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No. 117. ELEVENTH YEAR. SKAUWAY. ALASKA, SATURDAY, AD6UST 15, 1W PRICE. 10 CENTS.
DISAPPOINTED
BY A RAIN
(By United Presa)
Lincoln, Nob., Ails. 15? On account
of terrific rains which have swept ihc
rity for two <lay* the people gathered
here In a multitu4ft>to attend the notifi
catioD ceremony have !>eon prevented
from seeing Urvfn.
HOLD UP
NEAR SPOKANE
(By United Press.)
Spokane, 15 ? The North Coast Lim
ited was helil up near Trent this m> ril
ing by two desperadoes. The men
?topped and hoarding the train, de
tached the eneine anJ express ear and
ran awav wi:h them. Otlicers are in :
pursuit. The amount of the loot is un- ?
known.
TAKES A
(By United Press.)
Winnipeg, Au?. 1"j ? Tliejroveroment j
todav intervenes in the matter of the
big strike on the C. P. R. It is hoped
the mov? will bring about a settlement
at once. All the lab^r leaders anj the
railroad oftic a!'! hare been summoned
to a conference here.
OFF FOR AUSTRALIA
(By United Pre s?.)
Auckland, X. Z., Aug. 13? With 'he
booming of sjuiis ?nd .rilil demonstra
tion on ship and shore the tleot sailed
out of the harbor this morning fur Syd
ney, Australia.
GOVERNOR GUILD IS ILL
(By United Press.)
Boston, Auir. 15 Governor Guilt' yes
terday wont an operation for append)
citis. His recovery is ass i red.
SIMPLE LIFE
AT
(By United Press.)
Marionbad, Aug. 15? Kin? Edward is
hare Jiving the simple lifo uuder tho
care of a physician.
SANKEY IS ~
NO ME
(By United Pre*- \
New York, Aug. 1">? Ira David San
key, the celebrated blind evangelist
who b.carae famous while working with
Dwight Moody, died yesterday after
noon Ht his home in Uroo*lyo. He was
OS years of age.
AXEL BROKE ON
FREIGHT OAR
At a point three miles beyond the }
summit yesterday the train from this
city to Whltehotse was yesterday
hrousrht to a standstill by the breaking
of nn axel on one of the freight car*..
The car went into the ditch and that
'ol'owing piled up on it. The coaches,
however, remained on the tracks and
nocne wjs hurt. An engine and wrecV.
ing train was sent out and the passet- j
ners transferred, those north bound br
ing taken on by the train from Whit' .
horse which returned and those coming
this way being brought iu by tht en
srino and car frura town, arriving here
at 7:40 last evening. The tracks were
al! cleared this morning.
L. A. HARRISON C<T
Era
Friday Gnd Saturday
Sale
We have only 5 Merry Widow sail
ors let! worth from 4 to 5:50, TTour,
choice $200
4 Gage hats worth from 7 to 9, your
choice $3-00
5 Knox sailors sold anywhere for
5, your choice m 3 colors, black.
navy and white $3.00
Miss Swabbe of Seattle, who is in charge of our
DRESSMAKING PARLORS.
makes a specialty 6f fancy afternoon and evening
dresses, party coats, etc.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
Stores Open Evenings
Phones 4 & 55
US W It ILK
0
(United Press Telegraph Cafcle Service.)
Springfield, III., Aug. 15 ? This city is in the hands
of a mob which is wrecking vengeance on the whole negro
population on account of an assault by a negro committed
last night upon Mrs. Ilallen and in which she was badl\
used. The whole white population is aroused and are ap
parently bent upon driving the negroes from the" city.
They are applying torches to the houses of the negroes,
and showing no discrimination between them. The militia
has been called out but to this time they have been power
less to restore order.
Springfield, Aug. 15 ? At five'o'clock this morning,
after trying to subdue the mob by a mere show of force,
three companies of the militia charged upon the rioters.
The mob, however, charged in their turn. The soldiers
were ordered to fire high. The mob kept coming. Again
the soldiers fired in the air. Still the mob advanced. The
order was then given to fire low. Five men were killed
and many wounded. The mob immediately dispersed.
The soldiers then turned to the burning negro section,
foi mtug a guard about the firemen. The negro residence
is, however, completely destroyed. The scene? of last
night were terrible. Early this morning the city became
quiet. More troops have been ordered out to prevent an
other outbreak.
I K FLUME IS Fin
Col. Conrad who came over a couple
of days ago returned on yesterday morn
iocr'o train to Coorad accompanied
his sister and C. W. Price, w ho are
going to visit with him a few days. Col.
Conmd expects to leave for the east
early in September on business relating
to the Porcupine mines on whkb he
says work is to be concentrated.
Mr. E. E. Harvey, manager of the
Porcupine mines camo up yesterday to
see Col. Conrad and reports the big
flume? the largest In the world? about
completed and that water will be flow
ing through it tomorrow. The flum? is
over a mile long? G.'SO feet? .'{8 feet
wide, 8 feet deep, contains .'i.000.000 feet
of lumber and cost $-00,000. It will
carry all the water of the Porcupine
river. This great llumo is built by the
Porcupine Gold Mining company which
owns the whole of Porcupine creek, live
and one-half miles in length, containing
18 or 20 claims, and all this ground is to
be worked under the' placer method by
means of this flun e. Mr. Harvey re
ports having made a trial test of t? e
ground nnd, without getting within 14
foet of tied rock, says the ground ran $!'
per yard. A bed rock flume and four
sets of sluice boxes will be completed
' before September 1. It Is InsHored that
nvo months of sluicing remains this
?.'flSOll. Iv Ib |U?? nawt von ?
beginning in the spring, an average of
?.000 cubic j ards wi'l be run tbroiifth
the boxes every day. A great deal of
prospecting has been done on the high
bars and benches and the ground bus
proven an ayetage of $.'1 to S' per yard.
Mr. Courad says, regarding the work
at Conrad, that, aside from completing
and working the concentrator, nothing
will be done this fall and winter? co
new work will be started? but that all
energy will be concentrated on the Por
cupine mines. The government re
ports say that over $1,000,000 have been
taken out of Porcupine creek. Consid
ering that less that loss than one-quar
ter of l,per cent, of the cround has been
worked this is considered a very go?d
Indication.
BEN SELLING IS DEAD
(By United Pre??.)
Portland, Aug IS? Ben Selling, pio
neer merchant of this city, well known
the whole length of the coast, died to
day tho result of nn operation. Ho
was S4.
Go to Tony Dotero anil try a Hull Dog
cignr.
All the delicacies of the season at
the Pack Train restaurant.
REAR ADMIRAL C06GSWELL OEAD
(By United Preu.)
JiicdgonTtlle, Fla., A u^. 1*>? U?ar
Admiral fours noil died here this morn
intr. The remains will lie (?ken to hi*
former homo nt Milwaukee for loter
mou', and ihere the funeral ceremony
will be held.
TflFTWILL j
ANSWER BRYAN
(By United Preat.)
Hot Springs, Aug. 15? Tafl will re
ply to Bryan's notliicatioa speech on
the 1st of September whoo he Is ached,
uled to make an address In Virginia.
BALL DAME
POSTPONED
On account of the Impossibility of as
sembling the players here and the ab
sence of the chief boosters for Fort
Seward at this time the ball game to
have l>e< n played here tomorrow has
been postponed until Sunday of next
week.
HITCHCOCK IS
IN IKE SADDLE
(By United Pr?*?.)
Chicago, Aug. 16 ? Hitchcock arri?ed
her? ye*i*r\l?y. It I* announced that
he ha* full chareeof tetTafi campaign.
Ho openrd headquarter* tht? nio.'oinfr.
CORRECT
YOU ARE
(By United Pre**.)
Seattle, Aug. 1.1? The Poat-lntelll
gencer In an editorial thl* morning ?*y*
the election fraud* clearly apparent in
the return* from Cordova, committed
in the Guggenheim Inu-rntt, ?hould l>?
probed In the courts.
(By United Preaa.)
Chicago Aug. 15 ? Wheat ha* g 'ined
another cent. The excltemeot on
'change continue*.
SITKA CITIZEN MEETS A BEAR
fBv United PreiB.1
Sitka, Auc. 15? Captain Kd Thorlon,
with the launch Waubssh, arrived her*
today from Rodman, bringing (n W. G.
Floytou, who was out prospec?io(f in
that section and met a bear. The en
I counter will po into history aa o^o of
th? rrM'x' h??f fluht* of ihil ?Tlloil.
Hoyf>n was very badly used up. He
has no le?a than fifty wounds and ooe
eye was torn awjy. He was in the
wood!) alone for a week after the en
counter before belli? found, fie Is in
the hospital h?re and It la believed will
get well.
LIST OF LETTERS
Unclaimed letters remaining in Sltag
way l'ostoffloe August 15, 1U08:
Mr and Mrs Bradner, Mr C A Carap
pell, Mr Ross Cottrell, Mr Wm Dale,
Mr Bert Graham (card), Vr Henry
Jaoscn (?'! cards). Mis* Margaret Long
(card), Mr J M Moonoy, Mr E
Peoples, Mis? Grace Thot?a? (card),
Mr Chan. A. Wrieht (card).
A. E. Kindell. P. M.
The P. C. n City of Seattle will
arrive at ? a. m. Monday brin?ln(r
to 40 pa?sfln(rer?, 80 too* of freight and
140 head of live ttock.
(bo It Nowll
You know Hart Sdiaffner tfc
Marx ami Adler it Sons
CLOTHING
You know John B. Stetson
and Dunlap
HATS -
You know /
? Carhartt Overalls
A. A. Cutter's Hkavy and
Nettle ton's Fink
Shoes
Are the Best (ioods
in the United States and are
probably as good an any tliat
will land in Skayway in [fifty
yearn
Life is too short to Wait