VALDEZ DAILY
VOL. 8. VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY,
PROSPECTOR
iRY 3, 1912. .NO. 91
NATIONS WILL
LAND TROOPS
Empress Dowager is Ready to
Sign the Decree of Ab
dication
l*«*k in. 1-Vb. —Tin* Millions
will laMil Iwenly-lwo thousand
troups here in ^iiat'ii I In* legations
before the emperor >ii:ii- I In* «!•» —
croc of ahdicat inn.
II is feared I In- imperialist* will
revolt aKiiinsI I In* ina^uralinn of
I lie republican y«»\«• i-Ti 111<• 111 and
disorder will cn<u«\ Tin* K.mpress
Dowufri'r lias aiuinunred llial she
is only ,'iwail injr I In- pleasure <»f
I he jrovrrnnn'iil before si^ninp"
llnv docroo.
smsTafthas
BEEN A FAILURE
Governor of Kansas Says He Can
not be Elected if Nom
inated
Philadelphia. Fob. ii.--(iovorn
»>r Waller II. Slpbbs. I lie Ilepub
lican governor of Kansas, is in
this city mi a political lour nf (he
cast, lie does nol believe Pros-:
idenl T«ift eiin secure the nonii- j
nation and believes he will be do-|
foaled in November if he is I lie
olioice of I ho convention.
(iovernor Slnhhs stales ho sup-j
ported Presidenl Tafl in Iho last i
election hut oiiniiol do so in fu- I
Jure, jis In* believes Iho president '
lias boon a failure as Iho nation's
chief exeeulive. lie has nol pub
licly endorsed any candidate, hul
js undoubtedly working to pro
mote the Hnnsevelt boom.
Overwork Causes Nervous Col
lapsa and Vacation is Or
Aihany. N. Y„ IVh, ,'{ (Sovcrn
ur l)i\ is in a very serious eumli
Iion. Hi* has suffered a rompl.'le
nervous breakdown ami i* under
Ili«> oaro «»f n physician, who has
ordered re si ami a vacation.
Thr Kdvcrnnr is heiiiK urged lu
lake a I rip In Kurope, hul declines
lo do so n's I hero arc mailers re
quiring his allenlion.
dered to Europe
PRESIDENT TAR'S ALASKA MESSAGE
IS MEETING WITH GENERAL APPROVAL
Governor Clark Is Pleased With the Recommendation For Com
mission of Government and Members of Boosters Are
Divided On Question—-Believed Congress Will
Favor Elective' Government.
W'asliiii^lon. l*Vh. —(li»\crnnr
Waltin* K. ('.lark ami I In* Alaska
hnoslcrs arc pleased willi I In*
president's nii'ssufli'. They lic
lieve il will result in immediate
h'fiislal ion which will hrinp: re
1 ifr In business throughout the
territory.
(lovcriior Clark is pleased (hat
President Tafl has recommended
a I'tiiiiMiission form of gownment
las he iimly believes I lull is the
propiM* government for I lie terri
tory al tho present time. He be
lieves the rejection of President
|Taft's f<micr recommi'iulalion was
largely due to tIn* business stag
nation existing in the territory
due lo neglect on the part «»f the
government..
Tin* honslfps an* (liviilnl inji
llii'ir opinion as I<> i«l«>nt «
Tafl's propnst'il form <>f jrovorn
iiiciiI for (hi; h-rrilory, lull olli- i
i»r\vis«» ivfranl his mi'ssasi; wilh ,
approval. The followers of fIks ,
lorrilorial K«»vrnuin'nt movciuiMil
bHiovl' congress will not consi<l- '
cr Tafl's commission plan, lmi 1
tvill support a nwasiin* jrivinjr Ilu> i
ii'opli* of Alaska I In* riphl l<>
■1«t| llu'ir nwii n-prt-si'iilali\cs.
The r«M'<tiniiHMi'lalinn in tlx*
in'ssajr«' urjrinjr tin- consl ruH ion
if a trunk line l»y I In* ^ovrrnmcnt
mil 111«*11 leasing il lo private con
■••nis undi'i' piviM'iiincnl snprr
isinn mrrls Willi ;r«*ii«'ral approv
il.
SENATOR LA FOLLETTt BOASTS NEWSPAPER MEN
Philadelphia, I'Vh. .'{.--Senator
I.a Kollelle is I»«*j11scored in Ili«*
press of nearly the enlire <*«*ti 11—
Iry I ..day o\er an incident which
Iranspireil last nigh I.
The senator gave a hanipicl l<>
I lie newspapermen of the fily os
tensibly In become acquainted
Willi Iheiil. lie lint); the oppor
11111iIy a H orded to roast tin* kepi
press anil was not sparing in his
INVITES PRESS REPRESENTATIVES TO BANQUET AND THEN
SCORES THEM FOR BEING EMPLOYED ON KEPT PRESS—
THEY ARE ROASTING HIM NOW
criticisms of mm who worked on
the stall" of lh«' papers. During
the senator's speech a nnmjier of
tin1 K'lc.sls !»• ft lln> room ami lij'
was jrreeteil with .jeers ami hisses
when In? <*«>nr*Iinl«*«I. The "hampiei
broke up. although I lie program
had ha rely slarleil. The mg»rn i n^r
editions are roasting him re.ua n I
less I-!' afl'ilialions.
\Va>lnn;rl"tii, l-Vb. It.—"I'll«• rasl
t'l'ii afli'i'iiiMiii |>a|M-t.* an* M*»winjr
Senator I.a !•*«»11«' f t •' Tor bi< remit
breach of • • ti»ju«• 11«• in roastim;
IH'W > |>a 1)1*1*11 It'll Will I Wl'IT KHfSl.o
al a l»im«|in*l frivon by him. II i>
I >!*«•< I if I ••« I that In* roii lil have
adopted no o|bi'i* coiirsc which
would have lost liini .<<• niui'li
presl ifr«'.
NEW STEAMER
IS WELCOMED!
I
i
Mariposa is Given a Rousing |
Welcome Upon Hep Arrival
in Seattle
Soil Hi*. IVb. .{.—Tin* strain-!
i'i* Mariposa. I In* nrw acipiisi-I
Mini lli«' Alaska Steamship i
company. was jriven a noisy w • I - J
come \vlii*n sin* arrivril here al
iifion today. The arrival hail
been wi'll advertised ami Ili<>11 -
samls of citizens ini'ln<liti^r every
Aaskan in tin* city were al I In*
Jock to welcome the new liner.
TWO CHINAMEN
ARRESTED FOR IV.UpDER
Portland, Ore., Feb. H.—Two
['.hini'se have been arrested for
complicity in the trunk murder.
They are believed lo have killeil
Seiil UinK because lie refused to
!»<• blackmailed.
Yesterday was ground liojf day,
but he didn't see the sua.
SHERMAN SAYS TAFT WILL
BE CHOICE OF THE PEOPLE
BELIEVE8 DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS IS WEANING 8UPPORT
FROM PARTY BY 8HOWINQBAD FAITH WITH POLIOIE8
ADVOOATED BY THE PARTY LEADERS
WnMhingl.nn, Fob. 3.—Vlce
Prealdent Sherman predict* that
President Tafl will he re-elected.
He nay* the ,«ont|ment of the
country l» fa*t tutnlfi* in hi« fa
voir and wilf,eMi/ifi* to. do so. .
Hq b*Wevetf|,Op Democrat* ar«
loifrt# »roiiih/»i>y tAaff ,polity in
congro8». Thefr action In ?>««*
ing the pension appropriation bill
which would increa«o the govern,
yienl expenditure*, If permitted to,
become law, to the extent of $i&2,
000,000 annually in regarded ar
in bad faith with- their declara
tion* of eoonomleAl government.
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Subscribe for the Ptoep'toior.
PENSION APPROPRIATION
RILL IS PASSED RY HOUSE
MEASURE MET WITH OPPOSIT EON BUT FINALLY PASSED CAR
RYING INCREASED EXPENDITURES FOR PENSIONS AMOUNT
ING TO $152,090,000 ANNUALLY—SEN ATE MAY DEFEAT
Wash in^loii. It.—*l*ln»
I»»• i?i«»ci*jiIjc- national pension ap
pi'uprialion hill passed the house
lasl ni^hl a ft»* i* a spirited ilehal .
.Many »»f the hcmoeratir members
opposed the measure strenuous
ly, as they believed it was heiiiK
pushed to Kam political prestige
anI did not have the honest sup
port of congress. The hill pro
vides for annual appropriations
which will increase the expendi
tures of the government for pen
sjoiis In I li•• rxlenl n|' S|,VJ,IIHH.
01)11.
WashiiiKlmi, Keh. v li is I
lirvril tIn* pension approprialion
hill passed hy I In* house will he
killeil in Hie senate. This action
will" favor President Tail inas
111in-h as he will no| he obliged In
veto I he measure I hereby losing
Hie support of Ihe millions of per
sons whom the appropriation
would favor.
SUBMARINE SINKS
WITH FOURTEEN
British Crafts in Collision and
Fourteen Persons Are
Drowned
Poi'ImiimuiIIi, Kiik.. Fob. 3.--The
British submarine 3-A collided
with n steamer today and went I«»
Lhe hoi torn carrying fourteen per
sons with her.
The submarine was being test
ed after repairs and il in not
known how she wandered from
tier courso and caused the col
lision.
ITTtftftlY DAVtffOW KftTfclYtt
MOT GUILTY PLKA
I ■
.Los Angles, Feb. 3<-.-C(arence
barrow entered a plea of not
mil^y wfiraYi 5arraided today. His
Lriai win bfepfin on Februar^ 1 L
THOMAS F. GRADY
GOES TO REWARD
Was Former President of Order
of Eagles and Will be
- Honored
New York, I'Vh. Jl.—SI at «• Sen
aim* Thomas F. fJrady, fornn'r
president of the Fraternal Order
of Eagle*, <1 Ml his home here
today.
The senator was a power in thel
ranks of Tammany and wax I
known for his deeds of kindness
to the poor. He will lie bur ifd
under tho auspices of the Eagles.
OOULON AND CONLEY
' MKIT THIS AFTERNOON
San Francisco, Feb. 3.—John
ny Conlon and Frankie Con ley \yjll
meet thin afternoon before a club
in a twenty round go. ('.onion Is
the favorite in the betting.
CHAUFFEUR HELD
I
I
jChaufTcur Must Stand Trial for
Murder of Millionaire
Moore
S;in Maclo, !•*»• I». ".'.--Siiniiir!
Timol hy. I In* cbaufVeur. wlnisboi
and killed >1. >1. Moore. tin- mil
lionaire coal dealer <>f San Fran
cisco. was held by I In* coroner's
.jury mi llii' charge of murder.
Mrs. Moure denies thai sin*
wenl joy riding willi Timid by and
Ibal lier busband was insanely
.jealous of lier wilboul cause. .
WILL DANCE TONIGHT
AT MOOSE HALL
A jolly good dance will be glv
eii al Moose ball I<>11 iffllI. Tile
enlire ball will be opened up for
I ho occasion so I bat Ibose n<d
dancing may enjoy games in I lie
club room, wliere tables and oili
er accessories will be provided.|
Kulivening music lias been seb'cl
ed specially for Ibe evenf.
HELP CANNOT
REACH NOME
Coal Famine is Serious But the
Steamship Wen Shake Their
Heads
Seal 1le, ^.--Tlie mal fam
i11«• al Nome is assuming very ser
ious |>r«»|»«»i*l i« his. Messages «1«»—
inandinir llial a sleamcr In* sent,
north loaded wit 11 mal have horn
received from I lie commercial <>r
yani/.al ions uf Xiuiic.
The >1 t'anisliip men shake their
heads ami < 1*» md believe il wnulil
In* j>«».-i—iI»I«• fur any hoal I• • break
In-r way through the ice al Ibis
season of I lit* year. Tlii'y «l«» not.
how anything can he done Id
relieve I he fa111iii<* silualiiiu.
WELCH'S WIFE
GETS DIVORCE
Wife of Former Railroad Con
tractor in Alaska Separated
From Husband
S|iukaiie. I». 15.--Tile wife i»l*
Marl ill Welch has >ecured a «11
M'lve hefnre I lie court here. .Mr.
Weh h i a fnriner Ala>kan rail
mail contractor ami is wealthy.
They have heen residing in Spo
kane fur >rars.
Martin W'eleh was fnrmerly a
rmilraeli»r <>n Hie Alaska North
ern railroad out •»I" Seward ami is
also 11ea\ iI> interested in milling
in the Nome district.
Began His Campaign for Nomina
tion by the Democrats
Yesterday
.1 • • I»Iiii. Mn., I-Vli. Former
IiiiVermi|* Joseph l*'oll> i>|ii'lli'il his
campaign hi'i'r last nielli I'nr the
presidential nomination h> fli«*
I>i'innrralie parly.
lit' will open campaign henil
ipiarlers in eastern rilies and will
make a lour of t!••• country to
promote his enmliilacy.
Tin* liowlinK teams represcnl
iiiK the Itijr Place ami the Ingrain
k Hush alleys will play at Iho
former plaee tomorrow evening.
PRESIDENT MADERO LACKS
CONFIDENCE OF THE PEOPLE
GENERAL GOMEZ HA8 OFFERE D TO ACCEPT PRESIDENCY OF
MEXIOAN REBELS TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT
HAS BEEN ASSURED OF FUNDS FOR CAMPAIGN
Mexico City, Feb. 3.--PreHblei»t
Madero'a cabinet face* a very Her
Iouh problem to maintain lis pow
er. The revolt ix Hproadinpr and
threaten* to again involve thorn
lire republic in a xtruggle.
, ' —: ■>;
San AntonjO, jTex., Feb. 3.
rieneral (iomez has ottered t<» ac
cepl. I hp presidency of llie rebels
of Mexico and believes the Maderrt
government can be overthrown.
He states President Madero has
not the confidence of the people
ind (hat he ha* been offered flnan
9ial assintancp by leading Mexican
citizens if he will pfae'e himself at
the head of the inaiifre'ctlrtnlsls.