V0L 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1913. NO. 121
REBELS SHOOT AT
ARMY OFFICERS
Sixteen Men of Negro Regiment
Rush Across Border and Kill
Four Greasers.
Douglas, Ariz., March it.— Four
United States army officers who
went across the border yesterday,
were fired on by Mexicans, when
sixteen members of the negro
regiment rushed across the bord
er and in a battle lasting half an
hour they put to flight the Mex
icans, but not until four of the
greasers had been killed.
The people of this city June
armed themselves, fearing an in
vasi n of the Mexicans and trou
ble is expected at any moment.
American troops have been rush
ed to the border to check any ef
fort. of the Mexicans to cross the
line.
IN OLD MEXICO
SoMders Mutiny and Other Troops
Kill a Hundred—Officers
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Mexico (lily. March .'t.— A mu
iiny occurred among I lie soldiers
today and federal troops killed ov.'
cr a hundred of the mutineers.
I.aler (he officers of the compan
ies which participated in the mu
liny were all court marlialed.
slood up against a wall and shot.
The eonddions in this city have
been much improved, lml I lie iron
hand inle of President Huerta
may cause a revulsion of public
feeling, as he lias brushed aside
all opposition by the sword, kill
ing relentlessly all who oppose
him.
senatTpasses
MANY BILLS
Conferees Report on PostolTice,
Rivers and Harbors is Accept
ed— Newiands Loses.
Washington, 1>. C., March 3.—
The Senate and ‘House have been
working 'day and night, also Sun
day, having turned the clock back
in order to clear up the rush of
eleventh hour business.
Senator Newlands, of Nevada,
lost in his light on the Rivers
and Harbors hill and the report
of the conference committee was
accepted. The bill was immedi
ately sent lo the president for his
signature. II is not known what
pressure was brought to bear on
the Nevada senator to force him
to y'eld.
The public buildings run Torres
committee a”rc hopelessly dead
locked and I lie passage of the
pork barrel is not exported at
this session of congress, although
frantic efforts are being made by
senators and congressmen inter
ested in its passage, to force an
agreement. *
Extraordinary Notice.
Now that the dike bill is a
fact, everybody in Valdez should
be happy and show it by attend
ing the Oipbeiim tonight and see
the swell lot of pictures. Change
tomorrow eve, “The Mexican
Revolul ionist.”
VALDEZ DIKE APPROPRIATION PASSES
CONGRESS AND SIGNED DY PRESIDENT
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Colonel Richardson Wires Successful Outcome of Long Fight
and Work on Flood Barrier Will Begin in the Spring—
$100,000 Alaska Road Item Also Gets Through.
"Army appropriation bill ap
proved by the president this
morning. It carries out original
estimate for Alaska roads, and
the item for the Valdez dike, the
latter to be expended under the
direction of the road commis
sion.”
The foregoing message from
Col. Richardson in Washington to
Lieut. Edgerton in Valdez came
this forenoon. No previous news
of the passage of the army ap
propriation bill had been receiv
ed. It is evident that it passed
during the Sunday session and
was promptly signed by the pres
ident.
The Valdez dike appropriation
provides for the expenditure of
$55,000 in the construction of a
dike to protect public property in
the town from the glaciPr
streams. Necessarily, it will also
protect the town. The road com
mission appropriation is' $100.
000. and will be expended
throughout the territory, a con
siderable part of it going into the
I’airbanks road. The road fund
is also augmented by 70 percent
of llie licenses collected in I he
I dm lory outside of incorporated
towns.
Success Foreshadowed.
Inside information that the dike
hill was certain to pass came
a few days ago, but as it was
confidential it could not be pub
lished. It may be said now, how
ever, that Col. Richardson had
the promise several days ago that
the item would be included in the
mport of the conference commit-'
tee of the two houses, which in-:
sured its passage on the final!
vote.
Following the precedent of Iasi!
Slimmer, after the separate bill’
was lost in the House, though,'
ipassed in the Senate, the dik&
item was placed in a general bill,
this time on the army apprupria-o
lion bill. Last summer when if
failed in I lie House Senator N'el-.
son jdaeed it as an item in the i
Hirers and Harbors bill and put*!
it through the Senate. The House]
members of the conference corn-j
in it I ee of the two houses insist-j
ed on striking it out. Then Sen
ator .Nelson put it through lliej
Senate as an item of the general
deficiency appropriation bill.
Again it failed in conference, the
House conferees forcing it out.
This time the Senate conferees
prevailed and succeeded jn retain
ing the item in the army bill.
To Col. Richardson, president
of the Alaska road commission,
and Senator Knute Nelson, of
Minnesota, the final success of
the Valdez dike appropriation is
chiefly due. Other influential
friends in and out of congress
have aided, and the Prospector
hopes in a short time to have a
full history of the fight for the
appropriation in congress, giving
ftill credit to every man who help
ed. But to the two men named
the main weight of Valdez’ grat
itude and acknowledgment be
longs.
Richardson Starts It.
Col. Richardson originated tin*
idea of a federal appropriation
to build a dike around Valdez, lie
secured the detailing of Major
Cavanaugh, of Hie arm.' etigi
nneering corps, to make the sur- 1
'ey. and be has persistently |
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worked among his numerous
friends in congress to get sup
port. for the appropriation.
Senator Nelson has also work
ed for the appropriation unwav
eringly. He engineered its pass
age through the Senate last sum
mer as a separate bill, and when
the bill failed of passage in the
House he had it tacked in turn
upon the Rivers and Harbors bill
and the deficiency appropri-,
ation bill. When the lat
ler bill went through the
the army bill went through the
Hous.e without the Valdez item,
Senator Nelson, who was,'one of
the Senate committee of confer
ence on the hill, held up the re
port for several days in an effort
to compel the retention of the
item, but finally yielded to save
other matters of wider import
ance.
Lieut. Kdgerton. engineer of
tlie road commission, will have
general charge of construction of
the dike. He will probably begin
work as soon as the snow is out
of the way. in order to have the
dike completed before till1 Hood
season. t .
PDICE OF SEATS
IS ADVANCED
Democratic National Committae
Forced to Raise Price—
Greatest Demand Ever.
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Washington, 1>. 0., March 3.
The arrangements fur the inaug
ural of President Wilson have
been completed and 250,000 peo
ple are expected here for the
event. Hotels are all crowded and
turning away guests, who offer
to pay any price asked. The
restaurants have all boosted
prices sk.'ward.
The sub-committee of the Dem
ocratic national committee has
decided to raise the price of
tickets to 85 a seat in any of the
grand stands along the line of
march. This was found neces
sary as the demand was unpre
cedented. The average price for
a window with a view of the pa
rade is 875.
MMLUK
I III THE CABINET
Washington, D. 0., March
| The arinminceinent. is made of
11 tie appointment by President
Wilson of Franklin K. Lane, San
I Francisco, to succeed Walter L.
I Fisher as Secretary of the lnler
| ior. Lane is at present on the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
He was a candidate for governor
of the state on the Democratic
t icket in 1902, but was'defeated,
Shut the year following he receiv
jed the party vote for senator.
.Jell1 Devinney and George Rob
bins returned to Ellamar yester
Iday afternoon.
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Charles Molander is working
, for Robert McIntosh at liis Worl
’ mans stal ion.
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ROBERT PULLEN KILLED IN
EXPLOSION AT CLIFF MINE
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TWENTY STICKS OF DYNAMITt EXPLODE, KILLING HIM IN
STANTLY—HEAD PARTLY BLOWN OFF AND BODY MUTI
LATED—MASONIC FUNERAL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
lloberl Pullen was instantly
killed and horribly mutilated Sat
urday afternoon by the explosion
of 20 sticks of dynamite lie was
I carrying on the loading station
of the 300-foot level. The launch
Helen brought the body to Val
dez Sunday afternoon.
The accident happened at 3:45
Saturday afternoon, when Pullen
had gone to the loading station
with about 20 sticks of dynamite
to load a round of holes. He was
carrying the powder in a sack
and it is not known how the ac
cident happened, but it is sup
posed, from the position of his
body, that he was stooping over
ramming in a cap into a stick
of dynamite, when the cap ex
ploded, immediately followed by
the 2ft sticks. Death was instan- |
taueous, as the front part of his j
head was blown 'off and his body i
was horribly mangled. i
j Supt. Millard and Foreman Jno. |
|)e Marl immediately went to the
scene of the explosion, not wait
ing for all the smoke to clear, j
but making their way as best they
could to the loading station,
where they found the body of
Pullen. The body was gathered
up. wrapped in canvas and taken
to (he surface. An effort was:
made to get to town early Sunday
morning, but the small launch
was driven back when within two
miles of Fort Idscum by the slush
ice in the bay, and later when the
Helen passed the Cliff she was
whistled in and Charles Crawford.
William Crawford, Robert Shafer.
EiJ-.'> Austin and flay Millard
brought the body here on the
Helen, and it was placed in tin*
Valdez Undertaking Company’s
tarlors.
Pullen was well known in Val
dez, where he had many friends.
He was a member of the Valdez
Masonic lodge and also of the
Miners’ Union. The body was
immediately taken in charge by
a committee of the Masons and
the Mine'rs' Union has also ap
pointed a committee to represent
that body at the funeral services.
The body will be interred here
on Wednesday afternoon under
the auspices of Valdez Lodge No.
168 Free and Accepted Masons
unless word is received from his
relative's to ship the remains out
side. Mr. Pullen leaves a moth
er and sister, who reside in Lon
don. England, and a brother in
Vancouver. B. C. They have been
notified of Mr. Pullen’s death by
the officers of the Masonic lodge,
j Robert Pullen was about 35
years of age and had been in this
country for four years. He had
the misfortune to be blown up
|while working on the Cordova
railroad, but recovered from that
accident.
Fled Kraenicr arrived in Val
dez. Saturday afternoon. The
Slate creek ontlils are all camp
ed al Tonsina and arc making fine
lime, lie reports that the Popper
river lias not frozen over this
winter and that they will have to
break the governme.nl trail from
Pakona to Phistoehinu. lie will
leave Tuesday morning to rejoin
his outfit.
Hospital Meeting.
Meeting of the trustees of the
Hospital of the Pood Samaritan
tonight at 7:30 al the Rectory.
FIRXISHF.O ROOMS with or
without hoard* Ibex House. Key-,
stone Ave. Mrs. H. Sharis.
GOAL GASES START
IN CHICAGO CUV
Many Witnesses From Alaska—
Claims Are Valued at Ten
Million Dollars.
Chicago, March 3.--The. .ease
of the government, against A. S.
FrOst, Frank Watson and others,
who are accused of conspiracy to
defraud the government out of
valuable coal claims located in
the Matanuska section, was com
menced today and will drag along
for several months.
Thirty-three thousand tons of
coal has been mined and is now
on the dump at Anthracite.
J. J. Finnigan, Lee Van Slyke,
Sidney Anderson, Thomas Jetter,
Paul Heath, James Wallace, Char
les McHenry. Win. Whittlesey, 11.
H. Hildreth, tleorge Sexton and
many others are now here as wit
nesses.
LA FOLLEHE BILL
SIGNED BY TIFT
Washington, I). March ti.—
President Taft today signed tin'
La t'olielle hill providing for the
physical valuation of railroads.
It is expected that this measure
will squeeze out half of the wa
tered stock of the railroads op
erating in the I'nited Stales. The
present valuation of the rail
roads is placed at thirteen bil
lions, and this will he cut in half.
W. K. Dunkle is in town from
the Midas. He has titled a . line
cabin for his use while on this
side of the bay.
h'OH HUNT—Three-room apart
ments furnished over Valdez Drug
Co. Apply Valdez Drug Co.
Heinke. expert repairer, ill the
Valdez Drug company.
WILL INVESTIGATE
THE DEWEY FIRE
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Building Has Been Twice Con
demned Yet Allowed to Re
main Open.
Omaha, March J.--The fire de
partment today reported that tho
Dewey hotel, which was destroy
ed by fire last Saturday, causing
the loss of 20 lives and injuries
to many others, wh jumped from
the windows into the street to es
cape, has twice been condemned
as a Hr" trap, but that the hotel
had been allowed to remain open
by the police, whose duty it is
to close all buildings condemned
by the lire department.
The matter will be investigat
ed by the city officials, who will
place the responsibility for this
catastrophe where it belongs: The
coroner's jury will als’o investi- .
gale.
BIG POWER PLANT
FOR FAIRBANKS
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{John Timmins, Representing San
Francisco Capitalist, Investi
gating Project.
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Kail-hanks. March •'i.-lolm Tim
: mins, who is here rc|ircscnt ing
jSan Francisco capital, is invest i
IsaiffilfcMie f'-iisiliilit V of installing
la rentral power plant, from winch
| power will lie sent lo all I lie op.
jeralol-s oil I lie creeks III lllissee
11 ion.
j The pinii would do awa> with
11 In- many small steam plaids and
iwould he a greal sa\iug lo the
ioperators, who are enthusiastic
over I he possibility of securing
a sure and cheap power. It is
understood that work will com
mence on Itie project this com
ing spring.
atlinstrikeTs
BEING DOUBTED
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Seattle Alaskans Refuse to Take
Stock in Reported New Find
by "Skookum Joe.”
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Seal lie. March d.—Alaskans in
this city refuse to be excited
about the reported new strike in
the Atlin country made by
"Skookum Joe,” the Indian who
I was a member of the first party
which located at Dawson. They
point out the fact that last fall
the Indian said he was going to
locate some claims which his
great grandfather had told him
ahoul. yet in all the years since
money he had made at Dawson
had been spent hi' had made no
effort to. locate the ground, and
tlidy claim it is a frame-up on
his part to make some money
selling claims to the gullible on
I the strength of his former loca
j t ions at Dawson.
; A small stampede was started
|when the first news was brought
out to Wrangell of the discovery,
j tmt since then nothing has been
I done.
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The Dancers.
We will dance again on Wed
nesday evening in the Moose hall
iul f):30 sharp. Home waltz at 1-*.
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i FOR RENT—Five room house
| on Sherman S|. Inquire of Mrs.
: If. I.eavel. - ..
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