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VALDEZ, ALA8KA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1912. NO 290
THE COMMISSION
IS AT KftTftLLA
Change Plans and Go to Katalla,
After Which They Will
Come to Valdez
Cordova, Sept. 24.-Tlie~Alaska
railway commission have changed
(heir immediate plans, having ar
rived at Katalla at noon today.
The members are ashore for the
purpose of examining the possi
bility of a route from that place
aii:l the facilities for shipping.
They will remain ju that vicin
iiy for a couple of days and will
then proeeed to Valdez, bound for
the interior. The eommissjon
< <ime |n tin thai there
wmild be better chances of land
:»iu at Kalali.t now than later on.
when they returned from Fair
banks.
TOM. B. MERRY
COMMITS SUICIDE
Portland. Ore., Kepi. :.'i.-Cap
fain Thomas H. Merry, !•«»! ii*«»il
turfman. sea raplain and news
paperman, commit tori suicide at
nf tlx1 Country Club racetrack hero
today, shooting himself through
tin* head. Captain Merry was well
known as a spurt in? writer. Tie
wr«i|.« a great deal for the Los
Angeles Times, the Portland Jour
nal and other Pacific roast papers
under the name "Idalgo." lie was
aliout (>7 years old.
THREEDESPERflDOES
KILL MARSHAL
Harney iJity, I ire.. Sept. »'i.-As
.1 result of a tight with three
desperadoes who attempted to
.-hoot up the I own, II. /.. Strand,
rilv marshal. u dead here today.
James Itueklin. Otto I.owell and
ttiirhank f'lar\ were arrested in
roiineelion with his death I»> oth
er otVieers and citizen*. When
Strand placed the three under ar
rest after they had terrorized Har
tley Cilv I lie trio opened fire oil
him. The officer died with his
hack against a wall returning the
/ire of his assailants.
THE LAST MAIL
LEAVES bULKANA
i'li)* l;i«l iiid iI from I In- inlcr
jur »»f |In- xtiiiiiiii'i' coiilrncl left
< • 111K;111;i I his morning al 7 o'clock
.'iml will arrive here Salurdav.
This, is i ln> hi-iiuMillily service of
Ion pound* Im'Iwpimi Valdez ami
'iiilkana rour nmnllis of the year,
ami from now no mail will he de
livered l»y I he government In the
many prospeetors, roadhousos and
1 'h'Kraph slatiniin between here
ami Copper On I or.
Two poslofl'iooH along this line
will he useless until ncxl Juno,
when I he service will he resumed.
Thi- service Ihis year has given
liniversal satisfaction and was on
Lime each trip. As a mailer of
fact I he mail for Ove years lias not
been delayed one I rip hul has hoon
Vlelivered on schedule lime each
I rip.
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Southbound Mariposa Passengers.
Tin- following were the outgo
ing passengers on Ihe Mariposa
•for Real lie: W. W. Hush, M. I.
I.allig, Hen. Madden, | Mrs. A.
Jlurr, Win. Aiken, A. A. Evorman.
For Juneau--.T, Meherin, I,, A.
I.evi'imaler, J. I.. Davis. For Cor
dova'-J. Y. Oslrander, R. T, Her
ein. <h»n. Baldwin ,Mary Jonas and
f.r» s lee rage.
Pole !,alon came in off the trail.
yesterday.
RICH RELATIVES
FIGHT FOR MONEY
High Society Not Beneath Scrap
ping for Few Dollars, Notwith
standing Wealth
San Francisco, Sept. J'i.-Judge
K. P. Mogan, in the superior court
bore today decided against Chas.
M. (Mriehs, brother of the late
Merman Oelriclis, of New York,
husband of I lie former Theresa
A. Fair, of San Francisco.who en
deavored by litigation to obtain
$58,3(53.73 on deposit in the First
National bank since 1 i>0«» under
I ;in account with the Fairmont
hotel. The judgment is a victory
for Mrs. Herman Oelriclis.
In its action the bank makes
'Mrs. Theresa A. Oelriclis. Virgin
ia Vauderbill. her sister; \V. K.
Yanderbilt. Jr.. husband of the
former Virginia Fair: f.harles M.
| Oelriclis and F. F.. Farmer, de
fendants. As eaeh claims I be
j money I lie bank oll'icials assert
jlhe.x are unable to determine I<»
I whom llir money rightfully be_
lonys.
SUSIM FMFlY
! IS NOW SOLVED
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Convicted Robber of Iditarod Gold
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Said He Robbed Boxes on
Valdez Creek
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i It i.s possible thai the m>sIory
I siirronndinK tin* yohl «In si roh
ibcry on Valdez creek. al I he liead
j waters nf I In* Siisilna river, has
j been cleared up, ami thai (ior
j man. recently convicted of com
jplicily in the irohl dnsl rohherv
jal I«I i I a r« m I \vas eoncrrncd in 11.
ill will he recalled that in lUo'J
isome S I 0.« mo worth of dnsl was
| stolen from l)an Kain's camp on
I Valdez creek, ami nnlil the (ior
man-Dronson trial no rlne wa*
| ever found lo the thieves,
i In testifying in the (iorinan
! trial al Iditarod. City Krcd It.
! Chapman, formerly of Valdez, and
I now residing al Iditarod (lily, said
jlhal (inrinan had fold him Ihrl
: lie and a man named Coyne hr 1
I "tlnne Ilii* Snsilna all'air." incr i
i11K Hie Kain gold dnsl robber? " .
I Valdez creek, and I liaI he and h'a..»
i Tansy had also "done Ili•• Kan.
II i lina alVair."
Chapman said lie had not told
|anyone of Ihe confession of (ior
inan hecanse In* feared (inrinan
|wonld kill him. lie kneew (iorinan
In he a danjren'Miv man. and In
'hail inlimaled I h a I if Chapman
I "peached" <»n him. he would kill
i him.
AN EA8Y 8NAP
FOR BYSTANDERS
New York. Sept. 2t.-Standing on
jn shoot porncr and passing out
! li is ^r»00 Havings in small sums to
wlMM'vor would nooopt Ihotn.Jed to
11 hi? armsI of William Noweomc,
I who ii loday held bore in th Belle
ivuo hospital ponding an oxamina
II inn into his sanity. When tho
largo crowd around Noweonja at
traolod tho altontion of the police
ho had hut $18 loft from I ho to
tal of his yoars of hard saving.
Volnoy L. Ocey '-ame in from
the Toikholl country this morn
ing. reporting considerable actlv
II > in l;ial sori.»:>v .of tho coun
Irv in a mining way.
fleorge Canlwoll in now cstah
lishod at Puyallup, Washington.
WANTED--PoultTon as atenog
•raphor. Thoroughly experienced
in court work. Addres^ box 108.1
posloffico. If |
WAR CLOUD IS
IK THE FAR EAST
Troops Being Called to the Colors
in the Balkan 8tates-Tur
Solia, Sept. 2'».-A lug force of
militia was called lo Hie colors to
day liv government ofTicials. The
army is expected to l»o on a war
basis soon, il being generally ac
cepted here I hat war between Bul
garia and Turkey is rerlain.
Clonalanl inople. Sepl. 2 I.-The
war ministry today ordered 15
divisions of army reserves to mo
bilize. Turkish government «»ll'i—
[rials consider llial war with Bul
garin is on. all bough it lias not
been formally declared.
key is Alert
GOLD BRICK OF
! THE RIGHT KIND
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I'm- a lime parly this afternoon
. t was (in exhibit at J. L. Sale's
; a l-.'l-ounce brick of gold valued
[af approximately which is
from the Spalding properly al I lie
l head of I lome. This hriek is I ho
jresull f»I' a four clays' run hy
] Spalding's little mill made here in
■ Fairbanks and as a consequence
'the owner is very well pleased.
The little mill is working slead
' il\ with uniformlv pond resulls
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land is paying for I he dovelop
! menl work on the properly, ('ap
jlain Spalding u having a Iwo
| stamp Xis.-en mill shipped in for
j use on ||m» same properly.--1'air
;banks Miner.
! must" fatten"
j PUSS MUSTER
Washington, Sepl. -J i.-I'rincess
iCagarine of llnssia. wlm is here
j wilh her hushand, has caused a
j commotion in social circles hy
!crilicising ihe American women
j for being "slender."'
"American women of good
[breeding are so remarkahly slen
I'der," said Ihe Princess. "They
hurry loo much, thai is Ihe rea
son. Kveryw here you see I lie
American woman, whether she i
jgoini: shopping, visiting or else
| where, slu* is moving fast, as if
'she djr| not have a second In lose."
The I'rincess would have Ihe
women plumper.
r!R. J. J. CHAMBERS
PAYS PENALTY
i This morning al 10 o'rlcok l»r.
;.l. .?. t'.hamhers. through his »l
•torney. (Jeorge M. (irigsby, plead
ed guilty lo the charge of crim
inal lihel againsj \V. A. Uilmore.
in Ihe case taken up on appeal
from (lie commissioner's court,
having heen found guilty and
sentence of four months passed
upon him. Holh Ihe prosecuting
attorney and Orlgsby addressed
Ihe enurl nl some length in Ihe
ease, after which the court pass
ed sentence upon the prisoner.
I fining'him Ihe sum of *100, Ihe
Iamount having heen paid, the case
Was dismissed.--Nome Nuggol.
Mr. A. A. Rvcrmnn l«*fI on Iho
Maripnea thin morning lo bo nb
nonl ftbdul six week*. Mr. Ever
inan in highly plon«»orl wilh bis
prospect on HolMo* bay. Ho «ay*
hi* nhafl in now down fO fool and
lhal ho will continue Kinking lo
Iho 100 fool lovol. when ho will
drifl on iho voin. Ho i«* very much
plonnod with iho property and
boliovox ho ha* Iho making of a,
mine.
HIRES A HULL
THEN SUICIDES
When People Wont Come to Hoar
Him Deliver a Socialist
Lecture
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Lebanon, Ore., Scpl. 2i.-F. M.
(Salts, a Socialist, G8 years old, is
dead here today as a result of hu
miliation suffered when none came
lo hear a lecture he had advertised
he would give.
(Salts hired a hall that he might
deliver a message to friends and:
j neighbors, which he believed j
I would aid I hem in solving the.
j economic problems of (be day.!
j After waiting some I inn*. vainl\ j
jlinpinif someone would mints lo
,hear liiiu, (Salts went home, where;
'lie was found dead a few hours;
S later.
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ARREST WOMAN :
i ANOTHER'S ACT:
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j San Francisco, Sept. 2 i.-Al
Ithough charged with embezzle-!
I nient of -SI,50ft from the Sa!i
Francisco Art (ilass company;
lion*. Miss Kullilyn Sinilli, -5.!
j former bookkeeper for I In* con-]
icorn. is free today, having been'
jacipiilted «»f the charge by a .jury
.after brief deliberation.
. Miss Smilli t<> 1«I a simple story j
iof how I he shortage was due I•»
|her lack of bookkeeping knowl
|edge. Attorney <*. A. Ornhanni. fori
j I lie defense, charged that W. II. t
Johnson. manager of the mm-'
pany. wa< lh.» pnilly party ami
i hail emteavoreil In shifi Ihe blame
'on Miss Smith.
INDIANS AFRAID I
I OCCULT POWER:
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Fori William. Onl.. Sept. j\.
Kverv Indian in I hi.* section is,
frightened into a state of panic
owing |o the belief that a "windi
|io" or eannihal Indian is ranging
Ihe woods.
The terror i< not so miirli of
Ihe physical harm which may re-'
suit from a meeting with the man.
!>n1 il is n snrvixal of the old
.nperslili. 11 which crcdit.* Indians
who "windigo" wil.ii snpermitiiral
'powers.
Sam Skarr returned li» town
fl'olii tile Teikliell district \e>|er
dny.
HANDFUL KINGS
COST A FORTUNE
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I Maris, Sept. I'i.-What it costs
I to entertain royally appears in
I the olVieitil report on Ihe snhjed
jjllst given onl here. The >isil of
the czar of Russia cost France(
i 1,520. iOO francs: the king «»f;
i Italy, 320,00ft franco: Ihe king of
'Spain, 775,000; King Manual of,
j Portugal, 2IO,ftftft francs; the
king of Norway, :tl 8,000 francs;
I the king of Denmark .'101,107
i francs, and Ihe kinn of Sweden,
j 280,000 francs.
K. I*, ('.ashman, of ('amp Coiii-j
l fort, arrived In town af noon to_|
'day, bringing with him Hliin (Jray,
who had been kicked by a hor»e,
iand could not walk. Pelc Haynj
that thai was Ihc excuse lhal he J
gave to him when ho asked to he:
conveyed to Valdez in the buck-'
board. But an Slim fell oul of
Ibe rig on the way in, explaining
thai it wan because he hnrl not,
ridden in a buggy for aeven >«'nrf.|
For Home reason the Irishman,
sa>'n ho ban his doubt about either,
excuse t:eing the truth.
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HEN CASE
NOW FULL BLAST
Bishop O'Dea Called to Toetify in
the Nlarjorie Reiman Case
in Tacoma
Tacoma, Sept. 2i .-The Magnu
son damage case continues to
draw full houses. Bishop Edward
J. 0'I)«»a, hishop of the diocese of
Nisqually, has hoou subpoenaed
to appear as a witnivs*, together
with all correspondent*!' in p««f«'r
ence to I he case.
WEALTHY PIONEER
JOINS MAJORITY
Santa Monica. Cal.. Sept. '2 \!
.Mrs. Arcadia Itamlini Steam- i|»*
Maker. one of t In* \v »all lii• • vI worn - '
en of Iht? Pacific 'and a
pioneer of California, is dead lo_
day a| her home here afler an ill-|
ness of I 1 days. Mrs. d<> Maker
was horn in San Dicirn in IN27.
lfer fortune is eslimaled al S20.-j
oon.nno. j
TO ESTABLISH 1
A NEW MISSION:
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At Tanana Crossing—Will Occupy
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the Old Signal Corps
Cabin
T<> establish a uii>-ion a! Tan
ana Crossing. wlirri' .die Will l»e
Located for iln* inwl I wo
Miss (ireves. of I In- l-'piscopal
mission, h'fl l-'airhank • \eslerday
morning accompanied hy I li>•••«•
natives «• f I lie tip river Irihes.
This is her second attempt l<>
reach I lie Crossing I hi- year, the
oilier trip having eome lo an end
when I lie Tana failed lo ^e| all
III.- wa> np ri\e:\ Now Miss (iraves.
will inush or he taken in poling
hoals where thai is praelieahle.
Ilev. Mr. Mel I irlier and Mr. Ta-,
I nm. now al Nenana. will overtake j
her before she reaches her desli-'
nation and accompany her on the
last slaire of the journey.
Supplies for I lie Tanana Cross.|
in?x mission were cached hy the
T a some dislance ahove Iln
river. These will he moved
of i p Kiream l»\ means of po|in<:
hoals. ,
<»n the arrival of Mr. Mctlielier
al I In* Crossing it will he determ
ined if any additional buildings
are needed this year. II is Ihou^hl.
however, thai Hie old signal corps
cabin will be sutTicieiil. No.
cburcb will lie eroded this rea
son. a chapel in the mission be
inv all thai is planned.--Knir
banks News-Miner.
8TEPS ON WATCH
AND LO8E8 LIFE
Portland, on*.. Sept.
Ihv Corcoran. throe yoar* old,I
died here early today from burns,
suffered when she slopped on a
match. Tim Pro caught n flimsy
garment and I ho baby was envel
oped in flame* before help could
roach her.,
Hvipt. Callaghan look down a
barge load of lumber ami Iron
piping for the Alioo proportion
Ibis morning. The freighter l.a
louche Is bringing up the big boil,
or for the company'* plant when
work 011 I ho Alice shaft will be
pushed with vigor during the long
winter months.
WANTKD--A woman for iron
i'pal house work. Apply In Mrs.
[',. II. Kramer.
l'On 8AI,E-Charlcr oak boating
'love, large size. Apply Pr.
Jockerille.
A YOUNG WIFE
STANDS TRIAL
Will Stand by Husband Who
Woood Her on Spurious
Money
Los Angeles, Sept. 2 i.-Although,
she possesses in hop own name
nearly $100,000, the bride or
Lloyd Knapp, a young elect rieal
engineer, was powerless to savi?
him from an exacting justice and
Knapp must, spend 12 months in
San Qucnlin penitentiary.
Knapp was convicted of utter
ing spurious paper I•» provide
funds for dinners n| popular
cafes willi which to won the pirl
who became his wile. In passing
.-cnlence .Tmlue McCormick scath
ingly scored the prisoner. Mrs.
Knapp deelares she will «dnn«| by
her erring hushaml.
FROM THE JAIL
TO VICTORY
Calvary. Alht'i'ia. j
jSYhcn tli«> Calvary SIn|i
onod an Indian named Por
xons was dmnjr a short |i»rin in
jail and In* was wanl#»d In ridi* in
I In* bronrho ridinu contest ln'for«
tlm F>11k♦ • of Cminan^hl. So ;i lo
cal ranchman hailed him mil with
? 1.000 ami he delVali'd all rum.
«'r>. winning a golden h«dl. -SI00
in cash and a liaiidsmin* saddle.
ft womanIs
ft STOWAWAY
i'orliand. iiri'„ Srjtj. 'Ji.-lliar—
iii*-: ;i woman :-lnwaw:u, -aid !<• he
! lo> Iii — I di>co\rn d • i it
I rnnsparilir I lie < Ii»
.-Iearner Wrmia u slramin- ii|»
111<* C.nliimiiia river f• • r Pmlland
I In.- aTlitiiomii. Th• • wmnaii is
Ma<a Nailo. who. with her hus
band. 111111/1> Nailo, slipped mi I lie
at one of tit** several -la —
|iaiii'si' port\i.-ited h\ I In- Ver—
ona and wa> noi di^cm ered un
til llic >hip wa> in inid-inTun.
Tin' couple will <I• • |»rl.1.
DIES OF SHOCK
ofsoiT mm
Snreuml'inu !<• llir .ohiM'k
thr niT\«Mi^ system due in (lit?
I»1"\\iiii: <'IV <>!' his forearm. Win.
<•. Miiiii^'ii*' :• signal corps man
sisil ioned ;il llapids. mi llii' Yu
kon. 11i• I |;i-i nielli in lln> lins—
I• iS;iI <ii I'mI'I (iil»ln»n.
No <I<• I<*ii! • n'f lln* accident havRB
been learned here, Inil il is prn—
-iiiiumI lluil ho must have beenr
hunting or leaning on it shot gun
ami thai a premature discharge
shattered the arm.
After lln' accident, which hap
pened Saturday, Minogue vvns tak —
cii in .a small honl l«» Fori Ctih
hon ami placed in the hospital,
whore <l«*nlli rami' in a few lumen.
— Fairbanks News- Miner.
A brother of |In deceased i*
Signal Coi'iH operator ai Heaver
Dam in this telegraphic section.
TROOPS ARE READY
TO QUELL RIOTS
Belfast, 8epl. 2 I.-Because Mm
police nrc powerless, troop* arc
being lichl in readines* here to
day for fear IIml fresh homo rule
riots may break out at any lime.
It is admitted than many of the
hot heads are simply waiting for
an opportunity to start trouble.
Hug*! nngsl All kind* of rug*
I C. 0. Rudolph's.
WnfTlos ann noney 25c al Val
dez Cafe. tf