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TANANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1910.
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DELEGATE WICKERSHAM
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
WASHINGTON, D. C-, May 17.—In answer to insistent demands from my friends in
every section of Alaska and in unalterable opposition to the Beveridge bill and Guggen
heim domination, I deem it my duty to be again a candidate for delegate from Alaska.
______ JAMES WICKERSHAM.
FEARFUL EARTHQUAKE DESTROYS CITY OF CART AGO
San Jose, Costa Rica, May 17.—The city of Car
tago, former capital of the republic, situated 14 miles
southeast of this city, was totally destroyed by an
earthquake on May 6. Fifteen hundred persons lost
their lives in the disaster, and 10,000 people are home
less. The shock distorted the sight of the city
to such an extent that it is almost unrecognizable.
The shock extended across the country from west
to east, and damage was done el ewhere; but nowhere
with the fatality that attended it at Cartago. The prop
erty loss altogether is estimated at $25,000,000. Flemes
broke out in the devastated city and many of the vie
tims of the quake were burned to death. Cartago had
a population of 15,000. In 1841 the city was ruined by
an earthquake that only 100 houses and a church were
left standing. Mount Cartago, and active volcano near
the site, of the wrecked city, is now in a state of violent
eruption.
Money Appropriated for Schools for Natives of Territory
Washington, May 17.—“For education iu Alaska,
$200,000,” is an item of interest to Alaskans that is con
tained in the sundry civil appropriation bill which was
reported from committee to the house of represen ta
tives. This sum covers the amount to be expended In
Alaska for salaries and supplies used In the education
of the natives.
The bill also contains am Item of $40 000 for aab-dl
visional surveys of public lands in the same territory.
This item was inserted in the bill upon the solicitation
of Secretary Ballinger, who urged the necessity of the
work in order to facilitate the taking up of public lands.
CRIMINAL DOCKET
CLEAR FIRST TIME
Fairbanks, May ij.—When the
court approved the motion of Dis
trict Attorney Crossley to dismiss
the case of the U. S. vs. W. E.
Leonard, indicted for larceny, for
want of evidence to prosecute, the
last case on the criminal calendar
was disposed of. This is the first
time in the history of the Fairbanks
court that the criminal docket bn*
been clean.
There are now 425 live civil
cases on the docket to be consid
ered between the present time and
July x, when the term of court
ends.
Since Judge Lyons began his
sittings here, 303 civil cases and
63 criminal cases have been cleaned
from the docket—an average of
about one and a half a day, as court
has been in session 239 days. Be
sides the 239 days the judge has
also held about 150 night sessions.
ICE STILL HOLDS
FIRM AT CIRCLE
The Northern Navigation office last
night received a wire saying that the
ice was still firm at Circle, with noth
ing to indicate an immediate break.
The first company boat to come from
Dawson will be the St. Michael, which
will start as soon as the ice gets to
moving all along the river.
Manager C. A. Munro, of the N.
C. Co., was a passenger on the
steamer Tana last Sunday afternoon
tor Fairbanks
I MOVEMENTS IN THE POLITICAL FIELD
I • ■ _
“Prominent Alaskans now in Seat
tie” have circulated a petition to be
presented to the judiciary commitee of
| the senate asking that Judge Moore bo
retained as district judge at Nome,
| The petition recites that the decisions
; of “Judge Moore are practically always
1 upheld by the higher courts, and that
! he is a judge who may always be de
i pended upon. The instigators of the
petition are Messrs, Perkins, Chilberg,
A. J. Daly and Thomas Shepard,
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April 28 President Taft summarily
removed from -filcc District' Attorney
Doyce and United States Marshal Suth
erland, of the First district of Alaska,
on the grounds of ineompcteney. Agi
tation was at once begun for a congres
sional investigation of the matter. It
appears that neither of the officials had
been apprised that charges had been
preferred against them, and citizens of
Skagway, Ketchikan and Juneau gath
ered iD mass meetings to protest against
the removals. At Juneau some hot
heads burned Governor Clark in effigy.
Marshal Sutherland exhibited photo
graphic expense eilps signed by the
I Guggenlieims paying expenses of the
Hasey trial, intimating that his dis
missal was caused by the Guggenheims
because of bis possession of knowledge
that might be used against them. Sen
ator Borah, Republican, of Idaho, after
the receipt of protests from Southeast
ern Alaska against the dismissal of the
United States marshal and district at
torney at Juneau, wired that he will
demand a congressional investigation
of the affair. Governor Clark, who is
in Washington playing politics while
he ought to be at Juneau attending to
the duties of his office, said regarding
being burned in effigy that he was fa
miliar with the politics and politicians
of Southeastern Alaska, and that the
incident has little significance. He said
the removal or appointment of Alaska
federal officials is a matter with which
he has nothing to do.
United States District Attorney J. H.
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BenJ. Green and J. A. Frederlckson, Props. 8
Boyce and United Spates Marshal D. A,
Sutherland, of Juneau, were appointed
at the same time as Judge Lyons. }.t
is claimed t hey were dismissed for mix
ing ia petty polities A Juneau grand
jury brought in indictments against
three citizens. The district attorney
and United States marshal refused to
dismiss the indictments, but assisted in
pushing them. Attorney Rustgard was
named to succeed District Attorney
Boyce and H. L. Faulkner was named
United States marshal in place of Suth
erland.
Delegate Wickersham presented to
the senate judiciary committee tele
grams received from his constituents
in Southeastern Alaska piotcsting
against the removal of the district at
torney and marshal, who had been ap
pointed at the delegate’s request. He
asked the committee to notconfirm the
appointment of the men named by the
President to succeed the dismissed
officials, promising to bring further
proof of the injustice of the dismissals,
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Major J, F, A. Strong has stated
that if the Democratic nomination is
given him he will make the race for
delegate from Alaska.
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The announcement was made May 1
that the federal judges of Alaska now
serving in districts to which they were
not appointed must be tranferred to
tboir own districts July J,
n n n
A month Ago a coast paper contained
a two-line item saying congress wiil
adjourn June 15, Whether the paper
was stating a fact or advancing a mere
prophecy is a question,
ooo
In personal letters from Theodore
Roosevelt received in Washington May
3 Mr. Roosevelt said plainly that he
desires the nomination for President of
the United Stales at the next presi
dential election. Interviewed, Presi
dent Taft said he knew nothing of the
ambition of Theodore Roosevelt to
again be President of the United
States. Beyond that Taft had nothing
to say.
However, in a speech at St. Louis
May 4 President Taft decried dema
goguery in all its forms and paid a
glowing tribute to the honesty and
worth of W. J. Bryan, Who imper
sonates the demagoguery he so much
dislikes may be guessed.
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It is said that Secretary Ballinger
has announced his intention of resign
ing at the completion of the congres
sional inquiry in relation to the con
duct of his office. It is said that his
reason tor resigning is the desire to
save the administration trouble. It is
• very kind of Mr, Ballinger; but, really,
i where there is so much trouble, the
| little bit that he can save won’t do
i the administration much good.
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| It is reported that President Taft’s
brother Charley has purchased the
New York Sun, Now is the time to
; subscribe if you want to see what
Buano Tumbo is really going up
' against, '_
Gold Mountain District
Sam McDill, Red Allen, Sam Fox,
Shaw brothers and Bob Conklin are
1 Grant creek men now in town. All
but the first named got in just before
the ice moved Sunday. They polled
along the shore to within a few miles
of town and then abandoned their boat.
Most or all of them will return with
supplies when the river clears.
News is brought up that S. R. Hud-!
sun has found very good pay on Golden.
He was known to b* at work on the
work on the bench not long ago, and
.that is probably where-he found the
| gold,
I George Vautier will work on Lynx
I creek this summer. His boys will
' come in from the Outside and take
j lessons in placer mining under their
father, _
The Leader is delivered by carrier to
nil parts of the city—$1 per month.
GOLD DUST ROBBERY
ON GOLDSTREAM
Fairbanks, May 17.—A warrant
for the arrest of Douman, a mem
ber of the firm operating on lower
26 Goldstream has been sworn out
in the commissioner’s court, the
charge of larceny being lodged
against the accused. The firm has
been engaged in sluicing up, the
ground being worked on a lay.
According to rhe story told by par
ties from the creek, Douman was
on the night shift and while on
watch he cleaned up the dump box
and the first box below, and put
ting the sand and gold into a sack,
took to the woods about 5 o’clock
on the morning of the 7th. It is
estimated that there was the sum of
$4,000 in the boxes at the time this
partner cleaned them up.
Appraisers Appointed
Acting on the recommendation
of the executers of the estate of the
late Mrs M. E. Cooper, George
Vautier, John Bathurst and Charles
Chanquist were appointed on Sat
urday last by Judge Gallaher to act
as appraisers of the property of the
deceased in and about Tatiana.
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