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No. .,8 SIXTEENTH YEAR SIC AG WAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1913
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PRICE 10 CENT
BRYAN BELIEVES
in THE PEOPLE
l*a.ighters of ihv American Revolu
II. -n last Bight. Mr. Bryan told tho
member* to get on the side of tin
common people. He said that t h?j UK
thinking and followers of casto uud
w.ilth might bo led astray by the
C'itterlng baubles of popularity for
atvhile, but th?* true worth of the
ustVu re.s'ed la the vast numbers
designated as th>? common people
All good comes up from them. All
reforms originate there. History
dees not show ar.y place whoro re
f >rmatiou has ever come down froin
the thrones or from tho arlstocrltv
of wealth and place.
It was the common people who
first demanded the magna charta.
All constitutional government had to
be wrested by the common people
from the greedy and jealous guanl
KYAN It I- I.IK\ KS COXSKR
\ ATI<>\ IS STAG .NAT ION'
president ot the Anaconda Copper
rived In the city last night.
matter how beautiful the theory is.
.\I..\SK W INVENTS XKW
KIM) OK HEATING STOVK
Jwso Rogers of Mltarod, is per
ing of ov t>*r wnt. in the wood bll*
is too far from tho heatinng surface
of the utovo at l?*sa expenditure of
Mayflower Island
Where Lovers Gather
Spring s First Blooms
i lly of DuugloN, Showing ?''? Inland.
The hundreds of people whj trav
el up aud down the Alaska Inside
passage each year have noticed a
pritty little Island in tho rougl'.s
harbor, upon which some buildings
have been erected, and which Is con
nected with tho Island City by a
wharf. That Is" Mayflower Island. 8
named by thoso poetically Inclined.
It has a story which we take from
'he Juneau Dispatch as follows:
Tho little Island near Douglas
which Is officially known ou the gov
eminent charts as Juneau island, and
which is tho subject of the Stubbiim
memorial was reserved by executive
order of June 21st, 1S90, as a gov
ernment coaling station and wharf.
The island is three acres in extent
and rocky and picturesque in Its
Since the city of Douglas was first
settled by white people the island
has been a resort of pleasure seek
crA/aI>d It la the first pluco in llu- j
vicinity whore the Mayflower blooms
and is tho annual pilgrimage place;
for tho young people to gather their
May day bouquets. The island con
tains many shady nooks und dells.
Salmon berries grow there In pro
Scveral years ago when tho Doug
las city wharf was built It was de
cided to extond tlie wharf tojtho is
land so that this beautiful spot coul
be more readily reached and tho sub
scriptlon books were thrown open
and the extennsion was built by the
people.
Soon afei thu wlmrf was built, a
steel cage was installed on tbe is
land and for severui years mo bear
luive made their homo there. A lit
itle later, on another part of tho is
j land, an une was enclosed with a
;ulre fence, where a number of deer
| and rabbits nre to be seen. I^ist
.May a carnival was given In Douglas
and a beautiful pavilion with a danc
ir*g floor which la probably the lln
est In Alaska, was built with the
proceeds on tho summit of the hill,
tho whole being surmounted by u
hundred foot flagstuff from tho (op
of which Old Glory floats on gala
occasions.
Besides these attractions tho shad
y, secret nooks have been sought
out and rustic benches placed there
so that men and maidens may toll
the old, old story, ever new, and sol
itnry mon may sit and watch the
ships and launches In tho channel
and the sun set behind the majetftlc
Altogether the cttlienB of Douglas
have expended something over I SIC*
In improving the Island, and the
Dispatch hopes the Stubblns memor
ial will pass both houses without a
dissenting vote.
-!:\Y.\IS1> WOMAN KILLED
1SY SEATTLE AUTOMOBILE
killed and her two sons, Cedrlc aiul
Wnltcr, badly hurt. In an auto ac
cident which occured In Seattle on '
April I, when the machine (ell in a
ravine, on Queen Anne hill, was the
wire of William H. Whittlesey, of
Seward, now attending the Frost
Cedrlc is 24 years of age and Is
studying for a professional career
Walter is a teacher In the Washing
ton stato University. While badly
injured, the sons will probably re
COM.IUNS WON'T REMOVE
TARIFF OX MEATS ?
Washington, April 15? An effo-t
faJled In the committee. It Is be
lieved that considerable of a reduc
tion In th? tariff on moats will b'x
NEW SPRING *****
...millinery...
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How
Being
Displayed
H. J. Lynch
The Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberda?her of Skagway
a .% i j. a a A A 4. i 4. W +
DEAD SISTER VISIIS POPE IN
DREAMS AND BIDS HI HOPE
Rome. April 15? Pope Plus X
passed a restless night, full of troub
led dreams. In ono of the flgMftrits
of his Imagination he saw his roccnt
ly deceased sister appear to him,
and she told him that his earthly
Inbors are not yet finished. The
venerable priest takes this as an o
m,n of good sont from the myster
[o:ib realm of another world.
Devout Catholics, In learning of
the dream which came to the Pope
? i?f night, in which his sister told
him that ho wnB to recovcr from
lili present Illness, aro convlncod
that It Is a revolatlon from Heaven,
lxwpeaklng ft sacred duty yet to be
performed beforo tho Holy Father
kavea this earthly scene.
SL AI'-STIC K MEMBERS
I'LAY LICK-ETY-CtT
Washinton, April 15? The Ropuh
ll?ans of the S-nate held a caucus
this morning for tho purpoge of op
posing President Wilson's nomina
tions. In doing this they hope to
cot oven with tho Democrats vho
are holding up tho Taft appoint
ments. Both sides seem to bo play
: a retaliation game, whllo legis
lation holds its breath.
LABOR DEMONSTRATION
Brussels, April 1G ? Tho Socialist
strike which went into effect y cater
ing up the industries of tho country
to any great extent. There h'lve
boon no disorders and tho wliole af
fair looks ltko a prematuro attempt t
PROVES A FIZZ1.E
day, has not been successful
?<tart something before tlmo was rips
or public opinion In readiness (or n
political change.
A LAMENT.
Thus with the year
Season* return, but not to me. re
Diiy, or the sweet approach of
even or morn,
Or sight of vernal bloom or sum
mer's rose.
Or flocks, or herds, or human
face divine.
Rut cloud Instead and ever dur
ing dark
Surrounds me from the cheerful
ways of men
Cut off, and for the book of
knowledge fair,
Presented with a universal blank
Of nature's works, to ine ei
purg'd and raz'd.
And wisdom at one entrance
quite shut out
?John Milton.
CHICK
FOOD
A L IS K It I
PKOGRESSIV K"
NOW IN ? T O O K.
I (M pound Snck $4.00.
SO pound Iota $2.25.
Smnll lots . . R contH pt?r pound.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
MINERS FROM TESLIN SE
CURE NEW CAMP GOOD
Caribou, April 14 ? "Upon any un
prejudiced ground It Is difficult to
Had a reason for the adverse re
ports made of tlio Tcslln district by
I):lly Leak and his party, who re
rontly visited th(ro," Is tbo sub
stance of it comment mudo by D. L.
Stevenson and fc.rnest Buttorficld to
a Dally Alaskan representative to
day.
Mr. Leak and his party wore on th
ground but nine days and he stated
to those in the tamp that he did not
want to stake, but wanted options,
which, Messrs. Uutterfleld and Stev
enson say, wore refused him These
Rtii tlemcn think that honk stuck
close to his tout all the time ho was
In the country und could not possi
bly seo much upon which to form a
fair and unprejudiced opinion.
Messrs. Stevenson and Quttdi*
field are two experienced mining men
well known in Alaska and the Yu
kon, and whose Judgment In mining
n.attcrs may bo rolled upon. Thoy
left Caribou on tho 16th of March
and arrlvod on Silver creek on ti e
23rd. They looked ovor the coun
try carefully, making thorough ex
aminations of the various creeks as
were possible to be made under the
present conditions, and the results
of their Investigations convinced them
thiit tliero Is a rich undovelopil
field there for placor oporatloan,
.'.ml ill consequence thoy staked on
SUror and Wolf crooks.
Accordl.it; to U1030 gentlemen
thoro Is plenty of water with sool
grades running about 20 feet to the
hundred with good sluice heads now.
They agree with Leak and his par
ty In saying that the country la 1
deally formed for easy placer o. ?'r
atlons, and while they are not en
thusiastic enough to claim it to t><.
another Klondike, they maintain
that a good camp is to be establish
ed there wMch Is destined for a pro
d<icer of importance.
They i.iw and talked with Dike
man who discovered the Iditarcd,
and who has staked for himself and
bought other claims which he Is to
work this season. Mr. Ulken.au
thinks well enough of the district to
ftake In it and to purchase ground,
and no one will dispute Mr. Dike
man's ability to form estimates of
the value of a placor couutry.
Mr. Leak and his party are tlio
culy ones who liavt* made an ad
verse report on the Te3lln countiy,
other mining men of equal exped
ience and ability claim that he whs
not thero long enough, nor did lie
do work enough, to render a confcl.i
.dve opinion in the matter.
IIHITT SAYS PHARMACY
HI I J, IS A GOOD ONK
Wm. Brltt, tho well-known drug
gist, is a strong supporter of Dr. F.
M. Boyle's pharmacy bill that pnsved
the Houso of Representatives Satur
day morning, and says that Its pas
sage will do much for tho bettormei J
of conditions In Alaska, and that It!
thould not be further amended.
Before passing tho House an |
amendment was raado to the Boyle j
hill permitting goncral stores G mllrj
or more from a drug store to carry
certain well-known remedies, and to
sell them. Another amendment was i
adopted permitting physicians that
have had three years' experience In j
a drug store to propare prescriptions
Other nmondmonts of a minor natur ,
wore adopted.
The physicians' bill, introduced by ;
Representative Boyle as a companlo [
measure of the pharmacy bill, was j
losaed a few days ago. Roth hills'
now go to the Sonate.
COL DICK HIS
IJION?
Seattle, April 15 ? Col. Richard
son sailed for the north this morn
ing to begin his summer's work in
directing the construction of ro:u|g
and trails In Alaska. Before leav
ing he said that If the members of
the Alaska legislature will get to
gether in I'nctr suggetfions for the.
constructions of roads in Alaaka.nnd
work In harmony for the real press
ing needs of tlio north, without try
ing to sccuro something to ple.".g?
tfielr own particular Interests, rei;Krd
less of the general improvement,
tl.cjr can no of great aid to congrc.s
it. securing the passage of laws and
appropriations of a substantial char
actor.,
As a man prows older, he takes better
care of his clothes, and he is a
lot bettor satisfied with thein.
THE service of this store is not
confined to young men. Any
man of any age can be well-fitted,
and conservatively dressed in these fine
Hart Schaffner & Marx
suits and overcoats. Now is the time
to see them.
WILL CLAYSON
T5he Home of-1? ?
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