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No SEVENTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1914 PRICE 10 CENTS
10 SUPPLY US
WITH PRODUCE
San Frantisoc, March 23—A re
'rlgerato- steamship Hlc to North
ern China to provide c icaper beef,
butter and eggs for the Pacific
coast was the *)lau under consid
eration today by tie fan Franeiis
co ChaaibCT of Commerce. Nego
tiations wnh this pad iu view have
been siarttd by a committee of
wealthy business men appointed
by the crgonizatt« u. The present
plan is to import eics from the
northern parts of China. These
tggs, it wts said, do nc'. come in
ior the criticisms recently made on
tggs brtught »o California ports
from the southcxn parts of the
country. Chamber of Commerce of
ficials declare 'he northern China
t ggs average from four to six cents
to the pound and are raised under
the best sanitary coaditions.
The plan also provides for im
porting beef from u.t'le raised in
the provinces of Houan and Stan
Cung, which contain many hundreds
of miles of the finest pasture. The
Russians, it is sai'1, prefer this
beef to the Autralian variety and
it is prcbibie according to reports,
that t^e United States trooi>a in
the Phil'^oines will be provided
trom this source during the com
ing year. Butter of the best qual
ity, it is said also may be seecur
ed from the Honau and Stantung
provinces. A Tientsin firm keeps
the refrigerating steamer Guthrie
plying between < at port and Vladi
vostock with produce constantly.
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AFTER PARDON
Taris. March 24—Prince Cuong
He, pretender to *he throne of An
iiam, French Indo CM^a, now be
lieved to be hiding in Germany, to
('Ky v. expected to start formal
p-oceedings for a pardon in France,
rie Ins been aentaved to death by
the French authorities for his part
-n 'he Hanoi ou'.rage' where several
French officers were killed in July,
1913. »
P. F. McLaughlin, for many
vears in the employ of the W. P.
A- Y. Route' company, left on the
train this irroraing for some point
along the between here and
V.'hitehtrse.
SEEKING HEIRS
T0_$50,000
Santa Rosa, Cal., March. 24—
Search is on today for the relatives
lu Ireland of James Daltou who
recently died h<=re, leaving a $50,
000 estate. Dal ton declared that he
had not heard from any of his rel
atives in 40 years but directed his
executors to loc.^'e the heirs and
see that they get their inheritance.
wealITah
IS ON TRIAL
San Francisco, March 23—Charg
ed with White Slavery in connec
tion with his alleged transporting
of Jiisa Genevieve Hanaa from one
state to another for immoral pur
posees, K. Parker Wtitney, weal
thy New York clubman and society
man, Saturday went *o trial before
Judge Dooling in the Federal
Court here. At Whitney's last
hearing attorneys for the defense
demanded the dismissal of the in
lictment against their client on
the ground that it did not state
the method Whitney was alleged
to have used. The motion was
overruled and Saturday set for the
trial. I
Miss Hanan, according to the
prosecution, formerl" lived at one
of the most exclusive New York ho
tels, and moved with Whitney in
high social circles. She is said to
have been responsible for Satur
day's court action through jeal
ousy over Whitney's alleged at
tentions towards another woman.
Whitney again plead not guilty and
doolares he is confident of a
speedy acquittal.
schooTwork
ON EXHIBITION
Pittsburgh, March 24-"—Patron's
Day in the schools of Allegaheny
and other Western Pennsylvania
counties Friday dre** thousands of
persons *o exhibits cf general school
work and manual training and do
mestic science departments. f
"1ST A FEff NECESSITIES
dust a few of the Needful Articles
ties going to the New Diggings
f and 12 inch Rubber Packs—Hip Boots
f 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 02. Duck Tents
IN FACT, WE HAVE EVERYTHING
FOR THE niNER WITH THE EX
CEPT10N of Groceries and Hardware
H. J. LYNCH
The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKAGWAY
OPERATIONS Of
YUKON GOLD CO
Notwithstanding adverse condi
tions in connection with hydraul
icking operations in the Klondike
district, an1 dredging at Iditarod,
the Yuk'n Gold Co., according to
President Guggenheim, has not
only earned and i>al-l its regular di
vidend of 6 per cent and financed
the American River property pur
chase and equipment, but has,
written off either directly or thru
operating costs $852,630 of depre
ciation, amortization, and deferred
charges, and also added |S0,300 to
its surplus. The cash position of
the company has been improved.
through reduction of indebtedness
to Guggenheim Exploration Co. by
$425,000.
From the total income were de
ducted: R yalties paid $787,277
amortization, $52:>,S86; interest
charges, general expense and ex
aminations, $145,372, making a
total deduction of $1,453,536, and
leaving a balance of $1,130,300 as
against $1,072,592 the previous
year.
Pfillli"I
EXPERT ON WATER
Bert Howdeshell, Douglas agent
of the Juneau Empire, is fast gain
ing a world wide reputation as an
authority on deep sea diving, and
the recovery of treasure that is
hidden in the deep blue sea. Let
ters are coming from all parts of,
the country asking for information
and advice in locating sunken ships,
i hus we have it tha: a nicst won
derful thing has come to pass, and,
under the benign influence of the
Alaska climate, a printer has be
come an expert on water.—Douglas
News.
WICKER*
6IIIES DINKER
Washington, March 24—Dele
gate Janies Wickersham gave a
dinner hist night to the members
of the Senate and house commit
tees on territories.
Juarez, • March 24—There is
fierce fighting at Torreon today and
it is believed that the outcome of
the war "hinges on the result of the
battle.
TO CARRY DEAD
FOR MANY MILES
Calgary, Alta, March 24—Deter
miner! that her husband's body
shall be burled in lis home state,
Mrs EJward McQueen of Ulster,
Pa., is rushing prepc rations for an
expedition to the country near Cas
cade Falls, in Alberta's hinter
land, where the remains of Edward
McQueen, late real-estate broker,
are buried in a desolate grave. Mc
Queen, with two companions, start
ed from Edmonton for Fort Mur
ray last spring, hunting and pros
iectlng. They were caught iu
Cascade rapids May 1, 1913 and
drowned. A reward was offered
for the recovery of the bodies and
hunters located them below the
rtn'is. They v.ill have to be
oroignt hundreds < f uiiles by port
age and canoe. Earlv this Winter
a oa.-ty went nor'.h and brought
back the bodies o* McQueen's
companions but foiled to locate
McQueen's. Mrs. McQueen expects
the second party to start north
early next month. I
VISIT ENGLAND
THIS SUMMER
JL.oiidon, March 24—The Czare
victh is expected to make a visit *o
England this suuinier, according to
a dispatch today from St. Peters
D-irgh, under the care of his grand
iv nt, Que^u Mother Alexandra. He
will probably spend several weeks
iTf E-istbourne, or some neighbor
ing resort on the South coast,
wnere the climate is supposed to
be s-r.rticularly gcod for the com
plaint from which lie is suffering.
He w*»l be accompejiied by a smaJl
army of Russian secret service
guards.
defectIis a
CLOSED INCIDENT
London, March 24—'Tlie defection
of the British army officials is
now a closed incident. The Ul
ster'tes claim the government has
been defeated.
Ill STRIKE:
START IT
Buffalo, N. Y., March 24—There
are two companies of militia guard
ing the Gould Coupler plant here
today. The men are on a strike
and are trying to start a riot.
To Our Patrons
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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 are are the highest of the confectioner's
art and besides being very delicious to use as
table decorations for all occasions.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
PURCHASES A
HOUSE AND LOT!
Phil Abrahams, Skngway's wide
awake real estate dealer, this mor
ning sold to Robert Eviile, for $500
cash, lot 1 and the east half of
lot 2 in block 4, s'iuated at the
corner of Eighth street and Broad
way, and the cozy cottage located
thereon. Tho property belonged to
E. R. Peoples, and the cottage was
partly furnished.
THE i¥ CO
TO EMPLOY 300
The big 2;500 tou suiling slup,
the General Henry Villerd, is load
ing at Seattle for the Gra.11.by Alin
ing & Smelting company jind is ex
pected to sail some time this
month for Valdez where the sup
plies will be unloaded.
The Villard recently made a trip
to Nanaimo, where she loaded 500
tons of British Columbia coal for
Valdez and was then towed to Se
attle to load the balance of her
cargo, consisting of piling, decking
and lumber for the new buildings
and for the wharf and mining ma
chinery and supplies needed by the
company for immediate use. '
The company will employ about
300 men this coming summer in
opening up the Midas property in
Solomon basin, which they pur
chased last fall.—Cordova Alas
kan. '
WILL INCREASE
SIZE OF PIPER
Seattle, March 2 4--Ed. C. Rus
sell, publisher of tho Daily Alaska
Dispatch at Juneau, arrived in Se
attle Saturday from the east, ac
companied by Mrs. Russell. They
v.'ill spend several days here and
in Portland, sailing- north ou March
'30th.
The northern publisher brought
from Chicago a Goss-Comet per
f«jcting press and other newspaper
equipment, and will increase the
size of his' publication^ tills summer.
FARMERS HOLD
A CONFERENCE
Minneapolis, March 24—The
muttering that bas been beard for
the past two years against grain
marketing facilities here developed
into a concerted action Saturday
when hundreds of farmers gather
ed here for a conference on co-op
erative marketing. The farmers for
some time have been fighting the
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
through the Equity Co-Operative
Association. They claim that as the
result of the marketing conditions
here, the farmer receives only 44
per cent of the market value of
the grain he ships. In fact, they
claim that through unfavorable
marketing conditions, grain rais
ing in North and South Dakota is
not profitable and they intend to
find out who haa been getting the
5G per cent of the market value
of the grain.1
Aieeungs nave Deen ueia m out
er narts of the Northwest and the
conference held here was to secure
un ted action for terminal elevat
ors. North Dakota recently pass
ed a constitutional amendment au
thorizing the state to provide a
fund for the erection of -terminal
elevators to house grain and facil
itate a free market Similar action
will be urged upon the Minnesota
legislature next year. The farm
ers, as one man, are backing the
Manalian resolution in the lower
'louse of Congress for an investiga
tion of the Chicago, Minneapolis
and Duluth boards of trade, al
leged to have "a cinch on the peo
ple's bread."
GLASS COOKING UTENSILS
ARE PROMISED SOON
A New York glass manufacturer
is experimenting -with the making
of cooking utensils of glass. Al
ready glass percolators and stewpans
have been made "which, although
they rest on the flames, giive no
evidence of cracking, and have prov
ed heat resisting and non-expan
sive. These utensils are apparently
not affected in any .way by the in
tense heat under them or by the
contrasting temperatures of the ar
ticles which thuy contain. Glass is
for many reasons superior to eith
er enamel or aluminum, being af
fected by none of the acids or al
kalis fcrmed or used n cooking
and not ''subject to the insanitary
cracking which is characteristic of
most enameled ware.—From the
April number of the Popular Mech
anics Magazine.
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Spring Samples for 1914
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier