VALDEZ DAILY PROSPECTOR
VOL. 8. VALDEZ, ALA8KA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1812. NO 92
JURY SECURED
FOR SMEAD TRIAL
Case of Prosecution Weakened by
Death of the Star
Witness
Fori Worth, Tew, Feb. r>.—The
Sniead murder trial will propped
<it onpe, a jury having heen se
cured.
No informal ion has heen given
<out regarding I lie analysis of
Throckmorton's stomach, who
was believed l«> have been poison
ed to prevent his appearing as a
Avilness against the millionaire.
IMPERIALISTS WILL
ASSIST REPUBLIC
Empress Dowager Orders Premier
to Co-opferate in Establish
ing Republic
Pekin, Feb. 5.—The Kmpress
Dowager has issued an edirt in
structing the premier of the im
perial government to co-operate
with the officials of the southern
republic in establishing the re
public of China.
The altitude of the royal fam
ily is taken as an indication that
- it it able terms of pension and
" ther provisions have been agreed
upon with I he government of Hit;
-republic.
NOME IS FAVORED
BY MILD WEATHER
Seattle, 1*VI». 5—Mayor * 1 iI—
mow. of Nome, lias wired I In*
A'hanilMM' of commerce thai unless
<he nvI111•• i* remains mild I In* coal
<horlaj*e will result in k«*«»n suf
fering and privation. The win
ter is reported to be the mildest
m I lie coast town since its set
tlement by the while population.
LOCAL ITEMS.
Mr. O. Huberts and Frank Mc
Kenna look a trip down tin1 bay
in their haunch I<> inspect some
uiiniiiK property.
Mr. Cameron, who recently re
turned from a trip to the outside,
is aprain at his place in (ioldie's
barber shop.
FAIRBANKS EXPEDITION TO McKINLEY
WILL BREAK TRAIL FOR PARKER PARTY
Expedition Organized By Fairbanks Daily Times Will Prove To
World That Alaskans Were First To Scale the Peak
and To Them Belongs the Honor—The Party
Will Go Via Iditarod.
Fair)tanks. L'Vb. 5.—Tin* Fair
banks Daily Times expedition !«• fI
here (his morning to beat Profes
sih; Parker to flie summit of Ml.
MeKinley.
Prof. Parker has expressed
some doubt that. I be Alaska party
of miners beaded by Tom Lloyd
ever reached the summit of the
mountain and tin' Times expedi
tion is fur I lie purpose of staking
out the trail fur liiin and his party.
The expedition is being financed
hy the business men of Fairbanks
and is splendidly equipped.
The party will go by way of
Iditarod and will beat, the Parker
party, which is now going in via
Seward. It is expected the mem
hers of the original parly will all
go to the summit and thai they
will be joined by others from
Iditarod. Il is the intention to
sci mark the trail that there will
be no further ground for dispute.
The Lloyd planted a Hag at the
summit when there two years ago
and expect to find the pole still
standing.
II is mil I Ik* intention of the
Times expedition to rolled any
discredit upon Prof. Parker's ex
pedition for failure to scale the
peak during former trials, hut to
prove to the world that Ml. Mc
Kinley has been sealed by Alas
kans and to them belongs the
honor of having been the first !<»
reach the summit.
New York. Feb. 5.--A double
suicide pact which was success
ftilly earried mil last night has
elided a sensational romance
which has been I lie gossip of so
ciety for Ihc past month.
The dead couple aiv Frederick
Noble and his bride of a month,
who died in a Hat by inhaling gas
which they had turned on in or
der to end their lives by asphyx
iation. The woman was formerly
the wife of Walter Suydain, o
millionaire of this city, but fell
in love with Noble, a plumber.
WIFE OF MILLIONAIRE WALTER SUYDAM, WHO ELOPED WITH
PLUMBER, PREFERS DEATH TO LIVING WITHOUT LUXUR
IES WHICH HER HUSBAND COULD NOT SUPPLY
ami ran away from her husband.
Tin* husband sonurod a divorce
and Noble marriod Mrs. Suydam
about a monlh ago. They have
been living in a small Mai since
Iheir marriage.
The elopement of Mrs. Suydwwr
crealed a tremendous sensation,
as she was one .of Ihe leading fig
ures in society. The proceedings
r
of Hit* millionaire to secure a di
vorce were do I. contested l»y .Mrs.
Suyilaiii, as she wished to be free
"to marry tier lover.
The double suicide was careful
ly planned, as every, avenue by
which the pas miffhl escape was
stopped. The dead woman left a
note staling that she preferred
dontli to living under the circum
stances In which her lo\e for I in1
plumber hail Ic<I h<>r. Sin* could
not reconcile herself In the lnss
if friends ami luxuries which had
surrounded her as the wife of the
millionaire. A few iulimale
friends «.f the woman who had
not deserted her believe her in
fatuation for the plumber, which
caused her to wreck the lives of
all concerned, was hcfj;inniiiK to
wear otT and led t<• the suicide
pact with her husband, who also
realized his inability to make the
woman who had sacrificed so
much for him happy.
NATIONS ARE INVITED
TO MAKE EXHIBITS
Wasltinfflon. Feb. 5.— I'resid.'iil
Tafl lias signed I lie proclamation
imilinvr tin* nations of the world
t<> pariicipalc in Ili«> «>xliil>ili«»n «»r
resources ami manufacturcs at
I In- San Francisco-Panama lair.
INTERIOR WEATHER
IS VERY MILD
The weather in the interior ufi
Alaska is very mild, the mereury
not hcinfr below zero at any point
alon^r the telegraph line. At
Heaver ham it is L' I above zero,
al Teikhell I J. Tonxina 10, (Cop
per Center r>, (Inlkana to, Ilogan
17 ami I'axson's 10. ('dear and
calm are prevailing conditions.
SEASON'S SUPPLIES SENT TO
PONTUS-ANDERSON PROPERTY
BIQ OUTFIT WILL BE FREIGHTED OVER OOLUMBIA QLACIER
TO PONTUS-ANDERSON PROPERTY AND SOME RIOH ORE
BROUGHT OUT ON RETURN TRIP OF THE TEAM8
The Brighton sailed today for
Columbia hay with a big outfit for
the I'ont us-Anderson property on
Columbia glacier. The «l«>ck r»f
the launch presented a typical '08
Hcene. Every available inch of
spar»> was filled to overflowing
Dogs, tents, dog feed, dunnage
hags, sacks of coal, lumber,
sleighs, everything in fact requir
ed on frail or in camp wan to bo
found on the deck.
The outfit wan purchased from
ft. Blum * Co. and weigh* about
10 ion. It Catalan supplied for*
the camp for many monthir a*
well an ton In/ sleighs, lumber for
a knock-down hcTuae and 2 1-2
tons o^ coal fbr fuel, also a quan
tity fit blacksmith ' coal. 8ome
Idea of thir work whiflft will be
done on 4be property may be gain*
I'd from tin* farl thai 800 pound*
of dynamite form n portion (if iho
011 I (11. A 11 bora I supply of ateel
is also being taken In I lie claim*.
Tho party who aoronipanioH Iho
outfit consists of Ihrce moil and
12 dogs. Tho mon aro Frank
Oustaf. on, Hans Anderson ami
Kd. Johnson. Tho out(11 will bo
landed by Iho Brighton at Colum
bia bay and will thon ho relayed
over Iho glacier to the property
a distance of 20 mile*. Tho party
will erect a half-way camp and
bring the outfit to that point be
fore broking trail to the claims.
They expect to experience no
(rouble in making a round trip
each day as the trail Is sure to
be tn good oondltion owing to the i
continued mMd . weather. The
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GUESTS DRAGGED FROM
BURNING HOTEL HELENA
HOSTELRY HA8 LONG BEEN FAM0U8 A8 POLITICAL HEAD
QUARTERS OF MONTANA 8TATE—LOSS IS ESTIMATED
AT $140,000—NO FATALATIES REPORTED
Helena, Muni., Feb. 5.—The
11 • >t «• I Helena, which has long
l>een known as the political head
quarters of this stair, was de
stroyed hy tin* last night.
Tin* Haines had gained groat
headway before being discovered
and many #f the gnesls were
(IraK^t'il from I In*ii* lx'ds in ail un
conscious condil inn by llrcmrn.
Tin' loss is estimated at $ lift,000
and is partially insured. II is
not known if I lion1 were any fa
talities, lint the firemen believe
every person was taken from the
bui'niiiK ImildiiiK.
GOLD WAVE IN
MIDDLE STATES
Another Sudden Drop In Temper
ature With High Wind Re
ported From the East
r.hirnK". Feb. 5.—Another- o»Ad
wave lifts hit I ho middle slatdn.
Thi' imirctiry ha* dropped bclrhv
aero nl many poitilH ajid ia ac
companied by a hitfh wind. ,
—: a
iMilulh, Fob. 5.—A cold wind ta
Mowing in from the lake and
bring accompanied by a drop Ip
lh« mercury. Report* fpqpi oih4r
parts of the »tate fodicaft Ihlrt
iho cold wave i* fl^nfrralthrouff1*.
nut (he Rtate. '•[
>y
Mr. CbarJen Welle, the barbtf,
h confined to h(* borne by etolu
lean. He li Under the care tlf
Dr. Datlon.
M'NANIGAL TOLD
ALL HE KNEW
Oonfessed Dynamiter Is Again In
Los Angeles Prison Af
ter Trip
I.mm Angeles, Feb. 5—Ortie Me
Mnnigal, the confessed dynamit
er, in hark in the prison horn,
having bun brought from Indian
apolis.
He slates he has nothing more
to tell as he gave the grand jury
in IndianapoliH a complete his
tory of hi« connection with the
crl(nc8.
)0ltCOK
.1
Havana, Feb. 3.--The after nec
lion of the wreck of the Maine
was safely floated yesterday.
WILL START WORK
ON FAIR GROUNDS
San Francisco. Feb. i».—Tin*
commissioner* al I In* li»*:i<I of lln»
Panama fair announce i hat Ih<>11
sanils of laborers will shortly he
Kiven «*i11 pIt>yii 11*111 preparing I In*
sili* of I In* fair for hiiihlinj-r oper
ations.
MINING ENGINEER
MAY NOT RETURN
Al. White lias received a letter
fiom Louis Lavensaller. tIi.» pop
ular mining engineer, who is well
known here, slatinpr I tin I he does
not expect to come north this
year. He is now in California
and has fully recovered from the
seriou.s illness from which he
suffered after leaving Alaska.
SANTA ANA
IN DRYDOCK
Steamer Which Was Grounded
Arrives in Seattle in Leaky
1 Seattle. Kelt. r>.—Tin* Santa Ana
*«»1" tli«' Alaska Steamship rom
!||iaity, whicli jrroumleil at Karta
ihay, while loading ore, ani\ed
i> leaking liailly
«• pumps In hii
i*i• 11'*1 lint ly in use. sin* will ini
11 m ' < 1 f a I • * 1 jiitu <lry<|i>ck for re
pairs.
COOK COUNTY
FAVORS TAFT
Roosevelt's Support is Weak and
La Follette's Name Not
Condition
(Mentioned
I
I
Cliii-iiKM, !•*#•!». The < 1«»<>k.
enmity Hepuhlieau movent ion has
lumen <I(»\vi» C.o|oUe| Roosevelt
ami has endorsed President Taft
f..r I In* presideney.
Only Ihf Iwit names were men
tioned in I lit* eonveni ion. II was
helieved thai Senator La 1*"«>1 l«*tl«
would In- a factor hnl his randi
dary was ignored. Tin* support
offered Itonsevell was weak aiul
resulted in unanimous endorse
ment of Taft's candidacy.
LA FOLLETTE'S HEALTH
IS BREAKING DOWN
\\'a>hin^lon. l-'eh. a.--The
withdrawal of Senator I.a Kollette
from Ilt«* presidential ran- is very
prohahle on aeconnt of illness.
i||«' is breaking down and is ner
vous ami irritable. Tin* press
| s I ill conlinm's |o erilirise his ae
jlion for roasliiiK Ili** reporters at
! Ih«* Philadelphia hampiel.
SCHMITZ TRIAL
HAS BEEN RESUMED
San Kranrisro. Feb. 5 The
work of seeurin;; a jury in Iho
Srhmil/. I rial has hem resumed.
Mr. 'I'. H. Vaughn. I he madhouse
man. is a passenger on I he Ber
Ihn.
TROOPS WILL PATROL
THE MEXICAN RORDER
GENERAL DUNCAN ORDERED TO MEXICO WITH 5,000 TROOPS
TO PREVENT FIRING AORO88 THE LINE—THE REBEL
LION 18 GAINING FOROE
Washington, I'eb. 5.—The stale
department is preparing •«» pre
vent any international complica
tions between America ami the
Mexican government. Olllcial re
ports from Mexico indicates ttint
the disorders which reunited in
Iti<* overthrow of the Diaz govern
ment are about to be repealed.
The department has ordered
General Duncan w/th live thou
sand troops to patrol the Mexican
border to prevent firing across
the line.
Washington, Feb. fi.--The state
department has Issued orders to
the commanders of forts along
the Mexican border to hold them
selves ready for duty. The order
is a precautionary measure to
meet any emerfeney which may
nrise nl«>nk I In* northern border
[>f Mexico. The rebels are in con
trol of several towns and parlies
are crossing the border and
•ausing trouble for rancher* on
Ihe American side by making away
Ailh horses and live slock.
Kl Paso, Feb. ft.—The rebels
liaNc asked (leneral (ioinez lo go
lo Juarez and assume Ihe presi
dency of the provisional govern
ment which has been established
it that placc.
Juarez, Feb. 5.--The rebel*
have again captured this town and
ire in full control. They have
fortified the town and the govern
ment troops are unable to *e|
near enough to attack the breast
works.