yOL VALDEZ, ALA8KA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1913. NO. 26S.
6ERMMY DECLINES
FAIR INVITATION
Joins England in Refusing to cx
hibit—Twenty-two Nations
Accept nvitation.
Berlin, Aug. 19.—The Berlin
foreign office has announced to
day and informed the American
ambassador that the German
government wou|d .not partici
pate in the Panama exposition to
be held in San Francisco in 1915.
» Washington, D. 0., Aug. 19.—
The statement was made at the
State department that Germany
had declined to take part in the
exposition. The German govern
ment notified the United States
some time ago that Germany
would be unable to furnish any
exhibits for San Francisco un
less satisfactory assurances
were given by this government
that designs of German fabrics
and other manufactures that
might be exhibited there would
be amply protected against pi
racy by American manufactur
ers.
It was understood from what
was said at the State depart
ment that Germany had followed
up this notice by a more form
al communication indicating that
her participation in the exposi
tion need not be expected.
Bills have been introduced in
congress granting copyright and
trade mark protection to designs
of 'foreign fabrics exhibited at
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CORDOVA CHAMBER
WILL Flit TRAIL
People of the Railroad Town
Are Not Disturbed by Knock
ing Reports.
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— •
Cordova, Aug. 19.-The Cordova
Chamber of Commerce yesterday
decided to place crews of men to
work on the trail from McCarthy
to Scolai pass, especially to and
across the Ni/.ina river. The most
favorable reports continue to
come from the new gold camp
and the people here anticipate a
still greater stampede when the
men who are now investigating
the liiicl come out and telegraph
to friends.
The knocks by people who make
the trip into the Shushanna with
but a few days’ grub and are then
compelled to rush out without an
investigation,* have not effected
the belief of the people here that
the Shushanna will hi* a /great
placer camp.
Mariposa Leaves Tonight.
Seattle, Aug. 19—The steam
er Mariposa will leave here to
night.
ALAMEDA HEBE
* FROM SOUTH
Tlie Alameda, of the Alaska
. Steamship line, in command of
Captain Warner, reached Valdez
tin's morning al 5:kO and sailed
west at noon. She brought a
number of sjampeders who are
desirous of going into the new
strike via the government road to
(liilkana and then up Ihc Copper
river. ' t
The Valdez passengers from
SeaftlP'tterc lvH, JJurd and wife,
AfiafiUt-and C. T. Hoggs.
Sutv-cribe for the Prospector
SENATORS FIGHT
FOR FREE SUGAR
•
Say Passage of Present Schedule
Means Ruin of Beet Industry
in the United States.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 19.—
Senators Smith f of Michigan,
Smoot of Utah, Lodge of Massa
chusetts, and Cummings of Iowa,
made an attack on the sugar
schedule, of the Wilson-Under
wood tariff measure, claiming its
passage meant the killing off of
the beet industry of the states,
as the foreign product would
come into the country cheaper
than the American farmers could
raise the beets.
Senator Bristow, in his speech,
declared that the | trusts have
abandoned their efforts to control
the beet sugar industry and they
well knew the industry was doom
ed by the present tariff.
FRITZ VOGES
ON HIS WAY
Last Seen on Train Bound for
Rochester, Where He Will
Represent Valdez.
“Seattle, Aug. C.—Fritz Voges,
Esq., oil' 10:15 a. m. for Roches
ter, with $(>8.17 in cash, sleeper
and all.”
The foregoing memorandum is
a note from l)r. J H. Burton and
brings the glad news In his Val
dez clients and constituents that
'Herr Voges will hereafter repre
sent Valdez as consul at Roches
ter, New7 York, unless he fell off
it he train somewhere this side of
his destination. |
Doc Burton was retained as ad
vance agent to get railroad trans
portation /or Fritz from Seattle
to Rochester, and the foregoing is
his official report. Fritz, was
quite indignant when he found
that the purse raised to pay his
expenses as delegate to Roches
ter was not to be cut rusted to
him. He was further affronted
when he was handed a steerage
ticket. He thought a profession
al gentleman of his quality ought
to ride first-class and carry his
own coin.
The financiers of the Fritz ex
pedition were obdurate. They
gave I he purse to \V. \V.. Harvey,
who was traveling on the same
boat. Between him and Doc Bur
ton Fritz seems to have been kept
on the track until he lefl Seat
tle, at least.
Fritz has went. .
RAILROAD MEN
VISITS VALDEZ
lieorge W. Hibbard, general
passenger agent of the Chicago
& Milwaukee railroad, and A. E.
Harris, traveling agent of the
same line, passed through Val
dez today on the Alameda. The
two railroad men. are visiting
Alaska for the lirst time and are
determined to secure the patron
age of the traveling Alaska pop
ulace over their new line, recent
ly commpleted and considered the
bes; transcontinental road.
Mr. Harris will remain in Alas
ka and will represent the com
pany in the norlhland.
MPs. _ll.oJ.iert McIntosh, who
made a visit to Cordova, return
ed on this morning's steamer
from the railroad town.
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it
ill THAW IS
STILL 1CMIGHT
Warrant Issued for His Arrest
Charged With Conspiracy—
Mother Receives Letter.
New York, Aug. 19.—Harry
Thaw has not been captured as
yet and Mrs. Thaw, his mother,
has received a letter from him
slating that he would soon be at
Elmhurst. The mother is delight
ed at the news and will welcome
her son. i
The New York authorities have
issued a warrant for the arrest
of Harry Thaw, charging him
with having entered into a con
spiracy with the aged keeper of
the gate. The offense charged is
extraditable. I
CLAYTON FIGHTS
FOR SENATORSHIP
Presents His Credentials Bjtthe
General Belief is That He Will
Not be Seated.
Washington, D. C.. Aug. 19.—
Congressman Clayton recently
appointed by fiov. O’Neil to suc
ceed Senator Jolmson, deceased,
has presented his credentials to
the Senate and will make a light
for recognition. j
The general opinion in politi
cal circles is that the Senate will
refuse to recognize his appoint
ment and will require the elec
tion of a senator by the people
of Alabama to till the vacancy.
policTthi
MAN MURDERED
Millionaire McAlpine, Lumber
man, Dies and Family Say Sui
cide—Police Think Murder.
Duluth, Aug. 19.—The investi
gation held yesterday over the re
mains of John McAlpine, I lie mil
lioliaire lumberman, who died
{suddenly, and who was reported
by the family as having commit
told suicide, showed that the mil
lionaire had been murdered, and
it is now believed that his wife
and son are guilty, although no
arrests have been made as yet
ny the police.
McAlpine was insured for
$240,000 in favor of his wife and
boy.
Band Plays Next Thursday.
The 30tlj infantry band from
Fort Liscum will play-next Thurs
day afternoon between 4 arid 5
on tile court house lawn. The
concert arranged for today was
not given.
Notice.
The (luild will hold a “silver
coin tea” at the residence of Mrs.
Shepard from 3 to 5 oil Thurs
day. All are welcome: Chairs will
be for-rent during the hand con
cert.
• \V. K. Wood, the' candidate for
marshal,' returned *o*Cord«va on
the Alameda.- a Her a trip to
Washington'1 to further his oan
•didacy for the'position now held
by 11. P. Sullivan.
GARMQDY RULES
AGIST SULZER
Says That Li^ut. Governor is Leg
al Head of State—Many De
partments With Him.
Albany, N. Y., Aug. 19.—Attor
ney General Carmody today ruled
that Lieut. Governor Glynn was
the legal head of the state and
that until the impeachment trial
is held and Gov. Sulzer is exon
erated he cannot exercise ;the
functions of his office under the
New' York state constitution.
Most all of the departments of
the state government have al
ready recognized the lieutenant
governor, and it is certain that
in the face of the ruling of the
attorney general that the others
will certainly do so.
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CASTRO REBELS
ARE DEFEATED
Castro and His Men Fleeing to the
!
aorder to Escape Sure Ven
geance If Caught.
—
Willemstad-Curacao, Aug. 19.
The town of Coro, in the state
of Falcon, Venezuela, which was
captured by I lie Castro rebels on
July 30th and held by them since
that time, was recaptured yester
day by the federal troops.
Gen. Castro and his brother and
two nephews, who are leading the
rebellion, are fleeing before the
advance of the loyal troops, and
every elforl is being made to cap
ture them so that they may be
executed.
FOSS REJOINS THE
GRIND OLD PARTY
Democratic Governor of IBay State
Says Democrats are Sending
Country to Perdition.
Lynnville, Mass., Aug. '19.—
<iov. Kugene N. Foss yesterday
announced that lie would join tin*
Republican parly and I bat he is
now a Republican, although he
has twice been elected as gov
ernor of the state on the Demo
crat ie ticket.
The governor came pul today
with a statement condemning the
Democratic emigres? for its tar
iff legislation and announcing
that in the future he would do
the greater part cf his machin
ery manufacturing in Canada.
This statement followed Ihe an
nouncement that the B. F. Sturte
vanl company, ihe concern which
the governor controls, had pur
chased a facti ry in Call, Out. Mr.
Foss lakes ti e opportunity to re
peat the denunciation of the
Democratic parly’s policies which
he uttered in the form of a special
message to’the legislature'Some
weeks ago. |
Oov. Foss also criticised the
conditions in the labor unions
throughout the country, tie said
laboring men were being sold out
by their leaders every day in the
year, and that Ihe unions should
lie investigated.
■It- is necessary, says the gov
ernor. to return the Republican
party In power or Ihe industries
of the nation will lie destroyed.
QUINCY EDITOR
SHOOTS LAWYER
California Men Quarrel About Lo
cation of School Building
One Dead Other in Jail.
Quincy, Cal., Aug. 10.—Editor
Hall of the Quincy Bulletin, kill
ed the former city attorney,
(ireenville Boyle, today, shooting
him down in a crowded Jitreet
because the two men could not
agree about the location of the
■new city high school .
The feud as to the location of
the school building has grown
more aiul more bitter since I be
appropriation was made and the
two mrfn differed as In the prop
er location.
Hall was immediately arrested
and is now in jail. He claims he
killed Boyle in self defense.
ALASKA MONEY
FOR FISHERMEN
Industry Which Cannot be Taxed
Pays Its Laborers in the
States—Wick’s Pets.
The following article appeared
in the Bellingham Sentinel and
tells of the fishermen who come
north every year and make a neat
grubstake and go south with the
geese to spend it “on the flesh
pots of the outside.” This is the
industry wlpc.li Delegate Wicker
sham was so anxious to protect
that he exempted the canneries
from taxation and the fisheries
from regulation by the territorial
legislature: )
“The steamship Windher ar
rived in Bellingham the forepart
of this week with all the fisher
men from the north, amount
ing to about 300 men, who drew
their pay from the Pacific Amer
ican and at once proceeded to tell
their varied experiences' during
the eight months they have been
exiled in a land where nothing
but fish and Indians were counted
as stock i trade. The men were
all happy and exuberant in Ihe'ir
praise of ilie treatment received
at the hands of the cannerymen
in the north. After landing they
listed and at once the employees
of the P. A. F. got busy drawing
checks for the amount due them
for the time employed in that
'section.. Superintendent Bros
scan was kept busy checking up
and issuing checks, and when the
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STOLE MONET
JSJINCHED
Jackson, Miss., Aug .19. — Har
ney Lewis, who stole $50,000 from
the New Orleans & Northwestern
railroad last January, and who
has been a fugitive from justice
since that time, was caught here
today and is now in the local jail
awaiting the arrival of officers
from New Orleans.
Qig Moose Won't Run.
Milwaukee, Aug. 19.—Davidson,
the local Bull Moose leader, is
in receipt of a letter from the big
Bull Mooser Teddy, that life
aforesaid Teddy will not be a
candidate for the. presidency in
1910.
Orpheum Tonight.
Fine change of movies at the
Orpheum tonight at eight o'clock
sharp.
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MORE OEMS
OF IRE WRECK
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Estimated 28 to 35 Lives Lost
-.Many Well Known People
Captain’s Work Praised.
Juneau, Aug. lily—As nearly
as can be figured al present the
loss of life when the State of
California sank Sunday morning
at C.ambier bay will he between
28 and 35. The lists show the
boat had 07 passengers and car
ried a crew of 70; 115 people
were waved, leaving a loss of 28,
but the names on the list of pas
sengers' saved does not agree with
the list of those who had pur
chased tickets and therefore it is
thought that many others were
on the ship and were lust. Thirty
names of people on the passenger
list do md appear in the list of
saved. II is expected that some
people were aboard the ship who
were not listed, as is generally
the ease, and the list of dead is
sure to be at least 30. Five pas
sengers hoarded Jhe ship at
‘Wrangell and their names have
not been secured al preselll; on
ly three Wrangell passengers
were saved.
Ten bodies have been recover
ed and seven of them have been
identified. They are John Yan
jlerlas and Mrs. John Vanderlas,
of Austin. Tex.: Mrs. E. C. Ward
and l.ila B. Ward, wife and
Seattle; Mrs. Albert Birnbaum, of
ager of the Pacific Coast Steam
ship company, whose home is in
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HUERTA DEFUSES •
MEDITATION OFFER
Demands Immediate Recognition
From United States—Diplomat
ic Relations 3e Severed.
Mexico I lily. Aug. ID.— Huerta
refuse's in accept mediation and
demands that the railed States
government immediately recog
nize the provisional government.
The demand of the Huerta
government for recognition will
mean the breaking off of diplo
matic relations between the two
countries.
Washington, l>. C,., Aug. ID.—
The provisional government of
Mexico has demanded immediate
recognition from the United
Slates, but it is not believed here
that President Wilson Will be
moved from his position of non
recognition and it is pointed out
that Huerta has much to lose by
carrying out his threat of sever
ing diplomatic connections be
tween the two countries and it is
not thought possible that he will
do so.
MANY LIVES LOST
ON MACAO ISLAND
Hong Kong, China, Aug. 19.—
Reports have been received here
from the island of Macao telling
of l he great damage and loss of
life during the recent typhoon.
Hundreds of people are dead and
many injured. An appeal for aid
has been sent out by the island
ers and I hey are unable to care
for the injured. Medical supplies
are now en route to I he sufferers.
Meyer Mlum, who lias spent (lie
past few weeks in Cordova, re
turned lo Valdez this morning ou
the Alameda.