VALDEZ DAILY PROSPECTOR
VOL. 8. VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNE8DAY, JANUARY 31, 1912 NO. 88
DARROW'S TRIAL
EARLY IN MARGH
Friends Claim Charge is Based on
False Testimony and Will
be Refuted
l.os Anp'lcs, Jan. HI.--II is an
nounced I lint Ihi' prosecution will
he in position l<> proceed Willi the
trial of Cilarenee Harrow for brib
ery and corrupt ion of witnesses
early in March.
Chicago, Jan. HI .--The friends
of Attorney Harrow are not
alarmed over his indictment by
the I.os Angeles Krand jury. They
claim tin* imlictment is based on
false testimony which will be eas
ily refuted,
ALASKANS BEFORE
SENATE COMMITTEE
Boosters Will Urge FavorjtHU
Consideration of .Aids to
Navigation
TWus bin^t-"iK Jan HI .'[Tin
nvMinbers of Ihe Alaska ltoorii<er:
League u il5 appear before 41k
seriate commit on (toninierct-01
Tlnirrflday u>*aI to» illwi'ihis .Alasiai
IKlMds.
The Ica^viv w.i.lil nrpe favorai)h
consideration -of the measure?
providing appropriations I'oi
Jmildirur Jifftitbma+ies .and ol?<>.'i
awls to navjjralktL.
PISIOENTTAFT
IS H0PEFH
Made Five Spoecfoes and Htfit
Thousands oT People !fj»
terday
'G*lumbus, O., Jan.. 3 I .--'ftresi
dent Tafl spent a very busy .day
yesterday. He dtflrwred iflve
speeches and ui<el thousands -of
peaptk:.
Tin* adherents of the president
are greatly pleased with the w—
markafbe showing made on tie
present tour through thii« state.
CENTER OF EARTHQUAKE DISTURBANCE
WAS APPARENTLY IN INTERIOR ALASKA
News From Chitina, Kennecott, Katalla and Cordova Indicates
That Valdez Did Not Experience Full Force of Shock
—Disturbance May Have Caused Glaciers
To Become Active.
I few minutes past 10 ^iYlock
I it i«- forenoon the citizens >.)f Yal
d«»v ami Alaska general-ly exper
ienced an earthquake Which is
sanl by many to be the most se
vere ever fell in Shis dh&Kicl. The
Jirst shook las#iei| for nearly a
'minute, and the tremors are still
!heinK repeated Jit intervals.
The earthqwnke wim precededJ
by the dull r«;ja.r wltitih is always j
the forerunn«r «of shouks in thisj
district. The ibuildiiters begun to'
rock and cracik and as (he violence
of the shock increased people fled
into the strodt-s, not (Hiring to take
any chances.
Th*' light ami telephone pities
swayed like Irecs in a gale and
I ho snow-laden wires were jerked
from side to side. Fortunately
the buildings of Yalilez <ire frame
or thriv? might have b«*n another
disaster lit iw>rd.
Whale I he "shock w^as severe in
Valdea, this Locality'does not -ap
pear lo have heen 4 he center of
disturbance., as is indicated by Hie
following dispatch^
fV»rdova, Jan. 31.—At twelve
mmutes ptrst I I <>'clock today an
earthquake rocked the taiihlings
in this palace. The shofto lasted
fw throe second*,. Many the cil —
17.1*11 s left I In* buildings in alarm,
rearing they would rollapse. The
earthquake was frit at ('hitina
and Kennieotl in the interior ami!
telephone messages from Katallaj
.si all* I hat place was severely
shaken. The shock was so se
vere here |.hat water was splash
ed out of the railroad tanks. The
shake wa.s mo$l severe in I ho vi
cinity of Miles glacier and at is
feared the disturbance will start
the big glacier moving."
As there rs a difference of one
hour lielwwn the mine of "Valdey.
and Cordova it will bo seen that
the dBsturUanee was simultaneous.
The -.lair «>l Hi.-- Vrospedor fear
«*«! T<»r a t i111«* that. ils typesetIiiiK
machine would he lurn fnun ils
foundation ami toppled over, as
IIn* i»«iiI<1 irifi: is hulil 011 piles
around which the ground is si ill
tin frozen.
The hiK stores roj*»rl thai no
damage was doin; hy poods being
shaken from the shelves. Al the
V. R. A. M. some canned goods
whicfe had hern piled up for ef
fective display were knocked down
and -at Blum & (U».*-s store a num
ber of suil eases were toppled
fr«nn their resting places.
STRIKERS RATTLE WITH POLICE AND MILITIA
1 l.ausvTice., "Mass..Alan. 31—This
rily was lIn* sr«Mir of ih<* jireat
1 est disorder ever witnessed ir
i
America sinee Ihv c i \ i 1 war.
Twenty-two -thousand rioters liul
tled wri.'ili 'tih-e police ami mililisa
Tor h^nwv and the .wounded ijuic
her huJKJrutkH
The rioter.* have*?ul the lipoi
leys amfl l.lm car wrrvic.e is dk»»—
moraSizod. lEarlv in tin- day a
falsi* j*i«»-t occurred noar one of itlie
.mills ami the police ami militia
were i'ti*li«d »o I ho scene. The
strikers tbeguu eonjm'KatinK *v
! =============
.J They assert "fSijil the president is
KaimnK IkwiiUk daily ami thai be
fore flie•wnverftion infield he will
have wow lu*> -.way Ktrrough per
• sonal i-nrpitacl 'into I he renewed
confidence «*f :the. ,pftople, who have
doubted hi* pcllu'y in regard to
Wall slrfielL
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ICONMECTIOUT DEIROCRAT8
| FAVCHTTHEIRtlOVERNOR
New llavem., Jan. 31--The Dem
ocratic. state oomnifttlee'has plac
ed,the name <*f Oowrmir Simeon
E. Woldwin om Che>tftule'lieket for
the presidency.
Cliarlos fSra3«*r was a pussen
Ker #.»n the Alaweda lor Cordova,
lie W.lll go into I he ih/tnitior..
NATIONS WILL PROTECT
SEAL BREEDING GROUNDS
"
PRIBILOF 18LAND8 SEAL HERO WILl BE UNDER PROTECTION|j
OF THE NATIONS FOR FIFTEEN YEARS—SAVE HERD
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FROM EXTINCTION BY ILLEOAL 8EALER8 • 1
Washington, Jan. 31.— Pelagic
Healing treaties have boon a Hived
upon by tho rial ions whoRp. shores
bordnr on tho North Pacific ocean
lo protect tho breeding grounda
of tho fur Honl on the Pribilof
inland*.
The nation* which have as
sented to the treaty are America,
England, Russia and Japan. The
treaty ia for a term of 115 years,
during which poriod the different
nation* bind themselvec to do all
in their power to prevent illegal
taking of the furs. The limit of
poltfl to be permitted taken Our
frig Hip llr»t five years of the
treaty in wit nt 5.000 each year.
During (tie second five yeare 7,
500 tuny l>e taken each year and
10,000 each year during (he third
flve-year term.
The treaty in the consumma
tion of efTortd on the part of
America for many year* to pre
vent the total extinction of the
valuable furbearing Heal. It in
believed the herds on Prlbllof,
which have been greatly dlmln-1
ished during the pant decade, will
again regain their former num.
here during the life of lha treaty.
| TUWENTY-TWO THOUSAND RIOTERS OPEXiLY OPPOSE THE
militia in lawrence— business isrdemoralized and
I
forces atie powerless to subdue riots
! erywhero ori thousands and when
an r.tl tempi was road*' Jo rush tfcr
militia l«» the swnes of disorder
the rioter* cut (K* trolleys of the
ehvlric lines in <dozens «»f places,
'leaving inililha powerless to
nwve rapidly in Vortv.
The strikers came int«> op*«n
noullit't with Ihe. soldiers but re
fused I** give way until tired up
<>ii a! elose rantre. The wmiicn
•l.hrew missiles from < lie windows
and roofs into th<» ranks <»f the
mil it in a-s they were marched
from I he ."('I'ln' •»f one disorder t«»
fllMil lle.l.
Tin* officers of lli« militia have
i>;► I illed Oovernor Foss that it v\i 11
require the services of thousair"
of soldiers to maintain order]
HEW MINING CORPORATION !
ORGANIZED LAST NIGH
COmPINY URBANIZED III RECORD TIME HA3 PURCHA8
CORDUND MID GIVER OOIVTR ACT FOR DRIVtNO 100 FOOT :
-TUfWEL—PROPOSITI (Ml IS FULLY FINANCED \
-A. new ininiiM. corporation wmi
«KRgranizufl al a meeting held last
evening iu the^ffk'c of the Valdci
Trams fur <>o. Those interested
are all flogrcal ptMgtle and embrace
twenty -off th«» leading citizens of
Valtle./..
A temporary .<rrgani7.nl ion w»h
rflTttftted airii u committee appoint
ed 1o .draft by-lawn and constitu
tion fU>r the government of the
company, wfiich will be a close
corporation. The temporary of
ficers appointed last night were
Wm. PI l»«e, ehainniwi:; H. n. In
gram, treasurer, and .George K.
Love, s«*retarr
The transaction throughout is
typical of 1tie manner on which
'tlie business men of Vfllder, handle
alT-airs which interest them. It
ban been Raid that at thin season
of Ihe year there was no money
in Valdez for any speculation,
mining or otherwise. The form
ation of the organization perfect
ed last night was started four 1
(lays ago. During that short time
ihe company has bcon organized,
the ground purchased and the
first payment made to the orlgi- <
nal owners. The company has al- 1
bo given a contract for driving i
100 feet of standard tunnol and I
Lh« money with which to pay for I
Ihe work Is now In tho hands of j
the treasurer. That is going <
10ms in any mining camp and is
an indication *»f I In* fnitli of I
cili/.eiiN of Vaidez in their «)
1 rid.
The property which lias I)*
acquired by the new corporal
it* the Whalcn ami A ruler
claims on Hhoup hay. The pr
crty is well known to mining i
of the district ami gives exo
tional promise of proving a n^
of merit. There is a tine shA
ink of ore on the surface, wll
gives average assrfy valiieH in I
cess of 830.00 per ton. The le£
is a strong one and Is traceable I
for some distance A short ton- .
nel wan rim t»y the original lo
cators and the showing was very
sat is factory. '
Messrs. Whalcn and Anderson
have received a tlrut payment of
92,500 cash and the terms of the
rleal call for another payment in
DO days' lime. They also retain |
i one-quarter interest in the c
property and have secured the H
contract for driving tho tunnel. c
The name of the new corpora- n
ion will he the Punker Hill Gold r
Wining company and for tho pres- t
mt will ho a close corporation, u
Vn stock will be placed on the
narket, as sufficient money has o
won raised by those interosted to e
lnanco tho purchase of tho a
rround and drivo tho first 100 feet It
if tunnel in on the oro. It. is con- s
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flit* mills attempt In resume op
oral inns. Tin? strikers are des
perate ami if is feared they will
eause the destruction of the city
hy settillK tire tit I lie huildillKS.
Business is at a slamlslill,
many of the merchants keeping
I heir places of Imsmess closed
through fear of their rslaldish
ments heiutf raided hy the hungry
ami (lesperaie riolers. Iliimlreils
of the ringleaders have heen
placed under arrest hul others
laky '/•yr places. The situation
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: TRYING
SCARE ALASKANS
IOW CLAIM8 THAT ONE-HALF OF THE ENTIRE POPULATION
OF ALASKA HAVE TUBERCU LAH TROUBLE AND BLAMES
OUR DELIGHTFUL CLIMATE FOR IT ALL
Seattle, Jan. 31.— A revised re
ort of Dr. Foster's statement
oncerning the ravages of con
umption in Alaska has been re
oived here and is causing com
lent. Dr. Foster says the while
laguo is not confined to the na
ves but embraces tho entire pop
lation.
He says that fnlly 30 per cent
f the people living in southeast
rn Alaska have at onV time or
re now suffering from tuborcu
tr tronble. The report further
lates that fully one-half of the
[ltlre population of Alaska have
(ho disease now.
Dr. Foster believes the trouble
is caused by the inetnse cold in
the fnr north and Ih<» quick
chants temperature on the
const section. The white popu
lation of Alaska, ho says, is made
up of people from every part of
the earth who were not used to
the northern climate and hard
ships. In many cases the dis
ease. is slow to mai.ifost itsolf,
hut is surely undermining the
health of its victims.
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PRESIDENT HAS
VERY BUSY DM
Predicts That the Republicans
Will Sweep the Country
Next November
C.i.Intuitu-. <).. .Ian. •'» IPresi
dent TaTI was ^i\cn a iih»<! en
t husiast ie rerept inn here and de
livered inil* i»l' I In* Im'sI speeche>
i'Mt mailt' by him. lit' recounted
I In- ai'b ifvi'dii'iils ami advances of
tin' nation during I h<• llepuhliran
regime.
Tin* president does 11• • I believe
I In* linani'ial stringency, which i
world wide, ran nmlinni' longer,
and prediels I hat the Republicans
will swfi'p tin- runntry airaiu m'.xt
November.
AMERIGAWILL
CLAIM ISLAND
State Department Will Not Per
mit British to Extend
Sovereignty
Washington, Jan. III .---'I'll*.?
Stall* department will not alb>w
any British corporation or tin*
British KovernmenL t<> extend any
form of sovereignity o\er Paly
mas island in tin' Pacific ocean.
Thi' island is regarded b> the
departiiii'iiI as bidiinvin^ to Amcr
ira and this country will not per
mit of iis passing in any foreign
puwcr.
BELEIVED HERRICK
WILL BE CHOSEN
Wealthy Ohio Citizen Anxious to
Succeed Ambassador Bacon
to France
Washington, .fan. Hl.--Tlie
name of Myron llrrrirk, of Ohio,
is prominently mentioned as tin*
probablr successor to Rnb.M't Ba
con as ambassador to France.
Mr. llrrrirk is very wealthy and
has been desirous of training hon
ors fhroiiKh representing America
in some F.uropean country.