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The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
RULING |S UNFAIR ID CONTRACTORS Men Who Carry Mail Face Big Loss as Result of
 Governments Act. HAVE SUPPLIES ON TRAIL Only Hope of Profit Is in Doing Work for Entire Four
 Year Term.
HAVE SUPPLIES ON TRAIL

The abrogation of the big mail con- tracts in Alaska will entail heavy loss to the contractors who have spent large sums in preparing to car ry mails for four years over the routes secured by them. All the money they could hope to make out Of the contracts would have been made in the last two years, which they now lose.
 In order to carry the mails success fully over these long and difficult routes 1t IS necessary to place supplies ahead, particularly horse feed, at en- ormous expense. Ed s. Orr & Com pany, who has the Fairbanks mail contract, and John Miller, who has the Eagle contract, have many thous- ands of dollars in supplies stored along their routes which they will be compelled to sell for what they can get, and in some cases be unable to sell at all unless they secure new con- tracts covering practically the same roads.
 Some of the contractors have also spent their own money to improve the roads where they were extremely bad. Now the four-ycar contracts they made in good faith believing that they could make profit in the last two years though there would be none in the first two because of the heavy preliminary expense, are taken away from them on q months notice at the whim of the post office de- partment.
 It is conceded that the new mail routes on the whole will be an inn prOVement over the existing ones in
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The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
WARSH|PS GOING
 ID SCARE CASTRO
Venezuela Refuses to Per- init Minister Russell to
 Send CabIegrams.

Washington, April 22-Prcsidcnt Roosevelt has issued orders to the navy department instructing that war ships be immediately dispatched to Venezuela and by the power of arms, if need be, compell President Castro to permit the sending of cable grams by Minister Russell. While it is realized here that relations with Venezuela are strained to a tension never before reached, it is believed that Castro will recede from his position in time to prevent a declara- tion of war,
 Since Secretary Garfield announced that until the claims of this country against Venezuela are settled the United States shall be closed to inn ports from the former country, Presi- dent Castro hrs done all in his power to hamper communication between Minister Russell and the home gov ernment. The latest move was to in- tercept cable messages sent by Minis ter Russell.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
NEW COAL LAND
 BILL INTRODUCED Alaska Entrymen May Yet Be Able to Realize on
 Their Holdings.
GARFIELD DRAFTS MEASURE
NOrthland Clause Provides for Purchase or Lease of ?, 56o-
 Acre Tracts.

Washington, April 22-There is yet chance that the coal lands of Alas ka may be thrown open for opera tion as the result of action by the present congress. The house com mittee today received from Secre- tary Garfield a general coal land bill in which is clause making pro- visions for the Alaska lands, and it is considered probable that this bill will receive favorable action.
 The Alaska clause provides that present bona ida entrymen may com bine with the locators of contiguous property, the entire tract so formed not to exceed 2,56O acres. It is further provided that this tract may be worked by the original entrymen or may be placed in the hands of a cor poration and mined by the latter. The bill also provides that individuals or corporations may purchase or lease 2,560-acre tracts, the sale price being fixed at $1O an acre.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
CITY WILL DAM
 GLACIAL FLOODS

Valdez will not wait for congress to pass the bill authorizing the issue of S15,00 in bonds to obtain funds to protect the town from the yearly glacial floods. To the contrary the permanent improvement committee of the city council has determined to go ahead with the work to such an extent as will this year afford protection to the business and the main residence portions of the town.
 This was practically decided upon at meeting of the committee held last night. The meeting was attended by number of residents of the Res erVatiOn and q committee of the lat ter persons was appointed to find out the sense of those on the Reservation with regard to lcvying a per cent assessment on the property in order to raise about S2,OOO to contribute toward the total expense. This com mittee is composed of C. C. Rudolph, Edmund Smith, IT. R. Leslie and James Fish Jr.
 The city expects to spend S7,OOO, contributing 5000 itself, in driving piles and constructing q plank dyke. At the meeting A. J. Meals, civil engineer, advanced the suggestion that the piles be driven close together, thus obviating tho expense of plank ing but this suggestion did not meet with general approval. The council committee believes that it will be best to follow out the original idea and drive the piles eight feet apart and then complete the dyke by the use of two inch plank extending from four feet below ground to six feet above, the dyke to extend on q water grade to the lake stream.
 It is believed that the foregoing method will permit of sufficient work being done before the June floods to turn the water from the main part of town. The rest of the town can be
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The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
NORTHWESTERN IN
 PORT FROM SEATTLE

Steamer Northwestern reached port Wednesday afternoon, having had q fine voyage from Seattle. She stopped at Katalla and Cordova on the way up, leaving Seattle Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. She brought seventeen first class and ten stccrage for Valdez sixteen first class for Sew ard and ten first class for Seldovia
 Among the passengers were Capt
 F.. c. Generaux, underwriters sur veyor and H, Finch, diver, who transferred to the Elsie at Cordova and went over to the Saratoga wreck where they will make an inspection.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
LAW WANTED ID PREVENT SLAVERY Juneau Woman Urges Neces- sity of Putting Stop to
 Sale of Girls. AMERICANS ARE GUILTY Seattle Society Is Appealed to in Behalf of Southeastern
 Alaska.
AMERICANS ARE GUILTY

Seattle, April 21-The Children's Home Society of this city has been called upon to assist in obtaining congressional legislation that will prevent the mothers of Alaska from selling their daughters. The matter has been brought to the attention of the society by Mrs. C. R. Reynolds of Juneau, who asserts that condi- tions ill southeastern Alaska are un- speakable.
 Mrs. Reynolds dealt with the ques- tion at length and electrified tho members of the society by declaring that this bartering in human flesh is not confined to the natives but is also to certain extent practiced by Ameri- cans. She said, however, that the Russians are the worst and that nearly every Russian girl is sold into what is practically slavery before she is fourteen years old.
 The society will take immediate steps to have some law enacted that will make the practice punishable.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23

 IS FINED S2,OOO
Customs Authorities Impose Penalty for Landing Coal
 at kataIIa.

Acting under instructions from Col Deputy Collector Spiers of Valdez has levied a fine of $2,0OO against the steamship Northwestern, as penalty for landing cargo of coal at Katalla. While the Alaska Steamship Com pany is responsible, the fine has tech nically been levied against Capt. Trubridge in the sum of $1,000 and against the first officer for S1 ,OO0. Bond has been given in the sum of Sl,O00 and the treasurey department will Do appealed to to remit the fine.
 The Northwestern stopped at Ka- talla to land cargo of coal which was taken abOoad at Nanimo on the previous trip but which it was impos- sible to land. Capt Trubridge says that the deputy collector of customs in Seattle extended the Alaska Steamship Company the privilege of landing the coal on this voyage up, but according to the local customs authorities this act was not lawful as Katalla is out of the Seattle district.
 Ordinarily, unless vessel clears for some other Port than Valdez, the permission to call at places not ports of call is obtained from the deputy collector in Valdez and this, it is maintained, should have been done in the case in question.
 Owing to the fact that the Alaska Steamship Coml any declined to pay overtime the work of discharging the cargo for Valdez ceased at o'clock last night and was resumed again this morning. This caused delay of about eighteen hours in getting the Northwestern away for Seward and other ports to the westward.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
FRED BROWN |S
 ELECTED MAYOR New Council Fills Offices by Appointment of Present
 Incumbents. LIGHT FRANCHISE ASKED FOR City Requested to Give Existing Company Twenty-Five Year
 Privilege.
LIGHT FRANCHISE ASKED FOR

Councilman Fred Brown the new mayor of Valdez, having been elected at the first meeting of the new city council, held Monday night. There was no opposition to the selection.
 With the exception of health officer, the naming of which will be delayed until the present incumbent, Dr. Cheney, returns from Juneau, the municipal officers will be the same who served under the old council. There was contest made for the clcrlIship, Henry w. Miller being an applicant for the position, but after some elcctioneering w. II. Crary was rc-appointed by four to two vote F. B. Wheat was rc-clcc- ted treasurer, J. IT. Murray munich pal magistrate and A. F. Hoffman marshal.
 The principal matter of business, following the appointments, was the presentation by $. A. Temple, acting for the Alaska Water, Light and Tel
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The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
HOLD
 CITY IN TERROR

Riverside, Cal, April 17-Stam- pedcd by the explosion of one of the Standard Oil Company's huge oil tanks the elephants atta ched to Sells Bros. circus charged wildly through this city this morning, trampled Ella Gibbs to death, injured four otherper- sons and almost totally wrecked the interior of the Glenwood hotel into which they charged.
 For two hours the frantic elephants had the town at their mercy but they were finally subdued by their keep CTS and other attaches of the circus.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
CLUM FAILS ID GET ENDORSEMENT Faction Headed by Post master and Wickersham
 Has Falling Out.

Fairbanks, April 1O-Thc Wicker sham faction split yesterday at the primaries to elect delegates to the ketchikan republican convention over the proposition to endorse John P. Cum, postmaster at Fairbanks and postal inspector for the Panama dis trict, who wants the nomination for delegate to congress-, Clum failing to get the majority.
 Clum tried to get the endorsement of the anti-Wickersham primaries held March II, at which time d dele gation was elected which will contest With the Wickcrsham delegates the right to sit in the convention.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
SENATE SCORED
 BY ROOSEVELT
President Is Much fingered at Action With Regard
 to Naval Bill.

Washington, April 23-Prcsident Roosevelt is angry at the senate be- cause of the fact that the upper house has reduced to two, the number of battlcships provided for in the new naval bill. The president has de- clared that the action of the senate is tranvcaty on legislation and that it is logcrdemain for the sole purpose of making the naval program ridicu- lous.
 The president has announced his determination of vetoing the bill un- less it is so amended as to provide for the construction of four battleships.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
CHAPTERS TRY
 ID KILL WITNESS

Oakland, April 23-Fricnds or emis- aries of the San Francisco grafters attempted by the use of dynamite last night to kill former Supervisor James Gallagher, whose testimony for the prosecution has been very damaging to the defense. Gallagher and his wife were occupying the home of H. Schench, Gallagher's s brother-in-law, in this city when the attempt was made and the house was blown to atoms.
 How the occupants escaped instant death is miracle, but escape they did, with the exception of several bruises for Gallagher and his wife and more serious injuries for Dr. Guy Schench, son of the owner of the house. The latter, while badly hurt, is expected to recover.
 The attempt at assassination has created great excitement in this city and in San Francisco and detectives and police officers are making q sys- tematic effort to apprehend the per petrators of the outrage. That the act was i'll advised from any point of view is the general opinion and it is considered as evidence that the de. fense is in fear of the outcome of the trial of Trey l.. Ford.
 Gallagher has been the main wit ness against Ford who is the biggest game the prosecution has gone after. Ford has always been one of the most popular club men of San Fran cisco and there was general rejoicing when the first trial ended in disa- greement.
 The detectives are searching for several men who it is said were seen recently in conference with detectives in the employ of the United Railroads, tho company of which Ford was an official, There is strong suspicion that these men are the dynamiters.
 Capt. Smyth of Fairbanks thinks he has perfected an airShip.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
Similar to Gale Measure

Seattle, April 22-Former Commits sioner of the General Land Office, R. A. Ballinger in an interview today declared that the general coal land bill now in the hands of the house committee embodies many of the ideas contained in the Gale bill, SO far as Alaska is concerned. MT. Bal finger pointed out that the purpose of the bill is to permit existing entry men to sell or lease their land, while the Gale bill only provided for sale deposit. With this exception, ac- cording to Mir. Balinger. the Alaska clause is practically the Gale bill.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
ASSOCIATED. PRESS
 AFTER PAPER TRUST

New York, April 22--The white paper trust was made the object of drastic action on the part of the di- rectors of the Associated Press at the annual meeting of that organization today. A resolution was passed de- manding that the government take such action as will result in desoIving the paper combination.
 The government census bureau also came in for criticism, the meeting demanding all investigation of the allegations that the bureau has been furnishing congress with false figures in order to favor the trust
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
BIG COMPANY ID
 FISH IN PACIFIC
Canadians Form S1,5OO,- 900 Corporation to
 Fight Monopoly.

Ottawa, April 23-rhc fishing in- dustry of the Northern Pacific so long monopolized by the New Eng land Fish Company, is to become d bone of contention of what promises to be great industrial war. RCaliz- ing the enormous profits to be derived from the fisheries, Canadian and En- glish capitalists have organized the Canadian Fishing and Cold Storage Company with a capital of $l, 800, ,OOO.
 The new company purposes begin ming operations immediately and will establish headquarters al Prince Rupert.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
HASEY DEFENSE
 HAS FINISHED Lawyers for Man on Trial Say They Are Sure of Obtaining AcquittaI.

Juneau, April 22-Aftcr calling in it's own behalf several government witnesses whose testimony was such as to cause it clation the defense in the Hasey trial closed it's case Tue & day evening. Lawyers for the de- fense declare that they are certain of verdict of acquittal and say that the testimony of the government witnesses alone is sufficient to es- tablish the innocence of their client.
 The government today began the examination of it's witnesses in the rebuttal and it is probable that it will use them all. A verdict is notlooked for before tho latter part of the week.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
Aias1sa Good for Farmers

Seattle, April 20-That Alaska is specially adapted for agricultural per suits in small way is the statement made here last night by c. c. George son, special agent of the department of agriculture, who is on his way north, Georgeson expresses the be- lief that farmers will find certain parts of Alaska q profitable field for their labors.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
Bond Copper Property

W. B. Harris, Charles Vcach and James Barclay yesterday bonded five mining claims at the new discovery near Alganic to Seattle parties for S50,000. The terms of the agreement were 10 per cent of the bonded price to be paid in sixty days; s5, ,O0O in six months and the balance in six and twelve months thereafter It is un. derstood that work will begin on the property soon. .--CordoYa Alaskan.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
TAFTS MANAGERS
 EXPRESS CONFIDENCE

Washington, April 23-Taft's polit- ical managers express the utmost con fidence in the outcome of the nation al republican convention. They assert that they now have within twenty votes of enough to give Taft the presidential nomination on the second ballOt.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
Ford oil Trial Again

San Francisco, April 2l-Tirey l.. Ford one of tho most prominent "higherups" in the graft scandal is again on trial. The first trial resulted in disagreement. The only feature of the trial so far is the testimony of former Supervisor Coleman, who testified that he had been promised immunity in return for his evidence.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
QUEEN OF C0WGIRLS
 PLACED UNDER ARREST

Portland, April 23--Nellie Beauor, known as queen of the cowgirls, and who has been postmistreos at Royston was yesterday placed under arrest, charged with robbing the mails in bor charge.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
Campbell -Bannerman Dead

London, April 23--Lord Campbell Zimmerman died last night. The court will go into mourning for thirty days out of respect for the former premier.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
W balers Are Early

Unalaska, April 7--Three whalers are in port horc on their way to tlre Arctic. This is tho earliest date of arrival here of whalers for number of years.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23
Histotlo Schooner Lost

Unalaska, April 7--The schooner Bear, Capt. Lee, was lost sixty miles from this place few weeks ago.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-04-23

Capt. Smyth of Fairbanks thinks he has perfected an airShip.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-03
Request He Couldn't Grant.

One of District Attorney Jerome's
chief assistants in New York has 4
young son who occupies almost as
much of his time as does the office
business. Just now" said the prose
cutor, Il divide my leisure daylight be-
tween the menagerie in Central park
and the Bronx ZOO While / always
try to grant any reasonable request,
there are times when l give up. The
other day he wanted lion, and pro
duced one Then monkey. and
lugged him into the monkey house.
The next demand was for an angel,
and | quit And | couldn't explain
that in my business | wouldn't know
an angel II | saw one"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-03
Savage Sense Of Humor.

Lecturing on New Guinea, A. H.
Dunning said he once offered q native
some smelling salts. After going
through extraordinary contortions the
native went away, returning soon with
another native whom he compelled to
make acquaintance with the salts. The
two brought a third, and so on until
the whole village had been victimiz-
ed. The savages watched each new suf-
ferer with the keenest delight and
took good care not to let him know
what fate awaited him.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-03
We Grew Our Hair
Now Let Us Grow
Yours with
TRADE MARK
(Registered)

fl m
M
When wonderful growing
growing
bald
possible; rapidly
achieving proof o
Initiated and largely by whose hair
the further they frequently mentioned
when sell their theirs
good) "PORO" We advise
SCI the
It, Prepared by A
NJ
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-03
Japanese School Appliances.

South China is being covered with
Japanese educational appliances spec
tally adapted for Chinese use-school
books, maps, globes, anatomical and
other charts-all helping to rescue
the people from their ignorance. Every
school teaches physical and military
drill. In every town Of any size, and
often in villages, there are now
schools with foreign fittings for teach.
ing western learning.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-03
An Object Lesson.

Miranda" seid the mistress, you
arc good cook, and l Just know that
you are too good for US to keep. Some
man will come along one of these days
and induce you to marry him" "Oh,
no, num-" answered Miranda, fervent
ly. I've lived with you and your u.s.
band too long to want ever to get
married" There are two conclusions
to be drawn from the reply of the
faithful servant; one is that she was
loyal to her employers, the other is a.
1t may be.-Chicago Evening Post.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-03
Disorder Make. Trouble.

1t s astonishing low all OF US are
generally culhered up with TIE thou
sand and one hindrances and duties
which are not such, but which, never.
theles. wind Us about with their spider
thread and fetter the r'ovement Of
our wings. 1t is the lack Of order
which makes US slaves; the confusion
OF to-day discounts the freedom Of to
morrow.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-03
Lucid, But Wrong.

When the steam engine was invent
ed learned Englishman wrote book
in which he set forth his theory that
it would be impossible to propel yes.
sell across the ocean by steam power.
The writing was lucid, the reasoning
was correct, but the premises were
wrong, and the first volume OF this ex'
aellent work that came to America
was brought over in steamboat,
thereby demonstrating that one fact
may carry away = volume Of theory.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-03
WOULD CHANGE OLD GLORY.
Philadelphia Submits Design Putting
Stars in a Circle.

Washington.-The field of stars on
the United States flag is becoming
overcrowded with stellar emblems
AS new states are added the difficulty
increases of placing the stars in a
graceful manner on the field and still
leave room for others to be added A
bill has therefore been introduced in
congress to rearrange the stars so as
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-03
How the Judge Viewed II.

Even a judge on the bench likes his
Joke. A man whose name is Waters
was arraigned in Bilville court on
charge of assault and battery. What
did you do to him." asked the Judge,
to make him assault you?" I'VE wu7
at dinner" was the reply, "an' we got
into dispute, an all did wuz to hit
him side the head with a corndodger.
an week arterward he come back
an beat me shameful" WELL" said
the Judge, you know what the Scrip
ture says: Bread cast upon the wa.
ters will return to you after many
days! Constitution.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-03
Man 80, Woman 72, Elope.

A man so years Of age and WON.
an OF 72 eloped from a home for old
people at Dornbirn, little town near
Bregenz, because they were refused
permission to marry A week after
they returned to the establishment
stating that they had been married
and had spent all their money in hav.
Ing good time.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-03
MlIlIonaires Of Yucatan.

The wealth of the mines Of Mexico
is proyerbial. yet there are nearly az
many nlillionalres in Merida, the cap
ia! 1f Yucatan. state with practical
ly no mineral resources as there are
In all Mexico combined Eeneq'in.
or sisal hemp. as it Is sometimes
known, has made MeridaL and 'is psC
pie itch
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-03

to make it possible to add the stars
from time to time without disturbing
the general plan.
This idea has been anticipated by
private citizen, Henry Vogt, of Phlla-
delphia, who has designed flag for
which the thanks of the war depart
ment have been extended
Mr.. Vogt would place the stars in a
circle, with a keystone design in the
center, leaving room for the addition
of stars around the circle.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-03
Captured Z Prize.

Rollis-"Mr. Allmoney is all smiles."
Molly-"Yes. He has captured a grid.
iron heroine" Rollis-"A gridiron
heroine?" Molly-"Yes; . college girl
who really knows how to broil beef.
steak."-Judge.