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No. 75. TWELFTH TEAR. ~ SKAOWAY, ALA8KA, vVEDNESDAY, AP6D8T 25, 1901) PRICE, 10 CENTS
HUNGER STILL UNDER EIRE
(By United Pr?u.)
ruATTLE. Wash. Aug. 25 ? The Na
tional Conservation Congress will con
vene here tomorrow. Glfford Pinchot
head of the forestry bureau, will car-;
ry his fight against Secretary of the
Interior Balllnger onto the floor of
the convention and will mako charges
against Balllnger in connection with
the Alaska coal land frauds.
IS. ROBERTSON
HID TO REST
This morning: at 10:30 o'clock the
funeral of Mrs. Juliett Haslett Robert
son was held at the new cemetery.
Her body was laid in its final resting
place in the presence of about thirty
friends of the family. Rev. Thomas
Jenkins preached a short sermon.
The funeral train left Eighth avenil
a "10 o'clock for the cemetery. The
floral offerings were beautiful and
profuse. The pall bearers were:
Oeorge Mowl. Phil Abrahams, Jack
Kennedy, George Dillon. E. A. Kindell
and Andrew Frandson.
M'BRIDE IS
IN SKAGWftY
Richard McBride. Premier of Brit-.
Uh Columbia, accompanied by Dr.
Henry E. Young, minister of educa
tion and member of the provincial pa?
liament from Comox-Atlln, and L. Mc- J
Kae. his private secretary, arrived in
town on the train this afternoon after
a visit to Atlin. Premier McBride
will sail for Victoria, B. C. on the
Princess Royal.
HURRICANE PETERED OUT
(By Unite* Press.)
NEW ORLEANS. La. Aug. 23? The
hurricane which was headed over the
Gulf of Mexico and which caused
much alarm over the safety of the
shipping subsided before It reached I
the gulf coast without doing any dam- ;
age.
CLAYS LEAVE
IN A L
[ Before a fair sized audience last
night at Elks' hall the Musical Clays
gave a pleasing performance. Prof.
Clay and his three children all dis- j
play talent and aptitude on the var
ious instruments which they play and
Ihe family play together well. A com
mendable feature of the entertain
ment is that the Clays play by mem
ory and dispense with the usual trou
blesome bundles of music.
This morning Prof, and Mrs. Clayj
and the three children left for Hain
vs in Capt. Larsen's launch, the Su
perb. The Clays will give a perform
ance in Haines tonight and then leav
in the Superb for Juneau and Doug
las. It was necessary to charter the I
Superb in order for Prof. Clay to j
keep his dates at Juneau.
There will be a meeting and song
service at the Peniel Mission at S:l"i
o'clock this evening, conducted by
Adjutant Denne and Lieut. Waller of
tne Salvation Army, who arrived in
town Monday from Dawson enroute
to Vancouver. B. C. Adjutant Denne,
who has had more than twenty years
experience in the Army, will speak
on "Social Work in the Slums." In
her talk she tells many interesting
experiences of her work in the slums
in the big cities.
In addition to the speaking there
will be a song servic. All are in
ed.
I buy new goods
At the Store that started with new
goodgs, and has added new goods each
season.
You can find nothing but
New Seasonable Goods
LYNCH & KENNEDY
The Up-To-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishers *j^
?HI I I I 1 Ii'l-M-M-M-H-I"!1
suns wold me
MM MNUV
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(By United Pre?a3
PITTSBURG, Pa. Aug. 25? A judge
of the federal court today refused to
sign a writ of mandamus directing th^
officers of the Pressed 8tel Car com
pany to submit the differences with
their employees to arbitration. The
writ of mandamus was petitioned for
.y several hundred strlkres, who al
leged that the refusal of the com
pany to submit to arbitration acted
as a restraint to trad? and was a vio
lation of the federal law.
a ? IS ISSUED
(By United Pr?u.)
DENVER, Colo. Aug. 25? Speakers
In the Pure Food Congress are making
attacks upon Secrotary of Agriculture
Wilson because he upheld Or. Har
vey Wiley who decided that benzoate
ot soda Is a preservative and not
fit to use in food.
(By United Pre**.)
RHEJMS, France. Aug. 25? Henri
Fournler, the famous aviator, was
seriously if not fatally injured this af
ternoon while making a flight In his
earoplane. His aeroplane suddenly
buckled, while he was circling about
In the air at least 100 feet from the
earth, and turned a complete somer
sault, hurling Fournier from his seat.
(Later dispatch) The physicians
state that Fournier is almost certain
to die.
ROMANCE IS REVEALED III .. .
LIFE OE OR1IILLE WRIGHT
(By United Pre??)
PORTLAND, Me. Aug. 25? Tho ro
mance in the life of Orvllle Wright,
the famous aeroplane Inventor, was
bared today when it was learned that
In 1897 he married Ada Miller, then
cnly fourteen years old. She went
west and lost track of her husband.
A son was born to her about eight
months after she and Wright sepa
rated.
Several years ago she married J. A.
Carson, believing her first husband
was dead.
Yesterday Wright wrote Mrs. Carson,
ttat he was willing to support her
son and would provide for his edu
cation.
CYCLONES SWEEP MIDDLE WEST
. t \ ?
(By Unlttd Press.)
ST. PAUL, Minn. Aug. 25? Cyclonic
storms are sweeping across the north
em part of South Dakota and the sou
t' em portion of Minnesota. The U
S. weather observers predict that
severe damage may result.
J. P. Champagne, Dominion tele
graph operator at Dawson, arrived In
Skagway Saturday night and sailed
south on the S. S. Jefferson for a
visit to eastern Canada and sound
points. "Cham" is an all around good
fellow and is well known In Skagway,
as he played on the Whltehorse base
ball team several years ago.
Thomas Garrity, who has been in
Alaska twelve years and employed on
(be White Pass and Yukon since the
road was startod, arrived In town last
night from Cowly and will sail south
on the Princess Royal. Mr. Garrity
will make a trip through the eastern
states, returning to Skagway in about
four months. He has not been out
side since coming to Alaska.
?rri"rn,,n,vi"n-rri-i-t-r t -f
m We carry tHe Best and Largest Stock;*
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| FRUIT JARS I
i! JELLY GLASSES il
| JAR CAPS
Rubbers and Paraffine
? ? The berries are fine this year, put up all you can and * *
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" enjoy them next winter !
? GANTY & FRANDSON |
FINANCIAL SYSTEM IS DISCUSSED
(By United Prew.)
BEVERLY, Mass. Auk. 25? Presl
(lent Taft held an Important confer
or co today with Secretary of the
Treasury MacVeagh and Senator Aid
rich, discussing Senator Aldrlch's plan
?< r the new financial system to bo
adopted by the government.
(By United Press.)
BOSTON, Mass. Aug. 25? Gov. Wal
ter E. Clark of Alaska and Louis P.
Shackelford spent yesterday together
lr. this city and returned to New
York this morning. Gov. Clark will
leave for Alaska about Sept. 12. He
will hold several consultations with
President Taft before leaving.
KAUFMAN WILL
FIGHT JOHNSON
(By Unrted Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Aug. 25?
Jack Johnson and A1 Kaufman have
signed articles to fight ten rounds
on the afternoon of Sept. 9 at Cof
froth's pavilion at Colma. Both men
are now doing light training.
RIVER REPORTS
The Selkirk passed Yukon Crossing
at 7 a. m. today, the Bonanza Kin^
reached Stewart river at 3:30 p. m.
yesterday and the Dawson left Daw
son this afternoon, nil bound up
dream.
The Casca left Whito'iorso at 7 ? 1"
p. m. yesterday and the \Vhiteh0r3c
will leave Whitehorse tomorrow.
Stop at the Caribou hotel when l1
Carcross. Fine fishing and huntint
in the Immediate vicinity. Overlooks
the beautiful shores of the lake. E
VV. Gideon, prop.
STUD LET
OFF EASILY
Robert Straud, who killed Albert
Von Dahmer In Juacaj last February,
was sentenced to .v.vvj twelve years
in the Federal penitentiary at Mc
Neil's Island by Judge Cushwan in
the district cuort last Monday. Straud
was indicted for murder last February
but was allowed to plead guilty to a
charge of manslaughter.
The crime was particularly cold
blooded. Straud and Von Dahmer had
quarreled over a sporting woman, Kit
tie O'Brien, and Straud armed himself
and deliberately killed Von Dahmer.
accuse! df
LIFT! CASK
ATLANTA, Oa. Aug. 18 ? A diminu
tive prisoner stood In the prisoner's
dock yesterday afternoon In the crim
iral court, charged with the larceny
of a whole parrel of whiskey. Jimmy
Harris, aged 13, and very small for his
age, was charged with the herculean
(ask of bodily carrying off the bar
rel. When the Prosecuting Attorney
caught a glimpse of the physique of
the boy, he lost no time In asking
that the charge be dismissed. His
rr quest was readily granted by the
court.
ROYAL DUE AT 5 P. M.
The Princess Royal left Juneau at
9 o'clock this morning and is schedul
ed to arrive In Skagway at 5 o'clock
this afternoon. The Royal has 81
l ussengers and 83 tons of freight.
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