TRY SABOTAGE
TO GAIN VOTE
American Militants Threaten to De
. stroy Railroads and Public
Buildings.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—The mil
itant suffragettes now in this city ask
ing congress to pass a constitution
al amendment allowing women to
vote in all states, advocate the meth
ods of the English militants unless
their demands are granted.
“Unless our demands are granted,"
said one of t’ e leaders, “we will fol
low the example of our English sis
ters and will give the American gov
ernment a taste of the sabotage
methods of our cousins across the
Atlantic. We will destroy trains,
mail, postoffice buildings and other
public property, but will especially
wreck the railroads as the surest
method of making the people realize
that we are in earnest in our efforts
to secure equal suffrage.”
The police here do not anticipate
that the loud-mouthed agitators will
carry out any of the threats made.
AND
MODE WAGES
Tips Are Falling Off and Want Propri
etors of the Restaurants to
Make Up the Difference.
CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 18.—The
waiters of this city have gone out on
strike, demanding a raise of $5.00 a
month The waiters declare that tips
have fallen off to some extent and that
therefor the proprietors of the restau
rants should be made to make up the
difference.
All the larger hotels are running
but with reduced forces. Some of
them have employed girls to take the
place of striking men. The employ
ment of strike breakers was the sig
nal for many riots and a number of
the finest plate glass hotel fronts were
smashed by the rioters before the po
lice were able to drive the mobs
away.
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National Committee Says It Has Pow
er and Inclination to Make
Needed Reforms.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1?.—The na
tional Republican committee, now in
session in. this city, yesterday decided
net to call a special Republican' con
vention in 1915, claiming that the
national committee has the. right to
make ail reforms desired and they
itave expressed themselves as desir
■ r‘ so doing.
It is expected tbit the Represent i
tion of southern states in tiie national
convention .will he cut down, thus
taking, away fro mthe' administration
and tiie office holders in southern
states the power to control conven
tions. Representation in the'flatlbnal
convention will be apporloned ac
cording to the Republican vote at the
last national election.
King Ferdinand Returning Home.
VIENNA, Dec. K.-^Ktog Ferdinand,
of Bulgaria, whose I6ng sojourn in
'Austria led to rejieated reports that
*i« intended to abdicate, lefl hero for
Soda this morhfng. ' * * •.. .
WILL USE WINE
ON OKLAHOMA
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Ladies Ask Secretary Daniels to for
bid It But He Says It 16 Be
yond His Power.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Secretary
of the Navy Daniels has informed the
delegation of women who waited up
on him asking that he prohibit the
breaking of a bottle of champagne
upon the battleship Oklahoma when
the new warship is launched, told
them that he had no authority to
prohibit the use of wine in the chris
tening ceremonies.
The women pointed out to the sec
retary the fact that the use of wine
at the launching of the war vessel
gave encouragement to those who
manufactured the drink.
The committee intend to appeal to
congress and will ask that a law be
passed prohibiting the use of wine at
the launching of American naval ves
sels.
WILSON NAS
PLENTY OF WORK
Thirty Teams Are Busy and Has Se
cured Contract From Rutherford
and Ramsay.
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j J. E. Wilson, the freighter, is al
ways on the go these days delivering
freight to the military stations along
1 the telegraph line and to the Nelchi
na and Chisana mushers and miners,
along with a special contract to de
liver all the steerage mail kept in
| cold storage at Chit’na. He has se
j cured a contract “Tom the Rutherford
: Ramsay Gold Mining company to de
| liver 200 tons of machinery and equip
| ment, supplies and lumber for the
i working of the mine. The contract
; price is said to be $10,000.
j Wilson will use horses and double
I enders as far a she can on the gla
j cier and then by cable up the moun
I tain side to the camp of the mining
j company.
i To a representative of the Pros
: pector Mr. Wilson stated that as soon
| as his teams returned from the in
j terior he would be prepared to take
I large or small contracts for the de
I livery of freight at Chitina or in
■ terior points at rates to compete with
; the railroad shipments from Cordova.
! He has 30 head of stock to put on
| the trail when needed.
Advance Agents of Trade,
j- WASHINGTON, Dece. 18.-Secre
tary of Commerce Redfield has asked
, congress for $100,000 to pay (he ex
| penses of half a dozen advance ag
; ents in America nindustry in South
j America. Mr. Redfield expects the
; opening of the Panama canal to start
i a great current of the world’s com
| merce along the shores of Latin
i America. But he fears that unless
l something be done promptly the Un
] ited States jyjli not get her share
, of the new trade This country, how
; ever, exports comparatively little to
\ South Arnyiea. Commercial houses
have found difficulty in procuring the
: services of young men familiar with
i the Spanish and Portuguese languages
I to act as salesmen, and Mr. Redfield
' believes that the commerce of the
: whole country would profit from the
i labors of a few- agents sent out by
the government.
j • Jaanlal* Unreftorted.
The steamship Jeanle, Of the' Alas
ka Coast company, which was billed
to .leave Seattle'Dec. 10th, has nev
er been reported as leaving the Spirit
City and the Valdez Dock company,
the local agents for the boat, have
wired to Seattle to find out when the
boat left.
Charles McCallum left this morn
lay. for Nelchina.
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TOWNSITE TRUSTEE'S REPORT
RECEIVED RY CITY COUNCIL
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TOTAL COST OF SECURING PATENT TO VALDEZ LOTS WAS $15,673.09
TRUSTEE RECEIVED $4,290.00 FOR HIS LABOR—SURVEYING
C08T LOT OWNERS LESS THAN $5,000.00.
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Mayor Ritchie yesterday received from the Secretary of the Interior a
copy of the report of W. H. Crary, Valdez townsite trustee. The mayor
had been requested to write to the Secretary for a copy of the report
when the trustee failed to make public his final statement. The money
to purchase the iand from the government was furnished by the town coun
cil. The final report of the trustee shows a total expense to the lot holders
for securing title of $15,673.09, of this sum the trustee received as salary
$4,290; for office rent with Donohoe & Ostrander the lot owners were
charged a total of $2,010. This item also included the rent of an office
for the government surveyors while they were in town. Stationery, postage
and rent of a safe to keep the records cost $74.93. Surveyor Warner and
his assistants charged about $5,000 for platting the town.
The report in detail is as follows:
FINAL REPORT ASSESSMENT FUNDS.
Collections.
Receipts, assessments and notary fees. $11,961.32
Disbursements.
Paid for land, Voucher No. 1.$ 666.64
Voucher No. 3 . 27.08 693.72
Tp government for subdivisional survey, Voucher No. 36 1,000.00
Voucher No. 41. 500.00
Voucher No. 5 . 15.00
Voucher No. 8. 1.50
Voucher No. 16 . 1.50
Voucher Nov24 . 6.60
Voucher No/26 . 91.65
Voucher No. 27 . 35.00 162.05
Voucher No. 47 . 3,077.63
4,577.63
Survey expense, material, drayage, etc., Voucher No. 4 11.00
Typewriter and express charges, Voucher No. 6. 88.00
Voucher No. 7 . 2.25 90.26
Salary former trustee, Voucher No. 13. 150.00 150.00
Refund of advance by town, Voucher No. 46. 103.00
Voucher No. 72 . 897.00 1,000.00
Advertising, Voucher No. 37 . 15.00
Voucher No. 38 . 39.20
Voucher No. 68 ... . 13.60 67.80
Recording fees, Voucher No. 14. 6.90
Voucher No. 73 . 3.80 10.20
Refund of assessments, Voucher No. 31. 4.50
Voucher No. 56. 4.50 9.00
Salary of trustee, Voucher No. 11. 50.00
Voucher No. 15. 95.00
Voucher No. 19 . 135.00
Voucher No. 22 . 80.00
Voucher No. 23 . 160.00
Voucher No. 30 . 230.00
Voucher No. 35 . 240.00
Voucher No. 42 . 260.00
Voucher No. 46 .i. 250.00
Voucher No. 49 . 270.00
Voucher No. 51 . 140.00
Voucher No. 53 . 250.00
Voucher No. 55 . 270.00
Voucher No. 60 . 240.00
Voucher No. 62 . 260.00
Voucher No. 63 . 260,00
Voucher No. 69 . 260.00
Voucher No. 70 . 200.00 3,650.00
Notary fees on deeds and one on lease, Voucher No. 9 75
Voucher No. 18 . 8.00
Voucher No. 21 . 15.00
Voucher No. 28 . 18.00
Voucher No. 32 . 19.00
Voucher No. 34 . 23.00
Voucher No. 40 . 25.00
Voucher No. 43 . 29.00
Voucher No. 44 . 30.00
Voucher No. 48 . 73.00
Voucher No. 50 . 26.00
Voucher No. 54 . 30.00
Voucher No. 58 . 5.00
Voucher No. 61 . 40.00
Voucher No. 71 . 29.00
Voucher No. 74 . 1.00 371.75
Office expense, stationery, postage, safe, etc., Voucher
No 10 . 2.00
Voucher No. 12 . 1.68
Voucher No. 17 . 2.00
Voucher No. 26 . 12.50
Voucher No. 29 . 2.35
Voucher No. 33 ... .. . 2.00
Voucher No. 59. 6.00
Voucher No. 65 . 30.00
Voucher Nd. 67 . 14.50 74.93
Office rent, including rent of office for surveyors, Vouch
er No. 2 100.00
Voucher No. 20 . 100.00
Voucher No. 39 . 80.00
Voucher No. 52 . 160.00
Voucher No. 67 . 60.00
Voucher No 64 . 280.90
Voucher No. 66 . 150.00
Voucher No. 75 . 126.00 1,036.00
Cash on hand Sept. 30.. . • 68.99
$11,961.32 $11,961.32
FINAL REPORT CONTE8T FUNDS.
Collection*.
Total collections, contest deposits.... 132.00
...*•? Disbursement*.
Refund of deposits, Vouchor No. i.... 22.00
voucher jno. 2 ...|. 22.00
Voucher'No 3 .. 16.40
Voucher No. 4 . ... 17.60
Voucher No. 10 . 22.00
Voucher No. 11 ...$.f0 . 107.70
Salary of trustee. Voucher No. 5............. 10.00
Voucher No. 8 .. 10.00 20.00
(Continutd on page t.)
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LYNCHES MAN
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Dakota Mob Take Prisoner From
Sheriff and Hang Him—Accused
of Most Brutal Murder.
WILLISTON, N. D., Dec. 18—A
number of citizens of this town mask
ed so as to be unrecognizable, storm
ed the local Jail, drove the warden
and his assistant from the building
and took Prank Culbertson, charged
with the murder of a family of three
people, and lynched him.
Culbertson plead with the crowd for
his life and vehemently declared his
innocence, but they were determined
that he should be hung and after
stringing him up his body was rid
dled with bullets.
The dead man is believed to have
killed a farmer, his wife and one
child and to have robbed them. He
was employed on a nearby farm and
some of the stolen loot was found
in his possession.
NAFSTED’S HELLO
WORKING FINE
Great Convenience to Public of In
i
terior and Charges are Very
Reasonable
Jake Nafsted, the proprietor of the
upper and lower Tonsina roadhouses
and trading stations, who is now in
Valdez on business, stated to a rep
resentative of the Prospector that the
telephone line built to connect his two
stations and the town of Chitina,
which had been completed November
1st at an expense of about $5,000.00,
W'as. giving good service and satis
faction to the people of the interior.
The line gives Chitina direct con
nection with the outside without us -
ing the expensive and unsatisfactory
system of the Cordova railroad.
The rates over the private line have
been made nominal so -as to encour
age its use' by the business men of
the interior. It is also a great con
venience to the stage company, as
the headquarters of the company at
Chitina can now get in communica
tion with the stations along the gov
ernment line without first sending
messages over the railroad line to
Cordova, then by cable to Valdez,
thenee over the government line to
the stations along the road. The cost
by this route is almost prohibitive and
is used only in emergencies.
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Is Likely to Exhibit.
BERLIN, Dec. 18.—It is pretty cer
i tain that all parties in the Reichstag
will seek to move the government to
recede from its present position with
regard to the San Francisco Exhibi
tion. The matter was a subject of
active negotiation among the parties
this morning, and rumors are per
sistent that the government will fin
ally consent to an arrangement by
which a vote for expenses will be laid
before the House as a supplementary
estimate.
Should the government thus give
way it will be a great victory for Herr
Ballln, the director general of the
Hamburg-American line.
Call of the Mooae.
The regular meeting Of the order
will be held tonight at Moose haU.
Next Thursday being Christinas and
the Thursday following New Year’s no
mecrtMtg*' win be .held oh Chose two
dates and all methbfcrs are requested
to attend tonight. Business of im
portance. E. G. AMES, Sec’y.
Alameda due Late tonight.
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The steamer Alameda is due to
reach Valdes at 2 .o’clock tomorrow
morning. The boat Jett Seward at
10:80 this morning and will call at:
La touche for ote.
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SUERS RIOT
IN ST. LOUIS
Police Arrest Forty Men and Thirty
Women in One Night—
Claim Peer Pay.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 18.—The police of
this city arrested forty men and thirty
women last night for rioting. The
rioters are all members of the gar
ment workers union, which has de
clared a strike against the sweat shop
methods of the manufacturers and
they insist that they be paid a liv
ing wage. It is stated by the agents
of the organization that when moth
ers and fathers and the children are
worked from 12 to 15 hours a day
they are hardly enabled to receive
enough compensation to keep the
bread of life together.
Social workers s ate that families
of six, eight and ten can be found
living in one room, all working for
the manufacturers and not earning
enough to allow the children clothes
enough to keep warm.
OUR WHIPS
HAVE RETURNED
Atlantic Fleet Reaches New Y#rk
After 9,000-Mile Cruise in the
Mediterranean Sea.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—The battle
1 ship division of the Atlantic fleet
I reached this city today from the
i Mediterranean sea.
! The ships made a cruise of 9,000
miles and were ordered to return to
; American waters when the Huerta
i provisional government of Mexico
; refused to obey the command. of
! President Wilson not to convene con
| gress. It was expected that a block
; ade of Mexican ports would be inaug
urated, but the plans of the admin
i istration were changed and a waiting
game has been inaugurated instead.
The ships will be prepared for im
mediate action and will leave for the
Gulf of Mexico in a few days.
MAY CALL STATE
SYMPATHY STRIKE
Colorado Miners May Secure Aid of
All Organized Workmen of
the State.
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DENVER, Colo., Dec. 18.—Delegates
from nearly all the labor locals in the
state are in convention in this city
to determine the advsability of call
ing a state-wide strike in sympathy
w'th the striking miners. It is gen
erally believed that the sympathy
strike will be voted upon favorably as
much indignation is felt towards the
mine operators.
Pledges of financial support have
been received from organisations all
over' the states and it is thought by
labor leaders that the strike w<U be
settled in less than three weeks if
ail organisations Of labor take part.
New Governor of Moro.
MANILA. P. I„ Dec. 18.—Prank W.
Carpenter, executive secretary at the
Philippines, was appointed today as
governor of the province of Moro.
Mr. Carpenter succeeds Brig. Gen.
John Jt Pershing, and is the first civ
ilian governor who has ever held of
fice Ut the province of Moro.