DIAMONDS STOLEN
AS OWNER SLEPT
Grossman, Chicago Diamond Dealer,
Wanted All the Passengers on
Pullman Searched.
ST. PAUL, Nqv. 17.—Thirtx thou
sand dollars worth of diamonds were
stolen from Levy Grossman, a dia
mond merchant, while he was sleep
ing on a Pullman car coming from
Chicago to St. Paul. The diamonds
were missed early in the morning,
when Grossman placed his hand un
der the pillow and found them gone.
He set up a frightful noise, bringing
the conductor and train crew to the
car in a hurry. Grossman insisted
upon all the passengers in the car
and even all those on the train be
ing searched, but the train crew
could not see it that way, and they
refused to search the passengers.
The train was met at the St. Paul
depot by railroad detectives, who
started an immediate investigation,
holding all the passengers on the
train for a half hour to question
them, but no one was searched.
Grossman was taken in a cab to a
hotel a complete wreck, wringing his
hands and bemoaning his fate at a
loss which will ruin hint, so he told
the police.
Present President of Federation of
Labor May be Succeeded by
Secretary Mitchell.
SEATTLE. NOV. 17.—-The mem
bers of the Federation of Labor plan
to elect John Mitchell, president of
the federation in place of Samuel
Gompers, who nas held the office for
many years.
President Gompers is to be retir
ed on the salary he now has as pres
ident. It is planned to have him
spend his time editing the "Federa
tionist,” which, is Issued by the labor
organization to promote the cause of
labor.
President Gompers has not announ
ced as yet that he will not again be
a candidate for re-election and unless
he is willing to retire on the plan as
outlined above, then the supporters
of Secretary Mitchell will have a
hard light to place him in the chair
as president of the federation. Pres
ident Gompers has the support of a
large number of the delegates to suc
ceed himself and should he desire to
run. the light, will be interesting.
Attempts have been made at every
conference to oust President Gomp
ers, but so far they have never met
with success.
PRINCE’S BOO!
BUMCTED
^ TOKIO, Nov. 17.—The body of
Prince Katsuras, of the royal family,
has been turned over to the doctors
to be dissected in the interest of
medical science. The Prince died
from causes which baffled the at
tending physicians.
The Nemo.
Nemo Corsets are made over the
living figure und are anatomically
correct. Tehre can be no pressure
nt any point If the correct Nemo
model is selected and worn. Private
room for fitting. At E. WINTER’S,
the Ladies’ Furnisher.
Fresh fish at the Valdez Cafe. tf
Cole’s famous Hot Blast stoves,
largo and small, at S Blum & Co’s.
It! MEIUW
Department of Education Send Lopp
to Indian Village to Organ
ize School.
SEATTLE, Nov. 17—Secretary of
the Interior Lane haB ordered the es
tablishment of a public schcool for
natives by the Department of Educa
tion at Metlakatla, in Southeastern
Alaska. The reason assigned for the
deposing of the Reverend Duncan is
given as his great age, which makes
it impossible for hint to properly sup
ervise the education of the natives
under his care. |
Director Lopp, of the Board of Ed
ucation, is en route north to take
charge of the work for the govern
ment.
5ULZER HELPED
TMHDHIT GRAFT
One of Leaders at Conference to De
vise Ways of Extorting Money
From Contractors.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—District
Attorney Whitman has made public
a statement showing that Tammany
leaders, including Governor Sulzer,
had held a conference last year and
had arranged to extort money from
all the contractors doing work under
state contracts, erecting buildings,
building highways, or upon the great
canals which cut the state in two and
upon which the leople had authoriz
ed the expenditure of $200,000,000.
The conference was for the pur
pose of raising funds to finance the
state campaign when Governor Sul
zer was the nominee of the Demo
crats and was elected over Oscar
Strauss, the Progressive candidate,
and Joe Hedges, the Republican nom
inee.
SPENCER TO HANG;
COMMITTED MURDER
CHICAGO, Nov. 17.—Henry Spen
cer, who murdered a dancing teach
er here several months ago, was
convicted today and sentenced to
hang. Spencer was carried from the
court room raving and cursing. His
attorneys claim the man is crazy.
They gave notice of appeal from the
derision of the court.
ELVIRA MAKE TRIP
PLACE OF BRIGHTON
The launch Elvra will leave Val
dez tomorrow morning in command
of Captain Stamey to make the reg
ular run to Port Wells and way
ports. The Elvira is under charter
to Captain Stamey, while the Brigh
ton is being overhauled and placed
in first-class shape for the winter
run, and so that the staunch little
cruft can weather any storm on the
sound.
Fred Kraemer, Tony Ross and Ed.
Spearstead 1 ft Valdez this morning
to avoid being lynched, as the neigh
bors intended hanging the men be
cause of the howling malamutes kept
by the prospectors for no other pur
pose than to keep the neighbors
awake. For the first time in his life
Fred- KratAUer experienced the knowl
edge that' his neighbors were glad
to have him go.
For Sale.
"Our Home” roadhouse at a bar
gain, on Vnlder-Fairbanks trail, fur
nished and ready for business. Gar
den tinder cultivation: Bertte* -ta’
abundance la season. Good trapping
and prospecting ground in vicinity.
Possession can be given at once
Pougborty * Ferguson.
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MORSE PARDON
Ex-President Taft Says He Was
Duped Into Giving Bank Wreck
er His Freedom.
POTTSTOWN, Nov. 317.—Ex-Presi
dent Taft, in an address made here
today, stated that he had been dup
ed into pardoning former Banker
Morse, who was serving a ten-year
sentence in the federal prison at At
lanta for banking frauds.
“I pardoned Charles W. Morse,”
said the former president, "because
the doctors appointed by myself and
those of the regular prison staff, told
me that he had but a few months
to live and in view of that fact be
was given his liberty.”
FINE STEAMERS
FOR ALASKA RUN
Will Spend Small Fortune on Steam
ers Watson and Buckman—
to Remodel Shios.
SEATTLE, Nov. 17.—The officials
of the Alaska Coast company, oper-.
ating steamers to Alaska and also be
tween this port and San Francisco,
have announced that they will spend
$200,000 in remodeling the steamers
Watson and Buckman, which are to
be placed in the pink of condition,
renamed and placed on the Alaska
run, while the Admirals Sampson,
Schley, Farragut and Dewey will be
placed on the Seattle-Frisco run.
The Watson will be renamed the
Admiral Watson and the Buckman
will hereafter be called the Admiral
Evans.
JENNINMi^
Judge Robert W. Jennings, of Ju
neau, opened the November term of
court this morning and was kept
busy all day listening to motions
made in the suit of Barney Neibling
and Edna Stevens against Dan Crow
ley et al., regarding the ownership
of claims in the Chistochina district.
Bowling Match Tonight.
The launch Donaldson will leave
the City Dock at 7:30 this even in?
for Fort Liscum to take the Valdez
bowling team and their friends across
the bay, where a match game will
be played with the soldier boys.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Abe Dell was in town last night
and left today for the summit.
J. D. Herndon left on the Mari
posa to join -Hs wife and child, who
are now 'in Seattle.
' Every d--n thing went wrong at
the Prospector office today. That’s
why we are late and we are glad to
get out at that.
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W. E. Dunfcle and Sandy Carson
left this morning for Fldalgo bay to
make an inspection of some mining
property in that secti n.
Under instructions from Fire Chief
Finical a large quantity of fire hose
has been stored under cover at the
corner of McKinley street and Broad
way "ready for Instant use When
needed at a hire in the business sec
tion of the town. Tills plan will pre
vent the delay Incident to going to
4"tie tire hall fot hose, while the tvh
ter can be turned on when needed
from I he hydrant at that corner.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
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BULL MOHR
WANTS HELP
Asks Democrats of South to Support
the New Party, Which Of
fers Relief.
NEW pjULE^NSi N*v. 17.—Ex>
Senator Beveridge, in an. address de
livered here last Saturday night,
pleaded with the people of the state
to aid the Progressive party, which
would right the wrongs done the peo
pe of the country by the Repubi
can and Democratic machines.
The former senator also denoun
ced the Wilson-IJnderwood tariff bill
and stated that the sugar schedule
should be repealed, because it meant
the destruction of the industry in
Louisiana.
SULZER SOON TO
START LECTURES
Plans to Speak in Many Cities in
the West—Topic “The Treason
of Tammany.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17—Ex-Gover
nor Sulzer will leave this city No
vember 22ntl on a three months’ lec
ture tour of the states, speaking
about the “Treason of Tammany.*’
The former governor plans t» speak
in every large city in the states anti
will extend the trip so as to take in
Seattle. San Francisco and Port
land.
Assemblyman Siwzer.says he will
light Tammany in the lower branch
of the legislature and will drive the
tiger supporters front the positions
they now bold in the state govern
ment.
MANY MILLIONS
GIVEN CORNELL
t
ITHACA, N. Y„ Nov. 17.—The
president of Cornell University has
announced the receipt of an anony
mous gift to the college of $4,250,000,
to be used by the medical school
of the college in the purchase of
equipment and that much needed ap
paratus might be procured for use in
the labratories. It is generally be
lieved that Colonel Payne, who has
made gifts totaling several millions
t.o the institution, is the donor of
the present bequest.
PROSPECTORS COME
FROM THE WESTWARD
A number of prospectors came
from the westward on the steamer
Mariposa, headed for the Nelchina,
Where they have interests or intend
to acquire them. Thee fact of the
Valdez government, road being op
en and the few low divides between
the coast and 'he diggings, has
caused them to take the shortest
route, which is from Valdez to Taz
lina, thence up that river to the dig
gings.
To R*nt or Lease.
The Gakona roadhouse, including
25 acres of land under cultivation;
located in Copper river valley, 130
miles north of Valdez on the Shushan
na trail. Good trading, point for furs.
A splendid opportunity for right par
ties. Apply to JAMES FISH, next
door to Tillikum Club.
_■ _ ;■
Ladle*.
For Ideal Comfort 'in corset as Well
as style, health and durability, try a
be -convinced.
Fittings in the privacy of your home.
For appointment—Rhone 105. Mrs.
T. R. Needham, general manager, In
Fish building.
MARIPOSA SAILS
FOB SEAFTLE
I
Delayed at Westward Unloading
Freight for 8teamer Dora—Takes
Many Passengers South.
The steamer Mariposa reached Val
dez at ( m. yesterday and sailed
for Seattle an hour later with a num
ber of passengers from this city. The
boat was delayed at the westward
unloading freight for the Dora and al
so while at Latouche loading ore.
The outgoing passengers were as
follows: Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Morris,
Miss E. Miller, L. J. Rusk, J. Mor
in, J. B. Herndon, C. A. Beville, C.
Koppus,. J. Erickson, J. C. Martin,
Fred. Elkins, George Watson, N.
O’Connor, C. C. Clark, Dan Berger,
J. Patterson, W. F. Schmidt and
Alex. Graham.
REBEL GENERAL
SHOOTS OFHGERS
Murdered Men Are Refused Farewell
to Their Wives—Indignation
at El Paso.
•EL PASO, Tex., Nov. 17- Gener
al Pancho-Villa, who captured Ju
arez, has already had shot many of
ficers of the federal garrison, which
was forced to surrender to him last
Saturday. The men are taken out
and lined against a stone wall and
shot in squads. Already he has had
fifty officers shot and the balance
will meet the same fate. The rebel
leader refused the men a liist fare
well with their wives -and children,
and also refused the pleadings of the
tearful women, who tried to save the
men from their fate.
The work of shooting the officers
started early Saturday morning and
has continued since that time inter
mittently. The work of murder is
going on yet today a.id General Vil
la still refuses the men an opportun
ity to say final farewells to their
families.
Two officers were shot to-.lay at
the brink of the newly dug. grave,
in which they were afterwards bur
ied, while the only consolation the
wives of the officers had was the
privilege of seeing their husbands
I shot and tumbled into the graves.
Indignation at the action of the
rebels is general here and it is be
lieved that should General Villa in
advertently cross the border he will
be shot like a dog by the refugee
Mexicans or hot-headed Texans,
who pronounce him a wanton mur
derer.
Should the fortunes ol war ever
place General Villa in the hands of
the federal troops his end will be
quick.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 17.—I’rovis
lional President Huerta has dismissed
Minister of the Interior Aldape be
cause the latter advocated, at a cab
inet meeting, the granting of the de
mands of the American administra
tion.
It is now believed that Huerta in
tends to remain in office and is not
alarmed at the altitude of the Wil
son administration. He has public
ly announced that he intends to re
main in office long enough to pun
ish the rebels and to establish peace
in the republic. In an address ma'de
here today he seated that he would
not be a candidate to succeed him
self, but that he would soon put the
rebels out of business.
Lad left, Attention.
New line of coats, one-piece suits
and a few sets of fine furs just re
ceived at Harvey’s Toggery.
The best place to bathe is at tne
Pioneer barber shop: large tubs and
plenty of warm wator.
FRICTION IN THE
STATE DEPARTMENT
Attorney for Department Quits When
He Cannot Agree With Sec
retary Bryan.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17—John
Moore, counsellor of the State De
partment, has resigned his position
with the department because Of fric
tion with William J. Bryan, the head
of the department. The resignation
is to become effective on March 1st
in order that many matters now
pending may be concluded by Mr.
Moore, after which he will enter pri
vate practice.
Secretary Bryan has refused to
make any statement regarding the
trouble between him and his subor
dinate, only to admit that the resig
nation had been tendered and accept
ed and that a new attorney would
be selected in a few months to re
lieve Attorney Moore.
Moore, in a statement regarding
Ms leaving the department, stated '
that he did not care to give advice
and then have that advice refused.
He intimated that m many legal mat
ters the secretary Ignored the law de
partment.
LABOR LEADER
Speaker Mann Given a Panning far
Refusing to Allow Congressional
Probe of Colorado Strike.
SHATTLK. Nov. 17. President
Walker, o" H e Illinois Federation of
Labor, in an address here last night,
denounced Republican Floor Leader
Mann for blocking the proposed
probe of 'the conditions which caus
ed the strike of rhe Colorado min
] ers.
"The true conditions,” said Walk
er, “if they became known to the
civilized world would shock Ihe mor
al sense of the people, which would
have caused them ,o demand laws to
prevent the continued aggression of
the mine operators.
“The workingmen desire publicity.
We have nothing to hide and are
only too anxious that the reasonable
ness of our demands may be laid be
fore the public."
TACOMA TIMBERMAN
LEAVES BIG ESTATE
TACOMA. Nov. 17.- The estate of
Anthony Haywood, of this city, will
be surprisingly large. The dead man
was heavily interested in timber
lands. Intt no one of his friends had
the hatsi idea that he had amassed
many millions of dollars.
SAMPSON LEAVES
THEjPIRIT CITY
SEATTLE, Nov. 17.—The steamer
Sampson of the Alaska Coast com
pany, sailed from here Saturday night
with a large cargo of freight and
many passengers. The following
Valdez passengers were aboard: Mrs.
C. Thomas,. Myrtle Thomas, E. War
ren, John GUlesplo, Paul Good. For
'V Stoess.
Catholic .Dance.
The Catholic ladies - will, $1a
grand ball apd. bazar on NQT^nrber
22nd at Moose hall. . Ticket?., to
dance entitle holder-to a chance up
on a beautiful hand-worked table cen
terpiece.
The best place to bathe Is at the
Pioneer barber shop: large tubs and
nlent” of warm water.