VOL. 10.
GOVERNOR STRONG
ISSUES WARNING
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Tells Workingmen in the States Not
*to be in Any Hurry About
Coming to Alaska.
SKATTLK, April 6— Governor
Strong, of Alaska issued a warning
against the overdoing of the Alaska
advertising by the labor agencies and
the newspapers of the states. The
governor stated that until the rail
road started that but few addition
al men would find employment in the
north and that a rush of men ex
pecting to secure positions would on
ly result in great suffering and hard
ships.
The governor will remain here un
til Wednesday, after which he will
leave for Washington and will spend
six weeks in the capital in consul
tation with Secretary Lane and Pres
ident Wilson.
Governor Strong stated that the
mail received by his office had dou- j
bled the past month, thousands of ]
men asking for information regard- j
ing employment in the north and the \
rate of wages. He states that his office j
has received letters from many Ital- j
ians in New York City who wanted i
•osilions on the government railroad.
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Leader of Unemployed Army Sent to
Rockpile for Six Months by
Sacramento Judge.
SACRAMENTO. April 6.—"Genet
;,1” Kelley, the leader of the army of
unemployed, was today sentenced to
serve six months on the rockpile for
vagrancy. Terms ranging from three
months to one year have been dealt
out to ten of his lieutenants and his
army has been dispersed.
Several members of the army are
•■till encamped on a piece of’ ground
purchased by one of the lieutenants
as a refuge for the men when they
were being driven from the city.
Hundreds of the men were also per
mitted by the railroads to ride' on
the freight trains to other fields when
they were offered work. The sher
iffs of all the adjoining counties 6b~
■ccted to the Sacramento authorities
unloading the undesirables into their
territories and took precautions to
keep them moving when in their jur
isdiction.
FOGS WILL STOP
CMML MHC
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PANAMA, April 6.—The engineers
in charge of the work at Panama have
reported that the heavy fogs which
hang over the Cuiebra cut section
of the canal from midnight to early
► morning will prevent the use of the
cabal in that section at night time.
Records kept by the englneers^how
that only a few night's rfaye passed
without heavjf fog banks overhanging,
the canki’ In whtch ho captain will
•lire to navigate his vessel through
the narrow' channel.'
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At'tHk Orpbeum1'Tonight.
The following fink program to
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"V^hlle Baby Slept,”--sensational
animat _■ ..
“Out and In,"--Keystone comedy.
•Ge’tfe^it' Weelfr." — Ibferestltig
eveati.' . .
“TSI6 of a Black Bye,"—Keystone
<om#dJ>. ,
Cfcadfce of program tomorrow even
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GOVERNOR LISTER
to mt Alaska
OLYMI’Ia! April 6.—Governor Lis
ter, of this state, has announced his
intention of visiting Alaska this corixT
Uig summer and will tour the north
in company with Governor Strong.
The two executives will meet in Ju
neau in May and will make a trip to
the westward, where the new gov
ernment railroad is planned and later
will visit Fairbanks and Nome.
CORDOVA PAPER
6E1S SOKE DOPE
Valdez Politics as Seen by Paper in
Our Neighboring Town—Tells Who
is Who in Valdez.
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The Cordova Alaskan, of a recent
date, has the following to say re
garding the coming Valdez election:
Valdez is to have a municipal elec
tion on Tuesday, April 7, and every
body in our neighboring town is
thoroughly conversant with the fact.
It is expected that 600 voes will be
cast, including the women and men
in what was formerly the Reserva
tion and who were not entitled to
vote in the municipality. It is ex
pected that there will be five or six
tickets for council in the Held. Al
ready four have been announced. On
Saturda^jiight last a combination of
Socialists and the Valdez local of the
Western Federation of Miners, nam
ed a full ticket, but we have not
received their names.
The Greater Valdez, non-parti
san ticket, is as follows: E. E. Ritch
ie, Harry E. F. King, J. C. Martin,
John H. Biggs, Jas. H. Patterson, C.
C. Rudolph and John Lyons.
The Frame-Wilson Progressives
and Wickershamites have put up Al.
White, Antone Dahlstroni, Charles
Day, Dolph Smith, James H. Pat
terson, Harry E. F. King and Robert
Ferguson (resigned).
The Grape Juice Bunch feel a
great responsibility in the approach
ing contest and these Sunday school
boy* think that no other combina
tion could present such an array of
pleasing and sterling timber 'as men
who are labeled with their particular
brand of respectability, so they have1
gotten together and evolved a ticket
that is generally regarded as a
screamer, although some say they do
not expect to elect the men selected,
as they rather hold them out as ex
amples of "who’s who" in Valdez,
and who should be in the council.
By name they are known as William
H. Caswell, S. A. Knudson, F.' J.
Hayes, T. E. Wikidel, Trip Gavigan,
J. P. Simonds and Si Perkins.(
There ptom’ses to be a lfveiy Jigjht
for school director. T. J, Donohoe
has been placed in the field., with the
possibility that he will be opposed by
C. E. Bunnell. The retention of
School Principal Davis is largely an 1
issue. Although Attorney Donohoe
may not be present at the election,
as he is in attendance at court in Cor
dova, it is expected that there will :
be no difficulty in electing him. He
is not an admirer of Principal Davis.
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THE M CABLE
IS W «
Tile government cable between
Valdez and Sitka is working badly
and it is feared by Master Electrician
Stocker that the line may go out otj
business, In which" event he Is pre- j
pared to keep communication operj;
by using the navy "wireless from 811-r:
ka to Cape Whitshed and thence by
cable' from Corddva.u> .Vgldetj.
The trouble Is ’ believed to be* wltlt
the iffBUlptLon oje^be t^e.flhich ig,
faulty and leaks. The leakage is
near Sitka.' t
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II WON IS
! E PASSENGERS
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Leaves Spirit City With Big List,
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Many oif Whom Are for Valdez
—Some Old-timers.
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SEATTLE, April 6.—The steamer
Adimral Sampson, of the Admiral
Line, left here last night with every
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stateroom and berth filled and many
were turned away. The passenger
travel for all Alaska ports is the
largest this year that it has been
since the early days and the trans
portation lines are being taxed to the
limit to handle the crowds.
The Sampson has a full freight
cargo and the following Valdez pas
sengers: W. Foster, Lee Foster and
wife, G. Smich, William vyiley, Louis
Larson, E. Westbrook, D. Kellogg, T.
Parker, Vance Stone, George Palmer,
fidith {kloore, A. J. Wendler and wife,
.John, Hazelett, John Miller, W. West,
Emil Davis, R. Weaver. G. Calls and
J9 steerage.
Use Too Much Nitroglycerine and
Explosion Brings Citizens After
Them—Crooks Escape.
LOS ANGELES. April fi. Four
bandif.s wrecked the bank at Glen
dora last night but the noise of the
explosion awakened the people of the
iown and the yeggmen were forced to
leave before they had an opportun
ity to make a cleanup. The yeggs
were not experienced with the nitro
glycerine and used no much that they
tore the entire front out of the build
ing and brought tlie citizens down
upon them.
Realizing that the jig was up they
started for the country and prevent
ed persuit by firing many shots at
the crowd that gathered. Word was1
sent to the surrounding towns and
to this city but so far no arrests have'
been made.
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But the Guard Thinks Different and
of the 13 Who Try to Make a
Get Away Five Are Killed.
SACRAMENTO, April 6.—Thirteen
prisoners in the ippopr,igi|>le .ward,
where the most desperate confirmed
criminals are segregated, i made a de
termined attempt last night to es
cape. The guards, however, after a
desperate battle overpowered the
convicts and forced them back into
their ward, hut,not before five of them
had been killed, ajjd several of the
'remainder’ seriously' wounded.
, Tfc!' convicts ’hacT eVdrSftlil'tig plun
ned .fop a .quick: ^pt flW^f fn^ ma^e
| a rush for the, two turnkeys and ov
erpowered* thehb btit other guards,
Ihegrip ,tha squflfy.tm^. to.thq as
sistance of the turnkeys, and draw
ing" gttma opened fire upon the cop
dorg.,and. jvere. hBk^ fpuUtertt- ,
Mmm
wgrd^Vere severely »iured( but none
of the others were hnrt..
Notice.
I am not pledged to any. platform
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Little Alaaka Steamer is Held by the
Marshal for $9,000 Worth of
Unpaid Repairs.
SKATTLK, April,—The Seattle Dry
Dock and Construction Company to
day filed a liel against the steamer
Corwin for $9,000 for repairs and ov
erhauling of the little Alaskan steam
er. ,
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, The owners have been unable to
furnish a bond as yet, but it is ex
pected that they will do so in a few
days and will then get the vessel out
of the hands of the United States
marshal and prepared for her trip to
Nome with fresh fruits and perish
ables.
The Corwip has beep completely
overhauled apd prepared for the trip
north but the owners were, working
with nothing but confidence and
standoff apd the Seattle Construc
tion company were unwilling to ao~
cepl that as payment.
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BIG SHOttTASE
Mack Mitchell is Reported to Have
Secured $40,000 in Two Years
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of Bank’s Money.
SEATTLE, April The Miners'
and Merchants Bank of Ketchikan
today commenced suit here against
the United States Fidelity Indemnity
Bonding company lo recover $40,000,
claimed to have been stolen from the
bank by former Cashier Mack Mitch -
ell. The embezzlements were made
over a period of two years and were
kept covered by the falsifying of ibe
books.
] Mitchell was discharged several
months ago and a demand was made
upon the indemnity company for the
alleged shortage, hut the bonding
company refused to come across,
claiming that the bank officials had
been careless and had. not notified
them in time.
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Shoots Wife of Dr. Ellis Harbert,
Who Criticised His Method of
Laying' Carpet.
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STOCKTON. Cal., April 6.—Becom
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ing greatly angered because his mis
tress, the wife of Dr. Ellia Harbert,
criticised his manner of laying the
carpet her Japanese servant shot her.
to death and then barricaded himself
in the bedroom of the Harberf. bomp, j
where for two hours he defied the
police and finally gave up the fight by
blowing his brains out.
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The. (jeyvmtt, wps a former, convict
and had been paroled by the prison
authorities. Dr. Harbert had given
him work and was befriending the
cqnvipt by helping him to get a new
start. .......
Neighbors beard the shot, and- the
screams of the dying wo / afl aflc^ tei
eRh°n$L t° the "h? made, .ev
ery, effort h». flaatwre . the murderer,
bflt Ae flped sexefol Phots* at them «nd
kept the patrolmen at bay until they
sept for the fire department and were
■vtipfojf. l^ti9 %. h»d, T“>
In an effort , to flood him out whefl
he" fired "the shot which ended the
battl^*
OLDTIMERS BACK
III THE INTERIOR
FAIRBANKS, April 6.—Many old
timers of this section, some of whom
have not, been in Fairbanks,for many
year?, are returning ,pn the. stggps
from the ,coast and also iron*,interior,
placer camps, because of(the bright
outlook for the mines In this pity and
the. development promised, by the
construction of the government rail
road.
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muTBurcuK
Six Million Dollars Is At Issue In Dis
putes Between United States and
England.
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WASHINGTON. April 6. Six mil
lion dollars is at issue in twenty six
claims now being considered here by
an international tribunal on arbitra
tion. The commission, lucked away
in gn obscure building, is slowly
grinding away at its work. Many of
the claims are hoary with antiquity
and replete with interest
Most important is that made by
Great Britain in behalf of the Oayu
go Indians resident in Canada.. It is
claimed that the ancestors of these
aboriginos were prior to the war of
.1812 deprived of their rights,, which
they had ip a perpetual, annuity of
$2,300, which the state of New York
agreed to pay for lands ceded to it by
the Cayuga nation, TJje petitions
hold that since 1809 only American
Cayugas have been paid the annuity.
The amount claimed with interest,
amounts to nearly $1,000,000.
Among tlie Americans claims there
is one by heirs of William Webster,
who they claim, purchased lands in
New Zealand from native chiefs about
7" years ago. Great Britain grabbed
the property. It amounts to $170,000.
A similar amount is involved in a
like claim by one Sluder, for con
cessions given him by the Sultan of
Jahore, and which he was later de
prived of, The United States is rep
resented in claims for the seizure by
Canadian officials of American fishing
vessels,: and Great Britain in a coun
ter claim for vessejs seized in Bering
Sea by the United States, Great Bri
tain is also pressing claims for cut
ting. of the .oceanic cables at Cienfu
egos, Cuba, in 1896 and in Manila
Bay during the Spanish American
; war. |
Tp.e tribunal bo pass on the claims
include Hop. Henri Froraageot, of
France;, Hon. ChantJUer P. Anderson,
formerly, councellqr Of the. American
Department of, State; Sir Charles
"Fitzpatrick, Chief Justice of Canada.
Senator Millard Undergoes Operation.
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Word was received op the Maripo
sa that Senator Millard had been
forced to undergo an opera(ipn a few
days ago, but that he was doing well.
To the Voters of Valdez.
I wish to respectfully state that I
am bound by no pledges. But if elect
ed I will endeavor. to do pty duty..
HAIt'RY K. F. KING.
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PANAMA, April 6—JUnusualj.,pre
cautions are being taken, by the gov
ernment medical experts to prevent
tfee spread of yellow fever and bu
bonic plague which has broken out,
here. A score of natives are in the
isolation camp being (treated and
buildings are being destroyed and
those who have come in contact wltl^
Ihe patients are being held and
watched for any sign of the dread
diseases. The authorities will main
lain a strict quarantine and hope !
that no new eases, will develop.
from mum
Japanese Stop Farming to Gather the
Light Rock, Which is Being
Placed on the Market.
TOKIO, April 6--A sharp drop in
the pumice stone market may be ex
pected as soon, it was believed here
today, as the pumice stones created
by the eruption of Sakurajima are
placed on the market. Sipce the
eruption the gulf of Kogshima has
been covered by such a mass of float
ing pumice stone that navigation has
been difficult and many large masses
of the useful stone have floated out to
sea.
A few days ago a heavy rain on
Sakura island washed, down huge
masses of pumice stone from the side
of tlie volcano and many of the vil
lagers who live on the island have
quit farming and turned their atten
tian to the harvesting of the pumice
stone, which has been cast at their
doors. One who s of a statistical
turn of nijnd has estimated that Ihe
new pumice stone created by tlie
Sakurajima eruption is enough to
supply the world for ten years.
Appeal Taken From Decision of Fed
eral Court Involving Land Worth
$50,000,000.
SAN KUAN(TSC't). April t;. Allot
neys for the Oregon California rail
road today tiled a three million word
appeal brief in tlie circuit court for
the Ninth district. The railroad is
appealing from the decision of the
district federal court which derided
that the lands valued at $50,000,000,
which the roads claimed had been
forfeited to the government because
of the failure on ihe part of the
corppany to live up to its agreement
when, the grant was made and also
because of fraud in obtaining much
of the land.
The case will be fought to the
highest courts and Ihe railroad of
flcials are confident that the lower
court will be reversed and they will
be allowed to hold tlie lands. Many
settlers have made entry on the sec
tiops in dispute and will be dispos •
sessed if Ihe transportation line wins
its appeal.
M I0W IMS'
NOME, April 6.—The registration
list of this city, which closed last
Friday, show only 985 registered vot
era in Nome in spite of the fact that
156 women voters registered this
year. The loss is 241 votes,, as last,
year the city had a registration of
1,070 voters without counting the
women.
Two full tickets are in the, UeUl
for the .coming municipal elevctipn,
while many who were not .placed; on
the tickets am running, independent
ly. No definite issues jare being
brought out.
To the Voter*.
If dented at the. coming muplcltmt
election.. 1 promise. to. use my beet
judgment for th« interests of the chi
yens at Valdes* , but l am not pledged
to any platform.
WILLIAM A. TH0MAS
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Jeff Dayinjtey, the t mining engi
neer, returned on the Mariposa tt u*
morning.