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The Alaska prospector., 1907-08-15

fort, $5p0, Gus Dgarf s20O, Judge w Scott, $2OO, The PrOspector, $25O, Fred Wilson, $200, w Austin, of Denver, $1O00. Mrs. w Crary, $2OO, Capt Blodgett $500 Wm Koch, $20O, w Little, $1OOO, D Meenach, 5000, Bertha officers and crew $500, Willard, $5oOO, Vim Hogan, $lCOo, Huie Goodell, $lOOO, R Parker $2O0, Golden Cameron, $6OC, K C Ames, $20O, King, $25O, George iooley, $2OO, Gilbert Zwei- ker, s275 B E Lockhart, $2O0, l. Archibald, $20O, YOungs, 5000, G " Nelson, 5000, J s AntonelIe, $loOo, F Boyle, $l5Oo, Adam Swan, $lOOO Capt. Hugh Murray, $500, Capt. D Morris, $25O
 Every other attendant at the mass meeting subscribed in sums ranging from one dollar by 12 year old boy to several hundred dollars. Cheer after cheer greeted the various subscrip- tions as each arc, and stated the amount put in, and the meeting ad- journed amid the widest enthusiasm. Gould the trust magnates have wit messed this rousing demonstr ation, they would have been speedily con. vinced that Alaska's war for financial independence was as sure of success as was the War for Independence of the States
 Now that the people are aroused, they must work with might and main, for the united power of the people is absolutely irresistible. Let every Alas kan help the Alaska Home Railway, and thus hell bimself and his neighbor. The way is now clear before us. Let us unite aud strike blow that will ring around the world and hearten every worAer so that the people may come into their own.
 Mir. Reynolds has written the plat form of the Alaska Home Railway, which appears on the first column of the PROsPECToR This will be published every day until the work undertaken Is finished, and the PROSPECTOR hereby dedicates itself and it's columns to the cause.
 Subscriptions are invited on the appended subscription blank and we ask every PROsPECToR reader to fill in this blank and mail it to Mir. Reynolds at Valdez, with check or money order. Every penny will be honestly and in- telligently expended, and the shares of the Alaska Home Railway should earn fair profits. Put your money in, first to help Alaska, and second, because the investment will surely bring large dividends
The Alaska prospector., 1907-08-15
ALASKA HOWE RAU WAY
 Launched At Monster Mass Meeting Of Valdez Citizens

st last Valdez Is to have a railroad. And best of ali it is to be an Alaskan road; built by Alaskans with money furnished by Alaskans, and operated for the benefit of the stockholders. Work on the road has already started and since the citizens of Valdez showed . their confidence in the proposition by subscribing over SlOO,OOO. to begin with there can he no doubt of the ultimate success of the enterprise
 At the mass meeting called Sa 'urday evening for the purpose of presenting the matter to the citizens of Valdez. there was large attendance, the hall being crowded to the limit. An open ing address was made by Governor Brady, after which Henry D. Reynolds. the originator of the plan, told the people what the proposition was The greatest interest was manifested and in less than an hour the people in the hall had subscribed for S0,0OO shares of stock in the proposed company at S1 per share. In another half hour many of those who were unab ble to attend the meeting were seen and the total was run up to Sl05,SOO Everyone was enthusiastic iu their support of the the plan, the leading business men subscribing large amounts, and others putting their names down fo, as much as they could afford. The largest amount subscribed was S1O,OOO by Mir Reynolds and the smallest, given by d l2-year old boy. was ten cents toward one dollar subscription.
 All arrangements have been made for terminals, the Key stone wharf hay ing been purchased The citizens agree to have tue Council grant a franchise for the road 70 use the streets of Valdez The church building has been g!veI [" the company for office purIoseS, and everything within the power of the citizens to make the road d success is being done.
 The key note of the railway plan is to have every III ,n. woman and chiId iu Alaska s,b>c,ibe for such amounts as they can aH rd. from one dollar up. and each ,o iend ,heir utmost forts
The Alaska prospector., 1907-08-15

Subscription Blank fl. D. REYNOLDS, Trustee.
 hereby subscribe for r........... shares in the Alaska Home Railway at one dollar a share. 8 herewith. oRhed ''.... .....'... ...-'..'........... Address ..................... DaCe ...... ...''-........ ......'....'...'....-...
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11
THE ELECTRIC CHAIR.

After a long delay the electric APP
paratus for the el~ectrocution of GRIM
inals has at length been completed and
will be ready for the first two execu-
lions which are to take place during
the week of December 2. Three execu-
lions will take place during the week
of December 16 and on the same day.
1t might well have been said before
the Legislature changed the mode of
execution that hanging was played out
in New Jersey. Unwilling trial juries,
the tricks and devices of the criminal
law, and pardons judges with weak
spines. contributed to make murder al
most a pastime.
With the use of the electric chair we
believe there will be a wholesome
change. The disgust that attended
hangings has been removed, sentiment
tally has beer quieted. and there will
be less squeamishness than there has
been in administering capital punish
ment to murderers.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11
NEwARK's SUNDAY FAIRGROUNDS

1t is to be feared that the Newark
Fairgrounds Commission are expos
ing themselves to a fierce attach by
that element of the community which
Is opposed to all forms of diversion on
a Sunday. Down in South Canal
street, a n~eighborhood inhabited by
the poor and not much known to this
element, the commission has estab-
lished q city playground, and yester-
day the neighborhood boys INDUCED r.
a game of basketball. The game ssEs
witnessed by the people of the naeSh-
bcrhood with much interest, and 1t is
not believed that either the spectators
nor the basketball players suffered ny
moral harm or are any less devo.<, in
consequence of the game.
This is an innovation, and as the
r of the Fairgrounds Commits
sion is 10 throw open all the play
grounds on every day Of the week, it
won't be long before the voice of pro-
test will be heard. Perhaps there will
be applications for injunctions, and
maybe appeals to the Grand Jury and
remonstrances to the sheriff, but in
all probability the innovation will stay.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11
A HUDSON RIVER RESERVATION.

A national reservation in the high
lands of the Hudson to commemorate
the War OF the Revolution is now pro-
posed. 1t will include the Did Revolu-
tionary Notifications and landmarks
between Cornwall and Fishkill on the
north and Peekski1l and Jones Point
on the south, besides the West Point
Military Reservation. The territory
would embrace ifty-seven square miles
of woodland on the west and sixty-five
square miles on the east of the Hud-
son. 1t would be practicable to acquire
for the greater part of the proposed
reservation simply rights of easement
in order to preserve the essentials Of
the park. permitting the use of the
land for residence, private parks or TIL
lage. The idea is to prevent destruc-
ton Of the timber and also the estab-
lishment of offensive industries on and
near the banks of the Hudson.
Such a reservation, If created, would
magniicently supplement the work of
the States of New York and New Jer-
sey in the conversion of the palisades
of the Hudson into a public park ex-
tending for thirty-five miles from Fort
Lee to Stony Point.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11
THE PLOT

Evidence of CrOOkcdness Insufficient.
From the Trenton Times. Rep.l
Undoubtedly there was trading In favor
OF Fort and Wittpenn, and 1t would have
been strange IL this was not so-in a city
normally Democratic-in order to defeat
a Republican who had been three times
elected to the Mayoralty. The Democrats
were anxious to regain control Of the mu-
nicipal offices, and a great many Dickin-
son Republicans took advantage of the
chance to strike at Pagan and Record.
The results have doubly surprised both
parties.
Judge Fort had presided over the Hud-
son County circuit, and had many personal
friends In Jersey City; Mr.. Katzenbach
was unknown there until this year. Fort
had the support of the Regulars, and In his
Jersey City speech he advocated the re-
election of Pagan; Katzenbach was not
permitted to visit Hoboken because of a
faction fight among the local Democrats.
Fielder, the Democratic candidate for SEN
ator, received a plurality of 1874 In the
county. which Is but slightly In excess or
that given to Katzenbach, and about that
given to the Democratic Assembly candi-
dates.
OF course, there was trading and cutting
in Jersey City. So there was in Newark;
in Ocean County which defeated ShinD by
nearly loo. and gave Fort 500; In Somerset.
which elected a Democratic Sheriff and
Surrogate, and gave Fort but 1870; In Mer-
Ger, which gave Kateznbach over 700 and
elected a Republican County Clerk; In
Middlesex, which gave Fort less than 100.
elected a divided Assembly delegation, and
reelected Daily to be County Clerk by more
than 1000; in Morris, which gave Fort more
than 1900 and Senator Hillery less than a
thousand; and in Salem, where a Republic
can Assemblyman and q Democratic Surro-
gate were chosen.
If there has been fraud In the count, or
a padding of the returns, there should be-
an investigation and recount; but unless
there is more evidence of crookedness than
the bare suspicion, the time and money is
likely to be wasted.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11
A RrAcr1oNARY PRESIDENT.

Harper's Weekly, the titular editor of
which is George B.. M. Harvey, who
edited the Newark Daily Journal for
one year, is of the opinion that the
next President of the United States will
be a ~reactionaire, a man who will turn
back Ake hands of the clock. The inan-
oiSl centre of commercial New York
is not by any means the best point of
observation of the trend of political
sentiment in the country, and it can
hardly be said that the most trust
worthy observer and prophet is an or
gan of the financial interests that oper-
ate in Wall Street. The truth is that
a new era has been born, and. as was
to be expected, some commissions at
tended it's birth. And new eras, like
revolutions, never go backward.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11
THE CURRENCY SITUATION.

The prevailing scarcity of currency.
hue to perfectly natural causes that
are well enough understood, will be
gradually relieved. The situation as
1t has existed for some days is radical
ly different from that of 1893. 1t will
be remembered hat in the fall of
that year 205 national banks and
more than 400 other financial concerns
suspended; six great railroad systems
were in the hands of receivers; more
thar a hundred millions of gold had
In the treasury was below the mar
gin of safety; commercial failures were
reported all over the country. and the
Sherman silver act was doing its fell
work.
At the present time no national bank
has failed In consequence of the money
stringency, and both national and
State banks. are on q stable basis;
there are no commercial failures of
any account, and no railroad has gone
into the hands of the receivers; we are
importing more than $50. 900, 900 in gold,
and there is in the national treasury
1896, 900, 900 of gold. No other nation
can show anything like that gold re-
serve. There is now plenty Of currency
in the United States for all the re-
quirements of business, and nothing is
lacking except that confidence the i'm
pairment of which caused the hoard
ing of many millions that should now
circulating in the channels of trade.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL OUTLOOK.

The future of our public schools looks
very bright now. In Newark we will
have gotten rid of the bungling method
of government by ward politicians that
has so long obtained and the affairs of
the school will be committed to a body
of nine business men selected for their
qualifications. The new railroad tax
law provides an additional evenue of
two and a half millions and more an
nually for public school purposes in
this State. About $500, 900 of the x
assessed last year apportioned to New
ark remain unpaid, and as the Court
of Errors and Appeals. which meets
this month, is expected to sustain the
decision of the Supreme Court in favor
of the law. that money will probably
soon be available locally. Next year
an equal amount, assessed this year,
will be paid.
For many years the school facilities
of Newark have limped behind the
demand for accommodations for pupils.
There will now be the opportunity to
catch up and provide every child with
a sitting. With good government for
the schools there will be considerable
with improved facilities. The
School Board will also be progress
i've. There will be more enlightenment
in school construction and more space
for school yards.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11
DIVIDED DELAWARE.

Governor Lea, of Delaware, has acted
promptly in carrying out the mandate
of the recent election. that in one-half
of the State there shall be prohibition
and in one-half license. He a issued
a proclamation in each county, and the
new regulations will go into effect next
wednesday. About fifty hotels will
have had their licenses taken away,
and many Of them will be compelled
to close. Every distiIlery, saloon and
other place Of h kind will now be
abandoned in the two counties, and the
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11
DISCUS. Decent Men.

[From the Orange Advertiser, Dem.I
The treachery of Bob" Davis, Of Hud-
son County, is generally believed to ave
caused the defeat of Frank S. Katzenbach,
ir.. standard-bearer of the Democratic
party in this State and the party's candi-
date for Governor. The miserable spec
tacle afforded honest citizens by Hudson
County is a pitiable one and enough to dis
gust any decent man who has a particle
of responsibility in his system. Confronted
by a party weakened by dissatisfaction and
its former power lessened by strong OPP
position to the head of. it's ticket, the
Democracy had a good opportunity to win
and until some twenty-six hours after the
polls had closed the public believed that
Katzenbach had been elected. There was
considerable surprise manifested at the de-
lay in learning just where Democratic
Hudson County stood and after figures
were given out on Tuesday night announce
ing a substantial majority for Katzenbach
the word was sent on "Wednesday morning
that the majority was but seven thousand
odd votes. "Sam" Dickinson, the discred-
tied Secretary of State, had assured the
Republican gubernatorial nominee that the
majority in the county would be less than
5000, and with the aid of his ally, Davis, 1t
is said, he was able to make good his
promise. An honest fight was waged by
men all over the State to elect the stand
ard beare of the Democracy and he was
deliberately sacrificed to give control of
Hudson County to the boss" of that
place, who subordlnated the wishes of the
people of New Jersey to his own petty
desires to control his home affairs. The
defeat of Mayor Pagan was secured and
Davis given control of the county. Tha
was enough for the man who feels proud
today that his party's desires and his
party's success are mere bagatelles when
considered against his personal wishes.
The victory of Dickinson and Davis is an
awful lesson to New Jersey voters and a
sad commentary on the intelligence Of
Hudson county.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11
THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE BONDS

h only question of doubt in the
scheme of public water front develop
ment that has now been adopted by a
vote of the people of Newark is as to
the authority for III issuance of the
bonds necessary for financing the enter
prise. The Common Council is in favor
of making the Council itself responsible
for the bonds. and probably an amend
ment to the law will be introduced into
Legislature transferring the power from
the Board of Works to the Common
Council. The Boards of Works is Re-
publican and the Council Democratic,
but the Legislature, which will be Re-
publican, should not consider the mat
ter in any partisan light. Nor would a
change be dictated by any dlstrust of
the Board Of Works, but simply by the
principle that the bonding power should
rest with the Common Council.
The chronic spirit of protest against
all public enterprise that involves the
expenditure of money will make an
effort in the Legislature to have the
Lane dock law repealed, and the will
of the people, expressed at the polls,
arbitrarily set aside. The grossest ex-
aggeration of the cost will be made, and
everything one to appeal to cowardly
fears, but we believe that the intelli-
gence and public enterprise of the New
ark community will rise superior tc
these influences and carry the project
through to its fulf1lment.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11

Japan's nances are evidently not in
as satisfactory a condition as the
Japanese statesmen would desire. The
late war left a heavy debt to pay in
terest on, and the government has ex-
pended large sums for new ornaments
and public improvements. It has been
decided to contract no new loans and
to forbear from increasing the taxes,
which are 0 very heavy upon he
Japanese people. The var spirit has
abated, and as the war with Russia
recedes it VIII grow less. This appari-
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11

There are currents and ross-currents
in State politics that battle calculation.
In New Jersey all elections are held on
the same day of the year. and, conse-
quently, the elements are much mixed,
as they were last Tuesday. Local
rivalries in municipal and county con-
tests, local issues that often dominate
State questions, personal considerations
like that which CAV Mercer to Katzen-
bach, a bitter. u~nrelenting conflict In
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11

Under the law providing for %recounts
of the vote in election disputes, the
parties applying to the court for a re-
count must execute a bond to cover
the cost. The Legislature can, how
ever, authorize a recount at the ex-
pense of the State and dispense with
that requirement. TIC get the required
legislative authorization it would
be necessary for the Governor to call
the Legislature of 1907 into special ses-
sion, as the new gubernatorial term
will begin In January, before the newly
elected Legislature can act.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11

The question has been asked II the
term of Major Carl Lentz as a member
of the State Board of Equalization will
end during the term of the Governor
elect. Major Lentz vas appointed in
1906 and his term will end in 1910. the
last year of the new gubernatorial
term. 1t is in the power of the Legis-
lature, however, to create or CONSOLE
date or abolish State commissions at
win, and no commission has any def
mite lease of life beyond a yeaf.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11

Just how observing the landlord is was
demonstrated by a little incident that oc-
CURED In this city a few days ago. a
house owner was going around collecting
his rents. and after he had left a dwell
ing in the middle of the block a neighbor
came In to talk 1t over with the tenant.
II lust saw the landlord going down the
street." remarked the %neighbor.
Yes" answered the tenant; 'he was
here a few minute ago."
Ibid he notice thu place where the roof
leaked and ruined you parlor paper?
asked the neighbor.
mo-" responded the tenant, but he saw
that little window that Johnny broke in
the attic. philadelphia Telegraph.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11

If Judge Fort had been beaten prominent Republicans were
ready to come out and blame it on President Roosevelt In
case they desire to know how strong is the Roosevelt senti-
ment here or anywhere throughout the State, they need only
ask the Aldermen, School Commissioners, .Assembymeu, County
Committeemen-those who come into direct contact with the
masses-and the result will doubtless amaze them. On the
straight issue of indorsing President Roosevelt and his policies
1904. M
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11
The Annual Pilgrimage.

A fine old place is Turkeytown; 1t lies be-
meath a hill.
Upon the Pie Line you go down, by way Of
PImpklnville.
Cranberryburg you strike en- route; it has
a railroad bridge.
And oft the engine gives a foot when pass
ing Bacon Ridge.
The Pie Lines not the first of roads; it's
sleepy and It's queer.
But 1t does carry awful loads about this
time O. year
Most everybody takes the trip; it's one OF
great renown.
So hurry up and get your grip; we're of
for Turkeytown!
louisville Courier-Journa
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11
His Literal wife.

every family should keep an account
of it's expenditures"
w tried that scheme, but it failed to
give satisfaction"
''Why?'
"Oh. my wife was too literal. Things
I wanted charged as sundrles she insisted
on charging as booze. louisville Courier
Journal.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11
ArreenhIe IN neInx.

Jacob Smithers, criminal. sat in his cell
making paper boxes when a dear old lady
looked through the peephole in the door in
quisitively. You poor man." she said, Il
guess you'll be glad when your time is up,
won't your Wall. nom, not partickerly,
Jacob Smithers answered. I'm in fur
life. "-Chicago News.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11

ton of a great American battleship
fleet in the Pacific will stir up no hos
tile feeling in Japan, and in fact If it
does. the feeling win be we'll guarded.
A war is now out of all question and
can no longer be used as a bugaboo by
those who believe that battleships were
built to be tied up to docks.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11

the ranks of one party. such as was
witnessed in Jersey City, and al up
rising against an unpopular candidate.
of which the S~enGtorship election in
Ocean was al example. all consplre to
shape the general results and confound
representation.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11
RIisIed.

Citizens Of prohibition Kansas had pre-
scented a silver service TO a battleship.
but how do you reconcile yourself TO
the punch bowl?'' was asked of one of
the delegation.
Punch BOWL" calculated the Kansan,
Goodness! We thought that big thing
was for oatmeal mush. "-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11

What's up?
Gustav-Working from morning till
night Is no joke.
Maxi should think not. How long
have you been at 1t?
Gustav begin tomorrow morning.
-Ulk.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11

There's one thing I never do said Tete
De Veau. II never turn round In the
street and stare after a pretty girl
'T'Oignon looked up from his oysters IN
amazement.
WHAT" he exclaimed. Doesn't your
wife ever let you go out alone?'-Ex-
change.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-11
I'M HUMOROUS I /.
What He Missed.

A Boston newspaper says that Edward
Yates. who recently died IN England worth
$5.000.0O0. began life as a poor bricklayer'
Marvellous Only just think how much
more he would lave mad II he had begun
life as a good NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..