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The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18
THE JURY PLACES NO BLAME
Many Of the Passengers Testify To Lack of System After the Islander Struck the Iceberg. FOrty-TWO Lives We're Lost. e~s11s->z~~/
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Douglas Island In about minutes and he told him he was rattled and that they would run down where they could run the boat on a favorable beach. The cap- tain then took ohersc ana tnr pilot irft the bridge.
 Some very touching Incidents are com nocted with the sinking Of Che Islander. A Mir. and Mrs. Edward Mills who had been iu Dawson three years and had toil- ed and accommodated several thousani dollars were on their way to California. Mir. Mills had ou Of the money In cur rency Of Che Canadian bank and lost nls life Mrs Muls is without a cent In Che world.
 It is natural that there win be many varied stories regarding the accident. Some declare on entire want Of syHtcm pr control In manning the llfcboata and and some or them cut loose and purhcd away. not having holf the persons they could. Another statement is that ih" pilot wanted Co run the boat on the beach, Che captain rc scd.
 The story is almost beyond belief nat nearly every officer Of the boat waS In 8 state of intoxication. TO commit thc lives and fortunes Co men In such con- dition ls m enormous crime. We hold these rumors '. suspense untn they aro demonstrated hoping they are not truo.
 Little owen Mclaughlin, a bright llt' tic fellow nineteen months old. with dark blue eyes and fairly curly hair. was th, only child saved from the fated 'hlp. Mrs Mclaughlin the mother. wcs carry ug the ch1d In her arms when 10 w'S taken from her and tossed hcadlong Into the boat below where lt was caught. nnr- rowiy escaping falling Into tho water. Mrs. Insley took the child and mother Co her home and every need In way Of cl",h- Ing or that wonid contribute Co the.r com fort was quickly provided. with oId or kind lady friends An hearts were touch cd by the romplng. sunny llttlc one. SO happily unconscious ot Che awful tr1rcd.' In which he was on actor
 Dr. Phillips is waiting hoping his 7Ifcs body may be found If found 1c vr. take thc bodies of wife and child Co Scat Co. If Che wife ls not found qoor hc wnl go down with the child
 Dr. Duncan and Gov. Ross wife on1 child are being embalmed and win await for word from the governor
 Much feeling prevails In regard to the wreck Of the Islander. There are m 'y who win not accept the verdict of the coroncr's jury.
 That there was blame Co be laid ot somebody's door seems to loo an admit ted fact Three facts are quite apar"r,. First u is an outrage on the travelling public for any company Co send out G. steamers without providing ample means for escape By the testimony given lt ls evident that there were not enough llfc- boats and rofts to save the number Of people she dld at the time of the acci- dent carry.
 Second. it Is a right that belongs Co passengers who commit themselves Co thc care or thc vessel thot they bc warn ed at any and an times of real or pro- bahic danger The evidence is that no alarm was given.
 Third thc refusal or Che captain to allow the pilot to run her ashore. when
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18
HE DID II
Hank Diers Now Wears the
 Golden Medal
Jumps From a Target of Twelve to Twsnty-Nins and Proudly Sports the Champions Jowolry- Result of Yostorday's Shooting

Yesterdays range shooting made showing of fair improvement except in the ccse Of Hank Dlers who jumped from his weekly record from a shot ahead to the championship Of the week. A num- ber Of the shots were unavoldably ab- sent but win shoot tf ir score at next Saturdays meet. Tho scoring of the day Is as follows: NJ. B. Clemlnger. IS: C. q. K. Nourse. %: T. R. Phillips. lj; R. c. Simmons. %; IT. c. Diers. %; A. R. Bell. iG: E. A. Kindell. 2i: John F. Dillon. 10. F. B Mcdonald. l7: w. F. Wilcox. % and A. W. McNaughter. 2i.
 The highest average In the order named, Co date, arc: Kindell. simmons md Wilcox.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18

Inc cottage NllA uillNNA 'AtlA AtiH morning with further news of thc Island or disaster details. or which are even more horrIfying than those Of the first report. Many more bodies. including that of Captain Footc have been recovered
 The total number Of people killed wIl rach i2 and from the records compiled this estimate Is clearly apparent There were i07 passengers. not including the children aboard the steamer and the crew numbering a. which does not Include thc work-aways. estimated atQ This makes a total list of i% persons aboard O. this number the saved list shows i2i per- sons. and it Is estimated that about twon- ~ names were missed
 There is every assurance that as time goes on and Che bodies begin to come In. that thc disaster win bc more appalling
 Tho Lucy brought In two more bodies yesterday. One of thcse were identified as W. IT. Thomas mounted policeman. and as yet Che other body has not been identified
 Marshal Stalcy confirm Che report ot Che robbery or thc dead. and reports that when Che two bodies were found. that arrived last night on the Lucy that their faces were covered oycr and Che pockets Of Che mounted policeman had been searched Tho marshal ls quietly work ing on thc case and it Is expected thot thc next few days win bring forth start- ung disclosures
 Through Che courtesy Of supt MocDon- ald. Of Trcadwcu. a party consisting ot Collector Iycy and Deputy shepard, Mar shalcy and Dr Lconhardt went Co Che wreck on Che Lucy yesterday. Collector shepard says that they searched Che In- dats twice and were unable Co find any thing of value on thcm although there were a largcnumher. .of Indians iu the-yl- cnity of Che wreck. and many trunks wore found on thc beach footed. and hc also confirmed the report that Che two bodies recovered. were laid out on the beach. and their faces covered. Both bod ics had a hat on. and the general con- census of opinion, Is that they reached shore and had died Of exhaustion. as a ufc-raft was ashore near the bodies.
 The passengers had no time Co save any 5f their effects. and landed iu Juneau destitute. Many Of Che passengers hov- ing just come from the Yukon mining country had with them more or less gold dust. Some confusion prevailed and for that reason many failed to Ind place In Che ife boats and jumped Into Che water
 It is reported that one man had eight thousand dollars in gold dust which l. lashcd Co hts back and with a life pre- server on jumped Into the water but Che weight Of thc gold was two much and be went down with lt
 Quu a number of Che passengers were more or less hurt by the wrcckage.
 The citizens Of Juneau were ready Co render au assistance Co thc survivors and and proceeded Co make them as comfort able os possible They were taken Co peckers hau where they were provided with dry clothing and the ladies took change or Che lady passengers and proc cceded Go make them comfortable. The moro serious of the wounded were taken to the hospltable while others were taken Co private houses where medical assist ance was rendered.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18
Tailoring.

r.r stylish 1nJ rnoJ 1ulnr clothes ro tO F Wo.luJ who .e revolving the ntcst ...l most a.b.ouubI. r. ports ou tailoring .t.n month Clothes dy,L cleaned and r.rlu,J n-Utf
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18
Timely Topic

Rev. Clevenger pastor of the Baptist church will discuss the subject Of the late disaster tonight. This is a timely subject and the entire community should hear it.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18

things speak loud In their condemnation.
 On ocean steamers Are and relief drills are prncticcd as a part Of the discipline, but it scomH thcso things are sometimes neglected on this Alaska inslnde run. This drlll might save much confusion and therefore many lives. The men composing the jury are intelligent and upright men and lt ls not surprising thnt they did not feel justified In laying thc blame upon any particular parties. considering the varied md somewhat con nlcting testimony given.
 THE VERDICT
 Tn tho matter Of the Inquest upon the body of c. J. Duncan, deceased. We. the jury cmpaneled and sworn In tho above matter. nnd that thc name of Che de- ceased is Dr. C. J. Duncan: that hc came Co his death on the 18th Of August 1901. by thc wreck of tho steamship Islander, and by the evidence produced we find that We can blame no one for Che acci- dent.
 August l5. 1901.
 The following is a correct list Of tho dead passengers:
 M Castlcbury. E. W. Jorg, J. Dahl, F. F. Comford, Mrs. Nicholson. F. L.. spinks. Ms KcatIng. Arthur Kcatlng. J. Keat- Ing. Mir Douglas. F. Rekatc. T. Rogers. J. c. Dean. William Meadows. N Casper. J. R. Wilkes E. Nflls. Mir. Bcu Dr. J. Duncan. Miss Kate Barnes, T. g. Hcbcrt. Mrs Ross, baby and nelcc. Mrs Phllllns and child.
 BODIES RECOVERED.
 Joseph Dahl. Circle City; M Jacob. saloon waltcr: Hugh Porter coal passer: Paddy Burke. ollcr: Dr. J. A. Duncan. Victoria: E. W. Jorg. Eagle City; Mrs. Gov Ross and child. Dorothy lone Phll- lips daughter Of Dr. Phillips. Seattle; Mrs Ross. Alfred Kendall. night watch man: s. J. Pitts colored. chief cook. Chinese mess boy; woman. unknown. weight li5. dark hair: man. unknown. dressed like laborer: W. T. Thomas. mounted policeman: man. unknown: Miss Kate Barnes. Captain Foote, Mrs Ross melee.
 Capt Lloyd of the Cottage City report cd that he passed the fishing steamer T.uclabell with the body or Capt. Foote. and a young lady aboard. and alarm was felt at her non-arrival for fear that the bodies wnl be In such a decomposed state that it win be impossible to em- balm. The Iaclabell picked mp the bodies yesterday. and Is making a trip for fish.
 The funeral Of the dead passengers was held Saturday afternoon at Decker's hall. The business houses and liquor stores are all closed and very large crowd showed respect Co tho dead.
 Capt Lloyd Of the Cottage City said early this morning as he came on Che bridge:
 "Ycs. it was a terrible accident. and everyone is ready to blame the Captain As Co the real facts Of the case. know nothing and cannot pass opinion.
 "Wreckage is strcwn along the beach for miles and many boats are out search Ing for dead. Just as we sailed another body had been recovered but I could not learn who it was.
 "Wc passed several boats. but was not close enough to hail them.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18
Climbing Mt. NOmo

Messrs Blanchard. Forest and leRoy Callarman are today climbing Nome mountain. on the summit Of which they win plant the American flag.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18

.Ur Snlns this werk 1t Cheney Ua.toH sfur. We ar. selling soods this week at H urr cont l.es thln f.rmrr Hr... Cheneve Boston Stnrr
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18
Card of Thanks

We want to thank the people of skag- way for the many kind words they have said about our goods especially sur Ranch Eggs. Encnburg Creamery Butter and they an say our Coffee and Teas are by far the best Co be had In Town end they arc always fresh.
 We carry the three leading brands of Mocha and Java Coffee of tha United States Chase & sanborn. D. wiuei Co., Oamous White House) and J, A Folgar & Co.'S
 THE ROSS HIGGINS co
 Skagway's Leading Grocer
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18

Mrs. chcalanders home made cakes. at ChcaIander's. 9th avenue. S-lS-tf
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18

Big bargains in shoes this week at Chcncy's Boston Store.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18

sixth avenue. Skagwoy. is remaining a oIoss second with Sixth avenue. New York. lf you 1rc Co iudec by Che bcouu- flI window display at B. M Bchrcnds' tf
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18
Wanted

Coo0 worth oC secondhand furniture at Sixth strcct Second Hand store. oppo- sItc Eo1rl of Trade.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18

Gcntlcmcn's shirts and parkas made 10 order Cor. fth and Main s-ls-im
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18

Fine watch repairing at ?. E. Eern's
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18

Am.ri,au Tailor. 4sI Broadway.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18

Mining blanks %, thls office.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18

For draying or expressing. call J. Cowan. Phone .55. Automatic. i3O.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18

For Rent and For Sale cards at this office.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-18

Have you seen that hobby line Of new spring overcoats at Clayson's
New-York tribune., 1901-09-26
WARDWEN DELAY SURGEON.
GANNON'S MEN MOVE AMBULANCE FROM
WEBSTER HOTEL DOOR -- CHARGE
ATTEMPTING SUICIDE.

Charged with attempting suicide. man. who
says he is Edward Simpson salesman. Of No.
as East Broadway, is confined in the prison
ward in Bellevue Hospital. \ call for an ambu-
lance was received at Bellevue last night from
the Webster Hotel No. 40 East Fifteenth-st.
When the ambulance surgeon arrived at the
hotel there uniformed policemen stand
ing outside. One Of them told the doctor that
a man had taken carboc acid in a room on the
third floor of the hotel When the surgeon went
to the with of the policemen he found
Simpson lying on a be- in one of the rooms
with three men and a woman bending over him.
The said that he had swallowed carbolic
acid, and one of the number produced bottle
half filled with a liquid. The ambulance surgeon
tested it. and found that it only solution
of carbolic. and ;hat 1t was not strong enough
TO render baby unconscious.
He found that Simpson was suffering from
choral poisoning. When he was removed from
the hotel on stretcher there was no ambulance
AT the door and two men. who later proved to be
Wardmen Turley and Sweeney of Captain Gan
mons command. in the East Twenty-second-st ST
station, told the doctor that they had had the
ambulance moved to Fourth-ave and Fifteenth
St. block away. Simpson was then carrioa
through the street on the stretcher and placed
in the ambulance. The two detectives and Po-
lceman Corr, Of the East Twenty -second-st
station, got in the ambulance and drove to the
hospital where Simpson was placed in the
prison ward.
Inc ambulance surgeon who was called In
attend simpson said last night that he believed
simpson was given dose Of knockout drops
IN the hotel. Why the police had charged the
man with attempted suicide he could not under.
stand.
The webster Hotel is the that was raided
some weeks ago by Assistant District Attorney
GarVan when they caught Police Captain Gan
non of the East Twenty st station The
captain at that time said it was n respecta bic
place. and that the proprietor was a friend of
his.
1t was learned later at the hospital that a
false entry was made the admission blank
10 the hospital. The detectives of Captain Gan
mons command told the surgeon that the pris-
oners name was Albert Withaus and il was
entered on the hospital records as such
superintendent Richards attention was called
to that fact, and he said that the matter will
be reported to Commissioner Keller.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-26
YALE OPENS TO-DAY.

New-Haven. Conn. Sept. - CSpeclaD.-YaIe Uni
veTsity will open tomorrow for the 2Oist wear
OF it's existence While the figures for the incoming
Freshman class are not as yet ascertanable from
the deans OF the various departments there is no
doubt that the classes Will be "a large AS
former ones. The academic freshman class Il IS
expected. will number fully $40 men, and possibly
dozen more. In the Scientific School the Law
School and the other professional schools marked
increases in attendance are looked for. There will
be number cf Cuban teachers in the graduate
school this year and besides these there will he A
group OF Filipino young whom Yale will edu-
cate as her shar of the national extension of the
right hand 10 the provinces
Changes in the teaching force of the university
nave been numerous this year. and the fall term
starts in with large number OF new men. Pro-
fessor George p. Fisher, dean of the Theological
seminary and for nearly half century a leading
scholar at Yale, resigned last spring and his pro-
censorship will he taken by Professor Williston
Walker. of Trinity College. Professor Sanders
VIII become dean of the school. Professor Henry
Wade Rogers, until recently president of North
western University starts in this fall as professor
In the Law School. taking the position made vacant
two years ago by the death CT +. J. Phelps Pro-
fessor f. V. Reynolds begins his work this falr as
professor of constitutional law In the Law School
having been promoted to full proressorship last
year. Professor Ladd retires this year from the
academic department. and will hereafter give his
attention solely to the Graduate School.
In The music department Professor H. W. Parker
will spend year abroad in study. and his place
will he filled by Edgar Kelly, of New-York In
the academic department Assistant Professor "
l.. Phelps has been made full profes sor A new
Charles Foster Kent, of Brown University DIR
Edward w. Scripture bccames assistant professor
son is the new professor of French. succeeding
Professor
New-York tribune., 1901-09-26

leaders in districts where there is fair chance OF
eating the Tammany candidates for Assembly.
In the XXvth district there considerable
gossip last night about the possibility OF the Ciu-
zens Union running a third candidate for Assem-
bIyman. The friends OF Charles A Hess are
charged with responsibility for the rumor Citi-
gems Union men last night saio that II any
movement of the kind had been started by the
Citizens Union II would doubtless be killed OF as
soon as It came up for consideration by the execu-
tive committee.
The Citizens Union leaders particularly de-
sirous OF securing strong fusion candidates for
Aldermen and to that end there will be confer
ences I'm. all the Assembly districts between the
antt-Tammany organization men and the Repubh-
can district leaders with the idea of securing con-
troll of the next Board of Aldermen If possible
New-York tribune., 1901-09-26
WOULD GUST GOV. Dole
JUDGE HUMPHREYS, vINDICATrn
STARTS FOR HONOLULU FULL,
OF FIGHT.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBuSE1

n III
Washington. Sept. 25-Judge Abram
Humphreys left Washington tonight on h,s
way to his home at Honolulu a vastly plsasAs
man. Earlier IN The day he was informed a.
the Department of Justice that President Rooss-
Veit had approved the findings OF Attorney
General Knox in the proceedings brought by thu
Bar Association of Hawaii for the removal q,
Judge Humphreys from the bencn of the Hono-
lulu District Court. The charges nrefarraa
against Judge Humphreys were that his 90,
duct was so austere and his rulings from ,b.
oench were so rigid. as to work injustice n
the lawyers who practised before him. and ais,
that he too actively participated in uolitIcs
through his proprietorship of a morning news
paper at Honolulu.
Judge Humphreys replied in detail to ,hs..
charges. and in his defence brought eoun,ar
charges Of a highly sensational charsctor
against his detractors. laying the blame at t,s
deor OF Governor Dole. After listening ta .,
exhaustive hearing, the Attorney-Gener su..
tAined Judge Humphreys at every point AMI
the President to-day approved the Attornex-
Generals decision This closes the case a. e.
the accused judge, who returns to his dutia. A.,
the bench at Honolulu not only fully vindieatss
but with the avowed intention of start,ns
movement for the removal from office of Gov
ernor Dole. and a complete change In the az
ecutive department of the Hawaiian Territorial
government.
Judge Humphreys declares that Harold NJ
sewail, the last United States Minister to the
republic of Hawaii, and of Arthur sewall
OF Bath. Me-. the Democratic candidate for Vice.
President in 1896. will be brought forward an
the American party's candidate to succeed
Eovernor Dole, whose immediate removal viii
be urSed upon President Roosevelt Mr. SewaU
though originally going tC Honolulu by appoint
ment or President Cleveland. as consul-general
bolted the Democratic nominees in 1896 there
by repudiating his own fathers candidacy and
mas ever since been stanch Republican He is
now citizen of Hawaii, and has large property
interests in the islands. Judge Humphreys says
the American party, while composed Of Re
puplcans, represents unyielding opposition 10
the old missionary element In the islands rep
resented by Governor Dole and his followers
New-York tribune., 1901-09-26
COOPERATIVE DELEGATES MEET
PLANS MADE FOR AMALGAMATIoN OF ALL soc!-
ETIES REPRESENTED.


ETIES REPRESENTED
Delegates representing cooperative organizations
all the country held convention yesterday at
Civic Council Hail. No. l2s East Twenty -eighth-st
to discuss plans for amalga ton. Among the or
ganizatons represented were the Cooperative As
sociation of America. Lewiston. Me-; Cooperative
brotherhood, Burley, Wyo.; Straight Edge Soc-
ETY., New York; Patchogue Uong lsland) Co-opera-
tive Association, League OF Brotherhoods. Syracuse.
~ Y. Workingmen's Cooperative Association
Philadelphia Freeland Association, No SO Fourth
ave, New-York: Cooperative Union, Lawrence,
Mass; New-York Industrial Cooperative Society:
C;odin Finistere. Canada. ard the Campgan. New
Jersey
From reports of the various cooperative associa-
tions II appeared that some Of the societies were
doing a large business, among them the Co-opera-
tive Association OF Lawrence. Mass, which was do
ing a business of 100000 year. A committee of
three was appointed to formulate a plan of ANAL
pamation within six months. At the end OF that
sis another convention will be held, at which this
Dan will be submitted -, .,,,. ......,,,s.
i've convention wound up with a public meeting
Ia st night at which speeches were made by the
pay Charles +. Lund and others on the subject OF
co-operatOn.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-26
THE DURYEA CASE DISMISSED.
CONTESTANT wITHDRAWs, AND THE CELE
BRATED WILL CONTEST IS ENDED

Mineola. Long Island. Sept. 25.-A sensation was
caused in the Supreme Court at Mneoa this af-
ternoon, when the contest of the will of Edgar L.
Duryea the starch manufacturer. of Glen Cove,
was brought up again before Justice Wilmot Smith.
EX-Judge D. w. Guernsey who appeared for
Mrs Grace +. Sprggc Of the daughters, who
resides at No 800 West One hundred-and-sixth
told the court that his client wished to withdraw
from the contest and retire permanently from the
case, and asked the courts consent for such action
This request Justice Smith refused, and directed
the Jury bring in verdict establishing the Will.
which was brought up for contest several weeks
ago before Surrogate Seabury. of Nassau County.
The case then dismissed On Monday Justice
Smith will announce whether he will allow the spe
cial guardians an allowance from the State.
Robert B. Honeyman of Manhattan who ap-
peared for the WILL and also for Walter E. Duryea,
the crippled son. who is the principal beneficiary.
efforts of the contestants to prolong
the case OF backmail. They never had the
first part a case said he "and they have been
TO us several times In order 10 obtain COM
promise. which have emphatically refused to
listen to-"
The reports that have been circulated that Walter
f. Duryea had married to Miss Eleanor Pere-
grine the nurse who attended him through his long
convaescence in Roosevelt Hospital, is emphat-
cally denied by his counsel Mr.. Duryea is staying
a the Hotel Margaret. Columbia Heights. Brook