THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA
After a lapse of sixteen years
during which lime the Repub
licans have been in control at
the national capital and have
run the country according '.o
Republican ideas, the affairs
of the nation again have pas
sed into the hands of the Dem
ocrats, and henceforth, or at
least during the next four years
it is reasonable to believe we
will have an exemplification of
n government of the people,
by the people and for the peo
ple.
The formal transfer of auth
ority took place March 4 at
Washington with the retire
ment of President Taft and
those Republican senators who
have stood between the people
rnd their rights as Americans
these many years. With Pres
ident Wilson in the White
Douse and the Democrats in
control of the national con
gress, the United States en
ters a new era1-an era full of
promise for the common peo
ple; full of apprehension for
those men and interests who.
under Republican rule, have
become a menace to the wel
fare of the nation.
President Wilson is a man of
sterling qualities. He enters
upon his duties with lofty
ideals, and strength of cliara
ter sufficient to brush aside
the obstacles which made Pres
ident Taft’s trail look like the
markings on a weather cliarl
at the end of a capricious sea
son.
President Wilson has asked
for the support of a united peo
ple, regardless of political
faith, and we believe lie has it.
In fact, it is doubtful if any
previous president in recent
times could boast of a strong
er support at the commence
ment of his administration. It
is the kind of support that
spells success, and if President
Wilson fails in the accomplish
it)cut of any of those thing
which he has set about to do,
it will not be because the peo
ple were not with him. Bui
he will not fail. De is not the
kind of a man to fail, and we
venture the prediction that K
will he regarded as a greater
man at the end of his adminis
tration than he is now.
Of what significance Presi
dent Wilson’s presence in the
White House is to Alaska, is a
matter yet to be determined.
We know that Alaska will he
permitted to develop under the
Democratic rule, but what the
leform will he we probably
will not know until President
Wilson presents his views in
congress. In the meantime,
there is consolation in the
thought that we will he treated
fairly at all events, and we be
lieve that once the andmiuis
tration has decided to act, no
moss will he allowed to gathe:
on the plans and Specification
Altogether, it is a bright out
look for the country at larg
and for Alaska in particular
and the signs indicate that tin
wheels of reform will begin
turning ere many days hav1.
pas-ed.—Fairbanks Times.
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Having nailed Adrianople
Bulgaria is content to submi
the case to arbitration but i
will be safe to predict that the
Bulgars will not accept as ar
bitration anything that sound:
lAe the return to Turkey of
the captured city.
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BOMBARDING SCUTARI
Belgrade, April 2 Dispatche:
ere arriving here telling of tin
bombardment of Scutari b:
Servian and Montenegrai
troops. They state that tin
town must surrender shortly.
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Charles llerron, campaigi
manager for the Republican
i;, the last delegate election, i
now special agent in the lam
department and is engaged h
probing laud frauds in Oregon
KETCHIKAN WILL RESPONDj
A dozen or more Ketchikan |
people have called up the Min
er Man during the past twenty
four hours to stale that they
ere heartily in sympathy with
the. movement to raise funds
to contribute to the flood suf
ferers of Ohio, so the paper has
made arrangements for con
tributions to be left at E. E.
Sparhawk’s store in Newtown
end at J. R. Ileckman & Co.
and the Tongass Trading comp
anv’s stores. Do your duly
reader, for one can never ted
when it will be his turn. You
have the cash—they need it, so
do what you can. The list o!
contributors will be published
each day in the Miner.
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NOME CONTRIBUTES
—
Nome, April 2—This city has
raised five hundred dollars for
the Ohio flood sufferers and
wired it to the committee in
charge to be used in any man
ner they may decide.
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MORE MILD CURERS
The gasoline tug Enos, of
Bellingham, arrived up during
the night. She has a barge in
tow and is en route to the west
roast to enter the mild curing
business.
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PRINTER IS EMBASSADOR
TO GREAT BRITAIN
Washington. April 1—The
announcement is made in this
city that Walter Page, of the
firm of Doubleday, Page <x
Company the great publishing
concern, has been offered the
j ambassadorship to Great Brit
ain, and it is understood will
accept. Mr. Page lias long
been prominently identified
I with Democratic politics,
j porary repairs.
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A KNOCKER GETS
INTO TROUBLE
A dispute over a lot yester
day resulted in “Ott” Inman
getting a “swipe” over tin
head with a hammer, while
Tom Fay, who was at the oth
er end of the knocking instru
ment at the time, was bound
over this morning to the next
grand jury.
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BERT WILL TRY HIS LUCK
A report comes down from
Skagwny that our old fellow
townsman, the lion. Bert
How deshell formerly publisher
of the Miner had decided to
Uke his chances in the rush to
the Teslin country and see
what that fickle dome, Forturc,
has in store for him. He has
the good wishes of a host of
Ketchikaners.
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THE THIRD MISS
PARKER APPEARS
Born to Ed. Parker and wife,
this morning, a girl. This is
the third Miss Parker to pm
in an appearance, and Ed. is
thinking some of putting a
“boy wanted” sign on the
door.
WILL ASSIST 1 HE
FLOOD SUFFERERS
Iv.-lchik.an Acr e A'o. 102. F
, (,*. E., took ttu 'riiIinl'ive in all
| Alaska last int.!d by ordering
th:il $100.00 Ire wired to W
J, Brennan, Grand Worthy
president of the order at Pitts
burg, Pa. for I he assistance of
; worthy Eagles in the Ohio
1 flood district. This Hep on the
' part of the local \erie speaks
i volumes for the ipaternity ex
1 istmg among the Eagles, and
their desire to aid their breth
ren no matter where they may
i be.
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i The temperature of the watCi
1 at the Big Chena hot spring
i has risen from 100 to 200 dc
. grees recently.
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POPULAR MARINER TO WED
Word comes from Seattle
that Gapt. II. DeGuildre, super
intendent of the Northwestern
fisheries company’s cannery
at Hunters Bay will he mar
1 ied in Seattle, April 10th to
Miss Edna Rhodes, of Seattle.
This will be good news to the
Gaptain’s many friends in lliis
locality, who wish him long
life and much happiness. Ow
ing to the event, Gapt. D»
Ouildre will probably be in the
neighborhood of a month late
m coming north this season.
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SCHOONER COMES IN
WITH SICK MAN
Gapt. Steve Selig had to br
ing the Alameda in ahead of
lime on account of the sickness
of Tom Kenny, one of the fish
trrrien. They had been on the
banks but one day when Ken
ney sickened, so the vessel had
but nine boxes of halibut
a- the result of the trip. The
sick man was taken to the hos
pital upon arrival here, and is
doing fairly well. On the trip
in, the clutch on the Alameda’s
engine broke, and she had to
put back into shelter for tem
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MIKE CONWAY DEAD
Local folk arc in receipt nf
a letter from Capt. Thompson,
who is in California, telling of
the death of Mike Conway,
Feb. 28, at a sanitarium near
l.o> Angeles. He was buried
with Masonic honors March 2.
TWO FINE GAS BOATS
Two fine gasoline cannery
tenders were in the harbor this
morning, the Spencer and the
Luida. The vessels are idea
tical, about seventy feet in
length, equipped with eighty
horse power engines. They
are new boats, having been
built this past winter, and are
towing up a pile driver for the
Dundas cannery to which in
stitution they belong.
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WARM TIMES ON
THE WATER FRONT
Tiie second chapter in the
,-oulh end waterfront disturb
ance occured last night and
the third this morning. Tom
1 ay according to Mrs. Inman
committed assault and battery
upon her last night, and was
arrested this morning, and
while he was cooling his heels
in the bastile the foundation
piling he had erected last night
mysteriously disappeared.
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MARRIED BY
JUDGE STACKPOLE
At the courthouse today,
Judge E. S. Stackpole perform
ed (he marriage ceremony unit
ling Miss Bessie Thompson, of
| Seattle, Wash., and . Galvahi
i [mill of Petersburg. Mr. Dahl
jrame down to meet his bride,
v.ho arrived on the last boat
j from the south.
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WILL OPEN BRANCH STORE
“Doc.” B. Jl. llaack, who had
been over to (he West Coast
| tor the past week is home
I again, and reports having had
j a very pleasant time. ' So well
satisfied was he with business
possibilites at Craig that be
made arrangements to upon a
jflnig store there, and will in
j'-laii a competent druggist and
j pharmacist therein.
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FORMER KETCHIKANER
DIES IN SEATTLE
Word arrived by recent boal
of the death m the Providence
Hospital, Seattle, of Joseph
Mai tar, a cousin of A. Kaleel
of the Gateway Store. Mi.
Mattar was with the Gateway
Store last year as Mr. Kaleel’s
j assistant, and made monj
■ friends while here.
JEFFERSON WILL WAIT
In order to allow of a read
jnstment of the steamers
schedule, the Jefferson, or
iginally scheduled to sail from
•Scuttle last Sunday night, ha
been held over until Thursday
I lie 3rd. For the last three or
four trips she has sailed out
on (lie same nigh) as the west
ward boats, thus causing more
or less of a conflict. It was
io avoid this that her sailng
date was postponed.
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WILL RECOGNIZE
CHINESE REPUBLIC
Washington, April 2—The
Cabinet is in session today. It
> understood that a decision
io lecognize the Chinese Re
public lias been arrived at. The
I if publican administration re
fused to take this step on the
ground that the Republic had
not proved that it was a per
manent affair.
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A THOUSAND COFFINS
GO TO FLOOD DISTRICT
Chicago, April 2—One thous
and coffins left this city by
special train this morning for
the Ohio flooded district. From
Ibis it would appear that the
number of deaths will be close
to 1250.
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SOLDIERS WORKING
TO SAVE CAIRO. ILL.
Cairo, April 2—A thousand
members ol the state militia
and one hundred naval reserves
ore working in this city, as
; isling the police to maintain
order and in strengthening the
levees. One of the latter gave
way yesterday afternoon flood
iug part of the city, but the
crevasse was repaired by al
most superhuman work on the
part of the watchers.
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VISITOR FROM WRANGELL
Dr. S. C. Shu rick, of Wran
gell, is a local visitor arriving
(.own on the Spokane this morn
ing. He reports business in
general as being good in
Wrangell, and active plans be
ing made for a busy season
liiis year.
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F.NTIRE PRODUCT
OF MILL SOLD
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Among the northbound pas
sengers on the Mariposa last
night was A. K. Foss president
cf Hie Foss Bros, company,
who are putting in the mill al
Hadley. Mr. Foss is on his
way from San Francisco to Ju
neau, and will return on the
first boat. While in Frisco he
made, arrangements whereby
the lumber manufactured al
I lie Hadley mill will be loaded
on steamers at Hadley direct
lor San Francisco and the
Orient. The LaTouche will
lull in at Hadley this trip north
r.nd deliver two planers and
about Illirly tons of other ma
i Dp cry.
Stir'ey Oaksmilh informs
the ’dmer Man lhat his romp
am. will build a new dock at
Hadley large enough to ac
comodate any of the Robert
Hollar line of ships which will
handle the mill output. Opcr
1.1 oi* Little, who will he in
(barge of the cable office al
Hadley is expected south on
(lie next boat from Skagway.
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HAYWOOD RELEASED ON
HABEAS CORPUS WRIT
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Patterson, X. J., April 2—Wil
bum Haywood, sentenced i-1
six months at b ird labor fol
causing unlawful asscmblegc.*
was today released on a writ ol
habeas corpus, his bond beinsi
I xed al $5000 pending a hear
ing of the case by l!:e stab
■ -upreme court.
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FI wood Bruner, elected lo Uni
winter home in California.
Alaska legislature, maintains ■
TURKS GIVE UP FIGHTINC
Constantinople, April 2—Beal
on on every battlefield, h3i
armies scattered and disorgan
ized, the Turkish governmen!
has decided to unconditionally
surrender to the Allies. This
announcement was made to
day, and has lifted a pall off
this city, the residents of
which realized that they were
confronted by all the terrors
of siege by the Bulgarians and
I hose acting with them. It is
understood here that the Al
les will demand practically all
of Turkey in Europe except
Constantinople itself which
v-ill probably be governed by
joint representatives of the
l owers, ps Crelo has been for
Hie past several years.
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ALASKANS WILL BE
GIVEN PREFERANCE
Seattle, April 2—Local resi
dent Alaskans, interested in
the appointment of federal of
ficers in Alaska, are in receipt
of letters from the President
staling that he intended giving
the preference in making of
ficial appointments in Alaska
lo Alaskans, if suitable condi
dafcs are in the field. Other
wise he states, men from the
‘date of Washington will bo
appointed.
“PLEASE HELP’*
Dayton, April 2—John Patter
son, chairman of the relief com
mittee has sent out a nation
wide call for help for the flood
sufferers of this state| It will
he weeks and months before
many of the bread winners
will he able to return to work,
as they will have to build
homes for their loved ones to
lake the place of those destroy
cci, and while so doing, they
and their families must be fed.
'I housands have lost everything
li'ey possessed on earth-home,
e'.ol’Jng, furniture, and in
j many instances loved ones too
111 i- for these that the cry for
h. 'is raised,
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WILL TAKE YEARS
TO RECOVER
Dayton, April 2—As the meas
■ue of the damage done by the
Hood and fire becomes appar
ent, the fact is bourne in upon
the residents of Ibis city that
;|, will lake at the very least ten
years in which to recover
from the effects of the calam
ity. (iov. Cox who is present
stales that those now here are
in a position to lake care of tli •
sufferers, if the rest of tlm
oitiul’y will contribute witn
i ash and supplies.
A PEACH OF A
GASOLINE TUG
What is probably the biggest
and finest gasoline tug boat in
! Alaskan waters was u the har
I hor today. She is the Willard
j|;. a brand new cannery tender
;iiu her way with a pile driver
jin lown lo Kenai, where she
'will he employed in ronjune
I linn with Hit* Libby, McNeill N
j Libby Cannery. According to
II he customs house she meas
, ilia’s \ tons, and is powered
with a 125 horse power en
gine.
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THEY'RE SLAMMING
“BILL” SULZER
—
Mbaiiy, April 2— \ceordmg I”
j riepiihlican political leaders in
Ihc state legislature here, al
1 b go pre-eection promises
made by Governor William
Super will be investigated.
'Hie Governor lias demanded
that Senator Steven Stillwell
resign, which the latter refused
lo do, and in I urn charges Sul
r.er with soliciting campaign
contributions under threat oi
passing exchange laws. A com
mittee will be appointed to look
into the matter.
POOR OLD FELLOW
A case came up at the Coin
1 missioner’s Court this morn
ing which brought out the need
of action either by our legis •
lalure or the federal officials
to secure an insane asylum
here in Alaska, at least fur the
native population. The jury
was impanelled lo inquire into
Ihe sanity of a native named
Jim Shaekain, more familiarly
Known as Old Man Brown and
the poor old fellow’s actions
"ere such that there was but
one conclusion to conic to—
that he is crazy. Such was the
verdict, and he will be sent to
Sit. Tabor asylum for the in
sane. Of course there is no
[denying the fact that the old
follow will be better treated,
led and clothed there than he
would be at home, but when
one stops to thing of an old
man, a native, understanding
no English being shipped down
lo that country to die, away
from friends ami home and
relatives, unable to understand
a word spoken by those around
him, and never more to hear
his own tongue again, one can
not hut feel that there is some
filing radically wrong with our
system. If the old fellow were
a criminal, had broken our
laws, or done anything deserv
ing expatriation, it would be a
different matter, but in this
case the worse he has done is
lo have softening of the brain
and its attendant hallucinations
He is only an “old Siwash” of
course, but be is human, and
deserves to be treated as such.
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The battle of ballots of yes
terday is now a thing of the
past, all that remains being the
memory of it. Once more the
sovereign people asserted their
will, and as they always are
and must he, they were right.
There were 187 votes in all
cast as follows:
M. J. Ileneghan, 122.
J. Pittinger, 122,
W. F. Schlothan, 113.
Eli Copeland, 90.
George Ghesney, 90.
Frank McCurdy, 78.
It. Smith Harris, 72.
Col. Shoenbar, GO.
A. J. Inman, 45,
G. V. Bland, 34.
A. J. Dunton, 34.
K. Kraucuzunas, 33.
Charles Cole, 27.
C. G. Carroll, 24.
John Lhole, 10.
The School Election was
men more emphatic as far as
results were concerned than
for Ihe Common Council, being
A. L. Spaeth, 155.
Mrs. C. It. Groot, 32.
This paper feels that the best
men up won, six out of the
seven successful candidates for
the Common Council being the
Miner’s candidates, Ihe same
being true of the successful
school treasurer.
The Miner Man hopes lo see
M. J. Ileneghan elected mayor
and a policy adopted for the
coining year lhat will lay the
foundation for permanent im
provements in Ketchikan, front
‘dr-cel too should be straighten
ed out, and Ihe attempt made
to build for permanency and
appearances.
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Mrs. Mike Wadding, who
had been visiting her mother
Mrs. Frank Smith at Wrangell
returned on this morning's
Spokane, and will leave fm*
boring bn Ihe first si earner.
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Chitina is said to have en
joyed unusual prosperous sea
son. The closing down of II e
Bonanza mines filled the lown
with miners the greater part oi
the winter.
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In mi interview with Ihe A a1 -
dez Miner Judge Peter I>. Gver
field had great words of praise
for Juneau and Southeast in
Alaska.
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