^ „ VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1913. BO. 315.
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Havana Police Make Many Arrests ;
of Mexican Refugees—Will
Post Strong Guard.
Havana, Cuba, Orl. 17.—The
police of this city today discov
ered a plot to assassinate Gener
al Felix Diaz, who is expected lo
reach here some time tomorrow
on the steamer from Havre. A
number of arrests have been
made and a strong guard will be
kept over Gen. Diaz to prevent his j
assassination by Mexicans, of ,
whom many thousands arc in the |
city, where they sought refuge;
when driven from .Mexico by Hu- j
erla and Diaz.
Many of I tic refugees lost rel
ative's. who were shot under or
ders of Diaz and Huerta and it
j, feared that an attempt will
be made to get even with Diaz hy
Hie taking of liis life.
Diaz is en route to Mexico City,
where lie was called by President'
Huerta, but it is thought he will
remain in Havana until lie is as
sured of the good intentions of
Huerta, whom some have credit
ed wit 11 the desire lo get rid of
Diaz. 9
SAN DOMINGO HAS
NEW REBELLION
Rebels Refuse to Abide by Terms
of Peace and Renew Hos
tilities.
Saiilu Domingo, Del. 7.--'I'll •
,•,'|i.'l> have refused lo abide hy
im* peace Iitiiis recently arrang
.'.1 |iy American oll'iin•!'» and I hey
11a\<> renewed I lie lighting'. Tin*
iii'fl- of I In- cily are running
with I'dond. neither side showing
any merry.
The American marines, who
had lieen pal rolling the streets
Im- some lime, were withdrawn
wlum peace was settled, and il is
experled lhal 111#; Stale depart
ment will again order marines to
lie lauded and foreigners protect
ed.
Dance Saturday.
Wail for the hig dance Sulur
da> nigh I al Kilglc Hall. I'niir
| ■ iere orehesl I'll.
CHINESE LEADER
Dr. Sun Yat Sen Arrested, Charg
ed With Misappropriation of
Revolutionary Funds.
T'lkin, Japan, Oct. 17.—The po
lice Inciay arrested Sun Yat Sen,
I lie former president of the Chi
nese republic and the leader of the
last rebellion, who tied lo this
country for fear of his life when
his rebellion failed.
Dr. Sun is charged with the
misapmprial ion of funds collect
ed to further the cause of the
revolution. The Chinese gov
ernment has made several at
! cm pi s In secure the extradition
,,f the former rebel leader, Iml.
up lo I lie present Japan lias re
fused lo grant the reipiesl.
Clark Dull, the \aldcy Creek
peralor. Will leave "!' the .Ma
im da. f ‘ the s I a I ••
GOVERNOR WILLIAM SULZER IMPEACHED;
FOUND GUILTY ON THREE SEPARATE COUNTS
Chief Justice Cullen, the Presiding Officer, Votes Against Im
peachment, Stating That Governor’s Acts Did Not
Constitute Crime Under Statutes—Sulzer to
Appeal to the Supreme Court.
Albany. X. V., Octf 17.—Tin*
high court of impeachment, which
has been hearing the charges
brought by the state assembly
against Governor William Sulzer,
last evening, by a vole of two lo
one, declared in favor of im
peaching the governor.
Party lines were broken in the
vote and Democrats voted for and
against the governor. The Re
publican members, as a rule, vot
ed with the govern r and against
impeachment.
Sulzer was found guilty on. the
first, second and fourth counts
of the impeachment. One charge
stall'd that In; had sworn to a t
false statement of his receipts and j
expenditures, another that he had
threatened members of the leg*
Mature with the veto of hill*
desired passed hy them unless
they voted for his direct primary j
measure, and the third, that he !
had misappropriated funds con- j
tributcd to the campaign and had
speculated with (hem on Wall
street.
Chief Justice Cullen, of I be New
York supreme court, I he presid
ing officer of the impeachment
court, voted against impeachment
and stated that Sulzer’s offences
were not crimes under the .slut- :
utes of the state'.
The removal of Sulzer as go\- ■
ernor of the stale is a certainty,
although he will fight to prevent
it hy appealing to the United
States supreme court on fiues
liniis of constitutional right.
(iovernor Sulzer has denied
himself to all callers and lias
been in .constant eon'sullalion
with his attorneys since the ver- |
diet.
The indictment against (iover
nor Sulzer was found on August
tittli hy I tie special session of the
legislature, which hail been call
ed by the governor to pass his
direct primary law. Under the
New York law as soon as a gov
ernor is impeached the lieuten
ant governor assumes the office
and l.ieul. Gov. Martin II. Glynn
has been acting governor of the
slate and will complete the un
expire'd term to which Governor
Sulzer was elected.
The high court of impeach
ment of the slate consists of all
the senators of the state and the
members of the court of appeal's,
with the chief justice of the court
as the presiding officer.
GOOD PAY IS FOUND ON TRIBUTARY FLAT CREEK
decent. arrivals from the Nel
icina camp arc optimislic for
the outlook for the district mak
ing good. They are all preparing
to return as soon as possible to
do assessment work and protect
their interests.
Angus McDougall and Joe De
menzie reached Valdez yesterday
afternoon from the diggings
whore they spent several days lo
cating ground and putting holes
to bedrock. They located claims
on McDougall, Flat and Drain
creeks, and put two holes In bed
rock on McDougall. tin Discov
er' claim it was twelve feel to
bedrock,- three and one-half feet
of gravel which panned from one
half to fifteen cents per pan. Mr.
McDougall believes the ground
will go about one dollar and a
quarter per square fool, (in No.
I above the pay will averag..
dollar and ten cents per square
fool. The ground was all thaw
ed.
Mr. McDougall is one of the
best posted placer miners in the
north and has been in every camp
since Dawson was struck. lie
has been so favorably impressed
with the diggings that he will go
back in a week or two and will
later return to lake in supplies
sulticient to last for one year,
lie stales that the country is very
extensive and the possibilities of
a big camp being developed are
go< nl.
lie has drawn a map of the
district and will have blueprints
struck off which will give those
GOVERNMENT WILL
BUILD TWO BARNS
Pelt' Huganir yesterday sigiij
cd the contract with the govern
ment for the erection of two
barns, one' of which will be lo
cated at Woftnians and the oth
er at Beaver Dam. The eonlrael
calls for the coiupjetion of the
work before January I.
The buildings will each be -K
x 40 feet, eight-foot walls, with
galvanized iron roofs. Native
timber will be list'd in the build
ings and the supplies will be tak
i ii nut al once while the road-is
in the lines) possible condition.
Notice.
(in In Mrs. Burr's, opposite I,be
Moose Hall, foe line, laiior-rijivde
g.r.vn*. special sale.
ANGUS McDOUGALL AND JOE DEMENZIE WILL SPEND WINTER
DEVELOPING GROUND AND PREPARING FOR SUMMER
OPERATIONS—GENERAL STORE TO »3E ESTABLISHED.
\vln> are mil familiar with the
rimntry a good idea of the creeks
and I heir watersheds. Mis map
shows Itial Hal comes into Nel
cliina six miles almve Crooked
creek. The creeks where pay so
far has been located all head from
a high range of mountains. The
\elchina banks are of conglomer
ate. and lower hundreds of feet
high. The conglomerate when
panned shows colors. Hat is a
long creek, forty-live claims be
ing located on that stream when
tbey left the district. There were
nine claims below discovery and
thirty-live above. MeDougail
creek, where they located pay,
comes into Hal at thirteen above
and heads up against Albert
creek where the Knik miners
found their iiesl pay.
! The streams which empty into
Flat arc also limp creeks heinp
from three amt ime-half I• * live
miles in leiiplll. Flat cileek is
very similar to Eldorado at Daw
son in appearance. The hills are
• ollinp with numerous creeks en
lerinp the valley. The si reams
carry a pood volume of water
and will present ideal open-cut
workinp conditions if the pay is
found to justify when Ihorouphly
prospected. There is no heavy
limher above the mouth of Flat
creek hut all the streams are
covered with heavy willows which
will provide firewood w hile I he
proiind is heinp prospected. There
is coal within fifteen miles of the
dippinps and this will solve! the
fuel question if the camp assumes
tin* •proportions which the min
SPANISH KING IS
OPERATED UPON
Suffering From Nasal Catarrh
Many Special Police Pro
tect Him.
Paris. Oc.l. 17.—King Alfonso,
of Spain, was operated upon here
today, as lie is suffering from
nasal eatarrh. The attending
physicians report the royal pa
l ienl doing well and I hey state
lie will he up and about in an
other week.
A strong guard of French and
Spanish police are stationed
almiii the hotel in which the king
is slaying wo as to frustrate any
attempt that might lie made to
assassinate him.
Mexican General Is Arrested.
HI Paso, net. 17.—tieneral
Maas wa sarresled h\ the Ameri
can troops here today for viola
lion of the neutrality law. Maas
was attempting to pass fr<>m one
seel ion to another on a special
train hul was naldied by I lie
I coops.
SOCIETY LEADER
Mrs. Mackey Says She Old Not
Alienate Mrs. Blake’s Hus
band’s Affections.
New York, Oct. 17.— Mrs. Mar
key, Hie society leader and wife
of Clarence Mackey, the owner
of I he Mackey-Bennett cable sys
tem and the Postal Union lines,
has entered a denial in the suit
brought against her by Blake's
wife for damage because of the
alleged alienating of her hus
band’s alVect ions.
Mrs, Blake would like to have
damages in the tyini of one mil
lion dollars because of tin* loss of
her husband. It is expected the
suit will lie settled out of court.
Tonight at the Orpheum.
|»,.n’t miss the line pictures at.
lie OTjdieuni tonight:
"Tiie !•’ires o| Conscience," ;
ureal. I wo-reel lea* u re. that >fm
oliouid «M*C; .
A Militant Sulfragelle," a
-cream comedy.
ers believe its prospects imlicale.
Mr. McDougall has contracted
with Mr. Crary. of Copper Cen
ter. to deliver his outtiI al the
month of Ta/.lina and believes
that he can freight it to the dig
gings from the government road
for not to exeeed three cents per
pound. With Ihe arrival of win
ter, when Ihe river can lie trav
eled. four-horse lesims can go to
any of the creeks in the district
without dilliculty.
.Messrs. Clack and Coulter, of
Knik. came out via Copper Cen
ter and proceeded to Seattle
where they will make arrange
ments for taking in a big ship
ment of goods to establish a gen
eral store in the new camp. They
staled that they preferred to go
in via Chitina or Valdez rattier
than attempt to transport goods
over the high divides from Knik.
Mr. McDougall is conservative
in giving' his opinions of tin* camp
as lie docs not wish to start, a
stampede which might not he
warranted. The country is good
enough for him to spend the next
year there prospecting and that
is the best endors.nil which it
is possible for any miner to give
a ramp when tic is willing to
spend bis time and money in de
veloping bis ground. lie does
not believe there is any use ot
si a mpeders going in unless they
are prepared to sta> for some
time and al least see what is on
bedrock on ihe ground they are
lying up.
NEW BATTLESHIP
III OIL BURNER
Loudon, (Id. 17.--The battle
ship (Jueen Elizabeth, of the Kov
al navy, was launched here today.
She is tin1 lies I English oil burn
ing ballleship. The success of
the navy department with the oil
burning scout ships and cruisers
has determined the extension of
oil burners into the battleship
class. >■
Lieutenant (ileum Edgerlon,
engineer olfiee'r of the Koad Com
.mission, will leave on the Mari
posa next week for Seattle and
later.he will go to Washington in
connect ion with tin* work ot the
commission.
PRESIDENT MAY
1 THE REBELS
Greatly Incensed at Action of
Dictator Huerta—Arms for
Carranziet.
Washington, Oct. 17.— Presi
dent Wilson has opened negotia
tions with Oeneral Carranzist,
the leader of the constitutional
ists. who have succeeded in de
feating the federal troops in the
north of Mexico and are now in
undisputed control of the five
northern states.
The present plan is to ignore
Huerta, who has declared him
self dictator and to deal only with
Oeneral Carranzist. who will be
aided in securing arms and am
munition from Hie t'nited States.
It is even expected that the
American governmenl may sell
thousands of small arms to him
and waiting until the settlement
of I lie rebellion for pay.
President Wilson is so incensed
at the attitude taken liy Dictator
Huerta that it is also prediced
here that the administration may
guarantee a loan to Oen. Carran
zisi to lie made by American and
foreign hankers.
BISHOP HOISTS
ILL HIGH MEN
Advocates Industrial Democracy
—Rich Men Hear But Are
Unmoved.
New York, l let. the
Protestant convention being held
in this eily Itishop Spaulding, the
principal speakei. Iasi night made
a hitler attack on the rich peo
ple. declaring that I hey caused
Ihe great siill'eriny of flic poor by
their methods of accumulating
wealth.
The bishop advocated indus
trial democracy and Ihe equality
of all men: with a helping hand
extended al all linn* for the.man
below, and llie keeping of all men
al a level jn Ihe mailer of mater
ial wealth.
The rich men of the audience
were unmoved hy the attack, nor
• lid any of those present oiler to
div ide the accumulations of years
vvilli their less fortunate brother*.
SHANGHAI HAS
A BIG FIRE
Ten Thousand People Are Home
less—Troops Could Not Stop
the Flames. r
Shanghai, China. Oct. 17.— Ten
thousand people are homeless
here today, the lire last night hav_
•
ing swept their homes away. The
lire started in I lie suburbs and at
no time threatened the Chinese
business section nor the foreign
quarter. Little could be done to
slop the tires, the British war
ships in the harbor landing ma
rines, who blew up many build
ings in the path of Hie llanies.
but the lire continued until all
buildings in its path had vanish
ed.
(Ins Belbdi leaves on the Ala
meda for a trip to California to
\ i-il his parents.