THc ALASKA PROSPECTOR
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Vo1* Valdez, Alaska, March 19, 1908. No 7
HAITIAN NEGROES
THREATEN WHITES
Two Dozen Caucasians Shot
but Arrival of Warships
Prevents More Bloodshed.
GUNS TRAINED ON TOWN
Marines Ready to Land at First
Sign of Outbreak by Blacks.
Refugees at French Legation.
Paris, March 17—The entire white
population of Hayti in threatened
with massacre. The foreigners have
all crowded into tho French legation
in Porb-Au-Prince, the capital city,
and a horde of blacks surrounds the
buildings. An attack is hourly ox
pected and will undoubtedly bo'made
soon unless a war fleet arrives.
Twelve prominent white men were
executed this morning. The same
number wore executed last night.
The prisons are full of whites and all
will probably bo shot unless outside
aid comes today.
Warships Arrive on Scene
Port-Au-Prince, March 18—Quiet
has been restored and additional
murders prevented by the timely ar
rival on the scene of British and Ger
man warships. The huge lighting
machines are lying in tho harbor,
their guns pointing toward the
city, ready for instant action. Mar
ines are hold in readiness to be sent
ashore at the first signs of further
outbreak by tho blacks. Tho French
legation, in which place all whites
who could get in sought shelter, re
fuses to surrender tho rofugoes.
STRIKERS ATTACK
STRIKE BREAKERS
Fairbanks, March 1(5—A riot oc
curred whon a party of miner** wont
to the railroad station yestorday
morning at 9 o'clock to go to the
minoH to work. Miners, citizens and
olllccrs wore assaulted and fired upon
but nono of them shot. Sovorai as
sailants woro wounded and two wero
arrested and placed in jail. Other ar
rests woro made lator.
Judge Re id reeoivod a mossago late
Sunday afternoon signed by Mar
shal Perry, District Attorney Harlan,
Clerk Htior, U. S. Commissioner
Erwln, O. A. Wells and Judge Wick
ershitm, telegraphing of the riot and
urging the closing of two saloons
which are rendezvous of the striking
miners. Judge Reid at once wired an
ordor suspending the liconsos.
Tho objectionablo resorts wero
thoso of Frank Miller at Garden Is
land and Martin & Koon at Fairbanks.
Simmers Down
Fairbanks, March 16—Everything
has boon quiot. since the Sunday riot
over the departure of minors for tho
crooks to tako tho places of strikers.
The hearing of tho defendants charged
with shooting at tho depot is in prog
rOHH.
Tho closing of tho California saloon
causes much indignation among par
tisans of that resort, which is consid
ered one of the most orderly and best
conducted saloons in tho city. It is
frequontod by many of tho most rop
utahlo mon In tho city. It is claimed
that O. A. Wells, tho nowolorkof tho
court, and Judge Held have been im
|K)sed upon by adherents of Wickor
sham who aro sooklnf? to put tho
California out of business for political
reasons. it is believed that tho rep
resentations made against tho Cali
fornia by Marshal Porryand his depu
ties woro at the Instigation of Judge
Wlokorsham. The California has al
ways fought the Wlokorsham faction
In polities, which accounts for tho an
tipathy of that element.
Marshal Hbottp Reappointed
Washington, March 14—James M.
Whoup, ifnlted Htatos marshal of tho
Flrnt judicial division of Alaska, was
nominated for a third term by tho
p resident today.
DELEGATE GALE
WILL NOT RUN
Alaska's Representative in
Congress Says He Has
Had Enough of It.
TIRED OK WASHINGTON LIKE
Affirms That He Will Not Con
sider a Nomination From
Either Political Party.
Washington. March 1h—Dolegato
Thoman Cale of Alaska made the an
nouncement this afternoon that he
will not be a candidate for re-election.
Ho will not accept either the republi
can or democratic nomination. lie
said.
"I make this sta,tcment unqualified
ly. 1 do not* want the place and I
want it understood that there is no
loophole through which I would
crawl to accept a ronomination. I
will retire at the end of my term.
DISCUSS ALASKA
TERRITORIAL BILL
Washington, March 19—The house
committeo on territories spent all day
yesterday in hoaring arguments upon
the two Alaska territorial bills. Sul
zer of Now York urged that the terri
tory be given an organization with
powers the same as those of other
organized territories, as provided in
his bill introduced in the house Doe
ember 5. lie estimated that the cost
of such a government to the territory
would not exceed $98,000. He inform
ed the committee that the road and
steamor facilities of the territory-- are
ample for reaching the place of meet
ing of the legislature with reasonable
convenience at any time of the year,
It dovoloped at the hearing that
Judge Wiekersham of Fairbanks
drafted the new territorial bill intro
duced by Delegate Cale. The friends
of territorial govornmont are far
apart.
The hearing was continued until
next Monday, •when Gov. Hoggatt
will be presont and give his reasons
for opposing territorial government.
SEEK EXEMPTION
FROM TRUST LAW
Washington, March 19—Represent
atives of all the labor unions of tho
United States assembled in conven
tion today voted to petition congress
for an amendment to tho Hhorman
anti-trust law which will exempt
iabor unions from its operation. Tho
supreme court recently deolared that
labor organizations are trusts the
samo as capitalistic nggrogatioiiB.
PASSES BILL FOR
ALASKA APPEALS
Washington, March 17—Tho h0UH0
passed tho hill permitting appeals hi
Alaska casos In tho circuit court, of
appeals to he heard at Portland or 80
attlo as well as at Han Francisco, at
tho option of tho parties. Under ex
isting law all Alaska appeals are heard
at San Francisco. Tho California
memhors alone voted against tho hill.
It was argued hy supporters of tho
hill that Hoattlo and Portland are
much more convenient for most Alas
ka litigants and attorneys than Han
Francisco, and that point carried the
hill.
Northwestern i« Seattle.
Hoattlo, March 18—Htoamor North
western arrlvod hore last night from
Valdoi?.
Judge Reid Decides That Conservation of All In
terests Involved in Various Companies and
Protection of Creditors Call for the
Intervention ' of Court.
Judge Reid in the district court
lato Saturday afternoon after hearing
arguments in tho bankruptcy proceed
ing instituted against tho Reynolds
companies by somo of the creditors,
made an order appointing 13. E. Rit
chie receiver of the Reynolds compan
ies and property in Alaska.
Tho court mado no ruling in the ad
judication of the bankruptcy petitions
further than to order the consolida
tion of t he two eases. As Judge Reid
is likely to start, for Fairbanks within
a few days, attorneys on both sidos of
the litigation expect that the bank
ruptcy issue will bo continued. Be
fore the end of this week the immedi
ate status of the whole matter will bo
determined.
In announcing his decision to ap
point a receiver Judge Reid said:
STEAMER POMONA
STOCK ON REEF
Eureka, Gal.,March IS—The Pacific
Coast Steamship Company's steamer
Pomona, plying between Puget sound
and Han Francisco, ran on a rock at
Point Arena, near this place, yester
day, and is being hold fast. The pas
sengers, one hundred and fifty in
number, and the crew abandoned the
vessel, leaving in small boats and
rafts, and sought, safety on Fortress
rock, where they now remain with
out food or shelter. A small boat
was sent here to secure relief and
assistance is already enroute to ( he
scene. The Pomona lies in a preca
rious position, and it is thought she
will be a total loss.
SMIRNOFF KILLED
BY FOGK IN DULL
St. Petersburg, March 19—General
Smirnoff and General Fock fotiglit a
duel thin morning because of Smir
noff's public Htatcmont that Foek
acted tho part of a coward at tbo
sioge of Port Arthur in the Japanese
war. Smirnoff was*. wounded.
Fock sent tho ehalienge am. . ) men
fought with revolvorH.
ORDERS BETROTHALS
SET DOWN IN WRITING
Itomo, March 17—Pope Pins decrees
that after the coming Easter no Cath
olic marriage will ho valid uuIohs tho
bothrothal Is put In writing, signed
and witnessed.
Pcttlbonc Very 111.
San Diego, Gal., March 10—Goorgo
A. Pettibono, the Western Federation
of Miners' oflleial who was charged
with complicity in tho Stounenhurg
murder in Idaho, is seriously ill in a
hospital here, from a chronic ail
ment.
Wooden Warahlp Rurns.
Guantanamo, Mexico, March 10—
The American wooden warship Mo
nonRahela burned In tho harbor here
last night, tho flr« starting from the
explosion of an oil lamp. Tho ship
was unserviceable.
C*ar Refuses Pardon.
St. Petersburg, March 18- -Disre
garding a strong piddle sentiment in
favor of the pardon of Gen. Stoessol,
tho defender of Port Arthur, tho e/.ar
today sentenced him to ten years in
tho penitentiary, In conformity with
tho recommendation of tho recent
court martlai.
"This mattor comes on for hearing
uIho upon tlio petition of certain el-ed
itors, asking that a receiver be ap
pointed to marshal the assetts and
conserve the property and income
therefrom for their benefit. The
court dislikes very much to adhere to
the rule of appointing it receiver. It
is an extraordinary remedy, and
should be invoked with a great deal
of caution; but it is evident in this
case, from all the evidence, that the
Reynolds-Alaska Development Com
pany is the father of all these compan
ies or corporations mentioned herein;
that it acted through Henry I). Rey
nolds as trustee and as agent, and
that Henry l>. Reynolds, as trustee,
and all these other companies are
identical, t hey having a common in
(Continued 011 page 4)
COURT SENTNGES
ORCHARD TO HANG
C'Hklwoll, Idaho, March 15)—Judge
Wood in the district court today, sen
tenced Harry Orchard to hang May
15 pn his plea ot guilty of the murder
of Ex-Gov. Steunenburg, but in pro
nouncing sentence said he believed
that Orchard told tlio truth in his
testimony regarding the Steunenburg
and other murders and he would
therefore recommend the commuta
tion of tlvs sentence to life imprison
ment.
The state board of pardons will
meet in a few days and consider the
recommendation for commutation of
sentence.
CHARGE JACKSON
AGGRAVATED PANIC
Albany, N. Y., March lil — Tim
legislature today passed ii resolution
to investigate that charge (hat Attor
ney-Cloneral Jackson aggravated (ho
nionoy panic last fall by his public
statements regarding alleged rotten
ess in receiverships and trust com
panies, it being claimed that many
of his statements were untrue.
DETAILS OF WRECK
OF SCHOONER MILLER
Further details of the wreck of the
schooner John F. Miller olf Ikatat
peninsula, at the entrance of Isinot
ski straits, come to (lie Prospector in
a 1 otter from Unga which says:
The schooner John F. Miller, be
longing to tin* Pacific States and
Trading Company, of Han Francisco,
arrived at. (lie Company's station on
her winter trip, January 2 last. For
ftve days, when weather permitted,
the crew were unloading salt and
lumber, and 011 January 7, were about
to discharge the provisions, but dur
ing tlin evening of (he same day a
violent gale from the northwost
sprang up which prevented further
work, ft ineronsod in velocity during
the night and about 1 a. m. of thn
8th tho vessel parted one of her moor
ings ami (hen began to drag the
other two, and dually went on a reef
about three-fourths mile from her
anchorage.
The first known of tho schooner's
plight ashore was when men In tho
hunk-house heart] erles for help, and
running out could just discern the
vessel through the darkness. It was
utterly impossible to render any help
owing to the violent storm then rag
ing. When daylight came it. was
(Continued on page 4)
CROWD STARTING
TO VftLOEZ CREEK
Two Parties, Last of 60
Men, Leave Gulkana for
Gold District.
TAKING IN LARGE OUTFITS
Twenty-two Horses and Many
Dogs Follow Snow Plow Clear
ing Trail on Gakona River.
Gulkana, March 11—Twenty-two
horses loaded with 7000 pounds each
loft hero yesterday morning for Val
dez creek. AIho a lot of dog teams.
The entire outfit is going up the (Ja
kona river. The party is using a
snow plow which cleans the ice per
fectly for the loaded sleds that follow.
There are now sixty men here who
will leave this morning for the Val
dez creek district, either to work on
claims or prospect. Dan Kain, rep
resentative of the Oregon-Susitna
(Continued 011 page 1)
SARATOGA BEATS
ALL TIME NORTH
Steamer Saratoga made a record
trip northward thin time, covering
the distance from Nanaimo to Valdez
in «'xactly four days. She left Nanai
mo shortly after 5 a. m. Monday,
which in a. m, in Valdez. and arriv
ed here shortly after 3 a. m. Monday.
Nanaimo is about the same distance
from Valdez as Seattle, although
farther north, because of the circuit
necessary to got out to the ocean
around Vancouver island.
The Saratoga has made the run to
Seattle from Valdez in less than four
days, and the Oregon did so twice.
Coming north the boats seem to be a
little slower, either because they
come loaded or else the trail is up
hill. Anyway Capt. Schage and Chief
Engineer Pearson now have the
record for fast time northward.
The Saratoga brought lOfi cabin
and l(ii» steerage passengers to Val
dez and 311 altogether. Her Valdez
cargo is 450 tons, of which 200 tons is
coal. She sails south tonight.
DREADNAUGHI IS
TOO UNWIELDY
London, March 19—Lord Tweed
mouth, first. lord of the admiralty in
tho British ni in in try, in addressing
the hoiiHo of lords today upon tho
condition of tho navy afllrmed that
the Dreadnought is too large and un
wieldy and that battleships hereafter
should he smaller. He stated that
according to present plans the British
navy hy 1911 will he greater than that
of all the rest of the world combined.
YUCATAN BRINGING
240 PASSENGERS
Heattle, March 17—Hteamer Yuca
tan sailed for Alaska last night with
240 passengers, of whom 110 are
miners for tho Tanana. William
Waechtor is aboard with 00 head of
cattle for the Tanana.
To Kxpcl All Jcwh
Ht. 1'otorsburg, March 10—All Jews
aro to be ex|>eliod from Vladivostok.
They were notified today that they
must got out of tho city bofore the
end of April. Tho same rule applies
to all marltlmo towns. The reason
given Is the government's fear that
atrocities against Jews will bo ro
nowod, asjit has noticed that anti
Jewish agitation is rising in many
plaeos,
CHANGES LAW OF
PLACER MINING
Circuit Court of Appeals De
cides That Discovery
Must Be on Bedrock.
WICKKRSHAM IS KlvYlvRSEl)
Holds Contrary to All Precedent
That Prior Locator Cannot
Hold on Surface Finding.
The court of appeals of the Ninth,
or Pacific coast circuit iias just de
cided in substance that location of
placer mining ground with complete
compliance with all the requirements
of law as to discovery, staking, post
ing and tiling notice, is of no avail to
protect the locator from jumping
until he makes a bedrock discovery,
and that a later locator who reaches
bedrock lirst is entitled to the ground.
This decision, which will revolution
ize the theory of placer rights and
reverse all previous construction of
the statute if upheld by the supreme
court of the United States, was made
in the case of Johnson versus White,
appealed from t he Tanana district of
Alaska. It reverses the decision of
Judge Wickersham, who decided that
the first locator had the prior right
and was entitled to the ground be
cause lie located lirst and began work
first, although the opposing claimant
reached bedrock first.
The decision of the circuit court of
appeals in etfect is that bedrock dis
covery is the essential fact in placer
locations, and that all preceding dis
continued on page 1)
CAPT. MIKKELSEN
REACHES VALDEZ
('apt. Kjiuir Mikkelsen, the Arctic
explorer, arrived in Valdez late Fri
day afternoon 011 his way outside.
He came over the trail from Nome
and Fairbanks, lie mushed out to
Nome late last fall from the Arctic
coast.
('apt. Mikkelsen sailed from Vic
toria in May lflOG in the Duchess of
Bedford, equipped by British scienti
fic enthusiasts. He reached the
Arctic and made some explorations
in the vessf 1 hut the chief result was
the dash of himself and Mr. Lellling
well and four other men on sledges to
latitude 71 degrees, 17 minutes, under
extremely adverse conditions. Pick
axes wero used constantly until lost
and several times a raft was impro
vised of sledgos. The men traveled
this way over 53.1 nautical miles,
partly on lagoon ice and drift, 3f»l on
pack ice. Valuable data concerning
ice conditions in Beaufort sea were
obtained.
Hix miles a day was fast time on
this trip and 011 some days scarcely
two miles were made. The dogs were
fed on condensed food at first, but.
later the weaker dogs were killed,
one at a time, and fed to the others.
When strong easterly winds blow the
ice was carried west faster than the
party could travel the other way.
Oneo after traveling southward eight
days t hey found themselves north and
west of their starting point.
('apt. Mikkelsen is on his way out
sido to outfit for a dash to the pole.
Ills plan Is to take a launch and a
row boat and keep in the open water
as long as possible.
The explorer Is a small man, only
27 years old. 'lie is a Dane.
More Miners Coming.
Seattle, Match 18—Thirty miners
for the Tanana will leave on the next
steamer for Valdez. After this sail
ing, strike breakers will be sent In by
way of the Yukon.
Says Warfleet 1h Having Peacc
Ht. Petersburg, March 17- Dally
Blovo says the voyage of the Ameri
can battleship fleet Is saving the
peace of the world. It compliments
President Roosevelt and his big stick.