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aiitj JVlaskan
No. TWELFTH YEAR.
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY JUNE 11, 190!)
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(By United Press.)
ALGIERS. Algeria, Juno 11 ? The
French steamer Ask bound from
Havre to Vladivostok caught on fire
about 100 miles off this j>ort. The
crew took to the life boats and mad*'
this port in safety. Part of the
Ask's cargo was dynamite, which ex
ploded. blowing the vessel to pieces s
that she sank.
(Special Correspondence.)
WHITEHORSE. Y. T. Jul* S? The
Whltehorse Hand did itself proud last
night on its excursion to Lake Le
li;ir>;e. The entire town of White
horse with its wife and children
dweil tip shop and hied itself to the
wharf at 7 p.m. sharp when the steam
er IXiwson set sail accompanied by
sweet strains of music from Prof.
Head's band.
AU went merry as a marriage bel!
for four hours with music, dancing,
singing, feasting and card playing un
til the boat landed high and dry on
the mud flats of Upper LeBarge.
Hut even this did in -t i 'H a damper
011 the hiirli spirits.
Itot> l.nwc donated a hn:id.;oin< tw
story cake which Ik- procc -ded ti
raffle for the benefit of t:u- ba n!. Tl
tickets sold like hot eal;> and K
Marcotte won the ? !><? ?*' ii t! ba
boys gave three rousim; cheers f<
Hob Lowe.
The Dawson was liberated soon a
'.er and returned to Whiti-liorse at ?
late hour. The music furnished li
the band is certainly a credit to tli
town and speaks well for t li?* <
forts of Professors K< -ail and l.a
Fori tain
LE BARGE STILL
IS ICE BOUND
It is hardly probable that the steam j
ers Whitehorse and Dawson can get
through Lake LeBarge before .Mon
day. Reports received by the White
Pass & Yukon this morning state
that the ice is solid f'om the Indian
village to two miles north of the is
land. From there the water is open
for miles south of Lower LeBarge.
The balance of the ice is broken but
jammed.
Tlie steamer Victorian arrived at
Big Salmon at 7 o'clock this morn
ing bound up stream.
Atlln Lake is clear -with the excep
tion of a body of solid ice in Scotia
oay. This U** is expected to break
up soon. Stt-anu-rs will leave Cari-!
bou this evening for Atlin.
Edward Dunn, a wealthy mine own
? r of Nome, arrived on the Dolphin
and left this morning for Whitehorse.
Mr. Dunn said he expected a fair clean
up in T- Nome district t.i?s *?\ir
He estimated it at about
(By United F ress.)
VAXCOl'VEK. 0. C.. .'une n
Three trainmen wire killed yesi.'i
day l>v a head oil i Hi: ion betw. .
%
two Great Northern .trains onroui
between this city and Seattle. Xi.
passengers wore killed.
Anyone coming to the Exposition
can have their mail addressed
eare of the Bureau of Information
Alaska Building. A. Y. I'. Exposition
Grounds, Seattle. Wash. A register
of city addresses of all visiting M i
kans will !?? kept and tin .v <an also
meet their friends at the same pla>
The Ladies Aid Society of the Bros
byterian church left on the lle;;g at
S o'clock this morning for Fortune
bay where they will hold their annual
I icnic, the Hogg returning for them
this evening. With ideal weather
and surroundings t ie picnic should |
be a success.
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(By United Press.)
. WASHINGTON, D. C., .Tuno 11?
Delegate Jaincs Wlckersliain has intro
ituced a resolution in Congress ask
ing for an appropriation of $25,000
for the construction of a federal build
ing in Juneau.
He also introduced a bill calling
for a mine Inspection law and creat
ing three mine Inspectors at a salary
of $:i,000 annually. The bill makes the
governor the ex-officio head of the
mining inspection service.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 11?
Today President Taft sent the name
of Peter D. Over field of Nome to
the Senate as the nominee for the
appointment of Judge of the Third
judicial division of Alaska. It is not
expected that any opposition will de
velop in the Senate to the appoint
ment.
Peter O.'erflehl has been in Nome
for several years practicing as an at
torney. He formerly came from Pen
nsylvania, where he had consider
able political Influence.
6UBGENHEIMS BUI IRE
GLAUS ON THE BONANZA
I DAWSON, April ?0 ? The Guggen-I
hcims have purchased another big;
block of ground on Bonanza. The
transaction involves the transfer of
the properties of the Uonanza Creek
llold .Mining Company, Limited, form
erly known as the Weinheini company j
and originally the Matron and Doyle
concessions.
A. It. Curtis, manager of the coin
I. any, with Mrs. Curtis, was on the
way to Dawson to prepare for the
isnal summer's work when he was|
!nti-rcvpted by wire at IJennett by the
lioiuo office, informing him of the
ale and recalling him 'o New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis at once left for |
Skagway, taking tho .Jefferson on herl
relurn trip to Seattle.
The concessions granted to Matson
and Doyle were among the first is
sued. The former extended from
Adams creek to Fox gulch, and the
li?"er from Fox gulcii to Boulder
creek, running from the side lines of
the creek claims back one mile, and
U.V'-g in the richest portion of the
Bonanza hillsides, about two and a
half miles in extent. Much of the
be?f ground had been located at the
time the concessions were granted
and such claims have still been kept
alive, though the bulk of them now
belong to the Yukon Gold Company.
Mr. Curtis has been manager for tlir
past two yeare, succeeding 13. Weill
helm.
TUFT PABDONS
ALASKA ROBBER
(By United P-esc.)
WASHINGTON. I). (\. J lino 11?
1 President Taft today signed an order
pordoning William Blgelow who lias
i served seven years of a fifteen year
j sentenc at tli federal prison at Mc
.\'oiil's island. Iligclow was convict
j ed of robbery in Alaska. The pardon
was obtained on account of good be
havior and the ill health of Blgolow.
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WRIGHTS ARE
GIVEN MEDALS
(By United Pret?.)
WASHINGTON, I). C., Juno 11? In
the east room of the Whitohouse
yesterday afternoon President Taft
presented gold medals to Wilbur and
Orviile Wright, the airship inventors.
The medals were given by the Aero
club of New York. A distinguished
gathering was present.
The Princess May left nt 5 o'
clock yesterday afternoon for Vancou
ver with 17 passengers.
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J. J. HILL PUB GREAT MERGER
(By United Press.)
NRW YORK, Juno II ? James J.
Mill, president of the Great Northern
railroad, is planning to form a great
merger of all railroads in the north
west. Attornies have assured him >
that lie can do this and evade the
Sherman anti-trust law.
Bight years ago Hill attempted to
consolidate the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroads under the
Northern Securities company. The
combine was prevented by the courts.
POLICE UNO SOLDIERS HE MOT
(By United Press.)
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., June 10
Early this morning a gans of drunken J
soldiers from Fort Leavenworth !
started a riot when the local police
attempted to arrest a soldier for disor
derly couduct.
The soldiers and the police started
shooting and more than twenty per
sons were wounded. No one was '
killed. .
All saloons were ordered closed to
day by the mayor of Leavenworth.
An investigation has been com
menced by the commanding officer of
the fort
BRYAN WOULD
BE SENATOR
(By United Press.)
OMAHA, Neb., June 11? William
Jennings Bryan announced this after
:.oon that ho would be a candidate to^
succeed Elmer E. Burkctt iu the
United States Senate when Burkett's i
term expires in March, 1911.
PARTY TO SEEK
LOST EXPLORER
(By United Press.)
NEW YOHK. June 11? The Arctic
club of America has raised sufficient
money ami completed arrangements
to send a searching party north;
this summer to seek Dr. Cook, the]
Arctic explorer, who was lost in the
regions of the far north.
J. C. Brown and wife arrived on '
(lie Dolphin and left for NVhltehorse
to go to Nome by the river route. Mr. [
Brown owns considerable property in
Nome. He expects a good season.
Judge Thomas Lyons and wife, ac
companied by L. R. Gillette of Ju
neau, his stenographer, left this morn
ing for Whltenorse from where
Judge Lyons will go down river to
Fairbanks and hold court about the
fifth of July. The Fairbanks term
o* court may last several month3 and
then Judge Lyons will probably pro
ceed to VaJdez and after transacting
some legal business there return to
the First division.
Judge B. E. Cushman of Tacoma
will soon arrive in the First division
and take charge of it until Judge
Lyons returns.
DIVORCE TRIAL STAR1S
(By Unrted Press.)
NEW YORK, June 11? The sensa
tional divorce suit of Catherine
Gould against Howard Gould commen
ced this afternoon, Mrs. Gould being
on the stand.
Judge Watson and wife arrived on
the Dolphin and left for Nome by
the river route. Judge Watson has
some placer property in the northern
metropolis.
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