The coroner's jury which was
«mpattuelled at Whitehorse Inst
Tuesday to investigate into the
i ausf of the death of a man whoso
I oily " ! been discovered floating
; the I 'vt r at tho water front the
la;. vions, returned a verdict ou
V. ^-d. 'Vlav, after an autopsy had
<>eeu Id on the reruaitis by l>r. W.
IV C -.rke of Whitehorse, assisted
1 y p • W. G. tlabie of Skagway, that
the man had lost his life through
'd at the hands of some
party or parties to the jury uu
The i est mortem showed that the
ht-ad of the man had been literally
crushed and that the jaw and nine
ribs had been broken.
After some very effective work by
Ser^t. L. MeLaughlan of the X. W.
M. F. at Whitahorse, w ho had beeii
detailed by Captain AcJand, O. C. at
the barracks there to investigate,
tae dead man was identified as Dom
i s o Jlelis, an Italian miner who,
uji tl' inu 1st of February last had
been employed at the Pueblo cop
per mine.
Investigation showed that two
Italians had occupied the Blssler
■mse <n the town of Whitehorse,
itil sometime after the first of
February when one of them dis
appeared and was supposed to
• e gone over the trail toward
r i-> .vsiTi. pulling a handsled.
ie i.i»t one to disappear bad an
n account at both the Arctic
d Hanson. Al^uire's store at the
He was not seen at either
•e after February 4.
It ■; >t believed the murder was
red or for the purpose of
ro!>b •>". Rather, ;t is thought to
have resulted from a drunken
i;uarr:-l. Having killed Melis, the
r velers realized the seriousness of
iat they had di)ne and set about
■ ric ...-al th crime by disposing
the bodj .Naturally the river
i ered the be.-t place of coueeal
V river it ■was taken.
::e polts which the body was
• :io doubt used to aid
in ea , :• In is believed that
w a® carried to the White
ds id cached between or
.iae of the immense pieces
which remained piled up in
ty after the river closed;
it the body remained there
k melted and the water
nnd carry It down stream. The fact I
that the rubber lu tho sleeve-holder
on the victim's arms was as good
as new when tho body was found,
ia conclusive evidence that it hud
been in the water but a short time.
This, with other conditions of the
body, bear the theory that it was j
cached lu heavy ice when disposed
of.
Dawson, June IS—Rouiilio Cues-1
ari and George Ganley. \were arrest
ed here yesterday, and charged with
• lie murder of Dominlco Melis at I
Whitehorse in February. They ad
mit that they were partners of tho
murdered man. They will probably
be taken to Whitehorse soon for I
preliminary hearing.
ie wis i
Xew London, June 20—The Yale |
erew today won the 'Varsity eight
oared race from Harvard by four ■
inches.
It was a gruelling struggle and j
oarsmen, exhausted from their ef
forts, fell prostrate In the bottom
of the boats at the conclusion of
the race.
WILL MLB I
SINGLE PHI)
Niagara Falls. June 20—Pre*i.k :ii
Wilson refuses to yield any point i i
his pacification plans. It is uud'"
stood that Huerta might .i.-ri to
Pedro I.ascurain being selected ■:
president, and is goiug to apppoint
him minister of foreign affairs.
Fairbanks, June 20—Yesterday
} was the hottest day of the year.
I the thermometer registering 9t> in
I tha shade.
If you want to spend an enjoy
able evening don't fail to attend thi»
| W. p. A. club dance at the gymna
sium tonight.
Gentlemen: Our
Spring and Summer
Suits
Hats, Shoes
Rain Coats, Furnishing Goods, Etc
Are Now On Display
Suits Hade to Your Heasure
At $18 and Up
When in Need of Goods in Our Line Come In
' and Look Over Our StockJ
No Hard Feelings and No Harm Done!
If You Do Not Buy
. STORE OPEN EVENINGS
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The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 . SKaGWAY
Humors of a rich placer strike
north of Pleasant Camp, in the Rainy
Hollow country, just across the In
ternational boundary, reached Skag
wa.v yesterday afternoon, but those
who received tho information kept
very <|niet about it and the news
did not become public property un
• il the arrival in town today from
Haines of Geo. W. Dillon, who stop
ped ovtr in that town last night on
his way home from a trip down the
caual.
The information that Mr. Dillon
brought is rather meagre, he having
failed to learn who the alleged dis
coverers were or the exact location
of the find.
According to tho reports the gold
is found in black and ruby sand
about a ton of which is obtained
from every 25 feet of bedrock, and
has an assay value of $1800. The
oaly way of separating the gold from
the sands i3 by the use of acids.
[ Mr. Dlllott says that there is a
good deal of excitement in Haines
and that a four-horse team left
there at 6:30 this morning "with a
party bound for the scene of the
strike.
Attorney Steve Ragan received ;>
telegram last night from c. V.
Woolman, manager of the laundry ..t
Halnea, telling him of the strike,
and advising him to come down at
once. Mr. Ragan could not leave,
but Is sending J. W. Coombs in his
place.
As near as we could learn the
discovery is about 75 miles north of
Haines, the greater part of the dis
tance being traversed by a wagon
road. How the going will be
after leaving the wagon road is
problematical, although it is more
than likely that some of the num
erous trails In that part of the
country will pass within a few miles
of It.
C01II1EES
CALLED 10 MEET
The general committee and
the finance committee of the
Fourth oi July celebration will
meet tonight at 9 o'clock at
the town hall. As there are
matters of importance to be at
tend€d to it is earnestly re
quested that all the members
en i': h committee be present.
W. R. IIILLERY,
Chairman
Denver, Juno 20—For the first
time in four years the Colorado
Derby, the principal stake eveut of
all race meetings at Overland park
lor years will be run at Overland
this afternoon. The management
has offered a purse of $2,000 for
the event, the distance being one
mile and a quarter. The record for
this event is 1:51 and two fifths,
made by Meadow in 1910, the last
time the Derby was run.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
The railroad bridge over Mill
creek, at the intersection of Broad
way and Eleventh avenue, has just
been repaired by the bridge gang
of the company.
The finance committee of the
Fourth of July celebration report
very favorable progress in the col
lection of funds for the payment of
the expenses of the celebration.
DELEGATES HIE
IS FRANCE
_ Grenoble, France, June 20—Tho
large party of American delegates
to the Sixth International Congress
of Chambers of Commerce which
fended In Paris last week, before re
turning to the French capital will
visit the Grande Chartreuse, Clianw
brey, Chamonix, Evian, Mont Blanc
and Lake Geneva. They expect to
reach Paris June 2C.
INMOST
IN EMM
Vancouver, B. C., June 20—Two
nundred and two lives were lost
yesterday in an explosion which
wrecked a coal mine near Alberta,
Saskatchewan. Twenty three bodies
have so far been recovered and
brought to the surface.
Butte, Montana, June 20—Presi
dent Moyer of the Western Federa
tion of Miners, arrived here yester
day and is trying to restore peace
among the union miners.
The case of Sabine Dortero vs
The Home Power Co., occupied the
whole time of the district court to
day.
We Specialize on
National Biscuit Goods
These Biscuits, Cookies, etc., are packed in modern inner
seal packages, and reach you as fresh as the day they
were baked. Just received the following varieties:
American Beauty Ginger Snaps, 2 lb. kegs. 35c
Graham Crackers,
Social Teas,
Nabisco Wafers,
Baronet Biscuits,
Five O'Clock Tea
Cheese Tid Bits,
Festino Almond.
Fig Newton,
We also carry a Nice Line of Fresh Bulk Cookies
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
15c pkg.; 2 for 25c
Culpeper, Va., June 20—Lucy
Frye, a negress boni June 20, 1790
in Orange county Virginia today
celebrated her one hundred and
twenty-fourth birthday, attaining
perhaps (lie title of the oldest per
son in the United States. Tho old
colored woman possesses records to
prove her longevity. Residents of
Culpepsr who lived during the
Civil war remember her then as an
old woman. She lived on a planta
tion until the war and then relieved
of the bondage of slavery, came
here where she lived as washer
woman until age prevented her la
bors. She is being cared for by
Ihe neighborhood of colored people.
Portland, Ore., Juno 20—Society
turned out eninnsso to attend the
spring meet o£ tlio Portland Hunt
club held here this afternoon. The
best horses in tho <*lty were entered
oj a quarter mile dash for polo
pouies, two mile relay race, a
quarter mile da»h for ponies with
juvenile riders and a hurdle.
t HE III
A. Dulton Harrison and Henry
Landsberger «'.*e the names of
two gentlemen who are registered at
the Pullen House as coming from
jSan Francisco. They a.-o both of
Independent means and are here on
llieir wa; into Northern British Col
ombia and Southern Yukon on a
summer's ouiing, the greater part
<>t" which will be spent in hunting
and fishing.
io stop off at Keioliikan, but when
they resched Seattle they were in
| duced by a friend to come on to
Skagway, spend a few days here,
and to then go on into the interior,
where is to be found game in
plenty and the finest fishing in the
North.
Yesterday they visited Denver
Glacier, with .which they were much
pleased, but report the trail lead
ing thereto from the railroad in bad
condition.
Today they will take in the points
of Interest around the head of Lynn
canal.
On Monday, In company with
General Agent Wurzbacher of
th0 \V. P. & Y. R. they
will ero3s over to the in
terior.taking in Atlln and intermed
iate territory between Carcross and
that place.
PASSENGER LIST OF THE
STEAMSHIP DOLPHIN
The following is the list of peo
ple who arrived on the Dolphin
yesterday afternoon: Mrs. E. Groch,
Ruth Harrington, G. C. Nuhols, Mrs.
J. D. Rose, Mrs. J. W. Howard, T.
McDonough, Mrs. Margaret Mich
elle, J. Stankus, M. S. Driver, J. P
Blunt, Mrs. S. B. Roberts, Burt
Kennedy, A. G. Maddren, Mrs. J.
Odegard, Mrs. Ellis, A. B. Jones, G.
Pado, O. Lundberg and 2 steer
age.
BUYS A HOME PLACE IN
THE NORTHERN GATEWAY
Miss Edna Evans, who came hero
with her mother from Vancouver,
13. C., some time ago, and has since
that time been employed in the
mechanical department of the Daily
Alaskan, has become so favorably
impressed with the town that she
has bought the Schutzman property
;.t the corner of Tenth avenue and
State streets, the intention of Miss
Evans and her mother being to
make Skagway their future home.
RIVER BOATS
Whitehorse, June 19—Lower river
report.
I Reliance up Nulato 11:45 p. m. on
*.::o 18th.
Relief up Birches 6 a. m.
Sarah met Schwatka and returned
lo St. Michaels.
Alaska down Circle on the 18th.
Yukon up Rampart 6 a. m. on
the 18th.
Tanana at Gibbon for Ruby, wait*
: ing the arrival of the Alaska,
Whitehorse, June 20—Water 3G
I inches.
Whitehorse up Big Salmon 8 p. m.
Dawson up Selkirk 10:30 p. m.
Selkirk up Coffee creek 4 a. m,
Nasutlin down Big Salmon 9 a. m.
Casca down Yukon Crossing at
j 11 p. m.
Xext sailings, Whitehorse late to
i night, Dawson Monday.
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A Good Impression
There is no better
way than to wear
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CLOTHES
They gi\re you the feeling of
confidence and the well
groomed appearance that
always wins
f
r
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