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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
VOL ' NO 13. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1912. PRICE 10 CENT8.
BULGARIA'S CONDITIONS OF PEACE
FIRST POWER DRILL
STARTS WORKING
Yesterday the first power drill!
was sot to work on the immense task
of boriug through S.OOrt feet of solid
rock In the Alaska-Oastineau's exten
sive workings at Sheep creek. The
development work 011 the bayside had
heretofore beeu executed by hand
drill methods.
The power turned into use for the
air compressors is of 300-horse pow
er capacity and the company has per
manent title to it. The power, how
ever. is generated by the Treadwell
Company's plant and turned over to
the Aaska-Castineau Company, by
agreement.
The tunnel now building will con
nect the Sheep creek and Persever
ance properties, and furnish egress to
the bay side. It will be 10,000 feet I
Ions when completed, aa 2,000 feet j
has already been bored from the
other side.
The tunnel is 8x10 feet, leaving am
ple room for the pasage of traffic. The
tunnel is being built at an altitude
of 720 feet. The Perseverance work
ings at present have an altitude of
1400 feet. A shaft is to be sunk on
the Perseverance connecting with this
tunnel.
The ore will tumble down from the
stopes into ore cars, and the trains
will be drawn by electric locomotives,
mention of which was made in the
Empire recently, to a reduction plant
on the bay side, which wll be con
structed by the time the tunnel is
finished.
Glover Attacks Christian Science
CONCORD. X. H., Nov. 16.?George
W. Glover has begun suit here to set
aside the residuary bequest of $3,-1
000.000 made by his mother. Mrs.;
Marv Baker Glover Eddy, to the First
Christian Science Church, of Boston.
Glover, in an affidavit, which he filed,
alleges that Christian Science is not a
religion but a world business private
ly owned and conducted by the
owners for the money that is in it.
Germany After Standard Oil
BKKL1N, Nov. 1<>. -The government
has promulgated a law creating a
state petroleum monopoly which has
for its purpose the ousting of the
Standard Oil Company from the Ger
man empire, who, it is stated, first
conquered the wholesaler and is now
exterminatlnK the retailer.
REAL ESTATE
DEAL CLOSED
An important real estate deal was
clo*e<l yesterday, by which the in-'
terest of a non-resident property own
er in a valuable piece of business prop
erty passes to the ownership of a cou-!
pie of Juneau's young and hustling
business nieu.
The property involved is an un-i
divided one-half interest in the lot
at the northwest corner of Seward
street and Second avenue. The prop
erty is improved and is occupied by
four store's. Nelson's stationery, the
Frye-Bruhn market, the American
Paint Co.. and a store room without
a permanent tenant at this time. The
plot of ground is 50x100 and has be
longed to H. A. James and Judge Ma
loney a long time, eac of them hold
ing an undivided one-half interest.
George F. Miller represented the
owner in the transaction and has se-,
cured a price satisfactory to seller.
The purchasers of the interest of Mr.
James are Lloyd G. Hill and Victor
H. Wilhelm. both of whom are con
servative but energetic citizens of Ju-'
neau.
The price paid reaches almost to j
five figures and the final transfer only
awaits the return of the deeds which t
have been sent to Mr. James for ac-<
knowledginent.
Mr. Hill stated that there would be:
no immediate changes in the proper-1
ty so far as he knew. Judge Mabnoy j
who owns the other half interest Isj
not in the city.
The retiring owner was a member
of the firm of Coulter & James, who
established themselves in Juneau
more than twenty years ago as suc
cessors to the Sitka Fur Company.
THE OFFICIAL RETURNS.
The official returns are in from
Kake and are herewith appended.
Tripp 3. Tanner 3. Volentine 6,
I.e Fevre 6. Bland 0, Swanson 0. Ing
eraoll 3, Shoup 3, Stubblns 3, Svind
seth 3. Reck 6. Dawes 6. Olson 6.
Thomas 6, Tweit 0. Noland 0, Heath
0, Stukey 0.
Total vote. 10.
ESCAPED PRISONER
IS RECAPTURED.
Henry Stackpole, the guard who
went out in charge of prisoners with
Marshal Faulkner, picked up a form
er prisoner of the federal jail at Ket
chikan on the streets of Seattle. The
priso.ier, Wm. Barton, made his es
cape and went to Prince Rupert In
a small boat finally drifting to Seat
tle. He was brought back.
COMMISSION REJECTS
COAL APPLICATIONS
The commissioner of the general
land office on November 6, rejected
several coal land claims in the Cook
inlet country but the local office was
only advised of the action by to
day's mail.
The claims involved are those of
Orpha E. Hickey, Julia E. Luttenbach
and A. Milton, of the McAlpine group:
Helen Bushnell. Emily Hammond,
Elizabeth E. Bushnell. Jesse L. Quls
esnberry, Peter D. Tamble. Wm. H.
Doll, and Lewis Freely Butts Howe,
of the Bushnell group.
All of the lands in questalon are in
the Kachemak coal belt and were re
jected because of failure to flh; ap
plication for patent.
OLDEST MAN IN
SERVICE RESIGNS.
Collector of Customs Willis today
received the resignation of Deputy
Collector John R. Beegle, in charge
of the oiiice at Ketchikan.
John R. Beegle is the oldest man in
the Alaska department of the ser
vice. having entered on his duties on
March IS. 1898, at Dyea.
He served later In both Dyea and
Skagway during the strenuous whis
key smuggling days. He served also
at Mary's island and was at Nome one
year.
Since February, 1900, however, he
has been stationed at Ketchikan. He
probably has the largest acquaintance
among sea-faring men of anybody in
the country. He gives as a reason
for resigning that he has private in
terests that require his attention. Mr.
Beegle is connected with the Pure
Food Fish Company, of Ketchikan.
THE FAULKNERS RETURN.
United States Marshal Faulkner re
turned on the Humboldt after a five
weeks' absence from the city. The
marshal went southward from Ketchi
kan with prisoners sentenced from
the court at that place.
Mrs. Faulkner, who left Juneau with
him. spent the time visiting friends
at Ketchikan and Wrangel during his
absence and Joined him at the latter
place on the way up.
Alex Xadeau has been operated up
on in a Seattle hospital and is rap
idly recovering. His brother Albert
who went south with him will re
turn to Juneau next week.
Tidies furs for Holiday trade. W.
H. Case. tf
BULGARIA SAYS THAT TURKS
MUST GET OUT Of EUROPE
LONDON, Nov. 16.?A dispatch re
ceived here by a news agency states
that Czar Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, has
declared that Constantinople is now
at the mercy of the Bulgarian army,
which has dictated the terms of peace
which will end the war. These in
clude tre provision that the Turkish
army must cross the Dardaneelles In
to Asia after giving 48 hours' notice of
the acceptance of the peace condi
tions.
Other conditions are as follows:
The surrender of the Tchatlaja army,
Its withdrawal, guarded by Bulgar
ians, the evacuation of Adrianople,
Scutari, Monastir and Janina, the pay
ment of a war indemnity, the surren
der of al conquered territory, the In
ternationalization of Constantinople,
the opening of the Dardanelles and
the making of Salonlca a free port.
Turks Down and Out.
I.ON DON, Nov. 16.?A dispatch to
the London Times from Salonica,
states that the Turk has shot his last
bolt in Macedonia and that he is down
and out. The dispatch adds: "Ex
cept his personal charm, the Turk
had a few good qualities left, Includ
ing the fact that he Is a born war
rior. but is now shorn of martial glory
and despaired alike by Servians and
Greeks." Many memorable sights have
been seen in Macedonia but none so
heartrending as the Turkish retreat."
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 16?The
Bulgarian troops have reached Kil
iios. on the Black sea conBt at the
entrance to the Bosporus, within a
few miles of the capital.
LONDON, Nov. 16.?A Daily News
dispatch says that the Bulgarians
I
| copt around bohind the forest, of
Belgrade to the outskirts of Constan
tinople.
Roumanla Places Troops.
LONDON. Nov. 1G. ? Iloumunia is
reported to have placed sttong bodies
of troops in two places on the Bul
garian frontier.
Dividing Up Turkey.
BELGRADE, Servla, Nov. 16?The
partition of European Turkey will be
discussed here next Thursday, at a
meeting of the premiers of the Bai
kun states.
AGREE ONCE AGAIN.
LONDON, Nov. 16. ? A dispatch
: from Bucharest. Roumanin, states
that Turkey and Bulgaria have agreed
, upon an armistice.
Free lolls for
Coastwise Ships
WASHINGTON. Nov. 16. ? Presi
dent Taft has made it known that he
does not expect to recomineud to Con
gress the repeal of the free-toll pro
vision for coastwise vessels through
the Panama canal.
GUST AY SCHWAB
HANGED HIMSELF
UTCHFIELD. Nov. 16?The death
certificate of Gustav Schwab, former
head of Oelrichs & Co.. of New York,
whose death from heart disease was
reported, shows that he committed
suicide by hanging.
GUNMEN DEFENSE
CLOSED TODAY
NEW YORK. Nov. 16.?The defense
In the notorious gunmen cases closed
today. The case will not go to the
jury until Monday or Tuesday.
WESTERN PIONEER
BURNED TO DEATH
VALDEZ, Nov. 15. ?David Wal
drou, eighty-nine years old, was
burned to death in his cabin this
morning. The bedding caught lire
from an electric bulb which he had
placed in the bed for the purpose of
warming his'feet.
Waldron was once a wealthy Los
Angeles man, where heowned consid
erable property. He was a deputy
marshal In Washington territory In
1854. He came to Valdez in 1902.
When found Waldron had reached
the door of his cabin but had fallen
inside. His legs were nearly
burned ofT. The house was scarcely
injured.
PRESIDENT TAFT
IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Nov 16.?President
Taft is spending three days in this
city. Tonight he will be the guest
of the Lotus Club. Gov. Wilson called
to pay his respects, but missed the
president by a few minutes.
MANY PEOPLE ARE
LOOKING THIS WAY.
L. T. Merry, the well known engin
eer on the Humboldt returned from
a brief visit in Seattle. Mr. Merry!
says that there is much talk concern
ing Juneau In Seattle and elsewhere
and many people are looking this
way. He emphasizes the fact that
so far as labor is concrned the sup
ply is fully up to the demand and
men looking for jobs could scarcely
expect to find them at this time of
the year.
Mr. Merry says the weather below
has been extremely rainy.
TWELVE PERSONS
BURIED IN MINE
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 15.?
Twelve persons were entombed to
day in the Hornailver mine, includ
ing two girls, Daisy and Hazel Al
exander, aged sixteen and nineteen,
respectively. There Is no hope of
rescue.
SALT LAKE CITY. Nov. 16.?The
12 persons entombed In the Hornail
ver mine, have all been rescued.
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PARIS BANKER
AN EMBEZZLER
PARIS, Nov. 16. ? Augustln Max
mind, n Parisian banker, has sur
rendered to te police. He confepsed
that he had misappropriated two mil
lion francs, depositors' money, In a
copper mine speculation.
BANKER MUST
GO TO JAIL
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.?The Appel
late Court of New York, has afllrined
upon William J. Cummings, a direc
tor of the Carnegie Trust Company,
who was convicted a year ago of
larceny In connection with the fail
ure of the bank. Cummings was sen
tenced to serve a sentence of four
to eight years in Sing Sing peniten
tiary.
DR. DAMOURETTE
MADE DEFENDANT.
L. S. Wilson vs. Martin Damourette
is the title of a civil action filed with
the Clerk today.
This case is a civil action grow
ing out of a grubstake agreement be
tween L. C. Wilson. David Grant,
Thomas K. Morrows and the defend
ant in this action.
It is alleged in the complaint that
certain moneys were advanced de
fendant for prospecting and locating
gold bearing properties and that cer
tain other moneys were to be con
tributed from time to time> conting
ent upon certain performances on the
part of defendant; that reports of
said work and discoveries should be
made by defendant and accounting
made of same.
It is alleged by plaintiff Wilson
that he has investigated reported
discoveries and expenditures and
found said locations and discoveries
j to be valuless.
It is further alleged that contrary
to his advice trustee Morrow ad
vanced more money to defendant.
Subsequently he has been instructed
by the trustee to bring suit for an
i accounting and recovery of such ad
vanced moneys and property the
joint ownership of which resides in
the parties at interest.
Seven new ones were taken at last
| night's session of the L. O. O. M.
TVE1TM0E ALSO
PLOTTED MURDER
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 15. ? In his
testimony today in the dynamite con
spiracy cases Ortie E. McManigal
sLtted that the first suggestion of the
Los Angeles Times dynamite plot
came from Olaf A. Tvoltmoe, tht San
Francisco labor leader, and that that
Martin Clancy assisted in working
out the plans.
PLAYED POKER;
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.?Gott'
/ried Hugo, first sergeant of the
Tweutyseventh Coast Artillery and
Private Charles W. Caton, of the
Tenth, attempted suicide ast night be
cause of the official punishment im
posed upon them for playing poker.
RATIFY TREATY
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16?Secre
tary of State nox and British Ambas
sador Bryce have exchange ratifica
tions of the treaty adjusting dis
putes relative to the North Atantlc
fisheries. The treaty convention has
already been approved by the Senate.
INDEPENDENCE FOR
THE PHILIPPINES.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 16.?Chair
man Henry, of the House rules com
mittee, has stated that there Is every
prospect of the passage of one of the
first measures to be taken up at the
special session of Congress?the
Philippine independence bill, which
was drafted laat session by Chair
man Jones, of the insular affairs com
mittee.
MISS MALONEY'S WEDDING
A BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
District Attorney John Rustgard
and wife attended the wedding of
.Miss Malonoy to Ferd Wettrick. The
ceremony was performed in the Red
room of the Now Washington at nine
o'clock on the Evening of Nov. 9.
There were about 60 people present.
Judge Rustgard says it was the
prettiest wedding that he had ever
witnessed. Both the bride and
groom were charming and dignified.
The happy couple have gone to
Southern California for six weeks,
when they will return to Seattle.
PRINCETON 6; YALE 6.
PRINCETON, N. J., Nov. 16.?In
the football game today, Princeton
and Yale tied the score, being six
ench.
Mr and Mrs. Charles Wells will
leave on the Humboldt, on route to
California.
Mrs. Femmer. operated upon for
appendicitis at St. Ann's hospital, is
recovering.
The Daily Empire delivered in Ju
neau, Douglas and Treadwell for 11.00
a month.
CONGRESS IN EXTRA SESSION
NOT LATER THAN APRIL 15
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.?President
Elect Wilson has announced that im
mediately after hiB inauguration he
will call an extraordinary session of
Congress, to convene not later than
April 15, for the purpose of revising
the tariff. Governor Wilson said:
"1 shall call Congress In extraor
dlnary session not only because i
think that the pledges of the Demo
cratic party ought to be redeemed as
promptly as possible, but also be
cause I know it to be in the interest
of business (hat all uncertainty as to
what particular items of tariff revis
ion are to be, or should be, removed
as soon as possible."
CHINA NOW
THREATENS RUSSIA
CHICAGO, Nov. 16. ? A Canton.
China, special to the Chicago Dally
! News, says that China has an army
| ready to war with Russia, in order
to maintain Mongolia as an integral
part of the Chinese republic. A mass
meeting was called and great en
thusiasm was aroused.
PEKIN, Nov. 16.?It is feared that
President Yuan will he overthrown
unless he yields to the demand for
war with Russia.
Suit Involving Hundreds
of Millions Being Argued
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16?The title
to Western oil lands valued at $600,
000,000 will depend upon the outcome
of the case of the United States vs.
the Southern Pacific Railway Com
pany, involving lands In Southern Cal
ifronla. The case is now being ar
gued before the Supreme Court of the
United States.
The Southern Pacific acquired these
lauds under a government land grant,
and represented that they were agri
cultural lands. Later vast oil depos
its were discovered, and the govern
ment now seeks to recover them.
FRANK GOULD TO
RESIDE IN EUROPjF
NEW YORK, Nov. 16. ? Frank 'j.
Gould lias entered upon negotiations
for the sale of his holdings in the Mis
souri Pacific railroad, preparatory to
making his permanent home In Eu
rope.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER.
PEKING, Nov. 16.?Lu Cheng
Hsiang, a former premier, has been
appointed minister of foreign affairs
in the Chinese cabinet.
PACIFIC COAST
MAN IS IN TOWN.
James It. Smith, traveling auditor
of the Pacific Coast Company, arrived
on the Humboldt on one of his regular
pilgrimages. He will go to Skagwa.v
on the Humboldt.
Mr. Smith said that he had not
heard of the company's intention to
make any changes in Juneau.
TO BE SENTENCED
ON NEXT MONDAY.
TACOMA, Nov. 15.?Judge K. E.
Cushman of the federal court this
afternoon denied the motion for a
new trial in the cases of the United
States vs. C. E. Houston and John
H. Bullock, convicted of defrauding
the government in Alaska coal con
tracts for supplying coal to army
posts. The defendants were ordered
to appear next Monday for sentence.
Judge Cushman said there was no
doubt in his mind as to the justice of
the denfendant's conviction.
CHOLERA IS RAGING.
IN CONSTANTINOPLE.
LONDON, Nov. 15.?An uncensored
Rcutcr agency dispatched from Con
stantinople states that cholera cases
daily arc numbered by the hundreds.
Another dispatch says that there
is a total of 6,000 cholera cases in
Constantinople, and 500 deatis daily.
30.000 KILLED AND
MAIMED IN THE WAR.
LONDON, Nov. 15.?A report from
Bucharest, says that the Bulgarian
killed and wounded in the present war
is 80,000.
WILSONS GO TO BERMUDA.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.?President
Elect Wilson and family sailed today
for Bermuda, on the steamship Ber
mudian.
HAWLEY WILL
GO TO SENATE
BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 16.?Governor
James H. Hawley has announced that
he will resign. Lieut.-Governor
Sweet7.or, who will succeed him, will
appoint Ilawloy United States Sena
tor to succeed the late Senator Hey
burn. Hawley is a Democrat, and
Sweetzer is a Republican.
MISS POWERS' DEATH
DUE TO HEART DISEASE.
BOSTON. Nov. 15.?An autopsy of
the body of Miss Marjorle G. Powers,
found dead hist night in a bath tub,
in a local hotel, showed that death
was due to natural causes?heart dis
ease.
JACK JOHNSON RELEASED.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16.?Jack Johnson
has been released from jail on a $30,
000 bond, furnished by his mother
and Matthew P. Baldwin.
WEALTHY LUMBERMAN
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 16.?John
K. Sowers, a wealthy lumberman, was
found dead in bed this morning at
his home. The dead man had a bul
let in hiB head, and it is thought he
was murdered.
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|:| Marine Notes t
5H I It I I I I I I I I I I II I I I II I II
The Humboldt is due here from
Skagway at 9:30 tonight.
A wireless states that the Cordova
from the Westward Is now at Taku
loading salmon, having arived at that
place at 8 o'clock last night.
The Lutouche is expected shortly
with 250 tons of coal for each of the
towns of Douglas and Juneau.
The Santa Anna sails from Seattle
Monday bringing coal, oil and explos
ives for Juneau.
The Humboldt arrived at 8:45 last
night with passengers and 85 tons of
freight. She left for Skagway at 1
a. m. thin morning and is duo to re
turn tonight at 9 o'clock.
The Dolphin is due from the south
tomorrow.
The Mariposa is due In Juneau
southbound-on Nov. 26.
The Yukon Is duo In Juneau on Nov.
24, westward bound.
The best typewriter on the market.
The Royal. W. II. Case, agent. tf