VALDEZ DAILY PROSPECTOR
Vol. 8 Valdez, Alaska, Thursday, January 4, 1912 No. 65
MOOSE MMS
GOING 10 CORDOVA
Will Leave on the Bertha Tomor
row Morning and Will Give
Two Shows There
The members of Hie Moose
minslrel Iroupe will leave tomor
row morning on the Hertha for
Cordova, where I hey will trive I wo
shows in I he new theater.
Hariri I and Soule, who wenl lo
Cordova on I lie last lioal as ad
vanee agents for I he show, Wired
to Yaldez today I hat. Hie people
of Cordova were anxious for I he
Irnnpe lo come ;ind lo fret them
on the move.
As Ihey will not return until
the Northwestern arrives from
Seattle more than two shows may
he priven if Hie pat conacre war
rants.
Steamer Merlha left Seward f<»ri
N aide/, at .'I o'eloek this morninjr
and is expeeted In arrive lfT»re and I
sail for Seal tie tomorrow morn-j
inn at 7 o'eloek.
i
bryaFwill not
BE A CANDIDATE
Says He Can Conoeive No Circum
stance Which Would Induce
Him to Make Race
Tampa, Fla., Jan. i.—William
Jennings Bryan arrived here from
Havana this morning.
In an interview he was asked
if he would be a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for the
presidency at the. next convention,
and stated that he could not at
this time conceive «.»f any circum
stance which would induce him
to again make the run for presi
dent.
LARGE AUDIENCE
HEAR8 LECTURE'
A large audience gathered at
Eagle hall Tuesday evening to
hear the lecture delivered hy
Father Van der Pol to the mem
bers of the Arctic Brotherhood
-and their invited guests.
The subject of the lecture was
"Important Historical Events in
the Life of Napoleon Bonaparte,"
and was delivered in a manner
which demonstrated the lecturers
familiarity with his subject. Nu
merous slcrioplicau views were
used to illustrate the various im
portant events in the life of the
Kreift Frnec.h leader.
Judge Elbert II. Clary, of New
York made his wife a Christmas
present of 100 perfect pearls,
worth not less than 8500,000.
NO PASSENGERS BOOKED
FOR INTERIOR VIA CORDOVA
1_ I
BELIEVED IN SEATTLE THAT ROAD WILL BE 0L08ED FOR j
TWO WEEKS OR MORE AND 8TEAM8HIP OFFIOE8 REFUSE
TO BOOK PASSENGERS THROUGH ON RAILROAD
Beattle, Jan. 4.—DocaUAc of the
nccidont on the Copper River A
Northwestern railroad between
OmJova and Chltlna, It Ih believ
ed probable here that the line
will be blockaded for two week*
or more.
PaflAenfferft nailing on the Nor
thwestern and thoee booked for
later boate aro advised tl\nt. they
cannot ho routed via Cordova un
til tho road in attain opened for
I raffle.
Steamer Northwentern nailed
for Valdez and way porta last
night. Among Iho paMengorft for
Valdez are Margaret Johnson,
Ruth Johnapn, C. A.«Ration.
M FIRST CARGO OF ORE IS SHIPPED
FROM THE FIDALGO-AIASKA MINE
350 Tons of High Grade Ore Is Sent to the Tacoma Smelter
Monday Morning. Is Expected to Run Better Than
10 Per Cent Copper. Regular Shipments
Will Be Made Hereafter.
Tliri'i? lniinlrt'tl and lifl.v Ion.s of
11iK11 Krado c*opprr ore was ship
pril |o tin* Tacoma siih'IIim* Mnn
day on 111 «• frri^rlil «>rt Ijiloiirlx', I h«>
lirsl i'vit snil oil I from this prop
itIv.
T. .1. I>oiio||oi>, who n>liirnctl
frmii I In' properly last nijrhl, n*
purls rvrpyi !iin>r working I" |»or
f«* i * I ion, I hr ;tr,() Imis of on* bo
iiiK loailfil onto tin* steamer in
less than six hours, anil this could
have hecn shortened if the steam
ier had been aide lo handle the ore
faster.
Tin' aerial Irani, which was re
criilly completed, worked witli
out a liilcli, and willi the eight
biickel:-. now in use, ran transport
tin* hit from tin1 upper to tlit* low
er hunkers as fast as it ran In*
taken out uf lln' lowrr on:*s.
Tin* ore shipped was tin* gen
eral rnii of lln* mint*. running
t
Iron; 5 In l'5 p«*p «••• nI. rn|i|H'i',
and il is !»«•!will avtwafif
Im'IIim* than lo |m-i- iiI. A lar^«'
cii'W n|' 1111*11 is ••mplnvi'il al I In*
inim>. ami ar«* i>r<>nkin;r down a
larjjv amount of «»r«* daily, ami il
is «'X|um,Ii'iI shipments from lliis
linn' on will In* mad*' ivjfiilarlx.
SEWARD SENDS
HER DELEGATES
Ray and Pederson Leave on Ber
tha to Attend Non-partizan
Convention at Valdez
Seward, Jan. —Delegates Ped
erson and Hay, of Seward, and
Conroy, of Knik, lo tlic non-par
lizan convention Jo bo lield in
Valdez, left here las! night on !he
Bertha.
The delegates urge (hat I he
convention he held promptly and
mailers disposed of as speedily
as possible, as they desire t«» re
turn lo Seward on the Northwest
ern. whirh sailed from Seattle last
niKhl.
WILSON'S OUTFIT
GOES INSIDE!
|
Left This Morning for Chltlna,
Where It Will Rick Up
Freight for Fairbanks
J. ft. Wilson's freight ouMII,
[Minsisting »»f .'lt> horses and 'JO
men, left this morning for ('.hil
ina.
Mr. Wilson has a contract for
delivering twenty-six tons of
freight from lhal point lo Fair
hanks, and will make Ihe I rip as
speedily as possible. He expects
lo finish the conlrael in about six
weeks.
NO HOPE REMAINS OF
PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT
WAR IN CHINA IS TO BE PURSUED TO THE END—IMPERIALISTS
WILL BEGIN ATTACK UPON REBEL POSITIONS SATUR
DAY—BELIEVED HAVE NO HOPE OF WINNING
Shanghai, Jan. i.—All efforts
In effect a peaceable settlement of
l:ie war is til an end, and a light
lo a lloish between the imperial
ists and the rebels appears to be
the only method of settling the
•lni'eiinee between the Mam-hu
rulers and the people.
An o.der was issued by the im
perial government for the troops
lo again resume hostilities, and
preparations are now under way
to make a general attack upon
tin' rebel positions Saturday.
/'eksho, Mongolia, Jan. i.— It is
belr-ved here (hat lit I If doubt re
mains anion? I ho imperialists that
Um struggle in China will ulti
maloly rosull in a victory for the
i ebols.
This belief is bonrne out by or
o«*rs received here today that res
idence quarters be immediately
rreparod for the imperial fam
ily, who, it is believed, will seek
safety here in the near future.
Washington, Jan. ».—Chang
Yin Ting, Chinese ambassador to
the United States, today resigned
from his position.
EXTREME GOLD
IN MISSOURI
Thermometer Drops to Nearly the
Reoord Point and Many Suf
fer From the Cold
Kansas (lily, Jan. i.--Kxlreme
ly cold weather prevails through
out this section, the thermometer
reaching nearly to the record
point, and much suffering pre
vail. among the poorer classes.
FIGHT IN PARIS
Promoter Mcintosh Is Making Ar
rangements to Pull off Fight
In Fcenoh Oapltal
Hydnoy, Auh., Jan. Promot
er Mcintosh is arranging to have
the Johnson-MoVoy light pulled
off in Part* instead of Australia.
Johnson has expressed his will
ingness to flght MaVey, and it is
believed here that the latter will
give Johnson the hardest match
of his life.
The Proepeotor is the osper to
STEPHENSON WILL
BE WHITEWASHED
Congressional Investigating Com
mittee Will Report 8aturday
Exonerating Him
& I
Washington, Jan. con
gressional coin mi I Ire, which ha*
been investigating the charges of
corruption against Senator
Stephenson, of Wisconsin, in
connection with his election, will
make Iheir report next Saturday.
SWAYZE FOR ~
SUPREME COURT
Rumorod In Washington That
Taft Will Appoint New Jersey
Judge to the Benoh
Washington, Jan. * — II is ru
mored here this morning I hat
President Taft will appoint Jus
tice flwayre, of the supreme court
of New Jersey, as associate Jus
tice of the United Slates supreme
court to nil the vacancy caused
hy the death of Justice Harlan.
A4v«rM»(ng In lh« #reip«otop
hrlots MftiUU. Trjf II.
LABOR ORGANIZER
IS UNDER ARREST
Emmet Flood of Chicago Indictod
for Conspiracy to Destroy
Plant at Muscatine
Muscatine, la.. Jan. i.--Knunel
Flood, of Chicago, national or
ganizer of I ho American Feder
ation of Labor, was arrested here
today on a charge of conspiracy
in destroy a nianu fad uriiiK plant
here hy dynamite.
Flood was indicted yesterday hy
the local grand jury on the
charge. The indictment ami ar
rest grows out of a strike of the
employes in the button factories
here.
ADMIRAL EVANS
- PASSES AWAY
Retired Naval Officer Dies Sud
denly From an Attack of
Acute Indigestion
Washington, Jan. t.--After an
illness of less I ban two hours
Admiral Hobley 1). IOvans. belter
known as "Fighting Bob," died at
his home here this morning. Death
was due lo an attack of aculc in
digesl ion.
The funeral services will lake
place tomorrow and the body will
be laid away with naval honors.
RESUME WORK ON PROPERTY
OF BEAVER DAM MILLING CO.
f •
CONTRACT HAS BEEN LET FOR EXTENDING TUNNEL A DIS
TANCE OF 200 FEET AND MEN START INSIDE THIS
MORNINQ TO BEGIN WORK—CARRIES QOOD VALUES
Work of developing Ihe miiio of
Ihe Hcnver Dam Mining & Mill,
iUK Company will be resumed at
once, and I ho property brought to
Ihe milling Hlago during the com
fr<g ftummer if possible.
II. Hamel, Camille LaRochelle
and Billy Holland left this morn
ing for lh«» properly and will he
gin Iho work of extending the
lunnel. They have a contract for
200 feci of work, and it. is expect
ed this will demonstrate the value
of Ihe property sufficiently to
warrant Ihe construction of a
mill next Hummer.
.A large amount of work ha* Al
ready been dune on the vein, w.htqft
nhow* good values and Is ,«f con
siderable width.
LEAP YEAR
DANCE TONIGHT
Affair in Honor of Members of the
Bachelor's Club Will be Held
in the Eagle Hall
Toiiipiif I In* hi>r Imp vear dance
Kivi'ii hy 111«• ladies of I In* Sweet
Sixl eeil «* 11 i I >. will I Ill-Ill ill
Kajrles' hall. A lar^re number of
invilal ions have been issued, and,
in keeping with I lie year, have
heeij senl In ladies only, who are
expeeled In hrinjr ffenl leinen es
eorl >.
The all'air is h»*iiip piven hy I lie
ladies in honor of I hi• ini'inhers
of I h•* Haehi'lor's ('Huh. h> whom
IlieV we a sliorl
11 inn* api. ami eonsiderahle regret
is expressed lhal several of | he
nielilhe|'> o| (he elilh were ohlilfed
lo leave Inwii I hi- morning. How
ever. a number of the inemhers
remain, who will Irv to make up
for I heir ah-enl hrolhers. ami a
real ji'Ilv i inie i- anl ieipaleii.
SEEKS IB HADE
BAIL LOWERED
Captain Barnette Appeals to Court
to Reduce Bonds From $307,
000 to $100,000
Los Angeles. Jan. i.—Captain
Barnclh*. who was arrested here
recently on a charge of I in In*/./, la
ment <»f the funds of lln> defunct
Washing!oii-.\laskn hank of Fair
hanks. is before llu* court today
in an attempt lo secure a reduc
tion of hail.
The amount llxed hy tin* court
in IIm* preliminary hearing was
#307,000, and Barnctle lias pe
tit ioni'd thai it he reduced lo
S I 00.000.
NO RACE 8UICIDE
IN THI8 BIG FAMILY
r,anion, III.—A grandmother at
20 years of age, mother of right
children and sister-in-law of her
own daughter, is the record held
loday hy Mrs. William (iolden.
She was married when 13 years
old lo Henry Bird. Hird died, and
in uly, 1910, Mrs. Hird and her
oldest daughter, then I i years
old, married Floyd and William
(iolden, hrolhers.
Mrs. ftolden's youngest chil
dren are twins, horn last Satur
day. Iler grandchild is f» months
oiii.
Washington, Jan. I.—Senator
Hitchcock today made an attack
on I In1 proposed arbitration
treaties hetwen the Fniled Slates
and Ureal Britain and France.