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No. 195 EIGHTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1915 PRICK 10 CENTS
AWFUL TRAGEDY [MP AF WHITfHORSE
FLOWER OF THE BRITISH ARMY j
BATTERING AT GERMAN LINES
London, Sept. 30—The fl°wer of the British anny Is now battering at
the German tines in an effort to capture Lens, the key to the Teutonic line of
communications.
Six German Zeppelins were sighted flying over Aerschol this morning
going in a westerly direction.
All MINER CRUSHED BY CAVE-IN
15 HERE OjMMT 10 OUTSIDE
Lying helpless and partially par
alyzed lor thirty days, with only ex
ternal medical help, has been the
experience of Mangus Lindquist, a
miner of the Mayo district, on the
Vi>per reaches of the Stewart river,
who, on August 31sc while ground
sluicing a channel on his claim for
a self-dumping semper, was caught
by a cave-in and so badly crushed
that his life was at first despaired
of.
The injureed man's brother, Ola
Lindquist, was at the mine at the
time of the accident and at once
started with him to Dawson, Where
he was placed in the St. Mary's hos
pital. a diagnosis of the injuries
by the physician in charge showed
that the right hip had been dislo
cated and the hip bone fractured,
also that the pelvic bOae had been
broken. In addition to which ther
w:is a partial paralysis of the right
arm, occasioned by the sharp point
of a pick entering near the elbow
joint. Under the circumstances it
was decided, not to undertake the
operatioa which will be necessary,
but to sead the sufferer to the out
side where he can. receive proper
attention for the difficult surgical
feat that will be required.
The Lindquist brothers arrived in
Sksgway last night and the injured
one was taken to the White Pass
hospital, where aa examination by
Dr. Gabie confirmed the Dawson
physician's opinion as well as the
measures to be *aken for his re
lief. T-'ev will leave on the Prin
• cess Alice tonight enroute to some |
! Seattle Hospital.
j Jlangus Lindquist is 52 years of ]
age, has been la Yukon territory
'since 1900 and iu the Mayo dis-1
' trie* for the past eight years, whore |
' he and his brother Ole are inter
ested in some valuable mining pro
perty. He has shown wonderful
nerve and fortitude all through the
time of his trying experience and
is bearing up wonderfully well.
In a letter to his parents, Mr. and]
I Mrs. \V. J. Bledsoe of Skagway, Wil-|
' lie Bledsoe under date of Septean
' ber 20th, writes to them from Chi
j cago that he has entered ifor a six
| months course at the Academy of
Fine Arts in that city. This insti
tution Das turned out many of the
foremost cartoonists and magazine
artists cf the country in late years
and is run upon lires not followed
by other schools of the same char
acter. In the Academy of Fine
Arts the student takes his first
lessons from the nude, whilst in
the others a preparatory course is
firs' necessary.
Miss M. Mcllwain came in yester
day morning on the Princess Alice
on her way in to Wh'tehorse, where
she is going to ♦ake a position iu
the new general hospital, which is |
uow almost completed, and is said
to be one of the most modea-n and
up-to-date buildings for the purpose I
for which it is dtfeigiieU that there |
is in the whole north.
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Insane Russian Makes a Mur
derous Assault Upon Section
Gang on the W. P. & Y. R.,
Killing Three Men and Fatally
Wounding Another.
Whitehorse, Y. T., S«pt. 30—At
1:30 this afternoon a Russian
nam?:] Alex Gogaff came In to the
W. P. & Y. R. office at this place
and stated that he had killed three
men up the railroad track, near Ear
Lake, in the vicinity cf mile post
108. f He carried a 80-30 rifle at
the time and looked rather wild out
of the eyes.
Dr. W. B. Clark, William Dickin
son, the W. P. & Y. R. ticket agent,
Don M airhead, chidf clerk to W. D.
Gordon, and Wharf Foreman Peter
son boarded a hanuc«r and went'
down the track to where the trag- !
edy was reported to hay® taken
placo to see if the story told by
the Russian was truu After they |
had left, Gagoff weut across the
street to McPherson's drug Btore,
takiug his rifle with him, and re
peated what he had said. The po
lice were immediately informed of
the affair and at once arrested Go- I
gaff, disarmed him, took him t®-!
the barracks and placed him in i
jail to await investigation.
At 2:30 p. m. ths party returned j
from up the track and reported that
the Russian's story was too true,
and that Section Foreman Pat
Kinslow, George Dane <iiKl P. Bok
inich, two of his crew, had been
Wiled, Henry; Cook, another section
hand, badly wounded, and the lost
member of the crew of five, A.
Wilkinson, missing.
Henry Cook, the wounded man,
was placed on the ihaadcar and
brought to the general hospital hero
Upon an examination of his injuries
by Dr. Clark it was discovered that
he had a fearful looking wound in
his side, the bullet coming out at
his hip. There are but small hopes
of his recovery.
WilKiuson, the missing section
man, was later found in the woods
some distance from the track by
a search party that was sent out
to look for him. Ills filttt inquiry,
when discovered in his hiding piace,
w«s as to whether the Russian had
been arrested. He said that he had
had a very marrow escape from
death himself, as. the murderer had
fired at him when he made a dash
into the brusJi, missing him by a
very narrow margin.
Gogaff worked ou the section
here last winter and spring, .but as
he appeared to be mentally unbal
anced was discharged and iwent out
a 3hort time ago.
Pat Kiuslow "was about 50 years
(Continued on page 4.)
Tomorrow beiu^ the first Friday
in the month, the Parent-Teacher
Association is do* to meet at 8:00
P. m. in the assembly room at the
school house.
The object of the association is
the same this year as it "was last
year and as it should be in all its
years, i. e., for teacher and parent,
for school and home to work to
gether for the Inst interests of the
child.
A child's waking hours during
the school year being almost equal
ly divided between these two insti
tutions, there should be a close re
lation between them. The parent
needs the teacher's point of view
and the teacher needs the parent's.
At the root of things, both are
working for the same object—the
formation of character in the child.
At a business meeting of the Ex
ecutive Board on Monday last, on
tne theory that tho cun that Cheers
is productive of pood fellowship and
flowing Ideas, it was agreed that
the serving of light refreshments
at the meetings should be more or
less of an institution this year. The
new range and other equipment of
the Domestic ocience department
will make this an easy proposition.
It was also agreed that the ques
tion box or round table discussion
should be made a part of the busi
ness of every meeting. Anyone who
has a question tL-at he would like
to Bee brought up and discussed is
invited to write it down on a slip
of paper and drop it in the box.
There will be no regular program
at this the first meeting of the
year. There will, in all probability,
be a few remarks by the president
and a few more by the secretary.
One thing is reasonably sure, there
will be a ouijp of tea. Everyone is
cordially invited.
High Grade
Bulk Clwcolaies
Just received another shipment of best
quality chocolates
Victorian and Societe
Hard—Soft—Nut Tops and Nut Center
Sold at 50c per lb.!
We have built up a large candy trade by serving
our patrons with only fresh goods of the
very highest grade.
P. H. GANTYl
ALASKA GREEK RESERVISTS
ARE NOTIFIEO TO BE PREPARED
i ■ i i mii ■ .• . •>
Washington, D. /C., Sept. 29—The Greek consul in NorthJ
western Alaska has been instructed to notify all Greek reservists
as well as all other Greek? eligible for service, to be prepared to
leave for home at any time.
The conditions on the Mexican border are today reported to
be such that American troops may probably cross the inter*
national bonndry at any time in pursuit of Mexican bandits.
President Wilson last night welcomed the veterns of the
Grand Army of the Republic 'in a speech of patriotic fevor, which
wos received with great applause.
SAYS HE IS SUM BOOSTER
FROM UK UNTIL THE END
The following extract from a let
ter recently received from Andrew
Stevenson, who spent last Bummer
In Skagway as the guest of his
cousin, Col. W. 1*. Stevenson, from
his home in Lake Bluff, Ills., shows
wha» a hold Alaska In general and
Skagway in particular gets on those
who look for the best that this life
affords and who are able to se$ the
greet possibilities that lay in store
for us:
"Skagway stands out in my miad
as having great possibilities in spite
of the attitude of nome who speak
constantly of its 'glorious' past.
From my traffic experience anil
from a direct knowledge of the
developments in central Alaska, I
cannot Bee anything but benefit to
Skagway In the future upbuilding of
the territory. So I want you to
know that I am a Skagway Booster
from beginning to end and that I
am hoping to have Bome small part
In its development and progress in
the years to come.
"I am looking forward to a short
tn'n to Alaska again this winter
buz in any event I am planning to
sptnd next summer in or near Skag
way. In the meantime I hope I may
keep in touch with you and wihen
you have a moment or two "won't
you be good enough to drop me a
line?"
Ae tUe people of SKagway become
more familiar with the plans of Col.
Stevenson and Mr. Andrew Steven
son they will have no reason to
complain of these gentlemen's acti
vities in behalf of Alaska.
At the present time enough is
known to warrant the people Of
Skagway in extending to them the
hand of fellowship and an ex
pression of'.confidence in their good
faith that will serve to impress them
wit1" our extremely kindly and
friendly feeling toward them, and
which are accompanied by a dartre
to promote '.heir Interests in every
way.
Col. Stevenson Will leave on the
Princess Alice toaight for a Bevatfal
weeks' trip to Washington City,
Philadelphia and New YoTk.
Miss Cameron of Edmonton, Al
berta, arrived in Snagway Tues
day afternoon on ihe Alameda and
left on the train yesterday morning
for Dawson, where she is going to
teach in the public school. Miasi
Cameron came to the coast via.
Prince Rupert.
Col. Jack Chamber returned
from the interior on Tuesday 'a
train. He had been with the Grif
fith's party of gig game hunters for
several weeks.
Our Autumn and Winter
Samples
of
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Are now on display
Come in and select your pattern
while they are new
WE GUARENTEE EVERY GARMENT
Will Clayson
The Clothier