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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1912.
NO. 164.
TEDDY RECEIVES
GREASY MONEY
The Charge is Brought Direct
ly to the Big Moose's
boor
Washington, Aug. 23.-John L>.
Archbald, of (he Standard Oil
company, appeared before the
Senate investigators, Senators Ol
iver, of Pennsylvania, Jones, of
Washington, and Pomerene, of
Ohio, and testified to having giv
en 9125,000 to the campaign com
mittee in 1901.
One hundred thousand dollars
of lliis money was paid directly
10 Treasurer Bliss and further
testimony reveals the fact that
I lie balance was paid lo Theodore
Roosevelt. Penrose says that this
money came from the Standard
011 company, I lie only trust which
was interested in the campaign
ihat year.
DONT WANT JOB
PLEASES PRISONER
Reno, New, Aug. 23.—Warden
(ieorge W, Cowing, of the Nevada
.-tale penitentiary, faces the
strangest situation in his exper
ience as head of the instiluion.
Before Angus! 25 he must find
five men lo shout a man in execu
I ion of a death sentence for mur
der.
Amlriji Mirkovich, a murderer
duly convicted, was under the new
statutes of Nevada given his
choice of dealh eilher hy hanging
or shooting, lie chose shooting,
and I he dale of execution was set
for August 25. Warden flowing
has approached a number of men
who have absolutely refused to
undertake I he job of shooting a
human being, lie is al a Ioss as
to know how lo carry oul the dealh
sentence.
The warden *aid I ha I lie would
have Ihe mailer brought to the
attention of ihe court. Meantime
he is urging Ihe condemned man
jo change his mind and go to his
death upon the gallows. Mirko
vich refuses and he remains pass
ive through it all.
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THE MARIPOSA CUTS INTO THE DOCK
RESULT OF A MISUNDERSTOOD SIGNAL
Lands the Big Liner Eighty Feet On the Mud Bank and Thro'
Two Small Warehouses—Efforts Pull Vessel off Un
availing—Will Make Another Try Tonight—
Sampson Is Standing By
At !> o'clock this morning as
the steamer Mariposa was coin
ing into tin* dock it soon became
apparent that something was
wrong, as I ho big steamer was
making directly for the corner of
the wharf and must inevitably cut
her way into (he structure. The
crowd on the wharf began to back
away when the vessel's course was
slightly changed, so that w.hi-n
she did reach the wharf sin* struck
it a glancign blow, plowing into
the west side, through the boat
slip and into ttlnm's warehouse,
lifting the steamer's prow high
onto the tide flats, where she re
mains at this writing.
Only tiv»» minutes before th •
steamer Sampson had left the
• lurk «>n Iiim- way lo Furl Liseum.
Cpoii siynalliup: the Sampson, thai
vessel returned and put mil lines!
I«» the Mariposa in an attempt lo
pull her nil'; Hit.* tide was full, but
the big linrp could not he budged,
ami as I In* lid.- rfibed her stern
sank deeper and deeper as I lie bow
•»F IIh1 vessel, for a dislanrr of
about 75 feet. was resting on a
mud bank.*
Apparentl\ no damage has born
• luiir to tbr Mariposa. other than
|o bold hop fast in tbr drbris of
I be wbarf and warehouse. The
damage duiir lo (br wbarf will
aiuuunl to considerable, as a
number of piece* of heavy mining;
machinery was dumped into I lie
bay. as well as several small pow
••r eraII .'mashed. The house of
Captain Nelson's launch Helen
was smashed in hut I he hull re
maineil uninjured. Considerable
merchandise ami lumber wa< pre
cipitated inlo the hay. hul most
of i| was recovered.
Tin* damatr«' I«» I lie wharf will
amount In seviTal hundred dol
lars.
At the miuii hour, finding it im
possible lo 1muIk<* I ho Mariposa,
ami as the Ii«l*> was fasl receding,
the Sampson cast olT her lines ami
proceeded lo Fort Liseuni, where
she will unload 400 Ions of eoal,
returning at 0 o'clock, when sh.:
will make another attempt to pnll
otT the stranded steamer, in the
meantime the anchors and chains
[
Forward will be mo\«*#| (•> barges!
Hills lightening llic prow of alioni |
150 Ions.
From I In* best. in Formal ion id>-l
lainable lln' accident was dtie loj
an error on lln? pari «• f the Ihir«l <
as>i><lanl engineer. who mistook
a "back" signal for '"go ahead." j
A| I lie time Hie signal was |
transmitted lo Hie -engine niom
From I lie bridge the rudder was I
thrown over so as |o bring 111 o I
ships slcrn in towards the wharF:
when the vessel stalled Forward
i| turned Im»w around so that the
vessel crashed into the wharf. The
damage done will not exceed
0110 as estimated hy those Famil
iar with Hie dock and content* o'F
the warehouse.
A FIGHT THAT
. WIT COME OFF
Chicago, Any. t?H.—'Tin* Johnsou
Jeaunette /if-'lil lias !>**•*i• set f•»i*
September ^5lh. Tin* stale com
missioners have announced thai
lliey will not all«»\v the fi>xli| lo
take place within the borders of
U'inois.
Toil Winlers, who came up
from California, reports that
whih* in California lie met Oscar
Fish in Berkeley. Oscar is now a
happy benedict and is keeping
books for a Berkeley linn, and is
living just out of town, where he
Jias a country place, and where
lie raises chickens, piKeons and
rabbits for the market. Mr. Win
ters reports that Oscar is doinpr
well and is apparently happy in
his new condition of life.
DEATH OF MRS. HAZELET
ACCOUNT FROM ALASKAN
IT WAS THOUGHT DECEA8ED WOULD SURVIVE OPERATION,
BUT SHE DIP NOT POS8E88 THE VITALITY TO WITH
STAND THE 8HOCK
In announcing the death of Mrs.
lieorge 0. Ha/elet, I he Cordova
Alaskan. of Thursday evening,
says:
"Shortly before (ho stroke of
nine o'clock last night the spirit
of Mrs. Oenrge C. Ifazelei had
passed to the great beyond. The
lingerihg summons was heroically
resisted for several days until fin
ally mortal strength succumbed
to the final call that severed the
♦ ie„ that.in the breaking will leave
the deepest anguish and grief.
"The'shock comes with add.'d
force hecauVe'it was generally be
lieved lhat this courageous wom
an would be spared to complete a
life of exceptional worth, that
\va-< rich with generotiH deeds and
kindly thoughts. Hhe gradually
rallied from her operation on
Saturday afternoon last, and on
Tuesday seemed to have gathered
sufficient mlrenglli Io indicate a
speedy recovery should fin rum
plication* set in. Bhe talked en
couragingly and hopefully of tin*
future ami gave comfort to those
who were anxiously awaiting 11»«*
outcome.
"Hut Wednesday morning found
lier weaker, and while she was
temporarily enabled to regain
strength she continued to fail and
toward nightfall all realized thai
the inevitable could not much
longer be warded off. During
most of the last two or three
hours the pal lent, suffering wom
an was only partially consciofi*,
and finally passed peacefully away
to enjoy the rewards of a Chris
tian life w?ll spent in many noble
sacrifices to family and intimate?.
"There is general sorrowing in
the community where for four
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STRONG ARM MEN
ARE LAID OFF
Lieut. Booker and Four Acoom-1
plices Are Brought Into Court i
i
to PI6ad Indictments
Ww York. Auk. -'3.—Detectives
White ami Steinhart have been
indi<*I»*«l for perjury in connec
tion willi tin- Rosenthal murder
ease. Pending I heir trial they
have been laid off the force. They
were both member* of Lieut.
Becker's strong arm force.
.Wu York, Auk. 23.-Lieutenant
Becker was arraigned before
Judge fins* ami was given until
Tuesday to enter his plea. Four
• thers implicated in I lie murder
! ilered pleas of nol guilly. They
an change Iheir pleas before
Tuesday. TIm- court room was
crowded Io suffocation.
LAND MACHINERY
FOR KUSKOKWIM
According to reports received
from the Kuskokwim country ad
jacent to Bethel, there i* much
activity in that region this sum
mer. and it is I he belief of those
who have witnessed the prepara
tion* for mining on a large scale
that a cainp of generous propor
tions will be established there be
fore the freezeup.
The Waskev dredge was deliv
ered at Bethel recently by I he
steamer Delhi, and there has been
an almost constant stream of ma
chinery into the country since
early spring.
It is also said of the region that
practically all of the people going
into the country have come direct
from the outside, and nearly all
of them are chechacoes.
Capt. .Tamils, master of the IT.
8. sleamer Jeff Davis, on the Yu
kon river for the past five years.
He will make his home in Hie
slnlc«.
TO GUT RATES
IN SUEZ CANAL
England Threatens to Commence
Rate War by Mean$ of the
Suez Canal
Washington, Aug. i'ii.-The
Statu department has been advised
that (treat Britain is planning a
rati* war liy means of tho Sue/. C.a
nal in rase President Taft signs
the canal hill.
If anylhing. tin; throat will be
a strong factor in causing Taft
t<> approve of lho hill.
SECRETARY KNOX
18 IN SEATTLE
Seattle, Aug. 2 3.-Secretary
Ktiox has r ached here on his way
Japan. He refuses to discuss
l»olit ics.
WILLIAM BRYAN
RAPS fiODSEVtLT
IJncoln. Neb.. Aug. 'J .'I.-The
Commoner this week lakes a rap
at Roosevelt's platform hy say
ing that the tariff plank is the
^ame old sham which has heen
lifted f«»r the deception of the pub
lic for |h<i past three generation#.
Many View Booth's Remains.
London, Aug. 23.-8ix thousand
person* viewed the remains of the
late fteneral William Booth today.
New laundry opened next to
Snyder's store: prices reasonable;
workmanship of the best. Try me.
(>» L. Carroll.
Johnson ami Wilds left for the
Tasnuna this morning to do de
velopment work on the Silverman
Fein bloom property.
Talk about the benellls of ad
vertising. This morning Oeorge
Krau losl a buch of keys and be
fore the day's issue was publish
ed Al. Hunt phoned up the office
to tell of his finding n bunch of
keys. The telephone did the rest.
CONGRESS ADJOURN
WITHIN FEW HOIS
Washington, Aug. 23,-Work i< br
ing rushed in congrrss, which rx_
perts I<» adjourn lair Saturday or
rarlv on Sniulay. Tafi has sign
*•« 1 tin' lull providing for «>nr
drradnaught.
Mr. ami .Mr*. William .lours, of
Taronia. werr round trip passrn
grrs on lln- Sampson. Mr. Jones
is Ir»»asurrr «»f Ihr Alaska Coast
roiupany ami is making tin* Irip
partly for plea*tin* ami |o famil
iar izr himself with I In* country
with which his linrs d»»»'s busi
ness.
('.lollies cleaned and pressed by
an exprrl at Carroll's nrxl to Sny
der's slorr. Give inr a I rial audi
my work will make you my steady,
customer. I
THE DEPARTMENT
TO RUSH TROOPS
Americans Massacred, State De
partment is to Take Repres
sive Measures
Washington. Aug. 23.-The
State department will rush thou
sands of soldiers to Nicaragua if
the present force now at the scene
of strife is unable to handle the
situation. The State department
is fully determined t<» protect all
foreign interests.
Nicaragua, Aug. i.'t.-Twn Amer
icans. Harvey I ><m)•{ ami James
Phillips, were killed dnrimr the
massacre at I.eon hy the Nicara-f
nan in-urgent*-.
PETER CANOVERA
CHARGED INSANE
deputy Marshal Al. Sullivan
came in on the Mariposa from I.a
touche in charge of Peter I'aiiov
era. charged with insanity «*n a
warrant .-worn out hy Mrs. Jolui
Wiles, "f that place. The defend-*'
ant, it appears, has lieen annoying
the complaining witness, and it is
feared that he miglil heroine dan
gerous.
John Wile*. <*.. Mc('.ai dell, Mar
tin StnSsef and P.Us Menlliv were
;hrought up from l.at"iiche as wit
nesses. r.auovera will he exam
ined thi> al'leriiMnn l»\ ph> sieians.
a> !<• hi- sanity and al 10 o'clock
in the iiMU-iiinK a heariuu will he
lielil hefure r.i»inini>-i<»ner Shep_
aid and a ,iur>. I" determine his
mental condition.
Tlli* Maje.-lie eii.joNed a full
liou-ie and the full l|o||>e enjmed
the >p|endid *ini:iii}i «»I" Miss Fink
elsleill ami the good pictures.
Miss l-'inke|>tein has a \oire of
great promise and il was a rare
treat t<» music lovers of Yaldei tfr.
hear her.
Tile Samp.ooii lias 20(1 lolls of
coal for the C.litV mine. Before
leaving for the westward the ves
sel will again dock here.
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STANDARD OIL HELPS TEDDY
PUTS$125,000 IN CAMPAIGN
JOHN ARCHBALD SAY8 ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PAID COM
MITTEE AND TWENTY-FIVE THOU8AND TO ROOSEVELT
-AND TEDDY GIVES THEM ALL THE LIE
Washington, Aug. 23.-8enale
probers are getting busy inves
tigating the statements made by
Senator Penrose in reference to
money* received by himself and
ex-President Roosevelt.
Wilkenbarre, Pa.. Aug. 23.-Col.
Roosevelt flatly denies the state
ments made by Senator Penrose.
Washington, Aug. 23.-8enalor
Penrose charge* that Perkins has
received three million dollars for
Roosevelt's present campnigu.
Wilkesbarre, Pn., Aug. 23.-C.ol.
' Roosevelt's explanation of Ho
J charge* made by Senator Penrose
jthat during III'* campaign he wrote
|Chairman Oortelyon. when he had
>nn intimation that there might
J have been a'eontribulion from the
standard Oil. staling that if there
hail horn any conlrihution that it
should l»«* rolurnod. In ro|d> tlo'
chairman >ia<l informed him thai,
the Standard <>iI had not <*«»nIt-il»
.11 led (O the campaign funil.
Washington. Auk. 23.-Arch
bald tefclilled thai Rno^cvell want
ed (ho Standard Oil company to
tubscribc lo tin* funds of lh»» na
tional committor during the sec
ond campaign, ami when lie was
turned down In- llien began at
tacking I ho trusts.
Xpw York, Auk. 5?3.-Hooj»evoll
Mflyx the trusts now know I hoy
cannot use me and consequently
arc attacking mo.
Now York, Aug, I'n.-IVrkins do
me* that ho is raising lliroo uiil
liou dollars for HmosovoIi'.* cam
paivii fund.