VALDEZ DAILY PROSPECTOR
Vol. 8 Valdez, Alaska, Friday, January 5, 1912 No. fifi
NOME SUFFERING
GOAL SHORTAGE
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Stocks Are 80 Depleted That Deal- ,
era Will Sell Only to Those
Having Contracts
Nome, Jan. 5.—Furl is running I
short, here ami it is doubtful ifj
the supply will lost until the op
filing of no.xt season. Fully six
months must elapse, before a sup
ply can he obtained from the out
side ami already the slocks on
hand have been so diminished
thai. dealers are refusing to sell
eoal to an> body except I hosts hav
ing conl racts for a given quant ity.
CONTINUES TOUR
DESPITE ILLNESS
Senator La Folletto Suffering
From Ptomaine Poisoning
Still Campaigning
Peoria, 111.. .Ian. ."•.--Notwith
standing he is sull'ering from a
severe attack of ptomaine poison
ing, Senator La Folletle still con
tinues his campaign.
He addressed a large audience
here last night on the political
questions of the day and was vig
orously applauded.
HMISEOl
EARLY HEARING
Committee on Territory Promises
Members of Alaska Bureau
to Hear Them 8oon
Washington. Jan. r»._-Kx_Sen
cilor Wilson and other members
of the Alaska bureau of the new
CJiamhcr of Commerce of Seattle,
have been promised an early hear
ing by the committee on territor
ies on the question of needed
legislation for Alaska.
See (ierman, the dentist, over
<^\vl Drug Store. Examination
free. ' 'Phone 19.
HEAVY EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
THROUGHOUT THE WEST
CALIFORNIA, NEVADA AND MONTANA REPORT VIOLENT DI8- j
TUR3ANC2 ALMOST EQUAL TO ONE OF 1908—PEOPLE
FRIGHTENED BUT NO MATERIAL DAMAQE 18 DONE
I'ci-MHi, .Ian. r»--A mcvoto ••nrlh
«|uako shook wii* f«* 11 Ihi*
iitoniiiiK. "fif of I In* wni'j*I xinro
tin- inomnnihlo line of HMMl. Whilo
110 frroal da maw wns dono Ifi<*
*hork whs miifTicly heavy In
shake up tbuildings cnnslder
«l)l,v ami Ilu» frightened Inmates
rushed into I ho streets in the be
lief thai I ho st met lire* wore aboul
^ In fall.
Reno, Jan. 5.—An earthquake
*hock of coiiftidorable duration
was foil lioro this morning, but
*side from the hroaking of dishes
nnd glaHswaro from being shak
I'll olf shelves, iiimI I In1 slopping i
of clucks, there \vns tmi damage, J
although many were frightened l»y J
I lie disturbance.
Ilulle, Jan. r».--Kroiii all over the
stale come reports of a heavy
earthquake shock litis morning,
hut so far as known no damage
was clone. In this city the shock
was very severe and caused con
sternation among the people,
many of whom crowded into the
streets, fearing disaster to the
htiildiiiKs. Although the ahock
was of considerable duration no
material damage was done In the
621?.
BOSTON PASTOR CHARGED WITH
MURDER IS HOW A RAVING MANIAC
Rev. Clarence Richeson, Charged With Murder of His Young
Sweetheart That He Might Marry an Heiress, Will
Probably Spend Remainder of His Days
Between Walls of Madhouse
Muslim. Jan. 5.—llev. CJarcncc
Hirlipsmi. I lie (jaiiil)i'i<l^«' pastor,
who is awniliiiK trial for I In? inur
Uit f»r liis swi'i'lheart. is a rav
injr maniac in his cell in the cily
prison.
A 11«1111>I lias heen entertained
•or sunn* tim«* as to the sanily <»_f
I hi' prisoner, ami I In* physician
wliii attended him afli'r his rc
<"••111 attempt al suicide hy ciil
tinjr hiinscir in the Krnin willi a
sharp pii'i'i* of lin. prommnci'il I In*
uiiiiihI mil' such only an insane
ii.an could inllicl upon himself.
Little hope is expressed al I his
time for his recovery ami il is
prohahlc he will never be ti*ii»«l for
Ihc crime, itnL will spend (he re
mainder of his life between llie
walls of a madhouse.
The rrinie wilh whieh Richeson
is charged is a peculiarly alro
eious ami cold-blooded one. Avis
I.ennell, his victim, was a prelly
f-ri-iI whom h«> had. il is charged,
ruined under a promise of mar
riage. l-'imlimr herself iu a deli_j
cale position she iia<l appealed lo
him lo fullill his promise (o weil
her, hut in the meantime he had
wooed and won a young lady of
his congregation, an heiress, ami
to rid himself of his former sweet
heart ho.gave her, as slu* suppos
ed. a medicine lo relieve her of
her diirieulty. The medicine
proved In he cyanide nf potassium,
which I lie parson had purchased
several days before al :t drug
store in Hip suhurhs of Moslou.
The girl look a dose in her in
al I In* Nf\v Rutland (lons«>r\ali>ry
of Music. wImmv sin* was a slu
<I■ • 111. ami was found 11<>a> 1 sliorl
ly aflcrwanl, a small packH con
taining Ili«• remainder of llir poi
son bcinir foiiml on a I a I■ I•• m*ar
by.
ltich<*soii was arn-slt'«l a few
da>> iali-r Hiarjivd w it li ^ i\iir_: Iht
llii- poison. Hi- i!•'11i>*«I lias ni^ 1 !*•«• 11
I in* raiist' of Hie jrirl's dcalli. al
111 o 11 11 ;i< I in i | lid lia\in.u ptuvlias
i>i| I In* poi-op.
MANY SEALS
IN THE BAY
Kenneth Rudolph Counts 48 of
the Animals on Cake of loe
Off Lowe Mver
Kenneth Rudolph, while cross
ing the bay toward L-owe river a
few days ago in a small boat, was
surprised to hear considerable
harking near (he mouth of the
river and set out to investigate.
lie soon discovlred a large body
of shore ice, which had drifted
over toward the river and upon
it were a number of hair seals,
which were doing tin- barking.
The seals were apparently not
much afraid and allowed him to
row the boat to within a very
short distance of the ire before
Ihev dove off and disappeared.
There were '»8 seals in the bunch.
Connors Case.
I,os Angeles, Jan. 5--Tlie grand
jury today completed the hearing
i»f testimony against Hcrl ('on- I
i»rs, charged with complicity in .
rlynamiling the hall of records in
Ibis city.
If you want all the news all the
time read the Prospeotor.
BARNETTE PROMISES TO BE
IN FAIRBANKS BY APRIL 1
1
IN HEARING FOR REDUCTION OF BAIL TELL8 COMMISSIONER
HE WILL APPEAR AT FAIRBANK8 FOR TRIAL ON THE
OHARQE OF EMBEZZLE*! ENT OF BANK FUNDS
Los Angeles, Jan. 5.—In the
hearing of (ho petition of Cap
ta rrt -BarnoMo, • Uw^FAid&anka vSX*
banker, for a reduction Of bail
from 3317,000 lo $100,000 before
U. S. Commissioner Van Dyke,
Barnellc promised Ihe coinmis
Kioiwr today that he-would appear
before the district court at Fair
banks on April 1 to answer to tiie
*»mbezziem«»nt. for
which he was indicted by the
grand jury. No decision haw .yet
been rendered on the question of
reducing the boud.
IMPERIALS ASK
AN EXTENTION
Chinese Government Requests the
Rebels to Extend Armistice
Until January 18
London. Jan. !>.—Advices re
ceived here today slate thai the
imperial government of flhina has
asked the rebels Tor an extension
of ltn» armistice to January I ft.
It is believed here that the re
does! is simply a ruse to give the
imperial family time I<» seek a
place of safety when the war will
be carried on with renewed vigor.
Little confidence is expressed in
the expressed intention to treat
further for a peaceful settlement
of the war.
Halibut Soaroe. t
Halibut fishermen in Juneau
aie complaining of the lUlil
catches dial the fleet is bringing
in from Icy Straits. For some
unaccountable reason lillle fish
are being caught I litis- far this
season and fishermen are at a loss
lo ewph in it. Nearly all the lie-,
if aklcy HI rails at present, most
»»f them overdue.
At Scow bay and Petersburg
the name conditions exist. There
are many, many boats, but. very
little fish.
The halibut fishers say lhat
never before have halibut been as
ftcaroe as this year. A good price
Is being paid for halibut in Be
little.
Ths Prospeotor
buy.
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INTENSE COLD
IN MIODLE WEST
Intense Suffering Prevails Among
the Poor and Unemployed in
the City of Ohioago
Chicago, Jan. 5.—Tin* coldest
weather for many years now pre
vails Ihroughout (hi» middle west.
In this oily tin* thermometer has
nearly reached the record level
and Mil (Tori nt; is intense.
There are more than 150,000
unemployed in the city and anions
(hem are thousands who have no
roof to shelter them from the in
tense eold. The city police sta
tions are tilted to overflowing with
unfortunates who have applied
for- lodgings to escapf freezing I«»
dealh.
The largest order for steel pipe
ever plaeed in file worln, il is bl
lieved, has heen IM hy a (Jalgary, |
Alherla, ttrm. which has order
ed from III" rniled Stales Steel i
corporation .'100 miles f»f pipe ail
n cost of about $3,000,000, to ear-|
rv natural gas from How Island j
to Calgary. Shipment which will i
require 2,500 cars, will begin Jan- j
uary 10, 1912, and will he com-!
pleted within six months.
Hardin B. Littlepage, one of the
rew surviving participants in the
arreat marine battle between the
Monitor and the Merrimac, died at
his home in Washington. He was
70 years old.
The only practical tailor in [
Valdez, Ben Silvciman. 'Phone i
108.
LEAP YEAR BALL
. VERY ENJOYABLE
Attendance Was Large and Ail
Unite in Pronouncing It One of
the Best of the Season
Tin* all 'iiilanci' al I In.* leap year
dance Riven by (he ladies of th<*
Bwoot Sixtoon Huh Insl night was
laiK«\ and the alTair was pronoun
ced lo he one of I he niosl enjoy
ahle of the season.
Kvery person, on entering I he
hall, was presented wilh a hand
some houlonierre of yellow and
while ribbon, Ihe club colors, as
a memento of Ihe occasion.
The alTair was gotten up by (he
ladies and much credit is due lo
Ihe members of Ihe several com
mittees, who worked hard lo make
the alTair so successful and i'H
joyable.
Late in Ihe I'vcuing Ihe ladies
announced a prize waltz, and as
the couples glided about, the lloor,
each pair doing their prettiest to
rapt are the prizr, Ih \v were close
ly scanned by a committee and
the prize was awarded lo 11. R.
Ingram. "Dad" may not have
been in Ihe game very Iouk. but
he surely produced a classy arti
cle of wallz and was Ihe best man
who won the prize.
VIOLATION OF FOOD LAW
CHARGED AGAINST FIRMS
THREE LARGE WHOLESALE HOU8E8 fN SEATTLE HAVE BEEN
MADE DEFENDANTS IN AOTI )N BY GOVERNMENT CHARG
ING SHIPMENT MISBRANDED ARTICLES TO ALASKA
Seattle, Jail. f» An action l»>
Ihn government has been brought
against Hire.* wholesale llrms of
this eily for violation of the pun
food law, for shipping misbrand
cd articles of food to Alaska.
Tho firms, l,'inlii>r Brothers,'
who Are charged Willi having
shipped impure olive oil lo (Cor
dova without | he farl I hat it was
adulterated being printed on the
label, as required by law. Kreil
shcimer Hros. are charged with
sending adulterated Jamaica
Kinder to Wrangel labeled pure,
and the Hchwabacher Orocery
Company sending adulterattd
vanila to Cordova which was mis
hrandod.
Tlti- aHions art* Hit' n'still of a
I rip lliroimh Alaska madr ri'rent
ly h\ an inspector, who mado an
examination of the slocks of food
shilT* in tin* mIoi'oh of I In* difTcr
I'lil (owns.
TOM TAQQART HEADS
INDIANA OOMMITTKC
Indianapolis, Jan. 5.--At lht»
session of the stale Nepnhlican.
rommiltee today Torn Taggavt
was elected president of the rom
miller.
8ub«orlb« for ih« ProapMtor.
FEAR M'NANIGAL
MAY BE KILLED
Arrives in Indianapolis to Testify
Before Qrand Jury and is
Hidden Away
111• i i;< 11;t I it >i i. Jan. r».--Ortie Mc
.Xaiiival. who was >|>11■ it«• <I away
from I.ns Aiifrclcs, ha*- arrived,
hepr in charjrf nf I In* police, to
^i\c I I i ii m my before the federal
jfrainl jury re^anlin^ I in- dyna
mite conspiracy.
Hi- has lii'i• 11 hidden away for
fi-ar an aflcmpl may In* made to
kill 111111 lii-l'i.n- In* ran It'll his
story i>i ihi' jury.
5AY5R005EVELT
NOT A CANDIDATE
President Outlook Publishing Co.
Declares Teddy Will Not Run
for Presidency
Cornwall. N. V.. .Ian. --Law
rence AI • I m 111. |iri'sii|i'iil of the
Outlook 1'iilil ishin^ I'liinpany,
publishers nf the (Millook MaK
a/.ini', of which C.ol. Hoosevelt is
associate editor. staled today lliat
C.ol. Roosevelt was not a candi
i!ii11» for Ihi' presidential nomi
nal ion.
BODY OF EVANS
IS LAID AWftY
Remains of Noted Officer Buried
With Naval Honors—Wife
Unable to Attend
Washington, Jan. 5 Tin* re-~
mains of Admiral Rohley F.vans
were laid away today with naval
tumors.
Mrs. Kvans, Ihi' wife of IIm* de
feased otTicer, was loo ill to at
tend the services. having broken
lown completely. Practically the
•nlire cahiucl and diplomatic
porps atlcndcd I lie services, as
ivell as many of the prominent
ua\ y officers in I he cil>.