The Chitina leader., 1912-05-25
shortly before five O'Clock this af-

ternoon Judge Cushman re-assigned
the trial of the Fairbanks bank cases
He vacated the order fixing the date
ON June "a and set the case; against
Capt. f. T. Barnette for December
2 and the cases against Hawkins and
Others for December, o. The marshal
was instructed to so notify the mar.
shall and district attorney at Fair
banks, and copies of the official or.
der will be sent to the attorneys fol
the government and defendants a.
soon as the same is made.
E. A. Patrick, of Spokane, and w
A. Patrick, of Victoria, are mining
men who arrived on the Mariposa
Tney will go to the interior country
where they are interested in some
valuable copper property.
L. G. Hinckle. a mining man who
is on his way to the interior copper
country, arrived last Light and is al
the Rainier-Grand.
Another candidate for delegate to
Congress from Alaska has formally
been launched. He is tie nominee OF
the Socialists of Alaska, and by name
is Kazis Krauczunas, of Ketchikan,
the man who is now, chief inspector
in charge of the immigration depart
ment for the Alaska district.
A convention was held in Fair
banks at which the choice was made,
the coast local organizations of the
party being represented by proxy
through national organizer John C.
Chase
The nomination of Mr.. Krauczu-
mas was unanimous The locals par
ticipating in the convention, either
by proxy or by delegates present,
were Ketchikan, Cordova, Juneau,
v =,
mes, Petersburg and Fairbanks.
In the district court this morn
ing various motions were disposed
of and seven applicants were exam
ined and admitted to citizenship.
With their witnesses, they are as
follows:
julius Rooning; witnesses, w. j.
Feaster and H. w. Ross.
Henry Theodor Hoffman; wit
nesses, Rudolph Voigt and Edward
Hegner.
Arthur William Cough; witnesses
H. I. O'Neill and M. A. Koonce.
Thomas Joseph Talent; witnesses
R. J. Barry and J. Rowan.
Robert Michael Healy; witnesses
NJ. J. Sullivan and NJ. o. Freedman
When court convened this after
| noon the Fagerberg case was again
| resumed and was before the court al
afternoon. ..-.
Mining Engineer w. E. Dunkle
representing the Guggenheims, de-
parted on the steamer Dora, en- route
to the Willow Creek gold camp. The
| Guggenheims have organized com.
pany to take over and develop pros
poets, and Mr.. Dunkle is the engineer
who examines the property and
| makes recommendation thereon
Seward Gateway. -....5....-. --.
Recent information indicates that
Robert w. Baxter, the newly elected
head of the transportation interests
of the Alaska Syndicate, will sal
from. Seattle for Cordova on June
first. He assumed his official duties
at Seattle, as executive head of the
various companies on May Is. II
was at a special meeting of the direc-
tors of the Alaska Steamship Com
pany and other Alaska enterprises
held in the company's office in Seat
tie, ON May 10th, when the resigna-
ton of ]. H. Young was received. The
following is the official list of the
companies as now constituted: 49,.
+ Alaska Steamship Company
S. w. Eccles, of New York, presi-
lent.
Robert w. Baxter, of Seattle, first
yice-president.
w. H. Boyle, of Seattle, second
vice-president. 90
Charles j. Jones, of Seattle, traffic
manager. GA. .e..ll.-....-.--.,-..t4- ~
Copper River & Northwestern Rail-
way Company. .4
S. w. Eccles, of New York, presi-
lent. Is
Robert w. Baxter, of Seattle. first
lvice-president.
Charles ]. Jones, of Seattle, traffic
manager.