For Second Time Within Two Weeks Democrats Weaken and Refuse
To go on With Investigation of Charges Hade Against
The Administration and Alaska Syndicate
VANDERBILTS TO
GET TOGETHER
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Newport July 22.—It is reported
in social circles that a reconeilliation
between William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.,
and his wife, formerly Virginia
Fair, seems certain.
M ashington, July ——.——The Democratic congress that is attempting
to make political capital out of the Controller bay harbor has again
shown its weakness by abruptly dropping the investigation for a second
time, after all the witnesses had been summoned for a hearing before
a special committee. It is an open secret here that the investigators
are afraid to proceed with the matter, knowing full well that the char
ges were not made in good faith and if the accused are given an oppor
tunity to repudiate them it will prove a boomerang. Iq order not to ad
mit that tnis is the case the committee gives out the statement that the
hearing may be resumed in October.
Washington, July 22.—Attorney General W’ickersham will take the
stand before the judiciary committee of the house on Monday, and ans
wer the charges made against him by the delegate from Alaska. Some
interesting developments are looked for, as the Attorney General em
phatically denies the accusations against him and will insist upon the
whole affair being thoroughly investigated.
GOODWIN TO ACT
FORJLNIS
Los Angeles, July 22.—Nat Good
win has announced his intention of
deserting the legitimate stage for
film drama, receiving the greatest
salary ever paid an actor.
VALDEZ IS JLOOD SWEPT
\ aldez, July — 1. This town has lieen thrown into a turmoil of ex
citement during the past two days on account of the glacier stream
breaking through the dyke at the extreme upper end yesterday morning
ami flooding the residence and business sections.
When the first warning came every man, woman and child was
pressed into service to check the speed of the flow and if possible
divert its course. But all efforts prove of no avail and the soldiers at
fort Liscum were called out. All business was suspended ami
every available person was soon at work building temporary sheer dams.
A portion of the old dam was blown up, diverting the waters east
of town. The flood also broke through the reservation side, sending a
torrent of water down McKinley street, the main thoroughfare. Most
of the business houses were soon filled with water and many were forced
to move. Several small cabins were washed from their foundations. H.
K. Kllis’ house was moved a short distance by the force of the stream.
The flood was due to the warm weather and the breaking of a
small lake at the foot and tributary to the glacier. The stream soon rose
to an unprecedented size and as there was considerable force back of
it it soon spread all over town. Tbe water began receding this after
noon and it is believed that the worst danger is past. It is impossible
at this time to estimate the exact amount or the damage done, and al
though it will aggregate considerable the individual loss will be com
paratively slight.
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Kenneth C. Kerr, industrial agent
for the Alaska Steamship company,
who recently visited Cordova, is
very enthusiastic over mining pos
sibilities and scenic beauty of this
section of Alaska. The Railway &
Marine News, published at Seattle
contains the following interview with
Mr. Kerr upon his return to Se
attle: ,
“I am surprised myself at the
scenic beauty of the Copper river
route. From out departure at the
dock in Cordova bay to our arrival
at Kennecott, our train traversed a
region which eclipses the Grand Can
yon of Arizona, the Yellowstone, the
Yosemite, or Colorado’s great gorge.
Far be it for me to use extravagant
phrases in describing this scenery,
but after having traveled over every
railroad of note in this country, I
believe we have all their greatest at
tractions duplicated in the beauti
ful Cordova bay, placid lake Eyak,
wonderful living Childs glacier, bub- \
bling geysers, .canyons, waterfalls
and Cascades too numerous to men
tion.
“Hunting and fishing is excellent
and i have never seen such a re
markably rich mineralized country
as that stretching for miles on both
sides of this new road. Surveying
parties are now at work running pre
liminary lines to the various mining
districts which may become tribu
tary to the road. The railroad as
for as Chitina has been placed in
physical condition equal tt main line
track in this country. On the Chit
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ina branch the work of surfacing
and ballasting is now in progress
and will be completed with the end
of the present summer. Plans have
ueen drawn for a new station at
Cordova and the dock facilities at
that point are remarkably well ar
ranged. The road is well equipped
with modern engines an 1 cars, the
freight cars being especially adapted
for handling heavy shipments of
copper ore from Kennecott.
“We are operating an excursion to
Childs glacier on the arrival of each
one of the Alaska Steamship Co.’s
boats. This is an innovation and
following the change in our route
of the Southwestern Alaska boats
through the inside passage, is re
sulting in an entirely new tourist
travel to and from Seattle, Ressur
rection bay and Prince William
Sound points. By this change also
Juneau and Ketchikan will be given
eight additional boats each month
and the whole Southwestern Alaska
and the interior will be placed in
direct touch with the capital at Ju
neau.
“Generally speaking, Southwest
ern Alaska is in excellent condition.
True, railroad construction has ceas
ed, which means the elimination of
four to five thousand construction
employes, but many new strikes are
being made and while the progress
along these lines will necessarily
be slow, yet within the next five
years I confidently predict that por
tion of Alaska as being the most im
portant in gold quartz as well as cop
per mining in the territory.”
QUEBEC VICTIM
OF CHOLERA
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Quebec, July 22.—The first death
from cholera occurred here this
morning and has aroused the health
authorities to exert every precau
tion against a spread of the dread
disease.
DIVORCED WIFE
IS KILLED
Chicago, July 22.—Mrs. Catherine
Edgar, divorced wife of Selwyn Ed
gar, the St. Louis steel millionaire,
was run down by an automobile yes
terday and instantly killed.
Let the Leader do your job work.
Mining Companies and
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Mineral Claim Owners
Publication of Final Proof Notices
Preparations are now making by many com
panies for the securing of patents to copper and
gold claims in that rich mining section known
as the Chitina-Ivotsina-Nizina district. Publi
cation of final proof must be made in accord
ance with the requirements of the law- which
are contained in the following excerpts of in
structions issued by the General Land Office at
Washington:
A notice of intended final proof must be published
in u newspaper of established character and of general
| circulation in the vicinity of the land affected thereby.
such paper having a lixed and well known place of pub
lication.
Xo newspaper shall be deemed a qualified medium
of notice unless it shall have been continuously publish
ed during an unbroken period of six months immediate
ly preceding the publication of the notice, nor unless it
shall have applied for and been granted the privilege of
transportation in and by the United States mails at the
rate provided by law for second-class matter, a privilege
available to all newspapers having a legitimate list of
subscribers and a known place or publication.
The notice must in all cases be published in the news
paper which may be issued at a place nearest to the lands '
which the notice affects. By the word “nearest” as here
used it is not intended that geographical proximity shall
be measured on an air line drawn between the land and
the place of publication, but by the length of the shortest
and principally traveled thoroughfare between such
places, being the highway ordinarily used and employed
for travel by vehicles of any kind. ‘
The law invests registers with discretion in the se
lection of newspapers to l>e the media of notice in such
cases as are here referred to. *
Persons seeking to establish their right to a legal title
to any public lands are not authorized to interfere with i
the discretion of the register in the choice of a news- !
paper in which to publish notice of their claims; nor
will any designation of a newspaper made by a register,
in the reasonable exercise of that discretion, be disturbed
on the ground that the claimant recommended another
newspaper.
Upon the receipt of the papers, if no reason appears
for ••ejecting the application, the register will, at the ex
pense of the claimant (who must furnish the’agreement
of the publisher to hold applicant for patent alone respon
sible for charges of publication), publish a notice of such
application for the period of sixty days in a newspaper
published nearest to the claim, and will post a copy of
such notice in his office for the same period. j
I The law imposes upon registers the duty of procuring
the publication of proper final-proof notices, and charges \
the claimant with no ooligation in that behalf, except ;
, ttiat he shall bear and pay the cost of such publication.
The Chitina Leader
fills the above requirements, and will publish
the necessary notices at less than 50 cents per
line, the price allowed by law to weekly news
papers, for the entire publication during sixty
days. So that there may be no delay, publish
ers’ agreement should be secured by writing to
• WILL A. STEEL, HARRY G. STEEL,
Publishers of
\ The Chitina Leader, Chitina, Alaska
Cordova Daily Alaskan, Cordova
Or to the SEATTLE OFFICE, 551 Colman
Building.
GEO. DOOLEY
General Commission Merchant
Agent: ^]«Ageui: ■'r17W*
Armour’s Hot Drink Supplies Fire Extinguishers ^
Kahn Bros. “Monogram" Royal Typewriter Co.
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“What We Haven’t Got We Get"
New and Second Hand Goods Bought and Sold
I. J. ST. CLAIR T. W. CLOXINGER,
Proprietors
THE WORKINGMAN’S RESORT
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LOG CABIN BAR
AND ROOMING HOUSE
WINES, LIQUORS,
AND CIGARS
FURNISHED ROOMS AND COTS.
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SOLO, POOL AND BILLIARD TABLES.
Comfortabe Chairs and Reading Room.
Restaurant and Barber Shop in Connection.
t CORDOVA’S BIG STORE
II S. BLUM & CO.’S
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♦ WE SOLICIT YOUR ORDERS
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♦ We Carry a Large Stork of :
I General Merchandise
t Of Every Description
♦ Having been in the outfitting business for many years, we are
♦ particularly well equipped to fui nnisli your outfit, whether large
I of small.
♦ We have reduced the price of hay & oats t $50 per ton (in ton lots)
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♦ Prompt, Attention to Mail Orders
♦ We wm Save You Money Cordova, Alaska.
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| The Nevada j
Just Open
;; Special Line of OLD CROW and other Standard Brands •
;; of Whiskies. Double Stamp Goods, Bottled in Bond are :
;; lound here. Special Wines and Liquors for Family use. •
;; Our prices are the lowest a^d a-oods the best in town !
:: WE INVITE YOUR PATRONAGE. ;
.. Watch this space for futrre announcements. !
McCUTCHEON GRIFFITHS Prnns
T f T f H I'M H»W»
The Northern Pacific will not at
tempt at this time to convert its
locomotives into oil burnersj because
of its extensive coal mine holdings
west of the Cascades and its annual
pay roll in these mines of $2,000,
000 a year. Should the road burn
oil hundreds of men would be thrown
out of employment.
Pete’s Lodging
House
AND
SECOND HAND STORRE
CHITINA HEIGHTS
Bunks 23c; Beds 50c.
PETER CORDES. Prop.
| SAVOY
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l$! Opposite Chitina Trading Co. «
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| Tlie Only First-Class Cafe in ’
? Chitina J
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1 American and European Plan •
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I Dinner 75c up :
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H-W»H4»WH»t*i I'
Head the Leader for the news.
I OSBORNEi
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Jeweler
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;; office