SUrg Tfalfoz Battjr Prnspprtor
VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA. TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1912.
NO. 142.
SEN. WASHBURN
PASSES AWAY
Congressman, Cenator and Man of
Big Business Passes
Away
Minneapolis, July 30.—Ex-Sen
ator William Drew Washburn
died here last night after a pro
tracted illness. Senator Wash
burn came from a noted Maine
family, many members of which
held important government posi
t ions.
Senator Washburn was the
founder of the great flouring mills
hearing his name, and was promi
nent in the railroad world.
FINDINGS IN
TITANIC PROBE
Find Vessel Was Improperly
Equipped and Running at Ex
cesive Speed
London, July 30.—The report of
Ibe sub-committee of the British
Hoard of Trade, appointed to in-J
vestigate tlio causes leading lo the
wrecking of the trans-Atlantic
liner Titanic, and the great loss
of life resulting, find that the ves
sel was wrecked owing fo the ex
cessive speed al which she was
being pushed in face of warn
ings of icebergs in her path. They
also find that the vessel was im
properly equipped with life sav
ing apparatus and was THted wi
an inadequate number of life
boats.
THE BIQ SMOKE
SAY8 HE 18 THROUGH
Chicago, July 30.-Jack Johnson
announces that his fighting days
are over. He says he is going to
settle down and attend to his busi
ness inlerests.
Geoige Love returned from the
eopper belt Ibis morning.
MONTANA BULL MOOSE ON RAMPAGE
JENNINGS TAKES WELL ON THE YUKON
The Montana State Progressives Split In Selecting Delegates to
Chicago—Jennings Making Great Headway In the Yu
kon Basin—Colquitt Is Renominated For the
Governor of Texas
1111by City, July 27.—Ruby Cilj
began ils political existence yes
tenhiy when a routing Jennings
'meeting was held, when the big
gest aud most enthusiastic meet
ing ever held in fhe camp greetec
Hie next delegate to Congres.
The candidate was in sp|endii
form and made a telling speech
Since the national convention
when Jennings was declared tlie
regular party nominee, hundreds
have turned to the Juneau can
didate and are enthusiastically
supporting him. He is making r,
'great and clean c&monign. He i.«
the favorite here over all the oth
er candidates.
Wickersham sentiment does nol
amount to much notwithstanding
the efforts of I)an Southerland tc
create a boom for the present in
cumbent. Rubyites. who are all
QAYNOR TO PROBE '
MANHATTAN QRAF1
New York, July 30.-Since the
connection of members of thV
polwv force with the murder ol
Herman Rosenthal, Mayor Oaynoi
has ordered a probe into polier
matters and especially the grafl
from gamblers and the tender
loin. II is expected that a shak
ing up of the entire force will
result.
IS NOT HURT BY
THE DECISION
New York, July 30.-Standard
Oil stock has gone up to 81,00(1
a share, higher than it has ever
been since its organization.
Dr. George Bartheleme, Wash
ington correspondent of tho Col
ogne (Germany) Gazette, is view
ing Alaska for the first time, be
ing a passenger on the Alameda.
DOING THE CHEECHACO
INCIDENTALLY SOURDOUGH
THE WAY THE OLD-TIMER BUILDED AND THEN DA8HED VIS
IONS OF PRETTY TOURIST GIRL-HOW THE ALASKAN
DOE8 THE OTHER FELLOW UP
Some of the women excursion
ists on (he boats making round
trips lo Alaska will return home
with varied views ami impres
sions of Alaskans, some of which
may not lie entirely complimen
tary, since they may not fully ap
preciate the sourdough sense of
humor.
For instance, on a recent trip
was a young woman of prepos
sessing appearance, who was sin
pled out by a Sewardlte, ami there
was no question hut what she
made an imbression. ami it «eem
ed to be-reciprocated.
Suddenly there was a coolness
the young lady's part and the
man wondered because of the sud
den change in temperature, Prob
ably he doesn't know yet that it
\vn< told the young woman that
he had poisoned his former wife
and sent hj.s three children to a
private school, if was reported
of another young man, a Cordova
ite this time, when tie began to
manifest an interest in another
young woman, that he had a wife
in a sanitarium in Portland, Ore.,
and it was a disgrace the way he
had treated her.
In fact, the minute that any sign
of interest manifested itself be
twpen any Alaskan and a young
woman from the outside, looking
for impreH»ions of Alaskan life,
there wa» always some jobber
ramping on the job, who, for ar
tistic manufacture of incidents to
fit each spenial caso has never hod
an equal.
"People in Alaska an» funny,"
remarked another sweet young
thing to an old sourdough.' "Evor
fdnce we left Bent tie we have heard
nothing but talk of big fortunos
from fifty thousand dollars up
ward, and f daresay most of them
Hdn't have three cents in their
oocket."
(Continued on pago 4)
■ ■Ill -■•uninuylis, have learned that
Ilie.v can got nothing out of
Washington as long as they are
represented by Wickersham and
they have come to the conclusion
that it is high time we sent some
tine to Washington who can ac
complish the things necessary to
build up the territory. Your peo
ple can depend that this section
will turn in a handsome plurality
for the Democratic candidal*'.
Helena. Monl.. July 30.—Tho Na
tional Progressive party is bad
ly split owing lo dissatisfaction
over the selection of delegatos to
the national convention to be held
in Chicago on August third.
Whether they can ever be brought
together again is a problem. Many
avow their intention of voting for
Wilson. The split, however, will
do Tafl no good as I lie third parly
111**1) show no. inclination to go
hack In Ihi> old parly.
Washington, July 30—Tin; hear
ing nf iIm1 Archibald impeachment
proceedings will not ho hoard un
til fall.
Austin, Tex., July 30.-11.-turns
from the state primaries indicate
that (iovernor Colquitt has heen
rc-nominalcd hy 20.000 pluralily.
Seattle, July 30.—Judge llan
ford say< that in cu-"* the im
peachment proceedings are car
ried on he will fight to the hit
ter end.
Washington, July 30.—The
House committee on judiciary are
in favor of dropping the Han ford
THE MESH IS TIGHTENING
AROUND THE MURDERERS
BURNS DETECTIVES EMPLOYED BY THE PROSECUTING ATTOR
NEY TO FERRET OUT MURDERS—POLICE LIEUTENANT IS
THE FIR8T VICTIM GATHERED IN THE MESHES
Nt'\v York, July 30.-Police Lieu
tenant Charles Becker, chief of
the strong arm squad, the rough
man-handlers of the police d»>
partment, was indicted for mur
der in the tlr*t degree, being
charged with the killing of iler
n an Kosenthal, the wealthy gam
hler. He was taken into court
shoitly before midnight and en
tered a plea of no! guilty and was
remanded to the Toombs without
bail This arrest followed the
FLOATING COURT
AT NUSHAGAK
v ""f •'
Four Murder Trials, On© for As
sault With a Dangerous Wea
pon-Two Insane
Kaknek, July 29.-Judgt* Lyons
and party arrived at Nushagak on
the 27th, the Thetis arriving hero
on I no 28th. We will arrive at
Nushagak this afternoon. A grand
jury of sixteen has been empanel- I
led to examine into four murder i
caH('H, one of assault with a dan- 1
gerous weapon and one for rape, -
and one for selling liquor to In- 1
dians. Trial jury in railed for <
August 1st.
Norman Merchant, traveling
deputy, lrft on the 20lh with two
insane persons, one from Naknek •
and a sailor from the cod fishing <
schooner, Maid of Orleans. t
. - .— i
If you want all tho news all th? t
line rood Ihe Prospector I
confessions of three implicated in
(lie killing.
Decker was, it is said, a silent
partner of Rosenthal in his gam
bling establishment on West
Forty-fifth street. Becker has
been under more or less suspic
ion ever since the inurder has
been committed, not only by the
police department and the district
attorney's office, but among the
gamblers as well.
With ti e arrest of t he four now
in custody the officials are cer
tain of clearing up the mystery.
MEXICO MORMANS
LEAVE PROPERTY
Mexican Insurgent Qen®ral it ln
vlt'ng Intervention by Treat
ment of Foreigners
Sail l.ake, July 30.—Property to
Ihe value of seven or eight mil
lion, dollars has been abandoned
by Mormons who bad set Mod in
northern Mexico, owing to threats
undo by the rebels. Gen. Orozco
idtnits that he is disarming for
eigner*, but says he will protect
Vmericans if the United State*
vill recognize the insurgent gov
ernment.
f.os Angeles, July 330.—(len. Oiv
•zco's cabinet is in session here
idvising the rebel government as
o flie attitude of the United Slates
ind keeping him informed as to
he movement of the federal
roops.
involj^alinn, provided (in- presi
(lent will 'accept his; resiguali«»n.
They do nut consider I hat any
thing will |»e gained by'continu
ing tin' investigation and im
peaching I lie inasmuch as
his resignation under lire is lan
lainoiinl tn a pli»a of guilty.
Indianapolis, July riO.-Senalor
ItfViM'iil^i' has gnue in Oyster bay
to consiill with (••>!. Roosevelt re_
warding his speech when elected
temporary chairman of I lie con
vention.
I Oyster Bay, -July 30-Jolui Park
er, of New Orleans, a former
Democrat. has been selected fnr
permanent chairman of the Xa
lional Progressive convention. It
is Col. Roosevelt's idea to cater to
the southern vote in the hope of
breaking up the solid south.
T
FAIRBANK8 DREDGE
IN THE GOLD!
(
Arrivals from Fairbanks crook j
report l hai th»» English syndi-j
eate's dredge, Francos I.ouise, iaj
digging steadily. No break dov^ni
of consequence has marred the I
operation of fhe goldship as yot.l
It is enrront on tho crook that a
cleanup was made during tho lat-j
t«*r part of last week that netted
a total of 500 ounces of gold for
about to days* operation. Con
siderable credence? Is given to the
report, as it i^ known that some
of ihe ground on tho claim is very
rich. The gold digegr is working
its way upstream toward a good
sized area of virgin ground that
will probably yield phenomenal
results.
11. J. Horyer, Itie Cordova at
torney. was a passenger to Sew
ard and return on the Alameda.
Denies He Ever Paid Franklin
Any Sum of Money for Brib
ery Purposes
I.os Angeles, July tho.
brief lime Attorney Darrow was
on I ho stand this morning1 he de
nied having given Franklin »n«
thousand dollars or any other
sum of money, a.-» a bribe.
Yesterday Juror I.eavitl con
tinuing1 sick, the Ihirteentli man
was placed mi the regular jury,
this being the first time an extra
juryman was ever brought in !•»
pass a decision on a case.
PIONEER GUI
SHOWS UP RICH
Enough High Qrade Ore in Sight
to Open and Equip the
Mine
The richest body of nrr that lias
M'ci1 been uncovered iii the camp
is tin* way the rock is described,
(•n which Eddie Willis, working up
on I lie Pioneer claim of ('hat ham
creek, by those who have been oil
the properly during (lie past few
days. Three Ions f the rich rock
lie has out i* conservatively esti
mated will yield $10.0(10. or
enough to put the miner in a po
sition where lie can comfortably
develop his lease.
Willis' workings arc about 200
feel above the original discovery
on the properly made in 1008.
when the quartz excitement took
hold of the camp. lie is believ
ed l<» be working on one «»f the
leads on Dial claim disclosed by
the earlier workmen before water
ilrowned them out. In Ibis in
stance I \ inches of good ore are
in sight and it seems to be more
than a mere pocket, as he has been
working on it for several days.
Willis is not only a lessee, but
i stockholder in the Pioneer com
pany.
MAMMOTH GROUP BONDFD
ANOTHER PORT WELLS DEAL
BRITISH COLUMBIA SYNDICATE TAKES OVER WELL KNOWN
PROPERTY ON BETTLE8 BAY AND UNDERTAKE TO DE
VELOP PROPERTY FOR A HALF INTERE8T
Another Port Wells mining deal
tins been consummated by which
the Mammoth group of ton claims,
situated on Battles bay and own
ed by Husky King, Jack Riley,
K. MeClaire and George Herman
British Columbia capitalists whom
a mining engineer, in behalf of
ftrilidh olnmbia capitalists whom
he represents.
The deal made i* very similar
to that entered into between Her
man and Katon with Mr. Kv«»r
mnn, by which tin- parlies receiv
ing I he bond are within 35 days
to begin work developing I lie
property by sinking and drifting.
The work mu««l be continued un
interruptedly and snch mnchfnory
its may be necessary from time
lu lime in the course of opening
up the proportion mnsl be em
idaced upon the ground capable
»f handling 20 ton* of ore per
lay.
When the mine i.« hronghl to
I hi* singe of development a
for a one-half interest in the
property will be turned over (<»
the parties financing tho property.
There are live distinct ledges on
I he property carrying good val
use in free milling ore, situated
within 1,000 feet of the bench. As
soon as Mr. Davis reaches Van
couver arrangements will be made
lo place a force of men on the
properly to begin development
work.
CRUISER MARYLAND
IN RESURRECTION BAY
Heward, July 30.-Tln» cruiser
Maryland reached here al 10
n'clock this morning and lies an
chored olT l.owell polnl. opposite
lhe sile reserved for n government
roaling station.
Bring your Job work to tho
Prospector office.