?he Jila$han
No. 237 FIFTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA. TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1913 PRICE 10 CENTS
FIFTY HI DOLLMI
FREEZE 11 CILHH
Los Angeles, Jan. 7 ? Thousands
of men are fighting the frost and
Ire In the fruit districts of South
ern California. Overhanging vast
areas of country is a black pall of
?moke caused by the burning of
thousands of pots of tar and oil
In the hope that the clouds thus
formed would prevent the coming
down of the frosts. The fruit
growers association have pressed In
to service every workmen they can
secure In the hope of preventing
further loss until the weather
moderates.
It is conservatively estimated
that already there has been over
fifty million dollars of damage done
to the orange and lemon orchards.
From San Francisco comes the
report that the lakes in Golden
Gate park are froien over for the
first time In the history of the
coast. Prune trees and oranges
in the Santa Clara valley are de
stroyed in many places, so far as
raising crops for this season goc?.
GREEKS WIN
FROM TURKS
Athens, Jan. 7 ? An unconfirmed
report come* that the Greek war
ships have taken the Turkish bat
teries at Bazini, which will give
them access to the vilayet of Jan
lna.
London, Jan. 7 ? Another ulti
matum has been received from Tur
key by the peace commission, stat
ing that the Ottoman government
positively refuses to consider the
surrender of the captured terri
tory in the Balkan country. Tur
key says she will not let Adrianople
come under the control of any oth
er country without fighting to the
last man.
ALASKA SOURDOUGHS
Kl.EtTKD TO OFFICE
Congressman William E. Hum
phrey. re-elected In the First W ash
ington district, is the author of the
Alaska game law. He also hunted
bear upon Kodiak Island once upon
a time, says the Valdez Miner, and
strange to say thought the bear
needed protection.
Dr. Harry Lane, of Portland,
Ore., who will succeed Jonathan
Bourne, Jr., in the United States
senate, was engaged in mining in
the Nome district in 1900. He re
turned to Portland and later was
elected mayor, and he now goes to
the United States senate.
Thomas M. Word, who became
sheriff of Multnomah county, Ore.,
for the second time, having been
elected to that position in the late
election, was a former member of
the firm of H. A. Bauer & Co., at
Skagway, in 1897 and 1898.
N. J, Svindseth, of W'rangell,
member-elect of the Alaska territor
| ial house, was a member of the
Oregon legislature a few years ago.
Edward L. Terry, now city treas
urer of Seattle, was a pioneer of
Skagway lu 1897-98. He was then
in the employ of George Rice, of
i Juneau.
W. H. Hanna, recently re-elected
treasurer of King county, Wash.,
stampeded to Nome in 1900 and
' lived there for several years.
Joseph Collins, now a member of
I the state senate of Washington,
was a Klondike stampeder in 1897,
and nearly died of scurvy that win
j ter in Dawson.
: ASKS FREEDOM AFTER
33 YEARS IN JAIL
Norwich, Conn., Jan. 7 ? Kate
Cobb, who was imprisoned on a
life sentence in 1879, being con
victed on a charge of poisoning her
I husband, is the subject of a pe
I tltlon which Is now being circulated
; to obtain her freedom.
The woman and her friends have
stoutly maintained her innocence
ever since hor Incarceration.
The only surviving juror of the
panel which convicted her and the
prosecuting attorney who obtained
the conviction both have signed the
petition.
HAVE YOU SEEN OUR WINDOW FULL OF
75c.
Wool Dress Goods
Come in and examine the Goods
We believe that YOU will
say that they are the best
line of 36 inch Dress Goods
that you have ever seen at
that price
H. J. Lynch
The Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway
; PRESIDENT IS (II IDEI)
BY WISH OK SENATORS
Washington, Jan. 7 ? In deference
to advices from many senators.
President Taft has withheld thflt
part of his message to congress. In
which he advocated the repeal of
the section of the treaty making a
five years closed season for the
I killing of seal. Many senators are
1 protesting against any changes 1
| which will permit the slaughter of j
Iseal. i
RAILROAD COMBINE Ml'HT
COMl'LETELV DISSOLVE
Washington, Jan. 7? The ?u
preme court has rejected the plan
proposed by ttie officers of the
Union and Southern Pacific rail
roads for their continued operation
under one management. The highest
court Insists that the separation
must become and remain complete,
under the provisions of the Sher
man law. Three months are given
In which to complete the dissolution
of partnership.
ik icn i i
n OF IS FRIENDS
Washington, Jan. 7 ? Mrs. Arch- j
bald, wife of Judge Archbald. un- j
dergolng Impeachment for judicial
nilsdeameanors. was on the stand
this morning where she was ask
ed to explain how It happened that
she took a trip to Kurope at th??|
expense of the Great Northern. Shs
told the examining committee that
she slmpl) accepted the Invitation
of old friends
Judge Robt. Archbald then took
the stand and said that his Interest
in railroad deals appeared only In
sofar as he hft'J aided old friends,
with no thought of personal g?ln
That he had nsver accepted nor
had he ever been tendered any
thing that could be construed as a
bribe.
PAIU'KL l*OST CI TS HOLE
IX EXPRESS (X?. EARXIXOB
Now York, Jan. 7 ? The express
companies of this city have already
discharged over a hundred of their
employes, because they claim that
their business has been injured by
the workings of the new parcel post
which went Into effect on the first
of the year.
Thl?,^ however, is offset by the
government which has had to add
the same amount to its force in the
city to take care of the added busi
ness. It would seem therefore that
the injuries to labor has not In
creased, while the public is getting
the benefits of a reduction In
rates.
EAGLES IX8TALLATIOX AX1>
SMOKKIt TOMORROW NIGHT
Tomorrow night the Eagles will
Install their recently chosen offi
cers. After the installation cere
monies, the lodge will hold a
smoker as a sort of celebration
and reception to the new men in
office. District Deputy Grand
Worthy President L. S. Keller will
act as installing officer. Those
who are to serve for the coming
term are as follows:
Worthy President, John Grashel;
Vice-President, Leon Hudson; Chap
lain, Eugene Smith; Secretary, J
M. Keller, Treasurer, H. Frleden
thal; Inside Guard, Emll Rlchter;
Outside Guard, W. McBrlen; Trus
tee, John Wood; Physician, J. P
Brawand.
The records of Skagway Erie
No. 25, shows that the local F O.
E. was organited in 1890.
Send the Alaskan to your friends.
JIM HAM. LEWIS HEAPED
FOR liOHIMKH'H PLACE
Springfield, Jan. 7 ? OoT.-elect
Dunne, Issued the statement today
that he strongly favored the selec
Uon of James Hamilton l-ewls as
a successor of Wo. I^orlmer who
was forfed out of the senate last
session. He will use all bis In
fluence to send Mr Lewis to the
senate.
TWO MEX HANDICAP BOWL
ING TOURNAMENT STARTED
An Interesting bowling tourna
ment has been litarted at the Klk's
club, the first series of three games
being played last Sunday evening
with the following scores:
A C. Hlanchard 166-180-143?488
Oscar Selmer. . . . 180-124-181? 488
vs.
W. C. Blanchartl 176-185-130?491
George Magee .. 161-217-134?514
The game tonight will be played
between Jim Kennedy and W. B.
Bat son on one side and W. C. 1
Hlanchard and Geo. Magee on the
other. The game to be called at
8 o'clock.
W. R. Hlllery, R B. Shelly, P.
H. Ganty and A. J. Baker are the
tournament players who will appear
later.
The many friends of W B. King,
formerly auditor for the White
Pass, will be pleased to hear that
h? haa been made general auditor
for the P. Burni Packing company,
the largest packing and supply
house In Canadr. Mr. King will
continue his headquarters in Cal
gary where he his been with the
company since leavlrg the White
Pass.
Preferred Stock
Canned Goods
At this time of year fr<vh frnlt
and vegetable# are hard to get.
We have an excellent remedy for
this condition In our line of Pre
ferred Stock Owmed goods. Every
can guaranteed.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer +
+
ill IN SEAULF;
! SNOW A FOOT DEEP
Seattle, Jan. 7- The .Spirit City
is wallowing around In a foot of
snow and shivering with the cold.
Testerdav the weather became se
vere and today more than a foot
of snow has fallen, retarding traf
fic and causing considerable amount
of ?off#rln* A hurt ?form e*t?n?1*
from AUxka to C?llfornl? with the
weather r?rrl?R In ?#??r1tr A
patch from Print? Rnpert Mr"
the Dolphin wm forced from her
i tin la?t night owing to the ?erer
Ity of the itorm *nd had to tafce
r?"fu|f* |n port there
STORY OK THK $T.VOOO
ROBBKRY OF III MHOI.DT
With the arrest In Settle and
releasing on bull of Glen Shephard.
purser of the Jefferson, la recalled
the atorjr of the robbery of the
Humboldt From a Seatvle report
It now seems probable that the
raystry will be cleared up The re
port nay*
Reside* Shephard, Charles Bar
rett, Denny Wiseman, Orvllle Cave
neea and Ben Kane are alleged to
have been In the plot to steal the
bullion from the Humboldt Septem
ber, 1910 Barrett, Wlaeman and
Caveness have been arrested or
will be in ruatody aoon. Kane la
also known aa "Jimmy the Goat."
According to the prosecutor, Shep
hard and Wlaeman, the latter a
bartender on an Alaska ateamahlp,
planned the robbery early In 191*.
They needed help and George Bar
rett, a Portland aa loon keeper and
Orvllle CaveneM were enlisted
Jimmy Kane heard of the project
and forced his way Into the ayndl
cate.
Four hundred pounda of pig lead
were purchaaed and taken to Ket
chikan by Barrett and Cavenesa and
from time to time as the Humboldt
stopped at Ketchikan the lead waa
carried Into the purser's room by
the two men. They were finally or
dered out of Ketchikan, aa sus
picious .charactera and went to
Skagwnr Wiseman and Kane re
mained In Seattle, meeting the Hum
boldt each time ahe came Into port ,
Shephard was to give them the sig
nal that th* gold had been stolen
by raising his hat and waving it.
One day In September It Is alleg
ed Shephnrd met Barrett and Cave
nesa on the street in Skagway and
by raising his hat gave them the
signal that a large shipment of gold
was on the boat They at oace
purchased tlcketa on the boat
The second night afte- th? vessel
left Ketchikan the puraer apent
mtirh time with a woman who waa
on the veaael and waa arr??t*d at
San F"ranc(aro on i chant* of com
plicity in (h? robbery Thla waa
don? for the purpose of later prov
ing an alibi for the puraer Th#
umf night Caveneaa and Barrett
entered the puraer'a atate room,
whlje Shephard waa there and the
throe of Ihem removed th* gold
bullion and the money from the e?
pre* pacVagc* and substituted the
l?ad Th? gold waa taken to th*1
atate room occupied by rareness,
and r?maMed ther* till the ne*l
day, when the veaart reached Seat
tle
Aa the veaaei do?*ked the purser
gave the aignat to Wiseman and
Kane that the robbery had been
eieruted and they came aboard the
vewael Barrett and Cavenesg had
equipped themaelve* with four ean
vaa-llned coata with immenae po*"k -
eta In the Inaide. and the gold waa
thua carried off the ahlp, a portion
of it only being pat In aalt caaew
Caveneas later waa arrested at
San Francisco on a charge of rob
bing the Humboldt A large por
Hon of the loot, approximately one
fifth of it. waa found in hla poa
aesalon In the room occupied hy
Caveness w ^re two brother* named
Woodson. and a woman named
Henry, all of whom were arretted
The wonin later waa rete ased
rareness received a sentence of os
ly IS months' imprisonment, and
after hla release he waa closely
watched to ??e If he would attempt
to lift the balance of the money
which ia believed to b? burled some
where In i he vicinity of Seattle.
Shephard atoutly deniea any know
ledge concerning the robbery "I
received three botes at Sfcagway,
algned a receipt, delivered them at
Seattle and re. elved a receipt for
them." he aald "I didn't know
there had been- a robbery until I
read It In a newapaper "
No Information haa been filed
agafnat Shephard aa yet.
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