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VOL. 8.
STRIKERS REFUSE ~
WORK KT RANG
Take Possession of Johannes iurg,
Burn and Destroy Buildings
Murder Inhabitants.
Johannesburg, July 7.—The
strike settlement made yesterday
between the mine owners and the
miners has proved ineffective and
mobs of drunken strikers have
taken'possession of the city, ter
rorizing the people, murdering
stealing and burning, arming
themselves from ttfe stores, with
the latest automatic guns.
Strikers have ordered the
street car company to stop op
erating cars and the order has
been obeyed, they have also pre
vented the issuing of the news
papers.
The beautiful Hand Club, with
its furnishings worth hundreds
of thousands of dollars was in
vaded by the blacks last night
and they have destroyed the fur
niture and works of arl and have
looted the building of all things
of value. The club is owned by
the mine operators, but none of
thdm were present when the
crowd arrived.
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± lit. IlUvUO lllli U UlldWIV
dislodgg the mob from the roof
tops where they Are on all pas
sers by and have killed many.
More than a hundred dead bod
ies have been found by the po
lice, many of whom, however,
are strikers, killed by the police
and soldiers, who shot at every
body found on the street acting
in a suspicious manor.
The troops are. worn out bjf
the long si^igd. many of \them
have been without sleep for three
days, working to bring the women
and children who were in expos
ed posit bins to the. barracks and
to the mines which have been
strongly fortified, as to make an
attack impossible and the city
where no trouble was feared, was
left unprotected.
The strikers have threatened
to use dynamite and destroy the
homes of all the wealthy people,
they have set lire to many of the
buildings, throwing a pall of
smoke over the town.
Troops 'are being rushed to
the city from Cape Town and
quick reprisals will be made by
the red coats on the miners for
the outbreak.
The warm weather of the past
few days has caused a large in
crease in the water from the gla
cier and the flats to the east of
town are covered, up to the pres
ent, little water is flowing be
tween town and the .mountains
on the western side of the city.
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Judge Jennings has named J.
13. Marshall of Juneau as com
missioner of that towir to suc
ceed Judge Grover C. Winn, who
has held the oflice for three years.
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Under orders from Judge Jen
nings a census was taken of the
people of Juneau and of the first
1200 names listed over 90 per
cent were in favor of a wet town"
J. M. Davis left this morning
for the Sealey-Davis mine, after
having spent \tlie last week in
town enjoying the celebration of
independence Day.
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My house and furniture for
sale. Thos. S. Scott, clerk’s of
fice.
Get a bicycle from Owen Meals
and enjoy your evenings riding
out the government trail.
v A fresh supply of Chinese
goods just received on the Samp
son—Chop Suey and Chinese
Noodles at the Valdez Cafe
Fop a Delicious Salsa avue Sea
Tuna.
A delightful fish for salads
packed in ohve oil, caught in Cal
ifornia. T>'y it, at Love-Whitley
Company.
HOUSE COMMITTEE
FOR ILHSKk R. R.
Poll Taken Demonstrates Mem
bers of Territorial Committee
, are Unit for Measure.
Seattle, July 7 — Private advi
ces, received by business men in
this town, who arc interested in
the railroad situation of Alaska,
show that every member of the
House Territorial committee is
pledged to the support of the
railroad bill. '
The committee numbers are
examining the report of the
railroad commission and as far
as can be ascertained, the plans
of the commission will be follow
ed and the road will be built front
Cordova to Fairbanks with a
branch line to Bering Lake coal
tields and extended oil into the
interior.
The most active lobby ever in
Washington is lighting to ^put
through the bill at the present.
Congress.
BULGARIANS WIN
SMALL TOWN
Recapture Town of Qhevghelli at
Point of Bayonet-Many Are
Killed.
Vienna, July ?.—The Bulgar
ians captured the fortification
about the (own of ffhevghelli,
from the Servians, 1ml mil until
mk'uiy had sacrificed their live's
in (lie bayonet charge.
The two armies fought like
mad men in the hand to hand en
counter.
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WINS AIR RAGE
Lands at Goodrich, Michigan, a
Distance of 630 Miles From
Starting Point.
Kansas Cily, July 7—The bal
oon race was won by the Kansas
City 11, the big air craft reaching
Goodrich, Michigan, before
touching the ground.
The distance traversed by the
baloon was 030 biles and the par
ty were were 18 hours in the air.
Northwestern Due at 9 Tonight.
The Northwestern left Cordova
for Valdez at 2 p. m. today and
is due here at 9.
Dora Due at Seward Tonight.
The Dora is due to reach Sew
ard tonghl after having made a
trip to Bristol bay. Two prison
ers for Valdez and an insane
chinamau for Morningside are on
the boat and will be brought to j
VJaldez on the Northwestern.
Tom Quinn, superintendent of
the local power company made a
trip.across the bay this morning
and is pushing the work on the
power line in order to have every
thing 'in readiness for the ma
chinery which is expected on one
of the next boats.
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 cerft dfsfcouiH on
suits at Harvey’s Toggery.
GERMANS LOSE
WHO SECRET
Krupp Draftsman Sells Secret of
New German Aeroplane Gun
to French.
Paris, July 7.—The French
war otliee has received from a
draftsman in the Krupp iron
works, the plans of the new gun,
invented by a German and which
has been found effective against
aeroplanes.
The mechanism of the gun was
kept a secret by lliti German
army officers who believed that
it gave I hem great advantage
over an enemy and the war oflice
is jubilant at receiving the draw
ings.w Tests made with the new
gun show its gryal value.
The war otliee is said to have
paid a fabulous price for I lie
drawings.
COAL STRIKE
IS SETTLED
Governor Hatfield of West Virgin
ia Succeeds in Making Settle
rti°nt for Miners.
Charlestown, \V. V'a., July 7.~
The strike of the 15,000 coal
miners in the Paint River dis
trict has been settled and the men
return to work, today, 'i’he set
tlement is in lh.e nature of a
compromise, the men gaining
several concessions, regarding
Wages and yet no| receiving all
i hey demanded.
Governor llaltield acted as
peace-maker and threlalened that
unless a settlement was mode
that he would establish military
law, confiscate the mines and
drive I lit1 miners and operators
out of Ihe district, in order to
keep the peace. The threat was
effective.
Marion Leach, Linotype oper
ator for the Prospector, is con
fined to his room, suffering with
eye trouble. He is compelled to
remain in the dark.
SAMPSON SAILS
jfflMALDQ
Seattle, July* 7.—The Admiral
Sampson left here Saturday for
Valdez and will also make the
trip as far west as Kodiak. A
large party of miners are aboard
in charge of Evans the coal ex
pert. Dr. Holmes, of the Bureau
of Mines, accompanies the par
ty to direct the work of taking
out the 800 tons of coal for naval
tests.
Fifty passengers are making
the round trip on the Sampson,
most of them eastern people.
The Valdez passengers, are:
Irina Fielus, Hanley Mitchell,
\V. Green and Richard Greer
SpeoiAl Monday Eve Change.
There will be a special Monday
evening change of pictures at
the Orphe'um tonight. 2 shows
at Tt and 9:1.5 sharp. Read the
following swell program:
“On the Trail of the Germs,*’—
Educational and Scientific.
“The Tourists.’’—Laughable,
farce comedy.
“The Girl at the Cupola,
Sensational strike picture.
“What the Doctor Ordered,’’—
A soream from start to finish. ,
Chiange of pictures again to
morrow evening.
MANY BIDDERS FOR
ALASKA TIMBER
j
Government Sells 300,000,000
Fe^t of Standing Timber In
Tongass.
Washington, D. C., July 7.~
Bicis have een opened at ttie of
fice of the Forest Bureau for the
300,000,000 feet of standing lim
ber in the Tongass reserve in
outheastern Alaska and many
southeastern ADaska and many
pulp mills have bid for the lim
ber for the purpos'e of using it
in the manufacture of wood pulp
■for paper.
The bidders have also request
ed the department to open an
other tract of timber for use by
•them in (heir business and the
Forestry Department have the
mailer under advisement.
BIG AUIO RAGES
IN TACOMA CITY
Cooper Wins in 2 Hours, 41 1-2
Min.utes—TetzlafT Machine
Wrecked—He Escapes.
Tacoma, July 7.—Cooper in his
big racing car won the 200 mile
auto race held here yesteifday,
making the distance in 2 hours
il minutes and 30 seconds,
Burmin was second.
The race was thrilling from
start lo finish, many hair breadth
escapes from collisions and
wrecks keeping the crowd on its
feet all the time.
In the preliminary practice
races, to warm up the machines,
Telzlalf of Seattle, crashed
through the fence of the track
(and wrecked his machine. He
wept wIhui lie found lie would be
unable to enter the race. Mech
anician Clapp who was in the
racer at the time was thrown 20
feet but was not hurt, while
Tlezlatf’s escape is considered
Miraculous.) He was found t|an-i
gled up in the wreck but did not
have a scratch.
COM! BRINGS
AUTO TRUCK
—
The stean|er /Cordova, 'which
arrived yesterday, brought to
Vaidez for E. P. Cashman, his
long-sought-for auto .truck. The
truck was given a test and was
run out the government road as
far as the seven pines, at which
place the high water of Lowe
river had caused a bastion I and
the party were compelled to re
turn.
Sam Lynch is the chauffeur.
The wagon will be given a fur
ther test today.
Fred. Ileese, who has been
working at the Cliff for the past
six inonths, relurned to Valdez
this morning and will leave for
the Teikhell- country in a few
days to open his quartz claims in
that section.
The . street and church meet
ings conducted by Miss Wright
and her co-workers will be con
tinued the' coming week, all hre
welcome to the meetings held ev
ery nigh', at the Congregational
church.
Rook Contract to Lot.
Contract to let for sinking
shaft. Inquire of B. F. Millard
lit the Copper Block.
N
ARMY SURGEONS
DO GOOD IRK
Sanitation Work at Gettysburg by
Army, Brings Praise From
Experts.
Gettysburg, Pa., July 7.--A to
tal of nine deaths are reported
among the old soldiers a id vis
itors at the rolunion of the bat
tle- scarred veterans of the Bat
tle of Gettysburg.
Of the nine deaths the major
ity are from ^ver exertion and
no case of disease has been re
ported.
The medical branch of the
United States Army were in
charge of the sanitation problem
and they are proud of the record
achieved here in caring for so
large a number of old men and
as large a crowd of visitors.
High medical authorities in I he
United States have characterized
the work as remarkable.
ALAMEDA LEFT
SEATTLE SUNDAY
Has Large List of Interior Pas
sengers and Many Round Trip
pers—Few for Valdez.
Seal tie), July 7.—The Alameda
left here yesterday fur the north
w«Ui -a*-fe.w Valdez passengers,
but with a large list of round
trippers and many interior pas
sengers going via Skagway.
The Valdez passengerds are:
Charles Itystrom, J. King, Meyer
Blum and B. Johnson.
washTngt¥coal
FOR ALASKA
Cordova Brings 250 Tons High
f
Grade Washington Coal—No
Coal From Nanaimo.
Two hundred and fifty ions of
Washington house coal arrived
on the Cordova yesterday for the
Valdez Dock co., it is the best
grade of coal obtainable in the
markets at this time and from
row on unlil the strike is settled
at Nanaimo, no British Columbia
coal will be brought to Alaska.
Many of the mines in British
Columbia have dismantled their
mine machinery and will not
mine coai until the strike is set
tied, on the other hand, the coal
miners union claim they have
$3,000,000 to fight the operators
and that they will not give up the
battle for higher wage's.
Earl Allen, a Cordova, Valdez
and Juneau printer, was the vic
tim of a case of mistaken iden
tity recently, A man who car
ried the same name shot and kil
led a Portland woman and then
Suicided. Allen was in Juneau at
the time and read the account
of his namesake’s deeds. Pa
pers to the westward got balled
up on the story.,—'Juneau Dis
patch. Not the Prospector. Paul
ine .
Regular monthly meeting of
the board of trustees of the
Church of the Epiphany ami Hos
pital of the Good Samaritan to
night at 7 o’clock at the Rectory.
The Prospector for job work.
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MILL Fin
FOB SBOUP Btf
Emerson Completes Work of la
stalling Cameron-Johnson Mill
—Stamps Drop Soon.
Supt. Olson, of tin* Cameron
'Johnson company, returned to
Valdez yesterday, from the; prop
erty of the company on Shoup
hay. He was accompanied by S.
•\V. Emerson, the mill wright, who
•has just completed the work of
'erecting the company stamp mill,
which is now ready for the drop
ping of tin* stamps as soon as
the water power is completed
hy the laying of a few more
joints of pipe.
The ollicials of the company
have nothing hut words of praise
for Mr. Emerson, who lias erect
ed the -nil! without a hitch ami
installed the machinery.
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Robert. McIntosh, were sent down
on ;i sci*w today, and Red .McDon
ald and Johnny Johnson will do
the packing .for the company.
Both of them left today wita I.ho
stock
LOCAL BREVITIES.
C. M. Clark will leave for Shoup
bay in the morning.
Rogers Sunnier left for Kalalla
on the Triton.
Special change tonight at the
Orpheum.
Best place lo eat in town. Mrs.
St. Marie..
Charles Crawford left for the
Cold King today.
Special change of program at
the Orpheum tmiighl.
Bert Denny is leasing for Cor
dova on the Triton.
Fred Cameron left for Galena
bay lo spend a few days prospect
ing.
C. A. Sclnmackcr. I raveling for
the Riclimoird Paper Co., will
leave tonight for Seward.
F. L. Wagner will leave for
I.alouche in the morning on bus
iness.
If. E. Waterman will lake a trip
down Hie bay fop a few days, leav
ing Valdez in the morning.
Mrs. William Finical and chil
dren are returning passengers
on the Northwestern.
H. L. Worcester and wife left
for the fox ranch on Perry Is
land today.
Ous F.pgaelliec will leave for
the Martin lish ramp and willbo
chief cook there for the summer.
The Pig Four party left for Ihe
claims Ibis morning and will re
main for several days.
Charles McCullough won the
watch which was rattled al Dick's
Place.
The Triton left for Kafalla
this morning, calling at Cordova
en route-.
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The high water of the past few
days has caused a leak in old city
dike and men are now working to
makd repairs and keep the water
lout of the town.
The local Igloo of Ihe Pioneers
of Alaska will meet tonight at
Moosrf Hall at 8 o’clock and all
members are requested to be
present, as important business
will b e transacted. All bills
against the Fourth of July com
mittee must be presented to the
commUteo promptly. Charles
Day, Resident of Igloo No. 7„
will receive them at his place of
business.
For bicycle repair work, call
on Owen Meals.