(Hlu'jUali)f2 iBaily ^rnapwtnr
VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1912.
NO. 183
THE ARMERIA WRECKED
EDITH HAS
ROUGH TRIP
Freighter Limps Into Seattle
With Two Blades of Pro
peller Gone
fcv»nllle. May l'O.—Tin* freight
er Kdith 1 impo«l into pi»i-l mi Sat
urday nijrht after a hard hall If
with I lit* waves. The slranifr ran
into a slornt which tin? otVicers
say was one of the woist ever eu
countered hy I hem in northern
waters.
For hours the vessel *1 ruf^lf'l
through mountainous waves
which threatened to engulf her.
She lost two of her propeller
blades and showed other sijrns of
havinjr lieen in a storm.
WILL DISCUSS
DETROIT CASE
Baseball Magnates of League
Will Decide Fate of De
troit Team
Philadelphia. May _'n.__han
.(•>hnsnn, president «»f I In* Ameri
can Haschall league, has called a
meet injr of I hi' haschall tnair
nales |o discuss Ihe action of fin*
I11-«ii| Irani in refusing to play
because of I In* suspension of'l'v
Odib. Tin* iii)***! in^r will lie held
tomorrow In decide I In* fall* of
1he league.
II is l»«»l i«*v»*«l 111 a I scores of
oilier jrrievanres will In* discuss
ed which may resull in many
clianfTt's in I ho management. id'
cluhs and I In* personnel of Ihe
(earns.
ROOT FOR TEMPORARY
CHAIRMAN OF CONVENTION
Chicago. May iM) Kliliu Hoot
i- proniiuenlly mentioned as lein
po»ary ehairmaii of iln* llcpuh
liean eonveul ion.
The progressive Itepnhlieans
are havintf a hanner inscribed,
' Noli* for Wiekersliani, Alaska's
True Friend." which llioy wil
slreleh across McKinley slreel.
Government Lighthouse Tender Hits Uncharted Rock Off
i
Hinchinbrook and Lies On the Beach a Wreck—Grew
_ ■ I
Picked Up By the Sampson This Morning j
LONE SURVIVOR OF LOST BARGE, HAYDEN BROWN
Cordova, May 20.—The lighthouse tender Armeria while anchored off Cape
Hinchinbrook this morning was driven by heavy swells upon an uncharted rock
and had a hole punched through the hull. Capt. Gregory steamed to the beach
in an effort to save the steamer as the hold was fast filling with water. The Ar
meria now lies on the beach filled with water with heavy seas breaking over her
and it is believed she will go to pieces on the high tide. All the officers and crew
of the Armeria escaped from the wreck in the small boats. The Steamer Samp
son passed the scene of the wreck this morning and picked up the men. The Sam
son has just arrived. The Armeria had on board one lone survivor of the barge
j Hay den Brown who was rescued from Montague island by the tender All the oth
er men on the barge, seven in number, were drowned.
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CAPT. CARROL DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Seattle, May :»(».—Fames Car
rol. tin! well known Alaska mar
iner. died here yesterday aflcr a
lonjr illness. Hi- was formerly in
llif service i.r the Pacific C.oa.-t
SI••ainsliip company.
BERTHA IN SEATTLE
ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Seattle, -May ;?0.--Tlie steamer
i lierlha arrived frmii Alaska at
i I :.'<n o'clock Sal unlay afternoon.
The officers report thai ilcnsc
clouds of smoke from forest tires
renders navigation «1 jll'icn11 at
ninny points.
SENATE COMMITTEE
WHITEWASHES LORIMER
Washington, May !L'U—The ma.
jrtrily roporl of the senate com,
millcc whitewashes Senator Lor
inver, who was accused of having
purchased his seal in Hie senate
through bribery.
Complete displays of tishin>r|
tackle have become the fashion in!
show windows since Sunday's|
successful fishing in I lie lake;
si ream.
ALASKA COMMERCIAL CABLE
TOLLS WILL BE REDUCED!
; v » •
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL WHICH OARRIE8 PROVISION FOR
REDUCTION PA88ED BY COMMITTEES OF SENATE AND
HOU8E—GOES INTO EFFECT JULY 1 NEXT
Washington, ]). C., May 20.—
The cable tolls for commercial
business over the Alaska cable
will be reduced 50 per cent, for
a period of six months begin
ning July I.
The army appropriation bill
which makes provisions for the
rcduclion of |he lolls as author
ized by Secretary Htimson of the
War department was reported by
both the .senate and house com
mittees today. The reduction of
the rates i« in the nature of an
experiment for six iiioiiIIih dur
ing ffio busy scnsrtn of tho nrtrtli
and will bo continued if buBincia
responds nmi tho deficit of I be
service i« not loo heavy n burden
on the department.
Work elenniiiK up tin* street*
on Ibe reservation began this
morning. Road Overseer Spier#
e«n find plenty of men to do Hip
work but little real iiiciu'v with
which to employ team*.
SIXTY THROWN INTO WATER
WHEN GANG PLANK COLLAPSED
COLMAN DOCK IS SCENE OF FATAL ACCIDENT WHEN EXCUR
SIONISTS ON STEAMER FLYER ARE PLUNGED INTO BAY
»
—ANXIOUS RELATIVES THRONG THE WATERFRONT
Seal lie, May id.—Tin* r.olman
dork was Hie seem; of anolher
aeridenl yeslerda.v when (»() per
siuis wci'c thrown into I lit* water
and two drowned.
The KaiiK plank of I he sleamer
I'lyer collapsed as excursionists
wcri' thronging on hoard. The
plank snapped wllhonl. warning
and carried its human freight,
with il inlo |hi* hay between the
steamer and lln* dork. Tin* wild
T LISTEN
TO COMPROMISE
j
Roosevelt Will Fight Effort to
Eliminate Both Taft and
Himself
Can^hridgc, May i*0.—< »|«>ia«»|
HooseVelt in a speech here today
said ho would resist any effort
made by the followers of Presi
dent. Taft to put forward a coin
promise candidate at the conven
tion.
11«• believes he is the only lle
publican who can bo elected in
November and that if any other is
nominated it will moan sure de
feat for the pnrly.
Returning fishermen from the
Inki' announce Ihnt after llshlng
for u period without a nibble, the
trout suddenly began Idling, re
sulting in a large number heing
caught, some weighing as high
as live pounds.
rsl iII'liirnI prrvaili'il ami on
ly I Ii«' cimiIih'ss uf | In* strainer
ami dock employes prrvrnlril doz
ens from ini'i'li11 f-r walery graves.
Many of |ln> passenpcrs were
nnriMisi'joiis whi'ii Iak«*n from llie
walee ami urpr«*nt messages wen1
son I over (In* down I own dislrirls
for physicians and ambulances.
Hundreds of citizens llironprcd I In*
walerfronl In Irani if lln-ir rel
atives were anionp I In* victims <>f
Ihi' i«IfiiI.
SPRING CLEANUP
IS UNDER WAY
Property Owners in All Parts of
Town Are Busy With
Rake
I'll,, work of cleaning up Ili«>
city iiiul rcser\nlion has henun in
real earnest. A general disposi
tion appears manifest lo have
this place in spick and span or
der for I hi* stimuli*!*. Already a
number of school children have
signified I heir inlcnlioti lo enter
llic lisl for I he prizes offered lo
those catching tho greatest
number of flies during the next
30 days. An enterprising mer
chant has telegraphed for several
do/.en fly traps which will arrive
on I lie Mariposa.
A new incline plank is being
built at I lie municipal dock for
Hie accoimuodalion of the nios
ifiiilo Meet landing at the tloal.
I GEORGE ADE WOULD
ACCEPT THE NOMINATION
l.;i M a\ :i«•••
umli'r ilisrussimi I<» run (icnrpc
A«l«', 1111* <-t• 11• I»raI• •• | liiitnoi'Miis
wriler, I'm* fjovrrimr »>f 111■ Iia11 a.
A i lr will ;»«••••• | • I 111 • - i »< > 11111) a I i«>n if
I I••ihIitimI him.
LIGHT VOTE PREDICTED
AT OHIO PRIMARIES
(:<>1 iiminiu.. May --II i*1
I • !*«•• 1 j«-1 im| | Ii a I I In* \«»I: • in 111 •• pri-|
inarii's IniiHUTiiw will In* \«'i\v|
li^lil. 11< • 111 Tall ami Hm»si'\Ht
i r«illiiw«'rs ari- n>in^ i-mtv rlVurl
In rarrx I In* stall' ami many
| >|».'akiw> ft naliinial faun* an*
1 si limiting I In* slnli*.
i
AMERICAN BOATS FREE
THROUGH PANAMA CANAL
Washington. May L'O.—Om
prrfssman Humphreys hill lo pro.,
villi* f(*••«» lulls for American
Imals passing through I Ii•* l*an
ama canal will pass.
Tim regular nioMuii: of !lic rii>
rmiliril will lie 11«■ I • I 111 i — I'M'iiinp.
I rank <\N i'Imt ha* nmvi'il ln^
law oiViee in I lie Arcaih' Imililiiiu.
OROZCO'S ARMY
IS RETREATING
Rebel Army Short of Supplies
With Little Prospect of
Future Success
I'l I'a-o. Ma> Tim rt-ln'N
an- «•••! I'i'jil i111: Hurl liuar« 1 In'foiv.
I In* .ulvaiir mjr f<>»!«'ral army. <>ro_
Zi'O !«; >11• i; I «.f siijipli'/s Willi lil
11|* |»l"« »-£»••«• I of siMMIl illtr III!«!>f* ;i(
iin ciiny nan* owiii^ in llw «h»ulh
KankiT Kurilf, who ha- Im'imi
arliny a- hi- linam-ial a'-n-nl.
Tim fi'ih»ral army j- w«-ll «•<111i|>
l»i*il ami il is aum>uiM'<><l lliai i*v
sironphohl of 111•• ri• 1 •• • 1 - will
i<«» allaclvoil.
BELIEVES SON
IS STILL ALIVE
Man Thought to be Victim of
Jane Gray Wreck May
be Snipes
Mr-, IS.-ii l\. Snip.*-. i.i .\"*rl!i
Yakima. i- iti\ f-l iiiii1111is' ;i rt-purl
\\ 11 i«* 11 I; 11 • • - lll.'ii her -on. I '••ii I!.
Slllpf-. Jr.. \V 111»111 -III- 11; | - IIM • 11 III -
• ;i- ii«*;i«I -iiiri- lln- \i»nr I9nx,
i- ali\e si i it I wi'il. ;i 11 • i 11 < >\\ i-f-ijes
willi a Hapli-I nniii-lfr :il \N Ii11••
llnr-f. V. T. In • 1111>;i11> willi a
parly •»f • • I• I si-i-ki-r- 11• *;i• I•-< 1 hy
Ma.i'tr 111 -_r r; 111; 1111. Snipe.. «l« • | i r I I
from Srallif mi tin- -rlinniifr Jane
♦ ira>. fii i-t ■ it 11* in Ki •!-I'lnn* -muni.
When *>i11 - mi '.a i••• 1-*lii11«•»•> a -e_
\ere -Inriii rami* up iluriu;: wliirli
ihi- \esse| I'i• 1111«hI ami sank,
nr 111 • t—§ • mi liuai'il -i hi if t • i 111 or
I •* 11 wfi'f p i f l\ i'i I up 11 > a pa-sin^
\ i's —f I. Snipf-. ii wii- l»f|ifVf«|.
was aimm^ ill-* |j•—I. Tin* -lury
winch ri'ai'lif- .Mr.-. Snipe- now
is I h a I lifr -mi was pirketl up |»y
a sailing -hip. fii rmilf |n a for
eign purl. Hi- 111i1111 hail liermne
a rmuplflf I • I a 11K. as far a* ln
ri'lalivfs wi'i'f emirerneil. ami In*
wamlfrfil ahmil Ihf earlh. finally
renrliiiijr Ihf Yukmi ifrrilnrv. His
miml ni'Vfr fully rfen\frei| d
iii»rma I rnmlil inn.
VIInriif> Ji'lni I.>nii- wfnl In
i!i>rilii\a In ill I •* 11< I I'tuirl. lit- will
rdum on |he .Maripn-a.
REV. RICHESON PREPARED TO
GO TO ELECTRIC CHAIR
EXECUTION OF MURDERER OF AVICE LINNELL WILL BE WIT
NESSED BY FEW SPECTATORS—SAYS HE 18 PREPARED
TO DIE TRU8TINO FOR FOROIVENE88
Hostou. May r.larenri* •
Hichosoii says he is resigned t"
flirt fate and will g»» tc» the eler
(ric chair trusting in I ho merry
of liih Maker for forgiveness of
sins. Tho guards in hi* roll aro
keeping rlose walch over Iho con
demned man and report ho is
more agreonhlo since his roronl
oiilhreak of hysteria.
The wherifT announces Ihal m»
spoelnlors will he allowed I«» wit
ness Iho execution, only (lie rel
atives of I lie condemned man. the
official* mill a limited number of
new*paper men will In* mlmittcii
In lho <lealh chamber. Tim hour
al which Ih«* execution will Ink*1
place has no| boon made public.
LAUNCH BRIGHTON FOR
PORT WILLS TOMORROW
Till' launch Mrinhl<m is moor
ed al Ihc Municipal ilnck. Inning
her machinery overhauled. She
will sail for I'orf Wells tomor
row on her regular weekl> • rip.