V0L 10 VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1913. NO. 62.
HUERTA TROOPS
MAY REBELL
Have Had No Pay for Many
Months and Are Ready to
Turn on Officers.
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MEXICO CITY, Dec. 19.—The fed
eral troops are on the point of rebell
ing because of fthe lack of pay. No
money is in the Huerta treasury with
which to pay the soldiers the back
pay coming to them and they threat
en to revolt unless paid tomorrow.
The troops are in an ugly mood and
the officers have no control over
them. The loyal regiments have been
quartered at the palace to protect the
government officials.
The German and English ambas
sadors have organized strong forces
to protect the ambassy. The forces
have been recruited from among the
foreign residents. The Americans,
however, have taken no action, trust-,
ing to luck. It is feared that when
the storm breaks the soldiers will
run amuck through the city and kill,
rape and rob.
All the women of foreign countries
have been warnc dto move to the for
eign embassies and all the buildings
are crowded. Provisions for many
weeks have been laid in. The Ger
mans have two machine guns mount
ed so as to command every approach
to their building. The French are
also prepared, as are the English. It
is believed here that many of the for
eigners now in the city are men of
the army who have been sent here
for the purpose of protecting the peo
ple in just such an emergency as now
exists.
GOOD PRICE FOR
ALASKA SELL
Government Sells 1,800 Pribilof Seals
and Also a Number of Blue j
Foxes—Get Good Price.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19.—More than
200 bidders attended the government |
sale of furs at this city yesterday.
Buyers from all parts of the world,
especially from London and Russia,
were in attendance.
The 1,800 seal skins brought from
the Pribilof islands by government
agents brought $60,000, and 430 blue
fox skins sold for $40,000. The high
est price paid for a fox skin was $160,
The hotel men of St. Louis hope
;o have the sales held in this city
•■very year.
The foxes sold yesterday were the
blue foxes caught on the Seal islands,
which have been stocked by the gov
ernment. The money received for the
pelts will be turned over to the treas
urer of the United States.
LITERARY~CLUB
MEETS TONIGHT
The Cheechaco Literary Club, of
the Valdeg High School, will give a
public program at eight o’clock this
evening at the high school building.
Besides the numbers from the high
school the program will include an
address by Judge F. M. Brown, of
this city. The public is cordially in
vite' to attend.
Ship Founders, 45 Lost.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 19.—Forty-five
lives were lost today by the founder
ing of the Swedish steamer M?.lm
horget off Bodo, Norway. The steam
er left Narvik, Norway,, on Nov. £/
for Rotterdam.
The Malmberget was 3,903 tens.
TELLS WITNESS
Hans Schmidt, on Trial for Murder
in Anna Aumuller, Causes Trouble
in the Court Room.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—Hans
Schmidt, the priest now on trial for
murder, caused considerable commo
tion this morning when he called a
relative who was testifying that
Schmidt was insane, a liar.
Schmidt continued to call his cou
sin a liar for many minutes until the
court threatened to send him to the
Tombs, whereupon the defendant
quieted down. Schmidt is on trial for
murdering Anna Aumuller. 4
The attorneys for the murderer still
maintain that their client is not re
sponsible and have affidavits taken in
Germany showing that as a boy
Schmidt was always considered irre
sponsible.
The trial will continue for several
weeks, as many witnesses have still
to testify. The district attorney’s of
fice is confident of a conviction.
THE NELGHINA
L. V. Shaw, of Seward, is Named by
Judge Brown for New Mining Camp
and Starts Immediately.
District Judge F. AI. Brown today
appointed L. V. Shaw, of Seward, to
be United States commissioner for the
Nelchina district. The new district
is made up of part of 'he Knik and
Copper Center districts. Air. Shaw
who is now in Valdez, will leave for
his new station in a few days, going
in via the Valdez government road.
He was formerly e’itor of the Sew
ard Gateway and is a prominent
Democratic politician.
The new district, as delined by the
order of. the. court, is as follows:
It appearing to the court that a
necessity exists for the establishment
of a new recording district, to in
clude a part of the Copper Center
recording precinct and the Knik re
cording precinct, in the Third judic
ial division, Territory of Alaska, cov
ering the Nelchina river and its trib
utaries:
Now, therefore, it is ordered that
the said district shall be known as
the Nelchina Recording Precinct, and
shall be described as follows:
Beginning at the southernmost
point of Tazlina Lake; running
thence in a southwesterly direction to
the source of the Nelchina river;
thence in a northwesterly direction
and along the watershed dividing the
waters which flow easterly into the
Copper river from the waters which
flow westerly into the Matanuska riv
er, to the head of the Oshetna riv
et'; thence northeasterly along the
divide separating the waters which
flow easterly into the Oshetna river
from the wraters which flow wester
ly into the Susitna river; thence
easterly along the southerly bank of
the Susitna river to the Tyone riv
er; thence easterly along the south
ern bank of the Tyone river to Lake
Louise; thence in a southeasterly di
rection in a straight line to the point
[of beginning on Tazlina Lake; and.
It is further ordered 'that the boun
daries of the said Copper Center Re
cording Precinct and the Knik Re
cording Precinct are hereby changed
to conform to this order.
Weather Report.
Barometric pressure .29,678
Temperature at 7 p. m.23
Maximum temperature .26
Minimum temperature ....13
Mean temperature .,191-2
Precipitation .4
Cloudy, calm. Light snow from 3 p.
in to 7 p. in.
L. JONES.
MANY TO SPEAK
FOR R. R. RILL
Fifteen Congressmen to Talk in Fa
vor of Bill, Six Against It—To
Vote Next Month.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19—Con
gressman Houston, chairman of the
House Territories committee, opened
the debate in the House today upon
the Alaska railroad bill. According
to the present plans, 15 members of
congress will speak in favor of the
bill, while six have indicated their in
tention of speaking in opposition.
The anti-government ownership
forces will marshal all the strength
possible, but it is almost a foregone
conclusion that the House will pass
the bill.
Congressman Houston made a
strong plea for the passage of the
bill and stated that the measure, if
passed, would give to the Pacific coast
cheap coal; the navy would also get
high grade steaming coal for small
cost, thus saving millions of dollars
now paid in freight to foreign steam
ers. The development of Alaska
would go forward by leaps and
bounds and the territory would soon
have a population of several millions,
depending mostly upon imports from
the states proper.
It is expected that the vote on the
Alaska railroad bill will be taken
probably January 14th, when it will
go to the Senate
CLAMP THE LID
ON CHICAGO
Mayor Will Not Stand for Big Time
on New Year’s Eve—Saloons
| Must Close at 1.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19.—Mayor Harri
son today ordered the police to noti
fy ail owners of cafes and saloons
that no drinks would be allo-wed to be
served in the city after 1 o’clock New
Year’s eve. The saloon proprietors
had expected that the general cus
tom of winking at the'law for that
n'ght would be followed, especially
as Mayor Kline, of New York, had
stated that he would allow the lid
to. be lifted in New York to give the
people a chance to frolic and enjoy
the night.
Strong pressure is being brought on
the administration to revoke the or
der and allow the saloons to keep op
en, hu' with drawn shades.
ALAMEDACO
SAILS SOUTH
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i Takes Number of Valdez People to
the States—Loaded Ore at La
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touche for Tacoma.
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1 The steamer Alameda, of the Alas
■ ku Steamship Company, reached Vaf
jdez at 3:30 and sailed an hour lat
■ er. The ship stopped at Latouche
' on the trip from Seward ai d loaded
j 1,000 tons of copper ote fcr iho :a
i coma smelter. '
| The following. passengers left on
: the steamer from Valdez: J. C. Hep
! finger, G. A. Lewis, Felix Steppa, Mrs.
| M. M. McDonald, G. C. Treat, Mrs.
' J. C: Nott, Mrs. P. Parks, E. F. Ger
! man, L. C. Larson, Mrs. Floyd Car
■ vey, H. E. Ellis, Maud Weber, J.
: Smith, Alex. Similo.
I For Cordova: Chas. Schlosser and
I Ed. Seller.
LIKED THE GIRLS;
LOSES HIS JOB
Superintendent Johnson Loses Good
Job Because He Liked the Girls
to Sit on His Lap.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19—Superin
tendent Johnson, of the Cushman In
dian school, located near Tacoma, was
dismissed today by the Secretary of
the Interior. Charges had been made
against the superintendent, who was
in the habit of having the well form
ed and pretty Indian maidens sit up
on his knees, while he caressed them
in the good old American fashion.
Oilier charges of a more serious na
ture were also made against Supt.
Johnson, but wTere dismissed because
of lack of proof.
The Indian maidens readily told the
government investigators of the good
times they had with the superintend
ent. The charges were preferred by
women teachers of the school, who
Knew of the actions of the school
head.
Latouche Brings Plenty of Coal.
The steamer Latouche, the freight
er, in command of Captain Johnson
formerly of the ill-fated Ohio, readi
ed Valdez last night and left tit's
morning after discharging 300 tons of
lump coal. The vessel will call -.t
i Latouche and Ellamar and load a ca
pacity load of copper ore, which will
be taken to Tacoma.
IIIOOSERS AGAINST
JONES B. 0. BILL
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Pass Resolutions Favoring Poindexter
Measure—Seattle Looks for Slice .
of the Railroad Pie.
SEATTLE, Dec. 19.—The King
County Progression league, at its ses
sion last night, condemned the Jones
Alaska railroad bill because it pro
vided for private operation and very
strongly indorsed the Poindexter
measure, which calls for government
construction, government operation of
the railroad and also of a steamship
line in connection with the road, be
sides the government mining of the
coal claims.
Considerable interest is being tak
en, in this city, in the Alaska rail
road bill, as the business men of the
Spirit City expect to reap a rich har
vest when government construction
starts.
PLAN A TRIP
French Aviators Will Send Fleet of
Airships Across Big African
Desert.
PARIS, Dec. 19.—The airmen of
(his city plan to send a fleet of heav
ier than air flying machines across
the Saharra desert to demonstrate
the use of the new means of transpor
tation in African travel.
A committee of the Paris Aero Club
has appointed a committee to ar
range for the trip and it is expected
that a flotilla of airships will leave
Morocco or Algeria and fly across the
great sand wastes.
The War department has agreed to
co-operate with the club and will es
tablish military camps at the many
oasis’ to give such aid as may be re
nuitf'd to the aviators.
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CLAIM HORSES
WORK TOO LONG
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Kansas City Humane Society Advo
cates a Twelve-hour Day
for All Animals.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 19.—The hu
mane society of th!s city has started
a campaign to secure the passage of
laws in Missouri and in all other
states which would prohibit the work
ing of horses for more than 12 hours
in any one day. The officers of the
society claim to have made a thor
ough investigation of the abuse of
animals by owners in this city, and,
while stating in the report made to
the organization yesterday, that the
owners of large numbers of horses
treat them well and do not overwork
their stock, yet many peddlers, es
pecially jforeigners, are working
horses 15 and 20 hours a day.
The society asks more stringent
laws to protect horses from abuse
and overwork.
PETERSON WINS
DIRGE SUII
Buck Hoyt is Stuck $3.00 for Having
Him Arrested for Violating
Non-existent Law.
The jury in the district court this
morning rendered a verdict for $3.00
damages to Chris Peterson for false
arrest and imprisonment, caused by
Buck Hoyt, the (fulkana roadhouse
keeper and saloon man. The jury
were out for 41 hours before they
could come to an agreement. Some
were for giving Peterson a large ver
dict, and others w-ere insistent that
Hoyt, in causing the arrest, had not
acted w-ith malice.
The suit grew out of the arrest of
Peterson for keeping a live fox in
capt vity which Hoyt thought , was
against the law. Hoyt offered Peter
son $550 for the animal a few days
before the arrest, but Peterson re
fused the offer, as he had already
contracted to sell it to Thomas Aiken,
of Fairbanks, who paid $100 down and
was to have paid $1,400 more for it.
Bert Skinner also offered to buy the
animal and would agree to pay $1,
600 for it.
The fox died the day after the dis
pute, suddenly taking sick and re
fusing to eat it soon started on its
journey to fox heaven.
Chris paid an Indian $450 for the
fox and received $100 from Aiken, so
he lost $350 besides being arrested.
After his arrest it w-as found, by con
sulting the law, in the person of Dis
trict Attorney Walker, that no law
had been violated, so Peterson w-as
discharged. He then demanded dam
ages amounting to $5,100, and the
jury today salved his wounds by giv
ing him three bucks, which Buck
Hoyt will have to pay.
28,000,000 Bible* and Bible Books.
TORONTO, Ontario. Dec. 19.—
Twenty-eight million copies of the
Bible and books containing portions
ot the Holy Scriptures were printed
during the last year, according to a
report compiled here for publication
on “Bible Sunday,” Dec. 7th. Private
publishers issued ten million of the
books and the various Bible societies
published the rest. Of the twenty
eight million copies distributed, about
half were printed in English, the re
mainder being in 500 different langu
ages.
To Our Patron*.
Nothing will be received later than
Wednesday noon for delivery Christ
mas week, owing to the fact that ev
eryone connected with the Independ
ent Steam Laundry will be very busy
Christmas day. Rough dry as usual.
HARRY E. F. KINO.
POWER RUINED
A YOUNG GIRL
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He is Witness for the Government in
'Frisco Coal Cases, So a Frame
up Is Feared.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.—Super
intendent Power of the Western Fuel
company, of this city, has been ar
rested today by the city police and
charged with having caused the ruin
of Lena Caduff, a 15-year-old girl of
a well to do family. The charges
also intimate that Power intended to
have the girl lead a life of shame.
A grand jury investigation was im
mediately started by the federal au
thorities not with a view of punish
ing Power or indicting him, but with
the expectation of securing his re
ealse .because he :s one of the lead
ing government witnesses in the coal
cases soon to be tried, in which the
officers of the Western Fuel company
are charged with having defrauded
the government by underweighing im
ports.
The lT. S. district attorney and the
special counsel retained by the gov
ernment to aid him are confident that
the arrest of Power is a put up job,
and that even if he is guilty of the
charge of causing the girl’s ruin, yet
others were instrumental in having
her call upon him, with the natural
result which has fololwed. An effort
will be made by the government ag
ents to prove it a frameup on the
part of the indicted coal barons. The
girl, while only 15 years old, is well
developed and looks older, and she is
a most strikingly beautiful child.
GOST FORTUNE
TO RAISE MAINE
Government Spent $790,000 to Raise
the Warship and Then Sink
It Again.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -The Navy
department has announced today tha‘
the raising of the ill-tated battleship
Maine, which was sunk in the harbot
of Havana February 14, 1898, cost tin
government $790,000.
The battleship was raised only to
be towed to sea and sunk again, but
first all the movable parts, such as
the guns, turrets, ni-utt«. etc., were r »
covered and given by li.-e government
to the cities of the United States and
they have become parts of many
monuments erected in memory of the
dead.
The mast of the ship has been
erected in ihe Arlington cemetery
near Washington, where many of the
bodies recovered from the ship have
been interred.
S.S.JEANIE LEFT
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SEATTLE, Dec. 19. I'lie steamer
Jeanie, of the Alaska Coast company,
left here December 16th for Valdez
and way ports. The ship has a large
freight cargo but no passengers.
The Jeanie is taking the place of
the Admiral Sampson, which was
needed on the San Francisco run dur
ing the winter. .The Watson and the
Evans will soon be overhauled and
placed on a ten-day schedule. The
Jeanie will go as far west as Kodiak,
as she has the mail for the westward
towns.
Dr. E. F. German, the dentist, left
for a trip to the states this morn
ing. He will be gone several
months.