No. 254 FIFTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA. MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1913 PRICK 10 TENTH
MUSH 110 RIOT 11
IE* MR FBI HOE
New York, Jan. 27? The union
waiters strike in the city Is causing
trouble for hotels and policemen, as
well as Inconvenience for thousands
of boarders and hotel frequenters.
This morning a clash occurred be
tw?*n two thousand waiters and
their symiMthliers at the Waldorf
Astoria, and the police. The union
waiters had gathered at this famous
caravanserai for the purpose of pre
venting non-union waiters from fill
lng the places made vacant by the
strikers, thelf Insistence In stopping
strikebreakers soon resulted in the
calling out of the police, who tried
to disperse them, and fights soon
followed: The police attempted
clubbing tactics when someone pull
ed a gun and fired, then others dis
charged weapons and a riot call was
sent In. When the battle was over
a number of persons were found
to be seriously wounded Huudreds
of arrests were made.
II NEW SERUM
PROMISES MUCH
New York. Jan. 27 ? Doctor Fried
mann of Berlin, the discoverer of a
new serum for the cure of tuber
culosis, will bring the serum to the
1'nlted States, where he will give
free tests to Americans. Charles
Finley of th* Aetna National bank
has contributed a million dollars
for the purpose of teating and dis
tributing tests of the famous Ber
lin doctor's discovery.
TAFT RKITKRATKS THK
THINGS KIKST SAII>
Baltimore. Jan 27? President W.
H. Taft spoke to the members of
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association Saturday evening. His
address wps a sort of defense of his
attitude regarding England in the
matter of canal tolls.
HUH PAYSTRKAK
POIND AT XO>TE
Xo me, Alaska. Jan. 27 ? A rich
jrold strike made on the Holvoke
claim today disclosed pay dirt 30
feet above bedrock. The pay
streak is fivo feet thick and 700
feet long The dirt runs 4 cents
to the pan. A similar strike was
made on the adjoining claim.
SUICIDE HOT
HE'D ROBBED
Portland, Jan. *7 ? Jack I.af
fertv, a stableman, committed sui
cide in his room in this city last
night, after writing a note in which
he stated that he was one of the
men implicated In the robbery of
the Humboldt. In the letter which
was found oh his body he also
states that he had as an assistant,
a woman named Joaie Thomas. The
officers can find nothing to con
nect either of the persons with the
robbery and are Inclined to the
opinion that Lafferty committed sui
cide during a period of mental de
rangement, and the belief of his
connection with the celebrated rob
bery was simply the uncertain ex
pression of an idea which impressed
his diseased mind
SOX OF JAMES TREAD WELL
KILLED BY SSOW9LIDE
Delta, Cal., Jtu 18 ? Edward
Treadwell, superintendent of the
Bonanza mine near here and son of
James Treadwell, one of the two
brothers who discovered the famouB
Treadwell mine of Alaska, met death
In a snowsllde at the mine last
Tuesday. David Williams, an em
ploye at the mine, also was killed,
and two other men narrowly escap
ed death.
Warm Goods
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blanket lined
BUCK COATS AND PANTS
FUR CAPS
FELT SHOES
(For Ladles, Men and Chlldrec )
WOOL SO.T
WOOD LINED AND FUR MITTN.
HEAVY WOOL UNDERWEAR
Ud
TOP SHIRTS
ARTICB.
(?OLD SEAL ud BALL BAND
PACKS.
Telephone
No. 41
H. J. Lynch
The Leading Ladies Furnisher And Haberdasher of Skagway
Ali-kn Xirthf n Hallway.
This is the railway that Secretary of the Interior Fisher recommend
ed for purchase by the government, in the proposed construction of a
line from Interior Alaska to tidewater. The Alaska railroad commis
sion went over It, and it has many backers In Washington urging the
government to take It over and continue Its eonst-uctlon Into the
Matanuska coal fields aud on to the Yukon river The scene Is from
a point a few miles back of Seward.
Nome, J.m. 27 ? The famous Nome
Solomon dog derby was won Satur
day by Joi?n Johnson in six hours,
one and oiie-half minutes. Johnson
drove a te.im of six Siberian wolves
which wer-i in fine training, and.
which were 'Ine specimens of the
wild dog.
Following Johnson ram* Oliver
Blatchford with si* splendid Mis
souri boar hounds, but they fell far
behind thi* wolve* In the heart
breaking rhase over the froten
trail. Seotty Alien, who has ap
peared in many events, came In l?st
with his dogs
Washington, Jan. 27 ? Close
friends of Wood row Wilson are
quietly tipping off the Information
that the con.iug president is con
templating a visit to the Philippine
Islands to study the situation there.
the visit to bo followed by a trip
to Alaska for a like purpose. He I*
anxious to get first hand Informa
tion relative to the coal mlnea and
the status of the situation regarding
coal land entries
AIS
London. Jan. J7 ? Turkey is to
be given four days grace In which to
announce some sort of a policy, car
rying with it a reasonable guarantee
that she intends filling the contract
entered into, if any. If some meas
ure of settlement is not arrived at
>vithin that time, the allies will im
mediately resume war against her.
The I*ower? will remain neutral.
The Greeks have renewed their
attack on Bizani, which If they can
succeed In taking, will give them
control of Janlna,
Mr and Mrs. K. J. Shaw, Judge
Conway. \V. C. Blanchard. V. I
Hahn and Phil. Abrahams returned
Saturday evening from a two
weeks' attendance at the wharf
trial in Juueau.
The Curacao arrived al 7 o'clock
Saturday evening and sailed two
hour* later. R. D. llnneo, C. W.
Miller and J. H. Kelly, formerly
agent at Ska*way, were round trip
pers from Juneau
This will
warm you up
CHtHXlLATH ? Uhiradelli's 6 round: 1 pound tins, 18 cents; S
pound tin*, 91.00.
HOT rOSTUM ? Xtw :iu??lp instnntly ? S3 cent* tin.
HOT HGEF TEA ? Standard Hwf CnbM ? I riozan Cuba* to tht
tin, 80 cents.
CAMilELLS SOU'S ? 2 tint 2* cent*.
MAXIMUM CLAMS ? (I.ittJe Nock) for chowder, Ifi and 23 cts.
tin*. Razor Clams in glaas, 30 cent* pint Jar.
PREFERRED STOCK OV8TERS? ( Eastern ) Just tli* kind for
?(??, 23 and 45 cents tins.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
Jiiiio in, Jan 27 After bel:
nut since R .11 Saturday nlzht. the
jury In th* celebrated transports
Hon cases, mmf In at ten o'clock
? hit morning with the admlaalon
that they wore unable to agree ?P
on a verdict The disagreement
was accepted by Judge Orerfleld
and the Jury dismissed
The case closed Saturday after
noon at three o'clock at the con
clusion of the testimony of Mr
Hahn who had been subjected to e>
amlnatlon in rebuttal by the gorern
ment. Assistant District Attorney
Nye then begnn the opening ?rn
ment for the government the gist of
which waa to the effect that the
government waa not aaklDg for *
conv let f on for the creation of a
monopoly ronnlflnc fro* natnrtl
condition* and a*<*nrlea hT" on I1!*
teaHmrmr ahovlng that there ?aa
an anlaw fa| contract Mvwii ?h?
ateamahip companlea. the wharf
companies and the railroad com
pany Mr Short* defending tho
rati road Intereata replied in a half
honr'a ?r?nmen? allowing that the
railroad had a perfeet rltht to of
fer lndnr?men?a in the matter of
through rating in order to imwire
h?iafn??aa throughout the ymr
It la wj probable that the raae
?rtll com# np for a rehenrlM, but
In the opinion of many, a rehearing
?honld be h^ld with the ]ud(? art
Inn aa arbiter, alnc* tb? matter la
?o InvoUod In legal It l?-a that It
aeenr.t a I moat itnpoaalhle for an or
dinar? Jnry to dlaentangl* them
DEATH CALLS
NOTED JUD8E
Napa. Jan 17? United {Hates IHs
trlct Judge Dellaven died yesterday
from cerebral hemorrhage.
Judge John Jefferson l>eHaven
was born In St. Joseph, Mo. March
12. 1845 and was admitted to th*
bar In 1S*?. coming to Humboldt
county California In 1*87. He *??
a member of the legislature and
later went to congress but resigned
to accept a position as associate
Justice of the supreme court of
California. He has been Judge of
the Northern District of this state
since 1897
UOOD Ol.11 WMMERTIMK
IX NEW YORK <TTY
New York. Jan. 27 -Sunday was
the loveliest day that Father Knick
erbocker has enjoyed for many
years at this season The thermom
eter in New York city stood at 5#
above *ero with the sun shining In
a cloudless sky. The bex-hes were
lined with thousands of picnic par
ties and strollers taking the air
MONEY IRiNITY
ALL POWERFUL
Washington. J?n Jt~ The Pn)o
investigating committee of the mon
ey t rust . hu mbH J. P Morgan .
hi* business partner Oeorge T R?
ker, and James lllRlM ?? the
triumvirate dominating the mon*r
trust in the t'nlted States
Ths committee hag nh**rx^H the
concent ration of control of monev
and credit In the Isst fe w ye?rs In
to ths hand* of a f?w corporations
and that these corporations had
been ??tn>liied In the handg of a
>w me?. of which thes* thr?o were
the rears
C. Raring, proprietor of tho
Whits Pes* hotel. who was before
Maitlstrate Taylor Thursdsy sft<?r
noon, chsrged with having sold
liquor on Sunday and to a minor,
wag convicted on both counts H*
pleaded guilty to tfc* tmwm gnd
w ? fined 150 and costs As thero
were coos eitenuatlng flrfsni
s.4.,r?i lu connection with the Ut
ter chsrre. the boy having repre
sented to Racine that the wag
for his parent, sentence farther
than Imposing the costs of the
court, was suspended ? Whltehors*
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