OF 6ENERAL INFORMATION
London, April 19—A telegrar
has been received here purport in
to be from J. B. Martin, the missin;
Memphis cotton dealer. He says h
Is well and at Vevey. Switzerland.
Washington, April 19—No com
municatlons have been exchange!
between officials at Washington am
Mexico City, treating on the Huerti
be facto government.
MEXICO CITY, April 18—Then
is an undisguised feeling of pessim
ism at the capital over the future o:
the Huerta government. The Presi
dent’s administration thus far lias
been a great disappointment even tc
his followers and there is a general
feeling of unrest. A general out
break would not be surprising at any
time.
NOISY LEGRAND, France, April
18—The military ballon Zodiac, at a
height of 650 feet collapsed. The
five occupants were immediately kill
ed.
WASHINGTON, April 18—The Su
preme Court will hear the appeal of
Porter Charlton from the decision of
the State department favoring his
extradition on the charge of murder.
COLUMBUS, April 18—In connec
tion with the recent failure of the
Columbus Savings bank and trust
company, eighteen indictments have
issued. They are all for persons who
have either been connected with the
ank as employees or officers, with the
addition of three former state treas
urers. Some sensational develop
ments are promised in connection
with the alleged wrecking of the in
stitution.
t-UISSTAJ\TINUPL.E, April IS —
The Bulgarians and Turks have
agreed upon an armistice to continue
until the twenty third.
NEW YORK, April 18—The office
of the New York American was badly
damaged by fire. The flames spread
with such rapidity that the editorial
and mechanical staffs had to flee for
their lives. So far reported there
were no deaths. The late edition of
the paper was printed from the World
office. Mr. Hearst originally entered
the field here by purchasing the New
York Journal in 1895, and soon after
bought the Advertiser to secure a
news franchise and changed this pa
per to the morning American.
Senior Captain W. E. Reynolds, in
command of the Southern division,
with headquarters at San Fracisco,
has been assigned to the command of
the Bering sea fleet and ordered to
proceed to Seattle so as to sail on the
Unalga May 1 for Unalaska, where he
make his headquarters. Capt. Reyn
olds commanded the patrol fleet last
year. Captain of Engineers W. Ped
erick has been detached from the
Northern division as fleet engineer
and assigned to duty as fleet engineer
for the Bering sea fleet.
CHICAGO, April 18—J. Way man,
a former State’s attorney, committed
suicide last night at his home, by
Bhooting himself. He has had a
ntrvious break down and his friends
think his mind became affected.
WASHINGTON. April 18—Presi
dent Wilson is very much interested
in the Boy Scouts movement, and for
that reason he has been elected hono
rary President of the organization.
WASHINGTON, April 17—Secre
tary Lane has indicated to the west
ern Senators that he will issue patent
to Beveral million acres of land,
selected by the Northern Pacific rail
road under their original grant.
SEATTLE, April 18—Senior Cap
tain F. M. Dunwoody, in command of
the Northern division of the revenue
cutter service will dispatch the Taho
ma to Alaska not later than April 30
and the Unalga on May 1. Both of
these vessels are at the naval drydock
at Bremerton being overhauled.
DEADWOOD, S, D., April 17—A
forest fire ranging twenty miles in
length is now fiercely burning. It is
the worst in the history of the Black
Hills. Cavalry from Fort Meade
has been called out and the men are
assisting the citizens generally wht
are fighting hard to prevent anj
further spread of the flames.
PH1LDEDPHIA, April 17—A bit
crowd last night witnessed the con'
test between Luther McCarthy anc
Jim Flynn. At the end of bIx round!
McCarthy was declared the victor.
i ALBANY, April 17—J. Plerpon
5 Morgan, Jr., lias been elected to thi
; directorate of the New York Cen
: tral railroad, to succeed his father
It is expected that similar actiot
• will be taken in various other corpor
I ations iu which the late financiei
1 figured as an officer.
1 WASHINGTON, April 17—Col
James Hamilton Lewis was this after.
1 noon sworn in as a member of th«
Senate from the state of Ilinois, hav
ing recently been elected for the sis
I year term, to succeed Shelby M. Ci:'
lom. A similar duty was perfr-med
on the other side of the capitpl six
teen years ago, when the present
Senator was sworn in as Represen
tative from the state of Washington.
In 1895 he divided hono'j with Hugh
C. Wallace in receiving the Demo
cratic vote for Senator in Washing
ton.
NEW ORLEANS, April 17—Mili
tary and political leaders are arriving
from all sections of Mexico. They
are en route to Coahula, to join Gen.
Carranza, whom Col. Silviauo M.
Garcia asserted was mobilizing seven
ty thousand men, and would have
that number within a month, in anti
cipation of the seating of a President
on June 15.
LONDON, April 18—This morn
ing two Suffragettes took possession
I of the tower approach to the London
bridge. They barricaded the doors
and locked out the police who sought
to evict the intruders. Traffic was
stopped for over an hour, during
which the women held sway.
CHICAGO, April 17—In all prob
ability Charles R. Crane, of Chicago,
will be appointed Ambassador to Rus
sia. In 1909 President Taft ap
pointed Mr. Crane as Minister to
China, . but before he assumed his
official duties it was intimated that
his resignation would be acceptable,
and it was immediately forthcoming.
During the last campaign Mr. Crane
was a strong supporter of Col. Roose
velt. He is Vice President of the
Crane Co., manufacturers of iron
pipe, fittings, etc.
WASHINGTON, April 17—There
has been considerable discussion
among the Democrats as to the advis
ability of placing wool on the free
list. Members of the House con
sidered the matter in caucus last
evening and voted decisively for free
SHELTON, Aprl 17—For some
time past a wildman named L. Tur
now has been running at large in the
Olympia mountains and causing fear
that he might do injury to those with
whom he came in contact. Finally
it was decided to try to capture him
and send him to a place of safety.
Several crowds scattered in their
hunt for Turnow. Two suddenly
came upon him and the wildman
drew a gun and shot and killed Louis
Blair and Charles Lathrop.
WASHINGTON, April 17—The
original Suffragette, Dr. Mary Wal
I ker, who wears trousers and man's
!
j hat, has asked President Wilson to
appoint her Commissioner of Pen
! sions.
SEATTLE, April 16—The steamer
Admiral Sampson sailed from this
port last night, carrying a good list of
passengers and government mail
since the 9th, for Southwestern Alas
ka. Mrs. L. M. Barrette is a passen
ger for Katalla, and Pat Madden and
Fred A. Hotchkiss for Cordova.
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I CHICAGO, April 16—George Ring
| ler was arrested at Milwaukee this
: morning for the alleged murder of
| George Deitz, the ladies tailor. It
le believed that Ringler held Dietz
rsponsible for ruining his sweetheart
I Edna Frederickson, who afterward
I died.
WASHINGTON, April 16—Charles
H. Mann, for a quarter of a centurj
Superintendent of the Press Gallerj
in the House, died at his home thii
morning.
WASHINGTON, April 16—Secre
tary Daniels, upon recommendatioi
Jof the Navy General Board, has is
'sued an order to abolish the use o
the nautical terms “port” and "star
board,” relacing them by the word
‘‘left’ and “right.” It is contendei
that the terms now in use have beei
perplexing to the traveling publi
on water vessels and that the simple
words will be generally welcomed.
WASHINGTON. April 16—Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels announced
today that he would spend a day at
Seattle during Potlatch, which will
continue in July from the 16th to
19th. He has also given his consent
• to a naval demonstrtion, to be par
■ ticipated in by all the vessels which
• may then be at the Puget Sound
naval yard. Alaskans now here will
endeavor to try to induce the Secre
tary to take a trip to Southwestern
Alaska.
ALBANY, April 16—Governor Sul
'zer has strongly urged the Interna
tional Harvester Company not to
move its twine plant to Germany, as
threatened, because of a strike now
on. This company is a consolidation
of the five largest makers of agricul
tural machines in the United States,
and has a capital stock $80,000,000
preferred and $60,000,000 common.
The twine plant is located at Au
burn, and it is rumored that it will be
dismantled at once and the machinery
removed to Germany, where, it is
said, most of the product of the mills
is sold and where labor conditions
are more stable. All the men em
ployed in the mills and most of the
office force have been discharged.
WASHINGTON, April 16—This
afternoon the President summarily
, removed from office Willis L. Moore,
chief of the weather bureau. He
gives as a reason for his action seri
ous irregularities upon the part of
Mr. Moore.
WASHINGTON, April 16—The
government surgeons who have been
investigating the serum prepared by
Dr. Friedmann have formally called
his atention to the ‘‘halting pro
gress” of the treatment. They insist
that he must keep up his work if
the surgeons are to intelligently pass
upon the merits of a treatment that if
successful would be a great boon to
the human race.
LAIPALMAS, Canary Islands, Apr,
16—Joseph Brucker, with his dirigi
ble balloon, has everything in readi
ness for his flight across the Atlantic
ocean.
SEATTLE, April 16—-James A.
Moore has finally and formally been
divested of all interest in the West
ern Steel Corporation. He lost out
under foreclosure proceedings many
months ago, but has ever since been
endeavoring to recover some of his
alleged rights through the courts. A
decree entered yesterday by Judge
Albrtson finally disposes of the mat
ter. The property of the corporation
is located at Irondale, near Port
Townsend.
NEW YORK, April 16—The lead
ers of the National Progressive party
are gathering here from all sections
of the country. They come in an
swer to the call of the executive com
mittee to discuss the Fall elections
and the future destiny of the party.
BOSTON, April 16—At the special
election held yesterday John J.
Mitchell, Democrat, was elected as a
member of Congress from the thir
teenth district. The vacancy was
caused by reason of the recent death
of John Wingate Weeks, Republican,
who had served four terms and who
was reelected last November. His
unsuccessful competitor then was
Mr. Mitchell, who was defeated by
2,500 votes.
WASHINGTON, April 16—Col.
Swanitz has just returned front
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Washington, en route to Seward. He
states that from all he could learn
at the national capital that it has
been decided Representative Scott
Ferris, of Oklahoma, is to be in
charge of Alaskan affairs in the
House. He is now serving his
fourth term and has been a member
of the Public Lands committee for
several years.
WASHINGTON, April 16—Presi
dent Wilson, Secretary Bryan and
Ambassador from Japan Viscount
Fchida, were in conference late yes
terday afternoon over the California
alien question.
NEW YORK, April 16—A boxing
, contest has just been arranged be
tween Luther McCarty and Frank
Moran. It will be for ten rounds
and will come off at Pittsburg on
April 30.
WASHINGTON, April 21—In re.
. sponse to a widespread appeal from
j huntern in Alaska Secretary of Com
I merce, William S. Redfleld has lift
i ed the ban on black bear. Accord
; ing to an order recently issued no re
r strictions are placed on the killing
and shipping of block bear in Alas
Cordova. April 16.
The steamer Northwestern reached
Cordova shortly after midnight,
bringing about fifty passengers to this
port and 300 tons of freight. She
sailed for Valdez and westward ports
at ten o’clock this morning, expecting
to return on Friday.
W. B. Sprague, of Seattle assist
ant purchasing agent of the Alaska
Steamship Company and the railroad,
is making a flying trip to Cordova.
He will return on the Northwestern.
The Woamn’s Guild held a very
pleasant ‘‘500" card party at the
Windsor hotel last night, which was
enjoyed by a large number of people.
W. T. Ford, auditor for the Alaska
Steamship Company and the Copper
River & Northwestern railway, was
an arrival on the Northwestern this
morning. He expects to remain
here a couple of weeks.
L. Wernecke, who was formerly
one of the division engineers on the
railroad, was an arrival this morning
from Seattle and will again do duty
for a few weeks.
Cordova, April 17.
In the district court the case of
Joseph Janey vs. Oscar Breedman,
John Palmer, Tlios. Cloninger and J .
L. Brown has been before Judge
Overfield and a jury since yesterday
morning. It is a case from Chitina
and is an action to recover damages
because of an alleged conspiracy to
get the defendant out of the restau
rant business. The case is likely to go
over tomorrow before it is brought
to a termination. William O'Connor
represents the plaintiff and R. J.
Boryer and Ostrander & Donohoe the
defendants.
The steamer Northwestern is not
opected hack from the westward un
'il Saturday morning, as she has con
siderable freight to discharge at Se
ward and will take on a large con
signment of copper ore at Latouche.
She willl remain at Cordova about
three hours loading several cars of
ore. Her passengers booked from
Seattle for Southwestern Alaska
ports were as follows:
For Cordova—Mrs. W. H. Webb,
J. S. Raudle, Geo. A. Parks, J.
Moriaty, Anna Oldhers, Clem Morgan,
Mrs. J. P. Nealer, E. Hegner, Mrs.
micker, R. E. Hegner, J. Grott, J. W.
Gaffney, C. B. Roseblatt and wife,
Louis Smith and wife, C. C. Keenan
and wife T. F. Lawson H. W.
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Witt, Miss Cora Bussinger, Geo. Nel
son, F. Salen, Geo. Nelson, J. C.
Burchett, A. C. Nelson, W. H.
Luke, W. B. Sprague; W. T. Ford,
Alvah Karnes, E. T. Wernecke, S.
Holmquist and 11 steerage.
For Valdez—W. J. Wright, Ross
Paden and wife, P. Herkenroth, Dr.
Hophus and wife, J. H. Eames and
wife, Alfred B. lies, H. C. Blacken
ship, O. B. Dewit, Jas. C. Martin,
Alex. Graham and 13 sterage.
For Seward—H. C. Chritoffers,
Lee Van Slyke, Miss Reddin, C. H.
Foote, Mrs. May Redman, C. W.
Morris, W. Glendening and five
steerage.
For Kodiak—W. E. Apple.
Deputy Collector of Customs Wood
ruff has received word that Thomas
E. Keel and Geo. H. Whitney will
leave Juneau for Cordova on May 13.
They comprise the board of local in
spectors and are coming for the pur
pose of inspecting craft on the waters
of Prince William Sound and for the
purpose of issuing licenses where re
quired.
. In yesterday’s mail Postmaster
Steel received from the Treasury De
partment office of the Supervising
Architect, a printed site proposal
blank for those who desire to sub
mit bids for donation or to sell
ground for the federal building site
to be acquire by the government in
Cordova. In case some proponents
have already prepared their proposals
they may submit new proposals on
the printed forms to be had at the
local postoflice, or content themselves
with the papers that they have al
ready prepared or submitted. Bid
ders are not required to re-submit
offers which were prepared before the
receipt of the printed form. Those
who rewrite their proposals on the
new blank will not be required'to
furnished new plats, photographs, etc.
Distret Attorney George E. Wal
ker has returned to the seat of gov
ernment at Valdez.
Alfred B. lies returned on the
steamer Northwestern from New
York Seattle. He went on to Valdez
and on his return will go to his min
ing property in the Kuskulina min
ing district.
Judge Overfield has appointed M.
J. Conroy as referee in bankruptcy
at Seward.
Cordova, ApriU8.
When the train that left here yes
terday morning reached the canyon
slides were encountered that have
since held up the train. However,
good progress in clearing away the
debris has been made today and it
by seven o’clock this evening. The
it is expected to again be in the clear
train will then hav/s but slight dif
ficulty in getting through to Chitina,
although there are a few minor
slides. Chitina will be reaced in the
morning, but a delay of eight or ten
hours will be necessary to give the
crew a chance to rest upt before the
return trip can be made. The train
is expected back in Cordova late Sat
urday night or early Sunday morn
ing.
The Janey case was before the dis
trict court most of the day. The
evidence was all in by 2:30 o'clock,
when the arguments of counsel com
menced. Late in the afternoon the
case was given to the jury.
Tomorrow morning the personal in
jury case of Earnest W. Vande Vord
vs. Kennecott Mines Company will
come up for trial before Judge Over
field and a jury. The attorneys are
E. E. Ritchie for the plaintiff and R.
J. Boryer for the defendant.
The special venire of twelve jurors
from Valdez and eight from Seward
will be returned upon the arrival of
the Northwestern tomorrow morn
ing.
John Zugg came over from Valdez
this morning and will take the next
train for Fairbanks. He is in
charge of the work in the interior
for the Alaska Road Commission.
The dance held last night by the
Cordova aerie of Eagles was a most
pleasant affair. It was well at
tenden and a considerable sum was
netted to be sent to the flood suf
ferers in Indiana and Ohio.
The steamer Northwestern arrived
from thewestward this morning and
brought over twenty men who had
been drawn on a special venire to
3erve as jurymen before the district
jourt now in sssion at Cordova.
When court convened this morning
these men reported as follows:
From Seward—Jas. A. Clinton: E.
F. Bell, G. R. Manthey, machinist;
J M: Dougherty; E. E. Chamberlain,
driver dog team; Antone Eide, fore
man A. R. C.; L H Pederson, min
ister; Z. L King;
From Valdez—C. H. Wilcox,
newspaperman; Adam Swan; Jos.
Bourke, promoter; Jos. Lee, woteh
man: Sam McNeice; Wm. Soule,
draughtsman; C. H. Galden; barber;
D. P. Groswald, stage driver; Geo.
Brown, prospector; Smith Higgins;
Wm. Trout, clerk; P. S: Hunt, pho
tographer. I
Mrs. a. j. Adams went out on
the steamer this morning She will
go to Clifornia for a short time.
Dr. C. L Hale was an outgoing
passenger on the Northwestern. He
will remain in Seattle about ten
days befare returuing. 1
Harry Thisted has received a bag
of garden seeds from Delegate Wick
ersharn. Any of our gardeners who
wish to plant the government pro
duct are welcome to take their se
lection from the stock received by
Mr. Thisted. He says they can be
had at the Rainier-Grand hotel.
Mrs. L. M. Price entertained yes
terday afternoon for Mrs Bates and
j her daughter, Mrs J. W. Forest
: er. both of Chitina, who are spend
ing a couple of weeks in this city.
Several other affairs in their honor
are planned for next week.
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Cordo'-s, April 21.
Tom Cloninger an 1 wife, John
Palmer, O. A. Nelson and others
from Chitina, returned to the inter
, ior metropolis on the train this morn
\ ing. ,
Fred A. Hotchkiss was an arrival
on the Sampson and will go into the
Nizina country He Is a brother
in-law of Hamilton Andrus, who is
interested with George Max Ester,
ly in the big placer property on Chit
itu ».eek.
Demlng Wheeler and Ernest San
try are two men with sporting pro
clivities who came from the East
ern states and will go over to Ka.
talla to hunt big game back of the
Malispeno glacier.
A welcome party was given to Miss
Dorothy Walker on Saturday even,
ing at apartments in the Hotel
Northern, by her aunt, Mrs. J. D.
MaeCormac, and Mrs. O. M. Kin
ney. About twenty-live young peo
pie enjoyed themselves in dancing
and games.
Mrs. Scott entetained at ‘'500”
this aftenoou in honor of Mrs.
Pates and Mrs Forrester, of Chitina.
Mrs. Harwood will have an affair
for the ladies tomorrow afternoon,
while Mr3 Boryer will be hostess on
Wednesday afternoon, at which
‘‘500” will be played.
The steamer Admiral Sampson
reached port early this morning and
a few hours later sailed for the west
ward. She was but a few hours
longer than five days out from Seat
tle. The following are her passen
gers for this section of Alaska;
For Cordova—Fred A. Hotch
kiss, Pat Madden F. W. Martin, W.
P. Whgnon, F Clark, S. S. Lee and
nineteen second class.
For Valdez—R. E. Ingalls and
wife, W. H. O’Gara, Nina L. Gif.
ford. Mrs. GifTord, R. A. Gwynn, W.
B. Fellows, H. L. Jones and three
Becond class.
For Seward—Mrs. Alfred Rosne
BLEND
FLOOR
yon can buy
For biscuit autl pie:
Makes bread and cake
Without mistake.
Perfect, All-Purpose Flour §
Ion* been the miller’s aim * «
to produce. ^
It was not achieved until &
we perfected
Fisher’s Blend \
For tale by all Do a Urt
so, Alfred Rosneso, R. B. Dawson,
J. Dawson, D. H. Mutter and wifej
Mrs Saudeen, Sidney Ray, J. O.
Hardy, Paul Hubbeger, Thomas C.
White, D. L. Rae and wife, James Mc
Govaek, Mrs. T. D. Corlew Dorothy
Davis and eleven second class
For Seldovla—E. E. Smith, F. H .
Miller, B. Ontzen, O. O. Sterberg?
F. . Paul, Frank Schenen, J. E. Mo
ran, Thos. S Horn, F. E. Whllpley
and forty-two second class.
For Katalla—L. M. Barrett, C.
Chlopeck, Adolph Strauss, D. Whit
tier, E. Santrop.
For Ellamar—F. M. Jordan.
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The Fairbanks Times says that the
fastest time ever made over the win
ter trail between Chltina and Fair
banks was accomplished by the stage
that reached Fairbanks on the even
ing of March 28. Records of pre
vious runs were broken, and the new
one, 3 days, 23 hours, was hung up.
The last stretch of 128 miles from
Rapids was made without a stop,
changes of horses being made at each
station. The distance between Fair
banks and Chitina is 311 miles, so
the average distance covered each day
was T8 miles.
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Sampson Apr. 15.Apr. 25 Apr. 30
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