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No. *6 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1913 PRICE 10 CENTS
EUROPE IS BLOCKADING
MONTENEGRIN SEDORI
Cettlnge, April 7 ? Mouteiiogro is
to bo deprived of her victory over
Hit Turks. Owing to tho Jealousies
o i Austria, who wishes to push her
empire to the southward, and to tho
other Kuropean countries who fear
the rising of another formidable na
tU.a. which may spring from the coa
lition of tho Balkan states, the order
h .s gone torth to stop the advances
of the Montenegrin and Servian
foi cct?.
When a to days ago. King Nlch
olna refused to stop the bombard
ment of Scutari at the ordor of Aus
tria, ho precipitated the beginning of
tho ?nd of Balkan advances against
Turkey. Today the International
fleet of warships from tho navies of
Austria-Hungary. Italy, Franco, Ger
many and Great Britain have gnth
f'Vd at tho Montenegrin port of Ar
tlvarl, and have established a form
li'-ble blockade In the Adriatic sea.
Montenegro will now have to
stop her advances and doubtless
1-we all that she has been fighting
for. Tho thumb screws have been
attached and the pressure Is begin
Jim Lee received a cablegram
last evening that Mr. Roberts, a
Native of llalnes, died yesterday
morning. : &J
Mai
a FOR GOV.
Washington, April 7 ? The Alas
kan toleration called upon President
Wilson Saturday afternoon and
j two hour's conference with him
over Alaska matters. Mr. WIIhoii ns
*ir?d them that he favored the ap
pointment of an Alaskun for gover
nor of the enw torrltory, when ?f
tor an Investigation, ho had assured
himself that ho could secure the con
sent of iro to servo In that capaclt;.
wSo hud the qualifications requisite
: for so icsponslble a position.
! SUPREME COURT AGAIN
Mr, and Mrs. Claud M. Doch and
children left this morning for White
| horse where the will make their
future hon*
FINK MS FOR
FROST OFFENSE
Chicago, April 7 ? Albort Fink, at
t 'noy for Frost In tho coal conspir
acy cases before Judge Landls, took
up tho dcfenco this morning and told
of tho transactions of tho company
of gentlemen who had attomptod to
uevelope Auiska. Ho said that Mr.
I'iMst Is looked upon by Alaskans as
mi unselfish pioneer, who Is deeply
Interested in seolng tho country ad
va.Ki", anil that tho ultra consorva
tlonlsu are pressing an Impractical
t.ieory to the extent of ruining every
dcvolopoment scheme for the north.
Fifty passengers loft on tho White
1'ass train this morning bound for
various parts of the Interior. Some
oi them will go to Dawson while
otlers are hound for the Teslin,
? ? "
CARRY COSPKI. TO AMERI
CA'S HIGHEST PEA I
In speaking of the latest attempt
to scale the lofty heights of Mt.
McKlnley by the Arch^oacon Stuck
Member of Arclulencon Stuck'* Part, on wny to Mount McKlnlcy.
party, the Fairbanks Times has this
to say:
In a determined attompt to ascond
th? lofty peak of Mount McKlnley.
k*own to the Indiana for ages as
Dcnall, a climbing party composed o
Archdeacon Hudson Stuck, of the
Episcopalian missions, Harry 'P. Knr
stens, tho "Soventy-ullo Kid"; Ro
bert G. T:itum, of tlie Nomina rais
sl- -n ; anil Walter Harper, tho arch
dcacou's half-breed attendant, leave*
Fairbanks thin morning at ton o'
clock. Tho supplies are to be
freighted to tho base of tho big
mountain with tho aid of dog teams.
Tho asccni will bo mado from the
northeast fr.ee, by tho head of Mul
drow glacier and the adjacent rldgo.
and tho archdoncon hopes to be on
tho top of tho mountain by May 1,
If woatlj#?r <?ondltlona will permit the
?aacAit.
Tho exposition haa no financial
purgoso whatever, and is simply
Planned to gratify a porsonal deslro
ai d wish o* nine years standing on
tho partof Archdeacon Stuck to
climb tho great peak. Tho scienti
fic observations will bo turned over
ts geographers with tho hopo that
they may be of some benefit.
JTho members of the party hope
to bo able to start back on tho nrsi
water and plan to float down the
K 'ntlsbna to tho Tanana during tho
month of May.
Tho trip to tho big mountain has
been tho desire of Archdeacon Stuck
ever since ho camo to Alaska In
1S04. Ho has had considerable ex
porlonco In mountain climbing in
other countries. Ho has uBed his
ico pick in tho Alps, the Canadian
Rockies and tho Colorado Rockies,
and is thoroughly conversant wltn
exploring work among snow, Ico and
c ovasses, so tho present undertak
ing prosont no dangers to him.
SL'l'REMK COURT AUAIX
TAKES UP ITS WORK
Washington, April 7 ? Tho United
States supremo court ro-couvoned
this morning.
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CONGRESS ASSEMBLED IN
EXTRA SESSION AT NOON
FREE LIST Hi LOW TARIFF BILL
. DESIGNED TO LOWER PRES
ENT COST OF LIVING
Washington, April 7? Congress
of tho United States met today In
uxtrn seaalc 11 culled by President
Wilson for the purpose of passing a
new tariff bill and for tho regula
tion and Improvement of the mone
tary system, if such a thing Is possi
ble. II
Tho extra sosslon was railed at
noon and the now tnrlff bill was Im
mediately Introduced In the House
l? Representative Underwood, which
ic believed will pasB the house by
tho first of May,
The new tariff sohedulo. makes
very general reductions on all arti
cles which effect the high cost of
li ?'< ug. A hi" cut has been mado In
sugar, site), woolens, etc., and
Bi.ores of articles have been place^
on tho free llat in order to reduco '
? e cost of foodstuffs and clothing
to the consumer.
Senator Chamborlaln Introduced
tho first hill in tho senate, his bill
calling for the construction of the
Alaska railroads, recommended by
the Railroad Commission.
Tomorrow President Wilson will
hreak another established and long
cherished precedent and deliver In
p-rson his special message to con
r?-. ss. Mr. Wilson has laid aside
more time honored customs during
his mouth as president than have
any of his predecessors in all their
jeais of office. He has no sympa
thy for things just because someone
else has done thorn or because
some custom has grown around the
no .oils of previous presidents. Ho
wants that tariff bill passed and will:
personally work for Its passage, go
ing on tho Iloor of congress If neces
sary. In his fight for what he be
lieves to bo right, and to carry out
tho promises of the Democratic
party.
At a caucus of tho Republicans,
Representative Mann of Illinois has
been put up for candidate for spenk
er of the Mouso.
A bright sunshiny day marked the
opening of congtess under the pro
clamation of President Wilson. The
gal lories of both houses were crowd
ed with men and women who listen
id with attention to the reading of
the proclamation.
Five hundred suffragettes, amply
protected by the Washington police,
marched to the Senate and were giv
en seats In the galleries where they
manifested the deepest Interest in
the proceedings. After listening to
the reading of the proclamation,
which called them Into cxtraordl
luuy session, the senate Immediate
ly adjourned.
Hon. Champ Clark was nominated
by the Democrats for speaker of the
?Uouse and was Immediately elected.
ITALIAN KINO GRKKTS
NORTH I*OIjK IHSCOVKRKR
!tomo, A ;ii 11 7 ? King Victor Kni
manual III of Italy granted an aud
ience to Ito'ucrt E. Peary, discover
er of the north pole, this morning.
The royal r.tler of the Italians, who
I y the way, ' naj an Income or
f 3,000, ')0t> j year, talked freely with
tin* gsou American explorer, and
listened frith marked attention to
8on.e of Mr. Peary's anecdotes of ex
periences In the northermost regions
of the world.
ti:ai?imn< s OK orikk
SHOWN AT ST. OKOKOK'ri
Nv.w York, April 7 ? Memorial
sei vices ovor tho death of J. P.
Morgan were held In St. George's
Hpiscopal church yesterdajrT A largo
number of the most distinguished
people of the state wore In attend
ance.
As a man trrows older, be takes better
care of his clothes, and . he is a
lot better satisfied with them.
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