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VOL. S.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1*12.
NO. 141
ARE CONSPIRING
A6MNST TEDDY
Roosevelt Says Newspapers and
Press Service Are Suppress
ing His News
Oyster Hay, April I.—Clolonel
Roosevelt has returned from his
I rip as far norlli as SI. Paul.
II<; says the newspapers ami As
sociated Press service is sup
pressing the news concerning his
candidacy and are featuring, the
news of the president's doings.
The dispatches, he says, sent
to newspapers by llie press ser
vices are one-sided atyl lend to
give the impression thai he is
making a losing light.
johnITtchell
IS SPEECHLESS
Vocal Organs Collapse While De
livering Speech Before
Scranton Miners
Seranlmi, Apri| I .--While John
Mitchell, president «»I" the I'niled
Mine Workers of America, was
delivering «i speech here Salnr
day niglil. his \oeal organs suf
fered ;i total collapse.
IMiysieians I'ear il is ;i stroke
o| paralysis ami regard the ease
as very serious. .Mitchell was ex
horting the miners to discourage
any disorder during Hie pending
strike. lie declared the British
miners had won the sympathy of
the public by refraining from
rioting and that the demand had
become so great the government
had been compelled to act.
WILL ESTABLISH GENERAL
H08PITAL AT KNIK
Knik is to have a general hos
pital as soon as the premises can
he made ready. Mr. and Mrs. Ky
vig, who have been living at Su
sitna, have gone to Knik in com
pany with Dr. David to establish
the hospital.
WILL LEAVE ON
ALAMEDA FOR TACOMIA
Dr. R. A. Closterman lias re
signed his position as manager
of the Owl Drug store and will
leave on the Alameda to join his
family in Tacoma.
Twins were adopted and their
lives depicted at the Orpheum
last evening. This is a good film
and will he repealed again to
night.
STATE DEPARTMENT WILL
FAVOR MADERO GOVERNMENT
WILL PERMIT MUNITIONS OF WAR TO BE SENT ACR08S BOR
DER FOR GOVERNMENT TROOPS BUT NOT FOR REBEL8
—TO PROTECT AMERICANS
Washington, April I .--The
American government. will favor
I lu» Madero government. by per
mitling nhipnionts «»f arinx and
ammunition to be<itnndc QfrfoftAj
I in1 border for the relief of the
Mexican government troopn. The
order prohibiting MhipmontH lo
any consignee exeepl. the govern
ment 4Kil| be enforced.
Tli~Htale department (in act
ing on the advice of the Ameri
can ambassador in Mexico, who
ROBERT W. JENNINGS NOMINATED DELEGATE
Public Meeting At Eagle Hall On Saturday, Evening Was Well
Attended When Speech of Acceptance Was Deliver
ed—National Committeemen Are Elected
To Baltimore Convention.
Saturday Afternoon.
Judge Cobb introduced Iho fol
lowing resolution, which ho sup
ported in Iho most eloquent plea
made before the convention:
First. That unti| home rule is
secured the people of Alaska are
powerless to obtain legislative
reforms for which there is. urg
ent need, and which the people
'have long demanded; I hat for
'Ibis reason, home rule is al this
lime the llrst and most impor
tant mailer before I be people of
lhis territory, an^ all oilier con
siderations should be subordinate
by I he people of Alaska to I he se
curing of thai great boon. That
the Democratic parly regards anil
has always regarded a territorial
| government itself as but a tem
porary makeshift, and a prepa
loiy step In complete statehood,
and we believe that the time is
al hand when an organized move
ment should In* started having
for its object ihi* admission •>!'
Alaska hi her rightful place
among the slates of this union.
Tin* convention look a recess
until 7 :."{n p. m.
Convention called to order al K
p. mi. The chair announced that
the next order of business was
the nomination of a candidate for
delegate to congress.
It. Cheney, of .luneail. placed
in nomination H. \V. Jennings,
of the capital oily. Mr. Cheney's
nominating speech was an elo
quent 'tribute to the nominee.
A. J. Daly, of Nome, seconded
'Ihe nomination.
FISHER WANTS
QUICK ACTION
#
Holds Conference With President
and Urges Congress for
Action
Washington, April 1.—Secre
tary Fisher has held another con
ference with President Taft con
cerning the Alaska railroad.
lie also urges congress to take
quick action on the bill provid
ing for an appropriation to con
struct the railroad to the coal
Melds from Seward.
mIuIcs Iti4* government Iroopn are
nol. pqtiippnl to afford* protecl ion
to American intore«t« there.
It i* believed the diacrimina
favoring Mariero'H forceA will
canne an increane in tho anli
Aim'riean mmtiimnt nmonK the
rebel* which threaten** to hreak
ouf at any time.
Bring ydur Job work to the
Prospector office.
\Y. H. Wllitl lcs»»v, mi behalf
of Iho Third division, seconded
tlio nomination of Mr. 11. W. Jen
nings; Charles K. Davidson, «»f
Iho Fourth division, also second
ed the nomination.
' Then* being no further immi
I'nations, a voir hy division was
Ll*en called ami resulted as fol
lows :
One hundred and thirly-nine
voles were cast, for Jen run git,
ag;#nst three Treadwell votes
casl under instructions for Mar
tin Harrais.
Hob( i t \V. Jennings then made
ROBERT W. JENNINGS,
Who was Nominated an a Candidate for Delegate lo Congress by
the Democrats on Saturday Evening.
SENATOR TIM
IS NO MORE
Tennessee Statesman Who Has
Long Oooupied Prominent
Position is Dead
Washington, April I.--Senator
lloherl l.. Taylor, of Tennessee,
is «l«*;i«l as I In* result «»F an un
successful opera I inn performed
Saturday for gallstones.
Senator Taylor was a heino
cral ami lias heen aclivc iti poli
tics for more I linn, years, lie
was elected In ilir 7iiih congress
in IH?H, ami was governor of lIi<»
slalc Hirer Icrins. Ilis Icrni of
office would have expired in 1017.
YUKON PRESBYTERY TO
MEET AT CORDOVA
meeting of Hie Yukon Pre*,
bylery wi11 he held in Cordova
this week and . will convene |o
morrow. Ilev. James II. Gondii,.
*»f Ff(irhankfi,: accompanied hy
hi* wife, arriVed on Friday.
Hev. 8. Hall Young, who is well
known in overy camp in Alaska,
will he a passenger or\ I ho Ala
meda from Seward. He came ov
er Iho irall from Idltarod.
Subscribe for Ihp Prospector.
COAL MINERS
ARE ON STRIKE
Mine Owners Have Asked for
Oonferenoe to be Held
April 10
Indianapolis, April I.—Four
hundred thousand miners <|iiiI
work I hi.* morning. II is hidiev
<mI Dial during I In* n»'.\i frw days
morn Hum om» milium mm will
Im» involved.
Tin* iniiH' nwiicrs li\«• asked I
fur a miifi'H'iiro on April I a.
GERMANS NOT GUILTY
OF STEALING PUPS
I,re Van Slvek, IIk* new rom
misMiuncr in Su.*ihia, recently
tried'a case in which three (Jer
man* were nriMiwd of stealing
Iwn pup*. The people of I lit* dis
Iricl turned mil In see I In* pro
cession when (ho accused were
brought in by the U. H. deputy
hmiliar for trral. vTMl< WrluaW -
were acquit led.
Mrs. Helen MeAvoy gave a
short lecture on woman MtifTrnge
al Ihn Orpheum theater IbhI ev
ening. Hhe is an easy, fluent
speaker and kept her audience in
terested from beginning lo enrl.
tlit* following speech of accept
ance :
"I appreciate I In* honor you
have conform! upon inc. You
have placed in my hands the ban
ner of the Democratic party. I
promise l«> you that when I re
turn my charge to you I shall re
turn it to you without, a single
stain of dishonor.
"Gentlemen of the convention.
I am going to win for I am the
hest man running; for the otTice,
for my wife tol<l me so and she
never tells a lie. When this cam
paign opens I shall make my light
on the platform adopted hv the
Democratic parly of Alaska, in
convention assembled, for its
creed is my creed."
The speaker then discussed the
platform plank by plank.
The eonvention adjourned un
lit !•::)() o'clock Monday morning.
Monday Session.
Convention called to order at
Ill:III! o'clock with Kdinuud Sniilli
in I lie chair.
The commillcc on the whole.
Messrs. Cheney. \Vhill|e-e> and
d'llierv. reported the fo||i>wmg on
permanent organization a- fal
lows :
A terrilorial committee of nine
members.
A division eommiltee of from
three to > e V e 11 lliembers ill each
judicial division with power to
apf>oinl precinct rommilteemcii.
The following delegates to Ihe
national committee were then
elected:
(C.onlilined on page .V'.
ALASKA BILL
BEFORECONGRESS
It is Measure for Relief of Indl
oents Passed by Senate
Last May
Washington, April I.--The
Alaska bill providing for the re
lief of the indigents of the terri
tory has been reported to the
house.
The measure passed the senate
last May and is sure to be fa
vorahly acted upon during the
present session.
BRITISH EXPLORER HAS
HOPES OF REACHING POLE
CAPTAIN SCOTT'S VESSEL RETURNS FOR MAIL AND SUPPLIES
AND BRINGS WORD FROM EXPLORER WILL MAKE EF
FORT TO REACH THE POLE YET
WVIIiiiKloii. April I.—Tim J
(It'lliimm* Trrn Nova. I lie vi'sxH in
.vhicli Captain Hroll, Ih«» Itrilixh
•xjvWhmm',. nailed in |ln> Antarctic*
iah ropnrletl nl Akarao.
C.aplain Scoll did mil , rHnrn
hi Hit* xteampr luil has remained
ii the Antarctic I«» make furllitT
'flforln In reach Hit* *otilli pti|t».
Phe xlennicr relumed for snp
>||cn anil mail, after which #he
vill ifo hack for tho explorer.
SENATOR GORE'S
NARROW ESCAPE
Insane Foreigner Attempts to
Olub Him to Death at
Waukesha
Waukesha, Okla., April 1.
I'nit«•<! Stales Senator (iore had
a narrow escape when he was
attacked by an insane foreigner
yesterday. The man is a Pole
and attempted to beat Senator
(lore to death with a club.
lie was arrested and will be
sent back to ark asylum, from
which he was recently released
as cured.
PRESIDENT IN
FIGHTING TRIM
Carries Fight Direct to Camp of
Roosevelt in Saturday's
Speeches
Philadelphia. April I. — I'r«• si
ih'iil Tal i • l«*Ii\i-ri'd I h!■•••• \ ivror
ou> >peeehe> in I h ix — I :it#• <>n
Saturday tlurins-r which lie car
ried the ti'-lil direel I<• the eamp
»11 |(oi i > i • \ ell.
Tile pl'esideliI declared I lle
Allierieail people Were oppu-ed I"
Inn Ire• 1111• nI tampering with the
con* I il ill ion. lie made a \ ii:or
mi> allaek on |he ,jii<lieiar> recall
and said Uoose\eH"s friend- evi
dent |y wanted to apply the reeall
to |lie primaries of New York,
where the people ha*l >poken
against Ihein.
SUSITNA MAN DIES
FROM BLOOD POISONING
A letter from Susiina tells of
ihe death of Alex. Scott, a we'l
known old. tinier in Alaska. W'hil •
having' a good-natured wrest limr
bout with a friend hjr'Tiroke h.s
leg and as llw'lHjvytfs no doctor
present to properfj: care for the
broken limb blood pM«oning sel
ii! and resulted in death from
lockjaw. More than 100 persons
alt« nded Ihe funeral.
SUGAR TRUST JURY
FAILS TO AGREE
New York, April 1.—The jury
in the case of the Sugar trusl
has failed to agree and has been
discharged.
Tims. Momiey, F. Miller and
another man who arrived on the
Alameda yesterday, left for Fair
hanks this morning.
C.nplnin Scull, in emninnnioa
linns, lines mil claim In have
reached llie pole as yd, bill ex
presses the belief he will l»c alilf
In iIn sn by mnaininsr In lake ad
tanlaKc nf a favorablo season.
The ntTicers of I he vessel re
|inrl lliev .saw nn sitfn nf Ihc Ja
panese expedilinn nr lhal of
[Japf. Aninndsen near the polo,
nil say lhal all Iraren of an ex
leililion would soon be obliterat
ed by the storms.