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S.v 56 FIFTEENTH YEAR " SKAGWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY, JUNK 17, ISH2 PRICE 10 CENTS
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Seattle, June IT ? Early in the
month of July, the Interstate Com
merce Commission, according to an
announcement received from Wash
msrw?n, p. C.. will re-open the case
of the Humboldt Steamship com
pany against the White Pass & '
Yukon Railway company, in which'
discrimination in passenger fares
and billing of fmght is charged.
The commission will convene in ;
Seattle where evidence in the case
will be heard, after which it is un
derstood that the commission will
go to Skagway where the taking of
additional evidence will be continu- '
ed.
Charles F. Vunday. attorney for
the Humboldt Steamship Company
who has charge of the litigation
since it was begun, said that in all
probability the hearing which would
be continued in SVagway would con
tinue well into the month of July.
KliOTIED TO MIRRV; NOW
FOR THE MYORCK CH RT
Sar. Francisco. June 14? That di
\itve proceedings are soon to be in
>titutod by Mr* Daisy Parrot Whit- :
i.ey against her husband, J. Parker
Whitney, jr., a young millionaire,'
was rumored here today among
riends of the young couple.
Mrs. Whitney bade her husband
goodbye on his famous Rocklin j
ranch in the Sierras a month ago {
and went to Monterey to lire and
it is said she will begin proceedings ;
on the ground of incompatibility as
sow as her three months' legal res
idence there has been established.
Whitney eloped with Daisy Parrot
S* years a*ro, when she was heiress
of one of the richest of the old .
California iamilies and one of the J
most sought after debutantes in the
I'nited State?
Location notices, pacer ind quart*
for sale hy the Dally Alaskan. tf. j
RF.X BKACH STIUCKKN
BY TOTAL RLIXBXKSS
SpociaJiMs I->*r That Alaskan
Author Will Nctct Kejjain His
Sidht.
Seattle, June 1 %-According to
advices which have been received in
this city from New York, Rex
Beach, the author of many books
written on Alaska, has just been
stricken with paralysis of the op
tic nerve, and is totally blind.
Emminent eye specialists who
have been in attendance oi? Mr.
Beach for some time past have
grave fears as to whether he will
ever refrain his sight.
PRKSI DKNT TttCKKSON 11VY8
PKRM AYKXT HOMK 1\ RKA?WAY,
William Kritt Sells Beautiful Homo
to He??l of W. P. ? Y. Route.
Mr. And Mrs. l?ickes??n to Take
IViMxsiMi Within The Next Ke? ,
l*ays.
While the deeds have not as yet j
been placed on file, it is known that
at an early hour today, the William |
Britt home on the corner of Kiirhth j
avenue and Main street was trans
ferred to 0. l?. Dickeson, president
of the White Pus and Yukon
Route, the consideration being $ -4 ,- j
t?O0.
The Britt home is one of the I
most beautiful residences in Skag- '
way. and in addition to the regu- j
lar furnishiugs of the home, Presi-j
dent Dickeson bought a number of i
Mr. Britt s collection of fine oil,
paintings.
It is the intention of Mr. Dicke-j
son to make a number of alterations |
and improvements as soon as he |
is given possession, which will be
the latter part of this week.
The sale of the Britt home car
ried with it the entire contents, J
with the exception of the personal |
effects.
While there has been some rumor
of Mr. Britt and his family remov- !
ing from Skagway. this is found to j
be without foundation, as Mr. Britt j
stated that he was now engaged In j
looking up a suitable house Into!
which to move his family.
Mrs. Robert Foster was ai
passenger on today's train for
Whitehorse, enroute to Dawson,
where she goes to join Mr.
Foster who has a position with j
Klondike Mine? Railway under Gen
eral Manager Gene Murphv
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CHICAGO GREETS !
COL. ROOSEVELT
HAM** 1*1. A V "KYKRY
BODY IS DOING IT"
Crowd (i??es Wild When Ronwtilt
I'?s?n From Depot to Waltinfc
Autiimobilp. Oowmor's ( 'ommit- j
toe to Dcnmnil That tVnlral Com
mitter Rescind Many Decisions.
Chicago, 111., June 17 ? The spec- j
I lal train from Oyster Bay arrived j
in this city at four o'clock Saturday j
afternoon with Colonel Theodore j
I Roosevelt, and thousands of enthus- j
iastic supporters and admirers were
at the depot to welcome the Rough !
Rider.
Upon his alighting from his pri
vate car, the Colonel had a hard |
struggle to got through the throngs !
of people to the automobile which j
was In readiness to convey him from
the train to the auditorium.
The streets were blocked with :
people who cheered and shouted !
when Mr. Roosevelt came out of the j
depot, and the bunds played "Every
body's I>oing it Now."
When the Roosevelt special reach- j
ed Buffalo, three conches loaded I
with Roosevelt boosters were at
tached to the train, and when they j
came out of the d^pot they joined
in the noise of the Chicago crowd, j
and a perfect bedlam ensued.
Immediately upon his arrival j
here. Col. Roosevelt went into ex
ecutive session with his leaders.
The contest committee just be- j
fore the arrival of Roosevelt in the j
city seated the entire Washington
delegation and also twenty-four of J
the Texas delegates for Taft.
It is the intention of the Gov-l
ernor's committee, who placed thej
name of Colonel Theodore Roose- 1
velt in the running to demand of I
the National Central committee that
they rescind many of the decisions]
they have made in the seating of
contested delegates.
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WKI.K KNOWN SPORTINU
WRITKR TO RKFKRKK FIGHT
l^as Vegas. June 17 ? Kd Sjpith,
one of the best known sporting
?writers in the west, has finally
been afrreed upon as referee for
the Johnson-Flynn fight which is
to take place in this city on July I
Fourth.
MKMCAN CITY MSITKI>
nv vwni, ci.orn rirnt
Guanajuato, Mex., June 17 ? A
terrific cloud burst occurred in the (
vicinity of this city yesterday after-]
noon, and .as a result ?the entire:
country was flooded to a depth of j
several feet. Reports from nearby j
towns report scores to hare lost j
their lives by the flood.
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MAW IHWMITTKKS PROMISK
SITWIUT TO MKASl'RK
If $.VN).iNID Naval Apprprlation
Amendment I'aswes, Open
ing up <tf Alaska's C?il PW<1?
K< >r Rutrjf.
Washington, June 17 ? That
House bill No. 38, providing for
Territorial legislation for Alaska,
with the amendments creating a
railroad commission for the con
struction of a railroad In Alaska,
and the lousing of the Alaska
coal lands, will pass has been as
sured by a number of the various
Senate committees.
The house bill was formally re
ported to the Senate and will be
brought up for Immediate action.
It Is believed by a great many mem
tiers of the Senate that it will be
come a law before the adjournment
of the present so*slon of congress.
Should tlhe Senate pass the
amendment to the Naval appropria
tion bill providing an appropria
tion of $500,000 for the operation
of one of tb?i coal mines in Alaska,
it would mean that the Alaska
Coal fields would be o|K?ned up for
entry.
HK.H SCHOOL UKADKS
for skagway rvrii-s
School Board Swurp Smfrw of
Krfirtcnt T'furhrr Who Will Con
duct Ftrat And Second Year
Course of Advanrw) Study.
Hc School to Ijt Repaired And Re
nomteil.
When the Skagway Public Schools
open on Monday morning, August
19, in addition to the regular gram
mar school grades, two grades of
high school work will be added to
the curriculum
Miss G. E. Reiner, of Olencoe,
Minnesota, hail been secured by the
School Board as principle of the
school for the ensuing year, and
she will have charge of the high
school grades.
Miss Reiner has been teaching
in the Pocatello High School for
several terms, and comes with rec
ommendations of the highest nature.
Bv the addition of the two first
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years of High School study a num
ber of the graduates from the
eighth grade will thus be enabled
to continue their studies hero
and thus eliminate the necessity of
their parents lending them to the
states for their further education. |
l?uring the summer, the school
board will" have \he school house
thoroughly renovated, and It is
their intention to put new floors In
the main entrance hall, as well as
in the rooms t'.hat are now being
used for study purposes These
rooms will also be kalsomlned, thus
giving a bright and cheerful ap
pearance to the school
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Fresh Deep Sea Crabs ? Preferred stock 30c per tin .j.
Lobsters ? Preferred stock - - 40c per tin +
Chinook Spring Salmon ? Preferred Stock ^
Small flat tins 2Ck:, 3 for 50c 4.
Baratara Shrimps ? dry pack ? 2 sizes - 20c & 35c
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EVERY CAN GUARANTEED tobe NEW PACK +
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P. H. GANTY, Grocer i
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PRKSIDKNT DICKKSOX AdAIN
TAIiKH AUDIT STAMP MlM.i
ln?i<t<i That Skagway Should In-'
?tall a Numplinx Mill For Thf
Kncouragement of Prospectors to
invnllfniir The Mineral hwlhil
lllro of The Virinity.
( President O. L. Dlckeson, Superin
tendent V. I. Hahn, Traffic Man- j
J ager A. W. Brock, Purchasing ;
Agent C. I. Rogers and John Blan- i
! chard private secretary to the pre*- !
Ident were passenger* on the train
; today for Whltehorse. The trip
was made by President Dlckeson |
and party for the purpose of seeing
how thing* are progressing In the
. City by the Rapids, and also to in
spect the workings of the Atlas
Mining company copper properti?*.
Mr. Dlckeson stated before he
left that there were a number of '
! matters he wished to take up with |
j the people of Skagway. foremost !
? amongst which was the matter of
: the stamp mill, and that he was de-^
I termlned to have a stamp mill on
j the line of the White Pass Rout*.
| preferably at Skagway, but If the |
merchants of this town did not .wish i
| to go through with the proposition
I as put before them last fall, he '
j would take the matter up with thej
| residents of \V'hltehor*?<, with the
view of getting them interested in1
'the proposition.
Mr. Dlckeson states that the ideal
I of a stamp mill in Skagway as Ad- j
1 vertlsed throughout the slates have'
I given the town a vast amount ? of
; iieneflclal advertising, as well as
j this entire section of the country, i
: and that It was the agitation of
I building a mill here that prompted
the merchant* of Seward to install
a mill there so that the prospectors
in that vicinity could have prompt j
tests made of the ore taken from
j their prospects
! Mr. Dlckeson will b^ back In
i Skagway on Wednesday, and It
might be well for the committee
, who had the matter of building a
| stamp mill here in hand iast fait
i to again take the matter up, with
! the view of pushing It through.
i Curtis J. Webb, representing the
jj. W. Boyle Consessions In the:
i l>aw?on district arrived on the Dol- 1
j phin, and will resume his journey .
j on tomorrow's train for the interior ;
Mr. Webb remained over In order j
to see that a big shipment of lum- !
I ber, consisting of over one and one ?
| half million feet, will be pushed j
J through without delay. While In
| Skagway he was a guest of the Pnl
| len House.
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ALL LIS ARE
BELIEVED SAFE
KKVKJt'K CtTTKIl
VKWH FROM KATMAI
1"hM Ami
Again Spring* ?p. Water ? Veri
fying Rapid I jr. (Mtfnimwil r?l
tlr Killed For Fowl.
Seward, Alaska, June 17 ? The
cheerful news was brought to this
town by the Revenue Cattfcr McCul
longh. which arrived here las'
night, that the inhabitant* of the
town of Katmai and other nearby
Tillage* in the volcano (one are all
safe.
The people of these towns were
taken to Afotrnak, where they re
ceived food and water from the
Revenue Cutter Manning.
The rerent ralna which have
visited the volcano district have set
tled the ashes to such an extent
that they are now only from two
to eluhte^w Inches deep, while Im
mediately after the volcano In some
places they had reached a depth of
thirty feet
Investigation which have been
made shows that vegltatlon baa not
beon entirely destroyed, and that
In many places where foliage and
grass was believed to b?> killed,
signs are now appearing of a re
newed growth. The cattle from the
government farm which were not
killed by the volcanic ash, have
been driven to Kodlak, where many
have been butchered for use as
food, as the food supply Is almost
totally exhausted.
The water Is beginning to clear
up in the streams and springs and
In many of the latter Is now fit to
use for drinking and cooking pur
poses
'?DdiMj" Mnwl* Hert?n?lj III.
I>r. J. P. Brawand wa* called to
the home of Geonte Mowle early
today, and upon hi* arrival there
i found 'Daddy" Buffering from a
severe attack of pneumonia. Dr.
Hrawand state* that while Mr.
Mowle will have a hard flftht. he
believes that with the vigorous con
stitution of his patient, and the
fact that he wan called before the
d i seasp had gotten a very strong
hold that he will be able to hare
Mr Mowle oat arain within a abort
time.
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