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So. 14? FIFTKKXTH VKAK
SKAGWAY ALASKA. SATURDAY. SKPTKMBKR 31, 1914 ' 1" CUNTS
COPPER MINERS
WANT INCREASE
(Nfi tt ? Tfce win*
owner* ha** opJwrt the importa
tK* *t i Wnre aaiaber of strike
i*4 ihfir co?ain* is Wis
* MfV.1 with apprehension The
striking Ki!Wj are in an anjtry
nioH and R to feared that *h?i the
?>.?? ohm *rriw t? take !k* ptacw
<* the striker* that trouble will hap
!?en ia ahk-fc blood ?i? fiwr. Tho
ti'Vfnw Has two asked to call oat
il* m ilitia. Nat ht will not <o oo ??
I il ?m oth?* tneans have bew ?
LtMwl to wttl* the dtspute The
*tnif has spread lato h4
m to feared the * hole mi nine Indus
try of the west ufll become entan
cVed la the dispute
0?.T iif MaH R
Ttt?>T> OATS \ R%RKKI
Portland. Sept SI The cost of
livt?n has taken a drop a?d
patent flour to now the lowest in its
history Yesterday the wholesalers
ordeml a drop of twrtitv cents a
barrel It to believed that the lar*e
crop thto year had soaiethia* to do
with the decrease in flour rates
Society
Mm Mark PWlps and eklld-v
left on ooe of the late boats fbr an
?Atonded visit with relatives ia Ida
ho
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Mr William Rritt came home
o?? the HimSoldt from Juneau wbe:?
he went several days ajco on a Jotw
?? of business
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Mr*. Martin Conway. Mr* WO
liain K Brttt and Mrs Prosper H.
Canty a-ere cvenin* RW?t? of Mrs.
H J l.yack on Wednesday.
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Mr Cecil o?le who has spent the
?timnter in Skatway. returned on th
lvni>? Sophia to Seattle where he
? ill again attend the state uriver
VIVVroiNT HAS MXH
1>? WITH BW.IKKS
Wilmlagtcn. Sept 2* ? Kugeae
CWflte. Ill talking for the rrohtbi
i lorn si party. spent part of his time
: at a spwh lwt nijtht in rWifdiiS
Hiwdow RNMTCK. H* Mid that
Teddy is not a real progressive. but
is talking for the advancement of
his political ambition. He thinks
the only salvatioa of tho country
lies in the election of the temper
ance people.
THK WCAIM.\ P XKAl.l.KI.
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Trinidad. Sept. SO ? Theodore
Roosevelt did something nice and<
Srnwit to Wood row Wilson yester
day In a speech of short duration
which he delivered in this lovely
Colorado city. He said that Wil
son's tariff views wore not only
.witrary to the accepted opinions
of the leading political economists,
but were opposed to the very views
of Mr. Wilson himself as expresse.1
in his published works Mr. Roose
veJt read from the books of Wilson
passages which contradicts the word j
used by the democratic leader In his
political utterances.
SKKMRD JTsT 1.1 KK A
11H.ITH AI. (XtSVKVnOi
Chieaga, Sept 2" -Governor
Woodrow Wilson was given a groat
orattaa in Chicago yesterday. It
seemed like anot her poiltical con- ,
vent ion. the way the people crowd
ed into the hall and shouted for
the democratic leader.
New Orleans, Sept. 21 ? A wire
leu* message has been received stat
ing that a severe battle between the
American marines and the Xicarag
nan rebels was fought yesterday,
. while the Americans wore attempt
ing to open the railway near Bar-|
ran ca. The rebels were driven back
by the marines but not until oonsid-i
erable slaughter had been accom-;
plished on both sides
i
OUR NEW :
FALL MILLINERY;
?
NOW ON DISPLAY ?
H. J. LYNCHl
taut evening at 8 o'clock the pri
maries of the Progressive HoAe
Rule party were held In the City
hall. When the time came for op
ening the meeting Dr. J. P. Rrawand
took the chair and called upon IMs
trtot Committeeman H. B. l^eKevre
to read the call. After the reading
of the call, the chairman asked for
the selection of a secret*ry. Bert
llowdeshell was nominated and ther
Mtifi no further nominations be
was unanimously elected.
Nominations for delegates to the
l?istrlct Convention were then declau
ed In order, and the following gen
tlemen were placed in nomination
H, B. 1-eFevre, Or. L. S. Keller.
f>r. J. P. Brawand. Oeorge Mowl and
H? rman Grimm, there being no fur
ther nominations, the five gentlemen
were chosen by acclamation.
Or Keller asked If It was the In
tention of the caucus to give any in
s: ructions to the delegate*. He was
of the opinion that Skagway was at
ist entitled to *>ne member of the
legislature, and more if we could
get It.
Mr. LeFevre outlined the voting
>tr,>?gth In the various precincts
and s.iid that one member was all
that Skagway could Justly claim title
:o, that th?* voting strength was in
Juneau and l>ouglaa Island He said
that the recommendations made 1
the call for legislative representa
tion. were purely advisory and may
be changed by the members of the|
convention, but to the committer
men is seemed a fair apportionment
haard on the vote? of the several lo
calities. which is as follows
Juneau Recording District, (elim
inating Douglas Island I.. .. 2
I<euglas Island 1
Lynn Canal 1
Ketchikan .* 1
Wrangell and Sitka Recording Hit
tricts. Inclusive, 1
Judge Martin Conway was asked
regarding the legal requirements of
I .Wishing notices of the coming el
ection. and said that in precincts
oiitsi??e of incorporated towns It re
quired a sixty day notification by
<>>'? c or publication and that hits
been attended to by the clerk of tlie
courts In incorporated tow ns the
requirements were thirty days no
tice.
Town Clerk McKay w is asked re
warding the action of the Tomn Coun
? :! and he informed 'he ni??etinp
that the election clerks and judges
appointed, and that he
' ad just received the notices of elec
tlou which would be posted at
one*
O. U Dirkeson responded to an
Invitation to say something for the
pood of the primaries, and he Inform
ed the meeting that he. Individually,
waa interested In the progress of ev
erything that was of Importance to
the voter* of Skagway and he want-,
ed to maintain his right to vote in
political affair*, hilt that none of the
officer* of the White Paaa (which
included himself) would be permit
ted to tak? active part In Influenc
ing tiie pcilltlc* of the country. The
White Pass intended to keep lt?
hand* out of the country's politic*,
a* It always had. but he encourag
ed hi* men to study the condition*
among themselves and to vote a*
they saw fit. Hia remark* were re
ceived with cheers
There being no further business
before the meeting, an adjournment
waa taken
CAMPAIGN INV KSTH1A TIOX
RKSPKtTS NO PERSONS
Washington. Sept. 21 ? Mrs. Har
rison. also l.itiie fllMss. daughter of
Cornelius Bliss, will be called
to testify before the campaign inves
tigation committee.
JOHNSON LKAVKH INDIANA
l-X>R OTHKR STATUS
Indianapolis, Sept. 21 ? Governor
Hiram Johnson of California has
found It necessary to cancel all his
state speeches in Indiana. The cam
palgn committee has advised that he
go to some of the other states that
seem to need him most.
CO.XI, FRAl'D CASKS
HKtJIN IN KARNKST
Tacoma, Sept. 21 ? A Jury
Rullock-Houston coal conspiracy ca*
has been siecured and the trial start
ed under the supervision of Judge
Cushman. The case involves the
attempt U> hold up the government
by conspiring to Increase prices for
supplying coal to the various Alas
ka forts.
A report comes from Whitehorse
that Conductor Jerry Qulnlan is
better.
VISITORS TO SKAOWAY ASKl'tt
KAlIt ARK (XNtlHAtlt 1 VVITKH
to out stork. wk wili. mark
RSPW1AMV RKPWKD TRUTCH
ox am. IM'Ith ktt. x*i mx?
THIS TIMK.
INDIANS JOIN* TtKftKI.K
IX SH?*>TIN? lTl* TOWXM
Douglas, Spet 20 ? The Yaqu| In
dians hare Joined the Mexican reb
els and are helping: to sack the
town* captured by the Insurgents
Reports rome of many deeds of vio
lence being committed by the combi
nation of lawless elements.
KM'KKSS KOliltKliH <
I
MAKK IIKI HAH.
Pensacola, Sept. 21- When the
IiOnisvllte, Nashville train arrived In
thla city the enpress me??>nger re
ported that he was seventy thous
and dollar* short, and that the mon
ey had been taken from the train
hy train robbers. The money was
being shipped to this city and was
In sealed packages The company
detectives were Immediately placed
on the case and the express agent I*
being held pending developments.
The manner of the robbery has not
been given out by the railroad offi
cials.
TAKT WOI'I J) (TRT.4IL
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Beverly, Sept. 20 ? President Tmft
has just made public a letter In
which he directs the heads of all
the government departments to for
ward his estimates of th* revenu?e
:ind probable expenditures for the
coming fiscal year, in conformity
with the budget plan agreed upon at
the last session of congress
The president scores the loose
methods of government accounting
which has heretofore been in vogue,
and he says that under the budget
scheme he will be In a position to
direct matters which will result in
greater efficiency and the saving of j
millions of dollars yearly to the gov-t
ernment.
The Hegft wflll sail for Haines at
4 o'clock this afternoon, on her reg
ular schedule.
Managua. Sept. 20? Nicaragua is
Mill undergoing a desultory war
which Komflimm brwkn out In de?
tructlve violence and again la <juie?
rent. Yesterday the government
troops attacked the rebel stronghold
at M essa y a and ?fter several hour*
fighting were repulsed with a consld
r rable loss of life. The rebel up
rising seems to be netting quite gen
eral and the government In many
parta of the republic aeem wholly
Incapable of quelling the fight
Hftill OFFK1ALH RKITRMSWI
O* JlNRKICAU tlH'lHKH
Waahlngton, Sept 20? Fecretarles
Knox and Fisher will r?turn from
Uie Orient on the government cruls
er Maryland Mr Knot la on hla
way from Japan to Honoluln, where
he will meet Mr. Fisher and togeth
er they will come back on the Amer
ican war Teasel Maryland.
TltlKI) TO I.MVK OHHTRT
A!W POMrR *AB HIM
New York, Sept. 20 ? Harry Pol
lock was arrested here yesterday"
just as he was taking the boat for
Europe. Pollock fnrnlshed a hid
ing place in which Jack Rone was
secreted while the police were look
ing for him in connection with the
killing of gambler Rosenthal.
Pollock protected strongly against
being detained, but he had to walk
up to the court and give bail for
his release. He had been nnder sur
veillance for several weeks past, and
the officer* had Instructions to place
him under arrest the moment he
showed evidence of attempting to
leave the country.
Send the Dally Alasksn to the states
IN APPLE PIE ORDER !
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and ?
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