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Admits Having Sot Fire to $100,
000 Residence Last Week—
Exploded Bomb.
London, July 11.—The London
police yesterday placed Mrs. Rig
by under arrest, charged vvilh
having set fire to a $100,000 res
idence at Rivington last week.
The building was completely de
stroyed and the joecupants es
caped in their night robes.
Mrs. Rigby has confessed, not
only to having set lire to the Riv
ington residence, but admits that
the bomb recently exploded in
the Liverpool cotton exchange
was also her work and she is
proud of it.
MORE LEGISLATION
FOR THE TERRITORY
Senator Poindexter Has Scheme
for Opening Coal Lands and
Building Railroads.
Washington, L). C., July 11.
Senator Poindexter, oi \\ ashing
ton, yesterday introduced a bill
in I tie Senate, the purpose of
which is to authorize the presi
dent to build a railroad in Alas
ka, purchase and operate steam
ers in eonneletinn therewith, to
mine and sell coal to the people,
of Alaska, to I he cities on the Pa
eillc coast, and I he navy.
The bill carries an appropri
ation of *50.0(111,(10(1.
Under the bill, as al present
drafted, a commission will be ap
pointed by the president to mine
the coal, to operate the steam
ers, and to build and operate the'
railroads.
The coal is tirst to tie used to
relieve the situation, regarding
fuel in Alaska, the joining indus
try to be given tirst choice in
hopes of aiding the industry, the
navy of the United States to have
second choice, public institutions
to have third choice. The/ con
sumers to have fourth preference
and the wholesalers and manu
facturers to come last in the in
terest of the commission.
Coal lands tare to be al the
disposal of the commission and
they are to immediately 'oom
mence the woi'k of opening the
coal lands and placing the coal
on the market, giving the* pref
erence as above stated.
The Revenue Cutter Thetis, in
command of Captain Cochran, is
tied up at the post dock and will
remain until the arrival of Judge
Jennings, who is expected on the
Sampson, to take the trip west
ward. presiding over the float
ing court.
Geogre Herman returned on
the Brighton from his property
in the Port Wells section.
Hospital Board.
There will he a special meet
ing of the trustees of the Church
of the Epiphany and Hospital of
the Good Samaritan tonight at
7,:30, at the rectory.
Cook Wanted.
Cook wanted by Col. O’Neil, call
or ’phone commanding officer,
Fort Liscuin.
FURNISHED ROOMS with or
without board. Keystone Bath
house. Mrs. H. Sharts. ■*»
A fresh supply of Chinese
goods just received on the Sarnp
s'on—Chop Suey and Chinese
Noodles at the Valdez Cafe
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NEW YORK CENTRAL
BE INVESTIGATED
Senate Authorizes Probe by Com
merce Commission of Charg
es of Fraud.
Washington, L>. C., July It.—
The Senate yesterday authorized
the interstate commerce commis
sion to investigate the financial
condition of the New York Cen
tral railroad.
It is claimed hy shippers that
the company recently substituted
four per cent bonds for 3 1-2 per
cent bonds, thus increasing the
indebtedness of tin1 company by
* 50,000,000, and upon this in
crease the freight and passen
ger rates are based, thus work
ing a hardship on the traveling
public, the commerce of the coun
try and eventually the consume!1
who pays all freight.
II. F.slcrbrook, of Cordova, is
visiting in Yaldez.
STEFANSSQN PARTY
ALL REACH NOME
Karluk Arrives at Northern Camp
a Short Time Before the
Explorer.
Koine, July II.—-The steam
whaler Karluk, purchased and
outlined hy the Yilhjahlmar Stef
ansson exploring expedition,
reached here yesterday, a few
hours before the. arrival of the
discoverer of the while Kskimos,
wllio had taken passage on I he
steamer Victoria.
The Karluk will be re-outlillcd
will) coal and supplies al I his
place, the boat loaded with a
(\argo of sack coal stored high on
the deck and will lie1 accompan
ied by the gasoline tender, Alas
ka, similarly loaded and by this
means, il is expected that when
the lender starts back at the first
sign of winter, that the Karluk
will l>•-> loaded with all she can
carr>, besides a shore cache.
Ike Alaska will return in the
fall after assisting the Karluk to
make as far north as possible.
12,000 DRINKS IN S
YEARS HIS RECORD
Chicago, July l I.—Twelve
thousand drinks ranging from
simple mixed potations to fancy
concoctions is the record which
Mrs. Sears posted lip against her
husband in five years of married
life.
Mrs. Sears, who is suing for
divorce because of this extensive
■irrigation, said Mr. Sears starU
'ed his career of conviviality dur
ing his honeymoon and has kept
it up with few lapses from his
high presure standard.
In one instance, according to
Mrs. Sears, her husband had
come home in a driving rain.
“He carried his walking stick
elevated above his head,” she
te»tifiecL “and held his umbrel
la elos&l in his hand. He was
soaking wet, but did not know it.”
All standard makes of wheels,
at Owen Meals, the Valdez bicy
cle agent for the Columbia, Ram-'
bier, Pope “Daily Service," Cleve
land and other standard makes.
Just arrived, a line -of latest
style waists at Harvey’s Toggery.
FOR SALE—A new boy’s bicy
cle. Never been used. Inquire of
Owen E. Meals.
One-half off on trimmed milli
nery and 25 per cent, discount on
suits >at Harvey's Toggery.
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ROUMANIA FIGHTING BULGARS;
KING FERDINAND GETTING HIS
TROOPS FROM THE NORTH CRO SS THE BORDER—SERVIANS
AND GREEKS LICK HIM TO STANDSTILL IN THE SOUTH—
HE ASKS POWERS TO INTE RCEDE AND STOP WAR.
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Bukharfcst, July 11.—Rournania
today officially declared war on
Bulgaria and the troops, which
had been inobolized on the bor
der. were sent into Bulgaria and
have driven back the border
guard of the Bulgarians.
King Ferdinand had sent all
available troops from lire Rou
manian border to the south,
where bis army was lighting the
Servians and Breaks and only a
handfull of troops were left to
protect the northern border.
The Roumanian cabinet claim
that King Ferdinand promised
them 25,000 square miles of ter
ritory, bordering on the Black
Se'a, if, during the recent war with
Turkey, they would remain neu
tral.
Sofia, July 11.—King Ferdin
and has' appealed to the powers
to stop the war between his coun
try. and the Sewians, Greeks and
Roumanians. The army of the
north had been greatly weaken
ed to meet the attack from the
south and now the Roumanian
forces are taking advantage of
this fact ami invading the coun
try from the north.
The veterans of the recent
Turkish war have been concen
trated to meet the. northern at
tack and they expect to inflict
a crushing defeat on ttic* raw re
cruits of the Roumanians and it
is thus expected to stop the nor
thern invasion.
Athens, July II.—'The Greek
ami Servian armies opera!ing in
Snlimiki anil Kossovn, have suc
ceeded in effecting a junction
anil are now advancing towards
the Bulgarian border. All the
Turkish territory held by King
Ferdinand’s troops now lays op
en to tin* former allies and they
are availing theiuselvi^s of the
opporl unify.
The Bulgars have been defeat
ed in every engagement and their
army is fleeing to Bulgaria.
The Greek ambassadors to the
powers have notified the Athens
government that Bulgaria lias
appealed to the European pow
ers to intercede and stop the war
jand secure terms of peace.
REPUBLICANS KICK
W PAPER TARIFF
Claim Present Plans of Democrats
Violate Canadian Reciproci
,
ty Treaty.
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Washington, 1>. C., July II.—
Tilt1 republican members ol' Con
gress have entered a vigorous
protest against the present lar
ill' on paper, claiming that it
violate 'he Canadian reciprocity
treaty and will lead to much
friction with our northern neigh
bor.
The treaty \yas negotiated a
few years ago by President Taft.
Nose Built From a Rib.
Haltimore, July 11.—Adam
Williams of Pittsburg, a railroad
brakeman, whose nose was bro
ken last winter when he struck
an overhead bridge, is convales
cing in a local hospital herewith
a new nose built of. bone taken
from one of his ribs. After he
was hurt the surgeons removed
the broken by lies from his nose,
hut he had to breathe through
silver tubes until the wound had
healed. This, however, left him
minus two nasal bones, and the
Ltridge of his nose was (lal on his
face.
Recently I he suurgeons decid
ed upon a second operation.
They made an incision in his
right side, sawed a thin piece of
bone from his tiiird rib, and cut
it'into two pie'ces (he shape of
the two nasal hones. These were
tilled against the cheek bone and
fashioned into its proper shape.
The nose was then placed in a
plaster east, and the doctors say
it is as good as ever.
Call for Warrants.
Notice is hereby given that I
will pay all city warrants up to
and including No 3562, series
of 1911 and 1912, if'presented
within ten (10) days frym date.
G. G. Reynolds,
•32 town Treasurer.
Valdez, Alaska,-July 10, 1913.
Geo. Reinke. the watch repairer
and jeweler, is at the Valdez Di*ug
company.
;? Subscribe f$'r !&<= ^Prospector.
GOVERNOR NAMES
JOSEPH A BOURKE
Makes Valdez Man Special Agent
to Suppress the Liquor Traf
fic With Natives.
(inventor Slimig Imlay nujiied
Joseph A. Hourke a special ag
ent for tlie department of justice
to assist the federal officers in
suppressing- the traffic in liquors
with the natives.
The constant sale to the men
and women of the natives tribes,
of liquor, has lead to great ef
forts on the part of the depart
ment to slop the traffic and spe
cial agents are named in each
division to assist the marshal's
■office in securing evidence against
offenders.
The position pays $1,000 a
year and the officer is allowed
$150 a month as expense money.
(iovernor Strong named Val
dez as the headquarters of I he
new officer.
Reverami Father Crimon will
be a passenger on the Alameda,
for Seattle, tie is about to take
up liis usual route of travel to
the various Catholic Missions of
Alaska. He has been delayed
from his duty of visiting them
by necessity of a waiting the ar
rival of Reverand Mother Amad
eus and settling with her the af
fairs of Hie Convent.
Guy Cameron and his valet,
Latouche returned from a trip
to the glacier and they report
a number of large lakes formed
on the glacier, holding tons and
tons of water. Latouche carried
the guns for the native son and
also the spring bed and Camer
on spent a comfortable night.
Call for School Warrants.
, All school warrants, up to No.
Ill, of the serids of 1913, will
be paid upon presentation to \V.
H. Crary.
The glacier stream has broken
out to the east of town, for the
first time this year.
Get. a biqyele from jOwen Meals
and epjoy your evenings- rklin$
out tile _g(£verrtmetitf trail. t .
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LABOR LOBBY
TO BE PROBED
Senate Committe Decide to Inves
tigate Charges Frequently Made
Labor Has Lobby.
Washington, D. CL, July 11.—
The Senate lobby committee has
decided to extend the scope of
the investigations of the com
mittee and will now take up the
'relation of capital to labor and
wilLinvestigate the many recent
conflicts bi|tweqo. employer and
employee.
The many charges made, that
the largest and best organized
lobby in the capital is the labor
lobby, will be investigated and
Samuel Uompers, the head of
the Federation of Labor, has
been called to appear before the
committee July 25th.
The committe intend to as
certain the amount of influence
used by labor organizations to
secure favorable legislation.
SAMPSON DUE
5:30 TONIGHT
Will Stop at Cliff to Unload 150
Ton* of Coal—Takes Stock
. —Westward.
The Sampson is clue in reach
Valdez about 5:lhi tonight, stop
ping bn ‘the way from Cordova
at'the' Cliff mine and unloading
I5P tons of coal.
The boat left Cordova at 7
this morning.
The stop at the Clilf, before
coming to Valdez, is made nec
essary, because of the large num
ber of stock to tie loaded at Val
dez for the use of the Woods
packing’ outlil and for the Ceo
logical Survey, to be taken west
ward.
bid. Wood will leave on the
Sampson to take personal charge
of the work of taking in to the
coal fields, the supplies, needed
by the Dr. Holmes coal party.
II. M. Saling will take his
stock to Knik on the Sampson
for use of the Critfin ecologi
cal Survey party
AFFINITY SAILS WITH
THE DUKE OF ORLEANS
Rome, July 11.—The Corriere
Della Sera today states the duke
of Orleans sailed on the steam
ship Thomas di Savoia from Gen
oa for Buenos Ayres, accompan"
ied by a young woman. The?
duke’s name appears on the pas
senger list as Phillipe de Villiers
and his companion as Comtess
Jeanne de Salverte. She is the
same flTunan who was stopping
with the duke at Lake Como.
The duke married Archduchess
Marie Dorothea of Austria, in
189(5. She has accused him of
a sdries of love affairs. They
have separated, she has sued him
for alimony and, it was reported
very recently, will ask the Ro
man curia to annul their mar
riage.
At the Orpheum Tonight.
Hearts of Men—A gripping
heart interest drama.
The Extension Table—Yila
grapli feature and something
fine.
Springing a Surprise—A com
ic hit, refreshing and furiously
funny. '
Special change of program
next Saturday, fine pictures.
My house and furniture for
sale! Thus. S. Seott, clerk’s of
llce.< 1 1
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MONEY BILL
SOON READY
House Ourrency Committee Have
Draft of Bill Ready to Intro**
duoe Next Week.
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■ Washington, D. C., July 11.—
The House currency committee,
expect to have the new currency
law ready to report early next
wfeek. The currency hill will
then have preference over all leg
islation, except tlie tariff.
Tin* democratic majority of the
committee refuse to give out any
information regarding the hill
it is intended to introduce, hut
it will follow closely the general
outline of the measure desired
hy President Wilson, in his re
cent address to the memhers of
Congress,
FOLCON JOSLIN
WANTS RAI ROADS
Says Government Built in Phil
ippines, Why not Build in
Alaska.
Washington, D. C.. July 11.—
[Falcon Joslin, /appeared before
the House territorial committee
i oil ay and urged the building of
idilr-ads in Alaska. He assert
ed that I he government had
granted aid in construeting ttie
railroads in the Philippines and
that Canada was building, by
government, aid Ihousands miles
of railroad in imrl hern paid of
Ihe dominion, building a Irans
eonlinclal line In Prince Rupert,
while the government al Wash
ington. failed In uid Alaska to
secure I ranspoidal ion for the
mines of the territory.
Joslin urged the government
construction of railroads and
made an impression upon the
commit tee.
Manx returning Alaskans have
slated that Falcon Joslin has re”
reived a commission, from the
Cordova railroad to sell to the
government their while elephant
and that he is to receive 5 per
cent commission for his trou
ble and that is why he is now
spending his time in Washing
ton, in the middle of summer,
working for I tie sale to secure
the commission.
Falcon Joslin made the trip
from Fairbanks to Seattle with
the (iovernment Railroad com
mission which visited the terri
tory last year and later recom
mended the Cordova route as the
best and the Cordova harbor as
the finest along the coast.
BRIGHTON RETURNS
FROM PORT WELLS
The launch Brighton,'in com
mand of Captain Blarney, re
turned last night from* Port
'Wells bringing a number of pas
sengers for Valdez: Whelpley,
'Dunbar, Ereck Beyers and Geo.
Herman were among the list.
The Brighton will leave Tuesday
for Golden and way ports.
H. M. Baling, who is chief pack
er for the Gridin survey party,
will leave tonight for the west
ward.
Fop a Delicious Salao ague Sea
Tuna.
A delightful fish for salads
packed in olive oil, caught in Cal
ifornia. Try it, at Love-Whitley
Company.
We dance in Moose Hall, Wed
nesday eve, at 9:30 sharp. Home
waltz at 12.