No. 152. FOURTEENTH YEAR.
SKAHWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2*, 1911
PRICE. 10 CENT#
PINCHOT OFF
FOR ALASKA
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. l>. C-, August 24?
(Jifford Plnchot has started on a
trip to Alaska for the purpose of :
making a personal examination Into
?-ondltions in that country. H? will
be join.il in Seattle by Senator
Boindexter who i?. alsto anxious to go
over the ground personally. It is
'he belief of many that the* are Im
pressed by the seriousness of the al
legations and proofs furnished by
I*eleg*te Wickersham as to the fraud
ulent action* of the CJuggenheim In
terest* and IK* want of sincerity on
'he p*rt of President Taft and the
negligence of the Department of Jus
tice. The Controller Hay situation
will be thoroughly cone Into and the
matter sifted to the bottom.
REV. IRWIN
PASSES OVER
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE, Aug. 21? Reverend 0
M Irwin, prominent in religions
and educational affairs, in the stat*
of Oregon, and In Alaska; and form
erly comn- -<? loner of the department
of instruction at Douglas, is dead
in this city.
ATWOOD IS
AT NYAOK
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NYAOK. N Y.. Aug. 24? Atwood
just arrived here and descended to
repair his motor. He 's now only
twenty-eight mile* from his goal.
Harry Olson and wife are in Skac
way for a f?>w days. Mr. Olson >?
traveling for a Seattle house with
headquarters at Juneau.
POETRY WAS
EFFECTIVE
(Br Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK. Aug. 24? Upton Sin
clair has prepared papers suelng his
wife for divorce. A prominent west
ern poet Is named as corespondent.
EAGLES HAVE
BIG PARADE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Auk. 24? Twenty
large brass bands which had been
??ngaged for the occasion marched In
the Battles parade here today.
11 MINUTES
OF THRILLS
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 24 ? Joe Jean
ette last night beforp a large
crowd knocked out Dummy Maxson
In two minutes.
W. fi. HEARST
TALKS OF TAFT
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK. Aug. 24? William
Randolph Hearst, wiring from Paris
to his newspapers, calls President
Taft th* tool of the trusts of the
country.
Doctor Keller will be In his office
tomorrow from 1:10 *" * l' m
In
Tans
TMM WK,
In
Patents
Have You Seen our
Security
SchoolShoe
For Girls and Boys
In
Kids
In
Calf
Pl<n.-MMe Shoes
H. J. LYNCH
Th? Up-To-Date Haberdasher and Ladiaa Furnisher.
?iwr sii a mm
It certainly )ook?xl !ike old limes
down rfround the depot thi* momlr.*.
Picks, packs and gold pans, were in
evidence on every hand; blankets,
tan boota, and kahki- aulta, wer<
riiohlnx hither and thither 411 the
train pulled out; when a strong
chorus around the depot sang out,
good luck to you boys."
The hi* stampede t* on from Skag
way to the reported new strike on a
tributary of lAke Marah. Laat night
telegraphic news was received bj*
several parties that the strike was
considered genuine by the people of
Oarrro**, though there was nothing
very definite yet known about IL At
any rate, a few were easily enough
enthused and these few influenced
others. There was a mysterious
whispering and a few hastening foot
step*, with the result that this morn
ing a good slied crowd boarded the
train.
Among Uio?U' who are known to
have gone arp (ho names of George
BariKtt, sent In by H. D. Klrmse;
Billy Wright, r>an McKay, George
Kennedy, Alex Hlanchard. Emi!
Klchter and Pat McNIchol*. Besides
these there Is a trio r-malaflng of
Teddy Tyler, Bd Dillon, and t'harle*
Rnpuzii, who took the latter'* launch
^rene. along and a complete outfit;
the moment the train stops they will
tret It in the watp- and hit the trail.
The Rteamer Gleaner Is at Car
rroas and will land all the others
near the scene of the reported
strike. Tomorrow there should b?>
more definite news regarding the
prospect* that hare been found.
ATWOOO NOW
CLOSE 10 GOAL
(By Alaska New r ilurean.)
(ASTLKTON. Auk. 24? Avi^cr
Atwood arrived here this morning In
good condition. He I* now but one
hundred and thirty-four miles from
his goal.
J. V. GATES
11 10 REST
(Ky Alaska New* Bureau.)
NEW YORK. Aug. 24? Two thous
and people attended the funeral of
John W. Gates In thin city today. He
was buried in Woodlawn cemetery.
TENTS WRECKED
BY ST01
Tii.- families of Messrs. Kennedy
and liaison, who moved up to I^ake
i>ewey the first of the week to
have a few days outing and ramp
life, had their dreams of pleasure
rudely set aside by the wind storm
of last evening.
They happened to be out of their
tents at the time It was at its worst
and they are very thankful for It too.
Hoth ramps were demolished by
great spruce trees falling across the
tents. Had the tents been occupied
all of them mnsi have been maimed
and possibly killed. There was noth
ing for it but to come back to town,
which they hastily did.
WILL MARRY j
YOUNG WEST]
(By A lank a N'ws ftiircau.)
NEW YORK. Auk. 24 -Bather
PlMchni, the twenty-year-okl daugh
ter of the late President Cleveland
It la announced la noon to marry
Randolph Wott, the *on of a profes
sor at l*rlnceton 1'nlveralty.
II CONRAD
BATE HEARING
At Whitehorse yesterday J. P.
May bee gave a hearing to Col. Con
rad and others who had complaint*
to make at the excessive rate* on
ore shipment* from Carcros* to
Skazway. No one outride of Col.
Conrad made complaint and there
was little developed at the hearing
that ha* not already been made
public,
Col. Conrad ha* had a rate of 1.75
per ton on his ore with a minimum
shipment of 100 tons per day and
complained that the rate of $3.2f>
on i*ar load lots or twenty ton* and
les* per day were exfwsive. Mr.
Dickeaon demonstrated that the
hauling of the ore from the train to
the doek Including wharfage charges
amounted to $1.60 per ton which lef
a net tariff of 15 cent* per ton at
the rate which' had been made.
However, Mr. rrtckeain volnnteered
to suspend the propo*ed rate of IS.Jfi
which was to have Rone Into effect o
Sept l*t until May 1st. Wherenpon
the r ' :nmi.<ision officially suspended
the proposed rate and tha whok mat
ter will come up for consideration at
that tlm? along with oJh?r rate*
and mat'^ra for adjustment from dif
ferent section* of the dominion of
Canada.
+ + + + + + + + + + 4? + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
f FRUIT BY THE *
: CRA TE OR BOX:
+ +
* From now on we make a special *
+ canning price on all fruit by the box +
* or crate. We receive fresh fruit on +
+ each Pacific Cc.ast steamer, and ow? +
+ ing to superior buying facilities, can +
+ make prices that will make it possi- *
X ble to can all kinds of fruit at a +
+ reasonable figure.
U ? -+j
+ - _ +
+ P. H. GANTY, Grocer +
j. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 4--f + 4* + + + + + +
GOING AFTER
NEWSPAPERS
(By Alaska N?ws Barman.)
HAVANA, Aug. 24? F"r?*. Oomei i
has issiiod infrtrnrtlorw that all edt- ,
tors who Insult the Rorpfnment of i
Cnba are to be o*p??lled
I
L
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
VANCOUVER, An*. 24? This elty j
had a twenty-five thousand dollar
fire in Chinatown test niitht. Sever
al are fonnd to harp loaf (heir H?ea j
In the fir*.
BEAU HAS
10 TRIAL
(By Alaska New* Bureau.)
RICHMOND. An*. 24 The Jnry j
has at last been secured for the j
Hostile nwrder rase TV rh*rie i
r?>ad thla mornlnjt and the (rial h*>
ran.
f
GEIS PLUM
(By Alaska Newa Bur?au.)
SAN FRANCISCO. An*. 24? The
rrand aerl>> of the fraternal Order
n{ Katies this morn In* elected Frank j
Herfn* of Indiana firand Worthy j
president and William Brennan "f j
PUtsburjc Grand Worthy Vlce-Pr.*- j
dent.
PRES. TftFI'S
FIRST GUN
(By AlMka Nawa BarMW.)
rochmtbr. Amr. n - \m*i night
Pr"*ld??t T?ft a'Mro^vd th? T??'?r
arm ar. lb* O. A. R w*ro(rai?nt. H?
lock o<*r*iri*tti at th? tlm* to fir* th?
H fat gun In HI* '?ampalgn f?r r*
??|M>tlon. Hf aaya that I*5* V**rm
tr??aH*? ha** rrwit<?d nrw pofftfesl
lam?e and that th* lUWHn b*tw#n
nations will ta U>? fiitnr* l>?? blood
IM,
MELANCHOLY
WEDDING DAY
(By Alaska N*wa Bureau.)
RICHMOND. Va., Ang. 24? Today
Is B*attl*'si wedding annlreraary and
h" la on trial for hla Hf?. tbe Jury
having at buf ho?n ??riir?d Tbonwa
Own. nn?H* to fb* ronrd*r?d woman
?oday testified on material polnM
<w?r1itg the atory of the tragedy
WINNEPEG HAS
GREAT TOGO
fRy A iaaka Sown ftor*a*.t
WIWIlWBi, Aug t* Admtral To
an la h*r* having ?rrW?d laat night
late. He I* M*( rtlfftilfiwl f?y 'he
romtnerHal h ralN and prfrate >-Kitw
of 'he rlty.
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.
The *n?.arrlb*ra tr, 'Ik- sampling
mill f*Hd will hold a meeting to
night at Town Mall. A ktrre atten
dant-# la urged aa there will b? hnal
n*"aa of Import anr* to trana?^'
The Hon. Jam#* Wkkersham l*ft
for Fairbanks on tbla morning-*
trat^v
Have OneA.On
Yourself!
A Dry One
A
SLIP-ON
Rain Coat
Entirely Free From K ufokxir
Slip into a "Slip On" then
wear a OTriile ??h*n it r*?n?.
If* a Lrr* Ww
line ol hat* we handle
Seek here ami yo?i
?half find juat what
your mind i? made tip
to hare
WILL CLAYSON- "Gothier
The Home of The
HART, SCHAFFNER AND MARX
CLOTHING