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No. 217 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1913
PRICE 10 CENTS
MRS. PANKHURST BLAMES LAW
MAKERS FOR ALL VIOLENCE
New York. Oct. 22—Mrs. Emily
Pankhurst, the great English suf
fragette, lectured last night before
a crowded house.
"Mrs. Pankhurst bitterly denounced
the British Parliament, and should
ered all the blame for the past
acts of violence committed by suf
fragettes in England, on the law-1
makers of the country, claiming thut
the women had just cause for com
mitting outrages owing to the fail
ure of the British Parliament to
enact legislation such as is desired
by the women
JAMKS LLNDBEKC DROWXS
WH1LK CROSSIXCJ WHITE
Word was brought out from Whi'
horae la*t evening that A1 Cronin.
who was one of the first to go into j
the Chisaua country, returned to
Whltehorse a few days ago and
told the following story of the find
ing by Solomon Albot and James
Slaggert, the *-.ody of a man who
had been drowned in the White riv
-er- i *■$ ■mtM
While on the trail into the Chis
ana, these men' found the body
of a man on ^ sand bar in the
White River aboutu one mile below
Canyon City. From the appearence
of the body it is believed that the
man had been dead between two
and three months.
A search of the body revealed the
fact that he wus a member of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles, and be
longed to Dillon Aerie No. 1897, at
Dillon, Mont., and that his name
was Jamee Lindberg.
It would appear that Mr. Lindber
was behind his partners on the way
into the new strike, and when he
reached the crossing where the oth
ers had forded, the river had raised
and in attempting to follow their
trail he was drowned.
In addition to the papers found ct<
the unfortunate man's person, $51.
00 in cash, a watch and an F. O. E
charm was also found.
Messrs. Albot and Slaggert at oiicei
notified the Royal Northwest Mount
ed Police, and members of that or
ganization at o'jce took charge of
the case.
BATTLESHIP OREGON' TO
LEXD NAVAL PARADE
Washington, Oct. 22—When the
International fleet of battleships
pass through the great waterway
connecting the Atlantic with the
Pacific Ocean, the long naval par
ade will be headed by the United
States Battleship Oregon.
BELIEVES MAXY
LOST OX TRAILS
Charles Olson, who arrived from
the Chisana two days ago, says the
Juneau Empire of Oct. 17th, believe
that there have been many lives lost
in attempts to get out of the coun
try this fall. Several parties left
early in the fall to reach the Yu'-l
ken have never been seen or heard
of since leaving the country, al
though many others have subse
quently arrived from the outside
points. It is a bewildering country
to travel over, Mr. Olson says, and
many incidents are known of people
getting lost. Early in the fall a
great many were driveu out on ac
count of "grub" shortage.
Mr. Olson left Chisana September
10. At that tioie there was eight
inches of snow in the settlement at
the diggings. Mr. Olson was one of
those to reach the country in Aug
ust. He says it will be a big camp
and a good one. The pay, lie says,
has been located on the benchgroundl
and that it is very extensive. Boil
ers and supplies are absolutely nec
essary before mining can be carried
on or even thorough prospecting.
These are now being sent in.
It is estimated that 3,000 men vis
ited the country during the season
and that nearly 1,000 are now wait
ing at the points where river navi
gation ended to rush in supplies
on the snow that has just begun to
make the trails passable. According
to Mr. Olson the tributaries of Beav
er which flows into White river will
be as good as the streams flowiug
into the Chisana where pay was first
located. Many of the claims have
not had the required location work
done and these claims will all be re
located by the army of stampeders
that is now waiting to get into the
country.
The Princcss May arrived in
Skagway at 11 o'clock this morning,
and will sail South at 7 o'clock to
morrow evening.
OUR NEW FALL LINE OF
Ladies' and Misses7
La Vogue Coats,
Suits and Skirts
ARE NOW BEING SHOWN
AS WELL AS
Fall Millinery
SEE OUR
WINDOW
DISPLAY
STYLES THE LATEST
PRICES ARE RIGHT
H. J. LYNCH
Leading Ladies' Furnisher and Haber
dasher of Skagway
Vera Cruz, Oct. 22—Notwithstan
ding the fact 'hat Provisional Presi
dent Huerta had sent him warning
not to laud on Mexican soil, but to
return on the sa ne boat upon which
he arrived, Felic Diaz left the pier
and immediately was driven to the
railroad station where he boarded
a train and storted on his way to
Mexico City.
Washington, Oct. 22—Immediat.>
ly following the receipt of inform,i
tion that Felix Diaz had started for
Mexico City, mysterious orders were
issue;! by the United States Navy
departmenut to the commanders of
various fleets to prepare for imme
diate departure ot a large sea fight
ing force. It is believed that the
fleets will be ordered to the Mex
ican coasts.
The fact that the President sign
ed the urgent deficiency appropria
tion bill this morning also adds In
terest to the orders to the navy de
partment.
SOURDOUGH RIVER CAPTAIN
PASSES THROUGH SKAG1VA
Captain Patterson, master of the
new White Pass river Steamer Alas
ka, is iu Skagv ay awaiting the sail
ing of the Princess May for the
South.
Captain Patterson is one of
the oldest sourdoughs passing thru
Skagway. Ho located a plot of
ground in Skagway near a big tree,
in the early days, when there were
but two cabins here and the work
men were just beginning the con
struction of the first saw mill. Af
ter pitching his tent, arranging his
stove and camp outfit, he started for
the interior, and was with Rice's
pack train which was in charge of
Shorty Biglow when it got lost
while eudeavoring to find a way out
of the country lying east of Log
Cabin, through to the lakes. Dur
ing the three or four days the party
searched for a crossing, Captain Put
terson packed a load of 125 pounds.
Finally the en'ire party retraced
its steps, and cut a trail through
to th? head of Lake Bennet, which
trail was used until the W. P. &
Y. railway was built.
Upon returning to the head of
Lynn Canal, i;U seeking his camp
site, Mr. Patterson could find 110
trace of it whatever. He finally
found the big tiee, and then discov
ered that his lot was the site of
one of the early-day saloons.
Leaving the trail, Captain Patter
sou took to the river, and since that
time has spent his summers in navi
gating steamers on the Yukon. He
expects to spend the winter in the
States, returning to the North in
time to resume command of the
steamer Alaska next season.
LARGE NUGGET TAKEN
OUT OX TENDERFOOT
Fairbanks, Oct 22—One of the
largest nuggets ever taken out on
Tenderfoot creek was that recently
found by Ed Hearn and placed on
exhibition at Richardson A number
of returning slfmpeders, who saw
the nugget, say that it weighed 1
pound and 12 pennyweight
It is expected that the nugget
will be brought to Fairbanks in the
near future and placed on exhibi
tion here.
LOOKS LIKE IWO VACANCIES
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
At the meeting of the City Coun
cil held last n!?ht, Councilman Phil
Abrahams requtsted that his resig
nation which he had tendered the
board at the la?t meeting be acted
upon. There was considerable dis
cussion, and tne majority of the
councilmen were opposed to the ac
ceptance of the resignation.
Today Mr. Abrahams called at thi
office and requested that it be made
known through the columns of the
Daily Alaskan that from this tinv3
on he would refuse to act as coun
cilman or to take any part in the
Town Council's deliberations or ac
tions.
This action on the part of Mr.
Abrahams leaves the Town Council
of Skagway with but five active
members, as Councilman Friedenthal
has been absent several weeks and
although inquiry has been made of
a number of tne councilmen none
of those questioned remembre of
a leave o£ absence ever haviug'
been granted to Mr Friedenthal
It .would appear that Skagway
should have a special election to
fill the two vacancies above mention
ed as provided in Sec. 30, Ordinance
No. 105, to be found on page 115,
of the Ordinances of the Town of
Skagway, Alaska, which is as fol
lows
Any elective office, under this or
dinance, shall be deemed vacant up
on the death, removal or resigna
tion of the iucumbent, or whenever
the incumbent shall be absent from
the town for a period of sixty days
after the expiration of the time liin-1
ited in leave of absence (which leave
of absence shall be granted by the
Common Council) or by the failure
tor any reason without good excuse,
of the person elected to qualify
therefor within two days after his
election. Vacancies shall be fill
ed by special election in the manner
as provided for in this ordinance. An
officer elected by a special election
to fill a vacancy must, within five
days after being elected, qualify
therefor, as in the ca3e of an offic
er elected at a general election, or
he shall be deemed to have declin
ed, ard the office considered vacant.
New Crop Ripe Olives
We have been waiting some
time for these. They are worth
waiting for however and we
are now able to supply your
wants with the famous "Gro
gan" Ripe Olives, full quart
tins at 50 cents per tin.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
LEARNED COLLEGE PROFESSOR
ATTACKS ALASKA COAL POLICY
Philadelphia, Oct. 22—Professor
Walter Richard Crane, head of th«
mining department of the Pennsyl
vania State College, and dean of
the School of Mines of Pennsylvan
ia, appeared before the Mining Con
gress which! is now -in session in
this city and in his speech, bittwly
attacked the administration on ac
count of the obstructive policy
which had been forced upon the
Territory , of Alaska.
He stated that through personal
observation and investigation un
limited supplies of coal remained
unmined in the Alaska coal field3.
The lands were untouched on ac
count of the conservation policy
which had beea exercised in .rela
tion to the lands when they had
been claimed. The lands would lio
untouched long as the govern
ment pursi . i this policy and a great
empire woi remain dormant that
otherwise «\ >ld be one of the
greatest • « i the United States
could posse s.
NEW STRUCK AX NELCHINA
LOOKS GOOD TO PHOSPECTOK8
Glen Names and Ernest Olson, who
left Valdez September 23 for the
Nelchina camp, returned this fore
noon after having spent two days in
camp. They made remarkably good
time, being only five days on the
trail from the diggings to Copper
Center and three days and one hour
from Copper Center to Valdez. I The
estimate that the distance from Cop
per Center to the diggings via the
summer trail is about 110 miles.
When Tazlina lake and river freezes
the distance w'll be not more than
seventy miles.
They report .that the country is
staked for miles around where dis
covery was mado, but did not stake
for themselves., Powers of attorney
had been liberally used and may
lead to litigation if the claims
prove to be valuable when develop
ed. I
The miners are well pleased with
the formation of the district and
state that conditions are similar to
those of Fairbanks. The hills are
rolling and the valleys wide but
have sufficient fall .to provide easy
handling of the gravel deposits.
The men state that few of the
stampeders from this section of the
country were in time to get in oa
the ground near the discovery but
they are spreading out and locating
new creeks and will spend the win
ter in attempting to locate the pay
streaks. They will both return to
the diggings during the winter. Mr.
Olson declares that he will be on the
trail by December 1. He believes
the country is one of the best he
has ever seen to prospect and will
spend the wine- there.
The Devil < party, which went
to the Idigg n via Quartz creek,
had not rec h there when the
men left on C ">ber 4 and are be
lieved, to hav - 'ntered difficulty,
in crossing m jlacier streams.
Most of the 31- ^peders going in
made the trip via Copper Center and
the Tazlina river route in nine or
ten . days and experienced no great
hardships.—Valdez Prospector.
DANIELS MAKES AVAR
ON NAVY SNOBS
Washington, Oct. 22—Secretary
of the Navy Daniels has renewed
his hunt in the navy for snobbery.
He says he is determined to drive
every snob out of It. If the laws
and regulations now in force, he add
ed, do not give him the power to do
this, he will a'.k Congress for new
laws.
Secretary of War Daniels' state
ment was called forth by charges of
former Paymaster Arthur T.I Middle
ton that those appointed into the
navy as physicians, paymasters and
other positions are socially ostra
cized by the giaduates from 'Anap
olis.
ALMOST ALONE SULZER
LEAVES FOR NEW YORK
Albany, Oct. 22—The departure
of William Sulzer and family from
this city was almost pathetic.
Practically alone, and accompan
ied only by his wife and.family, the
ex-Governor boarded a train for
New York city last night.
Get your fall suit as
early as you can and
have all the good of
it from now on. Hart
Schaffner and Marx
have made some of
the snappiest styles
lor young men we've
ever shown. Better
see them, they have
just arrived.
CLA YSON