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The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-24

IN lg he was certain of, and was wEtang to be quoted on, was that the\ skagway-Atlin route to silver creek was the most feasible one that could be chosen for reaching rhe neWN strike. It was through his recohmendatiOn that the gov crnment Aas constructed the road into the DesTa lake country, at which time ,OOO was spent in making a guoN 'oad, and that if the reports of his warranted it, he would immediatt ask the Domln- ion government fS an additional S25,OO0- for the cd ruction of road from Atlin to re lower end of lake Teslin and t| the Silver creek camps. He strd gly recom- mends the Atlin route aA being near CT ana more accessiblA than the wrangel route, or any ather pro- posed route.
 There was miners meetin& held ft the Kootenay hotel which was by Dr. Young, the Nol- lonial secretary. Mir Young asked the miners to report at once to him any grievance that they might be suffering under and he would Immediately take the matter up with the government and secure a remedy for them.
 A resolution was passed asking that placer claims be enlarged to 500 feet up and down the creeks and one thousand fee wide, with no powers of attorney. The Doctor said he would do all in his power to secure the desired change.
 Fifty mushers arrived in the city today, with many more on the way.
 W. Masnero, the colored man who was chased out by the drunken ln- dians, and froze his feet by cross ing Surprise lake barefoot, is in ne hospital where he is rapidly re- severe one.
 St. Patrick's Day was celebrated here by the miners from many of the creeks. A dance was held in
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-24

A Dr. Young, member of the Brit N Columbia cabinet, returned Sat urSSay night from Atlin, where he. weDA to investigate the condition Of the nSw gold stampede at silver creek The Doctor was unable for lack v time to personally go to the ne, discovery, but arranged for marty a go over the trail and report to krfV>
 In spaking reporter oI 'n. Skagway Alaska. Doc'or sa'u that if the report '. nted l'' he would immediately astA an ap- propriation of $ goo for the eoi' strction of a wagotn road from Atm to the Silver creek country. He wa convinced that the trail from Atm was the nearest to the discovery and that it could reached easiei than from any oth route FE0in what information h Suid get rum those who had com ut rom tne ,ou- str,,,e there wa Very promise of a big camp there F result VI the discovery.
 He wishd it underst fnae nS
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-24

Last evening just before dark, huge clouds rolled up accompanied by constant flashes of tightening. The thunder beloved in almost in- cessant roar. and then coming out of the angry heavens, a baliOOn- shaped spiral tail of twisting clouds descended tc the earth and the cyclone began its merciless work of death. 4 strip five miles long and six blocks wide, fin the suburb of the city, was wrecked with thousands of buildings piled and twisted in hopeless confusion. In
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-24
MAN WHO KNOWS, RECOM-
 MENDS SKAGAWY ROUTE

recommended the skagway-Atlin route as being the shortest and most accessible way of reaching the low CT Teslin country, and said that the new trail which had just been cut made :. but ninety miles from Atlin to Silver creek over a com paratively level country.
 The Doctor, with his private sec rstary, left Saturday evening on
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-24

n half hour it was all over, but that half hour had done a damage most appalling. Many buildings burst into flame from the wreck ing stoves and bursting of gas mains, but a torrential rainfall inl- mediately followed which quenched the flames and thus prevented @ worse horror.
 The nearby cities that escaped the destructive force of the cyclone, are sending trainloads of supplies and scores of physicians to care for
 le stricken people.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-24

Council Bluffs, March 24-The terrible cyclone which devastated Omaha had a counterpart in this city. when the cyclone struck here last evening, wrecking the city and causing the death of hundreds. The disaster is SO appalling that no accurate estimate can he made of [ .e number that were killed or the extent of the injured. From out side cities physicians and supplies a,e arriving.
 After the violence Of the storm had psssed, a terrible dOwnpOur Of
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-24

Omaha, March 24-TOrnadOes of terrific violence swept over the middle west yesterday afternoon, leaving @ trail of death and de struCtion from Indiana to Nebraska In the city of Omaha alone there are two hundred people dead and seven hundred injured, many of whom cannot recover. The property loss in the city will approximate a mill lion dollars. Two thousand peO- pie are homeless and the hospitals and private homes are filled with C dead and dying.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-24

rain followed which served to stop a general conflagration, but has ado ed much to the suffering. and injury to property.
 Terra Haute, March 2f-This city was visited by an appalling cyclone yesterday afternoon which merci- Iessly killed and destroyed, and started a panic throughout the eOun- try. In Terra Haute there are twenty dead and scores suffering from injuries many of which will prove fatal.
 Des MoInes, March 24-1he whole
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-24

few men with him, and they have begun work preparing for the sum mer's business.
 Under a recent ruling, all saloons must close at eleven o'clock at night with the exception of Saturday nights when ten o'clock will be the closing hour. No saloons will be permitted 70 remain open at all on Sundays
 E. l.. Pullman will leave the first of April for the coast.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-24
!gNDREDS DEAD IN INDIANA, I0WA AND
 NJ BRASKA. THOUSANDS ARE INJURED

c,ntry in tlle southern and westrrB mart of Iowa was visited by an aw- rr:I cyclone last evening in which bndreds have been killed and a property loss accustomed which can
 nIy he gessed at. The wires for hundreds of miles are dOwn and only meagtr accounst can be learn ed Of the extent of the losses. Mes- sengers are arriving who tell Of most deplorable conditions. Scores arc dead and property losses are tremendous.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-24

Kootenay hall to which a large number attended.
 Mir. and Mrs. Black and two chil- dren are making Atlin a visit this week.
 J. A. Frazer, the gold eommis- sioner arrived home or the last stage
 Mr. and Mrs. George Adams have returned to Mckee creek. Mir. Ad- ans. who is manager for the petersburg British company, took a
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-28
Do not soak potatoes

Do not soak potatoes more
than a few minutes before cook
ing them. An excellent plan is to
boil potatoes in their skins, as
much of the nourishment is
thrown away with the peel. Pour
off the waiter as soon as the pOta-
toes are cooked, and set them I'm
covered on one side of the fire to
dry Then peel and dish up for
the table.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-28

can you not see how much 1
love your
Her swimming eyes, her blush
ing face, her outstretched trem-
bling hands, answered John
Worthington.
Then" he said proudly, en-
folding her with a protecting
arm, 1T is to be love, hope, work
together"
Copyright by w. G. Chapman.)
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-28

"Then-then-" Worthington
was acting strangely-'then the
note 1 received was-was not"
and he stopped dead short, and
drew from his pocket-the I'M
finished page of poor Eva's story,
the letter-the letter written by
the fanciful heroine to the fanci-
full hero, to the fanciful 'Denzil!"
"Oh, Mr. Worthingtonp
In flash Eva understood it
all-her precious secret amateur
page had got mixed in with the
stories. She flushed crimson.
81 see it all-what a stupid pre-
sumptuous dolt I have been p
spoke Worthington, arising.
please forgive me. I thought, I
hoped"
Eva, half crying, explained.
Worthington gravely but with
interest insisted on seeing the I'm
finished story.
L am, glad I came, foolish as I
must appear to you" he said,
when he had looked over the
manuscript. Miss Dorrance,
you need not hesitate to go on as
you have begun. You are a long
way ahead of the first story eff
fort. I shall be pleased to place
it for you, when it is completed.
Then his face fell again, and he
added: "And it would have made
me happier still, if what I had so
fondly wished, SO truly hoped"
ct was a mistake, sending that
1.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-28

Cleveland woman, aged IS, has
had 81 children and hasn't kept a
hired girl. Huh there's a woman
in this town, aged IS, who has
had only one child and hasn't
kept u hired girls.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-28
Peanut Brittle.

Peanut Brittle.
To a cupful, each, of molasses
and brown sugar add a tables
poonful of vinegar and twice that
amount of butter. Boil them.
When the cold water test has
been made successfully add a cup
full of blanched peanuts. Do not
let the mixture stay another min
ute on the fire after this has been
done. Add a teaspoonful of bak-
ing soda and beat hard. It should
be left to cool in a well-buttered
pan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-17
SECOND SUIT FOR RECEIVER.
Another Motion Filed in Emerson Co.
Case to be Heard Tomorrow.

A second suit for receiver of the
Emerson Engine Company was filed in
she Circuit Court today and will be
considered by Judge Thornton at
Manassas tomorrow when the first mo-
ton for receiver of the Engine Com
pany comes up.
The latest suit is brought by Attor-
ney John S. Barbour for Robert D.
Weaver, of Washington, treasurer and
superintendent of the company, and
r ID. Goldsborough, of Washington,
a director against Victor Lee Emerson,
Victor F. Emerson and Harry z.
jenkins, respectively, president, man.
ager and secretary. The court is asked
to rescind "a contract made by the COM
plants with the defendants on
June 10th 1912, when they subscribed
to $4,000 worth of stock in the engine
company, and 10 enioin the defend
ants from ceiling or transferring any
of their own stock.
In long bill of particulars filed
in the suit it is claimed that false rep
reservations were made when tho
plaintiffs purchased the stock in the
company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-17
MEETS VIRGINIA SENATOR'S.
Martin And Swanson Among Those
Who Discuss Appointments.

President Wilson cut away his regu-
lar afternoon program of receptions
Tuesday and consulted q number of
senators about prospective appoint
ments.
Senators Vardaman, of Mississippi;
La Toilette, of Wisconsin; Martin
and Swanson, of Virginia; Fail, {
New Mexico, and Warren and Clark,
of Wyoming, were among those sum-
moned to the White House. .'.'
Senator Vardaman chatted few
minutes about expediting the tariff
hill in the Senate, commencing the
President for his effort 10 get prompt
action.
Mr. Wilson is giving his attention
to scores of minor appointments and
expects to make rapid inroads this
week into the list Of postmasterships,
many of which wctn to the Senate
So far as is known the President has
not made any more diplomatic selec-
tons. a ,.-G-' .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-17
HYPNOTIZED BY DECEIFER.
Eloping Woman Pcnniless And Adrift
After Being ROBBED.

Philadelphia, April 17.-Left penni-
less in a strange land. after clipping
from a happy home in Germany, Mrs.
Katheryn Schigeckert told Prosecutor
Kraft in Camden, yesterday, that she
was robbed of about $500 by Lewis
Oscar Herold, who, she said, told her
he loved her and induced to leave her
husband. Accompanied by her two
daughters, the woman and Herold ar
rived in this country few days ago
and located in Camden. They spent
one night in the house, and the follow
ing day Herold vanished.
It was then that the woman discov-
cred that she had been robbed
Through a neighbor she decided 70
tell her troubles to Justice Of the
Peace Schmitz, and a warrant was is
sued for the arrest Of Herold on a
charge of the larceny of the missing
money. The woman was then referred
to the states attorney to whom she
said she believed she had been hypno-
tized by gay deceiver.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Organization Will Convene Next
Week in Fredericksburg.

Alexandria is entitled to five dele
cations at large in addition to the del
egates elected in the schools in the
22d annual convention of the Vir-
ginia Sta;e Sunday School Associa-
ton which will be held in Fredericks-
burg on Friday Saturday and Sun
day April %, 26, and 9th.
The first session will be held at
$50 o'clock Friday and the last at
1870 o'clock Sunday night. Every
Sunday school in the State is entitl-
ed to one delegate in addition 30 the
pastor and superintendent, and the
association earnestly requests that
every Sunday school shall send their
quota of delegates. An interesting
and instructive program has been
arranged and several national Sun
day school workers will participate.
Conferences will also be held on
Elementary, Primary, Adult and
other divisions. Delegates are re-
quested to send notice OF their ap-
pointment signed by the Superin-
tendent of the Sunday school to
Thomas c. Diggs, General Secretary,
No. 5l1 Travellers Building, Rich
mond, Va, not later than April 22d.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-17
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Demands $4,000 Because of Arrest
of Machinist on Steamer Charles
Manchester.

George Marks, who alleges that
while a passenger ,on the steamer
Charles Manchester, Of the Mount
Vernon and Marshall Hall Steam
boat Company, on July 16, last, he
was, at the instigation of the officers
of the vessel, imprisoned in the hold
and forcibly elected ON reaching this
city, sued the company in the Su-
preme Court of the District of Co.
lumbia yesterday for $4,000 dam
ages.
Marks alleges that ne had a round
trip ticket to Marshall Hall, and was
COMFORTING himself properly. He
charges that the agents of the COM
pany treated him brrtally, threaten
ed to handcuff him, and Inundated
him in the presence of all on board.
He declares that affair caused him
to be regarded as rough, disorder
~ person.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-17
GOVERNOR MANN
HAS APPENDICITIS
Physicians Regard Opera
ton Unnecessary, as it
is a Mild Case.
TAKEN MONDAY NIGHT
While no Apprehension is Manifest,
Executive Was Forced to Cancel
Reception to Educators.

Richmond, Va, April 17-Governol
William Hodges Mann is i'll at The
executive mansion with mild attack
of appendicitis.
While members of his family and
intimate friends were very muG8
concerned yesterday over his condi-
ton, it was stated by his physicians
that it was ndt critical, and that il
would hardly be necessary to operate
or to remove him to hospital.
DR.. Charles R. Robbins and Dr..
Manfred Call, who we're called in
by DR. Herbert Mann, the Governors
physician, confirmed Dr.. Mann's d.
agnosis that the patient was suffer-
ing with appendicitis with the milder
form The Governor was stricken on
Monday night. 1t appeared that the
trouble was indigestion, put when he
failed to show Improvement, DR..
Robins and Dr.. Call were summoned
to the mansion. Because of his i'll
ness Governor Mann was unable last
night to deliver an address at the
opening session of the Conference for
Education in the South, and early in
the day it was announced that the
reception to the convention could not
be held at the mansion last night.
Although confined 10 his ed,under
the care Of nurses and physicians,
the Governor was able yesterday to
see Ben P. Owen, his secretary. He
signed several official papers of an
urgent nature, including the designa-
ton of Judge Jesse F. West to hold
special term of court in Princess
Anne county. Matters of less i'm
portance were not presented 10 him
by advice Of the doctors.
1t is known that Governor Mann
has been under a severe strain for
months, due to the activity of a large
part of the public 10 have him COM
mute the sentence of Claude Swan
son Allen. He gave the Allen case
very close attention and was wor-
ried beyond words by friends and
svmpathizers who wanted to save the
Carroll county murderers from the
death chair.
DR.. Mann stated late last nighr
that the condition of the Governor
was about the same; that the attack
appeared to be of mild character,
and it is hoped will yield to medical
treatment without resort to an oper-
alton. At the mansion the condition
of the patient was reported as be-
ing "more comfortable" than dur
ing the day
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-17
TRAIN KILLS HIM NEXT DAY
Dairyman Escaped by a Narrow
Shave the Day Before.

Pottsown, Pa, April 1.-THE grade
crossing claimed another v3d:im
here yesterday, when Henry F. Ram
err, So years old, well known farm
or and dairyman, near Sarratoga,was
so badly injured at the Sprogrelps
crossing over the Schuylkill Valley
division of the Pennsylvania TAIL
road, in the lower part of town, that
he died shortly after being taken to
the hospital
Ramer was driving his milk deliv-
cry horse and did not see an express
train, bound for Philadelphia, COM
ing. l.; struck the team with such
terrible force that the, horse was
hurled so feet. against against a
steel post and shattered it. The an
imal died in a few minutes.
Kramer was caught between the
smoke box and frame of the locomo-
tive, and with fragments of his wa
gon was carried 800 feet before the
engine could be stopped. He was
wedged so tightly that he had to be
pried loose. He sustained a triple
fracture Of the skull.
Only yesterday morning Ramer es-
capped by the narrowest margin be-
ing struck by the same train at the
same crossing. He was bachelor
and the support of an invalid brother
and a widowed sister and her three
| children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-17
WOMEN AMONG STRIKERS.
It is Said That $4,000 Men are Idle
In Belgium.

Brussels, April 17.-Emile Wander
valdt, the Socialist leader, aserts
that $4,000 men are now idle in
the manhood suffrage STRIKE, al
enough this is a reduction OF $4,000
from the estimate Of strikers made
by the Socialist leaders.
Today at Client, 5000 women par
AIDED the streets They carried ban
ners and sang revolutionary songse,
but made no disorder
At Antwerp the situation is bad
Work will be at a standstill before
Sunday.
1t is estimated that there are APP
proximately 100000 workers in
Belgiu m. Counting out the $4,000
idle workmen this would leave nearly
100000 at their posts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-17
AFTER TRAFFIC VIOLATORS.
New Traffic Regulations Will be En-.
forced by Police Department.

Chief Goods of the Police force has
directed the officers to use due dill
gence in seeing that the recent laws
of the City Council concerning the
speed Of automobiles, bicycles, and
other vehicles in the streets, as well
as the regulations concerning the
operation of such vehicles be enforced.
Arrests will be made of drivers who
use the wrong side of the street or
who fail to observe the law. lille
these laws were published officially in
the Gazette a few days ago, it may
not prove superfus to call attention
again to certain provisions.
At intersections of two or more
streets, six miles per hour is the
speed limit of all vehicles.
On all streets of the city no vehicle
shall exceed twelve miles an hour.
Any person driving any horse, wag-
on, automobile, motorcycle or other vc-
hicle upon or over the streets of the
city of Alexandria at greater rate of
speed than that above provided, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
ard subject to a fine of not less than
five dollars nor more than twenty-five
dollars.
The law provides it shall be unlaw-
full for any person driving any auto
mobile, motorcycle or other vehicle
to pass any street car which has stop
ped for the purpose of discharging
passengers, without first coming to .
stop and giving warning. All persons
riding or driving any automobile, mo-
torcycle, wagon, or other vehicle over
the streets of the city shall keep to
the right hand side of the street and
in turning corners, if turning to the
right, shall keep close to the right
/ hand curb and if turning to the left
shall cross the interesting street and
make square turn so as to enter the
street on the right hand side. In
stopping any vehicle on any street in
the city of Alexandria, 1t shall be
stopped so that the vehicles shall be
next to the curb on the drivers right
Vehicles travelling east and west
shall have the right of way over
those travelling north and south.
Any person violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall be
subject to a fine of not less than one
dollar nor more than ten dollars. ~
1t is unlawful for any person &c
ride a,bicycle on a2pavemeno or use
such vehicle at night without light
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-17
Aged Man Shoots Himself.

Lancaster, Va. April 17.-Samuel
Straughn, aged about sixty-five years,
committed suicide Tuesday by shoot
ing himself in the head with a shot
gun at his home at Wicomico Church
He was the eldest son of the late
Judge Samuel Straughn, formerly a
member of the House Of Delegates
and Judge of the County Courts OF
Lancaster and Northumberland. He
leaves a widow and two daughters
His act is said to have been caused by
dependency over continued bad
health for many years. He was a res
ident of Texas
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-17
CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.

Mrs. P. A. Riddick, treasurer Of the
Virginia Division, U. D. c., acknow-
lodges the receipt of ten dollars from
the Woman's Auxiliary to R. E. Lee
Camp, of Alexandria; also five dollars
from Mrs. D. Harry Appich, for the
Arthur Herbert Chapter, Children OF
the Confederacy, to the same fund
Theses pledges were made in the namc
of these organizations, at the U D. C
Convention held in Washington D. c..
in November.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-17
D. A. r. ELECTION.

The election for officers of the
D. A. r. is still in progress in
Washington as there was no
choice for president general on
the frs. ballot. At midnight
last night the result was an
nounced as follows:Mrs. Story,
$50; Mrs. Horton, 519; and Mrs.
Bryan, 1O3. As Mrs. Story re-
ceived 81 votes less than a ma
iority it was necessary that an
other ballot be taken. This
was commenced this morning
at 10 o'clock, and it will be
la:e tonight before the result
is announced.
Mrs. VIM. A. Smoot, of
Alexandria, who was a candi-
date for vice-president gener-
al, in charge of the organiza-
ton of chapters, was defeated
by Mrs. Henry L. Mann by a
small majority, the vote stand
ing: Mrs. Mann, 5Sz, Mrs.
Smoot, $50. The news of Mrs.
Shoots defeat will be re-
ceived with great regret in
Alexandria, as she was regar-
ed as especially fitted for the
position.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-17
RECEPTION TO GRAND MASTER.

Three hundred Odd Fellows from
Alexandria and surrounding counties
were present at the reception which
was rendered last night to A. NJ.
Southall, grand master of Odd Fellows
of Virginia. The program, as pfevi-
ously announced, was carried out the
grand master bei1g met at the sta
tion and escorted by Canton Alexan.
dria, MOI, tot Odd Fellows Hall
where the receipt ION took place
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-17
To The Democratic Voters
of Alexandria:

Your attention is called to
the fact that your poll taxes
must be paid on or before
May 3rd, 1913, in order that
you may vote in the general
election on November 4th,
and the primaries prior to
that date. o
City Democratic Committee.
CHAS. BENDHEIM,
Chairman.
iEtR. T. COOK, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-17
Death CT Alexander w. May.

Stanton, Va, April 17.-Alexander
Waddell May, clerk of the supreme
court of appeals, died about midnight
Tuesday night from acute gastritis,
from which he had been suffering for
several days. Henry May, of Wash
ington, D. c., is brother.