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^ V 1ENNA, Nov. 22.—Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria,
died last night. The public was unaware of his serious illness,
owing to tin* reassuring character of the bulletins issued. The
emperor was feverish yesterday afternoon and unable to eat
ids evening meal, lie retired attended by his daughter. Being
unable to sleep, he asked that his physicians be summoned,
complaining ot pains in his throat. He grew more restless, and
a few minutes alter !) o’clock made a gesture, pointing to his
throat, and was dead a second later. The kaiser was notified
immediately by telephone to the German headquarters.
PARIS, Nov. 22.—rl he French papers are merciless in dis
cussing the death of the emperor of Austria. Paris does not be
lieve that his deal It will at teet the war, as tin* enqieror has long
been a figurehead, taking no part in the affairs of state.
BERLIN, Nov. 22.—T lie news of the death of the emperor
of Austria has caused much sorrow in this city and throughout
(lermany.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.—Tin* German embassy, basing
its views on an intimate knowledge of conditions in Austria, be
lieves that the death of the emperor and the accession to the
throne of Archduke (’harles Francis Joseph will result in mili
tary activity of a most energetic character.
The death of Francis Joseph is a re
markable climax to the long list of
tragedies in the Hapsburg family —
a list unparalleled in any other reign
ing house in Europe. He dies in the
midst of the world’s greatest war.
which he himself largely brought
about by his determination to avenge
the act of assassination of his heir,
the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, as
the result of an alleged Serbian con
spiracy, while on a state visit to Bos
nia on June 28, 1914.
Francis Joseph was 8t; years old at
the time of his death. He was born
August IS, 1830. He was only nine
teen years of age when he ascended
the throne of Austria, upon the abdi
cation of his uncle, Ferdinand 1, I)e
cember 2, 1848, making his active
reign extend over a period of 68 years,
all but the first twenty of which he
was also apostolic king of Hungary.
It is doubtful that if in all history
there has been an active, authenti
cated reign that was longer. Tradi
tion says a 1’haroah ruled for 99
♦ years, and there is the more credible
instance of Rameses II. Seostris of
the Greeks, whose reign is reputed to
have covered t!7 years. But in re
corded history there certainly has
been no reign of equal duration to that
of Francis Joseph. Louis XIV, of
France, wt/ nominally king for 72
years. He actually occupied the
throne for little more than half a
century. A closer rival, and the only
one of modern times, was Queen Vic
toria, who reigned 64 years.
The aged monarch, although he had
suffered serious inroads upon his
health for many years past, was strong
enough to keep a firm grip on affairs
of state almost to the last. There
were repeated reports of a serious ill
ness from a bronchial affection, and
frequently rumors of his death, which
were proven unfounded, when official
announcements were made from Vi
enna. Some of the reports asserted
that his mind had become affected
thriiiiirli \ii ni'or t lui ornti f U'ttr Itilf
the truth of these rumors was not
admitted.
In November, 1915, on the occasion
of a visit of Emperor Wiliam of (ler
many to Vienna, it was minor ed that
Francis Joseph was about to make a
possible move for separate peace, but
owing to the strict censorship in Aus
tria there was no confirmation of such
a report.
The ultimatum of July 23, 1914,
which Francis Joseph sent to King Pe
ter of Serbia, denauocing the anti
Austrian propaganda in that country
and demanding prompt punishment of
the assassins of Archduke Ferdinand,
tT waH supposedly dictated by Francis
Joseph himself and it was this docu
ment that directly precipitated the
war now ravaging Europe. Five days
later, after Serbia had complied with
all the demands with the exception
of agreeing to allow Austrian authori
ties to enter Serbia to stamp out the
alleged anti-Austrian conspiracies
Francis Joseph declared war.
In his manifesto of that date, July
28, he said:
"The Intrigues of a malevolent op
ponent compel me in defense of the
honor of my monarchy and for the
protection of its dignity and the se
curity of its possessions to graps the
aword after long years of peace.
"The hope that Serbia would keep
Its word has not been fulfilled, the
flame of Its hatred for myself and
my house has always blazed higher.
"In this solemn hour I am fully con
sctous of the whole significance of my
resolve and my responsibility before
the Almighty. I have examined and
weighed everything, and with serene
conscience set out on the path that
duty points,"
ABlde from the great war Francis
Joseph's reign was one of the most
eventful In history. From his Imper
ial vantage point he saw the French
monarchy go down, the Second Em
pire rise and crumble, the Commune
flare briefly, and the republic of to
day rise on its ashes; he say the black
pinions of the Prussian eagle stamped
on the Hag of the new German em
pire—later to tower threateningly over
Austria itself; he saw the papacy
shorn of its territorial demesne, while
about a bliekering family of petty
principalities was welded into united i
Italy; he saw Spain, once the greatest !
of colonial powers, lose the last of i
her dependencies In two oceans; he
saw Japan opened to western civlll-'' i
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zatlon, and later defeat the sprawling
colossus of two continents; he saw the
most absolute despotisms — Russia
and Turkey and Persia — concede
representation to the people; he saw
at a distance the United States ce
ment its federation with the blood
of a great internecine war, and he saw
his own brother prove that monarchy
could not take new root on American
soli.
In his own country he faced Internal
dissensions and external aggressions
from the moment be came to the
throne. By the war of 1859 with
France and Sardinia, he was forced to
cede Lombardy to Italy; by force of
arms and treaty he lost the duchy of
Holstein to Prussia and Venice to
Italy; and by the revolt of Kossuth,
the Hungarian patriot, he barely es
caped having his dual empire cut In
two.
But In human interest his persona!
(sorrows overshadowed all. One after
another they came upon him. In 1853
the list of tragic Incidents began with
an attempt upon his own life. In 1867
his brother, the Archduke Miximllian,
after three years experiment as em
peror of Mexico, was captured by the
army of the patriots and condemned
to death by a court martial whose sen
tence was executed notwithstanding
Intercession in his behalf by the gov
srnments of the United States, Eng
and and Prussia.
There followed the burning to death
>f a niece in Vienna; a siBter met a
(imilar fate in Paris, and a cousin
Irowned himself in Stahrenberg lake,
fet these were but minor tragedies in
tomparison with that which befell the
indent house of the Hapsburgs in
‘889. when Rudolf, the imperial prince
lpon whom the Austrians pinned their
lopes, met death in a mystery which
o this day is not cleared.
Craves hold the Secret of that fate
ul night at a hunting lodge in Meyer
ling. There hare been t dozen tw
"Ions of what occurred. Ona "true
story" relates that the crown prlhce
wan struck dead by Baltaxzl, a Hun
garian chevalier who loved tha Karoo
ess Marie Vetsera, and who was fran
zled by finding the girl and Prince
Rudolf together la tha caatle of May
erllng after the crown prince bad giv
en his pledge to sea the girl no more.
Another, that tha crown prince killed
the uncle of the young baroness whei|
he came to rescue her atpi that both
of the young lovers afterward com
mitted suicide. The trhth la not
known.
Clouded In (till deeper mystery. If
possible, was the disappearance that
same year of Francis Jolhph’s favor
ite nephew, the Archduke Johann Sal
vator. Heir to the throne nt tha death
of Rudolf, ha renounced all his Im
perial dignities end fled the country
as John Orth, captain of a merchant
ship, never to be heard of again. Tha
next of kin, the Archduke Francis Fer
llnand. who became heir presumptive
added a further burden to his uncles
heart by a morganatic marriage to
Sophie, the countess of Chotek. It
was he and his wife who were assas
slnated at Sarejevo in Jane, 19H
But It Is doubtful if any or all of
these reverses weighed more heavily
upon the emperor's heart than the
ragedy of Geneva, when the Empress
Elizabeth, who had been called the
most beautiful woman in Europe, was
stabbed to death by an Italian anar
chist In 1898. True, she long had been
estranged from the emperor, but ha
had never ceased to respect and adore
her. When a courier brought him
the news of the crime, he exclaimed;
"Alas, nothing can be spared me, no
thing.”
After each blow-he renewed his de
votion to the state, his only solace
being In harder work He la bo rad
prodigiously Ha was beloved tor hit
kindness, his modesty and rectitude,
end his high moral courage made it
possible for him to bold in leash the
Czechs, the Holes, the Serbs, the Ru
thenians end the Bulgars, who made
up the mosaic of nationalities in his
dual empire.
As a soldier, the emperor was be
loved of hla army. In a crushing re
verse by tbe French at 8olferino, be
suffered such humiliation that he is
said to have wished to die with his
men, that he stood motionless in tho
fire of a battery hoping to be struck
down. But none of hla reverses made
him any the leas popular at home.
tn racent year* he Interrupted his
winter rldea, but each spring found
him oo horseback again and be at
tended the army manoeuvres to the
last. In tbe field he was the etnbodi
»ent of indefatigable energy. Three
if* four hones a day be would wear
oat riding ia a gallop to the foremost
front of a reserve and from wing to
wing acquaint himself with the last
tairttcal details
/fis popularity reached beyond the
army. He waa truly the Idol of his
people, and especially at Vienna. His
tall, gaunt figure wae familiar to every
Viennese. He rode through the
itrpeta unguarded, bowing to the salu
• Hons of bit loving people. If It be
amd known he was to leave the city
i crowd would congregate to *ee him
Irird' by. He was imperial yet demo
cratic, and for year* ha held weekly
ludlfnces with the common people, at
whlc^t any one of his subjects could
appeal to him the righting of a wrong
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The freighter Juneau arrived late
last bight with a cargo of coal, princi
pally'tor the Copper River & North
western railway,
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•Vella' restaurant.
BRITISH HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK
FIFTY PEOPLE ARF DROWNED
LONDON, Nov. 22.—It is officially announced that. tIn*
British hospital ship Britannic was sunk by a torjiedo in Aegean
sea. Fifty of those aboard perished, while eleven hundred
Were saved. The Britannic was a new White Star liner of sev
en thousand tons burden.
\\ ASHIMi I ON, Nov. 22.—The Bed Cross headquarters
says that no American surgeons or nurses, under its direction,
were serving on hospital ships in Kuropean waters. If there
were any Americans aboard the Britannic they were volunteers
who went aboard on their own account.
LONDON, Nov. 22.—Sir llirara Maxim, inventor of an au
lomatic system of fire arms, is critically ill.
N’ANTl GKh.r, Nov. 22.—The merchant submarine
Deutschland evidently got away on her homeward vovage
safely.
IT/1 RtXJRAD, N'ov. 22.—The Roumanians in .1 iui valley are j
retiring under hostile pressure towaid Craiova.
HKHIilN, Nov. 22.— The Teuton invasion of Koumania is
proceeding unchecked. The Roumanian attack was defeated
and the Teutons gained ground at Bothenthurm pass road and
in Alt valley.
PARIS, Nov. 22.—The cabinet has decided upon two meat
less days weekly, and also the prohibition of fresh pastry, cakes,
rolls and fancy breads.
WILSON WINS ON
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22—The of
ficiul recount of all but four of the
largest counties of the state shows
no important errors in the previous
unofficial figures, which gave WilBon
over 3,000 majority. The recounts by
county officials In missing counties
disclosed no material errors. Repub
lican statistics show that the lowest
Democratic elector was 1,200 votes
ahead of the highest Republican.
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SULZEH LEAD
MCCARTHY, Nov. 21. — The returns
from the Nizina precinct have just
been received here, and are as fol
lows: Wlckersham, 7; Suiter, 2;
Murray, 10; Noon, 6. In the Shu
shanna district there were about 40
votes polled, mostly for Wlckersham
and Murray. The complete returns
will reach here in three days, as par
ties are now on the way out with
them.
KOYUKUK REGION
GEOLOGISTS
That part of central Alaska lying
between the lower Koyukuk river and
the Yukon was until recently but lit
tle known. In 1913 It was explored by
H. M. Kakln, and hla results are pre
sented In a report entitled ' The Yu
kon-Koyekuk Kegion," recently issued
by the geological survey as Bulletin
631. The region is essentially a roll
ing upland abuva which rise eome
higher mountain masses reaching al
titudes of 5.000 to 6.000 feet. This up
| lan<* l* broken by broad valleys and
Uow lands The mountain slopes are
clothed with spruce trees up to the
altitudes of 2,000 feet. Spruce and
birch also cover the lowlands. Above
timber line the vegetation is chiefly
moss. The timber areas, notably in
the lowlauds, are broken by meadows
covered with a luxuriant growth of
grass Moose, caribou and bear still
roam over much of this region, which
is seldom visited by white men. No
important mineral resources have been
found In the Yukon-Koyukuk region,
but many or the stream gravels carry
some fine colors of gold. This gold
seems to have been derived from the
contact tones of grauitlc intrusive
rocks, which are abundant lit the re
glon. That some of these deposits
are of commercial Importance Is
shown by the fact that the placers of
the Indian river district, which He In
the Yukon-Koyukuk region, have tor
several years been mined on a small
scale. It U not Improbable that other
commercial placers may be found In
the region, but tbe prospecting thus
fsr done does not indicate the pres
enee of any very rich deposits.
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CREOhOTEO WATER MAIN#
PITTED AGAINST STEEL.
SEATTLE, Nov. 22. — Ths indus
trial research bureau of the university
of Washington, under tha direction of
Prof. Henry K. Benson, la trying to
determine whether wooden creosoted
water meins are not cheaper In the
long run than steel mains. The in
veatlgatlon to far has established that
the wooden pipes are on* third as coat
ly as steel and last at least one half
as long Whether ths creosoted wains
will contaminate tbe water and make
it unfit for use is yet to be deter
mined
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ESKIMO ANTIQUES ARRIVE
ON CAMPUS FROM ARCTIC.
SEATTLE, Nov. 22. — A household
utensil made from the horns of a musk
ox, and a sinew back bow and arrows
Upped with native copper, are part of
a collectlan of the Implements and
Clothing of ills iiiouu sasiiuu jw»t Tv
calved by the university moaeum from
s member of the recant Stefsussou ex
pedition to the Arctic.
The collection Is of apaclsl value
bea suss of the Inaccessibility of the
t'oronstlon gulf region, the home of
tbe blond Eskimo, according to ('un
tor Prank 8. Hall, of the museum. The
only other collection like It 1* at the
University of Pennsylvania.
DIG STORES HE
INTERESTED IN
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Alaska druggists are already waking
preparations to be represented at
Washington during the coming ses
aion of congress in regard to (be "dry
law," which will probably ba passed
as tbe result of tbe drys winning tbe
election last week.
Druggist Saip McDonald, of Sew
ard, ie authority for tbe statement that
an effort will be made to have tbe
act ao drafted as to preveut the open
ing of oiuueroue "blind pig drug
stores," as occurred in Seattle. He la
in favor of a clause which will prevent
drug stores from carrying anything
but alcohol and that druggists be re
quired to keep a register showing tbe
amount on band and bow It is dis
posed of
la this connection It is pointed out
i ha. i the American Pharmacopoeia
omits whiskey, brandy and all wines
from tbe list of accepted medicines
In Its ninth edition for the year 11114
The only article la this line listed Is
grain alcohol. Mention among the
article# omitted for the first time this
year are "aplrtts frumeuU" (whisky)
and "spirits vtatgallce" (brandy)
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BALTIMORE. Nov. 22. — Delegates
to the American Federation of Labor
convention adopted a resolution pro
testing against the teaching of militar
ism in the public schools of the United
Slates
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IS SOCIAL
Those who attended the dance giv
en by tlie railroad boys last night and
it included practically everybody in
town, filled Fagte hall to overflowing,
but all had a good time The hall
was beautifully decorated with flags,
hunting and evergreen, presenting a
very attractive appearance, excellent
music was furnished, the floor was
in good condition, the punch served
was delicious and a spirit of good
fellowship reigned supreme. The
committee in charge of the arrange
tuents did all in Its power for the
pleasure of the guests, and when the
“Home, Sweet Home” wait* was
played there were many expressions
of gratitude for the thoughtfulness
and hospitality of the railroad boys
in furnishing such an enjoyable even
tng
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STEAM HEATING PLANT
INSTALLED NORTHERN HOTEL
The Northern Hotel is now steam
heated, with one of the most modern
plantB that V. G Vance could secure
it waa purchased through George F.
Forrest of Juneau, the Alaska agent,
and Installed in the remarkably quick
time of eleven days by Fuqua <lt Mc
t'onagh), a new firm of aleamffttere.
who recently located In Cordova, and
apparently understand their business
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 22. — Judge
Hook, In the federal district court, has
held that the Adamson eight hour law
Is unconstitutional. Tho case will he
expedited to the supreme court for a I
decision in order to hasten final ad !
judication.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. — There
is every indication that an agreement ;
between tbe railroads and the depart- '
raent of justice, to ask the supreme
court to pas son the constitutionality
of the Adamson act January l, when
It take seffect. Is near.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. — Late
this afternoon the railroads and gov
ernment agreed to expedite the Adam
son decision to tbe supreme court.
CHANGE IN SCHEDULE
OF STEAMER SAILINGS.1
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Agent Hedges, of the Alaska Steam
ship Company, received a wire from
the Seattle office today informing him
of changes in the sailing of vessels
as follows: The Mariposa, scheduled
to leave Seattle November 24, has
been withdrawn for this trip, and the
Northwestern will nail November 26.
In her place; December 1, Mariposa; ;
December 8, Alameda; after which the
Marlfsjsa and Alameda will alternate,
leaving Seattle on the first, eighth,
sixteenth and twenty-fourth of each
month,
FOOD EMBARGO
PROPOSAL 10
BE F00GH1
Washington, Nov vi. — it m
generally agreed that the coming ses
aion of congress will gee a hitter fight
over the food embargo proposal, which
Is backed by monster petitions signed
by thousands of persons and organi
zations It Is understood President
Wilson aud the members of the cab!
net will oppose the measure.
Washington, nov. 22. itepre
sentative Fitzgerald, chairman of the
house appropriations committee, fav
ors an embargo and will prepare a
bill aDd press the subject before con
gress.
ESKIMO 'HELPING
DEVELOPMENT
ALASKA
A farthest north magazine, pub
Ished near the Arctic Circle, has made
ts appearance under the title The
■-sklmo, and is devoted to the Inter
ests of Eskimos of the northwestern
llstrict of Alaska It is published
it Aome by teachers and others of
be United States bureau of education
vho have been formally congratulated
» **• Ulaxton. United Slates com
nissioner of education, for their en
erprise
!n the leading article of its first i“
me. written by Superintendent Walter
Shields, of the education bureau, it
ays:
"The Eskimo is not dependent On
he contrary he is. even in his present
•ondition. a real and vital factor in
he wealth of the country He has
lever received a ration from the gov
ernment; he van support himself, not
ilways according to our standards it
s true, but it is better for him to eat
mil tly native food than for him to
earn to expect the government to sup
>ort him.
"The wail so often heard from
lorant but presumably charitable
lie 'Why don't you give the poor p
tie some food?' If heeded would nit
•supers out of a self-supporting and
loble race. We are proud of the fact
hat we have not fed the Eskimo. We
■re proud of him as a man because ho
cede himself.
“One reason why primitive races
lave so often been pushed to the
vail by the white race has been that
he white race has coveted and needed
)l Iurw4 A a tnm uu n .. . ..
ears to come the white man will
lot make any attempt to push the Ks
imo off his part of the map While
here will undoubtedly be develop
nents In mining, yet for a long time
o come the Ksklmo will have plenty
f room in northern Alaska There
ore. even If some unexpected devcl
ipment should become desirable for
large white population, we believe
hat with what development the Kaki
uo has already received, and the ad
litional development that even five
ears more of undisturbed possession
if his northern fastnesses will give
dm. he will be well fitted to meet ad
auced economic conditions
"We of the Alaska school service are
lelplng to bear the white man s bur
en. we do not claim to be minister
ng to a dying race, we want no praise
s helpers of the weak or as ministers
o the downtrodden who are dying in
tith and degradation. We do not
llow any one to class us in these
ategories This class of work is
ntirely humanitarian and is properly
he duty of missionary organizations
Jut as representatives of the govern
nent we claim the right of our ser
ice to exist because we are develop
ng the resources of northern Alaska
ust as much as any man with a pick
nd pan We are adding to the wealth
if the uation juat as much and as
urely as any prospector or trail mak
>r. We are making a country pro
luctive Juat as much as any reclatua
ion project that was eter managed
>y the government "