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No. % SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA. TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1913 PRICE 10 CENTS
ALASKA BEING USED AS FIELD
FOB SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
No Hope For Territory's Development
Until Fog of Mystery is Dispelled by
Truth and Wise Legislation.
Seattle, May 27 ? Ex-Governor and
Mr*. Wiltor K. Clark arrived In
C>.? city last night on the City of
Seattle.
When * en thii> morning by news
paper men, the ex-Governor of
Alaska stated that he tould see no
hope for Alaska development on a
large sca'o until the people of the
enstern states forgot the Idea that
the Territory of Alaska's chief use
fulness Is for a field for experlmon
pic pose*. Ho said that It was a coun
try of vastly rich resources, and
tint a ;liao would come when the
i'nlted States would know Its error
in retard'^,! the growth and devel
opment of the country by Inadequate
and lnslin;f ro legislation.
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Rain caused the postponement of
NATION AIi LK.U.I K
At Boston ? New York, Boston,
At Brooklyn; Philadelphia s ; Brook
Rain caused the p?stpr !*; t of
all other games In the National
t league
AMERICAN l.KAt.l K
Philadelphia 2. Washington 9.
At New York ? Boston, U, Now York
Rain caused the postponement ol
A. r. 21ft, Traffic Manager of
the Northern Navigation company,
with headquarters at St. Michael,
arrived i;i Skagway on the Spokane
venterduj and was a passenger en
route tor th? latertor on today '3
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.1 \|?A\ s KMTKROK IMPROVED;
EMPRESS IS NOW ILL
Tokio, May 27 ? The bulletins
posted today by the Mikado's yhy?
Irl; ns are very encouraging, nud
state that His Imporlal Majesty la
rapidly luiprovin* in health.
it Is believed that her illness was
Drought on by worry over ttao con
dition of the Mikado's health.
PI.E.NT\ OF MONEY FOR
VOTKS IV WASHINGTON
Washington. May 27? President
Wilson stated today that it was his
opinion that there was hundreds of
thousands of dollars in the hands of
I^DbylstJ at Congress who were
M I \ KI? J? 'ICY SKCl'RKD
IS TEDDY'S LllJKL 8V1T f
Marquette, May 2,7? The Jury in
the Roosevelt libel case which was
brought to trial in this city this
morning was secured at noon today.
The jury consist# of four miners,
three teamsters, two farmers, one
?ksmllh, one locomotive firoman
ai.d one woodsman. It Is belioved
that the case will go to the Jury not
;ut"r than tomorrow afternoon.
If you don't want to buy a fish
n,: rod, rou don't hive to. You
can rent one from Harold. Cor. 5th
& Broadway. tf.
If there were
better ones made
we would have
them.
EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED
Jhtimw/i
THE'
SHOE
| H. J. Lynch i
a. TKe Leading Ladies Furnishei and Haberdasher of Skagway ?j
VrcNltlcnl Wilson'* Secretary
Tlie Puligreu of all Office Seek
ers Anil Then goino? \V?? On tho
.lob While His Chief WiUi Ciover
nor.
Washington, May .6? The hopes
ur.d liappiuess of many Democrats
hung on the conteuts of a black,
h-ather-iovored loose lfc>u ledger
that lies on the desk of Josot>h P.
Tumulty, Secretary to Pteaideut Wll
son. Thero Is little about the oui
sl.le of the book to attruct atten
tion and <vere It not for the fact that
the book la always taken home when
Secretary Tumulty leaves for the
day, unowledge of its cxlstcnco
would probably never have become
known.
The book is ludexed and today it
develo;;<,d that there is at least ouo
pago for every state Inthe Uniou,
while some states have half a dozen.
Aid tho pages aro covered with
minute stenographic entries which
Tumulty (.roudly boasts could hard
ly be iei-d by anyone but himself.
V.'lthlu the covers are statemonia
01 th. exact political situation ex
isting it, Iho Democratic party >n
each of the states, names and data
about Jo" hunters and the mcu who
having no cejlre themselves for jobs
are trying to hold the veto power
ever thoso who actually are seek
ing govc. nment employment. Tho
whole is an application to the af
fairs t>* ih?, United States of n little
plan liiat Tumulty tried out first In
his luw practice in Jersey City, lat
er as u member of tho Assembly
nud finally as secretary to Govor
tor Wilson. Ho Jots down evory
thing that he hears about a stay;
situation. Tho various delegations
which call to get the I 'resident's
cur ate always anxious to talk to
Tumulty. Ho Is a good listener and
<oe leader who Is having troublo
getting places for the faithful can
be assured that lie will get a cor
dial hearing and much sympathy
from the President's secretary. But
there is one thing that few of them
huve as yet found out, and that is
that tho "hl^h spots" of their
statements to Tumulty are made a
part of ins private records.
And in tho various states where
there Is c real fight on, Tumulty's
notes w?P bo the "final word" when
the P/csldent of tho United States
tfckcs -ip for settlement the various
difficult problems of patronage In
those seotlonB. Iu addition to tho
gossip, taere is placed In this little
book .n black and white tho re
sults of Tumulty's Independent In
vestigations of the charges and
counter charges made by men who
have called upon him ? his opinions
of th<? merits of their claims to dic
tatorship, and his opinions of their
standing i>s business men and exec
utives.
And it will surprise many of those
who are now Insisting that they are
the only real slmon pure, blown In
the bottle and dyed In the wool ,
Wilson n.? n. that Secrotnry Turn- 1
ulty lias their real number in blnck J
and wfcKo In tho pages of his little
WILSON HUB
QUIGKACTION
Win Urge for Alalma nt
Present Sexslon if it Will Not Com
filer With Tariff and Currency
Programme.
Washington, May 27 ? The result
' f the conference had with Presi
dent Wilton by Senator* Chamber
lain and .tones yostordaj was today
made public.
Tho President assured the sona
'ors that he was thoroughly In fav
or of a government constructed
r. ilroad f > Alaska, and heartily In
. coord with their ideas that action
o;i tho mensnre should be taken up
nt the present session of Congress,
prodded that such matters would
in 110 way Interfere with the legis
lative programme as regards the
tariff and curroncy problems now
before Congress.
T AIT L.U'UHH AT CON
DITION OF ARMY AND NAV
New Haven, May 27 ? Ex-Presi
dent William Howard Taft in a
speech which he dolivered hore
'ast night stated that In his opin
ion, th? United States was at tho
present time wholly unprepared for
war, should America havo causo to
dofcud herself. He said that we
were ludicrously unprepared, and
* hut this state of aff&irs was due
sololy to neglect of Congress In
making proper provision for an ad
i iuate army. Ho severely criticised
n gross, for their neglect, and said
(hut It was the country's duty to
mi Intalu a suitable army and navy
so that wo could at all times pro
ect our rights against all comers.
nook. He has copious notos on ver
bal a' :.ick.s all these men may have
uiado on the Now Jersey governor
before lig was taken seriously as a
Presidential candidate. Also tho
little book contains a correct roc
' rd of how hard every one of the
Democratic leaders did or did not
work during the recent campaign.
Porhupa some of tho men who made
these attacks immediately before
and immediately after the conven
tion hav- marveled at the, wha?
seemed to thorn, superhuman rr.em
o^y of tills New Jer"";*!';. when he
lutlm.ued that certain of them wero
inconsistent in regard to statements
then cud at the present time. Well
there's t*.e answer ? In a little, In
nocen let king black leather covered
ioosc leaf ledger.
Sec-elary Tumulty is a 'canny
I ishr.ian. Ho probably figured
while 'icting as secretary to the gov
ernor of New Jersey that when that
offlchl was moved up to the White
House, l.e might deeply appreciate
some leul facts and some real fig
tires alout possible seekers after of
fice. Secretary Tumulty has these
statistics In his possession now and
tliey .?ie available at all times to
the President. That little book of
T.imulty'B Is Indeed one of tho "pow?
ere behind tho throne". And It's
.1 perfectly fair and wise counsolor.
? Don't ? ?
be mislead by CHEAP qual
ity mail order catalogs
Money spent with us for groceries is
a good investment.
The quality of oungoods is the high
est and the prices very low.
Quality Considered we invite
comparison with any place.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer J
ORDERS ISSUED
TO II G1H.
Veteran* of Civil War are Command
ed to Otwicrre Decoration Day By
Services Unfitting the Memory of
UsjtArte 1 Comrade*.
Headquarterii Orand Army of the
Republic, Memorial Hall, Chicago,
111., February 20, 1912.
in compliance with the action of
the 45th National Encampment aa
promulgated In Paragraph I of Gen
eral Orders No. b from theae head
quarters February 20, 1912, the fol
lowing true copy ot Comntander-in
?'hlef John A. Logan's Ordor No.
I, issued .>lay 5. 1868, is printed be
low. It is dirocted that on all Mem
orial Da/ public exercise this Order
No. I shall be road in addition to th
Uettysburg address of President
Lincoln.
By command of
H. M. Trimble.
Commander-in-Chief.
Charles It E. Kock,
Adjutant-General. \
Headquarters (Jrnud Army of the
Republic, Washington, D. C? May
5, 1868.
General Orders,
No. L
1. The 30th day of May, 1868, Is
designated for the purpose of strew
ing with flowers, or otherwise dec
orating 'he gravr-s of Comrades' who
died In dofensu of their country
riuiiug i.iie late rebellion, and those
I'odles now lio hi almost every city,
village and hamlet churchyard In
the land. In this observance no
form of reremony Is prescribed,
but Posts and Comrades will In the!
own way nrrango such fitting ser
vices and testimonials of respect us
circumstances may permit.
Wo r.r?; organized. Comrades, ns
our Regulations tell us, for the
purpose, among other things, "of
preservlnr and strengthening those
kind and fraternal feelings which
have boiiiiu togother the soldiers,
Huuoru and marines who united to
suppress the late rebellion." What
can aid moro to asauro this result
than by chorlshlng touderly the
memory of our heroic dead, who
made their breasts a barricade be
tween our country and its foea?
Their Soldlor Uvea .were th& re
veille of freedom to a race tn chains
and theli- deaths a tattoo of rebel
lious tyranny In arm*. We should
guard their graven with aacred vlg
( Continued oa Pag* 4.)
QUITS PELKEY
P. N. W. M. l'ollce Immediately
Arrciln Him ? Trainer, Itcfcree,
Mnna;;iT* and Attendants nro
Held Charged With Manslaughter.
Calgary, May 27 ? Warrants wcro
Issued yesterday for the arrest of
Tommy Durns and William McCar
ncy, managers for Luther McCarthy
Ed. Smith, the referee In the fight
lit whlc'i McCarthy was killed, and
reveral tr liners and attendants were
also placcl under arrest. It Is un
derstood that they will he charged
with manslaughter.
The nrelimlnary heating of Pel
!;cy was uostpon jd until this moru
l jg, at which time tile coroner's
jury exonerated Pelkey from all
blame for the death of McCarthy.
He was at once released, but the
Northwest Mounted Police at once
placed Pelkey under at rest. At a
late hour today, the amount of bail
had not been fixed, and he was
still In jail
Tho body of Luther McCarthy was
shipped this afternoon to his old
homo In Plqua, Ohio, lor burial.
,'KRSKV LABOR LKADKKS
Of YES PRISON' SKXTKXCKS
Nowark, May 27 ? Labor leaders
Dunn and Davenport, who were
lately found guilty of sending
threatening letters through tho
malls to ['resident Wilson, during
tht late labor troubles In this state
were lioih sentence yesterday.
Dunn waj given five years and Dav
enport two years at hard labor In
thu state penlteniary.
Ml) PIT ON TIOHT IN
ST. PAl'L LAST NIGHT
St. Paul, May 27 ? For the first
time In thirty years the red-light
district of this city was dark and
still last night. Acting under or
ders from the Chief of Police of
this city, every place of vlco was
closed up tight.
PPK8ID1AT GOMPUliS TAKKN
SCDDKNIiY bKKIOl'SLV ILL
Washington, May ?7 ? Sam. Gom
i'ers was taken suddenly 111 this
morning, and his physicians consid
er his Condition as being eery ser
ious. Ho was taken sick as he was
about to sail for Atlantic City,
where he was to have been met by
| his wife and family.
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