VOL g VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1913. NO. 218.
EXPLOSION KILLS
ILL EMPLOYEES
Wheat Dust Caused Great Dam
age and Loss of Life in Buf
, falo Factory.
Buffalo, N. Y„ June 25.—An ex
plosion of wheat dust in the
llusted Milling company’s plant
at this place killed four of the
employees outright ami 00 others
were burned so severely that 30
are sure to die and possibly all
of them.
The explosion came without an
instant’s warning, blowing the
building to pieces and setting
lire to it.
A passenger train on the New
York Central railroad was pass
ing at the time of the explosion
and the engineer was blown from
the call and hurt fatally. Many
passengers on the train were in
jured by flying glass from the
windows of the coaches. The
train ran for half a mile before
I lie llreman was able to bring it
In a stop.
Several years ago a similar ex
plosion occurred at the Pillsbury
flouring mills at Minneapolis and
several lives were lost. No meth
od is known by which the explo
sion of wheat damp can be pre
vented.
HANG 12 MS;
KILLED SEHAFHET
Taken Out of City and Strung Up
—Some Make Speeches De
nouncing Government.
Constantinople, Juno 25.—For
the murder of Grand Vizier Sliaf
hefc, 12 conspirators were yes
terday hanged ,jusl outside the
city by the military authorities.
Several of the assassins made
short speeches before the traps
were sprung and claimed that the
death of the Grand Vizier was
necessary, as lie was trying to
build up a military dictatorship
and was taxing the poor to make
richer the government’s hire
lings.
The bodies of the murderers
were allowed to remain for many
hours by the road, where all
passersby might see and beware.
To Develop Crowless Roosters.
Washington, 1). C., June 25.—
Roosters that will be soundless,
and thus solve the problem of
light sleeping city dwellers, are
now the subject of experiments
' by experts of the Department of
Agriculture. A correspondent,
who discovered the process of
eliminating the cock’s crow,
started the experiments. A sim
ple and painless operation of cut
ting one of the rooster’s vocal
chords does the trick, he says.
The rooster can till his lungs and
go through all the evolutions that
accompany a hearty crow, but
can make no sound.
The two-reel feature, Rain
eses, King- of Egypt, shown last
night to the patrons of the Or
pheum theater, is one of the best
ever brought to Valdez. It is the
love story of an ancient king.
Tonight is your last chance to
see this magnificent picture. A
change of program tomorrow
night. ■
John Miller, a son of Mrs.
Henry Miller, who has been
studying in Spokane, is a return
ing passenger on the Mariposa.
John has grown to be six foot
two inches in his stockings and is
still growing. He has just grad
uated from business college with
high honors,
A fresh supply of Chinese
goods just received on the Samp
son—Chop Suey and Chinese
Noodles at the Valdez Cafe.
Ramoses, King of Egypt.
For a pleasant time attend the
Orpheum at eight sharp, all fine
pictures:
Picturesque Darjeeling, India,
in the Himalayan mountains
Rainese, King of Egypt, fea
ture film in 2 reels and all beau
tiful.
King of Egypt—Rainese—in 2
reels.
Madame De Mode, Clever com
edy.
NO BATTLE FLAMES
NT GETTYSBURG
Fear That Burning of Fires in
Celebration of Victory Will
Stir Up Animosities.
Gettysburg, June 25.-The War
Department has prohibited the
burning of “Battle Flames” at
the celebration to be held on the
battlefield next month, when all
soldiers who participated in the
famous battle, the result of which
decid d the fate of tile union, will
celebrate the fiftieth anniversary
by a grand reunion and will gath
er here from all parts of the
stales. The department give as
their reason 'the fear that obi
animosities, now almost forgot
ten, might be revived.
Five thousand louts have al
ready been pitched by the auth
orities for the use of the veter
ans.
ALAMEDA HERE
FROM THE SOUTH
Brings 150 Tons of Freight for
This City—Brings 11 Passen
gers for Valdez.
The Alameda, of the Alaska
'Steamship company, reached Val
dez early this morning with I t
passengers for this town and 150
tons of freight. Stie left for the
westward at 3:30 this afternoon.
Fifty tons of sacked coal from
Washington arrived for the Val
dez Dock company.
The Alameda left Seattle w’ith
190 passengers, 45 of whom were
for Seward.
The following passengers ar
rived for Valdez: Mrs. A. Wop
son. R. Hart, R. M. Redpath, W.
Zwink and wife, Mrs. F.. Marlin,
Mels P. Jensen. .1. M. Wiswail, J.
M. Tautener, T. P. Oeraghty, T.
S. Dunbar.
WILL INVESTIGATE'
PRIBILOFF SEALS
Washington, I). 0., June 25.
President Wilson has named
Henry Elliott and Andrew Oalli
gher, commissioners to investi
gate I hi* conditions of the seals
on Pribil if islands.
CONFERS YfilG
GOLD DUST ROBBERY
Tin* following telegram was
printed in the Cordova Alaskan
yesterday regarding the confes
sion of Lewis Gorman regarding
the stealing of $10,000 worth of
gold dust from the Central Alas
ka Hydraulic Mining company,
operating in the Valdez creek
section of the Susitna country:
Portland, Ore., June 24.—A
telegram received from Iditarod
states that Lewis Gorman, who
is serving sentence here for the
robbery of a large quantity of
gold being brought from the
creeks to Iditarod on the Tram
way, has confessed to the theft
of $10,000 in gold dust from the
Alaska Hydraulic Mining Co., on
Valdez creek, four years ago, and
for which rohebry 24 employes
of the company have been under
suspicion. This is the property
of which Dan Kane was the man
ager, and the mysterious disap
pearance of the clean-up for the,
summer of 1909 has remained a
mystery until now.
James McGuire, formerly a
took on the steamer Dora, jump
ed overboard when the Mariposa,
on which he had taken passage
to Seattle, was passjng through
Icy Straits on her trip south.
McGuire had been drinking heav
ily at Cordova. He was seen to
jump overboard by a steerage'
passenger, who did not raise the
alarm for several hours, and them
told one of the oilers on the ship,
who informed Captain O’Brien.
R
Says Charges Against Attorney
General Unfounded—MclYaj’s
Resignation Accepted.
Washington, 1). G., June 25.—
Following yesterday’s cabinet
meeting President Wilson exon
erated Attorney General McRey
nolds of any wrong intent in or
dering the delay of the trials of
the wealthy California white slav
ers and of I In* Western Fuel com
pany officials.
The president directed that
the resignation of McNab be ac
cepted a( once and that the case
against the “slavers” and coal
barons be immediately pushed to
completion.
TtOMAT
LENGTH OF COAT
Chicago Tailors Say Thirty Inc -
es Long Enough, but New
Yorkers Insist on 38.
New York .June 25.—The tai
lors and dressmakers conven
tion will meet on Friday and it
is feared that the Chicago tailors
will secede from the association
because of the refusal of the New
York members to agree |o a 30
inch coat as Ihe style for next
wilder.
The New York tailors insist on
having the coat 38 inches long,
bid the Windy City delegation
refuse lo agree with the (Iotham
tailors and insist that 30 inch
es is plenty long.
If the convention fails to agrei
the Chicago tailors will make 30
inch coals and the New Yorkers
will pass them out 38 inches
long.
The members of Ihe associa
tion, who meet in convention each
year, decide on (lie styles for Ihe
coming seasons.
senatorsIgree
TARIFFSCHEDULES
Washington, 1). C., June 25.—
The tobacco schedule, the rate on
catlle, wheat, oats and barley,
was approved yesterday by Ihe
Democratic caucus and the mem
bers of the majority expect soon
to have the bill in shape so that
the finance committee can report
it to the Senate.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
H. P. Sullivan is a returning
passenger on the Mariposa.
!
The launch Onward returned
from Latouche and Port Wells
this morning.
Judge T. P. Geraghty return
ed to Valdez on the Alameda af
ter spending several months vis
iting in the states.
J. G. Martin and Mrs. Martin
left on the Alameda for Eshmay
'bay to spend the summer at the
fish saltery, in which Mr. Martin
is interested.
Bert Carvey writes from Niziria
that he is doing fairly well, hav
ing plenty of water, but troubled
with one - dig boulder after
another.
Mr. Zwink, formerly of the ca
ble office here, returned to Valdez
on the Alameda to resume his po
sition at the local office. Mrs.
Zw ink returned with her husband.
V --
J)r.*Sleem, health officer of
Valdez, fumigated the Orpheum
theater last night and will con
tinue to do so until the whooping
cough has disappeared in this
vicinity.
Red Tuskum, who has just fin
ished the work of driving 200 feet
of tunneling on the Tatum prop
erty in Port Wells, is expected
to return to Valdez on the next
trip of the Brighton.
SEATTLE GRAFTERS
CAUGHT BY COPS
Embezzled Between $35,000 and
$50,000 From Galbraith, Ba
con & Co. In Five Years.
• Seattle, June 25.—The police
yesterday arrested Frank Tustin,
va. shipping clerk employed by
Vfalbraith & Go., and George Con
ning, warehouse foreman for the
same concern, both charged with
the embezzlement of between
$35,000 and $50,000 from the
linn during the past five years.
The evidence against the two
men was secured by two detect
ives, who watched through a hole
in the wall, while a third detect
ive paid over marked bills to
Tuslin and Conning.
M’NAB WILL NOT
ASK FOR DELAY
Western Fuel Case Called—Had
Been Ordeipd to Ask Postpone
ment, But Refuses.
San Francisco, June 25.—Tin
case against the Western Fuel
company ofT;cials, now under in
dictment charged with defrauding
the government, was called yes
terday and Attorney McNab, who
is representing the government,
and whose resignation has not
been accepted, appeared but re
fused to move for a postponement
of the case, as he was instructed
to do by Attorney General Mc
Reynolds.
McNab has .made the public
statement Unit, tin* president
must decide to accept his resig
nation or else force Attorney
General McReynolds out, qs lie
refuses to work in the department
as long as .justice can be pur
chased by the wealthy, while tin
poor are speedily punished.
McNab says that, while slavers
with money are not prosecuted
-under orders from the attorney
general.
KIRLIIK REACHES
WRANGELL TOWN
Wrangell, June 25.—The steam
whaler Karluk, which is now on
the way north with the Stefansnn
Expedition, reached this port to
day and will start tomorrow to
(go to Nome, where Dr. Stefanson
will join the ship and start on
his live year expedition into the
Arctic ocean to discover the lost
continent.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Dance tonight at Moose liall at
9:30. Home .waltz at 12.
Raineses, King of Egypt, in
two reels, at the Orpheum to
night. Don’t miss it.
0. A. Schomacker, traveling
Salesman for the Richmond Pa
per company, of Seattle, will ar
rive on the Mariposa next week.
Robert Weber and Jack Surry
hne cut 32 bundles of brush yes
terday on their subcontract with
James Fish for facines for the
dike. .
The Road Commission crew
which was camped at the seven
mile pines, has moved to the can
yon and will soon have the road
cleared for travel.
Ted Johnson, Nels Ulander and
Clawson will leave today to com
mence the work on the Tatum
property, under bond to Col. Mil
lard. ______
The passengers on the Alame
da spent considerable time today
admiring the lawn and flower
beds at the court house, which
are kept in better shape this year
than ever before.
Nels P. Jensen, who has worked
for tne Road Commission for the
past seven years, returned on the
Alameda and will spend the sum
mer in the interior with one of
the commission’s crews.
BIG WILL CONTEST
NOW BEING TRIED
London Society Attends Hearings
in Suit Brought for Sir John
Scott’s Millions.
London, June 25.— l’he big
guns in society are attending the
will contest started by a brother
Lf Sir John Scott, who died and
left his estate valued at $5,000,
000, to Lady Sackville and cut his
brother off with a farthing.
The brother asserts* that Lady
Sackville and her husband used
undue influence over Sir John aiid
had thus secured the making out
of the will leaving to the titled
lady the bulk of the fortune.
Society leaders lake much in
terest in the trial and the court
room is crowded with titled wo
men, some to testify for Lady
Sackville and others will testify
against her.
fellows” visits
GOLD PROPERTY
Si
Says Cameron-Johnson Claims
Looking Good—Stamps be
Dropping July 15th.
I)r. Fellows, one of the large
owners in the Cameron-Johnson
Gold Mining company, who visit
ed the claims a few days ago, re
ports the work on the property
progressing rapidly. The live
stamp mill will soon he erected
and it is expected I hat the stamps
will he dropping not later Ilian
July 15th.
The pipe line, which will bring
the water to the power plant, is
almost completed and the mill
will be operated with water pow
er, of which they have plenty.
Three tunnels are being driv
en on the claims and much ore
has been blocked out ready for
the stamps as soon as the mill
is running.
PREsiiTliED
TWENTHjGHT YEMIS
Washington, I). C., June 25.—
President Wilson and Mrs. Wil
son celebrated the twenty-eighth
anniversary of their wedding yes
terday and received many tele
grams of congratulation from j
friends in all parts of the conn- I
try.
MinnMUG
MANVJASSENGERS
Seattle, June 25.—The maripo
sa left Seattle last night, taking
a large number of passengers
for Valdez and way ports.
The following Valdez passen
gers are on (he boat: H. P. Sul
livan, Joe Dieringer, John Miller,
E. Pulver, J. L. Steel, Captain
Gibson, P. McMahiel, Mrs.
Thompson, Margaret Thompson,
L. Belter, C. Floyd and one steer
age.
Jack Ingram, superintendent
for the Alaska Road Commission,
returned yesterday afternoon
from Chitina, where he went in
connection with the work of the
commission on roads in that sec
tion. The recent dry weather
has greatly aided the .work of the
commission in placing the road
in tine condition.
J. I,. Steel, one of the many
candidates for the marshalship
of this division, is a passenger
oivthe Mariposa for Valdez.
The property owners of Hobart
street are having a sewer con
structed to the creek running
through the reservation.
Geo. Reinke. the watch repairer
and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug
company._
"Come on. let’s go and buy
some bargains at Adler’s 1
I
Passengers Thrown From Berths
When Ship Hits—'Passengers
Brought to Ketchikan.
Kechikan, June 25.—The gov
ernment survey boat (leduey ar
rived here last night, bringing 85
passengers and members of the
brew of the Curacao, which was
wrecked near Fish Egg Island
and beached.
The accident In the Curacao
happened at 5 o'clock in the
morning when the passengers-'
were in I heir berths and the ves
sel struck with such force, go
ing at full speed, that all the
passengers were thrown from
their hunks.
A big hole was lorn in the
Curacao as she slid across the
uncharted rock and the captain
immediately turned her for the
beach, which was reached with
the hold full of wafer. The last
passenger was in the life boat
when she sank.
The cargo of 1,500 tons will
be a total loss, but (tie ship will
be raised, in thi* opinion of the
captain.
The launch Brighton left for
Port Wells this morning with
freight and passengers.
REBELS MARCHING
ON CITY OF JUAREZ
Commander of Federal Forces is
Expected to Surrender, as His
Troops Are Deserting.
HI Paso, .June 25.—Tin- rebels
are advancing on Juarez, just
across the border from here, and
the Americans and foreigners arc
llccing to I his «*iI\ in fear of liic
I consequences when the armies
I clash.
The rebels have won every en
gagement and arc driv ing out the
poorly fed and "never paid" fed
eral army from the northern
'states. The commander of the
Huerta forces is expected to sur
render I lie city upon (lie arrival
of the stale army, as his men
art) deserting and crossing the
line into American territory.
SPRING CLEAN-UP OF RUBY
WILL REACH $150,000
Ruby, May 2i.--The spring
clean-up for the Ruby camp will
figure about stSH.ROO at the very
least. This is the expression of
opinion of not a few mining men
who have been close observers.
While this sum may fall short of
the estimate placed on the output
by some, il is fully double the
amount figured on by tin* pessi
mists, of which we have quite a
f»»\V
The lies! run of gold taken
from the sluice boxes, and re
ported last. Saturday, amounted
to but *20.000, while today the
amount aggregates $80,000,
showing the clean-ups for the
past, week to have been $00,000.t
These figures represent about
one-half of the dirt, on top at Jhe
commencement of the sluicing
season.
This is considered a very good
showing when adverse conditions
are taken into account; and that
another two weeks will \yilness a
changed condition of things for
the best there can be very little
doubt.
On the creeks everybody is
wearing an air of prosperity, and
exhibit that manner of speech
and action which says plainly.
“It may be a tritlle slow, but a
sur# winner.”
1 This week will see clean-ups
from several outfits who will
hoist and dump into the boxes.
' Warren and Strife, i above on
Long, are hoisting into the box
es, and Larsen and McCarthy on
2 above, are also hoisting and
dumping into the sluice boxes,
both of which outfits report that
things are looking good with
them.
Gidlund & Go., on Discovery,
Long, are now blasting the froz
en muck and expect to be ready
to start ground sluicing in about
two weeks.
Sherburne and Burke, on Bear
pup, are also blasting muck in
order to hasten their ground
sluicing operations.