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VOLUME II. NUMBER 438. CORDOVA, ALASKA; THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 191 6. PRICE TEN CENTS.
ROANOKE TURNS TURTLE-41 LOST
STEAMSHIP ILL KNOWN IN
>NORTNLOST1ll MILES SOUTH
OF FRISCO--HER CARGO SHIFTED
SAX LITIS OBISPO, Cal., May 11.—Forty-one members
of tlie crew of the steamship Roanoke, which turned turtle and
sank after her cargo had shifted in a gale which struck her KHi
miles south of San Francisco, are missing, and it is feared that
all are lost.
The story of the disaster was brought by three survivors,
sailors from the wrecked steamer, who had drifted ashore in
the only life boat which survived. In the boat with the three
men, who were in an exhausted condition, were the corpses of
five others who had been unable to survive the terrible expos
ern to which they had been subjected.
According to the survivors, the entire crew took to the life
boats after the Roanoke had acquired a list where it was ap
parent she must sink. There were five boats all told, but only
the one has been reported. It is barely possible that others
may have been picked' up by passing vessels, but in this event
it is almost certain advices would have been received by
wireless.
Th<‘ storm which overwhelmed the Roanoke is described
by the sailors as one of surpassing fury. Almost immediately
aft*v she was struck bv the gale her cargo shifted, and the men
hQd but a short time in which to take to the boats.
The Roanoke sailed from San Francisco with a cargo o{
explosives for South American ports.
The Roanoke was known as the treasure ship during the
Klondike excitement days. She was then owned by the North
American Trading and Transportation Company, and plied
between Seattle and St. Michael, and later Nome. Those who
first came down the river from Dawson in 1H9K, bringing with
tlu^ Large pokes of dust, engaged passage on tin* Roanoke, and
it was in this way that she became known as the treasure ship,
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MORE TROOPS
. SOIL
MARATHONB, May 11. — Major
’* Langhorne, with two troops of the
Eighth cavalry, today crossed into
Mexico, and ts proceeding rapidly
southward. It is supposed he has re
ceived word of the whereabouts of
the bandits who early this week made
a raid across the border.
CONFERENCE STILL ON.
EL PASO, May 11. — The confer
ence between Generals Scott and Ob
| regon is progressing slowly, and no
definite understanding between the
two is expected before the latter part
of the week.
NEW PlOTEM USE
Sm RIVER RAILWAY
On the first freighter sailing from
Seattle upon which the deck room can
be spared, a private car for the use of
the officials of the Copper River &
Northwestern railway will be shipped
north.
This cur, which now is on the dock
nj^Phttle. is described ns among the
JK' of its kind. It formerly was
^Hted by the president of the Nevada
I^^Jorthern railway. Caleb Corser, su
T perinteMdent of the Copper River rail
way, expects the car to arrive at Cor
dova the latter part of this month.
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REVENUE CUTTER MANNING
SENT TO GUARD ROOKERIES.
^BfCATTLE, May 11. — The revenue
cutter Manning today sailed for the
north, where she will be stationed
this summer patrolling the seal rook
eries.
ALASKA LEFT FOfl
TODAY
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The steamship Alaska, of the Alaska
Steamship Company, was scheduled
to sail from Seattle for the north at
9 o'clock this morning.
The steamship Cordova. Captain
Thomas Moore, arrived at Cordova
this morning with 7,000 ties, 145,000
feet of lumber, four head of cattle
12 crates hogs and 60 tons gasoline.
She will be in port discharging for
forty-eight hours.
The steamship Victoria of the Alas
ka Steamship Company, Captain John
O'Brien, is scheduled to sail for the
south this afternoon. She loaded
1.700 tons here for Tacoma.
The steamship Mariposa, which ar
rived at Cordova yesterday afternoon
sailed for the westward at 11 o’clock
I last night. She brought the follow
ing passengers to Cordova: J. A
[Colwell. Mrs. Colwell, W. S. Clark
Mrs. Clark, Win. Larapher, C. M.
Easterly, Wm. Hanson, Frank Wuich
I Tony Wuick, and three steerage.
ESTERLY MAKING ANNUAL
TRIP TO THE NAZINA
fleorge M. Esterly yesterday ar
rived on the Mariposa on his regular
annual trip to the Nazina country
where lie has large mining Interests
He will remain In Cordova for several
days before leaving for the Interior
Esterly is a consistent booster foi
Cordova, and never misses a chanct
to say a good word for this district
While on the outside this winter he
became Interested in a mining propo
sit ion in Oregon, which will serve tc
keep him busy hereafter during tlif
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LONDON. .May 11. — Replying to
protests against the execution of
Irish rebels, Robert Samuel, home
secretary, said the government would
De guilty of unpardonable weakness if
stern punishment were not ineted out
to the guilty. He said further that
all the cases where it would be ne
cessary to enforce the extreme pen
alty were nearly ended.
At the request of the Nationalist,
a royal commission has been appoint
ed to investigate the causes of the re
bellion.
IRISH EDITOR SHOT.
Premier Asquith today told the
house of commons that Sheehy Skef
fington. editor of the Irish Oitixen.
was shot in Dublin without the know
ledge of the military authorities. The
officer who ordered the execution of
the editor, he said, will be arrested
and tried before a court martial.
SALMON ARE BEGINNING TO
COME NORIB
Within the past several days
twenty boats of the Carlisle Packing
Company have gone out on the flats
to await the coming of the salmon,
the arrival of which is expected this
week. Monday one of the fishermen
brought in a king salmon, and yester
day several reds, the vanguard of the
big run. were caught.
The cannery of the Carlisle Pack
ing Company is now in readiness for
the run of salmon, and the manage
ment expects to be running to capacity
before the end of next week.
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W. S. CLARK ARRIVES ON
THE STEAMSHIP MARIPOSA.
W. S. Clark, president of the Clark
Graham Packing Company, aceom
pnnied by Mrs. Clark, arrived yester
day on the steamship Mariposa and
, will leave in about a week for the
j cannery, where he will spend the
summer.
A scow loaded with cans for the
company today was towed up the
river to the cannery. It was in charge
of Graham, who will return in several
days.
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GERMAN SPIES ARRESTED IN
HOTEL IN SWITZERLAND.
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GENEVA, Switzerland. May 10.—A
| number of employees of one of Ge
neva’s palatial hotels have just been
I arrested on a charge of espionage for
the benefit of Germany. One of the
employees avoided arrest by drowning
himself in Lake Geneva.
The hotel, run by two German natu
ralized Swiss, is a popular resort for
English and American tourist,s.
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Gum Gustavson, of C'hitina. was an
outgoing passenger on tbe Victoria.
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Clarence Olson, who has been a
resident of Skagway since '98. was a
passenger on the Mariposa for An
chorage.
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Four cows for the U. S. forestry
department were brought in on the
steamship Cordova this morning.
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M. A. Heckey, foreman at the Ken
necott mines, sailed this morning on
the Victoria for the outside. His
brother, John S. Heckey. of Valdez,
who was visiting him here, returned
to Us home on the Mariposa.
RESPONSIBILITY
ACKNOWLEDGED
BY KAISER
WASHINGTON, May 11. — As In
dicated in yesterday's dispatches, the
note received today front the German
government acknowledges the respon
slbility for the sinking of the chan
nel steamship, and promises all pos
sible reparation. The note also an
nounces that the commander of the
submarine which torpedoed the Sus
sex has been punished for attacking
the vessel contrary to his orders.
BELGIAN LAWYER FREED.
BERNE, Switzerland, May 11. —
The Germans have set at liberty and
escorted Into Switzerland M. Theo
(lore, president of the Society of Bar
risters of Brussels, and the leading
Belgian lawyer. He was imprisoned
a year ago on charges of insubordina
tion.
GLEAN UP CAMPAIGN IS NOW
City authorities today completed
plans for a rigorous cleanup cam
paign of all vacant lots and back yards
which have been neglected during the
winter months.
Placards have been printed, warning
owners that unless the designated
quarters are put into sanitary con
dition within a specified time, the
work will be done by the city and as
sessed against the property, together
with the accruing costs.
If your back yard is not In the con
dition it should be, or that lot you
own is littered with rubbish, it is
policy for you to beat the health of
ficers to it aud clean up before a pla
card is posted. Do it now.
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CABLE IS DOWN.
The cable is down today be
tween Valdez and Sitka. The
dispatches printed by the Times
today were received by wireless.
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GOVERNOR STRONG SAILS
FOR JUNEAU ON ALASKA.
SEATTLE. May 11. — Governor
Strong, accompanied by his wife,
sailed today on the steamship Alaska
for his home in Juneau.
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BRITISH YARDS BUSY.
LONDON, May 10. — According to
tlie returns of Lloyds Register there
were 424 merchant vessels of 1.423,
435 tons under construction in the
United Kingdom on April 1. This is
about 60,000 tons more than was un
der construction during the previous
quarter, but 160,000 less than the ton
nage building twelve months ago.
Mrs. D. ('. Steel left on the train
this morning for her home out the
line.
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Fifteen men who will be employed
at the cannery of the Copper River
Packing Company, left this morning
on the train for Mile 55.
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Hurry Warren, a well known packer
from the Fairbanks district, sailed this
morning on the steamship Victoria for
Seattle. He will buy new stock to
take to the inside with him.
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Mrs. Robert Gottschalk will leave
for the outside on the Mariposa, to
visit her parents at I-ewlstown. Mon
tana. She will rentalu outside for
t! !ee months.
WAVE OF PROSPERITY HAS
AT LIST STRUCK PACIFIC
COAST SITS E. i. ESTERLY
The wave of prosperity which struck the cast last year and
| lias since gradually been working across the continent lias at
last reached the Pacific coast, and Seattle, Portland and San
Francisco are now on the eve of the greatest boom in their
histories, according to (Jeorge M. Ksterly, who yesterday ar
rived in Cordova on the Mariposa.
“Money made in the east on liberal war contracts is now
seeking investment,” said Ksterly, “and no place could be
found which offered a better chance for money than in the
west. Seattle and the Northwest had been through a long
period of depression, and as a result property values were low.
The men who made the easy money in the east naturally turned
there to invest their money.
“Last fall when I passed through Seattle, there was a gen
eral air of depression in the city. This spring, however, every
| thing is different. Lumber camps and sawmills are working
jto capacity; the waterfront is crowded with shipping, and the
'whole city is bustling with new life.
“As in other parts of the country, it is impossible to con
I tract for a vessel of any size with assurance that it will be de
livered within the rie.xt year. One firm of ship builders have
laid the keels for two 7,000 ton steamships. The vessels are
j not even well advanced in the building, yet the owners have
been offered a charter for two years at $100,000 per month for
i each of the vessels.
“Real estate is beginning to show an upward' tendency,
land it is said that before the end of the year property will
command prices never before equalled in Seattle.
“The high price of copper for the past year,” said Ksterly,
“is responsible for the opening of many mines on the Pacific
coast, which heretofore have been neglected as too low grade
to work at a profit. »
“Several mines fifty and sixty miles away from transpor
tation, which will average between five and six per cent copper,
are being developed by big mining companies. In order to get
this copper to the market it is necessary to build new railways.
“The surplus of cheap money which is now finding its
way to the coast, will probably greatly help Alaska, as many
millions of dollars made during the past year is now seeking
investment, and any man with a mining proj>osition which will
stand close investigation should have no difficulty in finding
money to develop it.”
Esterlv is enthusiastic over the mining properties which he
has acquired in southern Oregon. This country, he asserts, is
one of the greatest hydraulic districts in the world, insofar as
the gold is concerned'. The difficulty the miner encounters is
in an inadequate supply of water.
hike other parts of the coast, that district also is experi
encing a great boom. When he arrived' at Grant’s Pass last fall
the city was practically dead, but on his return this fall it was
difficult to find accommodation at the hotels.
ATTACKS MADE
[ PARIS. May 11. — The Germans
last night launched an attack on (he
French positions near Fort Vaux, east
of thp Meuse, but were easily repulsed
by the defenders. The attuek lacked
the fierceness which has character
ized the later assaults of the German
troops.
FRENCH ARE REPULSED.
BERLIN. May 11. — Two French at
tacks on German positions near Dead
man's hill last night broke down in
the face of the deadly German fire.
Attacks also were made on trenches
occupied by the Germans on the
northwest slope of Hill 304. These
also were easily repulsed with con
siderable loss to the attacking force.
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NO LUXURIES IN RUSSIA.
PETROGRAD, May 11. — A bill
has been introduced into the Duma
to prohibit the importation of articles
of luxury for a period of three years,
commencing June 14.
ASKS DEFEAT OF
RIVERS AID
HARBOR
WASHINGTON, May 11. — Senator
William S. Kenyon, of Iowa, in an ad
dress today against the rivers and
harbor bill, said he would like to see
it defeated by any possible legislative
method. He declared the bill to be
an example of the grossest extrava
gance, and that at this time when the
country is without means or proper
defense, such expenditures are noth
ing short of criminal.
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TOM PRICE MAY RUN
FOR SENATE AGAIN.
Word contes from the wastward
that Thomas C. Price, formerly of
Juneau, for many years a resident of
Cordova, and now a resident of An
chorage, may be a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for territorial
senator in the Third division. He ran
two years ago and was defeated by a
small majority by Senator O. P. Hub
bard.