A REAL MEN? THE WEST
Secretary of American Mining Congress
Tells a Few Facts Before Senate Com
mittee on Territories Anent the Alaska
Conservation Policy.
I'udn ? Ue title of "A Menace to
tho Wcfct", J. K. Callbreath, secre
tary of the American Mining Con
gress. made a speech before the
Comnlticc on Territories oi the U.
S. appearing -before that
body In response to an Invitation, on
his remarks ou the present state of
tie k< \ erunent's attitude towards
the Alaska coat fields, will do more
towards a hasty settlement of the
of the (ieidM than anything which
li.'s been done since' the con I ro
Mourcej have removed from en
try and held up uuder tho con
servation policy enacted several
of teprtnitiiK lu full Mr. Callbreatb's*
Committee:
possloie Interest In Alasku other
than mat which ovary American clt
Uen snould feol.***
At 01 r JopUn Convention the
question of conditions In Alnsk-k,,
wi.s considered and a committee to
Inves jau> the situatlou and to
present to its next annual conven
tion its' recommendations was pro
dded for^
This committor hag inado various
recommendations and uutiriing ef
fort to secure some redress for Alas
ka. I's members have appeared bo
t'ore Congressional committees at
various 'imts, urging what, at the
time, seemed to be the tr.oat feas
ible plan for bettering Alaskan con
ditions.
Th situation in Alaska bus been
; ersistontiy befogged by myster
ious whisperings of sinister dangers.
It bai bevu made to compare with
the high was whon the early rnar
,'ners ?aw lu every cloud a terrible
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H.\KD IMK'K MiXKISS
wil l. i?i*SH DKVELOl'MKXT
K>lij?e (iniup Near Henijett >Vill
bo \V???kcd All Summer l\v Own
en.
U?.s Behuiau antl * William Sh<flv!c,
arrived Ki Skagway on tb? Horn
Doidt S.k! irday night, and took this
things lii shape,' a:?d it is stated
that thiy will stay with the work
art- all hard ct^k .miners, and will be
abk to do a vast amount of devel
pr.>pef*$t'.?ho\v good values in gold
..iid sThW, and very flattering re
sults hive been obtained from as
says wltlsb have boon made from
time to time covering a period of
several years.
The man Interested, It la undor
ir.v; to carry on the reason's work,
but eveu though this were not ho.
being experienced miners. . without
ny assUtnnco from tho outside,
hoy should bo able to develop the
: lines fulrly well during the next
TEDDY OX HAND TO
DEFEND (.'(KM) NAME
Marquotte, May 2fi ? Ex-President
Theodore Roosevelt nrrlvod In this
city this morning. Hla case against
Kdltor Newell of the Chronicle will
begin tomorrow morning. Roose
velt Is suing tb- Chronicle for $10.
000 damages which lie claims as
salve for a libel which the accused
editor printed relative to his con
dition at tho time the Colonel was
making political spe<*.h last fall. ;
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EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED T
THE),
lAnwucan
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?J. The Leading toadies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway ?}?
T COMPANY
PUT BALL
(imne Yesienlny Takes '.Skngwity by
Surprise to the Tlino of 10 to ?r
SoUIIn-j Show Visitors SOiih- Kino
Work:' . ?
Dally, Alaskan. Skagway, Coiupany
' K, 30th flirty., ton, Skagway Candy
Kids, thrtC. . See" Tanner' for par
ticulars. . He 'says lit j team boss
iamly swlpurs,
.William Brooke, Captain
inquiry, Commanding ? Co. K
This wtt the roporl received In
Skagway from Haines yosterday rel
ative to iho. game which the Skag
way twin played with the .K Co.
team. It ii>- really a charitable re
port of <h? g:imo, .n'ho?,, Skagwuy
playing Is cousldered and wero It
not f$r the, tact that K Co. did
??ra< 'flue w,onfc,_wo would be will
ing. Co lut it go as* It looks, but wo
Lellfeve in giving credit where credit
Is due. The line up of the team
from" tho Joth Infty. yesterday was
| strong, and after a change 'had been
' made In the pitcher's box,, the play
1 1: ok on an appearance of profession
alism as far as the soldiers wont.
Matthews ou_Flrst playd an error
less game, and .the, fielding on many
occasion* was worthy of the "pro
. Skagway's aggregation filled UP
; on candy which they swiped from a
?audy salesman who was on the
launch and believing thoy were the
t;eal o-jiidy", played a "rotten
name" according to ,-tholr qi imager,
31 'Tanner "Their Infleldlng was
| poor, thulr outflcldlng was worse,
mil their stick work was on the
bum"bo said. ?
Those who were wltnecs^at, ^h."
! ^ jme said that It the soldiers could
i?ut up ns good work at Whltehorso
.is they did on the. Hulncs grounds
yesterday, they should bring back
the coin. It Is understood that the
1 line up could be strengthened some
what by taking men out of the oth
er outfits, tho team yesterday be
lug composed entirely from membors
of tho K company.
ASHES SCATTERED BY
THE WINDS OF HEAVEN
Dlmond Cal., May 2d ? The ash
es of the remains of Joaquin Mil
ler wero yesterday thrown to the
four whid;< after the body had been
cremated on the funeral pyre which
the famous poet and nuhtor had
constructed at his home at the
Hights near this city. The core
luony was witnessed by a number of
the relatives aud frlonds of the
? Poet' of the Sierras."
Capt. Blair, Capt. Patterson, and
Crpt. New comb, all arrived In Skag
way on the "Princess May Saturday,
and went to Whltehorse on the
train this morning. The trio of
river Captains will be engaged dur
ing the coming summer In navigat
ing the new line of White Pass
si?amers oi. tho Dawson-Fairbanka
rati.
PELKY HELD
FOB MUROE1
Shown McCarthy*# Nock w??
Dislocated Causing Hemorrhage?
Arena Where H*h* Ocoired
lturne?l to Ground.
Calgary, May 28 ? The autopsy
(uld on the body of Luther McCar
thy, who was killed lu the priie ring
In this city Saturday afternoon by
AVthur Pelkey, showed that death
wi>s the result of a blow from Pel
kiy which dislocated the dead man's
u#ek causing a hemorrhage of the
splno. 'Hi- Investigation showed
that tho fatal blow landed on Mc
Carthy'* chin, and not oyer tho
htart as at first reported.
; preliminary hearing woe given
Pelkey this morning, and he wu af
terwards released on 110,000 ball.
At an early hour this morning
fire broke out in Burg's
where tho fight was pulled off, aQ'l
before the flamt* could be aubduod,
tile building was a total loss. The
building vns valued at 110,000.
WIFE OF I>KAD FUG1LI8T
W ORKS IN BBJiXAimANT
Fargo, N. Dak., May 26? Mr?.
Luther McCarthy, wife of the pug
ellst who was killed at Calgary.
Alberta, iaut Saturday when aeon
today by a reporter, stated that
site had nothing to say. aa air# Jc*ew
nothing of tho affair. Bh? etated
tl at sho had not been Urine with
her ' usb :od for some time, and 1
she understood that he intended to
st.irt action for a divorce within a
short tlwu. Mrs. McCarthy is
tvorK'ng In a restaurant lu this city.
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N.VKNMXCS> WILL PIIEHIDK i
OVER RAUOa OOpftT. I
From advices received from .Waab. I
I iig ton today it U ludlcated thai I
Judge Robert W. Jeaalnys will this :
year preside over the Itinerant '
court of Justice which annually 1
takes passage on a r$vonu? cutter, i
v itlng the isolated towus and ham- I
lets In Southwestern Alaska, hold- <
"n? court aboard ship and on land.
This year the trip will bemade on I
the revenue cutter Thetla. Judge <
Oro-"el.l had been selected by the
cepartment of Justice to preside, but
with an announcement at hand
Judge Joinings will make the trip,
.ho significance generally accepted
is that Presldeut Wilson la about
to nani'i a cucceetor to Judge Over
field. John Y. Ostrander of Cordo
< a is bollcvod to be In lluo for this
plum,'
Judge Jennings expect* to leave
Juneau July 15th for Valdex, where
ho will board the ThRls with the
court attaches.
Mrs. L. E. Thompson and baby
will be passengers south on the
Spokaue enroute to Mrs. Thompson's
formor home In Ashland. Wl?. They
will bo away for ?ev?r?l weelpf.
Mrs. W. H. Cajje and children, ar
rived on the Spokane, and will vis
It with her sister, Mrs. Maurice od
lng In this city for a few weeks.
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ity mail order catalogs
* Money spent with us for groceries is
* a good investment.
+ The quality of oungoods is the high
est and the prices very low.
Quality Considered we invite
+ comparison with any place.
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Want President To Insist On Alaska
Railroad Legislation at Present Session.
Wuhiiiftton, May 20? Senators
Chamberlain and Joiios today bad a
long eonfercnce with President Wil
ton relit* We to the proposed Rail
road legislation tor Alaska. Both
of tho suiatora strongly urged the
President to use his Influence in
1 ilnglnj: the question of federal con- 1
structed railroad up at this ses
sion of Congress. They mated to
the President that the Committee ou
Territories had reported In favor of
the Seward route.
Tho President would not state
today what would be his position as
to taking the matter up st this
sestlon.
GRAND JURY
TO INVESTIGATE
t'atiNe of Collapse of Auditorium to |
bo ProW ? luitiotiiioulH May Fol
low.
I Aug Beach, Cul., May 26 ? The
lout number of lives lost as a re
lU't of the collapse of the second
Floor of the Auditorium in this city
laat Frluuy. Is thlrty-olght.
Th? grand Jury will be called
upon to make an Investigation Into
the cause of the floor giving way
luring the Quecu Victoria Day celo
lirtllon, and It Is bellcvod that
number of Indlciuients will follow !
:h? Inquiry.
F.-ORMKII NKAGWAYAN DIBS
IV KETC.UKAN' HOSPITAL '
Mugdalrnu Maskcvlczlus, the wife
:>? JX. .M'.sUevlciluB, immigrant tn
ipector for Alaska, died at the
local hospital at nine o'clock Mon
day night. May ^u, of a complica
te n. of Loart failure and quick cou
lumptlon. Mrs. Maskcvizlus was
it yws of. ago. a native of Lith
uania. She Icjiveu a husband and
ItUe two year old son to mourn her
itatlmely death. The funeral was
! old Tuesday afternoon ut three o'
:lock uuder the auspices of the local
Masonic lodge, of which her hus
Jaud Is a member ? Ketchikan Mlu
Mr. and Mrs. .Maakovlcxlus lived
In Sksgnuy for some time Immed
iately following their marriage, and
'Masker's" many friends whom he
??111 has in Skagway sympathise
with him I ft his cad bereavement.
JAPAN'S RULER RAPIDLY
REGAINING STRENGTI
Toklo, May It? The Mikado is
much improved today, and this
morning his physicians allowed him
to receive sevitrnl officials who
nlshcd en audience with him. The
physicians who have been In con
stant attendance at the bedside of
His Imperial Ma testy iitato that it
Is now only a question of tlmo until
Ihi Mikado U able to be about
ugalu, nk 1 attend to bin duties.
NOTED WJIESTLKK GETS
SKILL FRACTURED
Montreal, May 26 ? Zbysrko, the
uoted wrestler, fractured Ills skull
during a wrestling match In this
i Ity last Saturday night, and is
considered to bo in a vory serious
conditions by his physicians.
EXCURSION IJATE8 GOOD
ON FRIDAY. MAY .10.
Five Dollars to Whltehorse and
return. That look* cheap and It Is
cheap. V!u? King George V cele
bration excursion rate is announc
ed, and the tlekatli will be honored
on the regular tralu ou Friday, May
SUth, as w?Il as-the excursion train
due to- Ivuve- hero early Saturday
morn In. , May 31. The tlckots are
good returning either Saturday night
May 31st or on the Suuday special,
which will leave NVhltehorse at an
early hour on that day.
It U understood a largo number
from. Pt. Seward wilt, tote advan
tage of tk? excursion' to see the head
water* of the mighty Yukon, moet of
whom vill go over on Friday.
Juneau and Douglas will be rep
resented this year by even a great
er number of fang and excursion
ists than last year.
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