COMMITTEE APPROVES THE
EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION
WASHINGTON, Jaa. 1M.—The house e.ommittee on apppro
priations today recommended for passage the item in the
emergency appropriation bill calling for the appropriation of
two million dollars for the Alaska railway pioject.
The recommendation by the committee on appropriations
practically ensures the passage of the appropriation by the
congress. It is expected that this particular item in toe
emergency appropriation bill, together with the other in gent
items, will be rushed through congress as soon as possible.
Chairman Fitzgerald and Delegate Wiekeisham were the
strong advocates of the apwpriation for the railway project,
and Chairman Edes aided the committee in giving facts and
figures with respect to the government railway under con
struction. He told of the work that had been accomplished
and urged tlm necessity of immediate funds so that construe-1
turn would not have to cease, thus disorganizing the construe- j
tion forces now systematized and well organized. Ilis talk i
was very informing to the member- and aided in securing!
favorable action by the committee.
ANCHORAGE IS PRINCIPAL BENEFICIARY
OF EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR RAILROAD
i WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—The two-mi 11 ion-dollar appro.
j.rmtimi for the Alaska railway project provided in the
emergency appropriation, which, has been favorably reported
by the house committee on appropriations, and which m all
probability will be passed by the congress within the next ten
days, has been apportioned in the manner given below, accord
ing to Washington newspaper reports. The passage of the
emergency appropriation makes the money appropriated im
mediately available. The large appropriation will he con
tained in the sundry civil measure, which will ho taken up for
consideration later in the session of congress. The amount
asked for in the sundry civil bill will be something like eight
million dollars, and, if passed by the congress, will not he
available for use before the. first of July. Hence, the appor
• tloument made of the emergency funds! does not contemplate a
sum sufficient to complete the specific work lor which it is ap
propriated, but will be sufficient to carry the work on on a
comprehensive scale until the sundry civil appropriation be
comes available.
The apportionment as published follows:
For the construction of the branch line railway system from
Matanuska Junction to the Chiekaioon coal;fields, $718,.>00.
For the inauguration of railway construction from Mata
nuska Junction northward toward the Talkeetna river,
$87,500.
, For the inauguration of work from Kern creek, the end of
the Alaska'Northern railway system, to tlie Ship creek junc
tion, $94,000.
For additional marine equipment for use at Anchorage, to
supply the railway construction work' $7o,000.
For the purchase of two. gasoline motor cars for passenger
traffic on tlx* Alaska Northern railway system, $40,000.
To apply on purchase price of the Alaska Northern railway
system, $180,000. _ 4
.lust as soon as the emergency appropriation is available,
work will be rushed on the Matanuska branch line toward the
. Talkeetna river.
DECISIVE MAJORITY IN HOUSE FAVORS
APPROPRIATION—REPUBLICANS LOSE
WASHINGTON. Jan. i. A resolution presented by Con
gressinan Gillette to strike from tlx. urgent deficiency bill the
it"in appropriating the sum of two million dollars for the
Alaska railway project was defeated by a decisive majority
in the house yesterday afternoon.
This means that this item remains in the urgent deficiency
hill, which should go to the senate for action early next week.
'[’Pat it will pass the senate also is the general opinion of
tlx.se concerned in its passage at Washington.
PLOT TO OVERTHROH BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT.
RTO I>E JANEIRO, Jan. 19.—A plot to overthrow the Bra
zilian government was diKcovered in time to frustrate the
scheme. The arrest of two hundred petty officers of the Bra
zilian army followed. Under the plot* the insurrection was to
have occurred today.
. ORDER OF ST. OLAF CONFERRED ON LINDEBERG.
SEATTLE, Jan. 2].—The king of Norway has conferred
the order of St. Olaf on Jafet Lindeberg, the Nome millionaire
mining man. This is one of the highest honors that can be
conferred by Norway. The order was conferred on Linde
berg for his voluntary act in fitting out the steamer Corwin
and sending the vessel to the relief of Explorer Steffanson,
and Ills many acts of kindness to Norwegians generally. Lin
deberg is now in Seattle.’
EL PASO, Jan. 20.—By the direction of President Carranza
of Mexico, Colonel Valles* who was chief executioner for the
• revolutionarvdeader',;'General Villa, was brought from Chi
huahua City to Juarez under a'heavy guard, and this morning
executed by a firing,sipiad in the public squire:' The body was
placed beside tliat of Col. ltodequez, executed in similar fash
ion two days ago, at the customs house, as a warning to Villa’s
bandits as to tire fate that awaits them. Rodeouez is maid to
have been in charge of the firing squad that shot the Amer
ican mining i en. He was captur' d at Chihuahua City three
» days ago and taken to Juarez, where summary punishment
was meted out.
♦ WASHINGTON* Jan. 21.—The government plans an exten
sive increase in the wireless stations along the coast of Alaska.
The radio station at Cordova will be enlarged and rebuilt.
BUCHAREST, Jan. 18.—An English syndicate has paid the
* stupendous smn of fifty million dollars for eighty thousand
car loads of wheat in Roumania. H is stated that the same
syndicate will purchase the entire wheat crop of Roumania, in
* conformity to a plan to “starve Germany” into submission.
It i< understood that Roumania agrees to protect the wheat,
l,y armed force, if necessary.
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<?> DELEGATE WICKERSKAM ON THE JOE <*>
❖ IN FAVOR OF EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION <*>
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^ WASHINGTON, Jan.18.—Tin* house committee on
♦ appropriations yesterday afternoon took up for con
♦ sidcration tin* item hi tht* deficiency appropriation hill ^
^ calling for the appropriation of two million dollars
for the Alaska railway project. Delegate .James ^
♦ Wickersham of Alaska, in appearing before tile com- ^
♦ mittee on behalf of the item, declared that any at
^ tempt to block the appropriation would he strenuous- ^
^ Iv opposed by the West. So far as known, no opposi- ^
tion has developed. ^
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SEWARD, Jan. 21.—The Seward dock, both warehouses j
! and all the contents were destroyed by a disastrous lire which i
! started at 11 o’clock last night. That portion of the wharf
running east and west from the western extreme to the east
| of the warehouse is entirely gone, the charred piles only re !
i urn ini ng. All the freight stored in the warehouses is a coin i
i plete loss. The steamer Northwestern had .just finished un
loadihg, and all 'its freight was consumed. The steamer Dora’s
freight for the westward and supplies were also lost. The loss
, will exceed $40,000. The wind was blowing a thirty-mile gale
I when the tire broke out, and all that saved the town proper
j was tile favoring direction of'the wind. The weather was ex
I tremely cold. The whole town turned ont to witness tin* tire,
j Many of the tire fighters were badly, though not seriouslv
i frozen. If is believed that a sfove left burning in the office of!
| the wharf was the cause of the lire.
VALDEZ. Jan. 21.—A fire started in tin* grocery and hak
' cry of Rudolph Schmidt, in the center of Valdez, near Me Kin
lev street, at 7 o’clock this morning. It completely gutted the
Schmidt place, spread to Louie’s restaurant in the Albert
; White building, hurried that, arid the While residence over
bead. A high wind was prevailing, and the thermometer i
istered fourteen below zero, which hindered thee work of the
tire fighters. Three streams were played on the fire, and
chemicals were used to good advantage. By splendid work
on the part of Fire Chief Finical and his men'the fire was con
fined to these buildings- although for a time it looked as if
the Liberty theatre and the entire- block would go, including
tin* Alaska road commission office, the City drug store, the
Pioneer barber shop. Love & Whitley’s meat market, Mrs.
Winter’s ladies’ furnishings store and the Pinzon cigar
store. A hose laid from the court bouse did effective
work. The chief losers are Ah White and bis wife, who lost
all their valuable household effects and the building in which
Louie’s restaurant was located. Dr. Daggett, of Seward,
owned the Schmitz. The loss is estimated ai $20,001), partially
covered by insurance. Several of the firemen,received seven*
face and hand wounds through freezing.
MONTREAL—A. A. 'Scotty”
Allan, of Nome, Alaska, famous (log
racer and masher, returned today
from France. Allan took several
Alaskan dog teams to the allies.
Some of the good women of Sew
; ard are doing a nohle work these
I winter nights wh oh may broaden
into a larger field. They are teach
ing English to a class of Russians
who are eager to learn the language
of the country in which they live.
Walter Quinn, of Valdez and vi
cinity for the past several years,
was recently ■ admitted to the Sitka
: Pioneers' Home! He is a native of
Great Britain, Hut has lived nearly
all his life in America. He came to
Alaska in 18*5.
Reports received frym Ruby state
that the winter trail up the Yukon
river this year is unusually had. T|jc
early freeze-up was not sufficient in
length to keep tho river front break
ing throng hatter the first heavy
prow, and the mail earners and
mushers are having a fierce time
.of it.
Ttie postal department has estab
lished a postottice at the Granite
•mine. Hobo bay. to be known as
Granite Mine. Alaska, with R. W.
Millard as postmaster. The new
office will be served by a special con
tract between Golden and Hobo bay
1 for the first ninety days, after which
time the service will be included in
! the regular mail route from Valdez
to I’ort Wells points.—Valdez Miner.
Government Mine Inspector Smith
of the United States bureau of mines,
in a report which he has just.made
I public, states that lode mining in ;
Alaska is steadily increasing, and
thni during the fiscal year just ended
the increase has been most gratify
ing. In his report inspector Smith
I asks that the present mine inspec
' tinn law be repealed, as It is totally
Inadequate to meet the demands of
j the conditions oi the northland, and
! that a new law be enacted which will j
j better lit the needs of the territory. ■
j.He also asks that a mine experiment
l station be established in Alaska, so
I that miners could be given experi- ]
i ence in mining by demonstrating tile ‘
various modes and methods of lode
mining.
FAIRBANKS.—Iverson & Co., op
erating on the ground known as No.
1 below. Little Eldorado, have found :
j It is stated that they have had
| pans running from $2 to *4 us rar
j as they have prospected their
ground, but they have not yet as
certained the extent of the pay.
a run of the coarse gold that first
made that old stream famous as a 1
producer of the largest nuggets in J
the Tan ana valley.
evervboi»v i'avh Birr
THE CA.WKKV (X)MI'AXIIffi
JUNE At'.- -Tbe first move ia the
battle being waged by the big salmon
packers to avoid the payment or the
tax on the catch, imposed by the ter
ritorial legislature, was won by the
territory today, when judge Jen
nings, of the district court of the
First division, decided that the tax
was legal and within the powers
conferred upon the legislature by
tli enabling act. This tax has been
denounced by Secretary Redtield in
his report to the present congress,
and there Is a possibility that con
gress may act on the law. The pack
ers will appeal the case, to the cir
cuit court. All other classes of busi
ness have paid their tax In the terri
tory except the fish interests.
Valdez has been visited by an
other disastrous fire. While there
Is not nearly so much property less
as from the fire of a few months ago,
It is disastrous. But plucky little
Valdez is made up o fa class of citi
zens who are hard to down, and
(here is no dount hut that in a short
time the city will be rebuilt, grander
and more substantial than before,
(food luck to Valdez.
Watch Anchorage—but what’s the
use? it will grow without watch
ing it.
HITHERI,AM) TO
movk to junea r
JUNEAU.—Senator Sutherland is
expected to leave Ruby about the
first of the year for Seattle by .va}
of Juneau. He expects to spend a
couple of months in the states, ant:
then return to Juneau with his lam
ily. and will make this town hi'
future home.
Senator Sutherland it interested
with Senator Frank Aldrich in sonic
mining property at Auk Hay, whirl
requires hts attention.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
United States of America, Territor
of Alaska, Knik Urecinct, in prohat
before Hip Honorable Leopold Daiji1
Probate Judge.
Tn the matter r.f the estate o* "
Wansfleld, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the mi
dersigned, Wav Bowlcer, has bee
duly appointed administrator of th
estate of Alice Mansfield, decease
All persons having claims again
said estate are hereby required t
present the same with proper voncl
ers to the said administrator, at A
chorage, Alaska within six month,
of the date of this notice.
way bowker.
Administrator of the Estate of
Alice MaBsfleW, Deceased.
JOHN M. REID,
Attorney for the Adminis
trator In said matter.
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