PEOPLE DO NOT
TAKE TO ROOSEVELT
N; ticril Mara$er? Ho d
6' 3 Ccnferer^e. Ex^er#** A"*
Gff a'.'v Reduced in Ca<T>Pa,*n
E rt Payrolls Ate S^aa^ed.
1 ; v \;a *.\ Ne? Bi?reau. >
at pr. " i of the Roosevelt <anr,? ?;n
bureau is taking pl*o h<>re
*-,1 : other ot th ? fc?r>te cit
? :> <ai*- . n'> little ?ir>?.tfssion
: u p- < al ?rcle*.
m. n ha*e bwn dropped from
: - lured from $7M*.i>0 a motith
PHILADELPHIA. Pcnn.. yarth 2',
\ rente of th>> national n.a:i-;
? ? k *>-e?. t ?aiuvaipn i
!? a.m i. .irmxl thai ill- se nunazer*
r,^ . ;i, i h ?!t 4|>pMuM with th
l
t1- i of K -welt# randi la y
- n- ;? r ar r.ot 'skills; tr? it. Tho '
: ? >:i ???r .? ??? ; <1 Roosevrlt
> , { xt M . ? 'ip exportation*
RICH. SON RECOVERING
RAPIDuY FROM ILLNESS.
(! U4. New* .uuvau.)
i V>.-Iv>.*. AiA -s , .*lk: U > h.
> ? . '
Mil CvW.jmt*! i?oi '-'ie of
his '.-luit ?, Avis Untnl, t
: ... h a.tji ar: 1 i- #.a . :si
.\j : i. : ..at t'-#. C"n)emoH iran
? j >' ic bj a natural deati
: re . ! and K is thought by his
reeov? -i la a short time.
Rich on has bee* coRdemed to die ;
it th- ? > 'r h lir on the mornhit:
of th. Uth *t May.
Bryoa Olson arrived in town la-t
nicht frt.m \/t*e Cabin.
The P trson faile<l to make the
:-ip rrv.. FVrt Seward today. the
He?:? ron.ingr instead.
WOULD SELL JOBS
TO HIGHEST BIDDER
Cci gressman Littlepage Would do
Away With Scramble For Federal
Appointments. Novel Plan For
Reverue to Replace Reduced Tariff.
WASHINGTON, D. C\, March 2:?
Re preventative Adam .3. LJttlepage,
of the Third West Virginia district,
has a novel scheme for raising reven
ue. which he thinks sill offset many
of tile decreases In the government >
income expected lo re?*'Ut from tile
pro;*i.-?ed tariff reductions. He pro
poses to discontinue the present sys
Item of appointing postmasters a.,
se^ the office? to the highest bid
ders Mr Uttlepage woulj in lUvi
only the first and seeohd class i t
' fices in the auction scheme, and bc
i-*)t>e of the b -nuiilVe there usua..
is for api>ointment u> the lar?rpr of
fices he believes this plan would
a great revenue producer.
"I believe." sai.l Mr. Littiepac
'that by selling the p^stma^t-^
to the highest bidders we could n ?
something like $'.<?.0O0,i>0t> a yea
Everybody who has ever sc n a
?scramble for a big postoffice know
the applicants would be willing t
*p?d considerable money to get th
office*. ard there are many p??r ">
wn > n"u!d pay ll/HW) or morn f
t?ie appointment to th? coverted ' f
f:ce. 1 am pre;>ar1ng a bill wi
' ? ' ' : - ?vi<?<? for the selling of
n^trr.astoTsWps in first and s?eor
:?? - offices to the hl-rhest bidde'
t 1 will Introduce U soon "
GOVERNMENT FINISHES CASE
IN SUGAR TRUST TRIAL.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK. March 23? The Go.
n.-wtt has rested its ease In the ;
i a.-alnst the sugar trust, in th.>
Attorneys for the Government
.< subm"ted an immense a:noun'
ience to show that a' comt>in- i
has been entered into by the
s isar dealers of the UnKe<l
-i for the purpose of cor.troili' t
u-ar market in restraint of
CO\T TRUST TO
BE INVESTIGATED.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
CHICAGO, 111., March 23? It is ru
mored here that a nation wide
quiry will be made by the govemmen :
off: i a is into the existence of a coat
trust.
OUR
SPRING GOODS
Have commenced to arrive
We Will Have
Shipments on Every Boat
New Spring Millinery
Will be Displayed
Tuesday Morning
March fwelve
Come Early and Make Your
Selections
H. J. LYNCH
Th? Up-To-Dat* Hab?r Jasper and La;'lo? Furnl?h?r.
JAP EXPLORERS
RETURN HOME
TWO DASHES FOR
POLE UNSUCCESSFUL
Expedition Under Lieutersnt Su?jki
Reaches Weliirg'or From An arc
tic Region. Wi I go to Japan. Saw
no Trace of Enjli-.h Expedition Ur
der Capt. Scott.
(>>7 Alaska News Bureau.)
WELLINGTON, N. Z., March 23?
After two uasu; cessful dashes for
Jthe South pole. the 'apa. ese antar. .
tie expedition under the gu'dance of
iJeut. Susuki Nak'-o returned to thl*
I ? itj yesterday and will leave for .'a
! iJ:i immediate y.
The .iapan? e i xp d't'on n.a'e two
ittempts lo reach ti?e po'e. beta,'
affled ea^h time by the<r friabllKy
'o scale the wall of i> e whlrtj sttnds
is a barrier to tie hi^h pl.voo-j over
\hkh the la^t f'f'y m.'es of the dach
'* made
Lli":t. \nk e nr. (h t no tra e
u of t <? S < ;t ev vli ton.
: 1ITUMINOUS "?INE'RS
WILLING TO COMPROMISE.
(| y Als ka No '.-raivjf.)
CLEVELAJJD. O . March f; ? The
oal situation hai bt*n somewhat
lf?re<l up by the offer of the m'ners
? 3 conipromfrse on their demands If
heir action te re lpnyatoc fv th*
p^rators. It ts though' thu a dead
>ok will be averted a*' ' a r. tt^ment
*?ach<jl
.MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
FEARS BIG "uOO X
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. March 2.1? The
Mississippi river has been rl.-tng rap
idly the last few hoars and fears are
betas entertained that the lower val
ley will suffer another flood due to
the great amount- of snow which his
faiU>i in the Middle West thfc win
ter.
MORGAN BACKING HARMON
SAYS WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
KEARNY, Kan., Marrh 23? In a
speech here last night W m. Jenn.nxs
Bryan declared that he was not in
favor of 'he candidacy of Judson
Harmon of Ohio. ' That gentleman.'
ae said, "is being l>acked in hi=s pres
idential race by ?' Pi?rp"tit Morgan
and his interests."
Stroller White was a pas-^en^W on
the train last night and Is spending
the day in town.
The train was an hour lale In
arriving in the city last nt;ht d?e to
the failure of the morning train to
jet away on time.
MANY SOURDOUGHS
RETURN ON THE MAY.
C. P. R. Boat Brings One Hundred
Passengers For Whitehorse, AUIn
And Dawson, And Ninety Tors of
Freight.
The Princess May arrived in port
tho morning with a passenger its'.
>f one hundred. Seventy-three cf
tln;s<? were first-da.* pasiven^ers. The
ship hove in port at 11:30 and is
sched-uled fo sail this afternoon at
' o'clock. She will unload 92 tons
of freight this afternoon. Amongst
the passengers who arrived on the
May are a number of Whitehorse.
Carcrowi and kxal people who have
been spending the winter months in
lower B. C. and the statue.
.Mrs. Leo Simmons and daughter of
Carrross returned from an extended
tour of the Dominion. They were
met this morning by Mr. Simmons,
customs officer at Oarrro"s who came
. r on the train last ni<bt. They
will all cross the summit on the
train Monday morning. Mrs. ReH.
mr-ther of Percy Reid if Carcross.
came up on thf Prince-** and will
visit her son durln? the summer
months.
Amone?t the Whitehorso people wh !
? arre north on the May are MissKafe'
Hyan. customs inspector anrl membe I
? the brav? band of Royal N W. M j
Police. who ha? be?>n spending a
'iree mon'hs va at'on In Vancouver.
?*iso H. O. Dickson, the WMtehors?
! surveyor. He w*? met by his bro'h
: er Tom Dickson who came over on
'the train last nlrht. Another r?widen
)f Whitehorse wa* E. A. Dixon- pri
orietor of the R?zlna hotel.
Mrs. Pearse wife of the Birch creek
Tiling operator of AtJIn ard Mr E
P. McKee, discoverer of Mr Kee cr?ek
I ia the AtUn district are retnrni^r
ronj the south and m-il take 'he
'ta ?? Into At'ln MonJav af?morn
\ nmlcr of r>aw?fm't?^s are found
n? f>a<<c?" ' t arfo r of whonr
"?r H. Tirrrpr. s ,1 f~r of fh? North-;
r fi)mmT(*al Cr F H. Low. J. L.
i r- - hbor? ard C S Phllp, Dawson
-tercbant*
T'n" kva| peop'o to arrive b~me
o the May are f'aronce O'son ?-d
11 Kraser, who have twen spending
tholr vacation in the sooth.
The May will leave at ftvo o'clodt
upon the axr val of the He**. which
left Haines at 2 p. m "with two p??
for the south on th* May
OPERATORS REFUSE
MINERS DEMANDS. '
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
CLEVELAND. O., March 23? Bitu
minous coal operators today refused
to grant a ten per cent increase in
wases demanded by the Federation
of Miners. A strike is iminent.
INDIANA DELEGATION VOTES
FOR GOVERNOR MARSHALL.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. March 23? |
The democratic delegation from th s
>:ate will go to the Baltimore Con-1
eniion instructed to cast their bal- !
lot for Gov. Thomas R. Marshall of
this state.
!? 'i- -t* "f f T v
CANNED FRUIT x
(PREFERRED STOCK) I
mL
I iii- \- tht* - a- ii f re wind f ruit. "Preferred Stock"
brand n.^a r t' ? ! t ?ic-t ~t good* and best method? of
canning. 1'uri y and (nudity absolutely guaranteed ^
STRAW BERRIES RASPBERRIES
PINEAPPLES BLACKBFRRIES
QOOSBERRIES PEACHES
LOGANBERRIES APRICOTS
PEAR5 PLUMS
CHERRIES
*7"
We also carry a full line of extra fancy +
dried fruits +
P. H. GANTY, Grocer :
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + ??+ +
HELP EDUCATION
II ALASKA
COMMITTEE FAVORABLE
TO EDUCATIONAL LEGISLATION
Ser.ate Will Make it Obligator/ on
Native Parents to Seni Chilir.nto
School Four Mo-ths of Year. Mo<?
Districts Recommended
(Br Alaska News Bureau. >
WASHINGTON, I). C.. March 23?
The Senate COmmi'tne on Territwl a
yesterday reported favorably on the,
bill makin? it ob i ;atory on Nati.e
Alaska parent* to s?nd their chf: !ren
to school four mor/'r? out of the
year
The Mason "bill permlftinf? the es
tablishment of a school district wher>
In h? found fifteen children Instead
of the required ^wen'y at the p'asent
time wa? a'*i farorab'y rpported on
MEXICAN FEDERAL FORCE
RESEL9 TO RETREAT.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
MEXICO CITY. Mex.. March 23? A
large d 'Ofhn.> t of Rob-ia were en
.igcd by the f doral troops twenty
?nile<? siuth of J ir.i nea ? ! we re fore
ed to retreat to that p'a ? for rein
forcements.
The governrr -nt i - be^orainx hope
ful of mishin? the rebe|!r>n In 'hat
lire'- 'Ion vrr y shortly.
9IG SEAMEN'S STRIKE
MA3 SEEN SETTLED.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
BUFFALO, N Y., March 2-V? ' The
Seamen's strike which has handlrap
ped shipping on th? Great l.ak?* for
the last three years ha^ at la?t been
settled and a Jarsre number of the
?eamen hare retnrned to work. Over
fifteen thousand men were Involved
In the strike which hm extended over
a period of over three yars
SECY KNOX ARRIVES
IN STATE OF VENEZUELA
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
CARACAS, Venesoela. March 23? (
Secretary Knox of the I' ni t e?! States
irrived hi this city last nirht and
was jiven a great welcome.
BOUNDARY SURVEY MEN
JUMP QUARANTINE
Two of Tom Rigg* Men L?a.e Ramp
art House. Arret tad at Fan Yukon.
Bound Over lo Answer to Grand
Jury.
CIRCLE CITY, M ar<- h 23 ? A oxiety
m?r the fate o( Rotcb and
the two boundary survey men be-d
,n quarantine .? miles from Fort Yu
kon cm the Porcupine rtver. i? ?l
l>resaed in a wire from Thiroa* Rirgs.
ciii'-f of the wirvey The wire w*?
received by Commissioner Abe Spring
at Circle and by him communicated
to I'nited States Attorney rrcasley.
Mr Spring replied to the wire wt'h
th? information that the men had
been arreted and bo<jnd orer to
the grand Jwy on the charge of
violating section 162 of the rode,
in substance being the spreading
of emallpox in the territory
Word of the matter wa? flm re
ceded here several weeks a^o to
the effect that the two men had
left Rampart House. where a Tjar
antlr.e to be+ng maintained, and had
associated with Indians on the way
down after first having tak?n the
precattUon of behig tboroortly dia
'nfected Dr 0J5t*rt Smith, 'be
physMan tn '?barge, no?1Q?d Dr
Grafton Burke. f"n:t?l S*itos com
mission er at Fort Yukon, and war
rants were Immediately tworn oat
*nd placed into the bands of a
sp?ci?U deputy The deputy made
i Trf^k ta^y and soo-e^ded hi
i-'?rreTT:-? the men before th*y
ren<~V d FVrt Yukon He immed;ately
"*h!-'?b?d a inaranMn? '?amp and
? -y ?o defaVn th? m-n uM
Tnror of taf^tl-m from smallpox
"-M passed.
The fa/-t that the men had been
~iren a h?artng before the 'oai
~-?wlr<r-/T and had b??n bound orer
fo ff*e grand fmy no* known
'o 'be di?tri<t attorned# ofTV?
until Sndng's wir? reached her?
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES IN TACOMA
V.urU nas been re ei.ej in the
i teiiing of Ue deain o( '.Vm. Ipde
ira;ft f^-mer restde&t of this city.
Mr L'p?legraff was operated on in
Tacotna for a cancer of the awmarh
early in November ar-d aaa sJow;y
starved to d-ath, betag <mabl? to
tak?- anything but liquid noorianinen?.
His His body wit: be taken to Illi
nois for burial.
When in thw city Mr. I.'pdegraff
was ompSoyed at rile shop*. He was
married, his wife being prominent in
church Aretes here. Since leaving
k!his city he has been enga?ed in
the real esrate buainees in Tacoma
and was ver^ successful.
The Enormous Demand
for Good Clothes
made to order by oar
famous Chicago tailors,
Ed. V. Price & Co.
haa been created by tke
^ Unfailing Quality of
the Clothes Themseive*
Threr-Ratton Novelty
$h- 7 il?*' ItL. an?i ky the patronage (A men
who know a good thing when they see it.
If you want a Spring suit that is guaran
teed to give complete satisfaction in fit.
style, woolens and workmanship, don t delay
* t
having us take your measure.
WILL WON, IDE CLOTHIER