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No. 20 TWELFTH YEAR. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY JUNE IS, 1903 PRICE, 10 CENTS
(By United Press.)
N'KVV YORK, June 19. ? The body
ef Elizabeth Slgel, granddaughter of
General Slgel of Civil War fame. was
found In a trunk last nisht in a Knr
rett above a chop suey houso in "Chi
i a Town."
.Miss SIkoI was engaged in slum
work at.d had done much to aid the
C hristianized Chinese. It is believed
by the poliee that she was murdered
because she hail endeavored to stamp
out the system of buying and selling
of women among the New York Chi- '
nose.
She has been missing since June 10
NEW YORK. June 19.? Investiga
tion shows that Elizabeth Sigel was
killed by a Chinaman who was in ;
love with her. It is believed that she
reciprocated his affection. The Chi
naman is known to have made a
practice of seducing white girls under
'he cloak of Christianity. !!<? often
sold his victims to wealthy Chinese
to be placed in euncubinage. The
police are conducting a diligent
search for the man.
CZAR'S DEATH
IS PLOTTED
(By United Press.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Juno ID.? Tho,
ctsco very or a plot to assassinate the
czar of Russia In Italy has leail to ;
the abandonment of the czar's pro
; osed Italian trip. Tho Russian sec
ret police claim to have discovered
tho plot.
KAMA 0!L
II. E. Ashelby. an experienced min
iiiK man and who is also interested in
the Oklahoman oil fields, arrived in
Skasway yesterday on the Princess
Royal on his way in to Fairbanks, !
Mr. Ashelby read of the oil strike at
Katalla. however, In yesterday's \1
askan, and as a result he will prob- ;
ably ko to Katalla to invest in some
ci' lands.
"The report that natural sas was I
found is the very best indication of
oil." said Mr. Ashelby yesterday,
"and the report sounds Rood to me. j
iC oil is found in Katalla it will be
a ureal thing for Alaska. It will do
much to aid the development of tho
country. The future of Katalla is
assured if the reports are not eyag- j
derated." |
LECTURER 15
COMING HERE
Major John I*. Cluiii. former post
inas'er of Fairbanks, defeated camli
il *e for delegate at the last election,
and for nino years postal inspector
of Alaska, is expected to arrive in
-Skagway in a few days on his \v.'\'
'o Washington, 1>. and in a letter
to a friend in this town lie has > (?
pressed his willingness to deliver an
illustrated lecture in Skagway.
Major Cluin lias lectured for years
the states and in Alaska and
fives an entertaining and instructive
talk. His lecture includes the re
tilal of the stirring line of Pickett's
charge at Gettsburg, the chariot race
?;nd crucifixion from lien liur, and a
description of the Grand Canyon <>f
?he Arizona and the caves of the
? Lenandoah, all Illustrated.
Arrangements will probably be
ii ade to hold the lecture in Elks' hall.
FIRE ON THE ROOF
A burning piece of paper flew out
ot the chimney of Herb Taylor's
residence on Third avenue at 1"
o'clock this morning and set fire t;>
the roof, which v/as soon blazing ni r
lily. A fire alarm was turned in and
two hose companies responded.
In the meantime Mr. Taylor put
his garden hose in commission and
succeeded in extinguishing the fire
before the department arrived. Tlier
was no damage.
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LITTLE
ILL BATTLE
(By United Presc.)
SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.? (Ring
side Coffroth's arena)? Frankle Nell|
and Monte Attell will enter the riiiB
at 0: 15 o'clock today to fight forty
live rounds for the bantam weight
championship of the world.
iioth boys are whirlwind fighters
and an unusually bitter mill is ex
pected as they are personal enemies.
The betting is about even.
SNOW DEEP III
The snow is still deep in the Rainy
Hollow and during the cold weather
of?the past week it has not melted
to any perceptible extent. Capt. J.
A. Sloan and C. W. Wells are still ,
waiting in Haines for the snow to
clear away so that they can leave
for Rainy Hollow to inspect a quartz
property. Capt Sloan stated last
Thursday that he did not think the
ground would be clear until July 1st.'
HOLLER ROLLS
TERRIBLE TURK
(By United Press)
SEATTLE, June 19.? Dr. B. F. Hol
ler of Seattle took two straight falls
I from Yusif, "The Terrible Turk," at
j Cort's arena at the A.-Y.-F'. expos l
! tlon last night. Dr. Roller downed
?he Turk In 15 minutes the first time
L>nd secured the second fall after 27
minutes of grappling. The match was
hard fought. The Turk was the
1 stronger, but Roller showed more
science and speed.
RIVER REPORTS
The steamer \Vhitehorse arrived at
Whitehorse this morning with (!."> pas
sengers on board. The Pauline also
arrived at Whitehorse this morning
with 20 passengers.
The Whitehorse will sail for Daw
son tonight and the steamer Dawson
will leave Whitehorse for down the
river Monday night.
The Victorian passed Big Salmon
soing down stream at 8:.".0 o'clork
this morning.
The Selkirk left Dawson for White
horse at 10 o'clock yesterday morning
The Dawson passed Selkirk at 8
o'clock last night.
The big freighter Transit will ar
rive tomorrow with i?00 tons of
freight.
A. H. YOUNG IS ENDORSED
AS DEPUTY H S. MARSHAL
A. It. Young is the choice of the
citizens for deputy U. S. marshal.
\n informal election to determine
the choice of the citizens for mar
shal was held on Thursday night,
there being 101 votes cast in all, A.
J I. Young receiving <">- and Tim Cree
don receiving o9.
The election is the outcome of a
special meeting of the Chamber of
< ouunerce held last Saturday night,
>? ho after arriving at the agreement
that it would be better to have one
man unanimously endorsed by the
people of Haines and the Chamber
I < Commerce, appointed a committee
i to wait upon the candidates with the
I view of having them enter into an
agreement that the man receiving
'lie largest number of votes should
tecelve the endorsenmt of the Cham
! ber of Commerce as well.
I The vote cast was very large
.'or Haines and lias proved that we
I ave enough population for Incorpora
I I ion.
j Electioneering was very lively on
both sides.
A crowd of about 50 were present
to witness the counting of the ballot.
? Haines Pioneer Press.
K PUS PUGILISM 111 I PILPII
(By United Press.)
rtOSTON, Mass., Juno 1!*.? Jack
.fchnson, the negro who is champion
pugilist of tho world, appeared on
the lecture platform last night at a
benefit given by the African church.
Standing in the pulpit Mr. Johnson
delivered a treatise on pugilism and
spoke of himself in no uncomplimen
tary terms.
Ho said that he was confident that
he would never have to fight James
Jeffries as the latter was growing
fat and could not get into condition.
Johnson also predicted that he would
retain the title for a long time.
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DETAILS OF HOME RULE BILL
The Seattle Times gives the fol
lowing as the salient features of Del
egate Wickersham's Home Rule bill:
Delegate Wlekersham Introduced a
bill yesterday for the creation of a
legislative assembly in Alaska.
It recognizes Alaska as a "terri
tory" instead of a "district;" fixes
the capital at Juneau; confers citi
zenship for Russian subjects; ex
tends the constitution and laws of
the United States to Alaska. The
bill provides also for a senate of
eight members, two from each judic
ir 1 division, with four-year terms,
and a house of representatives of six
teen members with four-year terms.
All members of the legislature shall
have resided in Alaska two years
prior to election. Elections to be
iield in November and the sessions
to bo biennial. The bill also fixes
legislative powers and limitations.
It also vests in the governor power
to approve and veto bills. The leg
islature is to provide for the elec
tion of probate judges who are to
have probate power not vested in
commissioners.
The bill creates the office of treas
urer for the territory and provides
for the payment of salaries of gov
ernor, treasurer and judges by con
gress. Other salaries are to be paid
from the municipal revenues.
All laws passed by the legislature
shall be submitted to congress and
if disapproved shall be void, and tho
date for the election of congressional
delegate Is changed to November in
each even numbered year.
UNITARIAN LANDS PLUM
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 19.?
Rev. Pierce of the Unitarian church
lias been selected to succeed Edward
llale as chaplain of the United
States Senate.
GUGGY'S TRIAL POSTPONED
(By United Press)
SEATTLE, Wash., June 19.? The
tiial of Robert Guggenheim, who was
arrested for speeding an automobile,
lias been set for next Thursday.
KETCHELL ISSUES DEFI
(By United Press.)
DENVER, Col., June 19? Stanley
Ketchell today stated that after his
fight with Jack Johnson next fall he
would be willing to meet any man in
the world including Sam Langford.
MURANE TAKES OATH
(By United Press.)
TACOMA, Wash., June 19.? Federal
Judge Don worth swore in Cornelius
Murane as U. S. district attorney
for the Third judicial division of Al- j
nska this morning. Mr. Murane
goes north with Judge Cushman to-,
i -orrow.
(By United Press.)
OGDEN, Utah, Juno 19.? Edward
P. Weston, the veteran pedestrian
who is walking from New York to
Seattle, is now walking at nights
and sleeping days so as to avoid dust
and heat. He is making good time
and standing the ).rip well.
(By United Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.? Fran
cis Heney finished his final argu
ments to the Jury in the Calhoun
cr.so at 10: HO o'clock this morning.
Judge Lawler made a short charge
and the Jury retired at 11:45 o'clock.
They went to luncheon at 1 o'clock
and resumed their deliberations at .'J
o'clock this afternoon. So far no
agreement has been reached.
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