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No. ISO FIFTEENTH YEAR
SKAMWAY ALASKA. THURSDAY, OCTOBRR 31. 1*11 PRICK I" i'KNTX
WHO AUDIENCE
GREETS TEDDY
New York. Oct. SI ? One of the
Krewtost orations that mw greeted
a candidate for the presidency was
irtwn Col. Rootmlt last night when
he stepped on tkf platform at Msdi
*o?. Square tiarden
The information that the wound
nl M-ppf*i<lwt would make his
dm appetranr* since the shooting
was given out a few day* ago and
wh?? the time came for him to ap
<<o*r the largest crowd that ever
(lathered in New York City was
there to selcomo him When he
-tapped on the platform an ovation
was started which lasted for three
matters of as hoar The vast
throng screamed itself hoarse while
the multitude surged and throw up
their hats, while tears streamed
?rom thousands of eves, the excite
meat was so intense. Again and
again Mr Roosevelt tried to stop
the shouting of the people, hut
iW> effort seemed a signal to in
letfUV the mad greeting. and quiet
>?ts restored only after the shout
.11* thousands were exhausted
Then he spoke and his speech
was one of the most masterful that
has ever been delivered by this
nasterfal man He was interrupt
ed a score of times by the shouting
?*nd cries of encouragement
(Hear Strauss and Gov. Johnson
occupied 'he platform with Mr.
Roosevelt and when they arose to
*l?sak they received the same wild
-reeling only of shorter duration
Altogether it was the most history
taking political meeting that has
<-v?r heen held la the city
BECKER TO DIE j
DECEMBER 9
New York. Oct. 31 -Lieut Bock-,
?t rweired his sentence last night j
iron Judge Goff who told him that
he would be taken back to his cell I
to remain until the ninth of Decem
ber and there electrocuted accord- 1
inn to the laws of the state of New 1
York, for the murder of Herman
Rosenthal.
Becker, who has shown no ex
ritenent or nerroasness during his
VICE-PRESIDENT SHERMAN
DIED 9:40 LASf EVEMMj
I'tlca, Oct 31? nips school -
craft Sherman. vice-prr^Jdent. of the
I'nited States, dlrd.nt 9:40 o'clock
last evening
Yesterdav morning he lapsed Into
unconsciousness frvm which he
never awakened. In the early af
ternoon It was seen that ho must
pass away and hia family wis sum
moned to his bedside where ".hey re
mained until he br-vithed his last
When the new* of Mr. Sherman'*
death reached Washington. It caus
<-d the profoundeat sorrow, for he
was a man that was generally liked.
The entire cabinet will attend the
funeral which will be held in hia
home town.
According to the constitution.
Secretary of State Philander C.
Knox will succeed to the vice-presi
dency. and the present indications
ire th;.t he will be selected by the
National Republican committee to
take up the campaign for the elect
ion to the vice-preaidency, made va
cant by the death of Mr. Sherman.
Chairman Hilles of the Republican
National Committee announces that
he will Immediately call a meeting
of the committees to determine the
placing of another candidate on the
ticket. Mr. Sherman is the fifth
vice-president to die while holding
the office.
Mr. Roosevelt at the conclusion
of his remarkable speech in Madi
son Square Garden last night, im
mediately wired condolences to the
stricken family, as did also Mr.
Taft who is in the city.
James Schoolcraft Sherman, He
publican, of Utlca. N. Y., Vice-Pres
ident of the United State*, was bom
in the cltjr of Utica, October 24.
1855; hit father, Richard U. Sher
man, also born in Oneida County.
N. Y.. waa by profession an editor
and also prominent In public Hf*
Mr. Sherman was educated In pre
trial, still maintained his composure
1 when he received the sentence o(
death. He was accompanied by his
wife when taken to prison, and de
clared he was innocent.
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JAMES SCHOOLCRAFT SHERMAN.
juratory s.-nools and Hamilton Col
lege; studied l?w, and was admitted
to the bar mid practiced until
He was married iti 18H1 to Carrie
Babcock. a; East Orange. N ?' ?
three sons, Sherrill, Richard '
SISTERS OF MKIH'Y
lU'KNRO TO 1?KATH
San Antonio, Oct. 31 ? A Cathol -j
ic orphan asylum bume<l in this
city yesterday morning which re
sulted in the death of si* sister*
of charity. The death of the sis
ters came under the moat heoric
circumstances. When the alarm
wan Riven that the building was in
flames many of the children *w
asleep and it was necessary to
awaken them and rescue them from
the burning building. It is believ
ed that they were all rescued but
in searching the rooms for any that
might hare been In danger, the
sistei? were cut off by the flames
and perished
Mr. and Mr*. I,. A. McAlester of
the Summit are at the Golden
North hotel.
Krnest Morton, nn Incoming pas
senger on the Jefferson, lpft for
Whitehorse on the extra which went
out this morning.
Roltort Carroll arrived on the Jef
ferson 'and will relieve Agent Gup
till of the Alaaka Steamship com
pany who will be stationed, else-1
where for the winter and perhaps
permanently. Mr Carroll was for
merly In charge of <he> office In
Skagway and knos-s the business
and the people like a book. He Is
an old timer that we are glsd to
see. at the same time feeling a re
gret at the departure of Clyd? Gnp
*111.
>nd Thoma* M , are living and In
business at Ctlca Mr. Sherman la
president of the Utlca Trust and Pe
l>osit Company and la Interested In
<eversl otl.er business enterprises;
>s a regular attendant of the iratrh
Reformed Church of Utlcs, treasur
er of the churrh. and chairman of
ita board of trustees; la ;i member
nf the Royal Arcanum and of the
Order of Klks; la a trustee of Ham
ilton College, which ga re him the
decree of Ul. It ; la also a mem
ber of the Union l.^>agHe, Transpor
latlon, and Republican clubs, of
New York City. Mr. Sherman pre
sided over the New York State con
\ention* of l?>5, 1900. and 1??>;
waa elected mayor of Ctlca In 1*M;
delegate to the Republican national
convention In l*?I; waa chairman
of the National Republican Con
,-treaalonal committee In l>0f; haa
made frequent appearances in cam
paigns, not only In hia own dis
trict but throughout (he t'nlted
States He waa elected to the
??th. Slat, sard, .i4t ... f.Mh, 5?th,
57th, 58th. 5J?th. and ?0th Congres
ses. In the courae of his !? years'
ervlce Mr. Sherman became one ol
the prominent Members of th?
House, in his Isst term being a i?e?r
ber of the Committee on Rules Hli
principal work, however, was don?
on thr Committee* on Interstati
and IWti|li Commerce and on In
dlan Affairs, of the latter of whtct
iie was chairman. He wa* frequent
ly mention-*! for Speaker of tb?
House, but never made an actlr*
canvass for the place. As ? pre
siding officer his ability Is rerog
nised in both branches of Congfeas
Mr. Sherman was elected Vice-Pres
ident on the ticket with William H
Taft, receiving )|1 electoral vote*
to 162 for John \V. Kern, of In
diana. and entered upon the duties
of the office at noon, March 4,
1?0?.
Jag Wallace will be a nnsaenjei
out tonight on the Sophia
J. M. Keller has returned from
two week* spent In Halne*.
Mara
WE HIKE JUST TUPPED I HE FIRST BARREL OF THE SEISM
irs GOOD
SOC. PER GAL
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
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mov<*Tnant whlrn now appaani *111
l>rnva rflaaatrowa to tba Bwlearlat,
army Whlla a awall portion oi*
tba Tarklah troop* daw fcajx IN
llnlexrlan army hnay naar Adrtan
ipia. thirty-tarn thowaand troopa
ha*a N^n landed on tha aaat raaat
of nalxaria from tranaport* la tb?
11 lark m. Thta h?<f army ia wt
in tli? raar of tha illlad troopa
and ara pnahln* to 'It# Intactor
whara tl?a dwhlr* >>attla will h*
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In Tnrkay ara to ba aiaaaarrad, fcat
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bta Inability to awowpliab raMlta
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