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SRAGWAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1912 PRICE 10 CENTS
REV. MESON
COLLAPSES
WHEN INfORWfcP TH*T
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t*5i :n hi* four TO?:rs! bm? *1th
Pr**ir <> r?*->*K in U>ls city ?*-"
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HL VEOLIT C*SE 'S AGAIN
9E0PENE0 e> SlP^tVE CCCR -
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ihip Co arainj-t tho Wh. *
Pass a ^ K'NiV
a"'oc '.'at Tb/> -a <>a* oomr*iT
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LON G^^OKC MAN $.Tf?'?vE *"C?
MiG?ER pAV in Ct'S*
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f.f V*nc*hon n ? n *? cor^ on str k
tn thi* iv* rt owpc to & of th
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"TV COBB ASSAULTS FAN
AND IS SUSPENDED
American*. When Notified, s* cn
a^d Refuse to Play Until
Fsvori'e t Re nrtated.
lVtroft. Mioh., May IS? Ty Oohb.
"he famous Wt fielder of tW TVrroK
Uaericans. -w as y?*r*rday jndcfl' it" y
suspended for assaulting a sr**"*1 T
at the came which was p'avod in this
, Uv yesVrday afternoon
Immediately upon not:rio*?i?Ti of
th^ ?nspen -ion of Oobb the A men
ostjs st?m~K. and stated that they will
*v<t plav another eanve until he Is
re-nstated
rv.violphia Pa. May IS ? Owing to
IVtroit Xmerioans refusing t"?
d.i> without T>" Cobb, the famous lrf!
eWer who was suspended yesterday
'or t^vlUnc a spectator. the Phil
f lelnhi* Vth'et cs played * scrub
team
N4- GOODWIN WEDS
VARJORIE MO^ELAND
lo? Kr.ceVs May IS? Word ?*? i?
ceiled in th's rity this morninc ?f
tho of Nai Goodwin and
Marjorie Moreland. the actress.
Vt Goodwin w*s TfPrtit'y divorced
from his former wife at Reno X?
V- aid Vrs Goodwin a-e 011 the ?
?av this c jty on a weddlnjs tour
DARROW TAKES CHARGE
OP HIS OWN DEFENSE
Los Anceies. 0*1., May is? A'
ir>aefc it appeared for r time ye-'e~
'*> that a fall Jury would be secured
r. the D*rrow jury briber OflJV hv
?d*y. it will probably bo fonnd nf
essary to summon an entire vow
venire.
At tome v l>a* tin *>
. Iwrw of his ?*?. ?nd is us :
t a ce'e* *it.?*
. \TKR- X; a l*te hour th s
v ter T?e-maren? jure ? ha '
SENATOR LA FCLLETTE CLA1V-S
HE HELD KEY TO NOVINA'ICN
TV>* imp May Is* iMo.
r? laFV-lette assort. d in *
? >-> h wH h he made In this : v
i?t ; ..'nt he hAl suffi ;e"t
? 'cod do!eea*?! to hold the key to
nov ina'-ior. stat ol that i
v7<s hard *o tell whether Taft or
had the most dele:ato<
DOUBLE SERVICE
HOUSE DRESSES
FAST COLORS
S2.00&S2.25
Kimonas
Negligees
Dressing Sagues
In Silk
Crepe
and Cassimere
Prices from $1.50 to $12.50
H. J. LYNCH
Th? Up-To-D*t? H?t?paa?hep and Lamias Furnl*h?r.
FLOYD ALLEN
FOUND GUILTY
JURY CONDEMNS HEAD OF
NOTORIOUS GANG TO DEATH !
Must Pfy Penalty For Killing Judge
Massle In ElecV-ic Chair. Sons
Trial Will Begin et Once.
Wither) lie. V? . May IS ? After be
ing out twenty-one hours. the jury;
in the Allen can,: murder case j
brouphi in a verdict of jriil'v a id
fixed the sentence at death in the
electric chair.
Floyd Allen was the first of the;
notorious Allen canc to be t:iod f<T
tho attack on Judse Mas.<Vs tribuna', '
in ?hiih ludco Massie and tho pr;*se
utina attorney and hsillffs of tho
-mirt were kltlel.
Floyd Vllen i~ the father of VI tor
and Claude, who were Indicts a
tho same time as the elde- Allei.
ami xx ho will at once be trto.l f r tho
murder of 'nd^e Vasslo
DEBS AND SEIDELL WILL
HEAD THE SOCIALIST TiCKETi
Indiana potts, ln-1.. May IS? Ku e-ie
V lv?b? wis ye?U=r 'av nominated for
i and Ida te for PreMleM by the Social
i?t National convent 'on w hich w as
heM In this city.
Kmil Seidell, ex-n avor of Mllwai
koo. received the nomination of \i<e
president to appear s?M-on<1 on 'he
Socialist party ballot
WICKERSHAV DENOUNCES
RE'ALL OF wUDGES
s
General Co n*e Wi' ^bai' . in ?|
lv, mm: ? in
recall of ju.lse*.
TAFT MAN ACER S CLAIM
TEDDY BLOCKED F RC SEC UTICN8
Wa- lilntton. i* (' . Ma> IN? The
Taft campaign mnr.aTrrs have be n
i irculatirj: a statement in whi,h
ihev claim that they hive proof thai
Theodore Roosoxc't us. d his effor'S
to block tho jtovemm.-nt in a 1 prose,
outions under the Sherman an'i tri'a'
law
REJECT INCOME TAX SCHEME
Washington, lv O.. May IS ? Tfool
donate Finance commit toe late t?*lay
rejected the Incomo tax s. borne
RUEFF tND'CTMENTS DISMISSED.
San Franc'seo. May 1> ? All 'ho in
dictments charcinc Eraft acalnst \l-e
Rueff haxo l>oon dismisseil.
TIn* Peterson made the round 'rip
from Fort Seward t "xiay.
SPRING SLUICING STARTS
ON MANY STREAMS
Warm Weather Stnrta Water Run
i irg in Many Creek*, And Active
Sluicing ts Started With a Rush
For The Season of 1912.
Fairbanks. April 20? That the
sluicing season of 1S>12 I* ^
on to indicate by reports revived
veoterday from the varlou* creek ?. ,
On no tew.r than live c?~ta to run- (
nlng water washing ^Id-laden Cra^l
over riffles, and In le<a th?n * ?
the regular f,ood of pokes f?1?d
With duet and nusxets. will h* I
s'arted town ward
On some of the creeks e |
sufficient water tor rtntc ng^ >
,he operators are not prepared to,
take advantage of It at thta ? m
u the warm weather
for a few days longer. M
will be under way on all ? ? ' 1 |
.-reeks by the end of the '^k.
Kster cry. April l&-Two ou?ftU
ure sluicing here at the pn aent time.
Webber, on discovery. h? ?UH
the water in the creek JTorj
some lime, while O'M.lUy
*h? have a * Indies <"??* ( " ,
above, turned the water Into I
?|i!ice-boxM today. i
^ city. April 1*? -On .wo be^
-reek claim. San. l/>kervlch * rM
laymen, turned water Into
hoses this morning a id opened ,
? c.oM^twinv 1' I
sluicing season fat ??
ts the earliest date known on me
?^iow. on the left ?ml. ?*n*.
plans to start sluicing with n tw
davs as be wishes to l?e certain
, hat the run of water will
before undertaking to P'<t a big
rrew of men in'o the summer work
igns he has opened up.
Fairbanks Creek. April 1>
slnlceheads of w.Vr are running l?
Fairbanks creek new. and t e o? .
on - below, creek rl*l? - ed tD
sluice ?bis morning. This ?" ,
first active sluicing to le done on
the stream this season.
Upi fc Orava. 'Co., OI1 -'ohm
i., - and nergstrom and asaoclat-s
,re the first ones to turn water In
,> their sluice-boxes.
en.lv Hiillkm Creek, Aprtl !?.-?*
an hour this afternoon. John MlM
elk. on the right limit bem-h .of ??
. reek turned water into their alulcc
?ov* It was seen that ^ alter
atlon* in 'he Potion of the bo?e*
needed to be done, ro the real atart |
Zn not be made until tomorrow!
morning Several ?f j
water are running In the *tT^m
Kva Creek. April l&-WheMer. \> a ,j
ner l>eoc)er A Wl'hman. owners of,
the llappy Home asxrlat on. .tar ed
sluicing this morula*. The
wither ca'fed a great rush of w."
ier during the day and as a cm.* -
ouenee. three *lulee heads are ob-j
tainable. The operators wll \ J* ^ I
all night and continue w.th two
shifts until Vhe cold has been ex
tracted from their god-sited dumn. (
The other operator* ? ?????*?*!
are not prepared to slul-e a? yet.
r.olden April r-W.tcr started
,o run in the creek several days a* J
and there Is now running in the
stream ".ore than a
None of the operators who have
.lumps out are prepared to slulne a
Ihis time
Clear* CUy. April 15? A
head and a half of water te_rnnnln*
Continued on page thre?.
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Biscuits and Crackers. ?
You can (eel perfectlv sure when ordering either bulk
T
or i^ackage goods from us that you will get strictly fresh ^
and wholesome goods. +
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of package goods and then come in and sample them. 4.
We like to have you call and look over our stock ? +
dont be afraid of taking our time, . We are here to
Serve You. .
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P. H. GANTY, Grocer
ENTIRE CREW DROWN
WHEN VESSEL IS RUN DOWN
Big Ship Strike* Sa lir.j Craft In
Dark Ard 20 Men LO?t Before
Speed of Dettro>inj Beat C*n te
Slackened.
Halifax. N*. S.. May IS? The Stcam
f-r Berry arrived In this port at an
.?arly hour 'oday in a badly rrlppled
condition.
While six hours out fr m this port,
the Steamer Berry collide with an
unknown schooner. which ?tjnk before
the former could he slowed down,
and boats lowered. The entire crew,
which from the size of the vessel
must have numbered ?t least twenty
sailors, were all drownel.
WATER VERY LOW
Whltehorpe, V T. May 18? Altho'j
water has raised three inches at thi*
place In the past ton days It mu*t
come up at least elzhte*>n in? hes be
fore steamers will be Justifed In )e?v ;
in* for down river. The water in
the upper lakes Is lower at present
than ever known. l,ake Bennett be
in* fully two f?et lower 'han u?*iai
at this season of the ve*r In front i
of the Bennett bean emp >r1um where
there is usually a vast expanse of wa
ter. is now a mud flat All the tip
per lakes are proportionately low.
A NEST OP NUGGETS
FOUND ON THE KOYUKUK
FAIRBANKS. May 8? The Koyuk
uk mail tarrlcr reachlnc Tanar.a re
ports ua rich strike on Hammond
river. Thirty thousand nuizet* ha*e
been picked up. The earth s a rc* iy
thawed three f"et deep on Hastings
Itround. Other bl? finds have bren
made in thn same vlrjnl'v,
Hammond rrei k flows so';th InO
the middle fork of the Koyuknk, 20
miles aiiove CoMfoot. i's mouth be
injt at ?7 destreo*. .10 minutes nor h
latitude and 150 decrees i."> minu'es
west loneitude. It wis reported Hn*
der the name Raker or Nelson rreeh
hv Schrad?>r In 1^99, and as Ham
mond by iVers and Scha ler In I9?l
The stream fs forty to fif y miles In
le.neth
SKAGWAY INVITED TO
JOIN IN CELEBRATION
Whlteherre Bi<J? American C utina
t? Join With Them in Mc.n:r cf
King George V Birthday.
Whltehorae, T. T. May 15. 1912
The Dally Alaskan,
Skagway, Alaska.
The citizens of WhUehorse are
celebrating the birthday of King
George V, on Satur lay, June 1st,
and in their behalf, I take pl?a?mre
In extending to the Daily Al
askan, and through it, to the
people of Rkagway, generally. a
heart; Invitation to spend the
day with . here and join
us in competition*' for certain
prizes we are offering for has* l.ail
and other athletic games.
D. 0. Ortinl,
Secy Celebration Com.
It ia so writ.
This means that all the best of the
Canadians want all Skagway to eo
oveT to the town near the Rapids,
and wrest from them what money
we may in our athletic aupremary,
and incidentally enjoy the hospitality
for which Whitehore# Is so well
known throughout the l^neth and
breadth of this gl"tl?ws Northland
It would be well for a committee
to take the matter In hand, and for
us all to forget our troubles and go
over the hills and far away, and en
joy one day in a foreign land
BALL GROUNDS CLEANED,
MOLLV STONED AND VARNISHED
Club Steward F. E Harbott> ha<
been at work on the bail grounds
this weHt with able assistants and
the result is that the grounds haie
never been In wch condition as a'
present, say* the Stroller In the Star
While the boys are rather tardy
at practice, they are shaping up and
the indications are that a good team
will be tried o??t and ready to eon
twt with all comers for supremacy
on celebration day Charley Olsen ar
rived from Carrtarks last FYlday ard
will go Into the bo* for the local*
lie is working for the Atlas Mining
Company. Charley Grelme win like y
play behind the hat unless an Ameri
can league man comes along In the
meantime One of the young men
from the mines was here one even
ing this week and showed consider
able class In the boi. There is said
to be a good catcher at the mines,
to say nothing of ' Ml'-ky ' McVlck
ers r>f the "foorce.''
The gasoline launch Herg arrival
In port fron Haines this morning
with two passengers.
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