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No. 14H. FOURTEENTH TEAR.
SKAHWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1?. 1911 PRIfK. |0 PKST*
All LONDON
TO STARVE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LONDON. Aug. 19 ? London is fac
ing a great crisis over the economi
cal conditions prevailing in England.
The striking railroad workers are
steadily gaining strength. Two hun
dred and fifty thousand men are now
out on strike. All business Is para
lysed and millions of peopie are facing
a food famine as a consequence.
DOUGIAS MAKES
SOI NOISE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
DOUGLAS. Aug. 19 ? This town
held a jubile? when it was known
that the Senate had passed the state
hood bill. Bells rang and whistles
blew, while enthusiastic citizens yell
ed themselves hoarse.
TAFTS LIKE
THE NORTH
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Taft, of Chi
cago. arrived on last night's train ?
from Whitehorse. The Tafts have :
been down to Dawson and over in the
AUin country, taking in the mining i
section and points of interest. They I
express themselves as delighted with j
the trip. Mr. Taft is secretary of j
the Taft Pearson Land Credit Com- j
panv of Chicago.
J. M. Keller will leave for Haines
tomorrow.
Valmore Gobeil. accompanied by
Chief Musician Fischer of the 16th
Infantry Band and Sergt. Kegel, also
of the band, came up from the Post
at Port Seward in the launch Leon
ore today.
LECOKTE THE
NEW PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 19? O a.'
eral Leconte has been recognized by
the Unitde States as the president of 1
Hayti.
WILL irCOIflE
TO ALASKA?
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
J WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 13? As
sistant Secretary of the Interior
Thompson has started on his western
tour for the purpose of inspecting the
national parks.
MILITARY COURT
AT FT. SEWARD
The military court which has been
called at FV>rt William Henry Seward
to meet next week will consist of the
following:
Col. Gardener, 16th Inft.. president
of the court. Col. Van Vliet, 25th
Inft. Lieut-Col. Walke, C. A. C., Lieu ?
Col. Kennedy. 16tn inft., Lieut.-Col.
Stevens, C. A. C., Capt. Simonds. I6H1
Inft. Capt. Klmmel C. A. C.. Capt.
Hughes, C. A. C., Capt Woods C. A.
C.. Capt. CanfieW C. A. C.. Capt.
White, 16th Inft.. Capt. Bennett, C.
A. C. Capt. Geary C. A. C., is Judge
Advocate and Mrs. Avery is stenogra
pher.
Skagway's Stamp mill committee
! will get busy next week.
Down near Juneau, according to
reports, they are attempting to re
; vive interest in the black sand and
glacial mud of the bar at the upper
| end of Douglas Island and which it
is alleged are rich in gold values.
Have You Seen our
Security
SchoolShoe
For Girls and Boys
H. J. LYNCH
The Up-To-Date Haberdasher and Ladies Furnisher.
NO BUSINESS
AT LIVERPOOL
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LIWBRPOOL. Aug. 19? All busi
ness is suspeded here on account of
the great labor troubles and much
distress prevails. Hundreds of extra
constables have been enrolled to as
sist in keeping order and to prevent
the destruction of property
SWANSVILLE
GETS ATM
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SWANSVILLE, Pa. Aug. 19? Avi
ator Atwood in his great long dls j
tance flight across country arrived {
here today enroute to New York and |
Boston he had to descend and reston- j
his supply of gasoline.
PETER" HAINES
WANTS DIKE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK. Aug. 19? Captain Pet j
er Haines Jr.. the slayer of W'm. An
nis, for having broken up hl9 domes
tic relations and who was released I
from the charge of murder has sue<l j
his wife for divorce.
SERVICES AT
! E. CHURCH
At the Methodist Episcopal Church j
tomorrow. Sunday School will be heltl I
at noon and the Epworth League
will hold Vesper Service at seven o'
clock. The Vesper Service! will be in
the form of a song service, at which
Mrs. Westcottand Miss Elizabeth Hoj*
per will sing. The discussion will
be led by Ralph Royal on the topic
of "Sympathetic Service." A cordial
invitation is extended to all to attend
both these services.
Vice-President Dickeson and party
consisting of himself and Mrs. Dick
eson, Mr. and Mre. Geo. A. Mountain,
Miss Mountain, Dr. and Mrs. Griffith,
and Mrs. Marvin arrived in Ska.cwa.v
on last night's train after a few de
lightful days in the Whitehorse and
Atlin section.
RECALL Oil!
BILL PASSES
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Ail*. I*? The
Senate late yesterday afternoon by a
vote of fifty-three to eight passed the
statehood bill for the admission of.
Arizona and New Mexico, with the
recall of the Judiciary provision of
Arltona's constitution eliminated.
VETO BILL
IS
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LONDON. Aur. 19? Today the veto
bill, which is virtually a new bill of
rights for the English people became
a law, King George having assented
to Its passage and affixed his royal
signature.
LF
GETTING WELL1
The many Skagway friends of Carl
Faulk will be glad to know that he
U getting along fine. The White
horse Star has the following to say
of the wonderful work of Or. Clark,
who is In attendance on the Injured
man:
Dr. Clark is makig a great success |
in grafting about twenty square inch
es of human skin on Carl Ftoulk's in
jured leg, having fully two-thirds of |
the space covered, all of the nearly f
100 grafts having lived. Carl's nume
ous friends are supplying the skin tol
such an extent that, so far as the [
"pesonality" of the leg Is concerned,
it will be cosmopolitan by the time
it is ready for use, wliieh will be
soon, as the grafting and healing
processes are progressing most sat
isfactorily. -
RIVER REPORTS
The Whltehorse coming up stream
was at Tantalus yesterday at 2 p. m.
The Selkirk left Whltehorse at 9 last
night and arrived at Hootalinqua at
7 o'clock this morning.
The Dawson is in Dawson. The
next sailing from Whltehorse will be
the Wbitehorse Tuesday morning.
Burnett Ashley has accepted a po
sition with William Brltt, the Broad
way druggist.
f4,4* + + + + 4, + ,!,4,4, + 4, + + + + 4, + + ,H' + +
* FRUIT BY THE *
; CRA TE OR BOXl
+ +
* From now on we make a special ?
+ canning price on all fruit by the box +
* or crate. We receive fresh fruit on *
+ each Pacific Coast steamer, and ow- +
J ing to superior buying facilities, can +
* make prices that will make it possi- *
t ble to can all kinds of fruit at
+ reasonable figure.
+ *
+ ? +
* P. H. GANTY, Grocer ?
f +++++?++++++++++++++++++
STAGE PEOPLE
APE UNITED
(By Mask* ?r?w* FVur^an.)
NEW YORK Aug. 1> .!??? Mar
lowe today became the wife of E. A.
So them.
MADERO WILL
BE
(By Alaska New* Barman.)
MEXICO < !TT. Aiu 19? The Oath
oHc parly has endorsed fjeneral Ma
dero for the Presidency of the Re
public. This virtually insure* hi#
election.
HIE PASS
TO IMPROVE
Vice-President Pickeaon of Ih*
White Pass in an interview with an
Alaskan representative today said tha
after making his last visit to AWn.
he has derided for the White Pass
Railroad to build a fine tourist hotel
at iJtkc AtMn at once, !*> that It will
be all complete and furnished In tlm?
for next season's business.
The eighty acre tract of ground in
the Skagway valley whkh is lyine
idle at present he ha* decided to
have ploughed up this fall and placed
in condition for farmlnc next year. He
expects this tract to produce a snpply
of vegetables and small fmlt for the
needs of the road for sometime to
come.
Oeorge A. Mountain and family
who are Pnllen House guest* etpresa
themselves as delighted with the trip
over into the Atlin and Whitehorse
section. They are in fact infatuated
wish the entire Jforth, and think
there is no other trip equal to the
wonderful inside passage.
WOOL VETO
WILL STAND
(By Alaska K?w* Sanaa.)
WAsmwrmH. i> c An?. i*-T?e
motion to pm (h* wool Mil or?r the
veto of Preatdetit Taft yeaterfey fall*
of paaaage, Th? T?t(> atood two hnn
dr<*d ?r,d twenty-aeven to on# hnt>
dr?d iiim) twentv nine. whl?-h ?m leaa
than tba repaired two-third* major
fir.
Asionij
i RESCUES MEN
(By Ataakft N?wa Bnrean.)
XKW HAVBN An*. I?? John ?a
cob A* tor" ? ?a<-ht with Mm* r?rr?
on board yeaterday fire Mil
or? from the alnkln* ahfp Zapnrm
The 7-a port a wa* ranrht In "be re
c#nt *ah? and ur?rkp<l.
WILL 1SH
OVER TRAIL
There win b"> a ap^ial meetin* of
Camp 8ka*way Vo I of the \r<>tW
Brotherhood tonight for 'ho pnrpoae
of tahin* aeraral cberbaro* o*?r the
trail They are ail wire* hn* an
na^ to the mw*htn* of the North,
therefore Arrtlc Chief gipprell? hopea
that the brother* will turn ont and
lend a helping hand
In the Red Mountain aertion of the
Koynlrok. they hrae located and are
mining on good pay. bnt are jroatly
barraaaod by aeepage water
The npper Koynknk digging* will
not prrvtix-e aa morh thia y*ar aa
formerly cn artroni' of the falling off
In operation. Moat of the oW awnf
dough* are not in a hurry to get
their goH ont
I
Have One On
Yourself!
A Dry One
A
SUP-ON
Rain Coat
Entirely Free From Rubber
Slip into * "Slip On" then
wear a amile wh?*n it rain*.
Its a Lire Wire
Kite of hats we handle
Seek here and yon
?hail find just what
your mind i? made up
to have
: WILL CLA YSON~aX,
* The Home of The
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? HART, SCHAFFNER AND MARX
? CLOTHING
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