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The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03
DRUG -CRAzEp BOYS SCREAM
THROUGH SOUTHERN TOWN,
FIRING WILDLY.
TWO NEGROES LYNCHED
RIDDLE TRAIN, AMBUSH SHERIFF,
AND STAND OFF INFURi-
ATED MOB.
western Newspaper Union News Service.
Crimes Of Two Days.

Western Newspaper Union news scrNice.
Crimes Of Two Days. sse
Los Angeles. calif.-Mrs. Rebecca
Gay. leading Christian Science healer.
found murdered in her office.
Kokomo. Ind, = Clinton Wilkinson,
farmer, confessed he kicked his wife
to death and buried her in cornfield-
Chicago. Ili-Mrs. Mildred Nilsson.
thrown railroad track.
New. York.-Body of well-dressed
l. Goodrich. New Jersey baker, found
on Riverside drive. Evidently beaten
eiphia.-Mutilated nude body of
Marsh Country Club.
Peoria. ni.-otto. Hoefer.. candidate
killed xii dner''' 'n0' COW" ana instantly
wsstertown; n. Y; Y;-Bodies Of two Ad,
riSer Poee theoTy the ahst
they fought in boat. both drowning.
Harriston; Miss.-Ten die. twenty
hurt, two lynched. in race rioting.
Harrison. Miss. Sept. 29.-Two
drug-crazed mulatto boys. brothers,
began reign of murder here Sunday
morning that ended only after three
white men, four negro men and ne
gro woman had been killed, several
persons wounded and the two boys
lynched.
A more serious clash between the
races was prevented by the arrival of
a special train of company of Ma
tional Guardsmen from Natchez.
The trouble started at about two
o'clock Sunday morning and contin-
ued intermittently until ten O'Clock.
when Walter Jones. the Oldest of the
two boys, who started the firing, was
lynched, just after the soldiers ar
rived. His brother, Will Jones, had
ben shot and lynched ny citizens ear
lier in the day. No more trouble is
feared.
Later the body of Teller Warren, a
negro, was found in hut in the ne
gro quarter where Walter Jones first
began firing. Evidently Warren was
one of the first victims but Just when
he was shot is not known.
Twenty persons were injured, six
teen of them negroes. None OF the ne
groes was dangerously hurt.
The Natchez guardsmen returned
home. The negro population appeared
to be as much incensed at the Jones
brothers as were the whites.
The shooting was started by Walter
Jones. 20. in the negro quarter, where
the negro woman and Thead Grayson
were shot and killed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03
Coffin Released.

Colorado Springs.-Jack Coffin, the
suspect held here for several days in
connection with the murder near Lii
mon, established an alibi ind will be
released as soon as he serves out
sentence for vagrancy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03
Utilities Bill May Not Be Referred.

Denver.-Wlth the arrest of Julius
Goldberg. charged with forging 700
names to the petition to refer the Ala
mosa county bill, and the detention Of
Jacob Zeering, the first blow has been
struck at the alleged wholesale forg-
ing of fraudulent names to petitions
to initiate and refer bills. One of the
Immediate results of this action. state
house officials say. will be that the
public utilities bill will not be referred
to the people of Colorado.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03
Eleven Years Since s.ra.ton Died.

Denver.-It is eleven years since
the death of Winfield Scott Stratton.
During all these years, according to a
statement made by o. N. Hilton, at
torRey for the alleged widow of Strat.
ton, who now lives at Leadville, there
has not been a satisfactory accounting
of nearly $6.0O0.O0O of the estate by
the trustees, in compliance with the
provisions of the will.
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Mining Company Incorporates.

Denver.-The second incorporation
within two weeks of large mining
company which will operate in Clear
Creek county was registered when
Secretary of State Pearce granted in
corporation papers to the United Free
land Development and Tunnel Compa-
ny, capitalized at s2,OO0.O0O.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03
Alleae Foraerle. on petItIon..

Denver.-Frauds including the fors-
cry of Governor Ammons' name and
the placing of illiterate Mexicans' sig
natures On the petitions to refer the
public utilities bill and the measure
creating Alamosa county will be ex-
posed in the investigation started by
the public officials, according to the
opponents of the referendum meas;
ures. -
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To Take Denver Tax War to Courts.

Denver.-The members of the State
Tax Commission and Finance Commits
sioner Clair ]. Pitcher, ex-officio as
SCISSOR of Denver county. agreed in
conference at the canitol that a law
suit is the only solution of the diff
culties between the Denver assessor
and the state.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03
Three state Examination. Oct. 1s.

Denver.-Notices of three examine
tions for state positions have been
sent out by the State Civil Service
Commission. The examinations. TO be
held October IS, are for the positions
of bookkeeper, guard at the state peni-
tentiary and teacher of printing. The
examinations may be taken at twenty
five different places throughout the
state.
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State to Get $4,000 Inheritance Tax.

Denver.-In the event of no protest.
the state will be richer by s16,14S
as result of the collection of inheri-
tance tax on the estate left by the late
Moses Hallett, who died April 25, ac-
cording to, the report in the office Of 4
Leslie Hubbard, state Inheritance taxs
appraiser.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03
Only 22 Genuine Names on petl,lon.

Denver.--Showing that of 59S names
only 22 were genuine, the checking of
six petitions of the Alamosa referen-
dunn was completed after SO children
ranging from eight to fifteen years,
had testified that they had signed the
petition believing that it was for a
playground and swimming pool for
the West Colfax district.
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seeking aMysterIousv Woman.

Albany, N. VA mysterieas wom-
an. who is believed by the hoard of
managers of the impeachment trial CT
Governor Sulzer to be conversant with
many Of his Wall Street transactions,
is being sought.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03
Rebels Routed IN Fl.ro, El,h.

Piedras Negras.-From Sabinas and
Barroteran comes news that the Con
stitutionaiist army. has been defeated
and is in full retreat toward the bor-
der with 1,600 Federals In pursuit
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03
Pueblo Child Fatally Wounded.

Pueblo Struck by bullet intended
for her father. Marie Sersllng. 3, was
fatally wounded in her home here. J..
williams is in jail charged with tho
shooting.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03
eody Of Unide ntified Man Found.

Douglas. Wyo.-The body Of an un-
identified man with a bullet hole in
his right temple was found on the
prairie several miles south Of here. A
revolver was clasped in the right
hand. All marks OF identification had
been cut from the clothing.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03
Serious Floods Sweeping Texas.

Houston. Texas.-Serious flood con-
ditions, resulting from recent ex-
cessive rainfall are reported through
out southwest Texas.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03

At the national reunion Of the Army
Of tho Philippines and the American
Veterans Of Forsign Service, held In
Denver. these socIetier were eonsolL
dated a. the Army Of the Philippines,
Cuba and Porto Rico. Judge Rice W..
Means Of Denver was elected oomman.
der-In-chIef Of the consolidated 80
eiety.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03
millionaire eIxby Freed by Jury.

Los Angeles. Cal.-George II. Bixby.
millionaire OF Long Beach, Cal.
charged with having contributed to
the downfall of minor young women,
was found not guilty by. a jury.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03
Time for pIoos AppeaI.

San Francisco.-Twenty days addi-
tional time was granted by Judge Van
Fleet to counsel for Maury l. Diggs
and F Drew Caminetti, to file ap-
plication for appeal.
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plaz Called Home for Army servIe.

Mexico City.-General Porfirio Diaz
ex-President of Mexico. has been sum,
moned by the War Department to re-
turn to Mexico for active army serv-
ice.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03
Former Congressman Lacey Dead.

Oskaloosa. Iowa.-John F. Lacey,
former Iowa congressman from the
Sixth Iowa Congressional District,
dropped dead here from heart disease.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03
General oIlIespie Dead.

Washington.-Maj General George
Gillespie, U. S. A.. retired. ~, died at
Saratoga, N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03
MINERS KILL MARSHAL
AGED EoARpiNc HOUSE KEEPE.
SLAIN At TRINIDAD.
Pearce, Brake and Stewart Admitted
to Mines After Identification
Miners Reported Going to Work.
western Newspaper Union News service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver, Sept. 24.-Information re.
ceived at the office of Governor Am
mons from both operators and miIfers
of the strike zones of the Colorado
coal fields shows that about sixty per
cent of the coal miners of the state
responded to the call to walk out
scheduled for Tuesday morning at s
O'Clock. Several mines have been shut
down. principally. say the operators.
to avoid exposing employees to outside
interference.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03

Trinidad, Colo. Sept. 25.-Robert
Lee, Marshal of Segundo, was shot
and killed by a group of striking min
ers as. they were destroying a camp
foot-bridge. He swayed from his sad
die. his rifle still in its scabbard, his
jugular vein severed and neck
pierced by load of buckshot fired by
one of the strikers. said by Witnesses
to be Thomas Larrus. Greek.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-03
Springs Mines Are Running.

Colorado Springs. the excep-
ton of the Pikeview properties, all
the coal mines in the region are run
ming full force. and the Pikeview has
sixty men at work. So far as the To-
cal supply is concerned the strike is
practically over. The companies are
now about ten days behind their or
ders.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the United States Commissioner Court flor the Precinct of Cape Nome. District Of Alaska. Second Division,
 In Probate. In the Matter of the Estate of Mary Otahal Johnson, Deceased.
 Notice is hereby given. that the undersigned has been appointed by the above entitled court administra- tor of the estate of Mary Otahal John son, deceased.
 Ali persons having claims against the said estate are hereby required to present the same to the undersigned at the office of O. D. Cochran, at Nome, Alaska, as by law required, within six months from the date hereof
 Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 18th day of July, 1918.
 CHAS. l.. MILACEK, Administrator of the estate of Mary Otahal Johnson, deceased. At
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Nome Recording Precinct, in the Dis- trict of Alaska, said placer claim be- ing described according to the official field notes of survey and plat thereof now on file in the office of the Reg ister of said Land Office as follows with a magnetic variation of 19 deg Al min. East.
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identical with corner of location. a fir post 1 1t. long, ins. sq. in mound of earth, scribed 500 Ex., whence U. s. L. M :. No. 19 bears N. 1S deg. A min. E.. 3027.5 50 1t. Anvil Rock bears N. 39 deg. P min. w.
 Thence s. 4S deg. 57 min. k. 480 1t. to Cor. No. ?. identical with N. E. Cor. location, a fir post ft. long, 4 ins. sq. in mound of earth, scribed 500 Elk. Thence s. 8 deg. 10 min. E. 1110.S0 it. to Cor. No. 3, identical with s. E. Cor. of location a beach, wood stake, Az it. long, ins. sq., in mound of earth, scribed 500 Ex. Thence s. 86 deg. 40 min. w. 592. 20 it. to Cor. No. 4, a beachwood post. A 1t. long, ins. sq.. in mound of earth, scribed 500 Elk. whence S. w. Cor. of cabin 10x14 1t. pears N. Is deg. CA min. E. 260 it. Thence N. 6 deg. 34 min. D. 146S.40 it. to Cor. No. 1. the place of beginning and containing an area of 14.21s acres.
 The location notice Is recorded ir Vol. 167 Page 267. of the Records oi the Cape Nome Recording Precinct Alaska. and the adjoining claims arc on the West. the Westerly portion oi the Exchange Claim unsurveyed, not claimed under this survey. Otto Halla claimant, on the North. East ant South claims and claimants unknown
 J. SUNDBACK,
 Register.
 First publication, July 12, 1913.
 Last publication, Sept. 13. 1913.
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s. L. M. No. 1s bears S. 26 deg. 34 min, E. 1506.30 it.
 Thence s. 72 deg. 07 min. w. 24s.40 it. to Cor. No. 2. a fir post 1 it. long, 4 ins. so. in mound of earth, scE:bed 2 49S H. s. Thence N. 78 deg. 47 min. w. 1S27.S0 fl. to Cor. No. 3, identical with s. w. cor. of location, a fir post 1t. long, 4 ins. sq.. scribed 3 49S H |. s. Thence N. IA deg. 0S min. w. 10S.2O 1t. to Cor. No. 4, a fir post, 4 1t. long, 4 ins. sq. in mound of earth. scribed 4 49S H. s. Thence N. 19 deg. Al min. E.. S64.1O it. to Cor. No. 5, identical with N. w. Cor. of location. fir post it. long, 4 ins. sq. in mound of earth, scribed 49S I Thence s. 79 deg. 4S mins E. Sf it. to Cor. No. 6, a fir post. 4 1t. Jng, ins. sq. in mound of earth ,scribed 49S H. s. Thence s. 55 deg. 20 min. k. 507.20 it. to Cor. No. 2, a fir post 4 it. long, ins. sq {. scribed 49s H. s. Thence S.. S1 deg. 5S min. E. 684 1t. to Cor. No. 8, iden- tical with N. E. Cor. of location. a fir post, it. long, fms. sQ. scribed 8 49s H. s. Thence s. Is deg. AS min. w. 682 20 it. to Cor. No. 1 the place of beginning and containing an area of 41.219 acres.
 The location notice Is recorded in Vol 156 Page 326 of the Records of the Cape Nome Recording Precinct. Alaska, and the adjoining claims are on the South, the North Pole Claim, unsurveyed; on the West, North and East, names of claims and claimants are unknown.
 J. SUNDBACK,
 Register. First publication, July 12, 1913.
 Last publication, Sept. 1a. 1913.
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SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.

In the District Court for the District
 of Alaska, Second Division.
 James W. Clark, plaintiff vs. Annie E.
 Clark, defendant.
 The President of the United States of
 America to Annie E. Clark, the above named defendant, greeting:
 You are hereby summoned and re- quired to appear and answer the com plaint of the plaintiff on file fin the of- flee of the Clerk of the Court, at the City of Nome. in said District within thirty days from date of the comple- tion of the publication of this sum- mons, that is to say, within thirty days from the 27th day of September. 1913 ,or judgment for want thereof will be taken against you; and you are hereby notified that if you fail to ans wer said complaint within said time. the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein. towit: a decree dissolving the bonds of mat AhAoAJ OCtWccu pidintlit dHu OSAcitO- ant on the ground of wilful desertion of the plaintiff by defendant for more than two years last past.
 The date Of the first publication hereof. is August 16. 1918; the date of the last publication hereof. is Septem- Der 27" 1918; and the date of the Or der for the publication of this sum- mons Is August 13. 1918.
 Witrsegs. the Honorable Cornelius D. Murane. Judge of the said District Court, and the seal of the Said Court hereto affixed this 18th day of August. in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty-eigh [Seal.1
 J. SUNDBACK, Clerk of the District Court, District of Alaska, End Division. By J. ALLISON BRUNER, Deputy Clerk.
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Several well known people have al- ready taken passage on the Victoria for Seattle. She has had several hun- dred tons of freight to unload at St. Michael but 1t Is expected that she will get away from Nome on Saturday. Following is a partial list of those who will go outside on her:
 Mrs. Eastaugh and. child, MT. and Mrs. N. H. Craig. Mrs. Otto Olson and son. J. H. Gufrey. F. J. Denman. Geo. A. Stiles and wife. w. J. Rowe, c. l.. Morris. R. Lang, MT. and Mrs. s. c. Cox. Fort Davis, Dr. and Mrs. Robert son. Fort Davis. Mrs. W. J. Sweeney, Mrs. A. H. Glasscocl1. c. D. Jones and wife. Miss A. Ward, Miss Anna Witt tenberg. Miss s. McDonough. Rev. H. Forham, H. J. Hunt. MT. and Mrs. s. Jacobson. A. Zugor. MT. and Mrs. Am- meran and children, Mrs. M. Brady. Mrs. c. H. Frost. A. Jardine. Mrs. E. Nunnelee. H. B. Hopkins, Capt. Nor rison. Ned Carlson. c. F. Schneider.
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NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT IN AD-
 MiRALTY.

United States of America, District of
 Alaska, Second Division ,ss. Whereas a libel has been Fled i,. the District Court of the United States for the District of Alaska, Second Di- vision, on the 18th day of August, 1913. by Darling & Dean Company. a cor poration, Standard oil Company. a corporation. Alaska Telephone (. Telegraph Company. a corporation. and E. W. Carleton and John A. Melin. co-partners trading as E. w. Carle- ton and Company, against Sixteen Hundred Dollars, lawful money of the United States in the possession of U. J. Lomen, being proceeds of the sale of the American pas. Screw. vessel Mary Sachs" alleging in substance that said libelants had within three years last past furnished repairs, SUD- plies and other necessaries to the said vessel Mary Sachs." upon the order of her owner and master, to the amount and value of $713.9s, no part of which has been paid. And praying process against said sum of Sixteen Hundred Dollars in money and that the same may be condemned to pay the claims of the libelants. with costs. charges and expenses.
 Now therefore in pursuance of the Monition under the seal of said Court to me directed and delivered. I do hereby give public notice to all per- son claiming said money or any part thereof, or in any manner interested therein, that they be and appear be- fore the said District Court, for the District of Alaska, Second Division. at Nome, Alaska. on Saturday the 9th day of September. 1913. at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day (provided the same shall be day of Jurisdiction. otherwise on the next day of jurisdic- tion thereafter) then and there to in- terpose their claims. and to make their allegations in that behalf.
 Dated at Nome. Alaska, this 18th day of August, 1913.
 E. R. JORDAN. United States Marshal for the Dis-
 trict of Alaska, Second Division. IRA D. ORTON. Proctor for Libelants.
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that in pur- suance of an order of the Probate Court for Cape Nome Precinct, Dis- trict of Alaska, Second Division, made on the 1st day of August, 1913, m the matter of the estate of Thomas A. Whistler, deceased, the undersigned, the administrator of the said estate, will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, lawful money of the United States, and subject to confirmation by said Probate Court, on Monday, the 1st day of September, 1913, at two o'clock p. m., at the door of the United States District Court House. for the District of Alaska, Sec ond Division. in the City of Nome, Dis trict of Alaska, all the right, title, in- terest and estate of the said Thomas A. Whistler at the time of his death, and all the right, title and interest that said estate has, by operation of law or otherwise, acquired other than or in addition to that of the said Thomas A. Whistler at the time of his death, in and to all those certain placer min ing claims, situate, lying and being in the District of Alaska, and bounded and described as follows, to-wit:
 An undivided one-eighth (M) inter- est of. in and to the Paul Jones As- sociation Placer claim, on Snake river, in the Cape Nome Recording District;
 An undivided one-eighth (M) inter- est of, in and to the Blarney Stone Association Placer Claim, on Snake river. in the Cape Nome Recording District;
 An undivided one-eighth (M) inter- est of, in and to the Croesus Associa- tion Placer Mining Claim, on Cripple river. in the Cape Nome Recording District;
 An undivided one-half (h) interest in Bench Claim on right limit of Won der creek. off Creek Claim No. 6, in the Cape Nome Recording District;
 All the right, title and interest of the deceased O in and to Placer Claim No. 4 above Dahls Discovery on Quartz creek, in the Kougarok Record ing District.
 Terms and conditions of sale: Cash, lawful money of the United States. Ten per cent. (1O per cent.) of the purchase money to be paid to the ad- ministrator on the day of sale, balance on confirmation of sale by said Pro- bate Court. Deed at expense of pur> chaser.
 J. SUNDBACK, Administrator of the estate of Thomas A. Whistler, deceased.
 Nome. District of Alaska, August 1, 1913.
 Date of first publication August 9, 1913.
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POLL TAX WARNING.

Notice is hereby given, that pursu-
 ant to an Act of the Legislature. of the Territory of Alaska, entitled, "An
 Act to impose Poll Tax upon male persons in the Territory of Alaska.
 and providing means for it's collec-
 tion," approved May 1st, 1913. there is now due and payable from each
 male person in Cape Nome Precinct,
 over the age of twenty-one years and under the age of fifty years, except soldiers, sailors in the United States Navy or Revenue Cutter service, VOL unteer firemen, paupers. and insane persons the sum of four dollors ($4.00) Ut the office of the undersigned. Uni- ted States Commissioner. and in case of failure to pay the same, penalties as provided for by said act will be imposed.
 Said Act provides that said tax shall become delinquent on the first
 Monday in August of each year, and that after that date, penalty of one dollar in addition to said tax shall be imposed.
 (In view of the fact that blanks were not received from the Territor-
 ial Treasurer until after the date of
 delinquency of said Poll Tax. said penalty of one dollar will not be en- forced until November 9th, 1s13.) Said Act further provides that upon the failure or refusal of any person to pay said Poll Tax. the same may be collected by seizure and sale of any personal property owned by such per- son. and any person violating said Act. shall be guilty of . nisdezhcanor and may be lined not more thaA S1oo nor less than $500 or imprisoned ia the Fsderai jan not moro than thirty days nor lsss than ono day.
 All psrsons in Cape Nome Precinct liable to the payment of said Poll Tax arc hereby warned and notihsd to pay said tax Into this ofice or remit the same to the undersigned. and upon failure Io to do, said Act win be sn-' forvsd aeordine to its terms. Upon |pAymsnt, Ton TAx receipts win bsI duly iasued. $, K Dated. August .. lSis.
 Gno. D. scHoFTnID.
 
 y~ A ssionsr. Ex-O OGlcio Pcll I'll collestor. Cape Noms Precinct
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 UNITED ArATEs LAND OFFICE.

Dated. July n. A. D.. lsls.
 Notice is hereby given that \. z. WAtson, wnoss pot ofscs address is Nome Alaalta has made application to the Register and Receiver of the United statsa LAnd once at Noms, Alasla eor Y Rktent 8ot the Holns stiRs ociation placsr nininE clairn cn ths l1ft iizlit of Fox 0alcaa sit1ttsd apon tss 1sii siss sarveysd public domai aisd 1sdi ted IT 1aineSel flrysy NO. IT. il m Cskps Nonis Rs- 'ssor1lt fsoints IT thS Distxact II s61 E m bsin e- <il 1lltl < Il ll 1 1 ' olAci1 sld sots ol m, T x x ' X I li tlAsrSof 6 m
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Postmaster Bakke received little bottle of gold today from Cripple riv- CT where it was taken up by the drill which is being operated by Jarmuth and Leopold. The bottle contains sev- eral dollars of the metal and shows that the prospects being found up there are first-class.