VOL. 9. NO 243
MEXICANS INSULT
AMERICAN FLAG
Also Drag Union Jack in Mud
While Men March Under the
Japanese Flag.
Mexico City, July 24.—A mob
of Mexicans last ni $it raided a
curio shop and when they left
the shop an American and Brit
ish flag were’ taken by the mob,
torn in pieces, the remnants
dragged in the mud, while the
mob paraded under I he Japanese
flag.
The crowd along the line of
march joined the marchers and
booted tile American and Brit
ish flags.
Xo effort to control the mob
was made by the police.
The American charge of af
fairs and the British ambassa
dor have made strong protests
to Provisional President Huerta
against the indignity to their
flags.
The Japanese government has
also objected to the use of the
liipponese flag by the mob.
JAPANESE UKD
AT BELLABELLA
Nine Members of Fishing Schoon
er Caught by Police—Cana
da Protests.
Vancouver, li. C., July x'i.—
Nine Japanese, members of I lie
crew of a small Japanese sail
ing vessel, were caught ami ar
rested near Itellahella, where
I hey had landed and made into
the woods.
The practice of landing Jap
anese' from the fishing ships lias
been growing and the authorities
will make an effort to Stop it as
it violates the immigration laws.
Canada lias protested to the
English government and the mai
ler will he taken up with the Tu
kio government through diplo
matic channels.
Bellobella is a small Indian
village located on the inside pas
sage from Seattle to Alaska and
is in British territory.
GEORGE BALDWIN COMING
ON THE NORTHWESTERN
George Boldwin, the superin
tendent of the Mother Lode Min
ing company, which is operating
on McCarthy creek, will arrive
at Valdez tomorrow, comingv on
the Northwestern. Mr. Baldwin
will have the full details of the
new strike on the Shushana, as
y he met the men who came over
from the White river for sup
plies.
All hope for the recovery of
Otis Grigsby has been given up
and it is now but a matter of a
few hours when the little chap
will pass away. Every thing
possible has been done for him
hut the inroads of the whooping
cough on his vitality followed by
mflamation of the brain has
made his death almost certain
from the start.
Dr. Wiertenbaker, of the Unit
ed States army medical corps,
who served at Fort Gibbon sev
eral years ago, died Jat Wash
ington yesterday.
A fresh supply of Chinese
goods just received on the Samp
son—Chop Suev and Chinese
Noodles at the Valdez Cafe.
One-half off on trimmed milli
nery and 25 per cent discount on
6uits at Harvey’s 'J'oggery.
Subscribe for the Prospector."
CABINET CONSULTS
ABOUT MEXICO
President Announces That Huer
ta Will Be Allowed to Buy
Guns In United States.
Washington, L). C., July 24.—
President Wilson and the cab
inet injet today and had under
consideration the Mexican situ
ation and after the adjournment
the president announced that no
friction . \isted between tin.
United Slates and Mexico and
that herefater the provisional
government would he allowed lo
purchase arms in America. 1
Under international law, not
having recognized the provision
al government of Mexico,, the
manufacturers of guns and am
munition could not export, arms
to Mexico and (lie lluerla gov
erniment has been compelled to
purchase guns from Japan and
from Europe.
lluerla made many efforts lo
secure recognition for the above
reason and also that he' might
secure large foreign loans with
which to carry on the war and
line his pockets.
The action, of President Wil
son in allowing shipments of
arms is in (he nature of a rec
ognition.
MANY STAMPEDE
FROM CORDOVA
Yesterday’s Train Takes Out 21
^Men Headed For New Strike
On Shushana.
Cordovo, Jul\ S .—Twenty
one passengers on tiny train
which left here yesterday were
■headed for I he new strike and
have taken, provisions and sup
plies with them from here.
A few have^ telegraphed to
Chiiina and McCarthy for horses
and have paid big prices for
pack horses. Not a horse can
.now he bought here, Chiiina or
.‘McCarl hy.
Bill Koch who has been work
| ing in the Gold Creek basin re
| turned to Valdez today.
RECEPTION FOR
VALDEZ GUESTS
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Dance Tonight at Eagle and
Moose Halls—Sports for the
Crew of Maryland.
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The o.oinmittee of arrange
ments to provide for the enter
tainment of the distinguished
visitors on the Victoria who are
to visit the town tonight and al
so the olllcers and crew of the
cruiser Maryland due here this
evening to remain three days
met last night and Mayor Ritchie
named several special commit
tees tu grange fo^. a dance to
be given tonight at Moose and
Eagle Halls and also for a serr
ies of sports for the crew of the
Maryland. '
The schedule of games will be
arranged by Chairman Hush of
the 'sports committee as soon as
the Maryland arrives and will be
announced by life Prospector to
morrow. It is also possible that
the band on the big warship
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SENATE VOTES
ON THE TARIFF
Republicans Try to Delay and De
feat the Measure but With
out Avail.
Washington, I). C., July 24.—
The vote by schedules has com
menced in the Senate on the Un
derwood-Wjilson .tariff bill and
the republicans are making every
effort to prevent the new low
tariff being enacted but the ma
jority party are determined and
have voted down every attempt
'of the republicans to dcloy or der
feat the bill.
The majority are voting as a
unit and no hope is expected
from the dissatisfied democrats,
by |he republicans, until the
wool and sugar schedules are
reached.
Fresh mint juleps at Hie Huf
fe't, ask Smithy and Frank.'
ILiL WED
BE CONGRESSMAN
But Manufacturers Association
Refused to Support Him, Ad
mits Wanted Revenge.
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Washington, L>. <k, July 2-i.—
The lobby coniuiill.ee of the
Senate which has had clerks go
ing through the old letters in
I lie tiles of Marlin Mulhall, found
a letter yesterday, which was in
troduced before the committee,
in which Mulhall desired to run
for Congress from a Maryland
'district and asked the support of
the manufacturers association,
bill was refused.
The committee closely Tjues
lioned Mulhall again and he ad
milled that ho wanted revenge
for his discharge from the em
ploy of the association an*i that
he decided on revenge soon af
ter losing his position.
Schooner Alaska Finally Reaches
Port Clarence With a Broken
Engine.
Nome, July 24.—The schoon
er Alaska, purchased by explor
er Steffanson at Nome reached
Port Clarence today badly bent
but still in the ring.
The vessel encountered a most
te£riflc^stormi between Nome and
Port Clarence and the engine
broke do\yn leaving the little
ship at the mercy of the waves
with no shelter in sight.
The' Alaska finally reached
Port Clarence under sail and
■will be repaired here.
notice!
It has been brought to the at
tention of the City-.Council that
petty larceny an,d malicious mis
chief along the new government
dike and the old city dikes has
been repeatedly perpetrated. No
tice is hereby given that any
person detected in the perpetra
tion', of either- offense will be
prosecuted to the limit.
E. E. HITCH IE.
Mayor.
At the Orphaum Tonight.
NEGOTIATE PEACE
AT BUKHAREST
Servia, Greece and Bulgarian En
voys Will Meet at Rouuman-^
< ian Capital Settle Terms.
Holla, July 2i.—The( Servian
government and the Greeks have
decided to send peace delegates
to the conference to be held at
Bukharest, the capital of Rou
uiania, and it is expected that
Jerms of peace will be decided
upon and the war between the
Balkan states will stop.
Turkey will not be permitted
to take part in the conference
and i| is expected that the allies
will be a unit against the occu
pation by the Turks of Adriano
Pie.
The losses to both sides in the
short v^ar between the Balkan
stales is greater than the lossses
Balkan-Turkcy war.
SWISS GUARDS
Had Presented Grievances to His
Hoiyness—Twelve Others Re
quest Same Treatment.
-Home, July 24.—The. Swiss
guards of Lhe Pope have rebelled
and three of lhe ringleaders have
been discharged while 12 others
have requested lhal they receive
the same treatment.
The trouble started over a
memorial presented In the Pope
by lhe guards protesting against
the I real merit rereived try them
and the effort lo air their griev
ances caused several of the lea
ders In lose their positions.
The wagon road from Fox to
Fairbanks was repaired recently
by public subscription. The
work was done1 by II. II. Hoss,
the automobile man.
PARCELS POST
RUIN RAILROADS
Increase in Size of Package to
20 Pounds Means Loss of
$20,000,000 Annually.
Washington, D. C„ July 24.—
The railroads of the United
States have made' a formal pro
test to the postofllce department
against the ruling of Postmaster
General Burleson that hereofter,
packages of 20 pounds will be
acceptable by parcels post.
The railroads claim that the
order of the department means
a loss of $20,000,000 annually
to them as the express compan
ies pay that much for handling
the small packages.
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Sampson Reaches Spirit City.
.Setattle, July 24.—The steam
er Sompspn reached here last
night from the north.
J. C. Bieringer returned from
Knights Island where he went to
resume work on the Knights Is
land Copper company claims.
LOST—A Delta Sigma fraterni
ty pin set with pearls. Reward
if loft at Prospector ofllce.
Just arrived, a line of latest
style waists at Harvey’s Toggery.
BODIES RECOVERED
BURNED FACTORY
Twenty-Four S0 Far Taken Out
Are All Unrecognizable—Fif
ty Are Dead.
Binghamton, N. Y., July 2i.—
The police and firemen have re
covered the bodies of 2i girls,
who lost their lives in the flee of
yesterday, but only a few have
been identified by means of keys
or rings which werg not destroy
ed in the lire.
If is believed that fifty people
lost their lives, mostly girls, but
the total number will mil be
known for some time. Many of
the girls now in I he hospital
will die from burns and injuries.
The fire marshal of (he town
claims to have ordered the re
arrangement of the fire escapes
and also notified the clothing
cnnipan.v lo provide wire glass
windows which would have held
the flames back for a longer
period of tin(e and given the
girls a chance lo escape, this
however, is denied by the com
pany officials.
The building was practically
all windows and while many es
capes were provided, the rapid
ity with which the flames spread,
prevented the use of any.
TOUCH STMIOARD
FOH (500,000
Company Pays Half Million In
Settlement of Suit Brought
By Texas.
Greenville, Tex.. July 2 5.—The
Standard Oil Company, of Now
Jersey, paid a line id' $500,000
to the state of Texas in consid
eration of the settlement of the
suit against the company brought
by Texas ollicials.
The state sued for *200,000,
000 but willingly compromised
for half a million.
The fine will now be divided
between) the slate and the attor
neys, who are to receive equal
shares under the state law.
MOTOR TRUCK ON
NORTHWESTERN
Road Commission Motor Truck
Bo Here Last Part of the
Week.
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The motOR truck ordered by
the road commission is on the
steamer Northwestern, which is
expected to arrive tomorrow.
The truck is the regular army
three-quarter ton truck and will
be used over the government
wagon road taking supplies to
the road commission camps.
Two prospectors claim to have
see'h a water spout in Chena
slough. They assert that the wa
ter was 20 feet high. Both men (
were sober. ^
When in need of bicycle pumps,
bells, grips and other 'supplies
and parts call on Owen E. Meals. I
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Geo. Reinke. the watch repairer
and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug
oompany._ ;
Independent Messenger Service, [
Phone 153. Day or Night. 1
SULZER BLAMES
BOSS MURPHY
For Loss at Binghamton, Because
He Prevented Confirmation
of Labor Commissioner.
Albany, July 21.—Governor
Sulzdr took occasion today to
lay the blame of the loss of fifty
gills when the foetory at Bing
hanVlon burned yesterday, at the
door of Boss Murphy because the
democratic leader had refused to
allow the confirmation of a la
bor commissioner, appointed by
Governor Sulzer, but who was
not conlirmi'd by the democrat
ic Senate and therefor, could
not 'serve.
Had the labor commissioner
been oppoinled, the governor
slates, he would have enforced
I lie law regarding fire escapes,
of which Ihoiy were plenty in the
building bul they were so arran
ged that the Humes from the
building, which was mostly win
dows, swept across the escapes
and prevented their use by the
girls.
CALUMET MB
ACE OH A STRIKE
Want the Operators to Recog
/
nize the Western Federation
of Labor.
Falumll, July :.'i.—Twenty
cn|>|iei' mines lia\e rlnsctl today
because of tin* slrike of the min
ers who deinoiid that the opera
tors recognize ihr Western Fed
eration of Miners and they re
fuse |,i go |n work under any
other renditions.
The slrike will slop (he pro
duction of copper from this sec
lion and il is believed if will be a
long- light. The strikers have re
ceived assurances of financial
aid from the Federation and ex
pect lo continue the light for
months.'
The strikers number 10,000
and they have formulated de
mands for an eight-hour day, be
sides the recognition of the un
ion. The men who >vere not af
lillialcd with the unions have re
mained at work and have been
attacked by the strikers.
Special guards have* been
placed in the buildings and strike
breakers have been telegraphed
for.
Northwestern Due Tomorrow.
The Northwestern left Skag
way last night at 11 o’clock and
is due to reach Valdez tomorrow
evening.
Bids Wanted.
Bids are invited for a pole
line from the town limits to the
Solomon Falls power station.
Specifications can be obtained by
applying to Alfred B. lies. 3t
Bids Wanted.
For concrete sidewalk from
Broadway to Reservation Ave.,
on the S. YV. side of McKinley st.
flans and specifications can be
seen at Copper River Lumber Co.,
r.fiice. bids must be in by Mon
jay, July 28 at 8 p. m.
Cook Wanted.
Cook wanted by Col. O’Neil, call
>r ’phone commanding officer,
^ort Liscum.
For Sale Cheap.
Twenty-eight foot Racine mo
or boat hull. Inquire of E. P.
lashma.i.
- . mm >
All s'andard makes of wheels,
t Owen Meals, the Valdez bicy
le agent for the Columbia, Rain
ier, Pope “Daily Service," Cleve
and and other standard makes.