THE VALDEZ DYKE BILL
HELD DP IN CONFERENCE
THE SENATE AND HOUSE PASS DIFFERENT BILLS, WITH THE
RESULT THAT NEITHER MEA8URE 18 LAW— MATTER
TO BE ADJUSTED IN CONFERENCE
With the arrival of the S. S.
Northwestern it was learned
through Col. \V. P. llichardson
and others that the dike bill was
not yet a law, but instead was
hold in suspension between the
house and senate. It appears
ihat the house passed the \Vick
••rshani bill, which provided for
:m .appropriation of 855,000 for
the construction of Ih«» Yaldez
dike.
In the senate Jones introduced
a similar measure, but when
Hitchcock objected to unanimous
eonscnt consent to the passage
«.f the bill, under rule 8, until the
War department gave its ap
proval of the measure, it went
hack to the committee. It was
i hen Col. Richardson got busy to
secure approval, which he suc
ceeded in doing.
About this time the harbors
and rivers bill was up for pass
age an4 the committee conceived
the idea of placing the appropri
ation as an item in that bill, and
thus secure its more .peedy pass
age, which was done, with the
result that the house passed one
bill and the senate another. The
whole matter is now in the con
ference committee, and will be
adjusted there.
fn this connection the follow
ing extract from a letter written
by I .'.'legate Wickersham to T. E.
Wikidel, under date of May 14, is
<>f interest, and fully explains the!
position of the bill and its prob-]
able future:
''The appropriation for the dike,
was finally put in the rivers and
harbors bill and passed the sen
ate as a part of that bill; the bill
had been previously passed by
the house, but before \vc could get
the item included. The whole
matter is now pending in the
conference commit tee, and ttie
conferees of the senate all. of
Course, are in favor of retaining
tlie dike appropriation. I have
talked with the conferees 011 the
part of the house and I am snt
istled that they are in favor of it
and that no tpicslion will be made
about the item and thai the hill
will be passed and thus give you
your dike."
Mr. Fish reports that Col.
Richardson and himself called
on Maj. Cavanaugh while in Se
attle and learned that, about the
same condition of facts as slated
above existed, but that the army
engineer was sure the. bill would
pass. Major Cavanaugh was
fully alive to the necessity of
early action in dike construction,
and would lose no time in begin
ning work a.s soon as the money
appropriated becomes available.
Before leaving Washington
Col. Richardson had a talk with
Senator Knute Nelson, who prom
ised to see that the appropriation
was made. Senator Nelson stat
ed that now there is no opposi
tion to the bill and thai it is cer
tain to become a law.
Major Cavanaugh will nol per
sonally visit Valdez, but will de
tail one of the HO civilian engi
neers iii his division to superin
tend the construction work.
VERY RICH ORE STRUCK
ON SHOUP BAY PROPERTIES
UMU8UALLY HIQH GRADE Of ORE FOUND ON ALL THE GLA
CIER PROPERTIES, WHICH HAS ADDED TO THE AO
!
TIVITY OF THAT SECTION i
Tin? operators down SIioup bay
way are abonl as excited a bunch
of miners as can bo found in
Alaska, ami all owing to Ihe ex
traordinary rich* on* Ihey have
opened up.
On III** llenee- Mel >onald Ibey
have driven info a pay shool
wliieli exeeeds anything previous
ly found on Hie properly, Cross
serf ion samples have been galli
•• r«*»l and will be shipped lo Mr.
Warner, now on Ihe onlside.
On Ihe Hainhler. in following
lli*» lead. Ihe men have eonie up
on a nineh rielier frrade of rnek
lban yel found sinee develop
ment work was begun. The vein
appears to be getting richer Ihe
further in Ihe nionnlnin it Roes.
Sid. I>rake and Ed. Wcstbrook
are in from the Cameron-John
son and report Iwo veins opened
np on their property Which arc
showing I lie inosl encouraging
result*. The> Itmuphi in samp
les. of quart/. willi them which
fairly plisten wilh One
pieee weighs alt«ni| 'Jo pounds
and would enn. judging fnnn I lie
gold visible lit I ho Ti:ik<*• I e\o, well
itVi'l' * I .KOII lit I in> Inn. Oil <t 11 |
Ilireo of Ihese properties nddi-f
liimal men aro holng employed'
as fasl as I ho development per
iods of additional employment..
Tho I rail holwoon I ho hay and
llio properties mi I ho glacier in
vory t»ofl, making il difficult to
forward supplies ff» lho front.
Tho oross-oul nn I ho Olsen
properly has eul Into llio lodge,
showing a well dellned lhre.»-foot
veiif of I he same character of ore
found on Iho surface. Tho mm
aro now drifting nhmg the vein
And expect lo got. under tho pay
shoot, in another 75 feel.
haI^toH'I flfaoAftrfte
OOCS BUSTC0
I. ■ l .1 # i
Nftw Yofk, HHaj/ 3l.--HHmpton'$
ningAzine has suspended.
Father von der Pol has relurn
vd frorih Art fifttgfftftfd IHp to the
«miI sido glad to return rtfrtong hid
many friends and looking nohft
I lie wor«e for hi* jotirney.
Marshal II. P. KulliVafi stopped
/(v»»r at Cordova and will attend
rourl at Chftina.
Mrs. T. ft. Qulrin Is a return
ing passenger on the Sampson.
TEAMER CORDOVA
OH THK WEST OOAtT
S»»ntlle, May 31.—Tho Hteam
or Cordovn lins arrived at Taltai,
Chili. wi(h all well on board.
Mrs. A. 1). Dioringor is Among
the north bound pnSsongors on
the Sampson.
"Dad" Ingram* is a returning
passenger <m the tfampson.
Jim Kihhle, an fild-limo Vdl
dozan, is back after a winter's
sfay At live Sitka Hot Springs.
DECORATION DAY
WELL OBSERVED'
Large Orowd Attend 8orvice«
Held In lHoose Hall and at
t: •
the Cemetery
Decoration day was more gen
orally observed in the oily than
usual, all honor being shown the
dend. Services were held in
Moose hall and were attended by
the veterans <>f the Spanish
American war, the members fronl
1'orl Liscum appearing in fa
l:prne. The Eagles, Arctic Broth
erhood, odd Fellows and Masons
participated in Ihe exercises at
;he hall.
Every business house in the
city was closed and ihe day most
gene ra lly • >hscrved.
In Moose hall llev. \V. 11. Zeig
ler ofTicialed, [trenching a sermon
helilling Ihe occasion. A choir
rendered mmtic, Ihe audience
participating in "Nearer, My (Jod,
to Thee" and "America."
After the services, a large con
course of people, bended bv the
Spanish-American War Veter
ans. proceeded to Ihe cemetery,
Where the usual services were
held under the auspices of the
I Veterans, Ihe salute being fired
| from the canon at ihe fort as
"liTTTs" were being sounded.
Several hundred people attend
ed the services at Ihe cemetery,
leaving but. few graves in the oily
of the dead undecoraled.
The dny wns perfect, and no
difficulty was experienced by Ihe
ladies and children in reaching
the silent oily.
WAR TO THE END AND
WILL BE NO COMPROMISE
New York, May 31 Theodore
Koosevell says there will be no
compromise. He will probably go
to Chicago to lead the fight in
person, commencing with the
contested delegations before the
ualional committee.
PUBLIC SCHOOL
CLOSED IODAY
Publlo Sohool8 Quietly Olosed
After • Moat Saooessful
Term
The public schools closed very
quietly today, only a few exer
cises being held in the various
rooms. The wal's in the grades
were very tastefully decorated
with maps and drawings execut
ed by thy pupils. Considerable
progress in drawing has beeil
made under Miss Wold during
the term just brought to a close.
Tin* prizes for improvement in
penmanship were awarded as
follows: Hoom I, prize $'J, Har
ry Ernst; room 2, .1>2, Tom Dono
hoe; room .'J, $3, Irene ZharofT;
room i. $3, F.sther Korlli. The
prizes of $5 each, for the best es
say on Alaska navigation and the
best recitation, were awarded to
Caroline Kelsey and Verna Fish,
respectively.
Four at the present teaching
slafT will not return the next year,
the Misses McCaskey, Wold and
Allen, a well as Principal Davis,
will remain in town the major
portion of I he summer, getting
the work in shape for I he next
year.
Mrs. Kelsey retains her posi
tion as primary teacher, to which
work she has shown herself so
admirably adapted. At the close
of the session Miss McCaskey was
presented by her pupils with a
beautiful gold brooch.
Hr. Slcem gave the last of his
very interesting lectures to the
higher pupils, on electricity, at
his offices on Wednesday night.
This is a new departure in I he
public schools here, hut, we be
lieve. one productive of great
benefit to the young people, and
will be earried through the next
term liy drawing upon people
learned in Ine seienees. arts and
crafts, to deliver lectures with
appliance-- and experiments
where possible.
ALASKA MATTERS ARE
DISCUSSED IN THE SENATE
BOTH APPEAR BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE AND AD
VOCAE GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF RAILROAD AND
NATION PAYING TERRITORY'S EXPEN8E8
WashiiiKl"!), May :M.—(iilVunl
I * i ii o In»I ami .f u< i^n> \Virk<'rshaii)
l< ila> mlvnraf ril lnnin» nilo for
MasJ;n lirfniv I In* Srnafp C.om
iiiilIon 'JVrrihWN's, advocaf
■ • iK Ili«* (till craHiiiK a IcKislalivi*
!i>4<>ml>lv f«»r the luMllicrn 1 ••rri
I
TIip.v hnlh said lhr» ppnpli» wimv
r-apalilc nf .«H f-KMvrriiiiuMil.
I'inchol strongly arivoraltxl a
Kovcrmnenl railroad, running to
lin* coal llohls and (<> I lie Yukon
basin, on such a mule as a conu
icission would report in lm I lie
lll'S I.
Wicki'rshnm said I lie govcrn
nienl should pay for tin* running
of I lie local K^vernnienl, as il ;
own- nearly all the lerrilnry's I
r'"*ourccH.
QUIM6Y KILLED
I SEATTLE
former Wlrvtm Mill on MrtM,
W^U tfoaifi In A'vlailon
AmIMiii
8eflttln, May 91--George Qulm
by, former wireless of>crfltor on
the ftteirrrjnr Bertha, Wan killed
yesterday at The Meadows in an
aviation a^eldefit.
The deceased was well known
nlon* Ihe enlire northern coast.
FLEEING FROM
MEXICAN COAST
i>an»port Buford, with Am«ri
olAi Aboahtf, ArrUta at
tan iNdro
t/Ofl Angeles, May 31.--The
tirarisport BO ford arrived at San
Peiho f'rniA I ho We At coast of
Mrtfico with 400 American citi
zens on boafd, fleeing from iho
chaotic conditions prevailing in
the republic.
THE GARRISON OFFICIALS
HAVE EVADED THE FACTS
CONCLUSIVE PROOF 18 AT HAND 8HOWINQ THAT QLANDER
ED ANIMALS WERE THROWN INTO THE BAY—MATTER
18 TO BETAKEN UP AT WASHINGTON
Notwithstanding that denial has
boon made by officers at Fort
Liscum to the charge that slan
dered horses had been thrown in
to the bay, irrefutable evidence
has been presented to I he Pros
pector showing that the charge
heretofore made by this paper is
I rue.
Four mules and one horse were
ordered shot by the inspector, but.
the Maline test showed they were
slightly affected with the dread
disease. In all there have been
eleven horses shot ami thrown
into the bay. These animals had
all been given the Maline tost for
the glanders and were shown to
be infected in a more or less de
I gree. The diseased frillies and
horses were taken to the end of
the post wharf, shot and thrown
overboard. The animals ordered
killed by the inspector general
were tied together and turned
adrift and when last seen were
still together.
The carcasses found on the
beach near town and at the mouth
of Mineral creek were those of
animals killed prior to the ar
rival here <»f the inspector gen
eral. In fact the process of
dumping glandercd animals in
to the bay began with the discov
ery of the disease prevailing some
time in last April.
Civilian employes of the gov
ernment were cautioned fo say
nothing of the disease or its pro
gress, or to tell what the govern
ment was doing for its suppres
sion or how the animals were be-1
infr disposed of.
1 There has been an evident at
tempt to suppress the faets and
to hide from the public the dis
position of the Head horses and
] mules cast into the hay in filia
tion of tin* law. Those respon
sible at the garrison for th• ••
acts have placed every horse in
this section liable t»_» infection
I find may y««| result in serious lo--s
|o the owners of slock.
II is understood the matter i-<
to he taken up with the War de
partment and the Iteparlmen! nt
Airriculture.
COL. RICHARDSON ARRIVES
AND GOES TO WESTWARD
Col. W. I\ Richardson, presi
dent of the Itoad Commission,
was an incoming passenger on
the Northwestern, from Wash
ington, I). C., where he passed the
winter. He proceeded to the west
ward on the same steamer to look
,over road matter" in the vicinity
of Seward. He will return here
as soon as he lias completed his
work, when the season's work of
the commission will be mapped
out.
GENERAL BOOTH WILL BE
. PERMANENTLY BLIND
London, May 31 fieneral
Booth, head of the Salvation
Arfiiy, recently underwent an op
eration ffM* caferacf of the eye.
and it is the general opinion of
the specialists called jn that lie
will be totally and permanently
blind.
WHITE GOAT PROPERTIES
IN THE WAY DEVELOPMENT
A VANCOUVER COMPANY WILL TAKE HOLD OF THE OOLD
CREEK PROPERTIES AND WILL PUSH HEIR DEVELOP
aamvxsui 3a ox aubnihovm hohm—xnbim
James Mitchell is in receipt of
a I•• 11er front (ieorfre Nelson dal
«•«I at Vancouver. B. r„. slating
I hat he had perfected a I mi
Iti«* While (inal Ki'oup «• f proper
I irs situated on < ■ <>111 creek, by
wliirli a Vaiii'iniviT company will
take 11• • I• I ami develop ih<> prop
erties, fIk* oriKinal owners hiking
a small ra^li pa>mcnl ami ;i
block of stork.
Wilhin a few wcckx represen
tatives of I In* company will visit
the properly ami if 11n* mine run
will average el if 111 dollars t*» I lie
Ion I hey will immeilialely pro
ceed wilh development work, op.
eniiiK I he property as fast a* men
ami money can do il, with due re
Kit I'd fur mm*tnii*iii uiniiaKp
IIIOIll.
Tin' «*• mii|>stm> has pnrcliii-i'd a
«-«>111l»h*l<• mining «mittil which has
Imtii in n>r loss 111ai) a \«*ar. ami
ni'ij: ima 11> i'«»s| ssn.nnn at I li«» lar
Thi> plant im*lu*lc^ Im'
sides a larfm slump mill. mme*
nrs, si/ci's. r« nn'iil ral<»r-. rnisli.
iM'S. H«'\ ill'M's. rolll pl'i'SSnr-. I'lrr
Ii*i«* liMi>i<. rars ami pump.-. a
milo ami a half Irani.
II i« llif largest ininfnu <»n1111
evri* purchased for ihis .-*«•»•!i• mi of
Ihe rounlry. The While U«»al' i>
said In ho a larjxc load. and. \v
iml liiKli Ki'ade, is «aid In oarr>
valnrs in excess <»f I ha I repre
sen (oil In (lie Vancouver people.
THfc LAUNOH UNION
I* tfOLD TO A. O. ftftOWN
The power boat Union has been
ftold lo A. G. Hrottn of the Knight
laland Gopp«r company for $7 5ft,
the bid of ,fatten McHic for $*50,
mrtde Ml the receiver's sale, hav
ing been act aside by the court.
The approval of ffie order for I he
safe to Mr. BroWn Wa* sent by
telegraph to I he receiver, \V. J,
Morton.
Metil. Prosper, f»f the Signal
Grtrp*, i* a returning passenger
ort tho Sampson.
Mr.n. John Lyons and children
arc roturning lo VaUcz on the
Sflmpson.
TO PUSH DEVELOPMENT
G* ALICE PROPERTY
M, J. ('.allaghan, of Vancouver,
H. (J., who is lo have lite man
agement of fIn* Alice properties,
on fthoup bay, in registered al Ih«»
Seattle. Mr. (lallnghan reports
I that work on this properly will
b« pttahed wilh all diligence, and
lhat ample machinery for the
development of the, properly will
reach here within the near fu
ture. Instead of drifting in it. is
Ihe intention of the new manage
ment lo sink on the load.
Sam. A. 1'epper In on hi* way
north on Ihe Sampson afler hav
ing spent the greater portion of
the winter in Ihe stale*.