The Alaska Prospector
i'<ibllanc<i i»t Valdez, Alasku, every Thursday
by the 1'kospkctoh I'vbmbimng Co
I'hone Main l.
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THE SPIRIT OF LOYALTY
(Cordova Alaskan.)
Them is a great deal of difference
between the spirit of loyalty in Fair
banks and in Valdez.
Fairbanks has made tiome kind of
an arrangement by which she is to
advertise herself in a Seattle publica
tion called The Alaska-Yukon Maga
zine. My this arrangement, hundreds
of dollars that should stay in Alaska
to build up Alaskan interests is sent
tofeed the Seattle spirit.
In Valdez it is different. She has
answered most loyally the call of the
Prospector for support in getting out
a mammoth edition of the home pa
per in such form and manner that the
paper itself will be the biggest kind
of an advertisement for ail of Alaska.
The id<>a thai we should send out
to the states for what we need to ad
vertise Alaska is a wrong one. Some
thing "made in Alaska" is the. biggest
advertisement we can have. Home
thing called "Alaska1' l ut "made in
Seattle" is an entirely different thing.
ALASKA OFFERS INDUCE
MENTS.
(Sun Kranclsco Kxunilner)
Alaska continues to < al! for strong
and adventurous men in explore her
regions, discover mine- and grow
rich. In roeent new* from Seattle
John Oleson had arrived there with
all his poekets tilled with money. He
made f;*2U0,t)U0 siuee ihis year's snow
began to melt in the Kryukuk dis
t riet.
While walking in a gulch he dis
covered evidence of gold. Following
the vein for two miles he at last came
upon a lode. Next day he began dig
ging in it with a pick and blasting
the rock with dynamite. His reward
has been ample.
For months he existed among the
frozen hills and bleak plains. With
courage and hope he denied himself
of tobacco and other luxuries while
he hunted, never (lagging, never yield
ing to the cold, always with his eyes
upon the rocks.
How many fortunes have been
made, the number of intrepid men
who have won against vastly discour
aging odds in that country of peaks,
shadows and snow mounds cannot be
reconed in figures. Disregarding all
personal comforts, defying the dan
gers incident of life in that wilderness,
weak men have gone with the strong
—some to come hack with the wolf's
voice silenced forever, ot.hern in <lin
ease, heartsick and li'.jx-s gone.
Alaska lor more than a decade lias
been a theatre where tragedies and
dramas more bloody, and again more
heroic, have been enacted than were
conceived in the minds of poets and
novelists. And her footlights still
burn, her piccolos and violins still
make music, her stage settings are
over gilded with gold!
Cordova Aerie No. 1384 Fraternal
Order of Katies was formally organ
ized Sunday afternoon and fifty mem
bers initiated. The following mem
bers were elected: George Dooley,
worthy president; James Flynn. wor
thy vice-president; Bert Axe, chap
lain; Li e Van Sly ke, secretary; M.
Flnkloatcin, treasurer; William Stan
ley, escort; Kd. Doverspike, inside
watch; (loorgo Vogt, outside watch;
Horace Leach, Frank Castle and Ed.
Lynch, trustees. Tho Aerie decided
to moot each Wednesday evening at
the Uocoptlon hall.—Cordova Alas
kan .
Mrs. Charles Freas died at Fair
banks some time ago her last request
was that her body be taken to the
states for burial. In the performance
of this sad mission her husband was
accompanied by a faithful collie dog
who stood guard over the remains of
his mistress all through the long
journey, refusing to eat or to allow
strangers to approach the bier.
h. M. Price Ih Injured
L. M. Price, a surveyor engaged In
work for the Copper Ulver & North
western liallroad In the Copper river
basin, was injured on tho trail whllo
onrouto to Valdoz. A relief party
has been sent to bring Mr. Price to
town. Tho wires to the Interior aro
down today, and details of tho acci
dent aro not obtainable.
Mllln To Build Toboggan Slide
H, F. «T. Mills was tho successful
bidder for tho work of eroetlng tho
toboggan slide, his tender being $475.
Tho slide to be 140 feet long and tho
runway will bo flvo foot, wide, Work
Is to begin immediately.
Iloaford Sella I,ny on Kster.
O. J. Hosford, well known In Valdoy.,
rocontly sold his lay on Kstor creek,
In tho Fairbanks country, and haa
Joined Mm. Hosford in Seattle, whoro
thoy will make their future homo.
Tho price received by Mr. Hosford Is
not public.J
FORCED AUTO RIDE
GOMES VERY HIGH
Frisco Man Loses $4-00 Dia
mond As Outcome Of Lat
est Highwayman Stunt
San Francisco, Dec. 3—Robert El
der, representative of an eastern
pump manufacturing concern, was
last night while in a saloon seized by
four men who dragged him from the
place and forced him into a waiting
automobile, before the machine bad
proceeded a block the men had robbed
Elder of a diamond pin valued at
$400 and several hundred dollars in
cash. They jumped from the ma
chine and lied down aside street.
So noon as he recovered himself,
Elder accused the chauffeur of being
in league with the robbers, but this
the chaulfeur denied, saying that
while he knew the men slightly, he
had no knowledge of what they re
ally contemplated when they hired
him to assist in taking home a "drunk
en friend."
Elder and the chauffeur drove to
police headquarters, where the chauf
feur gave such information as en
aided the detectives to this morning
arrest the offenders. The men have
unsavory reputations with the police,
who have long suspected them of
crimes of similar character to the one
of which Hid or was the victim.
REBELS BESIEGE
HAYTI'S CAPITAL
Port an l'rinee, Dec. 5—Port au
Prince is in a state of siege, although
open hostilities have not begun. Gen
eral Simon, in command of 5,000 rebel
troops is camped a shorr distance
I from the city waiting until the gov
ernment decides upon its future
course. It is probable that the city
I will surrender.
Internal strife, and acts of lawless
i ness within tint city are the cause of
trouble. This morning the govern
ment troops shot twelve rioters,
caught looting the business section of
the city. All commercial persuita
are at a standstill pending tlio out
conn* of the crisis now at hand.
VENEZUELA PORTS
10 BE BLOCKADED
Williamntadt, Dec. 5—At last the
I unspeakable Castro and bin country,
j Venezuela, arc to feci the deserts
long justified, and it is Holland that
in to deal out the retribution. It is
now known positively that thedomon
! Htration to bo made olT Venezuela by
the Dutch warship* is to be in effect
| a blockade. This blockade may becon
| tinned indefinitely, and will at least
continue until such time as Castro
sees fit to comply to the demands of
the Dutch government.
Washington, Dec. fi—It was this
morning announced from the White
Houso that it is very improbable that
the United States government will
interfere with the program of Holland
in the Venezuela affair. On all sides
the opinion prevails that Venezuela
is clearly deserving of punishment,
and that Holland is the only country
that can administer this punishment
without danger of international com
plications of a goneral character.
Bertha to Carry Pouch Mnil
Beginning with her present voyage
steamship Kortha of the Alaska Coast
Company will carry pouch mall to and
from all her ports of call. There
will be no postal clork aboard and
the mail will bo made up In the post
ofilces of the various towns, bo that
mail to bo sent on the steamship
should be deposited In the post office.
A report comes from Cordova that
three steamers will be operated on
tho Copper river from Ahercromble
canyon to tho Chittlna next year,
and railroad work In the Copper
river country will he concentrated up
the Chittlna to tho Bonanza mines.
A townsit© has been located at the
mouth of tho Chittlna.
A letter from Judge field was re
ceived In Rampart last woek saying
In substance that ho had decldod to
appolntod a commissioner, and re
questing tho oitizons to recommend
a miner for the position, and also ask
ing them to send him an outline on a
good map of tho boundaries that wore
thought should belong to the district.
—HotHpHng* Post, Nov. 21.
ALASKA DESTINED
TO SURPRISE WORLD
Alfred Brooks Delivers Ad
dress Before The American
Mining Congress
Pittsburg, Dec. 3—Alaska's future
was painted in bright colors last night
by Alfred Brooks, chief of the gov
ernment's Alaskaftgeological survey,
in an address delivered before the
American Mining Congress. Mr.
Brooks spoke at considerable length
and his remarks were well received
and were a revelation to many of
those in attendance.
Mr. Brooks declared that the vast
! coal deposits in Alaska are of a qual
ity superior to any coal deposit west
of the Rocky Mountains, but that the
development of this wealth has been
greatly hampered by lack of trans
portation. The speaker predicted the
early operation of trunk railway lines,
I and said that so soon as the trans
portation feature of the country's
needs is attended to the whole world
will be astounded by the rapidity
with which the country will advance.
Mr. Brooks stated that so far in its
history as an American possession
Alaska has contributed to the world's
wealth the enormous sum of $180,
000,000.
STEAMSHIP SINKS
AND 28 ARE LOST
*
St. Johns, N. B., Doc. r»—Twenty
| eight persons were drowned this
morning off New Fouiulland when
I the steamship Soo City went ashore
| and was wrecked. A terrible storm
I is raging off the coast, and the Soo
i City was hammered to pieces shortly
j after striking.
, It is not known just how many
> persons were aboard the steamship
| when she went down. The life sav
j ing crew rescued seventeen, and the
j bodies of twenty-eight have come
I ashore.
The Son City is an old craft, and
| for twenty years was operated on
I the (Jreat Lakes as an excursion boat.
| She has only recently been placed on
j the rnn along this coast.
LAW IS FOILED IN
AFFAIR OF ARCHER
Scattlo. Dee. 5—A. Archor,recently
[arrested in thin city on ji description
! and request from the chief of police
of Newark, N. J., and since confined
I in the county jail, was this morning
j given his liberty, governor Mead ro
i fusing to honor the requisition papers
ssued by the governor of New Jersev.
It is alleged that Archer is a forger
to the ex Unit of $80,000,
Archer has lived in Seattle for six
years, during the greater part of that
period acting as city solicitor for a lo
cal business house. He is well thought
of by his employor, and with all his
acquaintances has a good reputation.
He says that ho expects to remain in
Seattlo.
Archer says that he is only techni
cally guilty of tho crime charged
against him by tho Now Jorsey offici
als, and that tho porsons who really
bonoflttcd wore his employers, who
took a speculative chance with trust
funds leaving him in such a position
that he must boar tho criminal onus
consequent upon failure of their ex
pectations. Tho crash came and Ar
cher fled.
"Tx)ng introductions when a man
nas a spooch to mako aro a bore,"
said former Honator John C. Bpooner.
•'I have had all kinds, but the most
satisfactory one In my caroer was
that of a German mayor of a small
town in my state, Wisconsin. I was
to mako a political address and the
opera house was crowded. When It
eamo time to begin the mayor got up.
'Mlno friends,' he said, "I haf asked
boon to Introduce Honator Hpoonor,
who Is to make a speech, yos. Voll,
I haf dlt so, und he vlll now do ho.' "
Tho Navy Department, at Washing
ton has notified the officials of the
Alaska-Yukon-f'aolflo Exposition that
the J'aoiflo Hquadron will bo at Bo
attle on tho oponlng day of the expo
sition June 1, IMP. The fleet eon
slots of tho huge armored cruisers,
California, Colorado, Maryland, Penn
sylvania, Bouth Dakota, Tennessee,
Washington, West Virginia, and the
modern protected orulscrs, Bt. Louis
and Milwaukee, with smaller vessels.
(Inc) Bankers and General Merchants (Inc)
HART SCHAFFNER & MARX Clothing, the clothes
that satisfy*
We have just received our big line of fall clothing*
W e carry Slims, Stouts, Shorts, Mediums; clothes to fit any
form.
Every suit guaranteed, read guarantee in our display window*
RRfCES FROM
375.00 TO 330.00
We are especially strong this season in men's furnishing
goods of all kinds*
Remember your outfit for spring and get your order in early*
We carry the best goods money can buy, let us figure with you*
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UNITED STATES TO MAKE
PRACTICAL EXHIBIT
Seattle, Nov. 23—Special correspon
dence—The Cuilcd Stales govern
| ment will have not only the largest
I exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc
exposition which opens hero in June
' 1, 1909, hut it will l>e the most unique
upon the grounds. In fact it will he
in many respects, the most unique
exhibition ever made by the govern
ment. The last congress appropria
ted §<500,(100 for the purpose. The
commissioners appointed are men
j who have, been connected with every
government exhibit in recent years,
Tlniy determined upon one thing,
right at the star'—there should be
something new and of practical bene
fit. Heretofore the government has
been largely content with making a
display of the various features of the
j government, showing how Uncle Sam
(does business. The collections and
displays prepared for the Chicago
World's Fair in 180:5, have been the
nucleus for ensuing expositions and
the commissioners realized that ex
position visitors wore getting tired of
the same old things. Accordingly
they have planned to make the dis
play at Seattle next year on different
lines.
Because this western country is
tremendously interested in forestry,
irrigation, dry-land farming and im
proved agricultural methods, fisheries
and everything connected with the
deep sea, it. is purposed to treat the
foregoing named departments from
an educational stand-point, to give
demonstrations of practical methods,
to show pictures of actual conditions
and by means of a bioscope to teach
and illustrate.
isvory department will carry out
thin practical work. The exhibits
will be oven more comprehensive
than shown at other expositions.
EverythingjwiII he of interest. Thoro
will he apportunities for the lawyer,
the doctor, the missionary, the far
mer, the laborer, the seaman, the
lumberman, the manufacturer, the
economist, the politician, the expor
ter and importer, the stockman, the
artist, the teacher, these and scores
of other professions, t rades and busi
ness lines will find something to in
terest thorn and show them improved
methods.
The government exhibit will bo
shown in five great exhibition palaces:
the main building, the Alaska build
ing, tho Hawaiian and Philippines
building, tho Fisheries building and
the lecture and bioscope hall. Tho
flvo will be arranged In an attractive
connected group at t he head of tho
great central Court of Honor, form
ing the crowning feature of the build*
lug scheme.
Kodink To Ilnvc New Marshal
It appears that Mllo l'ay Dennlson
is to be appointed deputy United
States marshal at Kodlak ns a reward
for his energetic services in behalf of
John Ronan, democratic nominee for
congress, at Keystone Canyon pro
duct last August. Ry tireless indus
try, persuasion and several bottled of
whiskey, Mr. Pennlson sueeeeded in
getting two votes for Ronan, one of
which ho is reported to have cast
himseJf, although he'.was not a resi
dent of the preelneti However no*
body was Indicted byjtho grand Jury
for Illegal voting. |
Wortman's Roadhouse
Bar and General Merchandise
j Accomodations for Travelers
Pontius Magnuson Prop.
Jhe Teikhell Roadhouse
48 Miles From Valdez
On Government Trail.
Rest of accommodations for man and beast. Fresh Meat
always on hand. Horse and Dog Feed All the latest
improvements. PRIVATE ROOMS.
Mrs. Ed. Wood, Proprietor.
Alaska Coast Co.
8» S. BERTHA, 8th of each n,onth
8. S. FORI LAND,25th of each month
From Valdez for
Juneau and all Puget Sound Ports
Rights Reserved to Change Steamers or Sailing Dates Without Notice.
A. S. DAUTRICK. General Agent, Valdez, Alaska.
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Reservation Ave. near Court House
Private Rooms for Patients Graduate Nurses
Hospital Tickets, $1.50 per Month.
Phone 77
CHICAGO HAS BIG
ELECTION FRAUD
Grand Jury Returns Eighty
One Indictments Against
Prominent Politicians
Chicago, Poo. 6—Eighty-one Indict
ments charging as many prominent
politicians with participating in eleo
tlon frauds attho Novomhor election
wore fllod this morning hy the grand
Jnry. Tho action of tho grand jury
has created consternation in tho
realms where politlcw In a husinoes,
and It in hoilevod that the result will
be tho oxpomire of the worst oleotlon
scandal In the history of the <lty.
The grand jury's report st-ates that
hundreds of Illegal votes wero cast,
tho names voted being those of per
sons either dead, Insane or long ago
removed from the city. In one pro
duct the books show that fourteen
names wore lined, ov^ry one that of a
person In the Cook county asylum
for the iiiHano. In othor precincts tho
rogintration bookn indicate that thw
ward boHHPH sent someone into tho
cemetery to copy the names from tho
headstones.
In addition to tho fact that voting
tinder tho names of pornonHuo longer
onjoying tho right of franchise was
carriod on to a far groatcr extont that
at any previous election, tho grand
jury wa« furniBhed with ovidonce to
prove that many respoctahio citizens
wore deprivod of tholr votes because
of tho fact thai whon thoy arrived at
tho poll A thoy wore told that thoy had
voted. Fx population mot with no
othor result than a warning to cease
making trouble, In tho case of the
insistent quickly followod by vlolont
ejection from tho polling booth.
Tho grand Jury ban not completed
Its investigations of tho cloctlon
frauds, and the result of thoso Invos
tigationH promises to Involve many
prominent business and professional
men, if not criminally, at least to
such an extent as to groatly Injure
tholr reputations
A little over fr,,000,000 l« the esti
mate ptit on this year's output of tho
Nome district by I'. T. Thatcher,
cashier of the Alaska bank of Nome.