MANUFACTURERS THREATEH TO
CUT WAGES ANO REDUCE FORCES
Washington. May 10? President
Wilson Is greatly Incoused over the
tnr :ats which have been mado by
tr.t manufacturers throughout the
country. The manufacturers have!
stated that Just as soon as the new
revised tariff becomes a law, they
will retalllate by reducing the wages
o the worklngmen, and In many
instances curtail oi>eratlons.
Tho President has Issued Instruc
tions to Secretary of Commorco
William C. Redfleld to Investigate
0 \ch case and make a report there
ou Immediately.
President Wilson states that the
1 tw tariff schedulo will be rigidly
enforced, should it become a law.
n. d he 'a using overy effort In his
rower to make It effective at onco.
w H IT K HORSE PLAN TO
OllSKHVK KING'S BIRTHDAY
A beautiful piece of society note
in a delicately perfumed envelope has
been received by this paper bearing
the following glad announcement
Whltehorse, Y.T., May 8.
Skagway Dally Alaskan:
Ou May 3.1st the people of White
horse arc holding their annual cel
? biatlo.; In honor of King George \*
o* Kng^ind.
I 'easure in extending to the Dally
Alaskan and through your good pap
er lo the people of Skagway gener
? A. a heart- Invitation to Join us
/? that day, and to compete with us
,4n various competitions to be held.
Secretary Celebration Committee.
There is very little more to add
to this genial Invitation. Ail Skag
way, an 1 other towns of Southeast
i n Alaska, knows what Whltehorse
can do in the way of entortalnment,
l-*oked good to us on the "outside".
At this early date, it Is impos
sible to say whether there will be
tr?, usual excursion rate from Skag
it y to Whltehorse, but It is pre
will shortly be announced by the
the following to say relative to the
That the annual celobration of the
birthday of King George V. will sur
pass anything undertaken in that
l.'ue 's assured. The meeting Mon
lav night at the hall to arrange for
the affair was largely attended an'l
?verybody was enthusiastic and tn
favor of sparing neither pains or
:.?oney to make it the biggest ever
ing the celebration was discussed uud
us the 3rd, tho king's birthday, fulls
>n Tuesday, It was decided to cele
brate on tho preceding Saturday,
Manager Graves of the baaoball
team spoke In encouraging terms of
the material from which to select a
winning bail team, saying that thore
are a number of players available In
town and at tho Pueblo mines who
have enviable records on tho dla
The various committees will meet
at the hall next Monday ulght to re
port progress and apportion tho mon
e.v raised for tho sport events.
It Is confidently believed that a
bail team will bo gotteu together
here this year that will prove to be
the champions of tho North. The
! Cobb brothers, Ty and Corn, as
well as the Wad brothers. Gun and
light, are now In the. locality and
Secretary Grant has already for
warded invitations to all the ball
Uumg as well ob to the citliens of
Skagway, Haines, Fort William H.
oeward, Juneau, Douglas, Treadwel
: nd other points to be present and
help us make the 31st a long time
to be remembered There will be
good prize money and tho best men
will be wolcome to It when they win
Seattle Comes ami (Joes.
The City of Seattle arrived In this
port at 2:30 this morning and sail
o" for tho south at 4:20.
For Sksgway tho Seattle had 20
P'lSHongerj and a fair cargo while
sl?- sailed with twelve first-class and
seven second cl lis passengers.
Tho next Pacific Coast boat due to
a -ive is the Spokane which is sched
uled for Thursday.
This is house cleaning season and
ei-ch Haus Frau is discussing the
merits or demerits of different vacu
ui cleaners. Social functions will
follow later.
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BALL GAME
i TOMORROW AFI.
Tho work of cleaning off and lev
elling up tho ball grounds is being
energetically pushed today, so as to
have tho diamond In readluess for
the dofoat of the 30th Infty. ball
team which Is coming up on tho
U'tunch Corrlune tomorrow to cross
bats with the local aggregation of
ball tossers. Whllo It is known In
Skagway (hat the soldlor boys have
iK*en practicing faithfully for some
time past, the local team scorn to
have little fear of the outcome of
the forthcoming game, and oven
now claim that it is all dono but
the shouting.
However, It might bo Just as well
If the local lovers of tho sport
make it a point to be on hand and
li'Ud their encouragement to the
game by being there with the big
shout and much rooting should
the tide of battle chanco to tnko an
? nlavorable turn. Hearty nnd good
ni.turod rooting is the greatest help
in tho world to lend renewed vlgot
to flagging spirits and dishearten
ing field support.
VALI'AIU.K FOX SKIN"
CAR1UE1) OFF BY OWXKR?
Fairbanks, May 10 ? Sir. Skinner,
the representative of an eastern ^ on
cmii, who has been buying up llvo
foxes !u this section, Is bowalllng
the loss of one of hlH most valu
able purchases.
A black fox, valued at fifteen hun
died dollars which he had euclosed
in a pen for several days. In some
manner toro tho netting loose and
escaped. A party is now hunting
for the animal, with but little hope
of success.
I'ORMKK SKA(< WAY1TE TO
UK ORDAINKD AT SITKA
Juneau, May 9 ? The Rl. Rov.
Peter Trimble Rowo, Bishop of the
El lscopal Diocese of Alaska, passed
enough this town on the last trip
of the Mariposa for Valdez, and
stated that upon his return to Sit
ka about the middle of May fron
Southeastern Alaska ho would pre
side at the ordination of George B.
Howard.
Mr. Howard Is well known In Skogt
way, having resided hero for a num
ber of ye.irs and since his removal
from Skagway to Sitka, he has fill
ed the position or Secrotary to the
Bishop. His many friends here
will be plrjised to know of his corn
Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Feero, who
have been visiting with the latter's
mother. Mrs. Black, and sister, Mrs.
Guy Sipprelle, will go to Haines on
tt. Georgia tonight, where Mr.
Foero will resumo charge of Roller
Brothers drug store In that town.
The Jefferson arrived this morn
in" at 5:20 o'clock and sailed at
7:10 o'clock.
Father Turnell, who went to
llalnes to hold services at the post.
was unable to get back to Skagway
until today. He camo up on the
Jefferson.
?I vi ml i' Balllnger, Acting Por He
cclvcr, lliiys It Up. ? Old Loan
i>f 9700,000 Taken up by Sale o I
Mortgage? ?Shaw to 1?> Retained
ji.x Manager.
All legal entanglements In con
nection with the financial troubles
of tho North Pacific Wharves and
Tiading Company, the operating con
c. ri< for the Mooros wharf property
at Skagway, were cleared away to
<lty whon Judge R. A. Balllnger,
representing by powor-of-attorney th
receiver for tho British Colmbla
Development Association, a defunct
British corporation, now in the hand
?*t Sir John George Cragg as re
ce'vor, bid In tho property at mar
shal's sale, announcing that he had
selected E. J, Shaw, tho rcsldout
manager of the property at Skagway
a? gonornl niiuiagor.
Tho Moore's wharf property nt
Skagway was first purchased by tho
Alaska & Northern Torritorios Trad
ing Company, who consolidated tho
wharf^with tho Sylvestor, Seattle
and othor wharves at Skagway. The
corporation was organized under the
laws of the State of Washington and
iator borrowed off the BWtlsh Col
umbia Development Company, u
British corporation, tho sum of $750
000, depositing debenturo bonds to
jvi.r the loan. Whon the latter
company vent to tho wall early in
1911, tho receiver in England, Sir
John George Cragg, found tho bond?
and after a legal entanglement, caus
cil In part by loss of the original
mortgage, the matter has Just boon
settled.
During the past ten years the
Moore wharf dividends have gone to
pay Interest on this big loan, the
debenture bonds carrying 3% per
cont interest annually.
Judgp Balllnger said today the
wharf will continue under Hie man
agement of Mr. Shaw, there will be
no change in tnrlffs and eventually
it will be sold or leased to a new
company. ? Juneau Dispatch.
Nogaics, Mex., Slay 9 ? Two hun
dred and fifty federal soldiers were
instantly killed near tho United
States bordor this morning when
the train upon which they wore be
li.g transported to Mexico was- ut
terly, demolished by the oxploalon of
a large amount of dynamite which
had been placed on the track by the
rebel forces.
P. T. Hamshaw, who delivered 30
tons of freight to tho head of White
river over the snow, having gone
down tho White rivor and on to Daw
s?.n, coming from there to Whlto
hcrso on the White Pass stage, and
m rived here on last night's train,
was a passenger for Vancouver on
tho City of Seattle today. He ex
pects to return to White river In a
short time. Mrs. Hamshaw and
trtir little daughter remained at
the scono of Bummer operations on
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Washington, May 10 ? Ah a re- '
tult of an order sent out by the Wa 1
Department, there has been a mid
den call to arms on the Atlantic and ;
Faciflc Coasts:
Tho order has scut all officers '
Mid men of the torpedo boat iflotil- j
las of both the eastern and west
ward departments scurrying to their
refcpoctlvo ships, and preparations
fc-r war Is under way at all sta
tions.
Just what the significance of the
war department's order is cannot be '
ascertained, but It Is believed to be |
the outcome of the passage of '.hot
California Alien land act, and a Jem
01 fctrntlon on tho part of -the ad
i<i'nlstratlo:i that if the law so pass
ed by tho California state legisla
ture should load up to hostilities
with Japan, this country will In a
measure be prepared to take a
baik' In the altercation by being
A CltlKT ?!? SHOUT CACIiK
X1JWS OK THi; WOKIil)
Scutari, May 10 Showing their
anger at the surrwder o* Scutari,
many Montenegrin soldiers are leav
1. g the country.
New Yrrk, May 10 ? At a banquet
glvon In honor of the foreign dele
gates to the Peace Congress, Sec
retary of State Uryan snld that;
President Wilson was formulating
1 -mis which would put a stop to
w\rs by Investigating the cause and
then arbitrating the differences be
tween the belllgerant countries.
Mexico City, May 10 Huerta lias
i iade the unofficial announcement
t: at Ambassador Wilson remains
i' n recognized as a representative of
ihe United States by tile Mexican
administration.
Washington, May 10? Tho Sen
? t? has referred the revised tariff
to the Judiciary committee.
Washington, May 10 ? Banker
Glover has made an apology for as
saulting Representative Sims. The
assault grew out of u speech- which
ti.e Congressman made attacking
tin banker.
Washington, May 10 Pre i ient
The result of tho conforcnco bo
twen the l*resldent and his cabinet
liug not .is yet been made public,
but 1( Is thought that Secretary Bry
an reported that he was unable to
mange the attitude of the Califor
nia legislators, and that tho latter
knew that thoy were acting wholly
within their rights, and firmly stood
by their convlcttlons. This order
Issued b" tho war department may
b? an Indication that Govornor
Johnson Intends signing the Alien
b'll, which would make it a law.
Washington, May 3 Ambassador
Chinda, of Japan, today presented a
formal piotest to the California
gtat legislation prohibiting natives
?f his country from holding and own
ti g land 'n that state. The Presi
dent immediately < ailed a meeting of
his cabinet, and the discussion of the
bill was at a late hour todaj.
Wilson received tlie diplomats In
ui tendance at the Peace congress on
ta lawn of the White House this
forenoon.
Seattle, May 10 ? There was a
great llino at the banquet given at
lie Arctic Club last night to the At
nska Legislators who wore In the
city. Many brilliant speeches wer
inr.de, and tho general feeling ex
pressed w;is prosperity nnd the pro
g. >83ion for the Territory.
Seattle May 10-The Alaska siearn
snlp company's big steamship Ala
m< da sailed for Cordova via Skag
v. ay last night.
The striking wireless oporntors
h. ve all returned to tholr posts,
; nd all ships leaving this port, are
manned wltli competent operators.
I.ond ? i, May 10 ? The Duke of
Marlborough lias revealed a letter
v-Iiich In* received a few days ago
showing that the suffragettes nro
working on a plot to destroy tho
royal palace.
S i:\ATK C'A.MMITTEE SELECTED
TO INVESTIGATE MORALS
Springfield, Mav 9 ? A committeo
consisting of four senators has been
Appointed to proceed nt once to In
vestigate the affidavits which have
been^tubmltted attacking the nior
nlity of Lieut. Go\". O'Harra.
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