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No ELEVENTH YEAR. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY J 3, 1908. PRICE, 10 CENTS.
(United Prete Telegraph-Catole Service.)
Seattle, July 13 ? The steamer Ohio is reported to have
reached Nome Saturday morning. She has been out in the
ice siuce the arrival up of the first fleet of which she was
one. The passengers are very bitter against Captain Con
rad and declare he could have made port at the same time
as the others if he had tried as they did. They have been
having a hard time of it in addition to haviug lost so much
time. The food ran short and they were compelled to break
into the freight consignment* to secure it.
GRAND LODGE
B. P. 0. E. OPENS
(By United PreM.)
Dallas, July 13.? The session of the
grand lodge of the B P. O. E. opens
here today. There are a hundred thou
sand representatives of the order in
attendance.
ROOSEVELT /ill
N0TTAKES11P
(By United Preu.)
Oyster B y, July 13.? Roosevelt will
not take the stump for Taft. Secret iry
Root p ii<l a visit to the president today.
The naiure of the conferrnce Is not
jtireo out. Mr. Roosevelt has repeated
his drclara: ion that he will go to Africa
10 shoot biir tf >aie upon his retirement
fri :n ofllce.
mqtherIlone
WITH HER DEAD
With regard to the case of diptheria
which was reported on the City of Seat
He, it was learned that a Mrs. Mahon,
enroute from Astoria to Ju-eac, went
aboard the ship at Seattle with h*r little
child and the cise developed iu the
child within an hour after leaviig port.
Physicians on board took charge and
isolated the cise immediately by keep
ing the anther and child together in
the stateroom alone. The ehilddied an
hour after the first symptoms were dis
covered. Captain O'Brien hoisted a
quarantine flag and put In at the quar
antine station at Port Townsend. Tnore
the httlcbody was encase J iu a leaden
casket hermetically sealed, and the
marine hospital service ordered the
ship out giving it a clear bill of health.
At Prince Rupert the matter was in
vestigated by th; Canadian authorities
aad the ship catered and cleared. At
Ketchikan the same action was taken.
At Juneau the stricken mother went
ashore, and with her little leaden box
containing what had bten her child
when she went aboard. At Fort Sew
ard Dr. Hutton posted sentinels at the
dock and would not allow any passen
gers to vitit the post.
WIRELESS SYSTEM TO CONNECT
BI6 HOTELS OF THE COUNTRY
(By United Preu.)
San Francisco, July 13? A .wireltss
system is to be inaugurated connecting
all the principal hotels of the country.
'FRISCO BARS SLOT MACHINES
(By United Preat.)
San Francisco, July 13. ? Tbis city ha*
decided that slot machines must go, to
gether with all other kinds of gamb
ling.
L. A. HARRISON CO.
Mr. Crewes' Career
By Winston Churchill
The Traitor
By Thomas Dixon, Jr.
Old Wives lor New
By David Graham Phillips
Loves Logic
By Anthony Hope
The Barrier
By Rex Beach
The Yoke
By Hubert Wales
Tyranny of the Dark
By Hamlin Garland
Stores Open Evenings
Phones 4 & 55
TOM LAWSON IS
NOW A DEMOCRAT
(By United Pre??.)
Boston, July 13.? Thomas Lawson is
out with an announcement that ho will
support the democratic tickct with hi*
Influence and money.
(By United Press.)
Panama, July 13? General Obaldia
has jjeen elected president. The elec
tion. "held yesterday, passed off quietly
and without disorder.
Yesterday United States Fish Inspec
ts Cobb made another tour among: the
liih traps of the vicinity spending the
day and night at the work. He found
the tame conditions prevailing at the
traps as at the visit of the Suaday pre
vious. Of course he make note of them
and the cases, each and all, will be
brought before the grand jury which
began i's session today. Mr. Cobb says
he is determined to see the law enforced
so far as it is in his power to do !<o.
There has been some disposition, he
says, to complain that the laws were
made to be enforced against the gill j
netters and all others engaged Id the
industry save the cannery men. Be
Btys so far rs be is concerned the law is
the law, f or one as for tho other. Tho
jueor p?rt of the business is that tl e
Uw requiring that the traps bo left
open for the 30 hours between 6 o'clock
Saturday evening and 6 o'clock
Monday morning was enacted at the
request, of the cannery men themselves,
as a means of keeping up the stock.
Mr. Cobb returned to Skagway about
3 o'clock this morning. Qe was accom
paoied by United States Immigration
Inspector Maskuricius.
CONVENING OF THE GRAND JURY
The grand jury convened this morn
ing and F. B. Wurrbacher was named
foreman. Judge Gunnison charged the
bodr *s to th?lr duties.
On the City of Seattle arriving up
Ityit evening, came Marshal Shoup and
his son Deputy Marshal Arthur Shoup,
conducting a number of prisoners and
wltncsnes to come before the grand
jury. Deputy Marshal Kichard
Abrams. of Ketcblkan, and W. D.
Grant, of Wrangel, and guards Dm
Lennon and Fred Shew?rd of the
marshal's office at Juneau, accompanied
them. The prisoners brought up and
the charges ag?inst theut are as fol
low:
W. Dean, larceny; George V. Andsr
?on, forgery; Walla Foley, Jarceny;
Christopher Baines, larseoy; Olaf Lys
tad, obMlning money under falto pre
tenses; Spirldon Chullk, larceny.
District Attorney John W. Boyce,
arrived also on the City of Seattle.
Deputy Marshal Ahr?ni8 returned to
Ketehikan last evening. Among the
out of town jurors arriving were tlie
following: H. C. Taptcot, Sitka; Will
Moirison, Juneau; I. iTobman,
Wrangel; George J. Beck, Sitka; Ber
nard Hirst, Sitka; Harry Malone, G. S.
Chapin, Fred H. Howard and Dan Len
non, all of Juneau.
EXCURSION
AT MIDNIGHT
The P. C. SS. City of Seattle arrived
up last evening with a larco pats-jnger
li?t. A White Pass train was in
readinest at the arrival of the boat to
carry all who des!red over the hill all
the way to Whitehorse. There wore
two coaches which were filled. The
crain returned at 3 o'clock this morning
bringing a party of excursionists volu
ble in their praises of the, to them,
novel experience of a ride through
picturesque mountain scenery which
they could enjoy with davltght although
traveling at midnight. The boat sailed
south soon after the arrival of the train.
DEATH OF VICAR GENERAL
(By United Pre??.)
Baltimore, July IX.? Rt. Rev. Alfred
Curtis, vicar general of the arch diocese
of Baltimore, died Saturday morning.
He was aged 77.
Go to Tony Dotero and try a Bull Dog
clear. lm
The Bull Dog '? Par excellence, call ]
it Tosy Dortero's for same.
Always Good
Our sale of Hills Bro's
"Everfresh"
Coffee has been astonishing. There is a reason.
SOLD IN 1-lb AND 2- lb TINS ONLY
GANTY & FRANDSON
I Ml III FEW WORDS
(United Praat Tolograph-Cabl? Servlec.)
Seattle, July 13 ? The report of the harbor master just
published shows that Alaska buys more per capita of her
population than all other countries of which record is had
at this port combined.
LAUNCH FOR
CHURCH WORK
(By United Pros* )
Seattle, July 13? A thirty-two foot
launch, to be used by the Episcopal
church on the Yukon river and it?
tributaries, has arrived here and will be
chipped north at once. It is to bo put
at the disposal of Archdeacon Stuck
whose haedqu'i-ters is at Fairbanks,
and Dr. Grafton Burke,
CZAR WILL
TAKE BIG CHANCE
(By United Press.)
St. Petersburg, July 13.? Although
on the vergo of physical collapse the
czar today announced that he will in
the fall make a tour of European capi
tals.
placed!!
ON THE PEAK
Bob Sheldon personally conducted a
party of mountain climbers to the peak
of Mount Dewey, starting Saturday
; evening and returning Sunday noon.
The patty left Skagway about 9 o'clock
and arrived at the upper lake at 1 a. m.
and rested there until 2:30. They then
began the ascent of the peak carrying
with thorn a flag. They rcached tho
peak about 6 o'clock. Mr. Sheldon put
up the flat; and the descent was begun
and the lake reached about 10:30. Tltey
reached Skagway at noon yesteiday,
having been without sleep during the
interral. All the party were tired out
but pleased with tin experience. In
reaching the peak a rope was employed
to haul the ladies and younger people
over the difficult places. The follow
ing composed the party: Bob Sheldon.
Fay Slinebaugh, Mrs. Hanglin, Mrs.
Elaslett, Ethel Black, Ednn Black,
Maud Haslett, Jell linker, Clarence
Achison, Willy Ward Sam Stinebaugh,
Leonard Haslttt and Major Leslie.
DANCEFORTHE
A. B. BALL TEAM
A social dance is to be Liven under
the auspices of the Arctic Brotherhood
this evening at A. B. hall, for the ben
efit of a bu.ich of boys that have b:en
speeding the summer here playing
beautiful base ball. They are members
of the brotherhood themselves and art
about to return to the south to prepare
for th? opening of the University of
Washington at which they are students.
Just now there art in town a number
of Arctic Brothers from Ketchikan,
Sitka and Haines. They will be made
welcome at the function. It is alio
expected that tbey will be in attend
ance ut the session of Camp Skagway
tomorrow evening and that all numb
ers of Skagway camp will be there to
greet them.
SHERMAN STILL A SICK MAN
(By United Pr?as.)
Utba, July 13? Vice-Pre9ldontial
Nominee Sherman is still a very sick
maD although it is believed he is not
in danger.
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