THE ALASKA PROSPECTOR
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Vol. X Valdez, Alaska, May 21, 1908. NO 19
GOAL UNO BILL
IS SURE 10 PASS
Present Holders of Alaska
Properties Will Be Able
to Begin Mining.
NO PROVISION FOR LOCATION
Delegate Cale- Says lo.ooo Men
Will Be Put to Work If Mea
sure Becomes Law.
Washington, May 18—There is every
probability that the bill providing for
the operation of Alaska eoal lands
will pass this session of congress.
The bill has been reported favorably
from both houses. The bill, while it
does not permit of locations, and ap
plies only to coal land located prior
to the time of withdrawal of coal
lands from entry in 1007, will be of
the greatest benefit to Alaska as it
will make it possible at once to be
gin work 011 the properties now
located.
The bill provides for the consolida
tion of claims into tracts consisting of
'2,560 acres, thus making it profitable
to install the necessary machinery
for mining on a large scale, and un
doubtedly means that the prosent
holders of properties will at once be
gin work.
Delegate Cale, in an interview to
day, declares that the passage of the
bill will mean the employment in
Alaska of at least 10,000 men, build
ing railroads into the coal fields and
mining.
Unless the currency conference de
lays matters congress will adjourn
Thursday and to that effect both
houses are rushing through the long
list of bills. The currency confer
ence began at noon today.
CRUSADER GETS
DEATH THREAT
Seattle, May 10—Threats Of death,
unless he ceases to make complaintH
against gamblers and race traek fol
lowers, have been reeelved by City
Attorney Randolph of Georgetown.
The threats are made in a letter re
ceived from Oakland, California.
City Attorney Randolph has been
very active in leading the fight
against the race track element and
has declared that he will strictly en
force the law against, all forms of
gambling, especially with regard to
pool rooms and hook making. Up to
the time Randolph began his crusade,
Georgetown had been a mecca for
the gambling element, and has, dur
ing the racing season, been the scene
of a saturnalia of vice.
The threats made in the letter are
not taken seriously by Randolph.
BRENNAN ASKS THAT
HEINZE BE ARRESTED
New York, May 18—Attorney Bron
nan, the Butte lawyer who was ar
rested at the instigation of F. Augus
tus Heinze and charged with black
mail, has asked that Heinze be ar
rested and charged with fraudulent
sale of copper stocks. Heinze alleged
that Brennan demanded $40,000 not
to bring suit against him.
Brennan has obtained the aid of
Ills father and is now out on bail. He
declares that tho Heinze charge has
no foundation and asserts that ho will
prove the copper magnate's guilt, of
tho aeeuation on which the warrant
for arrest Is asked.
Copper River BUI Pn«Ho«
Washington, May 15—The house to
day passed the hill giving the Copper
River & Northwestern Railroad the
right, to build brhlges aeross the Cop
per river,
Crulflern Going to Victoria
Washington, May 19-The navy
department has ordered four of the
orulwers of the A Mantle fleet to go to
Victoria, B. C., after completing
their stay at, Heattle.
CLEVELAND IN
STRIKER'S GRIP
State Troops Are Called and
Shooting and Dynamiting
Cause Terror.
Cleveland, May 20—Practically
under martial law, Cleveland today
is the scene of riotous outbreaks,
dynamiting and many personal con
flicts between street car strikers and
the state militia. Last night at mid
night the strikers shot a inotorman,
two guart's and a passenger on a
Lakewood avenue car and then
burned the car. A Clifton avenue
car driven by an inexperienced man
ran over and killed a girl and in an
instant it was surrounded by a mob,
and the attemp to lynch the motor
man was only prevented by the ar
rival of troops.
During the midnight and early
morning hours the strikers made
concerted attacks on cars in all parts
of the city. They demolished a
Broadway car by the use of dyna
mite and a Madison street car was
also wrecked. Several persons were
injured in the latter affair but none
seriously.
The street car company has refused
the proffered aid of the state in an
attempt to settle the strike by arbi
tration and has also refused to dis
charge the non-union men it has em
ployed since the strikers walked out
last Sunday. It was at first hoped
that the strike would be suttird with
out violence and the first offer of
troops was declined.
Yesterday, however, the strikers
became violent and after they made
use of dynamite an emergency call
was sent to the governor and the
guardsmen living in Cleveland were
ordered out.
HAS ROOSEVELT
REBUKED MIKADO?
Washington, May 18—Official Capi
toldoin is astir concerning the rumor
that the president has notified the
Mikado that the Japanese govern
ment is not keeping its promise with
regard to the restriction of coolie im
migration. As yet there is no direct
confirmation of the report but an in
timation that Hnch is the case has
eminated from semi-official authority.
It is, however, known to he a fact
that of late complaints have been re
ceived from the Pacific Coast con
cerning a resumption of coolie influx
into this country, and the rumor of
the president's action is generally be
lieved to bo true.
LABORER FINDS POKE
FULL OF GOLD NUGGETS
Seattle,May 16—A railroad laborer,
employed in excavating on the water
rout here found a poke full of gold
nuggets this morning. Now a hund
red longshoremen are making an en
ergetic search in the hopes of dupli
cating the find. The laborer made
his discovery under an oysterhouse
and after ascertaining its value quit
his job without the formality of ask
ing for bis time check
CORSON IS TO MAKE
THOROUGH CAMPAIGN
Seattle, May 18—John Corson, one
of the nominees for congressional
delegate from Alaska is planning to
make a thorough campaign, and will,
in a fow days, go to Ketchikan where
he will begin his electioneering.
Corson will visit every section in
Alaska bofore election day.
Earthquake Bhakea Montana
Helena, May 19—Three severe
earthquake shocks early this morning
got Helena citizens out of bed and
caused considorahlo excitement. At
Marysvllio the shocks were so severe
that dishes were thrown to the floor
and pictures and bric-a-brac broken.
Mon coming In from the mountains
state that the earthquake opened
two big fissure bolt* In the mountains.
The shock was felt throughout the
entire northern pnrt of the state.
NO PUNISHMENT
FOR LAND FRAUDS
Guggenheims Said to Be
Guilty of Violating Law
Seventy-five Times.
Washington, May 21—Nothing more
serious than the knowledge that the
government believes them guilty is
to be the punishment of those sus
pected of land frauds committed in
Alaska. The interior department
has announced that it has no inten
tion to prosecute although it has evi
dence that the frauds are numerous.
Among those against whom evi
dence has been obtained is the Gug
genheim interest which, it is de
clared, is guilty of seventy-five such
frauds committed in connection with
gaining poscssion of coal lands by the
employment of persons to act as
bonatUla entrymen. It is said that
tno reason prosecution has been
abandoned is because the president
and Secretary (larfleld believe that
such pooling has become legalized by
the new senate coal land bill.
PREFERENCE IS
SHOWN JAPANESE
Washington, May '21—While Con
gressman Tawney's appropriation
committee was busy slashing the ap
propriation for the Alaslca-Yukon
Pacillc Exposition from §1,000,000 to
$000,000, the house was unanimously
passing an appropriation of $l,f>00,
000 for an exhibit at the Japanese
exposition.
The friends of tin; A-Y-P fair are
angry at the action of the appropria
tion committee, and they are also
angry at the house for it is believed
that had not (lie bonne haggled over
the A-Y-P appropriation if would not
have been reduced.
SICK MEN FIGHT
DUEL WITH KNIVES
Portland, May 21—Both badly in
jured and inmates of a hospital, Axel
Anderson and Hani Lcmastcrs crawled
from their cots last night and fought
a duel with knives. Both men were
Imdly cut before the nurses could sep
erate them.
Anderson was brought to the hos
pital suffering from internal injuries
received in a street ear accident and
Remasters has a broken leg. The
men were in adjoining cots and be
came involved in an argument which
led to hot words. It was then that
they possessed themselves of pocket
knives from their clothing and rolling
from their cots to the floor dragged
themselves to where they could cut
and slash each other.
TAMMANY PLANS TO
CAPTURE CONVETION
New York, May 2t—Tammany is
going to make a strong effort to cap
ture the democratic national conven
tion and it will send 050 delegates to
assist in carrying out this plan. (n
pursuance of Its intentions in this re
gard Tammany has engaged every
unreserved room in the Denver hotels
mid it. looks as though a great many
of the other delegate* will be obliged
to sleep in the parks.
It. Is understood that Tammany
will seek to encompass the defeat of
Bryan, but to whom It. will throw Its
strength Is somewhat problematical.
Johnson of Minnesota is believed to
be the Tammany choice.
No Currency BUI This Year
Washington. May 21—The con
ference committee having under con
sideration the Aldrleh currency bill
has reached a deadlock and there
will be no action on the bill this
session.
SEATTLE CHAMBER
IS AIDING VALDEZ
Secretary Metcalf Is Being
Urged to Send Part of
Fleet to Alaska.
Sent tie, May 21—Quickly responding
to requests from Valdcz, Secretary
Yandell of (lie chamber of commerce
has wired Secretary of the Navy,
Metcalf apprising him of the invita
tion to scud at least a part of the
Atlantic licet to the Alaska city.
Secretary Yandell, yesterday received
a cable from Valdez saying tint a
mass meeting had been held and the
citizens were anxious that some of
the war vessels be sent to their city,
It was expected by the people of
Valdcz that Secretary Metcalf would
be in Seattle but as the secratary has
changed plans and will not be here
Secretary Yandell forwarded there
quest by telegraph. The Seattle
chamber also urged that the request
of Vaklez be complied with.
Mayor Brown of Vald •/. has joined
with the other Alaskans in the city in
behalf of the movement to have part
of the lliet sent to Alaskan waters
and while they have received nothing
of a definite nature in reply they are
very hopeful that their request will
be complied with.
PERMISSION TO
BONO IS GIVEN
Washington, May 20—Valdcz. will
probably ho given the right to raise,
by bonding the town, $lf>,ooo to de
fray the expense of constructing a
dyke to turn the glacier stream away
frem the city. A clause giving this
right is carried by the omnibus bill
that passed the house today.
The bill also carries the liquor
license provisions asked for Alaska
by Governor lloggatt, a provision to
care for the insane of Alaska and a
law governing the practice of medi
cine in the territory.
SHORT SHIFT TO
BE GIVEN CROOKS
Seattlo, May 21—"Shoot all crimi
nals who attempt to escape arrest
during the presence of 'lie licet off
Seattle."
Such is the order issued to the Se
attle police department today, and it
is to be carried out t<> the letter.
Acting Chief Ward has received word
that hundreds of the most expert
and desperate crooks in the country
are following the fleet and reaping a
rich harvest from the pockets of the
crowds, and he is determined that
this army from tlx* under world shall
find Seattle a barren Held.
The local defective force has been
augmented by detectives from every
important city in the United States
and every person known to be a
criminal will be arrested on si^ht.
ANOTHER TOWNSITE IS
PLANNED FOR CORDOVA
Washington, May 21—The senate
today passed a bill permitting John
McOraw of Seattle and I). A. Mcken
zie of Alaska to purchase at tin? rate
of $2.50 and acre, /i,000 acres of land
near Cordova, for townsite purposes,
Mock Mnrringc Illegal
New York, (May 21—The state sup
reme court has decided that the
inock marriage uniting Helen Ma
loney and Arthur Osborne was Illegal.
The jM)pe has declared that the cere
mony was legal, so far as the Church
Is concerned. The young couple were
married as a prank about a year ago,
and later when the girl wished to wed
it developed that t he first marriage
might be legal as t he man who pre
formed the ceremony bad certain
Judicial powers. Despite the decision
of the court the family of the girl
will not permit her marriage without
the sanction of the church.
ftUTOISTS TO TRY
ALASKA JOURNEY
Representatives of Paris
Paper Will Depart From
Valdez Next January.
Sealtle, May 20—The journey from
Valdez to Kast capo may yet bo
mado by an automobile; in any event
the attempt is to be made next win
ter by Maurice Drieglie and Max
Hopman, correspondents of the Le
Journal, the Paris publication that
went an automobile independently to
con teat, in the international race.
These correspondents have decided
to abandon their intention of follow
ing the international racers and will
return from here to Paris and in
January will go to Valdez and start
in over the trail.
The correspondents are of the
opinion that in abandoning the Alas
ka part of the trip the international
racers have abandoned the only hope
of establishing any precedent, for
they say that the rest of the journey
j contemplated has been traversed lie
fore and that the contest has now
resolved itself into a race to deter
mine which machine can make the
distance in the best time. The trip
through Alaska and the northeast
part of Siberia would, according to
the correspondents, have established
something to the credit of both ma
chines and drivers, and it is this
credit that they purpose gaining for
themselves.
Since the return from Alaska of the
American machine, the correspon
dents of Le Journal have been mak
ing exhaustive inquiries as to the
route from Valdez and they are con
vinced that the trip can be made.
THAW INSANE FOR
A MOMENT ONLY
Poughkccpaie, N. Y., May 16—Hur-1
ry Thaw, according to the testimony j
of Dr. Baker, superintendent of the |
Mak'wan asylum for the insane, lost
his reason only during the space of
time it took him to shoot Stanford j
White, in testifying in the Thaw1
divorce proceedings today Dr. Ihikcr
s'ates that Thaw told him that it was j
the sight of White that drove him in- j
sane and that after the shooting re-1
eovery was instantaneous.
Thaw, according to Dr. Baker, said
that his demeanor during the trial
for murder was exaggerated.
THAYNE HICKMAN 15
DROWNED IN SLOUGH
Thayne Hickman, one of the men
shot by Ed Hasey in the Key stone can
yon light watt drowned in a slough near
(yhatanika, April 30, according to the!
Fairbanks Times. Hickman, it seems, j
left a party with which he was travel- j
ing at night from Cleary and started
to go home across country. lit? was
missed the next morning and the re
sultant search led to the discovery of
his body in a slough, lie having
broken through the ice.
Hickman would have been 20 years
old 011 May 3. Ho was the son of
Zach Hickman of the Fairbanks
News, and was a native of Seattle.
He was au electrician.
WIRELESS EXPERT IS
COMING ON PORTLAND
According to advices received in
Valdez, an expert representing the
United Wireless Company is on the
steamship Portland hound for Katal
la, where lie will look into the situa
tion as regards the establishment of a
wireless plant at that place. The
plant, if established, will be a private
enterprise,
It lr. believed that the company
purposes carrying out the intention
announced last winter, of establish
ing a stat ion at Kat alla and one at
Kodiak. If these do not work satis
factorily a station will probably be es
tablished at Valdez, to act. as a con
necting link In the chain.
APPOINTMENT IS
GIVEN CROSSLEY
Iowa Man Will Be District
Attorney for Third Divis
ion of Alaska.
SEXATK TAKES FINAL ACTION
Hani l ii^lit to Have Resident of
Terrilorv Named Proves to
v,
lie 1 neftective.
II 'it.shino'ton, .May 1U—
/). ni— The senate litis just con
firm nl I he (i/ffjoiiitment of
James Cross/et/ of Iowa to the
distriet u t tornei/sh i/> oj' the Third
jiu/ieial ilistriet of. llasK'tt.
Washington, May 19—James Cross
ley's chances for being appointed
district attorney for the Third judicial
<listrict of Alaska are considered to
he good despite the fact that Alas
kans in Washington, and the terri
torial delegate, Thomes Cale, have
done all in t heir power to prevent the
nomination of any one not a resident
of the territory. The senate judiciary
committee this morning ordered a
favorable report on (,'rossley's name
and this, it is believed, presages thaV
the opposition that at one time threat
ened to prevent the confirmation of
his nomination has been withdrawn
by the senators.
The Alaskans have not fiven up
their light, however, and circum
stances may yet develop to either de
lay the appointment or to at leaHt
prevent its confirmation. It is be
lieved that it is extremely improba
ble that an Alaskan will get the ap
pointment.
VALDEZ TALKING
OF JULY FOURTH
Fourth of July in Vakloz in this
year to be observed with loud and
long continued acclaim. The day is
as yet six weeks oft but for all of that
the merchants, professional men and
city olliciiils are discussing the pre
liminaries of the celebration.
So far the plant* exist only in a gen
eral way but within a short time a
meeting will be called at which com
mittees will be appointed and the
work of getting things under way will
then be taken up in earnest. As in
former years, it is planned to have a
parade, athletic contest* and all the
other affairs of a character appro
priate to an old time hurrah in honor
of the Nation's birth anniversary.
The present intention is to have the
celebration begin early in the morn
ing and to have it continue as long
into the night as anyone cares to
contribute to tlx? gaiety of the occa
sion. There will be things doing
every minute and so diversified will
the various features be that therewiil
be something of interest for all kinds
and conditions of humanity.
GALENA BAY COMPANY
IS TAKING OUT ORE
Col. Millard of the (ialena Hay
Mining Company was in town yester
day on business. He said that the
new electric plant which is o|>orated
by water power from the dam ami re
servoir built last year is working to
perfection and that ore Is being taken
out of the main tunnel. This tunnel
lias been extended 1,400 feet.
Col. Millard said that his expecta
tions with regard to the mine are
being realized and that everything
about the plant is in the best of sha|>e.
Congrcfwiwin Are Coming
Washington, May 18—It was de
cided today that three members of
the house committee on territories
will visit. Alaska this summer to In
vestigate the railroad situation and to
confer with the territorial officials on
ot her mat (era not yet. announced.