Halfoz Batly JlrnajjMtor
VOL 9.
VALDEZ, ALASKA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1912.
NO. 48
ARMISTICE TERMS
ARE AGREED UPON
Pqace Conferenco Will Begin on
the 13th--Combata«t8 in
Statu Qu-9.
j>olla, hoc. 5.—Unler the air. •
islice the conditions of the bel
ligerenl armies will remain a^ at
present. Besieged fortresses wi!'
remain noii-revietualed. Hulgars
are permitted to rcviel'ial at Ad
rianople by way of th«* Mack Sea.
Peace negotiations r.re to stiri
in London on lieceinncr I3'ti.
(ireeci* has not signed the arn is
lice luil will participate in lie*
peneo eon IVrcnco.
Don't Vllant Literacy Test
Wash i11kt on, i >. ('... I >er. r, ■:
The New Yni'k d.'lepnt ion j
the lili'raey |es| pr 'poseil nil im- !
miuranl s.
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MEDICINE SAMPLES
KILL 2 CHILDREN
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i
Vancouver. B. (I.. I>ee. —The j
city council has forbidden the
free distribution of free medi
cine samples as a consequence of
two children having been poison
ed In death by ,'atinjr such .-am
ple*.
RECALL MEASURE I
is introduced;
i
\\ iisiiiii^tno, I). i>ec. r> !
Itrislnw, iif Kansas, has i1111*«»— |
duced a resolution for ill.* inilia- j
live iinil referendum ail I tin* re_ i
•*;i 11 of judicial decisions.
i
WOMAN'S FAITH !
DNTIL DEATH
CliicaK". I"'!*. r> — In a I ill l«*
room in North Hoisted sireel lasl
niphl .Mrs. Julia Miller and her
^-months-old son .were found
dead by Mrs. Helm Weiss. a
neighbor. Mrs. Miller held her i
baby in ln»r arms and in her '
hands was clasped a rosary. 11»• r j
attitude was thai of prayer. Mrs. i
Weiss lid,! "u* Police I hill the
woman and h«*i* babe died of
starval ion.
• * 11 •• i* husband b»fl IIhmii." said
Mrs. Wens. "She worked in a :
ran shop. She could nol earn j
eiioimb at Ilial lo provide for.
he.rself and Ihe baby. I Iried to j
Kive her my fnod. She was loo
(4i'o11|| lo eat it. I took food tol
her touiuhl. Thai is how I found
her dead. F.very niuht she pray- I
cd like Ihal that her husband
would r«durn."
Foreign Fraus Arc Forbidden. !
Merlin, Dec. 5.--Kaiser Wil- |
finui lias rifsl• i!*<*• I Mii» rule I»> l
which (Senium diplomals are l"»• r — |
I• i• l<Ie11 lu marry foreigners. |
(Suy Mania, who luis heen at '
(ialenn hay in charge «>l 4he (in-I
lena May C.opper properly. came
li» Vahle/ mi I lie M, F. .M. I • • al-j
leml court, I
l,08T--White poodle. Finder
will kindly deliver to F. (j. Korlh's
residence.
hon'f foi'Mul 'he («rnnd Ball on I
hucembor I i al Moobp hall for
the bene III of I he C.nlholie church. J
Don'l foil to hoc "The Profon
*or" Friday nighl at Fogies hall.
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TRftGTm CABLE !
INS MY
Cable of Kenal-Ai-v«ka Uys Piled
Up Colled and Kinked at Bot
tom of Ravine.
While a 50-mile yale was
blowing at tin* plant of tin* Ken
ai-Alaska fhdd Company, on
Falls creek, at Mile -0, on Ili«*
Alaska Northern railway, the ear
ly pari <>i' the month, the cable
pari oil <m tin1 hi.- now aerial
tramway ami in two minutes tin*
s t r»,nnn tramway was a mass of
tailzied wreckage.
It is iiiil known jusl how tin*
damage started, Iml I lie most
probable rausf advance! is tlial
I li«' liiuh wind koI t'.ie loaded
bucket siliead ami collided, .jam
minu the bucket in a lower.
I'lic traction ealde .jammed and
I lie >train parley tin* wire rop \
and llien lhi> loaded btiekels pull
ed tin- linej through I In- upper
terminal at rarinu I and pil
ed up III.' mass mi lie; hill .jn<-l
above I In* mill.
The man in eh a rue of the up
per terminal tirst notice*! the ca
ble heuinninu to .jerk and Hum
raee. ami sprang for the fric
tion eluteli. to shut il oil*, hut hy
tli.' time hr reached the brake the
cable was racinu at such -speed
that thf dutch could not lake
bold of ih icy cable, an-.I lie was
forced to llee from the terminal
imihlinu in order to escape the
whipping .'ml or the cable when
il was jerked armiml I lie hull
wheel.
•i iif i• i*i>k<*ii I'aiih' ran «I«11 I Iim
hill ami 'coilfil aiii| kinkixl mil il
a rareful rxaminal ion slmw.- thai
I lit'i't* is a I li'iisl feet of it
111 <i I will In* absolutely w«»rl hl«»s:
aixl will ba\e lo In- i«'|>larci| willi
new en 1)1.'.
GETS DAMAGES
FROM KNOCKER
I»awsini. I)(m:, 5 Bar*.) a
(iraves has seenivil a libel or
twenty-flvo buiKlreil dollars
against I.onl <;alln\vav for tl» -
framling in a Yukon mining il -.-il.
PATRICK FREE HOW
WANTSTHEMONEY
New York. Her. I'alrick,
who \\iis repent ly pariloiirtl from
tin* | * 11 it en t iu ry, whole lie wax
serving a life sentaneij. has bn
uiiii a tight b>r tin* six million
dollars left by Hit* kiur«b*i*«'«l Hire
In biiit in bis will.
MARIPOSA PASSED
JUNEAU YESTERDAY
Tin- .M:iri|n>Mii •!11tit*«i:i
Wi'tliii'sflny iiIKm iimou »>• .*> o'rlor ,
nml is 1111«■ in Vahh'z tomorrow
I'Vfiiinu. Sin- hu* »i linlil |»ji.-*«*••»».
K«'r lint for Hi is |i»wn.
\N"«• will rri'rivi* a coniplHr Iiin*
of I'.lirisliiihm K'mhIs mi I lie ii'\l
mI(miiih'I' at llarvi'.v's Toggery.
I-or warm. <|11i«*t- rooms nf rea
sonable rale*, no to ||,(. si. Khan.
Try I ho N«w Panama liol <>1. I he
only hotel with a (Irul-dasH din
ing room in town. No bap.
%
"Thn Professor" will be Mlageri
Hi Kaglen hall on Friday night hy
f.he pupil* of Ihe high mcIiooI.
CANAL ARBITRATION
URGED BY ROOT
Says America Can't Afford to De
ny Arbitration of Any
Question.
Xt»w York, Dim*. 5 "\Yc an* ap
proaching a <|n'slion which will
It-si lli»' willingness of I lie Amer
ican people In Im> lnnj lo the
ideals «»t" srlf-frovrrniiii'iil, show
ing thai a democracy ran he hon
orable ami jusl," «It>«* 1 n!*•'« 1 1'nit
••■I Stales Senator Kliliu ilonl in
| referring l<> Panama ('anal tolls,
| w hi It' speaking at llie animal din
ih'I" oj- lh«' chamber of niiiimcivi'
I iif I lie slati* of New York.
iMscnssim: Ihi' silnnlioii dial
I has arisen willi (ireal Itrilain he
I cause nf Ihr treaty under which
-In* has taken •* \ c * * | • I i< > n to I h •
i imposil ion of lolls upon itrilish
ships whili' American \cssels pa>s
j free, Senator llont. declared thai.
if \\i' refnst'ii to arbitrate this
j issue, Ihi* I 'nit fil States would hi*
in tin.' position of Ihi' nirt'chanl
I who is known lo all lln* world lo
j hi> falsi* to all his promises.
A NEW STRIKE
i ON DEADWQOD
I ' |
ftew Placer Fina Reported on
Tributary of the
Dishni.
i {
A lie\V plaeer s'.*l.% • (:«■*•!«• 1
( " I
• «• 1 »< *i 11- Mrliilipr I, • •: i I i I wood j
(ireek, <i tributary t.| ! In; iH^lu.a!
i river. w lii«*It «*m|»* i.»« into the In- |
J't mill's aliove I>i.Jikak:«l. I
j is reported by Pule Anderson ;
ami Charles Dark, bolli of i«Ssi — j
jarod. who arived from SI. A!it -
ai'I i>n I In' Victoria.
Thi; find was made hy an old
timer in the north known as
"I.onif Hill" Wilson and his I wo
partners, Joe Chambers and Mill
Valentine. The three men made
a sluice l»«»x of an old tarpaulin
I framed on poles, and with litis
I crude conlrivance washed up *.'J
| in one day. They brought the
news of the Hud to (ditaro(| (lily,
and caused something of a stam
pede to the Dishna river couii
try.
Work oil I he Thompson-l*"oi »l j
111'< • I it • i* I > i> progressing sleadi'.. >
BULL MOOSERS i
: BLOCK FUSION
i
.Vt'w York. I>i»r. -The >11111
j Mimim' l*,n<l<>rM. wiln llic cxn'p
linn •»I I'oulro||»«r !'< iiili'i'^asi,
litisi' il«'ci<li'il lo fn||.,w llit* dr.
iliM'.s of I In*ir rliii»f In "llulil it
inloiii' ami makr ti«* «*«•*n)>im>iI i#»n-*
! Willi HHht parly." This, il i*
I lea ml. will prexrnl :i fusion of
i all llif parlies iif»|i«••*.*«! lo Ti»»i»- j
| 11• ;i 11> 111111 riili' of \'»»w York.
Gov. Froar is Ronamed.
\\ asllillKloli. I >. her. r».-- 1
'Tin' prrsiilanl lias a pa ill s.miI in
I In* imiiw of Krrai as xmrrnor j
of Hawaii.
Frank KomIim* ami I•*ntily lia\ •
I oral o<| pornianrnl l.v al ('hilinii
wliore' Mr. Konirr wi•! ••iil«,r m
lo I In* prarllco of l.iw
"The CHIT" I* honied willi '
sl.oaiu. real aloam, ami you ran
frU it. In fact, you ran IH in
Ihr froHh air and Mill hnvo nil
Ihr warmth you waul.
TRAIN WRECKING
IS ATTEMPTED
I
I
Strange Actions of Some Des
peradoes Have Stirred Up the
Paople of Boi'ma".
Ito/.eman, Mont., Dim'. r» Sev
eral attempts have been mail.; to
wreck the work train on the north
branch of the (Snllalin Valley rail
road, a branch of the Puget
Sound road extending from Tlire.'
I'orks to Bo/emaii, in the last few
days, and only owin^ I«• llie
walcli fulness of IIh* train crews
have serious results been axcrt
i-d. Wednesday afternoon some
uu.* placed a number of lies on
I lie track, wedniliy one end be
tween I In- i ies of I by track and
under one rail and leaving the
other end on top of |lie track.
However, a.s lie* train was eom
inu in. the lies were noticed in
tine* lo >|o|i | be train and I bey
were removed before any dam
ape was done. A short time af
ter that the f.-nce crew was on
ils wa> to camp an,| saw some
more ties plae d on I lie I rack in
the same way.
SCHOLARS WORK
FOR SCHOOL PLAY
Rehearsals Every Night at Ea
g»es Hall, Whtere Play Vi/rtl
be Staged.
Tin1 >rln'l;ir> <if tin* hi^li »c*In•«i|
have Imm'ii practicing every ni^lil
I<> inaki' a mh'H'ji.s of "'riii* I'ru
tessor." which I hey will -la^c
Friday nijrlil. The staue ha> het-n
coiisl i iicli'i| an,| everything i* in
readiness. The cast includes sev
eral of | hi* scholars who helped
greatly I«> make a siicc ••»«. «• I* la>l
year's play.
Tile proceed> are r..r I lie lieil
efit iif the school ami will he llseil
to purchase necessary equipment
for the hijjh school.
Professor Mavis, the principal
of the school, has worked hard
training the scholars in their dif
ferent parts an,| has met with
Rood success.
Tile rescr\ed scats are mi sale
at I he two drug stores and all
who wish to should niiike .»arly
reserx at ions. The price of re
se.r\c,j seals is 7 5 cuts, (ieneral
admis ion is 5n cents.
TWO BANDITS
HOLD-UP TRAIN
('.hioiM". 5.-- I wn • 11ti(
bandit* hfld up llh* Noiilh\\i-d
limited of the r.hiciw- Milwau
kee iV SI. Paul railroad mciir My«t.
fie. In., early today, end roldicd
four pasHi'imiTs of fci.'lfi aeeord
iiiK lo ndvires rerui\ed Ii.mv liy
I lie «*i»inptiit\ official*. Tin- r«• l»
her* hrlil Hit' I mill for an hour.
To Abolish Assay Offloes.
W nshjn^imi. i>. i\. iiiM', r».
S«••• !••• I a r> or I In* Treasury Mar
Vi-auli riM'oniiiiiMiil* lln« abolish
ment nf all office* c\ccpl
in Ni'w York.
Tlii' volci's <h'epoti defeated
lliv simile |ji\ amendment l»> an
o\ «• i*\\ li*• 1111iiiu Miajoi ilN.
l*'OH IlKNT-.TIirne ft11*11imlt«*«I
rooms Inquire of C. K. Bunnell.
Frenh Morgan oy*t«rg .fried in
lwtter and oracker crumbs ol 'he
Vnldez C*f«.
IA1ANA QUARTZ
IS NOW PROVEN
All Doubts as to Future of Inter
ior Metropolis Set at Rest
by Discoveries.
The iiioii from i-'airhaiiks arc
onthnsiatsic over t lie promising
gold ipiarlx otilput from that dis
trict. There am now sixteen
stamp mills in the Fairbanks ro_
ronling precincl, twelve of which
arc located or arc being located
«»n tin* mines themselves, ami all
of which will be a' work before
I lie tirsl of January. In practi
i cally e\er> case the mine owner
has taken •nil em>u.-h ore from
the properly to pay for the mill
anil m»w ha- it installed where he
lean make I he mine pay for ii
oWn ib'N •'lopliieiil. Soiile of I lie
; properties are 11• >t \e| in «h.tpo
In -nppl.\ I lie little mill.- with a
[conliniioiis rir- of ore. |nit >c\.
jeral are. ami a few month-' work
will put the re-l in the -ami' po_
-it ion.
I Taking into eoiisiilera! ion tin*
idaily output of the mills now
! working ami the known richness
lot' t lit* rock at all of the mine-.
• tlie.-e mills can safely be count
j I'll upon to produce s I .mm.nun |i\
1.1II lie I.
i The mill- ii«»w mi the mine
:.-ite> ar»* located a- follow-: One
■ on* lister that of the llmlson
I brothers; two on Dome creek by
! Capl. Spalding. two on T.leary
| proper, oil the New-liii\ ami the
; Newsbox Kx I elision : one on W'il
i low creek <mi the Tolo\ana claims,
! ami one on lieiirock creek on the
J ISlmads-ilaH lead: one on Twin
; on the Itainhow ; one on
: Wolf creek "II I lie llcxall; two Oil
I'.halltam creek on tin* North Star
land the ('hatliam <'.reek Mining
j coinpaii\. ami one - located mi
j Tail-hank- cr ek for I lie* .Md'.arl >
'and Kiirsteiieau claim.
ELECTRIC HEAT
WILL BE CHEAP
Seattle. Dec. :>__Snpei intemlent
Moss, of the Municipal Liglilinv
systciii, is experimenting with an
elociric device for healing water
I which he claims will b. cheaper
II ban coal.
BIG LAWSUIT
OVER ELLAMAR
i Srjillli'. I »':•*. ') I. |» .M»•<*ii«i<*li
J li;i> ti.'Hiu ,i -nil • I• • 1*41;111.
Jul' I ln» I'll I a li t«i fur I !i »*•••• 111 n i -
. «li*«mI (liousaixl dollars.
• ini?*i- |>n\x»>iilal inn hi lln* sji• I
llii* Kllamar miim 11«»I«111• ^.
CANADIANS BUY
| MICHIGAN CENTBAL
Chinum. r».— li i> 11.
| <'il lhai lln' Canailiii'i I'.iriHr ha
! ImiifzIII «*i(illi*i>1 nf t!i.* MirliivVtH
<!«*i11i*iiI from III** Mi,*.; !'»mi' vmjm
II i.« prrilirli'il llial lln- I III I k ii n
allir* will lia\•* Iroiilili* in rul
11 iiik 111> I lif Turkey.
Arizona, Kan^a*. Ori'Mon ami
.Mii'liiuan liaxr mlnplnl Mir \vu
man «*nITrtiK«* ami'iiilmi'nl.
Ah a niallor of fart 'The <.1 iIV"
iin Ilio rnnst romforlablo plnro In
slop in Valdoz. Why nof ko
Ibere IIi*»l and su\p Mm riiihai*
ronprnent of ohaiiginy?
GUGGS BUY MORE
IDITAROD GROUND
Guggenheims Purchase Associa
tion Claims on Flat
Cr«®k.
Tin* < iii^pfiilifiius ut l lie hlit
[nroil haw .jusI rom'lmk'il tho
IMU'rha^'* til' i In* Mohawk aiul Gleu
ittssnria mils mi i-'lal rns*k ami .1
small piiT«* nf ^ rutin,) on Otl<?r.
The |kim liasi' prir#* i«. >ai>l l«» ! <!
>• I iu».nun.
Wil h 1 llr ai-«|ui»il i •:i • • f I hi-:
'-rmiiiil ,l i-i [i hi it lit- I in install
I\v11 111111-«« ilri'il^f- • a i* lat rro«*k
| ri>\l >ninnii'i*. A wiiifi' ri-hl has
j hi't'ii >l.il.«'i| kii mm v ami a
'i!ili*h I'fuir inil«*- 11• • • — \%i!l Im> lnii!!
, l«i rarrv w:iI•• i* t• • .1 | h\\«t plant
vhirli *.\»11 ^••m»i"ili' lis* i'I-m'I ri«* .
ii\ I'mi* il i* i!ii — — i*t*"« i ii ii!!u-|i'ii
i
. ••.
MARINE CIRCUS
I IS NOW PLANNED
I
Si'illlll*. !»«•«•. \ >111 |»«t 11 \ ll.l -4
j Im'imi .in-<»i |n.i ii!ii> In'III a vcs
[m*I |m rarrv ,i I i*a \ i*' i ii riivu-*
I• • luiir I hi' wiii'M. Ii will In- I In*
Imtli'iiMT i»l III prn.jrr'i l\» I<> !'•»I —
|ll\\ N nil I I III I ■ • I \ III— l\\n III ••ill" ll
animal KHi>\\ ii.
OUR GEORGE MAKES
; ' REAP BIG TALK
I ....
1 >* | •• <l»a in', i »..-i*. I •. 11 • 1 -
win. in a >|ii*i'rli I !i«* AihiM'
ii*;iii .Mining r.initi,.,«.-. i-nin pari* !
! < IiH"i»i*iI I'nn-lnili-i.iii-\ al i-1>i at
I :i par w il Ii Vila-' ran* • • 1" 11 .•
II r«*a-iii*i,> 'I"' I'.l ••riiii I <".ii\.
RICH SPECIMENS
DOUGHERTY CLAIM
I l-'rrd. iiifriiMimh :• nil
: II 'M rainr in fl'tnil I lie I tuiiuhfi'l \
| prnpiM'f > • ui Slump t: I.-m'mt. \s Ihm <•
!ht»y liit\•• \v.»rl»in^ simv
• ally in Otdtthrr, hiinuiim \\ i • ?
; I It •' 111 •lilt* I lit* I'irlU'.sl S|iiT!
j lilt'lls I'M'I' -• I'll ill Yald.'Z. A ill lit
lias Ium'ii rn»i in •jr» f. .-i fron*
1 \\lii<*li 11;i-» Im'imi sai'K«'«l sai'\
• •I' m i' w hi 'li lia\I.i iMi lav »i
• |ii\vii pari \\a> mi III!- -Jariri'
I'll,.it art* livi dislinrt Irtiu*.- mi
I lit* pl'iipi'l'l > . \\ ll it'll I r I". iTV
imli«*iii ii>ii i>l «• i»111i• • _ Ixui'ihi'r al
a .slij-'lil ili-it it. 'I'll.' pinpiTlN is
sjhialt'tl «• I-.' mil -ti llii- hay
anil li«*> iiiiiiiiik in.- Ilatnhh1!'
prttpt'i'l>. p11 Thasi'ij 11 • • ■.i I11?.*t•
ami Mt*Iiitnahl. and ahi-ii' Ihrrr,
(piarh'i's uf j iiiih- f"i»i«i ! !ir r.ain
fi'tin-.lithiiMin prtipiM'l it's. Th»»
hoy* havt' up In (In1 pr.'M'iil I i111••
ht't'ii living in a It'iil ami haw
t'tiliit' Itt 11»w11 fur Hit* purport' t»f
makiiiM aiTaiiMt'iiifiils fur winter
ipiarlt'i'*.
Tlit' Alaska W'alci*. I.i^lil A
Ti'li'phinii' cttnipany liavp hail a
now Ifh'phtnif i|ii't>,'ltir> printed
w li it'll w ill In* uf .ureal ronvea
itMifc In tin' Kfiifial pnhlif. a«* if
milium* j-'fiit'i al in "*• •••maI i«>n re
uiirtliiiu Iht' «• it>. ht'^itl.i all Hit'
'phitiii' .Htilisi'rih.
Th" iiiiiif h'll f»»r Hit' inlfi ii r
litis nittriiiim.
Iit'f.fiiiht*r wheal has slid tliisvn
In it:' rent* in I li #• r.hirapro pit.
WAXTKH—A Ktnlak 'T.asU
mnn Special" postal rani size.
AiUIim"»h Hot HI. ('.tirrioMt, Alaska.