VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1912
NO. 201.
FATE OF MANY STILL UNKNOWN
AMERICAN MARINES
ARE FIRED UPON
Insurgents Retreat When the
Marines Turn a Sharp
Fire on Them
;ii til .hint* I I.— A haml «.r
i ui*i:i'iils fi(-«•<I on a delail «»I"
-\ a< ifaii marines slal i«»i»•'« 1 at!
i ic «•<i, liiil smm re I i red wIiimi ! lit*
rii'iins i**«Itimed a .-harp lire. I
!
Wash injjilnn, June II.—Tin*
.•miser Washington ami I 1m* h:i 1 — ,
Ih-sltip Minnie Island have heen
sent I«» Havana lu jruard 1'urcign
i ill ores! s.
Havana. Jiiih1 II.—The eruis
i'i' Washington ami the hallle
-hip Rhode Island have arrived
hero. The city is now enlm. peace
having heen restored liy I lie ael
ive, measures taken hy the frov
4i'nnienl.
REFEREE REPORTS
$20,000 IS DUE
By The Northern Commercial and
Allied Companies for Steam
boat Licenses
I{»■fort* (iuy It. Krwin, appoint
ed hy Judpu Overlleld to lake te.s
Ij111«>11>- in the mater of lli<> North
4*i-i j < mm ii ia I Company, i n—
\olviiiK steamboat and wharfage
Ia\<*s diu> I hi' Kovcrniiienl. yes
terday tiled his report with the
elerk of Mil' rourl, which show
a lolal diir I In* government of
* 10.673.0 i. Of I his amount il is
found that the Northern Commer
rial company owes # 5,000 for
steamboat tonu;iki* taxes during
l li»» time up to and including
I {MM}, wliih* tin' Northern Navi
gation company owes the mini oi
>'I_'.3K1 for lonmiK" taxes from
1007 t»» 11)11. hoih inclusive, 'i'liis
lax is $1 per In i. In addition tin*
wharfage Ijix of 10 rents per Ion
found due from the Northern
(r.nutinued on pntrc 3)
Conditions Worse Than At First Depicted—Nothing Is Known1,
of Fate of Residents of AjFognak and Native Village
of Katmai—Brave Rescuers Are Attempting
To Reach !Both Places
Seward. .June II. I I :\ ' m.
Tug Nora. a cannery tender, ar
rival here last uighl direrl f?-nm
I'yak, willi Superinlemleni C.liris
Itu.dimau nil hoard. wliii n-|
I ha I ilii- \olcanic ilisi nrbance al
I'yaK ami Karluk an* mil as hail
n- al Kodiak, although tin* place*
ha\i' been overhung hy henvx,
den>c black clouds ill' smoke.
•*111111 i11tr sulphurous odors. <*• »n
siih'rahie ashes have fallen, bill
not enough In ih» serious ilain
agj*. .. t • .
Tin* eruption <>f Hi.- volcano
was h.-yond description, tlie sharp
reports i»f repealed explosion:*
Willi I ho continual roar as if of
monster rapid fire puns, making
r. din which prohibited all con
versa! ion. and causing a throh
iiing nf l hi* par 11 i'i 1111 s.
No ni'ws liiis Jh'cii available
frnrti the.native village" of K&linai
yr froniAAfognak, which has a
populaii'»n uf f»00. Itiishman ex
proses lh.> nfn'nitin I h*nt.: A'fognak
and Kaluiai an? I hi' worsl sulVer
i-r>. owing In 111• • geographical
posil ion wilh reference In I fli • \nl_
i:nno. and'thc weal her cnndilinns
* « - .•
'pi Availing al the-'time nf Hit- erup
tions. As soon ajt I In* seriousness
<iT v?he -si?TfMi'in dawned on Ihe
peop|r> f>t I'yak. r1 hey "dispatched a
•antie.ry lender |n Afnguak In res
en:* I he residents nf (hat place.
The eruption of Kalmai. being
at I h a I time at its hcighlh, the
ves.-el was unable In reach Afng
nak. although several al tempts
were made, bill owing In | he ill
.ter darkness prevailing. I lie
heavy fall of ashes and I lie si mug
fumes in (he air, each attempt In
onler the ImV was mel wilh fail
ure. The lender laid by I wo days
in an a!lempl In gel in. bill was
linaily forced In relurn for fuel
and supplies, but since have made
mini her allempl In reach the
place, hpl wilh what success is
unknown, as the Nora left I'yak
befnre the lender had lime In re
lurn.
The Norn will leave here al
noon Indav for I'yak and will al
lempl lo reach Afognak. which is
lli»w llmiighl In be feasible as the
worsl of | lie erupt ion is now over.
Whatever assistance can be given
III-' inhabitants of Afognak will be
rendered I hem.
NO WINNING NUMBER
FOR ROOSEVELT FORGES
TAFT QET8 MORE DELEQATE8 THAN HE EXPECTED—COMMIT
TEE AWE MORE THAN FAITHFUL TO TAFT, DELIVERING
TO HIM MORE VOTES THAN CLAIMED
Chicago, Juno II.--The Tafl
«l«'h'Knics ;ii lnrR»« from iho Hlalo
• >f Indiana havo Cimmi coaled by
iho n«»ntmiff•?•». I.alor flu* »•»»tire
di'lcKiil.ion friii 11 Ilial Hlalo, with
tin* «*xr*f>p(i<>ti of iwu dislriclx,
\vi»ro jfivi»n lo Tafl. Much com
nionl has hoon I ho rpHiilf, a» I ho
){orijirvp|t leader* have clairood
lliiil lln> Indiana rase wan Iho
•ilriniKMHl ihry had. Indiana, uiu |
drr lh»! ruling of ihn rntnmllfcn,,
nei* Tafl more delegate ihstnhc'
claimed.
Chicago. .Time II—Tin* eon-j
Irxf.s on Iho California dulaga
I inns will h<* heard on Wi'dnrx
day, and prolmlily disposed »»f mi
Ilial day. Tin- Alaska proP'Ml
against urnnling eredenl in Is In
Hie delegate* elecled l»> ilie (lor
ilova convention. wcrr received
today. No simiillnncn is placed
on I lie protect as the so-railed
progressives have no slnndiitK
willi Hn* regular llcpuldicaus.
SaernmiMilo, June ll.--(lover
nor Johnson is speding eastward
in answer lo a hiiiiiiiioiih from
C.hieago hy I In* llooHcvelt forces,
lie ex pec Is lo nrrivel hero on
Wednesday.
An rll'ori will also be made U>
li |In* unlive \illage «»F Knl
mai. as il is thought lliey are irt
limn* ii;*i*il i»f help llian any of th$
ol her se| I l-wuents. hcing \vit li ii\
hiil ;i few iniles 01' tIt•* belching
iiii'iinlain ami in I lie direct conrs^
jof l lie air currents which carried
I Ihe ashes lo Koiliak. Il is hut
reasonable lo presume thai Ihn
heavier nialerial fell Ihickly at
Ilia* point ami may ha\e buried
Ihe inhabitants under maiix feelj
of ihe volcanic ash, coming In>H
from IhA crater.
Il woiilil have heeii impossibl.ji
lo have reacheil Ihe place underf
pre\uiliiui - c-omlil ions since +he
eruption, hut it is thought that1
possibly the place can he reach
eil hv i In- t i11m* of the return of
the Nora.
The atmosphere al Sewnnl is
si ill lilleii willi Milcanic ash. de
spite tin* fact thai a driz/.linu rain
has lii'i'ii fallini: for several
hours. The lug I'rinler hits re_
lurueil In Koiliak. ils services
||£I\ ing heeii given as a messenger
hoal helween this place ami Ko
iliak, hv the Alaska Oiasl Steam
ship eniiipan>. wlm have also
lurneil i»vi>r their large hartre, SI.
.lame-, as a refuge eauio al Ko_
1 « .. " 1 •' ' *. T
, (fiak. • —
l.aler news i- h<>11 rI> expected
J here from points within the rad
ius of the volcano's activity.
The latest reports from Kodiuk
show thai a great amount of
ilaiuiiRp has been done on the is
land proper, as well as on many
•»f Ihe s'maller oucs surrounding,
inneh of which 's of a practically
I permanent character. Much of
Ihe slock on Ihe islands is eith
er dead, dying or will have to he]
killed.
II is thought all the slock on
Itaspherry island belonging lo
W'aechler & Rear, consisting of
callle. horses. hogs ami <»uo or
inn head of sheep have all per
ished. The same may he said of
lhat belonging to ihe Frye-Hruhn
company and llie (iovernment Kx
Kerirnenlal station, have met willi
a Iifate. It is not thought Ihe
goxernmeul will continue ils ex
periments jn callle breeding on
Kodiak island.
Si'Wnnl, Juno II. 2:17 p. in.— I
When Ihe sloani'r l>orh arrived,
here oii I In* f 11«• I'l i j 11K • • f I In* '.Mil
from I In- \vc«|\vard I mm* eaplainj
reported I hat Ili<* \o|runo's crup-i
lion in I In* fy'islol ha> counlry,
was iiiiM'h greater than nl first j
reported. and Hint il was feared!
;il 11 m» lime llial nil inhabitants'
of Kodiak . AfoKiink. Kalmai.!
S| rnwberrj island ami I In* neigh-j
homing country may have possi
bly perished. The estimated
population of Hit- aH'cclcd terri
tory, according lo I lie last cen
sus. was four thousand, ami is
probably more at Ihe present liim*
on account of Ihc many H dicrmcn
employed at the canneries along
I be coasl. Passengers who ar
rived on the I>ora slate thai Kal
mai started smoking violently o
.tunc (I. The liora wns Hieii i j
\fop-nak straits, llfly miles away
when sudd.Mil> Hie whole lop of
,Kalmai blew up followed by a
Ureal cloud of smoke, sand and
ashes which rose to an immense j
height and spread out in fan '
shape. The cloud started in Ihe |
dy*eclion of Ihe horn, when Ihe
caplaiu. fearing for the safef> of
Ihe ship, put awny from Ihe \ol
cano, bul in an incredibly short
lime the cloud passed over Ihe
vessel, covering Ihe Dora with;
-bowers of sHiid, pebbles and rock [
jwlien suddenly darkness • sliul
'down mi I lit* vessel. An at
i I<*iiii*t was made I«> into K<>_
diak, hul failed owing to the
I hick -.less o I I hi' aic. While Kiel
Dora was al lempl iug lo go in Iwu
vessels pa>sei| oil I llirmiuli 111''
darkness. making for llo* open'
sen. It was impossible |o l.-II
I lii' i I- nil nil's lull their \\ 11 i s I Irs
ami In* 11 s roulil lif In-anl.
Tin' Koiliak wireless plaul was
onl ni' roininisi-jon ami hi' raiiu'l
to llii- conclusion thai all tin' in-'
habitants had perished. Oil thai]
morning llii'iv was a heavy fall1
of \idcanic ash in Srwanl. as well:
as lln- souinl iif distant runih
lings Jiinl llii- sharp report of ex
pholon- «-o(MiUK ill ipiirk succe.--i
1 sinii. Ii 11 low i'il h\ Iri'iimr-. which |
wi i • •••:! all ovi'r C.ooks Inh'l.
Turuagain Arm ami Kenai I• 11
insula. No scrioii.- shocks ha\e
hi'fii ffll here yi't. II i- I'slimal
i*i| I h a I I he radius, of darkness
! snrronndinp Kalmai \\a- ."h'O
inih's.
Tin' I'acilic tlnasl ('.niii:nii\
l • i
lug Printer. which was given ov
ii• r ;i- a nirs.-i'iisi'i' boat. arrived
here llii, morning from Kmliak
iindi'i* command .of l.icul. s>ear
Ji -. ami Xj.H, _5>.; tijii^c _ rcr j
'port- I In* .-ilualimi al Kmliak as
very serious. The navy wireless!
staiion was si ruck by lipliI nin^r |
on Friday -nighl al It) p. in. dur
ing a 11'rrilie. lightning ami 11|u11- '
d'-r slorin, complel»d> destroying
the plan) and burning down the)
buildings: litis was followed hv a
very heavy fall of ashes, the asli-j
es now covering: I he island beingl
from three In ".'n feel. Hirds have
all disappear.'d ami I lie liv* slock
is al! dead. Tin* inline dial c in
habitants of Kmliak were taken
nil hoard I lie Manning ami the
barge SI. .lames, where I here are
now toil. Two children were
horn the lirsl nighl on hoard I lie
Mnuning. The greatest Iroiihle
experienced u llie lack of water.
The greatest fears are enler
laincil for lh>* i ihahilanls mil-ide
of Kmliak. ('aplain McMnllen. of
Ihe Dora, .is being censured for
in1! makinu a greater elTorl lo
reach Kodiak. while Ihe highest
praise is being gi\en Ihe officers
ami ne-n of Ihe Manning for Ihe
unIii*iiit; ser\ ice.s Ihcy have been
giving Ihe tin furl unfile people.
No news has been received from
furl her lo the westward, luil il is
llioiighl I lie wireless has been put
onl of commission by electrical
sinnii-- ;»•< at Koriiak.
William A. * (• iImi«»!*•». W, .1.
Krskine loilay soul messages in
tlir li••in|«11121 rI«*i*m «»F |In' revenue
ser\ieo in Alaska, which were al
so sI by Ihf eomuie.i'cinl club,
itxkitiK dial revenue cullers be
dispatched al once |o lli" district.
I| is csl imaled dial Ihe food sup
1»l> ul Kodiak is pr«»«»r| fin* 15 day*,
bul if llii' p«*f*|»lt* come from sur
roumliiur s.-lIlemenls il will nr»l
la*l ax l««nk as I lint I*
Telegrams were also forward
«•< I I •» (Sovcrnor I'.lark askiiiK liim
In li«i\<• revenue cullers senl t-o
Ili«* viriiiil> of Ibf slriekcu dis
Irlfl, Immediate help m needed,
as all crops niv entirely destroy.
I'll. IM| killed by sand ami ashes
falling in the water, The dr>
xcanin i« now on ami IIip water
supply in a vi»rv serious con
dition. Tin* luv Printer will leave
for Koiliak as soon as a reply lias
I ecu received |o the cables senl
askiiur for revenue cullers anil
relief, which will probably be lo_
morrow uifrhl.
Sewaril. June II, 11:18 a. ill.
II. P. Sullivan. V. S. Mar-hal.
No aihlil ional news has heen re
rrivi'il !'»•«mm tin' westward. Tin*
I'^anik hay cannery tir-r Nora ar
riM-il la>t even in:* from rya\ha>.
Thc\ it | mil i>\ fryhni|\ -al'r I lien*:
alii ml lli: inches of ashes ha\
in^r fallen. il i- reporleil thai IIh*
fill I it Mannin*.: will |ea\e I«>«i:i >
fur other |»l:!«•!• ?-. I II.- Iim< Print
er ami Nora an- lien* await in;.:
• •filers. No inf«»1*111;iI i<>11 i- ohlai:i
ahh* <>f .lame- ia1111• 111 ami Nirk
Merhnin. who Weill l«» Hie \ i<*111 —
il^ nf I'^iinia hay |»p«•1•••«• lit •?.
I'.VANS.
Kmliak. June In. r»:nr> p. in.--II.
P. Sulli\;tn. I". S. Marshal.--Is
laml en\ereil with 1- inches of
ash. C.uUilil imis terrible. Peopl"
all i>n Manning. No il.'aths. lloat
leaving IHi- i m I si aiuluiK stations
wiili supplies. Will ^Ii«*k ashore.
Manning -lamlin^ hy. People are
h a < 11 > ill neeil of uo\ eriiinenl as
sistance. A-lies have sluppeil fall
ing. ARMSTIluMi.
Sewanl. .lune in. H:."»u p. m.
II. I'. Sullivan. I". S. Marshal
1\\ er.v In iily <af.' mi culler Man
ning al Kmliak. No information
as ly other place>. Arm.-1 rout;
ami 1\m» ol her.i^}<hore nl Kmliak.
all oilier- heinu ahoa:;l the cul
ler <»r on hariies. There i- ph-u'v
of fooil hul water is The
tuir Printer will return lo Kmliak
tomorrow. KYANS.
Sewaril. .lune in. in p. m.-.AI.
While \ rr i veil here on in»r
Printer with revenue culler o|Vi
cer. Kmliak islaml covereil with
two feet of ashes, l-'ive humlroil
people are ahoaril the Manning.
The wireless station on Wooils
islaml. near Kmliak. hurnoil ilown.
(till look for Kmliak is hail. intly
1 wo men are |efl there.
JAMKS llll.I..
Dawson. V. T.. .lune I I Ashes
have heen falling here. II was a I
lirsl Illouirhl lo he Hie i-chiiII of
forest tires, hul I he ashes are not
thai of winiiI ami are now known
lo have Una I **«l from Ihe volcano
in erupt inn on Hie coast of south
western Alaska.
Seal I h*. .lune I I.—The seismo
graph al the rnisersily of Wa-h
(Coiilinueil on Patre it
SERIOUS CHARGES
AGAINST HANFORD
| Attorney Peppy Says HanfoPd I
Unfit to Hold Position on
the Bench
W'ji-ljiiiy l<»n. -hi?:.- t t.—.1«>li 11
I'• • i"i a hn««\vn S\mI
I !<• ;i 11 "i !!<•> . list- Ji I• • iJ -••rinij -;
« 11;• i*I !•*!*.» 1 .In'liii'
«'.fruiliu- II. .!iini«)i'«i. iji*|"iv l Ii«*
ji• •!i«-i«ir> «-• • 111111iI ihar-ni;
II a n fi»r«i v. nil Ih-iiiu imiIiI !■> rr
I a in hi. |> •-1! i-Mi mm i 11•• IhmicIi.
:iii• i ciliim an alh u'-'i oin.-iiirary
hrlworn lli«* c<uiri ami .\ll'«ni»»\s
l\«*rr ami .M*«»i-«I. wli**n r»*rrivi*r>
\ViTi' a|>p"iiilf<| In laKi- rharw • • r
Hi!* |»r«>pri-| <• I 111«• Ala-ka I'acK
j I'ps a>">nal ii'ii. u li it'll. :• I lli«*
liim*. caii-r-i r<»ii-ii|fiahlf ••om
1111*111 anions ih">«* in |i»iirh with
I In- ojlual i(>n.
II LEDGE OF TIN
ORE IS FOUND
Stream Tin Found Heretofore But
This is First Ledgo lo
be Uncovered
11 • ■ | • t I 111 ;i I ill'- In- hti It'll'-;.1 •. f
llnl Spring ~niinv •»r .-ill ilir
> I rran i I in i > f 11 i.i I in in 1111: ramp,
lia> Iii*i*n IiiiiihI i-. runlaiiird in a
Irllt'T jll.'l crrr i\ nl |i\ S. \V. VaT
i{rT. <if l-'a irlianks. I'tuiii 1 ii- pnt'l
iii'T, ^Kn*il HhImii-iiii. I lit* fiirinrr
a111.• 11m>1 • 11r mail. If lln.< i•» Irur,
il I In* iiimsI impiiTlanl ilisrov.
rr> iii ;i mining way rvrp mailt*
in I In* Irrrilnry. I'm- I In* Amrriras
-land si'i i«ui-»|> hi ucril of lin uir,
practically all • • I I In* world's sup
ply riiiiiinu al prrsnil from r.orn
wall and ilir Mala> prniii>ula.
It< ilnii>i mi \\ rili's I Ii a I lie lias
rr<i«*rill I lie Iril^r ill Iwuplarrs
a :iil llial il is is frri hi \\ nil Ii.
Till* lend >l|i»\\> rassilrfllr nf I ll*>
sainr cliararlrr ji-» dial fiMiml in
I In* «drenins.
(f. ml inn nl im pane ;•« .
CITIZENS ASK CONGRESS TO
GRANT AID TO SUFFERERS
LARGE MASS MEETING AT 8EWARD TO ASK CONGRESS FOR
IMMEDIATE AID FOR THE VOLCANO SUFFERERS
MAY APPEAL TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
Si'wanl >ftitit* I I.—Tin- In«•?*«••«I
mans iiii'i'Iiiik uf «• ili/«*n*• i'\»'i*
lit'lH in Srwanl rami' •»IV I lii<» af
li'l'iiouii whi'ii a rniiiniiiIim* <>f ||\i"
wi'i'i' ii|»|»t>inIi»il willi insiiMii'limtr*
In liii'Krapli l«» t'oiiKrrxs iiki11if
111n I AjfMI.OIKI he plari'il ul I In*
iliftpiiial uf lh»' I nlli'il SIjiIiw rrv-.
I'll Mi* **i'l'\ ii'i*, i III llli'il jit I i'l\ fi»rilti'
rclli'f i»f I In' milTri'i'P* uf llii* \n|_
ranii' i'1'iipl i< * ii .
(Ittiim'i'HM was infi•rnii'il llial il
wan alMolnlrly i>Hsi«nlial llial llir
inoni'.v hi' available al one.'.
SllntlM miiKI'iv** r<«fi|ot* III llillkl1
nn i iiiiiiffl in I •* n|i|»rn|ii'i<it i«Mi nu
n|i|M>nl w ill al oner !»«• innilt' I<• I In*
.\ 11if I-it'll 11
i.li'iil. Si'nrli'ft mi\i« l!n' 111•••*l .
inp ii in«»-*I m iipliif i|r«*rripl inn of
I In* eruption mol t * • I < I •»f I lie rmt
ililions i'\i«*liiiK ill Kdiliiik ;unl I ho
i* 11 iii«*«liaI•* x ii*iiiiI >.
8upromo Court Takes Recess.
Wnxliinjfloti, .Iniw* M.--Tho
Supremo Court hn.« iuUmih-immI ihi_
lil Orlnbor without lin\inix hnuilril
down any important iWivimi*.