The Alaska citizen., 1914-02-16

| -NttLSi't HoIuthSS m tllt lutdsIdl!4hi and which plans inc erection of large power plant in that region. TO LEASE COAL LANDS. l WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. 12.- | The bill intr duced recently by Sen ator Reed Smoot of Utah. providing | for the opening of Alaska coal lands | to homesteaders. was passed by the 1 senate this afternoon. after having been reported favorably by the c7m- mittee on public lands. | By the terms of the bill, homo steaders are given the right to take up any portion of the withdrawn ! coal lands in the Northern terri tory. but the government reserves | title to the coal.
 | At the time f the introduction of the bill it was shown that many acres of valuable agricultural land | had been included in the coal land withdrawals, and it was with the object of releasing this land that the Smoot measure was framed.
 BRINGING INSANE MAN. IDITAROD. Feb 13. Deputy Marshal Phil Keith started for Fair | banks this m ruing with Hans Roy. an insane man, who has been com ;nitted to Mt. Tabor
 MRS. GEO. AUTEN DIES. IDITAROD. Feb. 13-Mrs. George Auten. wife of he well known old timer of this and other Alaska camps, died very suddenly at her home in this city shortly before 10 o'clock last night. The direct cause of death was heart trouble. The deceased had been seriously ill six weeks prior to her death, but i, was believed that she had en-
 irely recovered and her death last night came as great shock to the community.
 The surviving members of the family are husband and son. The son is now attending school in Seattle.
 Before coming 10 Iditarod. the Autens resided in Fairbanks and in the pi neer days of the North they were identified with the Dawson camp.
 Arrangements for the funeral have, 'ot vet been made.
 DAWSON WANTS LAND TRADE DAWSON, Feb. 13-At a largely attended meeting of the Dawson Civic
 eague, held this week. resolutions were adopted asking the Dominion government to negotiate with the United States for an exchange of territory sJ that Yukon may have port on Lynn canal. The pro posal of the league is that Canada
 rade a strip f territory back of Haines Mission for a strip of equal area back of Skagway. In support of the prop sal. it is pointed out
 hat Canada now owns a strip of and back of Hanes which would
 interfere with the construction Of an all-American railroad from that point to Interior Alaska, while the American territory back of Skagway shuts the Canadians off from Lynn canal
 Were the suggested trade made, each country would have a port on Lynn canal, it would be unnecessary for the Canadians to cross American territory to reach tidewater, and Nmerica would have a direct route fr m Haines to Fairbanks via the rich copper fields of the upper Whi.e .iver.
 ALASKA EXHIBIT WANTED.
 JUNEAU. Feb. 13. - In an inter view which appears in the Daily Empire this afternoon, Governor Strong says that unless the people of Alaska made a concerted de- mand upon congress for a special appropriation fir an Alaskan eX- hibit at the Panama-Pacitic expo sition. there is the probability that the territory will not be properly represented at the forthcoming fair
 The governor makes an appeal o the commercial clubs and other 'ivic bodies to back him and Dele rate Wickersham up in the fight which is being made f r funds. Two hundred thousand is the amount de. sired for the purpose.
 The appropriation already eranted' by congress has been so apportioned' that practically nothing is left for Alaska
 FAlRBORN AT DAWSON.
 DAWSON, Feb. l3.-Jim Fairborr. Fairbanks agent of the White Pass company arrived here this week from the Panama city, and reports having had an uneyentful trip ever the trail with his dog team.