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V0|_ 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1913. NO. 96.
CASTRO FREED
HABEAS CORPUS
Venezuelan is Temporarily Given
Liberty Pending Handing
Down Decision.
New York, Feb. I.—Arguments
on the writ of habeas corpus sued
out by Cipriano Castro was heard
ill the United States district court
wherein the former president of
Venezuela, who is seeking release
from Ellis island, where lie is
detained by the Immigration
Hoard as an undesirable.
At the conclusion of the argu
ment the court temporarily re
leased Castro from custody and
will hand down a ijecision later
on. It is-thought the Venezuelan
will be permitted to enter, the
Failed Slates.
prepaIgfor
TRE CONFLICT
Constructing War Vessels Ahead
of Published Program—In
creasing Her Army.
London, Feb. 1—Thai Germany
has been secretly changing and
constructing battleships, and
cruisers is the startling statement
published by the Manchester
Courier today. According to that
newspaper, six new German boats
which recently have been con
structed in German ship yards are
armored cruisers and virtually in
vulnerable, all hough supposed by
(he Kuropean powers to he mere
ly the ordinary protected type.
Still further, the Courier de
clares. tin* German admiralty, in
stead of laying down 12 torpedo
destroyers last year, according,
to I lie published program, 2 » of
‘ lhe.se ships were built. These adr
dilions practically place the naval
program for this year ahead of
what it is now.
Side by side with these remark
able and disquieting reports are
the statements made today by
Paris papers to the effect that
Germany is considerably aug
menting her military forces.
On the face of the alleged dis
closures made by the Courier, it
is interesting to note the demand
which is made tiy the Daily Mail
today for an increase in Britain’s
^ naval building for the year. The
Mail demands that the coming
estimates shall provide six super
dreadnoughts, exclusive of the ov
er-seas warships.
JERSEY LABOR
IN JOT 'FIGHT
Trenton, N. J., Feb. I.—Fifteen
hundred striking porcelain work
ers attacked a large number of
strike breakers, using bricks,
knives and clubs, running them
from I he plant, which they dy
namited and partially destroyed.
Dozens of arrests have been made
and the factory is now guarded
by deputy sheriffs arid private de
tectives.
Having received more instru
ments the Nuns are prepared to
take additional music pupils both
for piano and strings. Pupils
who have no instruments of their
own and who are taking lessons
from the Nuns will bo allowed to
practice at the convent at the
nominal charge of $1 a month.
The hours from 3 to 5 p. m. are
reserved for the school children.
Other pupils can secure hours for
lessons and practice from 8 a. m.
to 3 p. mj, and from 5 to 7 p. m.
For further particulars apply to
the Mother Superior.
ALASKAN OFFERS
10 MINE COIL
At Small Fraction What It Costs
Government--Getting Even
With Their Persecutors.
Washington, I). C., Feb. t.—
It. lias cost the government $75
a ton to mine 885 tons of coal
taken from the Cunningham
claims and it will cost as much
more to transport it. 20 miles to
tidewater.
McDonald, a Bering coal claim
ant, who has been deprived of his
land by the government, offers to
'mine 2,000 tons and to deliver it
'at the Bremerton navy yard for
$12,000.
sehTesi of
GREEK PA101ISM
Walk All Way From Koyukuk to
Seward on Their Way to
Native Land,
A Tacoma paper tells of Iwu
Greeks who arrived m the City of
Destiny on their way to the seat
of war. It says:
After having walked $100 miles
through the wilds of wintry Alas
ka, George Anagnostopoulos and
Christos Katsandris. Greeks, are
[on their way from Tacoma to
their native land in response to
the.call to arms issued at the be
ginning of the Balkan war. The
men started on tin'll* homeward
.journey in October and reached
Tacoma yesterday. They were
given a certificate showing the
reason for their delay in return
ing to Greece.
They'were in Got Koyukuk dis
-frict, several hundred miles nor
theast of Nome, on the mainland,
when news of the order of mob
ilization reached them. Naviga
tion had closed and they were not
supplied with sufficient means to
purchase a dog team. The only
thing left In them was to hit the
trail.
They worked down the Koyukuk
[river until they came to the Yu
kon. They went up the Yukon and
then took the mad to Seward,
where they obtained a steamer for
Puget Sound.
A YOUNG RIOT
IN LEGISLATURE
Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 1.—The
minority in the legislature cried
“(tag rule” this morning when the
Bull Moose attempted to put
something over”them, which was
followed by an uproar and a num
ber of tights. One member was
arrested for disorderly conduct
when order was restored.
BEECHER’S FRIEND
JOINS MAJORITY
New York. Feb. i.—Stephen
Van Vullen White, Wall street
broker, familiarly known as “Dea
con” While, former friend of
Henry Ward Beecher and for
many years treasurer of historic
Plymouth church. Brooklyn, died
today. He was a picturesque and
noted figure in the financial dis
trict, where he won and lost for,
tunes through attempts to run
“comers” in stocks. “Deacon”
White was born in Chatham coun
ty, North Carolina, in 1831, bat
had lived in Brooklyn since tfce
civil war. A complication of mal
adies caused his death.
Reinke can nx anything rrom
a watch down.
SENATE DEBATES
LONGER TERN
Contended Unless Late Candidates
Eligible, be taid *111 Aimed
at Col. Roosevelt.
Washington, D. C., I’eb. t.~
During the debate on the propos
ed constitutional amendment
changing the presidential term to
six years and limiting the presi
dent to one term, Senator John
Sharp Williams contended that
unless Taft, Wilson and Roose
velt were eligible to another term,
opponents of the amendment will
say. that tin* bill is aimed at Col.
Roosevelt.
PROBE STARTED
On R. GLAVIS
Will Inquire Into Alleged Crooked
Transactions of Glavis in
California.
Sacramento, Gal., Feb. I.--Sec
retary Fisher has ordered special
agents here to probe into the lieu
land select ions made by Glavis for
the state while employed by the
Conservation Commission.
The probe will be conducted en
tirely independent of that carried
on by the state.
ARSON HI IS
IN II CITIES
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Firemen Are Shown to be Mem
bers of a Lawless Gang
in Chicago.
New York, Feb. I.— Four addi
tional indictments for arson
against the organized gang of lire
hugs has been returned by the
grain) jury. Many more are ex
pected to follow,
Chicago, Feb. 1.—The inquiry
being made into the arson trust
reveals a thorough organization
of the tire bugs. Testimony
brought out today implicates a
number of firemen who are shown
to tie members and beneficiaries
of the trust.
EgUAL RIGHTS NOW
BEFORE CONGRESS
Washington, I). C., Feb. 1 —
Four hundred suffragettes made
a demonstration before the com
mittee urging the nationalizing of
woman's suffrage. Delegates from
almost every state in the Union
were present.
Fiahar Examining Report.
Washington, D. C., Feb. I —
S cretary Fisher is still looking
into the report of the Alaska Rail
way Commission. It will he
transmitted to congress early in
the coming week.
Aooepta Goflogo Escort.
Washington, D. C., Feb. i.~
Tbe president-elect has accepted
the offer of Princetonians to act
as his escort iti the inaugural
parade.
It’s surprising to see how
many people - make for . “The
Cliff" to get warm rooms these
snappy days.
WANTS PROBE
OREGON GASES
Charges Burns With Jury Packing
and Says Any Man Might
Nava Bean Convicted.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 1 —
Congressman Ferris, in a speech,
urged the House to institute a
probe into the trials of Jones and
others convicted of land frauds
in Oregon, bitterly denouncing
Detective Burns and his jury
packing methods, saying that un
der the methods employed by him
any member of the House could
have been convicted had he never
seen Oregon.
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WOMAN METHODS
Are Silent as to Attitude When
Locked Up—Not Thought
They Will Starve.
New Orleans, Feb. 1.—The
Casual Migratory Workers of the
World passed a resolution to the
effect that if vagrancy laws are
strictly enforced by communities
they will adopt tactics similar to
women of England. The resolu
tion was passed in all earnest
ness.
YUKUnIaIL!)
CANNERY SUPPLIES
Bringing Mining Machinery for
Mountain King Property on
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Mineral Creek.
Seattle, Felt. I.—The steamer
Yukon sailed for the north with
the first ca’nnery supplies of the
season for the Kodiak cannery.
Smith has a mill on board for his
properly, known as the Mountain
King on Mineral creek.
The Mariposa look Soule and
ten horses In la* used in_ freight
ing supplies lo Valdez creek,
where work will lie begun al once
by I hi' Boston company prepara
tory to opening (lie hydraulic
plant. She also carried thirty
laborers In work clearing the
railroad of rock ami snow slides
on Copper river.
INTRODUCES BILL TO
UTILIZE WASTE POWER
Portland, Ore., Feb. t.r-A bill
will be proposed by State Senator
Isaac N. Day, builder of th<Cas
cade locks. In harness the entire
current of the Columbia river two
utiles above the lower entrance
of the Celilo canal, developing a
minimum of 100,000 horse-power,
the project to be prosecuted and
operated by the states of Oregon
and Washington, for the benefit
of the municipalities in both
states tributary to the river.
The arrival of Mr. Smith with
his miH and machinery for the
Mountain King property on upper
Mineral creek will mark the op
ening of the mining season of
HH&. The Mountain King will
undoubtedly be the first mining
property on Mineral creek to he
forked on a commercial basis.
The quartermaster's outfit are
taking 20 ions of supplies out on
the tratF fw’far as Teikhell fori
the telegraph stations on the line, J
BRINGS HIS CURE
TO UNITED STATES
Dr. Friedmann on Way Here and
Tuberculosis Serum Will, be
Given Benefit of Public.
I
New York, Feb;. 1.—Dr. Fried
mann sails for America from Ger
many today to close the sale of
his tuberculosis serum with Bank
er Finlay. The terms of the sale
have all been agreed upon and
there remains nothing to do but
to sign the necessary documents.
Dr. Friedmann is to teachAmer
ican physicians the use of his
serum. It is expected that thou
sands of tuberculosis patients
will be treated at once.
ON GOLD KING
Twelve Thousand Dollars Paid
Over to Former Owners of Rich
Property This Morning.
The .second payment oil llie
(Solti King mining property was
made this morning when the Gold
King company paid over $12,000
to Frank Gustavsoii, Hans Ander
son, Gus Nyman and Anton Dalil
strom. under an option secured
lasl October, since which time the
Gold King Mining company was
organized, and raised the money
with which to pay for the prop
erty and as well as lo continue I he
development of I he properly.
WTork lias been continued since
I he option was secured and an
added force is soon lo lie pul oil
lo rush work of development as
rapidly as consistent with eco
nomical mining. At the present
time the men are working in a
very rich ore shoot, a number of
samples of which would easily as
say more than $5,000 to the ton.
The case of the government
against Alex. Fredolin. charged
with having committed election
frauds, is dragging its weary way
in the district court, the prosecu
tion having examined a few of its
large array of witnesses. The ease
will probably take a couple of
days yet before it goes to I tie jury.
DRASTIC MEASURE
AGAINSTCRIMINALS
Montpellier, Yt., l‘'el>. 1.— In a
veto message Governor Fletcher
condemned a bill providing for
the sterilization of criminals. Im
mediately upon the reading of the
governor’s, message the senate
passed the bill over the veto.
SOME OF FASHIONABLE
SET ARE ARRESTED
New York, Feb. 1.--Fifteen wo
men and seven men in evening
dress were caught at a poker
game for high stakes in a police
raid upon a fashionable up-town
apartment house early last ev
ening. Two detectives, whose
identities were unknown to the
party, had been carelessly invited
to participate in the game and
they gave the signal for the police
to break in by waving a hand
kerchief from one of the win
dows.
Some of the women fainted
when placed undfr arrest and
pleaded, “Don't let our husbands
know."- The furnishings of lh«;
place were very elaborate. De
tectives say one of the women
fold of having tost *10.000 at the
game.
CONFEDERATES
INAUGURALPARAOE
Company Nashville Confederates
to Participate In Inaugural
Parade—First Ever.
Washington, L). C., Feb. 1.—
A company of Nashville, Tenn.,
confederates will participate in
the inauguration of Woodrow
Wilson.
This is the first confederate or
ganization ever to participate as
such in the inauguration of a
president of the United States.
Washington will give the world
an example of a loyal people,
cheering former southern sol
diers as they participate in the
j inauguration of the chief exeeu
[ t ivc of t he nat ion.
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STEAMER DORA
RAD RARD TRIP
Was Kept Afloat by Continuous
Work of the Crew During
Raging Storms.
Word cnmes irom Ketchikan
which tells of the hardships at
tending the trip nl' the Dora lo
Seattle after she had been drag
ged off the beach al Seward.
The si earner Dora, which went,
ashore at Seward recently, ar
rived yesterday after a tempestu
ous passage of l l days, en route
In Puget Sound for repairs. The
Dora's decks were continually
awash on the trip, while il seem
ed ai tiufes that the work of de
struction commenced <m the
beach al Seward would lie com
pleted on Hie open sea.
Tile Dora began to leak and her
pumps were set to work. They
were unable to handle the water,
however, and an auxiliary wreck
ing set that she was bringing
south had to lie brought to the
rescue.
The hardships endured by the
crew in keeping the vessel afloat,
were apparent when she arrived
here. The Dora is now taking a
coal supply, which was nearly ex
hausted. and will steam for Pug
•I Sound today.
Against Polygamy.
Deliver, (ado.. Kelt. I.--The leg
islature has agreed to co-operate
with other slates for the suppres
sion of polygamy. ,
SARA BERNHARDT
PLAHN ALASKA
Port land. Ore., Fell. I—Sara
Bernhardt has asked her manag
er to make bookings for Alaska
as it is the only country in which
she has never appeared, and she
is desirous to play in the coun
try of which she has heard so
much of its fascination. If her
manager can make the arrange
ments she will appear in “Ca
mille.”
This is the kind of weather
that (he lenants of “The Cliflf”
wear a broad smile and spend
their time in Iheir rooms with
comfort.
Houm and Lot for Solo.
Six-room house and lot on Ho
bart street below court house.
This property can be had for $1,
MO on easy terms. For further
jS&rtaation apply at B. Blum at
Gbs., or the Valdez Dock company.
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