®he gtailg JOaahon
No. 250 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAtJWAY ALASKA, MONDAY. DECEMBER 1, 1913 PRICE 10 CENTS
WIlllIS ID pue» APPOINTED;
OTHER OFFICALS TD BE DISPLACED
J
Washington, Dec. I—The senate
has confirmed the nomination of
Williams as collector of revenue for
the district comprised of Washing
ton and Alaska and J. L- Fugh as
collector of customs at Juneau for
this district of the territory of Al
aska.
It is understood here that attor
ney General McReynolds is to put
democrats lu the places of United
Slates Marshal H. L. Faulkner and
United States District Attorney Hist
paid. Delegate James Wickersham
and others have been active in their
opposition to both these men. A
lack of harmony between the two of
officials is also given as a reason
for their removal.
FRKUiHT .NOW MOVl.NU
OVKR THK VAUtEZ TRAU
Bob Mcintosh, tile freighter, sent
out twelve head of horses yesterday
morning with big loads cousigned
to many different points. The teams
will travel together as far as pos
sibie jn the government road before
separating in order that they can
take advantage of the broken road.
The miners are beginning to send
out by horse teams their outiits in
preference to buying dos teams and
going to other expense in getting
thoir supplies Into the new camps.
The roadhouses along the road are
also stocking up heavily in antici
pation of the heavy travel which is
sure to result from the work of the
miners in the Nelchiua and Chisan.i
camps.
Among those whose outfit went
out yesterday morning were Roehill
and Johnon, bound for the Xelch
ina. Others going to the Nelchina
were Jos. Xieklesou and Geo. Chrisk
John Paulson left for the head of
the Copper river, where he will pro?
pect. and th? Big Sw^'le for the
Shush mna.
The roadhouses for which supplies
were taken were Wort mans, The
Drop, Ernestine, Copper Center futd
Gulkana. Mr. Mcintosh states that
he ha j received sufficient orders al
ready to warrant sending out more
horses next Saturday morning.—
Valdej Prospector
SKCRKTARY McADOO WANTS
1,18t>.OO0.O<»O DOI.I.AK
Wo jhington, Dec. 1—Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo today sub
mittevl his appropriation estimates.
He wants $1,180,000,000. This in
cludes a $70,000 postoffiee at Jun
eau.
DAWSON MIXING COMPANY
HAS HAD GOOD SEASON
The Canadian Klondike Mining
Company of Dawson of which Joe
Boyle is the general manager, start
ed this season's operations with one
large dredge and sine© the begin
ning of the season the old Bear
Creek small dredge, which was mov
ed to Hunker or and the two
additional large dredges erected
last year have come into product
ion. The weekly output since the
beginning of the senson has been as
• follows:
| Total cleanup to May 31, 1913,
•7«.1S9 oz.
For week ending June 7 1,6S9 oz
For week ending June It. 2.416, "
For v ek ending June 21 3.S47
fcr week ending June 2S, 2,252 "
For week ending July 5, 3,348 "
For week ending July 12, 3,311 "
For week ending July 19, 3,396 "
Mr. Boyle estimates that the
profits of the Canadian Klondyke
i Mining Co. for the current year
•vill be about 51,000,000.
ANOTHER STRIKE NOW
OS IN INDIANAPOIjIS
Indianapolis, Dec 1—At a meet
; ing today of the teamsters union,
1 it was unauimoulsy voted to strike.
J A special dispensation was giver, to
1 drivers of milk wagons and hearses
to continue work. Anticipating
trouble 250 extra policenieu have
been sworn in.
DEMOCKATS UNITED IN
SUPPORT OF CURRENCY BILL
Washington, Dec. 1—A currency
[bill has finally been agreed upon by
! the senate committee and the dem
| ocrats are united in its support.
OUR NEW FALL LINE OP
Ls dies' and Misses'
La Vogue Coats,
Suits end Skirts
ARE NOW BEING SHOWN
AS WELL AS
Fall Millinery
/ SEE OUR
f WINDOW
DISPLAY
STYLES THE LATEST
PRICES ARE RIGHT
H. J. LYNCH
Loading Ladies' Furnisher and Haber
dasher of Skagway
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SELKIRK INDIAN CHEFTAIX
PAYS JUNEAU A VISIT
"Jim" Boss, chief of the Fort Sel
kirk tribe of Canadian Indians,
"mayor of Lake LaBarge" and the
finest specimeut of the Indian in the
Yukon country, has been in Juneau
for the past two days, on his way
to Hoonah hot springs for a vaca
tion.
Jiui is very interesting. He can
entertain a whole company by his
inimitably told tales of cheechacoes.
for whom he has very little time,
and he has a big, full laugh to go
with his stories. Jim has for sever
of years lived on the shores of La
Barge, freighting in summer and
winter and steadily rolling up a
comfortable fortune. He conducts a
roadhouse that is well known to win
ter travelers of the Yukon, and he
talks of his home and fireside.
Jim dropped in to have a chat
with J. E. Barragar, an old Yukon
acquaintance, last night. He was
munching from a large sackful of
grapes. "We don't get grapes at
LaBarge", he remarked, iu well ar
ticulated English. "But we have ev
erything else, don't wo, Jim"?, he
said to Mr. Barragar. The cliieftan
had housed Mr. Barragar and a par
ty of friends who were going in past
LaBarge on a hunting trip several
years ago, and the two talked re
minisciently of that occassion.
Jim Boss told a good one on Cap
tain Wallace Langley, which happen
ed this year. "Langley came into
LaBarge on his boat, and got well
up towards shore before the ice
stopped the boat," he said. "The
boat was crowded with cheechac
oes. Langley told them to get out
ai«t walk ashore. "I'll show you |
how to walk on the ice", said Lang
U*". The veteran Yukon naviga
tor got ou the ice, and to show
ii's confidence in the honeycomb cov
ering of LaBarge, tread heavily.
Within a minute the ice had brok
en and Langley went under. "We
pull lots of these fellows out
of the 'drink' every year , laughed
the Indian. "Some of them are old
enough to know better, too."
Jim Boss is over six feet tall,
weighs about 210 pounds, and is a
fine type of the Yukon native. In
his ears are pierced nugget earrings.
In his watch charm he wears a di
amond as large as a hazelnut. A
heavy chain of nuggets completes
Jim's display of Jewelry. This is
his first trip to Juneau in some time
—Juneau Disatch.
(.uii, iuaLuiic's
OX WAV TO WASHINGTON
On the last southward sailing of
the steamship Alameda, the boat
made a special call at Haines for
the purpose of taking on board the
remains of ColC. has. McClure, late
commandant at Fort Seward, whose
death on Nov. 19th was annonced in
the Daily Alaskan. The body was
accompanied to the boat by an escoi
of officers and enlisted men and as
the vessel left the dock a squad of
buglers from the post sounded taps.
Mrs. McClure accompanied the
body which is being taken to Wash
ington, D. C., and will be joined
in Seattle by her son, who is await
ing her arrival there.
CRAB MEAT COCK TAILS
at
The Pack Train Restaurant
Service a hi carte.
TAX ANA VALLEY RAILROAD
MUST PAY LARGE TAX
Fairbanks, Nov. 22—Upon the re
quest of the clerk of the court,
District Attorney Crossley handed
down an opinion yesterday to the
effect that the Tanana Valley Rail
road company is liable to an annual
tax of $100 per mile of track that
is used by the company. Should the
clerk of the court uow demand pay
ment of this tax the government
wold be benefited to the extent of
$5,000.
When the railroad was built, a
special act of congress was passed
which exempted the company from
paying any tax during the time that
the road was under construction,
and for five years there. As the
road was completed in 1907, Dis
trict Attorney CrCrossley is of the
opinion that the exemption clause
is now void, and that the govern
ment should receive the money.
According to the feieral law cov
ering the operation of railroads in
Alaska, the companies are liable to
an anual tax of $100 per mile, un
less otherwise provided by special
act .
"POWERFUL JOE" HOUSTOX
SUMMONED TO APPEAR
Fairbanks, Nov. 22—By an orde
of the district court, the old suit of
Kittie M. Hensley vs. J. H. Hous
ton, is brought to life once more, af
ter lying dormant iu the district,
court for more than a year, owing t
the fact that the defendant was out
side of the territory and it was im
possible to serve a summons upon
him. The defendant is now back in
Alaska, according to recent reports,
and upon motion of Leroy Tozier, ai
torney for the plaintiff, the order fo
an alias summons was issued.
The defendant has not been ia
Fairbanks for a number of yeart,
although there are many who would
like to see him, with a view to
straightening out a number of al
leged debts that he left behind him.
Since his departure from Fairbanks,
Houston, better known as "Power
ful Joe", is said to have prospered,
and is at the present time engaged
in promoting some mining proper
ty in the vicinity of Seward.
LETTERS UNCALIJ2D FOR IN
SICAGWAY POST OFFICE
The following letters remaine
uncalled for in the Skagway post
office December 1st, 1913,
Brown, Harry.
Branen, Mrs. George.
Bhart, Miss Anna
Burkhardt & Co. J.
Boyd, $Ir. J. W.
Conners, Master Jack.
Greenbaum, Mr. Jacob,
Gray, Mrs. W. G.
Hoist, Martin
Lee, Miss Merle,
Murray, Mr. James E.
McClare, Mr. Eldred
Wells, Mr. W. M.
A. E. Kindell, P. M
THE BOATS.
The Hmboldt reached here from
the south at 1:20 a. m. today and
sailed on her return at 3 a. m. ^
The freighter Lelauaw docked her
at 4:15 . m. yesterday.
FOR
OF
Preferred Stock Canned (Jowls. Plnm Pudding
Atmore's Mint© Meat Figs and Dates
Layer Raisins Hills Bros. Coffee.
**" * Extra Fancy Hood TUver Spitzenberg Apples.
Malaga Grapes Oranges
Celery Itananas
( ranberries Head Lettuce
Cauliflower < Tomatoes
Pineapples Popcorn
And Nuts of all Kinds.
P. Ii. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
•% «¥• "I®*!*
Mexico City, Doc. 1—Advices re-1
ceived here today make it almost a I
certainty that northern Mexico with
in the net two weeks will be un
der tlfe absolute control of the
rebels.
Juarez, Dec. 1—General Villa lias
started an active campaign In the
south and expresses his intention to
capture not only Chihuahua but the
City of Mexico as well.
Mexico Citl, Dec. 1—The Huerta
government will face a crisis before
the end of the week. President Hu
erta is drinking heavily. He was
intoxicated yesterday and broke an
engagement he had previously made
with United States charge d'affaires,
O'Shanghnessy. A rumor that he
has gone to Vera Cruz is denied.
W. D. GRANT APPOINTED
_ DEPUTY AT WRANGELL
(Wrangell Sentinel)
W. D. Grant lias been appoint
ed Deputy U. S. Marshal for Wran
gell to take the office made vacant J
by the resignation of Marshal Schna
bel. Mr. Grant is well known to j
everyone in Wrangell so needs no
introduction to our readers or the
office as he held the position for
a number of years.
A. J. Calkins sold one of his dog 1
team "Tommy" to a passenger on
the Alameda bound for Whitehorso
from where he will mush on down ]
the river. The sale price of the
dog was $50, which is considered >
very reasonable when compared with
the price of good dogs in the in- |
terior where they are selling as!
high as $100.
SECOND SESSION 63rd
CONGRESS NOW OPEN
Washington, Dec. 1—The second I
session of the sixty-third congress J
opened here today. The Alaska rail j
road bill will be called for Monday, .
but it is understood that ac
tion upon It will be postponed un
til the currency measure has been
disposed of.
PERSONAL
R. M. Becker will leave on the I
next sailing of the Spokane from
Skagway for Seattle, where he will
visit during the winter months with
his son.
Dr. L. S. Kellar writes lo Mrs.
Keller from Swift Current, Saskatch j
ewan, under date of Nov 20th, that ■
he had raaclied that place safely
and expected to be in St. Paul the
next day at 2 o'clock. It was his
intention to only remain in that
city a few days, and it is likely
that he has already turned his face
northward again.
P. H. Ganty, Max Gutfeldt, James
Nettles and Wm. Wright were pas
sengers this morning on the Hum
boldt for Juneau, where they go to
attend a meeting of Alaska Lodge of
Perfection No. 1, Scottish Rite Ma
sons, which will take place tomorrow;
night. A large number of candi
dates are to be conducted from the
4th to the 3 2nd degree, and mem
bers of lodges from all parts of the
territory are expected to be in at
.endance.
V HEAVY SNOWFALL
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
About twelve inches of snow fell
n Skagway Saturday night and
Sunday. Sunday evening a strong
Chinook 'wind set in and at present
vriting the snow is almost gone in
he valley and the streets of the
:own are in consequence in a vrey
sloppy condition.
VFOGNAK TONES PRO
TECTED UNTIL 1918
Secretary of Commerce Redfield
las issued a new ruling goverern
ng the killing of foxes in Alaska,
Jnder the terms of the order ju3t
nade public, it will be unlawful to
{ill foxes on Afognak reservation un
il 1918, and unlawful to kill land
>tter there until 1915.
EX-PRESIDENT DIAZ
REFUSES TO TALK
Paris, Dec. 1—Porfiro Diaz ar
rived today but refuses to discuss
Lhe Mexican situation.
BOWLING SCORK.
The following scores were made
on the bowling allies at the Elks
club last week:
0. Selmer 200,201
J. Rock, 211
Peterson 20G
VV. Batson 208, 259
Turkey's Licorice Root.
Thousands uf tons of licorice root,
nn urticle that by the natives generally
is esteemed a pest and worse than
worthless, are annually gathered in
Turkey for exportation to America for
use in the manufacture of chewing
and smoking tobacco, as well as for
flavoring confectionery and beer. The
principal collecting stations are Bag
dad. Alesandretta and Smyrna, at
which places the exporters maintain
offices, hydraulic presses and ware
houses. The business is largely con
trollwl by an American concern.
LIVE THE FULL LIFE.
Deep streams run still, and why ?
Not because there are no obstruc
tions, but because they altogether
overflow those stones or rocks round
which (he shallow stream has to
make its noisy way. It is the full
life that saves us from the little
noisy troubles ol life.
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WILL CLAYSO.N