5fhr HaUtez Hatlfl llruspprtor
VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1912.
NO. 137.
MINISTER OF
WAR SUICIDES
Report From 8eat of Government
Says All Not Lost at
Jiminez
Mexico City, March 26.--Gen
eral Salas, minister of war in the
Madero government, has commit
ted suicide as a result of the de
feat of the government troops at
Jiminez.
The results of the engagement
is still in doubt as the govern
ment troops have regained lost
positions and are fighting stub
bornly. The fight has lasted three
days and the killed and wounded
of the government troops number
nearly 500.
BEEF BARONS
ARE NOT GUILTY
Jury in Packers Case Deliberated
for Eighteen Hours Before
Deciding
Chicago, March 2G.—After de
liberating 18 hours Ihe jury in
the case of the beef barons has
returned a verdict of not guilty.
The case has been before Ihe
courts for more than two months.
The verdict is a surprise as it
was believed the government had
mark1 a st rong case.
IS SENTENCED
TO ONE YEAR
John Foulkes to 8erve One Year
in the Valdez Federal
Jail
In I In* federal court yesterday
John \V. Foulkes, who entered
picas of guilty to two of the
charges for irregularities in con
nection with the postolTice at
Cordova, was sentenced to serve
one year in I he federal jail at
Valdez.
The case of Wm. Park and that
of Jos. F. Diggs, charged with
embezzlement of posl.ofTire mon
eys, were continued over to the
next term and will he tried at
Conlova in October. i
ALASKA PACKERS HAVING
TROUBLE WITH FISHERMEN
MOTLEY CREW OF 1,600 MEN FROM ALL NATIONS ARE ON
8TRIKE AQAIN8T $200 MINIMUM WAGE FOR SEA
SON'S WORK IN ALA8KA
San Francisco, March *'7.--The
xjiImoti canncricH of I lie Alaska
Packers' Association may have
difficulty in securing crews to
operate (he plants and the out
put may he curtailed.
Fifteen hundred men of all na
tionalities with a remarkably
small percentage of Americans
are on strike here and refuse to
Bign contracts for the Reason and
have struck for higher wages.
The company ha» offered a min
imil 111 vvnKf of $200 for llie hiiiii
inrr's work, Imi( I ho strikers re
fiimo to accept. The contract al
ho provides thai the men shall
no! he paid before the end of the
season and the fishermen lake
exception to thin clause this year,
although it has heen the custom
in the past.
The company says it will have
no difficulty in securing men to
go north when the boats leave to
begin operation*.
COLONEL ROOSEVELT IS SNOWED UNDER
IN NEW YORK STATE PRIMARY ELECTION
President Taft Captures 83 of the 90 Delegates to the Chicago
Convention—Roosevelt Is Furious and May Contest the
Election-—Taft Wears a Smile and Barnes
Says Result Was As Expected
New York, March 27.—Presi
dent Taft has capturcod the dele
gation from this state by get
ting 83 out of the 90 delegates
to the Chicago convention as a
result of the republican prefer
ential primaries yesterday.
The election was one of the
most bitterly contested ever held
in the state and has served to
cause personal ill feeling be
tween (he followers of the can
didates.
Chairman Buell of Roosevelt's
campaign, says the primaries
have exposed a complete break
down of the election machinery.
The entire civij service was co
erced to support the president
under threats of dismissal.
New York, March 27—Colonel
Roosevelt is furious over the re
sult of I he primaries yesterday
and is roasting his enemies for
unfair tactics. He may contest
the election
New York, March 27—Chair
man Barnes, of the state commit
tee, who is managing. PresiOent
Taft's campaign, says the elec
tion was regular in every way and
the result was to have been ex
I pectcd. It is only an emphatic
protest of the people against the
return of Roosevelt The latter
had forced himself before the
people and they had turned him
down.
Washington, March 27 — Pres
ident Taft is wearing a smile to
day. iie has sent his congrat
ulations to Chairman Barnes for
the brilliant victory gained in
New York.
Chicago, March 27--Tho result
of the New York state primaries
is the subject of editorials in the
morning newspapers. Those
which have been supporting
Roosevelt are silent and others
declare that the result in New
York state sealed the fate «>f the
Colonel's aspirations for the
third term.
END OF BRITISH COAL MINERS STRIKE IN SIGHT
London, March l'7 The Brit
ish coal miners' strike will be
settled at an early dale; The gov
ernment has caused Id be prepar
ed a measure providing for a
minimum wage scale applicable
lo coal minors wiio are employed
underground.
The bill has passed Ihe house
of commons and has also passed
its lirsl reading in the house of
BILL PROVIDING FOR MINIMUM WAQE FOR COAL MINER8
PASSED BY HOU8E OF COMMON8—WILL REVOLUTIONIZE
THE LABOR SITUAT ION IN ENQLAND
lords. Th»» mine owners have cn
Irri'il protests and declare Ihey
will not he able In ineel enni
1><*Iition as llie increase will
amount to from 40 l<> C»0 rents
Ion.
Tin* labor loaders dorian; it
will ultimately result in tho kov
eminent assuming control of the
coal mines if the operators fail
to meet the competition from
(ierman coal and curtail opera
tions. It is asserted I fiat it is
only a very short time before ev
ery trade union will he demand
ing to he similarly treated and
that the hill will result in revo
lutionizing the whole lahur situ
ation in Knpland.
PROMINENT DEMOCRATS SPEAK BEFORE CLUB'
Tin* meeting of the Valdez
Democratic club for Valdez ami
Reservation precincts at the
Phoenix hoell last night was well
attended. After completing the
regular order of business, during
which a committee of live was
appointed to. complete arrange,
merits for tin* comfort of the del
egates during the convention at
Eagle hall on Friday and Satur
day next, the members of the club
were addressed by several of the
visiting delegates.
Mr. Robert Jennings, of Juneau,
was called upon and delivered a
straight Dcmoeralic talk on the
principles of the two great par
lies, Hip Democrats and Repub
licans. lie said the Democrats
were getting together all over the
territory. From every part of
ROBERT JENNINQ8, WHO SEEK8 NOMINATION, MADE HI8 PO
SITION CLEAR ON VITAL QUE8TIONS OF THE DAY—MR.
DALY 8AY8 HOME RULE Wl LL ONLY BE QIVEN TO ALA8KA
BY A DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION—SOME EXCELLENT
8PEECHE8.
Alaska came reports of clubs be
ing formed nnd all realized the
opportunity of electing a dele
gate which would he in harmony
with the congress of the present.
A great majority of those who
were active Democrats now had
belonged |o that parly all the
time bul did not know it. They
bad at last been forced lo see Hie
difference in Ihe principles of the
two schools as typified by Thom
as Jefferson and Alexander Ham
ilton. Jefferson bad stood for
the greatest good.for Ihe great
est number and so it was with
the Democrats of today. The He
publican parly had always placed
wealth above human rights. It
favored special privileges and the
people were beginning to under
stand the situation.
On the question of home rule
and elective legislation for Alas
ka lie made his position very
clear, lie said that there had
never been a Democratic plat
form prepared in which the de
mand fur home rule had not been
made. No Republican conven
tion had ever endorsed territor
ial legislation or even favored the
measure. Me quoted from a re
port of (Sovernor Swine ford sub
NEW YORK BALLOT BOXES
WERE STUFFED FOR TAFT
COLONEL ROOSEVELT WILL 8 PEAK IN CHICAGO TONIGHT
AND WILL SAY REPUBLICAN PARTY 18 NOT REPRESEN
TATIVE OF GOVERNMENT THE PEOPLE WANT
Fort Wayne, March is
charged that wholesale frauds
were practioed in the primaries
in New York yesterday. It is
claimed the ballot boxes were
stuffed and every trick resorted
to by the federal officials to se
curo the election for the presi
dent. Roosevelt passed through
here loilay en route («» Chicago,
whero lie will speak tonight.
Chicago,' March 27.—HooseveH
will make a speech hero tonight.
He will «ay that the result of tho
primaries in Now York docs not
show that the Republican party i«
representative of tho American
people.
mil l«*<l In congrcss in IHH7. long!
before t!i«> great rush to Alaska.;
in which he urged for an elect- '
ive form of government.
(lovernor Swine ford had stat
ed that the laws governing Alas
ka had been drawn up and en
acted apparently for the express'
purpose of retarding the (level- j
opmcnl of Alaska. The great, fur j
and trading companies had been
opposed to the opening of the re-j
sources of the territory and had j
the ear of congress' to the ex- 1
elusion of those who were work-[
ing for the best interests of the i
territory ami its people.
Mr. Jennings said the Demo-1
eratic congress would give Alas-j
ka home rule and there would lie
a Democratic president and sen
ale as well after March i next
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LONDON'S WINDOW SMASHERS
GIVEN TERMS IN PRISON
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX LONDON SUFFRAGETTES
WILL 8ERVE FROM FOUR TO 8IX MONTHS IN JAIL FOR
DE8TROYINQ PROPERTY IN RIOT8
I.ondon, March l'T.—\nothcr
window smashing riot was start
ed by Ih«* suffragettes of London
last night. Thousands of thorn
appeared on Iho streets carrying
banners and armed witli clubs to
break windows.
The police arrested hundreds
of thein and they spent the night
in jail. This morning 126 of
them, who admitted breaking
windows and destroying other
property were given sentence*
raiiKiHK frmii four lo six months
in jail.
The eourl rooms were erowded
wilh businessmen and merch
ants who had suffered loss dur
ing the riols and were hostile to
I ho woiiH'n.
Mr. Roberts, of the Gamp Com
fort roadhouse, is in town. He
hrouKhl in two horses and dou
ble-enders and will lake out sup
plies.
DISASTER DUE
TO EXPLOSION
Not a Single Man Escapes From
the Mine Disaster in West
Virginia
Welch. \V.*Va.t March 27 All
of the 83 miners who were en
tombed in a coal mine here were
killed by the cave-in. The bod
ies have been recovered.
The disaster was caused by an
explosion of Kan which wan
struck in the workings. An in
vestigation of the accident is be
ing held to learn if the lives of
the miners have been properly
safeguarded. Not a single miner
who was employed in the work
ings when the explosion took
place survived.
SENATOR WILL
BE EXONERATED
8enate Defeats Resolution Charg
ing Stephenson Was Illeg
ally Elected
Washington. March J7.—S«*na
lor Klcpht'iison has won tin:
slr mjih' when a ri'solulion <io
a ar.tiK him let have Immmi illeg
ally rlfcli-d In 111«• s«*nali> was de
f»*al i'«l.
Tlii' rharvo's thai Ili«* invcsli
KnliiMi <-• > in 111 i 111*«* siippt'cs.scrl (»vi
ili'iwi' wiTi' no) substantiated.
ITALIAN TROOPS
ARE SLAUGHTERED
Thirty-five Hundred Soliders Are
Killed in Battle at
Tobruk
London. March :.'7—Official ad
vices have hern received here
sayinR I he Kalian army suffered
!i lerrihle defeat hy I lie Turks at
Tohruk.
II is reported thai I he army was
I nipped and more than .">.500
Italians were killed.
The .Northwestern sailed south
his arteruoiHi f<»r the stales with
i number of passengers.