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No. 14 SIXTEENTH YEAR
| SKAUWAY ALASKA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1913
PRICK 10 CENTH
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HEW Mil KB
Vera Cru?, f?6. 18? The Ulltd
Stales battleships Georgia, Ver
mont and Nebraska have arrived
here and are anchored in the har
bor America* refugees are ar
riTing in considerable numbers
from the various scenes of conflict
One hundred came yesterday and
others are arriving hourly.
Washington, Feb 18 ? ' Two thous
and marines have been ordered to
proceed at once to Cuba, where
they will be disembarked and held
in readiness to enter Mexico should
conditions warrant the interference
of the I'nited States iu Mexican af
fairs. eithe- to protect Amet leans or
lu the interest of humanity.
One thousand marines will leave
Philadelphia tonight on the trans
port Mead", while an additional
thousand will sail about the same
time from Norfolk on the transport
Prairie.
Mexico City. Fe'?. 1$ ? The feJer
kl soldiers made a night attack on
the entrenchments of the rebels
and attempted to dislodge them
with bomb*, but retired, after a
few hours fighting, to the federal
fort.
Operations yesterday were con
tinued with serious results on
l?oth sides, continual bombarding
throughout the day resulting in
many deaths. It is apparent that
the rebels are getting the best ol
the fight and must ultimately dis
lodge the federal troops from their
entrenchments at the National pal
ace
Kl I'aso. Feb. 18 ? It is reported
here that Fell* l>ia* succeeded in
occupying the National palace last
night, but cut wires and strict cen
sorship prevents the confirmation
o" the news.
KISH THAI'S 1N4VRK KVKRV.
ONK BIT OHtPOK %TIO\S
The Southeastern Alaska Fish
t mien's association is making ex
traordinary efforts to fci?ve con
gress tak* up the matter of fish
traps and abolish them from Alas
ka. The secretary of the associa
tion is urging the people to writ'
President Wilson urging hint to
take the matter under considera
tion and recommend that congress
pass laws for the protection of the
fishermen. The secretarv says:
Letters should state plainly th?'
unnecessar" and wholesale destruct
ion of the *ish by the use of traps,
as well as the hardships caused
the natives, the fisherrnea, and all ,
others affected by the prosperity!
i>r destitution of the great nurn
bvr of permanent residents of Alas
ka who euru their living by fish
ing and whose existence depends
on the proper conservatiou of th<'
food fish of Alaska and their pre 1
\eniion from extermination by the
destructive method of catching
them is traps.
Bring this matter to th? especial
attention of all natives, men and
women, each one should write a
letter, or Lave some one write a
letter for them. And alo the na
tlve chiefs, us chiefs, should write
loiters to President Wood row Wil
son protesting against the use of
fish traps.
All merchants, owners of prop
erty, and every one whose income
or busings is increased or lessened
l>y the amount of money the peo
j le who earn their living by fish
ing are able to e&ru and spend
should write at onre to President
*Voodrow Wilson protesting against
the method of catching llsh by
In ps.
Delegate Jas Wickershaiu, writ
ing to the fishermen on the sub
ject, says among other things:
"Of course, you people realixe
that the fish trust keeps a regular
lobby of attorneys here to protect
them. They also appeal to the
senators and representatives froni
Washington, Oregon and California,
none of whom represent Alaska,
and all of whom are willing to get
as much out of Alaska as possible
for their state.
This is the great difficulty in
securing an amendment to the fish
err law because I have to meet
practically the solid opposition of
the senators and representatives
from those three states in my en
deavor to curtail the appetite of
the big fishing corporations which
have their headquarters at Seattle,
Astoria. Portland and Sail Francis
co."
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Price
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string goods we will for a
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H. J. Lynch j
The Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway 4"
J.
Samuel and William Muncy,
94, World's Oldest Twins
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Photo by American Pr?w As?oc1atlon
SAMUEL AND WILLIAM MUNCY. aped ninety lotir. are declared to r?
the oldest twins In the world Tbeir birthday mi* on ChrUtmam, and
the one Just pHst van made the occasion of a big reunion. They wer?
lwrn on the old Muticy farm at Hnbylon, N I, nod they are (till Ur
ine there, hale and hearty, despite their creat age They posed for their pic
ture. ax shown nNive. with Snintiel on the left and William oo the fight, dur
ing their recvut birthday celebration
?its tFUVE;
Mill IS DOOMED
London, Feb. IS? The a: tack
ing forces of the allies upon the
city of Scutari, have bern ordered j
to go Into cump and rest until the
arrival of additional troojw which
are on the way. Upon the arrival
o* reinforcements, wl'h additional
artillery, a general assault will te
made on the Turkish western strong
hold, and * siege maintained until
the forces of Allah capitulate.
Constantinople, Feb. IS- -One
third o' th? city of AdrUnojile 1*
in flames with tires spreading nip
idly. The attmklng allies have
heretofore confined their firing to
the forts, but ;r?*terdajr the resi
lience district van attacked, which
?ot fires to the dwellings and busi
ness houses of the city. It Is be
lieved that many have been killed,
though warning: was given to non
combatants to i;o Into the forts or
leave the city.
HKiiPLKs* govkkxmknt ai*
PKAliS TO SITRK.ME (DVUT
Washington, Feb. 18 ? After wres
tling with the Castro question for
several weeks, the Immigration de
partment Is at a loss whether to
admit the dethroned Ven<*ue!an or
not. In Its helple-anesB the gov
ernment has at last appealed to
the supreme court to find out
whether Castro Is legally entitled to
come Into the country or not.
MARSH AIX KKKLS BETTKR
FKOM HOl'THKRN VISIT
Santa Fe, Feb. 18? Vlee Trcal
dent-?leot Thomas Marshall yeeter
dnv uddriwrt the New Mexico leg
islature Mr. Marshall has MC
t i<<-<lod in regaining his imperial
lieallh during tlie few weeks he ha*
Client in the warm, dry air of this
?tale aiyl.snys he will go home feel
ing much Wtter thsn when he came
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Wo lmv? just o)ione>l up ?wir
new flower ?n<l ngnUWe noetic
(Kwtj-'h and Mandoville * King.)
Most of Iho prine winner* Nrngtit
ilio seodn from us last year.
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Ill MILLER'S SIB
IK ENDED EV IS DEATH
Oakland, Fob IS rineftinntiM
Heine Miller, better known tn the
world o* literature a* Juaqitin Mil
ler, died al. his home "The Height*,"
Diamond, Cal , hist nlffht after a
lingering illness, brought on b y a
s'roke of paraly* s,
Juaqitin Miller, the author and
poet was boiii in Wabash MA, In
diana In IM1 and came v. e t with
his parents to Oregon in 1SS0 He
went to California, took up mining
and returned to Oregon In 1M0
nad studltl law. He went to Ida
ho and became an expre a meween
ger and in 1*?3 went to K.agene.
Oregon, aa elltor of t'?e Democrat
ic-Register. a weeily newspaper
which was suppressed by the *??
ernment under the charee of dis;
loyalty to the Union He practiced
law In Can) on Clly, and became
Judge of Grant county. Ore, In
18*6 to 1870. Then he went to
(<ondon and published hi* first book
of poems which met with a faror- 1
able reception. Returning to Amer
ica h served several terms as cor
respondent fcr Washington, D. C.|
ne*?p?pers.
Miliar waa an'hor of f on*a of
Ht* ftlerra*. Parlfle ('aim*. So i(?
of lh* flnnland; The Skip of ltx?
rtrwrt; M fe Among tho Modorn;
The One ? air Woman; Tn# B?ir
xtorlea, ele
In 1 K97 h? mm# north m tor
reapetidept for lh?? Xe w York
Journal and 'rowH the Chllkc.t
I'ass. later Tldtln* flkacway, and
.??re met many of the old #oor
'louirha who remember Mm well,
^am C. IMnham, the Alaaka bard
met Jnaiuln Miller on fkllkoot
Paan and on Jane 1J, H:>> peine!
the following linen to the *r?.t
Poe* of the Blerr?a
Here at the Oate of tlw Aretlr,
F.vln* the allent land.
Hark ward I rearh throutft the Hl?
tanCe
And (Dtp jour h'art-hot band
tf oar enrthljr trnlM nver rrn-n
a*aln,
I'll meet yon farther wiat.
On the aunoet aide of the Sundown
Sea.
Where trail-worn poet* real
I)FM<M'R.VTM IMT tUKXKV
AT HHAIt OK roMMITTKK
K. 7. R Che*>er, of .loiHmn. t"
the present Txunorratic national
committeeman from Alaska. Hi?
election to that poeltlon of In
fluence took place th? flr?t of the ,
rear at a meeting of the territor
ial committee of th? Democratic
party, whleh waa callctl by Charle*
K DftvidaoTi, chairman. In Fairbanks
A newspaper report from th*re aav?|
the meet in" waa held at the offlee
AS YOU SOW YOU RF AP.
Be what thou termed ; hye thy rr?*d .
Hold up to earth the torch divine.
Be what thou praveit to be mad-;
Le! the great Matter' ? ?tep? be
thine
Sow love and taste it* fruitage pure;
Sow peace and reap ih harye*
bright;
Sow sunbeam* on the rock and mow
And find a harvest home ol light.
? Rorar
Sand the Alaakan to your frier -la
? r Mr I)a\idaon and ?m attended
ftv -himself m rhiirman, J. K Clark
la ?criHry, and John Ronan Mr
r.i vldaon h*ld the pro*lM of all
?i? dlatrlct rommi'i<>?ni?n In Alaa
ta. tlth th? nnptlon of that of
Mr. Ronan
The resignation of Mr. Davidson
Trom the position of national pom
nlllfMBun *u rwd and
ind Mr. Cheney ?*? nominate) to
rill hta plare The rot? for the Jn
nenn man unanlmo**
Th? poaltlon waa male rara-it
laat fall b? ' h? death of A J half,
ind Mr. Da*ldao*i *m 'Ikwii by
'he committee at that time ax Mr
Italy'* successor.
The rlo-'ttnn of Mr Che??y was
iccomplfshed nnder a resolution of
'fir IH?mo-'ratlr national committee,
made on July II, l?M, when It
was derlde-i that "?h?n a Tac*ney
*hall occur on the n iMoral com
mitt**, the atate or territory ?n
' itlrd to the raranry ah ill fill the
vacancy."
Mr Cli?fT not la In Waahlnf
ton looking after the interests of
the l?emorrata of th# territory in
?he matter of political appoint
ment* proposed by the present ad
ministration.
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