NICHOLAS REFUSES
MISTBIR'S DEMAND
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Will, However, Confine Canonad
ing to Forts—Austria is
Unapeased.
London, March 22.—King Nicli_
olas of Montenegro has refused
to comply with the demands made
upon him by the Austrian gov
ernment and is determined to
capture the city of Scutari. He
has, however, agreed to confine
the bombardment to the forts
about I he city and throw no more
shells into the city proper.
The Austrian government is not
satisfied with the reply of the
Montenegrins and is preparing an
ultimatum which will be sent to
King Nicholas today demanding
thal they quit Hie fighting around
I he city.
The Austrians are determined
to prevent Servia and Montenegro
from acquiring any of the terri
lory won by them in the fighting
with Turkey.
SPORTING WOMEN
WILL HELP COM.
Write to New York Legislative
Committee Offering Advice
and Help.
Albany. March -The New
York legislative committee inves
tigating the conditions of the
underworld, received many let
ters from women who are in
houses of ill fame, offering t o tes
lifv and all giving advice and sug
gest ions.
Most of I he women ask that
the legislature create a special
welfare committee and that the
police have nothing to do with
women of the restricted districts.
The elimination of police super
vision will do away with the graft
and allow such women as do not
wish to lead the life of shame to
make their way from the district.
Many of the letters tell of women
beinjf brought to houses and kept
under lock and key, their clothes
taken from them and they are
then repeatedly assaulted first by
cadets until they become reconcil
ed to their fate.
The police are the worst ene
mies of the women, is the claim
of many. Half of the earnings
of the houses goes to the police
and the biggest part of the re
mainder is retained by the “ma
dam.'’
Loses Life 8avings.
Stockton, Cal., March 22.—
Sobbing as she approached the
window of a bank Wednesday,
Mrs. Creusky handed the cashier
a bundle of rolled paper dripping
wet and bleached white which she
explained was all that is left of
her life savings of $1,200. The
woman explained that she; had the
money in a bag and that her lit
_.jle child dropped it into a bucket
' of chloride of lime, where i( lay
for two days before being discov
ered. There is nothing on the
hills to indicate their denomina
tion and the local hankers fear
there is no chance of her being
reimbursed by the1 government.
Millinery.
1 will receive on first boat the
latest styles in spring millinery.
I have also employed Mrs. Mar
red 1, of Seattle, who is an expert
maker and designer.
MRS. E. WINTER.
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1 imigherly & Eerguson receiv
ed mi the steamer Sampson a
supplv of fresh groceries, frail
i; ll‘l \ C-el C.hles.
EQUINOXIAL STORM HITS TWENTY STATES
SIXTY KILLED AND THREE HUNDRED HURT
Millions In Property Damage—Trains Stalled In the Northwest
—Telegraph Lines Out of Commission—Much Suffer
ing In Cities—Arkansas Crops Destroyed.
Chicago, March 22.—The cqui
noxial storm of yesterday swept
tlie states from the Atlantic coast
to the Rocky mountains and kill
ed hundreds of people and de
stroyed millions of dollars worth
of property, tied up all the north
ern railroad lines, hlew down the
telegraph and telephone lines.
The poor of the larger cities are
suffering keenly from the effects
of the cold and are crowding in
to police stations and public
buildings for shelter. The wires
are down in all the northern
stales and messages are sent to
the Pacific coast by way of Tex
as up to Denver and then the us
ual route.
The storm struck 20 states and
railroad traffic is al a standstill.
The railroad companies have
hired all the men available and
hope to clear the lines and re
lie on all railroads mil of I It is
sume a regular service in a few
days.
Milwaukee, March 2-\—A bliz
zard hil this town and things are
at a standstill. No great amount
of damage was done here, but the
poorer class arel suffering from
the extreme cold, which was un
expected at this time of the year.
The supply of coal is short and
the price has doubled.
Louisville, Ky., March A
gale of wind blowing 75 miles an
hour hit this town and did con
siderable damage in the city.
Trees were blown down and win
dows and small buildings were
wrecked.
Mobile, Ala.. March —The
storm did several millions dam
age in this state to the peach crop
and reports so far received show
a death list of 30 and to injured
by the storm.
Columbus, O., March 22. -Tif
lin and Seneca counties were
swept by the storm of yesterday
and a million dollars damage was
done- to crops and buildings. Vo
loss of lile is recocted, nut Inc
telegraph and telephone 'incs are
down and complete reports can
not be received for several days.
Poplar Bluffs, Mo., March 22.—
The cquinoxial storm which
struck this city yesterday killed
live people and injured 50, who
have been cared for at the local
hospitals. Buildings were wreck
ed, roofs torn from homes and
much property damaged. Traf
town is at a standstill.
lloxie, Ark., March 22.—The
general storm of yesterday wreck
ed this town and as a result two
are dead and 30 hurt. Hardly a
building in the'down but has been
damaged somewhat, and many
have been completely demolish
ed. The crops in this state have
been ruined.
Indianapolis, Ind„ March 22.—
The loss in this state from the
storm is placed at more than a
million dollars, buildings being
destroyed and crops ruined.
St. Paul, March 22.—The bliz
zard is universal throughout this
section and no trains are leaving
the city but work trains. The
railroad companies cannot get
jnen enough to clear the tracks.
FORMER NEW YORK
GOVERNOR DIES:
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Frank S. Black Dies of Heart
Failure—Was Sixty
Years Old. I
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Troy, N. Y., March 22.- Form
er Governor Frank S. Black died
here today from a sudden attack
of heart failure.
Governor Black was tit) years
old and had served as governor
for one term, from 1897 to 1899,
and'had also represented the
state in the 54th congress. He
was a lawyer by profession and
was considered one of the leading
attorneys of the state. With
former Boss Platt he controlled
the Republican machine in New
York state.
Mexican Government is Broke and
Prisoner Paid Pare of
Ru"als.
Seattle, March 12.—W. I*. Mc
Donald arrived here yesterday and
will leave for Jun-.-au to stand
•rial for alleged murner of a im i
so>nary at Douglas it n years n
McDonald was forced to pay his
i.mi* fare and the far" .if his M".\
r;iii guards who tur,ed him *'\
"! lo (Jniled States Ma slia! War
■ t-ii tii the coast of, 1',e.\ic >. 1 he
lean treasury is empty saysj
McDonald and he tlid not care to
delay I he trial, so footed the hills.
Judge Overlield has appointed
George Robbins, of Ellamar, a
justice of the peace for the Ella
inar district, including Landlock
and Fidalgo bay.
Emily Gould, of Seward, is su
ing her husband. Alonzo Gould,
for divorce, alleging cruel and
inhuman treatment.
cmiN
“GUGGS" INTEREST
Attorney Albert Fink Says Trial
is Handled to Assist the
Guggenheims.
Chicago, Man'll _ -. At t<
Albert Fink, in an interview to
day, declared Hint I he trial of
Frost, Watson and associates, for
conspiracy to defraud the1 gov
ernment in the location of Alaska
coal lands was being handled to
give the Guggenheims the best of
it and to suppress the independ
ents, who might be a menace to
the Alaska Syndicate in its efforts
to gobble up the great mineral
resources in the territory.
He declared that had the coal
lands been located by the Gug
genheims instead of the independ
ents the department of the inter
ior would have granted patents
years ago and no lands would
have been withdrawn from entry.
The Guggenheims, he declared,
were determined to get the coal
lands years ago and prevented the
construction of a railroad into tlie
Bering river field by Bruner from
Katalla.
The matinee at the Orphcum
was well attended this afternoon
and the children enjoyed them
selves.
HOLDING CRAZY
HI jLUAMNA BAY
The marshal's office have re
ceived word thal Pete Johnson,
commitled lo the insane asylum,
is being held al ('.ollonwood. II
liamua bay, awaiting transporta
tion lo Portland. Ore. They have
endeavored to have I he Dirigo call
for him, but the steamship com
pany refuse unless the regular I
charge of #250 is paid by the gov
ernment. The attorney general
has been communicated with and
lYiay agree to pay the price.
Dougherty & Ferguson receiv
ed on the steamer Sampson a
supply iif fresh groceries, fruit
and vegetables.
By Frauds of the Western Fuel
Supply Company and Many
Are indicted.
San Francisco. March 22.
The Fnitckl Slates customs col
lector for this port has made a
statement declaring that the offi
ciais of the Western Fuel Sup
ply company, of this city, has de
frauded the government out of
§3,500,000 in the past nine years
by underweighing coal imported
from British Columbia and Ja
pan.
The books of the company were
seized by the government and ex
perts were put to work upon them
and it was found that a double
system of bookkeeping was main
tained by the company—one for
the custom house weiglits and the
other for sales weights.
The invoice weights were all
understated when the coal was
imported and it was found that
thousands of tons of coal was sold
upon which no duties were paid.
The company also swindled tin*
retailers out of much money by
.short weighing them, according
to the charges of the experts,
who found that much less than
2,000 pounds of coal was retailed
in the city as a ton.
ALEUTIAN MS
GAME-PRESERVE
Washington, D. March —
The Department of the Interior
is preparing regulations by which
the entire Aleutian islands will be
made into a game and lisli pre
serve and the natives to be sup
plied with several herd of rein
deer, upon which they could live.
Fishing and hunting is to be pro
hibited on (he islands.
Orders taken for all kinds of
hair goods. Beautiful switches
made from combings, also mani
cure work for ladies and gentle
men. Mrs.' Winter's store.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
BRYAN ENDORSES
! WILSON'S POLICY
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Says President is Right in Deal
ing With Chinese Loan—
Standpatism Dead.
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I its Moines, la., March - -. --
Secretary of State \V. J. Bryan,
in an interview here last night,
said that lie was in accord with
tile policy of President Wilson in
the Chinese loan matter, which
has caused such a sensation in
the United States and abroad,
causing the defeat of the six
power loan to the new Chinese re
public.
Bryan also announced that
standpatism is dead and that this
would lie a progressive adminis
tration.
ON THE TRAIL
Was Taking Mall From Cold Bay
| to Nuehagak—Five Bullets
Through His Body.
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| ^ Marshal Sullivan is in receipt
Inf additional details of the shoot
ling of Charles Boudry at Cold
• Bay on February 13th, while en
I route to Nd.shagak with the mail.
| Boudry had started for Nush
; agak and had gone about a mile
from Cold Bay when he was shot
and killed. It was found that the
murderer had riddled Boudry, tir
ing five bullets through his body.
Deputy Marshal Havana made
the arrest and has two witnesses
at Neknek. The murderer will be
brought to Valdez as soon as pos
sible. probably on the next Dirigo.
Just arrived on the Mariposa,
a line of suits, dresses and milli
nery at Harvey's Toggery.
I l-'Olt RENT--Small four-room
{furnished house. Inquire "f Mrs.
| VV. Crary. Phone 41.
ANOTHER SURVIVOR
FROM KIKIEWAKE
Third Man to Reach Nome Across
the Ice of Bering Sea—Suf
fered Much.
Nome, March 22.—John Keren,
a botanist, who was a passenger
on the ill-fated whaler Kikiewake,
which was wrecked last fall, ar
rived here today after a hard trip
across the ice. He leils a tale of
suffering and hardship while
crossing Bering sea, and when
on the island, where he escaped
to when the boat was wrecked by
the storm.
Nothing is known here as to
how many men were saved and
until Korea recovers from his trip
and can talk the authorities will
be unable to do any thing to re
lieve tin1 others if still on the is_
land.
Sam (lotlchalk ami Alex, liol
son, who arrived here 2 » hours
ahead of Koren. knew nothing
about the botanist being saved.
GOVERNORSiGNS
SUFFRAGE BILL
i Will Become Law in 90 Days—
Many Bills Introduced—QafT
ney Has Lein Law.
Juneau. .Man'll 22. I hi\erm>r
Clark signed I lie lull gi\mg in
women in Alaska the right In vote
ami within Pit days il will lieconn;
etfeetive. \l elections after (lie.
present • >n<■ women will Mile.
Senator Millard has introduced
a hill lo prevent the railroads
from working Iraiiimen for more
than ten consecutive hours a day,
and tie has also ini rod need a hill
to prevent the oppression of large
employers and mine operators
who maintain a company store
and force I he men lo patronize,
it and charge excessive prices.
Representative Gaffney has in
troduced a new labor loin law
which will protect the miners.
The present law drawn by the del
egate does not satisfy the miners
of the interior and Representa
tive Gaffney tias drawn a new law
by which he hopes to protect la
bor first and capital later.
Representative Aldrich has
drawn and introduced an employ
ers liability act which would do
away with the fellow servant law
and provide compensation to all
workmen who are injured while
working.
The joint memorial introduced
by Charles Kennedy, of Candle,
that congress pass a law plac
ing all commissioners on a sal
ary basis, was passed by the
FJouise.
Ten new hills were introduced
yesterday by different members
and the members art* all working
to get pot measures through.
New Cabinet for France.
Paris, March 22.—Jean Bae
henu, is forming a new cabinet,
to succeed the Briand cabinet
which resigned, when the legis
lature passed the proportionate
hill.
At Home at the Valdez Mercantile
Company.
For the past few weeks the la
dies of the Epiphany Guild have
(been industriously plying their
needles, modeling caps—dusting
caps, automobile or traveling
caps, boudoir caps, party caps,
caps to suit all tastes and needs;
or if the caps in stock are not just
what you want the Guild will very
gladly make others to order.
The Valdez Mercantile Co. have
kindly allowed the ladies floor
space in their store for the sale,
which will be on Thursday af
ternoon and Friday.