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SKAGWAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY, KKBOAKY 24. 1912 PRICK 10 CENTS
BOOSTERS ASK
LOWER TOLLS
HOLO BIG CONTROVERSY
OVER M AS NTE NANCE COST
Ai.-sAa Scostert D=s-Crecit R??orte<J
Cc*t of MainW-ince cf C*W* Sys
tem in Aiasfc*. Claim That M*"*
of CaW? Ship Should be
C";r^<l to 0^*r D?J?ti??L
tKjr Alaska N?w Barea?.)
x\ .vst tNWTON, IX C, Fete S<?
rao \ i>**Kr* in this cfcjr are
a Uj?> taro?? .4 a b?*W d.a.n?twa
U; kr> u ar iV-iwtnieet Tlwy d*
v*nti * rtdactjoa of Ute cable toll is
Ac Aiaskaa C?Np. wiixh was taM by
;k* iVpanaw?L
The drciaad tor a Joww toll is re
fused v* ti>* crownds that tl*e ?*a
-niK-a# at which UM' cabio
?as i?id Jiid th? ?*rvic? jrivMi do
;sx warraat a rtxeaper rate ftw tk*
r.v;ssuW?n of BMasacra.
Tfce Aiaskaaa oontead Utat the iost
? f km *?d main!:?*nanoe
VaWj not b? as ki^k as tke report
?bors a a> Mck m of
aalattoaac* of Ui* srov?n??it cable
-^>p nod tr*?apc ~ w?W* form* *
**** i*eia ia tbe expease tfctf and
thick they cMktftt should Jiot be
^Wf? ro tke AMm srst?n_
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^vwun? of ih-Nr organ ;zalio& ta
IMRhal.
Cke?<?r P. Ray. a prominent n?at>
actuTcr of pitjladeiphia, is organia
?v? a ;vusy ikat if* re tki? Qtok
? t C;tr parly ia May and tn rel Ws
tie ooj.-.u*, sio{?pln*r at
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-xicp? ?rv kK*W. Tkejr ?iU not
a?e*;pt to brw?k ppeed recocds T?t
are lirUminei to rewfe PceUtuui ta.
ot ihe opens* day of the
oo?war ripa. J*Cy S. n*e netnalar oon
,gv?t of PhuaJ?Cph.S* Elte *111 con e
*o Portia*.- oa a *pe<ial train.
Gmboai ? - as and Le* M<Coddea.
-wir>-! ot tke Va^kjo, Oal.. Sviee.
iU> planatac ar. atKoroobile tip from
that city to the cosr?etk?x
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H. J. LYNCH
Th# Uo-To-Dite HJtbordisher Lac1 lea Pumlthar.
CONVICTED GRAFTER
REFUSES TO TESTIFY
I
t^uef Brought to 'Frisco to Testify
Ag?inst Eugene Schmidt, Balks.
Insists T>*t All Indictments Ao?i"
rt Him be Ouashed.
tBjr Alaska Rttre&u.)
SAN FRANCISCO, C*l, Feb. 2i?
| Following the report that a com
promise wwild be entered into be
tween the prosecuting attorney and
i Abraham Ruef, the oonvi<*#d grafter.
? ho was brought to the city for the
;v,irjwee of testifying against Rx-May
j or K o<re?e Schmidt, who is on trial '
r*>* on a number of Indictments chars
:njc him with graft, it has been an
' t-xaTK-ed ttoat Ruef was promised thM
i the eichty indictments standing again j
<t him would be quashed. F\>lfc>wins
.his agreement thirty-two of the ht
Hctments were canceled. Reuf, when
-ii Bed upon to testify yesterday, slat
;ed that he wonld not testify against
SctaMt unless the remaining indict
j utents were canceled against him.
Letfal talent in the rity are of the
onieHm that the can cola? km of all of
j Tiie indictments against Ruef would
I shortly be foJK?wt?d with parole from
>an Qcentln prison
5ISHOP ROWE IS
hopeful of results.
vRy Alaska News Bureau.)
SRATTLK, Feb. S4? Bishop T. P.
1 Rowe arrived in this city direct from
Washington, where be has been an
cstkoMctic boootcr for Alaska.
\Vben Interviewed today on, the
piwpects of iwedfni legislaton for
that territory ho stated that be was
very well pleased with the prospocts
Blsfcop Rowe slated that President
Taft ar.d many CotuTAssmen had
?von him assurance that they wo?M
cipport the me*eure? which have
' een introduced in Congress for the
bette*wi?*nt of conditions in Alartca.
SUPT. HAHN BACK.
Superintendent V. I. Hahn return
ed on tiie Curacao from Juneau,
where he went to answer to the in
dictment returned ag?inst him by
the Grand Jury. His hearing has
been set for the lath of next month.
Speaking of his 'vacation"- in the
va^wtal City Mr. Hahn stated that
he bad a delightful time.
V, C. Blanchard returned on the
Curacao from Juneau, where he has
beon for several weeks on court bus-j
iness in coanectioo with the White;
Paw case. i
ITALY WILL
ANNEX TRIPOLI
HOPE TO STOP ALARMING
MIGRATION TO UNITED STATES
C 'iter cf Deputies Pr.sa Annex
ation Bill After Stormy Session.
Cclcnirts Will Mijr*te to New
Country. Turkey Enter* Protest.
(By Alaska New Bureau.)
ROME, Italy. Feb. 24? After a
stormy mating delayed by many
lebates. which approached personal
encounters times, the Chamber of
l>eputi<4 yesterday passed a bill to
Annex to Italy the state of Tripoli,
which has been all but wrested from
Turkey'.
The new African possession nrfll
furnish the much needed territory
near to the Mother co\mtry for col
onization. It is estimate that thous
ands of peasants will flock there,
seoklrvs relief from the over CI'IWM
condition of Italy.
It is hoped bjr the home government
that th^ acquisition of this country
in which emigrants mar settle will
prevent the alarming migration to
the United States which has taken
place in the last few years.
K !s thought that Turkey will ap
nea! to the powers to prevent the
annexing of her territory by the Ital
ians. -
MANY STEAMERS IN
OISTRISS ON ATLANTIC.
(Ry Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK, F?b. U?WWeaW?
pwts state that a terrific gale W
rising on the A thmUc Ocean. A dis
rkatch from Norfolk, Va., says Uiat
five \ewels have gone a-shor* near
there and It la feared that tho
? ss of life will be immense. Several
sicmaSs of distress have been re
vived by the numerous life saving
elation* a Jo-nc the Coast and the Mf"
h^ats are at the present time bat
tine *1h the element? In an effort
"o give assistance to the disabled
<t~amera.
MISS WILSON SAFE.
(By Alaska N<sws Bureau)
KL PASO, Feb 24? Following the
report sent broadcast yesterday to
the effect that Miss Nell Wilson,
-laughter of Woodrow Wilson, had
been made a captive by the Mexican
Rebels, it is reported today that ahe
1? sfae and will arrive in this city in
a day or so.
CCL. RICHARDSON
HAS RECOVERED.
Advices received of late from Wash
ington, D. C.. state that Cot Rich
ardson has left the Hospital and has
recovered rforn the injury sustained
following a fall on the slippery pave
ments of that city.
His ankle which was broken by the
fall, has mended In good shape
NEW AGENT FC'R ALASKA
STEAMSHIP COMPANY
A. J. Barry, Ajltnt ai Cordova, Re
signs Position. Succeeded by Fred
Trecy. Purser cif Alafreda.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLB, Fell. U? It was an-'
! :iounced this morning by the Alaska ;
| Steamship t o. that Fred Tracy, vet- 1
I 'ran purser, wiU succeed A. J. tomrry |
. i that Company . who has resigned !
as ap lit at Cordma
I Tracy is we'.l known in Alaska, ha>?
i log been purser on several of the Al- j
i aska S. S. Co. steamers for many j
year*. The past year he has oc-j
j upier! that pewit Jon on the Victoria j
in the open Reason, on the Nome run >
I tnd tlw Alameda in the winter month j
n-hich position h?i is now occupying. )
SECRETARY Mi-YER ANGRY
WITH THE DEMOCRATS.
WASHINGTON, ?. C.. Feb. 15?
Abandonment of the prtvmratne for
two battleships Ihia year brought out
a statement from Stcr&Uj of the
Nary Meyer The action of the
i Democratic caw-as a'*o caused act It
tty tn the Deni'uraUc ranks In Con
gress, with the result that another
caucua to reconalder the matter prob
ably will be made.
Secretary Meyer arnaigr.ed the ac
tion of the Democratic canctw as
"giving anoth.r Illustration of gov
er a merit by snap Judgment."
H- averted that the "Mor.ro?- doc
trine Is as big is the nary and no
i -uer-' and that the mlted State* j
guarantying the neutrality of the '
Panama Canal, ninst fc? prepared to
make pood its pledge.
"Even with u >"Oaitlnuous program
of two battleslit) * a year." wd Sec
r Mry Meyer 'the United States
wl'll faJ: a Mtfle behind it* pr?e?it '
effe<U*e stren^ih for the reason that
In another rear four of onr battle
ships bwtlt during the same period
wiii become n.iii-efferthe. The n?vad
noueht type ts the warship of the
pr<-?etit day. One Dreadnought
v i l by a foremen power in eiceas of
? r number !>vilt iv oirr>??ive? is
??^nhnlert to wiping off our li*t at
one stroke the Indiana. Ma?s*chnaetta :
On -on, Iowa. Kearsarpe and Ken
tucky.
"We hare an enormors coast tine. <
We hare Alaska. Pcrto Rico, the
PhiUwiree an-1 Hawaii, and we;
hare the Obli^tlon to gtiard and j
i protect Cuba and maintain her neu- j
tm'ttr. To porTcrm the?e obligations
satisfactorily w-r must hare a strong
fleet The only wure de
fense of the country and the only
assurance o< s*My J* for the fleet
to bf> able to ?eek ft* enemy on the
high was and to cripple or destroy I
; it"
Great Rrltsin. the atatememt de
clares, has authorized for the coming
iyear five Dreadnoughts and Germany
j three dreadnoughts and one armored
miiaer. Japan is paid to hare aiith
1 orited fire shijw of the lat??t Dread
l nought type and $7!?.0O0,0<t0 for new
construction betw?eft 1<M1 and 1817.
Th<> wvretary ax^Tts that the Dem
ocrat* might hare brought about
economy if they had "had the cour
A*e to al>oii8h needlem navy yards
irklch are costing the government
-eTeral million dollar* a year for
I maintenance alone.'*
<1, .j. + + + + + +
SKAGWAY HENS WORK- ?
ING OVERTIME
The result is that we will sell
Skagway Eggs until further
notice at
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + 4*4* + 4*4* + + ?> +
SIBERIAN TEAVS
MAKES RECORD TIME
Scvlty Allen, Famout Muther, Take*
Close Second Pic;# With Darling
Team In Alaska Swteos rkes Dog
Team Race.
* ' "
(Hy Alaska New* Bureau.)
NOMK. Feb. 24? Swinging along at
a steady smelling pare, the Siberian
hounds collected on the Siberian
Coast this (ail by Charlie Johnson,
the famous driver of the Kkmrilk*.
covered the route laid out for the all
Alaska Sweepstake Dor Team Derby
winning the event against *U com
petitors in the record time o( fire
hour.*, forty seven minutes.
Scotty Allen, another famous mush
er, winner of the event last year,
driving the well known team belong
ing to Mrs. Parltng, to>k second plat
living Johnson a jr*?i t in for tie
money.
Great interest was taken in tie
race, much money being wagered on
'be result. The Ume made was kbe
fastest ever recorded for the trip
from here to Solomon, a distance of
something over SO miles.
FORT SEWARD CAPTURES
INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT
Tb? tu ree final games m tiie Inter
na Ucnai tournament fur the Bruna
wicke-Balke Colkmder Bowling Trophy
were played test night *1th cxwapara
lively the same results that have pre
\ ailed throughout the entire tonrney.
The Fort Seward team again rolled ]
up a high score giving them a lead
-iver ail competitors of over 400 pin*
and winning them, for the secutd
time, the Trophy Cap.
Dawson has not been heard from
t n last night's game. It is thought
ibat they decided not to bowl the
last games fearing that the cellar
championship might be wrested from
taem by Whitehorse, were th?y to
"ust themselves on the Alley.
The final result* of tto Tournament
nre: Port Wtt. H. Seward, 1.1473;
Juneau. 15050; skaarway, 14T*3; White
hw*e, 1 46<?S ; DawKjn. 11928.
FOUND ? letter pur*e. Owner
may have same by Id. tifvlng it, at
The Alaskan Off** ____
PLAY TAPS OVER
REMAINS OP MAINE
Historic Rellea to be BwricJ With
Neva! Hon?r?. form Tomb of Sail
ers Who Lost L?f?. Cub aits Join
In Ceremony.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 17?
impressive fnrwrsl services for the
oodles of sailors recovered from the
h reck o t the battle?Mp Maine sod for
?.i? remains of the b*Uie*hlp itself
nave been arranged by the United
SUUmi and Cuba Shortly after March
t it is ^xpe^ted the twisted imm
which ba* Iain 14 yenrs in the Havana
harbor mad will be towed out. into the
tSulf >f Mexico and sank. The armor
ed cruiser North Carolina and the
scout crtiiser Birmlneham. with the
recovered skeleton* aboard, will con
voy the Maine to Its final reatlng
place.
Aa the two cruieem take the wreck
out Into the gulf the batteries of the
North Caroline will fire a saint* of
21 guns.
The shore batteries of Cuba will
i?wer R? Uie procession ?f?aras out
to see. When deep water la rsech?d
the crew* will he called h? quarters,
a funeral march will be played, three
??oiler* will be fired an?l. as ail that
is *fl of the old Maine a
bugler will sound tap*.
The North Carolina and th# Blr
ntnghiun. with colors at heir-mast,
will fhen steam asray for Hampton
Roade There the r?-main? of the
--silors will b? transferred from the
North Parol In* to the Rtrrolrreham.
*hich will brine thom to Washington
f?r burial in Arlington national ceme
tary.
President Gomel has feeued a de
Tee calling for elaborate c*reaionien
'a Havana as tbe ship# leave the
harbor Flags on all Cuban military
pr?C? and public buildings will fly at
half-mast.
When the. bodlft are taksn to til*
North Carolina In the morning the
dior* batWIe* win bewin an aH-day
' ri?* of cannon, which will continue
' very .10 minutes until sorts*
ATLIN QUARTZ MINER
GOES TO VANCOUVER.
Mr and Mrs. O. H. Patridge, ac.
rwmpanied by Miss Dalton, all of the
AttLn district. w?r? pneaengers on
the train yesterday and Ml on the
Coracao yesterday afterwwm. Mr.
Patridge Is the owner of extensive
quart* properties located on the Went
Arm of At?n 1-ake He ha* making
arrangements to do extensive work
this summer amonrst whHi will be
the installation of two mile* of aerial
tram.
C^miX Km httfvr * M?n
"IF YOU ARE HUNTING
? For Good Clothing, come in and
? look over our line
! WILL CLA YSON~a!,L
Tlie Home of The
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? CLOTHING