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Cordova, October 29
All employes in the operating de
partment of the Copper River &
Northwestern Railway have been
furnished with a book of rules and
regulations, recently issued by Supt.
Caleb Corser. Every phase of oper
ating trains is ncluded in the book
of rules, of 75 pages, several hun
dred copies of which were printed
and bound at the Daily Alaskan
office.
Quite a few people came down
from Chitina yesterday to take the
steamer Sampson for Valdez. Among
the number were Deputy Marshal W.
E. Wood and Jailor Axel Michaelson.
They are taking John Thomas over
on a charge of relieving Emil Ger
man of $100 or more. One of the
witnesses is Jack Green, who was
recently committed to the Chitina
jail for four months, on a charge of
assault and battery. Other wit
nesses in the Thomas case who will
go on the Sampson are Thomas Clon
inger, John Nelson, A. G. Morey and
Jack Hendricks.
The steamer Sampson encountered
a heavy storm in coming over from
Katalla last night. At 4 o’clock this
morning she was compelled to put to
under the lea of Cape Hinchinbrook,
where she was tied up until nearly
noon. She arrived in port about 3
o’clock this afternoon. After tak
ing on fuel oil she expected to sail
for Valdez between 5 and 6 o’clock.
The following passengers are among
the number that are going to Valdez
to attend court:
For Valdez—A. Michaelson, Jack
Green, Wr. E. Wood, Mrs. Helen Cox,
Miss C. Smalley, T. Kloninger, A. G.
Morey, John Nelson, Dr. W. H.
Chase, E. J. Davis, M. Brock, R. J.
Kenefick, G.M. Cox, Ed. Jacobson,
O. G. Benson.
Passengers on the Sampson com
ing from south bound ports for this
section of Alaska were as follows:
For Cordova—Axel Anderson, Dr.
W. W. Council, C. L. Gregory and
one second-class.
For Valdez—Wm. Damon, Charles
Adler, W. C. ■ Gilkey, and J. J.
Croomas.
For Seward—A. F. Rice and wife.
For Kodiak—Charles Fletcher, K.
Gray, Charles Heideman and wife,
and one second-class.
For Katalla—L. M. Barrett and
wife, A. Tomandy, Otto Raeber,
Conrad Miller and one second class.
For Knik Anchorage—T. P. Lind
say, Casper Seiling and Mrs. E. R.
Dalton.
Cordova, October 31
The G. G. Club, composed of a
number of the young ladies about
town, had a merry time of it last
night at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. R. R. Stewart. The^ invited
their friends and to the number cf
35 the party gathered in sheets and
pillow cases. For a couple of hours
they cut up all kinds of Hallowe’en
antics, including an hour’s dancing
of the latest innovations. Mr. and
Mrs. Medley and Mrs. Stewart played
on the piano for the merry revelers,
many of whom were very tastily and
alluringly garbed. Fancy box
luncheon, with coffee and other
liquid refreshments, were served.
The large living room of the Stewart
home was very appropriately decor
ated for the occasion, in black and
yellow. Everywhere could be seen
pumpkin faces, black cats and
candles and lanterns.
Cordova, November 1
The fore part of last night the
boys played their pranks in com
memoration of Hallowe’en, but the
latter part of the night there was
some real business doing upon the
part of the elements. The rain
poured and the wind bowled. Build
ings shook and people lie awake
wondering what the end was to be.
About 5:30 this morning the lights
went out, by reason of a break in
the transmission line a mile this
side of the power house. As a con
sequence there has been no electric
power during the day, neither have
the electric lights since shined. It
is expected, however, to have the re
pairs made so that the-e will be
light tonight. The wind this morn
ing played sad havoc with the roof
of the building occupied by the
Northern Meat Market. Four sec
tions of the new board walk on
First Street leading to the depot
were lifted up and tossed into the
street. Various windows were
broken and other minor damage
done. The storm subsided about 7
o’clock but this afternoon about 2
o’clock the rain again came down in
torrents and the wind blew a gale.
This continued on and oif most of
the afternoon.
A party of steamboat men arrived
on the train yesterday afternoon.
They came through from Fairbanks
and will go outside on the next
steamer. They are registered at
the Windsor and include C. E. Lake,
Fred Junkin, E. A. Rice, W. J. Van
Burkirk and R. Lloyd.
Cordova, November 3
Dr. Council reports that a fine
boy came into the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Hedstrom yesterday
morning. The residents of Old
town report that the new arrival is
lusty of lungs.
The launch 3M arrived about 2
o'clock this morning from Valdez
with 7 passengers who had been in
attendance at court. The party in
cluded: Dr. W. H. Chase, H. C.
Feldman, John Nelson, Tom Clonin
ger, A. J. Henneke, G. M. Cox and
Eva Blake. Several others had
made arrangements to come, but at
the last moment decided not to
brave the dangers of the storm.
Capt. Morris started with his party
at 9 o’clock Sunday morning and
reached Ellamar at noon. Heavy
seas were running and a gale was
blowing at the rate of 80 miles an
hour, so it was decided to remain at
Ellamar until there was some
change in the weather conditions.
At 6:30 o’clock, although it was
still bolwing and a heavy sea was
running, the staunch little craft was
started toward Cordova, reaching
here at 2 o’clock. Dr. Chase pays a
high compliment to Capt. Morris,
who brought the party safely and
. without any accident to this port.
His twin screw engines worked to
perfection and the launch made
good time in contending with ad
verse elements.
The report comes from Valdez
that the Cordova contingent, then
lingering in the seat of justice, had
a high old time on Friday night.
The Eagles gave an entertainment
that was a replica of amusement
during the pioneer days. They fitted
up a gambling and concert hall such
as made the old timers imagine that
they were again enjoying the pros
perous days of yore. The payment
of $1.50 for a ticket of admission en
titled the holder to $150, $1,500,
$15,000, or something like that of
phony greenbacks. The roulette,
faro and blackjack tables did a thriv
ing business, and men and womon
played with as much zest as though
they were trying to get a corner on
the money market. The dancing
girls and bar maids contributed their
share to the entertainment. For a
time Tom Cloninger volunteered to
show them how to operate a black
jack game. And then a pal turned
out the lights for a minute and after
ward it was discovered that there
was a shortage of $150,000. This
news at once got out and it is said
that the district attorney’s office is
sued a hurry up call and tried to in
duce the members of the grand jury
to convene in special session and
bring in an indictment. But the
jurors were too busily engaged at
other games and refused to take up
the matter until Monday. In the
meantime Tom Cloninger arranged
for an early get away and left Val
dez yesterday morning early on a
launch. And now he proudly dis
plays his loot, and realizing that
there is no representative of Justice
in Cordova he defies the district at
torney’s office to do their best.
Mrs. C. H. Scheffler gave birth to
a bouncing girl baby last evening.
Dr. Council reports both mother and
child getting along nicely.
This morning the population of
Cordova was increased by the ar
t
rival of a baby boy in the house
hold of Mr. and Mrs. McCrary, who
recently came from Copper Center.
They are occupying the Howell
Lewis residence, formerly owned by
Wm. Fursman.
G. M. Cox and partner, who re
cently came from Seattle expecting
to go to the Chisana, came over from
Valdez last night and it is said will
sell their outfit now at McCarthy
and go on the next steamer to
Juneau.
The steamer Star came into port
yesterday with 20-ton of halibut,
taken from the banks off Cape St.
Elias. The fish will be iced and
shipped to Seattle on the first south
bound steamer. The Star is oper
ated by the San Juan Fish Company
and is now taking oil, after which
she will leave for St. Elias. When
she gathers in about 150 tons of
halibut she will steam direct to
Seattle, and then return. The Man
hattan and King Fisher are also in
the neighborhood or St. Elias and
are soon expected at Cordova to
take on fuel.
Cordova, November 4
The steamer Alameda will arrive
in port Wednesday afternoon about
5 o’clock. She sailed west from
Skagway this morning at 4 o’clock.
She brings 23 passengers for Cor
dova and 275 tons of freight, of
which 125 tons is for the town and
175 tons for the railroad and the
interior.
Captain Spencer and his launcli
3M left this morning for Valdez.
He took over the mail with him.
Chief of Police Hennecke was last
night instructed to use every dili
gence to see that the ordinance re
quiring the removal of snow from
sidewalks be strictly enforced dur
ing the approaching winter. Here
after the street committee will not
concern themselves with this matter,
the full authority being vested in
the chief.
In a report submitted to Council
last night Fire Chief Berry set forth
that it was necessary that 500 feet
of new hose be purchased and that
a hose drying tower be erectetd. As
the fire committee had not yet
looked into the matter the members
were instructed to inspect the hose
with the chief and given authority
to make such purchase as is deemed
necessary.
The wireless station at Whitshed
gives us the information that the
steamer Sampson was due at Kodiak
last night at 11 o’clock and ex
pected to reach Seward tomorrow
morning. In that event she should
arrive at Cordova on Thursday. As
Kodiak was trying to reach the
Sampson by wireless on Sunday
morning, not having yet been at that
port, it is likely that she passed up
Kodiak on her trip to Cook’s inlet.
Borough Assessor Medley ap
peared before council last night and
expressed a desire to know the
views of the members on the kind
of assessment that he is expected
to make. After an informal dis
cussion of the question it was the
general concensus of opinion that
real property should be assessed Its
full value, practically on the basis
of the last valuation. The matter
of personal property was then gone
into and the assessor was given to
understand that he would be ex
pected to assess all merchandise
stocks, shops, business offices, house
hold goods, etc., at full value. It
was the idea that by placing the
full valuation upon all taxable
property and a low per cent of tax
ation that the total valuation will
aggregate close to $1,000,000, which
would net nearly $10,000 at 1 per
cent.
At a meeting of town council last
night the street committee was in
structed to immediately replace the
200 feet of sidewalk that was blown
into the street by the wind the other
night. The work will be done by
day labor. Captain Lathrop and
other members took occasion to
severely criticize the manner in
which the sidewalk was originally
laid, and stated that if the work had
been done by contract, action would
be taken for damages. However, as
it was done by day’s labor, there is
no recourse.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.—It was
announced this afternoon that Presi
dent Wilson had decided to nomi
nate David J. Williamson, of Ta
coma, as collector of internal rev
enue for the district comprising the
state of Washington and the terri
tory of Alaska. The name will likely
be sent to the Senate the latter part
of this week.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.—Secre
tary of the Treasury McAdoo has
awarded gold medals of honor to 16
members of the life saving crew
who are stationed at the mouth of
the Columbia river in Oregon. This
reward is given because of the brav
ery displayed by the crew at the
time of the wreck of the steamship
Rosecrans, when they risked life in
order to save passengers and crew.
BE A BOOSTER
SEATTLE, Nov. 4.—The resigna
tion of another federal official was
recently demanded. The request
was addressed to Jos. R. Jacoby,
United States marshal for the west
ern district of Washington. He im
mediately complied and wired his
resignation which was accepted to
day by Attorney General McRey
nolds. Jacoby had nearly a year
and four months to serve before his
term would have expired. He was
appointed February 15, 1911.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 4.—An
other riotous demonstration was
given late yesterday afternoon. Pres
ident Robert I. Tood, of the street
car company, and Chief of Police
Hyland, were stoned by the strik
ers and narrowly escaped injury.
Thomas Carlton, a union chauffeur,
was not so fortunate and during an
engagement between the strike
breakers and the strikers he was
fatally wounded.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—The will of
Charley Gates has been filed. He
leaves a fortune of $3,000,000 and
it is all bequeathed to the widow.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—Intense in
terest is taken in the voting in this
city today. It is expected that a
large vote will be brought out. The
Fusionists have taken every precau
tion to prevent illegal voting. They
have the names of 9,000 persons
whom it is believed had intended to
vote wuthout having the necessary
qualifications. Early this morning
they had warrants issued for these
men, with the intention to have
them arrested should they attempt
to vote.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.—Presi
dent Wilson has pardoned Robert F.
Jordan, who was sentenced by the
court at Valdez to six months im
prisonment. He was found guilty
of threatened assault within ten
minutes after his arrest, and it was
contended that the case was rushed
through with undue haste.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—The forty
fifth annual convention of the Na
tional American Woman Suffrage
Association will be in session in
Washington, D. C., from Saturday,
November 29, until Friday Decem
ber 5. The association is made up
of more than 1,000 branches and is
organized in 42 states.
The first mass meeting will be on
Sunday afternoon, November 30, at
the National Theater. Dr. Anna
Howard Shaw will preside. Among
those who will speak are Jane
Addams, vice president or tne asso
ciation, and Senator Helen King
Robinson of Colorado. The most im
portant business before the conven
tion will be the adoption of a new
constitution.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3.—When
the San Francisco reformers who
closed up the Barbary Coast, started
on their campaign of purification a
few weeks ago, they thought of an
unusual thing—and they planned to
take care of the hundreds of women
who had been making their living
in the local tenderloin and who
would be “thrown out of work”
when the tenderloin closed. Accord
ingly a few individuals who had
been prominently identified with
the movement which finally forced
*he police commissioners to “put the
lid on the Coast” made the rounds
of members of women’s clubs,
church societies and other organiza
tions to whose demand the police
commissioners had bowed, asking
positions for such of the denizens of
the district who might want honest
work at fair wages.
Then the women were visited and
asked what they were willing to do.
Of the 303 women whose answers
were made public by the investigat
ors, 29 elected to continue in the
old life either in San Francisco or
elsewhere; 30 were undecided what
to do; 20 said they intended to leave
the city; one announced she was
going to enter an old ladies home;
11 were willing to do anything; 26
said they would do “most anything
that paid a living wage;” 16 de
clared they would return to their
former homes, and the others ex
pressed preference for occupations
as follows: Domestics, 37; enter
tainers, 21; dancers 21; chamber
maids, 11; telephone operators, 7;
boarding house keepers, 2; mani
curist, 1; dressmakers, 3; sales
women, 20; bookkeepers, 6; chorus
girl, 1; laundresses, 2; waitresses,
10; ladies’ companions, 2; stenog
raphers, 2; actresses, 4; music
teacher, 1; masseuse, 1; cooks, 6;
factory workers, 2; shooting gallery
attendant, 1; cannery worker, 1;
nurses, 3; seamstresses, 3.
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