No. 179. FOURTEENTH YEAR.
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PUIS MR SUITE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept 26? War
plans art' being formulated, and plans
are b< ing made (or the coming strug
gle which is believed to be Inevitable
Troops are being sent to Tripoli.
The Turkish government has asked
the powers to try and prevent Italy
from declaring war. and use influ
ence to prevent a state of war, and
;o intervene.
ROME. eSpt. 26 ? The greatest war
preparations are being made by the
Italian government that have been
made in recent times. Troops are be
i :>.iC sent aboard transports and sixty
steamers have been chartered by the
government to carry troops. Many
aeroplanes are being loaded on the,
boats for use in the struggle.
SULZER SUED
t By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Sept. 26 ? Frank Wells
was yesterday awarded judgment in
he sum of thirty-six dollars in his
nit against Congressman Sulzer, for
transfer work which he claimed to
have done.
Congressman Sulzer denied the
claim and fought the suit, on the
around that it was not a just bill.
HEAR TUFT
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
COFEYV1LLE. Kan. Sept 26? Ten]
thousand farmers, in attendance at
the county fair which is being held
in this city, heard President Taft
speak yesterday afternoon
COUNSEL ASK
FOR NEW JUDGE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LOS ANGELES. Cal. Sept 26? The j
counsel for the McNamara Brothers !
will ask that the trial of their cli
ents be held before a new judge,
stating that Judge Bordwell is biased.
HOI TIME NOW
ON IN FRISCO
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 23? The
entire city is in a turmoil of excite
ment as this is the eve of the prim
ary election. The entire ticket of
each party will be before the voters
tomorrow, and there is great bitter
ness against the Labor party this
year.
LA FOLLETTE I
WILLBE NEXT
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
BOSTON. Sept 26 ? Attorney Bran
deis in a speech which he made in
this city last night made a strong
statement in which he said that Taft
would be defeated and that. LaFol
lette would be the next president of
the United States.
All the late telegrapH news In the
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EAST IN GRASP
OF COLO WAVE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 26? This
section of the state is in the grasp
of a cold wave. Much damage hits
been done to late crops, and there
is considerable suffering among the
poorer classes owing to the sudden
lowering of the temperature.
DEATHTAKES
NOTED AUTHOR
(By Alaska New? Bureau.)
HARTFORD. Conn. Sept. 26? Chas.
Battle Loomis, the famous humorist
and author, died from the effects of
cancer at his home in this city at an
early hour this morning.
oio eiohtIat
BE DECLARED Off
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LONDON*. Sept 26? On account of
the protest made by the clergymen of
Great Britain, It is probable that the
Johnson-Wells fight will be declared
off.
TO TRY OCEAN
VOYAGE AGAIN
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
ATLANTIC CITY. Sept. 26? Melvin
Vaniman has announced that within
ten days he will, with a crew at
tempt to fly across the Atlantic in a
dirigible balloon.
NOMINATIONS, ELECTIONS
AND INITIATIONS TONIGHT
There will be a regular meeting of
the Arctic Brotherhood tonight.
Much business will come before the
Camp, including nomination of officer
for the coming term, election of del
egates to the Grand Camp, and it is
rumored that there will be two chee
chacoes who will mush over the trail
Hot malamute stew will follow the
regular order of business.
Fresh Oysters on half shell or Skag
way spring chicken at the Pack Train
Restaurant. tf.
CALLING SON
($y Alaska News Bureau.)
LOS 'ANGELES. Sept. 26 ? James J.
Jeffries' mother, who has been ill In
this city for some time past, died at
tie family residence at an early hour
this morning.
The mother of the ex-champion call
od for her son up to the last, and al
though every effort has been made
to locate him and have him at her bed
side, the efforts have proved futile.
Jeffrie* and his younger brother j
are hunting In the Kenai peninsula. |
and are out of reach of mails and ,
cables.
A5SASSIK PUT TO
DEATH TODAY
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
KIEV. Sept. 26 ? The last chapter in
the Stolypin tragedy was written yes
terday, when Bogroff, the assassin
was hanged in the yard of the mil
itary prison here.
SEVEN MUSHED
OYER CHILGOQT
TheHy-Yu time scheduled for Camp
Skagway No. 1 of the Arctic Brother
hood came off. but not on time, for
it was well on Into the hours of an
other day that the meeting of the
members of the first order of the
North departed from the warmth of
the fireside, and hit the trail for their
respective shacks.
During the course of events seven
"cheechacoes" successfully negotiat
ed the Chilcoot. In company with a
goodly number of Arctics, Henry
Dickinson of Seattle, Charles Baxter,
a Yukon Guide, of Denver, John G.
Blanchard, of White Pass fame, Geo.
Robbley, who came to Alaska to tell
us to "Watch Taoo ma Grow", Fred
D. Parr, who Is connected with one
of the coastwise transportation lines,
ami Duane Husch . who is known
throughout this Northland as a trav
eler were all preceded by that veter- 1
an of the North, Col Charles Scott,
and all arrived at the summit of th<>
pass with their packs. An Informal .
lunch was served after the meeting :
and good fellowship and mirth reign*'
until a late hour.
Tonight will be the regular meeting
of Camp Skagway, and there will be
nomination of officer* for the coming
term, as well as election of delegates
to the Grand Camp which Is to be
held In Portland on November 14, IS
and 16.
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RE-ELECTED
(By Alaska News Bureao.)
MILWAUKEE Sept. 26? John Mc
N'amara. who Is In jal! in I Angelea
charged with complicity in the dyna- !
miting of the Tlmea building was to
day re-elected by acclamation to the
Secretaryship of the International
GOING BELOW
R. M. and J. R. Dodson. arocmpan
ied by their mother, arrived out from
Circle on last night's train, and are
registered at the PulW House.
"J. R." went Into Circle in the
spring of 1896. and with the excep
tion of a few trips to the outside has
been there ever since. "R. M." and
Mrs. Dodson. went in four years ago
"J. R." bought out the N. A. T.
Company's store and has been con
ducting it for a number of years pas',
while his brother has be^n United !
States Commissioner and Postmaster !
during a greater part of the time,
having resigned from the former pr>- :
sition about a ye*r ago. while h**
still retains the title of P. M .
Mrs. Dodson is very enthusiastic J
over the beauties of the Arctic win
ters and during the past winter mad*'*
many trips to the homes of friends
out on the creeks during the very
coldest weather, sometimes going
as far as fifty miles to attend a card j
party.
Judge Dodson ami his mother will
again take up their residence in Port
land. while J. R. has not as yet given
up the North, and expects to retam ;
In the spring.
They wlQ nail sooth on the Priac
ess Royal.
Agent Lowle received word by ca- :
ble that the Princess Royal of the
C. P. R. had left Ketchikan at 4
o'clock this morning and would ar
rive in Sfcagway at 7 oe'lock tomor
row morning. She will sail at 7 o'- ,
clock In the evening. 1
?GIN SEE
SKAGWAY BOCK
H. E. Asbelby. repr?#ecUng East
ern independent capital, in company
with T. G. Lidner. a prominent min
ing engineer. arrived ont from White
boroe on Saturdays train.
Mr. Lidner has been looking 07er
the property represented by Mr. Ash
eR>y in the Chandlar district. and
win make a report to hfa* principal*
on his return, to the States.
Mr. Lidner was much impressed
with the ore from the Dolly B. mine,
as well as other samples of rock tak
en In the Skagway valley.
"In this xone there are some good
openings," said Mr. Lidner, "and U
only needs proper prospecting and
developing to get capital interested
in this locaKiT ??
Messrs. \sh-tby and Lidner will
go south ort the Dolphin tonight.
Todaay many of the old resident*
of .Skagway received calls from .Swan
P. Magnuson. who ww a resident of
Skagway in the early days.
Mr. Magntison came to Skagway in
1897 and while th? rush ?n on and
until 1303 condorted a laundry here,
after which time he wer.t into Pair
banks. wh*re he ha* been engage
in mining ever since, and is now mak
injr a trip to the outside for 'be win
ter. expert) ng to spend parr nt his
time in the Sound cities, and the bal
ance of the time in the larger ctties
of California Ht- will be gone until
April
James McOloskey. who rsme oat
from Atlln on Saturdays train, and
who has been awaiting the arrival
of the Dolphin to conwy him to his
home In Jutieao. suffered a d'?>>**a
tion of the knee today at noon in
front of Clayson's store
The tinfrrmmatp man was removed
to the White Pass Hospital where
Dr Gable reduced the disloration. and
at the time of going to press. Mr
McCiOskey was doing well.
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