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SECOND YEAR
CHITIXA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, O'TOISKR 1«. 1012.
NUMBER 52
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(From 1',utsday’s Daily Alaskan)
The launch “B. F. M.” brought
over three Legislative candidates
from Valdez last evening. And since
then there has been much visiting
and many political talks in Cordova.
Those who came were B. F. Millard,
of Valdez and Cliff Mine, who ex
pects to be elected Senator;H. B. In
gram. of Valdez, and R. B. Gray, of
Katalla, both of whom are desirous
of serving this division in the House
of Representatives. The Valdez
candidates may return home in their
launch on Thursday.
A special meeting of the Cordova
Chamber of Commerce was held at
city hall to discuss the Robinson
coal leasing bill. Congressman
Robinson had written the Chamber
some days ago asking for some ex
pression on certain phases of his bill.
These matters were considered at
themeef'ng last night and finally a
committee was appointed to draft
answers and submit the same to the
next meeting of the Chamber. An
election of officers was held, and
the following were unanimously
chosen to serve: President. H. A.
Slater; Vice-President. Judge C. M.
Frazier; Secretay, Nathaniel Green:
Treasurer, Malcom Brock; Trutees,
Fred Glassbrenner, M. Finkelstein,
John Y. Ostrander, Dr. W. H. Chase.
Chas. Goddall, A. J. Adams, H. G.
Steel.
The freighter Latouche sailed from
Seattle yesterday morning with a
cargo of coal for Cordova. She will
stop at Nanaimo to take on this car
go and then sail north via the inside
passage and Juneau, expecting to
reach this port next Monday or Tues
day.
This evening B. F. Millard, non
partisan candidate for Senator, is
expected over from Valdez in the
launch ‘‘B. F. M.” In all probabili
ty he will be accompanied by ‘Dad”
Ingrain, nominee from the same town
for Represetative. Both men have
some friends in the town and they
expect to secure considerable sup
port at the polls on November 5.
The complimentary dance given
by the railroad boys on Saturday
night was well attended and was a
success in every particular. Many
of the court attendants were present
as well as most of the people of
town. The best music, a well made
punch, and a general inclination to
have a good time upon the part of
all participating, contributed to the
sucecss of the occasion. Ample re
ward for the time and expense con
tributed by the railroad boys was
received by them in the many re
marks of appreciation upon the part
of the large number who enjoyed the
pleasures of the occasion.
The first through mail from Fair
banks, under the winter contract,
reached Chitina last evening, having
left the interior metr'M-o.is on the
morning of October third. A train
was started out from Chitina this
morning and the mail is expected to
reach here about noon tomorrow.
The mail for the interior left Cordova
this morning. There is some little
delay occasioned by reason of the
slides, but the mail sacks are packed
between these points by Nelson
Brothers, of Chitina, who have taken
the contract to do this work for the
railroad.
Capt.Gregory brought the light
house tender Columbine into pert
Friday night and is now coaling.
He just returned from Valdez Nar
rows, where he relighted the light
on Middle rock. He also made an
attempt to land at Smith’s island, so
that a light might be placed there,
but the wheather prevented. In the
course of a couple of days Capt.
Gregory will set out for Southeast
ern Alaska. He will first make an
other attempt to place a light on
Smith’s island, and from there will
go on to Vakatat, where he will re
charge the light on Ocean Cape.
Light house inspector Hankinson
left on the Mariposa from Valdez for
his headquarters at Ketchikan.
The men on the Columbine have
placed acetelyne “blinkers,” while
in Southwestern Alaska, at Lone
Tree Point, Point Helen, Seal Is
land and Busby Island. And they
will be very much appreciated by
navigators who have to traverse
these waters.
(From Saturday’s Cordova Alaskan.)
The launches Prospector and Tri
ton, that have been bringing the
scows from the saltery on Eyak
lake, tied up at the wharf this after
noon shortly after 5:30 o’clock.
Two men were on the scows as well
as the supplies left over at the sal
tery.
When the Admiral Sampson re
turns about next Wednesday she will
bring thirty witnesses from the west
ward who have been summoned to
attend the Cordova term of court.
Others are expected from Valdez, so
that when all the litigants and wit
nesses are assembled here the popu
lation of the town will be materially
increased. In addition to court offi
cials, attorneys and witnesses who
arrived last evening the following
prisoners were brought from Valdez:
Fred Morrison and Willie McDonald,
house breaking: Gus Hogbloom,
adultry;Otto Glatz, shooting with in
tent to kill; Ernest Johns, larceny in
a house; Harry Matuse, assault with
a dangerous weapon.
(From Friday’s Cordova Alaskan.)
Milo Kelly was a passenger on
the Mariposa from Seward. Busi-;
ness in connection with his mining
interests called him to Seattle and
New York, so that he was compelled
to go through. However, he had
time to meet a number of his Cordov
va friends, who gave him assurance
of a substantial support in this sec
tion of the division. Mr. Kelly is
running as a non-partisan for the
House of Representatives, with the
idea that a practical mining man
should be elected from the Third
Division. He leaves his candidacy
in the hands of the voters, confident
that their verdict will not be to his
disadvantage.
Advices received from Fairbanks
indicate that the members of the
Alaska Railroad Commission reached
that city last night. It is the in
tention to remain there only two
days, wh°n the return trip will be
started. The Commission expect to
come over the trail to Caitina whore
they will take the train for Cordova
reaching here about the 24th. While
through trains may not be running j
by that time the Commission will !
not be required to walk very far in |
making the transfer.
Ike Hambuger. court stenograph
er. and James Fish, court crier, are
among the officials who came over
from Valdez yesterday evening.
Mr and Mrs. A. H. Wheatley, D.
C. Mathison. Oscar Christensen, E.
A. Crawford, Seward; A. T. M.
Fulck, E. D. Vaut, Ellamar; Guy L.
Banta, Valdez; C. L. Willioughby,
Wm. Patterson, Wm Abbott.
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Frank W. Smith, the efficient gov- j
ernment inspector who has secured •
many improvements in the Alaska '
post offices, returned from Valdez
last evening and will remain here un
til after the trial of the former
clerks in the Cordova post office.
Mr. Smith is accompanied by his
bride, who has already made a num
ber of friends in the town.
Capt. Ben Durkee and his launch
Triton have been engaged during the
past few days in bringing the three
barges and saltery supplies from
Eyak lake to the town. The salt and
other supplies will be stored until
they cau be sold, while the barges
will be turned over to the railroad
company, from whom they were se
cured.
James Fish has been elected
President of the Tillicum club at
Valdez.
(From Thursday's Daily Alaskan)
The steamer Mariposa is due to re
turn from the westward at five
o'clock this afternoon. There will
be no ore taken from here so that
the steamer will be able to sail less
than an hour after arrival. A
I number of court officials and others
j came from Valdez. The following
j are the outgoing passengers from
Cordova t*"
For Seattle—\V. J. Shedwick.Jr.,
Capt. G. T. Rude. Mrs. G. T. Rude,
O. W. Swenson. Elza Swenson, Earl
F. Church, Allen Bishop. L. Hender
son, Mrs. T. W. Lynch, D. C. Wither
spoon. Mrs. D. C. Witherspoon, F.
C. Painter. Oscar Nordstrom, J. D.
Nlcholl, S. A. Witherspoon, Archer
Polland, W. S. McKee. W. T. Soule,
G. W. Bowman, Capt. .T. Fulton and
Mrs. Patton. Also twelve second
[ class.
After spending a couple of days!
in Cordova. R. B. Gray left for j
Valdez on tlfe Sampson last evening.
He is the Katalla choice for Repre
sentative in the new Legislature.
He received many assurances of sup
port while, here, and there was a gen- }
eral disposition by Mr. Tansey and
Mr. Baldwin to put Mr. Gray on the,
ticket on which they are running.
The matter was taken up with the
voters of Valdez and after Mr. Gray
had a conference with many of them
today assurance has been wired to
Cordova that there is a willingness
to place Mr. Gray on the ticket. If
that is done the Katalla candidate
will, in all probability be one of the
winners at the November election.
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Sam Blum went over to Valdez on
Monday. He is on the Mariposa
this afternoon and will go through ,
to Seattle, where he has been called j
on a matter of business. He will
either return on the Mariposa or on
the next sailing of the Alameda. . I
There was a live and swift time at
Eagle hall last night, at the business
men's smoker given for the pleasure
and entertainment of the officers and
men on the collier Nero and survey |
boat Taku, as well as for the rail- j
road boys. Some wireless and j
other special stunts were pulled off, i
and with plenty to eat and drink j
the visitors all had a good time. ;
The affair came to an end about
eleven o’clock.
Among the court officials to ar
rive this afternoon on the Mariposa
from Valdez are District attorney
George E. Walker, Assistant District
Attorney Guy C. Brubaker, Deputy
Clerk of the Court Geo. Scott, Dep
uty Marshall John Bouse. Clerk of
the Court Ed. M. Lakin and his
stenographer Miss Monohan are now
here. Judge Peter D. Overfield will
leave Seattle tonight on the steamer
Alameda and should reach here next
Tuesday evening. Court was called
for October 14, but it will be ad
journed from day to day by the
Clerk of the Court, until the arrival
of the judge.
Mrs. Cameron and child left on |
the Sampson for Valdez, where she
will join her husband. Mr. Cameron
is connected with the Orr stage line
and is taking some horses from the
interior to Valdez.
O. L. Willoughby and wife were
among the Katalla passengers who
came on the Sampson and were
brought to Codova. They expect to
return in a day or two with Capt.
Durkee on the launch Triton. Mr.
Willoughby is largely interested in
oil and coal property in the Bering
river country and has faith that the
government will give justice to the
honest locator.
The collier Nero expects to getj
away this afternoon for Kodiak. It
is about four weeks since this vessel
reached Cordova and ever since the
men have been engaged in installing
a duplicate set and making other]
improvements at the Whiteshed j
wireless station, which is now one of
the most powerful and best equipped
on the Pacific coast.
Five army officers holding a court
of inquiry in the effort to determine
which of two cavalry horses kicked '
a mule to death may be construed i
by some as proof of the oETcial out- |
givings about the inefficiency of the
army and one reason why.
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE
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MILWAUKEE, Oct. 14—The shot of a crank and a would
be assassin has caused a sensation throughout the entire coun
try. The victim was Col. Theodore Roosevelt, the most
talked-of man in America today. Early this evening as the
Colonel was leaving the Gilpatrick hotel to go to the Coliseum
an unknown man stepped forward and fired a shot at the Col.
It took effect in his left breast, causing a slight wound. The
would-be assassin was instantly grabbed, and soon an immense
crowd of people gathered, with loud cries of “lynch him.’ ’ The
Col. declared that the injury was only slight and he besought
the crowd to not harm the man. After the police had gotten
him safely away the Col. proceeded to the meeting place, where
he deliered his address. In the Colonel’s breast pocket was a
thick packet of manuscript and this undoubtedly broke the
force of the bullet and prevented fatal results.
When the assassin was arrested he said, “any man looking
for a third term ought to be shot.” Notes found in his pocket
contained a statement that he had been visited in his dreams
by the spirit of William McKinley, and that the spirit had said,
indicating Roosevelt, ‘ ‘ This is my murderer, avenge my death. ’ ’
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 14—Col. Roosevelt delivered his
regular speech at the Coliseum this evening. Referring to his
attempted assassination he said, “I don’t care a rap about
being shot. It takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose. My
least concern is for my life. There are many things more im
portant.”
CHICAGO, Oct. 15—Col. Roosevelt took the night train
from Milwaukee for this city, and slept all the way. Dr. Terrill
examined his wound and describes it as being in the tenth rib,
ihree inches deep and above the diaphram. He says, “It is
dangerous because of possible blood poisoning.”
NEW YORK, Oct. 15—Mrs. Roosevelt was at the theatre
last night when a telegram was handed her telling her of the
injury received by her husband. The telegram added, “the
bullet did not hit anything vital, and think they will find it
somewhere around.”
CHICAGO, Oct. 15—After a consultation among physicians
at noon it was decided to order Col. Roosevelt to give up his
campaigning, and to return to his home at Oyster Bay when
he was able. Secret service men have discovered the name of
the assassin. He is John Schank, 36 years of age, and he
followed Roosevelt through the South on his recent return from
his Western trip. _
(From Friday’s Cordova Alaskan.)
A train went out this morning as
far as Mile 89. There were a few
passengers as well as twenty men
who will be put to work on the rail
road slides. The Superintendent's
office reports that it is expected to
have trains running from Mile 108
to Chitina within ten days . The
track is now blocked several
places between Miles 108 and 114.
It is in fairly good shape between
109 and 112. The most serious sec
tion is from Mile 86 to 89, but it is
expected that this strip will be
cleared and that trains will be run
ning again about the first of Novem
ber. From Mile 89 to 108 there is
very little damage done and it can
soon be repaired.
Advices from Chitina indicate that
business is good there and that the
food supply is only low in certain
lines. There is a shortage ofsmok
ed meat, butter, eggs, spuds and
lard. Harry Warren had started to
take twelve head of cattle into the
interior ove r the trail from Valdez
but he switched off at Willow creek
and has part of this bunch now at
Chitina. Thus the people there are
being well supplied with fresh meat.
There is a shortage at Chitina and
interior camps of hay and oats.
Grouse and rabbits are plentiful.
The mail from Cordova arrived at
j Chitina this moring, and after Mon
day there will be regular twice a
week communication from Chitina
to Cordova. On that day the first
i through mail from Fairbanks will
| reach Chitina and will be rushed
through. That mail started on the
I first of the month.
A. H. Wheatley, one of the offi
cers of the Alaska Northern Railway
Company, is here from Seward and
will appear before the grand jury in
connection with an alleged infrac
tion of the license law by his com
pany. The original company, the
Alaska Central, was granted immuni
ty for a period of five years, by
special act of Congress, from the fed
eral tax of $100 per mile per annum
on its system, and the wharfage tax
of ten cents per ton. The Alaska
Northern Railway company, succes
sor in interest to the Alaska Central
Railway company, goes on the
theory that this immunity extends to
it. On the other hand, the govern
ment allges that the special act of
congress had to do with the Alaska
Central Railway company alone; that
the Alaska Northern Railway com
pany can claim no immunity under
it, and that the latter company has
failed and refused to pay the license
tax on the road and the wharf.
If the contention of the govern
ment is correct, the Alaska Northern
would be indebted to the govern
ment for three years license on 72
miles of operated railroad, which
with interest amunts to about $24,
000. Mr. Wheatley hopes to satisfy
the grand jury that there was no in
tentional violation of the law by
any of the officers of the company,
and that they are not subject to the
tax.
You will find most of your friends
at the Chitina Hotel.
Advertising pays. Try the Chit
ina Leader. Star* "Ow.
The Chitlnr. Puarr*-cy carries a
complete L-i. of
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(From Tuesday’s Cordova Daily Alaskan.)
The United States Marshal’s office received a wire this
morning from Judge Overfield. It was dated Juneau, and
directed the Marshal to adjourn court until Thursday after
noon at two o’clock, Oct. 17, under Section 58J, Revised Statues,
U. S., 1878. This information was the cause of general rejoic
ing about town, as it was assumed that the Judge proj>osed to
hold the present term upon his arrival at Cordova. In addi
tion the Clerk of the Court received a wire from the Judge
directing him to adjourn court from day to day, also to issue
notice calling a special term at the earliest possible date. Ac
cordingly Clerk Lakin this afternoon posted notice calling a
special term to begin Thursday Nov. 14. at Cordova. When
court convened this morning at nine o’clock the names of the
grand jurors were called, after which they were excused until
four o’clock this afternoon. And at four they were excused
until tomorrow.
On Sunday the Daily Alaskan sent the following wire to
its Juneau correspondent: “Term of court ordered at Cordova
Oct. 14. Judge Overfield aboard the Alameda. Please inter
view him and inquire whether he will arrive on time, and if
not, whether he will telegraph an adjournment, or whether he
proposes to allow the present term to lapse and again call a
new term at Cordova after thirty days notice.” In answer the
following was received today from our correspondent: “Judge
Overfield sailed westward at noon. lie will set a new term at
Cordova when practicable.”
And now we are wondering just where we are at. The
Judge’s wire to the Marshal would indicate that the present
term is to be held. Then again it may be that he has simply
taken that action as a precautionary measure, if he could
satisfy himself that the statute that he quotes is applicable
to Alaska. 1 lie wire received by the Daily Alaskan would in
dicate that the Judge really thinks that it will be necessary to
call a new term of court.
CIVIL CALENDAR
Alaska Banking & Safe Deposit
Co. vs. M. J. Sullivan, at issue on re
ply. Attorneys, C. M. Frazier; R. J.
Boryer.
M. C. Thompson, as adminstrator
of estate Sarah M. Thompson, de
ceased, vs. A. H. Barber; Motion for
default filed. Attorneys. O. A. Tuc
ker; Ostrander & Donohe.
S. P. Chapin, vs. Gyp Moore. Ap
peal from Commissioner's Court.
Attorneys, Brown & Lyons; E. E.
Ritchie.
Joseph Janey, vs. Oscar Breedman,
John Palmer, Thomas Cloninger and
John L. Brown; Answers of defen
dants filed. Attorneys, Wm. O’Con
nor; R. J. Boryer, Ostrander &
Donohoe.
M. T. Wallace, vs John Palmer;
attorneys, O.A. Tucker; R.J. Boryer.
Mathilda A. Snyder, vs. Edward
Kelter; for trial. Attorneys, J. H
ker; Ostrander & Donohoe.
Ernest W. Vadde Vord, vs. Ken
necott Mines Co. Answer filed. E.
E. Ritchie; R. J. Boryer.
Chief Good la tah, vs. Copper Ri
ver & N. W. Ry. Co.; Demurrer filed.
Attorneys, E. E. Ritchie; R. J.
Boryer.
Daniel S. Reeder, vs. Katalla Co.
and Copper River & X. W. Ry. Co.
Answers of defendants filed. At
torneys, J. H. Cobb; R. J. Boryer.
G. W. Hardman, vs. Katalla Co. and
Copper River & N. W. Ry. Co. An
swer tiled. Attorneys, J. H. Coob;
R. J. Boryer.
E. Lee Thinius.vs. H. P. Sullivan.
U. S. Marshal. Defendants motion
to dismiss filed. Attorneys. S. P.
Chapin; C. M. Frazier.
United States of America, vs. Jo
seph F. Diggs, J. \V. Little and E. L.
Whittemore; Motion to make defi
nite and certain filed. Attorneys.
District Attorney; Ostrander & Don
ohe. for Little and Whittemore.
Peter Cordes. vs. Katalla Co. and
Copper River & N. W. Ry. Co.; De
murrer. Attorneys. O. A. Tucker;
R. J. Boryer.
James Heney. vs. Copper River &
N. W. Ry. Co. and Katalla Co.; Mo
tions to quash, make more definite
and certain and to strike filed. At
torneys, E. E. Ritchie; R. J. Boryer.
CRIMIX AL OA LEX DAR
United States, vs. William U. Park;
embezzlement.
United States, vs. Joseph F. Diggs,
embezzlement.
United States, vs. Harry Matsue,
assault with a dangerous weapon.
United States, vs. Willie McDon
ald and Fredie Morrison; larceny.
United States, vs. Otto Glatz; ma
lisiously shoting at another person
with intent to kill.
In the Fairbanks district the great
bulk of locations nowadays are the
embryo hard rock mines as distin
guished from the locations of the
earlier years of the camp, when
everything was placer and the quartz
staker a crank and a curiosity. The
records of the Fairbanks Abstract
company, which have been brought
up to date, show that 2,000 quartz
locations have been made since the
first one in 1903, and that 3 or 4
quartz claims are located now to
every placer location, showing how
the mining activity of the camp is
changing.
Returns have been received from
a few more precincts in the Fourth
division: Betties, in the Koyukuk,
gave Wickersham 13 votes and Gil
more one. Washburn, on the Val
dez trail, gave Gilmore nine, Wicker
sham four and Jennings one. Xe
nana polled 16 votes, eight of which
were taken by Harrais, seven by
Wickersham and one by Krauc2unas.
At Xulaato, Wickersham rceeived 29
votes, Gilmore two, Jennings one
and Krauczunas one.
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CHITINA HOTEL ARRIVALS
Swam Elmgren, Chas. Shofland,
S. Swlter, Phil Wilson. W. C. Blank
er, E. Howard, I). Kelly, Gus Larson,
L>. W. Stacy, T. W. Johnson, H. B.
Greening, H. M. McDaniel, A. Man
gey, J. W. Limback, G. W. Dust, E.
F. Gray, W. A. Woodin, Adolph Heln
ie. Ole Hagen. A. H. Down, T. Marko.
L. P. Shoemacher, of Fairbanks,
has sent a man back to kill tne cat
tle that escaped a few weeks ago.
Because of the shortage of feed
due to the tie up in the railroad,
Billy Cameron has taken the Road
Commission horses to Valdez for the
present.
Mrs. Arthur Barrus has been sick
but is much improved.
Mrs. Hoyt, of Gulkana, has return
ed home after an extended visit in
Chitlna.
The proprietors of the Overland
hotel have been making some im
provements that promise to make
that place much more attractive.
Business is very good in Chitina.
E. H. Gilman is a candidate for
representative. He is strictly Alas
kan.
Notwithstanding the land slides on
the railroad the mail for the interior
reaches its destination on time.
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