Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-10
ALASKA

William R. Taylor qualified early in De cember at Fairbanks as commissioner O. the Fourth judicial division, and from thl time hence will dispense justice at Glacier City Mir. Taylor was appointed to the ot flee of commissioner in the kantishna coun try on September IS. However, he did not know it at the time, as there are no regu lar mails to that section, and he was therefore not apprised of the appointment until his arrival in Fairbanks recently. He succeeds William R. Lloyd, who resigned the position some time ago.
 The Stedman hotel, one of the leading hostelrles of Ketchikan, was recently sold by William A. Cornell to Martin J. Bugge Ccnnell, who has maintained the Stedman 1 for number of years, was formerly the master of the steamer City of Seattle. Ow-
 ing to ill health he has been compelled to retire from the hotel business. Mir. Bugge is a retired mining man.
 John w. Troy, former Seattle publ ,aer, now again an Alaska editor, is having lit tie vacatino while real governor :''hs for him Alaska has had two newsp2 per exec utives in succession, Walter F. Clark sEd Major J. F. A. Strong Troy went to Iu- neau to take Major Strong's paper when the latter became governor But Mr. Troy has to have an occasional day cf. Just now he is in Seattle and Governor Strong is editor of the Empire in his absence e.-Se- attle Post Intelligencer.
 Grant Henry, cooper of the Columlta < Northern Cold Storage Company It Wran- ge died from falling over cliff while hunting in the woods north of R5ids bay, on kulu island November G. He had lef; Wrangell with party of hunters and be- came separated from them and could not be located After several days of fruitless searching the dead body of MT. Henry " $ found by Ase Holenbeck and Speedy" Nc, Glashin, members of the hunting party. He was found about a mile and half from camp having fallen down an S0foot cliff, which broke his neck and one arm and both legs His mangled body was brought in and buried at Wrangel.
 Kris kuppler of Seattle is in Washington, D. C., where he has filed claim against the government for s2l00 which he al leges is due him in connection with his contract in the erection of the executive mansion in Juneau, Alaska. A bill for the relief of Mr kuppler has been introduced in the senate by Senator Benjamin Shively of Indiana.
 Jafet Lindeberg the Nome mining man, recently made trip into the newly dscov- cred camp of Nelchina, in from Valdez, and was highly pleased with its prospects. Llnde- berg is a'so interested in quartz holdings in me NaldtZ llllll4lS uletiiSI, oiAu to 'iiE r" pers of that city he expressed himself as satisfied with his ventures there
 Two partners are said to have Tipped coin for discovery claim at the new geld dgsings near Marshall City, on the Yukon.
 A big potlatch CT dance was held at Mary's Igloo, near Nome, on New Years. This festival which is closely connected with the tribal rites, is held but once ln 50 years, and may never be held again. It attracts natives wise men and seers Of the tribes men and women, from al over the territory settled by the race, and the big dance, which contains many secret fea- lures to which the uninitiated are denied access, unless with the approval of the leading men from all the councils, is held in a huge igloo which IS erected for that purpose. The occasion is one of tremen- dous importance in the history of the Els hllilO. 1uS slllSClS "Ao oSSohAiP1AJ NAAS dance with monotonous chants reclte the history of the race since the last big dance. at the same time giving summary of the tribal story as far back as the tradition manages to obtain. Almost all the mem bers of the bureau of education attended.
 In order to determine for all time whether or not it was within the power of the Alaska legislature to amend or change tic laws governing the procedure or the courts within the territory, the case of the United States vs John Wigger will be taken to the supreme court on a writ of error from the district court at Fairbanks. When Dis trict Attorney Crossley placed the case be- fore the grand jury, that body returned one indictment against the defendant, which in cluded three different counts. Upon de- murrer entered by the attorney for the defense the court dismissed the indictment 1I IL .A, cIo oI po