?he IpatUj Alaskan
No. m. TWELFTH YEAR. SKAU WAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 5, 1910 PRICE, 10 CENTS
SNOW SLIDUT CORDOVA
BURIES TWO MHO III
(By Alaska News Bureau)
CORDOVA. Jan. 5? Harry C. El
liot, president of the Hubbard, Elliot
mining company, and H. H. Greer of
Seattle, were killed by a snow slide
on Elliot creek while examining cop
per outcroppings December 30.
The bodies have not yet been re
covered.
The Hubbard, Elliot mine was be
ing experted by representatives of th
Ryan-Cole syndicate of Duluth.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
HALIFAX. Nova Scotia. Jan. 5?
Seventeen fishing smacks containing
1 76 men were sunk today in a hard
gale. The men all lost their lives.
TAFT SCORED FOR EXTRAVAGANCE
(By Alaska Newt Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 5?
la speaking on the retrenchment pol
icy- announced by the administration.
Representative Adair of Indiana today
took occasion to strongly score Pres
Went Taft for his extravagances. Mr.
Adair said the President had his
salary increased to $100,000 a year
and that ho was allowed increased
traveling expenses and an approprl
ation tor an automobile.
TflFT CHANGES
HIS MESSAGE
(By Alaska Naws Bureau)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 5?
President Taft Is still busy revis
ing his message to Congress. He has
made several changes In the sections
devoted to the Sherman anti-trust
law and inter-state commerce laws, i
JEFFERSON IS DELAYED
The Jefferson was not at Juneau up
to 3:30 o'clock this afternoon and con
sequently cannot possibly arrive In
Skagway until some time after mid
night. The Jefferson has evidently j
been delayed by snow storms.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Holmes left
for Haines on the Hess this morning.
DECIDE AS TO
INCORPORATION
The Haines incorporation election
will be held tomorrow and the indi
cations are that the people of Haines
will decide to become a municipality
by a good majority.
There are fourteen candidates for
council and the balloting here Is ex
pected to be close.
BILL KING IS COMING
\V. B. King, auditor of the White
Pass and Yukon, accompanied by the
stockholder's auditor, is a passenger
on the Jefferson.
Henry Priedenthal is confined to
his home by a painful abcess. Dr.
Brawand Is attending Mr. Frieden
hatr
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.Inventory Sale.
Our Annual Inventory Sale Starts on the
5th and Closes on the 15th
1-3 off
Everything except E. & W. Collars, Rubber Goods.
Knox Hats and Thread.flThis is strictly a Cash Sale
and one that behoves all our patrons to take advan
tage of.QSale starts at 9 a. m. Wednesday
LYNCH & KENNEDY
The Up-To-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishers
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COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO
INVESTIGATE BALLI1GER
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan f>? It is |
authentically reported that late this
afternoon Senator Nelson of Minneso
ta will be appointed chairman of the
Balllnger lnve3tigatng committee and
his fellow members on the commit
tee will be Senator Root of New York,
Senator Sutherland of Utah. Senator i
Burton of Ohio, and Senator Flint of '
California, Republicans; and Senator
Clarke of Arkansas and Senator Payn
tor of Kentucky, Democrats.
The house committee will consist
of Dalzell of Pennsylvania, Stevens
of Minnesota, McCall of Massachu
setts, Martin of South Dakota, Repub
licans, and Moon of Tennesee and
Sherman of Tennessee or Howard of
Georgia. Democrats.
WIGKERSHAM WANTS INTER
STATE LAWS FOR ALASKA
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. u?
Delegate Wlckersham of Alaska had
a conference with President Taft to
clay and requested that the inter
state commerce laws be applied to
Alaska. It Is believed probable that
this step will be taken.
HIEHORSE BOMS ARE HERE
The Whitehorse bowling teams ar
rived on the train this afternoon, fit 1
for the fray, and confident that they
will be able to take the measure of
the Skagway bowlers on the local
alleys.
The teams consist of Mesdames:
Armstrong. Harbottl?, White, McRae
and Barragar and Messrs: Barragar,
Hume, llarbottle. Miller and Cyr.
The rooters accompanying the team
are: M. Watson, W. A. Puckett, Mrs.
B. C. Miller. Stroller White and his
son Albert.
The womens" teams will bowl late
this afternoon and the men will
clash early this evening.
The Skagway teams will be as fol
lows: Mesdames: Stinebaugh, Miller,
Ungefroren, Ganty and Miss Sprlng
sted and Messrs. Tilanehard (three
times) and Pitman and Flaharty.
The Elks have allowed each mem
ber to Invite one non-Elk and lady
and the bowling contests will be fol
lowed by a dance. Refreshments will
be served and the Elks orchestra will
render the musical program.
VALDEZ ? Two days' canvass has
secured 400 signatures in Valdez to
an organization to work for home
rule in the Territory. The paper car
rying the signatures is headed by the
following statement of purposes:
"We, the undersigned citizens of
Alaska do hereby organize ourselves
and form the Alaska Territorial Club.
"The purpose and object of this
organization is:
"To advance the interests of Alask
and particularly to endorse and aid
our Delegate h) Congress in his ef
forts toward securing a territorial
form of government for the territory
of Alaska."
The plan of the campaign was orig
inated by I. D. Flynn, of Valdez, and
with the aid of Charles G. Ganty he
has been working at it ever since he
started the effort in iuotior. last Sat
urday. He proposes to enlist the serv
ices of active workers in other towns
of Alaska and organize a movement
as wide as the Territory in the cause.
The plan is to secure publicity for
the demand for territorial governmen
through the press and by personal
appeals to members of Congress.
Judge Wiekersham Instantly ap
proved the organization of the move
ment as soon as ho was told of It on
his return from Cordova yesterday.
He took a coj>y of the petition with
him to Seward to place in the hands
of workers.
It Is proposed to hold a public
meeting In Valdez to crystallize the
sentiment shown by the signatures
the paper. This will be done Friday
or Saturday evening, on Judge Wick
orsha m's return from the Westward.
{ Ijappy Hew Vear[
^ We wish our friends and patrans a Happy T
?? New Year and thank you for making our 1909
business a success. , 4
*. Our best efforts will be made to merit the II
; * continuance of your good will [and patronage by *1
following our rule of handling the very best, only * *
4. at the most reasonable prices, consistent with
T quality. **
I GANTY & FRANDSONj
RUSHED 10 FAIRBANKS BY
00G SLED TO SAVE FEET
FAIRBANKS? With both feet and
the back of his right forearm badly
frozen, H. W. Meyer, a- young trapper
rode, bound down to a sled, sixty
miles between fi o'clock yesterday
morning and 12:30 o'clock tills morn
ing, two dog teams being used In
the flying trip to a doctor.
Meyer was brought In by Chester
Spencer and Bert Anderson, signal
service men at Mlnto station, to
which place Meyer had crawled.
They gave him excellent care.
Meyer's camp .where he has been
living alone and trapping, is five
miles down the Tanana river from
the Mlnto telegraph station. He had
been helping a teamster unload some
freight from the steamer Schwatka,
which is In winter quarters near
Hayes cutoff, below Minto. Tuesday
afternoon he left the teamster and
started for the camp, which is back
from the river toward the. mall trail.
Getting among some lakes, he broke
through the ice and got both feet
wet up to the ankles. As quickly
as he realized this he ran as hard as
he could for some nearby timber.
With his feet freezing fast he suc
ceeded in making a small fire. Ho
got his mukluks and socks off and
began rubbing his bared feet with
snow. In this operation his hands
began freezing, and he realized that
he must get to shelter and aid. With
extreme difficulty he got his socks
and mukluks back on his stiffened
feet and started for the Minto sta
tion, some seven miles away. His
feet were like stilts and he suffered
torture.
When he reached the Minto station
he was in a pitiable condition. An
derson and Spencer following medical
regulations, put Meyer's feet in Ice
water and kept them in ice water
for seven hours. In the meantime
Spencer communicated by telegraph
with First Lieutenant George C. Lew
is here, and as a result of a confer
ence between Lieutenant Lewis and
Marshal Love, the latter started Dep
uty Hanson with a hired dog team
and driver after Meyer.
nun and moccasins
EATEN BY BISHOP STRINGER
DAWSON, Y. T. Dcc. 23? Bishop I.
0. Stringer, of the Church of England,
Yukon diocese, has arrived here,
forty-seven days from Fort MacPher
son, at the mouth of the MacKenzle
river, bringing the first advices since
summer from that region. The bishop
and Missionary Charles P. Johnson
started from Fort MacPherson Sep
tember 1, hoping to cross the head
of the Porcupine in time to reach the
Yukon river last fall with a canoe.
The head of the Dell river, empty
ing into Porcupine river, was partly
frozen, so they had to walk back to
Fort MacPherson. Pof twenty-five
days they mushed in the blinding
fogs of Arctic storms with but little
food. Supplies finally gave out, and
j the men experienced hardships worse
than those of Peary. For many days
there was only a handful of food
for each man daily. Finally the party
was compelled to take their mocca
sins and mucklucks from their feet
and eat them. They were able then
to walk only five or ten miles a day,
when they stumbled into an Indian
camp, where there were plenty of
supplies. Their moccasins and muck
lucks had kept them alive for several
days.
Each man lost fifty pounds in
weight. Johnson remained at Fort
MacPherson. After the rivers froze
solid the bishop .with two Indians,
started for Dawson, via- Rampart and
Fort MacPherson, and came through
with no further difficulty.
Natty,
Snappy
and of
True
Value
These are the features
we insist upon every
garment we handle.
We want good style
and we must have the
best of value. We
have built up this
business by giving our
customers the best
merchandise the world
produces and we mean
to continue this policy
The new fall and wint
er Buits and overcoats
are here come and
look them over.
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