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NEW YORK, Nov. 5—The weather
today is bright apd pleasant. The
sun shone early. There was a big
early vote throughout the city. There
was little scratching, a large percent
age of the votes by the different fol
lowings being cast straight. During
the first hour fiften per cent of the
Bowery vote was cast.
OYSTER BAY, Nov. 5—Col.
Roosevelt has been so busy telling
other people how to vote that he
himself mas not able to cast a ballot
today, because of his failure to regis
ter.
UTICA, Nov. 5—Through a politi
cal truce a large complimentary vote
for the Republican candidates was
cast today in the precinct where the
late Vice President Sherman formerly
voted.
PASSAIC, N. J„ Nov. 5—Governor
Wilson finally closed the campaign
here last night. He said, “I now
leave the case in the hands of the
jury. I hope they will retire with
a profound sense of the responsibili
ty that develops upon them, and that
under the law they will report a ver
dict within the next twenty-four
hours that will bring relief to the
American people.”
TERRA HAUTE, Nov. 5—Eugene
V. Debs, the candidate for the Presi
dency on theSocialist ticket, neglect
ed to register and consequently could
not vote today.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5—Associated
Press says National Chairman Mc
Combs of the Democratic National
Committee at 7 p. m. says: New
York up-state returns exceeding the
expectations and entire state will give
Wilson a vote greater than the vote
of Taft and Roosevelt combined.
BOSTON, Nov. 5—Complete re
turns from 10 out of 1102 precincts
in the city give Taft a b'g lead. Tile
vote is as follows: Taft, 1, 713;
Roosevelt 837; Wilson. 373.
Taft carried the town of A’ushnet,
the first town heard from in tne
United States. The vote was: Taft,
104; Roosevelt, 50; Wilson, 5?.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5—Associated
Press returns from 372 districts out
of 3093 in New York state, outside of
the city, Wilson 78,374; Taft 47,359;
Roosevelt 38,969.
BROOKLYN, Nov. 5—The Eagle
announces that Wilson has been
elected by a large plurality. The
Standard Union says returns received
at this hour indicate Wilson will car
ry King county by 42,000 with Taft
running 1000 behind Roosevelt.
PORTLAND, Me.—160 precincts
out of 624 in Vermont gives Roose
elt 16,148; Taft 16,508; Wilson, 11,
169.
NEBRASKA—At 8 p. m., Wilson
2385; Taft 1486; Roosevelt 1152;
Debs 130.
SALT LAKE—15 precincts instate
Taft 2691; Wilson 2075; Roosevelt
2160.
ST. LOUIS—120 districts in Mis
souri, outside of St. Louis, give Wil
son 14,643; Taft 6406; Roosevelt
6369.
INDIANOPOLIS—73 precincts in
the state givt Wilson 11,050; Taft
7566; Roosevelt 6051.
WATERLOO, Iowa—From 37 pre
cincts over the state Roosevelt has
3020; Wilson 2460; Taft 2022.
LOS ANGLES—From 210 pre
cincts out of 455 Roosevelt has 10,
323; Wilson 7,380; Debs 2355.
ATLANTA—Wilson has carried
Georgia by an overwhelming ma
jority.
JACKSON—Wilson has carried
Mississippi by overwhelming plurali
ty.
DENVER—Returns from Colorado
will come in slowly owing to scratch
ing and many isolated points.
ST. PAUL—The returns from Min
nesota will be very late as the polls
did not close until nine o’clock.
CHICAGO—From 619 precincts in
city: Roosevelt, 62,363; Wilson,
55,875; Taft, 32,423; Debs, 24,371.
NEW YORK—The Sun says Wil
son carried Virginia by 40,000.
CHICAGO—499 precincts in Chi
cago give Roosevelt 49,975; Wjlson
44,195; Taft, 26,095; Debs, 19,846.
CHICAGO—Associated Press says
indications are that Roosevelt carry
Illinois outside Cook county by 90,
000 plurality.
LONDON, Nov. 4—This afternoon
the Turkish Ambassador was directed
to inform Great Britain of Turkey’s
willingness to receive assistance in
bringing about a cessation of hostili- |
ties.
LONDON, Nov. 4—An extraorfdin
ary series of dispatches have been
published in the Constantinople pa
pers. They are from Nazim Pasha,
commander in chief of the Turkish
army. He asserts that the Turkish
forces have recaptured Bunarhissar,
and are holding their own against the
Bulgarian advances.
VIENNA, Nov. 4—There was a
fearful battle between the Bulgar
ians and Turks near the bridge of
Mariaza river leading to Andrianople.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 4—
Whatever may be recorded as the is
sue of the terrible battle that is being
fought on the western slope of the
Istrandia mountains, in Thrace, it
willl undoubtedly be reckoned with
as amcng the world’s greatest strug
gles.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 4—The
Porto lias applied to the great powers
for mediation in the negotiation for1
peace. The Turkish army has re
treated to its last fortification out
side the city.
LONDON, Nov. 5—The Balkan
statesare insisting that Turkey treat
with them instead of through the
powers. Thus far Turkey has had
no reply from the powers. Their
army is re-forming behind Tehataja.
This is the last fortification before
entering Constantinople. It is doubt
ful whether the Turks will be able to
long resist the Bulgarain advance.
LONDON. Nov. 5—According to
dispatches from Sofia the water sup
ply has been cut off from Constantin
ople by the Bulgarian forces which
occupy Derkes.
LONDON, Nov. 1—A Sofia dis
patch to the Times states that a de
cisive battle was fought. The Turks
retreat eventually became a complete
rout. The Bulgarians captured
many of their guns and great quanti
ies of munitions. The dispatch from
Pose states that Natim Pasha, the
commander in chief, was either shot
or taken a prisoner of war.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 1—
Three hundred Turkish officers and
i
soldiers were executed yesterday for
their connection with panic among
the Turks at the battle of Kirk
Kilisseh.
SOFIA. Nov. 1—After three days
of fierce fighting the Bulgarians
scored a big victory. They routed
the Turkish forces of two hundred
thousand, under command of Nazim
Pasha. The Turk line was at Lulo
Burgas, east of Serai, and thirty-one
miles long. They retreated to
Teliorlu.
RIEKA, Nov. 1—The Montene
grians of Cordon are massing around
Scutari.
ATHENS, Nov. 1—The Turkish
cruiser Ztheid Elund with a crew of
two hundred aboard, was sunk off
the gulf of Salonika by a torpedo
boat.
SEATTLE—10 scattering precincts
give Taft 552; Wilson 574; Roose
velt 1073.
FARGO—Returns from 56 scatter
ing precincts give Wilson 2564;
Roosevelt 1190; Taft!838.
CHICAGO—In 948 precincts out
of 1336 in the city of Chicago Roose
vlt receives 110,078; Wilson 8o, 663;
Taft 48,901; Debs 56,513.
MILWAFKEE—In 240 of the state
precincts Wilson receives 20,739;
Taft 15,562; Roosevelt 6958.
PORTLAND—Partial returns from
95 precincts in Multnomah county
give Roosevelt 1330; Taft 884; Wil
sonol443.
SEATTLE—Result from 343 pre
cintcs throughout the state: Taft
12,349; Wilson 15,372; Roosevelt
20,766.
SEATTLE—144 scattering pre
cincts give this vote for Governor:
Hay 4,484; Lister 5,559; Hodge 4,
269.
DENVER—In 174 out of the 183
precincts in this city Wilson received
12,673; Roosevelt 10,567; Taft 4,
481.
NEW YOK—For Governor, 365
districts in New York city, Sulzer,
63,883; Straus, 28,350; Hedges, 20,
517.
(From Friday’s Cordova Alaskan.)
It was a splendid outpouring of
people last night who did honor to the
presence in our midst of the members
of the Alaska Railroad Commission.
Empress theatre was filled to capa
city and all indicated interest in the
discussion of the railroad situation
and future possibilities. Very natu
rally the principal interest centered
in the expressions upon the part of
the members of the Commission, for
all were eager to hear drop a word
or two that would seem to favor the
selection of Cordova as the ocean ter
minus of a trunk line railroad that
would extend througu to the Tanana
and Yukon rivers.
When Major Morrow, chairman of
the Commission, made a short ad
dress, he soon made it evident that
the Commission was endeavoring to
intelligently and industriously fulfil
its mission in making the necessary
investigation concerning me trans
portation situation in Alaska. And
he stated that definite conclusions
would not be reached until after an
inspection had been made of Pyramid
harbor, near Haines and the sVTjite
Pass at Skagway. He indicated that
the Commission had been impressed
with the great possibilities of Alaska,
both from a mining and agricuture
standpoint, and of the necessity for
better and immediate railroad facili
ties. He stated that in examining
routes for the starting of a trunk
line that would undoubtedly expand,
the Commission was now seeking an
ocean terminus that would assure an
open port all the year round. For
that reason the mouth of the Yukon,
the Kuskukwim and the upper part
of Cook’s inlet were eliminated from
present consideration.
The Major added that he was
greatly impressed with the general
and sincere expressions that he heard
in every section of Alaska condemn
ng the policy of conservation that had
tied up the coal resources of the ter
ritory and stifled industrial expan
sion. He stated that he was
thoroughly convinced that the Pin
chot policy, as applied to Alaska was
a mistaken one. And he further said
that he believed that if the Com
mission can find a way to refer to this
phase of the situation in their report
that “maybe we will ” and “the Com
mission will try to find a way to help
along the good work.’’
D'r. Alfred H. Brooks briefly re
ferred to his acceptance of a place on
the Commission because he believed
that in its examination and report
something good would result to the
Territory of Alaska. He believed
that it was a Commission different
from most of the commissions and
expeditions that had so often visited
Alaska. The present body is taking
its duties seriously, with the idea that
it was intended for work and accom
lishment, and that real service might
be rendered the patient people of
this northland.
Leonard M. Cox and Colin McCrae
Ingersoll both spoke briefly and re
cited many interesting experiences
that they had encountered in Alaska.
They also made it evident that they
were highly impressed with the mag
nitude and rich resources of this
country, a land of plenty under nor
mal and favorable conditions, that
but required transportation and a
liberal policy upon the part of the
government to make it blossom as the
rose.
Geo. C. Hazelet and John Y.
Ostrander, of Cordova, and Falcon
Joslin, of Fairbanks, spoke upon be
half of Alaska and of the great needs
of this vast territory in the way of
transportation. Mr. Hazelet went
into considerable detail in desribing
the various routes and lines of rail
road that would open Alaska to de
velopment, and of the superior ad
vantages possessed by Cordova as a
coast terminus and of the Copper
river country as the most desirable
route into the coal fields and the
Tanana valley. He pointed out that
various lines would be necesary to
properly develop this territory and
to result in the location here of mil
lions of people. And we want to
see railroads started from several
coast terminal points, as all had cer
tain advantages, but if one were now
to be selected he pointed out to the
Commission the many reasons why
it should be Cordova. He vividly
portrayed the earlier trials and vicis
situdes of the pioneers in this sec
tion of the country, and the advant
ages that had been attained by the
construction of a railroad and gov
ernment trails and roads.
John Y. Ostrander expressed the
gratification that the people of Alas
ka felt because of the coming of the
Railroad Commision. He believed
that their advent spelled development
and that upon their recommendation
would be inaugurated a new policy
that would be a complete reversal of
the Pinchot iniquity that has stifled
development, discouraged the coming
of capital, and impoverished the peo
ple who have been laboring in this
northland under conditions that have
required great fortitude to bear.
Falcon Joslin, who has been bat
tling for the opening of the coal of
Alaska and the extension of trans
portation lines, ror several years
past, indicated by his forceful, sincere
manner that the subject is one that
is now almost a part of himself.
Possibly he, more than any other
one man in Alaska knows of more
reasons why the riches of this coun
try require railroads in order to main
tain in Alaska the millions who are
eventually to build the large towns
and cities. He recited facts, from a
close study of the resources of Alaska
and the development of other less
favored localities, to prove that in the
course of a few years Alaska will of
necessity have several thousand miles
of railroads. He believed that two
trunk lines should at once be au
thorized by Congress. One to start
from Cordova, tap the Matanuska
and Bering coal fields, and to extend
on into the fertile valleys and mineral
lands of the Tanana and Yukon
watersheds. The other to start from
Seward and to tap the mineral and
agricultural section of the Susitna
country, and to extend on to the
Kuskukwim river. Both these trunk
lines would be les than one thousand
miles and he belived that they could
be built on an average of$40,000 per
mile, or $40,000,000 for all. Bonds
could be issued by the government at
3 per cent interest, atid he believed
that both principal and interest could
be returned in the course of thirty
years. And such an expenditure,
he predicted, would be the means of .
establishing an empire in this rich ,
northland that would redown to the
credit of the United States and prove
of much greater commercial value
than will the costly construction of
the Panama canal.
Prior to the meeting and before
adjournment, the orchestra rendered
several splendid selections.
(From Thursday’s Daily Alaskan)
“The Copper River & Northwest
ern railroad compare favorably with
any new railroad in its earlier stages
that was ever constructed in the
states.’’
The above statement was made
this afternoon to the editor of the
Daily Alaskan by Major Jay J. Mor
row-, chairman of the Alaska Rv.l'-oad
Commission. And Mr. Ingt rsoll
added,
“It is the history of nearly alt new
railroads that much of the con ('-ruc
tion work must be done over. The
road bed settles, ballasting must be
renewed, slides occur and wash-outs
are frequent, all tending to require
watchful and constant renewals.
And when it is considered that the
Copper river country has been fairly
deluged with rain this past season,
it is not wondered at that the loosen
ed earth completely obliterated the
track in places and that many bents
of the road w-ere carried out by tue
swollen streams.”
And both Mr. Cox and Dr. Brooks,
the other members of the Commission
expressed sentiments indicating that
they were fully in accord with the ex
pressions made and that the present
railroad had been conceived on broad
and substantial lines, and construct
ed in a manner that would be a credit
to one of the transcontinental roads.
The members of the Commission
returned last evening from a trip out
the line as far as Mile 76. The
weather was clear and plesant and
they had a splendid opportunity to
examine the road bed and to draw
conclusions as to the future possibili
ties of the line. They stopped at the
glaciers and were greatly interested
in the wonderful phenomena of na
ture that is one of the scenic views
of Alaska. They expect to examine
the machine shops, round houses,
wharf and other termial facilities of
the company located at Cordova.
Tomorrow the Commission will
likely secure a launch and spend sev
eral hours cruising about the harbor.
Tonight they will attend the public
meeting at Empress theatre to hear
discussions on the advantages of Cor
dova as a terminal point for a trunk
line. They may also give some ex
pressions concerning their own ob
servations. The members of the
Commission are men of industry.
When not examining matters pertain
ing to their investigation they spend
most of their time indoors preparing
their conclusions and reports so far
as they have gone.
WASHINGTON. Nov.2—A report
entitled “Mineral Resources of the
Lower Copper River Basin, Alaska,”
by Fred H. Moffit, of the United
States Geological Survey, has just
been issued as Bulletin'020-C.
The search for gold and copper
which began in the mountains south
of Chitina River, Alaska, with the
rush of prospectors to the Copper
River Basin in 1898 has been carried
on spasmodically since that time. As
a result copper was found in the
mountains east of Taral during the
first summer, and the gold placers of
Bremner River were discovered a few
years later. No copper has yet been
produced in this district, according to
the Geological Survey, but the facili
ties for transportation offered by the
Copper River & Northwestern Rail
way during the last year have stimu
lated interest in the development of
copper properties, so that considera
ble prospecting has been carried on.
One small stream. Golconda Creek,
a tributary of Bremner River, has
yielded most of tne gold so far pro
duced in this district, although ^ittle
Bremner river has contributed a part.
Gold in commercial quantities has not
been found near Taral nor between
the Chitina and the Bremner in Han
agita Valley. The toal production of
the district is not known, but several
thousand dollars’ worth of gold has
been produced each year since mining
began. The very high cost of sup
plies and difficulty of access have
done much to discourage prospectors.
All the gold so far produced in the
Bremner River valley has been ob
tained from stream gravels. This
valley is practically unprospected, so
far as lode deposits are concerned.
The three parts of the valley of pres
ent or prospective importance because
of unknown placer-^old deposits are
Golconda Creek, Little Bremner
River and the lower part of Brenmar
above the Little Bremner.
The report brie'ly describes the
geology of the region so far as known
and the prospects for the develop
ment of gold in the Bremner River
valley, on Golconda Creek, and on
Little Bremner River; it also dis
cusses the character of the copper
deposits in the mountains between
Canyon Creek and Chitina River.
LOS ANGELES—-402 city precincts
give Roosevelt 30,890; Wilson 24,
548; Debs 8,068; Taft 1,063.
PORTLAND, Ore.—Returns from
all parts of the state indicate that
Wilson carried the state of Oregon,
with Roosevelt second and Taft third
-o—o—o
United States Marshal H. P. Sulli
van disbursed $55,000 during the last
quarter for jury fees, salaries of
guards, expenses of the court and
other incidentals. This sum does
not include the salaries of the deputy
marshals. The Clerk’s office spent
$2,883.06 during the same time from
fund “C,” for the salaries of clerks
nd incidentals.—Prospector.
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Including
GROCERIES
HARDWARE
DOG HARNESS
HORSE HARNESS
FURNISHING GOODS
BLANKETS
FUR CAPS
SHOES AND RUBBER PACS
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