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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. i 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. 4 I IH I l-HI 8 II I t I I I I I I I I I I I |:| 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