Late Telegraph News
LISBON, May 18.—The report
earlier sent out that Joas Chagas
had died, prove to be unfounded. He
is at a hospital and this afternoon
shows signs of improving. He held
a short conference with his political
associates.
LISBON, May 18.—Joas Chagas,
the new president of the cabinet of
Portugal, was shot aboard a train
while enroute to this city from
^ Oporto. The deed was committed
by Senator Freitas, who was then
killed by a gendarme.
DENVER, Colo., May IS.—Single
tax and prohibition were issues de
cided in a municipal election today
after a bitter campaign. The
single, tax amendment seemed cer
tain to defeat. The liquor issue
came up under an amendment pro
viding that Denver shall stay "wet”
after the remainder of the state
goes "dry” next January. A provi
sion of the state constitution giving
Denver home rule was the hope of
the liquor interests, but the anti
saloon league promised to carry the,
question into the courts again, the
supreme court having declared that
state liquor laws are enforceable in
municipalities. Further litigation is
just what the, Denver “wets” desire,
hoping that an injunction will per
mit them to do business even after
the state does^dry in January.
BERKELEY, Cal., May 18.—
Graduation exercises were held at
the University of California today.
One of the largest senior classes in
the history of the university was
given diplomas. Addresses were
made by Catherine de Motte, J. H.
Levy, Rene Guillou and B. W.
Wheeler of the student body. They
were elected to the positions of
graduation speakers by the com
mittee-in-charge.
TOKIO, Japan, May 18. — An
extra session of the Diet began
here today. It is expected the ses
sion will continue three weeks.
WASHINGTON, May 18.—The
Interstate Commerce Commission to
day opened a four days hearing for
the railroads on proposed increased
ratings on beer, empty beer barrels,
non-alcoholic drinks, empty bottles,
tobacco, grain, grain products, rags
and waste paper. June 1 to 7 the
shippers answer will be heard and
June 8 tile railroads will rebut.
WACO, Tex., May 18.—State
bankers met here today in annual
convention. Among the speakers
listed were W. P. G. Harding of the
federal reserve board; E. B. Clair
Avery of the Merchants Laclede Na
tional Bank of St. Louis and George;
Woodruff of the First National
Bank of Joliet, 111.
SEATTLE, May 17.—The Admiral
Watson got away at 6:30 o’clock on
Saturday evening, with another
large number of passengers for the
Alaska railroad terminal towns.
There were none for Cordova, but
four for Valde.z. For Katalla there
were 15 cabin passengers, and nine
for Seldovia. The largest number
was booked for Seward, there being
32 cabin and 30 second class; for
Anchorage 29 cabin and 13 second
NEW YORK, May 17—The Presi
dent and his party arrived on the
Mayflower this morning from New
port News. They had a stormy 'trip
up the coast. The city is filled with
strangers from all parts of the east,
being drawn here to witness the re
view of the Atlantic fleet, which
will occur tomorrow. The harbor
presents an attractive sight with its
scores of battleships and various
kinds of navy craft. It' is the in
tention of the President to remain
here until Wednesday or Thursday.
This moning the President reviewed
thousands of bluejacke.ts in shore
ATHENS, May 15.—King Con
stantine, who has been seriously ill,
is reported today as improving. It
is expected that he will be about
agafc in a few days.
FOKT COLLINS, Colo., May 18.
—A new breakfast food may be
born if plans announced today by
local capitalists materialize. Emmer
is the name of a new kind of hardy
grain, much like wheat, iand. the.
Emmer Products Company has been
organized to make a breakfast food
out of it.* It is being raised in
large quantities in this district.
CHICAGO, May 14 — Dr. Fred
erick A. Cooke, the. Mount McKinley
and North Pole explorer, is making
preparations for another invasion.
He will attempt to climb Mount
Everest, in the Himilayas, the high
est mountain in this world, this sum
mer. He will sail from San Fran
cisco with a party of twelve persons
May 27 and expects to reach Nepa!,
in Northern India, in July. The
expedition, he said, will require
seven months.
JUNEAU, May 15.—This town t3
getting to white heat by reason of
the intense interest displayed in the
approaching contest on the liquor
license question. The three enum
erators appointed by the court to
ascertain %he number of persons
entitled to vote at the election on
May 24, completed their labors last
light. They report 1,939 qualified
voters. It is admitted that prob
ably some have been missed, but not
many. The court holds that a
majority of the enumeration mu3t
vote either wet or dry or the ejec
tion will be non-conclusive. The
wets have set the mark for 1,000
votes and will bend every effort to
secure that number. If many should
'“ail to vote and the wets failed to
secure a majority of the whole num
ber registered they would lose out.
LOS ANGELES, May 15—Charles
E. Sebastian, suspended chief of
police, who had been charged with
Mrs. Lillian Pratt for contributing
to the delinquency of young girls,
was acquitted by a jury last night,
as was also Mrs. Pratt. This case
has been on trial for a couple of
weeks and aroused the most intense
interest. Sebastian declared that
the charge was brought by his
political enemies to destroy his
chances for the mayorality, for
whjch he was a candidate. At the
primaries on May 4, and while the
case was on trial, Sebastian w'as
chosen for first place on the ticket
and will go before the electorate
next month. He missed actual elec
tion by only a few- votes. The day
of the primary, two bullets narrowly
missed Sebastian as he was sitting
in a room at his home. The assail
ant has not been discovered.
SEATTLE, May 15.—On May 2S.
the freighter Seward, of the Alaska
Steamship Company, wrill set out for
Nome, to be followed on June, 2 by
the steamship Victoria. The Seward,
Capt. J. Johnson, has taken on a
cargo of coal at Comax and now is
loading cannery supplies and gen
eral freight for Nome. While navi
gation in the Bering Sea is possible
at an even earlier date than this,
marine insurance companies place
such a high rate on ships that ven
ture into that sea earlier than June
8 that the steamship companies do
not care to assume the burden. In
asmuch as it takes six days to reach
what is designated by the under
writers as the danger zone, the
Victoria will be able to leave Seattle
June 2 and meet all requirements,
parade, that lasted over an hour.
WASHINGTON. May 14—Admiral
Walter C. Cowles, the present
commander of the Asiatic fleet of
the United States Navy, is to retire
in July and Secretary Daniels is now
considering the appointment of his
successor. The appointment is made
more desirable by the fact that
while the fleet cruises the com
mander-in-chief has the rank of
admiral at the salary of $12,000 a
year. Several names are being
mentioned for the promotion.
PARIS, May 17.—Late reports in
dicate the success of the revolu
tionary forces in Portugal. The
new government will be presided
over by Joacchagas. That fact was
proclaimed from the windows of the
city hall today by the military gov
ernor of Lisbon. Proclamations
have been posted throughout the
city warning citizens to turn in t]je:r
arms under penalty of arrest. A
number of the Royalists have been
arrested. The, last permanent presi
dent of the Republic w*as Manuel de
Arriaga, elected in August, 1911. His
last ministry was appointed June 23,
1914. Since the summer of 1912 a
number of uprisings have occurred,
the last ope to be suppressed was on
October 20 last.
NEW YORK, May 17. — Gifford
Pinchot, who was in Belgium on a
mission for the government, and
who was banished from that country
by the Germans, arrived here this
morning. He was in time for the
naval parade and review.
WASHINGTON, May 14.—Out of
the Barnes-Roosevelt quarrel, now
being aired in the courts of New
York, developments will be forth
coming of wide consequence in their
bearing on the 1916 Presidental
contest. This is the conviction of
both Democratic and Republican
party leaders at the national capital.
With the headquarters of both par
ties already open and getting affairs
in ?;hape for the 1916 preliminaries
every move in the bitter controversy
between the former President and
the powerful Republican organiza
tion leader in New York now
squarely in the center of the
national political spotlight, is
eagerly being watched.
WASHINGTON, May 12.—.The
suit of the Riggs National Bank to
enjoin the Comptroller of the Cur
rency from withholding $5,000 in
terest on government bonds as pen
alty for alleged violation of certain
banking regulations, and charging
Comptroller Williams and Secretary
McAdoo with conspiracy to wreck
the bank, came up before Judge
McCoy of the District Supreme
Court this morning. The case,
now one month old, has taken on a
national importance in the public
mind, partly because of the persons
involved and because it is believed
it will open up important questions
involving governmental jurisdiction
over banks. ‘‘Biggest thing since
Jackson’s fight with the banks," is
one way it is expressed. The man
ner in which the administration re
gards the litigation is shown by the
fact that Samuel Untermye.r and
Louis D. Brandeis have been em
ployed to assist the Attorney Gen
eral’s office in defending the treas
ury officials—and possibly in carry
ing further the charges openly made,
since the suit began, against the
bank by Comptroller Williapis.
President Wilson and his cabinet
are known to have considered the
case in cabinet meeting.
SEATTLE, May 13.—The rush to
the railroad terminals in the north
continues without abatement and
every boat sailing for southwestern
Alaska leaves with its passenger and
freight capacity all taken. The
steamer Alameda got away last night
at 9 o’clock. Her passengers for
Cordova were: Mrs. C. Fisher, W.
L. Smith and 14 second-class: for
Valdez, four cabin and two second
class: for Ellamar one cabin and
two second-class; for Seward 57
cabin and 53 second-class; for Ship
Anchorage, 21 cabin and 30 second
class.
ATHENS, May 17.—King Con
stantine was reported today as hav
ing taken a serious turn for the
worse. He has been afflicted with
pneumonia, but was improving when
the sudden change for the worse
occurred. He was born August 3,
1868 and acceded to the throne
March 18, 1913.
LINCOLN, Neb., May 13.—The
Russian government plans to call
upon its army reserves now in the
United States, according to a dis
patch printed in a Russian paper
received by Felix Newton, one of the
leaders in the Russian colony in
Lincoln. The paper, which has a
large circulation among the Russians
in this country, states that there
are 100,000 reserves of the Russian
army in the United State.s. Mr.
Newton estimates that 3,000 of this
number are in Lincoln. He does not
look for a very eager response to
the Russian government’s call. Many
of the. Russians have taken out
naturalization papers and now own
or are purchasing homes of their
own. They are w'ell satisfied with
conditions here and are not likely to
risk their chances for happiness and
prosperity simply to go back and
fight in the Russian army.
NEW YORK, May 13.—There
promises to be many thousands of
visitors here, next week to view the
Atlantic fleet, which will be in the
harbor during the period between
May 17 and 25, before starting on
the trip through the Panama canal
to the Pacific. The.re will be a big
naval parade with 300 vessels in
line, including 21 battleships. A
land parade of soldiers and marines
will be a feature also. The war
ships will be anchored in the Hud
son River and will be. open to
visitors.
The tentative program for elab
orate ceremonies May 17 and 18 in
connection with the review of the
Atlantic fleet here by President
Wilson has been made public. At
10 o’clock Monday morning. May
17, President Wilson and Secretary
Daniels will proceed to the review
ing stand to watch a land parade.
The same afternoon the President
will go aboard the Presidential
yacht Mayflower and hoist his flag,
after which the flag officers, staffs
and captains of the ships of the
fleet will pay official calls on him.
The Mayflower followed by the
Secretary of the, Navy on the Dol
phin, will review the fleet at anchor.
Monday night the President will
dine on board the battleship
Wyoming, with Secretary Daniels
and other cabinet members, Secre
tary Tumulty, Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt, Admiral Fletcher, com
manding the fleet and others. From
8:30 to 9:30 o’clock that night,
there will be races between ships’
crews. The President and members
of his party will see the races from
the deck of the Wyoming. The re
view of the fleet will begin at 9
o’clock Tuesday morning. The
Mayflower, carrying the President,
and the Dolphin will proceed to a
point near the Statue, of Liberty and
the fleet will pass, proceeding to
sea.
SEATTLE, May 12.—To continue
the systematic surveys and investi
gations that have been in progress
for the last eighteen years, the
United States Geological Survey at
Washington, D. C.. is preparing to
send no less than twelve parties to
Alaska this season, according to a
dispatch received by the Seattle
Times from its correspondent in the
national capital.
Three of the parties will operate
in Southeastern Alaska. One will
go into the upper Chitina region.
One party will also be sent to Val
dez, while two will spend the sum
mer in the Turnagain Arm-Knik
district. Two parties also will be
dispatched to the Ruby-Kuskokwim
region. Another will make investi
gations in the Yukon-Tanana coun
try and still another will traverse
the little known area between the
Ruby district and the Tanana
River. The twelfth party will en
gage in general investigations in
different parts of the north.
All the expeditions will sail from
Seattle this month. The full force
of men needed for the work has
been engaged and the purchase of
horses, supplies and general equip
ment is well under way.
Alfred H. Brooks, geologist in
charge of the Alaska surveys, will
be engaged in office work until the
latter part of .Tune, when he will
sail for the north. Brooks’ work
rwill probably include investigations
in the Iditarod, Fairbanks and Val
dez districts.
The geological surveys rank
among the most important govern
ment work in Alaska. The primarv
object is the investigation of min
eral resources and the assembling of
data as to the most likely places for
finding gold and other precious
metals. All the data is made pub
lic in bulletins and pamphlets, the
information forming an invaluable
guide for the prospector. The sur
vey also compiles topographical
maps of the districts investigated,
showing all mountain ranges, rivers,
trails, roadhouse and the like, with
a complete description of the coun
try. The reports furnish complete
information as to the quickest and
safest routes into the districts in
vestigated.
In general the geological survey
begins work where the coast and
geodetic survey leaves off.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 12.—The
repair ship Prometheus is now at
Vallejo, Cal., being fitted out for a
summer’s cruise to Alaska. She will
take north from Mare Island a
wireless party of 40 me.n, and about
$50,000 will be expended in over
hauling the radio stations of the
north. She is expected to take some
of the apparatus for the new sta
tion on the Copper River flats and
also for enlargements at the Whit
shed station. She is d”e at Cor
dova early in June. The Prome
theus is a special type vessel, espe
cially fitted up for repair work. She
was built in 1907 at a cost of a
million and a half dollars. Her
horse oower is 7,500, with a speed !
of 16 knots per h^ur. Her displace
ment is over 12,000 tons.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 13.—
Ten of Alfred Vanderbilt’s thorough
bred horses took part in the Wash
ington show, which ended today.
These Vanderbilt horses are the
same ones that have won many
events at Madison Square Garden in
New York and in the London show*.
WASHNIGTON, May 12.—Th-s
morning Secretary of the Interior
Lane announced the withdrawal of
65,000 acres of the public domain
in Alaska. It is located in the
Illiamna lake region, w’hich is be
tween the lower part of Cook’s In
let and Bristol Bay. The reason
given is because of the prospective
water power value.
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SEATTLE, May 15.—In about |
two we.eks David F. Houston, secre
tary of agriculture, will be in
Seattle, accompanied by Albert F.
Potter, associate forester, and Fran
cis G. Caffey, solicitor of the de- j
partment of agriculture. The three.;
gentlemen are now on an extended 1
tour of the west, their purpose being j
to visit all the principal national j
forests.
CLEVELAND, May 13. — The i
World Court Congress opened here
last night with prominent men from
every section of the country in
attendance. John Hays Hammond
is presiding. Many of these peace
delegates declare that they will sup
peyt a movement that if extended
will prove the greatest ever inaugur
ated for lasting peace among the
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