VOL 9. VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1S13. MO. 233.
BULGUR TROOPS
AGAIN DEFEATED
General Ivanoffs Abandons Seres,
But First Kills All the Greeks
in the Town.
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London, July 12.—The Greek
troops have won two more vic
tories from the troops under
General Ivanoffs, who was oper
alin in central Saloniki and the
Bulgarian forces have been com
pletely routed and are fleeing to
wards Bulgaria.
The city of Seres, the second
largest in the province of Sa
loniki, was evacuated yesterday,
by the troops under Ivanoffs, but
prior to leaving the city, all
Greeks were slaughtered and
their bodies thrown info the
streets. ■
No quarter is shown to com
batants or non-eoinbalants, when
they fall into the hands of tin'
enemy, all are murdered.
The former Turkish provinces
of Kossovo and Saloniki. have,
fallen into the hands of the Ser
vians and the Greeks and will
probably be incorporated by them
into the New Greece and New
Servia.
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COLDEST SINCE
YEAR OF 1313
Rome and All Italy Suffering From
Unprecedented Cold Wea
ther.
Home, July 13.—A lerrilic
.storm struck this city yesterday
and the entire country is suffer
ing from the most severe cold
weather ever known at this time
of the year.
The coldest July recorded in
Italy since 1313 in the verdict of
both the government experts
and is corroborated at the Vati
can.
The people are suffering from
the cold and wealthy are wearing
furs and remaining in doors.
Elk’s Convention at Rochester.
Rochester, July 13.—The Elk's
national convention met here to
day and a contest,is on for ev
ery elective ollice. Elks from all
parts of the statt^ are in al
1 tendance and many desire otli
cial honors.
Pulmotor Saves Infant.
New York.—Mrs. Ida Nathan
son, a patient in Lebanon Hos
pital, gave birth to a boy weigh
ing six pounds. But the child
was born with collapsed lungs,
in which there was no air, and
consequently there was no cir
culation of blood. Dr. Epstein
of the house staff tried the usual
remedies for this condition, but
they proved unavailing. Then
Dr. Abraham Rnnzy, visiting
physician, suggested that they try
a pulmotor which had arrived
at the institution several days
before.
Ed. Wood, the freighter, left
on the Sampson, for Knik, to
commencce the work of packing
the supplies for the government
coal party, from the coast to
the claims.
Cook Wanted.
Cook wanted by Cot. O’Neil, call
or ’phone commanding officer,
Fort Liscuvn.
FURNISHED ROOMS with or
without board. Keystone Bath
house. Mrs. H. Sharts.
A fresh supply of Chinese
goods just received on the Samp
son—Chop Suey artd Chinese
Noodles at the Valdez Cafe
MEXICAN REBELS
HOLD AMERICANS
Five Men are Prisoners and Their
Property Has Been Seized, But
Bryan Objects.
Washington, L>. C., July 12.—
At the instance of Secretary of
State, Bryan, Lloyd Garrison,
head of the war department, has
made a demand on the rebels of
northern Mexico, to release 5
American prisoners and a large
amount of cattle and horses
seized by them, some time ago
and which they refuse to release.
The seizure was made at Hi
dalgo and the men have been
kept prisoners and the cattle, re
tained.
The demand was made in no
gentle terms and the rebels were
given to understand that unless
Americans were proteced and
their properly rights respected,
(lie rebels would fare badly, with
the border troops and also that
an invasion would bet made and
the prisoners released.
It is expected that the release
will be made today.
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HANG MURDERER
IN CALIFORNIA
*Jaoob Openheimer, Killed Two
and Was Serving Life Sen
tence.
Sacramento, July 12.—Jacob
Opelnheimer, who is known as the
worst prisoner ever incarcerated
in ihe prisons'of tIn* state, was
serving a life sentence for the
murder of two companions, when
about six months ago he tried to
murder two of his fellow prison
ers. for which, under tin* Cali
fornia laws, a convict must suf
fer the death penalty.
While on the gallows, awaiting
tile springing of Ihe trap, Open
heimer, when asked !if he had
anything to say, sent to the wo
men uf the state, a request that
they eontinue the fight against
capital punishment, and that
hanging be abolished in the state.
Fighters Looking for Matches.
San Francisco, July 12.—Ad.
Wolgast is trying to arrange for
a bout with Ritchie, while Jess
Willard would like to fight Ar
thur Pelkyi who recently sent.
Luther McCarthy to his long rest
by breaking his spine.
Alameda Due Tonight.
The Alameda is due to reach
Valdez at 8:30 tonight, according
to word received at the local
steamship ofllce.
The “Boys of Valdez,” headed
by Joe Bourke and Grant Rem
ington. gave a complimentary
dance last night to the passen
gers on the Sampson, many of
whom were women. The pas
sengers were delighted and en
joyed themselves until the boat
whistled for their departure
west.
Miss Erma Fields, a neice of
Mrs. VVendler, reached Valdez
last night on the Sampson, to
visit for that summer with Mr.
and Mrs Wendler.
Call for Warranto.
Notice is hereby given that I
will pay all city warrants up to
and including No 3562, series
of 1911 and 1912, if presented
within ten (10) days from date.
C. G. Reynolds,
Town Treasurer.
Valdez) Alaska, July 10, 1913.
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PRESIDENT Mir
SETTLE TROUBLE
Calls Conductors and Trainmen
to Confer With Him Next
Monday.
Washington, D. C., July 12.—
The officers of the Conductor’s
and trainmen's unions of the 45
eastern railroads, which have
voted to go on strike, will hold
a conference with President
Wilson, who has called them to
confer with him, in the hopes of
avoiding a srilke.
Hie railroad ollieials are de
termined to put a stop to the re"
printed demands made by the un
ions for more wages, while, at
the same lime the interstate
Commerce commission continue
to reduce freight and passenger
rates and they have inlialed that
■no compromise will be made be
tween the company and its men.
The railroads were recently
badly defeated wheti they sub
mitted to the arbiration of the
.demands of the 11 re men and later
the engineers, for higher wages
ami the commission, under the
Fodmanu act. awarded the men
higher wages.
Secretary of Labor, Wiilson,
will attend the conference and
it is hoped to arrange for the
speledy and satisfactory settle
ment of the differences.
Alfred B. lies has wired up
that he has purchased a new gen”
erator, for his electric light plant
at the.mouth of Solomon gulch.
COMMITTEE FAVORS
NEW MONEY RILL
Agree Withjjie President On His
Currency Reform Measure—
Bankers Object.
Washington, D. C., July 12.—
The House currency committee,
of which the majority are demo
crats, t day voted an endorsement
of the President’s plans for cur
rency reform and a hill will he
drafted to meet his ideas.
The opposition by many ban
kers, to the plans of the admin
istration has grown stronger
and some modifications may be
made to the present outline of the
bill, but the general scheme of
the measure wilt be followed and
a giant reserve will be established
for use in times id' money strin
gency.
B. I,. Johnso.n of the Geolog
ical Survey, is expected on one
of the next boats and will spend
the summer investigating the
mineral resources of the Port
Wells section and also those
about Valdez.
Robert McChesney, was able
yesterday, to «make the trip from
the hospital to the dike to witness
the work of building a protection
for the town, from the glacier
waters.
Judge F. M. Brown has started
the McDonald case at Juneau.
Charles Day spent a few days at
Port Wells.
Just arrived, a line of latest
style waists at Harvey’s Toggery.
All standard makes of wheels,
at Owen Meals, the Valdez bicy
cle agent for the Columbia, Ram
bler, Pope “Daily Service,” Cleve
land and other standard makes.
One-half off on trimmed milli
nery and 25 per cent discount on
suits at Harvey’s Toggery.
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REFUSED BRIBE
SAKS IHULHALL
Also Tendered a $5,000 Life Job
in Navy Department, But Re
mained.
Washington, L). C., July 12.—
Martin L. Mulhall, the special
agent of the Manufacturers As
sociation, appeared before the
Senate lobby committee today and
testified that while posing as the
(friend of Senaor McComas, (of
Maryland, he had secretly work
ed against the 8-hour bill intro
duced by the senator.
1 Tlie manufacturers, lie said,
had fought I he hill and he had,
through McComas, learned all
there was to know, regarding the
friends of the measure and was
thus aide to defeat if by bringing
pressure on those who would
have aided the Maryland states
man in passing the bill.
. “I was offered a $5,000 life
Job in the Navy Department,”
4aid the lobbyist, “and was at one
l|ime offered a bribe of $5,000 to
sell my people but refused.”
j The Senate committee is wad
ing through a mountain of Mul
hall letters, taken by the special
officers of the Senate, who made
a raid on his aparments and of
fice and took everything in
sight.
If is believed that when the
letters are made public, the rep
utation of many men high in both
parlies, will be badly damaged
Jmd that many will be driven from
public life.
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TACOMA MAGNATE
VISITS ALASKA
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Mas Large Interest in Steamship
Line and Also Interested in
Gold King Property.
William Junes \Vlu» is treasur'
eV of and a large stockholder in
the Alaska Coast Co., and Alaska
Pacific steamship company, is a
round trip passenger on the
Sampson. Mr. Jones is a sour
dough, having made many trips
to the territory ad was one of
the party to accompany former
speaker Cannon and the Con
gressional party.’ which made a
trip through Alaska several years
ago.
The Cold King Mining was fi
nanced by Mr. Jones, who in half
an hour had secured the co-op
eration of his friends in Taco
ma to join with him in the ex
ploitation of the property, and
wthen told of the remarkable
showing o ft he mine, he showed
no surprise, as he says, he had
always felt sure the property
would turn out all right )
Tillikum ladies Meet.
Tonight is the regular month
ly ladies night at the Tillikum
Club and a large number of
guests are expected.
Dan Greenig has taken the po
sition of stewart at the Tillikum
Club', during the absence of An
dy Lambell.
Eagle Danoe Tonight.
Don’t forget, tonight is the
regular night for the Eagle
Dance.
Call for_ School Warrants.
All school warrants, up to No.
Ill, of the series of 1913, will
be paid upon presentation to W.
H. Crary.
Get a bicycle from Owen Meals
and enjoy your evenings rilling
out the government trail.
GRILL SPEAKER
IN LOBBl PROBE
..
Speaker Clark Says He Never Had
Anything to Do With David
Lamar.
Washington, D. C., July 12.—
Speaker Clark appeared as a
witness before the Senate lobby
probe and denied ever having
bad anything to do with David
Lamar, the self confessed lobby
ist, for the Manufacturers As
sociation. ,
Attorney Lauterbach had never
spoken to the1 speaker, accord
ing to his testimony, nor had any
proposition, direct or indirect,
ever made to liinr, by which the
manufacturers would have gain
ed any advantage in lhe tariff
discussion.
When questioned regarding the
Morgan house, trying to influence
him, he denied it and said he
had never spoken to anyone who
claimed to represent, the Mor
gan house.
Judaic Jennings is expected on
the Alameda from Juneau.
BIG HOTEL FOR
CITY OF LONDON
Will Be Built Opposite Hyde Park
and Will Have Every Modern
Convenience.
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London, July Id.—Harry I tee
icy, a member of I lie British Par
liament. will build a new hotel
opposite Hyde Park, file cosl of
which has been placed at sf>.
Sun.non, and when completed, it
will be the most beautiful hotel
structure in he world.
The building will be equipped
with every device for the corn
fold and pleasure of this travel
ing public and a specially will
he made of American tourist tra
vel, many of whom object to the
old style hotels of the city, which
lack many comforts, to which
the Americans are accustomed
and demand.
Mr. Woodford, a mining ex- !
pert, of international fame, ar
rived 'on the Sampson, to make
an investigation of the Gold
King property, for the wealthy
Tacoma men. who are interested
in the company. He left Jliis
morning for the claims.
.Tunetau had enough money
left over from the collection made
for the celebration on the Fourth
that they have hired Aviator
Martin, now in Fairbanks, to
stop at the capital on his way
to the states and give an exhi
bition.
■ Dr. J. A. Holmes, of the de
partmet of mines, left the Samp
son at (Juneau and will make the
trip to Fairbanks, going down
the river, coming out by way of
Valdez in about a month and
then pcoceeidng to the Matanus
ka coal fields.
The Sampson had 30 heat! of
stock aboard, when she arrived
at Valdez, 10 for Ed. Wood and
the balance belonging to the
Geological Survey party and 35
head were loaded at this place,
for the same outfits, making 05
horses.
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Mrs. F. A. Davidson, wife of
the superintendent of the Sel
dovia Cannery, was a passenger
west on the Sampson.
Mv house and furniture for
sale.' Thos. S. Scott, clerk's of
fice.
JURY DRAWN
FOR SEWARD
Clerk of Cout Lang and Charles
Kraemer, Draw Petit Jury for
September Term.
Clerk of ihe' Court. Arthur
Lang, and jury commissioner,
Chferles Kraemer, this morning,
in the court room, drew the petit
jury, which is to report at Sew
ard, September 22ml., when Judge
Jennings returns from the west,
it is not known now, if Judge
Brown will hold the term at
Seward, or Judge Jennings.
The following jurors • were
drawn :
II. B. Ingram. Valdeti, Geo.
Phelps, Seward. \V. A. Hystrom,
Landlock, ,J. I,. Hughes, Valdez,
J. W. Gilson, Valdez. John A.
Nelson, Seward. Arthur If. Mel
lick. Seward, Charles Norton,
Seward. John Noon, Seward, Guy
L. Banta, Ellamar. B. B. Wat,
son, Katalla, E. L. Ballaine, Sew
ard, At. ilarper. Seward, E, !J.
Nickerson, Seward, Ed. Crawfor,
Seward, John W. Stevenson,
Seward. E. V. Boyle, Cordova, I).
M. Lynch, Cordova, E. H. Gor
man, Cordova, Frank Lawton,
Katalla.
SOON BE MINING
MATANUSKA GOAL
Disbursing Officer Speaks of Work
—Hopes to Have Coal Out
Next Winter. \
J. W. Swift, Hie disbursing of
iicer of Hit* government coal par
tv, vvbicli is In mint* and trans
port win tons n| .Malanuska coal
to tin* coast. passed through
Yaldze last uiglil on the Samp
son.
To a representative of the
Prospector, Mr. Swift, speaking
of tlie object and plans of the ex
pedition, said that I lie work of
milling the coal would be eiii
iirely in charge of George VV.
Evans and that the object of the
government was to secure 800
tons of coal for a naval test, to
lascerlain the value of the coal,
for use on the warships.
The summer and fall will be
spent in mining the coal and iti
the winter they hope to secure
its transportation to the coast,
where it will be taken aboard ship
and used for the test.
Hospital of the Quod Samaritan.
For *(> we offer hospital ser
vice to you for any eight weeks
during twelve months from date'
of ticket, when you are injured
or incapacitated by sickness, not
infectious or alchoholic.
See Hev. \\j. ti. ZIEOLER.
Pres, uf I lie Qoard of Trustees.
Saturday Special Change of Pic
tures at the Orpheum.
Time I.uVe—A swell Pathe
drama, full of inerest.
Oh You Kid—A scream come
dy.
The Penally—A comedy drama
that will make-a hit.
The Cook’s Revenge—A rip
roaring comedy.
Fine Sunday change tomorrow.
For a Delicious Salao arrue Sea
Tuna.
A delightful fish for salads
packed in o'lve oil, caught in Cal
lfornia. Try it, at Love-Whitley
Company.
We'dance in Moose Hall, Wed
icsday eve, at 9:30 sharp. Home
waltz at 12.
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