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NV M SIXTEENTH YEAR - SKAGWAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY, APRIL IS, 1913 PRICE 10 CENT
THREE MARINES KILLED
ey ira me
fight with tho Mexican police, two,
i"umon from the cruiser California,
were killed last night and three ser
iously Injured. Doflnito Information j
lia* not been secured regarding the
cause of the disturbance, but the
Inference is that tho marines were
on shore leave and an altercation a- j
rose In which Insulting language 1*4
o a fight and then a genoral melcc
ensued. A thorough Investigation
will bo made.
Tho cruiser has been stationed in
the harbor for some time to protect
American Interests, which havo been
peculiarly jeopardized sluce the state
of Senora has refused to accept the
huthority of tho Huerta government.
JENKS GETS
Washington, April 12 ? It Is an- :
nounced authoritatively that Robert t
Jennings !-? to bo appointed United <
St.ites dl->t ct judge of the First \
According to the present program f
the name 01 .Mr. Jennings will .bo ?
rent to the senato by tbo President t
the first of the weok.
JKSSIK GETTING \S
ItllTLAlt AS KTHKl
Richmond, April 12 ? Jessie Wll- ^
sou, daughter of President Wilson,
will deliver an address before the
Young Women's Christian Assoola
Captaln Gardiner, who will have
charge of the White Pass boat
Prospector, arrived this morning on
the Princess Sophia. Captain Gard
iner Is one of the old time steam
boat men of the north; It was h'
vho took the first steamboat ui>
the Hootaiinqua river. In commaiul
Tesiin lake in June. 1S9S and mado
the run to Dawson. The Captain
six and seven foot draft can ply th--^
whole length of the Hootaiinqua and
in the summer when only U<ht
boats can make It. In his opinion
the freight for the -Silver Creek
country will go In by way of Whlto
ttorse and :>round the all-river route.
It being much cheaper than to take
commodities overland, even with the
l*'st of trails.
itflLLWELL SAYS SVLZEK
HAS BEEN MISIXKORMKD
Albany, April 12 ? Senator Stllt
,voll, In commenting on tho chnrges
.hnt he accepted twenty-flvo hun
Ircd dollar* for drafting the stock
jxchango bill, says that Governor
Sulzer is wrong In asking for his
'tsignatlon, because he never accept
ed any money for performing tho ser
rico President Kendall of tho Now
fork Bank Note company. Is the
:cntlcman who first made tho chart
's that Senator Stlllwell demandod
hat amount for drawing and agree
njr to secure passage of the bill.
A baby boy was born to Mr. and
Mrs. N". P. Hansen this morning at
ilx o'clock. A leport comes from
ho hospital that tho mother and ba
y are getting along nicely.
CONJECTURES.
I'm weary of conjectures. This
must cud 'cm.
Thus am I doubly armed. My
death and life.
My baue and antidote, are both
before me.
This la a moment brings me to
an end.
But this Informs that I shall
never die.
The soul, secured in her exist
ence. smiles
At the druwu dagger and defies
The stars shall fade away, the
sun himself
Grow dim with age and nature
- sink lu years.
But thou dbalt flourish in lmmor
I'nhurt amidst the war of ele
The wreck of matter and the
crush of worlds.
?Joseph Addison.
NEW SPRING *****
...IHillinery...
now
Being
Displayed
H. J. Lynch
The Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway
Buffalo, April 12 ? The strike of
1 throe thousand mon ou the various
llrro of the Intcruatlonnal street car
railway system, came to a closo this
morning and the men have gone
back to work under arbitration pro
i mine. In consequonco of the ami
cable settlement the stute troops
have beon withdrawn.
The companies huve agreed to a
recognition- of tho union and an In
crease of pay. The hours of labor
*nd tho price had been settled coir
oral days ago, but the split came on
the recognition of the labor organi
zation, the companies insisting on
treating tho men as Individuals, iiiid
the men standing out for a recogni
tion of their union. It Is said that
tl.e companies havo mot practically
all the demands of the men.
BODY OK MORGAN
ARRIVES IX NEW YORK
Now York, April 12 ? The body
or J. Plerpont Morgan arrived In
the city last night and was imme
diately taken to his homo, whore It
rests among the prlcoloss art treas
ures in the former financier's libra
ry. The funeral will be held to
morrow, with simple sorvlces.
Don't forget that tho Eagles will
give another one of their dances to
n'ght.
Mr. and Mrs. Jamos Qaudln aro lis
tod among those who are going In
side tomorrow. Mr. Gaudln Is chief
engineer of the Oasca.
Conductor R. Pelton, who has
charge of the short lino over Taku
Ami, Is returning from the outsldo
tc- resume his duties.
Mr. and Mrs. John Williams are
In tho city from Carcrosa. Mrs. Wil
liams will loavo on tho Sophia to
night for a two months visit, while
Mr. Williams will return homo In th
morning.
C. L. Leonard of Olympla, a min
ing man associated with tho Placer
Gold Mining company, of which Co:.
Daulton-1s manager. Is on his way to
assist In tho operations on Ruby
creek this summer.
Athelstun Day, of Duncan, B. C..
one of the directors of the Bunk of
British North America, arrived this
morning and will go to Dawson to
lony after that financial institution
for the summer.
Captain Peter Larson and wife
came up this morning on the Sophia
after spending the winter outside.
The Captain is chief engineer on the
rlvtr boat Whltehorse. He says
there is promise of conslderablo ac
tivity in steam boating this year,
several companies making vigorous
campaign for the business.
Captain Bloomquist of the Canon,
Engineer Long of the Dawson, Cap
tain McDonald of the Scotia, Chief
Steward Rpdpath of the Dawson,
and Assistant Engineer Haws of Iho
?Whltehorse, are some of the steam
boat men in tho city today. They
are returning to tholr various boats
to get them in readiness for the
opening of spring business.
Public danco tonight at Eagles
hall. Everybody invited.
P. 0. FOR
i
Major J. F. A. Strong, who is now
In Washington, D. C., has written a
long letter to his publication, the
Kmpiro of Juneau. From It w<
take a part as follows.
Asldo from the governorship tho
Alaska oftlces that seem to be the ^
greatest bono of conteutlon are the j
marshalbhlps for tho Socond an 1
Third divisions. For tho former
placo thoru were actlvo delegations
In Washington last week In tho in
terests of John P. Reardou, E. 1(
Jordan and John A. Webb, of Nome. |
Koardon claims to have the backing
of Gov. Sulzer and Senator O'Gor
mau of NVw York; Jordan had form
er Senator Town? of Minnesota hero
working for him, and Webb has tho
Kentucky delegation In Congress be
hind him, It Is said. James P. Daly I
of Nome, however, has the backing
of the Alar.ka Democratic organUa- 1
tlci . Ferguson, of Vnldez, has bw<
hero looking nftor his own Interests
I'l the Third.
L. T. Erwin. of Fairbanks, seeir.s
to be the only applicant for the mar
shal's position In tho Fourth division
It has devolapod that Attornoy Gc:<
er-.l James C. McReynolds and Secru
tary of War Llndley M. Oarrlson
wore former classmates of Robert W,
Jennings, and ho Is thorefore, said td
be in close touch with tho adminis
tration. , Mr. Jennings has been
here for several weeks.
The appointment of Mrs. A. P.
Swlnoford, wlfo of former Governor
Swinford, as postmaster at Ketch
ikan may be expected .within a short
Col. T. M. Daulton, managor of the
Placer Gold Mining company, oper
ating on Ruby creek, Is In the cify
with a number of men on his way to
lucreaso tho working forco on their
property for tho coming soason. Fofl
the past few seasons this property
along with sevoral others In the At
lin, has been hampered by a short
age of wator for hydraulicklng, but
with the heavy snows of this winter
It Is believed there will bo plenty of
water. In which caso tho output of
fne district promises to break all
records.
Subscribe for The Alaskan now.
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NOW IN STOCK. 4.
Ill J pound gACk 94.00. 4"
50 pound lota $2.23.
Sinnl] lots . . R cents pur pound. ^
P. H. GANTY, Grocer J
Washington, April 12 ? At a oau
ns of tho Republicans held tills
tornlng It was decided that they
ould not oppose the removal of
le tariff on shoo manufacturing
lachlnery.
W. J. Harris of Georgia Is to ho
amed director of tho census bu
.'&u of tho Department of Com
lerce.
Senator Plttman is rushing the
Alaska railroad bill and is getting
the support of nil tho western mom
lers. A public hoarlng on lh? bill
for Alaska railroad construction has
been set for April 25th before a
joint committee of both houb'S.
President Wilson is giving the bills
his attention and it Is bollovod he
will favor the passago of one or
nioro at this session of congress.
CHXSON IS AHEAD
ix mo not; rac'R
Nome, April 12? The All-Alaska
voepstakes which started from
oino yesterday with 5 dog teams ?u
?red In the nice from this place to
andle and return, Is oxcltlng the
itorcst of overy city In the north.
John Jonnson was tho first to
rrlvo at Candlo on tho first lap of
le race, having arrived there yes
irday evening aftr a thirty hours
jii, and left soon after on his re
im. Fay Delzelle followed , a
ose sccoiul and excitement Is run
l/ig high us the dags near tho end.
TYPES.
A skeptic Is u uiau who be
lieves neither In dusters nor law
yers, so long as he Is enjoying
gnod health anil his debtors are
few.? Nellie C'ravey Glllinore.
A lawyer? 4 gentlemnu who
rescues your estate from your
enemies mill koeps It himself.?
Lord Brougliuiu.
A wit? A man who says things
about other |>e<>ple that they are
too polite to say nbout him.?
Jnines Jay O'Counell.
Philosopher} A lingering slave
One that would peep and botn
d!m
L'pon Ills mother's grave!
?William Wordsworth.
"You know who crltlrs are"?
the men who have failed In lit
erature. and art.? Benjamin Dis
raeli
Men will be men. ? ? ? They
are divided into two classes, the
found out and the not found out
?Julian Ralph.
WAXTKI) MEN WHOM
UK COULD KK1.Y UPON
Chicago, April 12 ? Frank Watson,
I one of the wltncssos, and former
I member of tlio Labcree-Frost com
bination, who arc being sued in the
fodoral courts for conspiracy, in get
ting better fast from his reccnt ill
ness and will bo able to go on the
stand this afternoon or Monday.
The government has introduced a
letter p'Ji porting to be from Lah?
rce to Krost in which he says:
"Sccuro fifty powers of attorney
from persons who may 1)0 relied up
on to be used bv Frank Wataou as
ngear in the location of claim* tu
tiie Matnnusksi coal flolds."
The attorneys for the defonse mad*
vigorous objection to the ndmlaslou
of the epistle, t:>klng the ground
that the composition was defoctivo,
the sentences disconnected, and the
meaning vague and uncertain.
Judge Landls said that the letter
contained matters germaine to tlie
caso at issue, and allowed Its In
troduction.
| Among the arrivals on the Sophia
! today were Mr. and Mrs. William
j Morrison and family of Atlin, who
! have beon outside for the winter.
While away Mr. Mtlrison did what
lie could to set the people right on
the brst route to the new gold strike
by informing the newspapers of the
Atlin iouti\ Mr. Morrison says that
his houfe tins shipped in supplies
this winter over the Ice at an extra
expense, but ho has not added that
to the cost of t!.o articles to the
consumer. He figures that ho can af
ford to lose or. som >?Mngg, wh iv
| extraordinary conditions require it.
for the sake of keeping business
faith with his customers They w'H
leave Monday morning for home.
Mrs. S. Lynch Is in the city on her
way to Whltehorse.
As a man prows older, he takes better
care of his clothes, and he is a
lot better satisfied with them.
THE service of this store is not
confined to young men. Any
man of any age can be well-fitted, ?)
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and conservatively dressed in these fine
Hart Schaffner & Marx
suits and overcoats. Now is the time
to see them.
WILL CLAYSON
13 he Home of^ ? * "
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