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x77fIFTKKNTH YKAK SKAGWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1912 PRtCK 10 CKXTS
WAR. PILLAGE. DISEASE
AND FIRE RAMPANTi
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Net Confined to Pew Provinces. Fa- 1
mine Evte-ds All Over. Relief.
Committees Find Field Too Greet (
Fcr Effective Wcrk.
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i for < i.< wo; K
> s au>er. in {.?? faaiii.e districts-.!
a. .a lae sUri ii, p?h?,?1c are living ii. j
:a.:. soaked li> i< ltu:> or luuidh-d to
groups are to. id lyi c in fi. : :
?>t the Confucian temp!.- at A:.
Wretched OJ" in t!;?- r..::i ?<:, the
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? i. < ?> a> tit v to about . - . ' "o
he ?i > and ci v one that i are
-;arv .i>; to u.-ath. Tiio nurses anil
n is> . :-itrii> .ire p .\*:.c!ns to render
The people hav,. uken ih- .r house*
o p:e? es. ami sv'i thom bit !y MM
"Ah tht hopes K a: the few io. ;>e:s
they re?-ei\e will ko*Np ' ,-ni alive tin
i)l harvest tinie Tlu? cattle arc a'l
civile arid not even a do. l>ark>.
The women and ? lillren crouch all
? av r: i e eoid. dark. * .amp houses
oomplaii t The pi-op1?'
a? tine th;>:r d'Hirn silently. lY;op
.lation of ?!:?? entire di<tri? : ? im
Or.o yonng woman, w ith a < hid |
i h< r arms, both tin> weak to move,
w '? romp'ainiii? that her child would I
starve to death, and cried out to a]
raiser by i it ' lie w l ? ,it n> mop
n^eds. at.d n ;st i'ie of huu.? r "
Henry Kriedenth&l >'honp ^6. Quick j
delivery P<a_cace ?.n expressing on ]
?ihort notice. day or nleht.
TWO HUNDRED ARE RE
PORTED DROWNED IN NILE.
CAIRO. Egypt, April IS? Two him- 1
dred persons are reported drowned
hero today as the result of the sink
ing of a crowded street car ferry iu- 1
to the river Nile.
Rescue parties are trying to save
the survivors, who are floating in a
tidal current, clinging to the wreck
age.
The ferry was enroute from Cairo
to Gkizeh, across the Nile. with 300
persons aboard, when it col'iileil wihj
another vessel in mid-river, capsiz
ins. It is estimated that 200 a*-e j
missing. Twenty bodies were recov-i
ered by the rescuers.
SNOW STORM GREETS ROUGH
RIDER IN NEBRASKA.!
HASTINGS. Neb., April IS? C -lend
Theodore Roosevelt arrive.l in 'ti s
city at noon yesterday, during a se
vere snow storm av.d blizzard, lie
was met at the statin by an onth^
a-tic throng of admirers, a id m;i e
a speech in the ojwa hons?' in the
afternoon.
SUICIDES BY THROWING
SELF FROM BIPLANE.
VERSAILLES, France. April IS?
When at an elevation of eight hull- 1
dn-d feet from the earth. Aviator
Wrrept yesterday afternoon was
svn to fall frotn his machine, at.il
when pi> k?-d up it was found that
death had boon instantaneous.
As Mons. Verrept has be n in
_r. ai financial difficulties late,
and unable to carry on the work cn
. is new flyinc machine, it is believed
that he intentially threw hints, if
tr.ini his biplane and committed *t'i
cide.
CHILDREN SMUGGLE ARMS
ACROSS RIO GRANDE
KL I'ASO. Vpril IS ? DespeuVe at
lemput of the Mexican rel'? !s to j;ot
ammunition across the Rio Grande
have resulted today in the capture of
"00 rounds of cartridges l>y secret
service men and soldiers who have
been active since Saturday.
Even women and children have
been impressed into the servi e of
Mnusgling ammunition
Recently a laree shipment ef a'ttis
front Galveston, Tex., destined f r
Guaymas. was stopped at Turson.
The arms were in a b'mde.l <ar with
other ammunition.
Shantung and ?
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Jaqtiard Silks I
35c to 75 c per yard
The Latest Creations in i
TRIMMING BRAIDS J
SILK FRINGE
A LLOVER LACES, ETC.
The Newest Styles In
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Coats fo r Sp ring\& Summe r
now on display
H. J. LYNCH
The Up-To-D*te Haberdasher and Ladles Furnisher.
OIL! I SOULS AfiE"SAVED
FROM WRECK OF SS. TITANIC
Master of Wrecked Steamship Leaves
Damaging Statement ? Nations Of
Civilized World In Mourning Today
NEW YORK, April Is ? A wireless
message received in thus city late
yesterday afternoon from the Steam- j
ship Carpathia, states that only seven J
hundred ami ten persons were picked
up as survivors of the ill-fated Steam
ship Titanic. They are all women
and children, no men 1 fin.; saved ex
cept tho.M' who were placed aboard
tlit- life boats as crew.- to those ves
sels.
The wilde t s; <? es still are enav t
I ed in a id about the offices of the
Steamship cumpa yv offic,s and
telegrams arc being re civ el every
minute from different setti tis of the
country and Europe askisie informa-'
tioti as to whether certain persons
were anions those who were s?v,d.
All the flags in t Ii i ^ i itv are today
floating at half mast out of respect
and ia consideration of the lives lost, j
WASHINGTON. I> l'.. April Tn ? It 1
was today s'aNil before the Congress
ionai Committee by fedt>n| Inspector,
that the great loss ?>t life in the Ti
tanic disiist*r. was caused by the
>-hip bavin- insufficient life boats.
1' is claimed that had there been
more life boats and life rafts more
passengers would have been taken
off, and that the loss of li'e would
have been very small, if any.
j CHICAGO. 111., April IS? Loiters
are said to have been receive 1 in this
jciiy from Captain Edward Smith, mas
, tor of the ill-fated Titanic staling
i that they were putting to sea with
j improper equipment The letters will
I iv> sent on to Washington to be u-vi
as evidence in an investigation whii h
lit s understood in this ? itv will be
made immediately upon the arrival
of the Carpathia.
WASHINGTON, I). C. April IN ?
immediately upon the arrival of the
I'arpatiiia New York with the sur
vivors of the wreck of the Titanic,
they will be summoned to this city
to attend an investigation which will
prol>e into the cause of the sinking
j of the Titanb . and the resultant loss
! of life.
WASHINGTON. IV C? April IS? It.
was announctxl torlay that Major
Archibald lintt. Vi ie-Je-Camp to Pres.
ident Taft. was returning with letters
seeking peace terms between Italy
and Turkey, it is almost positively
known that he was one of the un
fortunate ones who lost their lives in
the sinking of the Titanic.
ROME, Italy, April is ? Pope Pius
X has expressed his sympathy for
I the victims of the Titanic disaster.
CHERBOURG, April IS? The fla:s
are all half masted today and a deep
gloom overspreads the city over the
news of the great disaster in which
many citizens of tills town lost their
lives.
To quote from page 156, Vol. 16,
of the Transactions of the Society
of Naval Architects and Marine En
gineers: "It is compulsory to pro
vide a full compliment of life boats
and other life saving appliances to
gether with davits which can be re
lied upon to lower the boats iin a
heavy sea without the least dianre of
mishap. ? ? ? Provided a vessel is
not afire and ?ui float, even with a
big hole in her side she is about the
most comfortable and safest p a. e
available in mid- Atlantic."
To quote from the Technical World, J
page SO, March 1911. "The laws c.f
England and the I'nited States do
119* require a vessel like the Olympic
| (which is a sifter ship to the Ti
tanic 1 to carry small boats enough to!
accommodate all the passengers and
crew, but even the number she does]
carry takes up a gr?at deal of rccmi
[the passengers would rather have
i devote,) to prominades. By using
l<", sets of Well n double acting quad
rant davits, which will swing a boat
away from the ship's side and stay
put at any angle in nnv kind of sea.
! the Olympic is enabled to stow 32
! boats and have most of the deck
room t ?o, for earh set of devits han
dles two boats. This arranRem<;nt
which has been Hppro\<>d by t.he con
servative Itritich Hoard of Trade, not
only reduces th-f cos t . saves weight
aiul gives greatly increased deck
room, but also makes it possible to
carry more life boats and still have
them readily accessible in eas-> of
need."
The Titanic was built by Hariand
rnd Wolf in Helfci?t. Ireland. S.he
was of 4."i.oon t ins gross measurment,
?s'52 feet long with a breadth of beam
of 02 feet. The depth of hold was
|59 feet and her speed was 21 1-2
knots per hour and had an indicated
horse power of 50,000. She made
'her trial trips the latter |art cf
March, of this year She was not
considered as being a fast ship, as
'the Mauretania and Lusitania both
had a speed of 25 1-2 knots per hour.
BURLINGTON JUDGE
JOLTS WIFEBEATERS.
MOl'XT HOLLY, N. J.. Ajpril 7?
i Judge Horn today gave some Jolts
straight from the shoulder to wife
beaters Samuel Sweeney, of Beverly,
and Bph riant Ftord, of Mount Holly.
He sentenced each to serve from 1
to 3 years in the state prison.
In the Sweeney case drink was
I the cause of the trouble, but in the
I Ford case a violent temper was
only excuse for having kicked his In
' valid wife.
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EARL HAMSHAW COMMITS
SUICIDE IN SEATTLE.
ATLIN, B. C? April 18? The s'-art
ling news was received by telefcia^h
in this city Monday to the effect
that Karl Hamshaw, son of Fletcher
T. Hamshaw, had committed suM ie
in Seattle a few days previous, by
blowing his brains out with a shot
1 gun. The rash act of the young man
is believed to have been caused by
dispondency.
Earl Hamshaw was about twenty-;
fiv? years ot age, and of a sunny
disposition. He was a bright young
fellow, and very popular with h's
many friends. He has been a resi
dent of this city for a number of I
years, and might be termed as one!
of Atlin's "boys." He bore a repu-J
<ation of being a man of exemplary!
habits, and thoroughly dependable at
all times.
He was married about two years '
ago and since leaving this town has j
resided in Seattle.
Th" late mails brought cards from'
Fletcher T Hamshaw, statine that
he hid just arrived in I?ndon. Frr?. ;
! FATAL EXPLOSION
IN POWDER WORKS.
NANAIMO. n C . April III? In an!
explosion at the p.iwder works at
Xorthfield it in 10 o'clock this mrrn-j
ing, Superintendent, Wilson was kill
ed and t he plant bally wrecked
No other persons were injure I, a!-|
though the regular forre at
work and it is considered almost mir
aculous that many others were n't
added to the death list.
FREIGHTER METEOR WILL
BRING 60 TON LOCOMOTIVE.
The Pacific Cca t Co*. . jf <
freighter Meteor will sail fro>- Seat
tie on the 20th of this month for
Skagway and way p>r's She i3
loaded with freight and explosives.
She has a fiO-ton locomotive fori
the Klondike Mines Railway whi<h
will be taken in over the White Pass
and on down the river
ONE DOZEN DELEGATES
ARE INSTRUCTED FOR TAFT.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. April IS?
Twelve of th?> fourteen d?>HV?'es
which were elected at the National
State convention held in 'his city yes
terday were instructed f<-r President
Taft.
HOME RULE 8ILL
VERY POPULAR
MUCH FAVORABLE TESTIMONY
HEARD BY COMMITTEE
Chairman Flood Says All Alaskans
With One Voice Ask For Se!f Gov
ernment. Will Probably go to
House Today.
WASHINGTON, D C.. April IS? Al
though the Alaskan Horn* Rule bill
to have been 'reported to the
Howe yesterday afternoon, owing to
the fart that the en'lfe time *w
taken up in th<? dt*'-?iw?toT> of the Mil
it was held over until today, ami will
probably go to tile Houae |*te this
afternoon.
Many person* desired to talk 'iron
the subject. and the entire afternon
was occupied fn h*>arln? 'hem
Chairman Flood, of the Commtt.?-e
or. Territories. say? that A'a.?fcans
with one voice a^k for home rule
Representative William SulJec, of
New York. strongly urges the pas
sage of th?> hill, as i|o?-.q ahv? R?pr?*
S(<ifi'J*live WIIMam W \\"elemey?r of
MMiirtn
LA FOLLETTE SPEAKS TO
TEN THOUSAND PORTLANDERS.
PORTLAND. Ore , April IS ? S?n.
Robert t?aF?llette addr'-sed an au
dience of ten thousand people in
this city last nigh' at 'he ihw Audi
torium and was forced to p^tise for
?ev?ral m?n?it*i? at a time on voitn'
?i -?e twirsts jf applaure trhi-h ??<*???
t?d his remarks
lj?F?>l|ette railed ("o^rel H ?wol'
an agitator, and while not dwelling
to any groat extent upm the Third
Term" issne. attacked the Roush
Rider in regard* to his conservation
polirv and the Pinch >t ontroversv
OROZCO PLEDGES PROTECTION
TO AMERICAN RESIDENTS
CH!LHr.\HlrA. Met. April IS?
[Gen. Orozro today male a pr?m|s?
.to the Ameri<an counsel that he
' would use his utmost* efforts to pm
I tect the American residents who were
living within the boundaries of Mul
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