The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-13
.0F INTEREST ID ALASkANS
AIRBANkSAN LOSES OUT.

FAlRBANkSAN LOSES OUT. ] SEATTLE, Dec. 6.-Allred DauD formerly of Fairbanks, ran last oI the four candidates for port com missioner at the election held oL Saturday. He was the only one c. the candidates who advertised his candidacy to any great extent. lie | was formerly connected with tLC Dominion Commercial company II. Fairbanks and since coming sOuth Aas been interested in the steamship business.
 ABOUT OUR RAILROAD. SEATTLE, Dee. In the Wash, ington gossip column of the Times L.ls morning the statement is made luat Delegate Wickersham has been informed by Secretary Lane that | --.c cLS.iiolIs W.lI bya. II I4e Cu-- struction of the Alaska railroad from two new points in the spllng. Unt will be from Seward, extending northward, and the other will bt from the Nenana river runnina 5CuthWaTd to the Nenand coa4tield5. l The connecting lines between Nena- ia and Fairbanks will be construct, ed later It is considered that thi- plan will hasten the time when the interior country will benefit iron. .aiIoad transportation.
 BUNNELL IN SEATTLE.
 SEATTLE, Dec. S.-Judge Charles E. Bunnell, of the Fourth division,
 ka, has arrived from t. north and is stopping at the Frye hotel.
 SPENCE ON RECORD.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. S. Charges have been filed with tho department of justice by the Alas ka Democratic territorial committee and also by the Chamber Of Com merce of Valdez against William ] Spence, district attorney, alleging that he is not Democrat and alsC that he has Teen giving political aid to Wickersham in opposition to Dem ocratic wishes. The charges are now being looked into. Wickersham says that he has no knowledge of the facts, but that he has hear, that Spence has antagonized the Guggenheim interests at Valdez.
 ERWIN IN WASHINGTON.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. & Marshal L. T. Erwin, Of Fairbanks is here It is understood that he ha9 explained, in q manner perfectly sal ,Iactely to the department, certain complaints that have been mad, against him.
 MILD AT DAWSON.
 DAWSON, Dee. 9.-The mildest and most uniform winter in the history of the kiondike is being eX perienced, and it is generally deem ed here to be an indication that tn Japan currant has changed. Tn thermometer seldom registers below zero. On the other hand the snow fall has been one of the heaviesj ever known here. The Yukon river has not yet closed between Lower Lebarge and Big Salmon, and it was only yesterday that it closed al Carmack's. The closing at YukoA Tossing occurred last week. The lnildness of the winter has greatly delayed the individual winter min ing, most of the operators having to wait for cold weather to freeze thu wet creeks so that holes can bt sunk to better advantage. In the new Rude creek camp, where hun dreds ale building cabins, only a few have started sinking shafts. No pay is reported, as hardly any body has gotten to bedrock as yet.
 STILL WORKING.
 1 DAWSON, Dec 9.-Two of the dredges belonging to the Boyle com pany are still operating during the daylight hours on the Klondike river One of them which was recently overhauled, may be worked all wit ter. It is believed that operations will be possible with it even when the thermometer registers twenty or thirty below zero without inter ference. The record for late opera tions on the creek was made when the Boyle's No 1 dredge shut down last week because of lack of pow der.
 sUNNELL DlNED.
 SEATTLE, Dec. 9.-Judge Bun nell, of Fairbanks, with several Ketchikan people, took luncheon to day at the Chamber of Commerce.
 FOR FASCINATION.
 JUNEAU, Dec. 9-Edward Krause charged with impersonating a fed eral officer, was found guilty today in Commissioner Marshals court and sentenced to one year in the federal jail. Investigation is beine carried on in regard to the other charges, Of Kidnapping and murder against Krause and it is expected that he will be brought to trial on one of them in a few days.
 CHIsANA NEWS.
 DAWSON, Dec. 9.-A party oi four arrived here from the Chisana today Bill Moore, one of the party pioneer Yukoner, fell through the soft ice but was pulled out in safety by his companions. The men state that about fifty will winter in tho Chisana and that drifting will be done on several claims. They brine no reports of new pay having been Iutrrck