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No. 122 FIFTEENTH YEAR
PRICE 10 CENTS
SK All WAY ALASKA. FRIDAY,
28, 19^2
DHOW BULKS
ON HEW TRIAL
l.flS \nt-l*, An* !1 J?dp> HM
too khhwiikxI thm morning that he
*<*mW he ?n?No to hear the argu
ment* for the dismissal of charge*
against rUrwor l?arro*. for t !???
rv (?on tli>| lif had slrwdy fortiiwl
mm opinion regarding the merits of
the case I le ha* t herofOrc turned
t i?e hoatlng over to .1 ud*e Willi*.
* ho will take the ra* next Vmi
day
I'hf rtefen<x? will plead that l^?r
i?? ha* had hi* liberty pla*-ed (n
Jeopardy hi a trial of practically
the vm?e ch <rg?w and that it is con
irary to la* and just K~e to p^suh
?i it Inn* to another trial l>arro*
^.v* that it i* a vindictive persecu
tu?? o?\ the part of the Krectors As
?t*wli?n and t h?? Manufacturer*
?<rKanU*tion* who are opposing or
k.uti.-tsl labor That such men a*
*" \\ Pwu, t Ik* Rattle l~r?*k DMr
'>snl manufacturer and 1\>I Otis of
?he l. cm Augele* Times, in their
htUentens against the unions, want
a vktiw and w 111 Hop at nothing to
satisfy their hloody dosire for re
\**)ge
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I NTII. Tl fM>U T>? liMD
NVv. York. Aug 23 -Ml?*
tenant Becker m ji arraigned in the
toderal court yesterday chanced with
murder in the irst decree. He Mk>i
?*d for tinie in *h oh to prepare his
and was gi^en until Tuesday
Four of the garg ? ho have been
dieted with Becker entered plea*
not guilty and ther hearing will
begin as soon a* the District Attor-,
? e> can get the case in readiness.
The court room * a? crowded whe
?' e r .*n ?*?re brought in. Hundreds
of spectator* fiiled the room to
o\ ??rflo? mg in their ansiety to get a
gltmpne of the suspected murderers.
Mr A C Mercer, the well known
photographer will hare full charge
of the l>raper a Co.. studio for the
nert thirty days, or daring his stay
in Skagway While Mr. Mercer is
making a specialty of A. R sub
>ecta. it is not to be inferred that
'e is confined strictly to that work.
He mill serve the public generally
?>:h the sanir painstaking care that
? .infers o;>on the A. R's. Anyone
? b? admires bis high class work
-hoild call at the l>raper studio
?hile Mr Mem r is in the city. tf.
I'lH
K|\ FAWKR l.AVHT
mian Grimm's new place of
t.usiic?w will be ready for occupancy
hy the first of the month Mr
Urimm has in contemplation the con
strwctlon of a summer garden at the
' rear and on the Third street aide or
h'? |ropertv He intends planting
tree* there and bnilding minerntnre
rivulets ami fountains. rustic arbor*
and shady places for the coinfott
and entertainment of the public. It
will be fashion,*! after* the gardens
?f Kurope and he expects to make It
.-?specially attractive to tse tour
! ists that are com in* here In In
. r.-vslng numbers Tables and net
tees are to he provided and outdoor
luncheon served with German re
f fteshments
A0J0UH;
Washington. Aug. 23 Work in
.xwtrwg is being rushed for the
purpose of securing an adjournment
hy Saturday night or not later than
Sqnday morning
President Taft has signed the bill
raiting for the construction of one
dreadnought
It is stated In the n.xr department
that the president will rush thous
ands of soldiers to Nicaragua if the
present forces there are not able to
take care of the situation and pro
tect Americans The killing of two
Americans at the l^eon niaKsacre has
caused comment and may result in
ordering additional troops to the
disrupted ><>uth A me Iran repnbit<\
Vdvicte from the consul at Managun
are awaited before any action will b
taken toward the forwarding of mot
troop*
RKK> HIT TAI.1. TIMIIKK
I.KAVK Jl'AKKZ Tt> KKHS
Juarex Aug. 22 ? The federal foro
I e* of the Mexican government en
tered the ci\v of Juarex last night
: and are now in possession, having
? driven out the rebels without so
much as even a battle. Gradually
the government troops are gaining
ground and indications point to the
beginning of the end of the revolu
tion for this season at least.
|EBII9I3S2E:S3
This is one Shop
in which you may
tramp around and
not be worried.
Urging people to purchase
is an old style method
which isn't practiced in
New Style Shops.
You can purchase when
and what you please or
not purchase at all when
you visit this store.
We do not believe in try
ing to make a man buy
when he prefers looking.
OUR NEW FALL GOODS
NOW ON DISPLAY
H. J. LYNCH
Washington, Awg. 23 Senator
Penrosd of Peiu?sylY*i?la la getting
up a reputation for unsupported
statement* Involving people of pro
minence, Today he stated befo.a
the senate committee of probers thn
George Perkins, the former Morgan
?KsoHate, had rn t?e?i three million
lollnrs for Roosevelt to be used In
!'he present campaign He seems to
( he getting excited and Is making
j many damaging admissions regard'
j ing his own participation In the use
of money unlawfully for campslrii
! nut-poses.
The senate committee has called
upon Judge Archhald to appear and I
testify relative to the admission hjr [
IVnmse that he had given the Penn
sylvania senator $25,000 Archhald
I will be questioned this afternoon.
Washington, Aug. 23- -Senate
probers are getting busy to begin
investigations of the charges against
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania
who admitted ihat he received $25, -|
ooo from Archhald and large sums'
from the Standard Oil company.
Theodore Roosevelt will also be
called to testify regarding lite I*en- '
rose charges that he received and i
.?sked for large contributions from
the magnates of Pennsylvania and!
elsewhere.
The Associated Pren saw Mr. j
Roosevelt yesterday and he emphatl
jojlly denied the statements made by j
' Penrose, calling the Senator a liar
>f the first water.
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M?KMKH PROMINKVT AI.A8KAX
l?IKN l\ MINVKSUIA
Mr Arthur G. Preston died at his
j home in Minneapolis on the morning
! of August sixth, where he had been
j ill for about two months, afflicted
with heart trouble. He was buried
in Pipestone, Minnesota, where he
{ has spent the earlier part of his
lire.
Mr. Preston was well known In
Skagwav in the early days, having
' had the handling of the townsite
| properties of Caribou and White
horse. when those two cities weto
first put on the map. While he was
acting as land agent for the railroad
company he formed the acquain
.?nce of hundreds of people in the
North who will hear of his death
| with regret.
He was a prominent real estate
| man of Minnesota, having offices it?
the Andrus block, in Minneapolis
where he had accumulated a considat
able fortune.
Mr. and Mrs. James McCloskey
land their two sons, James and Eu
I gene came down from Atlin vester
j day and are at the Golden North
j while awaiting a southbound boat.
1 Mr. McCloskey says that he has a
very successful season on his Ruby
creek claims, despite the fact that
there was a shortage of water. He
lias with him a thousand dollar poke
of gold showing the character of the
nuggets taken from his workings.
1 some of them of unusually large sise
: ?
11 ST kiuknimlt <xh rtehy
IS MISSION OF KJtOX
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Seattle, Ami;. 23 ? Secretary of
.State, Philander Knox Mils today
for Japan to tulle part In the funer
hI of the late Krapetor. Mr. Knox
?m waited upon by reporters of
the newspapers of Seattle but te-j
fused to discuiM politics. He said ;
that he was simply going to Japan .
to do the courteona thing to a|
friendly nation by representing the!
I American government at the funeral j
of n dead sovereign.
sl,l (.4il\?. M \T< HKS NOT
<t>\Sll>KllKI) HltlH AIIT
j Chicago, Aug. 23 ? Champion Jack
Johnson will net fight Joe Jeannette
on September 25th. The reason for
ihls Is that the state commissioners
will not permit any slugging match
en to be pulled off In the holy city
of Chicago on that date or any oth
er date. They are of the opinion
'hat the intended match was not to
be in the Interest of science or the
arts, but was ribbed up as a money
making scheme for the benefit of a
few spprta so tbey have called a hal
on the affair In the Interest of the
people.
DETECTIVES IN
ON THE GRAFT
New York, Aug. 23 ? Detectives
White and Stelnert of the New
York police were indicted today by
the grand Jury upon the charge of
perjury in their testimony in eonnec
tion with the Rosenthal murder.
As a result of their indictment they
have been laid off the force. These
two detectives were the strong-arm
men which Lieutenant Becker had
under his charge and whom he
used in the rou^h methods that wer
sometimes necessary to make the
Gamblers come through with their
bribery money.
At the request of District Attor
ney Whitman, Gov. Dlx has desig
nated Justice Goff to preside at an
extraordinary' term of the supreme
court, to be held in New York Sep
tember 3, "for a speedy and vigor
ous prosecution of indictments which
may be found" as a result of the
Rosenthal investigation.
In announcing the designation of
Justice Goff, Gov. Dlx, In a state
ment. declares that "If there actual
ly exists an infamous crime syndi
cate," as has been charged, in which
"murder has finally become an in
cident," the farts should be authori
tatively determined, "to the end
that everything which has made sue
a shamful condition possible may be
trampled upon and destroyed."
K. Sweeney of Atlin Is registered
at the Golden North.
James M. Taylor of Eagle, who
has been outside for several weeks
mme up on the Sophia and left
this morning for his home.
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Gravenstein Apples
+ The finest of all early apples *
: $2.75 per box ?
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+ Dont buy more than you need,
+ They are not long keepers +
+ Will sell ?
: Half Box for $1.40 +
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: P. H. GANTY, Grocer *
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Mr WORD, ENG
LAND IS VEXED
Washington, Aug 23 State offi
cials have been advised that OrMl
Krltatn is planning n rate war In
volvlng both the Sue* and Panama
canals, in fane President Taft signs
the Panama Canal bill permitting
free passag* of American boats Un
der the terms of the Hay-Paunce?
foote treaty Great Britain claims
that there can be no discrimination
in collecting tolls from the world'*
ships that pass through the canal
The American government claims
that It Mas built the canal and is
entitled to regulate her own affair*
in connection therewith so long as
no discrimination Is permitted with"
outside nations. The dispute is
arousing Intense feeling among par
tisans on both sides of the water
TWO AMERICANS KIM. Ell
IX MAHHACRK AT i.eon
Washington, Aug. 23 ? A report
has been received from the Ameri
can consul at Managua that, two
Americans were killed In the massa
cre at l?eon, when the Insurgents
slaughtered the entire garrison con
sisting of fl/e hnndfe.l men. Har
vey Dodds and James Phillips had
gone to the garrison for protection
against the Nlcaraguan insurgents
and were killed in the carnage
which wiped out the federal forces.
rXCLAIMK!) I.ETTERS
,
Unclaimed letters remaining to
the Skagway Post Office, August 22.
1911. v
Alden. Miss Florence
Cruickshank, James
John Clecak, (card)
Dennis, Isaac
Ed wards. Eva (card)
Fox. J. N.
Murray. James A.
Roie, Mike, (cardi
Roblsou, Dr. M. A.
Woolley, Miss Glee, (two cards*
A. E Kindell,
Post Master
The Princess Sophia was delayed
until after midnight in getting out.
on account of the unusually large
amount of freight and the inability
to secure longshoremen enough to
handle it. Men from the Ena were
drawn on to come to her relief.
UOVKKVMKXT WILL TAKE
hem. PHnnrw mmbeh
Chicago, An*. 23 The PHI Tele
phone company is going to get fhelr?
if the present Intention of the gov
ernment U carried out. The bell
neople hare a trust that la espial to
iinytlilng ?hr country haa produced
in the trust Hue, and 'he govern
np it of riri.-r I* ?ay that they need
r nrlilng. Therefore the public may
rvlth reason look forwnrd to a *?H
being ftnon brought under the Sher
man anti-trust law for the purpose
of dissolving the great telephone mo
nopoly.
THE SHADES FOR
TEDDY AID HIS
Ptlca A itft. 22 ? Vice President
Sh?*rman wss the recipient of many
congratulatory telegram* and sp???ch
??? yesterday when he received the
notification commute of th?? Repub
lican party. A large crowd of ad
miniatratloii admirer* were on hand
and they made thing* lively by talk
ing and congratulating the nominr*
Sherman had hla spewfe all pre
pared and It waa given In hi* char
acteristic pleasant manner. He paid
hi* respects to the Progressive* by
telling them that they were early
doomed to enter the everlasting
shades of oblivion. Me spoke high
ly of his side kicker, William How
ard Taft, and said that the adminis
tration of that gentleman was some
thing to h? proud of. The present
apparent discontent with the admin
istration waa nothing but a spasm
that sometimes occurs without ap
parent reason, and It wcuS# blow
away again leaving thing* just as
lovely as they had been In the past
"Sunny Jim" Sherman thinks the
stand-pat party Is going to be elect
ed. He told his hearers so and
made them believe it, if their con
tinual shouting can he taken as a
criterion.
CHOIR REHERSA1..
There will be choir practice at
the Episcopal rectory this evening
at 7:30 o'clock, in order to rehearse
the music for the service* next Sun
day. Everyone is cordially Invited
to come and assist at the practice
this evening.
COME ON ALONG!
COME OVER HERE!
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