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TWt MV ONE VICTIMS ARE
CLAIMED BY MISSISSIPPI
S>* Hundred And Fifty Miles cf M s
ss p?i V.n'cy is T^rrAtened t>y
Ficcds. Thousands F'ee to Hijh
L?-d?.
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ALASKA
Hclmren Reported Leading. Scctty
Allen, Famous Musher, and Jonnscn
Winner Solomon Derby, Fighting
Kcr Second Place. Odds Favor
Allen.
( Alaska N?ws Bureau.)
N'i'MK. April 6 ? Excitement is run
I nine hieh here at the approach "f
the finish of the Alaska Sweepstakes
rate which started yesterday morn
ir.s
\\ eath?-r conditions for the race are
ideal, it being calm and cold.
Reports from along the route el
' !n> rao,? iloclwe that Alexander
ibdntsen is leading the race. Scott y
\"- n and Charles Johnson, winner of
Solomon l*erb|r. are fichtlns; for
1 "nd place. The betting favors
! \ii n with the famous Barling team
WOILD TAKE MARSHAL'S
OFFICE OUT OF POLITICS.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
W \SIHXr.rON. I>. C. April ti A
Pis :il message sent by IVvm I< ni
I'aft to t'oncrefis asks that I hat !??!>'
?I ik>> Mtnit* business reforms in t h ?
l itter of carrying on the busino-- 1 i
!m sovernment.
Tl- president asks that Ooiisrr
-opdate several of the ilepati
i * of th" government thereto ? t
down the expenses. H?> also
il that they take the 1" S ti
's out of politics by making t' .
'>on of a cWil service nat-ire.
r. t>\ doing away with the a.poin'
phase of the position.
FLOODS TEAR STEEL
8RIDGE TO PIECES.
? , ? Alaska New-s Bureau.)
MKMPIUS. Tenn., April fi? At a
hour this afternoon an < *an
; of the five million dollar
recently built by the pi . i
? d Closed the startling !'ai t t ?"
? _'n fliKxls of the M'.ssis ?
' 'i ha\e raced for the past wvk.
,v 1 y breaking the steel i
? ar?? ?.? pieces. All traffic has
s-d on the bridge as it is f.;t"-^;
: may go down at any time
FUG GOOD ONES TO DRAW TO.
Pebbleford and Gibson Bye. Bud
? is.r. Blue Ribbon and Tale Rain
I ier Beer at the Board of Trade.
LADIES
You still have tin* opportunity to get
Your New Easter
=Hat,
< > :r Seeoinl Shipment Arrival on the Dolphin
Come and look them over as soon
as possible as they are going fast
The Neivest Styles In
J?afJccjuc
SUMMER COATS
W ill arrive >i. thr Spokane the Seventh
H. J. LYNCH
The Up-To-Date Haberdasher and Ladies Furnisher.
L
FIELDS OPENED
GUGGENHEIM ASKS TAFT
PERTINENT QUESTIONS
Taft Fisher-Guggenheim Conference,
Letter Asks When to Expect Open
ing of Coal Fields. Wants Federal
Railroad.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. I>. (\. April 6
| S?-nat?\r Simon (?uffRenhelin was clos?>
j c>?l with President Taft y<>?terday af
| ternoon at which 'into the question
j of the \laska C(tal problem was dis
?ussed.
i Secrelarv <if tin- In'erio.r Waller
i Kisher. viu present at the con fore nee.
'? Si ;'.itur dm^eiih- in inquired of lYcs
Tit Taft at what time could they
n|H< i th o|h 1 in? nf the MMkl
coal fields
lie declared that he won 1 1 like to
immediate opening of the
field t'rit^srenheiiii aN > s'at? I that
? ? would like to -lee the -?nernment
build the railway from Si ward to the
Mataniiska coal field
FIRE IN WHITEHORSE
BARBER SHOP.
The interior of the Marcotte bar
ioV shop in Whiiehorse be1 ante iguit
led in an unknown manner last Sun
j day niRht. The entire establishment
I w;vs by the fUuuos b of ore be
' ing ^xtinsuishcnl by the H.r? depart
:ti at Sveakin^ of Hi fire the Star
I >ays:
' Si arcelv had the sil*< '> inion
.liters ot the church 1 Us ' <? ;ed v> '*
iti.-.-.u. in Siil r >\rbcc.r up n 1
' io t: the peaceful vale la t Sunday
*i ??-c 7 oYlf??'k wh :i file wifi*4'
uf *ho sir. ii at tii?* f ro s?i
jarre ! on the iterv* ?t the 1 >
?
J that the whole interior of Kd Mar
I I ? ; barb< r shop o- Kn t street
! Ai' < a mass of fla:n?-<.
"Three lines of hose vv?r?> laid
in-in tli pumpini; station and. while
there was a few minutes delay in
throwing water due to the first
stream being run it-to a hese of
which the end was still on lit" reel,
two stn anis were soon play in? on
the ire which was subdued in very
short order, the third not being re
quired.
"The fire was confined entirely
to the building in whi< h the barber
shop was located but all the four
rooms \wre eomplet. 'v devastated of
their contents. Kv?-n the Central
Cafe next door was but slightly in
jured.
. "While the building was insured
; for $ ion. w hich will about repair the
damage done it. the contents were
.nsiir? il for but $1imi a?id Marcotte es
timates his lov. there at $.*<><?. The
j bath fixtures alone cost over $100
: and he lost all his jewelry tools as
| well as a number of watches and
i clocks, besides mirrors and barber
'ools and two chairs, one of which
j cost ?SS.
_
U ?!? Jim *L ?t? ?t? ??? ?J? t
j LA FOLLETTE MAKES CHAR 3ES
AGAINST THEO. ROOSEVELT
Wisconsin Senator Snys Roosevelt is
1 in Race tc Complicate Political Sit
uation. Says Trusts Are Paying
Teddy For His Work.
(Ry Alaska New* liuroavL)
1 LINCOLN, Neb., April fi ? In an ad- 1
! dross here last night, LaFollette
I made serious charges against Roose
1 velt. He declared that Roosevelt was
'in the presidential race purely for'
I the purpose of complicating the poll- j
j tical situation.
He further charged that Roaseve'tl
j was being paid for this service by j
! the trusts.
| I-aFoHette was loudly applauded. I
TEAMS BREAK THROUGH
ICE ON THE YUKON. I
Supt. Herb Wheeler received a
telegram from Selkirk Tuesday in
forming him that a load of freight,
machinery and fixtures consigned to I
the Canadian-Klondike Company (Jos
eph W. Boyle). had gone through the
ice Into the river a few miles above
that place, says the Whltehorse Star.
Two horses went down with the load,
but one was rescued, the other being i
drowned. As the water Is shallow j
where the heavy oad went to the
bottom, It i? believed it can be re-i
covered.
As the consignment consisted prin-l
clpally of parts for the Jtoyle's big I
dredge, it was very valuable and
much needed, otherwise i<t would not.
have been shipped in as winter freish
The three and a half ton piece of
machinery mentioned in a late Issue
of this pa;; - rs being on the way
down the tr- for the people, has
been safely d- ' i Se < rl '
A<! there is n V trail,
(freighting o\ 'fandj
nuy'hinsr hant . -on
the river wher. , ?> < the us
" weak spots, the ice is reported
fairly good but rpine rapidly.
JOHNSON AND FLYNN
MEET THIS AFTERNOON.
(Ity Alaska News Bureau.)
I CHICAGO, 111.. April 6? A confer
| ence is Iteing held this afternoon by
1 .lohnson-Flynn for the purpose of ar
i ranging the details of their battle
to take place in July.
SOUTHWESTERN OPERATORS
GRANT WAGE INCREASE.
(By Alaska News Bureau. i
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. April 6? At
a meeting of the Southwestern coal
operators association, it was decided
to grant the advance in wages ask
ed by the miners.
KNOX ARRIVES IN
SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SANTIAGO. Cuba, April 6? Secre
tary of State Knox of the I'nited
States arrived here last night
...Green Stuff For Easter... +
Tlx- following goods received on the "Dolphi i"
Kancy Head Lettuce 5c, f> for 25c
Croon Onions, 5c por hu.
(Ylery 15c por head, 2 for 25c
Asparagus, oxtra fancy grade, 15c per lb.
Whnbarb, 10c per lb. 3 lbs. for -5c
Parsley, 5c per bu.
Spinach 10c per lb.
Tomatoes 20c per lb.
< ?reon Peppers 40c per lb.
Now Cabbage be per 11)
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
; TRAINS FOR 10.000 MEN
ARE HELD IN WAITING
Rolling Stcck Held Ready at Phila
delphia to Carry New Jersey And
Deleware Trocps to Points in Tex
i by Order of War Department.
(Liy Alaska News Bureau.)
[ PHILADELPHIA, Penn., April 6?
| Rolling stock capable of transporting
ten thousand troops is l>eing assem
bled following orders received from
the War Department.
The tro?i>s will be transpor'e'i from
points in Deleware an'l New Jersey
to some point in Texas.
The orders received here a-k 'ha'
the trains b? assembled in the yard
and be kept waiting held ready for
use nt a minutes nntice.
[AMERICAN TRIED AND
ACQUITTED BY MEXICANS
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
, EL PASO, Tex.. April <5? Powell
Roberts returned here to lay after
I being placed on trial by the Mexican
authorities on th" charge of having
assisted the Rebels.
Roberts was acqultt'-d and was al
lowed to return to tills rity from
which he was carried by force by the
Mexicans after having been lured
across the border by tliem
The fir.; laddies meet tonight.
Cor'-I Dee ('?. Hurley and Hubert
Cad? i IV, t Seward were passengers
an the Peterson t<; lay.
George S. Bush, traveling in-pe'tor
of the Wells Fargo Kxpre-s Co . ar
rived in town la*t night from White
horse where In has spent the pa^'t
week
The Pacific ('cast Steamship C
steamer Spokane is due to arrive in
Douglas this evening ar n o'clock.
She will arrive here tomorrow after
noon.
The Peterson made the round trip
from Fort Seward and Haines to
this city with a number of pas-an
gers. Amongst these were Miss
Marie Anderson. Mrs. Van Ktten.
Mrs. Collins. Mrs Slater. Sergeant
Scull. Chas. (loddard and Mr. Witt.
PRESIDENT TAFT
HAS WARNED JAPAN
Executive Declares Th?t he H..s
Notified The Mik'rdo of The Atti
tude of The United St?-te3 Toward
Colonization by Japan cn Mexican
Pacific Coast.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, I>. C? April ? ? In
reply to the resolutj^n, passed by
Congress asking Vresident Taft to
|(xp|ain the reports which 'were cur
; rent to the effect tha< a colony of
Japanese y,pre . settling in the vlctn
ity of Ma^dellna bay, Mexico, the
('resident has prepared. a recoct
1 which will he sept to Congress on
i Monday
President Taft in h is report state*
j that he has warned Japan to k?*-p
off of the Mexican Pacific Coast
JOHNSON MUST PAY
OR BE PROSECUTED.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
CHICAGO. Ill . April ? frVJojririg
extensive investigations which hav?
heen made hy the customs authorities,
since the return of Jack Johnaon
from abroad, 'hey have unearthed
many thousand dollars worth of for
<'i?n articles which were Imported by
the Champ'on and on which no duty
was paid.
Federal officials have estimated
that the amount of duty due the gov
ernment is i n the vicinity Of $ 1 0,000.
Notification has been sent to Johnson
'hat he must pay the government
revenue collectors $9,500 or he will
be prosecu'ed for sm'tgs?linz
IDITAROD MINER WEDS
AN EASTERN HEIRESS.
(By Alaska New? Bureau.)
NEW YORK, April <>? A beautiful
wedding took place here yesterday
when Thomas Alkon, Aiaska rolJV.n
aire miner of the Iditarcd, was mar
ried to Miss Beryl Boughtcm of
Chicago
Miss ftoujfh ton ho* received ttiii
siderable attention as an artist and
writer. She Is the daughter of *
Chicago banker.
The couple will return north in
June when they will spend the sum
mer on the placer claims belonging to
Aiken, on Flat creek.
N'ew clean comfortable beds for
r.O cents and up at the Dominion Ho
tel. U'hitehorse, Y. T. Mrs. R. Kel
sey. Proprietress. tf
You'll
Need
Toss
To make yourself pre
sentable on K.ister.
Stroll into this store
and rig out in one of
the latest
H. S. .& M. SUITS
One is absolutely as
sured of current fash
ians in dependable
merchandise
Wateh our windows
w
Four-Button Novelty Sack
No. 788
Slantinf Lttwtr Pockttt
For New Spring Goods
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The Home of The
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CLOTHING