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The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
PARCE[S POST
RATES WILL BE
CUT DOWN SOON

WASHINGTON. July 2o.-Post-
master General Bures IL has an
nounced that beginning August /
there will be a reduction in the
parcels post rates. which will al,
feet all first and second zones, and
that the maximum weight will be in
creased to twenty pounds. He say
he is in hopes OF furtherng in
creasing the weight within year to
100 pounds.
The department has placed an or,
der for a large number of heavy
delivery trucks which will be ready
by the first OF August for the par
GELS post service
The new rates TO go int effect
are as follows:
Anywhere within the first zone,
cents for the first pound. and l
cent for every additional two
pounds thereafter.
Anywhere within the second zone,
cents for the first pound and enc
cent for every additional pound
thereafter.
Outside OF the first two zones
the rates will be the same as form.
erly.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
ESTABLISH TOWNSHIP
NEARER COAL FIELDS

VALDEZ. July 90 - A new town
bay, which will be enc hundred
miles nearer the Matanuska coal
fields than Seward. and it is prob
able that when the government sur
veyors lay stakes for the railroad
that they will choose the new town
as the terminus in preference to
Seward. A number of surveyors are
now busy laying out a trail from
Portage to the coal fields.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
Bryan Urges Ratification
of New Nicaragua Treaty

WASHINGTON. July 20. - Secre-
tary OF State Bryan. before his de.
parture Tor Indiana, sent note
TO the committee on foreign rela,
tions urging that they ratify the
Nicaragua treaty as soon as posi-
be. The treaty provides that the
United States shall have absolute
control all customs and revenues
OF Nicaragua that it will have the
exclusive right to build the aban.
doned Nicaragua canal, if it so
desires. that the Fonestra bay will
be turned over to Uncle Sam for a
naval station. and that the little
ID Great Corn Islands shall come
under the absolute jurisdiction of
the United States. Nicaragua, for
al his will receive an indem-
nifty of $4,000 900. an dthe United
States will guarantee all of the
public debt OF the small republic.
According to Secretary Bryan. the
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
CROWD MAKES
MAD RUSH TO
A SMALL FIRE

SEATTLE. July %. - In such 4
representative state is everybody
III this city that last night moe
than ten thousand persons lushe /
down Second avenue to witness a
ten dollar blaze, to which the fire
department had been called.
When the crowd started and kept
ever increasing in numbers as il
went. all sorts of rumors were rife
as to the cause of the departmrn
being called out. Many in the mad
rush were informed that the call WAS
sounded in order TO help the 10 ice
break up riot that had been start
ed between some sailors and the
Industrial Workers of the World.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
WILL PROSECUTE
SHELTER PLAN 7

TACOMA, July 90. Because Il
the numerous explosions and panics
that have been caused when the
local smelling company dumped its
Stag the city authorities have start
ed proceedings to have the plant re
moved from the city and the case
will come up for a preliminary
hearing during the coming week.
Many residents in the vicinity of
the plant have complained from time
to time, but without avail until last
week when several explosions oc-
CURED that were much more severe
than ordinarily, and caused gener
al panic, many thinking it to be a
severe earthquake shock.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
SAILORS WILL
VISIT VALDEZ

VALDEZ. July 20. = The cruiser
Maryland, which brought the com
mission to Alaska that is to invest1-
gate the coal fields, is expected 10
arrive here on next Thursday. The
boat win lie in the bay fsr several
days and preparations are being
made to entertain the officers and
eight hundred men.
Fort Liscum will be the scene of
particular social activity, Colonel
ONeil and the officers of the post
planning to give numerous fune-
tions in honor of the visitors
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21

stated that in his opini the Sha
saana would make camp
IN" stream upon which Best. Bin
James and Ncls Nelson. the three
artie staked their claims has
cen called Benansa A tributar.
IF the Henausa on which sold has
also been found. was eauel Litl,
Eldorado. Best reports that both Of
'hese creeks have alread: been
s'aked from end 10 end. as we'll aS
numerous other small streams of
he district.
Am ne the first to plant their
stakes after the original discuverrrs
were bud Mckinney. mayor OF For
" Mile. Andy TAYLOR. we'll known
White river musher. and Tommy
Boyle. a Dawson saloonman. All of
these men are reported to have be-
sun shoyeling in as soon as they
staked.
Best SAYS discovery claim is al III
ninety miles from kennirott and
about 200 miles from Dawson hy
way OF the White river.
Best advises all anticipating
trip to the district To bring a
good supply Of grub and AS large az
outfit as possible. for there is all
lutely no grub obtainahle within
miles of the stampede grounds
Many contradictory rumors arc
afloat REGARDING the richness of the
ground, and vary from bare wages
10 $9o 10 the day 70 the man. Billy
Johnson. Who grubstakei the dis
eoHerers states that he has been
informed by the men that thus tar
he ground is only wage Garner.
and that there is thing 10 war
rant a stampede.
Many miners and prospectors here
feel that the ground in the whole
Shushana district is likely look
ing and worth taking a chance on.
SO that it is expected that many
outfits will leave by way of the
White river within the next week
or ten days Several small ont
fits in polling boats and with rsrs
left here Friday and SATURDAY.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
Eaton Murder Trial is
Given Change of Venue

GREENFIELD Mass, July 20
Mrs. Joseph G. Eaton, widow
the late Admiral Eaton, will be put
on trial for her life in This cit
at the October sitting of the su
peror court for the murder of he,
husband, who died during the cal
part of last December.
Mrs. Eaton, since her arrest. has
been confined in the Plymouth
county Jail, and was to have , en
tried there, but on account OF the
and of the attitude OF the Cape
people toward Mrs Eaton it was
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
DEBS ADOPTS
MAYNARD GIRL

TERRE HAUTE. July 20. = Eu
gee Bebs, leader OF American 81
cialism and many times candidate
for the Presidency of the United
States, is again in the limelight,
IA her. Yesterday he adopted Miss
Helen Cox, who was arrested sever
al days ago f r street walking, and
who had a Jail sentence staring her
in the face.
Mr.. Debs, in adopting her. stat
el that he would take her to his
home. and that his friends must
meet her as his daughter if they
We're to be his friends. He called
upon them all to show the Chris
tian charity of which so many
boast.
Miss Cox is the daughter of a
minister, but on account of her
Waywardness has net been living
with her parents for several months
She has promised her foster father,
however, that she will turn over
a new leaf and make herself worthy
of the name which he is giving
her
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21

mome't, had been married he PR
.ions week. IN hal de. ided 10 keep
t secret until the dae srs fr their
Wedding.
The ehil'ren Of fha groom have
left the Grant homo aud absolutely
refuse to recognize their new sep
III ther, whom they assert exercise
undue influence over Mr. Grant.
he children are no more deter.
mined than the father. however. who
has threatened to disinherit all OF
them unless they rrlent before To
night. as the newieeeds exre.t %
leave This evening ter a tour around
the world which will take th,m the
greater part of the next six months
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21

deemed advisable 10 ask for
change of venue. Chief Justice Al
ken, after hearing the motion. grant.
ed the petition and ordered the de.
fendant transferred to Greenfield.
Justices Erwin and Waite have b4en
assigned to hear the ease.
Much unfayorable comment as to
The action of the chief justice in
allowing the change Of Venue has
been expressed. as it is claimed
that Mrs. Eaton desired the chance
only that she might be transf ,rred
to Franklin county jail. which is
considered the Mansion Jail" of
the United States
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
SEATTLE RIOTS
HAVE DIED OUT

SEATTLE July 30. No further
.loublcs have occurred since yes
.erday and it is thought that there
i'll be no more disturbances. The
Seattle Times in its Sunday edi-
tion Gale Mayor Cotteril among
other things a loaths me whelp. The
paper will sue the mayor for $4,000
for damage done on Friday whea
the latter attempted to suppress the
issue OF the Times
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
BRYAN OFF ON
LECTURE TOUR

WASHINGTON, July 90. - Secre-
tary of State vii lam Jennings
Bryan left the capital last evening
for a short tour of Indiana, where
he is booked to give number OF
lectures. AS Mr. Bryan will be com
PEELED during the coming week to go
over the numerous reports submit
ted by the consuls in MeXic3 he
will cut his trip shorter than he
had originally intended.
Ambassador Wilson is also ex-
pected home during the early part
Of the week and both President
Wilson and Mr.. Bryan will be oc-
cupied for some days in receivine 2
the report of the situation first
handed.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
ADOPT IS
A NEW ATTIRE

WASHINGTON. July 2G-On ac-
count of the extra long session OF
congress which has extended longer
into the summer than ever before
and en- account of the extremely
hot weather congressman have been
kept busy inventing attires suitable
for the weather and at the same
time becoming the dignity of their
position. Speaker Champ Clark
several days ago, after he hal losl
several pounds of flesh from the
heat, discarded his frock coat and
appeared at his office bedecked il
a brand new white flannel suit. I ht
action of the speaker was the signal
for the breaking away f precedent
In the senate James Hamilton
Lewis, of Illinois threw down the
gauntlet and followed the example
of the speaker. One OF the Wash
ington papers, in commenting upon
the appearance of the speaker, said
that he looked more like a noun
tain of ice cream than anything
else as he walked down the street
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21

Nicaraguan government is anxious
for the ratification of the treaty
Many Democrats here are bitterly
opposed to the measure characteriZ
ing it as more radical than that
offered by the Republican admins
tration at the last session
The matter will come up for
the consideration of the committee
tomorrow. but it is not expected
that anything will be done with the
matter until after the disposal of
the tariff bill.
BRYAN POLICY.
WASHINGTON, July 20. Many
of the Washington papers in today's
issue hint that Bryan's Nicaragua
proposal is an indication of the
plans of the administration to extend
American control to all Central
America. in order to insure the
stability of the small troublous
republics.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
MEX|CANS AFTER
YANKEE SCALPS

Ell PASO, July 20. - The Mex
lean bandits who We're last week
driven off the Hearst ranch near
here have sworn vengeance Oh ali
Americans and are pr ceeding to
Madero to attack the city and wipe
out the whole American colony.
When the bandits rushed down upon
the Hearst ranch they We're met by
a small handful OF American COW.
boys who put them To rout in
short order, and threatened to
hang the next greaser that came
within sho ting distance of the
property.
The Mexican government has been
notified of the intention of the
bandits to clean out Madero but
state that they are unable to do
anything.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21

WASHINGTON. July 90. Gen,
eral Leonard A. Wood last week re
ceived an invitation from Kaiser
Wilhelm to attend the manoeuvers
which will be held in Germany
during the latter part of August.
The chief of staff has not decided
as yet whether it will be possible
for him to accept
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21

A game of ball will be held this
evening at the Exposition gr unds
between the Ooftie-Goofties and the
Gooftie- Oofties. This will be the
eighth game of the series and as
the Goofties have only two games
to their credit against five won by
the opposing team, they intend to &
after the scalps OF their rivals II
run into the thousands.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21

LAWRENCE. July 20. : At the
Coroner's inquest held here yester-
day the city superintendent of pub
lie buildings, John Sweeney, was
blamed for the death of the several
bows VIII were killed when the
city bath house collapsed in the
early part OF lime Sweeney will
be placed on trial for manslaughter
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
MEXICANS STARVING.

Four thousand Mexieans who fled
from Monclava to Sabinas are sal
t. be starving. Many of the num-
Der have already died from the ef,
fects of the heat and lack of nour,
ishment.
Felix Diaz denies the report that
he is being sent to Japan as
means of exile. and reitera.es that
dency. The latest aspirant for
presidential honors is General Re-
vino.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
BEST REACHES DAWSON
FROM SCENE OF STRIKE

DAWSON. July 20. Fred Best
we'll known for many years in the
klon1yke, arrived in town Thurs,
dag afternoon from Shushana. and
As he is one ef the partners who
s.aked discovery his arrival Great.
Cd much excitement. While reticant
as to what the district will Weld.
or what the prospects are. Bes,
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
ASSAY OFFICE GIVES REPORT

SEATTLE, July 20. The city
assay office has prepared its annual
report of receipts. the figures of
which show that it has received
approximately $5,OOO.OOO in gold. OF
this $2.S67,GO0 came from Alaska.
and $l,OOO.0O0 from Canada. and is
divided up as follows Iditarod, 81.
100000; Nome, s1.OOO.O00: Fair.
banks. $4,000: Canada, $1,000. 900
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
All Trails Lead to the
New Shushana District

VALDEZ. JUL -. Yricz is
taking Ii an appearance su.h As il
has not worn since the Fairbanks
stamp de The whole sown and sur
rouiing country is all excited over
the f5pofts brought in from the
Shashaaa, which STATE that the new
district Is aao her Ktoui1ke.
Several telesrams were received
from men rieht II the Shushaua.
Who sent them down - MeCarty
b. messenger ana feam there rs
wire, al. urging th,ir friends 70
make haSte il getting 10 the new
:icllS.
Rep rts received here from Chitina
tell Of the va preparations that
are being made there for a STAN
pede. and il is expected that more
than half the people of that camp
will he on the trail before Mon
day noon.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
MEN REACH CORDOVA
FROM THE SHUSHANA

CORDONA July 2o. - Two men
arrived here Thursday from the
Shashana and report the ground
richer than the Klondyke The pair
have staked as much ground as the
law would allow. ana expect / start
back tomorrow morning with enough
stub 10 last them all winter.
Everywhere in this district men
are leaving their work to prepare
for the rush which will start Mon
day morning, Every horse in tow
and in Valdez is either bought o.
hired for the trip The Kennecot,
mines are aim ST abandoned. The
workmen being in town getting
heir stamped outfits toae her
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-04-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
FINAL PROOF.

I, Ole n. MOnson. Of Shosilone. Idaho,
assignee OF Milo B. Dunning who made
entry No $50 under the provisions OF
an act of the Legislature of the State
Of Idaho, commonly known as the
Carey Act" approved March 2. 1893,
which embraces s15 NWA of Sec, 10
Township S. Range II E. B. NJ, do
hereby give notice Of my intention to
make final proof to establish my clc.-,
to the land above described, and that
expect to prove that 1 have resided on.
reclaimed and cultivated said land as
required by law before o. A. Truman,
Representative State Land Board. at
Sho shone, Idaho. on the 18th day OF
April. 1918. by two OF the following wit
nesses:
Paul S Haddock. Geo. LAngard, Geo.
Purdum. H V. Cannon, all of Shoshone,
Idaho.
OLE N MONSON,
Entryman.
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Eamaus asone Cave

An extraordinary bone cave may
be seen in the island Of Tenerife. 1t
IS situated near the summit of lofty
sea cliff near Orotava, close to the
small plain of LIE Paz, where peace
was finally made between the conquer
ing Spaniards and the Guanches. the
original inhabitants of the island
Here the Guanches made their last
stand. and this cave formed a shelter
for the small remnant left of the
tribesmen after the Spanish had finish
ed with them. In former times the
place had evidently been a burial
ground for the Guanehes, and when
first discovered a number of mummles
were found in it; now, however. only
a huge pile of bones remains. Access is
obtained by descending rope through
a hole dug in the roof. but the orig
Inal occupants must have had a diff
cult and dangerous scramble down the
face of the almost perpendicular cliff
70 the natural entranos.-Wide World
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-04-04

FOR RBNT-Three room furnished cot
tage with cellar. Apply Mrs. P. A.
Pierce, telephone office. 1t.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-04-04

against a girl with her millions.
wonder If she knows what he has
done"
That night the girl cried herself to
sleep in her magnificent stateroom.
81 wonder whether his prison is worse
than minei" she sighed
Nearly four hours later the Pata-
gonna collided with a French liner
in a dense fog. She was struck fairly
amidships and crumpled into help
less wreck. The other vessel stood
by, and, ten minutes later the pas
sengers were being transferred aboard
her. Ten minutes after that the chief
officer was dragging the captain of
the Patagonia from his post on the
bridge, the latter furiously resisting.
You'll have to come, sir" he pro-
tested. You are the last Of all"
But he was not the last. He was
the last but two. Down in the little
prison under the bow a man waited.
forgotten by all save one-the girl
who. waking out of dream of Inn
possible happiness into the reality OF
sorrow, had run TO him. still half
asleep, her fellow prisoner in the
flesh. as she in the spirit.
Cant you climb through the win
dow" she pleaded.
Won't you go back and leave me2"
the prisoner answered.
NO" she replied. They have
saved themselves and forgotten you,
the cowards l shall not go unless
you come with me-"
Then" answered the prisoner, you
will find an axe hanging beside the
galley door"
She found it and, hurrying back with
{. beat with all her strength upon the
,aken frame; then seeing that she
,ould effect nothing. at the prisoners
command she passed it to him through
he little window. She heard the ham
ner of steel on iron. Presently he
lad hacked loose the chain, with its
hameful ball. and began hammering
Ipon the timbers. In a few minutes
he stout door swung OF its hinges.
rhev ran up on the deck together,
long slanting passages and fitting
tairs.
The ship was deserted. The moon,
ooding the sea with silver, disclosed |
moving speck in the distance-the |
'rench liner hurrying back to port |
nth it's new cargo. They were utter.
2 alone They looked at each other
nd read their fate in each others
yes.
why did you do this for mes
sked the man
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PLAYING THEIR PARTS
Two Prisoners, One Criminal, the
Other an innocent Girl, in
Love Pact.
BY FRANK FILSON.

The pretty girl in the travelling
ulster peered through the aperture in
the thick oaken door which served
also as a window The room was a
tiny one deep down In the bow OF the
liner, and almost completely dark.
Can you tell me where the ships
prison is?" she asked, and, seeing the
expression of surprise upon the face
of the man within, she added hastily:
THE captain told us that there's a
poor man In there who is being taken
back to America to be tried. And
thought that as tomorrow is New
Years day he might like-Oh, ! beg
your pardonl"
There was no mistaking her con-
customed to obscurity she could see
that the mans leg was fastened by
long chain to huge ball of iron.
Il am the prisoner" he answered
quietly. And l thank you with all
my heart for the-money?"
81 am so sorry" she answered. re-
cognizing that the voice was that of
gentleman. Even the thanks mad
been at once an acknowledgment and
a refusal. She slipped the purse back
into her bag again. Forgive me"
she said In humiliation.
"On one condition" he answered.
That you come again to say goodbye
and wish me good fortune when the
ship docks. Sympathy Of any kind Is
so entirely foreign to my experience
that-well, somehow l like it,"
Yes, will come she answered
gently and slipped past the detective
In charge, who, attired as a sailor. to
escape attention, had watched the col
loquy from his seat on an upturned
fire bucket. He grunted contemptu-
ously.
4 ought to have stopped her." he
But l don't buck up
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-04-04
GAVE PROOF OF HIS NERVE
Journalist in Sunny Venezuela Had IT,,
and 1t Was Lucky Possession
for Him.

The Trinidad papers publish a story
which tends to prove that romance
such as delights the small boy and
leads him away from home is still
found in sunny Venezuela
Thomas Herrera, a Caracas publ
cist. committed recently the unpardon-
able sin of writing a sarcastic pam
phlet against President Gomez of Vene-
zuela. One night the police swooped
down on his house and extended to
him an invitation to take a free out
ing on the torpedo boat Ell Rayo,
which was waiting for him at La Quay.
ra.
On board the small craft Herrera
found, with very mixed feelings, the
man whose presses had printed the
pamphlet and friend guilty of send
ing copies of It through the mails. The
torpedo boat steamed toward the Of
fng and but for the thought of posi-
BILE untoward developments the three
friends enjoyed the free excursion
keenly Yet the memory of things
which had in the past befallen unde
sirable journalists in the course of
like outings convinced Herrera that
he had better look out for accidents.
A brilliant conversationalist. he in
gratiated himself with the officers of
Ell Rayo and quite naturally was ask
ed after the MONDAY meal to take
hand at cards. In the course OF the
game he dropped card under the ia.
BILE, bent down to pick it up and In
stead brought to view the captains
revolver, which he had wrenched from
its holster. Three shots rang out and
captain, lieutenant and first mate roll
ed on the deck wounded. Herrera's
friends overpowered the second mate
and secured all the guns. The crew
was offered the choice between lead
and a quick run to Trinidad.
When Trinidad was reached every
body followed the three daredevils
ashore, for little did the crew care
to face a court-martial for having al /
lowed themselves to be captured. /
Herrera then indited a beautiful proc I
lamation to the people Of Venezuela, /
telling them how to get rid of the ty .
rant Gomez and instancing what (
man Of nerve had done, alone.