Late Telegraph News
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The ad
ministration currency bill was
agreed upon this morning after a
conference of the committee. It is
stated that the Democrats will be
united in support of the bill and it
is expected that it will pass early in
the regular session. Originally an
agreement was not possible and
three separate currency bills, all
based upon the same general theory,
were placed before the Senate by
the divided banking and currency
committee.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 1.—All
kinds of wild rumors are being cir
culated about the city today, with
reference to the departure of Presi
dent Huerta. It was stated that he
left secretly yesterday morning for
Vera Cruz, over the Interoceanic
railroad. This report originated
with railroad officials, who claim to
know that Huerta took his departure
at 4 o’clock in the morning on a
special train.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—At noon
Vice President Marshall declared
Congress adjourned “without day."
In the next breath he ‘announced
that Congress had assembled “in ac
cordance with the constitution."
The formal opening of the new ses
sion was participated in by nearly
the entire membership of both the
House and the Senate.
LONDON, Nov. 29.—Secret infor
mation received by government offi
cials here indicates “Big Tim” Sul
livan was murdered. The New York
police have asked the British gov
ernment for records regarding a cer
tain individual whose name the
London authorities refuse to dis
close. Sullivan's death is attributed
to a political vendetta. Absolute
proof that the body was placed on
the railroad tracks after the mur
der is said t<j be in possession of
the New York police. Sullivan re
ceived many anonymous letters
threatening his life. London detec
tives are following up important
clews.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—The four
teenth annual meeting of the Na
tional Civic Federation will be held
in the Hotel Astor on Thursday and
Friday, December 11 and 12. The
program this year will include dis
cussion of many important proposi
tions of national interest. The food
and drug problem will receive es
pecial consideration.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.—Emperor Wil
helm made a decided hit with the
women folk throughout the country
by accepting only half of the for
tune of $200,000 left by Hermann
Knorr, a rich landowner of Kausch
witz, for the German army and navy.
The other half, according to the em-|
peror’s direction, will go to the
testator’s wife who was left nothing
under the will.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—Pay
master General Cowie in submit
ting his annual report to the secre
tary of the navy, recommends that
an under water plant be constructed
at San Francisco with a storage cap
acity of 300,000 tons of coal. This
would afford a place for the storage
of fuel for the navy vessels, many of
which will be going to the Pacific
coast after the opening of the Pan
ama canal. Mr. Cowie states that
as yet no definite report could be
made on Alaska as a source for navy
fuel.
SEATTLE, Nov. 28.—Frequent
quarrels have resulted in the family
of W. C. Fona because of the fre
quent marriage of a son, an only
child. He has already had the nup
tial knot tied four times and he is
still quite a young man. Mr. and
Mrs. Fona have had many dift'er
enees over the actions of the son,
resulting this morning in an angry
encounter during which Mr. Fona
pulled a gun and fatally wounded
his wife.
WASHINGTON, Nov 29.—The
nomination of Wilfred T. Dennison
as secretary of the interior for the
Philippines, has been held up in the
state department. This has been
done ,n order that the Democrats of
the Senate might look into his
policies. He was assistant attorney
general under the Taft administra
tion. Nominations reported favor
ably today were those of Henderson
Martin, vice governor of the Philip
pines, and Clinton R. Riggs, secre
tary and commissioner of police for
the Philippines. j
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 29.—This
morning General Rambago, military
governor of Tamaulipas, committed
suicide. He brooded so much over
losing the town of Ciudad Victoria,
the capital of the state, to the Con
stitutionalists, that it is supposed
that his mind became affected and
he took his own life while in a state
of despondency.
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.—One of
the great sporting events of the
season was the football game today
between the army and navy teams.
Tickets were at a high premium.
The attendance was 42,000 and
among the number was President
Wilson, Secretary Daniels, members
of the Senate and Hotise, and many
other eastern notables. It was an
interesting contest and at times the
cheers of the partisans were deafen
ing. The army team won a signal
victory, tlie score being Army, 22;
Navy, 9.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—An
other rumor is now accepted as an
absurdity. Col. George W. Goethals
chief engineer of the Panama Canal,
is not to retire as has been reported
recently. On the contrary, he is on
terms of the closest friendship with
President Wilson, Secretary Garri
son and the Washington administra
tion. This was made plain today by
President Wilson himself. The
President had expected to visit the
canal zone last summer before the
water was let into the ditch, but
legislative developments in Wash
ington prevented. He let it be
known today that he saw no par
ticular occasion for a visit now until
January, 1915, when the ceremony
of opening the canal is planned.
VANCOUVER, B. C., Nov. 29.—
A decision has just been handel
down by Judge Cassells, of the
court at Ottawa, which blights the
future of one of our local justices.
It holds that Justice William H. P.
Clement, of the supreme court of
British Columbia is guilty of fraud
in illegally collecting $4,290 for
traveling expenses. The decision
has caused much comment and much
regret by the friends of the justice.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—Secre
tary of Commerce Redfield asks
Congress for an appropriation of
$100,000 for the purchase of a sea
going tug and rapid motor boats.
He desires to use these craft in his
department to enforce the fishing
laws against the encroachment of
Japan, Russia and Canada in the
North Pacific waters.
LEADS, Eng., Nov. 28.—Premier
Asquith in a speech yesterday de
clared that the government was de
termined to give Ireland home rule.
LONDON, Nov. 28.—Lord High
Chancellor Haldane attended the
Thanksgiving dinner last evening of
the American Society. During an
address which he delivered he gave
pronouncement to the statement
that the British government in
dorsed the Monroe doctrine.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—Post
master General Burleson has sub
mitted his estimates to Congress
asking for $306,000,000 for the pur
pose of running the postal depart
ment. In his requirement provision
is made for the additional expense
that is necessitated by reason of the
rapid growth of the parcel post
business.
JUAREZ, Nov. 28—General Villa,
the successful leader of the Consti
tutionalists, is in high feather since
his recent battle. This afternoon he
declared, “I will leave on Saturday
to attack Chihuahua.” It is said
that he expects to have 12,000 men
under him and it is likely that a
royal battle with the federals will
be the result.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—The
Democratic senators held a caucus
this morning to consider the cur
rency measure. Drastic plans were
adopted by the caucus as it was de
termined that the Senate go into
session each morning at 10 o’clock
and remain until 11 o’clock at night
without taking a holiday recess.
The Democratic senators are pledged
to support the caucus draft of the
bill and will take no holiday recess
unless the bill is passed before
Christmas.
COLOGNE, Nov. 26.—Russia has
protested against the German mili
tary commission going to Constan
tinople to take charge of the re
organization of the Turkish army.
It s expected that a term of court
will be held at Cordova by Judge
Brown, possibly in February. There
is considerable litigation from the
Chisana that will be ready to come
before the court at that time. It is
expected that there will be 12 to 15
cases affecting Chisana mining
t
claims that will be filed. Seven
have already been started and sum
mons by publication is now being
made in the Valdez Prospector.
These cases are as follows:
C. H. Likaits vs. Wm. E. James;
Dan D. Sutherland vs. F. W. Purdy;
L. H. Woodman vs. Edward Erick
son; Archie A. Cloninger vs. A. H.
Finlanson; James Hussey vs. Ed
ward Erickson; John Delander vs.
Duncan McPheil; E. C. Maddox vs.
Asa Markley.
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William O'Connor, of Cordova, at
tended the sessions of the American
Federation of Labor at Seattle last
week. He wired to Charles McCal
lum, secretary of the Valdez local of
the Western Federation of Miners,
requesting that the local wire to the
convention urging the endorsement
of the delegates in session in that
city of resolutions favoring the gov
ernment construction of Alaskan
railroads. After consulting with his
fellow officers and the members of
the local, the following telegram
was sent to the secretary of the con
vention:
“Valdez Miners’ Union, of the
Western Federation of Labor, re
quests the support of the American
Federation of Labor for the govern
ment construction of Alaska rail
roads.”
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The steamer Corwin, that put into
Cordova on her way from Nome,
reached Juneau on Wednesday. The
staunch little vessel had many un
pleasant experiences before she
reached this port, but she had a
more serious time in Icy Straits.
During a blinding snow storm, when
it was impossible to get her bear
ings, she went on the rocks. For
60 hours she was ashore and all
wireless calls for aid were unan
swered. All efforts to get her off
were unavailing until finally all sur
plus coal and other ballast was
thrown overboard, and the life boats
dropped, which had a tendency to
lighten the vessel to such an extent
that at high tide she floated and
proceeded to Juneau.
E. Gray, for a score of years in
:harge of the Alaska Commercial
Company’s post at Unalaska, is now
connected with the Erskine &
Fletcher store at Kodiak,
G G. Cotter, a hydraulic mining
engineer who has had extended ex
perience in Mexico, came to Seward
last summer and joined the stam
peders to the Nelchina placer dig
gings. A week ago he returned tc
Seward and has this to say of the
new camp:
“The Nelchina looks good and 1
believe it will prove a big gold
camp. Everyone in there, as well
as those who have come and gone
to return again, appears to be highly
enthused over the outlook. While
no new strikes are reported, this is
accounted for by the fact that the
claim owners are devoting their time
to perfecting titles to their holdings
the territorial law requiring $100
worth of work before a claim may
be recorded. There is no game in
the immediate vicinity of the camp.
A band of mountain sheep were seen
on Sheep mountain, some distance
away, and the more energetic fel
lows hiked over there to grab a mut
ton or two.”
On claims located by himself and
associates, Mr. Cotter says he found
an excellent wash gravel, similar to
that maintaining on Albert creek,
the scene of the original discovery'.
Mr. Cotter says there is lots of
staking going on, there being about
one hundred prospectors in the
camp. But the country is big and
there will be plenty of ground for
later arrivals.
On the way out over the Mat
anuska trail Mr. Cotter and E. L.
Davis, who came with him as far
as Knik, passed several large out
fits going in from Knik. Among
these were the Harper boys and
Chambers, Dr. Goods, Haley and
Major, and P. C. O’Donnell. Ed.
O’Brien has opened a roadhouse at
the Matanuska coal camp, reports
Mr. Cotter.
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The Tanana Valley Democratic
Club have hopes that the next Dem
ocratic convention for the territory
of Alaska will be held' in Fairbanks
sometime next July. By resolution
of the club last evening, a commit
tee, consisting of E. W. Griffin, J.
E. Clark and R. F. Roth, was ap
pointed to do all possible toward
bringing the convention to Fair
banks. It is stated that the Nome
members of the territorial commit
tee are favorably disposed toward
the interior country for the meet
ing place, and that Surveyor Gen
eral Charles E. Davidson, chairman
of the committee, is desirous of hav
ing the convention at Fairbanks.
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I will sell you any lot In Chitina not already sold, up to
April 1st, 1913, for 100 per cent less than you can buy it 6
months from now.
The price of all lots has been reduced in order to give all a
chance. They run from $40 up to $1000.
The terms will be % cash, and the balance in six, twelve and
eighteen months.
GEO. C. HAZEIiET,
Agent Chitina Townsite Company.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. — The
question of the liability of the own
ers of the Titanic steamer, which
went to the bottom of the sea more
than a year ago, came before the
supreme court today. The question
was raised on an appeal from the
district court of New York.
TIENTSIN, Dec. t.—No longer
will this port, one of the most im
portant in China, and Peking’s
only outlet to sea, be closed to com
merce during the winter. The Hai
Ho Conservancy Commission, com
posed of Chinese officials, bought an
ice breaker several weeks ago from
the Kiangnan Dock & Engineering
Company of Shanghai. The machine
worked so well that the commis
sion ordered another, which has
just arrived. It is called The
Dungling. Taku, the outer port of
Tientsin, heretofore always has
been ice-bound in the winter, thus
closing the Pei-ho River to shipping
for several months. The Pei-ho
joins Peking with Taku, on the
Gulf of Chihli, a distance of 105
miles.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28.—
When the steamer President arrived
here this morning from Seattle, it
was learned that three of the crew
had perished. During a heavy blow
a passenger was swept overboard.
Some of the crew saw him go and
made an effort to rescue him. They
were unsuccessful but in seeking to
aid him three of the crew lost their
own lives.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 29.—The gov
ernment has started a suit to dis
solve the American Can Company. It
is alleged that the company main
tains a tin trust and that it is detri
mental to the public interests.
ROME, Nov. 28.—This morning
parliament was opened by King
Victor Emanuel, amid impressive
ceremonies. There was a large at
tendance to witness the proceedings.
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