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No. 170. FOURTEENTH YEAR.
SKAHWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1911 PRICE. 10 CKNTM
NOTED RUSSIAN
BADLY WOUNDED
(Ry Alaska News Bureau.)
KIEV. Germany. Spet. 15 ? Last ev
ening. while attending the theater.
Premier Stolypin. of Russia, was shot
and it is believed mortally wounded.
The would N> assassin fired two
<hots. one bullet hitting the premier
in the cheek while the other entered
the body and lodged near the spine.
The Emperor was in the bos with
Stolypln at the time, and the audi
ence immediately grabbed the ass
assin. and nea- ly lynched him before
!he police interfered, and rushed the
man off to jail.
Thi< morning the physicians locat
ed the bullet, and found that it had
penetrated the lungs, and that to
l<robe for it at this Time would only
hasten the end which is looked for
momentarily. The lower part of the i
body of the Premier is paralyzed. j
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
ALTA. Cal. Sept. 15 ? Robert Fowkn
has so far repaired his Wright bl- 1
plane that he believes that he will
be able to resume his cross, country
flight early Sunday morning.
HEM SEAS
Wireless Operator Kindell picked
up a message from the SS. Senator
last night stating that there was a
mod- rate northwest gale blowing out
side, and that the sea was very rough*
The Victoria answered the Senator.
Both vwtsel* are north bound.
Mr. Kindell also learned that the
P. S. Revenue Cutter Grant was stani?
ing by the wreck of the Ramona.
OUT IK FAVOR
OF HOI ROLF
(By Alaska New? Bureau.)
SEATTLE. S-.?pt. 15? The members
of the Harmon club of thia city have
expressed themselves as being In fa
vor of Home Rule for Alaska.
TAFT'S ROUTE TO
OF LONG ONE
BEVERLY. .Mass. Sept. 6? The
route along which President Taft will
thread his way for 19,000 miles in a
tour of the West has been mapped out
definitely. The line runs through 24
states, while over 100 cities are red
dotted, showing pauses for speeches
on the tariff, reciprocity, conservation
*nd Alaska. The president will start
from Boston SeptemDer l.r> and finish
his trip at Washington, D. C., on No
\ ember 1, in time to hear the verdict
from some of the states six days lat
er.
EDITOR OFFERED
A 010 BRIBE
(By Alaska Naws Bureau.)
OTTAWA. Canada. Sept lo? Bert
H. Faume, editor of the Montreal La
Presse has gone before the author
ities and made the statement that
he was offered a bribe of two hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars if he
would fight the reciprocity move
ment through the columns of hi9
: paper.
Robert Keilitz. who has been spend
ing the past two months In Skagway
will be a passenger south on on the
J City of Seattle, en route to his home
; in Little Rock. Arkansaw.
NEW
FALL LINE
LADIES
TRIMMED
HATS
NOW ON
DISPLAY
H. J. LYNCH
Tha Up-To-D?t? Habardaaher and Ladies Furniahar.
FLEE FROM
FIERY FIEND
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
CATANIA. Italy. Sept. 15? Rivers
of molten lava are flowing down the
sides of Mount Etna and running Into
the valleys and streams.
The entire country surrounding the
volcano is covered with a mantle of
ashes, ami the sun Is obscured from
sight by a haze of smoke from the
burning lava, and steam from the wa
ter as the fiery fluid runs into the |
rivers.
Twenty thousand people are fleeing |
before the lava to places of safety.
T"
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
San Francisco. Sept. 15 ? It has I
announced on good authority that the |
ture theaters will bar the Binford pic
ture theaters will bar the binford pic- 1
tures.
NOTED WRITER
F
CORK. Ireland. Sept. 13? Katherine |
Cecil Thurston, author of "The Mas
querader" and other works, was ound
dead In her hotel here today. She
had been leading a quiet life here
since her divorce from Ernest Tem
ple Thurston, whom she married in j
1907.
ss.
IS IN PORT
The steamship Seward, of the Al
aska Steamship Company, docked this
morning at seven o'clock, and the
work of unloading her was begun at
one*.
The cargo of the Seward is mostly
for lower river points and consists
of 200 tons of hay, and the balance
is machinery and supplies. It is ex
pected that she will get away for (
the south sometime tomorrow evening
Mrs. C. A. Latham and daughter Ir
mine, wife and daughter o? the 1". S
Customs Inspector at thU port., were j
passengers south on the C. P. R :
boat last night.
LAUBIER OUT
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
OKLAHOMA CITY. Sept. 15? Sena*
or Gore will leave here Sunday night ,
for Canada where he will assist l*aur- ,
ier in his fight for reciprocity.
SB WARD, Alaska., 3ept 4? Fred
I^aubner, one of the best guides in
this section left on a special train to
day to follow the trail of James J.
Jeffries and his brother. who are hunt
ing on the Kenal peninsula, to In
form the pugilist of the serious Ill
ness of his mother, who is in Los An
geles.
WILL BE HEADY
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Sept. 15?
Attorney Harrow made the announce
ment late yesterday afternoon, that
as attorney for the McN'amara broth
ers, he would be ready with the de
fence on October eleventh, the time j
set for the trial.
CHANGE IN IKE
SIGNAL CORPS
Corporal Harry Irvine, of the U. S.
A. Signal Service, who has been Ser
geant George McNamara's assistant
in the local office will be a southboun
passenger on the City of Seattle to
day M. Irvine has been In the cable
office at Haines and in this city for
three and a half years, and he will
be missed greatly by his many friends
Mr Irvie expects to go direct to
the signal station at Fort Worth,
which is situated in New York harbor
In sUfct of the Statue of Liberty.
Sergeant C. Q. Little will succeed
Mr Irvine, and comes from Seattle
Station, where he has been for some
few years. Mr. Little has recently
taken unto himself a wife, and Skag
way people may look forward with
pleasure to the advent of this yonng
"ouple ihto onr mldiit. Mr. and Mrs.
Little arrived up on the City of Se
attle today.
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 4, + + + + + + +
+ Our Bargains Will Be +
I PEACHES}
+
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t This Week *
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+ Two Large Consignments of Fancy Craw- +
* fords and Elbertas expeded on Seattle J
+ and Humboldt. +
+ +|
Quality will be the best and prices lowest of season .
4* "?*
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jj P. H. GANTY, Grocer *
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WARD IS STILL
FLYING WESI
(By Alaska Newa Pureao.)*
MIDDLETOWK, Pa. Sept. IS?
Jam 1-3 Ward is still making headway
in hia cro?3 country flight, and
reached this town at thre* p. m
yesterday afternoon. He immediate
ly arose and started weat after reg
teterlng.
SL'SQUBNHANMA. Pa.. Sept. I*?
Ward arrived in this city last ni*l>t.
and spent the night h?>re. He was
forced to descend to the ground !
about ten miles east of th?-, city.
He started on his flight, at ?lx .
(Tclock thin morning.
LONDONERS IRE I
6000 SPORES
(By Alaska Npwb Bnrean.)
LONI>ON. Kng.. Sppt 15 ? It h?*
b^n anthorltively announced that
there will be no action on the part
r.f the authorities to stop th<> John
son-Wells fight which la scheduled
to take place I?> this city next month.
As the effect of a terrific gale
which has been blowing for the past
twelve hours, the warehouse of the
Ftdalgo Island Canning Company, con
taining 40.000 cases of Salmon, at
Ketchikan was blown down. As the
building was built on piling on the
tide flat, which was partially sub
merged at high tide, it Is believed
that the company will sustain qalte
a considerable loss.
Dally Alaskan? o-?Ty |1 a month.
WILL OR WON'T
THAT IS THE ?
(By Alaska Wew* (lirnn i
PORTLAND. Me Sept 13? TV re
sort of the vote cast ia the election
on last Tneaday In *o '?low* that if
will be nw-MiMrf to have t recount
to determine whether the state I* to
remain dry. or whether It will b- Ir
rigated
CHINK SOLDIERS
SHORT GRUB
(By Aluki Jhrwn Mur??>i i
PBKf.H. ju-pf |;V ? The revolt I*
growing more and more ?erVn?* each
day.
Outbreak* hare oeevml in all part*
of the Empire. and lk<r? baa l>*en
rarh load of life and property.
Many troop* hare been sen* to 'he
various renter*, but otlof to Ivk of
ration* there la ranch suffering among
the aoMlera.
RIG PASSENGER
LIST ON MAT
The Princess May got away Ia?l
night for the sonth at ? o'clock sh"
had the banner passenger list U??w
far thl* season, having an even hun
dred Northerners bonnd for 'he
Sound, and two round tripp?r*.
The Princess Royal will arrive at
d o'clock tomorrow morning and ia
dnc- to sail at si* In the evening.
Herman Klrmse wa* a passenger
on the train thl* morning as far as
The Meadows, where he will spend
the day In hunting.
The Table d'Hote dlnn*?r at 'h*
pnHeu Ffoiwe f# better than #v?r
Why don't yon try it. Ton are we^
cotne
Have One On
Yourself!
A Dry One
A
SLIP-ON
Rain Coat
Entirely ft** From RnM?er
Slip rnfo a ".Slip On" fh^n
w ear ? <*mil* wK*n k ram*
Jt? a Lire Wire
line of hat< we handlr
Seek here and ytm
shall find jtxri what
your mind m madr up
to hare
WILL CLAYSON <-<&,
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