Late Telegraph News
CETTINJE, April 4—Scutari has fallen through the sacri
fice of 200 picked Montenegrin bomb throwers. They suc
ceeded well in placing the bombs but they exploded as the
Montenegrins were clambering up the mountain sides.
LONDON, April 4—The warships representing the Powers
are assembling on the coast with the intention of compelling
the Montenegrins to give up Scutari.
ATHENS, April 4—The Turkish warship Hamigeh sank
the Greek transport Leros in the Adriatic sea. The crew was
rescued.
CETTINJE, April 5—The Powers this morning began a
bloeade of Antivan, to prevent the Montenegrin advance.
Eight foreign battleships are participating.
Vice President Marshall’s declaration the other day that
he hadn’t any patronage, is calculated to make Cabinet mem
bers envious when they experience the full forces of the rush.
Senator O’Gorman of New York is opposed to all arbitra
tion between powers, except when Sulzer and Murphy get into
hostile relations. Then he is willing to act as mediator.
A Cleveland motorist, who speeded around town at 60
miles an hour, has been sent to jail for 30 days. Another case
of more haste less speed.
Louis R. Brandeis has announced that he will accept no
public office whatever. The announcement was not made until
after the list of cabinet officers bad been made public.
WASHINGTON, April 8—President
Wilson has taken up for consideration
the protests from California with ref
erence to the continuance of the Jap
anese farming colonies. The coast
state declares that acton will be taken
to drive the Japs from this business,
which they are largely controlling.
The matter is one of grave concern
to the government.
ST. PAUL, April 8—The Great
Northern Railroad Company has just
decided on an Immense venture that
will involve an expenditure of ten
million dollars. A large dam and
power plant will be constructed on
the Chelan river, in the state of
Washington. Electricity will be gen
erated for the purpose of propelling
trains through the Cascade moun
I5ELLINGHAM, April 8—Jacob
Fttrth, of Seattle, is now undergoing
his second trial, charged with aiding
in wrecking the bank at LaConner.
It. the former trial the jury disagreed.
CHICAGO, April 8—Attorney Rob
inson, who is acting for the defend
ant A. C. Frost, in the Matanuska
coal cases, created a sensation in
Court this morning. In his argu
ment he declared that the people of
the Pacific coast are praying that the
court free the defendants in the coal
cases. Judge Landis called him to
time, declaring that the courts were
an orderly procedure and would not
tolerate such language. He further
said, ‘‘That statement is the sarpe as
going to the jury and bribing it.”
WASHINGTON, April 8— Secretary
of tne Treasury McAdoo will assist
the financial institutions, of Dayton,
and likewise the business houses, by
depositing two million dollars in the
national banks of the stricken city.
He accept government, state,
county and city bonds as security for
*he loans
PLYMOUTH, April 3—The Suf
fragettes this afternoon, in retalia
tion for the imprisonment of Mrs.
Pankhurst, cut the telegraph wires.
WASHINGTON, April 7—The Cali
fornia delegation held a conference
with Secretary Bryan and informed
him that the people of that state are
determined to break up Japanese
farming colonies, regardless of con
sequence t Thi3 information has
caused much concern to the state de
partment, os it is feared tha* compli
cations will result if the people of
California insist upon this course.
AUSTIN April 7—J. T. Buchanan
has been elected as a member of Con
gress, to succeed Albert S. Burleson,
the present Postmaster General.
OLYMPIA, Apr. 7—Governor Lis-;
ter has designated Thursday, April
10, 1913 as Arbor day, and urges the
citizen of the state to observe this
day by beautifying public and private
grounds and particularly by planting
trees and shurbs in school grounds
and other public properties and in
treeless districts.
DETROIT, April 5—Governor Had
ley, of Missouri, delivered a strong
speech before the McKinley club last
night. He predicted a union of the
regular Republicans and the Pro.
gressives before a great while.
WASHINGTON, April 7—On Sat
urday three hundred and fifty society
women of the capital extended a for
mal reception in honor of Mrs. Wil
son, Mrs. Marshall and the wives of
the cabinet officers. The function
took the form of a noon breakfast.
SEATTLE, April 7—The Heffernan
Dry Dock Company has completed
plans for an expenditure of $750,000
in the construction of the greatest
pantoon floating dry dock of its type
on the Pacific coast and one of the
largest in the world, capable of re
ceiving any vessel plying the waters
of the Pacific, including the giant
Hill liner Minnesota. The dry dock
will be 612 feet in length over all and
will have a dead weight lifting ca
acity of 18,000 tons.
TACOMA, April 7—Harry Love
land, an inmate of the Stellacoom
asylum, has confessed to the murder
of Thomas Ragedale, .in Arkansas.
The matter has been looked into and
this morning the statement is made
that the confession has been verified.
WASHINGTON, April 7—There
has been much discussion over the
probability of retaining Mare Island
navy yard in the first-class and mak
ing the necessary improvements to
keep it in that class. This morning
Secretary of the Navy Daniels decided
that its present standard would be
maintained.
EVERETT, April 7—Samuel H.
Niekols died at his home in this city.
He is well known throughout Wash
ington, as he served eight years as
Secretary of State, retiring four years
ago.
WASHINGTON, April 7—In the
State department charges have been
filed against Ambassador Harry Lane
Wilson by Luis Manuel Rojas, vice
President of the Mexican Congress.
It is stated that he is ‘ responsible
morally” for the assassination of
General Madero and General Suarez.
Friends of Mr. Wilson declare that
during the recent trouble in Mexico
his -actions were strongly supported
by Americans residing there and that
political enemies are seeking to hu
miliate him.
SEATTLE, April 7—George Adams
has again been conicted of a felony,
i his time it was for conspiracy in aid
ing in producing counterfeit money.
He had not completed his sentence for
the theft of gold from the Seattle
assay office when he was given his
liberty on parole. It was not long
after that he was discovered conniv
ing with former fellow prisoner to
produce counterfeit money.
PATTERSON, N. J., April 5—This
afternoon Justice Minturn of the Su
preme court ordered the release of
William D. Haywood, who was com
mittted to jail for inciting riots on
the streets.
LONDON, April 5—The Suffraget
tes continue to feel greatly incensed
over the imprisonment of their leader
Mrs. Pankhurst, who has been sen
tenced to three years. Each day
they commit some destructive act.
This morning they burned a country
home at Buckinghamshire.
NEW YORK, April 5—Mayor G»y
r.or has beeh very much: Incensed
over the general Indulgence of the
‘‘turkey trot,” “bunny hug,” and
other simlllar dances. They have
been in vogue in this city at all kinds
of dances, from the most fashionable
to the bowery exhibitions. The Ma
yor declares that they are indecent
and lead to gross immorality. In
order to suppress them he has drafted
a bill which he will endeavor to have
the state legislature pass, and which
will make it a misdemeanor to in
dulge in these practices.
NEW YORK, April 5—Last night
Eugene Smith, one of the Tammany
leaders, was killed in Park Row. He
was set upon by four gangsters and
beaten to death before assistance
came. The ruffians then made their
escape and have not yet been appre
hended. It is supposed that the as
sault was by reason of political dif
ferences. j
MEXICO CITY, April 5—The fin
ance committee has reported to Con
gress that there are seventeen mill
ions in the treasury.
SEATTLE. April 5—Elaborate
preparations have been made to re
ceive Capt. Roald Amundsen, dis
coverer of the South pole, on his ar
rival here tomorrow. Arrange,
ments for his reception are in the
hands of the Leif Erickson Lodge of
the Sons of Norway. On Monday
evening, Capt. Amundsen will lecture
at the Metropolitan on his discovery
of the pole. The lecture will be de
livered under the auspices of the
Sons of Norway, who managed the
captain's lecture on the Northwest
passage five years ago. Gov. Lister
will preside, and addresses will be
delivered by Mayor Cotterill and
President Chllberg of the Chamber
of Commerce.
If the bill introduced in the Senate
by Senator Sutherland becomes the
lav/ it will be impossible in the fu
ture for townsite promoters to take
on the waterfront of navigable
streams and sell to private Individ,
uals. Under the law proposed the
waterfront will come under the im
mediate control of the city or town
governments upon incorporation oc
cupying townsites which are situated
cn navigable streams in Alaska. The
law is designed for both sanitary rea-t
sous and to prevent a monopoly of
the waterfront by commercial in
terests.
Secretary of the Territory Wl..iam
L. Distin, has received the first ex
ecutive order as affecting Alaska. It
serves notice that certain lands con
stituting the right of way for mili
tary telegraph lines lying between
Hot Springs and Port Gibbon have
teen transferred from the Interior
Department to the War Department.
The order is signed by Woodrow Wil
son, under date of March 14, and is
as follows:
AUBURN, N. Y., Aprils—Six strike
rioter who attacked the rope plant at
Columbia were shot by the police.
Two of the strikers are thought to be
fatally wounded.
WASHINGTON, April 8—Repre
sentative Henry has introduced a bill
in the House which provides for fur
nished homes for United States diplo
mats In thirty-five capitals. It has
long been contended that the salaries
paid our representatives abroad was
not sufficient to maintain the conven
iences and dignity that were expected
from our government.
CHICAGO, April 7—Attorney Al
bert Pink, In his argument for the
defence in the government coal eases
against A. C. Frost and others, de
clared, “If the defendants ars ac
clared, ‘‘If the defendants are ac
wlll be built.”
“The Executive Order dated Nov
ember 23, 1911 (G. O. No. 163, W.
I)., December 8, 1911), placing un
der the control of the Secretary of
the Interior, under the Act of Con
gress approved July 5, 1884 (23 Stat.
103), for disposition under said Act
of Congress, or as may be otherwise
provided by law, that portion Of the
right of way for military telegraph
lines in Alaska, reserved by Execu.
tive Order dated May 24, 1905 (G.
O. No. 83, W. D., June 6, 1905),
which 1b located between Hot Springs
and Port Gibbon, Alaska, is hereby
revoked; and the said premises are
again reserved for the' use of the
Signal Corps in its operation of In
land telegraph lines In Alaska.”
TO THE
CITIZENS of CHITINA
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Alaska is on the eve of great development.
The Railroad Commission has reported favorably, on extend.
In* the line from Chitina to Fairbanks.
Ex-President Taft has recommended favorable action by
Congress.
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The New York Legislature, realizing the great Injustice done
Alaska in the past ten years by withdrawing all its natural re
sources, and thus stopping railroad building has unanimously
passed a resolution, endorsing the Railroad Commission report;
Calling on President Wilson to make Alaska Legislation a special
feature of his message to the special Congress called for April 1st.
The first act passed by the Alaska Legislature was in the form
of a memorial to Congress and the President asking that Railroad
construction be begun at once in accord with the Railroad Com
missions report, and that our Coal be opened for use.
Every town Council, and every Chamber of Commerce in
Alaska has sent wires and petitions to the President and Congress
to the same effect.
The cities of Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, San Francisco—and
a great many others as far East as Denver, Colorado—have joined
in the good work and are bringing all the pressure in their power
to bear.
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon has prepared a bill in line
with the Commission’s report to be introduced at the Special
Session to convene April 1st.
Is there any one that doubts that something will be accom
plished, and that soon?
If so, she or he had better quit looking at the hole in the
doughnut and look at the doughnut awhile. If you keep on look
ing at that hole you will loose your chance—for here is a chance
that you will never have again in this section of the country.
I will sell you any lot in Chitina not already sold up to
April 1st, 1913, for 100 per cent less than you can buy it 6
months from now.
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The price of all lots has been reduced in order to give all a
chance. They run from J40 up to $1000.
The terms will be V* cash, and the balance in six, twelve and
eighteen months.
GEO. C. HAZELET,
Agent Chitina Townsite Company.
nunus u» UISSUliUTlOS OK
PARTNERSHIP
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:—
Notice is hereby given that the Owl
Drug Company, a co-partnership
formerly owned by Mrs. Laura Brown
and Dr. C. F. Montgomery, Is now
the sole property of Mrs. Laura
Brown, she having purchased the in
terest of Dr. Montgomery. All debts
payable to the said Owl Drug Com_
pany as well as all accounts owing
are assumed by the said Mrs. Laura
Brown.
Dated this 21st day of March, 1913.
4-8-4V- MRS. LAURA BROWN.
PUBLICATION NOTICE
For the matter of the Estate of
Axel Fast, deceased, notice is hereby
given to all persons that I, H. T.
Staftsholt, was on the eighth day of
February 1913, duly appointed ad
ministrator of the estate of Axel
Fast, deceased, by letters issued by
J. W. Nickell, United States Coni
misBioner and ex-officio probate
Judge in and for the Chiitna pre
cinct, Third Division, District of Alas
ka.
All persons indebted to said Axel
Fast deceased are requested to call at
my place of business in the Overland
Hotel in Chitina, Alaska, to settle
same. All persons having claims
against the said estate are requested
to file your certified bill with me the
undersigned administrator on or be
fore six (6) months from the date of
the first publication.
H. T. STAF9HOL.DT,
Administrator
First publication April 8, 1913—4w.
-o—o—o——
The freighter Latouche is expected
*o arrive about Saturday with coal
and explosives. The f-eighter Cor
dova will sail from Seattle with a
similar cargo on Friday.
Windsor hotel today awarded the
contract to Chas. Goodall for finish
ing tlie large 27x56 room adjoining
the bar. it will be used as a blllard
and pool room.
We Garry ailull Line of
General Merchandise
Including
c GROCERIES
- HARDWARE
st' DOG HARNESS
j .. . HORSE HARNESS
■■ FURNISHING GOODS
BLANKETS
• FUR CAPS
“ SHOES AND RUBBER PACS
.a. Also
HAY AND GRAIN
CHITINA CASH STORE
E. H. GILLMAN, Manager.
Forwarding Agent, S. BLUM & CO.
CORDOVA’S BIG STORE
i HOTEL CHITINA
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T. W. CLONINGER, Proprietor
Chitina, Alaska
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Heated Rooms, First-class Cafe, Courteous Attention
The best and most complete Cigar Stand in Chitina
PRICES REASONABLE
! We are general agents for the famoas
PARKFORD
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and can fill your orders promptly
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WOOLNER DISTILLING CO.
5 k When ih CHITINA Stop at the *
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OWL DRUG
COMPANY
A New fend Complete Line or
DRUGS, TOILET ARTICLES
AND DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES
LOW NET’S FAMOUS CHOCOLATES
THE AFRICANO and other high
grade CIGARS.
PIPES and TOBACCOS
Prescriptions carefully compounded.
Prompt attention given to mail orders
Copper River & Northwestern Railway jj
Good Passenger and Freight
Service to Interior Alaska
For Rates..and Other, Infomation Apply at
DEPOT OFFICE
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