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VOLUME ONE * - KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. MONDAY. MAY 22. !*>!«. NUMBER 20*
KETCHIKAN MAY
WIN BATTLE
BILL WAS INTRODUCED THIS MORNING THAT
WILL CHANGE CONDITION
WASHING X. May 24—A bill
was iasbediKtd this fronting to re
store tX- . uaEtbut commerce to
A. _ska by regulations favoring the
bolding of vr:k Pacific fishing
industry o Ketchikan Instead of
al lowing s; to shift to foreign
parts
Seeretartss Lansing. Lane. M-:
Ado© and Rtdiei favor the bill
ar>J have premised to work for it
Ambassador Page informed the
president this moraine that the sen
tssee of death passed upon Lynch
i by the count martial, would *ot be
: confirmed until it had been submitted
: - the prime snin-ster. who has as~
the American ambassador
tfat President Wilson's revues*
would b» considered
The Funston coast artillery bill
•vent ‘ He president this morrJnj:
for his signature The bill is said
to carry a “joker” whereby Genera*
Wood’s honor to medals is aimed
at
AMERICAN AVIATOR MOBBED
OSAKA May 22.—Last Saturday,
a riot oceored when Arthur Smith -
an American aviator, delayed the
commencement :f a flight. Smith
is said to have been slightly in
jured by stones a: the bands of
Japanese rioters and was taken to
the hospital- His aeroplane was
damaged and its shed destroyed
Twenty of the rioters were arrest
ed
XO TRUTH IN REPORT.
'COLUMBUS, May 'Ll- — General
Pershing, commander of the punitive
exped.; on- sets a dispatch denying
the report Uaaj_ Lis men were met
a-red l-y CarruEzistas
RUSSIA XS A RL C H ' RG E D
WITH EXILING ENEMIES
BERLIN. May 22—The Otrankfe
of the ihristian. Wcr i. a religious
weekly- says that during the sec
ond Rc rVn invasfe-s of East Prus
sia 15.OX* wecet. children and old
men we: -- carried off to Russia and
that the fate of most of them Ss
unknown It is stated that 80,000
houses were tooted and desxroyed
SAW WOMAN LEADING
REBELS IN IRELAND
N EV. VOTi71 May 2-?.-—Dr. C. D
MrAdtr bourne, Australia,
who was attached to the Royal
Medical r :r f tb- British army
during the G.. campaign, and
who was besieged m the Melbourne
fcotel in Dublin, during the recent
rebellion there, arrived here cn the
steamer Philadelphia from Liver
pool
The doctor said he saw the
Countess Markerics, attired in man's
garb and wearing a- brace of revol
vers leading the Irish rebels- He
was informed, he added- that she
had shot six men because they re
fused to obey her orders
Men's hats a*. Fields
GERMANY'SSTRENGTB
SPENT AT VERDUN
THE LONDON TIMES DECLARES
THi: KAISER HAS NO
MORE TROGPS
LONiON. May 20—Col. E- P
Repingt->n of the Loudon Times
says that the German staff boasts
that ;:s twenty-five divisions be
fore Verdun have been opposed bj
fifty-one of tbe French- Of course
there have been thirty-five divisions
of Germans fighting at Verdun
But for thirty or even thirty-five
divisions to attack an intrenched
enemy who has double that number
of divisions, is cot an act of san
;:y. and we are sure that the only
reason the Kaiser has not piled on
more troops is because he has none
to pile
We cari only attack with success
forty strong German divisions, well
entrenched and provided with form
idable obstacles and armament
when we make such success as
-ured
Meaawhiie, assuming that the
German figures for Verdun are cor
rect, we hold up forty German
divisions and enable fifty-four
French divisions to exhaust twenty
five drvisions
This suits us all. except Ger
many, very well. And meanwhile
we have our ideas of what we shal!
do and when we shall do it and
do sot intend to allow the Ger
mans to choose our hour for it
LOXDOX, May 22—Thirty-seven
unarmed merchantmen and twenty
two neutral vessels —ere torpedoed
without warning between May “.
1915. and May 7. ISIS. Thomas Mac
X&mara. financial secretary to the
Admiralty, said in the house of
commons H* added that these fig
ures were known to the American
government.
Boys’ suits, all ages- at Fields
—■BBErsai i'll ji in
JUST ARRIVED
A new line of
rien’s hats and Caps
It is time for you to discard that
old hat and get one of these new
up-to-date styles
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Our furnishing and shoe stock
is brim full of new creations.
Let us dress you up at a small
cost.
P. J. GILMORE, The Clothier
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THE INSTALLER
REPORTED LOST
NO PARTICULARS HAVE YET
*EEN RECEIVED BY
THE OWNER.
Word was brought here last ev
evening that the power boat In
staller. owned by J. Funsavall that
| v as chartered by Mr- Jensen, store
keeper of Newtown, for the purpose
•f taking supplies to Forester Is
land and vicinity, had run onto a
rock and was a total loss- Par
, Uculats. however, are Jacking, but
Mr. Jensen was expected to arrive
today. It is known that the oc
cupants were safely landed
EATER—Captain A. C- Brigh..
who was master of the Installer at
>■? time of the accident arrived
: here about one o'clock this after
noon and reports that with the ex
.'eption of the hath everything »ns
.-nved. from the engine and even
amps and raijings were saved as
well as all the stock, consisting of
''revision ami supplies amounting
to about 11,000. The hull, however.!
:s a total loss.
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EL PASO. May 22—One hundred
"oads of supplies were started for
General Pershing’s camp this morn
ing.
PEXIJPN May 22- — A report:
frena Kempt, Oklahoma, says that*
that part c-f the country was visited
by a cyclone, fatally injuring sev- '
i-ra| and destroying much prop- j
erty.
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FUR FARM KEEPER IS W ANTED
WASHINGTON. May 22—It was
learned today that a fur farm keep
er was wanted by the United States
government- The man will have
charge of the experimental farm
in Essex Coanty, New York, recent- '
ly established by the Biological sur-^
vey for the breeding and care of j
fur bearing animals. The civil ser
vice commission will hold an ex-'
animation for that purpose,.
MEXICANS WANT TO FIGHT
FOR THE UNITED STATES
BROWNSVILLE, May 22—Over
two hundred Mexicans at San Beni-:
to have expressed a desire to form
a battalion to fight for the United
States in -the event of trouble with
their country. They will not be
mastered into the Texas National
Guard, bat will hold themselves in
readiness to answer a call of the
United States government- This
was decided yesterday at a mass
meeting held by 350 Mexican
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HONOLULU, May 22—The Mau
na Loa is throwing smoke twenty
thousand feet into the air- The In
habitants within miles are leaving j
in great numbers.
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FfT SALE—Lot ' m Block 16
w:—’ ‘"acted view, right at school j
house- No reasonable olFer refused.
Address Mrs- G’en C. Bartlett, Ju
neaa, Alaska 4t
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This week—possibly Wednesday,
one issue of"the Progressive-Miner
will be ommitted- The reason is not
l far fetched; it lies in the fact that
-i new machine to* replace the old
one which caused us so much trouble
has arrived and must be put in
place
ts ith the new machine, we hope
to give the people of Ketchikan a
paper that will be a credit to the
town, that is. if arduous work ami
care coupled with a good machine
can do it.
Our readers have been thus fax
very generous; in that they have
waited patiently times and again
for the delivery of fh* paper. While
some knew the reason for the de
lays. others dd not. yet not a word
of complaint was ever heard- With
•he coming of the new machine, we
hope to be on time every day. The
machine is what is known as a
'•Mergenthaler Quick Change Mode*
8 Three Magazine Machine-” We
invite the public to come in and in
-pect it when installed.
ITALIAN FORCES
MEET DEFEAT
THIRTEEN THOUSAND MEN AND
THREE HUNDRED OFFICERS
TAKEN PRISONERS
\ lEN'N'A. May 22.—A report
has just been received to the effect
that the Italian forces had again
met defeat in the southern part of
Tyrol!- The report says that thir
teen thousand men. and three hun
dred officers were captured together
with one hundred and thirty ma
chine guns and other supplies- This
is said to open the doors to Venice
IMPLICATE SISTER OF
BRITISH AMBASSADOR
CHICAGO, May 22-—James Lar
kin. the Irish labor leader here, in
an address delivered here Satur
day, declared that rifles were smug
gled to the rebels by Miss Angela
Spring-Rise, sister to the British
Ambassador at Washington.
DOLPHIN AND EVANS COMING
SEATTLE. May 22.—The steamer
Dolphin left at nine o’clock yester
day morning with Miss V. Allen.
Mi§s Nelson and Miss Emma Nel
son as passengers for Ketchikan.
The Admiral Evans left at eleven
o’clock yesterday morning with H.
W. McMahon for Ketchikan.
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There will be no meeting of the
A. B’s tonight on account of the
Mikado at Red Men’s Hall
DRAPER CLUB MEETING.
Announcement is made that the
Draper Club will meet at the home
of Mrs- Reynolds on Tuesday af
ternoon. May 23rd, at 2:30 o’clock.
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J. E. Chijbare Pres. 4. K. HectacaD VKem» A. R. Larson Cathie!
Miners and Merchants Bank
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
Travelers Checks
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
i Territorial Depository
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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Watch Repairing and Engraving. Diamonds, Etc.
BertheLsen & Pruell
The Big Curio Store gf Alaska
Nugget Jewelry and Indian Curios in all Designs
MAIL ORDERS A SPECIALTY
KETCHIKAN, - ... ALASKA
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REAL ESTATE
We :ha!l be obliged if yon favor us with the price and
term.; on any Real Estate yo a have for sale
RENT COLLECTIONS
— We will undertake these for you
Jno. R. Beetle & Co.
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GENERAL INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE BROKERS
; • CUSTOMS BROKERS—NOTARIES.
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WAR NEWS
i FROM LONDON
FIGHTING AROUND VERDUN IS
STILE PROGRESSING: BOTH
SIDES WIN.
LONDON, May 28-—A dispatch
from the front says that the fight
ing* around Verdun is as violent a;
. ever. The French are reported do
. have lost the first trenches on the
western slope to the Germans,
while the Germans lost t"'o trench
es to the French near Hnucourt
On the Tigras, Mesopotamia, the
• Russian cavalry are reported to
have joined the British against the
Turks, and a decisive battle is ex
pected soon.
A report from Berlin says thst
unexpectedly, the Kaiser returned,
presumably to settle the ministerial
; di'Ticohy. He is said to ho prana v
ing to leave for the Russian from
directly.
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GENERAL REYES SURRENDERS.
CHIHUAHUA. May 2?—Genera'
Reyes, one of Villa's leaders this
morning surrendered to the Car
rnnzista forces. It is said that h*
wilj be given command of sente
forces and help General Trevano to
re-'tore order. -
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GAVIRA ENTERS PROTEST
FT. PASO. Mav 22. "'hen Ger,
era' Gavira. heard that Genera’
Eunstdn in* ended to establish p
permanent camp at Piuuina. El-Valle
he immediately entered a protest
agamst such action with the Mexi
can government
GERMAN FLEET WILL HELP
LONDON. May 22- — News is
awaited as to further movements o'
the fleet of German battleships re
ported to have left Kiel for Riga,
where it is said it will take a
hand in the intended offensive
movement against Riga-Dvinsk
front.
A report from Gothenburg. Swe
de'’. say- British submarines in the
Baltic forced retreat of a German
fleet which tried to capture a Brit
ish steamer.
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AMERICAN SOLDIERS
WERE FIRED UPON
COLL MBUS, May 22.—Thirteen
American soldiers are reported to
have been fired upon near Temosa
ehic. One was wounded. It is the
first intimation that the American
soldiers were stationed so far south
into Mexico.
Let Field take your measure for
your next suit.
STOCKHOLM, May 22—Two Ger
man vessels carrying coal were
sunk by British submarines in the
Baltic last Saturday, says one of
the morning papers
Field has returned and is doing
business again in the Bed Men’s
Building
THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE GRINDING SLOWLY
BUT SURELY AT THE COURTHOUSE
Saturday Afternoon Session.
The case of Northwestern F'-dwr
•s Company vs. Spencer Van Kindt
ns tried during the afternoon amt
evening and the ease was continued
a Monday, May 22. to he complet
ed.
Monday Morning Session.
The grand jury came into court
nd reported the following cases:
V true bill against Manuel Snan.cz
or perjury, charged with testifying
'ilsely before the U. S. Commis
sioner in a trial of a criminal cause
A true bill was found against An
tone Hernandez for ‘hiding and aid
ing a prisoner to escape, and not a.
true bill against Gus Staakloff. for
selling liquor to Indians
A 'hie Wilson, pleaded guilty to
furnishing intoxientng ] ion or to no
Indian, and the court set Satin ir.-.
May 27th, ns the time for sen
tence; George Finley, charged with
stabbing with the intent to kill, up
on agreement by respective counsel,
pleaded guilty to assault with a
(1: ngorous weapon instead, and will
• sentenced Saturday, May 27; A
P- Frosby plead liol guilty to sell
ing liquor without a license; d.
j Cos, a pleaded not guilty to assault
j with n dangevou; weapon; Fred
Kruger pleaded noi guilty to burg
lary: Angel Delncrinmi pleaded not
guilty to ehm jre; Maxine tilenn v. s
fined $100 for •selling liquor with
out a license.
The court set the following eases
for trial: UnitedStates vs. Carl
Helmborg, Tuesday morning; Holm
berg was arrested for trespass up
on lands belonging to another, and
tried in the Commissioner’s court
by a jury, found guilty, and appeal
ed the case to the District Court
■Tames Sfioup represents TTolmberg.
Tlie following eases were set to
follow the Holmbonr case: U. S.
vs. Fred Kruger, and U. S. vs- A.
P. Frisby.
The court will take up the nat
uralization matters this afternoon.
BLUEBEARD LURED
WOMEN TO DEATiJ
DECOYED VICTIMS BY PROMISE
. OF .MARRIAGE AND KILLED
THEM. '
BUDAPEST, May 20. — Furtherj
official investigation into the ease
of a modem Bluebeard in the vill
age of Cinkota, who it developed
was known as Bela Kiss showed
that the man made a practice for
years of decoying women ’ by mar
riage advertisements, promised to
marry them and murdered them
The police have a record of 18 i
women with whom Kiss was at
various times associated, eight of i
whom have long been reported as
missing, while the 10 others have j
not yet been found. In the house !
he had occupied were discovered j
packages of love letters from all
parts of the world, including the
United Siates“
Four of seven sealed leaden cases
found ir the dwelling were opened.
Three contained the bodies of stran
gled women, while in the fourth
were seven women’s dresses- One
was identified as belonging to ’V
young woman who had been miss
ing for 10 years
There appears to be r.o doubt
that Kiss died at Valjevo, Serbia,
as reported. Although he rarely
worked. he spent money so gener
ously that he was known generally
. “the American uncle.”
GREEKS AND SERBIANS
COMING TO AMERICA
NEW YORK, May 22—More than
GOO refugees from Greece and Ser
bia were among the 1,409 steerage
passengers on the Italian steamship ■
which arrived here Saturday from
Mediterranean ports. The refugees
embarked at Naples and came to
this country to join relatives who
preceded them.
THE AL-KI COMING.
SEATTLE, May 22—The steamer
Al-Ki sailed for the north Satur
day evening about eleven o’clock
with the following passengers for
Ketchikan: C. R. Dickell, M. Degor
ski, John Budrow, Mrs- F. B. Hovey.
Mrs. II. E. Simonds, W. Simonds.
E. Wyckoff. H. Ness, B. McColy, J
Tyson, H. W. White and two steer
age.
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ALL ABOUT THE BOATS
Tlie Jefferson went south last
evening with the follownig pas
sengers from here: Harry Rounsfell.
Miss M. Hamilton, H. B. Squire
and three second class
The Northwestern is due here this
evening, northbound. '*»
The Al-Ki tomorrow.
The Alaska, southbound, is due
here Wednesday.
The Prince- John is due here this
evening about 10:30.
The Humboldt came in this morn
ing and unloaded seventeen tons of
freight at the Heckman dock
Last Night Tonight. At the DRE AM g
0 KEELS Monday, May 22, 1910 0 KEELS S
Daniai Frohman and David Belasco o
Present the great stage success ?5
“MAY BLOSSOM” g
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A four red Famous Plays, Paramount Feature rj
*■ A Sympathetic and Realistic American &
Drama,, Featuring A m
Gurtrude Robinson and Marshall Neilan jn!
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