ARE TAKING III
KEYSTONE DRILL
De la Pole, old-time Eldorado
operator, In the Kloudiko camp, is
on the way to Nansen creek, in the
southern Yukon, with a Keystone
drill, for tasting large placer areas
which he controls there.
Arrivals by overland stage report
that De la Pole was at Carmacks,
half way betweem Dawson and
Whltehorse, a few days as-o, with
tile drill, it being conveyed on large
sleigh#, in charge of Jeff McDer
rnoit. Good time is being made, and
it Is expected the drill will be land
ed on Nan sen for extensive work
thie tMflon.
De la Pole baa been in the Nan
sea 41s trlet for two or three sea
son*. After leaving Kldorado he
was on Britannia and Canadian;
* hence he crossed to Nansen. He
is a thorough miner, and ha* every
faith in the Nansen country. The
drill wnlch he is taking in Is known
a« a number three Keystone, one
of the largest of the most success
ful type used in tesHug placer
ground.—Dawson News.
1 THIN
R. R. SURVEY
The preliminary lurrey for the j
raJIro&d line of the Takw Railway
and Navigation Co. was begun this
mora in g. E. P. Pond, wjo has been |
the local agent for the interests;
back of the enterprise, left for
TaJcu river last night accompanied
by F. J. Wettrick, the well known
civil engineer, for the purpose of
miking the preliminary Burvey up
the British Columbia line. The line
ou the American side is to connect
with a line runulng northerly on the
Canadian tide to Atlin and to Lake
Tealin. At Teslia it is designed to
connect »ith a line of river steam
er* tlxat will navigate the Yukon
river and tributaries. Another j
branch is planned to run iu a'
southerly direction to connect with
the Grand Trunk Pacific. For the:
present the tide water terminus'
will be on Taku Inlet, but it is not i
Improbable that eventually it will |
be built to Juneau.—Juntau Empire.
Canton, Ohio, April 1"—General
Coxey's army of tlie unemployed,
which he has been endeavoring to
organize here for a march to Wash
ington City, D. C., the same as he
did in 1SS4 from the Pacific coast,
h<vs dwindled down until thore are
only twenty recruits left.
CABLE OFFICERS
til
Seattle, April 17—Capt. B. H.
Lenoir, hear of the government1
cable service that runs from here
to Alaska announces that he re
cently received notice of changes in
the United States sigu il corps af
fecting officers here and in Alask
These changes include thf transfer
from Fort Leavenworth of First
Lieut. Charles H. Mason to take
command of the cable steamer
Bumside immediately, relievi
Lieut. Clark Lynn until July lOt'a.
next, when he will repoit for duty
at Fairbanks, Alaska, to relie.o
First Lieut. Clyde L. Eastman, who
will go to Fort Leavenworth, Kan.,
to enter the army service school
there.
Lieut. Mason will be finally re
lieved of the Burnside by Lieut.
Harry TV. Gregg, now stationed it
Texas City. First Lieut. Harry A.
Mayers, jr., now at Fort 1:1 iss, Te\.
will go to Fort Gibbon July 1, re
lieving First Lieut W'iilHam \V.
Harris, who is transferred to To~
City.
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LATEST SLOGAN
New York, April 17—Secretary u'
the Navy Daniels today told the
members of the Xavy League that1
when Instructions were si'.on to tin
Atlantic fleet to sail to Mexico
Rear Admiral Badsrer, exclaimed
"I'm Ready!" and th.ir express on
is the lutes slogan of the United
states navy.
JOST 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
Lar$e 5ize Heavy Wool Blankets
Heavy Wool Sox Sheep Lined Moccasins
Fur, Wool, and Leather Lined Mitts
Heavy Wool Underwear—Blanket Lin?d
Coats and Pants and Sweaters
Fur and Cloth Caps
7 x 9 and 8x10-3 ft. Wall 10 oz. Duck Tents
IN FACT, WE HAVE EVERYTHING
FOR THE HINER WITH THE EX
CEPTION of Groceries and Hardware
H. J. LYNCH
rh« Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKAGWAY
Odess t, April 17—"RiLuuloninula'"
I3 becoming epidemic in sumthern
Russia. .Since the trial and acquit
tal oi Mendel L'eii:» 0:1 the charge
of ritual murder, scarcely a week
has passed but a Eiuillai case has
cf cither sex ia village or town
skip be 'Uk-ing from its homo for
riore ilvu a few hours, -t report of
Je" ish abdtnLiou for "ritual*' pur
pose's is immediately circulated, nnd
there l'oiluifs the usual threat of
excesses ::^;tilist tile Jews. It was
iioped by lair-miiuled Russians 1h.1t
I1 e verdict in the lieilis c tse would
alh'.v the fanatical suspicion among
the ignorant lower classes against
t'ic Jev.s; aud 'his probr.bly would
ha\.' bee 1 the result h.ij not their
r..cial hr :cd of lue Jews aeeii fost
ered I'., 'he lilack 11 mi tired ant i
A'.uite . IVr i:.stance, the other day
a uic.- . i named RatnovskI, a
Jew, w » prix ii'ding by train from
ouir.pai od b> his six-j'f Lir-o'.d sou.
5
police official, wuo e;!.- td a con
versation w i I; the !■. 1 on the sub
ject of "ritual" luun.er. TLe .Few,
but wi' in t*i' ity minute 01 his
itrrival it tile iri'l R ii>vsl;l was
arrested . ud conve c.l 'nv,; to Tag
few hours liter. His cllovv-pas
senger 1:. J ;• apti'ted that bit little
ducted b 1'te l.iw and iK.- i to the
hitter's p ■■ r-iuill wii.i t'10 ia'er.tion
; to "rii
M'.wt \!<;:rr cum:
ski;', h i: i\ aj.ask.v
The Tv.iXi u fan < | Club
-
Jtifsit of tl!« I'ulied Stitni to iu
s'vi.'e of lii'tt A! i.^ka
,
by tl'o ' i •1 ion of a ui .hi crvicc,
to co).' iii lie With liif f it side
Th-' resulu*iijn \v:'s introduced by
E. C. K< - -l a.id i : ii piv imhle
recited i:> fact that the Alaska
Daily !>}<• •" Ii h.ul en' <•;•( d into a
contrae; with the AssoeU:vd Press,
to furir :^ tl\e paj.er v. I'll ti:e news
of the world Tor a morning paper
if night tfck-grapliJe service can he
had betwe t Seattle and Juneau.
All of t ie commercial boJies of
Al iska ,»tul <.iies. of Oregon and
Washington .;:id merest ntii-» concerns
i in Ai:is!;a are re
el uc.rrd to join In the movement
to got i Iji er telegraphic service
in A'.:vk Juneau Ktupire.
\oa should gtve "Lixor" toilei
ar;icles a trial. Sea the "Week
End" sets l'or men n:id women, 35
le'ir? II;i• ji:. ii for thorough trial
Keller Bros. Agents. tf.
HUERTA WANTS
INTERVENTION
Mexico City, April 17—President
Hucrta wants tho United States to
declare war according to diplomats
here.
Washington, D. C., April 17—
I Serious new complications have
.irisen in the Taiupico pffair it is
evident, as President Iluerta is
haggling over the question, as to
who is to fire the first salute. At a
cabinet session today several mes
sages were received and rushed
j to Secretary of State Bryan in
vhich Americana demand that Mex
ico act promptly.
j Torreon, April 17—The main
body of the federal army at Ben
javides escaped yesterday, leaving
Soo dead, as the rebels entered
the city.
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
HELl* IX RADIUM HINT
Seattle April 17—The physics
department of the University of
Washington, under the direction of
Dr. Frederick A. Osboni, is aiding
the prospectors and raining men ot'
Washington and Alaska in their
quest for carnotite, the ore which
is the source of radium in this
|country.
1 "In the last six years," says Dr.
lOsborn recently, "I have tested
| wore i han 100 samples of ore
I brought in by prospectors and
j miner.; who are ever on the look
: out for radium-bearing ere. One
man wuo is exceptionally persist
ent iu his search has brought
iwenty-five samples to tile physics
department to be tested, and each
time the tests have shown no signs
rtf radium.
"There are two sources of rad
ium; carnotite, which is found in
.his country, and pitchblende, which
was the original source, and is
i found iu Australia. The carnotite
ores are usually a bright yellow,
j and anyone who discovers an ore
| which boars the slightest resemb
I lanco to it rushes with it to the
physics departmentt to have it
I tested. The Colorado carnotite is
said to have been used by the Na
vajo and Ute Indians for pigments
in personal decoration. We are
j glad to be of service to the pros
I pectors."
Dr. Osborn has iu his possession
150 milligrams of radium which lie
J got from Germany. It is so sm:<ll
j that it can be picked up on the
| blade of a small penknife. It is
'valued at $175. It gives off light
I rays strong enough to penetrate a
sheet of aluminum one-fourth of an
I inch thick. Three times Dr. Osborn
lias loaned it to Seattle physicians
to use on cancer sufferers.
R. M. Becker, the Skagway
pioneer, is putting down a new
sidewalk in front of Ms > roperty on
Broadway and Eighth Street. Mr.
Bccker is among the first of the
Skagway property owners to look
•liter their sidewalks.
Miss Gundrun J. Heidman has
I opened dress making parlors at
tth and State. Dinner, Eveuing and
I street gowns. t. f.
iristie's Soda Biscuits
hise celebrated Canadian biscuits
Can now be Bought from Us At
40c per tin-2 lbs..
Will keep fresh for months
P. !i. GANTY, GROCER
SKACJWAY, ALASKA.
JACK JOHNSTON
WiiEB OF RACE
Nome, Apr'.l 17—Spurred on by
the wild cheers of a large crowd of
spectators who had gathered to
Witness the end of the race, John
Johnston, driving a team of 18
Siberian wolf hounds, arrived here
at 6:02 last night, winning the 412
mile race in eighty one hours and
three minutes. Scotty Allan and
Fred Aycr are still somewhere on
the trail, fighting it out for second
place.
I'KEMllM OX ALASKA
III8KS SUBJECT TO TAX
The treasurer for the Territory j
of Alaska h:is notified insurance .
companies doing busings in this
territory that under the provisions
of the Tax and Revenue law en
acted by the Alaska Territorial
Legislature, first session, there is
a tax of. one per cent of insurance
premiums payable on risks in th#
Territory of Alaska. The portion o£
the Tax and Revenue referring to
this matter reads as follows;
A tax shall bo imposed on all
premiums payable on risks in the
Territory of Alaska of one per cent j
of the amount of such premiums. I
1. In the case of insurance prem
iums being paid to companies not I
licensed io do business in the Ter
ritory of Alaska, mutnal's or'
Lloyd's, such tax shall be payable
by the insured.
2. In case of premiums paid to
companies licensed and doing bus
iness in the Territory of Alaska,
such tax shall be payable by the
company receiving the same.
New York, April 1"—An old man
today made an attemot to assassin
ate Mayor John Mitchell by firing
a shot at him as lie was leaving the
city hall. The bullet missed the
mayor but struck corporation coun
sel Polk. .Mayor Mitchell, who was
just getting his auto sprang from
the machine and overpowering the
would be assassin, took him to
police headquarters. When ques
tioned, tiie old man refused to
give his name.
Mr. folk was taken to the hos
pital.
WEDDING IS
POSTPONED
New York, April 17—On account
of the illness of Vincent Aator the
Aator-Huntington wedding has
been indefinitely postponed.
Bremerton, April 17—Orders for
the armoured cruiser Pittsburg to
go to the Pacific coaat of Mexico
have been cancelled, and the South
Dakota ordered to be placed in com
mission immediately.
THE BOATS
The Alameda got in from the
westward at 3 p. m. yesterday and
sailed on south at 4 p. m.
The Northwestern arrived from
the south at 3:15 p. m. yesterday
and sailed for the westward at 6
1>. m. She brought the following
passengers to Skagway: Peter Matt
son, Gus Anderson, V. KarlBon, V
Strom, John Priest, Q. E, Warren
and five, steerage.
The Georgia arrived from Juneau
at 11:25 p. m. yesterday and sail
ed on her return at 12:15 this morn
ing. ,
The Humboldt left Ketchikan for
Skagway at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
The City of Seattle reached port
at 7 o'clock thia morning with 35
tons of cargo and the following pas
sengers: A. H. Haynea, A. Halsee,
J. Gaybury, F. C. Graham, Henry
Afurphy, Sam Canan and C. N.
French". She left on her return to
Seattle at 8:20 a, m., with tho fol
lowing passengers on bo'ird: For
Seattle, Mrs. Robt. Shelly and Mrs.
A. R, Hillery and two children,
Helen and Jean; for Spokane, Mrs.
A. E. Segal; for Prince Rupert, T.
G. Wall, A. G. Holland aud J. I*
AlacRea; for Petersburg, F. G.
Knowlton,
Jas. Sullivan, the oainter, has
almost finished the work of cover
ing the exterior of the Alaska Grill
and Cafe building with a fresh coat
of paint. The improved appearance
of the building iB a mute but elo
quent reminder, to other property
owners to go and do likewise.
" Hard to Fit"
Some men are called
"hard to fit;" others
just think they are.
But any man. of
whatever figure, can
be fitted in olothes
here. We have made
special preparations
for men of odd and
unusual sizes; stout
men, very large men,
tall men. Drop in and
look over the line.
Spring Hats and Shoes
Now on Display
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier