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Iditarod pioneer., 1914-07-25
FOURTEENTH INFANTRY
 SAILS FOR ALASKA DUTY

Seattle, June 25.-Khaki-clad soldiers of the United States army, All in number, and thirteen officers, members of Companies A. B, C and D of the Fourteenth infantry, sailed at noon today for Alaska for two years duty on the worlds last frontier
 The men arrived Wednesday by way of the Great Northern from Spokane, on two special trains.
 In coming to this city the companies were under the command of Captain A. H. Martin Major James W. McAndrews who has been assigned to take command of the troops stationed in Alaska, accom- panied his men.
 The Fourteenth infantry will relieve the Thirtieth infantry, which has been sta tioned in the North for two years. The Second battalion remains at Fort George Wright, Spokane, where the Fourteenth has been stationed for the last eighteen months, and will do guard duty.
 The members of the Fourteenth will be distributed between Fort Llscum, Fort Will jam H. Seward, Fort Gibbon, Fort Davis and Fort St. Michael.
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JUST LIKE MOTHER
 HUbBARD'S CUPBOARD
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Mexico City, July 23-Provsiona President Francisco Carbaa finding great difficulties contend with account of the hard ua left the national treasury CabaJa declares he ready the delegates of Carranza make arrangements tor the transfer of the He hopes restored shortly and the benefits of the constitution gwen all the people,
 Many suicides are reported following the departure of General Huerta.
 If Mexico Needs Huerta, He Will Return
 Puera Mexico July 23Geneas Huera and Banquet arrived here with their families They sailed for Jamaica yesterday with the families and many other persons board the German cruiser Dresden At that point they will charter and continue their journey Europe tuera that he will if possible for him to aid in restoring peace to Mexico.
 Armstice Declared by General Carranze
 Chihuahua July 23Genera Carranza has declared an amshce pending the transfer of the government
 General Zapaa trying to Mexico City and control of the government
 Wilson Wants All Differences Buried
 Washington July 23-Presiden Wilson endeavong to get Carranza Villa and Zapaa bury their differences order restore peace in Mexico
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GERMANS ACTIVE Ig
 UICARAGUAN AFFAlRS

Washington, July 6-Attempts by Ger man interests to outbid the United States for rights to construct an interoceanic canal across Nicaragua were revealed today to the senate foreign relations committee by Nicaraguan Minister Chamorro. The min ister said that Germans had urged that the S3,OO00GO offered by the United States for canal rights and other concessions was not enough.
 Senor Chamorro's statement was received with surprise and led to much speculation among members of the committee after he left the capitol Some members understood him to mean that Germany had officially approached the Nicaraguan government and the minister's difficulty in speaking English prevented his statement from being entirely clear.
 Members of the committee who did not believe that Germany had made any oth- cial suggestions to Nicaragua were inclined to the opinion that representatives of Ger man bankers were responsible for anything that had been done or even that Nicaragua might not be averse to playing the Amen- can game of bluff.
 It was recalled tonight that no nation could expect to build a canal across Nicar- agua to rival that at Hdnama without eN- pending hundreds of millions of dollars. and the opinion was expressed that Germany hardly would be likely to engage in such an enterprise.
 That private banking institutions, no matter how rich, should seriously contem- plate such an undertaking when there is some question as to whether the canal across Panama ever will pay was regarded as ex- tremely doubtful.
 Senor Chamorro was not specific about the German offer, but he tired to make it plain that whoever made it took pains to show Nicaragua that the United States was to get much more than she was entitled to for S3,O0O000
 He appeared before the committee par ticulary to speak of the political effect upon Nicaragua of the provisions in the treaty by which the United States would assume protectorate over the country and guarantee fair elections there, as in Cuba.
 The minister was questioned at some length about the American marines now in the republic. He answered a direct inquiry by saying that no request has been made by him to send marines to Nicaragua. IT." added, however, that he believed their pres ence might be desired by the Nlcaraguan president.
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ALASKA BOUNDARY SURVEY
 TO BE COMPLETED SOON

Sitka, Alaska, June 30-Scarringa broad line across 600 miles of wilderness in the far North, in order that the possessions of the United States may have a distinct sep aration at every point, will be completed during the coming season. The work has been in progress since 1907 under the di- rection of Thomas Riggs, Jr, civil engineer, representing the United States boundary commission, who is now member of the Alaska railroad commission, and I. D. Craig, representing similar commlsslon ot Canada.
 Although the United States and Canada have been neighbors in the far North for nearly half a century, the exact dividing line between their possessions, especially as to the northern portion, was, previous to this survey, indefinite and conflicting. Many disputes arising, the two governments de cided finally, through their commissions, that an absolute survey, clearly established and marked for all time should be made along the 141st meridian from the Mount St. Elias Alps, on the Pacific, to the Arctic ocean, a distance of approximately 600 miles.
 The United States surveying party con- StASHA season since the work was undertaken. Chief Engineer Riggs, himself young col lege man, selected his aids from the hardi est classes s-cowboys, forest rangers, pros pectors, timber cruisers and frontiersmen, with liberal sprinkling of engineers. New expeditions were organized each spring, al though many of the men who started at the beginning have remained in the service up to the present time. It was the custom, too, to leave few men in the North each winter to care for equipment and supplies
 The actual visible results of the SIX or seven years of efforts a twentyfoot vista, cut, like gigantic avenue or lane, through all timber and brush districts, together with monuments set at lntervlslble points, from three to four miles apart.
 The monuments erected are of two types, depending upon the importance of the local ity At prominent stream crossings and main points of travel the line marker con sists of a fve-foot aluminium bronze shaft, weighing 300 pounds, set in 2,O0O pounds of concrete At less important points the monument is smaller, being designated as a cone, cast of the same metal, and requiring only 1,500 pounds of concrete for the base. There are approximately 200 of these mon uments along the 600 miles of boundary. The work of conveying the heavy materials for their construction, mostly on pack ani- mals, sometimes on the shoulders of the men themselves, was very slow and labori- ous.
 This survey is declared by engineers to be the straightest in the world for the length encompasSed.
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local interest was intense, and large crowds daily watched the proceedings.
 w. A. Gilmore of Nome and A, E. Maltby of this city represented the plaintiffs and John L. McGinn of Fairbanks and E. M. Stanton and Henry Roden of this city repre- sented the defendants.
 The trial was originally set for July IT,, but on account of the illness of one of the principals, Wm. Knox, and the absence of the chief counsel for the plaintiffs, MT. Gil more, it has been postponed until Wednes- day last, when in spite of the request of the plaintiffs for more time, the court ruled that the case must proceed. In the mean time the launch E, aver had been sent down the river to Holy Cross to convey Mir Gil more, who was on his way here from Nome, to Iditaroo Just about the time of
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Probably the most important civil case to court began on Wednesday last before Judge Fuller and a jury and was concluded Thurs day afternoon when, upon instructions from the court the jury brought in a verdict in favor of the defendants.
 The case was that of Sam c. Adams and William Knox vs. the Yukon Gold Co.,, and involved title to one of the most valu able mining properties on Flat creek, known as the Chicago Bench association claim. Because of the great value of the property involved. the issues to be determined and the prominence of the legal talent engaged, the case had become locally famous and had attracted the attention of mining men and attorneys throughout the territory. The
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-07-25
lIR. GILMORE COULDN'T WATT

Much to the disappointment of many who wished to hear him, and owing to the uncertainty of sailing dates for lower Iu- kon points, William A. Gilmore, the promi- nent Nome attorney who arrived in this city last Thursday and left last evening, was un- able to make the promised address to the people of this city and vicinity relative to the alleged defects in the present Alaska mining law. The address was to have been delivered this evening at A. B. hall.
 Aside from the educational feature of Mir Gilmores talk, many of our citizens were more than anxious to hear him, as he is recogm; zcd as one of Alaska's best public speakers.
 MT Gilmore made it plain, in a short talk with The Pioneer, that he Is by no means opposed to the measure as whole. He claims 1t contains many admirable provl- sions, but says that several amendments are badly needed, and it was his desire while here to make an effort to get the mining men of the Interior to cooperate with those of Seward peninsula to bring about the needed changes in the law
 One particularly objectionable feature Mr. Gilmore laid stress upon was the section re- quiring $1OO worth of annual assessment work to be performed on each twenty acre tract or fraction, and also the very limited time given to make the required location work
 The general effect of the law on Seward peninsula, said Mir Gilmore, has been to retard mining development, but he unhesi- tatingly expressed the opinion that with several amendments the law could be made very satisfactory one.
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ADAMS AND KNOX FAIL TO ACQUIRE
 RECEIPTS 0N CHICAGO DEuClI CLAIM

the close of the trial the launch with Mir. Gilmore on board arrived at the city dock, and that gentleman arrived just in time to hear the verdict.
 Something About the Case
 The action of Adams and Knox vs. the Yu- kon Gold Company grew out of the stalking on October 7, 1913 by Adams and Knox, of what they termed the Spikenard associa- ton mining claim, on ground claimed by Thomas P Aitken and John Price as the Chicago Bench association claim, which was at that time under lease to and alleged to be in the possession of the Yukon Gold Company The plaintiffs in this case were ejected from the ground by agents of the Gold Company and on returning to the
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Court Notes

SOAil 'EOASS
 John J. Novak has been grnated a di- vorce from Mary Novak.
 In the case of the Northern Commercial Company vs. James Fullerton, on trial July IT, judgment was rendered for the plaintiff in the sum of S2S975 and costs, which amounted to s6945.
 The case of Greg Stewart ct al vs Manuel Gularte was dismissed last Saturday with out prejudice.
 An order to make the complaint more specific has been entered in the case of Richard E. Mandley vS. the Yukon Gold Company.
 Sam Wilmer of Iditarod was granted a retail liquor license last Monday.
 On Monday last Paul La Plant and Carl Oskar Nord were admitted to citizenship by Judge Fuller, after examination.
 In the case of F. G. Noyes receiver of the Washington Alaska Bank vs J. A. lesson ct al, an order has been issued extending return day and time for docketng appeal and cross appeal to January l, 1915, on ac count of the great distance of Fairbanks from San Francisco.
 The case of Ben Williams vs Jerry Ford was on trial before Judge Fuller last Tues day This was a suit for wages, and was appealed from a verdict rendered in the commissioners court. A judgment for s165 and costs was rendered in favor of the plaintiff w. F. Harrison represented the plaintiff.
 The grand jury on Wednesday last re- turned mot a true bill' in the case of the United States vs. Frank McGibney, ac- cused of malicious and wanton injury to personal property.
 There have been quite number of secret indictments returned by the grand jury, and there is much speculation as to the names contained in the documents.
 The damage cases of Angus Mcdonald, John Ratio and Charles Kruts;nger against Thomas P Aitken for malicious prosecu- tion, growing out of the famous Chicago Bench case, were dismissed by Judge Fuller on Friday morning. on motion of w. A. Gilmore, for the plaintiffs. It was stipu- lated that the parties each pay their own costs
 In the case of Fred Dubois vs Donahue ct al being a suit for dissolution of part nership, involving the Oregon group, on Yankee creek, the order on the defendants to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed is returnable at 2 p. m. today. w. F. Harrison is attorney for plaintiff.
 The case of Riley & Marston vs. Audette < Mcdonald was dismissed on Friday morn ing and the attachment released. E. M. Stanton was attorney for plaintiffs and w. F Harrison for defendants
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system for the benefit of his patrons. It is of the latest and most up-to date pat tern, and will be great convenience both to the store force and to his customers
 Drs Moore and Jacobsgaard of Flat City were in Iditarod Tuesday.
 Hugh Roosevelt, widely known as >Teddy,' from the head of Flat creek, has been making his annual visit to Iditarod during the present week.
 Peter Jensen of Greensboro creek, in the Ruby district, who has been in Idtarod for the past ten days on mining business, left last night.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-07-25
DAN SUTHERLAND'S PARTNER
 MEETS DEATH AT JUNEAU
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Juneau July 24-The body of William Sherryrue, who was formerly a partner of Territorial Senator Dan Sutherland, was found on the beach near this city last Wednesday afternoon While working in one of the mines here recently he suffered from severe blow on the head from an ore bucket. It IS believed that while he was convalescng from the effects of this wound he was in dazed condition when he fell on the rocks to his death.
 The mail which arrived last Wednesday was mostly from Interior Alaska points,
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-07-25
REPUBLICANS WON'T
 HOLD A CoNlV EN 1'ION
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Valdez July 24-Chares Heron chairman of the Republican territorial committee who this city, that after ob anng the opinions of leading members of the party throughout the Territory has been decided that the organization will pre- candidate for congressional delegate the November econ will any of the party be held this for that purpose
 Chairman Heron suggests the members of the divisional of the different districts that they pursue such they cts in the field
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-07-25
BEN ROWLAND
 TAKES POISON

Word was received in this city last Thurs day that Ben Rowland, who was formerly connected with the Cascade laundry of this place, had committed suicide in Fairbanks about ten days ago by taking poison. BEghted affection IS reported to have been the cause of self destruction. Rowland left this camp last fall with a party of stam- peders for the Shushana diggings, but had remained in the vicinity of Fairbanks dur ing the past winter.
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PUGZLISTIC PIFFLE
Carpenter Wants Big Side Bet lEV MIrnltSS To The IIOneerl

London, July 24-The return match be- tween Georges Carpenter, the French cham pion, and Gunboat Smith has been post poned until next December. Carpenter wants a side bet of $20,000 on the next contest.
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PROCEEDINGS OF
 DISTRICT COURT

At the opening of court at 9:30 this morning the grand jury had nothing to report District Attorney Crossley stated that the grand jury would probably be ready to make report at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and the court will receive their message at that hour The trial jury was instructed to report at the same time.
 John Lockner appeared for sentence, hay ing been convicted of assault with a deadly weapon on Attorney Stanton. Pleas for a suspended sentence were made on Lockner's s behalf by Attorneys Roden, Moody and Stanton, and also by Deputy Marshal Charles The defendant, upon being ques- tioned by the court, gave such unsatisfac- tory and rambling answers that sentence was further deferred until next Tuesday morning at 9:30
 Charles Worden this morning received his final clearance papers as a bankrupt
 William Ansley was granted divorce from Agnes Ansley.
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AT THE HOTELS
The ReQina

Frederick Olsen. Hans Larsen, L, Broden, J. Nichols, H. Riley, W. W. Johnson, Pete Jensen, R. Roberson, William Davis Will jam Gray, Howard Burke, Thomas DeCamp, Al Goslow, Ed Anderson, Jonas Brewis, Jack Cronin, James Wilson, A. A. Shon- beck, Bennett James, c. Cole, H. L. Land wehr, Julius Russaund, Harry Yeager, Frank McGibney, William A. Gilmore, J. Nelson
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CROSSLEY RETURNS
 FROM WASHINGTON

District Attorney J. J. Crossley who has been on an extended trip to the States, dur ing which he argued several cases for the government in the circuit court of appeals and conferred with officials of the depart ment of justice at Washington, D. C., reached Idtarod on Thursday afternoon last and immediately got busy with the business of the grand jury. While in Wash
 ton Mr Crossley was admitted to prac- tice before the supreme court of the United States On his return journey to Alaska he made 8 short stop at his old home ln Iowa.
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MIME, CALLIEIX ON TRIAL IN PARIS
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Paris July 24.The trial of Mme CaIeux, wife of the minister of finance the French cabinet who charged with the killing the editor of Figaro last May began this city last Monday All dence political has been excluded from the hearing of the accused.
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STEAMSHIP SAILINGS FROM
 AND TO NOME AND YUKON

Seattle, July Craftsmanship salllngs to and from Nome and St. Michael are an nounced today as follows:
 The Victoria will sail from Seattle on July 26, and the Senator on July "A The Senator is due to leave Nome about August to :, and the Victoria, August to 10.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-07-25
SENATE BECOMING VERY ECONOMICAL
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Washington July 24Ihe this week killed every amend attached the undy civil b and by doing off appropriation for Alaska including the for Alaska display the San Francisco expoo except $5O0O for the site for public building at Fairbanks
 To Investigate Campaign Graft
 Representative McDermo has introduced bill in the house to investigate campaign graft.
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rank HaSlund. who hRS been the lnail- ager of the Northern Commercial Company post at Takotna during the past two years, left this city for that place last Sunday evening, accompanied by Harry Lawrence of Dawson, whom he will induct into the position held by him. After finishing his business affairs Mir Haslund will descend the Innoko river and go Outside.
 Mr. and Mrs James Chronister of Otter creek were in the city on a short business grip last Monday.
 Arthur Eaton was an arrival in the city early this week from Ophir
 Cal Moisant of the old Flat creek freight ing firm of Moisant X Cameron, will shortly leave this camp for the Outside to spend several months on a vacation. lie will visit his relatives in the East, whom he has not seen for more than twenty years, and will probably visit points of interest throughout the country Cal expects to re- turn to Alaska some time next spring.
 By business deal which was consum- mated early this week the branch store of Crowley x Porter at Flat City passed to the ownership of C. R. Peck of the same place. Ed M Rusk, who has been in charge of the store for Messrs. Crowley & Porter at Flat City, arrived in ldltarod on Wednesday.
 By notice published in another column of this paper, it will be seen that the part nership heretofore existing between M. Il. Marston and Karl Theile has been dls- solved, Mir Theile retiring.
 Louis Peime, the Innoko river gasoline boat operator, arrived in this city with his boat last Tuesday. Louis left this city for Seattle last March over the Seward trail.
 Frank B. Stanley, Nels Glantz and Sid ney Riggs of Flat City were in attendance on the district court last Tuesday.
 Joe Turner of Flat City left this city this week for his old home in Olympia, Wash, where he expects to remain for some months
 Bennett James on Sunday last received ner the steamer Little Delta his new-fan- eled gasoline operated drill, which he in tends to shortly move to Moore creek to prospect the extensive holdings of himself and associates
 A, A. Shonbeck came to the city Mon day.
 E. Coke Hill, Walter Rowson and Il. Il. Porter were visitors to Flat City last Sun day.
 Bennett James has been in the city this week
 Louis Siler, who has been working on Chicken creek for some time past, was visitor in Iditarod this week.
 The passengers who arrived Thursday evening on the launch Beaver were: J. J. Nestor, T. L. Harding, James J. Crossley, w. A. Gilmore, E. Weness S. w. Dickson, Robert Cockburn and Ed Bowling.
 c. R. Peck, the enterprising Flat City merchant, is inst aling private telephone
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The Iditarod

J. J. Crossley, S. w. Dickson, Mrs. M. N. Canavan, B. A. Dodge, Miss c. c. Held, Thomas P. Aitken, J. J. Price, Henry Riley, Ashby Bain, Henry Roden, John L. Me Ginn, G. Ellis Gardner, T. J. Nestor, s. L. Harding, C. Viness Joe Lewis, J. Aoki, J. w. McDonald Angus McDonald J. E. Mo Dowel, E. A. Austin, Dugald McPherson, William Kennedy, Harry Lawrence, Frank Joaquin.
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Wilson Wants All Differences Buried
s, $. VICTORIA ID GIVE EXCURSION
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 Seattle July 24The steamship Victoria scheduled to sail on or about August from St. Michael for Seattle and the trip will give an excursion to the passengers from Interior points of the Terri ov the cities the southern the inside passage Among the places where the steamer calls will be Cook inlet, Seward Va dez and Coova There will charge for the
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RICH MEMS SONS BOMBING I'D ALASKA
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Seattle July 24-C O. Isen of the of famous racing yach and commodore of the New York Yacht Cb H. C. Morgan of the late Pepont Morgan and several other notable people from the Atlantic coast arrived this city early this week and outhng for hunting trip the interior of Alaska during which they will probably make attempt climb Mount Mckinley The party will leave here in a couple of days.
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Mrs John F. Baird was a passenger on the Prairie Bell last night on the first stage of her journey to join her husband, who is at present in Calgary, Alta.
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Mrs Isadore Bayles, who has been in i'll health for some weeks past, was removed to the hospital at Flat City yesterday after noon, where it is hoped she will speedily recover.
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Joe C. Nicholls after spending about ten days in the camp, departed last evening on