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No. 83 SIXTEENTH YEAR .^K AG WAY, ALASKA. FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1918 PRICE 10 CENTS
DAWSON LOSES
LIGHT PLANT
Electric tli;ht and Pwwr l'lant Dts
troyed When Switchboard Kum)
Hums Out. Loss WiU Amount
to Hamlml Thousand Dollars.
Dawson, Y. T., May 5 ? The plant
or the Dawson Electric Light & Pow
tr Company was entirely destroyed
bv (ire las; night. It was the source
<>t the city's water and light, upply
li.g the fire hydrants and the domes
tic service for the whole city. A
few hours after the fire the hydro
uectric company's plant ou the nort
fork of the Klondike Creek was
connected with the cables and a
good service given.
The Northern Commercial Cou>
I'tny is supplying water from its
rrivate system uftil tho service can
t>t? re-established with emergency
arranged'.* uts within the next day
The fir*. loss is estimated at $100
000, chiefly yu the machinery
of tho piaut. The usual service of
water belli? cut off, two emergency
tire empties weri> brought into ac
ticu on Hie river bank, and the
kliread o' the fire was prevented.
The onlv other building destroyed
was tho old abandoned brewery
structure.
Tho file originated from a fuse
butnlnK out on tho switchboard in
the plaut, which was running In a
parallel vith the north fork hydro
electric lines to carry heavy loads
?l 'e to ths working of several of
the Yukcn Gold Company's dredges
which had been connected with tuo
?'?trice during the last few days.
J.VMKK M. SHOUH IS
A JUXKAl" VISITOR
Juneuu. May 1C ? James M. Shoup
fo.merly United States Marshal in
Alaska for thrc* terms, arrived on
tU? Spok;oe yesterday and will be
a witness in thu McDonald trial.
Mr. S&oup was appointed United
States M.irshal for the whole of A
Luka In 1S97 by President McKln
Uy. After tb"o creation of other
Jd'cial ')i visions he was twice ap
pointed for the F Irst Division. Mr.
?houp has been busy since his ar
r'val remwing acquaintances made
during li'.s 10 year residence In the
North.
Commercial Agent I'nUer M?tlmo
Files cluuyc* Against Present
Mexican Prcvliloot ? Chamber <?f
!>?>pnt low Kc?i< Charge* will Will
investigate.
Mexico City, May IS ? Former
Comm-rclal Agent Barron, ol the
Madero administration. has form
ally pffcrred charges against Pres
ident Huerta charging the president
to the Mexican republic with the
iler of President Madero.
Th^ charges were read before the
Chamber of Deputlee, and a com
m'ttee w?s appointed to Investigate
th? same.
Barron is now In New York city.
LEGISLATURE'S MEMORIAL
LAID BEFORE CONGRESS
Washington, May 16? The memor
| lal of tho First Alaska Legislature
which vas passed at the recent ses
sion of that body, asking the gov
ernment for tho construction of rail
roads la Alaska, and the opening
up of the Alaska coal fields, was
laid before tho Senate of the Unit
ed States at this morning s session.
WILSON W ILL NOT AC
CEPT A COMPROMISE
Washington, May 16 ? President
Wilson liac Issued a staVoment In
which he statee that he will .rofpse
to sign any tariff bill which may be
presented to him for his slgnaa
ture In the form of a compromise
measure. He demands a free sched
ule for wool and sugar.
HARROW CASE STRICKEN
> ROM COURT CALENDAR
'
Los Angeles, May 16 ? The In
dictment against Clarence Harrow.
In *' *ch he Is charged with bribing
a juror In tho McNamara cases at
the time the dynamiters wore on
trial, and ho acted as their attor
ney, haa been stricken from the
court calendar.
The case against Darrow can on
ly be reset by actlbn of the prose
cuting attorney.
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H. J. Lynch
Th? Leading I adie* Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway ?
CONGRESSMAN WOULD GIVE
CANADA PflMN OF AUSKA
As Act of Courtesy, Recommends ced
ing Over Six Hundred Miles of Coast
to the Dominion? Claims Neighbor
Cut Off From Free Use of Pacific.
Washington, May 16 ? Represent
t-.lve Stevens has offered a propos
al 10 the Senate Commltteo on Ter
ritories providing for a session, us
an act of courtesy of a strip of
land In Southeastern Alaska to Can
ada.
The Idea Is to give Canada a sea
port which will allow her easy in
gress and tgress to tho possessions
of the Dominion lying In tho north
west Territory.
Congressman Stevens uses the ar
' guraent that nt the present time Can
'da la cut off from free use of the
J 1'aclflc coast. ' Ho urges that a atrip
i of land five hundred aud thirty-six
i miles long by some eight or ten
j miles wide bo coded to the Domln
! ion of Canada.
Note:- The telegrams to the (?fil
ters of the various newspapers along [
the Pacific coast ure very meagre,
and Just what the extent of the pro
posal of Congressman Stevens roal
I* is cannot be fully ascertained at
this date.
Eva Booth, Head of Salvation
Army In the United States
Photo by American Praaa Association.
EVA BOOTH, who la commander of the Salvntlon Arm; In America,
daughter of the late General William Hootb. wns * good angel ot
the poor of New York city at Christmas time. Under her supervision
thousand* of Christmas dinner baskets were distributed to worth;
families who otherwise would hare gone without turkey and "all tho fliln's."
Many were the heart touching scenes as the poor people came forward for
their gifts. Oue aged woman Id particular begged the privilege of clasping
Eva Booth's haoda and muttered a prayer for her blessing.
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SECRETARY LANE
WITH ALASKA
Heail of Department of Interior Say*
Alaska'* Development In Hands
of Federal tioverninetit ? Must
Have (iovernment Ilnll roads.
Washington, Mp.y 16 ? Secretary tt
the Interior I.nne in a lettor to
Senator Wttmaii, stated that he be
lieved that the only relief that
could be uf forded to Alaska which
would assist early development in
I hat Territory lies with the govern
ment, by the construction of rail
roads and the early opening up of
the Alaska coal fields.
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SI HTUXS PAINFUL ACCIDENT
Juneau, May 15 ? District Court
Clirk E. W. Petrlt met with an un
usual and painful accident last night
resulting In the fracture of two
!o?-t on Ma right foot. After remov
ing his shoes ho attempted to cross a
room In Ills home and stumbled ov
<\ n suit case. Dr Simpson was
railed aiid set the Injured members.
It will t.robably bo sovernl weeks
before Mr. Pettlt will be allowed to
put a shoe on his right foot.
WITNESS TESTIFIES *20.0<M>
I5I5IIIE WAS OFFERED HIM
New York, Mny 16 ? One of the
witnesses appearing in the Harry
TLaw Jury bribery case, testified on
LSo Btuml this morning that ho
.Vid bet-i approached by Superin
tendent Russell, of the White Planes
Insane Asylum, in which Thaw Is
confined, and told that If ho could
~ ecu re ' the relrase of Thaw it
would niton twenty thousand dollars
tc him.
I NO.MMKI) I'OST CARDS
WILI, UK 1CKTIRNKD
The Poatofflco "Department has Is- 1
?uid air order dlrecMrig that unclalm |
L'd post cards must bo returned to,
tin" writer when the wrlters's name
;-nd addrets 'ire given It is c?- J
r ma too that 10,000,()0Q_or 12,000,- 1
IK'O of 'hesii cards have bi o i das-j
troyeu each year.
BEAT ME
1 FAIRBANKS
Difficulty of Tnuuirartntlon Pre
vents Dealers from Obtaining Suit
ply ? ?occrnor Clark Asked to
S UMpen 1 finme liUWs ? Fresll 8up
l?lli ?. tiro KxhnusU <1.
? Fairbanks, May 16 ? This city is
loilay facing n moat fumine. The
situation Is of a very gray nature,
owing to the fact that the supply of
Tresh moat is entirely exhausted, and
.is other Tresh supplies at this sea
son of the >ear is out of the quest
ion, tho residents of this district
will sooin be in a precarious condi
tion.
Governor Clark has been appeal
ed to, and he Is requested to sus
pend the game laws which prohibits
the killing of game at this season of
the yeaf. The law provides for tho
prospector taking game at any time
for food, but this does not apply lo
corporau towns or settlements. It
will bo necessary for the law to be
set osid" to pornil game being sold
to consumers.
It Is believed hero that when the
governor Is acquainted with the
condition I e will acceed to the re
quest of the people of this city.
DAYLIGHT ItOllltKKY
AT HUIAFIXCH MIM:
I'crtl., W. A., May 5? Thieves
made a bis haul of gold from the
retort house of the Bullfinch mlno,
the latest sensitional gold find in
Western Austral in. After holding up
the officlnl they got away with HUS
ounces of gold valued at $1.1.000.
Tno thieves were well armed and
mnskei', and ns the pollco In l he
vicinity of Bullfinch are scarce It
Is likely- .hat they will never l>e up
pri hended. The robbery wag per
petrated in broad daylight but the
robbers a (re unidentified.
AliPOXSSO'S VISIT MAY
mnx(i Ai.i.i axci
Pnrls, May 16 ? The political re
sult of the visit of the Spanish King
Alfonzo la not disclosed but the gen
eral opinion Is that there Is an un
which may help to* de
velop Into au alliance.
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