PACIFIC COALING
STATIONS EMPTY
Believed in Washington Govern
ment Will Build Railroad
as War Measure
(By J. J. Underwood).
Washington, D. C., May 2 —
Sonic of the Alaskans in Wash
ington arc optimistic enough to
believe that they are going to sec
the working out of a poetical
form of retributive justice, and
■with it, they hope to see the en
actment of a law providing for
the construction of a railroad in
Alaska before tho session closes.
There was somewhat of a crisis
in the Navy department a few
days ago when it was expected
that intervention in Mexico
would become ncccsasry, and
simultaneously it was discovered
that the coaling stations mi the
Pacific were practically empty
and the nava| vessels in a help
less condition for lack of a fuel
supply.
A hurry-up order for I ho char
ter of nine foreign ships lo car
ry coal from Newport News lo I he
.Pacific ocean, a distance of 10,
000 or 12,000 miles for the use
«>f Jlio lleel, was issued hy the
Navy department. Then it began
1o he broiled around hy Hie news
paper men—and some of them
ran do a fairly pood joh of bruit
ing—lhal, in the event of war,
the entire Unilrd Slales tleol
would be called upon |o convoy
1he colliers.
Then people began lo ask why
Ihe Alaskan coal could not be
used and several newspaper men
answered Ihe query by saying
lhal. it was because Roosevelt,
acting in Ihe interests of Clif
ford Pine-hot, of Ihe. Steel com
pany, and of the owners of Ihe
Pocahontas coal fields—had is
sued a proclamation in 1900 in
which he had withdrawn all of the
Alaskan coal lands from entry.
Senator Reed Smool, of Utah,
chairman of the commit tec of
naval affairs, since, that time has
been asking some very embar
rassing questions as to why the
law has not been carried out by
the land office officials in regard
lo those claims in Alaska which
were located prior lo the issu
ance of Roosevelt's arbitrary and
illegal proclamation.
The result of these embarrass
ing questions likely will be the
construction by the government
of a rai'^oad in Alaska as a war
measure. The fact that in event
of war with either Japan or Mex
ico, the American battleships
would be left helpless and fuel
less op the Pacific coast is at
last becoming generally known
lo the public and is bringing
wrinkles of care and worry to the
classic brows of the members of
President Taft's cabinet.
PRETTf TRIBUTE
PAID DELEGATE
Chairman Flood Wishes Credit
for Home Rule Bill to Qo
to Him
Mr. Flood, chairman of Iho
Committee on Territories, when
ho brought the Alaska home rule
bilj before the House, then in
committee of the whole, paid the
following pretty tribute to our
delegate:
"Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous
consent lhat House bill 38, with
amendments, be substituted for
House bilj 13987, and I do it for
this reason, Mr. Speaker: It was
the intention of the committee to
have House bill 38. with amend
ments, reported. I, as chairman
of the Committee on the Terri
tories, undertook to make that
report, but. the bill was printed
as H. It. 131)87, and it. had my
name on it as the patron of the
bill. As a mailer of fact, the
Delegate from Alaska (Mr. Wick
ersliam) is the patron of the bill.
And 1 want to say here that Alas
ka lias been very fortunate in the
last, two congresses in having a
representative of such high char
acter and splendid ability as
Judge Wickersham. (Applause),
lie. has done an immense amount
of work on this bill and is the
patron of it. It was not the in
tention of the Committee on Ter
ritories or my intention to de
prive him of the. credit of being
the patron of the bill, and so we
have subsequently reported the
bill II. R. 38 with amendrnenls.
I ask lhat that be substituted for
the bill under consideration."
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If you have something for sale
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LOCAL ITEMS.
J. A. Spennard is remodeling
the Saratoga House.
Dr. Camicia's condition, re
mains about the same.
Choir practieo at the church of
the Epiphany tonight at 7:30.
Superintendent Hamilton, of
the Cliff mine, is in the city.
Sidney Drake and Ed. Westbrook
are expected in from the Shoup
bay district tonight.
Piledrivor Gus went to Land
lock this afternoon in a launch
with I)r. Ilystrom as a passenger.
Samuel firoff, of the Seward
Light and Telephone company,
was a through passenger on the
Mariposa.
The signal corps building is
to have its interior ropainted and
varnished. W. H. Brenrian is the
contractor.
VV. H. Brennan has taken the
contract to repaint the residences
of T. J. Donohoe and Charles
Kracmcr.
Chas. Hansen, an inmate of the
federal jail from Cordova, was
discharged from custody today,
having served his sentence.
Jesse Martin returned from Se
attle on the Mariposa. Mrs. Mar
tin continued on her way east to
visit relatives.
The district court is occupied
this afternoon hearing the case
of the Seattle Merchants Asso
ciation vs. Thos. E. Dougherty.
It is a jury case.
Charles Herron, chairman of I
the Republican territorial com
mittee, is expected to arrive in
Cordova shortly en route to Fair
banks, where he will join Can
didate fiilmore in a thirty-days'
campaign of the Fourth division
after which they will do their
stunt in the Third. -
NORTHLAND NOTE8.
Ire has begun breaking on the
upper Yukon.
An automobile boulevard ex
tending from Mexico to Dawson
is being boosted by the Dawson
News.
Tbe steamship Victoria will
leave Seattle on her lirst trip for
Nome on June 2, with (550 pas
sengers.
Chief Isaac, of the upper Tan
ana tribe, is said to be dying. He
sent for Archdeacon Stuck, at
Fairbanks.
Captain John H. McCormick,
pioneer resident of Juneau sincc
1880/died recently in that place
from heart failure.
Mac«»« O'Neil, of Providence,
R. I., a niece of the late John J.
McGrath, of Juneau, will inherit
the deceased's fortune.
The old city council of Nome
retired with $17,000 in the treas
ury. Of this $11,000 was left
over from the year previous.
The War department has sanc
tioned Ihe expenditure of $7,000
for Iwo launches lo be used by
the signal corps on I ho Yukon.
Inforninliou regarding 0|r> Ol
son Yige, nicknnincd "Murphy,"
last heard of in Alaska, is being
sought by K. A. Met/, Ordway,
Colo.
Many interior Alaska mine op
erators are coining to Ihe coast
lo try I heir fortunes. Yaldez ami
Ihe peninsula appear to be Ihe
Mecca of I be insiders.
The first shipment of coppc;
ore, consisting of eight car load*,
was made last week from Ihe
Pueblo mine, situated near White
Horse, over the While Pass road.
Baron von Hagon, from Ger
many, is hunting bear in the
Wrangell district. The baron
killer! a black-maned lion while
hunting in Africa. This speci
men Ih very large.
Word has been received at
Nome that John Viedel, an old
limer, was found frozen in a
snowdrift near the cast fork of
the Holomon river. He was on
his way from Council to Casadc
COAL COAL
VALDEZ DOCK CO. or VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
HOW DELEGATES LINE UP
FOR OHIOAQO CONVENTION
The following i.i a list 01 dele
gates elected up to today to the
Republican national convention:
Alabama 22
Alaska 2
Colorado 10
Connecticut . ...lr»
Dist. ofColumbia 2
Delaware
Florida 12
Georgia 20
Hawaii 0
Illinois 2
Indiana 20
Iowa 10
Kansas 2
Kentucky 2:*
Louisiana 14
Maine
Michigan ...... 20
Taft Roose- Lnfol- cum
volt lotto mint*
50
10
12
G
Mississippi ...,.20
Missouri IB 10
Nebraska 16
Now Mexico 7 1
New Fork 83 7
North Carolina .1 1
North i)akota 10
Oklahoma '• 14
Oregon 10
Pennsylvania ...12 52
Philippines .... 2
South Carolina .IK
Tennessee 10
Vermont 0 2
Virginia 2i
Wisconsin 20
Total UK 200 36 10
Massachusetts, Nevada, Texas,
Maryland, who already have in
structed delegates, are not on
this list.
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SHAMPOOING and MANICURING
Well Groomed Ladies and Gentle
men Appreciate My Services.
Corns Removed, Without Pain, $1.00
SENORITA MENDEZ
Phone 185 Wall St.
pa^ra and became lost in a bliz
zard. Ilo was lasl seen alive in
March, when he reported al I lie
Hundred Assoeiated claim. His
partner, John Wilson. ine| a sim
ilar fate two years ajro.
Martin Harrais said in .Juneau:
"If A. J. Daly had not sought I<>
retain the national committee
man's berth Mr. JemiiiiKs would
have been nominated by popular
acclamation."
Immediate work will begin on
the $ 40,(100 gubnatnrial mansion
at Juneau. William M. Golli»»r,
structural engineer of the Treas
ury Department, is in Juneau to
superintend the building.
FOR. SALE—Standard sewing
machine, lock and chain stitch,
perfect condition. Cost 965, will
sell for $30. Apply Major Ren
net t, Fort Liscum, or phone 50.
Reliable woman wants position
as housekeeper or cook in camp.
Apply Saratoga House.
Latest Eastern Designs
In wall paper at the Owl Drug
Co., Inc.
Leap Year Dance.
The ladies of the Moose will
give a Leap Year dance at Moose
hall next Saturday night, May ti.
All Moose ladies and friends are
invited. A four-piece orchestra
and lunch. k 11
The Majestio Tonight.
Overture Majestic orchestra.
1. "A Quaker Mother," a beau
tiful drama.
2. Illustrated song, Miss Alice
Niece.
3. "The Sheriff's Brother,"
good cowboy drama.
i. "Woes of a Wealthy Wid
ow," high class comedy and well
worth seeing.
FOR SALE—Iron bed
stead, mattress, springs,
heater, buffet, ohina closet,
dresser, practically now; 50
per oent of aotual value.
EDMUND 8MITH.
Port Wells
THE LAUNCH
BRIGHTON
Leaves Valdez for Porl
Wells every Tuesday carry
ing passengers and freight,
touching at all way points
where business offers.
Special Trips Can Be Arranged
Alaska Coast Co.
The "INSIDE ROUTE"
To Juneau, Puget Sound Ports and Southeastern Alaska
Steamer Bertha, leaves Seattle .... May 20
Steamer Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle - May 27
- June 15
Connecting at Seattle with steamers of the Alaska-Paclflc Steamship Co. for
Southern California ports. Sailings every Monday and Thursday. Through
Service and Dow Hates. Itight reserved to change steamers and sailing date«.
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General Agent Local Agent
Independent Laundry Cn.
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The First Day of May is
BOCK BEER DAY
HOME PRODUCT BOCK BEER
On Draught Everywhere
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4 SAILINGS MONTHLY 4
Via JUNEAU and KETCHIKAN
The Largest and Best Equipped Steamships in
the Alaskan Service, ALAMEDA and MARI
POSA. leave every eight days, All the
Year 'Round for Cordova and Seattle via. In
side Passage.
TRAVEL. AND SHIP VIA.
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VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
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NOTIOE OW 8PE0IAL TERMS
of tho District Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Di
vision.
Tho President of the United
flfatos of America to tho residents
of the Third Judicial Division of
the Territory of Alaska, granting:
You, and each and all of you,
will pleaso take notice that by an
Order of tho Court, duly made
and entered, a snocial term of the
District Court for tho Territory
of Alaska, Third Division, has
been called and will be held in
the Town of Nushagak, begin
ning July 29th; in the Town of
Unalaska, beginning tho 10th day
of August; in tho Town of Unga,
beginning the 19th day of Aug
ust; in tho Town «f Kodiak, be
ginning on the 26th day of Aug
ust, and tho said special terms
t>f court will continue as long
thereafter as tho public interests
may require.
Made and datoo at Valdez,
Alaska, this 4lh day of April, A.
D. 1912.
EDWARD E. CUBHMAN.
District Judg*.
GEORGE W. WICKERSHAM,
Attorney Oeneral.
• Attest: ED. M. LAKIN. Clerk.
First pub. April 8, 1912.