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No. * ELEVENTH YEAH.
SKAHWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY JUNE 5, 190#
PRICE, 10 CENTS
TAFT Mil POSTPONE TRIP;
SICK WIFE IS HIS EXCUSE
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON, 1>. C. Juno 5?
President Taft may decide to postpone
Lis proposed trip to Alaska until next
year ou account of the ill health of
his wife. lie was to have left .Seattle
for Alaska about August
(By United Press.)
McCloud, Cal. June 5? In resisting
arrest yesterday several Italian stiik
irs were badly injured by being bayo'
, tted by the militia, who were called
there to quoll the rios. The injured
strikers have appealed to the ItaMan
ivinister at Washington, L>. C., for In
demnity.
THAW DENIED
IT TRIAL
(By United Press)
NEW YORK. June 5? The appellate1
division ?>f the state supreme court
has decided that Harry Thaw is not
entitled to a trial by jury to decide'
whether or not he is insane. This
ueans that Thaw must remain in
the insane asylum.
REVOLUTION IN
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C. June ?">?
Reports have reached here that revol
utionary attacks have been made on
several towns in Honduras. Details
are difficult to obtain. The com
manders of United States gunboats in
Central American waters have been
cabled to ascertain the particulars of
the trouble.
Capt. F. A. Pope of the Alaska
Poad Commission arrived in Juneau
yesterday on the Jefferson from Se
attle.
WRITER ILL
GATHER DOPE
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE. June 3? James Cooper
Wheeler, author and masnzine writer,
will leave here soon for a tour of Al
aska to gather material for a novel
on Alaskan life.
(By United Prees)
TACOMA. Wash. June E. E.
Cushman took his oat h of office and
qualified as judge of the Fourth ju- !
dlelal division of Alaska in this city
'.his mornng. The 0:1th was adininis
ttred by Jud^e Hanford of Seattle ac
cording to the orders of the Depart j
went of Justice.
Mrs. J. W. Shearer. Miss Vera
Shearer and Herbert Shearer left
this morning on the Jefferson for
Seattle where they will make their
home for at least a year. The con
dition of Mrs. Shearer's health causes
the change.
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(By United Press.)
KAMLOOPS, B. C. June 5? The
Kraser and Thompson rivers are ris
ing rapidly from rains and freshets
in the mountains and miles of the
track of the Canadian Pacific railroad
is under water. Traffic is demoral
ized in all directions.
KA LAMA, Wash. June 5? The Colum
l>ia river 1b rising rapidly along its
entire length and the worst floods of
the year are expected. The damage
to property will be great if the water
continue to rise.
PORTLAND, Ore. June 5? The Col
umbia river Is rising at the rate of
an inch an hour. A serious flood is
feared.
Undctr the signature of Ormsby Mc
Harg, acting secretary, the depart
ment of commerce and labor lias Is
miciI a circular to whom it may con
cern In reference to the laws for the
protection and regulation of the fish
eries of Alaska. These acts are those
of June I I and June 2C. 190C.
Under the law of June L'C, persons
i>t- corporations engaged in canniing o
preserving fish or manufacturing fish
products are subjected to certain tax
s while special regulations and ins
tructions are promulgated governin
Mio business. The second law prohi
bits aliens from fishing in Alaskan
waters. The department circular sug
i,o-'s that persons engaged in the
fish business and officers of the de
I partment supervising Alaskan fisher
y's familiarize themselves with the
regulations.
The acting secretary makes public
the following.
"During the inspection of the sal
mon fisheries by the agents and rep
resentatives of this department, they
shall have at all times free and tin- 1
obstructed access to all canneries,
salteries and other fishing establish
ments, and to all hatcheries.
"All persons, companies or corpora
tions owning, operating, or using any
trap-net, pound-net or fish-wheel for
t:i king salmon or other fishes shall
cause to be placed in a conspicuous
place on said trap-net, pound-net, or
fisli-wheel, the name of the person,
company or corporation owning, oper
? ting, or using same, together with a
distinctive number, letter or name
which shall identify each particular
trap-net, pound-net, or fish-wheel, sai
lettering and numbering to consist of
1 lack figures not less than six inches
in length, painted on white ground.
"All persons, companies or corpora
lions engaged in canning salmon shall
forward to the bureau of fisheries, de
partment of commerce and labor
Washington, D. C,, three copies of
each and every different label which
it is designed to place upon the can
ned product."
rapids clm;
TWO VICTIMS
The first fatality of the season on
ihe river has been recorded, the police
having received word of the death by
('.row iiitiK at Five Finger in the Yuko
I river Tuesday morning of Edward,
Hanbridge and William Harvey.
While news of the accident is mea
ger, it is supposed the boat capsized
::i the swift water of the rapids and
two of the three men were lost. The
survivor is John Gannie. The three
| men, two of them Scotchmen, the
I cither an Englishman, left here last
Thursday morning. May I'Tth. when
they were duly registered by the pol
ice, their boat being No. 136. Five
days later the accident occurred and
only Gannie was left to tell the story, j
It is supposed that he was saved by
HENEY MIGHT
RUN AS MAYOR
(By United Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl. June r>?
Francis Heney, who for the past two
years has been special United States
prosecutor in charge of the Kraft pros
edition, stated today that lie might
become a candidate for mayor of San
Francisco provided that those who ar
nominated are not up to the standard
in honesty and efficiency.
clinging to the boat. He made his
way to Yukon Crossing from which
place the accident was reported. ?
Whitehorse Star.
Mrs. A. Gustavason arrived on the
Jefferson last night and will go in
side by the first boat. She is the
wife of a big operator in the Forty
Mile district.
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BRITISH LION IS BAOLY
BLUFFED BY GERMAN BRAG
(By United Press.)
KEIL, Germany. June i> ? Hostility
to England marked every utterance
made at the annual meeting of the
Naval League of Germany today at
this city. Plans were made to se
cure the naval supremacy of the world
and in the opinion of most of the!
speakers, among whom were the prom
inent men of Germany, the relations
between England and Germany are
strained. .
LONDON, Eng. June 5 ? As a result
of the sensational session of the Ger
man Naval League, England will start
building eight huge battleships of the
dread might type.
NAVIGATION TO OPEN THURSDAY
Navigation will probably open next,
Thursday. There are open spots in :
Lake LeBarge and a high wind is;
1 aging today. The White Pass &
Yukon company have announced that
they expect to send the first boat from
White'aorse Thursday. The condition
of the lake, however, will govern the
sailing.
The Victorian left Dawson last
night for Whltehorse and expects to
break through the lake when she ar
rives.
The White Pass & Yukon also ex
pect to send boats from Caribou to
Atlin by next Thursday. Definite an
nounrement as to this will be made
Monday or Tuesday.
Reports from Whltehorse are to the
?ffect that here was 10 degrees of
frost there last night.
The Sourdough Rnlertainme'nt com-j
j;any will give a musical ami dramatic
? ntertainment next. Monday evening
a? Klks' hall. There will also be1
some novel and interesting moving!
pictures. Fred Archer will appear in
nn interpretation of a number of Rob
ert Service's "Songs of a Sourdough,"
and his well known ability along this
line Insures something fine.
Agnes DeArmonde will sing a num
ber of vocal selections accompanied by
Heed's complete orchestra. The sol
oist and the orchestra are rehearsing
nightly.
Besides the musical and recitation j
features Archer and DeArmonde will
nppear ill a number of clever skits.
The entertainment promises to be
successful in every respect. I
HIS DAMPEN
FOREST FIRES
(By United Press.)
WINNIPEG, Man. Pane 5 ? Slight
rains last night served to help those
who are fighting the forest fires in
western Canada. The fires are still
burning fiercely, however, and It is
believed that many lives have been
lost.
S. Brady, a rich distiller from
New York, accompanied by L. Er
iekson, his private secretary, arrived
in Skagway on the City of Seattle
and are guests at the Fifth Avenue.
Mr. Brady has mining interests at
Nome and he expects to go inside and
proceed, to Nome by the river route,
stopping at many points enroute.
M. Brady went bear hunting yester
day under the guidance of Frank
I but had 110 luck.
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