NO. 271.
[Expend Million to Make V«
>f Against Suoh Aooldenf
as Stroll the ITtanlo
Belfast, Ireland,
earner Olympic,
e Atlantic with
r of first cabin p
ring the cumin
renovation c
The principal
? the provi
hich mean
ftp second
ho Wh
linkers ]
"an inner ^
•ision of,
[o renovate i
r
Yi
Sordance with
in thf judg
the British
inquiry into the
*?r, Ihal sea-going
ftion to their waler
verso bulkheads, b<*
rilli a double skin, enr
Pe thc water line,'or with
Ludinal vertical watertight
lead on each side, of ihe ves
bolh.
niSTHiEfi
L006E RESOLUTION:
Rumor Anglo-French Syndicate 1
Being Formed to Build Nlo-• I
aragua Canal ;
Lk'i'lin. S»>pt. 2.-II is rumored J
hero that there is being formed I,
an Anglo-French syndicate locon-i^
si rue I the Nicaragua canal he-!j
cause of the action r»f the United
Stales in favoring American .ship- L
l»ing passing through the Panama i
eanal. I'
Parcels Post for Alaska.
Washington, Sept. 2.—The pur. i
«*Hs post, when elTective at the '
f*nd of the first year, will apply I
l.«» Alaska. 1
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THETia HERE
ON ELEVENTH!
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I nalaska, Sept. I .—The <*nl tc*i-j\
Thetis leaves here (hi* afternoon j
;if four o'cloek mjrl will slop al
I'icale r.ove. -I'nga, Kodiak ami:
I In* lllli. (invernor ('lark ami s
Seward, arriving al Yaldey. about
li.fs parly will leave SI. Michael!:
toiiiprhl Vm I lie revenue culler Mo-!
r.ollough for Seal lie. I
Judge Fuller is on his way. to
I lie Iditarod to relieve Judge Ov
erfteldl ....
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Spruce creek, in the Atlin dls- j
tlieihas taken on increased act- v
ivJty during the past few weeks *
and all the niiner« are busy, says
I he Skagway Alaskan. Everything e
indicates a prosperous season for.ji
fhe miners In the district. T'ho f
only difficulty being felt now lsjv
fhe scarcity of miners, ft large !g
number of whom could be used in|j,
addition to the. forces already at k
work. - - I*
Another stop In the {fitartK de-j
\ elopment of the Norrie dlslridt
was fakon recently wften Nomo,'
Quartr. Development Co. wa* OtVF*
pranlzod under fhe name of the^
New Kra Mining/On. The reorjij
<?xiM
vfdi*.
Fir* Hinging In Butte,
d Is Asked of Adjoin
^iutte, Sept. 2.-A serious flri
Ireatens the' business portion of
the ctty.V-haViing gotten beyond
he control of the local depart
ment. ' The Anaconda- firemen
vere summoned and while speed
ng to this place the train was de
•ailed, kilhng two firemen and
bounding six others.
. The estimated loss up to the
iresont time is one hundred and
sixty thousand dollars.
BIG LEAD ON
THE BID CHENft
tlx Foot Lead Traced for Six
Miles, Carrying Good
Values
H v 'V j * < -
Tlie recordiiig 6 short ti'ne since
he Big Chena.-.\vas passed un
. ■ v¥as— mi
lotitied by most persons, although
I • may be ihat the location of
hose claims was one of the inosl.
mporlaut events occurring in Ihe
samp for some time.
Last year White ; al Jern di»
;overed and located a big quart/,
ead on the west fork of the North
h'ork of the Big Chena, and this
ipring S. S. Carruthers went with
hom when they traced this great
fold bearing lodge for six miles
it Which time a series of claims
vere sliced in the names t»r Jern,
Vhjtv, Carruthers, Brundage and
Wicker sham.
The lead is said six feet
»ide and carrying values which
issays show to be $50 to the ton.
The new strike is only 15 miles
rom the Chena springs and lies
vesterl.v from Far mountain, a
andmark of the Chena.
At present Albert Carruthers
md three .others are at work <>n
he leiid.—News-Miner.
LOCAL ITEMS.
The launch llrighton will left, •
11 I ho morning for Port Wells
k*ilh n good 1<>a«I or freight ami
lassengers.
All's. S. Marl nun. iim»Ih.«r of Mr-".
V. 11. Ziegler, is a north i omul
assenger on tin* Mariposa, foili
ng to visit her daughter an• I
rami daughter.
On Saturdyu evening I lna llev.
V. H. Ziegler united in marriage
lospitnl e£rgeant C. K. (lender
hot to MIas Helen Whitehead,
fone but relatives of I lie bride
rero present.
Mrs. 'Harry Wynn has token ov
r the Hoynold8 house and is re
tting that popular establishment
or light housekeeping suites,
rtiere those who do not care to
o into the cares of heavy huse
eoping can have the comfort* of
ome. Transients will also be ac
ommodated.
Property owners abutting on
'Inspector. alley between Broad
ly and Wall si reel have «Ub
trribed one Hundred dollar* and
lie oity will expend a like amouttt
i placing oulvAris and 0".ing the
Hey up to grad$. Thl* i« an
rovomenf which »houl<J hato
senile ine a long I irnH ago, nH Ihn i
.AgftaQl wtferjv/rtini thb drains
as a continued threat on the
prtlth of the community."
NAT GOODWIN
SERIOUSLY HURT
Feared Noted Actor Is Permanent
ly Injured and Will Have to
Give Up the Stage
Los Angeles, Sept. 2.—It is fear
ed that Nat Goodwin was more
seriously hurt than at ftrst sup
posed, when he was recently cap
sized from a dory and crushed
against the rocks, while out on a
pleasure ride with members «»f a
theatrical (roup playing li«»r««. It
is now thought his playing days
are over, as his pelvic bone has
{been found to be crushed.
MANY RETURNING
FROM EUROPE
9
.Ww York, Sept. 2.-The sixty
two thousand Ion I rails-Atlantic
liner Olympic, from Southampton,
has on board one thousand ou«
hundred and twenty-five first
class passengers, -making the
world's record for the number of
:ilrst-claVs 'passengers carried.
[emit judge
: CROSSES GOVERNOR
i -1
i Portland, Sept. 2.-(*ireuil Judge
jMc(iinn handed down no opinion
• Saturday of the effort that while
the governor had the power I«• re
jrnove a distriet attorney, he eould
ik»I appoint his successor, lie ran
appoint a special agent only.
|tO~ ESTABLISH
j BASE OPERATIONS
j Juarez. Sept, 2.-4»en. Iluerta,
commanding fedctal troops in th«>
field in noTthern Mexico, is pro
ceeding towards this city In estab
lish hi** base of operations a«iiiiis|
rten. Orozco.
STRIKING DOCKMEN
FIRE II STEAMER1
i
i
Antwerp, Sept. .'.--Slrikiiin
dock men made an tilt«*iii|»t In Imii ii
tin* liner Lapland as >li<* lay at
the dork here. Many linve been
arrested.
TELEGRAPHERS
MM STRIKE
Montreal, Sept. 2,-Canadian
Pacifle telegraphors inay strike
linles^ their demand for higher
wage* i* acceded ot by the rall
"road company.
Labor Day wan pretty generally
Obacrved- In the Oily. The govern
ment office* closing and many of
the jitorev shutting the- doors at
the noon hour. j
-—— -
: Th<> Fhroriik rjonceiit Trio, with
bda^uart'oir^ al Taeonia, 11 n\V»
f»6'nt V>Ul notice* of a tour i
In the. north which they int**n«l '
making In The fall. . i
CLAIMS CORE
FOR CANCER
German Physician Says That 54
Out of 57 Patients Under
Treatment Recovered
eBrtin, Sept. 2.-Dr. Adolf Z.*l
ler has presented before a confer
ence of physicians '«4 patients
whom, he declared, he entirely
cured of cancer without resorting
to operation. Ten of the original
57 are still under treatment, Ihriv
having died. He did not <livulge
his method of Irrafmeni.
Al. Singh'lary will |i«av»* for I»«»i-t
Wells "ii Thursday.
WAHM WAVE
SWEEPS EAST
Columbus, Sept. A hundred
[people worts prostrated by tin;
lioal on Sunday.
('.hirago, Sept. J.—Tile tempera
'lure registered 9i here, whirli.
with the great. humidity prevail
ing, caused much suffering. One
person is dead.
NOT BANKERS
BANK OFFICIALS
New York. Sept. -.—The treas
urer <>f I he .National Progressive
party denies appealing to hanks
In eoiilrihule funds Id the eam
pai^n. lie ..ays his lellerj* were
t.;iddresseiI |i> hankers as indixid
uals «»nly.
ATTEMPT SCALE
MT: M'KIHLEY
Grosser. Wash., Sept. l.-f.. K.
Husen, leader oT ihe Ma/.anui ex
pedition to Mount McKiuley in
1910, says he is organizing a
party to attempt the.aseenl of ilie
mountain next year.
JOE hIVERS IS
THE FAVORITE
l.n* Angeles. Kept. .Ine Itiv
im*j« is the favorite in helling, len
In eight, in their iwenly rmind g<»
I«• Inke plarr I his afternoon. There
will be a great Ihrong present.
THE QUARANTINE
Ji IOW LIETED
Washington, Sept. ii.-Tlu* quar
antine, of passengers from Culm
has-been lifted, the marine hos
pital corps having declared th«* j
Jisease eradicated.
A numher of partie* started
mil at an early hour this morn
ing in quest f»f Ihe festive duck
ind goose. The Lowe river flats,
ippcared to, be,the jUijeclive point
)f a numher of parlies.
The Bkagway Alaskan asks I tint '
my mah by the name of Heacoek
vho in lost, please reporl to thai !
>nper at once.
MIKADO'S FUNERAL
IS ARRANGED
To be Buried on 13th at Momoy
ama With Great Pomp, Civil,
Military and Naval
Tokio, Sept. 2.-The funeral ar
rangements for the late Emperor
TVIutsuhito, who died on July 30,
have been completed by the special
bureauu presided over by Prince
Fushinii, which has been com
pleting nil arrangements since
August I. The date «»f tli«* funer
al ceremony at T<»ki<» lias been
fixed for September I.*{, and the
interment is t<» take place at
|Mmunyama «»n the following day.
; RABBITS A PEST. j
i TANANA VALLEY!
I _
[Are So Thick That They Com
I
pletoly Destroy Grow
ing Crops
I
I ltahhit>. nihility ev erywhere:
such is I lit* experience of every
one who steps -Ollt of fllC llCUti'll
^streets of (lu' city, so that t |
pvilf be plenty of food t>hi» coining I
■winter lor I In* man who does not
jvvanl |o work, while the |\nxnndj
jolIn*i" fur-bearers will waw fat !
and 1111111 i p I y on I In* supplv of easy |
I food. II would seem I lial Ihi** J
j pli'iil il ud«* of rahits j- a desirablej
Iliiup and it i* lit must people. ■
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alt 11'ui11 not to tin' farmers.
i
| About eijilil miles to the south.'
(It. I »av idson lias a honic*tcail '
j on the banks of tlif Tanana rixer. |
where. de>pile a backward >ea-•
ison. lie has half-ripened oats ov-j
|er live and ouc-i|iiar|er feet in:
jheight with to to 07 double grains
Ion each head, wheal live feet two'
inches in height and barley overj
[four feel in height. and his fields'
seem to have been singled out b.vj
the rabbits for a united allaek.
| The wheal in particular ap
peals to the I'odents, and they have
i cleaned several palclfes of I he
,grain as smoothly as il could have
been cut by a machine, the lolal
[of Iheir cuttings amounted to a I- J
■ most two acres.
J Mr. Davidson has been uiakinu.
'slr«:nuous elVorls to protect his
{grain. bill although lie snares j
;many of Hie bunnies there are
enough thai keep comiim to the(
funerals of the others to keep up.
tlif allaek on nis wheal liehl. i
Therefore Mr. has idson is hoping
dial I lie seven-year epideinic
which al regular intervals sweeps
off I lie rabbits when they become
loo numerous will relieve him of
1he pe.-l so that he can grow liisi
crops unmolested another season..
However. I here is not much
chance of this, as the rahbil epi- 1
demic is no| due until next year.
While the rabbits are very i
plentiful, the farmer says I hat 1
grouse are extremely scarce in I he 1
Tanana Hals Ibis year. He at
tributes this to the June frosls.
which hit I he blueberries while in
blossom and killed I lie crops so
that the grouse have to resort lo ]
other places to find Iheir usual
food .-News-Miner.
Tlii» Hncinlisl* will hold n meet- 1
ing in I ho 8wnn block noxl Wed
nesdny evening nf which nil nrc
welcome. The meeting will Im '
culled lo order nl 7:30 fdinrp.
\V. I«. Smith left Ihi.* mMi'tthw j
for his mining claim* nl |lm Imnd ,
r»f Mineral creek. I!«• reports Hint J
tin' snow hnn dlHnppenred ii» •
place* where Invt sen«on il whs .'O f
feci in depth. ,l
LABOR DAY
PROCESSIONS
• i / •. .. t
"Thou Shalt Not Steal" Thrown
Up to Roosevelt by Debs, Who
Says Stole His Thunder
Seattle., Sept. I!.-Labor Day par
ados are reported from all ttio
principal cities. The parade here
is I he longest ever held in the
city. Fur I ho llrst linn? the min
isters of tli«* oily took part in the
parade.
I>ebs, llio Soriali-t candidate
fop |hi' prosidotiey, in his address,
says I hat lioosevoli purloinod the
Sooialisl plank- and attempts to
appear a> labor's friend only lat
er belray I hem. 11 •• admit- that.
111a11> Sorialisl- had inI«*n«|f«| lo
snppoil 11i111. I• 111 -ay- lln^y are.
now «*<>ii\ inocil 1 luil 11• • i- 111♦ • can
didate of I In* interest -.
• »I. It. I*. Millard will lea\e !'■
the Haniav-HiiiIp-rf'trd properly in
the tnnriiillil.
INSANE RANCHER
KILLS ALASKAN
Is Now Barricaded in a Cab
in Defying Officers of
the Law
l'.na\111 • *. Ma.. Sr|>|. ".'.John
J.01111:1, a ramln-r. shut ami killi'd
.(••an laiinhiiiisl. ail Alaska min
er. ami hi- »m|>:itii«>ii. wliih' lliry
wmv ri'lnrnin^ h»»m»- from a Sn
< i.iIi> I im-t-iin^.
Il i> llii'ii^hl thai l.niia .- Iial.ivl
i»r I In; Si trial isl s ransi'd him t •»
>111111 il III)- art. ACIit tin* killing
In* harrirath-d himself in his eah
in ami I In* nIVii.'tM's. The
]t ire i Mirt'onmh'il ami will eith
er he rushed h\ I In* offieers hi* 1 hi*
murderer will !••• f«»rei>d mil by
smni' i>lhiT means.
HIGH COST FUEL
RESULT WASTE
Wii-lnii^toii. Sfpl. J. A >|;i|
111**1)1 j — m*«I l»\ lu\ II• 11111«•». di
rect' >r "I mint's. sa>s that «>111 of
li\e 11 u 11 • I (• *« i 111111 i* »n (mis of coal
iiij111'«I lasl M-iir. ball' was wasted
owing I" Hi<' faulty methods of
[•inning employed by consumers.
Chamber of Commerce.
An important meeting of I In*
JiaiiilMT of Commerce will be
tn-lil in I In? council chamber this
nening ai 8 o'clock sharp. A
Full attendance of the member*
s desired, as matter** of vilnl ini
lortanco arc tr» Jie discussed and
icled upon.
LOOAL BREVITIES.
Wood hurry (Jnodwin left for
reikhell this morning with James
Fish for a week's vacation.
Fred llce'o left for Teikhell thi*
norning with an outfit wilh which
in intends developing a piece f»f
iropcrlv.
C.harle* Newberry, of the l.ow
r Tonsina roadhouse. who ha*
»een outside on a vacation, wont
nside I It is morning wilh .Tames
■'Mi. not having'been 'ihle lo ne
rolinte the Copper Ri\er r#»a«l on
leeounl • • f washout*.
.InnifI'ish h'fl wtlti ihe matt
nr (inlkanft this morninu. taking
In1 b'-aviest load <>f ihe season.