®bt Halhfz ®a% Proapfrtor
Vol, S i . VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1», 1912
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BECKERS DEFENCE
OCCUPIES COTRT
Qunmen Brutally Assault Slayer
of Zellg While Being Taken
Over Bridge of Sighs
New York, Oct. 19—Jack Sulli
vpii was placed on the stand in
defense of Lieut. Becker. He
tried to' explain that Becker was
the victim of a gambler's con
spiracy; Much of his testimony
was stricken from the record as
irrevelent and immaterial and lie
frequently appealed to the court
(o be allowed to tell I he story
his own way. District Attorney
Whitman a*lmits that his office
reached an agreement wilh the
gunmen who shot Rosenthal, but
insists that immunity was not
promised I hem. A number of
Rosenthal gunmen terribly beat
up Davidson. I he slayer of Zelig,
when he was being taken to Hie
Tombs, over the Bridge of Sighs,
from the court room.
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LESS DAYS
FOR WORK
Scottish Miners Ask This—Eng
lish Miners George—
ites.
LONDON, October 18.—At the ap
proaching annual conference at Swan
sea of the Miner's Federation of
Great Britain the Yorkshire delegatlo
is expected to submit a resolution
in favor of the Henry ?teorge doc
trine of the nationalizatio&V:of all
lands, adding thereto minerals, mines
and railways. They will also de
mand better legislation for the hous
ing of the working classes.
The Scottish delegation will demanfi
u five-day working week for all min
ers and a minimum rate of wages.
An endeavor will be made (to have
all miner's agreements throughout the
country terminate at the same time.
WILLIAM CflMBELL
'it William <lamphcll., who was
!-«•«••• 1111y |'<»1111<I guilty of ninnliT
in I lir lirsl depree, nl Milarod,
11roIhers. was senlenred |o ^ifi'
"mirisoiimeiil by Judtfe Fuller,
for llie murder of the In selon
,*» He is huinK taken lo Fuirhanks,
anj I ft tor will be taken to the
United States penitentiary at
Leavenworth, Kansas.
, HAPGQOD RESIGNS
FROM ernes
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« New York, Oct. !9--Kditor Hap
good haw resigned from Collier*
Weekly, which indicate a switch
from Woodrow Wilson* to Col.
' Roosevelt.
TRICKS—THICKS
The Haunted Room—greatem and
cleverest trick picture made, shown
extra at the Orpheum tonight.
Home cooked meat* and ham
nlwaya on hand at N. Rchmldt's.
Schmidt's Lunch Room open
/or business tomorrow. Try that
BRAVE BOY
GIVES LIFE
Gave his Leg and Then his Life to
Save a Little Girl Who had
Been Burned
liary, Ind., Oct. 19—Am.
Hughes, the brave little cripple
who sacrificed his leg to save the
life of a girl who had been badly
burned, in order to furnish cu
ticle for grafting, died here as a
result of the operation. His
self sacrifice attracted nation
wide attention. At the boy's]
funeral the aldermen of the |ownj
officiated as pall bearers.
INQUIRE INTO
OLD MURDERS
Crosaley Would Send Men to In
vestigate Disappearances
in Kuskokwim.
Attorney General Wickershain
lias been requested by District
11r>i ncy Crosslev to furnish
fumis f — furl her invest igat i«»n
of lii • Ku.tkokwim iimuH1ol>. The
v>.lley a;>fears I" have been a
regular graxeyurd of Wdiscnv
erou ••liiurs, aiul il money con..!
In- furnished fi»r Ihe purpose of
sending invest igalors into the
Kuskokwim. if is possible Hint
Ihe perpetrators of several
primes would he hroiiKht !•» jns
I iee.
There are other cases than lie
murder of the Nelson brothers.
For instance, then* is Ihe case
of |lie Japanese (rapper who sn
mysteriously disappeared from
his cabin on Ihe left limit of the
Kuskokwim, and whose belong
ings, or some of them, were later
seen in (he possession of a no
torious character, who was
known to have been in Ihe Jap's
company some line just previous
out to his disappearance.
Then I here is Ihe case of a
Swedish prospector who left Itlit
nroil for Ihe Kuskokwim nearly
two years ago and who was never
;•« aid from more. In fact, an
investigation and careful impiiry
miglil result in clearing up sev
eral mysterious disappearances
in the Kuskokwim valley.
In Ihe hlitarod district if f*
hoped to obtain funds for fur
ther investigation into rireuin
l stances surrounding Ihe murder
of Japanese Mary.
AMERICANS WIN -
OVER NATIONALS
CHICAGO, October 19.—The Amer
ican League team won the aeries of
post season games over the Nation,
als, winning four out of the seven
games, two of the games resulting in
FOF^ SALE—Wombat fur coat,
fur cap, Iron bed, springs and
ma,llress, blankets, house plants,
hanging basket, etc. Inquire
Mrs. J. L. G^od.
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Just received a large line of
ftoftnsbom sulta, prioea $12.60, $1?.00
and $17f.60. too our window, t. Blum
and Co.
Ladies', misses and children'*
fall hats Just arrived at Harvey's
Toggery.
ALASKA TIN
BE DEVELOPED
An English Syndioate to Purchase
Valuable Tin Olaims Near
Cape York
Chicago, Oct. 19—The Ameri
can league team won the series
of post season games over the
Nationals, winning four out of
the seven games, two of the
games resulting in tirs.
The launch Brighton returned
I his morning from Sound points.
EARNING POWER
OF ALASKANS
Alaska in One Year Produces
$1,000 per Capita—Cost
$7,200,000.
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Tim per capita production of
vvalllt of Alaska for I h«* last
\ear was 81,000. This cxceeds
that r.f any part of I lie tlnited
States. Carefully compiled sta—
iisli«s show that Ili•=» output cf
tin- Far North was *(>0.000,000.
Considering that the territory
was bought for $7,200,000, it
can he seen that it was a tine
invest uieiit. There are approxi—
niati'iy OU.nnO people in Alaska.
whi'e.«. and natives.
Irubysqutput
I VERY URGE
This Season's Output of Ruby
Camp will be Approximate
ly $100,000
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' The output of the Ruby camp will
'bo about $100,000 this season accord-l
: ins to John Zug, of -the Alaska Road
Commission, who came In this fore
noon on the steamer Tanana, after
having been down river since Sept.
17. Some place the output at $ 150
000 but the conservatives agree that
• i* will be In the neighborhood of
1$ 100,000.
Practically all of this came from
one cerek, Long creek, from which
the largest amount of gold was se
cured from the Windy bench, oppo
site discovery, where Tom McKlnnon
a company are working. They rtook
out $24,000 this past season, Other
operators produced varying amounts
ranging from $2,000 to $6,000, the
pay being taken out along several
miles of Long cfeek.
MEXICAN UNREST
KEEPS US BUSY
WASHINGTON, October 19—The
crulssr Taooma has bsen ordered to
Vera Ctvt to protect foreign inter
s«t«.
Tho report prevelent on the
street thai fares have been raJeed
to Seattle is unfounded. Faros
are the same as they hav been
In ihft ffcst.-llS.OO.'
Subscribe for I fie Prospector.
TYPHUS GERM
IN WARFARE
It is High Time the Powers Place
a Cheek Upon Trkish Hor
ror#
London, Oct. 19—Bulgarian1
troops are within twenty miles of
the Turkish stragetic position
at Adrianuple. It is reported
here that Turkish doctors are
'taking typhus and cholera mi
crobes into Greece with a view of
spreading the diseases threugh
tin1 enemy's country.
LARGE INCREASE
NOME INSANE
Increase of Insane People Ca,use
of Work for Federal
Officials.
XOMIv—The court records of
the season show that there has
been a marked increase in the
Dumber of insanity eases dur
ing the i><ist few months. Since
the first of June a tola^of eight
insane patients have been sent lo
Mt. Tabor from this district, and
in addition In llii* number four
others were tried and afterwards
released, the charge against
them not having been proven.
COST FORTUNE
MOVE DREDGE
Cost $46,000 to Move Plant
Across Divide to Miller
Creek.
The dredge owned by Ilob Mil
vain, which has been operating
on Walker's fork of tbc J"orl\
liiile river for the past live
years, lias ben dismantled, and
al I be enormous cos| of $ i0,000
for freight alone will be moved
to Miller creek, on the north
fork of the Sixtymile river, on
the N. A. T. <Sc T. company's con
cessions consisting of 37 claims.
In moving the machinery it will
be necessary to negotiate a di
vide of an elevation of over i,
500 fet altitude, and the agree-^
ment by Milvaln with the N. A.
T. & T. company is that he shall
operate the dredge for 30 days
at his own expense, and if it
proves successful it will be tak
fn r\e:* by the company.
seidYuseF i
• TO MEXICO
Washington, Oct. 19-The cruis
er Tacoma has been ordered to
Vera Crui to protect foreign in
torests.
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A 'arge brick of gold from the'
Cliff mine was shipped out on]
the Sampson.
Waffles ana noney Z5c at Val
dez Cafe. If
FORGED REM
IN THE NORTH
Not Steamers Enough to take Out
Nome Passengers--Hun
dreds are Marooned
Nome Oct. 19—Steamers leav
ing here are all overcrowded and
hundreds will be compelled to
winter in the camp owing to lack
of transportation. This condi
tion is largely due to the fact
thai ;i larger number rtf people
are going out Ibis year than us
ual, and I wo loss steamer* are
making I lie lal,. I rip than form
orlvj
ALASKA TIN
BE DEVELOPED
An English Syndicate to Purchase
Valuable Tin Claims Near
Cape York
According to information the In
dustrial Worker, of Nome, says the
Oi'im, Brandt and O'Brien tin prop
erty at CSape York Is about to change
hands. An English syndicate inter
ested in tin mining in various patrs
of the world has surveyed the prop
erty and expressed itself willing to
buy, paying spot cash and guarrante
ing to open up the property immed
iately that the deal can be conclud
ed. While those on the ground now
are principals in a limited meaning
of the word, and are empowered to
{conclude any kind of a debt they wish
to put through, it is known that they
are really the agents exporting ilie
property for one of the mot important
mining firms in the world, which
makes a specialty of the handling
of the ores. O'Brien who is now
at the mines stated to our informant
that the deal was practically conclud
ed and that so fair no hitch had oc
curred and none was likely to occur.
It has been known for some time
that capitalists have b«»en looking
after this property aB a desirable
buy, but I^eslie Crlm ono of the part
ners steadfastly refused to sell. The
derth of Mr. Crim who died, under
.«i« it painful circumstances with that
exlrm •.•dinary sect known a.- the
Holy Hollers, enables under the \\il>
of the deceiased partner the remain
ing members of the partnership to
sell out the property under certain
conditions which aro not very ham
pering in any way, and which prac
tUally give O'Brien a free hand.
The Alameda is due here from
the westward about H o'clock
this evening, sailing slinrlly
I hereitfler for I lit* south.
CREATESSENSATION
BEFORE COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, October 19.-hMedlU
McCormick, whajfasat on Ch<s stand
before the 8en*te Investigating Com
mittee, reed a statement WUch ere
created sensation sad brought. from the
oommKtee a protest and a demsnd
for a retraction, during which much
wrangling ensued. McCormick said
that character assassins and liars
Hllles, "Incited the attempt on Col.
Rooeerett's life, Which statement wss
met by hoots from thoae assembled.
f r(' ~
nAom and board at the Grand
Hotel 11.50 per day. Home cook
ed meals and good beds. Mr?. H.
Shorts.
8ub*cHbe for I he Prospeetor.
WOEFUL WASTE
AND SLAUGHTER
Hundred of Whales Slaughtered
by Foreign Corporation are
Turned Adrift
Seattle, Oct. 10—The power
Schooner Bender Brothers, just
in from the Bering sea, reports
thai hundreds of whales from
Akutan Harbor have been turned
adrift and are a menace to navi
gation. A Norwegian whaling
company has established a sta
tion then* and killed hundreds of
majiimals which their plan! did
not have lb,, rapacity «» take
••an1 of and as a result they went
compelled in iii 1*11 Ihf carcasses
adrift. Complaint of the indis
rroitijnale .»lauuliter will be made
to Washington.
1 l»ave Olson i> in town from
I lie Port We 11 s cotuilry.
bemeFml
COMPLETE LOSS
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Government Arsenal at Benecia
>8 Desroyed by Fire--Loss
Three Million- J
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i I jrlirriil. 1'.ill.. Or 1. 1i»— My >|HIIU
[liiiM'iMis i'miiiImisI H>ii ii lin* slarli'il
• in tin* I'iiiI••«I Stairs arsenal 11•• ft.
I a11<I i|i's|»il•* all HTorl - I • • • • \11• i —
Kiii>li Hi*' Manx's tin' i-i• 1111• I•'I••
'plant was ili'st r«»y»»il. Notwith
standing tin* liiimlrcils of explo
sions railed |»v Inicsl iiiif shell*
ami a 11 mi ii i I ion I In* soldiers made
a heroic tif.rlil I• ► rln'ck I In* Names.
This was tin* only jriineiiI
arsenal on III ami carried
much paraplii'rna I in of war. Tins
Ins sis estimated al lliri'i* mil
linn dollars., Sixly t Inmsand
slaml i»f iinkIi*rii small amis an.I
lll'sl I'llVl'll.
BRINGS ACTION
DISTRICT COURT
W. If. Hammer has brought action
In the District Court against the
Dunfranwald Gold Mines Company.
D. M. Stewart, as Its president anil
Charles H. Clark, asking for the ap
pointment of a recellver. alleging the
dissipation of the company's proper
ty. Service will be made upon ithn
president of the company upon his
arrival from the westward, on tho
Alameda, when the defendents will
bo given an oppurtunlty to show
cause.
RECORD BUDGET
FOR GOTHAM
1 New York. Oo.l. IP--The riiy
budget just issued is the record
■for the municipality, totaling two
hundred million dollar*.
Moot* Danoa
The Ordsr of .Alaskan Moose
will give their regular weekly
dance Saturday night at their hall
to whioh all friend* of the organ,
iiation are invited. Dancing will
begin al 9:30 sharp. Tickets can
be had of members. Oood music.