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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE vm i NO JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10,1913. PRICE TEN CENTS DIAZ HOLDS THE CITY OF MEXICO ? Development Work on Lynn Canal Properties James R. Whipple, general mana-r ger of the Kensington and Eagle River Mining Companies, returned from Eagle river Saturday night. Mr. Whipple says that work is pro gressing at Eagle river as rapidly as can be expected. Two shifts are work ing with one machine drill on the tun nel which is being driven to tap the old workings at a level 600 feet lower down. This tunnel is to be 1,800 feet in length and 800 feet of which re mains to be done. With the completion of the new tun nel a surface tram road will connect the mine with the mill. Formerly the ore was brought by aerial tram. This mine has produced a lot of money, more than $400,000. from its high grade ores but the formation on top is so broken that it was found a rather difficult method of mining, hence the change, which will not only obviate nearly all the expensive tim bering but do away with hoisting for a great part of the ore. Pending these changes the mill is shut down. The property is owned principally by Macon. Georgia capital, and has been under development for the past ten years. The present mill was er ected seven years ago. There are about 25 claims included in the prop erty. B. L. Thane, general manager of the Alaska-Gastineau Company, is gener al superintendent of both the Ken sington Mining Company and the Kagle River Mining Company. The development work at Kagle river is un der the direct supervision of C. C. Whipple, engineer in charge. The Kensington mines are located some distance farther down the canal at Conrad City. At present little is being done there on account of the water power being closed down until the snow begins to melt. Here they have good water power for about eight months of the year. As yet no aux iliary plant has been put up to supply power when the water freezes up. The work under way at Kensington is the extension of the Kensington crosscut tunnel to intersect the John son tunnel. The distance to be bored is 2.1)00 feet. This property is also a high grade free milling ore and promises great returns. The mine was first opened up by the Nowell people and has produced a lot of money. There are about 60 claims all told in cluded in the Kensington Mining Company's holdings, but much of it has not had a great deal of develop ment work done on it. B. B. Nieding is in charge of the work at Kensing ton. A COLD STORAGE PLANT TOR TYEE Huno Hoyer. manager of the Ven dsvssel Packing Company, of Tyee. arrived in Juneau on the company's launch Albert, last Friday. Mr. Hoy er's visit up here was to arrange for the shipment Of supplies and to at tend to other business matters. The Vendsyssel Packing'Company is in the mild-cure salmon trade, and they are building up quite an indus try on the lower end of Admiralty isl and. A new cold storage plant is be ing erected in order to facilitate bus iness. Work on the plant is progress ing rapidly and it will soon be ready for use. "Our company," said Mr. Hoyer. "makes a specialty of packing choice King salmon and the cold storage plant is an absolute necessity for the proper conduct of our business." SOLONS FROM NOME DUE HERE SHORTLY J. L. Proctor, formerly connected with with the department of justice, arrived from Valdez on the Mariposa last night, having come out over the trail from Fairbanks. Mr. Proctor left Fairbanks Jan. "7. and had a very pleasant trip out. At the time Mr. Proctor left Fair banks. the Ruby and Nome members of the first Alaska Legislature had just arrived. The people of Fairbanks were arranging to banquet the mem bers from Seward peninsula after which, being joined by the Fairbanks delegation, it was the intention of starting out for Valdez enroute to Ju neau. Mr. Proctor thinks they will arrive from rairoaiiKs one ???? his own arrival and that they will come to Juneau on the next trip of the Northwestern. Henry Roden. expressed his inten tion of "mushing" out on account of the scant allowance for mileage. Peo ple who are acquainted with Mr. Ro den's walking abilities are inclined to believe that if he does start to walk that he will be picked up near Munson's. a few miles out of town. .Mr. Proctor, as special agent of the department of justice gathered all the evidence for the government in the Burnette bank prosecution cases. The trial of these cases should re sult in the passage of a law, Mr. Proc tor thinks, looking to the safeguard ing of depositors' money in banking institutions. And. he also stated, that a law should be passed that will cov er the criminal actions of men hold ing the trust of the people, and pro viding adequate punishment for such actions. Last July Mr. Proctor resigned his position with the department of Justics and accepted the position as nation al bank examiner. After a few day< in Juneau. Mr. Proctor will leave foi Seattle enroute to the East. Every thing that will please a smok er may be found at BURFORD'S. SIXTH ANNUAL BALL OF JUNEAU FIREMEN On Wednesday night of this week, Feb. 12. the Juneau fire laddies will celebrate Lincoln's birthday anniver sary by giving their Sixth Annual Ball. Juneau is said to have the most loyal and efficient volunteer fire depart ment in the world. The public, always quick to respond to a call in the interest of the depart ment. will undoubtedly help to make this event a grand success. The benefit fund of the department now has on hand a little over eight hundred dollars, and it is hoped that enough will be realized from the pro ceeds of this ball to bring the amount up to the coveted sum of $1,000. The big social event is to be held in Elks' hall. Tickets for admission will be one dollar. PRESIDENT RECK URGES ATTENDANCE Tomorrow night the Juneau Com mercial Club is to meet. This will be the first meeting since the famous banquet was given on the night of Jan. ? 14. last. There was such a generous turnout to the banquet that President John Reck feels assured that a new and revivifying element has become interested in the organization. There is so much to be done, so many important matters in which the ' city has a vital interest to be consid ered that President Reck most urgent ly requests that there be a full at i tendance at Tuesday night's meeting Not only are all of the old members requested to be present but all of those recently elected are urged to come. "Juneau needs the very best efforts of the business men of the community right now," said President Reck, "and the effective way to get results look ing to civic betterment as well as business property, is through the concrete effort of a representative body of citizenship." B xxxxxxxxxxxx x MASONS > x Stated communication of Mt. > x Juneau Lodge, No. 147, F. & A. > x M.. this (Monday) evening. Odd > x Fellows' .hall > x J. F. PUGH, Secretary. > xxxxxxxxxxx? OPEN DAY AND NIGHT The new dining room of the Com ? mercial Cafe, with private boxes ii i connection, is now open day and night I and excellent meals are served at al < times. 2-4-t.l ?i SITUATION?Wanted by engine j fitter; expert on gasoline: under r stands electricity. Address J. P Circle City hotel. FOR REN'r ? F^ve-room house ur furnished. Inquire of Juneau Dairy tl I MOTHER SACRIFICES HERSELF FOR CHILD MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Feb. 10.?Real izing that she could not escape from being run down by an automobile yesterday, .Mrs. Harry ('. Longemo threw her babe on the sidewalk. Then the machine struck her killing her. The baby was picked up unharmed. THE CURACAO TAKES MANY SOUTHBOUND The Curacao left for Seattle at S o'clock Saturday night, taking the fol lowing passengers from Juneau: For Seattle?W. I. Lewis, F. L. Boynton, T. It. Smith. J. Dalton, H. Cowger, Win. Watson, Frank Young, Chas. W. Miller, H. Adsen, A. B. Con verse, F. Gregary, Fred Jager, A. M. Archangelski and wife. L. E. Buell. For Ketchikan- Jas. Coleman, C. W. Abercrombie, John Murphy. For Petersburg John Kildall, John Smith. A. Sandoul. For Wrangell?E. E. Noble, Jas. Lee. M. Howard, J. V. Jackson. Julius Jae ger. For Kake?Esther Gibson. PASSENGERS GOING SOUTH ON THE MARIPOSA! The following took passage south-! bound 011 the steamer Mariposa this morning: For Seattle--Dr. Henry De Vighne I and wife, Mrs. L. Erickson, Mr. and I Mrs. L. P. Shackleford, Miss Minnie Clifton, L. V. Winter, Wm. J. Reck. Miss Dorothy Reck, Lockie McKinnon, .1. F. Everet. Mrs. J. E. Harrager and children, Samuel Lindy, P. M. Mul len. H. L. Faulkner, Roy V. Nye, L. Carlson and R. Borden. For Ketchikan?J. W. Ruber. AT ST. ANN'S This morning Dr. Egginton operated for appendicitis on James Molloy at St. Ann's hospital. The patient is now resting easily. RETURNING HERE AFTER 19 YEARS' ABSENCE The Empire is in receipt of a let-! ter from Frank A. T. Aldrich. Rep resentative-elect from the Second Di vision, in which he says, in part: "I was elected Nov. 5, and will take my rightful place on the Democratic side of the House of Representatives of the Territorial Legislature. "I left .Juneau nineteen years ago, and was .then a hard rock miner at ! Berner's bay. After all these years of wandering over Alaska it is indeed a pleasure to return to the starting point as a member of the first Terri torial Legislature." MARIPOSA'S PASSENGERS FROM THE WESTWARD The Mariposa arrived from the Westward at 11:45 last night, depart ing at an early hour this morning lot the South. She had on board the following passengers: For Seattle?Miss Boswell, G. T, 1 Barrett, O. 1,. Willoughby, Mrs. F. M Barrett, S. Gregg, P. F. Plummlng. F. A. Jourdan, Mrs. Little. L. Harvey and wife. W. R. Chedley. G. H. Teffans, S. A. Hemple and wife, Theo. Kettle son, Miss B. Clark. Mrs. J. H. Grant, H. W. Birk, J. Borgan, J. W. Arnold J. Pearson. J. J. Ross. For Juneau?S. O. Morford and wife J. J. Britt, W. T. Solonkav, J. L. Proc tor. and R. Scott. SOURDOUGH SENATOR WHO IS UNDISMAYED The journey to Juneau has at least one sourdough undismayed, and that is Conrad Freeding, says the Nome Industrial Worker. Senator | Freeding declares that the trip will ' be a delightful outing. "Just like a holiday." He knows that the worst | of it will be from Nome to Unalas kleet, after that he gets in the tall timber and its goodbye to the bliz c . ? zards. , From Ruby down it will be travel de luxe, and there will be nothing to it. The Senator has been over the trail several times already, and fears - nothing from its dangers. He looks i forward to starting out with some con , siderable eagerness?at least so he 1 says. H. Cowger, of Haines, went south or >- the Curacao Saturday night. C. W. Abercrombie left for Ketchi kan on the Curacao last Saturday. i A complete line of tobacco iars ant (. pipe racks at BURFORDS. t President Madero and Cabinet Flee ***********#*******#* MEXICO CITY, Feb. 10.?On Sunday the Mexican * * army in this city revolted and took possession of the Na- * * tional palace, the government arsenal and nearly all the * * public buildings in the city. One hundred and fifty people were killed. General * * Felix Diaz, who was confined in prison here, was released * * by the revolutionists and he immediately assumed com- * * mand of the revolutionary troops. * In the conflict that followed between the troops that * * remained loyal to President Madero, the latter command- * * ed them in person a part of the time. General Villar, a * * loyalist, was killed, as was also Gen. Bernardo Reyes. President Madero and his Cabinet took refuge in the * * palace, which was defended by loyal troops. Gustavo Ma- * * dero, brother of the President, was made a prisoner. * President Madero and his ministers afterwards left * * the palace following the receipt of the knowledge that * * General Elanquet, commanding a loyal force of federal * * troops, had arrived. Blanquet, however, was unwilling to * * fight Diaz, who virtually controls the city. * EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 10.?President Madero has tele- * * graphed the federal commander at Juarez that the Mex- * * ican government has the situation well in hand, and that * * the mutineers have been repulsed with heavy loss. MEXICO CITY, Feb. 10.? General Felix Diaz has * * proclaimed himself President. President Madero and his * * Cabinet are fugitives. * WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.?"There is not the slightest * * possibility of intervening in Mexico," said Secretary of * * State Knox today, when asked if the government was con- * * sidering such action. * * ******************** Explorer Scott and Six Men Freeze to Death LONDON, Feb. 10.?A dispatch to the Times from Welling ton, N. Z., states that a wireless message from the steamer Nova Terra had been received there, from Oamura. The dispatch adds that Captain Scott, the Antarctic explorer and four of his party, and possibly a greater number had been frozen to death at the depot on McMurdo Sound, after planting the English flag on a pole on Jan. 18, 1912, beside the Norwegian banner left by Cap tain Amundsen. There were sixty-six men in Scott's party. MADISON, Wis., Feb. 10.?"Horrible," exclaimed Captain Amundson, when told today of the fate of Captain Scott and ! and his companions. v JUDGE OVERFIELD | DENIES NEW TRIAL This morning Judge Overfield de nied the motion of Attorney J. H. Cobb for a new trial for the defend ants O. Itow and E. Fushimi, recent ly convicted, the former of murder in the first degree and the latter of man slaughter, in the killing of Frank Dunn at the Dundas Bay Cannery last July. Attorney Cobb stated that he will sue out a writ of error and carry the case to the supreme court. Attorney Cobb says that he has every confi dence that a new trial will be granted, j This morning Judge Overfield also over-ruled the motion for a new trial made by Gunnison and Marshal, at torneys for the three soldiers from Fort Seward, who were recently con victed of complicity in the highway | robbery at Haines. The soldiers be ing privates are without means to pay court costs and other expenses that would be incurred, therefore it is not likely that their case will be car-j ried any further. The court an-1 nounced that the defendants would be j sentenced tomorro wat 10 a. m. ? FEMMER & RITTER See this firm for all kinds of dray i ing and hauling. We guarantee i isfaction and reasonable prices. Com . delivered promptly. Femmer & Rit . ter's Express. Stand Burford's Cor rer. Phone 314. Residence phones 402 or 403. ??? The genuine Fox Oyster Cocktails, healthful and invigorating. Sold only - at the SANITARY GROCERY 2-8-3t. The Dally Empire delivered in Ju 1 neau, Douglas and Treadwell for 31-00 a month. SAYS ANIAK DISTRICT HAS GREAT FUTURE Gordon Hetties, who came in recent ly from the Kuskokwim country, de clares that the Aniak is destined to become a good camp as soon as the men in that country have had time to open up their ground. He says the new camp already is sufliciently de veloped to support 300 people, and ho believes there will be a much larger population than that at the end of an other season. In the opinion of the old-timer. Bear creek also Is looking good and gives promises of a large output. Manager Golder, of the N. C. post at Kolhakofsky, arrived in Iditarod the other day, bringing fifty pounds of Aniak gold with him. He said bus iness is good and that the outlook is most encouraging. The gold whici: was taken from Bear creek durinj the past season is now enroute and is expected to arrive in Iditarod in i short time. Both Golder and Bettles say th< people of the Kuskokwim are sore a! the government because of the mai service in that part of Alaska. Thej say that the present official route is ridiculous, and shows a disgracefu ignorance of topography and condl tions. TO JUNEAU PATRONS: I wish to announce that I am pr pared to give prompt and efficlen service in delivering, coal haui'.nj freight, baggage, etc. HILARY McKANNA TRANSFER Phone Order 5-7 or 55 ti The genuine Fox Oyster Cocktails healthful and invigorating. Sold onl; at the SANITARY GROCERY 2-8-31 Phone your subscription to Th Daily Empire. Phone 3-7-4. Thinks the Government Should Build Railroads WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.?Delegate Wickorsham, of Alaska, states in an interview that he believes that legis lation should be introduced in the Congress requiring the government to construct railroads in Alaska. ' He expressed himself as being op posed to the building of Alaska rail roads by private contract, and he sug j gests that their construction should ! be along the lines prosecuted in the j building of the Panama ('anal. NORTHWESTERN TOR NORTHERN PORTS SEATTLE, Feb. 10. ? Steamship Northwestern, of the Alaska Steam ship Company sailed last night at 0 o'clock for Juneau and Western Alas ka ports. Her cabin passengers for Juneau are: W. I\ Mills, W. 13. Mar shall, Mrs. J. Hart, J. N. Steffgen, Have Evans, H. J. Raymond, J. U. Noble and family, Dorothy Pelteer, Helen Maynard, Mrs. L. W. Miller, M. Nettleson, O. L. Coward, N. G.J Cornell, 11. G. Conway, J. 13. Ruffo, Nick Hanlon, Minnie Hubbard, Anna Gabraltar, R. C. Post, and Miss Bat betv CONFESSES MURDER OF HIS FATHER CHILLICOTHE, Mo., Feb. 10. ?Lee Hoyt, a youth of twenty, has confessed that he killed his father last Novem ber. because the latter was abusive to him. HUGE BUCKET DROPS; KILLS THIRTEEN MEN MANSFIELD, England, Feb. 10. ? A chain attached to an eight hundred gallon bucket snapped yesterday, and the bucket fell down the shaft of a coal mine in this city yesterday, kill ing thirteen men and injuring ten. Some of the miners who were killed were crushed into a shapless mass by the impact of the bucket. CORSER SUCCEEDS I SUPT. GEIGER SEATTLE, Feb. 10.?Culeb Corser. of New York, recently appointed sup erintendent of the Copper River and Northwestern railroad, sailed for Cor dova last night, accompanied by Vice President R. \V. Baxter. When questioned as to what his plans and policy would be in connec tion with his new duties, Mr. Corser said he had formulated none as yet and would wait until he was on the ground, and could personally size up conditions, before he would have any j thing to say for publication. MUCH JOY AT RUBY CITY There is much jubilation through out the Ruby district of new pay at several points on Long creek, and the lining up of the paystreak from 2 to ?1 above. Dan McCarty has struck good dirst where he has been working on 2 above; Bettles found the extension of the streak on the next claim above, and on 4 above, the new pay was found by Pah Ike. Pay also has ben found on the lower end of Novlkaket association, the discovery having been made by Pierce and Lyon. ' HOTEL MERGER IS EFFECTED i 1 SEATTLE, Feb. 10? A hotel mer , ger, of the New Washington hotel, ol ( this city, and the St. Francis hotel I of San Francisco, has ben effected . Hereafter these houses will be undei . one management. 1 J. R. Noble, the mining man whc was in Juneau last fall, and who hat secured mining interests in this dis trict, is a passenger on the Northwest ern, accompanied by his family. t Steamship Cordova will sail at { ; o'clock tonight for the Westward carrying pasengers. ! The machinery for the Eevermai property at Bettles bay, Port Wells t, is now on the ground and ready to b< y put in place. Work on the Singletar; t. property on Harriman Fiord is con tinuing right along, good progress be e ing made. Owing to floating'ice th fiord is hardly navigable. [TUMULTY INSPECTS THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. - Joseph !\ Tumulty, secretary to President elect Woodrow Wilson, inspected the White House ollices on Saturday af ternoon, and he brought personal greetings from the President-elect to President Taft. Mr. Tumulty said that it was ex pected that the personnel of the White House staff would be kept In tact for several months. LAW DISCRIMINATES AGAINST JAPANESE WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.?The Jap anese Ambassador has called tin- at tention of the United States govern ment to the passage of a bill by the lower House of the Washington State Legislature, antagonistic to the Jap anese living in that State. OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 10.-Secre 1 tary of State Philander ('. Knox has wired Governor Lister to use his in fluence to delay the further consid eration of the Hughes bill, which I passed the lower House of the State j Legislature providing an amendment ! to the State Constitution which will permit al aliens, except Orientals, to accjuire lands. Secretary Knox urges i delay until he has had time to examine | into, the treaty obligations of the ! United States and Japan. FIVE WAR VESSELS ARE ORDERED SOUTH WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. ? Active preperations are under way for the dispatch of five men of war to both coast of Central America. Humors of the Southern republics are rife, but the War Department is reticent about gving out news. ITHE JURY !N fURTH CASE DISAGREES BELLINGHAM, Wash., Feb. 10. ? The jury in the case o:' Jacob Furth and other otlicials of the Seattle Na tional Hank, after being out for many hours were discharged. Furth and the other defendants were charged with aiding and abetting W. E. Schricker, owner of a private bank at LaConner, in recevlng depos its, knowing that the Schricker bank was insolvent. "AGITATORS." SAYS BISHOP t.r. "inflammatory agiu-.tor," bishop s ATLANTA, Ga., Feb 9.?Theodore Roosevelt and his folic wers were de nounced In a sermon today by Bishop Warren Candler of the Southern Meth* I odist Episcopal Church as "inflamma tory agitators who, though in a pro nounced minority and unworthy of . any respectable following, have a pow r r to pull down without the ability to ,j build up any worthy religious, political . j or social institution. ? i "The time has come for the con ! servative people of all classes in our j country to put an end to the danger )j ous antics of certain parties who, hav j| ing taken leave of both sober reason - and sound conscience, seek to draw . unstable minds after them to the in jury of themselves and everybody else," said Bishop Candler. j , INDIAN CHIEF'S DAUGHTER AT THE INAUGURATION i WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.?Dawn of i, the Mist, daughter of Chief Three 3 Bears, of the Sioux Indians, will com y mand a troop-of Indian maidens at i- the inaugural ceremonies. ?. , e Phone your want ads to The Dally ? Empire, phone 3-7-4.