WASHINGTON. Oct. 3 — De
tails have teen arranged for the
placing of a sixty mil lie a dollar
loan with the Chinese ~ovirnment.
The money will be used in the con
st' aeticii of the largest and. long
est Tailroad in the Orient. When
finished the railroad! will extend
over three thousand miles cf Chi
nese lands.
TIi:s makes the largest lean to
e\^r bo floated to afovelgn Orient
al country. The last loan; placed j
*!• j the Chinese peoples was by
Kurcpean capitalists and called for .
a thi.lv million dollar lean. The
d 'UtiHtg c f the last loan- by Am- I
er'can capitalists has created quite j
a sensation in the large financial
circles of the eas«.
A S*. Paul firm o£ uoted contract
crs have been awarded the contract
to build the railroad. Advance
agents are on the way to lock over I
the field. It will mean the placing
cf large orders with! American
rainufactuTcrs for supplies and ma
terial. it is thought that the j
buls cf the supplies will bq shipped,
thru Pacific CoaH ports.
HENRY FORD 10 j
STURP CflUNJRI;
I.OXIi BRANCH, Oct. 3 — Henry j
Ford ha« pronounced himsc!f as i
bc'fcu ou the side of President Wil
soa and has backed bis; statments j
by the promise to moxtnt thei stump j
aad work for the President in his j
re-election campaign.
President Wilon is jubilant over '
the cffer of Mr. Ford, to enter the :
forensic arena in his behalf. To- ]
pcther they have mapped out a I
"peaking program and Mr. Ford is j
making preparations to spread ;
broadcast the virtues of the'
Democratic standard bearer.
TAX BOARD SITS TONKJHT
Th« city council will sit tonight
on a hoard of equalization, and be j
gin to hear the f ix assessment j
complaints. The meeting has ,
been called for eight o'clock. Citi
zens aaving tax matters whictf they
wish; o straighten out should pre- '
sent them to thi9 board of equaliza
tion.
OMAHA, CXt. 3 — Fire broke
out iu the Morris Co. Packing
plant in this city during the. night
and completely destroyed it. The
damage has been placed at three
quarters of a million' dollars.
Ligh* b re gazes fanned: thq flames
i,;to a roaring furnace which,' lap
pCri us the building and interior
equipments faster than the firemen
coulil ehc-ck it. Explosives were
rsrd to keep 'he fire from1 spread
ing to other business quarters. The
plan' wus heaivily insured.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3 — Eight j
billion dollars is the assessed valu- j
atiou of New York taxable property.
The city officials list Jiasi now been |
made pirblio and tax payers are •
making ready to meet their taoces ,
for the ensuin°- year. It willmeau
the riling <Jf a number of law suits
ia tli© courts of the state to cut
down the assessed taxation.
VOTERS SWING
10 HUGHES SIDE
CHICAGO, Oct.3—According) to j
tl'e reports issued from tha Republi
can headquarters, thei G. O. P. lead
ers are confident of carrying New
Y' ri; state and New Jersey for the |
Republican standard^ bearer. Hitch
coc1- in a statement made to lead-1
ei* in this city today is accorded
with saying that "New York will j
poll a large majority for 'Hughes,
Connecticut and New Jersey is ra
pHly 'uxning to the Republican ;
ranks and victory is in sight in
'hose suites."
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Craig are re- j
"tn* arrivals in the Garden City i
from Dawson. Mr. Craig is clerk j
of th3 court for Dawscn, and is j
out fcr an extended tripi on the
continent and the old country.
Store Open
See Our Big Advertisement
On Back Page
Announcing Big Sale
Albert Reinert
Successor to
HI | \T 1VT II THE HABERDASHER and
• «J • L#Yl\wH LADIES' FURNISHER
Broadway between I~hird and Fourth Phone 41
Aii affidavit of labor and ex
ixui.i'urtb cf the K&t&hdinj -Mining
Company L«s btt*n filed fori rocovd
ia recorders office. The af
fidavit shews. that the company is
tlie kjj.ee cf the Cahccu Oreek ,Min
i: k Company, which; controls prac
tically all c.f lh£ claim® staked
:irom:d Porcupine, McKinley and
Cahfon creeks. Ia ®U tliere are
t'.'r'y thiree claims in the yroup. |
Tin mas Vogel as superintendent
of the company has swe rn to the
jurt. It shows th£"t ovtr 1300 j
df<ys of lajior have been] performed
"a tlie claims, with &nl expenditure
of over $5000. Jlcst o£ the labor J
was oerformed in buildirg a 1000 j
f:-ot flume, repair work and laying
1200 feet of new pipe. Ten men
hav*b<*en busily engaged duriLg| the!
summer mon'hs making the neces
sarv improvements and carrying out
t'.e instruction® of thei ouperinten
•iLTit.
QUELLS RIOTS
.'BATTLE, Oct. 3 — Striking
longshoremen; brc.ke out in the
mos« serious riot yesterday since
the calling of the waterfront strike
in this city . 1' was necesary to
can ou' the reserves to quell the
lict.rs and re-establish) law and
cjdfr on the waterfront. Numerous
Injuries resulted from the strike.
Several gtevedc r-'s werei arrested
and are now behind the iron bars
of the city bastile, there to await
trial for starting a mob.
Captain Gibson of the Employers
Association h:'s lodgtd an open
charge against the active water
front police force o£ neglecting
tneii duty in n&t nipping riotri wh«;a
they f'rs start. The chief of
police has nromisrd to malce an in
ve.tigation of the- waterfvont force]
"•id see if there is any substance
to the charges of CrJptain Gibson. I
033I.NGT0N, N. Y., Oct. 3—A num
ber of prisoners stationed at an
honor camp at this point have
brcken their oaths and made a dash
fir liberty. They have thus far
been able to elude the officers and
'irne of them have beeni recaptured.
Those prisoners who re-fused to
*«ke i»ait in the dash; for liberty
have offered a reward of two hun
dred dollars for theiri recapture.
Pew times in the history of the
honor system in this) state have
prisoners broken; their oathsi and
escaped from honor camps. Depu
ties are out looking* for them.
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The' city dads gathered! around
the long table in the C'ty Hall laat
night and disjciueedi the -welfare oi
the cif.' from a to z. After finish
ing ths» general routinei Qif business,
such/ ,as listening to reports of
committer aad' , passing upon wr
rants, 'Mayor Ashley announced
that ihoy were ready to. tajce up j
ntiv boainese. Uader head of :
new cuslne6s, letta.3 relating to !
ta^ati^n of person'aj. property were!
'I'ttuiti and referred ta committees.
The last reading of the new or
dinance was heard and voted uigon.
It wag. passed and Is now; embodied
in 'ho ordinances of the city. • It
making provision-for the assessment
a:.d collectionj'of pfifsionaj property
trxrB. The new- ordinate is draft-1
cd in accordance with the terri- J
torial laws aad gives thai city paw or j
to ac' an^ enforce the assessments
bv levying u'poni the. property. The,
city h.aU was' named as the polling
>.lace for the election, which) will
be held November 7th.
NEW YORK, October 3—Labor j
loaders representing the car men's j
union have failed i» their attempt
to obtain a general walk out of all
union workers iu this city on a synn
pathetic strike.
A proposal has been made to as
sets ether union' workers so) that
the car men can properljn fight the
transit companies. No further
flan? have been annouced the
leaders . It is presumed that, an
order will be issued calling for a |
genera assessment of the other I
union workers.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 3—Heavy en- j
ga^vii ents are in progress) in the
Lemberg vicinity. The heavy j
bocm and rear of cannon; can bej
heaid for miles around the* battle j
rid-icn section. The Russians have i
opened forth on a strong offensive j
and are trying to cut thru, the lines
of < he central forcej which have
been centered around the Lembarg
field.
ELECTION FICiHT
MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, Oct. 3
—Frur citizens of this! Republic lie
dend as the result of a bitter fac
tional fight with the nephew of the
former president of this Republic.
The fight started over election* re
turns
Canning* Fruit and
Pickling1 Goods Etc,
With the Arrival of the "Steamer Spokfne" we will receive
a complete line of Perishable Goods, including all the
necessary Fruits and Vegetables for ^canning pur
poses. We have placed a large order for Peaches
Plums, Prunes, Crab Apples, Grapes and
Tomatoes, to be shipped when the Mar
ket prices for these goods have
reached the very lowest point.
During the canniug season
you will find our prices
are very attractive
P. H. GANTY
LONDON, Oct. 3 — Strained re
lations are existing between Swe
den arid tho Entente Powers. Al
lied interests are claiming that
Sweden- is not maintaining a strictly
neuti-al '.position.. . Officials at
Stockhoiiu iiur4 replied toi the Al
:ic< eccusa tiOn eay.ing tliai the alle
gatima ntajdo , ur4 fundamentally
vicious and be&r ,no» truth.> They
further assert th/t Sweden, is a
neutral ni^tiotn and is doing 'her
best to maintain strict neutrality.
Li.
ESTATE
MS BIG TAXES
NEW YQRK, October 3 — Hetty
Green's personal estate heads the
list. of the' personal property in
this' city .which) is subject to munici
pal taxation. A total of eight Mil
lion dollars will be iraised by tax
es in this city this year. Other
estates run a close second tcj the
es'ate oi Hetty Green's) but herr'e
tops the list. The; Grand Central
t.eimiiiiil building is listed! as the
most valuable property in. the city.
SUiiS FILED 01
PME NOTES
Two summonses have been, issued
oat of the Commissioners court of
he Skagway precinct, summoning
r. A. BuTke, owner of the Fifth
Axenuo Hotel, to appear and de
foi d actions within, thirty days
of service. The; service is by pub
' lent ion.
L. A. Harrison is plaintiff in
010 i the actions nd is suing to
recover on a promissory note for
J185.30, bearing Interest at ten per
coi:t P. H. Ganty i3 the; plaintiff
in the other puir and sues to recov
er o'i a promissory acta bearing the
si;m of $491.01 aud interest cf
8 oer cent .
Mrs. Pull en left for her home
in Dyea yesterday. She; wilL prob
ably return tonight or tomorrow.
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LONDON; Oct. 3 — Rumanian,
forces h»ive crossed 'hQ Rive>r Dan
ube and are trying to spring an
army traD on General Mackensea
whlo| iscommandirg the Central
Power forces in th.nt region. Mack
<*nsen was simultaneously) attacked
by Russian farces on the center and
light. Russian infantrymen cut
big holes in his advance lines, but
were unable to pierce the main di
vision, Hues.
Th» Rumanian forces are begin
ning to attack the left wings and
back flfentral- icsiticns. It is ex
pected thiat the-Russian forces will
commence ta baifimer a* his lines
and with two armies drawn; up
on opposite sides, both} seeking to
piei co bis lines! and/ either capture
hie-regiments o.r put him to rou*,
the battle consequently attracts
the attertlon of the! whole fighting
world
FRE1GH HOPS
PLEASEJ.EAOER
PARIS, Oct. 3 — General Jaffre
has sent each, company in. the fight
ing regiments on the Somme, a let
ter of congratulation for the goo<l
work done for tiie Republic of
Trance. The letters havo actc<l as
an incentive for the Frnch. soldiers
to increase their fighting; tenacity
and headway is being made in the
sklrm.ilies and battles now in pro
gress.
WHITEHORSE, Oct. 2 — Daw
scu arrived in WhitCihcrse 4 p. ni.
on the 1st with 28 passengers.'
C'isea up Carmrcks 7:30 a. m.
Canadian up Ogilvie 12:30 a. tn.
Selkirk leaves Dayrscn. 10 a. m.
Whi»e Horse :.t Yukon Crossing
8:45a m.
Next sailing: Dawson tonight,
Cnsea Wednesday.
Mrs Caskey and two daughters
will be new arrivals in Skagway to
morrow. They will arrive on the
Princess boat. '
j Old Age Isn't A Crime
I BUT It's a Crime To Be
Old While Still Young
TO PLEASE YOU!
We sell Hart, Schaff
ner & Marx Clothes
That includes a range
of models Tempered
with dignity—But not
without spirit. We have
just received a large ship
ment of Fall Models at
the same old Prices and
Guaranteed as usual.
LOOK THEM OVER
(a CO^r*
Jjr cav.n
WILL CLA YSON