ALLENLOSESTHE
SOLOMON DERBY
Whirlwind Race Ends With Scotty
Allen Fourth—Much Money
Changes Hands.
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Nome, Jan. 27.--The Solomon
Derby ended in a whirlwind fin
ish with Johnson the winner. The
time was six hours and one min
ute and a half. At the Solomon
turn, Allen, driving Mrs. Dar
ling’s team, was in the lead, close
ly followed by Johnson, who suc
ceeded in passing the oft-times
winner and maintaining his lead
to the finish.
The order in which the teams
came in was Johnson, Biatchford,
llolmnson, Allen. Considerable
money changed hands, the heavy
end of the hotting having boon
placed on Allen.
deUIe
x SAME AS BEFORE
Jones, Nelson and Col. Richard
son All Working -for Passage
of Needed Legislation.
Washington, I •. Jan.
The dike Im'1,1 introduced by Scti
aloi: Jones "is I he same as that
which passed I he Senate Iasi year,,
and carries an appropriation' of
£55,000 for I he prided ion ofgov
Vrnmenl properly al Valdez.
Such was the informal ion re
ceived hy I he Prospeelor this
morning in a message from Col.
Richardson, to whom we had
wired asking for informal ion. lie
also says that Senator Nelson,
who worked so assiduously for
the passage of the measure last
year, is also striving at this time
to have it passed, and that lie
himself was doing all he possibly
could to explain the conditions to
the members of congress.
Col. Richardson, in his mes
sage, says that Senator Jones in
formed him that he would use ev
ery effort to have the bill passed
at this session of congress.
WIRELESS SERVICE
TO ALASKA POINTS
Washington, I). (k. Jan. 27.—
Itesidenls of tin1 United Slates
desiring to communicate with
friends in Alaska or on ships at
sea in the Pacific may do so
through the government's station
at North Head, Wash. A table
of rates has been prepared. The
stations at Unalga, Kodiak, Sit -
, ka, VVhitshed, DutijJi 'Harbor and
, Pribyloff will be ready for com
. meccial business Wednesday next.
Messages from sea to points in
the United States from Unalga.
for instance, will be 25 cents_a
v. rd, plus the ship and the tele
graph rates from the North Head
station to the point of destina
tion in this country.
ANOTHER CHECK
ON ACCIDENTS
Washington, D. (k, Jan. 27.—
The Weather Bureau will in the
future notify mine owners upon
application when explosions are
likely to occur on account of at
mospheric conditions.
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“The Cliff" is the place, nol
a bunkhouse; not cheap, but rea
sonable and moderate in price,
and you get what yon pay for—
comfort. ,
THE TURKS START
FIGHTING AGAIN
Battle Reopened on the Lines of
Tchqtalja—Thought War
Will be Resumed.
Vienna, Jan. 2', -The Turks
have resumed lighting on ihe
Tchatalja lines, attempting i sor
tie along their entire fr.-ir. hul
veie met at all points by the \l
iies. l
Paris, Jan. 27.—Halil Hey, Ihe
imins Turk leader, says the loss
of the Turks from death during
till war was 200,00(1, while Ihe
Bulgarians losl 70,000.
S. I.. Barter, of Ihe road com
mission force, returned yesterday
afler a short visil lo the stales
TELEGHAPHSTATION
ON THE SUMMIT
Relief Cabin to be Equipped by
Signal Corps Under Orders
of Lieut. Prosser.
Tin* i*i*lit*I’ cabin buill by l.icul.
Prosser about a mile ami a
quarter below I lit* actual summit
of Thompson's pass, will lie open
wit bin a few days as a regular
telegraph slat ion.
Lieut. Prosser, in making the
announcement, says: “I feel that
I he opening of a slalion on tin
summit, equipped with supplies
for both man and beast, ready at
all limes to offer shelter to the
traveler and to inform those on
the trail of tin* condition of the
weather on the summit,—a place
where messages can be sent both
ways in ease of need—will be of
great service to the traveling pub
lic, and at the same lime y is
a necessity to the proper main
tenance of the line into the in
terior.
“The station was built last fall
by the Signal Service with the as
surance of Col. Richardson, who
had the material hauled up the
hill for us. It has been of great
benefit lo travelers over the trail
this winter. At one lime 12 peo
ple were camped in the station
during the big blizzard, one of
them a woman, who was ill, and
without the cabin some of them
might have lost their lives.
“The relief cabin is eight miles
from Wortmans on the govern
ment road and a mile and a quar
ter below the old stone house at
the gut. .We will send the sup
plies for the station tomorrow or
next day."
Thu summit lias buun named
Carr summit in honor'of Major
I). J. Carr, chief officer of the
Signal Corps.
WIFE’S REVENGE
F0HN_ INSULT
Moscow, Jail. 27.—Putokin, a
fencing teacher, challenged ail
army officer to a duel for alleged
intimacy with his wife, when Ihe
irate spouse stepped in and de
manded that her husband light
I her for the insult he had offered
her ngme. They thereupon
fought, the wife running b«r ra
pier through her husband's heart,
killing him instantly.
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The kteamship Northwestern
loft Seward at 4 o’clock and will
conic directly through to Valdez.
Keinke, expert repairer, at the
Valdez Drug company.
GIVING HELP
10 ALASKA
Senator Jones Secured Strong
Backing for His Alaska Coal
Bill, Which May Pass.
Washington, 1>. 0., Jan. 27.
Seuators Jones, La Follette and
Governor Clark are working for
the passage of the Jones bill, pro
viding that Alaska coal cases be
tried by an impartial court in
stead of the Interior department,
which is undoubtedly adverse to'
permitting any Alaska coal of
value going to patent. A careful
canvass of congress indicates
that the measure has the, support
of a majority of the members.
N. G. MANAGER
TELLS OF MAIL
Change of Coast Ports Had Been
Contemplated for Some Time,
Says Mr. Fowl.
,1. li. Fowl, manager of I In*
Xorl hern Commercial company's
stage line, is in town, having ar
rived here yesterday to lake per
sonal eharge of I lie company's,
opera!ions from this city.
in an interview with a. repre
sentative of tile Prospector lie
saiil
“We are glad to get hack to
Valdez and we feel llial I lie com
pany and the people of Valdez Will
always he on good terms, as it has
licen oiir most earnest effort to
live in peace with our neighbors.
We have as yet made no plans for
the future, but as soon as Mr.
Rockafeler arrives from Chilina.
and he is due here tonight, we
will make our plans for I lie dis
patch of the mails from Valdez
to the interior.
“The N. G. company lias many
interests in the interior and is
one of the largest operators in
Alaska. We are very desirous of
having the mails sent in on time
and making good connections.”
Mr. Fowl is superintendent of
all ihetJKi. G. mail line, operating
from the coast ter Fori Gibbon bii
the Yukon. ''
Mrs. Fowl accompanies her
husband on the trip and will re
main in Valdez, making this her
home until I lie break-up.- in the
spring.
PAYS A MILLION
FOR IRE SERUM
New York Banker to Oi«e Tuber
culosis Jpfcrum to World if
Pronounoed Effective.
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New York, Jen. 27.— Baifker
Charles Finley has perfected ar
rangements with L)r. Friedman,
the German discoverer of the tu
berculosis serum, by which the
American will come in control of
the serum, paying Friedman one
million dollars for the discovery
if the preseut. tests are pronoun
ced to be successful.
IMa the intei^iop of Mr. Fin
ley to give the discovery ;l» the
world.in the hope of stoji^jng ttje;
ravages of the white plague. Dir.
Friedman will start for New York
as soon as his present teats are
completed and Berlin physicians
have pronounced the serum to be
wha.1 its discoverer claims it to.
be.
Come in Collision With 200 De
tectives and Rout Them—
Police Called in.
New York, Jail. 27.—While 2,
000 waiters were parading on
Broadway they came in collision
with 200 detectives, who were
protecting the Waldorf-Astoria,
when a pitched battle ensued, fin
ally resulting in the striking wait
ers overpowering and putting to
rout the detectives.
Police squads were hurried to
the scene and rescued the de
tectives and I lie hotel from furth
er damage.
Supt. Geiger Says Will Take Three
Weeks of Good Weather to
Open Up Line.
The Cordova Alaskan of Janu
ary “3. received on Sunday’s
steamer, contained lhe following
interview with.Supl. (ieo. (ieiger
relative to eomlilions on the Coo
per diver railroad:
"The elements and nol a lack of
motive power or anvlhing else is
responsible for' the long tie-up of
Hie railroad." said Superinlend
enl (ieo. (ieiger this morning lo a
I »a ily Alaskan represent alive. Mr.
(ieiger returned Iasi evening from
oiil I lie line, where lie has been
since the beginning of Ihe block
ade. He left mile 51 on Wednes
day and mushed lo mile 3fl, where
he remained over night, yesterday
walking lo Flag Point and I here
be was mel by an engine and
brouglil to town. Mr. (ieiger has
been suffering from an attack of
sciatic rheumatism and although
housed today expects lo he about
again very shortly.
In discussing the railway con
ditions Mr. (ieiger said: “With
three weeks of favorable weather
the entire line could be opened up
and the regular schedule of three
trains a week resumed. In three
days frorii t he time the wind ceas
es blowing at mile 51 the small
rotary should he back in Cordova.
And this is the key to the situa
tion. As soon as the rotary
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POST OUTFIT START
NEXT MONTH
Will Take 20 Tons of Feed to the
Station at Teikhell to be
Held in Reserve.
I,ieut. Kun/.ig, the post quar
termaster, will send in an outfit
of men and horses with 20 tons
of feed to be cached at Teikhell
in case ot an emergency. The
government has a barn at that
place and wish to have supplies
there at all times in case of im
mediate need, and they can be
sent in in the winter better and
mue|j cheaper than during the
summer. The outfit will leave
early next month.
This is the kind of weather
that the tenants of "The Cliff"
wear a broad smile and spend
their time in their rooms with
comfort.
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TRUST EXISTS
SAYS COMMITTEE
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Morgan, Baker and Stillman Are
the Guiding Spirits of the Fi
nancial Ootopus.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 27.
The Pujo Money Trust commit
tee will report that a money trust
does exist and is an actual men
ace to the nation. The report will
say that Morgan, Baker and Still
man are the triumverate who
control the trust and that eight
een companies under their domi
nation control twenty-five and a
quarter hillion dollars resources.
The committee will recommend
I lie passage of drastic laws for
the control and curhing of the
money power. '
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Are Hungry for Federal Appoint
ments in Northland Under
New Administration.
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Seal I Jr, Jan. 7 . — 1 i I • I 11 Seattle
ami San Francisco are full of
former Alaskans, who are now
Democrats and ncar-Demoerats
who are looking for jobs under
l lie Wilson administration. It
does not seem to matter lhal they
haven't lived in Alaska for many
years, or lhal when they did re
side there they hid llieir Democ
racy under a bushel. They want
the jolts and that is enough, from
llieir standpoint.
Captain Conrad Siem, of San
Francisco, would like lo lie Alas
ka's next governor. Siem lived
in Nome for a few years, hul has
not resided.in Alaska since 19(1 i.
E. F. Pitman, formerly in (lie
Alaska Customs Service, but now
a resident of Oregon, has been in
Seattle looking for endorsements
from Seattle-Alaskans and Dem
ocrats, for Collector of Customs.
John H. Dunn, for years clerk of
the court at Nome, but now liv
ing in Portland, would like fore
turn to official life in Alaska, al
though a Republican, and so
would Albert J. Lowe, al one time
a deputy marshal al Nome and
later at Wrangell.
In fact it may he said that in
Seattle, San Francisco and Port
land. there are active candidates
for every position.
Flies Across the Alps.
Sebdlosslav, Italy. Jan. 2 7.
Aviator Mielohiiicci, the Perm ian
bird man, succeeded in crossing
the Alps in his aeroplane, liming
made the trip in 25 minutes.
GETS IN HABIT
M BLADES
Seattle, Jan. 27—The Maripo
sa has arrived in port and will
go into dry dock at once, having
lost a propeller blade. She will be
the first vessel to enter the new
steel dry dock. She will leave for
the north again on Wednesday.
Mild Weather in East.
New York, Jan. 27.—Crowds are
going to the beaches, the temper
ature hovering around 53 above.
It is yetys since.such wUd weath
er has been experienced for any
considerable period at this season
of the year.
It’s surprising to see how
many people make for “The
Cliff’’ to get warm rooms theke
snappy days.
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DENIES REQUEST
DF SISTER STATE
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Governor Wyoming Says Man
M
son's Requisition is Job to
Elect Warren Senator.
Cheyenne, YYyo., Jan. i.'7.--The
governor has refused the requi
sition of the governor of YY'esl
Y’irginia for Manson, a member
of the YY'yorning legislature, now
in session here and in a dcad
lork over the election of a Unit
ed Stales senator.
II is alleged in the requisition
Dial Manson took SI,000 of
school moneys when a resident
of YY'esl Y'irginin. The. gover
nor of Wyoming, in refusing the
requisition, say.-, that il is a trick
to gel Manson mil of dm way so
that Warren can he clrcli.l sen
ator.
WILSON RETURNS
FROM STATES
Reports Many Interested in Val
dez Quartz—Capitalists May
(stall Water Works.
William Wilson. the local bus
iness man. who lias been out to
the slates. rc|inrls I hat the min
ing men of the Western stales
jarc looking toward 1‘rinee Wil
iliam sound for investments, as
11 hey hav e received favorable re
j ports from' so many of the min—
| iug engineers who have visited
I liis seel ion.
"The Slump bay dislriel is I>«•
■ ing walelied closely by milling
| men iieeause of the many favor
aide reports made by t tie govei’li
! incut geologists, and I surely look
for many mining men of promi
nence In send representatives
here this summer.'' says Mr. Wil
son.
Mr. Wilson says the limirke
water works franchise is being
linanced by the engineering firm
of Marion & Co., with offices in
I he Hoge building, Seattle, and
that Mr. Marion is making a thor
ough investigation of the camp.
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LONG TELEPHONE
FRISCO TO DENVER
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San Francisco, Jan. 27.—The
I raiiseonl mental long distance
telephone lines, calling for a to
tal expenditure of #1,500,000, are
i to be started this year, accord
ing to X. (I. Kingsbury, vice
president of (he American Telc
I phone & Telegraph company, who
is here today. New York will be
the Eastern terminus 'and San
Francisco and Los Angeles the
Western. The new lines will be
constructed from Denver to San
Francisco and Los Angeles, to be
run in conjunction with the tele
phone lines already connecting
Denver with the East and Middle
West.
WOODROW WILSON
TO VISIT ALASKA
Washington, D. C„ Jan. 27.—
| Woodrow Wilson will visit the
Philippines immediately upon the
[adjournment of the extra session
|called.to deal with the tariff ques
tion and upon returning will
probably visit Alaska to person
ally look into the coal question.
Oentle norse ana comfortable
cutter for lent* by day or hour.
Rate reasonable. Apply ?ir
Fish, phone 47.
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