SHIP GOES DOWN
* EASTERN STORM
Strike* Off Long Branch, Nf J., and
the 'Captain, Hi* Wife and Crew
of Six Are Lost.
NEW YORK, April 17.-The big
three-masted Buckley was wrecked
iit Long Branch on the New Jersey
cbast last night and the captain, his
■wife and the crew of six men were !
all drowned. The boat, struck just j
sifter dark and soon pounded to
pieces under the heavy gale blow
ing from the sea. Life savers from
several stations maded unsuccessful
efforts to reach the ship and were
'.breed to wait for daylight, when they
found the big waves had broken the
three master and all of the crew were
Jest.
Several bodies have been washed
ashore tied to the wreckage. Cap
tain Johnson and his wife being
fimong those recovered. They were
Hashed together to the mast.
It is feared that other vessels may
;>ave been caught in the storm and
tost and revenue cutters have been
^■ent to hunt for any crippled vessels.
ARREST RUSSIANS;
ROBBED BANKS
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Gang of International! Crooks Are
Caught in Seattle—Five Are Held .
—Cashier Identifies Them.
SEATTLE, April 17.—The police of
this city today arrested five Russians
who they claim are members of a
gang of international bank robbers,
•who travel from country to country
and break into and rob the small
banks of the rural communities.
All five of the men were identi
fied by the cashier of the bank of
Sima. Wash., which was robbed on
‘.he night of March 28th and $3,000
stolen.
The police claim that the five
members of the gang have operated
.n Canada and in European coun
tries and have traveled from coun
try to country as the police closed
in on them.
Other arrests are expect to be
made In a few days of men who op •
crated with the gang, but who are
believed to have gone East.
Much Money is Bet on the Outcome
—Murphy Stands to Win $15,
000 and the Title
SAN FRANCISCO, April 17.—VVil
Ritchie, the world’s lightweight
champion, is the tavorite in the bet
ting for the bout to take place tonight
between Ritchie and Harlem Tommy
Murphy. The victory of Ritchie over
Wolgaat has encouraged the fight fans
(o ebt large suma of money oh Ritch
ie, bet fctfchy Murphy are heihg found
a take the be.ta. . .., ...
Murphy soya, he stands to win $16,-.
KM) and the title and will be in the
teat Of ,cpi|ttldh <or Aght to
fllght. Jim Buckley, Murphy’s,. monr
l&r, is his mhn will land
the title tonight.
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MArthMftsnt PO**«U »«fcg*ay.
■ The steamer NortMriwtefh, « the
Alaska Stekmshlp Company line, left;
6kagW at 6 o’clddk Mat night and,
M eipected in Valdec late Saturday
night. '
HUERTA WILL SALUTE AMERIGAN FLAG;
FOREIGN RANKERS FORCE HIM TO YIELD
No Time Has Been Fi&ed For the Cereftidhf£S—American Warships Will An
swer the Salute Bilt the M&ritan Gbvernment Hfts Been Notified That
It Will Net Mean Recdgnition end Muftt Not Be So Considered.
WASHINGTON. April 17.—Provls- .
ional President Huerta has notified.
the American government that the j
Mexican commander at Tampico will j
salute the flag of the 1'nited States !
and the offer has been accepted by!
President Wilson. The Mexican charge
d'ffaires here has been informed that;
the American warships in the harbor .
will return the salute to the flag, but :
that the return salute must not be
considered by the Mexican govern- j
ment as in any way recognizing the t
provisional government of the repub j
lie. j
No time has been set for the offi— I
ciai salute, but it is expected here
that it will take place some time
tomorrow in the presence of a guard
of marines and the commanding offi -
cer from the American warships in I
the harbor. The paymaster and the
crew of the launch captured by the
federals will also be present at the
raising of the stars and stripes, over
the Mexican fortifications and the tir
ing of a salute of 21 guns—the na
tional salute.
Every American warship in the
harbor will boom out a return sa
lute as the flag Is flying at the flag
staff and the flag will be lowered as
the Mexican bands play the Star
Spangled Banner, after which the
bands of the American warships will
play the national song. Mexican fed
eral soldiers will present arms as the
fla§ is raised and remain with arms
at salute while the flag is unfurled
and until it is dropped, while oppo
site them will be the t' S. marines,
who will return the sa-.ute to the
American flag.
MEXICO CITY. April 17. Ii is gen
orally believed" here that the pressure
from foreign bankers forced Provis
ional President Huerta to accede to
the i^mands of President Wilson for
a salute to the American flag to wipe
out the insult when the American flag
was captured from the paymaster’s
launch at Tampico. The foreign
bankers have advanced large sums of
money to Huerta and hold a mort
gage on all custom receipts and
should tile American troops take the
ports aH 'ch&hce to collect the debts
would be gone.
NEW YORK, April 17.—The supply
ships loading at this port will be
sent to the Atlantic fleet, now sta
tioned off the city of TamuJco, and
will leave here today in spite of the
passing of the Mexican crisis. The
warships, it is generally believed, will
remain in the Gulf of Mexico waters
to be ready at any call from Admir
al Fletcher, should circumstances
arise for the need of the fleet to aid
the warships now stationed in Mexi
can ports.
WASHINGTON, April 17.—Great
satisfaction is felt here in official cir
cles at the decision of Provisional
President Huerta to accede to the
demands of President Wilson and the
crisis is now believed to be past, and
relations with the provisional govern
ment. it is generally believed, will j
be much better than at any time
since the administration in Wash
ington has taken office.
In spite of the pressure being
brought upon the administration to
recognize Huerta and his government,
it is generally believed that the ad
ministration will await the result of
the elections to be held in Mexico
on July 1. It is being also stat
ed here that President Wilson will
again warn Huerta not to be a can
didate for election and will refuse him
recognition, even if successful
NEW YORK, April 17—Dr. Shosuke
Sato, exchange professor under the
Carnegie endowment for interna
tional peace, stated today that the
talk of trouble between the United
States and Japan over the Mexican
situation was all nonsense, and that
his country had not and would not aid
the Mexican government or the reb-'
els and were only concerned in pro
tecting the lives of the Japanese sub
jects in the Mexican republic. The
professor believes that the sore spots
between the two countries would soon
be healed and that Japan and the
United States would again *be
friends.
DEMENTED MAN TRIES SHOOT MAYOR MITCHEL
NEW YORK, April 17—An attempt ,
was made here this afternoon to as- 1
!
sassinate Mayor Mitchel as he was j
leaving the city hall for his home. ,
David Rose, a demented man, stepped !
up to the mayor and pointing a I
pistol at him fired, but the shot miss
ed and hit Corporation Counsel Frank
Folk, who was with Mayor Mitchel.
in the jaw. The mayor overpower
ed his assailant and turned him over
to the police, while Folk was car
DAVID ROSE SHOOTS AT MITCHEL AND HITS CORPORATION COUN- i
SELFRANK POLK—-WOUND IS IN THE JAW BUT IS NOT SER- j
IOUS—MAYOR OVERPOWERS HIS ASSAILANT.
n«d back into the mayor’s office and
physicians sent for to attend him.
He will recover, as the bullet passed
through the jaw without glancing up -
ward and did not touch a vital spot.
Park Row was crowded when, the
shot was fired and hundreds of peo
—
pie came rustling lo the foot of the J
stairway, where the attempted ntur j
tier took place. The police from the
station in the basement, of the city
hall soon cleared the crowds away
and prevented any attempt to lynch
the wouldbe assassin.
David Rose was taken to the sta <
lion and it soon became apparent to
the police that the man'was dement
■ti tie is now in the Bellvieue Hos
pital for the criminal insane under
t close guard and observation.
The attempted murder happened
iusi as the mayor had entered his
auto to leave for his home, and he j
tjuickly jumped from the car and ov :
erpowered Ross before he had an !
opportunity to fire a second shot. j
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Wind Blows Along the Copper—Men
Are Unable to Work and the
Rotaries Are Helplese.
CORDOVA, April 17.—The wind Is
blowing a gale along the Copper river
flats and the rotary which left here
with 40 shovelers was helpless, as
the men could not work in the cold
and drifting snow and fast as
they shoveled out the cuts the wind
filled1 them again with the drifting
snow. The men have been ordered
back to town and will be sent out
again when the wind stops.
The extent-of the blockade is not
known here, but 't is believed that
the road Is tied up from mile 33 to
Tlekell. The recent fill of snow at
Chitina and along thte Coppter river
has all drifted into the big cuts made
by the TOtarles afld shovelera are
needed to cut the drifts to a depth j
at which the snow plows can handle
it. -\4
Officials of the road refuse to make
any statement but are hopeful of bav- !
Ing the line opened in a few days, af
ter the wind stops!
BERLIN, Aflril.17.—Johannl 8chy
dlo, the oldest person & demur."
today celebnttefr tar ilfth birthday.
She llvSte 1*> 8&$Kfto(u>Jr» Upper Si
lesia, near wfetere she this born in
Jt*7.
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JOHNSON WINS NOME 006
;V . % « V **'*$»• i < .£>>,•* : a ' .« »,*. i
' RAGE WITH WOLFHOUNDS
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MAKES DISTANCE OF- 3*2 MILES IN SI HOURS, ONE MINUTE A*D
49 SECONDS—BE8T PREVIOUS TIME WAS 74 HOURS, 14 MIN
UTES—SIBERIA* WOLF HOUNDS SHOW SUPERIORITY.
NOME, April 17. -Johnson won the
All Alaska Sweepstakes dog race herb
yesterday when he crossed the line
at 6:45 last night, making the dis
tance of 382 miles in 81 hours, 3 min
utes and 45 seconds. When Johnson
and his team Of 18 Siberian .wolf
hounds crossed the tape Scotty Al
len wAs between Timber and Solo
mon. and was expected to be second
In the race, while Ayer was between
Council and Timber and would take
third money. The dogs of both the
Allen and Ayer tehtas were badly
used up and had tbeir feet frozen.
The. previous record for the dis
tance la 71 hours ami) 14 minutes, but
owing to the severe storrp which
raged shortly after the start and forc
ed the rkci'rs to seek ihelter the
thhe Of yfesterddy’fc race tiaa slow.
Thh -attain Also put the dogs in bad
cofiaiUdfe, freezing their (bet and
mAldhg It A race of endurance. j
Whbn Johnson was seen coihlhg
doirn lie last stretch headed Mr the
tape the crowds which had gathered
to witness the end, broke the rbfcea >
ai>d nearly blockaded the track, be
.sfdbi uitttetylhfc | ntahBbt* of Moving
.'tftittffe MAaUndS. which #«re taking
flMs df the rate. The pofice idd th*
members of the Nome Kennel Chib
by the uee of force crowded the peo-.
pie back and gave the team a chance
to cross tijje line and the moving pic-'
tue men and the camera fiends to get
snap shots of the end of the hard
est race ever taking place over the
Nome-Solomon course.
The Siberian wolf dogs demon
strated to the satisfaction of all that
they are far superior to any other
breed of dog; are faster and can
stand more cold than the teams
against which they raced.
The crowds gave Johnson a big re
ception as he ended the race and
he gras carried to the Club room
and given a bath and a rubdown af
ter his long trip.
Considerable fftoney changed bands
as a result of the race add a conserv
ative estimate places the amount bet
on Johnson it $20,000.
Because ^of the blockade an the
Cordova railroad, Lieut Dougherty, in
kkkrge of tbo local cable oSlee, has:
jb&lh forced to abkndon his proposed
trfy di ins potion to Cordova add la
jotimAf to Valdes via the gbvhrh
hie^i 4igdn road. Tie lleutehaut Vis
kt Tohehta l^st night and is expect
ed hare on Monday.
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The launch fc. F. A. left for «jrt
.WMls «t ddOn tddav.
PIONEER DIES 11
THE DDE OF D7
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Mr*. Delore, of Portland, Oldeat Res
ident of Northwest, Had Large
Family and Outlived Them All
PORTLAND. Ore.. April 17.—Mrs.
Delore, a pioneer of this city, died
here today at the age of 117 years.
She was the oldest resident in the
state and probably the oldest in the
Northwest.
Mrs. Delore was born In Vancouver
117 years ago when that city was a
trading post. She has reared a large
family, but has outlived them all.
Of the seven sons and four daughters
not one is now living.
The funeral services will be held
on Sunday and the Pioneers of the
Northwest and the -old residents of
the city will attend when the. body Is
laid at rest.
OHIO tTATfe ORAOUATES
TO betaAftb M6re MoNev
COLUMBUS, O., April 17.—Alumni
and former students of the Ohio
jState University frotn all parts of the
country gathered here today for the
purpose of org&hlrihg a compact and
Mficlhni .kitty lio co-bperat* witn
thMr ilina Mter lh some of the btfc
problem* Bow bSfbre the unfVferiHty.
It hi hoped that the brgshlx&doh Bill
be able to convince state ieghrtfctorft
of the need of there Med apjrfopria
tiohti tb jftHet detnands dub to the
rapid growth of the university.
ARE INDICTED
New Haven Business Men Refused
to Tell of beift With New
Haven Railroad.
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WASHINGTON. April 17.—Kour
New Haven business men who refus
ed to testily before the Interstate
Commerce Commission regarding
deals made with the railroad for
supplies and to tell the commission
ers the inside of some of the manip~
illations which caused the wrecking
of the road, were indicted here to
day by the federal grand jury and
charged with contempt of court and
with attempting to conceal a crime.
None of the warrants have beeu
served as yet, but all of the men art
expected to appear voluntarily tc
plead to the indictments. The De
partment of Justice will take charge
of the cases and it is expected will
secure other Indictments , against
former officials of the road and
against bankers in New York, who
prolited by the many deals made by
the railroad directors.
MINIMUM WAGE
Portland Worker Starts Suit to De
feat the Law—Claims She Will
Lose Her Job.
PORTLAND, Ore.. April 17. One
of the woman workers of this ciiy
started suit here today to test the
legality of (he minimum wage law re
cently passed by the legislature of
the state providing for a minimum of
not less than $8.64 per week for till
women workers in Oregon.
The complaint recites that the
plaintiff will lose her position if the.
law is enforced, because the un
skilled labor will be dropped and on
ly fast workers will be retained by
the employers.
It Is believed here that the woman
is appearing for the big cannery op
erators, who wish to defeat the law,
and that the expensive counsel ap
pearing for her have been retained
by the big packing industries to break
the law.
IHS DWINDLED
Only 20 Men Left When General
Reaches Canton, Ohio—Sympa
thizers Are Helping.
CANTON, Ohio, April 17. CJeneral
Coxey and his army of unemployed
reached this city today on the march
to Washington, but upon its arrival
here only 20 men were left In the
great army of unemployed which was
to march upon Washington and de
nmnd work.
Ifee police corralled the army and
gre keeping them on the outskirts of
the city And haro refused to alttoir
them to enter. Food has been furnish
ed them by sympa'thitbrs in the city
and the men are cafaiping here hop
injt to rdJjelVe recniltt ebougt to be
otm a nfenacb to the ptttlce of the
towns which they pass, so tb&t they
may be Awd to force food and she)
ter from the autirbrlfiefc.
. The telephone anil teldgHll)Si - pdlee
aloft*?: (h» Valdes dbdh appfdich Ire
I being painted red.