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COPENHAGEN, March 8.—Dispatches from Christiana
say that private individuals have received telegrams from the
expedition stating that Capt. Amundsen had reached the pole.
NEW YORK, March 8.—All the newspapers are giving
much space to the reputed discovery of the South Pole. The
London correspondent of the World telegraphs: “There is
great doubt here as to whether Amundsen or Scott was the
lucky man to discover the pole. Capt. Shackleton, the British
expert, expresses the belief that not only Scott, but Amundsen
as well, had attained the distinction. The only actual news was
a telegram received from Hobart, Tazamania, and sent to
Christiana. It was signed by Ronald Amundsen and said:
“Pole attained between the fourteenth and seventeenth of De
cember, 1911. All well.”
LONDON, March 7—A dispatch from Christiana, Nor
way, states that Amundsen himself, and not his rival, discov
ered the South Pole. The reports are so conflicting that the
public is in doubt as to just who did make the discovery. It is
now pretty generally accepted that either Amundsen or Scott,
or both, really did attain the goal.
WELLINGTON, N. Z., March 8.—Capt Amundsen arrived
from Hobart' Tazamania. He states that Capt. Robert Falcon
Scott, the British explorer, had reached the South Pole.
SEATTLE, March G.—The result of yesterday’s election
was a marked surprise to all the wise political prognosticators.
The betting and general opinion favored the election of Hiram
C. Gill for Mayor of this city. Te result favored George F.
Cotterill by the narrow margin of about 500 votes. A total ol
G3,000 votes were cast yesterday. At the primaries on Feb
ruary 20 Gill received 24,630 votes, Cotterill 14,231, Parish
12,669, Wells 10,841. Gill’s friends and managers counted con
fidently on receiving at least one-half of the vote polled by Par
ish and Wells. In reality they figured on receiving two-thirds
of that entire vote, and winning the election by an overwhelm
ing majority. But during the past few days the Parish sup
porters have exerted every possible influence, supported by the
Post-Intelligencer, to win the Parish votes to Cotterill: And
in this they were successful almost beyond expectation. It was
generally conceded that Gill would poll most of the Socialisl
vote that went to Wells, but they gradually began to ally them
selves with the Cotterill forces until it is believed two-thirds oi
them finally cast their ballots for the successful candidate.
Many of the extremists in the town are today declaring that
the result will be a business setback for Seattle. However.
Mayor Cotterill declares that he will give the city a sane and
safe administration that will have a tendency to draw capital
to the city instead of repelling it. His idea is that the city
needs more smokestacks that will mean a larger payroll, and
he says a wide-open town doesn’t bring them. He will not im
pose unreasonable restrictions and is sufficiently familiar witl
this seaport city to thoroughly appreciate the requirements in
the way of moral latitude. i
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WASHINGTON, March 6.—Congressman William Sulzei
appeared before the committee on Territories yesterday. Hi
strongly urged that Congress adopt a policy that will provide
for the government building and operation of a railroad
throughout Southwestern Alaska, that will afford the means?
of transporting the coal that the government will need for its
\Tessels. He believes that the government should also engage
in the mining of this fuel. And in urging this action he insisted
that the people of the country were looking forward to tin
Democratic Congress to enact constructive legislation tlial
would bring immediate relief to the Alaska people, whose pa
tience had been sorely tried during the past few years of gov
ernment conservation, which has prevented development and
caused general discouragement throughout the northland.
CHICAGO, March 6—Secretary of War Stimson, in an ad
dress here, declared that those who are forcing Roosevelt to
run against his old-time friend Taft were jeopardizing the pro
gress of the nation. He declared that these men were seeking
personal advantage and were simply playing upon the self
confidence of the ex-President to induce him to enter the con
test, with the idea that he was the only man who plight defeat
Taft for the nomination.
MINEOLA, March 7.—When Theodore Roosevelt read the
statement concerning him and the reason he had been forced
into the running for the presidential nomination, as made by
Secretary Stimson in his Chicago speech, he was very angry.
With much heat lie denied the statement. He further declared
that the administration leaders were trying to wreck the Re
publican party by seeking to avoid and discourage the holding
of presidential primaries.
NANKING, March 5.—Dr. Sun Yat Sen, for a short time
President of the new republic, has started for Peking. Here he
will exert his influence in restoring order in the burned and
pillaged town, and if he succeeds he will assist in removing the
capital to Nanking.
WASHINGTON, March 6.—The secretary of state is ad
vised that Dr. Sun Yat Sen had decided to accept the mission
of trying to bring about peace in China’s capital. He is now in
Peking and expects to immediately move the machinery of the
new republic to the new capital.
TIEN TSIN, March 5.—Two American gunboats have been
ordered to the mouth of the Pei Ho river. Germany is also
strengthening her military forces.
HARBIN, March 5.—Three Russian companies have been or
dered to Tien Tsin. The foreign nations are taking every pre
caution to protect their people and their commercial interests.
It is feared that the outbreak will continue and that the new
republic will have difficulty in controlling the situation.
WASHINGTON, March 5.—Criticism continues over the
action of Theodore Roosevelt in declaring his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for the Presidency. Many evi
dences are cropping out that he has shown bad faith in thus
entering the field, as he repeatedly gave assurances that he
would not do so. Both Republicans and Progressives feel that
he has thrown them down- Some little excitement was caused
yesterday by the publication of a letter written by Colonel
Roosevelt on June 27 last, but the name of the recipient was
withheld. In this letter Theodore states that he had informed
Gifford Pinchot, James R. Garfield, Congressman E. H. Madi
son, Collector of Customs William Loeob, Jr., Secretary of the
Navy Meyer and Secretary of War Stimson that he would not
be a candidate in 1912.
OYSTER BAY, March 5.—When the reporters sought to
interview Col. Roosevelt as to the published letter from him
relative to his decision not to be a candidate, he declined to
make any statement. He finally stated that he would say
nothing unless the recipient would give his name and publish
the letter in full.
WASHINGTON, March 5.—After several conferences and
much investigation, Governor Walter E. Clark and Secretary
of the Treasury MacVeagh have decided on a course under ex
isting laws whereby a new officer with assistants can be estab
lished in Alaska. He will be named the Commissioner of
Health, and will have power to appoint such assistants as arc
necessary in various parts of the territory. They will main
tain quarantine at such places as are necessary, and will estab
lish such sanitary arrangements as is though advisable. Gov
ernor Clark has worked persistently to bring about this result.
For a time it was thought that congressional action would first
be necessary, but fortunately a way was found to secure the
desired result and avoid the delay and uncertainty of getting
legislation through Congress. It is expected that a Commis
sioner of Health will be appointed in a few days
WASHINGTON, March 5.—Minister Calhoun, wno is now
in Pekin, has been telegraphed orders to have 700 American
troops sent at once from Manila to Pekin.
SHANGHAI, March 5.—A detachment of the United
States marines have sailed from here to reinforce the Ainer
can troops in China.
TOKIO, March 5.—Twelve hundred Japanese troops from
Ivwang Tung have been dispatched to reinforce the North
China garrison.
PEKIN, March 5.—It is reported by foreigners who are in
the interior that bands of soldiers are looting in every diree
SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.—Advices have been receiv
'd here to the effect that President Yuan Shi Kai, of the new
Chinese republic, has telegraphed the former president, Dr.
Sun Yat Sen, at Nanking, urging that he personally lead the
j government army in Pekin and to restore order. Dr. Sun re
plied that he was willing to do so if it is considered absolutely
necessary.
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PEKIN, March 5.— One hundred foreign troops are now
on duty at the legation and they are succeeding in preserving
order and protecting the building from being fired upon. Five
thousand Japanese troops have been ordered from Port Arthur
to proceed to Tien Tsin.
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LONDON, March 2.—Premier Asquith threw consterna
tion into the camp of the operators by announcing that if the
demand of the minimum wage rate was not granted the million
mine workers who are now out on a strike that the government
would find means to bring about this result. This is taken as a
very encouraging indication that the calamity of a general in
dustrial tie-up will be averted.
LONDON, March 4.—Because the striking miners gained
the recognition of the government, the suffragettes became
greatly enraged- They crowded the streets in large numbers,
and, led by Mrs. Pankhurst, demolished a hundred stores in
the prosperous retail district of the city. They also stoned the
residence of the Premier, breaking many of the windows. The
disturbers were placed under arrest and given immediate trial.
Mrs. Pankhurst and two other leaders were sentenced to two
months’ imprisonment.
WASHINGTON, March 4.—The navy department has is
sued an order that will be highly pleasing to the people of Pu
get Sound. On March 15 there will be established at the
Bremerton navy yard a Pacific reserve fleet of ten battleships,
with Rear Admiral Alfred Reynolds in charge. An Atlantic
tleet will be organized at Philadelphia on May 16, in charge of
Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight. The Pacific coast delegation
in Congress has been working for several years to have a re
serve fleet established in the north, and it is now believed that
the government realizes the necessity of maintainig a fleet
there by reason of the continued war talk with Japan. The ne
cessity for securing coal for the vessels from Alaska is now all
the more important, and there will be a strong effort to have
Congress take some favorable action at this session.
SEATTLE, March 8.—Seattle voted on a large number of
separate bond propositions at the election on Tuesday. The
vote on some of them was very close, and it required the offi
cial count to positively determine the result. It is now known
that all the bond propositions carried, involving a total of $8,
365,000. The successful Port Commission propositions are as
follows:
Outline of harbor improvements, embracing Smith Cove
East waterway, Salmon Bay, Central Waterfront, Lake Wash
ington; Lake Union and Harbor Island. Smith Cove, $1,000,
000; East Waterway, $850,000; Salmon Bay, $350,000; Central
Waterfront, $750,000; Lake Washington, $i50'000; Harbor Isl
and, $3,000,000.
The various other successful propositions are as follows:
Bonds in $500,000 for parks, boulevards and playgrounds;
Wickstrom power site, Lake Cushman, $640,000; Hebb power
site on White River $1,000,000; bonds of $125,000 for tubercu
losis hospital.
Where you are always treated
right—Fairbanks Saloon.
It is now planned for some of the
officers of the Chamber of Com
merce, members of Council and
newspaper representatives to go out
the line tomorrow to make a person
al visit to such mining camps as are
within reach of the railroad. The
idea is to get reliable information so
as to boost the interior mining dis
trict through every legitimate means.
The party will return on Tuesday.
The steamer Sampson is expected
to reach Juneau tonight some time,
and after stopping at Yakltat and
Katalla should arrive at Cordova
early Monday morning.
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SIMMON'S BY PUBLICATION
In the District Court of the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division.
No. C-40.
Constance Legros Daches, Plaintiff,
vs.
Henry Daches, Defendant.
The President of tne United States,
greeting, to the said Henry Daches,
the above named defendant:
You are hereby required to appear
in the Distr ct Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, United States of
America, within thirty days after
completion of the publication of this
summons and answer the complaint
of the above named plaintiff which
is on flle in the office of the clerk
of the above entitled Court, which
complaint alleges a cause of action
for divorce against you from plain
tiff; and unless you so appear and
answer said complaint in the man
ner required by law, the plaintiff
will take juugment against you and
apply to the court for the relief de
manded in said complaint and for a
decree of divorce from you.
Date of the order of publication
of summons, the 23rd day of Feb
ruary, A. D. 1912.
Witness the Honorable Jdward E.
Cushman, Judge of said Court, this
26th day of February, A. D. 1912.
ED. M. LAKIN, Clerk.
^y THOS. 3. SCOTT, Deputy.
O. A. TUCKER, Attorney for Plain
tiff.
First day of publication, Marcn 2.
Last day of publication, April 6.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP
Notice .Is hereby given that I have
sold my interest in the Log Cabin
Saloon and Overland Hotel, to Hen
ry Stafsholt. All bills owing or
claims collectable will be settled by
Leach, Hyland and Stafsholt.
W. GRIFFITH.
Chitina, Feb. 23, 1912.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that I, the
undersigned, have sold my interest
in the Gage-Burns Saloon to J. L.
Gage. He assumes all liabilities,
will pay all claims and collect all
bills.
TOM BURNS.
Chltlna, Feb. 26, 1912.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby iven that the
partnership heretofore existing be
tween Dan McMillen and Swan Elm
green at Copper Mountain, is this
day dissolved and tnat Lucy Grimm
has taken the Interest of Swan Elm
green. All debts of the former part
nership and all accounts due them
are assumed by the new partnership.
SWAN ELMGREEN.
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