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VOLT ME ONI). NlMHKW T\\ KNTV six CORDOVA, ALASKA,MONDAY, JANITABY4,101$. PBIGE TEN CENTS.
PATENTS ISSUED GROUP COAL CLAIMS
CHICAGO, Jan. 4—Wheat prices to
day overtopped all previous records
since the outbreak of the war. May
delivery soared until it reached the
price of $1.32%, with considerable
trading at these figures. Other pro
visions, following the wheat trading,
also rose.
ALAMEDA BRINGING'
-SEVERAL PASSENGERS
SEATTLE, Jan. 4—The steamer Al
ameda sailed Friday evening for Al
aska with a large cargo and a number
of passengers. The passengers for
Cordova were J. II. Howard, Mrs. Pat
ton, Cliri* Jensen and wife, J. Sapiro,
C. M. Range, Melville Steele, Mrs.
Underwood, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Flynn
and George Moshier.
LAKE
A. R. Reeves and Teddy Thisted re
turned yesterday from a prospectinf
trip in the vicinity of McKinley lake
They report having located four claims
on Salmon river, about three miles
from McKinley lake, which look verj
promising. The claims cover twc
leads, with outcroppings of about i
feet in width, of good looking whits
quartz, well mineralized. No assay;
have yet been made of the rock to as
certain its contents.
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Chris Jensen, who went outside ;
short time ago to meet a young lad
from the “Old Country,” to whom h
was engaged to wed, is a passengei
with his bride; on the Alameda fo
Cordova.
JUNEAU, Jan. 4—The McDonald coal claims, in
the Katnlla field, have gone to final patent, according
to an announcement by the land office today. The
charge made by the land office that the land located
and that applied for by McDonald'and associates was
not the same, has been dismissed.
The McDonald claims are considered to cover
some of the best coal ground in the Bering river
field. They are aitnated on Bering Lake, and exten
sive improvements Imve been made in the way <
facilities fur handling shipments of fuel from tl
mines. There lias also been spent a large amount <
money in developing the properties, which are n
ported to be ready to mine coal on a commercii
basis. The fuel coal is of high grade bituminou
and it was from these claims that the thirty tons <
fuel were taken for test of the U. N. S. Nabraska. A
a r< suit of this test the commander of the Nehrask
reported that fiften tons of Bering Hirer coal wei
>t equal to ISi/jj tons of Pocahontas coal for steaming
e purpose.
»f < hie claim of the McDonald group went to patent
*- several weeks ago, the remainder being held up on
d the charges above mentioned. This having been dis
S missed, the entire group will go to the claimants,
if McDonald and associates have made a strong tight
s for the ground, believing that they had fulfilled
a all the conditions of location and’ assessment, and
■e were entitled to the property.
FIERCE HAND TO HAND FIGHTING NEAR STEINBACH
SETTLERS MAY MIFJE COAL
FOR DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION
WASHINGTON, Jnn. 4—Late Saturday after
noon Secretary Lane signed the reflations, undei
the Alaska coal leasing hill, whereby Alaska coal
lands outside of the Bering River and Matanuskr
coal fields are open in ten acre tracts to settlers, win
may mine fuel for local and domestic consumption
Under the regulations the federal government makes
no charge for royalty or other expense.
ARE CONTRADICTORHOTH
LONDON, Jan. 4—The claims of the eontendinj
armies in the East are utterly irreconcilable, hot I
claiming victories in the same battles. In the wes
unprecedented cold and stormy weather has pro
vented any important engagements.
The activities of the Turks in the Caucasus an
increasing, where they are fighting with valor am
stubbornness in the vicinity of the fortified town o
Narikamysp. The Turks claim to have capture!
the town, which the Russians deny, saying that tb
1 Turks were repidsed and suffered enormous losses
; Both sides are said to have lost heavily during tb
■ fighting. Deep snow and bitter cold weather pro
1 vail sthroughout Caucasus, which is hampering th
- movements of the troops.
In Poland, the Germans say in their bulletin
that thc}'*MJK?vaptifr( ■d t he town of Borjimow,
1 stop nearjtfjj. t,p- jWgj-sgyy^yThis report is also dome
' by the RussimiSv who slate that the German attac
! upon the town has been repulsed with heavy losses
■ Reports from Potrograd indicate that the Rus
r sian invasion of Hungary will begin soon with
large force engaged.
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BERLIN, Jnn. 4—An official bulletin issued to
day by tbe war office states that after an overwhelm
ing bombardment of the heights west of Konnheiui,
in Alsace, the French captured and demolished tin*
German trenches, which connected the village of
Steinbach on the west. These trenches were stub
bornly defended', the at lackers losing heavily before
finally gaining them Later the trenches were re
taken bv the Germ: n • after a bayonet charge which
result cel in driving hn< k the French Fighting for
the possession of Steinbach is still in progress.
CARING FOR TRE REFUGEES IS
PROVING CIFF1GULT TASK
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* LONDON, Jan. 4—Caring for the 1(10,000 Bel
I gian refugees which have been brought here is prov
ing a hard problem for England. Most of the Bcl
1 gians are guests at private houses all over the coun
■ try and'some in hotels and boarding houses, where,
. in the first rush of the homeless people, they were
‘ taken in and cared for. But these private citizens
- cannot contiue to act as hosts indefinitely for the
> suffering pimple, and they are calling upon the gov
ernni; lit for assistance. The government resources
s are already strained in lodging and feeding the
i prisoners of war and foreigners interned for the war.
I It is impossible to obtain work for the Belgians, as
v the British labor unions insist that the native workei
;. must be given the first chance at work as may la
- had, declaring that in the present stagnant condition
i of commerce and manufactures the British laborer
is starving, and must be cared' for first.
ASHORE ON THE DUTCH COAST
NT)\Y YORK, J«m. 4—The captain of the Swed
isii steamer Ysra, wliich arrived lien* Saturday, re
ports that more than three hundred floating mines
laid in tin* North Sea by the belligerant nations
have drifted ashore on the Dutch coast. The cap
tain reports having passed a number of them ii
North Sea.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—In reply to the Presi
dent’s note to Great Britain, a reply has been receiv
ed in which that country agrees not to interfere witl
American copper shipments to well-known Italiai
manufacturing firms, in Italian ships. It is als<
agreed that shipments to well-known mannfacturim
concerns in Sweden and Holland will not be inter
rupted.
AMKSTKRDAM, Jan. 4—A report was receiv***
here today to th eolTect that French aviators flvini
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over Brussels and vicinity, dropped bombs on th
shed's where the Germans are constructing severs
Zeppelin airships. The sheds were partially d*
strove*! and several German soldiers were killed.
STICK EXCHANGE
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LONDON, .Inn. 4—The stock ex
change here re-opened today for busi
ness. Severe restrictions were placed
on trading to prevent a selling panic
or the unloading of securities by
hostile countries. Very few Ameri
can socuritltles appeared on the mar
ket during the day’s trading, and these
were particularly steady. All trading,
was done on a Btrictly cash basis.
TWO ADMIRAL BOATS
AGAIN ON THE RON
Capt. Unthrop, local agent of the
Pacific Alaska Navigation Company,
has received a wire announcing the
sailing of the Admiral Watson from
Seattle on Thursday. This steamer
has been on the drydock, being reno
vated. The Admiral Evans will sail
from Seattle on January 15.
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* WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—The Sen
’ ate this morning resumed the debate
on the immigration bll, and it is ex
pected the bill will come up for vote
within a short time. The House is
debating the Indian appropriation bill.
AGREE TO VOTE -
1 ON SUFFRAGE BILL
1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—The debate
>• on the bill providing national women
. suffrage has been closed, and an agree
1 ment has been reached in the house
_ that a vote on the bill will be taken
January 12.
FIRST BELGIAN REFUGEES ARRIVE IN
NEW YORK TO SETTLE IN
SOUTHEASTERN STATES
NEW YORK, .Tan. 4—The steamer St. Paul, of the Ameri
can line, arrived here today from England. Among the pas
sengers were six Belgian families, refugees who fled to England
before the German invasion of their country, consisting of
twentyone persons. This is the advance contingent of nearly
one hundred Belgian families, who will come later, all of whom
expect to settle in the southeastern states.
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SENATORS WANT EXPLANATION HIT
CHIME COMMISSION GRANTED
INCREASE IN RATES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—President Wilson ha received
pressing requests from all parts of the country that rural credits
legislation l>e taken up at the present session of congress. Be
cause of the instance of these demands he is considering the
advisability of changing the legislative program, which con
templated patting this subject over until next December, and
bringing it up an early date. In conference with chairman
Glass, of the House Banking committee, the chairman told the
president that it was inadvisable to take up the subject until
sufficient time had bon allowed to work out the loan features of
the federal banking law.
I SOLDIER TAKING A NAP.
With Continuous Fighting Men
Have Little Time to Rest.
Photo ti\’ AimTiran l*r©j«a AkhijoIhUoh
A mom the passengers on the
ameda is Melville Steele, ot Palrban
a boy of nine years, who is muki
the long trip from Seattle to the Ti
ana metropolis unaccompanied. (!
Dooley will look after the little fell
h re and see him safely started on t
last stage of the journey.
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Bd. Itodee, of Mile 52, is a visitor
Jtown, coming In on yesterday's trt
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Will Olayson received a telegram
from Seattle this morning announcing
the sad news of the death of his
father, Edward (Jayson, aj his home
in that city.
The deceased was 76 years of age.
He was born in the village of Bridge,
in Canteberry, England, and in early
manhood emigrated to the Puget
Sound country, where he was one ot
he pioneers settlers, and where he
has since made his home.
Mr. Olayson was a resident of Seattle
for some years past, and for several
years has edited and published The
Patriarch.
MILLIONAIRE MERER '
DIES ROCK ISLAND
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<8. HOOK ISLAND, 111., Jam 4—Otto
ng Huber, a millionaire brewer of this
in. city, died at lijs home Saturday, at the
age of foi'ly-tigbl years.
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he Tlios. S. Gibson and Hugo Jacoby,
tvo well-known Fairbanks mining
inen, were arrivals on yesterday's
In train, and will leave on the next boat
In. for the -dates.
FRANKLIN F. ELLSWORTH.
Congressman Elect From the
Second Minnesota District.
Geor.w Moshler, the engineer wt
in 1908 laid out the townsito of N«
son. at t* • head of the bay. for Donal
M'jK insie, is a passenger on the A
inn la for Cordova.
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;; o. 1 oedman, of Chiaana. was r
arrival on yes' onlay's train from tl
interior. He will make a bustne
trip to Ihe states, expecting to be goi
for About a month.
ADMINISTRATION SHIP PURCHASING
SOON BETAKEN UP BY SENATE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—By a roll-call vote today the ad
ministration ship purchase bill was made unfinished business
in the Senate and will soon conn1 up for consideration, being
temporarily laid aside for the appropriation bills. On the
vote to consider the ship purchase bill the ballot stood 4(> for to
U!) against, Senator Vardanian, of Mississippi being the only
Democrat to vote against the bill.
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AGRICULTURALISTS WANT 1 EARLY
ACTION OF LEGISLATION FOR ,
; RURAL CREDIT SYSTEM
(11 WASHINGTON, Jan. 4— The renomination of Henry Clay
i Hall, of Colorado, as a member of the interstate commerce
| commission, which was sent to the Senate last week, has bet'll
i held up by the interstate commerce commission committee of
n| that body oil the request of Republican senators. Senator
10 Cummins, of Iowa, spokesman for the group desiring the nomi
*8 nation held up, said they desired to know, before confirming the
10 appointment, why the commission had reversed itself and
j granted privilege to the eastern railroads to raise freight rates.