OF GENERAL INFORMATION
CHICAGO, April 5—When it was
first announced that' an extensive
arson, trust existed In this city and
other sections of the United States it
w^as believed that there was much
exaggeration to the report. But an
investigation brought out many un
pleasant facts. Recently the fed.
eral grand Jury has been at work.
This morning they return fifty-six in
dictments of merchants and fire in
surance adjusters. When the trial
comes on it is expected that many
sensational facts will be revealed,
and others Implicated.
ST. LOUISi April 5—Former Con
gressman Coundrey and Harry Gard
ner have been found guilty of using
the mails with intention of defraud,
ing. They promoted a scheme that
was found to have no value.
WASHINGTON, April 5—A formal
protest has been received from
Japan against the alien land owner,
ship bill now before the California,
legislature. They consider that it is
a direct blow at the Japanese!
villis, r ranee, April 4—
Yesterday It required two companies
of artillery to keep the populace from
the German balloonist who alighted
on the military parade ground.
Suspicions were aroused as to his
intentions and the people were soon
worked'up to a great fury. Zeppelin
had a narrow escape from serioo* :
personal injuries.
LONDON, April 5—A bunch of
Suffragettes were captured this morn
ing setting fire to the grandstand at
the Kelso racing course.
LONDON, April 4—The interna
tional congress of historians con
vened this morning, under the pa
tronage of the King. Many noted
characters are present.
LONDON, April 4—The Suffra
gettes were active and destructive
this morning. Following the method
pursued by McManigal they used
dynamite and a clock, setting it un
der the railroad station. An explo
sion followed and wrecked the build
ing. Trains were also wrecked at
Oxted and Surry.
CHICAGO, April 4—In the coal
conspiracy cases against A. C. Frost
and others, the defence closed last
evening and the government began <
their their rebuttal. Assistant At.
torney General Welch in making a
statement for the prosecution de
clared that “Former Senator George
Turner was paid twenly-.Ive thousand
dollars to go to Washington to work
for a bill that would build the Alas- ‘
ka Central railroad with public:1
money. ■. V. . . M
In an argument this afternoon at.
torney Welch became quite excited *
and caused a sensation by declaring *
that “the west is composed of a
bunch of crooks, and one has to
come East to find honest men.” i
Judge Landis checked the speaker
and severely rebuked him for expres
sing the sentiments he did.
NE^V YORK, April 4—The su
preme court has been petitioned to
t
expunge from the record the pro.
ctedlngs showing the Henize divorce
proceedings. This is done at the
dying request of Mrs. Heinze, who
had been granted an interlocutory
divorce. A reconciliation was
brought about a few days ago.
EL PASO, Apr!’ 4—Advices have
been received htie that provisional
President Huerta, la truer to satisfy
tne various fa ttitou in Mexico, has
»\»ieed to resign, n favor of Pedro
1 acurin. It is believed that this
will bring abo.it a ecst ition of hostili
ties, at least for time.
SEATTLE, April 4—Charles Good
year Hubbard, who is largely inter
ested in the Hubbard-Elliott copper
company, that has property north of
Chitina, has begun suit for divorce.
Mr. Hubbard has had nothing to do
with management of the company of
recent years but has been devoting
his time to some valuable placer
property near Seward.
STURGEON, Mo.. April 4—-A
slight tornado swept through a sec
tion of this city today. One man was
killed, thirty persons were Injured i
and twenty homes were wrecked.
Fortunately a small area was affect
ed.
HAMBURG, April 4—The largest
battleship in the world was launched
this morning and was christened the
Vaterland. It is five thousand tons
larger than the Imperator.
SEATTLE, April 4—Samuel L.
Lovell, a West Point graduate, who
was charged with larcepy in juggling
the stock of the Alaska Coal Oil
Company, died in jail this morning.
Ke was awaiting his trial.
NOME} April 4—There was great
excitement yesterday at the start of
the All-Alaska sweepstakes, the free
fcr-all dog classic of the North, which
is being run to Candle and return,
a distance of 412 miles. The entries
include the dog teams of Mrs. Darl
ing, of Berkeley, Cal., and “Scotty”
Allan, John Johnson, Fay Delzene,
Percy Blatchford and Alek Holsen.
All started together on the ice of
Bering sea. The purse is $5,00, di
vided 60 per cent, for the winner, 25
per cent for the second and 15 per
cent for the third.
uistisk i)A», ApriH—There was
much excitement in the village today
by reason of the marriage of Miss
Ethel Roosevelt to Dr. Richard Der
by, of New York. Many friends were
present to witness the ceremony,
which was performed in the church
here, after which a reception was
held at Col. Roosevelt’s cottage.
The newly made couple will spend
their honeymoon in Europe. They
have been friends for years.
ALBANY, April 4—Governor Wm.
Sulzer is after the politicians. Yes
terday he vigorously denounced
Williams Barnes, Jr., for having in,
stituted a Legislative resolution to in
vestigate the Governor with refer
ence to having made pre-election
Fledge that he would sign the full
crew bill if passed.
PALM BEACH, Fla., April 4—
Henry M. Flager is likely to die any
hour. He is now 83 years of age.
He has long been connected with the
Standard Oil Company. He owns
tbout 600 miles of railroad in this
state, and a number of hotels. He1
aullt the Ponce de Leon and Atrasar
tiotels in this city, at a cost of three
nillion dollars.
WASHINGTON, April 3—rxesl-]
lent Wilson Is handing another jolt
o tradition by the kind of clothes he
s wearing. Instead of appearing at
he executive offices and White Houise
unctions in a frock suit or cutaway,,
le dresses in a gray sack suit. £n
his garb he has received the Supreme
ourt of the United States, the diplo
uatic corps, and all other callers at
he White House. President Wilson
ikes a derby. He finds a turndown
ollar more comfortable and in his
ie is stuck a beautiful pin bearing
he coat of arms of the United States.
VALDEZ, April 3—This town is
non to have a new water and power
>lant. At present the plant of Ai
red B. lies is supplying the city, but
vhen the contract expires on July
Irst it is expected that thfii new plant
i/lll be ready. President llem
ile of the new company, recently re
urned from a trip outside. He pur
hased a complete electrical plant
rom the General Electric co., which ;
ost $7,000, he also ordered from the
larrlsburg Pelton Wheel manufac."
uring company, a pelton wheel,
vhich will cost, laid down, $7,000.
'he Pacific Tank and Pipe company
if San Francisco, .are building 1,600 1
eet of 36, 33 and 30 inch wooden I
iipe, which will be shipped as soon
is manufactured and installed in the
lew power house n ow bein;; built in
Solomon basin. When completed
he new' dam will impound 13 acres
>f water with a d,epth of 24 feet at
he darn.
WASHINGTON., April 4—Presi
lident Wilson hus intimated Jthat the
>eople of the Phlllippines twill be
liven their liberty at a dite to> be de
eded on after a non-partisan 'tnvesti
fation.
WASHINGTON, April 3--Presi_
lent Wilson has been in conference
vith the D jmocratic leaders lie both
rouses of Congress, conoemin£ the
tetion that should be taken on. v»ri
»us tariff schedules. He lias rtgreed
lo the removal of the tariff oir rav
vool, and also favors free sugar./
| ST. LOUIS, April 8—Former Con
jgressman Coudrey and Harry Gard
ner, who were found guilty of usinf
the mails with intent to defraud
were yesterday sentenced to four ant
a half years each in the penitentiary
WASHINGTON, April 8—Yester
.day the Supreme court rendered s
{decision in the Humboldt transports
j tion cases, which was appealed by the
government from the decisig^ of th<
Juneau court. A large number oi
steamship officials and companies hac
been indicted on a charge of restraint
of trade. Most of the indictments
were annuled. But the highest tri
bunal in the land now declares that
this action was in error and that the
defendants must go to trial, thus re
versing Judge Lyons.
SAN DIEGO, April 3—Rear Ad
miral Walter C. Cowles, who has beer
commandant at the naval station ai
Hawaii, has succeeded to the com
mand of the Pacific fleet.
EL PASO, April 3—Brid.-Gen. E
Z Steever, who has reached the age
limit, retired today from service in
the army.
PORTLAND, April 3—Gavi E
Caukin, an officer of the Oregon com.
mandery of the Grand Army com
mitted sucide this morning. He had
been somewhat despondent recently,
i LONDON, April 3—Mrs. Pank
J hurst, the notorious Suffragette, was
today sentenced to three years im
prisonment for attempting to dyna
. mite the residence of Lloyd George.
Her followers are very much exer
cised and threaten to do other deeds
of destruction.
WASHINGTON, April 8—The wife
of former Senator Jonathan Bourne
has filed an action for divorce. She
alleges that she is in fear of physical
violenec.
BUTTE, April 2—Former United
States Senator Joseph M. Dixon of
Montana, chairman of the Progressive
national committee has returned
from Washington. He says:
“When I left Washington the Pro
gressive members of Congress had
decided to ut up a complete ticket in
the house organization fight, from
speaker down to sergeant at anna.
Congressman Victor Murdock will be
the speakership candidate. Ot
course we will not win against the big
Democratic majority, but we will let
the other fellows know we are there.”
Mr. Dixon announced that the ex
ecutive committee of the Progressive
national committee will meet in New
York in April.
OMAHA, April 3—The wife of Col.
John Hull, Judge Advocate, jumped
into the Missouri river yesterday and
was drowned. Her husband had
been transferred to the Phillippines,
and becoming despondent at his de
parture she decided upon taking her
own life.
LUNEVILLE, Prance, April 3—
George Zeppelin was on an air cruise
with six officers, when he suddenly
came to a military landing on the
parade ground. The party was at
once seized and Zeppelin explained
that the airship developed a defect
and he was unable to control it.
SEATTLE, April 3—Mayor Cot
terEU has apointed delegates to at
tend the third national drainage con
gress, which is to be held at the
Planters hotel, in St. Louis, April 10,
11 and 12. The object of the meet
ing is to induce congress to create a
national drainage commission with
power to evolve and put into effect a
national plan for the reclamation by
drainage of 75,000,000 acres oi
swamp lands and their utilization foi
agricultural purposes, and protection
from flood by levee construction, and
so forth.
NEW YORK. April 3—Mrs. F
'Augustus Heinze, who recently se
; cured an Interlocutory divorce fron:
I'her husband, died here at her apart
l ments last night. Before the enc
■ came she had several interviews witl
Mr. Heinze and a reconcilation wai
affected.
CHICAGO, April 3—Yesterda:
afternoon A. C. Frost testified that ii
an interview which he had with At
torney General Wickersham the lat
ter assured him that he would hav
a square deal nil 1 that If the fact
were as he stated the prosacutio
would be dismissed. Former Sent
tor George Turner, of Spok.tna, wh
m,c attorney for the Alaska Centrt
■ in Broad, has been subpoenaed as
r ItTiess. *
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Cordova, April 4.
Quite a wind storm has been raging
out the line for two days past. As a
result the trains are compelled to
run slowly, in the face of seventy
mile gale. The train did not reach
Chitina last night until eleven o’clock
and did not start from there this
morning uneil after ten. As a con
sequence it will not arrive at Cor
dova tonight until about ten o'clock.
The new deputy Collector of Cus
toms, Mr. Woodruff, has created con
siderable consternation and excite
ment among the owners of small
craft on the bay. Without previous
notice as to his intentions he would
swoop down on a boat and if he found
that there was any negligence upon
the part of the owner with reference
to life preservers, fire extinguishers,
or other requirements, he immediate
ly proceeded to impose a fine of an
amount in the neighborhood of one
hundred dollars. And boat men are
tow consulting attorneys to learn
just what authority the deputy has,
and whether he is expected to arbl.
trarily impose fines, or whether he
should not proceed against offenders
through the courts.
The steamer Yukon reached here
from the westward shortly after four
o’clock this afternoon. She took on
fuel oil and was due to sail for Ka
talla and other Southern ports at
seven o’clock.
The steamer Mariposa sailed from
Skagway last night at 11 o’clock and
she will come direct to Cordova, ar
riving here late Saturday afternoon
or evening. She has a large number
of passengers and nearly three hun
dred tons of freight for this port.
Cordova, April 6.
George E. Baldwin returned from
Juneau, where he was called by the
fatal illness of his old-time friend,
Peter D. Pratt, an attorney of Seat
tle, who was looking after some legal
matters before the land department,
for the Dan Creek Mining Company.
Mr. Baldwin will leave for McCarthy
on the next train. He s consulting
engineer for the Mother Lode Copper
Mines Company and will install a
tram of 5,000 feet in length.
There is now a strong probability
that the train from Chitina will get
into Cordova tonight. Last night
Two rotaries and three engines were
sent out to assist in clearing the
drifted snow from the track. At
tnree o ciock tms aiternoon tms train j
had reached Mile 35, while the south-j
bound train was at Mile 42. It is;
expected that they will come together |
at seven or eight o’clock this evening,
and reach Cordova about three hours
U.ter. If nothingunforseen happens
a train for Chitina will leave here to
morrow morning, and anothetr one on
Thurday morning.
Thos. W, Lynch was a passenger
from Seattle. He will leave on the
first train for the Kuskulina country,
where he will be in charge of the
work for the Alaska United Copper
Exploration Company, that has hold
ings on the Kuskulina and the Por
cupine.
R. J.McChesney, formerly publish
er of the North Star at Cordova was
in town Saturday evening on his way
to Valdez. He was cordially greeted
by a large number of friends who are
glad to know that he is interested in
some promising gold property at Port
Wells.
The steamer Admiral Sampson got;
into port from the westward yester-]
day afternoon and sailed a couple of
hours later for Katalla, Juneau and
Seattle. She will sail north again
1 from Seattle on the 15tli.
MissDorothy Walker was an ar_
r rival from San Francisco on Satur
i day’s steamer. She is a neice of
- Janies MacCormac and will spend a
I few months with his family here.
3 Volney Richmond, manager for the
s Northern Commercial Company is a
i returning passenger from San Fran
- cisco. He will go on to Fairbanks
0 by the next‘train. *
1 The steamerMariposa reached Cor
a dova Saturday evening, bringing a
large number of passengers and con
siderable freight. She sailed Sun- ■
day morning for the westward and i
is due back again tomorrow moin- 1
iug. Here she will take on teii cars
of copper ore, and experts to sail for
the South on Tues!<-.v evening. The
following is a list of nor passengers
from Seattle for Coruova and west
ward ports:
For Cordova—Dorothy Walker,
Irene Roaduck, Capt. Greene, Capt. !
Barker, Peter Monahan. C. S. Bryant,
J. N. Orr, A. W. Concadt. D. C
Warren, Robt. W. Willy W. S. Har
nett, C. A. Livingston, F. C. Ma
honey, W. P. Cunningham, O. A.
Anderson, Jas. Semtlme, T. J.
Walsh, H. B. Malcom, Thos. W.
Lynch, J. C. Byrne, T. F. Iverson,
.Miss A. Iverson, Mrs. T. F. Iverson,
C. M. Esterly, Miss R. Vance, Mrs.
C. A. Vance, Mrs. E. C. Riddle, J.
E. Clark, I. W. Clark, Mrs. H. F.
Hinman, Chas. Gaimn, Volney Rich
mond, J. E. Barrack, Miss F.
Haughean, P. D. Range .1. H.
O'Conner, A. H. Mault, H. Walton,
T B. Hyde, G. Dannelier, M. Fos
mark, Hans Meare, J. W. Fullgar,
Peter Bremaick, Oscar Jensen, Chas.
Rand, H. F. Hinman, H. J. Currier,
J. McGill, H. Walton, Geo. Rabb,
O. S. Jones.
For Valdez—Miss Miller, Mrs. W.
E. Lee, F. M. Symes, Sid Drake, R.
E. McChesney, J. J. Crossley, Mrs.
J. J. Crossley, Frank Cross.
For Latouche—J. Wallace.
For Seward—Cliff Johnson, Carl
Brasino, Mrs. S. O. Merford, Miss B.
Clark, V. P. Payne.
Mrs. Annie Gilbralter is at the
Windsor hotel for a few days, with a
display of silk articles for the ladies.
She will leave later for the Interin”.
George Max Esterly arrived on the
Mariposa, after spending the winter
in Seattle. He will leave on the first
train for McCarthy’s, from where he
will freight his supplies to his exten
sive placer operations on Chittltu
Cordova, April 7.
A train left this morning at ten
o’clock for Chitina with a large num
ber of passengers and considerable
fre'ght. Another train will go out
Thursday morning.
Rev. Ziegler, of Valdez, who will
serve as co «rt crier during tne term
of court at Cordova, was among the
arrivals on the Mariposa.
The ReJ Dragon Chess Club will
meet tonight at 8:30 o'clock.
Placard announcement is made
that the room vacated by the Daily
Alaskan will be occupied on or about
April 10th, by the Alaska Times. It
is reported that the new weekly will
be started by A. J. Adams, with
James Flynn as the active man in
charge.
Yesterday’s Valdez Prospector has
the following on the subject:
‘‘James Flynn, of Cordova, arrived
on the Mariposa yesterday to close
the negotiations which nave been
going on for some tipie for the pur
chase of the mechanical equipment
formerly owned by the Miner Publish
ing company. The Alaska Times
Publishing Company has been incor
porated, of which A. J. Adams is
president, C. H. Scheffler treasurer
and James Flynn secretary.
The members of the court family
arrived on the steamer Mariosa at
noon from Valdez, and everything
will be in readiness for the opening
of the special term of court at Cor
dova on Thursday morning at ten
o’clock. It will be held in the Em
press theatre. Jurorsj attorneys and
witnesses are also here. It is not ex
pected that any but civil cases will
be tried. The officials present in
clude Judge Peter D. Overfield, court
stenographer I. Hamburger, U. S.
District Attorney Geo. R. Walker,
U. S. Marshal Harvey P. Sullivan,
chief deputy Marshal John H. D.
Rouse, deputy Clerk of the Court
Thos. S. Scott, stenographer Miss
Kate Monohan. j
Thos. S. Scott, deputy Clerk of
the Court, accompanied by his wife,
arrived on the Mariposa and they are
at the Windsor hotel.
Attorney Thos. Donohoe was a
passenger todav on the Mariposa.
He has some matters coming before
the court
The members of Cordova’s city
council who have served during the
past year concluded the duties for
which they were elected and last
night adjourned sine die. They first
canvassed the vote cast at the recent
election and directed that certificates
>f election be issued the newly elect- f (
ed officials. All outstanding claims ;
vere audited and ordered to be '
>aid, leaving a balance in the treas
try of about $600, there having been
10 tax levy tiring the year.
M. D. Samuels, the leading mer
chant of Nome, was an arrival on last j 1
light's train. He is on his way out-j
i de to purchase his summer supply of
toods, expecting to sail on the Marl- ;
cosa tonight. He left Nome in com- j
iany with John Higness and his team
if fourteen splendid dogs. They
nade the trip to Fairbanks in 17
lays, with a two-day stop at Ruby,
:o rest the dogs. They had expected
:o come on to Chitina with the dog i
cam, but the lateness of the season
mpelled Mr. Highness to return from ,
Fairbanks, at which place Mr. Sam- I
lels took the stage. In the northern '
countiy he purchased several thous
md dollars worth of furs and at Fair
banks he tested the advantages of the
parcel post system. The cost of ship
ping the skins by that method was
:en dollars, while the express com
pany asked $90 for the same service.
J. H. Cobb came over from Juneau
:o look after some cases that he has
before the Cordova term of court.
Elmer E. Ritchie, Mayor of Valdez
md one of the leading attorneys
there, came over today to attend
court.
Frank H. Foster
Attorney-at-Law
Chitina - - Alaska
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Who and when did Woodrow Wilsen
narry?
I'llen Louise Axson In Savannah, Ga.,
uuo 24, 1885.
When wee the first presidential inau
guration?
In New York, April 30, 1789.
Did W. R. Hearst run for president of
he United States on the Independence
eague ticket?
No, but In 1908 he supported Thomas
,. Hisgen for president on the Inde
•endence league ticket.
Is Harry Lane, the new senator frem
Oregon, a Democrat?
Yes.
What it absinth composed of, and
why was its use prohibited in the
United States?
Absinth is a spirit, flavored with the
>ouuded leaves and flowering top* of
vormwood, together with angelica
oot. sweet flag root, star anise and
>ther aromatics. The use of It induce*
lorrible dreams and hallucinations
ind causes many cases of paralysis
md idiocy.
What is a quagga?
The native wild ass of Africa.
What is a seismograph?
A delicate instrument which regtaters
earthquakes at great distances.
What famous ruler ie buried in Ala*
a-Chapelle?
Emperor Charlemagne’s tomb la ih
this north German city.
What is an agnostic?
One who believes that the existence
>f the Deity can neither be proved nor
llsproved.
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Seattle on the 20th of
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