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N\v ? KIFTRKXTH VKAR " SKAGWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY, MAY l?, 1912 PRICE 10 CENT*
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DELEGATES POR CHICAGO
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EVV*. GOLDVAN'S MANAGER
*> v\^Kl-ES. v^a. Ma y 1C 4>~
:>r. Keitn-i*r.. supposed w> be the
r:ji:Uv?e~ En.m* Gokiiwta me at;
*rv1iist. i*hc? beer. or. & spee h
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-,y j, \ y-A ? <>oe ? - ?? mob of H2<n
A Wcwrfcer^ of the W orlii,
.?r verelj be*: .as fc-m. *drniitf?
? . ? , e>">?" c*f "~*r ar.d feather^
VEVCAN REBELS AN* AIT
ARRIVAL OF FEDERAL ARMY
OKMho. * ith a his f-voe o.r Rehe.
so' . er^ " s knaiti'tC the *rj-.v*l of a
Jarre IVsieral arm* *'t' h :< rer?" ted
Li he OMT.iTJS Ttorth.
GIRL'S EXPIDITtON TO
PEAK IS IN DANGER
W'tHcut Food cr Warmth Dora Keen s
PsrXy Suffers in Alaska Bl???rd.
Forced to Send For Supplier.
v'ORDOVA. Alaska. May S ? TVw
men of IV?ra Keen's Mount Flack
bam expedition return*, 1 to Konne
toti yesterday to obtain & ne* sup
ply of alcohol and provisions. thr>
party's scores hax-inc b*von>e ex
hausted The alcohol is used f.v
cooking
The main party is in vamp in ten's
at an altKude Of ll.tXH* feet on the
mountain, and when the three mon
left the climbers had hee? waiting
te?i days f?w the aNa'^iotit ? f a
:'-ichtfnl. blinding s?orm
The men. with their fre>h supplies.
? 11 deport for the main camp t^day.
They fear ".hat the expedition id 1
i?e unsuccessful o*inc to the niild
* r and the early opening <f
sprint Already many a Blanches
lia*o dashe-1 <5own the monntah.-iJe.
n sk.sc the ascent slow ami pe-'ilou^
\li of the party are well. Th<fe Is
a feeling of disappointment, but a 1
The members of the expedition sha-e
Keen's determination t-> re?-h
T*;e summit if the feat is possiMe.
Miss Keen, who is a niernl<er of
a distinct! i^hed l^hi'.a lelph a fami'x .
-f led from S*<uUe April It' to un
dertake the inquest of th<. great
Oopp?r River peak, which is 1S.1 -jO
fi>et bicb.
FIRST
SEATTLE. Wash ? Charles P. Ccti
-rantine, head of the ConsUuitine M
verrrsinj: roropany of thi? <1tv. has
received word of t he death of Major
Charles Constantino, for yvar#
officer of the DaKkani n?o*i?t?d
poiK> ai Lon? Beach
Maj Constantino wos the first r?"
lice officer to administer th*> law in
Yukon territory He went there in
*.ik1 acam ;n 1>97
Vaj Constantino died at the ace
?; Ho was widely known ir. Can
ada His Nvly will be buried a
Kincstor. Out.
"EDDY SLRE HE WILL GET
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION
1WYT0S. O . May IS? In se\eral
sjvvches 'which Theodore Roosevelt
made in various cities of this state
\ esterday he stated that he ?a?
positive that he -would receive the
non: nation. notwithstanding the fa> t
tha: Prewder.t Taft was accusing him
of fa^ statements.
DOUBLE SERVICE
HOUSE DRESSES
FAST COLORS
$2.00 & $2.25
Kimonas
Negligees
Dressing Saques
In Silk
Crepe
and Cassimere
Prices from $1.50 to $12.50
H. J. LYNCH
Tti# Up-To-Dat* Hataro*?t>ar and LacMaa Fwmlahar.
FIRE DESTROYS OLD HOTEL
BUILDING ON SEVENTH
Flsmts Spread Rapidly in Old Fire
Trap, But Are E? i!y Kept Down
by Good Work cf Vclun'ee- Fi e
Department.
At 12:.">0 an alarm of fire v?as
turned in from Fire House No. 1,
anil before the ho e could be laid,
the old Spokane h. tel. o? Se^fnth
Avenue, just east of Broadway, was
a seething mass of flames.
hlanned by a fair wind, the flames
spread with lightning rapidity, and
fed by the quantity of o'd exce'si nr
tnatUvsses and other debris whi -h
had b?>en allowed to accumulate in
;he long deserted building. in le-s
thaji five minutes after the ala-ni
was sounded treat masses of flames
were belching fort'i through 'he
. ' olcs in the roof
Although at the ?ut-et. there s*em
<h! to be a lfl<k of headwork on the
?,?art of tlie fire department. they
' were soon taken in charge -of by
Fire Chief Bend' r. and three power
tul streams of water were tearing
;heir way to the blaxin; buildinjr.
For n time it appeared a-; though
: the entire bhv. k of frame bwildinwa
would be w ipetl out of exi-teiice, t>ut
the water pro\ed superior to the fire
demon, and the surrxmndinc pT>jvr:y
?uff<-red but litCe loss
Mad the fire o-currel Ves'erdsy,
?hen the wind was from the north,
in all probabilit> every building from
Seventh avenue to the wharf , to 'ho
left of Broadway w mil ha-o lc n
burned, but with the wind in favor
of the fire fighters, it was merely a
question of petting water out ? 'he
buildings adjoining so thai they
would not beeom?" icniied bj the
! -*at from the burninc build nu.
While the work of extinguishing
the flames was well done by the de
partment. still the ci\t*ians wire
slow in responding to the ca'l for a=
sistanve in petting the fire fwhtine
apparatus to the srene. and it might
be well for all the property owners
I to l?ear in mind that it is a mighty
| hard matter to get Into the ficht
after having pulled a h ise can. for
several blocks, and it is not always
a fortunate oceu ranee that the mem
bers of the department are ri.ht on
' hand
I*?t each and every man. when
there is an alarm of fire, turn to.
and render what assistance he ran.
whether he is a member of the de
! partment or not. and whon the fire
lemon threatens the destruction of
his own home or business property,
he will bo the more likely to receive
willing pssistance.
Thir.k of the drench ng that some
I members of the do;?artment cot a*
, today s fire, and the ruined clothes,
ami you will readily see where they
??am the paltry J." they receive as
members of the Volunteer Fire de
partment each time the ' water Is
j turned on."
The Hotel Spokane was built in the
'spring of 1SJ*S. and for some time
has been in the possession of .1. M.
I Tanner
OUT FROM THE WILDS
OF A FAR COUNTRY
New York Clubman Returns to Civ
ilization After Spending Over ?
Year lr Wilderness. I* Pfcturerque
Specimen.
It was not Robinson Crusoe, nor
was It the shade of l*eer?:ayer. but
the substance of Howard Neslit. He
strode Into Dawson town Wist nighL
Not from his old haunts In Gotham,
nor the smoke-stained metropolis of
Pittsburg, but the unow-wrapped hills
01 White river. 200 miles westward
from the Klondike metropolis. How
ard, who Is known to fame as the
brother of Mrs llarrv Kendall Thaw,
of Pittsburg and New York, came 'o
Yukon a year a:t>. drifting down the I
! river in a small boat. He worked in
Pawson a few months, and last fair
hit it for the wild. He did not come i
here to live the tenderfoot life,
plunged right into the simple w*ya
of primitive man. and went deep in- j
i to the wilderness. He testified 'he
fact to everyone who beheld him to
day.
Arrayed in moccasins, headed rhiri.
blue overalls: with hair a foot long;
with flaming red toque; with hi*
skin tanned to a deep copper, and
hi9 flesh hardened ao that the mus
cles stand out in boulder-like lumps.]
he has add.-d to the general roman e j
of his appearance by carrying strap- j
ped amidships a ?Te*t leather belt.]
to which was appended a Slw&^h
scabbard, in which was suspended an j
ugly dagger. With tifle and o*her|
paraphernalia. Nesbit looked the part
ot the real frontiersman.
"Nothing like i' ? the wild life for |
me hereafter Rack to the hills
soon as 1 can make it." That's the
verdict Nesbit hands out today
"Hunting, trapping an I pr<*re^t-j
ing for gold Thau's the way we put
in the winter," says Nesbit, "and I
warn to say I enjoyed e?ery minute
of the experience. We were on the
I.ittle l,ad:ie creek, a tributary of j
the While, opposite Matson, where |
the SiXtymile stream to which the
creat stani;>ede took pia e during the
winter We did not strike it rich,
but from what we learned about the
district through prospecting 1 am
satisfied the gold is there.
"No. 1 have not had n hair tut
this year, and then some. I met one
rhap on the trail who wante.1 a hair
cut 1 thought of using my dagger,
with which 1 had skinned and scalp
ot! the denisens of the woods, but
thought 1 had better use it for other
purpose*. I also thought cf the ax.
but the fellow dug "P a pair f* I
shears, and I hackel off his tresa a
in ye ancient style
"My partner, Ole Tohnson. proved
the greatest man that ever drew a
breath out of doors. He's a marvel J
in camp life, and the prince of all
sourdoughs. No ?nan ever had such
a good side kicker in camp. Ole j
taught me every trick of trapping,
mining, hunting, and I can use the |
pick, shovel or ax with any of them.
Coming down the White, we landed
in Stewart City ten days ago. Since
then I mushed over the dl\ id*? via
Henderson <reek to Plack Hil'a, and
came into Pawaon alone" ? Dawarin
News.
Mr F N FVero. the popular young1
druggist of Halnos. accompanied by
his wife, were pfcasenpers up on the
Jefferson today, and will remain in
'own until Saturday visiting relatives.
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COOKIES :
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\\ e canv nothing but the very highest grade of Cookies, 4*
Biscuits and Crackers. *
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^ on can feel perfectly sure when ordering either bulk ^
or package goods from us that you will get stnetly fresh .j.
and wholesome goods. +
SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY FOR VARIETY *
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of package goods and then come in ami sample them. +
We like to have vou call and look over our stock ? ?;
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dont be afraid of taking our time. We are here to ^
Serve You. x
I P. H. GANTY, Grocer *
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FIRE FIEND
CLAIMS FOUR
OVER ONE HUNDRED FIRES
BURN !N WESTERN WASH.
Millions of Dollar? Worth cf Timber
Destroyed. Many Small Villaje*
Wiped Out by Hur,;ry
Rain Only Solvation.
I SEATTLE. May IS ? Over or* hun
dred foreet fire* are reported to be
I raging in the western part of the
j staV of Washington.
Four deaths have a'ready been rr
I torted in this city as the re?ult of
the fires, and the de^truc'Km to
| property and timber ha? alrr*-'y
j mounted up into the millionc.
| Several small town1! and villages in
the path of the fires have been en
tirely wiped out, and it is f^arrd that
unless thers Is a hea\y fall of mini
'hat the destruction this sprin? will
be greater than that cause. I by the
fires last fall.
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ROOSEVELT DELEGATES BOLT
TAFT CONVENTION AT ACE ROE E N
ABERDEEN. Wash.. May US ? The
Taft delegates being in the majority j
at the convention whi?h was held in:
this city yesterday, the Roosevelt '
delegation bolted and held a rtimt
convention of their own.
The Taft convention, af'er e'eetjiu i
delegates ?o the National RepnMI<an,
convention and instructing them for
President Taft. adjourned
MANY ALASKA COAL CLAIMS
CANCELED BY LAND OFFICERS
SEATTLE. May S? The last report*
of special agents on Alaska coal j
claims were ma:led today by the Se
attle Held division to the Creneral
I.and Office at WashinxVn In a'l
llOu claims were Investigated The
locators of fill of tlu?se elftitns near
ly all In five groups, are under indict
ment Patent has not been issued
for any claim thus far Cancellation
of claims by the C.eneral I-And Office
Is proceeding rapidly and tn most
cases the claimant makes no reals
?ajwc and does not appeal from the
Commissioner of the Oner*! l*nd
Office to the Secretary of the later- i
ior.
OFF FOR INDEPENDENT
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
H. B. with all <h* Lynn
Cana! proxies in lite pocket left on
the Jefferson Uthl afternoon In order
to catrh the A lambda whl<-h
JiiMi dnrlnf the night tif the 21Mh
of thla month Mr. LeFevre will *a|l
*?t In company with Emery Wei
tine. Territorial Chalrtran of the
Rough n?<|[ party. and d?l?*atr* t?*r.
In* thf proxies of the K<* h'kan
Wronjcell, IVtershurir and othe- flog'h
eastern dlatrkt*
Arrangement* hare he?n rr* > f r
rallies at SewanS. C-irdov*. v?M?i
and Jnne?ti. pending the tlm% lef.re
and after 'he convention it will be
n?He*?arr for the delegate* to aaa.t
the arrival and departure of b^-at*
ACCUSED OF SELLING
IMITATION ELK TEETH
I
HELENA. Mont . May ? R G.
Boyer Is nnrt* arr??t charged
with using the malls to d?fr?iid He
will be taken to Omaha It 1* a.ilo**d
that Boyer wr ote letter* to rw'denta
of Wfrraska arul other states offer
ing to sell th*>m e!k?' t?o?h in quan
tities, suitable for the manufacture
of buttons ami pins to be used as
emblems of the order of R . P O
Elks. for $1 75 ??<-h If l? alleged the
teeth were rr<a.1?? from walrus tu?ks.
and w?re such (T^od imitations, eren
with standing the "fire" teat, that
djetection wa* almost lmpo?s|b|??
KILBANE GIVEN DECISION
OVER FRANK IE BURNS
NEW YORK. Mar 1? ? In the l*n
ronnd bo tit >etween Johnny Kuban*"
and Frankie Burn*. which was fought
in this city last night, the former
outclassed the latter, and was given
the decision. A big bunch of fight
fans witnessed the eihibltion. and
expressed their disappointment a' tb?
poor showing made by Burns
TAFT KEEPS HAMMERING
AT THE STRENUOUS ONE
SANDI'SKY, Ohio, May 1<? Fres
dent Taft arrived in thia city on hi*
nine day tour of the urate, and ad
dressed a big meeting at the opera
house
He keeps hammering at Roosevelt,
and stated that the Rough Rider w*?
not adhering to the truth in all mat
ters, and it was up to 'he people to
discriminate between the plain troth
and plain fiction
Everybody's Doing It!
Doing What?
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Ordering Their New
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