HOUSE RECEDES
FROM POSITION
Will Not Longer Insist on Rider to
Appropriation Abolishing
Commerce Court
Washington, Aug. 22.—For the
third time the House passed the
executive, judicial and legislative
appropriation bill, containing the
rider abolishing |he court of com
merce, but the Senate failed to
pass tlie measure. The House
then receded from ils position,
agreeing f«» continue the appro,
priat ion.
Tli'* chances for I he Senate
passing the measure :is passed by
the House is good.
SEND POTATOES
TO WESTWARD
Government Sends Relief to Vol
cano Sufferers in the Way
of Potatoes
Washington. Aug. 10.—Requests
for assistant*** on behalf of tlit*
sufferers, from the effects fo the
recent Ml. Katmai volcanic erup
tion. continue lo be received at
tin* various departments here.
Various# supplies have be*»n
s»*iil. and tIih> last request has been
fop spuds, of which I here is a
shortage in I he several villages in
the neighborhood of Kodiak. As
;i eMiiseipienee Secretary Stini
s«»n has just telegraphed an or
der to Seattle to have ten tons of
potatoes shipped to the sufferers.
II. E. Kllis and Henry Deyo re
lumed from a prospecting trip in
the Tasnuna country last evening.
SEN. SNOOT'S GOAL LAND
LEASING BILL MAY PASS
I
PROVIDING FOR A PERMANENT SUPPLY OF COAL FOR NAVY
AND FOR THE LEASINQ OF COAL LAND8 IN ALAS
KA AND FOR OTHER PURPO8E8
tC.ont in11•>«I from Wednesday.
S»'C. C». Thai any such lease may
f»»« forfeited ami canceled by ap
propriate proceeding only in a
court of competent .jurisdiction
whenever I hi' lessee, after rea
sonable notice, as prescribed in
fli»• lease, shall fail lo pay the
rental or royalties provided for
in such lease, or where »uch les
see shall fail to operate such
properly in such manner as will
supply the reasonable demand for
eoal in |hc neighborhood of such
mine, or shall refuse, neglect, or
fail to comply with any provis
ion of Ih*> lease; and the lease
may provide for the enforcement
of other appropriate remedies for
breach of Apeeifted conditions
thereof.
Hec. 7. Thai the president. Of
the United States in .hereby au
thorized to reserve from time io
time, subject to iho rights .of 4riy
settler or other claimant under
fhe public land laws, such tract
or tracts of coal lands in Alaska
as he may deem proper to' Waet
fhe requirements of the govern
ment of lh»» United states for the
use of the Army and Navv, and
for other public purposes, and to
provide f*»r the mining of coal
iii Mirli lauds for such uses noil
purposes.
Sec. H. 'I'llnI any person, as
social ion, or corporal ion qualified
|o become n lessee under I his Act
and own flip or claiming an in
leresl in any ponding claim un
rdo I fie pnldic land laws to any
coal land* in Alaska, may within
one year from I lie passage of this
Acf. enter into an arrangement
willi the Secretary of the Interior
by which such claim shall he fully
relinquished to the United States^
land if, in the judgment of the Beci
rotary of the Interior, the circum
stances connected with such
claim justify so doing, the mon
eys paid by the claimant 'or
claimants to the United Btates on
account of such claim may, by
fljrcction of .the Secretary of. Jltc
nterlor, be roluriwMl and paid~oV
er to saiofo pofgoiy aggoqialjon
corporation ag a congjdeca.Ubajfor
*uch relinquishment, or in n^tf
9f guoh repayment the. Secretary
of the Interior may cxocute ar'd
deliver to said pergon,, nssgnin,
tion, or corporation, In prafer.^nqo
to any other leg^ee, a lease un
der »h|* Ant of the land- go claim
ed or any part thereof within the
(fi- ntinned on page J!>,
MILES OF THE CAPPER RIVER RAILWAY
WASHED AWAY BY THE HEAVY FLOODS
Constant vRaifis of Past Ten Days and Breaking of Glacier Lake
Together With High Winds and Tides, ;Destroy Near
ly Twenty Miles of Copper River .Railroad
Track and Bridges
The heavy rains prevailing <1 ni*—
ing the past ten days and the
breaking of a glacier lake on the
line of the Copper River and Nor
thwestern railroad, together with
very high tides and a heavy in
shore wind played havoc with the
railroad leading out of Cordova
into the copper fields, washing out
the roadbed for a distance of 20
iniley from a point east of Algan
ik across the Copper river llals.
Helween these points the rail
way is not filled up to grade and
when the torrent began pouring
over the flats on Sunday morn
ing I he waters soon covered and
began running over the grade. To
make matters worse a high wind
was prevailing from off sea, bark
ing the tide against the down
pouring torrents from the Cop
per. covering the flats with from
12 to L'ft feet of water. Entire
trees were swept iigain«t piling
and embankments, carrying out
Hit? trestles ami gravel embank
ments for miles at a si retch. The
approaches t<» tin* slots I bridges
were also carried away, leaving
Iho road in such a condilin thai
traffic (-annul ho resumed f«»r 20
lo 30 days yet. although company
officials claim that temporary re
pairs will he completed within ten
days.
Parties who wen* out to the
i front say men working on the
j line declare that a train will not
|be taken over the washed out por
tion for fully a month. The in
terior country will suffer consid
erable from the washout, there
[not being* siifYicic.nl provisions to
last but a few days. Word re
ceived from tlie glacier station
slates tbal the river al that point
is higher than ever known and is
washing under the great bridge a
terrific torrent. A number of pas
sengers destined f«»r flu* itilot*i«*i
ret timed lit Vahlt'z on the Mari
posa, and will go inland owr tin*
government road. The waters
have receded considerably within
the past three days and large
crews of men art' working from
hoih sides of tlx* break tilling in
washed onl grades and driving
new piling.
On Tuesday, Charles lh»>le, who
was unloading piling at the front,
was caught under a heavy tim
ber. striking him on the shoulder
and chest, causing internal injur
ies. lie was al once taken to the
company's hospital at Kyak and
given medical care. At tirst it
was not thought he was very ser
iously injured, as within an hour
of the accident he was able to get
up, hut when taken to the hos
pital and aii examination of his
|injuries wa* made, it was $«kui
discovered that he was fatally in
jurcd. Tin* unfortunate man died
tli«* following forenoon.
All available men an* now be
ing pressed into service al I lie
front. Thf loss sustained by life
railroad company cannot yet be
estimated. but il will roach into;
the thousands of dollars before
tin* hack is restored to its orig
inal condition.
On Tuesday evening Superin
leudeiit (ieifrer, of tlie C.opper lliv-l
t>r and Northwestern railway,
staled that the high water along
the C.opper river flats has pmr
down about four feet since Mon
day and is gradually being lower
ed. This morning he was enabled
to put piledrivers at work at both
ends of I lie damaged section, and
believes that with the cessation
of the high winds that have been
prevailing, that good progress to
ward repairing the trollies will be
made within the next few days.
APPROVES PLAN
ONE BATTLESHIP
• , t
Washington, Auk. 2.,.-Tlu» Son
ate has approved (tie plan for one
battleship and cipht submarines.
l.iiMil. Hohrrt I'arki'r, tin*
;tOih infanlry, is a passenger on
|ln» Sampson 1 <» lake station at
Kurt l.iscMini.
John II. Hnrton, formevlj «l.«p
iiIy clerk of the court here, was
1*011 ii<I trip passenpiw on |li«* Mari
posa.
MRS. HAZELET
DIED -YESTERDAY
Former Resident Valdez 8urrend
J
ers Life as Result of Opera
tion at Childbirth
The sad intelligence was receiv
•••I this morning by a *lnui tele
gram aililrt'Hscd to Mr. .1. V. <)s
trander, conveying the informa
tion of the death of Mrs. (.leorgc
Hnzelej, which occurred on Wed
nesday evening*, resultant of an
operation for childbirth, perform
ed on Saturday last. Physical coa
lition* were such thai llie al
•nding physicians deemed il nec
essary for Mrs. Ilazlel to under
go a (ine^arian operation.
Alter I to1 operation Mrs. Ila/.
elei appeared I•» rally and it was
hoped she would recover, hut on
\\ediiesday the patient began to
fail Kradually. until death re
ii.'ved her of her sufferings.
Mrs. Ifa/.clel was a resident •»f
this city for a number of years
and leaves many intimate friends
here who will mourn her loss. No
word has been rerei\ed as to the
disposition of the body.
Conscience Isn't responsible for
all the cowards In the world.
wrapup
USmUWHK
London, Atifr. SfJJ.-Tlie obxeriuien
over |he remalnn of Ornernl Wirt,
tyoolh will jQAt, ft; f"JI w\M«k. . The
ht}?|ftJ nf tbejbpily wfll.fnku pllud
on,.the ,29tji or 301 h and vnM- hrt
participated in by many prominent
pwiptaj.flpd. fcUfM. officers of (he
arniy .f^om ,ai) pari» of Hip world.
, (leortfe Baldwin, who \\n<* hound
for the interior, returned on the
Mariposa, (ivt'intf, l.pj the wafdioMl*
on lli*> C'.opfVrr Hirer road.
ACTIVE AGAINST
tr f ifcr*
TRESPASSERS
Government Seizes Cordwood and
PHes at Seward Cut on the
Ivpleljon of Alaska's limber
supply is pojng lo lit* si "PP'1' I l»y
desperate measures if llir federal
government has lo neglect oilier
business lo pliiK I he leak. A Ho
lier posted on |he interior wall of I
the Seward postofTiee informs II.
V. llohen, thai Uncle Sam has
seized 75 cords of wood cul for
'lim, alleging that il was cul on
'In* public domain instead of on
sdjacenl land. P. J. Murph> i>
similarly notified Dial IV.' piles
cul by him have been seized by
Ihc Kovernmeiil.
This is I til* resull of I h«• heneli
ceni laws governing Alaska, which
forbid a Mel Her lo cul limber for
his own use that will rot and go
|o waste if Jie doesn't cul it. The
government spends more money
annually in holding up settlers for
the official price of a lilHe wood
than It gets out of all the slump
age cul. Meanwhile more timber
is falling lo decay than is used for
all purposes. (Sreal is the wisdom
of the Fast.
Public Domain
TWO HUE KILLED
.Yi >') t'lt;
■HIIPfLL
'i 1 - < I f t ^ t'f
(.ant Saturday night an aeeident
occurred at I ho 'JY.eadwell mine
that ro*l the live* of two men,
Anjoti V. 'MnrfntMrn and John K.
Carlson. Junj htfw or why the ar
eidont .happened is not known.
Roth pt flie men were good miner*
and skilled in 'he handling of
powder. ,The lant known of I ho
men I hoy were lighting their fuse,
an explosion ennie, men rushed to
the nei'iie and found both men ter
ribly blasted so that death ennie
instant ly.
SUPERFLUOUS APT
PART OF ANNA
Xi'\v Ynrk. Aujr. 22.-Auna H»*hl,
tin' nuli-il French vatithwilh' acl
ivs. ha.-* MTiin-tl ;i iin
slat ill i>ry yniumis.
SiTfiranI I. P. Rlarh'. fnnnrrly
cashier in Ih«> Signal dorps olTire
here. is now riMM'ivinff ch'rk in I he
Seattle nlTice. Serpen ill Klnrle |eN
hehiml many friends who will al
ways be plt'ascil In hear of his
successes wherever In* may hi'.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
A BIG REWARD
FOR MURDERERS
Whitman Offers a Large Reward
for Capture of Murderers of
Rosenthal
New York, Aug. 22.-1 >istriet At -
torney Whitman lin^ ottered a
reward of $5,unit for the capture
«»f JLIih murderers of Herman Ros
enthal. the wealthy grumbler, but.
has excepted the police from I he
benefit* of the reward, should one
of the force make tin* capture.
Schepps has been promised
complete immunity by the lustrie!
Attorney >himld lie rnnfi'-i all he
ku»\\> about I In* ease.
TELLING TALES
OUT OF SCHOOL
Penrose Tells of Receiving Stand
ard Oil Money and Something
of Roosevelt's Financiering
I
I
Auu. z.'2.-t:nd«*r
pica ..r "Personal l»i*i\ iSeii
Jalor Ftoisc Penrose. of Penn>vl
\ania. in a careful and deliberate
speech. lasf ni^hl addressed I In*
Senate in relation t«» tlit* charges
' recent Iv made ihal he had receiv
! *25,000 from John I). Archhald. to
[aid in his i«*ii t •» Ihe I * n i f •*«§
lotah's Senale. 11 also said that
; 'I'll CI m|i »l"« • FloOSI'X I'll llilll I'f'CI'iNt'll
I >• I oo.noo from tin* Standard Oil
.company, iliroimli Archhald I•• ni«l
I in his election in I'.hi'i and had
j di'inainh'd more. The
•speech I'l'i'alfd a sensation.
I If you want all t tie news all I hi
' ime read the Prospector
TO KEEP UP THE HOSPITAL
LEST SICKNESS BEFALL US
I r •. » . « • »
Y.:."7LY TICKETS TO BE ISSUED AT fi t DOLLARS <,.:1ICH
WILL INSURE HOLDER OF CARE DURING ILLNESS fMD
ASSIST IN MAINTAINING VALUABLE INSTITUTION
TIim Imard i»f |In* llnspilal nf
tin1 (iiiMil Samaritan lias doci«l«*«I
In issue hospital tickets In the
pitl>li«* which will «*nI it l«* each
holder, in the event of sickness
during lhc year, In the following
services: Room, hoard, nursing,
medicines anil dressings for a
period of eight weeks fnr I lie sum
of six dollars.
Whenever fhe pall for financial
aid and assistance has been made
mi behalf of the hospital the peo
ple of Valdez have generously re
sponded. All recognize that this
institution is a valuable pari of
the community and answers a
need which is well nigh indispen
sable; Palfenfs are brought to it
from Kodiak, Seward and Cor
dova. II is Ihe 6nly hospital on
Prince William sound and the on
ly well equipped one in the Third
judicial division. Surely Ihe pub-I
lie cannot afford to see Ihe lius
pilal close its doors.
The treasurer's report for the
month of .Tuly show.i lhal Ibr cx_
pense<( To- Mini mnnlh amounled
In Ihe slim of *10.1. These ex
panse* being flxeil expense* re
main unchanged whether or nnl
Ihere nre one or more pnlienls or
any patient* in Ihe hospilnl.,
11 •• il is (luring |li»- limey whon
lliero are no patient* in I In* hos
pilal «>|* linn-s when there may bo
patients mi- whi» flixl themselves
1111 itlil*' to pay (tint the hospital
runs behind in the payment of ils
obligations. While I In* salary of
Ihe nurses Is paid by outside
source* the only fixed Income of
lh»i hospital is from if* patients.
Heretofore wo have noticed thai
no well defined plan has boon de
vised wherein a fixed ihcoino could
ho assured that would tide I In*
hospital over I ho conditions wo
have pointed out and value Kivon
or service rendered to those who
lent tlnanrial aid in these emer
gencies. We believe that no
scheme nmrc completely moots nil
Iheso requirements than.that of
hospital Ifh disposed of at
reasonable rates. I.ast year these
tickets wore sold for Ion dollars
each. which placed them beyond
the roach of many. Tho plan of
selling thom for ««iv dollar* each
Will commend itself to Iho pub
lic. tho possesion of a tickol be
ing an assurance apainsl a larpo
liopilal expense. and will appeal
particularly to tho prospector,
who i« constantly farmer danger*
with th.* chances of bodily injury.