The Alaska citizen., 1915-09-20
'OF INTEREST ID ALASKANS
BILL IS THE COAT.

BILL IS THE GOAT.
 SEATTLE. Sept. -"Swiftwater Bill' Gates, notorious spendthrift of the early Klondike days. was placed under arrest today at Spokane on the charge of failure to provide for his fourteen yearold son, Fred. The warrant was sworn to in this city by lola Gates. mother of the ne- glected boy.
 Swftwater claims that an attempt is being made to hold him up He says that the boy has been well cared for and that there are ample funds still remaining to last him until he is of age He claims that he gave Mrs Beebe. grandmother of the bey, between $10.000 and SIP, 2,OOO several year. ago.
 HOMEWARD BOUND
 SEATTLE, Sept. 14.-Among the passengers scheduled to sail for the north tonight on the Mariposa are
 N A. DaU Shaw. John II Patton D. G. McCarty and Matt Mcdonald Shaw and Patton will go to Valdez ! from which point they will make the overland trip in the Shaw auto mobile. McCarty and Mcdonald are Ni''o"tS Io t4S iii'tl4o ny Way pl
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 CHlTlNA MAN ILL. SEATTLE, Sept II Walter Fer gnson. formerly United States com | missioner at Council and later a. Chitna is seriously i'll in this city. and fears are entertained for his re covery. He is receiving treatment
 t local hospital
 BILL HAS COMPANY.
 SEATTLE. Sept. 15.-" Swiftwater }il' Gates who was arra ;tcd yee- l terday at Spokane on the charge of failure to provide for his son Fred. arrived in this city today in the "ustody of deputy sheriff He was about to leave for Peru when the paners were served on him.
 Mrs. Becbe, grandmother of the boy, declares that Gates has never given her any money
 HOLDING CLIMBS BODY. SEATTLE, Sept. 16.-The body of George Cline, the Fairbank san who died on the steamship Humboldt while enroute to the States for medl- cal treatment is being held here until instructions are received from the nephew of the dead man, Lieut. Ntui II II. Ol t~dltlU, oregon.
 EACH DID HIS BEST.
 NEW YORK, Sept 13-The char 'cteri22tion Cf the Gibbons McFar- land contest as a tame affair by the local newspapers was followed today by the publication of signed articles. published by the two principals, re futing the charge that the contest was not on the square and that neither of the contestants tried to win. They declare that the fight wa $ strictly on the square and that each | endeaVored to make the best showing | possible
 THERE'S MONEY IN IT. NEW YORK. Sept. 14.-In a re port issued by the state boxing commission today. the gross receipts | f the Gibbons Mcfarland fight which took place in this city last
 Saturday, are placed at $5SO00. There were nearly 25,0o0 paid admissions The commission is making a thorough investigation in an effort to ascertain whether or not the con test was faked.
 WEARING THE STRIPES. LONDON, Sept Bomhardier Wells, the pri2efighter who went o the front soon after the commence ment of the war, is now sergeant major of the Twentieth Welsh regi- ment, having recently received pro motion for distinguished service in the field
 POWDER HOUSE ExPLODES. VALDEZ, Sept 17.-The powder house at the Granby mine, on Hobo bay, containing ton and half of powder. was destroyed by an eX plosion today Joe DomenZie, who had been employed at the mine and
 vho was discharged yesterday morn ing. is under arrest, charged with he crime.
 After being discharged by Supern- tendent Willard, Domenzie started drinking and during the day. while in an intoxicated condition. was heard | Q make several threats that he would blow up the powder house. The mill building. which was standing but a short distance from the powder house, was injured but slightly, and no one was killed by the explosion.
 It is expected that DOmenzie'5 case will f'e taken up by the grand jury, Whicb is now in session