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\\v FIFTEENTH YEAR
SK AG WAV, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1912
PRICE 10 CENTS
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It iN- J .1 r> >r in
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l-,vs \v.?i *s. Oal . June 5 ? Bert
!1 Franklt.>. ehier <?v
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and o* star witness for the pt\v=e
>*uti< in t )>f trial of Clarvnee S
Iijit* v, for ?l!',rp>l jsr) briber; .
-.-v. took the witness s'and when
! ve trial was opened tod*y
1' s. s test .-non j tolay. Franklir
5 ? !,.a: he declared to he th<
? h .. h l?a-row ard him
-? If Templed to hri;>e the jurors
!' < aho ;t time to pet l?usy with
the . i:r* Frarklin quoted IVirrow
- s.- ire. or the morning or Oct 5.
and continuing hi? testimony he
~aid th.*t tve following morning
I?a.-rv% g?ve him tl.oOO for the
purpose of huying tflTvote of juror
Rain. stating that the- money had
be?\. -"urtMsh^l h\ I^resident Samuel
tlompers
When i-ou-: aijottrned Tor the
dav. Frank'in was still on the
ST?1T^?i
\\ a?hinct or . Jtu
titer t Samn- ' ??
\irerican Fede:
Informed ?
testified to in. thc
tated that Frank
and that he had r
ntone* 'or the hrit
s ? When Pre* !
mjers, of thei
?.ion of 1 Jibor, j
? Franklin had j
l>arrow trial, he
iin was a liar, j
,-rer put ?r ?ny
.e cf the juror? '.
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Tucson. Ari* . June 4 At then
\
?ion 'h ? * -v? held In this clt>
\esTerdav d^lecates were elected to
t\. \atio' il Republican convention
b* totfc the Taft and the Roosevelt
5urrorifrs
To Ft^ht.
\V? York. June 4 Bomhac.ier
W. J hi .-,-ri\-ed in this city last night, i
and is preparing for his coming ^
fishr*
DREADNAUGH!
STRIKES J REEF
WITH DAMAKKD Hll.l.
\KKA\S.\S MAINTAINS STKKD
Ncvvst Kicbtlng Ship of t'nclc
saw'* Navy llws Tlmmcli W fl
ier a? Kate of Xlnrtrm Knot*
IVr Hour on Trial Trip.
Rockland. Maine. June 5? The,
Oreadnaught Arkansas, one of '
I'ncle Sam's newest fighting ships,
while on her trial trip struck a ree?
near this port yesterday, and sus- (
tai: ed a considerable amount of
liinafe to her hull.
1 , ? hie battleship did not tarr>.
.>-\o\er, hut continued on her way.
an.: .'though her spe<\1 was some
? h^t retarded by her injury, she
maintained a speed of nineteen ^
knots i>er hour for the entire trip
mXHO OV'MS. I\ST151'(T
KMJIIT FOR 111AMP (MlIK
Couer d Aiene. Idaho, Jtine 4 ?
At a late hour this afternoon the
delegates to the l*emocratic Nationa
convention were elected in the;
State convention, and the entire
elected were instructed
Clark,
Ht NPRKPS H \T? H J \? K
TR \I\ FOR FIGHT
l-as Yagas. June A ? Hundreds of
? dn.ircrs of the Rip Smoke swarm
around the training qur.rters of th> ,
world's champion heavyweight and
*atch him train for the bis mill
which will be fought in this clt>
or. July Fourth
RIOTS AM* 1MNOROKR
RKt.lNS l\ IlKl.t.H >1
Brussels, Belgium. June o- As a
result of the recent elections held
throughout the kingdom, disorder
and riots have taken place in al-j
most every city. Great ev itement I
prevails, and it is feared that thej
state of eruption may lead to great
destruction of life and property. and
possibly an attempt to overthrow ;
the government .
White Goods
Everything to help You keep Cool,
during the warm weather
OUR STOCK THE LARGEST
OUR GOODS THE NEWEST
OUR PRICES THE LOWEST
SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY
H. J. LYNCH
Th? Up-To-D?U Hab?rda*h?r and Lac'lw Fumlahw.
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TOUR ALASKA
\K\\ PRKSWKNT OF \V. P.
v v. nisrrssKs pi.ans
Fxtension l? Proposed. Offer* to
Klin Line SOU Mile- if ^Irhrtikt
is Ogirmil n? Snbport of Kntrj.
W. B Close, president of W. R j
Close At Co., one of the largest fin
ancial houses In l?om1on, England,
which has millions of dollars Invest- '
ed in Alaska, will bo In Seattle;
next July with a party of men rep
resent inR the largest financial clr-j
cles in Knplatid, and will proceed j
fr >m here to Alaska In the promo
v veral of the lip ! i
ierprises ever planned In the do- '
velopnient of Alaska.
This was the announcement made
last nicht by O. L l>ickeM>ti. th> I
pewly rlocted president of the White
Pass ?? Yukon R.'ilro.id Company,
says the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.'
upon his arrival in Seattle from
Washington. 1' C. where he dis
cussed proposed new extension* o: i
the railroad in Ali<k t ? cov? ru
men t officials
Miieli r.> Se.it Me.
This new plan would afford sev
eral days' shorter service from Se
attle. would result in competition,
have a tendency to reduce rates
downward, and would mean much
to Seattle and the Pupet sound
country, said Mr. I>ickeson.
Mr IMekeson declined to affirm
or discuss the rejwt that the^
White Pas.-. Yukon, which already
represents an investment of oxer'
$ 1 2,OCO, 000, has entered Into ac
tive negotiations for a steamship
service between Skagw;iv and Seat
tle. which would Rive it a through
service fom Seattle to Fairbanks, a
distance of 2.S00 miles, if the low
er river proposition made to the;
government goes through. and which
would go far towards giving Alaska ;
the transportation fieiliiies it de
mands
One of the objeets of the visit of |
the prominent financial men from
London. Mr Plckeson said, will be
an inspection of the Whitehorse cop
per properties, which the firm fin
anced and has placed into success
ful operation after lying dormant
for several years, ami from which
the first carpo of ore is now on its
way to Pucet sound
Future of \1n*kn.
"We have undying faith in the
ultimate future of Alaska," said
President l>ickeson last night at the
New Wash! ipton, "as ?e consider
its resources merely scratched on
the surface and will bend all of our
energies in its further development.
"l.ast year we had three weeks
later service on the Yukon and this
year our boats will start on .Tune 1.
elpht days earlier than ever before
This is only sllpht evidence of the
improvements we have already put
into effect and an indication what
we intend to do w ith our railroad.
"Although the Canadian railroad
commission, after 6 years of litlga
ILL LOOK BE
FORE HE LEAPS
TEDDY WII.I. O ? PER
WITH Ills HKNCHMKV
After (Viwful Onvmw of All Dele.
???? Rough Hitler Will iVflilf
Whrthot or Not to Bolt t'onveti
tion.
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Chicago, III , June 5 ? It is now
certain that Col. Theodore Roose
velt will arrive In this city parly In
the coming week, and will at once
begin the organisation of his fight
ing forces.
After hp has made a thorough 1
investigation of the delegates, and
with the assistance of his hench
men a canvass of the national dele
gates has been made, he will then
deride whether or not he will bolt
the Republican National Convention,
and hold an Independent or Pro
cress.ive convention.
F1FTKEN MILLION OF
FEASANTS DESTITUTE
Ix>ndon, June 4? Famine condi
tions in Russia. due to the failure of
last summer's crops, continue wide
spread, acrording to latest advices
received by the l^ondon relief com
mittee, which has Issued an urgent
public appeal for funds It Is con
servatively estimated that 15,000,
ooo peasants are in a state of des
titution, and the committee states
that suffering is more general than
in any similar calamity since the fa
mine of 1 S9 1 .
"In some of the Bashkir vil
lages." writes one correspondent,
"w here no relief has yet been sup
plied, the peasants simply lie down
on the floor of their huts and pa
tently wait for death."
"Parent* are praying for the
death of their children so they may
not see th?Mr continued sufferings,"
writes another. ?'They themselves
:ire often tempted to end their own
torture bv suicide."
SENATE WII.I, PKOBE
BEEF BARON'S COMBINE
Washington, June 6 ? The Sen
ate derided at the afternoon session
on Tuesday to make a thorough in
vestigation into the alleged beef
trust.
tion. rescinded its action of arbi
trarily reducing our rates were rea
sonable, 1 have made voluntary re
ductions of 10 per cent in many of
our rates. This means a large an
nual decroase of our income and in
our revenues, but we believe that
we will regain eventually more than
we are ln*lng now In the opening
up of new industries, which will re
sult.
"The prospector is the most Im
portant man In the Initial develop
ment of the Alaska Yukon terri
tory, and we expect to hold out
every possible Inducement to get
more Into the country. "
I- JL A. kta a? m Ja J*
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Minced !M Olivesl
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Something New? unexcelled +
for sandwiches , no butter re - *
quired , Sold in 20c jars , 3
for 50c . We also have a +
full line of fancy ripe olives *
in jars and cans , from 30 to
+
50 cents : : : : +
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P. H. GANTY, Grocer
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MOTHER LODE
IS LOCATED
rm>srKc*nms find
HOtRfK OP PIXMT
Dlmim liHgp cm Slmrw of l.ake
Kt>iMl Shnw? MO lo Tho Ton '
F'nmi An Armfr Sample.
Seward, Alaska, June 5 ? After
two months spent In an earnest ef
fort to locate the source of "float;
quarts," that was found on the|
shores of Lake Kenal, late last fall,
Ole Jacobson and Dan Rice were
rewarded last week when they found
the ledge that they are sure has
been throwing the "float " Two
gold-bearing quartz ledges were dis
covered opposite mile 20, in what Is
known as the Porcupine ("reek coun
try, near where the creek flows Into
Kenai hake. j
Values Kiln High.
The larger of the two veins out-i
crops near the lake, and Is from ;
four to si* feet In width, and an [
average sample taken from the lead
returns assay values to the extent
of 140 per ton. The smaller vein
runs higher In values, but on ac
count of It being a sinking proposit
ion. Another find Is reported on
the shores of Lake Kenal by J H.
Landers, a well-known prospector,
who has been working in the vicin
ity of Mile 21.
rnKRfDKNT TAFT PAKIX>NS
WILLAKO 4<)\ES FROM PWSOX
Washington. June 4- President i
Taft today pardoned Willard Jones, j
of Portland, who was sentenced to I
Walla Walla penitentiary. Washing
ton, for complicity in the famous;
Binger Herman land frauds.
TAFT SAYS fJOVKRNMKVT
KMPl/OYKP FNFWIH MKTHOPS
Washington, June ? ? President)
Taft today stated that It was owing j
to the unfair methods which had i
been employed by the government
In the prosecution of the land \
fraud cases which had induced him j
to pardon Willard Jones It isi
probable that other prisoners who
are now serving sentences in the
Washington state penitentiary at
Walla Walla for the same crime as!
that for which Jones was convicted j
may be pardoned.
KOI RULE BILL
NOW IN SHAPE
TVtK RBPORT OT HKXATK
fOMMITTKK TO UK PAVORABU!
Paimns of Self (lotwumHte For Al
aska Relieve ThiM M?w#r? WIO
l*> r?*?n| Refore Cotifrwi Ad
journs.
Washington, Jun? S ? The Alas
ka Home Rule bill I* now in read
iness for the action of the Senate
The Committee on Territories of
the Senate It la understood will re
port favorably on the bill, and there
Is more hope than ever by the
advocates of the measure that the
bill will be passed by the senate
and signed by the president within
the next few days
TAFT ORKCTH KAfSKR'H
nit; BATTLK SHIPS
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Fort Monroe. June ? ? As the '
three Oerman battleships steamed
under the buds of Fortress Mon
roe, they were Greeted by Presi
dent Taft, and the big guna of the
Fort boomed forth a fitting aalute
PRIXtKSS MAY WILL
AKRIVK AT SIX <rCUH K
Agent l>owle, of the Canadian
Pacific local office reports the
Princess May as having left Wran
ee|| at 7 o'clock laat nlnht, after
remaining in that town all day
Tuesday unloading 100 tona of
freight for the Stlklne iiT?r.
She will arrlv# In Skagway to
night at 6 o'clock with 91 passen
gers for inside points and 11" tons
of freight. The Princess May will
sail Thursday evening at seven
o'clock
LOOK* LIKE SOt'TH
DAKOTA FOR ROOSFVF.LT
Si on i Falls, 3 Dak , June 6 ? Bar
ly returns from the presidential
primary election held throughont
this state yesterday Indicate that
Col. Roosevelt carried the state by
a plurality of from five to twelve
thousand
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