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CHITINA. ALASKA.
Office: Hotel Chitina Building.
Cordova Office: Daily Alaskan
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CHITINA, SATURDAY, May 20, ’ll
LET US MINE
OUR OWN COA
Recent arrivals over the new trail
report the lower Tonsina bridge
ready for traffic and that prepara
tions are being made by the Alaska
Road Commission to put on a good
force of men fiom Willow creek to
Chitina, expending in the neighbor
hood of $25,000, and putting the cut
off trail in good condition for travel
next season.
Charles Davenport, the man who
recently died and went to heaven,
neglected to tell us during his two
days’ leave of absence, just what
sort of a place we could figure on
when we passed from this land of
conservation. Maybe they’re getting
shy of coal in the other world, as
well as here, and he knew it would
be useless to say anything about it.
The many friends of organized la
bor are jubilant over the decision
in the famous Buck Range Co. case.
This firm has been boycotted for
years, and has held out against or
ganized labor to the extent of in
dicting the head labor leaders, such
as Mitche.l, Morrison and Gompers.
The decision of the Supreme Court
recognizes the right of labor organ
izations to make war on unfair shops
and manufacturing concerns.
The Valdez Miner reports in their
personal column the arrival of Capt.
W. H. Ferguson and Oscar Weber
from Chitina, and meantime states
that they left on the last steamer for
Seattle, from where they will take
steamer for St. Michaels. Funny the
Miner didn’t mention any regrets,
isn’t it?
No little rejoicing waa caused on
Thursday evening when the report
came over the wire that the famous
Cunningham group and other claims
amounting to about 460 in all, were
considered ready for patent. The first
rumor was that they were patented,
but the official reading proved only
a satisfactory hearing. If we can
. only get patent to the 460 claims,
they can wrangle over the other 700
if they want to, for by the time the
700 are thrown open we’ll be plenty
busy on the others.
The Wells-Fargo Express Co. is
now in possession of all offices in
Alaska, Wm. Lauson, our efficient
depot agent, being appointed by this
well known company as express ag
ent for Chitina. A. F. Hinzie, rep
resenting the express company, ar
rived here Thursday night and stat
ed that the Alaska-Pacific Express
Co. went out of business on May 1.
From now on those wishing to pur
chase express orders or anything in
the order and commission depart
ment can do so from our local ag
ent.
THEM PESKY ’SKEETERS.
The ’skeeters are in “blossom,”
The salmon eggs are ripe,
The buzzing of them ’skeeters
Just makes me squirm and gripe,
And when they shoot their stingers
Into my pesky skin,
Right then and there’s the time ana
place
Where cussin’ does begin.
The parson Just cusses soft and low.
And prays to get relief;
But it’s different with some folks I
know.
They cuss beyond belief.
Now, just take Pat O’Brien,
When he’s feelhig good and mad,
And the breed of cuss words he spits
out
Would turn the Bowery mad.
And when I shut my eyes in sleep,
My carcass racked with pain.
They come at night and bring their
friends, *
And then I dream it isn’t so.
And I get h—1 again.
As on my face they chew,
But when I’m peppered full of holes
I wake and find it true—
’Skeeters in your eyes and ears,
’Skeeters in your hair,
'Skeeters in your chewing gum.
’Skeeters everywhere,
’Skeeters in your pie and soup(
’Skeeters shine or rain,
'Skeeters in your whiskey,
’Skeeters on the brain.
“RAILROAD WAG.”
CABLEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
Seattle, May 17.—At a meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce, held last
night, a strong memorial was adopt
ed, which is directed to President
Taft, asking for the opening of the
Alaska coal fields, and endorsing the
Cordova spirit. The memorial sets
forth the great injustice done the
people of the north by the withhold
ing from development of its greatest
resource and asks that the adminis
tration take decisive action in the
matter.
Washington, May 17.—Congress
has been asked to investigate charges
preferred against Commissioner Wor
cester, of the Philippines.
Chicago, May 17.—The heat here
today is intense and it is regarded as
the hottest May day experienced in
the city during the past twenty years,
many deaths resulting from prostra
tions.
Washington, May 17.—A petition
has been received from the Hawaiian
legislature asking for admission to
statehood.
Washington, May 17.—The House
passes a resolution to at once begin
an investigation of the steel trust.
Washington, May 17.—The report
of the Tariff Board on board wood
and pulp has been presented to Pres
ident Taft.
Washington, May 17.—The House
is considering the judiciary recall in
the Arizona constitution.
Atlantic City, May 17.—The Pres
byterian general assembly is in ses
sion here and will try the heresy
charges.
New York, May 17.—Former Sec
retary of Commerce and Labor Oscar .
S. Strauss called a meeting of the
Hebrews of this city and they de
cided to aid the sufferers of Ayssinia
by making a contribution of $50,000.
Columbus, May 17.—Three mem
bers of the legislature have been in
dicted by the grand jury for solicit
ing bribes.
Lucerne, Switzerland, May 17.—
The first aerotaxi, carrying passen
gers for public service, made its ap
pearance today and is a success.
Washington, May 17.—The Demo
cratic members of Congress are en
gaged in a lively wrangle because
the Rules committee has selected the
committees to conduct the investiga
tions of the sugar and steel trusts.
San Francisco, May 17.—Wolga3t
is the favorite in his fight with
Burns May 27, the betting being 10
to 6 in his favor.
Los Angeles, May 17.—Addison
Hartle met with a fatal accident,
while taking a flight in his aeroplane.
He fell from the machine and was
instantly killed.
Los Angeles, May 17.—Mary Sch
reber jumped from the fourth story
of a building, with suicidal intent,
but alighted on an awning and was
uninjured.
New York, May 17.—Rose Deger
an, a cook, lay down for a nap on
a sofa in the home of a former em
ployer last night and was strangled
to death by a tight collar. Her form
er mistress found the lifeless body
with the collar drawn into the skin
of the neck.
Dusseldorf, May 17.—The Zeppelin
dirigible balloon is again a total
wreck.
Columbus, O., May 17.—D. W.
Dinsmore, implicated with former
State Printer Mark Slater in the al
leged state house supply graft cases,
changed his plea to guilty when it
was intimated that Slater would
turn state’s evidence, and was sen
tenced to a year in the penitentiary.
London, May 17.—Caruso, the fa
mous singer, who haB been incapaci
tated from fulfilling engagements on
account of throat trouble, is again
well ami there is considerable rejoic
ing among his thousands of friends.
Washington, May 17.—Represen
tative Mann has Introduced a bill
In the House for the closing of the
postoffices on Sunday for general de
livery of mail.
Tacoma, May 17.—At yesterday’s
recall election two commissioners
lost their job, as the voters decided
that these offices could be more ac
ceptably filled by others.
Mexico City, May 17.—President
Diaz is likely to resign within two
months and a general armistice is be
ing arranged.
Chicago, May 17.—Attorneys for
the beef packers move to re-open the
cases against them, the demurrers al
leging unreasonable restraint.
New York, May 17.—The contami
nation of water supplies by sewage
costs the United States an economic
waste of more than $500,000,000
yearly, according to figures present
ed by representatives of the Nation
al Sewage Commission. Unless ade
quate steps are taken to prevent the
pollution of streams and harbors, it
is declared that the country 50 years
hence will face the problem of being
absolutely deprived of pure water
from natural sources.
Canton, O., May 18.—Faber G.
Elder, 30 years old, was shot and
probably fatally wounded at Miner
va, near here, when he found Vir
gil Robart, a 17-year-old boy, and
Mrs. Elder, 28, talking together last
night. The shooting was the climax
of long-standing enmity between El
der and Robart, the former, it is said,
being jealous of the youth. Recent
ly M-'s. Elder filed suit for divorce
in Canton, charging her husband
with cruelty. The case has not
come to trial. The Elders have been
separated a month. Last night Elder
found Robart and Mrs. Elder talk
ing in the parlor.
In the quarrel that followed be
tween the husband and youth, Ro
bart, it is alleged, pulled a revolver
and shot Elder through the stomach.
Doctors said today he could not re
cover.
Kansas City, May 18.—As the re
sult of a Are in the stock district
thousands of sneep die and seven
thousand mules stampede the city
Washington, May 18.—Command
er Carter will soon be succeeded by
Commander Grant in the maneuver
division of the naval fleet at Texas.
Jaurez, May 18.—Peace arrange
ments are to be considered at Mex
ico City and General Madero will gr
rejoicing.
Kansas City, May 19.—The club
women of this city have placed them
selves on record in favor of Sunday
shows.
Valdez, May 13.—A petition is be
ing circulated here, which the busi
ness men are willingly signing, in
which the residents of this town
pledge themselves to burn no more
foreign coal, but use wood for fuel
until the Alaska mines are in op
eration.
Seattle, May 19.—The Alaskans
here have joined the local commer
cial bodies in arranging the details
of the big mass meeting to be held ]
Monday night to protest against the
government’s delay in acting on the
coal patents.
Mexico City, May 19.—It is now
stated that President Diaz will re
sign next Thursday and that peace
will be arranged in the meantime.
Mexico City, May 19.—After tend
ering his resignation Diaz may go
to Europe.
New York, May 19.—When he saw
his 3-year-old son run down and hurt
in the street opposite his home by
a heavy brewery truck yesterday af
ternoon, Guiseppe Bongicci, an Ital
ian cigarmaker, ran down to the
street from the fifth floor, pulled a
revolver from his pocket and fired
four shots at the driver, William
Krugman. The first bullet penetrat
ed Krugman’s temple, and the re
maining three entered the driver's
neck, just below' the jaw bone. The
n an toppled from his seat, and was
dead before his body landed on the
ground. The boy died at the bos
pital.
Prince Rupert, May 19.—The tug
McCullough has rescued a hunter
named Otter, who was blown out to
sea in an open boat, and being with
out food for five days was at death’s
door.
Seattle, May 20.—The revenue
cutter Tahoma sailed last night for
the Aleutian Islands with a party of
Smithsonian Institute scientists, who
will spend several months making
a careful research of conditions in
that section.
Washington, May 20.—It is pre
dicted by the weather bureau that
there will be a break in the hot
wave on Sunday.
Portland, May 20.—The Metho
dists are raising a large sum of
money to aid in the fight for pro
hibition in Maine.
Chicago, May 20.—The breweries
are reaping a big harvest during the
hot spell as the city is consuming
1,000,000 gallons of beer a day.
New' York, May 20.—A gift of
? 10,000 annually from an anony
mous doner for surgical research is
announced at Columbia University.
Another gift is of $10,000 a year
“for the establishment and main
tenance of a bureau to promote scien
tific investigation of legislative graft
ing.”
Eight years ago Walsh rented the
house where he now lives. John Mc
Elligott, who is also a policeman,
is the landlord. He asked Walsh
how many children he had and when
he replied eight, McElligott said:
‘Well, for every child that is born
in that house I will take $1 off your
rent.”
Chicago, May 20.-—Policeman
William Walsh, detailed at the Ken
sington Station, believes it pays to
bring up children, and he should
know, because he has brought up 14.
n the last six years six children have
GEO. DOOLEY
General Commission Merchant
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June 1.NORTHWESTERN.June 8
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Tickets on sale at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bldg.
Baggage or freight will not be received at dock later than one
hour lief ore sailing dine.
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ALASKA COAST CO.
“The Inside Route”
To Juneau and Puget Sound Ports and Southwestern Alaska.
Steamer Bertha leaves Seattel April 20th.
Steamer Sampson leaves Seattle May 5th.
Steamer Bertha leaves Seattle May 20tli.
Steamer Sampson leaves Seattle May 27th.
Steamers connecting at Seattle with the Alaska-Pacific Steam,
ship Company’s steamers sailing from Seattle Monday and Thurs
day of each week for California points. Through service. Low
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AT CORDOVA PRICES
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CORDOVA MEN’S OUTFITTERS
Cliitina, Alaska.
been-born to-Walsh and Ills wife,
Mary, and at each birth $1 a month
has been deducted from his house
rent, until he now pays $12 a month,
while six years ago he was paying
$18 a month. How Walsh is get
ting the better of his landlord in
the matter of rent was told by the
latter today.
Seattle, May 20.—Governor Wil
son, of New 'Jersey, who is being
groomed as a Democratic candidate
for the presidential nomination, ar
rived here this morning and will
be tendered a luncheon at the Col
lege Inn. The Democrats are ar
ranging a banquet and public meet
ing in his honor and Sunday the
Seattle Press Club will entertain the
distinguished guest at a reception.
NOTICE.
Having dissolved partnership with
Jesse Brown, now in business at the
Nevada restaurant, I hold myself re
spjonsible for no bills incurred by
him after April 19, 1911. The said
JeSse Brown will collect all moneys
due and pay all bills against the
former firm of Hirst & Brown, of the
Nevada restaurant.
(Signed) JOHN HIRST, ‘SENATOR.’
DR. A. F. HEIMLICH
. . PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
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Telephone 20
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