TIE ALASKA PROSPECTOR
Vol 6 Valdez Alaska, Jnue6,1907. No. 16
ORCHARD TESTIFIES
Boise, June 6—Orchard was on
the stand yesterday in the Hay
wood case and narrated full par
ticulars of the many crimes com
mitted by order of the federation
of miners. His confession was
much more comprehensive than
had been anticipated by the public,
going into roan}' details of ,the
murders committed by federation
miners, which were heretofore un
known.
San Francisco, June 6—Gov
ernor Gillette has rendered aoecret
report to President Roosevelt re
garding the Japanese on the Paci
fic coast and the feeling of the in
habitants toward them. It is be
lieved that this report is the fore
runner of further decisive action
on the part of the government.
POWDER VESSEL LOST i
Tunis, June 6—A vessel carry
ing ammunition for the Armenian
government wa6 blown up a few
days ago to escape capture by a
Turkish vessel. The powder boat
sighted a section of the Turkish
navy and fearing that an attempt
would be made to capture it, the
officers lighted the powder and
blew’ up the ship. The entire crew
was killed.
San Francisco, June 6—Prose
cutor Heney has pledged his wrord
to the jury in the Schmitz case,
that he will prove to their satisfac
tion that the mayor was a common
blackmailer. Interest in the case
is running high in this city and
the court room is not large enough
to accommodate the crowds which
wish to attend the trial.
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MORE TROUBLE IN CHINA
Canton, June 6—Although the
first insurrection has been over
come by government forces, mother
rebellion has started near the liulf
of Tongking, which was formerly
the abode of a strong band of
pirates. The latter disturbance is
of large proportions and though
troops are rnp.dly being rushed to
the scene, it is feared that it will
he very hard to overcome. Indi
cations are thnt a general uprising
will take place all over the empire
in a few days.
Tokyo, June 6—The Japanese
papers are continuing their attack
on America charging thnt the gov
ernment and people of the United
States have not acted in good faith
with the Japs.
The Best of Groceries,
and all kinds of Hard
ware, including Jessop 4
and Occidental Drill
Steel, No. 1 and No. 2
Powder, Tents, Port
able Forges, Bellows,
Caps, Fuse, Hand
Made Picks and Sil- ,
ftr Dollar Shovels.
Bf you are
bound down
4
the Sound
We have every
thing but the
Boat
If Inside
Everything but
the Horse
TRY TO BURN A TOWN
Allentown, Pa., June l»—Incen
diary fires came near destroying
this place this morning. The town
was set afire in lour places nt one
time, and just prior to that three
false alarms had been sent in from
the suburbs drawing the whole de
partment out of the business sec
tion. Hy the time the firemen got
to the scene of the fire it had gain
ed great headway and it was only
after the hardest work hy the de
partment that the whole town was
saved from destruction. No trace
has been found of the miscreants.
Mexico, June 6—Twelve men
have been setenced to death for
the attempted assassination of the
' president of (iimuteruala. They
will be shot day after tomorrow.
Washington, June G—President
Roosevelt will leave for Chespeake
Bay in a few days to attend a re
view of the navy and to examine
all of the torts in those waters.
Seattle, June G Minnie McFad
den, of this city, has confessed
to the police that her husband
'committed a murder here last win
|ter. Site kept the matter secret
for several m m'.!»*-, hut yesterday
i while going down own in a street
•nr. saw him winking at a lady
passenger and i era mo so im < o: id
that she teveahd :he crime to tin;
police to punish him.
Hong Kong, .1 une 6—The women
rebels in this district have formed
a regiment, which is now in the
field. They have captured a num
ber of the government otlicials and
i tortured them horribly. It is feared
that many of the local missionaries
have been mistreated by the rebels
but nothing definite can be learned
regarding the latter rumor.
San Francisco, June <J—Because
of an attack made by tlie authori
ties on the Jaj anese hath houses
i within the city, the Japanese con
sul says that he will start a suit
against the municipal government
| for damages. He states that he
! has received instructions from the
home government to take the mat
ter into the courts.
The Bertha left yesterday afternoon
i for Selduvia. After returning hero
she will have to go to ('atalla again
and make another attempt to unload
the freight for that place. Although
she was at the railroad metropolis
nearly two days on the way up, it was
impose it le to unload any freight und
only part of the passengers for that
place succeeded in getting ashore.
Al. Jackson went west on the Beit ha
to visit Knights island and Seward.
He will return to Juueau ou the same
boat.