^ ^ V KAK SKAGWAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY. KKBUAKY .7. .?? PK.CK "' ' KN ,><
CUTSOFFOUEUE
DR SUN RESIGNS
NEW PRESIDENCY.
f; ? pr Pre-^e* i* Elected President
of New Reuub ic. Will Recorwtruct
Em^-nj Immediately.
. V ,-ka News Purc*a->
NVNKIN Chir*. Feb. 1?? Preo:
i! j! , Yat Sen. f.rst president of
v' ' ;ie-e Repubtic, ry^Ufled
v f*> .t of Ihp electioti of
Y in Shai Kai
1 . Na >-ia| Republican assembly
:.>i th*> resignation of
: '?_!> lately ele< t
\ , K w ;o hss expre<se 1
:i ? <pt tfce leadership j
t: i>e* R?f?bli . to the pro?i
. '? i P> K:u state that form or
r A ?n S' ai Kai h?8 aooppte?i
r p-. v lorry of the new republic
t v. - < <\t"inc fmw? with
-ven : t h.vs cut oft h:s
PFISIX. Fe*> 17? It* lll?W| to
i -*a jwV ' r tr-n to take the
.
n';.- XaB>.:iyt.
% t Yusui Shui KAi has
I r.iti-v to rvmaJ* in
. , . i | is isk il thnt the Na
aJ W- lhly >>e held hej^e.
OPT 5CVk *RO '"MLES
IP BIG SCORE.
\\ a rr >-tti the FV>*"l S?-w
. ; .r.Jj SeJ ?*. *4
tw . v?';;n< Tosrrtey eas-L'
a.l oi^iw cixnpetitor
Mi: was ?
, o o t pardon th.-?
a ? !> t w*? <!efoate<l
?v ? : old liaw<on." The j
' it nisbt *eJ*e as M
FVri Sewnrd. 2T-'V. .luneau ?.
v . >. ; -7: !*wson. IX$5: j
1 -T . and FV>rt ,
-o;v _ i ' ra^eJet. Fiixier
p as- ?> ' tv P. H. Morris, Haiues
AlASk*.
ITALIAN CAMORRlSTS
ARE FREED IN ITALY
St. te Fa?l* to Convict Desperate So
ciety of Criminal*. Twerty Two
Are Released After Long Trial.
{ By Alaska News Bureau)
VITERBO. Italy, Feb. 17? fallow
ing a trial lasting many months that
has stirred Itaby from her very
ieplhs, twenty -two members of the
Ctaionm, the famous criminal society,
vhich has been on trial here charged
with various crimes which have *ef
norir.ed the country for years, *??
free.', yesterday. No cause was found
tirtst the prisoners.
TV trial just ended will po do-wn
! uiry as one of the most famous
'itinal leases ever tried in the
- of Justice. A gigantic effort
* :* ma le by the authorities to stamp
!')?> Er??test criminal organization
!n<>w to history which has dominat-j
Italy for years.
The prisoner* throughout their trial
w ?> confined in a huge steel cage
ne f? the de*perate character of
'f n: >n involved.
T*WSON WILL HOLD
WINTER LAWN PARTY.
DAWSON, Feb. 8? The publicist
ot i l?aw*on lk*ard of THUie1
utukin* arrangements to hold a
.<*.?? < uttfoom. with the ohjivt of
the outsiue wor.d to the
> ; that w*aiher conditions here in
? ,t ,t?r a re far more congenial
v?ai :n iu>?t outside Kastern cities.
Ii ><:<?!* to have a free ouidow
.ia . e * , uht In the near future.
*u ? tlie temperature is not below
o. pref< rably ten duress above,
- a I vt-ntlempn to attend in
-i .- whatever f<xKn car th>y
> ,i. ???>! as suitable to dance with
... p?* k(d sno?
*~r v vor T VJ. Bragg has kind!*
'ost to ghe the use of the*
i ? r. school as a place for the
- tii rest in during dancos, and
the rooms will be used by the
. ians as a music stand. The
*-s of the rooms will be opened,
ic the strains of mimic to reach
V op- n air. There Is an Weal
' form outside the front of the
-? rtooi horse which will be prepared
.or dancing.
The Dawaori brass band has gener
>> .sly offered to provide the music.
Ml that remains to make the affair
a huce success, declare the enthu
siastic committee, is the attendance
A huse bonlsro in the center of the
echool house grounds will be the
si;*>ai that the event Is on.
'.'.ONE ' WEEK MORE..
3 3 3 per cent, off
Our Grand Gcarance Sale has been
such a tremendous succes during
the past week that we have decid
ed to give one week more of the
BIG SALE
ONE-THIRD OFF
Sale Goses Saturday Evening
February 17 th, 1912
H. J. Tynch
Th? Up-To-Dat? anj La. 'it* Fumi#h?r.
WOULD CEDE
GOAL LANDS
MAURICE LEEHEY FAVORS
territorial ownership
Seattle Attorney Outlines Alaska Coa.1
proposition Before Wa?'".rflton
State Mirers Asrociatlon In Spo
I kane.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SPOKANE, Wash.. Feb. 17 ? The
>tate Miner's Association opened their
j \t, atuil Convention here today with
! .he general routine of business. A
?'i>n? apwti was delivered by Maur
[ re Leehev. the Seattle Attoniey and
\loska mining man. Chairman of the
\Uska Committee of the American
fining Congress, in which he favor
1 the reding of all Alaska Coal
mkta to the Territory by th<> federal
ccvrmment. The latter to work
them on the leasing system or In any
man !or which wwild Insure tJietr de
velopment and prosperity to the
North tend
DISCOVERY CLAIM SHOWS
SEVENTY CENTS TO PAN.
IWWSON. Feb. 8 ? T. D. Macfar
aie, government mining inspector
i as Just returned from a t<mr of the
? n i ri fks In the SixtymUe dt*trl<t.
l>nri :.g the several days he was ab
it ii reoeivel applications from
takers in the vicinity. One hundred
i . i fi;.\l their applicat'on* with him
r claims on the varies creeks. Mr.
, .f.-i riatte report* many still stak
?. the tributaries of Matson. and
s thv seventy-five stalwart min
i i>;e ri:ht In the district, bulldinc
'>:i - ami preparing to do genuine
-t til- Macfarlane Is well ple?:?
Ii this feature of the situation,
i lys that the men ar<> the kind
t o* how to dig. and who. if
'e for anyone to do so. should
ito the pnystreak
"While 1 was there ' says Mr. Mac
i ' John Matson. the discoverer
.[ v, tern creek nnd the man who
; ='i all the txti'ement in the
! , >n r t..r 1 1| to his ? 'aim. He
.mi shaft la<l sloughed
' n - "me beca'is^ of \a~inus men hav
n: ^ i ? i t ? the lam: *?nr; tlNwslj
putting in fire? to get a little dirt to
I sample.
"Matson cleaned out the shaft and
*ot it ready for the removal of fresh
' >ay travel. Tie broucht out two pans
ji<1 me panned them. One went 14
? ents. and the other 37 oentR. Tjiter
I >e brought up two pans, and both of
j :hom voided 70 cents.
' Matson seems in no hurry to get
? ?> work proving the wMth of the pay.1
i -treak or in taking o?t a dump. He
| >as pone to the he<ul of Twentymile
' "o look after some furs, but may be
| '>ack at work on the claim again be
! fore long.
"Others working on Matson and
'ribntarles are hopeful they wUl find
omething of value. The staking now
overs numerous tributaries of Mat
on and tributaries of the tributaries j
ROOSEVELT MEANS
POSITIVE DEFEAT
Chairman Barn*. New York Republi
can Committee, Sound# Key Note
of Opposition to Third Term Can
didate.
( By Alaska News Bureau.)
ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 17? The first
key note was struck last night, again
st the presidential aspirations of
Theodore Roosevelt by the Republi
cans of the state at a banquet given
by the politicians of the state here
Chairman Barnes, of the Reipubll
can State Committee, in a ringing
speech before the gathering frowned
emphatically on aJl attempts to bring
ex-Presldemt Roosevelt Into the
fUht. next fall.
"Contrary "to the general expecta
tions that Roosevelt will save the
party from defeat next fail," he said,
the introduction of a third term'
an-ildate means positive defeat"
Barnes was loudly applauded.
NORWEGIAN CABINET
HANDS IN RESIGNATION.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
CHRISTIANA. Feb. l?? Followtng
?11 ier"ement here, the entire cabinet
has handed In the'r r?*?tgnatlon to
Prime Minister W. Konow.
It N not known whether the resig
nations will he accpptpd or not.
INDICTED OFFICIALS
WILL CONFESS ALL.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
1NI>I ANAPOI.1S Inl . F*h. 17? Oov
( rnineni official? here, who will con
duct the prone/ ntion of the Indleted
lab r officials today adnritted that
u?e ? of the defendants were pre
pnr'-:g to tell a'l they knew concern
inc the dynamiting plots for the
nnri>- e of receiving clemency for
themselves.
WISCONSIN REPUBLICANS
ENDORSE PRES. TAFT.
(By Alaska News Bureau)
M MUSON, Wis., Feb. 17? The Re
publicans of this city last nigi?t en
,iorc"d the candidacy of Pres. Taft
for the Republican nomination. This
regarded by adherents of the 1st
??r as a cTen' boom for Taft coming
from the home territory of La Fol
lette.
PRES. TAFT REVERSES
ROOSEVELT ORDER.
tltv Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, B. C., Feb. 17?
President Taft yesterday reversed the
order l>= led by Roosevelt when Pres
ident, causing the transfer from the
f rest scrvice 'o the department of
the Interior, of two and a half mil
lion seres of Indian land In Califor
nia. N< w Mexico and Arizona.
The Peterson arrived In port this
morning at 11 o'clock.
t- + + + + + + + + 4,*J*,l* + + + + + + + + + + + +.J,
* Syrups of Highest Quality +
This week wo are showing our complete line of table
Syrups, cooking Molasses, etc., which includes all the lead
ing brands on the market, and aro positively guaranteed as
represented.
Yankee Hills, pure Maple Cane, quarts,
" " " " " " * gallons.
" 1
pints
" gallons
quarts
pints
quarts
quarts
10 lb tins
5 lb tins
i gallons
quarts
5 lb tins
lt>-*nl*rlr RwJarwl
urif-o *?? thl? wm-k
Follow*
Towles Log Cabin
ii ?? ?? ?? ?'
Pure Maple
Old style
Breakfast Belle, Honey flavor
White Clover Cane flavor
White Rose
Pure Missouri Sorghum
44 <4 ?*
Karo Corn Syrup
40"
05
1.25
35
1.50
65
35
45
40
75
45
60
35
45
only to
35
55
1.05
25
1.30
55
25
40
30
65
35
50
10
40
J P. H. GANTY, Grocer I
Win COURT
MARTIAL FIELDS
LEADER OF MEXICAN
INVADERS TO BE PUNISHED
r
Lieut. Fields, Leader cf Det?:hmeet.
Which Entered Juarez, to be Pun
i. iea her Vioutior cf International
La*.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
* WASHINGTON. I). C.. Feb. 17? It
*as announced t>y the War Depart
ment that drastic methods wtil be ?
Ja.Ken to punish Lieutenant Fields, ;
*ho le! the dctahmeat of troops.
,vho Altered the city of Juarez awl
caused a commotion in that city. The
letarhmeat were arrested and then
released upon order of the Depart
ment sent to the Mexican officials at
Juarez.
It la rumored that Lieut FUlds
will be eornrt martialfl
HARRIMAN INTERESTS
CONTROL EXPRESS BUSINESS.
NBW YORK, V ? II ? Tho e|??r.
Uoa ot MTenl men who have Ue?n
\'K?w-iy associated with ii trriman en
>erprU'-? to the l?*inl <<f direr-tor* <if
U?e i nite<i rttat< Kxprr-s Company
iMM many people t> :?jlie\e
that the m?r?(i4iK of thts < nnpaiiy
with Use Wells-Kar?D Com
pany. irh>ch U alr< ady controlled by
the Ha.-rtmau tatTests, will tie con
.4umn.aMct within a abort time.
Th? ilarriman intorwta now have
four ol the aevon me?nl>ers nf th''
l'nlt< I Statr? Rxpress b<jard, which ;
*i?o? tlein control. The men elected j
at yetiifdv't muttog are: C. C. T<h
etoff, formerly w?cretary L> K. H
Harrimia.i: Joseph W. Ilarriman. pre -
idtnt ol the llarriman National Imnk.
A. t?. Iiack*taff, v1r?? prescient of th" j
Illinois Central railroad, and U Hiinn.
J. Aver ill. vice president of the Bal '
tlm? re A Ohio.
Thf-s? men were elected to take ;
the places of (leotgrc H. Burrttt, . C. j
H. Cronby. formerly vice president !
aivl fret'-nt! m?t>a..or. an I Albert R
Board man. Thore was one vacancy
in tlx- lionrd The office of president
tias been vacant ^tnce the d??th of
former Senator Thomas C Piatt, and
It ks n"?t thought that this position
will be filled.
STAFF OFFICER REMOVED
FROM WAR DEPARTMENT
Washington Stirred by Removal of
Majcr General Ainaworth, Adju
tant General of War Department. ?
Corgreaa Will Investigate.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 17? Of
filial Washington has been stirred by
the removal of Major General F. C.
VlnswTTTth from the position of Ad
.titani General of the War Depart
ment.
The action Is *aid to be the reeuK
>f a kniK fight for control between
the officer* of the line and officer* of
itiff of the Army The removal of
Ainswrth ie the sensation of the
lay.
It is rumored that the removal of
"!a,'or fienera! Amsworth will be in
. ???'tigated by the House Committee.
\ probe of tjjo entire conflict to prob
able.
BIG DELEGATION
TO HAINES SMOKER
They're off With a to?rt-W*H of
the whittle of the Peterson a large
.inmber of a H * and other Inrited
started it 4 o'clock this after.
? oon on a mush to 'he big Smoker
?o be held by Camp Halne?. No 17.
<1 the Arctic Bro?h?*hood In Haines
this evening.
The delegation which will par'ake
f the hospitality of ramp Maine*
ill number at least fifty
EUGENE SCHMITZ JURY
IS SEC'JREO TODAY.
? By Alaska New* Bureau.)
HAN FffANflS'O, fa I . Feb. 17?
The jury for the purpose of trying
Kn/'-ne Submit*, the indl^od ej-may
rr ami nrafter has been se?~ttred
The taking of testimony will bw
bojrun on .Monday If is rumored that
'ninsf j for the defence will end?*?vor
fe mflke a compromise with the pro
.T-ifin* attorney's office for the
ptFrpoep of securing Immunity for hi*
client.
BUT SIX REMAIN.
(By Alaska News Boreeu.)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind . Feb. 17?
There remain but ?ix of the alleged
dynamite conspirators to be arretted
fr m the indictments returned by
'he ifrand Jury.
Shoes for
Men
Women
and
? Children
* We have a large Stock on hand J
Also A Large Assortment of ?
Men's Shoes
The Best That The Market
Afford#
Also
Rubbers and Arctics
of all kinds
vr SORTHEPS ?
knot "Co.
WILL CLAYSON-aX
Die Home of The
HART. SCHAFFNER AND MARX
CLOTHINGS