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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALA8KA, SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1912.
MO. 1R?
SENATOR LA FOLLETTE WILL
FORM A THIRD PARTY
FRIENDS BELIEVE MACHINE WILL PREVENT HI8 NOMINATION
AT CHICAGO A8 R008EVELT WILL THROW HI8 SUP
PORT TO TAFT IF HE FAILS HIMSELF
Washington, April Kl.— II is
reported here that if President
Taft is nominated al the (Chica
go convention Senator I.a Kollettc
will form a thin! party and make
the race as a progressive candi
date.
The friends of I Ik* senator
state thaL he does not expect In
get the nomination of the Repub
licans al. Chicago, as he believes
Roosevelt is working to secure
the nomination of Taft if he can
not control the convention for
himsel f.
La Folic I to believes he can
draw from both the other parlies
and it is admitted that be would
weaken the support of President
Taft to a much greater extent
than he would I lie Democratic
candidate.
The Democratic leaders here
j are pleased wilh the prospect of
J a further split in the ranks of the
i Republicans. Senator La Follette
will draw his support from the
ranks of the progressive Repub
licans, who miKht have been unit
e wdilh the standpatters under
Roosevelt, but. will not favor Taft.
MAY BE DOWN
FOR THE SUMMER
Government Makes No Move to
Have the Broken Cable
Repaired
Seattle, April 13 Although
the cable lias been out of com.
mission for nearly a week no
move has been made to make the
repair. It was reported the gov
ernment would make an attempt
to get the Canadian cabloship
"Restorer" to make the repair,
but nothing more has been heard
about it.
PRESIDENT GETS FOUR
MORE FROM KENTUCKY
Louisville, April 13.—Ken
tucky's four delegates at large to
the Chicago convention will go
instructed to vote for President
Tafl.
R008EVELT WILL TOUR
BRYAN'8 HOME 8TATE
Lincoln, April 13.--Colonel
lloosevelt will begin a tour of this
stale next week. He will deliver
the first address in this city.
FORT LI8CUIVI AND
VALDEZ TEAMS BOWLINQ
The Fori Liscum and Valdez
bowling teams are playing n
frame in fhe tournament a I. the
Dig Place this afternoon. The
line up is as follows:
Fort Liscum—Drury, Schwaar,
Hull, Miller, Dixon and Ivansic.
Valdez—McCarty, Cogshall,
Keener, (ianty and Watson.
NOME FISHERMEN
HAVE NARROW E80APE
While fishing for seal from
I he ice ofT the Nome coast recent
ly, several natives barely escap
ed with Iheir lives when the ice
upon which they were stationed
broke away from the main park
and hcKan drifting oul to sea.
The natives reached shore in
safety, but in the srramble they
were compelled to leave all of
their belongings on the runaway
floe.
NOME DISTRICT TO
HAVE ANOTHER DREDGE
Finlay Mcintosh has advised
his associates at Nome that he
has been Successful in securing
the necessary financial aid to in
stal a dredge on the Duncan A.
Mcintosh ground on the loft lim
it of Gold Run creek, and that
the gold diggor will be sent north
•on one of Ihe early boats.
ALASKA-FIDALGO WILL
CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT
A number of minors left mi
I In* Swastika today for Fidalgo
hay, where they will work on de
velopment on the Alaska-Fidalgo
copper company's properties,
('apt. McGann will proceed with
his vessel to Kllamar.
GENERAL GRANT
DIES SUDDENLY
Noted Soldier and Engineer Suc
cumbed to Heart Disease
Westerday
' New York, April I.'3.--Major
General Frederick Grant is dea.l
of heart disease.
General Grant was horn in St.
Louis May 30, 1850, and was a
son of General II. S. Grant. He
graduated from the military
academy in 1871 and rose lo the
rank of lieutenant-colonel. He
then went as engineer for the
Central Pacific railroad. He was
United States minister to Aus
tria in 1885; was police commis
sioner of New York from 180 i to
1898, when hp was appointed
colonel of the New York Volun
teers and served in the Philip
pines. He was appointed major
general and commanded the de
partment "f the east.
VICTIMS OF 8NOW8LIDE
WERE NOT REOOVERED
The bodies of Evans and Col
lins, who were killed in I he Slate
creek snowslfde, have not been
recovered up to last accounts.
Those familiar with the scene of
the- disaster seem inclined to
think that tho bodies will not he
found until the snow melts.
! LAUNCH B. F. M. WILL
MAKE TRIP TOMORROW
! Robert \V. Jennings will leave
! for C.ordova at 3 o'clock on Sun
day morninK taking the launch
B. F. M. During his stay in the
city Mr. Jennings ha« made many
friends, who wish his unbounded
success in his campaign.
MINERS WILL WORK
ON SLATE GREEK
W. R. Morton, Marshal and
Neary will start for the Slato
croek section on Monday, to be
absent from tho oily during tho
open season. Mr. Morton will
work his placor ground on Slato
crook..
Elmer Miller, who was .recent
ly brought in from tho tr^il by
Post Surgoon Jones, Is improving
in the hospital at Fort Liscum.
TAFT SPEAKS
IN NEW YORK
Refers to Roosevelt as Dema
gogue in Denouncing Ju
dicial Recall
New York, April 13.—President
Taft in his speech here last night
denounced the judiciary recall in
emphatic terms, lie believes the
people do not want the proposed
measure and have faith in the
present system of courts.
In veiled words I he president
referred to Roosevelt as a dem
agogue by saying that political
schemers were advocating the re
call to advance their own inter
ests.
STRIKE OF LOCOMOTIVE
ENGINEERS MAY RESULT
HAVE VOTED TO DEMAND INCREASE OF WAGE 8CALE OR
WILL GO ON 8TRIKE--FIFTY RAILROADS WOULD BE
AFFECTED IF STRIKE IS CALLED
New York, April 13 Unless
the railroad companies grant the
demands of the Locomotive En
gineers' union for an increase in
Hie scale every line in the East
ern states will he lied up al an
early date.
More than fifty different rail
mad companies are u (Tec led. A
vote was recently taken by the lo
cal unions and resulted almost
unanimously in favor of the de
mand for an increase or going
on strike if the raise was not
granted. The question will be
submitted to the railroad olTicials
at once.
EXPERTS VISIT
MIDAS MINE
Representatives of Big Copper
Concerns Will Report on
Property
W. C. Dunkle, presumed to be
repreHenting the Guggenheim in
terests, und Charles Crary, rep
resenting E. F. Gray, both well
known mining experts, have made
a thorough examination of the
Midas mine across the bay, re
turning from their labors yester
day. What their report will be
is a matter of conjecture, as that
will go to their principals.
It may, however, be said that
the fact that the mine, having
attracted the attention of heavy
copper operators, would indicate
that there was something worth
hnving on Holorrym gulch. Mom
bers or the Midas company an*
in the dark concerning the con
clusions arrived at by the ex
perts.
MAKING GOOD PROQRE88
WITH THE MAOHINERY
The C,(imeron-<fohnson people
have succeeded in moving their
I entire outfit, including the big
donkey, a quarter of a mile to
wards the glacier. At this rate it
will not, take theni long to land
their supplies and machinery on
their ground.
Members of the 10th infantry,
stationed at Fort Liscum, arc
puzzled at the delay of headquar,
ters In isftolng orders for their
return to the slates. These or
ders are generally issued months
in advance of the proposed trans
fer.
If you want all the news all tha
time read the Prospector
CUBANS WARNED
BY KNOX'S VISIT
Cubans Must Behave Themselves
to Keep Their Inde
pendence
Havana, April 13.—Tin; papers
hurr art* treating Secretary
Knox's visit as a mailer of much
import. They profess to believe
thai his visit is intended to serve
as a warning to Cuba that the
government must keep order or
intervention will follow.
He has been the recipient of a
warm welcome from the govern
ment ollleials. He leaves today
for home.
ALASKA CLUB
OPENS TONIGHT
Program Arranged for Entertain
ment of Club Members and
Their Friends
The formal opening of the
Alaska Club this evening is to be
one of the social events among
the male portion of our popula
tion which will be long remem
bered. Aside from the social side
of the evening the following pro
gram will afTord pleasure to those
lucky enough to be there::
"Song, "I I.ove You So," John
Kacerosky.
Piano selection, Cieorge Ileinke.
Song, "Baby Hose," Tom HiIIis.
Monologuo, Chas. llenry.
Song by the jolly trio, Cillis,
Kacerosky and llenry.
First act of "T'riss," by Dr.
Herman.
Song, Scotch, by Ceo. l'awcet.t.
Four-round boxing exhibition.
While vs. Kingoley.
Cigars, sandwiches and re
fresh men Is.
LOCAL ITEMS.
John C. Chase, the Socialist
speoker, will leave on the B. F. M.
in the morning for Cordova, from
whirh point he goes into the in
terior.
Work on the Bunker Hill Min
ing company's property is pro
gressing in a very satisfactory
manner, so report members of the
company who have recently vis
ited tho properly,
"Friday," a well known char
acter about town, was sent out
to the states as being of no par
ticular value to this section of
the world.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
HITCHCOCK WILL RESIGN
FROM PRESIDENT'S CAOINET
BELIEVED RESIGNATION 18 RE8ULT OF 8TORMY CONFERENCE
WITH PRESIDENT OVER GOVERNMENT OWNER8HIP OF
TELEGRAPH LINES—TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS
Washington. April 13.— Post -
niaslcr General Hitchcock has an
nounced lhat he will resign from
the cabinet of President Taft and
expects lo be «m11 of office before
July 1.
The resignat ion of I he post
master general has been expect
ed ill ollicial circles for some
lime. The rumor has been per
sistent that the conference be
tween President Taft ami Mr.
Hitchcock after the hitter's an
nouncement that he would in
troduce a measure to provide for
the government acquiring the
telegraph lines was not amica
ble. It is said the postmaster
general wanted to resign at that
time hut was prevailed upon by
the other members of Ihe cabinet,
to remain in olVice for a time ow
ing to the pending eleel ions.
Mr. Hitchcock announecs he
will engage in private business
and denies thai politics has any
thing to do willi his resignation.
| Tin* Alaska Club will formally
open their rooms tonight, when
all members are expeeted to be
present with llieir friends.
ROOSEVELT WILL HAVE
TWELVE FROM MAINE
Bangor, Me.. April t-.--Th«*
delegation In Ili•• Republican con
vention at Chicago renin tins slate
will li«> divided. Twelve of llic
delegates arc pledged In support
tin* candidacy of Col. Roosevelt.
GURU BARTON
WIDELY MOURNED
Pneumonia Ends Life of Noted
Red Cross Organizer and
Worker
Washington. April 13.--Clara
Barton. Iln» lit*.I Cross worker,
known and lo\»"l in every civiliz
ed country in I he world, is dead
of pneumonia.
Clara Marloi was horn in Ox
ford, Mass, 1821; was founder
Mid organize" of the National
tied Gross So« ie«>. Taught school
in early life and during the great
civil war did heroic relief work
on the battlefields. She was as
sociated with the International
Red Cross and worked through
nut the Franco-Prussian war. She
secured the adoption of the treaty
of Geneva by the United Slates,
also the author of Red Cross
amendment extending the work of
the association to help in great
calamities. KnglamJ, Germany,
Austria, Servia, Turkey, Armenia,
Switzerland, Spain, Russia and
Bulgaria had honored her with
decorations. She was the author
of valuable books on relief work.
SECRETARY KNOX 18
NOW AT HAVANA
Havana, April 12.—Secretary
Knox has arrived hero and was
given a saluli* by American cruis
ers In purl.
CONVENTION DECLARES
FOR THE PRE8IDENT
Rochester, N. Y.t April 12.--Tin*
Hepuhlican slate convention has
instructed delegates to Chicago
to voir for Tafl.
Superintendent Pollock, of the
Turnagain Arm Mines company's
properly on Crow crcck, the local
representative, convoys very on
couraging news of Ihc develop
ment work on that mine. Pol
look reports that in tunnel No. 4,
the lowest one, there is 30 inches
of o e ill which gold may ho soon
with the naked eye. The drift is
in 17 feet, all in solid ore. In
tunnel No. 3 there is four inches
of solid quart/ showing free gold.
HAS CONTRACT
FOR FREIGHTING
Mcintosh Will Deliver Supplies to
the Rutherford-Ramsey
Property
Mr. It. K. Millard has II a ci n
Irart to Robert Mcintosh, tin*
freighter, to rarry supplies to the
Rutherford-Ramsey properly,
situated near the glacier. On lilt?
return trips Mr. Mcintosh's out
til. will carry ore for shipment to
the outside.
If the condition of tin* trail
permits one hundred tons of ore
will he sent to the smelter. Mr.
Mcintosh expects to hegin
freighting in the supplies at
once.
PRESIDENT TAFT HAS
THE VERMONT DELEGATES
Monlepelier. VI., April I 2
Vermont Republicans are solid
for President Taft. The dele
Kales lo the Chicago convention
were instructed to vote for him
as nominee for the presidency.
BELIEVED THE COLONEL
WILL CARRY STATE
Philadelphia, April I .'I.—The
slate primaries are. being held
here today. The contest is being
keenly waged and it is predicted
that Roosevelt will win.
INDIANA STATE LEADERS
ARE HOLDINQ CONFERENCE
Indianapolis, April I tt.--Bryan
is lioro to hold a conference with
I ho Democratic stale leaders. No
information as lo the subjects to
lie discussed can he pained.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HELP QOOD CAUSE
The people of Vnlde/ should not
forget thai ou the i01 h of this
month the Epiphany C.lub will
render two short ploys in Kngles'
hall for the bonofll of the build
ing fund of Kpiphauv church.
Tickets and reservations nro lo
he had at the drug stores.
TO HAVE SERVICE
TO PORT WELLS OAMP
A movement is on fool to havo
the launch Brighton make four
trips a month lo Port WeMs
pendinK the letting of a contract
for the carrying of mail to that
camp. The list of ftnbscriharfi in
being freely signed by the busi
ness men.
Bring your Job work to th#
Proapoctor offfoe.