MANY DROWNED
EFFORT ESCAPE
Bulgars Advancing Steadily on
Qallipoli Crowding Turks Back
Upon the Fortifloations.
Rome, Feb. 8.--Bulgarian
troops are advancing steadily on
the Turkish strongholds at Gal
lipoli. Civilians are wild with
panic at the rapid advance be
ing made by the enemy and rushed
blindly for the transports, hun
dreds drowning in their frenzy to
reach places of safety.
A Greek aviator made a daring
flight over the Dardanelles, drop
ping bombs in the course of his
flight. News of the progress of
the war being received in Con
stantinople is very disquieting
and a spirit of unrest not only
pervades among the troops, but
among the people as well. Oppo
sition to the rule of the Young
Turks is growing every day.
Can Stand Longer Siege
London, Feb. 8.—The Bulgar
ians have now discovered that
they have been completely mis
lead in regard to the conditions
prevailing in the beleaguered
Turkish fortress of Adrianoplc,
aiul have consequently decided
tl*at a prompt change in their pol
icy is necessary.
Two weeks ago they were in
formed that the fall of the for
tress could he expected hourly,
hut a recent council of war held
at Mustapha Pasha under the
presidency of King Ferdinand
concluded that Shukri Pasha,
Turkish commander in Adrian
ople, has been able to economize
(he supplies in the fortress to
such an extent that the garrison
• would be able to resist perhaps
for several months more. Shukri
Pasha, ii appeal's, deluded the
Bulgarians by means of false re
purls spread by supposed desert
ers.
Tile eemiiiaiiilers of I lie Bulgar
ian forces now know I lie truth
and Bulgaria has determined lo
force a speedy settlement, so as
lo put an end to the heavy ex
penditures and permit, the men
under arms, who comprise vir
tually the whole of the able-bod
ied male population of Bulgaria,
to return to agricultural work.
Otherwise it is thought the next
harvest will be lost.
Will Sponsor Turkish Asia.
Constantinople, Feb. 8.
"Hands off of all the Turkish
possessions in Asia," was Ger
many’s pointed notification to
day- to every one concerned. It
was given by the German ambas
sador to Turney in a-wpc-i'oh at*(he
Teulmija club's annual dinner in
honor nf Kmperor William's
birthday.
"TIM* I ill im* <*1 I urKi*y im*s m
Asia mfnor,'' Baron Hans Von
Wangenheim told an enthusias
tic gathering of li is coni',pat riot s.
lie continued:
“The German interests are very
great- and are bound up with
those of Turkey. The recent note
of the European powers promised
that Turkey would be aided in
her future development. Germany
will lend powerful assistance in
this chuse. In any case, however,
to all the Turkish possessions in
Asia, Germany will attach the la
bel ‘Touch me not.’ ”
S. A. Hemple, the Valdez, mer
chant, left on the Mariposa for
Seatt le, where he goes to pur
chase the- new equipment for the
light and power plant soon to he
installed across the' bay. Mrs.
Hemple accompanied her hus
band. Thgy expect to return in
about a month.
James Hill arrived on the Yu
kon from the states on his way to
Kodiak.
Two slight shocks of earth
quake were felt at an early hour
this morning, being the first felt
during the present winter.
PUN DISSOLUTION
IS USED UPOH
Union Pacific to Buy Central for
$400,000,000 and Soil South
ern Stock.
Washington, 1>. C., Feb. 8.—
A plan of dissolution of the
Southern Pacific system in ac
cordance with the mandate x>f the
Supreme Court has been perfect
ed to the satisfaction of the gov
ernment, whereby the Union Pa
cific will buy the Central Pacific,
which is the bone of contention,
from the Southern Pacific, paying
8 40 4,000,000.
The Union Pacific will sell its
Southern Pacific stock for $120,
000,000, thus separating (lie own
ership of the roads.
POLISHED RASCAL
IS UNMASKED
“dim” Beasley, Who Raised Gov
ernment Checks in Nome,
Engaged to Heiress.
Los Angeles, t'eb. 8.-The en
gagenienl of “Gentleman’’ Jim
Beasley to Miss Elizabeth Wjond,
a society belle and heir ss here,
lias been broken upon the discov
ery made by detectives that Beas
ley had been married before and
had forgotten to go through the
formality of a divorce.
Beasley is a well known char
acter and crook, having at one
time taken a contract to furnish
the government telegraph poles
on the Yukon, which lie did. hut
when he received his cheeks from
Major Green, of the Signal Corps,
lie “raised'.’ the paper and castl
ed the cheeks in the. bank at Nome
and made his get. away. He was
pursued by Secret Service officers
and finally located in what is now
Rhodesia, South Africa, and
brought hack to Nome, where he
was tried on one charge and ac
quitted.
The other eases were transfer
red to Juneau, where he was again
acquitted, although the case
against him was a very clear one.
He then disappeared. He is very
suave, highly polished and ingra
tiating, and is known in every
country on Hu* globe, although
there are many places he does not
visit.
HELEN KELLER
MAKES SPEECH
Montclair, N. J., Fell. 8.--Hel
en Keller, who has been deaf,
dumb and blind from the age of
ID mouths, and under those ad
verse conditions secured a liber
al education, has again astonish
ed the world by making a speech
in a well controlled voice.
To Operate on Peary.
Washington, 1). C„ Feb. 8.
Adniiral Peary is to undergo an
operation which is surrounded
with mystery, as precautions
have been taken to keep it from
the public.
J. f,. Proctor, the bank exam
iner who was here as a witness
in the Fairbanks bank cases, and
later made a trip to Fairbanks to
examine the National bank in that
city, was an outgoing pasasenger
on the Mariposa for Juneau to
examine the affairs of the Juneau
National bank. Mr. Proctor ar
rived last night on the stage.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
FAVORS COURTS
OVER DEPARTMENT
Says Secretary Fisher is Biased
and Justice is Mot Obtainable
Before the Department.
Washington, I). C„ Feb. 8.—
Albert E. Fink, a Nome attorney,
urged before the Committee on
Territories a favorable report on
the Jones bill, which provides for
the trial of the Alaska coal cases
before the ujularly constituted
courts in place c.f the Interior de
partment.
Mr. Fink said Secretary Fish
cr was biased and that justice v:as
impossible to obtain through I hat
department.
stamTmilTon
MINERAL CREEK
W. L. Smith Arrived With Stamp
Mill and Lumber for Mountain
King on Mineral Creek.
\V. 1. Smith arrived oil I lie Yu
kon with a stamp mill, power
plant and 40,000 feet of lumber
for the Mountain King property
on Mineral creek, which he work
ed last summer. Mr. Smith had
hoped to land his supplies at llnx
lellville for shipment up I he
gulch. but upon arriving here
found the wharf to be unsafe,
Consequently ordered Ins freight
unloaded here.
Hob McIntosh has the eonlrael
for freighting the material lo its
destination up on tin1 hill. Mr.
Smith intends to at once begin
gelling I he material up Mineral
creek as far as he can under the
present snow conditions and to
keep pushing it forward as rap
idly as |he weather and snow will
permit, as he is anxious to in
stall I lie mill and have it work
ing early in the summer. He will
also keep a force of men at de
velopment and if flu* vein con'
tinues showing up as well as il
has he will put in a compressor
and drills. Mr. Smith will have
the honor of having placed the
first stamp mill on Mineral creek.
woiilif
THE LIX LAWS
'
. lie no, Nev., Fell, 8—The widow
of the late Senator Nixon heads
a train load of women en route
tu this place to urge the legisla
ture In abolish the divorce col
ony. They say they will boycott
merchants who oppose the repeal
of the present divorce laws for
selfish purposes.
Big Business for Parool Post.
Washington, I). C„ Feb. 8.—
Forty million packages were car
ried by the parcel post in Janu
ary, which is a record far be
yond any calculation made by the
department.
Eagle Danes Tonight,
The regular bi-monthly Kagie
dance will be. held tonight at Rag
le hall by the order. The com
mittee having the affair in charge
assure all of a good time.
John M. 'rereseu, of Port Gra
ham, was granted his ilrst
papers yesterday and will leave
for his home at Fort Graham, on
the S. 8. Yukon, where he has
located a homestead.
R. A. W. Kraumpitz left on the
Mariposa tor Seattle.
BEAUTY BEACH
IS NOT GUILTY
Jury Returns a Verdict of Not
Guilty After Being Out
Hajf an Hour.
Aitkin, S. C., Feb. 8—After be
ing out half an hour the jury
acquitted “Beauty" Beach, charg
ed with having slashed his wife's
throat with a penknife.
The theory of the prosecution
was that he assaulted his wife
after he had found her in the
garden with her lover. Either to
protect herself or for love of her
husband she stood by him in the
trial and swore that she had been
assaulted by a negro.
MARIPOSA SAILS
FOR SEATTLE
Takes Ore From Latouche to Ta
coma—Large Passenger List
From Valdez to States.
!
The Mariposa arrived in Val
dez at an early hour this morn
ing and sailed for Seattle short
ly after, taking a large passenger
list from this place for Cordova,
Juneau and Seattle. Many of the
Seattle passengers having arriv
ed from the interior over the
government trail. The Mariposa
loaded ore at La louche for Ta
coma. The following is the pas
senger list sailing south:
For Seat tie—Mrs. J. \V. Little,
Win. R. Chedsuy, C. If. Tiffany.
S. A. Ifemple and wife, Then.
Kclleson, Miss Bert Clark, Mrs.
J. II. (Irani. It. \V. Birk and wife,
J. Borgen, J. W. Arnold, Master
Lloyd Harvey, Mrs. W. W. Har
vey. J. O. Pierson, J. J. Ross, R.
A. W. Kraumpitz, (). Norquisl,
Carl Prose, Fred. Martin, Chas.
Iverson, M. Edgrau. J. B. Ferrell
and six steerage for Cordova. W.
F. Solonka, J. Hist and J. I..
Proctor for Juneau.
settlTm
LARGE ESTATE
Boston, Feh. 8.--Mrs. Eddy's
son has renounced his claims to
the estate of, the former head of
the Christian Science Church and
will join in the deed transferring
82,000,000 to the mother church.
It is thought that a settlement has
heen reached between the parlies
to he litiguion.
NORTHWESTERN WILL
SAIL ON SUNDAY
Seattle, Feb. 8.—The Northwest
ern wi^ sail for the North on
Sunday. The freighter I,atouche
has gone on the dry dock for re
pairs which will cost $11,000.
Mrs. VV. VV. Harvey and son,
Lloyd, were outgoing passengers
on' this morning’s steamer for a
short visit to the states.
Tonight is ladies' night al the
Tillikuni Club, when Mrs. Samuel
Blum and Mrs. T. R. Shepard will
he the hostesses of the card party.
Mrs. J. VV. Little left on the
Mariposa for 'be states to join
her husband, who is now operat
ig at Port Angeles.
FOR RENT—Five room house
op dherman SI. Inquire of Mrs.
II. Leave I.
Chief Clerk Alvah Raines left
on the Mariposa for Cordova. j
EXAMINATIAN
VERY SHORT
After Wm. Rockefeller Examined
12 Minutes Oil Magnate's
Physioians Calls Halt.
Jekyl Island, (la., Feb. 8—
Lawyer Untermyer, examiner for
the Puj.o committee, questioned
William Rockefeller for 12 min
utes, but the oil magnate’s physi
cian insisted that he quit, owing
to his patient’s condition. Re
porters were barred from the ex
amination.
Mr. Untermyer is satisfied that
a further examination is impossi
ble, as Mr. Rockefeller nearly
strangled in attempting to reply
to questions put to him. He will
so report to the Pujo committee.
AOMIRALSAMPSON
IS COMING SOON
Queen of the Alaska Coast Fleet
k to Resume Run to Valdez
and Westward.
The twin screw steamer Ad
miral Sampson will he placed on
Hie Valdez rim next month, leav
ing Seattle March 5th. The Samp
son was very popular last summer
which was the second year she
entered the northern trade. /*rev
ions to that she had been on the
run between Seattle and Sail
Francisco, upon which run she
was again placed the past winter.
The intention of the company
to have the Sampson on the run
will In- greatly appreciat d by tin
people of this section and more
particularly the people to tin
westward. She carried much
freight for the westward canner
ies last summer and also the mail
for Kodiak and way ports.
BE DlfflCIU
TO Ml THEM
Seattle, Feh. 8.--Secretary Mc
Pherson, of the Alaska Bureau of
the Chamber of Commerce, a
former Alaska engineer, says it
is significant that the routes
chosen i-y the Alaska railway
commission follow the roads and
trails located and built by Col.
Richardson of the road commis
sion.
MATT LINDQUIST BE
BURIED TOMORROW
Funeral services over the re
mains of Matt Lindquist will be
held tomorrow at 1 o’clock from
the Church of the Epiphany. The
services will be conducted by Rev.
Zeigler, the rector. The Valdez
Undertaking company will bury
the remains.
Cowboy Strategy JonighL
A complete change of pictures
tonight at Orpheum. Another line
change Sunday,
Does your watch need repair
ing? See Reinke. the watch doc
tor.
FOR SALE--Paxsohs roadhouse,
store' and postoffice business,
probably as good and complete
a plant, in as good location, as
there is in Alaska. Undoubtedly
the best roadhouse stand on the
Fairbanks trail. Reason for offer
ing for sale want to go outside.
For particulars address A. J. Pax
son. Paxson, Alaska.
FOR RENT—Two or three
rooms for rent next to cable of
fice. Inquire of F. M. Brown.
DEATH CALLS
A VALDEZ GIRL
MIm Edwina Meiss Passes Away
After Illness of Several
Months.
Edwina Meiss, the only daugh
ter of Ed. Meiss of the Independ
ent laundry, died shortly after 1
o'clock today. Miss MeMiss had
been sick for several months with
a complication of stomach trou
bles and for a time her recovery
seemed certain. The past two
weeks, however, she steadily lost
ground in her brave fight for life,
and this morning at 8 o’clock all
hope for her recovery was aban
doned. She lingered until 1
o'clock this afternoon and then
passed peacefully away.
Miss Meiss has been a resident
of Valdez for about a year and
has made many friends among
the younger set, In which she was
a great favorite. Stic was, up t>»
the time of her recent illness, one
of the telephone exchange girls.
The loss of his daughter is a
great shock to Ed. Meiss, who
was separated from his daughter
for many years and only recently
sent to the states for her that he
might have her with him, only
to lose her after a short re-un
ion. Mr. Meiss has the sympathy
of the community in his bereave
ment.
No arrangements have as yet
been made for the funeral.
The annual meeting of the di
rectors of the Shmi|> Glacier
mining rompan.v was held yes
terday, when the following di
rectors were chosen for the en
suing year: T. W. Ulnkeney, n.
H. Sleem. Geo. Treat, 0. B.
Smith, Al. Grigsby. I,'rnuk Web
er and W. ‘If. Palmer. The di
rectors then elected T. W. Filak
eney president. Al. Grigsby viro
pri'sidenl and I). II. Sleem secre
tary-treasurer. The company'
contemplate doing some develop
ment work on their property
when the snow Hies.
rnmrn
FOR MANY YEARS
New York, Feb. 8.--James Pur
celle, a well known gambler, tobl
the aldermanic committee that he
had been paying the police graft
money for the past 17 years, and
that every other, gambling house
in the city which did not wish to
he continually pulled did the
same thing.
SELF DESTRUCTION
IN GERMANY
Merlin. Kelt. 8.--A suicide wave
is sweeping over Germany. A new
record has been established of 14
deaths in 24 hours, reported from
different parts of the country. In
eight of these cases “love" was
the motive, in three of which the
man shot the girl and then kill
ed himself. In two, business
cares and financial worries, and
in four, despair because of pov
erty is supposed to have been the
caus“.
Have you thought about that,
costume for the Eagles’ masquer
ade?
' --;-;-;
The costume which best repre
sents Valdez will receive a hand
some prize at the Eagles’ mas
querade.
“The Cliff" is the place, not
a bunkhouse; not cheap, but rea
sonable and moderate in price,
and you get what you pay for—
comfort.
It’s surprising to see how
many people make for “The
Cliff” to get warm rooms these
snappy days. ,