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VOL- 8* VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1812.
•Prnapprtnr
NO. 187.
CUBAN SITUATION
IS STILL GRAVE
No Further Outbreaks Have Oc
curred But Further Strife is
Hourly Expeoted
Havana, May 2i.—The situa-l
lion here is very grave, unrest j
being very marked in four prov
inces, although no further trou
ble has occurred since the rebel
defeat of yesterday, but there is i
no telling what I be next few '
I
hours may bring forth.
In political and business cir-I
eles American intervention is be
lieved lo be eerlain. The mariiw*;
shipped on I he Prairie yesterday
will no doubt be landed at once
«>n reaching Cuhan soil.
Ex-Mayor Kniory Valentine, ofj
Juneau, and Henry H. LeFevre. of
Skagway, arrived on the Mariposa
to attend the Progressive Re_
publican convention lo be held
here on the 29th.
BUSINESS GIVES
WAY 10 POLITICS
Everything at Standstill in New
Jersey While People Listen to
Campaign Speeches
Trenton. X. J., May 2i.—Hiwi-i
ness in this state is practically
suspended with Tafl, Roosevelt,)
Wilson ami I.a Follotte cam
paigning.
Never in the hislory t»f the
country lias tliere ever been such
a stale of political cxcilcmcnt, al
inost every man. woman and child
being drawn i it I •» the maelstrom
nf political partisanship.
The adherents <>f each candi
date arc making as much noise as
possible in behalf of their favor-,
ile.
A new paper to be called the
World has been started in Fair
banks. II is supposed In be a po
litical paper, but of what partic
ular brand has not yd. been dis
closed.
TAFT OPENS FIGHT IN
NEW JERSEY CAMPAIGN
18 BITTER IN HI8 DENUNCIATION OF ROOSEVELT, DECLARING
HIM MORE CHIMIRICAL THA N BRYAN IN HIS WILDEST
DAYS—ROSEVELT TO FOLLOW
Trenton, May \ President
Taft has begun his whirlwind
campaign of New Jersey and will
slun\p the. state until the night
before the primaries.
In his speech here he was very
vehement, showing the punish
ment received by him in Ohio was
felt deeply and a determination
on his part neither to give or take
quarter, lie warned his audience
against the third term and said
Roosevelt would perpetuate him
self in office if permitted by (he
people.
Th»* president ridiculed Hoose-i
vi'll's recall of decisions, (lie in-1
itialiv«> and referendum and said
that his predecessor was more
wild and chiiniriral than Bryan
in his wildest days.
. Throughout his speech he
showed great bitterness. His au
dience was a lar*e and represen
tative gathering and <t»hcered the
speaker frecnienlly.
Col. Roosevelt will follow Taft
throughout the slate. La Toilette
is already in the Held, beginning
at the other end of the stale.
VALDEZANS TAKE
OP HOMESTEADS
Will Locate In the Matanuska
River Valley and Grow Up
With the Country
Frank Andrews and C. II. I>nr
land left mi tin* Mariposa I>• r the
westward. They will go t<» |he
Matanuska Itiver valley, there l<>
lake up home.sleads and urow up
with the country. Five Valdez
citizens will ultimately be of Ihc
parly, Messrs. Thomas, Hitler,
Miller, Durland and Andrews. The
two latler will build cabins, ba.'ns
and fences this summer and next
winter, when in Ihc spring fol
lowing? Ihe entire party will set
lie on their ranches, commenc
ing business with 25 head of
young cattle'a"nd a few hors'es.
For live years each of the par
lies is to share equally in all as
sets. If by that time any one
member is dissatisfied all prop
erty will be split up into five
parls and each will struggle on
in his own way.
The location selected by the
party is admirably situated andi
can be sown to timothy and
Alseck clover at very little ex
pense. The soil*is deep and rich
and the climate will permit of the
planting of almost all varieties of
vegetables.
COL. RICHARDSON
TALKS OF DIKE
Believes Work of Construction
Begin About June First—No
Contract to be Let
S. A. Honiplo, \vh<> has jusl re
turned from Seattle, .says Mini
wliiI•» in-1lie "Spirit Cily" In* mot
Col. IliohanNon ami had a talk
willi him in reference lo llio iliko.
Col. Richardson lohl him thai
after tlio passage of I hp hill it
won I through some formalities
aflor which any sum appropria
ted would become immediately
available. Ho thought work .on
I lie dike would begin aboul June
2.st, and would be conlinuod un
til completed, which, it was esti
mated, wouhl lakr about three
months
Charles Crawford is in Seattle
trying to get the contract to
trying »o get thee ontract to
build lh* dyke, but there seen.s
to be no intention on the part of
Major Cavanaugh to let out the
work by contract.
Colonel Richardson thinks tha*,
in case the glacial waters troublj
ug during the course of dike con
struction a part of the appropri
ation can ho used in fighting off
the waters.
NATIVE WOMAN MEETS
WITH HORRIBLE ACCIDENT
WIFE OF PETER JACK80N IS T HROWN FROM HER BUNK ON
LAUNCH IN HEAVY SEA AN O IS 8CALPED BY CATCHING
HER HAIR IN REVOLVING SHAFT
On Wednesday last a horrible
accident occurred between El
lamai' and Fidalgo bay by which
Mrs. Peter Jackson, a native, was
almost entirely scalped by having
her liair caught in a gasoline en
gine.
Jackson, who is a well known
old-lime fisherman residing at
FJIamar. was taking his family to
Fidalgo hay in his fishing launch
and when rounding I h<> headland
the. sea became very rough. In
making a turn In lake another
eonrsi' I lie small . sleamur was
thrown in I In* trough of the soa.
I In-owing Mrs. .Jackson out of her
bunk next to the engine, when her
hair was caught in the shaft,
tearing over Ihree-quarlers of
I In; scalp from the unfortunate
woman's head.
Al I he time .Jackson was at I lie
wheel, when, upon realizing his
wife's predicament, he lushed to
her rescue, shutting oft* Ihe en
I gine. Owing tr» the roughness of
the water il look him some little
Liim; to disengage the woman
from ttit! shaft. He hastened hack
to Ellamar, giving the unfortun
ate victim such first aid as was
in tlie power of the camp.
Upon recovering consciousness
great ditTiculty was experienced
in getting Mrs. Jackson aboard a
boat, which caused considerahle
delay. She was brought, into
town at noun today and taken to
| I >r. Movie's olTice, where I lie. doc
j lor dressed the wounds and had
:the sutlerer sent to the hospital
I oT the Good Samaritan.
It was found necessary I•» cut
away fully two-thirds of the scalp
which was torn almost into
shreds, owing to conditions and
the length of time elapsing since
lli<' accident. but little hopes are
entertained of Mrs. Jackson sur
\iving, although she is but 20
years of age ami rather robust
l.jr a native.
Pner Jackson is well known in
Yaldez, where he has many
friends among I lie old-timers.
S. S. MARIPOSA IN PORT
YE8TERDAY AFTERNOON
Tli»« S. S. Mariposa arrived in
poii yesterday at 'i p. in. with the
following passenger list:
F. H. Tracy. H. F. Watson, 11.
(intschalk, Mrs. Weber, K. \V.
, biuly, S. >1. Me-Mnmj*. Yr. A. freave,
J. Morris, F. Howard. A. W.
Ware. I'arl Hansen. W. K. Soule,
T. .J. Donohoc, S. Blniik, S. A.
Ilemplc, A. (I. Brown, II. I. Slev
rris. II. Mcrckcrshon. A. Nash,
W. K. Wood, N. Neck luiuf and
seven second-class.
HARMON 3 TO 1 WINNER
IN OHIO PRIMARIES
C.oliiml)iis, Ohio, May —The
complete count of the Dcmocrnt
ic vole Rives (!ov. Harmon 31
votes and Wood row Wilson II.
MATTHEW DOW DIE8
IN PRINOE RUPERT
I'pinee Ilupcrl, May 2i.— Mat
thew I)n\v, one of Seattle's most
prominent emit parlors, and a
man who has always hrrn ppom
iiHMii in politics, died hope this
mopninp from an allark of hrarl
diyonse, in which ho was subject.
ALASKA RAILROADS
MU8T FILE RATE8
Washington, I). C., May 2—
All I ho railroads in Alaska have
been olTirially notified hy the In
lop-Stalc C.oinmepoe Commission
to at onr»» tile with Ih»> commis
sion their schedules and tariffs,
and passenger rates.
They have also been notified
to at mice comply with the pop
ulations fopinnlatcd by the com
mission as to safety appliances
and hours of service populations.
CREW OF THE ARMERIA
HAS A NARROW ESCAPE
VESSEL IS SO BADLY DAMAGED BY STRIKING ROCK THAT SHE
REMAINED AFLOAT BUT A FEW MINUTES—HEAVY SEA8
MAKE LAUNCHING SMALL BOATS PERILOUS FEAT
Ili-eply IlKMII'llillK III"' l< ».«*?* of
f lien* splendid I«111 o vessel, tin*
Uiiilcil Stales lighthouse lender
Armcria. HO iiumi, olllcers ami
crew, arrived in C.nrilova at I - : 110
this afternoon, tilled with glad
ness because I hey were still
nniniiK Ilii* living. The Armeria
anchored otT Cape llinehinhrook
this morning at tt o'clock, expect
ing In deliver some supplies.
Shortly after a heavy swell set in
that ruthlessly loosed the tender
about. At 7:25 she slruek nn un
charted rock and stove a hole in
her bottom. Soon the enginej
room began lo /111 and Captain
Gregory realized lhat Ihe vessel
was doomed. He had but little
steam and realized that he could
not reach any harbor of gaMy, so
he drove her on the beach.
In two minutes the Arcs were
out and shortly the ongine and
flreroom were filled with water.
The small boats were quickly
swung out and with some diffi
culty tho men were enabled lo gel
in and pull away from Ihe wreck
that was being battered by tem
pestuous waves. The men had no
time Co secure all of their per
sonal belongings, and were for
tunate lo be able lo escape with
their lives.
As Himii as I In* Armeria si ruck
Ili«> rock a llag "f distress was
raised, which was sighted hy I lie
steamship Admiral Sampson, thai
had left r.ordova al '» o'clock I his
tin>i*niiifc. She immediately went
to tin* rescue, and, notwithstand
ing the heavy sea that was run
ning, succeeded in getting all
aboard. Am it was considered fu
tile al Ihe time to attempt to sal
vage the wreck, the Sampson pitt
hack to Cordova, bringing I ho .'JO
men. Of that number, seven de
sired to go on to Seattle, but Ihe
others will remain hero awaiting
orders. Immediately upon ar
rival Capt. Gregory secured the
tug Halamo, and with many of
his men started back to the
wreck at 3 o'clock, hoping that
possibly the waves had quieted
down and that some of Ihe valu
able equipment might be saved.
There were aboard t i acetylene
lights of the "Hashing" type, a
large num|ber of buoys, cargo of
coal, many tons of sup'pllc* for
th odifTerent lighthouses, in all
having a valuo of $^0,000. It is
feared thai within 24 hours tho
tender will be broken to pieces.
--Alaskan.
[SUMMERS GETS
i LONG SENTENCE
For Violating National Banking
I
Laws in Matter of Mak
ing Loans
Ketchikan, May 21.—The case
«»f the government against C. M.
Summers, formerly president of
Lh<» First National hank of Ju
neau. for violating the national
hanking laws in Ih«• matter of
making loans, was on trial here
loilay hef<»re .1 iitl^r«a Lyons.
When il was called Attorney I.,
i I*. Shaekleford, f«»r Ili*> •l«*f«'inlant.
demurred. lie sot forth thai lh<*
CtCt count« could ii''I !'<• ,j«• iii«m| iiii
der one in«li<*Imeul.
Tli- <*<»ni*l overruled 111• ■ < 1 >• 111ui*
rer. Allorney Shackleloni then
ga\e 111>t appeal anil waived
trial. Wilhnul jjoing to trial, the
ciuirl sentenced Summers In live
years mi each count. all In he
served coneurrcnl ly. The hail of
defeiidanl, pending appeal, was
raised from live thousand f<» l^n
thousand dollars.
$275,000 FOR
mra ROADS
Col. Richardson Believes Much
Good for Alaska's Highways
Can be Accomplished
(lid. \V. 1». Richardson, while in
Seattle, was in consultation with
Lieut. K. Kdjrerton. engineer
»»r the road commission, over
work to In.* performed lliis sea
Still.
In "spi'akiiifr of the coming sea
son's work I'.ol. Itichardson said:
"We tiavi' an appropriation of
•SI •.'o.Odn, ami. in a• I• IiI ion |r» this,
there is to ln» transferred from
I Ik* residue «i T III" school finiil.
which has lieen necumulatinsr fur
i four years. ;iI• 111 sirin.nnn more.
| <;• i\ ■'r11'>r Waller K. I'.lark look
| Ih«» mailer up at Washington «»nd
j in yet I jntf an oriler from the
comptroller of the currency for
the transfer of the residue nf |li.->
school tax finirl I lie 25 per cent
provided liy law. With this money
WO feel sure We shall he able to
do more and better work in open
ing new roads and trails whore
needed in Alaska than c\er
LA FOLLETTE BITTERLY
ARRAIGNS HIS OPPONENTS
i
DECLARES PRE8IDENT TAFT 18 WORKING M INTEREST OF BIG
BU8INE8S AND CHARACTERIZES COLONEL ROOSEVELT
AS DANGEROUS TO THE REPUBLIC
Atlantic City. May -Jl.— In a
speech made here Senator La
Folic!to roasted both President
Taft and (!o|. Roosevelt before a
large audience.
He accused Taft of being a re
actionary and working in tlu» in
tciest of big business. He ridi
culed Taft's assertions that lie
was a progressive and said the
president could be depended upon
to lie on the wrong side *>f every
great (pieslion in which the peo
ple were vitally interested.
In speaking of the trusts, he
said that Taft. aided by the su
preme court, the personnel of!
which he as president had creat
ed. did fliein no further damage
than inconvenience them, at the'
same time legalizing their stat
ules.
Tnrnim; In Moii.«>e\I'll. Im- I• it —
terlv attnckcd the cx-prcsiilcnt,
charxinir him with insincerity,
in^irafitu«l«* ami falsi* promises.
Hi- ralli'il him, nn opportunist, a
i|iMiiav<iKih> and a 111*»* hraml. ilan
ffiT'Mis In |l)i» cuntimii'il existence
df lli*> republic. Hi* ralli'il hi<
auditor* attention |i» tin* fart thai
while Roosevelt was president lie
practiced nuin» of those Ihinprs
which hi' is rinw so vehemently
preaching. "In fad." saiil tlm
senator, "Roosevelt dodged every
political ami economic issue he
fore the people (hiring his two
terms "f office, ami now." cx
claimeil I.a Kollette. "lie is at
tempting to overthrow preeeilent
hy askinu for a third term."
VETERANS DEFY
EVERETT'S MAYOR
Will Carry the Flag Abused by the
I. W. W. Despite Opposi
tion of Hassell
Kvcrcll, May 24.—Because of
the expressed intention of ihc
8panish-An\orican war veterans,
who are to meet hrre in slate en
campment in June to carry at
tho head of their procession Iho
torn and discolored flag, which
was abused in the I. W. W. par
ade in Health*, trouble is brew
ing.
Mayor Hassell i* opposed to
the carrying of the flag find the
voterans insist they will do so and
defy the mayor to olsp them. The
outcome is being watched with
interest.
Mrs. M. Dixon and Mrs. HI,
Clair, of Cordova, were through
passengers on I he Mariposa for
the westward.
FORMER ALASKAN
UNDER ARREST
Frank Woodoock Is Chargod With
Embezzling PostofMce Funds
at Los Angeles
I.om Angeles. May i»i.— Frank
Woodcock, registry clerk in the
postofTice here, was arresled Insl
night by secrel nervice officers
charged with embezzling money
from I ho mails. He was remand
ed to jail in default of *3,000
bonds. Woodcock was formerly
postmaster at Hitka and was a
great friend of Hishop Howe. He
bad a splendid record, nothing
have hitherto been marked
against hint. The officials are
puzzled a* to whal led to his
downfall.
I.. V. Ray, representing Sewar.i.
and Jos. Malrov, of Knick. will ar
rive from the westward as dele
gates lo the Republican conven
tion.