MY DIE IN
MIDDLE WEST
Hot Wave Still Continues—100
Die Yesterday in Middle States
and 46 in Chicago.
Chicago, July 1.—The hot wave
still continues and hundreds are
dying from the effects of the heat
in the middle west, while more
„„ than id deaths were recorded
'yesterday by tihe police in this
city alone. .' • . _ . ,,
The temperature is 108 in the
shade and ice is scarce; the poor
are unable to secure enough ice,
at any price, and thousands are
standing in line with dish pans
at the ice stations, waiting to se
cure a flve-celttt piece of ice,
which is hardly large enough to
cool a pitcher of water.
Every hospital in the city is
crowded with people, who have
been prostrated with the heat and
temporary hospitals have been
established.
1I1LLCMRGES
CAUSE SENSATION
■ ; o —
Lobby Committee to Meet Tomor
row itu-Special Session to
Probe Mis Statement.
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Washinglon; D. G., July 1.—
The charges made hy Martin
Mulhall that he had spent $200,
000 fop the Manufacturers Asso
ciation on congressmen, has
caused a great sensation here
arid senatorsTin the special lobby
investigating committee have'
agreed to meet tomorrow, al
lhough all the senators hoped to
be out of |own by lhat time en
joying the mol sea air at the At
lantic beaches and did not plan
to meet tin I i I July 8th.
Mulhall gives dates and lig
ures and names congressmen
who he says were, compelled lo
vole as the association dictated
or were driven out of public life,
but many sulons, lie claimed,
were subservient to the assenta
tion, assisting thdm in every pos
sible way.
INCOIMS
PASSED CAUCUS
Members of Majority Party in
Congress Agree to Plans
for New Revenue.
Washington, D. C., July 1.—
The income lax amendment to
the Underwood tariff bill was
passed by the Democratic caucus
yesterday after a hot debate. Un
der the present plans of the ma
jority all incomes up to $4,000
are to by exempt of any lax; al
so all married men are to have
an exemption on an additional
$3,000.
Widows are to be allowed an
exempt ion of an additional $500
lor dependent minor children and
not exceeding two children.
The plan to exempt the mutu
al insurance companies was re
jected.
ms DROWNED;
WMCjLLIPSES
Lawrence, Mass., July 1.—Boys
stamping on the board walk in
the public bath at this place
caused it to collapse with the loss
of 12 lives of youngsters who
were unable to make their get
away.
The scenes were heart-break
ing when the mothers came to
identify the bodies of the boys
recovered by the police. Most of
the lads were caught under the
walk and were unable to come
to the surface. >
HOUSE HEARINGS
START JOLT OTH
Lane Urges Territories Commit
tee to Use Haste—Would
Start This Year.
Washington, D. C., July 1.—
The House Territories committee
will hold the public hearings on
the Alaska railroad bill commen
cing July 8th after the holidays
of the 4th.
Secretary Lane has urged the
members of the House commit
tee to use haste so lhal the bill
nlay be reported at this session
and passed and the surveyors
seal into the Held, thus saving
a year's time.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Judge Lyons is reV-urning to
Valdez on I he Northwestern.
My house furnishings for sale.
Thus. S. Scott, clerk's office.
Frank Youngs, of Seward, was
a through passenger on the Mar
iposa.
The. Mariposa is expected to
sail south some time tomorrow
morning.
Dance in. Moose hall Wednes
day eve at 9:30 sharp. Home
waltz at 12
Alfred H. lies returned from
the Kuskulina river section yes
terday, cooling via Cordova.
William O’Connor, of Cordova,
arrived on the last boat and will
remain in Valdez over the 1th.
Ralph Slewari, iiie lumber king
Of Cordova, is in Valdez for a
visit, accompanied by his wife.
..(.iensrtU Agent Watson, of the
Alaska Coast company, passed
•through last nighl on the Mari
posa.
Captain Austin Cathrop, of
Cordova, came over from Llie rail
mad town last nighl. You are
welcome, Cap.
Arthur Hill. I lie chauffeur, re
turned to Valdez on the Maripo
sa last nighl after spending the
winter in the stales.
Charles Wilcox, who has been
operating I he linotype machine
for the Cordova Alaskan, return
ed to Valddz last nighl.
Sisters Dorothy and Amadeus
are Valdez passengers on the
steamer Northwestern, which left
the Spirit City last night.
Cordova is to have a sign 50
feet long and 0 feel high, painted
with the following inscription,
“Cordova, The Copper Gate of
Alaska.”
Henry Deyo, who spent the past
winter in Washington, where he
was summoned by the Alaska
railroad commission, is return
ing to Va-dez on the next steam
er.
Lieut. Edgerton, engineer offi
cer of the Alaska Road Commis
sion, who made the trip to Juneau
to inspect some work the com
mission is doing in that section,
returned last night on the Mar
iposa.
C. Ramsay, one of the owners
of the Ramsay-Rutherford claims
near the Valdez glacier, is re-'
turning on the next boat from
Seattle, where he went on husir,
ness connected with the opening
up of his claims.
Dan Ross returned to Valdez
last night with a large batch of
furs caught in the Valdez creek
country. John Biggs lias pur
chased 70 of the skins and has
them on exhibition at the Valdez
Drug Store.
The revival meeting will be
continued this week by Miss
Wright, who feels that she is
meeting with great success in
spreading the gospel in Valdez,
and invites all to come to the
Congregational church after the
street meetings and join in the
services.
The naseball players are re
quested to report at the ball
grounds tonight. Amundson,
Dakin, Cook, Kraemer, Bush, Al.
Sullivan, eBaver Dam Kid, Leo
pold, Hermann, Jack Hanson, Ira
Frame, Billy Hopper are especial
ly urged to be on the grounds
tonight for practice. A tine-up
will be framed ifp tonight for
the game on the 4th between the
post and Valdez teams.
moo ROES
MMY COLLECTORS
Says 49 Districts Enough, But
Formerly Had 102—Collectors
All Republicans.
Washington, D. C., July 1.—
Secretary of the Treasury Mc
A<loo today issued an order nv
ducing the number of custom
districts in fthe United States
from 102 to 49, thus dispensing
with, 100 Republican collectors
in the 53 abolished districts.
The secretary claims that this
action will mean a saving of
8500,000 a year to the depart
ment by dispensing with the ex
tia collectors.
Several of the collectors, who
have b.een ousted by the head of
the customs department, assert
that it is only a method devised
by llie secretary to get rid of
Republican collectors under civil
service rules, and that lie will
later increase the number of dis
tricts and relill the positions
with Democrats. '
THE NORTHWESTERN
SAILS FROM SEATTLE
Seattle. July 1.—The North
western left here last night for
Valdez and way ports. The fol
lowing passengers are aboard
for Valdez: Henry Deyo. John
Lyons, Al. White and wife. Mrs.
William Finical and children. J.
Pull’ord and wife, C. Ramsay. Sis
ter Dorothy. Sister Amadeus, FI.
Dillar, Mrs. Houg. May King.
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PETE’S AUTO 0«
- U_
Tin* aulo ordered b> Pole
'Cashman from a Seattle linn of
laulomohilo handlers so long bark
■fbal Pole has forgotten the date,
‘•is surely mining. Pete has had
20 wires from I he linn, all at his
.expense, telling him I In- aulo
would he shipped in a few days.
The story is the same as that told
hy the railroad officials at Cor
dova— “in three days.” hid Iho
aulo never came, although Pete,
his wife, the kid and a large nuin
her of friends met each bout to
“view with pride" or "point with
alarm” at the big I ruck, only to
go home disappointed.
Now, however, some one saw
tin* machine on the S. S. Cordova
when I lie Mariposa passed that
vessel at Ketchikan, but as the
freighter stops at every cannery
between here and Halifax, it will
he a week before the new truck
arrives, but when it does the dogs
lounging <!i die streets had hol
ier lake to the tall and uncut
limbec, for it will go • some.
“Honk, honk.”
First Coal Reaches Sea.
Kalalla, June 27.—The first
shipment of the government min
ed coal from the Bering River
Helds, reached salt water last ev
ening, and from this time for
ward il is expected that there will
In* little delay in transporting the
remainder of the 700 tons of coal
at Stillwater to the sea.
The shipment arriving last
night consisted of two and oiie
half tons, and was brought down
the rivt'r in one of the small
boats, a number of which are be
ihg constructed, equipped with
an Evenrude motor.
The successful Voyage of the
first .of these small craft, which
is built of native lumber, has
givatly encouraged the officials
in charge of the transportation
of the coal, and the work on the
remainder of the fleet is being
rushed as rapidly as possible,
and it is believed that the coal
will be ready on the arrival of
the Maryland.
The only difficulty at present
anticipated is to secure a supply
of motors, there being but one or
two here at present.
Arthur Lang was sworn in as'
clerk of the court this morning,
relieving Angus McBride. Judge
F. M. Brown approved the bond
furnished by the new clerk.
. Marshal H. P. Sullivan's term
of office expired at midnight last
night, but he will continue in of
fice until his successor is named,
confirmed aiid his bond approved.
W. C. Baldwin, formerly of the
Ranter Grand hotel, Cordova,
came over on the boat last night
to make his home in Valdez. Mrs.
Baldwin accompanies her hus
band.
$38,000,000 Worth of Stock to be
Traded to Pennsylvania for
B. ft O. Holdings.
St. Paul, July 1.—The federal
court today approved thp plans
agreed upon by Attorney General
McReynoids and the Union Pacific
railroad attorneys for the disso
lution of the merger between the
Union and Southern Pacific rail
roads, commonly known as the
Ilarriinan merger.
The plans agreed upon call for
the transfer to the Pennsylvania
railroad of stock worth 838,000,
ooo in the Southern Pacific, own
ed by the Union Pacific, in its
competing line. The Pennsylvan
ia road IwiJ trade *$38 J)00,0(J0
worth of Baltimore A Ohio stock
to tin* Union Pacific road.
The remaining 888.000,000
worth of Southern Pacific stock
held by the company is to lie
sold by them lo the public. Iml
no stockholder of the Union Paci
fic is to be allowed lo purchase
any of the stock and the court
appointed Louis KraulImfT, of
Mow York, a special representa
tive of flu court lo see that I lie
mandate Was obeyed.
The court ordered that I lie sale
of stock start November 1, IP 13,
and all stock must he disposed of
by January |. I PI (5. The attor
'iieys foe I he company claimed
that the sale .would be made he-'
/ore.that time-bill that,, if com
pelled to place the stock on IhP,
'market all .at once the market
would break and very poor prices
would be realized from the sale.
MARIPOSA HERE
; ,PBOMIHESOUTH
Tlie Mariposa rearlieil Valdez
last nighi al 10:30 ami left at
3:30 this morning for Seward.
The captain reports a line I rip
north; a calm sea and Ihe most
delightful (dear days.
A dozen round trip passengers
are aboard, making the I rip from
Seal lie |o Seward and return. A
number of Cordova people came
over lo spend Ihe Fourth in Val
dez. Tile following Valdez pas
sengers arrived: J. i>. Miller. I*.
M. Mohiee. C. S. Floyd. J. |„ Steel,
E. It. I'll I ver. Captain J. S. (lib
son, Harvey Sullivan. Miss Thom
as. Mrs. (I. Thomas. J. C. Dierin
ger.
Last Honors to L. HI. Price.
The following account of I tie
funeral services over the remains
(if I,. M. Price, formerly a resi
dent of this town and lale'r May
or of Cordova, is taken from the
Cordova Alaskan of June 37th:
“Escorted by the members of
the city council, his fellow em
ployees of the railroad company,
the business men and practically
the entire population of the city,
the remains of the late L. M.
Price were borne to the steamer,
which is to take the body to Se
attle, at 11:30 this morning.
“From II o’clock until 13 all
the business houses of the city
closed their doors, and for two
hours, from 10 o’clock to 13, the
railroad shops were closed and
hll, work suspended as a tokdn of
t'eipect to the deceased.
“Arriving at the wharf, Rev.
Zieglei; offered up a prayer and
Rev. Koonce read the benediction,
after which the casket was plac
ed in the hermetically sealed box
and placed aboard the si earner.
The pall bearers were George C.
Hazeiet, A. E. I.athrop, M. Fink
elstein, R. J. l>el,eo, Archie Field
and H. X. Wilson.
“Mrs. Price and son accompan
ied Ihe remains to Seattle, where
the interment will take place.
She was accompanied by Mrs.
Caleb Corser and R. J. Boryer.”
President Wilson’s inaugura
tion will be shown at the Orph
eum July 4th, and is one of the
finest and most spectacular films
ever shown in Valdez.
The business men of Valdez are
collecting an addit ional purse- of
$100, to be given to the second
team of rock drillers.
The Tgloo, committee are fig
uring on raising the purse for the
baseball game, which will be
played July.tith.
Lieut. Floyd is visiting Colonel.
O’Neil, commanding officer at Ft.
liiscum..'
GOES TO SEATTLE
Was on Rocks for 20 Hours—
Floated Wh«n Lightened—
Pumps Keep Her Afloat.
Seattle, July l.—The steamer
Dolphin, of the Pacific Coast
company, was floated late yes
terday from her position on the
rocks at Alert bay and is now
on her way to Seattle with the
ship’s pumps able to keep the
water down.
The entire crew remained with
the ship while the pasengers
were transferred to the Princess
•May, of the Canadian line and
taken to Skagway. ■
The amount of damage cannot
he ascertained at this time, but
it is believed il will nul be very
great.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Judge Frazier, of Cordova. i> a
visitor in Valdez, for the Fourth.
The Cady of the Cake for the
last lime at the Orplioum to
night.
II. C. Worcester and wife re
turned from the fox ranch Sat
urday evening.
Marshal Sullivan returned
from Portland on the Mariposa
hist night.
AC White and Mrs. While are
returning passengers on the
Northwestern.
Mrs. William Finical and chil
dren are returning passengers on
the Norl hvveittern.
Miss Minnie Thompson hits
taken her old position as cashier
at the Valdez Mercantile Co.
Joe Iiieriuger,. \vln> spent Hie
past few months in Seattle, re
turned last night from the slales.
(ieneral Agent Tracy, of I lie
•Alaska Sleamshi[i company, is
making Ihe round trip on the
Mariposa.
1 l.ouie Heller, who made Ihe
trip In Portland as guard for an
insane palieut. relumed on Iasi
nighl’s sleamer.
Oscar lliigluiid. who is inter
ested in Ihe Mother I,ode Mill
ing company, reached Cordova
on Ihe Mariposa.
A. Schonacker, traveling
salesman for Ihe lliehinoiid Paper
company, of Seattle, is in town,
having arrived on Ihe Mariposa.
Dr. and Mrs. Onrkerille made
Ihe trip to Keystone Canyon Iasi
Sunday in a Imckboard, enjoying
the beautiful scenery along the
route.
John Miller, .who has been
attending school in Spokane, re
turned las) night. John was so
happy lo get back that he kissed
all Ihe girls and some of the
boys.
Miss Morrison is at the Phoe
nix hotel, room N, with a complete
liny of hair goods and will also
do' manicuring, hair dressing,
shampooing anil facial massag
ing. HI
Councilman Harry King receiv
ed a telegram from his son and
daughter, now in Seattle, Dial
they would leave on Ihe North
western for this place. The
Vonngslers will make their future
home in Valdez with “daddy.”
“Teddy” Taylor, the sfewarl of
the Mariposa, is sporting the line
gold watch presented him by the
members of his department on
his birthday recently. Any three
ball artist will loan him a small
fortune -on the watch should he
ever be stranded.
Two four-horse rigs left this
morning with the ' two crews
‘sent out by Lieut. Kunzig, in
charge of the local cable office,
and of the Valdez end of the tel
egraph line. The crews will he
-gone all summer, repairing the
line from Valdez to Paxsons,
while other crews will take care
of the northern section.
George Sias^rthe Valdez Greek
mining operator, who financed
the Valdez GweSk Hydraulic Go.,
now operatingvin Spat section,
came nort h jjn the Mariposa,
leaving thetateamer at Cordova
to.make* £be”,trip to Valdez creek
over the Ctfitina cut-off. Mr.
Stas is accompanied by a party
of Boston people, \vho are inter
ested with him in the develop
ment of the properly.
LONDON BULLS
ROUTE MILK
Sore Arms and Legs From Night
Stioks Unmercifully Wield
ed by Cops.
Loudon, July 1.—The London
bobbies pul the fear of God in
the militant suffragettes, who,
under the leadership of Sylvia
Pankhurst, tried to imprison the
cabinet members in their homes
by establishing a cordon of mil
itants about the houses.
The bobbies handled the wo
men regardless of sex and soon
bad them on the run with sore
arms and legs, where the night
sticks of the officers had indict
ed bruises.
The women denounce the po
lice, but the populace are laugh
ing at the sorry failure of the
thousand women, who. a thou
sand strong, were dispersed by
a small handful for bobbies.
RECEPirfo
JUDGE BROWN
Smoker Given at Tiliikum Club
in Honor of His Recent Ele
vation to the Oen.ph.
A smoker was given in honor
of .fudge Fred M. Brown at the
Tillikum (Hub last night. As the
rooms are not large enough to
hold even a considerable fraction
of Judge Brown’s friends, the af
fair was made a quiet one and
was attended only by club mem
bers and local attorneys.
The session was informal and
consisted of short talks by sev
eral of Judge Brown's friends,
who have known him for many
years, and a response by the
judge. All the speakers co'ngrat
lllaied I lie judge mi lli> elevation
to the henrli and mugral ulated
I lie Third di\ ision also.
Jack Surry Inn*. Hoberl Weber
and George Iteinke entertained
the elidi willi niii.-ie between
talks, and refreshment> were
served.
HOLMESGQMING
ON THE SAMPSON
B ing a Party of 30 Miners and
Experts to Take Out Mata
nuska oal for Test
Seal lie. July I.—l>r. lfolmefr,
of the Bureau of Mines, will leave
here Saturday on the Admiral
Sampson with a parly of 30 men
to go to Knik and mine the 800
tons of Matanuska coal needed by
the naval department for the test
io he made next year.
I>r. Holmes will lake active
charge of the work, which is now
going on under G. Kvans, a coal
expert.
' S
PRESIDENT ON ??
YACHTING TRIP
*
Washington, I*. July 1.—
President Wilson left today on
the government yacht Sylph to
spend the next three days on the
water. The president’s trip to
Cornish, where his family have
been established for the summer,
has been given up until after the
4th, as hi; has agreed to speak
at fieltysburg to the veterans,
who have gathered an the bat
lldtield from all parts of the un
ion.
Lady of the Lake.
In three reels at the Orpheum
tonight. Complete change tomor
row eve.