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VQL 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1913. NO. 281.
TO MODERNIZE
HARTFORD LINE
Elliott Promises Campaign to
Provide Safety For Traveling
Public.
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New Haven, Sept. N.— President
Elliott, of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad has
promised to spend millions of
dollars in equipment for his line
in order In restore I he confidence
of the traveling public. He an
nounce^ that the antiquated
wooden passenger caches will he
replaced by the most modern
steel ears. The roadbed is to re
ceive attention from one end to
I he oilier and Hie campaign will
also lie extended to embrace ev
ery department.
The passenger Irallic of the
line lias decreased gradually dur
ing the past two years owing to
I he number of fatal accidents.
Thu recent collision lias caused
passenger irallic to become al
most nil and the line is heijig
used only by those who have no
oilier means of reaching I heir
dost inaf ion.
USED TUNNELS
HELP CRIMINALS
Chicago’s Chinatown Found to he
Honeycombed With Under
ground Passages.
Chicago, Sept. 8.—Iteleclives
while iuvesl.igal ing the recent
murder of a Chinese reslauranl
keeper here, have unearthed un
derground channels by which
many criminals are believed Lo
have been spirited away.
Many of the blocks occupied by
the Orientals were found lo
have tunnels running from the
basements for blocks in such a
manner that anyone using them
could easily escape detection.
The police will make a thorough
investigation of the basements
of Chinatown .as they believe
smugglers for whom they are
looking have' been concealed in
them. In some cases the funnels
lead under the si reels.
PRESIDENT HAS
NARROW ESCAPE
His Life Sav®d by Prompt Action
of Policeman Who Attended
President.
Washington, Sept. H.—Presi
dent Wilson narrowly escaped
install! deatli here yesterday
when he stepped in front -of a
I roily car. II is life was saved by
the presence of mind and quick
action- of a policeman.
The president had jusl de
scended from his automobile af
ler returning from church and
started' to cross the street, ilis
action was hidden from the view
of tIk* moforman as Hie auto ol>
jseured him from sight. The po
liceman is tin* hero of the day. ■
The auto which is delivering
I In* rock on the dike lias worked
so well that Sam Lynch, the
driver, is now using a trailer and
is aide to handle inan> Ions of
truck daily.
Sim BLOCKS
WERE BURNED
Three Thousand Persons Home
less and Require Assistance
at Hot Springs.
Ilol Springs Ark., Sept. 8.—
The lire which started here Sat
urday and swept the business
portion and a large residential
section has burned itself out. The
loss is estimated to be more than
$-'o,ono, non.
The burned over section cov
ers sixty blocks, upon which not
a building was left standing. The
efforts of the lire department
were rendered useless in the ear
ly stage of t he conllagral ion, as
the water plant was among the
lirst buildings to be destroyed.
It is estimated by tile relief com
mittees who are in charge of the
situation that fully three thou
sand persons are homeless, and
are being given assistance.
TWO STEAMERS
SAILED SATURDAY
Sampson Was Delayed Until Sat
urday Evening—Mariposa
Sails Same Night.
Seal lie, Sepl. H.—The Admiral
Sampson, which was In have
sailed on Friday evening, was de
layed and did nnl gel away un
til Saturday night. The passen
gers hooked for Valdez, are as
follows: K. Ramsey, (’.has. Rush
and wife. Shicgerl and (’.. San
ders.
Seallle, Sepl. S_The Maripo
sa sailed shortly after the depar
ture of the Sampson willi the fol
lowing passengers for Valdez:
Mrs.. T. P. (ieraghly and son Tom,
Mrs. Novak and baby, J. (lil
hrealli. Rev. Rucklin' and Judge
Fred. M. Rrown.
huntingTion
IN MINNESOTA
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Escaped Beast Is Believed to
Have Devoured Three-year
old Child.
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Krskine, Minn.. Sepl. 8.—Three
hundred men are searching this
district l’nr a three-year-old
j child which disappeared from the
home of ils parents on Sunday
morning.
Danger attends the hunt and
the men are heavily armed and go
in parlies o.l' not less than three,
as i|. is feared the child was car
ried away and devoured by a lion
which recently escaped from a
traveling show.
SQUARE DEAL FOR
SUEFRAGETTES
SI. Louis, Mo., Sepl. 8.—The
suffragettes id' this slate plan to !
get Mrs, I’auklmrsl,.the Knglish [
militant, to make a lour of the |
stale |o help them in their efforts 1
in get a square deal from the lo_ j
cal legislature.
ENGINEER SHIES
Had Been Doing Tw0 Men’s Work
for Several Weeks Before
Accident.
New llavivn, Sept. 8.—Kngineer
Miller, of I lie wrecked express in
the recent collision on the New
York, Ncw'Haven & Hartford rail
road, in his evidence before the
coroner's jury laid the blame to
the employees of tin* company
being overworked.
Miller slated that lie had been
doing the work of two men for
two weeks before the dale of the
accident, lie had objected to tak
ing I lie express out upon the run
which proved so disastrous, hut
was given the option of doing so
or ipiilling. The testimony of
I lie employees of the road eorrob
orale that of I he engineer.
Chihuahua Safe.
Kl Huso. Sept. 8.--The rebels
have decided to abandon the at
tack planned against the federal
troops in the city of Chihuahua.
It is said failure of troops to
arrive led the officers to with
draw.
THAW’S CASE MAY
LAST LONG III
May Occupy Attention Canadian
Courts for at Least Two
* Years.
Ottawa. N*pl. K.—Thai Ihe case
of Harry K. Thaw may occupy Ihe
allcnlinn of the uourls of (Jan
aila fni al least two years is the
11i11i<• 11 of prominent attorneys
here. If his attorneys aflaek Ihe
constiiulionalily of the Domin
ion's immiyralion law il will most
assuredly do so.
The1 mother of the prisoner
has taken the matter of enyayiny
counsel for the accused in her
own hands and lias evidently set-!
I led ihe ituestion of finances to
Ihe satisfaction of the lawyers.
Thaw has been assured he is in
no dnnyer of briny deported even
should the decision of Ihe iinini
yraliou commission sitliny at
Doalieooke be sustained in Ihe
eominy trial lo he held al Mmi
I real, as an appeal can lie taken
lo ihe hiyhrr courts.
MILLIONAIRES FAIL
TO PAT TAXES
List of Property Owners in Ar
rears Include Names of Many
Millionaires.
New York, -Sept, 8.-^The prop
erty of several well known mil
lionaires of this city appear
among the properties which are
soon to he sold for non-payment
of taxes. Hetty <Jreen will he
otiTl&d upon l<*> part wit h 'many
thousands. The amount involved
in the unpaid lacs runs well up
into the miliums of dollars.
Masonic Meeting.
Special communication of Val
dez Lodge Wednesday evening.
September 10, at 8 o'clock. Work
in the third degree. Visiting
hroLhcrs welcome.
C. UKYNOLDS, Sec retar>.
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JAPANESE WANT
Not Particular Whether It is
America or China-Foreign
Office Stoned.
Tokio, Sept. 8.—A mob num
bering thousands gathered in the
streets here Sunday and marched
to the foreign office as a demon
stration of denouncement of tlie
government’s foreign policy. The
mob broke the windows of the
foreign office hut were prevent
ed from entering the building.
They (lien sinned the street ears
and autos.
The mob were,inflamed by the
utterance of a young Japanese
girl, who denounced the govern
ment for refusal to resort to war
to enforce the rights of Japan
ese jn California and China. The
demons! rat ion was continued
throughout the night and troops
were rushed to the different, see
lions of the eily when the mob
began I lie destruction of prop
erty. Tbe public have been kept
in a stale of excitement for days
Jiy reports of Japanese being
.slaughtered in Nanking by the
federal suldjdrs of China.
MEXICAN BOAT
ASKED FOR AID
Commander of American Squad
ron Refused as Gunboat Was
Not Sinking.
Ilullglas, Al'iz., Sepl. S.--A
Mexican gunlina! is aground near
Toploliampo will! one one lliou
sand federal-troops aboard. The
rebels are harrassing' the troops
in their ellorls to gel the vessel
afloat. The captain of the ‘run
boat appealed to the commander
of the American squadron for aid
but was refused.
The commander of the squad
ron staled that lie could not ren
der assistance because the vessel
was not in danger of sinking and
to do so would be a violation of
the neutrality laws. The gun
boat went aground while the tide
was low and is expected h> lie
lloaled with I lie liise of the tide.
Several of the federal olVicers
have been picked <dV by the rebel
sharpshooters.
IMMENSE CROWD
CREERS TRAW
Prisoner Thanks Them for Kind
ness in English and French
Languages.
Coaticooke, (Jue., Sept. 8—An
immense crowd were present at
the depot to witness the depart
ure of Harry Thaw for Montreal
yesterday. Thaw thanked the
multitude for their kindness to
his mol fier and himself and
showed his study of the lanjru
ajres had not been neKleeled hy
expressiiiK his thanks first in
Kmrlish and then in French.
Next Viceroy.
London. Hr*pl. 8.—The Duke of
Connaught, former Kovernor
^eueral of the Hominion of Can
ada. will lie the next \ iceroy of
Ireland.
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EIGHT NEGROES
ARE SUFFOCATED
Twelve Prisoners Were Confined
in Cell Only 8even by
Ten Feet.
Richmond, Texas, Sept. X.—
Eight negroes suffered horrible
I deaths here last night and four
olliers are near tne point of
death. The men were incarcerat
ed in a cell, the dimensions of
which were only! .sevifyi by ten
feet and were smothered to death.
The governor has ordered an
investigation of the prison and
will prosecute the officers re
sponsible for the inhuman acl.
The negroes had been unruly and
were placed in the cell for pun
ishment. When the condition of
tile men was discovered physi
cians were summoned but their
efforts were without avail in the
case of eight of the unfortun
ates.
iiteTousT
MARRIAGE NOII. 25
Invitations to Witness Marriage
Ceremony Will be Sent to
Limited Number.
Washington, 'Sept. K.--Jessie
Wilson, the elilesl daughter III
l*resideal Wilson, will he mar
ried lo Allorncy Saver in J lie
W’lllile House Oil Nov. -’a.
Invilalions are being sMit out
land the marriage ceremony will
In- followed by a ball which will,
in all probability, lie I lie social
•event of tile president's term ill
tile While 111 n is li. The guests
invited to witness the ceremony
will einbrai.nly the relatives
of the contracting parlies, the
highest representatives of for
eign countries and the members
of |h|. president's cabinet.
ACTIVE ROBBER
Three Holduos Net Him Forty
Dollars as He Worked Among
Wage Earners.
Ilremerton, Sept. 8.—V11 active
holdup man apt>eaced in three
different sections of this city on
Saturday night and compelled
victims to part with their week’s
salaries. His efforts realized the
■sum of $i0.
The police have secured a de
scription of the fellow as In1 did
not deign to use a mask. The
description given by the three
victims prove all three robberies
were the work of the same man.
TWO ROTS ARE
GORED TO DEATH
Lincoln, Nell.. Sept. 8.--Two I
young boys, the sons of farmers ■
living near Ibis city, were gored ;
to death by a bull while on their ;
way lo school. The little I’cl- j
lows were attacked by I he enrag- i
ed animal and frightfully nml.i-j
laled.
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CANADA TO BREAK
FISHERIES MIES
Will Withdraw Unless Congress
Acts Upon International Com
mission Report.
Vancouver, B. C., Sept. 8.—
Canada will withdraw from the
fisheries treaty with Hu; United
Slates unless congress passes the
recommendations of the interna
tional commission at the nest
session, Dominion Minister of
Marine and Fisheries llazen inli
mated recent ly.
lie pointed oul Hull I lie fisher
ies of Canada on Imih coasts
were slill'erilig from I lie reckless
and improvident methods used
hy Americans, and died the
causes which Do I |o (lie appnint
mcnl of llie international com
mission, cimsi-ling’ of Prnfilssnr
Prim.. ('.amnia and I >r. I >a\ id
SI a rr .Iordan for llie I'niled
Stales.
This commission made certain
recommendal ions w hich the Ca
nadian government adopted in
MHO. Iml the I'niled Slates has
not yet acted upon them.
Indians Threaten to Massacre
Americans When They Go
on War Path.
,\i miles, Sepl. 8.—Tile
Yaipiis liaxc I hrealeiied In mas
sacre all Americans in Snimra if
they iln not leave Uie ruunlrx ami
hundreds are Icaxini; daily. The
Imliaus liaxc refused In he paci
fied nver I lie shooting of linn1 of
I heir nnnihcr'iis deserters and if
is lie I i c Veil I Ilex will scion llll'OW
nil' all reslrainl and fjo mi the
war 11 a I h independent of Ihe Mex
icans.
The federal I mops arc advanc
ing in nnrlli (iuayanias and I he
enfianeinelll which seemed inevi
lahle has failed In lake place, as
Ihe rebels are relrealiim. The
rebels are reporled short of iiiii
1111111iI ion and supplies and arc in
desperale straits.
REBEL FORCES
OEFEATFEDERALS
Huerta Soldiers Are Wiped Out
at Tampoi When Garrison
Falls.
Hrownsville. Sept. 8.—The
rebel forces defeated the federal
•troops al Tampoi after a tierce
struggle which lasted .several
hours. The entire force of the
federals were wiped mil, not a
man escaping.
The rebel forces will occupy
I lie garrison, which is reported
Mi lie well stocked with arms, and
amiiiunilion and supplies. The
rebels greatly outnumbered the
besieged troops, who chose to die
lighting rattier ttailn he shot as
prisoners of war, as-has been the
custom of both sides in the past.
Baby Takes Tumble.
Sent lie. Sept. 8.--An infant in
Ibis city proved today 'that ,il
hears a charmed life when il
dropped oil' a trestle and fell six
ty feel willmiil being injured in
ui.y manner.