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Gil "WHITE Will
(By Alaska News Bureau)
NEW YORK. Keb. 4? Collier's
Weekly in its issue of today state*
without hesitation or equivocation
that Secretary or the Interior BalUnger
w i II be "white washed" by the con- 1
gressional investigating committee.
Collier's states that Secretary Hal
linger advised his clients, the Cunning
ham coal claimants, to commit frauds
and that he is the leading figure in
the drama centering about the Alas
ka coal lands cases.
NO ONE BLAMED FOB EXPLOSION
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON. P. C. Feb. 4?
The bill introduced In the Senate at
the suggestion of Secretary of the
Interior Ballinger. which provides thiO
the government appropriate funds to
build an insane asylum in Alaska, has
received considerable criticism by dif
ferent senators.
It is argued that the climatic con
ditions in Alaska are 1101 favorable
for the treatment of insane patients
and that It will be cheaper to con
tinue sending the Alaskan insane to
Mt. Tabor. Oregon.
The rei>ort of Investigator Dixon
states that the patients at the Mt.
Tabor asylum are well treated.
Secretary Ballinger stated today
that Presideut Taft Instructed him
tc introduce the bill.
Si SUBSIDY
RECOMMENDED
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 4? The
passage of the Humphrey's ship sub
sidy bill has been recommended by
the merchant marine committee of
the House.
GOV. WCKEY
IS SUING
(By Alaska News Bureau)
OSCEOLA. Neb. Feb. 4? Former
governor George Mickey is dying at
his home here as the result of a com
plication of diseases.
LEW POWELL
GEIS READY
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LOS ANGELES. Fob 4? Lew Pow
ell has commenced training for his
fight with George Menislc which will
take place Feb. 1">.
DIME
MORE COSILY
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK. Feb. 4? The price of
diamonds has jumped one hundred
per cent on account of the greatly
increased wages of the workers in
the diamond trade.
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| AND COATS
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( While They Last )
These ari all La Vogue Styles and
Must Be Correct
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S-i-M I I 1 1 I I -I-H-l"!'1!"!"!
Strike A t Sitka
Means Millions
Large Body Of Gold Quartz
Found Near Chichagof
Assays Very High
(Special to The Daily Alaskan)
SITKA Fob. 4? A big strike ha3
been made on the Jumbo claims near
Chichagof. A six foot vein lias been
discovered which opens on the beach
The average assay' is 1,680 a ton. A
large shipment of ore Is awaiting the
first steamer when It will be shipped
below.
J. T. Bauer of the U. S. signal
corps is the principal owner of the
mines.
Master Signal Electrician Joseph T.
Bauer has been in the Signal Corps
twelve years. He was in the Porto
Rico expedition during the Spanish
war of 1 808. Ho later took the place
of Sergt. George McNamara of the
local office, when the latter left Fort
Gibbon, Alaska, seven years ago.
Mr. Bauer lias had charge of the
Silka cable station for the past four
years. .
(Bv Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. I?
The report of the general staff of .the
army show; that the United States is
unprepared for war and that our coas
defenses would afford little security
to an invading enemy.
TARIFF RATES
ARE ADJUSTED
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Fob. 4
The minimum tariff rates have been
arranged between the United States ,
anil Germany and the threatened tar
iff war has been averted.
F
(By Alaska News Bureau)
CHKRRY, 111. Feb. 4? Today a body
of a coal miner which was partially
mummified was recovered from the
St. Paul coal mine. The heat and
coal gases caused this peculiar condi
tion. The fire in the mine is still
smouldering.
Capt. Madsen stated that on the
return trip from Haines today, the
Hogg was obliged to wear snow shoes
in order to cross Chilcoot Inlet.
MULES GIVEN
SHOWER BA1IIS
WILKESBARRE, Pa.. .Ian. 12.? A
shower bath for the mules working In
the Henry colliery is a coal mining
novelty recently installed by the Le
high Valley Coal company. The mules
take a bath at the close of each day's
work and enjoy it so much that it is
hard to drive them from the shower
to their stalls.
IS
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, I). C. Feb. A?' The
committee on public lands of the
House is discussing the Alaska ad
verse claim bill. The time limit for
filing suits to quiet title will undoubt
idly be changed from six to eight
months.
Subscribe for the Dally Ala*Kan.
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INVESTIGATION IS POSTPONED
FOR HUNGER'S BENEFIT
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, I). C. Feb. 4? In
order to permit the legal counsel of
Secretary Ballinger time to familiarize
himself with the case the congression
al investigation has been postponed
until Feb. 11. No hearing was held
today.
SEMIS OPPOSE EBECM
OF AM INSANE ASM
(By Alaska News Bureau) |
PRIMERO, Col. Feb. 4 ? A coroner's
jury impanelled to determine the causa
of the explosion which, killed seventy
five miners in the Priiuero mine de- j
cided that no one is responsible and j
that it was caused by an unknown ac-l
cident.
DRAEKSBORO. Ky. Feb. 4? The
coroner's jury was unable to deter
mine what caused the deadly explo
sion in the Drakesboro coal mines.
No blame was fixed.
EMPLOYEES
QUESTIONED
(Special to The Daily Alaskan)
CHICAGO Feb. 4 ? Different employ
ees of the Swift Packing company
have been subpoenaed to appear be
fore the federal grand jury to testify
in the probe into the meat trust.
A challenge to race dog teams for
the sum of $2,000 has been received
In the mail from Nome from C. Fox
Monte Ramsey by the Royal North
west Mounted Police of Dawson. The
writer wants to race dogs in connec
tion with the All Alaska Sweepstakes,
which are run at Nome every year.
The Nome course is 100 miles across
country and return. The race is an
annual affair In Nome, and is one of
the mcst strenuous contests entered
by man and beast on the continent.
Captain Wroughton, commanding
B division of the Police, replied to
the challenge saying that the police
are forbidden under the regulations
from entering any competition, and
that were they permitted there is no
appropriation to meet the large ex
pense which would be entailed. ? Daw
son News,
taftseTegts
THE ATTORNEY
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 4?
John Vertree of Nashville, Tenn. will
undoubtedly be chosen to represent
Secretary Balllnger in the Congress
ional inquiry. Mr. Vertree is a
warm personal friend of President
Tafl.
WICKERSHAM HAS A BILL
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 4? Del
egate Wickersham today introduced a
bill In the House authorizing the with
drawal of 1,280 acres of land In Al
aska on which to erect a hospital for
the insane __
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