Xo. *9 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 19ia
PRICE 10 CENT
WOULD FORCE
SUFFRAGETTES j
10 THE FOOD
Ixmdon, April 22 ? The House of
Commous ot tho British parliament
this afternoon passed a bill author
ing the forceful feeding of militant
suffragotteti who are placed In Jail
for deed* of violence against public
poaco and dignity.
The bill was passed to correct the
troubles arising from the suffragetU
wac have gone ou a hunger strike
when undtr arrest, and have been r
leased from serving their terms in
order to prevent them from starv
ing themselves to death. One of tho
m"?.i striking instances is that of
Mrs. Emmeline Paukhurst who was
released from llolloway prison a few
days ago, w'hero she had been sen
t?*.:cvd to three years for instigating
the dynamiting of the home of Lloyd
Oeorge. When released sho was ex-l
h lusted aad unable to stand aloni'
Mrs. Pankhurst would issue no state?
m out, but it w us asserted at suf
fragette headquarters that hor con
dition was not "precarious". For 9
days Mrs. Pankhurst had subsisted
eutirely on cold water, resisting ev
ery effort of prison authorities to
yersuade her to eat. To the very
last she contluued a running fire of
comment with the prison doctors an
The final effort to Induce the wo
man to eat was made before her re
lease Savorj' roast beef aud hot
vegetables were placed whero the
for food. The scheme failed. Sniff
ing the odor but once, the prisoner
turned on her cot and ignored Ch?'
.init then attempted to go to sleep.
As a resul of her last confinement
>s h>-r sincerity for the cause she
prisoner under " the ticket of leave"
,>esrs in prison unless pardoned or
CALIFORNIA AND THE ALIEN LAND HOLDERS
! Sacramento, April 22 ? Two antl- 1
l;il:en laud acquiring bills wero pros-1
1 fiited to the California legislature
this afternoon, under the provisions
of which It Is hoped to accomplish
tho ends sought for in excluding
Oriental aliens from securing lands
In the state, and at tho same tlmo
add no more to the offences which
the Japs dewn themselves victims.
One of the bills would make all
foreigners who are ineligible for
citizenship likewise Ineligible for ac
quiring prnporty in tho state. It !?
argued that such a meaauro wbuld
yfctcw tl'e Japanese on dd equality
with tho balance of forclgnors and
would therefore bo ol no offense to
TJw othoi bill denies the right of
alien stockholders of corporations,
a majority of \v bote atockholders arc
aliens, from acquiring land in the
statu The Japanoso are fighting
both measures, and 1e. fact all meas
ures that prov at tbosa from acquir
ing land, but their main objoctlon Is
against the discrimination which per
arts other aliens to onjoy privileges
of which they are denied.
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I History ? Romance and Goats f
Whit? Alaska has a thousand In
teresting places for tho tcurlst to go
In raptures over, thore Is one place
that stands out above the rest be
cause It combines historical Inter
est with romaucc and sconory. That
place Is Sitka, the old Russian capi
tal of the territory. Rev. Divan,
lastor of the Petersburg church. Is
visiting in Sitka this week, and has
published ? Ion* article In the Pro
gressive. regarding the old town,
from which wc take tha following:
"To tho traveler Sitka Is more in
teresting for what it has been than i
for what It Is to-day. In the early
days of Russian occupation Sitka
hid about six thousand peopl? r.nd
v.it a ccntcr of activity tu man>
1. of cntcrprlso . Muuy ?turd>
il^s wore built there, and It wa? lu
im foundries of SStku that tho fani
jus moniiHtery bells of Southern Cal
ifornia were cant. Tha uum?rou? old
niiion lying around tempt the trar
?1< , 's fondness for curio*, but wlien
tie tries to put one In hi* a^'P he so
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eludes to look further. The first ,
lioint of special interest to be visit
ed lti the Oreok Catholic Cathedral,
where one sees many things which
Di-ur the murk of age and which pro
ctnlm their association with affairs
of other days. One of the priests In
attendance very courteously show
ed me nil tho paintings, some of
which would bo accorded a royal we'
come In any American art gallory.
Thi famous chlmet which hang In
plain view In the belfry are hoard
oulj on very special occasions. Sc
Mr as i know nobody suggested
ringing them all tho tisne I was
I there ? surely u great ovorslght. I
should liked to have heard the bells.
It nicy soem like a descent from
Ihc sublime to the palnruily pracu
i al when 1 state that tho next point
of interest was a small band of milk
goats ? Toggenburg goats ? ownod
by a Mr. LieArmond. For the firs:
tlnii I learned that tho right kind
of goats give dollclous milk, the
ftrcngth of which doeo not consist
alone in its odor and -taste. The
Toggcnburg goat should and surely
would, if given a chance, help lc
sr.'ve tho vexatious problora of how
to live in Alaska ou a slender mon
ey Income. One hundrod and twon
ty pounds of J?ny por mouth wll
;cep a k'ndly treated goat of thli
variety, and when the ground is no
OVorod with snow, this goat, ll!c<
i II goats, scorns man's bid in gath
| '-ring its sustenance.
CHICK
FOOD
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l> R O G K B S S I r E" y
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NOW IN STOCK.
ID.) pouuil Suck JU.OO. '
SO pound lota $3.23.
Small lot* . . 5 c?nta per pound.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
COL RICHARD
SON BELIEVES
in urn
Col. W. P. Richardson, known
best to Alaska by tho title of "Major"
Richardson, whero be baa visited ov
ary auction of tho north at tbo hoad
of tho Alaska lloud commission, Is
la the city, buying arrlvod yea tor
dav afternoon on tbo Humboldt, and
Intends louring on the Mariposa to
morrow for Valdez to begin bis sum
mere work la the field, looking utter
the construction of roads and trails.
During tbo building of tho uruiy
post at Ft. Seward and the con
struction of the government road to
the boundary buck of Haines, the
Colonel mudQ Skagway his hoadquart
en for a ^realer par*, of tho time,
and in considered a sort of resident
if this city, and Is greeted as such
by his numerous frlonds and ac
quaintances hero.
The Colonol Informed a roportor
of the Daily Alaskan that Supt.
Hayes han been In Haines for some
time for the purpose of starting
m-ilnteuanco work on the Rainy Hoi
low road. The work to consist of
repairs au<! such construction where
seeded to malntnln a serviceable
highway.
Tho army appropriation passed by
the lust congress carried with it tho
?>im of $100,000 for the purpose of
constructing and repairing roads In
Alaska, also an appropiation of $55,
000 for building a dike at Valdez to
protect the government buildings,
which in (Ms instance means tho clt
buildings also, from tho glacial flood
*hich yearly threatened destruction
to property during periods of heavy
rains nnd thaws. This work Is to
b- fin at once.
Col. RlchurdHon, by virtue of his
office. Is uaturally in close touch
with the administration, and he hns
no heslteuoy In saying that ho finds
the administration outspoken ic Its
dofelre to do something for the bet
terment of Alaska, and he has reas
on to heliero that there will be u
speedy relaxation of the severe con
servation laws applied to tho north
so that devolopemont will proceed
In talking with various inomborn
of cougress, and others In high of
fice, who are looking towards Almik
railroad developcment, ho advlued
them that If tho govornment saw fit
to construct railway lines In Alaska,
it should work with tho road com
mission to tbo end that roads and
trails bo constructed to tho mines
and agricultural districts, to serve
us feeders to the railroad. IJo bu
ilevud that with tho harmonious work
l:ig Of alt the departments, Alaska
would reap a rich benefit resulting
from tho oponlng of her resources.
Tho Colonel will leave tomorrow
for Vnldcz und thence to the Yukon
river und various parts of tho In
terior whore his work Is being op
onud for tho summer.
Superlntt ndant Jack Hayes, who
has charge of tho work for tho rail
road commission in this district, ar
rived in Skagway this afternoon al
1 20, coming down from Wells for
the purpose of having a conferonc#
with his chief. Col. Richardson, bo
fore the latter left for Vuldoz. Mr.
H&yos loft Wells lust night at 1 1 o'
dock, driving to Haines anil taking
the gas boat Corlnno for Skagway
this morning.
CORRUPT MIL -
LIONAIRE IS A
WHITE-SLAVER
'-08 AiiM'les. April 22 ? George
Hlxby, a l.os Angeles millionaire,
w.i8 rounded up by the l.ollco last
night, charged with contributing to
tly- delinquency of young girls.
Following the probe Into the
white slave traffic in this city, is
coming thr arrest of those who have
beeu actors In the traffic. A num
ber of young girlu gave their testi
mony to the committee, in which
they Implicated Dixby and othors,
wli rte Identity will be made known
anly after arrests have been made.
The girls confessed to having been
induced by Blxby and his agents to
visit certain rooming houses under
vilous promises of employment an<1
for tho purpose of having a good
time. The system has been perfect
ed to such an extent that girls who
have already gone wrong are used
as decoys to get others Into the traps
set by the white slavers.
Ta'o proprietors of lodging house?
connected with nifty cafos have .ilso
been taken in by the police dragnet.
I !t is said that a stirring up will re
in.lt which will lay bare the dis
graceful actions of many of tho high
er-ups in I.os Angeles society.
Col. McClure was a round trip
passenger on the Humboldt yester
day, coming up from Ft. Seward for
a visit with Col. Richardson, and re
turning on the same boat. Col. Mc
Clare and Col. Richardson were col
lege mates In tho long ago.
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