THOS. RIGGS MM
Member of the Alaska Boundary
Commission May Follow
Gov. Clark.
Washington, D. C., March 15.—
President Wilson is expected to
act on the resignation of Gover
nor Walter E. Clark in a few days
and Thomas Higgs, formerly a
member of the United States
Houndary Commission, is expect
ed to get the position. He has
xery strong backing among the
Democrats who sland close to the
new president.
Many others, however, are her :
in hopes of securing the appoint
ment and several Eastern Demo
crats want the position.
House Passes Bill—May bis Ef
fective in Time for City Elec
tions Next Month.
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.runeaft? MaToli 4 5.T—The Imus3
• passed late yesterday afternoon,
without a dissenting vote, the hill
of Dan Sutherland giving to wo
men in \ laska tlie right to v >1e.
fngersoll. of Ketchikan, refused to
sole for or against the measure.
The ltoden eight-hour hill is
-lire |o pass loday and will have
uo opposition in the house unless
il he because of the many hills
which have been introduced in the
house along these same lines, the
authors of which will want1 the
credit of passing I heir own hills.
WHAT'S DOING
AT THE CAPITOL
Millard Wants No Lobby—Suth
erland Against Alien Fisher
men—Rogulate Saloons.
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•ffineau, March 15.—A public
hearing will be given this after
noon to those favoring and those \
opposing the passage of the 8
houfr Roden law. The corporations
ere fighting to prevent its pass
age.
Senator Millard-lias introduced
a ltill lo prevent lobbyists work
ing at the1 capilol. The fishing
iuleresls and the Southeastern
Alaska mine operators are de
termined lu prevent the passage
of laws taxing the fishing indus
try or tin 8-hour law for miners,
and have a lobby here working to
Dial end.
Senator Sutherland lias intro
duced a bill to prevent aliens fish
ing in Alaska waters.
Representative Milo Kelly has
drawn and introduced a bill, the
passage of which will change the
present method of granting li
renses lii saloons.
Mrs. I,. L. Middlecump, who was
the guest of Mrs. Weeks the past
week, left Iasi night on the Samp
son for her home in Ellnmar.
K. Homage, of the ealde office,
left mi the Sampson for the
stales. He has been stationed in
Valdez for many years.
Easter Millinery
vreived on the Sampson. A line
new and up-to-date line of East
i-r millinerv at-Harvey’s Toggery:
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WILSON OUTLINES
HIS. POLICIES
Reads Statement to Cabinet Offi
cers—Chief Object is Peace
With Latin America.
Washington, I>. C., March 15.-—
President Wilson read a paper at
the last session of his cabinet,
stating the aims of his adminis
tration and his hopes. (He wanted
first of all that the United States
should deserve the friendship of
the Latin American republics. He
would aid, he said, to cultivate
their friendship.
The president also favored the
immediate cutting of the present
tariff and the enactment of .1 rev
enue! law taxing incomes.
Has Conference With Mew Secre
tary of Interior and Urges
More Road Appropriations.
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Washington 1). fc., March 15.—
Col. Richardson. p'lesidenl of the
Alaska .Road Commission, held a
conference yesterday with Secre
tary Lane, of the Interior de
partment, and strongly urged Ihal
the. department assist in securing
appropriations for the construc
tion of roads and I rails-itt Alaska.
Secretary Lane, after the eon
fereiH"', expressed himself ns tir
ing' strongly in favor of more
money for the Road Commission
and more trails and roads. Hr
said that from what Col. Rich
ardson'and others who have spent
much time in Alaska have told
him lie is convinced that some de
finite policy for Hie opening of
the country by the construction
of trails and roads should he un
dertaken. The conference with
Col. Richardson is (lie longest
conference yet granted by the new
secretary.
Mass Tomorrow.
A -cable received fr'ftm Rt. Rev.
Father Crimont states that he is
on the Mariposa,now at Cordova,
and will arrive in Valdez tomor
row. Mass at the Catholic church
at 10:3(i if the boat arrives early
enough.
Father Van den Pol left ^ast
night for Cordova.
G0VEBcKS FIGHT
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Lillleroek. Ark., March 15.—
Governor J. >T. Robinson has re
signed and John Fut relic and
William Oldham each claim the
right to succeed him as chief ex
ecutive of the state, because of an
alleged election by the legislature.
An appeal will be made to the
(courts of tin* stale to decide who
(shall become governor.
SAMPSON ARRIVES
AND SAILS SOUTH
The s. S. Sampson arrived last
night at midnight, leaving an
hour later for the* south, slop
ping at Fort Liscum to unload 100
tons of coal. The boat left the
harbor at 5 this morning.
The following passengers left
for Seattle: Mary Ryan, Mrs. L.
Stocker, George Mead and jgj|
Rom age. For, Cordova ; Father
Van der Pol, Pguj d’Heicpy n«d
W. Gilbert. • - •
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CYCLONE IN MIDDLE WEST,
MANY KILLED, MUCH DAMAGE
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BUILDINGS WRECKED AND PEOPLE KILLED—TWO REAR-END
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COLLISIONS IN NEBRASKA—IfVIRES DOWN AND TRAFFIC
DEMORALIZEED IN COLORADO ACCOUNT BLIZZARD.
Chicago, March 15.—The mid
die west was visited by a cyclonic
blizzard Ihe past two days which
did millions of dollars damage
and killed many people. The to
tal loss will not be known for sev
eral days. The suffering in this
city has been frightful. The peo
ple were illy prepared for the sud
den drop in temperature and the
ipoorer class were hit the hardest,
many begging for lodging in the
station houses of the city and Ihe
public buildings. Railroad traf
fic in Ihe slate is at a standstill.
Atlanta, <ia., March J5.—This
state was visited by one of the
worst storms within the memory
of man. The cyclone swept
through DeKalb county, killing 18
people in tlife city of Rome and
at Columbus the buildings were
wrecked and the streets Hooded.
It is tile worst storm in recent
years. .»-•
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Traffic in this state is demur
ed, hardly a train is running in
Colorado, Kansas or' Nebraska.
Wires'are down in every direc
tion and the full extent of tile
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damage dune by the storm will
not ho known for some time. All
the trains an the roads were stall
ed and four people! were killed
and eight wounded in a rear-end
collision, which happened during
the blizzard at Gozad, Neb. The
first train was stalled and the
second engineer, not knowing of
it, telescoped the last two cars.
| ileurndon, Neb., March 15.—
Two freight trains collided here
and four men were killed. The
engineers could not see' a foot
ahead and were running blind.
The first train was, stalled, and
the roar light were unnotieeable
because of the;drifting snow. The
loss to the live stock industry will
be very heavy.
•Judge de’Heirry left on the
Sampson for Chitina, where he
will immediately assume his new
duties as commissioner for the
Chitina district.
(ieorge Mead, manager of the
Valdez Sheet Metal Works, left on
the Sampson for Seattle, lie will
also visit his parents in West
minster, 11. C.
Leader Industrial Workers of the
World Met as He Enters Town
to Talk to Strikers.
Akron, (>., March 13.—William
Haywood, leader of the Industrial
Workers of the World, was met
as he entered this city by two
thousand citizens and special
! deputies and warned not to make
incendiary speeches to the strik
ers in the rubber trade- Later
the citizens and officers paraded
the streets of the town, all arm
ed with clubs, and prevented the
strikers from making . a dem
onstration.
citizens of Akron are de
termined to maintain order dur
ing the strike and to prevent the
destruction of property.
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Washington, [). C.. Man’ll l">.—
Senator Tillman lost Ills tight for
the chairmanship of.the Senate
Appropriations committee, but re
mains a member of the Steering
committee of the upper house. He
also received the chairmanship of
the Naval committee. The light
I for the preference among the
I Democrats is keen and much hit
ter feeling lias been engendered.
Mrs. Leopold Stocker, wife of
the cashier of the cable office, left
last night on the Sampson to vis
it in California and recuperate
her health.
Mrs. Mary Ryan left on the
Sampson to joint her husband,
who is now in the capital city.
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Don't forget the Moose dance
tonight. " '
' ROOMS with or
'withpurr&D’atfl.' Ibex House. Key
stone Ave. Mrs. H. Sharks.
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| Southern Pacific to Carry Freight
for Union and Central Pacific
—Commission Suspicious.
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San Francisco. March 15. The
new iiian offered by tile railroads
for the dissolution of tile mergers
of the Southern, Union and Cen
tral Pacific roads, known as the
llarriman merger, and which was
ordered dissolved by the Supreme
Court some time ago, is not sat
isfactory to the railway commis
sion of the stale, nor of the com
merce commission.
It is proposed that the South
ern Pacific carry the freight for
both the Union and Central Pa
cific, hut that the use of the
tracks to either of the roads be
refused. 1,1. is doubt ful ,if the plan
will he approved.
CONGRESS SPENT
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Washington, I). C., March 15.—
Ttio;figiircs of the expenditures of
tlfeijast congress were made pub
lic today, showing that congress
appropriated $1,098,500,000. The
largest sum ever passed at one
session. The Democrats are de
termined to cut appropriations at
the next session, fearing that the
pace the party is now setting will
lose them the support of Ihe'peo
pte.
.lames Fish returned last night
from the Oulkana, where he went
with supplies for his farm. He
reports the trail as being in good
shape from Wort mans into the
interior and also from Comfort
to town, but the trail in the can
yon is in bad shape from over
flows and soft weather.
Joe Dierinwr will leave on the
Mariposa for a short business
trip to the states, returning in a
few weeks. .* j
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ALLIES REFUSE TO
MAKE CONCESSION
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Demand $300,000,000 Indemnity,
Adrianople, 8cutari and the
Aegian Islands.
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London, March 15.—The Allies
refuse, to agree to any terms of
peace which do not include an in
demnity of $300,000,000, the se
cession of Adrianople, Scutari and
the Aegian islands.
The Powers have offered to
mediate between Turkey and the
Allies, but they refuse to consid
er any other terms.
The Turkish government will
he informed of the demands of
the Allies, and it is expected that
terms of peace will be arranged
on the above basis.
HOPES TO
BE RECOGNIZED
De la Barra.8pys. Thai England
Promised Recognition—The
Troops Rushed North.
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Mexico • City. March 15. -Gen
•eral Dc la Karra, former provis
, ional president. ami considered
tile ablest diplomat in Mexico, has
! returned to Mexico City and says
'that England will recognize the
|govc nment of Huerta. The re
| port is not credited here, as it is
, pointed out tlmt England would
make nn mow unless the I'niled
iSlalc- acted lirst, and atlcnlion
is also cal led In I In- fact that t he
, English press haw never ceased
!i> call .Modern's killing a eold
hl.led murder, ami went as far
as to stale that the government
should returns! the I'niled States
to intervene and punish both Hu
erta and Diaz.
The government is rushing its
troops north, hut the situation in
I lie state of Guerrero, one of the
, Pacific coast states south of Mex
ico City, is such that it is feared
(troops will have, to lie dispatched
from here to take care of that
state and prevent it from falling
into the hands of the secession
ists. Col. Sianchez and 700 of
his soldiers have revolted and are
sacking the towns. The govern
iripnt forces in the state are un
able to check them.
Not a state in Mexico hut has a
large force of armed rebels or
bandits who are engaged in rob
Ihing and* destroying property.
DENNETT QUITS
THE UNO OFFICE
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Washington, t). March 15. -
Commissioner of tin* (icncral
Land Office I'rederiek Dennett lias
tendered his resignation to take
effect in two months, allowing for
the appointment of his successor
and the familiarizing by the new
man of the details of the otfice, j
and also to clean up some of the,
odds and ends in ttie office. Den
nett succeeded Richard A. Italiin- j
gvr'as commissioner in 1908. 1
Moose Ounce
The Order of Alaskan Moose
will give their regular weekly
dance Saturday night at their hall
to which all friends of the organ
ization are invited. Dancing will
begin a( 9:30 sharp. Tickets can:
he had of members. Good music.
Heinke, expert repairer, at the
Valdez Drug company.
Through the Panama Canal to
il iglit at the Orjdipiun., ,
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FOR SMUGGLING
Three Thousand Dollars Worth
of Opium in His Stateroom
—Police Make Arrest.
Tacoma, March 15.—The police
today pinched the steward of the
S S. Takaki and found $3,000
worth of opium in his room when
they searched it.
He is said to bo the leader of
a gang of smugglers who have
brought thousands of dollars
worth of the drug into the coun
try and the Secret Service depart
ment of the government have
been working on the case for
some time.
More arrests are expected to
follow in a few days.
VICIOUS ATTACK
SEWARD BARBER
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Cuts Tom Finnigan in the Neck,
Arm and Back—Victim Will
Recover.
Tin* marshal's nlVii'c is in re_
jceipl nf infiinnatinn I'rmn Iji —
uly Marshal Kvaris at Seward that.
III! has arrested Frank l.ip, a bar
hi'r nf lliul town, fur a vicious
assault niailc mi Turn Finnigan,
a lirnlhi'i' uf ('.umniissiuni'i' Fin
nigan.
Finnigan was mil in llir neck,
hack ami arm. ami fur a I inn' if
was Ihuughl. lie wnnhl ilic. lull is
111iw mil uf ilangrr.
,\n ri'asun is given fur the as
sault. l.ip will lie given a pre
liminary hearing nn Ihe jnih insl.
HIM
IS ORGANIZED
Convention at Douglas Takes
Drastic Action and Elects Mew
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Grand Officers.
Juneau, March l">.-—The con
vention of the Arctic "Brotherhood
h'eld at Douglas last night elect
ed Major ‘J. F. A. Strong Grand
Arctic Chief, Senator J. M. Tan
gier, of Skagway. Past Grand Arc
tic Chief, C. A. 'Hupp, of Doug
las, Vice Grand Chief.
The elections are subject to the
ratification of llu* subordinate
camps. They also provided for
(he Grand Lodge to meet at Ju
neau on July 8th.
The cnnvontmii adjourned this
morning after finishing up a few
minor details forgotten last night.
The action of Hu* A. B.’s was
taken after the Grand Camp held
in Vancouver had granted chart
ers to subordinate lodges at Se
attle and Vaneouver, B. C. The
new order as constituted will be
confined to Alaska and Yukon,
towns north of r>i.
Mariposa Unreported.
I'p to the time of going to press
nothing had been heard of the
Mariposa and the probable time
of her arrival in Valdez.
CLAMS—Fresh clams, stewed
or fried. Valdez Cafe.
FOR RENT—Six room house oil
Hobart street. Apply to Lieut.
Weeks at the Road Commission
office.
Don't forget the Moose dance1
tonight. ' " . ..