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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1912.
NO. 116.
CHAMP CLARK IS IN THE LEAD
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CITY OFFICIALS
ARE INDICTED
Mayor and Chief of Police indict
ed by Multnomah County
Grand Jury
Portland. J lino US Mayor
flashlight and Chief of Police
Hover were indicted today by I he
Multnomah county grand jury on
charges made hy District Attor
ney Co I i IT, that detectives, acting
as agents of the mayor and chief
of police, fried lu hrihc him.
Mayor Rushlight itmnedialely
gave hail and says lie is prepared
to tight. „
THREE LITTLE INDIANS
DO HARRY MOORE
Captain Harry Moore. •»f the
lauiu'li "Mini lien." is a lover of
fast motor boats, ami prides him
self very much mm I he speedy
Mualilies of the Mud Hen. While
at <iolden, Port Wells, lie was
haulered by three native hoys
in a hidarka fur a half mile race.
Thinking himself a winner. Cap
tain Moon* fell an easy victim to
the lure ottered him and*ttie fun
began at the pull otT, when the
little Indians shot ahead of the
Mud Hen, and kepi I here during
the entire half mile, after circling
Captain Moore's craft twice dur
ing I tie race, if such it can he
called, winning by J)00 feet. The
50 or more spectators at CJoldcn
had a pood laugh on Moore and
his speedy Jioal.. It is cerlair
I hat should a stampede occur in
f 11 a I section the Mini Tien will be
in fireat demand.
DO BUSINESS
WITHOUT MONEY
Washington. .tune *JK.—Presi
dent TaTt says lie will keep I lie
departments running, notwith
standing that the appropriations
expire at midnight on Sunday.
(Mi Saturday evening I tie Til
likiiiu Club will give a farewell
reception to .lodge Cushuian.
The Alaska Delegation After Permitting Contest On the Floor
of Convention Are Unanimously Seated---All Night
Nominating* Candidates—The First
Ballot Is Taken
Unanimous Verdict.
Baltimore, June 28 When I he
motion lo reconsider the report
of the credentials committee was
made it included the contest on
the Alaska delegation, lo which
objection was made that there
was absolutely no merit in the
contest. The Alaska delegation
waived all objection to the con
test beinfr heard by I he conven
tion as a whole, whereupon the
Alaska contest, as well as that
from Illinois, was jfone inlo. The
con vent ion afire hearing I li«* ar
guments and testimony by an un
animous vote sealed Ihe regular
'delrirales headed by Naliomil
Commit Ieeiuuu I >al> .
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Still in Muddle,
j Hallimore. June ;!8.--The con
vent ioii convened at \ o'clock.
'1 In- presidenlial sil nation re
mains as muddled as ever an.I
I here i~ no-|cllin^r what Ihe onl
eoine will be. II is predieted by
many llial il will lake |o Ihe lil'ili
or sixlh ballot before there will
be— a -nominal ion. New York
throws her illi voles lo. Wilson
and Harmon will soon wilhdraw
i his name.
| Oppose the Interests.
Hallimore. June i'8 l.asl
ui^hl's session of 1111 • convention
| convened at H o'clock when, jusl
I preceding Ihe nominal in^ speecli
|es. Ilryan presented a resolution
declaring I hat the convent imi was
j opposed lo Ihe nominal ion of a
candidate under obligations lo
.Morgan. Ryan or Hclmonl. or any
of Ihe privilege seeking class. A
KTcat debate followed I lie inlro
duclion of this resolution, which,
bowcM'i', was finally passed ov
erwhelmingly by a Iwo-lhirds
majority.
The Nominations.
Hallimore. June "JH C.luiiriiian
James called for a roll call of
stales for nominal ions, ('ailing
of Ihe roll was started al I0:.'}0
last niprhl. Alabama, Ihe first
MYSTERIOUS ALASKAN
HAD MANY WIVES
8UPPO8ED TO HAVE GONE DOWN ON THE I8LANDER WVIITE8
TWO YEARS LATER TO KI8 WIFE—MIND 8UPPO8ED
DERANGED BY HARDSHIPS
Read* r.< of the Prospector will
rtmerrbtT a cablegram from Se
attle a few weeks ago announc
ing (he appearance in Tacoma of
widowf of J. F. l,ammers, who,
after his death had attained that
eminence mo cattily attained in
the Seattle ncwHpapcrs of an
Alaska millionaire. The Cordova
Alaskan says: ,
"The Daily Alaskan, Chief of
Polfco Hennecke and newspaper
correspondents have heen pes
tered with letters and telegram*
during the pant week inquiring
ahout the death of one J. P. ham
mers. It seems thai the deceased
had a few wives wftd' are defiir-'
ous of learning deflftit6 particu
lars ahout the man who is sup
posed to have beefi killed In
snow slide near Kennocott, and
left a fortune of half a million
dollars. One widow claims that
she was married to Lammera on
May 23, 1011, at Butte, and that
Rev. J. K. Noflhsinger performed
the ceremony. Another widow is
al Bleilacoom, while another is
known as Mrs. Lang, and they
have all reached Seattle hy rea
son of a recent story sent from
there ahout the death of Lam
mers.
"JDiligent inquiry falls to bring'
to light any evidence oi the kflf
ing In the Copper River country;
of the man indicated. The story1
ublished in Seattle that he Wag
llted in a snrtw slide with James1
McCarthy is positively ' unlruft,;
Mr. McCarthy wan drowned while
trying to ford the Tonslna river
riearly two yeafs agb.' The T, M.
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stale on the roll, placed the name
of Congressman Underwood,
which was followed by a demon
stration lasting 20 minutes.
Arizona yielded In Missouri,
which placed in nomination their
favored son. Champ Clark. This
was followed by a demonstration
lasting one hour and a half. At
2:10 Dolewan? yielded lo New
Jersey, nominating Wood row
Wilson, which was followed by a
scone, of rheoring and marching
lasting until i When Indiana
was reached that delegation
bronght forward tlx* name of
("Jovernor Marshall, which again
bronulil forth applause which
lasted until .1.::u». Speerlies >ee
i'tidiir-: tin1 nominal ions of the
several eamlidates as dawn
appeared through tin* windows.
niniiN of the delegates sleeping
in their seals. Al(i:iil Ibi* tirsl
ballot be^an with the followii)^
results: (ilianip ('lark. i'i0 1-2:
Woodrow Wilson, 32 4; Oscar
Underwood, 117 1-2; (iovcrnor
Harmon, l 'i8; Governor Marshall,
31; Governor Baldwin, 2L'; nee-,
essary lo a choice, 725.
The chair declaring nn nomi
nation had hern made. This
demonstrates lliat Ihe contest is
yot far from settled. Bryan is
looming up as a "dark horse."
Alaska pave ('lark i voles and
Sulzer 2.
Adjournment.
hallimorr. .1 nm* \l 7
Iliis morning adjournment was
• I<iK<*11 until i o'clock litis al'ler
j uooii. I h»* delegates lost no
ilime in riohinp lo I licit* beds for
rrsl.
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Looks Like Wilson.
Baltimore, •June 28.--After
sii>laininv Ihc commillec on cre
ilcnlials ami the national com
PROGRESSIVES WIN
IN NORTH DAKOTA
Craml I'orks. Jinn* JK. — Aflera
I m 11 primary campaign. .hum's
I(lielianan. progressive candidate,
wnii iimt I.. It. Ilanna. slamlpal
11*r. for governor. in Hip Itrpuh
liran primaries. {Jeorge Jones
was iioiiiinali'il by Ili«> Democrats.
ANOTHER SECTION
BEING OPENED UP
I
"II I'orlapv creek wci'i' close lo
l-'airhanks I would nol pel a
chance at il." said Al. Harllell.
III.' miner. wln» left for Portage
creek where he anil liis r.imiI>
will be I oca I im I for I In- summer,
while lie wrests some of Ihe gold
from Ihe valley gravels.
Ileeeully Knrllell went up lo
Portage ereek. which is a Irihu
lary of I In* I.idle Delia, taking a
leant ami scraper will) him, ami
al I hat lime lie made a Icsl of
Ihe pay |o lie found Hicre. From
a small horse-scraper he panned
55 ceuls, which looks mighty
good to him, so lie is moving his
family ar.:i preparing lo work on
a fairly large scale.
Kighl head of horses are being
taken along, Ihe slock heing used
to snake Hart let t's wagon over
gravel hars anil nigger heads dur
ing the last twenty miles where
there are no roads.
Hartlett's first move will be lo
construct seven miles of ditch,
lo hying watvr to discovery and I
below, where he will hydraulic.
The slock will be used largely in
the construction work on this
dileh.
Optimism appears Ir> hp I ho
prevailing feeling among the
minor* of the Port Wells coun
try, all reports coming from there
being of the most encouraging
nature. There is a great deal of
aoltial development work going
on with the most satisfactory re
sults. Unlike most new camps,
the locators are triving in every
way to open up their ground, Ih
stead of wasting their time in
peddling fovir alder or willow
staked. The trade of that, sec
tion Is all coming tb Valdez, the
launch .which was to have rrih
fegtifbrly frorri 'Cordova Havfpg
btfan pulled off (At-fun owing tb
* lack of patronage. Most of the
tntoidrt 'tttm1 lha< section will
itf**T»d Ihra Fourth of July In Valj
dez.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
THE SHERIDAIVJ IS - ~
STILL IN THE ICE
.Nome, <1 ii ii<* JH.—Till* I cans pi >1*1
Sheridan i- si.II in ^ju> grip of the
ice IIiaboul 2ou miles from si.
.Michael ami il will probably he
necessary In use dynamite lo re
lease Ilir \essel. All «• 11 I(iiaril
aif well.
LOCAL ITEttS.
A cablegram lias been rerei\cd
!'r<*fii W iiliam Wil.-on slating llial
he will .-ail roc \ a Mi*/ mi I Ii t»
lirst o| .Inly.
Twii liiiiiiii'cil sack.- "I on* from
Alex. Siliglelar> s properlx on
l»orl Wells is being run Ihrnu^h
Il ii • local mill.
Ih'pnly I'. S. Marshal .lark l>a
vii-s of Ki'lrliikaii look prisoners
from Ketchikan |o McNeil's is
laml on Ihe C.ily of Seattle early
in I lie week.
Wages a I I tie Petersburg saw
mill have been rut by Snpl. Kin
i la 11. Common laborers are ef
fected under the new scale, which
is $3.00 for ten hours.
The district court, has be.mi oc
cupied today in hearing argu
ments iu Ihe case of the receiv
er of ihe Alaska Drug company
against the Valdez l>rug com
pany.
Dr. Hystrom is in Ihe city from
Landlock bay and reports mining
operations in that Beet ion to bo
looking particularly bright. Mr.
Rystrom expects to return to his
property tomorrow.
A military funeral at Fort How
ard was fiold over I ho remains of
Michael Doyle, U. 8. Cable opera
tor at Ketchikan. Doyle died at
Gambier bay, while a passenger
fin Ihe City of Seattle.
Surveys and estimates have
been made of the practicability
and cost of putting in a hydro
electric plant at Ft. I.iscum, as
well as a steam plant for boating
and lighting purposes. An am
ple appropriation for this pur
pose haying been made by Con
gfess. Should water power be
uied for the lighting plant the
water from the afteam flowing by
the Will be titilixed. The
une of eleetrfoil? afoam heat
will pro*?, a great eftonomy and at
the same time lessen the dangers
from fire.
mittce. the convention adjourned
until 8 o'clock last night, when
nominations will probably bo
mailt'. Yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Tafl was a spectator in the gal
lories. Tin* Wilson boom lias
been galliering momentum and
if Bryan isn't a candidate it looks
as if all the progressive strength
will go l<> him as a protective
measure against the reaclionar
ies.
It Will be Me.
New York, .1 iilie 2N.--Senator
I > i x • • 11 denies the story current
thai (lot. liiinsevelt will alidicat<■
the nomination in tin- third party
in favor of an> other pro^re>-i\«>
leader.
Permanent Organization.
I>;illitiiDi'r, .1 iin<* —\fIi*r i|i*_
haling on llii- 111•»I ii>ii In ri'coii
<iflri* III*' n-pMi'i ii| IIi«* rroilrii
lials <-■ > 111 it i i 11 i'i« Ihi* I'niiv«*■> I inn
1111;111i11111111> 11.xIn1111*«1 Ihc nmi
milLuc. _TI»« permanent nrpan iz
aI i<111 uu*—rlVrcli'W without ilis
simiI IIV I In* • • 11 1 inn ill Sriialnr
••IitI (Mlii- .lanii's, i»f Kriilurky. a>
rliaii*iilit11. <'ii asMiiuin^ I In*
rliaii* liic >i'iiali»r rani ioni'il. I In*
ci.iiM'iiijnii In Ihrow away parti
san Irrlin*- ami lo art for I In*
fioml of | In- 1 Ji'inorrai'v. as lln*y
Innl ii wilhin lln*ir |in\vi*r lo nann'
tin* 11• • xI |»r«• ^i»It-1iI of flu* L'nili'il
SI airs. III-. s | mji'c Ii I liroii^lionl
wa«. profxri'ssix •• ami fri*ipn*nl l\
iiroii'_|11 out lonu Imii-Is of a|• -
plau-i'. Ilf >i'M'i'i'l> arrai^m'il
I In* ;t«ltiiini — I ral ion of I * 1» |«-1 s J
TaII ami llial of lloos«*\<*ll as
\m-II a.- thai of (lit- lli'pnhlirans in
r.oiijrn'ss.
Five Ballots Taken.
I 'all iinoi'i*. .Iniif •JH.—lln I In*
seroml hallo) ('.lark Kaim-il -in
\ oil's: Wilson 17. <>n I In* Ihiril
hallol i*arh Kaini'il Ii\• • \o|»*s. On
(In* fonrlli hallol ('lark losl inn*
ami Wilson ^aim*:l om*. On lh>«
llflli hallol J.lirri* was no rlian^r.
Tin* I'onvi'nlion will not adjourn
until a nomination is ma<h>.
SCORES PARTY
OF ROOSEVELT
No Doubt Where He Stands in
Reference to the Third Party
Movement
Madison. W is.. .Innc 2K.__Th«?
Irmlinp rilitorial in I.a Foll.-ltr's
WVrkly srnH's thu pro
gressive nntM'ini'iil ami 111•»s• • n*
spotisili|«> l*i• i- Ilii' National I'ro
frri*s>i\cs. It -a>s llial Ilooscveil.
killed i i14• prourf-sjvt* propagan
da.
I'\ <•!•> I li in'- \va> niovini: alon,r
liaiMii'.iii«ni-|> until 11. • 11
• n• I'u11 > plai'i'il hi- -ponlanrous
rail • 111• ■ pri»fir»»«i>i\i's iulo the
canipai'-ii ;in<l anununcfil liiin- 'H'
;i- tin* |>••• • p11•*- rlioiff fur tin*
prc-iileiwy.
It - llial iTi.- real |»r«•—1*«• —
-j\e (||n\• • 5 f !•• 111 «!•»•• — 11" | fi.||-isl III*
a IVw <i«lI-enn-iilulfil leader*,
mil raihet* i- ;i ma 11 «• i* "I priuei
• with which llif leaders id"
'hf si' I l'-ri m-I i tut fil nn i\ t'tiifiil
are \vh"ill\ 1111t'a111iIi;ii'. Tin* ar
lirli' I'fimiM-- all d<nii»l a- to
wlmri' Senator I.a !-"•»Ii• • 11«• -lands
with llif new r.hic;r-i> parly.
[THE PLAIN PEOPLE
BEING GULLED
«»> 1 l»ay. .1 dim* • l«• 11cf
Ittiiixi'xi-!i ami Ci'mi^c 1 »«*i*kin- aiv
in a loiiu ami r|u>r «••»»!r«*i*«,in,f.
II i< a i ■ i 1111 ('«••! Ilial 111 •* Naliini
al I'rnjrre.-.-ivi's will |a coni
plflf 11 a I i • • 11 a I ami >lal«' I i I in
j I li<# lii-Ni in Ni'W V..: k — I;iI«•.
FLYING TO TROUBLE
BY NEW ROUTE
!
.1 llllc JS._ _ | »i i|'i >1 h \
Ta>l«»r. an Aiiirriran ^irl. mar
lii'il C.latnl < 1 rii ha in While. I lit*.
I1 Uii11\\ • i Kiipli.-h a\ial«'i*. Tin*
liii.li-L r. it mi ami a n n 1111 i* ul" his
inliiiialr frii'ml> wmil In lln*
rhnrrli in I In-ir aeroplane-..
(ii'oi'uf Tc-al. Al. (iriushy ami
Harry Ka\anaii}:li r«*lni'ii***! yes
I•• i*«lay fnnii a sliwrl trip In tin1
lNirl WYIIs sim'Moh.
A WOMAN'S STORY
OF THE DISASTER
TELLING OF HER EQPERIENCE8 DURING THE ERUPTION OF
MOUNT KATMAI, PRE8ENTINQ THE EM0TI0N8 OF A
VICTIM OF THE A8HE8 AND SAND
Under dole of June lib, Mrs.
N. A. Hlodgelt, of Kndiak. wrote
to her sister, Miss t?nn Korlh,
of this city, telling of her ini
prossions of the volennic disturb
ances which overwhelmed that
place from the flth to the 9th.
We publish the loiter, almost in
its entirety, as it gives the im
pressions and feelings of one
who underwent the trying ordeal
r»f those three days more perfect
ly than could possibly be obtain
ed in an interview.
Mr. Blodgett Is the owner of
the Kodiak Fisheries company,
And It was he, with his tug, the
Redondo/who went to the rescue
r»f the outlying nfttlora and na
tives, including those In the In
dian Village situated on Katmai
bay, near the base of the moun
tain in eruption:
"I am thanking (1ml I am safe
again and ran write to you since
our terrible experience. The fall
of a*hPH was preceded by a dark
cloud l.i the west, find by 0 p. m.
it was pitch dark and tho asheH
wftn falling heavily, while the
thunder and lightning wan some
thing awful. About that time the
entire Mahly nnd Nyman families
came to our house nnd remained
all night. Otto Mahly was out
prospecting near Kagyak and Mr.
Hlodgett was on the Hedondo at
Seal bftv. Herafcna A. came and
remained with us also, as she was
all alone at home when the ashes
began to fall. Kale and Frank
and his family were at the ranch.
"We lit the Holy lamp to 81.
Nicholas to bring Mr. Rlodgelt
safely -back home again. The
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