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No. 33 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1913 PRICJ 10 CENTS
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IH KEEKO ? CI
Chicago, March 12 ? John E.
Ballaine. founder of Seward and
promoter of the Alaska Central rail
way, testified before Judge Landls
tnls morning. His testimony show
ed that Albert Frost and his asso
ciates simply purchased the Alas
ka Central railway for the purpose
of getting the coal lands. That
was the reason for their taking the
railroad, as otherwise there would
be no excuse for Investment, because
without the business from the coal
fields it would be impossible to
operate a railroad in that district,
except at an enormous loss
The t.1al of Albert C. Frost and '
f ve other defendants on charges of
conspiracy to defraud the United
States out of ten million dollars'
worth of Alaska coal lands began i
here last Friday before Federal i
Jjilge Keiicsaw M. Landis. The
prosecution is regarded as one of
the most important brought in the
federal courts by the government.
Frost and his co-respondents, It
is charged conspired to obtain
control of valuable coal properties
by means of dummy entrymen.
Frost at the time was president
of the Alaska Central Railway Com
pany. He also was president of
the defunct Chicago & Milwaukee
Electric Railway Company. The
other defendants are George M.
Seward, of Chicago, former secre
tary of Frost's companies; George
A. Ball, of Muucie, Ind , Duncan M
Stewart, Seyard, Alaska, and Frank
Watson, Spokane, Wash.
The Indictments were returned In
1911. Motions to quash and vari
ous pleas In abatement have been
overruled by Judge Landis.
Douglas, March 12 ? It Is stated
that ten h nisand Huerta troops will
be sent at once to the state of Sonora
for the purpose of putting down the
rebellion in that district. This
action follows the repudiation of]
Huerta's provisional national gov
ernment which was recently made at
a special meeting of the Sonora stat
congress, which also issued a gen
eral call to arms for all people of
the state to prevent any Intrusion of
iluera soldiers.
"Any attempt to bring govern
CHARACTER.
The first (King that a human be
ing should recognize about himself
is that his character is his distinguish
ing feature. It is not the amount
ot mone> , the amount of power, the
amount of brains, that a man has,
but his character, that indelibly
stamps him.
nient troops ino Sonora will bo re
sented," the message sent by
the state authorities to he pary in
power a Mexico City.
Provisional Governor Pesquiera
has issued an announcement de
claring:
"I am prepared to defend the
state with my life.'' He was ap
pointed chief executive by the sen
ate when Gov.Maytorena, now a
refugee in Arisona, was ousted.
Cannons have been placed around
the city and entrenchments are be
ing dug.
Elpaso, March 12 ? A report
comes that the federals have rout
ed the rebels at Parral, after tak
ing prisoner a number of the ene
my.
Mexico City, March 12 ? Advices
have been received in the city to
the effect that Great Britain was
t u the point of recognising the Hu
orta government.
new spring ? * * ?
JUillincry...
now
Being
Displayed
H. J. Lynch
Th? Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway
Moorv's Wlwirf Skimwaj
A REPUBLIC IS WHERE
THK PEOPLE ARE Rl'PREME
Washington, March 12 ? Persona
who are close to the new Secretary
cl State. William Jennings Bryan,
give the following is his opinions
regarding the recognition of the
Huerta government in Mexico:
There aro indications that tUo Ilu
tfrta government is getting th?> situ
ation well in hand and will be able
either to ijuke terms with or crush
the rebel leaders who are disposed
to keep up the fighting. It seems
about to ? stable h Us claim to be
ing the Mexican government de
facto, and will urge recognition.
Vie should withhold our approval, as
th British have. announced they wll
do, until a president has been electe
by a vote of the people. If Senor
Huerta is the choice of the elact
ors of Mexico, his will thru become
the government de jure and on'ltlad
to recognition by virtue of the ex
I ressed will of the people and re
gardless o what may have taken
place during i<+ent v.-eeks
We cannot afford to extend :he
hand of '.llowsbip to Huciia and his
associate* under existing condition*.
I'beir ciniiii to authority at presoat
if bared on the success of thalr
roup in overthrowing Madcro by
I roachery and u.ain force. Our Idea
>?* a republic is one In which the
people a.-e the supreme authority.
Rfecognitioi: of tho Huerta govern
uicnt at present woild amount to
.in indorsement o? the theory that
mi^ht m.ikus right in Latin Amori
ca. We; us sponsor for republican
principles, should not give encour
agement to aaaasslna and military
dictators. If the people of Mexico
see fit o accept Huerta as their
president, that is their affair, and
p-hen they have gone 011 record we
will l>e jusli'ied in recognl*lng him.
Mot? tnan fifteen thousand girl#
in New York w" o work on white
ttOixls are affected by an agreeing
reached last week between represen
tatives of their uniou and the Cot
ton Garment Manufacturers' Asso
ciation. The employes have gained
I he increased wage? and shorter
w rking hours for which they
struck several weeks ago.
Work and Play Are the
Two Best Things
of Life
By WILLIAM LOWE BRYAN. President of Indiana University
CHE TWO MOST VALUABLE MEANS OF LEADING THE MIND
AWAY FROM THE FEELINGS WHICH ARE WRONG ARE
WORK AND PLAY.
It is of the utmost importance in your lives that you
SHALL NOT BE THE VICTIMS OF FIVE MINUTES OF
WRONG HEARTED FEELINGS. This life is full of danger, and
it seems to l>e just a choice of dangers every day. But one of the
greatest dangers before us al! along the course of life is that in some
sudden, unlooked for five minutes we shall wrong ourselves for life.
PLAY IS MOST NECESSARY FOR THOSE WHO ARE NO LONGER
CHILDREN. IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE HEALTH OF THE SOUL
THAT WE SHOULD KEEP ON CARING TO PLAY. WHEN YOU HAVE
REACHED THE POINT WHERE YOU DO NOT WANT TO PLAY IT
IS A SIGN OF OLD AGE.
The fundamental distraction from evil is WORK. Work is by
all means the best thing. I do not quite 9ee why it was ever thought
of as a curse. It is the greatest blessing there is for children. Chil
dren and savages are naturally lazy.
The most important thing the civilized children have to do is to
LEARN TO WORK whether they feel like it or not. It is true that
work is the great saver of the feelings and disp isitions of those who
are no longer voting. It is ONE OF THE COMPENSATIONS
OF POVERTY, and |x?vertv i< not ?n easy thing nor a light thing
nor an unimportant thing. It a terrible thing. But it is one of the
compensations of poverty that mmi HAVE TO WORK and that you
cannot brood too much on yotir sorrows.
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EMI THE Milt
Dr. H. M. Young, Provincial Sec
retary and member of the Provincial
Parliament of British Columbia, ar
rived on tlic May thin morning and
left via the White Pase railway for
Atlln where he will go orer the ?
trail with dog teams to the new
discovertee In the TV*lln country
Dr. Young Mid to a Dally Alas
kan reporter that when he boarded
Hie Princ-we May at Vanxww
there were- scores of people enable
to gain p.ieaage on the boat, all of
them trying to get to the 1>?lln j
strike The passenger icco.'.ioda- 1
'ions had Ixen sold out for several
?lays before sailing.
The Provincial Secretary says
that he wlH make a thorough inves
tigation of the district befor* r*t?rn
ins. He li convince that til# dta
trtet I* to dorelop Into ?nmethlnii
rood Wkll? in V?nr???r k* had
an tut erri.'w with 1. M Ruffner,
the Allln miner, who *t*|H around
on the n?w rrwefca before le-trlng
l iM fkll
When Mr Ruffner pmul Ihrongh
Hkatrway a few wneka ? fo on hta
way ont, he did not apeak rerjr en
ronraflnuW of the 8ilT?r Creek
*yike, but the fart that he ataked
ground on It woo Id Indicate that he
;-.?d a ((renter faith In R than he
waa willing to admit.
Coming on the boat were a large
nnMber of ManpnWn who are
naklng Trslln their destination, and
they all admit that hnadreda of
othera will rone In aa aoor. aa they
*r* able t? obtain paaoage
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Washington, March 11 ? On the
twentieth of the present month. It
fa Mpectwl that PmMwt W I toon
will review the Alaska railroad
question Thia la the program which
thwt gentleman has laid out as a
result of the numerous requests,
that have been pouring in on him
to take the matter up at the esra
ifaalon of congress
The derieton of the President lo
took after (he Alaska mat'er waa
< llnehed upon the arrival of the
!"l0t resolution of the Alaska
Utnre recently adopted anting
1 'resident Wilson and rongre? to
follow the Alaska railroad rom mis
sion's report and adding the r*
?iu??st that the president make the
nm t#r p?iil his TO
fOftfVfM.
JAMKS HAMILTON LKWIH
FIGHTING FOR ion
Springfield, March 11? The Illl-|
iioib legislature reconvened thla
?norntng The principal work of
the legislature will be the fight to
show that James Hamilton l<ewla
was Iftlly slffted to the senate
by the vote af ten dava ago In which
It wm assorted that he received hi*
majority vote at the aecond ses
sion and alter a number of the
members had left the room A !>??
ter fight la promised.
Send the Alaskan to your friend#
Ktltorrw OH \TKIB* AHK
(JRtIM ll.i r OAm*? MCX4R
L<ondon, Marrh IS ? Tliw# in nV
going to >m an* Anlm-RiMMliin con
flict of irtiit or any other kind of
i on flirt Th<w two iwuRlrt**, ?fl?r
l<rlatl(ng up their hair for aome
lim? put. hi?? at I mm come to the
c .nclnalor. that arbitration la the
only Christian way of nettling itla
putea. and conaeqaently have algned
in agreement to commence at once
the demobilization of their aoldlery
The announcement ?M publlahed
j-'?terdajr that they would a crept the
medlatlnr of the Power* In the ad
j.iatmont nf their differences
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