No. 332. ELEVENTH YEAH.
SKAUWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 19011
Turkish Ci
Adana Set On Fire And
Sacked By The Rioters
Thousands Are Killed?
Property Loss Enormous
(By United Press.)
MERSINA, Turkey. April 29 ? The
city of Adana was almost completely
destroyed by a fire which started late
yesterday afternoon.
The fire was started by the rioters
and they prevented the firemen from
fighting the flames. The scenes of
disorder are indescribable.
Thounsands of people are reported
t have been burned to death and
murder and pillage were going at
every side during the fire.
Many Europeans are heavy losers
in the fire.
The property losses are enormous.
CONSTANTINOPLE REJOICES
OVER TYRANT'S DOWNFALL
CONSTANTINOPLE. Turkey. Apri
2'j ? The General Assemply has decld
ed to keep the deposed Sultan Abdti
Humid a prisoner at Salonika. H<
will be kept within the confines 01
the palace there and treated kindly
bat closely restrained. He will no
l>e tried before the Assembly.
Last night Constantinople was bril
Hnn'.ly lighted and there was rejoic
ins 'u ever - quarter of tee city ovei
ih-- fall of lie for;.n- Sultan. wi.>s<
tyrannous acts have made him Ken
i rally hated.
IM EXECUTE
ABDUL H1ID
(By United Press)
CONSTANTINOPLE. Turkey. April
-9 ? It has been learned this after
noon that the leaders of the Young
Turks are discussing whether or not
to courtmartial the deposed Sultan
Abdul llamld. If he is courtmartialed
he will in all probability be killed.
ALLEGED BRIBER FREED
(By United Prees)
WASHINGTON. I). C. April 29?
John Benson, the California mine op
??rator. who was accused of bribing
officials in the federal land office,
was declared not guilty this afternoon
bv a jury after a long trial.
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(By United Press.)
PARIS. Franc*'. April L".?? Muthiic
during the past week t?ti three Front'
battleships have caused the goven
ment to order an investigation of tie
navy department. It is alleged tha
'here are grave scandals in the nav\
department concerning the way tii
battleships an- outfitted ami tin- tiva ?
ment accorded the sailors.
Mr. anil Mrs. Walter Shaw left 01
tile Humboldt for Juneau.
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The Loyal Temperance Legion so
ciety which adjourned during the win
ter months will meet tomorrow after
noon (April *01 at 3 : :!?> P. M. am'
thereafter on Fridays at "::!<? instea*
of as heretofore.
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FATHER SHIES
SON IS INSANE
(By United Press.)
FLUSHING. L. I. April 20? General
Peter Mains, father of Capt. Peter
Mains, took the stand this morning
in the trial of his son for the mur
der of William Annis, and attempted
to show that Capt. Mains had been
driven insane by the misconduct of
his wife with Annis. Gen. Mains
testified that his son frequently spent
long periods in brooding over the
matter.
RAISE FORTUNE
(By United Press.)
GOLDFIEL1). Nev. April Tho
business men and miners of this town
held a meeting last night ;yul sub
s< ribed $.*>0,000 which they will offer
as a purse if Jim Jeffries and Jack
Jchnsou will fight in Gohlfleld for the
heavyweight championship of .the
world. The Gohlfield promoters want
ilic light to take place in September.
Neither of the pugilists have replied
to the offer yet.
The Princess May will not arrive
ii Skagwa.v next Sunday as schedule*'*
F. F. \V. Lowle, local agent for
the Canadian Pacific, received a cable
from Victoria this morning suiting
that an accident had damaged the
machinery of the Princess May so
that she did not leave Vancouver last
night.
The Princess Beatrice will make
tiie Skagway run in place of the
Princess May. The Beatrice will
1 -ave Vancouver next Sunday and ar
rive here on May (>.
The damage to the May's machin
ery is evidently serious, as it appar
ently cannot be repaired before May
'Mid to enable her to leave.
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TROOPS QUELL
(By United Press.)
CHILLICOTHE, O. April 29? Hund
reds of special deputy sheriffs were;
sworn in here yesterday to prevent e
lection disorders. The issue was lo
cal prohibition and there was bitter
feeling between the "Wets" and the
"Drys." ?
The saloon forces won the election.
!t was necessary to call out a com
pany of the militia to prevent riots
while the ballots were being counted.
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KILLS HIMSELF
The body of George No well was i
found lying on the* floor of his room
in the Juneau hotel by . the maid |
shortly after noon today. (April 2'.m
Death had been caused by a gunshot
wound inflicted in the right temple.
It is not definitely known when the
deed was committed. Everything in
dicates a case of suicide, caused very
likely by despondency. At the hour
of going to press no funeral arrange
ments had been decided upon.
Mr. No well was widely known and
highly respected by all who knew
him. He came to Alaska many years
ago and has followed mining
< Iv since then. Deceased was a bro
ther of Thomas S. Novell, of this
city, and an uncle of Willis E. Nowell
of the Juneau Steamship company. ?
Juneau Record.
RA'SEO SKIRT
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NEW YORK. ? Becau -e a woman !
cabin passenger on the French liner
'louraine lifted her skirt carelessly
Uncle Sam is richer by $.">0 duty.
As she came down the gang plank"
an inspector noticed that the woman
wore a very fine petticoat, too fine,
lie thought, for anyone but an heir
ess.
An investigation was begun and it j
was discovered that under an outside [
dress the woman wore an expensive
evening gown.
The duty was paid yesterdav and
the woman was allowed to take the
garment away.
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TORNADOES SUSP WEST;
PROPERTY DAMAGE GREAT
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
BUILDINGS ARE BLOWN DOWN
I)ES MOINES, In. April 29? Early
this morning Des Moines nnd the ad
jacent country was swept by a vio
1< lit tornado. Many frame buildings
were blown down and telegraph wires
and poles are down in many places.
At Chisholm, a small town near
lure, the bank building was completly
wrecked by the wind. Many people
were injured, but so far as is known
no lives were lost.
LIGHTNING BAD AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO, 111. April ?29 ? A violent
v ind and thunder storm swept overj
Chicago this morning. The wind did
much damage and bolts of lightning
played havoc with the street car and
telephone systems. A number of peo
ple were injured, but no deaths have
been reported.
MANY PEOPLE KILLED;
FARMERS HEAVY LOSERS
WICHITA, Kan. April 29? Many
people were killed and scores were in
jured by a tornado which visited
Wichita early this morning. The
storm had a radius of about fifty
rj"es and caused great destruction
of property in the farming district.
The property loss will mount into
the hundreds of thousands.
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The body of Ole Olson, a .Juneau j
fisherman, was found this morning;
(April 27 1 at 11: no on the beach by
Frank Fitzgerald. Judge Folsom and
Keputy Marshal Faulkner brought the
body to the city this afternoon. Yes
terday about o'clock, Olson left in
a small boat for the bar. When
found this morning his boat was cap- ?
sized and his provisions were found J
in it still untouched. It is a matter
of conjecture how long his body was ;
on th<- beach. There was no evidence:
ol foul play, as the body remains in
tact. except about the ears, which a re
scratched. This is supposed to have
been done by the sea gulls. Olson [
lived back of the hospital. ? Juneau I
Record.
Mrs II. D. Kirmse and .lack Kirinse
returned on the Jefferson from a vis
it in Juneau.
1HE BERTHA
STRUCK ROCK
The Bertha arrived here from
Seattle last evening (April 27) about
6: SO and left at 10 o'clock for the
westward. Due to a trivial accident
she was two days behind time. While
running slowly along in a thick fog
a short way this side of Bella Bella
the Bertha hit a rock and her bow
was slightly damaged. The accident
occurred at three o'clock in the morn
ing and Captain McGilvray immediat
ly put into Bella Bella *o await the
clearing of the fog. The Bertha
then went to Ketchikan, where the
repairs, occasioning a delay of twenty
seven hours, were made. The shock
of the collision with the rock was so
slight that but few of the passengers
vere aware of it at the time. ? .luneau
Record.
The train to Whitehorse tomorrow
will carry gasoline, and for this rea
son no passengers will be taken.
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