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TOLD IN BRIEF
Pendleton, Ore., Sept. 4.—The
whites and Umitalla Indians are in a
pitched battle at Thorn Hollow.
New York, Sept. 4.—Reiterating
his claim that he discovered the north
pole. Dr. Cook is declaring that he
is now in a position to produce the
proof and has filed sensational char
ges against Peary before the Inter
national Congress of Geographical
Societies.
Nagris, France, Sept. 4.—Captain
Decamine, of the army, while at
tempting to break the altitude rec
ord was killed by his machine turn
ing over. Lieutenant De Gailey's
aeroplane caught fire and the aviator
burned to death, while the machine
plunged to earth.
Washington, Sept. 4.—Brazil, al
ways enterprising, will make a mil
lion dollar exhibit at the San Diego
Exposition in 1915, and she will in
all probability duplicate that at San
Francisco.
New York, Sept. o.—Harry, At
wood will begin a flight in his ma
chine from San Francisco to the
Atlantic coast on September 15.
Hunington. L. I., Sept. 5.—The
American Dixie IV deftated the
British Challenger in the first in
ternational motor boat champion
ship.
Nelson, B. C., Sept. 5.—Fire yes
terday broke out in the Hill smelter
and reduced it to ashes. The plant
v.as valued at $500,000.
San Bernardino, Cal., Sept. 5.—
The Colorado river has disappeared
north of Volcano lake, and is be
ileved to be flowing under ground
to the Gulf of Mexico.
Toulon, Sept. 5.-—Coaled and pro
visioned French warships are mas
sed off this city.
Springfield, Ills., Sept. 5.—Gover
nor Deenan is laid up with a brok
en ankle, which he sustained in an
automobile accident.
Chesterfield Courthouse, Va.,
Sept. 5.—Banker Beattie was on
the stand yesterday for six hours, tel
ling of the death of his wife and
his relations with Miss Binford.
Toledo, Sept. 5.—Yesterday while
a party of well known men were out
in a launch they were run down by
the barge Phillip Minch and sunk.
Seven men were drowned, including
Councilman Harry Batch and mem
bers and employes of the city gov
ernment.
Boston, Sept. 5.—The derby at
the second annual Harvard-Boston
aero meet across country 160 miles,
taking in three states, was won by
Earl Covington, who covered the dis
tance in three hours and twenty-oil.
minutes.
Kansas City, Sept. 5.—Harr\
Kemp writes a friend that he has
been made the “goat” in the Sin
clair divorce case and that Upton
has gotten a lot of free space in the
newspapers, which he was evidently
seeking.
Mexico City, Sept. 5.—General
Bernardo Reyes, who is a candidate
for President in opposition to Gen
c-.al Madero was stoned and robbed
of three thousand pesos by a mob of
Maderists, while addressing his con
stituents.
Baker City, Sept. 5.—Judge Smith
denies both Sidney C. Love and his
wife a divorce.
Parame, France, Sept. 5.—Ronald
G. Garros broke the altitude rec
ord by soaring in the air 13,943 feet.
Chicago. Sept. 5.—Frank Gotch
defeated Hackenschmidt in two
straight falls, within twenty min
utes of actual wrestling.
Butte, Mont., Sept. 5.—Miners at
a nearby colliery, crowded in a cat
used for lifting tools, six of whom
were dislodged and hurled fourteen
hundred feet down a shaft, meeting
instant death.
Portland, Ore., Sept. 5.—B. D.
Townsend, Assistant Attorney Gener
al, has announced that in a few
weeks the government will start suit
against the South Pacific railroad
and the Kern Trading & Oil company
to recover oil lands valued at $400,
000,000.
Seattle, Sept. 8.—As the result of
the withdrawal of a number of names
from the petitions for the recall of
Mayor Dilling the election will not
take place, and thus another farce
is enacted in local politics.
New York, Sept. 8.—It will cost
$37,000,000 to run the schools of
this city next year.
Quorgue, N. J„ Sept. 5.—While
Miss Catherine Van Wycke, aged 19
| years and a favorite neice of former
| Mayor Van Wycke, was walking
1 along the beach at the seashore she
was shot and killed by William A.
Childs, Jr., of California, a rejected
suitor, who afterwards took his own
life.
Fremont, Wis., Sept. 5.—A pas
senger train on the Soo railroad be
came derailed and four persons were
killed and forty injured.
Seattle, Sept. 5.—The contract
has been signed for the erection of
the forty-two story Smith building
at the corner of Second street and
Yesler way.
Everett, Wash., Sept. 5.—William
H. Talbot, the millionaire junior
partner of the lumber firm of Pope
& Talbot, of San Francisco, was
dangerously injured in an automo
bile wreck near here yesterday.
Washington, Sept. 6.—The Treas
ury Department has decided to ask
Congress to change the port of entry
from Portland to Seattle.
Seattle, Sept. 6.—At the special
election held yesterday the voters
defeated the issuance of bonds for
the Washington State Museum, and
new court house buildings, but de
cided to erect a municipal dock.
Pekin. Sept. 16.—The flood which
has been raging the past few days
devastated seven hundred miles along
the China coast and resulted in
thousands of people being drowned.
Washington, Sept. 6.—The Italian
government contends that the United
States has the treaty power to settle
the estates of foreigners and the
supreme court decides that twenty
nations are involved.
Chicago, Sept. 6.—Yesterday Sen
ator Lorimer had a narrow escape
c'rom death. An ai.-roplane descended
where he was walking and came
within an ace of striking him on the
head. As it was his hat was knock
ed off.
Salen, Ore., Sept, b.—As Jesse
Webb the murderer mounted the
scaffold yesterday to be hanged for
his crime, Governor West commuted
his sentence to life imprisonment.
Webb is a printer who formerly
worked in a number of Alaskan
towns. He was convicted of the
murder of a man named Johnson,
whose chopped-up body was after
wards found packed in a trunk at
Portland.
Chicago, Sept. 6.—In a signed
statement, Senator Cummings, of
(cwa, has declared against President
Taft's renomination.
Keihl, Sept. 6.—The Emperor re
views the German fleet and expressed
himself as being well pleased at the
excellent showing made by the war
ships.
Washington, Sept. 6.—When com
pleted the dreadnaught Wyoming will
be the flagship of the Atlantic fleet.
Naraganseth Pier, Sept. 6—Ex-Sec
retary of the Navy i\ew berry has
been held on the charge of man
slaughter for running over and kil
ling an eight-year-old boy with his
automobile.
Trenton, N. J., Sept. 6.—The At
lantic-Pacific Transportation com
pany has been incorporated under
the laws of New York, with a cap
italization of ./Oo,000. It is the
intention to have fifteen steamers ply
between New York, Panama and Se
attle.
New York, Sept. 6.—Langford
wins in the tenth round in his fight
with Jennette after a hard battle.
Seattle, SRept. 6.—The steamer
Admiral Sampson sailed last night
with the following passengers for
Cordova: Mrs. Sadie Weber, Mrs. C.
Wilson, Mrs. T. Gage and Mrs. J.
Weber.
Aberdeen, Wash., Sept. 6.—Two
boys nineteen years of age have
been murdered. John Turno, their
uncle is suspected of the crime and
bloodhounds have been put on his
track.
Valdez, Sept. 8.—This city appre
ciates the vaule of the opportunity
to make an exhibit in New York and
has raised $250 to cover expenses
and started a man out to gather ore
from every prospect in the district.
There is no question about making a
showing that will attract attention.
New York, Sept. 8.—Theodore
Roosevelt declares that President
Taft’s arbitration treaties are hyp
ocritical and weak.
Juneau, Sept. 7.—Prank Watson,
A. C. Frost and a score of other
Alaskans have been cited to appear
before the land office here and de
fend their title to Matanuska coal
claims.
Seattle, Sept. 7.—The arrest ot
J. L. Brown, a traveling salesman,
created a sensation, as he had in
his possession $1,200 worth of
opium at the time he was captured,
which he had smuggled into this
country. Other arrests are likely to
follow> as it is believed that he had
confederates.
Chicago Sept. 7.—The officers of
the Lakes and Gulf Waterway As
sociation will ask congress to build
a fourteen foot channel from Chicago
to New Orleans, costing $200,000,
000.
Chicago, Sept. 7.— Frank Gotch
says he is anxious to arrange a
match with Zbysko or any other
wrestler.
Chicago. Sept. 7.—A fierce storm
swept the harbor today and yachts
and vessels valued at $500,000 were
destroyed.
Chicago, Sept. 7.—In a speech
made here Senator Cummings, of
Iowa, attacked President Taft’s rec
ord on the tariff, railroads, reci
procity, income tax and statehood.
New York, Sept. 7.—John Jacob
Astor has signed an agreement to
give Miss Force $5,000,000 when
they are married.
Portland, Sept. 7.—Senator Jona
than Bourne has announced his op
position to the re-election of Presi
dent Taft. For some time past Jon
athan has been an obstructionist at
Washington and his present declara
tion is not unexpected. He favors
Lafollette for the presidency.
New York. Sept. 7.—Porkey Flynn
won a decisive victory over Jim
Smith, by easily defeating him in 10
rounds.
Minot, Sept. (.—There were”,000
drawings today for quarter sections
of the Bertholdt, Indiana, reserva
tion.
Boston, Sept. 7.—Graham White
was an aeroplane passenger over
water for thirty-three miles, cover
ing the distance in twenty-seven
minutes.
Seattle, Sept. 7.—While out hunt
ing a companion shoots David How
ard in the neck, mistaking him for a
deer, and he had a narrow escape
from death.
Seattle, Sept. 7.—Secretary Fisher
and party returned this afternoon
from their trip to the coast towns
of Alaska, coming direct from Skag
way, on the revenue cutter Tahorua.
Mr. Fisher will be tendered a ban
quet by the commercial clubs to
morrow, at which time he is ex
pected to give his view’s of solving
the coal problem.
San Francisco, Sept. 7.—Senator
Clapp, the Insurgent member of the
upper house from Minnesota, yes
terday gave an interview to the local
papers in which he declared himself
in favor of government operation of
Alaska coal.
Dover, Sept. 7.—William Burgess
swims the English channel in twen
ty-two hours.
Washington, Sept. 7.—The govern
ment will build a $500,000 hotel at
Panama.
Topeko Sept. 7.—The Chairman
of the State Board of Control caus
es a sensation by charging that the
insane asylums are filled with aged
sane people.
Strasburg, Sept. 7.—By the explo
sion of an aeroplane motor, aviators
Newman and Leconte were instantly
killed.
Chicago. Sept. 8.—The employes
of the Illinois Central railway have I
decided to go on a strike.
Washington, Sept. 8.—Lieutenant
Ellison has demonstrated the feasibi
lity of flying from a ship unassisted,
with hydro aeroplane skids, down a
wire cable.
Valdez. Sept. 8.—No welcome was
arranged for the Pinchot party, who
arrived early yesterday morning.
They went to the westward and ex
pressed the hope of meeting the peo
ple on their return trip.
Richmond, Sept. 8.—The Demo
cratic primaries of Virginia renomi
nated the present senators for the
long and short terms.
Washington, Sept. 8—According
to advices received at the state de
partment a crisis has been reached
in the province of Ezechaun and
China has dispatched gunboats to
protect Americans.
Los Angeles, Sept. 8.—Mrs. Re
becca Jeffries, mother of James J.
Jeffries, who is on a hunting trip
in Alaska, is at the point of death.
Leavenworth, Sept. 8.—General,
Punston Is distracted over the fact
that the fort is overrun with a
horde of rats invading the bunks.
Chicago, Sept. 8.—The Interna
tional officers do not sanction the
strike on the Illinois-Central road.
Washington, Sept. 8.—According
to an official bulletin issued the
state of Washington is the most
healthful of any state in the union,
the death rate being only ten in ev
ery thousand.
Seattle, Sept. 8.—Katherine Dalton
a well known stenographer in the
Alaska building, has sued for $500,
000 of the estate of James Kasson,
who died at St. Paul in July, claim
ing to be his common-law wife.
San Rafae^ Sept. 8.—Forest fires
are sweeping the northern part of
California and hundreds of men are
out battling against the flames.
Seattle, Sept, 8.—President Craw
ford. of the Renton & Seattle rail
way. has been sentenced to a term
of thirty days in jail for charging
ten cents fare on the line over which
there has been so much controversy.
He gave notice of an appeal.
Hartford. Sept. 8.—President Taft
addressed 50,000 people at the race
track, making a strong plea for an
arbitration treaty among the great
nations of the world.
Richmond, Sept. 8.—The judge
who charged in favor of Ranker
Beattie and Beulah Binford, in the
murder trial of the former has gone
to New York to pose for moving pic
ture films.
New York, Sept. 8.—There has
been a merger of the Equitable
Trust Co., with deposits amounting
to $4 4,000,000 and the Knicker
bocker Trust company, with its $38,
000,000.
Berlin, Sept. 8.—France and Ger
many are submitting proposals for
a settlement of the Moroccan dis
pute.
Dawson, Sept. 9.-—Yesterday Chas.
Holland and Louis Agelo were drown
ed in the Yukon river, while out in
a small boat.
Vallejo, Sept. 9.—Four more cruis
ers are coming from the Atlantic
ocean.
New York, Sept. 9.--Millionaires
Allen and Collins have been indicted
for customs frauds and others are
sought on the same charge.
New York, September 9.—It is re
>orted that John Jacob Astor and
Madeline Force were quietly married
and have sailed for Bermuda.
Los Angeles, Sept. 9.—The sheriff
has curtailed the liberty of the Mc
Namara brothers, who are in jail
'harged with dynamiting the Times
plant, by placing them in steel cages.
Gary, Sept. 9.—The mayor and six
members of the city council have
been arrested charged with graft in
accepting a bribe on a heating con
tract.
Wallace, Idaho, Sept. 9.—Senator
Heyburn says he is too good a Re
publican to bolt the regular Presi
dential nominee.
Minneapolis, Sept. 9.—The Prog
ressives of Minnesota have declared
in favor of La Follette for the Presi
dency.
Pekin, Sept. 9.—Pestilence follows
the receding waters and the number
of drowned in the floods is estimated
at 100,000.
Seattle, Sept. 9.—The steamer
Alameda sailed last night with the
following passengers for Cordova: E.
C. Hawkins, Win. Fursman, E. F.
Gray, J. Munley, Chas. Shultzman.
H. P. Decker, and Mrs. Jennie Ar
nold.
Dawson, Sept. 9.—Robert Service,
author of “The Trail of ’98,” has ar
rived in this city from a 4.000 mile
mush overland from Edmonton.
Seattle, Sept. 9.—Patrolman Pry
or has been arrested for detaining
and living for two weeks with a
voung Norwegian girl.
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Mining Companies and
Mineral Claim Owners
Publication of Final Proof Notices
Preparations are now making by many com
panies for the securing of patents to copper and
gold claims in that rich mining section known
as the t’hitina-Kotsina-Nizina district. Publi
cation ot final proof must be made in accord
ance with the requirements of the law- which
are contained in the following excerpts of in
structions issued by the General Land Office at
Washington:
A notice of intended finul proof must lie published
in a newspaper of established character and of general
circulation in the vicinity of the land affected thereby,
such pa|ter baring a lived and well kn>wn place of pub
lication.
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No newspaper shall lie deemed a qualified medium
of notice unless it shall have l>een continuously publish
ed during an unbroken period of six months immediate
ly preceding the publication of the notice, nor unless it
shall have applied for and been granted the privilege of
transportation in and by the United States mails at the
rate provided by law for second-class matter, a privilege
available to all newspapers having a legitimate list of
subscribers and a known place of publication.
The notice must in ail cases be published in the news
paper which may lie issued at a place nearest to the lands
which the notice affects. By the word “nearest" as here
used it is not intended that geographical proximity shall
lie measured on uu air line drawn between the land and
the place of publication, but by tlie length of the shortest
and principally traveled thoroughfare between such
places. 1 icing the highway ordinarily used and employed
for travel by vehicles of any kind.
The law invests registers with discretion in the se
lection of newspapers to Ik* the media of notice in such
cases as are here referred to.
Persons seeking to establish their right to a legal title
to any public lands are not authorized to interfere with
the discretion of the register in the choice of a news
paper in which to publish notice of their claims; nor
will any designation of a newspaper made by a register,
in the reasonable exercise of that discretion, lie disturbed
on the ground that the claimant recommended another
newspaper.
I'pon the receipt nf the papers, if no reason ap|>ears
for rejecting the application, the register will, at the ex
pense of the claimant (who must furnish the agreement
of the publisher to hold applicant for patent alone respon
sible for charges of publication), publish a notice of such
application for the period of sixty days in a newspaper
published nearest to the claim, anil will |M>st a copy of
such notice in his office for the same period.
The law imposes upon registers the duty of procuring
the publication of proper final-proof notices, and charges
the claimant with no mitigation in that behalf, except
that he shull bear and pay the cost of such publication.
The Chitina Leader
fills the above requirements, and will publish
the necessary notices at less than 50 cents per
line, the price allowed hv law to weekly news
papers, for the entire publication during sixty
days. So that there may he no delay, publish
ers’ agreement should he secured by writing to
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Publishers of
The Chitina Leader, Chitina, Alaska
Cordova Daily Alaskan, Cordova
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