No. 173 NINETEENTH YEAR SKAU WAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY
SEATTLE LAKES
FLOATING BOATS
SKATTLE, Aiv. 26—Lake Union,
aud Lake Washington are now- join
ed. The mayor of this city touch
ed l!.u batturK-a which sent sKy;
hi^h the dam at the lower eud of
ttie ca»»al whiuU joins ttinj twif
L.o-dirs ol wattiT aud with, a ruuU
•liv water yourtd thiiu Ciie artifi
cial pus^a^e, forever joining tneiu, j
aud rn^kiug it possible for oct an
goin^ ooats to ply upon the lakes.
Tne work ou 'Liu caital baa b'vJi |
under way for four years. I^ock^
a» Liu Hard form a V»: t oi entry lor |
tue deep waters and b»u> u> enter
upon Lake UuioiL Tills kike was |
sepaxattd from L ike Wasaiugtun [
by a high embankment about SOO
yards in width. Business circlet;
lu this city look for tlie opening of |
tne oau&l and lak&i to wean trims- I
yortat'uu to throw the shores of
the lakes into a mass of factories
aud warehouses..
WITH GOOD LI3I
'1 be Jefferson, stemmed, into port j
lug- night at 9:45 ami departed for
tiie *>uth via Sitka at 11:30. Or" j
a tuUn passenger list of 43 per- j
si»iu>, 22 were rcuaU trippers. .\l«s.
K. K. a «irsst»u and-on, iie and soul
ol Superintendent Pearton oi the
Alaska Steam&bip Co., ai.d Airs,. T. !
11. Aieau, wile of ths chief port i
eaginefu for the foregoing compa.iy
were round trippe;s uu tile bo.it.
it uick«d up 20 ptitteiifceis at
this port, la ar whom ware direct
tor S«\i'tle. Mrs. Rose -McKay, ail
old time resident of this city, left
ou the Jefierbou 'or Braulord, On
tario. Sbe was booktd tor her
fiual destination over the Chicago i
iiilc.uiikee aiid St. Paul and Grand'
Trunk Lines. The will make the '
las' triu for the Jefferson via Sitka '
tau seasom. it will now fall back
upon l's regular Seattle Skagway
service run..
Dr. L. S. Keller, afteT spending ;
a fortuight la the interior oa pro
fessional businwis is returning to !
his home ia this city oa tonight's j
train. ; ;j
SEATTLE, Aug. 26—Mining clr-|
cles tu this city are mourning ovw
tlie 'leatli of George T. Score, well
known known Akiska mining man
aud promoter. His illness was |
brunfeti' on by a stroke of paralysis j'
a fey? months ago.. Slowly but J'
sttadily he luul been sinking:. Doc- j (
t'trs have been 'n constant attend- (
ance for over a month.
Th-e immediate members of his
family were at his bedside when the j (
end came. He will be buriedi Sun
day in 'his city. The deceased is ^
prominent In lodge and club af- j
fairs of this city.
BRITISH SCORE
LOVXXXN, Aug. 2C —Dispatches, |
reaching tiio war office tell o£ the
uctiUeu sAiectstta cud gains made
ov 'ho Britiivli, forces operating onl
tlie Soinme fronts. Practically all
of yesterday was given; over to
hurling engagement*. The Brit-|
Uh scored importaut victories ovev
luu Germus and hiv? g;iiu-ed addi- I
tionai sU'-agetio i>csitH>ns under [
'heir iimuiaud.
Keintorceineutd ara being sentj
from England to back upi Ui<j op
watiiig ]orcea in tlie Somnie region
It is rumoured that C.-rmiany is plan-1
uing a huge wtstern drive and is
toiifealratlug her efforts .on reor
ganizing h«r lighting staff. British. I
ground recently captured will be
strongly iurtified to cheek an; in
vasion which; the Germans may
make tu that section.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Edgar of Im
perial, California, have changed thq I
scene from blossoming orange trees
to Alaska waterfalls and cooling
breezes froim the Glaciers.. They
are stepping iu the Garden City
Tor a few days.
Alec Blanchapd left this morning
for an outing in the hills. He was
garbed in kakhai and equipped for _
i general outing.;
Mrs. W. H. Shipley of Wichita, J „
Kansas, is drinking In the won- | j
tiers of Southeastern Alaska.
A WORD
ABOUT SHOES
There may be other good shoes made, but we handle the very
best makes that we have been able to find, and we have been
looking for the best for a number of years.
WE HANDLE THE FOLLOWING MAKES
(all guaranteed)
THE AMERICAN LADY
For Ladies and Misses
rue
dmtienn
_SHOE_
torn1M
SECURITY SCHOOL
SHOE
For Girls
CROSSET
and
THE AMERICAN
GENTLEMEN
For Men
PLA-MATE SCUFFERS j !
and SANDALS
For Children
The A. A. CUTTER, BERGMAN,
ZIMMERMAN & DEGAN
TENNIS and CANVAS SHOES for Hen
Women and Children
H| | m? /J) JJ THE HABERDASHER AND
• U I i\ V il LADIES' FURNISHER
Broadway between rhird and Fourth Phone 4!
SHE CLOUO
Still HOVERS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 — A
rrisis 1« etxpected1 *o be reached in
he .-I.:ke issues which are being
trbltraiod in, this city. Counter
>ropo"!<iis pnt.jwied by 'he execu
ivos o: the let din- r&ilroada in
lie United) States still persist in
lemauJIng further arbitration of
he issuer.
In the new proposal the manage.a
et out that the eicriit liouir woikiii±j
lay dots involve incxeea&d, pay for
iractic.>lly ail of the employes. The
lauagers have offered to leave the
inal decision up to u mediation
oard.
Employes committers are restless |
ver the lengthy delay. Hhey Is
ue-d a statement yestrday that
hey would fight the mediation
Ian—so far they have not retract
d their statements.
!EP5 EXPLORE
L
BKKLIN, Aug. 26—Eight killed,
nd till rj eight seriously; wounded
i the result of the German Zep
elin raid upon tin e«ut coast of
:ngland. The Z ppelins approach
d the very ou'-klrts of the city
" Lo..<ion and dropped bombs up- |
n the outlying sections of the city,
his is the nearest that German
irmeu have gotten to the city |
Ince the air raids have been com
lencrd. It was more in the na-1
ire of an exploration th«n a raid
iij cruise.
* GEORGE
GUI IOM
At s'jt o'clock tonigh* the Prince
eorgc will toot its t-iiEt oif whistle
-lines will be thrown clear of the
is'euitg piles >vntl the bout will
rif ou' in the middle of the chan-,
el and steam down the canal for
uneau.
It will carry south aDPiroximate
r 13G passengers. Among the
asseugtis is Dr. M. 0. Malte, who
t connected with the Central Kx
erimental Farm .at Ottawa.
Andrew Stevenson, President of
tie BanV of Alaska, left for Wran
ell on 'hie Jefferson. He will vis
• in Sitka while the 6hip Is In
lat poit.
C. U.. Shelly, White Pass conduct*
r, left tor Sitki Hot Springs) last
ight.
Father Tumell was a Sitka,
asseuger on the Jefferson last
ight.
UNIONS DEMAND
CLOSED SHOP
j fluATTLE, Aug. 26—No further
action will bo t^ken by tiho com
mittees and arbitrators la the
WiUferfrCnt situation until Monday.
At that time they hope* to: bring
the heads of ti-q dissatisfied fac
tious together far a conference. Ma
jority opinion; amongst tihq leading
arbitrators has it tliat in all prob
abilities the strike 'will be ended
this coming week.
Organized labor will never give in
unless a strict closed shop policy is
enforced by the wattirfront ossocia
tion. All other cities ha^e agr««d
to enforce the closed shop; policy
and more iluan likely this city will
also fall in line and adhere to a
closed shop rule, In the meantime
boats and barges wo being loaded
by noil unioa help.
iihorrh
!0 LOG CABIN
Kaki.ai suits high boots audi fish
ii'g poles was t!ie order of events
this morning when the train pulled
out tor across the Summit. A num
ber of Skagwaians invigorated by
the t-uperb weather have respond
ed to tn flsharman's call and will
whip tl>e streams around Log Cabin
♦oduy ai:d Sunday.
M esars. McClelland, Eokentttln.
and Farwell made up a trio of hap
«>y fishermen who left this morning
for the scene of action. It is re
ported that number of the busier
ones will letave this aftrnoon on a
gas special for Los Cabin, where
Uiey will join the fishermen.
SPOKANE OUt
IN MORNING
The steamer Spokane will make
this port at 4 o'clock to the mam
lug. It carries a big delegation of
round trippers, forty five of whom
are scheduled to make the trip to
the suramdt shortly- after the ar
rival of tlie boat la the wee small
hours of the morning.
Ini the passenger list there a.re
eight directs foir his city. It car
ries a cargo of 50 tcus, most of
which Is for local merchants. .The
tluie for its depar'ure li&e not been
set. but it is presumqd that it
will c)par for Sitka aro..i«I the
eight o'clock hour.
Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Wright, af
ter spending several weeks in the
Garden City, left for *he south last
night on the Jefferson. Mrs.
Wright is the daughter of Phil
Abrahams, a pioneer Skagwaian.
Full Line of
Perishables
on Humboldt
PEACHES ARE CHEAP
5
| P. H. GANTY
iintmt mmnt lymrnmrnrm i ttunmmm
MACON, Aug. 26'— Captain Ef
I gar Spartling, captain of a Nation
|al Guard Company In tlia State o
j Georgia, was shot fcad killed in hi
j private tent lat>t night by an At
lauia woman. A stri<*.»- military In
vestigation, of the case baa beei
ordered by th« war department
Deteivs working on the cast
refuse to issue statements un
til they gather all evidence. It if
rumored thafc the captain and wo
nvan had some sort of a love af
fair and that the shooting la the
dirtc* result of this burning affair.
The woman was captured by mem
hers ol the National Guard Com
»any <iud Is behind the strong bars
ot »tl<> city Jail.
ALLIES ATTACK
Oi ALL SIS
LONDON, Aug. 26 — Central
powers were attacked this morning
many points between the ex
treme fcfist and wee*. The Alike
are gaLuing ground wltity practic&l
lv everv engagement. A solid ag
gressive front is opening up on the
German defense lines on the west
ern front and while early to pre
dict 'he victors, yet IX tfoe tide of
bittle continues as it opened the
Allies will be yicton-ious.
To check the planned offensive
on the 'part of *he Germaj* cen
tral force the French have extend
ed their fighting line sauUJ form
ing a complete line of communica
tion and solid firing line. Behind
this line has been placed at regu
lar iultrvals a stnoug corps of ar
tillery. I
Sarah E. Gatele of Los Angeles,
Is In love with, Skagway. She re
ports that nothing in California
can come up with Stag-way's su
perb climate.
Mrs. Flora A. Macklnnioa and
daugh'er Marjorie, both of Port
land. Oregon* are registered at the
Golden North) Hotel. |
Mi« Maude Richards and Mi?a
Lavina Aierie of Ogdcn, Utah, are
registered at the Golden* Xorthj
hocil.
r
That the Interior has wonderful
' agricultural possibilities is sub
stantiated by the report of Dr.
M. 0. Alalte, Dominion Agristo
. legist, who has been mating an in
vestigatioa and experiment of the
lauds and cllmatio conditous lu and
! around Dawson.
Dr.. Malte is in charge of the
, Ceneral Experimental Farm at Ot
tawa, and has had practical and
technical, aa well as theoretical ex
perience in tiie establishment of
farms. It is lias belief that the in
terior has a woadc-i'full possibility
for crop yields and garden truck.
J. W. Boyle Has become so in
terested in tho possibilities j of
agriculture in tho interior that he
has promised the Dominion officials
that he will advance the money i'or
the establishment of ait experiment
al stat;cn In tho Dawson vicinity.
Dr. Majte repoirts that tihey will
start on a 6mall scale, placing- at
least ten acres under cultivation.
The crops to bogia with/ will be
limited to fodders and fodder spe
cies of grains.
Plans call for the establishment
of rhe station this season.
RUSSIAN FORCE
SWEEPSJALLEr
LONDON, Aug. 26—After resting
and recuperating a few days the
Russians have picked uu t>>9 offen
sive a^ain and are reported to bo
dashing thru the ligris river val
ley. Strong defensive optiosition
was placed in the field by the
Central Powers with 'he hopes of
checking the sweep up the valley
but undaunted by the solid dofene©
the Russians opened up with, a ter
rific fire and are pronounced the
victors la all of yesierday'g engage
merits U> this section of the war
zone.
The tfipture of several important
for's uiid villages has been report* d
to the war office Smaller engage
ments are now in piogrpss by fchei
right aud left wings of the invading
armies..; Hoirrly reports indicat"
a complete Russian victory today..
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Who's Your Tailor?
YOU can arrange to have fyour
tailored to order suit and ov
ercoat for Autumn delivered
whenever you want them-but we ad
vise you to
Come inland Se
lect Your Pat
tern Today
Get first choice of the
handsome and exclu
sive woolens from Ed.
V. Price & Co.'s line
and have us send them
your measure.
Reasonable
Prices
WILL CLA YSUH