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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1812.
NO. 160
ROOSEVELT IN
TftR'S TEflRITORY
Says He Will Get Southern Vote
If Nominated at Chi
cago
VSreensboro. X. C., April
Colour! Itoosevell insult* a speech
here lasi night before thousands
«>f people. Hi- said I ha I if ho
gained llic ntiiniualit>n al Chicago
lit* would mint' suulli again ami
was sure he would get Iht* smith
cm vol«>
He helie.ves In* will In- in tin ina I —
rd as lht» choice of I In* people
where given an hoiifst opportun
ity were favoring liini. lie was
greatly pleased willi receiving (tie
endorseinenl «»f Washington
state.
GOAL CASES
IN CHICAGO
Judge Landis Refuses Motion to
Quash Indictments in the
Coal Cases
Chicago. Apri —Judge l.an
dis refused I«» quash I he i ml if I —
incnls charging Picrro Beach
willi conspiracy in regard to' al
leged coal land frauds in Alaska.
Tin* motion in quash was argued
before I lie court yeslerday.
(Chicago. April -'.'t.—Judge l.an
tlis niatle Ihe same ruling in the
case of Krosl ami ol hers of Sew
ard as in Ihe Meach case by deny
ing Ihe motion to qiutsli. The
cases will go to trial.
LOCAL ITEMS.
'Joe the Turk" will accompany
Mr. DeLaney to Hie states on Hie
iiexi steaini'r.
A LilTel direel turhinc, lltlings
and Iransmisison wire is on the
dock for (lie Cameron-Johnson
company.
Norman .Mirreliant is now a
guard al the federal .jail, taking
the place «»f Mr. Carver, who has
gone to his copper properties io
hack of Kennicotl.
FAIRBANKS BANK CASES
SET FOR DECEMBER
WOULD WORK GREAT HARD8HIP ON WITNESSES AND CAUSE
THEM TO LOSE YEAR'S WORK IF CALLED TO ATTEND
TRIAL IN JUNE OR JULY—TO BE TRIED HERE
In Hip dislrirl rourt this morn
ing Hip mailer of hpIIiiik the
Fairbanks hunk rasps wns tak
pii up. Mr. WpsI, of ||ip iIpTpiimp,
ask thai Hip piisph hp not hp! hp
fore Novpinhoi', as it would take
, Hip wilnpssps loo long from their
business during the oppu s.'ason
and would work loo grpnl a hard
ship upon 11)4*111.
Mr. (Jrosslp.v, for Hip pr»»sp
rulion, slalcd thai Hip trail was
passable in Hip sumniPr and that
wilnpsHPs could inakp Hip Irip out
from Fairbanks in 10 days. He
said that too Ioiik dplay might
work a hardship on Hip goveriv
inont, as Hip witnesses might dis
nppear or something happpti to
Ihpin during Hip long delay. He
asked that the cases he set for
June or July-.mil IhI<*i* Ihnn Auji
UmI.
Tin' eourl explained Dial uti
some arrauKcmenl were made by
which one of the other judges
could be induced In hold the
floating eourl lo (In* weslward,
it would hi' imposHfble lo h«'I the
cases before the November lerm
in Vahlc/.. II would he impossi.
hlc for Ihe courl lo rclurn from
I h»« westward before the lOlh of
September, an Ihe settings are ho
arranged an to clean up I he *ea
Hon', business. To net Ihe dale
of Ihe floating court al »nv oth
er I.me would either put Ihe
court on Ihe ground too noon—
before the season of Antiing wn«
over, or too late, when all the
(Continued on pa&« 3)
MYSTERIOUS STEAMER CLOSE RY ANSWERER
THE TITANIC'S SIGNALS OF DISTRESS
People Who Went Down Believed Help Was Within Five Miles
of Them When Steamer Struck—Possibility That An
other Casualty May Have Taken Place At
Same Time Where None Survived
Washington. April -'."J—Many nl'
I hi' survivors •»!' I In- Titanic !«•>
titled before Hit* senate invcsli
jraIi11j-c comm;illce. that tin* iih'ii
who remained on tin* wreck e\
pc.ctcd fit he taken oil".
The wireless operator oil the
Titanic tohl the officers that In*
had hcen answered hv a ship
which was not more than live
miles distant. The mysterious
ship kepi answering the Tilan
ic's distress signals Im11 failed In
pul iii an appearance. The «»l'_
tieers have been much puz/.lcil as
no ship lias reporter! heinpr in thai
lorality and ii is feared that pos
silily she loo met. with disaster.
Several of I lie surviving passen
gers leslilied In having witness
eil ihe operator receiving mes
sages.
New York. April 2.'l A wire
less message from tile scene of
I lie wreck nf Ihe Titanic stales
I ha I iim' pi* Ixulii's liavt' lifMi pr
<:(»\fpi'd. Tli»' IjihIv of ||. IIup
Iji'rk, I hi* Alaska moving pirtupr
liikt'p is aiimn^ I hose pitoyi'iviI.
.New Vni'k. April 2.'I--Tlii' news
llial aiiMllM'p slfaiiH'P was in«ap is
li'sl ilicil In Iiv siipvivups Iji'Pi*.
Tlu'v t'laim llial il. was Imp llial
pi-asnii llial I In isi* who wimiI ilown
willi I In* Tilanir ma«li* no i'IVopI
lo >a\c I hi'insclvi's. Till' oll'ii'i'rs
of ili«> t'onipaiiii*s ai'i* IpyiiiK In
|j«apn if I hi'pr is any \«»ssi'l miss
iny up if any wi-n* in Dial b»ral
ily.
If is thought possible llial tli«»
steamer which answered tin* Ti
lanic's distress signals may haw
iih'I a similar fate by crashing
into I lie same Held i»f ire.
The story is generally regard -
eil as a ruse employed by I lie *>f_
tieers id* the Titanic t<» prevent a
panic and t<> enable Hie women
and children to be taken <dV in
tile life liitals.
DEATHS FROM TORNADO NUMBER OVER NINETY
Chicago, April JU.-.-Thi' lal«*si
fi^ruri's from I ho ilistrids swept
ovt'i* by Iti*» lornado in Illinois
ami Indiana show tliat 90 per
sons wer*' kilh'd ami ovi»r :.">«• rt
jurcd. Many of !h•• in.jwill
not survive.
Th«» towns of Hush and Itad
dick in this slain were ali'msL
wiped mil, no| a single bui'dinj
TOWN OF BU8H WAS ENTIRELY WIPED OUT AND FIRE ADDS
TO HORROR AT RADDICK— MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED
PEOPLE 8UFFER SERIOUS INJURIES
in tin* former esrapeil «!«•
Hesrue pari it's are working in
III*1 debris and arc rniManllv
I
liinlinjr niMi'f bodies. Itriirl i
ln»iii}f scnf tin' timni-li'^K people
from Ihis anil olln'r cilirs.
[ l-'iri* a«hlr<| horror I In* w ivri.
'at Kuildick when many of tin* .!*•
| slriiynl huihliiiKs wen* hurn.-M.
! II is framl tin' lis! of casualties
I will never In* fully known a>
many bodies an* bein»r reenver
«*iI which are not recognizable,
('ommnniealion willi tIt•* distriels
lias nol y»-| hriMi restored.
Subscribe for Ihc P-ospeclor.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Tin* Sampson put in at Kalal
la and will prnhahly, r«*ach I*• »r—
:|i»va I his evening.
Tin; Yahh'Z il<n*rt ?s now «*111ii*«>_
ly fn»i» of snow, nrci'ssilal injr 111<•
11si? of wapHis in hauling fivi^hl.
II is est imali'i.l Ihrri* will lie ln»
twi'on 5(1 anil 7.r> wilni'ssi's ralli'il
in I In* hank cases In Im* Irirtl hrn*
parly next wintiM\
This aflt'rnoon lli-v. Hnnliny
Johnson, in front of tin* Hijr
Placo, I'xhorli'il sinnrrs to iv
pi'iilanci'. Unilr all auilii'nri'ron
jiTi'fjali'fl t«» lisli'n to tin* rxlrin
pon» sornion.
Bring your job work (o the
Prospector office.
NEITHER JENNINGS NOR
HARRAIS ARE ENDORSED
i
FAIRBANKS DEMOCRATS WILL AWAIT CONGRESSIONAL AC
TION ON HOME RULE BEFORE DECIDING-MAY HOLD NEW
CONVENTION TO UNITE PARTY ON CANDIDATE
Fairbanks, April I'M.—Tin*
Dfinorralir rlnh iik><»I iii^r last
nipht laih'd In endorse rilhrr
Jrnninffs or llarrais. Tin* nn*M
in# was wi'll allt'niliMi and I In* <!••
hah- was spirilrd IimIwmmh John
Mom of I In* llarrais .colli iiiK«'nl.
and ('.has. Davidson for .iMiininifs.
The ('lull iIcchIimI il was in Hit*
inlcrcsls of harnioiiy to awail
congressional action on I hi' I••!*—
riloi'inl bill before deciding nil
any candidate. There is a slrnnpr
probability llinl a new convention
will Im* held as it is believed Dial
is I In* only way in which I he parly
can lie unilcil.
FAIRBANKS CAMP BUSY '
WITH SPRING CLEANUP
I
j
DUMPS ON EVA CREEK ARE CLEANING UP BETTER THAN EX- I
PECTED AND 8LUipiNQ It N OW IN FULL SWING—GOLD
DU8T ARRIVING IN TOWN
Fnirlmnks, April 2.'?,—Tin* IIr.«*l
•»f lln\ MprinR elt'iimips were
lii'oiiKhl l»» I own Inxl SalnnlAy
whi'n WiiKiior ft brought in
$25<00ft as n ennui I of II vo rinyn'
sluicing ami Hoinor & C«o. ovi-r
$ 17,ooo from lliroi* dnyn' sluic
ing.
I loll) pari if* an* oprrttl i n k < »ii
• In* ih'nv payslrcak ly found
on Kvn crook. Tin* dirl on Ihis
rriM'k i* rlenni'ifr up I'vn ItirfI<*i*
I hati <»xpiw'<«d from panninuM.
\vnh»r will lu* xrarcr f«» • *Miir
itiM oiiIohh a \vH Hcasoti f»»lI«.»wh
«•< Iiio snowfall was very litflil anil
i* poing rapidly.
STOCKHOLM** ARK
RK-KLKCTKD TO OFFIOK
Hrallle, April 23.—At tho
mooting of fhe alookholder* of
the Alnnkn flloamnhip company
last night all the director* worn
re-elected for another year.
V. M. O. A. DIRCOTOflS
mCKT MONDAY NEXT
A meeting of the Y. M. C. A.
board of director* will be hold on
Monday evening next al 8 o'clock
in I he ofTico of Judge Reed to
eleel officer* for the coming
year.
CLUB WILL QIVE
ANNIVERSARY DINNER
| Tin' members of I li<' < >«111 I_
lows dull have derided In ^i\.' a
• «li1111 i* 1<> «*«»mtiM'im>i'iiI«• tin' a11
iiiversary i»I" tli«> founding nf the
j order in America on Friday i'Vcii
! iu^r in'\I. April lN», al K o'clock.
I The spread will lie mailt' in I h<•
Senate reslauranl. wlu-re plale>
will lie laid for lo.
All OiM Fellows, wlielher af
111 i a I eil with I lie local cluli or nol.
are expected |o be presi'iil. A
shorl program of .speeches on the
jronrl of |he order has been ar
ranged. Mr. A. .1. Weinller will
preside al llic dinner ih loasl
masler.
There will he a meeting of (lie
Women's (Juild from 2:110 lo 5
p. in. on Thursday.
ENGINEERS STRIKE MAY
RE CALLED ANY HOUR
WOULD TIE UP EVERY LINE EAST OF CHICAGO AND NORTH
OF THE POTOMAC RIVER-'-WESTERN MEN MAY EN
QAQE IN SYMPATHETIC STRIKE
Nc\n York, April "JM--I 111«• I In*
demand* •»f I ho engineer* are
Kranled every railroad easl of
C/liicaKii and iiorlli of Hie I'olo
inae river will Ih« Ii»*«l up within
3(1 hours. Kifly-lwo railroads
are afTerled hy tlu' pending
strike.
Tin* eiitfineers slate that they
have received no definite offer
from the railroad companies ami
arc only await inp I In* iiolire to
quit.
Kansas (lily, April 2.'l.--lt Hi*
strike of llin engineer* in fho ran!
is called it in announced I hat
800,000 employes of I ho western
railroad* will prtAably engage in
a sympathetic <*trik<* in order 10
lirlp the engineers gain lh»ir
point. A mi|i* is now hcinu l.ik
• n annum I fir wrxlrni nini h»
Hi- I lit* <|iii'xt imi nf i:ii' s>i.ipa
llii'lir *lrik«\
(-li'M'Innil. O.. April ill.--Tin*
Ilii-«'(iIi*in*«l railroad **I *:!•»• in
(wnisiiiK Ini^inrx* !•> 'imiia pivx
snrc upon ih« railrnn.l '-oiitpan
ii'M 11» <m n(| »,oiii;t wil!i Mm* i'n
frinp<w*. Apparently Ih«* conipnn
n-s niv making no nn»v * W» avorf
lh«* xlri1;' MIIhuikIi il nv.»i '• I t»:i
olyzn nil I .<*in»"«« frnri tin* Mi*»
»i**ippt ; '• •• r In Ihi» At riiiiir.
Superintendent Elde and Lieut. Ed
garton, of the A1a«ka 'rend commlwi
lon, who are making a trip ovor th<*
ftcwartl-IdKarod trail expected to ar
rive In 8eward about April II.
SENATOR AGAIN
SCORES TEDDY
La Follette Says Roosevelt is Re
actionist Instead of Pro
gressive
San I'raiieisrn, April --Sen _
alor I.a l-"<»11 • • 11•• adilres>ei| an
immense rrowil lion* last ni^ht.
Hi' simm'ciI Honseveli ami eharae.
leri/.nl 11i111 a> a rearlmiii-l of tin
mosf i»r<»11•»1111«*• •«] ivp1* instead ..f
a progressive.
Tin* senator also said Presi
dent Tall had l*«»«*it a failure :in«I
his administration was sueli thai
; support ers of | lie parly hail heen
compelli'il in ahamhm tin* cause.
I.a Folh-lti' !»<■ I ifvi'-i I lie machine
| will nominate Tafl ;«I I In* Chi
capi i*t • 11 \ i'ii I it hi ami llial a new
parl> i- necessary.
ALLEN GANG
; ARE ON TRIAL
Prisoners Are Under Strong
Guard and All Witnesses
Are Searched
I
llillsx ill.*. Va.. April .'.I—The
trial of llif members •»f I tn* Al
h'li naiiR. who wi'i'i* captured, he
can I inlay fur I In* shooting of
I lie rotirl officials. The prison
ers art* ^Ii'oiikI> guarded ami no
person is permitted m*ar I lie eoiirl
house \\ 11 hi>nI lirsi hehm searcli
eil for arm>.
It is helieveil e\el'\ liii'lllhei* of
• the ffann wlin lonk pari in tin*
I iinirilfrs have heen either k i 11 I
lor captured. The trial is I
| i'ii In last for several • 1 a> ~ ami
i ma> result hi a change nf M'liue,
a- ItM'al sent inu'iil i- \er> -Irona.
LOCAL ITEMS.
I
The Vahlex Iron Work- will re_
move |u |heir new shop-, mi llif
.Municipal wharf ahmil I lie lirst.
of the n ion I h.
The launeh Itriuhton. C.aplain
Slaiuey. left for Port \\'ell< points
this morninp willi four passen
gers ami a fair carfro of freight.
The men are puiiiK li» work on
I lie Sin^lelary properties mi A\
ery river.