VALDEZ DAILY PROSPECTOR
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VOL. 8. VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUE8DAY, JANUARY 30, 1912.
A . "° 87
HOUSE REVISES
METAL TARIFF
Reduction Favored by Democrats
is Equal to 35 Per Cent
of Schedule
llashington, Jan. MO.--Tin? de
bate on the tariff in the house
still continues. Tin* Democratic
measure revising the tariff on
articles r»f iron ami sleel passed
the house yesterday after a spir
ited debate.
The reduction of the taritT on
the articles mentioned is equal to
35 per cent of the present sched
ule. It is believed the measure
will he defeated in the senate.
CHAMP CLARK
ASKS SUPPORT
♦
Says He is Standing on His Own
Feet and There Are No
Strings on Him
Washington, Jan. 2'.).—Cham}]
(jlark has announced his candi
dacy for the Democratic nomina
tion for the presidency.
He states he is standing on his
own feet and represents no cliqur
and Wall street has no strings or
him. He appeals to the. state dele
gations to work for him in secur
ing the nomination.
TAFT DEFENDS
HIS POLICIES
Believes He Has Given Country
Clean Government and Kept
Pledges
Cleveland, Jan. 3ft.— President
Tafl, in a speech last night, de
fended all the policies of his ad
ministration.
He defended the administra
tion's prosecution of the trusts
through the enforcement of the
Sherman anti-trust law. The
president stated that if the hip
interests kept within the law they
had nothing to fear. Me referred
to the postal savings hank sys
tem as an unqualified success.
WAITING AT ~
THE CHURCH
Story of Why an Invited Quest
Failed to Attend the
Wedding
There has been a genuine caso
of "waiting at tho church" in
Valdez, hut tho parties concern
ed are not talking about it. Their
troubles will never be reproduced
by the photographs, at least not
by the original actors In the
drama.
flam Knutson is a particular
friend of Mr. Haltness, who was
married on Saturday evening and
of course he reoelved an invita
tion to attend tho .wedding of his
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CLARENCE DARROW IS INDICTED
FOR CORRUPTION OE WITNESSES
Leading Attorney For California Dynamiters Charged With
Bribing Jurors and Corrupting. Witnesses In Famous
Trial—Indictment Has Caused a Sensa
tion and More To Follow.
I.os Angeles, Jan. 30.—Sever
al indictinfills were returned-by
(lie irran(I jury against jury brib
er's late yesterday afternoon. It
is rumored ttiat Clarence Darrow,
the famous attorney who eon
dueled I he defense of I he dyna
miters, is among the unmber.
Los Angeles, Jan. 30.—Clarence
Darrow was indicted twice on two
separate counts for bribery and
attempted corruption of jurors.
He is accused <>f having' caused
bribes t<> be offered to Hubert.
Bain, a sworn juror in the case.
The indictment of Darrow has
caused intense excitement, as it
was believed In? had kept himself
free from transgression of the
law.
(Srorjfe l.oekwooil, tin* venire
man, was indicted on another
charge. He was immediately ar
rested but was released on
(inn bail, lie will lie arraigned on
Thursday next. I.ockwooil's
cou n so I state thai he will un
doubtedly be acquitted, as his in
diriment was based oil informa
tion furnished tin- irraml jury by
Bert Franklin.
Chicago, Jan. .MO.--The news
from Los Anpeles that ('larenee
Darrow had been indieted for coi*
ruption of witnesses and jury
bribing in connection with the
dynamite eases in California has
caused a sensation.
SECOND VEIN IS TAPPED AT 4QO-FOOT LEVEL
Colonel Millard was in town to
day and reported that the second
vein had been tapped in the cross
cut at. the 400 foot level, which
is 200 feet below sea level.
A supposed mininp authority
was recently quoted in a Seattle
paper as staling that the ClilT
was a freak and would probably
pinch out with greater depth. If
the Cliff is a freak mine it is a
pretty good kind of a freak in
which lo bn inlVrested. It has pro
duced In dale over $400,000 and
the development work now being
CR088CUT TUNNEL AT 400 LEVEL IN CLIFF PROVING THAT
LEDQE8 DO QO DOWN AND OARRY THEIR STRENGTH
AND VALUE8—MINE W A8 CALLED "FREAK"
clour at t Ik* 100 fool level is prov
ing that IIh- mine is yet in its in
fancy and completely refutes the
so-called expert's opinion that the
ore would not down.
Two weeks ajro it was auuoun-,
eed thai I he crosscut tunuel at
th lower level had intercepted the
llrst of the veins as worked in the]
upper tunnel at the Hon foot lev
el. After <1 i*iftin^ another HO feet
the workmen yesterday boke into
the second vein and this loo main
tains its strength and carries val
uui.jLKiual to tlntf. Ml, iinv_ of ihe
former levels. The second vein
was located within six inches «»f
where it was helieved to be by the
survey of the mine.
The. crosscut tunnel will be ox
tended 90 feet further, at which
distance it is expected to break
into the main ledge from which
most of the rich ore has been
taken.
The finding of the second vein
has dispelled all doubt as to the
certainty of picking up the main
ledge at the iOO foot level and
when that has bjucn done in a few
more weeks the 01 iIT will have
sullicient ore in sight to keep its
mill running for years to come.
NO MONEY FOR
NEW BATTLESHIP8
WashiiiKlon, Jan. 30.— Presi
dent Tftft lias made it clear that
he will not favor any Appropria
tions for increasing the navy at
this session. No appropriations
will he asked for the construc
tion of battleships.
WTITE PLAGUE
ALASKA SCOURGE
Former Government Official Says
Condition in Alaska De
mands Aotion
Washington, Jan. 30.—Dr. Fos
ter, formerly assistant in the pub
lic health department here, snys
the while plague is the scourge of
Alaska.
He states that the disease is
not prevalent, among the white
population, but is fast wiping out
the natives. He endorses the rec
ommendation of Secretary Fisher
asking the government to make
an appropriation of $70,000 for
the purpose of checking disease
among tho natives of Alaska and
to teach them sanitation.
ALAMEDA WILL
SAIL SOUTH TONIGHT
The Alameda Js expected to sail
for tho south about midnight to
night. fcho left Seward for Valdoz
this forenoon at i I o'clock and
will arrive hero this evening if
the weather U not too thick for
gpeddy navigation.
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Mr. Arthur Lang will deliver an
address on "The Life and Char
acter of Oliver Cromwell" before^
the members of the Arctio Broth
erhood tonight. ,
ANOTHER ALASKA MEASURE
INTRODUCED IN SENATE
8ENATOR JCfNES ASK8 APPROPRIATIONS OF $280,000 FOR
LIQHTHOU8E8 AND FOO SIGNALS ON COAST OF ALA8KA
—ALSO A8K8 FOR 8UBTREA8URY FOR SEATTLE
Washington, Jnn. 30.—Senator
Wesley L. Jones, of Washington,
has introduced another measure
in the senate affecting Alaska.
He asks appropriations for the
establishment of light and fog
signals at different points along
the coast of Alaska arid for the
establishment of a sub-treasury
in Seattle. One hundred thou
sand dollars each is asked for the
establishment of lighthouses and
fog signals at the entrance of
Resurrection bay^and at Cape St.
Ellas and $80,000 for Cape Spen
cer. * ■'!
Senator Jones Man admitted
that he conferred with the offi
cials of the administration re
garding the measures. The bill
is sure to receive favorable con
sideration at the hands of the
senate and it is not believed it
will meet with any strong objec
tion in the lower house.
Some dissatisfaction has been
expressed by Alaskans, now here
through the action of Senator
Jones in tacking the subtreasury
portion lo the measure. They
believe Alaska measures should
bo considered separate anil apart
W-om all others.
FREIGHTERS BREAKING TRAIL
TO THE MIDAS 60PPER MINE
Ed. Wood left this morning with
six men find four horsoH to be
gin breaking trail to tho Midas
copper mine on Rolomon gulch.
He wilt go over the ground and
pick out a place where a perma
nent camp for his help and horse*
will bo established.
The mine is about flVe miles
from the beach, where tho ore will
be dollvered and as Mr. Dovin*
ney expects to be shipping 25 tons
daily Mr. Wood will have a oamp
of some proportions. It i« ex
pected that the loams will bo ablo
to make two trips 'daily when the
weather is favorable.. The con.
tractor will require from 10 to
12 horses steadily and will give
employment to six or eight team
sters.
Larson Wins Picture.
Lou in Larson won the hand,
some oil painting offered by Ad
am Swan, the amateur Jeweler, to
tho one guessing nearest to the
attendance at the school enter
tainment last Friday night. Ilia i
guess wag 250, while the actual ;
number attending was 237. i
Oeorge Minn, who ban been in <
the hillB for Rome time, is re
newing acquaintances in town.
ARMISTICE RENEWED
FOR FURTHER PERIOD
I'ckin, .Ian. UO The nrmislice
has hern renewed between the im
perialists and (he rebels. The
Mukden incident is deplored hv
the officials of the Manchu gov
ernment, who are unable to re
straih (li«*ii* followers from deeds
of violence.
Police Blocked In Effort to Learn
Source From Whloh Money
Came
Indianapolis, Jan. 3ft.—The
hanking accounts of Ihe MeNa
maras is missing. The police
have been searching for the stubs
of the checks in hopes of being
able to learn to whom money was
paid and the source by which
funds were derived.
When McNamara was arrested
ho claimed to have several hun
dred dollars in the safe in his of
fice and this sum has also rnys
leriously disappeared. The police
believe some confederates who
would be incriminated by the ac
counts, if brought into court, have
destroyed them.
MEETINQ OF AUXILIARY
TOMORROW EVENING
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the,
flood Samaritan hospital wUl
■neet tomorrow evening at 7:30 qiti
Mrs. Lang's residence. Colh Qtl
ion of dues and the reports oft! hm
r$ar's work, as well aa- platttirift
he work for the coming ywa»jA> ill
rngago the attention av
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DAMAGE WAS
NOT SERIOUS
Santa Ana Has Been Floated and
Will Proceed on Her Way
to 8eattle.
Seal lie, .Ian. .'to.—The si earner
Saola Ana. of I he Alaska Steam
ship company, which grounded at
Karla hay, has been lloaled.. Tin*
sleamer lias not suffered snriou>
damage ami will conn* t«> Seal
lie tinder her own sleam.
The passengers who were
landed at Ketchikan from the San
ta Ana have arrived in this city.
The steamer will he drydoeked l<>
enable an examination of her hull.
Business Worries Cause Promi
nent Politician to Suicide
by Shooting
Tacoma, .Ian. .'to.--II. I). Schutt,
a slate represenlative. and prom
inent politician, committed sui
cide yesterday hy blowing hi>
hrains out while in his olTice in
a down town hlock.
Sell 1111 was very wealthy a few
yours uk*1 but. nuii with reverse*
in the panic of four years ap«>.
His rash act is believed lo he due
lo business worries.
MILL WORKERS
ENGAGE IN RIOT
Attempt to Open Mills With Non
Union Help Causes
Trouble
Lawri'iicc, Mass., Jan. 30—Fif
teen thousand textile mill work
ers were enframed in a riot hero
today when an attempt was mado
to open the mills with non-union
workers.
The strikers attacked the men
and women while under police es
cort to the mills and a general
tight ensued. The stale militia
are now patrolling the streets and
order has hecn restored. The op
eratives have decided not to at
tempt to open the mills at the
present time.
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