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WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—Sen
ator Poindexter’s resolution offered
some time ago to secure information
was passed this afternoon. It re
quires the Panama commission to
inform the Senate what machinery
now at the canal would be available
in the construction of Alaska rail
roads, dock building and the mining
of coal.
VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 23.—
Patrick McDonald, a wealthy
Alaskan miner, and Mrs. Alice Reece
a widow of his former partner, have
had some difficulty in getting finan
cial affairs straightened out. They
decided that as it was impossible to
disentangle their joint holdings that
the more sensible way would be to
just get married and not lose any
more time in trying to divide their
wealth. The ceremony was per
formed this afternoon,
i WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—A con
tract has been let for the armor
plate of the new dreadnaught. The
successful bid was nearly a hundred
dollars less per ton than for the last
battleship built. It will mean a
saving of close to $400,000. Secre
tary Daniels believes that the low
bids received has been due to the
agitation upon the part of govern
ment officials for the erection af a
plant to manufacture plate by the
government.
SEATTLE, Aug. 23.—When the
steamer Senator recently reached
here from Nome, bringing 228 pass
engers, most of them had a serious
attack of Chisana gold fever. Some
are preparing to sail on the North
western, while most of them are just
waiting to hear of another big strike
on one of the creeks before deciding
to join the stampede. When some
of the old Nomeites who have al
ready gone in, look over the country
and do a little prospecting, and send
out favorable reports, the stampede
is expected to start again in earnest.
SEATTLE, Aug. 23.—Three un
known dead bodies that were re
covered from the wrcek of the State
of California, have been identified.
One is Miss Lillian B. Norman, pri
vate secretary to General Manager
Featherstone, of the Iron Ore Rail
road, and who resided at Longview,
Texas. Another is Miss May Dixon,
a teacher in the Seattle public
schools. Miss Minette E. Harlan,
a school teacher at Monmouth, Ore.,
is the third.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.—Edward
E. McCall, chairman of the public
statd service commission, announces
that he would accept the offer of the
Tammany leaders to become their
candidate for mayor of New York
city.
MESSINA, Sicily, Aug. 22.—There
was a short earthquake shock last
night that for a time caused the
people to flee panic stricken from
their homes. But there was no
recurrence.
CHICAGO, Aug. 22.—Alexander
Sullivan, who was at the head of
the Clan Na Gael society at the time
of the murder of Dr. Cronin, died
at his home here last evening.
LONDON, Aug. 22.—Report has
been received here that an attempt
was made on the lives of King
Charles and Queen Elizabeth, of
Roumania. They were riding in an
automobile in the Carpathian moun
tains when they were attacked by
bandits, who fired several shots
before they were put to flight by the
king’s guard.
BERLIN, Aug. 22.—The Interna
tional Amateur Athletic Federation
has been formed, including the
leading nations of the world as char
ter members. Nineteen nations
have been invited to join.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22.—
Quite an excitement was caused yes
terday afternoon when the attention
of the court was directed to an al
leged attempt made to influence
Juror Bliss, in the Diggs case. When
a demand was made for the name
of the person who was supposed to
have tried to interfere in the matter
it was given as Mrs. Lane, the widow
of the late Charles D. Lane, of
Nome. Judge Van Fleet issued an
order directing Mrs. Lane to appear
and show cause why she should not
be punished for contempt of court.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 25.—Dr.
Hyde will be placed on trial again
for the murder of his friend
Swoope. Upon three previous occa
sions the jury disagreed.
SHERBROOKE, Aug. 23.—Gen
tleman Roger Thompson, chauffeur,
is in custody for having aided Harry
K. Thaw, a legal lunatic, for escap
ing into Canada. He announced
from h s cell this morning that if
the Thaw family did not come to his
rescue that he would tell all he knew
about the escape. It is believed that
if he takes the public into his con
fidence that various prominent peo
ple will become involved.
JUNEAU, Aug. 21.—The body of
W. A. Dyer, previously reported as
among the missing from the wrecked
steamer State of CaPfornia, was re
covered yesterday afternoon. He was
a medical student from Marquette,
Mich., and was making the round
trip. The completed passenger list
indicates that 31 lost their lives.
Eleven bodies have been recovered,
eight of which were identified.
LONDON, Aug. 21.—The Times,
in a strong editorial, urges the gov
ernment to make an exhibit at the
Panama exposition at San Francisco.
It had been proviously decided not
to have representation.
GLACIER PARK, Mont., Aug. 21.
—Dr. Calvin Fletcher, a member of
the Prairie Club, of Chicago, was a
tourist who encountered death yes
terday while scaling Blackfoot
glacier.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—The
Senate is considering impeachment
charges against Federal Judge
Emery Speer of the first Georgia cir
cuit court.
SEATTLE, Aug. 21.—Since the
death last spring of J. B. Thaggard
there has been considerable discus
sion as to the disposition of his
estate, which is claimed by his
widow. A suit has just been filed
by his nine brothers and sisters, who
claim property and 'money acquired
and made prior to his marriage. His
relatives live in the south, a brother
from North Carolina having come to
Seattle in July to look into the mat
ter. When he died, Thaggard was
a partnfer of Eddie Adams in the
Mecca saloon. They were former
partners in Nome for many years.
The deceased Thaggard made his
first money at mining in the Klon
dike. The amount involved in the
suit which has just been filed is a
quarter of a million dollars.
SHERBROOKE, Can., Aug. 21.—
Judge Globensky has granted the
application of Harry K. Thaw on a
writ of habeas corpus. It is return
able today.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—The
President has selected Representa
tive Francis Burton Harrison to be
governor general of the Philippines.
Congressman Harrison is 40 years of
age and was elected four times to
his present position from New York
City. In 1904 he was the Demo
cratic candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor of New York.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.—The
jury in the white slave case that has
been on trial for a couple of weeks,
brought in a verdict this morning.
They declare that Maury Diggs is
guilty of the crime charged, that of
being one of two married men who
induced two young girls to go from
their homes at San Francisco on a
trip to Reno, Nevada, and there live
with them in a bungalow, where the
arrest was made.
SEATTLE, Aug. 21.—Judge Hum
phreys has issued a permanent order
enjoining the mayor of this city from
interfering with the publication of
the Daily Times.
DENVER, Aug. 20.—The Army
of the Philippines and the American
Veterans have merged their organ
izations into a society to be known
as the Army of the Philippines,
Cuba and Porto Rico.
ASHLAND, Wis., Aug. 20.—Dis
patches from Madison state that
Senator Isaac Stephenson has an
nounced that he will not be a candi
1 date to succeed himself. He is 84
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I years of age and has been in the
j United States senate since May
1907. His present term will expire
March 3, 1915.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 20.—A
passenger train on the Oregon
Washington railroad was held up
this morning in the heart of the
city. The bandits quickly went
through four coaches and robbed
the passengers. A score of shots
were fired as they took their de
parture. No one was injured, and
no arrests have been made as yet.
TO THE
CITIZENS of CHITINA
Alaska is on the eve of great development.
The Railroad Commission has reported favorably, on extend,
ing the line from Chitina to Fairbanks.
Ex-President Taft has recommended favorable action by
Congress.
The New York Legislature, realizing the great injustice done
Alaska in the past ten years by withdrawing all its natural re
sources, and thus stopping railroad building has unanimously
passed a resolution, endorsing the Railroad Commission report;
Calling on President Wilson to make Alaska Legislation a special
feature of his message to the special Congress called for April 1st.
The first act passed by the Alaska Legislature was in the form
of a memorial to Congress and the President asking that Railroad
construction be begun at once in accord with the Railroad Com
missions report, and that our Coal be opened for use.
Every town Council, and every Chamber of Commerce in
Alaska has sent wires and petitions to the President and Congress
to the same effect.
The cities of Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, San Francisco—and
a great many others as far East as Denver, Colorado—have joined
in the good work and are bringing all the pressure in their power
to bear.
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Senator Chamberlain of Oregon has prepared a bill in line
with the Commission’s report to be introduced at the Special
Session to convene April 1st.
Is there any one that doubts that something will be accom
plished, and that soon?
If so, she or he had better quit looking at the hole in the
doughnut and look at the doughnut awhile. If you keep on look
ing at that hole you will loose your chance—for here is a chance
that you will never have again in this section of the country.
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 Y* cash, and the balance in six, twelve and
eighteen months.
GEO. C. HAZELET,
Agent Chitina Townsite Company.
Stephen Birch, who is one of the ,
best posted men on the question of
trails and the mineral resources of
this section of Alaska, was a passen
ger on the Alameda to Seattle last
night. Yesterday he purchased 19
horses that came up on the Sampson
from Seattle. He shipped them on
the morning train to Kennecott and
later will use many of them to send
an expedition into the new gold
diggings. Mr. Birch was very much
interested in starting the work of
improving the trail from McCarthy’s.
On the subject of trails he expressed
himself just before sailing, as fol
lows:
“Having been over the various
routes to the Chisana gold district,
l can say unqualifiedly that the
shortest, quickest and best route,
both during summer and winter, is
from McCarthy’s via Scolai pass. The
distance is less than 100 miles and
it is covered with comparatively
few inconveniences or hardships in
from five to six days going and re
turning light in from three to four
days, either foot or horseback. The
mush over any other route consumes
more than three times the time re
quired to go via Scolai pass.
‘ As to the gold district, there are
at least five creeks upon which good
prospects have been found. Up to
date there has not been sufficient
work done to tell the extent of the
field, but the indications are that it
will be a good and extensive camp.
Men should go prepared to stay in
the country, and that means that
they should take ample supply of
provisions, which are scarce and diffi
cult to purchase in the interior. The
reason that so many men come out
is because of the lack of provisions.”
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Reports from Juneau indicate that
Judge Fred M. Brown has disposed
of all business before him and that
he is about to sail for Seattle. He
contemplates leaving the states on
his return to Juneau on September
12. Judge R. W. Jennings is ex
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visit to the far Westward about
September 5. If at that time he
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and open court there on September
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sittings in the district court at
Juneou.
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