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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-20

No. 1910, Civil Docket. 10th Judicial Dis.
trict Court, st. Landry Parish, La.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
FAIRBANKS HAS
 RICH QUARTZ
Mine Inspector Says Orc Runs From $25.oo to $1oo.oo
 Per Ton

CordOva, Feb. 2i.--SunIncr S. Smith. mine inspector for Alas ka, arrived in town last night from Fairbanks. He reports the trail in fine condition and the wealth or mild and cxhilarating. He says there is considerable winter work being done in the interior, with the probabilities that the output of placer gold this year will fully equal that of last season. A num- Der of quartz prospects are being worked, he states. with good pros poets of two or three of them soon developing into mines. Sew rral stamp mills arc now in op- cration, stamping out inc gold that runs frOn S25 to SiOO per ton. The one great difficulty on some of tho properties is the lack of sufficient amount of water.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
LITTLE SNOW
 AT SEWARD
Lack of Snow In Interior Causes Travel to be Very Diff
 f1cult

Members of the district court, who returned from Seward last might, report little snow at Sew ard, the ground being bare in many places and that several heavy rain storms had occurred while they were there.
 They also report that travel ov- >er the Seward-Iditarod trail is very difficult because of lack of snow on the interior, there being stretches of many miles at sev- eral places along the route where ihere is no snow at all.
 Notwithstanding this fact the people of Seward expect a heavy travel to the Iditarod via the trail within the next few weeks, as a number of miners and operators have come out during the win der over the route and expressed aheir intention to return that way HO get tO the interior camp in dime for the early spring clean EIp.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
STATE DEPARTMENT ORDER
 FAv0RS MEXICAN REBELS
WILL NOT CLOSE PORT AT JUAREz WONT PROHIBIT LEGITIMATE ExPoRTATIoEoF MUNITIONS OF waR rN-
 TO MEXICO THROUGH EL PAso

Washington, March 2.--Th, State department has issued an order which greatly favors the rebels of Mexico and is hard blow to President Madcro's gov crnment.
 President Madcro requested Inc Unilcd States to close the port at Juarcz now in the hands of Inc icbrls. This would have cut oG all munitions of war from the rebels and would have left them powerless. The department has refused tO acccde to Madcro's re-
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
THE STAMP MILL WILL START UP ON MONDAY

The stamp mill is being made ready to grind the small ship ment of ore received from the property in which J. w. Little is interested at Golden, Port WcHs, and the ore will be run through on Monday.
 This will be the first run of the mill since last fall and il is be- lievrd other lots of ore will soon be coming in. While Kavanaugh and Boone were in town they ar ranged to send their ore to the mill from Ester island passage, where their property is located. They have over five tons of high grade ore on the beach but do not expect to send it in before MSy. 1. There are many other properties where the miners have
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02

the orc shoot which was tapped in teh upper tunnel and on the surface. Yesterday he sent word that miners had broke into a big body of high grade which he be- lieved was the main ledge. This is the ledges which MT. Devinney was drifting to tap when he en- countered the body of ore through which the tunnel has been driven.
 Some time ago a sack of the ore was sent 10 the Tacoma smelter for analysis and the returns have just been received. The samples
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02

property. In order to do this inc mill cleanup must be thorough or In" object of the test is defeated To make a test of high grade i'm mrdiately after one of low value or vice versa might lead to the loss of hundreds or thousands of dollars. The management of the Valdez mill wishes ln avoid chances of loss to patrons by us ing all possible care in making tests. The schedule of ralcS for tests is as follows:
 One ton, $25: two tons. s335 !: three tons. SiO: four tons, $I5. and five ions $50. For custom work the charges will range from S3 to S5 per ton. the latter charges applying on any ship ment of less than 50-tun lots.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02

unanimous sentiment of those present that Mr. o. p. Hubbard, who was sent iO' Washington to look after the interests of Valdez in Inc matter, was proving q wise selection as Inc was getting re- suits when backed up by the peo- pie of Valdez through corrcspon- dence.
 .1 The dyke question was discuss ed al considerable length. Mir. Fish, chairman of the dyke com- mitiec. stated he had received a
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Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
Intelligence Brought Town Yesterday Big Body of High Grade Ore Had Been Tapped--Twelve Men Are Now Employed and Development Work
 Is Being Rushed

The Midas Copper Company now have about 100 tons of ore on the barges at Solomon gulch ready for shipment to the Taco ma smelter on the Bertha when she returns from the westward. The teams are busy every day and the shipment will be cOnsiderab- ly over 100 tons when the steam CT returns.
 While Manager Devinney was in town the other day he inform ed his associates that he belicv- ed the tunnel was approaching
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
ALAMEDA SAILS
 FOR SEATTLE
Carried Number of Passengers From the Westward and
 Interior

The Alameda sailed Tor Seattle about midnight withH the follow sng passengers; Wm. Van Lau- wen, H. J. Calfee, Mrs. II. Daniels, Al. F. Sullivan, T. C. SchIosser, l.. l.. Middlecamp, F. 0. Austin, Mrs. F. O. Austin and John Fran ''iSr0 for Seattle. w. B. Aiken aud $. J. Kendrick were passcn- gers for COrdova. The body of Charles Shelley was also express ed to his old home in Indiana.
 There were number of passen- gers from the westward and in aerior camps on board and they visited Valdez friends during the short time the steamer was in pOri.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
SMALL SHIPMENT OF ORE M PORT WELLS WILL BE RUN THROUGH LOCAL TEST mILL--mARKs THE sEeN-
 THE SEASON

been sacking their high grade ores and would send their ship mrnts to the mill if they could manage to finance the transport tation and milling expense. In Fairbanks the miners receive ev- cry possible aid in developing their claims. The railroad has even brought small shipments from the properties to the mill and guaranteed the charges in order to encourage development work. If some plan could be
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02

sent were believed to be below the average as those interested wish ed to know exactly what the val ues of the ore were in order that they might guide themselves ac- cordingly. The analysis is as fol- lows: Gold 0.1i, silver O.S6, cop per t2 i-2, sulphur 32.2O, lime
 LOO, silicia tO.30 and iron 32.8O per cent. From the foregoing it will be seen that the shipment on the Bertha will net the company a handsome return above the ex- pense of mining, shipping and
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
IMPORTANT MATTERS BEFORE
 MEETING OF THE CHAMBER
REPREsEHTATIvE FLOODS ME AsuRE MEETS GENERAL APPROVAL OF THE oHAMsE R OF CONTEMPLATING LEa-
 IsLATioN mAy FROM Leox OF SUPPORT

Tc meeting of the Chamber of EOmTcrcc last night was poorly attended notwithstanding inc fact that there arc many questions of vital importance L" Valdez which require attention through the commercial organization. About 20 persons were present.
 The Flood bill, providing for an appropriation for railroad commission to investigate the routes to the interior as publish ed in the Prospector, was favor ably commented upon. It was Inc
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
DEEP SNOW AT
 BEAVER DAM
Weather In Interior Along TeIe- graph Line ls 35 Above
 Zero

Cloudy and calm with snow fall ing at several places is the pre- railing weather conditions along the telegraph line to the interior. The mercury is away above zero at all points between the Delta divide and the coast. At Beaver Dam it is 32 above, Tonsina 35, Copper CcnEr 35, Gulkana 30, Hoeans 3I and Paxsons 35.
 Copper Ccnt&as only 10 inch rs of snow, While Beaver Dan, boasts of 57. On the Delta di vide there is only 23 inches of Snt,v.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
APPEAL TAKEN ID
 SUPREME COURT
Tokai Maru Case WiIi Occupy the Attention of Highest
 Tribunal

Judge Cushman has issued stay of execution in the matter of the United States vs. the Schooner Tokai Maru, pending an appeal of the owners to the Unit ed States supreme court, and the sale of the vessel, which was to have taken place on February 24 at Unalaska, has been postpon- ed.
 The vessel was seized for illeg- al fishing and the case was orig inally tried before the commits sioner at Unalaska. He fined the vessel $500 and assessed a like fine against each member of the crew.
 The owners took an appeal to the district court, which uphelr the commissioners. and later to the appellate court, which found the fine assessed against each member of the crew should have been laid against inc crew as whole, but otherwise held as the lower court.
 The owners have now carried tn" ease to in" supreme court of Inc United States. on what grounds are not known here. but II IS presumed on the question of tn" jurisdiction of the com- missioner in case involving the forfeiture of a vessel.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
STRIKERS OFFERED
 SMALL INCREASE
Mill Operators Offer Increase of Five Per Cent oh Wage
 Scale

Lawrence. March 2--Thr textile lnIll operators announce that they are willing to grant an in- crease of five per cent in the wage scale to strikers.
 The delegation of strikers to Washington will not be intluenc- cd by the operators offer but will endcar0r tO secure an investiga- tIon Of the strike and the kill ing of the strikers by tho militia.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02

adopted here whereby the miners could sell their ores on the beach It would give an impetus to pros prcting and development work which would be beneficial tn the community.
 The milling charges on small lois of ore are necessarily very high. The owners are concerned in getting the true values of their ores in order that they may know how much money and time is war rantcd being expended on the
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
FRANK WAsKEy was
 PASSENGER ON ALAMEDA

Frank Waskey, Inc first dele gale from Alaska to congress. was a passenger on the Alameda for the states. He recently arrived in Seward from Inc Good News bay region, where he is said io have struck it. rich. He will visit his family in the states and will return 10 the scene of the new strike in the spring.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02

smelling.
 Twelve miners are now employ ed on the property and the work of development is being pushed along rapidly. The extent of the body of high grade tapped recent ly is not yet known but the min CTS report that the ledge is wider than the tunnel.
 X comfortable house has been erected at the mine and two tents serve as quarters for the miners until other buildings are erect ed.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02

The city of Kcichikan has bound itself lo pay the Citizens Light. Power and Water company the sum of $i00 a month for ten years, in consideration of certain :nirrovcncnts to the plant of the company. The prime object is better fire protection.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
TREApWELL PosToFEIoE
 HAS BEEN ABOLISHED

An order came from the post office department at Washington recently for Ihe consolidation of the Trcadwell with the Douglas office. The idea is distasteful to the Trcadwcll people, who will try to get the order revoked.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
BRITISH COAL MINERS
 STRIKE IS GROWING

London, March 2.--Thc coal strike is growing and more than one million men have now quit work. Every part of the cOun- try is affected and threatens to demoralize the industries of Britain.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
VACCINATION ORDER
 HAS BEEN RESCINDED

Seattle, March 2.--Thr order which compelled all Steerage pas srngcrs going tn Alaska to be vaccinatcd before leaving for the north has been rrSCindcd.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
soUTH CAROLINA IS
 FOR PRESIDENT TAFT

Washington, March 2.--The Republican state convention of South Carolina has instructed it's delegates to the Chicago conven- tion to work for the nomination of President Taft.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
MONTANA SENATOR WILL
 MANAGE CAMPAIGN

New York, March 2.--COlonal Roosevelt announced today that Senator Dixon of Montana would manage his campaign in order that he might devote his time more fully to making tours of the country.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02

The body of prospector was found last month at Wolf lake about 70 miles from Tcslin. B. e.. and is supposed to be all that IS mortal of J. M. Danielson, who went into that country about two years ago.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
NOT FOR HIM says
 ViCE-PRESIDEHT SHERMAN

Washington, March 2.--Eice- President sherman denies that he will be candidate for the same position with Taft as running mate.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02
BATH TUB MONOPOLY
 was NOT UNREASONABLE

Detroit, March 2.--Thc Bath Tub trust officials who were in dicted for maintaining all illegal monopoly have been acquitted.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02

quest and will not prohibit the Legitimate cXportatiOn of muni- lions of war through Fl paso to Mexico.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-02

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-23
SCHOONER LIBELED.
Litigation Over Responsibility for
Collision With Lightship.

The government lighthouse author
tiles have libeled the three-masted
schooner John Bossert. which is lying
at Newport News to repair damages.
the result of a collision with light
ship No. II. on the Diamond shoals
station, n. c., about two weeks ago.
AS q result of the collision the Bus
sert lost all her headgear and was
otherwise damaged. She was picked app
at sea practically helpless by revenue
cutter, which brought her into.iEamp-
ton roads. Lightship No. IL was also
badly injured, and had TO be relieved
by lightship No. % from New York.
She is now at Norfolk for repairs.
The question of the responsibility Of
the vessel will probably be fought out
in the courts The Bossert is a vessel
OF 6O1 gross tons register, and was
built at bath, Me-. in 1904. New York
is her hailing noint.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-23
COMMITTED TO W0RKHOUSE.
Physician Convicted of Failure to
Report Case of Contagion.

DR.. j. J. Barry Of 1916 III street north
east was ordered committed to the work.
house for thirty days by Judge Mullowny
in the Police Court this morning i'm de-
fault of a twenty-five-dollar fine imposed
for falling to report the existence OF \
contagious disease to the District health
office last July. The commitment fol-
lowed a plea of guilty by the defendant
and an effort to have the case continued.
II am not ready for trial, your honor,
he said. This summons to court las
come as a surprise to me. | ask your
indulgence for a continuance.
The court declined to grant the request.
Friends Of the defendant were taking
steps this afternoon to pay the fine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-23
SENATORS CHANGE PLACES.
Newlands Secures Release From
Service on q Local Committee.

Senator Newlands has been excused
from further service as chairman Of the
Senate committee on corporations organ
lied in the District of Columbia, and he
has been put at the head of the Senate
committee on revolutionary war claims.
He exchanged with Senator Stone of Mis-
souri,. desiring. because of local business
connections. not to be on the committee
on corporations organized in the Dis
trict.
On the recommendation of the demo-
cratic steering committee. presented in
the Senate by Senator Martin Of Virginia
Senator Smith of Georgia has been as
signed to the committee on agriculture,
coast defenses. coast survey, nanufac-
lures, post Offices and university OF the
United States. Similarly, Senator Card
ner of Maine has been given places on
the committees on agriculture, conserva-
ton of natural resources Cuban rela-
tons, Pacific railroads, public health and
national quarantine and university Of the
United States.
Senator Lea of Tennessee was excused
from further service on the committee on
agriculture and has been given a place
on the committee on naval affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-23
WILD DUCKS IN MARKET.
Shipment Of 400 From North Caro-
lima Quickly Disposed Of.

A shipment of over 400 wild ducks
from the hunting grounds on the North
Carolina sounds was received here yes
terday by the fish dealers at the 11th
street wharf, and they were quickly dis
posed Of to the uptown dealers and were
on sale in the markets this morning.
This is the first large shipment OF wild
ducks that has been received from the
south in this city in several weeks. the
ice and snow in North Carolina having
prevented hunting.
In the shipment were sixteen pairs of
canvasbacks and thiry-three pairs of
mallard The birds sold at rather low
figures. canvasbacks bringing from So to
225 a pair. mallard from 81 to M.25 a
pair, redheads at S1.25 to $1.5O a pair.
rocks at 80 to 90 cents a pair. and COM
mon ducks at 40 to As cents a pair. Fiji
teen wild geese which were in the ship
ment sold at IS cents EACH
The ice and cold weather have brought
wild ducks in good numbers to the lower
Potomac, according to reports. but SO far
this season only one shipment Of Poto-
mac ducks has been receive1 here. and
that came In about a week ago. and con-
eistcd mainly Of canyasbacks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-23
Stalking Human Prey.

John r. Mcmahon contributes The
Man Behind" to our next Sunday Maya
zine. 1t is an unusually interesting story
of a young. talented, wealthy man OF no
particular moment In the world who sud
denly discovered that he was being sys-
dramatically followed. OF course. he was
terror stricken at first, and didn't know
what to make of IL. Then he ran the
camut OF trying to outwit the follow
ers, with the aid of private detectives OF
his own Then. thrown all at sea-but
Mr.. Mcmahon gives a most interesting
sidelight on this profession OF gumshoe-
fnC." with a lot Of details about how
IL is done that are not within the ken
Of the average reader. as well ~ making
q possible prize-winning story out Of u
nj
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-23
EIGHT-HOUR LAW HEARING.
Senate Committee Has Hughes Bill
Under Consideration.

Hearings on the Hughes eight-hour-law
bill were begun today before the Senate
committee ON education and labor. J. I.
Monaghan of Detroit appeared to oppose
1t. Representatives Of organized labor
are in favor of it,
The Hughes law would limit TO eight
hours the workday of laborers or me-
chanics employed on any government
contract. or in any territory.
An eight-hour day for post office clerks
was advocated today before the House
committee on post offices by Oscar r.
Nelson of Chicago, president of the Fed
Grafton of Post Office Clerks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-23
LIVELY COUNCIL MEETING.
Hyattsville Citizens in Wordy Wa,
With Members.
Correspondence OF The Star

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, January %, 1912
At meeting Of the mayor and council
last night assessments aggregating $1O.-
coo were levied against property owners
on account Of road and sidewalk work
done last summer and fall
The session was enlivened by q wordy
war between interested property owners
many OF whom attended the meeting, and
members Of the council.
stephen J. Kelly. president of the coun-
Gil. was in. the chair in place of Mayor
Bells who was unable to be present
The differences of opinion apparently
arose from the cost Of the road and side
walk work, this work. while generally
satisfactory. costing more than was ex-
pected. Former Mayor Magruder and
Miss Lillian Latimer filed protests against
the assessments on their properties.
The work to which objections were
made included the grading and crawling
Of a number Of streets and the building
Of granolithic sidewalks on these streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-23
TEST OF MILITARY POWER.
Civil Court Orders Production Of
Man Held for Desertion.

Justice Gould today directed a writ of
habeas corpus to be issued to Maj. VIII
liam j. Barden commandant Of Washing
ton barracks to produce In court John
w. Pieper, an alleged deserter from the
army, next Friday morning.
The order is based on a petition of At
torney Charles II. Turner as next friend
of Pieper, who charges the soldier is IL
legally detained at the barracks by rea-
son of the fact that he is a prObationer OF
the District Supreme Court under a sus-
pended sentence for criminal offense.
The question to be tried out is whether
the probationer is still in the custody of
the civil authorities in such manner as to
prevent his arrest and detention by the
military authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-23
FOUR GRADUATES LISTED.
Normal School No. l Announces
Glass for Half Year.

Normal School No. /. will have four
graduates the half year now ending, &C.
cording to an announcement made by
Miss Anne Cooling. principal of the school,
today. They are: General course. Misses
Mildred Hannah and Lulu Lee; kindergar-
ten course, Miss May E. Finch; domestic
arts course, Miss Ethel Harrington.
This class will hold no graduating exer-
cises because of the smallness of its num-
bers The graduates will have their
names inserted according to their stand
ing in the list of the class which grad
uated last June. They will he eligible un-
til the graduation of the next June class.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-23
Oppose Paving of Alley.

For the reason. they state. that the i'm
provement desired is included in the Dis
trict appropriation bill, now pending in
day sent to Congress an unfavorable re-
port on the bill of Representative Lobeck
of Nebraska providing an appropriation
of 81, 500 for paving the alley in the square
between e and G. 18th and 18th streets
southeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-23
OPPOSE GRANT OF POWER
OVER THE CITY STREETS
North Capitol and lexington Citi-
zens Object to Extension of Com
missioners' Authority.

Opposition to the bill pending in Con-
gress to confer on the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia authority to
extend. open and widen streets was eX-
pressed by members of the North Capt.
toll and lexington Citizens Association at
meeting last night in ST Martins Hall.
North Capitol and T streets northwest.
The need of truck company in the
section covered by the association was
discussed, and 1T was voted to appeal
again to the Commissioners for a truck
house in the neighborhood Of North Capt.
toll street and Rhode Island avenue.
School Conditions Considered.
The overcrowded condition of the pub
lie schools of the North Capitol section
also was discussed at length. The chair
man Of the committee on schools and
schoolhouses reported that owing to the
crowded condition of the Gage School it
would be necessary to transfer thirty-flve
pupils to the Emery School. motion
was adopted to ask the Commissioners
again to have a four-room addition to
the Gage School erected.
The bill to increase the pay of the cross
ing policemen and allow them leaves of
absence as are granted the members of
the police department was favored by
the association.