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PRESMT i XEPIS 2-H01ISE ALASKA BILL
%mHVIS STAXWAT JITN.K
SK\ \T> WOVT n>\n*M
Washington. An*. 21 ? The Pro
sriwivei <11 the ,?Mt? are oppos
uie the confirmation of Clinton How
ard of ReUingham who *as appolnt
?*d to the Weral Nonet to ?ucff<Hl
Hanford H?t?rd is a standpat
ter of the Tatt rliflol and an effort
>t brint n.i4r to hold Hp his con
firmation in the hope of comprotris
ine on a man of more liberal views.
THI>^ nn.!? HIM SO
WTT HK WiH'l-DVT HKKO
San F*-au>i*e?. An* 21 ? It Is ru
mored t^at l*r S?n Yet Sen. the
president o' the Chinese republic has
tweti mwrd?red mhile on his way
rnnn Shanehni to l>kin. He had
be?-n warned that an attempt to as
sassinate him wonld be made if he
made the trip. but he persisted and
it is now feared the deed was ao
He has two daughters
and a ?fcvn bein* educated in this
city.
\. V. POIJCK S'? iTIXO
BIT I* {RAKTIMl
New Yor' . . ft? joe Jean
otte was too m< r Jeff Madden
> in the filtht w? x>k place la st
1 night. It was . e been a ten j
round contest but the police stopp
ed it in the second. to prevent Mad
den from setting an awful boating
Ti>M M .%KsHALL SKKS
VISIONS <?V SltVKSS!
Indianapolis, Aug. 21-Judge Par
ker was chairman of the notifies- ,
tion meeting which called upon (Jot. |
Tom Marshall yesterday to tell him
that he w is the nominee of the]
democratic party for rice president
There was a big crowd present and
thing* went along merrily. Mr. Mar-,
shall. ?ho by the way is a nephew
ot former Chief Justice Marshall,
spoke Ion? and earnestly of the
coming campaign and expressed his
belief that this was the golden op
portunity for the success of the
party.
M tlw nMratar <*f tho
? it* Mom; AT nt*h'. M?rnr
T*n???r w*s xe?ii ?* chair after
?n *Nwti.T of w\-ml *TOk? in the
?r-i-?n?<i the SoMn,1 Th* mem
>*^r? w^r? *11 pri?l?r.t with th? ??T
r*1>? ot VMerwian Abrahams,
?h? Kit* pwf to T*com % for w?li
>*l trwntiaent
Ri!W> to *??? amoHr.t of $4*5
w?<rr *11o*>n1 ?ml orttTP<l and
tho usnal ro?HlTx> of business **>
>r>nwrt*<l !>?? only action of
Ketcfcikan is to km a fall
?!pe?? carnival. O** tkowsand dol
ls'-* ?*.? *?Ve? nfcod at the first
w" i "* ainl it is export ?xi that an
hM?mw*| transanal will be wvur?vi
TW < hairoia* has iroi'c to the
A'Mm) cm** to prorarp attractions
special importance the rescind
ing of the rMclvtlon which passed
at the last meeting That resolu
tion made it the wn?o of the N**rd
that *11 c.-Ws, penalties and in?e:?.'t
aeainat th? town lots recently sold
hy the tmster. bo waived. The
present act of the council rewind*
: that resolution and leaves the ques
tion where It originally stood. The
ictlon would Indicate that it Is the
intention of the council to colle. t
all previously accrued in>!ehte<in??-s
against th? property
Rev. O K. Renison and family
arrived front June* a on the Steam
ship Jefferson yesterdav, and will r*s
main In Snimf for a few weeks :
Mr Renison will occupy the pulpit
of the Rpiseopal churrh next Pun
day
laaaaaaaaaaas*
This is one Shop ,
in which you may ?
tramp around and ?
not be worried. ?
Urging people to rurchase
is an old style method ?
which isn't practiced in ?
New Style Shops. jT *jr "
You can purchase when
and what you please or
not purchase at all when
you visit this store.
We do not believe in try
ing to make a man buy
when he prefers looking.
OUR NEW FALL GOODS =
NOW ON DISPLAY {
H. J . LYNCH \
?
Special to Skapway Alaskan
\\ ashinst'Xi. Aug. 21 ? The 't<n
mif and home confewa ro|x?rt i*>
?li<rtng th?? Alaska srnate to the
Homo Itiilc hill has ho<n
hi both how??*? of wmi'ws, aiwl
thus corrected, |w*wl hoth howta
??f rtmpTM l??t ni|hi hj a nnanl
iniii* vote. The Mil h?? hwn aent
in l?n?iM?'nl Tun f??r approval. He
will tppiixr it. 1 ?l*rt for Hiibm1
today.
J* mo* Wlrkmtam,
^ m-lpgiilr from Alwk*.
\V(H'i.n it sorxn AS 8WKKT
m AW OTHKR XAMK?
Chicago. Aug. 20 ? It has about .
bwn dwldwl to adopt thp title of j
"I ii dependent" Republicans instead
of ?' Progressive" Republicans as the
authorized name of the new party.
Anyway, the matter is being di?
discussed among the lenders.
WAR SPIRIT Sl/OWI.Y BI T
St RKI.V t>YI\<i (HT
Wasington, Aug 20 The naval
bill which passed the house, went to
the senate yesterday and was Ap
proved by that body. It provides
the const met ion of one battleship |
>nd eight submarines
(?RAM) 31 ItY THINKS THKV'RK
\ <. WtJ Ol' Ml RHKHKRM
New York, Aug 21? After listen
ing to the disclosures or the deter
lives and the confessions of many
connected with the murder of Ros
enthal. the grand Jury yesterday re
turned an Indictment agslnst Lieu
tenant of l*ollce Pecker, charging
him with murder Several others
received Indictments In <x?nnection
with the killing.
I'MK\T> OIKRlt'AN MlMCItS
IH.HT RKRKI. \RM\
Macallan. Mexico, Aug. 2 1 --The
Mexican federal troops are rushing
to Mill! a camp of the rebels, where
reports have reached here they are
engAged in a battle with a score of
American and Rngllsh miners. It
is the Intention of the federal troops
to rescue the miners and at the
same time deal a killing blow to the
rebel forces which hxve had posses
sion of the country for several
weeks
Miss Mildred Ward, who has been
visiting with her father Is Dfcwaon
or the past several weeks, returned
tr her home irt this city on Mon
day night's train Miss Ward slates
that her brother William, will re
main with his father for the winter,
and may enter into the mercantile
business with him in Davnod.
Wll.li KNItU H AKCHIVKH
WITH A. B. PHOTWfRAPHH
Mr. A. C Mercer, the A. B. pho
tographer, has arranged to stay In
Skagway for the next thirty day*
for the purpose of getting views and
photographs of people and subjects
for display at the A. B. Camp and
to exhibit at the Panama Pacific
K\ posit ion In the Arctic Brotherboo
headquarters
Mr. Mercer Intends visiting all
the A B camps In the North dur
ing the tltne between now and the
opening of the exposition, and Is
desirous oi' having all members of
the order call and have their pho
tographs t :?lten, one of each of
which will be presented to the camp
Th?<re Is no cost connected with
this, It being done for the purpose
of filing dtita with the order which j
will be of future value In the his I
torlcal annals of the Arctic Bnv j
therhood In the days that are to
come It will be of Interest to the
brothers to look back upon the por
traits of members who have passed
over the great trail which leads to
another llfei
Ihtring his stay in this city, Mr
Mercer will make his headquarters
at the studio of Mr. Draper where
all A. B's lire requested to call. ?
The Heeg arrived today with a
number of iw-ople from Haines She
will return tomorrow morning at in
o'clock.
TKHIUTOKMI, \OTKS
At Tread well the residents loat
their votes on account of no provla
ion being made for a polling place
There was some misunderstanding on
account of the recent disincorpora
te of that rlty.
The body of I>lck Miller who was
drowned In Kynk lake, near Cordova
on the 28th of .Inly was recovered
August 1.
The Council City and Solomon
River railroad, which has been In
bsd financial straits for several sea
sons, will be put up at auction soon
by the receiver The road la a
broad gauge line. 32 miles In length
extending from Norton Sound to
Penelope Creek# The original plans
of the organiser* of the company
provided for the construction of the
road to Council City, a distance of
6 1 miles. The railroad is known as
" The White Star Line".
+ + + + + + + + + +"+ + + + + + * + + + + + + + +
+ +
+ Gravenstein Apples t
The finest of all early apples *
l $2.75 per box j
+ +
+ Dont buy more than you need, ?
4* +
+ They are not long keepers +
+ Will sell ' t
X Half Box for $1.40 t
I P. H. GANTY, Grocer X
PtiXROAK MAV fJO
W W OF MUMMER
Waal nut on, Ann. 21-The United |
States senate ha* got It* Impeach- '
merit clothe on and Is iroin* after
the members of that body who hare
been doing things contrary to the
moral code laid down in their oath 1
of fealty to American institution* j
The recent Investigation of Judge j
Archbald discloses the fact that
Senator Boise Penrose of Pennsylva
nia, when he was a member of the^
Republican National committee and;
chairman of the Republican state!
committee of Pennsylvania, accepted;
the sum of $ J5,00ft for campaign j
purposes. Penrose was elected to
the Pennsylvania State Senate in ?
1%K?, In 1*90 and again in 1*94
It was in 1R94 that, he got the mon
ey from Archbald. That money. It
Is claimed, was used to buy hit way
to the *ennfe, so now Mr. Penrose
will have to explain why he should
not go the same route that was re
cently tak?n by William l?orlmer.
TtFT VFTOKH MORE
RII.M THA* n.KVBM*1>
Washington, Aug. JO ? President
Taft will for the aerond time veto
the legislative bill, and for the same
reason that caused the first veto,
vi* that It carried an amendment
abolishing the court of commerce
Mr Taft has a record so far of ve
toing more bills than any other pres
ident. Me has passed the standard
made by President Cleveland, who
made himself celebrated for veto
ing the pension bills during his ad
ministration
f?eorge Goranson, a deckhand on
the steamer Schwatka, wtolch sailed
from Dawson last week for Tanana,
was killed when the boat was at
Gibbon. He was struck by a flying
cable while the boat was trying to
tow a barge off a sand bar. The
blow rendered the man nnronarinws,
and he died afterwards In the hos
pital at Gibbon,
London, Awt. 21 General Wtl
!i?m Booth, head of the SaWatlon
Army, died U?t nlstht at 'he a*e of
S3 yenra Yeaterday hi* phvalclans
fa/e out the statement that the
a*ed (renernl could -not Uve and the
umrt wan .'eV^niphpfl around the
<u?r!d. H* doiihtif's will he bw
rmlwl by MIM Kva Booth, the pre
ifit ?*??:?> nt i K!?r
William lioiiili was loin In Not
tinphani, f"r.-?l;?nrt u \| ril 10, 1*29.
Ho lw: Hip mKiMpt f f th* M*'ho
? l.?t Xw (;> ? iClio'. Hi H50; or
v\iniz?M In tnc ? * if ? aalfiait Mi?
?tit?h. *h?n 'I I.M-unt* a large
oriwi.i'iMtm, f'rmti! in military
llti**?* in I * 7* ivii? t i'ViI th# ftalja
tion A-i?t." f i ?.?lj.MI*h??il til*
"War fry Mi! I ?M? cd a not?Hl
work k how ii '?* trip I tl* of "In
n.irkent I'liRlurif!
A recent Kdmonton newspaper
of t h?? hBtrkl of H. C. Her
bert a former Klondlker, who ?a?
murdered recently near Detroit.
AmldiM profound expression* of
sympathy and r??ftret Ihe body of
the late Trnvelln* Immigration 1t
spector Herbert O. Herbert, who
was mnrder??d on American water*
last Thursday noon, was laid to
rest In the Kdmonton cemetery a
lomrside of his wife and child, who
were hurled there a few yars ago
Herbert wan an old Ynkoner, hav
ing hew in the north for many
years aa a mining recorder prior to
taking the position aa inspector of
immigration for the dominion gov
ernment. Many of hia old friend*
attended the funeral, and those who
jrted aa pall bearers were those with
whom he had worked In the Vnkon.
An impressive fnneral service was
read over the remains
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