The Alaska citizen., 1912-12-02


 the matter of through rates Ia points on lhe Yukon river. In complication is the result of d. oision which has just been haudnG down hy the interstate tommcrr. commission. ' uish claims that t has no jurisdiction over that rorioG et the White Pass road whi h H,z gI Canadian soil The authority to g.-. ulate begins at Skagvay and e. tends only as lar Us the houu lr
 This action on the part oI rha commission means that praa'j .tH 'h of th" work of the past year has been lost as far as he plaintiff in the case is concerned. and that the investigations Of the special commission appointed hv rougrcs. to look into the ease Will he of he effect
 When the case first came up the interstate commerce commGSa t54 declared that il had no mIhutjs ir the matter whatever and 10 ar. tion was taken until the eauz haa ruled against the commission Ami | ow. after many months ot cost. 3elas. hn commission has His eepra- that il has only partial iurisdi, tiou and practically the Ahoip praaeae. inss must he gone over again
 A FATAL FIRE.
 DAWSON. Nov. 26 Four-,.r.. o'i Gror- ic Mcriarmid. son O. pe.al Meliarmid manager of the ChafI.= Phillips dry goods store on Hhirt avenue. was fatally burned m . fire which seriously damaerH sh. store building al an carly hour 0-. aiaht
 The Mcbiarmias o@tuUieT zfr uu airs portion of the hdIfja- anu il &as in their Iiyine quarters 1hn the fire started. bringing dretb 'a their child, and jesueyme H4ze4at
 property 10 the ra!ue Of u'h hr,. thousand dollars
 While the rest ot the fami'e aer. absent. Mrs NcDiarmiI trIf h,l little boy alone in the mjldm@ Nm,. she "cnt out to mail lrutr. Wha sine started back toward home from the postoffice. she saw flames issu ing from the windows
 When f vas learned that th, yhild was imprisoned in the uap, story Frank Lowe. Victoria eHirl miner. mounted Il fire cs,aoe an liter heroic sfruaglc uHH thu flames found the unfortunate bos -rostratc on the floor. aad He1ush him from the building. The .a1la "aer=er. 4 sossti aH~aess. hut Eaz sp severely burned abouf The Ee4d neck and hands that he died iii ter hours later
 The damage tv th" Huild5u@ ant stock amOuntet tO SG11a. r is r~r mated that $2.opo Nill he re.uir.i sp repair the huildin" The NJ bfauHlts lost everything but the clothes fha wore al the time
 The fire Was caused hy de fectiyo connection between the flue fender and the main stoee pj7e F. eaPine sHarks ieriaea fhc floor rF the upper story. and thc ft1m spread rapidly through thu aar rz he building.
 MORE DR COOK oBGLL."
 SEATTLE. Nov. 99 nr cook. tht celebrated explorer leetured in iii city last night upon his alleged dis. eovery of the North poie
 GOOD WORK FOR ALASKA
 SPOKANE Nov 2a At is Wet nesday session the American Min. ing Congress ndorsed the law g,hi.h you'd take the determination of fh. "alidity of the Alaska coal claims out of the hands of the interior de. a9rtment and place il in the fr1- "ral courts
 The congress also adopted a r.s "'ntion fayoriug the federal l2 for coal claimants af Alaska. Lo filed their claims before fhr with HraNal of the order Of DOC and hat they be permitted to hIiu2 action against the United States i.s the federal courts Of Alaska. with the rirht to appeal to the supreme court if necessary. to establish the validity of the claim.
 CHARGES AGAINST MURANE.
 SEATTLE. Nov. % ln thn charae of failing to disporsc enua' justice between the rich and tha poor as judge Of the fedcrsl dis trict court at Nome. Judge Cornelius n Murane may bo compelled fn face impeachment during the com ing session Of Cop"roSs. AffidaEits. with this object in view. are rnw being collected by former District Attorney George Griesby. Of Nome.
 The direct charge which is to he made aaainst Murane is that he directed that q certain poke con. taining $14.0o0 in gold dust belong inc to Johann Tiberg be tied np until such time as he Pioneer Min ing company could lay claim to r through civil process.
 1ihpro was recently tried ai Nome on the charge of stealing tn sum of $l4.o0n from the sluice-hoNHa ct the Pioneer Mining company. a'd was acquitted at the end of a F"1- sational trial by jury. The com ..anv then instituted civil nrc"e"1. in"s aPainst TiherG in an "ftor 10 get possession of the dust which ri. berg claimed he had found on lh" beach at Nome.
 RIDDEN LEAVES iD!TkRon.
 RUBY CITY. Nov. % AIana- ger Austin of the Gugeenhcir.~ @Ha T. P. Aitken arrived here EeSrario' tr'fn th" it';. 'a,' tnraUin 'o th" Outside yie Hn.rn'"',s. The ">err. tc hit the rraii &rt.n tomorrow Manaea" Aus'i" $ ""f"" 10 New York to "orf"r wt}h ofh"r of the syndicate with rc- gard to the installation of addriana' machinery on Flat creek during th- romin@ season.
 Henry Roden started t3r Fan harta this morning.
 A. M. CONGRESS- EXPERIENCES.
 SPOKANE. Nov. % The | '.- gates to the American nin'a4 aor