V0L 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THUR8DAY, FEBRUARY 20,1913. NO. 112.
ROUMMIIA MAY
R6NI BULGARIA
Each Country Has Amassed Its
Troops on the Border and Hos
tilities Are Expected.
London, Feb. 20.--The Rou
manian aimy has been amassed
on the Bulgarian border and war
is expected between the two eoun
t ries.
Roumania lias decided In lake
the opportunity while Bulgaria is
busy with the Turks to force the
little nation to give up a slice of
territory desired by the Rouman
ians. They are backed ^by the
Austrians, who are in every way
determined to prevent the Allies
from reaping the reward of the
war with Turkey.
The Russians have shown a
disposition to stand with the
Slavs, and it is expected that a
war between Russia and Austria
will surely follow if the two
smaller nations start hostilities.
The Russian populace are very
strongly in favor of war in order
to protect their co-religionists of
the south, and the government
may not be able to check the
war like actions of the people.
The Allies Are . Force'd to
Stop Fighting During a
Cold Snap.
I.iiliiliin. Feb. -II.--Tile Allies
surrounding I lie fori ilical ions of
CoiislaiiIinople ami those besieg
ing I lie town of (.tallipoli, about
135 miles southwest of Constan
tinople. have been forced to sus
pend operations on account of
the cold snap of the past week.
The Turks are using the op
portunity to strengthen the for
tifications in order to lie prepar
ed to repulse the attacks. The
Hulgars have taken thousands of
the investing army veterans of
the war from the army investing
Constantinople and have amassed
them on'lhe border of Koumania,
but the other allies have sent out
enough soldiers lo make up the
difference.
TWAIN'S NEPHEW
CTLLjlJ FIGHT
Winnipeg, Canada, Fob. 20.—
John Clemens, a nephew of Mark
Twain, was killed here by a cook
in a fist light. The cook was ar
rested hul pleaded stylf-defense
and said lhal he did no more than
• defend himself. An autopsy will
be held, and until the result is
kiyown (he eook will be kept in
.idil without hail.
MANY PETITION PRESIDENT
TO RETAIN JUDGE LYONS
A petition has been circulated
in Valdez requesting that Presi
dent Taft retain Judge Joyous on
the Alaska bench. The request is
made because he has in the four
years he has been federal judge
for Alaska made good and has
given entire satisfaction Iq; the
people, who had for many' years
been fighting with dishonest ju
dicial officers in Alaska. The pe
tition has received the signatures
of many people and; pq£ty lines
have been erased in•••the/effort to
retain Judge Lyons bir the bench.
FOR RENT—Two fo? three
rooms for rent next to cable of
fice. Inquire of F. M. Brown.
PEACE REIGNS IN THE CITY OF MEXICO;
GENERAL HUERTA IS ELECTED PRESIDENT
Mexico City, Feb. 20.— General
Diaz and General Huerta! have
come to an agreement and the
people are parading the streets
in joy at the cessation of hos
tilities in the capital city. Thou
sands have returned to their
homes after remaining in the
suburbs during the fighting. The
streets have been cleared of the
dead and the wounded have been
placed in hospitals and churches.
Congress immediately went into
session as soon as the agreement
was made and after an all night
session they elected Gen. Huerta
as provisional president. Gen.
CONGRESS HELD SECRET SESSION LAST NIGHT AND ELECTED |
GEN. HUERTA AS EXECUTIVE—MADERO’S BROTHER IS
FORCED TO RUN GAUNTLET AND IS KILLED. j
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Diaz acquiesced to the election.
Gen. Huerta immediately ac
cused Gustavo Madero of trying
to get him to drink poisoned wine,
when Madero was forced to run a
gauntlet of officers, who beat him
to death with their swords. Form
er President Madero is still a pris
oner and may be tried on the
charge of murdering Gen. Riverol,
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who tried to arrest him in the pal- j
ace. Madero may be expelled
from the country.
General Romero has been ar
rested for plotting against the
new government and an example'
will be made of him in order to
prevent a new revolution.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 20.— ,
'I
The change In conditions in the
capital city of Mexico has given
universal satisfaction to the offi
cials in Washington, as it was
feared that President Taft might
be forced to intervene. Neither
the president nor any of the re
tiring cabinet officers cared to
start a war to be finished by the
incoming administration.
The preparations being made
by the army and navy for an in
vasion of Mexico will, however,
be continued in order that a rep
etition of the conditions may find
the incoming administration
ready for an emergency.
The Required Two-thirds Vote
Fails to Materialize in the
Lower House.
Washington, l>. C., Feb. “0.
The House of. Representatives
failed to pass the immigration
bill, which President Taft had
Vetoed, but which the Senate had
passed over his veto.
The vote in the House was I.'{
for the bill and II i against the
measure, which was aimed to
curtail the immigration of illit
erate aliens. •
This disposes of the' measure
for I his session.
Eagle Dance Next Saturday.
The regular Kagle dance will
he given next Saturday at Kagle
hall and the committee have ar
ranged to have sandwiches like
“mother tried to make.’’ The mu
sic will be of the best. Kveryhody
welcome.
MUNIGAL TELLS
ABOUT DARROW
But Judge Strikes the Testimony
From the Record As Not Tend
ing to Show Crime.
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Los Angeles, Feb. 2(1.—The tes
timony of Ortie McManigal, given
in the trial of Clarence Darrow.
accused of bribery of jurors and
witnesses in former trials of the
Structural Iron Workers, was
stricken from the record, and the
jury ordered to disregard it by
the presiding judge.
McManigal testified that Dar
row asked him to “come across”
and. I lie judge held dial the ex
pression did not necessarily im
pute a crime.
It is expected Itial the trial will
take six months, as the defense is
determined to tight to the last
ditch and they feel that the lirst.
acquittal will have a great moral
weight in this case. They hope
to clear the labor •attorney.
NEW WORM SCARES
THE GOVERNMENT
Washington, D. U., Feb. 20.—
Oovernmenl officials have become
alarmed by the discovery that a
fiew cotton ball worm has been
found in cotton shipped to the
United States from Egypt. Efforts
Will be made to prevent the im
portation of this pest into the
United States.
’ Tteiukc, expert''fopairer, at the
Valdez Drug company.
I
Lloyd George’s Home is Partly
Wrecked by Explosives Used
by She Devils.
London, Feb. _Tile home of!
Lloyd <»eorge was partly destroy
ed today by suffragettes, but for-!
Innately no one was hurt. The
police have been unable to make
any arrests.
Thousands of extra police are
on duly in London Id curb the
activities of the suffragettes, who
ha\o become more and more de
termined to force tile government
to give them the right to vote.
The jails are crowded with wom
en who have been arrested for
disorderly conduct and for the
wholesale destruction of prop
erly.
■ All the shopkeepers whose
fronts are of plate glass are com
pelled to keep special watchmen
on night and day.
Lloyd (ieoi'ge, the Chancellor
of the F.xcheipier. says the wom
en must In* controlled if it lakes
all the force at the government’s
command.
The sutfragetles now threaten
to destroy the valuable painting
and other objects of art of im
mense value unless they are
granted suffrage and Mrs. Drum
mond has called upon all her fol
lowers to make I he city “unbear
able.”
EBL
GET CMWET JOB
Salem, Ore., Feb. 20.—Through
those underground wires so fre
quently conveying political news'
of the utmost importance in ad
vance of the orthodox means of
communication, word has reached
the eapitot that United States
Senator George E. Chamberlain
is hilled for a cabinet portfolio
under President Woodrow Wilson,
says the Evening Telegram today.
Close on the heels of this re
port routes another that, when
Chamberlain takes his seat with
the president’s advisory corps.
Guv. West is to resign, whereup
on Secretary of State Olcott will
assume the office of executive in
addition In the secretaryship. The
next step in political progression i
would he the appointment of
West by Olcott to till the unex
pired tern, of Chamberlain as
United Stales senator.
Just how the report originated
is hard to gather, but that it has
substantial»'foundation is shown
by the commotion it is causing in
legislative circles at the capital,
and the activity is* the-ranks of
politicians in various quarters,
particularly in Portland.
THIRD 111 OF
SNEAO NOW ON
Texas Banker Who Murdered
Al. Boyce and His Son on
Trial for Third Time
Vernon, Tex., Fell. iO—The
third trial of Hanker Snead for
the murder of AI. Hoyee ami his
son is now well under way. Snead
testified today that lie was furred
to kill the old man in self de
fence. because the elder Hryce was
about to shoot him.
lie lolil a ilramnj ic talc of the
Wrecking of liis luniir by the
younger Hoyee ami the elopement
of his wife with I lie aid of
Hoyee's father. Snead's wife had
I.. imprisoned in an asylum b>
her luishaml. amt Hoyee .junior
helped her to make her getaway.
This is I lie I hint I rial. I he oth
er two being for the killing of the
younger man. The first jury dis
agreed after being out 113 hours,
and the seeond rendered a verdict
of not guilty after spending !>0
hours debating.
Snead is now being tried for the
killing of the old man, whom lie
shot on the street. Snead was dis
guised as a tramp and it is al
leged that In* walked up to the old
man and shot him dead. A for
tune has been spent in his de
fense.
The launch Flirt left this morn
ing for down sound points.
UtHttIM
IN NEXT CABINET
St. Paul. Feb. 20.—It is report
ed here that J. J. Hill has been
offered the portfolio of Secretary;
of Agriculture, succeeding Sec
retary Wilson, who has held the
position for til years. Mr. Hill,
who is greatly interested in the
development of the west, may ac
cept the position, hut lie refuses
to he interviewed.
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MANY SION PETITION
FOft ROBERT FERGUSON
■ ————
Friends of Robert Ferguson
have been circulating a petition
requesting the appointment
Mr. Fergus-ni to succeed Hi»m-.y
Sullivan as marshal for this di
vision. The petition has been
signed by a large number of
Democrats and others who feel
sure that Mr. Ferguson will make
n competent marshal.
Brighton Duo Tonight.
Thejlauneh Brighton is tine
from Port Wells this evening, re
I urnMP*: to that camp tomorrow
>r next day.
FOR rfENT—Three furnished
liouses. Apply to C. E. Bunnell.
TO UNITED STATES
Will Try to Earn the $1,000,000
by Curing 106 Tuberculosis
Patients.
Berlin. Feb. -'ll.—Hr. Frederick
Fran/ Freidman. who claims lo
have discovered a serum which
will cure the most advanced
stages of consumption, left here
today for New York lo try and
earn (he sil.OOO.Olirt offered lo him
by Chas. A. Finley, president of
the Faina National Hank, of New
York, if lie. would cure Inn pa
tients alllicled with the “while
plague."
New York. Felt. -H.--More Ilian
a.(Kill have asked Hanker Finley
lo allow I hem lo be one of I lie
1111 > he will Select lo lesl the new
turtle scrum, and applications are
coming-in al the rale of live and
six hundred a day.
Leaves 8eattle March 15th With a
Large Passenger List to
Spend Month at Panama.
Seattle, Feb. 20.—The steamer
Alameda, of the Alaska Steamship
company, will leave this city on
a month's cruise in the waters
around the Panama canal.
Thaadvance.sale of tickets
pjYmi1$we$hat ^Mtfeftruise will he
r thrift*)rial success. steam
ship company have chartered the
bofit to John Ctiapman.
Thousands of people are leav
ing eastern ports every week to
go 'In Panama in order to view
the construct ion work of the ca-.
nal before the water is turned in-'
to it. - - ■ ' ■ • '
J. P. MORGAN IS SICK,
AND NOW IN EGYPT
Cairo, F.gypf, Feb. 20.—J. Pier
pont Morgan, the American finan
cier is here and is seriously ill.
He is not expected to recover.
Mr. Morgan is now 70 years old
and is reputed to be worth a bil
lion dollars.
It keeps Arthur Pinkus busy
shoveling the snow so that he will
always have the back entrance of
the Orpheum clear. He says he
will stay with it if he lias to get
one of the experienced rotaries of
the Copper River & Northwestern
railway to do'the work.
THOS. A. EDISON
66 YEARS OLD
Has More Than 700 Patents to
His Credit—Works Twenty
Hours Each Day.
W'l-sl Orange, X. .t., Feb. 20.—
Thomas A. Kdison was 00 years
old today, lie received congratu
lations from every pari of Hie
civilized world.
Mr. Kdison during bis life has
invented more than 7on articles
for which he holds patents, lie
is especially known for his in
venlion of the incandescent lamp,
Iml lie tins mun.v indentions of
telegraph instruments to his
credit and also the phonograph.
Ilis latest invention, which pro
vides words and music at mov
ing picture shows, lias just been
completed, hint he was ottered
(luring the past week *1,000,000
for the sole right to this patent
in the United Stales, Iml the wiz
ard refused the offer. It is ex
pected he will organize a stock
company and place it on the mar
ket himself.
Mr. Kdison spends Iml four
hours each day sleeping and has
heen known to work for (10 hours
without sleep.
BLUR SHIPS
ORE TO SMELTER
High Grade Copper Ore Sent to
States for Treatment—Soon
be Steady Shipper.
T111>111;i- Blaknov. manager ami
I>ri• i<-i|>siI owner nf Hie hidalgo
Mining company, was in town
yesterday and is jnliilanl over the
prospects of his properl\. which
j lie expects will soon lie one of
the steady producers on I he
sound.
Three hundred Ions of high
grade copper ore expected lo run
between 10 and 15 per rent, was
sent out on the last trip south
of (lie Yukon, and another ship
ment will tie made in tin* near fu
I lire.
Ten men are noxv employed on
Hie property and more are expect
ed to be added as soon as it is
jusliitable. The company lias in
stalled a Irani and constructed a
dock and are now ready to push
(lie work lapidly.
TOKIO VISITED
BUJIG FIBF
Tokio, Japan, (Fob. iO.--Tbis
. rit> .Mi- visited by one of I ho
larges’ fires in its history yester
day, when over 1,000 buildings
were destroyed. All efforts of the
lire department and troops were
unable to stay the (lames. Meas
ures for relief of the homeless
have been taken by the govern
ment and assistance will be giv
en them until they can rebuild
their homes. The loss will reach
many millions.
SUFFRAQETTE8 ARE
AT WILMINGTON
Wilmington, Del., Feb. -’0.—
The army of suffragettes, under
“General" Rosalie Jones, “Colon
el” Ida Craft, second in com
mand. and six other would-be
voters, arrived here today. They
all.complain of sore feet, but are
determined upon completing their
journey to the capital.
Chinese noodles and chop suey
at Valdez Cafe after 7 p. m.