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AND COOK INLET PIONEER
VOL. 1. NO. 2 )4.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 1910.
Pi,MCE TEX CENTS.
CONSPIRACY TO DESTROY CRUISER
DES MOINES, AT ANCHOR IN A
SPANISH PORT, IS FRUSTRATED
PARIS, Sept. 7.—Well-laid plans for the destruction of
the United States cruiser Pes Moines, lying at anchor in the'
iiarboi at Barcelona, Spain, were revealed in time to prevent
the consummation of the foul plot, according to advices re-j
eeived in Paris today. From the meager information con
cerning the conspiracy which reaches Paris, it -ipp -ain to have
been hatched by some Spaniards who have no* forgotten the
humiliation of defeat in the Spanisli-American war. The of li
ce rs of the Pes Moines were warned of the conspiracy and
took steps to prevent the carrying out of the plot. The war
ship was constantly guarded, and the Spanish officials noti
fied of the conspiracy. General Alfau, governor of the prov
ince of Cattallogia, who is stationed at Barcelona, took delus
ive action when informed of the plot, and directed the Spanish
destroyer Dillamil, which was in the harbor, «to lay alongside
the Pes Moines and render protection. Spanish officials, aided
by information supplied by the American officers, caused the
arrest of several persons alleged to have been implicated in
the plot.
MENT BPIBf SAKS
COMPANIES WIL RE
TOPEKA, Kan., Sept. 7.—In a signed statement issued to
the press, Fresident Ripley, of the Santa Fe Railway system,
speaking- in behalf of the railway presidents of the country,
f.ays:
‘' The railway companies will defy the eight-hour law7 pas
sed by the congress, until ordered to respect it by a decision
of the United States supreme court. Our counsel inform us
that the law is unconstitutional. We have confidence in our
counsel, and will rely on their judgment. That is our answer
as to our atitude in the matter. ’ ’
So far as can be learned here, the railway men will rely
on the constitutionality of the law as passed by the congress
on the theory that the high court will uphold the measure.
AMERICAN NATIONAL SUFFRAGE
CONVENTION DECIDES JO REMAIN
NEIIM IN PRESIDENTIAL FIGHT
A I LAX I 1( ( I 1 \ , Kept. <. -1 lit* emergency-called <■<»., ■
vention of the Xational American Woman Suffrage association
couvciieil in session here yesterday I'm moon, and is largelv at
tended hy delegates from all parts of the Pnited States. The
con\(mtion was called lor the specific purpose of determining
the political policy which the National American Woman Kuf
iram1 association—a strictly mm-parti-an body—would follow
durin.tr the coining presidential campaign.
.Mrs. Carrie Chapman < att. president <>. tie* a . ,ti<>:s.
and other of the more conservative niemhers. applied -.team rol
lcr tactics and in a vote la>t night forced through a resolution
which endorses both President Wilson and Candidate Hughes.
I his makes the association member- free to follow their own
designs with respect to the presidential candidates.
It is the general opinion that a majority of the delegates
favor ( andidate Hughes, because of his attitude on the* woman
suttrage question. He is in favor of national woman suffrage,
while President Wilson believes that each state should deter
mine the matter for itself.
DESPITE VIGOROUS PROTESTS OF
ALLIED POWERS, CONGRESS 10 PASS
RETALIATORY BLACKLIST MEASURE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—The senate and house confer
ees are at work on the emergency revenue bill, which carries a
provision for retaliatory measures against Great Britain for
imposing the blacklist on American firms and individuals un
der the provisions of the “trading with the enemy” act. The
retaliatory measure is sure to pass the congress. It has the
' sanction of both President Wilson and Secretary of State Lan
sing.
It is expected that the passage of the retaliatory measure
will call forth a vigorous protest from the allied powers, but
the American government proposes to give Great Britain a
dose of its own medicine, according to a high government of
ficial, who is urging the passage of the retaliatory provision.
ALLOTTEO ALASKA
FOR TRAIL WORK
JUNEAU—Secretary of Agriculture 1
D. F. Houston today placed Alaska’s j
i ; allotment from forests within her
T * boundaries for the maintenance of
roads and trails in the national forests 1
\ of Alaska at §46,200.
® ' Local authorities are inclined to be
1 » lieve that the foregoing amount is
the allotment to Alaska of her 25 per
cent of the forest receipts, which is
distributed in accordance with the J
appropriations of the legislature.
However, the amount is much larger
i than former allotments and would in
dicate gross receipts from the forest:
reserves this year of §180,400, a sur
prisingly large amount.
5 The government expends each year j
a certain sum for the construction j
and maintenance of roads and trails
within the forest reserves, and the 1
—wording of the dispatch would indi-,
t ...
BRITISH SOLDIERS
TO VOTE AT FRONT
LONDON, Sept. 7.—General San
Hughes, commander-in-chief of the
Canadian forces at the front, has ar
ranged matters so that the British
Columbia troops at the front may casl
a vote for candidates at the electior
to be held September 14. The vote
will be taken at the front by duh
qualified election officers. This is ;
new departure and the results are
awaited with the keenest interest.
but local authorities believe that the
amount is larger than the government
would use for this purpose.
If this is Alaska’s share of the
forest funds it will be divided equallj
among the four judicial divisions of
Alaska, though the receipts are most
ly from the first division and whollj
from the first and third.
TACOMA, Sept. 7.—Two Tacoma
companies of the Washington state
national guard, who have been on pa
trol duty on the Mexican border
reached home yesterdav.
CRISIS IN IIS HISTORY
NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—This city is facing the Worst tie
up in its history. Before the day is done, say the leaders of
the striking street car men, every street car line in the city
will be idle, due to a lack of men to operate cars. The strike
is extending to the subway, elevated and surface lines. Many
of the employes on the Lnterurban Transit company’s lines
quit at midnight. Today, men by the hundreds are walking
out. The decision to strike was reached at a monster meeting
of the street car men held last night. Five thousand patrol
men, who have been held in reserve in anticipation of the
strike, were put on duty in various parts of the city this morn
ing. The situation is very grave.
The strike will probably affect the following street car
lines: Motormen and
Companies— (Conductors.
New York Railways company .. 11,200
Yonkers Railway company . 240
Westchester Electric Railroad company . 200
Union Railways company, (Bronx) . 000
Third Avenue Railroad company . 1,210
Second Avenue Line . 300
New York and Queens County Railroad Co. 87)0
The enormity of the strike may be realized when it is
known that the car lines of New York city carry daily some
i 2,o00,000 passengers.
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THE TIMES DESIGNATED OFFICIAL PAPER <*■
FOR PUBLICATION OF COAL LAND LEASES
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 6, 1010.
Chamber of Commerce, ^
Anchorage, Alaska. ^
I have this day designated the Anchorage Daily ^
Times as one of the newspapers in which the coal leas- ■v’
es will be published.
ALEXANDER T. VOGELSANG, ^
Acting Secretary of the Interior. ^
ALEXANDER T. VOGELSANG,
Acting Secretary of the Interior.
Italian Army Marches on Epirus.
ATHENS. Sept. 7.—An Italian army has advanced into
’•burns. The army is taking over the administration of the
government along the route, officers being detailed to take
i charge of the various municipalities.
FISHING UNO MINING INTERESTS
MUSI PUT TERRITORIAL TAXES,
SATS CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAFS
.11 XKA1 , Sept. 7.— l lie circuit court of appeals, sitting
at San Francisco, lia~ handed down a decision holding that
the taxation of the fishing and mining industries of Alaska, im
posed by the Alaska legislative assembly, is valid and that the
taxes are collectable.
The appellate court upholds the contention of Territorial
Attorney Cobb, the decision being rendered in a test case
started by the territorial attorney in behalf of Alaska, and was
the outgrowth ot the refusal of large fishing and mining inter
ests to pay the taxes levied by the legislature.
Attorney Cobb, speaking of the result of this decision,
says that it will enrich the territorial treasure immediately
by $250,000 and by the time the legislature meets in March,
the sum will be increased about $500,000.
TRANSPORT CROOK
DUE TOMORROW
SEWARD, Sept. 7.—The transport
Crook sailed for Anchorage at 10:30
o’clock this forenoon. It brought six
ty-nine railway laborers for Seward
and has seventy for Anchorage. There
are one hundred and thirty other pas
sengers for Anchorage, mostly Com
mission employes and their familie...
The Crook ha- three thousand tons of
freight for the Commission at An
chorage.
Old Xomite Killed.
SEATTLE, Sept. 7.—Dick Fenlon,
an old-time Nomite, was killed by fall
ing from a hoist while boarding the
steamer Northwestern in the channel
off of Nome, just previous to the sail
ing of the big steamship. The North
western reached here from Nome yes
terday.
Mrs. Duggan, wife of attorney Dug
gan, is in receipt of the sad news an
nouncing the death of her father who
has been suffering for many years
from a cancer.
ELLIS WINS 8IG
SUII INVOLVING
THE CLIFF MINE
Charles G. Ganty, the local attor
ney, yesterday received advice- tell
ing him of an important legal victory
he had gained in tin circuit court of
appeals, sitting at San Francisco. The
case involved title to the famous
Cliff mine near Valdez. In 1915, Ed
mund Smith, George Treat and A.
Archibald sued H. T. Ellis for an un
divided one-fifth interest in the 1 rh
mine. The trial was held at Yal .,
in the district court. The plaint.: s
were represented by Ritchie & Lye -,
Donohue & Diamond and Edmi id
Smith, while Mr. Ganty was the sole
attorney for the defendant, Ellis. A
verdict was rendered in favor of the
plaintiffs, whereupon Mr. Ganty ap
pealed to the circuit court. The : -
pellate court reverses the decision of
the lower court, giving the entire
property to Defendant Elh's.