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No. 213 EIGHTEENTH YEAR 8KA0JWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1915
GE1ANS CONCENTRATING LARGE
FORCE IN REGIONSOOTH OF RIGA
Petrograd, Oct. 21—The Germans
are reported to have concentrated a
large force ot troops, together with ,
Immense quantities ot ammunition
and artillery to the south of Rigai i
ar.d a stubborn battle has been in |
progress there for several days.
The situation Is considered serious
an-' there Is again talk of Russian
military evacuation of Riga.
Many German positions have beQ'1
captured in the Baranovichi region
in Russia.
Berlin, Oct. 21—Germany is
confident of her ability, to blaze a
way through Bulgaria and Turkey
as a result of the present Servian
Invasion, and claims that the war
with England will not really begin
until then.
Tnirty eight allied ships are re
ported to have been sunk by German
submarines in the month of Sep
tember.
Paris, Oct 21—The Servian war
office announced this morning that
the railway line to Saloniki had
ALASKA S. S. CO.
BUYS NEW BOA!
Seattle, <X't. 21—The Alaska S.
S. Co. has purchased tte large iron
passeager steamship Kansas City
for service oa the Alaska run. The
ileal been definitely closed,
subject only to drydock iospection,
and Fresident Baxter, of the Al
aska S. S. Co., left oa Monday for
Saa Francisco to take the vessel
over.
The Kansas City belonged to the
Union Iron Works, of San Francisco
President Baxter began negotiations
for her nearly a year ago.
The Kansas City will be the larg
est vessel engaged in the Alaska
trad- la point of gross tonnage,
and she will lead in indicated horse
power. The Northwestern and Vic
toria ouly lead her in length, and
been cut in two places by the in
vaders, in consequence of which
the Serbian army is now greatly
menaced and in danger ol beinj$ cut
off.
Athens, Oct. 21—British and
French troops continue to land at
Solouiki, in Greece.
Loadon, Oct. 21—Tho Daily Tele
graph this morning makes the
statement that Great Britain has
formally offered the island of Cy
prus to Greece as soon as the
latter intervenes in the war on
the side of the allies.
the Northwestern iu net tonnage.
The Kansas City is 13 feet longer
than the Mariposa and exceeds her
in tonnage by more than 500.
The Kansas City was built at
Chester, Pa., in 1SS9; Is built of
iron; registers 3,679 gross tons j
and 2,163 net tons. She is 327 I
feet In length, has a beam of 45 j
fc-et and a depth of 18-8 feet. Her j
engines are capable o° developing
4,000 horse power, and her re
quired crew is 79.
Rumors of the purchase of the
Kansas City by the Alaska S. S.
Co. were In circulation last spring,
bu« It was later stated that the
owners and the Alaska S. S. Co.
failed to agreo on terms. Officials
of the Alaska S. S. Co. made no
secre* of the fact that they wanted
the Kansas City.
Later the Alaska S. S. Co. and
the Pacific Coast S. S. Co. en
tered negotiations for the purchase
by the former of the latter'a steam
shiD Puebla, and again there was
a failure to agree to terms.
The Kansas City was formerly en
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RECOGNITION CARRANZA IS
RECEIVED WITH REJOICING
Mexico City, Oct. 21 — Recogni
tion of General Carranza as head
o" the Mexican government, by
representatives of .the United, States
today, was news received at. the
cupitaj amid great rejoicings and
was the cf*use of a general cele
bration.
Galveston, Oct. 21—Word has
been received here of the
execution at Moxico City of Gus
tavo Navarro, who was charged
with, complicity in the xecent Huerta
uprising against the Mexican v°v
ernment.
Vera Cruz, Oct. 21—The Am
erican battleships assembled in, the
harbor here fired a salute to the
Mtxicau flag this morning.
New York, Ot. 21—General Vil
KKl'MES IX NEGATIVE
TO POPE'S ENTREATIES
Home, Oct. 21—King Albort of
Belgium, has replied in the nega
tivo tu Poge Benedict's entreaties
to initat® steps for peace negotia
tious between the warring European
nations.
JAPAN WILL SECURE
ISLAND OF SAKHALIN
Loiidon, Oct. 21—Japan, for sup
ply ii g Russia, with munitions of
war will likely secure a complete
cession from tliat government of
the island of Sakhalin.
WIIjIj <;et verdict
IX CASE NEXT WEEK
Corno, Italy, Oct. 21-—Porter
Charlton, who has been imprisoned
here for several years waiting trial
on a charge of murdering his wife,
will get a verdict nest week.
APPOINTS NOVEMBER 2.",
THANKSGIVING DAY
Washington, D. C., Oct. 21—
Pr"sident Wilson Issued his an
nual proclamation today designating
Thursday, November 25 th as
Thanksgiving Day. He says that
the country is at peace with most
of the world and has at all times
been nble to assert and maintain its
rights.
WELL KNOWN MASTER
RECEIVES THE LAST CALL
Juneau Dispatch: Information
from Ketchikan has teen received
here that Captain Simon Brunn, of
the Border Line steaaiship Despatch,
died at St. John's hospital in Ketch
ika», Sunday morning at 8:45
o'clock. Hq had been sick but a.
brier time.
Captain Brunn went ashore when
the Despatch returned from points
ou the West coast last week. It Is
stated that he contracted a severe
cold while superintending the work
of rescuing the passengers and mail
from tho wrecked steamer Mariposa.
It was the Despatch that carried
the passengers from the scene of
the wreck to Ketchikan from which
la's adherents in this city have ad
vised their leader to abandon his
fight with General Carrauza, in
view ol the latter's recognition by
the United States.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 21—The
Villa agency in this city has
closed, and it is reported General
Villa is preparing to leave Mexico
post haste.
New Orleans, Oct. 21—Bankers of
this city have closed a contract
with the Mexicaa government' .ad
ministration for a loan of ten
million dollars. Contract also
callg for handling of entire Sisal
crop.—(Sisal hemp fibre, especially
valuable for ships cables, d"e to
ability to better resist dampness.
Principal supply points Mexico.—
Ed.)
place they proceeded to Juneau on
the Admiral Evans.
'lhe deceased was 43 yeans of
age, a married man. He has two
grown daughters, one of whom, [Mrs.
I. Toredo lives in Seattle. Tho
ether daughter resides with her
mother in a suburb of Seattle. -Cap
taiu Brunn had been in command of
ships in Alaskan waters for many
years. Prior to assuming com
mand of the Despatch he was in
charge of th(? freighter Northland.
.NEW STEAMER WILL
REPLACE THE GEOKOIA
Juneau Dispatch: If tho rumor be
true, the steamship Georgia, when
she goes to Seattle the latter part
or this mouth, will never return.
[To take her place on the regular
Juneau-Skagway and Juneau-Sit
ka ruus, will come the speedy and
comfortable City of Angeles, which
has been plying between points 011
Puget Sound. The City of Angeles
is about twenty feet longer than
the Georgia, has triple expansion en
gines and skims through the water
at 14 knots yer hour.
The rumor, which apparently em
anates from an authoritative source,
Is that the Pacific Coast company's
interest in the Georgia h:is been
absorbed by the Alaska Steamship
ccmptuy, and that the City of An
geles has been acquired by the
latter company for service in Al
, askan waters.
While tho traveling public of
Southeastern Alaska will welcome
the appearance of the new steamer,
i* can truthfully be said that the
little steamer Georgia will be
missed. She has for many years
carried mail and passengers o^er
the rough waters of Lynn canal
and Chatham Straits under the
mos* trying circumstances.
Chief Engineer Geo. JValtenbaugh
of the Sidestreams Navigation Co.
steamer Vidette, is here on his way
outside. Mr. Waltenbaugh was
formerly with the steamer Quick,
which ran up the Hootalinqua river
to Teslin lake, and spent one winter
in the vicinity of the lake in com
pany with his family, of which time
he yet speaks as being one of the
I happiest periods of his life.
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LAKE BENNETT MINERS SHE
RICH MOLYBDENITE QUARTZ LODE
Fred Story, superintendent of the
Silver Queen and Ruby; Silver Min
ing Co. in the Bennett lake dis
trict, brought into Skagway with
him on his last trip out from the
iuterior a small sack of samples of
molybdenite oro from two parallel
veins, one eighteen and the other
six inches in width,that had been
discovered about a year ago, but
never prospected until quite recent
ly, when they were relocated and
recorded by Mr. Story and his two j
partners, Paddy Maclaughlin and '
Dan Macdonald, both old timers in [
tho Bennett Lake country. The
ledges are true fissure veins and
the ore contains high values in
molybdenite. They are located
about six miles from the railroad, ,
east of Pavey, and four miles east ^
THE STEflHEBSi
The City of Seattle Is due in
Skagway sometime tomorrow.
The Alameda was reported at
Wrangtll at 8 o'clock this morning.
She will get into Juneau sometime
tonight and to Skagway tomorrow.
That they can Balve the wrecked
steamship .Mariposa is tho opinion
of oft'icals of the British Columbia
Wrecking Co. The wrecker Salvor,
now at Pointer island, where the,
Mariposa is fast on the rocks, has
made no progress at calving the
wreck so far, having confined her.
work tc taking the cargo from the J
stranded liner, but, it is said, the |
Salvor expects to drag the Mari-,
posa from the rocks after the rents
in her hull aro mended.
St TAYLOR
DIES SUDD
About 2 o'clock this morning the |
news was flashed over the -wire
from Whitehorse to Chief Train j
Dispatcher W. J. Mulvlhill of the 1
W. P. & Y. R., that Judge G. L- j
Taylor, for tho last fifteen years
of the Silver Queen and Ruby Sil
ver mines. The ore is a beautiful
white quartz and the leads are en
closed In well defined walla of
granite.
The ore Is so rich In the min
eral and the price of the refined
product so high at the present time
owing to the 'war, that Mr. Story
informs us immediate steps will he
taken to operate the property on a
small scale at first, bur yith the
possibility that the shipments will
be increased materially at an early
date. Mr. Story has strong hope3
of being able to ship several tons
within the next thirty days.
According to Mr. Story the re
flued product Is now worth $4 per
pound In the London, England, mar
ket for military and naval supply
purposes. i
police magistrate there, hail died
suddciily at 12 o'clock from heart
failure, and requesting that Judge
Taylor's daughter, Mrs. W. R. Hil
lery, be Informed of the unexpected
and sorrowful visitation.
Kfi>m the meager information at
hand it appears that Judge Taylor
had been suffering with his heart
for about a week and that three
days ago he had a quite severe at
tack, from which he rallied, how
ever, and all danger seemed to
have passed for the time being.
•Mrs. H'llery had already made
preparations to go over to White
horse today to visit her parents
and attend Trafalgar Day celebra
tion. She left on the train this
morning, accompanied by Mr. Hillery
and their little son and was due to
reach tcere at an early hour this
afternoon.
AVe understand that the body of
Judge Taylor will be embalmed by
the L. A. Harrison Co. after which
if will be taken to the deceased's
old home near Toronto, Canada,
for burial.
Judge Geo. L. Taylor was a man
o! tender heart and kindly and gen
ial manner, who had a host of
friends in Whltehorse and south
ern Yukon, as well as in Skagway,
who will all sympathize with the
family in their ead bereavement.
The remains will probably arrive
in Skagway tomorrow afternoon,
accompanied J)y Mrs. Taylor and
Mrs. Hi'.lery and family.
He is survived by Mrs. Taylor
and four children, Mrs, W. R. Hil
lerv of Skagway, a son Jack, who
is now at the front, probably at
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