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CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1914.
NUMBER 22
LATE TELEGRAPH NEWS
SKAGWAY, March 16.—Judge
Walker, district attorney for the
Third Judicial division, who is a
passenger on the Northwestern en
route to his home in Valdez, has in
timated that he received a telegram
requesting his resignation last Fri
'fflav while he was in Juneau. He
immediately wired his resignation
and on Saturday received a message
. stating that his resignation had been
* accepted and that his successor
would be appointed. It is under
stood that C. E. Bunnell, of Valdez,
and William W'hittlesey, of Seward,
are candidates for the position.
JUNEAU, March 16.—District At
torney George R. Walker, of the
Third Judicial division, is a return
ing passenger to Valdez on the
Northwestern which sailed from
here this afternoon.
Judge Walker came here to solicit
the assistance of Governor Strong in
securing the appointment of a
deputy prosecuting attorney to be
stationed at Cordova He induced
the governor to write Attorney
General McReynods urging the
appointment.
CONCORD, N. H.. March 16.—
Harry K. Thaw has issued an appeal
to J.he people of New York through
the press to end the case against
him. He does not ask for a pardon
on the grounds of sympathy but
."Justice, stating that he had killed
White in a “moment when I learned
that sorrow had wrecked my home.’’
Thaw is still being kept in prison
although a commission appointed by
the governor of the state filed a re
port that he “would not prove a
menace to public safety if given his
freedom.” Jerome has waged a re
lentless w'ar against Thaw and is
now seeking to have him returned
to the New York prison, since he
had been declared sane by the
courts.
CHRISTIANA, March 16.—That
the last year was a prosperous one
for Norway is shown by the official
government report issued today
showing that the national wealth
of the country increased from
2,848,479,000 crowns in 1912 to
.3,883,619,000 in 1913, an increase
T)f approximately $250,000,000.
EI^ATINODAR, Russia, March 16.
—The towns of Stanitza and Achtyr
sJH^ja on the shore of the Sea of
Avof, were completely destroyed by
a tidal wave which inundated them
following an upheaval of the bottom
of tne sea. The number of missing
total 1,150 persons.
The upheaval was so tremendous
that the entire shore line of the sea
was swept by tidal waves, causing
immense damage to property and
shipping. The inundated towns
were nearest the center of disturb
ance. The tidal wave was estimated
by survivors to have been more
than 20 feet high and when it re
ceded carried many buildings and
hundreds of those who had perished
into the sea.
EL PASO, March 16.—A federal
army numbering 3,000 men, has
been ordered by President Huerta
to take up the march northward
front .Torreon. The army is re
porter to be well equipped and is
the first sign of the promised
aggressive campaign to be made for
the suppression of the rebellion in
the northern Mexican states.
^IcL PASO, March 3 6.—General
Villa, commanding the Constitution
alists troops in northern Mexico, has
ordered General Urbina, with an
army of 2,000 men, to march south
ward to meet the approaching
federal army.
SAN DIEGO, March 16.—Mexican
bandits raided the small town of
Tecate near the boundary on Satur
day night and murdered Frank V.
Johnson, an American, who was
acting as postmaster. They also
seriously wounded Warren Wilden
back, an Americanized German, who
went to the assistance of the post
master.
After looting the stores the
bandits burned the postoffice, cus
toms toffice and the residences of the
officials. The outrage has caused in
tense indignation here. The par
ticulars of the affair have been tele
graphed to Washington.
TOKIO, March 16.—Many per
sons were killed and, a number of
houses destroyed by an earthquake
which occurred in the perfecture of
Akiata on the island of Hondo last
night. The disturbance was violent
and of several minutes duration,
but the center of disturbance is be
lieved to have been some distance
away. It is feared that a volcano
on some other island has become
active and may have resulted in an
appalling loss of life.
A LOS ANGELES, March 16.—A
young woman who has been living
here for the past two years under
the name of Ella Evans, declares
that^she is Dorothy Arnold, who
disappeared from ner home in New'
York on the eve of her marriage.
She has refused to givn any expana
tion of ner actions in hiding from
the memDers of her family who have
spent thousands of dollars in efforts
to trace her,
WAf ,C IGTON, D. C., March 16.
—The repbrt that Margaret Wilson,
eldest daughter of President Wil
son, is engaged to xioyd Fisher, of
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ALASKA BILL IS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12.—President Woodrow
Wilson signed the Alaska railroad bill at 3 o’clock this after
noon. He used two pens, one of ivory and silver and the other
ivory and gold. As he changed pens he looked smilingly at
those around him and said: “I guess I’ll change engines.”
The ceremony of attaching the president’s signature to the
! bill making it a law, took place at the White House and was
attended by Secretary Lane and several other members of the
cabinet, the Senate and House committees on territories,
Senator Chamberlain, Delegate Wickersliam, represntatives of
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and a number of Alaskans.
Before attaching his signature to the bill President
Wilson addressed those surrounding him as follows: “Gentle
men, it gives me great pleasure to sign this bill. I can say now
that we have linked Alaska and the United States together by
more than friendly ties. I believe this measure will do far
more to develop this territory than any other plan that has
been devised. 1 had hoped to sign such a bill before my time
as the nation’s chief executive had expired, and that I am
able to do so after this brief period of time is a source of much
gratification to me and I find it hard to express myself.” Here
the president paused for a moment, then continued: “Alaska
deserves much at the hands of the American people and I
believe its intei’ests will be cared for by this bill. I feel that
we have at least reached out a hand of real helpfulness and
brotherhood to Alaska and that we have linked it to us with
many bonds in a way valuable to both sides.”
WASHINGTON, 1). C., March 12.—Alaskans and the
friends of the Alaska railroad bill are preparing,to celebi'ate
the signing of the bill in an elaboi’ate manner. The enactment
of the law is regarded as the greatest event in the history of
the territory. Congratulatory telegrams from Alaskans in
all parts of the country are pouring in on President Wilson
and Secretary Tumulty is kept busy acknowledging their
receipt.
SEATTLE, March 12.—All Seattle is rejoicing today over
the signing of the Alaska railroad bill by President Wilson.
When the first flash of the news was received from Washington
by the Seattle Tiixies it did not delay to issue an exti*a to
spread the good news but immediately fired a salute of 21
bombs. The city is full of Alaskans and they at once began
celebi’atirig the event. Plans are being discussed to have the
mayor proclaim a half-holiday to celebi'ate the event, which
means so much to Seattle, in a proper manner.
WASHINGTON, I). C., March 13.—President Wilson ami
Secretary Lane discussed the preliminaries in connection with
the government’s railroad enterprise in Alaska at the White
House last night. The confei'ence lasted more than an hour
and as the secretary was leaving, President Wilson said: “The
first step to be taken is to lay out the route of the raili’oad.
During the discussion of the bill in both the Senate and House
I have been gathering data from many sources on the possible
routes from the sea to interiox*«Alaska, in addition to the
information supplied by the Alaska Baili'oad commission in
their report. Experienced men will be required for this work
xxnd 1 have been getting infoimation about competent available
men who have knowledge of railroad construction in all its
stages. The laying out of the routes will probably take up a
large portion of the coming summer. Following that will
come preparations and plans for actual construction work aud
the selection of the man who will have charge of the enter
prise from then until the completion of the work. Actual
construction of the railroads can be commenced not later than
the summer of 1915. All the appointments will be on the basis
of efficiency. We want good men.”
After the conference with President Wilson, Secretary
Lane was interviewed by a number of newspapermen with
whom he had made an appointment. He indicated that steps
would be taken in the near future to carry out the provision
of the act giving the president authority to purchase the
existing railroads in Alaska. Secretary Lane stated that he
expected to represent President Wilson in the negotiations for
the purchase of the railroads and would stand between his
chief and the railroad owners if the latter were inclined to
place the value of their properties too high.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13.—The passage of the
Alaska railroad bill will be followed by other measures without
which the government cannot succeed in its railroad enter
prises in Alaska. The coal land leasing bill, providing for the
opening of the coal fields, and the measure providing for the
appointment of a board by the president to be known as the
Alaska Development board, have been made administration
measures and will go through under the party whip. The
Alaska Development board will administer the federal
business of the territory' and will have charge of the mining,
land, fish and fur laws, with headquarters in the territory.
The administration realizes that in order to prepare for
construction work on the trunk lines to the interior next year,
roads to the coal fields must be constructed in advance. Before
any preparations can be made along these lines legislation
providing for the opening of the coal lands must be enacted.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 14.—Secretary Lane, of
the interior department, lias gone on record as favoring the
extension of the proposed Alaska railroad system to the
Canadian boundary. He does not, however, believe that
consideration of the international line should be permitted to
in any manner conflict or retard the carrying out of the
provisions of the Alaska railroad bill as signed by President
Wilson last Thursday. The international line can be taken
up at some previous time.
Secretary Lane admitted that there had been considerable
correspondence relative to the international railroad between
his department and Premier McBride of British Columbia and
Premier Borden, of the Dominion of Canada. The Canadian
premiers had signified their willingness to encourage the
extension of a railroad northward from Fort George, in
British Columbia, to the Alaskan boundary' if the American
government would undertake to construct a line connecting
it with interior Alaska.
Kailway' engineers who had gone over the proposed route
through British Columbia and Yukon had estimated that the
road would cost approximately' $40,000 per mile. Premiers
McBride and Borden had indicated that the provincial and
Dominion governments would guarantee bonds for the
construction of the road up to 75 per cent of the estimated cost.
Princeton, is not denied at the
White House. Fisher is a member
of the faculty in Princeton Univer
sity and has been a friend of the
president’s family for years.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 16.
—Secretary McAdoo dined at the
White House yesterday, meeting
the members of the family of his
bride-to-be. Mr. and Mrs. Sayer,
the White House bride and groom,
were present. The other guests
were Prof. Fisher, of Princeton, and
two Princeton friends of the family.
NEW YORK, March 16.—The
fatner of Dorothy Arnold, who re
turned recently from Europe, when
shown the press dispatch from Los
Angeles that Ella Evans claimed to
be the missing daugtlier, character
ized her claim as mere nonsense.
There is a persistent rumor that
Miss Arnold was located in Switzer
land by detectives who were actu
ated by the large reward offered by
her father. The parents of the
girl have made two trips to Europe
during the past year which is be
lieved to lend color to the rumor
that she eloped with a man who
was objectionable to her parents.
SEATTLE, March 16.—Hiram C.
Gill took the oath of office this
morning and is now mayor of Seattle
again. He has appointed Austin E.
Griffiths, former councilman who
was defeated in the mayoralty race
by failing to secure the nomination,
as chief of police.
Gill made a short speech in which
he alluded to having been recalled
and expressed his gratitude for hav
ing been vindicated by again
being elected. He promised pro
gressive legislation for a greater
Seattle.
HONGKONG, March 17.—Chinese
pirates boarded the Norwegian
steamship Cliidar off this port yes
terday and overpowering the Euro
pean officers looted the ship, secur
ing $30,000. The pirates have been
unusually active during the past
few months but this is the first time
they have been successful in captur
ing a steamer, and it is feared that
their success may embolden them to
attack other European vessels.
GEORGIA MAN GETS POSITION
WASHINGTON, D. G, March 17.—Another Southern
Democrat is to be given a position in Alaska. President Wilson
has sent the name of William Speese, of Georgia, to the
Senate for confirmation as federal district attorney for the
Third Judicial Division, Alaska. He has been a prominent
Democratic worker for years and it is understood that he has
the backing of Senator Hoke Smith. {
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I. W. W. WOULD SEIZE CAPITAL
SACRAMENTO, March 17.—Five of the officers of
“General” Kelley’s army of unemployed who were arrested
here for vagrancy, have confessed that the scheme was
originated by the I. W. W. They had planned to have an army
numbering 500,000 march to Washington in hopes that it would
result in a complete overthrow of the government.
The officers intimate that they had been promised
assistance from certain sources for demonstrating to the
country that the legislation of the Democratic administration
had resulted in throwing them out of work. They assert that
those who are responsible for organizing the armies of
unemployed believed that with the half-million men the
government could be overthrown and the capital seized.
Just how much credence can be placed xxpon the state
ments of these hobos is problematical, but as a general
proposition they are not considered seriously and will have
plenty of time to ponder over their ill-advised movement while
serving time in jail. These arrests will also likely have the
effect of thwarting any further attempt on the part of their
followers to continue the rnarh to Washington as the forces
are badly disorganized since the arrests.
JURY IN MINING CASE FAILS TO AGREE
The jury in the Shushanna mining case of Likaits vs.
James, involving title to No. 7 Bonanza creek and $10,000
damages, reported to thb court last evening that they had
been unable to break the deadlock and reach a finding after 56
hours deliberation. The jury was dismissed and when coux't
convened this moxning the jurors on the case were excused
from further service during the remainder of the term.
The cases which wex'e argued before the court yesterday
on an agreed statement of fact, involving No. 8 Bonanza, No. 1
Chathenda and No. 1 above Bonanza creeks, were also taken
under advisement by the court, who pi’omised to render a
decision at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning.
CHICKENPOX MAKES ITS
APPEARANCE IN CORDOVA
Chickenpox, which has been epi
demic in many Alasaan towns dur
ing the past few months, has made
its appearance in Cordova. Gay
Elliott is reported to have developed
a case of the disease in a very mild
form and the family has been quar
antined by the healtn officer in an
effort to stamp out the disease be
fore it gains a foothold among the
children of Cordova.
RONDS NELCHINA CLAIMS
Senator B. F. Millard, of Valdez,
has bonded a number of claims in
Nelchina and has already started a
big outfit for the camp to prospect
the ground. The option price is
not made public.
LITTLE GRL WANTS
TO LOCATE UNCLE
Miss Tessie O’Connor, of Nez
perce, Idaho, has asked the Daily
Alaskan to locate her uncle, G. A.
O’Connor, who is supposed to be in
Alaska. When last heard from he
was at Hot Springs, Alaska. O’Con
nor wrote several letters from Cor
dova and his niece believes he may
be residing near here now.
WILSON GETS CONTRACT
Jim Wilson, the Valdez freighter,
has been awarded the contract of
delivering 60 tons of dynamite to
the Ramsey-Rutherford mine on
Valdez glacier. The property will be
extensively worked during the sum
mer and is now being equipped with
a mill.
CHRISTIANA. March 17.—Emi
gration from Norway has taken a
strong turn to Mexico and the Gulf
of Mexico regions of the United
States, according to a recent gov
ernment report. Heretofore Nor
wegians have with but few excep
tions emigrated to Wisconsin, Min
nesota, the Dakotas and the Pacific
Northwest, but the trend is now
said to be southward. The Nor
wegian Mexican Gulf Steamship
line has just greatly increased its
capital to provide facilities for the
new traffic.
HIE TELEGRAPH NEWS
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SEATTLE. March 17. — Mayor
Gill has appointed Dr. J. C. McBride
health commissioner of the city. He
is making his appointments from
the ranks of all parties and declares
that competency and honesty is the
basis upon which he is making his
selections.
LONDON, March 17.—James Gor
don Bennett, proprietor of the New
York Herald, is seriously ill aboard
of his yacht at Suez. He is 73
years of age and has been in ili
health for some time and was
advised to take the southern trip in
the hope of regaining Ins health.
ALBLTRN, March 17.—The private
bank of Auburn in this county, has
closed its doors, after a short run
on its funds. The deposits amount to
more than $200,000 with little
prospect of more than a small frac
tion being realized. There are
rumors that the officers have been
speculating with the funds of the
bank and the courts will be asked
to order an investigation.
SEATTLE, March 17.—Captain f.
H. Griffith, disbursing officer in the
quartermaster’s office here, has been
suspended and is confined to his
quarters under guard while a re
ported shortage in his accounts .s
being investigated. There is a
rumor that he is many thonsands of
dollars short and that others are
implicated. His arrest has caused
a sensation as he was one of the
most popular officers.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 17.—
President Charles C. Moore of the
Panama-Pacific International Exposi
tion has announced that all main
exhibit palaces will be ready for
installation of exhibits by July 1 of
this year. When the exposition
opens on February 20, 1915, more
than 60,000 exhibitors from all
parts of the globe will be Installed
in the huge palaces.
NEW YORK, March 17.—The
National Child Labor committee,
which convened here on Sunday
afternoon last, will continue their
sessions until March 18. Two score
of the most prominent advocates of
better child labor laws, representing
as many states, are in attendance.
The subjects which Will be dis
cussed today are: “The backward
ness of the Southern states and the
exemptions that weakens the law's of
other states,” and "Devising ways
and means of raising funds to carry
on the work in a more compre
hensive scale than it has been in the
past.”
SEATTLE, March 17.—Mayor Gill
was banquetted last night at the
New Washington Hotel in honor of
his having again • en elected as
chief executive of the city by the
citizens, after h ving been recalled.
Gill declared that he would never
again run for public office and that
he had only entered the mayoralty
race to secure a complete vindication
of any stigma which might be at
tached to his recall. He had been
vindicated and would show the citi
zens of Seattle that their confidence
in his honesty had not been mis
placed.
PARIS, March 17.—Victor Augag
neur, vice president of the Chamber
of deputies, was assaulted by a
w'oman today during the opening
ceremonies of the parliament, while
surrounded by tue members of the
cabinet. The woman has been sing
ing in a music hall but is a stranger
to her intended victim.
The police believe that the attack
is due to the assassination of riditor
Callmette of Figaro, by the wife of
Minister Cuillaux, but are taking
precautions to guard all public
officials fearing that tue unsuccess
ful attempt to take tue life of the
vice-president is part of a plot by
anarchists. The singer is evidently
mentally unbalanced by the killing
of the editor and has declared that
his death must be avenged.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 17.—
Women suffragettes are organizing
in this state under the leadership of
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw of the Na
tional Suffragette organization, and
will make an attempt to secure the
defeat of Representative Underwood
who js a candidate for the United
States Senate.
Representative Underwood has de
clared against suffrage and has
pledged the Democratic party
against it. The women will cam
paign for Hobson who is in the race
for the senatorship against the
leader of the Democratic majority in
the House.
PARIS, March 17.—Gaston Cal
mette editor of the Daily Figaro,
was shot and dangerously wounded
in his office by Madame Henriette
Callaux, wife of the French minister
of finance. The journalist had at
tacked her husband in his editorials
charging grafting and incompetency.
After firing two bullets into her
victim the woman calmly submitted
to arrest and accompanied the officer
to prison.
PARIS, March 17.—Editor Call
mette, who was shot by Madam
Caillaux, died from his wounds to
day. His last words were, “I have
done my duty.” Minister Caillaux
has tendered his resignation to the
premier but it is being withheld.
Madam Caillaux is the third wife of
; the minister and is 39 years old.