yoL 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPT. 27, 1913. MO. 29S.
MUST SERVE
THEIR SENTENCES
Presid®nt Wilson (Refuses to
Pardon the Convicted Cali
fornia Coal Dealers.
Washington, Sept. —Pfes
ideiit Wilson has refused In par
don Bullock and .Houston, who
were sentenced to serve a term
in the penitentiary and pay
heavy lines for defrauding the
government out of hundreds of
thousands of dollars in customs
duties and collusion.
Attorney General McReynolds
signed the petition to the presi
dent asking that they he pardon
ed. The petition was also sign
ed by .many of the western leg
islators and senators. Strong op
position io the movement to 'se
cure the release of the men de
veloped and a deputation headed
by Delegate Wickersham waited
upon the president to enter a
protest and charged the attor
ney general with showing favor
itism and being under the influ
1 cnee of the Guggenheinis.
There is an appeal now before
the court in the coal case but the
defendants recently notified the
attorney general that they would
he forced to abandon their case
as they had been bankrupted by
the expense to which they had
been pul in defending themselves
in former cases. ,
MANY CLAIMANTS
FOR BIO ESTATE
No Lack of Claimants for Mil
lions Left by California
Millionaire.
Boslmi. S.>|il.. 27 — Forty New
Kngland claimanl.s have appear
ed In claim I heir share of I he
seven million dollar eslalc left bj
the intestate widow of Abel
Stearns, Idle Los Angeles mil
lionaire who died recently.
The claimants are all relatives
of Stearns and have pooled their
interests in securing legal tal
ent to represent them in Cali
fornian courts. When the mil
lionaire died he left a will lie—
(juealhing all his properly to his
wife, and she has since died,
leaving no will. An administra
lor was appointed by the court
and for a time it was believed
that the estate would be escheat
ed to the government.
WASP’S STING
GAUSES DEATH
American Qirl, Who Marri*d
Foreign Nobleman, Suffered
Fatal Sting.
. Trewarlhentic, Cornwall, Sept.
27.—I.ady IMolesworlh, who is
the daughter of Weneral Frost,
of St. Louis, suffered a tragic
■death yesterday. She was among
the llowers in her garden when
-she was stung by a wasp which
penetrated the jugular vein and
she slowly hied to death.
The leading physicians of the I
country were called hut their ef
forts were powerless.
The Prospector for job work.
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TACOMA SHOWS
SEATTLE SPIRIT
Rich Seattle Lady Arrested for
Speeding Has Cancelled $15,
OOO Donation.
Tacoma, Sept. 27.—When a
Tacoma policeman mounted on
a motorcycle arrested Mrs. Leary,
a rich Seattle woman for speed
ing he did not know who she was
and when the: police magistrate
taxed her $I5 he did not know
that in doing so he was costing
a Tacoma institution one thou
sand dollars for every dollar he
•was taxing her.
Mrs. Leary recently promised
to make a donation of $15,000
to the Tacoma museum, which
is 'being enlarged and in need
of money. Iler family was among
the pioneers of the slate and she
believed it her duly to help per
petuate the early history of the
pioneers. She declares that she
was not exceeding the legal speed
limit and was so peeved over be
ing taken to the police court that
she cancelled her subscription to
the Tacoma institution.
HEARS! LEAGUE
ENDORSE NIIICHEL
Will Also Have Support of Pres
ident Wilson in the Mayor
alty Contest.
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New York, Sept. ~ 7.—.1 o 1111 Pu
rity Milehel, the fusion eaiuliilate
for Ihe mayoralty, has accepted
Ihe endorsement of tile Jlcarsl
Independenl League. The death
of Mayor (iaynor, wlm had an
nounced his intention of mak
ing the light to succeed himself,
has narrowed the light to a death
struggle between Milehel and
Judge McCall, the Tammany can
didate.
Milehel has been endorsed by
the Cleveland Democratic Club,
a powerful factor in Ihe politics
of this city. He will also have
the support of President Wilson,
and if is believed that the presi
dent will take an active part in
the campaign, which will mean
Ihe defeating of Tammany and
placing' one of his favorites at
the head of the government of
America’s largest city. He was
appointed Collector of the Port
•jil New York by President Wil
pon last June.
Daily Newspaper Published on
a Train.
A daily newspaper, “Tin* Gla
cier Park Blazer,” was publish
ed on (board the railway train
which accompanied the 1913
Glidden automobile tour. It was
issued from a modern engraving
and printing plant installed in
the baggage car of the Great
Northern hotel train which fol
lowed the American Automobile
Association tourists from Minne
apolis, Minn., to Glacier Nation
al Park, Montana. The power
plant was a four horse power
motor connected with 1,he light
ing dynamo built in thi* car.
Special Saturday Change.
The Thorns of Success—Fine
drama with u moral.
Man to Man or Brothers Un
der the Skin.—Great Labor pic
lure.
Her Own Country.—A sensa
tional Mexican romance.
Fine Sunday change tomorrow
and two shows.
The residence of Willis Hoag
land, of Wrangell, was destroy
ed by lire Iasi week. Defective
wiring is believed lo have been
lie* -cause.
PLAN TO RAISE
A REBELLION
Royalists Plan to March on Lis
bon and Restore Manuel to
the Throne.
Lisbon, Sept. 27.—Five men
have been arrested in connec
tion with the attempted dynamit
ing of the premier’s home and
have confessed that they intend
ed to kill the premier as the first
step toward instigating a rebel
lion against the republic. ■
Madrid, Sept. 27.— Hands of
Portuguese royalists are assem
bling on the border and plan to
raise a rebellion in Portugal.
They are preparing to march to
Lisbon and their ranks are stead
ily increasing. Many of the
wealthy people of the country
would welcome a return of the
monarchy and have steadily plot
ted |o retard Ihe progress of the
republic in order to make Ihe
populace discontented iwilh Ihe
new order of things.
Merlin, Sept. 27.--The sickness
ni' Manuel’s wife, who is ill in
an hospital here, is attributed to
her having been poisoned by re
publican sympathizers. The
princess was taken sick immedi
ately after partaking of a meal
gnd the police have investigated
the case. The officials are reti
cent and will give mil. no infor
mation.
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THREE DAYS
Will Land Troops in China in
Three Days to Enforce Her
Demands for Coin.
London, Sept.. -7.--II lias been
officially reported from Shanghai
Ihal Japan has sent an ultima
dim to China that she will land
troops at Nanking if tin- terms
of the ulitmatum are not com
plied with within three days.
Japan is not satisfied with Lhe
efforts of Ihr republic in making
restitution for lhe loss of life
by Japanese subjects during the
recent rebellion, it is believed
that China will he unable to com
ply with the demands of Japan.
Tile European powers, Britain,
(iermany and France, will also
land troops in accordance with
Ihr notification recently sent to
the Japanese government that
she would not he permitted to
land troops in China alone In en
force her demands.
counigIn
IN THE MINT
Rumor That Thousands Hava
tun Stolen From the Flint
at San Franolaoo.
San Francisco, Sept. L’t.—Spe
cial agents of the government
from Washington are counting
the coin in the mint here to
check up owing to a rumored
rfystoinatic pilfering of coin by
the employes of the mint.
The rumor is to die effect that
thousands of dollars have been
stolen during the past few
months from the vaults and while
the coins were in process ol' man
ufacture.
SULZER BEGGED
FOR LENIENCY
Evidence Taken Yesterday is
Damaging to Governor’s Case
—Perjury Charged.
Albany, Sept. 27 — During the
Sulzer trial yesterday Superin
tendent Pecks, of the Public
Works department, testilied that
(inventor Sulzer had attempted
to get him to conceal evidence
which he believed would prove
damaging to his case and had
asked him to commit perjury to
clear him of the charges which
had been preferred against Dim.
Henry Morgenl ban, the banker
and capitalist, who gave evidence
yesterday that he had given his
donation to Sulzer lo use as lie
saw lit during the campaign, was
again pla.I on the stand, lie
slated on oath that when (inv
entor Sulzer learned that I he
bankers had been summoned to
give testimony before the Senate
thill the governor had pleaded
for leniency. The. banker did not
state that Sulzer had asked him
lo commit perjury but inferred
I hat that w as the only way in
which lie could be cleared of the
charge of appropriating the
campaign funds.
Harold l'osl, fori.. with tin*
Kalalla company al Cordova, has
accepted the position of cashier
in the First National Hank of Ju
neau.
TRlloifiS
GET $100,000.00
After RoCbing Express Safe They
Take Possession of Locomo
tive and Escape.
Tuscaloosa. Sopl. 27—Throe
bandits held up a I rain and se
cured $ I (Ml,(Mil) from the safe of
I he express company. The rob
bery had been carefully planned
and the bandits had evidently re
ceived in formal ion that the sliip
nienl was lo he made.
The robbery took place at ail
isolated poinl and after cutting
the wires lo prevent the officers
being summoned I be bandits took
possession of the Wmgine and
made their escape. One of the
men showed that he was compe
tent to operate the locomotive
suul I he sheriff believes file rob
bery is the work of a train crew
hr men who have been in the
employ of I he company.
COLJOElis
BE PROMOTED
Haro of the Panama Canal Will
ba Promoted to be Major
General.
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Washington, Sot. 27.—it is
stated in official circles that Col.
Ooethals is soon to be promoted
to' the rank of Major (ieneral as
a filling reward for his work mi
the Panama canal..
He was made a colonel on Dec.
ft, 1909, and it is believed that the
anniversary of the date will wit
ness his promotion lo the rank
of Major (ieneral.
Sunsci ilie (or ’*ny i-yogfc-clor
TUGBOAT ENTERS
PANAMA CANAL
Passage of First Craft Through
Qatun Looks Celebrated by
Americans.
Panama. Sept. 27.—A tugboat
passed througn the Gatun locks
this morning to the lake amidst
immense enthusiasm of thou
sands who were present. Col.
Go'ethals believes that the work
will have progressed sufficient
for ships to pass through the ca
nal from ocean to ocean by I>eU
cember 31. The employes of the
government were given a half
holiday in order that they might
take part in the celebration of
the passage of the first craft
through the great locks.
The work of removing the
thousands of tons of earth which
recently slid into the Clllebra cut.
and which it was feared would
delay the opening of t lit* canal, is
being rushed with all possible
speed. The engineers have the
work well in hand and believe the
slide will not cause any delay of
I he opening date.
RUSSIA SEIZES
inuM CITIES
Chinese Troops Are Being Mob
ilized on the Border and
War is Imminent.
Pekin. China. Sept. 7.—Co:—
sack soldiers hav e crossed I lie
border into Mongolia and have
seized several [owns. Their ap
pearance in several parts of I lie
country was simultaneous and
was met with little opposition
from the isolated Chinese troops.
II is evident Hull Russia is
trying to lake advantage of the
crippled condition off China to
overrun and capture Mongolia.
President Yuan Shih-Kia has or
dered a general mobilization of
the Chinese troops on the border
to otter armed resistance to the
invasion of Russian soldiers.
Ifondon, (Sept. 27..—The gov
ernment has received informa
tion from Pekin that I lie Russian
army, which lias been garrisoned
on the border of Mongolia un
der- I lie pretense of keeping or
der, have crossed into Chinese
territory and have raptured sev
eral towns. The move of Rus
sia has been anticipated by the
Kuropean powers hod site was
not asked to he a parly I<* the
agreement to help to keep Chinn
intact.
.Japan recently announced the
intention of landing troops in
Nanking and she was informed
jointly by Britain, France and
Germany that they would do like
wise. Should war result from
the Russian invasion of Mongo
lia the sympathy of the powers
will be with China, and it is be
lieved they will enter a protest
against the invasion of the Chi
nese territory.
Ladles, Notice.
If you need a stylish fall suit
or dress coat call at Mrs. A.
Burr's, Jtwo doors above Moose
hall. Suits from 34 to 42 bust
measure; colors navy blue, Ian,
grey, black, black white striped
and rose. Prices very reason
aide. Alterations free. Specials
to close out remainder of stock. |
St. Louis Gets Catoher.
St. Louis, Sept. 27_-.The St. '
Louis baseball team in tin* Na
tional League lias been streng
thened h.v the purchase of catch
er Pat O’Conner from Kansas
City. ..
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Fifteen Thousand London Ex
pressmen Strike for Recog
nition of Their Union.
London, Sept. 27.—England is
threatened with the most serious
labor strike in its history accord
ing to labor leaders here. The
latest |to join |the strikers are
the express drivers, fifteen thou
sand quitting work this morning
to enforce their demands > for
recognition of their union.
The trouble began with the
lockouts of large numbers of
workmen in Dublin in conse
quence of a strike of transport
workers because of tin- employ
ment of non-union laborers.
itumh|ings of disr,oiileiil have
since been heard throughout the
entire labor community of llic
Hrilish Isles, hut thus far erup
tions have occurred only in the
larger, cities.
The 'sympathetic strike of the
Liverpool dockers and of rail
road workers there and at Bir
mingham lias already slopped the
Ihree great trunk railways serv
ing I lie midland counties of Eng
land. and the Manchester Ship
Canal company also is contend
ing with a si l ike of dock labor
ers for heller wages.
At Liverpool seven of the great
freight depots are idle. In Ire
land, too, all allempls have full—
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LEGISLATURE WILL
PROBE WRECKS
Corruption is Hinted in Connec
tion With Finding of th°
Coroner’s Jury.
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Hush'll. Si'i'L. L’7. — < lu\«‘l'liul*
Fuss will demand an investiga
liou ui' tin.1 wrecks on I lie New
York, New Haveu-A llart lord i ail
road during I lie next session id'
tile ,(egisla.llire which convenes
mi January 2, I & I i.
There are persistent rumors
that the coroner's jury was tam
pered with in living the blame for
the accidenl upon I lie engineer
of the wrecked express and the
llagm-an of Hie freight train. The
governor will demand a probe of
the company’s sysleni and the
cause of the numerous accidents
which have occurred on the line
during the past wo years.
PRESENT BRIEFS
II THAWS CASE
Thaw's Attorneys Will Prepare
Briefs of Their Argument
Before the Governor.
Concord, NT. H., Sept. -*7.—
Harry Thaw’s attorneys have
been given until October 0 to pre
pare a brief of their case which
was recently argued before Gov
ernor Felker. The governor will
not render his decision in the ex
traditioir case until after the
briefs have been filed.
Judge I'eler I). Overlield, form
erly federal judge of the Fourth
Judicial Division, Alaska, has
opened law ollicos in Los Angeles.