VALDEZ, ALA8KA, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1914. NO. 191
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Huerta Frees Sutton—Washington
Newspaper Photographer Telle of
Conditions at Capital.
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VERA CRUZ, May 16—Sutton, the
correspondent and newspaper photog
rapher from Washington, who was ar
rested in Mexico City charged with
being a spy, was released yesterday
and reached here today. Sutton claims
that he was imprisoned and not al
lowed to communicate with anyone
outside of the prison; that his valu
able camera and a large number of
pictures he had taken of the prepar
tsnoia being made by the Huerta
government for resistance to the ex
pected invasion of the country had
been confiscated and destroyed, but
that he was glad to get away, as the
Mexican mobs are becoming more and
more unmanageable and may get be
yond the control of the authorities at
any time, killing, robbing and de
stroying all property of foreigners.
Several hundred Americans are still
► in Mexico City and some of them
have d-termined to remain as long
as the foreign residents stay, as the
foreign colony have prepared for any
trouble and number 3,000 well armed
men and could give an accounting of
themselves against any force of ir
regulars that might attack the foreign
quarter.
~ WANT MONEY I
ALASKA BUILDING
Senator Jones Will Try to Secure
$200,000 for Exhibit of Products
of Alaska.
WASHINGTON, May 16—Senator
Jones, of Washington, today announ
ced that he would offer an amend
ment to the civil sundry bill provid
ing for the appropriation of $200,000
to be used to construct an Alaska
building at the World’s Fair to he
held in San Francisco and also to
provide fqr the gathering of an ex
hibit that will properly show to the
world the mineral and agricultural
wealth of the north and demonstrate
the iramenseness of the fisheries ot
the coast of Alaska.
The Washington senator expects to
be able to secure enough votes to
adopt the amendment to the bill, as
Senators Pittman, Chamberlain, Nel
son and1 others have promised to aid
him in passing the bill.
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BIG SLUM
King and Queen Attend Opening of
^ Exposition in Honor of Century of
Freedom From the Dane*.
CHRISTIANIA, Norway, May 16.-^
King Haakon VII and Queen Maud
of Norway today opened the big ex
position given in honor of the cen
tury of freedom from the yoke of
Denmark.
The exposition is one of the largest
ever held in this city.
Before formally opening the exposi
tion to the public the king and gueen
reviewed the troops of the nation,
which paraded past. Exhibits of the
great industrial strides made by Nor
way mfbepaet century are made.’
t Many foreign governments were rep
* resented at the ceremonies.
ICE RUNS FOR
SIXTEEN ROODS
Wharves at Dawson Are Inundated
and Considerable Damage Done
—One Man Drowned.
■ DAWSON, Y. T„ May 16.—For 16
hours the river ice flowed past this
city and the jams and high water
caused the river to back up into the
lower sections of the city, all the
wharves being covered with water and
considerable damage was done in the
lower business section.
Several times the ice flows jammed j
and caused the water to back and
citizens feared that the property loss
would be heavy, but each t|me the
pressure of the lake of water and the
continued weight of ice forced the
jams to break, releasing the water.
Mike Hayes, a well known freight
er, was drowned at the lower end
of Lake Labarge, according to ad
vices received by the mounted po
j lice here. The freighter broke
through the ice and his team of
horses and sled load of supplies were |
also lost. The body has not been re
covered. j
INSPECTORS MISS
PINT DIUONDS
Brought Over in Steerage by Miners
From South Africa, Believed to
Have Been Stolen.
NEW YORK, May 16.—Two tier
man miners and one Englishman from
South Africa were arrested here to
day when they tried to dispose of a
pint of small uncut diamonds which
they brought into this country on the
Mauretania when they reached here
a few days ago. The diamonds were
uncut and the miners tried to dis
pose of them to Maiden Lane merch
ants, who telephoned for the police
and caused the arrest of the men.
The diamonds were brought over in
the luggage of the men; one carried
his share in an old cigar box, while
the other had them wrapped in old
newspapers and when the inspectors
examined the baggage they failed to
notice the uncut diamonds.
When arrested the men said they
had no intention of defrauding the;
government, and being steerage pas
sengers had not been asked to de
clare any dutiable goods nor had the
inspectors asked them for duty,
therefore they had thought it was all
right. They offered to pay the duty
of 10 per cent, ad valorem, but the
offer was refused and the men held
for arraignment before the U. S. com
missioner.
The detectives or the customs de
partment believe the men secured tbe
gems while working in the mines in
South Africa.
It was later estimated by the cus
toms appraisers that the larger pack-,
age of jewels contained gems of 2,017
14 karats weight, of the foreign val
ue of *50,431.25, which, with the 10
per cent duty added, had a value In
this country of *65,474.38, while the
smaller package contained gems of
65 Vi karats weight of the foreign
value of *1,838 and a value in this
country of *2,021.8Q. Together - the
two packages have a value hereof
*57,496.18 and on them duty of *5,
226.92 is due.
Assistant District Attorney Carata
rphen is Investigating to see if the
then are as they profess, mere miners, ;
or are the agents of a widespread!
conspiracy to smuggle gems by meansc
of steerage passengers. So far no.
confirmation of tbe conspiracy theory;
hasbqen found, and It is thought that,
tt the defendants had experienced col-j
leagues they would not have tried to.
sell the diamonds openly to a re-'
spec table bfttMfeh Dane firm, but'
would have disposed of them through
the usual fence.
HIGHER UPS
MAY BE CAUGHT
Keeper of House of Ill-fame Testifies
Involving High New York
Police Official.
NEW YORK, May 16—Mrs. Alice
Walker, a keeper of a house of ill
fame In this city, today testified that
the police forced here to pay 1100
a month to a supposed agent of W.
R. Sheehan, formerly secretary to
Police Commissioner Waldo, $65 a
month to a man who claimed to rep
resent the comptroller’s office, and
talit she was also forced to pay the
men on the beat.
The keeper of the resort said that
she had protested against the high
bribes required, as she only had
three women inmates of her estab
lishment, but the collectors were ob
stinate and forced her to come
through and told her she could go as
far as she wanted and they would
see to it that the police did not mo
lest her.
The testimony was given before
Justice Seabury in the trial of form
er Police Lieutenant John J. Skelley,
who was in charge of the tenderloin
precinct and • on trial for grafting.
District Attorney Whitman has de
tailed several of h>s best men to se
cure evidence if possible to convict
Sheehan of grafting, as the district
attorney especially wants to get the
higherups.
SYNDICATES WANT
GET COAL LANDS
Seattle Bankers Preparing to Finance
Two Million Dollar Corporations
Handle Alaska Coal.
SEATTLE, May 16.—Two million
dollar syndicates plan to spend a mil
lion each in the Alaska coal fields
as soon as the government leasing
bill is passed and bids are asked for
leases of coal lands in the different
sections of the territory.
The companies will secure the
leases, prospect the claims, erect col
leries and prepare to export the coal
to the Pacific coast cities, where it
will be marketed in opposition to the i
coal from British Columbia, placed
on the market by the Western Fuel
Company.
Seattle bankers are behind the two
syndicates and they plan to take ad
vantage of the opening of the Alas
ka coal fields and will be ready as
soon a sthe government calls for1
bids.
Several Alaskans now in this city
who are familiar with the coal fields
are connected with the syndicate and
will send prospectors north this com
ing summer to quietly investigate and
search for the best tracts of coal
lands.
PRESIDENT'S WILE
WINS LAW SUIT
LOS ANGELES, May 16.—The gov
ernment land office today rendered a
decision in favor of Mrs. Woodrow
WilBon' regarding the ownership of
lands 'In dispute In theCoachellaval-'
ley and said to be exceptionally valu-s
•we. *
The' contest will be, taken to the
higher: courts and Fill be appealed by
Ibe owaster .cl^tlm^t^tts. The tract of S
land In dispute ip #0 acres. „
Nubone Corsets. i
Try Mr«i!i ”SC "MaMe’s for one of
l those Nubone corsets. tf
ARBITRATE THE
CANAL TOLLS
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Connecticut Senator Would 8ubmH
Dispute to The Hague—Says Take
It Out of Politics.
WASHINGTON, May 16.—Senator
McLean, of Connecticut, in a speech
in the Senate today urged the gov
ernment to submit the matter of the
canal tolls dispute between the Unit
ed States and European countries, es
pecially England, to arbitration and
thus settle the dispute for once and
all. The Connecticut senator opposed
the plan of the administration sen
ators, who proposed in order to se
cure enough votes to pass the re
peal that a clause should, be added
to the repeal bill that the United
States retain the right to remit the
tolls on American coasting vessels if
ew so desired.
Senator McLean claimed that the
only honorable method to settle the
dispute was to submit it to arbitra
tion at The Hague and that we then
abide by the result and that the re
peal bill would then be taken from
politics.
Administration leaders are worried
at the outlook for the bill and fear
that the opposition will be too strong
and the bill will be defeated. Sena
tor O’Gorman, of New York, is lead
ing the opposition, while Senator
Root, Republican, of the same state,
is a'ding the administration.
WANT MITCHEL
FOR GOVERNOR
Wilson Democrats of New York Would
Run Mayor of Gotham—Primar
ies in September
ALBANY, N. Y., May 16.—Friends
of the administration have started a
boom for Mayor John Purroy Mitch
el. of New York City, for the nomi
nation as governor on the Democrat
ic ticket at the fall elections. The
state primaries are to be held in Sep
tember and the friends of the Wilson
administration claim that it is up
to the supporters of the president to
get busy and secure the nomination
of good men or else the machinery
of the organization will again fall in
to the hands of the Tammany crowd.
Mayor Mitchel, It is understood from
his friends here, would be willing un
der the circumstances to make a con
test at the primaries in September.
Friends of the national administra
tion are busy arranging for a pre
primary conference to assert their
leadership over Charles F. Murphy
and his agents.
Wilson Democrats in Albany are
confident that Mitchel can defeat
Governor Glynn at the primaries, but
the Glynn men laugh at the idea, de
claring that the Tammany organiza
tion will control a majority of the
enrolled Democrats.
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ALASKA EXPORTS
HffEJMt
SEATTLE, May 16.—According to a
report lasted here by the customs de-.
partment the exports from AJaafca
during the past month were .rained
at 12.230,000, the largest exports for
the month of April since IMS. .The
general confidence prevailing that the
period of stamotH?n ,cnnsed $y }jx$
ing up the resources , of the north
has caused a resumption of actlWlles
in meir Unm and mining opemaiofia
are enpented to increase.
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Charles Essen left this morning for
the Cliff mine.
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RESERVE LANDS
FOR THE NATIVES
President Withdraws 30 Acres at
Klawack, in Southeastern Alas
ka, to Help Indians.
WASHINGTON, May 16— Upon the
recommendation of Secretary Lane,
of the Department of the Interior,
President Wilson today established
the Klawack reservation Jnear 'the
town of Klawack, on Prince of Wales
Island. The new reservation is a
part of the Tongass timber reserva
tion and comprises 30 acres.
The new reservation has been turn
ed over to the Department of Edu
cation to be used for the benefit of
the Indians. New school buildings
will be erected, a manual training
school, fishing saltery, so that the
natives may be made self-supporting,
a small sawmill will be erected and
the government will endeavor to
place the natives on an equal foot
ing with the whites.
ASTOR BEQUESTS
ARE ALL MADE
Cost of Administering Estate to Date
With Transfer Tax Totals
$3,305,480.
NEW YORK, May 16.—The tirst
judicial accounting of the estate of
Col. John Jacob Astor was tiled in
the Surrogates’ court yesterday by
his four executors, James Roosevelt,
Douglas Robinson, Nicholas Biddle,
and William Vincent Astor. The ac
counting. however, was only in re
gard to the personal property of the
Astor estate. The executors charged
themselves with $24,794,368, and cred
ited themselves with $24,715,478, leav
ing a cash balance in their hands of
$78,890. All of the bequests ntenion
ed in Col. Asor’s will have been paid.
The $24,794,368, wih which the ex
ecutors charged themselves, was made
up as follows: Property received
shortly after Col. Astor’s death, $19,
273,388; real estate allotted to trust
funds, $3,007,500; money borrowed,
$1,688,311; rents collected, $76,309,
and Income other than that derived
from re*ts, $596,377.
The disbursements were accounted
for as follows: Funeral expenses,
$9,007: psid out for debts, $1,182,350;
l(?*al expenses, transfer tak proceed
ings, and general administration ex
penses, $3,305,480; decrease resulting
fro mtransfer of securities, $21,277;
decrease resulting from transfer of
securities in payment of legacies,
$563,274; property transferred to
legatees, not including the residuary
legatee, $14,609,773; property trans
ferred to residuary legatee,$4,670,330:
interest on trust funds from April 15,
1912, to January 15, 1913, $550,330.
The executors’ accounting shows
that the personal property at Fern
cliff, which passed to Vincent Astor
and which includes books, works of
art, bronzes, silverware, wines, and
china, is valued at $,111,722. The
paintings and engravings in the As
tor home at 840 Fifth avenue are
worth $36,265, and the personal prop
erty which belongs to Mrs. Madeline
Talmage Force Astor In the Fifth ave
nue .home ,is valued at $962,959. The
yacht Noma is valued at $90,000.
;The realty of the Astor estate, ac
cording to the appraisal report filed
last June, is valued at $63,124,281.
ThU value of the .grosB estate was set
down at $87,218,000 and the value
at the net estate at $86,311,228. Vin
cent Astor’s share was .valued at
I68ASA689.
The principal holdings or stock,
W*r» tf.OOQ Shares of New Yprk.
railroad, 10,000 Shares Of Illinois,
Central railroad. 6.32» shares of New,
York, New Haven & Hartford mil-,
road, and 3,160 shares of the Pullman
company.
CONSUL RELEASE
Telia Huerta That Failure to Surren
der Stilliman Wa* in Violation
of Armiatice.
WASHINGTON, May 16.—Acting
under instructions from President
Wilson Secretary Bryan today de
manded from President Huerta the
full details concerning Consul Stilli
man, of Saltillo, and his immediate
release and informed Huerta that
this government looked upon the ac
tion of the federals in holding Stii
liman as a hostile act and in viola -
tion of the armistice and that hos -
tllitles would be resumed if the eon -
sul were not immediately released
and a satisfactory explanation made.
It is firmly expected here that
Huerta will comply with the demands
of Secretary Bryan, as the foreign
governments are exercising every ef
fort to force him to observe all the
requirements of the armistice, as they
are determined if possible to prevent
a war between the two republics,
which cannot but result in the estab •
lishment of an American protectorate
over Mexico.
No answer has been received from
Mexico City regarding the ultimatum,
but it is hourly expected.
MANY KILLED;
Bodies of 11 Thrown Through Roof
and Only Pieces Can Be Found
—Score Injured.
DETROIT, Mich., May lti. A com
pound for making rubber tires for
automobiles exploded today at the
factory of the Mexican Crude Rub -
ber Company located at Delray, near
here and eleven men were killed and
a dozen hurt by the explosion.
The bodies of most of the men kill
ed were shot through the roof and
the building was almost entirely de
stroyed, the force of the explosion
tearing the walls to pieces and send
ing parts of the roof flying for hun -
dreds of feet in every direction.
What caused the explosion is not
known and gn investigation has been
ordered by the authorities. The parts
of the bodies of the dead have been
gathered together for burial, but on
ly a part of the remains can be
found.
SIPSONLEis
FOR THE NORTH
Has Eleven Passengers From Seattle
for Valdez—Forty Tourists Are
Making the Round Trip.
SEATTLE, May 16.—The steamer
Admiral Sampson of the Admiral Line
left here last night with a full list of
passengers for Alaska ports. Forty
tourists are making thfe round trip
as the guests of President Alexander,
who is also poking the trip. The
list, includes many pen. of big busi
ness connections on the Pacific coast.
The Valdes passengers are J.
Green, SgjiP Ereckaofi, )Mrs. Ander
sen, lira. Coles, Miss Robert* and six
second-class.
A(1 the old shacks surrounding the
Seattle hotel are being torn down by
the now owners and a large addition
is planned for the hotel.