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LOS ANGELES. May 10.—In a po
litical speech last night Secretary of
State Knox delivered many severe
invectives against Colonel Roosevelt.
He declared that "he is a man of
many whims; imperious, ambitious,
with strong vanities and antipathies;
who would break or rule either his
party or his country, and violate his
own solemn word in order to gain
the seat of his friend."
NEW YORK, May 10.—In a tetter
to Chairman Casuall, of the Minne
sota state committee, Colonel Roobo
velt says: "There is just one candi
date whom it is possible to nominate
against the bosses, and that’s myself.
My personal Interest is of no concern,
but I typify and embody all those
cardinal principles of a cause whlcn
can only be furthered by supporting
me.
LONDON, May 10.—In the House
of Commons the government carried
the home rule bill on second reading
by a majority of one hundred and
one votes. There is now very little
doubt of its ultimate passage.
COLUMBUS, O., May 10.—Gover
nor Harmon was very indignant at
the charge made by Col. Bryan that
his friends had sought to buy for
him the Democratic Precedential
nomination at Denver in 1908. Bry
an gives as the basis for his asser
tion a letter written by Michael De
venny, of Cincinnati, to State Sena
to Frank E. Dore, of Tiffin.
LAS VEGAS N. M„ May 10.—Jim
Flynn, the Pueblo heavyweight, has
arrived and is preparing for the
training that he believes will assist
him to wrest the championship from
Jack Johnson on July 4. He now
weighs 221 pounds, but does not ex
pect to tip the beam at more than
190 when he enters the ring. He says
"this is going to be a bad year for
champions.” Flynn’s manager, Jack
Curley, who is also, the promoter of
the fight, will be here in a day or
two. He waited over in Chicago be
cause he doesn’t l'ke his real name,
Armand Schuhl, and applied to the
circuit court for a decree permitting
him to change his name to Curley.
NEW YORK, May 9.—Aetlng Na
tional Chairman Victor Rosewater
has called the Republican National
Committee to meet at Chicago on
June 6, to decide contests among the
delegates to the national convention.
In all probability the contests will be
considered in alphabetical order, ac
cording to states.
KANSAS CITY, May 10.—Another
big strike is imminent among a por
tion of the railroad employes; Strike
ballots have been sent out by the
secretary of the Federation of Fed
erationists to determine whether the
shopmen employed by 47 railroads
west and south of Chicago should en
, ter upon a strike out of sympathy
for the men who are now out on the
Harriman lines, but whose places
have all been practically filled.
SEATTLE, May 9.—The steamer
Admiral Sampson arrived from the
north on Saturday last. She sailed
again on Tuesday night at 11 o’clock
with 180 passengers. The following
cabin passengers were for Cordova:
Gilbert T. Rude, a member of the
Geodetic Survey, accompanied by his
wife, O. W. Swanson, A. R. Rowell,
William Rhodes and G. D. Swan
son.
The steamer Northwestern Balled
from Seattle last night with a hun
dred passengers. Those for Cordo
va are Mrs. E. F. Gray, Daniel Wil
liams, Mrs. D. H. Williams, L. A.
Briggs, Mrs. G. W. Bowman, Abe Mc
Cord and L. P. Schumacher.
SEATTLE, May 9.—The May ses
sion of Federal court started Tues
day, when the various cases were set
for trial. Jury trials Btarted this
morning. The Alaska coal land
cases against Robert M. Hopkins,
former clerk of the district court,
are among the principal criminal
cases. A large number of complaints
await action by the grand Jury, which
assembled Tuesday. Judge Hanford
is anxious to have the assistance of
the new judge as soon as possible.
He wired Judge Cushman as to the
time of his probable arrival from
Alaska, but the reply was not defi
nite.
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You will And most of your frlebds
at the Chitina Hotel.
WASHINGTON, May 9.—The MU
to abolish the Commerce Court was
voted on In the House this morning,
resulting In ISO to 148.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8—Walter
B. Clark, Governor of Alaska, Is In
this city on his return from Wash
ington and en route to Juneau.
Wfhen interviewed concerning the
passage of a home rule bill for Alas
ka f>y the House, he said: "Tired of
delay in securing action on transpor
tation and the opening of the coal
fields, the people of Alaska are ready
for any alternative."
HARRISBURG. Pa., May 8.—The
Democratic state convention was
held in this city yesterday, and a
battle royal was fought for control.
Finally the regular organisation was
dethroned and the convention pro
ceeded under the new leadership of
Qeorge W. Guthrie, of Pittsburg,
end Vance C. McCormick, of Harris
burg. The twelve delegate-at-large
to the Baltimore convention were ln
itructed to vote for Governor Wil
son.
POTTSVILLE. Pa., May 8.—A riot
occurred at the Pinehill colliery In
which there was a general mix-up.
As a result three men and one wo
man were Bhot.
BELLINGHAM, May 8.—Alex G.
Husband and J. R. Jones, both for
merly miners at Nome, were drown
ed in the Skagit river. They were
moving a scow across the stream
when Jones was precipitated Into
the water. His companion sought to
render him some assistance and he
tlso fell overboard. In the mean
time the scow floated away and the
current was so swift that the men
were drowned while trying to fight
their way to shore.
WALLA WALLA, May 8.—At the
Democratic state convention held
cere yesterday the followers of
Dhamp Clark were In control. They
easily elected a Clark delegation to
the national convention. In the plat
form adopted was the following
clause: "We favor giving Alaska an
elective legislature, and earnestly
urge all Democratic members of the
Senate to give their support to the
bill now before that body.”
Frank C. Gorham, master me
chanic for the Copper River &
Northwestern railway, has tendered
bis resignation and will leave for the
outside about the first of the month.
Mr. Gorham is one of the most pop
ular and efficient officials of the
company, and the men who have
been working with him will regret
to see him depart. He has been
here Blnce last September and a few
years ago was employed under J. H.
Young in Colorado, on the Colorado
ft Southern railway.
WASHINGTON, May 7.—Tin is
one of the minerals la workable de
posits of which the United States is
lacking. Our production in 1910 was
valued at 823,447, according to the
United States geological survey,
while our importations were worth
833,913,255. We need one or two
large tin mines.
BALTIMORE, May 7.—State-wide
primaries were held yesterday, at
which both political parties selected
their delegates to the national con
ventions. On the one side Theodore
Roosevelt secured the sixteen dele
gates, while Champ Clark was the
fortunate Democrat to capture his
party’s endorsement
LONDON, May 9.—The Governor
of the Island of Rhodes, which was
recently seized by the Italians, tele
graphs that conditions have been re
versed, and "we have won a victory,
regained control of the Island and
prove discouraging toward further
captured 1.000 Italians."
DALLAS, May 8.—The county
conventions to elect delegates fo the
two state conventions were held
throughout Texas yesterday. The
returns thus far received indicate
that Republican Roosevelt and Dem
ocrat Wilson will carry most of the
counties, and if additional returns
bear out this prediction these two
candidates will receive the delegates
to their respective national conven
tions.
JACKSON,; May 8.—At the Demo
cratic primaries yesterday Congress
man Oscar W\, Underwood received
the forty delegates from the state of
Mississippi, to be. voted for him for
the Presidential nomination.
Tf the new home rule bill for Alas
ka passes the Senate a legislature
composed of a House of 16 members
and a Senate of 8 members will meet
for sixty days during every two
years. According to an estimate
submitted to Congress each branch
of the legislature will require at
least eight employes. The foi.owing
Is a summary of the expense for sal
aries and mileage for a session of
the legislature:
Mileage, 24 Members
Miles No.
to Mem
Division. Juneau, bers. Mileage.
Juneau . 6 $ .
Valdez. 480 6 864.00
Fairbanks ... 850 6 1,530.00
Nome .2000 6 3,600.00
Total mileage cost.$5,994.00
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Per Diem Members and Officers
Per No. Total
diem. days, salary.
24 Members.. .$15.00 60 $21,600
2 Chf. clerks. . 8.00 60 960
2 Asst, clerks. 5.00 60 600
2 Enroll, clerks 5.00 60 600
2 Eng. clerks. 6.00 60 600
2 Sgt. at arms. 5.00 60 600
2 Doorkeepers. 5.00 60 600
2 Messengers.. 5.00 60 600
2 Whtchmen . . 5.00 60 600
Total per diem.$26,760
Total mileage. 5,994
Total expense, 2 years... .$32,754
The number of subordinate offi
cers and their pay is fixed by Sec.
1861 U. S. Rev. Stat.. 1878.
SANTA BARBARA, May 7.—In an
address here last night Secretary of
State Knox declared that lamenting
Jeremiahs might go abroad, but as
for him he liked our own country
better.
WASHINGTON, May 7.—Presi
dent Taft sent a special message to
Congress today, in which he submit
ted a plant for the retirement of gov
ernment employes when they reach
the age of seventy, at half salary.
FALLAN, May 7.—At the Repub
lican state convention the six dele
gates from Nevada were Instructed
to vote for President Taft.
NEW YORK, May 7.—The gov-v-n
ment has started Its attack on the
steel trust by filing suit against the
American Steel & Wire Company,
one of the largest operations of the
trust.
WASHINGTON, May 7.—The
House yesterday jassed a joint res
olution continuing the National
Peace Commission for two years.
WASHINGTON, May 7.—The fed
eral compensation bill passed the
Senate yesterday afternoon. It is
made applicable to injuries resulting
in disability or death of employes of
common carriers by railroads engag
ed in interstate and foreign com
merce while such employes are em
ployed in such commerce. There is
an allowance for the accidental in
jury or death of railroad employes
both to the widow and children, but
the limitation of the contribution of
the child is fixed at 16 years of age,
when it stops.
WASHINGTON, May 7.—The navy
department has been informed that
the German fleet will sail from Kiel
on May 11, and that before return
ing to the Fatherland it will call at
American ports.
CHICAGO, May 7.—Arrangements
have been completed for the seating
of ten thousand persons in the Aud
itorium, where the Republican na
tional convention will convene on
June 18.
NEW YORK, May 7.—The will of
the late John Jacob Astor has been
filed. Colonel Astor was born in
1864. In 1891 he married Ava
Lowle Willing. At the end of a year
there was born to them William Vin
cent Astor, and a year later Ava Alice
Muriel Astor made her appearance.
In 1909 the Astors were divorced,
the father taking the son and the
mother the daughter. In September
last Colonel Astor married Madeline
Talmage Force, and she was with ber
husband on board the Titanic, but
was rescued in a lifeboat. The will
of Col. Astor gives the bulk of his
fortune of *160,000,000 to his son
William Vincent. To his daugher
Muriel he gives *6,000,000, while to
his widow he gives *6,000,000 in
trust. If she dies or remarries the
sum goes to his son. To the expected
posthumous child is given *3,000,
000.
The Chitina Hotel has just re
ceived *500 worth of Standard pipes.
See them.
Seattle, May 7.—Tne first boats
to leave for Nome this year will be
the revenue cutter Bear, which will
set sail on Thursday, and the Wave,
scheduled to leave on Sunday next.
Neither will take passengers, al
though both will have a consignment
of mail. The Wave will have a cargo
of perishables.
WASHINGTON, May 8.—Alaska
received additional recognition yes
terday in the Senate. The compul
sory educational bill was passed, also
the bill providing for an increased
allowance out of the Alaska fund for
the erection of public school build
ings in Alaska.
WASHINGTON, May 6.—Four
hundred fleeing Chinese from Mexico
have applied to the government for
protection. They wish to temporari
ly enter the United States, otherwise
they fear that they will lose their
lives in the south.
HATTIESBURG, Miss., May 6.—
Texas Confederate veterans who
were enroute to attend a convention
had their train wrecked. They were
on a special and it collided with a
freight train, killing sixteen of the
veterans and injuring many others.
SEATTLE May 6.—George Ed
wards Adams, formerly cashier of
the Seattle assay office, and who
took advantage of his position to re
lieve the pokes of many miners of
several hundred thousand dollars,
was today given his parole from Mc
Neil’s Island prison. After a trial
he was found guilty and considerable
of the money was recovered. All who
proved their claim of shortage were
reimbursed by the government.
TACOMA, May 6 —Two boys were
playing in an alley yesterday, one of
them having a gun which accidental
ly went off and killed the other, a
boy ten years of age named Daniel
Swem, and a son of D. R. Swem, of
this city. A 12-year-old son of the
late William Hofius, of Seattle, held
the gun that killed his companion.
NEW YORK, May 6.—The will of
the late Benjamin Guggenheim has
been filed. He leaves an estate of
$92 000,000. His widow receives
one-third, while the balance is divid
ed among his three daughters.
HALIFAX, May 6—On Sunday af
ternoon fifty-nine unidentified vic
tims of the Titanic wreck were bur
ied here. Business was suspended
and practically all the people of the
nifv ottonrloH ihe fnnornl
NEW ORLEANS, May 6—Early
this morning a levee broke in Pointe
Coupee parish, not a great distance
from Baton Rouge, destroying sever
al towns and drowning thirty people.
The flood rushed in on the people so
suddenly that hundreds had barely
time to escape with their lives.
NEW ORLEANS, May 6—Over one
hundred thousand people are home
less in nineteen parishes in the state
of Louisiana, by reason of the floods.
The water has not ceased to rise, and
each day some section feels the de
vastating effect of the unprecedent
ed condition. Aid is being extended
the Impoverished by government of
ficials, who have been provided with
funds by reason of the recent appro
priations by Congress.
CLINTON, B. C., May 6—A lot of
outlaw Indians were shooting up the
town when Provisional Constable
Alexander Kindness sought to inter
fere. He summoned others to his
aid and a pitched battle ensued, dur
ing which the constable was killed.
BALTIMORE May 6.—President
Taft declares that Col Roosevelt
wished a perfect “benevolent despot
ism that discriminates between good
and bad trusts.”
WASHINGTON, May 6.—Cuba is
in bad financial straits, and her obli
gations are maturing without the
means of liquidation. Creditors are
urging American fiscal intervention.
OYSTER BAY, May 6.—The Col
onel was not in a good frame of mind
this morning. He relieved himself,
however, by making another denial.
He asserted that President Taft knew
that he waB making an untrue state
ment when he declared that the for
mer President had stated that the
anti-trust laws should be repealed.
Teddy says he never did.
COLUMBUS O., May 6—William
Jennings Bryan and President Taft
arrived this morning and will do
some campaigning in the state ol
Ohio. Mr. Bryan is endeavoring to
add to the strength of Governor Yvu
son, believing that if the state can
be wrested from Governor Harmon
Wilson is the man who will prove the
stronger element for that purpose.
President Taft feels confident that he
will practically carry every district
at the Primaries on May 21. ., .,..
MINNEAPOLIS, May 6.—At the
Methodist Episcopal Conference, rep
resenting nineteen thousand minis
ters, it was ordered that a war he
started and vigorously prosecuted
throughout the Country against the
employment of children under six
teen years of age. It is maintained
that the placing of boys and girls at
work has a tendency to deteriorate
their physical and moral well-being.
HALIFAX, May 6.—The Cunard
liner Ultonia arrived this morning in
a disabled condition. She battled
with the ice and had a narrow escape
from destruction. The passengers
were badly frightened and feared the
vessel could not reach port. From
here they will proceed to their re
spective destinations by rail.
BALTIMORE, Md. May 4.—Today
a great triumvirate of statesmen are
campaigning throughout the state of
Maryland. The number includes
President Taft, Colonel Roosevelt,
Champ Clark and Governor Harmon.
NEW YORK, May 4.—Twenty
thousand women in parade, the larg
est suffragette demonstration in this
country, was held this afternoon.
The principal streets of the city were
trod by the determined females who
demand the privilege of suffrage.
WASHINGTON, May 4—The
House has passed a resolution calling
for the papers in the case against
Judge Robert Archibald, of the com
merce court, charged with procuring
favors from railroads. The Presi
dent replied that it was not compati
ble with the public interests to make
public the documents.
SEATTLE, May 4.—The new
steamer Mariposa sailed from Seattle
at midnight, and in all probability
will reach Cordova by Wednesday
evening. The passengers for this
port include Mrs. John O’Brien Miss
Alice Branner, L. M. Mead, J. F. Col
lins, Moses Dunn, F. L. Howell and
Messrs. Frost, Rudd, McIntyre,
Wakeham, Tarr and Branner.
PANAMA, May 4.—The United
States government has been request
ed to intervene in the Presidential
election at Panama. At least to the
extent of seeing that it is fairly con
ducted. There are many rumors that
trickery is to be resorted to and that
the vote will not be an expression of
the real desire of the people. Protec
tion is asked so that there can be no
intimidation.
LONDON May 4.—The battleship
Empress of India had a hole stove in
her yesterday. There was a fog pre
vailing when a German sailing ves
sel came into collision with the Em
press. For a time there was consid
erable excitement and it was feared
that the battleship would sink.
BINGHAMPTON, N. Y., May 3.—
Mrs. H. A. Cassabar, one of tne Ti
tanic survivors, stated that at the
very last Major Butt burned many
papers, supposed to be of a diplo
matic nature.
oAiN rnA«uacu, May —ueo.
L. Hutchin, of the Portland Rose
Festival, who is president of the
Festival Associations of the PaciHc
Coast, rpeorted to the delegates from
the various festival associations at
their meeting that the great trans
continental railroads are going to
feature the great Pacific Coast
as the “Play Ground of the World
and the Show Place of America.”
The committee at its meeting adopt
ed by-laws for conducting the organ
ization. It is planned to advertise
every festival event beginning with
Pasadena’s Tournament of Roses on
the last of the year and closing with
Christmas Carols in San Francisco.
The middle west and eastern papers
heartily approve the objects of the
organization and are giving it a great
deal of space. The Panama-Pacific
International Exposition of 1915 is
lending its support to this splendid
plan of advertising the west.
SEATTLE, May 4.—The bank
statement showing the condition of
Seattle banks on April 18, called for
by the comptroller of the currency
and the state bank examiner, is con
sidered by bankers one of the most
remarkable ever made by local finan
cial Institutions. The deposits of
Seattle banks on April 18 were the
largest in the history of Seattle, ag
gregating $79,935,040, or $1,580,083
more than they were at any previous
call. The highest point previously
reached by deposits at the time of a
call was made, was on November 10,
1910, when the item stood at $78,
375,957. Deposits are usually “off”
in the spring and high in the fall,
when the proceeds of various crops
have been banked. Loads stood at
$46,131,234, compared with $44,
022,762 on February 20.
NEW YORK, May 4.—The Senate
committee investigation is still being
conducted here. Senator Smith is
now exerting every effort to confirm
a report that a certain message tell
ing of the Titanic wreck was receiv
ed here early Monday morning fol
lowing the wreck. The senator says:
“I am most desirous of knowing
where the message was for the fol
lowing two days after it was receiv
ed, and why it was held up.”
EL PASO, May 3.—Secretary of
State Knox passed through on his
way to California. When his train
stopped here he was confronted by
a large deputation representing the
Mexican revolutionists, who desired
to present their side- of the case to
him. He declined to receive them,
and the Mexicans retreated much
disgruntled.
PARIS, May 4.—Dispatches indi
cate that a brief but fierce battle was
waged at Lebda. The Italians de
feated the Turks and put them to
rout, after killing three hundred of
them.
BOSTON, May 4.—The managers
for both Persident Taft and Colonel
noosevelt have united in filing peti
tions asking for a recount of all the
votes cast in the various cities dur
ing the recent primaries. The
noosevelt forces started the cry of
irregularity, so the Taft managers
Insisted that the ballots be recount
ed to settle all controversy.
CHICAGO, May 4.—There is great
interest in the Flynn-Johnson fight,
to be held at Las Vegas. Already
tickets of admission are selling for
ten, twenty and twenty-five dollars.
There will be an Immense crowd
from from all parts of the country.
NEW YORK, May 4.—President
White has issued a call for a general |
convention the United Mine Workers
of America, to be held at Wilkea
barre, Pa., on May 14. Matters per
taining to the demands of the an
thracite coal miners will be consid
ered.
NEW YORK, May 4.—The body of
Col. John Jacob Astor, which was re
covered from the Titanic wreck, was
interred this afternoon by the side
of his mother at Rhine Cliff. An
immense throng attended the serv
ices.
voTioa or nuBmi
To DAN S. KAIN *r.« JOE WIL
LIAMS, their heirs or assigns:
You and each of you are hereby noti
fied that Clifford Cayonette, the sub
scribed, and your co-owner, has ex
pended the following sums In the per
formance of the annual labor fon the
years 1909, 1910 and 1911, for your and
each of your respective Interests, In tbs
following described mineral claims, to
wit. the sum of $125.00 for the com
pletion of the work required for the
Interest of Joe Williams; the sum of
1*25.00 for the completion of the work
required for the Interest of Dan S. Kaln,
In the property on Copper Creek, Nazl
na Mining District, and known as
Claims No. 2, No. 3, No. 7, No. 8 and
No. 10.
If within ninety days after the per
sonal service of this notice upon you, or
within ninety days after the publication
thereof, you fall or refuse to contribute
your, and each of your, portions of such
expenditure, as hereinbefore set forth,
and pay to snld Clifford Cayonette the
several amounts so expended by him for
the completion of the work required for
your several Interests, you. and each
of you, upon whom this notice Is serv
ed. will forfeit your, and each of your
several Interests In said claims to said
Clifford Cayonette, your co-owner, who
has made the said required expenditure,
all as provided in said Section 2324 R. S.
U. S.
CLIFFORD CAYONETTE.
February 24. 1912.
FORFEIT!.' RE NOTICE
Notice of Forfeiture to Co-Owners.
To W. E. Gilkey, M. Gllkey, C. Gll
key, and to their heirs and Assigns:
You, and each of you, are hereby
notified that prior to January 1st,
1912, I, the undersigned, expended
the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars in
labor, Improvements and assessment
work upon the Company Group No. 2
of Placer Mining Claims, the Alice
Group of Placer Mining Claims, and
the Lake Placer Mining Claim, and
conveying water to and upon said
claims situate in the Chisna Mining
District, on the Middle Fork River.
If within ninety days after the publi
cation of this notice you, W. E. Gll
key, M. Gilkey, C. Gllkey and heirs
and assigns, and any other persons
having or claiming an Interest in and
to said above described placer claims
and water rights, fall or refuse to
contribute your proportion of such
expenditure as a co-owner, your In
terest in the said above described
placer claims and water rights will
become the property of the under
signed, your co-owner, who has made
the necessary expenditures required
under the U. S. Statutes.
MRS. E. STEVENS.
First publication March 23, 1912.
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