FROM FRIDAY’S RALLY
Liverpool, May 7—The huge steain
, r Lusitania, one of the biggest and
i iuest vessels flying the British flag,
was torpedoed and sunk by a Herman
submarine while about ten miles off
ivinsdale, Ireland, at two thirty this
: t'ternoon. The Lusitania was on her
v.av from Now York to Liverpool at
•me time with over thirteen hundred
i ‘oplo on board, many of whom are
.'.raericana. It is understood that
there was no loss of life, as the
weather was clear and calm at the
time, and the lifeboats were manned
and lowered at once, as the vessel be
gan to fill. The first report had it
that an infernal machine had explod
ed and caused the accident, but this
was denied later, and. the fact es
tablished that she was sunk by a tor
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The Lusitania sailed from New
York last Saturday. It is said that
the report was circulated before she
sailed from the American port that
she would be attacked cn route. In
spite of this fact, many Americans
were among her passengers, of whom
are noted Alfred Vanderbilt, Elbert
Hubbard Charles Frohnmn the cele
brated theatrical manager and Charles
Klein, the playwright. About twenty
vessels of varying sizes are reported
by wireless to be rushing to the res
cue. of the passengers and crew of
the stricken vessel, and the belief is
that all of them will be safely res
cued, C'apt. .W. T. Burner, of the
Boyal Naval Reserve wns in com
mand of the Lusitania.
The Lusitania was one of the larg
est ships of the famous Cunard Line,
having a length of over 780 feet, and
a beam of more than 80 feet. She
was capable of making close to thir
ty miles an hour( and was one of the
finest and most popular vessels cross
ing the Atlantic.
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Tokio, May 7-«-Reports come from
Tsinan that a clash between {Japan
ese and Chinese had already occurred
in the Shantung province and various
parts of Manchuria.
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Tokio, May, 7—Minister Hioki hns
been notified to leave Pekin tonight
unless China accepts Japan’s ulti
matum in full. In the event that
China does not accept by Sunday
night, the army and navy of Japan
will be called upon to enforce the
government’s demands. The army
corps at Oknyama and Hiroshima arc
each reported to be ready to board
their transports.
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JEFFERSON WAS FOG-BOUND
About twenty hours behind her
schedule owing to fog, the steamer
Jefforson made port shortly after
one o’clock this morning. Capt. Nord
reports that the fog was probably the
worst he has ever experienced in all
of the years he has navigated the
waters of the North. For eight hours
the ship had to lay at anchor at
Hidden Inlet ,to which place she
went with cannery supplies.. The
Jefferson's Ketchikan passengers in
cluded G. H. Garrison, S. Hirsh, B.
F. Hibbard, Harry Leopold, Toyo Key
and Margaret Potter. She got away
for northern points about four o’clock
after discharging 35 tons of freight.
London, May 7—The German left
wing in the eastern theater supported
by a light squadron, is trying to force
its way to Libau and Riga northeast
of East Prussia. They are meeting
with some success, but art not consid
ered to be in sufficient strength to
be more than a strategic party sent
out to try to compell the Russians to
withdraw men from some other point
to confront them.
In central Poland, the situation is
unchanged except that the Russians
arc attacking the German line, thus
far apparently with little result.
Austro-Gcrman leaders claim to have
lakcn Dukla pass from the Russians,
but the latter state that they are still
in possession of their old positions.
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1’ckiu, May 7—A now note has
been sent to Japan by the Chinese
government, which is expected to a
vert the crisis now confronting this
country. It is understood that the
administration concedes under protest
to the chief demands of Japan.
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Paris, May 7—Word comes from
Athens that Russian aviators have
attacked Constantinople with bombs
and a gi -.it deal of damage is said
to have been done.
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CODE ADDRESSES ALLOWED
The loi-.-l cable office has been in
receipt of word that code oddresses
on mess ges handled over the govern
ment telegraph system will be favored
hereafter by the government, the only
restriction being that the address shall
be at points reached by the system.
It is believed that by adopting such
a plan much time will bo saved by
the send' r and the operator.
The Weekly 1Doer f3 p«r year.
FROM FRIDAY'S RALLY
AN INTERESTING MEETING
The regular meeting of the Civic
Club, Tuesday, May 4th, was very
well attended and much interest
shown in the work. Committees were
appointed as follows:
Advisory Board
Mesdtuues Beegle, Hoover, Deppe
and Mitchell.
Park Committee
Mesdames Taylor, Pittenger, and
Dobbs.
Stnitary Committee
Dr. B. Dickinson and Mrs. Sampson.
The dance committee reported the
Receipts $82.00
Expenditures 42.40
Balance 39.60
The meeting adjourned to meet the
3rd Tuesday in May, at the Council
Chambers.
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WILL TAKE O LONG TRIP
John Newman, formerly superin
tendent of the Klawoek salmon hatch
ery, is a local visitor on his way to
the Bell Island Hot Springs. On his
return about a month hence, Mr. New
man plans to start on a trip to Swed
en. his birthplace. He will go via the
Panama Canal and will probably be
gone the greater part of a year.
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Word was received this morning
that the recent election at Nome to
decide whether the saloons of that
plnee should continue in existence
had resulted in a victory for the
“Wets.'' The vote was 551 in faci-r
of keeping saloons open to 434 to
close them.
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DID NOT COMMIT LIBEL
The Grand Jury, after looking into
the charges against Mark Hamilton,
whom Wm. Duncan of Metltkahtla,
accused of libel, returned a not-true
bill in the matter.
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Washington, May 7—Breaking the
silence that has existed or over four
months, during which time negotia
tions have been pending between
Japan and China- a statement was is
sued today signed by President Wil
son and Secretary of State Bryan, rei
terating the United States’ ndlieranco
to the open door policy in China, and
pledging the territorial integrity of
that country.
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FROM SATUDRAY’S DAILY.
GERMANS TORPEDO LUSITANIA
MANY AMERICANS DRONW
New York, May 8—This city was
shocked by the news flashed under
the Atlantic last night, that over
fifteen hundred people, many of them
prominent Americans had met death
when the German tropedo sent the
steamer Lusitania to the bottom in
the sunshine of yesterday afternoon.
The first reports that everybody had
been able to take to the steamer’s
boats was absolutely erroneous, for
less than one third of those on
board were able to escape.
According to the cablegram, 1502
people were drowned and but 058
were saved. Capt. Turner of the
Lusitania, was among the saved, liav
ing been hurled into the water when
the ship sank ,in which he remained
for over three hours before being
picked up by the steamers which
went to the relief of the survivors.
He states that the greater number
of the passengers were at luncheon at
the time, but as the ship sank in less
than fifteen minutes there wasn't
time to get them into the boats,
owing to the fact that the vessel list
ed so badly. Four torpedoes were
fired. Of these two were dodged,
but the other two struck their mark,
one in the bow, the other amidships
in the engine room. Dozens of ves
sels arrived at the scene a few hours
after the catastrophe, and picked up
hundreds of dead bodies in addition
to those who escaped alive.
Everything was orderly as the ship
sank, but it was a dreadful sight to
see the huge structure with its
hundreds of human beings on board
disappear beneath the waves. Rut ten
or twelve life boats were launched,
and these were filled mostly with
women and children, the men and the
ship's officers and crew being on the
decks as she foundered.
A partial list of the survivors re
ceived here this morning does not con
tain the names of either Vanderbilt,
Frohnmn of Elbert Hubbard, and it
is supposed that they are all among
the drowned. Of the latter it is said
that he was warned of the possibility
of disaster before he sailed, and laugh
ingly made the statement that if tlio
ship sank, he would go down with it,
and have his name entered in the hall
of fame, as that would be the only
way he could get it there.
The naval charts show that the
total depth of water at the point
where the Lusitania sank is between
one hundred and fifty and two hun
dred foot.
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin has
been requested by President Wilson
to secure a direct statement of the
occurrence from the German officials.
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Sulzer an d Heckman tell of
Legislative Experiences
Between five anil six hundred
people were present at the Kink last
night when President Kd. Brown of
the Commercial Club called the meet
ing to order, and asked Mayor Beegle
to take the chair. The latter did so
and stated the object of the gather
ing was to give the people an oppor
tunity to learn at first hand some of
the things that had been accomplshcd
at the Legislature. Mr. Beegle saiu
that introductions were unnecessary,
and took great pleasure in asking Sen
ator Sulzer to address the house.
Mr. Sulzer’s Speech
Mr. Sulzer, in his happy, easy way
told of his coming to Ketchikan in the
days of 1902. and seeing everybody
on the dock to greet the boat, of his
meeting with Gov. Swineford and the
latter’s query about his ability to
play pinochle, paying a loving tribute
to the Governor, the pioneer advo
cate of a teritorial form of govern
ment for tho mighty Northland. He
said he foresaw at no far distant
time a monument to Gov, Swineford,
erected by the people of this region.
“The Town was small then” he
said, “and has had its days of ela
tion and depression since, but had
come out bigger and better as the
years went by. It had it’s ups and
downs, but keeps pressing ever for
ward, until it is today ono of the fin
est in Alaska.
“1 visited those huge mines around
Juneau while north,” he continued,
‘1 and the thought came back to me
that a few years ago, even in my
memory »f Alaska, every one con
sidered Treadwell a fa-lure. The
same was true of the great Alaska
Gastineau, and the Alaska Juneau prop
erties. The first owners, owing to
lack of capital and knowledge of
working methods, were unable to make
them pay, but today these properties
stand as landmarks in the mining
world, and the Alaska-Gastiucau alone
is planning to handle tho immense a
mount of 20,000 tons of ore every
twenty-four hours. There are numer
mis other properties in that region,
all of which promise to come into their
own. 1 mention these to show you
that Juneau which will be the great
, t gold camp in the world, was un
I 1 very recently considered a failure.
One ofter hears the same terms ap
plied to the Ketchikan mining district:
that the leads don’t go down, that
the values pinch out. and similiar
expressions, when like it was at Ju
neau, all we need is capital and the
right method of treatment. The day
will come when the presence of mil
lions of tons of ore in mines of
this region will be proved and this
district, like Juneau, will have great
mines. What we need is the spirit of
optimism—a concerted effort to urge
the development of these great re
sources .
Now as to the Legislature. It has
been my experience that most people
over-estimate the importance of leg
islators. It is of course Important to
lmvo good laws, but it is more neces
sary to have good citizens. The man
who follows, rightly, his daily walks
of life and business is of far more
importance to Alaska than the legis
lator. Such an organization as your
commercial club here can do more for
Alaska than can the Legislature.
The little that was accomplished at
the session in favor of this region,
was done under great difficulties. For
nstance the bounty on wolves, in.
ing men who arc out in the open a
great deal, both Mr. Heckman and
myself realize the tremenduous dam
age wrought by wolves on the deer
of the country, which are the natural
meat supply for this region, as I
do not think that cattle can be rais
ed here to advantage. We each in
troduced bills calling for a bounty
of $15.00 per head on wolves, but the
members from the other divisions ob
jected on the ground that It was too
high. They hunted up statistics and
made what they supposed was the dis
covery that the wolf skins which
had been exported from Alaska in
the past had averaged about eight
dollars each, so they figured that if
a bounty of ten dollars was paid and
the skin kept by the territory and
subsequently sold, that they would
be getting the wolves killed for two
dollars each. They failed to discov
er that the skins which had been
shipped were all prime skins, and
that many of those which would be
sent to the Territorial Treasurer would
be worthless. They put other re
strictions, for instance the presence
of the Ulna-Radius or left forearm
in the skin, and an affidavit that it
had been killed in Alaska, stating
that unless this be done, skins would
be sent from Siberia and Canada for
i the bounty, forgetting that Canada
1 pays a bounty of fifteen dollars,
j Owing to the fact liat they had the
voting strength we had to accept
' their amendments, which accounts for
the unsatisfactory provisions of the
law.
1 i consider the Workmen's Compen
; s-ition bill ns passed to be a very
j good measure, guaranteeing to the
workingmen fully twenty-five per
1 cent greater protection in the event
of an injury than any of the states.
The first day that bills could bo in
troduced in the Senate, I took great
pleasure in submitting Semite Bill
No.l, calling for the appropriation of
• tlie Forest Service money then in the
‘ Treasury for the construction of the
Ketchikan-Charcoal Point road; the
improvement and extension of the
Portage road on l’rinee of Wales Jal
j and; the Stikinc trail at the mouth
of the Stikine River; tlie road from
Petersburg to Scow Bay, and the
, bridge across the Mendenhall river
' above Juneau. $(52,001) of the $70,000
1 in the fund had come from the First
Division, Eight thousand from the
Third, and not a cent from either the
i Second or Fourth. On this account
; everybody from this end of the Ter
ritory took it for granted that the
money was ours, and at first those
from the north agreed with us. Then
somebody suggested that the school
fund of the Territory was in a bad
way and it would be a good idea to
appropriate 25 per cent, of the cash
in this Forest Service fund for that
purpose. We didn’t like that very
much, but didn’t want to appear
gready. so agreed, and then came the
trickery of the other divisions. They
held a caucus, figured out that they
all, including the Third, would be n
lioad by robbing us, and came into
tlie legislature with a plan cut and
dried to divide the cash on hand
equally between the four divisions,
and there was nothing we could do
to stop the steal being made. We of
course made the best fight we could,
i appealing to their sense of right and
the square deal. We showed reason
after reason why we should have
the money, they showed nothing.
They were after the money, had the
votes, and got it unless stopped by tlie
courts, and at this time let me say
that before coming down we six mem
bers of the First division met in
caucus and agreed to apply for an
order restraining them getting the
money. There wero three men in the
lower house who stood by us: Win.
Burns, the fairest and squarest man
from either of the three northern div
isions. and whom it is a pleasure to
have known; Representative Moran
from the I\*,l ult near Nome, and Rep
res'motive Holland from the Thin
These men were satisfied of the jus
tice of our claims and voted with
mis in tin lewer bouse but there wns
not a single member of the upper
house onlsiiii of Senator Tanner and
myself who voted in r;,vor of the
money being appropriated for this
division.
! In the Mist ill're Ins been no wav
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for a native to secure < tizenship, so
we put a measure tV ougb which
; makes such possible,
j Then we amended the mining law
I passed by the first legislature espee
| ially with its referanee to requiring
1 a ten foot shaft or tunnel on a quartz
! location, so that today I believe the
j law is a fair one. The mining ques
i tion furnished another Instance of
! how impossible it is to pass a law
I that will meet the requirements of
I both the interior and this part of
! Alaska. There is no relationship be
| tween the two regions—nothing in
common. Wo are on a permanent
■ basis, there the population is of a rov
ing nature. They don’t seem to want
any laws or taxes, but they do ap
pear to desire to make laws for this
region and require us to pay the tax
i cs. The records show that Division
No. 1, pays fifty per cent of the tax
es and gets nothing in return but the
j presence of the capital at Juneau,
j and they even tried to take that a
way.
The revenue bill is entirely one
sided and unsatisfactory, and the same
is true of the election law, both were
■ framed to suit the ideas and whims
. of the Interior.
To sum it all up, there can be but
one result, anil that is, that Southeast
ern Alaska must get a divlrce, we
must demand separate political exis
| tenee. we must make this region into
I a territory of our own. To this end,
the members from the Division , have
prepared a memorial to Cognress, are
now preparing a petition, nnd will
take up a subscription to push the
fight at the National Capital. J.u-.
neau and the balance of the northern
part of tho Division are as one man
on the question and we in this region
must be tho same.
The interests of all ol Southeastern
Alaska are identical, we are perm
anently settled, and able financially
to support any form of government,
and until we do this we shall have
no satisfactory laws.
Southeastern Alaska will eventual
ly become one of the greatest terri
tories and states in the Union. We
have milling, fishing, timber, watcr
powor and scenic resources not equal
led anywhere on earth, and I see a
day coming when se shall have a
government of our own in fact.”
At the conclusion of Mr. Sulzer's
speech. Chairman Beeglc told of his
observations of the situation at Ju
neau, and how Senator Sulzer in the
upper house and the ‘‘Solid Four”
representing Southeastern Alaska in
the lower house had stood together
in "the defence of this region against
the onslaughts of the marauders from
the other divisions. ‘‘And at the
head of that ‘Solid Four’”, said Mr.
Beegle, ‘‘was Representative Heck
man, whom I take great pleasure in
asking to speak to you tonight.”
Mr. Heckman's Speech
In part Mr. Heckman said. ‘‘When
1 promised to speak here tonight 1
thought it would be to just a small
gathering of the Commercial Club,
and am surprised and gratified at the
number of people here. I am not
much of a spoeehmaker, and in Juneau
where Mr. Sulzer and I have at var
ious times spoken on the same topic
as wo have so often, 1 have almost
always simply said in following him,
that I concur with what he has said,
as he always covered the subject un
der discussion so thoroughly, and let
it go at that, because lie always cov
ers every phase of a subject, so it is
tonight, and you must excuse me if
I go over the same ground he has.
In the lower house I experienced
the same opposition to any measure
proposed for this region that Mr.
Sulzer did in the upper house. Why
practically every member of the house
told me that we were entitled to all
the Forest money but that their people
would expect them to bring part of
it home so they would do it irres
pective of the right or wrong of it,
simply because they had the votes.
We found that the Second, Third
and Fourth Divisions had made up
their minds that the First Division
should pay the taxes for the entire
Territory, and the fact that the
salmon industry lias been levied on to
pay $132,000 to $80,000 from all the
other industries including the noted
and fabulously rich gold mines of the
north, shows that they had the voting
strength to ut their plans into exe
cution.
Those men from the north came
down to Juneau with tho idea that
the fisheries of this region was clear
ing up millions of dollars every year,
when in fact 1 have figures to prove
that for the past several yoars the
average profits for the immense bus
incss done has not been to exceed six
hundred thousand dollars a year, and
the amount of taxes levied by the
legislature just closed is close to 23
Per cent of that amount, and com
pare that with the protests both loud
and long the Nome mining Interests
put up against a one per cent, tax
on their mines, which they were even
tually forced into, but they utterly
refused to pay any taxes on their
dredges.
1 tell you, when you sec such work
ns this, you feel that there Is no way
out of it but a separate territory of
our own. We have to foot the bills
for the whole thing now, and are then
not allowed to say how our money
shall be expended, and I am ready
now to do everything In my power
to further the separate territory move
ment.
Now as to how I voted on other
matters: I am opposed to a poll
tax and fought it. 1 do not believe
that a laboring man making a megor
$2.1)0 per day should be compelled to
come through with $4.00 per year.
Why if tho different industries came
through at that rate the treasury
would have millions in it at this
moment. The attempt was made in
both the House and the Senate to
put I’oll Tax legislation through, but
thank goodness they came at the time
that the different houses were dead
locked and tho Senate killed the
House bill because it had originated
in the House and we did the same
with their’s. Then because the old
Boll Tax law passed by the first
legislature was still in effect, Mr.
Sulzer in . the Senate and myself in
FROM SATTTDRAY’S DAILY.
the lower nouse tried to have that
repealed, but failed, but I shall not
collect it from any of my men, and
I don’t think any of you people will
have to pay it.
And right here I want to tell you
that Southeastern Alaska had the
best anil most able member of the Tow
er house in a young mini who used
to live here. I did not pnrtleulnrly
fnvor his election two yenrs ngo,
but todny I want to go on record ns
admiring the manner in which Arthur
Slioup stood by Ketchikan.. Morning,
noon anil night he was on the job,
working for you, and lie knows how
to work, and if ever the opportunity
comes up for you to thank him by
word or act. I want you to remember
him.
I went oh reeord ns opposed to a
general eight hour law. I did so be
cause I do not believe that the in
terests of a pioneer country of this
kind enn afford to operate on an
eight hour basis. In a mine, or
some other such place where they could
handle threo eight hour shifts it is
a different matter, but it would sim
ply mean the going out of business of
many of the other lines. I did favor
and voted for submitting It to the
people two years hence, just as I
voted for submitting the question of
Prohibition to the voters for their
decision at the same time. I think
it is the provinco of the people to
decide such matters themselves, and
not leave it to a handful of men.
T believe that there is a great future
for this region. I saw ore Mocked
out ill the big mines around Juneau
tint they said would last for a hun
dred years, and am satisfied that
within half a mile of where I stand
there is just as good an opportunity.
At Juneau the}' think ore that runs
a dollar and a half a ton is rich, and it
is. ns it costs them only sixty cents to
mine and mill it, while this ore back
of Ketchikan goes twice that much.
Now going back to the Charcoal
Point road. T am satisfied that you
people realize the situation there.
We, your representatives, did all
we could to secure the appropriation
of that money, anil not because of
lack of right, justice or effort, but
simply because the other divisions
had the votes, they overrode us. Then
•ist before the Legislature ndjournfil
Mr. Sulzer in his department and 1
in mine secured the passage of a
memorial to Congress asking the ap
propriation of $50,000 for our roads
in this region. It was our last hope,
and possibly we can get results on it.
In conclusion I wish to thank you,
I never had the chance before, for the
loyal support you gave me In the
election of last fall, 1 appreciate it,
and have tried to work for your best
interests as your representative.”
After Mr. Heckman lnul concluded
Mr. Sulzer explained the attitude of
the delegation from this region on the
‘‘Statehood Memorial” defeated by
the Legislature) which he considered
was introduced for the purpose of
‘‘muddying the water” and thus pre
venting the passage of the full terri
torial memorial.
At the conclusion of the meeting
Chairman Decgle appointed a commit
tee consisting of Senator Sulzer, Rep
resentative Heckman, P. W. Hunt, J.
J. Paly and E. C. Austin to confer
with Col. Richardson of the Alaska
Road Commission to see if that body
eoulu appropriate $50,000 for road
purposes in this region, after which
tin: meeting adjourned.
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Syracuse, May 8—Col. Roosevelt in
a newspaper interview brands the
sinking of the Lusitania as not mer
ely piracy, but piracy anil murder on
a vaster scale than ever before known
in the history of the world.
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Copenhagen, May 8—Advices have
been received here stating that the
papers of lierlin proclaim the sinking
of the Lusitania as a great triumph
Denmark is shocked at the thought of
the deliberate murder of innocent
women and children.
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Washington, May 8—The sinking
of the Lusitania adds another weight
under which the administration is
staggering as the result of the present
war, this being the gravest that has
occured thus far. Friends of those
drowncil are demanding that the
American government intervene, to
force Germany to discontinue her a I,
tacks on unarmed vessels.
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TRANSFERS CANNERY PLANT
Tlie steamer Redondo, which was in
port this morning to clear for the
south has just returned from a trip
to Quadra, whither sho took a consign
ment of cannery machinery from the
Santa Ana cannery. The run of fish
lias been so small of late in the region
of the Santa Ann cannery, while
thore lias been plenty of same around
Quadra, so the Northwestern Fisher
ies company, which operates both can
neries, decided to shift one line of
machinery.
FROM MONDAY’S DAILY
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New York, May 10—Tho corrected
list of the survivors of the Lusitan
ia as published by the Cunard line,
gives the total number of thoso sav
ed at 764, of this number 462 were
passengers, tho balance boing members
of the ship’s boats’ crew and others
picked up by the rescue steamers.
Steamers returning from the scene
of the catastrophe yesterday report
that there are no more live people or
dead bodies to be found within miles
of the place. Among the bodies
brought in was that of Daniel Froh
maa.
Queenstown, May 10—This city has
been turned into a morgue as body
after body of Lusitania victims are
brought in and prepared for identi
fication. Survivors state that there
was no panic when the big ship went
down, and that many of the first
cabin pasengers refused to believe
"tlio ship was going to sink before as
sistance arrived. The ship’s siren
and wireless kept sending forth calls
for help np to the moment she disa
peared.
Copenhagen, May 10—It is stated
by Germans in this city that tho
German government was under the
impression that tho Lusitania was
armed.
London. May 10—A signed state
ment, by Winston Churchill, first
Lord of the Admiralty, states that
that neither the Lusitania nor an
other of the larger pnssenger boats
had been armed by the government.
They are all in the naval reserve and
fitted for guns, but as long as they
had passengers on board tho world
know that they were not armed.
Washington, May 1 0—President
Wilson spent all day yesterday study
ing over the situation with regard to
the sinking of the Lusitania, and will
make no anuuoncement of his opinion
until lie has received complete re
ports of tho facts from American rep
resentatives in Europe.
Howling Green, May 10—Speaker
of the House, Champ Clark says there
will be no extra session of Congress
us the result of the sinking of tho
Lusitania, and states that tbe less
the people of the United States talk
of the matter the better it will be
for the country.
Rome May 10—The Pope Is deeply
grieved over the sinking of the Lusi
tania and the loss of life attending
the disaster, and has Rent out a strong
plea to the different countries to pay
more respect to the life and prop
erty of non-combatants.
Berlin, May 10—Yesterday’s
papers in this city lament the loss of
life at the time of the sinking of tho
Lusitania, but declare that Great
Britian alone is responsible and Ger
many devoid of blame.
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Capt. Gregory, commander of tho
lighthouse tender Kukui. was host
to many visitors yesterday, who call
ed to look over the new ship. The
visitors found her a very fine
vessel and well-worth seeing. She
is 177 feet in length, 31 feet beam,
and has a draft of 14 feet. Her
gross tounage is 667 tons, net 300.
She is of steel construction, built in
1908. Her engines arc triple expan
sion, twin screw’, and are capable of
driving the vessel at thirteen knots
per hour. In addition to Capt. Greg
ory, her officers arc W. II. Stanford,
first officer, and W. II. Barton, sec
ond. Harry Thomas is ehief engineer,
D. Pritchard, first assistant and
Hobcrt McGuire seeond. E. S. Lamb
is olectrieian and wireless operator,
the ship boing equipped with a two
kilowat Telefunken instrument. Walter
Gladsell is at the head «f tho
steward’s department. The ship is
wonderfully convenient and nicely
fitted up. Hot and cold running
water is on tap in every Btatcroom.
and individual bathrooms aro provid
ed in several. The Inspector’s quar
ters especially, with its cozy offico
and fireplact, called forth tho admir
ation of tho visitors yesterday.
a
Win. Seinnr, representative In this
region of the Engelbr. Wiese Pack
ing company, mild-curcrs, informed
the Miner this morning tliat a satis
factory understanding had been ar
rived at between the fishermen and
the oarers, and fishing will start oil
the West (toast a once. Owing to the
war in Europe eliminating the Ger
man market, the packers have been
compelled to materially reduce the
price offered for fish, believing that
their only hope was ill so doing, and
thus pack for the American market,
which will not pay the prices Ger
many has paid in the past. Tho
prices agreed upon between Mr. Sc
alar and the fishermen is (iO cents for
all roil fish of 21 pounds or over;
25 cents each for red fish under 21
pounds; and 15 cents for all while
fish. Tho packing company guar
antees to tnko all the fisli offered,
eliminating the limit existing hereto
fore. Many of the fishermen left for
the West Coast yesterday nndotliors
went today. Mr. Semnr went over to
day and expects to commence buy
ing tomon'dw.
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