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The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
AlASkANS WILL BE
 GIVEN PREFERENCE

Seattle, April 2-Local resi- :. dent Alaskans, interested in the appointment of federal of f,cers in Alaska, are in receipt of letters from the President stating that he intended giving the preference in making of- flcial appointments in Alaska to Alaskans, if suitable condi.- dates are in the field. Other. wise he states, men from the State of Washington will be appointed.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
BERT WILL TRY HIS LUCK

A report comes down from Skagway that our old fellow townsman, the Hon. Bert liowdeshell formerly publisher of the Miner had decided to take his chances in the rush to the Teslin country and see what that tickle dame, Torture, has in store for him. He has the good wishes of a host of KetchikanerS.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
WARM TIMES ON
 THE WATER FRONT

Tine second chapter iu the south end waterfront disturb aLce occurred last night and the third this morning. Tom ay according to Mrs. lnman committed assault and battery upon her last night, and was arrested this morning, and while he was cooling his heel. iii the bastile the foundation bling he had erected last night nIysteriously disappeared.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
WILL RECOGNIZE
 CHINESE REPUBLIC

Washington, April 2-The Cabinet is i'll session today. II < understood that a decision to recognize the Chinese Re. public has been arrived at. The administration re- fused to take this step on the ground that the Republic had i.ot proved that it was a per- lnanent affair.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
TWO FINE GAS BOATS

Two fine gasoline cannery tenders were in the harbor this morning. the Spencer and the I.aida. The vessels are iden tical, about seventy feet i'll length, equipped with eighty horse power engines. They are new boats, having been huiit this past winter, and are towing up pile driver for the Dundas cannery to which in- stitution they belong.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
PRINTER IS AMBASSADOR
 TO GREAT BRITAIN

Washington, April 1.-The announcement is made in this city that Walter Page, of the firm of Doubleday, Page & Company the great publishing concern, has been offered the ambass sadorship to Great Brit ain. and it is understood will accept. Mr. Page has long heen prominently identified with Democratic politics.
 pcrary repairs.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
WILL OPEN BRANCH STORE

"Doc." B. II. Haack, who had been over to the West Coast for the past week is home again, and reports having had il very pleasant time. So well satisfied was he with business possibilities at Craig that he made arrangements to open a drug store there, and will in slail a competent druggist and pharmacist therein.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
A kNOCkER GETS
 INTO TROUBLE

A dispute over lot yester- day resulted i'll "Ott' Inmaa getting "swipe" over the head with a hammer, while Tom Fay, who was at the oth- CT end of the knocking instru- ment at the time, was bound over this morning to the next grand jury.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
SOLDIERS WORKING
 TO SAVE CAIRO. ILL.

Cairo, April 2-A thousand members of the state militia and one hundred naval reserve are working in this city, as sisting the police to maintain order and in strengthening the levees. One of the latter gave way yesterday afternoon flood ing part of the city, but the cfevasse was repaired by al- most superhuman work on the part of the watchers.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
MARRIED BY
 JUDGE STACKPoLE

At the courthouse today, Judge E. s. Stackpole perform cd the marriage ceremony unit ing Miss Bessie Thompson, of Seattle, Wash, and Galvala Dahl of Petersburg. Mr. Dahi came down to meet his bride, v'ho arrived OH the last boat from the south.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
KETCHIkANER
 DIES IN SEATTLE

Word arrived by recent boat of the death III the Providence Hospital, Seattle, of Joseph Mattar, cousin of A. kaleel of the Gateway Store. Mr Mattar was with the Gatewas Store last year as Mir. kaleel : assistant, and made many friends while here.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
POOR OLD FELLOW

A case came up at the Com.
 mlssloner's Court this morn. ing which brought out the need of action either by our legis
 lature or the federal officials
 to secure all insane asylum
 Eere in Alaska, at least for tho
 native population. The jury
 was impanelled to inquire into
 the sanity of a native named Jim Shackain, more familiarly known as Old Man Brown and the poor old fellows actions were such that there was but one conclusion to come to- that he is crazy. Such was the verdict, and he will be sent to Mt. Tabor asylum for the in sane. Of course there is no denying the fact that the old fellow will be better treated, fed and clothed there than he would be at home, but when one stops to thing of an old man, a native, understanding DC English being shipped down to that country to die, away from friends and home and unable to understand a word spoken by those around him, and never more to hear bis own tongue again, one can not but feel that there is some thing radically wrong with our system. If the old fellow were a criminal, had broken OUT laws, or done anything deserv- ing repatriation, 1t would be a different matter. but in this case the worse he has done is to have softening of the brain and it's attendant Authorizations He is only an "old Siwash" os course, but he is human, and deserves to be treated as such.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
NOME CONTRIBUTES

Nome, April 2-This city has raised five hundred dollars for the Ohio flood sufferers and wired it to the committee n charge to be used in any man. ner they may decide.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04

Having nailed Adrianople, Bulgaria is content to submit the case to arbitration but t will be safe to predict that the Bulgars will not accept as ar hltration anything that sounds like the return to Turkey of ihe captured city.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
VISITOR FROM WRANGELL

Dr. s. c. Shurick, of Wran- sell, is a local visitor arriving Gown on the Spokane this morn ing. He reports business in general as being good in Nvrangell, and active plans be- ing made for a busy season this year.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
MIKE CONWAY DEAD

Local folk are in receipt of a letter from Capt. Thompson, M ho is in California, telling of the death Of Mike Conway, Feb. 2S, at sanitarinm near Los Angeles. He was buried with Masonic honors March ?.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
q THOUSAND cOFFINS
 GO TO FLOOD DISTRICT

Chicago, April 2-One thous~ and collins left this city by special train this morning for the Ohio flooded district. From this it would appear that the humber of deaths will be close to 1850.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
MORE MILD CURERS

The gasoline tug Enos, of Belllngham, arrived up during the night. She has a barge i'll tow and is ell route to the west coast to enter the mild curing business.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA

After lapse of sixteen years during which time the Repub- licans have been in control at the national capital and have run the country according 10 Republican ideas, the affairs of the nation again have pas sed into the hands of the Dem ocrats, and henceforth, or al feast during the next four years it is reasonable to believe we will have an exemplificatiOn of si government of the people, fy the people and for the peo- pie.
 The formal transfer of auth erity took place March i at Washington with the retire. lnent of President Taft and those Republican senators who have stood between the people end their rights as Americans these many years. With Pres iGent Wilson in the White House and the Democrats in control of the national con- gress, the United States en- ters a new era-an era full Of promise for the common peo- rle; full of apprehension for those men and interests who, under Republican rule, have become menace to the well fare of the nation.
 President Wilson is a man Of sterling qualities. He enters upon his duties with lofty ideals, and strength of chara- ter sufficient to brush aside the obstacles which made Pres iGent Taft's trail look like the markings on a weather chart at the end of a capricious sea- son.
 President Wilson has asked for the support of a united peo- pie, regardless of political faith, and We believe he has U. In fact, it is doubtful if any previous president in recent times could boast of a strong CT support at the commence ment of his administration. u is the kind of support that snells success, and if President Wilson fails in the accomplish ment of any of those things which he has set about to do, t will not be because the peo- ple were not with him. But he will not fail. He is not the kind of a man to fail, and We venture the prediction that ht will be regarded as a greater man at the end of his adminls- tratien than he is now.
 Of what significance Presl- dent Wilson's presence in the White House is to Alaska, is a matter yet to be determined. We know that Alaska will be permitted to develop under the Democratic rule, but what the reform will be we probably will not know until President Wilson presents his views to congress. In the meantime, there is consolation i'll the thought that We will be treated fairly at all events, and we be- l;eyc that once the andmlnls tration has decided to act, no moss will be allowed to gather CD the plans and specifications
 Altogether, it is bright out look for the country at large and for Alaska in particular, and the signs indicate that the wheels of reform will begin turning ere many days have passed. d.-Fairbanks Times.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
THE THIRD MISS
 PARKER APPEARS

Born to Ed. Parker and wife, this morning, girl. This is the third Miss Parker to put in an appearance, and Ed. is thinking some of putting a "boy wanted" sign on the door.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04

Tn an interview with the Val deg Miner Judge Peter D. Over field had great words of pfaise for Juneau and SoutheasterA Alaska.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
FORWARDING SCUTARl

Belgrade, April 2-Dispatches gre arriving here telling of the bombardment of Scutari by Servlan and Montenegran troops. They state that the town must surrender shortly.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04

Charles Heron, campaign manager for the Republicans ia the last delegate election, IS HOW special agent in the land department and is engaged Ill probing land frauds i'll Oregon
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04

Mrs. Mike Wadding, who lad been visiting her mother Mrs. Frank Smith at Wrangeli returned on this mornings Spokane, and will leave Tor i.oring on the first steamer.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04

Chitina is said 10 have eh- loved unusual prosperous sea SCH. The closing down of tic Ronauza mines filled the town with miners the greater part ot !he winter.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04

The temperature of the water at the Big Cinema hot sprlngs las risen from 160 to 200 de erees recently.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04
HAYWOOD RELEASED ON
 HABEAS CORPUS WRIT

Patterson, N. J., April 2-Wil liam Haywood, sentenced t2 six months at hard labor fol causing unlawful assembleges. Wa today released OH a writ of haheas corpus, his bond beins xed at $5OOO pending T hear ,ne of the case by iae stale supreme court.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04

The battle of ballots of yes tcrday is now a thing of the past, all that remains being the memory of it. Once more the sovereign people asserted their will, and as they always are and must be, they were right, There were 1S7 votes in ali Cast as follows:
 M. J. Heneghan, 122.
 J. Pittinger, 122,
 w. F. Schlothan, 113.
 Eli Copeland, 90.
 George Chesney, 90.
 Frank McCurdy, 7S.
 D. Smith Harris, 72.
 Col. Shoenbar, 60.
 A. l. lnman, 45.
 G. V. Bland, 34.
 A. ]. Dunton, 3A.
 K. Kraucuzunas, 33.
 Charles Cole, 27.
 C. c. Carroll, 24.
 john Lhote, 10.
 The School Election was even more emphatic as far ao results were concerned thar for the Common Council, belng
 A. L. Spaeth, i55.
 Mrs. c. D. Groot, 32.
 This paper feels that the best men LID won, six out of the seven successful candidates Tor the Common Council being the Miners candidates, the same being true of the success1ti school treasurer.
 The Miner Man hopes to see NJ. J. Heneghan elected mayor and a policy adopted for the coming year that will lay the foundation for permanent lm- movements i'll ketchjkan. tron, street too should be stralShteH- ed out, and the attempt made to build for permanency and appearances.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-04-04

Elwood Bruner, elected to tlie winter home i'll California. Alaska legislature, maintains |
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-30
DIR. JOHNSON'S LECTURE.
"The Mother State and Her Weaker
Children 10 be The Theme.

Dr.. Alexander Johnson, whose long
and varied experience, coupled with
his knowledge and general information
touching charitable and correction
matters most eminently; tlt HIM to
lecture en- "The Mother State and
uer Weaker Children. The lecture
which he will give tonight at the
Young Peoples Building IwiIl be n
lustrated. and will be free. Dr.
Johnson, who is head of the Depart
ment of Extension Of the Training
School at Vineland, n. j., comes as
the guest of the Board of the Antl-lu-
bercuosis Society. The members OF
the Board extend a most cordial lnvl-
tation to the public to attend the lee
ture which will doubtless prove one
of the most forceful and interesting
ever delivered in Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-30

COLLECTORS.
Applicants Had Previously Been Ad-
vised to Send Requests for Places
TO Washington.

Richmond, Va, Oct. 3O.-A large
number of the thousand or more ap-
plications made to the internal reve-
nue. bureau for positions as collectors
of the income tax will be sent to Col
lector NJ. X. Lowry. who will be ask
ed by Commissioner Osborne at Wash
ington to make the appointments of
the income tax collectors to be assign
ed to the Eastern district Of Virginia.
The appointments made by Mr..
Lowry. or rather recommendations
that the men be named to the position,
are to be sent to Mr.. Osborne for con-
firmation.
Commissioner W. II. Osborne yes
terday made ruling to this effect. 1t
will probably be received by Collector
Lowry today. When Mr.. Lowry was
informed Of the ruling he was forced
TO smile for, as he said. he had been
referring all applicants for income tax
collcctorshps to Commissioner Os-
borne.
That he will have to make the Sc
lection caused him to begin to won
er whether or not he would have To
employ a number of deputies to go
with him over the applications.
-
First news from Washington of the
ruling Of Commissioner Osborne vas
that under the wording of the Over
man resolution recently passed. taking
deputy collectors and marshals out OF
the civil service, the men to collect
the income tax for Virginia must be
appointed by internal revenue collect
ors for the Eastern and Western dis
tricts and not by Commissioner DC
borne. although they must be sent tt
him for confirmation.
The ruling sent 70 internal revenue
collectors by Mr.. Osborne is direct
bv President Wilson, and endorsed by
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-30
MRS,IEAT0N is !.
NOT GUILTY
AdmiraPs Widow Won Free
dom by Clear Recital on
Stand.
JURY IS OUT s HOURS.


Plymouth, Mass, Oct. 30-The rec
ord of Mrs. Jennie May Eaton, as
wife, mother, ari daughter, as told
by herself during three days of Cruel
ing examination on the witness stand
freed her of the charge of having
murdered her husband, Rear Admiral
Joseph G Eaton.
The jury had been out nearly eight
hours when shortly after $ o'clock
Judge Aiken was called from his hotel
to hear the verdict. Mrs. Eaton was
brought into the court room by her
two attorneys and before the foreman
reported Judge Aiken warned the
people in the court room against dem
onstrations.
The all night session in the jury
room had le' to lumor of 4 disagree
ment. When the verdict Of mot gull
ty" was reported the spectators rose
to their feet and were restrained only
by sharp order from Sheriff Porter.
Mrs. Eaton gripped the arms of At
torneys Morse and Grogan ard sank
into a chair, but was up at once an
xious to go to her home.
Failing conviction, the prosecution
hoped to prove Mrs. Eaton insane. On
the stand she was clear-headcf, calm,
and convincing. She developed the
story of her life as life of service
to her husband and her daughters,
and withstood all attempts by the
prosecution to involver her in contra
,dictions.
The defense proved the admiral to
be drug user, and his wife explain
ed that she hurried home on hearing
her daughters story because she knew
the admiral must be under the nfiu-
ence of drugs and neede3 "protec-
ton" Her story was convincing.
The sympathies of the spectators
who had heard her described as every
thing that was vicious, swung to the
accused woman. The five physicians
whom the prosecution placed in the
court room to observe the prisoner
for signs of insanity failed to notice
any.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-30
STOPPED BY HIGHWAYNEN.
Would be Robbers Stop John Duncan
Near Poor's House.

About a quarter past seven O'CLOCK
last night while john Duncan was
on his way to this city from his home
in Alexau,.ria county. he was stopped
by three negroes while he was on
the bridge over the railway tracks at
Potomac yards.
One of the trio rushed out and
seized the bridal of his horse. Mr.
Duncan, pointing a pistol into the
face of the footpad, said, "Hello,
what's the natter" Tine negro al
most as quickly replied Nothing,
boss, show us the way to AleXan
dria Mr.. Duncan, without giving
the desired information, whipped up
his horse and proceeded to Alexan-
dria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-30
GLASS TO MAKE ADDRESS.
Patron orCurrency Bill to PAY Re
spects" TO Virginia.

Washington, Oct. 30.-Representa-
tive Carter Gass,of Lynchburg. chair
man of the House Committee on
Banking and Currency, will pay MS
respects to the Virginia bankers" IN
a speech to be delivered in Richmond
within the next two weeks. Mr.. Glass
stated that he intended to accept the
invitation of the Richmond Business
Mems Club to make an address on the
pending currency legislation.
At that time he will reply to the
criticisms of the Glass-Owen DILL
which were labI before the Virginia
senators a week ago by committee
of Virginia bankers, headed by CaId-
well Hardy, of Norfolk.
Mr.. Glass has returned from New
Jersey, where he made an address be-
fore 1000 people in defense Of the cur
rencv bill. He was asked by Secre-
tary Tumulty to return to New Jersey
for another address.
No date has yet been set for the
speech by Congressman Glass here.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-30
PLAN OF DEFENSE.
Attorneys Meet IN
Richmond Today.

Ri !r,lor,:, Oct. 3d.. !:.cctlES oi
ths Commonwealth attorneys OF the
various counties of the State TO per-
feet plans for protecting the interests
Of the counties in the pending EFFORT
ho attack the validity of the roIlng
stock bill was held today ut the OF
fees of Haskins Hobson, Common
wealth Attorney Of Chesterfelo
county, in Richmond.
The city of Petersburg recently ''lea
with the State Corporation CommlS
sion a petition in regard to the met
bod of taxation of rolling stock, the
proceeding being mad with view OF
determining the validity of an act OF
the General Assembly of 1872, direct
irr the ,apportionment of this tax be-
tween the counties and cities through
which the railroad runs. Heretofore
1bo tax has been assessed at the city
in which the principal offices OF the
railroad company was located fe'-
ersburg claimed the principal ofhces
in this State OF the At,%ntlc Oo's'
Line and Seaboard Air Line. ana III
IFS petition these two railroads am
the various counties and cities
through which they operate ano
which hope to receive hereafter
portion of the rolling stock tax
were made defendants. The test case
however affects all counties in the
State through which railroads op-
crate The object of the conference
of Commonwealth attorneys is to out
! line joint plan Of defense ana &c
select counsel to represent the Varl
Gus counties affecte& before the Cor
poration Commission when the case
comes to hearing In the case;
pending the defendants were required
70 file their answer to the bill on OF
before November ..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-30
OCTOGENARIAN KILLS. WIFE
Aged Confederate Veteran Became
Enragcd When Stove Was
Given To Son.

Philadelphia, oct. 30.-E.nraged
because his wife gave cook stove
to their son, John Eberwein, 50 years
old. Confederate veteran. killed his
wife Elizabeth. aged 81. by striking
her on the head with an ironing board
last evening. in the kitchen of their
home. No. 2540 north Orkney street.
Ebcrwcin and his wife c2nle to this
city three years ago from Virginia.
He ha fought in the civil war on the
Confederate side and was married
twice, the second time 30 years ago.
The two sons living in this city were
issues of his second marriage. 1t
was said that he had other children
,bv his first wife. who are now Iiv-
ing in the South.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-30

tclared was one thousand tons of pfas-
ter rock which rs used in the manu-
fracture of fertilizer. He said that aus
tsoon as the duties on this rock and
port fees had been paid at the Gus
tom house he would permit the boat
10 commence the unloading OF its car
go. Ordinarily this will require two
Tor three days time.
The stationing of the inspectors on
the boat gives rise to the behef thtlt
they will remain there until the last
Gound of plaster is taken out and
every crevice, where rat might
hide, explored.
After the custom house men had
completed the preliminary examlna-
ton. w. G. Kneeland, captain OF the
vessel proceeded to the office OF the
Alexandria Fertilizer and Chemical
Company, and then to the custom
house to pay the duties on the plas-
ter.
In an interview with the Gazette
representaltive he denied that there
was anything duitable on board hls
vessel and could not imagine no"
the custom house officials could have
secured such AN idea.
"There is nothing aboard the An
eeH," he said, except its cargo OF
plaster and the ship stores. We have
a few Novla Scotia apples which were
placed on board for eating and cook
ing purposes, but nothing else.
ave left Cheverie ON the morning
Of October 18th, and have encountered
rough weather all the way down the
coast. SO severe did it become that
we were compelled to enter Vlne-
ward Haven, Mass, where we re-
manned nine days. l visited the Gus
tom house at that point and paid the
regular port dues but did not have
ANYTHING duitable to declare. We
passed through the Virginia capes On
Tuesday at four O'Clock but found
the weather conditions against us on
the trip up the river.
Captain Kneeland is a mild looking
man of about sixty years osd and
looks more like successful business
man than captain who has 1ol-
lowed the sea all his life. He was
frank and convincing in his state
ments that he knew nothing OF the
trouble which was raised by the an
rival Of his vessel He has not vls-
! tied the port of Alexandra since ne
was "a boy.