THIRD YEAR.
CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY H, 1913.
NUMBER 28.
Late Telegraph News
SACRAMENTO, May 5—The anti-alien land holding bill
which passed the Senate during the early hours of Saturday
morning, was passed by the House early Saturday evening, and
the bill will receive the signature of the governor. Before
dt parting Secretary Bryan delivered a speech in which he
stated that he expected the people of the state pf California
express tlieir tinal judgment on the measure enacted through
the referendum.
SACRAMENTO, May 5—On Thursday last Secretary of
State Bryan wired President Wilson an optomistic telegram.
He expressed the opinion that the Japanese legislation would
terminate satisfactorily to California and the federal govern
ment. That night Secretary Bryan left for Washington. But
he had not proceeded far before telegrams of an unsatisfac
tory nature reached him and the following day he returned,
remaining here until Saturday night when tinal action was tak
en on the hill. His conference with the Governor and mem
bers of both Houses on Saturday afternoon was of no avail.
SAN FRANCISCO, May ~>—Dr. David Starr Jordan, pres
ident of the Stanford University, was in this eitvSaturuay
night. Upon learning of the action taken by the legislature of
California he declared that the people of the state woidd ap
peal to the referendum on the Japanese legislation.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 5—Three thousand Japs held a
mass meeting throughout the night and part of the morning.
All Americans were barred.
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KATALLA, April 30—-The coal mined last year by the Bu
reau of Mines, and taken largely from the Cunningham claims, j
has been transported during the winter and spring to the head
of navigation on Stillwater. The hauling was done under
direction of government officials and was finished on the 15th
of this month. At that time a large portion of the crew was
laid off. There are 7,600 sacks of coal, or about (550 tons.
It is the intention to use the sendees of only blue jackets to
handle the coal on the river. These men are aboard the Yukon
and will soon be at work. Four scows or barges are coming
up. Two of them are stern wheel propelled barges, of light
draught. They are thirty-six feet long and twelve feet beam,
each equipped with a 50-horse power heavy duty Corlis gas \
engine. A collier will be kept anchored in (WnUoller bay
until all the coal is boated down the river, going direct from
the coal pile to the ship. While it was generally reported
that the government men had taken out 855 tons of coal, they
have not mined at the outside 700 tons. As soon as it is
loaded it will be taken to the Bremerton navy yard, where j
it will be given a test on one of the battleships. In the com-I
iag party are government surveyors and minerologists and I
they will make further investigations of the Bering River!
coal fields, with the idea of selecting the best seams of coal
available for navy purposes.
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TOKIO, April 30—Japanese official circles are now inclined
to the belief that nothing they can do will have any effect in
averting the projected land ownership legislation of California
As soon as the bill has parsed, however, application will be
made to the federal goverliinent of the United States for an ex
tension of the naturalization laws to Japanese. Otherwise the
bill, it is claimed, will be a discrimination against Japan. News
papers here call*attention to the “humiliating insult to a na
tion which, though high spirited and proud, has gone out of
its way to maintain the most friendly relations with the United
States.” There is much talk of a violent nature and many
allege that war clouds are hovering near.
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WASHINGTON, MAY 2—Up to this time there has been a
general hope that some action would be taken at the special
session favorable to the construction of railroads in Alaska. But
there now seems little prospect of accomplishing anything.
Hearing" by the public lands committee on the Chamberlain
bill have been continued several times owing to the continued
absence of chairman Key pittman in New York. A hearing
was fo have been held yesterday, but it was postponed. ..It
is reported that the leaders have practically decided that noth
ing can be accomplished on the bill at this session.
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SEATTLE, May 5—Announcement lias been made by Capt.
B. 0. Lenoir, m charge of the lT. S. Signal corps in this city,
of a fifty per cent reduction on commercial cables to Alaska,
effective July first. This will not only apply ao the communi
cation over file cable hires but also to all connecting tele
graph, telephone and wireless systems. The matter has been
under consideration by the war department at AYasuingtcn
for some months past. Chief Signal officer Lieut. Col. George
P- Sorvcn has wired Capt. Lenoir of the decision readied. A
hew policy, however, will likely be inaugurated of cl .urging
for the address and signature, which will still mean a consider
able reduction from the present tolls charged, as mos business
would be done through code names.
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WASHINGTON, May 2, (Delayde in transmission)—Major
J* F. A. Strong, who was recently nominated for governor of
Alaska, has been confirmed by the Senate. There was some
talk of opposing the nomination, but various Alaskans here
succeeded in pacifying the dissenters so that no fight was
made. The new governor has had a conference with Presi
dent Wilson and Secretary Lane and expects to start for Se.
attle tomorrow, going direct from there to Juneau, accompan
ied by his wife. He will be in Seattle long enough before sail
ing to be the recipient of a reception at the Arctic Club.
Cordova, May 1.
Chief Good-la-tah hied himself
his morning to the hills of the Cop
er river. He departed with an air
of dejection and with scant apprecia
tion of the opinion of eleven whites.
! They failed to agree with the big
chief that the consecrated bones ot
his grandfather had been ruthlessly
disturbed in order to give place to
the iron trial that has opened up a
rich mining section to development.
The Copper River & Northwestern
Railway Company thought they were
properly protecting al! interests when
they complied with the requirements
of the Interior department and re
planted and properly marked t^he
bones of former braves. But the
chief, who had never seen his grand,
father in life, insisted that he recog
nized his bones and that they had
not been handled with sacred hands
And he so grieved over this alleged
omission that he finally concluded
that it would take a few thousand
dollars to ease his pain and heal his
wounded suirits. He told a jury
in the district court all about it
and after a deliberation of seven
hours a verdict was returned last
evening in favor of the defendant.
And now the good old chief is sad
dened because the eleven whites
failed to see the light that revealed
his grandfather’s desecrated bones.
The jury was completed at 10:30
this morning in the personal injury
case of Mrs. Reed, administratrix
vs Copper River & Northwestern
Railway. Witnesses have been on
the stand both morning and after,
noon, and from present appearances
the evidence will not be all in before
tomorrow afternoon, and possibly
not then. The case is exciting gen
eral interest and the court sessions
most exclusive affairs.
Cordova May 2.
In the case of Mrs. Reed! admin,
istratrix, vs. the Copper River Rail
way Company, witnesses for the
plaintiff were on the stand all day
until a late hour this afternoon It
is expected that the case will go to
the jury tomorrow.
It was expected that tomorrow the
charges filed by the deputy U. S.
Marshal at McCarthy against Peter
Johnson and Oscar Breedntan would
be heard by Judge Overleld, but the
case now on trial may not de fin
ished in time. The men named are
charged with sundry violations of the
liquor law and the Marshal thinks
that their licenses should be re
voked.
The next case set for trial is that
of the Townsite Company vs the
Arctic Lumber Company, which is
charged with having absorbed more
than its allotted ground in erect
ing a building.
Another personal injury case will
be tried next week. It is that oi
James Heney vs. C. R & N. W.
Ry. Co. And that will about end
all the litigation before the present
term of court.
Cordova, May 3
Prior to noon to-day Judge Over
field delivered his charge to the jury
that heard the evidence In the civil
case that has been on trial in the
federal court since Thursday morn
ing. It was a few minutes after
twelve o’clock when the jury re
tired to their room to deliberate and
agree upon a verdict. The trial at
issue was an action for $25,000 dam
ages brodght by the widow of J. E.
Reed against the Couuer River &
Northwestern Railway Company The
plaintiff was represented by J. H.
Cobb, and the defendant by R. J.
Boryer. On January 1, 1912, one of
the company’s rotaries was precip
itated from a small trestle bridge at
Mile 75 killing the engineer, J. E.
Reed. The contention of the de
fendant was that the accident was
caused by a fire that destroyed part
of the bridge, and that the fire was
caused by the fireman, with the full
knowledge and consent of the engi
neer, in cleaning his fire pan while
upon the bridge, and contrary to in
structions previously issued. The
plaintiff contended that the accident
was the result of negligence on the
part of the company. The respons
ibility and the extent of the same will
be decided by the jury, and damages
fixed accordingly, if it should be
found that the company was negli
gent in providing for the safety of
its employees.
This afternoon until half past
three the court was occupied in
bearing the McCarthy liquor cases
Peter Johnson and Oscar Breedman
han been cited to appear and show
cause why their licenses should not
be revoked. Justice of the Peace
Doze and deputy Marshal Charles
were the witnesses for the govern
ment represented by deputy District
Attorney Brubaker Mr. Charles
testified that the conditions about
the saloons at McCarthy had been
about tlie worst that he had ever
seen in Alaska. He stated how
ever, that they had recently im
proved E. E. Ritchie represent
ing both defendants, stated that some
of his witnesses were on the de
layed train, so Judge Overfleld con
tinued the matter until they should
arrive.
Cordova, May 5.
Before six o’clock Saturday after
jnoon the jury in the case of Mrs
. E Reed, administratrix vs. the
C. R. & N. W. Ry., sent word to
Judge Overfield that they were ready
to report. He immediately con
vened court and received the verdict
| which awarded $2u 000 to the plain
tiff.
i This morning R. J. Boryer at
torney for the defendants tiled a
'number of exceptions to the forma
tion of the jury and the court’s in
structions to the jury, all of which
had been alowed by Judge Overfield.
Attorney Boryer also filed a motion
o set the verdict aside and another
motion for a new trial. The mo
tions will be argued later in the
week.
\\ hen court convened tins niorn
ng a jury was empaneled to hear
he qase of George C. Hazclet, trus
tee, Chas. Goodall and J. E. Cur
rier vs. Arctic Lumber Company.
The plaintiffs are suing for posses
sion of eight inches of ground that
they allege the Arctic Company pre
empted when they erected their
uilding on C street. They also ask
or damages A number of wit
esses were on the stand and it be
anie a serious question whether
here was an excess of eight inches,
nd if so whether it came from the
treet line or the lots that Goodall
nd Currier had purchased from
he Townsite company.
Th court this morning dismissed
he case of the United States vs O.
. Nelson and XI. S. Nelson. It
vas an action for trespass brought
lefore Commissioner Nickell at Chit
na, who fined each of the defendants
5. They took an appeal and the
tistrict Attorney in consenting to a 1
'ismissal of the case gave the de-,
endants their vindication.
On Saturday afternoon when the
ourt was reading the verdict in the
teed case, Capt. Stephen Ananym
nterrupted and asked the Judge to
ead louder. The Judge raised 1
is voice to a pitch high enough for !
he intoxicated captain to understand
hat he had been fined $10 for eon
empt of court. He was taken to
ail and is serving five days in lieu
f payment of the fine."
Cordova, May 6
Early last evening a verdict was;
endered in the case for trespass !
gainst the Arctic Lumber Company.
The jury awarded $3'i0 damages to
Chas. Goodall and .1. E. Currier, and
$1 to Geo. C. Hazelet, trustee. The
Arctic Lumber Company was also
directed to remove their building 8
inches from the lot of the plaintiffs.
in the personal injury case of
Daniel S. Reeder vs. Katalla Com,
pany and the C. R. & N W. Ry.
Company, the motion of the defend
ants for a new trial was denied.
The court lias been occupied all
day in hearing the personal injury
case of James Heaney vs. C, R. &
NT. W,. Ry. Co. it is an action
for damages for injuries received at
the Chitina tunnel.
Tomorrow the court will conclude
the hearing in the citation to show
cause why the liquor licenses of
Oscar Hreedman and Peter Johnson,
at McCarthy’s should not be re
voked. Justice of the Pease Dose
deputy marshal Charles and jailer
Lindquist were the only ones to give
evidence against the defendants. On
the other hand they have several
witnesses whose testimony will tend
to show that the officers of the law
are endeavoring to mislead and im
pose upon the court.
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It s understood at Juneau that
Deputy Clerk John Clark is to be
made Clerk of the Court tinder
Judge R W. Jennings. Harry
Malone will likely be retained as
Chief Deputy.
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The funeral of W H. Barnwell
was held this morning. The body
was taken to the cemetery from the
Lambert undertaking parlors at 9
o’clock. At the cemetery services
were said by Rev. Zeigler.
Cordova, May b
ST.\M>1 XU COMMITTEES 1013-1 ‘
Assessment anil Collertion of
Taxes—Ueo. C Hazelet, M Einkel.
stein, E V Boyle
Streets^ Street Improvement, Sew
erage and Wharfs—A K I.athrop
<»eo C Hazelet, I. M Price
Eire Protection. Eight anil Water
—George Dooley, H A Sinter, E
V Boyle
Public Healtii and Police—H A
Slater, M Einkelstein, A E i-a
throp.
Einance and Claims—N Einkel
tein George Dooley 1. M Price
Printing and Election—E V
Boyle, H A Slater, Ueorge Hon
ey
Judiciary—A E Latlirop, Ueo
C Hazelet, E V Hoyle
Public Buildings and Improve
ments—I, M Price, Ueo Dooley,
Ueo C Hazelet
Indigents—M Einkelstein A E
Lathrop H A Slater
Although unavoidably absent last
night at the regular meeting of the
ity council President L. M. Price
ent in the above list of standing
ommittees as selected by him for
he ensuing year. Various reports
nd routine matters were disposed
f. The health Officer Dr. Chase,
recommended that individual tow.
els and paper cups be provided for
the school children The matter
was referred to the board of educa
tion. The bond of school treas
urer O’Neil in the sum of $1,000 was
approved. It was announced that
the bond of city treasurer Reidy, in
the sum of $20,000, was being ex
ecuted from a surety company. The
street committee was instructed to
plank the bridge from the railroad
track up the hill, leading to the
wharf.
A petition signed by 76 citizens
rotesting against the granting of
ny additional licenses in Cordova
intil after the city had a population
f 2 500, was read. Accompany
ng was a request from a few indi
iduals that the city council pass a
aemorial directed to the presiding
udge of the division and urging
hat when future applications were
•lade from the town that he be
uided by the wishes of the peti.
ioners. This gave rise to eonsid
rable discussion, and while those
vho favored the memorial desired
vote on the question it was finally
agreed to let the matter go over for
wo weeks with the understanding
that in the meantime the judiciary
committee would interview Judge
Overfield and ascertain whether it
would be agreeable to him for the
council to pass the memorial re
ferred to or one that would request
him not to issue any more licenses
for the town unless the application
were endorsed by the city council.
.The committee is expected to re
port at the next regular meeting.
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Governor Clark briefly summar
izes the work of the Alaska Legis
lature, which adjourned on Thurs
day last, as follows:
“The first Legislature passed and
the Governor approved 37 Senate
bills and 47 House bills, about 30
of which were amendments to the
civil or criminal codes affecting court
procedure and other matters. Of
the new substantive laws among the
most important are the following:
Comprehensive amendment of the
general mining laws as applied to
Alaska; an employers liability law;
partial revision of and additions to
he tax and license laws; the act
resting a territorial treasury and
the office of treasurer; a miners’
labor lien law; an eight hour law
for quartz miners; relief for the
poor; compulsory registration of
births, deaths and marriages; com
pulsory attendance ae school: in
corporations of cities of the second
class."
General William L. Distill who
will retire as surveyor general and
secretary of Alaska as soon as the
Senate confirms the appointment of
Charles E. Davidson, of Fairbanks,
is planning to take an extensive trip
through tile eastern states. He will
then return to Juneau and engage
in the real estate business
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The four year term of Judge
Thomas R. Lyons expired on Fri
day last. He was unpointed in
April. 1909, by Presi 'e"* Taft. On
May 2, of the same y<nr the nomina
tion was confirmed by the Senate.
Judge Lyons will be succeeded by
Robert W Jennitvts who was nom
inated last month by President Wil.
son. Although not yet confirmed
it is believed the Senate will shortly
confirm Mr. Jennings’ appointment.
He may finish the Ketchikan term of
court, over which Judge Lyons is
now presiding.
Naval iase in Alaska
WASHINGTON, May 2— (Delayed in transmission)—The
Senate Committee on Territories gave a hearing this afternoon
on matters pertaining to Alaska Delegate Wickersham, tes
tifying before the committee, said, “Why not establish a na
val base in Alaska? It would be a thousand miles shorter to
the Orient. If it should develop that war with Japan was in
evitable, there would not be enough coal on the Pacific coast
to furnish steam for the government warships for ninety
da,ys. There is great need for the government to build rail
roads for defense and to make the coad available for naval pur
poses, and at the same time take out ample resources from Alas
ka to warrant the construction of railroads There is no high
grade navy coal on the Pacific coast except in Alaska. There
is no coal, practically, in California of any kind. There is,
little low-grade coal around Coos bay, in Oregon. There is
coal in Washington, but it is low grade as compared vrtth.
Alaska coal.’’
John E. Baliaine, of Seattle and Seward, in testifying be
fore the Senate committee said, “Mr. Morgan declined to as
sist the Alaska Northern railroad because the Guggenheims
objected. They contended that there should be no more rail
road building in Alaska until the coal patents were issued.’’
Falcon Joslin, of Fairbanks, also appeared before the com
mittee and gave his views on the necessity for developing the
territory of Alaska. He declared that he was strongly in fa
vor of government construction of railroads in Alaska, but not
of their their operation by the government.
Reports from Washington indi- 1
cate that there is considerable un
certainty as to who will be appoint
ed U# S. Marshal of the Third di
vision of Alaska. There are a
score of applicants for the position
but the probabilities favor the se
lection of A1 Dowling of Valdez. He
has the endorsement of the organ
ization that has thus far dominated
the appointments for this territory
A Juneau paper states that C. P
Cheek, who seeks the appointment
of Marshal in the First division was
offered the appointment in the Third
but he declined to be sidetracked
from his home division. In a let- :
ter received from William E. W,ood,
he states that he expects to remain I
at tile National Capital until an ap
pointment is made. He states that’
the appointment of John Y. Os
trander has been agreed upon for j
the Judgship of this division, and
adds:
“There are twenty applicants for
the Valdez marshalship to succeed
Harvey Sullivan Seventeen of
them have written to Attoruey-Geu
eral McReynolds. Drebelbis, Bob
Ferguson and myself are conduct
ing our campaigns in person. Wick
ersham is backing Drebelbis Fer
guson's support cannot be deter
mined. - He had claimed Champ
Clark's support, but Clark evidently
had no remembrance of Ferguson's
acquaintanceship. I have several
congressmen from Virginia and the
Carolinas w-orking in my behalf ’’
Dr. Emil Krulish passed assist,
ant surgeon of the public health and
marine hospital service, is planning
to include Point Barrow in the list
of places to be visited by him this
summer. Dr. Krulish will likely
visit the far westward points in
June,going into the interior from
Cordova, and then on to St. Michael
and Nome. At Nome he intends
taking passage for Point Barrow on
the revenue cutter Bear, returning in
September. The sundry civil ap
propriation bill, which recently
passed Congress, Is believed by
Dr Krulish to have made ample
provision for medical work in Alaska
among the natives for the fiscal
year
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Governor Clark vetoed but three
bills passed by the tirst Territorial
Legislature. They were the anti
lien fishing bill; the act authoriz.
ing municipalities to conduct lease,
etc., public utilities, and the bill
giving municipalities the power to
fix wharfage rates. No attempt
was made to pass either of these
bills over the veto. The Governor
went at length in»o his refusal to
sign the fishing bill. The reasons
are briefly stated in one paragraph
of his message, as follows:
“So far as the fisheries are con
cerned tne subject of this bill is not
one for the territory but for the
nation; and so far as the interests
of aliens are aifected, the matter is
peculiarly one for the nation be.
cause of its international character.”
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NEW HAVEN. May 6—Dr. W. H.
Taft, in a lecture before his class at
Yale, declared, "If we are to have
free trade, let’s have it. Let the
party that favors it vote for it, and
let the country try it.”
j WALTER H. PAGE.
Named as New American Am
bassador to Great Britain.
Fifty Years Ago Today.
May 6.
In preparation for war with
the United States England order
ed a reserve fleet of 300 ships to
be ready.
First news reports of the bat
tle in Virginia on the 2d ap
peared in the great dallies.
Twenty-five Years Ago Today.
Another abscess broke in the
throat of the German emperor.