VOL 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1913. NO. 144.
FROST IS GRILLED
Bi GOVERNMENT
Letters Written by Former Head
of Railroad Produced—Has
Explanation.
Chicago, March 20—A. C. Frost
was on the witness stand all day
yesterday and received a grilling
from the attorneys for the gov
ernment, who produced in evi
dence) letters written by Frost to
Hanker Osborne, in which he
says, “We ought to get the coal
claims for Ihe railroad and with
out making a noise.”
Frost testified thal he meant
liy that that I.aharee was not to
know about it, for if lie fmmd "lit
he would want it all.
Frosl also testified that he
wauled to keep the coal from Ihe
Morgan outfit,, who would not
have, developed the claims, lint
bottle them up to prevent the
Western market for Eastern coal
being invaddl by the Alaska pro
duel. Morgan and his associates
would I ave played the dog in the
manger policy, he claimed, and
his railroad would have received
mi tonnage and therefore would
have had In sell to the "(Suggs.”
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Davis left
• el today's steamer for Cordova.
ILLINOIS COIL CO.
sues mm
Because of Refusal to Provide
Cars as Needed—Alleged
Conspiracy and Fraud.
i Hii«•;i. Mai l'll The Snii
ln*rii 111111 • i i(Inal (In. have rniii
• ni'iii'i'il a sail for ijsfjWl.liOn dam
ages apainsL tlir Illinois Central
railroad lieeause of I lie failure nf
I Ilf railroad In provide ears In I lie
enal f I > 1111 Ml II > .
Tile enal I ■ I • 11111,111 > alleges rnn
-piracy anil frami In injure t hem
anil aid the colliers owned by
members of the direclorape nf I lie
railroad company.
SEALS PLENTIFUL AND
nativVes INDEPENDENT
The seals are so plentiful up
Hi.. this year that tile na
I ives have pul mi the airs of
hloaletl capitalists. In the dis
trict above Teller they refuse to
make mukluks or anything else
and meet with sperior smiles ev
ery advance made by intending
purchasers. One native has no
less Ilian sixly-tive seals In his
igloo. The hears are not ploii
I iI'nI Ibis year, however, only two
being caught up to the present
Itiis season. —Nome Industrial
Worker.
l.ieul. Prosser, chief signal of
ficer. has issued an order that
hereafter all those who wish In
receive such telegrams as come
lo the local office for them after
the hours for delivery may receive
mil ilicalion from the office that a
telegram awaits them if they will
leave a telephone number lo he
called. As the delivery slops at !
5 p. in. and the office is open un
til nine o’clock this will he a great
iienelil to business men who ex
peel lehfgrams.
(ialeiia bay is frozen over for
about a mile at the head of the
hay.
II is worth while taking a
chance on the $800 diamond ring
being raffled at Plant & Com
pany’s. jewelers.
Just received al Harvey’s Tog
gery, a nice line of spring and
summer coats. ^ ,
DAYTON RECOVERING FROM FLOODS;
OHIO 64 FEET DEEP AT CINCINNATI
Undertakers Fight for Bodies of Victims—Property Loss Great
est in History of the Country—Epidemic Is Feared and
Quarintine Has Been Established—The People
Are Dazed by the Terrible Blow.
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Dayton, <>., March -’It.—-The
(lead are estimated at 200 in this
city ami (lie greatest number of
deaths were caused in I he north
end of the town. Tile fire has
burned out and tiie waters have
lowered and it is hoped Dial the
river will be normal in a few
more days. The conditions are
mueli improved. Many refugees
who have beien in trees and on
houses are being freed as (he wa
ter lowers and many are making
I heir way into town.
Nightly Entertainments.
The marooned people in the Al
gonquin hotel, numbering 300,
gave an entertaimn'ent each night,
lo keep up the spirits of the wo
men and children. They were
able to gel a good view of the
burning city and could do noth
ing hut watch I he flames as they
eat up building after building.
Undertakers Fight for Bodies.
The undertakers are lighting
for Ihe unidentified bodies which
are laken from the water and the
ruins of thi} buildings, each man
trying to get as many as possi
ble.
People Stupidly Gaze.
The people are returning’ to
their homes and are gazing about
them in mute stupidity and do not
seem lo take any interest in the
future, the unexpected blow and
(lie desolafd appearance of the
city causing many to lose their
grip. Some have gone insane.
Many of the inhabitants of the
city have given up in despair.
River 64 Feet Deep at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, <)., March 29.—The
river is 61 feet deep here and the
Hood is the worst in Hie history
of the city. The water covers
miles of the city and mites and
miles of the surrounding section*
of the country. The properly loss
in this cily will be many millions.
¥■?
as hundreds of homes h$ye been
destroyed by the floods|»nd the
smaller buildings bein^;J swept
entirely away. The raifi’oggis will
suffer heavily, as the tracks have
been washed out and bridges
swept away.
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Heavy Loss at Covington.
Covington, Ky„ Alarch -Ml.—
This city has lost much by rea
son of the floods, as many houses
jiave been swepl away and demol
ished.
Epidemic is Feared.
Indianapolis, Ind., Alarch —
An epidemic is feared in this sec
tion,. as refugees are fleeing here
from all parts of this district and
the water is contaminated and
many of'I he flood vict ims are
sick. A number of (he small
towns have been ipiarantined and
no one is allowed !o enter or
leave Iho (owns. Tplioid is fear
cil and should smallpox break out
among the refugees with the con
ditions now existing in the state
the toll of death would lie fright
ful.
Bodies Recovered.
W'jesl Columbus, March J9.
Sixty bodies of flood victims in
this town have been recovered and
will be buried immediately. The
search for more bodies continues
and as the water recedes it is
hoped to recover those now miss
ing, who number several hundred.
Some of the missing ones are be
lieved to be among the living.
At Piqua 50 bodies have been
recovered by the searchers in the
wrecks of buildings and along the
rivers, while at Peru 20 bodies
have been found. It is feared that
many bodies have floated down
the river and will not be found
or many months.
VIRGINIA OUTLAWS
RECEIVE A SHOCK
Which Sends Them to the Great
Unknown—Governor Refused
to Reprieve Allens.
K ii'li mi uni. Mail'll Ji>. l-'lnvil
ami Claud Allrii. fallnn' ami smi.
well' i * 11 •«• I r i > i * 111«• i J vest L*rila> . The
governor refused In reprieve ill'
lianiun I lie eimvicleil men.
The governor also refused In
allow the presentation of a gold
medal lo Claud for bravery, which
friends and relatives wished to
present prior to his death. The
governor tabooed Hie ceremony.
Allen. I he elder, was convicted
of a felony on the 15th day of
last March, and at his instiga
tion his sons, with several rela
tives, made an attack upon the
entirl officials, killing Judge Mas
sif. Hetty Allen, the stenograph
er, and several other people. Af
ter escaping to tile hills the fath
er and son were raptured and
landed back in jail, while the
nephew, Edwards, and one son.
escaped for several mouths.
The ease, which ended in Hie
execution ol the two leaders, was
one of the most spectacular of
recenl limes. Another son of Al
len's and liis nephew are now
serving out sentences of 15 years
in prison for inipliealion in the
same ease.
Tonight, Tonight.
Complete chanse of pictures
and wood ones, too, at the Orpti
eiim toniwht. Prosram:
Scenes of Padua, fine.
Fatima, Oriental fantastic.
Creates! Thins in the World,
interest ins.
Cowboy Cirls, comic.
Oeo. Reinke. the watch repairer
and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drus
company.
FOR RENT—Camp Comfort
roadhouse. Terms very reason
able. Apply Mrs. Chas. Kraomer.
Does your watch need repair
ins'? See Reinke. the watch doc
tor.. ..... . . ... . . .... .
ME SILLS
AT JUNEAU
Boyle Wants City to Control Pub
lic Utilities—Millard Oppres
sion Bill Third Reading.
Juneau. March Ileprescn
lalive I in.vie yesterday lilt roillired
a iiill giving In I lie cities the right
In mill ml I lie water sii|i|i|y, the
lighting franchises anil In have
cinilriii mer I lie wharves within
the cily limits. Tile hill was re
ferred In eummillee.
Thil Millard hill In prevenl I lie
oppress inn of workingmen hy I he
large mining companies has
passed In the third reading and
will he up for vote today.
The* .in in I memnrial introduced
hy Kreeding, of Nome, asking con
gress to establish a light house al
Nome, was passed to the second
reading in I lie House. II has al
ready passed the Senate.
Tile |{ndcii-< iaffney hill for
eight hours work in mines, comes
up for passage next Monday and
strong pressure has been brought
|o hear hy large operators to pre
venl its passage.
Frank'Hoffman left on the Nor
thwestern for Cordova, and will
take charge of the freighting in
to the Nizina of the Ksterly out 111.
returning to Valdez in ahoul a
inonl h.
!•’. Swanson, who will lie re
membered here as the private sec
retary of If. I>. Reynolds, was a
passengei on the Northwestern,
having arrived from Iditarod ov
er the trail. j
-i
It. K. Welt, who made a trip to
the westward buying fox skins,
passed through on the Northwest
ern with a large number of prime
hides.
FURNISHED ROOMS with or
without board. Ibex House, Key
stone Av&. Mrs. H. Sharts.
FOR RENT—Thrc^-room apart
ments furnished over Valdez Drug
Co. Apply Va)dez Drug Go.
Reinke. expert repairer, at lheJ
Valdoz D::ug eojnpany-V
irsmP
ARE ARRE3IE0
Girl Workers Among the Ruins
Are Lead to Houses of Ill
fame by White Slavers.
I
I
Omaha, Xeh.. March - If The
police today arrested several
while slavers who had laken In
houses of illfame several ynuiip
pirls who were workinp amnnp
the vid inis of I lie desl roved dis
I riel in order In aid llieni. and
who were asked ny the slavers to
come and assist some people at a
certain huildinp, which later was
found to he a bawdy house. The
clothes were laken from the pirls
and lliev were assaulted by the
men and kepi in the rooms. The
pills, however, succeeded ill'Pel
t inp word lo friend', who effected
I heir rescue and the arrest of the
moil followed.
The police were busy protect
inp Hie men, who would have been
lynched bill for the police cordon
formed around the station. More
arrests are expected and a search
will lie made of e\erv house in
the bad lands in Hie hopes of lo
cal inp many of the missinp pil ls.
((scar Fish, who missed I lie
Mariposa mi her Iasi trip In dor
duva. remained up all night in or
der not lo miss the Northwestern
and when Hie boal was reported in
the Narrows Oscar started for the
dock and reached the end of the
dock as the hunt arrived at the
wharf. ((nee. was enough for
((sear.
.Fudge and Mrs. T. I*. Oeraghty
and son left on I lie hunt today for
a trip to the states. Mr. Oeraghty
will remain in the west for about
amunnth on business, while Mrs.
Oeraghty will visit with relatives
in Hie Fast.
Moose Dance
Tile Order of Alaskan Moose
will give their regular weeklj
[lance Saturday night at their hall
Lo which? all friends of the organ
ization are invited. Dancing will
liegin a I 9:30 sharp. Ticket s can
tie-had of members, -flood nmsie;
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ItOWIMTES
ABOUT TEOOY R.
Tells Eastern Fadists Where to
Head in At—Denounces Both
Roosevelt and Pinchot.
Tile following leller. sold hv
(ieorgo Italilwin to ilie National
Progressive elminiian. will lie in
terest mg reading lo the pioneers
of Alaska, who have voiced,
Ihrough Italilwin. the feeling of
Alaska towards conservation, as
construed hy Hie followers of the
Pinchnl hrand:
Seal lie. March ,'f, I dl II.- Sec
relarv of Ihe National Progres
sive Hnmmiltec, Hotel Manhallan,
New York.-—Dear Sir: Your fa
vor of .lanuary 1, addressed to j
me as chairman of Ihe' Progres
sive commillee of ihe territory of i
Alaska received. II was forward- i
ed me here from Valdez. as I
am in Ihe slates on a prolonged
business trip. i
The delegates who appeared al
Ihe Chicago convention, styled Ihe
"Progressive's party convention."
claiming lo represent Alaska, j
were there absolutely without an- j
tlmrily, so far as I am aware.;
No convention, primary or cau
cus was held of any description
under Ihe auspices of the Pro
gressive parly in the territory. J
i am enclosing you a copy oi ■
I lie plat form and resolutions
adopted by our convent inn. in
wliicji you will see tlint one of
the principal tilings advocated by j
your parly—Roosevelt, Piucliol, I
fonscrvution—is denounced in j
unmeasured terms. Under that I
vicious scheme1 of government j
landlordism Alaska lias stood slill I
as far as population is concern- j
ml for nearly a decade. The peo- j
pie of the United States have been j
taxed lo support a vast horde of
locust# of officialdom, styled “in
spectors,’' "special agents." "for
est supervisors," “forest rang
■rs," "thirteenth grand custod
ians of eontisraled brown bear
skins." and the Almighty only
mows what else.
■ The amount of money these
' front timed rfn page 3\’. ' 1
WROTE DECISION
NO EVIDENCE IN
Judge Quthrie Makes Admission
Before Supreme Court Com
missioner.
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Kansas City, March —Judge
Guthrie, who sentenced Editor
Nelson, of the Kansas City Star, to
serve one day in jail l'or con
tempt of court, in (hat he had ac
cused the judge of allowing ex
orbitant fees to attorneys in di
vorce cases, today admitted be
fore a commissioner of the su
preme court of the state that lie
had written the decision fining
Nelson before one word of evi
dence was in.
Tile article itself was. be claim
ed, enough In convince him that
(lie editor was in contempt.
The attorneys for Nelson noted
when the judge rendered his de
cision, that he read from a type
written copy, and as ttie testi
mony had only heen received a
few m meats before and the
judge had not left the bench, they
protested against a canned decis
ion and appealed the ease, and
the supreme court appointed a
commissioner to hear the testi
mony and decide Whether or not
llhe editor was in contempt of
court.
NEW YORK JUDGE .
FULLS II STORIES
Justice Henry Bischoff Meets In
stant Death by Falling Down
Shaft of Bank Building.
.New \ «•civ. .\larrli .1 u> 1 it-i*
Helll'l I ! Isr III i IV. Jr., Ill l||r Nr\\
York -uiir**11n- rmirl. fell eleven
stones ilnwn Ihr r !r\ at i ir shaft
of Ihr Hankers' Imilding yester
day and was instantly killed. .Insl
how Ihr arridriil ha|iprned is nut
known.
■ Illsl ire IlisrholV has been oil
the supreme eourl liencli since
IStMi and liis term would have ex
pired December - I, IPI7. He hail
also served on the C.oiirl of Com
mon Pleas in ,\e w York. He was
til years old.
SKOOKUM JIM SLIPS
SOMETHING OVER
Skuokum .lim iiiiij George Car
moek have slipped something ov
er mi I lie siampeilers according
lo the latrsl ,'tlll llenl ir story to
reach .liineiin.
Instead of going min the Jen
nings river section and Silver
creek. Skookum Jim and Cannock
headed m an entirely different di
rection. going due east from Al
Iin. Cannock and Jim. accom
panied by Hilly Leak and other
immediate followers slipped very
cpiietly out of sight. II is the be
lief that I In1'strike they are head
ed for is entirely dill'erent from
llial reported on Silver creek and
Ihnl it is their intention to cover
as much ground as possible be
fore the location becomes known.
The foregoing news is given to
the Kmpire by Chas. Olson, broth
er of Myron Olson, who arrived in
Juneau last night on the Georgia.
Mr. Olson is with the Atlas Min
ing Co. al Whitehorse and came
lo Juneau for men lo work in I he
mines.
Mrs. Guy Manta, who has been
-pending the winter ai Galena
tay. arrived in town yesterday,
■oniing to Valdez on I lie govern
ilent launch Lieutenant Donald
<on, which calhid in at Galena
tay yesterday. Mrs. Manta will
.isit here for about a week, af
er which she will return to Ga
eiia hay.