THE ALASKA PROSPECTOR
Vol 6 ALASKA PROSPECTOR Valdez Alaska. October 24. 1907. VALDEZ NEWS No 36
Knickerbocker Bank Fails
New York. Oct. 24—The bank
examiner is in charge of the Knick
erbocker bank today. All other
banks of the city are unaffected by
the failure.
New York, Oct. 24—All night
long a line of men has been stand
ing on the street waiting for the
opening hour for the Knicker
bocker ban i to draw out their de
posits. This morning when it was
reported that a receiver was to be
appointed to liquidate, the crowd
started a demonstration which was
promptly quelled bv the police.
The deposits in tins bank total
$71,000,000
Chicago, Oct. 24—All of the
hanks of the middle, and western
states report that they are ready
to advance loans to the New York
banks to carry them through the
panic.
Moors and French Mix Up
I Casa Blanca, Oct. 24—The Moors j
i almost annihilated the French'
column near here vesterdav. A
complete rout was only prevented
by the timely arrival of reinforce
ments under < Jen. Drudes. The
Moors are now retreating.
Helena. Oct. 2 4—The local tele* I
graphers union has called the
strike off and the men are asking
| for reinstatement.
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Seattle. Oct. 21—Steamer Mack
inaw arrived during the night from
Nome. Her life boats were all
smashed, the davits bent and the
glass m staterooms broken.
tVellston, Ohio, Oct. 24—A sand
bag dropped from one of the!
baloons engaged in the big race.1
fell through a circus tent here;
during a performance and struck a
musician on the head, fracturing
, his skull.
President Has Rough Trip
Seattle, Oct. 24—'flu* President
arrived from Nome this morning,
after a hard tight with storms. She
was battered by the waves con
tinually, it being so rough tl at t in
doors of all the deck cabins were
smashed in. Captain Weaver is
suffering from Typhoid fever. He
has been taken to the hospital, and
is in a serious condition.
St. Louis, Oct. 24—All the
haloons taking part in the inter
national rare were reported tid
morning passing the Ohio line in
to Canada. »
Seattle, Oc». *24 — P. Orison a
stowaway on the Mackinaw Iron*
Nome was washed overboard by an
immense sea during the trip do\\ n.
but was caught hv another swell
and thrown hack on hoard where
lie was rtseued. suffering no injur
ies except a few bruises.
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Officials Blame President
New York, <>rt. 21 — It is ex
pecti-d that tin* Knickerbocker
Trust bank, which closed last night
after a run during which $8,000.
000 was j>ai<| out. will reopen for
husines- t hi-jn.irning. The hankers
of the city held a meeting last
night at which they decided not to
assi-t the clearing house, which
orders that # very gambler and
specula tor la* eh*a ned out of the
hanks of New York. Secretary
t’orielyon had a conference with
Morgan. \ amlerslim and other
hanking men, at which lie stated
he would protect all legitimate
bank-, and ordered $20,000,000 de
posited this morning to east the
situation lie saw- more will be
depo-ilrd in ca-e of einergi neV.
1 In* oiliciai- oi tin Knickerbocker
hank biann* I’ic-ident Uoo-evelt
for tin* trouble, saying that bis
policies have bad a tendency to
destroy confidence. Morgan lias
issued a statement to tin* contrary
to which In* says tin* panic has
hccti t n si* i 1>\ -tock gambling
1 a lone.
Spokane, Oct. 21 — Handier
Hubert t ro>b\, ot Dundee, Oregon,
it,..* 1 ecu arrested b\ Pinkertons.
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wb«> Mi\ that lie is a bank thief
who has In en wanted by the auth
or! (its for -evi ral \ears. He has
in i n working vi:ndei* a different
alm> each year.
San Francisco, Oct. 2d—Squires,
tiie pugilist, has gone to the Ark
jaiiMi* hot -[Mings for treatment for
rhi-uniat i'in, w hich has been
bothering loin eonsideraldy of
late
Manila, Oct. 21 — At a legislative
banquet last night Secretary I'afl
was presented to the audience as
the next president of the Tinted
State-. He was greeted hv tre
meudou- cheering, and at the Con
clusion ot the hainpnt was pre
sented with a loving cup. In his
addle-- Taft urged that the islands
pay particular attention to educa
tion, adopt a moderate tariff and
limit tie exportation- of sugar and
ltdiarci i.
Portland, Oo'. 2* — While pre
paring to leave for the Halles, the
holier- ot the steamer leal ex
ploded and the vessel caught fire,
hurtling to.the waters edge. Mrs.
Albert .Jackson and Jack Collins
v ere killed and another man was
si seriously injured that he will
not recover.
Launch 3-M leaves for Cordor a Fri
day morning at 8 o'clock,