ii m pacific
DOCK DESTROYED BY FIRE
U\K I'KIiSOX KNOW X TO BE
in i:ni:i> to i>k\th while
THKKK oTHKliS \KK MISSING
—I.< ISSSMH).(KM).
July 30—A fire starting
,i ..^tfPTte carelessly thrown
v :i lot ot" chaff yesterday caused
■ destruction of the Grand Trunk
Pacific dock, with a loss of $400,
and damages' to the Colmau
dock of $10,000.
There is one perton known
have been burned to
death, while " three others are
;;;:ssing and a score were hurt iu
leaving from the upper stories of
the building into the waters of the
• •
J. T. PatcerSon, ai: official of
Alaska Barge Co., and his wife,
ere rescued from the flames, but
« re both ba<jly butned and were
•f once rushed .to Ahe hospital.
At least thirty- of the employes
• '£ the dock company Jumped out
e upper story -windows into the
INVESTIGATING
MCE SUICIDE
lu>m<\ July St—The Vatican has
.uu ..ii extended iuvestiga
i! : . ffect religion has on
t w odd-wide evil of race
1 y statistics were made
1 >11.md, which since IS 14
! ;ni ever increasing Catho
sl.iiion. At the present time
_t,. Catholic schools in ;
with an attendance of j
.: • ■ > T against 100 I'rotestaut
Is witii an attendance of 170,
iildrtMi. These are in addi
;o the r»:i3.i»4T children at
tht> public schools. The
to statistic show that for
: c population there are
di i\ per thousand adults;
t'roUs; ii'. U19 ;md Jewish 157.
eiOGESTGUN HAS
35 MILE RANGE
Waterrliet, X, Y., July 31—Re
pairs to the monster 16-Lnch gun,
which will be the Colossus of the
j Panama canal fortifications, are
nearlng completion In the local ar
senal.
Some months ago the canon,
which la the biggest specimen of
ordnance in the world, was turned
out at the Watervllet factory. Sub
sequent testa at the Sandy Hook
proving station showed that its
projectiles could plerc« 12-lnch
armor, set 11 miles away from the
firing point
The tremendoua powers of the
gun, destined to guard the Pacific
entrance to the canal, are not easily
appreciated. The canon itself is
fifty feet in length and woighs 14 2
tons. Its projectiles, over 6 feet
long tips the scales at 2,400 pounds.
More than a quarter of a ton of
powder is needed to discharge this
destructive bullet. Although cap
able of carrying, at least, 36 miles,
this ircm-and-eteel-boned agent of
death can be "accurately bull'3 ]
eyed" at 22 to 23 miles.
Loudon, July 31—Anticipating tU
use iu the near future of aeroplanes
as freight carriers, officials of the
British Transport Worker's Federa
tion are already ylauuiug the orgau
izalon of a special aerial transport
workers' union. Robert Williams,
ecretary of the federation, said to
day that the need of Buch a union
will became obvious, inasmuch as
the general employment of aero
plan^ *or thia purpose will neces
sarily involve the displacement of
many men engaged iu land trans
port work.
Gentlemen: Our
Spring and Summer
Suits
Hats, Shoes
Rain Coats, Furnishing Goods, Etc
Are Now On Display I
Suits Hade to Your Heasure
Z At $18 and Up
\\ Ken in Need of Good* in Our Line Come In
and Look Over Our Stock
No Hard Feelings and No Harm Done|
If You Do Not Buy
STORE OPEN EVENINGS
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The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
FHONE 41 SKAGWAY
Henry Morgan will try cattle
raising on a large scalo near Haines,
says the Juneau Dispatch. Ho has
staked a homestead in burroughs
creek valley 15 miles south- of j
Haines and will stock it with lev
eral cowo and 15 calves.
He reports that the valleys I
are especially adapted for |
raisingg root crops, berries, hay
and stock. The valley In which he j
located is 100 miles long.
"There are places in the valley 1
visited," be said, "where you will j
find clear stretches of 4 0 to 100
acres covered with natural grass
The soil is rich and free from
stones. The slopes are heavily
timbered, but have a wonderfully
rich soil, the best for berry rais- j
ing I ever examined. One- farmer 1 j
visited cleared $1500 eff one aere'
and while I was north let a con
tract for clearing a lot of his slope
land at $350 an acre. When you ,
get iiuo the timber on the slopes
you can sink your arm to the el
bow in the loam without difficulty.
"I figure that it will also be a
good hog raiding country. I visit- j
ed a hog ranch within three miles of
Haines. Its owner has 200 . full
grown hogs and 300 young hogs, all
about the finest looking specimens
of their tribe 1 ever saw.
"Besides taking cattle north 1 ,
will go prepared to clear five acres
for loganberries. One team of horses j
will suffice. On the low lauds one j
good horse can pull any stump with-:
out even a block and tackle. I am
the second locator in the Burrough
creek valley, but a number of friend
are planning to go up and we ex-1
peel to have quite a settlement. \\v
are now allowed to homestead K—11 I
acres, but the government is talk
ing of reducing tho size of the I
homesteads to HlO ncres.
"Prices are so much higher in
Alaska and the crop production to |
the acre is so much greater than in
the states that we i\poct to do well
from the start. I figure, however,
that no one should iro into the
proposition unless he h..s at b':is;
$1,000."
AMERICAN SUIWiKOXs MKT
IX LONDOX I.AST MONI»AV
London, July 31—Although Am-1
erica is admittedly far in advance of1
the rest of the world in the gcu-'
eral science of carving the liuman
body, 1,500 eminent surgeons of the
United States and Canada have
gone to London to learn some new ]
things la which British members oi
the profession are said to excel.
For the first time in history, the j
Clinical Congress of Surgeons of j
North America is "meeting in a for-1
eigu country, having accepted the |
invitation of a delegation of British '
surgeons at the Chicago convention
last year to hold its fifth annual
session in this city.
At tho opening meeting Monday
the delegates wero formally wel
comed by Sir Uickmau J. Godleo,
chairman of the London committee,
and by United States Ambassador
Pursuant to call or Chairman W.
K. Hillery, the committees of the
Fourth of July celebration met at
the town hall last right for the
purpose of auditing the expenses
incurred prior to tile postponement
of the celebration and for the
further purpose of making arrange
ments for a series of baseball games
on next Sunday betweu teams from
Juneau, Douglas Island, Ft. W. 11.
Seward and Skagway. It was also
the lutention of the call to provide
ways and means for the holding of
the juvenile athletic events that
were postponed on the Fourth.
Aftet the expense bills of the
various committees had been audited
and ordered paid a motion was pass
ed appropriating $100 of the funds
ou hand to the payment of the ox
iwnses of the Juneau, Douglas Is
land and Ft. W. H. Seward base
ball teams during their trip to j
Skagway and return.
Upon the recommendation of J.
M. Tanner, of the sponts committee,
a motion was passed appointing Sat
urday August 8th, as the time for
holding ihe juvenile r-thletic events,
for the reason as stated that the I
weather will likely bo more settled
then, and for the further reason
that more time is required to get
things in shape.
It is thought that there will be
a big crowd of people come up to
Skagway Sunday from the towns
above named, as a round-trip rate
of $6.00 which includes berths and
meals, has been secured on the
Georgia and we are informed that it
is also mora than probable that
three other local boats at Juneau
mid Treadwell will make the voy
iigo under the same conditions.
JEFFERSON WIEE
BE IN JONIGHT
The Jefferson will be in at 10.
o'clock tonight with 30 round-trii
pers, several local passengers anil
i small amount of cargo. For tlio
benefit of tlie excursionists a spec
ial train will be run to Bennett and
return, leaving Skagway at C a. m.
;iud returning in time to oatch the
boat before her departure for Sit
ka and the south at 2 p. m. tomor
row. -
Page, and listened to an address by
the retiring president, Dr. George E.
Brewer, of New York. During the
next five days the visitors will be
given the opportunity of an intim
ate study. 6f the latest British clini
cal methods at demonstrations to be
conducted iu the various London
hospitals, of which there will be an
average of twenty a day. General
sessions will bo held each evening
at the Savoy and Cecil hotels at
which papers will bo read and dis
cussed by the foremost surgeons of
both, England and America,
New Hoods Just Received
Libby's Green Olives, per jar 65c
Libby's Chow Chow, jars in two sizes, 20c and 35c
Libb.v's Prepared Mustard, per jar .... 15c
Quaker Breakfast Biscuit, per package . . 15c
French String Beans in glass 55c
Also a complete line of Crosse &
Blackwell and H. J. Heinz Com
pau.y's poods at popular prices
Complete Line of Perishables
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
1 u is nit
I uniimsm
Valdez, Alaska, July 30—At the
progressive democratic convention
which convened here today of which
E. Caustin of Ketchikan was el
ected chairman, Delegate James
Wickersham was • unanimously
endorsed as a candidate at
the coming territorial elec
tion to succeed himself,
The Orpheum theater, where the
convention was held, was crowded
and everybody was wild with en
thusiasm for Wickersham when his
selection was announced.
Robet Gay was chosen ag candi
date for territorial senator.
For territorial representatives, the
following were chosen, after Dr. P.
M. Boyle, of Valdez one of the pres
ent incumbents had declined to have
his name submitted for re-nomina
tion: Chas. Day, T. Tansey, S. Col
well and R. Oldham.
A stirring speech after the nom
ination bad been made and before
the close of the convention by Dis
trict Attorney Spence, aroused much
enthusiasm.
Banners are flying in all parta
of town and the military band is
playing its most soul-inspiring airs
to the crowds which line the side
walks.
HUN DOCKS
AT BUNKERS
The Mariposa canio in at 11:30
last night from the westward and
through some misunderstanding
docked at the ore bunkers, where
she was going to take on a cargo
of copper ore, instead of at the reg
ular stopping place, which slightly
discommoded the loc;il passengers,
but was of no further consequence.
She sailed south at 4 a. m.
(JKICMA.W WILL UNDOUBTEDLY
DECLARE WAR WITH RUSSIA
TODAY—AUSTRIAN'S ROUTED
IN ALL DAY FIGHT WITH
HEAVY LOSSES OS BOTH
SIDES.
London, July 31—Scor«» ot
. ericana here and in Paria and else
where are stranded and unable to
I continue their tours or to retuja
! home, as their letters of credit ere
uncashable on account of the ww.
i the stock exchange being closed
; this morning, for the first time la
! its history, until further notice.
All hope of localizing tig auj&o
Servian war has beea abandoned
and it is reported (hat a declara
tion of martial law has beea an
nounced throughout, the chief mil
itary districts and also Lu n£.«
frontier provinces of Germany.
t
New York, July 31—As a rowit
j of the war between Austria and
| Servia the stock exchange' did aot
! open today.
Xish, July 31—The Austrian
forces were routed today In aa all
day engagement which they had
with the Servians at Kovataoji de
file.
Both sides are reported to tare
lost heavily.
Berlin, July 31—The gov«rajn*i»t
during the day, -will undoubtedly de
clare "war against Rusala.
PKOIUA WHOLESALER AND
WIPE TOURING THE NORTH
C. D. Engstrom and wife ol
Peoria, Illinois, arrived from tie
westward last uight oa the Mari
posa and are stopping at th* JPul
lon House. They went westward
as far as Knik Anchoragq and Port
age Bay and tomorrow will le&Te
for Dawson on a rouad-trip sched
ule of about ton daya.
Mr. Engatrom is a wholesale deal*
er in leather and shoe findings.
Mrs. H. S. Pullen received a wlr«
this morning tor reservation* tor
three interior people, who will ar
rive on the train tonight The aamta
oil the three are Moeeley, pieraoa
and Plavin,
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