SIhg Ualfoz latlq ProBpprtnr
VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1912.
NO. 146.
MORE ARRESTS
GAMBLER MURDER
Two More Arrests Are to Follow
in Gambler's Murder
Case
Now York, Aug. 3.-Gyp, the
blood, and "I-efty" Louie are two
more expect to be placed un
der arrest for complicity in the
murder of Herman Rosenthal.
Owing to tlie stiff probe being]
made into Mic policv department i
by Mayor Gaynor, the police are
raiding the cafes, which have been
violating I he one o'clock closing
ordinance. In many oilier re
spects the police are tightening
I heir grip on the city.
WRAiELLMURDER
OVER DRINKS
Denizen of the Underworld
iKIls One Man and
Wounds Another
The following account ««f the
murder of a man al Wrangell by
mie of Ihe denizens of the lower
world, is reprinted from the Sen
tinel :
"John E. Anderson, of San
Francisco, who had recently come
to Wrangell, is dead and buried.
Knudt Anderson, a companion, is
suffering from a bullet in the foot
and Irene Taylor, Ihe culprit, is
in jail under a charge of murder
as the result of a fatal shooting
on the "wharf" last Monday night.
The shooting followed a dispute
over pay for drinks.
"Tuesday morning a coroner's
inquest was held over Ihe body of
Anderson, and in Ihe afternoon
Ihe culprit was brought up in the
commissioner's court and was
held to answer a murder charge
at the next session of the grand
jury.
"J. E. Anderson, the victim, was
buried Wednesday and leaves a
family of five children, and a wife,
whom is believed to be en route to
Wrangell, expecting to join her
husband here."
MARYLAND MAY VISIT VALDEZ
CORRESPONDENCE OFFICIALS
COMMANDING OFFICER OF WAR VE88EL ALLOWED TO USE HI8
DISCRETION IF IT WILL NOT CONFLIOT WITH DATE SET
FOR DEPARTURE OF THE VESSEL
Iii response to cablegram* sent
to the Navy department nuking
that Ihe Maryland visit this port,
(he following reply has heen re
ceived :
C. E. Bunnell, Chairman Chamber
of Commerce, Valdez:
Replying telegram Maryland's
itinerary in AlaHka, does not per
mit of extension, but your request
ban been referred to commanding
officer of Maryland and visit to
Valdez, authorized in his discre
tion. if it will not delay sailing
.south by dale already fixed. Win
llirop, Acting.
The cablegram to the Secre
tary of the Navy was supplement
ed by the following invitation to
the commanding officer of the
Maryland:
Citizen,* Yaldez welcome Mary
land, its officers and men to me
tropolis of Prince William Hound.
Safest, bent prolecled, easiest de
fended harbor on entire Pacific
coa»l. Anchorage for entire
American fieef. Furthermost,
north harbor in world open the
year round. Mont available enter
port |o Malanuska coal fields.
In reply I he following wag re
ceived :
President Chamber of Commerce:
Many Ihaukn for telegram of
welcome. Regret to stato Yaldez
not included my order* a? port of
eall, due probably fo necessity for
completing cruise In Alaskan wa
fers before Sept. 1st. F.llicott,
Commanding.
(Continued on page 4)
THE NATIONAL PROGRESSIVE PARTY ~
MEETS IN CONVENTION ON MONDAY
Will Have Little More Than Five Hundred Delegates—Contests
From Southern States Being Adjudicated—Kansas Bal
lot Case Taken to Highest Tribunal—State
Conventions Nominating Full Tickets
Chicago, Aug. 3.—The provis
ional commit tec of the National
Progressive parly, meets at noon
today, when I hey will decide the
contests from the states of («eor
gia, Mississippi and Florida. The
convention will consist of live
hundred and thirty voles, a ma
jority to elect. One hundred and
lil'ty delegates are now on the way
fr»»m New York, on a special train.
Advices received by the committee
indicate thai all the stales will he
represented. George Perkins has
arrived here and promises funds
with which |i> carry 011 the cam
paign.
Chicago, Aupr. 3.—The Illinois
■dale convention, now in session,
liave nominated a full slate lick
['I. The convention is a large ono
iinl anions its delegates are many
men heretofore prominent in Rrt
imhlican national and stale po|j.
I irs.
Seagirt, Aug. Woodrow Wil
son left for New York today to
ronfer willi Campaign Manager
McConibs. During I lie conference
they will ni»p«>i 111 a national treas
nrfr.
Washington. Aug. .'I.—Kansas
Republicans have appealed from
tlir decision of I lie supreme courl
of 111 e slllle declaring 111 a I I lie
lit ii i he Ye 11 eleelors should lie plac
ed i.ii I lie regular llepuhliran
liall-ii. Justices Vandevenler and
Pili'ey. of I he 1'ii it I'll Stales su
prei-ie court. liaYe granted an ap
plication of the regulars for an
appi*a 1 |i» the hi^ho! court »mi a
wril iif i-rrtir.
Tacniiia, Aug. J).—Tin* Male Pro
gressives have organ ix<*«I a — 1111
wiili' parly after a must exciting
linn*. I .at i*r mi they will muiii
uali* a lull stale ticket ami pre«»
iili'iilial electors. refusing to af
liliali' in any way with 111 •* slaml
pallers. Hereafter Senator Poiu
ilexl er will villi* ami art apart
from I Ik* lli'puhliran niemhers of
thr Senate, mi longer consiilcring
li 11»i-. l 1 a Hi'pulilirau.
COURT OF COMMERCE
WILL NOT DIE
Washington, * Aug. II.—Jly an
agreement reached by the Senate
and House conferees, live judges
of tin* Court of Commerce will be
retained as circuit judges. This
tribunal will not pass upon ques
tions of fact, but will bp confined
lo appeals from the inter-state
commerce commission on points
of law.
MORE TROUBLE
IN NICARAGUA
Washington, Aug. 3.—The cruis
er Tacoina has been rushed to
Nicaragua lo watch American in
terests there owing to reported
{mil' >1 of I lie political situation.
.John J dinsou, the noted dog
racer, who was marooned over on
the Siberian coast last fall, while
in that country hunting up race
dogs for the all-Alaska sweep
slakes, returned to Nome July I
on the trading ship Yorkey.
(ienrpv Otiashi and wife, of
Ketchikan, were bound over lo tbe
grand jury for alleged assault on
Peter John with a dangerous
weapon. Ohashi it said lo have
bounced two billiard cues on
John's head, breaking both cues.
THE PORT WELLS STRIKE
RICHNESS IS CONFIRMED
BIG LEAD 18 UNCOVERED AT EDQE OF TIDEWATER-AL. SIN
GLETARY'8 CROSSCUT NEARING LEDOE—NEW CAMP
SHOWING EVIDENCE OF PROSPEHlTY
A Idler received from Hubert
McC.hesney, al Avery river, Port
Wells, slates lhal I he recent dis
covery made on llarriman Fiord
was made by Chris. Petersen and
Ole Little. He says I be rock is
very rich, the quartz being "live."
The ledge, which is situated at
the edge of tidewater, is said to
be from three to five feel wide,
carrying values throughout.
A I. Singlet ary has not yet
struck his ledge from his new
crosscut, having yet about six feet
to drive. The miscalculation in
tin- distance to be driven was due
In the dip of (In* ledge, which is
not as? great as was thought from
indications higher up.
F. L. Wagner, who tias just re
turned from the district, is very
much impressed with the show
ings made and expresses the
opinion that Port Wells will even
tually be one of the great gold
producing sections of Prince Wil
liam sound, lie says from now
f»n there will • probably be more
discoveries reported, as the heavy
snows in the higher altitudes has
kept the prospectors from explor
ing the country far back from
tidewater.
RICHARD MILLER DROWNED
IN WATERS OF EYAK LAKE
DRAW8 PAY AT SALTERY AND LATER HIS UPTURNED BOAT
AND HAT ARE FOUND DRIFTING ON WATERS-FRIENDS
8EAROH IN VAIN FOR BODY
Hichard Miller is supposed to
have been drowned in Eynk Lako
Sunday morning about 10 o'clock.
His upturned boat was found and
some distance away the o'ars of
hlft boat and his hat.
Saturday Miller drew *'i50 from
the Orca cannery. He cashed this
at RluinV bank and drew out
again about $100. It is believed
he had another hundred about his
person.
Miller had a cabin in old town
next to the ono occupied by John
Nebbe. Tho latter is intimately
acquainted with the missing man,
and reports that Sunday morning
Miller was in hi* cabin and (hoy
talked for some time. Finally
Millor said he would take his boat
and look after some nets. Nebbo
advised him to tako his canoe, as
the boat Miller was using was a
litllo cranky dingey which leaked.
but which was handy in getting
about in the yhallmv place*. Neb
be says Miller could not swim and
he had warned him more than
once about using the small boat.
Nebbe came to Cordova, and
when he returned to old town
about an hour afterwards, an In
dian girl came to his cabin and
told him that "Dick's' boat was
out in the lake bottom side up.
Nebho took his boat and found
the other boat a« described. He
tu<ned it over, thinking the own
er might be underneath. The wind
was blowing at the time suffi
ciently to give the boat consider
able of a drift, and he followed
in the direction h'e Judged it had
drifted and came across the oars.
Still farther along, just around
the first point from old town, h.?
found the hat worn by the mlss
( Continued from page 1)
CHARGED FRAUD
MOVE TO QUASH
Seattle. Aus. S.-Cliarli's Hous
ton ami I). Bullock, charged and
iiidif-1«>i| with having entered a
conspiracy |o defraud I lie gov
ernment in ohtainrng contracts to
furnish Alaska military stations
with coal, have filed a motion lo
quash the indictmcnls.
WILL TRANSPORT
MEXICAN REFUGEES
Washington, Aug. 3.-The Sen
ate has adopted a resolution to
furnish refugee* from Mexico with
transportation from El l»aso in
their deslination.
Major Carr Coming North.
Seal tie. Aug. 3.-Major Carr. of
the Signal Corps, in charge of I he
Alaska cable and telegraph lines,
leaves tonight on an inspection
tour of all the signal stations in
Alaska, first visiting Ihe interior
stations.
No Raise In Price.
Seattle, Aug. 3.-The price of
meat will nof be raised here.
At a meeting held recently in
Fairbanks, plans were perfected
for the First Alaska Cadels, a mil
itary organization of boys. Thirty
two youngsters signified fheTr in
l< i.tion of joining the order.
ASSOCIATION But
APPROVED BY TAFT
The Hatchet and Pencil Miners
Are Given a Long and De
served Rest
Washington, Aug. a.-President
Taft has approved the bill amend
ing 111«; Alaska mining law. which
provides I hat placer locations
shall iH»l exceed forty acres, ami
Ihal powers • • f attorney must
in writing, ami flint no attorney
shall be permitted |<> locate more
than two claims in each calender
moulh, ami that no person ran
locate two claim*. II also pro
vides for a hundred dollars as
sessment work each year on each
•jn_acre tract.
HE MENS
STRIKEAT END
Differences Between Cannerymen
and Fishermen Settled by Mu
tual Agreement
New > of the wet t leli ten I of the
differences between Southeastern
Alaska tisherinen and cannerymen
is Conlirmed in a wire from Ketch
ikan. The news is indeed wel
come, as the fishing business will
now bowl steadily along until the
end of the season.
By accepting recognition of the
cannerymen, the fishermen have
accepted the terms of the can
nerymen. The new scale of prices
which will be in vogue is a> fol
low* :
Humpbacks, one ami three
quarter cents.
I>og salmon, three cents each.
Sockeye and coho, fifteen cents.
The price* asked by the fisher
men when they struck were two
cents for humps, four cents for
dogs, fifteen cents for small sock
cyes and twenty cent* for large
sockeyes.
The message from Ketchikan
says (hat four hundred fishermen
have gone back to work. Both
sides made concessions and ev
eryone is enthusiastically bend
ing his energies toward repair
ing what damage the M'^ness has
caused.
SERIOUS STABBING AFFRAY
RESULT BUNKHOUSE RUW
KENNETH DOLAN 8TAB8 J. FRANCIS WITH 8HARP KNIFE OR
RAZOR, INFLIOTINQ 8ERIOU8 WOUND IN ABDOMEN
OF THE VICTIM
In a slabbing nfTrny at Smith'*
bunkhouse in Cordova J. Francis*,
of Seattle, was cut in the ravily
of the stomach with what is be
lieved to have been a razor or
sharp pocket knife. Aman giving
his name ns Kenneth Dolan wan
the assailant and was arretted by
Deputy United Stales Marshal
Bright well and is now in ttie fed
eral jail here, liaving been brought
over on the Sampson.
On .Dolan'* person was a min
or's rard of Butte, Mont., giving
the name of James Allen. If•• has
one eye gone and it is claimed
all the way up on the boat he was
surly and kepi to himself.
The erowd engaged quarters nl
the bunkhouse ln*«l evening. D«»_
Ian, «»r Allen, was whal is describ
od a* "mean drunk," ami kept
Hinging and making a noise and
disturbing the other men, who
wanted to sleep. The proprietor
Anally told him lhal ho would
linve to behave, and he quieted
flown for a time, but broke out
again.
.1. Francis asked liini to keep
Mill, die replied in foul and abu
sive language and in reply to
something said by Francis, dual
ly started for the In I tor's bunk.
Seeing him coming, Francis got
out and pushed the other man
rway, telling him to lie down and
behave himself. Without the
least warning, il is said. Polan
then stabbed him.
S.Mtie of the oilier men luler
(tlontinued on pa*e \)