JN B. STETSON
REACHES HEBE
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At 7:30 o'clock this.mQrpAng the
first passenger steara&h'ot the Port
land steamship. Company .-arrlix&ed
here and docked at .Moore's Wharf
Captain Ci L. Ma«Ort^oe::.iji old
time Alaska mariner, and the pas
sage fromvOregou fctetropolis, which
was left cu the morning of March
29, v .is made without incident. The
first stop was at -N'aa&ltnO; Monday
vveuing, where 250 tons of coal was
taken for Ketchikan, which city
was reached early Thursday iflorn
ing the day being passed there dis
charging cargo. The Stetson then
proceeded to the ' canneries along
thfc West Coast, having both men
and'Supplies for these places;'ftose
Inlet and Waterfall 'were visited on
Friday, but -the steamer could not
proceed ou to Karheen that night
on accoun; of the slowness of the
government, in charting— these
waters, a .Very dangerous part of
the channel being off even the
latest maps, m> the vessel came to
anchor off Fish Egg Island for the
night, reaching the Karheen can
nery about noon the next day, hav
ing to do a lot of pathfindlng in
order to reach the unmarked Indian
village that forms thp site of one.of
the best known salmou packing
places on the coast. f
Saturday evening was spent in
Wrangell, Juneau beiing reached
yesterday afternoon late. Two honrs
were spent in the capital, a half
hour in Douglas , an hour at
Haines this morning, and then a
delightful run to this historic sea
I'ort. * J
The Stetson left Portland with
43 passengers, only one fwhom
c mie to Skagway. Making the voy
age on the steamer, under the soft,
protecting wing oof Captain Mac
Gregor. are three speeial writers
from the staffs of the leading dail
ies of the Oregon city—Addison
Rennet, of the Oregonlan; David W.
llazen,%"of the Evening Telegram;
and Fred Lockley, of the Journal.
They state Vhat the Portland bus
iness .men are sreatly interested in
the hrre, aftd are going to make
a succesjr k?!/r it~i£ expected
that a large delegation -or members
of,the Chamfer of-CommerCe will
u rk$ vUi>evlrf;> au.gne o£ the line's
st^mmsSf- * '' I
T'ie- report- is'ctfrreflt here that
E J Shaw will succeed T. C. Lyon#
as local tig^nt cjf ' the Alaska
Steamship Company. ' |
NEW SCHEDULE
NOW IN EFFECT
The summer schedule of the Al
ka gteamBhip Co. Is now in ef
fect and from now on until the
end of the season a vessel, of that
company vrill arrive in Skagway
from Seattle every three days and
another one from the westward at j
the same interval, thus practically j
giving us one of the company s
boats either coming or going every
cne and a half days.
FLYING BOA!
RAGE DATES
Pari*, April 4—The French elim-1
! ination trials for the Jacques Schnei
| der Hydro aeroplane cup at Monte
I Carlo will be held at the Mediter
ranean resort April IS, under the
auspices of the French Aero club.
The cup race will be run on April
20. '
Washington, April 4—With ces
sation of naval spring practice with
heavy guns in Chespeake Bay
dreadnaughts participating today
weighed auchor to return to their
home yards for docking and repairs.
Washington, April 4—Delegate
Wickersham before the house com
mittee on territories todav said that
nnlese quick action is taken by the
government against the ruthless
destruction of salmon in Alaska
waters there will soon be none
left.
JUST A FEW NECESSITIES
Just a few of the Needful Articles
for parties going to the New Diggings
8 and 12 inch Rubber Packs—Hip Boots
Miners' Leather Shoes
Large Size Heavy Wool Blankets
Heavy Wool Sox Sheep Lined Moccasins
Fur, Wool, and Leather Lined Mitts
Heavy Wool Underwear—Blanket Lined
Coats and Pants • and Sweaters
Fur and Cloth Caps
7 x q and 8 x 10-3 ft. Wall 10 oz. Duck Tents
IN FACT, WE HAVE EVERYTHING
FOR THE HINERWITH THE EX
CEPTION of Groceries and Hardware
H. J. LYNCH
The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 . SKAGWAY
The question of a government
built highway to the Summit o(
the White Pass to conuect at the
international boundary line with u
Canadian highway to the iuterlor
has been advocated by the people
of Skagway for a long while but
with small hopes of success until
a year ago when the change of ad
ministration took place, when it
was again brought up and is now
in a fair way to bo put through.
To the earnest and persistent
efforts of Phil ; Abrahams of
Skagway is due eutirely the ad
vanced stage which tuo movement
has now reached, for when Gov.
Strong was here last summer Mr.
Abraham took the matter up with
the Governor who assured him of
his hearty co-operation and sup
port.
Later Mr.-.Abraham had a con
versation along the same line with
J. M. Ruffner of Atlin and that gen
tleman, who was on his way East,
said ho would use every effort In
his power to advance the project.
When Ransom Alguire, the secre
tary of the Yukon Conservative As
sociation at Whitehorse, who is al
so heartily in favor of the scheme,
was here the other day Mr. Abra
hams turned over to him, all the
correspondence that had passed be
tween Governor Strong and him
self and Mr. Ruffner and himself
in regard to it, and Mr. Alguire
has siuce taken it up with Mr.
Thompson, the Yukon member of
the Canadian parliament, who, at
an early date, will bring it before
that body asking for its approval.
The last letter Mr. Abrahams., re
ceived from Governor Strong is as
follows:
Juneau, Alaska, Mar 13. '14.
Phil Abrahams, Esq.,
Skagway, Alaska.
My Dear Phil:
1 beg to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of the 9th instant
with reference to the proposed wa
gon road between Skagway and the
Summi;. In reply I have to say
that I am not faniliar - with what
has been done toward securing an
appropriation for this work, but
it is perhaps, needless for me to
say that 1 aid it in every
way possible. I believe that such
a road should' be built and its con
struction would be a boon not on
ly to the people of Skagway, but to
thos of the.Yukon interior as well.
I shall at once take up the mat
ter with Delegate Wlckersham to
the end that an effort may be made
to secure an appropriation for the
construction of the road.
With best wishes, J am,
Sincerely yours,
J. P. A. Strong,
Governor.
The item which appears below,
in reference to the highway men
tioned above, appeared in the Ju
neau Empire, of April 4th. Mr
Abrahams, when questioned this
(Continued on Page 4.)
YOUNG MEN
FIND IT COSTLY
At an early hour Saturday morn
ing night watchman Carson arrest
ed Charles Brockway and C. Kos
suth in the restricted district
where they were creating a disturb
ance. Later in the day the young
men were taken before Police Mag
istrate H. J. Lynch where the. form
er was assesed ?15 and $4.20
costs, for being drunk ai'd disorderly
while the latter was mulcted in the
sum of $£> fine and 4.20 cost for re
sisting aa officer.
WINNER HONORED
Trenton, N, J., April 4—Honor
will be shown at a banquet here
tonight to "Eddie" Pullen, the
Trenton boy who drove tbe Trenton
rnade car to victory lit the last
Grand Prix automobile race at Santa
Monica, Cal. There was a parade
through the principal streets of
the city this afternoon, with Pullen
driving the winning car as the
principal feature. I
GATEKEEPERS
IN QUANDARY
San Francisco, April 4—The gate
! k. epers of the Panama FaclMc In
ternational Exposition are in a
1 quandary over the possibility of an
j aerial turnstile. Aviators flying
across San Francisco bay enter the
grounds at will.
1NYSTATE8 TO
EIGHT FDR RANKS
Washington, April 4—Several cit
ies have started fights for the es
tablishment .within their limits of
I tegional banks.
ALLEGED MURDERERS
ARE NOW IN JAIL
Mount Vernon, Wash., April 1.
—George E. Ball, charged with the
Great Northern robbery at Sam
mish, and complicity in murdering
three passengers, and Charles Hop
kins, charged with four murders
committed in this county, were
placed in the county Jail last night.
Ball arrived from i Calgary in
charge of the Skagit county Bheriff
and Hopkins from Concrete in cus
tody of Town Marshal Glover.
To Our Patrons
We beg to inform you that we have received
a full line of imported Fourres or Austrian dainties
made by Hartwig & Vogel, of Dresden and Vienna,
which contain the true fruit juices the moulds re
present them to be, or if in other forms contain Al
mond Paste, Chocolate and Nut centres.
These goods axe are the highest of the confectioners
art and besides being very delicious to use as
table decorations for all occasions.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
WHITE SLAVE
DHL TGDAY
Mobile, Ala., April 4—Trial of
Joel M. Foster, millionaire1 poultry
man of Browns Mills N. J., for al
ledged white slavery for living with
18 year old Dellliah.Bradley at.
the fashionable Cawthon hotel.here,
was scheduled to begin today. The
case had been po'sponed" from Feb
ruary 19 because Foster had been
in the New York Post Graduate
medical school after an operation.
CfCLElEM
OPEN TOMORROW
Newark, N. J., April 4—'the Vel
odrome cycle racing seascu for 1914
will open 'here tomorrow with a
number of sprint races. The fea
ture of the opening mtet will be
the first local appearance of Wal
ter Rutt, contender with Frank
Kramor for the title of world's
sprinting champion. It will also be
Rutt's initial race on an outdoor
track in America.
THE BOATS
The John B. Stetson reached
Skagway at 7:30 o'clock this morn
ing with one passenger aud several
Ions of cargo and left at 11 a. in.
The City of Seattle docked at
Skagway at 6:15 Sunday morning
and left at 8:30. She had 50 tons
of cargfr and about a dozen pass
engers.
There were about 30 passengers
on the W. P. & Y. Route train this
morning.
.Mrs. W. C. Blauchard was a
passenger on the City of Seattle
yesterday for 1 Ketchikan, where
she will remain on a visit with
friends for a short" time.
Found: At the W. P. A. Club
gymnasium last Friday, gold plat
ed Indian Bracelet. Owner can
have same by proving property and
paying for this adv. tf.
Victor Grimm, will celebrate his
13th. anniiverenry tomorrow. Victor
was born in Skagway aud upholds
the high standard of all Skagway
products by being one of the best
scholars at the public school, and
one of the most manly beys during
playtime. ' I
San Francisco, April 4 —Seated
within the bodies of huge moths,
flies and other^ insects, visitors to
the Panama Pacific International
Exposition may enjoy the novel sen
sation of flying about a gigantic
candle 110 feet in height.
This is to be one of the features
of "Toyland Grown Up" the con
I cession upon ithe exposition grounds
;it San Francisco, in which Fred
[ oric Thompson expects to spend
$1,000,000. It will be known as
the "Gee Whiz Candle", consisting
of a huge candle stick holding a
burning candle of enormcus size.
Mechanically propelled aeroplanes
will fly about the flame of the
candle, each car resemblng an in
sect. {
VOU CAN" NOW COOK WITH GAS.
By use of the Kearo Water and
Oil burner, which may be attach
ed to any cook stove or range,
you may have all the comforts and
rdvantages of burning gas.
The appliance is being demon
strated daily at the Tanner Hard
ware store by Mr. Thomas Meagh
er, from 10 o'clock to 12 o'clock
a. m. and from 2 o'clock to '4
o'clock p. m. You are cordially
invited to call and see the dem
onstration. 2t.
Eugene Kelly and Robert Collins
from the interior, left for the out
side yesterday on the City of Se
attle.
Dr. L. S. Keller is now at Car
cross where will remain until
Friday next, reaching here on the
afternoon train of that day.
Saturday night at 7 o'clock an
other slide took place from the
bluff at the east end of 22nd Street,
the rock from which crashed into
and almost demolished the railroad
scales at that point. ' |
W. H. Davis, W. D. Gross and
J. R. Smith were Juneau passen
gers yesterday on the City of Se
attle. Mr. Smith , is the auditor of
the Pacific Coast S. S. Co., and
has been here for several days aud
iting the company's books.
There will be regular weekly
band, practice tonight, when it is ex
pected that several new members
will be added to the l'St 'of those
who . already belong. A number of
new pieces of music have been
received and will be taken up at
tonight's practice. !
CO^»CXTor
CB^ffKSAOa
Step Up
And Get
Real Tailoring!
You particular fellows who don't care
o pay high prices should take time to
investigate our custom-tailoring de
partment. If you want
Thoroughly High-Grade
Made-To-Measure Clothes
we can satisfy you in style, pattern
and price, for we'll send your meas
urements and description to
Ed. V. Price & Co. Sus'T
and get the cream of custom-tailoring. Ask to see our book of
Spring Samples for 1914
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier
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