BAD FAILURE
M IRE EAST
Buffalo Company, With Capitalization
of $17,000,000, Qoea Under Be
cause of Bad Management.
BUFFALO, N. Y„ July 15.—The
United States Lighting and Heating
Company, of this city, and incorpor
ated for $17,000,000, with the entire
capitalization paid in, was placed in
the hands of a receiver Ijere today by
the federal judge, as the company is
unable to pay its debts and cannot
meet the labor bills which are due
today, the company paying oft twice
a month.
It is charged that the directors
have mismanaged the business, caus
ing the failure and that the present
business depression is not the cause.
As soon as the accountants now
working on the books complete the
work the receiver will apply to the
Court for money to pay off the labor
bills due and may even continue the
operation of the concern.
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IS AFTER RATS
Sends 30,000 Traps to New Orleans
Because of Twenty Cases of
Plague Reported.
NEW ORLEANS, July 15— Under
the direction of Surgeon Blue of the
United States Marine Hospital Ser
vice 30,000 rat traps have been set
about this town to catch the Tats and
if possible exterminate those car
rying the beubonic plague, which dis
ease is spreading so fast that the
federal authorities are greatly alarm
ed, fearing that the city will have
to be quarantined.
Twenty cases have been reported
to date and unless prompt action is
takqn the scourge will be carried to
every coast city on the gulf.
NEW YORK, July 15.—The state
authorities have ordered a quarantine
established against all incoming ves*
sels that have called'at New Orleans
and they will be fumigated and the
passengers and crew subjected to a
close medical inspection -before be
ing allowed to land.
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Ninety-eight Western Roads Involved
—Men Refuse to'Arbitrate
Differences.
CHICAGO, July 16.—The 56^00 en
gineers and firemen on ninety-eight
western railroads almost unanimous
ly voted at the recent refeten&am to,
go on strike for a, autawniiUM to*
crease 4B oar aud tso to rslaso thr
*■’ Offer of the raUreud officials to ar
bitrate the differences eiisting be
tween them;
Unless the railroad numagers con
sent immediately' td the demands of,
the enginoods atop ffretogn the
mill go on sUftm.;
Late today the railroad managers
succeeded in securing the continua
tion of the negotiations wfcloh th*>
strike leaders were lncllaud'tdbtuAlt
dff and an effort to ptROh'-ay tbw
differences wdi be mbdr.
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The Stanton stage learns tonight
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SENATE HOLDS
SECRET SESSION
Debating the Advisability of Pub
lishing the Testimony of Jones, ]
Wilson'* Reserve Board Man
WASHINGTON, July 16.—The
Senate held an executive session to
day debating , the question of the
advisability of publishing the state
ments made by Thomas Jones, of
Chicago, while before the Investi
gating committe of the Senate, to
which had been referred his name
when appointed a member of the
federal reserve board.
Jones is a personal friend of Pres
ident Wilson but the opposition to
him is so strong that lt^is almost
certain he will not be confirmed,
while the friends of the president as
sert the name will not be withdrawn.
But little of the debate In execu
tive session has leaked out, but sev
eral correspondents expect to have
the full details of the secret session
to publish tonight.
"uajBflMES
Receives Largest Number of Votes
With Territorial Committeeman
Bunnell Second.
Mrs. Albert White .108
Charles E. Bunnell . 96
Robert Ferguson . 90
Joe Baxter . 88
C. J. Todd . 88
T. J. Doaohoe. 82
Frank Lows . 80
James Wilson . 72
Ed. Maddox . 64
William Meals . 63
Nick Welch . 62
George Reinke . 57
T. J. Devinney . 56
C. P. Topliif . 42
Frank Korth '. 42
The first nine of the above were
elected yesterday by the Valdez Dem
ocrats to represent this precinct at
the convention of the'party to be
held <m August 3 at Skagway.
Mrs. Al. White, the clerk of the
Va)dez school board, carried the pri
mary with 108, out of the total of
160 votes, While Territorial Commit
teematf C. E.-Bundell was the highest?
male delegate and was closely fol
lowed hy Robert Ferguson, the Val
dez merchant. Baxter and Todd tied'
for fourth place. William Meals waa
defeated by Just one vote, having re
ceived 63, while Ed. Maddox receiv
ed 64.
The following Democrats voted at
| yesterday’s primary:
J. K. GalUneau
Jack Sweeney
T W. ttakney
H. S. Young
T. J. Devinney
W. D. Chandler
F. K. Brenneman
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Joe Stanton
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O. A. Borgen
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■ GeorgejSoames
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Frank Korth
A. Dieringer
I. Hopper
Gallagher j
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Owners Of the Empress of Ireland
Sue for $2,000,000 for Loss
of Vessel.
MONTREAL, July 16—Tile Cana
dian Pacific Steamship line will sue
the former owners of the Danish col
lier S'torstadt for $2,000,000 for dam
ages because of the sinking of the
Canadian liner, the Empress of Ire
land, on May 29. The Imperial Com
mission which investigated the cause
of the collision held that the third
officer of the collier was to blame
for having changed his helm wihout
orders.
The loss of the steamer and the
cost of the care of the survivors is
charged against the Maritime Steam
ship Company by the Canadian com
pany.
HUERTA KIDS
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Sends Trainloads of Troops With
Them to Insure Protection—Reb
els Ready Occupy the Capital.
MEXICO CITY, July 15 —The fam
ily of Provisional President Huerta
and of Vice-president Blanquet left
here today for Vera Cruz on a spe
cial train with two military trains
ahead and one behind to prevent the
capture of the trains by the rebels.
The end of the Huerta administra
tion is now only a matter of a few
hours and it is doubtful if it will
last through the day, although no
sign of disorder has as yet appear
ed. The foreign citizens here are
preparing for the worst and have all
been called into the foreign section,
where 500 trained foreign troops are
ready to repel any attack on the paA.
of the Mexican mobs. The soldiers
of England, France, Germany and. Ja
pan have been quietly living here
because of the fear of the present
emergency and are now ready to pro
tect .all foreigners. One hundred rap
id lire guns are at the legation build
ings with thousands of rounds of am
munition and also large stores of
supplies.
•For several days the foreign clti
sens living outside of Mexico City
have been warned to come here and
many have arrived within the past 24
hours as the signs of the time in
dicate the end of the Huerta reign
is near.
EL PASO, Tex., July 15.—The reb
els across the line say that, every
thing is In readiness for the occupa
tion of Mexico City should Huerta
flee and that several hours after he
leaves the rebel troops will be in the
city and wit lmaintaln order and pro
tect property and IMwe.
Villa supporters here claim that id
spite of the action of Gen. Carranza
in withholding coal for. the train*
and ammunition for Villa’s army that
the chief military officer Will be first
to reach the capital city and that he
Will beat the Carranza favorites,’
Whom the northern provisional pres
ident wants to enter first and hold
the city for him.
it is denied here that Viila and
Carranza wilf Immediately start a
war to so* Which Of them shall be
come president of Mexico, but that
they will work'in harmony with Car
ranza in full charge of the foreign
stfttlrt add VUla as the head of t&*
army and treasury.
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Rev. Charles Price will leave on*
the, revdjau* cutter McCulloch with
the floating *ouft ’ a*’ o*mft crier.
Hear ye! Hear ye!
The launch Trfton rmwMd'VaHW*
last gaghC Worn lCstaUa With a odrgW
of gasoline for S. Blum ft C*.
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SELLM6 STOCK
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In North Carolina Gold Mine of
Doubtful Value—lnve*tiga*ion
Exonerate* Senator*.
WASHINGTON, July 15—The Sen
ate ‘commfltee Which investigated
the charges that the controller of
the currency and several senators
had used their position to sell stock
in a fake gold mine in North Caro
lina today reported that the charges
were not true and that the men had
not used their positions to sell the
stock nor had they used official sta
tionary in the effort to secure sub
scribers for the stock.
The committee, however, reported
that the men accused were interest
ed in the mine, bu‘ were not en
deavoring to sell stock through frau
dulent representations.
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WANT STATISTICS
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Commercial Aasociation Assisting In
Gathering Information—Commis
sioners Coming to Valdez.
The Alaska Engineering Commis
sion, who are surveying the different
routes for the construction of the
government railroad, have requested
the Valdez Commercial Association
to furnish Information concerning the
placer and quartz mines that would
be best served by a railroad having
for Valdez its terminus.
In compliance with the request
Secretary Fish has had prepared the
necessary blanks covering the infor
mation required and is sending them
to all property owners who have
mines or prospects along the propos
ed route from Valdez.
Statistics are also requested cov
ering the agricultural possibilities of
the district, and blanks for this pur
pose are being sent to all points in
the Copper River valley where there
is any farming.
Commissioners Mears and Riggs
will soon leave Fairbanks for Val
dez, and make a general survey of
the proposed route. It is understood
that as soon as Henry Peyo com
pletes the survey to the Matanuska
coal fields, which will be about Sep
temnlber first, that he will be in
structed to survey from Willow creek
to Valdez. The line of the survey,
being close to the government Wag
on road, wfll permit of the survey
ors to remain In the field till late
in the season, long after an other
parties who are dependent on grass
. for horse feed have had to cease
operations.
CALIFORNIA TO HAVE
$14,917,145 FOR EXPENSES
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16—San
Francisco’s tax for 1914-1915 will be
j $2.31 on a valuation of $100, an in
crease of seven cents over last year’s
jtax rate. On the estimated $536
'000,600 of assessed valuation this
will provide a grand total of $14,
j 917,145 to carry on the Work of the
government for the coming year.
City Clvas Ex-mayor House.
MARSHFIELD, ore., July IB.t-As
a commitment to bis efficiency, citi—
Zeds of MSrshfleld today eOnttio^ted
several thousand dollars for the con
struetkm of a. handsome residence.
Which, whan eamptetSd, will be pre
sented to funner Major u. E. straw.
Straw1 iWftfed a :ytear age after serv
ing as tasyer for Wight yddrs, dur
ing which time Marshfield grew from
a sawmill toWfi Of the frdWier V#-;
rlety to a city wltt miles of pared
streets and pretentions buddings.
The U. 8. transport Btffdrd is ex
pected' to reach Fort Llschm Satur
day night.
SURVEY PARTY AI
COPPER CENTER
Henry Deye Making Oeod Progress
With Survey to Matanuska
Coa Pieds.
COPPER CENTER, July 15—The
railroad -survey party under direc
tion of Col. Henry Deyo is camped
here and will move to Tazlina in
a few days.
The colonel has just returned from
a look-see trip to the Chickaloon to
map out the general direction of the
line, and reports the route an ex
celelnt one for a railroad. It is ex
pected that the survey will be com
pleted by the end of August.
Orpheutn Tonight.
A fine program of pictures at the
Orpheum tonight.
The Doctor’s Story, excellent dra
ma. t :ktfr! j
On the Border, stirring Mexican
romance.
A Passing Cloud, lauughable com
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WOULD NOMINATE
JUNEAU OOBE
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Wickersham Supporter May Be Nom
inated at Democratic Conven
tion Is Report.
It is rumored that the YVickites
will endeavor to secure enough votes
in the Democratic convention to be
held at Skagway to nominate At
torney Cobb, of Juneau, as the
standard bearer of the party against
James Wickersham, as Cobb is a
strong Wickersham man and is in
the Democratic party mostly to aid
the delegate.
It is believed that by nominating
Cobb the present delegate would
surely be elected^ as Cobb would
make no determined effort for elec
tion and thus would not cut -into the
Wickersham vote as is certain if
Burns, of Fairbanks, or Governor
Strong are nominated, and at the
same time all the an'i-Socialist vote
would go to 'YY'ickersham to defeat
the Socialists, while with a strong
Democratic candidate running it
Wotiia be thrown t© the Democrat as
the surest method of defeating the
Socialist candidate.
While Wickersham at first was ln
Clined to take the notnlnation from
the Democrats, his fear that the Re-: i
publicans may sweep the country this;
fall and possibly in 1916 has caused
him to remain on the fence so as to
be able to jump in either camp. His
autobiography, given by himself to
the public printer and published in
the Congressional directory, does not
mention his political faith, but he
still sits with the Republican, side of
the House of Representatives.
IRON MAN McGINNfTY
INVENT8 GROUND DRYER
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TACOMA, Wash., July 16.—“Iron
'Mart” McGinnity, president of the
Tacdma Northwestern League, form
erly a big league twlrler of renown,
is enthusiastic today ever a ground;
drying machine he has invented. The
machine is similar to a huge blow;
tordh.' is abet* four feet MM. «*W
mounted on three wheels. Pour dis
tillate burners fUthtyli- the Mst. Af
ter a. hard right's rain McCHiMIty
iclaUhs the machine will dry out the*
'diamond in two hours.
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; $14,782,182 for Moll Fish.
3f ATTLE, July 15.—During the
rlasf lyear the .shell and salmon Ash-,
(Ing* industry has netted the dtttsetlr
of tiis state tutmeiutg eo*
U *~
gSwuat la";
2,869.126 cases of salmon
were packed, valued at 812. 937.090.
MORE TROUBLE
III THE BIIJUHS
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Greek 8oldier« Oieguieed ae Epirotes
Cross Into Albania and Drive
Back tha Albanians.
ROME, July 15.—Regular troops of
the Greek army disguised as Epirotes
crossed the border of Epirus, the
former Turkish province, now part
of Greece, and entered Albania to
assist the Greeks in the new state
created by the powers out of Alban
ia. The Greek army is driving back
100,000 Albanians, taking all the lands
and expelling the natives excepting
those who are friendly to Greece.
King William of Wied is unable to
send any troops to protect his sub
jects, as he is stjll held a prison
er ip his castle at Durazzo. The
Italian government has suggested to
the powers that international troops
be landed in Albania to police the
country and to drive back the Greeks.
A protest has also been made to the
Greek foreign .secretary at Athens.
ULSTER FREE i
FOR SIX YEARS
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House of Lords Amends Bill Leaving
Ulster Out of New Government
for Six Years.
LONDON, July 15.—The House of
Lords today passed (o the third
reading the Irish Home Rule bill,
but without the provision that the
Ulsterites shall vote upon the pro
vision of remaining out of the juris
diction of the Irish parliament, but
the bill excludes them for six years
from the control of Ireland.
When the bill passed Sir John
Carson immediately called the lead
ers of the Nationalist party into ses
sion and the conference now being
held will decide If war is to follow
or if further efforts at a settlement
will be made by the Ulsterites. The
Ulsterites say that they will not re
main free for. six years only to be
turned over to the control of the
Catholic party in southern Ireland,
blit would rather fight now when they
have everything toady and can make
a determined resistance.
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Mew York Banker Denies That He
Refuted Commerce Committion
to Bee Hie Books.
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NEW YORK, July 15—J. P. Mor
gan, the hanker, Is very angry at
the report in many newspapers that
he and his firm had profited illegal
ly id the handling of the funds of
the New Haven railroad and had re
ftfeed te the aooountalts of thd In
terstate Commerce Commission the
pHYilege of inspecting the firm’s
hooks.
Morgan denies that be refused the
Interstate Commerce Commission ac
cMb to fhe (Motor and also that his
father had looted the railroad ofit of
<6S,#00^00 through handling the
financial operations of the New Sa
itoh system.
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