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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1912.
NO. 175
NEW ALASKA LINER
IS MAGNIFICENT SHIP
MARIPOSA QREETED BY .BIG CROWD UPON HER ARRIVAL I
TER FAST TRIP UP COA8T--I8 SAME TONNAGE AS THE
ALAMEDA—CAPT. MOORE COMMANDING
Last evening the people of Val
dez greeted the Mariposa 011 her
maiden tup to this port The
Mariposa i> a sister ship to the
Alameda, tney both being of 3.
158 Ions gross tonnage; 3J '» feel
in length, A 1 feet beam and 3,VM
horse power. Both vessels wi»ro
launched in 1883. The similuv
• ly goes that far but little fu«:t:
••r, f: r the Mariposa has it o .*«•!•
her sister ship in the way <>f ac
commodations. The dining sa
loon is very spacious ami is lilted
with individual and family tables.
The furnishings are handsome,
and last evening, at least, were
most handsomely decorated with
ferns and exotics.
The smoking room is situated
aft, is large, not only comfort
able but handsomely appointed.
The state rooms are roomy and
contain only two large berths,
with the lower one sufficiently
elevated to slip two steamer
trunks underneath. 'Hot and cold
water can be had. The promenade
deck is 12 feet in width, permit
ting the passengers ample walk
ing room. The social hall is very
handsomely appoints! and equal
ly as comfortable.
The engine room is a model of
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BRYAN AGAIN
SCORES HARMON
Shows That Harmon Attempted to
Secure Nomination at the
Denver Convention
Columbus, May 10.--William
Jennings Bryan in his speech
here last night threw light on
the reason for his violent oppo
sition to Harmon as a presiden
tial candidate. It is evident that
Bryan considers that llarmon at
tempted to double-cross him.
Bryan sprung a telegram and
sevn al letters showing that Har
mon attempted to get the nomi
nation at the Denver convention
four years ago, but failed through
Jack 01' support. Bryan had been
supporting Harmon in OITio and
felt I hat he was entitled to the
full support of the Ohio gover
nor.
ATTORNEY SUES
FOR HIS FEES
Attorneys Testify That Fee
Charged for Defending Poach
ers Was Reasonable.
Yesterday afternoon and this
morning the district court has
been occupied in hearing the case
of K. bj. Ritchie vs. Chulman
Kickuchi for fees as attorney, in
the case »»f the Japanese seal
poacher, Tokio Maru, seized with
its crew by the government. The
plaintifT contending that he had
entered into a contract with the
representatives of the vessel and
that the latter had violated their
contract.
Mr. Ritchie is suing for a fee
of $'2,000, of which he received
$200. Other attorneys testified
to the reasonableness of the fee,
the case having been taken to the
court of appeals and having in
volved the liberty of 30 men. The
jury composed of T. G. Quinn,
Walter Quinn, (J. B. Hmith, Mar
vin Buford, L. Archibald, Adam
Hwan, Ohas. Lawson, O. Olson,
don. Tiffany, Jno. 8tolter, Jarres
Patterson and Harry Oogshall,
began their deliberations during
fhe noon hour and had not ar
rived at a verdict at 3 o'clock.
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FLYNN IS CONFIDENT
OF WINNING FIGHT
Las Yogas, May 10.—Flynn ar
rived here to begin training f«»r
his light willi Jack Johnson. Ho
was greeted on his arrival by the
hand. Flynn weighs 220 pounds
and expects no trouble in reduc
ing to 190. He is confident of
winning the championship.
SHOPMEN ARE
PLANNING STRIKE
Locals Are Now Balloting on
Question in Support of
Demands
Kansas City, May 10—Shopmen
on 47 railroads, which embraces
every line between the Missisippi
river and the Rocky mountains,
are now voting on the question
of striking if their demands for
an increase in wages are not
granted.
Ballots have been sent to tho
local unions and the returns are
beginning to come in. The strike
will be called June 1 if the un
ions so decide. Several hundred
thousand men will be involved.
FEDERAL8 REFU8E TO
FIRE ON REBEL8
Kagle Pass. May 10.— Four
hundred soldiers of I ho Mexican
federal army mutinied today
when commanded to lire on I he
rebels.
LEAP YEAR DANCE
ON 8ATURDAY NIGHT
i
The lady members of the Moose
lodge arc* planning a leap year
dance to be given next Saturday
night. It is announced that the
program \vil| not include any of
the newest crazes of the outside,
but will have only the old favor
ites. The Bunny Hug, Gaby Glide,
lor Worm Crawl and Seattle Side
Step do not appeal to the danc
ers of Valdez. Members and
friends are invited.
LOOAL ITEMS.
Rev. Eustace P. Zeigler and
wife are in the city on a short
visit.
Mrs. Myrtle Mercer and daugh
ters were incoming passengers
on the Mariposa.
The trial of the case of Spong
berg ot al. vs. M. M. Reese et al.
wll| be resumed today.
The Mariposa reached port
about r> o'clock last evening with
a small passenger and freight
list for Valdez.
SEATTLE KEEPS
ASSAY OFFICE
Western Delegations Get Appro
priations From Congress
After Hard Fight
Washington, May 10.—The
House yesterday vbted the ap
propriation to maintain the assay
office at Seattle and the mint at
San Francisco. The Western
delegation put up a strong fight
for the retention of the institu
tions, claiming that the princi
pal reason why the assay office
did not meet expenses was be
cause of the falling ofT of the gold
shipments from Alaska, which
was due lo the government's re
tarding development.
BAXTER NAMED
AS PRESIDENT
Illinois Central Railroad Man
Will Manage Alaska Steam
ship Company
Seattle, May 10.—Robert W.
Baxter, general superintendent of
the Illinois Central railroad, will
succeed President Young of the
Alaska Steamship and other com
panies. He lakes charge on the
15th of May. I
It is reported that many of the
steamship officials will follow Mr.
Young and will quit the service
to lake positions with the rail
road company. This is Mr. Bax
ter's first attempt at managing a
steamship company.
PEOPLE WARNED LEVEE
BREAKING NEAR TORRAS
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOU8AND PEOPLE ARE IN DANQ
ER OF BEING 8WEPT AWAY BY MISSISSIPPI RIVER—SIT
UATION GROWS WOR8E AS RAINS CONTINUE
Now Roads, La.. May 10.-The
levee is breaking at 1'oinle Cou
pee and 150,000 people have been
warned to llee for their lives
from Terras. The water is rising
rapidly and it is feared than many
will meet death when the levee
breaks.
The Mississippi makes a great
bend in the form of a letter "S"
near Torras and should tin; levees
break the full force of the swol
len river will sweep across the
county in which the city is lo
cated. Thousands of persons
have sought, safety at Torras
from other points along 1 lie riv
er when forced to abandon their
homes in the districts under wa
ter.
SECRETARY KNOX SAYS
ROOSEVELT IS NOT SANE
8AYS HE 18 PO88E88ED WITH OVERPOWERING AMBITIONS
AND VANITIES WHICH 0AU8E HIM TO BREAK WITH
FRIENDS—CON8IDER8 HIM DANQEROU8 MAN
I,ns Angeles, May 10.-Secretary
Knox in a speech here last night
declared that I he bosses of Wall
street were supporting the can
didacy of Roosevelt and were pay
ing his expenses.
lie said Roosevelt was a dang
erous man and he agreed with
Col. Wat lemon in his opinion of
Roosevelt when he said tlie lat
ter was not sane. He said Roose
velt was a man prompted by
whims, possessed of imperious
ambitions and vanities ami guid
ed by mysterious anlipaihies
which eaused him to break with
friends.
DIKE APPROPRIATION BILL
AGAIN PASSES THE SENATE
MEASURE PA8SED BY THE HOII8E ON MAY 1 WHICH INCLUD
ED APPROPRIATION A8 PART OF RIVER AND HARBOR
BILL 18 PA88ED BY SENATE
The bill which passed the Sen
ate some woekn ago providing for
an appropriation of $55,000 for
the Valdez dike was not the name
measure which panned tho House
on May 1. In tho bill panned by
the House tho dike appropriation
wan included in tho river and har
b't»r bill. Thin meanure han now
panned tho Senato and only awaits
the Mgnntnre of President Taft,
ax indicated by n telegram to
Mayor Ritchie, received today
from Doleffaln Wickershain as
f i* • lows:
F. I-'. Ritchie, Mayor, Valdcz:
I»ike appropriation passed the
Senate yesterday as part of the
river and harbor bill.
JAMES WICKER8IIAM,
Delegato from Alaska.
i
John If. Ingram, of the road
conimiflfHon, has gone to Seattle
to purchane Btock for use on tho
roads and trail*. He will, in nil
probability, return norlli with
Oolonel Riehardnon.
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Charlin Range, Paul Range, H.
I). Fouler and Iho Baberberg
brother» have jointly built a
bridge neroa# Ihe Glenrwater
above the moulh of (he Chititu,
.and euf eonsiderable Imil.
BESSIE WILLIAMS GROUP
WILL BE OEVELOPEB
PROMI8INQ PROPERTY OWNED BY LOCAL PEOPLE HAS BEEN
FINANCED ON OUT8IDE BY MR. BUZARD AND WILL BE
DEVELOPED THIS SUMMER
A corporation recently formed
in the state of Washington
through the instrumentality of J.
O. Buzard, formerly of this place,
"in the old copper days," will
take over the Bessie Williams
group of claims, situated near
the May Held company's property
on Columbia basin. A substan
tial cash payment has been made
down on the property awl a deed
has been signed transferring the
claim 1<» J. O. Buzard as trustee
of tho future corporation. By
lhe terms of Hip deal lhe grantees
receive a om»-third interest in I lie
group and bind themselves to de
M'lop lh»» property. The original
locators, Pete Black, Charles Day,
George Nelson, A. J. Wendler and
llalph Willia.i holding a two
tlurcls intiicst, minus an amount
[•laced in the treasury* The B ;;
sie Williams group was discov
ered and staked last year, assays
taken from the ledge running
from the neighborhood of $100
io four figures. On the surface
I he vein is \ \ inches wide. There
;;re two oilier veins on the prop
erly. It is I he intention of the
company to do development work
in the immediate future. Using
the lanyuape of Mr. Buzard: "We
will make a mine of ii or spoil
il."
MEXICAN FEDERAL TROOPS
CAPTURE 400 PRISONERS
K| Paso, May 10.—The federal
troops defeated the rebels at Her
nie/illo after a stubborn light
lasting many hours. The rebels
suffered heavily in killed and
wounded. Four hundred of the
rebel army were taken prisoners.
WIDOWS SHARE
BE IDE SECURE
Legality of Provision in Astor's
Will May be Subject of
Controversy
New York, May 10.-Colonel As
tor's will, whereby he disposed of
his millions, will be probated. It
is understood the legality of the
provision depriving his widow of
her share of the estate if she
marries will bn attacked.
Vincent Astor, to whom the be
quest made to the widow would
go in case of forfeiture, will not
object to a definite settlement be
ing made upon her.
I WISH HOME RULE
BILL MAKINQ PROQRE88
London, May 10 The Irish
lie >m«* I'll I •* bill passed lo tin1 sec
ond reading in tin* House of Com
iikuim yesterday.
ALASKA RANCHER WINS
SEATTLE GIRL BRIDE
On I lit' last l rip of l In* li'Ttha
fo tin* west ward was Miss Nina
Dougherty, a young lady of Seat
tle, who was mot on her arrival
at Kodiak by Arthur Leslie Moore,
who is outraged with his stop
who is outraged with his step
father, F. A. Ilior, in she'ep rais
ing on Raspberry island. The
young couplo were married by
Commissioner 8. Irvine Stone, of
Kodiak, and have gone to live on
their island home.
QUARTZ MINERS BUSY
ON KODIAK ISLAND
Renewed activity among pros
pectors on Kodiak Island is be
ing shown. Quite a number of
prospectors from other Alaska
points have arrived attracted by
stories of ledges found in that
neighborhood.
Sheriff Eilbeck, known to all
old Dawsonites, has been dis
missed from the service by the
Ottawa government and his place
filled by tbe appointment of Oeo.
Rriimstcn. Political partisanship
is given as the cause.
HUGHES WOULD
BE CANDIDATE
He is Willing to Enter Presiden
tial Race if President Taft
Retires
New York. May 10.—Justice
Hughes has announced (hat he is
willing to ♦'liter the presidential
race and make the run if Presi
dent Taft wishes him to do so.
He refused to be interviewed as to
the probability of his being a
candidate.
This is taken to be the first
indication that the president is
weakening in his .strenuous tight
with Roosevelt. It is believed that
Republican leaders realize that it
would mean defeat to the party
to attempt to make the race with
either Taft or Roosevelt as the
nominee and are putting the
name of Hughes forward as a
candidate upon whom both the
standpatters and progressives
could unite.
COURT WILL USE
CUTTER THETIS
Floating Court Will Leavo Ju
neau for Valdez About
July 1
II \va> somi-nlTirially announ
ced Imlay that District Judge
Thomas H. Lynns would again
preside oyer the famous "float
ing court" and will leave here
on the revenue cutter Thetis on
or about July I for Valdez. From
Valdez the Thetis goes If) the far
westward to visit various ports
where crime has been reported.
This year it is probable that the
Dparlnicnf of Justice will order
the cases originating at both
Unga and TJnalaska to be tried
at Nushagak, for the purpose of
both economy and expediency.
From Nushagak the Thetis will
steam for Nome, where Judg^
Lyons will hold court. Judge C.
I) Murane, of Nome, will be
started on his way to Juneau at.
about the same time Judge Ly
ons is leaving here on the Thclis.
Judge Murane will hold court
here until the return from Rar
ing Sea of the Thclis and her ju
dicial cargo.--Juneau Dispatch.
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