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V0L 1Q VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1914. NO. M
HUERTA STOPS PAYMENTS
ON MEXICAN FOREIGN LOANS
* WILL BRING MATTERS TO QUICK CRISIS — EU ROPEAN BANKERS
DEMAND INTERVENTION BY THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
HAVE NO FAITH IN REBEL LEADERS, MOSTLY BANDITS.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 15.—President
Huerta has finally resolved upon a
decided stand in the foreign relations
Between his government and the
Washington administration, and in or
der to bring the matter to a quirk
issue he today direrted the foreign
secretary of Mexico to notify the Eu
ropean powers and t lie American
charge d’affaires that no interest wiil
be paid on the debt of Mexico un
til after the republic shall have se -
cured peace.
It is expected nere mat uie acuuu
of Huerta will greatly anger the Eu
ropean powers at the Washington ad
ministration, because the powers have
stated in one manner or another that
if Huerta had been recognized peace
would have been established, for the
reason that all Huerta needed, was
the recognition of the United States
to have borrowed the necessary mon
ey to purchase the necessary arms
and ammunition and have soon de
feated the constitutionalists of the
north, who are in reality nothing but
bandits robbing and destroying, re
speeding neither the church nor the
property of foreigners and laying
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REFUGEES TELL
TERRIBLE TALE
Believed That 20,000 Lost Lives at
Kagoshima—Many Badly Burn
ed and Some Go Crazy.
TO KID. Japan. Jan. 15.- Refugee:*
from Kagoshhna are still arriving in j
large numbers, being brought here i
by the government n-vnl vessels. The
conditions on the Islanu off Kyushu
are worse than at first reported and
the death list continues to grow as
the investigation being made by gov
eminent agents progresses.
Many of the refugees are half craz
ed by the frightful experience they
underwent and the n’ghi of terror
they spent when the volcano beiched
forth its death dealing volley of rocks,
lava and ashes and the city was shak
GREECE APPEALS TO POWERS
PREVENT NEW BALKAN WAR
. TURKEY AND BULGARIA HAVE FORMED OFFENSIVE AND DEFEN
SIVE. ALLIANCE—TURKS HAVE BEEN PURCHASING ARMS AND
AMMUNITION—POWERS MAY BE DRAWN INTO CONFLICT.
f BKlt.NK, Switzerland. Bi
King Constantine, oi' Greece, has -ap -
pealed to the powers to prevent the
threatened conflict between Greece
, ' on the one side and Turkey and Bul
garia on the other. It has been known
for several weeks thatTurkey w*is pre
• .paring for a. new war in the‘hopes
of wresting from Grece and Serv.ta
tlie provinces taken from her in the
recent B'lkan war and that following.
Turkey is determined to regain
some of the lost ‘erri‘ory taken by
Greece and ever since the conclusion
of the Balkan war has been purchas
ing arms, ammunit'on and war stores,
which have been concentrated at
Constantinople. The German gnd
.Austrian emperors are believed to be
mying the Ottoman government on in
Hie hopes of destroying Servia and,
Greece, which have now become.pow
erful enough to become a menace and
which will prevent the extension o'
g£* Austria south.
Russia is trying to prevent an
isubtoak between Greece an I Turkev
because Roumania, Servia. Moutene
gro and Bulgaria are sure to be in
volvecl and a war of exterminatioi.
will follow with the ever present dan
ger that the peace of Europe will he
broken. France and England are with
Itussia but are taking no active part,
while Austria is determined, if pos
sible, to cripple Servia her foe and
her ally Greece. Italy is acting in
accord, with Germany and Austria in
the Driebund.
Bulgaria is making every prepar
ation for revenge upon Greece anil
Servia in spite of the loss of 100,000
of the flower of her young manhood
in the last struggle and the loss of
all the territory captured from Tur
key when the Bulgarians had borne
the brunt of the fighting with Turkey
and. now that an offensive and de
fensive treaty has been signed by
King Ferdinand with Turkey they are
ready for any opportunity. to retake
nart of the captured territory.
waste the entire northern part of
Mexico.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—It is of
ficially stated here today that the
European bond holders have request
ed the administration to intervene in
Mexico and establish peace, as the
value of the securUies held by them
is being wiped out by the civil war
in Mexico, and, as the European gov
ernments have kept their hands off
to allow President Wilson a free hand
in Mexicoo. they have appealed to tne
American State Department for re
lief.
Tlie I'nited States is urged 10 in
tervene because tlie bond holders and
large owners of securities in Mexico
state that even if Huerta is deposed,
as demanded by President. Wilson,
yet they all lack confidence in the
constitutionalists under General Car
ranza and General Villa, as the prop
erty of foreign subjects has been con
fiscated by them for the government
and they have endeavored to force the
merchants of northern Mexico to take
paper money for it.
The desire is for .the TTiited States
to establish a stable government in
tlie republic.
en to pieces by (he many violent
shocks. In darkness they groped
about trying to escape from the scene,
families becoming separated and al
most crazed with fear.
Many of those now arriving here
are badly burned by the hot lava and
ashes.
It is now reported that Mount Sak
urajima has been <plit in two by the
shakes and action of the volcano.
The first estimate of 5.000 dead is
reported as entrely too low and the
death list is more likely to reach
20.000 people according to the pres
cut information.
Orpheum Change Tonight.
Fine change tonight at tile Orphe
tun:
With the Mounted Police A fine
drama.
Forced Bravery—Ke.vsone comedy.
At the Phone Startling detective
story.
The Landlord's Troubles—Another
Keystone comedy.
Abe Hell ami John Johnson left
this .morning to spot the trail from
Valdez to the Rutherford-Ramsay
(•old Mining Company claims near
the Valdez glacier.
STRIKERS DEFT
THE AUTHORITIES
:!
Secretary Bain and 300 Strikers Are
Barricaded in Union Headquar
ters, Resisting Arrest.
JOHANNESBURG, Soutli Africa,
Jan. 15.—Secretary Bain, of the Train
mens' union, and 300 other strikers,
have barricaded themselves in the
headquarters of the union in the
Trades Hall building and have refus
ed to allow the police to enter the
building. The several attempts of the
police to arrest the leaders have re
sulted in failure, as the strikers have
pulsed by the police.
A strong guard *« maintained about
the building by the police and the
troops have been summoned to the
scene with small machine guns and
if the strikers still persist in 'efy
ing the authorities the guns will be
trained on the building and tired.
The strikers are determined and
will tight the police and troops and
a civil war is expected. The strikers
are believed to have plenty of arms
and ammunition stored in different
sections of the South African states
and will use the blacks, Hindus and
Chinese -all of them bitterly op
posed to the present labor conditions
under which they are held as slaves—
in the tight.
John Williams, Second Assistant
Treasurer, Is Given New Post—
Has Great Power.
WASHINGTON, Jan. If*. President
Wilson yesterday nominated John j
Williams, at present second score j
tary of the treasury department, to j
he controller of the currency, which! j
under the new currency bill, is one ;
of the most important positions in
tile government service.
It is expected that the name will
be continued in a day or two, as the
president is believed lo lia\e asked
the Democratic members of the bank
ing committee if Williams would be
confirmed if nominated, as the new
law will soon become effective and
tile position must lie tilled immediate J
!y. The Republicans were consulted
as to their altitude towards Willi
ants' appointment and so far noth
ins has developed to prevent his eon
Urination.
President Wilson is credited with
being extremely anxious to have Sen
ator John W. Weeks, of Massachu
setts, serve as a member of the fed
eral reserve board. To accept, Mr.
Weeks would have to resign from the
Senate, lie is a practical banker and
a Republican. His declaration in the
Senate when he voted for the cur
rency bill that it was 75 per cent
I good, impressed the president,
The indications are strong that in
spite of his declaration that he would
not accept membership on the fed
eral reserve board, an effort will be
made to induce James J. Hill to be
come the head of that organization, a
position that will carry with it lh<
i tie of governor,
HOT lo PMIS
IS ffi COLD
PARIS, Jan. 15.r~A .dozen people'
wore frozen to dentil here last night.
An intense toid wave is sweeping ov
er till of Em ope and is valuing t -r
• itjie suffering and loss of life here
■’ttd oisewhet-.v. Every effort is bei«i
aside by (lie government and bj
■haritafclc focietie- to relieve ih<
•it fieri lie of the poo
STEAMER WRECKED
AT NOVA SCOTIA
Many Notable Persons Expected
Death—In Suspense for 36 Hours
But Finally Rescued.
YARMOUTH, N. S., Jan. 15.— The
Royal Mail Packet steamer Coheau d
was dashed to pieces on the rocky
coast of Nova Scotia 50 miles from
here. For 36 hours the 130 passen
gers remained on the boat expecting
every moment that the ship would go
to pieces and were finully rescued.
The passenger list contains >he
most notable persons that have b>m
in a steamship disaster in many years
and among them were many Kngli.-.h
titled people along with Americans
of high standing and Canadians who
have madp their mark.
I he suspense ot fthe passengers
while they waited for rescue or death
was terrible. The big waves would
pound over the stranded vessel every
few moments, and they were forced
to remain huddled on the upper works
of the steamer.
Joaquin Miller Left $42,000.
OAKLAND, Jan. 15.—The estate of
the poet, Joaquin Miller, who died
last summer, has been appraised and
it is stated today that the total val -
tie after paying all debts is $42,000.
The estate is left to his daughter.
■ILL OPEN
Is Report From Pittsburg, His Form
er Home—No Details Announced—
Attorney Confident of Victory
I'ITTSlirHG. .Ian 15. It has been
announced here that as soon its Marry
Thaw is liberated under bond he will
come to this city and start in bus
iness. No information is given as to
what line he will enter. The I'nitod
States supreme cornl will be more
than h year rendering a decision on
the constitutional questions involved
in the Thaw appeal from the devis
ion of the governor of New Hamp
shire, who granted extradition papers
to New York for the return of the
escaped lunatic.
Attorneys for Mrs. Thaw, the moth
er of the slayer of Stanford White,
have assured her that New York state
can never recover Harry Thaw, as
the state court have committed him
as insane and therefore he cannot be
guilty of ihe misdemeanor he is
charged with, and T they desire his
return and admit lit is sane then lie
can no longer be held as an insane
person, but would only he held on
the misdemeanor charge.
Charles Kraeiuer icceive 1 the sad
news yesterday anernoon of tii<*
death of his mother at her home in
Chicago at the age of t>8 after an
illness of only a few days. A tele
gram received a few days earlier told
of the serious illness of Mrs. Krue
mer and yesterday the end came at
2 o’clock in the afternoon. The sym
pathy of the community goes out to
Mr. Kraenier at the loss of Ins moth
er.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan. 15.—
The Catholic bishops of this country
today sent a joint letter to the Pope
of Rome strongly condemning the
disgraceful tango d tnce;- which is
leading the members of fthe church
to the devil. The bishops urge all
Christians to help to fight the new
dances because they will load, to the
ruin of the young people of the world
CRIMINAL CONSERVATION OF
ALASKA RESOURCES OF COAL
SO STATES SENATOR WALSH OF MONTAN A—GEN ATOR WILLIAM8
IS OPPOSED TO THE ALASKA RAILROAD BILI_WICK. HAS
THE SAME OLD "HOLLEP” ABOUT THE GUGCS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—Senator
Thomas J. Walsh, of Montana, In his
speech on the Alaska railroad bill to
day, denounced as criminal the bot
tling up of the resources of Alaska
by governmental action. With the
government in need of 300,000 tons of
coal transported from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, it is estimated by the
Montana senator that a million and
a half annually will be required to
■pay the freight bill, which would pay
the interest on the railroad bonds.
Senator Williams, of Mississippi, is
opposing the bill, claiming that it is
the entering wedge for government
ownership of railroads and he will
oppose the passage of the bill.
Senator Burton, of Ohio, is oppos
ed to the bill for government con
struction of railroads in Alaska, but
has announced that he will not speak
against it in the Senate but will vote
against its encatment into law.
Senator George \V. Norris, of Ne
braska. has offered an amendment to
the bill as now drawn to provide for
a government steamship line from the
Atlantic coast to Alaska. It is ex
pected that the Anerican steamship
companies in the coasting trade will
enter strong protests against govern
ment compeition in their business.
Wiekersham Opens House Debate.
Delegate Wiekersham, of Alaska,
opened the debate on the railroad bill
today in the House and denounced the
Guggenheim interests, claiming that
they have an active lobby in Wash
ington to oppose and defeat the pur
chase of their railroad and the con
struction of the government line in
to the interior. H6 stated that the
“same bunch of pirates were always in
Washington to represent the Guggs.”
' ongressman Murdock, the leader
of the Progressive members of the
House, stated today that the Pro
i gressive members of congress would
support the bill and aid in its pass
age.
Tin* Alaskans here in Washington
are working to aid the passage of the
1 ••ill Senators Roden and limner, of
Alaska, are in consultation with in
; fluential members of Congress, urg
ing upon ihem the great need of the
■ road and the vast resources whicl,
I are untouched because of the lack
j of transportation.
j Henry Wulff, the young son of \1
| and Mrs. ('. C». Wulff, has been ill the
I past week.
•loo Spenard, of the City Express,
has turned over to the postoffice de
partition! the small gold ring, evi
dently a child’s ring, which was
found by him in his sled. After ad
veriising for the owner for a wees
,loe has come to tie- conclusion that
it nitty have f-tl'eti i ut of a mail sack
into nis sled.
The steamer Sampson, of the A1
aska Coast company, is scheduled to
leave Seattle this evning. Nothing
has hen heard from the company in
"Seattle which would indicate that
they had changed their plans and it
is expected that the ship will leave
the Spirit City tonight.
No news has been received from
Seattle regarding the condition o!
Krnest Wheat, who underwent an
operation last Friday. Mrs. Wheat
and children reached Seattle on the
evening of the 1.3th.
The launch B. F. M. left the Yal
dez dock this morning for Fort Wells
with supplies for the Granite Gold
Mining company and witli several
passengers, who are leaving for the
down sound mining camp.
COLD WAVE SWEEPS EAST;
20 BELOW ZERO AT SYRACUSE
TWENTY DEATHS REPORTED IN MEW YORK CITY—CHARITA8LF
SOCIETIES ARE SWAMPED WITH REQUESTS FOR AID—UNEM
PLOYED ARE GREAT SUFFE R E RS—CO LD WAVE GENERAL
SYHACI’SK, X. Y.. Jan. 15. Tin
thermometer registered 21 below zero
here last night, the coldest it has
been in many years and the people
of this city are suffering from the
terrible and intense cold. The fac
tory workers, w'ho have been out of
work the past few months, are the
worst sufferers and many of them
have been forced to ask for aid from
charitable societies, as they have no
fuel an$ little food, while many have
.been forced by stress of circumstan
ces to pawn their heavier garments
during the summer and are now un
able to redeem them.
The Salvation Army is doing every
thing in its power to relieve the suf
fering and police have ordered that
all station houses be made places of
refuge for the homeless, while steam
heated ' public - buildings are left open
the entire night uhd many seek shel
ter in them. Several deaths by freez
tng h°ve been reported by 'lie police
the bodies being found huddled
CHINKS KILL A
Because He Advocated Adding More
Territory to British Control
of Shanghai.
SHANGHAI. China. Jail. 1J Editor
How, of the Commercial Press, of this
city, was murdered last night because
lie advocated the annexation of sec
lions of Chinese territory about the
city with tlie city proper which is
under English rule, having been tak
en from China many years ago.
The police nave no clue as to who
committed the crime. How urged the
city to extend its limits so as to take
in ;lie suburbs, where the recent dis
orders and uprisings have occurred.
Against the doors !n hopes of seeut
ing warmth and have been frozen to
death instead.
, XKW YORK. Jan. IT. The ther
mometer in this c ty shows several
degrees below zero as the coldest last
night and it is still dropping. The
thousands of homeless people aie
swamping the charitable institutions
of the city, which are unable to care
for all who apply and are appealing
to the people of the city for fund*
that no one may be turned away.
Many unemployed remained on the
| bread, line at Flishmann’s Bakery on
Broadway last night for hours in spite
of the cold. Several thousand loaves
of bread have been given away each
night by the concern for many years.
The bread is that which is returned
to the bakers by the retail stores,
where it is placed on sale each day
and what is unsold is given to who
soever asks for it at the Broadway
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