NO. 54. TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR • 8KAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 10^2.
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Vancouver. B. C.. June 6.—One
of the noted characters of the north
for many years has been Gecrse Car
mack, who. with hl9 wife, an Indian
woman, were the first to discover
gold in the Klondike, and thei; dis
covery of gold was the b?g'rnin,i
and incentive to the great n.sh in
to the north country in the years
of 'ST-98. Cartnack and hU wlfa
were camped on the Klondike river,
when in washing her dishes. Kate
saw the gold in the river and call
ed ut'cnr'o* of her hu»batid to
it. Mr* «»r..;<k's bor". i Skoo
kurn Jim. *11 .■ ith the a ir.4
families :oo<t out millions from the
gold fields, but Slooknn> did not
hold onto his vr> long. Cjrnmck
had one daughter who is married.
He left his wife sous time since and
the latter lived II Carcross until
last year, when sht died. Carmack
has been living in Vancouver, where
he was recently taken sick with
pneumonia and died last night at
the Koycroft hospital, aged 62. Ha
leaves an estate valued at a quar
ter of a million dollars, and an un
finished book, entitled "The Discov
ery of the Klondlkt."
PHILLIPS HELD OX »U5,(HH) HAIL
Washington. June 6—Phillips, the
Republican state chairman of vleorg
lu. who has be«n arrested md in
dicted for conspiracy to defraud the
government, was leleased oa J25.-j
000 ball.
TAKAHASH1 AND
CABINET RESIGN
Toklo. June S.—The Regent to
the throne of Japaa today summon
ed the eider statesmen for consulta
tion on the succession to Premier
Tukahashi. The latter, with his
cabinet, resigned this morning and
his successor Is to be appointed.
GETS DIVORCE FROM
MATRIMONIAL \I»VISKK
Seattle. June 6.—Gertrude King
Bovlngdon. the wife of the matri
monial adviser and Harvard psy
chologist, John Bovingdon. has been
granted a divorce, with $225
monthly alimony.
CARRIER OF CORN
HAS MUNITIONS
London June 5.—The steamer Se
attle Spirit, bound from New York
to Kenit, County Kerry, with corn
and a mixed cargo, was held up in
Tralee Bay by a British sloop today.
Wheu the cargo was examined a
large quantity of ammunition was
discovered and seized.
Subscribe tor th» Dally Alaskan
rivkr traffic
ON Yl'KOX START!
The river boats on tlie Yukon wll
begin their sailings for the summe
with the steamer Whiu4sor.se. whicl
leaves Whitehorse tomorrow even
ing. The steamer Alaska will leav
for the down river points on Thurs
day evening, after which regula
sailings will proceed.
The Tutshi left Carcross this even
ing for the Atlin .'rip and will b
regularly on that run for the sum
mer months.
PBU.Ml'S' ARRKST
IS M'T UKGINNIN<
■Washington. June 5.—John L
Phillips of Georgia, stale chairmai
of the Republican party, has beei
arrested, and four other warrant
have been sworn out In coiinectloi
with the same Ci.se. Phillips i
charged with cons; lrucy to defraui
the government.
AMCXDSKN
OKP
FOR NORTH POM
Seattle, June 4.—Amundsen":
ship "Maud," Captain Oucar Wis
ting, was escorted out of the Ha'
bor by the naval tug, Mahopac. am
twelve yachts. The Maud sailed fo
the North Pole, vis Nome, at 3:3t
yesterday afternoon. A great crow<
was down to see the bcut start ot
her long and perilous journey. Tin
expedition started from the I'nioi
Oil company's dock at eleven o'clocl
in the morning. Amundsen wil
leave on the Victoria, which sail:
for Nome today, and will join tin
Maud at Nome.
EXPLOSION ON STEAMER
Kil ls NINET1
Buenos Aires. June 5.—The ex
cursion steamer Villa Franca, whilt
running on an excursion on the 1'ar
ana river, had an explosion 01
board and ninety if the excursion
lsts were killed.
BRITISH TKOOl'S
1>RIVE SINN \FINER.
London. June 5.—The llritisl
troops have driven the Sinn Fain in
vaders from their main position it
Ulster territory, and a large pari
of the border between the Northen
aDd Southern pans of Ireland is
now a battlefront.
Pettlgoe on Fermanagh and Hone
gal border was recaptured from th<
Sinn Fein invaders, yesterday ant
the Southern force, have evacuatec
Bellek.
GERMANY REQUESTS
AMERICAN FORf'I
Washington, June 5—Secretary o
War Weeks stated in response to ;
question concerning the retention o
American soldiers on the Rhine tha
a small force is buing retained oi
the Rhine at the request of Ger
many and some of the Allied powers
3\. SWVcVv "i'vrcve, Sa\>es 9
STOP and figure how much money you shall waste in nine
years, if you do not put some kind of a check on it; then KK
SOLVK to put away $5.00 per week in our SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
In nine years you shall have $2,3(0 and 4 per t ent compound
interest added.
Is It not worth while? There is but one answer.
Do yon not wish you had commenced this system nine years
ago? Then shall you not rejoice many times nine years hence if
you commence NOW?
Baiimlk ®ff Masks
SKAQWAY, ALASKA
• PRIMA DONNA
; PASSES AWAT
• Pittsburgh, June 6.—Lillian Rus
■ sell, the well kncvn Prima Donna
< and actress, died this morning from
a complication of diseases, result
ing from a fall on board ship. Miss
Russell was one of the beat known
' American operatic singers, was born
- in Iowa in 1861 and was educated
in the Sacred Heart convent in Chi
cago, where she sang in the church
choir. Later In New York and from
I work In ballads in Tony Paster's
i theater in New York she entered
grand opera, later forming her own
company. She has. during her oper
atic career, starred in many roles,
, singing in all the principal cities of
i the world.
, Miss Russell was first married to
, Harry Uraharn, then to Edward Sol
. omon, a composer, afterward to Slg
I Perugfnl, an operatic tenor, and at
her death she was known as the
wife of Alexander P. Moore, a pub
lisher and leader In the city of Pitts
burg.
CONSTABLES AND
REPUBLICANS MIX
Belfast. June 4—Heavy firing con
tinued for seven hours fn a skirmish
between the Irish Republican forces
and the Ulster sptclal constables.
The fight occurred during the night
at Dunfooley Cross, on the Louth
Harmagh border. The inhabitants
of l.iat section slong the border
have lied to Dundalk.
!TURKS DEPORT
AMERICAN RELIEF MEN
Paris, June 4.—Doctor Mark L.
Ward, with three other Americans
who have been in retfcf work in
Asia Minor, arrived in this city.
They were deported by the Turkish
nationalists and are on their way to
America.
VALENTINO FREED
VROM BIGAMY CIIAROS
Los Angeles, June 6.—The charge
of bigamy against Rudolph Yaleu- j
tino for marrying Miss Hudnit, the |
daughter of the perfume maniifac-j
turer of New York, has been dis
til issed.
BROWN TAKES MAYOR'S CHAIR
Seattle, June 6.—Mayor Brown
was inauguration as mayor of Seat
tle today. After his Inauguration
Mayor Brown appointed Severyns as
Chief of Police and George F. Rus
sell as Superintendent of Public
Utilities.
BAHKMETEFF RESIGNS
RUSSIAN POST
Washington. June 5.—Boris Dahk
nieteff resigned as Russian ambassa
dor to the United States. The an
nouncement was made by the state
department today.
BRIGADIER GENERAL
SAGE PASSES AWAY
Washington, June 5.—Brigadier
General William H. Sage, command
ing officer at Fort D. A. Russell,
Wyo.. died in the hospital in thin
city today.
FLY FROM PORTUGAL
TO PERNAMBl'CO
IPernambuco, Brazil, June 6.—Two
captains of the Portugese nary ar
I rived in this city fvom Lisbon, Por
tugal. They have been traveling by
I aeroplane siaco March 30, In cross
ing the Atlantic from Lisbon. The
(names of the two captains are Cou
tinho and Sacadura.
VICTORIA 8. 8. HAS
RADIO OUTFITS
Seattle, June 6.—The steamship
Victoria of the Alaska Steamship
company lett Seattle this morning
for Nome Alaska. She had a pas
senger list of 399, Including Amund
sen, the North Pole explorer, Cap
tain C. H. Burkhtad of the U. S.
Signal Corps and t detachment of
men. These lattor with Captain
Gurkhead are commissioned to erect
high-powered radio station at Nome,
and smaller stations at Bethel, on
the Kuskokwim, and another at
sosie point on Kotzebue Sound. If
transportation from Nome to Point
Barrow can be arranged for this
suiamer another station will be
placed at that northermost point of
Alaska.
PRESENT FIRST U. S.
MEDAL TO CITY
Verdun, June S.—The first medal
ever presented by the United Stilus
government to any community In the
world was presented by Ambassador
Herrlck to the city of Verdun. 'I he
medal was presented in the name
of the American Congress and the
American people.
IMl.FM R ASKED TO MEDIATE
London, June 4.—Arthur halfour
ha* been asked by the British Cab
inet to a t us mediator and try to
tn.ftiih o-it the Irish sltuatu. 1. He
is to ait in f.oth the southern
situation and in the northn \
der trouble.
CHINESE PRESIDENT
RESIGNS OFFICE
Peking, June 2.—President Hsu
Shin Chang has tendered bis resig
nation as President of the Chinese
Republic. This was done at an ex
traordinary session of the Cabinet.
He was urged to wlthold it until the
Chinese parliament convenes in
Peking.
TO RETAIN FORCE IN GERMANY
Coblenz, June 5.—The American
commander of the forces of the U.
S. in Germany, General Allen, re
ceived instructions today from the
war department to hold a thousand
or twelve hundred officers and men
on tbe Rhineland.
BEATS 5IOTHER TO
DEATH WIT* HAMMER
Portland, June 6.—Mrs. Susan B.
Weir, seventy-six years old, was
beaten to death wlih a hammer by
her son Walter. The son is thirty
four and confessed to the crime.
MRS. McCORMICK
WITHDRAWS PETITION
Chicago, June 4c.—Mrs. Harold
NcCormlck, the mother of Mathilde,
who is engaged to Max Oser of Zur
ich, and who souglt to restrain the
marriage by a court order, haa with
drawn her petition.
SUPREME COURT HOLD3 UNIONS
I
Washington, June 6.—The recent
decision of the Supreme Court
makes possible the suing of t.ahor
Unions In their associated names in
the event of injury to property dur
ing a strike which has been originat
ed by the unions.
TWO IRISHMEN SHAKE HANDS
i Dublin. June 6.—Devalera, the ex
president of the Irish Republic, and
Michael Collins, the prominent and
leading Irishman of the day, are said
to be completely reconciled.
| A dollar a month vlll bring the
, tlM>H (A row toor.
I Washington, June 5.—Dan Suth
j erland, delegate to Congress, open
j ed fire on the Bui sau of Fisheries
which operates lu Alaska. Com
menting on a statement issued by
the Department of Justice to the ef
i feet that the government will wage
war on the fish pi.atea In the wa
j ters of Alaska, said that the large
cannery interests in Alaska are as
sisted at every turn by the United
States Bureau of Fisheries, which he
terms as an adjunct of the packers
and is under their domination and
control. In their -work of usurping
the public fishing rights and in ob
taining special privilege and mo
nopolistic control of the natural
food supply of the nation, the real
danger, sa d the de.egate, is not the
petty thief, but I e large and influ
ential interests mat seem to be al
ways immune from punishment.
AMUNDSEN PLANS TO
RADIO DISCOVERY
Seattle, June 5.—Itoald Amund
sen, the explorer who i8 leaving for
the north, expects to reach the
North Pole and radio a message to
| Nome or other poioCs. The message
' he gave to reporters, which he plans
I on sending whei. he reaches the
pole Is this: "Hello, Nome, this is
| Amundsen at the North Pole." The
i Maude has a very strong and up-to
date wireless appai atus on board.
PARTY TO INEARTH
40,OOO,000-YEA It 1)1 XOSA l it
I Chicago, June 4.—A party of]
1 hunters, armed with pickaxes and
chisels, have started from the Field |
Museum of this city for Canada. Tlie^
party is bent upon the quest of a
forty million-year-old dinosaur.
I which they have learned is to be
I found in that land.
ORAM) Jl'RY I'lVIBE
OF BANK CRASH
Seattle. June 1.—The King coun
ty grand Jury will begin the probe
of the failure of the Seattle Scan
dinavian Bank. The investigation
will begin this week.
IOWA I'RIMAHIKS OX TODAY
Des Moines. June 5.—The Iowa
primaries for the nomination of a j
successor to Senator Kenyou are be-j
lug held today.
ATTEND WEDDING
BREAKFAST IN PAJAMAS
Los Angeles, June 4.—In his testi
mony before tin court on the pre
liminary hearing on the charge of
bigamy, Rudolphc Valentino, the
film star, stated that he and his
bride, Winnifred Kadnut, left their
honeymoon bungalow at Palm
Springs clad in ibeir pajamas to
enjoy their vedd.ng breakfast at
the hotel.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO
INVESTIGATE FUR INDUSTRY
Washington, June 4.—Lieutenant
Commander 11. G. Hamlet started
for San Francisco to take command
of the coast guard cutler Mojave.
The Mojave will sa.l on a cruise of
Alaskan waters this summer, car
rying on board a ^arty of govern
ment officials, who are on a tour of
investigation of tilt fur seal indus
try and other government activities.
The Mojave will sail from San Fran
cisco on June 17th.
rREI'AKE FOR
IiESt'.MPTIOX OF V.AU
Tientsin, June 5.—Preparations
are going on apace for the resump
tion of active hostilities in the war
in China. All foreigners ha/5 teen
warned to leave the border alol.g
the Gulf of Liaotung because fight
ing is expected to begin at any time
between the forces of General Wu,
who is invading t.lat section, and
General Chang Tsc Lin.
I WHITE PISS &
YUKON ROUTE
THE GATEWAY ROUTE TO
Yukon Territory, Atlin and
Interior Alaska
Semi-Weekly Train Service between Skaguay and Whitehorse
during the Winter Season.
Foe information regarding passenger and freight rates apply to
H- Wheeler- General Manager
Skaguay. Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
Seattle Wash