ALASKA PROSPECTOR Vaidez Alaska
VAI,DEZ NEWS
January 23, 1903
Amsterdam Crippled and Boat
With Dozen Women Pas
sengers Missing.
Rotterdam, Jan. f3—Steamers Am
sterdam from London and the Axmiu
ster from New York collided early
this morning in"*a dense fog near
Nieuwe and the Amsterdam began to
sink. Tho passengers were quickly
loaded into boats but one boat) con
taining a dozen women passengers is
missing. The Amsterdam was beached
later.
Girls Sue Their Father.
Cincinnatti, Jan. 23—Two daughters
of a wealthy man here refuse to live
with their stepmother in their father's*
house and are suing their father to
compel him to support them elsewhere.
Favors AJaska Gatne I/aw.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 23—The
House committee on territories made
a favorable report today on Repre
sentative Humphrey's bill f r the
preservation of Alaska game.
: Delegate Cale Knew Nothing in Advance of Change
and Thinks Gov. Hoggatt Interfered Both in
Valdez Post Office Appointment
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and At Skagway.
Washington, |I). O., Jan. 23—Thy
withdrawal by the President of the
nominations of J3333 D. Jefferson to
be postmaster at Valdez, Alaska, and
of A. E. Kindell at Skagway, is attri
buted by Delegate Cale to the prob
a'jlo interference of Gov. Hoggatt.
He had no advance information of the
To Withdraw I^mcrgeriey Deposits
Washington, D. C., Jan. 2o—Secre
tary Corfcolyou will gradually with
draw- tlje government emergency do
posits mado in government deposi
tcriea during the panic from treafcuiv
funds. The banks no longer need*|
the money. 1
For Alaska Mineral Work $80,000
Washington, !>. C., Jan. S.3—The
House deficiency appropriation bill,
reported today, includes $S0,CC0 to
continue mineral researches in Alaska.
withdrawals, lie promises to see the
President and satisfy himself that the
reasons for the action were good.
The new nominees, Henry W. Mil
ler at Valdoz ai:d M. 8. Whittier at
Skagway, are said to be proteges of
| Gov. Hogg'abfc, or of friends of the
1 governor.
Same Old Thaw Story.
New York, Jan. 23—Alienists testi
fied in defense cf Harry Thaw this
■morning, all rgrecing that he was un
doubtedly insane wlten he shot Stan
ford Whit 3. Anthony Coma took of
the Society for the Prevention of
Vice, testified to receiving several let
ters frcm Thaw giving names of girls
Thaw claimed had been ruined by
White. Oomstoek stated that he visr
ited White's studio and found it was
so arranged that his victims could not
escape.
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MRS mn
Says If Nebraskan Had Always
Been Frank Party Would
Be Better Fixed.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 25—Judge Al
ton B. Parker, replying to William J*
Bryan's statement in his Frankfort,
Kentucky sjjeech, that Kentucky
Democrats took the Parker medicine
in 1904 although they disliked it, eaye
that ib wa. a pity Bryan had not been
equally frank in 1903 and if he had
been the Democratic party would be
in much better position today.
Alaskans Boost John Miller
Seattle, Jan. 23—A club of 150 for
mer Alaskans was organized last night
to boost John F. Miller's candidacy
for the Republican nomination to*
mayor of this city.
v Another Railroad To Coaet
Chicago, Jan. 23—Chicago & North*
western railroad officials announce
that the company will begin an ex
tension of its line to the Pacific coast
immediately.
PROMPT ATTENTION and QUALITY are the rods on whisii we ru!y -OWL DRUG CO.
YOUR
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preferred
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If you kuey/ how much care and attention
we gave to buying good goods we certainly
would. We don't buy haphazard. Our trail
goods in particular are boughtv only after
the most rigid tests. If anything is extra
good, we have it.
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