TURKS REFUSE TO
QUIT ADliPLE
Send Defy to the Powers—Bel iev
ed That Germany and Austria
Are Behind This Move.
Constantinople! Aug. 12.—The
Turkish government has flatly
refused to vacate Adrianople and
has issued a defy to the powers
to put her out. Troops have been
sent north to the city, which has
been provisioned for a long siege.
One hundred thousand troops
are now stationed in the city be
sides the large force about Con
stantinople and more are com
ing from Asia on the prospect of
a light.
London, Aug. 12.—The refus
al of the Turks to v&cale Ad
rianople has caused much specu
la! ion in diplomatic quarters, as
it is feared that the head of Aus
tria and Germany is seen be
hind the Turks, and France. Rus
sia and England are working to
secure, if possible, a peaceful
settlement and will co-operate to
gether a ling these1 lines.
Berlin, Aug, 12—Word has
been received here that the Rus
sian trofips have been mobilized
along the border of Austria and
that the Black Sea fleet Iras been
greatly strengthened, a number
of warships having been built of
which the powers knew nothing.
Large forces of Russian troops
are camped along the border of
Germany and i| is believed here
that the border guards have been
greatly strengthened.
LOS MONEY
SALS S. P. B.
In Operating the Suburban Elec
tric Cars and Ferries About
San Francisco.
San Francisco, Aug. 1-.—The
officials of Liu- Southern Pacific
railroad have announced taht
they are annually losing three
quarters of a million dollars in
operating the electric line and
suburban ferries and that they
intend to look about for some
method of making up I he short
age.
The men employed on the elec
tric line fear a reduction in
wages and have organized to light
any such attempt and will strike
immediately should the company
try to make up the difference by
paying small wages.
MARYLAND III
SOUTHERN PORT
Vallejo, Cal., Aug. 12.—The
cruiser Maryland reached here
today from Alaska after having
made the test of coal mined near
Kalalla, but Commander Andrews
refuses to make any statement
until thei report is submitted to
the Secretary of the Navy and
made public by him.
Juneau is to have a free deliv
ery system, the first, in Alaska.
The city council has ordered all
the streets named and corner
posts erected and the fyouses
numbered.
Twenty dogs were executed in
Nome by the municipal authori
ties during June for being man?
gy
WAR SECRET LOST
FROM BATTLESHIP
Torpedo Lost From Ship While
on Trial Trip, Was Consid
ered Valuable Invention.
London, Aug. 12.—The Japan
ese government has offered a re
ward of $1,000 for the return of
a torpedo lost overboard from
the battleship Kongo, while it was
on a trial trip along the coast of
Ireland a few days ago.
Every effort to locate the tor
pedo, which is considered a most
valuable invention, and which has
been kept secret by the English
and Japanese governments, has
failed.
Scotland Yard detectives, aided
ly the best l uiopean sleuths the
Japanese ambassador can hire
have been working on the mys
Iery and it was thought best to
offer the reward in the event of
I he torpedo being found by fish
ermen.
CANAL ROCK SLIDE
KILLS LABORERS
Twelve Men Working in Quarry
'
Caught When Rock Slides
Into Gloryhole.
Colon, Aug. 12.—Thirteen la
I borers were killed here today in
a big slide in the quarry at Port
Ohello, where large quantities of
rock were being mined for use in
the construction of the canal.
The constant blasting of the
rock finally weakened the top of
the open cut or gloryhole and it
■tumbled upon the workmen, kill
ing twelve of them.
EH ANGERED
IT OUR CRIU
Issues Statement Regarding Mex
ican Situation— Expected
Huerta to Restore Peace.
London, Aug. 12.—Angered at
tne constant criticism from
America because of the recog
nition by England of the provis
ional government in Mexico un
der Huerta. Lord Urey issued a
statement and explains that Hu
erta was recognized merely as a
provisional president in ordefc to
establish order and restore peace
and that the government did not
concern itself with the question
of his right to rule, having ob
tained his power by murder and
treachery.
The action of England in mak
ing this announcement is likely
to greatly strengthen the Amer
ican administration, as it is an
admission that Huerta is believ
ed to have murdered Madero, the
yegularly elected president of
Mexico.
Captain Robert Bartlett, who
is in command of the Karluk,
says he got within 100 mi|e? of
the North Pole writh his «&jp,
the Roosevelt, when Peary ,***
seeking the North ,Pole.~ftor||'
Nugget.
William Morton returned yes
terday from his property on the
glacier, where he is working to
open the ground. 1
Must Call Session of Legislature,
is the Opinion of Attorney
General McReynolds.
Washington, I). C., Aug. 12.—
In spite of the great pressure
brought on the attorney general
by members of the Democratic
party to have him advise Gov.
O'Neil that the appointment of a
senator to succeed Senator John
son, deceased, was legal, he to
day wired the governor that he
was unauthorized to make the ap
pointment and must call a ses
sion of the legislature.
Die delay may seriously effect
the passage of the sugar sched
ule and may demand political re
in gnition and appointments for
his party loyalty,
NOME OUTPUT HAS
Nome—The output ol’ gold
from Howard peninsula for the
past ten years has been $43,773,
802. This total is taken from
the books of the customs house
through the courtesy of It. \V. J
Heed, Nome's custom officer, and
does not include the amounts
which have been sent out or tak
en out by other means than by
the ordinary channels. Mr. Heed
and the office had no record of
the output for the years 1899 to
1902 inclusive but he and others
have made an estimate from var
ious ’facts which indicate ttiat
the output for those four years
was about $7,000,000.
Many interesting facts can be
gleaned from a perusal of the
figures for the various years
and an analysis of them. In ad
dition, to the figures here it is
estimated that at least a quar
ter of a million went out in oth
er ways. Following are the (ig
u res:
1912 .$2,900 797
1911 3,0 42,205
1910 . 3,5 43,319
1909 . 4,009289
1908 . 4,937,253
1907 0,012,489
1900 . 7,290,72 4
1905 . 4,0 48,850
1904 . 3,818,003
1903 . 2,850.907
Total . $43,773,802
Estimated.
1902 .$2,000,000
1901 2,000,000
1900 . 1,500,000
1890 . 1,500,000
Total .-50,773,802
Because (thief of Police Wise
man, of Fairbanks, hit a citizen
over the head with the butt end
of his gun, he is now being tried
for assault. Wiseman says he
used his gun in the interest'»of
society, but a number of witness
es take a different view of the
matter.
DRIVE Hi FEET
TUNNEL IR JDU
In spite of Uie tunnel acci
dent and the Fourth of July, both
of which delayed operations, the
10,000 foot tunnel of the Ala«ka
Gastineau .company at Hheep
'creek forged ahead 000 feet , for
-July,•■under the direction of Pad
dy O’Neill. The tunnel will be
entirely driven by next March,
barring unforseeir circumstan
ces. It will connect the beach
ipiliing system with the Perse
verance mine--ttlie ore division
of the company’s future opera
tions.'^—Juneau Dispatch.
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MEXICAN TENSION
IS RELIEVED
Administration Considers the
Safe Arrival of Qov. Lind
as a Good Sign.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 12.—
The safe arrival of Ex-Gov. Lind,
the special representative of the
president, at Mexico, has great
ly relieved the situation and the
tension is not as noticeable
among the heads of departments
of the administration.
The preparations for protect
ing American interests still.con
tinue, but they are now consid
ered to be more in the nature
of a warning than of a threat.
President Wiilscm has intimat
ed that certain parities, whose
names are unknown, are at tempt
ing to force,‘intervention by the
United States in Mexico.
M'DOMLD USE
COSTLESS $8,000
Juneau.—The trial of the Mac
Donald case • cost tin; United
States government less than $8.
000, according to a statement
made by United States District
Attorney iJohn Ruslgard this
morning. Speaking of the case
today, Mr. Rustgard said:
“In view of the statement! pub
lished, that the government has
spent ten times as much in pre
senting the MacDoald case to a
jury as it has spent in building
roads in Alaska, the following
statement of the government ex
pense in the case may be of in
terest:
Witness fees .$3,315.70
Fees of jurors . 1,107.00
Pay of bailiffs. 138.00
Meals and lodgigns of jur
ors . 758.00
Transcript of testimony 700.00
Special deputy. 441.00
Total.$(>,519.70
“The expense of submitting the
evidence to the grand jury last
December was somewhat less
than $800.
“The case was submitted to
the grand jury without recom
mendation of any kind by any
representtative of the Depart
ment of Justice, and the defend
ant’s friends and attorneys were
requested to submit to the same
grand jury any evidence they
might have, which they did. and
that body had before them also
the transcript of the evidence
taken at the coroner’s inquest at
Douglas.
“At the trial the prosecution
took the position that the petit
jury had a right to find a ver
dict either of murder in the first
degree, or manslaughter. This
position the defense controverted,
and the question of whether or
not the defendant was guilty of
murder in the second degree, or
manslaughter, was therefore not
submitted to the jury and that
| issue has never been tried.”
LEADERS WOn
MUFF
Washington, D. C., Aug. 12—
The Democratic leaders in con
gress are worried over the slow
progress of the tariff and are try- ,
jag to hurry it along. Pressure
is being, brought on the members ]
of the Democrtic party who are
opposed lo the administration
plans and it’is expected that they
will be brought to time.
Fine program at the Orpheum
tonight.
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REPORT AGAINST
GOVERNOR SULZER
Resolution is Introduced to Im
peach Exeoutive and Will be
Voted bn Today.
Albany, N. Y., Aug. 12.—The
Frawley legislative investigating
committee report, sent to the
Senate and House yesterday, has
been accepted and was followed
this morning by a resolution of
impeachment, which will be voted
upon today.
The Republican members of
the legislature, who have been
with the governor up to the pres
ent. along with the Progressive
parly represenlalives, are expect
ed to vote for (he impeachment,
as the evidence against the ex
eeulive is considered as conclu
sive. A few independent Demo
crats may remain with the gov
ernor on the vote of impeachment
according to pfesenl expecta
tions by the leaders.
ORE HANDLERS
RETURN 10 WORK
Men i-ose Strike and Operations
Will be Resumed in a Few
Days.
1 >ul(iLit. Aug. 12.-All the strik
ers here returned to work to
day and the ore shipments
are being moved. The striking
men surrendered everything and
the operators refused to recog
nize the unions, to grant higher
wages or to allow any of the
numerous demands made by the
ore handlers.
GABLESHIP IS
UY READY
If Next Break of Cable Does Not
Come Too Soon Burnside
Will oe Available.
Seattle, Aug. ^he cable
ship Burnside has finally been
remodeled and is soon expected
to be taken out of dry dock in
time for the next break in the
cable unless it comes too soon.
The ship has been changed in
to an oil burner and many
changes have been made, costing
the government over $100,000.
New Boat for Shoup Bay Run.
The launch Ida, in command
of Capt. VV. J. Callighan, has been
placed on the run from Valdez to
Shoup bay and way stations. The
Ida is a larger boat than the
Viking, is equipfctl with a two
cylinder 16-honse power gas en
gine and is staunch and sea
worthy. Capt. Callighan says he
is now able to make the run down
the bay in all kinds of weather,
winter < r summer, and can com
fortably carry 15 passengers.
The Ida is 30 feet long and has
a beam of 9 feet. She leaves as
usual from the Valdez dock,
Notloo.
Mrs. A. Burr has moved her
stock of ladies goods to (he Dal
ton cottage, formerly occupied by
Mrs. Woolrtdge, where she will
be pleased to receive her many
customers. ’Phone No. 111.
HOLD CAUCUS ON
CURRENCY BILL
Democratic Members of House
Consider the Administration
Currency Sill.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 12.—
The Democratic members of the
House held a caucus today on the
currency hill desired by the ad
ministration and the' party whip
will be used to force the men
into line. Since the first bill has
been introduced Republican and
Democratic members of the low
er House has added amendment
after amendment to the proposed
will, besides a large number of
currency bills introduced by oth
er members of the House until
it was decided to hold tile caucus
and force all the members of the
dominant parly to support the
admiuistral ion bill.
The opposition to the act lias
become formidable but the ad
ministration lenders do not fear
for it in the House, but have some
doubts about being able to force
if through (he Senate.
Nothing has as yet been an
nounced as to I lie decision of the
caucus.
TRANSPARENT SKIRTS
UNDER SPOKANE BAN
Spokane, Aug. 12.--Commis
sioner of Public Safely David CL
Coates, who is a Socialist, has
issued orders to the police to ar
rest women who may appear on
'the streets in transparent, flimsy
silhouette gowns.
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SOLDIERS LEAVE
CALUMET MINES
Special Deputies Are Substituted
—Strike Breakers Arrive to
Start the Mines.
Calumet, Midi., Aug. 12.--Un
der instruct mils from the gover
nor 1,000 of the state troops
have been ordered hack to their
homes and the sheriff lias been
instructed to swear in an equal
number of special deputies to
take their places.
A'o disturbances have occurred
in the past few days and the
companies claim that they have
enough men to resume ship
ments. Several train loads of
strike breakers have been receiv
ed from Eastern cities and have
been put at work.
MULHALL ON
STAND AGAIN
Washington, 1). 0., Aug. 12—
Martin Mulhall began his testi
mony before The House Lobby
committee today and will be kept
on the stand for several days and
the congressmen who have been
accused by the agent of the Man
ufacturers’ Association with hav
ing aided him are primed so as
to hand him a good drubbing and
will make a strong effort to
break down his statements.
Says Uia Home Nugflet
F. H. Waskey, Alaska’s first
delegate to Congress, arrived
here on the Victoria. He will
stay in Nome about a month.
He will then leave for the Kus
kokwim country where he has
entered fishing and other enter
prises.