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No. 258. TWELFTH YEAB.
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DELEGATES TO PRESBM
ARE ASSEMBLED IN SKAGWAY
Today nearly all the delegates of
the Presbytery of Alaska are in
Skagway and Monday the annual
session of the Presbytery will oepn
at the Presbyterian church and con
tinue for at least three days.
The following delegates are in
town: Rev. David Waggoner of Kla
wak. Rev. Eugene Bromley and wife
of Sitka. Rev. J. B. Stevens of Jun
eau. Rev. L. F. Jones of Juneau, Rev.
Edward Marsden of Ketchikan, James
Clark and wife and daughter of Wran
gell. Mr. Wells of Wrangell. Mr. j
Brown of Klinquan, Edward Pettit !
of Juneau. Mr. Haldeen of Ketchikan,
William Benson of Shakan and Rev.
George E. Good of Skagway.
Rev. A. F. McLean of Haines, Rev.
Fred Falconer of Kluckwan and Rev.
Ross of Whitehorse are expected in
town Monday.
Tomorrow morning services and
the administration of the holy sacra
ment of the Lord's Supper will be
held at the Presbyterian church. The
sermon will be delivered by the Rev. j
J. B. "Stevens of Juneau and the sac- '
rameut will be administered by th>'
visiting ministers and elders.
Sunday school will be held at 12: 15
tomorrow and at 7 p. m. the Christian
Endeavor will meet. There will be
evening services at 8 p. m. Rev.
James Clark will preach.
The program for the Presbytery fol
lows:
Monday, April 4.
9 a. m. ? Devotional Hour.
9:30 a. m. ? Fbrmal opening of Pres
byterv.
12 to 2 p. m ? Recess.
2 p. m. to 5 p. m. ? Business session
8p.m. ? Popular meeting. Subject:
"The Local Field."
Tuesday, April, 5.
9 a. m. ? Devotional Hour.
9:30 a. m. to 12 ? Business session.
12 to 2 p. m. ? Recess.
2 to 5 p. m. ? Business session.
8 p. m. ? Popular meeting. Sermon
bey Rev. L. F. Jones of Jun.eau.
Wednesday, April t>
9 a. m. ? Devotional Hour.
9:30 a. m. to 12 ? Business session.
12 to 2 p. ni. ? Recess.
2 to 5 p. m. ? Business session.
8 p. m. ? Popular meeting. Subject:
Home Mission and Evangelism. Con
ducted by Rev. A. F. McLean and
Rev. E. E. Bromley.
Further announcements will be
made from day to day.
I. R. GREETED
6Y US
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
Naples, Italy. April 2 ? Theodore
Roosevelt arrived here this morning
and was given an enthusiastic greeting
by an immense crowd. Mam- Americans
were preseut.
MARIE CORELLI
IS NEAR DEAIR
I
j
(By Alaska News Bureau)
London, Eng.. April 1? Marie j
Corelli, the celebrated novelist, is dying .
of pneumonia. Her life is despaired
of and ske can live but a short time.
RAILWAY BILL;
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
Washington. D. April 1 ? Senator
Root of New York sj>ent three hours,
before the Senate yesterday defending
the merger feature of the proposed
railroad bill.
AUSTRIA IS
(By Alaska Kevus Bureau)
Trieste, Austria, April 1? The entire
country wits swept by a terrific storm
yesterda). Many lives have been lost
and the damage to properly is enormus.
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HEM IS SUM
(By Alaska News Bureau)
MESSINA, Sicily. April 2? This
city was shaken by a severe earth- j
quake shock this morning. Consider- '
able damage was done to property, .
but 110 lives were lost. The people ?
of the city are in a state of panic.
fearing a repetition of the terrible
earthquakes of a year ago.
CATANIA, Sicily. April 2? The er
uptions of Mt. Aetna are continuing
with unabated violence. The flow of
lava is unceasing and the destruction
of this city Is more than probable.
JUDGE BREWER
Li 10 REST
(By Alaska News Bureau.}
Washington, D. C., April 1? The
funeral of Davlcl J. Brewer, associate
justice of the U. S. supreme court, was
held yesterday afternoon. The
ceremonies were simple in the extreme.
President Taft and the highest
officials of the government attended.
REVEAL VOTE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
Washington, D. C., April 1? Repre
sentative Sims of Tennessee has intro
duced a resolution in the House to
probe the secret caucus vote at which
the new committee on rules > was
elected. Mr. Sims stated that, he
wanted the nation to know how the
vote stood, and how the committee
men were chosen.
(By Alaska N*ws Bureau.)
DAWSON, Y. T. April 2? The I
spring thaw has commenced and the j
snow is rapidly melting. The north
end of the Dawson- Whitehorse trail |
is in bad shape. An early breakup
af the Yukon river is expected.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
Sydney. N. S. W., April I? Tommy
Burns has signed articles to fight Saiu |
Lanjjford 45 rounds next Labor day.
The fight will take place in America I
before the club offering the highest |
purse.
ABE ATTELL
BESTS IRAK
(By Alaska News Bureau)
NEW YORK. April 2? Abe Attell
bested Owen Moran of England in -a
ten round bout held before a local atii
letic club last night. Moran carried
the fight to Attell, but the American
feathreweight champion was too
shifty and clearly outpointed his op
ponent.
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 2? Sen
ator Knute Nelson of .Minnesota and
Attorney Brandcis nearly came to
blows late yesterday afternoon in the
Ballinger investigation hearing. Sen
ator Nelson objected to the insinua
tions which Attorney Brandeis made
in regard to the honesty of the com
initV?<\
SPIES CiOHI
NEAR MANILA
(By Alaska News Bur?au'>
MANILA, P. I. Mar. 30 ? During the
past week th5 government officials
have arrested 24 Japanese spies who
have attempted to take photographs
and draw plans of the government forW ]
ifications around Manila. ,
TAFT WON'T
VISIT ALASKA
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 2?
President Taft announced today that
he would abandon his proposed
Alaskan trip this summer. After Con
gress adjourns President Taft will go
to his summer home at Beverly and
remain there until fall.
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OUT OF JAIL
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
ATLANTA, Ga. Mar. 31 ? An effort
will be made this week to obtain the
liberty of Banker Charles Morse, by
habeas corpus proceedings. Mr.
Morse's attorneys allege that the in
dictment on which he was tried and
convicted was faultily drawn and that
this makes his sentence illegal.
MINEW0RKER3
GIVEN RAISE
(By Alaska News Bureau)
Indianapolis, Ind., April 2? Eighteen
thousand mine workers in Indiana who
went on a. strike at midnight Thurs
day returned to work today when the
mine owners advanced their wages five
cents a ton.
fi. M. REGKER
BACK AO!
R. M. Becker, one of the earliest
pioneers in Alaska and an old res
ident of Skagway, returned home on
the Jefferson today after an absence
of four months spent in visiting San
Francisco and the Sound cities. While
below Mr. Becker visited his son at
Seattle and then spent some time at
Bellingham and Anacortes.
While below Mr. Becker kept boost
ing Alaska and succeeded in peisuad
ing sevearl persons to take the trip
to Alaska this summer. The party
will arrive in Skagway in about six
weeks and will make the trip to Daw
son and return and then remain in
Skagway about three weeks.
Mr. Becker greatly enjoyed his
trip, but says he is glad to be home
again.
Capt. Le Ballister, master of the
Pafific Cold Storage company's
steamer Robert Kerr, on the lower
river, arrived in town on the Jeffer
son and left for Whitehorse on this
morning's train.
PINCH AT
COPENHAGEN
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
Copenhagen, Denmark, April 1 ?
Pinchot is here visiting with his
married sister. He intends to meet
Theodore Roosevelt either here or at
London.
JEFF COMES WELL LOADED.
The Jefferson arrived in port at 5:30
this morning with 81 passengers and
100 tons of freight and sailed south at
11 this morning with 12 passengers.
The Jefferson met with smooth and
delightful weather all the way up the
coast.
Mrs. Clarence E. Olsen and daughter
Beatrice returned on the Jefferson
after a visit of several weeks with
friends and relatives at Tacoma.
Victor Sparks, who has been attend
ing an art school in San Francisco for
several months, returned to town on
the Jefferson and expects to remain
here some time. Victor brings back
with him a number of drawings which
speak very well for his talent.
Anthony Graves sailed south on the
Jefferson on business connected with
tourist department of the White Pass
& Yukon. Mr. Graves expects to be
in Seattle and Vancouver for several
weeks.
"Dad" Hurlburt, gardner for the
B. Y. & N. company at Whitehorse,
arrived in town on the JPrincess Ena
with a shipment of swine and chickens
and left for Whitehorse this morning.
W. B. Raymond, captain and owner
of the Independent river steamer
Pauline, arrived on the Jefferson, ac
campanied by his son, John Raymond,
who is purser on the Pauline. They
left for Whitehorse this morning.
Capt. Sid Barrington, owner and
master of the river steamer La France,
arrived in town on the Jefferson and
left for Whitehorse this morning. His
brother, W. N. Barrington, a miner on
Sheep creek in the Kluane district,
accompanied him.
NOTICE
A public meeting will be held at
Elks Hall Monday evening April the
fourth at 8 o'clock by the Tax Payers
party to present their side of the
argument for the coming election,
they being unable to properly pre
sent the same in our local paper at
ten cents a line. Everybody invited.
The Taxpayers: Party.
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