The Alaska Prospector
t'ubUshc.t at Vnl.lv/. Alie-kti, ovi*ry T i irt ly
t} tllO l'KOM'LCUlll I'l'BLIBIIINO Co
I'iiunc Main 1.
biutcrcd hi tho VkMw I'.Mtotlli'n .is nccoml
initltvr.
4utm'ripnoa-f3 j> t your. i >r fix month
SinKlf cojtios )o teni?
RIOT INCIDENT CLOSED
Nobody will rvor know tho real
merit* of the lirownsvillo riot incl
dent, which has just been closed by i
the report of the special ■>enate com
uiitteo appointed at the instigation of ,
Poraker to investigate. The presi-1
dent bun won but exactly why can-1
not be told with certainty. It may j
have been on the merits of the easel
and it may have been through the!
power of the llig Patronage Stick. ;
which is an htrong as the cohesive
power of publie plunder just now.
The fact remains undisputed, how- i
ever, that the rapid fire discharge of
tin? negro troopers was a fine grand ;
stand pi a > on the pari of the pr* si
dent. it never would have been done
with white soldiers, but the president
had lost easte with the South by sil
ting at table with Booker T. Washing
ton and the alleged negro soldiers'
riot at Hrownsville gave him an op
portunity to break even, lie seems
to have made a hit with the South,
except Tillman, who temporarily
wiped the anti-negro froth from his
mouth to oppose the president.
Whether the negro soldiers were
deserving of discharge is as uncertain
as the age of the Egyptian pyramids
because the case against them was
was made up by prejudiced testimony,
but It is a moral certainty that il
they had been white they never
would have been fired without atrial.
The election of Iirudlcv, republican,
as senator from Kentucky must have
been accomplished by democratic
votes as the democrat* bad a small
majority in the legislature. 'l'hree
or four democratic members refused
to vote for Kx-CSovernor Hcckham,
the democratie n< mince.
A Kpokane man complains that a
woman hypnot i/ed him and separated
him troin a SI100 wad. I>«it th< n
women are hypnotizing men onto!
their money everywhere all the
time, ho he is no mark tor speeial
sympathy.
The TeniK'Kse(« supreme court ju^l
Ice who wrote an opinion while he
was asleep may have builded better
tlian lie knew. A good many judges
could ecme as near guessing right
...»— » - -i...
John ']'. Spiekett, who ban been
appointed postmaster at Juneau, is
identified with the Heid faction there.
He was chairman of the republican
territorial committee until the con
vention in .lunean last November.
A Florida congressman denies that j
peonage exists in t>iat state. Maybe'
they have abolished it since it was
proven a few years ago that it did ex
ist and was nurtured by state laws.
The gentleman who wrote the poem
asserting that there is no place in tin
world for the moneyless man never
heard of the Valtlez trail, where they
:«re going through without coin.
It in reported that Japanese are
moving to India. Thev havn't got
Korea completely nailed down yet.
Fir«t tiling yon know the Japs will
bite off more than they can chaw.
Ohio has ad< pted local option,
which probably 'means (bat every
body in the state ban an option to
vote for Taft or not at all.
The British parliament in said to
"aroused" over the Husso-Turkish
boundary fnss, but the voracious
press fails to state what parliament
is going to do about it.
When the press dispatches tell ot a
Tennessee Judge who wrote an opin
ion while in a somnambulistic state
they may be referring to the state of
Tennessee.
The question is how arc financial
shepherds on Wall street, ^oing to
make an honest living if no more
lambs go in to be sheared?
The Portland policeman who killed ]
a man beeauso he hod noisy guests at
a house party whs a sort of hnll in a
china shop.
Hlnce Oov. Ifoggatt has gotten
hinu»elf married ho will have to stand
for home rnle whether ho likes it or !
not.
Tim president favors improved
waterways. He must be bidding for
the prohibition Vote.
The Persian shah seems to bo im-1
pervious to bombs hut it is dsngorous
to stand close to him,
' I
Fairbanks wonld feel unnatural if
it couldn't have a court scandal to
nurse.
TIII5 FROZEN NORTH
Alaska doca not advertise) climate
as her most valuable asset but If the
more or less poetic newspaper and
magazine writers who insistently re
fer to the territory as the Frozen
North had spent tho present winter on
the southern coast of Alaska they
would have suffered less from nipped
ears and toes and finger tips than any
where in any state north of Dixie.
Tho mercury lias dropped below
zero in Yaldez on k-ss than half aj
dozen days tins winter and each time !
in still air that made iho low temper- |
ature scarcely noticeable. Tho low-!
est was 0 below zero. The wind
movement has hardly been worth re- j
gistering, so free has the town been
from that peat of tin* Alaska coast. j
The snow fall has been no heavier!
than the average along th«* great ,
lakes. A late February has nearly
wrecked ihe winter trail to the slih j
more remote frozen north.
While the prairie states ot the mid- i
die west, the North Atlantic s'.at.-s, !
the British isle- have been rocked in*
the cradle of the blizzard, with trains
fttalleil in snow drifts and telegraph
lines dragged down bv storms, Yal
dez tiK*n have walked the streets
without nM-reoats and grumbled !>e
cau-e tin -ut'i wea'iier thiva'er.f 'to
d» Hft'tiy ihe tiail before the ! • :<.'hl
for summer mining ot»*ratloi.-. < ikl
be hauled through.{ ^
S< me t ime in the i.i:- <ii i *tlit ;ire ,
the people w ho know ii all will he.'iu ,
to know somefhitu! ub«>ni Alask.i
JUDGE Ki ll' HURT BY '
TUMBLE FROM SLEIGH |
Judge Reid took h it'iitbio irom l ;
•;lclgl» M iiiuay ov .wl'^r u;ri sullcrec j
a badly f-prainod ar.il v. hlch 1»> v.*II.
notice for a few d.o •<. 1'. all hrtpp ?n- \
* I
C'd becauso .1 tidge lit id V.«i'«!r» tJ'.)8
pounds and Dr. l.'hauf. y ;i little molt j
than half as much, i'hut inatlc ihf !
nled tip over when the luunei' «-n the j
doctor's nidi* hit a hi«.»,h pl.iee.
The twain had taken a -ipriug out j
inn to Camp Comfort in a eutt -v aiu
were just, outside ol town at dunk ot i
l he return trip when the right rtu;n« r '
climb.'d a bump ami t he cutter t urnc < •
over, turned the judge out, turnn
the doo4or over him and turned tin
judge's left arm under him. The
horse hurried along, much pleased
with the reduction of cargo and man-.
aged to smash the lett runner of the '
sled against anothei sled when he
reached town. The h< rue is Cftpt. '
Mack's, the cutter belongs to James
1-1. • It.
The tourists walked t » town after
the tragedy.
GETS FREE WATER j
FORTY-SEVEN YEARS'
i
New York -"Col." Michael f'adden, |
the city's water regbtor, as a mail
whoso ear 1:4 constantly to the ground.
If there 1h a leak in a water pipe any
where "Col." Mike can hear the nub- j
terranean gurgle in his sleep.
"Col." Padden decided that went!
Twenty-fourth street, where it pannes)
the »ide door of the Fifth Avenue I
hotel, would hear Home digging. He
heard about a pipe tliat had been!
planted there many years ago and j
sent a gang of pick and Hliovel men i
to "prospect."
The prospectors hadn't gone very
far when they eame upon an unmcter
ed, unregistered -l-lnch service pipe
leading from the regular main direct
ly Into the cellar of Oho Fifth Avenue
hotel.
"Cel.'' I'adden's pilomotor revealed j
that illicit water wan running into the
hotel nt the rate of 75.00U gallon*
daily. Some parts of hoiiio days water
ran info the hotel at the rate of 1 f»0,- j
U(M) gallons a day, and on one hour ot j
0110 day It fairly leaped and bounded
at the rate of 17ft,000.
"Col." I'addcn smiled and did some |
figuring. The hotel has been there!
17 years, and has been paying about'
(2900 while It shonld have been paying
IJflOOfi. The colonel multiplied 1,000 b> j
17 and found the hotel owed the ell\ j
$188,000.
He Informed the hotel owners and
they answered that they htped he I
wcnld find fit mo one who would give 1
him that mui h mcrcy. I!o rnid he
thought tney would, They said thoj
hoped 11 didn't hurt him to think.
They way also the pipe was a great i
surprise to them and that they haven't ;
an Idea who put It there.
"Col." Padden wns very Jubilant ;
over the discovery. He declared that ,
there wan no way that the owners of '
the hotel can avoid paying 17 \ oars
back water taxes charge.- New ^ ork
World.
Wanta To Know About Bark Agate
Information Is wanted concerning
the hark Agate, which sailed fr' in
Brooklyn, Now York in 1898 for the
i'aelfle coast and was In Han Fran
clsco August 11, 1808. A letter writ
ten on that date from Han Francisco
stated that the bark was about to
sail for Alaska with twenty persons.
Noithor the bark uor anyone onboard
was ever afterward heard of by tho
inquirer, Mrs, Kenny, 83 Beeond
Plaeo, Brooklyn, Now York.
APPOINTED CLERK
OF DISTRICT COURT
Oscar A. Wells was appointed by
Judge Reid yesterday to bo clerk of
.he United States district court, Third
livisiou of Alaska, in place of Edward
I. Slier, who hold ihe place under
Judge Wiekcrshain, with hoadquar
eis. at Fairbanks. Mr. Wells will not
i'lull fy mi til he roaches Fairbanks. :
or which city 1) > will start over the |
rail in a row days.
The new clerk ot the court came to j
Ma-ska recently from Ardmore, Okla- ,
umil, where for seven years ho had
>oen deputy clerk of the United J
{tales district court for the Houthern ;
!istri"i >.f M Indian territory.)
In ha.-. Jiv.d i;i the territory and'
North Texas, along iho Red river,
nice 1 >3S3, engaged in general mer
Jiandising and stock raising. Ho wan 1
'.Km near Cleveland Ohio. lie was;
iceretary of the Indian territory re
publican committee, and afterward
>f the Oklahoma state republican
'(.mjnitleo until lie came north.
Mr Wells has a wife and one child,
now in Dcnison, Texas. He claims
1m- prize happy family. Tho parents
>t his lir?t wifestill live with him and
.lis second wife named their little
girl for the first. j
The new clerk is a heavy weight
but his long suit is sprinting. When
lie gets in a hurry ho can run away
ii'om an earthquake. The tremor of
Ftbinary It in Valdez caught him
napping and he started out of the
oourthoilin " I" )"< iKo ijunUo, u
dog and a cat, and on the scratch
with Judge Hcid. In a few jumps lie
passed the cat, kicked the dog in the
ribs and yelled, "(Set out of tho way
and let somebody run that can run!"
Ho boat the tremor to tho street and
led Judge Reid hi ven inches.
YUKON MAKES CLAIM
OF LARGEST MOOSE
Yukon territory disputes the claim
(.1 Kcnai peninsula, Alaska, to the
largest, moose on record and offers in
the contest an animal killed sev
eral years ago by a man named
l'at.ers'on on the McQueston river.
I'atU'iHon estimated the weight of the
mooiie at 1800 potinns.
Tho following measurements of the
antleri were taken by Fred Tenny
son Condon, ex-coipmissioner of tho
Yukon; Superintendent of Public
Works I'crtrum; Inspector of Public
Works Dave MeFarlane and Weston
Co\ ne. a former New York newspa- j
per man:
(iirth of antlers—0% inches.
l'almat ion—15x21 inches.
Spread—71 inches. •
Convex measurement—88)£ inches.
Width across palination—-37 Inchon.
Aiv.uud muzzle, 8 inches from Hps—
20 inches.
From tip of ears- 31 Inches.
From center of forehead between
the horns to mcnth—28 inchos.
BUILCING HATCHERY
ATAFOGNAK ISLAND
Koiliak—Tho United States govorn
mont Ih building n largo salmon hatch
cry at I.ltr.lk, Afcgr.ak iHlnnd. A
stenin onglno and saw mill wcro ship
ped in and nil lumber linn boon cut
and dressed on Iho ground. Tho
operations are under tho direction of
Field Pnpcrintendent V/nlllch and
Mr. llci.kle iw local supotintendent.
'Iho plant will bo ready fcr this suin
mcr* run cf fish.
FREEZE-OUT GAME
IN TANANA STRIKE
Htrlko news In tho latost Fairbanks
papets indicates that tho flght Is a
freozo*out ganio on both aldofi and tho
rcHult will depend on who can stick it
cut the longer. Neither side seems
willing to iiinko any concession but
tho situation is peaceful since pat roll*
ing tho trail was stepped.
A majority of tho business houses
of Fairbanks havo lined up with the
tuins operators.
GETS HIS SLED AND
ALSO GETS ARRESTED
Because he is charged with accept
ing Pete Cashman'B Invitation to
"Como and get your sled" Henry
Shafer is under a bond of $1600 to
answer to the next grand Jury upon
the charge of purloining Caahmau's
sled when Pete was looking the other
way.
The sled once belonged to Shafer,
who was supposed to havo sold it to
Capt. Jando9, and from that party
Cashinan bought it. This was iu the
summer of 1904. For several seasons
Pete slid around in the sled with the
girls or anything else he wanted to
haul, imbued with a firmly rooted
bolicf that tho sled wus his. Then a
cloud no bigger nor less than Shafer
appeared on the horieon to cast a
shadow upon his title. Mr. Shafer;
oame down from a sojourn of several
yeurs in the Tanana and casually
mentioned that Jandos had not paid
for the sled and it still had u Shafer
string on it.
ThiB suggestion Impressed Mr.
Cashinan us a Hue joke, lie was so
well pleased with it that whenever
he saw Mr. Shafer as he skimmed
around town in the sled with ladies
or a section of Btovepipe an ballast he
cheerfully inquired "Why don't you
como and get your sled, Shafer?"
Mr. Shafer did not like Pete's humor
as well as he liked the sled but he
held his peace and Pete held tho chat
tel .
One day when Pete wont to the
stable where tho sled lodged it wau
missing from the top shelf where it I
had been planted like a fat man in an
upper Pullman berth, and about as ,
hard to got out. Shafer says ho did 1
not tako it but Judge Lyons after,
hearing the testimony urged him to
give a bond to stick around until the
next grand jury listens to the story
IN TIIK DISTRICT COURT KORTIIK TERRI
TORY OK ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION.
I'eter PeterHon ^
Plaintiff, I
V», y Hmutnoit*
Anna KriMlnH Peterson '
Deicnitaitt. I
l no l't evident oi (he Lulled State* ol Amur I
< a Greeting:
T<« Anna Krlstlnu Pvterion, the ubove named
d« f'Midiint,
Youute hereby rofiulrril to appear In the
District Court for the Tt-rrltory <>( Alaska,
Third Division, at Valder, within thirty da sj
sfter tlie completion of the publication of ihl>
sun n n n«, to wit: Within thirty days from
and after the f>th. day of March, 1908, and tins
wi-r the complaint of the above named 1'etei I
Peteraon, plaintiff in >-ald action. The xaid
action Is bronchi to dissolve the marriage ex
i*ting I etwe' 11 the plaluilfl and defendan'.
The ordi r f >r the i.utilisation ol thin summoiis
was duly made and entered by the above t'ourt
on th 11th. day of January, 1903.
And you are hereby notified that If you fall
to ap, ear and answer the said complaint, an
above required, the said plain iff will lake
judgment against you as prayed for In his com
Plaint; namely, a Judgment of divorce, (erever
dissolving tne marriage theretofore existing
between you and the said plaintiff.
Withers the Hon. yilas li. Reld. Judge of
said Court, thlx 13th. day of January, In the
year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and eight, and of the Independence of the
f'tilted -tatcs of America Uie one hundred and
thirty second.
Edward J Hiikr, Clerk.
By E. A. Henderson, Deputy Clerk.
Plot insertion Jan. 16.1908.
I'nlted .States of America, United Htales Dis
trict Court, District of Alaska. Third i-lvls
Ion, Pacific Court District.
John T. Hlce, A
Plaintiff I
vs.
Ida M. K. lien and Alaska ^
Water, Light and Tele- |
phone Coin-any,
I'ef-ndunls j
The President of the I'nitcd 8tate»of AiaerWc.,
greeting:
To the above-named defendant, Ida M. K.
lies:
You nro hereby required to appear In the
Culled Htates District Court, lu and for the
.Mftrlct of Alaska, Third Division, within
thirty days after the day of service of this j
summons upon you, and answer the complaint
of the above named plaintiff, a copy of which
com) taint Is herewith delivered to you; and
unles« you so appear and answer, tl-u plaintiff
will apply to the Court for the relief demanded
In halo complaint. This action is brought to
determine tne title and right to po-session of
the waters ol Holomon gulch, at the Kail*
thereof, oi Valder bay, Alas<a. and damages]
In the sum of f.'«,uoo for the wrongful diversion !
thereof. The order for publication of this j
summons Is dated February 4. 19 8, and you]
are required to answer the complaint within i
slxtv davs after this summons has been pub- ]
ll«hi d six successive weeks.
Wltncs", the ilon. James WlckcrsSam. ludge
of said Court, th'aTOth day of re-ember, In the
year of our f.ord on thousand nine hundred
and seven, and of our Independence the one
hundred and second.
Edward J. 8t|er.
Clerk.
(^eal) By K. A. Henderson,
Deputy Clerk.
John A. Carbon and F. M. Brown,
Attorn»vs for Plain Iff
Klrat publication, Keb. 13, 190*.
Last publication, March 20, 190*.
In the Probate Conr*, V*1de» Precinct, Terrl
to'y of Ala*ka, Hon John Lyon*, Ju i«e.
In the matter of the J*'*'® o' f/onl* Brown.
DurriHd No'lceof Plnal-eitlemant .
Not ce I* hercbv given thatKnut B ant-et,
exe< u or ol (he afiow-named estate, ha* ren
dered and i f ccn'ed for Brttlemmt mid filed
in *ald court hi* flr.nl account an admlii'*tfH
tor of *ald e-tate, aid that • n the 20th day of
March. 1906, at the honor of JO a. tn. at th<
courthome, he'ore raid court, In tnc town of
Valdei. having ba'-n duly anointed by the
Judge for the settlement of >uch account*, at
which time *ny wrton lnt«re*ted tn *nld
e*ta»e, may ai.?enr and file encrp'lotn In
Afr.tinK to the name and make r«*l*tame
tnercto.
I>ated thl* 13th day of .lanuarr, 190a.
Knut Bratitcet,
Ktccutor of *aid Will,
Ordinance No. 50.
An Ordinance creating the offl • of Knglnear
of the Fire We(.ar,in''nt of Va'de*, Axing hi*
salary and defining hi* dut en.
Be It ordained bvtho Common c?o«in<jlI of th«>
Town of Valde*. Al**k«:
H 1, The office of engineer of the Fire
irpartmentof vaides I* hereby created.
Her. 7. Pome *nlt*ble pefcon holding «
*t*Alo» ary onglneer'a :icen»e, *hall »>• appoint
ed bv the Council to tald ofHcfl, and *ha1J hold
hi* ofliei- fo the term f on i yeaf, but mav be
removed at *ny tlma at the plea*ure of -the
CounrtJ.
"ec. a Ml* iMary nball be [1160] one hun
dred and fifty dollar*, t «r month
B-c. 4. ft nha'l »>• nl« duty to rama'n at the
Are bou'e at all time*, keap fire* and look
after <)• Are en*lne> and «1' fire at>|Aratu«,
carta and ho*«, and Veep mini In a fit and
proper manner for In mediate u*e, and ehall
p norm a I -ucb other dutiaa aa ha may be
dlr*rtad to by tha t'blef of the Valdai Fir |
Department,
Bee. I. Thl» Ordtnaore nball take efect'
and ba Is force, |r,»m and after tta pe»*a*a.
rsrJBP
Atlnt: TTo. Qcibj* Mayor.
' W.'ii. CfMf, taw* Qlatk.
GASOLINE ENGINE:
HIGH 8RADE AND
IMPROVED MARINE
ENGINES
1908 MODEL JUST OUT
Save time aud money and send to-day for
Catalogue and Full Particulars
GRAY MOTOR CO. shwaV; $&S<a
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Reservation Ave. near Court House
Private Rooms for Patients Graduate Nurses
For rates ami further patciculars Apulv to
Phone 77 E. C. Dalton, M. D.
DRY CREEK ROADHOUSE
1/. G. und G. B. RORER, Proprietors.
118 MILKS ON FAIRBANKS
FROM VALDEZ AND EAOLE TRAILS
The Tacoma Roadhouse
5o miles from Vahlest on government trail. One mile from
telegraph Ptation at Teik!»'-'.l. Kir««i-elans Accommodation*
for r.»on and beast. Ilav and lirasn tor sale.
PRIVATE ROOMS Dick Windmiller, Prop.
ANNO UNCEMENT
To the Traveling Public:
The reason why I am able to give you mor accomoda
dation and better service for your money than you get at
any other place on the Route between Valdez and Fair
banks, is, that I am a Bachelor and do not need to
make a profit on the maintenance of a wife and children.
But, if you ;• re one of the Traveling Public who
passes through Copper Center, Stop at Hotel
Holman and get your moneys worth.
Try it once and you will stop again.
RINGWALD BL.IX, Proprietor
Telogrnph and Mail ^ 111 Itself. Blaskpnnth Shop,
Station. —— -J otc., ot<*.
Wortman's Roadhouse
FOOT OF SUMMIT, TWJSNTY .MILKS FUOM VALDEZ
Accominodation for 40 horses. Warm Doghouses
A FULL STOCK OF_GENERAL SUPPLIES
F?romv[ld« to uVe'suu'mU POlltiUS Mfl^llUSOIl % PfOp
J
The Teikhell Roadhouse
48 Miles From Valdez
On Government Trail.
Bent of accommodations for man and beaut. Fresh Meal
always on hand. Ilorno and Doir Feud All the latest
improvements. PRIVATE ROOMS.
. Mrs. Ed. Wood, Proprietor.
Wines,Liquors and Cigars.
The Senate.
T. A. COBB * CO., Prope
The Value of Personal Knowledge
Personal knowledge 19 the winning factor in the
culminating contests of this competitive age and when
of ample character it places its fortunate possessor in
the front ranks of
The Well Informed of the World.
A vast fund of personal knowledge is really essen
tial to the achievement o* the highest excellence in
any field of human effort.
A Knowledge of Forms, Knowledge of
Functions ana Knowledge of Products are *
all of the utmost value and in questions of life and
health when a true and wholesome remedy is desired
it should bo remembered that Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of Senna, manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co., is an ethical product which has met witn
the approval of the most eminent physicians and
R'ves universal satisfaction, because it is a remedy of
nown Quality, Known Excellence and
Known Component Parts.
This valuable remedy has been long and favorably
known under the name of — Syrup of Hgs — and has
attained to world-wide acceptance as the most excell
ent family laxative. As its pure laxative principles,
obtained from Senna, are well known to physicians
and the Well Informed of the world to be the best we
have adopted the more elaborate name of — Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of Senna- as rnoro fully descriptive
of the remedy, but doubtless it will always be called
for by the shorter name of —Syrup of Figs — and to
get its beneficial effects, always note, when purchasing,
the full name of the Company — California Fig Syrup
Co. —printed on the front of every package, whether
you call for—Syrup of Figs — or by the full name—
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna.