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No. 7) SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, MAY 1913 PRICE 10 CENT
PRIVATE RAILROAD CAPITAL
WANTS ALASKA^ COAL FIELDS;
Washington, May 6 ? Falcon Jos
l?u appeared before the Senate com
mittee yesterday In an appeal (or a
government owned railroad In Alas
ka. In his argument Mr. Joslln f
stated that with the coal fields of
Al.taka still prohibited from bolng
worked, there was no Inducement f*c
private capital to Invest In railroads.
hs the country was too now and,
81 arcely settled to inako such an ;
enterprise a paying proposition.
Should the government open the
coal lands so that they could be
worked to advantage, then the eyes
of railroad builders would turn to
Alaska, and railroads would undoub
oily be built by private capital, he
WHITE SLAVER
INDICTED Blf
GRAND mi
I-os Angeles. May 6 ? George Bix
by, the millionaire who was arrest
ed on April 22d for b?-ing impli
cated In contributing to the delin
quency of miners, and was other
wise believed to bo associated with
a band ot organized white slavers,
was indicted by the grand Jury on
the chutges as preferred. He was
released upon his depositing $5,000
The Grand Jury are making
>?eeplug investigations, and It is
believed that the arrests of many
prominent people of this city will be
G. V. Taylor. Sales Manager for 1
Hiking Bros., Ltd., Real Estate and 1
Investment Co., of Vancouver, ar- !
rived In Skagwny on the May. '
Saturday. Mr. Taylor expects to 1
make this town his headquarter*
during the summer, having rented
Roy Gault's house on Broadway.
Vie will, during the summer, visit
Carcross, AVhltehorse, Atlln, and
other points iu this vicinity. He :
brings with him a splendid list of t
Burnaby and So. Vancouver proper- |
ty. and as Mr. J. F. Elklns, the head
of this firm, is so well known in
tills district, being an old timer at
Whitehorse, we are suro that the
residents along the line will have
c n opportunity to Invest their sav-.i
i'lga "n a safe and renumeratlve way. L
PORTLAND VOTES FOR
COMMISSION GOVERXMEXT
i'oitland, Ore., May C ? Tho ad- 1
vocates of a com mission form of gov i
crunient for this city aro Jubilant
over the result of lust Saturday's '
election, wnen the voters of this city '
voted In favor of the moasure. I
llushllsht received the nomlna i
tlon for mayor at tho hands of tho
Republicans, whllo C. L. McKenna
was chosen to head the municipal
ticket for tho Democratic party.
IvlNC .VXD GEXERALS VOTE
TO EVACUATE SCUTARI
Cttlnjl, May 6 ? As a result of a
council of war held In this ec
lats vesterday, at which the king plac
Pd before his generals the advisa
bility of evacuating Scutari, the
kins "s ger.trals voted for tho evac
uation of the city.
L'pou the result of the Kings
council being made known to the
cahinet, without one exception, that
body resigned as a whole, and the
various resignations were accepted
by th- king.
London, May 6 ? At a late hour
last night, advice was rocelved In
Ills city that" Montenegro had an
iiouuced the surrender of Scutari,
ind that the disposal of that couu
try would be left In tho hands of
SEW YORK SALONS
CAN XOW CO FISHING
Albany, May 6 ? The New \ork
5tsi? Legislature, which has been in
session lu t his city adjourned yes
i-rJay.
HAITI'S I'RESIDEXT DEAD
Port Auprlnce, May 6 ? President
Augusta, president of the Republic
Df Haytl died at his home in this
city Sunday afternoon.
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H. J. Lynch \
I he Leading ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway 4'
KARGES lU'll.DlXG FOR
SPECIAL COMMISSION
Orders (or two stern wheel pro
P9ller barges, which will bo used by
tho spocial commission composed of
govornmont surveyors in an Investi
gation of tho Alaska coal flolds, hav^
been placed at tho Pugot Sound
navy yard Tho vessels will bo for
rlvtr service and of light draft. Thoj
will be St> feet long and 12 fool
beam. Each of tho barges will be
equipped with a 50 horso power
heavy dutv Corliss gas, engine.
STRIKERS I'ARAUE STREETS
WEARING RED GARR
Patterson. N. J., May -A strik
ing spectacle was seen on the
streets of this city yesterday, when
6.000 striking silk workers paraded
the streets wearing a garb of red
While the costumes of the strikers
ivere o an Aflammatory nature,
:.icre was little disorder, and the
l>o'!co not callcd upon to pre
lerve order.
$100,000 TO $72,000,000 IS ASSURED
Congress Gives Assurance of Substantial Aid for Building
Railroads in Alaska ? Capital Again Becomes Active.
Soattle, Wash., May 6 ? Accord
lug to many telegrams rocelved In
tills city from prominent Alaskans
who aro now In Washington, work
In" for legislation loading up to
tho building of a government ralt
riad In the now territory, give as
surance of tho appropriation by
Congress of between fifty-five mil
Hon dollars and scvcnty-two million d
dollurg (or the much talked of fed- t
oral owned railroad. e
The news that favorable leglsta- t
tlon will likely take place at this t
session of Congress is hailed with t
much dolieht by all Alaskans who t
are now In this city. 1
Many of tho projected enterprises, t
for Alaska, which havo remained j t
ormant slnco the bottling up of
he coal fields, and other hindor
ik'Os to development incident to
ho conHorvation policy to which this
orrltory has been subjected during
ho past four years, are being
irought to light, and much enthus
asum is displayed by those who
>ave alwaya consldorod Alaska as a
iromlslng field for Investments.
I'XCLK SAM KKCOONIZKS
CHINA AS A REPUBLIC
Washington, May 6 ? At a late
hour Monday afternoon, the United
States government formnlly made
recognition of tho now Republic of
China.
Perry's Cld Flagship Niagara
Resurrected From Lake Erie
Photos by American Press Association.
PERRY'S flagship, the Niagara, lg being raised from the waters of Miser;
bay. Krle harbor, where It hns rested since the battle of Lake Erie,
Sept 10, 1813. The upper picture dhows the Niagara from stem to
bow, taken from a crane thirty feet above the stern end of the boat
The lower picture shows three of the men who helped mine her. The opening,
wherein one of the men la standing, la one of the gun ports. Tho boat was
"raised six feet above the water lino by the use of pontoons aud was then
beached. She will tie rebuilt The historic old warship was covered with a
bousing ts soon as beached.
CHICK
FOOD
A L B E R 8
PROORE3BIV B"
NOW IN STOCK.
Iii) pounil .Sitck $l.oo.
."O pound lots
Small lots . . 5 cciits por |>oiim1.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
S. 8. COMPANIES INSIST ON
COMPETENT OPERATOR8
Seattle, May e ? As a result of a
meeting of tho heads of the various
steamship companies operating out
i this poit, a complaint has been
made to th' Marconi Wlroless Tele
graph company to the offect that th
captains of thoir vessels cannot com
in nlcate with on? another without
competent operators of tho wireless
apparatus on their ships. It Is be
lieved that this complaint will cause
l lie Marconi company to como to a
| settlement with tho operators who
lire out on strike for higher wages
Mid othtfr demands. I
VO DAYS KOK GOMPEKS,
SAVS APPELATE <X)UKT i
Washington, May 6 ? The Ols
t' lct Court of Appeals rendered a do (
cialon today upholding tho lower,
court in Its decision in tho Gompers
co.itempt case. By this decision,
Samuel Gompers received a sontence
01 30 days, and tho other labor lead
ers were given a fine of $500 each.]
It Is believed that tho labor leader*
v ill likely take an appeal to thel
Supreme Court.
The White Pass Athletic Club will
give an Informal dance Friday night,
May 9, to which all arc Invited.
Goo music, good floor and good
time guaranteed, or money cheer
fully refunded.
The Pacific Coast Steamship City
of Seattle sailed from Soattle last
night and Is due to arrive In this
port Saturday morning.
? OURT ORDERS DIVORCE OP
S. P. & U. P. RAILWAYS
Washington, May 6 ? Notice has
been served on officials of tho Soutt
ern Pacific and Union Pacific Rail
roads thai thoy are given until July
1, 1913 to dissolve their merger.
SUFFRAGETTES
ARE AT IT AGAIN
i.ondon, May G-? Yesterday after
noon a band of Suffragettes set firo
to the railroad station at Bradford,
and that edifice was completely des
troyed by tho flames. The loss will
bo aproxlmatefy half a million dol
lars. Many arrests have been mod*
and the police In all tho largo cit
ies throughout England arc on tho
lookout for any movement of tho
militants which show signs of a rev
olutionary nature.
London, May 5 ? At the weekly
meeting of tho Suffragettes held In
this city last Saturday night, real
war was declared. Policemen were
forced to break up many meetings
on account of tho attitude taken oy
the militanx, and many arrests wero
made.
London, May 6 ? A nitroglycerine
bomb was found in tho district post
office, and It Is believed to have
been placed thero by Suffragettes
with the Intention of blowing up
tin" institution.
kallaixu rn?Ks coxukkss
TO ltril.1) ALASKA RAILROAD
Washington, 1). C. May 0 -John
E. Ballalno of.Seattle, Wash., has ap
peared before the Alaska Senatorial
Railroad committee, and gono Into a
lengthy discussion of tho proposed
government owned railroad for tho
ii(-v territory. The committee lias
stated that sessions will be held
dally, and that all parties Interested
In the proposition of railroads for
Alaska will bo given a hearing.
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