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VOLUME ONE. KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. TUESDAY, JUNE 27. 1910. NUMBER 234
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MONKEYING
WITH CABLE
NO TELEGRAPHIC NEWS OBTAINABLE TODAY DUE
TO ANOTHER BREAK IN THE OLD LINE.
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With the United States cable broken down and the Burn
side crawkr dong, the Marconi Wireless system over taxed
wit; ixmmereial messages, it is impossible to obtain the usual
amount of press news today. A few words were received early this
morning but not enough to fill in the usual space.
It would seem that the government would at least notify the
users of the cable before interrupting the communication like in
this instance. The cable was working, yet for additional repairs,
it is picked up without a word being passed around of the intended
interruption. When the light company, for instance, desires to do
some repairs, it always notifies its patrons that they may pre
pare. It is otherwise with the government. As though the peo
ple were being favored: as though these officials were the whole
“cheese.”
Isn't it about time that the press of Alaska take this matter;
up with our lawmakers at Washington. It would seem that with
the Marconi Wireless system now well equipped, when the cable
is interrupted, through whatever cause, the government should
make arrangement whereby the people would not be left altogether.
FOUND SKELETON OF MAN LOST
OVER A YEAR.
(Fairbanks Times. June 5-i
Sam Hag-a made a gruesome find
yesterday on a tributary of Fox
Gulch.. It was '.fee skeleton of a ha
man. being, bleached and whitened
from the sun. it is thought to be all
that remains of* Michael Jicdhrery.
who on the twentieth day of April.
It-!? eft Fox supposedly for the
Tolov. a. and who has never been
beard cf or from since that time, in
spite o' the fact that many inquiries
have been made for him. Michael
McGBv ry was an oldti-ner in the
countr. well known at Fox where he
had !r i for some time. He came
to the Fairbanks district either in UN
or Tm*<5.
Sara Sages was staking some
ground small peps, tributaries of Fox
g icb. A small find had been made
by Ed s i Jim McConnell on Dublin
gulch. Hagen had panned the dirt
in the hole that they cad put down,
and was s&'isfied that the ground
was worth prospecting further. Ac
cordingly 1 e started to stake the two
pups its:. sdiateiy beiow the one on
which McConnell had made his Snd.
While looking around for a place
to put a stake. Sam Hagen looked
iE'o a r :a!l hallow a few feet from
the crer - -nc - .ere saw some bones.
The pe ; r y they were laying
attracted otic., .ion and he decided
to investigate the skeleton further.
The- it vi« fee discovered that it was
the skeleton of a human being. The
fingernails on the skeleton were very
long, and the Sower part of the
bones bore the semblance of caving
been covered with a pair of overalls,
Mr. Hages, satisfied now that it
was a human skeleton, went to Mr.
McConnell, and later went to Fox
where he reported the matter to
Coroner John Knox Brown.
As soon as the news was made pub
lic, a crowd went up to the gruesome
find from Fox The and was made
about three quarters of a mile from
the Dome road, and not far from
the 14 mile post on that road. About
fifty fee' from the c-reek. on the op
posite side of the stream, was a.
cabin. In this cabin was found the
pipe. gun. hat and knife of Michael
McGilTery. It seemed as though the '
old fellow had stopped in the cabin.
_ He must have been taken siek.*for
" he left the cabin, walked fifty feet .
■ io the creek, crossed the creek, and
got tec feet on the other side of it. ■
and then apparently fell and was un- ‘
able to rise. As go one wanted to
touch the skeleton until the author
ities had viewed it, it cannot be stal- s
ed whether the man suffered a broken j
leg or what cause*, him to lay there ,
after he fe!L
Woo He Was.
If it is the skeleton of Michael
McGilrery and there is every reason :
to believe that it is. it is the skelet-!
- on of a man who suffered great pain
from severe attacks of rheumatism.
McGilrery went to the Big Chena
Hot Springs about six years ago to
see if he could not get permanent
relief- When he Erst came to the
Fairbanks district he worked for a
’ couple of years on Goldstream, for
the laymen on Xo. 10. Later he went
‘to Fairbanks creek where he worked
for the Cchuppe boys for a couple
of years. Then he returned to Fox
where he has been ever since, save
for the trip he made to the hot
springs. He was very much down in
the mouth shortly before he started
out for the Tolovana. For some \
time he was unable to work on ac-,
count of his physical condition. When- •
eTer bis condition would permit he
sought work, and generally got it .
because he was an excellent workman.
But his health was against him. and
he became despondent.
Not An Enemy.
Xo one at Fox knows of an enemy
the old timer had, or of anyone who
would wdht to harm him. There is
no indication that he met with foul
play, but no one has touched any
thing around the skeleton, nor will
they until the authorises arrive.
When found there was the trace
of the leather part of one rubber shoe
pac on one foot. Either the dogs
or the cro ws had seemingly eaten
[ the rest of the shoe pac off the foot.
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STRONG STOVF CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Range*
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
1776 PREPARED 1916
MEN, we are fully prepared to supply your needs
■» in all the lines we carry, embracing up-to-date
? clothing, shoes, shirts, hats and caps, underwear
of all varieties. When you buy here, you get the
benefit of cash purchases made from the leading
j centers of the United .States, backed with twenty- I
two golden years of experience in handling mer
chandise.
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P. J. GILMORE, The Clothier
ARTILLERY REPULSES
ASSAULT BY GERMANS
VIOLENT ATTACK IS BROKEN
DOWN. — NO INFANTRY
FIGHTING NOW.
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PARIS. June 27.—A violent a*tack
j of the French position northwest of
; Rheiuis was made by the Germans
>; last night, according to an official
! statement issued this morning The
attack was repulsed by the French
: artillery fire.
The Germans exploded two mines
before they launched their infantry!
against the French trenches. Their
repulse was due. the statement says.
■ to the effectiveness of the French
' screen fire.
In the Verdun sector no infantry ac i
: tion was reported, but mutual bom
bardment was maintained during the .
i night.
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ALLIES ARE SATISFIED.
ATHENS. June 27.—There Is a gen
! era! satisfaction here over the result
j of the ultimatum sent to King Ccn
; stantine by the entente. The dipio
S malic representatives o' the allies
lave recommended the immediate.
■ lifting of the blockade and the
stock market is rapidly recover
' ing from its panic. This sa'isfacsion
I extends tp the new cabinet, the mem- ‘
j fcers of which are very popu'ar.
LET US CONTINUE
OUR PREPARATIONS
WE NEED NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS THE BRIDGE UNTIL
WE COME TO IT.
Plans for the preparedness parade
:o be held as part of the Fourth of
; July celebration should not slacken
’because of rumors of war with Mexi
; co. ft is not for our making. More
i over, none of our citizens can take i
| part. To be gloonjy on those days '
j will not help matters any. By all
means let the committees continue in
their good work.
Reports from various camps in the
.vicinity are to the effect that many j
intend to make Ketchikan a visit.!
no doubt attracted by the preparations
made for the occasion. Let us not
disappoint them in their expectation. !
Besides, these occasional re-union of ■
citizens go a long way towards crest- 5
ine a feeling of friendship that can
have but one result: and that is to
benefit us all.
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BISHOP ROWE EXPECTED.
The Rt. Rev. P. T. Rowe, D. D..
Bishop of Alaska. Is scheduled to ar
rived on the Alameda Thursday, and.
will spend several days in Ketchikan.1
According to present plans a special
service will be held at St. John's
church on Friday at 7:45 p. m., at
which the Bishop will preach and con
firm a number of candidates. Fur
ther details will be published iater.
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ANOTHER NEWLY BORN.
Born unto Mr. and Mrs. Arthur,
Milton this morning a big baby boy.
Dr. Anna Brown attending.
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Must Be McGilvery.
Everyone in Fox believes that it is
Michael McGilvery’s remains. Cer
tainly the belongings found in the
cabin were the property of that man
and the skeleton is about the size'
of the man. All trace of McGilvery
has =-en lost.
A: -ious inquiries from his friends
faiied to disclose his arrival in the
Tolovana, and none could be found by
the res.dents of Fox who ever heard
of him being in the new country.
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NOTICE.
Parade on the Fourth of July
will be a “Marching Parade"
and no Boats or vehicles of any
kind are desired to participate.
All organ Italians, societies or
stores shall be represented. In
fact, all those intending to
march in the .parade, please
uotify the Marshal of the Day
immediately that they may be
assigned positions in lines.—
DR. STORY, Marshal of Day.
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LONDON, June 27.—While the
weight of German military power is
being increasingly felt on the eastern
front, where it is said to have stiffen
ed the resistance to the Russian drive,
the pressure on the French at Verdun
I'as materia!!? lessened.
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PETROGRAD. June 27.—The war
office announced today that the num
ber o: men captured by the Russians
in the offensive drive in Yolhynia and
Galicia up to last Thursday, was 172.
*81.
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MEXICAN OIL CAMPS
ARE ALL ABANDONED
PORT ARTHUR. Tex., June 27.—All
of the oil camps in the Tuxpam re
gion in Mexico have been abandoned,
according to refugees who arrived
here on board the British tank steam
er San Ricardo. _
The Oarrauta commander of Tux
pam a few da?-s ago announced that
a state of war virtually existed be
tween Mexico and the United States,
though admitting that no declaration
of war had been made.
A report current at Tuxpam was
that military authorities had declared
the?' would kill every .American the?
could find if an American warship
were sent to Tuxpam. Another re
port was that every American remain
ing in Mexico after July l would be
killed. There were 19 Americans left
in Tuxpam who expected to leave for
Port Arthur during the week.
HUBBARD HEARD FROM
A. L. Hubbard writes from Belling
ham under date of June 21. and says
that he has sold his house in Ketchi
kan. and was leaving that afternoon
for the East. In part he says:
"We are leaving by auto this after
noon for Wisconsin. We shall camp
out at nights and expect to have a
nfee time of it We are going from
here to Portland, and from there to
Idaho where I bought a 120 acre farm.
From there we shall come back to
Spokane about July 27. Send my pa
pers there as I want to get the news
from Ketchikan. >
"We have a nice outfit and expect
to cover about 120 miles a day; but I
suppose we shall hare tots of ex
perience, Tery near as bad as being
wrecked on Cape Chacon; but by
taking our'time we hope to get thru.
We expect to be in New York in about
three months. I will drop you a card
now and again that you may know
what progress we are making.
‘The name of the new owner of my
house in Kechikan is Frank A. Hoff
of South Bellingham.
"With best wishes to all,
“A. L. HUBBARD.”
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
The Street Commissioner an
nounces that from early morn
ing until ten o'clock tomorrow,
the street from Mr. Thompson's
store down to Newtown, will be
closed to traffic.
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J E. CbiJbarg Pres. J. B. Heckman Vice-pres. A. R Larson Cashier
Miners and Merchants Bank
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
Travelers Checks
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
Territorial Depository
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KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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IT IS PROPOSED TO
ADVANCE 100 MILES
WOL(LD FORTIFY POSITION AND
WAIT FOR VOLUNTEER
REINFORCEMENTS.
WASHINGTON. June 27. — Great
j Interest is being manifested here
i among official circles about the prob- i
able course that would be followed in j
the event that the Mexican's would
attack the Americans and declare war. -
it is considered probable that a gen- :
j oral rapid advance would be ordered ;
j from the border to a line perhaps one !
, hundred miles or more south of the
j border. This line would be fortified
and held until volunteer reinforce
j nsents became available. Thus fight-'
j ing would be thrown into the enemy's ■
• territory and the border protected
against further bandit attacks by po-:
j Being the country behind the line.
ARMORED TRAIN BRINGS
MEXICANS CLOSE TO LINE
NOGALES. June 27.—The dispatch !
to Cananea. not far from the border
says that a twelve-car train carrying I
; troops and infantry, machine, guns
and ammunition and fifteen hundred
men. was reported here today by Wm.
l.indstorro. a railroad man. who ar
il rived with his family from south ot .
j the border. Four cars of the train
were armored and loaded with am
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THE ERENCHNIAKE
A STEP FORWARD
EIGHTY HOURS CONTINUOUS
EOMBARDMENT GIVES THEM
THE FIRST LINE.
PARIS. June 27—-After an incessant
bombardment of the enemy’s position
[ lasting nearly eighty hours, the French
icaptured the first line of trenches
held by the Germans. The French
| used the big guns and thus enabled
the French infantry to capture a
strong position at various points on
the Verdun front.
The victory is considered of vast '
important)# to the defenders of Ver
dun.
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FIVE CARLOADS OF
RIFLES WERE SHIPPED
BENECIA, June 27.—Five carloads
of rifles left here today from the Unit- ,
ed States arsenal for destination un
announced. This is the second ship
ment within the week.
Night and day shifts of employes
are working at high speed getting out
supplies for the militia of the Pacific
Coast states
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BOY ADOPTED BY JUNEAU
FAMILY.
Vernon Campen, three years old, I
formerly of Kake. has been adopted ■
by Mrs. W. D. Gross, of Juneau,* and *
will leave in charge of the matron on !
the City of Seattle next Thursday, j
Master Vernon is bunking with Mr. j
M. G. McDonald at the Stedman ho
tel while in the city.
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BACK FROM SIGHTSEEING TRIP
TO THE NORTH.
Mrs. A. R. Larson and Mrs. Milson
S. Dobbs returned at 12 o'clock last
night on the steamer Jefferson from a
round trip of southeastern Alaska. A !
stopover of a week was made at Skag- i
way. A visit to Taku glacier and Sit- j
kr- were also part of the itinerary. The j
ladies are delighted with their two j
weeks' trip and enjoyed every minute i
of it
Silk four-in-hand 50c, washable four
in-hand ties 25c at Field’s. (adv.)
LIEUTENANT ADAIR’S LAST WORDS WERE "GO ON
SERGEANT,” SAYS REPORT.
GENERAL PERSHING’S HEADQUARTERS, June 27.—Cap
tain Morey, who was in command of the troops sent out to the re
lief of the partly annihilated American soldiers in the battle at
Carrizal, has returned. Captain Morey reports that no greater
bravery was ever displayed by men than was displayed by both
Captain Boyd and Lieutenant Adair. Captain Boyd led his men
dismounted through the tire of machine guns until he was killed
when Lieutenant Adair took command. When the latter was
struck, his last words were “go on sergeant.” The men fought
until the ammunition was exhausted when they surrendered.
Captain Morey says that the battle lasted some forty-five
minui s, and during the fight, the men frequently burst into
inging. However, when the ammunition ran out, there was
othing to do but surrender.
ATTORNEY SMISER IS NOT
THROUGH WITH KRAUSE
SEATTLE. June 24. — James A.
Smiser, United States district attor
ney at Juneau, and the man, who has
prosecuted the many cases against
Krause, is in Seattle, with Mrs. Smis
er en route north after a thirty-days’
trip to California, says the Post-Intel
ligencer. Mr. Smiser who has handled
the Krause case from the start for the
government, will again take up other
aspects of it on his return to Juneau,
there being several indictments not
yet tried.
According to Mr. Smiser, Edward
Krause, to date, has a total sentence
of fifty-eight years to serve, and
should other cases pending go against
him, the grand total will reach 128
years. The successful prosecution
thus far, according to Mr. Smiser. are:
First, charge of impersonating United
States officer, sentence three years;
second, kidnaping Williai# Christie,
sentence of ten years; third, five
countsjtf misuse of the mails, twenty
five yeaTs; fourth, forgery, twenty
years. Sentences on the last two
counts have not yet been passed, but
the limit in each case is expected.
The cases still pending against
Krause are one more for forgery, six
counts for misuse of the mails, an
other forgery and two murder indict
ments.
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Mr. and Mrs. F. Warren, arrived on
the Princess last evening and regis
tered at the Revilla hotel. They are
on their way to the Belle Island Hot
Springs where they will spend a month
or so.
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MISS COLLINGS IN TOWN.
Miss Junita Collings, daughter of
Mr. Collings, a resident of this city,
arrived yesterday from the south,
where she had been attending St.
Mary’s convent. She is to spend her
vacation here and will return .to the
convent later.
Improved Order of Red Men meets
tonight* Members requested to be
present.—By order of Ray Copeland.
Carnival of clothing values this
week at Heckman's. 6-24-3t
SHOE MANUFACTURER KILLED.
SEATTLE, June 27. — Hugh E.
Currier, a wealthy shoe manufacturer
was killed while out auto riding. Ilis
machine skidded and struck a tele
phone post.
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BOTH THE WATSON AND
CITY OF SEATTLE COMING
SEATTLE. June 27.—Admiral Wat
son left last evening with the follow
ing passengers for Ketchikan: M. W.
Duncan and wife, Mrs. G. E. Linger
felt nd child. Harry Stoleting, V, V.
Walters, A. I. Indridson and M. Mor
rill.
The City of Seattle sailed a few
hours later with Mrs. F. Hardy and
child, H. A. Reed, Paul Spangler, Mrs.
M. Lee, R. W. Bell and one steerage
for Ketchikan.
LEAVES HOSPITAL FOR HOME
TODAY.
Mrs. Ahlene, who submitted to an
operation for appendicitis about a
week ago, was taken home from the
hospital, well on the way to complete
recovery. Her progress has been
very rapid, owing no doubt to the
good care of her attendant nurse and
physicians.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Lenahan, of
Prince Rupert, arrived yesterday. Mr.
Lenahan has taken a position at the
Revilla hotel.
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! ALL ABOUT THE BOATS. I
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The Jefferson went south this morn
ing. Besides one passenger, she took
on 35 boxes of fresh salmon and six
tierces of mildcured.
The Santa Ana went south also
this morning, Mr. Elliott reports.
The Princess went north last even
ing early. ,
The Admiral Evans is due here
southbound tomorrow.
Northbound are the Admiral Wat
son and the City of Seattle due hero
tomorrow night.
Other boats unreported.
The government survey steamer
Patterson was in port this morning
after coal and supplies.