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No ST ELEVENTH YEAR. SKAOWAY, ALASKA, W EDNESHAY. Al'lUL :'i(. l'-HW PRICK, 10 CENTS
Thousands Massacred
Wave of Slaughter Sweep
ing Turkey and Chris
tians Are Being Killed
On Every Side? Appeal
For Assistance
(United Pre?? Telegraph-Cable Service.)
SMYRNA. Turkey. April 28 ? A
wave of massacres is sweeping to the
eastward. In every small town and
village mobs are demanding the
slaughter of the Christians. Unless
troops are sent at once it is impos
sible to estimate how many thousands
will have perished.
Many appeals for aid have been
sent by missionaries and foreign res
idents to the consulates at Constanti
nople. It is believed that the foreign
powers will land troops and march
them to the interior despite ttie pro
tests of the Turkish government.
LONDON. England. April 28 ? Dis
patches recieved here today state
that more than one hundred Englisl
protestant missionaries have beer
slaughtered in the Adana district
Many of these missionaries were wo
men.
WASHINGTON, D. C. April^28
The new Sultan Mehemid Rechac
has been officially recognized by thi
government of the United States.
fl.-y.-P. STAMPS
WERE CHANGED
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 2S?
The Alaska- Yukon- Pacific exposition
two cent postage stamps will be
ready for distribution by June 1st.
Owing to heated protests from Alaska
and Seattle the design of the stamps
has been changed. The seal and a
cuke of ice has been replaced by the
head of William Seward.
JEFFERSON IN EMU
The Jefferson (locked at 4 o'clock
this morning with S2 passengers and
04 tons of freight and left at 9:30
o'clock with 20 passengers and 3 tons
Of freight. She left Seattle with ev
ery available berth sold.
TUFT 10 VISIT
PACIFIC COAST
(8y United Press.)
WASHINGTON. I>. April 1!^
li is thought certain lliat Consres
will pass tln> hill allowing l'resiil<-n
Taft $2.1 .tx>0 travelling t-xenses am
thus iusuriughis visit to the l'ae
it'lc coast ami \las'<a during the coin
hiK summer. The western congress
Uien arc all for the measure.
CELEBRATE SEWARD'S BIRTHDAY
(By United Pres3.)
SEATTLE. Wash. April 28? Tht
birthday of William Seward. May 17
v ill be celebrated in this c ity by ai
elaborate program.
Mrs. Mulvlhlll left on the Joffersoi
for Seattle.
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BEGS FOB LIFE
(By United Press)
CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey. April
!S ? In terror of being killed and con
stantly pleading for iiis life and dis
(lalming Kiilt of all the terrible
crimes that, have marked his reign. j
the deposed Sultan Abdul llamid is;
imprisoned in the palace of Chcrepan, ,
the same place lie was born.
LIONS MY 10!
BE APPOINTED
(By United Prees)
WASHINGTON. D. C. April ^S?
According to reports in the Senate
yesterday afternoon from the sub ju
diciary committee, it is highly proba
ble that the appointment of Thomas
Lyons of Juneau as judge of the
First judicial division of Alaska will
not be confirmed.
Delegate Wickersham has stead
fastly opposed the appointment of
Lyons for the reason that Lyons has
represented the Guggenheims and
ether big corporations in many cases
and could hardly bo unprejudiced as
a judge.
hoi id ti ram
(By United Press.)
MONACO, France. April 2S ? The
F'ench secret police have unearthed a
plot to assassinate President FalHers.
Twelve conspirators have been ar
rested. The police are still working
or the case and the details of the
plot are being kept secret.
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(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. I?. C. April 2S?
Former Congr^ssiian llabcock of Wis
? oiisiu died Iktl* yesterday. lit- wa.*
one of lli<- most astute politicians in
the country and often assisted the
management of the Republican
party's national campaigns.
LIONS' FATE
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. I). C. April 28?
Louis Shackelford, national commit- ?
teemaii from Alaska, appeared before i
the Senate judiciary committee late
yesterday afternoon and strongly urg
ed the appointment of Thomas Lyons
as jud^e of the First judicial division
of Alaska.
Delegate James Wickorsham is op
posed to the apf>ointment of Lyons
and gave his reasons to the Judiciary
committee. This is the first time
that, Wickersham has openly opposed
Lyons.
GOTGH ROLLS
DOC ROLLER
(By United Press.)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. April 28?
Frank Gotch, champion of tin* world
threw Dr. B. F. Roller of Seattle it.
two straight falls last nielli before
an immense crowd, (iotch won the
f;rst fall in ::7 minutes and pinned
the big physician's shoulders to the
11 at the second time in 13 minutes.
Holler put up a hard, same fight,
but was outmatched by Gotch in
cleverness, speed and strength.
FERGU50I iO
LMfORfi DRAW
(By United Press.)
BOSTON, Mass. April 28? Sam
l.angford, the colored middleweight,!
and Sandy Ferguson, the bis Chelsea
white heavyweight, fought a twelve
round draw in this city last night.
The fight was somewhat slow and
neither man showed much class. Lan
ford had an off night or else he Tear
(,l to take a chance on Ferguson's
punch, for he was not aggressive and
Aid lots of stalling.
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SITKA WON'T GET THE INSANE
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
WASHINGTON, I). C. April 28?
The Mt. Tabor Sanitarium of Oregon
| has been awarded the contract, to
take care of the Alaskan insane pat
ients.
Tlie Sitka Hot Springs Sanitarium
; was a competitor for the contract and
made a bid of $25 per month per cap
: ita for the contract. The Mt. Tabor
! Sanitarium's bid was $27.50 a month
, per capita.
Secretary of the Interior Balllnger
slated that the contract was awarded
to the Oregon Institution because the
sanitarium at Sitka Is uncompleted
and not In condition at the present
time to take care of the patients.
The Sitka Sanitarium could be
made in complete readiness In a
short time, as the cottages are al
ready in the prcess of erection.
mm men
COMPOSE JURY
(By United Press.)
FLU.SUI.NCi, L. I. Aril 28?' Tin; jury
' that will try Capt. Peter llalnes on
I the charge of murdering William An
ids was completed yesterday. Kleven
married men and one single man con
Rtitute the jury. The average age
' ol' the jurymen is very tiigh. Most
| o'' them are white haired.
BUSINESS GOOD AT HAINES
Grant Baldwin, the well known
Haines merchant, came up on the
Hcgg yesterday. He states that bus
iness is good in Haines. About 35
men are now working on the Porcu
phjc placer mines and about. 18 more
are at work on Calhoun creek. .More
men are expected soon.
While digging a well in his back!
yard last Friday, Mr. Baldwin struck;
a heavy flow of water at a depth of [
^5 feet and lie is now the owner of
a full fledged artesian well.
DRAPER ASSESSES FINES
Municipal Judge Draper held court!
yesterday and fined Dan Taly, a stran
ger, $15 for being drunk, and also]
assessed a $10 fine against one of
the members of the local demi-monde |
for being drunk and disorderly. The)
woman paid her fine, and the man
will work his out on the streets. |
BOOST DAWSON
ST TIE A.-T.-P.
"Prof." Arnold F. George of Daw
son, formerly editor of the Dawson
Daily News, an old time newspaper
man, and one of the vanguard of the
gold seekers of '5)7, arrived In Skag
way last night from Whitehorse and
left for Seattle on the Jefferson.
"Prof." George has retired from
the newspaper business and will con
duct a series of illustrated lectures
at the A.-Y.-P.-Expo. under the aus
pices of the business men of Dawson
for the purpose of boosting the north
ern section of the Yukon. No better
man could be selected for the work.
"Prof." George knows the country
like a book, has been in Dawson since
the early days, and is a convincing
talker. He also has a fine series of
pictures.
Mr. George is an Englishman
by birth and has travelled widely, but
he says that Alaska is the greatest
country in the wide, wide world and
that he would not leave It under any
inducements. He will return after
the A.-Y.-P.-Expo.
II. S. BOUNDARY SURVEY HERE
Thirty-three members of the United
States Boundary Survey party under
the command of Thomas Riggs, jr.,
arrived on the Jefferson this morning
and will leave for Whitehorse tomor
row. From there they will proceed
to Lako Kluane. Several members
of the party and twenty head of
horses are already at Whitehorse.
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