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A. S. Dautrick, for Tour years
agent of the Alaska Steamship Co.
in Skagway, but who left here in
1901, came up on the Jefferson this
ii.oruing in the interests of the
llre.it Northern Railway, of which
he is the traveling freight aud pas
senger agent, with headquarters in
Juneau.
Mr. Dautrick has the distinction of
biMig the first residential terri
torial representative of any of the
great transcontinental railway lines.
His duties will consist of a general
supervision of Alaska for the pur
pose of securing business for his
uropany and will necessitate fre
H'Jtut trips to -the westward as
will .is to interior poluts in the
Canadian Yukon and the lower
We know of no man whom the
lailu iy could have appointed w-ho
I >uld have been more acceptable
*0 the people of Alaska than Mr. |
Dautrick, nor of one who is more
competent to fill the position to
II fir advantage.
Mr. Dautrick will shortly pay a ;
to interior points, going down '
' r .er as far as Fairbanks, and
possibly continue his trip to St.
Michael and Nome, returning to
Jm.t' u via. the Bering ?ea.
.'ew York, May 21—There are
i working girls of New York
ivho are not going to stick in
>uut'y old office during the
pell this summer. These girls,
bers of the Vacation Saving
, Association have been plan
t iieir vacations during the cold
.reary wintry months, ind they
• something like $10,000 to
i end on a good, healthy vacatiou.
None of the members of the as
sociation get more than $15 or
S-0 a week. By far the big majority
average around $6 and $12 weekly.
Tlje Vacation Saving Association was
plauned by several wealthy women
of the city who take charge of the
funds and chaperone the vacations.
These wealthy women have
contributed not one penny
toward the fund. The girls
I do la all themselves. During
the winter, under the direction of
their patronesses, they give enter
tainments and dances which bring
In some of the money. The re
mainder is gathered through a tax
levied on their salaries and put
away during the winter. At one j
entertainment at Grand Central j
Palace last winter, the girls took j
In $5,000.
BILlilE j
EXCURSIONISTS!
The Admiral Sampson nrrived at j
Juneau Tuesday with the large party,
of excursionists, business men
and their families, for the most
part from Seattle and Taconia, who
are the guests of President II. F.
Alexander, of the Pacific Alaska
Navigation company
Aboard the "billionaire special"
as it is called, were CO rn~>n whose
interests total more than $1,000,-1
000,000, all of them representative:
of interests on the Pacific coast.
A majority of the party is made j
ur- of business meu from Washing-:
ton and Oregon. The San Francisco j
men who are among the guests of
President Alexander are William j
Sproule, president of the Southern
Pacific company; F. L. Llpman, vice
president of the Wells Fargo Na
tional bank; Henry T. Scott, chair
man of *he Pacific Telephone and |
Telegraph company; George E. Mo- j
Farland, president of the same com
pany, and Alexander Slater, vice
president of the Union Oil company.
The trip is for personal investi
gation of the potential wealth of
southeastern and southwestern Al
aska. Trade relations will also be
looked after.
LANDHOLDER
GOES TO TRIAL
Warsaw, Russia-Poland, May 21 I
—M. von Bisping, a prominent Rus- !
sian landholder, waas placed on
trial today for the murder ef Prince
Drucki-Lubecki, one of the wealth
iest noblemen in Poland. Bisping
had forged six drafts each for $25,
000 with the Prince's name and
hoped to cash them after he kill
el him. Bisping shot and killed the
Prince in the latter's park at Ter
esini in June 1912. Ninety witnes
ses have been summoned.
Gentlemen: Our
Spring and Summer
Suits
Hats, Shoes
Rain Coats, Furnishing Goods, Etc.
Are Now On Display
Suits Hade to Your fleasure
At $18 and Up
\\ hen in Need of Goods in Our Line Come In
and Look Over Our Stock
[No Hard Feelings and No Harm Done
If You Do Not Buy
STORE OPEN EVENINGS
H. J. LYNCH
Die Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKAGWAY
TREAD WELL WINS
IN CIRCUITCOURT
The United States Circuit Cour*
o- appeals, holding at Sun Francis
co, lias reversed the findings of
Judge Peter D. Overfield of the
district court for the First Judicial
Division of Alaska in the great suit
brought by the Alaska-Gastineau
Mining company against the Tread
well company over the Sheep creek
pcwer contract. This news was con
veyed to J. A Hellenthal, of the
f.rm or Hellenthal & Hellenthal, at
torneys for the Troadwell company,
Iv a cablegram received from San
Francisco yesterday.
Judge P. D. Overfield decided the
case in favor of the Alaska Gasti
iieau Alining company and the
Troadwell company took an ap
[>«il to the Circuit court of appeals.
The case was argued before that
:'ourt In October of last year. At
torney L. P. Shackleford and Al
port Fink argued for the Alaska
Qnstineau company and J. A. Hel
lenthal far JTroadwell.—Juneau Em
pire.
SOI FEMES
OF MEXICO
Washington, May 21—Now that
Mexico is so much in the public
niiud and eye, some features of
tlia.* resolution stricken republic,
just made public here by the Na
tional Geographic Society, are of
nnusual interest.
in tho lirst place, few people
realize that the area of Mexico is
'•mftically as large as that of the
fiutcd States between '.ho Mississ
ippi river and tho Atlantic coast,
the great Lakes and the Gulf of
Mexico, vaYylng in altitude trom sea
level to IS,000 feet. Its climate is
affected by these elevations and by
n range of IS degrees o' latitude.
Twelve hundred miles is the dis
tance traversed in passing south
from Jaurez on the northern bound
ary to the capital, and '^00 miles
tin-re to the southeastern boundary.
The Gulf of Mexico and tho Carib
bean Sea coast line extends for
1700 miles while the Pacific ocean
Mid the Gulf of California touch
4,00u miles of Mexican coast.
The average density of popula
tion of Mexico approximates 20
per square mile, the most thickly
populated portions, outside of the
federal district, being the states of
Taxacala and Mexico, the former
being smaller in area than Dela
ware and of about the same density
o" population. The state o' Mexico
is nearly as large both 'n popula
tion and area as New Hampshire.
Th© form of government a 'opted
by Mexico follows that in general
of tho United States, having execu
tive, legislative and judicial di
vision. Each of the 27 states is re
presented in two houses ol congress,
composed of senators and deputies.
Coj.jrress holds two sessions each
jear for limited periods. Kach state
has its governor and legislature and
Is sub-divided into districts or coun
tries, over which a "jefe politico"
is vlaced, the districts 'laviug sub
sidiary municipalities with magis
trates, presiding officials and coun
cils. The so-called autocratic fea
ture of the government may bo
largely due to the fact that gov
ernors hold office with the approval
of the President, that jefe politi
cos have similar relations with the
governors, and that the officers of 1
the mulcipalities are generally con- 1
trcled by the jefe politicos.
The church and state are inde- J
pendent, and congress cannot pass;
laws prohibiting or establishing any 1
religion. Of the 1G.000,000 inhabi- '
tants, two-fifths claim decent from
ancient tribes or families which
are accepted as the basis of Mex- *
lean history, two-fifths are of c
mixed native and foreign blood, the
remainder being classed under the
common appeleation of "foreign." 1
The city of Mexico, 24'J miles by 1
rail west of Vera Cruz and 2,700 1
feet In altitudo is reahced by two 1
rail routes, climbing from the hot ■
lauds through different. mountain
passes, one of which closely fol- ^
Iowa the trail taken by Cortes in 1
1519, by General Winfield Scott s
With American troops in 1847, and c
over which 15 years later, the in- '
vadiiig French troops passed.
HOE HEBE 10
Supt. J. C. Hayes of the Alaska
road commission arrived in Skagway
this morning accompanied by L. T.
Merry, the well known c'vll engin
eer, for the purpose of surveying
the government wagon road to the
summit of the White Pass and the
international boundary line, where
it will connect with the propose!
British Columbia road to Atlin.
which will in turn connect with the
Yukon territory automobile road to
Dawson.
After making a preliminary sur
vey of the route Supt. Hayes will
employ two chainmen and estab
lish and mark the gr:ides, after
which he will make a map of the
routo to forward to Waslrngton, D.
C., for approval.
Supt. Hayes and Mr. Merry are
stopping at the Pullen House while
in Skagway.
Hie BOATS
Whitehorse, May 21—The B. Y.
N. steamer Canadian readied Yu
kon Crossing shortly after 1 o'clock
this mrning.
The Nasutlin arrived at Dawson
during the night.
We understand that arrangements
are under way for Skagway Lodge
No. 1, A. B. to give an excursion
to and pic-nic at Burro creek on
Sunday, June 21st, the longest day
in the year. Full particulars will be
given when arrangements have been
perfected.
Quality Candy
We have Juat opened another
consignment of the splendid "John
ston" line ol package chocolates.
This candy la the most popular in
Skagway, due to the splendid qual
ity of the goods and originality of
the package. Soli frou 50c to
$1.00 according to size.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
J. T. McChesney, a millionaire
eident of New York, and presi
ent o£ tlio Everett Improvement
lo. of Everett, Wash., tamo up to
uneau with the largo party of
Washington and Oregon .business !
ten who are making a tour of
outheastern and Southwestern Al-1
ska as tlio guests of President H. I
I. Alexander of the Pacific-Alaska i
d Juneau Mr. McChesney found
hat he would have to return at |
nee to the Sound, go lie stopped
ff there and, wiiilo awaiting the
eturn of Hie Admiral Sampson from,
lie westward, decided to take a
un up to Skagway on the Jeffer
on.
While here Mr. McChesney was aj
uest of Mrs. H. S. Pulleu, who [
ut iu some tlmo this morning
howing hiiu around the town. He j
xpressed himself as being de
bited with what ho saw rind evlnc-j
d some surprise that Skagway had
ot been Included in the iterinary of
he excursionists.
It is Mr. McChesney's '.mention
o have his family visit Skagway 'for J
everal weeks in July as guests of
lie Pullen House.
The Cordova Alaskan has the
ollowing to say about a recent
hipmeut of ore from ii;e famous j
loll" or Lode coppcr property, slt
i ited in the rich quartz zone of
he Copper river country:
The train yesterday afternoon
nought in another shipment of
our cars, or about 200 tons, of
eppor ore from the property of the ]
ilnth r Lode Copper Mine Company.]
This is the third shipment that has;
iecn sent out during the past three
acntiis, sinco the tram was com
ile.ed. The ore received yesterday
rill lot bo t='ii;'ped to the smelter
intil another < onsigmnent is re-J
eived ia a few days. These con
inued shipments are very gratify
ng to the people of Cordova as
hey Indicate that another high
. ade shipping property has been
stablishcd in the Copper river j
leit, which is regarded as one of
he richest coppcr districts ever
i-seovered. I
We have just received from Ta
coma smelter the returns from the
•shipment made by the Mother Lode
people in early April. It shows that
there were 387,540 pounds of ore
delivered to the smelter. After de
dt ting moisture of 2.82 per cent,
it left 276,611 pounds dry weight,
or 188 tons. It assayed 55.30 per
cent copper per ton, or 208,260
aounds copper contents. There were
also 14.80 ounces of silver per ton,
or a total of 2,787 ounces silver
cmtents. The total value of the
shipment, less cost of treatment,
was $26,078.43, and after deducting
$4,553.60 as the freight charge
from McCarthy to the Tacoma
smelter, the amount of the check
received by the Mother Lode Cop
per Mines Company was 821,524.83.
The check received by the same
company on March 4 for their first
shipment of 198 tons of 59.83 per
cent copper ore, less freight, was
$24,368.43.
THE BOATS.
The Alameda is due to arrive
here at uoon tomorrow from the
westward.
The Georgia arrived at her usual
hour today and will sail tor Juneau
at 12 o'clock tonight.
The City of Seattle is due here
at 11 o'clock tonight with 12 pass
engers and 12 tons of cargo.
The Princess May is due in Skag
way Sunday with a capaaity
cargo of freight. The num
ber of passengers has not
yet been reported, but as the C.
P. R. boats always carry a large
passenger listi she will doubtless
have a number on board.
The Jefferson arrived in Skagwav
at 8 o'clock this morning with 85
tons of freight and the following
passengers. H. J. Ledlard and wife,
X. Lawson, A. J. Dewar, Mrs. F.
Webster, C. Eckluud, O. Stremert,
P. Muramatsu, Jas. R«iid, O. L.
Carlson and A. Carlson. The boat
left for the south at 12 o'clock M.
today.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
The Elk goat was out. this after
noon gettinc an extra feed of tin
cans in order to be in prime condi
tion for the initiation tonight. The
candidate has our sympathy.
L. H. Johnston has bought and
moved his family into the Callerman
cottage on Main street, between
Second and Third avenue3. The pro
perty was owned by C. A. Little
of Ketchikan.
Tha following people are regis
tered at the Pullen House; Jack
Pugh, J. C. Hayes, L. T. Merry A.
S. Dautrick, M. J. Cosl«llo, J. T.
McChesney, of Juneau; Dale C. Nel
son, J. M. Rochester, Seattle.
" 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 clothes
here, We haye 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