THIRD YEAR.
CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1913.
NUMBER 26.
Late Telegraph News
WASHINGTON, April 14—An intimation lias come from
the White House that President Wilson will name Maj. J. P. A.
Strong as Governor of Alaska, during the present week.
WASHINGTON, April 12—Good news was received by
Alaskans from the White House this afternoon. It indicates
that the President has looked into the needs of the territory
and is nearly ready to act. It is stated that he plans to use all
his influence in opening up Alaska. He also stated today that
he would appoint a new Govenor very quickly, which is taken
to imply that he has practically decided on the man and that
announcement of the name will be made early next week.
President Wilson has also practically given assurance that
Robert W. Jennings, of Juneau, will be appointed to a Judge
ship in Alaska. Although not coming from the same authori
taivet source, yet it is generally understood that John Y. Os
trander, of Cordova, will also be given a Judicial appointment.
The terms of Judge Lyons and Judge Overfield will expire in
the course of a couple of months, in the first and third divi
sions, respectively. It is expected that Mr. Jennings will be
appointed to the Juneau division and Mr. Ostrander to the
Valdez division, but each assigned to the other division for the
first year. This is deemed necessary because both appointees
would be disqualified from hearing certain litigation in their
own divisions because of their former connection with the
cases. „
This afternoon Senator Pittman was very optomistic over
the probability of getting favorable action on the Alaskan
transportation question at this session of Congress. He said,
‘‘I am very hopeful of getting the Alaska railroad question be
fore the Senate while the House is considering the tariff. I
am firm in the belief that we will secure the adoption of the
Chamberlain measure in the Senate.”
WASHINGTON, April 9—Last night the rooms of the
National Press Club were the scene of an Alaskan love feast.
All the residents of the northern territory, as well as men in
terested there, who are now in the city, attended. Alaskans
were the hosts and united in particularly expressing their ap
preciation of the good work done by two of their guests. These
men were Ira E. Bennett and Thomas F. Logan, editors of the
Washington Post.* In fact the dinner was given in recognition
of their splendid and continuous work of presenting the Alas
kan question to their readers. To these men and many other
editors throughout the country is largely attributed the change
of sentiment which has switched from ultra-conservation to a
general belief in the speedy development of the resources of
Alaska. Delegate to Congress, James Wickersham, was toast
master. If all the predictions made concerning the territory
are realized that northland will soon blossom as the I'ose, and
be a mighty and enduring empire of rich realization.
WASHINGTON, April 11—The territory of Alaska is cer
tainly in the public eye at the national capital. It is now ex
pected that there will certainly be railroad legislation within
the next year, with the strong probability that the special ses
sion will take favorable action on the Chamberlain bill, which
provide for the construction of 1,000 miles of railroad in Alas
ka. And now Senator Miles Poindexter comes to the front
and announces that he will make an effort to have a line built
from the Bering coal fields to Controller bay. He states that
in a day or two he will introduce a bill providing for this con
struction of twenty-five miles. It will be rememberd that the
Senator and Gifford Pincliot made a trip to Southwestern Alas
ka during the month of September 1911. They had an un
pleasant experience in the neighborhood of Katalla, because
of the unfavorable weather conditions. And upon their return
Senator Poindexter would only go as far as to say that “Con
troller bay was a possible harbor.” In the report of the Alaska
Railroad Commission many reasons are set forth why Controller
bay is not available as a railroad terminus. The action of Sena
tor Poindexter, who is hostile to Cordova and the interests that
have developed that town, is an indication that he seeks to
cloud the real issue and to destroy some of that harmony and
unity that is otherwise so generally displayed here in favor of
following out the suggestions of the Commission that recently
made an exhaustive study of railroad necessities in Alaska,
and the best possible routes available for the opening up and
development of the great richness of that vast territory.
Judge Overfield has received a cable from Juneau stating
the act to repeal the road tax law in Alaska had been passed
by the Legislature and signed by Governor Clark, and that it
was now in effect. In accordance with this information Judge
Overfield is wiring the U. S. Commissioners in his division
that they should not proceed to carry out the former law by
appointing road overseers to collect the tax. The action of
the Legislature will be in full force and effect unless declared
otherwise by Congress. In any event it is reasonable to pre
sume that there will be no collections for the year lfilJ, and
possibly never again.
Telegraphic advices received from Judge Lyons by Judge
Overfield indicate that the former is particularly anxious to
have the Judge from this division go to Juneau as soon as
possible and hear some motions in the McDonald case, which
would likely meun that Judge Overfield would be called upon
to hear the trial of the case, as Judge Lyons is disqualified, as
he was assistant Prosecuting attorney when McDonald was
under investigation at the time of the killing of Jones. This
afternoon Judge Overfield wired to Juneau that he could sail
for that port about May 8th, which favor will likely be
ccepted.
The Panama Canal
Birdseye View Showing Route of the Great
Waterway Now Nearing Completion
ACCORDING to present Plnn9, water will be let Into the new Panama
canal on July 1. The first boat will enter in September. Going from
l the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean a bout enters the cunal on the uorth
aide of the Isthmus of Panama at a small suburb called Cristobal
Seven miles Inland It comes to the Gatlin locks. These lift the boat to a
level of eighty-five feet above the seu. This level Is maintained across the
famous Gatun artificial lakes and through the Culebra cut to the Pedro Miguel
(called Peter McGill by American workmen) locks thirty-nine miles from the
Atlantic oceun and eleven miles from the Pacific ocean. The Pedro Miguel
and Mlraflores locks lower the boat to the Pacific sea level. Thence It goes to
the other terminus, called I„a Boca, the Spanish words for mouth, a suburb of
the City of Panama.
The odd sensation will be given a traveler when he rides through the canal
from Colon to Panama of going south and east Instead of west, and when he
rises the next day In Panama he will find that, because Panama is on a point
-of land jutting out into the ocean, the sun both rises and sets in the Pacific.
In Its course the canal Is made to follow generally the valleys of the Mludl and
Cbagres rivers on the north or Atlantic side and the Rio Grande on the south
or Pacific slope. —
Cordova, April 1U.
A special term of court was con
vened this morning at Empress thea
tre, presided over by Judge Peter E.
Overfield. The regular officials were
present from the seat of Justice, with
the innovation of the Rev. Ziegler, of
Valdez, as court crier. During the
morning the trial calander was called
and cases set for trial. During the
afternoon session the law and motion
calendar was heard. The trial cal
endar was disposed of as follews:
M. C. Thompson, Administrator vs.
A. E. Barber; action to recover money
due on partnership agreement.
Passed.
Harry G. Gray vs. Mollle Gray;
divorce. Passed.
S. P. Chapin vs. Gyp Moore;ap
peal Commissioner’s court and action
on promissory note; set for trial
Friday April 11.
Joseph Janey vs. Oscar Breedman,
John Palmer, Thos. Cloninger and J.
L. Brown; action to recover damages
out of property alleged to have been
taken by force and fraud. Set for
trial April 16.
Mathilda A. Snyder vs. Edward
Kelter; action to abate a public nuis
ance. Set for trial April 14.
Earnest W. Vande Vord vs. Kenni
cott Mines Co.; personal damages,
set for trial April 19.
Daniel S. Reeder vs. Katalla Co.
and Copper River & N. W. Ry.; per
soual injury. Set for trial April 21.
G. W. Hardman vs. Katalla Co.
and Copper River & N. \V. Ry.; action
for damages account malicious prose
cution. Passed.
Peter Cordez vs. Katalla Co. and
Copper River & N. W. Ry.; personal
injury. Announcement that case
would be settled by stipulation.
H. Robinson vs. E. W. Exurn and
S. O. Breedman; action to recover
promissory note. Set for trial April
23.
Cordova, April 11.
Court convened this morning but
an adjournment was soon taken to
two o’clock this afternon. At this
hour a jury was empannelled and the
trial of a case proceeded. The is
sue was to recover on a promissory
note of several hundred dollars. The
action was brought by S. P. Chapin,
as assignee of Jos. Bridges, who
formerly conducted a merchandise
store at Cordova, and the defendant
is Gyp Moore.
The following law and motion ea'
endar was heard yesterday after
noon by Judge Overfleld, with dis
position of matters as noted:
Chief Good-Ia-tah vs. Copper River
& X. W. Ry., E. E. Ritchie; R. J.
Boryer. Demurrer to amended com
plaint. Action by Plaintiff as Chief
of tribe for destruction to burial
grounds. Order overruling de
murrer.
E. Lee Thinius vs. H. P. Sullivan,
U. S. Marshal; S. P. Chapin; C. M.
Frazier. Demurrer to amended
complaint. Action to recover money
attached under execution. Hearing
on Demurrer taken under advise
ment.
James Heney vs. Copper River &
X. W. Co. et al.; E. E. Ritchie;
R. J. Boryer. Motion to quash ser
vice of summons and to make com
plaint more definite and certain.
Personal injuries. Hearing on mo
tion taken under advisement.
Mrs. E. A. Reed as administratrix
vs. Copper River & X. W. Ry.; J.
H. Cobb; R. J. Boryer. Motions
to make more definite and certain,
and to strike. Action to recover ac
count death, by widow. Order de
nying motions.
Geo. C. Ilazelef, Trustee, J. E.
Currier and Chas. Goodall vs. Arctic
Lumber Co., a corporation; Ostrander
K. Donohoe; R. J. Boryer. De
murer to complaint. Ejectment.
Order overruling demurrer.
Henry Alheit vs. Copper River &
N. w. Ry. Co., J. H. Cobb; R. J.
Boryer. Demurer to complaint.
Personal injuries. Order overruling
demurrer.
Max Kahn vs, Chas. Allen, Geo,
Dooley and S. O. Breedman; Ostran
der & Donohoe; R. J. Boryer. Mo
tion to make more definite and cer
tain. Action on promissory note.
Order granting motion and permit
ting to amend complaint by interline
ation.
Cordova, April 12 .
A special venire of twelve jurors
was returned by the U. S. Marshal as
follows: A. J. Paxson, Paxson's
Road House; M. Finkelstein, F. H.
Estabrook, L. G. Belter, James
Smith, E. P. Ziegler, Charles War
ren, C. M. Berry, Geo. C. Hazelet,
R. R. Stewart, E. A. Hegg, R. J.
Kenevlck, Cordova.
The following are the other jurors
who are in attendance at this term of
the district court: C. P. Mickelson,
J. E. Currier. E. J. Davis, S. E.
Hood, Cordova; H. C. Davis, A. S.
Jensen, L. C. Townsend, Valdez;
Karl Long, T. P. Murphy, Seward;
W. C. McCall, Latouche.
Last evening in open court Judge
Overfield granted a decree of divorce
to Kittie Jordan from her husband
William Jordan.
Two petitioners for citizenship
were granted their second papers
this morning by Judge Overfield.
They are both residents of Cordova
and are Bernhard Hunger, a subject
of Germany, and Edw. O. Griset, a
subject of England.
Ludwig L. Stol, a subject of Swe
den sought to secure his naturaliza
tion papers this morning. His ex
amination, however, was not entire
ly satisfactorily and Judge Overfield
advised that he post himself on our
American institutions and appear be
fore him later.
In the case of S. P. Chapin vs. Gyp
Moore, to recover on a promissory
note, the jury did not reach a verdict
until nearly ten o’clock this morning,
nfter having been out all night.
They decided that the plaintiff was
entitled to $435.97.
The liquor license of Louis Belter
was ordered transferred to the Wind
sor Hotel Company.
In the case of the IT. S. vs Diggs,
Little and Whittemore a demurrer to
the answer of Little and Whittemore
was argued this morning, and sus
tained
Cordova, April 14.
In the federal court the case of
Matilda Snydier ve. Edw. Kelter was
to have come up for trial this morn
r.g at ten o’clock. Instead, at'orney
Cobb for the plaintiff tiled a motion
for a change of venue alleging that he
could not secure a fair trial in Cor
dova. The motion was argued be
fore Judge Overfield, the defendant,
through his attorney T. J. Donohoe,
opposing the motion and arguing for
a trial at this term of court. The
motion was denied and Judge Over
field reset the case for Monday morn
ing next, stating that he would have
twenty jurors summoned from Val
dez and Seward, which would pro
tect the rights of the plaintiff.
The case of Joseph Janey vs. Oscar
Ilreedman, John Palmer, Thos. Clon
inger and J. L. Brown had previous
ly been set for Wednesday. Judge
Overfield announced that, as there
was no cases set for Tuesday, the
jury could be empanneled tomorrow,
so as to be ready to proceed with the
case after the arrival of the plain
tiff’s witnesses from Chitina on the
train tomorrow.
This morning the case of G. W.
Hardman vs, Katalla Co. and C. K.
&. N. W. Ry., was set for trial on
April 24.
The case of Henry Alhelt vs. Cop
per River & Northwestern Railway,
personal injuries, was set for trial
Tuesday, April 22.
Chief Oood-la-tah vs. C. P. & N.
IV. Ry., destruction of burial grounds,
set for trial Thursday, April 24.
Mrs. E. A. Reed as administratrix
vs. C. It. & N. W. Ry.. plaintiff per
mitted to amend by interlineation;
demurrer overruled.
The liquor license of Dee Davis, at
Chitina, was ordered to be transfer
red to John Palmer.
The case of the U. S. vs. Robert
Hunter, ejectment, was dismi3seb up
on motion of the District Attorney.
James Heney vs. C. R. & N. Ky..
personal Injuries, motion to quash
service of summons and to make defi
nite. was denied. Plaintiff permitted
to make interlineation.
Cordova April 15.
Court convened thi9 morning at
ten o’clock, all jurors reporting pres
ent. Judge Overfield decided not to
call the Jarnev case until tomorrow
morning at ten o’clock, to which
time court was adjourned.
During the balance of the special
term of court at Cordova Judge Over
field and u Jury will be fairly busy In
the trial of various causes. The
trial calendar now shows cuses set for
trial as follows:
Wednesday, April 16.
Joseph Jarney vs. Oscar Breed
man, John Palmer, Thos Clonlnger
ard J. L. Brown; action to recover
damages out of property alleged to
have been taken by force and fraud.
Wm. O’Connor for plaintiff; R. J.
Boryer for Breedman; Ostrander &
Dnnolioe for Palmer Cloninger and
Brown.
Saturday April 19
Earnest \V. Vande Vord vs. Kennl
cott Mines Co. ; personal damages, E.
E. Ritchie; R. J. Boryer.
Monday, April 21
Mathilda A, Snyder vs. Edward
Kelter; action to abate a public nuis
ance. J. H. Cobb; Ostrander &
llonohoe.
Daniel S. Reeder vs. Katalla Co.
and Copper River &. N. W. Ry.;
personal injury. .1. H. Cobb; R.
.1. Boryer.
Tuesday April 22.
The case of Henry Alheit vs Cop
per River & Northwestern Railway,
personal injuries. J. H. Cobb; R. .1.
Boryer.
Wednesday, April 23.
H. Robinson vs. E. W. Exum and
S. O. Breedman; action to recover
on promissory note. C. M. Frazier;
R. J. Boryer.
Thursday, April 24.
Chief Good-la-tah vs. C. R. & N.
W. Ry., destruction of burial
grounds. E. E. Ritchie; R. J.
Boryer.
G. W. Hardman vs. Katalla Co. and
C. R. & N. W. Ry., personal in
juries. .1. H. Cobb; R. J. Boryer.
The case of Jaes Heney vs. C. R.
& N. W. Ry., personal injuries, has
not yet been set.
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TOKIO, April 15—The cabinet haa
reported to the Emperor that the at^
titude of President Wilson with ref
erence to the Japanese situation in
California has made it necessary to
bring a test case before the Ameri
can Supreme Court, in order to show
that the Japanese are not of Mon
golian origin.
Cordova, April 15.
The train from Chitina made good
time today and reached here about
three o’clock this afternoon. The
weather conditions out the line are
very favorable. A number of pas
sengers came in from the Copper
river country, most of them wit
nesses in cases to come before the
court. There was no mail from
Fairbanks, the stage not having ar
rived when the train left this morn
ing.
The court officials, attorneys, jur
ors, witnesses and litigants, as well
is the general public, are invited to
participate in the game of Five Hun
dred at the Windsor hotel this even
ing. Doors will open at 8:30 o'clock
ind play will commence at 9 sharp,
rhe affair is given by the Woman's
Build.
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