Baliire Satlfl ^ruspprtor
VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1912.
NO. 287.
PITTSBURG VISITED
BY SMALLPOX
Home of Millionaire Freaks is
Visited by Malignant Small
pox Epldemio
Pittsburg, Pa.t Sept. 20.-A
frightful epidemic of smallpox has
broken out in the city, hundreds
being afflicted. Twenty deaths
have been reported to date. Every
effort is being made to suppress
the infection. The city is under
strict, quarantine. The disease is
most virulent in the lower quar
ters of the city. Hundreds of
volunteer nurses are caring f<»
the afflicted in the temporary pout
house.
texasIanker
IS INDICTED
For Having Killed the Man Who
Eloped With His
Wife
Aarillo, Sept. 20.-Banker Snead
has been indicted for the killing
of Boyee and has been placed in
jail to await his trial without bail.
The case is attracting unusual at
tention owing t<> the prominence
of all the parties. Boyce eloped
with Snead's wife several months
ago and escaped to Canada, only
returning to his home a short
lime before lie was shot by Sm>ad.
Snead's friends are confident of
Ills acquittal.
The launch Three M. will leave
l«»i KiHalgo, Landlock and Kl
l^niar on Monday morning at 9
i 'clock. II is requested thai l'ie
heavy freight be placed on I lie
dork Saturday.
.New York, Sept, 20.-Reynolds
F'orhrey, indicted for two mur
ders and suspected of a third
killing, escaped from the Tombs
today while a special guard put
over him slept soundly. Korhre\
pulled on) a ventilator, fore oil'
bars across il and (led. The po
lice say thai Forbrey was a gun
man and gangster. He is accus
ed of holding up and killing Mor
ris Schwarlzhope, a jeweler.
SMALL BEGINNING
STARTS A RIOT
Oakland, Cal., Sept. 20.-Jack
Sousa dropped 25 cent* in the
church collection plate. His
friend, W. H. Cannon, contributed
50 cents and called Sousa a
"tightwad." A riot ended the
fight.
NOTIOE.
A regular meeting of the Valdez
local of the Socialist party have
caled a referendum vote on can
didates for the legislature. There
will be nominated two members
for the senate and four repreaen
tativeR for the lower branoh of
the legislature. The meeting will
take place next Wednesday night.
Out of town members are request
ed to forward in their vote by that
time. K. F. GERMAN.
Financial Secretary.'
TO SAFEGUARD
THE OIL KING
Detectives Have Reinforced Their
Vigil About Oil King's
Estate
Tarrytown, N. Y.t Sept. 20.-The
private detectives that have been
keeping- watch over the John D.
Rockefeller estate at Pocantico
Hills today were equipped with
watchdogs to assist them in pur
suing the Italian bandits that have
been responsible for the recent
hold-ups and petty crimes on the
estate.
All trains arriving here from
New York City are being scruti
nized by the detectives, who be
lieve that the hold-ups have sum
moned assistance from friends in
that city.
FATAL ACCIDENT
ON RAILROAD
Chester, I'a., Sept. 20.-An ex
press train was derailed near
here, imprisoning many of the
passengers in the wrecked cars,
which soon caught lire. Sixteen
passengers were burned to death
and fifly others were seriously in
jured.
MEN REFUSE TO
SIGN PETITION
(Chicago. Sept. 20.-{"or I lie sec
iiikI lime within live months Chi
cago vvnincn li»vt> failed |n (rain
approval for Ili«* equal suffrage
moveiucu I from male citizen*.
The second failure has been reg
istered in the result of I he at
tempt |o pain 100,000 signer* to
a petition that a proposition
granting equal suffrage under the
'public policy act hi* submitted
to the voters on the November
ballot. Today it was learned that
30.000 names were lacking.
ARE FORNINST
THE MINISTERS
Mudapesl, Sept. 20.-At the op
ening of the Hungarian parlia
ment the opposition to the pov.
eminent assaulted the ministers.
It became necessary to call in
troops to quell the riots ensuing.
TAKES POISON
UNBEOUITTED LOVE
Denver, Colo., Sept. 20.-Mia
Margaret Flainea, 26, niece of A.
M. Stevenson, Republican nation
al committeeman, and Taft lead
er in Colorado, attempted guicide
early today by taking poison at
the Stevenson homo here. It is
believed she wan despondent over
a love afTair. Her condition is
serious.
Valdez IVmI I«UU.
If you have a house to rent
list it with the Valdez Real Es
tate Ageney, Wall street.
FOR SALE-Charter oak heating
stove, large sire. Apply Dr.
Cockerille.
WILL ATTEMPT
SETTLETROOBLE
I "I
Government Officials Will Attempt
to Settle Differences of Rail- '
way Employes
Washington, I). C., Sept. 20.j
Martin A. Knapp of the Commerce
Court and Charles P. Neill, conri1
missioner of labor, may be askeil
to help settle the differences be
tween railroad trainmen and the
Order of Railway Conductors anil
li or 15 of the leading railroads
<»f the South.
Representatives of Ihe unions
and the roads are here today to
confer upon f h«.» demands made by
the trainmen and conductors. The
demands include an increase iu
wages <>f from 15 to 25 percent,
in advance of Ihe present sched
ule. Between 200,000 and 300,
000 men are involved.
A racial question is giving Ihe
union men trouble. There arc
many negro irainmen who do not
affiliate with Ihe unions and who
are not in favor of strikes.
SEWARD BOYS
IN THE MONEY
Have Located Rich Ground on the
Aniak in the Kuskokwim
Country
Two former Seward hoys.
Merle mid (iuy firole, have local
i'i| rich ground in the Aniak gold
camp, in the Kuskokwim coun
try, according lo news received
here. They have a group of
claims on the richest creek in
Ihi> diggings. A portion of lhe|
ground has heen leased lo a big
mining operator named Zimmer
man. who has a force of 30 min
ers, equipped with adequate ma
chinery, at work, and who is in
the coarse money. The firole
hoys will mine the remainder of
the group themselves, fiuy firole,
who located the ground, is on the
scene. directing development.
Merle r.rote, with a big out HI, is
en route from Seattle to join him.I
The firole hoys, who were form-'
•rly employed on Alaska Northern
:rains, departed from here on the
•denmer Lindsay some Iwo years
ago en route to the Idilarod dig
gings, via the Kuskokwim river.
They met with no.success in the
Idilarod, and la I. winter depart
ed from there on their return lo
Seward. At Tncolna. on their
way out, they heard of the Aniak:
strike. They divided their out
tit. fiiiv going down the Kusko
kwim lo the diggings, and Merle
coming on to Seward, fluy got
i to the new camp in time to get in
f»n the ground floor.
MAKES RECORD
fob mm
Coublay, France, Sept. 20.
Legagneiux attained the world's
altitude here by amending to an
elevation of eighteen thousand
seven hundred and sixty feet.
FOR SALE CHEAP-Six-foot glass
case. See William Wilson. tf
Waffle® ana noney 2Bc at Val
dez Cafe. - If
Closing out suits, .coats and ev
ening gownB at half pMoe at Har
vey's Toggery.' " i
"m ■ . . .
for vie Prospector
GIVES HIS LIFE
TO SAVE OTHERS
Dutiful Son Loses Lifo Attempt
ing to Save His Mother and
Brothers
Lansing, la., Sept. 20.-Mrs.
Franklin Lankford and her three
children were drowned yesterday
when their boat was upset in a
collision with a gasoline launch
driven by a younger son. John,
the eldest son, was the only mem.
ber of the parly able to swim. He
made a valliant effort to save the
lives of his mother and brother
and sister, but drowned in the at
tempt. o.
Hq managed to keep the mem.
hers of the party above water for
nearly half an hour, but finally
h'erame exhausted from his strug
gle and drowned when his rails
for help were unanswered. Tlie
son in the motor boat was too
young to give assistance.
Tin- ereosnted piling for the
dock arrived this morning.
HEAVY ORE
SHIPMENTS
8eward Will Take 4,500 Tons of
Copper Ore From Prince
William Sound
Tin* Seward arrival in |*«»i-l this
morning witli the creosoled pil
ing fur Ihr "Valdez dork anil a
small list <>f general merchandise
ami powder for ili«* local nierrh
anls. No slop was made al X a -
ninio for coal owing lo I In* fact i
llial I lie bunkers al I.alouehe were i
full up and I lie mine would lie'
stalled unless I lie ore was taken'
away and consequently Hie Sew-;
ard was ordered |o make pood]
I ime.
This sliipmenl from llic sound!
on I lie Seward will amount to -i,-j
!>00 toils of copper ore-?.800 from
I lie Meal son mine, 1.000 from El
lamar, 000 tons from the Dickey
properly at I.andlock and 85 tons
from Uyslroms. This is the sec
ond trip of the Seward in a month i
illi 4.,ri0li Ions of ore and there |
is every indication thai 'all the1
p.operlics will continue liip
inenls all winter.
The Seward also slopped al Ky
ak on I he way up and Iried to;
leave powder f<»r the government
parly now working al Kalalla. hut
I here was no one to receive the
powder, all I he parly having lefl
for the coal fleldj, and the cap
lain will Iry Ir» land il on the re
turn I rip.
Rugs! Rugs! All kinds of rugs
nf C. C, Rudolph's.
JUDGE OVERFIELD
IS IN SEATTLE
Seattle, Sept. 20.-Judge Peter
I). O.erfield reached here on the
Victoria from Nome somewhat
rnder the weather. 'He will visit
here awhile before going north.
Limited amount of treasury
*tock of the Royal Development
Gold Mining company for tale for
5 cents a share. Money to be used
or developrrmnt work. Inquire of
ohn Ekemo, or phone .Tames Pa(
erson, 202.
The Valdez Cafe is one good
place (o eat. tf
THE DOCK AFFAIR
IS INVESTIGATED
Assistant Engineer of Mariposa
is Held Responsible for Ac
cident in Valdez
Seattle, Sept. 20.-The United
State8 inspectors of boilers and
hulls have held an investigation
into the wrecking of the Valdez
dock by the steamship Mariposa,
with the result that Assistant En
gineer Best has been suspended
for GO days. Capt. Moore was fx
oneraled from all blame.
New Cutter for Alaska.
Washington, Sepl. 20—The cul
ler Unalga will replace I he Hush,
which is soon l<» be sold by ihe
government.
INDIAN TIGHTER
PASSES AWAY
I
Ant inch, CaL, Sept. ^n.-.I. P. i
Abbott, early California!) ami ln-i
dian fighter, is here today.
Abbott won distinction by killing j
"Steamboat Charley," famous as;
loader of thy Piules, in a duel with,
rifles in ISi»7. Abbott, who was
formerly a stale senator, was 72
years old. I
JERSEY LILY'S
FAREWELL TOUR
|
Loudon. Sept. 20..Allot her
"farewell" tour of America will
soon by started by f.ilv Langtry,!
tin* "Jersey I.ily," who plans to
start for 11i♦» I'nilnl Stab's Sep
tember 10. according to announce
ment ben* today. Mrs. Langtry,
who is now (if) .wars old, will .'ii
|yr upon a vaudyvilly engagement
covering 20 weeks. She has a
wonderful collection of gowns, it
is said, and will produce a sketch
dealing w.lli thy woman suffrage
quest ion.
Fflfl LILLIAN |
FLIES 10 LEON:
New York. Sept. 20.-Lillian
Itroderick, thy well known act
ress. is hurrying to Central Amer
ica from which place she has re-j
ceived news thai her sweellienrL!
Leon Fedorof, is dying.
A BRAVE GIRL
LOSES HER LIFE
Washington, I). C., Sept. 20.
MiSg Annice Dorothy Nixon, 22
years old, daughter of Richard B.
Nixon, financial clerk of the Unit
ed States Senate, was drowned at
Colonial Beach, Va., Tuesday in
a vain attempt to rescue her
Hwimming companion, Franklin
W, Wiseman, aged 20.
Th« 8eward Gateway is on sule
at the Valdez Drug Co. tf
FOR RENT-Small cabin for
cnt. Call up phone II.
Vald«x RmI KiUU.
If >ou have a house to rent
li*t it with the Valdez Real Es<
late Agency, Wall street.
SINGLE MILL
IS CONSUMED
Fire Caused by Overturned Lan
tern Nearly Burn* Uncon
scious Watchman
Everett, Sept. 20.-In a fire last
Saturday night that caused $15,
000 dawage to the Wold Shingle
company's plant, Eric Macrox, a
night watchman, plunged through
a hole 10 feet to the ground,
where he lay unconscious. His
overturned lantern set Are to re
fill. He recovered consciousness
to find himself surrounded by
llamas and was barely able to save
himself. A million shingles in
lh»* kiln were saved. The plant
will be rebuilt.
COSTS MUCH
Blacksmith's Customer Drove Ten
Miles to Rival to Save
Ten Cents
Spring I i • • I • 1. Mo.. Sept. I'.-cl
jim is sli'oiiu against K.|. A. hick
ens, i»f Itraiison. M«».. tli«> hlaek
sinilh wlio kiI!«>■ I AuifiM l>or»|e,
thi' village siniIli «>f llullisl.-r,
whom hiekens aecu-ed of low
ering |he price of ...hoeing a horse
from s| to yn renls. Tin* «l**nlli
of hor^l'/s mother, through yrief,
followed. hirkells is in jail.
IHcken* is said lo have come t
11« »l I * ami proii'sifii thai many
of hi* customer* were lakiiiu Hie
ten-mile drive to irel their horses
shod foi- ten renls lcs< money.
The men quarrelled.
I)orsle*«i ap!■*<I moiher inlerxen
eil ami. arrordinp lo the charge,
hickeiis knocked her down with
his list and an anvil fell on her.
Ifo then killed Dorslc with a knife.
SUDDEN FALL
OF JEWELRY
l.o„ V ijit'le-i, Si !.-Jewels
littered Sprinp street when a
"Seeing |.o~ Angeles" antoinohile
loaded wilh loni'i.-ls crashed
through a jewelry #»|i»re window.
Street nrrhiiis got cash for their
collections from the puller.
Early Snow.
Hillings. Monl., Sepl. 'JO.-Threo
inches of snow has fallen here,
I lie earliest fall in many year?.
WILL TESTIFY
III OCTOBER
Washington. I). C„ Sept. L'O.
Col. Roosevelt will testify before
the Senate committee investigat
ing contributions made by cor
porations during the presidential
campaigns of 190 4 and 1908. He
i«i to testify as to the alleged con
tribution* of the Standard Oil
company to hi* campaign.
A most enjoyable time was had
at the Eagles' dance last night,
about sixty couples participat
ing io the dancf Considering the
•dorm prevailing the, altendancc
was \ery satisfactory.
Fresh Morgan oysters fried in
utter and cracker crumbs at Iho
aldez Cafe.