>>A> _ VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 12, 1913. \ NO. 181.
VOL. 3.
MEXICAN REBELS
111 BIG VICTORY
Defeat Huerta Forces at Guaymas
and Capture Fifteen Hun
dred Prisoners.
Nogalas, May 12.—The rebel
troops drove the Huerta forces
into the city of Guaymas after a
■bloody battle in which many fed
orals were killed and 1,500 cap
tured.
The. state troops have invest
ed the city and arc throwing shot
and shell into the town, which is
expected to surrender in a tew
days unless relief arrives.
The American cruiser, Califor
nia, has conveyed I he American
and foreigners in the besieged
city to a place of refuge and the
commander, has notified the reb
els that they must not tire in the
residence or business portion ot
Guaymas, but must'confine I heir
lire to I he fortifications.
The state troops are well pro
visioned and armed and have
many new guns, which are sup
- posed to have been smuggled
across the border by the mining
companies operating in northern
Mexico, who wish to have a small
stale carved oul of the northern
part of Mexico and peace estab
lished so that mining may be re
sumed. At present many of the
mines have shut down as no pro
lection is given the operators.
POLITICAL POT
IS BOILING
Cheney Working for Kernan, Fer
guson Still in Ring and Wick
ersham for Dreibelbus.
Word was received mi I lie
Sampson I hat Democrat,ir Nation
al Committeeman Cheney was
working for the appointment of
Frank Kernan, the Ni/.inoper
ator, to succeed Harvey Sullivan.
This change of front of the or
ganization from Al..Dowling, who
lias had the strong support of the
. machine Democrats' of the terri
tory, has caused some comment.
Wickersham is working for the
appointment of (leorgu Dreibel
bus, of Seward, and Vice President
Marshall insists on the. appoint
ment of Rrennerman, of Katalla,
who has been a deputy under
Marshall for the past four years.
Champ Clark, speaker of the
House, the entire Missouri con
gressional delegation and Ollie
James, the senator from Ken
tucky, are working for Roberl
Fdfiguson, the Valde# ■>fiiftrchanl,
who is still in Whshirigton. ,
II is expected that a light will
be made on Kernan, who in 1903
sent a letter to A. I,. Levy of Val
dez, and requested him to adver
tise for a large number of men to
work in the Nizina, and when they
arrived be'refused In employ 'them,
and was given a good licking by
mie nf the miners, who had walk
ed 200 miles, crossing several bad
streams, on a promise of work,
which did not materialize. It was
claimed at the time that Kernan
wanted a surplus of men in order
lo bear the labor market. Oth
er charges, it is said, will be filed
against the applicant.
The Sampson brought back (he
members of the special fianel of
Valdez jurors, Sam MleNeice, Joe
Bourke, Smith Higgins, \V. B.
Trout, A. S. Jensen.
Mr. and .Mrs. Dolph Smith wish
to thank the people wh.Q so.
promptly Assisted in extinguish
ing tire fire which threatened to
destroy their home yesterday
morning.
DYNAMITE WRECKS
A SMALL TOWN
Village is Wrecked by an
Explosion, Killing Three and
Wounding Forty.
Masonlown, Pa., May I-—A dy
namite explosion at tlie Sunshine
mine near here completely de
stroyed the small village cluster
ed about the mine, demolishing
all the buildings and killing three
anil injuring forty of I he inhabi
tants.
The cause of the explosion is
not known. The stale and na
tional department of mines have
rushed inspectors to the scene to
investigate and place the blame
for the explosion.
Tlie loss would have been great
er but for the number of men
who were under ground at the
time and who were not effected by
I he shock. *
tioldie's back.
BIG GULL MOOSER
BE KING mil
Throne is Offered to Roosevelt by
Provisional President of
Albania.
New York, May 12.—A dispatch
to the New York World from Al
bania states that. Provisional j
President Kemai of Albania, who
has been authorized by I tie people
to select a king for the new slate,
lias offered the throne to the head
of the Mull Moose party.
The dispatch has caused a sen
sation and it is predicted that
ttoosevell. will accept the position
and he the lirst king of Albania.
Mr. and Mrs. Blum amt children
made the trip yesterday to Shoup
hay on the B. F, M. as the guests
of Charles Kraemer.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
(■oldie's liaclj.
(j. H. Bennett, of Juneau, came
to Valdez on I tie Sampson.
Pete Olson returned from Min
eral creek last evening.
I. Hamburger, the court stenog
rapher, is back after attending
court at Cordova.
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T. J. lJonohoe, who spent live
weeks in the Orca inlet town, is
back to Valdez.
City Magistrate Tony biniond
was a returning passenger on the
Sampson. - •
Logan Archibald, owner of the
Panama hotel, returned on the
Sampson from Seattle.
K. .1 Borycr, the Cordova at
torney, came over on the Samp
son lo attend court in Valdez:
Chief Deputy John Bouse, of
the marshal’s office, is back at his
desk after having attended the
term of court at Cordova.
C. C. Harmon, formerly con
nected with the marshal's office
and now located at Seward, pass
ed through last night for his
home in the westward town.
*• - • •
Dr. Romig, who went to Cor
dova to appear as a witness in the
Good-la-tah case, passed through
last night headed for Seward.
George Mead, manager , of the
Valdez Sheet Metal Works, re
turnee on the Sampson after
spending r» month in the stales on
business for the firm.
DEATH STOPS
THE TONE M
Factions Make Truce Until After
Burial of Chuck Conners, King
New York’s China Town.
New York, May 12.--Chuck
Connors, kihg of the Chinatown
here, died yesterday and the war
ring tongs have buried the hatch
et unt il the dead king is laid away.
The tru.ee will last until after the
funeral, and the most remarkable
feature to Americans not familiar
with life in the Chinese city, is
that men who fought to kill each
other a few days ago are now
seen in company without suspic
ion of cacti other.
The heavy police detail 'which
has been on duty in the Molt
street section have been witti
drawn, as no gun plays will be
made for some days. They as
sert Hud no truce has ever been
violated between the tongs.
MU Mil
MAKES HIS ESCAPE
Aviator Masson Will Aid the
Mexican Rebels in State
of Sonora.
Nogales, Sonora, May I ..--Av i
ator Masson,-who has hcmr-beld a
prisoner by the American military
authorities because it was feared
that he intended to violate the
neutrality laws by taking into
Mexico a war aeroplane, escaped
today across the line and receiv
ed a new machine which had been
smuggled across the boundary,
and is now operating will) the
state Iroops, who are lighting the
Huerta government.
The lirst machine was found by
United Stales . marshals and
American officers, who hail been
advisnd by secret service agents
of the Mexican government that
an attempt would be made lb take
a war aeroplane across the line,
Masson is 1 to receive many
thousands of'dollars for his work
and his life has also been insured
at a high premium by the Mexi
can rebels.
BMEI FDA
Seattle, May 12.--The, .Arctic’
Club here, will give a .banquet iii
honor jbf Major Strong, governor
of Alaska, who was confirmed fast
week aJid is now in; this city en
route to (he capital of tfu< terri
tory to take charge of the office,
succeeding Governor Clark,
The banquet will be given at the
clob rooms next Wednesday and
will be ope of the largest ever
given by the Alaska Club and
many Alaskans now in the city
will attend.
Chief Clerk Alvah Fames, of the
postal service, wemt west to make
a tour of inspection of the west
ward\ postoffices.
At the Orpheum Tonight.
The Westminster Kenuel Dog
Club, showing IS,WO do^s,- •
Eddie’s Explbit, interesting
child and dog story.
The Sheriff and His. Man, a un
ique and powerful western drama,
featuring G. M. Anderson.
Pa Trubbeli’s Troubles, a
briskly and animated comedy (Hi
ed with laughs.
Change of program tomorrow,
evening.
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WIRELESS STRIKE
STILL CONTINUES
Alameda Sails North With 3ut
One Operator—Department
Refuses to Interfere.
Seattle, May 12.—One of the
wireless operators on the steam
er Alameda slid overboard as
soon as the boat left the dock
and the strikers immediately tel
egraphed to the department of
Commerce and Labor that the
boat was violating the wireless
law, which provides that two men
shall be stationed on each pas
senger steamer.
The scheme of the men, how
ever. failed as the department re
fused to lake any action because
of the violation, and the Alameda
is making the trip north with but
one "sparks” to do the work.
Charles Wetzler returned on
yesterday's boat.
LOCAL PREACHER
IS ORDAINED
Large Number Gather at Eagle
Hall to Witness Impressive
Services.
•
Eagle hall was crowded yester
day morning, I he occasion being
I he ordination to the priesthood
of Deacon \Y. II. Ziegler. . The
order was conferred hy the bish
op of Alaska, assisted hy the lte\.
Hoc and Rev. Dorset'.
The sermon was preached hy
Rev. Roe. priest in charge at
Kelchikan, and he impressed on
his audience I lie necessity of
helping the newly ordained priest
by regular al tendance at (lie ser
vices of the church.
lie slated that it lay in the pow
er of the congregation to either
make a great success of the
church work here by helping the
minister or let il fail in its pur
pose by the indifferent support of
its pastor.
Miss Monohan returned after
a sojourn at the railroad town for
the past five weeks.
tWCllsS;
DOUBTS ELECTION
Washington, I). G., May I
Represenjative Yung, of Michi
gan, made a speech in the House
Saturday and tendered ill's resig
nation as a member of congress
because he felt surp that 450
votes oast for bis Hull Moose op
ponent, McDonald, had been
thrown out on a technicality, thus
giving the election to himself.
A .new'election will be ordered.
Fire Alarm for Small1 Blaxe.
The lire department was called
out at 0 o’clock yesterday morn
ing when the shingles on the roof
of Ihe Dolph Smith home caught
lire.-* The department responded
in a hurry, but were not quick
endugh.'as the Sullivan brigade
of fire fighters, who are ordered
by the marshal lo respond with
chemicals kept in the court house
to every ttpe alarm, were on the
roof and had the flames extin
guished, although Engineer Gra
ham had steam in a few minutes
and Fire Chief Finical, who was
working at the sawmill, was al the
fire in a hurry.
Rill Aeher, of Cordova, is n
visitor in town. J
GANGER CURE
WORKS WELL
Fifty Patients Inoculated jy Dr.
Nowells at Boston and Show
Remarkable Improvement
Boston, May li.—The IIfly pa
tients of Dr. Nowells of this city,
who have been suffering with
cancer, anil who were inoculated
by him with his newly discover
ed rabbit cancer serum, have
shewn wonderful improvement.
The work of administering the
injections has been done by a
number of authorities on cancer
who have watched the result at
the University of Boston and pro
nounce il remarkable.
The patients will be kept un
der observation for many months
to ascertain whether or not the
malignant growth is conquered or
will relurn after a period of time.
(ioldie's back.
CORWIN LEAVES
EOR THE NORTH
No Mail This Trip—Will Try
to Beat the Revenue Cut
ter Bear.
Seal tie. May 12.--The steamer
.Curwin left yesterday .fur Nome,
and was the lirst boat to start for
I lie Arelie. .No mail was given
Hie little steamer, as all first
class mail matter was delivered
to the revenue fuller Hear, which
left Saturday.
The officers of Hie Corwin said
they would heal the Hear into
.Nome by len days.
Tile Corwin tins many lime*
been the lirst boat to leave for the
north and lias invariably landed
mail, fresh fruit, eggs and other
green goods many days before the
regular steamers arrive.
LOOAL BREVITIES.
Holdie's hack.
Rev. Pederson, of Seward, is a
visitor in YaYldez.
All the pictures at the Orpheum
are line.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Scott return
ed from Cordova on the Samp
son.
Miss Alice Hranner is visiting
in town and will return to Cor
dova on the Alameda.
\V. I.. Smith returned from his
Mineral creek property this morn
ing.
Turn Kinney, who is operating
in the Kuskolina section, came to
town last night.
The city council will hold a
meeting tonight, as no meeting
has been held since Mayor Ritchie
went to Cordova to attend court.
All Hie fishermen who went to
the Lake stivam yesterday came
back much tanned but with no
fish:
Charles Minor came to town
from the Port Wells section yes
terday, where he is opening some
promising ouarlz claims.
Robert Cray, representative
from Kalalla to the Territorial
legislature, came north on the
Sampson as far as his home
(own.
Al. Hermann, who is in charge
of the Hermann property on Bet
ties bay, came to town Iasi night
on the Brighton. - • ‘
ALEXANDER SAYS
NORTH PROSPEROUS
Will Keep the Sampson and Yukon
on Run All Winter—Has a
Party of Guests.
President Jl. F. Alexander, of
the Ala- ka Coast company, is a
round trip passenger on the Ad
miral Sampson, making a lour of
inspection of I he northern cities
in which his company is doing
business. Mr. Alexander express
led his gratification at the bright
prospects for the prosperity of
the Prince W illiam Sound coun
try and said lie was a great be
liever in tlie I'ul lire of the couil
I ry.
The Alaska Coast company will,
al least so says its president,
keep Ibe Sampson and I tie Yukon
on file run all nexl wilder and will
aim lo give a ..I service as far
west as Kodiak.
A number of business men of
Tacoma and the Misses Onida and
Helen W'oolsey, nieces of Mr. Al
exander, are his guests on the
trip The parly includes s. A.
Nourse, an officer of Ibe West
Coast Gnoeery Co., H. Hewitt, who
was at one time largely interested
in the Gameron-Johnson mine,
and who later sold to the present
owners, and Henry White and C.
A. Hyde, Tacoma business men.
Has Much Freight for Valdez,
Lidcum and Knik—Goes South
on Thursday.
The Sampson arrived last night
al I0:;in o'clock and left early
this morning for the westward
a ml will return about Thursday.
The boat had one of the largest
passenger lists of the season,
many of whom were bound for
Knik.
The boat landed al Fort Lis
i'iiiii al !) o'clock and unloaded -5
Ions of freight and brought 100
Ions for Valdez, L'5 for Seward and
500 for Knik.
Tile following passengers ar
rived on the boat:
Valdez—G. M. Mead. K. W.
W halen, 15. G. Snyder. Logan
Archibald, II. II. Johnson, George
Pulver. Mrs. L. A. Dibble, William
Holland. Gluts. II. W’etzler, E. A.
Sweet, F. A. Gornelius. Max
Seliew. Win. \\'. Soule, M. Law
rence. F. J. Sullivan, Miss K. L.
Monohan. John House, I. Ham
burger. P. D. Ovcrfield, L. G.
Townsend, A. J. Dimond. G. H.
Briihaker, Tlios. L. Scott and
wife, Alice Brainier, It. J. Bory
er, Geo. Brown, To in Kinney. G.
II. Golden, A. S. Jensen. Joe Lee,
Smith lliggins, E. E. Ritchie, L. It.
Pederson. W. B. Trout, Samuel
MrNeire. II. P. Sullivan, Joe
Bourke. '1'. J. Domdioe and l.'t
steerage.
Lalouche—Mrs. O. W . Swain
son. M. Neville. W. G. McGall,
Mrs. Rude.
The smoker cnmmitlee has
turned, over Tr» to the fire depart
ment., the surplus of the last
smoker.
M. Fox. representing an English
syndicate, went through Valdez
on the Sampson bound for Knik,
where he will attend to some in
vestments of his principals in
that section.
Dancing on Wednesday.
On Wednesday evening the us
ual evening of dancing will take
place in Moose hall at 9:30
sharp. Homo waltz at 12.