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SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 191
No. 84? FOCR 1' BE NTH YEAR
DISCOVER PLOT
TO KILL KNOX
NlCARAUGUA sentences
CONSPIRATORS TO DtE
L<b?rit Le*dec? Ar? Accused cl
Plottlij to Aatwsinat* Secretary cf
StiU on Occasion of Lattsrs Visit
to Nicaragua.
I By Alaska Km BWcM.)
NKW ORLEANS. March 51? Ad
rice* hare been received ho to the
effect that ?arv R*ders rf the LR>
era) movement in the repnbWe o f
NtamMixna have been sentenced toj
re-*he the death penalty as the re
>nJt o< the alleae 1 discovery of ?
[?lol to Secretary Knoi of
the V sited States on the occa*ston of
hki vhlt to that country.
At the time of the arrival of Kook
f? ma* reported that wholesale ar
Testa of Libera) tender* had t*ken
place The arrest* were Mid to be
lue to threats made, previous to |
the arrival of Knox. wMch Indicate'
'ha: an anti-American demonstration
rnUrh! be made. The v-rkms nature
of the charges aratnst the coaspi
-ators *m not maV pob'le dwlnc
Knox in Nioanraswa.
WASHINGTON, n. C . Varrh 21?
\ representative of the State Depart
merit wh?n asked cmcenjin? the
dboovery of the p'ot to aMatoa4*
secretary Knox dartnc his stay In
?ve ca^'aJ of XVarao-sna srate! thst
the departmert had bad no notlfi-a
r,on of the *erio>o? nature of the plot.
He declared that ft was a srpat
.irp'ri.s# to this country.
CLEVELAND WOULD
SEE LIBERTY BELL
CLEVELAND, O, -Mar.h IT? Mayer
Viaker has started &a effort to have1
the Liberty BeJ brought
n m la^i if it In taken from PMI
ad*>i; ia to ?San Pranc**co for the Pan
ama-raciTc exposition in 1515.
The mayor wrote Mayor BtMkea*
t.nrg, of phi lndeiphia. and Charter
C Moore. preeWeiit of the exposition,
ask tr. c them to include Oevelan j in j
the TTW*e over which tb* bell is to
travel.
Senator Bcr'on yesterday sent
Mayor Baker Wanks for app'i-a'iors
for relics of the Maine.
SEARCH EOR MURDERER
OF NELSON BROTHERS
Alatkan* Murdered on Kuskokwim
L?st Seen With Unknown Man.
Se?? F,ve Day* Later. Alone.
Authorities Seeking Him.
i Special Corr??pon<??ioc >
FAIRBANKS, March 1? In a wire
from I'nited States Attorney B. S
RodfT. of Nfome, now on his way
OoUMe. Wstrld Attorney J. J Cro*
? ley was yesterday notified that one
Oampfcel is being sought as a *?'
wet In the Nelson murder mystery
In Uw> Kuskokwim. Mr. Rodney be
came acquainted with the affair in
Nome last fall and while at Cordova
waiting for the boat, he met John
Holton. a merchant from Georgetown
who in on bis way to the States.
Hoi ton, Rodney mat,*, knew the
Nelson boys, who are wppov 1 to
have been the victims of the double i
murder reported by the native* to
i have taken plae* ?lurinc the early
1 falL The merchant declare* that
; the Nelsons left Georgetown In com
pany wKh a man name.! Oampbe1'.
and that Campbell showed up five
days later at Rethel In the lower
: Kuskokwim. At that time, he was
tlonc and proceeded to Nome, from
J where he then took the Victoria
for lh? Outside. It to the beBrf
that he can throw coosUleraWe lteht
on the fate of the Nelsons eou\l
be apprehended.
Rodey stales that he ha* In- !
sJrocted his deputy marshal In Scat.
?te ta Investigate the affair and
T.->r?~Tt developments to the office
h?re The marshal's office was re
| ecntly s ranted $500 by the depart
?uent o 4 justice to carry on an 1~
. osrtliation of the affair and find,
f possible, the bodies of the missing
noa. The matter was placed In
'he hands of Deputy Marsha] Ke'
lay. who waa given the deputy's
'?erth in tha Kuskokwim Marine Mar
tal lire's Ttsit Outside. Kefclay
xow In the Kuskokwim work: ;
tin the case.
EAGLES WILL HOLD
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Memorial services will be hoW Sun
day. March 31, by the local Aerie of
Easles. Beautiful Ritualistic ex*r
clses and a memorial program have
h<vn arranged.
MIKE CURRY IS ILL.
Mike Curry old employe of the
White Pass is on the sick list. His
1 position to being filled I**'* Dev
I ereH
OUR
SPRING GOODS
Have commenced to arrive
We Will Have
Shipments on Every Boat
New Spring Millinery
Will be Displayed
Tuesday Morning
March Twelve
Come Early and Ma&e Your
Selections
H. J. LYNCH
Th? Up-To-D?t? H?beril?h?p Furr>l*h?r.
GOAL MINERS
ARE ENTOMBED
EXPLOSION WRECKS
OKLAHOMA MINE
MX) Mirers Are Enlombed by Dust
Explosion at McCurtain. Ok.ahom*.
Ventimion Stopped. Litt'e Hope o
Rescue Alive.
1
(By Ataaka News Bureau.)
McCl'RTAIN. Okla . March 21? Wfch
jit roar that was heard (or mile*
i x roun.! a t?rrlflc explosion occurred
! in the Diamond C >al Mine fattening
[to the Oklahoma Coal Co. The ?X
i plosion took place at J:I? yes'erdav
i afternoon completely wrecking the
| ^haft of th?- mihe and entombing the
Ore hnndred miner* mho wore work
in* underground ?? the Mm* of the
accident.
The focc^ of the expir-slon ter
rific. AH Nenil atlon has b-*>n step
ped doe to the breaking of the brat-|
j tfces and stoppln:s In the <-t?trles of
: :he mine by the for~e of the explos
' :on. Th<r* I- Ji'tl- h ;><? thu any of I
| the i- ::!ers wh-> w?--e In the workings!
; '?f the mtn< are alive Uxiay
It will b? i:npo*--! !o to 4- !?rn>lre
he cause of tho ? "?>?! t iHjtll a re- j
, penlng of the mln?* ; mt '< It lai
'hoosht thv It wns dn.- ?? a ilrst ex
plosion
NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE
OPENS SEASON SOON-;
(By Alaska N?wa Bureau.)
SPOKANE. W'a.h.. .March 21? S;> -j
I fcju?e Chamber cm C^mirwc.-. of whkh j
1 R. Inslnger. ma a,cr of t e Nort:.
; western & Padtfic Mr;.<oth?- wtank, h !
! president. wlH ham? charge of the1
? opoifa* of the Nwebn i aeawm in Sp> |
1 kane on April X. wh n the Victor *
and Spokane teams are scheduled ta
; play at Recreation r*1-* Ma^or W '
ltam J. Hindley, chaYa'n of ? V Cham :
t?eT of Commerce, who is conceded to '
be "the hottest fan in Spokan "will'
xAtch the first ball.
Visiting and lcoal players wi l be
Tnest? of the chamber at a Vunoheori
in the asserobly 1?aJl, thfc? function
being followed by an automobile par
ad* through the hnshx-^ district to
the park. The players on both team*
will Join in the paraie. and many
members of the chamber wi'l escort
them to the field. There will be a
general parade at the gronnds with
many of the prominent Spokane busi
ness men taking part With the
clang of the bell the Northwestern
i league teams will start th* first bat- j
| tic of the season.
STORK ARRIVES.
Dr. Gable this morninz announced
the arrival In the city of Ska^way of
a little baby girl at the hospital at
3 o'clock this morning. The new
babe is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
I.,. H. Johnston. Both Mrs. Johnston
and the little girl are said to be pro
gressing nicfly. The yowng lady has
! been named Ileleen Leete.
l j. j. j. j. j. j. j. 4.4. .
T11WLS PAR TV REACH
base of Mckinley
Fairbanks Men Make Quick Journey
to Head cf McKinley Rlvar. Aw?H
F^rable Wither to Make A?
unt of FanfW Mountain. Parfcar
Brcwn P?rty Not Sljti'ed.
FAIRBANKS, March 2~The TtfiHH
Mount McKSnl,y party * Mte.y es- !
taMlabed m the ba<e of the greet ;
j peak, according to Jaik Phi. Hps, a.
mprnbrr of the party. who retained ,
to Farfrbank*. Run lay afternoon at
2 o'ok* k V toniporary i amp kn
.?I'M o^tabll?b?il at the head of Mc
Kinley river. In the tent us*! by
, lb? IJov.l port)- It; the spring of
1310. The m<m are aH In gsod
? aith. well-eqtlip; ed and well sup
plied with food . and expect to make
the aacent ifier rjwonnotterinj:
?- ? "\e i^uie of thf nwintain f r
a few weeks They *re confident
hat they will rrah the top The Par-j
ker-rt-owne party has not been seen.
The party Mt Fairbanks on Feb
5 whh an outfk welching J. 100 Iba.
in four sleds btiUed by 23 dons. The
party consisted of Martin NteJi. G?3.
Lewis, Ralph Cairns and Jack Phil
Hps. Phillips tta* employed to haul
the snppllee tr> the ba?* of the
mountain and iras to return as soon
a? this was completed.
He left the ramp for tV retirn
trtp on February 20 and made
the ITS miles In good time. He
brought bark :to does, leaving three
if the strongest and huakWt ani
mals with the men to *M them
In prepartn* fJr the a seen* of the
P*ak.
CAPTAIN BARNETTE
ENROUTE TO FAIRBANKS
Cap*. Eklrkijte T. Ba.~uet e, who is
Uie ackoow lifted founder of Fair
uanics wfcere a town of U?n thousan..
{K-H>ie spru.iu i'p from a tented min
ing camp withla a few months after
sOki was discovered on Pe<J?o Creek,
pasted throajch luneau Tuesday morn
lag.
t'apt. Barn' was a passenger on
uhe steamer Alanmia. bound for
Vairt?ar,ks. where he will fa"? trial
S' Judge Peter i) Ovi^rfXeM'a
oourt, to answer to the heloona charg
of emWziK-nient. preferred by the
Fairbanks grand Jury after an ex
haustive investigation into the af
fairs of the \Vn;hlnit)n. Alaska bank,
of which Barnet te was pnpaldent.
C'apL Bamelte had nothing to say
| for pobttcatitiu, says the Jotwuj Dte
patch. other than that he was return
ing north to "face the music." This
statement was Henti,-*1 to me made
to newspapermen in ly* An-<eles
when he was arrested on a televrrapti
i ic warrant aerit over the wire# from
Fairbanks.
Captain Barnette has often heenl
headlined as a bank wrecker. He has
! said he la innocent, and surh he is
i regarded until a Jury of twehre men
j shall declare him guiKy. Captain
Barnette has 'never denied, he says
that money otf the Fairbanks bank
? was used for speculative purpose*,
but, he emphatically declared recent
ly, his investments In Mexico and
'MHfprnia are gWt-edsted. and would
hare rr4J)med dollar for dollar to the
ruined depoaftjrs In the Tanana canrp
had tlrinas bwwt allowed to 'ake
? Heir own cool'*.
V4- + + 4> + + + + + + + +
f CANNED FRUITt
I (PREFERRED STOCK) j
* Thh? i? the season f?r c?nnnd fruit. "Preferred Stock" *
* brand meant) the choicest goods and best methods of ^
* canning. Purity and Quality absolutely guaranteed +
+ STRAWBERRIES RASPBERRIES
* PINEAPPLES BLACKBFRRIES I
+ GOOSBERRIES PEACHES +
+ LOGANBERRIES APRICOTS *
J PEARS PLUMS +
+ CHERRIES +
j, +
+ We also carry a full line of extra fancy +
+ dried fruits +
: P. H. GANTY, Grocer I
,l> + + + + 4, + 4? + 4**i'++ + 4* + + + + + + + ,>+4
PRES. TAFT WILL
E
REFUSES TO ATTENO
MINERS CONFERENCE
Coal Situation Grovvs More Acute. ;
President WMl Not C an'tr With
Mitchell. Fear? to Complliate Sit
uation.
(Br Alaska Stmt Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Marth 21?
President Taft today armwmced that
he would rot go the miner* confpr
snre *Hh John Mltchei;, representa
tive of the bitumiio'* foal Mine's
Federation.
He stated that he was afraid that
he would n?t complicate the situation
and that no jpw-i wo?M come of If. i
ARTIC PATROL RETURNS
FROM FORT MCPHERSON.
DAWSON'. March 12? The Royal
Northwest Mount*] Police e-apedltfon
which left here the rnickll# of the 1
winter for Fort Ma^pherooo arrived ;
yesterday after a sucr?saf?rt trip. 1
Sergeant D?mr?st?r, In charge, report#
all well at Macpherson. At that point
captain Beyte* ?nd party, r-omprl ??(*>*
.he police patrol from Herwhel Is
land. wa? met with a heavy mall
The letters from Hervbel and Mac
pherson delivered here by the Demp
ster party comprise hundreds of epla- j
tie* for all parts of tbe world.
The only wha'er wintering at H?r
scbe! th?* winter to the Br4?i4?re, i
faptai* Tuttle. master.
No word was heard from Hubert
Darrell, the exjil rer a?.d trapper.;
sr bo wetil to lb? eastward of the
mow?b of u?e Ma^kenrle in 191# H?
k givea up by the whites and native
-.ear Macpherson as lost.
CaptaJn Beytes was acr ->mpani<r<l t>y
snly one or two others on the trin
froni flersehel. The po:i<-* have a
series of cabins along that route,
erected a* shelters for the reason
that the open nature at the country
ra&lu-s it too risky from blizzards and
snowstorms without some provision
of the kind. The Jcmrney made by
the Reytp* party rovers 250 miles one
way.
The time made by rbe Dempster
party from Dawson to Macpheraon
sr?s 29 days. The return trip was
made In 31 days.
Th? Jefferson arrived at Douglas
at 1 p. m. today. She will arrive
here early in the morning.
BISHOP ROWE RETURNS
TO THE NORTHLAND
Alas* an Churchman ConfWe f of *?
askar Legislation at Ws^iinflton.
Certain of Betterment of Condition
of Alaskan Indians.
The Rt. Re*. PH?r Trimble Rowe
bfshop of the Alaska Episcopal Dk>
' ese. apent two hows in Janeaa Tse*
day morning while tin* steamer A|A
?ned* w*s in port, says the .lonean
Dispatch. A pabHe receptloo, com
plimentary to the bishop had been
planned by Ms admirer* in Isnsao.
bvt the Am?n*eim?nt? were fuwtfh
f-aneefled owing to the unexpected ar
rival of tlw? Alameda at 9 o'clock,
when her schedoted arrival bad bee*
advertised for I o'clock
Bishop Rose la on bl* way to
Cordova, where be wlW remain a
mowtb or more before leaving for
Fairbanks He eipe<-t* to bo omt
agam ia eKbt or rdne months, rmitm.
he says, conjjreas postpones fhe prom
ised legislation In that evert Blah
op Rowe Intends makir.* another trip
to the capital. sneklng the enact
ment of laws for the iwmwti *ocd of
Alaska
"In Washington," said the biship.
"I w? asked to be perf*?!y frank
with the honorable msmbers of the
House committee on t*TUorie*. when
f appeared b*<nr? thorn to Tpoond
my rlrws on Alaska And I AM. I
told them that f believed that the
M ministration had be?? "Wflafoerf"
to use the shunt, by the imchraktBg
m mazing ftefor* I left the con
ference I had the promise of nearly
every one of the congressmen oo tfc*
"ommfttee to work for Alaska. Presi
dent, Taft please*| me immensely by
?he Interest he took hi the ?rrttorr.
and he piedced himself to r^'-oromend
laws that would speedttr Bft this
roi wi<ry from the strife thronarh which
It has psswed stare the day whes
President Roosevet re?*' led part of
the Alaskan pobUr domain, taicin*
iway lands whlrh w?re honesffy Iscat
H on by Alaskans
"T look for congress to beip Al
aska, and that without farther ado
Senators and congressmen have sore
ly been awakened to a r?alixst!oa
that sotnethtaur has b?ea radically
wrong with the brand of le-Hatetion
accorded Alaska, stare the delegation
of Pacific Coast men. headed by e*
Senator John L. WKson of Seattle
commenced their campaign at Wash
fngton. f don't say ev^y'lain* will
be airen this territory at the present
session of congress. but the founda
tion for everything has been laid,
and everything rood for Alaska will
materialize before another rear
Asked a boot the native question,
the bishop jtrew enthusiastic, prorinv
(Continued on page fom)
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