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VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1»16 NUMBER 7»
MITE MIKES I
. Bill CONFESSION
VPUITS MUKDKR WIFK’S MILKS
ItrSsoner Makes a Full Confession of
' Hiss Crime and Says He Is Willing
t» Pay Death Penalty—Wife In
State of Utter Collapse]
NBW YORK, April 3.—The news
papers this morning printed a writ
tm confession, alleged to have been
written by Dr. Waite, charged with
the murder of his father and mother
ij*-to.w„ admitting his guilt.
The confession states that Waite
fcgd his wife's parents disease germs
(HP bring about their death, that his
wife might inherit their great wealth,
amd that this method being too slow,
he added arsenic to their food. Both
dfigd, and the Doctor’s alleged copfes
-Jbe goes on to state that he also
pdstaned the death of his wife when
-he should have inherited the money.
Waite says he is guilty of the
crime, and deserves the death pen
alty which is to follow, and that he
its. wilting to die.
His wife, who has faithfully stood
Iky her husband throughout the or
•.■fceal of his arrest and preliminary
fkearing, is heartbroken by the con
itessaon and is in a state of utter col
lapse.
WAITE ASKS TO
SEE REPORTERS
VOMITS HK COMMITTER CRIME
Iteqaenl Is Refused by Hospital Au
thorities— Confession Published
this Morning Is Admitted to Be
Correct by Officials.
NRW YORK, April 3.—Or. Waite,
(the accused slayer of Millionaire
mch and his wife, has given up all
iMfKYof escaping the eleotric chair.
<»IW '•bday asked that he be permitted
id see the newspaper reporters.
The authorities of Bellevue hospi
tal, where Waite is confined, have re
fund hi* request.
It is admitted by the authorities
that Waite has confessed to the kill
lag of Mr. and Mrs. Peck; and also
planned the death of his wife, thus
eoufirmlng the confession published
fa this morning’s papers.
Waite, It is said, will not make any
fight In the courts for his life, as he
- la confident that it would be useless
ud he wishes to die.
IMG INCOME FROM
CHARTERER BOATS
An interesting sidelight oa this
steamship business was given the
other day by an Admiral Line official.
‘This line bought two vessels on the
astern coast for this run but the
-voyage wetsward was delayed by the
canal slide. Since then the company
has chartered the pair for $57,
000 per month out of which it pays
the cost of manning or about $4,000
per month, giving the Company $49,
t 000 or $24,500 per month per ship.
It will be some time before these
boats are seen in Alaska waters.—
Sts.
Admiral • Watson at Seattle.
SEATTLE, April 3.—The steamer
il Watson of the Admiral Line,
in port late Saturday night
Southern Alaska ports. She
an uneventful voyage south.
, Baseball Manager Elected
By a unanimous decision William
M. Finical was elected manager and
treasurer of the baseball team for
the coming season at a meeting held
yesterday afternoon in the Minne
sota Club rooms.
Frank Johnson returned to Sboup
Kay this morning after spending
Sunday in town.
DAN CALLAGHAN IS
FOUND GUILTY OF CHARGE
Dan Callaghan, a prominent politi
cian of Fairbanks who has been on
trial in the district court here on a
statutory charge, was found guilty
by the jury of the crime as charged
in the indictment.
Testimony was introduced in the
trial showing that Callaghan has been
[intimate with a 12-year old native
I girl, extending over a period of two
or three years.
Callaghan has been prominently
identified with politics in the Fair
banks country for a number of years,
and has been a member of the city
council for a number of terms.
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SECRET SESSION
HOLLANDERS CONSIDERING WAR
Special Meeting Convened Saturday
and Continues in Session for Many
Hours—Not Believed Nation W'lll
Immediately Enter War.
THE HAGUE. April 3. The cabi
net held a secret meeting Saturday
whjch lasted until the early hours
of Sunday morning. No news as to
what transpired at the meeting has
been allowed to leak out. but every
circumstance surrounding the call-1
ing of the cabinet together in extra-!
ot dinary session points to the fact
that the question of the country en
tering the war was the point discus
sed.
This is the almost unanimous
view of the people of the (country, j
and while the press has made but:
guarded references to the meeting. I
it is recognized that the belief is;
similar in newspaper circles.
It is not necessarily a fact that be-,
cause the cabinet is discussing the j
probability of war, the country will j
at once take sides with one or the l
other of the opposing countries, nor
is it believed the sinking of the Tu
hantia will he put forward as a casus
belli, but the great European struggle
is now reaching such a stage that it
is considered to be impossible for the
neutral nations of Europe to remain
out for any considerable time, and
Holland is only laying plans in an
ticipation of the time when she will
be called upon to take a stand in the
fight.
Election Booths Ready.
Preparations for the election are in
progress at the city hall. The voting
booths have been erected, and the
space for the ballot boxes and the offi
cers of election is being raised off.
'The voting place will be on the lower
floor on the east side of the building,
some of the fire apparatus having
been placed on the outside tc make
room, for the voting place.
Eastern' Star Notice
The Eastern Star will Aave initia
tion ceremonies Tues. April 4 All
members please be present. Visitors
welcome. K. COCKERILLE Sec. 2t
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VILLA CHASE Will BE IONS
AND MAY BE EHDITLESS DNE
AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT BY GENERAL FUNSTON DENIES
THAT VILLA IS CORNERED AND SAYS IF OUTLAW IS NOT TAK
EN IN A FEW DAYS THE CHASE MAY BE LONG—DECLARES NOT
ENOUGH AMERICAN TROOPS IN MEXICO TO TRAP THE OUTLAW
—REPORT VILLA IS WOUNDED THOUGHT TO BE RUSK TO DE
CEIVE GENERAL PERSHING.
SAN ANTONIO. April. 3.—In an
official announcement made this af
ternoon General Funston. command
er of the American troops, states that
the story in circulation here that
Villa and his command has been
surrounded and their capture immi
nent. is without foundation.
The commander says there i3 not
now in Mexico, nor has there been,
sufficient American, troops in Mexico
to surround the outlaw and his band,
and that unless he is captured within
the next few days, the chase will be
a long and difficult one. and probably
fruitless.
It is generally believed here that
the story that Villa had been wound
ed is a hoax, and that the report was
circulated by friends of the outlaw
for the purpose of deceiving General
Pershing.
('onimauder Deserts to Villa.
EL PASO, April 3.—It is reported
here that Col. Gano. the commander
of the Carranza troops at Namiquipa.
has deserted with his troops and
joined with Villa. The report has not
been authenticated, but it has gained
a general credence here. It is be
lieved that had not dissension occur
red among the Carranza forces Viila
would have been stopped in his flight
several days ago. and that his unim
peded progress is due mainly to the
failure of the Mexican soldiers to
make an effort to stop him.
Three Americans Murdered.
EL PASO, April 3.—Americans ar
riving here from Chihuahua this
morning report that three Americahs.
one German and one British subject
were murdered by Villa and his men
at Minika last Monday.
On his march south Villa on Mon
day last captured and sacked the
towns of Minika, Guerrero and San
Isidro. At the former place he killed
all the foreigners he met, and declar
ed that he would murder every Amer
ican citizen he captured.
Villa's Hiding Place Discovered.
SAN ANTONIO. April 3.—A re
port reached here this morning
that the hiding place of Villa and his
hand has been discovered in the hills
north of Guerrero, and that a thou
sand cavalrymen of the Pershing ex
pedition are rapidly closing in upon
hint. It was expected that by the
time the news reached here the U. S.
troops would have engaged the ban
dits, and it is probable that a battle
is now under way.
The report makes no mention of
Mexican troops, but it is believed that
they are co-operating with the Amer
icans in-pursuing the outlaws.
Ke|M»rt of Villa's Capture Error.
El, PASO. April 3.—The report
Saturday night that Villa had been
captured has proved an error started
in the Mexican quarter, and without
foundation. The news spread rapidly
and many towns were preparing to
celebrate when investigation disclos
ed the fact that the rumor was not
official and without foundation.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT
ARRIVES IN PORT
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HAS lARfiK PA88ENGFK M8T
Brings Considerable Freight tor Lo
cal Concerns and Minesr—Leaves
Seattle with Three Handled Pas
sengers for Alaskan Points.
The Steamer Admiral Farragut ar
rived in port from the South this aft
ernoon at 2:30, and after a stay of
about two hours left for the west
ward. The Farragut brought a con
siderable quantity of freight, for Val
dez, Ineluding a large quantity of ma
chinery for the Valdes Gold Company.
The Farragut left Seattle with 300
passengers, including a crew for the
cannery at Yakutat, and also a crew
for the new cannery to be establish
ed by the Hoonah Packing Company
at Katalla.
The passengers tor Valdez were
Palmer Cook, Mrs. Palmer Cook and
Peter Holtzmire and about thirty
steerage.
There was a —rge passenger list
for the westward.
Captain Ed Hickman was in com
mand with Carl Stroud purser.
Wallace Goes to Hospital.
The launch Eagle came up from
Shoup Bay Sunday afternoon bringr
ing Chnrlee Wallace, engineer at the
Cliff mine to the hospital at Fort
Llacum. Hr. Wallace Is'Buffering
from n bad foot, which was crushed
some time ago. and has not mended.
Hr. 8panlding of Golden, who re
cently took an option on the interacts
of William Byers, at that place, is
spending a few days in town on busi
ness.
• Panoramic views of Child’s and
Miles glaciers. Dawson. Valdes and
Wrangnl on sale at the Valdez Drug
store tf i
SIGNAL CORPS
OPERATOR SHOT
IS TWICE WOUNDED BV WIFE
Charles ,). Field, Operator at Sulcha,
; Gets Two Bullets in Body During
Quarrel with Bride of a Month
Wounds Are Not Dangerous.
Charles A. Field, the operator in
charge of the gevernment telegraph
station at Salcha, was shot twice by
his wife at Salchaket, last Monday,
and is now in the hospital at Fair
banks, where it. is reported he will
recover.
Mrs. Field, who was in charge of
the Episcopal mission at Salchaket
for some time, had been married
to Field only about a montb. On
Monday Field went down to the mls
sion,j about four miles from the star
tion, and during his stay a quarrel
arose, the result of Which was that
he received two bullet woundB in the
body, from a weapon In the handB of
fils wife. No one, so far as can be
learned, was present at the time of
the shooting, and as'neither of the
interested parties will talk, the cause
of the quarrel cannot be learned.
Field was taken to St. Joseph's
hospital at Fairbanks Monday, and
an operation was performed for the
removal of the bullets, which was
successful, and the patient is expect
ed to recover rapidly.
Later Mrs. Fields was taken into
custody of the marshal on a charge
of assault with intent to kill.
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Special Meeting of Pioneers.
There will be a special meeting of
the Order of Alaska Pioneers this
evening in Pioneer hall. A full at
tendance of the members is request
ed.
A line display of nugget Jewelry at
iValde* Drug Co. tl
COOK TO BE GIVEN HEARING
ON NORTH POLE CLAIMS
WASHINGTON. D. C. April 3.—
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, of North Pole
fame, is to be given a hearing by
the House committee on education,
in reference to his claims to the dis
covery of the North Pole, and to dis
pute the claims of Admiral Peary.
Dr. Cook recently told chairman
Hughes, of the committee, that re
| cent developments had proved the in
correctness of the proofs Peary had
submitted, and he argued that if his
! proofs were or were not adequate,
the committee should give him an op
portunity to refute the claims of
Peary and to present his own. A
special sub-committee may be ap
pointed to invesigate.
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ALL DETAILS ARE SUPPRESSED
German Airships Are Believed to
Have Been Searching for British
Fleet—Indignation Runs High and j
Captured (Yews May Be Executed. ]
LONDON. April The coast of
Scotland and Northern England was
raided last night by German Zeppe
lins. Details of the raids have been
suppressed by the authorities, and it
is impossible to ascertain how many
were killed or wounded, but it is
stated that the damage inflicted by
the hostile air-craft was tremendous.
It is believed that the Zeppelins
were searching for the British fleet,
in the hope of disabling enough of
the vessels to make practicable the
engagement of the remainder of the
fleet by the German warships which
have been busily engaged for several
weeks past in preparing for a sally
into the North Sea.
The indignation throughout En
gland over the raids is most intense
and all sorts of reprisals are threat
ened. It is said that the captain and
crew of the Zeppelin captured Satur
dav win be executed for murder.
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C. W. Cook, the government school
teacher at Tatitlek, was in town Sat
urday, and returned to his home yes
terday afternodc.
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ENGINEER HESS
CWISEOF WRECK
KIN BY SIGNAL SET FOR STO*
Engineer of Second Section of East
bound Passenger Train on New
York Central Ke*|«>itsihle for Loss
of Thirty Lives
CLEVELAND, April a.—Tht geo
eral manager of the New York Cen
tral lines today issued a statement to
the effect that the inquiry into the
terrible wreck that occurred on the
morning of March 29, near Amherst,
was due to the negligence of Engi
neer Hess, of the second section ’of
the eastbound passenger train.
The statement says that Hess ran
by the block signal set against him,
striking a number of the cars and
throwing the train almost bodily onto
the west-bound tracks, where the
Twentieth Century Limited, an iD
stant later crashed into the wreck.
As a result of the accident thirty per
sons were killed and seventy wound
ed. the entire train telescoping.
The men in the signal tower who
were at tirst thought to be to blame
for the wreck, are completely exon
erated, the investigation disclosing
that the proper signals had been set
against the second section of tho
train, and had been so set for several
minutes before the second section of
the train entered upon the block
EMBEZZLER IS
UNDER ARREST
ACCOUNTS SHORT $ HM),OOO.IK>
Defaulting Cashier of the I’aciSe
Coast Company Is .Arrested tn New
Orleans After a Chase of several
Weeks.
SEATTLE. April 3.—Oliver Cline,
cashier of the Pacific Coast Company,
who was recently found to have been
short in his accounts and disappear
ed. has been apprehended iu New Or
leans. according to advices received
here today.
Cline is alleged to have embezzled
one hundred thousand dollars of the
funds of the company during the past
three years, which he has lost in spec
ulation. His defalcations were clev
erly concealed, and it was only about
two weeks ago .that they were discov
ered. Detectives have been on his
track since and he will be brought
back here for trial.
04 MOTOR TRUCKS
NEW YORK. April 1.— Col. A. L.
Smith, New York quartermaster, has
received orders from Washington to
ask for bids for supplying 54 motor
trucks, motorcycles and two wreck
ing ' wagons, carrying supplies and
parts for repairing the trucks. The
organization of these two units will
cost the government about $125,000.
To Help Publishers
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April l.—
Senator Banhead of Alabama has in
troduced a bill to repeal the law re
quiring publishers of periodicals to
Hie with the postmaster general every
six months, the names of the editors,
owners, stockholders, securities and,
in case of newspapers, the average
circulation. He says he is acting in
behalf of the small newspapers
Alaska Doe Tomorrow.
The steamer Alaska, which went
to the westward as far as King Cove,
is expected to arrive at Seward at
4:30 tomorrow morning, and will ar
rive here sometime tomorrow even
ing.
Dr. W. A. Kystrom, the Landlock
bay copper operator, was a visitor In
town Saturday, returning heme Sun
day afternoon.