Ml 13 DOING
III THE ML
Collins Elected Speaker of the
Lower House—Organiza
tion Perfected.
Juneau. March 7.--The work
of the first territorial legislature
has up to date been mostly that
of perfecting an organization.
Several meetings were held prior
to the assembling of the legisla
ture, but the actual organization
has only now been arranged for.
E. B. Collins, of Dome, in the
Fourth division, was elected as
speaker of the lower house, and
L. V. Ray, of Seward, was elected
as president of the senate.
The first act passed was that
introduced by Senator Millard in
dorsing the Alaska railroad com
mission’s report.
Thomas Gaffney, of Nome, in
troduced a measure which was
passed by both houses, memoral
izing President W ilson to appoint
only residents of Alaska to posi
tions in the territory.
’Henry Roden, of the Iditarod,
lias drawn a bill providing that
eight hours shall constitute a
day's work underground, but al
ready much opposition has ap
peared against the bill. He says,
however, that he will secure its
passage.
Representative Slump, of Sitka,
lias prepared a bill providing for
eipial suffrage for the territory
and it will be introduced in a few
days. A majority Of the members
are pledged to support the meas
ure.
K?ihejeport
Returning Fairbanksan Says
Many Working and Hammond
River the Best.
The following article in the
Fairbanks Miner tells of the do
ings in the Koyukpk region:
That there are at the present
li,lie about 300 men working in
(lie K.oyukuk country, is the word
brought by Dennis Murphy and
Martin Smith, who reached Fair
banks yesterday from the north
ern camp. Nothing very spec
tacular has developed there this
winter iu a mining way, but it is
probable that about the usual
amount of gold will be taken out.
Murphy up to a short time ago
bad a ;uy with Frank Johns and
Paddy Hughes oil Gold creek, a
tributary of the Middle Fork, hut
they had to abandon it, as pay
in sufficient quantities was not
found.
Murphy reports that Kinney, of
Ksler, is sawing lumber With a
small rig about live miles below
Goldfoot, ond Dial he is gelling
ail he rail handle in the way of
orders.
On Hamiiimiii river there are
four plants at work and all of
thei.il taking out the money. On
Glacier creek, a tributary of the
North Fork, a great deal of pros
pecting is being done, hut at the
time the boys left none of them
had gotten into the money, in
spite of the fact I lint seven holes
had been sunk.
northwestern due
HERE TOMORROW
The steamer Northwestern is
due in Valdez tomorrow after
noon, according In advices receiv
ed by Chief Clerk Games from
General Agent Tracy.
Arthur Hill is over from the
Midas, where lie iias been work
ing for some time.
FEDERAL IROOFS
TO FIT REBELS
General Cuellar and 10,000 B|len
Sent Against Northern
Secessionists.
Mexico City, March 7.--Provis
ional President Gem. Huerta has
ordered (ten. Cuellar, with a force
of 10,000 men, to start imme
diately for the scene of the latest
uprising in Sonora and to punish
the rebels.
Two thousand troops are now
under way and are being rushed
as fast as possible to the north
ern state, the people of which j
have declared their independence,
and are armed and ready to de
fend themselves against any at
tack.
TSs
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Make Their Way to the United
States After Hard Trip
Full of Danger.
San Antonio. Tex.. March 7.
Kmilio Miulero anil brother ar-j
riveil here today after a hard trip
through the country. They were
welcomed by Mexicans here as
ones risen from the dead.
Kmilio Madero was reported
as killed hy (ien. Huerta in dis
paldies sent to Hie I'nited Stales,
but Madero mini have succeed
ed in making good his escape.
The hrother mentioned can hard
ly he the former president or else
tli > dispatch would have so slat
ed.
A younger hrother of the form
er president of Mexico was in Hie
United States studying at a Wis
consin college at the time of the
rebellion, and has never left the
country. He is but 18 years old.
IIP III TOE JURY
General Belief That Verdict ®f
Acquittal Will Result From |
the Trial.
Los Angeles, March 7—The
case against Clarence Harrow
was completed here this morning
and the fate of the Chicago law
yer is now in the hands of the
jury.
The judge's charge was except
ed |o by Harrow’s attorneys. II
is generally predicted here I hat
he will be acquitted, as the tes
timony of many witnesses went
to show that the alleged bribery
happened after the arrangement
had been made for the plea of
guilty by the McNamara broth
ers, and that therefore there was
no reason for bribery.
A trunk belonging to Robert
Pullen was cached by him with
some one in Valdez and the mem
bers of the Masonic lodge, who
have taken charge of his affairs
for his people, would like to know
where it was left. C. C. Reynolds,
secretary of the order, has the
matter in charge, and any one
who possesses the above infor
mation will kindly inform him.
Don’t forget the big Ragle
dance Saturday night.
MAH Tg fig VIA CORDOVA
ORDERS THE DEPARTMENT
MAIL ROUTE OF FREQUENT DELAYS, UNCERTAIN 8ERVJCE,
PART STEEP. FEET MAN, PART POQ, AND PART HORSE,
TO BE USED ARP ROUTE OF CERTAINTY ABANpONED.
Chief Clerk Earnes received in
structions this morning from the
superintendent’s office at Seattle
t<> route the mail for the interior
via Cordova and to abandon the
route via Valdex, which has been
used by the Northern Commercial
company since the S20,000,000
railroad went on the bum last
December and remained out of
commission for 75 days in spite
of the efforts of many men, much
money, three rotaries, seven big
mogul engines, all the prayers of
the Cordovait.es -and the frequent
promises of the Cordova Alaskan
to have the line open in “thrtta
day*-”
Dog teams, horses and double
enders, hand sleds like we we used
to use iu 98, seven big mogul
engines and every other known
method of conveyance was used
on the railroad during December
to make some sort of a schedule
with the mail, but the protests of
the people of the interior finally
forced the Postoffice' department
to order the routing of the mail
via Valdez in spite of the North
ern [Commercial company’s lobby
and the lobby of the Guggenheims
maintained in Washington.
Since that change not a mail
has been late.
Mr. Karnes has issued the or
ders as directed by the Seattle
office and the mail on the North -
western will he taken off at Cor
(lova.
MARSHALL KICKS
Says Vice-president’s Office, Next
the Senate, is Fit Only for
a Monkey Cage.
Washington. I>. II.. March 7.--.
Viee-presidcnl Marshall has _rn_
leretl a kick a! the office furnish
ed him hy Ihe govern'meni. lie
says il is iil only for a monkey
cage and Ip* wanls somclliing
heller and more tilling lo his dig
ijily as Ihe second highest officer
of Ihe government.
The Senate meets in Ihe cap
iIo| huihling, lull Ihe Senate of
liee huihling is a large huihling
with every convenience located
some lillle distance from the cap
ital and is connected with il by
tunnels. II was only recant ly fin
ished and is a model of comfort.
The vice-president’s office is in
the capitol building proper, which
is old-fashioned, the furnishings
are all out of date and it lacks
many of the comforts of the new
er government buildings in the
city
ABOUT THE MfIL.
Postmaster Jefrerson has wired
I he PostofTice department at
.Washington, that the ‘ (‘hanging
of the mail from Valdez' to Cor
dova leaves the two postolfices at
Beaver Dam and Teikhell without
a mail service. The contract be
tween the Stage company and the
government provides that all
post-offices between Valdez and
Fairoanks, or any which may
hereafter be establishedr shall be
served by the contractor, there
fore the stage company may be
forced to. run a special service
from Valdez to Tonsina. The
company has, since its removal to
Chitina. sent mail to Tonsina in
order to keep its end of the con
tract? but they will buck, says
Manager Rockafellow, on serving
Teikhell and Beaver Dam.
Robert McIntosh will pull olf
his teams as soon as lie can gel
word lo his men.
The Orr Stage company are
getting ready to move their olf ice
back to Chitina.
In order to keep the service on j
schedule Jess Martin drove from j
Chitina to Fairbanks in four days j
winldr before last, thus giving'
the railroad eight days to make
from Cordova to Chitina.
The Orr Stage company have
issued orders to the men driving
stages between Teikhell and Wil
low creek to take their horses and
Suffragettes Testify That the Po
lice Encouraged Breaking Up
of Their Parade.
Washington. I). (1., March 7.
Tin.' Senate probe into the lack o-f
police proiedion provided suf
frage! I es when I hex paraded in
this city Iasi Monday, is under
way and I he sutl'rngetles so far
called have testified I hat the po
lice. encouraged I hi* crowd in
breaking up tin* parade. tiund
nalured drunks, Ihey claimed,
would break through the police
lines and fall against the march
ers and make coarse remarks.
Senator Poindexter, of Wash
ington. testified that lie had him
self seen an automobile1 plow
through the parade for several
blocks, forcing the marchers out
of line and causing much confu
sion.
The probe is still under way
and the blame will be fixed upon
those responsible for the police
regulations for the day.
Can’t Fix -Ha-sale -Prices.
New York, March 7.—Judge Hay
refused recently to enjoin on the
petition of the Waltham W’atch
company Charles A. Keene, a
[Broadway jeweler, from selling
a watch movement manufactured
by the Waltham concern . and
(mown as size ft! Riversi.de, at
less than the price fixed by the
nianufaclurers. Mr. Keene in his
nnswer to the petition alleged
that the Waltham company,
though it charged $28.50 for ttie
movement in this country, sold it
jo exporters for $10.
In dismissing the application
foi' the injunction the court held
that it. was contrary to public
policy to permit a patentee to
prescribe the terms of re-sale.
Jim Wilson has secured a con
tract from the Alaska _ Water,
Light & Power company to freight
the lumber and other material
from the beach to the basin.
.Work will start in a few days.
Kmil liavis and (ins Newman
returned from Slump hay this af
ternoon.
William Conley arrived in Val
dez on tin; Brighton this after
noon.
rigs hack to the stations former
ly occupied by them before chang
ing the mail to Valdez. Six rigs
of four horses each are used by
I lie Stage company which will he
affected by I lie order.
CABINET HOLDS
FIRST MEETING
Policies Are Discussed and Plans
Formulated for Work of
the Future.
Washington, D. C., March 7.
President Wilson's cabinet met
for the first time yesterday noon
at the executive office of the
president in the White House and
the work of the coming adminis
tration was planned and the pol
icies outlined.
No statement was issued by the
members of the cabinet, except
that of the Secretary of Slate, in
which it was stated that Presi
dent Wilson and himself had
agreed as to the foreign policy of
the government and that they
wanted to be at peace with the
world.
—
FRIEilAN STARTS
HIS TREATMENTS
—
Has Three Patients Under His
Care Who Have Been Inocu
lated With Serum.
.Yew York. March 7.— l>r. l-'ried
man. nt' Hurlin. started todav I ho
work of demomfhrnt ing i,tn the
medical societies of this eity I tie
value uf his cure for tuherculo
i The lesls are being made u|ion
patients who are not in a very
advanced stage of I lie disease and
Ihe resull will lie watched vvilli
great interest hy I he medical fra
ternity and hy the public, who |
have been looking forward to a
cure for the dread disease.
Many doctors are skeptical of
the result, claiming that the re
sult of the tests made in Ger
many does not justify the doctor’s
claims for the efficacy of his
serum.
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Vote $50,00)0 to Provide for the
Families of Those Now
in Prison.
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Indianapolis, 1ml., March 7.
The structural Iron Workers Un
ion, which has been in session
here for the past week, adjourned
today after voting to continue the
strike and also appropriating
$50,000 to provide for the families
of the officers and members of
the union who are now in prison
under conviction of having par
ticipated in the destruction of
buildings in all parts of the
country 'upon iwliieh non-union
men had been employed.
President Frank M. Hyan was
re-elected president of the un
ion and tie announced that the
tight would lie continued.
Through error yesterday the
Prospector announced that Hen
Silverman would leave for the
oulside on one of the next boats.
This is not true. Mr. Silverman
is not going outside, but will lat
er make a trip to port Wells.
Kd. Wood left for Slump bay
today to arrange for the freight
ing of several outfits over the
Slump glacier.
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ANOTHER VICTORY
FOR THE GREEKS
Take Janina and Its Garrison of
32,000 Turks—Province of
Epirus Falls.
Athens, Greece, March 7.—
Janina, which has been holding
out for many months in spite of
the siege of the Greek troops,
surrendered yesterday with 32,
000 soldiers and several million
dollars worth of war munitions.
The Greek investing army bor
rowed the big siege guns of the
Servians, dragged them for miles
across country and planted them
where they could reach the city
with the shells. For two days
and nights the city was bombard
ed, the troops in the city, always
on the alert, prepared to repulse
an attack as soon as the can
nonading should cease. In the
night, after 48 hours of shelling,
a clever feint was made on the
left and an attack was made on
Ihe right, resulting in the cap
ture of the Turkish guns, which
were immediately turned upon
the Turks, who ran in disorder
with the victorious Greeks at
their heels, and finally, to slop
(In* slaughter, the commander of
the city surrendered.
The Turkish forces surrender
'•d numbered 32.000 men and a
large amount Vif army munitions
were also captured and many
guns badly needed by the Greeks
were also" captured.
The- oily! of'Jaiiiua is situated
in the province of F.pii’iis. lying
lo tile north of Groeee and bor
dering on that country.
Tile populaee are yvild m their
enthusiasm at tin* \icioiy of the
< 1 reek force-.
WOULD STOP THE
WHITE SLAVERS
Illinois’ Acting Governor Asks Aid
of Other State Executives
for Suppression.
Springfield, III.. March 7_Act
ing (rovernor O'Hara of Illinois
has requested the governors of
all the states to assist and co
operate with him to the end that
the white slave traffic may he
suppressed.
He points out the great danger
to the^young girls of America,
who. he states, are lured from
their homes to live a life of
shame; others are forced into it
by the lack of a living wage, and
the evil, he states, is eating at •
(lie foundation of American
homes and destroying America'!!
civili/at ion.
Many of the governors have al
ready signified their intention of
co-operating with (lovdrnor
O’Hara for the accomplishment
of the desired end.
REPAIRS ON S. S. DORA
ARE FINALLY 8TARTED
SeaIIlt>, Mareli 7.— Repairs In
the steamer Dora, wliieli was
blown ashore al Sewartl Iasi l>e
ceinher. have dually been com
menced ami will he pushed to
completion as soon as possible,
when the lillle vessel will resume
her westward run.
Jim Wilson will slarl Hie
freight ing of supplies of the
Smith out III up Mineral creek to
morrow lo I lie Mountain King
properl y,
Easter Millinery
To arrive on the Northwestern.
A line new anti up-to-date line of
Faster millinery al Harvey’s Top
pery.