SKAGWAY, Aug. 4.—Delegates to
the Democratic Territorial conven
tion first met here yesterday morn
ing at 10:30 o’clock, at Elks hall
Territorial Committeeman Chas. E
Davidson was in the chair, with C. E
Bunnell, of Valdez, as secretary
After being called to order an ad
journment was taken to 1:30 p. m.
in order to allow the Territorial com.
mittee to pp.ss on the credentials aud
fix up the preliminary roll. The time
was later postponed to 4 p. m. Upon
reassembling at that hour Joseph
Baxter was elected temporary chair
man and H. J. Turner temporary
secretary. A half hour’s recess was
then taken and upon reassembling
the following committees were an
nounced:
Credentials — C. E. Davidson,
Chas. Scheffler, Dan Callahan, F.
Johnson, Thos. Cole.
Permanent rganization—Z. R.
Cheney, C. M. Grath, Frank Bach, C.
J. Todd. Louis Miller.
Platform and Resolutions—R. F.
Roth, John W. Troy, C. E. Bunnell,
J. H. Cobb, J. M. Miller, J. Snow,
Bernard Hurst.
Rules and Order of Business—
Martin Harrais, J. M. Tanner, James
Kennedy, D. Noll, J. W. Combs.
An adjournment was then taken
to 10:30 this morning, but the com
mittees not then being ready to re
port, a recess was taken to 2
o’clock this afternoon. At that time
the committee on Organization re
ported in favor of C. E. Bunnell as
permanent chairman and Harley J.
Turner, as permanent secretary. The
platform was then presented and
adopted amid prolonged chee.rs.
It congratulates Alaska upon the
advent to power of the Democratic
party under the splendid and inspir
ing leadership of Woodrow Wilson
and the. great men in his cabinet;
the putting in motion of the large
reforms had redeemed every pledge
of the Baltimore platform; they have
freed industry from the domination
of special interests and brought in
dependence and prosperity to the
country in spite of the efforts of
Wall Street to produce a panic; they
abandoned dollar diplomacy and
with patience and wisdom guided the
country through trying foreign com
plications to righteousness and peace
which is more important to us.
The platform further declares that
the national administration has
struck off the shackles which so long
bound and restricted this territory
and set Alaska on the high road
towards developments. prosperity
happiness and contentment; pledges
the Territorial Democratic party to
co-operation with the national ad
ministration to secure full territorial
government; favors Secretary Lane's
development board; opening coal
iands; abolition of forest reserves;
abolition of the St. Michael army
post; to make great corporations
keep out of politics; statehood when
Alaska has 200,000 population; land
surveys; land office at the westward;
primary election law; Australian bal.
lot; workmen’s compensation act;
aids to navigation; improvement
of the Yukon at its mouth and Nome
harbor; liberal appropriations for
roads and trails; establisnme.nt of
fish hatcheries; strictest regulation
of fisheries; favors appointment to
office from territory in accordance
with the Baltimore platform and
says appointments already made of
Alaskans justifies the wisdom of that
policy and congratulates the terri
tory in having a re.al Alaskan gov
ernor and on the splendid record he
has made.
WASHINGTON, July 29.—Secre
tary of the Treasury McAdoo an
nounced this morning that there was
no cause for alarm because of the,
shipment of gold to Europe. Since
Tuesday $30,000,000 have been
shipped abroad. The secretary states
that there is $1,300,000,000 stored
in the national treasury and that any
temporary scarcity of gold will be
taken care of by the government.
FAIRBANKS, Aug. 1.—Engineers
have started to work surveying the
different approaches to town, in con
nection tvith the withdrawal a week
ago of all public lands surrounding
Fairbanks. This act is taken as
having considerable significance in,
the selection of tills city as the In
terior terminus of the government
trunk line railroad.
SEATTLE, Aug. 1.—The steamer
Northwestern was delayed in arriv
ing here and did not sail on sched
uled time, being a day late and not
departing •until last night. Her
passe.ngers for Seattle were: C. A
Swan, E. J. Patterson and wife, Don
ald A. McKenzie and wife, E. E.
Siegley, H. H. Fried, Miss G. Horn,
and M. J. Kearney. There was one
cabin and one second-class passen
ger for both Valdez and Seward.
WASHINGTON, July 31.—Presi
dent Wilson realizes that the situa
tion in connection with the railroads
running out of Chicago is most
serious. He has summoned the
managers of the railroads and the
representatives of the employes to
confer with him on Saturday at the
White House. He is anxious if pos
sible to prevent the strike which has
, been called for next Friday.
CHICAGO, July 31. — Friday,
August 7, has been set as the time
for the strike on all the western rail
roads centering in Chicago, and
which will affect 55,000 engineers
and firemen.
SEATTLE, July 30.—The col
lector of customs has seized 11 seal
skins that were shipped from Nome
by James Connor. They were con
signed to New York.
PORTLAND, Ore., July 30.—A
case that has been before the courts
| for some time past has terminated
in the conviction of two principals.
W. F. Minard, of Portland, and J.
W. Logan, of Tacoma, were found
guilty of using the mails fraudu
lently, in the successful effort r.o
sell fraudulent locations on rail
road lands. They succeeded in dis
posing of considerable land, of
which they had no title.
Rupert, and taken from there by
steamers. He said that not one,
ton would go thru American ports.
WASHINGTON, July 30.—Yester
day afternoon the President had
several hours conference with the
business representatives of whole
sale dry goods, jewelry, glass and
machinery houses.
GARDNER, Mont., July 30.—Last
evening four stage coaches in the
Yellowstone Park were held up oy
a number of masked men. At the
point of guns 65 men and women
were compelled to throw up thejr
hands while the bandits went
through their pocekts and relieved
them of their valuables. In addi
tion to about $3,000 in money, con
siderable jewelry was taken. The
robbers then took to the timbers,
where it is supposed that they had
horses to carry them away.
WASHINGTON, July 29.—There
was much gratification expressed in
administration circles this afternoon
after a message had been received
by Jose Castellot, who is a repre
sentative here of Carbajal. It stated
that Carranza and Carbajal have
agreed upon a basis for arrange
ments for peace in Mexico. It is
now expected that the preliminaries
will soon be disposed of and that a
new administration will -soon reign.
SEATTLE, July 30.—In address
ing a Republican meeting at Brem
erton last night Mayor Gill was
rather pessimistic over the good
that was being accomplished for the
northwest by the Wilson adminis
tration. In his speech he predicted
that every ton of steel to be used
in the construction of the govern
ment railroads in Alaska would be
shipped from the east over the
Canadian Pacific railroad to Prince
WASHINGTON, July 29.—A wire
less sent by Dr. E. Lester Jones to
the secretary of commerce states
that Hatton and Tongue, two of the
government agents on the Pribilof
i Islands, admit sealing liquor to the
natives but deny the charge of im
moralities. It is expected that the
investigation will show that a de
plorable condition has existed for
some time on the seal islands, which
is inhabited almost entirely by
natives.
MEXICO CITY, July 38.—Mes
sages received state that Orozco has
abandoned his independent revolu
tion and that he will shortly leave
for Canada.
TAMPICO, July 28.—Antonio l. j
Villareal, governor and military
commanaer, has issued a decree
limiting the scope of the Roman
Catholic church to the state of
Neuvoleon, on the ground of “pub
WASHINGTON, July 31.—Secre
tary of State Bryan issued a second
statement in defence of the Colom
bia treaty. And in it he urges the
payment of $25,000,000.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.—In view
of the European war the Republican
senators have united in a request
that the Democrats permit the. pend,
ing anti-trust measures to go over
until the next session.
SEATTLE, Aug. 4.—George H.
Emerson, a millionaire lumberman
of Hoquiam, died at his home yes
terday afternoon, after a brief ill
ness. He was one of the best known
men on Gray’s Harbor and for years
has been extensivesly engaged in
lumbering and logging.
SALTILLO, Aug. 4. — Seventy
thousand well armed Constitution
alists and soldiers begin their ad
vance to Mexico City, and do not
apprehend any interference in their
march. ’
WASHINGTON, July 28.—The
Republican senators me.t in caucus
today and had under discussion tne
matter of adjournment. Men of
both parties are anxious to leave
Washington and the caucus declared
against any further blockading or
the business before Congress. Sen
ator Smoot announced that the Re
publicans will do everything possible
to assist in securing an adjourn
ment by August 28. This decision
was hailed with much delight by
many Democrats and it is now
thought that adjournment can be
made the latter part of next month.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.—Secre
tary of Commerce Redfield has
about given up hope of getting an
appropriation at this session for a
wire drag for Alaskan waters. He
is still scrapping for it, however,
and the other day addressed a letter
to the President requesting him to
use his influence to secure the much
needed money. This the Preside.ut
declined to do.
NOME, July 28.—All kinds of
predictions are being made as to the
ability of the U. S. revenue cutter
Bear to reach Wrangell Island,
where members of the Stefansson
party sought shelte.r when the Kar
luk was crushed in the ice on Jan
uary 10 last. The cutter sailed
from Point Barrow on Saturday
afternoon, but expects to experience
considerable difficulty with the
large ice floes, that have already
driven back a couple of rescue
vessels.
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Link Wain is now chief of police
of Cordova. The agitation in the
police department that has been in
evidence for the past few weeks was
disposed of by the action of Common
Council at a meeting last night. A
motion was first offered that the
action of the mayor in suspending
the chief and appointing a special
patrolman be endorsed. This pre
vailed by the votes of Messrs.
Goodall, Currief, Tom Davis and.
Boyle. Two opposing votes were
cast, those of E. J. Davis and Henry
Slater. Mr. Davis explained that he
felt very friendly to Mr. Wain and
would be. g’ad to vote for him were
the circumstances different. A
motion to accept the resignation of
Chief of Police Henneke and declar
ing the office vacant prevailed by the
same vote. Mr. Thos. Davis took
the floor when the first motion was
offered and explained his position.
Without going into the merits of the
case he believed that matters had
reached such a stage that there
could no longer be harmony either
in the Council or among the parti
sans of the town by continuing the
old chief in office. While in many
ways he considered him a very
capable and efficient official he did
not believe that the. best interests of
the town would now be served by
continuing him in office, and that by
making a change the troubles would
soon be forgotten and peace would
be restored. Nominations for Chief
of Police we.re then declared in
order and Link Wain was the only
name presented. A ballot was taken
resulting in four votes for Wain,
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In various sections of the terri
tory there continues to be talk of
placing Republican nominees in the
field for* the Territorial Legislature.
Chas. Er Herron, chairman of the
Territorial committee,, has conferred
with leaders and has concluded that
there is no demand for the nomi
nating of a Republican candidate for
Delegate to Congress. The question
of legislative nominations may be
left with the Republcan Territorial
central committee, which is com
posed as follows:
First Division—Howard Ashley of
Skagway; Charles Wells, of Juneau:
J. R. Heckman, of Ketchikan; M. .T.
O’Connor, of Douglas; P. C. McCor
mack, of Wrangell.
Second Division—George D. Scho
field of Nome; A. C. Allen, of Nome;
William Eddy, of Nome; J. C. Ken
ne,dy, of Candle.
Third Division—A. J. Adams, of
Cordova; Fred Schaupp, of Chitina;
Jos. Fish, of Valdez; J. J. Finnegan,
of Seward; M. J. Sullivan, of Port
Wells.
Fourth Division—Lee James, of
Fairbanks; T. A. Marquam, of Fair
banks; Joe Delin, of Tanana; Harry
Edwards, of Ruby; Charles Noxie,
of Iditarod.
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Mrs. Alfred B. lies is just in
receipt of a letter, sent to Valdez
and forwarded here, from Secretary
of the Interior Franklin K. Lane.
Among other things Mr. Lane says:
“I have been unable to make any
plans for the summer. I have
thought each week that I would be
able, to say positively that I would
go to Alaska. Now 1 fear that such
a trip is an impossibility, for I must
stay here until Congress does some
thing with our conservation bills.
Just what they will do I do not
know. My wish is that I shall be
able to see you in Alaska, but at this
time I cannot say anything definite.”
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
8. A. H. A. No. 0109;!
JUNEAU LAND OFFICE,
Juneau, Alaska, July 8, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that
Thomas H. Holland assignee of
Clark Bernis of Chitina, Territory
of Alaska has filed in this office his
application to enter under the pro
visions of Section 2306 of the
Revised Statutes of the United
States, the following described land,
viz:
That certain tract or parcel of
land situate, lying and being in the
Recording Precinct of Chitina, in
the Territory of Alaska, and offi
cially designated as U. S. Survey
No. 941, and more particularly de
scribed in the field notes of said
survey as follows: Beginning at Cor.
No. 1, identical with Cor. No. 4. of
U. S: Survey No. 597, from which
U. S. L. M. No. 596 on west bank,of
Copper River opposite mouth of
Chitina River bears S. 58 deg., 32
min., 47 sec. E. 62.97 chains;
thence N. 6.5 chains to Cor. No. 2;
thence W. 10.00 chains to Cor. No.
3; thence S. 6.5 chains to Cor. No.
4; thence east 10.00 chains to Cor.
No. 1, the place of beginning, varia
tions at all corners 29 deg. 45 min.
E., containing 6.50 acres, within the'
Juneau Land District, being located
about %th mile west of the Copper
River at a point opposite the mouth
of the Chitina River, Alaska, Lati
tude 61 deg. N., 32 min. N., Long.
144 deg., 30 min. W., as additional
to the homestead entry of Clark
Bemis for the NW*4 NE>4, N\'s
NW.% Sec. 6, T. 36, R. 21, 151.76
acres, made at Taylor Falls, Minn,
in 1869.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the lands described, or desir.
ing to object because of the mineral
character of the land, or for any
other reason, to the disposal to ap
plicant, should file their affidavits
of protest or adverse claim in this
office, during the period of publica
tion or within thirty days thereafter.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
Date of first pub. Aug. 4, 1914.
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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
S. A. H. A. 01694
JUNEAU LAND OFFICE,
Juneau, Alaska, July 8, 1914.
Notice is hereby gtven that
Thomas H. Holland, assignee of
George Fritzinger of Chitina, Ter
ritory of Alaska has filed in this
office his application to enter under
the provisions of Section 2306 of the
Revised Statutes of the United
States, and Act of Congress approved
August 18, 1894, the following de
scribed land, viz:
That certain tract or parcel of
land situate,, lying and being in the
Recording Precinct at Chitina, in
the Territory of Alaska and otliciall s
designated as U. S. Survey Xo. 942,
and more particularly described in
the field notes of said survey as fol
lows: Beginning at Cor. No. 1,
identical with Cor. No. 2 of U. S.
Survey No. 941, from which U. S.
L. M. 596 on the west bank of Cop
per River opposite, mouth of Chitina
River, bears S. 53 deg., 46 min.,
13 seconds N. 66.60 chains; thence
N. 9.23 chains to Cor. No. 2; thence
W. 4.33 chains to Cor. No. 3; thence
South 9.23 chains to Cor. No. 4;
thence E. 4.33 chains to Cor. No. 1,
the place of beginning, variations at
all corners 29 deg. 45 min E., con
taining 3.99 acres, within the
Juneau Land District, located about
%th mile west of west bank of the
Copper River at a point opposite
the mouth of the Chitina River,
Lat. 61 deg., 32 min., N. Long. 144
deg., 30 min., IV., as additional to
homestead entry No. 1286 made
March 30, 1871 at Concordia Kan
ass by George Fritzinger.
Any and all persons claiming ad
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Huerta will sail on Sunday
Spain. He has chartered the steamer
Patia to convey himself, his family,
General Blanquet and family, and a
number of personal friends. It Is
believed that Huerta has amply pro
vided himself with funds and that
ho will live the balance of his life
away from the internal conflict of
Mexico.
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