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District Attorney’s Office at Juneau is
Making Strenuous Efforts to Find
the Body of William Christie in
the Channel.
The District Attorney s office of the
First Division is making strenuous
efforts to locate the body of William
Christie, who is supposed to have
been murdered by Edward Krau3e,
and the body sunk in the channel. A
diver was employed for a time in
searching for the body, and the search
Will be resumed in a short time in
the vicinity of where Krause anchor
ed his boat on October 31, 1915, after
taking Christie aboard.
It now seems that the diver in It's
former search only took it in a circle
where the boat was anchored near the
Douglas side. Since it was claimed
that Krause went to the Douglas side
and took aboard his boat rocks, and
then went out in the stream and an
chored, it was figured that he must
have used the rocks to weight the
body and dropped it close to where
he had anchored. It was not believ
ed that even during the darkness of
night he would hardly care to use
the small skiff to carry a weightea
body. Then there is the place where
his boat was seen the next morning
anchored near the Juneau side, since
it is uelieved that he forged the note
to Mrs. Christie and placed it under
lier door about midnight that same
night, the theory is held that he got
rid of the body quickly and did not
have a chance to make a long trip
down the channeh any place iu his
launch. It is now Intended to search
the whole of the channel this side of
the bar near where his boat was seer.
A big blackball disported lmnself
in the bay last evening close to the
'wharf. George Strixner. with :he
launch Mary Lee, chased the huge “,sh
for some time and shot him several
times, but without effect.
BELIEVED ROANOKE
SUNK BV BOMB
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13.—Own
ers of the S. S. Roanoke, which went
■down off San Louis Obispo while on
her way to Valparaiso are convinced
/that the shifting of cargo was caused
the explosion of a bomb on board.
They have asked for a federal inves
tigation. No tr^ice of the crew has
been found and the death list is plac
ed at 48.
The owners state that the vessel
bad a cargo of explosives aboard con
signed to South American dealers, and
they believe the bomb was placed
aboard by some madman who suspect
ed the bomb was intended for some
of the warring nations.
FOURTEEN IRISH SHOT;
SEVENTEEN IMPRISONED
LONDON, May 13.—Premier As
quith has left for Dublin to take
charge of the Irish situation. It is
believed that one object of the trip
is to sound Irish opinion on the sub
ject of the home rule problem.
An announcement has been made
by the government which shows that
14 leaders of the recent revolt have
been shot and 73 others sentenced to
prison. Seventeen are still held for
trial. Final reports state that 108
were killed and 614 wounded during
the revolt.
Dining Room Changes Hands.
Mrs. M. Rucker has teken over the
business formerly conducted by Mrs.
St. Marie of Hobart Street and will
reopen the place on Monday under the
name of the Cottage Dining Room.
Mrs. Rucker is well known in Valdez,
where she has resided for a number
of years. She has had considerable
experience in catering to the public,
and will furnish her patrons with
home-cooked meals of a quality un
surpassed.
Judge F. M. Brown left on the Ev
ans for Ketchikan, where he will hold
a term of court for Judge Jennings.
BIG SNAP—29 foot launoh with a
12 horsepower Gray engine, in good
condition. Price $250. Alaska Inv.
Co. 3t
ADMIRAL EVANS ARRIVES
AND SAILS FOR SEATTLE
The steamer Admiral Evans arriv
ed in port thi3 morning about 10:30
and sailed south shortly before noon.
She will stop at Fid&lgo and load ore
at the mines of the Alaska Mines cor
poration. The Evans went as Idr
west M fj>&k and Kodiak. Her pas
sengers froth Valdez were Mrs. E. C.
Dalton, Mrs. A. L. frhllgr and E. E.
Ritchie for Seattle: J. F. Moran, Mrs.
Moran, Judge F. M. BroWfl dfid Isaac
Hamburger for Ketchikan, I. M. Wish
er and W. F. Stevens for Cordova.
FOURTEEN REBELS
MOOTED
LEADERS IN IRISH REVOLT
Announced that No Further Execu
tions Would Likely Occur a» Other
Prisoners Would Be Tried on Les
ser Charges.
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LONDON, May 13.—It was an
nounced today that the total number
of executions in connection with the
recent uprising in Ireland is four
teen. The men executed were the al
leged leaders of the movement, in
cluding the president of the Irish Re
public, which it was planned to es
tablish. It was also announced that
no further executions would likely oc
cur. as the other prisoners implicated
in the movement, now held by the
government, would undoubtedly be of
lesser charges than high treason, of
which those executed have been con
victed.
PARIS DEPORTS
GERMANJ EPULSE
NIGHT ATTACKS UNSUCCESSFUL
With Hand Grenades and Bayonets
French Drive Back Troops North
east of Verdun—Artillery Duel Is
Still Raging with Great Fierceness.
PARIS, May 13.—An official com
munique issued by the war' office to
day states that the Germans again
made a night attack on the French
positions northeast of Verdun unsuc
cessfully. The French troops with
hand grenades and the bayonet,
drove back the attackers, inflicting
heavy losses.
West of the Meuse the fighting has
dropped off to a duel of artillery,
both sides keeping up a heavy firing.
LOOTERS GET AWAY WITH
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
SAN BERNARDINO, May 13. —
Cracksmen escaped last night with
ten thousand dollars after looting the
store of James Elllngsworth at Rand
burg. The money was in the Shape
of cash and pay checks and wa^ in
the place in preparation for paying.off
employees. ' " >
PASSING OP NOTED
HONOLULU ESTATE
HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 13.—
The historic old mansion belonging
to the late Claus Spreckels, multi
millionaire steamship owner and bu
gar planter, situated in an exclusive
residential section of Honolulu, which
when built more than a quarter of
a centuhy ago, was considered one of :
the most elaborate and pretentious
structures of its kind in the city, will
be sold at public auction. Magnificent
specimens of natural and foreign
woods Were used in its construction.
The building may be rased, the large
acreage to be subdivided. Spreckels
left Honolulu years ago, closed the
house and put the key in his pocket,
and it was not opened for nearly fif
teen years.
Mrs. E. C. Dalton and Mrs. Falter
her mother, were outgoing passen
gers on the Evans, en route to Chi
cago, where they will Join Dr. Dal
ton, who is located at Edgewater, a
suburb of Chicago.
MANY LIQUORS
SEIZED SEATTLE
f
POLICE RAID NUMEROUS JOINTS
Booze and Beer Valued at More Thun
825,000' Has Been Confiscated—
Mayor Orders Official* to Redouble
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Vigilance.
SEATTLE, May 13.—Storerooms
and drugstores in this city, raided by
the police in their efforts to put down
the illegal traffic in liquors, has re
sulted in the seizure of liquors val
ued at more than twenty-five thou
sand dollars.
Mayor Gill announces that the
blind pigs will be put out of business
if it takes all the time of the police
to do it. He has ordered the officials
to redouble their vigilance and re
port any suspicious circumstances
that the sale of liquor was being con
ducted at any place, and steps would
be immediately taken to make an in
vestigation.
mm plot
IS UNEARTHED
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REVOLUTION EXPECTED SOON
Plot Unearthed in San Antonio Re
veals that Revolution Was Not
Nipped by Agreement for Troops
to Remain in Mexico.
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SAN ANTONIO, May 13.—A plot
has been unearthed here for a gen
eral uprising in Mexico against the
Carranza government, and it is ex-i
pected, from what has been learned
here that the revolution will take]
place within a few days.
It was believed that the uprising
had been nipped in the bud by the
agreement between Carranza and the
United States for the American sol
diers to remain in Mexico, but it is
learned today that the revolt has
been merely postponed and will take
place regardless of the presence of
the United States troops.
It is also learned that the revolu
tionists have secured considerable
amounts of munitions, but from what
source cannot be determined, but it.
is probable that they were smuggled
across the line from the United State?.
TURKS THRUST
RUSSIMIS BUCK
.
CAPTURE IMPORTANT POINTS
War Office Re|iort States Russians
^■Were Defeated Along Ten-Mile
Front in the Kope Sector and Driv
en Back.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 13.—
The war office reports that severe
fighting has occurred between the
Turkish troops and the Russians in
the Kope sector. The Russians are
reported to have been forced back by
the Turks along a front of more than
ten miles, losing several Important
positions. .
ALASKA REGIMENT
IS NOW AUTHORIZED
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 8.—In.
the conference agreement on the army,
bill which will be reported, tt Is plan
ned to provide for an infantry regi
ment in Alaska, Philippines and Por
to Rico.
E. D. Reiter and F. F. Twttchell of
tha^lasha Mines Corporation came
uplaaf night from their mines, spd
left again on the Evans for Fldalgo
Bay, where the steamer will stop to
take on a cargo of ore from the mlrob
of the company.
IMPROVEMENTS III
UGIH6 FLINT
WILL HAVE AN AUXILIARY
Structure for New Plant will Be Built
on Site of Old One, and Will Be
Run bj Steam or Deisel Engine—
To Install Eire Pump.
The Prince William Souud Water
Light & Telephone Company, the new
corporation which has taken over the
Alaska Water, Light & Telephone
Company of this city, is planning on
extensive improvements in its plant.
T. G. Quinn, superintendent for the
Company, returned a few days ago
from the states. While there he made
arrangements for the construction of
an auxiliary plant, to be run by steam
or a Diesel type of internal combus
tion engine, that a repetition of the
trouble of last winter, when the wa
ter at Solomon Basin ran very low,
may be avoided in the future, and an
uninterrupted service furnished at all
times.
A substantial structure will be
erected on the site of1 the old steam
plant, near the wharf, to house the
new plant, and in addition a largo
electric pump will be installed to fur
nish fire protection for the buildings
along the wharf and throughout the
business section of the town. This
pump in connection with the present
fire engine, should give Valdez a wa
ter supply for fire purposes equal to
any town in Alaska.
J. D. Hull, a prominent consulting
engineer of Seattle, will leave that
place within a few days to look over
the situation, and if the conditions
are such in liis mind, as will warrant
it, a system for supplying the town
with water for domestic purposes will
be Installed.- • Mr: Quinn is of the
opinion that such a water-supply sys
tem would be largely patronized here,
but will await the report of the en
gineer before taking any action.
Within a few days another genera
tor will be hooked up at the Solomon
Basin plant that a larger supply of
“juice" will available for lights and
power.
Work on the new plant here will
be ready for service before the sum
mer is over.
CZAR'S CONFIDANT
ISJORDEREO
VICTIM OK OFFICIAL JEALOUSY
Monk Who Exercised Great Influence
Over the Autocrat of Russia Is Re
ported to Have Been Murdered In
Petrograd.
BERLIN, May 13.—Lesputin, the
monk who for many months past has
exercised the greatest influence over
the Czar of Russia, and who is said
to have been the greates&bfactor in
the promulgation of the decree of pro
hibition throughout Russia, has been
assassinated, according to reports re
ceived here.
Jealousy in high oflicial circles
over the great influence over the
Czar wielded by the churchman is
said to have been the motive leading
to his death.
The Czar has ordered the secret
agents of the government to discover
the murderers of the monk, and will
visit the direst punishment upon
them.
British Ousted at Redoubt.
BERLIN, May 13.—German offi
cers on the western front Claim to
have captured British positions east
of the Hohensollern redoubt,
v Taubes bombarded DuUktlrk but no
details of the attack have been an
nounced.
"Valdes Abominations" will be the
subject ot a straight talk on social
evils by Rev. J. V. Dunstan in the
Congregational church Sunday eve
ning.
Walter Stuart returned trom a
visit to Seward on the Admiral Evans.
MAYOR ROLPH MAKES
AN IMMENSE FORTUNE
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13.—By
selling the steamer Annette Rolph,
which was in course of construction,
and a shipment of iron war building
materials to a Scandinavian concern
Mayor Rolph of this city has just
made a huge fortune. The ship was
supposed to be worth about a million
dollars and the material was valued
at eight millions. The whole was
sold for eighteen million five hundred
dollars. This is the fourth steamer
sold by Rolph last month.
AUSTRIAN SRIP
IS SUBMARINED
BELIEVED CREW WENT DOWN
Report Received at Rome States that
.Austrian Munition Transport Sent
to Bottom of Adriatic by French
Submarine.
ROME, May 13.—It is reported
here that an Austrian munition trans
port, name unknown, was sent to the
bottom of the sea yesterday by a
French submarine. The transport
was attacked in the Adriatic off the
Albanian coast and torpedoed, the
explosion wracking the ship and seed
ing her to the bottom almost instant
ly. It is believed that the entire
crew of the steamer perished.
KRAUSE AGAIN
F0UH8 inn
IS THIRD VERDICT RENDERED
Jury Id Juneau Court Returns Ver
dict Against Krause on Charge of
Fraudulent Use of Mails—Other
Indictments Returned.
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JUNEAU. May 13.—The trial of
Edward Krause, on an indictment
charging fraudulent use of the mails,
was brought to a close yesterday
when the jury returned a verdict of
guilty. This is the third conviction
secured against Krause. Other in
dictments for robbery, forgery, fraud
ulent use of the mails and two in
dictments for murder in the first de
gree, are still hanging over Krause,
and will soon come up for trial.
Eagles to Give Dance. '
The Valdez lodge of Eagles will
give a grand ball on the evening of
June 3, in their hall. The committee
In charge of the arrangements are al
ready at work and promise to provide
an evening’s entertainment that will
be long remembered.
Railroad President Dies.
CHICAGO, May 13.—William A.
Gardner, president of the Chicago &
Northwestern railroad, died here last
night after a short illness.
Aeroplane Smashed, One Missing.
NORFOLK, Va„ Friday.—Charles
G. Accosa is missing and Thomas Mc
Cauley and P. L. Udell were injured
when a hydro-aeroplane was wrecked
near here. It fell 600 feet into the
Potomac.
POLLYANNA SOCIAL WAS
A COMPLETE SUCCESS
The Pollyanna Social given at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Dunstan
Friday evening proved a complete
success in every way: A most Inter
esting program had been planned and
all the various phases of it were hear
tily enjoyed. Mrs. Walter Elliott
gave a review of the book ‘‘Polly
anna,” In order that the merrymak
ers might know what meaner of so
cial they Were to take part la.
At 11 o’clock supper was served to
about IS guests.
Capt. Tommy Moore, the master
who went to the rescue of the crew
and passengers of the revenue cutter
Tahoma, wrecked over a year ago, to
the westward, is In town today, being
captain of the Cordova.
TOWN OK BLOCKER IS ATTACKED
Fifty Mexican Bandits Swoop Down
On Texas Town Near Eagle Pass- -
Americans are Warned to Leave
Mexico—Wants More Troops.
MARATHON. Texas. May 1.3.—Fif
ty Mexicans swooped down last night
on the town of Blocker, near Eagle
Pass, and after robbing many stores
and a few ranches escaped with a
number of horses. No fatalities hare
been reported. The United States
authorities are convinced now that
an organized system of Mexican raids
against United States territory has
been put into effect and that the raids
on Glenn Springs and Blocker were
part of it.
Wants More Troops.
EL PASO, May 13.—Gen. Funston
is seriously considering the advisa
bility of asking that the first cavalry
and the Chicago militia be sent south
for service on the Mexican border.
Warn Americans to Leave.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 13.—
The State Department today through
the United States consuls in Mexico,
issued a warning to all American citi
zens to get out of the country. The
document in which the warning is
contained says nothing as to the reas
ons for so serious a step except that
the disturbed state of the Mexican re
public is hardly the kind to <Vster
the hope that full protection of rhe
lives of foreigners can be obtained.
Nothing Left But Intervention.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May IS.—
The report of the Mexican raid on
the town of Blocker, was received
here by the administration officials
with ominous silence. Attempts of
the press correspondents to elicit
some information as to the course
the government would pursue was
met with a flat refusal to discuss tne
situation.
Parties close to the administration,
however, state that the present state
of affairs in Mexico can no longer be
tolerated by the United States and
that intervention in that country is
the only remedy left. It is said that
President Carranza has demonstrated
his inability to maintain order *n his
country or protect the border towns
in the United States from raiders from
Mexico, and that only the placing of
a large body of United States troops
in Mexico with orders to clean up the
warring elements, restore peace to
that country and insure the safety of
Americans:
EL PASO, May 13.—Preparations
are being made to protect all the vital
points on the border and the Ameri
can line o( communications to Parral
in case of a break with Carrauza.
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American Farmer Murdered.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas. May 13.—
Tony C. Bayliss, an American farmer,
was shot near here last night by a
band of Mexican bandits, who after
ward escaped across the border. The
body of Baylis was found lying in his
barnyard.
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Chasing Outlaws.
MARATHON, May 13.—Major
Langhorn, who crossed the border
yesterday, is' reported to be moving
southward, though his objective point
is unknown. It is believed that he is
searching for the band of outlaws
which raided Glenn Springs a few
lays ago, and hopes to Intercept them
before they find refuge in the hills.
CASHIER KUNE GETS
FIVE YEAR SENTENCE
SEATTLE, May 13.—Cline, the de
faulting cashier of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company, entered a plea
of guilty in Judge Ronald’s court and
was sentenced to serve five yean In
the penitentiary. Cline embesxled
over $200,000 from the Pacific Coast
Co.
Farragut Due Monday.
The steamer Admiral Farragut
passed Juneau %t B o’clock yesterday
morning and la expected to arrive lu
Valdes Monday
Father Corbett left on the Evans
for Cordova._ ••