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X
No. SS SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1913 ? PRICE 10 CENTS
EXPEDITION IS
OISASTERGUS
Uvul. Sinn/. t'oumu?n?J?T of <?>?>
iiiiui Scientific KxpctHtJoa t?? Arc
lie and Cvniroilni AH Perish Suvf
Two. Relief IMrty Arrive Too
ijilr (it Succor.
Christlaula. May IT ? Advlcea hav?i
ln-en received In this city from the
Commander of the relief expedition
sent out by the Scientific Society to
ascertain the whereabouts of Ueut.
i'taux, who was in command of a
I'ttrmun S'lontiflc expedition, and
in a been missing for some time.
The dispatches state that disaster
has befall vn the party Only two
ot the party hive been found, alive,
the other members of the expedi
tion havn g frozen to death. No
word from 1-leut. Stanz could be ob
tained otner than that iie had been
time.
1*ASSKN<;?.K TltAI.V S\\ Kl>
IIV 10-YKA1S-OI.1> IIOY
Weston, \V V.' . May 17? After
m run of Half a mile, Robert Brink
ley uged 10. flashed a Baltimore &
Ohio passenger train in the moun
the train from crashing through a
burning trestle
\VII<I< H \\ K l.oi -? OF MONEY
AND GOOD SPOUTS
Whitelio.ne. Mfcy IT ? The White
lr. nt? cel-i oration finance commlt
laoney for the events planned for
the cowing celebration of the King s
subscribers doubling their contri
butions of former years.
A new feature this year will be a
rook drlll.'nR contest for miners, for
which will be given for first
1? ;*? and $60 for second. Supt.
llahn of the VV. P. railway has
kindly volunteered to supply rock fo
(.tilling. Reports from all parts of
the Alaska coast cities are that good
crowds v. Ill be here from all points
ANDY CARNEGIE
S NO CITIZEN
Suffragist Kinds SU*I kin*
tcml in Scotland. Aslut Him
[ "What itlichl To 1W A# Aiuori
I can?"
! I.onilon( May 7 ? Miss Mao Scott ,
Troy, a Sau Frauclsco suffragist,
' cabled today to Androw Carnegie as
follows:
"What right have you to pose as
an American citizen when you are ,
legist- red as a TOter In the Parish,
of Dornoch In the County of Suth
erland, Scotland? You aro voter
No. 1 1 on the official list received ;
by me tod>?y from the Sheriff of the '
i-ounty. Why did King Edward of- ,
I ftr you a Dukedom?"
Carncgl" Is doacrlbed on the vot
ing list r* "occupation, gentleman. !
:'lare of abode. Sklbo Cs?t|e
SKXATK l>OKS NOT WANT
IH'BI.IC TO Itl'TT IN'
Washington, May 17 ? A rosolu
tion Introduced In the United States
senate, providing for public hear
'lefeated upon Its being put to a
MITCH ELI. ACCKPTS HKC'KSS
\ l*I*OI N'TMKXT IX XKW YOltK
Albany, May 17 ? John Mitchell
has accepted a recess appointment
as State Labor Commissioner at th>'
hands of Governor Sulzer.
Arthur Wilson and Charlw Walk
er of 9th Avenuo are doing a lot j
i)f Improving about their homes. Mr. j
Wilson has built a fence in front of
his lot and planted evergreen trees;
about th9 ccttage. The trees he .
brought from the mountains; he has ;
also planted ferns and wild frult
ihrub. Mr Walker Is Improvlhg i
his garden and is suro of "honor- 1
able mention" II not first prize at
the next 39c*i?way fair.
Max CSulftld has had a big chick
en yard enclosed on his property on
| llioadw.ty between 6th and 7th Av
nes. While not an artistic piece
?f work. It hows the enterprising]
! spirit of Mr. Gutfeld. .
afSaS
/Ik ^
If there were
better ones made
we would have
them.
EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED
THEy
iJmmcan
& -SHOE
H. J. Lynch
Th? Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway
BISHOP DOME
IS
Noted I'liiliuUhroplst of IYul?tit?iit
Kpiscopitl Church (Jch'h to I .list
Knrnnl.
New York, May 17 ? Bishop Wil
liam Croswell Doane, of the l>rotls
tant Kplscopnl church died In this
clt> today.
llishop 'Donne was born In lloston
March 2, 1832. and attended a num- ,
ber of the American and British 1
si aools nnd colleges. He was or- J
0. lined deacon in 1S53, priest in I
l'S56, and was consecrated Dlshop of
the Dlocibe of Albany in lHUS. 1
Drlng the latter part of his life he
has devoUd his time to charities,
and Is known throgtaout the coun
try as a lender of all charitable ,
movements.
RKMtX'ltATH" LKAHKUS OltDKlt
XKW HKADQrAHTKllH
Wash lug. on, May 17 ? The Dem
ocratic CanipalK-i committee as a
result of n conference held in this
city last night, has ordered head
quarters u be opened ill Wash In g
'.ou at once.
3,100 MILES IN
CANVAS CANOE
Two Vim UK Men Start for Xoiuo
Yin Skitgway in lH-foot. OwvM
ltoat. Will Portage over Whlto
Puns anil Piulille Down Yukon.
Scuttle. Muy 17 ? Arthur Simpson
and Forrest Clark, two young men
from San Francisco, arrived In this
city u fovN days iiko, and have plan
U' -.l a novel outing.
The two young men loft this
oily hi .1 canvas canoe 18 feel long,
with the Intention of cruising along
the Pacific Coast as far as Skag
way Alaska, and from that point
tln.y will convey their frail bark ov
er the White Pass, and then con
tinue their journey down the Yukon
river to N'ome.
wori.n (.<? to rii iso N
IN AUK RUKFF8 8TKAD
San Frunclsco, May 17 ? John
Montgomery, president of the Calif
ornia Suite Prison Commission has
offered to take the placc of Abe
Kueff, at the San Quentln Prison
while the latter taken a leave of ab
sence of thrcu months from his
prison sentence to attend the bod
rtlile of Ulii dying father.
Manuel Earnshaw, Delegate to
Congress, Wants Independence
Photo by American Press Association.
THIS U Manuel Knrimlinw and bis wife. Who arc they? Wall, Earn?haw
la a pretty blic uian In the Philippine*, and he's In America now as oim
of the two delegates from our Island possessions to congress. Us re
cently arrived with his wife, and he at once plunged Into the task of
stirring up sentlmeut for Filipino Independence lie claims his couutryxnao
are ready now for self government.
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H
Just now while fresh fruit is out of sea- ?
son this excellent brand ot canned fruit '
will supply your needs with the finest '
iruit obtainable. J
?
Peaches Bartlett Pears Garden Strawberries
Red Raspberries Black Raspberries Blackberries
Logan Berries Gooseberries Royal Ann Cherriea
Haiwaian Pineapple-Sliced or Grated Moorpark Apricotes Damson Plums
Ready to serve Needs no fixing
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P. H. GANTY, Grocer
WIDOW'S SOD IS
HELOJR CASH
rrlepliunm His Mother That High
binder* Hold Him and Demand'
$4000.
Sua Francisco, May 17 ? A search
of Chinatown In being conducted by
the police today for Soo l oo Quong.
the 18 year old uon of a wealthy
Ohlntsio widow. According to- In
formation given the police, the boy
was kiduuj>ped by highbinders and
Is being held for $4000 ransom.
The laat eeen of him was on Mon
day afternoon. Monday evening the
boy toloph-med to his mother, ac
cording to report, and told her he
was beiug held by Chinese who de
manded the ransom.
POUCH KKC8TRATK l'l,OT
TO DKSTHOY Ml l>M XI) ItY.
London, May 17 ? The l.ondon
police frustrated an attempt of Suf
fragettes to wrook a Midland rail
nay passeiigor train while the lat
ter was passing over a viaduct near
l<abcaaliire
DAILY TRAIN'S
Degi.iuiug the 26th of the pres
ent mouth tho regular summer
schedule will go Into effect on the
Whl<- I'h?h railroad, six trains be
ing operated each way overy week.
In the meantime, however, extra
trains will J>e run on alternate
days, muKsng a daily service much
>'f the lime from now until the 26th
Tho extras will be run for tho pur
pose of taking ore from the pueb
W> VjllMW t
purser \V. A. Drown was up town
today from his ship, the Leelanaw.
Mr. Brown is n sourdough, having
spent flvo years In Dawson iu pur
suit of tho yellow metal; but thut
article eluding his vigilence, he re
turned to tho sea, and has held
petitions on <t number of tho ships
plying the Alaskan waters.
There >wip some talk today of tUe
SkagwHy hall tdam. goiug to Haines
to play a return engagement with I
tho K Co team, but owing to the I
."uct that four Of the local team ar?' |
iu Whltehorse. and the balance ar?
engaged on tho coal boat, the trip
him beeu postponed until some fut
ure date.
IIP TO BRYAN
TO ANSWER
i'rotldcnt iiml Cabinet (tnlii' Si no
tary of Mate to Frame Polite Ue
. lily lit .lupin's Protest lo Aiirn
l.iinil .Id.
Washington, May 17 President
Wilson and his cabinet minister*
held a" I wo nour !e?'!..o.i this inorn
liHT, at which the protest ! itely ri
cvlved from Japan i-'iiivi- to the
Webb Alien land act in California.
wf'8 dlitcii83ed at rent length. As
^ icsult o t the session, Secretary of
tr'tnte Bryun was Instructed to draft
<i reply to the Japanese protest
' MIT. It \IIKI\(.TO\ IM, .INS Sl'M
M III: KNCI KSIOX TO D.UVSOX
Ca 'aln Sid Harrington, manager
of the Side Streams Navigation
company, says that he has offered
to bring all of Whltehorse to Daw
son on an excursion for $20 for the
round trip during the coining su i
son, and that he would he please I
to see. the people prepaw a warm
welcome for them. He suggesi .i
carnival, oascboll game, celebration
!n A. B. hall and other sports to
make the food people of the south
feel at home.
Now is the time for Dawson to
make the plans. Possibly others
may be given an Inducement to
ionic litre then. Many Skagwayans
have not i>een the burg, and tour
ist travel may be good this season.
,tn:l land si party here about the
right tlmo. ? Dawson News.
II.lRBOIt BOAT I'ETKltSO.N
. ivii.i, soon m: homk
Ketclilk .li, .May 17 -The V -i
!l irhor l-aat Peterson, of Fori V- a
II. Sewur<. cleared from this p.?rt
'.hig tnoi iilliK.' .
Tim I'?lerson linn been In ,!io
Hiemertd: yards for the pas live
months l.1 'iir remoileled and re<r>
vatt-d. ?/;! ? burners have been In
stalled, i. nd other Improvements
made to l lie little ship which will
place her in a class by herself as n
harbor boat.
Sho should arrive .it her homo
| port sonic'IniQ Monday.
Tho City of Seattle left. Seattle
last night on tinio and is. due to ar
rive In Skafjway late on the 20th
or early on tho 21st.
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