VOL. 10. N058‘
FEDERALS DEFEAT
MEXICAN REBELS
Kill More Than 1,000 of Them in
Tampico Battle-—Both Side*
Shoot Prisoners.
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MEXICO CITY, Dec. 15.—'The com
mander of the Mexican gunboats at
Tampico, has sent a report to this
city telling of the routing of the rebel
forces, which were besieging the city,
and the killing of jftpre than one thou
sand rebels. Strong detachments of
federal cavalry are in pursuit of the
rebels and hope to completely annihi
late the constitutional forces.
During the flghtia# about the city
rebel and federal commanders imme
diately shot all captured prisoners in
spite of the protest of Admiral Fletch
er, who is in command of the Anter
can battleships, which were in the
harbor during the fighting.
The defeat of the rebels has given
greater strength to the Huerta pro
visional government and the business
interests of the city are all pledging
him their support. Men who are op
posed to Provisional President Huerta
are aiding the government in the
present crisis, as they realize the sure
and certain fate of the country if the
rebels under Carranza and General
Villa ever capture the city.
|ILU§ REBELS ROB
CATHOLIC CHURCH
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Destroy Church Buildings in Chihua
hua, Which Has Been Evacuat
ed by the Federals.
Fr. PASO. Dec. 15.—Catholic
pnests arrived nere today front Chi
huahua. the capital of a state in Mex
ico cf the same name, and they re-,
port that the rebel army, under Gen
eral Villa, bad occupied the city af
tev the federal troops left and that
the hrst act cf the rebel commando
was to loot the churches of the city
and force the treasurer of the church
to give up every cent of church mon
ey in his possession. All the church
buildings were demolished.
The church officials were not the
only ones from whom money was ex
torted and every business man who
had not fled from the city was forced
to surrender all the savings of years
under threats of immediate death.
Prisoners were made of many busi
ness men remaining in the city, who
are charged with treason against the
constitutional forces. It is expected
they will be executed in a few days.
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WIRELESS FOIL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The De
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partment of Commerce has announ
ced that as a result of the recent
storm which swept the Great Lakes,
destroying more than a hundred ves
sels and causing the loss of many
lives, all. steamers plying the lakes
will be equipped with wireless and
that fifty of the large passenger shins
have already had' the wireless' ap
paratus installed.
MRS. ELLA YOUhlG
'HAS MANY FRIENDS
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CHICAGO, Dec. 15—Seven thousand
women met here Saturday night and
passed a resolution of protest against
the action of the Chicagb school'board
for dismissing Mrs. Ella Young, su
perintendent of schools. ■ A move
ment has been started to force ' the
resignat’on of all the members of the
school board who voted to dismiss
Mrs. Young.
WILL CUT ALL
APPROPRIATIONS
Leaders Fear for Party If Present
Bills Are Passed—Confer Re
garding Cutting.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15—The
House leaders of the Democratic party
are today holding a conference with
a view of cutting down appropria
tions which threaten to undo the party
unless curtailed. The largest num
ber of appropriation bills ever intro
duced are now in the hands of the ap
propriation committee and it is ex
pected that before the session ends
more will be referred to the commit
tee and the leaders are determined
to make good the party pledge to the
country that a> policy of retrenchment
would be fojtftw d by the Democrats.
It is generally believed that Presi
dent Wilson will veto any large ap
propriation bills if he can possibly do
so.
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New York’s Legislative Assembly Ad
journs After Passing Bills
He Requested.
ALBANY,. N Y„ Dec. 15.—The
state legislature adjourned Saturday
evening last after passing all the
measures requested by Governor
Glynn. The measures are all pro
gressive, the new governor insisting
upon a high standard of legislation.
Appropriations have been cut by the
legislators, as Gov. Glynn had insist
ed upon 'all department heads cut
ting off useless help and retrenching
in i he matter of expenditures.
This is the same legislature which
impeached Governor Sulzer and many
of the members have been retired
by the voters at the election in No
vember and Republicans will take
their places.
VVAPPENSTEIN WILL
SOON BE PARDONED
OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 15.—It is‘
generally believed here that Wap
penstein, former Seattle chief of po
lice, will be pardoned next Christmas
by Governor Lester. Wappenstein
was found guilty of grafting and sell
ing the privilege of breaking the law
lo the gamblers and women of the
und« rworld in rhe Spirit City.
Discover Coal Near Bellingham.
BELLINGHAM, Dec. 15—A large
deposit o? hard coal has been dis
covered near Meteor gl acier by pros
, pectors. The deposit is said to have
' a large surface showing and the
' assays of the coal taken show it to
i be as good in quality as any mined
to Pennsylvania.
Americans Quit Going to Canada.
.' WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The re
/ port of the immigration authorities
i show th*t5 cEF number of American
| citizens who generally leave the Un
| ited States to go to Canada has fallen
r off the past year materially.
New President for Switzerland.
BERNE, Switzerland, Dec. 15.—
Dr. Arthur Hoffmaq, a member of the
i federal council, has been elected afi
i president of Switzerland.
Brighton Has Fine Trip.
The Brighton returned to Valdez
last hight from Port Wells port's arid
Captain Stamey reports one of the
l best winter trips in hia experience
i The Sound was as calm as during
the summer months and not a breeze
was blowing during the entire trip
Eleven passengers -ame to Valdez on
the launch.
, Jim O’Brien came up from Avery
river on. the Brighton laBt night.
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Underwood Tariff Not be Operative
Against Germans—They Threat
ened a Tariff War.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.—Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo has issued
orders to all custom collectors not to
collect the 20 per cent countervailing
duty imposed by the Underwood tar
iff act on importations of split peas
from Germany into the United States
The German government had mads
the threat that if the duty were en
forced they would immediately start
a tariff war against the United States
and would refuse to allow American
imports of manufactured articles into
the fatherland, except at a prohibitive
rate.
Much indignation is felt here at ths
action of the German government and
great dissatisfaction with the ordet
of Secretary McAdoo is expressed, as
it is stated that the Germans would
not dare to start a tariff war, as they
sell millions of dollars worth of toys
and aniline dyes and other manu
factured articles, while the Unitec
States sends mostly food stuffs tc
Germany.
WOMEN WILL NOT
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Committee of Suffragettes Intend tc
Stay Until Congress Adjourns or
Grants Them Vote.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The com
mitlee of suffragettes here to induce
I congress to provide for an amend
ment to tlte constitution allowing wo
men the right to vote, announced to
day that they intended to remain in
(he capital during the present session
and work upon members of congress
to secure the passage of the amend
ment desired. The women claim that
their expenses are being paid by sub
scriptions from among the faithful ir
all parts of the states and that they
are having a good time.
As none of the members of the
committee are at all handsome, not
have they forms like Milo Venus, it
is expected that they will have eon
; siderable difficulty reaching the ears
of the congressmen.
Italian Charged With Murder—Attor
ney for Defendant Hopes for
Reduced Verdict.
FAIRBANKS, Dec. 14.—The murdet
trial of Frank Albani, the Italian wht
is charged with killing Steve Borros
co. ?. fellow countryman, was com
pleted last night. Tom Marquam de
fended Albani and hopes for a verdict
•in p. lesser degree than the indictment
Which charges first degree murder
No hope of an acquittal is entertain
ed, as the murder was deliberate ant
Cold blooded. Many witnesses testi
fied against the defendant.
Two days were required to obtair
a Jury, the prosecut'ibn required tw<
days and the defense one day' to in
troduce evidence.
Notice.
Stock certificates of the Valdes
Klectric company are now ready anc
subscribers for stock can secure ttieii
certificates at the • office of the com
pany in the rear of the Copper block
ROOT DENOUNCES
CURRENCY BILL
—
Cheap Money and Inflated Currency
Mean Ruin to Our Pros
perity, He Says.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 15.—Senator
Elihu Root, the sehior senator from
New York, today denounced the Ow
en-Glass currency bill, which per
mits inflating of the currency of the
country, and predicted that if the
present measure became a law the
most dreadful catastrophe in the his
tory of the country would surely fol
low.
“Whenever the people of the United
! Slates lose confidence in the currency
] issued by the government, a panic
! must follow because of efforts to un
; load currency and buy gold,” said the
I senator, "inflated currency, cheap
j money and plenty of money spell ruin
to the industries and prosperity of the
country,” declared the New York sen
ator.
It is believed now that the Repub
lican party, with the aid of the Dem
ocrats, who are dissatisfied with thf
bill, will be able to beat the meas
ure and are sure to delay it for many
■ weeks.
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FOR REVENGE
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Italian Thief Resented Napoleon’:
! Looting of National Art Gal
ies During Wars.
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! FLORENCE, Dec. 15. The polict
j arrested Perugia, an Italian convict
: and have charged him with the thef
j of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre a
| Paris. The arrest was made after at
| examination of finger prints on thi
| canvas had proven that Perugia hat
j had the picture in his possession. Thi
' thief confessed to the police and sail
that he had stolen the painting in re
venge for the many pictures Napoleoi
had taken front Italian art gallerie!
during the wars between France ant
Italy.
Several other prisoners are beinj
held by the police but they refust
to confess to having had anythin)
to do with the theft of the valuabli
painting. Perguit has served sever
‘ al terms in prison for robbery.
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BILL PREPARE!
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Will Provide for Literacy Test thi
Same as Did the Measure
Taft Vetoed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The nev
immigration bill is ready and thi
committee will report it today oi
tomorrow to the House. The bill ii
alrtiobt identical to that vetoed b;
fonder President Taft in the closlni
days of the previous' administration
tfbe act contains a literacy test, a;
did the vetoed act, hut it ii expcctet
that President Wilson will sign tht
bill if it is passed by both branchei
of congress.
Strong opposition to having ignor
: ant and uneducated immigrants' o
; southern Eufope admitted into thi
| United States has been expressed b;
labor organizations, and it is gen
erally believed that the bill will la
passed at this session of congress.
Mrs. Fogge and daughter, Mis:
Blanch, have moyed Into pie Bur
house opposite Moose litpl.., ■ ,.w,
[STILL AFTER THE
Start Hearing Today on Munday
Group of Location*—Will Forfeit
Money Deposited.
SEATTLE, Dec. 15.—The govern
ment hearing in the Munday coal
cases started here today and the land
department will make every effort to
prove that the laws were disobeyed
and that the entries of coal lands
should be cancelled and the money
paid by the locators forfeited to the
government.
i The Munday claims are located in
! the Matanuska district and are said
; to be worth many millions of dollars,
j Considerable development work has
i been done on the group, but the of
i f'cials of the land department claim
| that the locators have not developed
| it mine on all the claims recorded and
therefore the letter of the law has
been disobeyed.
MILITANTS BEARD
I ENGLISH KING
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! Present Him With Petition Asking
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j ! for Right to Vote While He
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!; LONDON, Dec. 15.—'While attend
j ing the opera on Saturday night the
king and queen received an appeal
1 from the iniliiant suffragettes who
had crowded into the theater, and at
the first opportunity threw the peti
tion into the royal box. An uproar
immediately followed and the crowd
, i in the theater tried to rush the sttf
i fragettes out of the building, hut the
! police formed a cordon about them
! ! and escorted the women to the street,
ejecting them from the building. The
I royal pair smiled during the uproar.
A few of the leaders were arrest
l ; ed and were arraigned today in Old
| Bailey, where they were heavily fined
! for disturbing the peace. The magis
i I trate promised to impose jail senten
| ces if any further attempt was made
to molest the king and queen.
CONTRACT WORK THE
MAYFIELD CLAIMS
i Tod Dale, N. K. Nicholson and a
] number of men left this morning on
! the Ida May for Shoup bay to com
; mence the annual assessment work
| on th(? Mayfield group of claims locat
i ed near the Cameron-Johnson and
| Gold King mines. It is expected that
| considerable development work will be
j started next summer and the property
I placed upon shipping basis.
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REPUBLICANS PLAN
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
; WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The He
| publicans plan the drafting of a plat
■ form at the national convention to be
i held in 1914 and will make an active
; campaign to secure the election of Re
I publican members of congress in the
fall of 1914, when the new congress
will be elected.
OUR AMBASSADOR
' •'■■■' IS A HIGH FLYER
PARIS, Dec. 15--Ambassador Her
rlch, representing the Hnlted States
: government here, made a trip with
! Aviator Btdault in his monoplane and'
' after the ride in the aircraft stated
i he had never enjoyed a trip in his life
as well as the one he'had Just made
- with the aviator.
President Still 111 In Bed.
Washington; Dee. is.—President
Wilson is still confined to his bbd suf
fering with the la grippe. The1'ru
mors that his condition Is serious
have been denied by the attending
k physicians and by members of his
■ family,"who state that the president
iwill be at his desk in a few days.
BOBBIES ARREST
MBS. PANKHURST
Will be Forced to Serve Out Balance
of Three-Year Sentence—Tried
to Start Something.
LONDON, Dec. 15.—Mrs. Emmaline
Pankhurst, the leader of the window
smashers, was rearrested here today
to serve out an uncompleted sentence.
Mrs. Pankhurst has been liberated un
der the “cat and mouse” act and had
fled to France, but, believing that the
government would not molest her she
has returned to this city.
The police made no effort to re
arrest the militant suffragette until
she began preaching to her followers,
urging them to renew the smashing
of windows, the burning of the mail
and the liring of the railroad sta
tions and resistenee to the police,
then they immediately took her into
custody and will force her to serve
out the rest of a three-year sentence,
of which only three months were pre
viously served.
Mrs. Pankhurst threatens a hunger
strike and it is expected that, after
she is as near death from refusing to
eat as it is possible for her to get,
she will again be released and will
flee to France and remain there.
mini
win ions com
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Last Year's Record, Shown to Con
gress by Geological Survey,
Causes Much Comment.
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WASHING ION, Dec. 15. The Geo
logical Survey have just issued u re
, port showing that Alaska imported
j ten thousand tons of coal the past
j year, although the largest coal fields
| in the world are located in the ter
! ritory. It is expected the report will
j stir congress up to taking some ac
tion regarding the opening of the coal
lands in the northland and will curb
the actions of the land office offi
cials, who consider It their duty to
prevent the patenting of any claims
located in the territory if they can
by any means do so.
Several congressmen have express
ed themselves as surprised at the
condition in Alaska, which would
force the operators and citizens in
the territory to bring coal from for
i eign countries to open up the mines
I while immense bodies of coal lies un—
; touched at their very doors.
[TRY TO KILL
| R, RPRESIDENT
CLEVELAND, Dec. 15.—An attempt
was made here Saturday night to
kill President W. C. Brown, of the
! New York Central railroad, who was
passing through this city on the reg
ular train, to which had been at
tached his private car. The train was
wrecked, but the private car of the
president, which was the last car of
a' long train, remained on the track.
A number of passengers were severe
ly fhjltrdd but no lives were lost. The
polite’ of this city and the company
dtteetivtK lire working on the case
and hope to arrest those guilty of at
tempting to kill the president of the
road.
| Eleven Pounds Gold Can be Mailed.
[ SEATTLE, Dec. 15.—By a special
order of Postmaster General Burleson
anyone having eleven pounds of gold
may send it through the' first-class
mail. It is thought that the order will
lie of great benefit to Alaska.