VQL 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19,’13 NO. 111.
Ill HOIS BURN
CONSTANTINOPLE
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Homeless Walking the Streets
and Are Without Food—Red
Cross Will Aid.
Constantinople, Feb. lb.—The
city was visited by one of the
largest (Ires in its history and 1,
500 homes were destroyed in the
neighborhood of the Mosque.
Thousands are homeless and are
walking the slreets and saved no
thing from the (lames. There is
a plentiful supply of food stuffs
in the city but exorbitant prices
are demanded, and it is feared
that many will die from starva
tion.
The Red Cross Society has ap
pealed to the world for help and
will endeavor lo relieve the silu
al ion.
FRENCHHAVE A
NEW PRESIDENT
Inauguration is Very Simple Af
fair—Raymond Poincare is
Ninth President.
Paris, Feb. ISI.--M. Itayiiniinl
Poincare was inaugurated here
today as president of the French
republic. The inauguration cere
monies were the most simple that
have ever been held in France at
I lie insl allal ion of a presidenl.
The presidenl is the ninth to serve
France in 111 a I capacity.
The French National Assembly,
which is Hie combined member
ship of the Senate and Chamber
of I tepul ies, met at I lie Palace of
Versailles oil Jail. 17. lo elect a
president for seven years lo sur
real Arinand Fallieres. After I wo
ballots I lie choice fell on At. Ray
mond Poincare, lawyer, political
orator. author, member of (lie
French Academy, and Premier of
Hie Republic since February.
1!)I2. M. Poincare was the pop
ular choice, and his election was
received with marked popular sat
isfaction. lie lias had a forceful
public career. He is of middle
class family, and is now in his
fifly-sucnud year. A!. Poincare is
a writer of grace and charm. As
a public man lie has shown vig
nr and inialive, and has just
enough radicalism in his make
up lo lie called progressive with
ouI being revolutionary. It will
not be surprising if be adds a
foreefulness and dignity lo the
usually colorless and purely or
namental position of I lie presi
dency of France.
CANUKS SPEND MUCH
MONEY ON FARMERS
Ottawa. Can., Feb. 15).--Another
illusfral ion of Hie efforts the Ca
nadian government is making to
encourage development in agri
culture is shown uy the passage
of a hill appropriating $10,000,
000 for instructing the farmers
of the domain during tin* next ton
years. The money will lie divided
between the provinces on the ba
sis of population. This is the
largest sum ever vol d by Canada
for Ibis purpose.
Flirt Arrives.
The launch Flirt arrived in
Valdez yesterday afternoon from
Ellamar, T.andlock and Fidalgo
bay, bringing Mr. and Mrs. Blak
eny and baby, T. J. Donohoe and
\V. A. Dickey, Philip Bayan, Ote
Eiltle and several others. The
Flirt will sail for sound points to
morrow morning at 9 o’clock.
FOR RENT—Two or three
rooms for rent next to cable of
fice. Inquire of F. M. Brown.
MADERO ARRESTED DY HIS OWN TROOPS
GENERAL HOERTA PROCLAIMED PRESIDENT
Mexico City, Feb. 19—Presi
dent Madero was arrested by Gen.
Blanque.t today and Gen. Huerta
was proclaimed provisional pres
ident by the federal forces and
an effort will be made to make an
agreement with Gen. Diaz and
stop the inhuman warfare now
going on in the Mexican capital.
Gen. Blanquet addressed the
troops for an hour and in an elo
quent speech asked that they as
sist him in placing .President
Madero under arrest and stop the
bloodshed of the Mexicans. The
entire cabinet which has served
under Madero was also arrested,
but later parolled. A portion of
the federal troops remained loyal
to Madero, and they were over
come only after a hard hand to
hand fight in the palace. Madero,
his brother and the members of ^
GEN. BLANQUET LEADS ATTACK ON HIS FORMER CHIEF AND
PRESIDENT MADERO IS OVEROOME AFTER HARD STRUG
GLE IN PALACE—DIAZ REFUSES TO COMPROMISE
his staff were all placed under ar
rest.
No agreement has as yet been
made with Diaz and it is very
probable that he will refuse to
make any, in which event the war
will continue, the federal troops
under Gens. Huerta and Blanquet.
Conditions in this city are past
description. Thousands of dead
and wounded lie in the streets
and in the buildings. No care is
taken of those who are injured
and many buildings have been
partly demolished by shot and
shell from both sides.
It is estimated that more than
100.000 are camped outside the
city with little to eat and no med
ical or sanitary attention. The
residences in.the city have been
looted and Tir /many cases been
set on fire by tl|e criminals who
have been released by Gen. Diaz.
Laredo, Mex., Feb. 19.—Gen.
Orozco and the other generals of
the northern part of Mexico, who
have been fighting the govern
ment for many months, say that
they will not recognize Gen. Huer
ta, and will continue the fighting
unless Gen. Delabarra is made
president.
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Gen. Delabarra was the first
provisional president succeeding
President Dial, when that indi
vidual was forced to leave the
country by the revolution of Ma
dero.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 19.—
The situation in Mexico is being
watched carefully by President
Taft and his advisors and every
preparation is being made to in
tervene, but only as a, last resort.
The president still has hopes that
the situation will take a turn for
the better, and that the American
troops will not have to cross the
border. The War department has
everything in readiness and the
navy has dispatched marines to
all coast ports to protect Ameri
cans and prevent looting, and they
will be landed at the first sign of
trouble.
100,000 Stand of 4rms Given the
Small Principality to Pre
pare for War.
Me,rlin. 10_The Russian
government lias presented Ihe
Servians will) 10(1,00(1 stand of
Hie latest arms vvilli which lu
arm Ihe nation to defend itself
from Ansi rian aggression.
The aelion of Russia is taken
as a determinal ion on the pari
of that empire |o defend the
Slavs from any act of aggression
hy Ihe Austrians. The army of
Ihe Russians on Ihe Austrian
holder is prepared at a moment's
notice to Jump across the holder
should it heroine necessary, while
Ihe Austrians have mohili/.ed a
large force on Ihe Russian border
for defense.
.Judge and Mrs. Thus. Lyons
will leave for I heir home in Ju
neau on Ihe south hound Mari
posa.
taftTonsTders
BULLOCK PARDON
Washington, I). C.. I'eb. lit.—
I'residenl Taft has under consid
eration the rectuesl of ,1. II. Mul
lock for a pardon and will ren
der his decision in a few days.
Mullock is now in Washington us
ing every effort to have Ihe pres
ident grant, him a pardon. He has
strong political hacking in his
light for freedom.
Mullock was tried before Judge
Cushman in Tacoma.
WOULD RAISE SPUDS
OVER DEAD BODIES
l.’ninnsvillc, O., Feb. II*.—This
lnwii has been torn by a bitter
factional light as the result of a
novel proposition for reducing the
cost of living. The city is well
provided with cemeteries, and the
members of the city council are
planning to plant potatoes this
coming spring, the crops to be
sold at cost price to the citizens.
A storm of protest has arisen,
those opposed to the plan declar
ing that the raising of potatoes
in the cemeteries would be dese
crating hallowed ground.
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Good Movies Tonight.
The pictures at the Orpheum
are all interesting. Change to
morrow eve.
SNOW MANTLE
IN SUNNY ITALY
First Time in Sixty Years
That Snow Has Fallen In
f
the Holy City.
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Rulin'. Hilly. Fell. IP.--For tin-;
lirsl I mm in (id years il lias snow
ed in this city. Many Iliousands
of I he inhahilanls of the cily
have never seen snow durin>i I heir
I i\ i1 >.
Children were walking: I he
si reel s. eilli'hinv; I lie Hakes and
admiring the prellv snow cr\'
I ills.
The euld simp has also, caused
ureal snlferinj; to (lie pour, who
are puurly prepared lo si si ml I lie
nipping frosts.
COMMITTEE WANTS
MONEY FOR US
Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill
Favorably Reported—Money
for Alaska.
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Washington, I*. ('... !■’<• I». !!>.
Tin.' coinin it I no has favorably re
ported tin- sundry civil appropria
tion bill to |lie House containing;
an appropriation of $50,000 for
a federal building at Juneau, $500
for a raid* office site in I lie town
of Seward, $200,000 for educa
tion of I lie Indians of Alaska,
$15,000 to save the game of Alas
ka, $12,000 to stop the peddling
of hooze to the natives, $110,000
for the investigation of the min
eral resources of the territory
under the ideological Survey.
The lull also contains an ap
propriation of $57,000 for the
care of lhe insane of the terri
tory.
The recommendations of the
committee are likely to go
through, as so far no opposition
has appeared against any of the
items, which, with but two ex
ceptions, are appropriations made
eaeh year for the work carried on
in Alaska.
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The warehouse owned by May
or Ritchie on Prospector alley,
collapsed Iasi night from the
weight of snow on the roof. The I
building was formerly owned by
Dell Clark.
JOAQUIN MILLER
LEA1E3 SOME GASH
Estate is Valued at $100,000
Widow Receives Condolences
From All Parts World.
*i lakland. Cal.. Kcb. 11*. —'I’ln• es
tate of .fiiai-Uiin Miller, wlm (lied
yesterday. emisisl.s of peal estate
in lliis city ami is valued al over
s | oo.iiou. I' 11 I" williiu I lie Iasi
I wo years Hie ... of | lie Sierras
had hern aide In earn ronsider
alde money selling his poems and
writ ings.
Mrs. .Miller lias rereived con
dolences from all parts of the
world from friends and admirers
of Hie great portrayer of wrslcrn
life.
THE HMLMMDS
Agree to Settle Differences as Pro
vided in Erdman Act—Three
Commissioners.
New York. Keh. I i>.—Tlie rail
road officials of ilm fifty-four
Kaslern railroads have agreed |o
arbitrate 11 rir differences wit h I In*
loc.omolixe firemen as provided
for by the Krdmau act.
Between 3(1,000 and 35.000 men
arc effected by Ibis action, and
for some time it bad been fear
ed that the union officials and
the railroad managers could not
agree upon a basis for settlement
of their differences. The rail
roads insisted that the arbitration
hoard should consist of more
than three and that they should
be appointed by some disinterest
ed person or persons.
Under the agreement of today
each side will appoint one com
missioner and lln* third will be
appointed by the Commissioner of
Labor and the judge of the Com
merce Court.
Seward and Cordova will each
have a term of court in the near
future. It is expected that a term
will he called for Cordova in Ap
ril and in Seward during May.
Judge Overlleld, who is now in
Juneau, will return to this divis
ion on the returning Northwest
ern.
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Word Received by Marshal’s Of
fice to That Kffect—Three
Hundred Men Working.
W'nnI was nveivpif- Iasi niffhl
h\ Marshal Sullivan I'riim his • I• ■ [i_
uly. < in * i ■i ’ Unshaw. win ■ is now
in I Inrilnv a. slating I ha I I hr ra il
mail nll irials promise I In- rail
mail will hr 11[m• 11 in lliri'i’ Mays.
Three h1111< 1 i‘i■<] nirn are work
in;: ailin'-;' I hr Iinr in rlrar I hr j
I racks nl' siinvv ami irr ami have]
lirrn vvnrkiiifr I'nr I vvi i mnnllis In
I i I'l I III' till irkililr sii I hal I hr nui i I
ami passengers may mi via ilnr
ilnva In 1 hr inlrrinr.
II is rxi'iri'l I'll I lull I III' mail nil
I hr Mari|insa w ill hr lanilnl al
(Inrilnva if thr railrnail Inhhy hack
in Washinplnn can have its.way.
hut the interim' towns, which have
hern short on mail all winter ami
long1 mi promises In open I lie line
in a few Mays, will protest apainsl
any rlianpr.
SOLD COCAINE AND
MUST GO TO JAIL
lininklyli. N. Y.. l-'-li. I*.).—The
trial ami coin irl inn of David
Itarhlin. a Drnnklyn druggist,
and li is lirnllmr Michael. a denlisl.
lias revealed I lie alarming rale ill
wliieli I lie illegal sale nf cocaine
lias grown. .Ynl only did these
hrolhers dispose of all the drug
those addicted In I lie vice de
manded. hut they made a system
atic attempt In induce young
people to form the habit.
In sentencing David to one year
in the penitentiary and the pay
ment of $1,000 fine, and Michael
to six month with a $500 fine,
County Judge Niemann slated that
never in the history of the court
had any two men been guilty of
wrecking the lives of so many
men and women. David admitted
that in two years he had disposed
of till ounces. An idea can he
obtained of what this means from
the fact that the largest house in i
New York only sold a dozen
minces in one year.
Out for Governor.
II is rumored a New Yorker
named Itonald H. (lowles, a prom
inent member of the Princeton
Club, is out for the appointment
as governor of Alaska.
Heinke can (lx anything from a
watch down.
SET SIXTY DAYS
AT HARD LABOR
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English Jurist Lands on Two
London Suffragettes and
One American.
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''''London, Feb. It).—William
Lansbury, a male suffragette, Syl
via Pankhurst, an English suffra
gette, and Cecilia Emerson, her
American co-worker, were senten
ced today by ari English judge to
serve 00 days at hard labor.
The judge, in passing sentence,
said that the practice, by suffra
gettes. of throwing acid in mail
boxes, smashing the plate win
dows of large stores and making
assaults on public men who will
nut advocate their cause, must
cease, and that if 00 days is not
enough then he would impose
longer sentences.
BILL TAFT VETOED
PASSED BY SENATE
By a Vote of 72 to 18 Senate Pass
es Burnett Immigration
Measure Over Veto.
Washington. I >. T... I'eh. IS).
Tln* Srnale I < > * I a > passed tin- liur
tiell immigral ton measure. which
luoi been veined by President.
Tall. The arl conlains a literacy
lesl anil provides I"" I lie cxclu
-i<>11 nf all aliens mer lb .'ears
id' aye "bn eaniiul read Kuglish
nr sonic nl her lan-ua-e nr dialerl.
\ny admissible alien. Iinwever,
may briny in nr se.no for bis lalli
er nr y rami la I her. 11 mer a. years
nf aye: wife, inullicr. y ramlnml li
er or his nnnmrried or " idowed
ilanyliler. il nlliei-w ise admissible.
"Iiellier sneli relali'ij can read
ami "rile nr iml. Aliens not.
eliyible fur nal n ra I i/.al ii m are ex
elmleil. regardless of wild her I hey
can read or "rile.
The immigranl head lax is in
creased from si to s5. The sec
retary of commerce ami labor is
empowered to decide beforehand
as In Hie necessity of importing
siui-li skilled contract labor as now
is admissible under I lie existing’
ciinlrael labor law. Heavier pen
alties are imposed on Iranspor
lalion lines Dial advertise for ini—
migrants nr bring aliens inelig
ible In enler. W'ilnesses summon
ed are compelled In appear nml
lesl ify before iinnii-rat ion autli
orilies. .Matrons, inspectors and
snryeiins are In be provided on
jnnulgranl ships. Aliens who be
come criminals williin lliree years
aflcr enl ry are |n be deporlcd.
Inlerior immigranl slalions. as
well as I hose at purls, are to he
established. Slricl precautions
are In lie lakeii against illegal en
try of seamen and stowaways.
Aliens are to be represented by
counsel In appeals from decisions
of boards of special inquiry. In
sanity experts are to be pro'ided
al I lie principal ports lo prevent
the entrance of insane persons.
A new and broader definition of
the meaning of the word “alien”
is adopted wherever il appears in
the law.
KEYSTONE CANYON TRAIL.
REPAIRED BY MclNTOSH
The trail through Keystone
canyon has been repaired by Rob
ert McIntosh, of the McIntosh
stage line, and a new trail brok
en on the government road so as
to avoid the water in the canyon,
'file work cost Rob .just $i35 for
labor, besides the use of several
of his teams, tint it will prevent
any of the incoming or outgoing
passengers from getting wet in
the canyon.