JAMES J. HILL RESPONDS TO SILENT REAPER
ST. PAUL, May 29—The corn! tiou
of J J. Kill I»ii3 taken a turn witta
in the last forty eight h<;urs. His
conaitioa at the present is
very precarious and all of the mem
bers of i»is family are around his ,
bedside.
Or. Mayo, of th-j Mayo Brothers
Hc«i>ita), was summoned by special
ists at a lute hour and his condi
tion was such that after consulta
tion tbty deemed it advisable to
perform an operation.
The railway magnate was on tUo
table for two "uours and suffered
intense pain. It is necessary to
plate him under naracotlcs to re
lieve hiu) from the suffering and
pain .
AVI o* the leading financial
hous-i-s en Wall Street iiave been
notified of the seriousness of Jxia
condition and financial circles are
rathor unsteady this morning,
liouiiy messages are sent to New
Vori oa his condition. It i3 feared
that ne will not be abletoi survive
the shf i k. A corps of five special
ly ate in this city attending the
master builder of transportation
Miller-role Walk Aw»jr With Hon
ors—LamUH>i->ush-tci k
Win Ln<li'» Sets.
The White Pass Tenuis C!ub o;.
feued me season Saturday afit-r
noou before au enthusiastic crowd
of spectators on the clubs courts.
The weather conditions we. e ideal
of the tournament and spectators
sa* sQine classy drives and serves
shot over the net.
Tn* opening gamj was a whiz and
a tart id out under full swing with
all players on therr loes. Bouebrak
aud Teller crossed lats with Lans
boroi:gh aud Pet4Ti,;:i:. The l.itter
pa«r commenced very strongly, at
one time iu the set leading by
5-1. 3mebr»ke ani Telfer then
drew up winning tho next five
games but were uuable to keep up
the t ate and lost by a score of
8-6.
Tne game beNvteu Miller-Cole
aud Gabie-Johnston opened very
eveu'.y. Miller-Cole found th.'ir
feet .ind locations very quickly and
won by a score of 6-3. A feature
of the gain& was tho speedy serv
ing or both sides and the quick re
turns. Very little lopping was done
by a.:y of the players.
The final was dccided by the be- t
of thr^-e sets. Miller-Cola shovvl
11 t.t<? .'rout winning the first 6-2.
In i-e .ecoud set tans were shown
- i;ul excellent tenuis. Lausborougb
-ud Peterson made a Tally winning
;':;o l".:st lour games straight and
I -til be'* were placed on. them, but
.\:iliir and Cole got together and
1 gradually iiulled them back. It was
• >!.),) al'tr a hard fight in jrMoh
ti .'ii.cs uUyed snappy tennis thai
Miller-Cole came out winners 7-5.
In the ladies games Miss Pater
s.viii a; J .Mi's. Giur'y beat Mrs. Kirm
;o a; J Mrs. Weber 6-1. The win
i playing Mrs. Lansborough. and
MUs Ccok in the finals. Lans
borougn-Cook won the first set 6-3.
The second set worked up to some
beaut ii'ul playing on the yart of all
of the . utrauts. Miss Paterson and
Mrs. Sauty mads a splendid fight
for it but Mrs. L tnsborougij and
Mi>h Ci-ok eventually won out by a
score of 7-5. •
Score by seta—-Lansborough-Pet
• Tion beat BonebrfJte-Telfer 8-6.
Miil r-Colo beat Gabi»>Joihnston
6-S. Fiual Miller-Cole beat Lans
b trough-Peterson 6-2; 7-5. Miss
I" ;--reun-Mrs.Ganty beat Mrs. Kirm
se-Mrs. WbePr 6-1; Mrs. Lans
bcro'uli-Miss Cook betit Miss Pater
scu-Mrs. Ganty in finals 6-3; 7-5.
JOHN" IN* AM) OUT
TUa Frince John arrived in this
port a/ 8 a. m. Sunday and sailed
south r.t 10 a. at. The John had
nini passengers for Skagway and
eighteen tons of freight, most of
which was for tha interior. In
addition to the ^kr-gway nassengers
the John had t ree round trippers
uiiu rpc-nt their time looking over
Skagway.
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Many desirable models and
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FRENCH ill REPULSED BY
HEAVY GERMAN TRENCH EIHE
P^niS, May 29—With'a spirit of |
venxeuncig the French infantry lead .
by some of their ' a-t and) most not- ,
•id generals, niad e a terrific attack
upon (be newly captured city of j
Cumerfcs, held by 'lie Germans, late
Sunday afternoon.
They were repubed by the heavy
fir® of the Germaiis, making- c? |
headway against the trenches of
the Germans. One attack reached
the advance trenches and a ban1 to
haud fight ensued between the two
bodies of troops. A reigu of fire
was poured Into their midst by the
Germans, killing troops' of hoth
sides hv their fire.
Thfc Freuc"h were repulsed with
heavy losses to their sfde. A scat
tering lire is now being carried on
by both sides. A train of wounded
taken from the battlefield has
been hustled off td the ganeral
ariaj Hospital of the French. The
losses on the German side are not
known.
GAME GOES TO
IHE ffllGft
The Yaunl^ans iu a tl«#ely con
tested game defeated the Regulars
ou ttie local ground yesterday af
ternoon. Sport fane and followers
of the National game saw some
classy handling of th« b*H and bets
have raised on 'he gkagway team.
The real purpose of the game was
to determine the beet players who
shall compose the team to meet
Whltehoree ou June 3rd, and also
meet Treadwell on the local grounds
on Jung th.
in the absence of an official
score being kept of the errors per
centage* and asaists of the players
no con.meut will be made on the
individual playing of the members.
Suffice to say that every man was
on his mettle during the game, that
a flop of the coin would) have de
cided ibe winners a' almost any in
stance of the game.
The boys will put up a scrap for
the honors at Whitehorse this week
aud a large following is watching
their movements. The summer
will te a speedy little amateur
team in action on the local grounds
one that you ca^ feel proud of to
get out and root your head off for.
IMPRESSED WITH ACTIVITY
W. B. King, former mayor of
Skagtvay, is iu town ^renewing his
old acquaintances and making
friends amongst the newer gentry.
Mr. King was a citizen of Skagway
fc-r lcany years and took an active
part* both in political, lodge and
aocla] life of the community. He
was I'.xalted Ruler of thq Elka dur
ing his stay in this city. "When
in Skagway he was associated wit
the White Pass, holding the, berth
as auditor. He resigned in 1912
to become associated with the P.
Barns Packing Co., the largest meat
put'kir# concern in Canada.
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❖ The Bank of Alaska an- *
<' nounces that tomorrow, Mem- *fr
<• orial Day, belug a legal holi- +
* day, it will be closed the en- +
•> tire day. ♦
MAN ACER BACK PROM
EAT8ERN TRIP
H'.-rheil Wheeler, general manag
er of the White Puss and Yukon
Route, after having spent some
time lu the Kifet on bU6incss has
returned to his headquarters in
Skagvvty to resumo his summer's,
work. The busy railroadi manager
mill make a (lying trip to White
horse in the morning, where he has
been called on official business. He
looks forward to a busy season tot
Skagway ahd .is glad to get back
to the Garden City and ete the
spirit of business which is going ou
at the present time.
BUi BOAT FOB WESTWARD
Tho Mariposa, glided into port
last night with an army of passen
gers aboard. It carried forty pas
.jonscts for Anchorage, nineteen
for Reward, nine for Valdez, thirty
three tat Cordova and sixteen for
Skagway. It pulled out of poit for
the westward at 12:15 o'clock.
Among the Skagway passengers
noted were D. Williamson, F. C
Edwards and wife, J. Dseio, E. L.
Croft, T. Deering, H. Wheeler, Mrs.
J. Young, F. Montgomery, Mrs. P.
Jensen, Mrs. Halbreck, K. Jensen,
E. Do Pue, W. Wilson and Mrs. X.
Dietz.
Tile Skagway passengers for the
westward were Mrs. A. J. Carlson,
it. Turnouish, F. E. Ryan, Mrs. F.
Cox and Secil Cox.
Three new automobiles arrived in
Skagway on the Prince John and
were f'rwarded Inland to Dawson.
Dr. B. D. Cairns was a passen
ger arriving" on the Prince John'." Mr,
Cairns is head cf the Geoloical sur
vey of British Columbia and will
spend some little time in, the north.
Amoni* the passengers arriving
in Skagway on the Prince John was
Mrs. Deihl and son. Mrs. Deihl Is
a Uster of Mrs. Abbey and will
spend the summer with her in
Skagway.
There will be a special meeting
of the Womans Christian! Temper
ance Union, tomorrow (Tuesday) at
3 p. m.f at the home of Mrs. L. A.
Harrison. All ladies interested in
temperance work are cordially in
vited to attend.
Cookies, Fancy Biscuits, j
Whether in bulk or packages, you will be sure of uniform
quality and freshness, a-hen purchasing this important
article of food from us.
We carry a full line of National Biscuit Packages goods at
15c, 2 for 25c, 6 fcr 70c. Bulk Cookies from 20c to 30c per lb.
See Window Display
P. H. GANTY
The Arctic Brotherhood of Cami
Skagway No. 1, will respond to the
call of the Arctic Chief and do hon
or and respect to those Arctics who
have mushed over the trail through
the divide to their last camp, to
morrow evening when they board
Mie special train chartered to take
them to the local cemetery and
work ou thei A. B. plot of ground.
A special chartered train will
leave the Arctic Brotherhood Hall
at six p. m. sharp with! accommo
dations for all, a few minutes lat
er ii will stop at eighth and Broad
way to take on passengers and it
will make a last stop at the ghop
■itulicu to pick up those who wish o
Join-hi the good work at that eud
tff the city. Then the engineer will
toet his filial signal and' the tram
will spted over tie mils to the
cemetery.
This Is the result of the delibera
tion of a committee apponted by
tlie Camp to work out a feasible
plan to In some way pay respect
for those brothers who have stam
peded to a more beautiful land. It
is in L'o way confined to members
of the A. B. Skogway Camp. All
arg invited and urgently requested
to respond to a call which will be
heeded all over the United States
oa that day. To members of the
Arctic Brotherhood a moral duty
presents itself for you to bring'
wives and families an-d join with
'ha brotherhood in this magnificent
piece of work.
The Arctic Brotherhood in, making
this movement have set the ball to
rolling which has attracted atten
tion in every city in Alaska. Jlany
of tiie papers of the Pan Handle
have commented on the work and
enthusiastically urged organizations
in thtir towns to start a similar
movement. It i3 deserving of the
loyal support of every man, woman
and child in Skagway.
lit-member the train leaves at
six p. m. sharp, to A. B.'s a com
mand haa been issued for your
presence—to others an invitation, is
extended by the Arctic Brother
hood tu join in the ceremonies. No
chaige will be made for the trip,
All expenses are to be borne by
Camp rfkagway, and as fathers, sons,
mothers and children, youw ho some
day will be called to a more heav
enly land and desire homage to be
paid for your accomplishments and
struggles here on earth, may the
Camp not ask you to also help
by donating a few moments of your
time in a work which is deserving
and owing to those who have passed
beyond.
SWEEPING HORDE OF BULBARS
SWOOP COMJRECi PORTS
LONDON, May 29—A- force . of
twenty five thousand fighting Bul
garians. h-ave crossed the Greek bor
der and have taken practically all
of ihe Greek forts tod garrisons.
Overpowered by the: great horde
or troops the Greeks have been
oompfelJed to retire without resist
ance. . In retiring they have left
oehiiul all of their ammunition,
girns and food supplies.
In the southern part of the king
dom there- is a wave of patriotsim
and an army is forming to stop fur
thor progress of the Bulgarians. It
seemed to come without a minute's
warning. They swarmed through,
the oagses into Greece and demand
ed possession of the frontier forts
and garrisons. The commanding
officers could do nothing but turn
over the keys to the chain of forts
to 'he invaders and no resistance
was offered by the defenders.
NOTICE
Tomorrow being Decoration Day,
Ask and Sons and P. H. Gantjr will
cIofo at noon.
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clothes for Spring.
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_ WILL
CLAYSON