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No. 231 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAtrWAY ALASKA, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 7, 1913
PRICE 10 CENTS
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE HUERTA
PERPETRATOR FATALLT INJURED
City, Vov. 7—An unknown
man today MMody jumped In front
of anU grabbtd the heads of the
horse* behind which President Hu
erta was riding in a carriage, At
the mu»e time flourishing a re
Tolrer. The onslaught frightened
the hors,s,e which reared and struck
the maw witli their hoofs, inflicting
injnrie* from which he is now dying.
CAPT. ALEXANDER TALKS
OK EXtil.NEKU MI.VE
Cap'aiu J. Alexander, owner of
tbe "engineer ^roup of mines on
V.'lniy Arm in the Atlia district,
wh<k- h*re Wednesday waiting for
a boat to the outside, dropped into
the Dully Alaskan office and talked
interestingly of the past season's
output and the development work
which has bee'., done during that
timo on this v»ell known and valu
able m>n!ng property. He said:
"We have at present but a two
stamp mill on 'he property, und lu
cousequencee only work the higher
grades of ore. The average mill
run fo- a 10 ' our shift is 100 ounctt
o gold amalgam !
"In the deveiopment of what is
knowu as Northern Partnership .Min
eral claim No. 2 we have taken out
between 650 and 700 tons of ore
that will average about $400 to the
ton.
"Alto«»ther we have done in the |
neighborhood ot 600 feet of devei- I
ofine.it work and stripped 1,000 feet
of surface ground in opening up j
new leads. This work has shown j
large bodies of low grade ore, which
however, it will be out of the quest
ion fo work * a profit so Ions as
the transportation charges on mach
ineery and supplies from the ouc
side remain as they are. While I j
am on this subject I may state that j
had it not be^n that we have con- .
fined our mill runs exclusively to
a reduction of the higher grades
of or-»s we would have had to close
down, I am 'n hopes, however, that
the transportation question will be
settled satisfactorily to us before
long, and In the event of a reduc
tion »n rates that will permit us
Washington, Xov. 7—There is
nothing new for publicity In tlx
Mexic u» situation today althougli
disquieting rumors are In circula
tion. Secretary Bryan went to a
conference this afternoon with Pres
ident Wilson and had in his posses
sion a bundle of dispatches he had
just l-cceived.
It •» understood that the an'i
American feeling is growing in Mex
ico City, and it is persistently ru
mored that Huerta dories the Uni
ted States.
to vul • our low grade ores at a
profit, I am confident that the ten
Bin er group will become one of the
greatest gold producers in the coun
try."
During the jrnst season Mr. Alex
ander has ha1 an average of 30
men constantly employed.
WILL HAVIS TO DRINK
WATER OB <iO DRY.
Columbus, OUio., Nov. 7—Begin
ning '.oday people will have to go
thirsty or bo reduced to tho awful
extremity of sipping pure, cold wa
ter, if their throats become parched
and their lips feverish whilst riding
on railroads in the state of Ohio.
Thore is, of course, tho alterna
tives or grape juice, soda pop or
ginger ale, if they won't drink wa
ter. Attorney General Hogan, in
looking ox'er certain more or less
musty sections of the state consti
tution, found that moving saloons
were prohibited. Ho informed the
staie liquor liccuse commission (5r
his discovery, and all licensee to
sell "wtt goo'ls" ou trains are now
void.
THE STATE MILITIA
SI." It ROUND THE CITY
Indianapolis, Nov. 7—The militia
have teen placed so as to surround
the city, but martial law has not
jet been proclaimed.
The suit to have a receiver ap
pointed for thi street oar company
is bei-it; argu. d today.
The company is not moving any
cars today.
OURQNEW FALL LINE OF *r
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La Vogue Coats, *
Suits and Skirts *
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ARE NOW BEING SHOWN *
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SEE OL'R
WINDOW
DISPLAY
; STYLES THE LATEST
PRICES ARE RIGHT
H. J. LYNCH
Leading Ladies' Furnisher and Haber
dasher of Skagway
SPRUCE GREEK PLACERS ARE
SHOWING UP IN FINE SHAPE
J. R. Austin, a Spruce creek, Al
lin district mining man, arrived in
Skagwuy Wednesday and left on the
Princess May last night tor Soattle,
where it is his Intention to organ
ize a company to work Iub placer
holdings In the above district on ail
extensive scale.1
Last spring Mr. Austin secured
a five year working bond on the
21 Callaghan claims, which ad
Join the McCloskey property, below
discovery. I
"The McCloskey claims have been
w<irked for several years", said Mr.
Austin to a Daily Alaskan reporter,
"and each year has proved botter
than the preceding one. Last sea
sou the output from those.claims, as
shown by the Dominion government
report, was $65,000, and this year's
clean up gives promise of even
greater returns.'- I
"Since bonding the Callaghan
claims I have prospected them all
and have located a pavstroak on
bedrock of four feet in depth, the
gravel from which shows an aver
age value of $3.59 per yard. In ad
dition to myself, I have had nine
WOMEN" UNDAUNTED BY
TWO SUCCESSIVE DEFEATS
Jackson, Mich., Nov. 7—Another
campaign for votes for women is to
bo waged in'Michigan in the near
future. Undaunted by two suc
cessive defeats at the polls within
six months time, and declaring they
will have detectivos honeycombing
. the stale .to urevent a repetition of
the frauds which defeated them the
last time, members of he Michigan
Equal Suffrag-3 Association gathered
here today in annual convention.
Plans tor launching the third cam
paign were discussed today. Mrs.
Clara C. Arthur, of Detroit, retiring
president of t:ie Association, and
Mrs Udna Blair, of Hillsdale, state
organizer, reported that sentiment
anion? the women of the state was
almost unanimous in favor of anoth
er immediate attempt to "gain the
ballot lor women and the right of
representation". Committees will
be appointed during the convention
to determine u;.on details.
Mrs. Arthur .submitted her res
ignation form illy Wednesday. She
has been connected with the organ
ization for twenty years, has been
its president since 1906, and has led
the two state wide campaigns for
the ballot. Mrs. Blair, of Hills
dale; Mrs. Katherine Bartlett Crane,
of Kalamazoo, j»nd Mrs. Frederick H
Holt of Detroit, are regarded as the
most likely candidates to succeed
Mrs. Arthur.
QUESTION WIi.Ii BE
SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS
Washington, i.'ov. 7—Secretary of
the Navy Josephus Daniels has au
nouncf J that the question as to
whether or not the great naval dry
dock at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, shall
be completed will bo submitted to
congrcts in December.
men at work during the past sum
mer, and havo fully demonstrated
to my own satisfaction that I have
a good proposition to offer to in
vestors.
"Last summer I took into partner
ship C. C. Keeuan, formerly of
Skagway, and before I left Spruce
creek we let a six months lay on on
of the claims to William Mulvey.
who will push work upon It through
out the wintei/i* and expects to hare
a good clean 4> in the spring."
Mr. Austin is well known in nor
thern mining circles and was the
original locator of the Goodhope
Copper mine and organizer of the
Goodhope Consolidated Mines Co.,
of Chitina, sinre which time he haa
become associated with Dr. F. B.
Whitney, the outgrowth of which
was the organization of the Taral
Mines Co., of which Dr. Whitney
Is now president.
It is Mr. I Austin's intention to
romain in Seattle only long enough
to secure capital to put In machin
ery necessary to work ithe claims
on an extonslve scale, and he will
in all likolihood return north early
in the new yoar I
AMERICAN MOTORCYCLISTS
MEET IN CHICAGO
Chicago, Nov. 7—Important quest
ions regarding changes in the con
stitution and by-laws which were
referred to the board of directors of
the Per oration of American Motor
cyclists at tho time of the national
luinual convention in Denver last
July, wore taken up Wednesday,
whtn the board met here. The
board chose Chicago as its place of
meeting because the Chicago Motor
cycl.s Show is now on here with mot
orcycle manufacturers and devotees
or the two wheeled motor-propelled
vehicle attending from all sections
of the country. ■ The federation is
maintaining hesdquarters to onter
taln tie visitors, at the Coliseum.
MISS MARGARET WILSON
SINGS AT CHARITY CONCERT
Philadelphia, Nov. 7—Appearing
as 'he principal soloist in a public
concert, Miss Margaret Wilson, pop
ular young daughter of President
Wilson, was the big attraction for
Philadelphia's younger set at the
Bellevue Stratford hotel auditorium
this week. The concert was for the
purpose of raising funds for the
erection of a working girls' home.
Miss Wilson volunteered her ser
vices several months ago, when ask
ed by several local society women.
The Northern Liberties Aid Society
gave tho concert.
GEN CLINTON L. BRIGGS
ON PHILIPPINE COMMISSION
Washington, Nov. 7—Gen. Clin
ton L. Briggs, of Baltimore, was
selected as one of the three Ameri
can members of the Philippine com
mission.
Fancy
Apples
We are now prepared to sell you the highest type of "Jona
than" and "Northern Spy" apples at $2.75 per box.
An extra fancy- variety of Hood River Spitzenberg due this
week at $3.00 per box.
Beginning today, during the winter we open at 8 a. m. and
close at C p. m. Saturday 8 p. m.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
GEN. FELIX DIAZ STABBED
IN ROW WITH MEXICANS
Havana, No*. 7—General Felix
Diaz wa« today stabbed twice, once
behind the ear and once in the neck,
fjOOKS LIKE DENMARK
W1«X. ENFRANCHISE WOMEN
Copenhagen iNor. 1—Vote* for
women in Denmark ia regarded as
a certainty following the paseage In
the lower hoots of parliament
Wednesday the constitution
amendment bill by an overwhelming
majority. The game bill, which went
through the lower house last year,
was wrecked In the upper houBe be
cause besides providing for gener
al female enfranchisement it also
embolied reform of the house of
peers.' Enemies of the measure tack
ed thU on in a last desperate meas
ure to defeat what was popularly de
manded But at the last general
election the progress tree were re
turned in Incrcasd numbers, and it
is believed now that In these cir
cumstances the peer* will sot per
sist opposing full and complete
suffrage for women. !
CONVICT STRIFES TO BB
ABOLISHED AT l3AN QUENTIN
San Quentin, Not. 1—When lock
ing up time comes for the convicts
tonight the prlaos officials will abol
ish the custmo of dressing the pris
oners in atripea. Thia will not apply
to those who are placed <ln solitary
confinement.
NEW V'OItK DEMOCRATS
ARB AFTER TAMMANY
New York, Nov. 7—The Democrats
of this city have organised to make
war on the Tammany hall bunch of
grafto:«, and will be known under
the nam© of iho Jefferson Alliance.
WE'LL HAVE TURKEY
FOR THANKSGIVING
North Yakima, Nov. 7—All the
turkeys in thia vicinity are being
purchased by a Seattle firm to
ship to Alaska In time for Thanks
giving day.
following a halted altercation with
several young Mexicans in Malecon,
led by Peter fiaerrero. The en-!
tire party was placed under arrest.
105 ALPINE i LIMBERS
KILLED PAST SEASON
Basel, Switzerland, Nov. 7—One
hundrpd and'sixty-five Alpine climb
ere were killed during the season just
closed, according- to government sta
tistics available today. The killed
include . fourteen women and four
guides. By nationalities the vic
tims were: Austrians 66; Germans
49; Swiss. 24; .'talians 7; French 6;
English 4; oth r countries 9. It Is
estimated that 88 per cent of the
fatal accidents could have been avoid
ed if the climb* rs had taken prop
er precaution and observed simple
Alpine rules. The principal causes
were bad weather, searching for
flowers In dangerous places slip
ping and the breaking of snow
brldges.
SECRETARY McADOO
AWARDS GOLD MEDAL3
Washington, Nov. 7—Secretary of
the Treasury W'Uiam G. McAdoo,
has awarded fold medals of honor to
sixteen members of the life-saving
crew for bravery in the wreck of
the Btiamship Rosecrans at the
mouth of the Columbia river.
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SMUGGLERS REFUSE TO PAY
AN EXORBITANT FIXE
Cologne, Nov. 7—The government
Wednesday instituted suit to collect
the largest fine ever imposed in
Offenburg were sentenced to pay a
fine o* $750,000 and given several
years in prison in addition on sev
eral convictions for smuggling al
cohol from Switzerland to avoid duty.
They in jail but refuse to pay
the f'Bf on the ground that it is
exorbitant.
Jas, Sullivan, the painter, is busy
todya getting out some handsome
cardboard I dance numbers for the
regular fortnightly entertainment of
the W. P. A. club tomorrow night.
Thfj Humboldt will reach Skag
way at A o'clock tomorrow morning.
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