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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, WAY 14, 1912.
NO. 178
BARROW'S TRIAL
BEGAN TODAY
Government Will Use Testimony
• of McManigars Wife in
Bribery Case
Los Angeles, May 15.—The
trial of Attorney Darrow began
here today. Owing to the great
crowds which throng the court
room the announcement is made
that only lifly spectators will he
permitted to attend.
The prosecution admits that it
will use Mrs. MrManigal's evi
dence against Darrow mi I he
bribery charges.
ABE RUEF WILL
SOON BE FREE
Remaining Indictments Against
San Francisco Grafter Have
Been Dismissed
San Francisco, May I i.--Abe
Kuef will no longer fear prose
cution on any of the other III
indictments which have stood
against him on I he calendar. A
writ of mandate was issued I his
morning striking al| the remain
ing indictments a^ainsl him
from the calender.
MARYLAND DELEGATION
TO CONVENTION SPLIT
Hall imore, May l i An agree
ment has been reached between
I ho Tafl ami Iloosovell leaders
whrebv Ili«» delegation to the con
venlion from Ihis state is split
oven bolxveen the two candidates.
LOIII8 CAMICIA'8 FUNERAL
HELD THUR8DAY AFTERNOON
Dr. Louis Candida's funeral
will take place on Thursday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock sharp from
the church of the Epiphany, Jlev.
Zeiglor officiating. Interment
will be made in the Valdoz cem
etery. It is hoped our people will
attend the last rites over the body
of a public-spirited citizen, who
left his all t<» the school children
of Valdoz.
Mr. Warner and party, of the
town survey, will open Ilicir of
fices in the Archibald building.
SUPREME COURT DECIDES NOME MINING
CASE INVOLVING MORE THAN S1,000,000
Is Reversal of Decision By Circuit Court of Appeals and Settles
Case Which Has Been Before Courts For Years—Frank
Waskey Will Benefit By the Decision As He
Had a Lease On the Ground
Washington, I>. C., May 1 i.
TIuj Supreme Court yesterday
handed down a decision in the
Hon Voyage Mining case from j
Nome. Alaska, reversing tin* ile- '
eision of tli«' Circuit, Court of Ap- J
peals in 111** rase of I>r. J. J.
Chambers against Frank W'asky.
involving a 1 liird' beach line claim
which is valued at a million and
a half dollars and was original
ly located by .1. J. Potter Whit
horn. The decision favors the
Ii'a.si.* ht'ltl liy Waskcy, who was
tIn* actual occupant of lite claim.
Whithorn located I In* ^rmuixl in
I woo. In l!)0l In* fftivr one Katlic
a ileetl fur a one-half interest
to ilo the assessment work. Sub
sequently lie jrave I»r. C.hauihcrs
a tleeil purporting to cunvey a
one.half interest iu the claim,
which tied was chan^rcil !•» a
MU-eipiarter interest. Chambers
«lill nut rccunl his tleeil until
llioi. Iu the meantime Whilt
liurn ami Eatlie grave a two years'
lease I«» Waskcy, who im medi
al..'ly began taking out a dump.
When Chambers came upon tlie
scene, claiming to own a half in
terest in the property anil began
a suil t«» oust Waskfv. Tlu> trial
court decided hi favor of Cham
bers afler a hard fought suit, in
which ilif entire Nome har was
engaged mi I lie one side m* the
oilier.
.ludpe Murane was leading
coun>e| for Chambers and Alherl
Kink for Waskey. The Circuit
Court of Appeals sustained the
decision of the trial court, Jud^f
lloss dissenting and Waskey ap
pealed to the Supreme Court.
During the (rial NVhiUhorn was
arrested for perjury, but was
subsequently released. For sev
eral years a larpre dump estimat
ed l<i contain $100,000, has lain
on (lie pround. II has been rob
bed several times by tunneling
uuderriealh and bracing the dump
in sueh a way as to prevent, it
eavimr in.
BELIEVE REBEL LEADER KILLED DY HIS OWN MEN
♦
K1 I'aso. .May 1 i—Advices have
ln'«»n rt'Pi'ivnl here that (ieneral
Kala/.ar. commanding a federal
army, ranprht an army of 2,000
rebels in a raiiynn and nearly
anniliilaird them.
K1 I'aso. May I —Despite the
assert ions <»f the rebel leaders
thai (Jeneral Orozro is alive no
word has been received from him.
(!onejos, A^av I \ The battle
near here last Saturday, which
lasted for 12 hours, resulted in
FEDERAL TROOPS NEARLY ANNIHILATED ARMY OF 2,000
REBELS TRAPPED IN CANYO N—OROZCO L08T 1,000 MEN
IN LAST SATURDAY'S BATTLE
a M'Vttt' defeat for (Seneral
Oroy.eo. Tin* loss to I lie rebel
army will 1 >•> more than 1,(100
111**11. The rebels repeatedly
eharged tin- federal positions and
were driven back willi great loss.
In the end they retreated in dis
order, leaving cannon, ammuni
I ion and stores lo fall into IIip
hands of lhp federal troops. The
loss lo |ht> government troops is
reported to be very lijrht.
Jtian-z, May I •.—It is rumored
here that (Jeneral Orozeo, tin*
rebel leader, was among those
slain in the battle near r.one.jos.
Anolh M* rumor which persists
ih'spili- denial on Ihe part of the
rebel leaders is to the efTeet !*::»♦
Oro/.ro hail been killed hy his own
. who were enraged at tin'
defeat and prreal loss of life suf
fered in the battle.
Chihuahua. May I i.—(Jen/ale
Knrile. the llnancial agent of
(ieneral Orozco's army, is dying,
having been slabbed hy a rebel
soldier.
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WALL PAPER TRUST
CASE B^TORE COURT
Cleveland. May I i.—Tin* trial
of the Wall Paper trust heKan
here this morninK. H is expected
that the case will occupy the at
tention of the court for days.
The trust is represented hv a
brilliant array of leprai talent.
Dr. Louis Caniicia died at 4:25
o'clock in the morning. An ex
amination of his office disclosed
the fact that his Hock had stop
ped at the same hour and miu
llte.
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ROOSEVELT THE FAVORITE
IN CALIFORNIA BETTING
COLONEL'S FOLLOWER8 8PRIN Q STORY THAT SECRETARY
KNOX WAS PAID BY FAIR MANAGEMENT FROM GOVERN
MENT APPROPRIATION TO TALK FOR TAFT
Snn Francisco, May I i.--An
eleventh hour campaign story
has been sprung by the Roosevelt
people that the management of
the Panama exposition paid Sec
retary Knox to como to the Paci
fic coast to talk for President
Taft. The secretary has not been
•♦paring in his personalities in
referring to Roosevelt and has
emphasized President Taft's good
i•■tlices in securing the fair for
Snn Francisco in preference to
New Orleans.
The primaries aiv neing fought
today with nil the energy of n
|.|f'«j,i'('nlinl election, Both sides
are spending money in gett;ng
void# l«» I ho i>«>1 Ih. The bolting
is in favor *»f Roosevelt being
lo HI that he wi1| carry Ihe stale.
WOMEN WORKIN AT
POLLS FOR ROOSEVELT
Han Francisco, Mny 1 I.—One
thousand women voters arc
working at the polls for Roose
velt in Ihc primaries today. The
helling is now on the majority
which will he pilerl up ns it in
cronerally conceded thai Iloosovell
Kill carry Iho state.
The case of Spongbcrg el al.
vs. Reese el al. is again boing
heard by (he district court.
MINER SUFFERS
SEVERE BURNS
Bert Pullen Under Care of Phy
sioian as Result of Acci
dent
l.asl niKliI n«M-l Pullen. a miner |
al I In* (11 iIV. while in his room
over Tony Carlson's taking a!
vapor lialh. inamtKed |o kick ov
jor Hit1 alcohol lamp wilhin thej
cabinet seriously burning him
from his knees down. The burn
ing alcohol ran down his loirs and
between his Iocs. inflicting deep
wounds. lie only succeeded in
e\| inguishing Ihe flames by
smothering Ihein with blankets.
I)r. Sleeni was railed in and at
tended Ihe unfortunate man, who
was suffering great pain. Pull-'ii.
sinew coming to Alaska, has mel
one accident after another, hav
ing been twice injured on the
Copper River road, both accidents
confining him to Ihe hospital for
nearly two years.
BIQ VOTE BEING POLLED
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
San Diego, May I I.-The weath
er is clear with indications of a
warm spell coming. The voting
in the primaries is very heavy,
the women being active workers
for Roosevelt.
FOREST /FIRES RMINQ IN
SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
Seattle, May 11.--The steamor
Dolphin arrived this afternoon
from Hkagway and reports forest
fires raging along the coast of
Southeastern Alaska,
INSTRUCTS FOR
THE PLAINTIFF
Jury Instructed to Find for Plain
tiff as Defendant Had
Waived Rights
.)Cusliiiian today instruel
ed Ili«* jury In bring in a verdict
for (he plaint ill" in tjn* case of the
Merchants' Association «• r Scat
lli- against T. K. l>ounhcrty on
the grounds Ihal the plaint ill's in
selling the goods In I hr defend
ants wi'i'f not doing business in
Alaska as contemplated hy I In*
statutes and that, tin* defendant
waived any rights hr may have
had in a letter writ ton to tin*
plaint ids. Tin* raso will prohab
ly hi* appealed.
HEAT WAVE COMING
FOR THE NORTHWEST
Health*, May 14 \l 8 o'clock I
this morning tin* thermometer
stood at 78 degrees ahove and
was rapidly going up. The weath
er bureau at Washington pre
dicts a heal wave over the entire
northwest. This is the warmest
«f I he season.
DIREOT ELECTION BILL
FAMES THE HOUSE
Washington, May I 4.—The
house passed the measure pro
viding for the direct election of
senators. The Senate has already
passed the hill and it. now goes
lo President Tafl for his signa
ture. Sennlor Hornh, of Idaho,
is the father of the hill.
FOUR MORE BODIE8
RECOVERED FROM OCEAN
Halifax. May 1 S—A wireless
message from the steamer Mount
Manny status I fiat four moro
bodies of the Tilanic's 'lead hail
been found. The steamer -is un
der charter by tb«» White Star
line to searrli for bodies of (lie
missing.
\V. II. Palmer returned to Val
dey. after a winter spent in Hie
slates.
.lames llaydi'n was a through)
passenger on the Sampson last I
evening for Seward.
POLICE ORDER
SAVES BARRY
Jim Berry is Disappointment to
Sports of Australia Against
Langford
Melbourne, May I I.--Sam
I.angford easily defeated Jim
Barry, the lifflit being stopped in
the eleventh round by the referee
on the suggestion of the police.
Harry made a very poor show
ing and was a great disappoint
ment to the sports of this city,
who regarded him as a coining
champion. A hig crowd attended
tlx* light.
10 FAVORABLY
REPORT BILL
Senate Judiciary Committee in
Favor of Six Year Presi
dential Term
Washington. I >. .May I i.—
The Senate .judiciary committee
\vil| report favorably on the
measure limiting the presidential
term to six years and prohibiting
re-election to office.
The resolution j> of democrat
ic orie.n and will ii..;;' with fu
\or '»y the bouse. I'resident Taf*
has expressed himself as favor
ing tile measure.
JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS
WILL WIELD THE QAVEL
Chicago, May I i.—I'lans for
the Baltimore convention have
been perfected and ii has been
decided that James Hamilton
Lewis will wield the gavel at the
convention.
WYOMINQ QOE8 FOR
TAFT AND CHAMP CLARK
Cheyenne. -May I I.—The dele
gates from this stale to the Chi
cago and Baltimore conventions
have been instructed to vote for
Taft and Clark. The conventions
of holh parlies were held here to
day.
Mr. ami Mrs. A. B. lies were
passengers on the Northwestern.
Mr. lies wil| lake the manage
ment of the Kuskalana Mining
company's proper!ies.
BARGE WITH EIGHT MEN
CUT LOOSE FROM TUG
THE BARQE HAYDEN WITH CREW OF SIX AND TWO PAS
SENGERS ENGULFED IN WATERS OFF OAPE ST. ELIAS
—NO NEWS REOEIVED
Ill atl probability eight lives
have been offered as another sac
r'tlce lo I lie mail fury of th*Alas
kau Pacific ocean. II is believed
that flip crew of Hix and two pas
sengers, a 11 on flic barge llaydcn
Brown, went lo watery graves on
last Friday evening within a few
miles of Cape HI. Klias. Other
than the master, Capl. A. Peter
son, the names of the unfortun
ate men are not known. The barge
was in tow of the lug Pioneer, go
ing from Aknlan bay, 15 miles
from l>ulch Harbor, to Seattle.
The start wa« made on Saturday,
May I, and all went well until
early last Friday morning. A j
tierce storm was then raging, and |
r.apt. Nielson. «»f the Pioneer, de
cided I hat it would bo impos
sible to weather the elements, an J
when about 7ft mile* off HI. Klia«
ho (tinted and endeavored to seek
safety in the water*, of l'rince
William Bound. As he approach
ed nearer the cape the storm
seemed to increase, and both tnjr
and barge had many narrow es
rapes from total destruction.
About l:.'lft o'cloek that afternoon
it became evident that the tuK
could not much longer stand tin*
strain as the Imi'Ko almost sank
her two or three times. Capt.
Nielson and Male Johnson con
ferred together and derided lhf»l
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