FIFTH K NTH YKAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1912 PRICE 10 CENTS
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? fflfUBBT SPIRIT
T*-e White r?? A Y?k?n ral)
?M. ?inrtor the nunnrfmppi of
L l*t>ke*on. In Iwaujru
miIh a campaicn of improvement
av. i . !oec)op mewt that prom^es mixlt
tor the t*Urf of Al*aka as well as
f?r the of the railt-oa?i
W?i,>n iw>!i to?1*v hy a rrport*r of
the l**n.T Uaskan. *r IMckWwi
(?Tt> an lnlm(f? whh-h holds out
the *ati*f> inn immtsw of hope for
a rexiral of hwwiness that harks
hack to ilw ?ari.T day* ?ki>? r?
were all on?ra*ed in activities that
ro*?i?| for snrrcthinc
In speaking of the things which
are now being accomplished and
which are undergoing the process
ol realisation. Mr IMckeson ?W
"We ?re ncurs) in a
campaign for at least ? two
Itiii'Wk Owe of them Jf j con-'
rtr*". a daw at Mi 40V?. 1 *>d?
t^bf pt a be We' stage of water'
t*? ?n?W? boat<? to extend the time
??f trafrte alone the Yukon from '
t hree to ftTf week*.
"S?con<ll?, with proper govem
?i?ent ?W?tinor, me will extend the
railroad Id mile* from WhltehOrse
>? Yukon r rowing Thla w?miM not
vi?K offer aSo?t fire weeks longer
navigation tr?nsi?ortation bat would
?nake the coa ntrr more acce.?tble
the y?*r aroaad for handling grwer
>1 tonnare
With Trsn*;M?-tat>on facilities im
pftMid. and lb '-onneqaeiit redw
t>er of coats in operation. the ten
4<t?ct of rates would ho downward,
w It la our aim to reduce rates as
far as la consistent with earning a
wvwonable return on actual invest
ment, and *kwvw It will stimu
late industry.
">\'e are making strenuous ef
fort* to Improve the service with a
ti^r of popularising the route
through the Interior, which la the
most comfortable and much the
shortest In point of time and mile
age. and the rates are about the
same As a step in this direction
we will install, in about thirty day*,
parlor observation cars, running
daily on the regular trains. These
oars wiil be as fine and comfortable
in their anointments as similar can
to be found throughout Canada arid
the Tnited States.
"The Canadian government ex
? -nil* to the I'nited States govern
ment the privilege of running Am
erican boats into British territory at
free sub ports, and we firtnly be
lieve w?ien the American rovemniei t
understands how m?ch It means to
th.M part of Alaska along the Yu
H??n it will extend similar privile
ges to British boats.
"The initial Investigation of our
mlfiiti enrineer has confirmed the
belief 1 have held from the begin
ning. that the natural resources of
the whole region affords great pos
sibilities and It is the policy of the
transportation department to a?
irrpsslTely aid in Its development."
\THI 1T?S HOMK
I \t MM THH W?>N
Storkbolm. J?'i* I* ? Aflo* win
winning more ?fc*w thotT s.!??rr of,
tbp fwnln in th* *npa? atMotH"
tb<> Vro^rtcan atbMos h*d?? Mwll
i.?d^T and wm rho<TT<l by t ho?!<
*ih?* of ?*41 wishers ?* tfcer
pj for X?frt?*.
soMVTHIM. l\T>RMI\t.
T?> H\mA
A?|S?W. J?ly Rivers,
and WoUrnSt Mr* W">1 article* for
ant***? ?*M to be I??IW ?>f*
l.J(hor D*y Ther are each di*satis
.H with the di iMih of the last
to ami it t* helieTed that Woro<^
ihin* interest in* will happen *^ei1
th?-v p>t together araln
PARKKK VOW KRKK T(?
HTKVP IMMJOTTKN tiAlNS
Seattle. My 15 -rnited Wlrelees.
ae^ni Parker's parole hejran today
IHirlifr ?u W)tf?r?! to two rwri
for participation in th? Kale of wire
less stocks, some of which he ml1)
m hifk ?s twenty dollars a sh*re,
when they were mw worth more
than the par value of a dollar. By
misrepresentation and fraud pcrpc
trat.M partly through the mails, he
accumulated something over a mil
lion dollars, much of which was in
vested In Seattle real estate. He
has served a year of his sentence
and nill now enjoy a conditional
freedom nnttl the expiration of his
sentence a rear henae
Location notices. p?eer ami q'i?rt*
for sale by the Dally Alaskan tf
For Every Purpose
And For Everv One
v
A Hamilton, Brown Shoe
= Will Suit the Best
The shoe proKicm will he solved if
vrm a?k (or Hamilton. Brown shoes.
No matter i{ you want a dress shoe
in the latest style, or children s shoe,
or work shoe. or. in fact, any kind of
leather shoe, you will {Jet the most
value for your money in stvle. tit and
wear, if it is made hy Hamilton.
Brown Shoe Company, the largest
shoemakers n the world.
W e carry a full line of these famous
shoes, and want to shorn- you bow we
can suit every one in the household.
Ask for the shoes that hear this
trade - nark :
We have them, and ?t pnew that will
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H. J. LYNCH
T** U* Tc-Oa(* H?Mri??>?r *n4 t ar' 1 a* FumWir.
mm imp is 1 1
hi BBiir m
WanhiuRton, July IS- A daa'ard
j ly attempt wa* mad* upon the Hfp
of President Taft he-e today. A
i package containing *n infernal ma
rhlnr was ddlTtnd *t the ^ hi"
Houm addre*?ed to the* president,
but before the machine had tlmeto
1 burn to the exploding point, the
: smoking fuse wan discovered and
i rendered harmless.
The pMkfcfe was an Innocent look
in* affair ;*nd when Awlatant Sec
retary Allen started to open It, he
flint note, I It* deidly character by
(kItik allghUly burned. Tearing op
en the par-It a* e he #e\erei the fuae
and Immediately railed In the gov
ernment se<Tet service me.i, who are
now attempting to trace the would
he assassin
KOIOIM \RK aOMKWHAT
THHKKR THAN KA< TH
WMhingtOB, July 18 ? It was ru
j mored today that Senator I)l*on,|
'manager of the Roosevelt campaign,
la intending to retire and turn over
.'the work of pushing the progressive
j movement to someone else Noth
j ing definite could be learned regard
! !ng the rumor.
MtVKKNMKXT PY INJl'MTInN
API'IJCT TO riUMffiWWlVKS
Newton, Kans., July IS? An ln
J .iunrtion was granted here today
! restraining state officers from |>er
1 mitt ing the names or Rooaevelt men
j io be placed on the election ballots.
[ It Is claimed that under the laws of
Kan&as only the nominees of tegu
lar parties may be printed on the
ballots, and as the National Pro
gressives have no recognited organ
i nation, they will have to write the
j names of those for whom thew wish
? to vote. The injunction will be
fought by the progressives.
miodi.e stvtks soi.m
TK1MM III MAINS K\?T
Oyster Hay. July IS Theodore
Roosevelt ft ft or a consultation with
his leaders ha* decided to abandon
j his middle state* campaign and con
fine his personal work to the oast
It is believed this action on the part
of Roosevelt is due to his confl
I donee that the middle states are *1
| ready strong for the progressive
movement and his services to the
party can best be rendered by re-,
j mainlng in the east.
rWAIM IU II.DS ROADS
\I.\NK \ IS XWil.KCtKO
Victoria. It. C? July 18? The
j provincial minister of railways has
approved plans for the main line of
the TVtrtland Canal short line road
from a point 13 miles from Stewart
to the confluence of the Naas and
Rlackwater rivers, a distance of 91
I miles Approval has also been ob
j tained for a branch line up the
j North Fork of the Nans to South
Courier creek. n distance of 30
[ifcfc %
H r M Hirkinblne. civil engi
neer and resident of Haines, came
up yesterday to transact business
with Commissioner Conway.
TELLS STORY OF
ilD OF FRANCE
"A Unique Historical Character"
i> the subject of next Sunday'* lec
ture at Klkii hall.
Father Bernard Vaughan. who at
Farther Turnell* request. will lec
ture here on Sunday evening la the
s.-holnrh author of "The Sin* of
Society," "Socialism," etc.
One of his last literary product
ions is "Thi> Matchless Maid" life
lessons from Blessed Joan of Arc.
tlie unlqti< historical character whi< h
will be the mibject of the oratorical
treat, the eminent speaker la going
to give u.
V ' t h?> en<l of the charmingly writ
ten biography, he quote# from a
modern ? rlt+r the following passage
summing nji what the heroine
achieved aa the Maid of France
"The work wrought by thla girl
may fairly l>e regarded aa ranking
with ar.y reeorded In hlatory, when
one consider* the conditions under
which It wa?. undertaken, the obsta
cles |n the way and the means at
her dispoanl. Caesar carried con
quest fat, bit he did It with the
trained and confident veteran# of
Home, and ?'as a trained soldier
himself. Napoleon awept away the
dlaclpllned armies of Knrope but he
also waa a trained aoldler and he
began his work with patriotic bat
talion* Inflamed and Inspired by the
miracle working new breath of li
berty Tlreathcd upon them by the
Revolution -eager young appren
tices to the trade of war, not old
and broken ilown men-at-arm*. *ur
vlvor* of an Age-long accmulation of
monotonous defeat*; bnt Joan of
Arc, a mere ohild In year*, unlettered
a poor village girl, unknown and
without Influence, found a great na
tion lying In chain*, helpless and
broken under an alien domination.
It* treasury bankrupt. It* soldier*
disheartened and di*per*ed. all
spirit torpid, all courage dead In
the hearta of the people throngh
long year* of foreign and domestic
outrace and oppression, their king
cowed, resigned to hi* fate and pre
paring to fly the country; And *he
laid her hand upon this nation,
this corpse, aud it ro?e and followed
her She led it from victory to vic
tory. She turned back the tide of
the Hundred Year's War She fat
ally crippled i;he Kngliah power and
died with the earned title of "De
liverer of France." which *he bear*
to thi* day."
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Fruit Jars
Jelly Glasses, Etc. J
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?Order now for the season while the stock is complete
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MASON JARS: Pints $1 .00 per dor ^
Quarts $1.25 per doz. ?
Half Gals. $ 1 .60 per do*. ^
SURE SEAL JARS: Pints $1.40 per dot +
Quarts $1.65 per do7.
JELLY GLASSES (with covers) 50c per dor. +
JAR RUBBERS--best grade-white or red, 10c per do*.
PARAFF1NE WAX- 1 lb cakes. 20c
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: P. H. GANTY, Grocer |
WMMK STILL IT
BUIHL HHMK'
ii.ttLROAn* *\i? imrriHH
r?M)I, T If KIR IHNt'KH
Waahlnjcton. July I* ? Senator
Jamra A. O'Oorman of N?w York,
In ? before the senate
day, arruaed the railroads of WnR
hack of the British novemmeni In
Ita fl*ht to prevent dlserlml
flHKAD A\l) WATKK AMI
nrxiKoN pom MAr
Ran Quentln, July 18- -J. B. Mc
Namara.the convicted dynamiter con
fined here for his participation in
the Ia>? Angeles Times explosion,
has suddenly taken an unruly
streak and refused to obey prison
discipline. He became vicious to
day and resisted the guards to the
etxent that it was neecssary to con
fine him In th?? dunjreon on short
rations.
i
William Claussen. agent for the
Tout Coal company, came up from
Maine* today and will leave this eve
ning for Seattle. Mr. Claussen Id
paying a visit to the various Alas
ka cltle* in the interest of his com
pany.
T. N. Campbell, of Discovery, p.
C., who is connected with Mobley
A Co., arrived from Atlln last night :
and will make a trip to New York
and eastern Canada. Mr. Campbell
expects to be pone about three
months
J. M. Ruffner, manager of the
North Columbia Gold Mining com
pany of Cincinnati, operating the
Spruce Creek gronp of placer claims
In the Atlin district, is in Skagway
today on matters of business He
ihtendfi returning In the morning.
J. M. Sparkman of the Sparkman
Mrliean Company, brokers, of Seat
tle, came down from Ruby creek
yesterday where he has been look
ing after their gold properties for
a couple of weeks, and will sail to
night for Seattle Mr. Sparkman
tells U& that the operations under
the management of T. M. f>?lton
are turning out fine with every
thing going along In a most satis
factory manner. The water is get
ting a little short, but with the
warm weather melting the snow and
possible rains, he believes the work
wlU continue for a long time.
natlng toll* being appll??<t again*!
it hi (ho Panama Canal. A bill
la up for paMMffe which demanda
toll ft>r all foreign owned ?esa?!?
and Teaaela owned toy railroad* paaa
Ing through the canal. O'Oorman
elalma that the American railroad*
owning boat* are co-operating wllh
England In attempting to defeat th*
Mil
IMAMOXl> MWIKJ
im thk tmrrcn wtatk*
American mines In 1911 yi ?M<"t
$2,700 worth of diamonds, 19.500
worth of emeralda, $2 15. .11.1 worth
of sapphires, and 144,731 worth of
turquoise accord In* to figure* Just
compiled by the I'nlted States Geo
logical Survey. The total output of
precious stones In the United Stat?>s
laat y?ar waa valued at 1343,492;
the production In 1910 waa rained
at 1295,3*0.
Most of American diamonds come
from Arkansas and California, al
though accounts have appeared In
newspapers of the discovery of
these teems In tllinols and Texaa
The most Important find of the year
In Arkansas waa an 8 1-8 carat
white diamond ? the largest diamond
so far found In the state Another
white diamond, of 3 44-44 carats,
was also found.
The largest emerald so far dis
covered In North Carolina measured
about 1 Inch by 3-4 of an Inch by
half an Inch. It was about half of
j a crystal split parallel with the
length. This piece has been cut In
to about 30 gems, the largest of
which weighs about 3 carats
The clangor of the fire b?ll last
??renin* ?'?lied out the Skaeway fl r?*
department along with about half
th^ dtliens Fire had been set to
an old shack on Main street near
the corner of fifth avenue for the
purpose of testing the fire apparatus
Some difficulty was e*perience?| In
untangling a kink in the hos? of
the chemical engine and the fire
had gained considerable headway
toward the destruction of the build
ing before a atream of water could
be played upon It. At hurt the
chemiacl engine waa brought Into
play and showed Its capabilities
which seemed to com* np to the re
quirement. The test waa a ?ery
practical one. though somewhat nn
nsnal
HAVE YOU SEEN ?
THE- 1912 -STYLES :
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OF ?
CRAV|ATS :
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We have a large assortment in stock ?
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also ?
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A large assortment of "
SOFT COLLARS - FOR SUMMER ?
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WILL CLAYSON-cX I
The Home of The m
HART, SCHAFFNCR AND MARX ?
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