The Ketchikan Miner
PRICE 10 CENTS KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JAN. 24, 1913. VOL. VII. NO. 3
STAMPS
"Washington. Jan. 24—The
discovery wa- made, yesterday
that enormous frauds had beer
perpetrated on the government
whereby the postoffice depart
ment had been robbed of two
million dollars in stamps every
year. The business of stam'
brokering has been g
steadily in the United States,
and the department decided
that either some concern was
counterfeiting stamps, or thefts
by wholesale were being perpe
trated. Investigations followed
with the result that the thefts
w®re discovered and the gove
mment will a-k the indictment
of stamp brokers in all the big
centers of the country.
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" -I31KISSED
Judge Murane, sitting ir
4l - place at Juneau,
r v out the conspiracy
charge against the Skigwa
wharves < 1 account of in-c.
ficiency of evidence. The rest
of the transportation cases are
now up before the court.
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SEATTLE BAR
CHANGES HANDS
During the last week or ten
days, a deal ha- been on which
was closed today whereby the
.-'eattle Bar in Newtown, chan
ges hands. The new owner is
David Broderius. a former resi
dent of Prince Rupert, who
look possession th;~ morning.
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For London Slip.ons and
Galbardine Coat- see P. J. Gil
more. The Clothier, A new
stock just in. adv
.ii.rv, ONE OF MURDER
OTHER MANSLAUGHTEP
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The jury in the murder *
tried last week at Jum
brought in verdicts of g"
against both defendants, one.
O. Itow for murder in the firs!
degree, the other E. Fushini
manslaughter. The jury v
out about four t o
question whih detain*
jury was not the guilt *
men. hut whether the vc
should be for first or sc
. i murder. The Ja;
in Charge of the c
crew at Duudas cannery kd
a white hoy named Dana be..
.a was threatening o
quit his job in the cannery oil
mt another Jap held th* 1
while How drove a -wo"
throgh his body.
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ANKLE IS SPRAINED
Jerrv McGraw is at the Ho.*.
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pital with a very sore ank’e
which he sprained a couple * ‘
nights ago. It was feared t!;
possibly some of the bone*
!were broken, but an Xray phut
iograph takeu tpday shows that
i all the bones are intact- Jerry
has a host of friends who re
gretfully learned of his injury
:and are united in hoping tha
he will make a quick recovery
It is stated that Messrs. Julia
and Duffy have donned cap.
and apron to qualify as nurses
for Jerry, standing watch
watch.
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Among the Jefferson's pa*
sengers southbound today -
Ira King., formerly wharfinger
Du the Ketchikan Wharf com..
,pany. He is now the agent for
lh>' .-laska Steamship compair
at Haines.
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Trenton, Jan. 2i—President
Elect Wilson has made the
statement that he intends- to
pay a visit to the canal a
soon as the special session o'
Congress was over.
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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.
TURKS OBJECT TO TERMS,
Constantinople. Jan. 34—Evi.
• lenity ihe Young Turk- p.t -iy
oe- not intend to allow
confirmation of any treaU <
ing Adrtanopte and other ten
tory to the Allies. A groat dcr
ons I ration against the ratune •
was held ln-t
11O’ -es of many o • un
beii were threaten. ! by
mobs. Nizim Pa-ha. mini- o;
of war, and high in the corn
mand of the Turkish troop
was attacked and -in.f de
• nd the balance of the cabinet
tendered their resignation
Mahoud Pasha was appointed
Mi: ster of War. lie i- a rabid
Christian and is pledged to
ppose any attempt to surren
der Adrianople. As he passed j
• org the street- after his ap.
pointment he was cheered by
thousand’ of" Turks, who at
last seem to have wakened up
to the fact that their country is
in danger of elimination. New
guns are being placed every
where along the lines of de..
t. stantinople, and
i alt d that at least two
undred thousand fresh troops
om A- a Minor are now in
position in case the war is taken
up again by the Allies and Bul
garia trie- to continue the al
ack on Constantinople. There
- more unity among the Turks
‘ on at any tune since war was
. Young Turks par..
readying that they must
t it her do something or step
down and out and allow the old
Sultan to return to the thron
SERTHfi IS IN PORT
T!ie steamer 3ertha made
port about ten o’clock thi.
.-norning, on her way to Sulzer
where she will load ore for the
Tacoma smelter. On her way
north she called in at Prince
Rupert and delivered a cargo ;
of Carbonado coal for the j
Grand Trunk Pacific.
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“A Patent Housekeeper” a i
comedy at the Dream tonight.
BAD STORMS REPORTED
Both the Yukon and Mariposa
arriving last night report terri
ble weather on their way south
from Juneau. TemUe snow
i
'forms compelled the vessels
to lay to. and the wind cross
ing the Taku was so bad that '
the Yukon was compelled to j
. 'k tlie larger vessel to stand
y i;i the fear of injury from
he wind and sea.
Dance Saturday Night
Red Men’s Hall
Dream Orchestra
Sat. Jan. 25 Tickets $1.00
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STlake Your Reservation Nowgfr
Burglar and Fire Proof ^
| SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES |
jj| Three sizes, Three prices, $5.00, $8.00, $10.00 g
>3 ‘‘You keep your own key and counsel”
\ REV1LLA HOTEL j
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I This Will Heip You Save.
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sa irz&swk'jaiatvE&sn a
Open a Savings Account
| and we give you one of
these handsome home
banks. It takes all deno
minations of coin3 and j
i
paper money, and is ot a
size and shape convenient
to carry in the pocket to
the Bank for deposit
You Keep the Bank and
j We keep the Key.
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Savings Department Of The
MINERS & MERCHANTS BANK
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MARIPOSA LOSES
PROPELLOR BLADE
The Mariposa took on 80
boxes of fish from this port,
getting away about two o’clock
this morning. She will not
make as good time going south
as she usually does owing to
the fact that she lost one of
her propeller blades in Icy
Straits. The blade was put on
while on the vessel was in Se
attle the last time, but evident
ly the cement and bolts failed
to hold.
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DIED AT MIDNIGHT
Unable to rally from an at
tack of heart failure brought on
by pneumonia, Miss Helen John
son breathed her last at mid
night last night at the George
Knowles residence, the dead
woman being a sister of Mrs.
Knowles. Miss Johnson was
51 years of age, a native of
j Sweden, for 35 years a resi
dent of the United States. Dur1
jlng that time she had resided
Sin Chicago, North Dakota and
'Seattle, moving to Ketchikan
|about a year ago. Her health
jhftd not been very robust for
some time, and she did not
has strength to rarry from the j
pneumonia, and death followed j
The funeral will be held from
the Methodist Church, Sunday
at 3. P. M.
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| Washington, Jan. 21—Secre
tary Knox has made public his
reply to the Pr;tish potest a..
gainst the free tolls plan for
;U. S. vessels passing through
the Panama Canal. It is to the
effect that the protest at this
lime is premature, and he
j suggests when it does come up
for consideration if ever, it be
| left to be abitrated by a special
commission.
AMERICANS
El Paso, Jan. 2i-\Vord
conies from Guadalupe dial a
body of Mexicans had fired on.
the American soldiers stationed
there, but had inflicted no dam
age. The American ignored the
matter.
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A. B.’S ATTENTION
The Committee of Arrange
ments is working hard to make
the Grand Ball on the 3rd of
February the social event of
the season. The list of all the
committees was printed in last
evenings paper. If your name
was mentioned you are respect
fully requested by the lodge as
a whole to he present and do
your part. If not, come any
way your presence is a help.
The music is to lie furnished
by the Dream Orchestra and
is to be new and up fu date.
I Everybody Boost.
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Loudon, Jon. 2i—'The Balkan
situation has reached its most
acute point, and the new -
the conditions prevailing in
Constantinople is having a bad
effect on the *dock markets. It
is considered a foregone eon_
elusion here that the war will
be resumend at once, and
Ihis time the Allies will not
stop short of annihilation of
one side or the other.
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Saved from t lie Titanic—By
Dorothy Gibson, a survivor, at
the Gross Show tonight. adv.
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The Market
Telephone 37
20 per cent off On All
Dry Goods and China Ware
Sheets, Pillows and Pillow Slips, Blankets,
Comforts and Towels, Boys Waists and Over
alls, Childrens Mits and Handkerchiefs. : :
Under Shirts, Over Shirts, Soft and Hard,
| Under Pants, Over Pants, Good and Bad.
Stockings for Boys and Girls, and the Bear can t tear
them,
But every Boy and Girl in Ketchikan can wear them.
Nice line of China and Fancy Glass Ware to
select from. : : : : :
Full line of Reliance groceries, which are al
ways reliable. : : : : :
Our Fruit and Vegetables are always fresh and
green. : : : : : :
Full line of fishermens supplies constantly on
hand. ::::::
Seattle Prices on Groceries and Tobacco
The Market
P. F. GILMORE, Proprietor