YUKON REPORTED
A TOTAL LOSS
Ran Aground at Cape LazerofF,
Near Unimak—Tahoma Takes
Passengers and Crew.
Seattle, June 14.—The captain
of the revenue cutter Tahoma,
now standing by the wrecked
steamer Yukon, has wired to the
•department that the Alaska Coast
company vessel will be a total
wreck, and that the ship was fast
breaking up.
The passengers and crew of the
Yukon have been taken aboard I he
revenue culler.
The Yukon went ashore near
Cape LazerofF on Unimak island
on the evening of the'lith dur
ing a heavy fog. She lies expos
ed to the heavy swells from the
Pacific ocean.
ASTOR ESTATE
Vincent Receives $68,000,000
5 ;■ ■; t 1 ;
and His Stepmother $7,
500,000.
New York, June I i.—The ap
praisers appointed by the stale
to place' a value on the John
Jacob Aslor estate, have made
a report to the State Comptroller
placing the value at $87,000,000.
Uudur I lie will, Vincent Aslor,
the son, will receive $08,000,000,
and the widow, who was a bride at
the time of I lie sinking of the
Titanic, receives $7,500,000; Mu
riel, |lie posthumous child, re
ceives $5,000,000, lo be held in
(rusl until lie becomes of age.
John Jacob Aslor was one of
I be victims of the wreck of the
Tilanic, which sank a little over
a year ago while making her
maiden voyage from Knglaml to
America.
The estate of $85,000,000 is
largely invested in improved New
York real estate.
The Burglar and the Bank.
A child’s hank with “In God Wo
Trust” printed across the top anil
containing in dimes, was left
untouched by a burglar who rifled
the home of Harry L. Kraemer the
other night. After searching thor
oughly and finding little for his
trouble, the marauder came upon
the little bank, which belongs to
Kraemer’s I O-year-old daughter.
After examining it, the burglar
evidently decided he would leave
the house empty-handed rather
Ilian lake the child’s savings, so
under the inscription, “In God we
trust,” he scribbled, “So did 1—
once,” and departed—The Chris
tian Herald.
Start out with the intention of
calling everything by its right
name and you will change your
mind before you have gone a
block.
Eastern Star Meet Tuesday.
The Eastern Star will meet next
Tuesday at the rooms of the order
in the Masonic hall.
Change of Movies Tonight at the
Orpheum,
A Bag of Gold, exciting drama
full of action.
Penalty of Inteiiiperance, a fine
story that you will enjoy.
Los Angeles Police Inspection,
etc., this is instructive and en
tertaining.
Mail Order Hypnotist, hilarious
country comedy.
See Sunday change in the Min
er.
Adler is selling out. Bargains
in anything ar.d everything.
SQUEALER KILLED
BY POLICE GONG
Bridgie Webber, Who Aided Dis
trict Attorney Whitman, is
Stabebd in the Sack.
New York, June 1 l.—Bridgie
Webebr, who was one of the star
witnesses against Lieutenant
Becker; was stabebd last night
and is now dying at Belleview
Hospital. He refuses |o divulge
the name of his assassin.
When Webber was released
shortly after the conviction of
Becker, who is now in the death
cell .at Sing Sing for the murder
of Louis Rosenthal, he stated
then, and has maintained since,
that the police grafters of I tie
city would get him.
MACHINE DROPS;
MANBIRD KILLED
Lima, Ohio, June 14.—Aviator
Drew was killed here today when
his machine caught lire during an
exhibition flight and dropped 500
feet, wrecking the machine and
killing the aviator,. Every bone
in his body was broken. A large
crowd of spectators witnessed
Drew’s tragic end.
BOBBY'S HOME PAPER
SAYS NICE THINGS
The following is taken from Ihe
Prospect-News, published at Don
iphan, Missouri, the former home
of Robert Ferguson, of Valdez:
“Information conies from
Washington lo Ihe elfecl that
Robert P. Ferguson’s strong and
voluminous array of endorse
ments failed lo land him Ihe ap
pointment of U. S. marshal of tin*
Third division of Alaska. The
place went lo a personal friend
of the attorney general’s.
“Well, il is consoling to Mr.
Ferguson and his friends to know
that his endorsements came from
a larger number of citizens of
Alaska and of Ihe United Stales
lhau those of any other applicant.
And I tie honest and straight for
ward manner in which he waged
tiis light for the place leaves the
disappointment at not getting it
free from the embarrassment of
conscionalile remorse that might
arise from the taking of unfair
advantage of any opponent.”
SOCIETY PERSONALS.
Fine program at. the Orphcum
tonight.
Fine change of program at the
Orphcum tonight.
W. J. Crooker and H. Hayse
came over from Katalia on the
launch Marion.
The interior mail from Valdez
to Oulkana will leave Valdez on
'Monday evening.
Bill. Harrington, arrived in town
after taking the lumber com
pany’s camp of loggers to the is
land.
The Orr Stage company have
placed their stock at Tiekhell to
summer and now have 60 head at
that place. The horses used on
the Fairbanks end of the trail are
turned out on the'Delta.
Dora Leaves Seward Tonight.
The steamer Dora will leave
Seward tonight at 6 o’clock ‘ to
make her shcond trip of the' sea
son to Bristol bay. #
Tom Parker, the engineer in
charge of the big ten-ton donkey
brought from Cordova to be used
on the McIntosh contract in build
ing the dike, has it in position
and the work will commence next
Monday. *
One-half off on trimmed milli
nery and 25 per cent discount on
suits at Harvey s Toggery.
AMERICAN YACHT
SEIZED BY JAPS
The New York, Owned by Harvey
Ladew, an American Mil
lionaire, Grabbed.
Tokio, Japan, June 1 4.—The
naval authorities yesterday made
a seizure of the American steam
yacht, New York, owned by Harvey
Ladew, because the boat had call
ed in al Nagahama, which is not
an open port.
The New York millionaire, who
was on (he boat with a party of
friends on a trip around the
world, immediately appealed to
the American ambassador, but
nothing lias as yet been decided
as lo the course the Japanese
government’will pursue, although
it is believed the boat will be re
leased after a few weeks and the
captain warned.
I
Washington, D. C., June 11.—
Representative Henry made the
charges today that the bankers
and brokers of Wall street were
agitating currency legislation in
order to make a market for com
mercial paper, as it is contem
plate under the proposed law
that commercial paper will be ac
cepted by the central bank and
money loaned thereon.
WILSON NAMES
CU3AN MINISTER
Washington, L). C.. June I i.—
President Wilson today nominat
ed William (ion/ales, of North
Carolina, to he American minister
to Cuba.
Old Marital Idea Upset.
Kansas City, Mo., June I i.
The Court of .Appeals today ov
erthrew the doctrine that a wife
is hound to follow her husband
wherever he goes. The ruling
was in tile case of Janies Collet,
who sued for divorce because his
.wife declined to go with him to a
farm. The Vernon county court
refused the decree, and the Court
of Appeals sustained this ruling.
“She was not bound to follow
him, and if he chose to go and
live alone in peace, his act does
uol constitute desertion,” said
the decision.
The new mining law for Texas
proposes some radical benefits to
tiie prospector. No person or
company' shall hold more than
live claims; the apex law shall
give-' way lo vertical boundaries;
the prospector is given sthe ut
most leeway in finding and devel
oping mineral deposits, and he
can require from the surface
owner access to his find: all pub
lic lands, even those sold with
reserved mineral'rights, shall be
open to the prospector; the rights
of the holder are subject to roy
alty to the state on the output.
Washburn, the contractor who
secured the bid for 5,000 tons of
stqne for the dike,' has teams
hauling the rock into town ready
for tiie work on the dike, which
will start next Monday.
Jim Fish has all the poles cut
for the dike and now has start
ed the men to work at the fascines
needed to line the .outer part of
the embankment.
■ Lr. ,•> " . ,V r’ '
Pioneers Meet Saturday Might..
The Pioneers of Alaska, will
meet Saturday night at Moose
hail, the , meeting commencing
promptly at-8 o’clock.
GENE AMES, Secretary.
Flag Day Today.
Today is Flag day and from the
Atlantic ,to the Pacific (lags are
flying.
CIVIL OFFICIALS
WERE POWERLESS
Heavy Penalties Imposed by Mil
itary Authorities Were Mere
ly Bluffs.
Charleston, \\'„ Va., June 14.—
Sheriff Glasscock was called as a
witness before the Senate strike
investigating committee today
and testified that the civil offi
cials were powerless to have pro
tected property or to have main
tained order since the present
strike of coal miners commenced.
Martial law, he asserted, was ab
solutely necessary.
The severe penalties imposed
by |tie military authorities it was
intended to reduce after an ad
justment of the strike had been
made, but they were imposed for
the purpose of putting the fear of
God in the minds of the foreign
agitators.
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WILSON LOBBIES
FORJTC TARIFF
Washington, D. C., June 13—
Senator. Oallinger, of New Hamp
shire, who was called before the
Senate lobby committee, said he
knew of no lobbying among the
members of the upper House, ex
cept that done by President Wil
son, who, he asserted, had been
perilously near the line in his ef
forts to have the Wilson-Under
wood tariff bill passed.
MARIPOSA DUE
SOUTH TONIGHT
The Mariposa left Seward for
Valdez at 5 o’clock this morning
and is due' in Valdez, early this
evening as she will not take ore
from Latouche. hut will load Hon
anza ore at Cordova.
Level-headed Jim Hill.
.Jim Hill can he depended on
for a hard-headed view of finan
cial matters, lie points oul that
the excessive capitalization of
companies and trusts by the is
sue of stock and bonds represent
ing little or no true value is one
of the greatest curses of the day.
lie urges the necessity of laws
compelling all stocks and bonds
to be paid for at their full face
valued Mr. Hill also condemns
the extravagant expenditures
through local government bond
issues and says:
A mil dial carries or requires
mi appropriation needs little else
to commend it.The ex
cuse for a bond issue is always
that posterity ought to hear part
of the cost of public improve
ments. But we, as posterity
comes along, not only repudiate
the contract, but add new burdens
to thie old, and shove both of
them on to the future In the shape
of new and refunding bonds. It is
perhaps the meanest form of
stealing ever invented, because it.
adds to the criminally of breach
of'trust, the baseness of embez
zling the future resources of our
own children, who, since there
must come an end to borrowing
some time, will have these debts
to pay.”
The launch Marion reached Val
dez yesterday. Postmaster Wil
liams, of the oil town, came ov
er to spend a few days in town
and to make the trip to Port
Wells, where he will make an in
spection of the Nugget group of
claims, on which he has secured
an option, after which he will
make a trip to Seattle and secure
machinery to do the development
work.
Don't forget the Eagle dance
Saturday night, June 14th. An
other double-paneled suprise in
store. Dreamy music, perfect
tloftr. Come early.
FAVORS SUFFRAGE
FOR IRE WOMEN
Senate Committee Favorably Re
ports Constitutional Amendment
Giving Votes to Women.
Washington, I). C., June I i.—
The Senate committee today rec
'ommende’d the woman suffrage
amendment to the constitution
and urged its passage.
The suffragettes have concen
trated their efforts on securing
the passage by congress of a
constitutional amendment which
would give lo them the right to
vote in every state of the Union.
Senators Poindexter and La Toi
lette are leading the light for the
women in the upper house.
MOMS HOLD FORT
AGAINSTAMERICANS
Manila, June I l.—Fighting be
tween American troops under
General Pershing and the Moros
in the southern Philippines con
tinues. The Moros* are still hold
ing the fort at Bagsag, although
the city has been captured and
occupied by the Americans.
Naughty Girls B rn the Mail.
Edinburgh, Scotland, June t i—
The suffragettes have renewed
their campaign of intimidation
and yesterday destroyed thou
sands of letters by dumping acids
into the street mali boxes, result
ing in the combustion of all mail
matter. Special police .officers
have been detailed to watch the
mail boxes and it is hoped to ap
prehend some of the militants
and make an example of them.
Big Oil Strike in Colorado.
Grand Junction, Colo., dune I i.
-_A big oil strike was made last
,\Vedliesda> lliglll in well No. -
of the Grand lliver Oil company.
The well has been spouting since
Wednesday night and it has been
impossible to check the How or
provide containers for the oil.
Tests have been made to show
that I tie liquid contains a high
percentage of gasoline. A special
meeting of I hoi stockholders was
hurriedly called last night and
orders wore sent in for new equip
ment and several carloads of
I anks.
No one is allowed to approach
within half a mile of the new
spouter and the greatest secrecy
is being maintained as to the ex
tent of the strike. Great excite
ment prevails here and thousands
of acres of oil land are being filed
upon by residents.
The pulp and paper- industry
of British Columbia issued man
ufactured products to the value of
$1,250,000 last year, and the out
put this year is estimated at $3.
250,000. Between $12,000,000
and $15,000,000 in invested in
the industry.
Confidence in the almightiness
of a dollar has proved the undo
ing of several plutocrats.
There are 2,301 mil'es of rail
ways under construction in Brit
ish Columbia. .
“Waiter,” the voice of the eld
erly man rose in accents of wrath
from his table by the window.
“Yes, sir,” replied the waiter,
bustling forward.
The customer swallowed sev
eral time quickly before he could
command his voice. “Here, take
_take this egg away,” lie roared
with an effort.
"Yes, sir,” said the waiter
obligingly, as he approached the
offending article. “Apd what
shall I do with it, sir?” The eld
erly man rose menacingly in his
chair. !
>‘I)o with it,” he bellowed. “Do
with it? Wring its neck.”
PELKY BE TRIED
NEXT THURSDAY
Fighter Whose Blow Sent Mc
Carty to Long Sleep Will b*
Tried Coming Week.
Calgary, Canada, June 1 i.—
Arthur Pelky, who is under in
dictment for manslaughter be
cause of the death of Luther Mc
Carty, who was killed here May
21 Mi from a blow by Pelky in the
heavyweight championship fight,
will be given his trial on Thurs
day next. The police and public
prosecutor are confident they will
secure a verdict against Pelky.
Promoter Hums, who is also
under indictmen| for manslaugh
ter in connection with McCarty's
death, will mil receive his trial
until next fall.
PULP TARIFF
AGAINST CANADA
Duty of Four Cents a Pound Will
be Charged Imports From
Northern Neighbor.
Washington, l). C., June 1 i.—
The finance committee of the
Senate have agreed to place wood
pulp on the free list if imported
from a country which docs not
impose an exi»>rt duly. In the
latler ease a duly of four cents
a pound is to he charged hy the
United Stales on all imported
..I pulp.
The charge of four cents a
pound is aimed directly at Can
ada. which imposes a heavy ex
port duty on all wood pulp
brought across the line l'or
American consumption, the op
eration of which law has caused
I lie const riid ion of many large
paper factories in Canada hy
American manufaclurers.
The fad I hat the Morgan-t iug
geiiheim inlerclfds have distribut
ed in the lirs't twenty months of
llieir operations on Copper River,
Alaska, is;),(HR),000 in dividends,
should draw alien I ion to the cop
per resources of that country.
These dividends amount to 120
percent on (lit* capital of the Ken
necoll Mill's Company the sub
sidiary organization under which
the operations ai the Bonanza
Mine are conducted.--Mining and
engineering Record.
Six million dollars will be ex
pended on roads and bridges in
British Oolumiba during the cur
rent year. .
Experience is tbe best teach
er, but it doesn’t seem to have
much effect on the men who com
mit bigamy,
Love always goes lo extremes.
It either makes one very happy
or very miserable.
A man can make things un
comfortable for his wife, but she
can always get back al him in
house cleaning time.
'•'he actor never gels to the top
by easy stages.
Being tfQ^the wrong side of the
fence is apt to become a habit.
Many a woman cuts her friends
who doesn’t believe in vivisection.
There wouldn’t be so much
room at the top if more of us
weren’t too lazy to climb.
The woman who is always look
ing for the latest wrinkle some
times llnds it in her mirror.
You .can borrow enough trouble
in an hour to keep you busy pay
ing it back for tbe rest of your
fife.