Valdez Weekly Prospector
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>). 7 Valdez, Alaska, December 24,1908. Nn 40
CONGRESSMEM10 MAKE
ran prove charges
House Committee Calls Upon Roosevelt To Produce
Evidence Of Wrongdoing Alleged By Him Of
Certain Members, And Investigation Of
Which He Has Insinuated Was To Be
Refused Through Fear
Washington, Doc. IS—President
Roosevelt was this morning called
upon to furnish the house committee
with the information and the evidence
on which the president lias based
charges reflecting 011 the integrity of!
certain congressmen. Several mem
bers of the house have at various
times been made the objects of
charges by the president, and the
latter has insinuated that the house
was afraid to hold an investigation.
Aside from admitting that ii lias
called upon the president for evi-1
denee, the house committee declines
to make public the proceedings in
connection with its consideration of
the Roosevelt charges. It is under
stood however, that the members of
the committee are of the belief that
the president cannot substantiate
the charges he has made, and the
general impression is that the com
mit tee purposes placing the president
on record as having cast baseless as
persions upon the reputation of those
to whom he is opposed.
FINANCIAL GIANTS PLAN
GUGGENHEIM DOWNFALL
New York, Deo. lit—Am organiza
tion to control at least fi"> per cent of
tho copper output of the world is the
purpose of a meeting of representa
tives of the copper interests now in
session in this city. The meeting
was called to order this morning and
those in attendance represent the <>•">
per cent of the output that the pro
motors of the combine are certain of.
The Standard Oil Company, Amal
gamated Copper and the t'nited
States Steel corporation are the
leaders in the movement to form the
combine, the purpose of which is to
down the CJuggenheims. The plans
embrace a smelter combine, as well
as the control of the copper market,
and tho capitalization is to be s? 100,
000,000.
| For some time the (Suggenheims
have hnen on the black list of the
kiiigs of finance, and the panic of
l!>07 so crippled the men from Colo
rado that since then they have prac
tically been in pawn to the Rocke
feller and other interests. This pres
ent move, it is believed, means a
determined and concerted attempt to
remove from the realms of ilnance
all vestige of Guggenheim supremacy.
Financiers are generally inclined to
view with apprehension t he formation
of the copper combine. It is under
stood that once the organization is
complete, so far as the copper inter
ests represented arc concerned,
strong efforts will be made to obtain
control of all sources of copper supply.
LAWYER OF JUNEAU
IS III CONTEMPT
John H. Cobb Is Suspended
From Practice For Year
And Two Months
Juneau, Dec. 18—John II. Cobb, a
member of tho law firm of Maloncy
and Cobb, wan thin morning suspended
from the practice of law for one year
and two months as the result of hav
ing been found guilty of contempt of
court. Tho sentence was passed by
Judge Gunnison.
Tho offenso which caused tho troub
le was tho publication of a statement
criticising Judge Gunnison, the ar
ticle being in the nature of a commu
nication, written and signed by At
torney Cobb.
MIhh Martha Schonacher, of 22/»0
Williams street, Denver, has written
to the Prospector asking for informa
tion concerning her brother, ('. A.
Hchonachrr from whom she has not
hoard ftinee December, 100(1. Dur
ing the summer of 10()(J tiie brother
worked with a surveying gang on the
Alaska Central. He is supposed to
have mining property 280 miles from
Valdoz, and whon last heard from
was in Portland getting ready to tfo
to this property. The sister says that
her many efforts to get trace of her
brother havo mot with failure, and
ho Is much worried concerning his
whorabouts.
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PHILANDER KNOX
TO BE IN CABINET
Senator From Pennsylvania
Accepts Position Of Sec
retary Of State
Washing on, Dec. 18—Philander
('. Knox has accepted the oilier of
secretary of state under Taft. Mr.
Knox was attorney general during
MeKinley'H last term, and he then
succeeded Matthew Quay as senator
from Pennsylvania.
The postal savings hank bill came
before the senate this morning, sena
tor Hurkett of Nebraska making a
strong argument in favor of the hill.
The senate this morning confirmed
the appointment of William Distin as
surveyor general of Alaska.
Delegate ('ale this morning sent in
a recommendation that Daniel
Sutherland of Nome bo appointed
United States marshal for the second
division, to succeed Thomas ('.
Powell, whose term soon expires.
Hick Natives To He Cared For
('. K. Bunnell, financial agent of
the Ifoflpital of the (lood Hamarltnn,
haH rccoived from ttio Alaska bureau
of education word that f20() haw boon
Hot anldo to defray the cxdouhc of
treating the -tick nativen in thIh part
of tho country. The money in to he
dlHhurHcd for honpital feen only.
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Torn Asunder By Internal Dissention Country Of
Castro Prepares To Fight Holland, Although
President Of South American Republic Is
In Europe And His Opponents Can
not Agree Upon His Successor
Washington, Dec. is—It is unotllci
I ally reporti*d that Venezuela has <1 *•
elared war against Holland. In view
| of thr internal dilliculties now pro
l vailing in C'araeas it is doubted if the
I report is true.
CARACAS IS IN HANDS
OF DRUNKEN RIOTERS
Caracas, Doe. is—For forty-eight
hours this eit\ has been at the inerey
of hundreds of rioting, drunken men
and women who defy all authority
and who are taking advantage of the
political upheaval to glut their appe
tites for rapine and for loot. Presi
dent l'astro has hern burned in efligy
and several of the rioters have been
killed by the troop- faithful to the
government of which he is as yet the
head.
The opponents te Castro's rule have
organized and are in constant ses
sion. It is believed that it is only a
question of hours before there will be
issued notice that Castro has been de
posed. The president's act in desert
ing his country ai a time when it was
certain that there was to be trouble
with another eountrv. anil when the
threat of internal ilissention loomed
large, lias lost him the support of the
greater number of those who hither
to have stood hy him.
As yet the Dutch warships have
ma<le no effort to do more than main
tain a blockade of Venezuelan ports,
but it is feared that advantage will be
taken of the disturbed condition in
Caracas to make an attempt to cap
ture the city. Such an attempt, if
made within the next few days, will
met t with little opposition.
CASTRO IN BERLIN
EXPRESSES DISBELIEF
1J ;rlin, Dee. IS—Calm of demeanor,
and showing in his face no si^n of
perturbation, President Castro this
morning listened to a statement of
the conditions alleged to exist in Car
acas and of the danger that threatens
his administration. His only state
men. was one of disbelief in the re
ports.
In this city it is believed that when
Castro departed his own country, os
tensibly to seek surgical attendance,
he had no intention of returning. It
is understood that his private fortune,
estimated to be close to I,000,ihk>, i>
in French banks, and it is known that
his business interests in Venezuela
are of little consequence.
Starvation threatens the people of
Katalla. For inure than two months
tho little town has been without sup
plies, and there has been no steam
ship there sineeearly in October, The
seriousness of the situation is made
vivid by the following message re
ceived this morning by A. S. I)aut
riek, local agent of the Alaska Coast
Company:
"Anchored oil Kyak heavy gale
wind. Chamber commerce Katalla
wires Katalla people starving con
dition, must try land some freight
Will advise leaving time.
"Captain Moore."
The message is from Capt. Franz
Moore of the steamship Portland, and
was transmitted by her wireless. Mr.
Dautrick says that the Portland lias
aboard freight for Katalla, carried on
one boat or another since early in
October, every trip having found a
heavy storm raging off Katalla, mak
ing it impossible for steamships to ap
proach the town.
It Is believed that Capt. Moore will
make extraordinary efforts to land
supplies at Katalla, but unless the
weather modifies greatly it will be
impossible to do anything.
November '20 the launeh Corsair
came to Va!dez from Katalla, and at
that time conditions in the latter
town were critical. Ham, potatoes,
eggs and other commodities had been
absent from the Katalla table for
some time, and the residents were
worrying for the future. The Cor
sair took a small consignment of sup
pi i OH from here.
Since then the Katalla coast has
been storm-beset almost constantly
and it has been impossible for I In*
launch to venture even s<» far as Cor
dova. Ho far fis is known no sick
ness prevails in Katalla, hut it is al
most a certainty that unless the Port
land succeeds In relieving the con
ditions now existing, disease will add
to the horror of an attempt t<> sustain
life upon only such food as a parsi
monious nature provides.
COLOMBIA PLANS
WAR ON VENEZUELA
Neighboring Republic Mas
I ses Army On Frontier Of
Castro's Country
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1'nrltt, Dec. 21 ••It \n ruportou hofo
t hat Colombia is propnrlng to Inva/lo
Vonoznola and '4mt f von now tWopn
arc IioIiik inaH'H'd on tho fro/tier.
Colombia I mis long held n grudge
against Venezuela, and it i* believed
til at/it Iiiih decided that now, with
Venezuela in trouble with Holland
an<| with her capital torn l»v domes
ti« Htrife, iH the opportune time to
8t|-iko.
The Hague, Dee. 'SI—The foreign
oMlee dinereditrt the report that Ven
t^zuola has declared war against Hol
land. It Ih tho opinion here that the
Dutch war venHoln now in Houth
American waters aro sufllcient to as
Hiimo a HUcccHflfnl offensive in ease
Venezula should take any such step,
and that an opposition by Venezuela
would shortly be overcome, with con
■ sequent occupation of Venezuela by
the Dutch.
HENRY 0, REYNOLDS IS
SENTTO INSANE ASYLUM
I Promoter Of Alaska Development Company Avoids
Penitentiary By Pleading Mental Deficiency,
New York Judge Orders Commitment
Issued, And The Trial On The
Criminal Charge Is Suspended
I Hoston. i><•« . 21 — Henry I). Rey
nolds, former president «»t the llcy
nolds Alaska Pevelopment Company,
was this tnoniin£ in New York de
clared insane ami was ordeivil com
mitted to the Lony; Island asylum t.>r
the insane. Word to this effect wa
reecivt'd Iroin New York, l>< in^; m ih
to tli-- I'niti (I Statt s district attorm \
*
Reynold* i> tinder iiidieinient lien .
and it i- believed that tin- lunacv
commission was called in order to
forestall the criminal action. Three
alieni cs <|,-i lared him insane. Kcy
liolds was to have heen tried al the
Coining; term ot court, and 11»«• dis
trict attorney -ays that conviction
war* a<>nrcd. The trial ha- heen
ordered permanentl\ Mispended.
The criminal charge ai;ain-t ljt*y
liold- (frows ont of certain >tatements
he cutis d lo lie is«ned eoneeruin«j
the < oiuiit ii.n i l ih« vuiiiii-: |>n>|>«*r
tios whi.-li lie il t>< a:- Val«U'Z,
Ala-ka. I hcsc-ital"ii!» ul - \\<r" -flit
through tin mail i 1 • »>• ■ Ui«• K!• i> ami
to !<>v\h,,jn Ki vin.il!- \\a- cn
d» avofiiu- to -« II -l<'« 1;. ami tin y srt
lurth ti.al tin- |ii< •(> Ti i. ■ w<mv mak
ing niop.i \ an<l -iv • Ii\ t = 1 • • in 1 paying
ill\V-t tm 11! ■
1' i- in 1 i*• \ •••) 1 ;■ tii' - in Yaltlt1/.
lamiliar \. i( h '.ir i i i • • I.Y\
iit'li!- |>| • ili> . Ilia: 1 i- incaivrra
tii»n in a:i 11::n t<»r:ii« :n-aiu.' will
haw n > lu-arin;; "ii ill" mtmv nf {Ik
c • 111j•;11'y . •'• •r •••■ii,. tiim- lU-ynoUN
ha- ha ! ii" «• 11 i•• i;ii .• i> " i;i the con
11 net i 't I Ii" <•« >n i; i i n v a!! ai i\». lie is
a Nli'"ljli"lii"r. ami i- all liatcil with
what i- kiii'wi. ; I." llaldwin
llir»l>i ll i.n-ti. ii in ;iii-c.initially nian
ai;" nn i t. !'• 11 lii- j'- r-onal inaitam -
nicnt i> (!"-■•!. >;it <!
Otliciais ot tli.' Alaska Steamship
Company arc preparing t:> run by the
inside passage. This means that the
present mail schedule tor Valde/. will
In* interfered with, that the trip be
tween lien* .m l Seattle will lie made
I longer I»y .1! h ast three d.iys time
and that the stcam>hip service as a
whole w ill he h\«s satisfactory than it
is at present.
It is in relation the mail feature of
| the e.ise I hat Valdez is most interested.
I for while tip company do* s not coin
ply strictly with the provisions of the
mail contract it is seldom that there
is a delay 01 such length as will al
ways he the case if till' vessels come
ami go by the inside route. On more
than one occasion tin eiti/.eus of
Valde/, have felt it incumbent upon
them to take formal action to the
purpose that the Alaska Steamship
Company, or rather that the manage
ment of the vessels now owned by
this company, comply more closely
1 with the terms ol'the mail contract,
and now lie* management is planning
to tack three days onto the time re
! quired to i r.ii;-i|n>i i mail between
Valdc/ and Seal; It-.
It i< tin- mail routract t> ali:r" that
is causing trouble I<• i- 'hi- ma»»:i■
tin'iiI. I; i - imii*|isi >i 111 11*\ and oh
I tain tin- < - - • n• i the ps-t master
general to •».» ,i;i:i r.d the . ontraeta*
t > > |K i'iiiM «•!»«• »*.«I ii 114, ■ >i t!i" in-ide pa.->
' >an'c. Whether or lint 111 i-- nmsi'iit
| lias been a.-ked tor i • not known in
i Valdez, li.it jii«i<iiiiji" 11*1 <111 tin- follow
1 ing published in a I'i'i ci'l i>- ie of the
Juneau I'rij 11 -«*i*i|»: 1! i.a •:
"John II it'.iia !:. general pa-sengcr
agent ol tin- Alaska Steamship Com
pany, has hi-en in 'ho < its tin- pa>t
week, awaiting a hoat totln wcst
wrrii, ami looking over 'In- lield lor
<lit* company's I>ur-iin•-Mr. liunuh
intormcd ;i Transcript reporter tii.it
his compan\ had practically derided
to run their westward boats by the
inside route via Juneau. Whether
this plan i>; carried out will depend
on what arrangement-* the company
can make regarding t heir mail con
Iracts. and thi-J i-. a matter h> lie de
cided hy the p<>st master teener, tl."
SEH1E IS PREP/IHINS IB
CENSURE THE PRESIDENT
Washing'")'. I He. 17—President
Roosevelt's manner in handling the
fund devoted to tin- support of Hie ne
on't sorviee branch «»f the Kovern
niciit in likely to cost him a reprimand
from Iho senate. Thin morning Sen
ator Aldrleli introduced A resolution
asking an investigation into the man
ner in which t lie secret service fund
has been expended, and without dis
sent the resolution was adopted and a
committee ;i}>|i>*if11• -< 1 to lake tip tlic
in vest itfat ion
The mimti I s< rvieo department is
more direct ly under the eont rol of t in*
president tluiiiis any oilier depart
niriit, Por ho in i > months there linn
been complaint concerning Die ex
pense of litis department and it has
(icon (inserted that the president has
been lining I In * money to employ per
sons wbo are to all outward purposes
private detect Ivch for t be president.
A finn lino "f ('Hti'llon, Fruits, Nute Our Holiday •< k im most (•ntnplfto
.Stationery, ToImhwoh win! ('i^nrw cnn in all line4*. You'ii liavo in hurry as
alwayn l>o found at Hie Hod ('roan tha Rood tiling* an* K°'nK fust.
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