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No! 255). TWELFTH YEAR. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1910 PRICE, 10 CENTS
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Aptil 4?
Testifying before the Ballinger invest
igating committee late last Saturday,
U. S. Marshal H. K. Love of Pair
banks, Alaska, stated that former reg
istrar John \V. Dudley of the Juneau
land office had intimated that Col
lier's Weekly had offered him $9.000 .
if he would come to Washington and
testify against l\illinger.
Dudley has been subpoenaed to ap
pear before the Investigating commit
tee.
(Editor's note) John W. Dudley was
recently removed from office for al
leged mis-practices connected with tlnj
Alaskan coal claims cas< s.
HAMILTON FOR PARTIALLY
ELECTIVE LEGISLATURE
(By Alaska News Bureau.}
WASHINGTON. D. C. April 4? Con
gressman Hamilton of Michigan, chair
man of the House Committee on Ter
ritories, stated today that if it is in
his power Alaska will be given leg
islation during the present session of
Congress. Mr. Hamilton said he be- j
lieved Alaska is entitled to a partially
elective legislature and thoughti that
five legislators should be appointed b
the President and four elected by the
people of Alaska, one legislator from
each judicial district.
potifics id splij mmim
(By Alaska News Bur?au}
WASHINGTON, D. C. April. 4? The
advisors of Taft are planning a sys
temized defense of the administration
in an effort to influence the voting
during the coming congressional elec
tions. Next Saturday Attorney Genera
al Wickersham will open the cam
paign by speaking at Chicago and re
plying to the recent criticisms on the
administration.
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 4? It is
probable that the government will ac
quire the land and erect an insane
asylum in Alaska if the committee
on territories favorably reports this
proposal. A favorable report is ex
per ted.
W. H. Cook, "mayor of Glacier"
came to town on Saturday's train and
r e tiirn. il to Glacier today.
HOLD COURT I
ON HE RUSH
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 2? The
revenue cutter Rush has been assign
ed to the Department of Justice this
summer and will be used to take
Judge Cushman and the other offic
ials of the federal court on a trip
along the Alaskan peninsula. Gov.
Clark will also accompany the party.
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"If no other location could possibly be found than around Seventh avenue, I believe the 'colony's' pres
ence there could be shielded from public eyes as well as on any other street." ? Extract from published com
munication of Wm. Britt April 2 '10.
BID BUCKEI SHOPS ARE RAIDED
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 4?
Armed with bench warrants from the
supreme court, government agents
last Saturday simultaneously raided
brokers offices in New York, Phila
delphia, Jersey City, Baltimore, Cin
cinattl and St. Louis. This move
marks the commencement of a fight
by the government to stamp out the
bucket shop:-. .
HILL DEFEND IDE MIS1TI0
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 2? A
unanimous report of the Ballinger in
vestigation committee is considered
improbable. The Republican members
of the committee will undoubted iy
render a report exonerating Ballin
ger and the Democratic members will
probably submit a minority report
centring; the Secretary cf the Inter
ior for his action vn tlle Alaskan coal
lands cases. It is thought that the
committee will split along party lines.
CYCLONE IN
EAST AFRICA
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LISBON, Portugal. April 4? Hun
dreds of lives were lost in a cyclone
which swept the East African coast
last Saturday. Only fragmentary re
ports are received of the disaster.
SIGNAL CORPS MEN COMING
(Bv Alaska News Bureau)
SEATTLE. April 2? Signal service
men are arriving in this city to go
north and relieve members of the
Signal service stationed at Alaskan
posts.
BHLUNGER IQ
SUE COLLIER'S
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 2? Sec
retary of the Interior Ballinger to
day re-iterated that he would sue Col
lier's Weekly for criminal libel on ac
count of the persistent attacks which
this publication has made on Tilm
council will meet tonight
The towu council will hold its
first regular April meeting tonight.
Outside of the routine business no
j matters of importance are expected
lo come up with the exception of the
;nin ual report of To w n Clerk Doherty.
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William H. Fairbanks, general man
ager of the Northern Commercial com
pany, arrived in Skagway Saturday on
the Jefferson and left fcr Dawson the
same morning. Mr. Fairbanks will
remain in Dawson until the opening
of navigation and then go to Fair
banks.
Mr. Fairbanks stated that he ex
pected a good season throughout the
interior this year. He said that both
Dawson and Fairbanks would show
an increase of gold production over
last year if there was plenty of wa
ter and that considerable prospecting
would be done.
"Just before leaving Seattle I re
ceived some very favorable reports
concerning the Iditarod," said Mr.
Fairbanks, "and I believe that it will
prove a good camp. 1 expect no
great stampede this year, but at the
same time travel will be stimulated. \
It is too. early to know just what they:
have at the Iditarod. "
PRESeyTERY
OPENS TODAY
The annual meeting of the Presby
tery of Alaska openen this morning at
.? o'clock at the Presbyterian church
vith devotional exercises led by Rev.
iJugene Bromley of Sitka.
After the devotional hour, Rev. Dav
id Waggoner of Klawak, former mod
erator, opened the Presbytery. Fol
lowing the roll call and reading, of the
miuutes of the previous Presbytery,
Rev. James S. Clark of Wrangell was
unanimously elected moderator for
the ensuing year.
The meeting then adjourned untii
2 p. m.
This afternoon was taken up with
the appointment of the various com
mittees.
This evening there will be a pop
ular meeting at the church. Thel sub
ject will be "The Home Field" and
Rev. Edward Marsden of Ketchikan,
Rev. E. E. Bromley of Sitka and
Rev. David Waggoner of Klawak
will conduct the discussion. The pub
lic is invited to attend the meeting.
ALASKA S5 CO.
BUYS VESSEL
According to the statements of
C'apt. John Nord of the Jefferson, the
Alaska Steamship company has pur
chased the Alameda from the Oceanic
Steamship company of San FVancisco.
The Alameda will be brought to Se
r i tie at once and placed on the run
from Seattle to Valdez, Seward and
Cordova.
The Alameda was built in 1883 at
Philadelphia. She is an iron steam
er, 314 feet long, 41 feet beam, draws
17 feet of water, has a gross tonnage
of 3,158 and a net tonnage of 1,931.
The Alameda has accommodations for
115 first class passengers. The vessel
is in first class condition.
The Cottage City left Seattle Sun
day morning and is due in Skagway
Thursday evening.
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