UMTS OF FOREIGN
NATIONS 10 QUELL RSIOERS
Pekins. Aug. 26.—The gunboats
of the foreign powers in China, in
cluding the IT. S.S. Isabel, the fiag
ship of Rear Admiral Bullard. com
manding t!ie American Yangtze river
patrol, have heen ordered to the)
Yuujtue Gorge district with instruc
tions to exterminate the bands of
disorganized soldiers who are tiring
on t: u foreign merchant craft iu the
river.
MONDAY A DAY OF
MOllLNIMi IX IRE LAM
Dublin. Aug. 26.—The govern
ment of the Free State has declared
Monday a day of mourning through
out the free state territory. The eii>
of Dublin is in full mourning, and
machine guns and the snouts of rap
id fire rititles peep out from behind
somber ribbons of crepe whicj
draped the buildings in the city in
honor of .Michael Collins. The re
ports still persist that Delavera is in
county Louth, and tha the is plan
ning as ss.uiit on Dublin over this
week eud.
MAJOK M t l.l M; FOR
FORT M'DOWFLL
Washington. Aug. 26.—Army or
ders which were issued yesterday re
lieve .Major Karle J. McClung of the
army dental corps from service in Al
aska and assigned him to duty at Ft
McDowell. Major William I). White
who has been on duty at Fort Mc
Dowell as dentist has been relieved
at Fort McDowell and assigned to
FoKMF.R KA1SK I*.
TO W FI) A \\ IIK>\\
London. Aug. 26.—Former Em
peror William is reported to be en
throthed to a widow of a Herman
aristocrat. This report has been re
ceived by the London Times.
PROMINFVF I" Itl.lSHKR
l'ASSKS \\\ AY
I..ik.> Forest. 111.. Aug. 26.—l)eln
van Smith, the publisher of tha It:
dian.ipolis News died at his sumnv
home in this city last night.
C"A I.I. FOR KFS1G N ATION'
OF V OUST FA I)
V shiucton. Vug. 2"i—A resolu
tion was presented by Tinkhtun of
Mas-^-K huseits, calling for the resig
nation of Representative Volstead
becaus" the Anti-Saloon l.eague had
expend-d funds in securing his elec
tion. The resolution was tabled by
the house
<1)1.1 HBIA i:n FR FISH
SEASON CI.OSKD
Astoria. Ore.. Aug. 26.—The usn
ing season on the Columbia river
closed at noon yesterday. The s-tl
tuon pack on that river amounts to
two hundred and tiftv-seven th>"s
bk; SFAI'LANF
WRECKED OFF Ct «.*
■Washington. Aug. 26.—The big
seaplane which started from New
York on a nine thousand mile run
to Brazil, came to grief off Cuba. Pi
lot Hinton and the crew which was
wit : him are returning home.
J \V.\i; HERO annexes
AMK1UCAX BRIDl
Seattle. A up. 2i>.- -Captain John J j
Roche, a Canadian war hero and an
thor. who has heen traveling around 1
North America as a hobo ! as take" j
to himself a bride. The happy bride i
Ms M^s. Aluce Marie Jordan, widow ,
of the late Captain Lewis Sidney
Jordan, commander of the V. S. S j
Dauntless. Captain Jordan was kill
ed in 1918 in a brush' witlj a Get
man raider off the Mexican cpast in ;
March 19IS. '
Tt c couple were married in (hi,
city and the bride will ace out put;
' her play-hobo, tiie rest of his trip
' This will include an itinerary o
I'rince Rupert.'thence to Nome fror j
which place they plan to depart li: j
September 30. by dot teat: avros:
country for Ne.v York..' ;
\\ II.I. col.I.INS- DEATH
AIKTSK IRELAND?;
London. Aug. 24.—Speaking of ttio
shooting of Michael Collins. I?rinaiV
s: av. says of cotid.tions In that isle '
. "If ti e shootiug of Collitis does no: i
: urn every sensible Irishman into s:
resolute constabKs impelled by low
i\ <;ri:at kki kiikm'i:
Dublin. Aug. IS.—Fifteen "thou
1 s:ind mourners filed past I';"1
mains of the slain Sinn Fein 'eider
For hours the stream of mourner- '
passed by with as much rcver-v <v ijf;
their manner as :f they were p-is-iug;
nto the presence of th Pop.
TOVR1STS ARE DKLIGHTlD
WITH ALASKA ART t.AI.LLV.Y
The Alaska Art Gallery, locat"d i:i
the Garside building, is provin
very popular wit. the more cultured
class of tourists from the East and
elsewhere who are vsiting Alaska it:
greater numbers this season' than
with the beautiful Alaska see - <ry
which Mrs. Montgomery Davis
vividly portrays in her pictures.tnucVi
praise being accorded her on ac
count of the exquisite coloring and
character of her reprndtici ions oi
both Alaska scenes and Alsska ani-,
nial life. j
Many of the visitors insist thai
Mrs. Davis should take her colter
tion of Alaska pictures to Washing
ton to exhibit to President Harding,
nut s e insists- and properly so
| that if the President sees t! e:u i"
s' ould come to Alaska where he cat
compare the pictures with the ori^
inai from which they are reproduced •
Ttiis has been the quietest week
'; in town since ihe tourist season be
can. No boat from Sunday un;i'
Sunday, with the exception of the i
j Estebeth.
LET US HELP YOU!
The fact that your account may be a small one in t' e begin
ning does not bar you from the benefits of a bank account. W'e
shall be glad to have your name on our books and furnish you
with bank book and checks.
A bank account will eventually enable you to start in busi
ness for yourself.
SKAGWAY, ALASKA
151
ilLUilS
Of OHiFFS
New York, Auk. 26.—Before he
left New York, Stone, the head of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers, and spokesman for the
runsportation unions called a meet
ing of the presidents of tliesa unions
to meet in Cleveland, next ""uesday.
mortiitie:. This meeting will trke up!
the question as to what aid, and in •
what form tlial aid shal! be louder-1
ed to ti-.e striking unions to iielp
them wir in tliestrugg'J*.
.lQl'OK CK.V 'AID Jt.VKKS,
TliOlliLE OX IJN'Ett,
Seattle, Aug. 28.—Paul Stoness. a
iitiuui' crazed me< l ame from San
Francisco. amused himself on the
lluer Dorothy Alexander by shooting!
at the toes of the women passengers j
He- had tired several shots before he
whs overpowered d placed In ironj.'
VV; en the vessel reached t Is port j
iie was handed over '.o the police.
IIT.UKS TO ISE'l t K.N
VISIT TO !>;»! I'EDRO
Xew York, Aug. 20>.—Secretary of!
L'"ntennial Exposition which is belli
i id in Rio .laueirio. His visit will!
s!t from Emperor Pom Pedro of.
Rrasil to tl;i\ country at the time o. ,
i? (Virenni.l Exposition which wa> 1
field In Phil, del pi !a in 1STG.
SVORM) FLYERS SFFFEKJXfi
K!t(»i i:\rosi Ki:
ralc!:»ta. Aug 24.—Captain \'or
inn > Miilan a id Captain Ma'illns
• d after Major Blak- |
d b. «n incapacitated were taken to t
• posnre from winch tliey ware suf
\tekx.\l uevem'e
til'FK'XII.S ARRESTED,'
Chicago. 111., Aug. 2 4.—Harry V,'. j
'lager, a former collector of Internal
e in tliis city and Benjamin (
hell, a member of the state leg-j
. mire have been indicted on u|
;.e of a conspiracy to lOlate the |
edelal prohibition laws.
VOKTIIRRN I'.M'i; IC
TRAIN WRECKKR
Sva'ltlc. Aug. -'I.—The Northern t
'ucilic train westbound was wreck
1 n< :r Kllensburg. The eueineer of (
•• :i tin. !.' S Jones of Seattle, wh
ittled in the wreck.
E.U5I.Y MORX»X« FIR!'.
Dili's Micil n\M V. .K
The deep and inen?tired intonitlons ,
jf the 6re bell caused a large part of ,
Juneau's population to hit I tie 1-it,- .
!>er with itr l.ere feet at '>■?•(> o'clock ,
Wed • .(i v i o"i iig wi>e'» 'I Tin «|If
I'atrick, lo~.it 1 on the hilltide near ,
the corner of Firsi and Harris
tree 13. Flames were issuing from
the kitchen and bathroom and a por
tion of the root was blazing.
Early as the hour was I'm fire
hoys were on the Job and within a
few minutes after the alarm was
sounded two 'trea hb were playing
on the fire which was extinguished
after about forty minutes of steady
lighting, the*steep Llliuida en -vhich
■ e 'use- is situated aking it difli
. ult to stretch the hose from the hv
iirai|ts belov.*. The dam m.. to the
huildif.g ann conten.s is estimated at
.<oi)!a thing lil e fifteen hundred dol
Jars, but it is fully covert•] by insur,
;.nce, thflM being $1,500 on th%
building and $500 on the contents.
The lire is believe.i to have origin
ated from an electric roil which h.ul
been in use late the previous even
ing and not <urned of. Only ?.Irs.
l'atrick and her son wore at home at
the time, Mr. Patrick having left a
week before for Ketchikan.—Em
pire.
Thirty-five clansmen of the Klu
Kltix Klan order werj freed today,
when they were acquitted by a jury
of the charged indictment of intent
lo commit murder in connection with
the raid of masked men at Jugle
wood on April 22. last. The arrest
and i.idictment of the men attracted
nation-wide attention.
MOW HK('OKI) MADE
IX FRESH WATER RACE
Seattle, Aug. 26.—An interesting!
rowing race was staged on Lake
Washington last evening when the
eleven boats of the l'aciflc flfleflet
lliied up lor a fresu water race. A
new record in fresli water racing was
made by tne crew from the dread
i aught California. Two miles were
rowed by this crew in sixteen min
u.es and- ten seconds. This is the
Ijest time ever had in fresh water in
i race of navy cutters;. The Califor
nia s crew of 13 men won in a field
>f eleven boats from the fleet and in
io.ng so carried off tne Seattle Times
. rophy.
OLO.\ hli UECIi DIED
IX LINE OF DUTY
Washington, Aug. 24.—Lieutenant
,'olonel 1'aul W. Ueck, of the army
lir service, who was killed in April
i.v a g.inshot wound in the head ln
ted by Joan P. Day of Oklanoma
,'ily, died in line of duty, and his
loath was not due to his own wilful J'
aisconduct. This was the verdict
iiicli w i.< rendered by the findings
if tl:<> army investigation board and
net with t: e approval of Secretary
.veeks today.
iI\X KEIX PAIILIAMEXT
•V.MES COLLINS' SUCCESSOR
Dublin, Aug. 24.—The body of Mi
lel Collins, tne leader of the Free
; at- lies in solemn state in the city
II while the Sinn Fein parliament
>; 3n d to name his successor. Wrn.
r. Cosgrove was chosen temporary
g head of the Free State govern
uent.
HM ESSKS TO THREE
FOl ItTHS MILLION
Honolulu, Aug. 25.—Guild, who
is been accused of embezzling a
Uf million dollars, has confessed
■ inbezzling litre-quarters of a mil
cm, from tlie sugar firm.
JOY KIN DOW.V
BY THICK AND KILLED |
J -i tie, Aug. 25.—Gerald Watson
; lime year old boy, while riding a
liiycle was run down by an auto
ruck and killed. The truck was
[riven by Jacob Karasin.
mi'i TY mac <;iu:<;ok has
VKKY \AHKO\V ESCAPE
IVputy Marshal Neal MacGregor
if i'etersburg had a narrow escape
rum death a few days ago according
» the Petersburg Report. They were
illempting to get .pictures of Le
'onle Klacier and \V. R. Norwood,
v ho accompanied MacGregor, had
gotten out of the small boat and
viiile lie remained some distance
iway on a ledge MacGregor ran the
>o:it under an overhanging Iceberg.
\ purtion of the berg broke off and
'oil into the water coming up under
10 boat and raised it up into the
lir. In sliding off the berg the boat
illed with water, which deadened
J:e engine and it was several hours
>efoie MacGregor was sufficiently
••■covered to render any assistance to
lis companion who was marooned on
Liie ledge. The latter was Anally res
cued. but neither of them are anx-1
ious for any more glacier pictures.
Of another rather costly experi
snce at LeConte glacier the Wran
?cll Sentinel says:
"Richard Suratt, the well known
cinematograp er, sustained a loss of
more than $1,000 last week by hav
in? his small boat caught in the ice
near LeConte glacier. Mr. Suratt
was so anxious to secure some good
pictures that it is possible he failed
to give due heed to his own safety.
At any rate his boat was caught
in an ice jam. Mr. Suratt managed
to get away in a skiff."
GOVERNMENT PROPOSES
10 RON MIS AND R. R.
Washington, Aug. 26.—The possi
bility of federal operation of certain
anthracite mines and certain rail
lines loomed large in the conference
it the White House last night. Pre
sident Harding had. called into con
ference, Chairman Cummins, of the
Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mission and AttorneyGeneral Daugh
srty and they went over the situa
:ion. At the close of the conference
Senator Cummins said that the an
:hracite operators and miners would
ie given one more opportunity to
;et together for a settlement. "If
here isn't a settlement within the
lext few days, I will introduce a bill j
n the senate authorizing the gov
jrnment to operate the mines.
New York, Aug. 24.—The attempts
o end the rail strike by separate'
igreemenls with the different roads
lave failed, and the conferences held
vith this aim in view have been dis
■ontinued.
As the strike approaches the end
of the eight weeks it enters (' e ninth
week to the accompaniement of
bombs and outrages. While the rail
heads and the union chief* were try
ing to come to some amicable agree
ment for the ending of the •itrike,
the strikes were hurling bombs
which were preceeded by the greas
ing of rails, the cutting of air hrse
at the Illinois round bouse and the
stoning of Central Illinois tra'ns
near New Orleans. An attempt was
made to dynamite the bridge at
Spanish Lake, Mo., and another at
tempt at dynamiting at Jacksonville.
Fla.
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 24.—Gov
ernor McCrary has asked for federal
aid to intercede in the strike disor
ders which are being staged in Gar
rett, Ind. Workmen have been
threatened, their homes have been
painted yrxlow and bombs have been
discovered in their yards.
iMOOT OFFERS AMEN DM R NTS
T<) THE BOM'S BILL
Wasington, Aug. 26.—-Senator
•moot of Utah, offered an amend
nent to the soldier's bonus bill in
he senate yesterday. It is a sales
ax amendment and provides for the
evy of one-fourth of one per cent
in every commodity manufactured
ir imported. The money thus rais
d is to defray the costs of the pro
ved soldier compensation.
LAYS ADMINISTRATION*
FOR TEAPOT DOME LEASE
Washington. Aug. 26.—Senator
Cendrick in his speech in the scu
te reverted to the lease of the 'xea
ot Dome naval oil reserve to the
inclaire interest:.. In Ms speech the
enator declared that the lease wa3
Vicious and criminally wasteful and
•ill eventually plague and damn the
dministratlon."
AMAICA GINGER GET
AUTOI8TS IN TROUBLE
Seattle, Aug. 26.—James A. Lan
ers and J. W. Anderson, drivers of
utomobiles are serving a ten day
entence. The autos in which they
'ere riding collided. Both were in
dicated with a Jamaica ginger prep
ration.
NARCOTIC RAIDERS
BAG BIG GAME
Chicago, 111., Aug. 26.—The fed
eral authorities through their agents
raided a place in this city and caught
Mrs. Mabel Howard Rockwell Schaf
fer, wife of Captain Michael Schaffer,
an array officer among the victims.
It was disclosed in the investigatlo:
of Mrs. Schaffer that she has spent
$7,000 for drugs Unce January 1.
The money is said to have come from
big remittances received regularly
from an English estate.
FRANCE LOSES
BIG CRUISER
Paris, Aug. 26.—A 13,000-ton
cruiser struck on a rock and went
down in the bay of Quiber yester
day. Most of the crew of 900 men
were saved. The name of the cruis
er was France.
PHOTOGRAPHER DIES
AT BOXING BOUT
Seattle, Aug. 21.—William A. Pin
ney, a well known photographer of
thia city died in the Arena last even
ing. He was in his seat watching the
boxing bout, whicn was being staged
at that place when death overtook
•im.
The
White Pass r.&
Yukon Route
Tlhe !K®nt® to ttDne H muled® r
The Gateway Route of Comfort, Service and Safety
To ano from Atlln, Dawson an<l Interior Alaska and
Yukon River Points
v\a\l aud ~R.v\>er Semce
During season of navigation our fleet of modern steam
ers will operate the entire length of the Yukon River.
Dally Train Service (except Sundays) between Skaguay
and Whttehorse. Parlor observation oars on every train
For full Information regarding passenger and freight
rates apply to • .
H- Wheeler, General Manager
Skaguay, Alaska
Or 510 Alaska Building, Seattle ,Wash.