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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALA8KA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1012.
NO. 126
WILL TESTIFY
AGAINST DARROW
Prosecution Will Use Chicago
Attorney Who Acted as
Go-between
Los Angeles, March 13.—John
Harrington, a Chicago attorney,
who was charged with gathering
evidence in the McNamara case,
'Avill testify against Attorney Dar
row when his case is tried.
Harrington acted as the go-be
itwoen during the negotiations
'with witnesses with whom Dar
tow is charged with corrupting.
He has signified his intention to
tell all tho facts of the caso and
will bo tho most important wit
mess for tho prosecution.
GOVERNOR BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE
Tells Why Alaska is Not Ready
for Territorial Gov
ernment
Washington, March 1 i.—Oov
•»?rnor Clark, of Alaska, appeared
before the committee on terri
tories yesterday and explained
why terrilorial government
should not yet he extended to
Alaska.
He produced figures In show
that the revenues of the territory
were not sufficient to meet the
necessary expenditures and pro
vide for the development of the
territory. His statement was
lengthy and covered all sources
of revenue and possible expense.
ITALIANS WIN
DECISIVE BATTLE
•t)no Thousand Arabs and Turks
Left Dead on the Field
of Battle
Home, March 1 i.—Advices have
been received here giving a de
scription of a battle, which took
place near Beughari. The battle
lasted several hours and was won
hy the Italian troops.
One thousand Arabs and Turks
were left dead on the field. The
battle was a most decisive vic
tory for the Italians.
LA FOLLETTE OUTLINES HIS POLICY
REGARDING LEGISLATION FOR ALASKA
t
Favors Government Ownership and Operation of Railroads and
Coal Mines and Opposes Leasing Plan—Favors Recall,
Initiative and Referendum and Opposes Ship
Subsidy and Reciprocity
Madison, March 14.—Senator
La Follottc has outlined his pol
icies in a circular just issued. He
is out for the judiciary recall, in
itiative and referendum. He be
lieves in primaries and the direct
election of senators by the people.
The subsidizing of shipping: and
reciprocity With Canada as a fa
vored nation are among the meas
ures opposed.
Senator La Follette has also
outlined his policy in regard to
legislation for Alaska. He favors
government ownership of rail
roads and coal mines and is op
posed to the government's plan
of leasing the railroad to private
parties when completed. lie will
shortly begin a tour of the west
in the Interest of his own cam
paign and will go to the Pacific
coast.
COURT OFFICIALS ARE MURDERED IN COURT ROOM
Bristol, Ya., March 1 i.—Judge
Massie, District Attorney Foster,
Sheriff Blankenship and two oth
ers were killed while court was
in session here today.
Following t lie conviction «»f
Lloyd Allen, charged with fel
ony, his friends started a riot in
I he court room with the result
that live court officials are dead
and several others severely
Steamer Sampson arrived from
I he westward shortly after 2
o'clock and is now at the wharf
loading ore from the Midas cop
per property in Solomon basin.
The shipment consists of about
.00 tons of high grade ore and is
I he second shipment to be made
by the company. It. is not expect
ed the steamer will get away for
Seattle until fl o'clock or later.
PRESIDENT IN
FEARS ASSASSINS
Never Ventures Beyond Palaoe
Grounds and is Closely
Guarded
Pekin, March H.—President
Yuan ShiKai is practically a pris
oner in the palace and never ven
tures beyond the grounds of I lie
palace.
He fears assassination at 1 lie
hands of the sympathizers of the
dethroned emperor. The. troops
of the republic are in revolt and
order is only maintained through
the intervention of the powers.
ALASKA BOOSTERS URGE
REDUCTION OF CABLE TOLLS
%
"QUESTION 18 DI80U88ED AT OO NFERENOE BETWEEN PRESI
DENT TAFT AND FORMER 8E NATOR JOHN L. WILSON
PROMISES TO INVESTIGATE CONDITIONS
Washington, March 14—Form
er Senator .John L. Wilson, pres
ident. of the Paciflc-Als'ka Boost
ers league, hold a confercnco
with President Taft yesterday.
Senator Wilson urged a reduc
tion of 2lj per cent in tho cable
lolls on Alaska business.
President Taft has promised to
investigate the figures submitted
and will urge a reduction if con
editions will warrant. In an inter
view last night Senator Wilson
said business conditions in Alas
ka did not warrant the present
high rato charged and was a great
drawback to business generally.
Mrs. J. W. Garrett, who has
been at the power plant at Solo
mon gulch with her husband for
some months past, will be an out
going passenger on the Sampson
this evening.
FRIEND8 OF CONVICTED FELON KILL JUDGE ON BENCH, DIS
TRICT ATTORNEY, 8HERIFF A ND TWO OTHER8 WHILE THE
PRISONER BEING SENTENCED—INTENSE EXCITEMENT
wounded. Allen was believed to the exclusion of all others before
be the leader of a band of thieves the ca«fi was called.
with whom the authorities have Sheriff Blankenship had been
had some previous trouble and his notified that an attempt would be
friends crowded the court room to made to secure Allen's release,
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT
DOUBTFUL THIS SESSION
BI8HOP P. T. ROWE BELIEVE8 CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR ALA8KA RECEIVING 8 OME MUCH NEEDED LEGIS
LATION OTHER T HAN HOME RULE
Bishop Howe arrived on (he Al
ameda from Seattle this morning,
and will return on that vessel to
Cordova tomorrow night, from
which place he will go north vis
iting the various missions in his
charge as far north as Point Hope
and Point Barrow. The trip, he
anticipates, will occupy the great
er portion of the next ten months.
Bishop Rowe spent a portion
of the past winter* in Washing
ton and took an active part in the
work of securing legislative ac
tion for the benefit of Alaska.
When interviewed by a Prospector
reporter this morning he stated
that the outlook for Alaska legis
lation at this time was exception
ally good, and that nothing but
politics could possibly prevent tlie
passage of a number of measures
of vital importance to the terri
tory.
Speaking of the home rule bill,
now pending in congress, Hishop
Howe said: "The house commit
tee on territories appears to be
unanimously in favor of the pass
age of a bill giving home rule to
Alaska, and in a conversation with
various members of the commit
tee the reason for their stand is
I bat there are many things I hat
Alaskans can attend to better than
I hey can be attended to in Wash
ington. On Ihe other hand, it is
doubtful if the senate committee
on territories would report favor
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WHITE GOAT GROUP DEAL
IS CLOSED IN VANCOUVER
PUROHA8ER8 TAKE OVER OONT RAOT AND WILL BEQIN OPER
ATION8 WITH A VIEW OP PU TTINQ 20-8TAMP MILL ON
GROUND—PUROHA8E PRIOE NOT STATED
Vancouver, B. C., March 14.—
A big mining deal has boon suc
cessfully terminated whereby lo
cal and English capitalists se(?d*^
control of an extensive prop^rtiy
on Gold creek in the Valdcz dis\
trict.
The property is known as the
Whito Goat group and was sold
hero Tuosday. George W. Nel
son represented the owners in
the transfer. The purchaso price
is not mado public but it is under
stood a neat sum is involved in
the deal.
The purchasers lake over the
contract and will soon begin op
erations with a view of putting a
20-siamp mill on the property.
The Whito Goat group of claims
are located near the head of Gold
creek and wero located hy Mitch
oil, Groenough and Nolson. Tho
ledgo is said to be from 9 to 12
feet wide and carry good values.
Two tunnels havo been driven a
short distance on the ledge, but
the owners were handicapped for
lack of funds.
but believed the altempt would
be at the prison. The shooting
began while Judge Massie was
pronouncing sentence on I lie con
victed man. The others were shot
before they could reach the fallen
judge.
The greatest excilcmcnl. pre
vails throughout thi> state and
posses are searching for Allen
and his gang.
J. II. Bourke will leave on tlie
Sampson this evening for Seat
lle on business connected with the
Standard Copper company prop
erty at Landlock-hay. He antici
pates that arrangements will be
made for the starting up of work
on the property, which, with the
exception of the annual assess
ment work, has been idle for the
past two years.
LAWRENGESTRIKE
IS GALLED OFF
The Unions Have Acoepted the
Inoreased Soale of Wages
Offered
Lawrence, Mass., March 1 i.—
The strike «»f Iho textile ini11
workers has been declared ofT and
llu> unions have accepted the in
creased scale of wages.
The mill operators have prom
ised to give employment to all
llicir old employes and will show
no discrimination agninst those
who were prominent (luriiiK tin*
strike.
PRESIDENT SENDS
SPECIAL MESSAGE
Says Wages Have Not Kept
Paee With the Cost of
Living
Washington, March 1 i.--Presi
dent Taft has sent a special mes
sage to congress on the high cost,
of living problem.
The president states that all
nations are wrestling with the
problem, but are unable to de
termine the fundamental causes
of the increase in the cost of liv
ing.
The message statos that wages
have not advanced with the cost
of living and is away behind in
the pace.
BEVEHIDGE OUT
; FOR ROOSEVELT
I
|
Declares Taft Represents Party
for Privilege and Not Re
► publicanism
Indianapolis. March It Sena
tor Heveriiljre lias conn* out open
ly in his advocacy of Roosevelt
for the Repiihlican nomination.
He delivered a speech here last'
night during which In* Hayed tin*
slandpallers who have heen crit
icising' Roosevelt for accepting
lln* leadei'ship of ihc progres
sives.
The speaker declared I lie Re
publican parly, as represented by
lb*- machine, had become a party
for pillage and did not repre
sent Republican principles.
LA FQLLETTE IS
STILL IK RAGE
Will Make Campaign Tour
Through the Dakoias
and Oregon
Washington, March I i.—Sen
ator La Kollelte will soon start on
a tone through North ami South
Dakota in tin* inI«• r«*s| «»f his cam
pa i^n.
j I'ortlaml. March I —\<lvicos
have hern received that Senator
I.a Kolletle will visit Oregon on
his lour of the west.
ANTHRACITE COAL MINERS
TO STRIKE FRIDAY NEXT
MINE OWNERS REFUSE TO GRA NT INCREASE IN WAGE SOALE
AND MINERS VOTE TO STR IKE ON FRIDAY NEXT—COM
MERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS PROTESTING
New York, March I I.—The up.
orators of tho anthracite coal
mines have refused lo grant an
increase in the wauro scalo asked
hy tho miners. The miners held
meetings last night throughout
tho districts and voted to striko
if the increase was not grantej
beforo Friday next.
Tho situation is serious, as the
visible supply of coal on the mar
ket is nil., the output of the mines
(hiring the past mix months hav
ing boon limtcd to supplying tho
demand. The business organiza
tions throughout thn country am
loud in their protests against tho
strike being permitted at this
time.
Tho Inbor loaders say they have
boon negotiating for some time
to secure an increase but thoir
petitions have been ignored and
action cannot longer be delayed.