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N.v v?r FIFTKKN'TH YEAR
SKAGWAY. ALASKA. SATURDAY, AUGUST ?. 1912 PRICK 10 CENTS
new not com
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Chicago. Auc 5 Th*> provisional
? tt?| or the N'Mloeal Prrqrrr*
sive party met In the An<iUor?nm to
?sv at mtpii W!? tkf cwiw>iiio?
d*?o< not open formally until Von day
tW prrli?tiu.l7 work of ^rpnuaUoi
>* bring >ak^n rjt of Ik is afternoon
Contesting delegations i row Oeor
ctx. Mississtppi and riori'i* hare ar
rival )i><] ikfir claims to mats ta tl|
are brinK heatd hy the
|?fO* isional ?XH*?lttee.
Tile membership of the w?v?tk?
* i (mi sist of 53 1 > oter* and nearly
All ihrn hare been pledped to
vot,- for Theodore Roosexelt for
i?r> - "e ul nominee Se\er*l eandi
<la:t-s are to be presented by the
??aifc->ni states for tb? vie* pr?l
ii?'iy, trd it is thoutht that sorce
?i?cTe**ive from below the Mason
THINKS Xt.AIN UIOK
\I^H'M> KXTMM
l?r. Rmil K relish, of the public
Itoalt h and marine hospital service,
announces that the reports of des
titution in the district affected by
the reeent Katmai eruption*, are
false i>r Krulish reo-stly re<urn
?sl to ValtH-t fTo;n an extended of
ficial trip to the westward, and
Cook Inlet He visiied the towns
of Heldotia. Knik. T>onek. Sus.tisa.
Ken Creek and Kodiak. aad sa/s
There *as no loss of life due
dirbctly to the ca:.. strophe, hut
'aay sufcred fKm sore throat
d inflamed eye Ids due to the
.TitaUon of the floating dust The
"ov-vet rains hare. however, clevred
the atmosphere I saw no person
afflicted or suffering fw want of
food.
' The revelation appeared to be
..fferted hut reeen: rains hare help
? d materially in improving con
ditions The mountain is befit
liint to take on it* green robe
?ucain. blades of grass are piercing
the .ieposit; bnt 1 do not believe
sufficient trass will come up this
V*r to support the cattle already
< .i the island. If the report that
* ?? ash contains a large percentage
.?t potash and lime be true, the
should be more fertile in the
and Oixon line will se-Mjre that nom
, i nut ion. '
| Oeorjte Perk inn, financier, and al
way* a (treat frie?<; of Mr. Roose
V< '-. thai ho ? til ci>t>
tribute liberal:? to the progressive
campaign run J
The mate (Mrmtioi of progres
sives nice: t <x ay and wl*l nominate
j a complete state ticket
The National platform will con
tain invitation* :o IVmocrats to Join
.He new party and an attempt will
he made to solidify the progressive
members of all parties into a nation
wide movement for progreasivenes*
With ? fall number of delegates pre
sent, and numerous prominent pro
gressives taking an influential part,
I the convention when under way, bid
' fair to rival the old conventions in
potnt of enthusiasm and attendance
future than it has betm in the
pas*. It is these two constituents
that are most essential to plant
life, and which have to be sup
plied by the farmer on the run
down farms in the Kastern states
in orCer to raise a crop.
"I spent four days in Afofr.iak
and Kodiik The fall of ashes
here amount<>d to at?out 14 inches,
but the rains ha Ave packed it down
to ten except in places where It was
drifted or slid from the mountain.
There are three distinct layers of
this ash; the firs: is a coarse sand
of foor inches, the middle layer,
a fire red clay of six lathes, and
the '.Ast layer was tbe _flne floury
dnst, som? of which had I t
;his section. This foil to the
?'epth of four inches. This ash is
? asJly carried off by water.
Those who have cleared their
garden patches of the ash are be
ing rewarded for their labor. Of
course there is not much hope for
those gardens that are neglected
and allowed to remain under the
deposit. The streams are running
clear.**
l>r. Krulish reports that at Sel
dovia and \icinity the fall of the
volcanic ash amonnted to about
four Inches The mountain tops
which usually appear white were
>rown. and resembled very much
live mountains in the arid districts
of Aritona and X^w Mexico
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TS? Up-To-Oat* HafeordMhar ?nd L?c*!?? FumW?w.
Washington. P. 0.. Attg 3 ? Presi
dent Tuft has approved the Wicker
sham bill amending the mining laws
J of Alaska. The amended bill pro
I vide* tor the entries of placer
? lairas and designates that such
claims shall not exceed forty acres
The power of attorney has been
restricted so that no one may lo
cate more than two placer claims
by power ot attorney in one calen
dar month and such power must
be granted in writing. No Individ
ual In allowed to locnate more than
two claims per month and an assess
ment work amount Ing to a hundred
dollars per year is required on
<?aoh twenty acres.
The bill In no way restricts the
amount of claims a person may
hold If secured by putfchase. The
Intent is to give the prospector first
chance and to protect kirn from I he
abuses of dummy entries.
The bill is practically the same
:is originally Introduced by the Al- ?
aska delegate.
K1 Paso. Aur 3 ? A gcuerrill*
warfare is being waged between the
\merican soldiers and the Mexi
can revolutionary soldiers across
the border. With the soidie.-s of
the Mexicans on one side of the
Rio Grande river and the I'nitei
States troops on the other, hating
each other with more or less in
tensity as a result of frequent
breaches of peace on the part of
both sides, the exchange of shots
is becoming frequent. 1-asi night
the rattle of musketry be-ame so
\ KWSPAPKUS FIGHTING
K? >11. FK Pl.ATK TKl'ST
Chicago, Aug. 3 ? Under the pro
visions of the Sherman anti-trust
law. proceedings were started today
to dissolve the American Press As
sociation and the Western Newspa
per I'nion. These concerns are the
manufacturers of news plates which
supply the rural newspapers with
plates, pictures and copyrighted
stories. They furnish ready ptints,
or "patent insides" as the term is
more generally used, and have a
monopoly on the business.
The proceedings have teen
brought about through the instru
I mentality of the editorial and
newspaper owners associations. If
the combination can be dissolved It
is hoped that the newspapers will
be enabled to furnish a better ser
vice to its readers at a lessened
r-ost to the publishers.
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WOTHKU STIFF .11 'MP
Xew York. Aug. 3 The mea! j
trust has taken another hold on t'ie,
public and advanced the price of
meats all over the I'nited States In
this city the wholesale prices havoj
gone up to eight* dollarB a hundred
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thick that the Americans living in
Juare* twi-ame fearful an out
break on the part of Ihe Mexicans
and have since abandoned their
homes and crostsed over to El
Paso.
The United States Sonate today
passed a resolution offering trans
portation to all Mexican refugees
from K1 Paso to their destination.
This government is advising Ameri
cans living in Mexico to leave as it
is feared the rebel soldiers will dis
obey their leaders and start a
maasacre.
and from five to ten cents a pound
have been added to the re'ail prices
of all meats.
Denver, Aug. 3 ? Th? re. ail cost
of meats took a phenomenal Jump
yesterday. From five to ten cents a
pound were tacked on to the regular
price. Retailers say that the pack
ers have raised the price and have
fixed the figure at which meats sha I
be retailed. Small dealers claim that!
they can do nothing but submit to!
the dictates of the big concerns.
Seattle reports that prices have!
; not changed on Sound.
nKTRTTIYKS ?ATHKR IX
AVOTHKU Mi unun srsru-T
New York. Aug. 3- Whitney Letf-i
is one of the four men wanted fori
participation in the killing of gam
bler Rosenthal has arrived here
in custody of a detective. He has
been in the Catsklll mountains and
claims he can prove an alibi. He Is
being Investigated by th>p district at
torney In the attempt to discover his
knowledge of the movements which
I led up to the killing of ithe gambler.
Slowly the web of conviction Is
being woven around the perpetra
tors of the outrage and the mayor is
convinced that he will break up the
crafting gang and land the guilty
I ones in the penitentiary.
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Governor and Mi*. W. K. Clark
arrived on the Dolphin last evening
and after spending the nlgbt In
Skajrway, l*ft over Ihe White Pas*
for the Interior.
A reporter of the Dally Alaskan
Interviewed the governor regarding
.the rumor that he wan going Into
Fairbanks for the purpose of meet
ing the customs officers to contult
on the sub-port of entry project.
Mr. t-lark aald that he had re
ceived no Instructions from the
treasury department In regard to
the matter. ~
When asked If he would state
his opinion regarding the advlsabll-;
ity of the sub-port being establish- [
ed, replied that he "never crowed
a bridge uptil he came to it." He
considered that there were two
sides to the question and he should;
have to Investigate before he ex
pressed an opinion. Pnofflclally he
was of the opinion that the coast
wise shipping laws would interfere.
STK.IMSHIP OOMPAMKS
IUK?ST THKIIt ICATKS
The Pacific Coast and the Alaska'
Steamship companies have posted
notices of an increased freight rate,
the Humboldt company;* tariff re
mains the same. The rate of In
crease averages about two dollars
per ton above the former schedule. I
Among the commodities not af
fected by the Increased rates 'are
meat, oysters, poultry, salt, shingles,
lumber, heavy machinery and
"?ereals.
The rise in freight rates from I
Puget Sound ports to Alaska Is
leaving room for speculation as to
whether or not local prices will
ascend In proportion to the higher
charges on freight. Another point
being discussed is whether or not
the interstate commerce commis
sion will take a hand in local rate
making. Since the decision by the
supreme court not long ago ruled
that Alaska was a territory, and
not a district, the jurisdiction of i
the interstate commerce commission
has been extended to Alaska. It
would seem that freight rates be
He also thought If any Canadian
company rarnl to compete with the
American Hhe*, they could com
ply with the American law* of reg
istry and compete
The principal places of Mr
Clark'a Itinerary will be Fairbanks
and $nme, but the governor will
call at nil the smaller towns enroute
After visiting Nome he will probably
return by way of Seattle, Instead of
travelling along the southwestern
coast on a revenue cutter aa he di?l
two year* ago when he made an ex
tensive trip through the territory
The provisional schedule calls for
a visit from August 10 to II at
Fairbanks and from August 20 to 2">
at Nome The Steamer .Senator la
scheduled to sail from Nome for
Seattle about August 25.
I -a st year Governor Clark did not
visit the principal towns of Interior
Alaska but went to the westward
towns and Skagway In August and
September with the necretary of the
interior.
I ween Seattle and Alaska are sub
ject to the censorship of the rom
mlMlon.
175 INKANTII.K I'ABALVHIH
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l?o? Angeles, Aug. 3 ? Thin city
is suffering ? calamity which
threatens the lives or permanent
disability of many children. For
some time past an epidemic of In
fantile paralysis has had a run
and today the physicians announce
that there are one hundred and
Reventy-fiv* cases reported.
Infantile paralysis is diagnosed as
;tn acute disease almost exclusively
infantile, characterised by inflam
mation of the anterior horns of the
Krey substance of the spinal chord
It is attended with febrile symp
toms. motor paralysis and muscular
atrophy, often producing perman
ent deformities
The city has always been pecul
iarly free *rom disease ravages, and
the present outbreak is causing
considerable continent and anxiety.
So deaths have been reported.
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