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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
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VOL 1. NO. 2. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1812. PRICE 10 CENT8.
WASHINGTON "HET
UP" BY THE ELECTION
(Special Correspondence.)
WASHINGTON. Nov. 4. ? On the
eve of the presidential election the
interest in the national capital has
become intense. It can not be de
nied that there has been a (treat deal
of apathy in the campaign. It had
t>een nation wide until within the
past couple of weeks, but even now,
notwithstanding exciting episodes
and the active campaigning of at 1
least two of the candidates until re
cently. Washington people are com
paring this with previous campaigns,
and noting the lack of seeming inter-!
est
Washington is a typical "the King
is dead, long ilve the King" city. As
a rule the great majority of its citi
zens are supporters of the president
that is. caring little about the presi
dent to be until he reaches Washing
ton and the White House. And then
they are his warm supporters. There
have beeu exceptions, but they only
prove the rule.
Some presidents of course, have!
been more popular than others. That
was inevitable. Grover Cleveland
was more popular than the taciturn
Gen. Harriss. Yet the latter was not
disliked. McKinley was beloved by
everybody?except perhaps disap
pointed place-hunters.
Roosevelt made a bluff, hearty, pop
ular presldeut. He had warm friends
in Washington official life but
his exceeding strcnuousness made
for him many outspoken ene
mies. But that was to be expect
ed. President William H. Taft is
popular in Washington, and it is not
over-reaching the truth to say that If
it were withiu the power of the peo
ple of this city to re-elect him he
would be assured another term.
Knowing both Roosevelt and Taft
speculation naturally turns to Wood
row Wilson and the kind of president
he would make. He is not unknown
in Washington, but his family have
i never mingled in the official and so
cial life of the national capital. This
1 is no disparagement, however, for
the families of few presidents knew
much about Washington until their
official life began.
Should Governor Wilson be elected
president there will still be a family
circle in the White House, for Gov
ernor Wilson has three daughters,
all grown up, and this, of course, is
a matter of Interest not only to the
> Washington feminine mind, but to
: many masculine minds as well.
TAFT IN FAVOR OF
GOVERNOR HADLEY
WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.?It is un
derstood that President Taft has in
formed the Republican National
Committee that he favors the selec
tion of Governor Herbert S. Hadley,
of .Missouri, as the successor, on the
ticket, of the late Vice President
Sherman.
SEATTLE. Nov. 2.?Henry It. Har
riman. one of the many men inter
ested in the Bering river coal fields,
arrived here from Washington, a few
days ago. He says that Secretary of
the Interior W. L. Fisher has ex
pressed his determination to "wipe
the slate" before he leaves his office,
if possible on March 4 next There
will be no coal patents Issued to any
one, he states, if he "gets his fingers
on them before March 4."
PRISONERS ARE BROUGHT
UP FROM KETCHIKAN.
Deputy Marshal Fels. assisted by
Deputy Marshal Elsmore and H. H.
Thoday, arrived from Ketchikan this
morning on the Humboldt bringing
the following prisoners:
Wm. Perchment, J. Nechuck, T.
Lucero, Jose Rodrigniz, H. W. De
laney Joe Souga. A. Gorobot, K. Fu
kuda and J. Peterson.
Rodrigniz and Lucero are held to
await the action of the grand jury
on charges of selling liquor to In
dians. The other seven were con
victed of the same charge and are
under sentences of from thre to six
months in the local federal jail.
THOMAS IS LOOKING
FOR GREAT SUCESS.
% ??
A. W. Thomas, candidate for rep
resentative in the territorial legisla
ture was in yesterday from his home
in Ketchikan. Mr. Thomas has been
campaigning, and he says that he
has met with great encouragement.
"Our section is solidly progressive."
said Mr. Thomas. "Of course we do
not include the Socialists, who will
stick together without doubt to a
considerable extent. 1 had an en
thusiastic meeting at Wrangell and
another at Petersburg, and I am con
fident of success. I am a practical
fish man and our people believe we
should have such a man in the legis
lature."
Mr. Thomas was a former resident
of Juneau, but five years ago he
went to Ketchikan and engaged in
the fish business in which he has
been successful.
Dave Terwllliger has just returned
from his mine at Thomas Bay.
James Kennedy, the manager of
the Clayson store at Skagway, came
down on the last trip of the City of
Seattle for a short visit with his
parents who are pioneers of Juneau.
Mr. Kennedy returned on the Hum
boldt this morning.
Miss EL Blrkenbine and Miss M.
V/atson, both of whom are teachers
in the government schools at Haines,
left for that point on the Humboldt
this morning to resume their work.
Hammering at
Constantinople
CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 4.?Con
sternation is rampant throughout
this city through the threatened oc
cupation of the Bulgarian army. The
Turkish army has retreated to the
last fortification outside the city.
[ The sublime Porte seems to be
panic stricken as well and appeals
have been sent to the European pow
ers asking for meditation and the ne
gotiations of peace.
CONWAY ADMITS GUILT.
CHICACO, Nov. 4.?Following the
confession of his wife, Charles N.
Cramer, the clown name of James
Conway, has admitted the killing of
.Miss Singer, of Baltimore, whom he
claims sought to induce Mrs. Conway
to lead a life of shame.
BISHOP ROWE GOES
SOUTH TOMORROW.
Rt. Rev. Blshon P. T. Rowe held
services both in Juneau and Douglas
yesterday, the attendance being large
i in both places.
Bishop Rowe will leave for Seattle
j tomorrow on the Humboldt where he
| will officiate at the marriage of
Frank J. Wettrick and Miss Mary
Maloney, of Juneau, which will take
place at the New Washington hotel.
The bishop will return to Ketchikan '
in a couple of weeks, and after a
short stay there will leave for Cal
ifornia. where he will remain until
.March. He will then visit this section
again. Alaska has no warmer friend
than Bishop Rowe, and his voice
and influence are always active in
behalf of the territory and its people,
which no man knows better than him
self.
A "STRAW BALLOT
FOR PRESIDENT.
It is proposed to take a "straw
vote" for president tomorrow at the
polling place, city hall. Ballots bear
ing the names of all the candidates
will be printed and the voter can
vote for his choice. There will be
a man in hand to take care of the
ballots and see that they are properly
deposited and counted.
0. E. Davis is confined to St.
Ann's hospital.
.Mr. and Mrs. M. Mayer are guests
of the Occidental hotel, having ar
rived on the City of Seattle yester
day. Mr. Mayer is connected with
the house of Mayer Brothers, Seattle.
Mrs. M. Bean, of the Unique Mil
linery store, is suffering from an at
tack of neuralgia.
Judge Grover Winn, of the com
missioner's court, this morning dis
missed the assault case of F. A. Hile
against Richard Johnson and as
sessed the costs to the complainant
in the action. Both parties reside in
Douglas.
The Empire office for Job printing
of all kinds.
| BIG BATTLE
| NOW RAGING
VIENNA, Nov. 4.?A fearful battle
is raging near the bridge acrosB the
Maritza river.
The Turks are showing extraordi
nary stubborncsH and are continual
ly bringing up reserves. The Bul
garians are showing a supreme con
tempt of death. Not equaled by the
Turkish soldiers.
The correspondent of the Vienna
Iteichpost, who is with the Bulgar
ian army, says that Adrianople will
fall within a week by starving out the
Turks, or sooner by the ruthless bom
bardment of the town by the allied
forces.
LONDON, Nov. 4.?A dispatch re
ceived here by the Central News
Agency says that the Bulgarians are
hammering at the gates of Constan
tinople, and that the people are In a
panic.
A SAMPLE OF
TURKISH BRUTALITY.
SOFIA, Nov. 4.?before the evacu
ation of Burnarhissar, which they had
captured, the Turkish troops shut up
two hundred Bulgarians in the bar
racks and then set the buildings on
Are.
BILL PRIMROSE SUED.
WHITE PLAINS. N. Y., Nov. 4.?
Mrs. Primrose, wife of Billy Prim
rose, the world-famed minstrel, is sue
Ing her husband for divorce on the
grounds of cruelty and desertion.
WILSON WOULD DECLINE.
LONG BEACH, N. Y., Nov. 4.?
During a speech here Governor Wil
son Baid that if he knew "he could
have the presidency-and could know
that he would not have the support
of both houses of Congress he would
decline it."
NEGOTIATING FOR PEACE. *
LONDON, Nov. 4. ? Active nego
tiations are progressing in London
with a view of bringing the Balkan
war to an end.
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Grey
has been conferring with the Rus
sian, Austrian, Turkish, Italian and
Bulgarian ambassadors, but the re
sult of the conference has not been
divulged.
Old Pioneer
Passes Away
Wm. H. Phillips, lovingly designat
ed ns "Grandpa" Phillips, by all the
Inhabitants of Juneau, was suddenly
stricken with pneumonia and passed
away at his garden home about seven
o'clock Saturday evening. Mr. Phil
lips contracted Influenza about a
week ago and Dr. Simpson who had
been culled gave hint the best of at
tention, but age and activity had done
their work und on Saturday evening
a sudden collapse resulted lu death.
Mr. Phillips was 76 years of age
having been born at Schuylkill Ha
ven, Penn., on Jan. 13 1837. Deceased
came to Juneau In 1895 and settled
on the land which became his home
during all the succeeding years. The
house In which he lived 1b located
on city property being part of the
cemetery grounds, but he had been
granted a life tenure by the city gov
ernment on account of his early set
| tlemcnt and the esteem In which he
was held by the people of Juneau.
Adjoining his home he had acquired
title to a half acre of ground through
purchase from Shattuck & Casey.
This land he had reduced to a high
state of cultivation and had for many
years catered to the wants of Juneau
in the matter of vegetables. His gar
den was always a success owing to
the care he bestowed on it
In the early efforts at gardening ho
had Wm. Klnehart associated with
him The lntter, however, left for
i interior Alaska and was killed In
| Fairbanks.
Mr. Phillips continued making his
livlihood from the garden exclusively
| until about two years ago when he
1 found the task growing too hard and
l went into the chicken business; how
ever. he continued raising potatoes,
! harvesting this fall 80 bushels from
his small tract. He was very enor
getic and worked up to the moment
'of his illness.
H. Pcehan lived with him in his
lust duyB at the little farm house.
According to H. Pcehan and J. R.
Dull, who knew Phillips well, he
drove overland from Minnesota to Se
attle in 1895, but remained there only
a short time, coming direct_ to Ju
neau. Mr. Phillips had a nephew,
John T. Phillips, who lives in Spo
kane, a brother in Tacoma, a sister
at his old Pennsylvania home, and a
niece, Miss Steinhoff, in Philadelphia.
Mr. Phillips had been married before
lie left Minnesota. The funeral took
place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from
C. W. Young Co.*8 chapel.
GOV. WILSON
IS INJURED
PRINCETON, N. J., Nov. 4.?While
Governor Wlliion was returning from
Redbank today his automobile struck
a mound In the road and hurled him
against a steel rib of the limousine In
flicting a three-Inch scalp wound. He
will, however, be able to All speaking
engagements tonight at Patterson and
Passaic.
WOMAN POISONER CONFE88E8.
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 4.?Con
8citnce stricken after being deserted
by her husband Mrs. Pansy Lesh,
twenty-four years old, surrendered to
the police here, stating that she had
murdered Mrs. E. M. Quaintance, of
Green Ridge, Mo., and Miss Eliza
Coe, of Sedalla. Mo., by giving them
"Rought on Rats."
SEDALIA, Mo., Nov. 4. ? The au
thorities here recall that both the
women mentioned In Mrs. Leah's
confession died under suspicious cir
cumstances on the dates given by the
Lesh woman, though there was no In
vestigation.
SEDALIA, Mo.. Nov. 4. ? Sheriff
Henderson, of thlB county, has tele
graphed the I*os Angeles authorities
to hold Mrs. LeBh until his arrival.
eighteen favor hadley.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4. ? Eighteen
out of twenty-four national commit
teemen who have been heard from,
have declared In favor of Gov. Had
ley for the vice presidential vacancy.
taft pleads for support.
NEW YORK. Nov. 4.?Before he
departed for Cincinnati today where
ho will vote tomorrow, President Taft
declared that the record of the Re
publican party entitled it to the sup
port of the coi.ntry.
ballooni8t in st. petersburg
KANSA8 CITY, Mo., Nov. 4.?A ca
blegram from Balloonist Watts,
statcB that he landed near St. Peters
burg. He hints that he had been im
prisoned by the Russians, but that he
is well.
Subscribe for The Daily Empire.
Seattle Chamber of
Commerce Discriminates
Recently the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce Issued a circular letter, ad
dressed to all members of the cham
ber," merchants and business men
throughout" Seattle, requesting them
to patronize the Alaska Steamship
Company. The circular was headed
"Shipments to Alaska," and was ac
companied by a statement of the ex
penditures of the Alaska Steamship
Company in Seattle, as given by Vice
President R. W. Baxter. It reads:
Large Seattle Expenditure.
"The executive committee requests
that each one of the members of the
transportation bureau carefully read
the inclosed statement, made by offi
cials of the Alaska Steamship Com
pany, showing that it expends in the
city of Seattle nearly two million dol
lars per annum for supplies, repairs,
etc.; that all posible repairs and sup
plies are secured in Seattle, to the
exclusion of any other city; that It
does not receive sufficient support
from the city of Seattle, and if better
support is not given, it may be found
necessary to withdraw some of its
I steamers from the Alaska routeB and
place them elsewhere. It Is hoped
that every member will do his best
in the future to support this line In
every way possible. It is the only
steamship line plying to Alaska that
is purely a Seattle line."
The chamber of commerce's circu
lar naturally raised a storm of pro
test from the other steamship com
panies dolug business In Alaska, and
the Seattle Commercial Club went
on record as being opposed to the
discri mination on the part of the Se
attle Chamber of Commerce, assert
ing that the action taken was a detri
ment to the business interests of that
city. The resolutions follow:
"Whereas, the transportation bu
reau of the New Seattle Chamber of
Commerce, through Its executive
committee, has Issued a bulletin, ad
dressed to all members of the New
Seattle Chamber of Commerce, mer
chants and business houses, request
ing same to patronize exclusively the
Alaska Steamship Company, and,
"Whereas the action of Baid New
Chamber of Commerce is a direct at-1
tempt to influence the shipping trade
of this city in behalf of special in-*
torests, to the injury of other steam
ship companies, to-wlt: Pacific Coast
Steamship Company, Alaska Coast
Steamship Company, Humboldt
Steamship Company, AlaBka-Paclflc
Steamship Company, Northland
Steamship Company, W. F. Swan &
Co., and others, and
Also Spend Much Money.
"Whereas, the aforesaid companies
spend in the city of Seattle large
sums of money per annum fpr sup
plies, repairs, etc., and further give
support to many men represented by
their officers and crews, who arc cit
izens of Seattle, having homes and
families therein,
"Now, therefore, be It resolved,
that the Seattle Commercial Club goes
on record as being opposed to said
discriminative action on the part of
the New Seattle Chamber of Com
merce on the ground)} that said ac
tion Is unjustified, unwarranted and
a detriment to the business interests
of the city of Seattle."
L. McNaughton, of Victoria, B. C.,
and John F. Coats, of Spokane, Wash
ington, were passengers on the steam
City of Seattle last night. These
gentlemen are interested in some cop
per properties near Chichagof.
The Republican National Commit
tee will select a candidate for vice
president, to be voted for in the
electoral college when that body
meets next January. This action is
made necessary by the detath of
Vice President Sherman. Of course
if Mr. Taft should fail of re-election
the naming of another vice presiden
tial candidate will be a mere formal
ity, the only significance of which
will be the mere honor that goes with
It.
The Bteamship Humboldt arrived
this, morning at seven o'clock bring
ing 67 tons of freight. She sailed
for Skagway at 11 a. m.
Miss Gertrude Hurlbut was suc
cessfully operated upon this morning
for appendicitis at St Anne's hospital
by Dr. Eggington. She is now root
ing comfortably.
O. H. Allen and Peter Ibsen ar
rived from Haines and are stopping
at the Circle City hotel.
Let Winter & Pond do your fram
ing. Latest designs in mouldings just
received. "*
Your Christmas list can be filled at
the Winter & Pond store. Special
line of ready to mail gifts. ???
Mrs. Jack Trompen Is confined to
St. Ann's hospital. It Is not believed
her illness is serious.
John 0. Bellows, of Sheep Creek,
returned yesterday after spending
two days in Juneau on business.
PURE APPLE CIDER
50c Gallon
Sanitary Grocery Phcne 85
The Dally Empire delivered in Ju
neau, Douglas and Treodwell for $1.00
a month.
REPORTS INDICATE
WILSON'S ELECTION
NKW YORK, Nov. >?.?On the eve
of .the presidential election tomor
row nation-wide reports indicate that
Governor Woodrow Wilson, of New
Jersey, will be an easy winner.
In New York there is active betting
on the result, the odds being live to
ono on Wilson.
There was a cessation of activi
ties at midnight on Saturday and
each party spent yesterday In re
couping strength for the final on
slaught today.
It is generally conceded that the
presidential campaign this year has
had few, if any, parallels in the his
tory of the nation. Its features have
been many and sensational, includ
ing the tragic as marked by the at
tompt on Colonel Roosevelt's life In
Milwaukee.
Now on the verge of the battle of
the ballots, as was to have been ex
pected, each campaign manager
cluims a certnln victory. What Is
perhaps more to the point each pro
duces figures to support his state
ment.
Outaido of the South, which it Is
conceded Wilson will carry, no cam
paign manager will make a single
further concession, one way or an
other.
Statements Issued.
Governor Wilson on Saturday night
gave out the following statement:
"The issue is now clearly made up
and goes to the people. I, for one,
do not doubt the verdict."
United States Senator Joseph M.
Dixou, campaign manager for the
Progressives, says:
"The nation will be astounded at
the enormous vote for Roosevelt.
All the Indications point to a Roose
velt landslide, and no one questions
that the choice of the nation will be
either Roosevelt or Wilson. Presi
dent Taft has been practically elimin
ated."
Charles D. Hllles, chairman of the
Republican National Committee says:
"The supremacy of the Republican
party will be reassured on Tuesday.
President Taft has made great gains
during -the closing weeks of the cam
paign."
NEW YORK, Nov. 4. ? The Now
York IIcrald'B flnul poll of the cam
j paigu In a number of states, Idaho,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Utah,
Vermont and Maine, gives Wilson,
I'.GO: Taft, 27; Roosevelt, 7.
Washington, California, Colorado,
Illinois, .Massachusetts, Monluua, Now
Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Penn
sylvania, and Wyoming are classed
us doubtful. Kor many years past the
lleruld's election forecasts have been
unusually accurate.
The New York World says that
Wilson will carry thirty-nine states
with a plurality of 484,000, and that
Taft will carry Washington. Wyom
ing, Colorado, Utah, Idaho. New
Hampshire, and Vermont. Roose
velt, the World says, will get lh?
electoral vote of Kansas and North
Dakota.
Between Roosevelt and WlUon.
CHICAGO, Nov. +.?Joseph K. Da
vis, western manager of the Doni-?
cr&tic national campaign, in a slg.u-d
statement, issued here yesterday, says
that the race has narrowed to Wil
son and Roosevelt. The ?tateinciil
'adds that "this annouuccineiit is
made in order that the Democrats
I may know the situation arid g?? ? ra
j themselves accordingly."
| Vote To Exceed All Records.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.?The Indira
i tions here all Indicate that the vote
for president in this state and
! throughout the country, will exceed
J all former records. The reports
from all states also Indicate th&t
that there is Intense iiartluuiisiii
every where.
Colonel Roosevelt has made the
charge that iu New York state the
Republican leaders arc urging the
voters to support Wilson.
Dennett Makes
Alaska Ruling
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.?An im
portant ruling has been made by
Fred Dennelt, chief commissioner of
the general land oltice, which affects
the time of residence required on
homesteads iu Alaska.
In his ruling Commissioner Dennet
holds that the law reducing to three
years the period of residence on
homesteads is operative in Alaska as
well as elsewhere in the United
StateB.
GEN. O'REILLY DEAD.
WASHINNGTON, Nov. 4. ? Major
General O'Reilly, of the United States
aruiy, died today of uraemic poison
ing.
ROOSEVELT ALSO APPEALS.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y.. Nov. 4.?Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt today gave
out a s' tement in which he says: "I
wish to appeal to the citizens through
out the country, to support the Pro
gressive movement, which Btands for
righteousness and fair dealing."
PLENTY OF TIME TO VOTE.
Gen. Superintendent Klnzle Issues
Due Notice.
General Superintendent Robert A.
Klnzle, of the Alaska Trcadwell Gold
Mining Co., Alaska Mexican Gold
Miulng Co., and the Alaska United
Gold Mining Co. caused the follow
ing notices to be posted today at all
the Treadwell offices and other con
spicuous places in Treadwell:
"To enable all citizens employed
underground in the mines of the
above uamcd companies to vote, the
underground work will be suspend
ed from 12 o'clock noon, to 7 p. in.,
Nov. 6. 1912.
"The foremen of the different mills
and surface departments will ar
range to allow all citizens ample
time and opportunity to cast their
votes.
"The above mills and surface de
partments will not be closed."
ELECTION TEA.
At Taylor's Ice Creim Parlors to
morrow from 2 to 5 the Ladles' Aid
will have something for everybody.
Coffee and sandwiches, or tea and
cake, fifteen cents.
TERRITORIAL POLITICS.
Statements of 8ome of the Legisla
tive Candidates.
Emery Valentine, candidate for
territorial senator, today staled tliut
ho believed the Progressive t. rritor
ial ticket would sweep this division
"I think I know uu much about tit.
situation as any one else," lie said,
"and that Ib my opinion, but I shall
i not cease workiiig until the polls un
closed. The people know ine, and !
know that I have been able to do
things politically, heretofore, and that
I will perform what 1 promise. It has
I been said that our platform promises
will not be kept, but I say that every
plank in that platform will be car
ried out if progressives are in a ma
jority in the legislature."
H. T. Tripp, candidate for the ter
ritorial Senate, on the non-partisan
ticket had this to say:
"The vote of the people will decide
tomorrow, who is to represent them
in the Senate and the House of Itup
resentatlve8. As for me, if elected,
I will go into otllce without promise
to any party clique or clun. I stand
for what is right as near as I know
all the time, without fear or favor,
which is the platform iu subetunce of
the non-partisan party."
John Keck, candidate (or the low*
er house on the Progressive Homo
Itulo ticket, >vus asked for a state
ment this afternoon. Mr. Keck stat
ed that he not only expected to have
a comfortnble plurality after the votes
are counted but that he believed the
entire ticket would hsve a majority
of the votes cast Mr. Keck Insists
that the legislature can accomplish
much good despite the limitations
placed in the organic act of the ter
ritory.
J. M. Tanner, candidate for Sena
tor on the non-partisan ticket before
he left for his home In Skagway, said
that his ticket would poll 75 per cent
of the* Skagway vote, and that the
outlook for Its success throughout
the division was excellent.
Sowerby & Bell have received ca
ble advices that the Alkl sailed from
Seattle for Juneau today.
Henry Moses, the well-known fur
buyer, returned on the Georgia Sat
usday from a business trip to
Haines.
Billy I>awson, an old Juucaulto, re
turned on the Humboldt today after
a prolonged visit in the interior of
Alaska.