The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME TWO. NUMBEH .m TOKDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY MOHXIXU, .FAXUAKY 1010. I'KK ’E TEX TEXTS .
DEATH LIST IN1
, SLIDE NOW
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SEATTLE. Ian. 24—There were
only eight persons killed when an
avalanche of snow swept two of the
curs of the Cascade Limited down the
mountain side of the Great Northern
railroad last Saturday. The first re
ports of eighteen dead were fortunat
ly found to be exaggerated. The res
cuing parties worked valiantly taking
the injured from the debris, and they
were immediately given medical at- |
tention, so that it is not thought that
there will be any more deaths. All oi
the injured are doing well. Four of
the bodies have been recovered, and
four more are still in the mass buried
under tons of snow. The slide was
an immense one and all traffic on the
line has been suspended. There are
over six hundred men at work clear- -
ing the track and it is hoped that
trains will be running once more by
tomorrow morning. The line of the j
Milwaukee railroad has also been
closed by heavy snowslides. The
trains of the latter road are compelled;
to use the rail of the Northern Pacific
from Ellensburg on. There were no
Alaskans on the Great Northern train
which was the victim of the slide.
HUE'S EINEj
to
WASHINGTON, Jail. 24- President
Wilson today remitted the two thous
and fine imposed on J. H. Bullock, who
was convicted for defrauding the gov-,
eminent in bids for coal to he fur
nished the military stations in Alas
ka. Bullock, through list operations!
at the post at Fori Luscum, at Fort
Davis, and at St. Michael. Besides
the fine imposed Bullock was sen
tenced to serve a term in the jail at
Tacoma. His sentence expires today
and the President’s act allows him
to Quit his prison without any fear of
further prosecution.
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EL PASO, Ian. 24—Mexicans who
1 arrived here from Madero today
> brougiit the report that General Villa
was at the Hearst ranch at Pabricora.
They say that Villa is vigorously mak
ing preparations for again taking the
field against the Carranza cohorts, and
that the general has never decided to
give up the fight, despite the sflite
ments of his followers to the contrary,
At present he has gathered around
him a thousand men, who are all vet
eran fighters, having seen service in
several of the Mexican campaigns
and who are devoted to their leader.
Villa has taken five hundred of the
Hearsts colts to replace the mounts
lost by the men in his command. Two
hundred head of cattle daily, their
flesh dried, and preserved for the use
of the men when the campaign starts.
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DICER GOLD STRIKE |
REAR COLD RAY
That a gold strike of importance
as been made near Cold bay away
ut on the Alaska peninsula is the
tatement conveyed in a letter just
eceived by Nate White from William
tustschow, a business man of that
uarter. The letter was written over
wo months ago and just after two (
liners had returned from the strike *
,’it.h $300 in gold dust which they
ad sluiced from the new creek. The
rriter of the letter describes the ;
cene of the strike as between Cold !
lay and a place called Katsma Bay. i
'old Bay is opposite Unga island on 11
he peninsula. The new creek has i
ieen called Three Pine creek and Mr. I
tustschow himself has visited the
dace and seen the sluicing so that
here is no doubt as to the authenti- «
ity of the information. So well does |
he outlook seem to him that he ex- ■
iresses the belief that there will be a
tampede from several quarters, in
'luding Seward. The creek runs (
ight into the ocean.—Seward Gate- ,
vay.
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WASHINGTON, Inn. 24—President
Wilson is using all the power of the.
idininis!ration to accelerate the pas-j
;age of the ordinary appropriations j
Jills introduced to strengthen the j
irmy and navy. This increased na
ional defense program is considered
jf vital importance to the nation by I
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he president and he is working inces
santly on the matter, interveiwing
llfferent members of both houses be
sides preparing the speeches he is
o make on his coming tour of!
he cities of the east and middle west, i
1'he House and Senate leaders both j
state that Congress will remain In!
session all summer if it continues at
its present pace.
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ROME. Jan. 24—It has been report-!
»d here that Francis Joseph, the aged j
Emperor of Austria Hungary is seri
jtisly ill. The trouble which is affect
ing the monarch is said to he bron
chitis in a virulent form, the king be
ing confined to his bed, the court phy
sicians in constant attendance and the
sick man not being allowed to receive
iny visitors. The information rece
ived asserts that a veil of secrecy has
been thrown about the illnes and that
grave fears are being expressed among
the high officials of Austria that their
emperor is on his death bed.
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TAX
VAIID.SAYS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24—The Su
preme Court today upheld the consti
tutionality of the United States In
come Tax law. The opinion was
handed down by a united court.
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The steamer Admiral Farragut is
lue here this evening.
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The freighter Latouche arrived here
•esterday morning from the westward,
ihe has 100 tons of sacked concen
rates from the Beatson mine and 1800
ons of bulk ore from Kllamar. She Is
iow loading 630 tons of high grade
Cennecott ore.
The steamer Alameda, which left
leatle last Friday, was due in Juneau
ast night and should reach Cordova
,Vednesday evening.
The freighter Seward, chartered to
ake a cargo of munitions of war from
leattle to V'ladivostock, for the Rus
;ian government, has met with an ac
•ident to her steering gear and will
nit in at Cordova today to have the
lecessary repairs made.
The steamer Victoria sailed from
Seattle, Friday night, and is coming
lirect to Cordova, with a cargo of lies
or the Copper River railway. She is
•oming via the outside passage and
ihould reach here Tuesday night or
Wednesday morning.
Tlte Seattle office of the Alaska
Steamship Company wired to Cordova
0 know if the steamer Dora could got
1 supply of coal here for her west
ward run. On ncount of the burning
pf the dock at Seward no fuel can be
secured there.
The steamer Northwestern is ex
periencing a rough voyage on her
present southbound trip. She ran in
to a northeast blow in the Gulf of
Alaska, and the storm was so severe
that she lost her rails.
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LONDON, Jan. 24—The war office
Issued an official bulletin this morning
announcing that a fleet of German
aeroplanes had visited the east coast
of Kent last night and dropped bombs
at various places. Nine bombs were
dropped in all. killing one person and
injuring six. The financial and prop
erty loss was trifling.
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COPPER IS KING
WALL STREET
NEW YORK. dan. 24—Copper is
itlll occupying the center of the fin
incial stage in this city, and it looks
now as if the price would go much
nigher than it is at present. The
ureat demand is for electrolytic copper
md the chief dealers in the commodl
y were today asking from 25 to 25V6
?ents for deliveries in the second
luarter of this year. Copper for Im
mediate delivery would bring a sub
stantial increase over this price, but
[here is none to be had.
IS KILLED AND1
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BUFFALO. Jan. 24—Fifteen work
men were killed today and many
others wounded in an explosion which
occurred at the plant of the Kelker
Blower Company on Harrison street.
An investigation disclosed the fact
that the trouble was caused by a de
fective boiler in the basement, which .
exploded under pressure. The con
cern occupied the whole of a large
three story building, which crumpled
up and utterly collapsed when the ac
cident happened. The force of the
explosion was unbelievable, every one (
of the forty employees who were In
the building at the time being buried
In the debris. Not a single one of
them esrape injury, and it is feared
that the death roll of fiften may yet
be added to. A public school was
the nearest building to the factory,
and it incurred considerable injury
also. Fortunately it happened before
school had opened for the day and
there were no children in the building.
Kvery window in all the houses for
blocks around was smashed by the
air concussion following the explosion.
STATES POSSESS
RIGHT ENACT
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 24—The Su
' preme Court contiues to expeditously
dispose of the great accumulation of
business before it. and important de-1
cisions are being handed down almost |
daily. Today the court decided the j
famous water power cases holding*
; iimt the individual states had tliej
I power to enact laws by which power ■
| sites and water rights could be ac I
I quired by municipal corporations!
through the power of eminent domain 1
The decision extends the scope of the
1 eminent domain doctrine considera
j bly as it brings power sites within the
definition of objects known as govern
mental purposes. The opinion in the
case was written by Justice Holmes,
the particular case involving the con
stitutionlity of the Alabama water
power statutes. The matter touched
the improvement of the Tallaposa riv
er in that state. Holmes said that |
the argument advanced by the oppon
ents of the law that the purpose of the
condemnation was not a public one
would not stand.
ITALY WELCOMES
ROME, Jan. 24—Emperor Nicholas
of Montenegro, accompanied by his
sdn and by three members of his staff,
arrived here today on the royal train
of the King of Italy. King Victor
Emmanuel met Nicholas at the depot
and escorted him to the palace In an
automobile. Montengrin King ts on
his way to Lyons, France to join his
wife and daughters. The party were
enthusiastically welcomed by the Itat
ian populace who lined the streets
leading to the palace and greeted the
royal visitor with cheers.
The official weather rejort, for sta
ions along the Copper River railway,
ikeri at 5 o'clock yesterday after
oon. follows:
Camp ?0—5 below, clear: 40 mile
ind.
Camp 39—Zero, clear; 5 mile wind.
Camp 52—10 below, clear, 50 mile
.ind.
Camp 07—19 below, clear; 20 mile
ind.
Camp 78— 8 below, clear; 25 mile
rind.
Camp 89—11 below, clear; 35 mile
rind.
Camp 101—40 below, clear and calm.
Camp 114—40 below, clear and calm.
Chitina—40 below, clear and calm.
Strelna—-58 below, clear and calm.
McCarthy—38 below, clear and
aim.
Kennecott—29 below, clear and
aim.
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PRESIDENT WILL
FRIDAY
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24—The dal*
if the first speech to be made by
’resident Wilson in his preparedness
tampnign before the people of the
'nited States has been selected. He
vill fir" hts first big gun in Pittsburg
>n next Friday night. The president
iroi'oses to make eight formal ad
Iresses in all. travelling gradually
vest ward, and probably making num
erous talks from the platform of his
ipecial train at other places besides
hose booked. The fartherest west
he president will go on his trip is
ropeka, Kansas.
TURKEY ADMITS
PERSIA
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24—Intima
tions were received by the State De
partment today that Turkey was about
to assume responsibility for the sink
ing of the British liner Persia, which
resulted in the death of the U. S.
Consular representative at Aden. The
presence of Turkish submarines out
side of the Sea of Marmora, while it
las been suspected "has never before
peen definitely known. If Turkey ad
nits that one of her submarines sunk
he Persia it will do much to compli
cate a diplomatic situation already
middled.
GREECE SEEKING
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ALLIES
ATHENS. Jan. 24—It is being in
ilstently rumored in dtpomatic circles
hat Greece is negotiating with the al
ias for a loan. The latest reports as
,ert that the matter has been practi
ally culminated and the money will
le advanced in February.
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ROLLING STOCK
The freighter Cordova arrived in
port at 11 o'clock Sunday night, with
an exceptionally large cargo for this
place. She made a record trip from
Seattle, covering the run in live days
and seven hours, which is the best time
ever made by a freighter.
The Cordova's cargo included
more rolling stork for the Copper
River railway, consisting of a new
Mikado locomotive and tender, four
box cars and fifty-two car wheels, as
well as 1,000 tons of coal and 138,000
feet of lumber.
The Carlisle Packing Company,
which is erecting a large cannery at
the north end of the ocean dock, re
ceived a shipment of 122,00 feet of
lumber, to be used in their new build
ings.
Among the other shipments were
250 tons of coal for Cordova and
1.852 cases of dynamite for the Bon
anza ami Jumbo mines at Kennecott.
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NEW TARIFF
WASHINGTON. .Ian. 24—President
Wilson lias decided to recommed to
ihe present congress the passage or
legislation providing for the creation
of a permanent tariff commission. The
board will be non-partisan and it is
hoped that the passage of such a law
will take the tariff out of polities for
ever. This solution of the problem
has been re omtnended by the Chain
tier of Commerce of the Cnited States
! which recently held a referedum on
11he matter and voted overwhelmingly'
! in its favor. Wilson is also busily
engaged on the preparation of a
special message to Congress advising
that measures be taken to meet the
abnormal conditions which will arise
in trade and immigration when the
European war comes to an end.
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SALON1KI, Jan. 24—There Is very
little activity being shown by either of
the contending forces in the Balkans.
The allies are busily engaged forti
fying this city and large consignments
|(«r man end munitions are constantly
arriving here, the harbor being crowd
ed with vessels of all descriptions.
The French troops have a large fleet
of aeroplanes which are steadily en
larging the scope of their activity and
besides being invaluable scouts
have made several disastrous raids
on the both the Teuton and Bulgarian
camps. The German forces at Giev
gali were bombarded from the air
last week, and yesterday a fleet of
forty-five ef these a*r craft swept over
Monastir and showered diary
and explosive bombs on t’ garl
ans. The ammunitionas df f the
Bulgars were seriously damaged, the
headquarters of the General Staff he
ing struck by a botnb, and the railroad
station demolished.