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No. 107 NINETEENTH VEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1916
PRICE 10 CENTS
NATION MUMS
LOST LEADER
LONDON, June 7—Great Britain
mourns u: the lo«» of her great
le.idrr ami administrative off veer,
Lord E;:t1 Kitchener. His d«ith
is a blow to the xspiratkus of the >
£ngliab nation and the Allies. I
The -iuriaius iu the war office j
ha\ t f.t eu lowered, all flogs are j
at half matt. Evt ry num in the
army is wearing mourning ui honor j
of the Knglish hero.
The Kiiif has ordered that every I
nublic building and uw„ in the j
government service oay tribute to
the Lord by wearing crape. His
orders have beta strictly cumplk-d
with sud .1 raase of black flys from
Wrory nuiiJing.
STRiKEAFFECTS
SKA6WAT
Tho loug^horemens strike has
creat-d havoc with, the Alaska, ship
ping and boats that have arrived
In this I or' have carried li$ihil car
goes t« T tiie Inioiediiuta vioinity
tthipp'iiv men and local merchants
are uwMe to say.
Mo«i oi the companies have can
celled the sailings of some of the
1 junwiuw sailings for Alaska. The
JeXferacu due to leuve Seattle to
day has been cancelled. The Dol
phin has been cancelled. To serve
the oris formerly raachtd by those
bou'i !h.' Northwestern sailing from
Seattle cc June loth, will call at
Skagway but not Haines.
A meeMng of »-he shippers has i
beeu c<Ub"i in Seattle today and the
unions held a conie.etkee in Saul
FraiR-iaco today. The shippers have
tkiu'ed tba' they would import long
suor mm from the Atlantic eoai-t
aiid iaterior 'joints to load the boats
before iney would giant t'*9 exor
bitant wage scale.
Olhe: sailings remain the same!
up to the time of going to press. I
Two beats are scheduled to leave'
S<<ttlL- tonight for Southeastern Al
aska and their agents have not
btjfau notified of any cancellations.
Joe Curry, one of the prominent J
ranchers at Glacier point, was iu I
town- yt-sterday and laports every-|
thing moving along smoothly in his
neighborhod.
ClilCAliO, June 7—This morn
ing iut; ill; oouveivUou oipeuud in
Uua c.ty lu drait tu« vJj>ui>lioitu
pitlioiui jnd nominate the lo-uier^
u oe trougut bwfore the peojue tU«
iu-i.wii over tor their oousidei<auion.
i lit- latest seuJiniicut with twe
iVipuu'iiuli lc^c.ois is to abantivu
tiiu oVI lures iua.de by the Progres
sive p-uty and exclude tUwUl from
|"B tola. Opinion. amongst toe
itfuucrs ih.it Ui» g^aud old vuri>
is u<v uuta for a compi-iuise at
lu-s iaie hour.
Koos-.velt will, in, till pirotajbility,
u« eliminated from. tlio considera
tion! tlie paaty 'a liea.d. FrtiuK
Hitchcock is cluiinine a big lead
mr J i fee Hughes. He asserts tha
ue »ill receive the nomination on
■a*? lust i>aliot.
betiatoi liorah conim u n icnteu
» ith Kooscvelt this morning over
tue telephone. Tile conference
lias becu Kept a seen and tiie seitat
Ji will under no consideration, re
peal Lhc topic of the eoiiieren.ee.
Tue boi'Ui for Hadley and Cum
min-, l;l» uracticiilly died out. Fair
banks, Root and Weeks are being
lueultoiud iu circles bt>l it Is uoi
Lhougni that they will lave very
much imlueuce iu the convention.
l> UouStvtlt swings to the re
publicans and receives any support
uie light will be between Hughes
lud he lor the noouiuation.
WATSON LEAVES 1X)R NORTH
•
Si'ATi'LK, June 7—The Admiral
Watscu sailed last night from this
[>ort frooi the westward. It carried
,i Urge lasseuger list, mail and a
small cur.ro of freight for westward
poiti's.
KNOWN TO Ol'l'OSE Hl'UHES
OY'rTER BAY, June 7 — While
Roo.sev\!t has refrained from mak
ing a direct assertion as to Hughes'
L-andid.icy for the republican nomin
ation, nevertheless it is kuown
tuitt i.e is opposed to him for the
uomiuce on the republican ticket.
GOVERNOR UNDER ARREST
MA>TILA, June 7—The governor
af the union province has been ar
retted and 's held iu the bastile.
He was arrested for an attempt to
rob 'he provincial treasury.
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proportions and personality?
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y Here it costs you nothing ex
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your choice, exactly as you di
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CANADIANS OK
FlfllHG LIMt
4. •
LONI ON, June 7 — Unusually
heavv lighting has been going on 1
tlie last two duya in (Ala district,
[east of \ i)res. The Canadian foi-cea
weir on the firing line and made
several brilliant charges. _The loas
was mjavievt on the Cajuidjan side,
■is they wtue continually • in the
thickest <fl" the fitly. Two Cana- j
dlan generals were lost^inlhe rag
iag b'.'Ute leading their trco^K in
to the • hick of the battle.
IPPIMES
PREDISAMENF
SEATTLE, June 7—The Strike
situation iu this city redualns un
caangtd At leiuj. forty idle vau
-.els. ate tied up in. this city await- ,
i >s the result* od tile Sau Fraucis- |
ct> conlereiuce being held there to
day.
A met ting of the shippers bias
b>-eu >.a!led for conference in this
city today. Some of the com- j
panics ate making an^ngements to
employ s'ri&e breakers if the
:igre:met-t reached is unsitufuctory.
Si-vera) of the boats have left this
por* wi'it passengers and light
freightage to hold down the mail i
contracts wh ich they have contract- i
ed to cariy tOi the north. i
VOTIXti BKISK AT
CAPlTUi CI TV
JI'NEAU, June 7 — Out ,
•->£ a total registration of one '
Ghousai.d seven hundred aud seven
ty nii.e. there failed to vote at
tie election senen hundred and \
twenty three. Five hundred and
seventeen were seafled votes. While ,
t!ie we ts won by a large majority it
(Miniiot u ' taken tha^ the fight was
not bet.
The coiunted vote re«ultid In
seven huatlred and seven*} two wet
and two hundred end eight four
dry. Cita'lengimg was brisk'by both
slelcs The final result oainnot be
(Infinitely known until the judge
coiiiits the vote.
WAVES WASH BODY ASHORE
LON'PON, June 7—The body of
Major Fitzgerald, Kitchener's! secre
tary lias been mashed aahtore .by
the waves. a search hae been
made of the entire shore line for
the bodies otf the other members of
the ill-fated ship.
WOULD ItETIRK FROM SERVICE
WASHINGTON, June 7—General
Goetl.elr in conferring with! Secre
tary Baiter has reiterated his de
sire to retire from the Panama
iervice amd take up civilian life.
He averts that there is no furth
r dfinger for slides In the canal
•iud that nis usefulness to the gov
ernment as an employe has ceased.
RUSSIA Hums
10. ACTION
PETROGRAD, Jiune 7—Russia is
hurling a massed force upo.n( the
trenches and forts 011 the Galician
tront. A new attack lias been
[ilaiaitd all along tills front and 1
liractk-ally all of yesterday was
given over to small skirmish, tat
tles -/n the frontier.
TUf> Russians are recorded with a
cooiti nival victory, having routed
Jie too at every engagement and
:apturine thtir airms and equipment
1'iie loss on both sides is unknown.
WASHINGTON, June 7 — The
Ynuy bill which was signid by tin
'resident of the United. States 011
lune 3rd, having ptissed both the
itiu'ate and house a fortnight ago,
imkts a substantial chctnge In th>' j
tatidioM army of the United. States.
The till nrovlues for an increase
>f the standing army Infantry from
! 1 to 65 lenlments. The cavalry
v>ill also be increased from 15 to |
t.-oi-i>s; the field artillery from
> *o 21 companies. It adeo enl
arged the staff department in pro
nation-—it more then doubles the
sviatlen s"Ction of the signal corps
ind added to the strength of the]
loavt artillery.
During i»eace times the strength
>f an infantry oomupany at present
s 65 men. Under the new bill it
vill be 100. Tile entire peace
itrc ng'h of the entire urmy will bt
!06.000 men, wihioh, includos offic
rrw, nun comipRents, suet* «s am.bn
aiice u rivers, hospital corps, cooks,
Jfkers and miscellaneous employes
f the army staff. Under tlie bill
he President Ikls the authority to
ncreasc ihis number to 250,000 in I
rase of war or threat, m d war.
Prwisicn is also mudo for an in
•rei've in 'he National Guard to
ilLoi't three tinier its present
ttrragth—also incre."s; military ac
ivity by :-tate schools and suin- [
ner camps of training for men
kiid officers. Provision is ample
.'or the sustlnance; of such eamjw
is maintained at Plattsfcurg, Shcrl
lan a'id other points for business
nen and those interested in the
hitintifi! preparedness itfrnte.
DOXTIXIES WKT WEATHER
AT CAPITAL CITY I
JUNEAU, June 7 —Special lo
Daily Alaskan — The majority at
the residents of the city are in
ravor of re-issuing licenses to the
saloons. The fight was hot and
heavy from the beginning of the
campaign. The wets won by a
[Atgo majority.
Seven hundred and seventy two
rotes were cast by the wets and
two- hundred and eight to<ur by the
irys. There were four hundred and
seventeen sealed votes, the contents
p* which ?re not as yet known.
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SM6WAT
DENOUNCES
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
I
The election. held 'n this city yes
terday tu determine vhtrtiher or not
liquor licenses dhould be granted In
the City u£ Skagway voiced the ma
jority oviuion that licenses should
not ■be granted for the ensuing
year.
Oue hundred and ninety three
votes were cast by the drys and
hi,; hui'.imd and fifty three cast by
the we's. Twenty nine were sealed
and no one knows the contents of
the scaled votes. These votes
will oe co anted by the judge. There
were also thirteen votes wlhiioh, were
taken, bat aocordng to the la-w at
politic; procedure will undoubted
lie thrown out <by tJie judye as the
were prosy votes.
Dcvsters have figured that the
city will be dry aa the, Sarah desert
on July 1st, by the following tabu
lated arm: ngement. Licenses can
be granted only after those desir
•ng *ite lictnse can show tihe judge
that a majority of the citizens want
it. In all there were three hun
dred fcnd seventy five votes cast.
A majority would be 0119 hundred
and eighty eight—to the knowledge
of the clerks the open j3:U.iot« re
corded the wots were one hundred
md fifty three, there are twenty
nine votes sealed—even if all of
the sealed votes were wet it would
iot provide a majority as they
would tlien' be seven votes shy of
.1 majority.
At times during the election the
cene was almost thrill/ng, down
tlie street would come a prancing
liar of horses, a big sign tacked
1.11 the vehicle of conveyance, "Vote
Drv and Protect Your Home," it
.v-uud wlnrl up to the polling place,
nit would dart some one rushed to
1 hi polling place, the wjiip would
;>.:ap on the horses back and tup
the tret pell mell tt wouild go af
t r another vote, resembling p. bril
liant dash down one of Chicago's
rowde'l thcTUgilmftcs at the noon
«
hour.
Challenging by both sides was
frequent. It is reported that many
>r thorp who were noted by the en
umeralfr* did not vote. It has
been the common consensus of opin
ion that tnose names on the books
net votinc would be counted a» a
dry vote oy the judge but this is
error it does not necessarily fol
low-- -tilif judge has ruled that if
thejrote is close then some equitaJbl
BOATS GO DOWN
IGHIHUKON
Rlve-r lranffportaticai Is on down
tilifa Yukon, The Casca was the
-first brwut to lift *'« amohor and
pull out iu tho middle of the chan
nel and stoaju down tlie river. It
la bound ts>r Daijyson and should
rtao' there swine time tonlghit. It
carrii s 7 2 passengers, 2 tons of
express and a large shipanen/t of
mall.
Tilj Yukon Deft yesterday for
Fairbanks wiitli 84 uassengeie, 3
tons if express and many sacks of
mail fur Lower River poinits. The
wa'er 't gradually coming up and
soon tits 'river captains will ex
perience no difficulties in getting
their boat5; off on adhedule time.
A daily train service has been
scheduled since the latter D&rt of
May ar.d daily trains hsvve taken
fre'ght and passengers to Wiite
horse 'o- await tNMisportaition, down
the river.
In all seventeen boats will bo
uptratra bv the company on the
river. Pupt. Gordon of the River
division la a busy man these days
overseeing the opening of tine
season
The White Horse i.i booked to
leave for dawn the river tonight.
Tho Dawfcn and Tanana will leave
Thursday. -Traff.'ic Is heavy and
many passengers have engaged pas
sage for interior Doints. The train
out this morning carried sixty for
dcwii the river. E>very boat that
arrives carries a large list for in
terior joints.
method will be used to determine
the majority opinion.
Many have commented on the
<iuie* orderly, gentlemanly manner
in which the election was carried
bn. A* no time were the chal
l(Mig< rs or leaders of thee opposing
si-Jes 'aking liberties with voters
which they were not entitled to
take. Nothing but comment can
le said of the manner in which all
ci'iiductin themselves.
However, practically every one
has conceded that Skagway will" he
dry on July let. The Wonrans
Christian Temperance Union after
a closely followed campaign, sys
tematically carried out, have won
tho eleelien.
Mr. a'»d Mrs. Jock Anthony jf
Pennsylvania, arrived on the Spo
kane. Mrs. Anthony is a sister to
Frank Heller, our poipular bairber.
Mr. aud Mrs. Anthony expect to
mike Haines their future home. Mr..
Anthony Is a butcher by trade.
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WARM weather is about
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ahead ior distinctively designed
clothes for Spring,
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