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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1»12.
NO. 137.
PARKER-BROWN
DON'T MAKE IT
After Several Attempts They Fail
to Make the Summit of Mt.
McKinley
Fairbanks, July 24.—News has
been received from the Parker
Brown Mt. McKinley expedition
conveying the intelligence that
they failed to reach the summit.
They made several unsuccessful
attempts to reach the top but were
always met by precipitous walls
or impassable crevasses in the ice
fields.
The party have arrived at Tol
vana in good health but showing
the effects of Ihcir hard trip. They
will go to the outside by way of
St. Michaels.
JOHN MITCHELL
IS SENTENCED
Found Guilty of Contempt is Sen
tenced to Nine Months Im
prisonment
Washington, July 2 i.-John
Mitchell, the labor loader, found
guilty of contempt in the United
States District Court for he Dis
trict of Columbia,. wa*
>esterday to ntne montte im
prisonment.
Gompers and Morrison were
previously sentenced on the same
charge. They will all appeal.
Spokane, July 2i.—John Mitch
ell. of I he American Federation
of Labor, who has been lecturing
here, immediately upon hearing
of his sentence, cancelled all of
his engagements and started for
Michigan. He said that his at
torneys would appeal the case to
the highest courts. The contempt
proceedings grew out of a diso
bedience of the court's order en
joining the defendants from
maintaining a boycott against the
Buck range people.
TEDDY TO TAKE PERSONAL CHARGE IN
ORGANIZATION NATIONAL PROGRESSIVES
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Upper New York State Is Honeycombed By Third Party Men—
Political Movement Towards Democracy and Not to
the Oyster Bay Sage—Johnson Will Stump
the State of Illinois
New York, July 2\—Roosevelt
ha* expressed liis determination
to lake personal charge of the
Third party movement in llie
stales prior to the convention,
believing that the foundation of
the party should be so built as to
insure the permanency of the
i movement.
New York, July 2 i.—Whatever
doubts may have existed in llie
minds of llie few as to Roosevelt's!
i in ten I ion to launch a parly dur
ing the coming campaign has been
dispelled by the thoroughness
with which the National Progres
sives have been organizing their
party in the Empire state. The
ramifications of the new party in
J he state outside of the bu roughs
of Manhattcn alul th.* Bronx are
as complete and widespread as
that of the Republican party. In
many of the up-state districts the
old party has been wiped almost
out of existence. It is the cer
tainty of the Republicans losing
New York state in the November
elections which has justified the
tremeQjrlpjj^ odtkr.Uemg offered on
affijsgy- •• • '
Taft's defeat ami Wilson's elee
1 inn.
Chicago, July a i.-K.\-Senator
Lorimer was cheered f<>r 18 min
ules by his 2,000 friends who had
assembled in Orchestra ball,
when be stepped on the platform.
Mr. Lorinier said that bo was not
a candidate for any office, but that,
he will tour the slate and tell ev
erybody how be has been wrong
ed and let the people who elect
ed him to the Senate judge of the
rights of the case.
Taeoma, July 2-4—Senator Paul
hamus. one of the strongest men
politically in the state, has form
ally announced his candidacy for
tln» governorship on the Nation
al Progressive ticket. Mr. Paul
hamus, who is a wealthy dairy
man and horticulturist, lias here
tofore been one of the very prom
inent men in the Ilopuhliean party
and would have been nominated
on the regular Republican ticket
for lieutenant-governor as a run
ning mate with Acting Governor
Hay, with a view of succeeding
Hay as executive four >ears
hence, May promising lo be out of
tin* stale a large pi>rlion of I ho
timo nilliin his term of office in
order to permit Paulhamus to
familiari/.e himself with the du
ties of the office. Paulhamus' an
nouncement has greatly disheart
ened ("Jovernor May.
Washington, July 2 i-Chairinan
Clayton, chairman of the House
Judiciary committee, says the
Man ford probe is over, everyone
being willing to drop the im
peachment charges, as the ob
ject sought was to free the bench
of unfaithful officials.
Chicago, July 2i.—Governor
Johnson, of California, will stump
the state of Illinois for the Na
tional Progressive ticket.
Washington, July 24-President
Taft indicates to Western sena
tors that he favors the repeal of
the reciprocity pact wih Canada,
inasmuch as that country failed to
ratify the treaty drawn by he
two governments.
New York, July 2 i.-Francis
Bird, appraiser of customs for
this port, has tendered his resig
nation to the Treasury depart
ment, giving as his reasons his
intention of supporting Theodore
Roosevelt.
Chicago, July 2f.—The Demo
cratic committee, after thorough
ly canvassing the states, through
the local organizations, dud nn
movement of Democrats towards
the National Progressive party,
while upon the other hand re
ports from every state heard /roni
indicates that a heavy former Re
publican vote will he cast for Wil
son. This is specially marked in
the northwestern tier of states
where the greatest deflection from
Taft is towards the Democracy
North and South Dakota, Minne
sota, Michigan. Wisconsin and
Iowa are certainly lost to the Re
publicans.
The ore hunkers at Latouchc
are being enlarged and when com
pleted will have a capacity of i,.
000 ions.
BISHOP WARREN
PASSES AWAY
4
! Denver, July 2i.-Bi»liOp Henry
j Warren, of I ho Methodist Epis
! copal church, died here yester
day of pneumonia. He was one
lof the oldest and best known
iheads of his denomination.
Heavy Floods in Japan.
Tokio, July 2 4 .-Continuous
heavy rains have been followed
by severe floods in the northern
and southern portions of Japan,
doing a vast amount of damage to
rowing crops. Late reports say
that the loss of life was compar
atively small.
THE MARYLAND'S MISSION
IN THE ALASKAN WATERS
WILL REPORT TO THE NAVY DEPARTMENT ON THE COAL !
SUPPLY AND LOCATION8 FOR A NAVAL BA8E—COAL
GRAFTING SOON BE AT AN END
Realizing Hint in the event of
war the F'acillc coast naval fleet,
owintr to a shortage of available
naval fuel, would be in a helpless
and defenseless condition, and
anticipating early departmental
and congressional action In re
gard to the Alaska coal llehls,
Secretary of the Navy George von
L. Meyer has ordered the armor
ed cruiser Maryland to ply Alas
kan, water« from July 10 to Sep
tember 1.
Capt. J. M. Ellicotl, command
er of the Maryland, ha* been in
structed to inspect the govern
ment, coaling stations on Prince
William sound and Resurrection
bay, to inspect the Bering River
and Matanuska coal fleldH and the
oil fields at Oil Ray and Cold Bay.
The issuance of the order
* points to an early opening of the
Alaska coal fields and wonderful
ly improved industrial condition^
nn Puget Sound and the Pacitlc
coast generally.
The Maryland's sailing orders,
following soon upon an order
from Hie commandant of (he Mare
Island navy yard lo secure all na
val fuel for Pacific coast vessels
from British Columbia, is anoth
er indication thai the fight inaug
urated against the lucrative graft
in naval fuel contracts so long
enjoyed by the owners of the Po
cahonta* coal fields, has been suc
cessful. These contracts aggre
gate approximately $2,000,000
per annum. The coal is dragged
around Cape Horn in foreign
,«hip8 which operate in defiance of
the marine laws, and it costs the
government about 50 por cent,
more for Atlantic coal than It
would cost for a better grade of
fuel from Alaska. The abuse was
first pointed out more than a year
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SENATE PASSES HOME RULE
DIFFERS FROM HOUSE BILL
HOUSE PROBABLY NOT AGREE TO SENATE AMENDMENTS BUT
WILL PREFER TO WAIT UNTIL THEY COME INTO POW
ER-TO GIVE ALASKA FULL LEGISLATURE
A private telegram was receiv
ed this afternoon stating that the
Senate hart passed the Home rule
and ttie Association claims act.
Inasmuch as the Senate Home
liulo bill differs materially from
the Flood hill, passed by the
House, and owing to the clause
providing for the appointment of
a railway commission in the en
abling act, will probably be refus
ed by the Democrats, who will
wait until they conic in control
in order fo give Alaska Mich a
measure of government as they
are entitled to.
The insertion of the railway
commission clause wa's at the in
stigation of the administration
for thwp urpo.se <>f purchasing the
Alaska Northern railway through
a commission of their own nam
ing.
The hill will probably be block
ed in th«* Committee on Territor
ies.
THE JUNEAU DEMOCRATS
ASK HARRAIS WITHDRAW
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UNANIMOUS REQUEST THAT OHENA MAN, IN OBEDIENOE TO
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC OONVENTION, WITHDRAW AS A
QUA8I-DEMOORATIO OANDIOATE FOR DELEGATE
Jum>au, July 2-1 .-At n meeting
of the Juneau Democratic Club
held last evening the following
resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
"Whereas, the National Demo
cratic convention, assembled at
Baltimore, has decided in favor of
Robert W. Jennings, the contest
between him and Martin Harrais
as to who is the regular Demo
cratic nomineo for delegate from
Alaaka; now, therefore, be
"Resolved, That it is the sense
of this club that the said Martin
Harrais ought to, and he is here
by requested, to withdraw from
the race for delegate."
VINOENT A8TOR
CROSSES OCEAN
New York, July 2i.-Vincent
Astor left for England today,
where he goe? to join his moth
er.
NOT CANDIDATE
FOR ANY OFFICE
l,o> Angeles, July 2i.—Judge
Hordwell, who tried the McNama
ra brothers. during a banquet
tendered him last evening bv
many of his friPiids. announced
that he would not b<> a ctfrfflidatr
for the beneh again.
Will Rest Until Fall.
San Francisco, July 2i.-Ad.
Wolgast, who is here on his way
to his Oregon farm, says lie will
rest until fall, when In- will bo
prepared to defend the champion
ship.
ROUNDING UP
OF GAMBLERS
One of Implicated Party Tells of
the Higher Ups Who Concern
in the Murder
New York, July L' i.-Important
developments are the result of
Prosecuting Attorney Whitman's
independent investigation of tin;
murder of Henry Rosenthal, tin:
wealthy gambler.
Henry Yalloii, one of I he live
persons who was in the auto
mobile in which the murderer uf
the gambler made his escape, and
who has been apprehended, has
given the names of the higher ups
who were implicated in the crime.
^Jrs. Rosenthal has appeared
before the grand jury now in ses
sion and told that body of lier de
ceased husband's relations willi
the pidice.
FRISCO BRIBER
i TO STAND TRIAL
I
Attempted to Bribe Members of
the Board of Super
visors
San Francisco, July 2 4,-Judgft
I.awler ha> refused tin- motion to
dismiss tin* indictments against
Louis Cilass. charged with having
bribed member* of the board of
supervisors and lias set the 3lMh
of this month for the re-trial.
The action of the court was Fn
the nature of a surprise to the
defence, who were confident of a
dismissal.
Troops Quell Riot.
•Charleston, July 2 4.—The gov
ernor has ordered out a portion
of the state militia to suppress
rioting in the miners strike at
Pctonia.
D. C. Wilherspoon and S. A.
Witherspoon and a party of eight
men of lh« United States Geolog
ical survey, are on their way in
to the interior.
MINING IN THE INTERIOR
DEVELOPMENTVAST SECTION
A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT HYDRAULIC PLANT8 ARE OPERAT
ING THI8 SUMMER-MUCH WORK BEING DONE-AN IN
TERVIEW WITH MR. IVERSON
Frank A. Iverson lolls tti•> Cor
dova Alaskan of what is going on
in the copper and gold ludls o(
I he Interior. Mr. Iverson said:
"The first piece of property I
visited was the Krickson group
on Glacier creek, and they have
about 100 foot of tunnel. The
formation thore in decomposed
porphyry, shot full of kidney cop
per slugs and nuggetn. In con
nection with that they have a de
fined lead, which they figure lhc>
will tap in forty feet more of tun
nel they are working.
"The next property was thai
owned by I In* United Copper Ex
ploralion company. That's alsr
a copper proposition. And lh«'>
claim to have blocked out by tun
nels 100,000 tons. They have 36(1
fei'l of tunnels and crosseuts.
"The llangn brothers have
about 70 feet of tunnel. They nrf
limited mi I»nn ere.*k. n• l.i• • i11i11>r
I In? lat lor properly.
"Tin' Kriihin properly on Dan
creek is a gold proposition. He.
has iH feet of tunnel which in ;JH
or io feet more will crosscut nn
nnliinony dyke, which assays show
lo be about per Ion in gold.
They shipped lasl fall I I sacks
which gave them a smeller return
of $173 por fori. They shipped
ono sack of 52 pound.-* giving I bom
a rcltirn of $'J2.7H.
"I also visited Ihe Birch broth
er* hydraulic planl on Dan ereek.
They an* about ready t*» turn the
water in their pipe, and were
about finished setting up their
pipe when I was there. This com
pany has a sawmill, all lumber
buildings; about three-quarters
<>f a mile of pipe line laid, dams
all completed and ready to go to
work.
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