Late Telegraph News
MADRID, June 9-—According to
his prearranged schedule Colonel
Roosevelt and daughter Mrs. Alice
Longworth, arrived here yesterday.
They were met by Kermit Roosevelt
and Ambassador Willard, whose
daughter Kermit is to marry to
morrow.
SEATTLE, June 9. — As the
steamer Evans brought but little of
the 900 tons of coal from the. Mat
anuska field a wireless has been sent
to the steamer Sampson to bring out
this coal, which will be taken to the
Bremerton navy yard and afterwards
tested for the use of navy purposes.
SEATTLE, June 9.—Colonel Theo
dore Roosevelt will make a visit to
this state in September to aid the
Progressive ticket, according to
word received at Seattle headquar
ters. The colonel will make speeches
in Tacoma, Spokane and Seattle,
and probably will have engagements
in other cities, the state organization
was assured. His visit will be a part
of a coast-to-coast tour, made in
the effort to keep the Progressive
party intact and agressive in the
“off” political year.
WASHINGTON, June 9.—Spanish
Ambassador Senor Don Juan Riano
y Gayangos has notified Secretary of
State Bryan that Huerta has aban
doned his plan to blockade Tampico.
The department did not take very
seriously the announced intention of
Huerta to enforce a blockade.
GOETTINGEN, Germany, June '■).
■—The Society for the Investigation
of the Internal Structure of the.
Earth has made an almost startling
announcement of an alleged dis
covery. Leading men of the society
announced today that a discovery
has been made by means of wireless
telegraphy that shrinks ore deposits
and also locates their depth. If this
be practicable it will prove of great
worth to the mining world.
SEATTLE, June 9.—Members of
the Naval Militia, N. G. W„ will be
on the high seas enroute to Honolulu
on the evening of July 1, unless the
Mexican situation becomes more in
volved or the naval appropriation
bill fails to pass.
WASHINGTON, June 3.—It is re
ported here that when Huerta’s
latest declaration was reported to
the Constitutionalists that they de
clared that anything coming from
Huerta would not be taken into con
sideration.
BOSTON, June 8.—As a result of
the recent Investigation by a Con
gressional committee concerning the
transactions of the. Boston, New
Haven & Hartford railroad, an action
at law will be started that will re
sult in many additional sensational
developments. The testimony of
former railroad President Mellen has
thrown many side lights on transac
tions that have opened the. eyes of
the stockholders. It was announced
today that a suit would be com
menced by Boston stockholders
against J. P. Morgan and John D.
Rockefeller, demanding a hundred
and twenty-five million dollars for
alleged looting of the railroad prop
erty.
PARIS, June 8.—A week ago
Premier M. Barthou and all the
ministry tendered their resignations.
Thereupon President Poincare re
quested Reu Viviani to form a new
cabinet. After an effort of several
days he has informed the President
that he has been unable to form a
cabinet, so the duty will now be dele
gated to another.
VICTORIA, Texas, June 5.—
Hotel men from all over the Lone
Star State are gathered here for the
sessions of the annual convention of
the Hotel Keepers’ Association of
Texas. The convention will be in
session three days.
ANNAPOLIS, June 5.—The grad
uating class at the academy was ad
dressed today by President Wilson.
The occasion was an exceptionally
brilliant one, with the town in holi
day garb and attendants from all
over the Eastern states. In address
ing the graduates, many of whom
will leave for Mexico, the President
said, “Send up a prayer to God,
boys, that there will not have to be
any more fighting at Vera Cruz.”
He declared that the mission of
the United States was one of service
to humanity and not of conquest.
WASHINGTON, June 4. — The
Senate adopted a resolution author
izing the President to invite foreign
governments to a national star
rpangled banner celebration, to be
held at Baltimore in September
next.
SALT LAKE, June 4.—Woodward
W. Duke, son of President James B.
Duke of the American Tobacco Com
pany, was drowned here this morn
ing. He was out driving an automo
bile and in crossing a deep creek his
machine was overturned and Duke
was so pinioned that he drowned
before he could free himself.
MADRID, June 4.—Ambassador
Willard entertained at luncheon to
day at the American embassy. His
guests include,d the King and Queen,
the British and German ambassadors
and Kermit Roosevelt, his future
son-in-law.
WASHINGTON, June 9.—It was
announced this morning by the
President that no decision had been
reached as to when the Colombian
and Nicaraguan treaties would be
submitted to the Senate.
PORTLAND, Ore., June 4.—Early
this morning a fire at the Northwest
Sash & Door factory caused great
excitement along river front. The
flames spread with such rapidity
that it was impossible for the fire
department to save the building.
The men who were employed in the.
b ilding had many narrow escapes
in effecting their exit. Several labor
ers were so cut off by the flames that
they were forced to jump into the
river for safety. Two of them were
drowned.
WASHINGTON, June 4.—The
resolution of Senator Sutherland to
refer the Panama tolls dispute to
arbitration has been considered by
the Senate committee on foreign re
lations. Last evening the committee
adopted the resolution and will en
deavor to have the Senate accept it.
It is conside.red that this would be a
fair and reasonable way out of a
dilemna that is causing much annoy,
ance to both political parties. The
President has not definitely ex
pressed his views on the subject.
WASHINGTON, June. 4.—Repre
sentative McDonald, of Michigan,
has given much thought to a method
of securing employment for men out
of work. He has finally decided
that it is a question which the go\
eminent might well take upon itself
to decide. He, believes that a na
tional employment bureau should he
created and that every post office
should be made a labor exchange.
After discussing this method with
many congressmen he has be,come
convinced that a measure to that
effect might meet with general ap
proval. Accordingly he prepared a
bill and today introduced it in the
House.
NEW YORK, June 4.—Following
tiie announcement of District Attor
ney Whitman to become a Republi
can candidate for governor of New
York, former Governor William
Sulzer states this morning that he
l as decided to become an independ
ent candidate for the gubernatorial
nomination. He is desirous of a vin
dication, claiming that he was
jobbed by Tammany from the office
which he previously held. His
election to the assembly encourages
him to believe that he can muster
considerable strength for the. higher
office, with the probabilities that the
wing of Democracy opposed to Tam
many will support him.
SEATTLE, June. 4.—Officers of
the law believe that there is consid
erable mystery in connection with
the suicide of M. D. Samuels, of
Nome, which occurred here yester
day morning. In connection with
his death the police are holding Mrs.
Blanch Smith, former wife of “Deep
Hole” Smith of Alaska. At the time
that the shot was fired that ended
life for Samuels, Mrs. Smith occu
pied an adjoining room with him
and it is believed that she was at
least present at the time of the
shooting.
SEATTLE, June 3.—This morn
ing the men familiar with weil
known characters of the north we.re
surprised and many of them shocked
to hear of the suicide of M. D.
Samuels, the pioneer merchant of
Nome. He had planned to sail on
the Victoria and was about the city
yesterday apparently in good spirits.
He was recently divorced and it is
believed that domestic matters so
preyed on his mind that he must have
become temporarily unbalanced. He
has been figuring for some months
past in starting a new store at either
Juneau or Oordova.
ALBANY, June 3.—William Sul
zer was Impeached as governor of
New York state on August 13, 1913,
by the legislature, the vote being 77
for and 45 against impeachment. He
was give,n a trial before a court of
impeachment and was found guilty
on many of the counts. On October
17 he was removed from office by a
vote of 43 for to 12 against. He
vacated the office but took an appeal
to the state court of appeals. This
court late yesterday afte,rnoon ren
dered an opinion upholding the re
moval of Governor Sulzer.
SEATTLE, June 3.—Jacob Furth
died in this city last night, where
he has resided for more than a quar
ter of a century. He was born at
Bohemia, Austria, in 1841), coming
to America wheal he was a young
man and locating in 1858 at Nevada
City and later at San Francisco. •
The people of Chltina are arrang
ing to hold a big celebration on
July 4th, expecting to have an at
tendance from the various mining
camps in the Copper River and
Chitina valley camps. It is expected
to run excursion trains in both
directions, from Cordova and Ken
necott. Efforts are being made to
secure prominent speakers from the
division to address the crowds on
the vital questions of the day, as
they apply to this section of Alaska.
All kinds of athletic sports will be.
indulged for the benefit of the
visitors, the pleasures of the day to
wind up with a grand dance in the
evening at the Arctic Brotherhood
hall. Among the sporting events,
for which prizes to the, amount of
$350 will be given, will be a game
of baseball, automobile race, Indian
war dance, horse races, bicycle races
and boat races.
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The Alaska Steamship Company
has just sejft out two very attrac
tive folders. One is a circular an
nouncing the dates and attractions
of the excursion season for 1914.
The other is a more elaborate folder,
containing illustrations and maps of
the various routes over which this
company runs steamers. In a lette.r
from General Freight and Passenger
Agent John H. Bunch, he states that
they are mailing 10,000 of these
circulars and folders to railroad
agents throughout the United States,
which they expect will result in
bringing much business to Alaska.
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Valdez proposes to devote two or
three days to a Fourth of July cele
bration this year. The celebration
will start on Saturday, July 4, and
continue until Monday night, July 6.
Visitors are expected from the vari
ous towns and mining camps from
Cordova to Seward. The big event
will be a rock drilling contest that
will likely be pulled off on Monday.
Great interest is being taken in this
event and already many teams are
practicing. The prize of $200 will
bring to Valdez the, crack hard rock
miners of the Prince William Sound
district and as the championship of
the Third Judicial division goes to
the winners in addition to the cash,
it will be a contest long to be
remembered.
The past glory of Nome ,is wan
ing. Late advices from the north
ern city state that Ed C. Roberts has
purchased the controlling interest
in the Nome Brewing & Malting
Company. The Northern Headquar
ters and Mecca saloons have also
been purchased by Robe.rts, and all
are selling beer at 5 cents per glass.
The drop in price, instead of pleas
ing the patrons, has only served to
arouse the displeasure of the. old
sourdoughs, who do not look with
favor on a 5-cent town.
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WASHINGTON, June 9.—Leaders
in the. House are planning today to
cut down the time required to call
the roll of members on important
bills from 45 ihinutes to 2 minutes
by installing an electric voting
device. During the last few years
as the membership of that body has
gradually increased it has taken
from three-quarters of an hour to an
hour to call the roll. If two or three
roll calls are taken off the day's
session is consumed. The new device
will make it possible for each mem
ber to vote, “aye” or “no” on any
bill by pressing a button at his seat.
The cost is estimated at $20,000 and
is favored by Speaker Clark and
Majority Leader Underwood.
WASHINGTON, June 5.—This
morning Secretary Lane announced
the appointment of Mark Daniels,
of San Francisco, as general super
intendent of national parks.
SEATTLE, June 3.—The first
member of the Alaska Engineering
Commission to sail for Alaska will
leave, tonight on the steamer Dol
phin. Thos. Riggs, Jr., will go to
Skagway and proceed from there to
White Horse,. Dawson and Fair
banks. He will be accompanied by
F. S. Bailey, T. S. Bacon and R. A.
Gray, who will be at the. head of
various survey parties which will
work in the interior.
WASHINGTON, June 3.—There
was considerable excitement for a
time yeste.rday among the employees
in the department of Agriculturo.
Four sticks of dynamite with burn
ing fuses attached were found under
the rooms occupied by Secretary
Houston. The matter was reported
by the. watchman, Daniel S. Juch,
whose strange actions led to the
belief that he had placed the explo
sive himself. The police took him
in charge, as it is believed that he
is temporarily insane..
Preparations are now well under
way at Fairbanks for the third
annual celebration of the Festival
of the Midnight Sun, on June 21
and 22. As usual, It is expected that
the big features, aside from the
rarade and carnival, will be the mid
night baseball game and the mid
night shoot of the Tanana Rifle
Club.
The Cordova Chamber of Com
merce will undertake to furnish the
Alaska Engineering Commission
some interesting data concerning the
present' and future possible tonnage
on the proposed railroad route from
Cordova to Fairbanks, and the coun
try tributary thereto. In order to
do this it will be necessary that
every mine owner, prospector and
grower of agriculture in the Copper
Rive.r country give prompt and defi
nite assistance. At the meeting of
the Chamber last night it was de
cided that a form be prepared with
questions asking for the desired
information and that they be sent
to all persons who may be, able to
give facts on this important subject.
Commissioner Thos. Riggs, Jr., has
written to the various Chambers of
Commerce in the localities that seek
the proposed government railroad,
along the following lines:
"It is the intention of the commis
sion to go into the matter as thor
oughly as possible of the resources
along the various proposed railroad
routes, and I should esteem it a
great favor if the Cordova Chamber
of Commerce would"prepare for the
commission a complete list of all the
resources in the neighborhood of
Cordova and along the proposed rail
road route from Chitina to the in
terior. This compilation should in
clude all actual developments of
mineral and agricultural resources,
designating each prospect by either
name or number with the possible
output and potential tonnage of
freight both ways. 1 would rather
suggest that you mark on a map the
actual location of all possibilities
and place before us all favorable
argume.nts to the Cordova route,
making all your figures as conser
vative as possible.”
Delegate Wickersham does not
endorse much of the legislation
passed by the last territorial legis
lature. However, all acts passed
will continue as law unless nullified
by Congress or vetoed by the courts.
The Delegate recently introduced a
resolution for the nullification of
the mining laws, as follows:
“That chapter se.venty-four of the
session laws of the Legislature of
Alaska, entitled ‘An act to supple
ment the mining laws of the United
States in their application to the
Territory of Alaska, providing for
the location and possession of min
ing claims in Alaska, and repealing
all acts and parts of acts in conflict
therewith to the extent of such con
flicts,’ approved by the Governor of
Alaska, on April 30th, 1913 is
hereby disapproved and declared to
be null and void.”
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A gentleman from Pennsylvania,
Representative Warren W. Bailey,
is desirous that citizens in the.
municipalities of Alaska shall have
opportunity to vote on the single ■
tax theory. He has introduced :i
bill which would authorize munici
palities to levy a tax of not exceed
ink two per cent on all the taxable
property, real and personal, situate
within the municipal limits:
“Provided further, that the com
mon council may, in lieu of such
general tax upon real and personal
property as is hereinbefore provided
for, levy a tax of not more than five
per centum upon the. value of land
alone, assessed without reference to
any improvements thereon. But no
such tax upon land values alone
shall be levied until the question cf
whether such tax shall or shall not
be levied has been first submitted
to a popular vote in the town and
a majority of those voting at such
election shall be in favor of such
tax.”
NIAGARA FALLS, June 3.—
Huerta has authorized his represen
tatives here to announce that he.
would resign as soon as Mexico was
politically pacified.
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TOKIO, June 5.—A severe storm
swept the western and southern
coast of Japan last night. It canto
up so suddenly that no preparations
had been made to guard against its
fierceness. As a result several hun
dred vessels were wrecked, many
of them being a total lo,ss. The loss
of life was also extensive and the
numbej of drownings may run up
close to a thousand.
SEATTLiE, June 4.—Old Alaskans
have been busy greeting Majo£|
French since his arrival here yester*
day from New York. In the early
days he. was a spectacular figure at
Nome, where he drove his six-in
hand out to the placer ground that
his company was working. Although
he has not been to Alaska for sev
eral years he is now on his way
there.
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