DIKEI[BILL IN NO DANGER
IS STILL IN CONFERENCE
1$ SURE TO PASS—RESULT WILL NOT BE KNOWN UNTIL CON
FEREES REPORT BACK TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE
NO OPPOSITION TO THE MEASURE
Washington, Juno r>.—Reply
ing to yonr telegram of June 3,
the Yaldcz dike hill is incorporat
ed in th" Senate amendment to
the Rivers and Harbors hill.
The conferees of the House
and Senate an* now daily in ses
sion. hut will not disclose the
status of Hie amendment until
i he hill lie reported |o the re_
sp»»elive houses.
There is every hope fit' ilil'
amendment beinj? adopted, as the
hill lias many powerful friends
here, who ar«.* watching closely
every movement, holh in and r»nt
of congress, uiul in tIn* ennfer
enrt' committee as well, and has
none |n oppose tlir measure.
.mux s. \\t:bm.
r ai iyij A t/ /\>v> it
SIIWTOR KEARN
DENOUNCES LORIIY1ER
Washington, June 5.—Senator
Kfiirn, in his si eh mi the i.ori
nier case. hotly denounced I he
Illinois genator for I he corrupt
Kiel hods employed in hi* election
lo the upper house and demands
I he expulsion of t he senator in
order lo .save the jfood name of
the highest branch of congress.
The Fairbanks brass hand will
jrive concerts every week on I lie
waterfront. The business men
will pay for the at tract ion.
FOR ROOSEVELT
Sioux KalN. .Iuih* 5 Early re
turn* from I he Kepuhlican presi
• 1 < • 1111 a I primaries indicate that
111 «• Roosevelt delegation has
carried Ihe stale liy a plurality of
from liv«* t<> twelve thousand. Tafl
ami I-a Follelle arc poor sec
oiuls.
Will Prpbe Beef Trust.
Washington, June 5.—The
Senate has ileciiled l.o prohe inlo
the Beef Trust and l<» inquire in
to the causes of the rapid ad
vance in the prices of meat.
USED UNFAIR METHODS
SAYS PRESIDENT TAFT
He SAYS THE GOVERNMENT USED UNFAIR METHODS IN THE
PROSECUTION OF FRAUDULENT LAND ENTRYMEN IN
OREGON—MAY EXTEND PARDON PRIVILEGE
WasHinnlon. Jiun» r».--l'rosi
• nt Tafl says Ihal In; was actu
ated in par<loniiiK Willard Join's,
sentenced lo imprisonment for
heinp implicated in tiiiitn'r land
frauds in conjunct inn will) the
expose and I rial of Hinder Iler
nian, former commissioner of
l he general land office, owing lo
Ill*- unfair inHlmds pursued by
tin* 11 Ili»* form
ri' administrali«»n in proseculin^
lh<*se cases and llial lie will prob
ably pardon others convieted im
d«*i* Iik*> eireuuislanecs.
This is looked upon as another
slap al Ili«• methods pursued by
Roost;veil, when presidenl.
THE SKAGWAY DELEQQATE
SAW THINGS ROSY
Valdez. Alaska. May 2H.— 'Sp?
rial --Willi banners tbialiupr and
bauds playing. I In* delegates from
Iii•» several pn'cincK of the roup
.'.idicial «li\isiiiM«s «»f the Territory
«»T Ala-ka. wlm arrived in lhi< city
I - attend Hie In11«■ i>«• mI<'111 llcpuh
liean ruiiMMilinn. witc given a rc
eeptinu Mich as lias never before
been accorded any body «• f men
\v||«» hn\e \ isited litis «* i I v.
Itusm*s> Ionise* ;»r»• closid ami
llii» «*iiIir«* Imwii wears a fiala ilay
appearance. wlii|«> the hospitality
«•( I In* resident s is lavishly spent
• •ii Ihi' visiliiiK delegates.
THE GRAND JURY
IN SE8SION AT CHITINA
Chilian, June 5.--The grand
jury convened here to inquire in
to the chaws preferred nKainst
Commissioner Hcnlny, have so
far heard 10 witnesses. f| is
hoped thai by this evening Ihc
witnesscs will all have been
heard, wln-n I he grand jury will
submit their report In Judge
Cushman.
According to a letter received
yesterday by James C. Drake,
deputy clerk of the federal court.
Judge K. H. (limlunan will not
arrive from Alaska until about
the tlrsl. uf September. Judge
Hushninn writes that it will toko
nearly all summer to complete
the cases set for trial when be
received I he appointment of
judge in Ibis district.--Taeorna
Ledger.
WASHINGTON JUDGE
TO BE IMPEACHED
Washington. Juno 5.—Tin* im
peach men I of Judge llohert Arrli
i Iki 1*1. of I lie (',mil merer ciHirl. will
lie ■'«•«*« Mil lei I l»y Hie House
Committee on Judiciary. accord
ing |m rumor. Judg» Archibald
was charged willi liming accept
ed bribes Cmt a decision in ;iii im
portant railway ease.
Croker Adopts High Diver.
I.MiidMii. J u in* r>...|t ieliard
C.roker. former great Saeliein i»f
Tammany Hall, will adopt An
11 •* 11 e Kelli'l-inan. Hie diving \enus
us his child.
A parly CMtnposed of .Privates j
IliuhtMwer, Hrown and Znch. of
('oiitpany II. Hllli Inf.. I". S. A.J
receiving Ihree months furlough, j
passed through Skagway Satur
day en route to the interior,
where I hey will prosper! till the
termination of Iheir vacation.
They expect to mush to the head
of the Yukon river, where they
will build a boat, and then con
tinue on down to Tnnann. and
from there will go on to Vnldez,
Inking in some of the likely look
ing camps which lie near Their
route.
Fir« Meeting Tonlflht.
Thore wfll he 41 mpeling of the
tire d^partmont 'In thri fire hail
Ihl* evening at R o'clock. Im
portant business will come before
the meeting and all members aro
urgently requested to be pres
eii..
Subscribe for the Prospector.
•JUDGE HUNFORD
IS REVERSED
Instruofed to Qrant a Rehearing
in the Leonard Olson
Case
Washington, June 5 On the
surest inn of President Tafl, At
torney Oeneral Wieker-diam has
ordered Judge Han ford to grant a
now trial to Leonard Olson, tin*
Socialist attorney, \vhos»' natur
ali/ation papers witc cancelled
when Olson swotv thai In* did not
helieve in onr present form of
^ovfi'iimi'iit and was working fop
its ov■«»!• 111 row ami that In* had no
n-spect for tin* American tlajr.
THE MONEY TRUST
BEING INVESTIGATED
Washington. June I».--Tlie
House i!o]11111i11proliinp into
I In* M«.rn»y Trust have decided to
transfer their -;H tings t«» New
V-rk. where they will continue to
pursue their investigalion into
the n'leged control r»f the money
"f !im> nation in tin* hands oi a
few hank**, financial institutions
nnd individuals.
COURT DECIDES
T CASE
Relative to Overlapping Min
Appeiiate Court Hinders Decision
ing Claims
San Francisco, June 5.—Judge
Morrow, of the Circuit Court of
Appeals, lias hafided down an im
portant decision, settling a much
mooted (|ii«>slion, concerning ov
erlapping: mining claims.
The decision was in tin* rase
of Becker vs. I,. Long. Moure cl
al.. ail appeal from the dislrirl
hench of Alaska. In I In* year
I«.mi:», Becker located a placer
claim. Long immediately follow
ing. u\erla'iped Beckcr"* location.
I.ontr claimed l<> have hern I lie
lir-l to h:«\c discovered mineral
on the claim and tried to hold
the portion oNerlapping Becker's
ground. In the suit that follow
ed the district court decided in
favor of Becker and Long and
his companions appealed.
Judge Morrow sustains the de_
e:«don on the grounds that Long
.jumped Becker's ground, ruling
that Becker had the right of lo
cation over Long, having fully
complied with the law.
I NEW VANCOUVER COMPANY
TO OPERATE IN VALDEZ
A FINANCIALLY POWERFUL SYNDICATE OF CANADIAN CAPI
TALISTS TAKE OVER THE ALICE PROPERTIES AT
SHOUP BAY
Messrs. Malt hews & ti»f I ho
I'acific Building, Viiiicituvcr, have
organized the Alice Mint's, Ltd.,
I<» lake over the Alice group at
Yaldez. The company is regis
tered under the laws of Washing
tun, with headquarters at Seattle.
The capitalization is $200,000,
In consideration of 75,000
shares the owner*, Mrs. \V. W.
Harvey and L. McAllister, turn
o\er the properly to the company
I free of all further charge, and
I place llicit- slock in pool in the
Hank •»T Vancouver. The bal
ance id rjii.onu shares is placed
in I lie treasury intact to provide
ft-r development and operation.
M. .1. C.nllaghan. formerly con-J
neet ed with Marcus Daly,
will lie superinlemlenl. A gold-'
| bearing \«• i11 i»r from one and ;i
hall' In Iwti and a half fed in width
outrrops mi tin* Alice and occurs
between slate and quarl/.ite. The
oeeurrenee is said l«» In* similar
to the ClilT.
The property was rerominend
ed t<> \V. S. Matthews by A. E.
Campbell. tlu» Knpdijsh minimr en
gineer. who has spent Hit* ffreat°r
pari <»f Ih«* last two summers in
the camp, and also by K. p. lleece,
who says il is "one of the be«»t
siirfaee showings in the camp."
The vein lia-i been proved up hv
open euls over a length of from
lion In HUO feet. and is described
as showing free jrold. II is claim
ed that il is the extension of the
same vein system as the t*lilT °'i
(Continued on pa {re 1
ALASKA INSANE PATIENTS
NOT PROPERLY TREATED
I
I
I
ARE HERDED IN CORRAL8 LIKE 8HEEP AND ARE NOT GIVEN
PROPER MEDICAL TREATMENT—THE IN8TITUION SHOULD |
BE VERY THOROUQHLY INVESTIGATED
Kur some I iiii«* past slories
lta\c been floating around I < > I lit)
effect I hat Alaska's insane wore
having hard faro ami wen' no! be
juR properly treated at I lit? asy
lum in Kan I Portland, with which
the governmenI of flu' United
States has a contract fur the
care of th«» unfortunates \vln» are
sent from llic north for I real
111 011 i.
These complaint* have been
hoard before and were general
ly answered by some official vis
iting the establishment, herald
ing hi* approach With a blare of
trumpets, giving Ihe lrianagoment'
an opportunity to prepare for in
spection.
ItiMViill.v I In- |xi*ti11«1 jury of
l'«n*ll*in«l \isiicd lh«> iiiMtilulion
ami as a rexull of I lie investiga
tion Ih«* "physician" in charge
nominally gave way In another,
Inil is still al the head »»f I ho f n -
slitution.
VaUlczoans who have recently
leturiicd from Ihe- Morningsidc.
"Hanitariuni" say lhal il is no fill
place bo send a human being,
mttch loss unfortunates who n Td
tender-carp. No pretense Is made
of giving patients medical care.
The patients are herded into
large dormitories, where the beds
art* plttced side by fllde with ho
rtll-ywayn between, compelling the
(Continued on page \)
WILL CAMP ON BATTLEFIELD
IN QRDER TO DECIDE COURSE
. . • ' • \ • ♦
ROOSEVELT FORCE8 ARE WATTCHINQ EVENTS CL08ELW AND
. WILL PROBABLY BOLT IF AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO
BftlNG THE 8TEAM ROLLER INTO PLAY
Chicago, June r».--Colonel
litlosevclt announced that he will
arrive here next week to organ
ize his lighting forces and lo
heroine familiar with the politi
cal conditions on the ground.
Willi him. will he Senator Dixon
and praclically the entire Wash
ington headi|uarler force.
The action and methods pur
sued by tli»* national committee
will be watched closely and if it.
is found I bat body is so manipu
lating the contests entered a> to
Kive Tafl control of I be eonven
fion, it will then bo decided
whether to bolt the regular con
vention and to hold another in
the Armory to plaee a llopnhli
cail I ieke| III | lie Held.
AMERICAN DREADNAUGHT
HITS REEF ON TRIAL TRIP
lloeklami. .111111 r».--Tlio
iM'eadiiauuhl Arkansas, while
making her I rial I rip on I lit* nav
al eourse, struck a reef, injur
ing her hull. Sin*, however. con
tinued her run. making a «*|»ecd
1 of 10 kinds. The Arkansas will
Im> taken hark ami placed in the
dry dork lo ascertain tho extent
j of hor injuries.
Mrs. Hen Silverman returned
from an extended visit to the
lslal.es on last evening's steamer.
I.
ELECTION RIOTS
IN BELGIUM
Itniswi«|«i. .11 ■ 11 • > r».—* I" 11 • • ,-lali*
i* in •■ru|>tion «»\Hi.* I't'cut
i'lrrl inns wliril riots ami • 1 i - • «l*
ilt'rs )»i-« »k<* < • i i I in all parts of I In*
country. «*<»iii|M*lliii^r tin* uov«»rn
111 •* 111 in many plar«vs to <i< n* 11 tin*
<lison|i,r< with troups, iho local
pi»lir»» lifiny unable t<• handle tho
situation. <
Kinvc salnmn arc lumping » |_2
<•••111s a pound to WranfrHl lish
iTinrn. his is 25 p»«r (•••lit more
than last y«»ai\
STATE CHAIRMAN HEBRON
IS DOING ALASKAN POLITICS
I . , ' ' *
IS REPUDIATING HIS MASTER BY PLAYING HOME RULE HARP
IN THE HOPE OF SOOTH ING SAVAGE EARS OF OUT
RAGED ALASKANS
.
I
•Iii111'ii11. .1 iir».--Charles Hit-i
1*1 *II, chairman «»f I In* 11 **|11»11«-;t111
territorial <*• »mnii11c***. is here on
hi- way I•• the wcslwanl to meet
William Cilmorc. the llcpiihlican
ran.li.lalr for ill-legate lo rori- j
Kress, who is now on hi* way |
from Seward lo L'nalaska.
Mr. Hcrron loilay wireil Sena-j
lor William Allien Smith, chair- |
man of the Senate commit tec on!
territories as follows: 1
"Thi* It•*|>11 )•!k*;iit mmfill ii»n
In-Ill at C.imliiva <»n Marrli :tO|li,
slr«»njrly ••iitlnrscil icrriliu'ial u<»v_
•tii111•*iiI. William A. <«iliiinr»»
ni-i-f|»t•><I Ili»> iiiuninalimi a* »h*lf»- ^
pale In oinjm'ss mainly In'ranse
«• f I In* homo nih' ]»lank <>n the
plal f* •i*m. Ht'iMihlican '-sin
lln' ••Irrlioii iliMiiamls prompt
adnplnni • • r lliis measure. Siprn
e.l . C.liarli'< K. Ilemui, ('hair
man Terrilnrial < i11•••*.**
PLAN TO 8TEAM ROLLER
R003J5VELT FORCES
r.liiraf.'H. .1 iiin* !».—The Taftj
iii**it art* planning I•» «I«*it111 r<• 11 - j
••r ilif 11«»f vt* 11 furri'-* and •»I • - I
lain ciini ml • if | h<* I«• iii|•• • r;ir nr
•-•ani/iil ion of I In* ei»uv«Mil inn. <
Tln'> liiiuri' lli:tl Willi I In* iii<l ni'l
lln' nal imial niuii i 11 • i\ which)
llifv control l»> a larv major-j
ily. limy will lia\e im «l i lVi**i 111 y I
in xcaliiiK all I In* Tall dc|oualc< j
I hey may need.
MUCH BITTERNESS
IN DARROW CASE,
I.• i^ Aii^c«*1 «•?*. Juno 5 Clarence
Darrow ami District Attorney
Ford came near gcHiim into a flsl
flsrlil during nn argument in the
I rial or I In' former. They wore
slopped by ttn* deputy sheriff. ami
after apologizing (In* Irlal pro
I'iM'ilpil.
Masonic Meeting.
Mi'unlar staled coiniiiunical ion
Valdez f.odge No. ir.fi. F. ami A.
M., Masonic hall al H o'clock this
evening. Work in the socimil «lr»
grce. Visiting brethren are wel
come. '
Messrs. Rutherford ami Sam
Hay, Ihe locators of the well
known properly hearing their
names, are haek after havinjr
spent Ihe winter in southern Cal
ifornia. They have apartments
at Ihe St. Elin*.
Screen doors and windows at
Rudolph's. If
SENATOR NIXON
AT BfeINK OF GRAVE
W'joliiii^inii. .111 Hi1 :>.__s.'iial«»i
NIXiHi. •»r \i'\;ul;i. i* i|\inu a- III *
n'Mili nf ;tii ••((reali«»n |M*rfi•rnu,.l
for jip|"'i"li''iiS■■ 11«iI<• i" Ni\"Mi,
lt>*|ii)l*lii*<iii. i» a 11;iI in • * ..I' I'.ali
fornia ami w.i- horn in I Kiln. 11 • •
wa« 11• • 111111at• I |i\ |>• *|>i:lai- of
Hi.- -1 a I
SAYS PRESIDENT GOMPERS
FURNISHED BRIBE MONEY
I .ii* A ii tr-• !•••*. .111 in* l*'«'riii
i»i* I I i\e l-'ranklin. in his tes
timony. says Dial Attorney I»ar
row told Iijin. when making ar
raimements In Imy .juror*. I list I.
President <«oinpers. of tin' Fed
eral ion nf Labor. \\a< funi'shinjr
I Ik* nmnry fop | Ii r* briberies.
Michael hovle. aged i:t years,
cnhle operator al tlit* Ketchikan
office of I In* I'. s. signal corps.
«1 i«*it al in o'clock las! nifrht
alioarii I lie steamship r.ily of Se
attle. while llial vessel was al
(lamhicr hay discharging freight.
Death resulted from cancer of
the stomach. with which I Ii •» ilea«I
man had long heen a sufferer.
Mr. A. A. Kderman. n well
known Fairbanks mining oper
a I or. U in the city to look over
the Vnhlez mining Held. Mr. Kd
erman is an old operator and may
lie induced lo become one of n«.
I)r. M. M. Hopkins has pone |o
Seward on a short business I rip.
Pubseribo for tb* Pronp^ctor.