No. 355 FOURTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY,
WILL BUILD SMELTER AT
THE BIG THING MINE
Rich Led je Located at Depth of 500
Feet Shipping to Start Immed
i a'tiy. Prospects For Smelter.
Co;.::rmation of the report received
h. re oncecning the strike made at
the 1 4 Thing Mire ending the long
^ean h which has been in. progress
'.ure 'Vr fhe ore bo.iy, is received
n the Whiiehorse Star, which prints
rhe following story of the finding of
ri :.-lge by Col. Conrad, the pursuit
nf .which has lasted many months:
v<>nday was a great day at Car
and, for that matter, all over
S <? thern Yukon, the cause for re
being that *he ore ledge in
'he Big Thing mine, which has been
;><v ntlv sought for many months,
.a-, -tu k Sunday night. While
ma.' ?? small but rich ledges had pre
?io toiy been lo<-ated in the upward
?f ? u ? :ity-throe hundred feet of tun
nels driven, it was the main ore body
wh . was s.iurht and which u as
iocau-d by the sfcft goi:;g at work
Sunday night.
"Col. Conrad, principal owner and
?-"li manager of t!i^ mine. Expert
i. W Dry ant and Foreman William
H. Ireland. never wavered in their be
f he utistenee of the lodge. but
r.o ,? of them, however, had the
'ai: i, : a that It would require as
nu h tunnelling to reach it as it
I. b . ?: -w that it has been located
fully : re haMN^ feet below the ;
rftir? cropping, their faith has
en justified and th^u- enthusfcis sm
vindicated.
"Th. lfije is in th? ncishfc?fl??fi4
?f e : ,t feet wide and is known to
be <<" hUh grade. The ore tarries
silve; . l-.il, and considerable gold,
and. > . -able- arrangements can be
ma 'p : - the shipping :n of sup
.?' > ' r the mine (the rate on ore
i c : Kitisi'aetory), the
vork ? mining and shipping will be
jti at on ?? and be carri^l on in
definitely. thus insuring the future
prosperity of Carcross and. at the
same time being of benefit to both
Whit hen;, and Skagwav.
*T ere ? a likelihood that a srnelc
er * :i be erected in the near future
'<yr the treatment of the ore near
the mine. If such is done there will
be a .-y d. mand for the output of
HEARST PAPERS STEAL
AMUNDSEN'S POLAR STORY.
Ne* York American is Cited For
Contempt of Court For Printing
Story of Antarctic Dash. New
York Times Held Sole Right to
| Story, Protected by Copyright.
I By Alaska News Bureau.)
.NEW YORK. March 30? Judge Hoit
[ of the United States District Court,
signed an order yesterday requiring
the Star Publishing Company, which
| publishes the New York American, to
appear In, court today and show
cause why it should not be adjudge*'
suilty of contempt of court for vio
lating an injunction order signed .by
him on March S restraining the New
York American from publishing Cap
tain Roald Amundsen's own story of
his discovery of the South Pole. ?'
which was copyrighted in this coun
try by the New York Times Com
pany.
Judge Holt's order signed yester
j day also requires the Star Publishing
Company to show cause why it should j
not deliver up the original of Judge
Holt's injunction order and why an
attachment should not be issued
against the company and its officers
for resisting the court order.
Judge Holt's action was based en
affidavits and petitions presented by
counsel for the New York Times Co.
These papers re-cited that the New
York Times had contracted for the
sole rights to Captain Amundsen's
polar story in this country and h"d
protected these rights under the
copyright law. The suit will be
heard today.
2000 PENSYLVANIA
MINERS QUIT WORK.l
I By Alaska News Bureau.)
WIIEELJXG. Penn., Maj-ch 30 ? Kol
io #iug the order sent from the head- 1
TtStrU-rs of the Federation of Miners
2000 men have laid down their tools :
ui the mines heree and nave gone !
on a strike.
I
the local copper mines, such output
being used by smelters for fluxing J
p irposes.
I' the railroad people will now do I
the right tiling, the turning of th? j
tide in the financial affairs of South
ern Yukon will date from Monday
March 23, 1912, ami prosperity and
general development will thunder
down the corridors of all time to
come and 'he names of "Conrad and
"Big Thing" will be emblazoned on |
th<* pages of all future Southern Yu .
kon history."
IT IC ' s I I " W I E i J
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around good looks.
There is snap and ginger in
every line of this pattern.
That is what has made it
one of the biggest shoe hits
in the country among good
dressers.
Better come in. just as quick
as you can. and let us try
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know you will like them.
To Fit Your
FEET
and
PURSE
H. J. LYNCH
The Up-To-Date Haberdasher and LacMee Furnisher.
THE TWO COUNCIL TICKETS
THE TWO PARTY PLATFORMS
TAX PAYERS TICKET.
Candidates for Council
J. M. Tanner
Dr. J. W. Brawand
J. A. Bendar
Henry Flriedonthai
Ed Foreman
Phil Abrahams
p. H. Gan?ty
P\>r School L>ire<tor
Hon. Martin Conway
TAX PAYER'S PLATFORM
The Tax flayers party in conven
tion assembled, urge the citizens of
Skagway to compare its re.ord dur
ing the last year with it* promises
the last campaign.
It has faithfully carried cut t.s
pledges of economy, by reducing the
valuation on real estare 10 per cent.
By furnishing the town, schojl, a\d
people with coal at a great'y rediiced
price.
By unceasing vigilance In proteclin j
the town from fire By so econ
ically administering afiair* of the
municipality that there was in thej
treasury March 1st, as shown by the
treasurers report $8600.00.
The Tax Payers, party confident of
the popular support, a" ai?i se^k the1
suffrage of the electors, on the is
sues of the campaign, pledge* its can
didates as follows:
To continue to administer the af
fairs of the municipality and schools
in the same, careful, safe and econ
omical manner.
If possible to further reduce the
valuation on real retate through the
town.
Not to increase the levy to more
than one per cert
To maintain the fire department tn
?*.s present hirh rate of effi iency.
To continue to fumi-h TSt'r at
T?asorable rates.
And at all times work f-r the
betterment of the people cf Sfcag-wny.
J. P. Prawani.
(Signed) C. W. Boye.
0. W. Pa-nett.
Committee.
IOWA TOWN BROKE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
IOWA CITY, la. March 3')? It
coste too nr.ucii to run a town. At
least this is what Mayor F. A.
Brenak, of Morse, a village north
east of Iowa City, has decided.
Hence, leading a band of petition
ers. he came to Judge It. P. Howell,
of the district court here, and asked
that the 'ncorporatum be dissolved.
Recent operations of the mulct law
'have destroyed the us., a! liquor
iiconse revenue to Morse, and finan
cial stringent y made the upkeep of
city officials an impos- bi.ity The
town i<? but a year old.
M r. George Charleton of the Porcu
pine Gold Mining Co.. made the
round trip to ;his city from Haines
today.
CITIZENS TICKET.
| Candidates for council
V. I. Haan
t Howard Ashley
James Nettles
John Greeshel
l)r. W. G. Gabie
Ilobt. Evllle
Oscar SelrotT
For School Director
Hon. Martin Conway
CITIZEN'S PARTY PLATFORM, j
The Citizen's Party in Convauticn i
assembled re-affirm their alteram e
to the principle of a. business admin- j
iy, (.ration, of Public affairs untrammel- j
etl by commercial experiments and j
uti dominated by personality.
We believe that taxes are le.ied
for the purpose of I*ubllc Improve
ments In which all Citizens are mu
tually Interested and that such taxes
when collected should be used f r
Street Improvements, Good Cross
Walks, improved Sanitary conditions
where possible, better Street Light
ing and additional Water Mains, and
such other betterments as may be
practicable
Skagway expects to entertain many
Tourists the coming Season. It should j
at least make its main thoroughfare j
so presentable that a favorable tm-j
pression may be made on our vis
itors. The present administration
has utterly neglected all improve
ments, contented itself with piling up
a surplus in its Treasury, to which
it points with pride instead of divert
ing the pubic fun is to public bet
terments, the vital principle fcr
which taxes are levied.
The Citizen's Party if honored
with the confidence of the electors
pled ee themseh'e? to immediately
improve the pub He thoroughfares, fur
nish City Water by extension of
mains to those who desire It, when
practicable and to generally give the
public service the benefit of taxea
collected for surh purpose?.
The Citizen's Party does not view j
the presence of a surplus of 18500.00
i as stated by the Tax Payer's Party
to be available) standing idle, pre-]
m unable withont interest, as a con
dition indicating either wisdom or
! economy. Such a condition indicates
either an unreasonable tax lery or
neglect of the purp-?ses of Taxation,
the improvement of the Town.
We believe in publishing rr.on'h'y
<>r at least quarterly a statement of
the City's affairs. Receipt? and Dis
tnrsments with such details as may
be readily understood by the general
! public, regular statements of o>rr Wa
ter System and its colec tions showing
how the investment stands and Its
earnings on principal paid in. The
present administration has fa' led
n'terly to publish any statements cf
practical value that has been avail
able for the Tax Payer during the
whole period of its existence.
We believe that coal for use in
(Continued on Pago 4.)
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We are prepared to till orders for any quantity of Skagway a.
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Beginning April 1st store hours will be
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FAMINE STALKS IN
SOUTHEASTERN RUSSH.
Failure of Crops in Sever, ty-Five Per
Cent of Tilled Lard In Empire
Russian Villages Are In Mute
Despair.
(By Alaska New* Bureau.)
AT. PETERSBURG. A.ar h 30?
Deepening the present fau^ne mis
ery in Southeast Russia cou.es ihe
confirmation of the failure on twret
quartcrs of the vllleJ land of the
Empire of the w i ater sowings. Ibe
official report to tne department of
the Interior covering the pa*t half
of the Russian winter, a jwf^d end
ing January 23. records that 'he
snow-fan came very late, and that
in most of the classified areas , (in
the Baltic provinces, in the trans- '
Volga, on the Steppes, on the Volga,
Don and Cis-Cauiasean territories) in
the Polish provinces, and in all trans- ,
Caucasia and Central Asia there ha*
not been though snow to overlay the
seed sufficiently for gomi crops In
Russia it Is a proverb tha^ three
good harvests canrot follow in sac
ceesion. The calamity has now to be
faced of seeing one fai'ure of the j
food su*?ply of over tw?nty millions ;
of the population, followed by a bad
beginning for the rext season all crvc-r
the country. Pictures of deeilatiin
are painted by doctors, clergymen,
schoolmasters and public -spirited men
of conditions on the further side cf
the lower Votea. in Orenburg. and In j
large areas of near Siberia Mostly j
the villages are lying in nvtrte dejrpa'r.
V/OULD PREVENT
CRUELTY TO OYSTERS
(By Alaska. New? Bureau.;
NEW YORK, .March 30? The scru
ples of tender-hearted epicures who
have maintained that the eating of
live oysters infect p?in ap>n the
tender bivalves, and therefore siioud
be prohibited by law, are set at rest
by a statement from the profwsor ot
physiology at the London Medical
School Commenting on an announce
mant that "a prevention of cruelty
to oysters" campaign is to be insti
tuted by *he president of the Ala
bama Oyster Commission, the pro
fessor says:
"The oyster has a certain nervous
structure and undoubtedly has a cer
tain aunount of nervous sensibility. It
is impossible, however, to say wh^'h
er its nervous sensibility is of suffi
ciently h!gh development to enable
it to experience pain. In any ca-e.
it woiiif! be hard fo fad a more
I harmless or raerrifu! way of kill ng
an oyster than by "Ming It"
COMMISSIONER
IS IHREAMD
COPPER RIVER PEOPLE
BURN HEALY IN EFFIGY
Mass Mee'-nj Held tc Pretest Ag*'"
st The Holding of Office by For
eigners in Chitina District cn
Cc pptr River.
(Special to The Daily AMU.)
COKDOVA. Alaska., Ma.ch 30? A
dUpairh from Keanecot aa A the
Bonanza says that toe people at
those places have held mas* meet
ings in which they have made vigor
ous protest* against the holding of
the office of commissioner of the
ChiUna district by the present com
missioner. M R. Healy who is re
garded theie as a foreigner, having
faU.nl, upon coming w> the United
States to take oat his naturalization
papers
Healy ss well a* United Staie*
Deputy .Marshal Joe Browr. who a^o
Is ?r?pect?d of being a foreigner
have roosed the ajvta^onUm of the
people of the district.
Numerous petitions have been ahi"
ed asking for the removal from of
fice of both men Last nright Com
missioner Healy was barned hi ef
figy by the enraged people of the
Cbitina district.
Sp?akine of the situation in the
Ch'.tiaa district Will A. Steel writing
on the Cordova Daily Alaskan says
' Some of the Chrtir.a people now
believe that in officialdom ifcere a
nest of foreigners lord It over Ameri
cans The Ja4?er is said to hare
been in this country less than two
years. The commissioner# stool
pigeon. th? weakling deputy Cnite?!
Stat/** marshal. Joe Brown, is under
S'wpicion. and his cftliOTafct? will be
looked in'o Truly 4 peculiar and de
plorable state ot aftairs If relief
?vere not *n ?fjdit the people o t fh
Copper RlTer country woolri have
eoo<l cause to be alarmed and fear
ful of the iSitore There fc? every
reason to b:-Urre ant the tbnl nett
will be 'horooghly cleansed ~
FREIGHT OFFICE MOVED.
It anr.oarced tr<iay that the
general freight office of the While
Hass Railway which has been in
winter quarters in the Traffl.: office
of the Railway Block will be re
moved Monday to the trimmer
fr-i ght office on the Morr?<i wharf
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