Copper Ore Shipments From Cordova Alone Are Over $2,000,000 Each MontT
GBE1 The Cordova Daily Times GHE
VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 194.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
CORDOVANS W H 0
INVESTED AT
■ ANCHORAGE
The Cook Inlet Pioneer gives the
following Interesting account of how
the government disposed of lots, at
auction sale, at the new railroad ter
minal :
Anchorage broke all previous rec
ords in the sale of lots in government
townsites when In two hours' time
successful bidders bid in property for
which they agree to pay. In the aggre
gate, $48,000. No better evidence of
the faith of bidders in the future of
Anchorage can be desired than the
eager demand for locations which has
continued throughout the sale.
The sale of lots in the government
townsite recently platted at Anchor
age began at 2 p. m. July 10, under
direction of Andrew Christensen, su
perintendent of sales. From the in
ception of the sale, Interest has never
waned. Spirited bidding on the part
of those seeking business locations or
home sites marked the proceeding.
Crowds stood or sat about the auction
stand seemingly intent on every lot
offered for sale. Especially was this
manifest when it came to business
property. Not one person succeeded
in getting a lot without competition,
and in several instances the highest
bid was more than four times the
appraised value of the lot. The grand
total for the 600 lots sold is $148,000.
The first lot offered was No. 1, block
44, corner of Fourth and C. It was
appraised at $400 and the bidders
boosted it up to $825, the successful
bidder being L. G. Nyberg, from
Seattle. The highest bid was $1150
for lot 7, block 26, made by G. M.
Campbell.
Among the successful bidders were
the following Cordovans, together
with the lots purchased and the
amount paid for same:
M. W. Diedrick, lots 4 and 6, block
22, $85 each; lot 6, block 22, $100; lot
12, black 46, $160.
George E. Burleigh, lot 9, black 24,
$800.
A. M. Laska, lot 4, block 28, $215.
Camille McGowan, lot 7, block 28,
$650.
D. M. Lynch, lot 1, block 22, $190;
lot 7, block 32, $226.
Geo. Osborne, lot 5, block 26, $300.
Father van der Pol, lot 11, block
64, $75; lot 12, block 64, $100.
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STRIKE AMMUNITION
FACTORY IS ENDED
BRIDGEPORT,, CONN, July 23.—
The strike in the ammunition factory
of the Remington Arms Company has
been ended. The company has entered
Into an agreement with the unions,
whereby the men secure a partial in
crease of wages.
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; 10 SUMMER
HOME
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 23.—
President Wilson today announced his
Intention of returning to his summer
home at Cornish, N. H„ within the next
24 hours. The length of stay of the
president with his family will this
time depend entirely on the develop
ment of the German situation.
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The steamers Mariposa and Ala
meda will sail from Seattle for Cor
dova on Sunday and the next boat
from the south will not reach here
until next Friday.
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Send In ycur subscription now.
8peclal to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON, July 23.—From the tone of the dis
patches received yesterday and today from I’etro
grad, it is apparent that the Russian government
is fully aware of the graveness of the military situa
tion. The news telegrams indicate clearly that the
Slavs not only fear that Warsaw may fall, hut that
the integrity of the entire Russian army in Poland if
seriously endangered. The Russian forces operating
in the southern section of Poland are liable to be cut
off if the Germans can administer a decisive defeat
along the Lublin Chelm railroad'. Along this por
tion of the battle line, the Russians are fighting des
perately in a tremendous effort to stem the advanc
ing Teuton army. The heaviest fighting is along this
railroad, and the slaughter is frightful. The troops
on both sides are fighting heroically, and the
Russians are proving themselves to be splendid
soldiers.
This railroad is the key to the Russian safety, as
it is the sole great artery of communication of Poland
with southern Russia. The great semi-circular
German line is closing in on Warsaw and the
Teutons are making slow hut steady advances. The
Russians are holding the German advance along the
Narew river, northwest of the capital, but elsewhere
the Slavs are retiring slowly, fighting as they go, and
impeding tin* Germans as much as possible. They
are employing the same tactics which they used
against Napoleon in 1812. Not only are nil bridges
burned, and all roads destroyed as the Russians
retire, but they are systematically laying waste the
country side, using great quantities of dynamite, and
setting fire to everything that will burn. All pro
visions that can be removed are taken along by the
army, and all others are destroyed. All cattle and
live stock is impounded', and is being driven before
the retreating forces. As the Germans advance they
find absolutely nothing but a desolate waste and they
are forced to subsist entirely on their own supplies,
and cannot move so fast, ns the army can travel no
faster than its supplies. In this delay, lays the only
hope of success for the Russians.
All the coast cities on the Baltic Sea have been
destroyed as fast ns the Russians evacuated.
Windau, an important sea port, was set on fire, and
the great conflagration resulting was visible for
miles. In the Russian capital, and throughout the
country, murmurings are beginning to be hoard that
Russia is doing more than her share of the fighting.
The press is referring to the matter in a guarded
strain, and do not dare to come out too openly,
fearing that the government would step in and inter
fere. The Russians complain that most the entire
burden of the fight is upon them, and the newspapers
are contrasting the collossal battle now raging fron
the Baltic to Bukowina, with the comparative
inaction of the allies on the western front.
LONDON, July 23.—ITndiminished interest is
being felt in the fate of Warsaw, but the stubborn
resistance being offered by the Russians is relieving
the English depression to some extent. The feature
of the defense is the tenacious hold that the Slavs are
keeping on the Lublin Chelm line of railroad. Every
body has nothing but praise for the valor and fight
ing finalities of the Russian soldier. The Germans
are beginning to recognize this and their former atti
tude of contempt for the Russian as a fighter is
changing to one of respect. One of the correspond
ents of the German newspapers states that the
Russians lack ammunition, and that is one reason for
their constant retirement, lie says that the morale
of the troops is unshaken, and that the Russians are
displaying the greatest bravery and endurance. The
German says that it is only in the case of contingent
which has lost all of its higher officers that the Rus
sians surrender.
BERLIN, July 23.—The German official state
ment issued this morning says that the Austro
German forces which are driving at Warsaw from
the south, have compelled the Russians to retreat
into the fortress of Ivangorod, and that the fortress
is now closely invested. The Russians have no chance
to escape unless the investing forces are severely
defeated, or the Russians to the north send reinforce
ments to raise the siege.
COL MORROW GOES TO PANAMA
The many Alaska friends of Col. ,Jns. .T. Morrow,
Corps of Engineers, United States Army, who has
been in charge of the first district, Oregon rivers and
harbors, for more than five years, will be glad to
know that lie has been appointed to the second high
est position in the Panama Canal zone, that of engi
neer of maintenance. Colonel! Morrow has been
relieved of hi's station in Oregon, where he super
intended the building of the Celile Canal, which was
opened last May and’ will report at the Panama
Canal, August 1.
In 1912 he was appointed chairman of the
Alaska Railroad Commission by President Taft. It
was the favorable reprot of this commission, sent to
ascertain tin* most available route for railroads to
the coal fields and to survey the interior and navig
able waterways of Alaska, that started the present
government railroad activity in Alaska. The Com
mission, however was unanimously of the opinion
that the most feasible route to Fairbanks was via
Cordova and Chitina and also reported, setting forth
the many advantages offered a railroad* in trovers
ing the Copper River valley to the interior.
_Colonel Morrow was appointed to West Point
from tin* Twenty-ninth Congressional district, and
graduated in 18J11, among tin* five highest graduates,
who are given places on the Engineering Corps. He
took a post-graduate course at Willets Point, N. V.,
and became professor of mathematics a tWest Point.
Pater he was placed in charge of all the engineering
corps of the Philippines, with headquarters at Zam
boango, Island of Mindanao, for three years and
built the famous military road on that island'. He
next became engineer commissioner for the District
of Columbia, where he remained about five years and
then was transferred to Oregon.
STILL RIOTING AT STANDARD OIL PLANT
BAYONNE, N. .T., July 23.—Another riot oc
curred at the Standard Oil Works here yesterday.
This time the trouble arose over an attack of the
strikers on the Tidewater plant of the company,
where the men have so far refused to join the strik
ers. The mob charged the gates of the plant and
tried to force their way inside, but were met with a
withering tire from the private guards employed by
the company. Two strikers were killed outright,
and many others were wounded. The sheriff of
Hudson county, who has been using his influence
with the men in an effort to preserve order gave up
his peaceful efforts, and telegraphed to the governor
last night for the state troops.
BAYONNE, N. J., July 23.—The two strikers
who were killed in the attack on the Tidewater
plant of the Standard Oil Company are named'
Stanley Merefko, aged 29, and Nicolay Qwasckiu,
aged 19. They were both shot through the heart by
rifle bullets fired by the guards. John Surgen, a
| former Austrian soldier, who led the attack on the
j plant, was shot in the abdomen, and mortally
wounded. The physicians at the hospital state that
lie cannot live. The sheriff has called up the gov
ernor on the telephone and asked him to end troops
here at once. The main demand of the strikers is a
fifteen percent increase of wages. The militia com
panies from the cities of Newark and Red’ Bank are
expected here soon.
ANCHORAGE. July 20—The new
Post Office building in the new town
site was started Monday. There has
been a whole block set aside for this
property, two blocks for public parks,
a block for children s play grounds
and one for other federal buildings.
A contract was let for digging a cis
tern, which will hold 60,000 gallons of
water. The hole will be 12x12 and will
be bricked and cemented inside. This
storage will supply the government
buildings and yards.
The right of way has been cleared
to the Matunuska coal fields, and
graded to Seward Junction which is
four miles from Anchorage. All is
ready to lay track to there.
Chas. Crawford who was a heavy
loser In the Valdez fire has returned
to Valdez, where it Is understood he
will construct Sam Blum’s new store
at that place. He has been over at
Anchorage where he and Chas. Bush,
formerly of Valdez of the cigar firm
of Ingram & IfUBh, are now in busi
ness.
Rev. E. H. Maloney, of Valdez, has
purchased two lots. The money was
raised on the grounds to purchase
same. These lots are in the new
townsite. Mr. Maloney will return to
Anchorage after a short stay at Val
dez, and will then make arrangements
to build a reading room, which will
be used as such during the week and
services will be held in this same
building on Sunday.
I was talking to T. B. Needham and
he tells me that Mears and Edes tells
him that the railroad will be com
pleted to the Matanuska coal fields by
December 1, 1915.
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DEATH CLAIMS MOTHER
OF MRS. C. H. WILCOX
Mrs. Charles II. Wilcox received the
sad news of the death of her mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Finerty. wife of
Francis Finerty, of Danbury, Conn., In
yesterday's mail. Interment was made
in the family plot, in the new Catholic
aometery at Danbury. Deceased Is
survived by her husband and Mrs.
Wilcox »nd the sympathy of the com
munity is extended to the latter in
her bereavement
Frank A. Boyle who has been help
ing conduct the sale of the new town
site lots at Anchorage is a passenger
on board the Evans returning to
Juneau. He has with him a large sum
of money which was tendered as first
payments on the lots in the new town
site.
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The steamer Northwestern Is due
tonight at 9 o'clock and will sail an
hour later for Juneau and Seattle.
FOR LIST YEAR
WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 23.—
The official figures for the mineral pro
duction of Alaska for the last year
have been announced by the govern
ment. The gold output was $16,760,
000. This shows an Increase of
$140,000 over the previous year. Last
year Alaska produced 21,451,000
pounds of copper, which is a decrease
of 209,000 pounds under the preceding
year. The total mineral output ol
the territory was $19,119,000. This 1
a decrease from 1913 of $368,000.
From figures now available, It is con
fidently believed that the present year
will be the banner year for mineral
production in Alaska. This is due to
the great amount of copper that U
being shipped from Cordova to the
States running in one month to over
$2,000,000.
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Captain Geo. 11. Whitney and Peter
G. Peltret, United States local inspec
tors of hulls and boilers are ^turning
from their annual tour of inspection
of steamers to the westward. They
have returned by way of Ullnmna com
ing over to Seldovia on the steamer
Tyonic, and were bound for Juneau
on the steamer Evans.
George A. Barton and wife, govern
ment school teachers at Kogging, were
bound outside on the Evans to spend
their vacation. They have been sta
tloned to the westward for the past
three years.
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Harry G. Locke, harbor master at
Anchorage, arrived here last night on
the steamer Evans and will spend sev
eral days In Cordova on business.
VALDEZ TO I IILD
DESTDO DISTRICT
Samuel Blum came over from Val
dez last night on the steamer Admiral
Evans. Mr. Blum w'us one of the
heavy losers in the fire which recently
swept the business section of our
neighboring town, but reports that ar
rangements are now being made by
his firm as well as practically all of
the other property owners to replace
the destroyed buildings with substan
tial and modern structures.
CABINET MeKT
CANCELLED TODAY
WASHINGTON, l). C„ July 23.—
President Wilson cancelled today's
meeting of the cabinet because theri
was no business of state pressing
enough to warrant briuglng the cab!
net ministers together.
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All the Keal News In the Times.
TORPEDO BOUTS
COMING TO
m
SEATTLE, July 23—.The torpedo
l>oat destroyers, Paul Jones, Perry.
Preble and Stewart, sailed from here
last night bound for Sitka. They will
later go to Dutch Harbor, and will
cruise around the Aleutians until
autumn. The Whipple, which is a
part of the flotilla, was delayed at
Port Orford because of a heavy storm,
that compelled her to seek refuge, but
will follow the others north in a few
days.
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Geo. Habu will leave on the North
western tonight for a six month's trip
to Japan.
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Ben Hunger returned to Cordova
last night. He has been employed on
the fair grounds at San Francisra for
the past six months.
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Just received a new shipment of
STYLE PLUS Clothes a*. S. BLUM A
Co.
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Furnished Cottage, Observation
Knoll. Apply Alaska Transfer Co.
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All the Real Nows In the Times.
PLEADS GUILTY
TO ROBBERY
r_ e
I^ast night petty thieves gained an
entrance Into the Horseshoe and re
lieved the cash registers of $.'S4.40 in
change, overlooking a $20 gold piece
and several checks. The thief got
Into the billiard hall through a rear
window, and evidently had a confed
erate on the lookout on Front street
as the lights were burning brightly in
the store.
Officers Dooley and Henneke
arrested fleorge McFall on suspicion
of having committed the crime and
when taken into custody he had about
$25 in change on his person, which
he was unable to account for. McFall
Is now in the federal jail and will be
given a hearing before United States
Commissioner Medley.
McFall was arraigned this afternoon
and plead guilty to the charge of
petty larceny. Judge Medley sen
tenced him to serve six months in the
federal jail at Valdez.
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TWO ADMIRAL BOUTS
HERE LUST NIGHT
The steamer Admiral Watson ar
rived from Seattle about 6:30 o'clock
last night. Her only Cordova passen
ger was Ben Hunger. There were 20
tourists aboard, making the round
trip.
At 7 o’clock last night the steamer
Admiral Evans reached here from the
westward and sailed south shortly
afterwards. Miss Hattie Webber was
the only outgoing passenger. H. B.
Burkhart, fieo. Osborne and H. (1.
Locke came to Cordova from Anchor
age.
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Cordova Lodge No. 1430, Loyal
Order of Moose, regret to announce
that It has received the sad intelli
gence of the death of Brother J. B
Harks, which occurred at Anchorage
on July 16.
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DIES IN NEW
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NEW YORK. July 23.—William M.
Ivins, one of the best known lawyers
in the United States, and a recognized
lender of the American bar, died here
today at the age of 64. Ivins was for
merly city chamberlain of this city,
and was a Republican candidate for
mayor at one time. He represented
William Barnes in the recent suit
brought by the latter against Theo
dore Roosevelt for libel.
U. S. MINISTER
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WASHINGTON, n. C.. July 23.—
James M Sullivan. United States
minister to San Domingo has resigned
by request, after an Investigation made
by the state department into certain
charges that had been filed against
him. The general fitness of the min
ister to hold the office was attacked
in the charges, and the Investigation
resulted unfavorably to him. Th*
testimony showed that he had helped
his friends to get contracts and other
advantages from Domingo.