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VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUQU8T 13, 1912. NO 155
GOVERNOR CLARK
CHILLY RECEPTION
Chief Executive is Given an Idea
of How Cold Alaska Can
Become
Fairbanks, Aug. 13.-Oovernor
Clark, wife and party have arriv
ed here and were tendered the
most chilly reception by the peo
ple irrespective of party predic
tions.
They were met at the train by
but a few personal friends. No
receptions are contemplated for
them or other public functions.
Neither the council <>r chamber
of commerce will take any steps
to introduce the governor to the
general public.
WHOLESALE KILLING
IN YORK STATE
New York, Aug. 13.-Seven mur
derers were electrocuted in Sing
Sing tlx1 same day. This is the
record for judicial killings in the
stale.
SHRINERS ARE
Oil WAY TO NOME
Left Fairbanks on Last Thurs
day for Nome-Initiated a
Large Olass
Fairbanks;, Aug. 13.-Ten of I lie
Seattle Shriners left on Thurs
day's boat for Nome, after having
initiated a large clrfss here.
McLean, the head of the visit
ing Shriners, will remain here on
account, of the illness of Mrs. Mc
Lean, who was compelled to un
dergo a minor operation.
THE PROSECUTION
FLAYS DARROW
Los Angeles, Aug. 13.-A»*sislanl
District Attorney Ford in his ar
gument to the jury in I he Harrow
case, called the defendant a mod
ern Benedict Arnold.
JOHNNY CUIUS
ARE INDIGNANT
Say It Is Breach of Qood Faith on
Part of the American Qov
• ernmont
Oil awn. Ann. IH.-The Canadians
nr« indignant over tli«» passage of
the hill giving American bottoms
free passage through Ihe canal.
They nay it is a breach of good
fnith on Ihe part of Ihe American
government an4 thai lhal action
laken by the American govern
ment will forever put an er*l lo
Canada's dream of a roasting mn
rine.
The press says theblow will fall
heaviest on Ihe Canadian cilies of
Ihe Pacific coasl, who will be ml
oni r»f I he Orienlal trade.
WAWT8 TO BE THE
NATIONAL. COMMITTEEMAN
Fairbanks, Aug. 13.—Cbarlex K.
bavidson, present Democratic
ffTillorinl coinmilleeman, wants
lo succeed A. J. I>aly as nalional
rominilleeinan. He has Ihe sup
port of all Ihe members of Ihe
territorial rommlMcc hul two.
NAVY DEPARTMENT TO OPEN COAL
STARTS LARGE PARTY BERING FIELDS
A Party of Forty Engineers and Scientists Now On the Way To
Bering Coal Fields To Study Quality Coal, Availibility
Routes and Possibility of Supply For the Na
vy—Causes Enlargement Smelter
Washington, Aug. 13.—Pit pa ra
tions are being marie for the im
mediate survey of Mm Bering river
coal fields by tin- Navy department.
They will place in I he field a very
large party under Dr. Holmes, di
rector of the Bureau of Mines,
who will have personal charge of
the expedition, consisting of if)
engineers, geologists and scien
tists, who have already left Wash
ington for Alaska.
(Jeorge Evans, who aceompan
iod Secretary l'isher jo Alaska last
summer, is one of the parly. A
complete survey of I he coal meas
ures will he made, a study of the
available routes from the fields lo
the seaboard will bo reported up
on and the availability and qual
ity of the coal reported to the de
partment.
The parly will begin their task
immediately and will continue the
[work until they have completed
I he su rvcy. II is not ex pec led
that I he work undertaken can he
finished this reason, although a
number of the party will remain
in the country during the winter
.to consider and study I ho snow
and ice features with which they
will have to cope should perm
anent development work he un
dertaken. This is considered the
most important *dep taken by the
government f«»r the opening of
the coal measures of Alaska.
Tacoma, Aug. 1 .^.-Immediately
following lln* acli<m of the Navy
department in sending a
large party to the Bering lliver
coal fields, tin1 (iuggenheim offi
cials here say tnat the American
Smeller company will spend three
hundred thousand dollars on the
smeller here in enlarging its ca
pacity in anticipation of the in
creased business to come from'
Alaska.
POLITICAL SITUATION IN STATES AND ALASKA
Fairbanks, Aug. I3.-II is pretty
generally conceded that Wicker
shaTm will carry the Fourth divis
ion by a slight plurality, but his
vote will be greatly reduced from
what it was two years ago. It is
impossible lo place the -»lhers in
the race, but Jennings li.is a
slight color of a chance of being
second. Harrais will follow the
last in Ihe race, badly distanced.
Washington, Aug. f>.--Floor
Leader Underwood expects con
gress to adjourn on Saturday next,
by which time il is hoped the ap
propriation bills will haw been
passed.
Portland. Aug. 13.—Roosevelt
will come lo the Pacific slope to
complete Ihe organization of his
parly in Ihe middle of Septem
ber, is the word scnl oul by the
Progressive campaign commit -
tee. The principal object will be
NEWS FROM POINTS IN TERRITORY INDICATE THAT WICKER
SHAM HAS MET HIS WATt RLOO—GOVERNOR JOHNSON
WILL NOT RESIQN HIS OFFICE
In bring the Progressives of Ida
ho and Washington together.
j San Francisco, Aug. 13.-Clover
iiii.tr Johnson says that lie will not
resign I lie governorship, but will
leonlinue as if not nominated on
the national ticket.
Seagirt, Aug. 13—Governor Wil
son says that the question of lo
eal option is one for the slates
to settle. They must decide for
|themselves, as the question is not
for the national government to
handle.
New York, Aug. I3.-Br>an has
decided that he will not trail
Roosevelt during the campaign, as
the latter's work is more injur
ious fo (lie cause of tlie Republi
can parly llian to I In- Democracy.
Nome, Auk. 13.—("iilmore held a
monster mass meeting here last
night. The town is all politics.
Wickersham is positively not in
it when it comes to the Second di
vision. He will do well to come
out third in the running.
Ruby, via. TMelozi, Aug. 13—1
There will be a heavy vote cast
and it is nip and tuck between
Jennings, (lilmore and Wicker
sham. The latter's actions dur
ing the past few days has lost him
many voles. Bolting strong
against delegate's re-election.
Juncan, Aug. 13.-Election pro
ceeding quietly although much in
t or est being manifested. Jennings
will carry tin* city by a handsome
majority. This division will be
.strongly for the Democratic can
didate from all advices received.
Jennings men are working hard
to pile in all the votes they can
to swell his vote.
Seward. Aug. I U.-Kleetion is
quiet although a good vote will
be east. There is n<» \Y«iekershain,
Harrais or Soeialist strength here
that will cut any figure in the re_
suit. The light is clear-cut be
tween Jennings and (iilmore.
Ft. fiihhrtn. Aug. 13.—The vole
here *ill be heavy against the
delegate. Jennings will carry Ih."»
precinct.
ONE WARRANT SWORN TO CHARGING PERJURY
TIm» day opened cloudy and o\
oreasl. indiealing intermit lonl
rains, notwithstanding which, al
an early hour an unusual number
of men \vcr« on I lie streets ami
nothing could bo heard hul jm• Ii
lies.. (Mi thi" evening pre> i»-i;-*
men began coming in from I ho
minium camp* in flu1 hills ami
from I ho mail commission camps
far in (ho interior, henl on vot
ing for their favorite candidates.
While everything was quiet and
orderly it was plain to bo seen
thai the majority of the voters
were laboring under a louse ex
citement.
The polls were opened prompt
ly at R o'clock, the officer* of
elect ion in Volde/, precinct being
William Grary, Adam Swan, (J.
Fargerson, Dan. Oreonig and A.
J. Meals. The poling place i* in
the (^hl city hall.
At 0:30 this morning there were
about 3ft voles rasl.
The voters of I ho Reservation
precinct cast their ballots in the
Fish building, the election board
being composed of Frank H. Fos
ter, Thos. K. Dougherty and Jos.
Hell. At 0 o'clock there had been
20 voles cost.
Al I lie noon hour the Ho^erva
llon precinct had oast 70 voles,
it being estimated I tin f over two
thirds of the vole being cast
against Wickorsham.
In Iho town proper al thai hour
SOLDIERS FROM FORT LI8CUM ALLEGED TO HAVE ENLI8TED
ELSEWHERE TO BE ARRE8TED FOR ILLEGAL VOTING
OTHERWISE ELECTION TAS8E8 OFF QUIETLY
II 7 volt'M wen* mi f lie box, with
llif present -delegate running
I hinl.
At 3 o'clock the town luul casl
18 i miIps ami | ln» at ion l.'H,
makinp a lolal »>f 7 voir*.
Cunsirlprahlr (•xriltMiinnl was
caused lliis nflrrnoon in Hcserva
FILE DEMURRERS
IN GOAL CASES
Indioted by Qrand Jury for Con
spiring to Defraud the Gov
ernment
Heat tie, Aug. 13.-1 >emurrerV»
were heard in Iho federal court in
(ho conspiracy case* wherein
lldUNlon of the Pacific (Innxl com
pany and Tlullock of the 8c*non
company, of Nome, were indicted
l»y a grand Jury for conspiring lo
defraud the government by main
taining extortionate prices for
eont ftirriMwd Fortx Davi*. I .if
cum, Seward and flt. Michael.
DEBATES CAUSE
MUCH EXCITEMENT
Priest Preaohes on Dangers of 80
oialiem and la Arousing 80
olallata to Aotlon
Fairbanks, Auk. I3-Fnlhrr Don
nelly bn* dolivorod ncvrral Ipp
luros nn tIk* dnngprs of Socinl
ifttn in Hip rily nnd on ibprrppk*
drawing rrowdpd h"u*p* n'ml (To
oting rnn#idprnblo ln|nrc.«l. To
night I.rnn T.rwi# will roply fo
Father Donnrlly. Thtfsr mooling.*
arr creating con*idrrnble rxrilc
lupnt.
li i preeinel when a number of
soldiers from Fori l.iseum al
I«■<! Voir. They were very
promptly challenged. Those who
had re-enlisted l»#»i*»* were permit
lihl lo vole. ImiI those who hail en
listed elsewhere.volimI only under
challenge and it is said I hat war
rants will he sworn out for their
arrest. The scene ensuing1 when
the challenging began nearly pre
cipilated a riot, the partisans of
the respective candidates each
taking side's as their interests lay,
and as usual, in limes of stress
and excitement, some of the argu
ments advanced wore bellicose
hues. Otherwise the election day
passed ofT quietly, |he voters
maintaining the hest of order and
took everything as it came in good
humor.
A warrant is being sworn nut
for the arrest of one J. E. 8rarr,
charging him with the crime of
perjury in connection with the
voting from Fo Ltrimucwk$sPY
voting from Fori IJxciim. It i*
said a number of other arrests
•vill follow.
QILMOPVE LEADING
AT CORDOVA TOWN
I
Con! vr„ Aug. l;». O.i.' oYlt-ilJ
I(10 v,>!»•.•, c.jsi, Al...<•>! i<o,«j|
* all;.'- ,ui\f * (.ilinoiv .r)!», \\ irker- j
t liftni Li , .'iMinings II, Harrais 0,
Kraiiscumis 1.1. Tolai vole Ire'
about COO.
MAUD WILL
GO TO JAPAN
Was Wanted to Take Secretary of
State to Japan to Attend Em
peror's Funeral
Bremerton, Aug. 13.-The rea
son for the sudden recall of the
Maryland from Alaskan waters,
where she went to study I he sev
eral sites for coaling stations and
the probable rou'ejs to the coal
fields, was made public this morn
ing.
Secretary Knox will board lb.*
cruiser in Seattle, going t«» Japan
lo attend tin* funeral of the lute
emperor. The cruiser will then
return to Alaskan waters t•» pom.
plele it.- work.
BREAK IN CABLE
SOON REPAIRED
Seattle, Aim. 13.-Tin* break in
thi» Alaska ruble oreurred near Ft.
I.awlon. Repair* will be made
within iH hours.
MANY MEN HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE
Fourteen Men Caught in Cavein in
Fairbanks Mine-None Lose
Their Lives
l-'airhauk*. Any. ly.-The roof
in tin* drift i>f the Paulsen work
ings. mi lnwer Dome rreek. raved
in this morning. causing four
t€•«•!! men hi liavr a \ery narrow
escape from death. Om> niiin had
his ankle broken and others were
slightly injured. The warning
given liv I lie breaking roof wa<
jiisl suft'irient I«» permit the men
Jo get from under.
MANY ARE DEAD
A8 RESULT QUAKE
Constantinople. Aug. IM.-Kour
thousand people were killed dur
ing the dostrurlion of flallipoli
and the rountry immediately sur
rounding the Dardanelles.
murdererT
IN IRE TOILS
Gambler Connected With Rosen
thal Murder Arrested In Hot
Springs, Ark.
llo| Spring*, Ark.. Ann. lit.-Sam
.Srhopp.«, ono • • f tli«> gatnhlor*
wanlod for Iho inurdor of llormau
Rnju'iilhal, in Now York, was ar
roslod hprc. Ho will rolnrn willi
onf oxl radii ion and promises |«»
confess.
Now York, A11. III.-Sohopps,
arroflod al Iho H• •» Springs in
Arkansas, in llio mnn who paid lh»*
murdoror* Mio prioo for llioir dood.
Now York, Aiifr. 1.1-Bohopp* will
ho givon an itiiiniiiiil> halh if lie
will ronfcMv all Iho dolail* of Iho
orimo known lo him.
Remains Shipped
Fail-hank*. Aug. 13,-Tho ro
mninx of iho lalo A. ,T. I)nlv lw\o
l>o"n xhijife'd oulnldo nl li'loucnph
io roq • •»! • f his wifo.