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J The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME T\r<NUMBER 357! CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, I 910. NOCK TEN CENTS.
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INSISTS SINKING OF LUSITANIA WAS NOT ILLEGAL
XrSpecial by Associated Press.
BERLIN. Feb. 7. — New instrue
lions have been sent to Ambassador
Bernstorff at Washington in regard
to the still pending negotiations with
the United States over the sinking of
the Cunard liner Lusitania. While the
text of the new matter has not been
given to the public, semi-official ad
vices have been received by the As
sociated Press correspondent in this
city which alleged that Germany un
der no circumstances will admit that
the attack on the Lusitania was an il
legal act. The new instructions
change but two words in the former
note on the matter, substituting a new
phrase fo^ the previous expression of
regret for the loss of the American
lives on the ship. The whole matter
changes but eight words in all of the
former stipulation submitted by the
German foreign office, but the word
illegal does not appear therein. The
Wilson government have been asking
Germany to admit the torpedoing or
the Lusitania was an illegal act, and
the hitch in the negotiations has been
over the use of that word, it is said
that (lie new phraseology of the note
represents the extreme limit of Ger
man's concessions in the case.
FtKRLIN, Peb. 7. I»r. Alfred Zim
merman told the Associated I’ress
correspondent in this city that Ger
many had made every possible con
cession to the United States in the
Lusitania controversy, in the hope of
avoiding a break in diplomatic rela
tions or a declaration of war. lie said
that America must not push Iter tie
mauds beyond the limit and seek to
humiliate a great nation like Ger
many, for the Teuton government j;
would not yield that far.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. President*
Wilson returned to the White House i
last Friday from his speech making I
tour through the Middle Western
cities on the subject of national de- (
fence. He declined to comment on the ,■
new phase of the Lusitania eontrover t
sy, and refused to discuss the matter 1
in an.' form, and all the employees !
of the White House have been in I
structed to say absolutely nothing on 11
the matter. 11
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. A con
ference between President Wilson and
Secretary Lansing on the new Ger- 1
man note on the Lusitania was sclic- i
dulcd for Saturday, but owing to the I
pi^ess of routine matters, which had i
(•cumulated while the chief executive i
vas away, if lias been postponed until
oday. In the meantime the I’resi '
lent hns the full text of what Ger
nany will concede on the matter, it :
laving been delivered to Lansing by 1
Unbussador Bernstorff. The I’resi- i
lent is studying the matter carefully, i
nd the Berman proposals will be
boroughh considered in every detail
icfore Washington will reply to Ber
In. When Secretary Lansing and I
’resident Wilson have conferred on
he matter, a cabinet meeting will be
icld to determine on a course of ac- i
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WASHINGTON. Fell. 4 (Delaved
n transmission.l Ambassador Bern
torff today received the message i
com his government, setting forth the
losition taken by Germany in regard :
o the Lusitania. He immediately
notored to the state department
juildlng and conferred with Secretary
musing on tlte matter. The ambas
lador refused to discuss (lie note with
he reporters, except to say ttiat Ger
many's reply would undoubtedly be
mtisfactory to the United States.
WASHINGTON. Keh 7 Secretary
mnsing and Ambassador Bernstorff
tad a conference this morning over
tie German proposals on submarine
varfare. with particular reference to
he Lusitania ease, and the amhassa -
tor's latest instructions from the Bor
in foreign office. While nothing of
tcial can be learned regarding the
dtuation between (lie two countries,
t is authoritatively stated that the
tate department considers the whole
matter in a much graver slate than
at any previous time. The altitude of
the government will not he announced
for a few days yet, but the officials
have given assurances that the public
will be given the facts as soon as the
course of the administration is deter
mined.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. — There Is
every indication of an early settlement
of the Lusitania affair. Germany is
sued general instructions to her sub
marines not to sink liners without
warning the day after the sinking of
tlie Lusitania. It is now announced
that this information was withheld for
strategic reasons, with the exception
of making a flat disavowal of the
sinking of the Lusitania. Germany’s
latest proposal includes every desire
of the United States.
TOM NOTES DIED
■ ST ST. LOUIS
SKATTLK. Koto. 7. Thomas Noyes,
a well known Alaskan, and a member
l of a noted family, died al St. Loui
J, today. He had been in poor health
for some time, and liis wife took him
east from here in the hope that a
change of climate and expert medical
aid would prove beneficial, tic. bow
ever, did not possess Ibe vitality to
rally from bis break-down, and passed
peacefully to the other world.
Mr Noyes spent the greater part of
the past sixteen years in Alaska. He
was one of the early locators on
i Candle creek, near Nome, where lie
did considerable mining, and also con
ducted a bank for a time. When the
Shnshanna stampede was on he and
his wife left for Cordova, and from
there went to the new camp, where
they remained until last fall. De
ceased was 42 years of age. and his
mother is the owner of the Rainier
Grand hotel in Seattle.
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ATTEMPT BURN
BRIDGE AT
MONTKEAI.. Feb. 7. — An attempt
® to burn the Victoria bridge was frus
trated last night by the military
guards, who are in constant attend
ance at both ends of the structure.
The man was discovered in his at
tempt about midnight, and took flight,
running in the direction of \ ictoria.
He was challenged first and ran away
without answering, returning later in
an effort to read) the bridge from the
other side. The guards fired at the
man, but escaped injury.
WANTS-THE “PHILIPPINE
BILL PASSED
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7 The
Philippine bill, which has already been
passed by the Senate, was today dis
cussed by President Wilson and
Chairman .lones. of the insular com
mittee of the House, when the Presi
fdea1 expressed his desire to have
Congress pass the measure.
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6 KILLED, 30 INJURED; LOSS $3,000,000
OTTAWA. Feb. 4. iDelayed in
transmission.) — Canada’s ningniti
cent new parliament building, erected
at a cost of over six million dollars,
was destroyed by fire last night. I lie
cause of the blase is unofficially at
tributed to an infernal machine. While
exact figures are not obtainable it is
thought that six persons were killed,
besides many being injured. A boot
the only thing saved in the entire
building was the parliament reference
library, which was housed in the rear
wing. The library was very valuable
containing priceless documents, and
rare volumes, as well as general works
to the number of two hundred thou
sand.
The building was the finest edifice
in Canada, lining of Immense size, j
covering four acres in all. Martini
Burrell, the Canadian minister of ag
rirulture, narrowly escaped with his
life, and was severely burned about
the head, losing all his hair. Premier
Borden also had a narrow escape, but
managed to get oal without being in
jured.
The fire started in the reading room
of the members, and several per oils
who were near there when the blaze
siarted. state that it was preceded by
an explosion. They say that this ex
plosion blew out the doors of the li
brary and knocked down many per
sons. The House was in session us a
committee of the whole when the fire
started, and the members were forced]
to flee for their lives, several of them]
noting out of the building iu the nick 1
if lime. The east and west ends of
lie building and the magnificent and
lenutiful standing towers were coin
jletcly destroyed.
O'l I'ASVA, Feb. I (Delayed in ■
I ran*’.mission. I It was officially de
nied this afternoon that the great fire
which destroyed the parliament build
ing was of incendiary origin. An in
instigation found no reliable evidence
substantialing the first story of the1
matter that the fire was preceded by ■
in explosion, which blew out the li-'
tirary doors and knocked several per
ions down. The official statement
says that there are five dead from the
fire and two missing. One of the miss
ing is K. It. Draw, a member of parlia
m ill from Xova Scotia.
OTTAWA. Fob. •'>. — ( Delayed in
transmission.1 The total dead in
the fire in the House of Parliament
lias been officially set at .seven. Over
thirty persons were injured, some of
them seriously, but it is thought that
they will all recover. Several arrests
have been made pending a full inves
tigation.
OTTAWA. Feb. 7. The loss in the
fire in the parliament bouse has been
officially set at three million dollars
This does not include any of the or
naments and relies in the building,
which can never he replaced, and
whose loss can not be figured in terms
of dollars and cents.
THREE CHURCHES!
COLLAPSE IN
SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Keb. 4. — (Delayed in
transmission.) — A snow Hurry oc
curred at noon today which was the
first fall since Wednesday^ night. The
weather bureau officials state that i
from the condition of die weather i
more snow may be expected. The
barometer is falling and the tempera
ture is about tlie freezing point. The
street cars are operating again on
some of the lines, but most of them,
especially the suburban ones, are still
out of commission.
Trouble is still being experienced
because of the heavy weight of snow
on weak roofs. The old St. Mary's
J Catholic church collapsed this after
noon, being the third church edifice
to give way tills week. The grand
stand in the old baseball park on'
Madison street also collapsed today.
I completely demolishing the structure. I
The railroad situation is steadily
growing worse owing to the snow con
tinuing in the mountains, i.ast night
there was a heavy snow fall all
through die mountain districts. No
mail, passengers or freight has been
received from the east since last
Monday, and communication cannot
possibly be restored for several days
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yet. Washington is not the only suf
ferer from tlie heavy snow fall, as re
ports from British Columbia show
similar conditions. In Oregon and
eastern Washington the conditions are
the same. In California a heavy rain
is failing. The people on Puget Sound
are anticipating heavy floods within
the next few weeks, when the weather
changes and the snow commences to
melt.
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LUESJST
SHANGHAI. Feb. 7. - The Japan
ese liner Daijimuru was sunk today
in a collision with the steamer
Lilian. There were sixty lives lost on
the Japanese vessel, the Lilian's boats
being immediately launched and many
being saved. The liner sank too
quickly for (lie crew to get all the
life boats off. Nothing official has
been learned as to the cause of the
collision, but It is believed that the
two boats collided in thick weather.
The Lilian was badly damaged, and
was unable to proceed on her voyage.
She is returning to Hong Kong for re
pairs, carrying the survivors of the
disaster.
If you want the news read the
Daily Times.
NEW MESSENGER SERVICE IS
ESTABLISHED.
The Cordova Messenger Service lias
been launched by F. Sharkey, Vie
Johnson and R. Book. They have
rented an office in the old Alaskan
I building, and intend to maintain a
I day and night service. Their phone
I is No. 98.
AEROPLANE GETS
IN DEADLY
ATHENS, Feb. 7. — An official re
port has reached here detailing the
damage done by the last French aero
plane raid over the Bulgarian camps
along the Doirati -Oievgeli battle
front. The report states that 470
Bulgarian soldiers were killed and 500
wounded.
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CITY'S FINANCES ARE IN GOOD
SHAPE.
The City Council held a regular
meeting last night, but only routine
business was transacted. The clerk
reported a balance on hand of $t».
274.90. A warrant for $110 was drawn
in favor of the school hoard and a
few bills paid. Chief Dooley reported
one arrest during January.
SALONIKI, Feb. 7. — The German
and Bulgarian forces stationed along
the Greek frontier from Monastir to
Doiran have begun an offensive move
ment. So far the fighting has been
desultory, a sort of feeling out by the |
enemy, who have been directing minor (
attacks at different points in the al- ,
lied line. Accompanying the infantry
movement has been a strong artillery
fire, which has been vigorously re- (
plied to by the allied guns. The (
French and British are well supplied (
with large calibre guns, the British ;
in particular being able to dominate (
their adversaries in this respect. (
FRED DROWN LEAVES FOR CHIT- t
TISTONE.
Fred Brown, who was foreman for
a time for the Alaska Gastineau Com
pany, left on the Northwestern for the
westward. Mr. Brown will leave the
vessel at Cordova and proceed to the
end of the Copper River * Northwest
ern railway and take an outfit to theji
Chittistone to work on his copper j,
claims In that section. Juneau Di i
patch. ki
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TI1K MAC,!'!'. I',-!, 7. The Huiell
lewspapers are filled With articles in
ligniiut ill tone, anil demanding from
leruiauv a prcn * t * ' planation and
•e pa rut ion for tie- torpedoing of the
Dutch tank steamer Artemis Btger by
, German torpedo boat. The sinking
iT tlie steamer took place in tile North
Sea. The newspapers demand also
hat Hermani punish the commander
>f the torpedo boat for his unwarrant
able act, claiming that it is a clear
, lolation of international law. and an
in justifiable act from any point of
,-jew. Many papers openly charge
hat by torpedoing the steamer the
• ernian government lias declared war
ipon the Netherlands. The Yander
and strikes a new note when it asks
,vhat the liritish fleet is doing when
t allows conspicuously colored Ger -
nun torpedo boat flotillas to cruise
ibout in the North Sea In the busiest
iteamer track between the Hoop and
he Noordhinder lightship.
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FORGER GUILTY
LOOTING STITT
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OIjYMPIA. Feb. 7. — John F. Gll
ies, a former claim agent for the
late industrial commission, under
rhlcli the Workmen's Compensation
U-t is operated, was convicted by a
urv today of forgery in the first tie
;ree. The case arose on charges that
Sillies was concerned in looting the
tate insurance fund of fifteen thou
and dollars through forging false
laims for indemnity under the com
lensation act. Sentence will be passed
ater unless Gillies’ attorneys go to
he supreme court.
[EE KILLED EXPLOSION
NEAR TACOMA
TACOM Feb. 7. — There was an
(•cider,ta! explosion in the Dupont
owdor works at Clartnda. near here,
csulting in three of the workmen be
!ig blown to atoms.