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No. 16S SEVENTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1914
PRICE 10 CENTS
PANAMA CANAL
OPENING TODAY
Panama, August. 15—Everything
being ready the opening of the Pan
ama canal was celebrated this morn
ings by the passing through of the
steamship Ancon with a large crowd
of government officials and other
notables 011 board.
The entire distance was gay with
decorations.
RIVER BOATS
Whitehorse, August 15—Water 5"
inches.
Selkirk arrived 6:30 a. m.
Casca up Yukon Crossing 11:45
p. m.
; Wuitehorse up Stewart river 9:30
p. m.
Dawson In Dawson.
N'ext sailing, Selkirk tonight.
I^ower river report:—
Alaska up Hot Springs 3:30 a. m.
Sarah up Kokrines 6 p. m. ou
the 13th.
Schwatka down Circle 7:30 p. m.
011 the 13 th.
White Seal down Ruby 6 a. m.
011 the 14th.
Yukon up Rampart ou the 13th.
Delta down Louden 7:30 a. m.
YOlXG LADIES WHO ARE
TOURIX(i IX THE NORTH
Four young ladies whom
we might with propriety say are
fom the four corners of the great
middle west,, three of whom chance
to meet while touring in Southern j
California and after taking in the
places of interest iu the Golden j
state decided to extend their itin- i'
i-rnry to include Southeastern Al
•isk:. arrived on the Jefferson yes
terday. After passing through Ore
son and Washington, and seeing all
of interest that it was possible for <
'iliem to do in their limited time, ]
;ii"y took passage for the north, 1
rriving in Skagway early yesterday j
morning and leaving again hist ,
night, although with manifest and <
openly expressed regret that they
could not remain longer, but with
i m determination to return at
some future date and stop for a
creator length of timt. Their
ar 's and places of residence are:
Miss Ida Howard of Kansas City, 1
Missouri, who joined the party here '
after coming up oti the Princess
Alice and deciding to remain over 1
% for the arrival on the Jefferson.
Miss Jeane DeHart, formerly of
CARBANZA FOR
Washington, D. C., August 15—
Advices received today from Ven
usitauo gives out tho information
that General Carranza has beeu I
named as provisional president of |
Mexico, to remain so until his
successor is elected and iuaugurat- ]
ed.
All the federals are to disarm
outside of Mexico City.
North Carolina, but now of Okla-1
noma, where she is engagqd in the
cultivation of fine varieties of ap-1
pies.
Miss Lettie Wood of St. Joseph, |
Missouri.
Miss Mary Newell of Butte, Mon
tana.
While here they were guests at
the Puilen House.
tke boats
The Jefferson jyit lu at 4 o'clock"'
yesterday afternoon with 39 round
trippers in addition to the follow
ing people for Skagway: Mrs. L.
Brockway, Mrs. D. J. Rich, Mrs. S.
S. Parsons, son and daughter, j
Ployd Sunderland, Joel Sunderland.
J. Georgehan and Emma Probst.
The Georgia when she sc|ls south j
rom here tomorrow night will
:hange her schedule and leave at
5 p. m. instead of 12 midnight as r
'ormerly.
The freighter Seward of thp Al- I
iska Steamship Co., got in at 2
>'clock this morning with the larg
fst cargo of general merchandise
hat has been brought by any one
ressel into this port this season, j
riz. 732 tons.
The Quinault, of the Portland
iteamshlp line, was In Skagway
ast night. It is reported that when
he vessel was trying to dock at
ialnes it ran into the wharf and
lid considerable damage to that j
tructure.
NOTICE
Father Turnell regrets to an
lounce that he has beeu directed
o report for some other field, and
utendj* leaving on the Mariposa
text Monday. Any outstanding bilU
.gainst St. Mark s church or rec
cry will be settled if presented bo
or Father Turnell's departure.
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Washington, Auuixt 15—Presi
dent Wilson today made It known
that he is unalterably opposed to
nil war limns by financiers doing
business iu the United States to
foreign tuitions.
poles promised freedom
St. Petersburg, August 15—The
Russian government lias promised
Poland freedom in all matters of
religion, language and autonomy if
Ihe people will remain loyal to
Uussia and lend her their assistance
in tlio present war.
JAPAN" IS ALL READY
Paris, August 15—Advices re
itived here today aie to the effect
.hat Japan is all ready to declare
>var against (jeriuany, and that
ictioR will be taken as soon ;us the
:iii|ieror returns from Tokio.
OCCUPYING SAALE PASS
Paris, August I."—The latest re
)iuts are to the effect that French
roops are now occupying Sua If |>ass,
V I'UOMIXEXT CI,lit
woman KKTi isxicn
In personal mention of a few of
ho women who are devoting time
nil energy to promote the coming
'annma Pacific Exposition, "Every
foman," a magazine published in
Ian Francisco, has the following to
ay of our old time friend -Mrs.
lary E. Hart, aua the article is
leaded by a fine picture of her:—
Mrs. Mary E. Hart, the Alaska
writer and lecturcr, who represented
he Pacific Coast Woman's Press As
ociation at the biennial of the Gen
ral Federation of Women's Clubs
a Chicago, has returned after three
lonths of constant travtl in the
lou'.hern and Eastern States, where
he has been widely entertained by
lubs and press associations.
At the convention of the Nation
I Editorial Association in Houston,
'exas, she delivered an address on
Journalism In the Far North," and
iresented an invitation from Mayor
ames Rolph to that body to hold
ts next convention in San Francis
0 during the Panama-Pacific Inter
lational Exposition. She was also
1 guest of the Missouri State Press
Association and the Columbia Uni
'ersity School of Journalism, -where
ihe spoke upon "A Newspaper Wo
which commands the valley of tho
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j Itrushal iu Baden.
STILL PRESSING FORWARD
London, August IS—Despite the
successes of the Belgians at Haelen
and Diest, the Germans are still
pressing forward their battalions ar.cl
am advance is momentarily evpectcd
"I>on Acrschot, twenty miles from
Antwerp, and also at Brussels, the
capital of Belgium, which the Bel
gians are prepared to strongly re
sist
IMMENSE ARMY OX FRONTIER
London, August 15—The Ger
man army, massed along the French
and Belgian borders from Holland
on the north to Switeerland on the
south, now number 1,000,000 men.
London, August 15—The Brit
ish war office ,, official press
bureau announces that there
are approximately 800,000 German
ti-oops betweien Liege and Luxem
burg and tlwt th«y are pouring into
Belgium in two streams, one into
ihe Mouse vulley through Liege and
the other through Luxemburg, south
of the Ardenes mountains.
man's Experience In Alaska," and
was elected an honorary member of
the Alpha Sigma Epsllon, a journal
ism sororiti of the Missouri Univer
sity.
Her subjects before the Civic De
partment of the General Federation,
of which she Is a member, were
"Civic Improvement In the Far
North" and "Club Life In Alaska.".
She gives a most interesting ac
count of her recent travels, and of
many notable people whom she
met, among them being Rose Hart
wick Thorpe, author of "Curfew
M«st Not Ring Tonight," who is an
old-time friend of Jfrs. Hart, and
with whom she recently spent a
week at the author's beautiful home
at San Diego.
Mrs. Hart states that the Alas
ka Cruise Club, of which she ia
president, will re-open its club
rooms upon the completion of the
Union Square hotel, headquarters of
the association, now in process of
rebuilding.
After a brief visit with friends in
this city she wll retire to her coun
try home at Corte Madera for a
while before returning to her ranch
at Dyea, Alaska.
At present she is the guest of
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JUST RECEIVED
Caramels de Luxe
Something entirely new; the most
delicious candy we have
ever shown
45° per pound
Coming on the S. S. Alameda, a complete line of
Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, Etc.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
HEM SHOCK
IN FAIRBANKS
Fairbanks, Alaska, August 15—
The heaviest shock of earthquake
'.hat has been felt since the spring
of 1912 occurred here this morning.
PERSON Alt.
J According to the last reports re
. ceived from Whitehorse of Mrs.
Katherine Barry's condition, she
was lying at the point of death.
Mrs. Hazel G. Kirmse and Mrs.
F H. Cleveland left on the trai*
this morning for Whitehorse on a
short visft.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Banta and
Clinton V. Woolman wera visitors
in Skagway yesterday, making the
trip on the Jefferson.
George Robley, who has been em
ployed for some time in the offices
of the W. P. & Y. R. company at
Skagway, left last night on the Jef
ferson for Treadwell.
W. N. Carmicliael, who has been
connected with the Canadian cus
toms offices at Bennett and White
horse since 1900, has received noti
fication of his transfer to Naas bay,
B. C.
The Royal Players, having finish
ed their Lower Yukon river engage
ments, are now at Dawson on their
way out. The time of their arrival
in Skagway is not yet known, but
it will probably be soon. It is the
intention of Mr. Royal to have tha
company stop here some little time
when it reaches here on its way to
tLe outside, and several performances
will be given during its stay.
As two young men of Skagway
were going home the other night
about 11 o'clock they saw a porcu
oine waddling along on the sidewalk
iN front of them. One of them went
to get a sack In which to carry the
animal home, but while he was gone.
It succeeded in making a get-away
from the one who had been left to
watch it.
Jack Keller, of the Daily Alas
kau, and Albert Rousseau went over
to Log Cabin, B. C., on this morn
ing's train for a few days' hunting
and fishing. If they fulfill all the
promises they have made as re
gards the furnishing of sample3
of their prowess to their Skagway
friends, the W. P. & Y. R. will
have to run a refrigerator car over
for them when they get ready to
return.
A MURDER ON
IIAIDEZ TRAIL
Valdez, Alaska, August 16—The
badly decomposed body ot John
Smith was found yesterday at the
foot of Tazalina lake. The skull
was crushed and the body hidden
In the brush and partly covered
over.
An inquest was held today and a
verdict rendered that he had come
to his death at the hands of per
sons to the coroner's jury unknown.
Smith, who was an Austrian about
30 years of age, had been dead for
two months. He was a member of
the miners" union at Black Dia
mond, Wash., and waa also a mem
ber of the Fraternal Order Eagles.
I* is suspected that Indiana may
be responsible for his death and
the United States Marshal's •office
here is strenuously lneutlgatlng all
possible clews to the murder at
the scene of the crime, which Is
about twenty miles from where the
two murders on the Willow creek
trail took place last year and fop
which no one has as yet been ap
prehended. , ,.i •
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OLD-TIME FAVORITE
IS AGAIN ON THE RUN
Capt, Wm. A Conn all, an old
time favorite on the Southeastern
Alaska run, is now acting as pilot
on the Jefferson, which will be
pleasing news to his many friends,
who are scattered from one en,d to
the other of the vast region kaowa
«-S Alaska,
Capt. Connell was master of the
City of Seattle from 1698 until 1902,
when, she waa under the control of
the Dodwell Co., and had charge of
that vessel many years ago wheu
she lost her propeller off Bridget
point, between Skagway and Juneau,
in a severe gale. The steamer waa
lielpless and rapidly drifting onto the
rocks when Captain Connell rigged
up a sail and by strenuous and con
stant work kept her off shore ua
:il the arrival of the Cottage City
24 hour later.
For several years Capt Connell
ias been engaged in the hotel bua
ness in Ketchikan, but the lure of
lis old calling was too Btrong to be
resisted and he has gone back to
the vocation to which he is so well
idapted by both training and educa
tion.
DANCE TONIGHT
Don't forget the informal d&ace
tonight at the W. P. A. club. A
sood time is promised all who at
tend.
If You Want to Make
A Good Impression
There is 110 better
way than to wear
Hart Shaffner & Marx
CLOTHES
They give you the feeling oi
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Come in and look them over
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier