Alaska Hist, l.ib and Alusauiu
11S12—.tunaan. Alaska
The Ketchikan Miner
"price IO CENtT^ KETCHIKAN. ALASKA, FRIDAY. FEB. 7, 1913. VOL. I. NO. 200
BULGARIANS AND GREEKS i
ATTACK CITY OF GALLIPOLLI
London, Feb 7—The latest
move on the part of the Bal
kan allies i- an attempt to cap
ture the peninsula of Gallipolli,
together with the city of that
name. The peninsula forms
the west bank of the Dardenells
and is not to exceed six miles
wide at the point where the
city is situated. A mixed force
was landed on the west coast of
the peninsula from the Gulf of
Saros. and after the fleet had
bombarded the city at long
range, the attack was made. It
was found that the city was too
strong however, and the forces
was compelled to retreat after
losing in the neighborhood of
six hundred men. Several of
{he smaller places were car
ried, and another attempt will
we made to capture the city. It
is understood that the Turkish
lose fro mthe bombardment and
attack aggregated close to five
thousand.
Gallipolli is the point from
which the Turkish fleet hac
been operatin gof life in its
attacks on the Greek fleet, end
if captured would open up ti e
way to Constantinople for a
hostile fleet. This would do
r ore probably towards bring
ing the Turks to time than any
thing else that the Allies could
do.
WORK ON THE NEW
JAIL IS PROGRESSING
The new jail building back of
the fire hall is growing fast
and will be ready for business
within a week or two. It will
be equipped with to cells and
an office for the jailer, and
will be the one place in town
that will remain vacant as
much a~ possible. Every other
place in iwon is full up. and
promises to remain so.
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LITTLE GIRL DIES
About -ix o’clock last night
the little three year old daugh
ter of John Oiafson breathed
her last, death being due to
tubercular menengitis.
Chicago. Feb. 7—As the date
of the trial of the Matanuska
approaches, the value of the
claims is rapidly dwindling.
Conservation publications a few
months ago gave them a paper
valuation of a hundred million
while now it is down to a mil
lion or two.
ABOUT THE STEAMBOATS
T! e deamer Jefferson of the
Ala-ka Steamship company
-ai '- fn m Seattle tonight to
the north, and will probably ar
riv here Monday morning.
A w ‘e o Vgen* Taylor th>
morning states that the A’a
meda will not be able to get
away thi- trip after all. accord
ingly the Northwestern will
make another voyage, leaving
Stat ic Sunday evening, which
will bring her to Ketchikan
Tuesday night.
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New York. Feb. 7—Another
ra‘ion was sprung in police
circle- today when Capt. of
Police Walsh on his sick be J
confessed that he had been
grafting for years and split his
evil gains with Inspector
Sweeney, who had jurisdiction
lover Walsh’s district. Both men
nave been suspended and a
commission has been ordered
1 to investigate the matter.
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‘ Driftwood” at the Dream to
night. ad'
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m Serves the Best Meals in Town W
25 cents and up £
; Western Meat & Fish Go. \
J Branch of Frye. Bruhn Co. $
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2 Packers and Jobbers of $
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STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
MOOSE WILL HAVE
A READING ROOM
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Members of the local Moose
lodge had a regular old fash
ioned building bee at their hall
last night, getting the first
floor down. A goodly size 1
crowd turned out. and the
way the sawdust flew and the
nails were driven created a
,ew building record for Ke'Chi
lean. The lodge purposes mam
aining a reading room in the
all so that members will have
a lounging place for wet days
-n 1 evenings and thus feel t! at
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The end of the job of mov
ng the Tonga.-s Trading Co.'s
'■ <r s'o 1; >s in sight, pro will
• 'f b;\ be arrived at tonight,
he grocery and hardware de
er incuts are now nicely sai
led down on the ground floor,
uid doing business right along,
’he dry goods, bi ots and -hoes
lothing and fun i-liing goods
■:‘l be found rpstcirs. The
n‘rae‘ for the new building
1 for it- completion b>
• 1’., which if com
■ I with will see t! <
back on the old location in lim,
>■ the summer trade.
Washington, Feb. 7—The re
tort of Dr. Krulish, special
medical agent, of the govern
ment sent north last year to in
cstigate health condition fi
rming the native was submitted
Congress today. lie states
: * arl ei"olosis and other di
> a.-es introduced among the
native by the white men will
exterminate the former within
the next fifty or sixty years un
less drastic steps be taken by
the government, which if done,
he report states will rapidly
impove matters in {he north.
MARRIED AT THE
COURTHOUSE
Married—At t he Courthouse
at four o’clock yesterday,
Thursday afternoon. Judge E.
S. Stackpole officiating, George
Gervais and Miss Louisa Fran
ces Mead. The groom has been
: i reside".t of this region for
' ' \ c'-'p years or more,
-••A identified with
!I e mining industry. The bride
has been in Ketchikan in the
(neighborhood of one year, as
.esp at m. John’s Hospital.
«*T—-- TO DEATH
'V - from Wrangell
fl at r,~ !' L. l ord in charge of
i * I e l.ia’ d trading post on Dease
Lake in G o <"."iar country was
•p ’othe Rtikine river
. Wrangell by dog team ac
•■•mpanied by Charles Roos, a
veil-known guide of the river
1 region, they found the bodies
of Peter Anderson and daughter
jin a cabin rd the Stikine hot
springs a ha! day’s travel from
-bo Canadian Customs house at
'he international boundary.
The man. commonly known as
leapt. Kidd, 05 years of age, ac
companied by the girl about 20
years old, had been troubled
with rheumatism, and went to
, be hot springs last fall to get
relief if possible. Apparently
he bad failed to get better for
i |he two had -Iarced to dentil.
Ford was lv id yp by a bli:
. rd near Porcupine creek, and
his dog l’eek got down so low
ii at he was compelled to kill
one of hi« dogs to furnrsh food
uor Ihe balance of the team.
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Washington. Feb.7 —Presi
dent Taft today listened to the
protests of representatives of
Germany and Italy against the
proposed immigration bill, lie
did not make any promises how
ever.
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minations of coin3 and
paper money, and is of a
size and shape convenient
to carry in the pocket to
the Bank for deposit
You Keep the Bank and
We keep the Key.
Savings Department Of The
MINERS & MERCHANTS BANK
PRESIDENT SUGGESTS THREE
RAILROADS FOR ALASKA
Washington, Feb. 7—Presi
dent Taft sent the report of
the Alaska Railroad commis
sion, with a special message
on the matter to Congress to
day. In the message he staled
that the matter was entirely in
the hands of Congress, and
that that body must accept the
responsibility in the future. He
agreed with the Commission
that several different lines of
road are necessary. One from
Seward, by way of the Matan
uska coal fields to Fairbanks;
another from Cordova to Fair
banks opening up the immense
j copper deposits of the Copper
Center and Bonanza districts,
and of course tapping the coal
of that neighborhood. A third
route was also necessary, leav
ing tide water either from
Haines or near Juneau, open
ing up the Rainy ITollow and
Thunder Mountain districts.
This latter road would follow
the old IJalton trail in a gener
al way, down the Yukon, and
eventually reaching Fairbanks
which would be its northern
terminal.
THE DUHAMEL FUNERAL
The local Eagle Aerie turned
out in considerable numbers at
the funeral of Joe Duhamel,
one of the members of the
Aerie, yesterday, to show their
respect for the departed broth
er. Joe had been an inmate of
the Eagle’s room at the hospit
al for close to seventeen weeks
at the time of his death, cared
for all that time by his brothers
The luneral services were im
pressive.
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Constantinople, Feb. 7—En
ver Bey has been placed in
command of the Turkish forces
operating in the outer line of
defense in front of Tchlajia.
He is idolized by the ranK and
tile and if any one can do any
thing for Turkey he surely is
the man.
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Sofia, Feb. 7—It is reported
that an army of 30,000 Alban
ians is now marching against
the Servians at Uskap. It is
! supposed that Turkey has
promised the Albanians inde
pendence if they will take the
field for this purpose. The
Albanians are hardy fighting
men.
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San Francisco. Feb. 7—The
engagement of the heiress,
i Elizabeth Wood, to the no
torious Alaskan, Jim Beasley
has been broken. The an
nouncement of the engagement
furnished food for conversation
all up and down the coast, as
many of his escapades were
of rather an odorous kind.
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“Alkali Ikes Boarding House’’
at the Dream tonight. adv.
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NORTHLAND DUE
SOUTH TUESDAY
The steamer Northland,
which got away for Juneau via
the West Coast, yesterday, ex
pects to be back here Tuesday
morning. For her return cargo
she will take on the balance of
the frozen halibut at the New
England Fish company’s plant.
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MORE FISH ARRIVES
The New England Fish com
pany expects to ship close to
250 boxes of fresh halibut on
the Curacao on her way south
this trip. The following n
rnounts have been received this
last twenty-four hours:
Victor and Ethan, now icing,
about 100 boxes.
Director, 2G boxes.
Northland, now icing about
100 boxes.
New York, Feb. 7—Jack Hose,
who informed in the Becker
lease, has filed notice of his
(bankruptcy. Ilis debts aggre
gate more than twelve thous
and dollars with assets, nil.
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Albany, Feb. 7—The Hudson
river is frozen over at this city,
the latest in the last hundred
and thirty years.
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London, Feb. 7—The lion.
James Bryce, for so long the
Washington Ambassador from
Great Britain, has been named
permanent member of the
Hague Tribunal for this coun
try. His appointment meets
with general approval.
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Skate while the Skating’s
good, and buy your Skates at
Heckman’s. adv.
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