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No 53 FIFTEENTH YEAR
SKA? WAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY, JUNE IS, 1912
PRICE 10 CENTS
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The I>1 J ivU'hriiiwi >v>mt?itte?'
met last night in the Town Hall
and ncain look up the dis?assimi o".
plans for entertainment at The an-'
r?al celebration
The first important question
brought before the whs
the i/.atter o: music for the affair,
and a committee ivmposei) ?l <
M-'ss.r> Ga' tv, N!? \amara. Keller.
M. iV.ald and Sippf'lle were ap
poir.tej to s<vure the band from
ise C" '*h Ir.fty , no* stationed at
Fort Seward This committee 'mill
jilso lave in charge the ar rancc
we: . for a dance to he gtwn on
FVtd.ir night, July S. as well as the
big dance which "ill he he!4 Sat
i:rday night. July ?>
Ti e committee riffided to ha*e a
"t?oddesj? of l.i herty ' contest as ?n
rrr\io?f year*, an?i th?- detail* of
the contest were placed in the
hands of Committeemen McBrtcn.
Fiir? ?n.l Sr>a rks
The most important matter to
conic up * as that of sports for the
celebration. and the following com
The meeting adjourned to meot
acn- at T ">? o'cloi-k Saturday ev
k?h h hipkk \o\ri \ oki?;
IM'IIMWII ?.\MK ,
?? 1 ." Co! Roose
states that h?- is at an titter
loss to i*t lerstand the action of the
.?ommitloe in the decisions which I
they have been making regarding <
the seating of contesting delegation*
a**d continues his denunciat ion re
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contested dis't' ' - i favor of Pt>*^i- !
Judce Yowng a jvutpenger on
th? TYim-oss Soph' . from Prince .
R?p> t to Skat* ? ? route to At- <
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TRANSPORTS V?K (1HA ARK
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Washington. H. C.. June 13? The
army transports which have . been
ordered placed in readiness for im
mediate service, are taking on sup
plies sufficient to last for several
months.
This is looked upon as an indi
cation that the I'nited States anti
cipates serious trouble with Cuba,
and that it may require considerable
time to put down the insurrection
should I ''resident Gomel's army be
unable to do so
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r\s>K\?.KK KAI.I. TO OKATH
College Park. Md , June 13 ?
Lieut. l.eighton Hazelhorst. to
cether with A L. Welch, whom he !
had as a passenger. ? hile making a
trial riight in an aeroplane in this
city today, lost control of the ma
chine while at an altitude of about
two hundred feet, and both were
instantly killed by the fail
Sk\<;\V\A Kl.KS Will. HOl.n
Ki.A(< D.U KXKRt'lSKS.
Skacwax I.odge No 4 ;1 1 . B 1' v>
Klks will observe F*lac Pay. >1
fitting services have been arranced 1
by a committee having the exercls
es for the observance of the bin?
of the American flag in hand
The service* will be held in I
K!ks hall bec;nninc at v 30 o'cloi k. j
*nd in addition to the beautiful
ritualistic services, there will be a
program which will include several
rocal selections, instrumental music,
recitations, several songs by a
children's chorus, and the enter
t.virment m ill }>e conclude*! by severu
motion picture's %
Ail are cordially invited to at
tend the exercises, and there is no
rhsree for admission
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Washincton. June 13 It was an
nounced today that Senator Reed.
r*f Missouri, would be chosen to
place the name of Champ Clark in :
nomination at the Ivmocralic Na- j
;ional convention which will be.
held in Baltimore on the 2Mh of
this month
Captain Alexander, of the Kngin
?er Mining Co. Atlin district, pass
fM throtigh Skagway this morning
pnroute to the mines
White Goods
Even-thing to help You keep Cool,
during the warm weather
OUR STOCK THE LARGEST
OUR GOODS THE NEWEST
OUR PRICES THE LOWEST
SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY
H. J. lynchI
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TN? Up-To-Dai* H ?t?rc asKer *rvd La.Jta? Furnl?b?r.
NO WORD YET
MAW IIKI.1KAKH TO HAYK
PKRISHKP ON MAIN I.ANO
K\|iprimofll?l Knrni Totally l*o
Mn?yc?l And All Itbxwie*! St??ck
IVail. Nil < Seen Since
Kniptiim.
Cordova, Alaska, June 13 ? Aj
wireless message was picked up
from the Revenue Cutter Manning
today in which it is learned that
there was no loss of human life on
Kodiak Island
The damage to property cannot
he estimated as the ashes vary in 1
depth of from two to thirty feet,
and it is believed that for agricul- i
tural purposes the land is utterly !
ruined.
Many homes were destroyed and'
the people on the mainland, and'
eastern side of the island are facing
starvation
The government expet iniental
;arm is believed to be in rnlns.
and the bloodi-d stock Is all dead
Efforts w ill be made at once to 1
reach the dead cattle, in order to
use the beef for food.
No new-; whatever has been re
oeived from Katmai. and it is known
that there were a number of can
nery tenders at fie various fishing
villages and small canneiies suffi
ciently large to make the trip to
Kodiak Island, had no harm befal
len them.
There has been no trace of live
?ame seen since the eruption, and
as the devastation is of wide area. I
it is thought to have all been kill- i
THK \TtvK WI1X "I'HKt'K"
KAItlKS. IV H?S \NO Ml 'N
Cleveland. O , June 13 ? "Check
your baby? Check your dog and
husband?"
Manager Daniels of the Hippo
drome will install the check rooms
as an adjunct to the summer vaude
\ille. he said yesterday.
Mothers may bring their babies
and leave them in the check room,
which will be on the second floor
A corps of nurses will administer to
the wants of the youngsters The?<
mill be toys and games for them
and the mothers may enjoy the
show. IV>gs will be cared for in a
separate room
Husbands will be checked in ?
smoking and lounging room.
WYOMING TOWN WIIKCKKD
n\ wi? t i.ocn must
Sheridan. Wyo.. .lune 13 ? Word
has been brought to this city thRt
Buffalo, a town situated about fifty
miles south of here, was visited bj
a cloud burst and the entire town
wrecked Many people lost their \
lives In the flood of water. The j
property damage will be consider
able
TAKT ASKS FOR 9100,000
FOR VOLCANO ZONK VICTIMS
Immediate Appropriation by
Conprw of Ttwl Amount hi I*"
Hkburwl l"nd?*r Direction of
Revenue Ciilln Scrtlcf,
Washington, June 13 ? PreaidenV
Taft sent a special message to con
gress late yesterday afternoon ask
ing for an appropriation of >100,
000 to be used for the relief of the
settlers In the volcano tone In Alas
ka.
The money is to be expended un
der the direction of the Revenue
Cutter Service, and the president
urges that no delay be made in
placing the money at the immediate
disposal of the officers in charge
of the service
KAKTH TRKMR1/KS THIRTEEN
TIMES IN SIX DAYS
Cleveland, O., June 13 ? Yester
day afternoon the seismograph reg
istered a severe earth quake. Indi
cating- the trembles to be from west
to east This is the thirteenth
earth quake which has been record
ed br the instrument during the last
six days
RH KM K CI TTKR Itl'SH TO
takk srrruKs to kodiak
Seattle, June 13? The Revenue
Cutter Rush will leave this city
Friday for the volcano *one in Al
aska.
She will take a cargo of supplies
to Kodiak and the towns and vil
lages in that vicinity.
A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
NII.I, SPEAK HKHE TONIGHT !
Martin Harrais, one of the Dem
ocratic nominees for delegate to
congress from Alaska arrived in
Skngway on the City of Seattle
from Juneau, and will make an ad
dress to the citizens of Skagwav
at A R. Hall tonight at 8:30 o'clock
Mr. Harrais admits that he is in
a Wickersham stronghold, and that
therd is very little that he can say
that might make him votes here,
hut he says that he is willing to
give the people a chance to hear
him. and for that reason he will
appear tonight.
Volcanic Ash Destroys
Dainty Linen In Vancouver.
Vancouver, n. C., J?ne 13 ? The
housewives of this city have been
thrown into a state of great con
fusion, upon being Informed that
several pieces of dainty lingerie,
which had been hung out on the
wash line in a yard of one of the
homes in the residence district was
found to have fallen to piece* when
the laundress went to take It in
It is believed that the ashes from
the Alaska volcanic eruption which j
have been falling in this section con
tained acid which destroyed the fab
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: FOR SALADS j
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I- resh Deep Sea Crahs ? Preferred stock 3<)c per (in
Lobster? ? Preferred stock - - 40c per tin
Chinook Spring Salmon ? Preferred Stock
Small flat tins 20c, 3 for 50c
Baratara Shrimps ? dry pack ? 2 sizes - 20c & 35c
EVERY CAN GUARANTEED tobe NEW PACK
P. H. GANTY, Grocer t
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NEW PRINCESS j
ON VOYAGE ONE:
NKW CANADIAN UN Kit
IS A RE M TIFVI, CRAFT
Captain C*mpWI Molds Informal
Rfrfptlim on Board. Anil Pre
at Stag l.iinrlxvm at .Noon !
And Serves T en in Aftermion.
The Princess Sophia, on her
maiden voyage to Skagway docked
at Moore's wharf at 5 3ft o'clock
t.ils morning
In putting the Princess Sophia
on the Vancouver, Prince Rupert,
Skagway run, the Canadian Pacific
Railway have demonstrated their
faith In the ultimate success of the
tourist business which will develop
from the Alaska cruise
The Princess Sophia is without
a doubt the finest vessel running
into Skngway. and It is no wonder
that Agent Ix>wle Is proud to have
all his friends Inspect their new
addition to his company's fleet
To appreciate all the wonderful
innovations with which the "New
Princess" is equipped. It is neces
sary to go on board on a tour of
inspection From the beautiful ob
servation room situated up forward
to the commodious and well appoint
ed observation smoking room situ
ated aft on the main deck, and the
beautiful dining room on the deck
below, to the second class accom
modations, one is kept in continual
expressions of delight and surprise
The state rooms are roomy, and
the berths large and comfortable
Each state room is equipped with
hot and cold running water, berth
lights, and many other little con
venience* for comfort
Captain C. Campbell, master of|
the Princess Sophia, was host at aj
stag luncheon today, to which the!
following guests were invited: E.
J. Shaw, G. Herman Miller, J. F. I
Van de Wall, Dr. W. Gardner Ga
ble. President Oickeson. F H. Bold.
C. R. Guptill. Howard Ashley, V.
I Ilahn, W. C Rlanchard, Traffic
Manager A W Brock, and J M.
?Keller and F. F W l,owle.
In addition to the above there,
the ship: Chief Officer H. S. Hligh-|
es. Chief Engineer W. Allan. Pur
ser Gerald Sweet and Steward C C.
Warne.
At Prince Rupert, Ketchikan,
Wrangell and Juneau, Capt. Camp
bell held little informal receptions
on his new boat, and In each of
PKOPI.ICS RXrRRfMKD WlKH
!M ITTKRI/Y niSKWiARDKO
With a Majority of tW.OOO In K?wr
of R(?w?Hl Oelenale*. Taft Men
Ar* HrtiW A Ml ('oloflfl't ?
tingcnt <histe?l.
Chicago. III.. June 13? Notwith
standing the fact that the dele
Kate* to the National Republican
convention from the Fourth dis
trict of the State of California were
elected by sixty-nine thousand ma
jority, on the Roosevelt ticket, th*
Roosevelt men have been ousted,
and the Taft delegation seated
The action of the committee can
ijot be understood by the people
all over the country, and protests
over their actions are raised through
out the United States.
Chicago. III . June 13? The Arl
tona delegates to the Republican
National Convention who were on
Instructed have all b??en seated for
President Taft. With the exception
of one delegate from the eleventh
district of Kentucky, the entire
delegation was given seats In the
convention on the Taft side of the
auditorium
Roosevelt's Platform t'ontalns
Woman ?nff?r??e Plank.
Oyster Bay, Juae 13 ? Col. Roose
velt haa announced that he Is In
favor of woman sufferage through
out the entire United States
The platform which will be sub
mitted at the convention to be held
In Chicago Jnne 18 will contain a
plank making an unequivocal dec
laration to that effect.
?vada's Wealthiest Man Is Ap
pointed ('niter! State* Senator.
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Reno. Ntrv , Jun?# It ? Georg"
Wlngfield, the wealthiest man in
this state, was yesterday appointed
to the United States Senate to fill
the unexpired term of the late Sen
ator George S. Nixon
these places of call he was visited
by many of the townspeople, who
with one accord pronounced the
"New Princess" the best of them
all
This afternoon tea was served
to all lady callers, and Capt. Camp
bell and his courteou? staff of of
ficers were kept busy showing the
people of Skagway over his ship
The Princess Sophia will sail
about midnight for the second l??g
of "Voyage 1."
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