No. 347. TENTH YEAR.
SKAGWAY, ALASKA,
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THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1908. HUCE, 10 CENTS.
CHINA READY
Will not Surrender the Captured Satsu
ma Maru Except on Promise c f Ja
pan noc to Carry Arms to Manchuria
(United Pre?? Telegrsph-Cable Servlco.)
Pekin. March. 12? The two days given by
Japan to China wherein to release the Sat
suma Maru. transport loaded with arms1
bound for Manchuria- to' apologise and to
c :>nsent to pay an indemnity, have elapsed
and China is standing her ground. She has
signified her intention of continuing to do so.
In a note to Japan she declares that she will
surrender the Satsuma Maru if Japan will
promise not to convey arms to Manchuria
ever again. Without such promise she will
not surrender the captured ship. China pro !
fosses to expect an attack and to be prepared
to m^et it
FRANK BELL CULLS FOR HIS WIFE
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(By United Press.)
Seattle. March 12? Frank Bell, who
shot ?nd kilted Frank Cochrane at S*n
Francisco, is reported 10 be dying at
that ciiy. He has sent a rufs>ai:e to
his wife askio?r ilmt she come and re
maia with him during liis last hours.
She has no: yet decided to do so.
Bell *i< a Drominnnt real estate
dealer in tbl? city. He haj been pay
ing attention to Ocbnne's wife and it
was for this Cochrane went to
Fraocisco to ki'l hicn. Bell wa3 warn
ed, and when they met and exchanged
shots Cochrane was inataatly killed
while Bell was wounded. He is dyin?,
however, from the wound His wife
has sinct* refused to have anything to
do with him, and he has b-ieo in the
hospital at me ever since.
Judjje Juo. R Wiod, attorney of Ju
nrau, came up on the Jvff -raor.
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John Doy!e, road master of the White
Pass, went 9outh on the Jefferson, lie
is bound all the way to Boston and it is
rumored thai he will not re'.urn so
entirely alone as he went away.
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Ben Voikman, of the Dawson Iron
Works, arr ved up by the Jefferson and
wen' inside yesterd vy. returning fiom
Seattle and California, where he spent
the winter.
Dou't bo bjs':ful. Got the Bull Do*
dear at Tony Dotero's. ltu
Best m-a!s in Wbitchorae at Com
mercial Cafe.
L. A. HARRISON
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Corner Fourth and Broadway
?PEN
THURSDAY'
In charge of
MRS. A, F. RAYMOND
Formerly of New York
N. B. ? 200 latest copyright book* received on the
"JEFFERSON"
3:-): es Open Evenings Phones 4 & 55
(By United Press.)
New York, Mar- h. 12 Charles
Moras, form r kin^ of the I?j TruM,
his morning was arrijjued on the
charge of ea lv zzlemrnt and fraud and
ulcaded 10 guilty.
N (By United Press.)
Denver. March 12 A jury has been
st cured for tbc trial cf t he Ituliai
nssasin who kiihd the priest, Rev.
Fa' her Leo Heioricks. The trial in
at r.iCtlDg crowds to tlie court hous ?.
It will bo, quickly (lispos d of as ih '
tri il is merely u m tier of fo m, the
m;in haviop cocfess-d.
FirER II LEAD
Larimie, Wyo., March 12. ?The
American car, the Tnom s Flyer, has
arrive, 1 here. It reports a terrific cx
perit nee with muddy r.ails.
KM MED Mi nine
* (United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
London, .Alar. 12 ? The relations between Russia and]
Turkey have reached the point of breaking. Both countries
continue-to assemble troops along the border and make no
t-ecretof the fact that open hostilities on a large scale may
be entered up<?n any moment, even without tin* formal de*
claratian of war, since there have been dozens of skirmishes;
and considerable bloodshed. The despute involves a
question of Persian territory.
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(By United Press.)
New York, March 12. ? Eve'yn Thaw |
ihis morniDc filed u petition iu divorce
f ota Harry ') h iw. The pround^ allep
?J are thnt h r husband is insane and
cor. lined in an asylum, and that he was
ins.inu at the lime of her marriape, but
of which f.ict sho was not aware at the
time of the union. It is understood
that she has been provided for by Tnaw
mon-y.
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ORANGE
CHOCOLATE
In bulk, always fresh and first class.
The proper thing for dainty luncheons.
GANTY & FRANDSON
Preferred Stock Tomatoes \
come out whole ? can he served at less coitthan fresh ones
though equally as good. They must be just a red, firm
ripeness for Preferred Stock use ? the kind you would pick
from the vine if you had your choice. Quality isjhc abso
lut requirement of every vegetable and fruit that goes into
?
Preferred Stock Canned Goods r?
Fucked Wherever ti? Celt *re Or own V
For our tomatoes we go to the famous Santa Clara Valley
in California. Th<*se- tomatoes are firmer, with more
meat and less wnie We pay more for our tomatoes and we insist on having first pick. I
EE SURE THE TOMATOES ARE PREFERRED STOCK? from your GROCER [
ALLEN & LE WIS. Wholesale Groccrs. PORTLAND. OREGON. U. S. A I
Ganly& Frandson, Ae*ents, Skagway
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Amite, Louisiana, Mar. 12? After a bitter political con
i st that lias been in progress here for some time, during
? liicli some very ugly personalities have been indulged in,
'senator-elect I). S. Kemp and his opponent, C. F. Hyde,
i met in a clue! this morning on the outskirts of this place.
In the first exchange of shots senator-elect Kemp was shot
through the heart, dying instantly. Hyde fled and has not
been apprehended.
(By United Press.}
Ca'dwell, Idaho, March 12 ?Harry
Orchard his p'oa.led guilty to the
charge of m in-Airing former Governor
Steunonbtin; S nte c? will be passed
on the loth. There is no doubt that
the sentence will be death and that he
will bo bangfd. He says he will not
ask for clemency; that h ? .vill go to his
d'-oth willingly; that he is not afraid to
die.
ALASKAN APPOINTED TO ARMY
(By United Press.)
Seattle,. March 12? John A. Stien*
berger has r< ceiml the president's ap
poiotmont as seond lieutenant in the
u my. The appoint ment. is made it the
recotnmenda' i ?o o' Dtie^'aio Cile, of
.VI s!c:i Vo n>;S'ienb rvr spent fivf
vears in Ju-.eau at newspaper work and
af i rwjrJ went to Fairbanks and later
to Nome. Hp is, of course, required to
Diiss (he examination before the ap
po n ment takes eff?ct. It is the first
time iliat ? n Alaskan has been appoint
ed to ihe army.
? IS 101 AFRAID
(By United Press.)
Barce'ona. March 12? Tnc city is on
I its best behavior. The festivities are
unm rrtd l?y auy untoward inci ent.
Kin p Alfonso is in biff!) spirits aud en
joying the fe^tiviti ?, and m.uifests no
a j.\iety as to : ho presence of dynamiters
ALASKA RESERVE
IS BE OPENED
(By Unfted Press.)
Washing too, March 12. ? The unap
propriated public lands excluded from
entry in th_ Chu^ach National Alaska
Forest Iv serve will bccome subject to
settlement on the first of Juno next.
Entry may be made a month later.
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