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THE ALASKA PROSPECTOR
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Valdez, Alaska, August 13, 1908. Ko.31
VOTERS DECISIVELY
REBUKE HMTTISM
JAMES WICKBRSHAM, formor judge of tho Third district of Alaska
and independent candidate for delogatb was elected yostorday by a vote ho
decisive as tQ oermit of no doubt as to tho dosires of the people of Alaska
when it comes to contesting with Govornor .Hoggatt tho rule of this territory.
So far as the returns received at this time show, John Corson, tho avowed
Hoggatt candidate, has received the strongest, robuko ovor administered at
the polls to a person seeking honor at tho hands of Alaskans. In two cor
poration infested towns, Cordova and Tread well, Corson polled a bigger'Vote
than did WickerBham and in those towns only; every other precinct in
Alaska buried beneath an avalanch of votos the man struggling for success
against tho handicap of the Hoggatt support.
The greatest surprise of tho election camo from Juneau, tho particular
yarding ground of Govot-nor Hoggatt when ho Is in Alaska. Jinieau ex
pressed its sentiment by giving Wickerslmm 184 votes against 117 cast for
Corson and Corson was badly dofeatcd in ovory town in Southeastern Alas
ka with tho exception of tho' aforomontioncd town of Tread well.
Ohilberg furnished a surprise by tho manner in whioh ho ran in tho Tan
ana. Wickorsham carried Fairbanks by a big voto but in tho Tanana dis
trict as a whole present returns givos Chilberg 1,238 to Wfekersham's 1,167.
Nowhere did Ronan, or Clum show any strength.
Following is the tabulated vote so far as received:
PRECINCTS
- v . •' i •' 7
v2 .;:-' J J ;
Valde7. (Town)
Valdez (Renervation)
Canvon
LANDI/OCK •
Sewari>
CohdoVa (approximate)
Juneau
Ketchikan
Wkanoei.
Sitka
Thbadweix
Douglas City
Skaoway
IIaines
ISilvbr Bow Bahin 1st pre'e't
Paiuhankh
105
112
10
IV
52
150
181
78
21)
33
50
104
45
.31
O
o
19
27
700
117
17
22
■ . ■ .---J
15
f»9
48
27
Hot Bpringh
Eaoi,e
Srward Pkninbui-a
TOTAfi
445
31
< *
34
017
.2579
1
02
13
i f>9
-,-3
374
1529
14 ,
10
75
02
35
18
13
17
17
.0
39
0
7
193
553
49
0
107
101
O
H
10
10
31
Tot a i.
199
130
12
17
79
925
373 I
170
100
02
23
0
V J
2-1
178
i v ,•
752
1077
94
171
203
o9
(55
773
59
47
1730
-4
0298
TURKISH MINISTER IS
RECALLED FROM POST
Washington, Aug. 18- Mohmcd AH
Boy, tho Turkish minister to tlio
United States hnH boon recalled by
his government. Ho anys that tlio
. notion on tho part, of tho rtnltan is in
; accord with a plan to reorganize tho
' Turkish diplomatic service*, hut In
Washington It In hollovod that, tho
recall has to do with polltloal condi
tions In tho Ottoman omplro.
Among other things) giving rise to
tho hollof that all Is not well with
Mohmod All Roy ift tho fact, that his
fathor la (loolng to tho United Hlrttos
to escapo the wrath of ,th« sultan.
All Hoy says that tho ehargo that his
fathor Ih guilty of Inciting tlio Armen
ian massaeros in false.
Wo oarry tho boat lino of Porfome>»
ami Toilet watera In town.
Alaska Drug (Jo.
ELECTRICIANS STRIKE
ANDWINNEPEG IS DARK
Winiiopeg, Aug» H — Evory em
ployed olobtrleiau in tho olty «*alkod
out (ant night and the town it* in dark
noaa in conacquonco. Thoro wan not a
powo* lamp burning oithor in atreota
or placca of huainoaa and in tho ma
jority of plaoon it waa noeoasary for
tho buHlnoHH houaoa opon to two oan
dioH aw tho atoroa aolling iampa had
cloaod for tho day.
In ail 0,000 men aro on atriko. Tho
tronhlo resulting in tho walk-out ban
boon browing for nomo tlmo and
there Hooma llttlo ohar.oo of an im
modlulo aottlomont, tho omployora
declaring exorbitant tho drimanda for
shorter hour# and moro pay by tho
mon.
Wo handlo tho boat and moat, com
plot* linn of Driigw in AhtHka.
Owl Drug Oo.
DEIERMION10 HIT
HOGGATT IS MOTION
With Result of Election only a Question of Number
of Votes by which Wickersham Wins, Talk
turns to an Analysis of Corson's Defeat
With the delegate election a thing
of the past and the only question in
doubt the number of votes by which
Wickeraham will lead hia opponents
when the returns are all in, the J talk
today is turning to a solution of the
whyness thoroof; for tho counting of
the ballots lias turned to pay turvy
many proconcoived idoaa of "how the
vote should bo east." Tho explan
ations have many ramifications but
condensed, the viow taken by the
majority is that in casting their bal
lots the voters wero for tho most part
act uated by tho supreme desire to ad
minister to Governor lloggatt a re
buke that will not only long bo re
membered by him but will remove
from the minds of tho legislators in
Washington any doubt as to whore
the poople of Alaska stand when it
tjomos to matters of territorial policy.
James Wickeraham, eleventh hour
candidate as be was, carried every
Judicial district of Alaska, routed by
potential majorities tho lloggatt can
lidate in all except two of Jjio towns
lorotofore believed to lie lloggatt
itrongholda and clearly established
he fact that whatever personal
itrength John Corson may have had
11 the beginning was lost to him by
•eason of his support by Governor
loggut. To assure the defeat of tho
loggatt hopes hundreds of democrats
hroughout the territory set aside
lesiro to elect their candidate and
•ast their votes for James WieKcr
iliam. Tho democrats could have
lad the secret support of tho lloggatt
nfluonee but they refused it in the
ealization that if Itonan went to a
son gross sure to be republican it would
»nly increase the lloggatt influence I
n Washington.
HOLLAND TO TRY
UNO CURB CASTRO
Dutch Fleet is Assembling
Preparatory to Threaten
ing Venezuela.
Willomftted, Aug. 13—Holland in to
nnnko an attempt to curb tho oppres
sive tacticH of President Oaatro of
Venezuela and to that effort Dutch
war vessels are being assembled pre
paratory to departure for Venezuela
whore a demonstration will bo niado.
Queen Wilholmina has sent word io
Ibe governor of the Dutch colpny of
Ourocao that she understands tho
Venezuelan situation and will imme
diately take moiisures to bring ('astro
to terniH.
NEW ZELANDERS DO
HONOR TO BIG FLEET
Auckland, Aug# ll—Tho Atlantic
battlo«hlp (loot arrived off thin port
yoHtcrday and today tho fighting
machines* aro drawn up In two Hnei
abreawt the city. The oily ha« taker
a holiday in honor of tho visiting wfti
vcbhoIh tho ofllceni of which wor<
wolooinod by Premier Sir Josepl
Ward and other dignitaries*.
Tho e^tiaoni* of Auokland havo pro
pa rod an oxtonnivo efltortalntnoni
connoting r>( banquet-*, night-Hoeing
and tho llko.
In his* epoech of 'wolcomo 1'romioi
Ward oulogized President UooHovolt
Admiral Hporry, ros*pondlng, s*ald tha
tho voyage has* res*ulted in great ini
provomont in gunnery ami taction
work and bnn alt*o taught the officer
muoh concern lug coaling which wil
rosult in great Improvement in thi
branch of naval iervieo.
A. L. r^evy, and MM. f/ovy ere pan
Monger* on tho Yucatan, being 01
their way to Portland whore they wil
make their homo.
To tho effect (hat Governor Hog
gatt be given discredit men having
personal enmity to Jamos Wicker
sham voted for him and the manner
in which tho lloggatt "inliuence"
worked is shown in t lie vote, totals of
which to date show that Wickersham
received 3,227 to Corson's 1,010, or
nearly twice as many. Even in
Canyon precinct, from whcnco came
exaggerated account of the returns;
the revised count takes Corson's single
vote away from him, the correct re
turns showing that YViekersham re
ceived ten and Ronan two ot the
twelve votes cast. Copper Center
east eleven votes, nino for Wicker
sham and two for lionan. The vote ho
far received shows that Wiekcrshnm
carried tho city of Fairbanks by more
than 6^ percent in excess of all other
candidates, lie has all told more
than 1,000 votes in excess of those
east for Chilberg, tho candidate tak
ing second place. The detailed voto
by districts follows:
Const I$nd of Third. i
Wickersham, .r>l.r), Corson, 752'. (Cor- j
dova), Ronan, 103, Clum, 0, Chil- i
berg, 0j . '
Tanana Division.
Wickorsham, 1,167, Corson, 15)0, u
Ronan, pi5, Clum, 8, Chilberg, 1,238. i
Seward Peninsula.
Wickersham, 017, Corson, 371, I to- I
nan, lf>.?, Cllmi, 107, Chilberg, 752.
First District. 1
Wickersham, 628, Corson, 321, Ito- ,
nan, 211, Clum, I, Ohllboig, 133.
This gives the tolal vote ho far re- ,
ceived: Wickersham, 3,227«Corson, 1,- ,
610, Ronan, 695, Clum, 117, Chilberg, ,
2,125.
SIX PERISH WHEN |
GANNON EXPLODES!
For Third Time Fatal AccM
dent Occurs on School Ship
of French Navy. ;1.
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Toulon, Aug/'lft—Six menworo
killed and eighteen wounded, some
of thorn fatally, 'bs the result this
morning of tho explosion of ft'gun on
the training ship Cournnnt at*the na
val station horo. Thb cause of1 the
explosion is not known.
Tills is the third fatal accldout to
occur <»n the Couronnt; enelt of'tho
previous uecldontd reuniting in the
death of throo persons. > •
WINNIPEG WOMEN ACT I
AS STRIKE BREAKERS
Winnipeg, Aug. 11—rThorc Homo
rrlifcf from comlltlmw oonsoquQnt
upon tho Htrlk'o of tho Oloctrlcal work
,■ orn of tho city und l.liin rollof coiiiph
from womofi, who bh far an poflniblo,
i havo boon Huhntitutcd for thostrlkorp.
1'hln haw, with tho addod labor of
> ownbrn and ninmmorn of qtofttrleal
i plantn, nvrtdo It poHslblo to Imvo a few
3 light* nud to furnlah Homo poyvor,
Tho omployifiont of women ha#f
•howovor, added now dillleulthm and
; Hovoral oHmr organizatloftftaro I hrcat
■ onlng to walk otit unless tho fair
Htriko broakorn aro dUpon00(1 with.
Voty« Bute of Ohio Vote.
I; Hot Springs, Va., Aug. IX Arthur
, Voryw, mniiagor of Taft'ft campaign
I In Ohio In ponltlvo that tho slat" will
, go republican by too,000. Mr. Vory»
I aasortvd thta- bollof at a oonforono©
i horo yestorday afternoon betwoori
Taft, Vorty«, Hltohoook and othor
advl«<*rn. ' i Whon fho oonforonno
wa» oomplotod Mr. Taft, JiHkcd what
' had happened replied "It In not nc< -
' oM -ary to tako anyono over my knoo
for a ftpanklflgf,"
Willi details of the election of yes
terday as y l receive d in meager form
only there in overy indication that
the flam in double cross was carried
about throi- rhthc Territory of Alaska.
During tlie campaign ilie press dis
patches re- < ived by the Prospector
have conveyed thy information that
Corson and Ronan wore spending
much mono* and oven the most con
fident of th WiekoiVsham supporters
feared tha: this expenditure would
prove more fruitful of results than is
ovidonced by the vote.
In Valdpa the Ronan supporters
were confident of getting somewhere
in the neighborhood of 100 votes for
their Candida e and men asserting to
bo in a position to form a fair esti-t
mate declare, that Romm's twenty
live votes in Valde/, cost him clone to
$20 each. There was considerable
Corson money in evidence during the
last dav or :>o of the campaign and
is probable that his twenty-four votes j
were rather expensive. It is not iuti-,
mated that votes were purchased, t he
estimates being formed on knowledge
jf money spent for printing posters,
ind tickets, and paying watc hers and
workers at thy polls*
Out in the Canyon, where (}. W.
kelson has a gang at work, a strong,
>lay was made in behalf of. Ronan '
uul a trusty emissary nought, that i
oealit.y armed with whiskey paid for 1
,vitfi Ronan coin. The indications <
ire, however, that the shipping clerk
nade «'i mistake and sent the Wicker- i
iham brand for the latter received i
wenty-eight of the thirty votefe east
here.
Tlio result in Cordova' proves sus
picions felt that the railroad vote
vould bo east for Col'son. The Clug
jonheim town took on a holiday
ispcet, a special train being run in
>arly in the morning from (he work
>ub on the right-of-way, but in spite
>f the railroad influence for Corson,
vhich lined up most of the business
lien of the town that way about 1 no
fotos were cast for Wiekersham,
leventy-flve for Ronan and a few for i
Jliilberg. Very few of these were '
/oted openly, as most men did not '
;are. to antagonize the railroad.
It is admitle 1 that the railroad olll
WUISE i
OF 0ISA6BEEMENT
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Difference of Opinion Amoncj
Business Men as to using
Lighting Plant.
i
Now that the oxeiteroent coyae
quent li|K)M tho dologato election hfta
subsided Iho citizens of Valde/, avo
agitating- themselves concerning the
momontious question: ".Shall we, or
shall wo not, decide to ask (ho coun
cil to permit the use of gaiolino light
ing plants?"
Tho trouble started at I ho meeting
«>f the council last Monday night by
the presentation of a petition signed
by a majority of the bnolnefcs men
(inking that, this permission be granted.
NOW the opponents of the [Slan are
lining up and signing u petition being
circulated by the cotmell eonYmiltco
instructed to obtain an expression of
publics opinion and there promises to
bo lively times at the council meeting
called for next MondAy night.
At a meeting ,of the Urn depart
ment held hint night tho members
passed a resolution protesting against
tho present ordinance regarding (he
use of gasoline being modified to per
mit tho Indiscriminate uho of that
fluid, Tho llrcmcn hold that inas
much as they are the one < who risk
life and Injury in lighting tho fires
that they are entitled to MOtrio Voice
lu the question and thoy fiirtheV liold
that tho gasoline is in c;e. ,i »>f a firo a
menace.
Cordovn Ih On Cable I,inc
Cordova Ih now on the line pf Iho
government .cable, I he Htirnsldo hav
Ing completed oonneetions yesterday,
and the (luggonlielm town In now on
ho conversational map.
cials adopted uo open bnlldozing.rtae
ti<:«. They Himply asked.the business
men to help out. and this waH done.
O.io man expressed the feeling when
he said to a Valdez man, "We aro '>•
helping the people who tr.ndc It possl* • •
hie for iih to do business here." The •
personal popularity of Messrs. HeWey- '' •*
and llawkiiiH atHl their chief subordi
nates also went far toward enlisting r*<
town influence for Corson.'
Workers for Wiekersham and Ro- :
nan were, few and their protests were • •
easily brushed aside. Challenging
was of little use and the beat 't'he •
iintis could do was to work quietly
for their candidates and get men to 'r'
vote just as quietly. ' ' -
In eonuection with conditions in
Cordova there is current the ex
pressed belief that the Wiekersham
forces of Valdez were scorched by
the heat from the aforementioned • '
llaming double cross.
Nobody seems able to explain why
i gasket blow out' of the Elsie's
machinery "When that steamer was
half-way betwoen Valdez and Cordova
Monday afternoon, carrying an assis
tant district attorney, accompanied'1
jy a personal representative of Judge
Wickcrshan to the railroad town to
lrovent as much illegal voting as .
possible. The "accident" occurred,
is tho_steanier wis passing' Fidalgo
my and she ran into Snug Corner
Jove and anchored fourteen hours,
tt was claimed that it took all night
'or the ongino to cool—something
lew in the subsidence of heat—so that
he repair could bo made.
News of the "accident" must have
)een wafted to a Corson worker of ~
Valdez, by wireless or by telepathy,
is he hot two hats that the Elsie»;
tvould not reach Cordova that night.
In (lie majority of the coast towns
the vote in close to that, cast two
years ago, but the Tanana cast more
ban 1,000 votes in excess of the pre
cious delegate election.*V;tn Valdez
he vote is less by forty-nine than
hat east two years ago. There was <
•onsiderablo challenging done here -
Ronan and Corson supporters, and
i It man supporter fllecl, a protest
igaiiiiit the election on tlie ground
b;il the Wiekersham ballots ".re tech- _ __
lically inaccurate. *• ' *
TRAIN IS WASHED
INTO DEEP CHASM
Three Persons Die as Re
sult of Unusual Accident
Near Goldfields « •
Ololdflold, Aug. 13—Three persons
perished this morning whfin a,cl6Utl
burst on tho (loldNeld branch'of th&
Union pacific wHHhcd u passonger
train from the'.rAila into A docpchasm.
At Up? time tho train was coming In
to Cjoldflpk] btlt had only a fow pa«
Hongers. Word of ' tho aocidelft
quickly roaohed hero and relief \vas
HCiit at once, a half a dozen injured
being brought her#. ' v *' 1
At the timo of the accident tho
train was passing through a -gulch,
one Hide of which docOndcd precipi
tously. WljeiY the Moihl -InirHt
gulch became a torrfttit arid" tift'-'en-^H
tire t rain was lifted almost "ffodily v
from the rails but with tho exception
of one coach It was washed against
tho bank in such manner that 11/ slid,
rather than rolled down thedeelivity.
Tho ear In which tho paseengers wero
killed turrted completely over.
Seattle- Enraged at tho delay in ar
riving at Nome this season, the pas
HengorH of the steamship Ohio from
Beattle June 1, who did not get Into
port for forty days, have brought
I action for damages and the White
: Star steamship has been rUccI for
which in holding her hi "Nome
I until snlllclent l>onds are furnished.
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j Reuben Ibtird, an old timer in Alaa
ika, Is a pas«onger on tho Yuoatan.
Mr. Malrd hits boon in ill health for
1 Home t ime and is going to Join his
family iit Wisconsin, hb» departure
having been made possible by frfends.