Philadelphia, Oct. 24—A resoiu
tion was offered by Sidney Norman,
of Spokane to the American Mining
Congress at its session last night,
in which the congress is asked to go
ou record as deferring to dishonest
operations of financially powerful
mining corporations and associations
as being a great menace to the min
ing industry, aud also asking the
congress to go on record as favoring
laws for the protection of minority
stockholders iiv big mining corpora
tions. The resolution as introduced
by .Mr. Normau was adopted by the
Congress.
Sl,4l>0 GOLD XITKJET
TAKEN' UiOM BIIU'H CREEK
F. H. Pearc?. the Atlin miner, ac
companied by his wife, passed thru
Skagway last evouing on their way
to the South tor the winter.
For a number o' years Mr. Pearce
has been mining 011 Birch creek in
the Atlin District and while he has
never received great encouragement. ]
by the recovery of very large
amounts of the yellow metal, his
faith in the creek has never wav
ered, and this year proved that
efforts, and this year proved th it
he was right, for he reached the pay
streak, and too* out a good quan
tity of the precious metal, which he
carried with him to the south.
After displacing to a number o£
friends a large poke of huge iiu^
gets, Mr. Pear<V stated that they
were small compared to some that
he had on board the Princess May,
aud in responsa to an invitation to
go aboard and see the "big" ones, o
representative of this paper was gh
en an opportunity of seeing- and
handling a nugget that was picked
up 011 Mr. Pearre's claim that n-leg ti
ed a trifle less than 75 ounces, a.id
was valued at a few dollars lets than
$1,400. In add'.tion to this Jumbo
nugget, there were several others
that were worth amouuis varying
from $400 to $750.00.
That chunks of gold of these
enormous seizes have been fouud on j
Birch proves beyond a dought that j
the operations which will be car
ried forward next season will placf
the creek among the big producers
of the north.
WARRING BALKAN TROOPS
ALL COMMITTED ATROCITES
Paris, Oct. —From evidence
which has bee.i gathered and placed
before the International Carnegie
Peace commission it is shown that
all the troops taking part in the
war in the Bslkan statee commit
ted gross atrocities.
JlItY INDICTS H. (i.
SAMDAHL OX »7 COUNTS
Ketchikan. Oct. 20—The Grand
Jury yesterday returned a true bill
against H. G. Samdahl, charged with
embezzlement ftvm th Northeeru
Machine works The indictment
ct vered 47 different counts, covering
a period of about a year, and accuses
Samdahl of embezzlement, etc., wh;i
bookkeeper for the machine shop.
Copies of the indictments will be |
forwarded to Seattle and an applica
tion for his extradition made on Gov
ernor Lister of Washington, by Gov
ernor Strong.
ALASKA KAXKS THIllD.
According to the Seattle papei"S
Alaska takes third rank in gold pro
ducing this year. Colorado firsf,
California second and Nevada is
fourth in rank. It is reported that
ten tons of gold has been poured in
to the Seattle Assay office during
the present*year. It is also believed
that this year's receipt will double
that of last year. The dumping of
that great amount of gold into the
Seattle office is due to the success
ful fight made by the Seattle peo
ple to abolish the discriminatory
charges that was causing the office
to be passed up.
TWO TRAIN'S PKR WEEK
I'KIl WINTKK SCHEIHI.K
The winter schedule for the Whit-!
I';iss has been announced, and be
ginning with 'he first week in Nov
ember there will be two trains a
week both north and south between
this city and Wiiitehorse.
Train No. 1 will leave Skagway
at S:13 a. m. Tuesday's and Fri
day's, and train No. 2 will depart
front Whitehorse at S:30 a. m. on
the same days.
OUR NEW FALL LINE OF
Ladies' and Misses'
La Vogue Coats,
Suits and Skirts
ARE NOW BEING SHOWN
AS WELL AS
Fall Millinery
SEE OUR
WINDOW
DISPLAY
STYLES THE LATEST
PRICES ARE RIGHT
H. J. LYNCH
Leading Ladies' Furnisher and Haber
dasher of Skagway
IE! WANTS 10 MAKE UNCLE SAM FIGHT
Norfolk, Oct. 24—Tile Atlantic
fleet of the United States Navy has
been ordered to sail for the Medi
terranean tomorrow.
It is believed that the fleet has
been ordered to the West Coast of
Mexico. I
Washington, Oct. 24—Notwith
standing the fact that the fleet of
Ameilcan war vessels sailed from
port carrying nn unusually" heavy
quantity of ammunition, it was give
out by the war department that the
demonstration oft the coast of Mex
was purely accidental and un
planned.
The situation regarding Mexico is
considered at the present time to be
of the very gravst nature, and the
atmosphere, bearing its sombre si
leuce seems to portend any ap
proaching crisis.. I
Vera Cruz, Oct. 24—Accompanied
by Emmissary John Lind, General
Felix Diaz was taken to . the Amer
ican Consulate Inst night, where he
will remain for the time being.
Mexico City, Oct. 24—Provisional
President Huerta today issued a
statement that if he is elected to
the presidency, he will at once es
tablish peace throughout the Mex
ican Republic.
Vera Cruz, Oct. 24—Orders issued
by Huerta were receive' in this
city this morn'tig refusing to allow
the Ward Liner More Castle to sail
from t-his port for New York .via
Havana.
As the result of the same order,
Legislators DesChkm'ps, Victor Pin
near, and National Congressman
Prida were taken from the steamer
and placed under arrest. The steam
er was then allowed to sail.
Mexico City, Oct. 24—At a ;iate
hour today, members of Huerta'a
personal staff were arrested, and
charged with having been caught
corresponding with Felix Diaz. Or
ders iwere issued by Huerta that
several of the men under arrest be
shot. I
In a statement today before the
assembly, Huerta again roasted the
United State., tor its interference and
its refusal to iccognize him as the
President of the Republic. It is be
lieved that he expects to precipatate
a crisis which will bring the United
States government face to face with
the English, French and German
governments.
"SKT ALASKA FREE"
SAYS SETH MANX
Being excerpts from an interview
by the Alaska and Northwest Alin
ing Journal's representative with the
personal represntative of 1'rejiilent
Wilson on the recent 8,000-mile tou
of Alaska taken by many notables
under the auspices of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce.
"The great cry of Alaska today is
"Open the coal fields to developme/it
work. The opening of the coal
fields of Alaska is absolutely neces
sary." • • »
"What is most needed in my opin
ion, for the development of Alaska
is transportation facilities aud the
formulation of land laws that will
be adaptable to conditions in Alask.i
that are different from those in the
States. It would not only buiid ra.l
roads, but suitable trails and roads,
and maintain them throughout the
year." « » *
"Alaska and Washington are draw
ing closer together and the day is
coming, and not far distant when th'i
marvelous resources of that gre:-t
territory to the north of us will be
opened to development through leg
islation enacted at the national Cap
itol.' * * * I
"Alaska has suffered. . . . We
have seen wonderful agricultural re
sources. We have seen some won
derful mines—some of them the
most wonderful in the world. Wo
saw great bands of reindeer that
will some day form one of the food
sources of the nation." * « *
"My trip through the territory was
full of proofs of the assertions that
Alaskans have < Inimed for it—a lan
rich in natural resources and the
promise of greu wealth." ♦ * *
"A railroad from the coast to the
Yukon is surely needed and in my
opiuion it will never be built ex
cept by government or with govern
ment assistance." * * *
"Between 100,000 and 400,000
tons of coal will be used annually by
government war vessels if the test
now being mado by the cruiser Mary
land shows that the Alaskan coal
can be used successfully.".» * *
"Set Alaska~iree!"
THOUSAND WAIT IX IUIX
AKMYAL OF DEAD BKEWEK
St. Louis, Oct. 24—Standing in
the streets about the Union station
in a terrific downpour of rain, thou
sands of persons awaited the ar
rival of the train which brouglit the
body of Adelphus Buscli, the dead
brewer to this city last night.
PAID ALL BILLS
AND MARSHAL'S FEES
Fairbanks, Oct. 12—Two Slavou
ians who attempted to decamp from
hree owing ? number of bills,
1 were overtaken on the trail by a
deputy marshal who pursued them
; in an automobile. They were forced
j to come through with the amounts
: of the bills, and also had to pay a
heavy bill of costs for the marshal's
expenses in catching up with them.
| They had over $1,000 in cash when
] arrested. After the bills and costs
j had been paid they were allowed to
Ko on their way, poorer if not wiser
men.
WHIT OF ERROR ARGUED
IV COURT OF APPEALS
San Francisco, Oct. 24—The argu
' monts in the crse of Messrs. Hous
Jten and Bullock for . a writ of error
• came lip in the United States Circuit
court of appeals this morning.
WOMEN GIVE CONGRESSMEN
— TIMELY WORD OF WARNING.
Washington, Oct. 24—A state
ment was issued today by prominent
members of the Women's Federated
Clubs of America, that all nominees
for re-election to Congrses who re
fused to vote for suffrage for women!
would bo subjected to the combin
ed efforts of women throughout the
United States -.ending toward their
defeat at the coming elections.
SUMMERS CASE ARGUED
BEFORE SUPREME COURT
Washington, Oct. 24—Contending
that the trial court had no power to
I impose sentence upon a prisonre
J when the defendant refused to plead
I either guilty or not guilty, Attorney
I Albert Fink appeared on behalf of
j Banker Summers, who was indicted
for misappropriation of funds belong*
j ing to the Junaeu Bank, at Juneau,
j Alaska, before the Sureme Court to
day. The argument consumed a
g'v:iter poiVon of th ©court's morn
ing session, and the decision of the
court is awaited with much interest.
The Steamro Jefferson arrived in
port at noon today and sailed for
tho south at 3:00 o'clock. I
Fresh Sweet Cider
FIRST BARREL OF THE SEASON
JUST TAPPED
This Cider is made from the very choicest apples
and is strictly pu
Price, per gallon
and is strictly pure. 50c
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
FLYING FEET UPWARDS DIS- _
COVELED IJV CHANCE
Paris, Oct. 23—It has just leaked
out here how Aviator Pegoud got
his idea for "lying upside down in a
monoplane.
Pegound, flying a Bleriot machine
had volunterred to test a parchute
designed for aviators by M. Bonnet.
He was to arise to a certain height
then abandon his areoplane and
come to earth with the parachute.
He accomplished the feat all right.,
but while enroute to the ground he
calmly observed the behaviour of the
pilotless monoplane. It at first
rose at a steep angle then plunged
head-first toward the earth. Then
It turned completely over, head on,
and sailed along upside down quite
serenely. Then it made another
vertical curve, righting itself auto
matically and, hut for a hay-stack,
against which a wing collided, it
would have landed as gently SB
though obeying the commands of a
skilled pilot.
"If an aeroplane can do that
alone", Pegoud said to himself, "It
can certainly do it with me flying
it". Three days later he "looped
the-loop" at Juvisy and startled the
world by flying upside down for half
a mile. He now proposes to carry
out a series of txperiments by cap
sizing his craft al all sorts of angles
then righting it
MASONIC NOTICE.
All Masons are requested to at
tend a meeting at S:30 p. m. this
Friday to assist in conferring the
Entered apprentice,
W. II. HILLERY, W. M.
"PEOPLES' FORUM"
THING OF THE PAST
New York, Oct. 23—For the only
time perhaps in the countless years
of its stirring h'story, New York's
"Peoples' Forum" is closed. Union
Square is not open to the would-be
Dmostheenes. for the first time "since
the memory of the man runneth not
back to the contrary.'' This doe3
not mean that Father Knickerbocker
or Mayor Ardolpbe Kiline, to be ex
act—has put the lid on free and
untrammeled speech in the greater
city. The construction of the new
Broadway-Lexington Avenue Subway
has progressed that far, and the work
is occupying the Square. The place
where "Big Bill" Haywood and other
exhorters have harangued the crowds
where Miss Inez Milholland that was,
and "General" Rosalie Jones have de
manded votes £01 women, now looks
like the shaft house of a West Vir
ginia coal mine. First they built
iron fences around the walks and
grass spaces of the Square, and ita
outraged habitues were confined to
the benches bordering the pavements,
This was bad enough, but then came
workmen who erected frame shacks
all over the place, cutting off the
view across tho ancient quadrangle.
Then they began to drive wagons in
to the Square, to be filled with
dirt and rocks belched forth from
the bowels of the earth by the powo
ful machinery that is building the
underground railway. I
Tomorrow being the fourth Satur
day in the month of! October, tho
regular semi-monthly dance will be
given at the White Pass Athletic
club. 1
Get your fall suit as
early as you can and
have all the good of
it from now on. Hart
Schaffner and Marx
have made some of
the snappiest styles
tor young- men we've
ever shown. Better
see them, they have
just arrived.
CLA YSON