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No. 247 FIFTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA. SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1913 PRICK 10 CKNTH
LAWYERS TSU
III WHARF CASES
In the wharf cases which are be
fore the district court, the at
torneys for the prosecution and the
defense have each outlined what
they Intend to prove In the follow
ing statements.
Mr Rustgard said that the gov
ernment would show that the de
fendants had entered Into a con
spiracy to control the wharf busi
ness at Skagway, and In pursuance
<>f that conspiracy, they had bought
the Sylvester Wharf, the Seattle
Wharf, and had made the agree
ment with the Pacific Coast wharf
that It should be closed to the pub
lic; that all the coal for Skagway
should be bought of the Pacific
Coast Steamship company, and that
it was the purpose of the conspira
cy to not only control the wharf
age and the coal business, but to
drive all other steamship companies
not In the combine off the South
eastern Alaska run, and with this
end in view, while those who made
contracts with the Pacific Coast S.
S. company were charged only one
dollar for wharfage, all the cus
tomers of all other companies, and
the customers of the Pacific Coast
company who would not sign con
tracts agreeing to ship all their
freight by the Pacific Coast com
pany, were compelled to pay $2 a
ton for wharfage.
Judge Royal A. Gunnison made
the statement of the case for the
defense. He said that It would be
shown that it was the geographical
situation, and not any agreement,
which had given the Moore's wharf
whatever semblance of monopoly It
enjoyed In the wharfage business
at Skagway.
"As the prosecuting attorney has
said," said Mr. Gunnison, "thel
facts Involved are Intricate and
cover a long period of time." H<~
said that out from Skagway was a 1
long tide flat, running a thousand !
feet out to deep water, and Wil
liam Moore had choeen and secur
ed the only available wharf site
long before gold was discovered lu
the Kloudlke, He was a mail car
rier to points In the tnterlor, and
he recognised the fact that even
tualyl a railroad would be built over
the White Pass The place choeen
by him for a wharf site was Just
under the bluff where It was pro
tected from storms.
The railroad company condemn
WEALTHY ()RKXM)X RANCHER
CONVICTED OF ROBBERV
Kansas City, Jan. 18 ? Wells
Lounsberv, the wealthy Oregon
rancher, who held up and robbed
m train a few months ago, was
found gullt> of highway robbery
and will be sentenced to imprison
ment. Tho attorneys for Ijouns
bery enteredberv entered the de
feuse of Insanity, but alienists de
cided that he was not lusane, but
had criminal tendencies, and that
justice could be ben served by his
Imprisonment. If found guilty.
Lounsberv is well known In Ore
gon where he owns considerable
property. It is difficult for his
friends to believe him of the crime
o' which he has Just been convicted
SHIP (JOES DOWN WITH
CHEW AND PASSENGERS
New Orleans. Jan. 18 ? The steam
er Eldorado, bound from New ;
York to Galveston, was sunk In,
the recent gale which raged on the
Atlantic coast for several days. She
left New York ten days ago with
a crew of thirty and a number of ,
passengers and since that time
nothing ha* been heard of her, un
til yesterday when some of the j
wreckage was washed ashore. It Is
certain that all on board wore 1
drowned.
ed a right of way along the bluff
back of the wharf site, and was
awarded $22,000 In damages. But
the rush came, and believing that
the business of the town was to bo
large and permanent, other whar
\es were built. Of these, the Syl-|
vester wharf and the Pacific Coast
wharf, were the only ones which1
had done auy considerable business
He said that the only reason why
any business had been done by It
was the fact that the man who was
at the time collector of customs at
Skugway was a relative of the own
er of the Sylvester wharf, and had
n bonded warehouse built on that
dock, and required that all Imports
should be landed there. This rul
ing was subsequently revoked by a
regulation of the department, and
the Seattle and Sylvester docks had
long been used when they were pur
chased by the Alaska Northwest
Territories Trading company. He
said that they would prove also
that the contract with the Pacific
Coast company was made before
the purchase of the Sylvester and
Seattle wharves.
I 33 i=3 per cent
discount
*
+ Our Annual Inventory Sale start! at Nina o'clock onj the I Oth
?i* mat. and will continue for the next ten da>j.
f REMEMBER
. we buy our goods from the manufacturer, not from another mer
chant, consequently we have NO OLD GOODS to dispose of.
+ EVERY ARTICLE IN OUR STORE ON SALE (w,th the
+ exceptions of Rubber Goods, EL W. Collars, Knox Hats, Thread*
4 ? and One Piece House Dresses.
: Strictly for Cash
u.
, H. J. Lynch ;
Th? Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway
?t
~ ~ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? L ? -t_ J.Xi.sLXs)>sLs)i?|*4s?)?4
First Coal Claim Patented.
The large vein of coal shown above is in tho Port Graham district,
Kenal Peninsula, and has become celebrated for being the flmt In Al
aska to receive a patent from the government. For twelve years W. G
Whorton, who made the original entry, has been fighting with the gen
eral land office for title to his claims, and it was only last Thursday
that the announcement came from Washington to grant title to his
property, something which should have been done year* ago Much de
velopment work has been done on th' properly sine* the picture was
taken.
UPPER COLUMBIA IS FROZEN
Portland, Jan. 18? Blitzards are
at It again in the central part of
Oregon and Eastern Washington.
Ice has froien enough to close the
river 011 the upper Columbia, though
but thinly. The second cold imp
has added much damage to the al
ready severely Injured orchards
WANT A SECRETARY
FROM THK WEST
Washington, Jan. 18 ? Western!
senators have formed a working ,
combination for the purpose of
bringing an influence upon Wood
row Wilson to get hiin to appoint
a western man for secretary of the
interior.
AUDIENCE COtXOVT HELP
NHOVTINU FOR WILSON
New York. Jan. IS ? Woodrow |
Wilson arrived in the city yesterday
afternoon and in the evening quiet
ly attend* .1 a theater. It was not |
until his arrival at the theiter box
that any of the audience knew of .
his attention to visit the playhouse,
but he w.t? immediately recognized
and applauded as he took his se.it.
The weather in the city has been j
lorely for (he past twenty-four ;
hours, almost like summertime, in
smiling contrast to that of the past
cevernl weeks
SNOW STOr8 Rl'NNINO OK
ALASKA IKK; I?KRRY
Nome, Jan. 18- -Owing to a
heavy fall of snow and the Incle
ment weather the dog derby was
not run today, but has been post
poned until next Wednesday, the
22nd. There are si* teams entered
for the race.
L. V. RAY OF SEWARD
WOULD RE PRESIDENT
Seward, Jan. 18? Senator L. V.
Kay has announced himself a can
didate for president of the Terri
torial Senate and is lining up hi*
friends throughout the territory to
support htm In his laudable am
bition. Senator Millard has prom
ised his support to th? Seward can
ilidate, and others are expected to
do likewise.
SEWARD BROTHERHOOD
FILES ITS PROTEST
Seward. Jnn. 18 ? Seward camp
Arctic Brotherhood at their meeting
I ist night, passed a resolution pro
testing against the action of the
grand camp, at the North Vancouv
er meeting, when it voted to ta
suo charters to ramp* In Seattle.
Portland and Vancouver. Senator
Ray whs elected to attend the pro
test meeting called In Junt^u for
March 12th.
A RIO FHiHT.
That only the subject to be dis
cussed at the Men's Club Sunday
evening at tl.e Methodist church. If
you think of life four aquare Is on
ly for a weakling or a mollycoddle,
come out and hear the other aide.
At any rate yon will enjoy the new
choir and orchestra. Of course, If
you are a woakling and have "cold
feet" you will Bay the weather la
too bad and atay at home, other
wise you will be on hand at eight
o'clock.
Preferred Stock
Canned Goods
At this time ?f T?w fre?h tiriit
and tcrMuMm ?re hard to (ret
We have an excellent remedy for
Ihla condition In our line of FY?
ferred Stock Ouined good*. Kr?ry
can (fii*rant?ed.
; P. H. GANTY, Grocer
| KXCEMilVK RRXTKJHl M
RtiAHOM MHI I'ARIKIN
Albany, Jan 1* --Oo-.ernor 8?l
te r toduy signed a pardon for
Folk? Brandt, former vnlet of Hip
noted banker, Mortimer flefclff, who
waa glwn a thlry ?e?r a<*nl?.ic# for
burglary several ye?r? ago At the
lime of the con^Mlon <?f Mri'dt li
; whs |?c tal'zcl tkit he t?
! hO.g md j i.ie R.ut 10 pro"1*-!
'Oineone else and the sympathies of
rhe comm>?nliy we ?? with him
rlfia'andlng the strong suspicion
? ?f his Innocence he waa given an
e\roa?lve M:itenc#.
For aome'lme at'empta hire bcpi
made to secure hit rdea*e, and
when rtoyernor Salter signed the
l>ardon he doubtleaa took Into con
sideration many thing* that did not
appear In the evidence The per
don waa granted on the ground
that the aenlenre waa eiceaslv#
INAI'WRAL (1VARIW
TO PROTEt T W1LAO*
Washington. Jan. It ? An ap
propriation of three thousand dol
lara waa made by congreaa today
for the purpose of providing special
Inspectors lo look after the safety of
President Wilson when he la In
augurated on the 4th of March It
la deemed necesgary to place a
large number of plain clothe* men \
In the crowd to prevent any crank
from attempting the life of the In
coming president
A. J. ADAMS IS THE NEW
commissioner at orwnovA
Valde*. Jan. 1?? Judge Thomaa
Lyona haa signed an order, upon
the request of Judge Overfleld, ap
pointing A. J Adama United Statea
Commissioner at Cordova to *"c
coed Judge Tucker, who recently
resigned and will leeve on the
Northwestern for Seattle
ILLINOIS REAR LOCK STOP*
INSTALLATION OF OOVKRNOR
Springfield, Jul. li ? The Illi
nois deadlock over the election of
the speakership, has co itl.u.e.i for
the paat ten days and there Is no
Immedla'e Indlcatlona of a settle
ment. Until the matter li settled
(he newly electod Qover' or pwnne,
and other State official*, cannot
take their oaths of offlcc
BAIL GRANTED
10 DYNAMITERS
San mwivo. Jam II ? T?a
tond* of Olof TrHtmoa In th# aim
?f 1 1 41.00# hu ba*n ralaad Til#
firtttai arc tmpl* and will kr k
i apf#d by tha roart of i?ppw!?
A report rnmi from l/#aTanwnr!h
that rharlaa R*nm. ik? Mlnnwapoila
? Irnamlt^r ??? r?l?s?d from prturm
i -aaterday. b#ln* tk? flrat on# to
I ^acura fr*#dom p#ndlnn the rahaar
:i* of tha riw Ma waa ral?aa?1
on ? ball of thirty thoaaand
I lin
RKI.IFVm THKRr* tMlTWKK
n?\mE*T I* THF. VWtTH
Grand Porka, ian, I* ICiplor ar
Maffaann lortn rad In tha rttjr la*?
night and told of bla dlamrarlaa In
ib# nortb Ho Mid that from bla
inr??H (ration of tho tldaa and rar
ranta. and from tho atari#* of tb#
natlr#a of th# #*tr#m# north#rn
part of th* American continent, ha
waa ronrlnaad that th#r# ft r#
maln#d a tare* andlarorarad Island
o* rontln#nt In th# Amir oroan. If
In* without th# roafaa of oth#r #t
plorwra H# atat#d that h# waa d#
| Hrarln* hla a#rl#a of l##t?r?a for th#
iinrpoo# of aarwrln* mon#r with
. ^hlch to #nnlp an oatflt for th#
ilaroT#ry of tho land which wrarr
i ? Tldrnr# indfrataa eilata aom#wh#r*
| In th# north
l.rrs nvn the rioht
M wiii*o5m rn'w;mM
Tr#n? Jan 1?? Woodmw Wll
on wl 'xrfT* at Tr#w?on thla af
: emooi tnd Iflr# ronaMarabl# of
hla att- it Ion to th# atady of Pana
ma <*a I ..ia?t#m H# will b# prln
rlpall anarnawd In InTaatljtatln*
ha tr Via* and practical gnr^nfng
Interr itlonal ranala and affalra In
ord#r *o arrlr* at amlcablo r*t?
r - ?ii * paasliig throwga t?#
DM.
rOHf tRR M W.K'TFl)
prwhe^it or nuim
Pnrla, Jan 1* -At th# #l#ctlona
hold yaatarday, Pr#ml#r Potior#
waa rhoa#n pr#*td#nt of Franca,
iw raiding Armand Falllaran who
waa el#rt?1 to tha praaklanry In
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