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The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
MUCH PROGRESS
 ON STREET WORK

Farnham street, a thoroughfare of the new and popular residence section in which the Governors House is To- cated, is at last to be put in a pass able state. At the last meeting of the new city council petition was read asking that the grade be established on that street City Engineer Blakes- lee says that progress is being made on this work and that the street is to be graded at once. Work will start in few days.
 The city engineer and his assistants are very busy these days. Street lev els are being run in all parts of the city with the purpose in view of es- tablishing permanent grades. AS soon as this work is completed it is ex- pected that the city government will order some permanent street improve ments. The idea is growing that rock rather than planking should be used in all future paving.
 The engineering department Is also Investigating the sewerage conditions prevailing in Juneau at the present early date. Ordinance No. S3-the health and sanitary ordinance is to be strictly enforced.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
JuaIin Mine on Berner'S
 Bay Changes Ownership

tion under the new ownership except perhaps a new business head. It is hinted that Superintendent Nadeau will retain his place as Superintend- ent and more than likely others will hold their positions.
 Mir. Nadeau left for Jualin with party today having chartered the launch Pacific to make the run. w.. H. Case, the commercial photogra- pher, accompanied the party for pur- pose of taking photographs of the de- velopment work at it's present stage. These photographs will be sent along with reports to the head office so that clear understanding can be had as to the work that has been accom-. plished.
 The Jualin mine at Berner's Bay has been one of the well known South eastern Alaska mining properties for about 20 years. It was originally fi- nanced by Lieut.. w. B. Hoggatt, af- terward Governor of Alaska, and the capital in it came from Indiana. He was superintendent of the mine for many years, and was afterward sue. ceeded by his brother, Herbert Hog, gait
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24

The Jualin mines have been sold. It is announced that the Algunican De velopment Company, Ltd, has trans ferred its interests in the Jualin prop erty, on Berners Bay, to the re-or- ganized Jualin.Alaska Mines Com pany, and that the new concern will take possession of the property on or about May l. It is also stated that the re-organized Jualin-Alaska Mines Company will take over all of the Alas ka business of the Algunican Develop ment Company on the same date.
 Recently Sidney Smith, consulting engineer of the Algunican Develop ment Company visited the property with the vice president and on their return to Juneau took an early boat for the States Mir. Smith, it is an nounced, will not return to Juneau but remain in the East in connection with the opening up of some properties in the Cobalt and Porcupine districts of Ontario. With the retirement of Mir. Smith, Superintendent of Construction Albert N. Nadeau was placed in charge.
 It is altogether probable that there will be but little change of administra.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
ALASKA-JUALIN
 PROGRESS SHOWN

The work of laying track from the bayside portal of tunnel number 3 to the Alaska Juneau mine is now in pro- gress and it is expected that it will be completed within the next three weeks. The entire distance is about 5000 feet. Tunnel number 3, which penetrates Mount Roberts, was com pleted yesterday. This tunnel is 2,- 25O feet long. a short interval along the mountainside separates it from tunnel number about 500 feet long; another short interval separates tun- mel number 1, which is but 300 feet long. From tunnel number to the portal of the mine or main tunnel at Snow Slide gulch. is but another brief walk
 All of the road bed at the interven- ing points between tunnels has been finished for some time. also tunnels number l and ?. The work of lay ing track has been waiting upon the completion of tunnel number 8. the entry to tide water.
 The main or mine tunnel has now penetrated under the mountain dis yet to be bored before the main shaft tance of 5.45O feet leaving 500 feet of the mine can be tapped at this low. CT level.
 Everything is moving along smooth ly and its expected that by the time the new ore reducing plant is erected that the mine will be ready to deliver the ore. The first unit consisting ot a 15O-stamp mill with additional roll machinery doubling the capacity of the ordinary stamp mill will, unless serious mishaps occur. be extracting the ore values before next August.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
COMING TO JUNEAU
 WITH HIS HOUSE

SKAGWAY, April 22.-An unusual sight was witnessed when the gas boat Hegg lowed scow out of Skagway harbor upon. which rested a three room house Passengers on the boat were Captain and Mrs. Madsen and family and Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Mcket- trick. the latter going to their ranch at Glacier point, Mrs. Madsen and children to Haines, and the Captain bound for Juneau where he will place his boat on a lot there and make Of it his future home.
 Captain Madsen owned the house m Skagway which was situated near the beach. He also owned scow and gas boat Desiring to remove to Ju. neau and engage in fishing and gener' al hauling and boating, he conceived the idea of loading his house onto the scow and towing it 1O2 miles to the capital city. Captain Madsen is an intrepid skipper and there is no doubt he will reach Juneau .on schedule time with his unusual cargo.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
SPOKANE TAKES MANY
 PASSENGERS SOUTH

The Spokane took large number of passengers from Juneau at this mornings sailing. Following is the list:
 For Seattle - L. F. Jones, Maud Frame, Florence Dayton, H. G. Con- way, Mir and Mrs. J. B. Ellington, Mir. and Mrs. Geo. B. Hills, Mary I. Flint, S. 4. Asselt.
 For Ketchikan-Judse Thomas R. Lyons, Mrs. Lyons, Mir. and Mrs. R. E. Robertson, J. J. Clarke, John Rust gard, R V. Nye, Miss Ina S. Liebhardt, Mrs. Leibahrdt, J. F. Mullen, W. A. Hills, M. L. Tatum, Fl. R. Miller
 For y0rangell-A Bernheim, and R. w. Flint.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
THE, SENATE KILLS FIS4-TRAP BILL
CABLE BREAK
 NEAR SEATTLE

The break in the United States mili- tary cable that interrupted service Tuesday has been located as being near Seattle It is believed that it is not more than 50 miles from that place. This would bring it some place about Port Townsend or Port Angeles.
 The discovery of the whereabouts of the break was made through tests conducted from Sitka. It is believed, as the cable ship Burnside is on Puget Sound that the necessary repairs will soon be made and the cable service resumed.
 The injury to the cable is located at about the same place the break occurred a few weeks ago when the line was out of commission for about three days
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24

The House this morning let down the bars for the purpose of allowing Col Ingerson. Ketchikan's represen- tative the privilege of introducing a bill by request. The request is said to have come from the district attor- news office. The bill. known as House Bill No. 92. is for an act authorizing the introduction of evidence of de- fendants character reputation, habits and disposition in criminal prosecu- tions under indictment charging some degree of homicide or assault with dangerous weapons, or assault with intent to kill. Section one provides that in all criminal prosecutions, un- der an indictment charging some de- gree of homicide. it shall be compe- tent for the prosecution to prove the character reputation, habits and dis position of the defendant with refer ence to the use of weapons, irrespec- tive of whether the defendant intro duces evidence of good character and reputation or not. Section two de- clared an emergency to exist making the act take effect immediately. The bill was indefinitely postponed but not before it had ben unmercitully grilled by nearly every member of the House.
 Representative Kennedy. of Candle. denounced the bill in unmeasured terms. He hopped on the emergency clause with both feet. declaring it as
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
RYAN GETS
 HIS PATENTS

Richard S. Ryan, known in Alaska, Washington, New York and Seattle, as "Dick" Ryan, has received pat ent to 16O acres of land on the shores of Controller Bay The patent arrived in the last mail at the Juneau land of flee and bears the signature of Wood row Wilson, President of the United States.
 Ryan was the author, if there was an author, of the so.called "Dick-to- Dick" letter, if there was such let ter. This alleged letter, if written at all, was written in connection with Ryan's efforts to secure the patent that has arrived in this city and that now reposes quietly in the land office.
 It was Ryan, in his effort to get the 16O acres described in the patent here referred to who got President Taft to open to settlement 1,200 acres of the Chukach forest reserve. For this he was attacked by Pinchot and it start, ed fight that involved Congression' al investigation and special message to Congress.
 Pinchot started the fireworks by ac' cusing Taft of trying to present the waterfront at Controller bay to the Guggenheims. There is still some thing like 500 to 1000 acres of the lands that Taft put out Of the for est reserve waiting for whoever that wants it and it includes several miles of Controller Bays waterfront
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
SenatOrFreeding
 Breakers For Boring Sea

The memorial points to the fact that there are 5000 people in the Seward pensilua country that have no means of communication with the world from late in October until early in June; that they have produced in the last decade approximately $65,OOOOOO, in gold; that 37 dredges are now in op- eration there and the number is being increased yearly; that it will contin- ue indefinitely as a great gold-pro- ducing region; that Canada has dem. onstrated the practicability of ice breaking on Northumberland strait and Russia has done so on the Baltic sea, and that the conditions in these waters in the winter time and those of Bering sea are in all respects sim liar: that ice-breaking craft could be utilized as revenue cutters in North ern waters in the summer time to ad- vantage.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
TALKS
 GOLD STORAGE

A large cold storage plant is being established by the Booth fisheries in- testers at Sitka. Building operations are to begin at once, and the structure rushed to completion as rapidly as possible. Some of the lumber has been secured and is already on the ground. It is expected that the machinery will all be installed and the plant ready for business within the next sixty days. The plant will have capacity of one million pounds.
 J. B. Eddington, vice president and general manager of the Booth fisher ies interests, is authority for the fore going statements. MT. Eddington has just returned from Sitka where he per sonally looked over the ground and made final arrangements for carry ing out the company's plans in this respect. To The Empire Mir. Edding- ton said that he considered Sitka a very favorable place for an establish ment of this kind. It is direct cen ter for an immense fishing area easily accessible at all times of the year, While the place has not the transpor- tation facilities of Juneau, it is so near the regular path of travel that the disability can be overcome.
 Mir. Eddington takes a great deal of interest in the cold storage plant now in process of construction here in Ju- neau, and expressed the belief that it will be a great success. u will un- doubtedly be of considerable import ance to the town and will be of equal importance to the man engaged in fish ing is the belief of Mir. Eddington be- cause it furnishes a local market for the fisherman who otherwise might seek another home port.
 In making the trip to Sitka and re. turn Mir. Eddington was accompanied by his wife The launch Pacific was chartered for that purpose and they had very enjoyable cruise. Mrs. Ed dington is great lover of the sea and is good sailor. They left for the South on the Spokane and will go to Chicago where the main offices of the company are located. w. Stewart who has been representing the com pany here, is in charge of the enter prise at Sitka at present.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24

The United States government will be asked to establish a winter water service between Dutch Harbor and Nome by the official representatives of Alaska if the legislature passes a memorial that was introduced yester- day in the Senate by Senator Conrad Breeding. of Nome. The memorial urges Congress 60 make the necessary appropriation to build one or more ice breaking craft, such as the Canadians and Russians have demonstrated is practicable under conditions that are similar to those existing in Boring sea in the winter time and that a semi.monthly service for passengers, mail and freight be given to Seward peninsula from November to June, the months when Boring sea is now closed to navigation. It is asked that the craft be attached to the revenue cut ter service.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
House Raises Lid for
 New Bill Then Kills It

his belief that the bill was introduced for ulterior purposes. This body knows of no emergency that calls for the passage of such bill, he said even if it were a good law, which he stated. it was not.
 Speaker Collins addressed the House declaring that the bill, if it should become law, would work great harm. "A law such as this" he said, would kill all incentive to re- form. Laws are made for the refor- nation of people as we'll as for re- straining wrongful tendencies.
 Other speakers followed in rapid succession. denouncing the bill either as a wicked measure, designed to work out the third degree methods, or as a special act for a specific purpose. The emergency clause seemed to be the point most assailed in adverse 
 Representative Jones. of Nome, was the lone member who had good word for the bill He said that he thought it would be proper to allow the prose cution to go into a mans past to prove his character and habits in cases of the homicide. and assaults with dangerous weapons, or with assaults with intent to kill.
 The measure was indefinitely post poned with but one dissenting vote, that of Mir Jones. Col. Ingersoll was excused from voting.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
THEY DIDN'T
 LIKE CEMETERIES

ST. LOUIS, April 2S.-The bodies of Mrs Erestine Kommochau, aged so years, and her daughter, Thelma, aged 54, were discovered yesterday under concrete slab in the basement of their home in this city. Another dsugh- ter, Marce, aged 49 years, was arrest ed. She insists that her mother and sister died natural deaths and were buried in the basement on account of a prejudice that the family possessed against cemeteries.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24

The famous anti-fsh trap bill met it's death in the Territorial Senate this afternoon. By vote of four to three-President l.. " Ray having been excused from yoting-the bill went down to defeat when the roll was called upon its final passage. Those voting for the passage of the bill were Senators Roden, Sutherland and Tan ner. It was opposed by Senators Bru. ner, Breeding, Willard and Tripp.
 Immediately after the defeat of the bill, the rules were suspended and a memorial to Congress was introduced touching the fisheries question in Alas ka. The memorial was not read.
 In order to get the bill before the Senate, the vote on the motion where by the bill was indefinitely postponed the other day, was reconsidered. The vote for reconsideration was unani- nous.
 The anti.fish trap bill has excited more controversy and interest than any other measure that has been be- fore the Legislature with the possi- ble exception of the eight.hour labor bills. So far as Southeastern Alaska is concerned it has aroused more in- terest than the other. It popped its head up early in the session, and has been coming up at close intervals ever since. Delegate James Wicker sham spoke of it in his now famous speech to the legislature, taking strong ground against the traps, and it has been the topic for numerous hearings before the committees of the Senate and House. It will be the sub- ject to be discussed at mass meet ing tonight
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
IMMIGRATION AGENT
 MOVES FROM sKAeWAY

Immigration Officer A. H. Joy has been notified that he is to be trans ferred to Ketchikan where he is to remain permanently. The business of the immigration office in Skagway will be handled by the customs office. Mir. Joy, with his family, expects to re- ceiye official authorization to remove to the First City within the coming week-Skagway Alaskan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
PRESBYTERIAN DELEGATE
 LEAVES FOR ATLANTA

Rev. l.. F. Jones departed on the Spokane for Atlanta, Georgia, where he goes to represent the Alaska Pres bytery at the general assembly of the Presbyterian church. He will go di. rectly to Los Angeles, where he will be joined by Mrs. Jones and their daughter. From there the family will go onto Atlanta over the Southern Pa cifc. The assembly will meet May 15, and remain in session for about two weeks.
 After the session of the general as- sembly closes, Mr. Jones and his fam ily will visit at Washington, Philadel. phia and New Jersey towns. Mir. Jones is native of New Jersey, and will spend some time around his old stamping grounds. He expects to re- turn to Juneau some time in August.
 Four branches of the Presbyterian church will hold assemblies at At lanta at the same time, and all VIII meet in the same building The ques- tion of the union of the branches will be discussed, and it is believed that at least two of tte branches, the Pres. byterian church, North, with mem. bership of about 1,450,0O0, and the Presbyterian church, South, with a membership of nearly 100000. will unite. The other branches that will be represented at Atlanta, and which it is hoped will unite with the others are the United Presbyterians, about 15O,O0O members, and the Reformed Synod, about 10000 members.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
NEW STORE OPENS
 IN JUNEAU

J. H .Randle, one of Juneau's well known citizens, has entered the gen eral merchandising business. His store is being opened in the location formerly occupied by the Fitzgerald store on Franklin street, and has been christened the Scandinavian Gro cery"
 In addition to a complete line of groceries, the Scandinavian Grocery will carry line of mems boots, shoes and clothing.
 Mir. Randle has a large circle of friends and acquaintances in Juneau and vicinity, and he will doubtless re- ceive a large patronage
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
w. ). Bryan Goes
 to Sacramento

WASHINGTON, April "A. - Presi- dent Woodrow Wilson today wired Governor Hiram Johnson, asking that all anti-alien legislation be held in abeyance until the arrival of secre. tary of State William J. Bryan at Sac ramento.
 Word was received in reply to the Presidents dispatch saying that the state legislature Of California had passed resolution announcing it's willingness to await the arrival of Sec retary Bryan before acting.
 Br. Bryan is preparing to leave for Sacramento
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24

Charles T. Lyons arrived in Skag- way on the Jefferson Saturday night and has taken charge of the Alaska Steamship Company's business here. He is relieving Acting Agent Bob Car roll, who will leave for Seattle within the next week or so where he will ship for Nome to become agent for the company there.-Skagway Alaskan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
ASK STRONG
 TO TALK

SEATTLE, April 24.-The Demo. crats of Seattle have invited Gov. J. F. A. Strong, recently named as the Gov ernor of Alaska, to make speech to them at the celebration that was to have taken place on Jefferson's birth day, but which was postponed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
CORONA HERE.

The Cordova arrived with cargo of coal and explosives and is now dis charging. While off the coast of Prince of Wales island she bumped rock and was slightly damaged.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
Yesterday Afternoon-House.

Yesterday Afternoon-House.
 House Joint Memorials Nos. 10 and s were passed.
 Senate Bills Nos. 61, 62. 47, and 4S and Senate Joint Memorials Nos. IS and 21 were passed
 House Bill No. 65 was read a third time.
 House Bill No S1 came up. Inger' soil made the point or order that the subject matter had been previously passed on in the action taken on Sen- ate Bill No. l. The chair ruled that the point was well taken and the bill was stricken.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
Fish-Trap Bill Meets
 Death in Senate Today

read after which the Senate took a re. cess until D. m.
 Afternoon Session, The Senate.
 The Senate was called to order al D. m.
 Senate Bill No. .l7 was called Ar ter lengthy discussion it was indef. nitely postponed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
CANADIAN LINE DOWN

The Canadian telegraph line was down until nearly four o'clock today. At that hour press dispatches arrived The Empire will be late as result
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24

The House convened at 10 a. m.
 A message from the Senate stated that Senate Bill No. 1 had been re- called from the governors office to make slight change.
 House Bill No. 13 was recalled from the governors office to make a change providing for the disposition of fees collected through the operation of the law.
 House Bill No. 65. by Boyle, extend. ing power to municipalities to control wharves and wharfage charges, was put on final passage and passed.
 Senate Joint Memorial No. 8 was referred.
 Housce Bill No. 92 was introduced by request by Ingersoll, under suspen' sion of the rules. It was considered and indefinitely postponed. on motion of Shoup.
 The House took recess until l:3O
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24

PARIS, April 23.-The French peo- pie are highly incensed at the Ger mans on account of the landing of a second military balloon in French ter ritory within few days of the first one. They suspect that the Germans are taking more than usual interest in the French defenses on the from tier.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
GERMAN BALOONISTS
 ANNOY FRENCH

NANCY, France, April 28.-Another German military balloon alighted in French territory yesterday. This time it came down at Nord Arracourt. The officers in the balloon said that they had exhausted their gas. The citizens generally and the officers of the French army are greatly indignant
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
STREET CAR KILLS
 PITTSBURGH GIRL

PITTSBURGH, April 2S. - A girl marching with strikers here yester- day was run down by a street car and killed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
| < ' x RIDDEN EIGHT-HoUR BILL
 SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Governor Clark this afternoon signed the Roden eight-hour bill applying to the quartz min ing industry. And 1t Is now a law.
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The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
LUST LIKE MOTHERS

Pies like mother used to make at the dinner, Friday Friday night in the basement of the Presbyterian church, at o'clock. Price 50 cents
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
5000 KILLED
 AT SCUTARI

CETINJE, April 24.-The Turkish com mander yesterday signed articles of equalization of Scutari. Eight thous- and Turks and Montenegrins were kileld in the final battle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24

TOKYO, April 24.-It has been an nounced here that chambers of com merce throughout the country are pass ing resolutions requesting President Wilson to oppose the proposed Cali forna legislation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24
Bryan Has Peace Plan.

WASHINGTON, April "A. - Secre- tary of State Bryan yesterday submit ted plan to the U. s. Senate for eign relations committe for interna- tional peace. The plan met with the unanimous approval of the committee. Secretary Bryan says he will announce the plans as soon as he shall have conferred with President Wilson.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24

THE SENATE, APRIL 24. The Senate convened at 10 a. m. Several committee reports were
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-24

wafaes ali day at "U and I" Lunch Room. 4-14-1m.