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No. 79. TWSLUTH YEAR SKAOWAY, ALASKA. MO.* HAY. Al'lUVST SO. I?W PRICK. Id PKN'TS
(ty United Pr?u)
BKVRRLY, Van* Au*. Presi
dent Taft ha* accepted the roa liga
tion of Ormaby McHtrg. assintant
aecretary of the Department of Com
merce and Labor. The real (mat ion
will becooto rffectlw Sept. 4th. Mc
Har*. who *m formerly a powerful
?mtpm politician, was rvomtly xharp
It critic! to<l by Theodore nooncvolt
for hi* political activities and hi* pol
icy In roR*rd to forest conservation.
DEATH CLOSES
USEFUL LIFE
Co). William Madison Liggett, fa
ther of W. W. Liggett, dH lust ni-jM
at the family residence at St- Paul.
Minn., at the aire of (4 roars. His son
?as notified by wire today, but on
account of the distance and time will
not return home for the funeral
Col. Liggett ?as born in Union
county. Ohio, In 1845. He was at
tending college when the Civil War
broke out. but ran away from home
and enlisted In the 14th Ohio Infantry
at the age of IS. He was very large
for his age and so pass.ni the re- 1
cruiting officers. He served through
the Civil War, taking part in the cam
I?ai gns along the Red River and the
fcu If state*. He participated in the
capture of FV>rt Fisher, the last battle |
of any consequence in the war.
At the end of the trouble with the'
South be was made brevet captain
and served for about a year in Texas,
where trouble was expected with the
FTeoch because of the invasion of the
Emperor Maximillian. Refusing a com.
mission in the regular army he re-'
turned to Marvsville. 0.. married and
was cashier of the Union County bank
In 1ST* he was senior colonel of the
O o state militia and when the big
U.bor riot broke out in Cincinnati in
1S7> he was ordered to the city. The
strikers had burned the court house
valued at JS.iKKt.OOO, bad the police
besieged in the city hall and were
making preparations to bio* up that
building.
The militia cleared the streets with,
a gatling gun and Col. Liggett declar
ed martial law which prevailed for'
three days. Ry that time order was
restored in the city. Col Liggett was'
wounded during the second day of i
fighting while leading his troops overj
* street barricade. The soldier* lost
about seven Willed and the exact cas
ualties among the strikers were un
known.
In ISISo Col. Liggett removed to
Minnesota where he owned a big
stock ranch. In 1890 he was appointed
secretary of the Minnesota Agricultur
a] Society and a regent of the State
1'nlwrsity. He served as regent for
seventeen consecutive years. In 1SS2
he was appointed on the state board
of railroad and warehouse commiss
ioners In ISM! he was appointed
dean of the Minnesota Agricultural
college and director of the U. S. ex
perimental stations in Minnesota.
He held this position until two
years before his death, when he re
signed on account of ill health. Inj
this position Col. Liggett did a work
that will always be remembered In j
Minnesota. When he became dean
ot the school it had less than TO pu-:
plls and there were but three build
ings on the campus. Now the school
has about 1100 pupils and the build
ings and equipment are valued at
oyer J 6,000,000. It was largely through
Col. Liggett 's patient persistence and
popularity wih the country legislators
of the state that the Agricultural col
lege was so generously endowed. He
selected a corps of able educators for
the college and today it is consider-'
ed by authorities <he best agricultural
college in the United States. It was ;
largely in recognition of this work j
that Col. Liggett was twice elected j
president of the American Agricultur- j
tsts association.
Col Liggett is survived by his wife,
two sons. Robert B. and Walter W? ^
and two daughters, Mrs. Alfred Smith
and Miss Gladys Liggett.
FMRBIMS MEETS PRINCE
(By United Pre*s.>
PKKIX. China. Aug. 28? Charles W
Fairbanks, formerly vice president of1
the United States, was today present
ed *o the Prince Regent of China In
the "Forbidden City" of Pekln.
New Fall Goods
Better than Ever
X VV" E ARK not content to stand still? we must
J improve. Every day we work to make our
T store better ? more deserving of your patronage.
New lines of merchandise are constantly being *?
added, including the choicest selections of dress goods * |
?f All the newest novelties and staple weaves are now on ?
display.
We respectfully solicit a continuance of most
"** pleasant business relations with you. we in turn pro
J mise to give you the best goods at the lowest prices |
that onr experience and facilities will enable us to
X secure.
See our window display of fall dress goods
LYNCH & KENNEDY
The Up-To-Dmte Haberdashers and Ladies* Furnishers ?
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CAPT. BAUGHMAN TELLS
ABOUT WRECK OE OHIO
Capt. Raughman of the Humboldt,)
*ho mu In town yeaterday, related
to The Alaskan reporter the full de
tails of the wreck of the Ohio off j
Steep point In Finlanson'a channel
last Thursday morning The Hum
boldt arrived at the ecene of the
wreck Thursday evening and brought
twenty-one pasaengers from the Ohio
to Juneau.
It appears that a terrific storm was
sweeping In through Mllbank aound
and when the heavily laden Ohio pas
sod through the sound ahe rolled ?o
that her deck load was carried over
board, tearing oft a large aectlon of ;
her rail. Her decks were frequently1
washed by wave* and driving rain
n.ade it hard to see.
Moat of the passengers were alarm
ed by the rolling of th? wssel and
stayed In the main cabin, holding to
their aeat* to prevent being thrown la
the floor by the violent lurching of
the vessel.
At this Juncture Capt. Baughman
states that scores of rats left the
hold and scurried hither and thither
In the cabin and statrooms.
The Ohio passed Mllbank sound
about 11 o'clock Wednesday night
and all on board felt relieved, as they
believed the danger was over. Capt.
' laughing" Johnson retired to his
cabin and Pilot Snow had charge of
the boat
The weather was still thick and
about 2S miles up Finlanson'a channel
Pilot Snow, fearing that the vessel
was off her course, sent for Capt.
Johnson. The boat was stopped and
after a consultation they decided to
pu her about. The big vessel was
just turning to port when she struck
a rock that smashed in several bulk
heads on her port side.
Capt. Johnson at once headed the
boat for shore, but she had not gone
l.alf a mile before her engine room
was flooded and the screws stopped
and the lights went out. The ves
sel's momentum carried her in shore,
however, and she finally struck again
cn the shelving rock near the shore
line. She rolled over on her port
fide so that her port boats were flood
and the decks at a steep pitch.
The steerage passengers, mostly
Slavonians bound for the Copper Ri
ver railroad, were panicky and crowd
ed for the boats. The crew and of
ficers stood firm and placed all the
women and children and old people
flrat The boats then landed and re
turned for another load. Every one
on board donned life preservers.
FV>rty-Uiree minutes after ahe struck
the Ohio slipped back Into deep wa
ter. Her bow lies In 24 feet of water
and her stwn Is ?J feet under water.
Capt. Baughman says that the boil
ers did not explode, but that the rush
o( water ripped the after deck '<x>*r
Wireless Operator Rcclea *?? th0
last roan to leave the boat. Ho Jump
ed overboard and hit a apar which
Munned him. The auction of the
?Inking vessel pulled hlro under and
he was drowned.
Several of the first claaa pasaenger
swam to ahore In their life preserv
era.
Many of the passengers were scant
lty clothed, but flrea were built on
shore and everyone made a* comfort
able aa poaatble. Early In the morn
in* the Kins ttsher came along and
cu hailed. She took moat of the
wrecked pasaengers to Swanson's bay
where they were fed and clothed by
ll.e lumbermen.
Thv Humboldt arrived Thuraday
night and called the Rupert City by
wlreleaa. Moat of the passengers
were Uken to. Vancouver In the Ru
pert City. Capt. Raughman atatos
ihst 2?0 people were on the Ohio
when ahe struck and he considers It
wonderful that so few were lost.
Only five are known to have been
drowned, but members of the Ohio's
t*ew say that several stow-aways;
were on board and went down with:
ihe boat J
George Kccles, Purser Stephens and
Quartermaster Anderaon all lost their
Uvea through devotion to duty.
Stephens and Anderson ran down
in the hold Just before the Ohio sank
to reacue a sick soldier and a aecond
claas passenger who were caught In
t state room by a Jammed door.
Among the people brought to Jun
eau by the Humboldt were: W. R
Wins the Juneau merchant, J. G.
RUls.' clerk of the Pacific Coast office
it Juneau. D. H. Jonas, a mining mat^
Rev. C. E. Rice and wife of Seward.
Mra. Brock, wife of the banker at
t'aldex. R. J. Royer. the Cordovs law
>er. and Mrs. Lang, mother of th<
tinker at Cordova.
Mrs. Lang, who te 7? years old. ca
pped In he underclothes. Desplt.
3or age ahe was cheerful and uneom ,
fining. She was In the wreck of
the Oregon off Hlnchtnbrook Island
:w0 years ago. "I have only been to
iph twice," she said, "and both times
I have been wrecked."
dolphin hmjhi Tourists
The Dolphin docked at Moore's j
wharf at 9:30 o'clock last night with
52 passengers and R? tons of freight, j
There were only 25 rotnd trippers on j
tward ao the Dolphin did not wait un
to today for a special train to the
Summit. The veaael sailed south at
& o'clock this morning with ?- P*"
Fengers. ____
prank Davis, the t^avleling com
mission broker, ar ve?< In Skagwa> j
an the Dolphin. I
I watermelons!
I WATERMELONS I
I WATERMELONS :::
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:J We now have the very best melons V.
:: of the season Ripe and delicious "
? ? Put up in Sure Seal Jar*, a* a preserve, cannot be * '
' * equalled \ \ I !
I GANTY & FRANDSONl
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?i-lllMllim HI mil ??"1,iIi,1i'1"I ?! ?!?l"l"I"l ?M"I"M"Mi 1
2,1 1 DROWNED
BY ill ITERS
(Unltji Prcta T?l*flraph Cable Service.)
MONTKRKY, Mexico. An* 30?
Twelve hundred live* were lost and '
thousand* of people rendered home
le** and destitute Saturday when the
Santa Catallna and San Jnan river*
overflowed their bank* an the r??ult|
ot heavy ckrjdbur*t* and swept down
the land* along the valley.
The flooded district la two hundred
miles Ion* and the property damage
*111 ro*rh a MarKTln* total.
The wat??r oupply of Monterey ha*
been rut off by the flood and a peatl
Irnro (a feared. Hundred* of bodlea
are mutilated beyond m*>m?ltton and
are being buried tn trenrhea.
Monterey, MpxIco. (loiter dltpatrbl
? Tho thoooand people were drowned
by the flooda Saturday and the pro
perty Ion* will be about 130.000.000.
(By United Preaa.)
SEATTLE. Auk. 30? Clarence Cun-^
r.inghatu. who Is a survivor of the
Ohio wreck, and who la Implicated In
the alleged Alaskan coal land frauds.
s?' "ed today that Secretary of the In
terior Balllngrr wa* not concerned
In the matter. Cunningham alao de
nied that the Guggenheim IntereaU
are backing him In his fight to ob
tain patent* 011 the claim* filed by
fclra.
SEATTLE. Auk. 3ft? Richard Ballln
K??r left today for Washington, D. C.
Before leaving he atated that he wa*
In no way connected with the Alaakan
coal land fraud caaea and that the
papera on file In the genreal land of
fice would prove thta. He refuaed
to diacuaa tlw* matter farther.
DEATH CALLS
WOMAN ML
Mrs. J. B. Younkina of Berkley. Cal 1
arrived on the Cottage City Saturday
morning and left for Pawaon, where
she has boon called by the sudden
death of her husband, a well known
mining man of Dawaon.
Tho case la particularly pathetic
Mrs. Younkina left Dawaon about a
month ago for I erkloy to put her
two children ro ???hool there. Mr
Younkinft lntei.l?d to c->nie imt !r
about a month and tli v ??rc going
to rialt the A.-Y.-P. together.
About ten day a ago Mra. Younklna
was notified of her husband'a death
and aho left for the north by the
firat boat
(Special Correspondence)
8BATTLE, Aug. 30? Capt, John
(Laughing) Johnson of the wreck*!
Ohio ia in the city and has made hi*
ieport to the officials of the Alaska
Steamship company and *111 face x
marine inquiry tomorrow. Capt. John
son states that the Ohio struck an un
charted rock.
Hayes is supposed to be the name
o' the soldier who wai drowned.
The Rupert City yesterday brought
a number of the aarvivors to Seattle.
Thoae who are going to Cordova
will leave tonight on the Santa Clara.
The Salvor has left for the scene of
the wreck to attempt to salvage the
Ohio.
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Clothing
Fall and Winter
Coir n And look them
over. R guarantee every
K?rm< aw
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In AH Stylet
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