No. 144. FOURTEENTH YEAR.
SKAHWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY
ACOUsr 15. 1911 PRICE. Ifl CERf*
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OLD TIMER
DROPS DEAD
(Special to The Daily Alaskan)
HAINES. Aug. 13 ? William Coe
dropped dead here this afternoon at
4:30 of heart failure. He caine here
about April first from the Hot Sprin*
where he went no account of rheum
atism.
Coe has lived fur a number of years
in I >n w?<ni where he worked on the
Kovernment road. He was a member
of the I. O. O. F., in Dawson, ami the
lodge has be*?n notified of his death.
He was 58 yeras old and was bom
in Toronto.
Judge Odell convened a coroner's
jury and held an inquest. The jury
rendered a vtvrdlet of death by heart
failure.
THIRTY DIE
III VOLCANO
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
TOKIO. Auk. 15 ? Thirty people,
mostly American tourists were burne
to death by the lava flow when Moun
\s4mlryama suddenly burst out into
violent eruption. There was no chance
for escape, the awful catastrophe hap
penned so quickly and without warning
Rmergency parties were sent to the
relief of the party.
ATW000IS
FLYING SOME
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
CHICAGO. Aug. 15 ? Aviator Atwood ;
arrived here today from St. Ixwiis. j
breaking the world's flight records.
He will start this afternoon for New
York and Boston.
Th<j Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church will meet tomorrow afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Talbot. '
PRES. TUFT I
VETOES BILL
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 15?
President Taft's message vetoing the
statehood bill has been sent to con
gress. He bases his veto on the pro
vision for the rereill of the Judiciary, i
ENGLAND WILL
STARVE AGAIN
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LONDON. Aug. 15? The railroad
and other transportation companies
are preparing for a stubborn resist
ance of the workers' demands. They
abroluteiy refuse to make any con
cession, and famine is again immi
nent.
TRYING FOR
INFORMATION
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
TACOMA. Aug. 15 ? Wickersham is
here trying to have a conference with
Douglas, ex-auditor for the Guggen
heim Interests with a view to get
ting information on the indictment.
WiORTANJ.
PROUD FAFRER
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LINCOLN, Neb. Aug. 15- ? Yesterday
morning there was born to the wife
of \V. J. Bryan, Jr., a girl baby. Mo
ther and child are prospering.
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WASH. LAWYER ]
STARTS THINGS!
! SEATTLE. Aug. 15? The Washing
ton State Bar Association has started
something. At the Spokane conven
tion. R wis proposed to have a per
manent commission to pass upon all
proposed legislation. The action came
as a crystallization of the sentiment
that the laws of the atate need "to be
renovated. According to this scheme,
no laws shall be enarted until they
have received the O. K. of the board
of sages. The unterrlfled have raised!
a terrible wail, as a result of this pr,?
posal, that gives no promise of sub- j
siding.
BLOOD FLOWS
IK LIVERPOOL
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 15? The soldiers
charged the streets of Liverpool to
day using bullets and bayonetts against
the strikers. The situation here is
very bad; casimHles have not .vet
been computed.
fisherTalks
TO NEWSIES
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Auk. 15 ? Seen tary of :
the Interior Fisher, in a straightfor
ward talk at the Press Club smoker
last night said that his errand to the
North was to gain physical knowledg
of the conditions as they exist.
WAR SHIPS
FOR SEATTLE
SEATTLE. Aug. 15 ? Two submar
ines for the South American Republic
of Chili will be built by the Mormu
Company of Seattle. This same firm
is completing a similar vessel for the
United States Navy. Its fame for
'his sort of work is spreading rapid
ly. The Chilean contract involves the
expenditure of $1,000,000. These boats
will be constructed under the greatest
of secrecy. Some years ago, the
Moran Company built the battleship
Nebraska, one of the fastest craft in
the American Navy.
JOINT BOB!
is all mem
SEATTLE. Am, 15? The Joint Al
aska Committee of Seattle, composed
of representatives of the leading com
mercial bodies, has declared Itself a;
opposed to any leasing system of the
coal lands tn Alaska, as proposed, b<
canse the Jeaskng system has proven
a failure wherever It has been tried
In ether parts of the country. When
Secretary Fisher arrived yesterday,
Cbe committee conferred with him on
Alaskan affairs. The Secretary goes
as the personal representative of
lYosident Taft. to report to him con
rtltions in the north as he find* them
RAILROAD IN
ON A STRIKE
(fly Alaska News Bureau.)
LIVERPOOL. Au*. 15- A general
strike has been declared by all the
transportation workers of England and
jreat (.' stress is sure to follow a re
fusal to comply with their demand*
f ir an increase of wage*.
CUPID WINS;
HANDS DOWN
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Ai?. 15? Mr.
and Mrs. Geraghty are forgiven by
tlie doting parents of the young bride
who eloped with thi? family Chaff '-nr.
a few days ago and the young couple
are now happy.
(By Alaska News Bureau. )_
SEATTLE. An*. 15? Congressman
William Stllser, of New York, who
har f^r years held important mining j
interests in Alaska and made reaular
pilgrimages tc the land up there ar
rived in Seattle yesterday, fie i*
gains North in a few days.
Congressman Su4*< r has always
t> en a warm champion of home rule,
pud needed legislation for Alaska.
The Ramona arrived In port this
morning pt 7:30 ami sailed at 10.
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NOT SIOPPEO
(By Alaska New* Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. A nr. 15?
Chairman Or* Nun of the Ctn'rolW
.'.ay l ire U, #Hf n W.iirfttrf detties
that the committee has *frpj>*d fh#
prabp of that affair
(fly Alaska New* Bnrean.)
Washington. nr . \i~~Ttf
comml'tee on rules will today hear
Representative llnmphrey'* r?***or
f.?r demandln* a new controller Bay
tn*??tlRatlon Committee. chairman
C.raham will otplain the p*??ltton of!
the committer.
(Ry Alaska News Bureau.)
LOS A NO ELKS An& IV- Mr*. Call
Uordfi.. wife of the millionaire ??on
deraKd milk magnate. hi* hen de
nied a divorce by the court *itti?M!
lo this city.
(By Alaska News Bnrean.)
SOCTH NORWALK. Conn. Anc 1"
? Alberta TnthlH. belre** to a l?r*c
fortune today marrie.1 W?r!-y Wocd.
i Ktr.kiilin^ contractor.
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