THE ‘MILWAUKEE’’ AGAIN TO THE FRONT
Through the extensive main-line Electrification of
^ its mountain divisions, the "Milwaukee" has again
made good its claim to being the Pioneer Line. This
colossal undertaking has attracted world wide atten
tion and wonderfully Increased the safety and effi
ciency of the road.
Eor additional Information call on or address
TOM TALLENT, Agent.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY.
A. E. Harris, T. P. A„ Juneau, Alaska.
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POND
D.WVSON, May 1!'. — John Hudson. \
an employe of the Canadian Klondykel
Company, met with his death at
o'clock yesterday afternoon, while,
w orking "about the pond of the com-1
pany's dredge No. 2, near Bear creek.
A huge pile of tailings on w hich j
I Hudson nnd three other workmen
were handling the dredge lines at
the edge of the pond gave way sudden ;
lv. Hudson was on the side of the
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pile, and was carried down with thcj
; gravel. The water in the pand near
the edge o fthe gravel was twenty
eight feet deep.
No trace has been found of the!
body. It is feared the gravel slid over
him in considerable quantity and that
he is buried at considerable depth.
The pond has been dragged extensive
ly in that region, with no trace of the
man having been obtained. The pond
is so deep and the tailings so exten
sive there, says General Manager
Boyle, that it seems impossible now
to pump the water from that pond,
where a constant seepage is coming
in in large quantities from the river,
but it may be that later in the season
lower water will make it possible to
get the body. Kverything possible has
been done, he says, and will be done
in the hope of recovering the body if
possible.
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According to reports lately received
in Fairbanks from the Totatllnika
country. Tom Burns, a prospector and
trapper who makes his headquarters
in that region, had an experience dur
ing the past winter which is without
precedent, as far as can be learned.
Consequently, he enjoys the unique
distinction of having killed a large
bull moose with an axe. Some would
say that such a feat would be easy
if the animal were wounded and un
able to travel, but such was not the
ease, the fact being that it was not
hurt, hut was unable to move rapidly
in the deep snow.
According to the report, Burns
started out on a trip over his trap
line one morning with hts dog team..
It was in February, after the first
thaw, and consequently, traveling
over the unbroken waste of snow was,
easy, ns tbe crust had frozen duringi
the previous night.
The trapper had not gone very far
when suddenly his dogs became un
manageable He knew that they had
smelled a moose or some other anl
mnl, and did his best to stop them,
but as he had no brake on his sled his
efforts were all of no avail. There-j
fore all he could do was to hang on
to the handle bars of the sled and
NICE O'NEIL AT THE EMPRESS
The Km press Theatre has succeeded:
in getting one of the greatest flint
plays ever shown in ihe North for to
night. when Nance O'Neil, one of Am
erica's greatest emotional stars, will
appear as Princess itoinanoff. Prin
cess Itonunoff gives to Nance O Neil
full scope for the display of tier mar-1
Russian capital. On the eve of their
wedding Vladimir is murdered. The
l-’rincer.K Fedora, transformed by the,
tragedy, from a gentle loving woman
into a veritable tigress, vows to devote
her life to the punishment of the un
known slaver.
The story of tiie woman's search forj
vellous powers of dramatic expres-|
sion.
Miss O’Neil is cast as the Princess
Kedora Romanoff, a wealthy and beau
tlful widow of St. Petersburg. She is
betrothed to Vladimir Boroff, a young
man of high social position in the
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vengeance and how she at the last
moment finds her suspicions are un
just. ia one of dramatic Interest. The
scene of the plot is changed from Kus
sia to New York, where the ending
of the play shows all the principals
happy.
COLLECTED FARES ON
GOVERNMENT RAILROAD.
T. L. McDonald, who was arrested
some days ago at Bird creek and
taken to Anchorage !s, according tc
the charge against him, a sort of re
production of our departed friend
I “Soapy" Smith. Deputy Marshall Ikt
Evans got word last week to lool: oul
for McDonald, who was said to bt
making a retreat from Anchorage thi.
way, but later Mr. Evans learned that
the gentleman had been arrested
| Some time ago the train on the gov
eminent railroad was standing read>
j at Anchorage to pull out. All at once
a man jumped aboard. "Fares
please," he shouted, and the passen
gers one after another handed out
their coin. He took the money, ex
amined it carefully, handed back the
change when there was change and
then disappeared. This gentleman ol
parts Is said to have been Mr. T. L
McDonald, who has now been arrest
ed at Bird creek and taken back on
the charge of larceny or something. It
Is said that he was standing near the
car, noticed that the conductor wai
absent, and a brilliant Idea struck
him. The result of the trial has sol
yet been learned.—Gateway.
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'5,041.000 VOLUNTEERS—
NOW CONSCRIPTION.
I LONDON, .Tune The signature of
j King George was today affixed to the
military service bill passed by par
liament. In giving royal sanction to
the bill King George issued the fol
■ lowing message to the nation:
"To enable our country to organize
| more effectively its military resources
in the present great struggle for the
cause of civilization, I, having acted
i on the advice of ray ministers, deemed
^ it necessary to enroll every able
bodied man between the ages of 18
and 41. *
"1 desire to take this opportunity of
expressing to my people my recogni
tion and appreciation of the splendid
patriotism and self-sacrifice they dis
played in raising by voluntary enlist
ment since the commencement of the
war no less than 5,041,000 ben — an
effort far surpassing that of any other
nation in similar circumstances re
corded in history—and one which will
be a lasting source of pride to future
generations.”
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The Clark ranch, near Skagway,
already has placed on the market in
that elty home grown lettuce and
other garden truck.
keep ii ,vlth the racing dog team,
the moose. Ite was standing in snow
up to his sides and was unable to run.
Every time he would take a step his
sharp hoofs would cut through the
snow and would keep him from mov
ing at any speed.
flelng evidently of the opinion that
lo try to escape was useless, the moose
came to bay when the dogs and man
reached him. The dogs started hark
ing, which seemed to anger him, for
he turned on them and there was
some mfxup. Dogs anrl moose was
piled up In one snarling, butting mass.
The prospector could easily see
that the moose would win the battle
as it was evident that he would soon
have the dogs trampled under foot,
Pretty soon the outfit came up to!
harnessed as they were to the sled.,
lie had no gun and therefore could not)
shoot, but he did have an axe. And |
so he soon got busy and mixed into!
the melee himself, the result being!
disastrous for the moose
Burns is a man S3 years of age. and
weighing but Hit pound-. His feat
of killing a moose with an axe is.
therefore, the more surprising, ind
Ids age and weight probably also had
something to do with his not being
aide to stop his dog team v hen they
charged across the crust after the
moose.
This story is vouched for by a well
known mining man and prospector
who has spent several winters in the
Totatlinika country, and who knows
Burns well. Exchange.
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JAPS FLOAT DOCK.
TIENTSIN. May 31. — The big
floating dock at Tsingta.i. which the
Germans sank, together with 'heir
warships just before the surrender of
the forts to the‘Japane has been \
raised by the Japanese and will soon
be taken to Saseho, Jupsn.
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