STRIKERS KILL
. 7 HE GHDS
Make Attack on Coal Mine Force at
Walensburg—Drive Guards
From Buildings.
t WALENSBURG, Colo., April 28.—
striking mine workers made an at
tack on the Walensburg coal mine
yesterday and killed seven of the
guards employed by the company to
protect the property from destruction.
The strikers were well armed with
high power rifles and soon drove the
guards into the mine shaft for shel
ter, where they succeeded in hold
ing off the strikers.
The company buildings were set on
fire and a number were dynamited.
All the women and 'children had
been sent into the shaft when the
fight started and none were hurt.
LOUISVILLE, Colo., April 28.—The
militia guards defending the Hecla
coal mine were forced to use a ma
chine gun here today to stop the at
tack being made against the mine.
As the gun opened fire over the
heads of the miners they turned and
rushed for cover and made no furth
er attempt to destroy the mine build
ings. The death of members of the
militia at the different mines has
•caused the militiamen to want re
venge and It is expected many clash
es will follow in the next few days
unless Ihe regular troops arrive.
HO DIVORCE FOR
TACOMA PREACHER
Claimed His Wife Spent Too Much of
His Hard Earned Money, But the
Court Refused a Divorce.
•
TACOMA, April 28.-Wudge Mitch
ell today denied the application of
Rev. A. H. Barnhlsel, a former min
ister of this city, for a divorce from
his wife, Mrs. Olive M. Barnhlsel.
-The trial has been on for almost
a month and Rev. Barnhisel claimed
his wife was extravagant and spent
$9,000 a year on clothes and house
hold expenses and that his income
was being used up in riotous living
and his capital wasted by his wife,
who was buying many new dresses.
Judge Mitchell in rendering his de
cision stated that the social ambi
tions of the minister's wife and her
waste of his resources were not suf
ficient grounds for the granting of a.
divorce and that the minister could
prevent the waste of his money in
■ other ways. ,
WOULD PREVENT
COTTJNRJTURES
WASHINGTON. April 28.—The
House Agricultural committee today
began hearings on the bill to stand
f ardize cotton gradings and to pre
vent trading in cotton “futures.”
Four days will be devoted to cotton!
and the committee will then con
sider grain future trading. The bill
is now pending before a Senate com
mittee to the same end. The ques
tion of prohibiting trading in fu
tures has been a particularly live one
ever since the Democrats obtained
control of congress. The subject af
fects practically every southern mem
ber. Their claim is that prices in
the big cotton markets are largely
fictitious, afid that the farmer gets
"bunked" by prices that do not any
where near represent the actual con
dition of the real cotton. .
E. Merrifleld arrived from Mineral
creek yesterday and will remain in
Valdez for a few days.
TRYING TO SETTLE MEXICAN DIFFICULTY;
WAR PREPARATIONS, HOWEVER, CONTINUE
Diplomats Are Optomistic That They Can Make Peaceful Settlement—Stores
Are Being Rushed South In Spite of Peace Talk—President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan Are Indignant At Treatment That Con
sul Hanna Received From Federals.
WASHINGTON, April 28.—In spite
of the optomistic feeling among the
foreign diplomats and the American
State department, many close friends
of the administration do not expect
the present efforts to prevent war will
be successful and that the mediation
offered by the South American coun
tries will only delay and cannot stop
the conflict between the two repub
lics.
Many Difficulties to Settle.
It is pointed out that the difficult
ies between the State department and
Huerta have been allowed to drag for
many months that in spite of every
precaution the American government
has prevented any hostile move to
wards the republic, but since the ar
rest of the marines at Tampico the
arrest and imprisonment of the
American consul at Monterey and the
many outrages towards Americans
still in the sections of Mexico over
which the .Huerta forces have con
trol, have made a settlement almost
impossible unles Huerta resigns from
his position as provisional president.
Foreigners Work for Peace.
This is hardly expected here, alj
though strong foreign influences have
been at work to force him to quit and
turn the reins of government over
to some Mexican statesman not af
filiated with one or the other fac
tions now fighting for control of the
government.
Fear the Rebels.
The administration ,here is as
much dissatisfied with the rebel at
titude toward the United States and
foreign residents as against Huerta
and would be glad to see some form
of government established in the re
public around which the lawabiding,
respectable and peace loving citizen
ship could rally.
War Preparations Continue.
No abatement of the work in the
War department and at the navy
yards can be noticed because of the
pending settlement of the trouble and
suplies are being rushed south as fast
as possible and are being placed in
storage at Galveston, New Orleans
and other southern coast towns.
Work on the Border.
Similar shipments are being made
to the stations near the border, where
large amounts of supplies are being
gathered in the event of the troops
making an invasion of northern Mex
ico.
Troops are still being sent south
and another brigade is at Galveston
ready to go aboard the transports
in the harbor and start for Tampico
or Vera Cruz.
No Report From Funston.
No report has been received from
General Funston, who is believed to
be waiting off Vera Cruz until a set
tlement is made of the present nego
tiations for peace. It is believed
here that if the American troops ever
land at Vera Cruz nothing will stop
the war.
Insult to Hanna Resented.
WASHINGTON, April 28.—Presi
dent Wilson and Secretary of State
W. J. Bryan are greatly incensed be
cause of the treatment given (to the
American consul, General Hanna, at
Monterey, Mexico, Dy the Mexican
federal troops and it has made the
determination of the' administration
to secure satisfaction from Huerta
all the more positive and decided.
Congressmen Want War.
The insults to Hanna are resented
by all the members of congress and
the pressure upon the president to
•declare war is becoming exceeding
ly great.
Americans Safe in Mexico City.
Bryan issued a statement today in
which he says that all the Americans
left in Mexico City are safe and that
no Americans have been murdered.
The foreign legations are demanding
protection for all Americans and for
all foreigners now in Mexico.
German Minister Active.
The German minister has on several
occasions sent sharp notes to the
Mexican foreign minister demanding
instant protection for the foreigners
and he has incurred the hostility of
Huerta for his outspoken demands.
The German legation is well guarded.
Seven Hundred Refugees Leave Mex
ico City.
WASHINGTON, April 28.—The
State department has received word
today that a train with 700 American
refugees had left Mexico City this
morning for Vera Cruz. The word
was received through the represen
tatives of the foreign powers in the
Mexican capital, who have been act
ive in protecting Americans after the
rupture of diplomatic relations be
tween this country and Mexico.
ALASKA STEAMERS
MADE SOME MONEY
Alaska Steamship Line Holds Annual
Meeting—Report Prosperous Year
—Old Officials Re-elected
SEATTLE, April 28.—The annual
stockholders of the Alaska Steamship
company was held here last night, re
sulting in the re-election of all the
present board of officers and the re
tention of the present executive force.
The report of the officials showed
that the company has had a very
successful year and lias made consid
erable money. The large traffic to
the Chisana, the big freight ship
ments to the Juneau mining district,
the many new mining plants sent to
the Valdez district, along with the
large amount of ore shipped fr~om<
the operating mines in the north has
made the past year the most pros
perous in the history of the steam
ship company.
January, February and March were
exceptionally good months, the com
pany doing the heaviest business for
any quarter and the outlook for 1914
is good.
The construction of the Alaska rail
road will mean large freight ship-4
ments for the government and many
passengers seeking to better their
condition by migrating to the north.
To Be Higher Than Eiffel.
BRUSSELS, April 28.—The mem
bers of the International Wireless
Telegraphy Commission met in the
Royal Laeken Park in Brussels today
and placed the first rivet in a huge
pylon to be erected there. It will be
the largest In the world. The tower,
which is intended for scientific in
vestigations of all kinds, more- partic
ularly in meterology and wireless
telegraphy, will be 1,092 feet high,
or 100 feet higher than the Eiffel
tower.
Henry Suessdorf is again able to be
out after an attack of the grip which
kept him confined to his room for sev
eral days.
I
CEN
IN
Seattle Has Population of 313,000,
While San Francisco Has 448,
000 Inhabitants.
SEATTLE, April 28.—The results of
the recent federal census have just
been received here and the city of
Seattle Is credited with a popAlation
of 313,000, while Portland has only
260.000, and Tacoma is credited with
a population of only 103,000 citizens.
San Francisco has a population of
448.000, according to the returns,
while Los Angeles is a close second
with a total of 438,000 living within
the city limits.
The census authorities have pruned
all the western coast towns down
from the returns made by the cen
sus enumerators, as it was found that
in eSattle, Tacoma and the other cit
ies the enumerators had placed many
fake names on the list in order to
make a good showing for their home
city.
In' a number of instances the cen
sus enumerators were indicted and
convicted for fraud and perjury and
given light sentences as an example
and a warning.
Found New Indian Tribes.
PHILADELPHIA, April 28.—Word
has been received that the members
of the Amazon expedition of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Museum, sent
out in March, 1913, are all well af
ter nine weeks of exploring in South
ern British Guiana. Dr. William C.
Farabee, curator, and his party vis
ited territory never before explored
by white men. Tribes of Indians
never before heard of were discov
ered, vocabularies were made of
their languages, and notes taken of
their arts, crafts, customs and re
ligious beliefs, while thousands of
specimens of their handiwork were
collected. Previous reports told of
the party having explored the north
ern part of Brasil.
Charles Bloom returned from Port
Wells yesterday.
CROOK CAUGHT
IN SEATTLE
William Ferguson Wanted in St. Louis
for Embezzlement of $14,000
From Bank.
SEATTLE, April 28.—The police
here today arrested William Fergu
son, who is wanted in St. Louis for
embezzling $14,000 from a bank in
that city.
The police had been asked to watch
for Ferguson and some time ago re
ceived information that he was in the
city hiding. They watched and lo
cated him in a small hotel.'
Ferguson has retained attorneys
and will fight extradition. He is held
without bail, but his lawyers will
make an effort to secure hjs release
on bail until the case can be decid
ed.
A detective from St. Louis Is now
en roi(fe to the city to ask Governor
Lister to grant extradition papers.
MORE “DOPE FFIENDS”
IN U. 8. THAN CHINA
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 28—The
United States Is far worse drug rid
den than China, says Dr. Lucius
Brown, head of the state pure food
and drug department, in a statement.
Figures, he declares, show that the
people of this country have the ori
entals beaten In the use of drugs
and in the “rope” habit. So far 1,
360 "dope" fiends have registered
with the Tennessee state department.
He figures that the number represents
only about) lone-tenth of the drug
users of the state.
The Orpheum Tonight.
. New pictures tonight at the Or
pheum.
Peart White and Chester Barnett
in “A Child’s' Influence”
Lois Weber and Philip Smalley in
“Civilised and Savage.”
Wm. Shay and the Imp. Co. in
“His Mother’s Birthday.”
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Mike Sullivan has returned to Val
dez from Portage bay.
ASK ROCKEFELLER
TO SETTLE STRIKE
President Wilson Wires Oil King to
Make Settlement With Men or He
Will Establish Martial Law.
WASHINGTON, April 28.—Presi
dent Wilson today notified John D.
Rockefeller, the oil magnate, that
unless he took some action at once
to stop the strike in the coal mines
of Colorado that the government
would send regular troops into the
strike zone and settle the difficulty
itself and would establish martial law.
The aged magnate wired to the
president that he 'must regretfully
decline to interfere with the men in
charge of the operation of the mines,
as he believed they were doing their
duty and what they considered to be
right.
It developed here today that the
striking miners had also asked the
president to send regular troops in
to the strike zone hnd that they
would willingly surrender to the reg
ulars but would fight to the death
rather than give up their arms to the
state jmillti^. It is expected that
action will be taken today to send
several companies of troops to Trin
idad and other Colorado towns.
Tech Relay After Record.
BOSTON, April 28.—Massachusetts
Institute of Technology will open the
outdoor track season this afternoon
with a meet to be featured by an
exhibition by the relay team in an
attempt to break a track record. In
addition two cups will be contested
for in other events.
Sampson Passes Ketchikan.
The steamer Admiral Sampson, of
the Admiral Line, passed Ketchikan
at 5 o’clock this morning and should
leave Juneau early tomorrow morn
ing.
FOR SALE—Two houses located in
residence district of Valdes; also the
.Ernestine roadhouse, For price en
quire of W. M. Elliott at the Valdes
Mercantile Company. * k3#
ASQUITH IS MAD
ABOUT THOSE GUNS
Denounces as Outrage the Landing of
40,000 Stand of Arms in Ulster
to Fight Against Home Rule.
LONDON, April 28.—Premier As
quith, the head of the English gov
ernment, in an address to the House
of Commons today denounced as an
“unprecedented outrage the landing of
40,000 rifles in Ulster.” The guns are
to be used by the Ulsterites against
any attempt on the part of the gov
ernment to establish home rule for
Ireland.
The guns were smuggled into Ul
ster last Saturday in spite of the in
structions to the coast guard and to
revenue officers to prevent the guns
from being taken into the country.
The government had also made an
effort to have the guns seized in the
Netherlands, where they were being
loaded on a fast freighter, but the
freighter moved out at night before
the Dutch authorities had a chance
to act, and the guns were landed in
Ulster.
It is generally believed here that
government officers were responsi
ble for the guns landing and an ef
fort will be made to punish those
guilty of aiding the violation of the
law.
The English army now stationed in
Ulster cannot be depended upon to
search for the guns, as they mostly
sympathize with the Ulsterites.
CANAL COMMITTEE
HAS SPLIT EVEN
Half of Senate Committee is With
President and Half Are Opposed
to the Repeal.
WASHINGTON, April 28--The Sen
ate Committee on Interoceanic Ca
nals is evenly divided on the re
peal of the canal tolls, and half of
the members are with the admin
istration while the other half are
against the repeal of the exemption
to American shipping using the big
waterway.
Many commercial associations from
the west, from Gulf ports and from
eastern cities are working hard and
lobbying to prevent the repeal, claim
ing that it means the destruction of
American shipping and that foreign
vessels will carry all the freight, while
American taxpayers must foot the
bills but secure no benefit.
President Wilson has called several
opponents of the bill in conference and
is hopeful that he can , convince
enough of them to secure the pass
age of the measure when it comes
to a vote.
WILL STAGE A
BUFFALO HUNT
PIERRE, S. D„ April 28.—Arrange
ments are being made here today for
staging the last great Buffalo hunt
of the West and in order that pos
terity may not forget how the orig
Inal American chased big game, mav
ing pictures will be taken of the
hunt. John E. Sloat, Gettysburg, S.
D., who has an option on the famous
Scotty Phillips herd of 467 buffalo,
is negotiating with a moving pic
ture company to turn over part of
the herd and with the aid of 200
Slow? Indians stage a great buffalo
hunt, authentic in every detail. It is
probable that the event will be pro
duced on the ranges west of here.
The only man who can faithfully
say his wife is an angel is the widow -
er. *■ ’