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NOTED ALASKAN
IS
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SKATTLK, June 23? Captain D. H.
Jarvis. formerly Collector of Cus
toms for Alaska, and for many years
connected with the Guggenheims. who
Is at present General Manager of the
Northwestern Fisheries Co.. com
mitted suicide last night at the Se
attle Athletic Club by sending a
thirty-two caliber bullet through his ,
brain. The body was found at noon
today, fully dressed, while a note on ,
the dresser said, "simply tired, and '
worn out; that's all."
Captain Jarvis is survived by a;
widow and several children, and was
the possessor of a beautiful home on
Capitol Hill, but took a room at the
Club two days ago.
Capt. Jarvis is well known in
Skagway where he has been many
times when he was Collector of Cus
toms for the District of Vlaska.
FAREWELL TOUR
PAID WELL
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK. June 23 ? Sarah Bern
hardt. the famous Ftench actress,
who has just completed her farewell
tour of America, sailed for France
from this port this morning. It is
claimed Mme. Bernhardt cleared
three hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars on the tour.
IS Fflll
FIGHT TRUST
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LONDON. June 23? Hugh Mcin
tosh. the fight promoter is in this
city, trying to form an international
circuit to handle the fights of the
future.
KRAG MAKES
NEW RIFLE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., June 23? An
automatic pistol and a new tin pro \ ed
army rifle have been submitted to
the ordnancf board at the United
States armory for tests by Col. O.
Krag. inventor of the Krag-Jorgensen
gun.
The present army rifle has an ef
fective range of five miles. The steel
jacketed bullet will shoot through a
dozen men placet! in a row at a dis
tance of three-quarters of a mile. Col.
Krag believes he has invented an
even deadlier weapon.
clueIdund
10 ROBBERY
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LOS ANGELES, .June 23 ? A bloody
coat and several empty jewel cases
have been found in a restaurant
where the robbers of Reid, the .Jew
eler who was found nearly dea?l here
yesterday, went after the crime was
committed.
Fifteen thousand dollars worth <>f
jewelery was stolen.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
MEMPHIS. Tonn.. June 2"- F<>lir
of those suspected and arrested in
the Illinois Central train robbery case
have been released, as the evidence
was thought insufficient for a con
viction.
It was learned that the loss will
reach $10,000.
Yesterday was the warmest day
which has been experienced here this
year, the thermometer registerum
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SHEPHERD PLAIDS, NURSES
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TIFT TALKING
TACTFUL TAFFY
(By Alaska News Bureau )
NEW YORK, June 23? President
Taft, addressing a meeting of bank
its in this oily last night, said that
Aldrich system of a central banking
institution is the correct thing.
BIG STRIKE IS
DECLARED (IFF
(My Alaska News Bureau.)
SOUTHAMPTON, June 2$?' The
st*amans strike, which has tied up
n<*arly all coastwise transportation on
the Atlantic for the past month, ha.1
finally been settled with the except kni
of one line.
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(By Alaska News Bureau.)
POCATELLO, Idaho. June 23? The
chase of the (rain robber and mur
derer Whitney has been abandoned,
as Whitney has reached a place of
safotv in the mountains.
L
W. D. Gross, of the Gross Amuse
ment Company, who arrived in Ska ;
way on the City of Seattle, has tak
en a short lease on the Trail Huild
ing and will tomorrow night open a
moving picture show there.
Mr.- Gross is well known in Ska^
way, having given several perform
ances in this city in the past thre<>
years, and his statement that he will
give four rolls of films each evening
is a recommendation for the class of
entertainment, as he has in the past
shown some of the best pictures evr
shown in Skagway.
Two shows will be given oath
night and the first show will begin
atfR o'clock.
A merry party of young folks left
this morning on the train for Den
ver Station where they will spend
the day exploring the glacier that
lies about three miles beyond the
Station.
TARIFF TALK I
TAKES TIE
I (By Alaska News Bureau.)
| WASHINGTON. D. C.. June 23?
i The Tariff debate, which is at prw
? ?nt going cn In the Senate has cut
iff the prospect of a vote on reci
procity this week.
PRESIDENT AT
FALL RIVER
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
FALL RIVER. Mass., June 23?
j I 'resident Taft Is here on his pri
I \ ate yacht, and will this afternoon
join In the celebration of the centen
s ial of the establishment of the cot
| ton mills here.
OUT
A. L. Oalarno. who ha* been
in the AUin district since its dls
covery. having arrived here on An*
list 4, 1898, came ont on the train
j last night with his wife and two
| children, and will leave on the Royal
tomorrow.
tMr. Oalarno was in Bennett at the
| time of the Atlin strike, and bnllt
! the first house in Atlln City, the At
I lin Hotel, which he conducted until
| the fall of 1900, and In 1902 he open
ed the B. C. Hotel. In Discovery.
Mr. Oalarno is going to Victoria
for the present, but will later go to
his ranch on the Campbell River, and
where he will reside in the future,
having sold the B. C. Hotel to James
Mcintosh and Company, who have
opened a store and restaurant in
the lower floor and will continue to
use the upper floors a* a lodging
house.
riverIeports
The next sailing for Dawson will be
the Canadian which will leave for
Dawson Saturday night or Sunday
morning.
All passengers for lower river
points are notified to take tomor
row (Saturday) morning's train for
Whltehorse.
The members of No. 1 Hose com
pany are requested to meet at their
station at 8:30 o'clock this evening
fnr the nrpose of practicing for the
hose races.
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Pic-Nic and Camping Deli- +
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We have everything in the eating line to *
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We are always pleased to show the goods *
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For the camp fire cook our "Hills Bros." +
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P. H. GANTY, Grocer *
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GRANDSTANDS
- ARE CROWDED
(By Alnska Now* Bnre?n.)
LONDON, Jnne 2? The Kin# ami
(Jucen arc visiting varton* portion?
-.f the rity today The rrandstands
all a Ions the line of tbeir travels are
sold ont
DOWN AND OUT.
(By Alaska New* Borrw )
LONDON, June 23 ? Ja*k Johnsor
attending the restoration, say* the
Coronation was a knorkont.
CASE 10 BE
CONTINUED
(By Alaska News Ffcifean.l
NRW YORK. June 23? The pre
liminary hearing in the Stoke* shoo*
inn ease was held thin afternoon and
Ml** (Sraham and her friend are
?neh bound over to a rontinned hear
ing of the cane on -Inly sixth. Th#>
?ir Is are held on $.'>000 bond* each
10 PUT DOWN
REBELLION
(By Alaska New* Bxrean )
j Fram isro I Madem ha* ordered flf
| teen hundred men to I/otrer Pais
| fornla for the purpose of rrnshliig
, "Ut the movement* of the new reh?l
. lit n whleh i* springing np in that
The Epworlh league of the \|eth
ndlst rhnrrh. following a pr??e??dent
' e* lablt* beti by the Christian Endetv
j ur, will give a midnight plmie to
' night on the east shore of lj?ke
Dewey, Lunch will b?? taken np by
, the young ladies and the gentlemen
i are requested to bring the cooking
I utensil* and some fruit.
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JOSH ON
WAY INSIDE
Falit?n Jo* tin pr Midgut of ' h<*
Tanana Min?? Railroad. who arrt**"l
on th# Oty of S?ittl?, and bt
ifTwl at th# PnlVn fhwa*. I* an ar
I d*nt supporter and h^H^r^r In r*ri
mwWy Al a han^n*' h?td hr "**
Irrtir Hub in <Wth> r^'ntly. Hr
'o*Hn aald that a l?*ann or two
ak?n from Canada mitrhf r*fi*T? 'h*
''nt?*d Stat** of til* n?w fjnfW
?jn^Oow* that for*?d th*Tn?#lT*?? to
' h* front (tnrtnc th# p??t r*w f?%r*
Vr Joalin *p?nt th* most of la**
>*lnt#r In Wa*hln*fon and V#w Torh.
n wtM?"h teller pte<*? h? ha? tvp?n fa
?trnm*ntal In r*a#rxln* ronm for an
\laakan K*hibl* In an Industrial and
UTirnltaral **pm?itlon to h* h#ld in
'hat rfty lata thin f*nr
Mr Joalin la on hi* war to Fair
hank*, and will Htr* on on* of fh?
firat hoots front Whlt*hor**
SAFE AND SANE
(By Aiaakb N*wa Htir?a? i
l/WDON. En*.. Inn* iX? A* th*
roanlt of th* "TpWwinn of t wo umall
< annon*. dnrln* th* foron?Ml?m r?|?
hratlon r**t*rr1ar two p?r?wM ar*
d*wd and w?'ral m*?r* ar? In U?
hospital ?*rto??al j tnf>ir*?l
FEDERAL TROOPS
ARE REPULSED
CAPE HA rTTEN. Jnn* I? >Mn*
itndrM aoldl*r? tak*n to Pot' f,U>
?>rt* on Ik* ?t*am*r CtMnani to f
inforr* th# roT*rnm?nt 'roop* In (hat
?rlnnlty r###t?tly att?rk*d th* r?h*l*
and w#r* r?|?W
Whit* P?a F>odc*. No ItJ . E and
\. M . will hold a r#ntl?r m*#Hn*
toni*ht at th#lr hall on Ponr'h At*
A FINE LINE OF
LADIES'
CHILDREN'
and INFANTS'
SHOES
They A re Now On Display
Come In And Look Them Over
wia CLAYSON- ""Gothier
The Home of The
HART, SCHAFFNER AND MARX
CLOTHING