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No. 191 EIGHTEENTH YEAK
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GREEK CHAMBER Of DEPUTIES
CONVOKED BT ORDER OE10
Athens, Sept. 23—A decree was
thid morning promulgated by the
King convoking the Chamber of De
puties tor the purpose of passing
an Act proclaiming martial law
throughout Greece and putting at
the service of the government all
state railways. The transportation,
of merchandise over the railway
lines has been forbidden and a de
cree of general mobilization of
troops signed by the King.
FIGHTING TURKS
IN ASIA HIGH
Athens, Sept. 23—During the
past week squad rot»s of allied de
stroyers and aeroplanes have suc
lesstul'y bombarded the Turkish en
i.impmouts around Aiali and the
fortifications of Smyrna, inflicting
lie ivv damage and kill'11® several
hundred soldiers.
Loiidon, Sept. 23—Jews have ob
tained important new concessions
in Kussia. for the period of the war,
according to a statement by X. M.
tlothschild it Sons, based on a tele
gram from AL Wischeuegradski,
president of the International Com
nurcuil Bank of Petrograd, as fol
lows:
"Firstly, the Jews hare received
the permanent right to sojourn
with right to purchase of property
In all tow:is of Russia, capitals aud
imperial residential towns except
ed. during the war.
"Stx-ondlr, rights of admission
for the Jews to governmental schol
astic instructions have been largely
increasod. These have been point
ed cut as being the principal de
siderata by Jewish representatives
who have been consulted. The
public opinion in the legislative
chambers and ia the government
are disposed favorably toward furth
er extensions oX the rights of th
Jew.''
ALL RUSSIANS TO
BE CALLED HOI
Loudon, Sept. £5—All eligible
Russians in China, have been called
home to the colors, according to
late advices from Petrograd, which
also ccnvey the information that
Harbin and Vladivostok will soon
be denuded of all their men of
military age.
\V. 1*. & V. 11. DOLLING
UP ITS STAGE POSTS
W'hitehorse Star, Sept 24: Supt.
C. W. Cash of the winter mail ser
vice announces that things are
in ship shape along the trail for
the resumption of traffic by stage
as soon as navigation closes. Feed
for the winter has been distributed
to the various posts and arrange
ments f r tho care of the company's
houses on the trail have all been
completed.
-Mr. Cash 6uys a new roadhouso
and barns will be constructed to
take the place of those recently
burntd at Montague. Mrs. Niles
who owned the property which was
destroyed, will be in charge of
the new roadhouso w hen completed
and on which work is now started,
Foreman Joe McDonald having left
on the Dawson Tuesday night for
that point. Those with him are
John Thompson, Mrl Clark and a
man by the name of Macaulay, car
penters, and W. A McAdam, team
ster. A log house 30 by 40 and
two stories will be erected—prob
ably atout two miles further north
than the former po6t, thus length
ening a formerly short post aad
shortening a formerly long one.
The roadhouses owned by pri
vate individuals along the route
will all be open as usual by the
time overland traffic is resumed.
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Berlin, Sept. 25—It is reported
that Belgrade, the capital o£ Ser
vla, lias been, newly fortified and
equipped with heavy British guns,
Tvhich are manned by British
artillerymeso.
SUBMARINES
SINK STEAMERS
Copenhagen, Sept. 25—German
submarines in the Mediterranean
Sea today sunk several French and
English steamere, according to word
just received here.
Petrcgrad, Sept. 25—'Minister of
tho Interior Durnovo died in this
city today. He had been a mem
ber of the imperial council for a
number of years.
Father Duncan, the aged mis
sionary of Metlakahtla, who led a
bani of Indians from British Col- I
umbiu across the line into Alaska ,■
more tnan forty years ago, because |
he believed the British government |
was not treating tho natives right, j
is again preparing to move to an
other place and start life anew with
his followers, some of whom were
members of the original party which
followed him into the land of the J
free as they have always in the past
regarded Alaska. I
For nearly two score years Fath- I
er Duncan held sway over the des
tinies of Metlakahtla and the In-j
diaus who formed the settlement. |
The community -was one of the most
prosperous Indian settlements iuj
Southeastern Alaska, but when the
white man became more numerous
in tho territory, the younger In
dians caught the spirit of inde
pendence and began to dispute with
the aged missionary over the man
agement of the community's affairs.
Conditions became so intolerable
that the federal government "was
compelled to step in and has re
cently taken entire charge of the
buildings itnd other p ropery of the
(Continued on page 4.)
BULGARIA MAY
JOIN THE ALLIES
Paris, Sept. 25—A late dispatch
from Athens states that diplomatic
circles In Greece have beeen In
clined that Bulgarian warships
stationed at Varna, Bulgaria, have
sough.4 shelter in a neighboring bay,
and that large numbers of men
are engaged in fortifying Bulgarian
Blpck Sea ports. The belief Is ex
pressed in the dispatches that Bul
garia has at last arrayed herself on
the side of the allies.
WHiTEHORSE
HAPPEKINGS
From the Weekly Star of Sept.
24;
Joo Cody, a Livingstone Indian,
was brought to the hospital hore
on Monday. He ia believed to be;
suffering from tuberculosis.
Chaa. Qreime aud Frank MoPhee
returned yesterday morning from
Atlln, to which place the former
took a atock »f gents furnishings,
for which he found ready sale. Tliey
report Atlin as very prosperous thia
season, a large amount of gold hav
ing been mined during the summer.
Mel Clark arrivod from Ivluane
Monday with Big Lake Jim, an In
dian who was severely Injured from
a gun shot wound a week before.
Jim aud i'-notber Indian were hunt
ing moose wfcon the latter fired, the
bullet passing through a moose and
striking Jim ia iae groin. The In
dian was in bad shape when brought
to the hospital and his recovery is
douhiJul. _
W. A. Puckett, J. C. Newmarch
and Cam Smith -returned at 6:30
Wednesday evening from a trip in
a launch up the Hootalinqua to a
point 20 miles from Teslin, and to
whero Joe Brewer and Bill Geary
have a fur farm comprising between
three and four dozen foxes and
abciu six dozen mink, all of
which, according to their visitors,
are looking splendidly.
The T. D. P. & Co. steamer
Kluahne returned Sunday from
making two trips 250 miles up the
Pelly river, where the company con
ducts a trading post, and left again
Tuesday evening for Teslin, with a
cargo for the trading post there and
to bring home tho Taylor family
which has been visiting at Teslin
for the past two months. The
Kluahne will be back in about a
week.
Captain Bell received a wire Wed
nesday telling of the finding of a
body in the river near Yukon Cross
ing. It is supposed to be that of Jno
Dool, a woodcutter who disappeared
on May 12th last, and who was be
lieved to have bben lost in the
river. The body is Bald to be ibad
(Continued on page 4.)
High Grade
Bulk €hO(«latc$
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
cur patrons with only fresh goods of the
very highest grade.
P. H. GANTY
ALMOST INCREDIBLE STORIES OF
TURKISH MASSACRES IN ARMENIA
New York, September 26 — |
The General Progressive bo- j
eiety of this city today i
received "word by cable that It 1b
estimated that four hundred and ^
fifty thousand Christ'.an Armenians'
had beet put to death already in |
Asiatic Turkey by the fanatical Ot
toman followers of Mohammed. Six
huadred thousand Armenians are
reported to be homoleso and at no
prerioue time In the history of
civilization haa Christian martyr
dom assumed auch awful pro
tloas.
INTERESTING EVENTS OF THE DAr
IN WK AND VICINITY
The City of Seattle is due ia
Skagway from Seattle on Monday.
The Peterson came In at her
usual hour this morning from Ft
W. H. Seward, bringing as passen
gers two enlisted men and two or
three people from Haines.
Mrs. Wm. Bunting went over to
Whitehoree on ♦bds morning's train
to join Mr. Bunting, who is now en
gaged in repairing the boiler for
the hoist on the Grafter mine.
The southbound passenger train
from Whitehoree was cancelled this
morning and a special, carrying pas
sengers, mail, express, etc., will
terior passengers who will reach
morning at 9:30.
John Smith, post engineer at
Ft. \V. H. Seward, cut hia loot
the other day while using a car
penter's adz. The wound was not
severe, however, and he 1b again
around attending to. his duties.
Dr. L. S. Keller will return to
his home in Skagway on. the spec
ial train from Whitehorse tomor
row, after several weeks passed
professionally at Atldn and
Discovery, B. C., and Carcroee, Y.
T.
Jake Dannerline, Johnny Combe
and a boy named Meyare, all resi
dents of Haines, have Just re
turned to that place from a hunt
ing trip into the region, around
Tenakee, with two deer each to
their credit.
Louis Crepeau, Jack Sherman and
Jack Smith, members of the W. P.
& Y. R. bridge gang, now engaged
in making repairs on the rail
road at Summit, came down to Skag
way last evening and returned to
their work this morning.
The Dolphin will be la Skagway
from Seattle about nopn tomorrow
with several passengers and sixty,
tons of cargo. She will Ball soutli
after the arrival of the special
passenger train from Whltehoree,
which is due at 3:45 p. m.
The officers and executive board
of the Skagway Parent-Teacher as
sociation are requested to meet at
4 o'clock on Monday afternoon, Sept.
27th, at the home of Mrs. A. M
Rousseau on wast Seventh street.
Business of importance r9qulr§a at
tention.
When Mrs. G. 0. Miller returned
a few days ago from a several
weeks' visit to Seattle she found
that "Daddy" George had trans
formed, with the help of W. S.
Sparks, the home place In a most
wonderful manner b£ the enlarge
ment of the front room and the put
ting In of toilet and bath room.
It is now one of the mow com
fortable and convenient dwellings
In Skagway.
A party of local hunters returned
today from a trip into the moun
tains in tha vicinity of Skagway,
bringing back with them threo
mountain goats which had fallen,
before their unerring aim with the
rifle. Formerly these animals were
numerous around Skagway and
could be seen almost any time feed
lue on the high plateaus to the east
ward. As elsewhere, however, the
rush of gold seekers who poured
into the Skagway and Dyea valleys
In 1897-8 soon cleaned most of
them out and it is now only by the
hardest kind of climbing oyer
rough country Into some almost in
accessible region that these wary
and sagacious creatures are to be
found. t !-S«
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