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No. ISO EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1915
PRICE 10 CENTS
FRENCH STEAMER AFIRE AT SEA
ASKS ST WIRELESS FOR ASSISTANCE
Halifax, Sept. 13—The French
steamer Santanna is afire at sea
and has asked by wireless for as
sistance. There are abont sixteen or
seventeen huudrd Italian reservists
aboard bound from New York to I
Naples and Mediterranean ports. |
The vessel carries no munitions of
war bat has a large merchandise j
cargo. The cause of the fire Is a
mystery.
New York, Sept. 13—While lying
at the dock here on September 21,
1914, the Santanna caught fire and
was damaged to the extent of $100,
000. and last May American Consul
Vandyne committed suicide on
board the vessel at Lyons, while
euroute home.
SMI CROP THE IMSI IN
HfilT OF UNITED STATES
New York, Sept. 13—James J- i
Hill, is in New York, bringing word '
or the largest grain crop in the
history of the territory covered by
the Great Northern. Ha estimates
that the yield in the country served j
by the road will be between 175,
I'Ov.OOO and ISO,000,000 bushels.
This compares with 110,00,000 bush,
els last year, and 155,000,000 bush
els la 1912, the previous high re
cord year.
"General business conditions In ;
the Northwest," Mr. Hill said, "are j
quiet, but with an undertone of^
cheerfulness over the large crops.
There Is considerable activity in |
some lines of trad©, but as a rule i
people are not starting any new
enterprises. With foreign gov
ernments giving a considerably
higher interest return on bond is-,
sues, backed by a government guar
antee, investors don't have to take
chances in enterprises -where there J
is no guarantee. Th lumber trade
is dull. The capacity for manufac
turin; lumber is from 25 to 35
per cent greater than the demand.
Ore stocks on the lower lakes are
getting low, and I think next year
will see an advance in ore prices."
BERRIES 611
IN IDE YUKON
Dawson News: Mike O'Kee, an
enthusiastic North. Dawson gard
ner, has produced in his garden
near St. Mary's hospital this sea
son the first wonderberries grown
in tbe Yukon. They are the marvel
ous berry brought out by Bur
bank, the wizard gardner of Cali
fornia. The berries have ripened
and are a hard, round-dark-skinned
berry, similar to the Yukon blue
berry, but more perfectly round In
form, aad a trifle harder in skin.
Thousands of berries cover the
few hushes, proving the adaptability
of the plant to this country.
Mr. O'Kee is greatly pleased
with the results of this, tho first
year's, experiment with the berries,
[ but hopes to have them ripen a
(little more thoroughly next year,
j Some are perfectly rije now, hut |
i some of the others are not quite as
ripe as desired. The seeds -were
secured last yeaT direct from Mr.
j Burbank, in California.
Mr. O'Kee also has had excep
tional success this year in produc
' ing cabbages, and has some heads
; weighing as much as eighteen
pounds each, and perfectly hard
| and sound.
GOVERNMENT TO MOVE
TO GET MORE DYESTl'FFS
Washington, Sept. 13—The short-j
age of dyestuffs in this country has |
reached such an acute stage that
tb« federal government has decided
to take a hand in the situation with
a view to developing all the facts j
brought about by the shutting off
of German colors and intermediaritfi
and then to determine what meas
ures of relief, if any, can bo «b-!
tained with the least delay.
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GERMAN CHECK BY RUSSIANS
Londoi;, Sept 13—The Kaiser is
reoorted to have dismissed Gener
al von Kleuge, whom he is said to
have held responsible for the Teu
tonic check by the Russians in the
Sereth river district.
There is no signs of a waning in
the fiarcenesa of the battles now
being fought along the Eastern j
battle front and running almost di
rectly north and south of Riga to
the Rumanian frontier.
The Russian offensive has had
excellent results near Slonim and
Pinsk and the Germans are mak- j
iiuj but slow headway. Every day's
delay of the Teutons is giving the
Russians a breaching Speli for the
enlistment of new preparations
for defense.
NIMH
LOST IT SEA
Washington, Sept. 13—Hope that
any o| the ninety-six persons 011
board the missing United states
Fruit company's steamship Marow
ilne are yet alive has ]>een aban
doned by the United States navy.
The lost vessel sailed from iBe
lise, Honduras, on August 13, ,bound
for New Orleans with a heavy
cargo. She probably was in Yu
catan channel when the recent West
Indian hurricane swept the Mexican
gulf and it is believed certain that
sho foundered at that time.
Officials In the Mexican Gulf
ports have been asked to keep on
tho lookout for wreckage.
Haines, Sept. 12—The town
council has ordered a water main
laid in Main Btreet from Second
avenue west to Sixth avenue, and
when completed the most of the
town will be supplied with water.
A. F. McLean and Ed. Fay spent
i fw days this Lost week up the
Chilkat river taking a vacation from
their labors.
The public school opened last
.'-■w days to their home in Haines.
Tuesday with R. J. Shepard as
-riucipal and Mrs. A. F. McLean as
miliary teacher. The number of pu
Ji.s enrolled in Mr. Shepard's room
vas seventeen and in Mrs. McLean's
■oom twenty-five.
H. P. M. Birkinbine, deputy U. S.
surveyor, who has been doing some
vorV- down at Davidson's glacier, re
turned home Thursday, having sur
reyed three homestead claims while
J'ere, those of J. F. Ward, Mrs.
Moore and Mr. Lee.
I. H King, wife and daughter,
ert on the Jefferson for Ketchi
kan, where Miss Corinne will en
ter the high school for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. King will return in a
Haines Hospital Notos
The hospital here has changed
its name and hereafter will be
known as the "Presbyterian Hospi
tal" inhtead of the "Mission Hos
pital," as heretofore.
During the past week the stork
made two visits to the hospital,
leaving with Mrs. Joe Hays a baby
boy, and with Mrs. W. €. Mathews
a baby girl. Dr. Craig lent his as
assistance in both cases.
Died at the hospital on Wednes
day, September 8th, of pneumonia,
John Rudolph, aged four months.
Beatrice, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. B. E. Benson was In the hospi
tal for a few days last week, under
going an operation for tonsllitis.
She was under the care of Dr.
Craig and is now cut again and
doing nicely.
An addition is being added to
t1 e hospital, which when completed,
will contain a ward with several
bods anl two bath tubs. There
will also be one room for a nurso.
Th.'i is a much needed improvement,
as the increase in the hospital
work has made it neceeseary to
have more room.
On last Thursday a merry party,
cenBisting of Borne of the hospital
awsos and their friends, took a
day's outing at Davidson's glacier,
goiiv down and back on the hospi
tal launch, "Erd," and report a
very enjoyable time. Those mak
ing up the party were Dr. and Mrs. i
Craig, Miss Reagh, Miss Suckau,
Miss Rutz, Miss Carlson, Miss
Garside, Mrs. Webster, Miss Dick
son, K. O. Johnson, J. J. Rath
I an J Olaf Peterson.
PANAMA FORCE TO
BE INCREASED
Washington, Sept. 13—The Coast
artillery force on duty at Panama
and along the canal will be in
creased to its full strength of 28
companies, of about 2,000 men, the
polic*- of maintaining tbo big gun
crfws at half strength in peace time
having been abandoned.
GOVERNOR'S REPORT
MAILED THIS MONTH
On the 20th of this month the
annual report of the Governor of
Alaska, J. F. A. Strong, -will be
mailed to President Wilson. The
•report has been In process of com
pilation for several weeks and
will contain in addition to the usual
data, several important tables of
statistics of the territory, which
will be introduced as appendices to
the main roport. The report will
occupy about 60 pages in print.
Last year's report covered 48
pages.
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CAHNZA SCORES II MARKED
SUCCESS BmjNOUNCEINI
Washington, Sept. 13—Carranza
hag scored a marked advantage by
the announcement of hia willing
ness to consider International prob
lems in connection, with Mexican af
fairs, and his declaration that be
is prepared to submit proof that
he is Mexico's de facto government
: la amplified 'with all the attributes
! upccebsary to recognition by the
United States.
Serreral Latia-American diplomats
asserted today that Carranaa's
claims *o recognition should be
(Continued on page 4.)
IEXAS RANCHER ESCAPES FROM
HIS MEXICAN CAPTORS
El Paso, Sept. 13—It Is report
that Lowenbruck, the Texas rancher
who was abducted Friday night of
last week by Mexican soldiers, tak
en across the line and being held
lor $2,000 ransom, has escaped
from his captors.
Advices received here today stats
that Edward Ledwige, joint com
misary manager of the Mexican. an,d
Northwestern railways was taken
olt the train by bandits near the
Cumbe tunnel and is being held for
|10,000 ransom.
Tue City of Seattle Is due in
Skagway Wednesday afternoon.
The Spokane will leave for Seat
tle for Skagway tonight.
The Northwestern is due in Skag
way from Seattle tomorrow morning
The Dolphin is due in Skagway
from Seattle sometime tomorrow.
PARENTS RE-WED;
FAMILY RE-UNITED
Seattle, Sept. 13—While Alfred
Wakemau, a wealthy White River
farmer, was procuring a license Fri
day, to re-wed Mrs. Wakeman, by
whom he bad been divorced after a
quarter century of married life,
their eldest daughter, Retta, was
being granted a divorce in the
same courthouse from Ben Strange
land.
The Wakemans were remarried
Saturday at Kent. Retta, and
Wakeman's two other children,
Anna and Andrew, have returned
to the parental home, where their
father lived alone since the family
was broken uo five years ago. The
home of the Wakemans is onq
ox the prettiest In the State of
Washington, and when built cost
4100,000.
CARRY WINTER MAIL
OVER TRAIL BY AUTO
Cordova Times: The Northern
Commercial company, which has the
contract for carrying the Fairbanks
imail, has decided to use automo
biles for the work on the Chltina
trail during the winter. It is ex
pected that the method will work
satisfactorily over the snow trails,
but horses will be kept for us© in,
an emergency. By the use of
automobiles in good weather a
much faster and better service is
hoped for. .., ...
The new ordinance passed by
the Valdez city council provides
CI*, t the bay, for a distance of a
thousand feet beyand navigable
water, be included in the city limits
and the Valdez Miner suggests that
there is nothing now to prevent the
council from taking in the wbole
Pacific to the coast of Asia.
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Seattle, Sept. 13—R. A. Piereon,
superintendent of the Alaska Steam
ship company, reached Philadelphia
Friday. He is seeking the purchase
of three big freighters for the Al
aska service. «
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