VOL 9. N°
VIGOROUS FIGHT j
BEGUN YESTERDAY
Turks Are Making a Weak De
fense—Scutari Reported as
Ready to Fall.
Constantinople, Feb. 4—Hostil
ities were resumed yesterday and
tierce fighting has been going on
in front of Adrianople, Tchatalja
and Scutari, though the defense is
not as vcrile as it was prior to
the armistice.
Scutari is reported to be on the
verge of falling. The Allies arc
entering the renewal of hostilities
with a vim and determination to
put an end to the fighting at the
earliest, possible moment.
London, Feb. 4.—The Turkish
cavalry have demanded punish
ment of those implicated in the
assassination of Nazim Pasha.
The entire army is seething with
revolt.. !
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GOING DOWN
THE_ GAMUT
Vancouver, H. Feb. t.—From
the general superihlendency of
one of the most prosperous mines
in Idaho to the interior of a fel
on's cell is the long and rocky
pal li I raveled in- the short space
or Hirer months by Nathaniel A.
Mcdovern, son and brother of (he
wealthiest cattle owners in tbo.
stale of Texas, who now faces
a prison term on a charge of ob
taining money by false pretenses.
Arrested here by Detectives
Dowry and McArthur, the young
man. who is only 110 years of age,
is claimed to be by his counsel
more lit for I lie hospital I ban t he
jail, as lie is suffering from men
ial aberration brought on by a
mining accident which terminated
an otherwise bright career.
While practically admitting Urn
at templed passing of the bogus
check, his counsel stales that his
client was at the time suffering
from one of his severe attacks and
nil hough hourly expecting a tele
gram from his brothers in Kervin,
Tex., forwarding funds, was
tempted into passing the bit of
paper in order to secure money
with which to alleviate his suffer
ings.
MONTE CARLO IN FULL
SWAY IN MEXICO
Tin .luana. Lower Ualifornia,
Fell. i.—\ concession lias been
granted by the Mexican govern
ment to a syndicate of wealthy
Americans and Mexicans for I In*
exclusive rights in Lower Cali
fornia for 25 years lo conduct,
horse, automobile and bicycle
racing and hull lights, boxing
contests and cocking mams and
all sorts of gambling sports and
games.
If is said Dial the association
has more Ilian .$30,0(10,000 in the
pool, a large portion of which will
ji" expended in accordance with
the terms of the concession. Op
tions have already been secured
on large tracts of land 30 miles
south of this place and 50 miles
south of San Iiiego, the nearest
point in the United States. A race
track, hotels, gaming houses, hull
ring and cock pits are among the
immediate improvements, and lat
er nil amphitheatre will he built
for prize lighting.
That the Mexican government
is to he a receptive partner in
(he enterprise is shown by the
terms of the concession. At the
head of the association are F. .
Jaggi and S. Mi Wetherby, very
wealthy residents of the City' of
Mexico, willi a number Of Ameri
cans whose names have not as
yet been made public, i? . ..,
Deo. Hoi like, the watch repairer
,;md jeweler, is at tji,e Valdez Drug
rompany.
STANDARD OIL
SCATTERS MONEY
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Company Distributes Almost $40,
000,000 Paid It by Subsid
iary Companies.
New York ,Feb. i.—As a result
of tiie dissolution of Standard Oil,
that company distributed among
its stockholders thirty-nine and a
third million dollars, which was
owing the parent company by the'
subsidiaries.
John I). Rockefeller received
for bis modes! portion, ten mil
lion dollars.
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EDWARD IMS
Washingli 111, l>. G.. Kelt. i.—
IMward Holton Janies, editor of
the Paris Liberator and an Amer
ican citizen, pleading yesterday
before Secretary Nagel the cause
of Edward Mylius, a journalist
who is threatened with deporta
tion because he was convicted in
London of libeling King George
V, discussed the publication in
tlje Liberator of the alleged libel
ous story that King George had
contracted a morganatic marriage
with the daughter of Admiral Gul
me-Seymour in Malta. Mr. James
wrote the story and Mylius was
convicted of criminal libel in con
neclion with its distribution in
iJmdon.
“I wrote: it atid 1 now alfirm il."^
said Mr. James tersely. “I have
spent months in investigating it
and I am satisfied of ils trillh. If
I did nol believe the marriage look
! place 1 would publish unhesitat
j iugly a retraction and apologize
ito King George and Miss Sey
! mour."
OCEAN COMBINE
GOVERNED HERE
j Washington. D. teh. 4.—
Chairman Alexander of the House
Committee on Merchant Marine
ami Fisheries, stales that the
committee will probably subpoena
J. Pierpont Morgan, who organ
ized the % I 21),000,000 Internat ion
al Marine company in IWR3. to
testify. Mr. Morgan has gone
abroad, bid Chairman Alexander
staled that his testimony will not
lie needed for some lime.
Mr. Morgan will he expected to
produce all hooks ami records
hearing on I lie organizal ion of the
! corporation.
Paul Gotlheil, American freight
iagent for several steamship lines.
Mold the committee that American
capital controlled a majority of
I lie stock of I he Internal ional
Mercantile Marine, although he
did not know the amount invested.
He said Dial I lie corporation
iconlri.Is I he International Navi
gation company, the American
line, the Oceanic Steamship Navi
gation company, the l.eyland line,
the White Star line, the Atlantic
Transport company, the Nation
al Steamship, company and the
Mississippi Dominion Steamship
company. Mr. Goltheil agreed to
furnish the committee figures
Showing i he amount of American
capita) invested in the ocean-car
rying trade.
There will be services tomor
row (Ash Wednesday) at the
Ghurch of the Epiphany al 4:30
r*. m. D. V.
A Roaring Comedy.
A fine change of program at the
Orpheum. Don’t miss it tonight.
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FOR RENT—Two or three
rooms for rent next to cable„of-,
'dec. inquire of F. M. Brown.
THREE STATES
CLAIM HONOR
Basting Deciding Vote Income Tax
Amendment- Will Yield *100,
000,000 Annually.
Washington, 1>. C„ Feb. 4.
Delaware and Wyoming each
claim In have cast the deciding
vote on the income tax, which is
to become the sixteenth amend
ment to the Constitution of the
United Stales when it has passed
congress at. the coming special
session.
The income tax bill provides
I hat incomes are to be paid on
revenues of $5,000 a year or over.
II is estimated it will yield the
government $100,000,000 annu
ally.
cooRnws
THE SHOE TRUST
Washington, I*. t>.. Feb. 4.—
The Supreme GourL.has rendered
its decision in favor of-the shoe
machinery trust under its rule of
reason. The trust controls 80 per
cent of the shoe output of the
count ry.
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A McIntosh stage is due tonight
at 5:30 with interior mail.
easter”sundaY
COMES EARLY
Faster Sunday this year will
fall on March 23, the earliest dale
since 1818, when it was March 22.
ll will not occu r 'as'oaf ly again
in the 20th century. The ii.ext ear
liesl Faster will lie in t940
.Vlurcli 2 4. In 19 43 Faster will
occur April 25, the latest dale on
which it can fall.
As is well known, Faster Sun
day is the tirsl Sunday after the
tirsl full moon of spring. That is,
the Sunday next following the tirsl
full moon after the vernal equi
nox. As the vernal equinox oc
curs on March 20 or 21, the ear
liest possible date for Faster is
March 21 and the laiesi date Ap
ril 25.
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday.
I lie beginning of Lent. Good peo
ple have already picked out tin*
.joys they will forego during Lent.
One citizen announced this morn
ing that he will refrain from pay
ing his debts during Lent.
ESKIMOS STARVING ON
SEWARD PENINSULA
Thai natives are slowly starv
ing |.o (ii'alli around Solomon ami
Spruce creek is the statement
made by a man who conducts u
business in that seel ion. He
stales Ilia! Jerry, lhe native mail
carrier, who died some time ago,
must have suffered hunger be
fore his death. Some time pre
vious lo his passing away he was
compelled lo go to the houses of
the white folks lo beg a loaf of
bread and only charily kepi him
alive.
One other particularly bad ease
is that of a crippled native who
has a wife and two children, all
of whom would perish of hunger
were it not for the aid rendered
by the white pepole. Kvon then
the condition of the family is mis
erable.- ... ..
When., the whites give a sack
of (Jour to a hungry and helpless
native all the. otherf; crowd in tt>
eat it up. Soirte describe the na,
lives in that .section to be in so
welched'a state that death will
be the only relief from hunger for
many.—Nome Nugget.
. , „ ... . v.5*. , i ' •
Says Uo, myself, says I: The
Proepewfor is-the paper to buy,
says 1.
TAFT PREPARING
ALASKA MESSAGE
To Send Message to Congress
Based on Alaska Railroad
Commission’s Report.
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Washington, I). C., Fob. i.~
President Tafl is preparing his
Alaska railroad message to con
gress, based upon the report sub
mitted by the Alaska railroad
commission, which he will prob
ably have ready to present dur
ing the course of the week.
Guarding Queen Mary.
London, Feb. 4—Queen Mary is
being closely guarded for fear of
assassination by some Indian
malcontents over the removal of
Hu- capital of India.
whitTpassTo
BUILD STEAMER
Seattle, Fell. i.—If the govern
ment refuses to make Fairbanks
a sub-port of entry the. White'
Pass railroad company will have
a steamer constructed here to ply
tm the American portion of the
Yukon, that is, from Forty-mile to
Fairbanks, to which point they in
tend extending Iheir freight and
passenger traffic.
THE EVENING SUN
MAKESFIBST BOW
Seattle. Fell. i.--Tlle l)ail> F.v
ening Sun has made its IIrsI ap
pearance. It is a - 1-page daily
and claims to start in with a cir
culation of 5(1,000. J
Split on Socialism.
.New Orleans, Feb. i.—The Ho
boes convention which met here
l as disbanded owing to difficul
ties:-' breaking out among them
over Socialism.
The last mail in from Fair
banks consisted of six sacks of
tirsl-class mnil and three sacks
of second-class. The mail from
Nome was among the lot.
John I.. Proctor, Ibe National
bank examiner, who went into
Fairbanks to examine the First
National of that city, will be at
(iolkana tonight, and’should ar
rive in Valdez on the 8th or Dili
in time to lake I lie Mariposa
soul li.
PLAN WORLD CRUISE
IN MISSION CAUSE
New York. I'eli. 1.--A world
cruise of a shipload of mission
ary experts In investigate tile
work in foreign fields will he a
plan snlimilled by <1. Campbell
While, founder of the laymen's
missionary movement, al the an
nual meeting of the organization
in Carden City, I,. I., today. Ac
tion on I lie proposal, which in
cludes the expenditure of $500,
000 a year for live years, will be
taken during the week. The re
ports which the world cruising
party brought hack would be used
in a great missionary campaign
in the United States and Canada,
eclipsing the successful campaign
in many cities in these countries
Iwo years ago. Figures will he
submitted at the meeting to show
that America leads .the world in
gifts to foreign missions. Pro
testants of the United States gave
nearly $15,000,000 last year, an
iperease of about $2,500,000. Canr
ada gave $G'i8,000 more than last
year.
It’s surprising to see how
ihany people make for "The
Clin" to get' warm rooms' these
snappy days.
SARA MAYBE
VISIT ALASKA
Southeastern Alaska Towns In
vite Actress to Play on Coast,
Which Delights Sara.
Portland, Ore., Feb. i.—Prince
Rupert, Ketchika n and Juneau
have telegraphed they want Sara
Dernhart to play in their towns.
The "Divine Sara” says she is de
lighted that the people of Alaska
desire to see her and that she will
probably play Alaska after having
I'ullilled her engagement in San
Francisco.
afognak~case[
GUO JURY
The case of the government
against Alex. Fredolin, charged
with having committed frauds at
Afognak at the last delegate elec
tion, will be submitted to the jury
some tithe this evening. About 30
witnesses have been examined and j
this afternoon has been taken up
by the attorneys addressing I In
jury.
Immediately upon conclusion of
this case that against John l-'al
sladl, charged with the same of
fense, will be taken up unless the
defense should ask for a contin
uance on the ground of newly dis
Icovered evidence which was dis- I
I closed during I lie trial of the
Fredolin ease. Should the eases
| bo forced to trial attorney Ita>
jwill be compelled to withdraw, as
! il is necessary for him to return
| to his lioj^iie in Seward to prepare
| for his trip to Juneau, where he
I goes as a member of the terrilor
jial senate. In that case Mr. E.
I I tu n in-11 will coudncl I Ik- defense.
BANK CONPANn
NEW OFFICERS
!
At a meeting of the directors
of the Valdez Hank & Trust Co. I
In-Id yesterday the following otli- j
eers were elected: President, A. J
Eekern, of Portland, Ore.: vice
president, l>. II. Sleem. of Val
dez: treasurer and manager, Ed
mund Fekern. of Valdez; score- j
tary, A. E. (irigsby, of Valdez.
The board of directors express
ed great pleasure at the bright
outlook for business, the deposits
having gained considerably since
the instil ul ion changed hands..
The office of Wells Fargo &
I Co., of which Mr. (Irigsby is tip
j local agent, lias been moved into
!the bank, where Mr. (irigsby can
| be found at all times, dividing his
jullcnlinu between the affairs of
jllie hank and express company
Nome Natives Race Dogs.
One of fin* must remarkable
I races ever run will take piece al
Sinroek river, says the Nome Nug
get. It will be nothing less than
a dog race conducted entirely by
Eskimos with Iheir native dogs.
Six or seven contestants are sure
to take part and the teams will
be made of 12 or 13 dogs each.
The course will be up the beach in
the direction of Tishou river and
return. For prizes articles of na
live stock and some money will
be given.
Mariposa, due here Thursday
morning.
Alameda, sails from Seattle Sat
urday.
"Yukon, northward bound.
[• The management of the Orph
anin'have kepi file snow shoveled
from the rear do.or all winter so
that if is always in readiness for
use in case of an emergency.
hiiitiese noouies and chop suey
a| Valdez Cafe after 7 p. m.
SOCIETY LEADER
IS BEING TRIED
Fop Cutting and Slashing Wife
During a Fit of Jealous
Rage.
Aitkin, t$. G., Feb. i.--The trial
of “Beauty” Beach, charged with
cutting and slashing his wife, a
former Gotham society belle last
February, began yesterday.
The wife claims that a negro
was the perpetrator of the out
rage, but the prosecutor claims
that Beach was the assailant,
having cut his wife during a til,
of jealous rage. The trial is at
tracting widespread interest.
New King Abysinia.
I.ondon, Feb. i.—King Menelik,
of Abysinia, is dead and Prince
Jessau, aged 17 years, has been
proclaimed his successor.
BIG BATTLESHIPS
NAVALJfiOGRAM
l.niidon. Feb. i.—According lo
I he Daily Mail the,vvork of fram
ing (lie Hritish Navy estimates
for I lie coming year is nearly
completed. The one point remain
ing for decision, namely, whether
live or six battleships shall be
laid down, depends upon the Aus
trian naval program. If the ad
miralty decides lo wail before tak
ing action till the Austrian ships
are laid down, it may be expected
to begin live lialI leships this year.
The naval program will then,
according to present information,
involve an expenditure of S2i0.
11(10.(1(1(1. and will include live bat
tleships. six light -armored cruis
ers. twenty destroyers, a number
of submarines, and an addition lo
the personnel-of 5.11(10 men. mak
ing a total of I 12,500 officers and
men.
Tile hall leships will lie of a new
type. | tie largest and strongest,
which science can build or money
supply. They will displace 27.
000 or 28,000 tons, bill'll oil fuel
alone, and steam 25 knots.
Thus they will be intermediate,
between the present dreadnought
battleship and battle cruiser. They
will be armed in all probability
with eight Ki I-i-inch guns, each
tiring 2.200-pound shells, or, if
the I (! I-i-inch gun is not adopt
ed. with 15-inch guns, tiring
shells that weigh about 1.800
pounds.
HUMAN FRAME IN
THE SOLID ROCK
Wagon Wheel (Sap. (ail.. Feb.
4.--The skeleton of what was evi
dent l\ a human being has been
found here id feel below the sur
face of the ground in a solid rock
formation. The skeleton, which
apparently has been sealed in the
rocks for thousands of years, was
in an almost perfect state of pre
serval ion.
The discovery, which may prove
a most important one in aiding
scientists to learn more about the
early inhabitants of this conti
nent. was made by Kllwood Herg
ey, a mining man of this section,
who was driving a shaft on some
mining properly and had gone
about 40 feet, most of the way
through a solid rock formation.
A charge of dynamite set off in
the bottom of the shaft exposed
in the side walls a small llssure
about six feel long and one foot
wide, which was tightly sealed
with rock and talc formations.
Within this silent and long bur
ied tomb the fossil was found.
The discovery is exciting much
local interest and the skeleton is
<in exhibition here. It is small,
hut seems too strongly built to be
that of a child.
If you want all the news all the
lime, read the Prospector.
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