FIGHTING BEGINS
NEXT MONDAY
Shot and Shell Will be Poured In
to Adrianople With Hope of
Quickly Subduing Place.
London, Jan. 31—The Allies
will begin the bombardment of
Adrianople on Monday. The be
seiging forces have been strong
ly reinforced by tbe arrival of
fresh troops.
A number of heavy batteries
have been emplaced and it is con
fidently expected that The Turk
ish stronghold will succumb to
the attack within a short time
after the horrors of shot and shell
have been added to that of star
vat ion.
HASSTANDARD OIL
DISSOLVED TRUST
Portland, Ore., Jan. 3 I .--Ac
cording to United Stales District.
Attorney John McCourt, who in
stituted investigation here today,
a simultaneous movement is on
foot throughout the United States
by the postal authorities and sec
ret service men to determine
whether the Standard Oil com
pany has obeyed the ruling of
the Supreme Court dissolving if
as a Irusl.
The local federal officials are
Muielly carrying on an investiga
tion, gathering letters and oth
er alleged evidence to be used iri
determining whether or not the
Standard Oil company is liable foi*’
eoiileiiCpt for disobedience of the
court's order.
RUSSIA IS READY
IN CASEJF WAR
St. IVI ersburg, Jan. ;> I_Or
ders are experted from the Rus
sian war minister -in the next
three -days retaining with the
colors all those time-expired sol
diers in the army, who, under or
dinary conditions., should have
been dismissed to the reserve
two monlIts ago. They proba
bly will he retained until April
I 4. It is understood the failure
of the attempt to arouse a joint
Auslrinu-liiissiau dcniobili/alion
lias forced Russia to remain pre
pared for eventualities.
•The reports from Warsaw tell
of rush orders for I he completion
of the fori ifleal ions and of agita
tion among the Russian army of
ficers who rae sending valuables
to places of safely.
The publication yesterday of
the prohibition against crossing
the front iec by foreign airmen, al
though the Russian war cabinet
though Hie Russian cabinet ad
vised the war minister to issue
it on November 29, is also regard
ed as a discpiictiug sign.
HOME BOLE
JS ASSURED
London, Jan. 31.—The Union
ists have decided to oppose the
Home- Rule bill iu a purely per
functory manner, as they con
sider themselves powerless to
prevent the Irish measure be
coming a law. Home rule for Ire
land is an assured fact requir
ing but time to' have the meas
ure enacted into a law.
This is (he kind of weather
that the tenants of “The CHIT'
wear a broad smile and spend
their time in their rooms with
comfort. ,
SLAVE WIG IS
MONSTROUS VICE
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Twenty-Six Thousand Women
Controlled By Trust, Earning
Power $57,000,000.
New York. Jan.—Samuel Lon
don Rockefeller, an investigator,
says that the while slave trust
controls Iweiily-six thousand
girls, tn New York City alone,
with an earning power of lifty
seven million dollars annually.
He further says that nightly
sales of women take place in Hie
rear of a restaurant and that the
place is busier than a stock ex
change.
MARIPOSA SAILS
Ocean Liner Has Record Passen
ger List for NSonth January
—Mostly Sound Interior.
Seal lie. Jan. 3).—The Maripo
sa left yesterday afternoon With
I he largest January passenger
[list, for a long time. Passengers
hooked for Valdez are: Captain
Carleton and wife, FI. l.iseum;
Clark Dull', O. Shadl, J. Fay. J.
Kvans, \V\- Holden, Ida Drover,
J. Hlack, JL Apwell, John Rorigan,
V. Dwyer, Ida' Peterson. Ludwig
. Johnson, Mrs^ L* roux, I,. Wick
icrslianr, Miss** Droff, Mrs. (Sen.
(Wheeler. Dave Dunbar. John
| Troyal. J. Ross, M. Hyland, J.
Myrick. Mrs. Anna F.sson and
daughter, D. Youirgreen, M. John
son, II, Anderson, Dus Nyman. A.
MrAllisler and six steerage. F.
Schumacher for Lalouehe.
TWO WOMEN
GAIII FREEDOM
Ogden, UI.ali.JHii. 31.—Swing
ing I hemsolves out by a rope
made of braided strips of- blank
ets, two women prisoners, during
a blinding snowstorm, let them
selves down from a high Second
story window of the city jail ear
ly today and escaped. Mrs. Mary
McGill, serving 120 days for aid
ing her husband, John jVIcGill, in
drugging and robbing a man, and
Mabel Wilson, who had served 18
days of a 25-day sentence for
vagrancy, are the women-, who
now are being sought by the po
lice. McGill broke from jail in a
similar manner ten days ago.
Yesterday ho called up Jailer Hig
be Arlnderson from a Salt Lake
Lily telephone booth and asked
what it would cost to get his wife
out of jail.
FAIL TO CAPTURE
OLYMPIC OUTLAW;
Aberdeen, Jan. 31.-The posse
chasing Turnow, I tie outlaw, re
turned yesterday after a three
days’ hunt ttirough snow from 18
inches to two feet deep, wading
ice-cold streams up to the waist,
and other hardships.
Thai Turnow is nearly barefoot
was learned from an imprint
found early during the hunt,
showing his left fool toes pro
truding from the shoe,
James Wilson expects to take
out 12,000 pounds of delayed
mail in the morning, his con
tract with the postal department
calling for its delivery at Fair
banks.
Jake Nafsted left this morning
with six sleds loaded with pro-'
visions and forage for his Tifrr
siua rondhoupfi ■ \
DENI. RMJORITY
IN IE SENATE
Democrats Will Control Upper
House Next Session by a Ma
jority of Two.
v
Washington, J). G., Jan. 31.—
The New Jersey legislature elect
ed Wilhard Saulsbury to the
United Stales Senate thus ensur
ing the Democrats a majority of
two in the United States Senate
and control of that body in case
of contests coming up.
The legislatures of New Hamp
shire. Illinois and West Virginia
are still deadlocked over the elec
tion of United States senators.
Jury Secured in Fredolin Election!
Fraud Case—Prosecution Be- t
gin intitMtucfritf'CvIdShde. ■*
•--— i
This forenoon was occupied in
the dislriot court in completing
the jury in the rase of the Unit
ed Slates vs. Alex. Fredolin,
charged with having fraudulent
ly Voted a number of natives who
were far distant from Afognak
hi;the lime llfey were registered
as having voted.
Shortly after the noon recess
llie following jury was secured^
Chhries Walen, Thomas Stanley,
A. H. Hell. C.' Parker Smith. VV. I >.
Thompson. \V. VV. Ilarvey, J. A.
Spenard, Jack Surryhne, John V.
Slater, Charles Bush. It. A. Scull
and \V. H. Zeiglcr.
The case now on trial is one of
three, the grand jury having
found indictments against the
three Afognak election officers.
That the cases will tie closely con
tested can be seen from the care
shown by the defense in the se
lection of a jury. Remarks passed
by counsel for the defense also
indicate that the defendenl will
try to show that these eases are
the result of a fishing concession
obtained by one of the defend
ants from the government in cer
tain waters of Kodiak island,
which has aroused the jealousy
of others interested in the fishing
business.
one ni ,ine ueienpetus, n is
said, will turn state’s evidence,
while the defense will attempt to
prove that, -if fraud was commit
ted it was done by the defend
enl in question when the others
were away at- lunch.; 'Altogclher
the cases will prove very inter
est ing.
said TdurTears
IS L« ENOUGH
Pittsburgh. Jan. 31.—“Four
years is long enough to live with
any man.” This was the only ex
cuse the wife of William A. Na
gel gave when she left him in
1908, according to the testimony
of the husband today. They were
married Jan. 11, I90i, and lived
together until May 20, 1908, and
having exceeded the limit ’ as to
what, according to her idea, the
period of martiat life should be.
Mrs. Nagel left^ber husband.
The latter testified that on the
day she left wife quarreled
with him and hit him over the
head with a cup. He said ho tried
to induce his wife to return and
live with him after she lefl, but
she \yould not.
FOR RENT*—Two or three
rooms for rent next to cable of
fice. *i\miiye of f. Jt.. Brown.
THREE NATIVES
LOSE THEIR LIVES
Out Seal Hunting on Ice When
Wind Blows Floe to Sea Dur
ing Bitter Cold Weather.
Nome, Jan. 31.—Three native
seal hunters, having their igloos
near (Jape Nome, were blown out
lo sea on an ice Hoe and are un
doubtedly lost as the weather is
very cold and a strong wind blow
ing, precluding the possibility of
their maintaining life without
shelter and food, although they
have their kayaks with them.
Other natives nvade efforts-Or
find them, Iml without avail.
1 -
TO WASHINGTON
Aim to Reach National Capital in
Time to Parade Day Before
Inauguration.
New York, Jan. 31.--.\ inarch
ill' sutfragels volunteering from
all parts of New York stale, with
j “On to Washington” as their
mollo, will be begun in this city
'February 10. according to an au
noiinremeul made lusl night by
“I'eii." Rosalie Jones, leader of
the "Voles for Women” band
i whirl) recently carried a message
from New York to (toy. Kulzer at
Albany.
Welcoming recruits in live
stales as they proceed southward,
the women plan to reach Wash
ington in lime to add themselves
to Hie ranks of marchers in the
vuii en suffrage parade I ho day
before Woodrow Wilson's inaug
ural ion.
A number of the more enthu
siastic are now planning a trip
on horseback from this place to
San Francisco to start next
spring. They hope by this means
to attract a great deal of alien
lion to “the cause.”
Wells Fargo & Company's of
fice will be removed from the Val
dez Drug Store to the Valdez Bank
& Trust company, where Mr.
firigsby will give some attention
to the banking business, as well
as looking after express affairs.
Parties from the cupper sec
tion slate that the Bonanza.tram
which was damaged »l the time
of the recent lire in the poyyer
house at the upper workings* cgij
nol la* repinged much before
August next oil errouul of tIn*
heavy snow.
WOOL GMERS
OPPOSE ttCTIi
Cheyenne, Wyd., Jan. 31.—A
lively tight developed today in the
'iDtli annual cotavCntipn 'a# the
National Wool Growers’ associa
tion over the convention foV ItH t.
The delegates from Sail Lake City
expressed confidence over their
ability to capture the convention.
Tli'eir claims were contested by
Brtise, Ida., and Prescott. Ariz.
Pending tariff changes over
shadowed other questions in to
day’s disCussion. A resolution of
fered by'Secretary McClure, voic
ing the “unalterable opposition of
the association” to any tariff re
duction to less than 18 cents a
pound on scoured wool was ad
opted.
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It’s surprising to see liovv
many' 'people make for “The
to gel warm rooms I hose
sTttjppy day*. ": , '' * !
CASTRO DENIED
ENTER COUNTRY
Secretary Labor Upholds Immi
gration Board Because Vene
zuelan Refuses Explain.
Washington, l>. C., Jan. 31.—
Secretary Nagel lias sustained the
immigration board in debarring
Cipriano Castro from entry in
to the United States. He bases
his refusal to allow the entrance
of Castro into the country on
Castro's refusal to say whether or
not he was a party to the shoot
ing of General Paradez. Caslro
has appealed to the courts.
NOME FIGHTERS
ARE ARRESIED
Case Against Them Dismissed
When Government Fails Prove
That Money Was Involved.
Xome, Jan. 31.--<10111' (loss anil
Otis Osgood were arrested anil
charged with prize lighting. The
tight took place in one of the halls
here and lasted four rounds when
Osgood was declared the winner.
When the case came to trial the
government had no proof that an
admission was charged or that
the in.cn fought for money, with
the result the case was dismissed.
Had the men neen convicted they
could have been sentenced to the
penitent inry from one to live
years. conser|uenl l> their dismis
sal was .welcomed by all I lie
sports.
cleverTscheme
FBEEJRISONERS
Paris, Jan, 31.—Twenty-two
anarchists now awaiting trial on
a charge of being associates of
the notorious Bonnot-Hamier
gang, nearly succeeded in mak
ing their escape from the prison
de la Saule last night.
A prisoner named KckuiTen,
whose cell was next to the guard
room, m(aringed to break in dur
ing the absence nf the latter. He
dressed himself in a uniform and
was in the art of opening the
cells of the bandits when lie* was
discovered by the chief guard. A
Idler was found in Eekerlen's
possession informing him how lo
find his way to the bandits' cells,
showing llial the plan had been
contrived with the greatest care.
The guards admit that once out
of their cells the anarchists
easily could have overpowered the
live men who guarded the main
gate.
GREAT MEMORIAL TO
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Washington, L». C.. Jan. 31 —
Both houses of congress have
passed ail appropriation of two
million dollars for a memorial to
be erected to lhe memory of Ab
raham Lincoln.
Having received more instru
ments the Nuns are prepared to
take additional music pupils both
foiv piano and strings. Pupils
who have no instruments of their
own and who ard taking lessons
from the Nuns will be allowed to
practice at the convent at the
nominal charge of *1 a month.
The hours from 3 lo 5 p. m. are
reserved for the school children.
Other pupils can secure hours for
lessons and practice from 8 a. in.
lo 3 p. niL and from 5 to 7 n. in.
Fo> further particulars apply lo
Hie Mother Superior.
Reinke ran tlx anything Horn
if watch down.
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GETS COMMISSION '
AFTER MONTHS
Nome Postmaster Receives Com
mission After Waiting Almost
Year After Nomination.
N'niiie, Jan. JI.--S. J. Baake is
now postmaster here, his com
mission arriving on the last mail.
He received his appointment from
President Taft last spring and
was continued earl> Iasi snm
n<er.
He is a Republican and up to
I tie time of liis appointment he
was manager of the Moonlight
Water company. a subsidiary
company of the Pioneer Mining
company and is well and favorably
known, here. . .
HAGUETOSETTLE
OUH OWN AFFAIRS
Paris. Jan. dl.--.Tln- Inlerna
liunal committee I'm- the study of
tfn- tpiesl inn of ncutraliziiiK
straits and maritime canals met,
here today, (itmiil da Penlia
• iarcia of Porluual presiding!.
It decided, in view of Hie spec
ial importance at the present lime
of rpieslions rrlalinu to the Dar
danelles and the Panama ('.anal, to
sulmiit to the international con
ference at Tin- llat-Mlr in Septem
her a report emhodyini; what the
con’imillei.nsiders should he
i he principle aoveruinu' all such
tpiesl ions.
After I In- confcrrence has dis
russttd-lhis report, file committee
w ill draw up a I reroiv lo he suh
milled to Hu- yo\t'.pjiaittMils.
BRIDEWAITSAND
| GROOM FREEZES
Riverlmi. W. Va.. .{an. 31.—
While I lie bride, minislcr and
guests were all assemliled yester
day awailiug the coming of John
Complon. the bridegroom, lie was
slowly freezing lo deal h on lop
of Spruce mountain.
The myslery of Compton's dis
appearance was iml solved until
today, when a searching parly
found his lifeless body in the big
drift.
The bride was dressed in her
wedding clothing and I lie preach
er and I lie guests were present
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Har
vey l.amherl. Iml after wailing
for hours the parly dispersed.
All save the disconsolate bride
believed that Complon bad chang
ed his mind. Iml she never lost
faith in him and declared:
"1 know if he is living he will
come lo me. Something has hap
pened lo him. I know John and
lie was loo sleadfasl and true In
(real me like Ibis of his own
will.”
secmpIce
DEMANDS PROBE
i
Washington. L>. C.. Jan. 31.—
Assistant Secretary of Slale
Pierce has demanded a further
j probe into the seal question of
['the PrihilolV islands, in Bering
|sea, denying any and all complic
ity in illegal seal killing.
Housa and Lot for 8al«.
Six-room house and lot on Ho
bart street below court house.
Tnis property can be had for $t,
500 on easy terms. For further
information apply at S. Blum &
Co., or the Valdez Dook company.
Subscribe for the Prospector.