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YOI&ME XIV ' VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1016 NUMItER 7T.
WICK-SHACK COMBINATION
IS ADMITTED AT BANQUET
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WJLH-TT nvr DELEGATES FROM GASTINEAU CHANNEL BANQUET
LAST NIGHT—SPEAKERS DECLARED FOR WICKERSHAM FTJR
DELEGATE AND SHACKLEFORD FOR NATIONAL COMMITTEE
MAN_ASSFIRT^THAT SHACKLEFORD DELEGATION WILL HAVF5
COMPLETS! CONTROL OF' SEWARD CONVENTION AND WILL RK
NOMINATE WICKERSHAM. x
JllNKAU, March 29.—Thirty-five
delegates to the Republican territo
rial convention at Seward, from the
Gastineau' channel towns, were baD
doetic'd here last night. The dele
gate declared themselves for Wick
tjrehani for delegate and Shackleford
for National Committeeman.
A number of the delegates address
ed the banquetters, and one and all
wuceu their sentiment of keeping the
Shackleford-Wicker sham compact in
Jr good faith. There was no denial of
the fact that Shackleford and Wiek
«rsham had entered upon a compact
whereby the patronage of the terri
tory was to be divided, and in fact
this agreement was apparently well
understood by every delegate present
and concurred in by all.
Speakers stated that the united
delegation would he solid for the
combination, and the assertions were
freely made that the combination
would control the convention at Sew
ard.
There is no doubt that a big fight
will be made in the Seward conven
tion to nominate Wickersham as a
candidate for Delegate to Congress,
and the assertions made public by
Shackleford that he was not a caudi-,
date for national cotamitteeman was
flatly contradicted by the speakers
who make no secret of the fact that
tfie Southeastern Alaska delegation
was pledged to support him for the
position.
The speakers also made the claim
that the Shackleford crowd would
control the convention, and that
Wickersham would be nominated
without difficulty, insinuating, at
least, that they had received assur
ances from the' other divisions of suf
ficient support to give them a major
: ity vole in the convention.
MILLION DOLLAR !
FIRE BALTIMORE
THREATENED BUSINESS SECTION
Kwtire lAre Department Called Out to
Fh-lit Big Conflagration—Loss Is
f&timatcd at More Than One Mil
lion Dollars. •
B wyniVlORE, Md., March 2».—
This city was again visited by a con
flagration that for a time threatened
the destruction of the entire business
nection of the city.
The' flames were discovered at an
«£^rly hour this morning, and spread
ljl dfcth great rapidity. The entire Are
department of the city was called out,
and after a desperate fight the flames
were brought under control. The loss
is estimated at more than one million
dollars.
mo spy
, WILL TESTIFY
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i HAS ARRIVED IN NEW YORK
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Von der Golz, who was Sentenced to
Death in England as a German
Spy, Is Released In Order that He
Might Come Here and Testify.
1 NEW YORK, March 29.—Von der
/goIz, alias Bridgman Taylor, arrived
•here today from England to testify
. for the government in the alleged
J* German plots to destroy property and
other conspiracies.
Von der Golz was arrested in En
gland while on his way to Germany,
on the charge that he was a German
jtpy, and on trial was convicted and
■enteqped to death. He was released
t»y thd British government that ho
might come here to testify for the
government.
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Evans Due Friday.
The Admiral Evans, which is now
to the westward, is expected to reach
here on the return trip to Seattle
shout Friday night or Saturday morn
ing. _
Are You Interested?
The five-reel regular program and
Buoch Arden, four reels, making a
total of nine reels for 25 centB at the
IJberty Theatre tonight. •
IIOKXIX Hlvlili, HIT
GOKS TO PAHAIHSK
POltTLAND, Ore., — Although Vie
got off to a questionable start in life
by being born in Hell, Norway, and
spent much of his youth at Devil’s
Lake, P}. B., Fred Korklund later
moved into Paradise Valley, Cal.,
then to the city, of Angels, Los An
geles, and how. will sail through the
Golden Gate every / titne the steam
ship J. B. Stetson puts in at San
Francisco. Korklund got a job as
steward on the Stetson.—Seattle
Times.
YUM SHI I IS
CHARGED TREASON
NOTE IS SENT TO DIPLOMATS
Members of the NutiomU Assembly
Declare President of China is a
Traitor for Declaring Himself Em
peror of the Nation.
SHANGHAI, March 29.—Forty
prominent members of the National
Assembly have sent a proclamation
to many of the members of the for
eign legations charging that Yuan Shi
Kai is guilty of treason in proclaim
ing himself Emperor of China.
It is predicted here that Yuan Shi
Kai will soon be removed from the
presidency. Notwithstanding his dec
laration that the republic would be
maintained, and that he has no in
tention of becoming emperor, there
prevails an opinion among the most
influential Chinese that Kai is only
awaiting a more auspicious moment
to again declare an empire-with him
self at its head. The declaration is
regarded only as a ruse to placate
the rebels, and when the time is ripe
he intends to again make an attempt
to seize the government.
FAIRBANKS DELEGATES
TO SEWARD CONVENTION
Following is the list of delegates
elected from Fairbanks to the Repub
lican territorial convention at Sew
ard. They were elepted as a harmony
ticket and the array contains men
who have been for Wickersham and
men who have been anti-Wicker
sham:
Wm. Ahlmark, Theo. Brakke, F.
W. Carter, R. M. Crawford, Cecil H.
Clegg, A. J. Godske, A. J. Heacock,
Sam Haddock, Thos. Lloyd, R. R.
Myers, T. A. Marquam, H. M. Mer
ritt, E. H. Mack, George Smith, E.
H. Stroecker, Leroy Tozler, George
B. Wesch.
Far good nome-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street *
AWAY FROM HOME, BUT HAPPY
Photo by American Preaj Association.
Captive polar bears in Central park. New York, where winter's snows mailst
them thrill in the thoughts of their icy habitat in the far north.
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
FOR THE CAPTURE OF VILLA
AMERICAN ANI) MEXICAN BUSINESS MEN OF MONTEREY SUB
SCRIBE TO FUND—PERSHING USING RAILROAD WHILE OFFI
CIALS WAIT FOR CONSENT—FORMER VILLA COMMANDER DE
CLARES WAR WILL -FOLLOW ^fotERlCS*C sfjLY —-CARRA N
ZA REFUSES TO PERMIT SHIPMENT OF GASOLINE FOR FEAR IT
WILL REACH AMERICAN TROOPS.
MONTEKEY, Mexico, March 28—
American and Mexican business men
of this city are subscribing to a re
ward to be offered for the capture of
V ilia, dead or alive.
It is intended to make the reward
fifty thousand dollars, and already a
good part of this amount has been
raised. Prominent American ranch
ers are also subscribing to the fund,
and the total amount is expected to
be raised soon. It is confidently ex
pected that a reward of this size will
hring about the speedy capture of the
outlaw leader.
Pershing Grabs Railroad.
SAN. ANTONIO, March 29.—Gen
eral Funston, commander of the
American troops here, has, received
advices from Mexico that General
Pershing, commander of the expedi
tions in Mexico, is using the Mexican
Central railway.
While the officials pf the govern
ment have been awaiting the consent
of President Carranza to use the road
♦n transporting supplies, Pershing
has taken the matter in hand and is
making shipments on the line with
out the permission of the Mexican I
executive. ^
Mexican General Predicts War.
EL PASO, March 29.—General
Angeles, a former Villa chief, iiow
in this city, declares that war between
the United States and Mexico is sure
to follow the invasion of Mexico by
the United States troops.
He says that while the opposition
to the United States soldiers being on
Mexican soil has not yet been made
|manifest,, nevertheless there is an
[overpowering sentiment against the
invasion throughout, the. whole of
Mexico, and unless the soldiers are
withdrawn within a month there will
be an outbreak of hostilities be
tween the two nations.
Big Sum for Expedition.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 29—
The House last evening passed a spe
cial bill appropriating eight million
dollars for the usq of the war de
partment in connection with the ex
pedition into Mexico in pursuit of Vil
la. The measure was passed with
scarcely a dissenting vote. ,
Carranza Refuses Permit.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 29—
Senator Fall, of New Mexico, reports
that he has received word that Presi
dent Carranza has refused a permit
to ship three tank cars of gasoline to
Cases Grandes for store-keepers at
that place. Carranza is said to have
given as a reason for his refusal that
the gasoline might be given to the
American troops now operating In
that section.
Wyoming Would Send Company.
t'HEYENNE, Wyo., March 29.—
John Young, of Young lirothers 0-0
ranch near this city, has wired to
the president offering to raise a com
pany of cowboys for Mexican service
Mr. toung states that he can raise
1.000 cowboys with their mounts, in
the states of Wyoming and Montana,
all of whom would be specially fitted
for service in the arid regions of
Mexico.
Spanish War Veterans Volunteer.
SEATTLE, Wash., March 29
Ten thousand Spanish war veterans,
from all parts of the country, have
tendered their services to the presi
dent in case of trouble with Mexico.
These men have all had military
training and would compose a valu
able unit in case volunteers were call
ed for.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ADJOL'Umo TILL TONIGHT
The regular meeting of the city
council was held in the city hall last
night. The regular routine business
was transacted, and a number of bills
ordered paid.
The council alap ordered the print
ing of the noti^G of sale of property
on which taxes are delinquent, and
fixed the date of sale.
The meeting thfen adjourned until
3:00 o’clock tonight.
NOTED DANCING MASTER
MAY VISIT IN VALDEZ
Harry T. Whitley has received a
letter of inquiry from G. W. Wallace,
one of Now York’s foremost instruc
tors in modern dances, that he Is con
sidering a trip to Alaska during the
coming summer, probably July and
August, and asking regarding the
prospects of forming a class here dur
ing a portion of that time. Mr. Wal
lace is a teacher of unusual ability
and has also composed a number of
pieces of dance music.
Pasteurized Whipping Cream and
pure Buttermilk at Love-Whitley’s.
THIRTY PASSENGERS KILLED
NEW YORK CENTRAL WRECK
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TWO SECTIONS OK EASTIJOUND TIfAIN CKASII IN DENSE FOG, PIL
ING CARS ONTO WESTBOUND TRACK, WHERE THE TWENTIETH
CENTURY LIMITED HITS THEM A MOMENT LATER—CRASH
AND SCREAMS OE INJURED HEARD FOR TWO MILES—THIRTY
PERSONS KILLED AND FORTY ARE MORE OK LESS SERIOUSLY
INJURED—WRECK WORST IN' HISTORY OF ROAD.
CLEVELAND, March 29.-- One of
the worst wrecks in the history of the
New York Central road occurred near
Amherst this morning, just before
dawn, in which thirty persons are
known to have been killed and forty
injured.
A heavy fog obscured the signals,
and as a consequence the second sec
tion of the east-bound fast passenger
train crashed into the rear of the first
section, which had been delayed by
the fog, tearing through the rear cars
and piling them on the westbound
track. Within a minute after the j
crash the west-bound Twentieth Cen- i
tury express came tearing through at!
terrific speed and crashed into the j
wreck.
TUe terrific crash as the express
struck the wreck anil the screams ot
the injured were heard (or a distauce
of two miles. The east-bound train
was smashed into splinters, while
several of the heavy sleepers on the
express were reduced to mere heaps
of wreckage.
It is known that at least thirty
persons were killed in the wreck,
while the number of injured, many
of them seriously, is reported to bo
forty.
Mrs. Mary Maiston, a passenger in
one of the day coaches, who was un
injured in the wreck, gave birth Art
a child immediately following tbe
wreck.
ALASKA AKKIVES AMI
SAILS EOli WESTWAKD
The steamer Alaska of the Alaska
Steamship line, arrived in port last
night shortly after midnight and sail
ed about 3 o’clock this morning for
the Westward. She will go as far as
King Cove, about 75 miles west of
Cnga with a cannery crew, and is not
expected to return here until April 2.
The Alaska had. a. capacity cargo of
freight, and when she left Seattle she
carried 160 first-class and 102 secon.d
clasS ’ p«feB‘cmgeYS7 ~Tffirsir"M‘r • Viflilez'
were Miss L. Sanders, A. S. Dowling
and Mrs. A. S. Dowling.
The passengers front Valdez for the
westward were Mrs. Lilly for La
touche. Henry Miller. George Kirk, j
and Mrs. Holt for Seward. ‘
BRITISH CAPTURE
MANY SUBMARINES
—
OVER TWO HUNDRED TAKEN
Relieved in Official Circles that Cap
ture of Undersea Craft Resitonsible
for Slowing down of Submarine
Activities.
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 2!».—
Two hundred and twenty German
submarines have been captured by
the British since the beginning of
the war, according to information re
ceived here from the admiralty of
fice at London. These advices came
in a report to the United States
•ast Guard Service.
It is believed in diplomatic and
other official circles that this state
ment shows the reason for the ces
s<u.jii of the uerman suomarine war
fare. It Is believed that many of the
British captures are of the large type
of undersea craft, of which so much
was expected by the Gormaus
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VALDEZ ATHLETIC CLUB
TO HOLD ANOTHER HOP
At a meeting of the members of
the Valdez Athletic Club last night
it was decided that another dance
would be held in, their gymnasium
Saturday night. Each member has
the privilege of inviting any other
friend who inturn may invite any
number of lady friends he chooses.
The boyB have now takea up the
gymnasium work , ip* earnest and
from now on will devote three nights
out of the week to their classes.
Northwestern at Seattle.
SEATTLE, March 29.—The steam
er Northwestern arrived in Seattle
last night from Southwestern Alaska
ports.
We can sell for you the following
stocks: Granite Gold. Gold Bullion,
Mother Lode, Hubbard-Elliott and
Sea Coast. Alaska Inv. Co. tf
LANSING PUTS
DIRECT QUESTION
WAS THU KHSKX TOKPKHOKIJV
Secretary of State Semis Note to the
. German (Invetinm'nt Asking K
German t'ndersea Boat Was Ke»
sponsible for Sinking of Steamer.
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' WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 29—
Secretary Lansing has addressed a
formal note to the German govern
ment asking if German sumbariues
were responsible for the loss of the
channel steamer lOssex.
The note is a straightforward de
mand for information, and calls for
a confirmation or denial of the report
that the vessel was torpedoed, with
out affording any opportunity for
equivocation.
It is generally believed here that
Germany will admit the vessel was
torpedoed, but that the officer of the
■undersea craft was acting without or
ders, and that an offer will be made
to indemnify the families of the
Americans who went down with the
steamer.
CITY OFFICIALS
RUN BLIND PI6
W1LKKSON MAYOR IS A HASTED
Police Raid Ijhhi Illegal Resort Re
veals that the City Executive Has
Been Kngaged in the Sale of Li
quors—Several Barrels Seized.
WILKESON, Wash., March 29.—
Mayor McCaskey and City Clerk Pep
per were among those arrested here
last night during a raid by Ihe police
upon a blind pig.
Investigation reveals that Mayor
McCaskey Is the proprietor of the
place, and has been engaged in the
sale of liquor ever since the prohibi
tion law went into effect. Several
barrels of whisky and other liquors
wore found in the place and were con
fiscated by the police.
The regular Tuesday night danoa
was held by the Swedish Club in the
Valdez Athletic Club hall last night.
A good crowd was in attendance and
the music furnished by Paul Swan
son, Gus Djarf, Mrs. Wathey and Earl
Wathey was of the best.
Kimonos, Hofise-dresses. Aprons,
Caps and Wool rettieoats arrived on.
the last boat for the Emporium, tt