BRYAN GOES ON
HURRIED TRIP
10 CALM
Washington, April 26 ? Secretary
of Stall- Itryan loft the city last
night tor Sacramento to consult
with tlio California legislature. Mr.
Bryan is carrying the wishes of the
president which he hopes to have
embodied In the laws that California
froposes to pass relative to Japan
csi holding lands In the state. Mr.
I ryan Is expected to arrive In Sac
ramento Monday evening.
acrameuto. April 26 ? The legis
lature of California will take no act
ioi- in the alien land acquiring bill
until after the arrival of Secretary
of State liryan, at which time he
will be given a hearing.
San Francisco, April 26 ? The Pan
ama exposition officials passed a res
"lutiou yesterday condemning the
California State Legislators for
their attempts to pass an antl-allen
fill at this time. If at all. Japan
ha? Just signified her intention of
lei'ig represented at the exposition
with a large building, and It is cer
tain that the passing of tho alien
; uv will result In that governments
withdrawal from participating in the
MONTENEGRINS
ORDERED OUT
OE SCUTARI
T.ondou. April IS? It looks as
though Montenegro will not ?o per
mitted to enjoy much of the fruits
o? hor victors In the capture of
sCUtarl. A warning has been sent
to her to evacuate the captured
cltv or the International blockade
? ill be extended. The little govern
titnt is defying the powers, hoping
to be able to form an alliance with
the Balkan states and Greece In the
formation of a coalition of their own
and thus defy the powers.
First of May Is clean-up day.
NEW H Of TO BE BUILT FOR GftRE
OF INFIRM Ai INDIGENT MINERS
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l\ S. Marino Ilarracks, Sitka, Alaska
Washington, April 26 ? The ma
rine barracks at Sitka. Alaska,
which wore abandoned two years ag
are to be used as a home for indi
gent prospectors and miners of Alas
Representative Arthur Shoup o(
thi Alaska Territorial Legislature,
succeeded in getting a memorial pas
ed nuking congress to set aside the
I. arracks for tho care of Alaska's
indigent, and the memorial was 1m
i.iedlatel- acted upon. An appro
priation will pass at this session of
tongress providing for tho mlantcn
anco of tho Institution. The Alaska
; ind already provides In a nu?asur<
for the care of t ho nooily by placing
iweral thousand dollars in the hand
?r tho U. 8. marshals for disburse
ment, but with the uso of the aban
doned barracks at Sitka a suitable
homo Is to be maintained for those
who havo become sick or Injured or
thrown old In tho service of the
, i-orih.
Whltehorse, April 2G ? The i<-*'
went out of tho river in front of |
clotk. Tho following are the dates
for the past several years showlnp
whtn tho In the Yukon r'vCr
bsvke up at this place:
1904 ? April 25
7 6 ? April 25
1009 ? May 8
1910 ? April 29
1907? May 2
1908 ? April 29
1911 ? May 7
1912 ? April 19
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ilLACKMAII* IS DEFENSE
or THE millionakes
who aro l>ctng arrested In connec
tion with the millionaire white slave
raid, claim that it Is n blackmail
si heme being playod by a gang of
< rooks who aro trying to obtain mon
i>y from '.hem.
H.IDLY CABLE OFFICE
IX COMMISSION AGAIN |
Operator Little, detailed In charge
of the ?o?ernment cable office at
Il'idley, wired in yesterday morning
that his offico wag ready for busi
ness, tho lino being open again.
Hadley was mad# a cable station in
1907, and remainod In commission a
couple of years or so, until tho smel
tor at that plaro blew out and quit,
when tho instruments wore taken
out, and tho office discontinued |
Now, howevor the starting of the
Foss mill at Hadley makes commun
ication with the outside world nec
essary. Tho telephone to Kasaan
will be put Into commission again
?.\lth Hadloy and the cannery com
pany at that place thus get Into dl
; rect touch with the cable. ? Kotchi
GHIEIfTTO
CONTINUE GOAL
FRAUD IRQUIBY
Washington April 26 ? Govern
ment agent Christen announces that
ho shall continue to press the cas
es against those chargoj with at
tempting to dofraud the government
in coal lauds, notwithstanding the
failure of tho government to se
cure a conviction of Frost and hit
:.88ociates who were recently re
leased In Chicago."
Tho prosecutor cluimo that th<
government has ovldence showing
that there has been many attempti
lo fraudulently secure Alaska coa
1 lands and that he Intends to prose
rule all of tho men connected wltl
I such attempts.
Among the visitors in Skngway I
M Orloff King of Whitehorsf
Vrs. King Is the owner and manage
of the King Cafo In our sister <??;
across tho lino.
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WHITE PUSS TO OPPOSE
dill B. fi. BILL
Washington, A.irll 20 The Alas
ka government railroad bill licar
li'ja began yestorday. Officials of
-he Whlto Pass syBtcm are oxpectod
bt figlit tho passage of a law provid
ing for tho government construction
er operation of ruds in Alaska.
Tho bill was Introduced in tho
?rcnato by Senator Chamberlain, of
Oregon, chairman of tho sonate com
mittee on public lands, and provides
for the construction of govornment
or operation of roads in Alaska.
It is belioved the ultimate out
como will be tho enactment of a law
very closoly designed nftor the
Chamberlain measure.
In tho report sent to congross by
President Taft during last session,
tho Alaska railroad commission re
commended tho construction of ap
proximately 760 miles of government
owned railroads In the territory, at
toial cost of $35,000,000. Under
tho Chamberlain bill, tho mllago has
been increased to 1,000 miles, and
tho total cost placed at $50,000,000.
"It was the opinion of every one
concerned," said John E. Bnllainc,
of Seattle, tcday, "that If congress
were favorably disposed towards the
project It would be quite as willing
to make tlie project complcto by
'irovldlng for 1,000 milos of railroad
as it would to give up only 750
miles, as recommended by the com
mission."
With this extra mileage, It Is sug
.{??s ted, a number of very necessary
branches could lie built from the
main lines proposed in the commis
sion's report, such as extension of
the road from the Kuskokwlm val
ley up to the town of Ruby, on the
Yukon, which would reach a vory
rich district. Sinco the eutlre cost
cf the railroad is to be repaid to the
treasury from the sale of public
lands and timber in Alaska, fifty
eS'from' tfUfto&SL IFS'J
for that purpose, It Is felt that there
cm be liitle opposition to Increas
ing the total cost from $35,000,000
to $50,000,000.
Ono feature of tho Chamberlain
I 111 which represents more or less of
a compromise, and which. It is be
lieved. will do away with a possible?
.iqurce of opposition In the senate,
Is that providing that the govorn
nont in case it desires to purchase
anv of tho present short Ilne3 of rail
road In Alaska, shall have the Inter
! state commerce commission set a
price uiion thorn based upon a phys
ical vnluatlcn ns provided In the re
cently enacted fM Follette bill. As
originally drawn, the Alaska rail
road bill provided that purchase
should bo effected by condemnation.
Tho owners of the present roads pro
to-t d, however, that this would a
m.mnt to outright confiscation in
tiomo cases, us there Is snch a sen
timent. in Alaska against some of the
railroad Interests that It would be
impossible to secure n fnlr valua
tion upon their property.
No attempt la made In the Cham
berlain measure to designate the
routes to bo followed by the propos
ed railroad lines. It merely com
mits tho government to a policy of
construct lot), and leaves the selec
tion of routes, terminals, etc., to tho
president of the United States, who.
It ts supposed, will rely upon the Al
aska ralldroad commission, officials
of the geological survey, the war mid
Interior departments for his Inform
ation.
lilCX. SK'KKLS WIIX
not hh i?i:osi:<ttki>
Albany, April 26 ? The State of
New York has dropped Its charges
against Gen. Slckels for misappro
I rlatlon of funds of tho New York
Monument Association. Friends and
patriotic bodies came to the relief
ut tnc agi 'I warrior and made good
the amount of his shortage. The
leniency given Gen. Sickcls was
sr. nted because of his splendid war
record. Gov. Sulzor used his power
ful influence In staying the wheels
of justice In order to prevent Ineon
venience and embarrassment to the
old soldier.
IJO.ITS KMt'liOY AMATKI It
WIUKI.ESS OI'CIMTOItS
Seattle, April 26? Notwitmiiinm
lug tho strike of the wlrele.ts opera
tots now in offoct on the Pacific
,onst, the Alaska boats got away
for tho North with the places of the
strikers filled. Last, week nearly
lour hundred men went out at San
' Francisco, and the strike extended to
Seattle. The men are asking for
.560 per month salary, and $50 per
Month for assistants. The boats
have put on amateurs and filled tho
places with Inexperienced operators,
is the claim of the strlk?-r^
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