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HINDUS SHOT
HUNGER SHE
Are Good at That Game—British Au
thorities Interested in Outcome
of Present Trouble.
VANCOUVER, B. C., June 5.—The
300 Hindus who recently tried to es
cape from the Japanese vessel upon
which they arrived here and who have
caused much trouble to the police,
have started upon new tactics and re
fuse to eat. The hunger strike start
ed early yesterday and not a one of
the detained Hindus has eaten and
all threaten to starve themselves un
less allowed to land.
The government is at a loss to know
what to do with them, as the auth
orities in London have cautioned the
Canadian government that the situ
ation is one that requires tact and
that harsh jnethods 'will not be tol
erated because of the trouble that
will surely follow for England if the
Hindus are discriminated against and
also if they are starved to death.
The action of the immigration of
ficials in allowing Chinese to land and
refusing the Hindus has developed
into a family row between British,
Canadian and Indian authorities.
SOHUMANN-HEINK
DENIES GUILT
Say* Policeman Who Called Frequent
ly Came to Take Music Lessons—
Says Husband Was Naughty.
CHICAGO, June 5.—Schumann
Heink, the opera singer, testified to
day in the suit brought by her hus
band against her, and the singer
charged her husband with being very
friendly with Mrs. Dean, with whom
he was often seen in compromising
positions, according to her testimony.
When questioned regarding her in
fatuation for Edward McNamara, a
New Jersey policeman, she denied
that she loved the cop or that she
liad been with him at any hotel re
maining over night. She admitted
that the policeman had often called
at her dressing room at the theater,
but that such visits are common
among actresses and singers.
She stated, in response to questions
asked by the plaintiff's attorneys, that
McNamara bad taken music lessons
from her and that his visits to her
room and hotel were for that purpose.
TORNADO HITS
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Somerset, Pa, Visited By Storm and
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Scores Are Injured—Much Prop
erty Lost.
SOMERSET, Pa., June 6.—A torna
do struck this city today, doing hun
dreds of dollars worth of damage be
sides the serious injury of more than
two score of people." Roofs were tak
en from buildings and carried for long
distances, structures were demolished,
others were picked up and dropped
without any apparent Injury.
The deluge which followed the tor
nado also did considerable damage to
property.
A special train with doctors and
nurses aboard were sent from James
town to care for the Injured
The grounds around the cable of
fice are being raised and will be made
beautiful.
NELCHINA PROSPECTORS REACH VALDEZ;
REPORT CAMP SURE TO BE BIG PRODUCER
Pay Found On Five Creeks—Eight Outfits Sluicing—Grub Is Scarce In New Dig
gings—Predict That Camp Will Produce $250,000 This Summer—The
Government Road Is In Excellent Condition.
William Pendegast, B. T. Atkins
and Matt Spanich, three miners and
prospectors who have spent the past
winter in the Nelchina diggings,
reached Valdez last evening, bringing
the news that the camp was a sure
winner and that many of the owners
had located the pay and were sluic
ing. On eight claims the owners had
started the work of sluicing and on
five different creeks pay has been
found.
William Pendegast, who has spent
many years in Alaska, and who has
been interested in Dawson, Fairbanks
and other Alaskan camps, which he
has seen start from apparently noth
ing and grow into large mining dis
tricts, stated that he considered that
the showing in the Nelchina far in
excess of that of either Fairbanks or
Dawson in the early days and predict
ed thaf the camp would produce $250,
000 this season.
"On Willow creek George Crlsto
has started to sluice,” said Pendegast,
“and he has found pay at a depth of
from 10 to 12 feet and is stripping
off the muck and allowing the sun to
do the thawing. He has already
shoveled in considerable ground and
expected to make a big cleanup a
few days after I left.
"Joe Roe, on the same creek, is al
RULES ARE MADE
CLEANDP CONTEST
The Contest, Under Auspices of Civic
League, Will Start Next Week
—City Remove Rubbish.
The contest for the cleanup by the
children of the vacant lots in Valdez
will commence next week. The fol
lowing rules will govern the contest:
Any boy ,or girl may enter this con
test and compete for the prizes offered
as follows:
First prize, $10.00; second prize,
$7.50, and third prize, $5.00.
It is suggested, however, that the
boys of the town organize in squads,
with a captain In charge of each
squad. The captain is required to
make application for entering this
contest to Mrs. S. Blum, who is act
ing for the Civic League. He will
give his name and the names of the
boys who are working 'with him and
will receive numbered placards to
be used in identifying their work.
This contest will commence June
10th and end June 20th, when the
prizes will be awarded to the ones
removing the greatest amount of rub
bish from vacant lots. 7
The following gentlemen will act
as.judges: Judge F. M. Brown, Al.
White and Cbas. G. Wulff.
Rubbish may be removed from
any vacant lets within the dike , ex
cept! beyond Keystone avenue. The
plies of rubbish must not be less than
five feet in circumference ■ and not
more than two piles may be on one
block. The city will remove the de
bris after the contest is decided.
Dalton Uaaes Hospital.
Health Officer Dalton bis leased the
hospital building owned by the Epis
copal church nfid has purchased the
equipment in the building.
Caglea Meet Tonight.
Regular meeting of the Eagles to
night. Action will be taken on the
report of the building committee, and
all members are requested to be pres
ent. C. J. TODD, Secretary.
so sluicing. On No. 2 on the right
Folk Hobart and his wife have suc
ceeded in opening up their claim and
are working in the pay. Many of the
men are at work whipsawing lumber.
“On Poorman creek the Socialist
party from Knik are working at the
head of the creek and have from twq
cents to 20 cents to/the pan and only
10 feet to bedrock. At the mouth of
Poorman a cut has been opened and
a depth of 35 feet secured, but bed
rock has not been located, although
colors weigtrng two cents are found in
panning.
"On Crooked creek one outfit is
down 140 feet in the old channel,
working through muck and have final
ly found gravel with encouraging
prospects. All the claims on Crooked
creek indicate that the bedrock is
deep.
“On the Nelchina from Roe’s cabin
for three miles up the creek Charles
Coulter has been drilling and has put
down eight holes and in each one has
located pay running from 80 cents to
$1.20 a pan. Coulter reached bedrock
in all his holes but the ground is
deep. ,
“The Thompson outfit on Albert
creek have ditched the water for 2,
200 feet and are preparing for big
work this summer. That they have
FUll’S FUNERAL
HELD IN SEATTLE
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Cars of Seattle Trolley Line Stop for
Five Minutes In His Honor—
Synagogue Crowded
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SEATTLE, June 5—The funeral
services over the remains of Jacob
FurtU, of this city, were held yester
day and synagogue was crowded to
the doors. The street cars of the Se
attle traction lines were all at a
standstill for five minutes, not a wheel
turning, as a tribute to the man who
had organized the company and own
ed a large share of its stock.
The will of the banker will be op
ened today and it is expected that
his estate will be found to be worth
$10,000,000.
TIKE SUPPLIES
min ISOS.
Dr. Jones Charters the Melville Dol
lar for Trip to Beal Islands With
Government Outfit.
SEATTLE, June .5.—Dr. Jones, of
the Department of Commerce, who
will handle the government wdrk on
PriMlof islands,, today chartered the
steamer Melville Dollar and will load
the boat with supplies for the gov
ernment station on the Islands.
Two thousand Urns of ^general mer
chandise, coal and supplies will be
sent north this summer. The gov
ernment also provides for the natives
on the Island, sonny of whom are em
ployed as guards to watch for seal
poachers:
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Beauty and the Bleast at the Or
pheum tonight In three teels. Woe
scenery and acting.
■ the pay nobody doubts and it is ex
pected that this claim will take out
over $100,000 this summer and possi
bly more. The ground waB under op
tion from Ketchel and Olson and a i
payment of $1,000 was made on Janu
ary 1. Thompson made a special trip
to Copper Center to secure the cash,
as the owners refused to take gold
dust or check, and fearing the op
tion would be taken from them if
cash was not forthcoming Thompson
made the trip to the Center and se
cured the money.
“A new paystreak has been found
on this group of claims and it runs
as high as $2.00 to the foot. So far
it is the banner claim of the Nelchina
district.
“On Noon gulch Ramson and John
son are sluicing and have fair pay.
They have from seven to 15 cents a
pan and the ground is not deep.
“That the Nelchina has a great fu
ture I flrmly believe and that it will
be one of the largest camps in Alas
ka is my judgment. The showings are
exceptional for the amount of work
done. All the prospectors who are
in the camp intend to remain, because
they receive plenty of encouragement
for the work and labor they do. A
small sized city has sprung up in the
camp and is located on the Nelchina.
CANUCKS BAR
MOTHER JONES
Refuse Her Entrance to Canada,
Where She Wanted to Aid Strikers
On Vancouver island.
SEATTLE, June 5.—The Canadian
immigration officials stationed in this
city, and who pass upon the passen
gers who purchase tickets for Can
ada, today refused to allow Mother
Jones, the strike leader, to go to
Canada.
The immigration authorities stated
they they had enough agitators now
and needed none from the United
States. Mother Jones was headed for
the strike zone on Vancouver island
and expected to lead the strikers
there against the coal companies.
MOUSSES
FOB CAP!. BORE
Passenger* on Sampson Make Hand
some Preeent to Skipper of Ad
miral Liner.
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SEATTLE, June 5.—The passengers
who made the round trip on the
steamer Sampson aa the guests of
President Alexander, today, presented
to Captain Zim Moore a pair of pow
erful marine glasses aa a token of the
admiration of the passongom for the
popular navigator. To Chief Engineer
Noon the passengers presented a
handsome marine clock.
The presentation wap made by a
committee appointed by the “Billion
nnifor Tourists" to purchase and pre
sent the gift.
Captain Moore and the engineer
were taken back with surprise when
given the handsome tokens of the!
businessmen.
Two rows of cabins have been built.
Berglund, who was caught in the slide
in Keystone canyon, and his sister,
have opened a store and will soon
dispose of all they have, as grub is
scarce in the camp and unless sup
plies are packed into the Nelchina by
August 1 many must stop operations.”
All three of the men will re-outfit
and return to the camp, having been
forced to leave b cause of lack of
provisions. They will wait until the
wagons can go over the government
road in a few weeks and will take
in enough to last them through the
summer. They report the govern
ment road from the coast to Copper
Center as in excellent condition
SEWARD, June 5.—C. Artal is on
the steamer Evans, having reached
this city in ten days from the Nel
china. Artal, when shown the dis
patch from the Prospector regard
ing the strike in the Nelchina, says
that the camp is dead; that Willow
creek prospectors have had 25 cent
pans on the surface, but that nothing
is found at bedrock. On Crooked creek
a hole 160 feet deep was sunk but
no bedrock was found. On all the
other creeks a poor showing has been
found. Artal is now en roue to the
states.
NEW PHONES
FOR VALDEZ
Valdez Electric Co. Busy Installing
Telephones—Central Be in
Copper Block.
The Valdez Electric company has
commenced the work of installing the
new telephone system and Superin
tendent Erickson and his crew are
stringing the telephone cable to all
sections of the city. The company
will Install its telephone exchange and
switchboard in the Copper block and
have purchased a Bell improved non
metalllc switchboard guaranteed to
do away with wirecrossing and buz
zing. The new system will be in
stalled and ready by July 1, say the
company officials.
The new switchboard will have ac
commodations for 320 telephones. Af
ter the work in the city is completed
the company contemplate stringing
lines to all the mining camps on the
bay and will connect Valdez with the
mining districts.
The cost of installing the new sys
tem is estimated at between $5,000
and $8,000 and the money was raised
by local capitalists, who also finan
ced the work of the electric system
now operated by the Valdez Electric
company. The company is incorpor
ated for $25,000 and is operating un
der a franchise granted by the last
council.
Bidders, Notice.
Owing to a protest made by one qf
the petitioners, owners of the Copper
Block, bidders on cement walk are
requested to make their bids on each
block separate; that is bid on Block
8 by itself and above block by itself.
STREET COMMITTEE.
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The franchise of the Valdes Elec
tric Qo. provides that 5 per cent, of
its monthly gross revenues in excess
of $1,000.00 shall be paid to the town
of Valdes. Is it jjpt entitled to the
support of the people T kl7
■■ G. G, Bracket arrived last even
ing from Gold creak.
MOTOR CYCLE
KILLS A FEW
.Arthur Armstrong's Machine Runs
Amuck at Pittsburg Motordrome
Two Dead and Many Injured.
PITTSBURG, June 5—The big mo
torcycle ridden by Arthur Armstrong
in the races held here yesterday in
the local motordrome, became unman
ageable and dashed into the crowds,
killing two men outright and fright
fully mangling two others, who are
certain to die, while 20 people were
seriously injured. Armstrong was
only slightly hurt.
For a time it was feared that a wild
panic would ensue as the crowds were
ready for a stampede, all wishing to
reach the scene of the accident and
see the dead and injured, but the
prompt action of the police, the call
ing of the reserves and the threat to
pound the heads of any who crowd
ed into the ring soon forced order and
the injured were then taken from
the motordrome and rushed to the
hospitals, while tht dead were taken
to the police station.
The police refused to allow the
races to continue.
IDEZliR
CROSSES DUE
Herman Syring, Well Known Citizen,
of Valdez, Dies From Complica
tion of Diseases.
Herman Syring, who came to this
city when it was but a collection of
tents, and who has been a resident of
this section since 1898, died at an
early hour this morning as the result
of a complication of diseases. Ar
rangements for the funeral services
have not been made as yet.
Mr. Syring cante to Valdez in 1S98
and with his wife crossed the Val
dez glacier, establishing camp ten
miles from the floor of the glacier
on the Klutina; later in the fall re
turning to Valdez and have remained
here ever since. Mr. and Mrs. Syring
are the owners of the Arctic hotel
and also many other pieces of valu
able Valdez improved, real estate.
The deceased leaves many friends,
especially among the oldtimers. He
was sick but a few days when called
to cross the divide.
PAGKSinOSS
THOMPSON SUMMIT
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Members of Government Railway Sur
vey Party Are Making Good
Progress.
BEAVER DAM, June 5.—Chief
Packer Johnsotl, who is in charge of
the pack train belonging to Surveyor
Deyo’s party, arrived here today and
reported they had found no difficulty
at any point along the route.
They will leave this afternoon for
Chttina, where the actual work* of
surveying will be commenced soon as
they arrive.
Chamber Meeting Tonight.
The Chamber of Commerce will
meet this evening at 8 o’clock at the
city hall and matters of lm'portance
will come up for consideration. All
members requested to be present.
E. G. AMES, Secretary.
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