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SKAHWAY, ALASKA, TUE-'DAY, OCTOBER 3, 1911 PKiCE. 10 CENTS
FISHER SAYS
GOVT IS n
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
CHICAGO. Oct. 3 ? Secretary of the
Interior, Walter L. Fisher, in a speed^
which he made before the commercial
bodies of this city last night, took a
>ositive stand on the coal lands ques
tion. and defended the Federal policy
.lieh he claims has been to prevent
a monopoly of the Alaska Coal lands.
TAFTSIILf
DEFENDS POLICY
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
OMAHA. Oct. 3 ? President Taft ar
rived in this city last night, and ad
dressed a large meeting of the citi
zens. from whom he received a very
enthusiastic welcome.
The President and party left late
last night for Denver, where Mr. Taft
will speak before the Public Lands
Convention.
DENVER. Oct. 3? President Taft
arrived in this city at 4 o'clock this
afternoon. Last night the residents
Hastings gave a banquet at which
President Taft and W. J. Bryan were
present.
gov. iiio
PRES'T IAFI
(Special to the Daily Alaskan.)
JUNEAU. Oct. 3? Governor Clark
left for Seattle on the Jefferson to
day, for the single purpose of taking
up with President Taft, on his visit
there, the necessity for the passage
by Congress this winter of laws pro
viding for sanitation, vital statistics,
quarantine aganst contagious disease?*
compulsory school attendance, relief j
for the destitute in the territory of
Alaska, and supervision of banks in j
the territory of Alaska. j
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
| SPRINGFIELD. Oct. 3? A spc-cial
I session of the state legislature eon
j vtned today for the purpose of con
I s'llering) the questlou of deep water
ways.
QUITS FLW;
TAKES TRAIN
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
ALTA, Cal. Oct 3 ? Robert Fowler
again started on his ocean to ocean
flight this morning in his Wright bi
plane, bat was unable to get tc an
elevation sufficient to cross the
Sierras, so he has given up his trip,
he will return to San Francisco at
>noe by train.
POWERS WOULD
STOP BIG FIGHT
(By Alaska New? Bureau.)
LONDON. Oct. 3 ? At a conference
held by the representatives of the
various powers of he world, it was
decided to. make an- effort to try and
terminate the war ;oetween Italy and
Turkey.
CENSORSHIP
IS EXERCISED
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
ROME. Oct. 3? The Italian Govern
ment is in possession of all the cable
and telegraph lines, as well as all
wireless stations, and a strict censor
ship is being exercised.
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BIRDMAN FALLS
10 HIS DEATH
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SPOANKE. Oct. 3? Cromwell Dixon
a well known aviator of the east,
made a flight from Butte, Mont.,
over the Rockies Saturday in a Wrigh
Bros, bl-plane. He made the trip all
right, making a splendid flight, but
in attempting to get away from this
city this morning, getting an early
start, ascended to a great height and
vhen about to start wjstward, some
thing went fwrong with his engines,
nd he fell to the earth and was in- ,
tantly killed. J
SEASON OVER F(
Last night Skagway capitulated to
the boys of the International Bound
ary Survey, there being thirty of the
Canadians and the same number of
Uncle Sam's boys, to arrive out on
the afternoon train.
Without exoeption, the boys state
that this has, been the finest season
they have had while the work of de
fining the boundaries has been car
ried on.
The work has gone on more rapidly
this year than during the previous
seasons, and was advanced far beyond!
the expectations of Chiefs Riggs and
Craig.
Whether this was due to the fine
weather, or that the men had better
country to traverse is hard to say,
but the fact remains that the work
was pushed to such an extent that it
will be unnecessary for the party to
remain in the interior this winter, as
the work can, easily be finished next
year.
Considerable difficulty was exper
ienced In getting the supplies of the
party up the Porcupine, owing to the
fact that the N. C. Company, who
had the contratc for transporting the
supplies, could not operate their two
boats on the upper river, and the
work had to be done by the gasoline
stern wheel launches Aurora, Mid
night S-un and Frontiersman, each of
which is equipped with a 25-h.-p. en
gine.
'ii account of the small pox epi
demic at Rampart House, there was
considerable delay owing to quaran
tine.
66 Natives are reported down with
the epidemic, and the Royal North
West Mounted Police are enforcing
a strict observance of the quarantine
regulations, the returning party being
compelled to make a wide detour at
the camp in order to avoid any chance
of contagion.
Dr. Smith, of the U. S. party, has
been appointed by the Canadian gov
ernment as Provisional Health Officer
and he is in charge of the cases at
the quarantine camp.
Tomas Riggs Jr., Chief of the U.
S. party, and J. D. Craig, chief of
Canadian party, are assisting In the
construction, of a hospital at the camp
FLYER BADLY
INJURED HI FALL
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
I HUNTINGTON, Ind. Oct. 3? Avia
j tor Rodgers arrived In this city last
| night from Bucyrus, Ohio, and spent
[ the night here.
At an early hour this morning Rod
gers started on his westward flight,
and when he reached a high altitude
liis hi-plane was caught in a gale of
wind, and he was dashed to the earth.
He was picked up unconscious, and
taken to a hospital, where It was giv
en ouit that while hds injuries are ser
ious, he will recover. His flying ma
chine is a total wreck.
mm boys
and it is understood that Mr. Riggs
has turned over a large amount of
supplies, which was tkaen in for the
Survey Party, to the authorities to
use during the coming winter, as it
is impossible to get supplies In 'his
season before navigation closes.
Great credit Is due Dr. Smith for
his action and the fact that he will
remain 'n all winter in order to care
for the unfortunate Natives is in it
? self a very brave deed. The Can
j adian government is doign all In. its
power to assist in stamping out the
disease and the fact that there are
no new cases, shows that they are
meeting with success.
Messrs. Riggs and Craig will be
out in a short time, but will remain
until the supplies are all properly
stored and the hospital building in
readiness for the winter. A number
of the survey party were kept in to
aid in the work.
Most of the U. S. boys went out on
the Jefferson last night, whale the Can
adi^n.bfixs are awaiting the Princess
May.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
! SEATTLE. Oct. 3 ? A number of
young men and women, who expected
to be allowed to enter the University
of Washington as special students
have been disappointed. While the
University has tried to make clear
what the admission requirements for
such students are, many seem not to
have understood. A special student
must be at least twenty one years of
age and satisfy the dean or adviser
that he can carry with profit, work
in the University. The adviser of
special students in arts and sciences
estimates that the average age of
the special students admitted this fall
is about 26 years.
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USED NO MONEY
FOR CORRUPTION
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
MILWAUKEE. Oct. 3? Senator Is
aac Stephenson, who is being .tried
for using money for corruption, pur
purposes, has been on .the stand and
denies .the charge that he used any
money for corruption purposes.
LOW RATE 10
CHICAGO NAMED
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
CHICAGO, 111. Oct. 3 ? Special round
trip rates on all of the great
transcontinental railways will be
In effect for the fourteenth, annual
session of the American Mining Con-|
gress to be held at the Hotel La Sallei
Chicago, October 24, 25, 26, 27 and
28.
The round trip rate will be $72.50
from all California and all north Par
cific points. This transportation will
be placed on. sale October 17, and
can be purcased until October 19. Re
turning from Chicago, these tickets
will be good until November 15.
OEMENOLI
10 ALASKANS
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(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Oct. 3 ? Lieut. Governor
Nichols, of Ohio, manager for Gover
nor Judson Harmon, is in this city,
and at a dinner given in his honor
at the Arctic Club today, says that
the Democrats want o assist Alaska
o get what she wants in the way
of legislation, and is desirous of see
ing the Territory opened up for set
tlement.
SOLDIER GETS
INTO TROUBLE
(Special to The Alaskan)
HAINES. Oct 3? U. S. Deputy Mar
shal Cal Dehaven left last night on
the Jefferson for Juneau with Clyde
Riley, a soldier, who was bound over
by U. S. Commissioner Odell to the
Grand Jury, to answer to thp charge
of stealing a watch.
Riley is of Co. P. 16th Infantry,
a ad was arrested Friday on a com
plaint sworn out by Sam Jackson, a
Native, and, In, default of a bond,
which was fixed at <700, by Judge
Odell, he was sent to Juneau to await
the sitting of the Grand Jury.
POSTPONEtf to
PLEASE ALASKA
(By Ala-ska News Bureau.)
CHICAGO. Oct. 3 ? The fourteenth
annual session of the American Min
ing Congress has been postponed.
The convention will be held at the
Hotel La Salle Chicago, October 24,
25, 26, 27, and 28, Instead of Septem
ber 26th to 2?>th inclusive, as previ
ously announced.
The action of the directors in de
termining upon a later date was based
upon several important reasons. Pres
ident Taft was unable to attend on
the first date chosen, but informed
the Chicago committee that he would
be glad to address the convention on
his return trip (from the West. Co
incident with the receipt of this in
formation arose the possibility that
neither Secretary Fisher nor Direc
tor Holmes of the bureau of mines,
wouid be able to reach Chicago by
the latter part of September. The
Alaskan chapter of the Congress urg
ed a delay in order to send a strong
er and more representative delega
tion. The presence of a number of
governors was also assured in the
evenly of a postponement.
President Taft wiH address the con
vention on October 28. The first pub
lic exploitation of the conclusions
reached by Screeary Fisher as a re
sult of his Alaskan trip will probably
take place at this meeting.
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