WHITE PASS BUYS
OBI LARGE RIVALS
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Northern Navigation Company, Own
ed by Louis Sloss, Sells Out
to British Line.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 21.—As
a result of the rate war of flast sum
mer on the Yukon river the White
Pass and Y'ukon railroad will prob
ably purchase the entire holdings of
the Northern Navigation Co. The
Sloss family own most of the stock
in the concern.
The price of the stock is $2,1)00,
000 and the company operates the
river line of steamers from St. Mich
ael to Fairbanks, and also a line to
Dawson and Whitehorse in opposition
to tile While Pass arid Yukon. The
rate war of last summer resulted in
the cutting of rates almost to noth
ing and in consequence the Northern
Navigation could not longer continue
the tight.
The preparatons made by the Eng
lish concern soon convinced the Sloss
outfit that a fight to the hitter end
would result in many years of fight
ing and eventually wipe out all pro
fits.
Wife of Raymond Belmont Tells of
Her Life in House of Prostitu
tion—Divorce Wanted.
MOW YORK. March 21. 'I'lie sep
: ration suit brought by Raymond Bel
rnont, a son of Augustus Belmont, the
multi millionaire, against his wife,
brought out the admission today from
Mrs. Raymon Belmont that before
she married her husband she was an,
inmate of a house of ill -fame.
• The testimony caused a sensation
among the many society women who
were in attendance at the trial and
who had entertained and associated
with her. knowing nothing of her pre
vious life.
Mrs. Belmont stated that her hus
band knew of her past life and had
visited her many times at the house
of which she was an inmate. She;
said that after her marriage and for
some time prior thereto she had loved
only Raymond and she had been true
to him.
POLICE ARBEST
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Los Angeles Authorities Act Prompt
ly and Jail Army in Its
Infancy.
LOS ANGKLKS, March 21c-The
police of this city today arrested 50
members of the. I. ,W. W., who had
started to .organize another army of
unemployed to meet the Keilyites at
Sacnnnento and join with them in the
jm»rcb to Washington. , , : ,
The men were.recruiting among the
vast number ot unemployed anil the
police determined to act at once be
fore the number of the army became
too great,.to handle. It is believed
‘hat the prompt action of th$ police
will nip Ip the bud any uprising.of
the 1. W. W.’s in .the. southern sec
tion of the state. ,> •
Dr. Henry Oockerllle left this morn
ing on the Northwestern, for Juneau,
where he whs called by .a tpjegrarn
.-pon, urgehL business. T;.
CIVIL WAR HAS BROKEN OUT IN IRELAND; i
TROOPS TO SCENE
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Ulsterites Reported to Have Captured English Garrison At Belfast—Transports
Loading Witli Jroops At Liverpool---Ulsfer Prepared ForWar---En-r r r
glishmen Are Against Home Rule'Bill.
LONDON, March 21.—All available 1
troops of the English government are .<
being mobilized to put down the re
bellion which has broken out in Ul
ster because of the certainty of the
passage of the Irish Home Rule bill.
The Ulsterites have secured enough
arms and ammunition to put 200.000
men in the field and have prepared
for active operations against the gov
ernment.
Trainload after trainload of troops
have left this city for embarkment at
Liverpool on government transports
to be taken to Belfast, Dublin and
other cities of Ireland, where they
will reenforce the present garrisons.
Reports have been received here that
the Belfast garrison has been made
prisoners by the UUlsterites, but it is
not believed here that it is true. Au
CHAMBER POSTPONED
RAILROAD CELEBRATION
liecau.se of the election being held
today in Valdez and the Reservation
regarding annexation, the Chamber
of Commerce decided at ihc meet
ing held last night to postpone the
celebration to some future date. Pres •
ident White will make announcement
of the date in the near future.
Special Squad of Police Break Up a
Meeting and Arrest a Noisy
Speaker in New York.
MOW YORK, March 21.- Acting
under orders from Commissioner
Douglas I McKay, twelve of the
.huskiest members of the police force
last night broke up a meeting , of 1.
W. W. sympathizers in Seward I'ark.
and arrested Theodore Freeman, one
of Frank Tannenbaum’s lieutenants,
who was haranguing the crowd from
a.park bench. It was.announced th.at
similar police action would be taken
from now on whenever an I. W. W.
meeting was held tn a public place in
this, city. The. police will not inter
fere with meetings held in hired nails.
This means frustration of the plans
of I. \Y. W. leaders to create sym
pathy for Tannenhaum and the mem
bers of his “Army of the Unemploy
ed” who are still in jail following the
wholesale arrests on last Wednesday
night when they invaded the Church
of Si. Alphonsus at 312 West Broad
way.
After Freeman had been arrested,
David Meserole, a lawyer, began to
make a speech in Butgers Square,
across the street from the.Park where
Tannenhaum had assembled his army
fpr its nightly raids on churches.
Meserole (was bitter in his criticism
of the police for arresting Freeman.
He was arrested, charged with dis
orderly conduct, but was discharged
in court.
Goethals Made Canal Governor.
WA^HING.TPN,, Mai-ch\JH.v-Secr«v
tary of War Oarrlspp today formally
made the appointment of Colonel Goe
thals as the first clyil governor of
the Panapil canal zonq., The. ap
pointment. i* effective April jl,;. \
Bill Ludewig left this morning for
the CamwoOrJohnson property
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thentic news from the scene of the
rebellion, cannot be secured, but all
the papers -here have issued extras
announcing that civil war has start
ed.
Orders have been issued to the re
serves to join the colors and the War
department here is more active than
at any time since the Boer war. The
activity is not confined to the War de
partment, hut naval officers have been
ordered aboard their vessels, which
have been stationed n rediness to
prevent any hostility from foreign
powers during the settling of tl\e
difficulty. . War vessels are being sent
to Ireland to patrol the coast and
prevent any filibustering and land;
ing of arms and supplies to the peo
pie of the north.
Large war funds are known to have
been collected for the emergency by
the people of 1'lster.
Will Build Four Thousand to Pro
tect Railroads From the
Rebels.
IIKXICO CITY, Man'll 21.-Talking
for the lirst lime today to a few
newly arrived newspaper correspon
dents, President Huerta asserted that
he had an army of 250,tM)O men, with
which he was determined to light
l he rebels until they were subjugated
or exterminated. He added that lie
was about ready to begin the con
struction along the railroads of 4,000
block-houses, labout a mile and a
half apart, in each of which would
be placed ten men. Orders had al
ready been given for barbed wire, he
said, and this would be strung along
the right of way of the railroad lines.
The president expressed confidence
that (4is scheme of protection would
prove effective against the rebels.
A virtually prohibitive export tax!
has been placed on cattle and hogs.
This is not a measure by which it;
is. expected to bring revenue to the
government, but one calculated to-!
conserve the country's food supply.
The territory from which the capital
and other cities are receiving their
heel has been greatly restricted by the
revolution, and the problem of main- j
mining a meat supply promises to be
come serious should the rebels con
tinue closing in on the capital.
Shippers, attracted by better mar
kets abroad, recently began export
ing to such an extent as to create
apprehension.
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SEATTLE, March 21. The steamer
Alameda left here hist night With a
large passenger list lor the Alaskan
cities. The steamer also has a ca
pacity cargo. TJte follow ins passen
gers are aboard,for Valdez: Thomas
Nyman. T^hom,ns Scott. Frank Taylor,
Miss Lamping . Marie , Leeipan. It.
-Terry, H.. Anderson, H. J.arobson, F
Quinn and 38 second <-lass.
Nick Ilolshanin, lT. S. customs col
lector Kt Unalyska, also lately ap
pointed commissioner, left on the boat
to connect .with thy Porn for the west
ward
The sympathy of the people of Eng
land is divided and many are with
the people of Ulster. Lord Roberts,
Viscount Milner and Lord Balfour are
leading the fight against the govern -
ment and have issued an appeal to
the people to prevent the passage of
the Home Rule bill as now proposed
with North and South Ireland joined
in one province.
The Ulster covenant, signed on and
after Sept. 28, Utl2, at Belfast and
elsewhere by many thousands of Ul -
stermen, and by thousands of Eng
lishmen, reads as follows:
"Being convinced in our conscience
that home rule would be disastrous
to the national well being of Ulster,
as well as the whole of Ireland, sub -
versive to oi)r civil and religious free
dom. destructive to our citizenship,
and perilous t.o the unity of the em
pire, we, whose names are under
Sherman, of Illinois, Wants Delegates |
to Party Conventions, to be
Elected by the People.
WASHINGTON. March 21. Advo J
eating bis bill to recognize state pn - j
■aiary laws for Hie selection of dele
gates to national conventions and tile
choosing of national committeemen.
Senator Sherman. Republican, of II
linois, today asserted that a national
primary law was the remedy for party
abuses. He assailed the proposal for
a nation-wide presidential primary on
the ground that it would result in
a few states controlling presidential
nominations.
"The methods of the Republican
national convention in Chicago in 1
1912 can be justified by an appeal to
neither fairness nor justice,” said he.
“Shall the quarrel of alleged leaders
disrupt and destroy this union of 8
(100.000 voters? Js the national com
mittee the party?
“The Republican national commit
tee cannot.irrevocably change the ba
sis of representation. The recognition
by an act of congress of Hie several
primary laws of the states wltl-guar
antee protection against future con
troversy.
"The Republican party ought not
to perish. Conciliation by reasonable
concession ought to he the basis of
adjustment.” , , .
W. Weil, traveling salesman for
Suller & Co., left, on the boat today
for Cordova.
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XOTllK DAMK, Ind., March 21.—
The styor<^.of „U.en., Thomas Francis
Meagher, commander of the Irish
Brigade in .the. cjyij war, ty.dK today
jpr^eptei) to the IJniyersity of is'ptro
Da me to real near the body of Father
iCortor, the chaplain^w.ho, witty hands
uplifted,. in ... fife. .ypidsf, of fshot and
KheNr ;Kaye final absolution to the
soldiers. of the . brigade on the bat
.tieflteld of Gettysburg. The presenta
tion was* made by ftnited States Sen
ator Thonias i. Walsh." of Montana,
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jwherp. Mpaghyr ylied,. while act
Jng a« .ftoveijn.Qi-., \V. Bourffp, Cock
fan., of New'York, was oyster of the
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written, men of Ulster, lowal sub
jects to his gracious majesty. King
George the Fifth, humbly relying on
the God whom our fathers in days of
stress and trial confidently trusted, ;
hereby pledge ourselves in solemn
covenant throughout this our time of
threatened calamity to stand by one
another in defending for ourselves
and our children our cherished posi- ■
tion of equal citizenship in the United
Kingdom and in using all means
which may be found necessary to de
feat the present conspiracy to set up
home rule in Ireland. In the event
of such Parliament being forced upon
us, we solemnly and mutually pledge
ourselves to refuse to recognize its
authority, in sure confidence that God
will defend the right. Hereto we sub
scribe our names, and, further, we
individually declare that we have nol
already signed this covenant.”
Seats for Girls in Movies.
PHILADELPHIA. March 21.— '
message will be sent to the city eoun
oil by Mayor Blanket)burg next Mon
day recommending the passage of an
ordinance providing for the segregti
tion of women and girls unaecompan
ied by male escorts in moving pic
ture theatres. This suggestion is
made because of the large number
of complaints to the police bureau
of insults to women and girls while
visiting such places.
Los Angeles Girl Says She Was Be
trayed and That Bryant Howard
is Her Child’s Father.
LOS ANGELES, March 21. Maude
Armfield, a young girl of fthis city,
today started suit against Bryant
Howard, of San Diego, who is one of i
the wealthiest men in the lower Cali- j
fornia city, charging him with hav- j
ing ruined her under promise of mar
riage and with being the father of her
young son. Damages amounting to :
1500,000 are demanded because of the \
failure to marry and for support of the j
child.
The complaint alleges that, heliev
ing that Howard would keep his
promise and marry her as soon as he
could arrange some business affairs,
she had lived with him as his wife
and had taken trips to different towns.
When her condition was critical she .
insisted upon the fulfillment of his
promise, hut the millionatie is re
ported to have only laughed and said
thtil he had never promised marriage,
but would provide for her as long as
their existing relation to one another
continued. This she refused to accept
and brought suit for damages.
Howard denies the charge and says J
that he is not the father of the hoy ]
and that when the trial commences
will produce testimony involving the
character of Miss Ariutlold.
Steamer Evans Reaches Seattle.
SEATTLE, March JU.^The. steamer ;
Admiral Evans reached here, last j
night and will sail north on schedule I
time, leaving the 26th. The advance j
booking Indicates that the passenger j
capacity of: ibe boat will be taxed. J
Thomas S. Scott, formerly chief ]
deputy clerk of the court. Is return- j
ing on the Alameda to Valdez and j
will become casjfier for the S. Ilium j
ft Co, bank at Cordova.
JAIL SENTENCES
Federal Judge Sends President and
Superintendent of Western Fuel
Company to the Pen.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 21—Pres
ident. Smith, of the . Western , Fuel
Company, of this city. , who was. re
gently, found guilty cf defrauding the
government of large sums of money
by the underweighing of Imports of
coal from the Briish Columbia mines
of fhe company, was sentenced today
to serve one year and six months in
the penitentiary and to pay a fine of
*5,000.
Supt. Mills, of (lie company, must,
serve one year and a half, but no line
was imposed, while Mayer, the gov
ernment weigher, was sentenced to
serve one year.
The trial of ilie cases has dragged
for several years and fhe governmeni
has spent thousands of dollars in
prosecuting the officials of the com
pany.
Attorneys for ihe convicted men
gave notice of appeal and the cases
will be taken to the higher eourls in
an effort to save the men from prison
terms.
IRE RIOTS III
GAY OLD PARIS
Big Demonstration at the FuneW :
Editor Calmette, Who Was
Recently Shot.
I'AlilS. .March Jl. in spite <>!'
cry piciatition talo n hy tin- poti -
to prevent rioting today at the fuller !
of (iasion I'aliiu tte. the editor who
was shot to death, the mobs licianw
unruly and attacked the police and
troops and for severa (hours cond.
lions were desperate. Finally the
cavalry divisions reared the scene
and rode down the rioters, driving
them from the streets and forcing
them to ilee for their lives.
Hundrejls were injured an the hos
pitals are crowded with men and
women who were trampled under foot,
by the horses or cut by the saber
slashes of the troopers.
Tile activity of the Royalists caused
Hie government some concern, fearing
an outbreak that would start a civil
war. but it is believed now that no
more trouble will follow.
BANK W
Succeed in Opening the Bank Vault
and the Money Safe and Leave
No Trace.
GALLATIN, Tex., March 21. (Job
bers last night entered the First Na -
tional bank building of this city, suc
ceeded in opening the vault and the
money safe and made a haul of
000, leaving not a trace behind them.
The police are making every effort
to locate the criminals and are in -
clined to think that some member
of the staff pf the bank was con
cerned in the robbery.
Posses are ou). searching the hills
in an effort to locate the highway
men.
Council Meets Next Monday.
A. special meeting tof fthe city
council Will be held h«$t Slontfay at
1 o'clock to canvass the vote in Val -
dez and the Iteserviitlon t*•'»/.* ;,g
annexation ' ,‘s
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