mt. Mckinley explorers
ARRIVED ON THE ALAMEDA
HERSCHELL PARKER AND BELMORE BROWN ARRIVED ON ALA
MEDA BOUND FOR WEST WARD—8A YSTORM8 DROVE
THEM DOWN FROM NEAR THE SUMMIT
Prof. Parker and Mr. Brown ar
rived here this morning on the
Alameda bound for the westward,
where they go to get their person
al belongings, which they left be
hind when they started for the
interior. Mr. Parker states that
they succeeded in approaching
near the summit, having scaled
all the most difficult places, but
were driven back twice by fearful
storms prevailing at a time when
the thermometer was playing
around the sixties below, lie
speaks most highly of the miners
in the Kantishna, who gave his
party all the aid he needed. lie
says it >9 both an excellent min
eral and game country- The? will
leave for I he outside on the next
steamer. During their absence
from civilization Mr. Parker has
been presented by his wife, with
a son, and Mr. Brown has receiv
ed the sad news of the death of his
father, which occurred in Taco
ma several weeks ago.
Why Mount McKinley Barries.
The highest peak on the conti
nent arid the most difficult of as
ceal by Human beings, has been
all ;but syrmounted by the latest
expedition ted by-Pf&Y: HerschelT
Parker. Dr. Cook found it easy
to Climb 5,000 feel, t^ke a photo
graph of any old peak, and spin
fairy tales about hi«^ reaching]
something over 15,000 feet higher.
But it was by almost incredible
hardship^ that Prof. Parker and
Belmore Brown toiled to within
•'i64 feet of the summit. There in
the face of winds that stirred the
rarefied air at a temperature GO
degrees below zero, gasping for
breath, and burdened by Iheir
packs and scientific instruments,
they were in a condition rather
worse thap that of unaccommo
dated man.
The endurance of human llesh
and bone is greal. Team work, the
forming of relays and supply
camps, and the sending forth froiii
each succesisve station of the
most hardy and experienced of the
party, enabled Peary to reach the
north pole over shifting ice floes.
Prof. Parker adopted the same
expedient. But when he reached
the altitude of terrific cold and
storms,-where animal life had
never penetrated, a dog or a sav
age Indian would have had, per
haps, a distinct advantage over
the educated white man. Where
science fails, where its appurten
ances are not a help but a bur
den, man's adventurous spirit
ought to bear^him. Apart from
his'fliendacity. Dr. Cook's philos
ophy was wiser. Wfyen some, en
is devised to carry* mountain
climbers over the steepest and
roughest declivities, worse climbs
than that of Mount McKinley may
be essayed.-New York Times.
LIGHT HOUSE
TENDER COMING
The Entire Crew Goes on Strike
Because Government Has Not
Paid Salaries
Inspector llankinson. of the
light house service, says thai they
are crowding Hip y ork of the de
partment al this I Jim- in order lo
Aret ready !<• send I ho Columbine
lo the westward to take up the
work where it was dropped h.v the
disaster of the Armcrin. The work
of moving I he old base from Ton
ka i • finished and ttie new quar
ter* in llie Thomas properly be
uiu lo look arranged and business
lik<*. The ('olumhiiic is expected
lo be in readiness lo get away for
the westward some time this week.
Jus I as lh.» vessel was ready lo
sail I he entire crew wen I on a
strike, nol having received then
pay for six weeks, owing lo the
fact I lint I he appropriation bill for
Mint purpose is held up and the
men declare lhal they do not care
to go for two months more with
out.' pay. The situation is not
really a strike, because the men
are still with Ihe department, bul
have signified Iheir unwillingness
to leave for a long trip. Inspector
Kankinson has wired the situa
tion lo Washington and hopes lo
have some cash for lhe boys al an
early date.
Word conic* from I'orl Wells lo
Ihf i'*fTrri Jlml Alex. Hingleiary
has si ruck Hip vein on his prop
erly from I hp Iipw cro**-cul. -.JIo
svnyi in Hie vein mailer I wo foci
when Harry KnvanauKh lefl Ihere.
It i«< *ai<l lIn* vein i* nhowinfi up
hel.liw ami richer on Ihc lower lev
el I Ikiii it «li«l in I In- upper work,
iiiir*.
GOVERNOR COLQUITT
18 RE-NOMINATED
El Paso, Aug. 15.—The Demo
cratic state convent ion in session
here, re-nominated Gov. Colquitt.
During the proceedings there was
a 30-minute demonstration at lh<.>
mention of the name of Senator
Ha i ley.
ONE OFFICEHOLDER
PRAISE8 PRE8IDENT
Chatagua, Aug. J5.-Atloruey
General Wickershain, in a speech
praises President Taft for his im
partiality in recognizing neither
friend or foe.
GETS IN EARLY
WITH HIS CLAIMS
Chicago, Aug. I5.-Chairman
11 i lies, of the national commjllee,
claims thirty-four slates for Taft
iii the coming elections, but d"i v
not go info any details.
ACCUSES BOWERS
OF INTERFERING
Hitohcock Accuses Fish Commis
sioner Interfering With Seel
ing Legislation.
Washington, Auk. IB.-Senalor
Hitchcock this morning accused
PIi*li ConmiMxioner Bower* with
lobbying In an effort to delay ac
tion on I he blJJ afTeeting tho
treaty* \v)11» England, flus*ia and
Japan fur the projection of llie
seal.
Senator Hileheoek asserted that
Flower* was under Ihe influence
r»f the late Senator F',Ik ins, who
wa.H interested in I tie Northern
"ommercial eouipany. which eon
rolled the PribylotT inland*.
ARGUMENTS FOR
DARROW DEFENSE
Ends in a Blaze of Oratory Dur
ing Which Many in Audience
Weep Copiously
Los Angeles, Aug. 15.-Clarence
Darrow is making a dramatic plea
in his own defense.
Ending in a blaze of oratory,
Darrow concluded his argument,
deciding the shame of the big in
terests in submitting him to the
shame Mid ignomy of arrest and
trial. As he spoke people in the
court roo.ii were weeping.
A. <s. Stamm, for a long lime
connected with the Miner and
Prospector in an editorial capac
ity, will leave for Seattle on the
Alameda, where he goes to act as
correspondent for a number of
Alaska papers. Mr. S^amm is a
conscientious worker, who has
made many friends in the com
munity. As a correspondent", with
his intimate knowledge of Alaska,
we have a reason to expect good
work from him, which will add
materially to the newsiness of
tho Prospector and Miner.
STB. HM
- -IS M VESSEL
Has Accommodations for Sixty
five First-class Passengers
and 1500 Tons Freight
1 11 - ^learner Cordova, which ha^
passed into I he hands of her new
owners, the Alaska Steamship
company, since her arrival in
Puget Sound from a 15,000-mile
journey around the Horn, made
her first appearance in Alaska by
docking at Juneau a few days ago
with numerous persons gathered
to see her. An unfamiliar whistle
sounding in the bay attracted
many people to the dock, despite
the wind and rain. When the Cor
dova arrived at Seattle not long
ago from the Atlantic seaboard,
she was given a great reception
>y all the ships in the harbor and
the demonstration would undoubt
edly have been duplicated had
there been any of the larger ves
sels in port at the time of her ar
I rival in Juneau.
j Captain Fred. Warner, I In* llrst
jport captain of the Alaska Sleam
; -1»11» company after Mm* i r i i-k«* r
{■.if I In* Northwestern and Alaska
-icamsliip couipnuics in I1K)H, is
in command of Ih«* Cordova. Capl,
Warner Iiroimil| fli«* vessel fron,
tin- AI la ii I ir* seaboard. Captain
Jack Livingstone, \v«» 11 known here
ami very popular, is pilot. Sec
ond Steward Conwa.v, of I In* Jef
ferson, is aboard lIn* Cordova, and
Purser Jones, of the S. 8. Dora,
i* officiating In that rapacity on
I he new vessel. The Cordova car
ries a crew of thirty men. On her
trial run she developed Iwelvo and
one-half miles an hour. She is
227H gro«H and I Iftfl net tons.
There is passenger accommoda
tions for 05 first-class passen
gers. The steamer Cordova was
built by Ihe Hnrlan-Hollingsworlh
company at Wilmington, Del., ami
was 'completed In March last.
One feature of the "Cordova's
Voyage from Iho Atlahtic i* worthy
of at I <3 nt ion and that fij she car
ried sufficient fnel oil when she
left Philadelphia lo /team her
lf» Tallal, Chile, a distance of $>.
7oc» mjles. Iler oil burners of the
Dab I type were found lo work per
fectly and after replenishing her
supply of fuel oil at Tallal she
proceeded for Ihe North Parille.
CI1K OF SEATTLE
ON THE OOGKS
Vessel Resting Easily and Will be
Floated Off at High
Tldo
Seattle, Aug. 15.-Advices by ca
ble from Ketchikan state that the
Skagway liner, City of Seattle,
southbound, is now on the rocks
two miles from Ketchikan.
The vessel i«# resting easily arid
no danger is anticipated, as it is
expected that she will bo floated
r»fT at high tide I his afternoon.
A. J. Dimond, who was badly
hurl, a year ago by having his log
broken while working on the plac
er' claims owned by himself and
Jos. Murray, in the interior, was
an arrival on the Alameda. Mr.
Dimond is still on crutches.
A. C. Brown and Dr. Stevens,
interested in copper properties on
Knights island, leave for their
home in St. Louis on I he Alame
da. Their launch, the. Union, is
in winter quarters near Harring
ton's wharf.
P0PEP1FIE0
ML Hi
Priests No Longer Forbidden to
Wed Catholic to Protestant
Who Refuse Child Pledge
Protestants wishing to marry
Catholics need no longer sign an
agreement to rear the children
resulting from the marriage in
the Roinau Catholic faith. Neith
er will they be obliged to pledge
themselves to refrain from inter
fering with the Catholic consort's
performance of religious duties.
The change has been brought
about by the repeal by Pope Pius
of that portion of the decree "Ne
Jemere," according to The Acta,
the official organ of the Vatican.
The repeal becomes effective at
mice. The "ne lemere" was a
decree is>-ied by Pope Pius him
self at Faster, 1908. Ii obliged
every Protestant wishing to marry
a member of the Catholic faith to
sign an ante-nuptial promise that
he would refrain from interfering
I with the' Catholic in 1 he exercise
Iof his or her religious duties.
Further, the uon-Catho|jc parly
was required to pledge hims>|f
or herself l«» have all the children
resulting from the marriage bap
tized Catholics, and to have them
educated in Catholic schools.
The decree required that these
promises be made and signed in
the presence of the priest who was
to perform the marriage cere
mony. In cases where non-Cath
olic parlies refused so to obligate
themselves, no priest was allowed
to marry them, under penally of
being suspended. If the couple
went to a Protestant minister and
were married, the Catholic party
to the marriage was excommuni
cated.
Aooording In Iho instruction^
contained In the repeal off he "iip
lerpero," Iho non-Catholic parly
will ho askod m!ill lo sign flu*
anle-nuplial promises, as was
previously I ho custom. Should ho
op "ho rofuso |o no ohlipalo him
or herself. Iho priesi may perform
Iho mnrriafro, notwithstanding Iho
rofiisal.—New York Times.
Sol. Silverman, of toward, a
prominent mine operator I<> Iho
westward, in n pnssengor on Ilio
Alamcdn.
THEY WILL BE WELCOME
WHEN THEY COME HERE
TACOMA COMMERCIAL CLUB TELL8 PR08PECT0R THEY WILL
REALLY, TRULY COMC TO VISIT U3-REAL LIVE BUSINESS
MEN AND NOT SEATTLE SCHOOL MARMS
Editor Weekly Prospector.
Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 3, 1912.—
Dear Sir: My attention has just
been called to the following item
appearing in third column, page
three, of the issue of your val
ued publication for July 18th:
"As usual, the much heralded
Tacoma 'Business Men's Excursion
tto Alaska resulted in no one
showing up to represent the City
of Destiny. No wonder Tacoma
lags in the rear of the progres
sive march of the cities of the
•North Pacific."
Ill publishing the above item
you have done Tacoma a ver*.
'great injustice for I In* reason
thai no excursion of business
men of Tacoma has been under
taken, and no excursion conduct
ed from Tacoma to Alaska this
season as a "Business Men's Ex
cursion." One or two of the
steamship companies doing busi
ness from Puget Sound have tak
en excursion parties front Tacoma
to Alaska, but these parties have
not gone as "Business Men's Ex
cursion," but have solely as tour
ist parties, and to say that they
have represented the business
men or the business interest-S of
Tacoma, as in the above item, is
to not only do the business men
of Tacoma a great injustice, but
your readers as well.
Our business men have been
contemplating an excursion to
Alaska and hope t<» visit you at
an early date. When they do
come they will come in force and
there will be no doubt in the
minds of the people of any Alaska
cities visited but that they form a
"Tacoma Business Men's Excur
sion." They will come to get
closer acquaintance with you, and
|o lay the foundations for broad
ening their business relations
with them. Speaking for them, 1
know that they will like you, and
I aiu absolutely confident you will
like I hem, and I know that im
mense benefits will accrue
through their coming. Tacoma
has nothing 1ml the kindliest feel
ings for Alaska ami the people of
Alaska, and in the light of Mich
attitude the comment made in the
item above quoted should be, in
justice to yourself, to your read
ers and to the business men of
Tacoma, corrected.
I trust thai you will be disposed
to publish this letter, and to as
sure the real thinking people of
your community and of your great
territory that the steamship ex
cursions carrying parlies of tour
ist s from Tacoma do not repre
sent the business men of the city.
Anticipating the pleasure of
meeting you nt an early dale, and
bespeaking your good offices in
my request to make our attitude
known to your readers. I beir to
remain, very truly yours,
T. H. MARTIN.
Secretary and General Manager.
JOHN BALLAINE
SWINGING CIRCLE
Spallh>. Aug. 15.-John Bailainc,
of Scattle-Seward. lias withdrawn
from I ho <«ingressional race a$ a
standpatter and will probably give
his .support to the progressives.
VACILLATING NEQRO
SIGNS UP AGAIN
Chicago, Aug. 1C».-Johnson has
signed for a ten-round go with
Jeannette to take place In NVw
York on September 25th.
Great 8torm Spanish Main.
Madrid, Aug. l5.-(Jreat storms I
hf e swept |lu» northern and
wi-f em coasts of Spain, drowningl
hti- dreds of fishermen and sailors
on coastwise vessels.
A. M. Alen. one of Hie Parker-1
Brown party, stopped over al Jii-1
neau and will return into the Kan
lishna eonntry with a parly of
hunters. Mr. Alen i.« well known,
in "Valdez.
SENATE PASSES
APPROPRIATIONS
Senate Places Amendment Where
by Pension Agenoles Are
Abolished
Washington, Aug. 15—Thr ?*«mi
«!»•, pnM.ood lh»* pension appropria
tion hill with I he nmondnmnl that
p/1 pension ngencio* Im» abolished
on January 3ls| next. II also
panned ih«' army approprinlion hill'
cnrryiiitf ninely-hmr million do|_
liars with it.
|
, C.hnrles lluhhard i- a passeii
|ner on l li«> Alameda, hound for
I Hit' westward, where In* ha* «imc
i rirli «|iidi*f / pro*peel
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO PARTICIPATE
National Teachers' Association to
Enlist School Influence for
Exhibition
S;ui Francisco. An-. 15.-The
National C.ointnrrcial Teachers*
Keilerali« i». \\11M-h i-; » *n*? * up of
I'm? nm .t'lH i-'n-; .\ itional
Miriness Teaeher*' Asocialion:
National Slioiihaiul IVarhi'i's" As.
social ion: National llipli School
('••inini'i-rial Teachers' Associa
lion: National Penmanship Teach
ers' Association ami tin? Nation
al Private School Manager* Asso
ciation. at its closing .session ill
Spokane recently, adopted resoFu
lion* to nieej in San I'rancisco it*
11> 15.
Tin* federali«>11 will briny t•> San
Francisco in 1015 f1111> in,OW»
people. it will interest in the ex
position ev»»ry private school in
thi' United SInlrs nnd nil tiiffli
schools, college* nnd ui*i\Vrsi
ties with commercial nnd eco
nomie departments. The cam
paign to secure the meeting f<»r
Snn Frnncisco wns conducted l»y
P. I,. Brerhom. of llm Fremont
high school, Oakland; .Tnmes A.
Hair, serrelnr.v uf lh»» California
Teachers' Association: K. P.
Smith, of Herkeley: Mrs. Francos
K. Raymond, of San Francisco;
F. H. Bridges, of Onkland, nnd II.
A. Ifagar, of Snn Francisco.
THE CONFEREES
ARE WORKING
Washington, Aim. 15.-Tin* .sen
ali» and house conferees on tin*
Panama canal hill liavi* reachi'd
Ihnl neclion which ih'iiii's Amori
enn ships free loll* which nre en
gaged in foreign trade.