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S'o. 218 SEVENTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14. 1914
PRICE 10 CENTS
London, Oct. 14—A dispatch from
Lisbon this uiunuug says that; I'or
hits declared war against Gei>
wnjr.
The siege of Belfort, France, by
the Germans is reported.
The Germans arti reported to be
sweeping across northern Belgium
aud approaching Ostend by three
routes*, in consequence of which a
(tonic U said to have seized the
<>eople ut Ostend, hundreds of whom
are crowding the passenger boots
plying between that place and
KogUuul in their anxiety to escape
fw.ru the danger zone.
It is ft'su-ed that an epidemic will
•■tart from the frightful condition in
the trenches along the line of b»t
Uc in the river Visne.
BELGIAN GOVT. OFFICIALS
TRANSFER OFFICES TO HAVRE
Havn', tH-i. 14—The Belgian gov- j
crnmeut olficials arrived In this
city today. For a time at least
the scat of governuunt will be lo
cated here.
JAP AND GERMAX AIRMEN
HAVE BATT1.F IN' CLOl'DS
Tokio, Oct. 14—There was a bat
tle ia the clouds above this city to
day between Jaj>anese and German
aviators, but no damage to either
side resulted.
GERMAN'S ARK ADVANCING
ON STRAITS OF DOVER
Dunkirk, Oct. 14—The German
advance upon the Straits of Dover
still continue*. The Kaiser's cav
alry. and also his military bicyclists,
are reported to l»e les« than twenty
miles from the coast. The allies
are massing to resist the move
ment. i
GERMAN BOMBS CAUSE MI CH
DAMAGE IN" CITY OF NANCY
Nancy, Oct. 41—Three German
Iwrmbs were dropped by aviators
into this city today, doing much
damage.
Rl'SSIAN BATTLE LINE
EXTENDS LONG DISTANCE
St Petersburg, Oct. 14—The Rus
sian battle line in Russia-Poland is
officially announced to<lav to ex
tend from the country around Ww
s»w to south of the river Dneister.
RESUMPTION OF THE ALLIES
ATTACK HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED
Pwis, Oct, 14—The resumption
of the allies' attack upon the Ger
man center was announced by the
war office today. French aviators
report that the German lines have
been weakened materially by the
transfer of troops to the northward.
A German squadron, flying the
flag of Prince Henry of Prussia, is
said to be cruising around the
Aland islands in Russia.
Sharp fighting is reported on
the left wing of the allies before j
this city, where the offensive bas
ooen taken by them against the
Germans.
MEMBERS OF THE CORONER'S
JURY SUMMONED TO APPKAR
The members of the coroner s
jury which, about a year ii£3 at
Haines exonerated tr man b.v l^ie
name of Rogers from the killing of
his mining partner, a man named
Wixon, on Christmas creek, in the
mountains back of that town a few
days nreviously, have been summon
ed to appear before the district court
in Juneau where Rogers will be
placed on trial for murder in a
few days.
John Rosene, Jr, one of the jury
men, was detained by Deputy Un
ited States Marshal Cook today
when he arrived from Haines to tak
the Humboldt to the outside, on in
struction from the U S. Marshal's of
fice in Juneau.
The other Haines men who will
have to go to Juneau are: William
Ford, J. W. Stout, Geo. Vogel, J. W.
Hinchman and J. W. Combs, who
wer^ on the coroner's jury, and a
man named Knight, who appeared
as a witness before the coroner's
jury.
circuit court of appeals
CONFIRMS THE SENTENCES
Sa.n Francisco, Oct. 1-4—The cir
cuit court of appeals today confirm
ed the sentence of a year s imprison^
ment each, imposed" by the lower
court upon Bullqpk and Houston,
convicted of conspiracy to defraud
thfc government in the Alaska eoal
laud contracts.
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PHONE 41. SKaGWAY
rfURMER YUKONER IS
KILLED BY STREET CAR
Late newspapers from Seattle toll
of the killing by a street car of
j Samuel Boardman, a blind man who
has been selling newspapers at the
i Arctic club corner in Seattle for
3everai years.
Boardman was a former Dawson
ito. His blindness was caused by
an attempt at suicide in the Fifth
avenue hotel — in Skagway several
years ago. He had followed his
wife, whom' he suspected of eloping
from Dawson with anothisr man, and
overtook them here. He shot the
other man, and then himself. The
bullet he fired into his own temple
did not penetrate the brain, but shot
out both eyes. He 'recovered, and
prospered selling papers at Jeffer
son street and Third avenue. Seattle.
The victim of his attempt to
murder has been a paralytic since
the tragedy.
ANOTHER ALASKA IN'sANk
PATIENT IS DEAD
The Sanitarium company, Port-1
land, Oregon, has reported to Gov
J. F. A. Strong, the death of an
Alaska patient, Larry Derenoff, on
the 3d inst., from valvular heart
disease. Derenpff was committed
to the sanitarium from Kodiak, May
17, 1912. He was 22 years of ago
at the time of his death. A cousin,
Maggie, also an inmate of the in
stitution, has communicated with
the deceased's relatives in Alaska.
famous in<;ersol portrait
BEEN FOUND IN BOSTON
Boston, Oct. 13—A Copley por
trait of Jared Ingersol, property of
the Philadelphia branch of the Ar
mory family and now owned by In
gersol Amory, of Boston,' has beeu
brought to light by workmen in the
repair shop of the Museum of Fine
Arts iu this city.
Preparing for the spening of tho
Evans memorial wing of the lft.t
seum. ripairmen found a canvas t<»
inches long by 50 inches, coverei
with a coat of wax and varnish that
had dried to a tarlike consistency
and that completely obscured the
original colors and much of the de
tail of the picture.
Judges of painting have deniad
that tlie portrait was by Copelr,
bu<. the removal of the wax coveria<?
is said to prove beyond a doubt
the authorship of the work.
Jared Ingersol was a native of
Milford, Ct. After graduating from
school he was sent to England as
an agent of the colonies, at the
time Benjamin Franklin was in Lon
don iu a similar capacity for the
state of Pennsylvania. It is be
lieved that while on this visit to
London this portrait was made and
later brought to this country.
Upon the opening of the new
wing of the museum, which will be
in the near future, this newly found
portrait will be placed on exhibl
! tlon.
BANKER'S WIVES ENTERTAINED
Richmond, Va., Oct. 14—Woman]
occompanying bankers attending the
annual convention of the Amorican
Bankers Association were guests to
day at a tea and musical. Alma
Gluk, Antonia Scotti and Efren Zim
ballst were among the artists en
I gaged for the latter function at the
hiiiriltnrliim tonight.
THAWS FIGHT BEFORE
SUPREME COURT .NOW ON
Washington, Oct. 14—Renewal
of his fight lor liberty; by Harry K.
Thaw was one of the most dramatic
and important cases facing the su
preme court when it reconvened
yesterday for the 1914-15 sessions.
Thaw's appeal from the decision of
the New Hampshire federal court
refusing to set him at complete
liberty upon a habeas corpus plea
wag on the docket of the court.
Application to advance the case
tor early hearing this fall or winter
from Thaw's counsel waa expected
soon. In the ordinary course of th
court the case would not be reach
«•' for a year or more. Thaw Is
now technicalJy in custody of the
U. o. marshal for New Hampshire,
following his flight from Mattewan
asyluid, One of the last acts of
the supreme court before it adjourn-1
ed last spring was refusing requests
o' Thaw to be released on bail
pending hearing of his appeal and
a permit to go to Pittsburgh to
testify in litigation affecting the
ost&te of his father, the late Wil
liam Thaw.
Former Gov. William Stone of j
Pennsylvania is Thaw's chief at
torney. It is believed here that
William Travers Jerome, popularly
called Thaw's "nemesis" and the
Attorney General of New York will
oppose any move looking to advance
ment of Thaw's appeal to block in
anv way his effort to make good
lor all time his escape from Matte
wan.
AMERICAN BANKERS
IN ANNUAL MEETING
Richmond, Oct. 14—Billions of
iollars of financial strength were
represented here Monday when the
annual convention of the American
Bankers Association convened for a
week's session. Three thousand
delegates and visitors are expected.
Problems of pressing and great im
portance of finance, particularly re
sulting from the European war, are
on the program for discussion.
Representatives for legislature ac
tion by the government at Washing
ton are proposed. The southern
and cotton financial situation are
particularly scheduled for analysis.
An elaborate program of entertain
ment awaited the financiers, includ
ing dinner, luncheon, receptions
bails and boat trips. In the morn
ing the visitors were given automo
bile rides to points of interest, and
in the afternoon at 5 o'clock a tea
was given at the Commonwealth
club. At night banquets by the
city Bankers Association, the Ro
tary club and Elks were held.
PHOTOPLAY WRITING IS
NEW UNIVERSITY COURSE
Seattle, Oct. 14—The department
of journalism of the University of
Washington has arranged to g've
a course of instruction in the tech
nique of the photoplay, through the
extension, division.
Last year the same work was un
dertaken in connection with the
short story course in the university,
and a number of students in the
class were able to sell manuscripts
at the and of th© course. There
is now a class of five taking the
short story course, which was of
fered for the first time last spring,
through the extension division.
Hood River Apples
lave the Flavor
We offer Extra Fancy Jonathans
from this famous apple district at
$2.25 per box
Especially Fine Eating Apples at
$2.50
Winter Bananas
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
G. E. BUNNELL ADDRESSES
IDE VOTERS OF SHY
J —«
With the Elks' hall well filled,
Charles E. Bunnell, democratic can
didate for delegate to congress, de
livered an addrjss last evening,
outlining the platform upon which
the party is standing, and interject
ing a few 'ideas of his own, which
he pledges himself to work for in
case he is elected as Alaska's rep
resentative in the lower Jiouse of
congress.
E. J. Shaw, who was chairman
of the meeting, introduced Mr. Bun
nell about 8;30 o'clock. Far the
greater part of two hours. Mr. Bun
nell took up in detail the various
vital parts of the democratic plat
form. He also pointed out a few
things in Mr. Wickersham's speech
on the railroad question which he
characterized as inconsistent and
improper. The candidate spoke
briefly of the condition of the
schools in the territory, and pledge:!
himself to support a movement for
radical reform throughout Alaska.
He also pledged himself for a cen
tral government owned power plant;
for the development of the coal
lands and other resources, and for
reforms in the mining laws, espec
ially as to the procedure for secur
ing patents.
Mr, Bunnell also gave a short
outline of his own life, stating that
he thought he should do so, on ac
count of the various erroneous state
ments that had been made. I"
part, he said; "Someone has said
lhat I am a republican; some have
said that I am a socialist; some
liave said that I am a prohibition
ist, while still others have said
tl.at I am a 'goat.' But I would j
rather be a democratic 'goat'
than the pet of a bull moose con
vention at Chicago."
The speaker also drew attention
to the conditions which prevail to
in the interior of Alaska, where
the individual miner cannot work
his holdings on account of the pro
hibitive cost of fuel with which to
thaw his ground, wood for that pur- j
pose being held at §14 per cord and '
upward. I
Incidentally he spoke of the ex- I
pense to which this town had been i
put in its efforts to prevent the j
destruction of property from the j
overflow of the Skagway river dur- i
ing the seasons of high water, and
intimated, although he did not say I
i'. in so many words, that had the ,
delegate from this territory been a j
democrat and in full accord with the
administration at Washington City
as well as working in harmony
with the head of the Alaska road
commission, a good many things
could Jiave been procured for this
▼alley that would liaye materially
aided in its development, that are
impossible to obtain under ex
isting conditions.
Many of those who attended the
meeting were women, who all show
ed keen Interest in the remarks of
the speaker. ' Several times Mr.
Bunnell was interrupted by applause
and one of the spectators was 80
vigorous in his approval that his
muscular movements caused Ihe
chair upon which he was sitting to
siide from under him, letting him
down upon the floor in, & rathfer
abrupt and noisy manner, greatly to
the delight of the small boys as
well as to the suppressed amuse
ment of several of the grown-ups.
After the meeting was Oyer Mr.
Bunue.; held a reception, and was
introduced and shoojc hands with
many of the townspeople whom he
had not previously met.
The reception was followed by an
informal dance, which was partici
pated in by many of the people of
Skagway as well as by several tran
sient people who are passing
through.
COMMISSION MEETS
TO PLAN NEW LAWS
Washington, Oct 14—Preliminary
to the annual meeting here next
Tuesday of the American Bar asso
ciation, the twenty-ourth annual ses
sion of the commission on Uniform
it? of State Laws convened here to
day. Charles T. Terry of New
York, president, presided. The two
oiation, the twenty-fourth annual sea
ciation meeting having chosen Wash
ington this year at the request of
former President Taft, the presi
dent of the bar body.
Everyone of the forty eight states,
tcrritorieg and insular possessions,
are represented by commissioners
to the Commission on Uniformity of
State Laws, whose object is to se
cure general legislation. Particular
attention will be directed at the
sessions beginning today and con
tinuing until next Monday will be de
voted to uniormlty on laws dealing
with workmen's compensation, and
a uniform incorporation act.
The officers of the "Uniformity"
commission, in addition to President
Terry a;-e: Reme G. Brown of Minn
eapolis, vice president; Talcott H.
Russell of New Haven, treasurer,
and Clarence N. Wooley of paw
tucket, R. I., secretary.
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