Late Telegraph News
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 29.—
President Wilson today nominated
Charles E. Bunnell of Valdez as
judge of the Fourth division of
Alaska.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—Presi
dent Wilson informed callers today
of his intention to support the Jones
bill for ultimate independence of
the Philippines and that his course
would not be altered by the recent
disturbances in the islands.
BOSTON, Dec. 29.—Wm. H. Taft
in an address here before the Bar
Association last night declared that
national prohibition is a dangerous
proposition and a confession on the
part of state governments that they
are incompetent to manage their
own affairs.
COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 29.—Oliver
H. Rcth has a Jewish shekel in his
possession which is believed to be
more than 2,000 years old and isj
valued by a collector of rare coins ]
•at $7,000. The coin is of the Mac- j
cabean period and was probably I
minted some time between 175 and I
135 B. C. It was for 30 of these
i
coins that Judas Iscariot betrayed
Christ.
SEATTLE, Dec. 28.—C. W. Wiley
has resigned as manager of the Paci
fic Alaska Navigation Company,
operating the Admiral line of
.steamers, and is to be succeeded in
January by R. J. Riagwood, the.
present traffic manager. Both men i
have been filling the positions named i
since the company was organized.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28.—
Archbishop Riordan died of pneu
monia at his home here today. The
archbishop was a native of New
Brunswick, 73 years old, a graduate:
of the Jesuit college at Louvaine, j
Belgium. He was consecrated in
September 1883, as titular arch
bishop of Cabesa and made coadju
tor with right of succession to the i
See of San Francisco, to which he
succeeded on December 28, 1884. j
WASHINGTON, De.c. 2S.—The
Carranza agency here has published j
a telegram from General Carranza's j
representative at Galveston stating j
that he has a semi-official report
that the f rces of General Villa arc
evacuating the City of Mexico, that
Preside Guiterrez has resigned
and ht - idered his services to |
Generr.: rranza.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 28.—Pre:i-j
dent Guiterrez has ordered all army j
generals to cease summary execu
tions. Heretorfore the federal offi
cers have followed the general cus
tim of unceremoniously shooting
prisoners known to have been active
in their opposition to the govern
ment represented by the capturing
party.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—Presi
dent Wilson is today celebrating in
a quiet manner the anniversary ot
his birth and has received messages
of congratulation from many lands.
The President was Dorn at Staunton,
Va., on December 28, 1856.
SEATTLE, Dec. 26.—Mrs. Anette
Loder was convicted in the federal
court today on the, charge of using
the mails to defraud, in the sale of
wildcat mining stock.
Mrs. Loder was the former presi
dent of the Kuprean Copper Mining
Co., of Alaska, and has, it is claimeu,
made restitution of the money
claimed by a dozen or more Chicago
men, who charged they were prom
ised jobs at the mine, and who when
the positions were not forthcoming,
caused her arrest.
NEW YORK, Dec. ?6—The Wash
ington Federal Bureau of Education
has issued a statement that the rein
deer industry of Alaska has changed
former improvident and destitute
natives into a civilized and thrifty
people.
VERA CRUZ,"Dec. 26.—General
Villa’s troops have commenced an
attack on this city, which is held by
followers of General Carranza who
has removed with a portion of his
followers to the southern part of the
republic.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Secre
tary Daniels has recommended to the
Senate the passage of the bill creat
ing a naval reserve from among the
honorably discharged enlisted men
of the navy.
EAST ORANGE, N. Y., Dec. 29.—
All of the new buildings at the
Edison electrical works, to replace
those recently burned, are to be of
concrete. A majority of the old
employes have been given work on
construction.
SEATTLE, Dec. 26.—A local firm
has received an order for the build
ing of portable bungalows which are
to be shipped to Belgium. The con
tract totals $500,000 and delivery
must be made within 40 days. A
large number of carpenters will be
out to work by the contractor. The
buildings are to be used by the
homeless people of Belgium.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 26.—Mayor
Roberts of Terra Haute and 64
others have been arrested on the
charge of committing election frauds
last November.
SEATTLE, Dec. 26.—A. K. Beat
j son, discoverer of the big copper
' mine at Latouche now operated by
the Alaska Syndicate, died here to
day. Mr. Beatson was about 60
years of age. For his half interest
in the Latouche island property he
receired half a million dollars, it is
claimed by people in his confidence,
five years ago, since, which time he
has resided in Seattle.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26.—Gov
ernor J. F. A. Strong stated before
leaving here for home that Alaska’s
insane in the Morningside asylum
at Portland are not being properly
cared for. He will call the atten
tion of the authorities at Washing
ton to the matter.
MANILA. De.c. 26.—Eight Fili
pinos have been arrested here
charged with sedition as a result of
an abortive insurrection in the en
' irons of thi3 city. From army
sources it is learned that a warning
was sent all officers Thursday that
10,00') Filipinos in Manila alone
were ready for a concerted attack cn
the forts at Santiago, Curatel Es
pana. Cuarta Infantia and the niadi
cal depot. The insurrectionists ex
pected to take the city by surprise
during Christmas festivities. It is
believed in official circles that the
arrest and punishment of the most
prominent leaders will deter their
followers from making any further
demonstrations. Among these lead
ers are seve.ral who caused trouble
during the first uprising after the
Spanish-American war.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24.—John
Muir, famous naturaiist, geologis?,
and explorer died at his home here
today. He was the discoverer of
the Muir glacier in Southeastern
Alaska, which bears his name, spent
several seasons engaged in research
in the north and was a member of
the party sent out on the old
revenue cutter Corwin to search in
the Arctic for the lost DeLong ex
pedition. Mr. Muir was born at
Dunbar, Scotland, April 21, 1838.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Charles
M. Schwab, one of the big stock
holders in the steel trust, who has
just returned from abroad, said that
the warring nations have. placed
contracts in this country amounting
to more than $300,000,000, since
the beginning of the war. Mr.
Schwab predicted the greatest era
of prosperity this country has ever
known will be the result of indus
trial activities now being inaugur
ated here.
EVERETT, Wash., Dec. 24.—The
city commissicn has in part 3olved
the problem submitted to them by
the unemployed, by providing a
fund of $3,500 which is to be ex
pended in employment of married
men in clearing a new park and in
improving streets. This sum, it is
contemplated, will keep until mills
and camps open in the spring those
who are in the most destitute con
dition. A wage of $2.65 was fixed.
Sixty men took advantage of this
opportunity for work, the first day,
and about the same number are. em
ployed at smaller wages by an indi
vidual land owner who has set aside
$4,000 for the purpose.
TUCSON, Dec. 24.—The entire
! country from Phoenix to the Mexi
can border is devastated by floods
caused by unusually heavy winter
rains. Several persons have been
drowned and the property damage
will amount to several millions ot
dollars.
SEATTLE, Dec. 24.—Forty shots
were exchanged in a running fight
between policemen and cracksmen
last night on Ninth avenue, in the
residence district. Two of the crooks
were w’ounded but succeeded in
escaping. None of the police force
was injured.
NEW YORK, Dee. 24.—Mrs.
Mary Corse and her three little chil
dren and her niece were, burned to
death today, when trapped by flames
in an apartment house.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24.—The
transport Buford, carrying the Thir
teenth Infantry regiment, sailed for
Ne.w York today, having bean
ordered to the Plattsburg barracks.
OLYMPIA, Dec. 24—A movement
seeking virtually to repeal the pro
hibition law adopted the Novem
ber election has been inaugurated
in this state by Ferdinand Schmitz,
a wealthy resident of Seattle, who
has file,d with the secretary of state
a copy of a liquor bill ha proposes
submitting to the legislature by
Initiation next month. A special
election for submission of the bill
to voters is asked for November 2.
1915. To get it before the legisla
ture the petition must be ready by
January 2 and bear 32,000 signa
tures of qualified voters.
The bill would permit the opera
tion of breweries and authorize the
sale of their product; would allow
hotels with more than 50 room, in
incorporated cities, to sell liquors
to their guests and to serve the same
in their dining rooms, restaurants
and cafes and would permit the
public to buy for home consumption
not less than 12 quarters or more
than 48 quarts of alcoholic 'be,v
erages.
Opponents of prohibition argue
that owing to the submission of the
prohibition question at a general
election many did not vote upon it,
that many others voted wrong
through misunderstanding of the
ballot and that the. 19,000 majority
by which the prohibition law car
ried is not convincing evidence that
a majority of the people favor pro
hibition., The advocates of the new
measure are confident that if the.
question w^ere submitted alone in
the qualified form it would be ap
proved by a large majority, as it
would effect the elimination of the
saloon and the objectionable fea
tures of ihe business.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—The
prohibition amendment to the con
stitution, requiring a two-thirds
vote, was lest when the ballot wa3
taken in the House last night after
a debate lasting almost ten hours.
The vote was 197 for and IS'.)
against. The five members from the
state of Washington, for whom
Representative J. A. Falconer acted
as leader, voted “dry."
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23.—C. J.
Jones, former traffic manager of the
Alaska Steamship Company, at
Seattle, died here today. He was
located at Seattle, for about a year,
returning to San Francisco in 1913
to the position of general freight
and passenger agent of the South
ern Pacific.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 23—The Lake
Shore Railroad was consolidated
with the New York Central at a
meeting of stockholders held here
today. The. transaction involves
$300,000,000.
SEATTLE, Dec. 23.—It is claimed
that oil was struck in the well which
is being sunk at Ballard. The
bailor, it is reported, brought -up live
gallons in three dips. People of
Seattle and its northern suburbs are
considerably excited over the event.
SEATTLE. Dec. 23.—The trial of
Mrs. Anette. Loder, on the charge ot
using the mails to defraud in the
sale of wildcat Alaska mining stock,
was commenced here today. Mrs.
Loder, released on bail after her
first arrest, failed to appear for trial
on the day set, December 11, and
was rearrested on a bench warrant
at Galesburg, 111.
NOANK, Conn., Dec. 23—Already
pretty hard up and fearing a tough
winter in Connecticut with a new
administration and legislature on
the job, this village today got rid
of some, of its unnecessary posses
sions, the village lockup and con
tents bringing $83.12 under the
hammer.
The- jail building, an unpretenti
ous affair, as compared with the
Tombs or the Palais de Justice in
Paris, was auctioned off to Squadito
; Brothers of Mystic, for $75, and
two other bids carried off the jail
stove and utensils for $6.87. A
mattress brought $1.25.
Connecticut tramps are peevish at
the sale of their old-time refuge
and say they will not go near
Noank any more.
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To C. M. Gage, Peter Conaton, Wil
liam Farrell, Maurice O’Donnell
and John Ryan:
You are hereby notified that we
the undersigned, have expended in
labor and improvements the sum of
One Hundred Dollars during the
years 1911, 1912, 1913, and 1914 on
each of the placer claims known a: j
New York Association claim an j
Boston Association claim, located en
Young creek, a tributary of Nizina
river, Nizina mining district, Chitina
recording district, Third Judicial
division. Territory of Alaska, and
where, the said claims are more fully
described.
The above amount has been ex
pended in order to hold said claims
under provisions of the law concern
ing annual labor upon mining claims,
being the amount required to hold
said claims.
And you are furthej notified tnat
if within 90 days after the last pub
lication of this notice you fail to con
tribute your proportion of said ex
penditure, your interest in said
claims will become the property of
the undersigned, your co-owners,
under Section 2324, Revised Statutes
of the United States.
ELI McQUADE,
GEORGE DEMPSEY,
Agents Dexter C. Cayouette,
Co-owners.
Date of first pub Nov. 17, 1914.
Date of last pub., Feb. 23. 1915.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Lieut.
Crenshaw, naval radio officer in
charge of that department in the
Canal Zone, cabled the navy depart
ment today that the wireless outfit
of the British steamship Protesilus,
in Balboa harbor, was dismantled by
the Canal Zone police December 20
after it was ascertained she had been
sending out code messages in viola
tion of neutrality rules.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dae. 23.—A
discussion of the best means of rais
ing funds to defray the expense of
feeding salmon fry while being held
in retaining ponds, occupied tha
time of the state fish commission
which met here today. It was be
lieved doubtful if the state legis
lature which meats in January could
be induced to appropriate money for
this purpose.
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