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No. 151. FOURTEENTH YEAR. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, 'VEI'NElIIAY. ADGUST 2H. lflll PRICK. 10 CENT*
MEETS DEATH
THROUGH FIRE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
TAM WORTH, N. H. Ang. 23? The
farm house of Mrs. Grover Cleveland
today narrowly escaped destruction
by fire. A servant of the household
was so badly burned that he died of
his injuries.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
COLORADO SPRINGS. Aur. 23? W
A. Skinner and wife, wealthy tourists
who have been seeking pleasure in
th? west were today frozen to death
on the top of lake's Peak. It Is be
lieved that they lost their way and
becoming bewildered, over exerted
themselves and falling exhausted wero
easy victims to the cold.
TIFT TALKS
TO VETERANS
(Ry Alaska News Bureau.)
ROCHESTER. Aug. 23? President
Taft today delivered a lone address
to the Grand Army encampment
which Is bHnj? held In this city.
MCPHERSON'S
ARE HOI
A quiet, but very pretty wedding
was solemnized In St. James church
Wednesday morning. July 26th, when
Anna Helen, eldest daughter of Mr
In
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In
Patents
Have You Seen our
Security
SchoolShoe
For Girls and Boys
In
Kids
In
Calf
b ~r" -
Plft.-Mft.te Shoes
H. J. LYNCH
Th? Up-To-D?te Habardasher and Ladle* Furnish ar.
Placer Gold Strike At Lake Marsh
Old Indian Guide Took Prospectors There In Early '80s Who Passed It Up
and Mrs. William W. Teskey, was
uuited In marriage to Mr. Herbert
Grant Macpherson of Whltehorse, Yu
kon Territory, formerly of Chatham,
Ontario. The Rev. Cannon Greene
officiated while Mr. Grenvllle Frost
presided at the organ. The bride was
unattended and wore a traveling suit
a handsome costume of white cloth
strictly tailored, and Milan hat with
marabout trimmings.
Mr. and Mrs. Macpherson left on
the noon train for Toronto and will
leave, the latter part of the week
for the coast where they will spend a
few dtys before going to their home
in the North. ? Orillla, Ont., Packet.
The many friend* of Mr. Macpher
son in Skagway will be pleased to
learn that he has returned to his
home at Whltehorse, with his charm
ing bride and again taken up his
residence there In the new home
which he has prepared. The groom
is very popular In his home town,
and the happy couple were given a
warm welcome by his hosts of friends
The groom Is also very popular In
Skagway and his many friends here
await the opportunity to meet the ac
complished lady who presides over
1 his home.
HACK PUTS
SAND OK TRACK
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
CHICAGp. Aug. 23? George
t schmldt has taken a week off on his !
i raining so as not to grow stale before
Ills match with Frank Gotch.
Col. W. P. Richardson, president
<if the Alaska Road Commission is a
i l*u lien house guest.
Mrs. Frank H. Mobley and her
daughter Miss Cecil Josephine, of
I?rince Rupert, accompanied by Miss
; h. J. Blake were arrivals on the Prin
| cess enroute to Atlln. Mr. Mobley
who was a delegate to the Liberal
1 Convention held at Nanaimo, will join
his . family at Atlln, where he has
mining interests. Miss Blake will
teach In the Dominion school at At
lln.
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Col. J. H. Conrad, of Carcross, arrlv
ed from that place on. last night's
train and brought reports of one of
the wildcat stampede ever experincd
In the North as having occurred
there yesterday.
On Monday morning Shorty Austin
and Reld Good arrived Jn Carcroas
from down the lake aud reported that
a big strike had been made on a
stream entering Marsh lake on the
right side about eight or nine miles
from Taglsh post.
The stream Is about twenty m.:es
long and at the time they made their
locations there was but one man on
the creek; Ben Laven. he had got
a hole down fifteen feet but had not
yet reached bedrock. He had struck
nood pay however and was working
away as hard as he could. The gold
is coarse and Is what Is known as
^Ihot gold.
Austin and Good staked their clainS
and hurried to Carcross with the
good news, with the rewult that the
town of Carcross was deserted yes
terday ? everybody grabbed a boat,
canoe, or launch, and headed down
the lake. Those who could find no
room in a boat mushed overland.
People who are acquainted with
? hat section believe it Is a genuine
f?trlke. Fred Eckert, who haw been
200 MILES
FROM GOAL
(Ry Alaska News Bureau.)
PORT PLAIN, N. Y. Aug. 23? At
wood arrivt*d here this morning. He
Is now only two hundred miles from
his goal.
J. P. Maybee, president of the Do
minion railroad commission arrived
in Skagway on the Princess May this
morning. Vice-President Dlckeson
had his special In readiness and ac
companied Mr. Maybee over the
White Pasa line to Whitehorse.
It is expected that the special train
will reach Skagway on the return
trip about nine o'clock. The Princess
May will wait over as Mr. May bet?
Is returning on this voyage of the
ship.
Col. Conrad came over on the train
last night from Carcross to greet Mr.
Maybee, of the Dominion railroad
commission.
through that section says that the
source of the gold that is fonnd Wi
the Moo'allnqua has ne\er been lo
cated and tt is his opinion that this
creek entering Lake Marsh has solved
the problem that has puzzled old time
prospectors.
Another ok! timer, Henry Phillips.
*.iys that a long time ago Chllcoot
Jack Renson piloted some prospectors
to this stream MK'lintock creek and
told /hem there was ^old In it, but
they passed it up and crossed to the
Mootallnqua, where they worked the
bars. Here the gold was easy to get
at. AfterwaVds these prospectors In
the early eighties worked their waj
down to Cassiar Rar on Lewis river
:md finally down to Forty-Mile and
Circle on the Yukon.
An undercurrent of excitement Is
sweeping over Skagway since the
story of the discovery leaked out and
many are now planning a stampede
to the new diggings. Dr. Griffith.
Jack Chambers, George Riark, nob
Bvllle. C. Achlson. Rob Keillt* and
Smith Reralck took time by the fore
lock aftd tarried not? this morning's
train carried the bunch of enthnslas
tic prospectors to Carcross, where
they will embark In a launch and get
to the diggings with all the dispatch
possible.
KINGS
GOING
Mr. W. R. King, who Is retiring
from the service of the White Pa**
and Yukon Route will remove with
his family to Seattle on next Satur
day. To a reprewntatvle of the Al
askan, Mr. Kin* said that he had not
as yet made any plan* for the future
that he could make public at thi*
time.
Mr. King came to Hkagway on the
flfth day of January 1899 and was
connected with the Dy?i tram line*
which were established by Hugh Wal
lace, of Tacoma. Mr. Wallace hav
ing sold out the aerial tram system
which operated over the Chllcoot Pa*
to the White Pass and T ilkon Route
Mr. King closed up that business in
August of the same year and entered
the employ of the White Pass com
pany the next day. August 17, with
the scene of his laborg removed to
Seattle.
Mr. King moved back to Ska sway
In 1900 on May 8 and was employed
in the accounting department of the
White Pass company. He. with his
family then resided In Skagway un
til Aug. 25, 1907, when they removed
to Vancouver. Since 1907 they have
lived in Skagway about ha>f the time.
In the year, from April. 1905 to
April, 1906. Mr. King was mayor of
Ska^wav and he has at all times tak
en a lively Interest in the' city's af
fairs.
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* FRUIT BY THE *
I: CRA TE OR BOX I
+ ? ? 1 ?? ^
* From now on we make a special t
+ canning price on all fruit by the box +
* or crate. We receive fresh fruit on +
+ each Pacific Coast steamer, and ow- +
J ing to superior buying facilities, can +
+ make prices that will make it possi- *
t ble to can all kinds of fruit at a +
+ reasonable figure.
4. i 4*
;+ P. H. GANTY, Grocer *
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Mr. King Is a veteran railroad roan
and wrrffi rwany yosrs with th*>
Great Northern system nnder .fames
J. Hill Hp ?m for a number of
yars traveling auditor for the HHI
Hn?. and nho served In other clerteal
positions.
Five years after entering the em
ploy of th? White Pass and Yukon
Route. Mr. Kin* was promoted to :
the position of auditor which position
he has held contlmiouaty nine* that
time He tend?r?d hi* resignation
last May and I* now cl^rtng hfe?
desk of all matter that will require
his per*>nal attention before leaving.
If Is with considerable regret that
the Kings break okl friendships, and
the many pleasant association* which
they have formed in Fkanway There
is a very sympathetic response from
the host* of friends who hare heard
if their contemplated more The pur
ple of Skagway all nnlte In wishing
th"m Cod-speed, nnd the best of for
tune and enrironment in their now
home
CAR. HICKS
III SKAGWAY
Captain AWred Hi<~ks ami wife ar
rired In 8kagway on the Prlnrea*
May today and took apartments It
'he l^illen House.
Captain Hick* has travelled exten
sively In the polar regions and afao
in the Orient Ha and Mrs HJcfc*
will leave on tomorrows train for
Whitehorso wh?re they will embark
Dawson
They will probably return on the
tame boat stopping off at ("arrrosn
in order to mako the trip to Atlin
\fter seeing the At.Iin country they
will return to th? ontslde passing
hrongh Skagway.
They expressed themselves as he- '
ing won pleased with the Journey np
here and are captivated hy the sron
Jerfnl scenery and beaiitlfnl climate !
f Kfcaewav
Mrs. F. S. Fowler returned on the
Prlnfew May, after a ten months
visit With relatives In Seattle
SAILOR MAKES
BILL GROGGY
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outfot!*h? Bitty Pa pit ? for ?h? ?n?lrp
t?n ronnda before a tan* andt?or?
fn thla fity hM nl*M. Th? rrn* d
continually hon'?f at Papfc* af'?r 'h*
?#rond roond on arroont of hw poor
showing
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(By Alaaka Jt^wa Bnr???? )
MBW YORK A 'Mr ?S 'iwi# Par
k?r. of 8?at?|i?. tl?# (?nlt?f Wlri?l?i?
oflVlal arho baa hnt r ?<??<< It
ronTl?*t?d of fraodnl?n? ?to?*fc manlp
'ilaMon will h?> a?nt to V'WI'* (a
land. Wa?hb??rfon. to ??r?? Ma prfaon
wmfan^a in 0?# r. M penitentiary a<
that ptar?
WELSH MOSS
AFTER JEWS
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(By Aiaaka N?w* Ft?jr-*n I
LONDON An*. ? Mob? of W?lab
p?opl?? ara **tarklnir th? J??* in far
lona parta of Bn*1?nd They ar? rl
nl?n? fn 'b<?4r atta^fca trr^fcln* dwl
Una hona^a anil pl*r?? of bmrin???
KEP* CASTLE PARTy
A mountain party ???"nt tea* al?fct
at Caatl# K*m and Mpr?m*4 fb?m
M>lr#a aa h?Hn? infaftia'~1 with 'h?
wcnlc woiH?f* and ?&ol*nni??> aJr of
*b? ptar*. Tlioa* who formal tl??
party w?*e Mr* Marrln. Mra Grif
fith. Miaa Mountain. Mra PMlten. Mr
Royal PnlUn. r'aptaln WOoda. Mr. C.
W. Caah and Mr Kllla
Mra. W. 1 Oabl? retimed on the
Prlnroaa from a rWt in V*wott t
Have One On
Yourself!
A Dry One
A
SLIP-ON
Rain Coat
Entirely Free From Robber
SHp into a "Slip On then
wear a *mile whfn it rain*.
Its a Live Wire
line of hat* we handle
Seek here and ymi
?hall find jiwt what
your mind ia made op
to hare
WILL CLA YSON-rX,
The Home of The
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CLOTHING