SKACtWAY ALASKA, WEDNEDAY, MARCH 25, 1914
PRICE 10 CENTS
KING DIES IN
St. Petersburg, March 25—The
lust of the "Kings of Jerusalem,"
Prince Michael of Lusignan, has
just tlieU here in poverty and mis- j
ery. Priace • Michael was the last
offshoot Lusiguan the Crusader,
later Kitg of Jerusalem and Cyp-1
rus. King Louis of Luaigoan fled
to Russia when the Turks captur
ed Cyprus in 1832.
Czar Nicholas I made him a
Capt.iiu in his guard. Ludwig hop
ed 'or vears that Russia would
help to replace him on his throne
but he finally became resigned to
his i'ate and wheen the Grecian j
throne was offered to the ex-King
he was so apathetic that he de
clined it. In 1S68 Ludwig began an j
action against Turkey for ?50,00Q,
000 for property which he claimed
had been confiscated. He never |
received a penny.
Li.dwig VI died in 1S84 at the j
age of 77 having lived for years on
Kusian charity. His son. Prince
Michael, was then 24. The latter
spent his entire time dreaming
about the heroic deeds of his cru
sader ancestors. '
In a comic opera uniform of!
general with three crowns on his j
epaulets—Jerusalem, Cyprus and |
Syria—over whicn he claimed to be j
the legitimate king, Michael was
for years a well known figure in
the streets of St Petersburg. In
tbe last few years he has been
little more than a beggar. He died
among paupers and berg are in the
miserable ward of the poorest char
ity hospital in St. Petersburg.
PANAMA TOLLS
UP TOMORROW
Wrtshington, March 25—The dis
cussion of free tolls on the Pan- J
ama canal for American bottoms,
will .finally begin in the senate to
uiofrow.
0,; S. Cass of Seattle is a guest
tire Dewey hotel.
Capt. M. M. Loonev, Purser F. j
H. Daniels and seven other. N. C.
steamboat men are stopping at the i
Golden Xorth awaiting for Friday's
train to continue on to the inter
ior to get their boats in readiness
for the coming summer's work.
Washington, March 25—Merch
ants in Washington have l03t a
time honored privilege—the right
to have their freight backed up to
the rear door and have it dumped
there without extra charge. Con
sequently Washington merchants
aren't any too well pleased, and
today they aired their grievances
before the Interstate Commerce
Commission. They admit that they
haven't a show of getting free
store door delivery reinstated, but
they told the commission that, if
the delivery is omitted the old
freight rates ought to be lowered.
REBEL FORGES
ARE VICTORIOUS
Chihuahua, Mexico, March 25—
R'bel advices received here today
report 700 federals killed in a
fi rce fight which occurred yester
day at Gomez Palacia, a town eigut
miles from the city of Torreou.
Juarez, March 25—Reports re
ceived here today state that the
rebels are victorious everywhere in
the vicinity of Torreon and are
sweeping on to that city.
SUMMER HONE
OF PRESIDENT
Washington, March 25—President
Wilson and familyv will probably
make their summer home at Wil
liamsport, Mass., with Mrs. Fran
cis S&yre, or else secure a home of
their owu there.
J. R. Gaudin and wife came up
on the Alameda and are guests at
the Pullen house. Mr. Gaudin is
chief engineer on the river steam
er Casca, of the B. Y. N. fleet
plying between Whitehorse and
Dawson and in point of years of
service is oue of the oldest employ
es of that company. Mr. and Mrs.
Gaudin pass the time of closed nav
igation every year either in Van
couver or Victoria.
JCST 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
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
7x9 and 8 x 10-3 ft. Wall 10 oz. Duck Tents
IN FACT, WE HAVE EVERYTHING
FOR THE H1NER WITH THE EX
CEPTION of Groceries and Hardware
H. J. LYNCH
The Up To Data Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKAGWAY
GEORGE BURNETT DOES NOT
George Barnett, who left Skag
way for the Chisana the 4 th of
last August, which latter point he
reached oa the 2d of September,
and where he has been ever since,
until ho left 011 his return on the
12th of this month, leached here
on the last trip of the Northwest
ern from Cordova. In his opinion
tho Chisana gold fields are not
destined to become great produc
ers, although he is convinced from
personal observation that three
claims on Bonanza and two on Lit
tle Eldorado, the Jauies discovery
cry claims, will turn out a large
amount of gold before they are
worked out.
Mr. Haj-nett says: 'These claims
are all shallow, and only require
about 18 inches of stripping on |
the surface for the miners to reach
the pay gn.vel, all hr:> <-hlch
can be plainly seen wit'i the naked
eye coarse nuggets, the cleanups
never yet having revealed any fine
or flour gold.
"Notwithstanding that there has
i been an immense amount of pros
' pectiilg done ''ui '.ng the past win
ter on the various creeks, uothing
o" any importance has been un-!
covered "«p to the timo I left. Be
fore coming out I spent a week
in looking over the work that |
had been done. On O'Brieu creek
and Alder Gulch many holes had j
liyen sunk, on the latter there be
ing several that were down from
00 to 85 feet without Teaching
bedrock, but upon which the own-1
ers were compelled to abaudon
w rk ou account of water. It Is I
expected to have two or three Key- j
stone drills on these creeks short
ly. I
"Oa Bow creelt water was also
struck before reaching bedrock,
but :i~5trT Curtis of Seattle, one of
the claim owners, went out to Mc
Carthy and brought In over the
glacier trail several pumps, by the
help of which the miners are con
fident they will be enabled to con
trol the water and get to bedrock.
' On the James claims, on Bo
ninza and Littlee Eldorado, now
owned by Manley, Price & Ives,
preparations are going ahead rap
j Idly for resumption of work in the
I early spring. These properties
[ are above the timber line, at an
elevation of probably 9,000 feet
and all the fuel used will have to
be hauled several miles. The town
of Chisana itself is in r. basin at
an elevation of about 6,000 feet.
"Never since my advent in the
north have I experienced such de
lightful weather as I did in the
Chisana last -winter. In the fall
the days were bright and sunshiny
and during the winter the thermo
meter never went below 40 minus,
and it was more often between 20
and 30 below, with no wind. Why,
ii> the coldest weather last -winter
I worked out ail day and never
once pulled the flaps of my «ap
down over my ears.
"There is a great deal of mis
representation about iho trail over
the glacier from McCarthy to the
gold fields. With the exception of
one place on the glacier, about 3
[ miles in length, and which is ax-.
| treniely dangerous, the entire route
jbetwetn the two places is in good
shape, considering -everything. I
cameo out to MoCarthy with a dog
team in two days and was snow
bound there for five days and af
ter getting to Chitina I was again
relayed for three days.
"But tho6e three miles I spoke
of on the glacier trail are certain
ly calculated to make one use ev
ery precaution in mushing over
them. There are crevasses every
little while, over which both men
and horses have to cross on the
most primitive and hastily construc
ted bridges where a false step
woull more than likely plunge the
unfortunate making it to unknown
depths below. In addition to these
known dangers there is the un
known one of the new crevasses,
the opening of which are of daily
occurrence and only to be avoided
by* tkose experienced in this meth
od of travel.
"The number of horses that are
lost in thoso three miles is some
thing enormous and Breedman,
v/ho has a pack train from McCar
thy to Chisana, never makes a
trip between the two places without
losing one or more of his animals
"Only a short time before I came
over the trail a musher lost his
footing while crossing one of these
bridges and slipping and sliding
a:id vainly trying to save ^mself,
vetnt over thee side and disappear
ed from view. Fortunately for him
there was a fault in the crevasse
and instead of going perpendicular
ly down, the opening, a few feet
from the surface, turned to one
side at an angle of only a few de
grees from horizontal. After elid
ing down this incline for about 60
rt. bis unttmentional toboggan was
brought to an abrupt close either
by reaching the bottom of the cre
vasse or else from an obstruction.
A rope was passed down to him
and he was shortly afterward haul
ed to the surface, none the worse
for his hair-raising experience.
"On another occasion a pack
horse went off or.e of the bridges
and could be seen many feet below
wedged in the crevasse on his
hack. There being no way to get
hlin out one of the packers was
lowered with a rope who, after
shooting the horse, loosened the
pack and sent it to the surface.
Freight is now being taken in
from McCarthy for 12 cents a
pound and it will only be a short
time until the rate is reduced fo
10 cents. There is a great deal
of travel over the trail, and in
consequence it is kei-t in good
shape for the greater part of the
distance. i
"Last winter the miners in the
Chisana had an abundance of fresh
meat, for the country is full of
game. Mountain sheep meat could
be had for 25c per pound, while
moose and caribou retailed for
about 15 cents.
"There is bound to be- a great
deal of litigation over claims in
the Chisana, for some of them
have been relocated by several dif
ferent parties, and I know of one
which has as many as 19 claim
ants, notwithstanding the title to
its ownership is now on trial in
the territorial courts. I
To Our Patrons
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. Ii. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
Munich, March 25—In refusing
to become the patron of a number
o* proposed asylums for sick ani
mals in Bavaria, King Louis ad
ministered a stinging rebuke to a
deputation of aristocratic women
who sought his aid. After inquir
ing how much money they had col
leo'ed, his Majesty said: "My dear
ladies, sick animals we kill, but
sick men we help. I beg you to
use your money for the sick, needy
and helpless of the human family.
You will find tliem far more wor
thy objects than sielt cats, dogs
and horses. I hope you will take
my words to hear*'."
Elktus, W. Va„ March 24—Is a
person of reversed anatomy who
uses the right hand as do other
lolks left handed? And if such a j
person gets appendicitis merely
where the appendix ought to be,
what has that person got?
These are but two or the que3t
ious puzzling West Virginia Phys
icians sine© Airs. Laura Cassel, of
Widdel, W. Va., was operated cu at
the Davis Memorial Hospital here.
Upon operating, the surgeons fail
ed to find an appeudix. Examina
tion then disclosed that'the appen
dix was on the left side and unin
fected, that the haert was on' the
right side, the right lung where
the left should be and vie© versa,
and liver, kidueys, and "other or
gans just opposite where they be
longed. But sue carried out tier
principal tasks with the right hand
it was noted, and hence the ques
tion: "Is she right-handed or left
handed."?
LI
FULL IKE1
New Haven, Conn., March 23—
The state central progressive com
mittee at a session held hero today
decided on the nomination of a full
progressive ticket. 1
Home, March 25—Beginning to
day, the royal paiao of the Quir
ical will be constantly guarded by
secret service agents in plain
clothes whose difty it will he to
act as a secret guard to Queen El
ena whenever she may again take
i* into her head to go shopping on
foot. The Queen recently caused
the hair of the entire personnel of
the departinnt of public safety to
stand on end by quietly slipping
out of the palace with three of
ti e royal children and doing a
little informal shopping afoot, <
As usual the royal carriage had
been called for her and a mounted
escort was awaiting when the
queen decided to go shopping just
like she used to in the streets of
Cottigne when she was merely prin
cess Elena of Montenegro. What
she had done was discovered hall'
an hour later. An exited telephons
message was sent to the depart
ment of public safety and in less
than a jiffy the entire force was
currying the streets of Rome to
find what had become of tliel Queen
and the three royal children.
She was discovered later quiet- '
ly buying lace at a store estab
lished by Queen Mother Margher
ita for the benefit of the Italian
peasant women amongst 1 whom
the Queen Mother has revived the
lace making industry. Queen Elena
who had successed in reaching the
store unrecognizeed and unobserv
ed was escorted back to the Quir
inai by the entire/ department of
public safety.
MEET 10 ADOPT
E
Baltimore, March 25—Unperturb
ed by Organized Baseball's insist
ence that they are dead and bur
ied and with, very much the same
air assumed by Mark Twain when
that notable declared that "reports
of his death were greatly exag
gerated" Federal Baseball League
magnates gathered here Monday
to adopt the playing schedule for
1914. They .-were all here, includ
ing those player manager stars t
which the Feds have pried lose from
the Organized Baseball, and In dis
cussion of prospects for the coming
wesson there waa heard no men
tion of coffins.
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Spring Samples for 1914
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier