day and fix the time
and place for holding the next Re
publican National Convention, and
also agreeing upon the ratio of rep
resentation from the different states.
Paris, Nov. 23.—It was a horrible
accident this morning that resulted
in the death of eighty men, women
and children. As a train of passen
ger coaches was going at a high rate
of speed the engine jumped the track
■while crossing the Thouet river and
plunged into the deep water below.
The scene that resulted was terrible
to contemplate.
Washington Nov. 23.—Daniel T.
Wright, assistant justice or the sup
reme court of the District of Colum
bia, rendered a scathing decision this
morning when he refused to dis
miss the contempt proceedings
against labor leaders Samuel Gomp
ers and John Mitchell.
Tien Tsin, Nov. 23.—Reports come
of many additional massacres. The
latest is that Dr. Tegendre and sev
eral other French missionaries were
killed at Ning Yuan Fu.
Washington, Nov. 23.—The war
department has made public its
estimates for continuing the river
and harbor improvements through
the fiscal year ending June 30,
1913. The aggregate amount is
$29,628,698.
Seattlle Nov. 23.—A gigantic con
spiracy in a business way is supposed
to have been unearthed in connec
tion with a big mercantile firm here.
Sylvester Bros. & Co., wholesale
grocers, have realized for some time
past that peculations were going on.
They employed detectives in the
case with the result that several
have been indicted for larceny, the
amount stated being 315,000. al
though it is supposed to be much
larger. The men suspected were
placed under arrest and are Harry
Burnbridge, shipping clerk, four oth
er clerks and twelve outsiders.
Washington Nov. 23.—The Na
tional Waterway Commission is now
in session practically all the mem
bers being present. The latest to
arrive was former Senator S. H.
Piles, of Seattle. The first hearing
was held yesterday and they will
be continued for some days.
The commission was created by
Congress to make a complete in
vestigation of waterway projects both
authorized and in contemplation, ir
rigation schemes, water power pos
sibilities and every other phase of
the question coming before Con
Brest*, imj memuersnip oi me com
mission, which was made permanent
is: Senators Theodore E. Burton, of
Ohio; Jacob H. Gallagher, New
Hampshire; S. H. Piles, Washington;
William Alden Smith, Michigan; F.
M. Simmons. North Carolina; James
F. Clark, Arkansas; William Lori
jner Illinois; Representatives D. S.
Alexander, New York; Frederick
Stevens, Minnesota; Irving P. Wag
ner Pennsylvania; Stephen I. Park
man, Flolrida; John A, Moon, Ten
nessee.
In the last session of the com
mission Senator Piles purposes to
make a fight for recognition of Im
portant harbor improvement planB
for northwestern ports. The success
of his fight will depend largely up
on the scope of the commission’s re
port.
New York, Nov. 23.—The latest
wireless Information states that the
passengers on the wrecked steamer
Joachin have been taken aboard the
steamer Spuranca, bound for Nassau.
They were all saved and are now In
good spirits over their safe deliv
ery. ____
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REGULATE
Washington, Nov. 24.—This morn
ing before the National Waterway
Commission Secretary of the Interior
Fisher made an address. He gave as
nis opinion that combinations of capi
tal and big operators must be rec
ognized as essential factors in the
future development of the various
water powers in this country. He
believes that the government should
give aid to many meritorous projects
and encourage their development,
but that the government should
continue to regulate their control.
SAYS GOVERNMENT OWNMP SOOAUSM
Delegate Wickershatn came In on
the Thursday morning stage and a
few minutes after his arrival received
the local editor in his rooms at the
Hotel Chitina. Mr. Wickersham was
somewhat reticent as to his future
policy saying that he was going
back to Washington to continue his
fignt for the people and intimated
that he would continue to oppose
anything that the Taft administra
tion proposed, no matter what it was,
since the President had, in his es
timation blocked the most desirable
legislation fir Alaska. He carried
with him photographs of the coal
Fields near Fairbanks and a copy of
his bill for a territorial form of gov
srnment and denied that the laws
passed by a territorial legislature
jnder that bill would have to be rat
ified by Congress. He said if he
tould secure the passage of this
measure it would be easy to change
t at some future time but did not
nake it plain just why it should not
)e passed in proper form to begin
with.
He said that he had come over
he entire Chitina-Fairbanks trail
and had something to say to Con
! gress on the misappropriation of
funds and the ineompetency display
ed in the entire work. He contend
' ed that the good roads movement,
as advocated by certain Fairbanks
paper and the Cordova Alaskan, as
well as the Leader, was only a polit
ical move to discredit him in the
eyes of the people and cover up the
graft that has been going on by a
! lot of incompetent individuals at
Valdez, the chief of whom was Col.
Richardson. In his opinion there
will be no successful road building
until a radical change is had, or in
other words, according to his own
ideas. He says ho is Just as strong
ly opposed to the policy of the gov
ernment as lie was last summer but
that he rather enjoys the fight. He
still persists that the Guggenheims
want to control and even own the
country, and that the plan of gov
ernment ownership is socialism pure
and simple.
Judge Wiekersham intimated that
ne will be a candidate for re-election
next fall and expects to be return
ed upon the glov. ing record he has
made in his glorious figut for the
“peepul.
Hon. James Wickersham, dele
gate to Congress from Alaska, ar
rived in Cordova on the train last
evening. He left Fairbanks on Mon
day, the thirteenth, by stage, and
reached Chitlna on Thursday nton.
He states that he will remain here
until the arrival of tne steamer Ala
meda, and will depart on her likely
next Wednesday morning for the
westward, seeing his friends at Val
dez and Seward between stops and
returning on the Alameda, going tc
■-eattle, and there taking the train
for Washington to attend the ses
sions of Congress.
(MINA HAPPENINGS DURING PAST WEEK
A. H. Shultz, formerly in the mer
cantile business in Fairbanks, came
through on the stage on his way to
Los Angeles where he will spend the
winter. ,
Chas. McCourt and D. H. McGee
of the Home roadhouse are in town
trading with the merchants.
Considerable complaint is being
made because of the delay in re
ceiving second class mail in Chitina
as much of this matter has been held
up in Cordova by some sort of gov
ernment red tape. There cannot pos
sibly be any good reason for this
in Chitina as the trains could easily
handle all the mail that is destined
to this point. This matter will
doubtless be straightened out now as
beginning this week we will have
three instead of two trains a week
as formerly.
Emile Larson, who has been work
ing at tne Mother Lode mine is in
town for the winter.
Mrs. Burrows who has been quite
sick is on duty again at the Chitina
laundry
H. A. Snow an agent of the for
estry reserve passeu throug- Chitina
for the outside on the last train. Ac
companying him was W. H. Thorn,
a government surveyor.
Chester Hull of the Chitina Trad
ing company lias purchased as fine a
collection of marten skins as ever
came to Chitina. The furs came
from tue vicinity of Copper Center
and are remarkably matched Tor
size and color. The fur industry in
this section, while not large is quite
an item when taken as a whole and
will bring considerable revenue to
those wno take the trouble to trap.
The enterprising Louis Bregenze
has placed on sale at his market a
choice lot of chickens, turkeys and
geese besides fresh fish and oysters
and at prices so reasonable consid
ering tue great distance they must
be shipped that many Chitina resi
dents are enjoying a feast of good
things.
Miss Morris MitCuell, of Fairbanks,
arrived on the stage Sunday enroute
to her old home in North Dakota.
James Heney, a foreman In the
tunnel sustained severe bruises one
night last week by the overturning
of a dirt car which caught him in
the ribs.
The many friends of H. E. El
liott will be pleased to learn that he
was not indicted by the grand jury
for his part m an alleged cutting
scrape here last spring.
Another batch of subpoenas was
served upon Chitina residents to ap
pear before the grand jury in Cor
dova Saturday morning. The exact
nature of the matter before that
body is of course a mystery but
the general impression is that there
will be nothing of importance trans
pire. Chitina is generally a peaceful
town and a great deal of the suppos
ed trouble is more or less imagin
ary, Would it not be a good plan
to let well enough alone and not
keep the pot forever boiling.
Barney Clement who recently sev
ered his connection with the Log
Cabin restaurant is now behind the
bar at tne Log Cabin saiooi*
A fire on the roof of the McCutch
eon cabin on the Heights Fridaj
night came very nearly being serious
as several other cabins would un
doubtedly -ave been destroj’ed had
the fire not speedily been gotten un
der contorl. As it was only the root
was damaged and some of the con
tents of the cabin ruined by the fire
and water. The neighbors respond
ed promptly and rendered valuable
assistance
Nels Tjosevig. who has been in a
precarious condition in the leal hos
pital for the past ten days is stead
ily improving and will soon be cir
culating among his many friends.
Mrs. Joan Gage will open up a
stock of ladies and children's fur
nishings goods in the srown build
ing on First street. This will sup
ply an actual need in Cliitina as the
general stores have never pretended
to cater to this class of trade.
A1 Church returned to Kenneeott
last week after having attended court
at ooruovfc. He reports business
rionrlsning at his store in Kenneeott
Shorty Gwinn is out with a load of
merchandise to Copper Center.
rat Murphy of the Kotsina is In
town tins wees.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Cloninger re
turned from Cordova where they
went to attend court. They report
the metropolis as being extremely
lively.
Many rabbits are being brought in
by the local trappers since the recent
snow. They report more rabbits
this year than any since 1907.
The continued snowfall has nearly
spoiled all prospect for good skating
the remainder ui the season.
Bonanza mines are now ship
ping an average of three cars of ore
daily.
A valuable strike of tin is report
ed front near mile 160. It has been
known that tin deposits of immense
size existed in that region but ef
forts to definitely locate it have fail
ed until recently.
George Blouen who Is building an
addition to tue __
place fell from th. scaffolding Mon
(lay night and sustained a broken
leg and other minor injuries. Ur.
Thom reduced the fracture and Mr.
Blouen is getting along as well as
could be expected. He had a very
narrow escape as it was for he fell
several feet and struck among a pile
of lumber.
On this side of the range a heavy
snow has fallen and the trails are
getting in good shape but beyond
the range very little snow is re
ported and wagons are yet being
used on the stage line.
A wedding of interest to Chitina
residents was celebrated very quiet
ly in Seattle on October 18, when
Mr. C, F. Monte Cole, of Chitina
was married to Miss May Patterson,
of Aukland, New Zealand. The
ceremony was performed at the Trin
ity Church by the Rev. Herbert
Gowan. Mr. Cole is well known In
and around Chitina, having recently
been the mail carrier in the Nizina.
He was also identified with various
vuvv at u:ue 1 uu LA/iuiV
the opening up of Chitina.
SOON DECLARE
San Fransiscoj Nov. 24.—A cable
received here by the Chinese Free
Press states that Wu Ching Fang and
other leaders are preparing a proc
lamation asking other nations to rec
ognize China as a republic. These
men have absolute confidence in
the ultimate success of their cause.
Shanghai Nov. 24.—The German
gunboat Otter rescued 180 foreign
ers who were upon the upper Yang
tse Kiang, and took them to places
of safety..
Tripoli, Nov. 22.—From five Ital
ian biplanes bombs were dropped in
to Turkish camps, killing twenty sol
diers.
MAIL ENT
Commencing on Saturday, Nov. 25, the Copper River &
Northwestern railway will again run three trains each week
from Cordova to Chitiua and return. Trains will leave Cor
dova at 9 o’clock in the morning on Mondays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, reaching Chitina late in the afternnoons. On the
return the trains will leave Chitina at 8 o’clock on the morn
ings of Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, reaching Cordova about
4 p. m.
This change will be inaugurated because of a difference in
the mail service- Since the early part of October the mail to
Fairbanks and interior points, as per contract with the gov
ernment was to leave Cordova on Monday and Thursday morn
ings. And about 800 pounds could be carried on each trip.
But commencing on November 23 the contract calls for three
trips per week and 1(500 pounds to be carried on each trip.
The stage line running between Fairbanks and Chitinti will
also be affected and hereafter will make three trips per week
each way, leaving Chitina early in the mornings of Tuesday,
Friday and Sunday.
By reason of the limited quantity of mail taken in early
in the season great quantities accumulalte in the Cordova post
office- At present there are tons of it, all second-class, as the
first-class mail is always sent through. Instead of taking 1,(500
pounds per week as in the past 4,800 pounds will now be dis
patched, This mail is for Chitina, the Copper River mining
country, Fairbanks, Nome and all other interior points.
BtfORE HAW6HG COIBSStS Wilt WW
Richmond, Nov. 24.—This morning at 7 :23 o’clock Henry
Clay Beattie was hanged. Almost until the end he retained his
fortitude. It was not known until after his death that during
the early morning hours he had given a signed statement to
Rev. J. J. Fix, his pastor, in which he confessed his guilt of the
charge upon which lie was convicted. A great number of peo
ple through the South have always professed a strong belief
in his innocence and repeated efforts were made to save him
from the hangman’s noose.
Beattie was convicted in the Chesterfield county court
house on September 8 of the murder of his young wife when
they were out driving- An appeal was taken to the supreme
court of Virginia, which on Nov. 13 was refused by Chief Jus
tice Keith. An appeal was then made to the Governor to re
prieve the prisoner. This he declined to do a few days ago and
the hanging followed on the day originally set for the exe
cution.
Atlanta, Nov. 24.—Before the
American Federation of Labor con
vention a resolution was adopted re
questing all salaried officers to give
a wee.t’s pay to swell the fund that
is being raised for the defense of
the indicted McNamaras. The res
olution to appropriate $f>0 000 from
the treasury of the organization did
not meet with favor.
Subscribe for the Leader.
NO HANGINGS IN
mam
Salem, Nov. 24.—Governor West
has announced that hereafter while
he is the chief executive of Oregon,
there will be no more hangings in
this state. He will commute ail life
sentences.
Let us do your Job work.
By WILL A. STEEL.
While Alaskans are prone to differ upon many subjects
tround which there may be the possible flavor of politics,
here is at least one great demand upon the part of the terri
tory that meets with a practical unanimity of favor. We refer
be the necessity for good wagon roads, and more of them. Var
ious sections of the vast country are seriously handicapped in
the march of progress by the lack of transportation. Rail
roads are preferably desired, but it requires large capital and
years of time to construct them. And even should the govern
ment project of railroad construction be endorsed by Con
gress it would necessarily be several years before the de
partmental work of organization could be affected. But a
splendid start has already been made by the government in
the line of trail and bridge work. The great artery that runs
from Valdez and Chitina through the heart of Alaska to Fair
banks and then on to Nome, has been of inestimable value to
the prospector, miner and thousands of others who have had
occasion to traverse to and fro, during the rigors of severe
winter. And along these roads houses have sprung up and
afforded comfort and protection to man and beast, and made
possible the rapid progress in the pursuit of business or in the
conveying of supplies and machinery to property that the
prospector was getting in shape to work.
And various trails have branched off from the main road
pnd given access to creeks that have developed into great
value. By reason of a trail from Seward into the Iditaroc
niners are enabled this winter to come from that interior camr
go much better advantage than heretofore. Various other sec
Lions of Alaska have been benefitted by trails and roads
And the government has shown a disposition to give ear to a
general demand for more liberal appropriation. There is no
politics in the question. There are no offices to be parcelled
out. The organization is already in a good state of perfection
The war department has the work in charge, through a board
of road commission that is composed of officers who are
already on the pay roll ,and who might better be employed in
the good work of assisting in the development of Alaska rather
than to be stationed at some fort with only routine work to.
do.
Fairbanks, through its most progressive and active citi
zens has organized a creditable campaign for good roads. Men
of every shade of politics united on the demand that Congress
make an appropriation of one million dollars per year for five
years, to be expended where the greatest necessities seem to
exist and where the most people would be served. Fairbanks
has done much more than that. And now its citizenship is
sending hundreds of personal letters to members of Congress
or friends who may have influence at Washington, requesting
that they assert such influence in the interest of this greali
work, which next to railroad construction, will solve the prob
lem of transportation and prove a boon to the many thousands
of miners and prospectors now in the country, and the many
more thousands who would soon follow in the wake of con
summation of the plans outlined. It is desired not only to have
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\ good road from Valdez and Chitina through to Fairbanks
luring the winter season, but to have the present road im
proved so that it will be an equally good summer route.
In connection with the fight for the big desired appropria
tion, all the strength that can be possibly mustered will be
necessary. Every commercial body in the territory should
adopt strong resolutions favoring good roads and trails, and
a generous appropriation therefor upon the part of Congress
The newspapers will undoubtedly keep hammering away on
the subject so that the interest may not lag. Strength and
endorsement from every reputable source will assist in the
accomplishment of the desired end. Bodies like the present
grand jury, now in session in Cordova, could strengthen the
cause with favorable recommendation on the subject. Like
wise could the Cordova Chamber of Commerce with a strong
endorsement of the project. The time is getting short before
these matters will be presented to Congress and it behooves
all representative bodies to declare themselves upon the vital
issues and thus strengthen the demands of our delegate in.
Congress and all the various organizations on the Pacific Coast
who will have delegations at Washington this winter to battle
for those things that will mean much for the development of
long-neglected Allaska. Sentiment throughiut the country
has turned in our favor and there is now a disposition on the
part of Congress and the President to do some material things
that will actually benefit the territory. And it is hoped that
all will do their share in taking advantage of this,
the present exceptional opportunity,
MEWS OTWORLD
Iditarod, Nov. 21.—A couple of
weeks ago much excitement, was
caused by the disccvei y ol 1 ieh pay
on the right limit bench of Flat
creek. Subsequent work lias giv. n
the owners much encouragement as
the pay apiiears to occur in a large
body. The discovery has caused a
prospecting stampede on the other
claims along the rigot limit, and
miners agree that the chances for
hitting the pay all along to the
head of the creek are g el. The
strike is of the greatest importance
to the camp because it is the first
bench pay to be discovert d on tho
creek. The new channel was first
located by Jonas Bruce, Harry John
son and A1 Burke, in partnership
known as the “Little Guggs. ' They
are laymen on the Wildcat associa
tion below Doc Mading.
Seattle Nov. 22. First Lieut.
J. I. Bryant, chief engineer of tho
revenue cutter Tahonut, and Second
Lieut. J. F. Carr, have gone east.
Both of these officers w on fame
while the Tahorna conducted Secre
tary Fisher’s party to Cordova and
other parts of Alaska. Lieut. Bryan
has been assigned to the United Stat
es revenue cutter Tusearora at Mil
waukee and Lieutenant Carr has
been transferred to the rewnue cut
ter Mohawk at Thompsonviile. N. Y.
Both were entertained by officers
of the revenue cutter fleet in the
harbor before leaving.
The revenue cutter Thetis is now
at Bremerton, where a survey pre
liminary to repairs is being made.
Though it has not been decided what
shall be spent for repairs on the
Thetis it is practically certain that
the work will be done in Seattle.
The repairs and overhauling will
occupy several weeks, after which
the vessel will proceed to her home
station at Honolulu.
0 The United States revenue cutter
Rush will also undergo repairs in
Seattle. Included in the work will
be the installation of a new donkey
engine and hoisting mathiuery and
while the main boilers are cut out
for cleaning. While on th ' dry
dock the Rush will be gen- ally over
hauled and painted.
Boston, Nov. 22.—This morning
it was discovered that Durland Kid
logg, social worker and writer, had
committed suicide. He was only 30
years of age, and when he was 20
he began to study mining conditions
In 1902 he made a special investi
gation into child labor abuses In the
Pennsylvania coal mines. He travel
ed in Russia during the revolution
of 1906 as contributor to several
periodicals, and was arrested and im
prisoned. The only cause for iiis
suicide is discouragement over the
slow progress of the cause in which
he was so interested.
Richmond, Nov. 22.—The Ameri
can Association for Highway Im
provement is having a very sueei ,-s
ful session here. An important ad
dress was delivered today by Gi n.
Coleman Dupont, who lias always
been a consistent advocate of good
roads. He won fame in his own
state of New Jersey by presenting
that commonwealth with a $2,000,
000 boulevard, extending acres.-, the
state.
Savannah, Nov. 20.—John Mc
Kay, one of the automobile drivers
who were contesting for theVaiulor
bilt cup got into a collision with an
other machine and he was killed.
Nome, Nov. 22.—Renewed inter
est in prospecting has resulted in
the discovery of a second beach line
Bluff City, sixty miles to the east
ward of this town. Fabulously rich
pay was found at a depth of eighteen
feet below the surface, and at an
elevation of twenty-two feet above
the present sea level. There is no
doubt, from the nature of the grav
el, that it is a marine deposit, and it
is believed a continuation of the
second beach line found at Nome,
which added many millions of dol
lars to the output of that district.
Hundreds of miners and prospec
tors have started for the scene of
the strike and vigorous prospecting
will be done this winter.
Seattle, Nov. 22.—The city has
been practically without water since
the break in the pipes on Sunday.
Some districts were partially sup
plied from water in the reservoirs,
but tuat has given out. Tonight,
however, with tne use of auxiliary
pumps eighteen million gallons will
be supplied from the lake, which will
give relief to all districts. The steam
heating plants will also be able to
start up and also relieve that sltua
tion.
Washington Nov. 24.—It is cur
rently reported that in all probab
ility the President will name Sena
tor George Turner, of Spokane, as
a member of the International Joint
Committee, to succeed the late Sen
New York, Nov. 24.—William P.
Cumings, head of the Carnegie Trust
company, and who was convicted of
complicity in wrecking that institu
tion, has been given an Indetermin
ate sentence of from four to eight
years.