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No. 243. TWELFTH YEAK. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1C, 1910 - PRICE, 10 CENTS
STOP SEAL SLAUGHTER
(By Alaska N*wa Buroaut
WASHINGTON. D. C. Mar. 16-^
President Tart today sent a special
message to Congress requesting that
seal fishing on the Alaskan Islands
or St. Paul and St. George be pro
hibited to prevent the extinction of
the seal herds. The President asks
that the government assume complete
control of the Pribilof Islands and
that the lease lease with the North
American Commsrcial Company not
!*? renewed. This least; expires April
30. li)10.
GOVERHTTO
SETTLE STRIKE
(By Alaska News Bureau. )
WASHINGTON. D. C. Mar 16? The
government will take a hand in the
strike of the steel workers In the
Pennsylvania Steel company's mill at
iietlilehem unless the trouble Is speed
tlv adjusted. The company has go*
eminent contracts aggregating $40.
00?>,iH)o unfinished and the strikers
have been out for four weeks and
show no disposition to return to
work unless the company meets their
demands.
HER8 KELLER
IS NOMINATEDi
(By Alaska N?wt Bureau.)
ST. PAUL. Minn. Mar. 16? Herbert
P. Keller was the unanimous choice
of the St. Paul Republicans for the
nomination of mayor at the primary
election held yesterday. Henry Haas
was nominated for mayor on the
Democratic ticket. The vote was
light.
Herbert P. Keller is the younger
brother of Dr. L. S. Keller and John
M. Keller. He has been very active
in St. Paul politics for years and has
made an enviable record on the coun
ell and as assistant city attorney.
Subscribe for The Alaskan.
POLICE CHIEF
STOLE HONEY
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
ST. LOl'lS. Mar. 1C? Chief of Pol
ice Creecy is under suspension as It
has been discovered that there Is a
shortage of several thousand dollars |
In the funds of the Police Relief as
sociation of which he was treasurer.
He will probably be prosecuted.
L
BE
JUNEAU, ? The announcement is
made that the Daily Miner, published
at Ketchikan, will suppend its daily
edition March 1. and hereafter issue
a weekly. Editor llovvdeshell probably
will continue with the paper.
A baby boy was born to Rev. H. T 1
Atkinson and wife at the Methodist j
parsonage at Ketchikan on March S
Mrs. James Kennedy, a sister of Mrs.
Atkinson, received the news by letter
last night. Mrs. Atkinson was form
erly Miss Stella Jones and both she
and Rev. Atkinson have many friends
in Skagwav who will extend to them
their congratulations.
The Ladles Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church will meet at 2:30
tomorrow afternoon at the church an
nex. The meeting was to have been
held at the home of Mrs. J. J. Patter
son. but it was necessary to change
the meeting place on account of the
Illness of Mrs. I'attf son.
Late
Spring
Styles
Royal
Worces
ter
Corsets
Bon
Ton
Corsets
LYNCH & KENNEDY
The Up-To-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishers
(By Alaska News Bureau.^
PHILADELPHIA. Mar. 16? The of
ficials of the Rapid Transit company
and the loaders of the strikers could
not come to terms yesterday, al
though they held a lengthy conference
and the peace negotiations have been
declared off.
KEEP GUTTER
(By Alaska Now* Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Mur. 1C? Thoj
revenue cutter Rush will he stationed i
at Juneau permanently for at least
u year. Orders to this effect were
issued today.
FIND ONIhE
IAKU RIVER
JUNEAU. ? There is a suppressed
mining excitement here just at pres
ent. Reports of a strike up the Ta*
ku river 125 miles constitute the
cause.
Last summer a party of prospectors
ascended the river to the neighbor
hood of the Atlin district in British
Columbia to be gone a short time.
During the fall members of the party
returned here for supplies ? enough to
last well into the coming summer.
Questioning failed to bring forth the
cause of this move. A few days ago
other members of the party came in
and a quiet tip was passed to a doz
en selected friends that there was
something worth going after where
they were located. There were some
hurried and quiet preparations, and
telegraphing to the Canadian author
ities for miners' licenses. When all
was ready the party left on the
launch Iowa for the mouth of the ri
ver where they will begin the trip
bv trail to the Interior, provisioned
for a two-month's stay.
It has always been claimed that
there are rich gravel beds on the
upper Taku but no one seemed to
have definite knowledge of their loca
tion. The country is very rough and
the river hard to navigate, which fait;
caused the local prospectors to avoid
that section.
It Is now thought that the beds
have been located and word is anx
iously awaited from the camp.
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(By Alaska Nawa Bureau.)
CHICAGO. Mar. *16? All members
of the Railway Firemen's union work
ing on the Western roads will go out
on a strike Saturday. The different
unions received a wire to this effect
today from the Chicago headquarters.
IDE STRIKE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
CHICAGO. Mar. 16? The Firemen's |
union lias agreed to accept the plan
of mediation proposed by the Inter
state Commerce commission in an ef
fort to prevent the strike.
PUT IN
H. Pinkiert, proprietor of the Syn
dicate store at Dawson, and well
known throughout tile north, who has
been traveling through the States
since last Christmas, returned on the
Cottage City accompanied by his two
sons, Claude and Aubrey, who joined
him at San frVanciseo. They left for
Dawson tliis morning.
Mr. Pinkiert was in the wreck of
the Twentieth Century Limited on th
New York Central line at St. Johns
ville, N. Y., .Ian. 2.r>, when the train
was derailed while going at the rate I
of 80 miles an hour. The engine
crew were killed and tho train was
badly demolished, but fortunately not
a passenger was killed. Mr. Pinkiert
beyond a slight bruise on his head,
was uninjured.
Mr. Pinkiert met A. C. N. Tread
gold and Joseph Itoyle at New York
and they were both busy with plans
to bring more capital to the Klondike
Mr. Pinkiert talked with several
other men, whose names he is not
at liberty to divulge, concerning var
ious Investments for the Yukon and
he is confident that a new era of
good times for the north is going to
commence.
Malcom Campbell, mate of the Sco- j
tla on Lake Atlln, arrived in town
on the Cottnge City and loft for
Whitehorse this morning where he
will remain until the opening of nav
igation
A Hard Nut to Crack
The Pecan is one of the hardest and
most difficult nuts to shell properly.
We can now supply your wants with
Excellent SHELLED Pecans |
very fresh and of fine flavor
PRICE 90c per POUND.
GANTY & FRANDSON
(By Alaska Nawi Bureau.)
NEW YORK. Mar. 16? Benjamin
Hampton, In the April number of
Hampton's magazine, comes out bold
ly in a signed articlc advocating the
government construction and opera
tion of railroads in Alaska and also
urging that the title to the Alaskan
coal lands be retained by the govern'
ment and that the coal fields be leas
ed on a tonnage royalty basis. The
article charges that unless this is
done the Morgan Guggenheim inter
ests will obtain absolute control of
the Alaskan coal lands.
NEW MANAGER
IS IN TOWN
Mr. and Mrs. E. Junior arrived on
the Cottage City from Ketchikan and
will make their home here.' Mr. Jun
ior. who has had charge of the Frye
Brhn market at Ketchikan for two
months, comes to take charge of the
Skagway market. Mr. Junior has
been with the Frye-Bruhn company
for two years and has been located j
at Seattle.
Mr. and -Mrs. Junior have taken I
the Kennedy residence at Seventh and
Main. It is their first trip to Skag
way, but the both express themselves
as being delighted with the town and
comment favorably upon the far fam- i
ed hospitality of our people.
MANY WOULD SEE FIGHT
(By Alaska News Bureau)
SAN FRANCISCO. Mar. 10? Orders
for seats for the Johnson-Jeffries
fight are coming In from all parts
of the world.
J. J. McCarval, who recently resign
ed as corporal of the Royal North- J
west Mounted Police after being In 1
the service for ten years, arrived in
town Saturday, coming out over the
ice from Dawson, and sailed for
Prince Rupert on the Cottage City,
it will be Mr. McCarval's first trip
outside in ten years. He says he
never expects to return to the Yukon
and thinks he will locate at Prince
Rupert, where he has many friends
who were former Dawsonltes. j_
BANQUET FOR
BILL Bill
(By Alaska News Bureau)
RIO DE JANIERO. Mar. 16? Wil
liam Jennings Bryan was tendered
a banquet last night. The most prom
inent people of the city gathered to
greet the distinguished visitor.
BOXING BOUTS
LOTS Of FUN
The Polar Dear Athletic club put
on a program of amateur boxing, bouts
last night that were lacking in sci
ence and bloodshed but more than
made up for this in fun. Six short
bouts were put on, ranging from light
weights down to paper weights, some
of the little fellows weighing less
than 100 pounds. The fun was fast
and furious and a crowd of about
thirty were unanimous in declaring
that they had got their money's
worth. Another program will be put
on next week.
Little Will Clayson, who was par
alyzed by being run over by a sled
while coasting at Cordova, Dec. 24,
has shown very little Improvement
and is still completely paralyzed from
the waist down. Mr. and Mrs. Clay
son will probably take him below
soon to have him examined by skilled
specialists in hopes that a cure can
be effected.
Just Received The
El
Spring and Summer Samples Of
David Adler
and Sons
Clothing
The Finest Lot of Samples That Has Ever Come
To Skagway
Come and Look Them Over
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