Valdez Daily Prospector
I'UIILISHKO BY TIIK
Prospector Publishing Co.
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One Dollar i>rr Month: Twelve Dollars ucr Year
Fill DAY, .11.NK 7, MM-'.
THE CUBAN INSURRECTION.
The present troubles in Cuba
are due to ll^* dUsal is lied blacks j
\vlii» imagine I hey have been
shabily treated by the govern
ment. The trouble has been pre-!
eipitatcd by jyi attempt to make
il illegal to organize political
parties on racial lines. Under
the leadership of <ieneral Ksten-'
iiz it is proposed to establish a
sovereign negro republic, like i
ilayli, al the Eastern end of the
island. They aim |o isolate the
entire eastern end of the inland
fi»r the negro race.
Cuba is allame at Hie present
writing with rebellion from one'
end to the other. All recruits are
made to understand Hint "the
mulatto lirsl came in Cuba
through the while man. In the
future, mothers of miihltlocs will
be while women." Il looked for
;i lime as if President <iomex
would 11oi be able In make head
way against Hie blacks, hut I lie
danger of American inlcrvculion
brought back |n | lie <:< lYerillllcill
many Cubans ami Spaniards who
*\ ere lending I heir sympathy to
the insiirreelos. but who were
brought lo realize thai inlervcii
tion would bring on annexation
and kill all future hope of a
"Cuba Libre."
II is known now 111;tI <• 11• • rls
are now beinjr insult' In liny nil'
I lie leaders of I lie insurrection
willi 111 •• promise llial amnesty
will lie granted all offenders. The
I "nil eil Stales is k«*«'i»i n^i* awalch
I'nl «»y«» on I he alVairs of I lie Is
land Republic, and will land an
ample force lo restore order if
llie conditions pass beyond III*'
i'onlrol of I lie regularly comli
luled government.
LET OUR SHIPS BE FREE.
Willi lite certainly I hat much
of ||i«' carrying business of •■»«'
world will lie revolutionized 1 »>
I lie opening and operation of the
Panama canal, there .should lie a
quickening of the enterprise of
our merchant marine, under I lie
encouragement <»f free tolls for
vessels engaged in the coastwise
trade and there would he greater
revival of our marine if the ca
nal were free lo all commerce. I
Already our shipyards are giving j
some evidence of increased at'liv-i
ilv and (here u encouragement in'
the ihoughl I ha I these may speed- |
ily he giving employment to hun
dreds of thousands ahovc I lie!
tens of thousands now employed, i
Today I he insignificance of our
merchant marine is dispiriting to
one who studies the Hags of the!
nations on the high seas and in
the ports of the world. Our en
tire tonnage, foreign, coastwise,
lakes and fisheries, is less than
8,00(1,(10(1. There must he speedy J
awakening of those who have I he I
capital and the enterprise to put
it forth, and possibly of those |
who legislate for lis, |o Hie fact J
that our future miisl consider
ably depend upon our share in
transportation hy the sens. There
is food for reflection on this line
in I lie modest announcement Hint
a newly incorporated steamship
coinpany-_acliiallv American-- is
now having coimlruelcd at. De
troil, to be ready f«»r service next
September, three steel freight,
steamships, |o be eventually used
iu New York and San Francisco
trade, through this cannl. These
vessels nre to be followed hy n
Heel of passenger steamships, al
so |o fly |he Amcrirnn flag.
DANGERS OF MINING.
•5? .
KlTorls arc bring made at
Washington to Horurc n do fin itc
appropriation for Ili«• ftupporl of
iuvcslignf ions by I lie l.nilcd
HlaJfM Bureau, of Mines in Iho
iiM'inl iniiu'H of I In* const. When
Hit* work begun |»y |he Cleologicnl
Sirtvev was transferred to Ibe
newly created Human of Mine*
I In' only funds available were for
lln' invest igiil ion of con I mining.
II is a- curious faci 11ml exnet
statistic* of aecblents in metal
mine* 21! • no| collcclcil except in
ii r-w stales. Hiii'IP figures as arc
available u-ciii lo sbow llial loss
loss (if life h as greal in inelnl
as in con I mining, and a limilcrl
inquiry recently conducted by the
Iturenu of Mines suggests that
danger in Ibe inclnllunrieal in
dustries is more common than
lias been supposed.
The health and safety of men
in all branches of mining should
be tho first consideration of those
in charge. If needlessly danger
ous conditions are being over
looked, sharp attention should be
called to them, and an impartial
government bureau is the best
agency for concluding the neces
sary investigations. We are glad
lo see that a start has been made
in studying I he health conditions
of mine workers. In this as in
other matters tho Bureau will
have the cordial support of both
operators and men, and congress
may well appropriate the small
amount of money necessary |o
make I ho work effective.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Those proposed half-cent coins
will not. go very far when it
comes to buying potatoes.
In spile of all the complaints
against the high cost of the lux
ury trailed living, very few are
willing lo abandon it.
Tin- earthquake shocks exper
ienced in Yaldez arc not a mark
er In I In* upheavals now being
constantly fell in Chicago.
Thai Washington host who re-|
(•cully served a s.'hMUH) dinner j
nnisl have given his gnosis all I lie I
fresh dairy products iliey desired, i
If Don. McKen/.ic is 11<• I morel
eirennispeet in his language, Ih*'
Seerelary of Ih«• Interior may re
fllse 11 Mil ;iny further lowilsiles.
I
The .McNamara brothers will I
•iiMin ii11■ | Ih;il strikes in Ihe prn
ilenliar.* bring neither sympathy
• »r pmli* They ran result, only
hi longer Imiirs of eoiilinemeiit.
Tims. W. Lu\v.><>ii has aminun.
eeil liis candidacy for the United
Stales senatnrship lo succeed
'A inlhrop Murray Crane, lie is
sure |u heroine a frenzied randi
dale.
Harrison Fisher says lie eanj
name the ten most beautiful wo
men in the nation. There is on
ly one beautiful woman in the
nation and every man is convinc
ed lie ran name her.
The maneuvers of the Secre
tary of Ihe Interior to gel a
wedge under Ihe purchase of the
Alaska Northern, is amusing, if
not successful. His persistence
is worthy of a heller cause.
A I lenver woman rout-d a lnirg
lar hy throwing a custard pie in
his face. Many a man would he
almost willing to turn burglar if
lie could have a custard pie—of|
Ihe right make--thrown in hi
face.
It now looks as if Senator|
Kcarn is trying1 to get ,1 litlh.
darker shade of black on Ihe Il
linois senator. If he isn't care
ful the coloring will show
through the senatorial white
wash.
Tacoina business men. disguis
ed as Seattle school inarms, will
give another Alaska excursion
this year "to open business re
lations willi Ihe country." That
bunch wouldn't know bu - iness if I
Iliey met it face to face.
Tin* congregation of a church
<|o\vii jn Oregon is protesting be
cause l Iw pastor is I ho champion
pool player of Ih«» town. That's
all wrong. Tin* champion pool
player of the town ought to he
able lo give (he young folk s I ho
right cue.
Those hundred and eighty
Wiekersham delegates who at
tended Ihe convention amid Ihe
playing of hands and I lie waving
of haulier*, must also have ap
preciated Ihe closing of all Ihe
business houses in honor of lhal
representative gathering of five
delegates from onlside commun
ities.
The dispatcher say thai Falcon
Joslyn represented <iov. ("lurk nl
I lie Northwestern Development
Congress, dark, a* well its .los
l.vn, represents Ihe (luggics and
Martin Ifarrais represents what
ever Falcon .loslvn wants. So
there yon have (lie cornhinnlion
in a nutshell.
Willi Iloosevell as president
and Clifford Pinchot as secretary
of iln* interior. Alaska would
stand a fat cluince of being open
ed to development. All our ills
may be traced direelly lo the ef
forts of these two gentlemen. May
(his unpalatable cup pass from
Alaska's lips, should bo our un
ceasing prayer.
SKLLING OUT our slock of
millinery at, cost for next 30 days.
Mrs. S. E. Glenson. 7-t
Tonight at the IVIaJestio.
The program for tonight is
sure to plensc.
1. "l\ly Old Dutch." Yitngraph
drama.
"Pallie Weekly," showing 13
current events taken all over the,
world, including aviation meets
and I he latest, fasions in Pans
hats. See poster in front of the
(heater.
3. "The Auto Rug," a scream.
See the wheels turn.
4. "'Home is the Host Place
After All," a eomedy that is a
little different from the rest.
THE MAJESTIC
AMUSEMENT CO.
H. C. DAVIS, Mgr.
Complete change of program on
Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday
Week days one show at 8 p. m.
Sundays two shows at 8 and
9:15 p. m.
VAUDEVILLE SPECIALTIES
PICTURES WORTH WHILE
Jack Surryhne, Musical Director.
INDEPENDENT MESSENGER Co.]
and I
VALDEZ VACUUM CLEANING Co.',
LA TOUCHE & PECK. Mara.
Office Smythie's Tailor Shop I'hone 102 {
Scnrice to AU Part* ol Town. Call* Aoiwcrtd Promptly
Bntineu CoofidcolU!
House and Carpet Cleaning
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. B. M. \
w I
RmHomrm on Minima
Patmnt Suhykyb
Qknbbal. Mini*to Enoinkkrinq
'Phonk No. loa
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Una. i'hone. 1TO
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
A.B
Mrrt p\or.v Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in
Ka*fle Hall All members request to at
tend D. H. SLKKM. ArticCnief
Valdes Lodge
No 168.
Free und Accepted Masons
iieKuiar i;ommunieations nrst weanesaay m
each month In MeKlnley Hall. Visitors always
welcome.
James H. Patterson,. W. M
C. C- Reynolds. Sec
1.0.
O.F.
Visiting and local Odd Fellows are re
'luested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fellows' Club. Regular
ineetlnxH. Hnit nnd third Monday.
Call on P. S. HUNT. Sccretarv.
FOE
VALDEZ AKRIE No. 1971
Meet every Friday, 8 n. m. Kuglc Hall
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing bnt be»t materials) tmed.
FRESH BREAD DAILY
All kindn of Cakes, Pirn, etc.
made to order
WOOD & HENRICH, Prop..
;,'.n:;FURS
ro
McMltl AN FUR & WOOL CO. t
WINNf.'M'OLIS, MINN.
WHITE FOM C III C IJ L A H S |
Mr. Prospector!
This is to advise you that we are Headquarters
for Everything Needed by Prospector and Miner
We Carry
uynanuie
Drill Steel
Blacksmith Coal
Gold Pans
Cook Stoves
Cooking Utensils
Mosquito Tents
High Top Shoes
Bedding
Blankets
Rubber Pacs
Rubber Boots
DUXBACK CLOTHING
Waterproof
ALSO A FULL LINE OF
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS
Copper River
Draying Co
KreiKhtlnn anil passengers to all parts
of the interior. General Trucking
bki. Wood, • Proprietor
McKinley St.* Valdez
fl«m> floTi
SEATTLE
Chas. Pamr, //at.
the BESTorEYnrmintt
iNTnt Hcworrarcnr ,
135tPQttsWmiBwH-50SowBDOM3
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Seward, A l a s n a
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
AT
DOUGHERTY & FER6US0N
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmers
Funeral Directors
Ron! 148 GEO. ROBBINS, Mgr.
Steam Heat Electric Lights
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room* All Modern Conveniences
Good jijr niirrrT G 0 °d
Goods I nt DUrrtl Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and 1 ¥ T^/fDUD anc* building
Puget Sound Li U lYlljCilx Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
Tairbanks Bar
George Krau, Proprietor
Pool, Cigars, Liquors
Courteous Treatment Phone 100
Ingram & Bush Dealers
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
INTEGRIDAD, Res, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senator., Millionaire*
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delraonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
We do a
general
Banking
Business
S-BLUM &. <2,
N COR P O RATE D —
BANKERS
c A P I TAL $ 200,0 o 0.°9
I Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificates of Deposit.