Late Telegraph News
CHICAGO, May 31.—While there
are many explanations given for the
recent advance in the price of beef,
the fact remains that meat of vari
ous kinds has advanced to the high
est price that it has been since the
civil war.
BERLIN, May 27.—The profes
sional aviators of Germany have is
sued an ultimatum. They declare
that there will be a general strike if
their wages are not increased.
WASHINGTON, May 31.—The
Senate was not satisfied with the
pension bill that passed the House.
In consequence that august body vot
ed to increase the amount $12,000,
000.
SEATTLE, May 30.—Another mil
lion added to the $2,000 000 already
being disbursed for Improvements
and extensions in Seattle and King
county, will be expended by the
Northern Pacific on a four-track sys
tem between Seattle and Auburn, as
announced by Thomas Cooper, as
sistant to President Howard Elliott
of the Northern Pacific. Mr. Cooper
recently held a conference with the
local legal department and officials
of the company and city relative to
preparing the way for the imporve
ment.
SEATTLE, May 30.—For the past
week Rex Beach, now famous as an
author and Alaskan miner, has been
in the city. The author of “The
Spoilers,” “The Barrier,” “The Sil
ver Horde” and many short stories,
is gathering material for a new story
on Alaska. His contract for the new
book will not permit him time to
get his inspiration first hand by a
trip to the Northland, so, to get ma
terial he is talking with every miner
he can find here. Beach has just
come from Hot Springs, Ark., after
a long siege of work in completing a
novel of Italian life in New Orleans,
which he gave thetitle of “The Net.”
It w'ill be published in book form in
a few months, and tne Alaskan story
which he is preparing, and which
promises to be the biggest thing he
has done, will be given to the public
about October next.
NEW YORK, May 30.—Upon the
arrival yesterday afternoon of the
steamer Carpathia, a large number
of women survivors of the Titanic
were at the dock. After the boat had
tied up the women flocked aboard.
They presented Capt. Rostron with a
beautifully inscribed loving cup,
while the crew were presented with
bronze medals.
CHIHUAHUA, May 31.—General
Huerta’s forces, that have been de
pended upon by President Madero to
end the revolution, are in a danger
ous position. They are confronted
by General Orozco, who has cut off
their base of supplies, and Huerta
is pressed from the rear by Generals
Campa and Argumendo.
SEATTLE, May 30.—The principal
hotels in the city entered into an
agreement, effective June 1, to dis
pense with their individual busses,
and in combination use the taxicab
system. Two men in uniform will
be stationed at the passenger sta
tions and docks to call attention to
the hotels without naming any, and
to give all requisite information. An
arrangement has been made with the
taxicab companies to haul passen
gers to any hotel for 25 cents, the
price now charged. One hotel enter
ing the agreement has been at an ex
pense of 33,500 per year for main
taining two busses.
LONDON, May 31.—The members
of the Salvation Army throughout
the world, as well as the general pub
lie, will be distressed at the news
that was given out today. It is ir
effect that the grand old commander
General Booth, is permanently blind
An operation for a cataract has hac
the effect of leaving him in a state
of blindness.
CHICAGO, May 30—The Repub
lican national committee has takes
over the Coliseum and has started ti
properly arrange the interior for th<
big convention. William P. Stone
sergeant-at-arms, has completed thi
organization of the forces of aide
with which he will work at the con
vention. At least 800 assistants wil
be employed by the sergeant-at-arms
Already thousands of application
for positions have been received b;
Mr. Stone and he is busy classlfylm
them according to their fitness.
SACRAMENTO, May 27.—Govern
or Johnson announces that at the re
quest of Colonel Roosevelt he has de
cided to be a candidate for renomi
natlon. He is the leader in the state
of the Roosevelt forces.
WASHINGTON, May 28.—The
departments were very much exer
cised yesterday when it was announc
ed that two cars of dynamite, a ship
ment to the Chihuahua mines, had
been seized by the rebels. And this
act was committed despite the prom
ises of General Orozco to our govern
ment that there would be no inter
ference with shipments by Ameircans
to their mining properties.
SAN DIEGO, May 29.—Leading
citizens of this city have started a
movement to make a demand for a
special session of the California leg
islature. They consider that t.-e
only speedy and effective method to
deal with the Industrial Workers of
the World, who have been such a
menace to life and property in cer
tain sections of the state, is to enact
a sedition law.
SPOKANE, Wash., May 29.—Dr.
W. H. Olds, 60 years of age and a
pioneer of this section of Washing
ton, was shot and killed last night
by his wife, wl.o is but thirty years
of age. Immediately thereafter she
telephoned to the police and notified
them of her act, adding: "I killed
him and am ready to hang if neces
sary.” She justified her act because
he frequently beat her and charged
her with Infidelity.
NEW YORK, May 28.—Beef con
tinues to soar in price. It is now
thirteen and a half cents per pound,
wholesale. This is the highest tuat .v
has been since 1882, and it is feared
that the end is not yet.
SAN DIEGO, May 28.—The Indus
trial Workers of the World continue
to cause much excitement and annoy
ance in this city. Yesterday they
practically mobbed W. B. Carson.
And this act led Attorney General
Webb to declare that if the police
fail to maintain order that he will
have martial law proclaimed.
WASHINGTON, May 28.—The
House yesterday reported the army
appropriation bill back to the Sen
ate. It contains a clause which will
legislate Major Gen. Leonard Wood
out of the office of chief of the gen
eral staff. It would also prevent
Brig. Gen. William Crozier and Brig.
Gen. Frederick Funston from attain
ing this position.
JEFFERSON CITY, May 28.—In a
letter reeclved by Governor Hadley,
Col. Roosevelt asks him to accept the
temporary chairmanship of the Re
publican convention at Chicago. The
governor has decided that if the
Roosevelt forces succeed in controll
ing the organization that he will ac
cept the chairmanship.
WASHINGTON, May 28—Manager
McKinley asserts that it is Roosevelt’s
apparent intention to bolt the conven
tion, if he is not nominated at Chi
cago.
ST. PAUL, May 28—Eighteen hun
dred railway freight handlers have
been ordered out. It is expected that
this will cripple the various roads op
erating out of here, and that western
merchants will be seriously handi
capped for a time, because of the de
lay in receiving freight.
VANCOUVER, B. C., May 28—The
advance estimate for this year’s city
directory gives Greater Vancouver a
population of 170,000. This is a gain
of 22,500 over the figures of last year
This does not include the separate
ctiy of North Vancouver, which has
a population of some 8,000. The
greatest increase is in the population
of Point Grey, Kitsuano, Hasting!
and the municipality of South Van
1 couver; South Vancouver alone has i
! population of over 30,000. Hastingi
and Sunnyside are counted within th<
. city proper this year, for the flrsi
! time having been annexed in Janu
i ary.
> MAZATLAN, May 28.—Rober
, Alamada, a millionaire and a membe
) of a noted family, was executed yes
i terday by the federate for treason
• His sympathies have been against tb<
I Madero administration and when i
. was discovered that his wealth am
i efforts were being exerted on behal
r of the rebels, Madero determine!
; that It was necessary to make an ex
ample of him.
WASHINGTON, May 29.—In con
nection with the suit of the govern
ment against the Southern Pacific
Railroad, Attorney General Wicker
sham has issued a statement that
the investigation has developed a
“criminal conspiracy among the of
ficials of the company to acquire oil
lands worth fifteen million dollars.”
TYLER, Tex., Max 27.—Dan Da
vis, a negro, confessed to having as
saulted a white girl. An indignant
people formed a crowd and removed
the negro from the poorly protected
jail and burned him at the stake.
LAS VEGAS, May 27.—Jack John
son has arrived and immediately
went into training for his big tight
with Jim Flynn on the Fourth of
July. He is not in the best of trim
and it is expected that he will have
to do some hard work to get himself
into good condition.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 27.—The
Methodist conference has completed
the election of the eight new bishops.
The last ones were selected on Satur
day and are as follows: Dr. W. P.
Thirkield, president of Howard Uni
versity; Dr. F. D. Leets, Detroit;
Rev. R. J. Cooke, of New York.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 25.—This
afterhoon Judge Lawler dismissed
every indictment against ex-Mayor
Schmitz. In doing so he declared
that “it will always be a shame that
the city prosecution fell so far short
of the requirements of the law.”
WASHINGTON, May 27.—The
wireless navy appropriation, provid
ing for an expenditure of $17,000,
uOO, was defeated in the House late
on Saturday.
WASHINGTON, May 27.—Rumors
have been circulated of a plot to as
sassinate President Taft upon the
part of a band of foreign anarenists.
While little credence has ben placed
in this report, still as a precaution
ary measure additional secret service
men have been detailed to keep a
close watch over the President.
WASHINGTON, May 27.—The
fourth division of the Atlantic fleet,
under command of Rear Admiral
Hugo Osterhaus, sailed on Sunday
under hurry orders from the depart
ment. It is presumed that the desti
nation of the four vessels is Key
West.
WASHINGTON, May 27.—Presi
dent Taft has made reply to the tele
gram of Gomez. He states that the
mobilizing of the battleships in Cuba
is not a move in intervention, but to
protetct American life and property
it necessary.
WASHINGTON, May 31.—The
political headquarters of the three
Republican Presidential candidates
are being transferred to Chicago.
Managers McKinley and Dixon each
reiterate that their respective can
didates have enough votes to nomi
nate on the first ballot, not includ
ing the contested delegates. It is
generally thought that President
Taft really has a sufficient number
of votes pledged, providing they all
stay with him.
WASHINGTON, May 27.—Man
ager Wm. B. McKinley is in no wise
discouraged over the prospects for
the renomination of President Taft
The closing contest promises to be
full of spice. It is known that Teddy
will fight to the last. Yesterday Mr.
McKinley declared, “The friends of
President Taft will give Roosevelt all
the fight he wants at Chicago.”
LOUISVILLE, May 27.—The re
sult of the election of delegates at
the various county conventions fore
casts the action of the state conven
tion. It is expected that Champ
Clark will receive the votes of the en
tire delegation from Kentucvy to the
national convention.
NEW YORK, May 27.—Senator
Smith and his investigating commit
tee heard additonal evidence in this
city on the Titanic wreck. The chief
fireman, Fred Barrett, testified that
the steamship was going at full speed
when she struck the nuge iceberg.
EL PASO, May 27.—Messages
have been received here announcing
the capture of Torreon by the rebels
under command of Gen. Argumedo.
LONDON, May 27.—Commander
Eva Booth, of the Salvation Army,
will return to the United States on
the Lusitania, leaving London today.
Miss Booth came to England to see
her father, General Booth, and con
sult with him on the work of the ar
my. She found General Booth slight
ly improved in health. London celo
t brated the veteran humanitarian’s
l 83rd birthday with a great demon—
t stration at Royal Albert Hall on May
I 9. Miss Booth was one of the prin
- cipal speakers and delighted her
London audience.
Leaving Cordova on Sunday morn
ing at nine o’clock, the court officials
of the third judicial division of Alas
ka will arrive at Chitina in the af
ternoon. The personnel of the par
ty will be much larger than was nec
essary to hold a term of court at
Cordova. Some have already reached
Chitina. and when all are gathered
together the party, as at present an
nounced, will include Judge Edward
E. Cushman. Clerk of Court Ed M.
Lakin, Stenographer Miss Monohan,
District Attorney George R. Walker,
Deputy District Attorney Guy Bru
baker, Marshal Harvey Sullivan,
Chief Deputy Marshal John Bouse,
Deputy Marshal George R. Goshaw.
Of course United States Commission
er M. R. Healy and Deputy Marshal
Joe Brown will be on hand, for they
are to be investigated by a grand
jury, which has been called for that
purpose.
Two of the men drawn as grand
jurors from Cordova have been ex
cused because of illness in their fam
ilies. They are Ralph Evans and
Harry O’Neil. The only other one
from Cordova is Price Nettleton. who
will be in attendance, also John Stef
gen, of Kennecott, but now in Cor
dova.
The grand jury will convene on
Monday morning. Some of the men
whose names were drawn from Ken
necott and the mining camps are not
now in the country, and others may
be, or should be, excused, as one at
least has served a jail sentence. It
may be necessary to draw a special
venire, which will likely be done un
der the direction of Deputy Marshal
George R. Goshaw, who has been in
the Chitina country for a week past.
It is uncertain how long the grand
jury will be in session. If they re
port any true bills the men indicted
will be tried at once. If not, court
is not likely to be at Chitina many
days.
The Mariposa Saturday night took
out $1,500 worth of fish, the prod
uct of the new plant at Snag Point.
Latetst reports show that king sal
mon are coining faster than the crew
can handle them, so three more men
have been sent out. The outfit at
Eyak bridge is also strongly in the
money and owing to the volume of
fish delivered at the plant it has been
decided to double its capacity. A1
Lund and crew are now busy making
a second set of tanks and equipping
another scow. Work is being rush
ed so as to have the additional equip
ment ready before the present plant
is oveidoaded. Fishermen say the fish
this year are of excellent quality and
appear to run larger in size.
Notwithstanding the rain, there
were quite a number of visitors yes
terday at Eyak bridge, where the
camp is now fully established. It
makes a fine showing from the rail
road track, the big floating saltery
and the row of new white tents on
the beach. A long flume has been
built from the falls and a fine flow
of clear fresh water is distributed
through the pipes and hose. Every
thing is scrupulously clean and neat.
Trains stop at Eyak bridge, which
is a regular station on the railroad,
and a telephone has been installed.
Gear for two more boats has been or
dered. Another shipment of 300 bar
rels and a supply of salt arrived on
the Mariposa.
The Port Wells saltery outfit left
Seattle on the Bertha. Bill Byers will
put up fish for the local company.
Tne plant at Abercrombie canyon
will be started this week. L. Mickel
son and a crew of men went out on
che train this morning. The new fish
industry has already provided em
ployment for nearly fifty men.
The United States local inspectors,
George H. Whitney and Thos. E. Kell,
both of Juneau, who have been here
on official business, have made an
investigation of the wrecking of the
United States ighthouse tender Ar
meria. In their findings they com
pletely exonerate Capt. William E.
Gregory and all licensed officers from
any blame in the loss of the tender,
which was dashed against a pinnacle
of uncharted rock at Cape Hinchin
brook, on May 20. The investiga
tions were made by the inspectors
on May 24, 25 and 28, the conclusion
being reached this morning.
Capt. Gregory and his men will re
turn to Juneau on the steamer
Northwestern. They had expetced
to have a busy summer, and to place
a large number of much needed
lights on the Southwestern Alaska
coast. They succeeded in placing an
acetylene light on Schooner rock,
Montague Island, and also one at
Ocean Cape, Yakutat bay.
(From Cordova Daily Alaskan.)
Assistant District Attorney Bru
baker and M. J. Sullivan left on the
train yesterday morning for Chitina,
in connection with the grand jury
investigation of United States Com
missoiner M. R. Healy.
Dr. W. W. Council sailed on the
Mariposa Saturday night for Seattle,
where he will spend a month's vaca
tion with his family.
Tom Williams was a passenger to
Valdez last night. He will secure
position with the Alaska Road Com
mission.
Jack Sapiro returned last night af
ter a pleasant trip to Seattle and
other points.
Mrs. E. E. Cushman and son Ed
ward returned to Valdez last night
on the steamer Northwestern.
Mrs. J. W. Lydick and child ar
rived from Seattle on the Northwest
ern and made happy the assistant
auditor of the railroad company, who
was recently stationed here.
Marshal Harvey Sullivan return
ed on the Notrhwestern last night
from a trip to Portland. He went
through to Valdez.
May 30 is a legal holiday.- As a
consequence the district court was
not in session, the bank was closed,
the postoffice and cable office were
open only part of the day, the pub
lic schools were closed, the railroad
shops were deesrted and many of the
places of business were open but part
of the day. The stars and stripes
were thrown to the breeze in every
direction and in other ways there
was evidence that Cordova was cele
brating a holiday.
Dr. C. L. Hale expects to take the
train on Sunday and go as far as
Kennecott. Returning he will stop
at Chitina for a couple of days. The
doctor has been importuned for some
time past to make a trip to the in
terior towns, and has decided to
leave on Sunday. He may be absent
a couple of weeks.
One of the first official acts of the
new vice-president of the Copper
River & Northwestern Railway, on
May 15, was to sign an order that
Superintendent Geiger would also as
sume the duties of chief engineer.
This was necessary because of cer
tain construction work that had been
inaugurated and which required or
ders signed by the chief engineer,
winch position had been vacant since
the death of Mr. Hawkins. In assum
ing his new duties Mr. Geiger does
so with modest demeanor.
The court on Saturady disposed of
the case of A. J. Fagerberg vs. J. A.
Fagerberg, in a suit for mainten
ance. The plaintiff was awarded a
monthly allowance of $50, while va
rious sums for taxes, assessments,
etc., are also to be paid by the de
fendant.
The announcement in the Daily
Alaskan that the railroad company
at Seward required twenty-five men
resulted in the following taking the
steamer Northwestern last night for
Seward, where they expect to secure
employment: Tom Game, Gus An
derson, A. Carlson, J. Dahl, L. Lake,
Frank Wallace, W. C. Von Gian,
Thomas Shields, James Clavien, John
Lahouse, A. Burke, M. Lengren, M.
Jacobson, D. D. Kae, R. E. Allen, C.
Stevens, James Buckley, J. Jenkins,
Wm. McBride, D. Huyke, John E.
Goth, George Brown, W. McPhail,
John Nicholl, Sam Gardinar, W. Can
avan.
Capt. Ruddy, of the United States
survey boat Taku, returned yester
day from a trip to Cape Hinchin
brook. He had been directed by the
department at Washington to survey
the waters where the lighthouse ten
der Armeria went on a rock. He
went in his launch, as the Taku was
on the ways and not available. With
the assistance of the officers of the
Armeria, he had no difficulty in lo
cating the pinnacle of rock that
stood fifteen feet and which rammed
a hole in the tossing tender as she
swung around and came in contact
with the sharp projectile. The loca
tion was about 200 metres from tne
shore and within the line that had
not been surveyed, as the Taku does
not go so close to shore. Capt. Rud
dy and two men left Hinchinbrook
Thursday evening to return to Cor
dova, but a heavy wind and strong
sea set in so that they were compell
ed to put into a cove for safety. The
elements were so adverse that it was
not safe for the launch to leave until
4 a. m. on Sunday, so that it was
about noon that day before the cap
tain and his men were enabled to
reach Cordova. Capt. Ruddy expects
i..at he heavy sea will soon com
pletely demolish the Armeria.
woTica or rosniruu
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To DAN S. RAIN ana JOE WIL
LIAMS, their heirs or assigns:
You and each of you are hereby noti
fied that Clifford Cayonette, the sub
scribed, and your co-owner, has ex
pended the following sums In the per
formance of the annual labor for the
years 1909, 1910 and 1911. for your and
each of your respective Interests, In the
following described mineral claims, to
wit. the sum of $125.00 for the com
pletion of the work required for the
interest of Joe Williams; the sum of
$625.00 for the completion of the work
required for the interest of Dan S. Kain,
in the property on Copper Creek, Nazl
na Mining District, and known as
Claims No. 2. No. 3, No. 7, No. S and
No. 10.
If within ninety days after the per
sonal service of tills notice upon you, or
within ninety days after the publication
thereof, you fail or refuse to contribute
your, and each of your, portions of such
expenditure, as hereinbefore set forth,
and pay to said Clifford Cayonette the
several amounts so expended by him for
the completion of the work required for
your several interests, you, and each
of you, upon whom this notice Is serv
ed, will forfeit your, and each of your
several interests in said claims to said
Clifford Cayonette, your co-owner, who
has made the said required expenditure,
all as provided in said Section 232 4 It. S
U. S.
CLIFFORD CAYONETTE.
February 24, 1912.
FORFEITURE NOTICE
Notice of Forfeiture to Co-Owners.
To W. E. Gilkey, M. Gilkey, C. Gil
key, and to their heirs and assigns;
You, and each of you, are hereby
notified that prior to January 1st,
1912, I, the undersigned, expended
the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars in
labor, improvements and assessment
work upon the Company Group No. 2
of Placer Mining Claims, the Alice
Group of Placer Mining Claims, and
the Lake Placer Mining Claim, and
conveying water to and upon said
claims situate in the Chisna Mining
District, on the Middle Fork River.
If within ninety days after the publi
cation of this notice you, W. E. Gil
key, M. Gilkey, C. Gilkey and heirs
and assigns, and any other persons
having or claiming an interest in and
to said above described placer claims
and water rights, fail or refuse to
contribute your proportion of such
expenditure as a co-owner, your in
terest in the said above described
placer claims and water rights will
become the property of the under
signed, your co-owner, who has made
the necessary expenditures required
under the U. S. Statutes.
MRS. E. STEVENS.
First publication March 23, 1912.
Last publication June 22, 1912.
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Have you tried those meals at the
Overland Restaurant? They’re great.
GETTYSBURG, May 31.—Theo
dore Roosevelt made an address here
on Memorial Day. In paying a trib
ute to the dead he closed with this
expression: “If any -an tells you of
the danger of dictatorship, get him
a nurse.” Before leaving here the
question was asked the colonel
whether he expected to attend the
Chicago convention, and he replied,
“i most certainly do not.”
WASHINGTON .May 29.—There
will be no new battleships provided
for by the present Congress. Yester
day the House passed the naval ap
propriation bill with all reference
eliminated as to new battleship con
struction.
WASHINGTON, May 29.—A Joint
resolution was passed by Congress
thanking the officers and crew of
the steamship Carpathia. In addition
Capt. Rostron was awarded a medal
for his prompt action in appreciating
the danger of the Titanic and af
fording immediate aid.
A big line of Ashing tackle at the
Chitina Pharmacy, see it.
Packing
and
Freighting
Saddle Horses
I am prepared to handle
■ anything from Chitina to
Kennecott at the best rates.
Jack Lawrence
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