VALDEZ. ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1913. NO. 244.
VOL. 9. _______
CRUISER MARYLAND ARRIVES
WILL REMAIN THREE DAYS
COMMANDER ANDREWS ANCHO RS BOAT NEAR GOLD CREEK
WILL CHANGE ANCHORAGE TOMORROW — RECEPTION
COMMITTEE CALLS—PLAY BASEBALL GAME TODAY.
The Cruiser Maryland arrived
in Valdez Bay last evening at 0
o’clock and anchored near Gold
Creek. Owing to the lateness of
the hour the reception coiinmittee
appointed by Mayor Ritchie did
not call on Commander Andrews
until this afternoon.
Until the ictur’ii oft he commit
tee the plans for the entertain
ment of the oflicers and men of
the big warship will not be an
nounced.
This afternoon a ball game
was arranged for between the
team from Valdez and a
team! from the Maryland an the
stores closed at 2:30 to allow the
clerks to attend the game.
The program for the sports
will be announced as soon as
possible.
The Maryland is a cruiser
with a displacement of 13,680
tons and has a speed of 22 knots
an hour. The vessel cost 85,
682,849. The main battery con
sists of four 8inch guns amt four
teen 6-in,ch guns and she also
carries a numbetr of smaller
guns. She has a crew of 800.
The Maryland will move from
\
her present anchorage at Gold
Creek to an anchorage nearer
town and the boat will receive
visitors from 9 |n the morning
until 5 p. m. The launches of
the Maryland will take visitors
to and from the town while the
Donaldson will also be confmis
tsioned by Colonel O’Neil to do
likewise.
The Maryland band came up
this afternoon to cheer the
crowds.
The following officers are on
the ship:
Captain Andrews, Id. Com
mander Pope, Id. Davis, Cl.
Kays, ld. Ciehtenstein,, Ensign
Kilpatrick, Ensign McCleary, En
sign Underwood, Ensign. Sher
man, Ensign Beary, Ensign Co
gan, Ensign Baughman,, Ensign
Hill, (Ensign (latch, Ensign Sco
lield, Ensign Bowden, Ensign
Crutchfield, P. A. Surgeon Man
chester, P. A. Surgeon Garrison,
Paymaster Hornb'erger, Captain.
Campbell U. S. M. C., Chief boats
wain Cassidy, Chief Gunner Mac
Kenzie, Gunner McKenna, Chief
Carpenter Jones, Chief Machin
ist Ingram, Chief Machinist
Kranek, Pay Clerk Cato.
TURKS KILLING
WOMEN AND KIDS
Invade Bulgaria Without Declar
ing War—Villages Burned,
and Inhabitants Killed.
Loudon, July 25.—-Withoul I lie
formality of a declaration of
war, the Turks have invaded the
southern section of Bulgaria, de
stroying villages which have' all
been set on lire and killing the
}nen and women.
Reports from that section in
dicate the most atrocious crimes
•are being conlmitted, women and
children are subjected to the
most henious outrages and nei
ther age nor sex are respected.
The Bulgars are unable to of
fer any resistance to the inva
ders as the army has been con
centrated to protect the capital.
SENATOR WORKS
PREDICTS RUIN
Washington, D. C., July 25.—
The democrats still continue to
vote down the amendments of
the rer blicans who are trying
to delay the passage of the Un
derwood-Wilson tariff .measure
in the upper House. Senator
Works spent some time today de1
nouncing the bill aryl predicting
hard times -if it is passed.
Northwestern Now at Cordova.
The steamer Northwestern ar
rived at Cordova today and is ex
pected to leave the railroad
town at 9 o’clock tonight, arriv
ing early in the morning.
Just arrived, a line of latest
style waists at Harvey’s Toggery.
FOR SALE—A new boy’s bicy
cle. Never been used. Inquire of
Owen E. Meals.
A fresh . supply of Chinese
goods just received on the Samp
son—Chop Suey and Chinese
Noodles at the Valdez Cafe
Many Are Hurt In Fight—Sher
iff Asks For Troops to Guard
Copper Mines.
Calumet, July 25.—Tin* dash
es between the union mc|i ami
I lie 'strike breakers and depu
ties liave beetline more frequent
and many men have been injur
ed.
The strikers made1 an attack
on the deputies guarding the
mines, but were repulsed after
mau,y deputies fyul strikers had
been injured in the tight.
Conditions here are becoming
worse and the men are in an ug
ly mood and are expected to make
a determined dffort to capture
the mine buildings and run the
men. remaining at work out of
this section.
The arrival of the strike
breakers will be the signal for
more disorders and the operators
are not expected to try to im
port rrten until the arrival of the
troops, which have been asked
for by the sheriff of the county,
who has wired the governor for
thd militia as he is unable to
cope with the situation.
Lansing, July 25.—The gov
ernor has ordered 3,000 troops
to the Calu|met district to main
tain order and protect property
'and the troops left here 0)1 sev
eral special trails Two batter
Jes of light artillery were also
dispatched.
The troops were dispatched af
ter the sheriff had admitted that
he was unable to control the
strikers and protect property.
J. L. McPherson, the Alaska
surveyor and engineer, Is secre
tary of tile Alaska of the New
Seattle ChaOnber of Commerce
and is in charge of the excursion
on the Victoria.
Colonel Schank, the inspecting
officer who has been visiting the
army posts in the territory, pas
sed through last night on the
Victoria.
HOI urns
IN CHINA
Rebels Repulsed at Nanking—
Shanghai Overcrowded with
Refugees.
Shanghai, July 25.—The sou
therners have made repeated at
tacks on the arsenal held by loyal
troops at Nanking and the army
of secessionjists have lost many
men.
This city is overcrowded with
refugees frojm Nanking and Klu
wank, the people are sleeping in
the streets as no other shelter
can be provided for them. The
coiuliti ns here are frightful, the
prices id' food have' gone up and
mn/ny are unable to buy, so they
take what they want and all
buildings, except those in the
foreign quarters, have been, loot
ed.
The city has been set on lire
in several places by bombs. l)r.
Sun, for a short president of tiny
Chinese republic, has joined the
southerners an,d demands that
the present president resign.
UNIS DEMAND
STOP TALKFEST
Want Railroads to Come Across
With More Pay Or Start the
Fight.
iWw York, July 25.—The em
ployees of the eastern railroads
have demanded llial the long
drawn lalkl'esl now on belween
Ihe railroad officials,and the of
ficers of ihe trainmens ujnion, lie
brought to a speedy finish.
They do not like the game be
ing- delayed by I lie railroads in
order to lie belter prepared for
I lie tight which will follow un
less the railroads concede Urn
demands of the conductors and
trainmen.
Talk business or fight is
the demand of the men, while
the roads are playing for delay.
The officers of the Erie rail
road claim that it is impossible
to grant the demands for higher
wages as it meayis that the road
must he operated at a loss.
MOLDS AFTER
’PHONE MERGER
Di roots District Attorney at
Portland to Start Civil
Actions.
Portland, July 25.—Attorney
General McReynolds has directed
that the district attorney for
Portland, institute civil suits
against the American Telephone
company for maintaining a mo
nopoly in four states.
The government will endeavor
to mulct the telephone company
for a nice fat sum.
W. Grant returned from a
trip to the glacier where he
went to inspect some mining
claims.
I Dance Tonight
• A dance complimentary to the
;olllcers of the Maryland will be
given tonight at Eagle Uall.
One-half off on trimmed milli
nery and 25 per cent discount on
suits at Harvey’s Toggery.
MULHALL A LIAR,
SAYS CUMMINS
Senator From Iowa Does Not Take
Kindly to Having Name Men
tioned By Mulhall.
'
Washington, I). C. July 25.—
“You are a liar,” said Senator
Cuunintinngs to Martin Mulhall,
when the latter testified today
that the Iowa senator had confer
red with Mulhall in reference to
the eight-hour speech made by
Senator Kenyon of Iowa. “I
never held a conference with
you and you know it you damn
liar,” repig out in the committee
roum. “I iyever met you before
you were brought into this inves
tigation.” “You tell the truth,"
cried Cummings in wrath and
anger.
Mulhall asserted that Sejnatnr
Cummings had conferred with
him as the representative of the
manufacturers association to se
cure data for Senator Cummings
in his reply to the democratic
free trade speeches.
sheriff*;
WILD WEST SHOW
Lithographers Have Bill For $66,
000 a^id Want the Money So
They Close Show.
Denver, July 25.—Because a
large Cincinnati lithographing
company was un,able In collect
a debt of slid,000 from the Buf
falo Bill Wild West Show now
i|n this cily, I bey placed a slier
ill-’s piaster on I lie lenls, horses
and wagons and have dosed the
show.
The members of I ho company
were turned out of the lenls a)nd
are unable |o support themselves
and therefor have requested the
mayor for permission to give
street shows in order to make
enough mongy to get out of
to\»)ii as tie walking is bad.
A settlement may be made be
tween the attorneys for the lith
ographers and the managers of
the show to allow the reopening
of the wild west show.
PRESIDENTS MU
IS H BIG MAN
Special Representative of the
Chief Executive Nfakes Good
Impression.
Vald.ez men who talked to Seth
Maflin, the personal representa
tive of President Wilson, who
was requested by the president
to accompany the oomfnercial ex
cursion, through Alaska, are ex
tremely hopeful that Mr. Mann’s
visit will result in substantial
advance of official effort to de
velop the territory.
Mr. Mann is a San Francisco
lawyer and a leading democratic
politician of California, a former
chairman of the democratic state
committee.. It would be un,
thinkable that any president
would send allittle man out as
his personal representative when
he had plenty of big men at his
call, and it is agreed that Presi
dent Wilsojp sent a big man on
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VICTORIA ARRIVES IN VALDEZ
HAS DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
SETH MANN, SPECIAL REPRES ENTATIVE OF THE PRESIDENT
—DANOE FOR GUESTS AT M OOSE AND EAGLE HALLS—
MANY TAKE TRIP OUT GO VERNMENT WAGON ROAD.
The steamer Victoria reached
Valdez at 4:30 yesterday after
noon. bringing 120 members and
guests of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce, who have toured the
territory. The large number of
guests were Seattle people, while
a few were representatives of
the easte'rn press.
President Wilson, sent as a
representative, Seth Mann, of
San Francisco, who will make a
report lo the president of condi
tions in, Alaska as he views
them.
Mayor Kitchie appointed a ;
comlmittee lo receive the guests
of the city and as soon as the
boat arriveVI, the committee with
half a dozen backboards and the
automobile, started out the gov
ernment wagon road to show the
newspapermen the type of road
used.
Seth Mann, who was in the
auto, was forced to change to
another rig when the lire blew
out about two miles from town.
A large dance was p'iv
en at both F.agle and Moose 'Halls
and a large number of the citi
zens of Valdez were able to meet
the Seattle business people and !
newspapermen.
Mrs. B. If. Murehead, one of
the excursionists, sang several
selections which were greatly en
joyed by the Valdez people. Mrs.
Murehead has a wonderful clear
'and sweet voice aipl her singing
was a treat to all.
At the Tillikuim Club a number
of business men met with the
representative of the president
and he questioned I hem regard
ing conditions in the territory,
and the best method of relieving
the presenj stagnation. lie
showed a wonderful knowledge
of affairs in (he territory, con
sidering I hat Im has never vis
ited it before and thal he has
been on the trip only since June
21st.
The Victoria left at 2 o’clock
for Cordova and will remain at
the railroad town long enough
for the passengers to make the
trip out the railroad and from
Cordova the boat will take the
outside passage to Seattle.
. Among the passengers on the
Victoria wore:
• Seth Mann, of San Francisco,
special representative of Presi
(continued on page 2).
STORMY SESSION
IN CONGRESS
Congressmen Would Have Gov
ernment Loan Money On Cot
ton. Wheat and Corn.
Washington, l>. C., July ^’5.—
Because th<- democrats shut oil1
the debate on the Caminetli
case, republican Hour leader
Mann blocked all efforts to bring
Lite currency bill to a vote in the
House. Yesterday’s session was
the stormiest session of this
Congress.
The light cairn* up when the
republicans made an attack on
the recerve plans of the new
government, bill. (Congressman
Henry moved an amendment that
the government issue currency
on, receipts of wheat or eorn
stored in warehouses and Con
gressman Ragsdale of Texas, al
so insisted on the government
loading money on warehouse1 re
ceipts for cotton, claiming that
the banks were holding the far
mers up and that exorbitant
rales ar_e charged by bankers for
money with which to carry the
crops of the south.
Congressman, Mann, me re
publican floor leader, ridiculed
the majority, roasted the pres
ent plans of the democrats for
currency reform, claimed that if
passed, the bill would drive out
of business every bank in the
country an,d participate the har
dest times the country has ever
known. The debate became per
sonal and strong words were
passed.
Mann accused the democratic
party of shielding the white sla
vers of the Pacific coast, who
had money to purchase protec
tion and that the majority par
ity refused to allow an investiga
tion by Congress of the McNab
charges.
For 8ale Cheap.
Twenty-eight foot Racine mo
tor boat hull. Inquire of E. P.
Cashma.i
Independent Messenger Service,
Phone 153, Day or Night.
INDICT LAMAR
IN NEW YORK
Government Will Try to Punish
Man Who Impersonated Con
gressmen and Senators.
New York, July -5.—The New
York grand jury today indicted
David Lamar, Hie stock broker,
who caused a sensation, recently
when he admitted that he had
telephoned to the big financiers
of The Wall street district rep
resenting hiinself as a congress
man or senator and giving in
formation or seeking aid by
which he could force stocks up
or down a few points and jthus
make some small change. He
also tried to force the Union Pa
cific and Morgan interests into
retaining Edward Lauterbach, the
New York attorney.
Lamar is indicted for imper
sonating government officers.
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Washington, D. C., July 25.—
President Wilson has sent the
name of Wilson L. Pinkham to
the Senate for confirmation as
governor of the Hawaiian Is
lands.
Aids Wanted.
Bids are invited for a polo
line from the town limits to the
Solomon Falls power station.
Specifications can be obtained by
applying to Alfred B. lies. 3t
Bide Wanted.
For concrete sidewalk from
Broadway to Reservation Ave.,
on the S. W. side of McKinley st.
Flans and specifications can be
seen at Copper River Lumber Co.,
office, bids must be ia by Mon
day, July 28 at 8 p. m.
-U
Geo. Reinke. the watch repairer
and Jeweler, is at the Valde* Drug
company.