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No. 209 FIFTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1912 PRICK 10 CENT
CONGRESS GETS
TIFT'S MESSAGE
Washington. IVc 3 ? The United
States senate began its session at
eleven o'clock where it listened to
the reading of the president'# mes
s*m> Th? house assembled at
noon, and was supplied with a copy
of the message which was read and
in adjournment taken
The message deals mostly with
foreign relations and says that be
tween the I'nited States and *11
foreign countries there is the best
of feeling, and that a strong sy?
tem of commercial Interchange has
been established which is cement
ing the nations and building up a
s*ntiment for perpetual peace and
beneficial business relations. It al
so gives much attention to the re
organisation of the state depart
ment under the present administra
tion The president advises that
much study should be given by con
gress to the treaty for a closed sea
son for the protection of seal on
the Priblloff islands, in order to
establish m justification of the
measure.
SPKNT % MILLION TO
?-\RR\ TWO SM XI. I. STATES
Washington, IVc. 3 ? A special
report has been presented to the
senate campaign committee showing
that nearly a million dollars was
spent in the vain attempt to re
elect William Taft as president of
the I'nited State* Contributions
came from all parts of the country
and from all manners of people
FRKKDOM FOR MAN WHO
Ml ROF.RKP A SKDCCKR
Fort Worth. Pec 3 ? Millionaire
banker Snead was acquitted this
morning by a Jury, who pronounced
him not guilty of the murder of
Al. Boyce. Jr. It is another case
of the unwritten law working upon
the sympathies and traditions of
the jury.
C. E Humphreys, who has spent
the summer and fall in Skagway,
where he has represented the Can
adian-Klondike mining company,
will leave in the morning for T -
son for the winter
Skagway Alaskan 's Daily Photograph
IViwvcinni'p Mln?\ Juneau, A lank a
Herewith we present a picture of the famous Perseverance mine at Juneau, showing the Little Treadwell In the background It ?? nw"
ing largely to the vast amount of development work being done on the Persevcrnnce property which h is Riven -i stimulus to business ac
tivity in the Capitol City. Several hundred thousand dollars are being expended in drivtng tunnels and arranging for the output of the
mine, whlc{i promises to equal the noted Treadwell as a producer. The pay roll at preeent from this mine amounts to $50,000 a month
K\K\V NOTHING OF PLOTS
IS TESTIMONY OF KV AN
Indianapolis, Dec. 3 ? President |
Ryan of the Iron Workers, was the
first witness called for the defense
yesterday In the dynamiting cases
He denied that he had ever taken
part or ever knew anything of th?'
plots which the prosecution had pre
sented by its witnesses.
STOKMS ON ATLANTIC'
DANGEROUS TO N WIG ATI ON
New York. Dec. 3 ? Several ocean
liners arrived in port this morning re
porting the roughest trips of the
season. A storm is general all ,
over the Atlantic ocean and waves
are running high. Heavy falls of
snow made navigation difficult and
dangerous
A good Christmas present ? the
Daily Alaskan. , , , ,
Overcoat
Season
is now at hand
IF YOU ARK PARTICULARLY
HARD TO PLEASE WE WILL nK
PARTICULARLY PLEASED THK
BAT YOl* TRY OX ONE OK <M K
NEW FALL AND WINTER OVER
COATS WITH THE CONVERTIIU.E
COLLARS.
PURCHASE IF YOU FIXI> WHAT
PLEASES YOU. YOU WILL FIND
US ALWAYS GLAD TO SHOW
OUR OOODS WHETHER YOU BUY
OR NOT.
Our Holiday
Goods will
soon be here
H. J. LYNCH
LOIS 0' MONEY
IN TREASURY
l>ast evening the city council met.
with all member* present excepting
Councilman Foreman After lh<'
meeting was called to order th<
clerk read the minutes of the pre
vious meeting which were approved
The treasurer's report waa pre- j
sented and informally discussed to
some extent. It shows a very satis
fac'ory balance In the city treasury
ot $7,584.32.
The report of the school board
was another very satisfactory docu
ment, indicating that everything is
progressing in the public schools?
that great bulwark of American in
stitutions. Warrants were issued
for the payment of the teachers
and Janitor's salaries and expense*
up to Dec. 8, amounting to I^SO.OO
The special committee, appointed
at the special meeting for the pur
pose of Investigating the condition
of electric light wires In the city,
were present and reported their
findings in writing. They find, af
ter ?' oroughly investigating the
system of the Home Power com
pany, that the high tension wires
should be placed either on top of
poles or there should be a greater
distance between such high tension
wires and the ordinary wires run
ning Into consumers places of busl
j ness and residences. They also re
ported a *r?at deal of defective
wiring In mnny residences and plac
et of business, where, Instead of
the regular fuses being used, a j
great many substitutes such aa cop ,
per wire and solder t?ke Its place ,
Upon receiving the report of the (
committee it was dlcharged i.
After allowing the regular month- |
ly bills and ordering them paid, i
which included the salaries of the (
town officers, the council adjourned
JOSLIN AND
WEBSTER FREE
Valdex, Dec. 3 ?Judge Thomas
Lyons sitting in court this morning
dismissed the Indictments against ,
Falcon Joslln and E. L. Webster, it
being shown that they had noth
ing to do with the transactions
which led up to the wrecking of the '
Washlngton-Xlaska bank In Fair- I
hanks |
The attorneys for the defense are |
irguing demurrers for Parsons and
Harbour, claiming that there is In- '
sufficient evidence to hold them In I
onnection with the bank's Insolven- |
c.v. If these demurrers are sustained,
it is believed that the several In
dictments Against Captain Itarnette J
will he dismissed |
Spokane is due tomorrow
Pop
Corn
KI KNISHKS ENJOYMENT THWK
TOLD DAYS. A IOc PAtKAGE OF
THK KIND WE SELL WILL AL
M?>ST FILL A Ol'N'XY SACK AF
TKH IT LS POPPED. WE GUAR
ANTES AGAINST FAILURE.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer '
?
Utl.SON ?TTIiMW PAHI.IAMF.NT.
Wll.l. sT.*RT KOMR WOO*.
Hamlltoi., Dee 3 ? Wood row Wll
K>n wan a vlaltor at the opening of
:h* Bermuda parliament yewterday
ind look * deep Intereat In the
rondurt of the affjira of the mem
ber* He inlenda returning to Ihe
t'nlted Statea ulthm the ne*t few
lajri
?TntHOX TO rkport
OS PANAMA rAJIAL
Washington. I?ee J Secretary
of War 8tlmaon returned thla morn
ing from two week# spent in the
Panama Canal dlatrlct He la pre
paring a aperlal report which la
to embody hla Tiew* of the ranal
management, It will be given to
rongreaa within a few daya
The Bertha will take on a cargo
of ore and acrap Iron when ahe
aalla south tomorrow
Waablngton. 1** ?-tW ??
,w?.irhment proceeding* agglnat
Judge Robert Afhbald of tke ??"?
?rverre fogrt h?*?n again In tfc*
?r;iale thl* morning. having b??n
rontinnnl from laat "???on
f'nder the present plana the ???
<te pnmmiHw will h? In a??lnn
(Mr honr* dally nntll nil tttMWi
,re heard There are abont ?
uindred ?Mn>wm on either <M?
to b* h?*rd and W ia evpe?1e?l that
wf*riil *m|d *111 I*" ?m?*Hi*tl I*
taking teatlmony
R<l**l>(i HOftftKH
ni KK HIV KR
A new InilMlrr, the onlrown of
whlrh will b? wale hod with no
?roa|| <Wrr?> of Interact, hi being
"tploited if Jarqiiot Bfi*ll?ra an4
>tre| on the ink* rlw flat*,
whkh la about alt milen thla ?tde
of llarwaafi rrawk. where the ?am?
? Irm la carrying on ettenglv* placer
lining operation*, arronling to the
Whltrhorae Rtar The Indnatry rw
'erred to !a that of horao rala'ng.
the firm having now on their rang*
iw?nty-ri?# brood maraa lately rm
rHred from tho rvtfalda and of
food atock
Mr Patfal la now on a Halt to
Ma old home In Ohio and on hte
return in ti?e early *prtng will bring
with him ?? blooded atalllon and
horae ralalnr will ha engaged In on
? large era la
It haa b*eo aatiafartorily demon
atrated th.it horaaa will ||v# and do
wall on Ydkon range* without any
care la the wlntar tlma. but aa
there are thnnaand* of aereg of na
lira hay In tha I Mike rlray rowntry.
tha Jacqnnta and Patral Intand ar
ranging for feeding their atork in
tha aevere weather
Thara hara been a numlw of
horaaa foal ad and raarad In Yukon
and thay hara Invariably prorad to
bg exceptionally gtrong and rugged,
making Ideal work and park horaaa
Tha Priiireaa May will arrive at
tan o'clock in tha morning Among
tha paaaengera going o?t will be
Tnck and Harry Flaharty who are
going to >lalt their former home
In Ruryraa, Ohio, Mr. and Mr* J.
F Anderaon who will apend ChrW
maa In Kentucky. and Elmer Farm
er of the White Paaa who la going
to put in aome time in the Sound
i-onntrjr.
The nxnl ?? ) I Nh people J"? k?n?
? thoar who hii) th* U?M Ihlnp to
?rv?r that Ihrj r?n find?
who don't ran* what It rn?f > ? ??fh
pfn(ili> don't wc*r Mif hfltw fKlf
? -anita. ntrnmin than ??'??
crrrj ?l*y, mxk1 foi '* by
HURT SCHAFFNER ft HARX
WILL
CLA YSON