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No. 315. ELEVENTH YEAR.
SKAU WAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY APRIL ?. 1?0?
PRICE, 10 CENTS
new unw cut is
mi iv Fins
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
MANCHESTER. N. H. April 8? A
fire broke out In this city early this
morning and fanned by a high wind 1
soon got beyond control. The sparks
rapidly ignited other buildings and ;
for a time it looked as if the greatei
portion of the city was doomed to de
struction.
The firemen put up a desperate bat
tie. frequently using dynamite to blow
up buildings to rob the flames of fuel.
pi re apparatus was brought In by rail
fiom nearby cities.
Many of the biggest factories in the
city were burned.
Late th'.s afternoon ttie fire- was
got under control and finally ex
tinguished.
A swath one mile long and five
blocks wide was mowed through th<
heart of the city. More than 2.000
people are homeless and the damage
will mount into the millions.
WILD SCENES
OK EXCHANGE
(By United Prees)
CHICAGO. 111. April 8? There were
wild scenes on the Chicago stock ex
change today. May wheat reached i
$1.2S*i and closed at $1.24. The spet
ulation is heavy. The "bulls " are
slowly forcing the market up despite;
ali the efforts of the "bears." Wheat
l as no* been so high since 1S&3 when
Joseph I-ieter tried to corner the
wheat market.
FIGHTERS ARE
(By United Press)
SAN FlCANCISCO, Cal.. April !)
A1 Kaufmuu, having offered to fight
Jack Johnson, Sidney Hester, a local
fight promoter, has offered to put
on the fight and give the fighters t?"
per cent, of the gate receipts. It is
hardly likely th?> men will accept the
offfr without a guaranteed purse of
-it least $.">0,000.00.
CASTRO WILL
BE EXPELLED
(By United Press.)
PARIS. Franco. April S? The kov
eminent today wired the autroritie;
at Fort de France to ex pell Ex-l'resi
dent Castro of Venzuela from the
country.
It is known that Castro is phmninp
a revolution in Venzuela. It is ru
mored that an American steamer r<
cently left New York loaded witl
arms and manned by many soldiers
ef fortune who will aid Castro.
VOTE LIGHT
AT JUNEAU
The municipal election at Juneau
was pulled off smoothly last Tuesday
There was no opposition to .Mayor
Valentine and his associates, only on<
ticket beinK in the field.
The results of the vote are as fol
lows: "Dick" Johnson S4.1. "Val"
239, E. F. Ellengen "*>!?, F. M. Stev
enson ::?0, "Dick" Nelson Chas
Boyle c. w. Carter ::r.c.
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ALASKANS OBJECT 10 THE
OFFICIAL A.-Y.-P. STAMPS
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
SEAYTLE, Wash., April 9? The
Chamber of Commerce and the A.Y.
P. exposition officials have received
several cablegrams from the commer
cial bodies in the various Alaskan
towns protesting against the use of tlio
A.-Y.-P. stamps which were authorizul
yesterday by Postmaster General I
Hitchcock.
The stamp represents a fur seal
standing by a cake of ice. The pro
tests claim that this gives a false
impression of the country and that
Alaska is not a bare and frozen waste
as the stamps would indicate.
The protests have been sent on to
Postmaster General Hitchcock.
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
CHi DEN*. I'tali. April S? In the 1 1
most approved western manner five j I
masked desperadoes entered the
White Elephant, one of the biggest \<
gaming parlors in the west, early this i
morning and at the points of revolvers i
held up the thirty-five men who wore
in the place.
No resistance was made and they
L-scaped with more than $25,000.
Tiie police have no clue as to who
the robbers were.
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
WASHINGTON, IX C.. April !?? j
* nnod with a petition signed by war
lv LV'.O.DUO cllll) WOluell, four Chicago
<liili women have invaded tlio cap
ital and aro seeking an Interview witii
Speaker Joo Cannon. Their petition
protests asainst any increase in the
tariff on woman s apparel.
Speaker Cannon has no desire to
meet the Chicago clul) women and ?
s:o far lie lias been successful in
avoiding them. The matter is consid
eml as a huge joke by tli?? eongress
men ami "Uncle .lot*" is receiving
much good natured raillery.
(By United Press.)
LOS ANGELES, Cal. April S? Mad
ame Helena Modjeska, the celebrated
actress, died here at JO o'clock this
morning after a lingering illness. Iler
son, Ralph Modjeska was with h?>r
when she died.
Helena Modjeska was horn at
Cracow, Poland, in ISM. Her maiden i
name was Opido. Slu> married herj
guardian, Modjeska, when 17 years of
age, and with him Joined a strolling
company of players. She was Very
successful in her art. She made her
first appearance in the United States!
in 1877 and was very popular in this
country. She was at h<>r best in
Shakespearian parts.
I'PRU'iHT PIANO FOR SALE? Prac
tically new. Enquire of James Ken- .
nedy at Clayson's store.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, I). C.. April ft? Del
egate Wickershani of Alaska and Sen
ator Knute Nelson of Minnesota had
a long conference yesterday and at
the dose of it Senator Nelson stated
that henceforth he would be a real
friend of Alaska and would help Del
egate Wickershani with ev< ry means
in his power. Nelson added that all
former quarrels would be forgotten.
Senator Nelson is one of the most
influential men in the senate and has
always taken a particular interest in
Alaskan affairs. In securing his pro
mise of co-opperation Wickershani ha
pained a distinct triumph.
Mrs. Thomas Foster, sister of Mrs.
George Blanchard, returned to Juneau
011 the Humboldt yesterday.
Sugar Cured
1 Smoked Salmon
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We have just received a shipment of t
the genuine Columbia River Chinook. J
? This is a real delicacjr and is unequalled
* for luncheons. .Price 30c per pound.
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(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
RIO NO, Nevada. April 9? A decision
was handed down by the supreme
court today to the effect that only
those persons who had been bona
fide residents of Nevada for six
months were entitled to get divorces
here under the laws of the state.
The court's ruling lias caused con
sternation here, as hundreds of di
vorces have been granted h<-re under
the impression that only a three
mouth's residence in the state whs
necessary. Consequently these di
vorces are illegal.
The situation is complicated by the
fact that in many cases the separated
parties have been re-married.
MURDER TRIAL
DRAGS SL0W1 Y
(By United Press.)
j LYONS, N. V. April 8?' There Is
| siow progress in the trial of Mrs.
i Georgia Sampson, who is accused of
| killing her husband, the nephew of
the late Admiral Sampson. The de
fendant has recovered from her nerv
| ens collapse of yesterday. She says
I she is confident of acquittal.
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U. S. MARSHAL
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. I). C. April 8? To
day the LI. S. Senate in executive
session confirmed the appointment of
Harvey Sullivan as tin* marshal of tht>
Third judicial division of Alaska. SuK
livan is a resident of Nome and a ;
former Minnesota man. Senator Nel
son was back of his appointment. |
The Santa Anna, a freighter owned
l.y the Alaska Steamship company.1
arrived iu Skagway at 2 o'clock this ,
morning and left at. about I o'clock. J
She had 36 tons of explosives and
combustibles aboard.
AGED WALKER
IS INJURED
(By United Press.)
MANSFIELD, O. April 9? Edward
I'ayson Weston, the 70 year old ped
estrian, who Is walking from New
York to Seattle, was knocked down
by a cyclist at this city yesterday and
badly bruised. Weston phuklly re
sumed his Journey, however. He is
making good progress despite the bad
roedis.
DEMAND
REDUCED DUTY
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 9?
This afternoon the House of Repre
sentatives went into session as a com
mittee of the whol? to adopt all the
proposed amendments to the Payne
tariff measure.
The first amendment proposed was
the duty on lumber. The democrats
proposed radical changes and asked
for a recommitment of the bill. The
final vote on this amendment cannot
be taken until tomorrow.
Superintendent V. I. Hahn returned
from a business trip to Whltehorse on
today's train.
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