TAMPICO NOTH BLOCKADED;
ANOTHER CRISIS IS AVERTED
ORDER FOR MEXICAN GUNBOATS TO SEIZE AMfeRltAN CHIf*S WITH
ARMS FOR REBELS HAS BEEN RESCINDED—POWERS ARE EX
PECTED TO BRING PNtSlURE UPON SECREtAftY BRYAN.
MEXICO, June 11—Prdvisidnai
President Huerta today agreed to the
request of the mediators that he
would not blockade the port of Tam
pico and prevent the landing of arms
and ammunition from American ships
for the rebels. Huerta had ordered
his two gunboats to the port with
orders to stop the ships but the Amer
fcan government immediately protest
ed against the contemplated action
and under pressure from the mediat
ors and foreign powers Huerta has
agreed not to send his ships to Tam
pico.
The crisis which threatened to
break up the peace conference has
thus been avoided.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont., June 11.
—Code messages sent here to Presi
dent Huerta asking that he do not
blockade the port of Tampico and
bring about a break betwe.en the Un
ited States and MetiCo that would
prevent the continuation of the peace
conferefice, are believed to have
brouught about the determination of
the Mexican government not to block
ade Tampico. It is also believed
iiere that the mediators fi|om the
I>atin-AmericaU states have received
from European powers a promise that
stroni; pressure would be brought to
bear Upon the Willson administration
to prevent further aid being sent to
Villa, besides which it is now cer
V
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EASTERN PEOPLE
People Dying In Chicago, Detroit, St.
Louis and Pittsburg—No Re
lief In Sight.
CHICAGO, June 11.—This city is
sweltering ih .the terrible bead and
four deaths occurred yesterday and
several more this morning because of
the intense heat, the thernMMeter
registered 92 yesterday and is going
up today and is now near the 100
mark with excessive humidity. Hie
hot wave is general throughout the
East and Middle West and reports
from all the cities show big death
lists. Detroit reports rear dead yes
terday, Pittsburg reports three deaths
from sunstroke and St. Louis police
report a death list of seven.
The Weather bureau predicts that
the present hot Weather will continue
for a week before relieved by the co<)4
wave coming from Canada and the
Arctic ocedn. Temporary relief, how
ever, is promised by thunder storms.
CHARGE ME
, HLUMtHM
LOS ANGELES, June 11.—Kate
Swartz, a girl of 22, Was arrested
here today by the police and held
pending an investigation regarding
the cause of death of her • husband,
Charles Swartz. The Wife claims her
hhsband suicided, but the police doubt
Her story and are enddgvMtfgg ,to
secure evidence (0 boiQ the Wdktan.
Ul spite of the third degree UietiSods
used by the police the girl still main
tains her Innocence and insists that
death was due o suicide.
Ed. Spearsted, Tony Ross and Jack
Carrol, who have been driving a tun
nel on the Saaley-Davis property,
rdHirtieft Valdez today haviifc Wm
pleted their contract.
tain that England add Germany Will
not tolerate a government set up by
the rebels under American protection.
Notice to this effect has been served
upon Secretary Bryan of the State
Department by Foreign Secretary
Grey of England.
RIGGS SURVEY
NEAR FAIRBANKS
FAIRBANKS, June 11.—The survey
party sent here by Commissioner
Riggs, of the Alaska engineering com
mission, is on the steamer Yukon, now
coming from Dawson to this cltjt and
also ohe hundred passengers are On
the Yukon and Tahaha, the two river
boats of the White Pass and Yukon
company. The travel this year is ex
pected to be the heaviest for the
past five years.
PASS BIG BOAT
THROUGH CANAL
«*
PANAMA, June 11.—In order to
test the edulpmeht for haulihg large
ships through the Panama canal the
big steamer Alliance, owned by the
Southern Pacific railroad, was taken
through the Canal today. The big
electric hauling engines used to tow
the boats' through the locks worked
to perfection and the engineers are
well pleased.
M STARVING
IN MAN
Women Beg Federal Commander to
Surrender and End Their Suffer
ing, But He Refuse*.
MAZATLAN, Mex., June 11—Starv
ing women follow Governor Rodri
guez, commander of this port, begging
him to slirfendfcr to the rebel army,
which is besieging the city, as they
cannot secure enough to eat and be
cause many are dying. The food sup
plies have Men shut off froth the city,
the rebels bolding the railroad and
the surrounding country, while the
American fleet lies in the harbor and
no Mexioaa ships care to eater.
Governor Rodriguez has promised
the Wtftflen that he Will issue rations
ot corn to all the inhabitants bat that
he will flot durrehdcf to the rebels.
The conditions are continually grow-.,
ing Worse; the Suffering of the non
combatants is Intense, they being
forced to drink impure water, as the
supply has been cut off by the rebels]
aHd they are Ming slowly starved to]
death, as the military authorities have j
con&soated all the supplies in the;
city that they were able to And, even;
entering private homes and taking]
the food saved for the present emer-j
genoy. ' ‘
Governor Rodriguez has asked the
rebel commander to allow the non
combatants to pass through the lines,
but the request has been refused. He;
lias also telegraphed to President Hu-,
erta for aid.
, A Correction. j
In yesterday’s story of the school,
exercises the Prospector made an er-i
rot ia that the hoAdt Mr |he Excellent;
Cork dt the CllfdrM ill die tambour-'
ine drill vrtu to be divided'between
Mrs. Kelsey and Miss Miller. Pro-1
fetfsor fiavis wishes ns to state that;
Miss Miller had entire charge of the
ifjCd And to IMr alone is dite the
oredit for the splendid drill of the
children.
•■Carmen,” a beantifhl picture to
three reels at the Orpfaeum tonight.
FAIRBANKS GOLD
REACHES SEATTLE
Humboldt With $300,000 From the In
terior Camp Arrive* In Spirit
City Today.
SEAl'TLfe, Jline 11.—The steamer
Humboldt reached this city this
morning with $300,000 in gold from
lithe WlEbdnks district ih At a* It A. This
is the first shipment from the inter
ior and will be followed by a number
of heavy shipments until the $3,000,
000 taken out of the dumps this
sprittf have been brought to the
coast.
The abrogation of assay charges
at the local assay office is expedted
to cause the shipment of gold to this
City, whereas heretofore the greatest
part of it was sent to Vancouver and
San Francisco, where-no charge is
ihade for assaying 'gold.
WOULD HAVE BURNS
Representative From Fourth Division
Spoken of By Interior Demo
crat*—Griffin Also.
FAIRBANKS. June 11.—William T.
Burns, of this city, has been sug
gested as the Democratic nominee of
the Democratic party at the coming
delegate election and his friends have
started a campaign to secure for him
the nomination at the convention to
be held in Skagway on August 3rd.
Burns carried the Fourth divis
ion by the largest vote given to any
candidate and has a large number of
personal friends in the district who
would work for his election as dele
gate.
It is expected here that the entire
Fairbanks delegation will be instruct
ed for Burns.
Friends of Henry"Roden, the sen
ator from this division, are also act
ive and are ekiiGctfed to ihftke a fight
for delegates and it may result In
splitting the delegation from the
Fourth. It Is conceded here that if
Roden is not lost and returns to the
idltarod before the delegates are
elected he will secure the entire Dem
ocratic delegation from his home city,
besides having a chance to split the
Fairbanks and creek delegatitihs.
E. W. GMffhi, one of the largest
Independent merchants of this sec
tion, is also spoken of as a possible
candidate.
COUNCIL GIVES
EI1JIKL CONTRACT
The city council at the special
meeting last night gave to Jack Blake
the contract to Bhlld the cement side
walk from the Northern saloon to
Wood's ’corner. The price was $4.90
a front loot. The council also or
dered the building by the street com
mittee of crosswalks on McKinley
street.
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Hilt 6 §
MRS m>be
Subscribe for the Prospector.
WILLUHS WINS
FROM C00L0N
bantam Champion Goes down in De
feat In threi RAiind Go—Wil
liam* Score* a KAAckodt.
VERNON, Cal., June 11.—John Cou
lon, the chatnfrlOh bantam of the
world, today lost the title to kid Wil
liams, who defeated the holder of the
title ill three rounds, sending his op
ponent to the floor for the count near
the close of the third round. ' The
knockout blow on the jaw put Coulon
to sleep for ten minutes.
Williams had the fight from the
start, putting it all over his opponent
and making the go so fast that the
champion could not keep his feet.
A big crowd watched the mill.
Enter London Art Gallery and De
stroy Masterpiece—Claim They
Have Only Begun.
LONDON, June 11.—The militants
today succeeded in destroying Rom
ney’s masterpiece, “Picture of a
Boy,” which, hung in the national gal
lery. In spite of every precaution
taken by the police and caretakers
the women succeeded in slashing the
beautiful masterpiece, and it is ruin
ed beyond repair.
The militants claim that they have
only started on their work of de
struction and that it will be continued
until every art collection in the Brit
ish Isles has been destroyed or the
right to vote has been granted to
women..
The great Increase of the acts of
violence in the past ten days has
alarmed the police and parliament
will be asked tb pass mote stringent
laws for the protection of public and
private property. Under the present
law six months is the limit for the
destruction of beautiful paintings.
“Carman” Tonight.
For the last time. “Carmen," the
behiitifdt Thanhduser masterpiece In
three reds, tTillbe siibiHi at the Ot
pheum tonight. Change of pictures
tomorrow evening.
Charles Neviliusu left last evening
for the Ptarmigan Drop roadhouse.
STEM SEMI
IMS JRR TRIP
SEATTLE. Jtine 11.—The big
freighter Seward, of ffcft Alaska
Steamship Company, reached here,
yesterday after one of the hardest
trips south in many years. The ship:
was in a terrific storm Off the coast:
of Vancouver Island and the big boat
had her decks mritstt an through the
storm. The freighter was loaded Vlth
ore. from La touche. . ,
■N6RT YAKIMA, June 11—The
atAttf Qratt#A of WtehhMftoa, U It*
aeaetoh here jroa*^«jda&, detaanded that
the government Immediately P*ae *■
prohibition law for Abate and pre
Ybot the aale of lbaor tt the north
laM. Strong -ptatthlttbh speech ea
were nude by the fMaSre.
VALDEZ HIGH SCHOOL HOLD
THEIR GRADUATION EXERCISES
MISS VERNA FISH, MISS EVA LOCKHART AND EDWARD RUCKER
DELIVER EXCELLENT ORATIONS—ARE GREETED WITH LOKlG
Applause—MriS. MartiM sang "LAZylaNd.”
Eagle hall was crowded last night
with Ah appreciative audience td hear
add edjoy the best program that has
ever been presented to the town of
Valdez. Notwithstanding the incle
ment weather, early In the evening
people commenced to arrive and by
the hour of eight. When the Reinke
orchestra played the opening march,
the hall was crowded.
The platform was beautifully deco
rated, the class colors of gold and
white mingling With the beauty of the
roses and the fuchsias, while sus
pended in the rear, emblazoned in
letters of gold was the class mbtto,
“If you would have friends, be one.”
To the strains of the opening march
the graduating class marched' down
the centre aisle, led by two ushers
bearing in their hands the diplomas
that were to be presented, and foil
lowed by the members of the school
botfrd, the principal, and assistant'
principal of the school, together with
the class that graduates from the
eighth grade to the high school. Seat
ed on the platform were the three
commencement orators, Miss Verna
Pish, Miss Eva Lockhart and Mr. Ed
ward Rucker; Principal Davis with
his assistant, Miss Geraldine Stuart;
the members of the high school board,
Mrs. Al. White, Dr. Von Gunther and
Mr. C. E. Bunnell, the Rev. Charles
S. Price, and the graduates from the
eighth grade, Miss Rose Johnson,
I
Mias Margiret Miller and Miss Lur
,)ifte Leavell.
Edward Rucker delivered the first
oratioti, ‘‘Ah Appeal for Peace.” With
a fluent delivery and ah easy, pleas
ing style, he Spoke In a voice that
reached to the farthest eitreihity of
the building and held the rapt atten
tion of his audience. His material
was good, and the able manner in
which it Was presehted proved that
Mr. Rucker has a future .before him
of great possibilities in some walk
of life where his linguistic abilities
would be in demand. The hearty ap
plause at the close of the oration
showed how appreciative the audi
ence were of a masterly oration deliv
ered in a masterly way.
Miss Verna Fish followed with an
oration on “The Regeneration of De
generates.” Without the slightest
hesitancy she spoke in a perfectly
natural manner, mingling logic and
Sentiment, reason and pathos, in a
Very delightful way. Her elocution
was perfect, and the pronunciation of
every word could be heard as clear
as a bell all over the large hail. She
spoke as one who knew her subject,
and she put the whole of her person -
ality into her delivery, and at (be
close the audience, by a spontaneous
burst of applause, showed their ap
preciation Of ah oration that was ex -
cellently dhd eloquently rendered.
(Continued on page v.)
SEATTLE WANTS
STREET GAR LINES
Council Trying to Purchase Renton
Line to Add to Small Munic
ipal System.
SEATTLE, June 11.—The munici
pal government of this city today
started the negotiations to secure the
Renton street car line, which is now
in the hands Of a receiver, and they
will add the he# line with that, of
the Lake Biirien line, now owned and
operated by the city.
Several of the councilmen plan du
pltcatirig the lines of the Puget Sound
Electric company and thus fbrclng
the sale Of the sy tem at a greatly
reduced price. The opponents of mu
nicipal ownership are making a very
strohg fight against the extension of
the city’s system, claiming that the
taxpayers are forced to pay higher
rates for car service besides being
called upon to pay in increased tak
es the loss to the city in taxes levied
on the privately owned systems,
which is said td amount to several
hundred tbotisand dollars a year.
MURDERED WOMAN;
' GETS TEN YEARS
SEATTlH, June 11—Victor Ham
mer, who murdered Mrs. Tangren,
his mistress, on April 9th, was sen
tenced today to servo from five to
teh >eara in the penitentiary for hie
crime. Hattiddr confessed to the
murder and told the court that he
cwtiid not understand how* he bad
committed the crime, and believed
he iras out of his head at the tide.
The government steamer Donald
son is being overhauled and no trip
of the beat was made today, this ho-,
ing the regular dap for Moaning the
boildr. The boat will resume its fun
tomorrd*. "
"Cihden,” for the lad time at the
Orphethn tonight. Ldvert of the Art
id starving pictured should not thisA
this grept stofy in three reels. ,
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HUERTA READY
LEAVE MEXICO
Provisional President and Cabinet Go
ing Vera Cruz Ostensibly to Close
Peace Negotiations.
VERA CRUZ. June 11.—President
Huerta and his cabinet are coming
to this city to wind up the peace
negbti&tlons. It is generally believed
in this city by Well informed Mex
icans and foreigners that President
Huerta will continue his flight to Eu
rope, Where it is said he has trans
ferred several millions of dollars for
jusut such an emergency.
inquiry at the office of General
Fudstdn regarding the intentions of
the American authorities if Huerta
should come into the American lines
was in vain. General i'unston re
fused to affirm or deny the stories
that he would immediately arrest Hu
erta and either surrender him to the
rebels or order his deportation wheth
er he Wanted to gO Or not.
liptmWI
HAS A WINNER
■ ^
SOUTHAMPTON. June It—Sir
ThbmaS Litton, who his been giving
his fie# cut challenger, the Sham
rock (V, Several trybuts against the
fflfddttoCl 1 it, is cbfidbnt that he has
the Mifcfitng bbat this year, several
changes have been Made in toe yacht
since the satis *ere rat wnt aha it
is believed the sfill sitrficb duty he
Increased above the l0,600 feet at
Brat provided by the designer.
I'elii Stbhpl. the cotik. won the
motorcycle raffled last eight. He
sold it to Arthur Min for $66.00. The
tSheel is worth $300.
Jett Devinney and Bert Ford re
earned from Shoilpu’s Bay this after
noon.