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ATHENS, July 10.—The Greek
forces made a determined attack
upon the Bulgarian positions In the
mountain passes toward Strumitza
thlg morning, driving the Bulgarians
from the breastworks in headlong
, flight through the detilcs, and open
ing the passes to the Invading
troops.
LONDON, July 10.—Dispatches
received from St. Petersburg today,
hro to the’ effect that Bulgaria has
asked Russia to intervene in the
' Balkan situation.
Disheartened by the recent heavy
losses sustained in the battles with
the' Greeks and Servians, and the
apparent hopelessness of overcoming
their foes, the Czar Ferdinand is
said to be willing to submit the divi
sion of the lands captured by the
allies from Turkey to arbitration.
W1ASHINOTON, July 10.—Falcon
JoBlin, president of the Tanana -Val
ley Railroad in Alaska, today ap
peared before the senate committee
on territories and again urged the
construction of railroads in Alaska
and their operation by the govern
ment.
In support of his argument the
* Alaskan called the attention of the
znembera of the committee to the aid
’i. extended by the government to the
•; building of railroads in the Philip
pines and quoted figures to show
how much greater is the commerce
of Alaska with the States than is
i that of the insular possessions, and
v demonstrated to the committee the
huge increase in this trade which
would be brought about by the con
struction of railroads throughout the
territory. His arguments were very
convincing and are believed to have
(had considerable weight w-ith the
committee.
;i SALT LAKE, July 10.—Joseph
8wa$, president of Swarthmore Col
I*gev has been elected president of
thle 'National Educational Associa
tion.!’
MEXICO CITY, July 9.—De La
barra baa tendered his resignation as
minister of foreign affairs.
SEATTLE, July 10.—Col. W;. H.
Rugg of the Twelfth Massachusetts
volunteers during the Civil Wiar, and
Who was accredited with firing the
first shot at the bloody battle of
Gettysburg, died last night while on
the train returning from a visit to
this city to the Soldiers’ Home at
OrtSng.
' HAVANA, July 10.—General Riva,
Chief of police of this city, died this
morning as the result of wounds re
ceived during a raid on a gambling
club In this city Tuesday.
General Asbert, governor of
Havana province. Senator Morales
and Representative Arias, who en
gaged in a pistol duel with the chief
fit the time of the raid, have been
taken into custody charged with
murder.
SEATTLE, July 9.—-Memphis was
today selected by the National Con
ference of Charities and Corrections
M its place of meeting for 1914.
SAN FRONCISCO, July 10—Five
soldiers were burned to death light
lag the forest Ares in the vicinity of
ftT1, Tamalpais, according to re
ports received here today. The
ifires are reported to have broken
put more fiercely than ever, despite
all efforts to quench them, and are
spreading with frightful rapidity.
WASHINGTON, July 10—J. H.
McMlchaels, chief page of the senate,
who was charged by Mulliall, whose
pehsational lobby methods exposure,
created such a sensation a few days
ago, with being a spy, has been dis
charged.
WASHINGTON, July 10—The
agricultural department crop esti
mates, Issued today, gives the winter
wheat crop at 483,000,000 bushels,
the record yield for the United States
and the total crop of both winter
and spring wheat at 701,000,000.
The corn crop, it is estimated, will
compare favorably with that of last
year.
WASHINGTON, July 15.—Presi
dent Wilson today granted an uncon
ditional pardon to President Ketten
bach and Cashier Hester, of tlu
Lewiston National Bank, of Idaho
who were sentenced to five years im
prisonment for returning a false re
port of the condition of the bank.
WASHINGTON, July 10—Sen
ator Poindexter, of Washington, has
introduced a bill in the senate pro
viding for the government ownership
and operation of public utilities in
Alaska.
The bill also provides that the coal
lands in Alaska shall be owned and
operated by the government, and
further provides for the establish
ment by the government of steam
ship lines between the territory and
the States.
WASHINGTON, July 10.—Henry
S. Graves, chief of the forestry
bureau of the department of agri
culture, left here this morning en
route for Alaska to investigate con
ditions in the Chugach Forest re
serve. Before the senate committee
on territories recently Graves ad
mitted that the forestry bureau was
not sufficiently supplied with facts
to reply intelligently to many of the
queries which w'ere made by the
members of the committee, and in
view of the movement now under
way to abolish the reserve, the chief
of the bureau will make a tour of
the reserve for the purpose of ascer
taining as nearly as possible the
amount of timber theren.
LONDON, July 11.—According to
dispatches received here this morn
ing the troubles of Czar Ferdinand
of Bulgaria have been increased by
the addition of another foe. This
morning King Charles of Roumania
declared war against Bulgaria, and
will immediately place an army In
the field to co-operate with the
Greek and Servian armies.
WASHINGTON, July 11.—Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels will leave
tomorrow for Seattle, where he will
•review the army and navy parade
during the Potlatch.
FOLSOM, Cal., July 11.—Jacob
Oppenheimer paid the penalty of his
crimes today, when he was hanged
in the prison yard. Just before the
black cap was adjusted Oppenheimer
made an impassioned plea that the
women of California keep up the
fight for the abolishment of capital
punishment.
SAN QUENTIN, Cal., July 11.—
Frank Bauerwaeth, who was con
victed of the murder of Mrs. Harriet
Guyot and Miss Julia Francois, was
hanged here today.
WINDSOR, Vt„ July 11.—Presi
dent Willson had a narrow escape
from injury and possible death in an
automobile accident here this morn
ing. In order to avoid a collision
with another car the chauffeur of the
president’s car was compelled to turn
his machine down an embankment,
where it drove against a house,
throwing the chauffeur to the ground
and inflicting slight injuries. The
President was uninjured.
MARION, 111., July 11.—Henry
Norman, a merchant, shot and killed
Oscar McElroy at the Norman store.
The trouble grew out of an account
the merchant had tried to collect.
McElroy is said to have been drink
ing. It is asserted he assaulted Nor
man with bricks and severely pound
ed him before the shot was fired.
SEATTLE, July 11.—Two mem
bers of the eight oared crew of the
University of Washington, which
rowed third in the Poughkeepsie re
gatta last Saturday, were kept in
(ignorance of the drowning if their
brother for three weeks. The oars
men were Ed and Elmer Leader,
twins, who pulled No. 2 and No. 3.
in the race. Artheur Leader was
drowned while swimming at Rosa,
Wash., June 3, but the twins were
not told of his death because it was
feared the news would unnerve
them for the race.
I HOPKINSVILLE, Ky., July 11.—
Mrs. Ellen McReynolds, mother of
Attorney General James C. McRey
nolds, fell and fractured her hip as
she was about to board a train here.
Mrs. McReynolds, who is 76 years
old, was en route to her home at
Elkton, Ky., after a visit here, when
the accident occurred.
WASHINGTON, July 11.—Chair
man Simons, of the senate finance
committee, has been authorized to
report the tariff bills. 1
HAVRE, July 11.—Jack Johnson,
the American pugilist arrived here
today. He announced that he would
never return to the United Statee
again. i
TEXT OF RAILROAD BILL
WASHINGTON, July 9. — The
formal consideration of the Alaska
railroad bill begun today before the
house committee on territories and a
number of people will be heard on
thiB measure and the substance of
the hearings before the senate com
mittee also submitted, in the hope of
an early report so that the bill can
be acted on at this session.
The following is the text of the
Alaska railroad bill as favoraby re
ported to the senate by Senator
Chamberlain, chairman of the sub
committee on territories:
That the president of the United
States is hereby authorized and di
rected to cause to be located such
main lines for railroads from points
on tidewater to the interior as will,
in his judgment, best promote the
settlement of Alaska, develop its re
sources, and provide adequate and
suitable transportation for coal for
the army, navy, and other govern
ment services; of troops, arms and
munitions of war; of the mails, and
for other government and public
uses, together with such branch
lines, feeders, sidings, switches, and
spurs as he may deem necessary;
and when such line or lines are
located he is hereby authorized to
cause to be constructed, completed,
equipped, and operated thereon (un
til otherwise provided by congress)
a railroad or railroads, with the
necessay equipment, docks, wharves,
and terminal facilities: Provided,
that the president may cause said
road or roads to be operated by con
tract or lease, but no contract or
lease shall be for a longer period
than ten years.
Sec. 2. That to enable the presi
dent to construct and operate the
railroad or railroads and works ap
purtenant and necessary thereto, as
provided in this act, he is hereby
authorized to employ, in the ascer
tainment of the location of said
railroad lines and in the constructor
completion, equipment and operation
of the same, any of the engineers of
the United States army, at his dis
cretion, and such other persons as
he may deem necessary for the
proper and expeditious prosecution
of said work. The duties, powers
and compensation of said engineers
and other persons employed under
this act shall be fixed by the presi
dent. The official salary of any
official appointed or employed under
this act shall be deducted from the
amount of salary or compensation
provided for or which shall be fixed
under the terms of this act. The
officers or other persons placed in
charge of the work by the president
shall make to the president annually
and at such other periods as may be
required by the president or by
either house of congress full and
complete reports of all their doings
and of all money received and ex
pended in the construction of said
work and in the operation of said
work or works and in the perform
ance of their duties in connnection
therewith. The annual reports here
in provided for shall be by the
president transmitted to congress.
The president may acquire by pur
chase or condemnation, all property
he may deem necessary for the pur
pose of carrying out the provision
of this act, and he may exercise in
the name of the United States the
power of eminent domain in the
courts of Alaska in accordance with
the laws now or hereafter in for.ce
for that purpose. All right of way
over the lands of the United States
in Alaska shall be acquired for such
railway lines upon filing in the gen
eral land office a map or maps ap
proved by the president showing the
line of railroad or railroads and the
to such officers or persons as the
president may designate, and to take
credit therefor at such percentage
as the president may approve, hut
this amount shall not be charged
against the fund provided for in sec
tion five of this act.
Sec. 3. Subject to the approval
of the president, the interstate com
merce commission shall have the
power to fix, charge and modify rates
for the transportation of freigt'.t and
passengers on any railroad or rail
roads constructed and operated
under the provision of this act.
which rates shall he the same fo all.
No free transportation or passes
shall be permitted and no discrimi
nation as to rates shall he made in
I favor of the government or its
[officers or agents: Provided, that the
boundaries of the lands reserved for
such road or roads, and the presi
dent may in this manner or other
wise, make reservation of such
lands as are or may be useful for
furnishing materials for construction
and for stations, terminals, docks,
and for such other purposes as he
may deem necessary and desirable
and he may utilize in carrying on
the work herein provided for any
and all machinery equipment, instru
ments, material and other property!
of the Panama Canal so far and as
rapidly as the same is no longer
needed at Panama; and the said
Isthmian Canal commission is hereby
authorized to deliver said property
provisions of the interstate com
merce laws relating to the trans
portation of employees and their
families shall be in force as to lines
constructed under this act.
Sec. 4. That any line of railroad
designated and constructed under the
provisions of this act may connect
with the line of any railroad exist
ing or which may hereafter be con
structed in Alaska, or with any
steamship line for joint transporta
tion of freight and passengers, and
in such case the lines thus connected
with shall be operated as a through
route with through rates upon a fair
and reasonable apportionment of
revenue and expenses.
Sec. 5. That the secretary of the
treasury is hereby authorized to
borrow, on the credit of the United
States, from time to time, as the
proceeds may be required to defray
expenditures authorized by this act
(such proceeds when received to be
used only for the purpose of meeting
such expenditure) the sum of $40,
000,000, or as much thereof as may
be necessary, and to prepare and
issue therefore coupon or registered
bonds of the United States, in such
form as he may prescribe, and in
denominations of $20 or some mul
tiple of that sum, redeemable in gold
coin at the pleasure of the United
States after ten years from the date
of their issue, and payable 30 years
from such date and bearing interest,
payable quarterly in gold coin, at
the rate of three per centum per
annum; and the bonds herein auth
orized shall be exempt from all taxes
or duties of the United States, as
well as from any taxation in any
form by or under any slate, munici
pal or local authority: Provided,
that said bonds may be disposed of
by the secretary of the treasury at
not less than par, under such regula
tions as he may describe, giving to
all citizens of the United States an
equal opportunity to subscribe there
for, but no commissions shall be al
lowed or paid thereon, and there is
hereby appropriated, out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the sum of $1,000,000,
to be used for carrying out the pro
visions of this act, including the
expense of preparing, advertising,
and issuing the bonds herein auth
orized, to continue available until
expended: Provided, that so much
of the said sum of $1,000,000 as
shall have been unexpended shall be
reimbursed to the treasury out of
the first proceeds of the sale of said
bonds.
Sec. 6. That there is hereby
created a redemption fund in the
United States treasury, to be known
as the “Alaska Railways Redemption
Fund,” into which shall be paid 75
per centum of all moneys derived
from the sale or disposal of any of
the public lands in Alaska, or the
coal or mineral contents thereof, or
the timber thereon, and into which
fund shall be paid the net earnings
of said railroad or railroads above
maintenance charges and operating
expenses; the said redemption fund,
or any part thereof, may be used
from time to time, upon the order
of the president, to pay the interest
on the bonds authorized and issued
under the provisions of this act, and
to redeem, cancel, and retire said
bonds, under such rules and regula
tions as the president may establih.
Sec. 7. That it is the intent of
this act to authorize and empower
the president to do any and all
things necessary to carry out and ac
complish the purposes of this act.
BUCHAREST, July 11.—Follow-1
log the proclamation of war against
Bulgaria, by King Charles of Rou
mania, the Roumanian forces this
morning crossed the Danube Unto
Bulgarian territory and occupied the
town of Sllistra. The town was not
garrisoned and the invaders met
with little reslstence.
WASHINGTON, July 11—Speaker
Clark, of the house, today filed with
the senate committee investigating
the lobby, a complete denial of every
statement made by Lamar.
LOS ANGELES, July 11.—Carl
Hoffman, a prominent resident of
this city, and five members of his
family, were instantly killed this
afternoon at a crossing on the
Southern Pacific railroad near here.
Hoffman and his family were rid
ing in their automobile and attempt
ed to cross the track ahead of the
oncoming train. The auto was struck
by the locomotive, destroying the
machine and instantly killing the
occupants.
McKeesport, July 15. — The
First. National Bank, which was
closed a short time ago by the comp
troller of the treasury because it had
made loans in excess of the amount
allowed by law to an irrigation com
pany, reopened today. An examina
tion of the affairg of the bank re
vealed that the Institution was per
fectly solvent. ,
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LONDON, July 11.—A flash from
Berlin states that a message has
been received there from Athens to
the effect that General Ivanholf, com.
manding a detachment of Bulgarian
troops numbering 50,000, has sur
rendered to the Greek forces at
Demirshissar. The report has not
been confirmed and considerable
doubt as to its authenticity is ex
pressed in official - circles here.
WASHINGTON, July 11.—In an
executive session last night the sen
ate committee investigating the
lobby, decided to make a complete
investigation of all the wars between
capital and labor during the past ten
years, and all efforts to obtain
legislation which would benefit
either side. *
ISEATTLE, July 11.—Graham
Taylor, of Chicago, has been elected
president of the National Association
of Charities and Correction.
WASHINGTON, July 11.—In
view of the announcement made by
Jack Johnson that he would never
return to the United States the de
partment of justice considers the
$15,000 bail furnished by the pugil
ist for his appearance in court, as
forfeited to the government.
BELLINGHAM, July 10.—Dis
covered in a compromising position
with W. Young, Mrs. Frank Chase,
of this city, shot and killed herself
today. | i
WENATCHEE, July 14.—The two
roung children of Mrs. Charles
Domegyn, and the pet dog guard
ing them, who were burned to death
when their home was destroyed dur
ing the absence of the mother, were
buried today. The mother was
overcome with grief and it was with
difficulty that she was restrained
from throwing herself into the grave
as the little ones were lowered
into it.
SEATTLE, July 15.—Capt. George
T. Fenda, the famous bridge and pon
toon builder under General Grant
during the Civil War, died at his
home in this city today. Fenda
gained renown for his skill in pro
viding crossings for the army where
the bridges had been destroyed by
the Confederate forces, and his work
before Vicksburg has been particu
larly commended.
LONDON, July 15.—Lord Grey in
an address to the House of Commons
this afternoon said that it would be
a most difficult thing for the powers
to force peace in the Cancans, and
that such a step might embroil the
whole of Europe In war. He said
that at present the process of mutual
exhaustion of the belligerants seemed
to be the only solution of the
problem.
The United States geological sur
vey party headed by D. C. Wither
spoon, left this morning for Strelna.
KUXTER8 GET PERMITS
TO SLAY ALASKA GAME
Hunting licenses were issued by
Governor Strong to Alfred M. Col
lins and Gilpin Lovering of Phila
delphia; Marshall Scull of Over
brook, Pa., and Dr. Arthur Elting.
of Albany, N. Y.
Collins, Scull and Elting are ac
companying the chamber of com
merce excursion through the interior
of Alaska and to Nome, at which
place they will be joined by Lover
ing and Dr. S. Hall Young, the well
known Presbyterian missionary,
formerly stationed at Cordova. The
entire party will embark on the
launch owned by Captain E. E.
Kleinschmldt and hunt large game
along the Alaskan coast of Bering
Sea and on the Siberian side, later
cruising down the west coast and
hunting caribou on the Alaskan
peninsula and moose and brown bear
and other large game animals in the
Kenai peninsula, returning to Seattle
on the launch.
Several of the members of this
party have hunted big game in
Africa and other big game countries.
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ALIEN INSANE
The federal officials in Alaska
have received a communication from
the attorney general informing them
that of all the insane patients sent
from Alaska to Mt. Tabor, 96 are of
foreign birth and allegiance.
The department also instructs that
in the future the local officials shall
ascertain the nationality of the pa
tients in order that the expense of
attending them may be collected
from the country to which they be
long, or in order that they may be
deported.
Heretofore this fact was not ascer
tained and all were sent out as
Americans.
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MANNING AFTER
SUSPICIOUS SHIP
Word lias just been received from
Kodiak that the Japs are getting
busy in the waters to the westward,
and whether they are looking for
harbors or simply engaged In their
time honored practice of grabbing
Uncle Sam's over protected seals Is
not known at this time. The Kodiak
Fishing Co.’s tender Redondo re
ports sighting a Jap ship loitering
near the shore to the west from
Kodiak last week, but was unable to
ascertain whether the visitor was a
seal poacher or a Jap survey ship.
The matter was reported to Captain
Ellicott of the Maryland, who in
formed the Manning. The revenue
cutter immediately left for the point
where the invader was sighted last
and will attempt to make the “little
brown brother” give an account of
himself.
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SAN DIEGO, July 14.—Ulysses
S. and Chaffee, sons of U. S. Grant,
Jr., had a narrow escape from death
in the desert, and were brought here
yesterday in a serious condition as
a result of their adventure. While
making a trip in an automobile their
machine collapsed, and being unable
to make the necessary repairs to
enable them to start it, they aban
doned the machine and started to
walk to the nearest settlement. Long
before they had reached the desired
haven they were overcome by the
intense heat and lack of water and
had about given up hope of reaching
safety, when they were discovered
by an Indian, who brought them out.
They will recover.
STOCKTON, Cal., July 14.^0^
of the worst fires in the history of
the city broke out last night, and
before the flames were subdued two
entire blocks, embracing business
and residential property were de
stroyed. So far as known no lives
were lost, but the property damage
is large.
KATALLA, July 15.—The cruiser
Maryland arrived here yesterday and
went up Controller Bay three miles,
where she loaded the barges sent up
to transport the Bering River coal
from Stillwater to open navigation,
but which proved impracticable for
that purpose, as they were too cum
bersome and drew too much water.
Small boats, made of native lumber,
are now being used to bring the fuel
out and about a hundred ton8 have
already been brought down the river.
The Maryland sailed today for Sitka.
CHURCH HAS
Dr. W. W. Council, assisted by Dr.
Chase, successfully performed an
operation for the removal of the
appendix of Al. Church, of McCarthy,
at the Katalla Company hospital this
morning.
Mr. Church arrived In Cordova on
the train last night, and it waR the
intention to operate at once, his
condition being such as to render
such action imperative, but owing to
the late arrival of the train it was
deferred until this morning.
The operation was successfully
performed and Mr. Church’s condi
tion this afternoon Is such as to
warrant the belief that his recovery
will be a rapid one. t
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MEXICO CITY, July 14.—Am
bassador Wilson, of the United
States, will probably be forced to
leave Mexico. The anti-American
feeling here iR reaching a dangerous
point, and it is feared that unless
he takes his departure there will
be an uprising in the city resulting
in an attack upon the legation, and
the possible injury or death of the
ambassador and of other citizens of
the United Stateg now in the city.
In such an event the invasion of
Mexico by the United States would
be almost a certainty, an action not
desired by either the federal gov
ernment or the rebels at this time.
MEXICO CITY, July 14.—A plot
to assassinate President Huerta by a
number of rebel sympathizers, at a
banquet, given to General Diaz, was
frustrated by government spies, and
a number of the men engaged in the
plot were arrested.
MEXICO CITY, July 14.—The
Anti-American feeling has reached
a dangerous pitch in this city. To
day the leaders of the movement in
augurated a demonstration, and
thousands joined in the procession.
Prominently displayed in the parade
were a number of Japanese flags
carried side by side with the Mexi
can colors. This event is thought by
many to indicate something more
than an expression of the sentiment
of the Japanese residents of the city,
and it is freely hinted that the
Japanese government is fomenting
the trouble in the hope of embroil
ing the United States in a struggle
with Mexico.
WASHINGTON, July 14.—Ameri
can consuls in Mexico have been
authorized by telegraph to draw on
the government at once for funds
with which to send endangered
American residents of Mexico to the
United States.
WASHINGTON, July 14.—Officials
of the state and war departments are
considerably disturbed over the con
dition of affairs in Mexico. It is felt
that a crisis is near and that the
near future is likely to bring forth
some act upon the part of the Mexi
cans that will make intervention on
the part of the United States im
perative.
LOS ANGKLKS, July 14.—Twelve
killed and 200 injured is the result
of a collision between two electric
trains just outside the city last
night. The cars were crowded with
excursionists going to and return
ing from the beach, when the trains,
both of which were running at high
speed, met head on with terrific
impact. Work of the accident was
at once telegraphed to the city and
assistance was rushed to the scene
of the wreck, where a number of
physicians attended to the injuries
of the wounded, who were taken to
their homes or to the hospitals, as
their injuries demanded. The cars
were badly smashed.
SACRAMKNTO, July 14.—A mes
sage received here this afternoou
states that a fire broke out in the
heart of the business district of
Placerville, resulting in its entire
destruction.