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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1912.
NO. 148.
FIGHT MILLIONS
DONE IN SIGHT
Contest Over Henry C. Elliott's
Will Leads to Belief Deceased
Left Large Estate
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Chicago, III., Aug. 5th. —August
7th has been sot as the date
of the hearing or the first will
entanglement of the late Henry Cur
tiss Elliott, who made a fortune in
Alaska, and lost his life in a snow
avalanche, on January 10th, a year
ago while visiting his copper proper
ties in Alaska. His first wife, Cath
erine Elliott, who was divorced from
Jier husband under a will made by
the deceased prior to the divorce.
After Elliott's death, his second wife
Grace Van Wormer Elliott, filed a
sccond will.
Shortly after Elliott's death a will
was filed in which the deceased left
a large sum of money for charitable
purposes, something like a million
dollars leaving a like amount 'to his
wife and other relatives. As a mat
ter of fact his estate is not suppos
* ed by those in a position to know,
worth going to court over. At one
time the stock of the companies in
which he was interested had a mar
ket value of six dollars and some
cents a share but long since have
dropped to a few cents with no buy
«rs.
YOUNG MAN FALLS j
TO HIS DEATHS
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I'eler Trierschield foil from ai
pile driver at Silka and died from
concussion of I lit* brain I he nexl
day. 'He bad been working on the
new wharf, being constructed by
llie government on Japonsky is
land. His father has the contract
for putting in the piling and bad
>ent I be young man to the top of
the piledriver to make some ad
justments and while there be
slipped, falling to the planks and
striking on his head. He was im
mediately brought to Sitka, where
be lived but a short time. Triers
chield was 23 years old and was
born in Sitka. For a number of
years be was In the revenue cut
ler service.
The management of the Daw
son exposition has decided to
postpone the exposition tihsyear.
The White Pass railroad ' has
therefore withdrawn its special
exposition rates applying to that
c 'If.
THE MOOSEVELTS HERDING IN CHICAGO
BULL MOOSE LEADS THE CONVENTION
Eleven Hundred Delegates Are Awaiting the Word of Colonel
Roosevelt—La .Follette Leader May Be Democratic
Treasurer—Wilson Is To Be Notified of His
Nomination On Wednesday
Washington, Aug. r>.—August 17th
[3 the day sot tentatively by tlio
leaders in both houses for the ad
journment of Congress.
Seagirt, Aug. 5—Charles Crane the
Chicago leader of the LaFollette forc
es, may be treasurer of the Democrat
ic campaign committee.
Chicago, Aug. 5.—The probable sip
pointment of Charles Crane as treas
urer of the Democratic campaign
committee is looked upon here as a
going over of the LaFollette forces
to Governor Wilson.
Chicago, Aug. f».—The National Pro
gressive convention was called to or
der at noon today by Ex-Senator Bev
erldge. Orchestra hall was crowded
to its utmost capacity. There were
eleven hundred delegates in their
sc ats. The galleries were crowded
with spectators. In calling the con
vention to order Beveridge made a
speech in which he said that the
time had come when Republicans and
Democrats believing that the people
should rule and not the bosses were
forced to come together to form a
new party as were the old time
Whigs and Democrats when the Re
publican party was given Its birth.
The new party he said was being
built upon principles and not * men.
Its great work was to return the
government to the people, from whom
it had been wrongfully taken. The
National Progressives, he said, were
returning to J.he principles advocated
by Abraham Lincoln. He was fre
quently Interrupted by applause. At
the conclusion of the speech by <the
temporary chairman, committees were
appointed, and a resolution was adopt
ed asking Colonel Rooseelt to ad
dress the convention tomorrow. All
the contests were settled by the pro
visional committee In favor of the
white delegates, showing the new
party to be a wfolte man's party. The
committee on credentials, It is said.
THE U. S. S. MARYLAND
WILL VISIT TOWN VALDEZ
NOTIFICATION OF THE DATE OF THE DAYS VI8IT OF THE
MARYLAND WILL BE SENT BY TELEQRAPH-VALDEZ MUST
GIVE THE OFFICERS AND MEN A ROUSING RECEPTION
A dispatch received by Mi-. C.
E. Bunnell, chairman of (lie
Chamber of Commerce, from (he
commanding officer of the armor
ed cruiser Maryland nays that
vessel will vimII Valdez for one day
and I hat notification of I lie time
of the arrival of the cruiser will
be sen I by wire as soon a«j prac
tical.
It is now np to our citizens to
get together f<> tender the officers
and men of the war vessel a re
ception worthy of the metropolis
of Prince William .sound. It has
laken no little telegraphing to ac
complish the purpose in view and
now that it in doclded that the
Maryland i* to visit our waters,
and being I tic first war vessel of
magnitude to enler Port Valdez,
the occasion should be ninrl«> one
to he long remembered.
The Maryland carrie* a com
plement of officers and men num
bering close |f* 000, and is one of
the most powerful cruiHers afloat.
Ah Ihe Prospector started the
move 1110nt to have Ihe Maryland
visit this port, we would now sug
gest that there he called a meet
ing of our citizens to devise en
tertainment for our visitors. Let
Mich n meeting he called under
I In* auspices «»f Ihe Chamber of
Commerce.
Forest Ore* at Hkngwav burned
famous old Castle Kern and did
other damage. Casllc Kern was
leased to Mrs. Harriet H. Pullen
arid was lined during the tourist
season.
will follow the lead of the provision
al committee in the matter of seat
ing the white delegations. Delegate
Wickersham, and O. P. Hubbard are
representing Alaska, Mr. Hubbard
being named on the platform com
mittee.
New York, Aug. fi—Col. Roose
velt left here Sunday afternoon for
Chicago. He says that the new par
ty must accept his views on t.he
platform or he will refuse the nom
i ination.
Chicago, Aug. 5—The state Pro
gressive convention namod State Sen
ator Funk for Governor, and Judge
Dean Franklin for Lieut. Governor.
A full state ticket will be nominat
ed.
New York, Aug. r».—Woodrow Wil
son made a quiet trip to the city on
Saturday, discussing only campaign
matters with his committeeman.
New York, Aug. 5.—A number of
the city's wealthies men have called
DALY COMMITS SUICIDE
I WHILE TEMPORARILY INSANE
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN TAKES HIS LIFE
WHILE ON STEAMER FROM FA1RBANK8 TO THE IDIT
AROD-CAUSE OF RASH ACT IS UNKNOWN
Fairbanks, Aug. 5.—A. J. Daly, Na
tional committeeman of the Democrat
ic party from Alaska, sulcide'd early
this morning near Tolovana, on the
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steamer Reliance, enroute from here
to the Iditarod, where he has large
interests. The cause of the rash
deed is unknown. His tactumlty and
absent-mindedness while here caused
considerable comment among his old
time friends,
Seattle, Aug. 4.—A. J. Daly, Demo
cratic National comm'/.teeman suicid
ed early this morning, by putting a
bullet through hlB brain while tem
porarily insane on board the steamer
Reliance, near Tolvana. A coron
er's inquest was held at the Hot
Springn and a verdict of suicide
while temporarily insane was render
ed. His body will be interred here.
Mrs. Daly and her children are visit
ing her parents In Oregon.
Fairbanks, Aug. 5.—Daly placed
the pistol which robbed him of his
life to his head and fired the fatal
shot while In his stateroom on the
■teamer Reliance a few miles above
Tolvana at four o'clock on Sunday
morning.
A coroner's inquest was held when
the steamer reached the Hot Springs
where there is a United States com
missioner. The verdiot of the Jury
is that the deceased took his own
life white temporarily insane. A will
found upon his person requested thait
his body be 1 interred at Hot Springs,
showing premediateed suicide. The
body however, will be held pending
advices from Mrs. Daly, who is now
with her parents at St. Paul. Ore
gon. An undertaker has been sent
from here to prepare the body for
shipment outside, if so ordered. The
immediate cause of the suicide can
not be ascertained, but the act is
most generally believed to have been
premeditatf'jd. An hour before leav
ing Fairbanks, Daly purchased a thir
ty-eight calibre revolver. During his
stay here he appeared to be pre
occupied and worried. On Saturday
afternoon he gave the Times an in
terview and said he had decided
not to accept the appointment of
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PLENTY INVESTMENT MONEY
TO BE HAD IN VANCOUVER
FOR MINING INVESTMENTS IN THE VIOINITY OF VALDEZ SAYS
PROMINENT VANOOUVERITE-MAOHINERY FOR ALICE
PROPERTIES HAS BEEN ORDERED
N. 8. Matthew*, of Vancouver, B.
C., who recently financed the Alice
minus »t Bhoup Bay, and whose very
rich ore Is now being sacked for
shipment In a recent letter to ^hls
agent here says that there Is plenity
of money at present In Vancouver for
good gold properties In the vicinity
of Valdez, If they can bo obtained on
satisfactory terms.
Mr. Matthews leaves Sontjtle on'
the 24th for Valdez with a party
uf prominent Vancouver men and
capitalists, some of whom aro al
ready Interested In thlB section.
Mr. Matthews further states that
rnachlnery for the Alice properties
las been ordered and will bo shipped
ijr the first boat# going north,* con
toting of a slx-hundrod-foot hoist,
il*ty horsepower boiler, engines,
Mid compressors, and such machinery
is Is needed for development work.
| a meeting for the purpose of em
ploying detectives to obtain evidence
of graft and law violations with a
j view of cleaning up the city.
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Washington, Aug. ii.—A great deal
of interest is being manifested here
regarding the doings of the conven
tion in Chicago. Beveridge's speech
is attracting much attention but is
somewhat overshadowed by the
speech to be made tomorrow by Col.
Roosevelt, whose utterances will be
taken as the voice of the conven
tion.
Seagirt, Aug. 5.—Chairman James
[of the committee named by the con
vention to notify Gov. Woodrow Wil
I son of his nomination, is here mak
ing arrangements for the crowd to
be here on Wednesday when the noiij.
inee will receive official notification'
of his nomination. I
Chicago. Aug. 5.—Theodore Rouse-j
velt has arrived here and was greet-j
ed at the depot by five thousand peo-1
pie. He was taken dircet from the
station to the convention hall. In an
interview he said that the day of I he
"boss" is over. Roosevelt is in com
plete domination of the conviction
and can get anything from that body
he may call for. According to the
slate Pendergaat of New York will
place the name of Roosevelt in nom
ination. Beveridge in his keynote
speech, said the National Progress
ive party stood for a nobler America.
Dr. A. F. Heimlich, formerly of
Cordova, ami later of Juneau,
where he was run out for practic
ing without, a license, is now fol
lowing his profession at Fair
hanks, having succeeded in some
way in getting the necessary au
thority to practice.
The Moose dance la>t Sal unlay
night was a great success and was
at tended by a large number of
M« nse and their friends.
ARCHIBALD TRIAL
SET FOR HEARING.
House Judiciary ommittee Recom
mends Dropping Hanford
Investigation
Washington, Aug. 5.—The senate
has fixed December 3rd as the dai«
for the hearing of the Archbald im
peachment trial.
Washington, Aug. 5.—The Hous.j
Judiciary committee will report to
the house on Monday recommending
the dismissal of the impeachment
proceedings aganist Judge Hanford.
HANFORD'S RESIGNATION
ACCEPTED BY TAFT.
Washington, Aug. 5—President Taft
lias accepted the resignation of Judg«>
Cornelius II. Ilauford, of the West
ern District, of Washington, upon be
ing notified that the House Judiciary
committee had decided to drop th ■
investigation.
POLICE LIEUTENANT
WITHDRAWS HIS PLEA.
New York, Aug. 5.—Lieut. Becker,
of the police force, charged with tho
murder of Herman Rosenthal, hay
withdrawn his plea of not guilty and
has waived examination.
LOCAL ITEMS.
The Three -M. Iea\«*s I'M* l.and
loek. Kidal^o ainl Kllamar tomor
row mi•i*iiill- from (lie .Municipal
< I* »rk a I > »*r |« u*k.
'J'lie .Mariposa passed Juneau,
westward hound. al seven o'clock
this morning. She will lie due
here >onte lime Wednesday after
noon.
A dispatch i-ecei\ed at the mar
shal's olTice from fieorge tioshaw
al Naknek says that the jury in
the case of Tra^entue. tried for
murder, brought in a verdict of
murder in tin* llrsl decree, with
out lumping. This will mean the
prisoner will he given a life sen
tence.
Mrs. Marion I.each this morn
ing received the sad news by ca
ble of the dangerous illness of
her mother, Mrs. William Carr, of
(•real Falls. Montana. The mes
sage expressed the fear that Mrs.
Carr would not recover. Mrs.
l.each will hasten to her mother's
bedside, leaving on (lie Sampson
Wednesday.
VERY LARGE ORE BODY IS
OPENED CAMERON-JOHNSON
VEIN HAS WIDENED STEADILY UNTIL IT 18 NOW FOUR
FEET IN WIDTH CARRYING HIGH VALUES—8TAMP MILL
TO BE PLACED ON QROUND THIS FALL
Sidney Drake, who has just re
timed from l ho C.amernn-John
mn properties '»n 8houp glacier,
irings thf report that Ihc work
non have uncovered a larger and
•ichor body of ore than has yel
ioen found in that section. At
lie face of vein No. 3, in tunnel
*»o. 2, four fool of (ire shows up
lelweeu well-defined walls, carry
ng exceedingly high values from
vail to wall, ore Hint will run
mywhoro from ?tnn in fl.ooo to
ho Ion.
Hamplo* laken from across the
rein ami hrotiphf to tho oily mIiow
he quart/ I<» ho lilorally sprinkled
villi gold, ami not, as usually
ound, following small seams. On
ho face I his vein was hul six
nohos in width and ha* gradual
y hoon widening. while earryinp
ifj* MiliiCft, until at the depth of
132 feet it ha* widened to four
feet and shown every indication of
still becoming wider. While llio
tunnel a« far «h driven has gain
ed no great depth, hut from now
on for every foot run, it will gain
18 inches in depth.
The showing mndo.j* greatly
encouraging the boy*, who are
m(mining every effort lo develop
the property. From the v.howing
made thus fnr thin season, and
I tie ore in .night, the boyn feel I hat
they are justified in pulling a
stamp mill on the property this
fall, as they feel they can keep
the mill working ami from HTe
proeeeds pay for the development
being carried on.
Mr. f.allaghan, superintendent
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