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V0L 10 VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1914. NO. 90.
CONVICTS MAKE
TRY AT GETAWAY
* Kill Turnkey and Three Guards in Ok
lahoma Prison and Shoot Form
er Federal Judge.
McALlSTER, Okla.. Jan. 20.—
While the other convicts were cheer
ing them on three convicts in the lo
cal penitentiary overpowered and
murdered the turnkey and three of
the guards, shot Judge Thomas,
former federal judge of this circuit,
and, using a girl stenographer who
was in the office as a shield, they left
the building, seized a buggy and tried
to make a getaway, but all three of
the escaped convicts were shot to
death by the guards, who were call
ed by the alarm which was immedi
ately sounded and by the police of
the city, who surrounded the con
victs, killed the horse and picked off
the murderers one by one as op
portunity offered.
The convicts abandoned the girl
when they secured the buggy and
tried to escape by whipping up the
horse.
Judge Thoipus was visiting the
prison at the time and was seated in
the office when the escaped convicts
entered and shot him to death.
Order was immediately secured
among the convicts and many of
them will be on a bread and water
diet for many weeks, while others are
in the black hole and the ring lead
eis will be severely fl.ogged and
placed in solitary confinement for
months because of fthe outbreak.
INTENSELYCOLD
ALL OVER EUROPE
Many Die From Effects of the Biting
Weather—Boars Drive People
Into Houses in Belgium.
PARIS, Jan. 20.—The intense cold
wave which swept over Europe the
past week has extended and grown
worse and today the people of this
and every other European country are
suftering from its effects. The death
toll will run into thousands. All the
canals in Europe have been frozen
ever for the first time in many years.
The wild boars in Belgium are ter
rorizing the people of the towns by
coming into the small villages hunt
ing for food. They ere very raven
ous and are attacking the people,
driving them into houses and in many
instances have caused the death of
children, who were unable 10 seek
shelter.
OBJECTS TO
TRUSTEE'S BILL
Council Take* Step* to Have Secre
tary of Interior Trim Crary’*
Account.
Pursuant to instruction of the coun
cil at a previous meeting, the may
or has written a letter to t.be Secre
tary of the Interior protesting ups lnpi
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the allowance of the acccun s ot
Townsite Trustee Crary. A copy of
the letter was filed with the touncil
last night. It contain:: three pages
and reeitOo various tacts in regard to
the- trust*.. : b charges tending to show
that some items should be cut down,
particularly his demand for $10 a day
for 429 days.
It is not expected that an answer
will be received for several weeks.
CANVASS OF SENATORS DEMONSTRATES
THAT ALASKA DILL WILL SORELY PASS
Fifty-Four Are Favorable—Twenty Are Opposed, While Remainder Are Non
Committal— Bill Amended to Buy Cordova Railroad If Needed—Falcon
Joslin Is On the Job—Bishop Rowe Aiding.
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| WASHINGTON, Jan, 20.—A can
i vass of the Senate made late yester
i
: day shows that 54 of the members of
I the upper House are in favor of the
' Alaska railroad bill, providing for the
[construction by the government of
I railroads in Alaska.
1 Twenty senators are positively op
I posed to the bill while the remainder
1 are lukewarm or non-committal. A
| majority of the Senate will probably
] favor the bill.
President Wilson yesterday told a
number of callers that the Alaska
railroad bill was sure of passage in
the Senate and in the House and that
the transportation problem of Alas
ka would soon be solved.
Lobby Sure of Bill.
The lobby which has been active
ly pushing the bill and have worked
; incessantly for its passage, today pre
i diet that the measure will pass this
week and that more than enough
senators have promised to vote for it,
while the House lias never beetl in
doubt from the time the administ.ra
; ion determined to support the build
ing of railroads in Alaska.
Senator McCumber Denounces Bill
Senator McCumber, of North Dako -
ta, made a scathing attack on the
Alaska railroad bill late yesterday
and denounced the measure as the
first step in paternalism and Social
ism. He declared that the cost of
operation under the government,
would be twice that of private own
ership.
"The agricultural products shown
in the exhibits here,” said the sena
tor, "were grown, along the coast line
and never were grown in tl»e inter
ior of the country, the section which
is to be reached by this proposed
line, and as far as the gold is con
cerned only a few miners will ben
efit and the outlay will be greater
than the return can ever be."
Senator Clark Against Bill.
Senator Clark, of Wyoming, stated
in his speech yesterday that the Ber
ing river coal was worthless and had,
been determined so by the tests of
the Navy department, as the tests
were as thorough as possible and had
included a second test after the offi
cers on the cruiser Maryland had
demonstrated the worthlessness of
the tiering coal as a steaming pro
duct.
Jones Replies.
Senator Jones, of Washington, in
reply to Senator Clark, stated that
the tests of the Bering river coal had
never been fair to the coal, it having
been improperly gathered, only the
poorest coal in the Katalla coal fields
having-been mined; the coal had been,
allowed to remain out in the weath
er and had deteriorated and later
been washed continually with salt
water and that the samples taken had
been unfair to the district and to the
coal fields of the north.
Limit Number of Miles.
The Senate territories committee
today agreed upon an amendment to
the bill limiting the milage to be built
at 1,000 miles and the amount of
money to be spent at 140,000,000.
Buy Cord.ova Road.
Another amendment was passed
authorizing the condemnation and
purchase by the president of any ex
isting line or lines of railroad now
constructed in the north that may be
necessary ro the system of railroads
planned by tfii government and out
lined by the railroad commission
which visiteii the territory two years
ago.
Bishj? Rowe Lectures.
Bishop Howe gave a lecture with
stereopiieon view's to which the eon
gressieen were invited. Delegate
Wickersham presided and, Falcon Jos
lin, who is representing the Gug
genheim interests in Washington,
according to the reports of many
Alaskans who have inside informa
t;on, was one of the speakers after
the lecture and told of the need for
rad roads In Alaska.
William* Still Opposing.
In an Interview today Senator Wil
liams declared that be is opposed to
government owner-hip of ra'lroads
and that no one can tell where the
present agitation will end. He stat
ed that he is opposed to the princi
pal of government ownership and op
eration, and while many influential
friends had urged him to co-operate
in the matter o£ giving to Alaska
transportation he could not do so
conscientiously. On the merits of
'transportation for Alaska coal and
mineral products and to open the in
land agricultural sections of the ter
ritory by cheap transportation, he
had no objection.
Jones Against Steamship line.
Senator Jones is strongly opposed
to the Poindexter amendment which
provides for a government line of
steamships from the Pacific coast
ports of the United States to Alas
ka and also the government opera
tion of a line on the Yukon and oth
er inland waters, claiming that com
petition would regulate the rates bet
could and that the establishment of
the lines proposed meant the death
knell of individual enterprise.
MgDOUGALL says nelchina be big producer
Angus McDougall, the well known
: miner, who has spent, the past 15
•years in Alaska, and who recently
j made a trip inio the Nelehina coun
■ i ry to investigate the new diggings
' and to prospect some claims located
early in the summer, returned to Val
I dez yesterday with the most glow
i ing reports that have yet been re
ceived from the new camp. To a
j representative of the Prospector Mr.
'McDougall stated that he had pros
pected on Flat and McDougall creeks,
on Crooked and on Gratis gulch and
on the Tyone, and that on every
creek the returns had been more thuu
expected and demonstrated the fact
PThe booze
Ai NASTY PLAYS
Yale Students Will Turn Over Nev
Leaf and Promise to be Good
and Not See Naughty Plays.
NKW HAVEN, Jan. 2(1. —Hundreds
of stu 'ents of Vale college today
signed the pledge not to drink nor
gamble and not to attend any of the
naughty and nasty plays which are
now being staged in the east show
ing the white slave traffic in all its
ugliness and in many instances pic
turing the interior of houses of ill
fame Into which young and innocent
girls are being dragged, into a life of
shame.
i. JttW ,®t-tb« st#dend*>. it been
discovered, are spending as much as
; I5,<?Q0 a, year in r'otpiis living while
I attending, college. Sftd if, to tyftwj
hose men to their senses that the
campaign for righteousness has been
naugurated.
Lieut. Harry L. Simpson, of the
third Infantry, formerly stationed at
Fort Liscum, has been retired from
active service.
EXPERIENCED MINER RETURNS FOR EMPIRE DRILI_BEDROCK
AND PAY LOCATED QN SEVERAL CREEKS—NEW GULCH LO
CATED WITH 18 INCHES OF PAY FROM 25c TO $1 A PAN.
that the Nelchina will be one of the
best, camps in Alaska from the pres
ent prospects and may be a sec
ond Fairbanks or Dawson.
"On Shovel creek l saw the pay un
covered by Irvipg, a negro, who has
reached bedrock and has opened a
pay streak of gravel with plenty of
coarse gold.
Camp Extensive
"On Dublin gulch four men have lo
cated the entire creek, which is only
a mile long and they have struck the
pay and are taking out a dump. The
new gulch is 18 miles from the old
strike and demonstrates that the
camp is extensive and that the pros
pectors hpve only commenced the
work of searching for the deposits of
gold in the camp.
"Griffith brothers, of Fairbanks,
have bonded some ground on Crook
ed creek from the owners, who live
in Knik, and have contracted to pay
them $90,000 for the claims, and up
to date this is the largest deal put
through, although as the future of the
camp is assured I. expect that many
more will be made. Griffith will place
a l^eystytne drill on the claims to lo
cate the pay streak and to ascertain
its extent, and appears weli satisfied
with his bargain
Women in Ca^ip
“Three women are noty in the new
camp—My. and Mrs. Jack Roe. and,
Mr. and Mrs. Birch, of Seattle. Two
hundred and fifty men are working on
the different creeks and all have been
Inspired with confidence as they have
continued the work of opening their
claims. The McCrary boys, of Cop
per Center, have sunk 26 feet on their
claims and have sent out for a ten
horse power boiler in order that they
may sink to bedrock faster. They
have disposed of their small prospect
ing boiler for a good-sunt."
McDougall Will Return With Drill.
Mr. McDougall will return to the
Nelchina early in March and will take
back with hint an Empire drill wit!
« five-inch core so that he can pros
pect his claifns and better locate pay.
BROKE HIS BIBS
III BETH TBB
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20.--Senator
Gacop discovered today that be had
two of his ribs brolyip tor the past
two weekB and did pot know what
•was the matter with him. The ribs
were smashed while the senator was
leaking a bath, he baylpg slipped ip
the big l^atl} tuh Ptov^ by tiie
goverpiiiept for ttye use of the mem-;
hers of the upper House.
Harvey’s 'ioggery are closing out]
lheir complete line of dry goods and
ladies' furnishings. Now is the time
to get real bargains. tt I
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TOMBSTONE. Ariz . Jan. 20.—Tom
Nixon, a wealthy Nome miner, died
here today from consumption, from
which he has suffered for many
months and had come here in the
hope of relieving. Nixon was known
as Lucky Tom Nixon at Nome and
made several hundred thousands of
dollars In the mining game.
8ampson Here Early Tomorrow,
The steamer Sampson left Haines
at 1:30 yesterday afternoon and
should have reached Katalla this af
ternoon and is expected to reach Val
dez early tomorrow morning.
He states that the rump is sure to
become a large producer because the
ground can be worked with hydraul
ic outfits and thus the expense of
mining can be greatly reduced.
Fast Trip Out.
On the trip out Mr. McDougall
made the distance from Crooked creek
to Copper Center in two days and
from th# Center to Valdez in four
days more, or six days from the dig
gings to the coast. He states that
the trail is in excellent condition and
that the best route to the camp is
over the government road to Tazlina
and then on the trail to the camp.
The trail is in timber until the creeks
are reached.
PkIikI
SETTLE SThIKE
Federal Mediator Hanger Succeeds in
Having Company Reinstate Two
Discharged Men.
ALBANY, Jan. 20.—The strike ol
| the employes of the Delaware & Hud
son railroad, which started yesterday
and threatened to Involve 35,000 men
‘employed on the railroad tyid at the
coal mines, which were forced to shut
down, as the output could not. be
shipped, was settled today through i
.the mediation of federal mediator
iHai^er, who induced the ralroad
con^umy to reinsure the t,wp{ men
whp^ discharge pad caused the
stride.
The men have returned to work and
the railroad is again in operation.
Word has been received on the last ]
steamer that Miss Jennie Taft, well
known In Valdez, was recently mar
ried to Knute Knutson, of Seattle.
Mr. and Igrs. Knutson will, make their j
home In $$attte.
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MURDERED WIFE
i TO GET HER GIRL
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—
! Stepdaughter Looked Good to Hus
I
| band and He Murders Mother—
Police Force Confession.
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OALESBL'RG, 111., Jan. 20.—Robert
Uiggjngs today confessed to the po
lice that he had murdered his wife in
order that lie might marry her 15
year-old daughter, Julia Flake, a
child of a former marriage, with
whom he had become infatuated and
who in turn had become infatuated
with him.
laggings is 26 years old, his wife
many years his senior and the girl
was wayward and as a result the
stepfather and the girl became infat
uated with each other and desiring
that the wife and mother should be
out of the way so that the illicit and
degrading association between the
two might he aided by the form of
j marriage they plotted to kill Mrs.
• Riggings and the wif was therefore
I poisoned.
The girl was so anxious to secure
! her mother’s husband for herself that
| she wrote to an uncle offering him
I one-haif of her estate !f he would put
the old. lady” out of the way.
| BUTCHERS FINED FOR
SELLING ROTTEN EGGS
NEW YORK, Jan. 20. The Armour
I and Swift Packing companies were
I fined $500 today because they had
j been keeping eggs in cold storage
until they have become rotten.
JAKES LIFE
Lewis Clark, Worth Millions, Believ
ed to Have Drowned Himself
Near Santa Barbara.
SANTA BARBARA. Jan. 20.
Thousands of people are watching the
ocean today in the hopes of recover -
ing the body of Lewis Clark, of Spo
kane, who has suddenly disappear
ed and who is believed to have com
mitted suicide. Clark is worth many
millions of dollars and a large reward
is offered for the recovery of his
body.
The reward offered has resulted in
thousands of people guarding the
shore in hopes of finding the remains.
Relatives wish to have the body re
covered so that the probating of the
estate will not require many years.
MORE JAPS DIE
#1 KAGOSHIMA
Were Seeking Shelter Under Bluff
When Cliff Slides and Killed
300 Outright.
KAGOSHIMA, Japan, Jan. 20.—
While 300 reduce* were huddled be
■rath a cliff near the shore waiting
for transportation to the Steamers
some distance tfift in the roadstead,
th^ eptlre cliff caved in and all of
ttein were burled. Three hundred
souls were wiped out in an instant,
the rocks, dirt and sand covering
them with thousands of tons of rock.
The steamships arc an compelled
to remain many miles from shore,
as the pumice floating on the water
prevents the vessels from coming
near to the shore.
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