?he ^ilashan
No. rn FIFTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY ALASKA. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. 1912 PRICE 10 CENTS
CHESTER PULLEN
FALLS TO DEATH
Body Found this Morning on
Ketchikan Ball Ground
Left there By Fide
Ketchikan. Sept. I? CkMfr !*?>-'
k-n of Skagway was found dead on
th<> ball grounds at daylipht this
morning when the tide receded Thv
Mv was taken to the undertakinc
room* by I" 8. Deputy Marshal Da
vies and inquiries were at once
started by 1*. S. Commissioner
SUwkpole to ascertain the cause of
the young man's death His watch
had stopped at 11:5# last night,
which' was doubtless the time he
fell onto the tide flats. There was
>X> mark on tbe body to indicate fou
play and as his money and papers
were undisturbed it is presumed
that he had gotten off the City of
Seattle, where he was a passenger
on his way to the south, and had
walked toward the cannery. or the
plant of the \ew Kn gland Fish cc.m
i?any, for the purpoee of witnessing
ti'e operations of f renting halibut,
which is now at its height. The
night was dark and rainy, and the
*alk trading to the plant is over the
tide fiat*; it seems very probable
that he missed his way and wander
ed off the dock at the saw mill, fall
ing to his death on the rocks be
low; the incoming tide washing his
body to the ball grounds
The body was identified this morn |
ing by Sam Gurot. and afterward
by Frank Bold and others who
knew him in Skagwav. An attempt
has been made to get In communica
tion with the City of Seattle at
Prlnc* Rupert by wireless for thJ
purpose of learning something reganV
ing the young man's movements at
the time he left the ship, but no re
ply has been received. His death Is
very mysterious but nothing suspi
cious is held regarding it.
Chester C. Pnllen was bom iu ba
Posh. Clallam county, Washington,
on ivcember 2?, 1SS9, and came to
Skaewav with his mother In 1897.
where hp has lived ever since. He
came here as a school boy and grew
up to manhood In this city, where
he has through his habits of indus
try and conscientious attention to
ill duties entrusted to him, won the
retfard of the entire community. He
was on his way to Seattle to entei*
j his second year In the University of j
Washington, and was hurrying down'
a few days before the opening ofl
that institution for the purpose of'
opening the Phi Gamma Delta fra
ternity house of which he had been
chosen house manager, but death
wine to prevent the completion of
his cherished plans. .
His nearest relatives are his
mother, Mrs. Harriet S. Pnllen, hte
brothers Itar.iel P., and Royal S., an
lister Mildred. The body will be
brought to Skagway on the next Jef
ferson which is due to arrive here
next Thursday.
Ht MMJtl l.int AMWICANS
\KK (IPIMi MKXK'WN
Naco. f??pt ?? The revolutionary
sriur In Mexico hits thrown out a
line of pickets c?ttin|{ off communi
cation with OiMRN from ?he "<>?
si.Jp They claim that thv Ameri
can* have heew snpplyln* that dis
trict with arm* and provisions con
trary to the miew of warfare, ami a
protest has been made to tbe Amer
ican Rorerwmowt. The rebels say
thit all Americans catiifht attempt -
ina to aid the Mexicans will he shot.
Fairbanks and vicinity are rep
re?- it.nl in thi* city today by M A
KtllKwnte. \, Mciiretor. U Wien
er and Aithnr S?Wvan. They are
w their way south for the winter.
nvv w mix wk THV.in
arm \m> Moxmm
New York. Sept. 9 William Jen
nings Bryan has been Rivpn another
place of honor In the democratic
ranks At a meeting ol the faithful j
held here Saturday, the Peerless
leader was chosen as chairman of
the advisory committee. His duties
will be to formulate pror-?*sses for
the government of the campaign V?r
my and tell the companies and bat
talions where to head In at
Steamship Spokane will arrive In
Skaeway Wednesday
Mr 0 T. Martin and Mr. and j
Mrs J A Richardsoie of Pawson
are here for a day or so waiting for'
the next south hound boat.
It All IJOAD COMMISSION
S \ ll,S NORTH TOMOHT
Seattle, Sept. 9 ? The Alaska
Railroad Commission, consisting of
Chairman Major Jay J. Morrow, of
(engineer Corp*. U. 8. Army, Vice
Chairman Dr. Alfred H. Brooks. In
charge mineral resourced, geologi
cal survey, l-eonard M. Co*, civil
engineer, U. S. Nary, Colin McCrae
Ingersoil. consulting engineer bridg
es. New York City, Secretary Chas.
William*, rlerk In office of Indian
Affairs, together with a number of
assistants, anil tonight for Alaska
on the revenue cutter McCullough
They will (to to Seward and proceed
at once on the duties of securing In
formation regarding the most feasi
ble routes for the construction of
railroads from tidewater to the In
terior. which information Is desired
to be In the hands of the president
of the noted States hv the first of
Cwwrtw.
Frank l<owe, who has been en
gaged in the fnrnllnro nnd under
taking business In r?**son for sever
al years, is in Skagwav on his way
to the states. Mr. f.owe was for
merly a resident of this city, where
he will be remembered as the chief
of the Volunteer Fire Department
about eight year* ago.
OUR
r NEW
FALL
SUITS
&
COATS ?
FOR LADIES
NOW ON DISPLAY
?ocUe
DENOTES STYLE
AND QUALITY
ic
OUR NEW
FALL MILLINERY
NOW ON DISPLAY
H. J. LYNCH
?
RAINY HOLLOW !
6EIS PRAISE
J. A. Fraier, gold commissioner
of Atlln. recently mado a tour of ln
spectlon to the Rainy Hollow coun
try. 8ln?-e hi* return he hag been
seen by ? reporter of the Dally Al
askan, tc< whom he gave an Inter
view whifh U of considerable Inter
est to the people of this district
Mr. Fraier went over the road from '
Haines to the Canadian mining dis
trict and says that the roads are In
very fair condition and with a lit
tle fixing can be made very good. In
speaking of It he say*:
"The Canadian government has'
built a very substantial bridge;
across the Klehena river Just above
the boundary line and all that is
needed to give a connected road all
the way is a small bridge over
Morraine creek, commonly called
Jarvls creek, which is on the Amer
ican side.
While the Alaska Road Commis
sion have not agreed as yet to
build a bridge over this stream, ow
ing to an unfortunate misunder
standing 1 believe they will do so;
later on. as I thing It is their desire
and intention to assist In giving com !
munlcation to the parties Interested
In that section of the country,
right up to the boundary line.
Such development as has been car
ried on since my last visit to Rainy
Hollow has simply served to demon- i
strate the existence of vaules which I
before were only guessed at and to'
justify the conclusion that future de
velopment. will expose further val
ues. Mr D. Sullivan has opened
up a new lead of chalco pyrlte on a
claim hitherto undeveloped, and surli
development as he has made Is ap
parently revealing the existence of
another very valuable property.
The present indications are that
all these properties will at an early
date pass into the hands of capital
ists who are capable of developing
them to tihelr fullest extent and ! be?
lieve that In the near future one of I
the best mining camps In the North
will be established In that location.
"I called at the Porcupine mines
and was tnuch pleased to note that
operations there seemed to be pro
secuted very successfully and with
excellent results."
After nearly a year In Fairbanks
on official business, Harry J.
Chrlstoffers, agent of the bureau of
fisheries nnd treasurery department,
has left Valde* for Nome and Yu
kon point*. He will be gone over a
month, resuming on the last boat.
Chrlstoffers and other fisheries men
were sent In to compile statistics
concerning the furbearlng animals of
the Interior of the territory, for the
archives of the department for nse
as reference when compiling laws
and orders relative to the killing
and catching of the animals of the
north. A collection of furs, show
ing the covering of the various ani
mals at different times during the
year, has also been gathered and
will be used at Washington.
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The Best
Coffee
Is HILL'S BROTHERS
"HIGHEST GRADE"
It has gained it's way to popular
ity through QUALITY.
Sold at 45c per lb tin-vacuum packed
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
Mr. and Mra. F (3. Noyes of Fair
banks ramp down from the North
Saturday evening over the White
Pass, and will >*> In Skagway until
the arrival of the Spokane, which
they will take for the Sound..
Mr. .Voyes in president of the Tan
ana Mill company which doe* moat
of the lumbering for the Fairbanks
district. He Is also receiver for th
Washington Alaska bank the noted
Fairbanks financial Institution which
was closed a year or so ago by or
der of the court, and for which In
dictments have iKen returned against
Captain Barnette. Cashier Hawkins
B F Webster. W. A. Parsons Fal
con Joslln, M. Parker and others In
connection with misappropriation of
the funds of the depositors.
Mr. .Voyes Informs us that the
hearing in that case is to be held
In Valdei during the fir<tt two weeks
In December, at which time he is
re juired to be present.
Spenking of* conditions of the in-,
terior Mr. Noyes says quart* mln- j
ing looks better along the Tanana
than ever before. There are seven-'
teen stamps on the way there now,'
beside* a number of *mall mill*
which have be?n in operation for ?
considerable time. The Rhode* and
Mail milt last week mm ie a clea^ip
of 220 ounce* after a nine daya run.
The Newsboy ban found It ne-es
sary to mow their mill down far
ther In order to enable them to g*1
a better supply of water; the other
properties are showing well and
thing* look Rood for the future in
qnartt mining.
When Mr. Noye* left Fairbanks
many fields of oata had matured and
had fx* en rut and were in the proves*
of threshing; wheat had matured
and buckwheat waa in fine blossom.
"What we ne??r1 up there," said Mr.
Soy on. "Is a variety of graaa that
will liv? through the winter. Alfal
fa hag been tried but it does not
seem to g?t a good start It grows
well but does not root sufficiently
to enable It to net through tTie win
ter"
Mr. Xoyes formerly lived in Ju
n fa u and also at Dawson. He had a
brother drowned in the wreck of the
Clara Nevada which went down ot
Seward City in 1&98.
NOMINATK JOHN lt\!.l, W\K.
PRiH.RK^SIVK. FOR <ONOBW?
Seattle, Sept 9? The result of
the primaries hf>M lust Saturday In
dicate that John K. Rallalne has
been endorsed for congress. Bal
laine ran as a Progressive and his
victory is accepted m a straw show-j
ing the way Progressive parties ar?"
to run throughout the country.
John K. Ballaine Is a resideit of
Seattle and Seward. He was the
owner of the townsite of Seward
and It was Mr Ballalne that float- 1
ed the bonds to build the railroad
at that city. He was formerly a
newspaper man. In Washington, and
served several terms In the Washing
ton legislature. He was mad# a
major of a regiment from that
state and served with distinction In j
the Philippine*- His election to
congress would place another friend
of the North In a position to assist I
In shaping legislation for the open
ing of Alaska Industries.
Mrs. J. H, Morgan of Fairbanks Is
here on b?-r way to the goiith.
(ilt.tMt AICWY VETERA**
EIGHT THE BATTIjEH OYER
l.os Angeles. Sept. 9 ? -SpecliI
trains from all over the country are
arriving for the 4<th annoal en
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic. At the last encampment
of the Grand Army, which was heM
in Rochester, W. Y., the reports
showed a total membership of 203,
410. At that time Harvey M. Trim
ble of Illinois was chosen command
er in chief, and he will be present
at the meeting here, when his suc
cessor will be chosen.
The first post of this order was
organised in pe?ator. III., in April
R, and the first national en
campment wss held in Indianapolis.
November 20, 1M<
The city of I -OS Angeles has been
decorated with patriotic emblems In
which the Rtars and Stripei play a
prominent part. In honor of the old
soldiers Many prominent men from
all over the country ar? In attend
ance, Including veterans of the Con
federacy who are gathering together
and rerotintlng the deeds of conflict
which bathed the country In blood
for several years.
IN APPLE PIE ORDER
OUR FALL LINE OF
Furnishing Goods
and
Haberdashery
Now On Display
CLA YSON'S
The Home of The
HART, SCHAFFNCR AND MARX
CLOTHING