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JSKAGWAY, ALASKA. FRIDAY. JUNE 7, 1912
PRICE 10 CENTS
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F1*m iwo. '"si . June T ? By
a <fcvt*iot> han?i<vt ?lo?n bv .'liilce
Mor-o* of the O rcMii Court of V r*
pe*ls j esterdaj . the tone mooted
<l*es or. concerning the over-lappinc
of is. -leral claim* in Alaska
Ju.ice V 'W* upholds t ho <k
cision of the lower court in the
< of B?-vker ajrainst John Ixvic
iJeorfi* Moore et *1. in which it is
shout-, That in Becker located
i p' uvr > Isirr J.oojc soon after
located ow over lappinc Becker's
. J.or-c claiming that ho was
th? -st ore to discover mineral on
T!"e cround. and * .i< t hor?^foro en
titled To tl^e claim
In the lower court Becker won
the case, as h?- pro\<>1 that he had
lit?<4 up To the la* relative To as
sesses- t work and T>vo~."inc. and
in his decision sustainir.c The ver
dict of The trial court. Julpe Mor
rv* star*-* that as lore as Beck<-r
v*d cej up to The letter of the
? a. - "c had ?un;pe4 l>is clain"
a- i - rot entitled to the pround
IMIITH 1WTRHT
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d>%}ec t* to ? he Baltimore eonve
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THKO" HIATUS \ V *T|I>\
jST\:',ei Gihs-or. . of the firm of
t<ib=or. Brothers the I>*mson drttc
usts. tocet^er *.'h his *ife arrive}
up on The f.-s: trip of tho :>Tr
Canadian ard took jvaF<*ce on the
Mvr for th? sosth. * ' ere they will
s-pend the t>e\: few itiftlt hs in >is:t
ins friends aTid relatives in atid
nlKMJt TacoM
This is Mr liihstor.'s first trip to
i he outswie ir. ?er<-r\ j*irs
JV1*;?C <;i \\ISO\ AIRS HIS
\ IKWS ON OKl.Wi ATK
S?v* IMosntr K*ee in Alaska ?s
Si ill Aw\horty'* t'?nrtc*t. IV
licve* That Socialist ?-an?li.latc
Ha?. a (i>i?l tT>*l?cc.
Royal A Gunnison, of Juneau, up
to !><?> judge of the First federal
district of Alaska, arrived in the
city Thursday. May 3?\ on the
Spokane on a ten-day business visit
Judge Gunnison Is no* out of poli
tic and practicing la*, nay* a Sea'
'1* paper
At the Washington hotel Judge
Gunnison said "We expect this
season to he the host in years in
Southern Alaska The mining in
dBSJnr is looking up in Juneau and
the fishing industry is doing well
els. * here, notably at Ketchikan and
\V ran cell The improvement in cop
per is another factor which will b<'
of great importance in the future
development of the country
Political Situation Mi\?>l.
"The political situation is much
mixed, and the outcome seems like
ly to depend to a large extent up
on the trend of affairs in the nation
i.t larce for delegate. There are 5
tandidates in 'he field James
Wickcrsham. the present delegate.:
?a ho is a progressive, is standinc
hcain. and believes likely to he re
eletced Rut of that re-election no
one seems to he sure, and. indeed,
it is declared that he can only * in
it Theodore Roosev. lt * ins the
party nomination If not. Robert
\V Jentitngs. of Juneau, who is the
s..mdpat l*emocrat. believes that he
*t!l suece'sl Put there are also in
a ::rm supporter of President Taft.
*ho has a considerable followinc.
especially as Martin Harris, of
<~hena. a small inland town, who
h^s progressive leanings, stands to
vplit the IVmocratic vote
Sortalist M?> Kven U in.
' iv.deod the st-ength of each is
so evenly balanced that 1 should
rot he surprised to sec the Socialist
andidate, Kertrunis, formerly of
;he I'nited States immigration dc
partment. make a tremen<1ousl\
-trong run. and if the vote is as
evenly divided as it is thoupht to
V h\ mar.y he may even ?? in "
Pr F W Temple, of Grand Rap- j
ids. Mich . arrived in Skagway on
Spokane enroute to Kuyukuk.j
w here he will practice dentistr>
during 'he coming season. Pr Tem
ple *ill prohahl? go over to White
horse or. Saturday's train in order
to get the next boat for down river
White Goods
Everything to help You keep Cool,
during the warm weather
OUR STOCK THE LARGEST
OUR GOODS THE NEWEST
OUR PRICES THE LOWEST
SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY
H. J. LYNCH'i
TK# IJ^-To-Oata Natardaa^ar and Lac*i?a Furniahar.
WAY ROBERTS
ft GOOD SAILOR
COMMANDS CAIT. MAOSKN
TO HOIST SA11. ON HWili
\ ir?? r (iillxnl, SoilPil??ll?h, to
??e Itark in North I >nrp More. Kn
thnsin?iii' Over His IVvnl t'om
pnn> .
It eertaiiilv w as a ease of "Fae- j
ing t lie Music" when the Rood ship
Hogg oast off from the wharf at j
Haines with the May Roberts com- j
pany, this morning, ami Manager
fJillard is willing to swear to ati
affidavit that every member of the
company are c^h) seamen, not with- ;
standing the far? that he looked a
little white about the gills. and al
so appeared to have had beads of i
sweat liter, st mding ont upon his
nianlv brow
Miss Roberts showed some im
patience on the trip, and it was only
>li*v Mav Rohpils.
i
after considerable urpinp on her ^
part that Oapt Madsen could hi-,
prevailed upon to hoist the sail, i
and thus take advantage of the fair
wind Some of the ladies of the
party showed signs of fright, and !
the captain was about to lower the|
sail, but Mi^s Roberts took command
of the ship and pave orders to
"trim sail and k>>ep them set. As
a result of her courape, the com
pany arrived in Skapway in time
for luncheon, and this paper has
had it tipped off to it that the en
tire company were charged double
price for their noonday meal
As soon as manaper Vir Gillard
had recovered from the roll of the
ship, and was able to navigate on
land, he called at the Alaskan of
fice to pa* his respects, and it was
pleasinp to note that the hard win
ter passed in the states, where the
fipht for the nimble penny is one
eontinual source of worry, had not
erased the smile that won't come
off. He said that it was with a
teelinp of pleasurable excitement
the minute the ship crossed the line
at i>4~ 2'*' north latitude, he was
able to dive into liis suit case and
Ret out his A R button knowing
that he was once more amonp the
4 K A NIK H AS RKOORD
CARGO KOR ALASKA
I Will Take Cargo of Topper Orel
And Tow llarse l.miMana Which I
W ill AI?o Have Curpi of < 'upper, j
With her decki pilod hlRh with
lumber, shingles and general freight
the steamship Jeanle, under charter
J to \V. F Swan, Hailed from Seattle
for Southeastern ports The Jeanle
had 1,550 tons aboard, one of the
largest cargoes she has ever car
ried.
Her shipments are for the can
! neries of Southeastern Alaska and
she will touch at Nakat Inlot, Ket
chikan, Chomley, Yes bay. Juneau,
l>ouglas, Tea harbor, Chllcoot and
Skaewav
The vessel on lher return voyage
will have a canto of copper or*
from the Atlas mines now In the
bunkers consigned to the smelter at
| Tacoma. She will tow the barge
Louisiana south with her. The Jea
nle in command of Captain A C.
Jensen, formerly master of the
steamship Cottage City, is expected
in port sometime tomorrow
IMrKACHMKNT OK COMMKRCK
CD) KT JI'OGK IS 111 MOHKl>
Washington, Jui e 7 ? According
to a rumor which has become
quite prevalent throughout con
cress. that the House Judiciary Com
mittee will recommend the Im
peachment of Judge Robert Archi
bald of the Commerce Court
COMMITTKK <H TI.INKS WORK
FOR THK NKXT TKN HAYS
Chicago, III . .'une 7 Chairman
Victor Rose* at er. of the committee
on contested delegations, has called
a meeting of the committee, and
states that the proceedings will re
quire ten days hard work, as out
lined at the present time
(Mimpm <"lnitr.s Hum* Ami
Kmlnifk* Arc After Him.
l,os Angeles. Cal , June 7 ? De
tective Rurtis also Prosecuting At
torney Fredericks are accused of
irying to strike President Samuel
(tempers it the Harrow trial.
people of the North
Manager (Jillard is very enthus
iastic over his compsny this year,
and says that while the 1911 ag
gregation were Rood, he haR one
this year that is fully fifty per
cent hotter, and that they cost him
fifty per cent more, hut in spite of
this fact, the people will pet the
benefit of j> revision dom-nward in
the prices of admission.
"Facing the Music" Is a three
act comedy, and allows Miss Roberts
an opportunity of appearing to the
very best advantage, while the bal
ance of the company have parts
which present them to the aud
ience In a pleasing manner.
Mr. Gillard stated that they
would be in Skagway for two
nights and hoped that their many
friends would be pn?sent at th*
opening engagement at Elks Hall
t< night
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Minced Olives ?
+
+
Something New?unexcelled
for sandwiches , no butter re
quired , SoW in 20c jars, 3
/or 50c. We also have a
full line of fancy ripe olives
in jars and cans, from 30 to
50 cents
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
? + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + * + ??*?
4 BATTLESHIPS
SAIL FOR CUBA
t\ s. rig WAR r.WOKH
CAHRIRS MAW MEN
Thirty-Five Htin?l?,*>il Murium Will
hp l,nn<le<l If < 'on<lllli>n? Wnrrnnt.
And t'ncle Hum Will I'm ffnwn
The Cuban Insurrection.
Washington. June 7 ? According
to advices received at t h?? War De
partment this morning, the Fnited
States Battleships Missouri, Missis
sippi, Minnesota and Ohio are now
steaming towards Cuba with a full
compliment of marines
It will be possible for these ships
to land thirty-five hundred men on
Cuban soil should the conditions so
warrant.
The state of insurrection is get
ting worse all the time, and It is be
lieved that it will be necessary for
the Cnlted States to step in and
put down the insurrection
M>l,ONKI. ROOSF.VKI.T ftKNDS
SKNATOR Fl.YW TO ( Hl( Ki<?
Oyster Hav, June 7 State Sen
ator Flvnn of Pittsburg has been
dispatched to Chicago by Colonel
Roosevelt to look after his interests
there
HARDIMi KI.KtTKI) OiMMAND
KR IN (HIKK OK AI.AftKA
Pullman, Wash . June 7 ? At the
State Encampment of the O A R ,
which has been in session in this
city for the past three days, H. R
Harding, of Port Angeles was elect
ed Commander In Chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic for th?
districts of Washington State and
Alaska Territory
JOHN l>. ROCKKFKI.LKR'ft
INCOME $140 A M1MTK
New York. June 7 John 1> Rock
efeller is now worth more than
$900,000,000, say estimates publish
ed by the World today. The news
paper statistics figure that his in
come Is about $60,000,000 a year,
or more than $140 a minute.
MR. AXI> MIW. C. K. DARLIMfl
PAHHKH THROrOH hkagwat
<)wimt of Dnp Tliiil Won AI1-AI**
ka RrtiiriM In Vomc
VI* Intblr ffMWgt Ami Yukon
Itlrrr Rnntf.
Mr and Mr* C. R Darling, of
Berkeley, California, arrived In Skag
way on the Spokane yesterday morn
! In* and Immediately took the train
for Whitchorse They purpose trav
| ellng to Nome by way of Dawson
and the Yukon river, and expert to
reach St. Michael about June 20
Mr* Darling la the owner of the
famous do* team which, tinder the
guidance of Scotty Allan, won the
All-Alaska sweepstakes this year
The Darling kennels at Nome are
the largest In the North. Last year
when Mrs Darling went to the
States from Nome, where Mr Darl
ing is engaged In the hardware busi
i ness, she took one of her racing
, malamute* with her
The dog Is named Jack McDonald
j and when it Is home runs with
! Scotty Allan's swift-footed racers
i Jack McDonald has become so pleas
ed with life at Berkeley that Mrs.
Darling decided to leave the dog
I behind this year
Although the life of ease is like
. ly to disqualify Jack from the rac
j ing team, Mrs Darling said that
the animal had made so many
friends that bringing h'.m North this
! year was out of the question
DlHKR WHISKD HOOAMsT
To UK filYKX NKW TRIAf.
Washington. June 7 ? By the dir
ection of President Taft. Attorney
General Wickersham has ordered a
new trial in the case of l?eonard
Olson, the socialist, who was depriv
ed of his clti*enshlp papers, which
had been cancelled by Judge Han
ford, owing to the stand he took
on the question of constitutional
rights of the people of the Pnited
States
RKLfKYKD RI'KF WlU,
AFPI.T FOR PAROLE
San Francisco, Cal , June 7 ? It is
| believed that Abe Rnef, the con
I vlcted grafter, who has been doing
time in the California State penlten
j tiary for graft committed shortly af
| ter the San Francisco earth quake,
will apply today to the board of par
dons for parole
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