Late Telegraph News
PEKIXG, April 28.—W. W. Rock
hill has accepted the. position of
adviser at large of the Chinese gov
ernment, at a salary of $1,000 per
month. Mr. Rickhill was last year
succeeded as American ambassador
to Turkey by Henry Morgenthau. He
has had much experience in the
Orient as he was minister to China
from 1905 to 1909. Way back be
tween the years 1888 and 1892 he
made two scientific missions to
China and Thibet under auspices of
the Smithsonian Institute. He was
commissioner of the Unite.d States
to China in 1900 and plenipotentiary
of the United States to Congress of
Peking for settlement of Box.ir
troubles, in 1901. Mr. Rockhill was
also ambassador to Russia from
1909 to 1911, when he was trans
ferred to Turkey.
SEATTLE, April 27.—Noe Lanier,
who dug for gold at Circle City j
in the ’90’s and then joined the
firsh rush for Dawson, died at nis
home in this city on Saturday night.
He was a wrell known character
among the old-timers.
SEATTLE, April 27.—The steam
er Admiral Sampson sailed from
this port on Saturday night. The
passengers for Cordova consisted of:
Miss M. M. Flood, Miss M.McDon
ald, Tillie, Liema, and Sophie Rich
waker, Roy Watkins, H. T. Andrus
and wife, Stephen Palmer and 11
second class. For Seward there were
10 cabin and 10 second class passen
gers: 70 for Knik and 40 for Sel
dovia. For Valdez there were 8
cabin and 9 second class. Among
the number for Valdez is William
Spence, of Georgia, recently ap
pointed District Attorney for the
Third division to succeed Geo. R.
Walker. Mr. Spence stated that he
will make on changes in the work
ing force of his office at present. He
first wishes to familiarize himself
with his new duties.
SEATTLE, April 27.—A. Chris
tensen, chief of the field division,
has just received from Delegate
Wiekersham a copy of his bill to
amend the land laws of Alaska. He
says that the bill will be favorably
reported by the public lands com
mittee of the House. An important
item is the creation of an addi
tional land district so as to give the
Third Judicial division an office in
addition to the ones now established
at Juneau, Fairbanks and Nome.
Valdez is designated as the head
quarters for the new office, although
the bill provides, “that the Presi
dent may remove the location of the
said land office to some other place
in said district at his pleasure.” in
each of the land districts the Presi
dent is to appoint a single person to
perform the duties of a register and
a receiver, and that said official
shall receive a salary of $4,000 per
annum.
SEATTLE, April 27.—The census
bureau has just issued a bulletin in
which the population of Seattle is
given as 313,111. When the official
census was taken in 1910 the popu
lation was 237,194.
SEATTLE, April 24.—This after
noon Boyd Rud, a street car con
ductor, seemed to have temporarily
lost his head and committed murder
and suicide. In the presence, of her
father he shot to death his wife, who
had left him a few days after their
marriage. He then turned his gun
on himself and inflicted a wound
from which he died in a short time.
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 28.—
Suffragettes of Pennsylvania have
commenced a four weeks campaign
to force candidates for nomination
to the state House of Representa
tives to come out into the open on
the question of providing for a vote
for the electors of the state on the
matter of woman suffrage. Candi
dates of every political party will be
informed that a refusal will be
considered as opposition to woman
suffrage, and that the women will
tight all candidates who do not de
clare themselves.
WASHINGTON, Aprir 2 7.—The
President this morning made a
personal appeal to John D. Rocke
feller to bring about a settlement of
the strike among the Colorado
miners. As a result of several con
flicts between the state militia and
strikers many have, oeen killed and
injured, including women and chil
dren. The situation during the past
week has grown so tense that the
governor of Colorado has called for
the federal troops. And if they are
sent the President fears that more
bloodshed will result.
TACOMA, April 22.—All doubt as
to the election of former Mayor
“Turkey” Fawcett has disappeared,
as it is stated this morning that his
majority is over 2,000. He was for
merly recalled, but the people re
pented of a hasty decision.
PHILADELPHIA, April 28.—Geo.
F. Baer, who was suddenly stricken
with paralysis on Saturday died at
a hospital here this afternoon.
Although 73 years of age he has
hlways been active in business. His
home has been at Reading since
1868, although his business kept
him in Philadelphia most of the
time. Since April 1901 he has been
president of the Philadelphia
Reading Railway Co., the P. & R.
Coal & Iron Co., and Central R. It.
PIERRE, S. D., April 28.—Ar
rangements are being made here
for staging the. last great Buffalo
hunt of the West and in order that
posterity may not forget how the
original American chased big game,
moving pictures will be taken of the
hunt. John E. Sloat, Gettysburg,
S. D , who has an option on the
famous Scotty Phillips herd of 467
buffalo, is negotiating with a mov
ing picture company to turn over
part of the herd and with the aid of
200 Sioux Indians stage a great
buffalo hunt, authentic in every de
tail. It is probable that the event
will be produced on the ranges west
of here.
DENVER, April 24.—Governor
Ammons this morning promptly
denied a report that he had re
quested federal troops to be sent to
the district where the miners’ strike
has been in progress. He believes
that he can handle, the situation
with the state militia.
TRINIDAD, April 24.—The fight
ing between the striking miners and
the militia .continues and has been
going on since Monday. It is
known that 21 lives were lost in the
Ludlow battle, while 8 others have
lost their lives. In addition many
have been wounded. Various com
panies of the state militia are now
at the scene, of conflict and it is
expected that they will soon have
the situation in hand.
WENATCHEE, April 24.—The
novel situation is presented of over
300 school children out on a strike.
They take umbrage at the fact that
the superintendent was not re
elected. There has been a contro
versy on between the superintendent
and Principal Nelson. The board
favored the latter and a number of
the children are thus demonstrating
their disapproval of the action of the
board in letting out the superin
tendent.
WASHINGTON, April 23.—It now
seems almost certain that agitation
over abolishing the Seattle assay
office will soon cease. The legis
lative, executive and juidc-ial expense
bill reported in the House recently
proposes the abandonment of four
Unite.d States assay offices and
one mint. No appropriation is made
for the mint at Carson, Nev., or the
assay offices at Boise, Idaho; Dead
wood, S. D.; Helena, Mont., and Salt
Lake City, Utah. While provision is
made for the. Seattle assay office, a
reduction of one clerk at $1,600 a
year is mad* in the operating force.
SEATTLE, April 23.—It develops
that the report sent out to the effect
that W. C. Dawson was to enter
the Southeastern and Southwestern
Alaska transportation business is
somewhat premature. He has taken
over the Western Alaska Steamship
Company, formerly used by Shubach
and Hamilton, and who simply char
tered vessels for the northern run.
Dawson states that he will charter
one and possibly two schooners, not
yet selected, of the Chas. Nelsor>
Company’s fleet. He will operate
them this summer to Nome and
Kotzebue Sound, and if traffic war
rants may later put them in service
between Seattle, Juneau, Cordova
and Se.ward. But the latter move is
uncertain.
TRINIDAD, April 22.—As the
smoke of battle clears away it de
velops that the desperate conflict
waged for 14 hours between the
striking miners and the militia was
more serious than was at first re
ported. It is found that 25 were
killed, including a number of chil
dren. There is great excitement in
this section of the state and it is
felt that efforts should be made to
end the strike and thus avoid any
renewal of scenes witnessed yester
day in the Ludlow district.
WASHINGTON, April 2 2.—Antici
pating the settlement and develop
ment of Alaska as a result of the
construction of government rail
roads, upon the recommendation of
Secretary Lane, the President has
issued an order withdrawing 14
tracts of land. They have a natural
value for townsite purposes, and the
tracts are so distributed as to pro
vide localities for settlement along
three possible railway routes. It is
desired to make them available for
bonafide citizens of the new towns
-atther than to speculators.
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SEATTLE, April 23.—It has just
been made public that B. F. Millard
has induced J. E. Chilberg and
Jafet Lindebexg to become associated
with him in the bonding of six claims
at Port Wells, owned by Ben
Hunger and others. The considera
tion is not given. The same men
have also taken options on 12 placer
claims in the Nelchina district, on
which immediate development will
commence.
VALDEZ, April 22.—Court is now
in session here and upon instructions
of Judge Brown jurors were this
I morning drawn, to come together
after they have been summoned and
can reach here. The following is
the list:
Grand Jurors—J. H. Cann, Ed
Austin, Charles Nelson, Robert
Weber, William Eagar, George P.
White, J. C. Cawley, H. J. Harvey,
A. S. McDowell, Pe.te Layton, of
Valdez; S. L. Coiwell, Charles Bern.
E. Martin, Charles Krafting, R. J.
Pilce, of Seward; Oscar Larson, J.
P. Swanson, John P. Orwin, Len A.
White, of Cordova; W. C. L. Bvers,
Golden; Nels M. Nelson, Oscar Gus
tafson, Cliff Mine; H. J. Watkins,
Jr., Kennecott.
Petit Jurors—E. S. Larson, Jesse
Crawford, C. Wheeler, Smith Hig
gins, James Gilmour, Joe Lee. Geo.
Groves, E. A. Sweet, Valdez; D. P.
Griswold, V. A. Schmitz, Charles
Goodall, Charles Eklund, Bartley
Howard, Cordova; T. B. Tansey,
John Throp, E. C. Maddox, L. S.
Bittner. Kennecott; John E. Barrett,
James H. Henry, McCarthy; D. Lane,
J. D. Vickery, Seward; Martin An
derson, William Wagner, Ellamar;
C. W. Schu’tz, Latouche; William
Seitz, C. H. Sharp, Beaver Dam;
Edward Bates, Teikhell; Peter Han
son, Sam Fow-ler, Cliff Mine; B. G.
Eaton, Golden.
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On Friday night the barn of the
Orr Stage Company at Paxson s was
totally destroyed by Are. It was
occupied at the time by Bob Dow,
the stableman, and the flames
secured such rapid headway that
Dow was burned to death before he
could make his escape. In addition
two horses also lost their lives.
Twenty tons of feed and various
equipment was totally consumed.
Paxon's is on the government road
136 miles from Chitina and 170
miles from Fairbanks.
That mining section of the.
country tributary to the Nizina
river will have an improved mail
service this season. Effective May
1st, two mails each month will be
sent from McCarthy to the, Nizina,
instead of one during former sea
sons. Chief Mail Clerk Alvah Eames
cables from Seattle that the con
tract for the service has been let
to Fagenberg Brothers.
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Acting Gov. Charles E. Davidson
has announced, in the absence of
Gov. J. F. A. Strong, that if it be
came necessary that he would call
cut the Territorial militia and had
little doubt but that a full regiment i
could be raised in Southeastern
Alasl a alone. Fairbanks has an
organization of riflemen that have
kept up rifle practice for some time
but there has never yet been an
organized body of Territorial militia.
Under compiled laws of Alaska the
governor is made ex-officio com
mander in chief of the Territorial
militia and has power to cause all
able-bodied citizens of the United
States in the territory to be enrolled
and serve as such when exigency
demands.
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Alex. Park, who has been em
ployed at Latouche for several
months past, returned to town on
Saturday and this morning left for
Kennecott, where he will again take
up former duties.
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MINERS ATTENTION!
To The Miners and Commercial
Organizations in Alaska:
There are still many mines in
your district which are still unrepre
sented by specimens in our mineral
exhibit. We earnestly desire to
make this exhibit as complete as
possible for each region, in view of
the increasing number of visitors to
our rooms, seeking information
along these lines, and ask your aid
in accomplishing this. Specimens
from properties in process of de
velopment will be equally accept
able as those from shipping mines.
The specimens should weigh from
5 to 10 pounds, so as to attract
attention and be wrapped in heavy
paper or sacking with label inside
showing name of the mine and
donor, so that due credit can be
given, and addressed to the Alaska
Bureau, Seattle Chamber of Com
merce, Seattle. If left at the offices
of any of the steamship lines they
will be forwarded at our expense.
We need your assistance to do
justice to the mineral resources of
Alaska.
ALASKA BUREAU.
R. H. Stretch, E. M„ Asst. Sec’y
In speaking of the expected com-^
ing to the west and north of dis
tinguished government officials, a
recent issue, of the Seattle Times
says:
“Secretary of the Interior Frank
lin K. Lane and Senator Key Pitt
man, formerly grand Arctic Chief of
the Arctic Brotherhood, both of
whom did yeoman service in bring
ing about the passage of the Alaska
railroad bill, will be entertained by
the Arctic Club upon their arrival in
Seattle next summer.
“Arrangements also are now
being made to entejtain the Seattle
delegation to the national capital,
who assisted in having the Alaskan
measure enacted into a law. The
entertainment for the Seattle dele
gation probably will take, the form
of a banquet and the date will be
set as soon as the time of arrival in
Seattle of Falcon Joslin can be
ascertained. President E. L. Web
ster wired Joslin to ascertain the
date of his arrival here.
“Secretary Lane and Senator Pitt
man probably will reach Seattle
about July 1, at which time, it is
expected, Congress will have ad
journed. Secretary Lane, it is
learned from Washington, is arrang
ing his Alaskan itinerary so as to
make the date of his departure from
Seattle early in July.
“Being a former Alaskan , Sen
ator Pittman is extremely popular
with the members of the Arctic Club
and it was his northern experience
which gained for him the position of
chairman of the committee on ter
ritories, which, by its favorable
report, practically assured the pass
age of the Alaska railroad bill
through the upper branch of the
national legislature.
“Pittman is regarded as Alaska's
representative in the Senate. When
he became a candidate for the office,
a number of Alaskans, mostly mem
bers of the Arctic Club, went to
Nevada and did eve.rything possible
to bring about his election. In a
letter to Webster, Senator Pittman
says he expects to spend several
days in Seattle renewing acquaint
ances with Northern frie.nds.’’
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Two steamers from Seattle
reached Cordova evening. The
Evans arrived at 5 o’clock and sailed
at 7:30 for the westward, expecting
to go to Cook’s Inlet and not r«^
turning for six days. The Mariposa
tied up at S o'clock and sailed for
Valdez and Seward shortly after
midnight. She is due to return on
Sunday morning. The following
were her passengers from Seattle
for this section of Alaska:
For Cordova—H. L. Eggart, Miss
Eggart, W. S. Wolver, R. G. Shaw,
H. I. Stocer, Mrs. K. G. Robinson,
Ce.lia Sherman, A. R. Wolf, W. A.
Wolf, E. J. Wichter, G. E. Gardner.
W. W. Hoppe, Miss L. Wilson, (
Carlson, M. S. Kelley, Mrs. M. ci
Kelley, H. A. Hanson, D. G. Coder,
H. Glad, A. Rippe, Ole Berg, Mias
Nellie Phillips and 5 second class.
For Valdez—P. J.Huganier, Mrs.
Huganier, Jas. H. Kick, Mrs. C.
Wheeler, Mrs. Whitehead, Mrs. G.
W. Mattie, Granville Mattie, J. W.
Starkweather, W. M. McEackern,
and 7 second class.
For Ellamar—Mrs. G. L. Benta
and two daughters.
For Latouche—C. F. Peterson.
For Seward—C. H. Hanger, Mrs.
Hanger, Otto Wagoner, H. Leonard,
Miss A. Robe.rtson, H. Leslie, E. E.
Clayton, T. J. Martelli, L. I. Morri
son, Mrs. Morrison, F. R. Rodcliff,
F. D. Antrim, P. H. Newell, Mrs.
C. W. DeHoff, W. F. Weimer, Mrs.
Weimer, H. J. Smith, Mrs. Smith,
H. V. Hopkins, Mrs. Hopkins, Joe
Robuik, G. H. McDonald, Nell J.
Muscatt, H. M. Muscatt, H. J.
Haasch and 6 second class.
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CHEHAL1S, April 24.—The Che-1
halis Grain Company has been
awarded the contract to furnish ~
tons of English seed oats to the gov
ernment to be used at the experi
ment station at Kodiak, Alaska. The
seed is from the Paul Donahue
farm near this city and Lewis
county receives quite a boost in re
ceiving credit for furnishing ma
terial for such a contract.
BECKLEY, W. Va„ April 2l —
An explosion occurred this afternoon
at the mines of the New River Col
lieries Company, at Eccles. The
shafts were wrecked and as a con
sequence 260 mine.rs are entombed.
Rescue crews were started to work
at once and it is hoped that they
may succeed in reaching the miners
before they are. sutfocated to death.
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