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WADERO WANTS U- &
TO CCOSC 4 U ARE 2
KnutK MMt r* St?tf De>>anr*-?
&v *?*???? Pr*F?<i**it T?W?fl?n tc
b< F?itwr*r Of Rojvort For ("?
IrMtrtten,
iF?r Alaska X??* BareaiO
* VSHINCTOX, rv C. FW> ??
T* *H5 aanoaaoed fey Us?- do^mniont
4 today :h? pr?**ioat Fras
c5?po Madonc of bas
:l?o Ctiiwsl Srau* to cX?e the r*4*li
pari of 3v*rt*
Tfe-s is r*k^? by 4ii*ton*t? to bs
a fiwrssaor of a roq*? ?<? tf?e
ot V ? \ on for *V ta^oTWJtioa
of tV fatted SUi<? la tbe ifrwo?rt
r*eiikvx
SEATTLE BUSINESS V AN
DfES O* HEART failure. ;
I Ry AMa N??i Baneu )
SRATTU2. f>K iS? SeabV- M??
~.a* iKtuixv arr in mowraing b*#*:
ot?r tW ?mM<? death of W. IV Ho
fi<w?. ?>lw< i r tvtwutons mxs of <hfc
iKj. who <!j**d at his feOBK ^ ~l
IVoJh ?*? wr- " '
wKhoct ? s
?"w*r as U . .f att <4 >i attki of
V- Hoffet? has ty>o? a i l iwltw. of
" h? city fcr BK.T yoars aa4 Is thv
-waw of Jaqpf
w*si?*e: ? Th*. Hof-j* ^troi arti^.
R^u^aer.t Oo Ho to also director- In
-fT*ra* of th? tout* Nar.k? of t\r f*y
MAW GOVERNORS
RAUV TO TAFT.
<1* Atao&a X?? Bwm
W \>H?XGTON. D. C., Frfc - ?
FMKi* r,c tho aa?owfrc*?et!t <*' the
aadi^nry cf Hoowrolt. RppsiJfTit j
Taft ku r<N^iv?sJ piedpw ?C ?W*1 !
rroa- TiiAisy of the iwwincat men <*
e voatrr Aooarsv tV^< are
<Jov s>?-^sartlt of Jtnuse***. Got
C*rroi of Io*X Got Hay of Uteh
l^bc a. Got. Ura Spray of Vttk *w |
Teaer. Got. e< INjaa^yhaaa-V Got.,
S?k? Pmt x.]! of r*>>*-*rr ar;<1
Aran Potior. Got of RboAp Is)*^3.
EUROPE THREATENED
WITH COAL FAMINE
Fr*rch Coal M?nar* Make Demands.
Threaten W*lk Out, With English
And German Miner* ?n March 1*t.
PARIS. FVh. 2*? Special iave^ Ht*
fcons in best -informed quarters re
garding the owtlook in tile Earo,-> k \
coal UxJa?trv go to prove that there
Is ever* likelihood of a grave crlsi*
affecting the principal conntrir* of
Ksrojv 4b a few weeks' Ume.
The French miners met a few d*r>
ago to decide on a general strike bu
tike proposal to ro ow was at oncej
rejected on the grtwwd that U wo*y>
he more effective to do t*o on Marcli
1, the date fixed for the general
strike of miners ia Rnelawi and Ger
many
The prospect, therefore. looks very
crave. and it is feared here thai, nti
k?e the men s demands are acceded
to. a severe blow will he dealt the
trade in general ihrou.-txroi the
world.
It is not thought Hkrty that the
maoters * III give in on the three
demands the men make^-an elsh'
Imir day extended to all workers om
P*o"r*d in mines, increased pensions
*nrt a minimnm wa.se
It is pointed Oct at the off ices of
the central committee of the Col
lieries of France that the minims
themselves have had an eight-hour
iny achednle since 1MK, hat that to
tVjwI iv o men who work trmir*
?Ut horses is absolnt"
?s they have to be In
?xtr places before the miners s'art
-*-<vk and have the machinery and
vehicles ready for the next day's work
after the miners leave
The demand for a minimum *.v:p
is refused on the ground thai. o*in^
to special conditions. the work has
paid few by the piece, not by
ttam, and that the men's earnings
depend entirely on the number of
tons they are able to produce in a
v To pay them by time wouKl
:.M>an an amy of foremen ? almost
is many as the men ? to patrol th< i
workings of a mine and see that the
-rcper areoant of work is beins done j
As to penskma. the employers flat
ly refuse to give m*we. stating tha
:he miners are already exoepti-naily !
fs i-orwd in this rwpjet. compare*'- j
?HU? workers ht other trades.
Meanwhile manufacturers are ir. i\
state of the greatest anxiety, ion
p lair, tag that, even if the Fr^ncfc
miners give in. the strike in Ens
land and Germany mnst mean a croa
rise in the price of coal, nincp mart
tKn.i half the coal used here is im
rr?rte>4 from abroad.
Special Offerings
New Dress Chiffons
per yard ioc
New Dress Trimmings
"First Shipment of Spring Goods"
Will Arrive This Week
LADIES HOME ;
JOURNAL
SPRING STYLE
BOOK
20c with a 15c
Pattern
H. J. LYNCH
Th? L'p-To-D?t? Hat*rdas*ttr wvi Lac*te Furr(?h?r.
BUREAU OF LABOR TO
CONFER WITH STRIKER
1 Ccrgrett it Atked by Gov. Fot? to
Investigate Conditions Responsible
For Big Walk-Out. Will Investi
gate Alien L?bcr.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
| WASHINGTON, P. C.. Feb. ?? j
i Oongreas was today asked to inros
r i^&te the Lawrence strike which ha*
AitSfsl the Massachusetts authorises
1 ranch trouble.
The matter was referred to the
ivnreau of Labor who will confer with
represent at nee of the In. 000 cott<*i
n-orkers who have been out on ?"*
strike foe many months, and the op- ,
erators who refuse to come to terms t
with the laborers and who are report
ed to have Imported aliens for the!
purpos?> of breaking the strike
LEAP YEAR "DON'TS" FOR
GENTLEMEN GUESTS TONIGHT.
Dou't behate in An ut>Udylike man
ner.
Don't wajk wms the fwor an- 1
.itvompanlpd fcy a My.
non'l smoke
Don't a?k L Adies to dancv
Don't choose your supper partners.
Don't signify any d??lre to sit in
.1 cocr corner
Don't hejp la.lies to punch
Don't propose marriaz*-.
The above - are a few "Daa'te"
which all gentlemen should hear in
mind this evening while in a'-tendanc
at the Leap Year Dance to be given
Ht the ladies of the Wh'le Pass
OtnV
The committees ia charge have
y*n)p'<e*cd all arrangements and an-'
lovnoe that the dance toni-rht will
be a "half and hair' affair. The 1*- j
dies w tl hoM away diwi.ni the first
half, after which "Men's Rights"
win restored to them and the 7 {
will be id von full power to art
The committee desire that all men j
who hare been overlooked by the
ladies seeking a partner, will come
right alnnp They will be welcome
and admission is free.
There l* no need to exhort the la
dies to do tlwir duty and bring a ,
centieman along as the advance ?a?e ;
rf tickers indicate that they are all
planning to be there.
The grand march will her in a? nine
c'elock. Admission. LadVs One d^i
Jot. Gentlemen free
Anon cat the passengers who arriv-j
?d on the May last ni?ht and will
irwide are Robt. Rlddi^k and wife.
->f Whltehorre; Herbert Whoe'er.
Supt. of the Whi'c'io^e-Da^-soti ?ta-e
ttne; H. O Mil vain, minin? operator
.?>n the Walkers Fork: Tl. 11. Rearse.
Atltn raining operator; .la*. Ander
f?n. auditor of the R. N. A. Ha^k
of Dawso?. and A. Dav. assayer of
?he R. N V Rank
1. Taylor of Whi'ehoc . sal'ed n
the May >ast ni^ht
ALASKA DOINGS AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Ce^gnessmrn Flsod Wants Alaaka
Railroad Commission. Wlckertham
Wants "Seat Money" For Alaska.
Rowe SeeVs Relief f<r Natli/es
(Special to Tba OaUy Alaskan.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. ?? j
Consressman KJood, chairman of the
Committee on Territories has pre-i
aityled a bill wliW-h offers a aslutkMi
of the aomewim complicated situ
at ion pertaining to Alaska Rail
roads The bill provide* far the
Appointment oj & commission cf
three, to be composed of one of
ficw of the Engineer Corps oC U>e
1 1 niled States Army, one competent
railroad construction engineer RthI
one competent coal mine operator,
all of well known ability, to be ap
pointed Immediately npon the pap
j j>a*e of the blH. The eommWwton Is
authorized to rail for assistance fnwn
every deipartmetit of the a'lmitiisAra
tion and to ro to Alaska and rol
ler* all map* and get all prwwible In
formation pertiilnir. ; to rai road
r;?ute?s to the coal fields and the In
terior and to make a recommendation
to Conqreos by l>ecemt>er one. next,
firs w ill eliminate fte bi^erlnj; and
quarrel in* that has been carried on
t>efore the committers in regard to
the various proposed routed. The
bill wiH be reported out of the earn
mittoe at the next meeting ami
planed on the calendar fw pavase.
It probably wlH bead off all other
;?ro|)oaed rallroMl! lejdati^t.
Mr. Flood taken tte position that
?t wmild be foolish In the extreme
for the (tovemmi'ist to appro; rla'e a
large sum of money to bi;lld a rail
road In Alaska irtthout definite and
accurate Information as to where
the raUroad wo*i|d start and where
It would end. He thinks the ?elect
Mi of a proper route |* moM v?;ai
to the successful development of UK
coal fields and h? base? the arjtument
on the fact that the eo?t of the
)r*i!=-|??w*Mler ef coal will rui a
most Important tfmre In the alHHy
of the operators to marker the fuel.
Consrefcsir.an Sinister'* w*il bill
which provide? fi?r the kill hi* anl
marketing by the nnTnwn?M of sur
plus bachelor seals pa *? i the Howse
a few days a?o a'Trr * somewhat bit
ter quarrH ainout; the democrats
members some of whom force a
closed season for a perl d of flvfi
yoars. Last year the lovernmtnt's
profit from the Jieallnjr faufcistry In
Alaska amounted to 1185.000. Sen
ator John L. Wllsoo. head of the Pa
elflc Coast deleiJitim, ha* sinre In
vented at least one thwsand p?rfe<-t
!y pood reasons uhy Shout 7.*> per
cent of this mencjr rhooM he turned
Int'j the Alaska fend and erpenled In
ponstraoUon of roa '.s and trails
- -Mitor Wilson, .lame \VI kersham,
tie Alaj&an Dale^at*: an! o:h?m In
terwtrd in AltoJtu. will enJt?vcr to
hav* an amon'm nt male to the
bill when It eomM h- foie the Senate
committee. The tn?endnent will pro
vide that the profit derived fr->m
the poaltn? Industry be e*p?n V j in
\)Mka.
Bishop P. T It-*re, head of the
Episcopal Dtoepce of Alaska has
left for his favorite stamnin? grounds
In the North. He will $ro down the
Yukon to the KojTikok. thence up
the Koynkuk. a -rr?s a divide and
down the Colvllle River to the Are
T" T* *?
f f- T
SKAGWAY HENS WORK- ?
+
ING OVERTIMiE *j
77ie result is that we will sell +
+
Skagway Eggs until further *
+
notice at +
SI CENTS PER DOZEN j
J P. H. GANTY, Grocer J
? + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 4* + + + + ?>+?
MAY P08IPDNE
BIG CONVENTION
DEMOCRATS WOULD SEE RE
SULTS OF REPUBLICAN BATTLE
National Committee Sp.lt on Que*
Hon of Postponing Baltimore Con
vention. Some Want More Time
to Select Candidate to Oppose
Rocscvel*, If Latter It Noroira'ed.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C? Feb. 29?
There Is a movement on areonqst
tile Democrat* on the Na'l mal Dem
ocratic Committor to postpone the
!>?({ nominating convention scheduled
to be hekl in Baltimore June 29th.
The members of the committee are
evenly divided on the question of
postponement. The reason for the
desire to postpone the Convention Is
said to be the short length of time
intervening belwoon the convention
o* the Republican* and IVemccrats
The advent Uito th<- rlnsr of Th??o.
l{onsevi'!t with _V< lto^itilfty of
his being Riven the nomination has
caused some worry to the Demo
crats, many of whom want more
time to consider the T>em->erat1e
nominee after the re*nHs of the Re
publican Convention Is known.
John William* of Car from was a
|i*s*engcr on the train la?t nijfht and
left on the May last niebt for Van
couver where he will .spend a few
weeks lrx)kinjr around and looming
acquainted with the outside world
aeaJn.
tic Oc?an. Ilefore the territorial
eommltK*. the nitdiop vompfalned
littterly ? and Jnstly ? that the only
time the. United SUten Government
iad JMM> anything for the Indians In
the North, It wan when tbey brought
i lot of alien savasw fr.nn British
Columbia, and established them on a
reservation at Metlftkatia where they
have sitiw* become quite prosperous
The FMsfcop sought to s^cnre the e?
'.'.hlishmcnt of reservation* for the
Indians of Alaska. Mft It is rather
thoncht that his efforts were un
attended with the succer.-s which they
merited. However, he drew the at
tention of Congress ?<ron?ly to the
fact that the Indians rapidly are be
In1: btotted off the map by the white
invader, and it is probable that a
i-mefioration of their pitiable con
dition will be the result.
NEW STRIKE MADE
ON KUSKOKWIM RIVER
? ? ? -
j Pay Struck on Tlv# Cr?k*. Tewrt
Staked at Mouth of Anlafc River.
Many Stampeder* Laava Idit ?r:d
Per New Diggings. Latter C ?mp
rear* Depopulation.
1DITAROD. Jan 4? A tnwnatf* ha*
1m?m? staked a/id wrveyed at the
mouth of the Aniak river. a tributary
of the Kuakokwim. aiccowHon to the
lateat arrival* from thai district. The
town wa? Vwated at the nearest
? rewible point to the dl*K*w*. where
recent discoveries of ?ood pay were
made. Already the Northern Com
merrJal company has secured a ilto
i in the new <amp ami ha* ordered 200
< abln lo*a for the construction of per
manent bulliHof*. Ten blocks of the
'own have been staked by mtoera
It to predicted that there will be a
stampede Into the new dlxictng* be
fore the winter to ow. for the lateet
report to that men are rocWm o?t
cofcl at the rate of $1.50 an b<*ir.
The atakers In tJ?e new town believe
ft w41l hare a popntotwm of VK) be
fore aprtn*.
Aniak river enter* the Kuakokwlm
o n the left Hmfc abo?R M mile* be
low the old Russian redoubt of
Koimakoviki. Roiwt* Ivrotieht here
rer-rrtly **<1 that pay had been
found on Ne<w York and Marble
creek*. Marble to a tributary ot the
Aniak on the left Hmlt. white New
Vnrk enters the Knekokwim on the
rifcht limit above Kotmakovakf. H la
! anthoritath?-ly stated. alao. that pay
| baa been found on the Kokrirak. a
tributary of the Kmkokwlm near the
Vniak. The tributaries of the two
*treama. Holoknk and Anfaik. head
Into the aarne reeton.
IWTAROD. FVb fi ? Duiin* the
paat few day* forty do* t<wm bear
In* atipT'liea have departed on the
stampede to Aniak river, hi the
Kuakokwlm. All of the principal mln
Inir operator* here have sent repre
sentative* to stake ground In the
n w dfnt The taten arrival* re
port that pay baa be?*i discovered on
five different creek* and that many
holes are being annk to determine the
extent of the 8rst discoveries.
The townaJf# that was recently re
ported staked at the mouth of the
Xnlak already bears a somber cf cab
Ina. and ft l? believed that a new
camp and a big one to In the making.
Many are leaving dally and Che camp
presents an air of uneasiness as a
result
The C. P. R. Steamer Prince**
May arrived In jwrt last ni?ht at 5: 45
with 43 passonrera and sailed south
at 11 p. m wtth 12 passengers
Cavrto* H?rt fcMFarr * Mm
IF YOU ARE HUNTING
For Good Clothing, come in and
look over our line
WILL CLAYSON
The
Gothier
The Hame of TheJjJ
HART, SCHAFFNER AND MARX
CLOTHING