No. SI SIXTEENTH YEAH
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1913 PRICE 10 CEN I m
ENGINEER FRUS
TRATES PLOT
l' .11-^ 'fr.iin to Standstill at Heap
?>f Iron Placed on Truck With In
tent ion of Demolishing Train.
l'atersoii. N. J., May 14 ? The
Liie Exprvsa ha J a narrow escape
from bclnfc wrecked today, while
running at a high rato of speed
shortly uf'i r leaving thlt> city. A
big heap of scrap Iron had been plac
ed ou the track, and the engineer
I roght h:* train to a stop but a
; ?? feet from the pile of Iron, which
hud ho run Into, would have cer
tainly derailed the train, and at the
rate of speed he was maintaining,
would have resulted in the des
truction of the train and the deaths
or many of the passengers.
The plot to wreck the train Is
!:-ld to the striking Italians, and de
tectives have been put to work on
tt.e case. It is believed that ar
M'HKK U.ITTKS STILL ISKSORT
TO I'sK OK DKADLY BOMB
hourthis n.orning employees of the
l.tmysfield tennis club discovered a
bomb on the F?vl"on of *h? club
building, which was timed to ex-,
p ode when th<; most of the devo- ,
t. ps of th? sport belonging to the
club would be in that vicinity of the (
The bomb was made to operate ,
? Uh a clockwork devise, and was- .
It is belle-ed that suffragettes are
unnected with the plot to destroy
the members and the building.
Ml ITS IXCLK SAM TO
\\ < >KK KOK Gl'GUKXHKIMS
Washington, May 14 ? Charles P.
Neill. Commissioner of Labor, has
resigned his position with the gov
ernment to accept a position with
?1 Ou.vonhelms and will organize
u ondu t for the Guggenheim ln
? s a labor department.
t.HVKKNOi: CLARK PREPARING
TO LEAVE FOR THK STATES
J iu>a 'i. May 11 ? The governor and
M s Clark are planning to leave
f' the enst on tho Steamer Ala
jtnii i Tuesday night. May 21.
All Islnuil Children I'nder 10 Quar
antined ? Provisions of Order Hx
tends to Junmu Cl>U*lrcn jw Weil
Penalty Provided for Violation.
Jun-au, May 14 ? Govornor Clark!
<.x-offlcio Commissioner of Hoalth, ;
today Issued an ordor of quarantine1
applying to Treadwell, oimiliar to
the subjoined order applying to
Douglas. Both of these orders <ip
piv to Juneau children under !6
yenrs insofar as their visiting olth
er Douglas or Treadwell Is con
cerned.
The U. S. Marshals office will
see that the orders are complied'
with on the Juneau side of the ch'iu
nel, and the deputy marshal at
Douglas will assist on that side.
The order is issued under tho pio
vlaion of sectiou 3 of an act pass
ed by the First Legislature of Al
aska. ent.tled: "An act to pro
vide for the registration and re
striction of communicablo diseases
In the Territory of Alaska, and de
claring an emergency," approved
April 23, 1913.
Tho extent of the order is as
follows:
All children under tho ago of
sixteen years are forbidden to en
'er tho town of Douglas or to leive
the town of Douglas for the pur
pose of visiting any other town or
settlement.
All parents, guardians, or other
persons having such children in
their charge are held responsible
lor their compliance with this
quarantine order; tho said order to
be and remain In force until fur
ther notice.
The public health officer of the
town of Douglas will, under th<
orovlslous of the act referred to.
remain in charge of the local quar-'
antlne regulations of the town of
Dcuglaas, and in the work of car
rying out these regulations he will
have the support o the Commission
er of Public Health In the Terri
tory.
WALTER K. CLARK.
Governor, ex-offlcio Commission
or of Health.
The order also provides for tho
penalty for violation.
The order is tho outcome of aev
i frul cases of scarlet fevor that ex
ist In Treadwell, and which tho
'U'horitlrw are trying to confine to
I that town.
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Cnpl. Dulil, ??( Han Boat I,nrk,
limls t'nfortiinnte Wowon on
llcncli iu l'erislilnjf Condition Af
ter She Had Swam Quarter Mile
in Ice ( 'tld WnterN
According to the Ketchikan Min
or In Its Issue of May 9, the fact
t!>nt Mrs. Karl Ask Is still number
ed among the living Is a greater
mystery than at first believed. The
following nrtlcD, printed after an
Interview h;>d with Capt. D. H. Dahl
master of the gas launch Larlc, tolls
'.tow he and his astlstant rescued
y>8. Ask. and took her to Prince
Rapert.
About 11 o'clock on the night of
the 6th the woman. with only her
night clot 'ion klinonu and her
shoes and stockings ? went ovor
toard #hen about three miles be
low Lowe Inlet. Her sudden plunge
appears to havo been noticed bj no
cne, and no alarn was- raised.
Mrs. Ask does not claim to have
been able to swim, but she says
she wai aiile to swim on this occa
sion and she safely reached the
In ;.ch which must have boon fully
a quarter of a mile away. With no
moans of making n fire, she had to
spend the night lit her wet clothes
on shore watting for some holp to
come. Tho woman was shouting
when the Lark came In view of ! er
j. nd wag making frantic efforts to
attract attention. She was taken
011 board and inado comfortable.
Her clotuli.g h id to be exchunged
for some of the men's while her
scant apparel was dried. She was
weak from exhaustion, but tho cap
tain and ills companion did all they
could to lunko her comfortnblo un
?11 Pritice Rupert was reached.
Capt. Dahl states that It Is In
deed wonderful that she should ev
er hove reached the shore nllve
for the night was clear and cold
and she had over a quarter of u
mile at the least to swim. When
he loft Prluce Rupert the woman's
condition had Improved to such an
extent that she was discharged from
the hospital and was in one of the
local holeU waiting for word from
her husband.
JOHNSON FOUND GUILTY OF
VIOLATING WHITE SL.WK ACT
Chicago, May 14 ? Jack Johnson,
the colored heavyweight pugilist
champion of the world, who has
been on trial in this city for vlola
t'rn of tho Mann White Slave act.
w. ~ found guilty and convicted on
i en courts. The Jury after del
iberating for one hour brought in
their verdict of guilty, for viola
tion of the act by transporting Belle
Schrleber from Pittsburg to this city
Johnson's attorney gave notice of
an appeap to the Supreme Court,
and the big negro gave a bond for
ten thouBf.nd dollars and was re
leased.
BATTLE SIP
PIMM
!>???! Stair* See rot Service So?rch
Iny High and Low la Kffort to
Find Leak ? Jap* Bellevcil to be
|n PlIJM'tsiotl.
Washington, May 14? The secret
servlrt of the naval department are
all out with the drag net today In
nn ef'ort to discover whore Import
:int plans of some of tho United
fitrtcs battleships have disappeared
t.?. It Is believed that tho plans
! ave been stolen by Japanese spies,
and that they wore tckon within the
last, fow days. Just how the leak
hm occured tho special agents are
bu?y tiding to find out. *
Cl'STOMS OFFICIAL WILL
TAKE COMMERCIAL JOB
\Vasb'?f,ton, May 14 ? John Wllkl
who has held tho position of super
vising sp'tclal agent o" the customs
department for the past four years,
i ud for fourteen yoare prior to that
time has filled the position as head
of th** United States secret sorvlce.
is to r?lg;i his office and will ac
cept a position with one of the big
coramcrclal firms of Chicago.
CRUISER ON WAY TO
MAKE COAL TESTS
Vallojos, May 14? The Crutsor
Maryland left this port for Alaska,
wlere the navey department will
undertake to glvo the coal of that
territory a thorough test, In order to
determine whether or not a govern
n'?-nt? -oallng depot will be estab
llihed there.
GOVERNOR'S CHAIR SLIDE
BY NATIVE ARTISANS
Juneau, May 14 ? A fine chair
made at the industrial school at
Kcdlak by the native pupils was
brought down on tho Yukon con
signed to tho Governor of Alaska to
become % fixture In the Governor's
House.
SOCIALISTS OUSTED FOR
GOING OFF AT HALF COCK
Buffi o, May 14 ? Tho Socialists
have been ousted by the labor couu-i
c'l. The ldtter claim that the soc
l:illsts w?ro responsible for the
strlko which thov claim was prema
ture.
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London, May 14? The Interna
tional Naval forces are today In n
d lsp ted possession of Scutari.
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The Knihankmeut.
Valdtv., May 1 4- -Tho plans of
tho Roid Commission for tho Val
det dlko provide for an outer pro
tection of raffia work of woven
brush and the natives of Tatltlek
htivo already offered to do the work
and ha\o furnished a bid which It
is bellovad will he very satisfactory.
The natives first secured plans
from the engineer officer of the com
mission, Lieut. EdKOrton, and prac
ticed lor sometime to ascertain how
long it would t ike them to do the
work, then .they brsught Bamples to
the commission and offered a bid
w hich is said to he very satisfactory.
The plans of tho commission have
?iot been mado public, but Colonel
Richardson made the statement
that he Intends to build the most
substantial dike possible for the
amount of money allotted.
Vl'KON SINGER SUING HUS
BAND FOR SEPARATION
Mrs. JtMKlo Murvy Seeks Divorce on
(irouwlx of Cruelty; Tragedy Fol
lows Wmvan Who Became Fani
ouh iii North for Her Voice.
Tacom.t, Mny 14 ? Mb. Jesslo
Murry, former operatic star, known
In the Yukon ns 'the songbird of
: ho N'crth", whose mother and stop
father were victims of a recent tri
ple tragdey in a lonely roadhouse
near Dawi on, V. T., In tho Black
1 ills, and who jeturned to this city j
a short time before their death to
bury h?.r 3-year-old baby, Is today
asking a divorce from her husband,
r j. Kre'l Slurry, prominent Tacoiua
(>Llti8t.
Mrs. Murry's complaint, filed in
the superior court Thursday after
noon, allot es cri?elty and Inhuman
treatment on tho part of Dr. Murry.
URVAX I'REDICTO THK KNI? OF
NATIONAL CONVENTION It CLE
Harrisbtrrg, May 14 ? At a Jef
ferson anniversary dinner given In
tMs city lust night to the members
cf tho state legislature , Socretary
Bryan was tho principle speaker. In
Ins speech the Secretary of State
I slid that he predicted the end o
; . tlonal convention rule, and that
power of party bossoa was doomed.
FIVE HUNDRED
SOLDIERS SLAIN
K<il em l nr l Keln-1 Force* Engage
in Three Days Battle ? Itelx Is Im
pulse (invMnirnt Troops ? Both
Armies Sustain He ivy towi*.
Nogales, May 1 1 ? Word woh
brought to this city today that (or
throe days a battle has ragod In the
vicinity of Ouaymui. At a result
of the fearful conflict over five hun
dr<d bodies of dead soldiers from
i.oth armies are lying scattered ov
er the field of battle. At the end
of the fixating the federal forces
were repulsed, and the rebels con
sider that they have won u great
victory.
BISHOP IIOWE ITRGE8 UNITY
or ARCTIC BKOTHKRHOOD
Valder, May 14 ? A largo and
very much enthused crowd attend
ed the meeting of Camp Valdez
No. 10, Arctic Brotherhood last
night to listen to an extremely In
teresting; talk given by Dlshop P.
T. Rowe, who was a delegate to the
grand camp In \ ancouver last Nov
ell her.
Tho Bishop, on the part of a
number of Arctic Brothers who he
has met during the past several
months, urged the Brotherhood lo
givo the matter o( secession and
other undignlflod actions lately tak
en up by the Juneau convention care
ful and deliberate thought. lie
u god the unity of the Brotherhood,
and statod that he believed that
the trouble growing out of the last
'J rand Cunip's actions would he all
for the best, and that at th ? ses
sion of the Grand Camp to be held
in Seattle this fall, all matters would
be straightened out, and the order
made stronger than ever.
I'RIE.VUS OF CALIFORNIA'S
GOVKItVOR .S1V HK \VII.I. SIGN"
Sacramen'.o, .May 14? A1 hough
Governor Johnson refusers lo talk
u, on the subject of the Webb Alien
Land act, lately passed by both
houses of th California State leg
islature, It is believed by those who
are In close touch with the gover
nor that he Intends to sign the bill.
Governor Johnson ' sent a long
message to Secretary of State Bryan
today, but he refuses to state what
the contents of the message is.
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