Late Telegraph News
FAIRBANKS, May 8.—This town is all excitement today.
Word was reecived last night of a phenomenal gold find, and
a stampede is probable. The mail carrier from Koyukuk has
reached Tanana. He tells a story of marvelous discovery that
exceeds in richness the early finds on the Klondike or Nome.
He reports a rich strike on Hammond river. Nuggets to the
value of thirty thousand dollars were picked up from three
feet of ground that was thawed out. He also states that other
big finds have been made on Hastings creek. Everybody is
anxiously awaiting further details.
ESCULON, Mexico, May 7.—There is indication now of a
difference among the rebels. While here this morning General
Orozco declared that he had not sanctioned the declaration of
General Gomez, declaring himself President of the republic
and establishing the provisional government at Juarez. He
further stated that he would refuse to recognize the new gov
ernment. The more he thought about it the more wrathy he
became, until finally he telegraphed a warning to Gomez, ad
vising he and his associates to leave Mexico. General Orozco
started this afternoon to march south, expecting to encounter
the main federal army within twelve hours.
MEXICO CITY, May 7.—Genearl Huerta is now marching
north from Torreon. He experts to encounter the rebel army
soon, and the combined forces of the two conflicting forces will
number twelve thousand men. It is expected that the fiercest
battle of the present conflict will result. On the result will large
ly depend the permanency of the present government. If the
federate are defeated Orozco will push on toward Mexico City,
with the strong probability that he may succeed in capturing
the capital.
PHOENIX, Ariz., May 7.—The town is all agog over the
fatal culmination this afternoon of a political controversy.
"While the state legislature was in session F. Coffman entered
the chamber and walked up toward near the speaker’s desk,
near where Chief Clerk Malcom Gillette was sitting. Coffman
selected his man, quickly pulled his gun and fired a shot that
took effect and immediately ended the life of his foe, Gillette.
Instantly the entire body was in excitement. Many rushed to
ward the dying victim, while Coffman quietly slipped through
a rear door. He immediately went to the surveyo rgeneral’s
a rear door. He immediately went to the surveyor general’s
life. The dastardly act was a great surprise, as there had been
no indication that Coffman would resort to such means to ter
minate an unfriendly affair.
MEXICO CITY, May 9.—This city quivered this morning
and made many people anxious. Rumors of all kinds were soon
put in circulation as to disastrous earthquake shocks. It was
soon determined that there was a violent eruption of the Coli
nea volcano. There were twelve distinct and successive
shocks, destroying half of the city of Zapotlan, and killing 34
persons. Many buildings went to pieces, and if it had not been
that the people were quick in deserting homes and public
buildings, the number of killed would have been distressingly
large. As it was falling timbers and chimneys injured many.
Disastrous effects were also experienced at Ciudad Guzman,
where 16 were killed and a large number were injured.
WASHINGTON, May 9.—Some of the Alaskans in Wash
ington are optimistic enought to believe that they rae going to
see the working out of a poetical form of retributive justice,
and with it, they hope to see the enactment of a law providing
for the construction of a railroad in Alaska before the session
closes. There was somewhat of a crisis in the Navy Depart
ment a few days ago when it was expected that intervention in
Mexico would become necessary, and simultaneously it was
discovered that the coaling stations on the Pacific were practi
cally empty and the naval vessels in a helpless condition for
lack of fuel supply. A hurry-up order for the charter of nine
foreign ships to carry coal from Newport News to the Pacific
entry. Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, chairman of the commit
ocean, a distance of 10,000 or 12,000 miles, for the use of the
fleet, was issued by the Navy Department. Then it began to
be bruited around by the newspaper men—and some of them
can do a fairly good job of bruiting—that, in the event of war,
the entire United States fleet would be called upon to convoy
the colliers.
Then people began to ask why the Alaskan coal could not
be used, and several newspaper men answered the query by
saying that it was because Roosevelt, acting in the interests
of Gifford Pinchot, of the Steel Company and of the owners of
the Pocahontas coal fields, had issued a proclamation in 1906
in which he had withdrawn all of the Alaskan coal lands from
tee of naval affairs, since that time has been asking some very
embarrassing questions as to why the law has not been carried
out by the land office officials in regard to those claims in
Alaska which were located prior to the issuance of Roosevelt’s
arbitrary and illegal proclamation.
The result of these embarrassing questions likely will be
the construction by the government of a railroad in Alaska as
a war measure. The fact that in the event of war with either
Japan or Mexico, the American battleships would be left help
less and fuelless on the Pacific coast is at last becoming gener
ally known to the public and is bringing wrinkles of care and
worry to the classic brows of the members of President Taft’s
cabinet. J. J. UNDERWOOD.
Congress, they say, will adjourn in June. Necessarily so,
if not in May. The Republican national convention will meet
in Chicago June 18, and the Democratic national convention
in Baltimore June 25. The legislative business of the country
must be whipped into shape in time for harvesting the quad
rennial crop of politicians.
SEATTLE, May 8.—For several weeks past the steamship
companies have had considerable trouble in warding off a strike
that the Industrial Workers tried hard to work up among the
longshoremen. They have practically disposed of the matter
and all differences have been adjusted. But a number of dis
contented Industrials have been lurking about the water front.
Towards noon today J. H. Haley, one of the members of this or
der, who had previously been discharged, entered the office of
Dockmaster George Prathy, who was present with his celrk, C.
Ditton. Without warning, Haley pulled his gun and began fir
ing at the two men, with the result that both were shot several
times and almost immediately expired. Haley was at once
placed under arrest, but he refused to talk or give any explana
tion of his dastardly act.
WASHINGTON, May 6.—Secretary of Commerce and La
bor Nagle has designated October 12 as the date, and Seattle
the place, to hold hearings on matters pertaining to the Alas
kan fisheries. This hearing will determine the advisability of
setting aside as spawning ground the tributaries of Eyak and
Cook rivers, Pan Nahu creeks and lakes and Caehment basins.
If this should be affirmatively decided upon the government
would in all probability erect several hatcheries.
Meager wireless details have been received here of the
wrecking of the sailing schooner Joseph Russ, which was en
gaged in the codfish business to the westward. She is supposed
to have been wrecked on Saturday last and to have gone to
pieces. So far as heard all on board were saved, and they were
able to reach Chinkof Island, which is not very far from Kodiak
Island. The steamer Dora picked up the stranded unfortunates
and is now on her way to Seward, expecting to reach there to
morrow. She brings thirty-five of the wrecked seamen and fish
ermen as well as twenty passengers. The Dora has been trying
for a day past to tell the story of the shipwreck by wireless but
there is some trouble with the apparatus and Kodiak has not
been able to catch the details.
EL PASO, Tex., May 6.—Yesterday the news was flashed
throughout Mexico that General Emilio Vasquez Gomez had
been proclaimed President of the republic by General Orobco.
Jaurez was designated as the provisional capital. The recent
victories of the rebels have greatly strengthened their leaders,
and they are now confident that they will be able to supplant
President Madero.
EL PASO, May 6.—.John Baker, a private in the Twenty
second Infantry border patrol, was yesterday delibei*ately shot
and badly wounded by a Mexican, who then made his escape. It
is also reported that the American colony known as Colonial
Diaz has been attacked and looted by the rebels. Many of them
are getting so reckless that it is difficult to restrain them by
their commanders.
LAWTON, Okla., May 4—Commander Adams, at Fort Sill,
lias received orders to have his troops ready to proceed to the
Texas border.
MONTEREY, Cal., May 4.—The Twentieth Infantry have
received orders from Washington to be perpared to embark
for Mexico at any moment.
WASHINGTON, May 4.—The torpedo boat destroyers
Perry and Prebble got into communication with the battleship
Yorktown as she was proceeding off San Diego on her way to
Mexico. Her officers were informed of the military activities
in the Southwest as the result of a plan to be prepared for any
emergency that might arise in the Mexican embroglio. The
Yorktown then put in at San Diego for additional coal.
WASHINGTON, May 4.—Advices received late this after
noon by the Treasury Department indicate that the federals
were defeated by General Orozco in the battle at Torreon.
Other than the mere statement no details were received. It is
believed that this victory will arouse the insurgents to greater
possibilities, and that much bloodshed will follow. The matter
of intervention upon the part of our government is being given
serious consideration, and the general opinion is that it must
soon come.
JIMINEZ, May 4.—General Orozco, with 7,000 men, is now
crossing the desert to besiege Torreon, where the federals un
der command of General Hufta are making a final stand. A
sharp conflict is looked for, with the probability of routing the
federals.
NEW YORK, May 4.—The great mechanical wizard, Thos.
A. Edison, announces that he has perfected a method for the
separating of the paying elements from ores, and that he con
siders this one of his greatest triumphs. For years past he has
been working on this idea, not only to save the greatest possi
ble amount of gold from quartz, but also to extract all possible
values from the baser metals. Leading mining men who heard
yesterday of his new invention flocked to his home to discuss
the matter with him, as it is believed that it may in a large
measure revolutionize the business of milling.
NEW ORLEANS, May 4.—The beautiful capital city of
Baton Rouge is apparently domed. Practically all of the fif
teen thousand people have sought safety, and the rising water
will in a short time complete its work of devastation. The'
flood has already destroyed a large part of the city, and it now
seems but a question of hours until the scene of desolation will
be complete. The loss is estimated to be sixty million dollars.
While a few deaths have occurred, the people generally have
been enabled to get away, many of them with nothing of their
earthly possessions other than the clothes they had on their
backs. The suffering and sorrow depicted on all sides is pitia
ble.
NEW YORK, May 8.—James J. Hill, chairman of the exec
utive committee of the Great Northern Railroad, late this after
noon confirmed the report that his son Louis W. Hill is to re
tire from the presidency of the Great Northern. He further
admitted that Louis would be succeeded by Carl R. Gray, now
president of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway. Both
James J. and Louis W. are to be members of the executive com
mittee, but the senior Hill would not state who was to be the
chairman.
The steamer Mariposa arrived in
Cordova Thursday shortly before 4 ;
o'clock, and sailed for the westward ;
at 8 o’clock, having but little freight ]
for this town. The following pas
sengers were aboard: E. C. Tarr,
Laurence W>. Mead, John F. Collins,
A. L. Wakeham, E. R. Frost, John
P. Rutt, Moses Dunn, Miss Alice
Branner, F. L. Houree, H. E. McIn
tyre, Mrs. H. E. McIntyre, Mrs. J. L.
O’Brien, John McGavin and 22 steer
age. In addition to the Cordova pas
sengers the following were booked
for Valdez: Mrs. W. Meals, A. A. Al
zase, J. C. Martin, J. Brabazon, John
G. Price and seven steerage. For
Seward: S. M. Graff, Mrs. J. P. Stot
ko, F. A. Lam son, Mrs. Stockhurst,
A. J. Dohrman, C. H. Hagerman and
eight steerage.
It was announced that the public
would have an opportunity to view
the Mariposa this morning, on her
maiden trip to Alaska, but only the
early risers were favored, as the
steamer pulled out at 8 o'clock. The
vessel is in command of Capt. Thos.
Moore, formerly master of the steam
ship Seward. L. S. Jordan, who was
with the Mariposa while she wes in
the service of the Oceanic Steamship
Company, has been appointed her
first officer. Earl Raymond, former
ly on the Alameda, is the chief en
gineer. J. M. Harris, who has ueen
purser of the steamship Northwest
ern. is doing similar duty as the Mar
iposa's purser.
Approximately 230,000 has been
spent in alterations to prepare the
Maripotx for the northern route. A
number of staterooms have been
added on the upper deck and the .
cabins throughout have been redeco
rated and refurnished. A feature
of the Mariposa’s alterations is the
construction of an elegant observa^
tion room on the spar deck aft.
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NOTICE OF- FORFEITURE
To Joseph F. Diggs, Mike Norton
and Dan Rice, their personal rep
resentatives and all persons claim
ing by, through or under them:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that the undersigned have
expended the sum of 2300 in labor
and improvements upon the mining
claims known as The Jumbo, The
Chitina and The Lebanon, in the
Chitina Mining and Recording Dis
trict, and situated about two miles
west of Mile 109, Copper River &
Northwestern Railway, at the head
of Eagle Creek, Territory of Alaska,
and the amount was so expended
and such labor performed for the
purpose of holding said claims un
der the provisions of Sec. 2324, Re
vised Statutes of the United States,
and constitutes the annual assess
ment work for the year 1911, and if
within ninety days after last publi
cation of this notice you and each of
you fail to pay the undersigned, as
co-owners, your proportion of the
expense for the year 1911, together
with the cost of this advertisement,
your and each of your interest in
said claims will become the proper
ty of the undersigned under Section
2324, Revised Statutes of the United
States.
JOHN AMBER,
OSSIAN ANDERSON,
Co-Owners,
Chitina, Alaska.
Date of first publication, March 9,
1912.
Date of last publication, June 13,
1912.
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