COURT UPHOLDS
MINERS’ LIENS
Judge Lyons Decides That Bank
ruptcy Without Possession
Affects No Property.
.Judge Lyons, in I lie (list riel
(•mill ludiiy, upheld Ihe efficacy
of a miner's lien for labor re
gardless of bankruptcy of Ihe
mine owner. This was in the case
of Marry I.. Moore, .1. \V. Hrown
and Carl A. Swanson against Ihe
Knight's Island Consolidated Cop
per company and its trustee in
bankruptcy appointed in Seattle,
Ihe company being a Washington
corporal ion.
Al I orn’eys for the I rust ee in
bankruptcy sought to defeat Ihe
liens tiled by Ihe miners on Ihe
ground that bankruptcy inter
vened and that Ihe only recourse
of l In* men was lo ask for three
months wages as a preference in
hankrnpley. The real effort was
lo have Ihe money sent lo Seattle
10 be dispensed by Ihe Seattle
spirit. Following are Ihe facts:
The Knight's Island company,
which is a vermiform appendix of
Ihe old Ilubbard-Fdliol company,
was adjudicated a bankrupt in the
federal court al Seattle on l-'eb.
:’S. I it I I. <>n March 7 a I ranscripl
of Ihe proceedings in Ihe Seattle
courl was tiled in the district
courl here in Valdez. No oilier
s|e|,s lo secure an ancillary bank
ruptcy 'proceeding in Ihe district
courl of Alaska. Third division,
where all Ihe company's properly
was located, all ol il being al
Drier bay. Knight Island. The men
doing assessment work on Ihe
ground were iml informed of Ihe
bankruptcy until April 12, which
was more Ilian .'Id days' alter the
adjudication of bankruptcy in Se
atile and ,after tiling Ihe trans
cript of Ihe record in flic court
.al Valdez. The men had been
working since December. They
11 led I hide claims of I ien vv il h I he
recorder al Valdez April 2S. and
in August. 1 !> I I. tiled suit to
foreclose in I he disl rid courl.
Tin* attorney for Ihe trustee,
who had in tin* meantime been
appointed in Ihe Seattle court, re
sisted Ihe Mens on the ground
that l be adjudication of bank
ruptcy on February 2H was no
tice lo all Ihe world, and I hero
fore the men had lost their right
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! THE R-A-D TRAM
Judge Lyons Decides Ownership
Disputed Mining Machinery—
Company Failed Redeem.
in l lie liislricl imiui'I I his morn
ing James K. Ilnyilen was given
judgment againsl Hie lleynnlds
Alaska Itevehi|imenl On. fur the
delivery In him of tin* tramway
he bought from the l'. S. marshal
under exeeulion in 19(19.
When Hayden went lo l.nlourhe
In lake possession of the tram
way the company refused .deliv
ery and conlesled the sale. Laid'
an agreement was entered into
whereby I lie company agreed to
pay In Hayden on or before the
1st of January, 1913, the sum
of SJ.J5.I or deliver to him the
I rum. The company failed lo pay
I lie amount agreed upon and un
der lhe terms of the stipulation
enloi-ed into by the respective at
liimcys for litigants, judgment
was aeeordingiy rendered giving
Hayden llie tram.
LOST—An A. H. button with
... selling. Kinder please
relurn In Al. While and receive'
reward.
Huerta Claims Madero and Suarez Tried to Escape—Madero
Shot In Head and Back—Suarez Riddled—Diplomats
Refuse to Credit the Story—Widows Refus
ed View of the Bodies.
Mexico City, Feb. 24.—Former
President Madero and former Vice
President Suarez were shot and
killed by the federal guard at mid
night last night while being con- j
veyed from the arsenal to the pen
itentiary. President Huerta has
officially announced to the diplo
mats that an attack was made up
on the guard in an effort to free
the prisoners and also that two of
the attacking pvty were killed
Madero, he claims, was shot in the
head and back while trying to es
cape and Suarez was riddled with
bullets.
The diplomats refuse to credit
the story and denounce the shoot
ing as a cold-blooded murder on
the part of the new president of
Mexico in order to free himself
of his former chief, whom he be
trayed to Diaz.
Huer'a immediately ordered the
arrest of Major Cardonas, in
charge of the guard, and two of
his subordinate officers, and
claims he will investigate the
charges fully.
Crowds gathered at the scene
of the murder and the women
wept and much indignation is ex
presed by the people. The wid
ows of the murdered have been
refused permision to view the bo
dies and the state has already dis
posed of the bodies.
The streets are commanded by
the cannon of the new government
and trouble is expected any mo- |
ment.
The governors of twelve states
have refused to recognize the Hu
erta government and are mobil- j
jzing troops to proceed against
the new head of Mexico and will j
endeavor to capture the capitol. ;
The situation is considered seri
ous and more bloodshed is expec- |
ted. Thousands are enlisting to j
fight the new administration.
The Huerta government an- ;
nounce that they will soon stop j
all Insurrections, if .it is necessary
to lay waste the country.
Madero’s private secretary was
captured enroute to Vera Cruz l
with $5,POO,000 in currency and j
drafts on European banks in his
possession, he will be brought:
back and tried for looting the
treasury.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 24.—
Ten thousand United States
troops will be mobilized at Gal
veston within the week, as trains
are now rushing them to the
southern border and army stores
are being accumulated there.
President Taft has announced
that he will not intervene as yet
and that the'murder of IWadero is
not cause for America interven
ing.
Douglas, Ariz., Feb. 24.—The
Mexicans in this city, numbering
about 1,000, met in a mass meet
ing and denounced the killing of
former president Madero.
TURKS WHIPPED
ASK FDR PEACE
Request England to Assist in End
ing the War and Are Willing
to Make Any Terms.
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I.,,ii,Ion, I'rli. -J i.—The Turkish
government has requested Kug
laml lo arrange terms of peace
with the allies, agreeing to ac
cede to any terms necessary in
order lo have the war slopped.
The allies have maintained a
blockade around Adriauople and
it is expected that, unless peace is
made within a few days the holy
city must fall. The Turks wish
In avoid this disaster.
George Herman, wlm has been
working all winter on the Kver
man-Herman claims, returned to
town Saturday.
HE TELLS WHO
OFFERED ME
Supt. Russel of Mattewan Says It
e
Was John Anhut, an Attor
ney of White Plains.
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Albany, N. Y., Fell, i i.--Super
intendent Russel, of the Mattewan
stale insane asylum, today re
membered the name of the at
torney who had offered him a
bribe of Sift,000 to assist in the
release of Harry Thaw, an inmate
of the asylum. He claims that
John Anhui, of White Plains, is
the man who had the coin and
flashed il on a poor prison super
intendent.
Anhui has disappeared and all
efforts lo find him have failed. It
is expected that he will be indict
ed by the next grand jury for of
fering a bribe.
Leap Year Lottery Prize.
At the Orpheum tonight, Leap
'Year Lottery .prize comedy pic
ture. Change tomorrow eve.
TMPSOMD
WORK PROGRESSES
Upraise of 150 F6et Nearly Com
pleted—Development Work
to be Rushed.
\\ . I». Thompson. iif I lie Tin 11111>—
sini-Kiiril Mining company. who
11-1*1 nriifil Iasi night t'rnni the
I in 11 >i-ii y. i"«* | x »rl s I in- upraise now
being driven by tIn* i-oiii|iany al
most to llii- surface. H is experl
eil Dial I lie remaining 25 feel of
Hu- 150 foot upraise will In- lin
islieii this week. This work was
made necessary in order In gel.
air into the drifts.
The work of driving the upraise
Jias necessarily been slow, as all
the air has had to lie pumped by
hand from the mouth of the tun
nel 500 feet away. The comple
tion of the work now under way
will allow the company to rush
development work. They expert
to have the property on a ship
ping basis early in the spring.
The Thompson-Kurd properly
is in I In* hands of conservative
local business men and il is gen
erally considered a most pi.lis
ting properly.
THE DANES ARE
EATING HORSE FLESH
Copenhagen, Denmark, Feb. 2i.
__The increase in ihe eosl of liv
ing has resulted in a great de
mand for horse meat among t he
poorer classes. Considerable
horse no al is used in Sweden.
Norway and Denmark. 'This is
imported from (lermany and Kng
laml and stored in the Free Port.
where it is kept until ..led by
11 he dealers.
| A short lime ago Ihe Sanitary
| Police visited Ihe Free Port ami
found 20 barrels which, to ipiote
their report, contained nothing
but sound and good horse meal.
A Copenhagen dealer explained
that they never imported Amer
ican horse meal.
FISH, FISH, FISH.
Fresh caught lish. lake trout,
red snapper and halibut al the
Valdez Cafe;
It is worth while taking a
chance on the 8800 diamond ring
being raffled at Plant A Com
pany’s. jewelers. i
THOIISANOSSTARVE
AUSTRIAN PROVINCE
War Scare and Poor Crops Has
Caused Universal Hardship
and Suffering.
Vienna. I'eli. i.--Thousands
are starving and inueli sulleriim
lias been caused in Ihe province
of (inllicia. Austria, by the fail
ure of Ihe crops and the fear of
an KuropcSn war.
The province of (iallicia lies
next to the border of Russia and
between I (id.(tun and 150.000
soldiers have been stationed in
Ihe province since the commence
ment of the Balkan war, and the
farmers have1 refused to work
their farms, fearing that all they
raised miphl be destroyed should
war between Austria and Russia
be declared.
The savings of Ihe inhabitants
of the country have been with
drawn from the banks and hidden.
The oldest inhabitant cannot re
member when conditions were
worse.
MAN CONVICTED
BY TOOTH MARKS
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Paris, Fell. i.—Improving on
Hie linger-prinl mellioil of de
lecting crime, (lie police have ob
tained proof of a burglar's iden
tity from the tooth marks which
he left in a plate of butler.
Pierre Bassaud. the alleged
burglar, broke into his former
employer's premises at Monlreu
il-sous-Bois, hoping to (ind jew
elry and money. Failing in this
he went to the kitchen and had a
feast. Then lie rode away on a
stolen bicycle. When arrested, he
denied everything, bill the police
found the marks of IS of his
teeth. Including one. which was
broken, exactly reproduced in a
lump of butler into which he had
probably bitten by mistake in the
dark.
He still protested bis innocence,
asserting that he did not like tint -
lor. but when the magisl rate sent
for some butter and made the
prisoner bile into it. Ihe imprint
left by his irregular teeth was
found to be identical with Ihe im
pression made in Ihe larder of j
Mont reuil.
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LOST
Eleven Thousand Bales of Cotton
Lost in Great Blaze in Co
lumbus, Georgia.
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r.oliimhiis. (hi.. I-Vli. ,i.--This j
rily was visited liy 01.I' I he
worst lines in its history yesler- J
day, when one of Hie largest rol
lon factories in Hie South, to
gether with 11,0(1(1 hales of rol
lon stored in Hie huilding. were
destroyed by lire.
It was feared for some time
liial Hie lire department could not
routine tlie conflagration to the
block in which it started, hut by
hard work the business section
of the city was saved from the
Names. The loss is placed at
over a million dollars.
CAPITAL HOTELS
Price of Rooms to Inauguration
Quests Has Avdanced—Com
mittee Enters Protest.
Washinfilon. I>. I-'flt.
The hotels uf II.ily have raised
prices lor rooms and I lie price
of meals al I lie reslauranls lias
been boosted lo I lie liniil. Tile
naiifiurnt ion eommillee have pro
tested in vain to the hotel and
restaurant proprietors and are
even lailfihcd al hy them.
livery room in the city has heen
enpaped and the furnished room
infi houses and many private res
idences are tilled with finests or
have rooms spoken for.
The hotels have combined and
have a uniform rate, and rooms
which formerly rented lor $-i a
week are now rented at $70. and
other rooms are in proportion.
Soup is sold at 50 cents a plate.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
EDGERTON RETURNS
Reports Trail in Fine -Shape
Slate Creekers Pass Ernestine
Supplies Distributed.
I.111. I'.decrlon. eneinrer offi
cer nf tlii' road commission, re
turned yesterday from tin* inter
ior, where lie went in <*«in
lion with Hie work nf ihe coin
mission In construct hridffes
armss (iiilkaua and Nizina rivers.
Tin1 silt nl l lie lii id^f across
I lif (iiilkaua was siirvf.vfd and
everyl hine made read.' so I hat in
I lie e\ fill iif | he open ine 1111 of I he
Cordova load and lln- arrival at.
lillil ilia .if I lie I inihei s and iron
for I he Iwn hridees. Ihe ('■ 1111 mis
sion I earns ma \ rush I liein I n
I lifre spec 11\ e sites and Ihe hr id eo
crews will lie siyil in from Yal
dfz iiunifdialf I\. The Nizina site
has already heen surveyed.
"II will he iu11iiissihlf for ii' In
litiild I lie hridees this season un
less Ihe linihers are delivered In
us al < ill i t ina liiTnre Ihe lirsl of
March." says Ihe lieulenanl. "and
we will reercl lieine forced to
lose a year. The bridges across
Ihe (iiilkaua and Nizina are had
y needed and we had si mne hopes
of spannine these two si reams
Ihis sprine.
"•lack Ineram. so pe rial endf nl,
of Ihf commission, is al C.liilina
and w ill rush I lie suppl if- In I heir
desi Inal ion should ilu* line be
opened and I lie I rain eel I Itnuieh.
The commission horses have de
livered all Ihe freiehl In Ihe s|,a
I imis a loni: I lie line In on C.h il ina
lo I'axsous. and also from Val
dez lo Willow ereek. Ill all lllore
Ilian one h uinlre d tons of f re in Id
was sen| in | hj- w iillrr."
I.ieiil. I'.deerloii wenl in a- far
as Sou rdoiri h and reports Ihe
trail from \'aldez lo Tiekln’ll in
line shape. Ini! I lie warm wealh
er mi Ihe interior has made sled
din;: had lor bobs from Tieklicll
in.
Tile Stale creek ••III liI s are IIUW
camped I'mir miles past Kriiesline
roadhouse and I lie Valdez creek
< hi I fi I is being hauled from the
summit. The trail looks like old
limes, tlie lieutenant says.
The grid* shortage at Chitinu
has been relieved hy the arrival
of supplies sent in from Valdez.
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Rich Ore Found on the Ninety
. Foot Level—Lead Twenty
Inches Wide.
A. Kvermau, who has jusl re
turned from liis properly on Bet
ties hay, in the Port Wells dis
trict, reports the property as
showing up better and better as
the development work proceeds.
I,don Diroux and his partners,
who have the contract to do the
tunneling, have succeeded in out -
ting the lead on the 00 foot lev
el and it is 20 inches wide and
carries ore of great value. The
work will continue as fast as pos
sible and in the spring a mill wilt
he installed, says Mr. Kvermau.
Samples of the ore taken from
the 00 "fool level and now at the
assay office of Deorge White are
as rich as any ever brought to
Valdez.
A. Kvermau. Deorge Herman
and Dlen Kalon are the owners of
the property.
FOR RKXT—Three-room apart
ments furnished over Valdez Drug
Co. Apply Valdez Drug Co.
Deo. Reinke, the watch repairer
and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug
company. . — 1