ND1ANS KNIFE
ATLIN NEGRO
MS IMIIEI TRIBE IKES
BE! ? FROZEN
Atlln, M".rch 17 ? A colored man
name | J. ,M:iseanero. reached h t?re
vi sterdav tv ith both his feet frozen
.tad his body covered with knife
nounds and dog bi^es. He was
taken to th hospital where surgical
'reatment was given him in the hope
that it may be possible to save hW
lect from be in.; amputated, and to
cure his iniuries.
Maseanero tells the story of his'
troubles about as follows: He left
here Friday on his way toward the
new discovery in the Teslin country.
Upon arriving at Surprise lake, he
found a number of Indians camped
there and stopped with them. He
mills that the Indians had whiskey
with them and offered some of it to
him. After imbibing with them he
laid dow n for a sleep and during
Lis doie he heard the Indians refer
ring to hiin in uncomplimentary
tones. They finally attacked him
and a fight started in whicfa a doz
en Indians drew knives and attemp
ted to murder him He broke away
and rushed out of doors in his
stocking feet and started across the
I .ke The Indians set their dogs ou
him and In lighting them oft he was
severely bitten. Iu the Intense)
cold and with nothing on his foe t
but a pair of stockings the colorwl
man ran to a settlement ou Boulder
creek where he was taken in, arriv
ing there at 2 o'clock in the morn
ing, his feet badly frozen and his
body bleeding from dog bites and
knife wounds. Some white men
brought him to t.ho hospital in A(
lin where the police were notified,
who are now on their way to over
take the Indians.
The Natives were on their way
to Silver Creek with supplies for
Keeler and had stopped at Heeler's
cubin on Surprise lake when the
Negro arrived there.
The police are of the opinion that
the Negro wa3 the one to supply
the liquor and when they return a 1
more definite account of the affair
may be given, it seems to be an
other case of supplying liquor to
Indians, and the investigation will
doubtless determine where the fault
liee.' I
fatal explosion at
CLIFF MINE KILLS MAX
Valdez, March 2 ? Yesterday a;
very distressing accident occurred at|
the Cliff mine, resulting in the in
stant death of RobertBurt Pulien.
He was working in the tunnel at
the three hundred foot level, hav
ing the powder for eighteen holes.
He was alone and was arranging to
.ill the holes with powder when for
scnif u explained reason the pow
I der exploded. The head and should
I era of the unfortunate man were
I partially blown off and his body was
! remains w?re brought to Valdez and
' will be Interred here. Mr. Pullen
i was an Englishman, thirty-five years
of age, and was well known in
Southwestern A utka.
In 1902 the first electric truck
was used In Boston. Now there are
hundreds of electric trucks on the
streets of that city.
NEW SPRING *???
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H. J. Lynch
The Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway
Covhrnor John G. Brady.
Gil LUMBER CO. WILL
INVADE ALASKA FORESTS
Seattle, "Marcn 1 < ? Advices have
been received her? thiit John G
Lrady, formerly governor of Alaska,
but now living in Brooklyn, N. V.,
is promoting a company in the east
ern cities to take over a large quan
tity of Alaska timber for the pur
pose of doing 'lumbering on a large
8' ale.
It is the intention of the Brady
company to operate under the direc
tion of the Forestry bureau, believ
ing that liberal tjrnis can be secur
cd that will permit the outling of
timber ovr an extensive territory.
Mr. Brady is of the opinion that with
the opening of the Panama canal,
there will be an increased demand
for the yellow cedar and various
grades of pine that grow in many
parts of Alaska. He says that the
new Territory is now coming Into
her own, and during the next few
years will witness the greatest de
\elopment that the north has ever
seen.
OLDEST ALASKA I'OSTM ASTER
DIES AT KODIAK 1
A wireless received at Cardova an !
nounced the death at Kodlak of'
Harry P. rope, who expired March
1, from an attack of heart disease.
He was 7-1 years of age anil has'
been the postmaster at Kodiak
since 186S, holding the longest con
tinuous srvice of tny official in Al
aska and being among the oldest 1
postmasters in the United States.
It is reported that "Uncle" Har
ry Cope was the youngest son of
in English Lord. In his early
years he came to the United States
and joined an expedition that went
to California. Later some English
men there sent him on an expedi
tion to Alaska, where he has since
remained. After locatiug at Kodiak
ho opened a general store, which
he conducted up to the time of his
death.
He married and had a large fam
ily, three of whom survive. They
are Fred Cope and Mrs. V. P. Mor
rison, both residing at Cordova, and
Mrs. Willi, of Kodiak. Mr. Cope
recently served as a juror at Val
ilez and in December was a visitor
to Cordova At that time he was
well and hearty. He had a wide
.?icquaintar.ce throu^ho'-t Alaska.
lir two months 142 old houses
were wired for electricity in the
city of Nashville. It is a common
< rror to believe that a house built
before th3 advent of electricity can
not be wired without tuining the
wails and ceilings. .
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NEW OFFICERS
OF A. B. LODGE
Juneau, March 17? At Friday
night's session of the Arctlr Broth
erhood contention the election of
Grand Camp officers was held It
Is now up to the subordinate camps
to ratify the action of the conventlo
in order to give the new Grand
Camp official standing.
The following were elected offi
cers or the Grand Camp, subject to
the ratification of two-thirds of the
subordinate camps in the jurisdic
tion:
Past Grand Arctic Chie." ? J. M.
Tanner, Camp Skagway, No. 1
Grand Arctic Chief ? J. F. A.
Strong, Camp Iditarod, No. 27.
Grand VUe Arctic Chief ? Charles
A. Hopp, Camp Treridwell. No. 14.
Grand Arctic Roeorder ? Grant A.
Baldwin, Camp Haines, No. 17.
Grand Vrctlc Chaplain ? W. B.
Stout, Camp Halhes, No. 17.
Graud Arctic Keeper of Nuggets
H. ? H. Draper, Camp Skagway, No.
I
Grand Arctic Camp Cook ?
lluiley. Camp Dawson, No. 4.
Grand Arctic Trail Guide ? R. M.
Morrison, Camp Council, No. 13.
Grand .krctlo Trail Blazer ? Milo
Kelly, Camp Seward, No- 11.
Grand Arctic Keeper of the Inner
Toll Gato ? N. De Briae, Camp
Petersburg, No. 30.
Grand Arctic Keeper of the Outer
Toll Gatfe -8 c ouurlck, Camp
Wrongell, No. 28
Trustees ? G. C. Mulally, Camp
Oleary, No 22; El wood Bruner,
Camp Nome, No. 9.; D. Smith Har
ris, Camp Ketchikan, No. 20; A.
G SUo ip, Camp ?itka. No. 6, and
B. F.Millard, Camp Valdes, No. 10.
An executive committee was nam
ed to act ou all matters coming up
for the Grand Camp before ratifica
tion of th'.' election of the grand of
ficers.
The following were named as the
executive committee: A. G. Shoup,
?? Sitka; L V. Ray, of Seward;
Charles A. Hopp, of Tread well; Bar
ry Keown, u? Nome, and E. B. Col
lins, of Fairbanks A Grand Camp
convention was set for June 8 to be
held in Juneau
FREIGHT RATES HAVE
DROPPED A NOTCH
The Pacific Coast Steamship com
pany have issued a new s.htdule of
rates wherein the tariffs have gone
down from two to three dollars a
ton.
ATLI1 10 IESUN
DIST. 80 MILES
Atlln, March 17 ? A largo nuuihn
of stamped* n are arriving here on
their way to the new discovery on
Silver creek. Several parties are
outfitting witth a view of going in
over the i^-'w trail which has just
been broke, shortening the distance
to the discovery to ninety niil?..
Kecent arrivals ovor the trail
say that ft is in good condition and
that there is but little difficulty in
making th? trip ?lth dogs or mush
ing with sleighs.
BRYAN SPEAKS
FOR HOME RULE
Washington, March 17 ? William
Jennings Bryan was the principal
apeaker at a St. Patrick's banquet
Saturday night. His talk was for
home- rule for Ireland, and he said
that he believed the sons of Krin
would have that blefsign added to
their political rights within a very
few years.
Washington, March IT ? There i*
n'uch talk among the members of the
Wilson cabinet and leaders of th?
Democratic party. In Congress fav
oring the passage of an act estab
lishing a line of government owned
steamships to operate through the
Panama canal. Such a line would
be naturally exempt from tolls and
would serve to develop the trade
and at the same time keep other
companies from forming trusts and
comuiiwiione to fix the price of
j freight rates.
Stesship Spokane is due in Sky
way Tuesday at midnight, with 4 3
tens of local freight, twenty tons
| for rail, and seventeen passenger*
for this port. She left Ketchikan
] Sunday
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