nmiTKD irnr VALDEZ ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 1010. M'MHKK III
VULUAUi AIV _ . _
SENATE PUSSES
PHILIPPINE SILL
LITTLE DEBATE UPON MEASURE
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BUI Granting Independence to the
Philippine Islands When Compe
tent to Sustain a Stable Govern
ment Is Passed.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 10.—
The Senate yesterday passed, without
change, the House Bill providing for
the independence of the Philippine
islands. There was little debate on
the measure. By the terms of the
bill independence will he granted to
the Filipinos when it is deemed they
are capable of maintaining a stable
government. The original draft of
the bill set the time for the establish
ment of the Philippine government
at four years from the passage of the
bill, but this was amended in the
House, making the time dependent
upon the ability of the islanders to
govern themselves.
STRONG WITNESS
IN RATEJTEARING
SAYS SEATTLE LOGICAL PORT
Declares Routing of Tourists Exclud
ing Spirit City Would Be Detri
mental to the Development of the
Northland.
SEATTLE, May 10.—Gov. Strong
>of Alaska at the federal rate hear
ing is this city yesterday, testified
that the routing of tourists to Alaska
excluding Seattle, would be detri
mental to the development of Alaska.
He said that Seattle, by reason of its
geographical position, was the logical
port for the arrival and departure
of steamers from and to the North.
BRITISH LOSS
J IRISH REVOLT
HUNDRED SOLDIERS ARE KILLED
Premier Asquith Tells House of Com
mons One Hundred Troopers Kill
ed and Four Hundred Wounded In
Campaign Against Ireland.
LONDON, May 10.-|-Premier As
quith, in an address to the House of
Commons this morning stated that
the fighting in Ireland during the re
cent uprisings resulted in the killing
of one hundred of the soldiers and
the wounding of four hundred. The
number of Irish killed was not made
known.
DEMAND FOR WATER
GROWS IX SEATTLE
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SEATTLE, May 10.—Consumption
of water in Seattle hotels has actu
ally increased to such an extent since
fjjrohibition went into effect on Janu
ary 1, that the hotel keepers have pe
tioned for a reduction in their water
rates. A petition signed by nineteen
leading hotel keepers wgs filed with
the city council yesterday asking for
a 30 o^r cent reduction of water rates.
The Wtjtion sets forth that since the
first of ifenuary guests are using water
for other purposes than bathing, and
that the public washrooms have in
creased the use of the H20 until the
consumption has become so great
that the hotels should have a lower
rate. And Seattle water is not very
’Jfeood at that.
Mariposa Passes Hkagway.
* The steamer Mariposa left Skag
way at 10 o’clock yesterday morning
and" should lie in Cordova some time
this evening and in Valdez probably |
tomorrow.
HUNGER PREVAILENT IN
CAPITAL OF MEXICO
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WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 10.—
Conditions in Mexic^ City are report
ed today to the State Department
from confidential sources as bad from
every point of view and that descrip
tion was said to include thee apitol
and the immediate surrounding coun
try. Food supplies are reported in
sufficient and the railroads are un
able to relieve the conditions. The
pursuit if Villa by American troops,
the advices said, bids fair to make
him a hero of national proportions
and has had a natural effect upon
the Carranza government. The finiu
cial situation was given as poor.
sins LOSE
FIGHTPinSBURG
RETURN TO WORK OLD SCALE
Workingmen at Westingliou.se Plants
Vote to Declare the Strike Off and
Return to Work—Ixi.se Million in
Wages.
PITTSBURG. May 10.—The strike
at the plants of' the Westinghouse
Manufacturing Company in this city
has been declared off and the men
have returned to work. ,
The strikers failed to gain their
demands, and returned to their la
bors at the same scale prevailing at
the time they went out. It is estim
ated that the strike has cost the work
ingmen about a million dollars in
wages.
CHINESE REBELS
SHUT REPUBLIC
REVOLUTION GAINING GROUND
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Figlilng Occurs in the Streets of Prin
cipal Cities and Republic is Declar
ed with Canton as the Capital.
PEKING. May 10.—The revolution
in the southern pronvinces is rapidly
gaining ground, and fighting in the
streets has occured in several of the
larger cities between the rebels and
the adherents of the Yuan Chi Kai
regime. The revolutionists have de
clared a republic of the southern pro
vinces, with the capital as Canton.
CAPTAIN SAY8 SHIP
SUNK WITHOUT WARNING
LONDON, May 10.—Capt. Bead
nell, commander of the Cymric, which
was sunk yesterday in the English
channel, has arrived here. He states
that his ship was torpedoed without
warning, no opportunity being given
the members of the crew to take to
the boats before the steamer was at
tacked.
AMERICANS ARE NOT
FORCED INTO ARMY
OTTAWA, May 10.—The Canad
ian government officially denied to
day that Americans have been enticed
to British Columbia with promises of
employment and then pressed to en
list in Canadian regiments for over
sea service. The statement that this
had been done was credited to Rob
ert E. Mansfield, American consul at
Vancouver. The subject was brought
up in parliament today by Repre
sentative Stevens, of Vancouver, who
asked the government to communi
cate with Washington.
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TURKS WIPE OUT FOUR
SQUADRONS OF CAVALRY
••BERLIN, May 10.—Turkish troops
annihilated four British cavalry
squadrons, about 800 men, in a battle
April 23 near Quatia, about twenty- ]
five miles east of the Suez canal. This
information was contained in an of-1
flcial report issued by the Turkish1
war department, under date of April1
27.
The launch Shamrock. Capt. Mar
cum, will leave in the morning for,
Ellnmar, Landlock and Fidalgo.
ADMITS ATTACK
STEAMER SUSSEX
OFFICER WILL BE PUNISHED
Kaiser Wilhelm, in Note to President
Wilson, States Channel Steamer
wits Tor|>edoed by a German Sub
marine-—Will Make Amend-.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 10.—
Kaiser Wilhelm, of Germany, Has per
sonally addressed a note to President
Wilson, supplemental to the official
German reply to the President's note
on the submarine policy of that coun
try.
The Kaiser admits the fairness of
the American attitude on the Sussex
sinking, and further admits that the
channel steamer was sunk by a torpe
do from a German submarine. He
states that the admiralty has made a
thorough investigation of the affair,
and there no longer remains any
doubt that the ill-fated steamer was
attacked by a German submarine, and
that the commander of the undersea
craft will be punished for exceeding
his instructions. Hdf further states
that Germany is prepared to make
amends for any injury sustained by
citizens of the United States who were
on the steamer.
FOUR KILLED
POWDER MILL
PLANT WRECKED I5Y EXPLOSION
Thirty Employes of the Atlus Powder
Company ate Injured this After
noon* and Elaines are Destroying j
Remainder of the Plant.
TRENTON, N. J., Hay 10.—A ter
rific explosion wrecked the plant of
the Atlas Povvtler Company near here
inis afternoon. Four employes of the
plant were killed and thirty injured.
The, buildings caught fire from the
j explosion and are now burning fierce
ly. The cause of the explosion is un
known.
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DAILY DOINGS OF
THE DISTRICT COURT
The application for a liquor license
by A1 Davis of Knik, occupied the at
tention of the court this morning. Mr.
Davis appeared personally, and was
subjected to a severe cross-examina
tion by the court and the district at
torney. The district attorney's office
objected strenuously to the granting
of the license on the grounds that Mr.
Davis is alleged to have sold liquors
to transportation to various points,
including Anchorage, where they were
sold again. The court refused to re
new the license and cancelled the re
maining period of the present li
cense.
TURKS PLAN OFFENSIVE
AGAINST ENGLISH IN EGYPT
BERLIN, May 10.—A dispatch re
ceived here this afternoon from Con
stantinople states that the Turks are
planning a huge offensive movement
against the British troops in Egypt.
GARMENT CUTTERS GO
ON STRIKE IN CHICAGO
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CHICAGO, May 10.—The garment
trade in this city experienced its first
labor trouble this year when one
thousand employes in the cutting de
partments of the various factories
struck for .an advance of pay. It is
expected that other branches of the
industry will follow unless an In
crease in wages in granted.
REMAINS OF SHORT
BROUGHT TO TOWN
The remains of Louis Short, which
were found on the side of the moun
tain last Saturday, were brought to
town yesterday by Deputy Marshal A1
Sullivan and City Marshal Scott. nhey
were delivered to undertaken G. W.
Robbins and will be prepared for
burial.
ENGLISH DISBELIEVE
GERMANS KEEP PROMISES
LONDON, May 10.—The press to
day bitterly assails Germany for the
attacks by submarines upon merchant
vaasels without giving warning and
cites the case of the Cymric as proof
that Germany has no intention of car
rying out her pledges made to the
United States that all vessels of the
enemy nations should be given warn
ing and the crew permitted to leave
before the vessel was sunk.
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LATEST OFFENSIVE CHECKED
German Attack South of Moulin
Is Repulsed by French Who Inflict
Heavy Losses—Artillery lire Has
Practically Ceased.
PARIS, May 10.—The German at
tacks in the vicinity of Verdun is
slacking up considerably. The in
fantry attacks have fallen off to spas
modic charges at various points. The
latest was one of some magnitude
south of Moulin, where the Germans
launched a sharp attack yesterday,
but were driven back with consider
able loss. The artillery fire has also
practically ceased.
WARSHIPS GLASH
IN NORTH SEA
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BRITISH SCBMARIXK CRIPPLED
German Admiralty Deports Engage
ment Bepift'ii German and British
Warships in Which British Subma
rine Is Crippled. -
LONDON, May 10.—A dispatch re
ceived here today front Amsterdam
states that the German Admiralty has
issued a bulletin in Berlin stating that
an engagement occurred in the North
! Sea yesterday between vessels of the
British and German fleets. A Brit
ish submarine, while trying to attack
|a German warship was crippled by
fire front tHe vessel and is believed to
have sunk. No word has been receiv
ed here from vessels of the fleet tell
ing of any conflict.
WADA BELIEVED
BEEN' MURDERED
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FORMER ALASKAN IS MISSING
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Noted Japanese Runner of Fairbanks
Has Myterlously Disappeared from
San Pedro—Life Has Been Threat
ened.
SAN PEDRO, Calif., May 10.—
Wada, a Japanese, well known In
Alaska, particularly^ the Fairbanks
section, where he gain'ed considerable
fame as a runner, has disappeared
from here under suspicious circum
stances.
Wada has been employed by a fish
ing company here for some time, and
has incurred the enmity of the Japa
nese fishermen. It is said that his
life has been threatened several times
and it is believed here that he has
met witlr foul play, as there is no
reason known for his disappearance.
The police are investigating the af
fair, but as yet have succeeded in un
earthing no clue to the whereabouts!
of the missing man. i
Fish are lilting.
The trout have arrived and in |
quantities. Henry Suessdorf, Ben |
Waller and Burr Snyder caught 80 of
the finny beauties yesterday in the;
Lake stream between the bridge and
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SITUATION ALONG' IE BORDER
CONSIDERED THREATENING
TROOPS BEING Rl/SHED FROM ALL OVER THE COI NTRV TO THE
LINK—RANGERS ENGAGE IN BI NNING FIGHT WITH BANDITS.
KILLING EIGHT—VILLA CHIEF SEEN NEAR TORKEON, AND IT
IS RELIEVED VILLA IS NEAR—REPORTED BREAK BETWEEN
CARRANZA AND OHKKGON OVER AGREEMENT WITH l'NT TED
STATES—MEXICAN TROOPS PATROL BORDER.
WASHINGTON, i). May 10.—
The situation along the Mexican bor
der is still considered critical and in
official circles the fear is expressed
that nothing short of active interven
tion in the affairs of the Southern re
public will restore peace and put an
end to the raids on the towns along
the border.
President Carranza has agreed to
the arrangement for the continuing
of the United States troops in Mexico,
and the use of the railroads for the
transportation of supplies. He places
the blame for the delay in the con
firmation of the agreement on his
Secretary of War, General Obregon.
who is violently opposed to the troops
remaining south*of the border and if
is said, has broken with his chief over
this point.
It is becoming more and more ap
parent that Carranza has but little
authority over the people, even mem
| hers of the federal troops showing a
[decided leaning toward Villa, and a
lash between the United States troops
Sand Mexican civilians may be expect
jed at any time. Throughout the
northern Mexican states the people
are generally hostile to all Americans
and take no pains to hide their hos
tility. As a consequence it is believed
to be but a matter of a short time
before some aet -of hostility will make
jit Imperative for the United States to
[intervene and suppress the turbulent
[element which has kept the country
[in a turmoil for 3 number of years
j past.
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j Rangers Fight Villistns.
j MARATHON, Texas. May 10-—
[Word was received here this morn
ling that a band of Texas rangers
'overtook a portion of the band of
[Mexican outlaws concerned in the
| raid on Boquillas and Glenn Springs.
IA running fight ensued in which eight
of the Mexicans were killed. None of
[the rangers were wounded. The ban
idits made their escape, crossing the
| border into Mexico.
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Signal Corps Arrive.
I MARATHON, Texas, May 10.—A
detachment of the United States army
Signal Corps arrived here last night
and is now engaged in establishing
communication with Glenn Springs,
about 65 miles south of this place.
Nothing has been heard from there
since the morning of the raid when
the Mexicans attacked the nine sol
diers stationed there.
Villa Chief Seen.
TORREON, Mexico, May 10.—Gen.
Hernandez, Villa's second in com
mand, has been reported as seen near
jhere recently. It is the belief that
'Hernandez is not far away from his
|chief, and that the outlaw leader is
[somewhere in this vicinity. This city
is about 150 miles southeast of the
point where Villa was last reported,
and is far beyond the reach of the
United States troops in southern Chi
huahua.
Change of Headquarters.
EL PASO, May 10.—President Wil
son has ordered General Funston,
commander of the Unit^l States
troops along the border, to transfer
his headquarters from Columbus,
New Mexico, to San Antonio, Texas,
the latter being better situated as re
gards transportation for the handling
of the troops. Large reinforcements
have been ordered there, and it Is ex
pected that the troops will begin to
arrive within the next twenty-four
hours.
Troops Ordered South.
VANCOUVER, Wash., May 10.—
The soldiers stationed here have been
ordered to the Mexican border and
will leave at once to join Gen. Funs
ton’s command.
Mexicans Patrojf Border.
EL PASO, May 10.—A report was
received here this morning to the ef
fect that a large body of Carranza.,
the Big Bend of the Rio Grande,
south of Boguiiias and Glenn Springs
for the purpose of intercepting the
raiders who crossed the border Mon
day.
Fort Wright Troops Going.
SPOKANE, Wash., May 10.—The
troops stationed here have been or
dered to proceed at once to San An
tonio to join the force of Gen. Funs
ton. Active preparations are under
way to fit the soldiers out for the
journey and they will get away with
in a few hours.
Fourteenth Ih-part*.
SEATTLE. May 10.—The Four
teentii Infantry, stationed at Ft. Law
ton. received orders yesterday to re
port at Douglas. Arizona, and left for
the south this afternoon.
Americans Fleeing.
SEATTLE. May 10. --Adtu. Wins
low. commanding the American
squadron now on the west coast of
Mexico, reports that seventy citizens
of the United States have embarked
at Manzanillo, and are making their
way to San Diego. The fugitives
state that conditions are becoming
such that the lives of American citi
jzens in western Mexico are no longer
safe!
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I Obregon Confers With Scott.
EL PASO, May 10.—General Obre
rgon, Mexican Secretary of War. made
' a 11 haste to reach here seeking a con?
j Terence with General Scot^ when he
!learned that President Wilson had or
dered Urge reinforcements for the
1 army in Mexico and along the border.
I The Mexican general is much alarmed
over the President's action, and says
that an agreement between Mexico
:and fhe United Spates, that will be
!satisfactory to the United States, wilt
lie at once forthcoming, and that
i there is no need for a larger force of
i United States soldiers in Mexico. He
| states that the Carranza troops wiiij
i co-operate with the Americans in ev
■ ery way to put down outlawry and
prevent raiders from crossing the line
'from Mexico into the States. He is
I much perturbed over the effect that
i additional troops wilt have on the
j Mexican people, stating that an out
break wilt undoubtedly follow the
sending of reinforcements to the
i troops already across the line.
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: General Revolt Xi|t|>ed.
! 8AN ANTONIO. May 10.—The ac
tion of the, government In assembling
| troops alOng the border has nipped in
the bud a general uprising in Mexi
co, which had been planned to take
! place at this time according to ad
vices received from Mexico today. It
is said that the orders already issued
by the War Department will bring
50,000 troops here for duty along the
border.
BAR SILVER IS HIGHER
, THAN IN PAST DECADE
NEW YORK. May 10.—Bar silver
is quoted at seventy-one and three
eighths an ounce, the highest price
in almost a decade. A month ago
the quotation ’was sixty and three
fourths, early in the year fifty-six
and just before the war fifty-two and
one-fourth was a fair quotation.
Withdrawal of gold as a medium of
circulation from practically all the
markets of the world except this
country accounts almost fully for the
sensational advance in silver. Incid
ents the Mexican disturbances have
served materially to curtail the sup
ply. In recent months thqjfe has been
heavy shipments of silver from this
country to England. France and Rus
sia, while the demand from China
and East India has almost been un
precedented. The United States gov
ernment also is in the market for
large quantities of the metal.
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