THE ALASKA PROSPECTOR
V0I6 ALASKA PROSPECTOR Valdez Alaska, December 12, 1907. VALDEZ NEWS No 43
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HtAVT DAtlAOtS
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Washington, D. C., Dee. 12—Con
gress is expected to appropriate the
sum of §250,000, as damages to the
pelagic sealers of the Pacific coast
who were driven from the sealing
business by a law passed in 1896 pro
hibiting them from catching seals in
Alaskan waters. While the Ameri
cans were denied the privilege of
hunting seals, the British vessels were
engaged in the business, and no effort
was made to stop them. This caused
many American vessels to change
their llag to that of the British.
Open Shop Declared
Seattle, Dec. 12—The master
builders’ association has dcelaiv d
open shop on all contracting badness.
The contractors charge the unions
broke their agreement in strik
ing on the federal building now in
course of construction.
Bridge Collapses
Bloomburg, Pa., Dec. 12—A bridge
in course of construction, over the
Susquehanna river, collapsed yester
day. precipitating forty workmen into
the water. Seven were drowned.
The rising of the river caused the
collapse.
Postmaster Becomes Mayor
Boston, Dec. 12—Postmaster Hub
hard. republican, defeated May* r
Fitzgerald, democrat, in the mayor
alty contest yesterday.
UNDO CONVENTION WORK
By < hi.]** to The 1T« |*<*f*?«»i)
f cattle, Dec. 1*J—A majority i f the
delegates of the Jui eau convention
have united in writing to Chairman
New of the national republican com
mittee, inquiring if another conven
tion is compulsory. There is little
doubt, however, in the minds of the
delegates here, bid that the conven
tion will In* held irregular and of no
j effect.
J. D. Sheldon, who was chosen
chairman of the territorial republican
c< mmittcc by ihe members of the
i com mitt e elect d at Juneau, 1 as
withdrawn the* eali made l»\ him for a
primary election to elect delegate's to
a convention to nominate a cat didate
for delegate t > congress. Under the
ruling of the national committee the
election of the new tenitor al com
mittee was illegal, and tints the or
ganization of the party is the same as
before' the e invention.
Chairman Spiekett of the old terri
torial committee, will probably issue
a call for a second eonventim. All
factions will be consulted as to the
t rue of this conventic n, so as to ob
viate future friction.
S \U . \ 1) • 11—fh* American
mining eongre-s i: taki ig mu h inter
est in Aki'kr, by r a ion of its grea1
mineral |>»• I >: i cm. A ernuiitt'c
i'-./iu . be • ) i g h is loen app anted
•.. a -rang * a meeting of Ala deans in
bcs g V t ■ dis< uss p ans for s ein ing
charge-. in t!* * mining laws, con
side vcl ) c< ssary to suit eo clitic.ns j
in Au-ka.
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Aldrich Gives Orders
Washington, 1). i\, Dee. 12—Sena
tor Aldrich has informed the senate j
finance committee t<> prepare a reso-1
lut on. o: i::<i i *ing into the ! o ul is cue
a id the cause of the r<*eent financial 1
flurry.
Coalfield, Dec. 12—Holt-run Buck
shot and in randy killed Fran-is
Burton at Mina eity last nigh . Bu'*k
who is edit >r <*f the N wadi Miner. ;
paper published at Mina eity, prin • 1
a story to the effect tluP Burl >n was
run out of Rawhide eity. Burton
took exception to this s it *ni**nt. and
in a quarrel betwe ,»n the two over t i*
matter, Buck drew a gun and shot
Burton.
Will Start Monday
Norfolk, Dee. 12—The battleship;
fleet is coaling, preparing to start or
its voyage to tin* Pacitic coast Monday
next. Stormy weather prevails here;
now. i
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0PP05T TROOPS
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Goldfield, Dec. 12—At a meeting of
the miners’ union held last right
President Roosevelt was scored in
unmeasured terms by several speak
ers for what wa* considered his pre
cipitate action in sending troops to
Goldfield. A resolution was adopted
demanding the immediate withdrawal
of the soldiers. The miners are main
taining peace, and the leaders say
there will be no outbreak. They say
they will endeavor to win the strike
by moral suasion rather than by f.»rce.
The mine owner* are in dailv con
ference wit's the governor
Receiver Appointed
S»*rutlc\ Dee. 12—Th * Unite ! St at* *
federal Court has app inted J. L.
Whit ingt m receiver of the Hr >wa
Alaska company mining properties in
Alaska. The petition for a receiver
was made !»y If.elding t'c Sons mining
machinery dealers, who are credit' r*
t > the amount of i2,000,000.
Funston To Assume Charge
San Franc nco, Deo. 12—General
Fuusfon, in charge of tin* Arn y of the
Pacific, left for Goldfield last night to
assume personal command <f the
troops recently dispatched to the
gold camp t > prevent, any uprising of
miner.’..
Better invite the girl right away,
for the Charity Ball to he given o.i
New Years Kve at. McKinley Hall.
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