MORE RESERVES
RECOMMENCED
Another Conservationist Bobs Up
and Suggests Reserving of
All Alaska Resources.
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Washington. D. G., Jan. 20.
To prevent further* concentration
of ownership, the Commissioner
of Corporations recommends an
increase in the government land
reserves and to include all for
ests in Alaska.
There is but. little likelihood
I hat congress will pay any atten
tion to the recommendation as
the Democrats are out of sym
t pathy with the present land pol
icy of the administralion.
SECRETIRI FISHER
IS UNDER FIRE
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Congressional Investigation Under
Way Probing His Connection
With Standard Oil.
Washington, 1). C., Jun. ‘JO.—
\ Congressional committee) is in
vestigating the charges against
Secretary Fisher that an alliance
exists between the secretary and
th'“ Standard'Oil company. It is
said that the matter will be sift
ed to the bottom, as the con
gressmen desire to get at the real
iruth so that the rumors may
he settled one way or the other.
Friends of Secretary Fisher say
that tie has a clean slate and that
nothing which can in any way ef
fect his standing will he brought
1.. light.
SENATELOBBYFOR
Senators Gore, Hoke Smith and
Chamberlain Ask Wilson’s
Aid for Seward.
Washington, l>. Ian.
Senator (lore of Oklahoma. Sen
ator Hoke Smith of Ceorgia, and
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon,
are reported here as having ask
e«| I'resident.-eleel Wilson to in -
•■orporale in his first special mo
•a.. io congress at the extraov
',a; v session. Ilir.l the govern
n eel Imy tile Seward road fr > n
1111* Canadian' lam 1 holders a I
Iniih! 11• the coal fields.
No reason is given for the ael
i\e part the three senators are
faking in the matter, hill it is
known that the Canadian bond
holders are willing to sell and
lhal they have a lobby at Wash
s inglon which is trying to unload
the road on the government.
Much opposition .will he en
countered by the Canuks. as the
Alaska Syndicate also keep a lob
by til Washington, and they have
a white elephant on their hands
in tlie Cordova road, which the.\
desire to have the government
purchase and operate.
It is said the (luggeiihoims will
lake twenty million for the line
from Cordova to the Bonanza, and
that they will sell the road from
Cordova to Chitimi to the govern
' im^il and retain that portion of
( the line from Cliitina to the mine,
- provided the government will
agree to operate the lower end of
the line.
^nbserihe for the Prospeetor
| Inaugural Committee Finally to
Call Off Time Honored
Social Function.
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i Washington, I). C., Jan. 20.—
I It has been finally decided to have
| no inaugural ball, partly in dcfer
ience to the wishes of the presi
|dent-elec!. This will mean a loss
[of a million and a half dollars to
modistes, milliners, florists and
'other lines profiting from such
functions.
Fred Kruemer left this morn
ing with the last load of his nut
til for Slate creek.
GARMENTSIRIKERS
RECEIVE INCREASE
Employers Grant Advance of Ten
Per Cent and Leaders Accept
But Many Refuse.
New York, Jan. 20.--The em
ployers of the striking garment
workers have agreed with the
leaders of the striking garment
Workers to allow an advance of.
id per cent and tlm officers of the
unions have agreed to the settle
ment. Many of the strikers are
not Organized and they refuse to
return to work under the new
agreement, saying that they were
I not considered in the settlement,
[and that it is not enough.
Thirty-seven thousand men
and women are now out and it is
believed that the majority of
II hem will refuse to return to work
hinder the terms agreed to hy the
leaders.
The strike started on the last
day of the year and threatened
[.(,.}>' spread to all the eastern cit
1 ies and also to Chicago, where
many rush orders were sent by
contractors to be filled in sweat
shops.
WARMWEATHER
IN THE EAST
Flowers Blooming Out of Doors
But Cold Snap is Predicted
by Weather Bureau.
Washington, 1>. (1., Jan. ~o.—
The weather in the capital ami all
Has tern cities has Keen warm and
the flowers are blooming out of
doors and the grass is-green on
tlie lawns, bill notwithstanding
; this the weather pnreau announce
that the warm wave will be of
short duration, as. a eold snap is
clue from ihe northwest which is
I raveling easi ward.
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STAMP ISSUE
IS MISLABELED
Washington, l>. Jan. -Mt.~
ITwenly-lliree million Pannmu
; Pacific stamps had to be destroy
ed owing to one of the engravers
having mislabeled the San Miguel
locks...as the (latum locks. The
plates will have to be re-engraved.
W. 11. Palmer left on the last
boat to spend the next few months
iwitli a sister who is located in
Florida.
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t'diaries Swanson and party left
for Slate creek and are now on
lb ■ trail with a ten-ton outfit.
TURKISH FLEET
IS AGAIN LICKED
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Greek War Vessels Disable Sul
tan’s Flagship and Force
Fleet to Seek Shelter.
Athens, Greece, Jan. 20—The
Greek fleet again drove the Turk
ish battleships to seek Shelter un
der the protection of the forts at
the entrance of the Dardennclles.
The Greek vessels concentrated
(heir lire on the ilagship of the
Sultan and succeeded in disabling
il before it could make shelter be
hind the fortifications.
The fire of the Turks has im
proved and the Greek admiral did
1 not dare to risk his vessels to
dose to the shore batteries. The
Greek navy is far superior to the
Turks in both numbers and arma
ment. and in every encounter
have come oil' the victors.
In the war between Italy and
iTurkey the Turks losi several of
I heir best vessels.
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No Gold Seen in the Emplre
! . •, ..o •?*»« •' -
Many Are Out of Work—
Business Ruined.
Vicuna. .Ian. -0_VVhal mere
ly the fear of war can do to ruin
the trade of a nation is shown in
the present condition in Austria.
The pas! year will go down in
history as the worst year for
trade experienced in the memory
of the oldest subject of Francis
.Joseph. The terror of war has
haunted the people, and there is
hardly a family hut what has had
one of its members called to the
colors and sent to the frontier
camps. Panic followed panic—
gold lias not been seen in the
country since the first talk of war.
Theaters are empty; -5,000 are
out of work in Vienna alone and
manufacturing has stopped.
The farmers all drew their
money from the hanks and placed
it in stockings and the banks have
been short of money ill conse
quence, could make no loans and
were compelled to sell securities
at a loss to get money with which
to pay depositors. It is estimat
ed that $65,000,000 is hoarded in
stockings and private cash boxes.
LAWYER DROWNS
LAUNCH BURNS
Well Known Tacoma Attorney, on
Burning Launch, Jumps in
Sea and Drowns.
Tu'emna. Jan. J(i.--Attorney
Hiattncr, one nf the best known
'lawyers of this eily, was drown
ed in l’uget. soim 1 Sunday, when
his launch caught, lira and he
jumped to keep from being burn
ed.
tlis predicament was seen by
people in other motor boats, but
they were unable to reach him in
time to save his life.
The Cliff stamp mill has again
started up, the broken water feed
having been repaired and the res
ervoir mi the hill having been al
lowed to till, il having drained
when lIn* main broke.
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SUFFRAGETTES
WILL RAISE HELL
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Barbara Wylie, English Suffraget
te, Will Lead Demonstra
tion to Ottawa.
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Y;tiu'iitiyer, It. (;., Jan. 20.—
Barbara Wylie, one of the most
active English leaders in the fight
for votes for women, has arrived
here and stays she will lead a del
egation of women to Ottawa and
demand the right of suffrage and
she declares unless it is granted
she will start a light and resort
to all kinds of violence.
"Tlie burning of the mail. I lie
.-mushing iol’ windows, the as
saults against those in power who
refuse to grant us our rights,
which haye been practiced in
England, will be as nothing lo
whal we will do if our demands
are not complied with. We will
raise hell or have the right to
vide," declared the militant one.
ARE CAUGHT
Congressman Humphrey Produces
the Rate Shpets of Coastwise
Shipping and All Tally.
Washington, I*. Jan. 20.—
The officials of the coastwise
shipping interests, who have been
denying that a trust, existed in
shipping circles, and that the
rates were made after a consul
tation between the officials of the
lines engag*d in the business,
were thrown into disorganization
when Congressman Humphrey
produced the rate sheets of the
different companies, showing I lie
rales to la* aft alike.
Humphrey's action produced
consternation among the officers
of the companies and their at
torneys, who are here in attend
ance representing the shipping
t rust.
Tin* third case, against ilolien,
accused of cutting timber on a
government reservation, wn.» ratt
ed for trial this morning. The
regular panel of jurors as ex
hausted without getting a jury
man, and a special venire of .'lit
were ordered summoned, return
able at 7 this evening, cui.'l
adjourned until that time.
SNOWSLIDE KILLS
ALASKAN PIONEER
cdward Treadwell Was Superin
tendent of Bonanza Mine in
California When Killed.
Delta. Cal., Jan. iO.--Edward
Treadwell, superintendent of Hie
Didianza mine here, was killed
yesterday When a big snow slide
caught him nnd carried liini down
the slope of the mountain for sev
eral hundred feet.
Treadwell, who was in charge
of the work, was passing along
the mountain examining a road
over which ore is hauled, when
he was caught by the slide and
killed, llis body was recovered.
1 Treadwell is well known in
Alaska and was a son of one of
the discovers of the famous
Treadwe-lfi mine on Douglas is
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SIR. LATOUGHE
HITS A ROCK
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Big Freighter Hits Rook Near
Care>ess Point in loy Straits—
Leaking But Not Disabled.
Cordova, Jari. 20.—The freight
er Latouche, while westward
bound, hit a sunken rock near
Careless Point in Icy straits. She
hung to the rock for 2i hours,
when she was gotten if, leaking
on the starboard side abaft num
ber three tank. The damage is
not thought to be serious but will
necessitate her being dry-docked
on her return to Puget sound.
She is due here at midnight b>
muiTi >\v.
MARIPOSA LEFT
GORDOVASAIURDAY
| Leaves Railroad Town 24 Hours
Before Schedule Time, Takes
No South Bound Mail.
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I Tder her mail emit raid will;
11 lie* gpyernmont the Mariposa;
should have remained at Cordova
until after midnight of the tilth,
hut she left 2i hours ahead of
schedule." It is supposed that the,
railroad officials knew it would he
! impossible to get any of the
south bound mail into Cpi’dova in j
'time to eateli the Mariposa, so it '
was thought useless to hold ho/:,
’J’he railroad is still blocked
from mile 51 to somewhere near
Teikel, a,s far as can he learned.
The Cordova Alaskan wired the
Prospector mi lh»* Nth as fol
lows :
“Trallic will he resumed rex-,
ular schedule of (hive trains a
week within a few days. Train
from Chitina due here Monday
(Kith.' night.”
The same message was sent to
all the papers in the interim-, but
as far as we are able to ascertain
no train has yet reached the const,
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John Tornow, Who Killed Four:
Mon, Wallowing Through Snow
With Dogs Following.
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Aberdeen, Wash.. .Ian. -Ml.-- j
Mloodhouuds are leading the pos
se of police officers and special
deputy sheriff's, who are track*
iug John Tornow. who murdered
four men and then escaped into
the woods. j
The snow is four fed deep and
it is expected that the murderer I
will he located soon. He is said |
to be lieavily armed and will make j
a resistance wlieu apprehended. j
STft. NORTHWESTERN
* SAILS FOR NORTH |
Seattle, Jail. iMI.—The steamc' |
Northwestern has sailed for tin j
north with \V. W. Harvey. Wit- .
liam .Wilson and wfie. s. I,, (tar- |
ter and John Folsiad as passen- j
gel's.
Superintendenl Hay Millard, of !
Ihe ttlifl' mine, hroughl a poke ot ,
gold to Valdez this morning. It ,
was of the usual size and good for j
a Ihe per cent dividend.
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Subscribe tor Mie Prospector, j
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BURN BUILDINGS
ON A CONTRACT
Arson Leader Says Was Constant
ly Stopped on Streets and
Asked to Fire Buildings.
New York. Jan. 20.—Izzy, the
leader of tJio arson gang under,
arrest, says that the fires start
ed by his association were al
ways set at I he solicitation of the
owners of the premises or the
tenants at. a price agreed upon.
He says that more than a thou
sand people asked him to burn
their buildings and (hat he was
accosted daily on the streets for
that purpose.
Numerous arrest* will un
doubtedly follow I lie disclosures
made by members of the gang.
FIBE DISABLES
BONANZA MINE
Fifty Men Are Laid Off When the
Upper Loading Station is
Destroyed.
lire from an over-heated
stove caused the total destruc
tion-of. the loading station at the
month of the Bonanza mine yes
terday afternoon. 'The tram was
put out of commission and fifty
men were laid off until repairs
can he made.
The station which \\a> destroy
ed is the station at the upper end
of lire tramway.
The toss is estimated tit .sDl),
001), as ten of the towers and hun
dreds of feet of cable were car
ried into the soldi hundreds of
feel below.
in BLUE
ISEHSHEI
Dalton House on Reservation
Avenue Catches Fire From
Overheated Flue.
Aii alarm nl' lire was turned m
tiiis morning, caused by a lire
which hail caught I'rom a flue
running between the partitions in
the resilience formerly occupied
by l»r. Dalton on Iteservation ave
nue. The lire extinguisher bri
gade I'roiu the court house were
lirsl on tile scene and soon had
the dailies subdued. The lire de
partment was quickly on the
scene, hut fortunately their ser
vices were mil required. The dam.
age done was nominal. The prop
erly is owned hy Dr. Dalton.
This morning's alarm again
emphasizes the necessity of a re
liable lire alarm system, as some
cdnfusio.n was occasioned when it
was said the Weeks residence was
on lire, many believing if to he the
former Weeks residence on Sher
man street, md knowing that
Lieut. \Vecks and family had
moved to the Dalton residence. So
let us all help the llremen raise
a sufficient fund to purchase a
reliable Alarm system, and we can
do that l>y buying tickets to the
firemens dance. No one is limit
ed to a single tick'd.
This is the kind of weather
111 a I the tenants of “The Cliff”
wear a broad smile and spend
their lime in their rooms with
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