?he JJatltj Jiladkan
No. 210 FOURTEENTH YEAR.
SKAWWAY, ALASKA, u Kl?NRSDAY. NOV. I, 1?H PRICE. *0 CKSf<
TOUGHED FOR
SMALL CHANGE
5? c - c 49 H*\E
SC*\D*^ \ EXCLLS'VE
CLL 6
> V. T1 ? % is i
?
*>'"<? off Ulr ^m-wjv
- - ??""* "TKVta a picfc
)*> mTS s ; r,.^; * S 7"? r't |HIU? II jfl'i" l
*
ITALY WILL GO
AFTER TURKS
DOWAGER IS
FORCED TO FLEE
3* UMka N. ?> Bureau. ?
- -,\ ? \ v ;<v No ;*r.v? o
: ^ - Y*h?* R??&B<?i
v <, *kh,?i th*- Dc*a
V of *"v '<* hfci fWsi fr^wn
CHANGES COURSE
OF BIG CHENS
SV ME ANS OF" SOUA* DAM RIVER
IS TURNED AND RICH BAR
MADE DRY FOR WORKING
R> means cf i sqna? dam. the
oot-s, of the Middle Fork of the
Rije Chon* river at & point one mile
*S-<\ , Van OwV-r's Nl* has beer, <*
verted into an artificial channel.
iea\ inp the bar cle*r and dry foi
iUot operations. Th< work has just
?iip>k ><i by Mr Van Curler, a<
- to recent arrival- from that
. -Trjft. but placer operations mill not
- r. ur.t : nert season The art.fi
?.a annel runs away from the richt
kn ' of the stre am and re-enters the
natural bed one half mile below the
Ft- x ions attempts to divert the
r.\.:- at Hits particular point have
Kex-r, o --uoeessful. the ice carrying out
~he dam* n the sprine This year
t' -km stjure of the water was favor
abi. to d*tn building, and the new
;s expected to withstand
a-.y onslauchts Van Curler's bar is
an specially rich bar. the cold Peine
? ar.i of hi$h \alne Consider
-;t has been taken from the
\ar b> Van Curler, but the water has
always l?eer a h ndranoe. ? Valdei Pro
REBELS STILL
RESISTING
i Ry Alaska N'?ws n,,reau.i
fr s.-otioos of the Empire show
" ' .v -? Rebel forces are making dc
t. ? -,?d resistance to tt?e advance
t.f the Imperial forces. *.tk! eaoii day
- - more battles fought
?V', SVLK ?One te?n. of horse ~
WeWit about e*<h Good oon
c- an.i sound. Will sell for $150.
v- m-ir. let for the winter for their
ke' p Inquire Duly Alaskan ofice tf
) ou will be delighted that you
Waited for our
New Fall and Winter
Line of
j(a(tcguc
SUITS AND
POLO COA TS
For Ladies and Misses
f\ow on Display
H. J. LYNCH
T*# L>p-Tc>-D?t? Htordw^tr and Fumi*?t?r,
LADY JURORS
ASK RELIEF
CAN'T ARGUE IN SMOKY JURY
ROOM? WANT WOMEN
BAILIFFS
S R \ TTLE Oct ? Protesti ng a?r? inst
:;;-nrs smoking In the jury room. and
asking the appointment of women
xh fTs in superior court. and separate
a > mmodations for men and women
tws in all night sessions where jnr
t?. are unable to agree, the Women
Voters' Council yesterday memorialire
the county board of commissioners
' ? relief from the inconveniences
i;p}fi ned of Mm J. V Hnnsicker
h r. ' *<1 a committee from the council.
R" } presented the issues in forceful
- t-? Chairman David M<Ken*ie,
f the -ounty board, who promised to
u t> . matter befVtre the oomimssion
e-v this morning, and to do whs: he
?> ild to relieve the situation
FY'im a dozen to twenty-six women
jrrors have beer, called to i?erve In
ti- superior court each month since
S. pt- niN r 1. and though the majority
h<u ask.s! to be excused, several
have served each month. Purin* the
current month eight women jurors
have served, and thouch with some
u-onvenience to themselves, they
have discharged the duty with efTioi
enry and intelligent attorneys and
judees say.
It is represented that on every jnry
there are two or three or more men
who insist on loading up a calabash
v?f the vintage of 1836. and burning it
in the narrow, cramped quarters In
the jury rooms, creating n smudge
that is stifling to women jurors mho
are not accustomed to it. and Inter
fering with the deliberations of the
1 body
"1 cant argue with anybody unless
I ?an see them." said a woman juror
v ? ^'.erday "The jury room has been
?so thick with smoke on several occn
- *ns that 1 couldn't see my nearest
neichbor."
Ul-night sessions tilted backacain-t
"he wall in uncomfortable chairs
while an effort is made to get a
w ink of sleep, are also objected to by
the women It is contended that the
county should provide a separate jury
room, where the women ouM recline
comfortably until morning
In all jury courts It Is asked thai
one of the two bailiffs be selected
rrr>ni women applicants, so that wo
n n jurors may be waited upon by
persons of their own sex
Wallace Grant who has been in
;he interior since early spring re
1 irned to Skagway last night.
Perry Hem. who has been acting in
he capacity of purser for the last
two trips of the steamer PrwpectoT.
came over on last night's train from
the City by the Rapids
Brother" Bob Carrol states that
he has received cable advice to the
? fleet that the Alaska Steamship
company's Jefferson will be In this
port on Sunday, the fifth.
PREACHER GETS
5 INDICTMENTS
DINED WITH MURDERED GIRL
THE NIGHT SHE WAS
GIVEN POISON
(By Alaska Np?s P.urean.1
BOSTON Nov. 1 ? Five indictments
have t?een n>Uiro?d ?.eainst Rev. Clar
ence V T Richesoti, by the Suffolk
County <;rand Jury.
It wan brought out In the hearing
before the Grand Jury that Richeson
left a trail of deserts girls. *nd that
while it was impossible to find the
b -<tV which had contained the cyan
I of potassium. it u-a* clearly ithomn
tha: Richeson had bought some of
the poison, and had dinner wtth Avis
LinneU. the murdered woman on the
evening before she was found dead
H was al??o found that he had betray
ed the murdered girl.
SOCIALISTS
VOTE STRONG
(By Ua.sk a Npw* Bureau.)
LOS YNGRLKS Nov 1? With the
r??ult still in doub'L, owing to slow
ness of canvassing the vote In the
municipal election, which was held in
this city yesterday. Job Harriman. the
Socialist candidate for mayor Is lead
ing George Alexander, the Republican
> andidate hv a irargln
Cnless the later return* go strong
ly in favor of the Republicans. It is
bflieved that the Socialists have won
the entire ticket.
STATS IN AIR
SIX HOURS
<Bv Mask* Bureau, t
WILCOX. \ri* No* 1 ? \fter a
?ontinuous flight lasting over six
hours. V\ iator Ro<lgers arrived in
'his city ? little after six last night.
By this remark*l?le flight. Rodgers
breaks his own previous world 'a rec
ord for long flights, and establishes
a new record.
Mrs F X Feem camp up on the
Pot rson from Haines this morning.
and returned on the same boat this
afternoon
Ska* way is minus thr^e of her
young men today, us the resnK of the
sailing of Cassie Kossuht, Clifford
Reavers and Wilbur Story on the Dol
phin for the Sound.
LJ.J.1J.J..VJ. + + + + +
: PLEASE NOTE t
+ ? +
J BEGINNING NOV. 1 1
+
+ IND CONTIMC CORING THE MUTER MONTHS
+ THIS STORE WILL 8E OPEN FROM *
+ 8 a. m. until 6 p. m. (5A,?dnfjYS) *
I take this occasion to thank you for *
* your liberal patronage during; the sum- +
+ mer season and assure you that our best +
+ efforts will he put forth to serve you with +
+ the very best of j^oods. at lowest possible *
* price. +
J P. H. GANTY, Grocer ?
ALL PATENTS
APE HELD UP
DEPARTMENT TAKES DRASTIC
ACTION REGARDING
ALASKA
; Juneau attorney*, handling land of- 1
fice business harp been notified that
FVld A^^nt CJiristensen issued an or
der on October 2."., directing aU land
office officials in Alaska not to pro
I cxd further with land application*
until a special acert had examined
j the properties to determine if there
was coal or oil on the claim*
The order afTe-t* all application* for
mineral and homestead land* in Ala*
ka, and ha* a direct hearing on the
: Juneau mining district, where mimer
on* applicant* were hurrying to pat
ent. before the asaessment ??on
closed. a* a delay in issuing of pat
ent until after ih<- first of the rear
will mean the exependftnre of hun
dred* of dollars
Agent l^ewis. who arrived on the
Sampson, will have to make the "ran*
inatlon*. and nnktw he i* given a
doxcn aMintaat* <he work of examin
ing the claim* I* going to place a
hardship on land office patron* In
this district ? Jnn'au IHspatch
TURKS TAKE
TWO FORTS
(Py Alaska News P-ureau.)
CONST WnNOrt.F. Nov 1? Act
inc at the same time, two large forr.<
of Turkish Infantry attacked two o<
ttie fort* in the vicinity of the cNy
of Tripoli, and after several hours of
fierce and determined fighting suc
ceeded in capturing both the strong
holds
Mrs Van Btten was a ronnd trip
passenger on the Peterson today.
Mrs Battson. who ha* been viaiting
Mrs I>ennerline at the Pc*t for Uie
pa*t few days returned to Skagway on
the Peterson today
HALF ION OF
YELLOW METAL
NEW YORK PAPERS PRINT THE
WIERD STORV OP NOME
MAN'S FORTUNE
NEW YORK Oct 15 ? Col Stimrt
formwly of Nom?\ Alaska
ami prominently Identified with th*
*port* of that <-amp. bavin* ?nt?r??f
h'.s dow In th* rr?a' "AH Alaska
Sweepstake*." arrived in New York
'be other day wHh a half ton of Por
cupine ff>M His story reads like a
romance, and is almost unbelievable.
He mane tne rtwcorery and ont
hi* gold and (tot lick to S? w Tork
ill within a week Col W?tfcwl?f
ttrwk two ledre* f ? f?-et. below th?*
irface. running for-* to siity thous
and dollar* to the ton He declare*
that he has the ri<-h?st mine In the
worM.
PftPKE L05FS
TO BOB M
i Rt Alaska News (>????)
ROSTOV Nov l? Bob Moha won a
decisive rirtory over Billy Papke in
their twelve ronnd cnn'est which took
place in this rtty last ni*ht
INVENTEO THE
AEROPLANE
(By Alaska Newa Bnreaa.l
SANTA CLARA. <^al Nov I? Pro
r^innr Montgomery. ?a?d to be the
original inTentor of the aeroplane,
while makln* te*t flights In a now
rood*! machine near this city ye^er
djiv. was dashed to earth and irwtan
ly killed
it
$15.00
Any Suit in Our
Window For
$15.00
WILL CLA YSON-amt,
TTie Home of The
HART. SCHAFFNER AND MARX
CLOTHING