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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
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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."
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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
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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.
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President Madero
and Cabinet Flee
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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. *
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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.
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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
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The genuine Fox Oyster Cocktails
healthful and invigorating. Sold onl;
at the SANITARY GROCERY 2-8-31
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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.
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