The Alaska citizen., 1911-05-08

CORDOVA, May 4.-The refusal Of President Taft to acknowledge the receipt of the many telegrams which were sent him on Saturday Of last week, or to offer the people of Alaska any hope of an early settlement of the coal lands question resulted this afternoon in an act which much re sembled the famous Boston tea par ty of early American history, and which at least will have the effect of attracting nationwide attention 10 the territory. if nothing more is ac- complished.
 During the temporary absence from the city of the United States marshal, roo of the citizens gathered at the dock according to a prearranged plan, and dumped into the bay all of the foreign coal on the dock, amounting to 100 tons. and at the same time denounced all of those people who were responsible for the importation of the fuel.
 When all of the Outside coal had been disposed of. the angry pOpulace declared that not another pound of foreign coal would he permitted to De u1llOddtu III lllc titS uItli Su'i time as Alaskans are given permis sion to mine the fuel which is every where abundant along the coast of the territory
 SEATTLE, April 5.-Seattle conser vationists today declare that the ac- tions of the citizens of Cordova yes terday in dumping 300 tons of Brit ish coal into the bay there was insti- gated y the Guggenheims as a sym pathy move the Guggenheims being angry at the delay of the govern ment in opening the Alaska coal lands. This interpretation of the Cordova incident they have telegraph ed to Washington.
 SEATTLE, May 5.-Advices have just been received here to the effect that the residents of Seward are arming themselves preparatory to an attack on the customs house at that place, with the object of seiz- ing 1t.
 The people of Seward are said to be in hearty accord with the action of the Cordovans, and the cOntem- plated seizure of the government building vii be in the nature of similar demonstration against the policy of the department of the in terior. The people are much wrought up and it Is thought it will be neces- sary to call out the troops to re- store peace along the troubled coast.
 In speaking of the Cordova trou ble, Falcon Joslin told number of people in the Arctic club that Alas kans could not hope to obtain their full liberty from the national re- strictions without resorting to arms, and he predicted bloodshed as a re- suit of the wrought-up state of mind in which the people of the North are at present.
 CHAPLIN, Conn.,, May 5.-Gover- nor Walter E. Clark, of Alaska is in receipt of many messages advising him of the action of the Cordovans and he says the people of Alaska must have patience while longer. He believes the secretary of the in terior is in full sympathy with the people of the North, and that he will do all he can to hasten the opening up of the coal lands in way that will be of benefit to all the people. The governor says the question at issue is of greater depth than ap- pears on the surface, and that haste at this time in disposing of the mat ter will result in amending hurt to the territory
 WASHINGTON. May 5.-Referring to the Cordova Coal Party" Con- missioner Dennet. of the general land office, stated today that the Alas kans who participated yesterday in the demonstration against the policy of the government withholding the Alaska coal lands from entry, are only biting off their noses to spite their faces, because they either will have to buy more foreign coal to re- place the fuel which was thrown overheard, or go without any fuel at all. Dennet says further that the department has no intention of open ing up the coal lands at the present time. and there is no immediate prospect of settling the coal cases now pending.