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VOLUME 2
CHITIXA, ALASKA, SATVRDAY, XOV. 11. 1911.
NO. 7
ALASKA NOT TO ONE CENT
San Francisco, Nov. 11.—Judge
Trabucco, presiding over the Super
ior court, was attacked by Charles
Adler, who pulled a revolver and
sought to injure the judge. How
ever, he was overpowered before any
injury was done and placed in jail.
A tiler was tn aggrieved litigant and
caused much excitement in his ef
fort to punish the court.
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Washington, Nov. 11.—The chair
man or' the House progressive cam
paign committee is entering ac
tively on his duties. He has just
issued a strong appeal urging his
followers to work for a Republican
presidential primary in each state.
By this method he expects to get the
sentiment favorable to LaFollette.
ASTRO XOMK IIS PHOTOGRAPH
AUTUMN FROST
Flagstaff, Arizona. Nov. 11.—Low
ell astronomers have observed and
photographed the first autumn frost
on Mars.
Seattle, Nov. 11.—The steamer
Alameda reached here last night.
Coming down it was discovered that
a stowaway, Albert Swan, son of Ad
am Swan, of Valdez, bad successfully
secreted nimself for several days.
However, after he was discovered the
steamer was stopped and the young
fellow was put ashore on one of the
;San Juan islands.
Suetanee, Tenn., Nov. 10.—Presi
dent Taft has reprieved Mrs. Hattie
Lomox, a negress, sentenced for the
murder of her musband.
(SeattleUndertakes to Raise $50,000 and has Already Subscribed Part of
that Sum to Voice the Neebsof Alaska Plan, Includes all
Of The Western States
Seattle, Nov. 10.—The movement
started here to get the co operation
of the coast in the interest of Alas
kan legislation is meeting with en
couragement from Alaskan towns as
well as from Alaska and business
men here. The idea of the move
ment was furnished by the efforts
of northerners to get together and
secure united effort.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce
has organized the Alaska bureau for
the sole purpose of aiding Alaskans
in securing whatever they may de
sire.
J. E. Chilherg was elected presi
dent. Resolutions were passed
creating a bureau. In part these
say that the fact is recognized that
; the people of Alaska are in the best
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position to know what will tend to
the speediest development of the ter
ritor. .
This bureau shall use every hon
orable means to bring about such
legislation as Alaskans may desire.
Besides other things which Alaskans
may dictate, this bureau shall work
for appropriations for improvemetn
of transportation facilities in Al
aska both on land, sea and imme
diate townsite surveys to an end
that the population of the territory
may be greatly increased.
Lack of knowledge of existing con
ditions, more than anything else are
responsible for the lack of develop
ment in the territory, and the bur
eau will take immediate steps to
disseminate the truth.
“Development of Alaska” is the
slogan and the bureau and pledges
members of the chamber to use their
most earnest efforts in behalf of
Alaska to obtain the relief Alaskans
desire.
It is plannei to raise $50,000 in
Seattle and Alaskans are not to con
tribute one cent. Twenty thousand
was pledged at the first meeting. A
large publicity bureau will be organ
ized with offices in Seattle.
All leading organizations in the
state of Washington are expected
to co-operate with the Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce in this matter. It
is a well known fact that many of
the factories of this and adjoining
states were built up by Alaskan
tradt. As already stated it is pro
posed to make the movement coast
wide.
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The common councils of the var
ious incorporated cities in Alaska
will be asked to communicate with
J. J. Underwood as to the things
most needed for Alaska. It Is be
lieved that the time is now ripe for
favorable congressional action, but
before anything will be done it is
realized that there must be enough
of a pressure from public sentiment
to back up the needs and demands
for Alaska.
It is planned to consolidate the
entire western states in such a way
as to present a solid front on Alas
kan matters at Washington.
Valdez files more domestic cor
porations than ail the rest of Alas
ka combined, according to the books
of the secretary of the territory.
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On Tuesday morning about, nine
! o’clock an explosion of powder in the
i tunnel of a mine near Boulder creek
i resulted in the almost instant death
! of Leon Bucklear. Two others had
! just gone from the tunnel when they
heard a short sharp report that caus
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ed them to hurry back. They found
Bucklear unconscious, with a leg and
arm broken and other injuries to
the vita! organs. He was taken to
their cabin and the superintendent
at once started for Kennicott, a
distance of twenty-five miles, to
secure medical aid.
Before Dr. Shook arrived on the
scene the patient had died. He
became conscious for a few minutes
and in a dazed way wanted to know
what had happened. He then be
came unconscious and three hours
after the accident occurred had pas-;
sed away. The body was carried
down o the buildings of the Don
Creek Mining Company, rvhere it
will be cared for until it can be
brought out over the ice and shipped
to Seattle. It will be necessary for
several streams to freeze before this
can be done as Clear Stream, Dan,
Creek, Nizina river and McCarthy j
creek must be crossed.
The unfortunate man was about 25
years of age. He has a sister Miss
Bucklear. and a mother Mrs. L. Heye
living in Seattle. He was a member
of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
For a time he was employed out the
line by the Katalla company and M.
J. Heney. He lived in Chitina last
winter, and since spring had been
employed at the mine on Boulder
creek.
Manking, Nov. 11.—The greatest possible desolation and
! consternation prevails throughout this city. Thousands have
! been massacred by Manchus, while seventy thousand have fled
! from the city. Business houses and residences have been looted
and then burned. Hundreds of women and children have
j had their queues sheared. The general slaughter has been
j something terrible. Soldiers are encamped three miles away,
awaiting ammunition and reinforcements.
Nanking, Nov. 11.—The imperialists, although they tem
porarily lost Kiang Van fort, have regained that citadel and
I again the dragon is floating over the fort.
New York, Nov. 11.—Andrew Car
negie admits having given *25.000,
1000 to the Carnegie Steel corpora
tion, for the purpose, as he ex
plains, “to promote advancement,
diffuse knowledge and create a bet
ter understanding among the people
of the United States.”
Hong Kong, Nov. 11—Chang Ming
Chi, \ ieeroy of Canton, has arrived
on a British warshop. He has is
sued a formal proclamation declar
ing the independence of Canton and
Wan Tung provinces. He states
that this action was authorized by
the people of those provinces.
SWEDISH NOBLE
PRIZE AWARDED
Stockholm, Nov. 11.—Tile Swed
ish Academy has awarded the Noble
prize to Maeterlink.
GETS SHOT FOR
Seattle, Nov. 11.—Patrolman Her
bert C. Smith was twice shot in the
b^ck last evening by Frank Miso
loti, and it is feared that the
wounds may prove serious. The of
ficer hurled a stick at a barking dog
and this so incensed the owner Mis
oloti, that he pulled his gun and
commenced firing.
PRESIDENT TAFT VISITS
PRESIDENT TAFT VISITS
HISTORIC BATTLEFIELD
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Chattanooga, Nov. 11.—President
Taft has had an interesting time
here. Yesterday he motored to the
historic Chicamauga battlefield.
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STRIKES RICH PAC
ON RUBC CREEK
A late report comes from Ruby
that Gordon Shea, Bob Martin and
Lang have struck the best pay found
yet in that district, on Nome bench,
Flint Creek, a mile above the mouth
of Glen Gulch. The pans run 18
cents. There is two feet of pay,
estimated at 22.25 per cubic foot.
The extent of the pay is not yet
known.
Subscribe for the Leader.
After Going on the Rocks She Was Able to Proceed Under Her Own Steam
to Kobe, Where Necessary Repairs Will be Made. A
Sister Ship to the Totally Wrecked Dakota
Tokyo, November 10.—The mammoth steamship Minne
sota which recently sailed from Seattle with a large number
of passengers and considerable freight, is aground off Kuru
shina, near the island of Shikoko. The wireless apparatus be
came broken and it hrs been difficult to secure any details,
although it is belie\ that the accident is not such as will
prove disastrous. '! is steamship is owned and operated by
the Great Northen camship company and is a sister to the
Dakota, which was completely wrecked in February, 1907, and
a loss sustained of over three million dollars.
Seattle, November 11.—A cable was received this noon
at the office of the Great Northern Steamship company that
the wrecked Minnesota had gotten off the rocks under her own
steam and had proceeded to Kobe- There the extent of the
damages sustained will be learned and necessary repairs made.
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ATTORNEY McGINN ON
THE WAY OUT
The Fairbanks News-Miner state®
that John L. McGinn the prominent
attorney of that city would leave ear
ly in November for the outside, ex
pecting to arrive In Cordova In time
to take the steamer on the 16 th. He
will go to California and join his wife
who Is wintering there.
Buffalo, Nov. 11.—In a lively con
test last night Battling Nelson put
the quietus on Tommy Moore, of Chi
cago. In the ninth round. .