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Mexico City, Feb. 18:—President
Madero this afternoon admitted ti.at
he could ho longer remain in power
and that his cause was a lost one.
He agreed to the appointment of a
president ad interium and pending
the reorgnzatotion of the govern
ment. Announcement was made by
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lascuray
that there had been no firing since
noon and the probabilities were that
Madero’s action would result in a
cessation of hostilities.
Mexico City, Feb. 18:—The Rebels
have advanced their line and appear
to have the best of the fighting. The
Federate are becoming desperate and
are preparing to use dynamite to as
sault Diaz’s position. Fuel was edd
ed to the flame today when the report
gained circulation that Delabarra
would be arrested at the first appor
tunity for complicity in the rebellion.
Wahington, Feb. 18:—Every move
now being made by the Navy and
Army departments indicate that the
United States will intervene in the
Mexican trouble. Two thousand
marines as the barracks on the At
lantic coast were today ordered to
Cuba and to be in readiness for use
in Mexico.
Philadelphia, Feb. 18:-—The ma
rines at Brooklyn and Charleston
ravy yards have been ordered rushed
here.
El Paso, Feb. 18:—A private tel
egram from Mexico City says that
the Rebels are storming the palace
with twelve-inch guns.
Fairbanks, Feb. 18:—At last a
consignment of eight tons of delayed
mail has arrived from Valdez. The
trail was heavy most of the way and
the contractor consumed the full six
teen days allowed him to make the
trip.
Washington, Feb. 18:—The Snud
ry appropriations bill, which l.as been
favorably reported by the House
committee, carries a $40,000 appro
priation for continuing the construc
tion of the federal building at Ju
neau; $400 for a cable office site at •
Seward; $200,000 for the education
of the natives of Alaska; $15,000
for the protection of game and $12,
000 for the suppression of illegal
liquor traffic in the territory.
Oakland, Feb. 18:—“Joaquin”
Miller, the author, died this morning
after being unconscious for five days.
His wife and daughter were at his
bedside and he rallied sufficiently be
fore expiring to whisper to his wife
"I love you” and to his daughter “I
am dying pity me.” The deceased
was a picturesque character. He
stamped to California in the early
days of the gold strike and joined the
rush to the Klondike. Miller was 72
years of age and has written many
songs, poems and books.
Santa Fee, Feb. 18 - - Vice Presi
dent-elect Marshal and wife are the
guests of Governor McDonald. While
here Mr. Marsha! addressed the State
legislature.
Washington, Feb. 18:—The Senate
cr. a test vote, defeated the proposal
to Impose reasonable annual charge
against water powcr3.
Constantinople, Feb. 18:—Fire has
destroyed fifteen hundred houses at
Stamboul, adjoining Mosque.
New York, Feb. 18:—The Eastern
railroads have agreed to arbitrate
their differences with the striking
employes.
Philadelphia, Feb. 18:—A strange
infatuation for Mary Gardner, the ac
tress, has ended in the suicide of
of Helen, a 19-year-old daughter tf
John Newby, a steel millionaire.
Mexico City, Feb. 17:—A bullet
entered the American embassy yester
day and came within a few inches of
hitting Ambassador Wilson.
El Paso, Feb. 17:—Emllo Vasquez
Gomez has crossed the border and
proclaimed himself President of Mex
ico.
Washington, Feb. 17:—At a mid
night Bession President Taft and the
members of the cabinet it was decid
ed to keep "hands off” of Mexico for
the present.
New York, Feb. 17:—General
Diaz, in a message to the people says
there Is no necessity for Intervention,
while President Madero wires that
"for the moment 1 have no other ob
ject than to destroy a nefarious gov
ernment.”
Washington, Feb. 17:—Madero
has made a personal appeal to Sec
retary Knox against intervention on
the part of the United States.
San Antonio, Feb. 17:—The Third
cavalry has received orders from
Washington to be ready to embark
on train at Galveston for foreign
service.
Vera Cruz, Feb. 17:—Hundreds of
American refugees are arriving here
from Mexico City.
Washington, Feb. 17:—The Sen
ate Canal Committee has tabled the
Root bill, which abolished the tolls
through the Panama.
Washington, Feb. 17:—President
Taft today telegraphed President Ma
dero that as the government sees it
its ' present paramount duty is to
offer prompt relief to the situation.”
Mexico City, Feb. 17:—The truce
between the Federals and the Rebels
has been broken and warfare resum
ed. There was a twenty-four hour
armistice from Sunday morning at
2 o’clock.
Mexico City, Feb. 17:—President
Madero sent a message to President
Taft in which he asserts that “Amer
icans are in no danger if they aban
don the zone of fire. He also asks
the United States government not to
land troops here as this act will
cause a conflagation, with terrible
consequences.”
Cincinnati, Feb. 17:—President
Patterson and twenty-seven officials
of the cash register trust have each
been sentenced to a year in jail.
Washington, Feb. 17:—The De
partment of Justice has protested to
the Supreme court against the decis
ion rendered at Juneau, Alaska,
which sets aside the indictments re
turned against the officials of the
transportation companies. It is
claimed that before the government
can indict transportation companies
for • discriminations the question
must be passed upon by the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
Seattle, Feb. 17:—The steamer
Mariposa will sail from here for
Southwestern Alaska tomorrow night.
New York, Feb. 17:—Federal
Judge Ward has overruled the im
migration official and allowed Castro
to enter this country.
Seattle, Feb. 17:—Charles D.
Hillman, the real estate millionaire,
who has been serving time for his il
egal transactions, was today releas
ed from the penitentiary.
Constantinople, Feb. 17:—It is
semi-officially reported that Enver
Bey, chief of staff, has been fatally
wounded by an assassin.
Wahington, Feb. 17:—Donald Mc
Kenzie, who represents coal claim
ants in the Bering river field, near
Katalla, sprung a decided sensation
:oday when he appeared before the
House committee on Territories,
which is the general topic of conver
sation.
McKenzie made the direct charge
:hat Secretary of Interior Fisher had
connived with and permitted his
special land agents to write the de
cisions in the Alaska land and coal
cases.
Washington, Feb. 17:—Delegate
Wickersham, Falcon Joslin, of Fair
banks; John Ballaine and Charles
Heifner, of Seattle, are working to
;ether to secure railroad legislation
tor Alaska. They have started in on
in aggressive campaign and are anx
ious to see laws enacted providing
[or appropriations that will permit of
immediate construction work. In or
ler to bring this about President
elect Wilson has been asked for his
co-operation. An appeal is also
made to the Pacific coast cities and
towns in Alaska to pass resolutions
urging Mr. Wilson to make Alaska
railroads one of first subjects for
consideration in his recommendations
to the special session of Congress.
It is believed that united action
bn the part of the West and Alaska
the new President will be sufficiently
mpressed with the importance of af
fording prompt relief to that terri
tory that he will make some strong
recommendations to Congress, favor
ing the solving of the transportation
problem and opening of the coal
fields.
It is suggested that the resolutions
passed by the commercial bodies be
uddresed to President-elect Wilson
md sent in care of Senator Jones
tnd Poindexter.
R. W. Baxter, vice president and
operating head of the Alaska Steam
ship Company and Copper River &
Northwestern railway, was an arrival
in Cordova on last night’s steamer.
Mr. Baxter is here on his annual tour
of inspection of the properties under
his direction and for the further pur
pose of seeing the new superintendent
of the railroad company, Caleb Cor
ser, installed. Mr. Corser was also
a passenger on the Northwestern,
having come direct from Minneapolis
where he has been visiting his par
ents.
Mr. Baxter is optomistic as to the
future of Alaska and expressed him
self as being well satisfied with the
effort that is being made by the em
jploves of the company to open up the
'line, which he believes will be ac
complished within the next few deys.
jHe has recently returned from a trip
to New York and says the sentiment
back East has completely changed in
.reference to Alaska, there being a
| general demand- that the government
'enact legislation that will permit of
the opening up of the resources of the
territory.
j Mr. Baxter has business engage
ments at Juneau and Skagway and is
undecided as to just how long he can
remain in Corova. He is very an
xious to make a trip over the Copper
River & Northwestern railroad, in
order to personally inspect existing
! conditions, and will do so if he de
cides to remain here until the steam
er Mariposa sails south.
Mr. Corser will not enter actively
upon his new duties as superinten
dent Geiger’s successor until the lat
ter leaves on the steamer Northwest
ern for the states, where he goes to
recuperate his health. Mr. Corser
has been identified with the company
since the line was constructed and at
the time of his promotion held the
position of Division Engineer. He is
a man of considerable executive abil
ity, who is well liked and held in the
highest esteem by the employes. Mr.
Corser stated that he had no an
nouncements to make at this time,
other than the fact that he appreci
ated the work the men were doing
out the line and hoped to see an early
resumption of through traffic,
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Wada, the intrepid Japanese mush
er, was in town yesterday on his way
to the states from the Kuskokwim
country and the Idirarod. He reports
that C. C. Chittick and John Kesler
lost their lives in the Happy river re
gion, while enroute from Seward to
the Iditarod. On the marning of
January 2 7, the wo men, with a dog
team, set out from Anderson’s road
1 ouse, on Happy river, snroute to the
interior gold camp. On February 7,
while Anderson was cutting wood,
four dogs, in harness, appeared, and
Anderson recognized the animals as
belonging to Chittick and Kesler.
One of the dogs, the leader, led him
to a snow drift about two miles from
his roadhouse. The dog refused to
go further and Anderson came to the
conclusion that the dead men must
be lying beneath the pile of snow.
He hastened home, and the next day
tot out for Sustitna, the nearest set
tdement, for the purpose of obtaining
aid. A. A. Chittick, a brother of
the lost man, lives at Susitna. Head
ed by him a party of four set out in
search of the missing ones.
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It might help the suffragist cause
in Britain if the friends of the move
ment could lock up the militants in
a soundproof dungeon uneil that
vote is taken.
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Mrs. John Taylor, who made a
fortune raising silver grey foxes in
the Tanana, has sold out to a Maine
fox dealer, who took her stock to
Maine.
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John Holmes, of Iditarod, intends
to secure the greatest dogteam that
ever raced in Alaska, and will have
the team ready for entrance in the
All-Alaska Sweepstakes at Nome
next spring. Holmes’ dogs won the
Iditarod Derby last year, making the
60 miles in 7 hours 7 minutes and
44 seconds, over a bad course.
Holmes will soon begin to rake the
interior of Alaska for his new team.
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Bringing a herd of 34 reindeer for
Sam Applebaum, the Iditarod com
mision merchant, Peter Bals arrived
from Unalakleet via Kaltag, after
two weeks spent on the journey.
The herd was halted three miles be
low Iditarod where the animals were
butchered and dressed for the mar
ket.
Albany, Feb. —Dr. John W.
Russell, superintendent of the
Mattewan asylum, testified be
fore the Sulzer investigating
committee that a prominent at
torney offered $20,000 for the
release of Harry Thaw from that
institution.
Washington, Feb. 22:—Presi
dent Taft and Cabinet held that
prudence dictates a continuance
of the military and naval pro
gram and the government has
decided to make test cases of
Castro and Mylius before the
highest court.
Portland, Feb. 22: — Fifteen
commission men plead guilty to
a violation of the Sherman anti
trust law and were fined $8,500.
They also promised to dissolve
the Produce Merchants’ Associa
tion.
Pekin, reb. 22:—Yesonala, the
Empress Dowager, died after an
illness of a few days, and at a
time when she was preparing to
turn over the palaces to the gov
ernment.
Oakland, Feb. 21:—Henry
Goldberg, a painter, shot and
killed his wife. When Edward,
their 21-year-old son, heard of
the murder, he hunted up his
father and sent a bullet through
his brain.
Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 21:—
Federal Judge Nathan Goff,
who was a member of President
Hays’ cabinet, has been elected
United tates enator to suc
ceed enator Watson, whose
term expires March 3.
Port Townsend, Feb. 21:—The
revenue cutter Tahoma will sail
on April 20 for a cruise of Uni
ak island.m
China never had but one bank
failure. hey took every one
connected with it into the streets
and chopped their heads off.
Since then they have had no
more failures. Might well be
applied here.—Fairbank Citizen.
The Interior Department could
gain a good idea of the populari
ty of their conservation policies
by listening to the examination
of veniremen in cases where con
servation regulations have been
broken.—Valdez Prospector.
Now, when Mr. Joslin declar
that “an indictment is a pre
sumption of honor in Alaska,”
did he mean an indicted banker,
or merely a would-be coal baron?
There is a wide distinction be
tween the two—Juneau Empire.
Consumers are somewhat cur
ious to know why it is that
Seward pays $17 the ton for coal,
while in Valdez but $12 the ton
is charged.-eward Gateway.
Alaska is the befct place on
earth to get married in. Never
were gifts more generously be
stowed than in this Northland,
and very seldom are they more
deserving.—Fairbanks Citizen.
The need for a good first class
hotel in Douglas is second only
to the demand for a bank. The
bank is assured and a movement
is already on foot which will re
sult in the erection of a splendid
hotel.—Douglas News.
Twenty-six new members were
initiated into Nome Igloo, No. 1,
Pioneers of Alaska, at a recent
session.
The wireless station at Idita
rod has been in frequent com
munication with the stations at
Astoria, Ore., Friday Harbor,
Wash., and vessels at sea as far
apart as Seward, Alaska, and As
toria.
WANTED—A partner, man or
woman, to help run my fur farm,
must be able to furnish $50 a month
for six months, so can proceed with
the erection of buildings and fence.
Will give them 49 per cent interest.
Address Harry Christie, Alaganak
Fur Farm, care Daily Alaskan office,
Cordova.
FOE SALE—Seven year old irri
gated apple orchard of best commer
cial apple varieties less than mile
rom North Yakima, Wash. Will sell
orchard or exchange my equity. L.
b. Post, 3104 E. Jefferson St., Seat
da.
There’s a man called Ed. Jerm who
springs into the spotlight with a story
of Alaska fauna in the Tanana val
ley, which amounts to something.
He is working a quartz prospect on
upper Chatanika and when on his
way up at the present time, says he
was surrounded by herd of 3,000
caribou and had a hard time getting
out of the antlered mob. The man
says be stood still to watch them
pass, and behold they surrounded
him to watch him what he was up
to. They were quite tame and did
not molest him.
A moose made a heroic effort one
day last month to save its life whilo
trying to cross the Kenai river. For
an hour and a half it struggled to
get a foothold on solid ice or reach
shore, but exhaustion came on and
it was compelled to abandon the
struggle. As a'humane act, a bullet
from the gun of a local guide ended
its suffering and life.
Deputy U. S. Marshs! Uco. Uo
shaw has returned from Tyonok,
where he went to in 'estigate the
charge made by the government
teacher at that point that the na
tives bad threatened bit and his
wife’s life. The natives are peace
able, but the government reserves
are not of sufficient import to induce
the teacher to return.
A Nome man has invented a toy
airship which flies a quarter of a
mile.
Harold C. Green, chief deputy
clerk of the district court at Fair
banks, had a wrestling match' with
a wounded deer recently. Green
fired at The animal and wounded it.
The deer charged him and Green
dropped his gun and grappled with
the deer, finally putting it on its
back.
The Mayo country, on the upper
Stewart river, Yukon, is moving
along nicely.
Modern Methods, of Ketchikan,
suggests that the city council set
aside a “bone fund" for the hungry
dogs of the town.
Jack McCabe, the champion jail
bird of the Third division, is ba k
in the local bastile, having been
brought from Cordova as a vag.
McCabe is used to spending time in
jail. He has served c > many sen
tences that no one can keep track of
them. His principal crime is that he
will not work, but once in a while
takes a turn at house-breaking. Mc
Cabe was discharged on the Sth of
the month ond now he is back on
the 15th. Plenty of work at Cor
dova with a number two, but Mc
Cabe does not like the graft.—Val
dez Miner.
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