?he Alaskan
No. 54 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1918 ? PRICE 10 CENTS
SIESBUMILL IE
UP WORK OF MQR6AN
New York. April 4 ? It U announ
ced tl>at Edward T. Stotesbury.
banker of Philadelphia will succeed
Morgan as the head of the various
companies formerly controlled by
the dead millionaire. Stotwbury
is at tho head of half a doien rall
f ds and other financial corpora
te LS.
Paris, April 4 ? The casket con
taining the body of the lato J. P.
Morgan arrived in this city this
morning on the way to Havre,
where It will bo transferred to a
steamship for New York. Whllo In
tho city many beautiful wreathes
were placoil on the caskot by prom
?lucnt Parisians.
At Havre the soldiers wero drawn
up during the transfer of tho cas
ket to the steamer, for fear that
an attempt might bo made to steal
the body of tho dead millionaire.
Military salutes were accorded the
dead man, by tho Legion of Honor.
\VOKLl> SK.NDS HKIDKTKK
TO TKSIilX DIGGINGS
The Vancouver World has sent a
correspondent Into the Teslln coun
try to ascertain the exact conditions
surrounding the new trlke. The
first tiling of his news came from
Atlln and was dated March 25. At
t'lat time he had Interviewed num
erous Atlln people but knew noth
ing of tne st; ike nroper. Some
extracts from his report are print
ed be-low:
Kxpcrleuicd prospectors now In
this region regard the uow strike
on Moose Horn. Silver and adjaceut
creeks as a good prospect In good
geld-bearlng country, but will go
110 further than that.
W. A. Uikeman, an old Idltarod
minor, well known in this section,
has just returned fiom Sl:ver Crook,
aud confirms the report that no
miner has reached bedrock on any
creek In the vicluity and that th>'
only gold known to have been tak
en from the district was recovered
by Indians late last fall That find
amounted to approximately five
ounces of coarse g< Id. some of the
pieces running :is high as five dol
lars in value.
Mr. Uikeman says tho creeks
which h:.i?- own iLCutloned in con- i
nectlon with the reputed find are
ntrrtf end short and that tho
rock formation is of a hard black
slate. There is practically no tim
ber urlthli: six milec of the creeks.
It has been impossible, because of
severe cold and depth of snow, for
the miners who first rushed into
the country to do any prospecting,
the snow uow being six feet on
th-j level. All claims staked since
November have been staked on snow
Tills (act, couplcd with the lgnor
ntce of tho Indians of the mining
laws, is Ukoly to causo difficulty
in the sprint;, through claim Jump
ing and subsequent litigation. In
d aim and whites have staked claims
on the Johnson, Silver, Moose
Horn, Trout and Judson creeks.
All Information u\allablo here
points to tho regiou being good pros
pect ground In good gold-beuring
< oi'ntry, but no ont- can determine
the extent of the strike at present.
It is possible paying quantities of
gold may be found by miners more
experienced than tho Indians, who
k..ow nothing of the methods for
recovering fine gold. Prosent In
dications are that even If the rush
now on proves to be due to Ill
founded rumors, the country will
bo thoroughly prospected this sum
mer, and old miners expect some
rich finds to be rnado. No gold is
boing taken out now, tho miners
bending their efforts toward rualt.
in, supplies Into the field.
CAT'SlijE
MICE WILL PLAY
Trenton April 4 ? When Governor
Wilson became President Wilson, ho
lost some of his Influence over
the state legislature of New Jersey.
Wilson had numerous reform bills
in tho course of passing when he
It ft the state, but those bills nover
passed. Notwithstanding his earn
est request to have thom go through,
tijpjr were defeated yeserday by a
small majority.
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STURGEON, Ml STRUCK Df
DEATH-DEALING STORM, ill
WOUNDING AND OWING
Sturgeon, April 4 ? The north
central part of Missouri was visit
ed by a terrible cyclone last night
which resulted lu the loss of nunior-^
ous Uvea and the destruction of a
large amount of proporty.
Iu this town seven people were
killed outright while many were
injured. Numerous houses wero
w rocked by tho dostructlvo winds.
(? terrific downpour of rain follow
ed In the wake of tho hurrlcano.
Sturgeon Is !i town of about a
thousand inhabitants on tho WabaHh
jrullror.d about a hundred mllcw
^ north of Jefferson city.
DARHOW IN CHICAGO;
H.VK1UMAX FOIt MAYOR
Los AiKilo?. April 4? Clarenco
barrow left yesterday, (or Chicago
the first time *n tho paBt two years,
first time in tho past two years.
Job Harriman, the socialist can
vlidcte for mayor has again been |
renominated for the mayorallty.
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Job llurriniun
l'ROSECO'COX NOW HAS
FltOST < '< >.\ I . CASES
Chlcngo. April 4? Arguments for ,
the prosecution of Albert Frost ,
and others charged with conspiracy
to defraud the government out of a
large tract o' Matanuska coal lands, ,
began this morning. District Attor- |
noy Welch claims that George Tur
ner was paid twenty-five thousand
dollars to go to Washington and
lobby In the Interests of tho Alaska
Control railway.
PEACE PROMPTS
HIM 10 RESI6N
El Paso, April 4 ? From prosent
ndlcations tbcro will bo an early
loitlement of the c'.vll wars In Mex
co. Dispatches received from Mox
co City this morning say that pro
ilslonal president Huorta, has issued
i statement that ho will resign .is
[he head o.J the goveniment In order
t pacify the states that are hold
ag out against him.
Podro Lascurlun Is tho man that
uis been settled upon to tako the
ruins of government, and It Is said
hu> ho will be acceptable to the
robels. Huerta promises to swear
i'm In as provisional president un
^11 a new president can be elected.
floodTpoi
II OUT RUIN
Shawneotown, April 4 ? Owing lo
tho breaking of tho levees caused by
the high water;, this city Is inun
dated and tho.-e is scarcely a frame
lioi'so Is left standing.
The entire population has been
?ernoved to tho highlands whore they;
ire bolng rerved with food and
clothing. Tents have boen secured
roin tho state militia to shelter tho
homeless.
Cairo, April 4 ? Tho levees pro
tecting the cltv of Cairo aro hold
ing and tho people aro confident
that the water will not rise enough
to break over, consequently a better
feeling exists here than did twenty
four hours ago when completo In
undation threatened. ?
FOOD
A L B K R 8
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X O W I X S T O C K.
ID) pound Sack $1.00.
."o pound lots $2.23.
Small lots . . 5 c??ntN per pound.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
IMPROVED BOAT SERVICE
MEANS BETTER BUSINESS
Onco agiilu tho Alaska Steamship
Co. announces u chango in ILb aor
vlco that will greatly benefit tills
soctton. Commencing May 15th the
largo ste 1 steamships Mariposa, A1
amoda und Northwestern will bo as
?tigued to the Prince William sound
run via tho Inside passage sailing
from Soattlo or from Soward every
six days. Stops will be mado at
Kotchlkan, Juneau and Skagway.
With the arrangement of sailing the
Jefforson and Dolphin in between,
a regular "Just like the clock" ser
vice will bo maintained north and
south every three days throughout
the season and up to the latter
part of October. Tho three big
boats will make no other local or
.cannery stops so this will mean a
much larger volumo of travel pass
ing through this section on these
boats to and from the Atlln and
Dawsun country.
It nlso gives an Improved service
to and from Seward, Valdez and
Cordova. Last summer those sec
tions had four sailings monthly but
by the now arrangement of adding
the Northwestern and keeping three
boats in the run the additional stop
af Skagway can be made and all
parts of Alaska get bettor facili
ties. For Instance, a traveler from
Seward can como to any port on
this part of tho coast and transact
business and then get a boat north
to Skagway and go into the Interior
or Yukon points without delay. Or
a person trom Fairbanks can come
down to Juneau or Ketchikan and
then ku over to Valdet if ho has
reason for :> hurried trip.
From the excurelon viewpoint It
is also a gocd move as It will mean
that n person can make one of tho
three boats his hotel for the entire
trip with side t;lp? to White Pass
or up the Copper River and stops
at Junoau, K<>tchlk'in or Skagway,
thus t-ikli.fi in tlie greater portion
of tho features of the Southeastern
Alaska scenery.
Tho mall and express by this com
pany's servlct will be every three
days north and south, about 3 days
from Juneau and Skapway to So
attlo and two days between Ketchi
kan and Seattle.
While on the run between Skag
way and Seattle the vessols will be
on expross time.
Confirming tho special cablegram
to the Dully Alaskan of several days
age thai Ihg Alaska Steaship com
pany would run additional boats to
Skagway, thu Seattle papors con
tain a more complete account wlilch
we print btlow:
It. W. Haxter, vlco president In
charge of operation of tlio Alaska
Steamship Company, yesterday an
nounced tiiut the big liners Mari
posa, Alameda and Northwestern
with the Inauguration of the com
pany's summer schedulo of sailings,
woul-; be jont through to Skagwuy,
Southeastern Alaska, while bound
to and from Prince William sound
ports. It will be the first tlmo that
t'ie largo vessels of the company's
fleet have been sent through to the
terminus of the Southeastern Alas
ka routo, where connection is mudc
with the Vfhlte Pass & Yukon, nn<l
the entire interior, as far down the
river as Dawson and Fairbanks, will
receive the benefit of a vessel every
three days, as compared with one
ovory si* days in past summers or
every twelve days In winter and
spring.
'Wo arj endeavoring to comply
with suggestions and requests of
patrons residing In Skagway and a
long the vukon river," said Sir.
liaxter yesterday. "All vessels will
call at Ketchikan, Juneau and Skag
wny. Each of the thrco ports will
receive the benefit of an Increase
In service, the success of the pTUn
of making Kctchlkan and Juneau
pc.rU of call for the larger vessels
having added to the argument In
f' vor of sending the Mariposa, Al
ameda, and Northwestern through
to Skagway.
"The three large vessels between
Skagway pud Seattle In either di
rection will foe classed as fast ex
p:?sc steamships, with no local
stops xcept Ketchikan and Juneau
to handle passengers, mall, oxpresa
and small frolght.
"The larger vessols will not call
at any of the cannories or local
points enroute, sc they will bo able
to mako a run of about three days
between Seattle and Skagway In
either direction. The Dolphin and
the Jefferson, as in the past, will
bo operated In the Southeastern Al
aska Bervice exclusively, making all
ports between Seattle and Skagway."
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