VALDEZ, ALA8KA, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1914. NO. 179.
VOL. 10. x
•/ere Looting the Saloons and Pa
trolling the Streets While in An
Intoxicated Condition.
WALSKNBURG, Colo., May 2.—The
federal troops arrived here this af
ternoon and immediately took charge
of the strike situation, and are pa
trolling the streets of the town and
guarding the mines.
The strikers have repeatedly charg-.
ftd that the militia men were re
sponsible for much of the disorder
which has prevailed since their ar
rival in the camp. The fact that the
only arrests made as yet by the sol
diers were militia men lends color
to the charges of the labor leaders.
More than a score of militia men
have been taken in charge for dis
orderly conduct and robbery.
Immediately after the federal troops
arrived complaint was laid with the
commanding officer that militia men
had broken into and were looting sa
loons, which had been ordered closed
pending a secernent of the strike.
The soldiers found militia men in
several saloons in such an intoxicat
ed condition that they were inca
pacitated for duty and were dangerous
to the public when armed.
WILL ABMDQN
KILIM POSTS
Report Reaches Seattle From Wash
ington That Fort Davis Will be
Abandoned—Liscum Reduced
*
SEATTLE, May 2.—A message re
ceived from Washington yesterday
states the military posts in Alaska
are soon to be greatly reduced or
abandoned altogether. It is authori
tively stated that Fort Davis, near
Nome, will be abandoned shortly af
ter the opening of - navigation ahd
that Fort Liscum will be practically
abandoned, as, only one company will
be left there.
It is believed that orders will soon
be issued which will rediibe the num
ber of companies stationed a‘t all the
Alaskan posts, and th'at it is only
a question of a short tithe* before the
troops will be entirely withdrawn
from 'the territory.
Scientists Will Advocate a National
Movement for Eradication of
Disease in America.
NEW YORK, May 2.—'Th< annual
report of the Society for the Pre
vention of Cancer sh$ws an alarm
ing Increase hi the nt^hber of deaths
reported by physicians duridg the
past year. The figures have assum
ed such propdrtlOhs that scientists are
advocating, a national movement to
suppresd tfcd dweije.'
80 gi4at ana thV ravages of the
disease in America that it. range sec
pi* dhiy tat that ot the dread white
plague. The, discovery of radium has
been heralded as a cure for the ma
IimsApt growthh, but tge supply ot
that artiolo Is so limited 0* to be
available only ttr cOrtStif cities. Scien
tism hope that katllnm wiH perform
m vftmawn wuea «fw cintmod for
ti'Mt art» cOhcViilfig ltB
efficiency lb eSMii' Of kb aHvaUlbd
nature.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS ARE
PREPARING TO LEAVE FOR NORTH NEXT MONTH
WASHINGTON, May 2.—Commis
sioners William Edes and Lieut.
Frederick Mears, the. Alaska railroad
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commissioners, state that they may
leave for Alaska before the end of
next week. Both are highly pleased
with their selection by President Wil
son for the responsible work to be
undertaken by the government in the
north.
Secretary Lane, in an interview
this morning, stated that the com
missioners would go to Alaska open
minded regarding the natural advan
tages of the different routes from
tide water to interior Alaska. Port
age Bay is believed to present most
advantages and shoyld the harbor
meet the requirements demanded by
the navy it is believed that its se
lection is assured.
The commissioners are busy exam
ining the qualifications of applicants
for jobs on the Alaskan work. Hun
dreds of applications have been re
ceived from railroad men and survey
ors in all parts of America. Some
of the applicants are being given
WILL ESTABLISH HEADQUARTERS AT EITHER VALDEZ OR SEW
ARD WHILE SURVEYS ARE BEING MADE—LANE SAY8 THEY
COME OPEN-MINDED TO SELECT THE BE8T ROUTE
through the Nenana coal fields, which
would furnish tonnage by delivering
fuel to the miners of the interior.
It is also predicted that a branch
will be built westward from the trunk
line which will tap the Kuskokwim
country and on to the Idltarod. The
withdrawal of McGrath, on the Kus
kokwim river, as a townsite, lends
color to this guess. The section
through which the proposed road
would pass has long been considered
by miners as presenting greater pos
sibilities for hydraulic and other
forms of placer mining than any oth
er section of the territory.
Alaskans familiar with the west
ward part of the territory assert that
a trunk line from Prince William
Sound via Shusitna valley with
branches tapping the Maianuska coal
fields, the Susitna placers, the min
eral deposits of the westward and
providing transportation connections
with river steamers in the interior
could all be constructed at figures
which would be well within the ap
propriation made by congress for the
purpose.
personal 'interviews if their recom
mendations regarding their qualifica
tions are sufficiently, strong, The
commissioners have announced that
merit, not political prestige, will be
the only qualification considered.
The commission will make a skele -
ton of their organization before leav
ing Washington and will complete
their plans and forces in Seattle,
where they will outfit before leaving
for the north. The commission will
establish headquarters at either Val
dez or Seward from which opera
tions will be directed until the work
of making the surveys are completed.
SEATTLE, May 2..—Alasakns in the
city express no surprise that the
government railroad commissioners
will first investigate the Portage Bay
Susitna route be finally selected by
ka- from tidewater. Those who are
most famllliar with the resources of
the territory assert that the country
through which the road wHl run will
afford tonnage soon after' its com
pletion.
It is predicted ,that should the
Shusitna route be finally selected by
the engineers that the first work to
be undertaken will be the construc
tion of the branch which will con
nect the trunk line with the Mata
nuska coal fields. No doubt is ex
pressed that the coal from the Mata
nuska fields will meet the required
test by the navy.
The Susitna valley is declared to
present greater possibilities ror ag
riculturists than any other section of
Alaska. The road would also pass
IN SUICIDES
VALDEZ HOTEL
Refusal of Seattle Bank to Honor His
Checks Causes Him to End Life
—Takes Carbolic Acid.
Frank Bellert was found dead in
one of the rooms of the Seattle Ho
tel at 6 o’clock last night by Charles
Day, proprietor of the place. Mar
shall Brenneman 'was Immediately
notified and made an investigation re
sulting in the calling of a coroner’s
jury, which was empaneled by Judge
Love and after an investigation
brought in a verdict of death by
suicide. Bellert purchased an ounce
of carbolic acid and had drank it
some time after noon.
Several checks drawn by the de
ceased upon the City National Bank
of Seattle had been returned to the
Valdez Trust Company unhonored and
they notified Mr. Day, who in turn
informed Bellert, who simply said:
“I’m done.” Day, however, told him
not to woiTy but to brace up, but it
seefmed to have preyed upon his
mind until he determined to end all.
The' bank book among the effects
of the dead man show that he re
ceived sums of money from a sister
livihg near Chicago and that the
money was deposited to his credit at
the City National bank.
Bellert arrived in Valdez four weeks
ago. He was a blacksmih by trade.
He was between 45 and 50 years old.
Relatives have been notified and
the body was taken in charge by the
Valdez Undertaking Company and has
been embalmed and will be held for
a few days until the relatives can
decide upon Its disposition.
Mariposa in Seattle.
SEATTLE. May 2.—The Mariposa
reached port last night after an un->
eventful trip - to Alaska. She brought
a number of passengers from the in
terior who had come out over the
ice before the breakup of the Yukon
river trails. •
Moose Dance' Tonight. v
The rbgnlitr Saturday night Mooke
fiance will be held tonight at Moose
hall. Fine muifc. Excellent lunch
served at midnight.
A jury before Judge George Lave
yesterday afternoon round Albert
Sdnitfk tt&a&'hnd he will bt takeii
to Moraln^jlAe fih thekteatner Samp
son by iriAMIal Brenfifeihgn. Schultx
lias'been a clly' &riaBfier at thSMS
erkl jrfil. «1iire tila tcttfbl w>ere ob
served and It was roimtf thkt he drag
not rational.
BRITISH GOKSULS
GIVE PROTECTION
Mexican Mobs in Lower California
Towns Destroy Property of Amer-.
icans and Endanger Lives.
SAN DIEGO, May 2.- A British
ship arrived yesterday from Lower
California, bringing 260 American ref
ugees. The refugees report that the
Mexicans have been aroused to an
intense fury since hostilities began
and that American lives are lightly
regarded.
Fearing that the Mexicans would
not respect the American consulates
even before war had been declared,
the Americans took refuge in the
British consulates in the various Low
er California towns to escape from the
fury of Mexican mobs.
The refugees state that their prop
erty was destroyed, their buildings
burned and many report narrow es
capes from death. The Mexicans, both
rebels and federal sympathizers, Join
ed in mobs in the destruction of the
property of Americans. In many
cases the lives of women and chil
dren were saved only by the inter
ference of the British consuls.
WASHINGTON, May 2—Official ad
vices state that there are still 1,500
Americans in Mexico City who are
being detalhed by Huerta’s forces.
The majority of the Americans are
recent' arrivals from interior towns,
where the news of hostilities on the
coast caused the Mexicans to drive
them from their homes. They re
port that their property has been
confiscated by Mexicans and .that
many refugees have been unable to
reach Mexico City owing to the hos
tilities of the Mexicans in the dis
tricts through which they were forced
to pass.
DETECTIVE HAS
HARROW ESCAPE
Citizens of Marietta Believe That He
is Trying to Save Frank From
Penalty of Crime.
MARIETTA, lia.. May 2.—Detective
William J. uurns had a narrow es
cape from the fury of a mob of citi
zens when he arrived here yesterday
to give evidence substantiating his
theory that Conley, the negro, was
the murderer of Mary Phagan, the
factory girl.
Deo M. Frank, superintendent of
the factory where the murdered girl
was employed, has been convicted
and was sentenced to hang on Ap
ril 17. An extraordinary motion for
a new trial was taken up by the
court and the execution delayed.
Detective Burns has made an ex
haustive study of the case and an
nounced to the court that he would
be able to present evidence which
would prove beyond a shadow of
Joubt that James Conley, the negro,
was the murderer of the girl and not
Frank. He declares that the evi
dence of Monteen Stover, which help
ed convict Frank, was not true. He
says he can prove that she was not
in the factory the day that Mary
Phagan was murdered.
The detective claims that the girl
was murdered by a mentally degen
erate person and that Frank is nor
mal, while the negro is a dengerate.
The factory workers believe that an
attempt is being made to evade jus
tice and made a determined attack
on Burns when he stepped from the
train. Only the jtimely arrival of
police reinforcements and the inter
ference of bystanders saved him from
being kidnapped or murdered.
APPROPRIATION
Fiji ARMY
WASHINGTON, Mur 2.-r-A bill was
introduced In toe Hou^e today to
make aft appropriation of 91M,000,000
inuhMtately available for army equip
ment hittd preparing Mr with
HexIcA sholild the peace negotiations
Efail oi copBt&irtiba. the feeut& is
utwte sptelal bUaYneee and wit) be
acted upon todnjr or HonW.
The B&JddtfHi will- V* pitted on
’th£ ' Vtiiaei^LlsAsiuai ran WnHwifow.
The boat has been overhauled and
repaired.
BUILD BOM) TO
BREMNER RIVEB
Bremner Mining Co. Will Cut Trail i
to Permit of Heavy Machinery
Being Taken to Ground.
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1*. J. Huganir will leave on (he
Alameda when she returns from the
westward tomorrow for Cordova en
route to the Bremner river country.
He will be accompanied by a num
ber of workmen and will spend the
greater part of the summer con
structing a substantial winter road
from mile 76 on the Copper River and
Northwestern railroad to the Brem
ner, a distance of nearly 50 miles.
He estimates that the road can be
put in good shape for the transpor
tation of freight next winter at a
cost of approximately $2,000.
Mr. Huganir represents the Brem
ner River Mining company, of which
he is vice-president and manager.
The company was organized last win
ter while Mr. Huganir was in Seattle.
It is capitalized for $200,000 and con
trols 18 placer claims. The ground
has been mined for years and is
widely known as the Decker prop
erty. Miners, working with only picks
and shovels, have been able to make
better than wages and have thor
oughly prospected the ground, which
is very shallow, being only 12 feet
to bedrock. The gold is high grade,
being worth $17.40 per ounce at the
banks.
The ground is said by miners, who
are familiar with conditions, to pos
sess many advantages as a hydraulic
proposition. In addition to being
shallow the bedrock is a soft slate
with no burdensome boulders to han
dle. Splendid timber for lumber for
sluicing purposes grows about 12
miles from the claims, but smaller
timber for fuel purposes is every
where oh the Bremner. There is no
shortage of water in the district at
all seasons of the year.
Mr. Huganir has announced that
his company is prepared to place
three monitors on the ground, each
with a capacity of 2,009 yards of
gravel per day. The plants will be
freighted in over the road next win
ter and it is anticipated that opera
tions will be in full swing at an early
dftt* nett summer. After complet
ing the road the crew of tfibn Win
finish tbs season on the ground dig*
mng open ditches and otherwise pre
paring for dhdt eiaumrfe operations.
,The officers of the company are al)
Seattle business iped. They are A.
V. Raids, president; L. S. CanhOdJ
seereitdfV adtt treasurer. Both kite
prominent real estate men.
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SEATTLE, May 8.—The ctitters Ta
noma and Manning sail tor Bering
sea today carrying supplies tor the
government stations at Cnalaaka. A
pared to pass through this straits and
continue iti tft tMTMi:
-z.,„*8LJL.,iL. ,sr;v.
O. o. Aelrifch, thi trjtt&uhiitWsip
Jeweler, is at the Valdft fkrdg^'fcd hfr
work guaranteed.
LINER AGROUND
Wireless Summons Help to Stranded
Siberia Which Has Mere Than
500 Passengers on Board.
TOKIO, May 2.—A wireless call
for help from the Pacific Mail liner
Siberia has caused several steamers
to rush to her assistance with all
possible speed. The liner went
aground on a reef near Sam Asuma
Island off the south coast of Formo
sa Island. The call for help stated
that the vessel was In a precarious
position and that a terrific storm was
raging which would prevent the pas -
sengers from reaching shore if they
were compelled to take to the ship's
boats.
The Siberia carries more than 500
passengers and a crew of more than.
100 men. Wireless messages have
been sent out in all directions giv
ing the location of the stranded lin
er and several steamers have an -
swered the call but all are some dis -
tance from the scene. Later attempts
to reach the Siberia wireless operat
or have failed and it is feared that
the hold of the vessel has been pune -
tured on the reef anti her engines put
out of commission.
FEDERAL TROOPS
Strikers Are Preparing to Give Bat
tle to Soldiers and Reinforce
ments Badly Wanted.
DENVER, Colo., May 2. Governor
Ammons has asked that more fed
eral troops bo sent to the strike dis
trict in order that the rebellious strik -
ers may be disarmed and quiet restor
ed. He declares that the militia have
failed to cope with the situation but
have aggravated the miners by their
acts of lawlessness.
Advices received last night from the
strike zone indicate that serious
trouble may be expected at any mo
ment. The strikers have refused to
give up their arms and flushed with
their success in standing off the mil
itia are preparing to engage the
federal troops in battle.
NEW STEAMSHIP
Will Operate Steamer* to Nome, Kot
zebue Sound and May Enter
Prince William Sound.
SEATTLE. May 2.—Articles of in
corporation were filed yesterday for
the Western Alaska Steamship Com -
pany. The officers are Wm. Dawson,
S. Hall and H. Cosgrove. The new
company have chartered a number
of steamers including those formerly
operated by Schubaeh and Hamil -
ton from Seattle to St. Michael.
$ Dawson is an experienced trans
portation man and is widely ac
quainted .in Alaska. lie has announ
ced that the company will operate
steamers to' Nome , and Kuskokwim
river paints. Should the railroad op~
eraUaus create a demand the com
place ptMmers »n ‘ the
^Mjthiresla^n ,A)«)ka run. calling at
Valdes and Seward.
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Everyone Is welcome.