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TEMPERANCE UNIONS GROWING
STRONG THROUGHOUT IffiRLG
New York, Oct. 25—Reports of
the committees showing the results
of a world movemeent against in
temperauce, au.l a large increase in
membership, were the important
matters discu>«sf*d at today's sessions
of the World s Convention of the
Women's Christian Temperance Un
ion, which convened here yesterday
lo remain in session six days. An
other important feature of today's
meetings was discussion of the sue
cessful campaign for membership
and the fight against the spread of
the sale of intoxicating liquor In
New Zealand :.nd Australia. ^ The
500 . delegates today informally dis
cussed a world-wide campaign which
if plans do not miscarry, will be in
stituted in (.-very country in the
world where l'quors are sold, some
time during the ensuing year. This
fight will be carried into more than
fifty countries and nations.
PRESIDENT \\ Il.SOX TAKKS
TKIP THKOf'OH Sl'XXY SOl'TH
Washington, Oct. 25—Presideut
Wilson left Washington today for
Philadelphia, and .Mobile, Ala. II*-'
is scheduled for a single speech at
each place. The President will
speak at Philadelphia tonight on the
occasiou of the opening of the re
stored Congress Hall. Leaving
Philadelphia tomorrow he will ar
rive in Mobile, Oct. 27, to address
the Southern fomiuercial Congress
on rural credits. He will l>e back in
Washington Oct. 29, having declin
ed all invitations to make addresses
at intermediate points.
Jl'lMiK TITKKIt IS
ON WAY TO XOMK
Seattle, Oct. 25—Judge Johu Ran
dolph ■TecIter, of Virginia, recent
ly appointed d confirmed as Unit
ed if'tes D'stiict Judge for Nome,
arrived »n tl 'i <-i'y lslst Tuesday.
He will s.-il ic-r Nome today on the
Alaska steamship company's Steam
snip Victoria.
SQl'ATT KHS DKKY
D IS LOIK; KM K X T.
Juneau, Ojt. 23—Armed with
Winchesters two squatrers are hold
ing down the hillside on property
claimed by the Alaska Juneau Min
ing company. The squatters are de
fying the agents of the mining com
pany and declare they will shoot
molested. 1
During the past few months the
mining company has had no end o!
trouble with squatters, and several
limes ejectmnets have been forced
on the company.
No complaint has yet been filed
against the fortified men.
XKW SCHEDUIJ-: AWOIXCKD
r.Y CANADIAN PACIFIC RY.
F. F. W. Lowle, local agent for
the Canadian Pacific Railroad today
informed a representative of this
l>ai>er that his company had announ
ced that Skagway and Southeastern
Alaska would be served this win
ter by the Steamship Sophia.
That vessel, beginning with Nov
ember 13th will be on a two week's
sailing scliedu'.e and will leave Skug
way at 7 o'clock alternate Thursdays
While the new Princess is usurp
ing the run of the old faithful Prin-"
ceses May, the latter will be reposin
quietly in dry dock undergoing som
improvements in the way of passen
ger accommodations in addition to
a thorough renovation. She will
be in dry dock probably three
months, at the end of which time
she will agai-i resume her trips to
Alaska.
WKI.l. KNOWN HA INKS
WOMAN I'ASSES AWAY
The wife of U. H. Ferry died
Friday night, 0"tober 17th, after a
lingering illness She is survived
by her husband, R. H. Ferry, and
one child, Robert Ferry, Jr. She
was burried Saturday, Oct.lStli, in
the Arctic Brotherhood's Cemetery,
Mr. Ferry beiiig one of the oldest
members of C.'.mp Haines, Xo. 17,
Arctic Brotherhood. •
kaikbaxkss <;iiu, sworn
AS TERRITORIAL clerk
Miss Lenor.i Hyde of Fairbanks,
was sworn in as territorial clerk in
the office of the U. S. Surveryor
general at Juneau last Wednesday.
Miss Hyde arrived from the interior
last week.
OUR:NEW FALL LINE OF
Ladies' and Misses'
La Vogue Coats,
Suits and Skirts
ARE NOW BEING SHOWN
AS WELL AS
Fall Millinery
SEE OUR
WINDOW
DISPLAY
STYLES THE LATEST
PRICES ARE RIGHT
H. J. LYNCH
Leading Ladies' Furnisher and Haber
dasher of Skagway
Washington, Oct. 25—The Mex
ican situation is receiving the en
tire attention the diplomatic corps
of the United .States government.
It was announced today, that early
next week the United States govern
ment would serve notice on the na
tions of the world that any interfer
ence in the Mexican affairs would
be considered bx this government as
an unfriendly act.
This undoubtedly means that
President Wilson intends to step in
and see that Mexico is given a fair
electio/i, and that should any nation
make an effort to prevent interven
tion of the United States towards
the reestablisliiuent of peace within
the Mexican borders, trouble of an
international character will result.
Mexico City, Oct. 25—At a late
hour today, it was announced that
all acts of Provisional President Hu
erta would be upheld during his ad
ministration, and that his elevation
to the presidency of the Mexican
republic will be shown to be legal
through the opinion of judges of
the superem cotrt of Mexico.
It is believed that General Felix
Diaz has left Vera Cruz and will
arrive in this city late today.
METHODIST BISHOPS HOLD
* 3 DAY CONVENTION
St. Louis, Oct. 25—Twenty four
bishops of tho Methodist Epis
copal Church, representing 17,
000 ministers and more than 3,000
000 churches of the Uuited States
and foreign countries, ,'have been
meeting daily in the Uniou Metho
dist Church in annual convention,
supremely vital to the church will
be considered at the convention.
Among the most noted visitors are
Bishop Bashfoid, of Pekin, China,
former president of Ohio Wesleyon
University, who has frequently been
called into conference by both sides
'(luring the rece»t Chinese revolution
llishop Homer C. Stuntz, of Buenos
Ayres, who was in the Philippines
during the Taft governor-general
ship, and Bishop Luther B. Wilson,
president of the anti-saloon league.
Other attending were Bishops
Cranston, Hamilton, Quaylee, Lucoek
Mclntyre and Bristol, who was j
president McKinley's minister in
Washington.!
The Convention will adjourn this 1
evening at 6 o'clock.
COMMONEK BRYAN TAKES
STUMI* FOR GOV. KELDER
Camden, N. J. Oct. 25—Last night
William Jennings Bryan appeared bo
fore a big mass meeting on behalf of
Governor Felder.
1,000 IX TREASURY
Juneau, Oct. 25—The sum of $21,|
000 is now in the territorial treasuijr
according to a statement of Treasur
er Walstein G. Smith. Of this sum
$13,000 came from the forestry ser
vice and $8,000 from general
sources, poll '-ix, etc.
l'< »RCUPIXE C OM PAX Y
DOING GOOD WORK
The Porcuinfe Gold Mining com
pany, operating on Porcupine creek,
tributary to tha Kleheena, has had
several rich cleanups this year, the
last one netting naerly $14,000. The
company's managers feel very much
encouraged, as th3y are working ne\
ground and the prospects are gettin
better all the t'me.
LIBERTY EXPOSITION
WAS OPENED TODAYj
Pittsburgh,, Pa., Oct. 25—Under
the auspices of the .East Liberty
Business Men's Association, the East
Liberty Exposition was opened to
day in Motor Square Garden. The
exposition will continue until Nov
ember 1.
Fresh Sweet Cider
FIRST BARREL OF THE SEASON
. JUST TAPPED
This Cider is made from the very choicest apples
and is strictly pure. CI"!/*
Price, per gallon - - - - t/VrV'
P. fi. GANTY, GROCER
TWENTIETH CENTl'RV SETS
NEW REt OKD TOR SUICIDE
Vienna, Oct. 24—"The first few
years of the twentieth century indi
cate that it will attain to the doubt
ful fame and characterization of the
"suicide century", declared Heritz
Wertman, Secretary of the Volun
teer Rescue Society, at the second Iii
ternational Congress of Rescue Wor
ers which has just couie to close
here. Wrtma.a declared that sta
tistics from all parts of the world
showed an appalling increase of sui
cides and suicidal attempts.
CURRENT OPINION DISCUSSES
WORK OF ALASKAN ARTIST
The Octobcr Current Opinion con
tains a page and a half article on
Leonard M. Davis, the artist-miner,
who has depicted so much of Alaska
on canvass. The article tplls of the
education and curly hardships of th
artist and of his coining to Alaska
where he secured a fortune mining
near Rampart, which was his head
quarters for six years, while he was
working his claims 011 Hunter creek.
The Current Opinion quotes ap
proving extracts concerning Mr. Dav
is' Alaskan collection of views from
'.he New .York Evening Post, the
New York Herald, the Seattle Times
and the Dawson News.
Mr. Davis made his last trip to A1
aska with the New Seattle Chamber
of Commerce excursion last summer
a.id many Ska?wayans were given
an opportunity of seeing a number
of bis sketches when they were dis
l>lajed at the Dickeson home two
years ago.
"SO KISSES" FOR
IMMIGRANT MISS
New York, Oct. 24—The child
who attracted the most attention on
board the Kronprinzessin Cecile, ar
riving from the Weser, was 4-year
Margaretha Ritsihen, with a plac
ard stitched ato the skirt of her
dress on which is written In several
different languiges:
"Please take care of nie.
"I am going to my mamma.
"Please do not kiss me."
It seems that Margaretha's fath
er died in a town not far from Vien
na, and her mother married again.
The mother emigrated with her new
husband to Keiwood, Sonora coun
ty, Cal., leaving the child behind ir
the care of a relative.
When she was ready to receive
curly-haired lilile Margaretha the
mother sent passage money to the
old country and directed that her
daughter be shipped. When she |
reaches California the child will ha->^
trave'ed about 7,000 miles.
HIGH DECKER MASON'S
HOLD CENTENNIAL REUNION
New iYork, Oct. 24—Ceremonies
and administration of degrees in
commemoration of the centennial re
union of the organization of the Su
preme Council Ancient and Accept
cd Scottish Rile for the Northern
Masonic Jurisdiction, U. S. A., closed
today. High degree Masons from
many sections of the country attend
ed the celebration. 1 The organiza
tion was effected August 15, 1813.
FA1 RBANIvS SPECULATES
OV DEAD'S IDENTITY
The impression prevails at Fair
banks, according to late newspapers
from that city, that the men kill
ed on the Fairbanks-Valdez trail
were a man named Huebler, and
his traveling companion, a man
named Thoma3, alias Field. The
latter had served time in the Fair
banks jail. It was thought also that
one of the dead men might be David
Caplan, formerly of the United
States signal corps. None of these
men have be^u heard from since
starting out over the Valdez trail,
Caplan in M:.y and tlie others in
SJuly.
SAYS THE (il'LKAXA TRAIL
WORST HE EYER TRAVELED
Cordova, Occ. ?0—C. H. Scheffler,
of 'the Alaska Times, who is now in
the CUisana geld district, is erect
ing a cabin ia the new town of
Chathenda and will probably winter
in the diggings He went in over
the Gulkana trail and in a letter
to Deputy Collector Woodruff a few
days ago he states that he was 17
days making tile trip from Gulkana
to the diggings and that the trail
was the worst he ever traveled over.
Get your fall suit as
early as you can and
have all the good of
it from now on. Hart
Schaffner and Marx
have made some of
the snappiest styles
tor young men we've
ever shown. Better
see them, they have
just arrived.
CLA YSON
MUG MEN
WW HELP
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NEW OFFICERS FOR AMER
ICAN MINING CONGRESS
Philadelphia, Oct. 24—The great
est gathering of mining experts ever
to assemble iu this country today at
tended the closing sessions of the
sixteenth annual convention of the
Americas Minnie; Congress which op
ened here Monday, October 20.
Before the adjournment of the
convention I the following officers
were elected for the coming year.
President, Carl Scholtz, Chicago.
First Vice President, Hennen Jen
nings, Washington. Second Vice
President, M. S. Kemmerer, New
York. Third Vice President, Harry
Day, Idaho, .fames Callbreath, who
has beeen secretary of the congress
for a number of years, was re-elect
ed to the same officee.
Just before the time when the
election of officers were declared
the order of business, the congress
unanimously adopted la resolution
urging the present administration to
grant njore liberal land laws for
the territory of 'Alaska, or the
passage of new legislation calculated
to be more conducive to private
capital tending to a speedy develop
ment of the prtat resourcs of th«
territory that now lie dormant,
awaitiug the arrival of money for
its development.
RIG DRV FARMING CON
GRESS OPENS IN OKLA.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oct. 25—Thirty
three foreign countries, together
with the United States and Canada
are represented by exhibits at the
eighth annual International Dry
Farming Congress which opened
here on Wednesday, to continue
through to November 1. The prem
ium lists aggregate approximately
$15,000. I
At its last session Congress appro
priated ?20,0j0 for a complete ex
hibit by the United States Depart
ment of Agrhuiture, particularly
with reference to work in the West
ern states. I Governors of twenty
States accepted invitations and
President Wilson and the governor
general of Canada were invited to
attend. —