Late Telegraph News
PEKIN, Sept. 12.—The Chinese government has decid
ed on a most important and progressive step, involving the
expenditure of many millions of dollars. Announcement was
Made yesterday that Dr. Sun Yat Sen and Lo Blash had been
selected to establish railroads covering the territory seventy
thousand miles in extent. This is a very momentous decis
ion and has been arrived at after many conferences with
President Yuan Shi Kai. The plan contemplates many years
in which to do the work and means that Dr. Sun’s progres
sive policies are to prevail, which will undoubtedly obviate the
threatened conflict.
SEATTLE, Sept. 10.—The revenue cutter McCullough
sailed this morning for the North with the, Alaska Railway
Commission, the members of which arrived here on Sunday,
and tfie cutter reaching here the day previous, with Governor
Clark and wife from St. Michael. It is the purpose of the
commission to first go to Katalla. After a short stay there
they will go on to Knik Arm, which is at the extreme head of
Cook’s inlet. Here there is a channel of 36 feet which extends
to the vicinity of Ship ceeek, which is on the line of the pro
posed Alaska Northern railway. From here it is only about
60 miles to the Matanuska coal fields, reached by water grade.
This terminus is not being considered for the proposed rail
road as the waters of Knik Arm would be open only from
May to October, the rest of the year being impassable on ac
count of ice. But the commission has decided that this is
the easiest and quickest way at this time to accomplish their
object. They will have horses and supplies so as to go over
land from Ship creek and on through the coal fields and come
out at Chitina, where they will take the railroad and go 131
miles to Cordova. There the cutter McCullough will be wait
ing for the party, having previously put in at Valdez and pos
sibly Seward. They will then go on to Haines, where Pyra
mid harbor will be examined, as this is one of the proposed
terminals to the Tanana valley. The short run to Skagway
will then be taken and the commission will go oer the rail
road to White Horse and down the river to Fairbanks. The
return from the interior may be over the trail to Willow creek
and then to Valdez, although this has not been decided upon.
PORTLAND, Me., Sept. 10.—The result of the election
yesterday returns the state of Maine to the Republican col
umn. The regular Republican candidate, Haines, has been
elected Governor by a small plurality while the Legislature
has been carried by the Republicans. As heretofore one Re
publican Congressman has been elected. The Prohibitionists
made a strong effort to carry their principals but the voters
decided that they did not want any more “dry” for them.
Two years ago the Democrats elected practically the entire
state ticket, Governor Plaisted having a plurality of 8,753. In
the Legislature there were 74 Republicans and 108 Democrats.
This reversal of the state’s politics throws Maine again in
the Republican column and it is expected that the Taft elec
tors will win out in November.
DOUGLAS, Sept. 17.—The rebel
General Salaner is demanding from
the owners of the Eitigre mine one
hundred thousand dollars. He is
holding the manager of the mine as
a ransom, declaring that death pun
ishment will follow the refusal of
his demand.
HELENA, Sept. 17.—A striking
era in the evolution of the American
Indian will be marked on the Fort
Peck reservation in Montana, Octo
ber 1, when the first county fair
ever held by Indians will open. At
tnis unique agricultural exposition
there will be exhibited some unusual
specimens of grain and grasses
which later in the season will be
entered at Eastern land shows in
com) etition with the prize products
of the white man.
EL PASO, Sept. 17.—Alter a short
but sharp engagement the federals
have driven the rebels from Ojinco,
and have again taken possssion of
the city. Tt is expected that the
rebels will hover about and later
make another attack upon the town.
COLFAX, Wash., Spt. 17.—The
husband of Mrs. Wesley Brow’nell,
accompanied by a man well dis
guised, shot and killed A. Neeves,
the stepfather of Mrs. Brownell.
Their act is explained in a state
ment that the deceased had violated
the person of the young woman.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—The de
partment of Burau of Mines has is
sued a call for a national confer
ence of mine managers, to be held
at Pittsburg on Sept. 23. It is in
tended to give a serious discussion
to methods that will tend to further
save the lives of mine workers, and
not to expose them to as much danger
as formerly.
TOKIO, Sept. 17.—When the will
was read of the recent suicide, Gen
Nogis, it briefly set forth the reas
ons for the act that afterwards fol
lowed. H was very much attached
to the deceased Emperor and declares
that he had decided to follow him be
cause his services were no longer
needed.
SAN JUAN, Del Sur., Sept. 17.—!
Another note of warning has been
received from the United States. It
declares that Nicaragua must take
immediate steps to afford protection
to Americans.
VANCOUVER, B. C„ Sept. 17.—
The Great Northern railway, though
a United States corporation, has er
ected an arch of welcome to the
Duke of Connaught when Canada’s
governor general arrives here on
September 20.
SEATTLE, Sept. 17.—All proces
sions in the future, excepting relig
ious and funeral processions, will
be compelled by city ordinance to
head their line with an American
flag not under the measurements of
52x66 inches. The ordinance passed
over the veto of Mayor Cotterill.
Now under the new ordinance the
chief of police must be notified not
less than twenty-four hours in ad
vance of parades, excepting in the
case of visitors to the city. The
place and hour of formation and tne
line of march must also be made
known to the chief. The names of
persons or organizations controlling
the parade must be included in the
report to the chief of police. The
chief of police is empowered to
change the place of formation and
the line of march or stop the parade
when it is deemed necessary to the
public peace.
CHICAGO, Sept. 17.—Through the
capsizing of a revenue cutter on the
lake eight naval apprentices were
drowned yesterday. They were
young and inexperienced and after
being thrown into the water were
not able to save themselves.
SYRACUSE, Sept. 17.—Onondago
County was the scene yesterday of
a terrific cyclone. Four were killed
and fifty were injured, while the
damage to property has been exten
sive. This blow was something so
unusual and unexpected that many
were injured before they realized the
full significance of the disaster.
SEAGIRT, Sept. 17.—Yesterday
Governor Wilson left for Sioux City,
where he will attend the big state
fair. He will make the principal
address and expects to strengthen his
cause.
SYRACUSE, Sept. 14.—Governor
Wilson delivered an address before
the New York state fair yesterday.
He declared that "tariff Is a mallg
nant which needs a surgical opera
tion.”
JUNEAU, Sept. 14.—The bodies
of Leslie Oliver, John Shattuck and
Dell Linscott were found in the
mountains not far from here. They
had gone out hunting for sheep, but
were unsuccessful in bagging any
thing, and evidently lost their way
in a storm that raged. The bodies
were found near a creek, with every
evidence that the men had first been
starved and then were frozen to
death while in their weakened condi
tion.
BOISE, Sept. 14. — When Col.
Roosevelt was here he held an ex
tended conference with Senator Bor
ah, but no details have been given
the public. In his speeches in the
eastern part of Oregon and in this
state the Colonel devoted consider
able attention to a son of Jurist
Harlan’s and to former Congress
man Adam Bede, the latter having
followed his itinerary and spoken
against him. The Col. declares
that both these men are dieshonest
and discredited politicians.
LE GRANDE, Ore., Sc,pt. 14.—
Former Congressman Bede in his
address flays Col. Roosevelt. He
charges him with disgracing the
Presidency and declares that his
present blackguarding methods have
no parallel in American politics.
CHICAGO, Sept. 14.—The suicide
of the white wife of champion Jack
Johnson has thrown the sporting
fraternity into great excitement. She
left a note stating that she intend
ed to shoot herself because of the
unhappiness she experienced by reas
on of sickness and social ostracism.
In testifying before the Coroner's
Jury the black champion was much
affected, as he spoke of his wife’s
devotion to him. He said that fol
lowing the Jeffries fight he was men
tally unbalanced for months, and
that time his wife cared for him and
kept the matter a secret. Also that
during that period he attempted to
commit suicide twice, but that his
wife prevented him.
DULUTH, Sept. 14. — The street
car system throughout the city is
tied up, by reason of a general strike
upon the part of the employees. Yes
terday scenes of riot prevailed for
hours. Everybody was excited and
the police found it difficult to cope
with the various situations, as the
outbreaks occurred so frequently and
at so many different places. Today
there is some semblance of order.
WALLICOTT, Sept. 14. — Under
the provisions of a suicide plan a
Minneapolis merchant and his wife
went to the mountains where they
took possession of a cabin and then
carried out their agreement. Charles
Kelly was the husband, and the evi
dence indicates that he first shot
his wife and then killed himself.
The couple had business reverses
and believed that life had very lit
tle hope or pleasure for either, so
they decided to take a chance on
the hereafter.
SEATTLE, Sept. 14. — Attorney
Clarence Darrow, who made an ad
dress here, was particularly severe
on the big interests. He declared
that the associated rich have grabbed
the earth and are holding it by
force.
JUNEAU HAS GOT
BIG MITT OUT.
The people residing at the capital
of Alaska are ambitious. They now
have a court house, a Govenor’^
mansion nearly completed, and an
appropriation for a capital build
ing. But on the assuption that
them that hath shall “get,” our
modest friends want a luxurious
separate building; to accommodate
twenty-four legislators sixty days
every two years. Speaking on this
and other subjects the Juneau Dis
pach says;
“If the efforts of the Juneau com
mercial club are productive, the pass
ing of another year may see a beauti
ful edifice to house Alaska's terri
torial legislature. At a meeting of
the chamber of commerce last night
steps were taken to begin a cam
paign for the petitioning of congress
for a legislative building to cost in
the neighborhood of $200,000, as
recommended by Delegate Wicker
sham in his recent speech. Ater a
thorough discussion of the ques
tion, President Reck appointed I.
Sowerby, P. Wplland and Tom Rad
onich a committee to circulate a pe
tition, which will be handed the del
egate for official introduction at the
next session of congress, which is
in December.
• It will be recalled that the efforts
of the Juneau commercial club were
initiatory at the time the Sheep
creek road was first talked of. That
was last winter. Today work is go
ing ahead on the Sheep creek road,
and credit should be placed on the
commercial clubmen for their pre
liminary efforts.
“Among* other transactions was
the endorsement of a resolution ask
ing the city council to take up the
question of a fire alarm system for
the city. The commercial clubmen
warmly approved of a fire alarm sys
tem to connect with a central fire
station.”
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SALMON PACK IS
BELOW AVERAGE.
SEATTLE, Sept. 16.— The 1912
Alaska, Puget Sound and Columbia
river salmon pack will total approxi
mately 4,227,000 cases according to
an unofficial estimate by W. I. Craw
ford, secretary of the Puget Sound
Salmon Canners’ Association. The
exact figures showing the pack have
not yet been obtained from all the
canneries, but from the returns al
ready in and from reports which he
has received from different points in
Alaska, on Puget Sound and the Co
lumbia river, Mr. Crawford estimates
the total season’s pack at slightly
more than 4,250,000 cases of fish,
or considerably less than packed last
year.
The estimate indicates that the
pack of salmon in Alaska will be
the largest ever put up. This was
due to the increase of more than
600,000 cases in the Western Alas
ka pack and to the fact that sever
al new canneries operated in Cen
tral and Southeastern Alaska this
season.
Mr. Crawford estimates the Alas
ka pack at 3,500,000 cases, the Pu
get Sound pack at 427,000 cases and
the Columbia river pack at 300,000
cases. The total estimated pack for
the three districts is 4,227,000 cases.
The pack of the same districts last
year was 4,806,000 cases.
The Puget Sound pack will be one
of the smallest on record, and the
Columbia river pack is also a small
one. The following table shows the
pack in cases for the past seven
years and the estimated 1912 pack:
Columbia
Puget
Year. River.
1906 ...360,129
1907 ...302,481
1908 ...253,341
1909 ...294,879
1910 ...391,415
1911 ...428,037
1912 ...300,000
Alaska.
2,227,004
3,170,272
2,619,019
2,303,611
2,387,814
2,821,181
3.500,000
Sound.
440,710
721,666
314,151
1,582,010
558,239
1,557,029
427,000
MAIL IS HELD
UP AT VALDEZ.
The long, continuous rains of the
last few days have had their effect
on the government boulevard that
the government spends so many
thousands of dollars in maintaining
out from Valdez to Willow creek,
where the Chitina trail connects.
James Fish, the mail contractor,
who carries the summer mail to Gul
kana, via Valdez has one more mail
to deliver. His contract ends on
Sept. 16. But Mr. Fish is very much
distressed in trying to figure out just
how he is going to make that last
delivery. He cannot get through
from Valdez, and may not be able
to for some days or weeks. So this
morning he wired over to Cordova
and wanted to know when he could
bring the mail over here and send
it on the train to Chitina, there to
be packed to Gulkana. As there are
at present a number of wash-outs
on the railroad it is not likely that
a train can get through for a week,
although mail may be sent through
earlier on a hand car. ,
VICTORIA ON LAST
TRIP TO NORTH.
SEATTLE, Sept. 1C. — Yesterday
the Victoria sailed from Seattle for
Bering sea ports and will make the
last sailing of the year from Seat
tle for Nome and St. Michael, leav
ing at 10 o’clock on the morning of
either October 10 or October 12.
She will also be the last vessel of
the year to leave Nome for Seattle,
sailing from that port October 30.
Officials of the Alaska Steamship
Company are planning to send the
steamship Northwestern, which has
been lying idle in the east waterway,
to Nome, sailing from Seattle Octo
ber 6. On her outbound voyage from
Nome the Northwestern will bring
out the employees of the Northern
Navigation Company, who will go
aboard at St. Michael, and other pas
sengers from Nome and interior
Alaska points.
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MRS. HAZE LET'S FUNERAL.
(From Saturday’s Cordova Alaskan.)
The steamer Alameda, carrying
the body of Mrs. Geo. C. Hazelet,
arrived at Seattle on Thursday after
noon last. The flags were at half
mast out of respect to her memory.
The burial services were conducted
on Saturday and a letter received
by Rev. Ziegler from Bishop Rowe
gives the following facts:
“About an hour ago I returned
from Mount Pleasant Cemetery,
where I performed the last sad rites
possible over the body of dear Mrs.
Hazelet. Because Calvin and Craig
wished to have a sh'ort service in St.
Mark’s Church, where they attend
ed w'hile here, we had that and this
one at the grave. Many friends were
in the church. The flowers were
abundant and beautiful. The boys
at the fraternity house to which
Calvin and Craig belong, were the
pall bearers. It is all so sad. I was
shocked when I heard of her death.
What a loss we have Buffered, as
you say, in the death of Mr . Haw
kins and Mrs. Hazelet! What a
friend and helper, true and tried,
through these many years Mrs.
Hazelet has been. And I am so sorry
for Mr. Hazelet and the sons.”
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