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VALDKZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, SKfTMBKII 23r1»l8r
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NO. 289.
MAGNUSSEN TRIAL
DRAWS CROWD
After Long Argument Depositions
Taken in Vaidez Are Admit
ted as Evidence
Tacoina, Sept. 23.-The court
room was packed with Women and
girls on the opening of the trial
for damages brought by Mrs.
Magnussen, of Valdez, against
Bishop O'Dea and Attorney Le
Fevre, for kidnapping her daugh
ter Marjorie..
Marjorie Rieman was placed on
lhe stand and told the story of
how she had left the theater and
was taken in charge by the truant
officer and was subsequently plac
ed in a Catholic school.
Aflor a long argument the at
torneys f«>r the plaintiff finally
agreed to allow the depositions
taken by the defense, as to the
character of the plaintitT, and the
general reputation of the road
house she conducted, to bo ad
mitted as testimony.
opiuhIgis
IN THE TOILS
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Chinese and Well Known Officials
Implicated in Gigantic Opium
Smuggling Schemes
San Francism, Sept. l'U.-Willi
three Chines** iiierehanls-Louis
Fa I.. Ah Yrl siimI Chin Man—in
jail here today, the federal au
Ihuii.lics believe they have struck
al I tie heart of the most notorious
ximi^rprliiif? bands in operation.
Tin' arrests followed a trap set
by I wo inspectors who, posing
themselves as smugglers, secured
contracts from the Chinese, the
laller agreeing to pay $250 for
every coolie smuggled into their
hands from Mexico.
Following these arrests, As
sistant Superintendent Donaldson,
of the Pacific Mail Company, and
Inspector of Customs Oallagher,
have been arrested and indicted
by the federal grand jury, charg
ed witli smuggling opium. Many
others have been implicated. The
irrests has caused a sensation
along llie water Mm I, where all
the arrested parlies are well
known.
CONSPIRACY TRIAL
IS NOW GOING ON
Tacomn, Kept. 23.-The trial of
Houston and Bullock, for con
spiring' with Caplain Jarvis, in
Alaska government coal con
tracts, thereby defrauding the
government in furnishing fuel to
Fort Seward, Fort Lincum and
Fort Davis, is now being heard
by Judge Cushman. The trial is
attracting a great deal of atten
tion. : . t!
Robert W. Jennings, who wa*
defeated for a place in congress
an delegate from Alaska at the
recent election, returned to Ju
neau on Uie steamer Mariposa.
Mrs. Jennings and daughter, Cor
delia, wjll fpllow in a few day*,
if iH expected.,
.
Limited amount oi treasury
••took of the ftoyal Development
fJold Mining Company for sale for
5 renin a share. Money to be used
for development work. Inquire of
John Kkemo, or phone Jamcj« Pat
terson, 202.
HIS BURRED
IN COURTROOM
This Court Don't Propose to Take
Chance of Being Made
Target Of
Amarillo, Sept. 23..The trial of
Snead, the banker, for the mur
der of Boyce, the abductor of
'Snead's wife, is now in progress.
All have been forbidden to carry
arms with them into the court
room. As spectators step into
the court room they are searched
and disarmed.
Feeling is running high be
tween the partisans of both fac
tions and it is feared shooting
may break out any moment.
.Snead's ranch foreman has been
arrested as an accomplice to the
killing of Boyce.
BBMUOIES
RESCUE GIRLS
American Marines Rescue Young
Girls From Besieged Con
vent School
Managua, Sept. 23.-Tin* Amer
ican marines sen I to rescue the
starving girl students in a 1'rehch
convent at Granada, succeeded in
their task but not without a .se
vere light in which«Iliree Ameri
cans wer.e shot. They, however,
gave the Nicara^nan troops a se
vere* drubbing, compelling them to
take to the hills, it was high
lime the girls were rescued, as
they were almost wholly out oT
food.
A FUN SCHEME
CAUSES PANIC
Chicago, Sept. 23.-Pedestrians
were panic stricken yesterday
when Lincoln Beechy's steeple
chaser came down Michigan ave
nue playing leap frog. The en -
gino in its flight came down vir
tually 2,00ft feel.
capeIiteshed
WIRELESS REBUILT
Tin- naval lender Nero, now at
Whitshed, i? practically rebuild
ing the wireless station. The
piasts have been elevated to the
height of 400 feet and two 25
horsc power gasoline engines are
used to generate the power, and it
Will become a 10 kilowat station.
$diioh is considered of very high
t>ower and long range.
JU iH expected thajt the station
Will be able to communicafo with
Nora Head, near Seattle, when the
Installations are oojppletek. The
Nero has been in Alaska all sum
mer and has flniahed .the naval
wireless at Unga and Unamak
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Mariposa Pneeangara.
The.JtoMowjng .4^comln|r
passengers, on the. Marippfiaf
Charley Kraen)er and wile, R(.
land. B. HofT, f,ieut. Pr,o**er', Mis*
M. Jonofl. i Vi. .3
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FOR 8ALE-Charter oak heating
«tpve» large . size. Apply, Df.
Cockerille.
Subscribe for »ne Prospector
THE GAR STRIKE
ENDS RIOTING
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Six Street Cars Wrecked and Many
Injured-Police Take a
Hand
Duluth, Sept. 23.-Five thousand
sympathizers of the street car
strikers began rioting in Super
ior and ended by wrecking- six
street cars, in which 30 passen
gers were injured. The police ar
rested a few of the rioters, but in
doing so were compelled to ciub
a great many. The street car
lines are now being closely guard
ed.
WILLRECALL
PRESIDENT DIAZ
Mexicans Beginning to Long for
the Return of Their
"Grand Old lAan"
Mexico Oily, Sept. 23.— A secret
petition is being signed for the
recall of President Diaz to I be
presidency. -The fvonerable ex
president lias signified his will
ingness to return if the major
ity wish him to do so. When
Mad"ro's name was mentioned in
congress, silence reigned, but
when the former president was
mentioned tumultuous applause
greeted the name of the old chief
tain.
Mr. and Mrs. Win. Morton left
this morning for Landlock.
RANCHERS FIGHT
ONE MAY DIE
Roseburg, On?., Sept. 23.-Rob
ert Benham, a rancher of Cama^
valley, 27 . niiles east of Rose
burp:, lies in" a critical condition
at his home there, and his neigh
bor, Hale Boren, was placed un
der arrest today as the result of
i battle between the I wo men in
ifront of tli«» Camas Valley post
office la^Ji evening. Boreu cut
Benham about the neek and breast
with n knife, and it is reported
J hat the wound may prove fatal.
Had blood lias existed between the
J wo men for some lime.
(SPECIAL PRIMARY
i NOMINATE JUDGE
Olytnpin, Hept. 23.-A special
primary flection will bo neces
sary to nojnjnate a successor to
ihe late .Judge H. O. Dunbar, of
£ho Supremo Court, who tiled sud
denly .of, apoplexy. A number of
candidates have announced them
selves for the position.
Ou^olna PuMfWr* on i*mpsonv
V«.<o.W(1re outgoing
passenger* ,on 8.,. 8. Bcynpsqp:
-Oao. h Weynea, ^Victpr ^atfloji. fi.
Lyn^, Qeo, ,aoin^e, ,C. B, Gjlle#
pie, «. Mr Ff/rmej\ $enwiL*.J*w
jdez,; b. Mf^Kycalu*, Mjs« F/^t,
p. Ppst, H^UTerv E. lagold
and 23 qtaerage. . . i •
toSta-lipl latita.
I If >ou hava a house to rent
I lUf i^ .wltb tb6,V»l4ez Real Es
tate Agency, Wall street.
PERSUADE MINERS
TO RE 600D
Governor Tells Them to Quit or
He Will Make Them (fit Takes
Carmoh to bo It
I Bingham, Sept. 23.-The five
thousand foreign miners who de
manded a 50 per cent, increase in
wage and who on being refused,
seized the mine, were persuaded
by the governor of Utah to aban
don their position, assuring them
that unless they did so he would
call out the Iroops and dislodge
thorn, if it look cannon In do it.
WILL EIGHT THE
i GERMAN TRUST
Alaska Antimony to be Used to
Break German Trust-Product
Come From Fairbanks
I
Tacoma, Sept. 23.-The Gug
genheim.* confirm the report that
the American Refuting and Smelt
ing company are preparing t«u
tl^ht the German antimony trust.|
Through Van Derlip, tin* well
.known mining engineer, they have
discovered large deposits of an
<iiiionial ores in the Fairbanks,
Alaska, district, and will ship the
product of these mines to Taco
ma for treatment. It is said the
supply of ore in the Tanana is al
riiosl limitless and can lie trans
ported to tbe outside at a figure
which will shut out the import
ed product.
MOTHER SUES
FOR CHILDREN
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Taeonia, Wash., Sept. 23.-Mrs.
Martin Kvalshaug, three times
tried for complicity in the murder
of her husband, Martin Kvalshaug,
for which crime Charles I. New
comb is under sentence <>f death
at tin- county jail, awaiting the
result of his appeal to the Su-J
prcmc C'»nirt of the United Stall's.1
ha* begun proceedings in Iti«»|
eourls of South Dakota to regainj
the custody of her two youngj
children, the offspring <«f the man,
who was brutally murdered al
midnight on May I i, I00«).
FAITH HEALER
IS UNMASKED
Chicago, Sept. 23.-Henry Oer
^le, a "faith healer," has been
brought before the grand jury
charged with hainou» offenses
against public morality. Shock
ing testimony against Oertle has
'been given by a number of young
'girl witnesses.
4*t Your fittto Vunwf and Ad
, «.
Ernost Uymanoya, expert piano
and organ tuner and ropairer, late
of Johnson's, and *»ow foreman of
fyaJne* Music House, Seattle, will
;be in Vftjdoz in. a few days on his
Return from Seward Please leave
[orders wjth A. H. Pinkus, Seattle
•l|Iot?l. All work guaranteed ftrst
Olass.
The Valdez Cafe is one good
piace to eat. If
COMMISSION IS
ON WAY HEBE
Railway Commission Will Rsaoh
Hers Tomorrow on Way
Into Interior
Seward, Sept. 23.-The revenue
cutter McCullough will leave Ship
Creek this rporning with mem
bers of the Alaska railroad com
mission on hoard en route to Val
dez, from which point they will
go into the interior country over
the government wagon road, re
turning to the coast by way of
Chitina and Cordova, llience go
ing to Katalla.
Henry Deyo, «»f Valdez, will ac
company I lie party to Fairbanks
and hack, furnishing the commis
si n what data Ihey may require.
CONFERENCE IS
NOW PROGRESS
Probability That Peace Will Re-j
suit From Conference-Italy
Will Keep Tripoli
Chiasso, Switzerland, Sept. 2X
The Italian-Turkish peaee eon
ferenee followinK I he Pom* I'arlais
hy emissaries of both >11111 ries
is now in session with every hope
of peaee heiiiK declared. L'nder
whatever pact is made Tripoli will
remain in possession of Italy.
r.harles Kraemer and wife were
returning passenpers on tin.' Mari
posa. Mr. and Mrs. Kraemer,
while out. visited at the old home
of Mr. Kraemer in the F.ast.
A RIVAL TRUST
BE ESTABLISHED
New York, Sept. L'fl.-A fifty mil— I
lion dollar tobacco company, lo
rival tin* American Tobacco Trust,
ha* been launched by those be
lli d the t'nited Cifrar Stores'
(01; nany.
BIC HAUL SECURED j
BY ROBBERS
I'l'iixnrola, Sept. ;?3.-An t'Xpri'.ss
package containing #70,000 is
missing from a Louisville ami
Nashville express car. No cine
has boon obtained as to bow the
package disappeared.
The cableship Burnside, under
the rommand of Captain LeNoir,
U. 8. Signal Corps, arrived in port
Sunday afternoon from Seattle.
Aftor testing the cable to ascer
tain the exact location of the
break, the vessel took it* depart
ure for a point about 90 miles
o(utpide of Capo Hirichinbrook,,
where it ' was ascertained the
break had occurred. After repairs
have been made, which will prob
ably be tomorrow, the vessel will
roturn here for a couple of day*
atop. Yaldezans will be glad of
tno opportunity to greet Captain
LeNoir again.
WANTKI)—Position as stenog
rapher. Thoroughly experienced
in court work. Addresg box 198,
postoflTice. tf
Flugsl Rugs! All kinds of rugs
t C. C. Rudolph's.
SAMUEL PARKER
PASSES AWAY
Well Known Tacoma Man, One*
Bailiff of Judge Ouahman'a
Court In VaTdez, Die*
Tacoma, Sept. 23.-Samuel
Parker, messenger of Judge
Cushman's^court, dropped dead 01
heart disease in the court room
today. lie was ~ years old.
Many Yaldez people will re
member Mr. Parker, who was bai
liff of Judge Cushman's court in
Valdez for a year. He made many
friends here by his pleasant per
sonality and manners. At one.
time In* wa< sherifT of Pierce
county and wealthy. 'Hi- lost his
properly and because of that fad.
was compelled Ik accept positions
at small pay in order to make ;i
livelihood. Nevertheless lie did nol
become *our and in his old ago
was always cheerful, making no
reference to bis fallen fortunes.
He was liked by everybody who
knew him.
WILL CONTINUE
TO RUN TRAINS
Copper River Road Will Attempt
to Run Trains Throughout
the Winter
Yin*-I'lv-iiirnl II. \\ . it;i\ter
• i n in mi nri'» 111; 11 it ha*. 1 •• *« • n f I < • li —
nilely •'<•(*i< 1>*<I |i» oprrale llif ('.•»!»
I••• r Hiver ninl XiTlhwesifin liiil
way, exlciidiiii: from C.ordo\a t«»
Kenneroll. Alaska, distance of jun
miles, throughout I In- winter.
Owing In I III' heavy expense I>f
keeping the road open through
out the severe winter mouths. ami
in view of I he light tonnage of
fering, the owners have rpies
lioneil I he wisdom of operating
during this period and were in
clined to follow practice of some
of |he large railroads in the Unit
ed Slates, such as the Oregon.
Short Line, which e|nses down its
Yellowstone Park division from
October |o May.
Figures stibinf' ! indicated
that a ving oi • ■ .< \iinal' ly
^•JOO.OUII could be e -I i»y clos
ing down, but r«>ali/inu Ihehard
ship such action would work on
residents at r.ordova. I'liitina and
intermediate points along the
I lie. awell ;is those located in
I lie interior, owners have derid
ed to maintain regular service as
in former years.
BRAVE WOMEN
SAVE COMPANION
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l,Oj» Angeles, Sept. 23.-Mis. K.
8. Packson, of I,os Angeles, and
Mrs. J. P. Whitney, wife of a
wealthy mining man of Rcatllr.
arc qualified for hero nmlnl* to
jcJ^y for saving the life of Mrs.
Bftmu<?l Manstlold, of Tuscon.
Ariz.^ whom they rcscurd from
llio surf at tofddndo Beach.
tn the absence of Ihc lif»^
guards, the two women swam to
lytrs. Mansfield with a life line af
ter shn had become exhausted, 500
feel from shore, and towed hor
inside the breaker line.
Fresh Morgan oysters fried in
utter and cracker crumbs at the
aldez Cafe.
WafTles and noney 25c at Val
dez Cafe. If