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CHITIXA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1912.
NO. 15
Shanghai, Jan. 5.—The Imperia
authorities at Peking have issued
orders to their commanding generals
directing that they resume hostili
ties at 8 o’clock on the morning oi
Jan. 6th, unless otherwise ordered
Shanghai, Jan. 5.—President Sun
Yatsen is in receipt of a letter from
Premier Yuan Shi Kai in which Dr.
Yatsen is thanked for his offer o!
the presidency, respectfully declined
The premier then goes on to stat<
that he must insist that all the
people be permitted to decide upon
the particular form of government
they desired.
Washington, Jan. 5.—Senator
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, denounced
the peace treaty yesterday as an en
tangling alliance with England.
Washington, Jan. 5.—The men
who are managing the Taft cam
paign have sent word to their lieut
enants and supporters that any at
tacks upon Theodore Roosevelt will
not be countenanced. They expect
to conduct a clean and winning fight.
Redding, Cal., Jan. 5.—Two ban
dits robbed a Southern Pacific train
early this morning, near Red Bluff.
The mail car was entered, clerks
bound and the registered pouches
rifled. The looters then made their
escape.
Washington, Jan. 5.—The late
Admiral Evans will be buried to
morrow with military honors at Ar
lington cemetery. The funeral will
be one of the largest ever held in
this city.
Decatur, 111., Jan. 5.—Senator La
Follette is on the verge of a collapse.
He is unable to deliver an address
here, and it is feared that his illness
may be serious.
Lisbon, Jan. 5.—The expulsion of
the old patriarch. Bishop Bello, from
Lisbon, has caused much excitement.
As a result all the Portugese bishops
have proclaimed their independence
of the government.
Washington Jan. 3.—The war
department has issued an order di
recting the battleship Yorktown to
proceed from Panama to the Equa
dorean coast to protect the foreign
interests.
St. Louis, Jan. 5.—The people of
Calhoun county, across the state in
Illinois, are in a bad predicament.
For a week past they have been iso
lated. The river is closed and all
railroads have been tied up. The
people are almost entirely without
food, and many are suffering.
Fresno, Cal., Jan. 5—Three earth
quake shocks followed in rapid sue
cession last night at 7:54 o’clock.
Two of them were rather severe and
broke many windows, besides caus
ing much fright to the people gen
orally. The electric clocks on Mount
Lowe and at other places were in
stantly stopped. Reports indicate
that the shock was experienced at
many southern points as far away
as Santiago.
Riverside, Cal., Jan. 5.—-John
Chinnicl felt aggrelved at some ju
dicial decision of Justice of the Peace
Holton Webb. So he lie in wait and
yesterday when an opportunity pre
sented itself he fired a shot. It took
effect and it is feared will prove
fatal.
vvasnmgion, jan. o.—-in diplo
matic circles there is much discus
sion over the sudden resignation of
the Chinese minister. The reason
for his quitting is not known. He
will leave the city tomorrow.
Los Angeles, Jan. 5.—Upon a
showing made before the court by
Capt. E. T. Barnette it was directed
that his bail bond in the sum of
$300,000 be reduced. He has been
indicted by the grand jury at Fair
banks for conection with the failure
of the Alaska-Washington bank.
Chicago, Jan. 5.—Coal operators
from all the bituminous fields in the
United States, excepting those of
Pennsylvania and Ohio, met here
and organized the American Fed
eration of Coal Operators, the mis
sion of which will be to arrange a
wage scale that will be acted upon
before April 1, 1912, when the
present scale expires. “We hope to
arrange for a conference with op
erators from Ohio and Pennsylvania
soon apd eventually to have every
coal field in the bituminous region
represented,” said Harry M. Taylor,
who was elected president.
It will tickle your palate and
please your taste—Golden Wedding
Rye—Fairbanks saloon.
Chicago, Jan. 6.—The extreme
cold wave that has swept this sec
tion of the country gives signs ol
breaking. Within a radius of one
hundred miles of the lakes a change
has already set in, and there is gen
eral hope that !$■ will extend.
WRECK AND DEATH ON THE RAILROAD
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A most distressing accident, that lias cast a deep gloon
over the entire community, occurred on the railroad at mil<
75 at 8 o’clock, on the night of January first. The unfortu
nate man was John E. Reed, one of Cordova’s well known anc
most respected citizens.
For several days past there has been heavy snow and ter
rific winds out along the railroad, which, in connection wit!
the breaking of several material parts on the big rotary, has
made it almost impossible to get trains through. The trair
that went out last Thursday morning was compelled to returr
to Cordova, reaching here late Friday night. Another at
tempt was made to start a train through to Chitina on Satur
day, at 12:45, the small rotary, known as XI, preceding the
train. They finally succeeded in reaching Tiekel, mile 101, on
Sunday morning at 5 o’clock, where they met a train with pas
sengers and mail from Chitina. After giving the crew a rest
the southbound train started back at 4:20 Monday afternoon,
The small rotary was manned by John E. Reed, engineer,
IT. Albright, fireman, and K. E. Holden, pilot. Again the
rotary started to make a clear passage for the engines and
train following. It was pushed by engines Xos. 21 and 23,
She plowed through heavy snow with the wind blowing thirty
miles an hour and filling the air with snow so that it was
impossible to notice a small fire that had burned the sills on
But few details can be secured concerning the wreck on
the railroad, at mile 75, Monday evening. When the rotary
was derailed and turned over into the gully it was impossible
for the engineer, John E. Reed, to escape from the cabin.
He was crushed underneath the boiler, and is supposed to have
been killed almost instantly. His body has since remained
pinioned underneath a heavy weight. With the limited
facilities at hand it is difficult to sufficiently raise the rotary
to secure the body. This work is in charge of roadmaster
Flynn and he hopes to recover the body this evening. So soon
as possible it will be placed in a box and brought on a sled to
Flag Point, where a train will bring it into Cordova. No
arrangements for the funeral can be made at this time, as there
may be delay in recovering the body.
This morning at 7:15 Superintendent Geiger left on a
It will be good news to our people to know that through the
untiring efforts of the men working in the company shops that
the repairs on the big rotary are now almost complete. They
were able to make such parts as it was thought would be neces
sary to bring from Seattle. With good luck the rotary will
again be ready for commission some time tonight. In all
probability it will be ordered out tomorrow. And unless the
[ ice has formed on the tracks around the rails it is expected
that the road will be clear of snow and ready for through
trains in two or three days. A derrick can then be run out to
. one side of the track for 28 feet on the bridge at mile 75.
. This so weakened the structure that suddenly the rotary was
derailed and precipitated to the gully below. The engineer,
Mr. Reed was instantly killed, and Mr. Albright and Mr.
Holden escaped with a few cuts and bruises. No injury was
done to any of the train crew or passengers, who were then
taken back to Chitina. arriving there today. The body of
Mr. Reed will be brought on a sled as far as Flag Point, or mile
26, which is as far as a train can go out at present. It should
arrive in about three days. The last engine, prior to the ac
cident, passed over the mile 75 bridge on Saturday night at
10:30 o’clock. And when the same engine and train returned
twenty-two hours later, the bridge was burning.
Until further notice no passengers or freight will be ac
cepted by the Copper River & Northwestern Railway,- as it
will be impossible to get either through until after the big
rotary is again in service. It broke down on Saturday and
there are some necessary parts that must come from Seattle.
They will come on the Northwestern, due to sail from Seattle
on the night of the 3rd, so that it will be at least a week before
the rotary can hope to be pressed in service. The snow by that
time may require several days work by the rotary before the
trains could go through.
In the meantime it is expected to handle the U. S. mail with
the assistance of men and sleds. Trains will run between
special train for Flag Point. He took with him a number of
section men to cany the mails. He also had with him Judge
Tucker’s string of six dogs and three others. With a driver
and six of these dogs Mr. Geiger started from mile 26 at 9
a. m. He is on his way to the scene of the accident and expects
to get as far as Miles Glacier tonight.
A number of men and sleds that started with 1600 pounds
of mail from the train at mile 75 reached mile 55 during the
night. New men left there southbound at 7 o’clock this morn
ing and expect to reach Flag Point tonight. A train will
then bring the mail into Cordova and it should be here by 10
or 11 in the morning. It is said that several passengers from
Fairbanks are also with this party on their way to Cordova.
The weather in the interior has moderated some and there is
little wind so that the various relays of mail carriers going in
mile 75 and the wrecked small rotary raised. At present a’
crew of men from the Chitina tunnel are trying to jack up the \
rotary so as to get skids under it. But with their limited
facilities they are having a hard time to make much prog
ress. The weather out the line has been fair but cold, with
some wind in places but very little fresh snow falling. A
slide was reported this morning in the canyon. The mail car
riers going in both directions have been making good prog
ress. About noon today another train arrived with through
mail from Fairbanks and the interior, but no passengers. Tom
Tiekel and Cliitina and between Cordova and Mile 26. The
intervening space will be traversed with sleds. Camps and
relay stations will be established at miles 101, 88. 79. 67, 55,
49 and 26. A start was made this morning from 75. A sled
has 200 pounds of first-class mail. The weather ha> moderated
and the wind has subsided and it is expected that these teams
will get through by Thursday morning. Eighteen through
passengers from Fairbanks were on the train when the wreck
occurred yesterday. They were taken back to Cliitina. The
body of Mr. Feed is being prepared so that it can likely be
started to Cordova tomorrow morning. Superintemli-nt Geiger
will leave on an engine tomorrow morning for Flag point,
where he will start in to mush to the scene of the acr'ident. He
does not expect to be able to do anything with the small rotary
until early spring. General Agent Barry was a passenger on
the train when the wreck occurred and is rendering what as
sistance is possible.
Mr. Reed was one of the trusted old-timers on the railroad.
Early this fall he thought that he was entitled to lighter work,
and so took his family to Seattle. He soon decided to return
and try it again on the Copper River & Northwestern railway
for another year, reaching Cordova a couple of weeks ago.
His family consists of a wife and two small boys. He had just
gotten them comfortably settled in a home, when the news
comes to them of this terrible fatalilv.
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both directions should make fairly good time between the
points where it is impossible to run the trains without the use
of a snow rotary.
Very satisfactory progress is being made at the machine
shop in Cordova in repairing the big rotary. Skilled men are
working faithfully and putting in as high as sixteen hours a
day in the effort to get the big machine out as soon as possible.
It is hoped to have the road clear the fore part of :he weak
so that trains can run again on schedule time. In the mean
while mail trains will be sent out on Thursday, Saturday and
Monday mornings. They will go as far as Flag Point, or mile
26, where connection will be made with sleds, and scores of
men will then draw the sleds as far as Teikel, or mile 101,
which is as far south as trains can now come, owing to snow
conditions on the track.
Aiken, one of the big operators from the Iditarod and Fair
banks came as far as Cliitina with a dog team. He then came
by train to Teikel, and is driving his dogs from that point to
Mile 26, where he expects to arrive tonight and come in on
the morning train. Superintendent Geiger, who started from
Flag Point with Judge Tucker’s string of dogs only went as
far as Mile 55, where he has been in telephonic communication
with the local office and mile 73, near the scene of the wreck.
He started back yesterday, expecting to leave mile 39 this
morning.
HIS APPRECIATION OF LOVING CUP
From the commencement of construction at Cordova of the
Copper River & Northwestern railway, E. C. Hawkins was in
absolute charge of the work. He surrounded himself with
npable and obliging officials who assisted him in every way
to get speedy aud satisfactory results from a large army of
employes and at the same time to retain the good will of the
general public. He is a broad minded, fair man, and when
his work was completed and the time came for him to take
his departure in October, the people of Cordova and the entire
Copper River country were genuinely regretful. A public
meeting was held and expressions of good-will and hopes for
the future prosperity and happiness of Mr. Hawkins were
heard from aJl elements of society. They realized that an ex
ceptional man was going from our midst, possibly never to
return.
And with a desire thal he might always retain some em
blem that would remind l;:m of his good friends in the north,
it was decided to present him with a loving cup. In an hour
a public subscription was taken up, but it was necessary to
send outside for the cup. It arrived about the middle of De
cember, was of hammered silver and of artistic design. A
large piece of ore, about 80 per cent copper had been secured
from the Bonanza mine. It was properly cut and polished
and used as a base for the cup, with a silver plate inscription.
It was not complete in time to ship to Seattle so that Mr.
Hawkins could receive it on Christmas, but it reached him
yesterday morning. Soon after he sent the following cable to
Geo. C. Hazelet, one of the committee having the matter in
charge:
“The beautiful and unique Christmas gift frmn .the
people of Cordova just received. It is difficult to express
my appreciation by cable. I most sincerely thank your
self, the committee, and my Cordova friends for thi- much
prized remembrance. Shall always continue a deep inter
est in the welfare of Alaska and my Alaska friends.'
Mr. Hawkins retired from the service of the Katalla com
pany and the Copper River & Northwestern railway on Jan
uary first. He has two or three other big projects in view,
and will- likely soon be actively at work again. Wherever may
be his field of labor Mr. Hawkins can have the assurance that
the well wishes of every man, woman and child in Cordova
and this section of the country go with him.
Tuesday’s Valdez Prospector has
che following:
‘‘The road commission outfit, con
sisting of seven men and twenty
four horses, left town this morning
for Wortman’s in charge of Super
ntendent .lack Ingram to assist in
opening the road over the summit.
The freight crew of the quartermas
ter’s department at Liscum is al
ready engaged in breaking trail
over the hill, and as soon as possible
will move a quantity of provisions
to the various telegraph stations as
far as Paxson. With the aid of the
road commission crew it is expected
that the road will be open in a few
days. A portion of the crew and
some of the stock will continue on
to Chitina from which point some of
the supplies for the work on the
road during the coming summer will
be freighted in. The remainder of
the crew and s^tock will return to
Valdez and will start in within a
week or ten days with further sup
plies for the summer’s work.”
The Fairbanks News-Miner thinks
that from present indications it be
gins to look as though American
creek in the Hot Springs district,
would rival Flat creek, in the Idita
rod, in point of richness and total
production, for wonderful ground is
being uncovered there, the richest
running $9 to the square foot on
bedrock. The reports of this rich
ness are confirmed by WBlliam Mer
rifield, Pat and Jack O’Connor, who
arrived at Fairbanks the other day,
after a three and one-half day’s
trip.
The Postmaster General has auth
orized the establishment of a post
master at Ruby, so soon as a post
master can be appointed and com
missioned.
Special to Daily Alaskan.
Boston, Jan. 0.—A big sensation
was caused this morning when Kev.
Clai-ence V. T. Richeson confessed
to having murdered his former
sweetheart Avis Linnell. I'p to this
time he has stoutly maintained his
innocence, although he has been
much discouraged for three weeks
]tast.
Richeson is the former pastor of
the Kinmunuel Baptist church, of
Cambridge. The nineteeiTyear-old
girl was round dead in her bathroom
with a bottle of cyanide beside her.
The evidence against Riclieson tend
ed to show that he gave the girl the
poison as medicine for an ailment.
The girl believed she was engaged
to marry the clergyman, but at the
time of her death, he was engaged
to Mis Viola Edmonds, who will in
herit a large fortune.
For a time after his imprisonment
the family of Miss Edmunds insisted
that the clergyman was guiltless
and preferred him their sympathy
and financial support. About the
middle of December their attitude
changed. This evidently discouraged
him for on the morning of the 20th
he was found in his cell suffering
terribly from a self-inflicted stab in
the groin. He had cut himself with
a piece of tin wrenched from the
handle of a tin cup and ground to
an edge on the cell lloor, a work
which probably reqired several days.
He recovered from this and has
since been closely watched. His
trial was set for January 15. His
confession comes as a shock to many
of his friends and supporters, who
had become convinced that he would
prove his innocence.
All kinds or job work at the
Alaskan office.
JUNEAU BANKfRS ARRAIGNED N C01T
Special to Daily Alaskan.
Juneau, January 6.—A culmination of the recent troubles
in the First National Bank came yesterday after the indict
ment by the federal grand jury, and arraignment, of former
President Clem M. Summers and former cashier Stuart G.
Holt. Both defendants were given until next Monday to
plead. The indictment charges both men with fraudulent
practices in connection with their conduct of the bank. The
prosecution is being made by the national bank examiner
Bailey, who alleges that the books show many fraudulent en
tries, and that Summers is almost entirely responsible for
them. When an examination of the books was made last sum
mer by a bank examiner, and it was learned that all was not
right, President Summers retired from the bank. He turned
all his holdings over to a committee and the bank was re-or
ganized «pon more substantial lines. It is not affected in any
way by the alleged shortages of Summers, and is now doing a
good business. At the time of his connection with the Juneau
bank Mr. Summers was also the majority stockholder in th<
Farmers and Traders bank of Wenatchee, in the state ui*
Washington. The arrest of the two former officials has caused
considerable excitement in the community, as Summers was
the leader of a faction in the town that has always been op
posed by another faction.
Seattle, Jan. 6.—By way of in
augurating the aggressive publicity
campaign the New Chamber of Com
merce publicity bureau has mapped
out a public meeting, the entertain
ment feature of which will be the
display of a lot of scenic motion pic
tures and a splendid lecture will be
held on January 8 at the Moore
Theatre. The lecturer of the occa
slon will be Maj. John P. Clum, who
has been a prominent figure in pion
eering of Alaska and Western Amer
ica for the past quarter of a century
and who has toured nearly every
part of the country spreading edu
cation and amusement tnrough the
medium of his illustrated talks. Col.
A. J. Blethen, chairman of the com
mittee, will be the chief speaker
New York, Jan. 6.—Tin federal
grand jury now sitting here is no
respector of persons. They have
just indicted the noted journalist
Julian Hawthorne and fi ,-uier as
sistant secretary of stir Josiah
Quincy. The charge against them
is the misuse of the mails in the ef
fort to defraud investors who may
purchase stock in a mining com
pany- that is worthless, "they were
arrested late last night and gave
bail.
Los Angeles, Jan. 6.—In an ex
plosion of an engine boilf- on the
Southern Pacific railroad one was
killed and three fatally injured.
Washington, Jan. 6.—On Monday
the President will send to the Sen
ate the name* of Dr. Rupert Blu e,
of South Carolina, as Surgeon Gen
eral of the marine hospital
Indianapolis, Jan. 6._W. J.
Burns was placed under arrest fol
lowing the withdrawal of the surety
company from his bond.
St. Louis, Jan. 6.—paring the
early hourB of this morning while
the blizzard was raging four per
sons became so weakened and help
less that they were focred to suc
conib to the elements and perished.
Philadelphia, Jan. 6,—Through
the philanthropy and patriotism of
J. Pierpont Morgan of New York,
P. A. B. Wjdener, the iat- William
L. Elkins and John G. Johnson, of
Philadelphia, the four men in Amer
ica who are possesssed of the great
est art treasures on this side of the
Atlantic, this country y-ni be be
queathed a great national museum
of art that will be no mean rival of
the Louvre and Luxembourg in Par
is, the National Galleries in London
and the museums of Madrid, Venice,
Florence, Berlin, Munich and Dres
den.
Subscribe lor the Dally Alaskan
Juneau, Jan. 4.—Governor Wal
ter K. ( lark has been summoned to
Washington by Secretary Kislier. It
is intimated that his presence there
is desired so that he might he con
sulted with on important matters
pertaining to Alaska. The governor
accompanied by his wife, will leave
for Seattle on the steamer today. He
states that he will he gone six weeks.
Considerable significance is connec
ted with this visit, as it is expected
that the administration intends to
he insistent in demanding legislation
and desires to have the Governor
present, as a reliable source of in
formation anti assistance.
Washington, Jan. 6.—Speaker
Champ Clark took a severe cold that
has confined him to bed. He is now
threatened with pneumonia and his
friends are apprehensive.
Berlin, Jan. 6.—Robert Robinson,
a man prominent in society and
financial circles of New York, is in
a dying condition. He has had an
affair with an attractive Russian
girl, and last night she shot him.
She gives as an explanation of her
act that Robinson had deserted her.
Seattle, Jan. 4.—After complet
ing her present trip to Tahiti, in the
service of the Oceanic Steamship
Company, the liner Mariposa will be
turned over to her new owners, the
Alaska Steamship Company. Plans
have been arranged for alterations
to the Mariposa, costing approxi
mately $50,000, and when she en
ters the Alaska service in conjunc
tion with her sister ship, the Ala
meda, she will be one of the finest
passenger carriers plying northern
waters. A new smoking and obser
vation compartment is to be con
structed on her deck, decorations
renewed in her main saloon, state
rooms and cabins; a new steam heat
ing system installed, and an addi
tional hatch supplied in order that
she may aid in carrying the heavy
cargoes of copper ore from Alaskan
nnrto
Anticipating tremendous expan
sion in the production ot ore and
minerals in the Copper River re
gion the coming season, the Alaska
Steamship Company will place then
vessels in the highest state of effi
ciency in readiness for the heavy
traffic later to be dealt with. A
contract the other day was let to
the Heffernan Engine Works for
the complete overhauling of the
steamship Seward, the largest
freighter regularly operating in the
Alaska trade. The entire steel work
on the Seward will be gone over and
repairs made wherever there is the
slightest flaw. It is expected that
altogether about twenty plates will
be taken out and renewed and that
the work to {he hull and inteiicr
will occupy approximately eighteen
days.
The alterations and improvements
being made to the steamer Victoria
another vessel of the Alaska Steam
ship company's fleet are expected
to take until next April or May.
Like the Seward, when she comes
out of the drydock the Victoria will
look like a brand new vessel. The
work which is bein"- done at the
Moran yards includes rebuilding a
large part of the house and upper
works, fitting up new state rooms,
new social halls and smoking rooms.
Included in the deck alterations will
be rearrangement of the captain’s
quarters. The hatches will be en
larged to facilitate dealing with ore
cargoes. The Victoria will be con
verted into an oil burner, special
fuel tanks and accessories being in
stalled. In addition to structural
alterations the vessel will undergo
a complete overhauling.
Peking, Jan. 6.—Soldiers of the
Imperialists and Revolutionists for
ces engaged in battle yesterday af
ternoon, at Hankow. As a result 700
Imperialists were killed, and but few
of the opposing force.
St. lx>uis, Jan. 6.—The cold has
been intense, causing much suffer
ing and many deaths. Two were re
ported frozen yesterday in the coun
try adjoining the city. There is a
slight indication of a drop in the
mercury.
Boston, Jan. 6.—The shipping in
terests of the city are tied up
through a strike on the part of the
longshoremen. They demand an in
crease of ten cents per day, which
has been refused. In the meantime
the public will be inconvenienced.
Washington, Jan. 5.—Portions of
the wreck of the battleship Maine,
now being cleared of mud and deb
ri sin Havana harbor, are to be do
nated to cities patriotic societies and
the survivors or heirs of survivors of
the Maine, under a plan presented to
the house today in the urgent defi