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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1912.
NO. 208.
BOTH JOCKEYING FOR POSITION
FATAL COLLISION
IN MID AIR
Biplanes, Traveling at Terrific
Speed, Collide, and Cause
Terrible Accident
Douai, France, June 19.-One of
tlie moct terrible accidents in the
nviatiun field occurred here yc
t«*rday when Captain Dubois and
Lieut. Mergnan, bolh army avi
ators, collided with theLr biplanes
in mid-air while traveling at a
terrific speed.
Lieut. Mergnan was killed out
right, while Capt. Dubois died on
his way to the hospital. The ac
cident was viewed by thousands
of spectators.
GET WET DEAL
TO 3AVE FERRIAGE
Gulkana, June 19.—James Doyle
and two travelers came near los
ing their lives here yesterday
while trying to cross the (iulkana
on the Alaska road commission's
cable, which had been stretched
across the river for the ferry.
CONGRE88IMAN BLANKHEAD
NOMINATE Ur.DERWOOD
Washington, June i9.—Repre
sentative Blankhead, of Alabama,
will place Oscar Underwood, of
his state, in nomination for the
presidency at the Baltimore con
vention.
IT COSTS MONEY
PROTECT SEALS
U. 8. Paying Faney Price to Re
pair Damages Inflicted by
San Francisco Sealers
The Japanese diet has arrang
ed for the distribution of 1,133,
350 yon (#5(36,025), as compen
sation for the sealers of Japan,
whose industry was taken away
from them by the treaty entered
into by Canada, the United States,
Japan and Russia for the sus
pension of pelagic sealing in tho
North Pacific ocean and Bering
sea for a term of 15 years from
December 15, last.
The British Columbia sealers,
who also were deprived of their
industry, have made a claim on
the Dominion government for an
amount nearly as large as that
which the Japane.se government
is about to distribute among its
people. The governments of Ja
pan and Canada will benefit to the
extent of several million dollars
as a result of the treaty, as both
Canada and Japan are given a
share of 15 per cent, each in the
proceeds of the fnr seals taken
from the Pribilof islands and a
share in the Russian rookeries on
Commandcrofski inlands and
Canada also .shares in the Japan
ese rookeries. As these breeding
grounds will show an increase in
fhe number of seals with every
succeeding year the revenue will
increase each year.
The United Htates, under the
recent treaty, advances $200,000
to Canada and a similar amount
to Japan to he used in the pay
ment of the compensation for the
pealgic sealers of both countries.
The Fight Today Began On Hadley's Amendment To Seat Roose
velt's Contesting Delegates-Weakening In the Roose
velt Ranks—The Convention Goes Crazy
For Forty-Five Minutes
Fight Over Delegations.
Chicago, June 19.—Chairman
Iloot called the convention loor
der at 11:10 this morning, and
announced thai the convention
would proceed under (he head of
unfinished business. This order
covered Governor IIadley'3
Amendment to seat 92 of the
Roosevelt delegates in place of
those recognized by the national
committee.
An agreement was entered in
to between the factions that three
hours be given to the debate, each
side having an hour and a half.
Governor Hadley led in the de
bate, characterizing the action of
the national commitlee in seat
ing the Taft delegations as a
naked theft to win the presidency.
Root 8peaks.
Chicago, June 19.—The Alaska
delegates voted for Root. As
soon as order was secured and
the galleries emptied, Root ad
dressed the convention, appeal
ing to the people to stand by the
Republican party. After the oth
er temporary officers were ap
pointed an adjournment was tak
en at half past seven o'clock un
til 11 o'clock today.
The Afterfath.
Chicago, June 19.--Senator
Dixon, manager for Roosevelt, in
analyzing the Root vote, says
that Taft will be short the nec
essary majority to elect. On the
other hand, the Taft leaders don't
concede McGovern's vote to be
Roosevelt's strength 011 the floor 1
of the convention.
Today's Fight.
Chicago, June 19.--Governor
1
REBUILDING TRAM
TRANSFER DREDGES
Quggenheims Lose No Time in
Preparing to Work on
Flat Creek
Tin* work «»f rebuilding the
tramway which connect* Iditarod
with Flat creek i* being pushed
with all pos ible speed in antie
ipation of the early arrival of the
dredge material which is en route
from Dawson.
Thi' roadbed is being ballasted
and the tram rebuilt throughout
t»» insure the successful trans
fer of the heavy machinery. Many
men are employed by the tram
company in the repair work, and
the transportation of the dredge
material will keep a largo force
busy for a considerable limo dur
ing the early summer.
In addition to the repair of the
old train, several miles of new
work is being done on Flat creek
in order that tho freight, may be
landed at the point where the
dredge is to be sel up.
Subscribo for the Prospector.
Hadlry will this morning: bring up
the fight t"> substitute Roosevelt's
list of 92 delegates, which he
claims were right fully elected in
place <>f those returned by the
national committee.
Roosevelt Talks.
Chicago, June 1 i>.—HoQscvclt
says lie is a belter warrior than
a prophet. lie served notice on
the Republican party that they
should not treat any action taken
by the convention as binding up
on them; he further says: "You
can construe this to mean a bolt
if necessary." A speech he
had prepared contained these
thoughts, but was suppressed by
his manager, but somehow leaked
out.
Sentiment Divided.
Chicago. June 19.—Sentiment
is divided in the Roosevelt camp,
about half the members want to
give up the fight now, while the
oilier half want lo keep up the
war to the hitter end. Iloo evelt
says his spirits are fine and that
ho lias not given up the fight by
any means. The Taft delegates
look for a holt of the Roosevelt
men. Senator Borah is urging
the Taft men t•» continue tighting
for Teddy.
Fool Business Begins.
Chicago, June 11>.—While Gov
ernor Hadley, of Missouri, was
on the platform watching the
debate on his amendment, James
Watson suddenly went up to him
and said in a loud voice: "I be
lieve now Governor Hadley will
,allow the question to be decided
by the committee on credentials,"
when Governor Stubbs, of Kan
sas, arose in his seat and started
marching with his delegation,
followed by Ihe New York and In
diana delegations and were soon
followed by ohers shouting and
yelling, making a tremendous
noise, drowning every sound.
GETTING PAY
ON OLD DOME
Continued Prospecting Develops
New Pay Streaks Further
•' Up on Beaches
From the appearance of the
pay on which Henry Cook, lay
man on 6 below of Dome creek,
is working, it appears that the
pay will be found extending the
whole length of the claim, ac
cording to Charles Hardin, one of
the owners of the properly, who
in returning to the creek after
a brief visit, to Fairbanks.
Cook at present is working out
the remainder of the bloek of pay
lie was engaged upon last sea
son and beebuse of the nature of
the ground he can employ but a
small crew: at present i| con
sists of six shovelers. Hut the
returns are very satisfactory,
having averaged to date *57 per
day to the man.
Cook's working are on Ihc up
per end of the claim ami adjoin,
on the tip-hill side, those of
Charley Robinson, who it scrolled
worked loo far down the bill fo
be in the main run of gold and
went broke as a consequence.
Robinson worked Hie entire
length of the claim out Without
getting into the streak Cook is
handling. It now appears that
the side pay of the present work
ings will parallel the Robinson
workings for all of the distance.
Resides being required on
Dome during cleanup periods,
Hardin is also busied on the di
vide between 8pruce creek nnd
Dome, where he has two men try
ing to pick up the extension of
the ledge that he staked last fall.
THE THAW OASK
18 UP AGAIN
White Plains, N. Y„ June 10.
The third attempt of Harry K.
Thaw to tegain his liberty begins
today wlfc a large array of ex
pert wlln^pes present.
GRAND JURY HAS
MUCH PROBING
Will Have to Return Bills on Two
Murder Cases and One Dust
Robbery
The Iidtarod grand jury has
sumo work cut out for them, in
cluding two murder cases and a
big gold dust robbery.
The first murder case will be
that of the Nelson brothers, who
were killed by an unknown man
in (he Kuskokwim last summer,
and over whose bodies an inquest
was held a short time ago. The
two prospectors met their death
in a mysterious manner, and a
long search was necessary before
the grave in which the bodies
had been buried by the murderer,
was found. A number of witness
es will be examined in this case,
some of them at present residing
in the Kuskokwim valley.
The other murder case is that
of "Japanese Mary," who was
killed by an unknown while man
last winter. The woman was a#
courtesan and she was choked to
de?.lh with the aid of a shoestring
and towel.- From evidence secur
ed nt tho time of the deed, rob
b» I * is supposed to have been the
mot ive.
Another important matter that
is to come up is the gold dust
robbery case that attracted con
siderable attention last fall. Two
men are being held in the lower
river camp as suspects in the
matter. Aside from these eases
there are a number of smaller
eases. One from Takotna involv
ing the charge of adultery is in
cluded.
WILLIAM J. BRYAN
TO BK VtINQ MASTir
Baltimore, .lunc 19.--All aidos
agree that William Jennings Bry
an will be the ring master at the
Democratic convention to be held
here.
Thru Illinois look Ili<%- floor ami
tried for 15 minutes to start I ho
refrain, "We Want Teddy," with
no show lo get their cry taken up
by the galleries. The marching
around the hall continued f«»r 15
minutes, it being impossible for
I ho chair l<» rostore order.
Two Conventions Likely.
Chicago, Juno 11).—Sam Blythe,
tin- well known political writer
of the Saturday Evening Post,
says thai two conventions are
certain, alhough Governor 'Hart
ley and other Roosevelt leaders
wont countenance such a move
ment.
Cummins leaders claim that
they have 160 votes for him on
the second ballot. The Taft steal
of the Washington delegation is
the keynote of the debate on the
Hadley amendment. The Roose
velt speakers stigmatize the tak
ing of the Washington vote from
Roosevelt as a barefaced steal,
committed knowingly and with
malice, all of which was known
and countenanced by Taft.
Henry Cohens, who nominated
McGovern. has resigned from the
Wisconsin delegation, the La Fol
letti> leaders demanding that he
step down and out.
Negroes Offered Bribes.
Washington, June 19—Repre
sentative Littlejohn will ask Con
gress to probe the charge* thai
negro delegates who supported
Taft were ♦►tiered bribes by Roose
velt.
Wild Cheers for Hadley.
Chicago, June 19.--During the
height of the parade of the dele
gations, l>elegale Coleman
(Continued on page 3)
PROSECUTED GOES
TO HIS HOME
Robt. M. Gibson Goes to Pittsburg
for the Summer—Will Reach
Valdez in Deoember
To remain in Pittsburg, Pa.,
until Hi.' Tall, Hpocial Prosecu
tor Robert M. (libson has fI for
lhi> outside.
Mr. (iibson is assistant In (ho
United Slates attorney in Ihe
western district of Pennsylvania
and was detailed In Fairbanks as
an assislanl in I ho atlorney-gon
oral fnr I ho purpose of aiding in
Ilu» prosecution of Iho rriininnl
rami's against Iho Washington
Alaska bank officials.
Mr. Oihson will probably re
turn lo Alaska in Iho fall and go
direct In Valdez, where I he trials
of Harnelle and Hawkinfc will lake
place during December.
GOVE«MOR OPPO8C8
HIU PRIZE FIGHT
Albuquerque, N. M.. June 10.
Oovernnr McDonald is doing all
in hi* power to prevtifft the John
son-Flynn fight.
PRESIDENT TUFT
VETOES ARMY BILL
Exercises His Prerogative to Save
the Pet of Two Pres
idents
Washington, l>. <"... Jurn* I
Tin* pn-shh-nt vHo»»s (he Arinv
appropriation hill, pn'.snmahly to
savr 'ii*n«*ral I .eon an! WooiJ
scalp a> chief of stall" of that or
trail i/at ion.
It was known all aloiifr that
Vaft strongly disapproved of the
provision to oust Wood.
UNFOLDING THE 8TORY
OF DARROW'8 ACTIONS
Los Angeles, June 19 George
Behm, an uncle of Orlie McMan
igal, was on the stand yesterday
and testified that Clarence Har
row wanted him to influence hit
nephew to repudiate the confes
sion he had made to the authori
ties. implicating the McXamaras
in the blowing up of the Times
office and th»> I.ewellyn Iron
Works.
ALTON PARKER FOR
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
Baltimore. June li>.—A boom
has been started here for Alton
Parker for temporary chairman.
There is some speculation as t«>
how the Bryan wing will take I In
New York man's candidacy.
GOOD PAY TO ~
BE MEN OUT
Fairbanks Placers Not Yet Work
ed Out, as Evidenced by
New Discoveries
A vast area «»f pay remains un
worked on Kva creek, despite th •
fact fhal about half a million will
be taken (Mil this year on t\v«>
claims on the stream, as is in
dicated by a series of drill h<»lo^
pill flown reeenlly. Three lu»les
were punched lo bedrock wilh the
('.raig-r.rookFst by drill «>11 I he Kva
assnrjalion. whieli ad.jidns th«>
Hajipy Home elaim on I lie upper
limit.
The llr*l hole showed dirt that,
is estimated to run 50 In the
square fool of betlroek. The sec
ond hole, pjil flown 50 feet In
ward the creek bed, showed rich
pay, which panning tests indi
cate should average to the
fotd. The third ludo wn:< sunk
5n feet from the second one, and
as only fair prospects were ob
tained. no more holes were put
flown.
As the ground is largely
thawed, il will he hard |o work,
hut mining men agree that if tin*
values prove to be a* high as
demonstrated by the drill tests,
nothing will prevent its being
lifted to the surface. The first
hole on the F.va is 1.000 feel up
stream from last year's workings
on the Happy Home association.
-^Fairbanks Times.
Hay Millard assumed charge of
the ICifT mine today, going down
to the property on the morning
boat.