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EXPENSIVE GOkl
IN BUG HELD
Protests Arise Over Navy Depart
ment Asking for $75>000 to
Transport Coal.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 30—
The Navy department has asked
congress for an appropriation of
$75,000 dollars to bring the coal
mined by the department from
what is known as the Cunningham
group in the Hering coal fields to
tide water.
A mass of opposition at once
sprung up against the appropria
tion being made. Don McKenzie
says that it has cost the govern
ment $05,000 to mine 855 tons of
coal last summer, or a ton to the
man daily, when he 'mined ten
tons to the man in the same field
under circumstances and condi
tions entirely similar.
The affair lias stirred up quite
a riffle in government circles.
Women’s Devilment.
London, ‘Jan. 30.—Suffragettes
are now mailing packages which
ignite when they are opened.
SAVES SISTER
FROM A FIRE
Picks Up Unconscious Form and
Drags It From Burning
Structure.
.Moscow, hla.. Jan. :to.— Break
ing into her room while a lire,
consuming their home, was play
ing ahoul her, Mayrus Miller
dragged his sister, Catherine,
through a window, over the root'
of a shed piled deep with snow,
lo safely and today the pair are
recovering from severe burns and
the shock. Both are University
ol' Idaho students.
Young Miller was awakened by
the crackling of the llames and
not wailing to doff his night cloth
ing, rushed lo his sister's room,
where he found her overcome by
smoke and heal.
Beating his way to the window
with I he girl in his arms he drag
ged her out on the frozen roof and
after saving her, became parially
unconscious from tiis experience.
Firemen later found them.
CHARGES FRAUDS
INDIANJERVICE
Washington, |>. C., Jan. JO.—
Uharges of gross frauds against
the Indians on (lie White Earth
reservation in Minnesota, that
their physical and material con
dition is pitiful, and that Major
James Mel.aught in, Indian in
spector, did not properly guard
the Indians’ interests in the al
lotment of lands, were made to
the House today in a report by
the committee on expenditures of
the Interior department.
It recommended that some
remedy be found for the present
anomalous situation by which the
commissioner of Indian Affairs
has complete control over prop
erty worth $1,000,000,000, be
longing to Indians in the various
tribes throughout the United
States.
HE ASKED BRIDE
POINTED QUESTION
Vancouver, Wash., Jan. 30.—„
Judge Black nearly started a riot
in his court when he asked a pros
pective bride if she were a ne
gress, on account of her swarthy
complexion. It took some time te
restore order. -■
NOT DESERVING
OF SYMPATHY
Attorney General of New York
Scores Gen. Sickles—Says Not
Deserving of Sympathy.
Albany, IS\ Y., Jan. 30.—The at
torney general, in writing to Mrs.
Longs! reet, widow of Gen. Long
street, says that Gen. Sickles is
undeserving of sympathy, having
stolen n\oney intended for a
monument at the battle field of
Gettysburg, and that (his was not
the only offense of a similar na
ture lie had committed.
prettTmiss”
WOULDN’T SWEAR
Refused to Repeat the Name of
a Certain Warm Place Known
in Bible History.
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Los Angeles .Jan. 30.—Flat re
fusal of Miss Ardis Ailsworth, a
pretty waitress, to utter the con
venient, every-day name of a reg
ion sometimes denominated as
Gehenna, Tophet, istieol or the
Pit, is regarded today with mix
ed emotions -hy persons her'tes
timony affected.
Sliss Ailsworth was asked to
i|uote another witness while oc
cupying the stand in the suit-of
jit. G. Brum to collect $800 front
| A. Bard on tin allegation of false
j pretenses in I he sale of a lilm
of motion pictures. She insist
ed that everyone knew what she
meant, anyhow. Brum lost his
suit.
Change of Movies Tonight.
Another good lot of pictures
tonight at the Orpheum. Don’t
forget Saturday’s matinee with
change of program.
formerTastor
is A DEMON
Moscow, Ida., Jan. 30—Rev.
David M. Hand, former pastor of
(lie First Baptist Church, is to
day found guilty of contributing
lo the deliquency of Hazel Bene
dict, 17-year-old daughter of O.
A. Benedict, 'superintendent of
the Baptist. Sunday school. Rev.
Hand was remanded lo jail pro
testing his innocence. He will be
sentenced next week.
Mrs. Hand, wife of the convict
ed n an, sat by his side in Die
court room during tin1 trial.
MILLS OF GODS
GRIIDJTEMHLY
Cleveland, ()., Jan. 30.—But 35
years of age and the mother of
27 children is the remarkable rec
ord of Mrs. William <1. Clarke,
of this city, who is convalescing
today, following the birth of
quadruplets. The Iasi four in
fants all died owing to an injury
to the mother.
Six of Mrs. Clarke’s children
are still alive; the oldest being
19 and the youngest 2. She gave
birth to quadruplets twice, three
sets of triplets and live sets of
twins.
It is said that there are 150
people on the trail making their
way to Valdez, 75 of whom are
o lifting from the Bonanza mine.
THE CIRCUS
ARE MUTINYING
—
Unrest Strong Among Turkish
Troops—Adrianople Almost
Out of Food Supplies.
London, Jan. JO—tl is report
ed here that 14,000 Circassian
troops, a portion of the Turkish
forces stationed near the Darda
nelles, are mutinying and that se
vere rioting is going on. Dissat
isfaction is prevalent throughout
the Turkish army;
Food supplies in Adrianople are
about exhausted, fourth rations
only being dealt out to the be
sieged. Additional troops are be
ginning to arrive in the camps of
the Bulgarians.
triuTtrabeoy
NEAR DAWSON
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Roadhouse Man Kills Wife and
atableman in Fit of Jealous
Rage and Then Suicides.
Dawson, Jan. 30. — William
Smith, proprietor of the Black
Hills roadhouse, a short distance
from Dawson, on the Whitehorse
road, killed his wife and Michael
Kelly, a stableman, in a til of
jealousy and then committed sui
cide.
II. apiwoH's he crawled- nuf'fo
the slape company's ham. where
he found his wife, and shot her.
fie then turned upon Kelly and,
killed him, then takiuK his - own
life. Smith was a former laun
dryman in Dawson.
GO TO SCHOOL ON
EMPTY STOMACHS
Berlin, Jan. 30.—Above 5,000
children in Berlin are known to
go to school hreakfa.stloas and
hungry and il is believed here to
day that 5,000 more hungry chil
dren fry in obtain knowledge
while their stomachs gnaw with
hunger, hul they are too proud
... il known.
This is the problem which the
municipal authorities-of Greater
Borfm arc trying to solve.
Through the-efforts of the mu
nicipality 6,330 children last
month were provided with break
fast before starting for school
and were served with a warm
In icheon as well.
SEND~GRAFTERS
TO STATE PRISON
May's Landing, N. J„ Jan. 30.—
Grafting conneilmen of Atlantic
'it\ who ei nspired to pass the
corrnpi “concrete boardwalk” or
dinance were sentenced today by
Supreme f'ourt Justice Samuel
Kalisch. . John Murtland was giv
en a term of not less than !H
months nor more than three
years in state prison at hard la
bor, and Harry Dougherty was
sentenced to not less than one
year nor more than three years
in prison. Each must also pay
a 81,000 line and the cost of his
trial. -Appeals from conviction
tvere . immediately taken aqd,
pending decision of the Supreme
oCurt, they were released -under
83,000 bail each.
FOR RENT—Two or three
rooms for rent -peat to cable of
fice. Inquire,of. F. .M, Brown.
JESUS WESLEY
VISITS HOBOES
Claims to Have Descended From
Heaven to Guide Weary Wil
lies and Save World.
New Orleans, Jan. 30—The
Hobo Convention, calling them
selves the Casual Unskilled Mi
gratory Workers of the World,
was interrupted by the appear
ance of Jesus Wesley, who claims
to have descended from heaven to
guide the movement and redeem
the world.
The advent of I lie convent ion
has caused the police a lot of ad
dil ional labor.
THIRTY WOMEN
BEHIND BARS
Suffragettes Attempt Force En
trance to Parliament—Now
on Hunger Strike.
London, .Fan. 30.—Mrs. Drum
mond and Iliirly others have been
arrested by the police for trying
lo force their entrance into the
House of Parliament.
Upon being brought before the
police court they were sentenced
to I i days' in jail. They were no
kffJmer incarcerated when they
began their hunger strike. The
outcome is being watched with
interest.
The hand that cradles the rocks
is ttie hand that rules the nation.
TO INVESTIGATE
ORE. INSTITUTIONS
Salem, Ore., .Ian. 3U_A reso
lution calling for a thorough in
vestigation by a joint house and
senate committee of live mem
bers, nor only of the penitentiary,
but of books, accounts, manage
ment and conditions of other
slate, institutions, was introduced
yesterday by Representative Lew-|
citing.
The institutions named are the
penitentiary, state insane asy
lum, stale industrial school, state
institution for feeble-minded,
.school for deaf mutes, tuberculo
sis sanitarium and school for the
blind.
VALDEZ PIONEER
IS JIG SOED
Spokane, Jan. JO.—Demanding
$25,000 for injuries suffered
when a motor car driven by Miss
Frances Abercrombie, daughter
of Lieut. Col. W. R. Abercrombie,
retired, ran her down, Mrs. Julia
Hirch and her husband appeared
before Judge Bruce Black and a
jury. The case was continued
until February 17.
Miss Birch, in her complaint,
alleges that Miss Abercrombie,
heedless of pedetsrians. negli
gently ran her down June 5, 1012,
causing permanenl injuries.
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The mail which arrived yes
terday afternoon from Fairbanks
was nine days cn route, which,'
considering the deep snow on this
end of the trail, is considered very
good time.
Subscribe ’for the Prospector,
BOTH MURDER
THE DEFENSELESS
Thousands of Defenseless Non
Combatants Massacred by
Balkans and Turks.
London, Jan. 30.--Investiga
tion carried on in Albania shows
that 20,000 Moslems and 15,000
Christian non-combatants were
massacred by the troops of the
Turks and Allies, both being equ
ally blamable.
The Balkan peace envoys have
formally broken off negotiations
looking to peace.
CHIEF UPHOLDS
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Makes Rounds of Cabins and
Forces Native Children' to
Attend Sunday School.
The natives at Knik are re
senting the manner in which I lie
whites were trying In educate
them. There was a great deal of
friction between the white and the
native children over being forced
to attend the same Sunday school.
The matter was solved by a Mrs.
Harrington, who went to the na
tive chief and ottered to conduct
a Sunday school for the native
children alone.
The idea made a hit with the
old chief, who issued a proclama
tion to Hie effect that all native
children attend the new Sunday
school every Sunday. Some held
back, but the chief armed himself
with a dog whip and ex cry Sunday
morning makes the rounds of the
cabins and starts all of the chil
dren for the Sunday school, and.
once inside, the chief stands at
the door during services and re
fuses to allow any one to leave
t he building until I lie school is
dismissed.
AGEDOESCENOENT
COLONIAL HERO
Worcester. Mass.. Jan. 30.
Frederick Revere, 7 7. grandson of
Paul Revere and a former Wor
ces merchant, is dead here today.
Revere passed away at the city
home farm, where he was com
mitted last September.
Among his effects were found
many papers and letters handed
down from the revolutionary war
period and used presumably in
the business transactions of Paul
Revere and others of his ances
tors.
COIL CLAIMANT
IS AFTER GLAVIS
Walla Walla, Jan. 30.--Form
er Governor Miles C. Moore, who
ret ired from active politcis sever
al years ago, has renewed his
light in attacking Louis R. Glav
is, who gained fame during the
Ballinger controversy.
Moore has written letters to
many eastern magazine editors
offering to prove that Glavis was
anything but the diefo he had
$een represented since Glavis'
resignation under lire. Moorei
has been receiving calls from the
editors for his proof.
It’s surprising to , see how
many people make for "The
Cliff" to get warm rooms these
snappy days.
SIS UP THINGS
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House Committee Charges Leibes
With Conspiracy—Rakes As
sistant Secretary State.
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Washington, D. C., Jan. 30.—
The House committee endorses
the resolution to continue the
live-year prohibition of seal kill
ing on the Pribilofl' Islands,
which President Taft had recent
ly recommended should he re
pealed so as to allow the killing
of hull seal. The committee
charges that President Leibes, of
the North American Commercial
company, had conspired with Mc
Lean dlie Sea Wolf}, the notor
ious British pirate. In carry on
unlawful scaling.
They also implicate Assistant.
Secretary State Pierce with hav
ing secured $50,000 from Russia
for the tict it ions loss of a com
pany's ship and recommend that
action he begun against the sure
ty of the North American Com
mercial company to recover
$500,000 for the killing of year
ling female seal.
DOESN’T REGRET
MURDER HUSBAND
Woman Bludgeons Husband in
Presence of Her Thirteen
Children.
Waupaca. Wis.. .Ian. .'iu.--l n
repenlanl ami refusing In retain
counsel, Mrs. Allterl Palzer. who
I killed her liushaml witli a hludg
eon last Mnmla>. is held in jail
here.
Mrs. Palzer. wlm was arrested
following I he funeral of her hus
band. confessed In I lie crime and
before I he dist rict attorney and
three witnesses, re-enacted the
tragedy. The killing was wit
nessed by Mrs. Palzer's 1 d chil
dren. The woman said she crept
up behind her husband as he ate
supper, crushed his head with one
blow, burned the weapon, wash
ed the blood from the Hour and
then bandaged the man's wounds,
tier husband’s cruelty, she declar
es. was the motive for her act.
GIRL'S ABDUCTORS
IREJBTCO
Vlleulmvii. I»a.. .Tan. 3n.--Sum
ucl Sinclair, supervising uispee
jtor of stale highways, and R.
Walter Starr, senior at a nearby
college, were released from jail
to re yesterday, under §3,000 bail
each, to answer charges of at
tempting to abduct Miss Anna E.
Steckel, daughter of a retired
millionaire of this town. The
hearing will Iip held next Thurs
day. Reuben P. Steckel, the girl’s
father, declares he will spend half
of his fortune, if necessary, to
prosecute the alleged abductors
of his daughter.
Miss Steckel is at her home, her
face and head badly cut as the
result of heir struggles in the
taxicab in which the attempt to
abduct her was made. The kid
napping occurred a few days ago.
Sinclair is said to be a rejected
suitor of the girl.
Warran Wins in Wyoming.
Cheyenne, >Ian. 30.—Senator
Warren was easily re-elected at
the ballot taken in separate ses
sion yesterday.
The tightness of money never
stems |o affect the wages of sin.