Balbez Sailg ProBprrtor
VOL 9.
VALDEZ, ALASKA WEDNE8DAY, DEC. 11, 1912.
NO. 53.
10 IMPEACH
JUDGE IMNE
The Impeachment Proceedings
Against C. D. Murane Now
Being Considered.
(). I.. Willed, of Olson & Wil
letit, the Seattle attorneys who
defended Johann Tiberg at Nome
in tin* case growing out of the
charge that the sluice boxes of
the Pioneer Mining company had
been robbed, has been commis
sioned to examine into the evi
dence offered in support of the
threatened impeachment proceed
ings against Judge C. I). Murane,
of Nome. Tiberg was acquitted
at. Nome, and upon his return to
Seattle has brought a damage
suit against the Pioneer Mining
company.
"Whether any such charges
will he prepared by our linn de
pends upon the. remainder of the
data to be furnished us.
"Tin* data in hand would in
dicate thai charges would be
filed, but no definite statement
can be made until tin* complete
statement is before us.
i»TI i i i rit;i
will ho used in I lie impeachment
proceedings against .Judge Mu
rane nnly as showing he is eith
er prejudiced *or incompetent.
Hul the main things which will
be advanced as evidence against
.Judge Murane will be the records
in several other like, cases, show
inn either prejudice in favor of
the Pioneer Mining Company or
incompetency.
"In a general way the charge
is made by the New York people
interested in mining at Nome that
aunot be obtained in Mu
rane's court."—Seattle Post-In
leligencer.
AUSTRIANS GRAB
SERVIAN FLOUR
Seize Steamer Carrying 800 Tons
of Flour to the Servians
at Durazzo.
Flume. her. I I.--Tin* Austri-!
ans have scjy.cil 1 lie steamer
Hcpcdiisch ami conliscalcd I 111'
nu'K" i>T 800 Inns nf llmir as
coulrahaml of war. Tin* Hour wa>
consigned to hura/./o.
NORTHWESTERN
LEAVES TODAY
Seattle, I »••«•. I I.--TIm1 steamer
.Northwestern is expected |o j*ct
away from here today. Sin* was
delayed ou her south hound I rip;
ami consequently did mil leave j
• •n her sailing dale.
The l.aloiichc will also lea\e
for I lie m*rlh toilay willi a ear-I
yo of explosives ami will load
coal a/ Naiiaiiuo.'
ROBERT WEEKS FINDS
LADIE8 GOLD WATOH
lloherl W.'eks, son of l.ieul.
Weeks, foiiml a ladies gold watch
ami chain oil I lie si reel this noon,
wliieh. it was laler aseerlained,
had heen losl hy Miss (lurriKan,
one of I he school teachers.
.1. T. Kvans, an attorney from
f:hiraK(>f who has heen here in
Hie inlercsl of Ihe Huhbard-EI
liol company, will leave f«»r hi?*
home on Ihe Mariposa.
TELLSTRUTHAND
SHE GETS DIVORCE
Translates Wife's Replies So
Truthfully to Court That She
is Granted Divorce.
Los Angeles, Dec. II.—Telling
the truth cost Dan Smith a di
vorce when his case against his
wife, (iuadalupe, whom he charg
ed with desertion, was called he
fore Judge Monroe of the super
ior court.
Mrs. Smith, according t«» re
marks, could speak no Knglish,
and I he courl ordered her hus
band to act as her interpreter.
Smith obeyed, translating so
truthfully her replies to the
questions the judge asked her
through him thai the divorce was
given to Mrs. Smilti instead of
her husband.
Judge Monroe thanked Smith
for bis honesly in the transla
I ion of Mrs. Smith's testimony.
ANNOY DRIVER
TURNED LOOSE
Prisoners Make Their Qetaway in
a New and Unexpected
Way.
Allaulu. <ia.. I>er. I I.—(JeorKe
Hamilton. (Ik* driver of I In- Black
Maria. was aunoyetd by (lit*
shouting of the prisoners lie had
| in I lie 'wagon, and wlien I hey re
fused lo slop shouting lie turn
ed I hem out of (lie wairon and
they are now at liberty. So far
the police have been unable to
round I hem up.
The Hlark Maria is the name
given the van in which the pris
oners are taKeu from the court
lo the prison.
II is believed that the driver
has lost his mind over domestic
I roubles.
TEODY DEFIES
THE OLD PARTIES
Teddy says that the Next Two
Years will Indicate Who is
Progressive Leader
C.llH'jtK". I I I — AI n mei'l
iilK I.r III leaders of Ihi* I'l'o
Ki'i'ssive parly (InI. lloosevell de
fled I lie old parlies publicly ami
said l liiit l li«* new parly had conn*
In slay. Hi* I hanked Perkins,
Flynn, -Alnnsey and Mini ami re
itI'fiil•'«) his <*rilicisni of I In* s11 —
priMiii' rniirl nf Idalm. lit* said
t Inn I In* ni'Nl I wo years will in
dieato who wiill lead I In* pnrl> r«»i*
i hr t'liinpninn of IIM (•.
lioiiKhrrly Ferguson, for I he
balance nf I>cceinher. are selling
(rood* ul reduced prices.
Foil SAI,F,--One three-quarter
brass bedstead, springs and mal
tl'oss, almnsl new; price $22:60.
Inquire of Lieut. Sherrard al Ft.
Lisruin.
It costs you loss to stop at
"The CHIT" than it does to rent
and heat A cabin, and you have
a nice warm, olrfan room to dress
In. No flres or cares al alt to
attend to.
DEFENDENTS WEREN'T SWORN!
MOTION TO DISMISS CASE
COURT CONSIDERING QUESTION IN PERJURY CASES AQAIN8T
E. T. BARNETTE AND L. E. WINQ UPON THE TES
TIMONY GIVEN BY JOHN A. CLARK.
Court called lo order ai 10 a.
mi.
Cross ley; \\'t. wish to lake up
the perjury case. against K. T.
Barnette ami \V. K. Wing cm
statement of September 10, 1010.
The? Court: Call the jury.
The following jurors were
called and accepted: Thos. Stanl
ey. Rd. Austin. Elliot Stewart, A.
M; Laska. Chas. Wahln, Allen
Johnson, A. Bell, If. T. Coleman.
C. Muhhard, .fas. McConnell. A. P.
Hunt.
James Brcnuen, \V. I>. Thomp
son. James Kennedy, C. H.
Sharp, Jerry Callaghan, C. Park
er Smith, f». W. Smaley, Af. J.
Back and W. M. Holland were
excused. E. B. Wheat, was ex
cused upon stating thai lie had
• formed <m opinion.
Tin* jury panel having Ii.tihiic
{exhausted. I!io marshal was or
! dered In bring in a special venire
I summoned from (ho body nf tin1
public, returnable nf 2 p. in.
The jurors selected were plac
ed in charge of two bailiffs, I be
court stating ibal lie took this
action fur the good of all con
cerned.
Court took recess until 2 p. m.
Klia Kragin, a witness from the
westward, against wbom a true
bill was returned foi* giving li
quor to natives, plead not guilty.
!•'. (•. Cameron was cbosen as
the twelfth juryman. Balance of
jury panel excused until tomor
row at in a. m.
Crosslcy made the opening
statement of the prosecution, lie
said the government would prove
that the bank statements made
by them on Sept. IU, It) 10, were
false, ami that they f*ne|v the
statement to be false, having mis
stated the amount of the bank's
assets and liabilities for the pur
pose of deceiving and defraud
ing.
The defendants waived their
opening argument.
C. C. Page was called t«» the
stand and identified certain pa
pers as having been filed with
liini as clerk of I lie district court
for the Fourth judicial division.
John A. Clark, sworn witness,
identified the bank statement as
(hat signed by E. T. Danielle and
[,. K. Wing as same sworn to by
witness but were not signed in
iny presence and I did not swear
them. 1 signed the papers and
look them to the hank but Bar
net te and Wing were not in and
I 1"ft the papers in the hank for
them to sign. 1 then left the hank
and afterward forgot all ahout
the matter.
<iihson: That is all the evi
denee I have as to the defendants
having heen sworn. 1 am frank
to confess that I do not think
that there is anything l«» go to
the jury.
Fink: II is absolutely neces
sary on I lie pari of the govern
ment lo show the oath had been
administered before perjury could
I,.. I. .ill. ..I
Tile C«»url: I am uol certain
about this matter. The jury may
ret in- until I lw eourl .semis fur
you.
Mr. Kink then cited aullmrilii's
to the courl showing I liul with
• till tlif oath being actually ad
miuistereil perjury cimlil not ex
ist. The ualh is the essential
part of perjury.
firossley: It does seem that
persons who escape because
|officers <l<> not do their iluly does
(appear as a miscarriage <*>f jus
I ice.
Kink: I admit that, hut it is
up lo the legislature to change
the law. As it now stands a con
viction' for perjury cannot ob
lain without I lie oath heinp ad
ministered.
The Court: I doul»t seriously
if under the circumstances a
verdict would stand. I don't like
to discharge I he jury.
I'ottH will lake recess until 5
p. in. <o look inlo the matter.
Fink: If the court should dis
miss this case I am wiling to
take the jury as it stands to try
the misdemeanor charges against
lh«> same defendants, which, I
understand, has the same testi
mony as would he introduced in
this trial.
Crossley: We would have no
objection to thai hut suppose the
court wants Hiii<» to look inlo the
mailer before it decides.
JACK MILLER
FILES SUIT
{Alleges Mother Lode Company
Owe Him $30*000 and
IVIuoh Stock.
Healllu, her. I I.—Jack Miller.!
Ili.» Slale creek placer miner, has
tiled a cross null against the
Mother I .ode company and in his
complaint alleges lhal tin* offi
cers of tti«» Mother l.ode com
pany have diverted slock and
moneys of llir company.
'Mr alleges his willingness lo
j 111 rn hack I In* third interest held
| hy him when the eompany re
funds to him *110,00(1 lo« claims
to have expended in tin1 purchase
of tfie properly at their solicita
tion. He claims the company
owes him 00,000 shores of I lie
capital Htoek.
Dougherty A FerguKon, for the
balance of December, are selling
good* at reduced price*.
. For warm, qufef rooms at rea
sonable raten^o t<o I he St. F.lia*.
MEXICAN REBS
MURDER FAMILY
Exterminate Twelve Persons In
One Family—Business for
Uncle Sam.
Kmilloops, H. I'i„ I (t'C, II
Twelve relatives murdered in
Mexico, iticlinliim father, mother,
three hrothers ami three sisters,
ih Ilii* horrifying intelligence
eonseveii in ft leleKl'.nm to Miss
fieri rude ll«»ek, a milliner in litis
c;ily.
The massacre was perpet rjlleil
liy Mexiciiii rebels ami orenrreil
November l.r» mi the rnnch oecu
pied hy Hock ill l'lea*anl Yalle>.
it short ilislnnee front Mexico
Oily, lie was nti American eili
y.en ami lite authorities have
hern trying In locale lite daugh
ter for a month. The young wo
man is |iroslrale«| al the terrible
news.
Why not make your own break- j
filets ami lunches. Try lite Pan
ama apartments. Hest dining
room lher« alntf.
MEN WORKING i
RECOVER BODIES:
i
Large Force at Work on Snow
slide in Hope of Recovering
Bodies of the Dead.
C.ordova, Dec. I f.—The names
of the two unknown men who i
were buried in the snowslide al i
Copper Mountain have been as- !
certained. They are Budd ami }
Gallagher. The body of (Jus j
(lunderson. a blacksmith helper, !
has been recovered, l-'ive liod- !
ies are. still in the slide and have;
not been recovered, although a j
force of 30 men are working l<» [
uncover them. j
I Charley C.rary was al tin* saw-'
| mill. Iliree miles distant, when'
t t he slide happened. I
The dead are Axel Fast, llufrh
! Arijidd. Tony the .la|>. Budd and
I < iallaKher. I.e«? Muth, John Barle,
Jam's MeCavick and Frank
I Wall Is. John McGarty and Kee
the Jap were rescued, but are in
ia precarious condition.
i
mm AVIATOR
i KILLED BY TURKS
I
Had Photographed Fortifications
of Tchatalja From Altitude
of 4,000 Feet.
•
i Vienna. II I.— I>r. .luels
Constant in. IIn* Unitarian aviator
{attached In I lie army now in-i
fcstinp Iln» Tchatalja fortil'na
l ion near Constantinople. was
! ki 11**<I l»y the Turks.
! I)r. Constant ill had risen to a {
• height of 1,000 ami had suc
lreeded in taking several jmod
I photographs of I In* enemies
works, when a shot demolished
I his inachiiiH', which fell within
, tin* Bulgarian lines. Tim pho
jloKiaphs were developed and will
be a Ki'eat aid in the investment
I now KoiiiK on of the Turkish
j lines.
COL ROOSEVELT I
DEFIES COURT
i I
i
Court Says if in Idaho he Would '
Share Fate of Others in Con- i
tempt Proceedings
| I
Hojse, I I I —'I'll** Slipi'dlll*
court ruli's thai . editors must
stand trial l"«»r «**»nl•• m|>1 of court
jin• I intimates Unit (lot. Hooscvclt
woiiM share (fa I •• if ho wore
Iiim'hciiI in tin* mInl«>. Progress
ives insist thill (!n|, Himimi'M'II
lake np Ili«» gage laid down.
Masons. Attention.
There will hi' a iimm'Iiiik •»f
\*nI«!«•/ I.miIuc K. mid A. M. ill H
o'clock loninlil ill .Masonic liall.
Work in tin' third degree. All
\ isit inff brothers welcome,
V.. HKVNnl.DS. Sec'>.
As ii mailer «»f far! 'The t.lilT"
iis the ninjd roniforlahlc place to
slop in Vahlez. Why not go
there firs! and «avn Ili«* eiuhar
rassmenl of changing?
l*'oit HAI.K.--Sinuer sewing
machine. Fine condition. Apply
Henry fliiPHsdorf. 'Phone 7.
r 8ubgerlb? for tire Prospector.
CHURCH BENEFIT"
ORPHfUM TONIGHT
Qood Program Arranged for
This Evening—Proceeds for
the Church.
Jfunkestein's great aggregation
of stars will appear at the Or
pheum theater at H o'clock this
evening. 'I'h«' doors will open at
7:30. Th«i following program
will speak for itself:
Moving pietuiv, instructive.
Musical sketch, "Camp in the
Philippines." by the Ft. Liscum
sextette, Messrs. Parrot, Kavan
auKh, Fox. O'Neill, Noble and
Mrfiiveney. Seem*, camp in the
Philippines. Kavanaugh joshes
Fox inl«» Illinois. Parrot recalls
loup gone days and "Old Black
Jo..." Noble thinks of his girl
and bunch of Adelines. McOiven
ey and O'Neill long for "Moon
light" and "Obi Kenluekj."
Nt'\vs of lln> morrow.
Souk. J. A. Me«iil\ray, "l.o\e's
Sorrow," Shelley.
Oil.. nmIo, iM'uf. Surrliyiif,
**Kv#*iiitiK Star." TanliaustM'.
I.Mii^ley ami Sullivan in sketch.
Trials ami tribulations of an
Italian .'migrant at Kllis Island,
Xt'\v York. AiiI<>iiii• <lnilisi'pi, K.
W. J.nngli-y: ins|»«»rl«»r. l-'InnMicc
Sullivan.
Mo\ ii»K |»irtur»\ cniiiic.
Imlinu rluh >\\ iitjrinjr. AI.
I >i »vv I i 11M.
Scotch lialail. *".M> Ain Folk,"
Miss Alii'»» Xii'i'i'.
"Joe Itowh in lii> ini-rry oMs
111•t)»i l«*.
Mm in<: |• i«■ I or)', rmnii*.
Accompanist. Mr. < Itriukc.
EXILED PRESIOENT
IS NOW DYING
Man Who Held the Destiny of
Venezuela in His Hands is
Dying in Europe.
✓
Antwerp, Ih'c. II. — Kx-l'resi
(laslro, i»f ViMir/.iii'la, is ily_
inp t»f inllammnlory rheumatism
and is 11<• t expected I• • live.
r.aslrii'ji physician lias «
ed tin* mini balhs in hope «»f ef
fiM'linp a •* 11 r«».
STENOGS KICK AT
DIRECTOR'S TALK
It. tsloll. I h'C. I I.— I Hl'iM'Inr (if
Vocal ions 111«>«• 111li«• I• I ««Iiri***«I up
;i liMrn«'l\ nesl when In* said in
;i public address IInil "it rcffnil*—
••• I ji hiwln'i' degree <• r iulelli
}X«*im'i* In In* a k«""I cook than I«»
In* a good stenographer." 'I'lii'
wmiiu'ii stenographers of I lie
Inwii have risen in arms ami
comh'uin the remarks of the • Ii
reel in* ami have asked I lie mayor
fur hi-* renn»\al.
Is Against Seamen's Bill*
Washington. I>. H.. flee. II.—II.
<*.. I.ace.v. nf the Seal 11 (Ihllanibcr
i»f I'iMinnieree. has I«»l«l the Sen
ale I'.Minniilli'c mi .Merchunl Ma
rine Hint the proposed seaman's
hill i 11 kill coast shipping.
'The I Hi IT" is I lie place, lint
a hunkhousc; not cheap, but rrn
sunahle nml moderate in price,
and you pH whal yon pay for
comfort.
Fresh Morgan oysters fried in
butler and cracker crumbs at 'he
Vnlde* Cafe.