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No. 13 SIXTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY ALASKA. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1913 PRICK 10 CENTS
Mexico City, Feb. 15? The resig
nation of President Madoro ks be
lieved to be in the hands of the
Mexican Congress. Mndero atate<l
)*sterdav that in order to restore
peace to hta troubled country he,
would rosign upon condttton that '
the senate request Senor I>elabar
ra to succeed him. It is believed
that an arrangement of that kind
has been ;>erfected and that l)e|abar
ra will serve as president until the
coming elections.
Secretary of Improvements and
Minister of the luterior Rafael ller
iiande? has also resigned and It is
thouKht h.' will throw his influenoes
with the revolutionary party.
Yesterday the federal troops won1
crushing)? defeated, not on'.y In the
? apital but throughout the various
states of the republic. At l'uebla.
the capital of the state of Puebla, a
bloody battle wad fought tn which
the rebel* were completely success
ful, routing the federal troops at all
engagements. The governor whs re
moved from control and General
Trols plated In charge of state af
fairs.
San Antonio, ? Heavy cannonad
ing was reported coming from the
city of Mexico at midnight and it if
reported that the rebels have renew
ed their atack on the capital.
Washington ? News of the resig
nation of President Madero of Mex
ico has been received at the Capital
This will relieve the state depart
ment of intervention which has
been fully decided upon A speedy
resumption of peace Is looked for
with the revolutionary party in
control.
m KlKD THKM ON KIKI.IW
UHKRKTHKt WON HONOR
Christ Church. Feb. 15 -Replying ;
to the criticism that he should have j
brought out the bodies of Captain
Scott and the men who died with
him in ?Ke antarctic. Commander Ev
ana said that, not only were the dif
ficulties of transporting the dead al
most insurmountable, but that he
believed that no greater respect
could be shown the explorers than
to leave them buried in the eter
nal snows where they won their
hono -s.
H \\l> OF \Tlo\s
?.KKN IN THIS YKToj
Washington, Feb. 15 ? The Bur
nett immigration bill, which pass
?vl congress Wednesday, ? as tod;?>
vetoed by the president. He return
ed the bill to congress explaining
that he thought the tett too se
vere, and would have the effect of
keeping out of the country some
very desirable citizens
The measure as passed by con
gress required that all lirmlgrants
be able to read and write and be
fre? from disease. The bill had
the support of all labor unions, but
met with the opposition of corpor
ations employing cheap labor.
\\ \SH THKM Til. THEY
AUK WH1TKR THAN HXOW
Detroit, Feb 15? Another trust
?m convicted yesterday in the fed
eral court when the bath tub com
bination was found guilty of com
bining in restraint of trade. The
bath tub trust soaked the people
with watered stock, cleaning up mil
lions by soapy transactions.
\K\\ ARMY KWil' I.ATION*
ARK NOW OPERATIVE
Washington, Feb 15 ? The new
readjustment of the army on a
tactical basis became effective this
morning. The Western Department,
which Included Alaska, is under the
command of Major General Murray,
with headquarters at San Francisco
OKI.lt IOI S (HWSIP FRESH
FROM LIPS OF Rl'MOR
Princeton, Feb. 15 ? Col. House,
a great friend of William Jennings
Bryan, called on Wood row Wilson
yesterday. It is whispered that he
did so In the interest of the Peer
less One.
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SPINELESS cactus and coblcss corn? truly they are appropriate to the
age of wlieleas telegraphy and stepless electric cam No one can
deny that Luther Burbank. the "plant wizard." indeed ranka with
Marconi. Edison, lVsIa and the rest of our twentieth century ma
glctana Murbnnk did a Mr thing for our friends, the animal*, when he
brought safety out of conTusion in cactua cultivation Shorn of their danger
ous spine*. the cactus Is a fine nourishing fodder, capable of being prr*1o<*ed
fifty to a hundred tons to the acre and outrivaling that moat nutrltona and
proline of hay crops, alfalfa. In the same wonderful way he obtained his
corn without cobs (Yrhaps he unwittingly hit a aolar plexus blow at tlie
corncob pipe monopoly, but what of that lie at leant dealt a deathblow
to one of the banes of every diner's existence.
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London, Feb. 15 ? Tho allies have
wired tho announcement that thev
have succeeded In taking the Ru
lalr line of fortifications along the
peninsula of Galllpoll. At Plaglart
a force of troops was landed with
but little opposition from the Turks
It Is believed liere that there will
b but little impediment in the
inarch of the Ralkan and Greek
troops to Adrlanople and perhaps
to Constantinople. The taking of
these strategic points naturally in
ters a series of complete victories
for the invading armies.
WOODKOim OIKS l\
<'IT\ OP Hl:4 BIRTH
New York, Feb. 15- -Gen. Stew
art Lyndon Woodford, diploma*,
veteran, publicist and former min
ister to Spain, died at his home 13
W. 12th St., last night.
Mr. Woodford was boi it Sept. 8.
1835 In this ctt/. He whs admitted
to the bar in 1867 and has since
practiced law In (his state, being a
member of the law firm of Wood
ford, Hove-* & Butcher. He was a
brave soldier and won j.romotlon
for bravery and meritorious ser
vice in the Union Army during the
Civil War He was elected to con
gress In 1873 but resigned. Be
cause of his public character and
his eminence a? an instructor and
diplomat, he was decorated with
the order of ?he Rising Snn in J*
l-an and receiv?>d the Crown Order
of the first cl?i*s by th* Kmperor
of Germany.
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IB IMS IK WHITE
PISS US BESS
The story published In the Daily
Alaskan a few day* ago regarding
the construction of river boats by
the White Pass for the purpose of
entering the lower Yokon river
field in competition with the Inter
ior navigation companies, haa re
ceived a confirmation In an article
I>r1nted In the Sunday Seattle Poat
Intelllgencer aa follows
The White I'aaa * Tikon Rail
way Company, which has $ 1,?on.aa<?
worth of Canadian steamers lying In
Its boneynrd on the Yukon, relics
of the Klondike days, but well pre
served In the dry climate of the Yu
kon basin, yesterday awarded a
contract to Nllaen A Keles, of fle
attle, for the conatr?ict|on of two
Yukon rlvt?r steamboats to ply be
twfen the Canadian Yukon and the
American Yukon
American hoau ?r? permit I ?1 to
operate M???n F?lrh?nh? anil
Itawaon. which |? a Canadian ??K
port Th? Cnltod 3<al?? h*a T*
tua*d to mall# Falrbnnlra a awfcport.
?nd Canadian ?l?mti?n ply only b*
' w**ti Dawaon MMl WM'(tllof??
Th# n? / tklrli will h?
knork#<| down and ahlpped to Kkaa
way by at?am?r aa ?Ill M
hanl#d hy rail from Skagway to
Whlt?hora? and thore p?t fo*wth?r
Aa American T??a?la they ran navl
*at? the water of l?o?h ?f>r ntrlea
A nil# war M**n til* WhH?
Paaa f'ompany and N?r*n?rn Natl
catlon Company on both p*ae?n*?n
and fr?l?h? la exported to b?*ln
aa Minn aa Ik* gr?af r1?er op?n?
The White Paaa * Ynfcon Railway
Company la a Weat Vtr?Hi? torpor
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HKAOWAV ifORTItl I.TI Ml.
PltTIRIM *IT?W1.?TliI?
The ?l(* president of the Ska*
way Horticultural HooMj rKcntlr
mailed a ntimher of photograph* of
the Skagwnv Horticultural Talr to
friends In various parts of the
country, some very rheering ac
knowledgcments have been return
ed as a result
One gentleman In l/Os Angeles
writes "I was delighted to be In
possession of some picture* of the
Sksgway Horticultural Fair. Fot
days I carried them around In my
pocket to show to the old stfur
dough friends and friends of the
chechaco, too, whom I would like
to hare go up there The picture*
conjure up many cherished mem- 1
orles of friendly faces that we hope
to seel again some day."
The secretary of the 8ocMy has
purchased several doten of these
views which have been sent to the
publicity bureaus and railroad and
at earn hoar and excursion head
quarters all over the country. They
are more effective than scenes of
Indian doctors and totem poles
STKKAXHON WAITS Ff?M
NORR HKRHH'fl W?W>1*?
Washington, Feb. IS Explorer
Stefanson Is being sought after b y
the various scientific bo-llo. who
are itMirn'u of ?*arln< Mm for
another trip to the ?f'li* The
Ami?rtran (J*ofcraphlral Sorl#?y -?f
N#w York haa offereu th? Intrepid
oiplor^r $75,000 and a?ffl*??nt
equipment for a ?""ond trip to the
north. If he will mill In the Internet
of the Am^rirun Sorter Th? Ca
nadlana hare m?t the ?ff?r of the
Amertrana and make a like offer of
S7S.04A to anil under the Brltlah
flan atefanaon h>ia not yet
nonnred which flat and whUi ??*
Mtr-fl?* he will rhww*
IMIlRnw rMINH HH
m RRI!(? PWIW1 TKI?
I Alt Aniflm. F?>h 1 1 ? n?rw>
I>arrow at th? end of hla op?nln*
<r?um?nl yt-aferday, de<*l ared that
he had b** i the vlrtim of p?n?"i
Hon, that the Ereriora Aaeoriatinn
had to hire a ylrtlm. and had ???
l<*lwl him for the alaathter, b?
rao?? In the paat he had the
attorney for labor
Job Harrlman. the d#f?t?<l ran
dldato for mayor of th* Sorlallet
party, waa the firm wltneia railed
for the defeeaej
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New Torlt. Feb I*? K?Hel Rooe?
relt, daughter of the atrenaona
Teddy, la to be married to r>r Rl^h
?rd I?erby The annonncetnenf ww
mado public today
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