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No. 04. TWELFTH YEAR. SKAUWAY, ALASKA, TDESDAY, AUGUST 10. 1909
JAPS DROWNED B? HUNDREDS
(By United Press.)
TOKIO, Japan. Aug. 10 ? Tho coral
fishing floet off tho west coast of Ja
pan was in the path of a severe t.v
ptaoon ami many or the vessels were
i .iriven nshore and wrecked. It is es
timated that more than .">00 persons
lost their lives.
BUBONIC PLAGUE JI PORTLAND
(By United Prew.)
PORTLAND, Ore. Aug. 10 ? John
McCarthy, a scavenger, died yesterdajj
and the leading physicians of the city.
] who conducted an autopsy, think that
1 his death was caused by bubonic
i plague. The municipal authorities
are greatly excited, as they fear that
Ian outbreak of plague may follow.
TOURISTS SEE
WHALE KILLED
Passengers on the steamer Hum-.'
bo kit southbound were treated to an
aquatic sight which few tourists are
lucky enough to witness. The Hum
Uddt had reached Five Fingers when
a small boat was sc?m> chasing an im
mense whale. The whaling boat was!
the new gasoline whaler owned by th<
Tyee Whaling Co. Oapt. Uaughmatt
of the Humboldt ran in close, and the
passengers saw the gunner shoot the
three harpoons Into the mammal.
The whale towed the boat for a con
siderable distance and for a time it
seemed as if the boat could not stand
the terrific strain. Finally the skip
per of the whaler launched a small
loat and taking a lance, rowed to the
fighting mammal and finished the
fight. ? Juneau Dispatch.
HUMBOLT III AND OUT
The Humboldt arrived in port at S
o'clock last night with .*,1 passengers
and a light load of freight. She sail
ed south at 10 o'clock with 70 passen
gers. About 50 of the Humboldt's |)U
eengers were round trip tourists.
The Princess Royal is scheduled to
arrive in port tomorrow morning.
Guy CyppereHe, who has been in
Dawson and Fairbanks for several,
months returner yesterday.
ZEPPELIN IS
NEAR DEATH
(By United Tress.1
STl'TTOAUT. Germany. Aug. 10 ?
Count Zeppelin, the famous airship in
vpntor is said to be in a very serious
condition in the hospital here suffer
ing from an abcess on his neck. He
underwent an operation last night anil
i' was rumored that he was dead.
These reports were denied today, hut
l.is condition is admittedly precarious.
TEDD* HOT AFTER GAME
(By United Press.)
NAIVASHIA. Itritish East Africa.
Aug. !> ? Roosevelt and his party have
broken camp and taken to the trail
again in pursuit of some big game,
signs of which have been discovered.
EVELYN IS RERTHE COIN
(By United P-ess.)
POl'GIIKEEPSIE, N. Y. Aug. I" ?
Evelyn Thaw has demanded a settle
ment of $.'.00,000 from the Thaw fam
ily.
The Jefferson is due in Skagway to
morrow.
Jack Kennedy, who has been con
confined to his bed by an injury for
the pas' five weeks, is now able to
be about.
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v * August Bids Farewell w
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I Mid-Summer Clearance Sale
| Will Start at 10 o'clock Monday Morning
August 9th, And Continue For One Week
There will be plenty of pleasant weather yet ? plenty of time
when summer clothing will be worn with comfort.
But the modern store must work almost a season in advance.
Fall Merchandise has already begun to arrive, and a great many
more are on the way.
We Must Have Room For Them, and lots of room, as the fall
Stock will tax the utmost capacity of our store.
Every vestige of our immense stock of summer goods must go
I o hasten their going we have decided to cut the price regard
less of cost or values. Our loss will be your gain.
This Week Thirty Three & One Third Per Cent Off
Our immense stock of summer waists, all this summer's most
fashionable models. Made of Lawns, Madras, and Batiste, plain
tailor makes or fancy effect. One third less than what they are
actually worth.
Piece Goods
Tissue wash fabrics, sheer cloth for evening wear or street dress
in stripes, figures and checks. Dainty effects. Bordered Flemish
and striped Linen Suiting in a large variety of colors and designs
while they last. At thirty three and one third per cent less than
they can be bought for in any part of the states.
Come early while the assortment is good.
LYNCH & KENNEDY
The Up-To-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishers
MMHEU Of
till ESS BE
Early Grey, governor-general of Can
ada, his (laughters, Lady Sybyl Grey,
Lady Evelyn Broderick, Lord Lacelle,
an orderly and two valets, arrived In
Skagway at 7 o'clock this morning
on the Dominion government yacht
Quadra and, accompanied by Major Z.
T. Wood, assistant commissioner of
the Yukon. Major Snyder of White
horse and president S. H. Graves of
the White Pass & Yukon, left this
morning on "200" for Whltehorse.
The party will leave Whltehorse
early this evening and proceed down
<lie Yukon to Dawson on the steamer
Whitehorse, which lias been specially
fitted up for tho trip.
Earl Grey will make but a short
stay In Dawson and will return up
the river, arriving in Skagway, Aug.,
19. He will then return to Vancouver
The Quadra will remain In port un
til Karl Grey returns.
E rl Grey's trip is for tho purpose
familiarizing himself with the condi
tions In the Yukon.
PEOPLE DIE LI FLIES I
IN THE TERRIBLE HEAL
(By United Pres?.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 10? Forty babies ?
and sixteen adults diwl in this city j
Ins' night as a result of the heat. .
The hospitals are congested with hun
dreds of cases of heat prostration.
Thousands of people left the crowd- (
ed down town tenements and slept
in the sands at Coney Island or on i
the docks and public parks last night, |
seeking relief from the oppressive
heat.
The temperature is high today and
the sun is beating down fiercely. No
lellef is in sight.
CHICAGO, 111. Auk. 10? Six people
died yesterday as the result of the
hot weather. It is slightly cooler to
day, but the U. S. weather observer
predicts another hot wave tomorrow.
(By United Press.)
SPOKANE, Wash. Auk. 10? Gifford
Finchot, head of the bureau of for- 1
estry, today fired the first gun of i
what will be an open war between
himself and Secretary of the Interior I
Balllnger. In a speech before the!
National Irrigation Congress this mor !
ning Pinchot said that unless speedy
action was taken the water power of j
the country would be gobbled up by \
a trust.
In no uncertain terms Pinchot cri
ticized the policy which Balllnger has
adopted of refusing to conserve the
public lands, which is directly op
posed to the policy carried out by
Roosevelt.
Pinchot said it was time that the
American citizens should act as if
they wanted to prevent the public for
ests and water ways being getting un
der absolute control of a monopoly.
EAGLES TO ENTERTAIN HERING
The Fraternal Order of Ragles held
a meeting at today noon and appointed
a committee to decide upon plans of
entertainment for Worthy Vice Pros
idund Frank Herlng, who will arrive
in Skagway on the St. Croix.
(By United Preia.)
BEVERLY, Mass. Aug. 10? Despite
the hot weather, President Taft is
out on the links every day playing
golf.
? Go to the Pack Train restaurant
for your Sunday French Dinner. The
very best of everything the market
affords. Ice cream served free with
our Sunday dinner. S. tf
Stop at the Caribou hotel wnen 1
Carcross. Fine fishing and huntlne
In the immediate vicinity. Overlooks
the beautiful shores of the lake. E
W. Gideon, prop.
.j.
I We carry the Best and Largest Stock|
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FRUIT JARS t
| JELLY GLASSES |
JAR CAPS
Rubbers and Paraffine
The berries are fine this year, put up all you can and
enjoy them next winter
f GANTY & FRANDSON
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WRONG CARR; WANTS TRANSFER
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE, Wash. Aug. 10? Helen
Carr, who married Henry Carr last
March in this city, has filed a suit
for divorce against her husband on
the grounds of desertion. Her com
plaint states that he borrowed $75
from her soon after their marriage
and left for Alaska. She has not
he*.-<] from him since. She wants a
divorce so that she can support her
sol' by teaching in the public schools.
Under the present regulations married
women cannot teach in the Seattle
schools.
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(By United Press.)
NEW YOKK, Aug. 9? Hugh Mcin
tosh of Sidney, Australia, the man
who promoted the fight between Tom
my Burns and Jack Johnson last New
Year's day. will arrive in this city
next Friday from Australia and will
offer a purse of $7.1,000 for a f i?ht be
tween Jim Jeffries and Jack John-j
son to take place in Australia.
HEK FLAG
IS E
(By United Press.)
CANEA, Crete. Aug. 10? The Greek
flag wn? lowered here today following [
a protest from England, Prance ami
Italy.
THAW 15 OFF
(By United Press.)
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. Aug. 9
William T. Jerome today commenced |
arguments tending to show that Har
ry Thaw is a paranoiac and that his
liberty would be dangerous to society.
Subscribe for the Daily Alaskan.
ARBITRATION
ENDS SUE
(By United Presb.)
CHICAGO, III. Auk. 9 ? At noon to
day President .Mitten of the Street
Railways company issued a statement
stating that the company was willing
to submit to arbitration all the points
I disputed by the employees. The of
ficials of the unions have agreed to
j submit their case to arbitration. Pend
ing the settlement the street car men
will remain at work.
T0RPE00B0ATS
AI ESQUIMAU
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE, Wash. Aug. 10? The tor
pedo boat destroyer flotilla arrived at
Esquimau last night and will. remain
there until Thursday. The flotilla
w'i. then proceed to the Bremerton
navy yard. The Paul Jones, which
ran on a reef near Sitka, is still with
the fleet.
LIEUT. LEWIS GOING INSIDE
Lieut. George C. Lewis on the Un
ited States Signal corps arrived in
Skagway on the Humboldt and will
leave for Whitehorse tomorrow morn
ing. Lieut. Lewis is going to Fair
banks where he will take charge of
I he signal corps in that district.
Lieut. Lewis has been in New York
for some time. Ho is no chechaco,
however, as lie was in Alaska in '99.
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