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Show SOLDIERS WILL BE SENT TO CORDOVA j !F THEIR PRESENCE IS NECESSARY Tha secretary of tha Intarior la In sympathy with tha needs of tha people of Alaaka W muat ba patent a little longer." Governor Clark received the following teegram from Secretary Fisher: " Presa report a I nd lea la la a lesscese at Cordova by cltlsens claiming to act In resentment of dalay In dlsposfton here of Alaaka coal matters. You ara fully advised ad-vised of my personal desire and determt-natlon determt-natlon to pro mo I Alaskan col development develop-ment aa promptly aa effectlva protection of public Interest will permit. Nevertheless Neverthe-less lawleaeneaa must he abaolutely suppressed sup-pressed and punt ah ed and you will take prompt and vigorous action to thla and." j CORPfWA. Alaaka. May a. -There was j no dleorder here yesterday and none la I1 expacted until tha arrival of tha at earner Mlth. which haa ealled from Nanatrno with to tone of Canadian coal for the Alaaka P teaman 1p company to be landed at Cordova. Threats were made today that tha Edith would not be permitted to dlacharae her carao. Aa ail Canenlan coal la under control of tha United St a tee auatoms aurporitlea until It la landed and the duty paW. the deputy col-i col-i lector of euatoms for Cordova iran a ' demand upon I'nlted ttatea Commlaalon- er O. A. Tucker for protection when the I Edith arrfvea. and waa asaured iljai an ample force of deputy mar ha la would be 1 on hand to -protect tha property. J Mavor Auailn E. Lathrop of Cordova i today received tha following; dlanatch from Governor Walter E Clark of Alaaka, Alaa-ka, dated WUlamanilc. Conn.. I TlTjn From Clark. Tetegram received. If marahal anrt dlatrict attorney officea at Valda are unable un-able to deal with at mat ton properly. In- farm Acting Oovertor Dlatln at Juneau of eircumatancea." f 1 Mayor Laihrop aent the following mea- ! Mge to Acting Governor Dlstin at Ju- eau: "Berioua) dlaturbancea on account of Canadian roal on dock yeaterday. Believe Be-lieve can handle altuallon at preaent. Threata freely made to deatroy cargo of Kdlth, now en roate. Governor muat tand ready to protect.' j United Statea Deputy Marahal Bright- wall arrived from Ores t a last night and took charge of the situation. He awr In deputies, who ara now standing guard en the ooean dock of the Alaeka Steam thrown Into tha bay yeeierday. It waa expected that there would he a core or mere arrest a today on com-plaints com-plaints sworn to by General Freight and Passenger Agent Richard J. Barry of tha steamship company, but he waa counseled to wait until tha excitement had subsided, subsid-ed, and took the advice. Marshal Wants Information. United States Marahal Harvey ffulll-an. ffulll-an. whose headquarters are at Valdcg, netv znilee west of Cordova, tele, wrap bed., to Commissioner Tuckei for full particulars of yesterday's outbreak. out-break. Sullivan sailed from Valdes for Cordova, accompanied by I'nlted Statea District Attorney George R. Walker, and will arrive here tomorrow morning The narehaJ has no authority to call mldlers from Fort 1.4 scum, but these can he ordered or-dered out by Acting Governor Dlatln If seeded. Many messages have been received today to-day from all parte of Alaaka approving las aatlon of the snob. 0OVZBXO1 CXABK ORDERED TO PREVENT LAWLESSNESS TWAPLAN', Conn.. May I. Governor Walter JB. Clark of Alaaka, who la visiting visit-ing hla old home here today. received telegrams from the mayor of Cordova and Commissioner Tucker giving an account of the coal party at Cordova ss already-described already-described In the Associated Press dispatches, dis-patches, and fully trnnflrmlng the UUer. Governor Clark said the mesaies glau contained a protest of the steamship company com-pany against tha .throwing overboard of the coal and tha riotous demonstration made. Governor Clark aald: "It is a pity that tha coal was thrown overboard. H will be needed for fueL We shall have to use Canadian roal until a p'an Is made for opening our own mines. Attention has been called! to tha neces- eltv of eerlv-RCllon. ' |