Al'.erta Officials Change Cour-o of
Tactics Tommy Hums an<l Ar
tliur I'tlkpy Mn?l Slaml Trial ?
Burns to Sue l*rcocher for Slanil.C
Calgary, May 2S ? Another change
of tactics by tho Alberta officials li.
the Pelkey-McCarthy affair wni;
brought to light last night, whet.
Tommy Iturns and Arthur Pelky!
wore committed to prison and will b
forced t-> stand trial in tho charge o
manslaughter Referee Smith and
.Mgr. McCurney, together with the
trainers and attendants of McCarthy !
and Pelkcy during the fatal fight,
were rek-ased ou ball to appear as
witnesses In the forthcoming trial. I
Tom m / Burns will sue several rain
liters of this city who preached ser
mons from their pulpits last Sunday
In which they said that the fight
-vaa simple murder.
I LEAGUE I
J BASEBALL I
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NORTHWEST KB \ LE.UH E
At Seattle? Portland, 5; Seattle 0
At Spokiua ? Vancouver 6; Spo
kano 5.
At Tacoma ? Tacoma T; Victoria <J
,\ VTIONAL I. K.U.I K
DoMon viul New York played :
double header yesterday.
1st Gamo.
At Boston ? Boston 1: New York 0
2nd Came
At Bostoi. ? Boston 5; X' - York 2.
At Chicago ? Chicago 2; St. l.ouis 1.
Rain caused the postponement of
all other games in the National
league.
AMERICAN l,EAGl"K
At St. Louis ? St. Louis, 3; Detroit,
At Philadelphia Phlla.. S; Now
York, 0.
Rain caused a postponement of nil
other games In the American
League.
Copyrighted cloth bound books
for 25 cents each, slightly shelf
worn. Remember tho place, Hart
wfgsen's, 5th & Bro ulw'> : ;
WILL HAVE CEREMONY
FOR BARBARA FRITCHIE
Frederick, May 2S ? The bodies of
liarbara Krltchls, horonln? of Whlt
tlir's poem, and thnt of her hus
band, John C. Frltchle. which were
recently disinterred from tho Old
Reformed Cemetury hero und pluc
od iu the mausoleum at Mount Oli
vet. will be burled with appropri
ate ceremonies on Memorial day.
TEACHER IS ACQUITTED
OK ATTEMPTED MURDER
Muneie, lnd., May 38.? Miss Doris
Undemood. tho Hartford city school
teacher tried on the charge of at
tempting to kill Ottls Fisher, a Mun
vlt drug clerk, who she alleges
wronged her younger sister Ada, wa
found not guilty yesterday. The
Jury was out only a short time and
'ju". one ballot was taken.
WILL PROBE CHARGES
OK PRESIDENT WILSON
Washington, May 2S ? It Is not at
?ill laiprol' blethut a committee con
sisting or live Senators and five Rep
resentatives will bo appointed to In- j
vtwtlgato the charges made by Pres
ident Wilson to the effect that there
are hundieds of thousands of dol
lars In Washington for the use of
lobbylesis In an attempt at blockad
ing tariff revision legislation.
I'HKl lv VMATEUR WIRELESS
San I ranclsco, May 2S ? In ordor
to chock the activity of amateur 1
wireless operators who Interfere
W-th government and commercial
nusaages, Radio Inspector R. B.
vice by which tin location of wire
less stations can be ascertained. The
received bore from Washington, D
SUNDAY BASEBALL IS
1 RtiED l?Y CLERGYMAN
^ar M. Rogers, rector of Trinity
church, esterdtiy made a plea for
Sunday baseball playing as a form
of healthful recreation for working
men who have no lleaure time dur
ii.g tho week days. Rev. Rogers'
suggestion came as a reply to the
action of tho board of education in
locking up tho school play-ground
after learning that mill employees
!i ivo beca utilizing the field for
Oxford
If there were
better ones made
we would have
them.
EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED
THEv
Jnwikan
?shoe
/7>
H. J. Lynch
The Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway
Shaft In Flooded Just its Plicnollio- j
imlly llicli Nu(Ek>'I Grovol Is !?<?- 1
ontetl In Furthest North Mining
Camp.
Fall-backs, April 22 ? To reach
bedrock Mi Hammond river. In the
koyukuk ramp, and find iriggets
sticking out of tlio gravel, only to
l.ave tho shaft flooded with wator is
the exp-nlence of Lawrence Slber
ley, of t!;e mlni.ig firm of Siborley,
oi Drown Arrivals In Fairbanks
during the week report that Siborley
& Brown have been working a
lease during tho winter 011 3 above
discover/, Hammond river.
About Ftbruaiy 1 Slberloy, who
was In the hole, noticed the nug
gets protruding from tho gravel In
the bottom off the shaft and immed
iately hanened to the surface to
notify hla partner. living at Wise
man, of tile phonomoiinl discovery.
When tho men returned tc tho shaft
to resume work, water had come In
fr< m ths bedrock and flooded tho
workings It will now bo necessary
to sink another shaft.
Tho Koyukuk ramp Is the north
ern-most gold camp in the world.
H lies some distance north of tho
Arctic circle, in a rugged, mountain
ous countrj, entirely different from
tho more southerly mining sections
of Alaska. The mushers from that
section report that tho camp is
prosp- rous and considerable pros
pecting is going on. There are I
about 20.) pooplo In the district, in- 1
eluding tweuty-fcur women.
lturke & Redman, working a lay
011 5 above and 6 above, Hammond
river, uro reported to have struck
pay* that 'till run $10 to tho square
foot. Tito ground Is difficult to
work, be"ause of the large boulders
a ad tho water.
During the coming summer there
operation on Hammond river.
SK \<;\V.V\ TO l!K G1V KX
SIMMER OPERA THKAT
T"b. Salisbury, representing tho ]
juveuile Bostonlan Opera Company,
arrived on S. S. Northwestern. Mr.
Salisbury states that his company
are now in Prince Rupert.
The Company consists of 20 girls, |
and they have a repertoire of 15 op
eras. They carry their own scon
cry and expect to play here on June
10th.
SENATOR WOl'M) DIStTSS
PENDING FOREIGN PROTESTS I
Washington, Stay 28 ? Sen. Sim
mons this morning stated that It
rnfght be well for the Senate to take
tip the u.atters of Foreign protests
'liLt are now pending, claiming that
:tiat body had ample time to dls
enrs tho duestious whllo the tariff |
bill hearings were over and before
tli? sen ue got down to actual |
work on tho rovlsing ot tho tariff
fcheduloi tomorrow.
.MISS. RUTH KE1-SEY D1K8
FROM KPl'MTS OF IU'RNB
Whitehorse, May 28 ? As tho ro
sults of burns received from the ox
ploslon of gasoline on May 17, Mrs.
Ruth Kolsey died at tho Gonoral
hospital In this clty^thls afternoon.
Mrs. Prye of Hoqulam and Mrs.
Lorince, ol Seattle, daughters or
Mrs. R. Kelsey, of Whitehorse, ar
rived in Skagwuy enrouto to Whito
horse, where they wore hastening to
1.1 d both wero prostrated with grief
when tho wero notified of thoir
mother's death.
POST PLANS PARTICIPATING
IN \VH ITKI10K8E KXCIIWION
Tho Harbor float Peterson made
her rogul.tr trip to Skagway this
morning, and sailed for Ft. Soward
at 3:30 o'clock this aftornoon.
According to the prosent plans of
t]|(> people from Ft. Soward who con
template going over to Whitehorse
for tho Kiug's birthday celebration,
the Poterson will make n trip up
from tliv post to catch tho regular
train I'rldojr morolug, and will
wiEo up attain on Saturday and
then on Sunday for the purpose of
returning tho pnssongors to Haines
and tho post.
At this ttmo it is not definitely
known Just how many will mako tho
trip to Whltoliorse. but It is pre
sumed that about 50 will go from
the post alone, while a goodly num
ber of Ilainesltes aro planning on
'he trip.
EIGHTKEX HlMlKKI) JKWS
HOMELESS IJV KIRK
Pressburjj, Hungary, May 28 ? Tli
cixent of a fire In tho ghetto hare
yestorday. whore 1,800 persons wore
made homoless, might havo bee.)
< onsiderably lessened but for the
sirlct religious obsorvnnce of the
orthodox Jews In refusing to per
form any labor on the Sabbath.
It was only after the chief rabol
gave his congregation dispensation
that the men started to save the wo
mm and children. Tho ghetto,
which was tho most ancient In Eur
ope, was completely destroyed.
While tin buildings wero burning
the people stood by and sifw their
possessions swept by the flames, but
refused to render any assistance le
extinguishing the fire.
SI KKRAGETTK ORCHID
London, May 28 ? A now orchid
exhibited at tho annual show of tuo
Royal Horticultural Soclcty which
opened yesterday, Is called the "Suf
frngette." Explanation of tho name
is that the flower "has a loose tong
ue which is always wagging." ?
T \KT STILL ABLE TO
START SOME THINGS
New Haven, May 28? Professor
Tuft officiated last night as start
or at the running and bicycle races
of the New Haven Amateur Athlet
ic Association. Ho fired a pistol
; ? both events, nn?l was loudly
( Steered
? Don't?
be mislead by CHEAP qual
ity mail order catalogs
Money spent with us for groceries is
a good investment.
I he quality of our -goods is the high
est and the prices very low.
Quality Considered we invite
comparison with any place.
t P. H. GANTY, Grocer
b
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TEDDY ALMOST
8 IE IUTIUER
don't know What u Cocktail or
Highball Taats ? Only Drank
One (ilnsM of llublilo Water In
J.lfc ? 1111m Never Knew Hough
i tiller to Sivnr.
Marquette, May 28 ? Theodore
Roosevelt took the stand In bin own
Cefense yesterday afternoon In the
c.iec of Roosovelt vs. Newell, In
which the Colonel Is suing for $10,
1)00 dnniiiges for defamation of
charactcr.
While on the witness stand, Mr.
Rooseve't btated that he hud never
drank a cocktail or a highball in
his whole life. He furthor testi
fied th.it ho did not drink red
wilics, and does not snioko. He
docs not drink Leer. Ho admitted
tl.ot once In ills life ho imbibed a
class of champagne. He also admit
ted that he drank not to exceed
half a dozen mint Juleps yearly,
lie drinks whiskey straight or with
water Infrequently. Occassloually
he drink* u Rla3s of sherry wino. He
concluded his testimony by stating
that on his hunting trip to Africa,
ho only ,1i;kI seven ounces of whis
key or brandy nlong with the out
fit. This was taken sololy upon the
advice of Ills physicians.
Jacob litis, the author, who wrote
t!io 11 f j of Roosevelt, and who has
known '?e jColonel for a great num
ber of years, stated on the stand
that he never knew Mr. Roosevelt
to swear in his life.
THRKK I.MVKRsm OK W.
? ilKX" AKlttVK IN TOWN
Cecil Co'e. \V illace * Drumtnond
. .ul Roy White, all University of
Wawhlnglon boys, arrived iu Skag
way on the Northwestern and will
spend tils summer here, guests of
the I'nilea House.
Mr. Cole needs no Introduction to
?i>p people of Skagway, as he spent
l.ist summer hero ,and made many
friends oy his plasing personality.
In speaking of his two companions,
Cecil nske<J that this paper refrain
from spreading It on too tlilqjc, os
we will bold off until after tlic
WMtehorce celebration before bring
Iiir then to the attention of the
Kkagwaj jiounger social set.
Th Cit of Sea-tie left Seattlo on
? line last night and is due to arrive
In this port Sunday morning.
MERCHANTS PI, AX TO OB
SKIlVt: DECORATIOX i)A\
There J.i it movoniont on foot by
tiie merchants ? to ob'irvo Memorial
way by closing tliir stores at 12 o'
clock uoon, Frblny. Throughout
tlio states Decoration Day U observ
ed as a legal holiday, with tlio ex
ception of some of the southern
state*, an1 InaHMiuch as this day la
s?'t aside a l'gni holiday for Al
aska, It lould bo but a solemn trib
ute to the men .vho fought and died
for the preservation of the Union, If
It was fittingly observed In Skng
way.
Thus far P. H. Ganty, grocer, C.
W. Ask & Son, grocers, Kryo-Bruhn,
meat dealers, Will Clayson, cloth
????s, and H. II. Draper, photograph
ic supplies, have signified their In
tention of closing their places of
hjstness at 12 o clock noon. May 3D.
i,o.\n <;as boat hack
1M. V.VNEl) FOR PAN AMA EX.
Win Franclsc >, May L'E -one of
the most interesting events In con
nection with thy 1U15 i.iternation
al Exposition will be a motor boat
race from Sandy Hook and Chicago
to the Golden Gate. This will be
the loiiKivit race on record ami will
l)e the 'nngest voyag .jver under
taken bv power boats. So far. two
reputable flrnw have cecidcd to
run boats of their manufacture.
C i'slder.:bl Interest has been arous
ed anions builders and irotor boat
enthusiast ?) in the Ens! and tho
prospects me that the r.ues will be
one of tii most, notablv events in
history, "he routo tak^n will be
from Chicago to the Mississippi,
thence to 'ho Gulf through the Pan
ama Canal to l! '? Goldci Gate and
<ilac from t'endi Hook through tho
ASKS Al'THORITY FOR
$10,000 liOXI) ISSl'E
Washington, May 28 ? Sen. i'ltt
miiu tot;'..- introduced a resolution
in the S ..tie asking for the author
ization ?> Alaska Territory for tho
issdaniv of $40 000 bonds for the
erection of a school house in Jun
oau.
ciiAitGi - of coxsrnt.w y
ASSUME FRIVOl-OUS PHASE
nosto.i, May 2S ? The present In
dication In tho case of tho State vs.
Multimillionaire Woods would indi
cate that, the case will fall flat,
h.'ti'h witness as Introduced has had
their testimony broken down, and
from all sides predictions are made
(hat Wood" will Iw. acquitted.
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