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No. 295 EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAOfWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1916
PRICE 10 CENTS
Dr. Thompson and W. B. Green
ough Organize and Finance
Company to Take Over the
Holdings of the Atlas Mining
Company and Operations
Will Begin at Once.
Wilbur D. Greenough, who Is
well known In Skagway, through his
association with the Alias Mining
company, for which he has been
general manager from lIk time of
its inception to the time of its
disorganization, rt. turned from a
trio to the States and the Dominion
on the Princess May »ouay, and will
coutinae on to his home at White
horse at tho earliest possible mo
ment.
Mr. Greenough is authority for
the aew» that the holdings of the
▲tiaa Milling company have been
taken orer by the Yukon Copper,
limited, a Canadian company. Or.
Alfred Thompson, member of hte
Dominion parliament from Yukon
territory, Mr. Greenough and asso
ciates organized and financed the
new company.
Dr. Alfred Thompson is president'
of the company, and \V. G. Green- j
ougli is vice-president and general j
mauager, and will have immediate
charge of the work.
Before leaving the south, Mr.
Greenough made arrangements for
his orews, and stated that as soon
us the Pueblo mine could be de
watered, tha shipment of ore would
commence). He said that he ex
pected to ship n large tonnage
during tho coming season. The
work at the mine will begin at
once.
Washington, Jan. 27 — The Su
preme Court of the United Statts,
for tlie first time since its organ
isation, -was forced yesterday to
take aa Indefinite adjournment be
cause of lack of cases for consider
ation.
GERMANY HAS WHH*
HAM) OVER V. S.
London, Jan. 2S—"It Beerns to us !
tiAt on present lines thta central:
oowers have the whip hand ot the'
United States,'" BayB the Man- i
Chester Guardian in an editorial
article regarding Germany's new i
promises in the submarine con
trovar67.
America's diplomatic victory, the
paper s0€s on to say, Is limited to j
promisee, as President Wilson's two
principles adopted at the beginning
of the controversy—namely, protec- ]
tion of Americans and assertion of j
the laws of humanity—have been i
violated during the last six weeks j
in the .Mediterranean with some of
the worst submarine outrages.
"Germany's promises," the article
declares, "do not binl Austria nor
Austria's two allies; and if, as is
now suggested, the case of the Per
sia 13 allowed to drop because no
one actually saw the submarine
which sank her, then the central
powers have a clear guide ot means
(Continued on page 4.)
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Louden, Jan. 27—The British
reply to President Wilsou'B note
protesting against th§ holding up
of shivs bound from the United
States *o Sweden and other aeutral
countrlw* has been completed and
presented to the American embassy
for transmission to ^Washington. In
the reoly the British government
maintains that it oannot abandon, in
terference with enemy trade and
cannot effectively cut off the en
emy from receiving supplies with
out, to some extent, lnterfe<ring with
the trade of neutrals.
The French government joins in
the reply.
IMS CAPTURE 11
AMERICAN SOLDIERS ON RQRDER
Brodfisvllle, Tex., Jaa 27—Three
American artillerymen and one cav
alryman were drowned herej yester
day while attempting to rescue two
privates who swam across tha river
to the Mexican shore and were cap
tured bv some Mexicans. Tie at
tempted rescue was unsuccessful and
the two soldiers were carried prison
ers into the interior*.
QUESIION UP
THIRD 1
Washington, Jan. 27—Newe of
the arrival of a third ItaJlan liner
at New York with guns mounted
was received hare today, and yhile
Secretaiy or State Lansing and
other officials of the state depart
ment refused to comment. It 18
thought that the Incident will
hasten the government to tains "P
and decide the question of the
policy *o be adODted regarding
armed merchantmen.
PRGHieiTION
RECOMMENDED
Washington, Jan. 27—The sen
ate judiciary sub-committee to
which rue matter had teen referred
today brought in a report recom
mending tile adoption of Senator
Sheppartl's resolution, providing for
the submission to the states of the
proposed constitutional amendment
Vrovidln^ for the national pro
hibition of the liquor traffic.
11UV AMERICAN SECURITIES
TO KEEP CREDIT GOOD
I London, Jan. 27 — Chancellor of
the Exchequer Reginald McKenna
announced the purchase of a large
quantity of American securities In
connection with the government pro
gram for upholding British credit In
the United States to facilitate the
purchasing of food supplies and
munitiens.
BRITISH LABOR
VOTES FOR WAR
Bristol, Jan. 27—The national
federation of British, organized la*
bor row In session in this city at
its first day's conference outvoted
the extreme socialist anti-war sec
tion and adopted resolutions ex
pressing a determination on the
part of ihe trades unions to stand
by the empire and carry the war
through to a successful conclusion.
WANTS SHIPS
HANDLE GRAIN
Washington, Jan. 27 — Congress
man Sloan of Nebraska today intro
duced U the house of representa
tives a resolution directing the
president to declare an embargo on
the shipment of war munitions for
sixty days in order to release ships
engaged in transporting them bo
that they may relieve the grain
congestion in the farming districts
of the country.
The yalue of proper'v in Germany
' ow *ed by subjects of Creat Britain
is approximately $360,000,000. The
raluo of German-own**! property In
lOiWt Britain Is giTe<n as $525,000,
! 000. These are official British es
! timates.
I The New South Wales 5 p. c
war loan for $10,000,00>i war only
j one- quarter taken by thi public of
I the Australian state. The under
writer* take the rest a,t 99 less 1 p
' c. commission.
HOT SOUP AND
HOT TAMALES
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We make a special price per doz. on
CambelTs soups'of $1.40 per doz.
straight or assortad varieties.
We offer you I. X, L. Chicken Tamales.
the best made, at 20c per tin 3 for 50c or
$1.85 per doz. I. X L. Chili Con Carne
15c per tin 2 for 25c or 1.40 per dozen.
Buy a dozen, they are good
things to have in the house.
P. H. GANTY
TARIFF ADVISORY COMMISSI
RILL INTRODUCED IN C0N6RESS
Washington, Jan. 27—A bill was
Introduced into congress this morn
ing providing for the establishment
of a tariff commission to consist
of seven members to be appointed
by the preuident. According to the
bill as Introduced, the duties of
the commission will be to iimati
gate 'he production oi commodities
here and in foreign countries ajid
recommend to congre^ such chajigw*
in tariff rates aa thei commission
determines are adrlsable.
WILL DEVELOP PLACERS
ON LIVINGSTONE GREEK
J. 0. Cameron and M. J. Puett of
Prairie City in Eastern Oregon, ar
rived on the Princess steamer to
day enrouto to Livingstone creek
In the Big Salmon district about
100 miles northeast of Whiteho-rse.
They are taking In a good out
fit of machinery aud trovisious to
las' them several months and ar®
going to begin work on a group of
placer claims from which they ex
pect to get excellent returns, wa
*he property showed uu w»ll under
the prospecting done >y Mr. Cam
eron before he went south to so
cure the necessary machinery to
properly develop the claims. Mr.
Cameron is an old timer on the
Yukon, whllQ this Is the first
trip to the northlsuvd for hl» Cr'e®3
and partner, Mr. Puett.
BRYAN TO BE
DOVE OF PEACE
Stockaolm, Jan. >27—A cablegram
haa veea received hers stating that
William Jennings Bryan would sail
from New York in a few days to
join the FOTd peace party now at
The Hfgue. Peace enthusiasts here
think tnat his arrival jurill strength
en. the party and that he may be
able to restore harmony among the
members at the comission.
TEN I'ER CENT INCREASE
IN WAGES FOR MINERS
Dulufh, Jan. 27—All the larger
mining companies oyerating in Min
nesota and Michigan iron ranges
have announced an approximately
10 per cent pay increase for all
miners, effective February 1. Tho
in-crease will affect about 22,000
employe® of the United States Steel
coTpcra;ton. The Great Northern
Ore comoany, Republic Iron, & Steel
and other companies hayq followed
the steel corporation's example and
from 8000 to 10,000 of their ®ea
will be benefited, ,,
BI« OUTFIT FOR
VALDEZ CllBEK MINES
X. P. Bias and a party of u«r»n
men arrived at Cordova on the
last Alameda and left on the next
traiu for Chitina. to freight in a
quantity of supplies to the placer
property of the Valdez Creek: Ht*«
J They brought seventeen toorse#
with them.
AnothtY big shipment of freight
will leave Seattle on January 10 tor
this company, making in all from
365 to 400 tons. In this Is Includ
ed 131 tons of railroad iron, which
will be used for riffles. The ground
I is to Le worked on an extensive
scale during the coming season, and
large output of gold la expected.
In March Pierre Bonery, a well
known mining engineer from La
Grange, in northern California, and
F. E. Nye, of Boston, one of the
trustees of the company, -will go
to Valdez creek for the summer,
Mr. Bonery will have charge of the
operations.
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