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No. 239 FIFfEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, H>n
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FROM IB MB
Jan. 9 ? The recent ac
tion of the citizens of Fairbanks
and the newspapers of that city,
in criticising the decisions of Judge
Thomas Lyons In the famous bank
wrecking rases tried there, is gen
erally denounced by the attorneys
and cltixeus of Valdes.
Attorney Gibson, the special at
torney sent to Alaska by Attorney
General Wlckersham to conduct
the prosecution, was Interviewed [
this morning and said: "Judge
Lyons did his duty In the cases. '
He Is not responsible for tho Alas
ka rode, but administered It as he
found It. The fault Ilea In the rode
which Is weak and should be cor
rected The Judge acted fearlessly
and honestly."
Judge Lyons, replying to Inter- {
?lew says: "I did my duty under ^
my oath and my conscience and
strictly according to the code."
District Attorney Crossley, who
ucted for the government In the
prosecution says: "I have no
criticism of Judge Lyons on the
bench, and I believe he acted hon
estly and fairly; but 1 regret that
under existing laws an Alaska bank
can fail with a loss of a half mil
lion dollars, and no one be crimin
ally liable. The code should be
revised."
Attorney General Wlckersham up
holds the law as laid down by Judge
Lyons and says it Is sound. At
torney Croesley laid the case be
fore him by telegraph and asked
for permission to appeal, but the
Attorney General refused, saying
that Lyons was right, and acted
according to law. The general
opinion here Is that Lyons Is the
best judge that ever held court In
Valdes. The Prospector.
JOHNNY TROY STICKS
TO HIS DEMOCRACY
John W. Troy, formerly editor
o the Skagway Dally Alaskan, has
written to some of his Democratic
friends in Alaska that he Is not.
has not bveu and will not be a
candidate for the governorship of
Alaska nor for any other position in
Alaska John says that Alaska
ought to be governed by Alaskans,
and that the offices in all the de
partments ought to be filled by Al
askans
On the subject he has this to
?ay:
"While some of my friends, par
ticularly among those engaged In
the newspaper work, were good
enough to offer me support for a
government post In Alaska, 1
promptly called their attention to
the Democratic platform promise
that Alaskan offices should be filled
with Alaskans, and that even If 1
desired an appointment in Alaska, I
was barrel on account of my Seat
tle residence. That plank in the
Democratic platform la in exact
accordance with my Idea of home
rule, and ander no circumstances
would I be a party to an attempt
to defeat Its plain Intent.
"The Seattle Democrats believe
that Alaskan offices should go to
Alaskans, and If Washington Demo
cratic organixatlons take any action
at all on this matter. I predict It
will be simply to urge the faithful
fulfillment of the platform pledge
that they will be so filled. The Se
attle Democrats go further than
this: They believe the Alaskan
Democratic organlxatlon should have
complete direction of the party af
I fairs In Alaska without outside In- 1
terference, and 1 believe they stand
ready to act In accordance with that
I belief."
DOHA'S WORST DAMAGE
WAS A BROKKN KEEL
Seattle, Jan. 9 ? The steamship '
Dora which got a severe shaking up
by her contact with the beach at
Seward, has been placed In dry j
dock and examined. It was found
that the "launch little craft which
hag made <rlps all along the Pacific
coast from San Francisco to Nome
and around among the Islands for
many years, suffered only a badly
broken keel.
She will have her keel replaced
and some necessary changes made,
after which, with a general over
hauling, the Dora will apparently
be as good as ever and go back to
the Southern Alaska run.
33 I=3 Per cent
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+ Our Annual Inventory Sale ^starts at Nine o'clock on the 10th
?J* inst, and will continue for the next ten days.
J REMEHBER
we buy our goods from the manufacturer, not from another mer
chant. consequently we have NO OLD GOODS to dispose of.
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+ EVERY ARTICLE IN OUR STORE ON SALE (w,th the
+ exceptions of Rubber Goods, E W. Collars, Knox Hats, Threads
+ and One Piece House Dresses.
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Strictly for Cash
\ H. J. Lynch |
4. The Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Sltagway
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FIB MEM H
J. M Keller, Grand Arctic Re
corder, hia given out the following
interview to the newspapers and the
Arctic Brotherhood camps, which
was released for publication today
Mr. Keller stated that he would re
fuse to sign charters for the estab
lishment or subordinate camps with
out the Jurisdiction of the Brother
hood on account of the steam roller
tactics of the Grand Camp in abro
gating tho Initiative nnd referen
dum. He states that his office has
been flooded with protests showing
that many delegates voted In the
convention at North Vancouver con
trary to the wishes of the northern
camps.
Bast Grand Arctic Chief James
W. Hill, A B. for thirteen years
and life member of Camp Fair
banks No. 16, Is In the city and
added an Interview to that of Mr. ,
Keller which has also been wired to
the newspapers of the north. Mr
Hill says: that he was Astounded to
learn while on a trip to Southern
Alaska, of the action of the
Grand Camp convention held at
North Vancouver, In abolishing the
Initiative and referendum and In fur
ther amending the constitution by
providing .'or the eiitab'.ishment of
camps soufj of the prescribed lati
tude. Knowing the spirit of the
Arctic Brotherhood in Interior Al
aska, he feels that there has been
n serious breach of confidence in
the action of the delegates at the
recent convention which, if persist
ed In, can have only one result ?
the disruption of thi? Brotherhood.
Past Grand Arctic Chief Dr. Kel
ler, charter member of the Mother
Camp at Skagwajr, also condemns
the action of the Orand Camp and
nsserta the establishment of camps
below the original lines of Jurisdict
ion would destroy the order.
SALARY ALMOST
EQUALS TWTS
Chicago, Jan. 9 ? The Americans
of New York have signed Frank
Chance, the noted league manager,
to take charge of the Americans
for the next three years at a salary
of hundred twenty thousand dollars
for the three years.
ORDKR FOOTPADS
KIIJ.FI> OX SHJHT
New York, Jan. 9? Drastic meas
ures have been ordered by the po- 1
lice department of the city to pre- 1
vent a continuance of the holdups ,
which have been ravaging the city I
for the past month. Yesterday a
large number of policemen in citi
zens clothing were sent out with j
rifles and given orders to kill all
the holdup men that could be found.
A reign of terror is reigning in the
residence districts over the work
of footpads.
(JAKMFXT WORKERS PARADE
AS A DEMONSTRATION |
New York, Jan. 9 ? The sixty
thousand garment workers who
went out on a strike a few days
ago. are still holding out, believing
that the employers will accede to
their demands for better pay and
better working conditions. It was
given out at the union headquarters
this morning that they are arrang
ing for a monster parade as a
demonstration against their unfair
labor conditions.
VALDEZ TRAIL
IS OPEN AGAIN
Valdei, Jan. ?? The trail be
twepn this city and Fairbanks has
again been opened and the road*
declared In passible condition. Twen
ty passengers from the Interior ar
rived this morning by stage, baring
made the trip with but two days de
lay caused by this recent heavy
storm.
A wire from Cordova sayi that
the big snowslide on the Cordova
Northwestern railway hat not been
cleared away and traffic over that
line may be interrupted indefinitely.
JOHN BALLAINE WORKING
FOR THK SK1VARD RAILWAY
Trenton, N. J., Jan. #-^Iohn E.
ttallalne, of Seattle and Seward, left
for Washington yesterday after
conferring with President Elect Wil
son. Mr. Rallalne says that Wilson
has arranged several conferences
with northerners In which he hope?
to gain information regarding Alas
ka which will enable him to recom
mend legislation HUltable to condi
tions there.
LAST POLITICAL 8LATK
MtOKKN BY DKVLIN
New York, Jan. 9? Patrick Dev
lin, one of the b??t known Demo
cratic politicians of the country,
died this morning. For many years
he has ruled or been high In the
councils of the rulers of the New
York democracy.
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j. At this time of tout fresh fruit
and veiBctnblod are hard to g ?*.
? Wo have an excellent remedy for
+ this condition in our line of Pre
ferred Stock Canned goods. Every
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? P. H. GANTY, Grocer X
USS OF MOW
BUSHED IP MM
Ottawa, aJn 9 The I>ue*ews of;
ConnoiiRh', wife of the norernor
General of Canada, has be??n suffer
ing for a few days with peritonitis,
and yesterday her ailment becom
ing much intensified she was taken
to Montreal and placed In a hos
pltal Tho Duchess was accompan
ied by her daughter Princess Pat
rlrli *h? vffl nffliln I* eoa?t?nt
romm anlr.it ton with her mother ihr
ln? her llln?*a The phyal??aii?
have bullet in?M that there hi no
lmme?lia*e to ?p?rot?ei>d th?
the atrtrken lady'a life hi In dan
ter. and that they haro removed
her to Montreal where the aerrlrea
o' the moat eminent phjaKlana may
he certireil conatantly
m THINKS
HE'S ABUSED
Washington, Jan 9 The Ameri
can Forestry Association was call
ed to order last evening and this
morning Qlfford Plnchot made the
principal address. Me aatd that
thoa? who are opposing him and
Ills ideas of conservation are actu
ated by selfishness That their
principles are In their pockets He
denounced the attempts of corpora
tions and monopolies to ret control
of the few remaining resource*
left In possession of the govern
ment, and Rare a lone list of land
grant* and liberal donations and
nominal sales made by the govern
ment, from which no one received
adequate returns except the
schemers who banded together to
make the deals
IHfl SCHEME PRfXIUfTICD
TO IVTFRCEPT B KBKWW
New York, Jan !? - The United ?
States government has It* engineers
engaged in laying plans for the con- I
structlon of a gigantic breakwater
across the Newfoundland banks,
with a view of intercepting the
flow of icebergs which are such a
menace to navigation.
According to the figure* of the
engineer* such s project would
cost twenty million dollars
Judge Slout. H. P. M r.lrll ?
bine. Attorney Hag. in and J M
Keller returned to Halne* this af
ternoon on the Hegg
PENNSYLVANIA
UNDER WAIER
PltUbiirr.. inn ? Rain* and
warm waathar daring tha paat I*
hour* hir# floodad Ik* rWar* In
I'annayWania hundred* to
lwnm? homalaa* Tha All??hany
and Momon*ah?la rlT?r*. whWh !??*
thalr miflnwn In th?* rUf, ha?a
overflown th*lr bank* drlTliif hun
dred* of [>?npl? to th? hill* In th*
up|H>r m?rt of tli? rttj.
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Jan ?? Rnaaatl .fanning*.
toiW of t n? T aroma Par I fir Na
tional bank, >ai arraatad In thl*
f Ity r??rtw?laj upon r**iaaa? of tha
hank official* of Taroma, who
rhargrd hi n with daf*|rai|?m Wh*n
tha S?>a?llr policy took Jennings In
(irtr ha broko down and ronfnaad
?rarythln* Ma Mid that ha had
omh^tf I*t1 thr?? thooaand dollar*
from the '?jnd? of the hank. ? part
of whl?*h h? need In high DtM| and
in bad I ivoatment*.
Hla irmt ram* a* a dlat|n<*t wr
prlae to hundred* of frtewd* and
the officer* of the bank who had
tro*ted him, It la Mid ha wa*
caught by th? came old belief that
ha could reHace tha mnn?? and ao
rma wowld he tha wlaer Ha la
wlaar now.
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Hartford. Jan ? Ooreraoc Bal
dwin waa inatiRtirated thla morning
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And YOU'RE INVITED.
One taste of
Hart Schaffner & Marx
quality will fix the habit on you
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