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The Alaska prospector., 1905-05-11

A petition has been wired to President Roosevelt, signed by some of the citizens. of Valdez. demand ing that Alaska he allowed to se- cede from the United States and annex to Canada. This act is mere child's play. In the first place. we .do not concede the right of a few disgruntled people to. speak with authority for the whole of Alaska. And again, there is, no reason to expect better treatment under Can ;ada's dominion thaa We are obtain ing under the Stars and Stripes. And judging by the Dawson papers of recent date, the residenters of the Yukon territory have troubles of their own. We are willing to admit that congress has been grossly -lcrelict in its duty toward this great commonwealth of the North land; and this indifference on the part of our national legislators is exceedingly exasperating. But this aeglect and injustice does not justify us in becoming traitors to the country of which we are q com ponent part. The men who are temporarily in power 1nd hold the ceins of government may he remiss in their duty and conduct toward Alaska, hut the high privileges en- ,ioyed by American citizenship; the
 rights vouchsafed us hy the wise constitution, bathed in the blood 'af our foefathers--thes, riglits.and privileges are not to be cast aside at the whim or caprice of a few over-zealous, incorporate people, Nome Nugaet.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-05-11

Speaking of the copper deposits of Prince William sound, the Ju- aeau Dispatch says:
 why this section of country, with its accessibility and other favor able conditions, has remained to date in an undeveleped state. is a mystery to one who knows what hrAr plants are being erected in other copper producing sections on l*ss meritorious propositions.
 There is ore enough in sight to- dau within a radius of 75 miles oi Valdez to justify an immense re- s7nction pl9nt, and with oil and coal at Catella, an abundance of simber for all practical purposes, the best of landing facilities, there ?. no reason to doubt that the fu- ture West Central Alaska will be .a great copper bullion producer in the near future"
The Alaska prospector., 1905-05-11
Notice of Forfeiture,
Valdcz,Alaskn, Feb. I6. lnn5

Valdez, Alaska, Eel I6. lALj To A. :. Goldberg, Christ Peucrsun, Gas John son and W. Hanke:
 You are hereby notided that I have expen- ded durins the year ioOi ($ifD) four hundred duildrS Tn iaDor and improvements upbn Inc thc following quartz "!a!mS, t1- wif: tl!. 40 safaH8cn' "HclVrt1n' -Bcliian" ana .'JIiiia' lo 'ale, near the laks.Ea river in thc Eagle Mining District, Alasha. and recorded ,n 3,ok on bag, -;.S, 2iO snd -li o1 t,ie Eagls Mining Records, in order to hold saM cluirls urI- der the provisions of section 2.;li of the Ra. yised Statutes uf the Cni;ed States, and the amendment thereto, approved Jan. -. lSso, concerning annual labor upon mining claiilS. being Inc amount required to hold said claims iog the perioa ending Dee. 3l. iAti. And if within ninety days iGon the personal s.rv,ce oi this notice or within ninety days after the publication thereof. you faii refuse 10 con tribute your portion oi such expenditure. .'s c'-owners. your interest in said claims w.G be come the property oi the sui,scr bed. yoiYr eo- owner who has made the requir.d c..,.sn.ii ture by the terms Cf saiu section.
 F.. J. EJhLD. First publication February r.. 1g0j
 Last publication, May Is, lsJ5.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-05-11

Ehe committee of the Council on Fire Protection has been instructed
 ts secure figures on the probable cost of installing d better system of hr" protection, and to report on some method of raising the neces- 'sary money so that the work can be done this summer. It is almost 'the unanimous belief of the citizens Shat a pumping system should be Pus in, and if the figures presented AT Councilman Quinn thls spring xss anywhere near right it will be
The Alaska prospector., 1905-05-11

If the president had incorporated n pure food law for Alasxn in his message to Congress, he would have conferred a favor on the residents of the Northland. The date oi packing of all preserved foods should be indelibly stamped on each can. The people of Alaska are certainly entitled to protection nom food and there is no such thing as a right to poison them or to cheat them by misrcpresentine goods as fresh, as a matter of fac; they are as stale as the news of the death of Queen Anne-Nome News.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-05-11
Telegraphic News

OI.Inpit, .hdy " int hlaSka and Pacific Railway and Telegraph company Ehas filed sincorporation papers for company with a capi- talization oi $2,OOO,O00 to build a railroad from the northern end of Martins island, near Kayak, to the interior of Alaska. The incorpora- tors are the same that appeared before the senate this winter look ing for government assistance. They claim to have enormous sde- posits of coal tributary to the pro- posed line, which will amply justiny the construction of a road from the very start. Nothing has been learned regarding their intention, whether they will start work, or will wait for government guaTantee.
 Chicago,a:May 9-The.ste steamsters' strike is assuming even worse pro- portions than before. Many sym pathetic strikes have been ordered and a number of others are hang ing fire. An industrial upheaval is tn isat sneL
 New York, May 9-Jerome is undecided as to what will be done in the- Nan Patterson case. Bail has been provided for her and she will probably have her, liberty te+ morrow.
 London, May 9-Japanese feeling is running high against France for assistance alleged to have been rem dered Roiestvensky. It is claimed that he was allowed to coal and repair in French harbors, and that he made French harbors in Indo- China as il refuge. The situation is strained to such a degree that ii has affected the worlds markets Marquette, kas. May 9-Twentv- four killed and fifty injured is the result of tornado that swept over Central Kansas last night. The storm was the most disastrous in the history of the state. A large section of Marquette. where the principal loss of life occurred, was entirely wiped out.
 Chicago, May 9-The presidents hunt is ended. He will be here al a dinner given by the Iroquois club tomorrow.
 Seattle, May S-Ma cor Ballinger refuses to permit the Sullivan Mitchell kght to be brought of here. The county attorney has been asked by the promoters of the match to investigate the law regard ing the matter.
 Saigon, Indo-China. May 9-The Russian fleet in command of Roiesl- vensky lett tse eeasa of Anam Tuesday hound for the north. It Is now evident that be haat not combined with Nebogatoff, who is reported from near Hongkong. Nothing definite is known as to the whereabouts oi the third Russian sauadron.
 St. Petersburg, May 9-Oyan. a Is again pressing Lineviich, eyi dehtly with the intention of inter posing his army between Harbin
The Alaska prospector., 1905-05-11

The atteptipT of citizens is called % the notice of the health officer in another column regarding the cleaning up of their yards. It is to 'shslr advantage to prevent con- sagion by doing away with the filth and garbage and it should no, oe necessary to force them to do so
 as can be done under the town ordi- saances if regulations are not com piled with. In q short time We wIll be having visitors from the outside and ii clean town will do as mucl
 toward creating a favorable i'm. pression on them as anything else
The Alaska prospector., 1905-05-11

and vladivostock, preparatory to an investment of the latter place.
 Seattle, May 7-The McConnell- Reid Tours Co, of this place. have made made arrangements for a number of Alaska excursions this summer, most of which will be to Southeastern Alaska points. There will probably be at least two to Western Alaska.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-23
ilSAlsERiSWlLL75HAvE3 FAST cRUls
! sERsS ON SPEAcI WATERS OF,
y 3tssi 4 E PACIFIC.
s(Ry Publishers Press. j

BERLIN June 23.-The official an.
nouncementl has been made that Ger.
many intends to maintain perma.
nent flying squadron. consisting Of
powerful fast cruisers, in the Pacific
and that similar squadron will be
maintained In the Indian Ocean. This
annopnc cement, coupled with other
naval plans which the Kaiser is known
TO have 81 view, has given risesto a
great deal offs speculation.
The nnoyationi in regard to the fly
ing squadron In the Pacific Is intend
ed To- counteract American preponder-
ances In that part Of the world Ger.
many consider that thes United States
and apans low mono olize the power
"a ~ The Pacific Ocean and she desires
I'd increase the prestige OF Germany
there, while securing u fair share OF
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-23
a N"PRoTEcTlvE coMMlTrEEvls
AFTER SCALP OF TERRENCE ~
". sPoWDERLY.Sjs Il
NEW YORK DIRECTOR HAS BEEN
MAKING MONEY FAST ON OF. e.
ls5 FlcE RENT.
tBy Publishers Press. ,

NJ NEW YORK, June 2S.-Dlsaeuslo
has broken out in the Black Diamond.
Anthracite Coal Company and certain.
stockholders have formed a "protec.
tive committee to GUST Terrence v.
Powderly and othor. officers Of the
corporation. The committee hopes to
wrest the control. Of the company from
Powderly and his associates when tho
yearly meeting Is held on, June 80.
The Black Diamond company was
incorporated in Trenton, N. j., In
1902, with one million shares of the
par value Of 81 each. Its purpose was
to purchase tract OF land In Schuyl.
kill county, Pa. and to exploit It. Mr..
Powderly, formerly president OF the
Knights Of Labor and later Commits.
sioner Of immigration, has been pres.
ident from the outset. Stock was sold
all over the country aud work was be.
gun to develop the property. No div.
ldends& have yet been paid, and the
protective committee" thinks there
should be change OF management. e
Herbert L. Linberger counsel for
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-23
NEGRO.ASSAULTED
ALlTTLE GIRL
ENRAGED FATHER CHASED HIM
IN A CHURCH WHERE HE
WAS ARRESTED.
MOUNT VERNON. OHIO. limo "a

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio, juno 23.-
William Clifford, a negro, was arrest,
ed last night at Martlnsburg He is
charged with assaulting Allie May
Hancock, five years old. daughter Of
William Hancock. When the child
told her father Of what had occurred
the enraged parent started to hunt
Clifford up. He was found in a bar
Der shop. When an attempt was
made to arrest. him he ran several
squares and darted into the Presby;
terrain Church, where a prayer meet,
Ing was In progress. The meeting
was broken up instantly. Hancock
used a heavy club on his child,s as,
sallant. ,lt5;
Constable John Dudgeaon rescued
Clifford and hurried him away to the
Office Of Mayor Wilson. where he was
placed under heavy guard, awaiting
the arrival ofga deputy sheriff, who
took him to Jail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-23
CLOSED SWITCH
JUSTIN TIME TO SAVE FTWENTi.;
ETH CENTURY LIMITED, !, DID
BRAKEMAN. 81

LAPoRTE,3 Ind, June 23.-Were It
not for the speedy action Of a brake.
man yesterday this city would have
been the scene Of railroad tragedy.
When the Twentieth century, lin.
tied, westbound, on the Lake Shore
was passing through Laporte, freight
train was run out on a side track to
give 1t the right Of way. AS the pas
senger train approached the depot at
forty miles an hour, a brakeman Of
the freight noticed that the switch
from the track OH which tie train was
running to the Laporte carriage com:
pany's plant was open. He closed It
just in time to allow the train to so
on Its way unframed
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-23
FIELD AND TRACK EVENTS
81 PROMISE TO BE VERY Il
ENTERTAINING. y

Entries for the field and track
events to be run of on the Fourth
are coming in, but the committee is
anxious for more. In order that any
event be pulled on It will be neces-
sarys that there be at least three en-.
tries. I;
The entries for the mile run IN
three times around the track at the
Fair Grounds. SO far, are Ii G. Ice,
w. Alexander Nc atfrey, J. J.
scherer, Jr. and Harvey staggers,
Others are expected. y Y 4;
Moses Higinbo than, Dick Ward and
g. F. WadsWorth, the liyeryman, have
assured the committee that they viii
toe the scratch In the fat mems race.
OF these WadsWorth appears the e.
yorite. The yeryman rs g whalsr,
all right: His points are as fol
lows. Height iei feet, s ~ inches;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-23
'FOURTHTOF july PLOT THICkENS

weight, 3O4 pounds s ounces girth.
80 inches-the most comprehensive
circumference in Fairmont Tie com
mitteeS Is hopeful of obtaining III least
three more entries fiji this event The
course will be 80 yards down Main
street; and the race will start prompt-
" at ten d clock ~ 7
AS yet no entri have been rsceiy-
ed In the 100, the 22os Or the bicycle
race. consid erable high tongue and
hot breath have been in evidence
concerning these events, and the COM
imittee WILDE more than pleased Il a
tenth part OF those who have been
talking VIII come out and do half as
much as they say they can The
prizes are well worth striving for,
however. and even if they weren't
there IS no question as 70 the color
of n irmont's sporting Blood and the
commit Tee expect plenty Of entries
in these events.
IN the junior 100 and in the potato
race there are q half dozen entries
each. - z :; e
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-23
RNELlu s EDWARD DAILY X i
RoPPEDE FER ON YALE GRAD a
ATlNGs CLASS. I
DAl.Y TWAS c RACK oARsMAN
AN SVERY OCULAR STU
( 'lE3I A P = Press.)

! 10 ~
New HAVEN Conn., June 90,
sBrok hearted and lin q state border
ing On nervous collapse, Cornelius
Dali yale senior, Of Worcester,
Mass left the presence Of the Yale
faculty this noon, dismissed from
college and declared from rowing on
the Yale varsity eight in the race
against Harvard, because the faculty
found him guilty Of cheating in exam,
finations lat Gales Ferry last week
Is the first time such an incident
has occurred in the Yale rowing his
tory and one OF the very few times 1t
has occurred to, any Yale senior. With
but one sweek left Of his four years at
Yale, DAILY, one Of the best oarsmen
efinEt the country leaves New Haven to
lsdaySdi sgraced.. y u
sss ssistant Professor Hollen Farr, o
the German department at Yale, and
proctor of the oarsman private exam
inations atathe Yale crew quarters was
the complainant against DAILY. N,
ofessor Farr, Tale '96, was nearly
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-23
IIGHSPEED DOES NOT
CAUSE ACCIDENTS

kour would have been wrecked II It
had struck that open switch az Men.
tor just as the flyer was, at seventy
miles an hour declared Grand Master
Morrlsey,s Of the Brotherhood OF Rail.
way Trainmen to-day. There is no
greater element Of danger In high
sped than in moderate speed, with
such equipment and such road beds as
the PENNSYLVANIA and Lake Shore
have" &
5."Of course, high speed with poor
equipment and bad roadbed or worn
out tracks would be more dangerous
than low speed. But high speed is
never attempted under such condl.
tons" IL nj FL
Danger in high speed? Not in the
least" This statement was made to.
day by First Grand Engineer w. B.
Premier Of the Brotherhood Of Loco.
motive Engineers. 81
In these days of high class equip,
ment and roadbed there is no element
of danger in speed alone"
rs it possible for train to acquire
such momentum that from that cause
alone twill jump the track?"
Absolutely not. That has been
demonstrated. Engineers feel no fear
when driving their engines at the
highest speeds attainable.r'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-23
IS BREWING in
BLACKDIAMONDICOAL C0AlPAllllYI

the protection commi ttee, said:
Some Information CONCERNING tho
management and fairs Oh tlie com;
jpsny reeentl Y came 4 ID the ears IVof
some &c the stoekhold ers, which M
dueed them Y, make an Inquiry Among
the matters that have been discovered
$50 Sfar5is The fact that tie Original
books Of the company for the Year
1902 and part o. 1908, Sde aling with tho
formation Of the company rs frat OPP
eratlons and It's relations with tlse
promoters. were sup rseded by ii new
SGT Of books covering the same period
and purportlng 10 set forth all occur
rences that took place during that
period. N
ACCORDING to the original set 81
books, thescost Sof the mine aud The
promotion. Of the Company was mn.
proxlmately $4,000 shares Dc stock.
According to- the siperaeding set of
books, the promotlo and cost Of the
mine was five hundred thousand laharesi
Of stock, q difference % iii, 900,
shares From one ] Of & the accounts
It appears that the company ii being,
charged rent BY one OF IT'S directors
at the rate of $1,000 Is mont Tor ON.
ces In New York City. These otlisesl
are nothing but desk room III the ON
ces Of that director who was ono Of
the promoters Of the company and
who pays $3.50 a month Tor the entire
OH &c. Y rs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-23
FLYING SQUADRON FOR GERMANY

trade for her manufacturers and mer.
chants.
e German ambitions In the Pacific are
directed toward South America.
This squadron which it is proposed
to establish in the Indian Ocean is for
the purpose of counteracting Eng.
lands preponderance there.
The naval estimates for next year
provide for the construction Of a
number CT immense battleships OF
1900 tors. The draught OF the veg.
sells will prevent them from being
used In the shallow waters Of the Bal.
tic or along the coast Of the North Sea
50 that it is obvious that they are In,
tended for aggressive purposes.
These developments and the an.
lnouncement made In regard to the
maintenance Of the two flying squad
rons are taken to indicate that Ger
many Is determined to profit by the
collapse Of Russia and that she will
attempt to seize the supremacy Of the
world on the water as she nov! pos
lsesses II on the sland.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-23
did BOY turn THE SWITCH|I.?..

H. D. Storrs. general superintendent
Of the Lake Shore, says he heard
that a Mentor lad had been telling
boys that 1t was easy to open a
switch and had shown key with
which 1t was said he had declared he
could do It. The supposition Is that
the boy with the key and the boy
with the lantern were the same. A
rigid investigation Of the two tales
will be made by the Lake Shore off.
cials. A score of detectives are now
at work. .s5..
State Railway Commissioner J. C..
Morris, and the coroners OF Cuyahoga
and Lake counties will try to find the
cause Of the disaster and fix the blame.
An inquest on the death Of the nine
whose lives went out at the scene OF
the wreck, will begin Monday at
gainesville, conducted by Coroner H.
E. York, of Lake county. The fol.
lowing day Coroner slegelstein. Of
Cuyahoga county, will inquire into
the death Of wreck victims which
took place in Cleveland hospitals.
The Lake Shore officials are In pos.
session Of 10000 worth Of jewels
recovered, which belonged to s. g.
Beckwith, the New York advertising
agent, who was killed. II; Y
ut had been said that these Jewels
were stolen. Consid erable jewelry
and money was taken from the ruins,
Fireman Gorhamt who was badly
lshurta Nm the wreck, will gecoyer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-23
LAW BREAKING DUE ITO \ DlVis:
"a ON OF GOOD AND coMRiNA.
TON OF BAD CITIZENS.

CONVICTION, KY. June 2s.-Gov,
ernor Folk, Of Missouri, In his address
on the Reign Of Law before the
Kentucky Bur Association last night,
said:
I'VE need a revival Of the will Of
the people. A government by brl.
berry Is a government by the wealth
Of few and not by the people.
Absolute liberty to do as I one
pleases would mean barbarlsm. n
IF each man. were allowed to say
what laws are good and what laws
are bad, and to ignore laws that he
considered bad, there would be no
laws at all. a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-23
GOVERNOR FOLK MAKES Speech

n n
THE trust, magnate looks with af.
:lhorrenee on;5 The burglar vet thinks
he has las q right y break the statute
against combinations and monopolles.
THE burglar detestsS the law break-
Ing Of the trusts, but considers tho
law against house sbreaktng as an III,
reference with his personal liberty.
I'VE need reform Ii the sdminis.
trauon Of, the law more than am thing
elsp. d; u.
AN Imperfect law well administer
cd Is far preferable u law badly
carried out. Good government de-
ponds more ON ] the man behind the
law than on the laws Itself.
bad citizens are combined; goad
citizens are divided \; that isf the true
cause Of law break king. <
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-23
lIrs, = -! y 49, 1sa
s'NAsfTHEsvvATER SPILLED?
Engine its Fat Woman and Gets
3 Worst Of It. "a

BEAVER. Pa, June 2s.-The order
ofs thing sswas reversed at Industry, on
the Cleveland g Pittsburg railroad,
yesterday vixen q freight train hit a
Is maniand, did not hurt her, but broke
the loo motiye. Mrs. Mary Burnett,
who weighs about 200 pounds, was
carrying "a pail ofswater along the
! railroad when the train came up be-
sshind: y The engineer jammed the air
Il o n hard bringing his train to a stop,
but but not before the fender rolled the
Won "a an to one side. She arose and
went ION her way, but not so with the
Sgtrain. q ~. ~ Il
Twas II e, found that the quick stop had
b y q the cars against the engine
with such force that a half hour was
consumed before 1t would move.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-23
FLYER DROPS
NEW SCHEDULE
OLD TWENTY-HouR SCHEDULE
WILL BE RESUMED At ONCE,
SAYS PRESIDENT NEWMAN.

NEW YORK, June 23.-President
W. H. Newman, Of the New York
Central and Lake Shore railroads,
said yesterday that the 2O.hour SEIZED.
ule OF the Twentieth Century Limited
train In the New York Central-Lake
Shore will be restored. at once in
place Of the 1S.hour schedule on which
tile train had been running for only
a few days. President Newman said:
Since the sad accident which has
happened on the Lake Shore have
had a consultation with the operating
officials. who have explained that the
accident was caused by misplaced
switch and was not due to the speed
of the train, and they assure me that
the present schedule can be safely and
easily maintained. While l agree with
the operating officials that there is
no physical reason why the schedule
should not be continued, nevertheless,
in my Judgment, the time Of the
Twentieth Century Limited should be
restored to 20 hours. and it will be
done at once. Until the new schedule
can be arranged the Twentieth Cen
fury Limited train will leave New
York at $3.50, as at present, but will
run on a-20.hour schedule, arriving a,
either terminal two hours later than
at present" {aiiSig
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-23
WRECK OF THE TWENTIETH CEN,
4 TuRY, LIMITED, WAS NOT DUE
TO 6 FAST, RUNNING.
THOROUGH { EXAMINATION rs; TO
BE MADE OF ALL LAKE
SHORE LINES.
Dy Publishers Press,

~ y : =
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 2S.-one
result Of the wreck Of the twentieth
century limited has been the issuance
OF orders for the thorough examina.
ton of every mile Of track, every
switch and every part Of the road bed
of the Lake Shore roads Of the eastern
division. that part of the line between
Cleveland and Buffalo. AS soon as
Assistant General Superintendent
Moon had attended to the start Of the
Investigation into the cause Of the
wreck he commenced on the tour. OF
inspection. This will last the better
part OF two days. While en- route
Moon will issue Instructions to station
agents and other employees Of the Lake
Shore for renewed and increased
vigilance on their part in order to pre-
vent the possibility Of recurrence
of the disaster at Mentor, or any 9th,
er kind of accident to Lake Shore
trains.
"a train going twenty-five miles an